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Nannie Helen Burroughs Parade, business fair prompt road closures in DC

It will be another busy weekend in D.C. with events that are expected to draw a crowd and some road closures.

The Acton Children’s Business Fair and the Nannie Helen Burroughs Parade will take place on Saturday.

Acton Children’s Business Fair closures

 from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m., this street will be labeled as emergency no parking:

  • 20th Street from Q Street to Massachusetts Avenue NW

Nannie Helen Burroughs Parade closures

 from around 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., these streets will be labeled as emergency no parking:

  • 55th Street between Foote Street and Nannie Helen Burroughs Avenue NE
  • Nannie Helen Burroughs Avenue between 50th and 56th streets NE
  • 50th Street between Foote Street and Nannie Helen Burroughs Avenue NE

From around 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., these streets will be closed to traffic:

  • 55th Street between Foote Street and Nannie Helen Burroughs Avenue NE
  • Nannie Helen Burroughs Avenue between 50th and 56th streets NE
  • 50th Street between Foote Street and Nannie Helen Burroughs Avenue NE

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Tadiwos Abedje

Tadi Abedje is a freelance digital writer/editor for ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½. He was born in Washington, D.C., and grew up in Northern Virginia. Journalism has been his No. 1 passion since he was a kid and he is blessed to be around people, telling their stories and sharing them with the world.

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