April 27, 2021
Jura Koncius
THE WASHINGTON POST – When United States (US) Vice President Harris visited a suburban woman-owned yarn shop last month, she mentioned a little-known fact about herself that left the fibre arts community a bit giddy. The new vice president is a crocheter.
“I was raised by a mother who said ‘I am not going to let you sit in front of that television doing nothing.’ And so I have crocheted more
afghans than I can tell you,” Harris said while visiting the store, Fibre Space in Alexandria, Vancouver. “And our daughter is a knitter.”
At the shop, Harris learned about a special hand-dyed yarn named in her honour (Observatory Circle, site of the vice-presidential residence) from a woman-owned, Baltimore-based business Neighborhood Fiber Co. Five days later, on International Women’s Day, a crocheted mural of Harris’ likeness and the words “I’m Speaking” was installed at Washington’s Wharf neighbourhood. And with all the Googling of �
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Eight people, including three children, went to the hospital Saturday night after a boat participating in a parade at The Wharf leaked carbon monoxide, fire officials say. Firefighters rescued 16 people from the boat in the Washington Channel about 7 p.m. after getting a report that someone on the boat was unconscious and others were feeling ill. Medics took eight…
Crocheters celebrate one of their own: Vice President Harris
Crochetingâs cool factor was already on the upswing. Now Harrisâs association has the fiber arts community positively giddy.
By Jura Koncius The Washington Post,Updated April 14, 2021, 2 hours ago
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Karida Collins, owner of Neighborhood Fiber Co. in Baltimore, holds Observatory Circle, the yarn color she created to honor the vice president.Beth Weaver/The Washington Post
WASHINGTON â When Vice President Harris visited a suburban woman-owned yarn shop last month, she mentioned a little-known fact about herself that left the fiber arts community a bit giddy.
The new vice president is a crocheter.
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One person was found dead in the Washington Channel near the Wharf on Wednesday morning, the D.C. fire department says.
The person, who was not immediately identified, was found near the 800 block of Water Street SW. Download our NBC Washington app for iOS or Android to get alerts for local breaking news and weather.
The fire department received a report of a person in the water and launched a rescue operation close to the Capital Yacht Club. When they arrived, they found that the person had died.
“Sadly, this is a recovery rather than a rescue,” DC Fire and EMS said on Twitter.
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It’s a classic D.C. sight, especially in April when crab season kicks off: Crowds of customers waiting for freshly cooked seafood at The Wharf Fish Market. But a delicious springtime tradition must adapt as coronavirus cases grow in the D.C. region. Over the weekend, leaders shut down the country’s longest-running open-air fish market because the crowds violated social distancing. coronavirus Apr 6, 2020
Vendors in the Municipal Fish Market at The Wharf in Southwest D.C. are being told to close by Mayor Muriel Bowser’s office after large crowds gathered there on Saturday were not observing social distancing guidelines. The Wharf Community Association said in a statement that there would only be accessed allowed to the area for people’s homes, offices, hotels and.