So good! Stop by Toli Moli tonight!
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It's always about being a good neighbor
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A neighborhood is special because of the people who live there -- and it's made better by the people who help it thrive.
I came along Paul Montesano yesterday working on the median of New Hampshire Avenue with a rake and a pick-axe. Just one guy standing out in the middle of the road tearing up the weeds and grass.
"One person, a pick ax and five hours for a roughly 20 foot length of median," he said. "Hopefully this works out. Could be cool."
Read MoreBlue chairs totally belong on the police & fire call boxes
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So this seems like it's a thing now.
Walking around the Petworth neighborhood, I discovered someone is attaching small blue chairs to the tops of a couple of the old fire and police call boxes. And I approve! Love the street art nature of it. Here's a bit of back story on the historic call boxes...
Read MorePoll: What's your favorite Petworth area restaurant?
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I'm trying to do some research on Petworth area restaurants, and who better to ask than you?
Use the form in the article to submit sit-down restaurants along 14th Street, Upshur, Georgia Avenue, any area surrounding Petworth, like Park View, Brightwood, etc.
Read MoreAttic DC: a Petworth resident is trying to help you shop DC’s independent antique and fashion retail
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Writing about people like Tarek Anandan is one of the things I like best about writing Petworth News: profiling a local resident who is following his heart, doing something exceptional, and someone you might otherwise not have realized lived a few doors down from you.
Tarek and his wife Valentine combined their professional and personal passions and launched ATTIC DC, a website that promotes local, independently owned antique and fashion retail here in Petworth and around the city. Read more about Tarek and ATTIC...
Read MoreMPD responds to resident concerns, steps up bike patrols
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I heard from Lt Anthony Washington that MPD is planning to add a new mountain bike patrol in the area as a response to resident concerns and crime trends. Details ...
Read MorePresident Lincoln’s Cottage has two cool evening tours coming up, and more
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I heard from President Lincoln’s Cottage that they’re doing two special night-time tours of the Cottage this Thursday, March 17th and next Wednesday, March 23rd, at 6pm. Learn more >
Read MoreAfter home invasion scare at 14th & Upshur, DC Redditors offer advice
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There is an interesting thread on the DC subreddit about an attempted home break-in last night near Upshur and 14th Street. Reddit user itsmywanderingmind writes that her roommate came home late at night, and was followed by a man back to their shared house. The man tried to open the door several times, the roommates called MPD, but the man ended up leaving before police arrived.
The roommates found themselves a bit frozen with what to do ("standing around frantically" is the pretty descriptive phrase she used in her post). Commenters on Reddit made some suggestions on what to do...
Read MoreFor sale: An old vacant house that hard work made a family home once again
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When Jed and Scott bought in Petworth in 2009, the house they chose on Upshur Street needed a lot of work. It hadn’t been well-maintained, hadn’t been updated in decades and was sitting vacant with holes in the walls and ceilings. In a lot of ways, the house was representative of many other Petworth homes — built for a family, cycled through numerous hands over the years, left vacant and in disrepair, and now restored to a family home through hard work.
Read MoreCrane & Turtle to close in April, Ruppert thinking of what's to come
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According to Paul Ruppert, the critically (and customer) acclaimed Crane & Turtle restaurant (828 Upshur St NW) is planning to close on April 24th.
"Crane & Turtle is so directly tied to [Chef Makoto Hamamura] that we decided it makes sense to create a new restaurant," co-owner Paul Ruppert told me. "Brainstorming ideas right now. Happy to have suggestions."
Read MoreCastello Restaurant on Hamilton Street gets its alcohol license, with restrictions
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After its January 6th protest hearing at the Alcohol Beverage Control Board, Castello Restaurant and Lounge finally gets a decision
Read MorePSA: Street cleaning - and ticketing - starts March 1st
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Ah, the approach of Spring in DC… when the weather begins to warm up, then gets cold again, then warms up… and you have to move your car to the other side of the street.
DPW street cleaning and alternate side of the street parking begins Tuesday, March 1st (through October 31st). DPW will give out warning tickets until Friday, March 4th — after that, it’s a $45 ticket if you’re parked on the side being cleaned. Or you could get towed.
Read MoreJoin Slash Run & Brittany Kademian for a cancer research fundraiser
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Brittany Kademian is getting ready to run the Boston marathon on April 18th in honor of those who are fighting cancer. Working with the “Dana-Farber Marathon Challenge” program, Brittany’s goal is to reach $10,000 in donations for cancer research and cancer care for those that need it most. Brittany is partnering with Petworth’s own Slash Run (201 Upshur St NW) to hold a fundraiser this Thursday, February 25th (5pm -12am).
Read MoreNew Real Estate section coming soon
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A new feature is launching this week, called Petworth News Real Estate. This new section of the site will offer a hyperlocal look at property listings for homes for sale in the Petworth area. I think it's gonna be pretty cool.
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