It’s all about the neighborhood
In the third installment of their series, DC historians Mara Cherkasky and Sarah Shoenfeld will present their research on how real estate developers shaped the racial landscape of Ward 4. The first two presentations were fascinating, and I strongly encourage people to attend the next presentation.
Read MoreThe Celebrate Petworth festival is usually the first week of June, but this year it has been moved to the Fall to accommodate schedules, permits, etc. This year's festival looks to be bigger, with more food, more stages and hopefully beautiful Fall weather.
Founder Tom Pipkin sent out an email to the local listservs today:
Read MoreIf a month is starting, then it's time for another First Friday arts event! From the Petworth Arts Collaborative Facebook Event page:
We are gearing up for another fun-filled First Friday on April 7th! Join us in bringing ART and COMMUNITY together by supporting some of Petworth's small businesses while enjoying ART.
Read MorePaintCare is back this spring with a unique cleaning event – an opportunity to drop off old paint cans free-of-charge at the Anacostia Recreation Center on Saturday, April 8. Regulations prevent homeowners and contractors from disposing of the paint via regular trash collection. But, thanks to DC’s Paint Stewardship Law, getting rid of that old paint just easy.
Read MoreThere's the Petworth Jazz Project, which is awesome. Professional musicians playing for free to a crowd of neighbors enjoying DC summer evenings? Awesome. Then there's the Petworth Dance Project, it too is awesome. Professional dance companies, performing for free among a crowd of neighbors? Awesome.
Now, there's a new thing...
Read MoreJoin Friends of Grant Circle this Sunday, April 2nd at 10 am to help keep Grant Circle looking great! Last year, we painted all the benches inside the Circle. This week we'll tackle the benches around the playground on the north side (5th and Webster). We'll deadhead the daffodils that have finished blooming and pickup trash as well.
Read MorePetworth resident Caroline Cragin has started Community Mediation DC, a neighborhood mediation program modeled after successful mediation centers in Maryland. The program is still in its infancy, but already has a website and a core team of volunteer staff who are ready to take cases.
Mediation comes to DC with a kickoff meeting on April 5th at Petworth Library...
Read MoreWatch presentations, eat soup, listen to music, VOTE and help improve the 14th & Kennedy Street area!
Join the Kennedy Street Development Corporation (KSDC) and the Community Alliance for Upper Fourteenth Street (CAUFS) at their next "District SOUP" event at the Back Alley Theater. Four neighbors will present community projects to help support the neighborhood, while all money generated will go to help one of those projects become a reality. And you get a vote.
There will be food, drink and music, courtesy of Petworth-area musician David Curtin on his guitar...
Read MoreCommunity Carrot, the new non-profit from David Sheon is having a ribbon cutting ceremony and will open its doors at 508 Kennedy St NW for their first class of "entrepreneurs in training" on Saturday, March 25th at 2pm. They'd love to have the community come out to support them.
Read MorePetworth Citizen is hosting a fundraiser for the really worthy kids' non-profit on Tuesday, March 28, between 5-7pm for a happy hour benefiting DC SCORES. 10% of alcohol sales during the two hours will directly benefit their poet-athletes.
Read MorePetworth is getting known for its Socials... from Grant Circle to Southwest Petworth to Sherman Circle. Add to this list one more, a new Friday evening social to be held at local bars in the neighborhood. It doesn't really have a name yet, but the idea is simple: meet your neighbors, grab a drink and be social.
Read MoreThe Friends of Petworth Library is joining up with Petworth Citizen for a special happy hour to raise funds for the Library on Tuesday, March 21st from 5-7pm. There will be a raffle for some excellent books, and five locals will be reading their choice selections from authors who have March birthdays. Petworth Citizen will donate 10% of the alcohol sales during Happy Hour (5 -7pm) to the Friends group.
So come out and drink and listen to excerpts of the celebrated authors as read by local peeps -- including me reading from Rabbit, Run by John Updike.
Read MoreRemember when we were kids and any playground quarrel could be decided by a game of Rock, Paper, Scissors? An organization called Playworks is taking this childhood gem to the next level on Thursday, March 9th.
Read MoreSpring has arrived and the daffodils that we planted back in December have emerged and are blooming around the Circle. Come out Sunday, March 5th at 10am to enjoy the daffodils and flowering quince and help keep Grant Circle looking great.
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