It’s all about the neighborhood
A new date but the same great time for the whole neighborhood!
Petworth in the Park: Dog Days of Summer, a new community celebration coming on Saturday, September 7th!
Get ready to enjoy Petworth in the Park: Dog Days of Summer, a new community celebration coming on Saturday, September 6th!
Read MoreThe Home Rule Music Festival, sponsored by HR Records on Kennedy Street NW, has quickly become of the most popular music festivals in DC. It’s back for another amazing show at the Parks at Walter Reed on June 21, 2025!
The Festival is free to attend.
Read MoreThe Parks at Walter Reed has quickly become a cultural hub for upper NW DC, and now has more than 100 community events and activities planned on the Parks’ lush green spaces, including markets, world-class music, festivals and weekly fitness classes.
Read MoreJoin President Lincoln’s Cottage and the AFRH for free guided tours of the United States Soldiers’ and Airmen’s Home National Cemetery on Memorial Day, May 26, 2025.
Read MorePetworth PorchFest is Saturday, April 26th starting at 2pm on porches across the Petworth area. This year there are more than 300 bands playing at over 130 homes across the neighborhood, making this one the largest outdoor music festivals in DC.
Read More4-19-25: The park has been cleaned, and a new article with updates coming soon.
Spring break is here but neighborhood kids won’t get to play at the Park View Recreation Center playground, affectionately referred to as “ladybug playground” for the squat colorful statues that dot its center. That’s because the playground is closed for lead remediation, for the second time in two years.
Read MoreWhelp, just heard that the popular Petworth park at 8th and Taylor Streets NW is going to be expensive condominiums.
Read MorePetworth PorchFest is about a month away — April 26th, starting at 2pm! With 250+ bands and 100+ hosts, this is shaping up to be a truly great fifth anniversary event!
Read MoreOn the week of April 14-18th, President Lincoln’s Cottage will be offering a variety of kid-friendly activities for neighbors looking to “staycation” during the spring school holidays.
Read MoreGeorgia Ave has had its share of recent challenges. We’ve seen the pandemic take its toll on local businesses, neighbors struggle to afford the cost of rent, and buildings left vacant and blighted. Our public gathering spaces need to be more welcoming and accessible, and too often, lack of public transportation options prevent opportunities that exist here from reaching the people who need them most.
That’s why I’m excited to announce a new initiative to lead on this critical work: Reimagining Georgia Avenue.
Read MoreRescheduled to Sunday, February 16th…
Join us for Crafting Connections on Thursday, January 30th as we launch a new interactive visitor experience that encourages connection. Paint, draw, collage and design a card for future visitors to the Cottage to inspire, provide hope or amuse them. Free for Petworth News readers!
Read MoreWe invite you to join us on Wednesday, November 6th to an evening of reflection at President Lincoln’s Cottage, a home where Lincoln found comfort and resolve in another time of deep national division. Join your neighbors for food, discussion and reflection.
Read MoreDCTMI is a non-profit organization founded in 2016 to unite people from all walks of life around a common goal: to connect caring adults with local kids so that they have the support they need to thrive, both academically and non-academically. DCTMI encourages a sense of collective agency and hope, working together across class, race, ideology, and neighborhood to make the world a better place… one child at a time.
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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.
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.