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The legendary Howard Homecoming Parade is back! A community staple showcasing bands, celebrity appearances, and the University’s student organizations. Come celebrate with students and alumni and wear your festive Howard University colors as you come together for the prelude of the Howard Homecoming game.
Read MoreThe school is looking for parents of Roosevelt junior and students students willing to host the students at their homes for the week. It's a great opportunity for the students from both countries and the host families.
Read MoreSet up inside Ten Tigers Parlour (3813 Georgia Ave NW) as an ongoing pop-up restaurant, Short Eats serves delicious Sri Lankan rotis and curry bowls to Petworth residents in the know, and is one of my favorite new go-to places. And now a larger audience is getting the chance to experience this tasty pop-up as Short Eats has been selected to showcase their food at the Smithsonian's IlluminAsia Festival on October 14th and 15th.
Read MoreThe Department of Public Works (DPW) sent out a press today informing the public that the list of items that can be recycled has increased. Most of the new items involve food, like to-go cups, cup trays, food boxes, etc.
So you can now recycle your used pizza box (cool) but can't recycle plastic bags (I had no idea you couldn't do that). Plastic bags can be returned to grocery stores instead of thrown out.
See full press release below and visit DPW's website for details:
Read MoreThe parents of Jamiere Warner are still looking for their 12-year old son who’s been missing since Wednesday, September 27th.
You can help find Jamiere by looking out at area parks, stores and libraries, places he enjoys going and has been seen at recently. They ask you to call 911 if you see Jamiere.
Jamiere’s mother shared the following statement with Petworth News:
Read MoreThe parents of 12-year old Jamiere Warner wrote to the local listservs this morning asking for help in locating Jamiere.
Read MoreDuring the summer recess of the DC Council, my staff and I listened carefully to Ward 4 neighbors about your concerns and your hopes for the future. I repeatedly heard how as the cost of living in the District rises, families feel increasingly financially squeezed. So I took that input back to City Hall and got to work on concrete legislative solutions. At the September 19th meeting of the DC Council, I introduced three bills that would save DC families money and enhance their quality of life.
Read MoreStreet Sense Media, the media center devoted to empowering those experiencing homelessness in Washington DC, has some changes coming. You probably recognize their homeless and formerly homeless newspaper vendors by their neon vests, which have become a staple of DC neighborhoods. Now the newspaper and the vests of homeless Street Sense vendors are changing. Here’s why.
Read MoreCensorship is never acceptable in a democracy, which is why the DC Public Library is celebrating Banned Books Week with a creative campaign called #UNCENSOREDDC. The theme this year is “Texts Against Tyranny,” and the Library is doing a scavenger hunt and hiding books that have been censored at one time or another across the District, along with a cool fundraiser in the Dupont Underground. Banned Books week is September 24-30th. Details inside.
Read MoreLast week Petworth News published an article about Petworth residents who discovered inordinately high water bills after DC Water replaced their water meters. One resident, Jonathan Nobil, had a water bill showing more than 29,000 gallons being used last month -- water he contends they didn't use.
Now there's talk that it may be a faulty meter causing the problem.
DC Water followed up with an email to Mr. Nobil on Thursday afternoon with a veiled threat, and to Petworth News with an angry email suggesting we not publish a follow-up.
Read MoreBefore Irma dumps the ocean on Florida, come out to a special comedy show at the Colony Club (3118 Georgia Ave NW) on Friday night, September 8th at 9pm with donations going to support recovery efforts in Houston.
Read MoreDC Water is replacing some 85,000 water meters around the city this year, in an effort to increase the accuracy of water readings. But the effort seems to have backfired for some Petworth residents, who have recently been hit with monthly water bills four times higher than what they usually pay.
Read MoreI debated publicizing this when I first heard about it a few days ago, as I don’t want to give the lowlife who’s posting the hateful flyers attention, because that’s what this idiot wants (that, and to scare people). But people need to know how to respond and trash this crap.
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Volunteer with the Friends of the Soldier's Home!
Join President Lincoln’s Cottage on September 19, from 10am to 2pm, for their free annual Homecoming celebration inspired by the Lincoln family’s time living on the grounds of the Soldiers’ Home, here in the Petworth neighborhood.