It’s all about the neighborhood
The main priority is Covid-safety, followed by fun for our neighborhood kids. The US Park Police will be onsite to help with vehicle traffic and local safety. DDOT will have cones out. We’ll have more than a dozen volunteers onhand to help.
Read MoreIf you have been by 5th and Kennedy within the last few weeks, you might have noticed this enormous new structure at the southeast corner…
Read MoreI used to dream about secret places in DC… dirt roads in the clouds over Georgetown that ended somewhere Mount Olympus-like, unmarked art galleries down dark alleys, houses utterly hidden from view. Turns out I was on to something — except I should have been looking down, not up, for the forests here are teeming with edible mushrooms.
Read MoreANC 4C has 10 single member districts, of which 2 have no opposition. The rest have two people running, so there’s 18 candidates offering their information. Remember, you only vote for one commissioner for your Single Member District.
Read MoreANC 4D has six single member districts, one of which has no candidate running for the seat (4D05).
Here are interviews with the five 2020 candidates (one seat has no one running… maybe you should?).
Read MoreHealthy, delicious soup is probably not the first thing that comes to mind when you think of Kennedy Street. That’s one reason why Donna Henry chose to locate Soup Up on this transforming corridor with few healthy options.
Opened in 2016, Soup Up has allowed Donna to establish strong ties to the neighborhood, and her customers are intensely loyal.
Read MoreNow in its third year, FRESHFARM Market returns on Sunday mornings this fall to The Parks at Walter Reed, one of DC’s newest and greenest master planned communities. This weekly producer-only farmers’ market features produce, meats, prepared foods, locally roasted coffee, and craft beer and cider from some of the area's most popular small businesses, breweries and farmers. Several local Petworth businesses will be in attendance this week, including Qualia Coffee, Capitol Cider House and Timber Pizza. Right Proper Brewing is joining this week for the first time.
Read MoreUptown artists and entrepreneurs Eddie Harris and Cory L. Stowers had a vision to honor local graffiti icon Cool “Disco” Dan while teaching others about local graffiti history. With funding from Uptown Main Street, artists from Dan’s Go-Go crew FFC (Fierce Fighting Crew) have transformed a non-descript alley wall and interior courtyard into the 14th Street Graffiti Museum where Eddie is Executive Producer and Cory the Curator.
Read MoreThis is the story of how I fell in love with Petworth (and why I decided to start writing for Petworth News). To be more active in the community that has given me so much. To write stories about the amazing people that I know are out there. To answer questions, provide information, and maybe even humor at the hyperlocal level. I’m looking forward to getting to know more of you as I become more active at Petworth News.
Read MoreNative Washingtonian and jazz historian James Zimmerman thought for a long time about the music he would select for his “Sunset Sessions at The Parks” performance, a new virtual series from The Parks at Walter Reed.
“I knew I could start with something — for lack of a better term — somber, but when the opportunity came up, I was not feeling very much like an entertainer,” Zimmerman said. The event producers had scheduled the filming for May 30th — but that week, protesters were crowding the streets of Washington, DC, and vigils were held in Petworth, Brightwood, Shepherd Park (and around the world) in honor of the black Americans killed recently by law enforcement. Zimmerman’s full 35-minute set includes several songs from Oscar Brown, Jr., including a powerful rendition of “Brown Baby,” in which Zimmerman whispers “I can’t breathe” throughout the song.
Read MoreDuring this quarantine, my husband and I have continued to downsize. Using our wonderful neighborhood listservs from Petworth to Shepherd Park, we have given away or sold items ranging from fresh mint to be transplanted, a grill … and a piece of sculpture.
Read MoreThey say that the only people who like “hoarders” — people who don’t ever throw things out — are genealogists.
It’s because of materials that I found in relative's homes in Petworth and Park View that I've been able to tell stories about my ancestors.
Read MoreVirtual therapy is not new to Kennedy Counseling Collective clinicians, but it may be for many community members. Like many businesses, Kennedy Counseling Collective has temporarily closed their office and is offering video therapy for the duration of the COVID-19 pandemic.
“People need more support right now,” says co-owner Marjorie Strachman Miller. “They are afraid, feeling the effects of isolation, and are concerned for their loved ones and community members.”
That stress is normal, and one of the best ways to deal with it is to talk it out with a therapist.
Read MorePetworth has been rocked by nine shootings over the last month, most of them in broad daylight. Residents are upset, wanting to know why these acts of violence keep happening. Are they gang related? Targeted violence and “street beefs”? What’s going on, and what can they do?
Read MorePetworth News, a neighborhood blog on local news, information & events about the Petworth area in Washington DC.
Petworth News is a news site about Petworth area neighborhoods in Washington DC, written by Drew Schneider and other amazing contributing writers. It features facts and objective reporting, as well as an occasional subjective point of view and opinion.
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