Hey neighbors! It’s yet another week of this new normal and my question is, What is normal anyway?
A burglar who had been terrorizing H Street NE storefronts has been caught, thank goodness. Washingtonian
The burglar stole between $2000 and $3000 worth of wine from Dio Wine Bar, but was not successful elsewhere. Eater
Adding to the special things happening around the neighborhood during this strange time, Holy Comforter -St. Cyprian’s daily (socially distanced) rosary walk has become a welcome sight around Lincoln Park. Catholic San Francisco
(Looks like this week’s Ward 6 Happy Hour’s haul for me will come from Dio)
Want to vote? Make sure that, as with going shopping for groceries, you have a mask on. (But hopefully we’ll be able to vote by mail on June 2). WTOP
If you can help find this guy who sexually assaulted someone in the Navy Yard area last Thursday, it would be much appreciated The Patch has details.
Yesterday I told you about a CSA that will soon be offering delivery in this post. If you want to have other CSA options in addition to Deep Roots Farm, Washingtonian has you covered.
By the way, don’t forget to install OurStreets Supplies on your phone and report back on what you see in stores. We can get through this together.
Speaking of OurStreets, data regarding social distancing was shared over on DCist and it looks like Mom’s is the best at social distancing with a score of 100% while ALDI scored a middling 77%. It’s unclear to me how the score is calculated and whether this score would remain the same during different times of day. One thing is pretty clear: the wider your aisles, the easier it is to keep six feet away from everyone else. DCist
Whenever you’re out grocery shopping, please be kind to the people working in the stores: it’s a hard, thankless job that is also now dangerous. An employee at the H Street Whole Foods tested positive for Covid-19 last week. WJLA-7
Sidebar: Sending a lot of appreciation for grocery store clerks, cashiers, managers, stock people and delivery people, and specifically an air hug to Miss Shelly at the Giant on 3rd and H NE.
We are big fans of local real estate around here, but we’re also intrigued by stories that come under the intersection of “local real estate” and “ethics violations.” ProPublica, tell us all about Senator Richard Burr’s Capitol Hill rowhouse sale.
By the way, big congratulations to Call Your Mother’s Capitol Hill opening! It’s a pretty gutsy move to open a store during a pandemic, but judging by all your tweets, Instagrams, direct messages and breathlessly loving stories– as well as the fact that the store was sold out of Thursday bagels by Tuesday– they will be just fine! Eater has more details.