https://hunewsservice.com Your Neighborhood. Your Nation. Your News! Mon, 03 Mar 2025 03:51:21 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://hunewsservice.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/cropped-407787_352128264798897_1461219382_n-1-32x32.jpg https://hunewsservice.com 32 32 https://hunewsservice.com/news/from-child-to-man-in-the-circus/ Tue, 30 Jun 2015 14:29:30 +0000 http://hunewsservice.com/uncategorized/from-child-to-man-in-the-circus/ Ringermaster Lucky Malasti performing at the UniverSoul Circus WASHINGTON – Dressed sharply in a dazzling gold blazer and armed with a microphone and an infectious smile, Ringmaster Lucky Malatsi’s job is to keep audiences of the UniverSoul Circus excited, engaged and enthusiastic between the numerous acts — and it is no small feat. Malatsi is quick on his feet, incorporating humor, dancing and theatrics to keep the audiences at the National Harbor in southern Maryland entertained.  The circus is playing there until July 19 Though he makes it look effortless, Malatsi’s performance encompasses years of experience.  He joined UniverSoul at]]> https://hunewsservice.com/news/sisters-turn-hobby-into-profitable-business/ Tue, 30 Jun 2015 14:16:51 +0000 http://hunewsservice.com/uncategorized/sisters-turn-hobby-into-profitable-business/ The interior and exterior of Bartered Threads, a Brookland thrift shop WASHINGTON – Tonia Gore and her sister, Tameka Gore Tillman, have been shopping in thrift stores all their lives, initially not by choice. Their cost-conscious mother was the one who got them started.  Their mother grew up poor, the second of nine children, and not having a lot, the family spent nearly all of their shopping in second-hand stores looking for bargains, Tillman explained. “So, once she started her family, she did the same thing,” she said. “Back then, it wasn’t trendy like it is now.  Wearing used clothes]]> https://hunewsservice.com/news/universoul-promises-unique-joyous-circus-experience/ Mon, 22 Jun 2015 16:50:51 +0000 http://hunewsservice.com/uncategorized/universoul-promises-unique-joyous-circus-experience/ Color Me Caribbean turn up the heat with their limbo act as part of the UniverSoul Circus, the nation's only black-owned circus. WASHINGTON – If the UniverSoul Circus, the black-owned extravaganza that will be performing in the National Harbor from June 24 to July 19, is anything, it is dazzling, funny and incredibly unique. The circus, which has been touring the nation for 21 years, features the acrobatics, gymnastics, animal acts and clowns and comedy that audiences have come to know and love from such festivals. But only at UniverSoul will they find themselves singing and dancing in a carnival]]> https://hunewsservice.com/news/new-farmers-market-offers-food-music-and-fun/ Mon, 22 Jun 2015 15:56:49 +0000 http://hunewsservice.com/uncategorized/new-farmers-market-offers-food-music-and-fun/  The 14th Street and Kennedy Farmers Market offers fresh produce, meat, music and a community meeting place. WASHINGTON – A new farmers market has arrived in the 16th Street Heights neighborhood of Northwest Washington, bringing fresh meat and produce, music and a new social center for local residents. Located at 5500 Colorado Ave. NW, the 14th Street and Kennedy Farmers Market is open from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. every Saturday until November 21. Along with fresh produce, residents can expect pasture-raised grass-fed meats, artisan style baked goods and weekly musical performances. The market is the brainchild of the Kennedy Street]]> https://hunewsservice.com/news/councilwoman-residents-outline-plans-for-ward-8/ Mon, 22 Jun 2015 15:38:41 +0000 http://hunewsservice.com/uncategorized/councilwoman-residents-outline-plans-for-ward-8/ Scores of Ward 8 residents turned out to talk with their councilwoman about improvements in their community WASHINGTON – In her first public meeting with Ward 8 residents since her election, Councilwoman LaRuby May discussed a number of areas of improvement for the District’s poorest community, and public safety was among her top priorities. Chosen in a special election in April following the death of longtime Councilman and former Mayor Marion Barry, May introduced a new plan for increased neighborhood policing and asked a local police official  to address scores of concerned citizens on public safety Saturday (June 13) morning]]> https://hunewsservice.com/news/dc-jazz-festival-celebrates-10th-anniversary-with-top-artists/ Tue, 09 Jun 2015 20:39:33 +0000 http://hunewsservice.com/uncategorized/dc-jazz-festival-celebrates-10th-anniversary-with-top-artists/ Bassist/singer/composer Esperanza Spalding will be a featured artist in the 10th annual DC Jazz Festival WASHINGTON — DC Jazz Festival celebrates its 10th anniversary this year with over 125 performances across more than 60 venues throughout the Washington area. The festivities run June 10 to June 16 and aid in the DC Jazz Festival’s mission to diversify the jazz audience and expand its following. The festival lineup will feature the musical styling of a variety of artists, including the Afrohorn sextet, The Bad trio plus renowned saxophonist Joshua Redman, the Charlie Hunter Trio, Academy Award-winning rapper Common, the seven-member Cookers]]>