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UPDATE: “all students in grades PK-12 will now begin Term 2 on Monday, November 9 with learning at home.” Some DC Public School Teachers reportedly Take ‘mental health day’ Today to protest reopening

By Prince Of Petworth

From WUSA9:

“Union asking its DC teachers to take ‘mental health day’ Monday, questions DCPS’ reopening plan”

UPDATE from DCPS: “DC Public Schools has a responsibility to provide every student with an equitable, rigorous, and joyful education — no matter if they are learning at home or learning in school.

While we planned to offer in-person learning at the start of Term 2 for select elementary school students, this timeline will need to be adjusted. This means all students in grades PK-12 will now begin Term 2 on Monday, November 9 with learning at home. (more…)

A Very Corona Halloween

By Prince Of Petworth

Thanks to Sheila for sending her great candy shute from Woodley Park:

“We had lots of trick-or-treaters at the dragon’s mouth but it had to be one at a time, so a chute turned out to be a terrific way to see and fully appreciate each costume because they weren’t all bunched up together at the door! A pandemic silver lining!”

And Michael sends some “pumpkins on pulleys – 15th and V edition”: (more…)

Boundary Stone will close “until further notice” after Nov 25th. “we are hopeful that we will be welcoming you all again at some point.”

By Prince Of Petworth


116 Rhode Island Ave, NW

Really, hopefully temporary sad news, from the really good people at Boundary Stone:

“Since March we have fought to be here for our employees and our neighborhood, which we have faithfully served for the past nine years. Thank you to everyone who has supported Boundary Stone and have been so generous to our staff. It truly has been impactful and has allowed us to delay having to write something like this for the last 8 months. Unfortunately with colder weather moving in, rising virus counts, and no relief on the horizon, we have made the truly agonizing decision to close Boundary Stone until further notice.

We will remain open until Wed Nov 25th when we will celebrate our 10th annual Thanksgiving tradition and end this epic run with our showing of The Last Waltz. We cannot predict what the future holds for gathering places like Boundary Stone, but we are hopeful that we will be welcoming you all again at some point. (more…)

“District’s Thriving Slow Street Program Expands to 26 Miles”

By Prince Of Petworth

From DDOT:

“Mayor Muriel Bowser and the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) announced an additional 5 miles of DC Slow Streets will be installed in the District. As a result, residents will soon have access to over 26 miles of roadway to practice safe social distancing while walking, biking, and rolling in DC neighborhoods.

“DC’s Slow Streets program reflects the Bowser Administration’s commitment to reimagining public space to improve accessibility and safety for residents,” said DDOT Director Jeff Marootian. “The public’s overwhelmingly positive response to this program shows we are making it easier for our residents to enjoy the outdoors as we mitigate the spread of COVID-19.”

All DC Slow Streets are installed on local streets (typically with no centerline marked) and have a speed limit set at 15 miles per hour. They are restricted to local traffic, have no bus routes and are generally linked to parks or other places to bike and walk. Drivers should only use a designated Slow Street if their destination is within two blocks of that street. Residents, emergency vehicles, deliveries, and trash collection vehicles still have access to Slow Streets.

Installation on the next 5 miles of the project will begin the week of October 26, and is expected to be completed by early November in the following locations: (more…)

“our last 2020 dinner service will be this Saturday, October 31st, as we prepare to close for the winter”

By Prince Of Petworth


808 V Street, NW

Ed. Note: This follows yesterday’s news about nearby neighbor, Declaration “temporarily pausing operations.”

This is a stinger. Last week a reader excitedly wrote in “Hazel is open!”. Alas yesterday they posted on their Instagram:

“Friends and neighbors, our last 2020 dinner service will be this Saturday, October 31st, as we prepare to close for the winter. We have truly enjoyed welcoming you back to the patio these past few weeks, and hope to see your familiar faces these next few nights. (more…)

“We have been profiled, but now we’ve been shutdown.”

By Prince Of Petworth


1100 H Street, NE via Instagram

From Jerk at Night’s IG:

“For the past 6 months, more than ever, the neighborhood and competing businesses have taken photos of our lines saying we are a threat to public health, made false accusations regarding our legitimacy and submitted many emails to DCRA and DPW to have our trucks towed from #theJERKcorner we’ve built. . (more…)

“Does anyone know of a place where we can safely pass some time, preferably with a bar, preferably outdoors, preferably out of the rain, and preferably in the vicinity of a space heater?”

By Prince Of Petworth


Photo by Ted Eytan

“Dear PoPville,

my son is going to start day care on Friday before my wife goes back to work on Monday. I’ve taken the day off so we can sort of ease each other’s nerves. Now, in ordinary times, we would pull on some non-sweat pants, go somewhere to have a few drinks, and have a conversation uninterrupted by silly dancing, noise-making, book-reading, and other means of keeping a baby entertained that usually define our days. But there’s a pandemic on and the weather is going to be unpleasant on Friday. Does anyone know of a place where we can safely pass some time, preferably with a bar, preferably outdoors, preferably out of the rain, and preferably in the vicinity of a space heater? (high of 54 on Friday…)

We’d be grateful for any guidance the community could offer.”

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