Mayor Gray won’t let the federal government shutdown allow for vermin to infest our federal parks. Not on his watch.

The Safeway on Rhode Island Ave. NE reopened late Thursday, after a follow-up health department inspection deemed the store in compliance and all issues related to its vermin infestation corrected. The store had been temporarily shuttered on Wednesday evening after a routine inspection discovered evidence of rodents. For those of you curious about the specifics of the vermin issue that led the Department of Health to close the store, notes on the inspection report, which…

View Safeway closed due to vermin in a larger map The D.C. Department of Health ordered the temporary closure of the Safeway located at 514 Rhode Island Ave. NE on Wednesday due to a vermin infestation, officials said. A call to the store confirmed that it remains closed this morning. The store “will reopen once all issues have been corrected,” said DOH spokesperson Dena Iverson in an email. Nearby resident Mandi Wolfes stopped by the…