Chinatown

Cuba Libre Restaurant & Rum Bar gets new Executive Chef – New Menu “will reach beyond the dominant Spanish influence to represent the native Tainos, as well as the African, Asian, and Haitian-Creole peoples of Cuba”

By Prince Of Petworth

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801 9th Street, NW

Cuba Libre opened at 9th and H St, NW back in 2010.

From a press release:

“Cuba Libre Restaurant & Rum Bar, located at 801 9th Street, NW Suite A, next to the new City Center, is pleased to announce the appointment of a new executive chef, Matthew Zagorski. He will spearhead the kitchen in Washington, DC bringing the flavors of Old Havana and Cuba’s culture to the District, and will work under the direction of two-time James Beard award-winning Chef-Partner Guillermo Pernot.

Matthew Zagorski joins Cuba Libre DC after training at the restaurant’s flagship location in Philadelphia under celebrated Concept Chef Guillermo Pernot. In his new position in the nation’s capital, Zagorski will showcase an imaginative Cuban menu. It will feature a mix of robust and soul-satisfying dishes of beef, poultry, pork and seafood with exotic fruits and vegetables, herbs and seasonings that are based on the culinary traditions of Cuba’s storied island, recognizing the diversity of the Cuban people. Through the new menu, Zagorski will reach beyond the dominant Spanish influence to represent the native Tainos, as well as the African, Asian, and Haitian-Creole peoples that have inhabited Cuba for centuries.”

Fighting Cancer Fundraiser Oct. 1st at Iron Horse Taproom

By Prince Of Petworth

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From an email:

“I’m hosting a fundraiser happy hour to benefit the American Cancer Society’s Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk. This is my tenth year doing the walk in memory of my mom, whom my team is named after – Nancy’s Nineteen!

Join us on October 1, from 5:30-9:30PM at Iron Horse Taproom in Chinatown. A minimum $5 donation to the American Cancer Society will get you drink specials until 9:30PM. You’ll also be entered into a drawing to win Iron Horse gift cards and other prizes! Hope you can join us to fight back against breast cancer! “

Neil Patrick Harris coming to Sixth & I on October 18 – Ticket on Sale Oct. 1st

By Prince Of Petworth

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6th and I St, NW

From an email:

“Tony and Emmy award-winning actor Neil Patrick Harris will appear at Sixth & I on Saturday, October 18 at 7:30 pm>, one of nine stops on his eight-city book tour for his forthcoming memoir, Neil Patrick Harris: Choose Your Own Autobiography.

Unlike most first-person memoirs that only tell you what really happened, Choose Your Own Autobiography is an exciting, interactive read that puts the “u” back in “aUtobiography,” where the reader actually lives Harris’s life.

Choose correctly and you’ll find fame, fortune, and true love. Choose incorrectly and you’ll find misery, heartbreak, and a hideous death by piranhas. All this, plus magic tricks, cocktail recipes, embarrassing pictures from your time as a child actor, and even a closing song. (And, while Sixth & I can’t guarantee that Neil will sing on October 18th, we will have a mic prepared, just in case.)

Tickets for the event go on sale Wednesday, October 1 at 1:00 pm.”

“The Shakespeare Theatre Company’s Free For All is a much-loved Washington tradition, offering free performances”

By Prince Of Petworth

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This is pretty sweet. From the Shakespeare Theatre:

“The Shakespeare Theatre Company’s Free For All is a much-loved Washington tradition, offering free performances of a Shakespearean classic to the general public. STC was thrilled to kick off our 28th season with The Winter’s Tale.

Each summer, with the help of numerous community-minded sponsors, the Shakespeare Theatre Company presents a series of free Shakespeare performances. Started in 1991 to bring free Shakespeare to new and diverse audiences in the Washington metropolitan area, the Free For All presented Shakespeare under the stars at the Carter Barron Amphitheater. In an effort to make Shakespeare completely accessible for all residents of D.C. Metro area, the Free For All was brought to downtown D.C. in 2009 and now resides at the Shakespeare Theatre Company’s Sidney Harman Hall. To date, the Free For All has reached more than 572,000 area residents and counting.”

You can see the rest of the schedule here.

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610 F Street, NW

Tues. Afternoon Rental Option – Penn Quarter/Chinatown

By Prince Of Petworth

809 813 6th Street Northwest

This rental is located at 809 813 6th Street, Northwest. The listing says:

“Turn key boutique condo for lease comes partially furnished. Condo is located one block to Gallery Place metro, restaurants, shopping and entertainment. Condo features hardwood floors, 10 ft ceilings, subway tile bathrooms, stainless steel appliances and washer dryer.”

You can see more photos here.

This 2 bed/2 bath is going for $2,900/Mo.

“shoved a black handgun into her side, reached into her purse, and stole her money and bank cards” 3pm Sat. in heart of Chinatown

By Prince Of Petworth

From MPD:

“3:00 p.m. – 600 Blk. H St., N.W. – The complainant states that the suspect approached her, stated, “You know what it is”, shoved a black handgun into her side, reached into her purse, and stole her money and bank cards. The suspect fled the scene on foot in an unknown direction. The lookout is for a black male, dark complexion, thin build, approximately 5’7” to 5’10” in height.

Anyone with information regarding this case should call police at 202-727-9099. Additionally, information may be submitted to the TEXT TIP LINE by text messaging 50411”

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