Feb
02
Date: Thursday, February 2 (8:30am)
Location: Dupont Circle
Address: Dupont Circle, NW
Website: http://www.dupontfestival.org/
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Dupont Circle Groundhog Day Event
This just in. Punxsutawney Phil, the nationally famous prognosticator, has a living relative who lives in our nations capital.
According to geneticist at The George Washington University, Potomac Phil, is indeed a close relative of the country's iconic groundhog. Dr. Robin Bernstein of GW explains, "We checked Potomac Phil's Y chromosomes and found them to be an exact match with Punxsutawney Phil's. It's affirmative: they share an ancestral linage, and Potomac Phil seems to have also inherited the internal power of weather prediction".
Potomac Phil's press handlers have gone on the record further stating that groundhog (also known as a woodchuck), is scheduled to emerge from his Dupont Circle tunnel on Feb 2 at 8:30am. Ward 2 Councilmember Jack Evans and other local celebrities are expected to be on hand to mark the momentous occasion.
Stay tuned for more updates as Potomac Phil prepares to spring from his hole to declare or deny six more weeks of winter weather.
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