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Where to find effective masks around the DMV, online

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At several D.C. businesses, you can order dinner with masks on the side to protect yourself from COVID-19.

Wearing a mask in public is pretty much commonplace during the COVID-19 pandemic.

You can purchase an effective mask from dozens of businesses, or you can make your own mask following guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. If you’re in the market to find your own, we’ve compiled a list of businesses around the DMV and online selling protective gear for your face.

Pizza and a side of masks

At All-Purpose Pizzeria’s Riverside location, you can buy child or adult-sized fabric masks along with ordering your pizza dinner. Chef Adam McClendon’s mother is hand sewing these patterned masks with designs like Washington Nationals and Capitals patterns imprinted on them.

$10 each. For pick up at 79 Potomac Ave. SE or delivery with DoorDash. Order online here. Open 11. a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Friday through Sunday and 4 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday.

Masks designed by D.C. locals

Shop Made in D.C. has updated its inventory to include cloth mask lines by local D.C. craftspeople. If you want to check out different fits and styles, you can view the selection on Shop Made in D.C.’s website. These masks can be shipped if you want to support D.C. small business but are out of the area.

Mask prices range from $12 to $17 each. Shop online here.

Disposable masks with your steak dinner

The Grill steakhouse in D.C. is offering a cheaper alternative to cloth masks. Customers can add up to five disposable masks to their pick up or delivery orders. Customers can also add nitrile gloves by pair or latex gloves by the box and hand sanitizer to their orders.

Masks, $4.99 each (max five per order), nitrile gloves, $7.99 per pair (max one pair per order), latex gloves, $5.99 (max one box per order). For pick up at 99 Market Square SW or delivery with DoorDash. Open 11:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Masks to represent your favorite basketball team

The NBA is selling cloth masks with all of the team logos and patterns. You can buy single masks for about $15 each or “fanatics” packs with three different styles of your team’s logo for about $25.

Single mask for $14.99, three-pack for $24.99. Shop the mask selection here.

Stylish masks to accent your outfit

Anthropologie, an American clothing and lifestyle brand, added vibrantly patterned cloth masks to their inventory. From floral to gingham fabrics, these cloth masks will make staying safe a fashion statement.

Masks range from $14 to $38 each. Shop the mask selection here.

Stylish masks to match your outfit

Revolve, a designer apparel retailer, takes fashion masks to the next level. Some of its masks are made with fabric to match a clothing item or set. Some are made to match sweatsuits, while others match fancy dresses.

Masks range from $14 to $45 each. Shop the mask selection here.

Disney-themed masks

Disney is designing cloth masks featuring your favorite Disney, Pixar, Star Wars and Marvel characters. The masks are offered in small, medium and large sizes in packs of four. Profits from the character-themed masks will be donated to MedShare, a company that donates medical supplies globally.

Four pack of masks for $19.99 each. Shop the mask selection here.

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