Resident hit by car at Grant Circle reinforces need for greater pedestrian safety

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Resident hit by car at Grant Circle reinforces need for greater pedestrian safety

Unfortunately, a Petworth resident and teacher at EL Haynes was struck by a car on Tuesday morning on Grant Circle. While she's ok, the collision once again points out the need for greater efforts by DDOT and ANC 4C to find a workable solution for pedestrian, bicycle and driver safety along the corridor. An ANC that votes against options for safety, such as those outlined in DDOT's Livability Survey draft recommendations, is not just short-sighted, it's dangerous.

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Vote for Petworth places in the WaPo Express Best of 2016!

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Vote for Petworth places in the WaPo Express Best of 2016!

The Washington Post Express is conducting a Best of 2016 survey, and a number of local bars and stores are on the list. The selections were determined by WaPo staff so there are some notable businesses absent from their list. I'm sure our local places would love to have your vote (I put my recommendations in parentheses). I know I'm voting for all the Petworth and Park View places because... Petworth News. 

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How the Petworth Library is helping to close the digital divide

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How the Petworth Library is helping to close the digital divide

Technology has become a staple in our lives and homes, with computers, mobile phones, smart watches, wifi and internet access the new norm. Yet there are homes in Petworth with no computers or Internet access. Getting online isn't a convenience, it's a difficulty.

One local resource to help close some of that digital divide is our Petworth Library and its publicly accessible offering computer labs.

This is the first article by new contributing writer Lois Cooper.

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Resident angst about gun violence and parks once thought safe

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Resident angst about gun violence and parks once thought safe

This summer has seen an increase in gun violence that is understandably making residents very agitated and looking for someone to both blame and provide solutions. Neither is easy to find. 

Residents met with MPD and DC gov leadership at the Hamilton Recreation Center on Wednesday evening, August 24th to discuss the recent shooting at Hamilton Park on August 18th and talk through the issue. The takeaway is that residents are upset, and DC agencies don't have concrete strategies.

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Chief Lanier sends goodbye/thank you email, introduces interim Chief Peter Newsham

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Chief Lanier sends goodbye/thank you email, introduces interim Chief Peter Newsham

MPD Chief of Police Cathy Lanier sent an email to the MPD listservs this afternoon thanking residents for their support, and introducing the new interim chief of police, Peter Newsham. 

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DC Music Rocks - your best DC radio station for finding local music

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DC Music Rocks - your best DC radio station for finding local music

The FM radio show and podcast DC Music Rocks launched in July to share great tunes by bands from the DC area. The show plays music from popular genres and strives to share the songs with a good beat and a melody that you're looking to hear. I dig this station.

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What's the deal with smoking pot in public?

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What's the deal with smoking pot in public?

Though pot was legalized in the District as of February 26, 2015, navigating DC’s seemingly ever-changing legalized pot law sometimes requires the dexterity of Simone Biles. In fact, as recently as April of this year, over a year after pot was legalized in DC, the City Council acted to ban any kind of marijuana use outside of private residences. Through all the misinformation, misinterpretations, and misunderstandings one thing has remained clear: transferring money, goods, or services in exchange for any amount of pot is a great way to land yourself in the DC Jail.

This is the first article by new contributing writer Darrell Chambers.

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Roosevelt ribbon-cutting, school's open for students

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Roosevelt ribbon-cutting, school's open for students

After many years and a $140 million renovation budget, Roosevelt High School, home of the Rough Riders, opened for students on Monday, August 22nd. The new class will graduate in 2021. Read some of the statements made at the ribbon cutting and see some pictures.

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Ideas flow at "Petworth Placemaking" community meeting

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Ideas flow at "Petworth Placemaking" community meeting

Last week more than a dozen Petworth residents convened at the Library to discuss how our community could successfully host one of DC’s first open streets initiatives next spring. The Washington Area Bicyclist Association (WABA) and the DC Office of Planning secured a grant for a creative placemaking project and are planning an open streets event in Petworth in Spring 2017.

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Your neighborhood blogger will be in Friday's Washington Post Express paper

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Your neighborhood blogger will be in Friday's Washington Post Express paper

If you take the Metro in DC, then be sure to pick up the Washington Post Express paper on Friday morning and look for an article about DC bloggers — you'll see me in it.

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MPD Chief Cathy Lanier resigns

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MPD Chief Cathy Lanier resigns

The Metropolitan Police Department Chief Cathy Lanier will resign next month to become the Senior Vice President of Security Operations for the National Football League. The Washington Post carried the news earlier on Tuesday, and just before 2pm, Chief Lanier sent the following email to the MPD listservs:

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Seriously, consider replacing your lead pipes. Here's how...

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Seriously, consider replacing your lead pipes. Here's how...

DC has a problem with lead pipes. That means YOU may have a problem with lead in the water because of that. You can test your water to see if it contains high levels of lead... but the test may be misleading because of many issues (still worth a test, though). Here's what you should do.

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Phone book survey results

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Phone book survey results

It's not really a surprise that almost everyone who reads Petworth News does not use a printed phone book. After all, you're already on the interwebs and used to going to Google to get info. Here are the results...

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Found this weird book... (take a survey!)

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Found this weird book... (take a survey!)

Somebody dropped this really weird book on my porch today. Apparently it's full of phone numbers! Who knew?! I think I found your number in it, too.

Did you know that phone books waste a ton of resources? According to Vox Media: "All that wasteful printing produces roughly 3.57 million tons of greenhouse gases and consumes billions of gallons of water, despite the fact that recycled paper is generally used. Furthermore, municipalities pay millions of dollars to trash or recycle stacks of books that haven't even been removed from their shrink-wrapping. There must be a better way."

Read more, and take a survey about phone books...

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