Thanks to Victoria for sending: ” I found this empty can of sardines from the old Sea Lion canning factory in Lubec, Maine, which closed a decade ago. From the look of the closing mechanism I’m guessing it’s from the forties. Neat!”
If you have a photo of a neat find from your house or place of work please send an email to princeofpetworth(at)gmail.com thanks. Please let me know where/what neighborhood you found it in too. Thanks.
Photo by Katie
Alex also asks: ” Wondering where locally, if anywhere, people are order flowers from right now? Would love to support local!”
Are any local florists open in DC and doing deliveries? @PoPville
— mk (@mkelly0702) April 26, 2020
Here are some of the initial responses to the tweet above: (more…)
2208 14th Street, NW
Help Holly out with some vegetarian options if you know of any?
I did see the following option from Seven Reasons:
“Seven Reasons vegan month kicked off Tuesday, 4/28. The new vegan menu includes items such as Meatless Tartare, the Rice from the Woods, the Incredible Vegan Chili, a Coconut Corn Chowder and a Layer Vegan Mouse, among others.
Customers can place an order for pickup or delivery here (they can order both a prix-fixe option (full menu) or a la carte). Seven Reasons’ regular menu is also still available.”
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.
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…)
1780 Florida Ave, NW
Thanks to Shlomo for sending: “My favorite restaurant Keren now has a website where you can order takeout. If you’re in the market for delicious Eritrean food, give them a shot!”
1529 Wisconsin Ave, NW
Julia asks: “know of any bubble tea places delivering in DC? These cravings are taking over our household and I am worried”
Initial responses: “Sprig and Sprout and I-Thai!” and “Kung Fu Tea is on Uber Eats”
Any others with similar cravings find a go to open?
Oyez! Oyez! Oyez! All persons having business before The Honorable Callie Pigeon and Delilah Dentata are admonished to draw near.
Callie and Delilah, “Attorneys at Law”*, hereby summon you to a burlesque and variety “tribute” to crime, justice, and lovers of both!
Thanks to John for sending the awesome above: “My only thought was, they’re not wrong.”
Please email your awesomeness to [email protected] and let me know where you found it.
More awesome: (more…)
via google maps
From MPD:
“On April 29, 2020, members of the Fifth District responded to a call for a shooting in the 900 block of 19th Street NE. Officers arrived quickly and were able to locate a car believed to be occupied by the suspects that was fleeing from the scene. Officers gave chase and pursued the car into the Sixth District where occupants fled on foot. Officers stopped and arrested 3 males, as well as recovered a semiautomatic handgun.
The case is being investigated by the Violent Crimes Branch. Anyone with information is asked to call (202)727-9099″
explore map here
Ed. Note: Yesterday there were 4,106 total positives.
From the Mayor’s Office:
“The District’s reported data for Wednesday, April 29, 2020 includes 217 new positive coronavirus (COVID-19) cases, bringing the District’s overall positive case total to 4,323.
The District reported 19 additional COVID-19 related deaths: (more…)
Photo by Ted Eytan
From the Mayor’s Office:
“Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser announced two monumental agreements to improve health care and address inequalities in health outcomes for District residents. The agreements include the construction of two new, state-of-the-art hospitals:
a 136-bed hospital at St. Elizabeths East in Ward 8, operated by Universal Health Services in conjunction with George Washington University and George Washington Medical Faculty Associates (GWMFA); and
a 225-bed Howard University Hospital on Georgia Avenue NW in Ward 1.
Both hospitals will build upon their existing and new networks of care to deliver fully integrated systems of care, offering the best in clinical integration. (more…)
courtesy Peregrine Espresso
From Peregrine:
“On April 1, 2020, Peregrine Espresso delivered the first round of coffee and pastries for local healthcare workers. Since then, customers have contributed over $10,500 toward coffee and pastry deliveries, serving 2,100 healthcare professionals and first responders.
Peregrine Espresso continues to invite customers to buy coffee and pastries, which will be delivered to professionals working at local healthcare facilities, as well as to other first responders, as funds allow. (more…)