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Measles exposure possible in D.C. and Arlington, officials say

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2 years ago

July 12, 2024

Measles exposure possible in D.C. and Arlington, officials say

Someone with a contagious case of measles visited sites in Arlington and the District on successive days this month, and health officials in the two jurisdictions notified people Friday night who might have been exposed.

Arlington said it was notified of a person from “another state” who visited the suburb in Northern Virginia while contagious. According to the District, a contagious person visited two places in D.C. the day after the Arlington visit. D.C. officials did not say where the person was from.

Although officials in the two jurisdictions did not immediately say that the same person was involved in both cases, the timing of the visits and their proximity suggest that possibility.

Arlington’s health department said it was acting “out of an abundance of caution” in notifying people who were at the site in Arlington that they may have been exposed.

The department identified the site as the Harris Teeter store at 624B N. Glebe Rd. It gave the date and time of the possible exposure as Monday, July 1, between noon and 4 p.m.

District health officials gave the sites and times of possible exposure as follows:

CVS Pharmacy: 2226 Wisconsin Ave. NW, between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Tuesday, July 2.
LabCorp: 2233 Wisconsin Ave. NW, between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. on Tuesday, July 2.

The Arlington and D.C. sites are within half a dozen miles of each other.

Measles is highly contagious and can spread easily through the air when an infected person breathes, coughs or sneezes, the two localities’ health departments said.

They said symptoms show up in two stages. The first usually starts seven to 10 days after exposure and is associated with a fever of above 101 degrees along with runny nose; red, watery eyes; and a cough.

In the second stage, three to five days after the start of symptoms, a rash begins on the face and spreads.

Contagiousness begins four days before the rash starts and ends four days after.

People who have not been vaccinated may be at risk. Anyone who was exposed and who may be at risk should watch for symptoms until July 22, according to Arlington, and until July 23, according to the District.

If symptoms are noticed, people should call their health-care provider immediately and isolate themselves.

They should call before going to a treatment site to allow for precautions, officials said.

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New AAPI-led Jaemi Theatre Company launches in DC

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1 hour ago

March 1, 2026

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New AAPI-led Jaemi Theatre Company launches in DC

Jaemi Theatre Company, a new AAPI-led theater company based in Washington, DC, officially launches this spring with its inaugural project, BAAL, a staged reading at the 2026 Atlas INTERSECTIONS Festival on Friday, March 6, at 7:30 PM at the Atlas Performing Arts Center.

Jaemi Theatre Company co-founder and playwright Youri Kim

Founded by Artistic Director Youri Kim and Artistic Associate Juyoung Koh, Jaemi Theatre was born out of a recognition that DC, one of the largest theater markets in the United States, had no company dedicated to centering Asian stories or led by Asian artists. The name “Jaemi” comes from a Korean word meaning “fun,” and in its Sino-Korean form, 在美, means both “to live in America” and “to live in beauty.”

“I kept hearing from companies that it was hard to find Asian actors, and I heard it so often that I started to believe it myself,” said Youri Kim. “But through building community with other AAPI theater artists in the area, I realized the talent was always here. What was missing was the infrastructure to connect us. Jaemi is that infrastructure.”

BAAL, an original work written by Youri Kim (not to be confused with Bertolt Brecht’s 1918 play of the same name), is a body horror drama set in a dystopian city where the air is toxic and birth is outlawed. In the city of Baal, citizens are forced into an impossible choice: terminate or sacrifice a family member. The play uses the language of biological mutation and bodily control to examine how systems of power decide who gets to exist and on what terms, questions that resonate deeply within AAPI and immigrant communities navigating structures that seek to define, contain, and assimilate them. The staged reading features a cast of seven and an original sound design.

BAAL plays as a staged reading Friday, March 6, 2026, at 7:30 PM in Lab Theatre II at the Atlas Performing Arts Center (1333 H St NE, Washington, DC). Tickets ($29.75) are available online.

Looking ahead, Jaemi Theatre plans to host a founding party and fundraiser this fall, and will launch an Asian Writer Play Submission program in the second half of 2026. The program will pair playwrights from selected Asian countries with Asian playwrights based in DC for a workshop development process, building a pipeline that connects diasporic voices across borders.

For more information, visit yourikimdirector.com or follow @jaemitheatre on Instagram.

About Jaemi Theatre Company
Jaemi Theatre is a newly formed AAPI-led performance initiative based in Washington, DC, co-founded by Artistic Director Youri Kim and Artistic Associate Juyoung Koh. “Jaemi” is Korean for “fun” and, in its Sino-Korean form, means “to live in America” and “to live in beauty.” The company creates interdisciplinary performance rooted in diasporic imagination and radical storytelling. Jaemi is a home for the unfinished and the unassimilated, where performance holds contradiction without needing to resolve it.

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San Francisco Ballet cancels upcoming performances at Kennedy Center

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13 hours ago

March 1, 2026

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San Francisco Ballet cancels upcoming performances at Kennedy Center

Sunday, March 1, 2026 6:36AM

SF Ballet cancels upcoming performances at Kennedy Center

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — The San Francisco Ballet board has voted to cancel its upcoming performances at the Kennedy Center.

The company is scheduled for a four-day run in Washington D.C. in May.

Petition urges SF Ballet to cancel Kennedy Center tour stop as company opens 2026 season

Last year, Pres. Donald Trump overhauled the Kennedy Center’s board, including naming himself the chairman.

That led several artists to cancel scheduled performances.

A statement from SF Ballet says the group “looks forward to performing for Washington, D.C. audiences in the future.”

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97-year-old World War II veteran honored virtually at home

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February 28, 2026

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97-year-old World War II veteran honored virtually at home

At 97, Veteran Harley Wero wasn’t up for a trip to the nation’s capital, so volunteers from the Western North Dakota honor flight brought the trip to him. Wero, his wife Muriel and their daughter Jennifer got to experience Washington, DC, without ever leaving their home.

Web Editor : Sydney Ross

Posted 2026-02-28T15:57:08-0500 – Updated 2026-02-28T15:59:05-0500

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