coronaville

“An incredibly sad closing of another small women owned business.”

By Prince Of Petworth


1408 Okie Street, NE

“Dear PoPville, [thanks to all who sent]

An incredibly sad closing of another small women owned business. This one hits hard as it was conceptualized, opened and run by two moms who happened to also be super funny. The timing was not great – I literally have pics of my son enjoying the ballpit a week before lockdown – but they tried their creative best to offer what they could and really try and help their/our community. Camps, tutoring, safety measures, outdoor yoga, partnerships with local food and breweries. This is a visceral sadness and disappointment – and I hope we as a city can really all recover together.

From The Lane:

“We tried. We really did.

To our wonderful community, (more…)

Arepa Zone “could probably use support from locals”

By Prince Of Petworth


1121 14th Street, NW

Ed. Note: Check out Arepa Zone’s delicious menu here.

Thanks to A for sending “could probably use support from locals to leave good reviews!” after Arepa Zone shared:

“We had a big party come in the other day (presumably tourists). They had no idea about the vax mandate. None had proof of vaccination. They were angry and responded with explosive behavior towards our cashier who kindly explained that these were not our rules.

We explained the risks of losing our license and getting fined, and proceeded to offer their order to go. They have now retaliated by leaving one star reviews on Google. Five of them. (more…)

“Mayor Bowser Extends the Limited Public Health Emergency Until February 15, Extends Indoor Mask Requirements Until February 28”

By Prince Of Petworth

From the Mayor’s Office:

“Mayor Muriel Bowser issued Mayor’s Order 2022-019, extending the limited COVID-19 public health emergency until February 15, 2022. The full Mayor’s Order is available here.

The Mayor also issued Mayor’s Order 2022-018, extending the indoor mask requirements until February 28, 2022. The full Mayor’s Order is available here.”

“Foreigners and Vaccine Cards in DC?”

By Prince Of Petworth

“Dear PoPville,

I have a friend who is coming to DC from an EU country. She’s fully vaxxed and has the EU QR code and all, but are people in DC bars and restaurants even going to recognize or accept that. What is she supposed to do? I can’t find any information online and I suspect that anything the DC government says probably isn’t matching the reality on the ground.’

“covid exposure notification from a day they didn’t leave the house?”

By Prince Of Petworth


Ed. Note: Locations and more info on new Covid Centers around town.

liana asks: “wondering if anyone has experience getting a covid exposure notification from a day they didn’t leave the house? or if it’s possible for your phone to think you were exposed if a neighbor tested positive (i.e., phones connected through the wall)? thx!”

Some folks experiences include: (more…)

Four new COVID Centers opened today with four additional locations opening Monday, January 24

By Prince Of Petworth

From the Mayor’s Office:

“Today, Mayor Bowser and DC Health announced the opening of four new COVID Centers with four additional locations opening Monday, January 24. The COVID Centers represent the District’s long-term commitment to expanding access to COVID-19 vaccinations, boosters, and testing opportunities by providing fixed locations with longer hours.

“Getting vaccinated, getting boosted, getting tested, and wearing our masks is how we will get through this,” said Mayor Bowser. “With the COVID Centers, we are doubling down on our commitment to equity and accessibility and ensuring we have the systems in place to support a long-term response that can be dialed-up or down and quickly modified to meet our community’s needs.”

At the COVID Centers, individuals will have access to vaccinations, boosters, and take-home rapid antigen tests as well as a new walk-up testing opportunity which will allow residents to administer and register a PCR test themselves.

COVID Centers in Wards 1, 2, 7, and 8 will open today at 1:00 p.m. and stay open until 8:00 p.m. COVID Centers in Wards 3, 4, 5 and 6 will open Monday, January 24. More information on the four sites opening next week will be shared later this week. All sites will be open six days a week, and sites will rotate off days so that on any day of the week multiple COVID Centers will be open across DC. The schedules for the four sites opening today are listed below. (more…)

View More Stories