Black-owned restaurants share impacts of Covid and racial justice advocacy on business

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Black-owned restaurants share impacts of Covid and racial justice advocacy on business

Every restaurant I talked to had a different story. Fish in the Hood was concerned by neighborhood changes long before Covid arrived. Backyard Smoke Spot evaded closures because of its in-house convenience store. Mr. Braxton took a hit in sales due to Covid but has since largely recovered. Tsehay is still struggling and never saw tangible support from the promotion of Black-owned restaurants.

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AFRH reaches agreement on developing 80 acres for new retail, residential and more

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AFRH reaches agreement on developing 80 acres for new retail, residential and more

This past July, the Armed Forces Retirement Home (AFRH) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the DC government which set out the process to redevelop about 80 acres of its 272 acre campus. While a date for groundbreaking has not been set, the original redevelopment plan was approved in 2008, and then amended in 2018. AFRH will resubmit the master plans for review again later this fall.

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Halloween is coming, join a (socially distant) parade!

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Halloween is coming, join a (socially distant) parade!

We asked readers what their thoughts are about celebrating Halloween… do we go trick or treating? Do we give out candy? Is it ghosts and ghouls in the streets, but no one else? Here’s the responses from readers, and an invitation to attend a Socially Distant Halloween Parade!

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Ideas on how to find balance with working from home and distant learning [sponsored]

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Ideas on how to find balance with working from home and distant learning [sponsored]

As a community, I am sure we can all agree that these last five months have turned our lives somewhat upside down. From distant learning, to virtual meetings and virtual celebrations to limited socials gatherings, what a job we have just balancing it all! Now here is the start of a new school year, and where’s the balance?

Party Time STEAMing Engineers at 205 Upshur Street can help.

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Play a local Scavenger Hunt along 14th and Kennedy Street, win prizes and help local biz!

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Play a local Scavenger Hunt along 14th and Kennedy Street, win prizes and help local biz!

Uptown Main Street (UMS) is supporting local businesses around its corridors by launching the virtual “Rediscover Uptown Scavenger Hunt” from September 18th to the 25th as part of a series of fun fall events. Win prizes! Shop local!

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Parents jump into virtual learning, saying they're committed to the process

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Parents jump into virtual learning, saying they're committed to the process

With the demands of health and safety during the Covid pandemic, DC public schools decided to go completely virtual for the first half of the 2020 school year. Words like “unprecedented” and “unconventional” don’t begin to describe the work families are having to do to ensure their children are getting the education they need.

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Show the veterans at AFRH some love by making a short video!

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Show the veterans at AFRH some love by making a short video!

President Lincoln’s Cottage is holding its annual Homecoming event to support the veterans who call the Armed Forces Retirement Home their home. This year, due to the pandemic, they’re asking the community to submit videos to show their appreciation for the men and women who gave their time to defend our country.

“We invite members of the Petworth community to submit videos for them and share them with the Lincoln's Cottage team. We will edit the videos we receive into one meaningful video for the veterans to enjoy on their senior TV.”

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Wait, is there even going to be Trick-or-Treating this year? What are you doing for Halloween? (survey!)

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Wait, is there even going to be Trick-or-Treating this year? What are you doing for Halloween? (survey!)

I was immediately sad that my children’s Halloween will not be the same this year. I have given zero thought to how we can still partake in the traditional Halloween events, but luckily my kids are young enough that we might be able to skip it and they won’t even notice. But I’ll know.

What are you doing for Halloween? Take a survey!

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We're gonna be on TV and want your opinion

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We're gonna be on TV and want your opinion

A local TV station is doing a show about real estate in Petworth and 16th Street Heights, and asked Petworth News to offer some on-camera background on the history and interesting architectural details on both neighborhoods.

So we’re looking to you for help!

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Sneak peek of Menya Hosaki, set to open on Wednesday 9/9

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Sneak peek of Menya Hosaki, set to open on Wednesday 9/9

Menya Hosaki, the new ramen restaurant at 845 Upshur St NW, is getting ready to open their doors to the neighborhood on Wednesday, September 9th. They’re doing a few practice nights with friends and family this week, getting ready for next week.

Here’s a sneak peak inside…

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Win a free masked storytelling tour of Lincoln's Cottage or the National Cemetery!

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Win a free masked storytelling tour of Lincoln's Cottage or the National Cemetery!

President Lincoln’s Cottage, located on the grounds of the Armed Forces Retirement Home off of Rock Creek Church Road, is offering a chance to win 4 tickets to attend one of their latest socially-distanced tours!

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Ideas on entertaining kids during Covid

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Ideas on entertaining kids during Covid

Like many out there with small children, you may have been feeling like you’re falling endlessly in an abyss of despair as you figure out how to entertain kids while also trying to minimize everyone’s exposure to COVID-19.

Here are some of the things we have been doing or want to do within the neighborhood for day trips, organized by distance from your house (ok, or at least from mine).

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Ready, Set, Login: August 31st starts the 2020 school year (take a survey!)

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Ready, Set, Login: August 31st starts the 2020 school year (take a survey!)

The great “virtual learning experiment” starts for DC Public Schools as well as some Charters on August 31st (September 3rd for pre-K). If you are a parent like me, you have been exploring multiple options to try to get through this first quarter, and some of those plans may have fallen apart quickly. In the end, we all are hoping that the option we landed on will work out.

Let’s take a look at some of the options that parents have come up with to manage the start of the school year, and give you the option of taking a quick survey.

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The 14th Street Graffiti Museum is where graffiti is treated as art

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The 14th Street Graffiti Museum is where graffiti is treated as art

Uptown artists and entrepreneurs Eddie Harris and Cory L. Stowers had a vision to honor local graffiti icon Cool “Disco” Dan while teaching others about local graffiti history. With funding from Uptown Main Street, artists from Dan’s Go-Go crew FFC (Fierce Fighting Crew) have transformed a non-descript alley wall and interior courtyard into the 14th Street Graffiti Museum where Eddie is Executive Producer and Cory the Curator.

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