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“Wonder if people know what happen to the stylists at Hair Cuttery?” and “The Brooks Brothers Tailor?”

By Prince Of Petworth


Photo by Mark Andre

“Dear PoPville,

I used to get my hair cut by Lareesa at the Hair Cuttery in Dupont Circle, which closed a few months ago when all salons were closed. Since then other Hair Cuttery salons have reopened but I don’t know where the stylists who used to work at the Dupont Circle location ended up. Maybe some of your readers have heard something? There were a lot of great stylists there who had regulars and I sure would love to know where Lareesa ended up!”

and

“I have been a long-time customer of the Brooks Brothers in Dupont Circle, and I was dismayed when I saw that location was permanently closing. Not only did I love their merchandise, but their tailor was excellent. (more…)

“Shaw Gym sued for violating COVID safety requirements” Agreement with OAG Reached

By Prince Of Petworth


Photo by Bekah Richards

From the DC Office of the Attorney General:

“Attorney General Karl A. Racine today announced that Urban Athletic Club, a District gym chain, has agreed to comply with emergency COVID-19 health and safety requirements. The interim agreement comes after the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) filed suit against the chain for noncompliance at its Shaw location, following an OAG investigation. In its lawsuit, OAG alleged that Urban Athletic endangered District residents by allowing customers to exercise at its Shaw location without masks, adequate distancing, or proper equipment sanitization. After OAG filed suit, the company immediately entered into an interim agreement requiring compliance with Mayor Muriel Bowser’s COVID-19 public health emergency orders, pending trial or other final resolution of the case.”

From

From Urban Athletic Club:

“Since opening over seven years ago, Urban Athletic Club has repeatedly promoted health and fitness as the foundation to a long and prosperous life. We have offered free community classes and free trials, we have made countless donations of time and money to local charities, and we have grown from one location to four due to our commitment to our members.

Like the Attorney General, we believe the health and safety of our community is of paramount importance and have voluntarily affirmed to the Attorney General that we intend to comply with the Mayor’s coronavirus orders, as has always been our intent.

-Graham King
Founder”

More from the office of the DC Attorney General: (more…)

Donating blood these days?

By Prince Of Petworth


Photo by Beau Finley

“Dear PoPville,

My family would love to donate blood this holiday (my grandmother in Texas just needed a transfusion and wasn’t able to get it because of shortages, which is terrifying), but it isn’t obvious how to donate blood these days. Has anyone donated and, if so, any tips on how to do it?”

“DC Water participating in a broad, national evaluation of sewage to look for clues to COVID-19 infection hotspots.”

By Prince Of Petworth


Photo by Vincent

From DC Water:

“DC Water will join a handful of wastewater treatment agencies across the country by participating in a broad, national evaluation of sewage to look for clues to COVID-19 infection hotspots.

The authority was recently accepted into the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services phase one program and samples will begin to be taken shortly.

David L. Gadis, DC Water Chief Executive Officer and General Manager, said he expects the study to provide valuable information to the federal and District government, to health professionals and to the broader community. (more…)

Washington National Cathedral will toll its bells 300 times starting at 5 pm “in memory of the 300,000 Americans who have died of COVID-19.”

By Prince Of Petworth


Photo by Brandon Kopp

From an email:

“Washington National Cathedral will toll its bells 300 times on Tuesday, Dec. 15 starting at 5 p.m. ET, in memory of the 300,000 Americans who have died of COVID-19.

The Very Rev. Randolph Marshall Hollerith, the Cathedral’s dean, also released this statement:

“We have reached the point in America where the death toll from COVID-19 for just one day was the equivalent of 16 fully loaded 737 jets falling from the sky. (more…)

“This place has been giving me good vibes throughout this stupid pandemic.”

By Prince Of Petworth


923 15th Street, NW

“Dear PoPville,

A shout out to Dua Coffee on McPherson Square! This place has been giving me good vibes throughout this stupid pandemic. The staff is incredibly nice, the coffee is excellent, and it just feels like a nice escape from The Year That Shall Live in Infamy.

I’m sure they’d appreciate any extra business. (P.S. they sell bags of whole beans!)”

From Dua’s website:

“We are the first Indonesian specialty coffee shop in the nation’s capital, Washington DC. (more…)

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