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A few interesting things at this 4C Advisory Neighborhood Commission meeting, including finding out about the 45-week closing of the East side of the Georgia Ave metro station, the upcoming development at 3701 14th Street, a resolution to honor certain DC residents and upcoming DC Water pipeline work in the area.
Read MoreThe Police Service Area meetings (PSAs) are one way for residents to share their concerns, feedback, accolades and criticisms with MPD leadership. For years PSA 407 and 404 combined their meetings into one -- but apparently they're now split. Details on the new meeting schedule ...
Read MoreThe Friends at Petworth Library are looking for feedback about the value of the Library’s performance over the past year for an upcoming DC Council Committee on Education hearing. They want to know what you liked, or what didn’t work for you. Learn more...
Read MoreThe draft agenda for the Advisory Neighborhood Commission 4D's February public meeting is below. The meeting is on Tuesday, February 16th at Truesdell Education Campus, 800 Ingraham St NW, at 7pm. Amongst other topics and guests, Councilmembers David Grosso and Elissa Silverman will speak about family leave legislation.
Read MoreDC's main homeless shelter, DC General, is set to close so the city can create new, smaller shelters in each Ward. Located in the Southeast, DC General has 285 rooms serving more than 700 homeless families each year. In an effort to provide smaller, safer and more dignified housing options (with the services and supports that help families get back on their feet), DC believes new shelters are needed.
Read MoreEver bought an old piece of furniture, only to find an old piece of history folded up inside? That's what happened to Petworth News reader Anne Katz, who sent me a couple of photos of a Washington Post newspaper she found in an old trunk bought off of Craigslist.
Read MoreThe areas's newest bookstore, Walls of Books, officially opened up Saturday morning with a ribbon cutting, a custom cake and lots of guests and customers. It's a risky business opening up a new retail establishment, especially a bookstore. Looking at the inside of Walls of Books, located at 3325 Georgia Avenue, I think owner Pablo Sierra has something great happening.
Read MoreANC 4C will host the February 10, 2016 meeting at the Petworth Library in the Community Meeting room on the lower level. The meeting will begin promptly at 6:30pm.
Read MoreLate in the evening on Wednesday, January 27th, someone walked down 4th Street NW between Upshur and Taylor and sliced at least one tire on 17 cars. Why?
Read MoreTheodore Roosevelt High School has been closed since 2013 to undergo a $136.1 million renovation that replaces the crumbling sections of the building, restores historic architecture, and expands the facilities and technology, all revolving around a new central atrium. It’s pretty impressive. Read the article and see a large photo gallery >
Read MoreOne of the benefits of having a literary establishment in our neighborhood is the opportunity to meet writers and historians and listen to author readings of their work.
On Wednesday, February 3rd at 7pm, Upshur Street Books (827 Upshur St NW) is hosting Dr. Amina Hassan, who will read from her new book, Loren Miller: Civil Rights Attorney and Journalist.
Read MoreThe Celebrate Petworth festival is becoming one of the biggest events in Petworth. Now going into its third year, they're looking to volunteers to join the steering committee and help shape this summer's next festival. (See a photo gallery from last summer's festival.) Here's their call for volunteers for a meeting next week:
Read MoreEMS responded to a house off of Grant Circle along the 500 block of Webster Street NW.
Read MoreAh, 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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