Check out the renovated Roosevelt High School on Saturday, Jan 30th

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Check out the renovated Roosevelt High School on Saturday, Jan 30th

Roosevelt High School has been undergoing renovations for a long time, and has been the source of some community frustration, as current Roosevelt students have been stuck over in MacFarland Middle School. MacFarland had a host of problems that DCPS and the city finally fixed after some loud parent and community complaints. 

Now DCPS is inviting parents and members of the community to tour the renovated school. 

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When is your trash going to be picked up?

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When is your trash going to be picked up?

Ah, the alleys... full of 20 feet of immovable snow (or at least, that's what it seems like). But what about your full trash and recycle cans? When are they going to be collected? DPW is planning on resuming collection on Thursday, with a shifted schedule until February 1st. Here's their press release...

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WCP Best of DC Readers Poll: Consider voting for Petworth News!

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WCP Best of DC Readers Poll: Consider voting for Petworth News!

Each year the Washington City Paper runs a poll to ask readers to pick the "Best of DC" from categories like Arts & Entertainment, Goods & Services, People & Places and Food & Drink.  

Best Community Blog is on the People & Places list, and I'd be honored / stoked if you considered voting for Petworth News as Best Community Blog.

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Ward 4 Council candidates begin to line up...

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Ward 4 Council candidates begin to line up...

Candidates for next year's election for Ward 4 Council picked up their nominating paperwork today from the DC Board of Elections. The primary is set for Tuesday, June 14th, and the election is Tuesday, November 8th. It's a Presidential election this year as well (in case you didn't know), so expect turnout to be high. Who's running for Ward 4?

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Metro to close on Friday night for the weekend

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Metro to close on Friday night for the weekend

Metro is closing doors... on Friday at 11pm and then staying closed all day Saturday and Sunday. There are different restrictions for Metro and Bus, so take a look at the press release ...

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Citizen Volunteer Corp: Share your skills with MPD

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Citizen Volunteer Corp: Share your skills with MPD

The DC Metropolitan Police Department is looking to bring DC residents onboard as volunteers to both expose residents to the operations of the police department, and to get the benefit of the diverse skills and expertise available in the District. It's called the Citizen Volunteer Corps.

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Let it snow!... and don't forget to shovel or you'll get a fine

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Let it snow!... and don't forget to shovel or you'll get a fine

With snow finally coming to DC, be aware of the new law about shoveling your sidewalk and public areas near your home or business. If you don't, you might get a fine. The Department of Public Works is now empowered to fine residents and businesses who don't shovel their sidewalks. 

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Get a cam, get a rebate: Mayor signs security camera legislation

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Get a cam, get a rebate: Mayor signs security camera legislation

DC is looking for way to make the city safer for residents -- or at least, quicker to catch criminals. The Mayor just signed new legislation into law that provides a rebate for residents or businesses who purchase exterior security cameras and make the footage available to MPD if requested. See the details of the program.

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    Curbed DC on what makes Petworth unique

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    Curbed DC on what makes Petworth unique

    Last week I asked readers to send me their thoughts on what makes Petworth unique for an upcoming article by the Curbed DC website, after Petworth won the Best Neighborhood of DC for 2015. And I got some great responses! 

    Curbed DC has published their article about Petworth, with the hyperbolic title "Here Is Everything You Should Know About Petworth, According to Resident/Blogger Drew Schneider" -- and it's a nice, quick look at what makes Petworth a great neighborhood.

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    Petworth voted Best Neighborhood of 2015

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    Petworth voted Best Neighborhood of 2015

    Curbed DC, a local website that watches neighborhood trends, just completed its "Curbed Cup" competition to pick the best neighborhood of 2015. It was a close contest with thousands (millions?) of votes. And...

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    Who's the best neighborhood? Vote in the Curbed Cup!

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    4:30pm Update: Petworth wins the semifinal round... next up, it's the final round against Brookland. We got this, Petworth!

    Curbed DC, a website that follows neighborhood trends in real estate and lifestyle, is holding a fictitious competition called the Curbed Cup to determine the best neighborhood of the year. In the last round, Petworth crushed Columbia Heights to move in the semi-finals. Now, in the second to final round, Petworth is up against Bloomingdale and it's a tight competition.

    Petworth needs your vote! 

    So head over to Curbed DC and vote for Petworth as the best neighborhood! Vote now >

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    What happened at the meeting to discuss traffic concerns on the 1300 block of Upshur

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    What happened at the meeting to discuss traffic concerns on the 1300 block of Upshur

    There was a meeting on Thursday, December 17th at Powell Elementary to discuss possible traffic solutions along the 1300 block of Upshur Street. Attending were about 20 community members and representatives from DDOT, DPW, MPD, the Mayor’s office and Councilmember Brandon Todd, who spoke briefly at the beginning to reiterate his support for enhancements and changes to increase safety.

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    Bus-only lanes coming to 16th Street

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    Bus-only lanes coming to 16th Street

    This will likely make a lot of people happy: DDOT has decided to move forward with creating a bus-only lane on 16th Street to speed up bus service on the main thoroughfare, reducing backups, bunching and increase safety. That's the plan, anyway.

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    Walls of Books is your next neighborhood bookstore

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    Walls of Books is your next neighborhood bookstore

    Besides staying up late to write blog posts, I also stay up way too late to read. For me, being in a bookstore, surrounded by books of all shapes, colors and sizes is a favorite past-time. I even managed a bookstore back in college for a few years. That’s why I was an early Kickstarter supporter of our first, very excellent neighborhood bookstore, Upshur Street Books. And it’s why I’m really interested and excited about the new Park View bookstore opening in January, Walls of Books.

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