Medical

June 8 Coronavirus Data Posted: 9,474

By Prince Of Petworth


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Ed. Note: Yesterday there were 9,389 total positives.

From the Mayor’s Office:

“The District’s reported data for Monday, June 8, 2020 includes 85 new positive coronavirus (COVID-19) cases, bringing the District’s overall positive case total to 9,474.

The District reported four additional COVID-19 related deaths.

· 51-year-old male
· 62-year-old male
· 70-year-old male
· 86-year-old female

Tragically, 495 District residents have lost their lives due to COVID-19.

The District has reached eight days of sustained decrease in community spread of COVID-19 during Phase One. That data is represented in the chart below.” (more…)

DC Government

“Mayor Bowser Announces Seven New ‘Slow Streets’ as DC Continues to Reimagine Public Space – Slow Streets are restricted to local traffic only and the speed limit is set at 15 miles per hour”

By Prince Of Petworth

From the Mayor’s Office:

“Mayor Muriel Bowser and the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) announced the first seven locations for the new Slow Streets initiative, which will give residents more space to social distance while moving around outside. The locations are spread across all eight wards of the District.

“Like the streateries and other expanded dinging areas that are now on roads, alleys, and sidewalks throughout the city, the Slow Streets initiative is one way we can reimagine public space to make it easier to enjoy the outdoors and stop the spread of COVID-19,” said Mayor Bowser. “We want people to be able to move around and be outside, but it is important, as we continue through Phase One and into the summer months, to remember the importance of social distancing, face masks, and frequent handwashing.”

Slow Streets are restricted to local traffic only and the speed limit is set at 15 miles per hour to support neighborhood-based safe social distancing while walking, running, or cycling. The first seven slow zones will be implemented in the following locations: (more…)

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Your property manager doesn’t protect your condo value. We help you.

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The reality

You’ve probably never read your building’s property management contract all the way through. Most board members haven’t either. If you did, you’d find a carefully defined scope of work — vendors coordinated, maintenance dispatched, assessments collected, reports generated.

What you wouldn’t find: anything about fiduciary duties. Reserve funding strategy. Compliance tracking. Case documentation. Institutional memory. The legal obligations that make your board personally accountable to unit owners.

That’s not an oversight in the contract. It’s the contract. Property management was never designed to cover governance. And yet most boards — paying $10,000 to $18,000 a year for the service — assume it does.

Operations and governance are different jobs. One has a contract. The other has a fiduciary duty.

What your building is paying — and what it’s getting.

What the contract covers. What it doesn’t.

The markup problem most boards don’t know about.

Beyond the management fee, most property management companies mark up vendor invoices — the plumber, the landscaper, the elevator contractor — by 10 to 15 percent before passing the bill to the association. It’s legal. It’s common. And boards have almost no visibility into it. (more…)

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Arboretum

Two Traffic Fatalities Monday: 18 Year Old Pedestrian Killed in Takoma; 73-year-old Driver Killed near the Arboretum

By Prince Of Petworth


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From MPD:

“Detectives with the Metropolitan Police Department’s Major Crash Investigations Unit are investigating a traffic crash involving a pedestrian that occurred on Monday, June 8, 2020, in the 7000 block of Piney Branch Road, Northwest.

Preliminary investigation revealed that at approximately 9:17 pm, a vehicle was traveling in the listed location when it struck a pedestrian. DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services responded to the crash and determined the pedestrian displayed no signs consistent with life. The pedestrian remained on the scene until transported to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.

The decedent has been identified 21-year-old Timothy Abbott, of Northwest, DC. (more…)

What the Helen of Troy is This

About Those Booms

By Prince Of Petworth

Last night, throughout the night, we received tons of reports of those loud booms in numerous neighborhoods across the District.

Volume up:

And of course James reminds us: “It’s Fourth of July pre-season.”

Event

Greek Fine Wine, Craft-Brew, and Spirits Tasting Event that Plants Trees!

Max's Tavern Tenley

4910 Wisconsin Ave NW

Washington, District of Columbia 20016

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Join us for an enjoyable evening tasting a wide variety of wines, spirits, craft brews, and other beverages from the Land of the Hellenes… all to benefit the trees! We have brought together an impressive collection of brands that are committed to sustainability, and a splendid time is guaranteed for all.

ForestPlanet is a 501(c)3 organization that supports large scale, low cost-per-tree reforestation efforts all over the world. We help plant trees where they bring the most benefit to the region’s soil, habitat, the global environment, and local communities.

Go to Greek Fine Wine, Craft-Brew, and Spirits Tasting Event that Plants Trees! Read more
Rant/Revel

Random Reader Rant and/or Revel

By Prince Of Petworth


Photo by Victoria Pickering

You can talk about whatever is on your mind – quality of life issues, a beautiful tree you spotted, scuttlebutt, or any random questions/thoughts you may have. But please no personal attacks and no need to correct people’s grammar. This is a place to vent and/or celebrate things about daily life in D.C.

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Library

“DC Public Library Expands Curbside Pick-Up Locations to Each Ward”

By Prince Of Petworth

From the DC Public Library:

“Starting today, the Anacostia, Benning, Cleveland Park, Mt. Pleasant, Northeast, Shepherd Park, West End, and Woodridge libraries will offer curbside pick-up and return services on weekdays. Additionally, remote printing, which allows customers to send documents electronically for printing, will be available.

Each location will be open from 11:00 AM to 2:30 PM and from 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM. The locations will be closed from 2:30-3:00 every day for sanitizing (more…)

Animal Fix

Your Afternoon Animal Fix

By Prince Of Petworth

If you have any animal/pet photos you’d like to share please send an email to princeofpetworth(at)gmail(dot)com with ‘Animal Fix’ in the title and say the name of your pet and your neighborhood.  If you love the animal fix and want to ensure PoPville’s long term viability please consider donating to our Patreon here.

“A rare pic of Brick (@brickredaussie) and his little sister Roquefort relaxing on the roof – they spend most of their quarantine time wrestling in Shaw.”

“NoMa Balcony Garden & Windex the Cat”

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