Watch a wonderful piece of Petworth-area family history on PBS with Linda & Eric White

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Watch a wonderful piece of Petworth-area family history on PBS with Linda & Eric White

Petworth native, Linda Crichlow White and her husband Eric White, were featured on PBS’s Legacy List on January 11th. Linda and Eric had lived in their six-bedroom house in 16th Street Heights on the 1600 block of Nicholson Street NW for 28 years and were getting ready to downsize. Through mutual friends and acquaintances, she connected with the PBS show Legacy List, a show about the hidden treasures and heirlooms found while families downsize across America, and they were seeking to feature more black families on the show. Learn more and watch the episode.

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A Petworth resident casts one of DC’s Electoral College votes for Biden

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A Petworth resident casts one of DC’s Electoral College votes for Biden

On January 20, 2021, Joseph R. Biden will be sworn in as the 46th president of the United States. It’s been a long road in many, many ways — and Petworth’s own Jacqueline Echavarria was an important part of that process.

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Petworth’s newest Mexican cuisine restaurant uses heart to overcome the odds

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Petworth’s newest Mexican cuisine restaurant uses heart to overcome the odds

DC Corazon is a labor of love — emphasis on the labor, and emphasis on the love.

Love, because corazon means “heart” in Spanish. Owner Josefina A. Darui has adored the shape since she was little, and the small, warm restaurant is covered in them. But love is used also because of what she’s hoping to bring to the area.

“I love DC; that’s one of the reasons that I named my business ‘DC Corazon,’” says Darui. “I want people to know that in DC Corazon everything we make comes from our heart.”

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"Hen and Fin" shares their family-oriented, Southern cuisine with Petworth

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"Hen and Fin" shares their family-oriented, Southern cuisine with Petworth

Hen & Fin, McDonald’s newly established southern chicken and fish fry eatery, opened its first location in Waldorf, Maryland, this last January and that neighborhood welcomed McDonald with open arms. Hen and Fin’s customers lined up past the door to grab some smothered turkey wings and sides. Even in the midst of the pandemic, customers have been steadily streaming to the cuisine.

And coming later this January, she’s opening a location in Petworth — in the prior Flip It Bakery location — at 4532 Georgia Avenue NW.

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Roosevelt HS pool closer to opening for general public in 2021

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Roosevelt HS pool closer to opening for general public in 2021

Ever since the renovated Roosevelt High School reopened in 2016, the local community has expressed their desire to use the school’s new indoor pool. DCPS wasn’t opposed to the idea, but to make it work would require a new entrance to the building and involving DGS and DPR.

Now, five years later, the pool at Roosevelt High School is on track to be open to the general public in Spring 2021.

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DCPS survey shows parents split between in-person or virtual learning as Term 3 approaches

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DCPS survey shows parents split between in-person or virtual learning as Term 3 approaches

DC Public Schools Term 3 plans are to be announced on Wednesday, January 13,2020.

Initial reports indicate that each elementary school is taking a very different approach: some are going with a hybrid mode (2 days in-person, 2 days virtual) to offer as many families as possible an opportunity to have in-person learning, whereas others are targeting just specific grades for in-person learning and running a lottery for those seats.

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Local restaurants offer you some great NYE deals!

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Local restaurants offer you some great NYE deals!

Even though we can't go out for New Year's Eve celebrations, local restaurants are making sure you can still have amazing good food to celebrate with joy the end of this Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Year.

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Humane Rescue Alliance's popular youth programs are now virtual classes

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Humane Rescue Alliance's popular youth programs are now virtual classes

The Humane Rescue Alliance’s classroom education programs encouraged kindness, compassion, and social action. Although HRA’s in-person youth programs are currently unavailable, young animal enthusiasts can learn about HRA’s community programs, meet animal experts, and see companion animals on their computer screens through several virtual opportunities.

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Anafre changes into a pizza pop-up, delivers pies with a Mexican twist

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Anafre changes into a pizza pop-up, delivers pies with a Mexican twist

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced restaurants across the country to adapt, and Anafre by Chef Alfredo Solis is no exception.

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How to get great gifts and support local this holiday season

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How to get great gifts and support local this holiday season

Are you frantically trying to spread some cheer this year by buying loved ones presents, while also trying your best to support local businesses? If so, look no further – we’ve got a curated a list of local area businesses and their holiday offerings.

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DCPS opens CARE classrooms in Petworth as Reopen Corps start planning for Term 3 and 4

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DCPS opens CARE classrooms in Petworth as Reopen Corps start planning for Term 3 and 4

DC Public Schools has turned their attention to opening CARES classrooms for elementary students this month for Term 2, and is planning for reopening for Terms 3 and 4. DCPS made the announcement that Term 2 would remain virtual after significant pushback from teachers and parents about the reopening plans. The soon-to-open CARES classrooms will allow the most at-risk children to get support for their virtual learning at school with teachers and other adults in safer school environments than before.

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ZooLights is coming to a street (kinda) near you on Saturday

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ZooLights is coming to a street (kinda) near you on Saturday

Normally at this time of year the Smithsonian National Zoo is lit up with a myriad of lights all over the park for ZooLights. Mixed with hot chocolate, fun slides and a merry-go-round, and you have the makings of a really fun night as you walk around the park and look at the holiday lights. With the, you know, Covid pandemic, the zoological park is closed for patrons.

So they’re bringing the lights to you.

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Petworth Playground at 8th & Taylor is officially open

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Petworth Playground at 8th & Taylor is officially open

After many years of planning meetings, back and forth arguments over play-surface materials and a $2 million budget, the Petworth Recreation Center at 8th and Taylor Streets NW is officially open again.

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Online holiday bazaar supports local businesses and LGBTQ+ families

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Online holiday bazaar supports local businesses and LGBTQ+ families

“Rainbow Families represents celebration.”

That’s according to Darren Paul-Vance, the executive director of the 30-year-old nonprofit Rainbow Families. Based in DC, Rainbow Families provides educational programs, professionally facilitated support groups, connections and empowerment for LGBTQ+ families and prospective parents. When the pandemic hit, the organization instantly pivoted to online events, working to keep the LGBTQ+ community connected and joyful during these isolating times. “It’s really important for our children to be around other families like theirs,” Paul-Vance says. “We have done the best we can do to provide those programs virtually.”

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