A friend texted me to let me know about today's west end excitement:
A piece of mail was sent to an American Psychological Association office (they own the building) including a note that it contained Anthrax.
There are some staffers who are being medically evaluated. This is right over by Union Station.
DCist reports further.
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Businesses along the commercial corridor on H Street NE don't have to pay their most recent real estate property taxes until September 15, 2010, thanks to a bill passed by the D.C. Council on Tuesday. Ward 6 Council member Tommy Wells (D) introduced the measure to help small businesses in his ward that are struggling to stay afloat during the ongoing H Street Streetscape construction. The bill was passed unanimously.
I found this on DCist as well.
Businesses along the commercial corridor on H Street NE don't have to pay their most recent real estate property taxes until September 15, 2010, thanks to a bill passed by the D.C. Council on Tuesday. Ward 6 Council member Tommy Wells (D) introduced the measure to help small businesses in his ward that are struggling to stay afloat during the ongoing H Street Streetscape construction. The bill was passed unanimously.
FROM WTOP:
WASHINGTON - Authorities have given the all-clear after an office building near Union Station was evacuated Tuesday due to a suspicious envelope.
There are no reports of injuries or illness.
An envelope filled with white powder that was found at the American Psychological Association offices is not hazardous, D.C. Fire department spokesman Pete Piringer tells WTOP.
The powder was found in the first-floor mailroom of the building - located at 750 First Street in Northeast D.C. - around 1:30 p.m. Tuesday.
Emergency response crews are still cleaning up, so people have not been let back into the building, Piringer tells WTOP.
Crews have not identified any toxic or hazardous material, but they will take the substance to a lab for further testing. The FBI is also investigating, Piringer says.
Three people who were in the mailroom went to the hospital on their own, before paramedics arrived, Piringer says. They did not show symptoms of illness.
The 700 block of First Street is closed to traffic.
The idiot cops who tried to direct traffice made this so much worse than it had to be.
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