1250 Connecticut Ave, NW
Thanks to David for sending the update about City Tap House’s Dupont location.
City Tap House’s website says:
“Reopening March 2022!”
Stay tuned for an exact date.
coronaville
From Monumental Sports”
“Effective Tuesday, February 15, patrons attending Capitals and Wizards games at Capital One Arena will no longer be required to verify their vaccination status.
Effective Tuesday, March 1, patrons attending Capitals and Wizards at Capital One Arena will no longer required to wear masks while attending events. (more…)
Readers report:
“Just applied for the new DC digital SMART Health Card and was sent someone else’s vaccine record?! Hopefully you’re not sending my vaccine card to other random people??”
and
“Received notification from DCHealth about digital vaccine record. Went to the site and signed up using DOB; PIN; and first and last name. Received a vaccine record for someone ELSE. This is a huge issue that needs to be fixed ASAP. I am not Ronald” (more…)
From the Mayor: “Beginning February 15, 2022, indoor venues will no longer be required to verify that patrons are vaccinated. Businesses may choose to keep vaccination requirements in place.”
“The District’s indoor mask requirements will be dialed back on March 1, 2022.” (more…)
2000 K Street, NW
I was asked about this over the weekend and don’t think I ever posted K Street Cafe & Bagel but has sadly been closed for a while now. (more…)
From the Mayor’s Office:
“Mayor Muriel Bowser and DC Health announced that the new Ward 3 COVID Center will open on Friday, February 4. The Ward 3 COVID Center will be located at 5335 Wisconsin Avenue NW.
At all of the COVID Centers, individuals have access to vaccinations, boosters, take-home rapid antigen tests, PCR tests, and KN95 masks.
To date, DC Health has opened seven COVID Centers in Wards 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8. With extended hours and fixed locations in each ward, the COVID Centers represent the District’s long-term commitment to ensuring health equity and accessibility for all District residents.
All sites will be open six days a week, as late as 9 p.m., and sites rotate days off so that on any day of the week multiple COVID Centers are open across DC. The schedule for the Ward 3 site opening Friday is listed below, along with the schedules of the seven existing sites. (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
Around the holidays, a COVID testing pop-up at 2123 Wisconsin Ave in Glover park was a welcome and popular option for people trying to protect their loved ones around the holidays. It may have been unreliable. The lab involved where PCRs were sent, Northshore Clinical Labs, is being investigated by state agencies, and it’s been cited by federal regulators. (more…)
1814 K Street, NW
Thanks to Nancy and Jenelle for sending: “2022 is finally looking up! Szechuan Pavilion on K to reopen!”
“Saw a sign today that they are re-opening soon. Is it ok to get my hopes up?”
Stay tuned.
Ed. Note: Last week we learned that “Regular weekday Metrobus service to return February 7”.
From WMATA:
“Beginning today, Metro is offering up to a $2,500 pay incentive as part of a new campaign to hire more bus drivers. Metro, like transit agencies and other industries nationwide, is facing a staffing shortage due to the pandemic and is looking to hire nearly 70 bus drivers needed to meet the current bus service schedule. Additional drivers will also be necessary to fill vacancies month-to-month to account for attrition and retirement. (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
My six year old daughter just returned to school last Monday following a ten day quarantine after testing positive for covid on January 13. Then, on Friday January 28 she was included in her school’s asymptomatic testing program and her result remains positive, a fairly common occurrence. Testing kids within 90 days of prior infection is against DC health guidelines, but I’m told she “fell through the cracks” and was tested when she shouldn’t have been. Now DC Health is insisting that we keep her home for another ten days. This goes against all levels of covid guidelines, both local and federal. PCR tests can come back positive for months after infection. It’s the exact reason why DC advises against re-testing kids within 90 days after infection. And yet DC Health is treating this as if it were a new infection, which would be impossible so soon after a prior infection. (more…)