Medical


Photo by PoPville flickr user slatifolia

Ed. Note: Number of People who have Recovered: 49

From the Mayor’s Office:

“As of 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 26, the District’s coronavirus (COVID-19) data includes 36 new positive cases, bringing the District’s overall positive case total to 267 individuals.

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Crime


via google maps

From MPD:

“The Third District is currently investigating a shooting in the 1300 block of 5th Street NW. An adult male has been transported to an area hospital with critical injuries to the lower body.

Motorists and pedestrians can expect road closures as we investigate.

Anyone with information is asked to call 202-727-9099.”


Columbia Heights


3513 14th Street, NW

“Dear PoPville,

I was hoping to order delivery from Pho Viet (on 14th street). They don’t do delivery themselves. A few years back I was able to order through Postmates but can’t find them on there anymore. Usually I order and pick up but I’m too far to walk and will not be taking public transport/ride shares/etc. (more…)


Sponsored

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…)


Animal Fix

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.

“This is Buddy (brown and white) and his best friend Moose (brown and black). They are next door neighbors that live in Brightwood Park. Both were adopted rescue dogs. They are both old enough to know better but youthful enough to get away with murder. Their likes include treats, and looking at you with sad eyes until you rub them for hours on end. Their dislikes include not jumping on people and eating their dinner at a slow pace.”

“This is Stretch. I met him as a stray prowling around my stoop in Petworth and eventually took him in (after a stint at the Humane Rescue Alliance)”


Event

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.


Dear PoPville


Photo by PoPville flickr user Pablo Raw

“Dear PoPville,

I work for a nonprofit organization (not ready to name names quite yet). We were very slow to address the Coronavirus situation, and staff members were even mocked when we asked about what our policies on the virus were in early March. We did not switch to a WFH policy until March 17, and that was only because WMATA limited Metro use to essential employees.

Our office still remains open. Our COO is there every day, and she is asking that we all take turns coming into the office at least once a week. (more…)


Gym


Photo by PoPville flickr user Ted Eytan

I’ve been getting tons of messages about folks concerned about what’s happening with their gyms. So let me just dedicate this post to it. Since gyms have now been ordered closed – what is your gym doing regarding your memberships?


art


“Jimi Hendrix – 1967- Ambassador Theater on 18th St. These are pictures that were taken of him by a friend with a connection back then. Tickets were $2.50.”

Yesterday I shared my prized John Denver poster and asked folks to share their favorites too. You guys shared some awesome ones!! You can see them in the comments of that post, and on our twitter and a few on our Facebook.

Here are lots more emailed to me: (more…)