Win tickets to the Nationals vs Brewers game on June 11th!

Win tickets to the Nationals vs Brewers game on June 11th!

Wanna go out to the ballgame?

Petworth News and Ward 4 Councilmember Janeese Lewis George are giving away 2 tickets to the Washington Nationals versus the Milwaukee Brewers game on Saturday, June 11th at 4:05pm.

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Win free tickets to Bourbon & Bluegrass with Lincoln's Cottage!

Win free tickets to Bourbon & Bluegrass with Lincoln's Cottage!

Bourbon and Bluegrass is an annual preservation fundraiser and celebration of great American music and cocktails to help safeguard Abraham Lincoln’s beloved summer home right here in Petworth. The performance is virtual and will be livestreamed from President Lincoln’s Cottage where it will be performed live for the veterans at the Armed Forces Retirement Home who have been sequestered the past year.

Enter for a chance to win free tickets!

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It's a 200th edition giveway worth more than $300 - and you could win!

It's a 200th edition giveway worth more than $300 - and you could win!

As of Memorial Day weekend next month, Petworth News will be four years old, is just about to hit 4,000 Facebook Likes and the 200th newsletter is about to go out. That’s 200 hundred emails, 200 weekend nights spent writing it, and more than 2,100 people reading it. Every Sunday. Amazing.

As a way of saying THANKS! for supporting the site and subscribing to our free email, we’re partnering with local businesses to do a huge giveaway of 12 gift certificates worth well over $300!

What?! I know!

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DC Music Rocks Festival at the 9:30 Club! 5 great bands, $15 tickets... and a ticket giveaway!

DC Music Rocks Festival at the 9:30 Club! 5 great bands, $15 tickets... and a ticket giveaway!

Five local DC bands playing at a historic DC venue, for one night only! Tickets are only $15 for the all-ages show! And we’re giving away 2 tickets!

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Winner winner Himistu dinner!

Winner winner Himistu dinner!

It's been almost two years of weekly email newsletters -- 100 so far. As a way of saying thanks to the 1,300+ people who subscribe, Petworth News gave away a $100 gift certificate for the local Japanese-inspired cuisine restaurant, Himitsu. And now we have a winner!...

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A $100 giveaway to celebrate 100 newsletters

A $100 giveaway to celebrate 100 newsletters

On Sunday, May 14th, Petworth News will send out its 100th weekly update newsletter, marking two years of weekly emails with the best and most important articles published that week. To celebrate, we're giving a way a $100 gift certificate to Himitsu to one lucky reader!

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It's a giveaway! Win Alec Baldwin's memoir, "Nevertheless" (ended!)

It's a giveaway! Win Alec Baldwin's memoir, "Nevertheless" (ended!)

The giveaway has ended!

Wednesday night my wife and I went to see Alec Baldwin speak at the Lisner Auditorium at GW University. He's really a dynamic, entertaining speaker and can go on for hours with his great stories. Alas, it was a short hour and a half, but we received two copies of Baldwin's autobiography, Nevertheless.  So I'm giving away one copy of the book to readers, for free!

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Chance to win $100 Valentine's Day dinner compliment of Help-U-Sell on Upshur St

Chance to win $100 Valentine's Day dinner compliment of Help-U-Sell on Upshur St

Help-U-Sell realty (843 Upshur St NW) is sponsoring a survey and giveaway for Petworth residents for their favorite restaurants and dishes. When you take the survey, you enter for a chance to win a $100 gift certificate for a Valentine's Day dinner at a local restaurant. Nice!

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