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Apr 20, 2021

Washington Sports Club To Pay D.C. $100K For Allegedly Violating COVID-19 Safety Protocols

D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine sued New TSI Holdings in March for allegedly violating the District’s emergency protocols and putting its patrons at risk.

Mar 11, 2021

D.C. Sues Washington Sports Clubs Over Alleged Failure To Follow COVID-19 Safety Protocols

The lawsuit alleges the gym failed to uphold rules outlined in Mayor Muriel Bowsers’ emergency executive order.

Dec 15, 2020

Update: D.C. Gym Chain To Pay D.C. $10,000 In Settlement For Alleged COVID-19 Safety Violations

A December lawsuit filed by Attorney General Karl Racine alleged that Urban Athletic Club’s Shaw location violated multiple COVID-19 safety measures.

Jun 29, 2011

Hotel Exec Died After Gym’s Defibrillator Failed

Could the atherosclerotic-related death of Ralph Polanec, the general manager of the Hamilton Crowne Plaza hotel, inside the Balance Gym at 1111 14th Street NW have been avoided?

May 07, 2010

Council Weighing Taxes to Services

Photo by mosley.brian As Martin noted in this morning’s roundup, D.C. Council members were bombarded with literally thousands of emails on Thursday after local gym and yoga studio owners organized their customers to speak out against a possible tax on fitness memberships and classes. No member of the D.C. Council has actually proposed such a tax, but the legislative body is grappling with a $550 million budget problem, and interest groups are currently floating…

Aug 20, 2009

The Results Gym vs. Vida Fitness Saga

It’s not all rainbows and sunshine at the Dupont location of Results Gym. Photo by cstein96 Washington City Paper reporter Ruth Samuelson ably answers the questions I’ve had about just what the heck is going on with the Dupont location of Results Gym. Word has been spreading like wildfire in recent weeks that the Results will be shut down at some point in the near future, to make way for a larger, hugely expanded…

 
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