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Thanks to Julie for passing on from the Society of the Honor Guard, Tomb of the Unknown Soldier:

“Navy Yard to Fire Cannon on November 11

we wanted to make sure that the community knew about the plans for shore batteries at the Navy Yard to fire on November 11 at 11:00am for the National Salute.”


From MPD:

“On Tuesday, November 3, 2020 and Wednesday, November 4, 2020, multiple First Amendment demonstrations are scheduled to occur in the District of Columbia. In conjunction with this event, there will be parking restriction and potential street closures that motorists should take into consideration:

The following streets will be posted as Emergency No Parking on Tuesday, November 3, 2020 at 12:00 a.m. to Wednesday, November 4, 2020 11:59 p.m: (more…)



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Kendall writes: “Good Morning!! Came out to AME Church to vote this morning (our designated voting center) and saw it was closed, redirecting voters. Please put the word out!”

Thanks to Camille for sharing: “DC it’s time to ROCK YOUR #VOTE Polling places here. Wait times for most here * Free ride to get there here * Free pizza while u wait here * Hotline for issues 1-866-687-8683

If you returned ballot by mail and @Vote4DC still shows “not received”, vote Provisional IN PERSON by 8pm.” (more…)



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From WMATA:

“During the weekend of October 31 through November 1, Metrorail will operate from 7:00 a.m. until 11:00 p.m. on Saturday and 8:00 a.m. until 11:00 p.m. on Sunday, serving 90 of 91 stations. Trains will run normal frequencies on the Green and Yellow lines, with service adjustments on the Blue, Orange, Silver and Red lines due to scheduled maintenance.

As a reminder, Daylight Savings Time ends on Sunday, November 1, 2020 at 2 a.m. and clocks will roll back by one hour.(more…)


From MPD:

“The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) would like to warn the public about potentially fraudulent activity in the District of Columbia related to PEPCO.

A call to a business or residence from a person stating, “Your PEPCO bill is overdue and unless you provide funds within the next hour your service will be shut off.” (more…)



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Final reminder:

“Today is the LAST DAY to participate in the 2020 census!

Here’s how you can make sure you are counted:

ONLINE at 2020Census.gov by October 15, 2020 at 11:59 pm
BY PHONE at 844-330-2020 (English) or 844-468-2020 (Spanish) through October 15
PAPER census questionnaires must be postmarked by October 15
OPEN your door to a US Census taker.

YOU MATTER, GET COUNTED”


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