Honeymoon Chicken officially opens on Wednesday, Jan 12th

Honeymoon Chicken officially opens on Wednesday, Jan 12th

After a long period of renovation, delays and Covid, Honeymoon Chicken is set to open at the corner of Upshur and Georgia Avenue (4201 Georgia Avenue NW).

Check out their menu. (Students and their families get an after-school discount.)

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Flowers by Alexes brings a family business back to Upshur after almost 2 decades

Flowers by Alexes brings a family business back to Upshur after almost 2 decades

Working as a real estate agent and broker, Alexes Haggins thought that her family’s history in flowers was likely behind her. Then one day in the recent past she found herself arranging a bouquet for a client at the real estate company where she worked, and that simple project rekindled her passion for flowers and floral arrangements. Alexes is reopening the flower store on Upshur Street that her father last closed in 2003.

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Magpie & The Tiger: Omicron pivot edition

Magpie & The Tiger: Omicron pivot edition

Magpie and the Tiger, the Korean restaurant run by Chef Caleb Jang and owned by Kevin Tien, is set to open this month. However, with COVID-19 cases reaching historic highs in the DC area, the establishment has been forced to make some adjustments. On Wednesday, January 5th, a beloved DMV eatery will set up shop in the space, Hot Lola’s, Tien’s famous Sichuan-Nashville hot chicken restaurant. Plus, check out their full dining menu, coming soon.

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Honeymoon Chicken gets ready to open & offers some free goodies to the community

Honeymoon Chicken gets ready to open & offers some free goodies to the community

Honeymoon Chicken is the new restaurant opening up in the Murrell Building (4201 Georgia Ave NW), where Slim’s Diner used to be. From the owners of Federalist Pig, Honeymoon offers fried chicken and all the fixings — starting January 12th. But there’s a few days to try them out for free.

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Cure the Streets violence interruption program comes to Petworth

Cure the Streets violence interruption program comes to Petworth

This year, Petworth has seen a dramatic increase in gun violence; the rest of the city has seen the same.

Why is that? What is the cause behind gun violence in our neighborhood? I held conversations this last month with a handful of officials and thought leaders to gain a better understanding of the issue and consider what the city is doing to address it.

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Local elementary school students learn to swim at Roosevelt High School

Local elementary school students learn to swim at Roosevelt High School

Since the beginning of the school year, over 50 third graders at Dorothy Height Elementary School have been crossing 13th Street NW to take weekly swim lessons at nearby Roosevelt High School’s pool. The swim program at Dorothy Height is part of DCPS’s Health and PE program’s larger goal of teaching all DCPS students how to swim.

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Magpie and the Tiger opens soon on Upshur Street

Magpie and the Tiger opens soon on Upshur Street

The location is re-opening with Himitsu’s chefs at the helm. Chef Caleb Jang, Himitsu’s sous chef, will be the executive chef of Magpie and The Tiger, the new restaurant coming to the spot. Kevin Tien, the executive chef of Himitsu — as well as Moon Rabbit and Emilie’s — is the owner of the new spot.

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Christmas and Santa come to Upshur & Petworth Park

Christmas and Santa come to Upshur & Petworth Park

If Santa is your thing (and really, who doesn’t love Santa?) then there’s a “Miracle on Upshur Street” coming this weekend!

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Help provide housing for 10 unhoused neighbors this winter

Help provide housing for 10 unhoused neighbors this winter

The average median household income for Ward 4 is just over $94,000 (according to DC Health Matters). Juxtapose that with the ugly truth that, every year, as a community, we lose neighbors to hypothermia and overexposure. You can help.

Winter is here.

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Support your Petworth schools at an Art & Craft Holiday Market on Sunday, December 12th

Support your Petworth schools at an Art & Craft Holiday Market on Sunday, December 12th

Local elementary schools have joined forces to fundraise together this holiday season at the first Petworth PTO Holiday Market, hosted by Dorothy Height Elementary School on Sunday, December 12th from 10-2pm.

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Shoe and apparel store 'Aviator Club' opening on 9th St on Nov 20

Shoe and apparel store 'Aviator Club' opening on 9th St on Nov 20

Last week, a pair of angel wings appeared on the wall between EL Torogoz and the shuttered 777 Market, on 9th Street between Upshur and Varnum Streets. Here’s what’s coming…

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Good news, swimmers! Roosevelt pool opens to the public

Good news, swimmers! Roosevelt pool opens to the public

After more than five years of discussion, debate, finding the money, COVID-19 and finally construction, the indoor pool at Roosevelt High School is finally ready to open to the public.

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Finding COVID-19 vaccines for your 5-11 year olds in the Petworth area

Finding COVID-19 vaccines for your 5-11 year olds in the Petworth area

The CDC approved the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 mRNA vaccine for children ages 5-11 on Tuesday, November 2nd. Last week, before even the FDA and CDC had recommended the vaccine for children 5-11, Mayor Muriel Bowser announced vaccine sites across the city at local schools.

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Check out the Sherman Circle Spooktacular on Halloween!

Check out the Sherman Circle Spooktacular on Halloween!

It’s great to see the tradition of a Sherman Circle Halloween party continue this year! The Halloween Spooktacular is on October 31st from 4-6pm and is perfect for kids of all ages! It’s brought to you by Advisory Neighborhood Commission 4D and Petworth Peanuts. Check out the activities!

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