Delayed mail in Southeast community highlights ongoing USPS problems in DC
One in five pieces of mail across the U.S. was delivered late to households and businesses in the first three months of 2021, according to postal agency data. Author: Matthew Torres Updated: 7:29 PM EDT July 14, 2021
WASHINGTON Neighbors in a Southeast community are frustrated about the delay in their mail delivery, and claim they ve had a real llack of response.
Gloria Gross said at least 20 residents along 36th and 34th Streets near the Fairfax Village neighborhood have not received their mail or had any of their pieces of mail picked up in a week.
Today marks the 20th anniversary of Bike to Work Day. This year, the event will be a little different due to so many people working from home. Cyclists can ride to one of several “pit stops” in DC, Maryland, and Virginia.
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Malcolm Mossman is an urban planner with a passion for building sustainable and equitable cities that work for the people that live there. He is a Chicago native, former AZ and NC transplant, and current resident of DC s Crestwood neighborhood. Malcolm writes about sustainable land use policy in DC and beyond at the city-limits.net.
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Parts of California have finally reopened their doors after Covid-19 restrictions were eased on Monday with people flocking to its theaters, gyms, restaurants and tourist attractions.
Los Angeles County, which is home to more than 10million people, ended some measures of its harsh lockdown after Gov. Gavin Newsom declared the area sufficiently vaccinated.
Cooped-up residents made the most of their new freedoms Monday as they headed to food courts while still wearing masks and observing social distancing.
People enjoy lunch at Grand Central Market as indoor dining reopened in Los Angeles on Monday, bringing an end to harsh lockdown rules