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From MPD:
“On Saturday, May 27, 2023, the United House of Prayer March will take place in the District of Columbia. In conjunction with this event, there will be parking restrictions and street closures that motorists should take into consideration:
Emergency No Parking (more…)
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From Alert DC:
“The US Air Force will conduct a military flyover at the Arlington National Cemetery on Wednesday, May 24, 2023 at 9:20 AM.“
via google maps
“Dear PoPville,
My close friends and several family members were all walking from my apt on H ST NE, north towards Union Market, to cap off a great weekend of celebrating my doctoral graduation. Sadly, as we were about to cross Florida Ave, these 2 or 3 teens with a gun robbed two in my large group of their belongings. This is ridiculous to say the least that these teens did it in broad daylight, in front of children and several homeowners just enjoying their front lawn. 1:00 PM on a sunny Sunday. (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
A heads up for your readers. Yesterday between approximately 5 and 7 (I wasn’t tracking time) a group of young people came down 17th St to the front of JRs, throwing rocks at the people outside while shouting f****t, and even threatened to shoot them. (more…)
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From the Mayor’s Office:
“Mayor Muriel Bowser and the DC Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) announced that select spray parks located in all eight wards will open early on Monday, May 15. Additionally, registration for DPR’s 2023 summer programming will begin on Tuesday, May 16 for aquatics programs, and Wednesday, May 17 for all other programs. Registration will open at noon on both days.
“With temperatures starting to heat up, we’re excited to announce that the District’s spray parks will open early this year for residents to stay active, have fun, and stay cool,” said Mayor Bowser. “We are committed to providing ways, especially for our young people, to enjoy the best of DC by providing resources and programming that helps keeps them safe and engaged. Summer is just around the corner, and we hope families will take advantage of all the great summer programming available at our recreation centers, our schools, and through our community-based organizations.”
The following select spray parks will be open daily from 12:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. starting on Monday, May 15: (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
Jogging in rock creek park around 330 Sunday I saw a group of people crowded on boulder bridge looking down into the creek at a beaver that wasn’t moving. Word going around was that an off leash dog had attacked it about 20 minutes earlier. (more…)
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You can see the Police Week schedule here.
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Some street closures too: (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
Warning: Five downtown Capital Bike Share stations are off line. Before I called Capital Bike Share for help, I tried these three stations that didn’t work. (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
I recently received a COVID booster and saw that it was not updated on the vaccine card in my Apple wallet. I recall a post awhile back about how to add the record to Apple wallet. Could you post a question to the forum for how to update our records in Apple Wallet?”
Apple has a good explainer here.
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From Alert DC:
“The US Military reports US Military Aircrafts will conduct a flyover at the Arlington National Cemetery on Monday, May 8, 2023 at 1:08 PM.”