It’s all about the neighborhood
On Wednesday, November 11th, the local Twitterverse and email listservs lit up about homes being in the dark. People from Park View up to Brightwood and over to Crestwood and 16th Street Heights all commented that their lights were flickering on and off. What was going on?
Read MoreMutual Aid groups have existed across time and cultures. Normally they develop within marginalized communities, harnessing collective power to provide basic needs for people failed by government systems. Mutual aids have operated within Wards 7 and 8 for years, but now there is one in every DC Ward.
As people began to lose their jobs during the pandemic, more local residents found themselves unable to purchase basic items for themselves or their families. Simultaneously, Washingtonians wanted to assist their neighbors. Volunteers from the already existing mutual aids worked across the city to support the creation of ward specific mutual aids.
Read MoreAn ongoing feud between a new small business and their landlord spilled out onto the sidewalk as the landlord tried to board up the building in the evening of November 3rd. There has been a strong outpouring of support for La Coop Coffee Shop by the community, and questions remain about what will happen next.
Read MoreThe 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.
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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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