116 Rhode Island Ave, NW via Boundary Stone
Socially distant, yet socially awesome. Well done indeed.
Hours are:
“Sat: 11am – 12am
Sun – Thu: 12pm – 11pm
Fri: 12pm – 12am”
Now somebody please turn the heat down so we can enjoy it!
coronaville
Thanks to Morgan for sending from Capitol Hill: “Ya gotta love this city”
Photo by angela n.
From the Mayor’s Office:
“Due to dangerously hot temperatures, on Monday, July 20, the District’s public COVID-19 testing sites, including the downtown and Anacostia sites and firehouse locations, will be closed. Residents are encouraged to call their health care providers if they are in need of a test. (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
While I know it isn’t rare to complain about local drivers and their lack of basic knowledge of the task at hand, I’ve seen a bunch of more brazen moves that I was wondering others had noticed.
Today, a pickup truck decided the guy in front of him was going too slow, and went across a double yellow line to zoom around him on Irving (and almost hit me in the process). (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
A friend living in Durham, NC shared that local hair salons were offering express cuts in parking lots to enhance social distancing measures. I’m wondering if anyone has heard about this type of service being implemented in DC? I would love to get a haircut and support industry workers, but still hesitant about being inside in close proximity.”
1537 7th Street, NW
From Ivy and Coney:
“Ivy and Coney, DC’s home for tube meat sandwiches and baseball, is excited to announce that we’re reopening the roof deck for in-house dining and imbibing on Thursday, July 23. After making some facility upgrades and implementing coronavirus safety procedures in order to account for a new style of service, we’re ready to open up Thursdays through Sundays (to start). We’re also excited to announce our newest feature, just in the nick of time for baseball: The Ivy Club.
Do you miss going to baseball games? We sure do. And since none of us will be entering the Friendly Confines or Nats’ Park any time soon, we’ve created the next best thing. Fans (of baseball or the bar) will be able to reserve games, enjoy all-you-can-eat-and-drink specials, while watching their hometown favorite on our big screen in authentic baseball stadium seating. Expect renditions of the 7th inning stretch in the voice of Harry Caray, t-shirt tosses and bellies full of regional food favorites (see below). Reservations for The Ivy Club can be made online here, at least 24 hours in advance. We’ll even open up the bar early for you and your friends to watch day games, whether we’re planning to open that day or not. (more…)
1316 9th Street, NW
From San Lorenzo:
“Amici miei / My friends,
Twenty years after arriving to Washington DC from Tuscany, the opening of San Lorenzo – my first very own restaurant – two years ago was one of my biggest personal accomplishments, and definitely something that I cherish as one of my best achievements as a man and as a chef.
Sadly, for as good as the memories that I had when I opened this restaurant, things have changed a lot for me as a chef and a restaurant owner as of March 2020.
Since the initial days of the COVID19 shutdown, we very much wanted to give back to first responders in the best way that we could, so we made meals for our local DC Fire House and healthcare workers at GWU Hospital. In the months that followed and up until the present day, we’ve continued to make meals for frontline staff at Children’s and GWU Hospitals, as it also keeps our own spirits up.
But times have also been very tough for us. It began with the shutdown that kept us from having customers inside the restaurant at all and forced us to sell our Tuscan delicacies and pantry items to-go so that we could stay alive. Now, with the partial re-opening at 50% capacity, things have not gotten much better; the number of customers that we serve daily is barely in double digits.
Unfortunately, we don’t have the luxury of having a patio and we can’t accommodate people outside on our 9th St. sidewalk. Our little cozy narrow restaurant feels very empty these days, and we are approaching a breaking point. We really need to have customers come out to support us so that we can stay alive. (more…)
1627 K Street, NW
Thanks to a reader for sending word about Taqueria Local, who only opened up back in 2018:
“loved their happy hour”
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11th and E Street, NW photo by Mark Lyon
Yesterday we learned that Peet’s had also permanently closed on 14th Street, NW just south of U St. And back in June we posted about the new Navy Yard spot closing too.
Thanks to Mark for sending: “It looks like the 11th and E NW Peet’s Coffee didn’t survive COVID-19.” (more…)
Photo by
Shamila Chaudhary
“Dear PoPville,
I am faced with a looming question and I need help. Should I return to school and teach on August 31st or not? Today, there are about 5,000 public school teachers in Washington, DC facing that same question. Countless families are also hoping it is safe, but no one can be sure.
Teachers scour for reliable information as decisions take place above our heads. Important school-related news is released to the public before we are made aware. It feels like, by design, we are the last to know. This keeps us on guard, searching feverishly for the full story about what we are facing in the fall.
My wife and I are expecting a daughter on October 29th, but I am expected to return to school to start teaching on August 31st. I call that date the point of no return as I talk with family and friends. My gallows humor hardly disguises that I am afraid. I fear for students, for colleagues, for my family and myself. (more…)