A press for the boulevard between
Documenting the shops, barbershops, cafés, and Sundays of the Northside — where Chamberlayne meets North Avenue at Six Points.
Brookland Park is a boulevard, a feeling, and a set of rooms where people already know your name. The Press is our attempt to slow down and look — to document the barbershops, the soul-food counters, the community gardens, the mural crews, and the neighbors who make the Northside what it is.
We publish stories, not churn. A new one arrives when it's ready. In between, there's a small calendar, a running list of places we love, and a standing invitation: if you know something worth writing down between 1st Street and Chamberlayne, tell us.
— The Press
Every block has a pulse. This one beats slower, louder, and in the key of home.
We're just beginning to write up the shops, studios, and kitchens of the boulevard. If you know one worth sitting with, get in touch →
The calendar is quiet for now. Hosting something along the boulevard? Get in touch →
The Press is made possible by the neighbors who opened their doors, the shopkeepers who let us lean on the counter at 3pm on a Tuesday, and the friends who sent us a tip at midnight.
Particular thanks to the Brookland Park Collective, to the stewards of Six Points, and to everyone who's ever said "you should write about this."
And to you, reading this from a stoop, a desk, or a phone on the 27 bus. If the Press feels useful, the most generous thing you can do is share it with one neighbor — or subscribe.
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