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Curious about when your local Advisory Neighborhood Commission meets or the next Petworth Jazz Project? Now there's one place to go to find dates and times for upcoming community events: the Petworth News Community Calendar!
Read MoreThe next Lemonade Social is this Wednesday, June 22nd from 6:30pm to dark at the grassy triangle located at the intersection of Kansas Ave & Quincy St/13th St.
Read MoreThe Advisory Neighborhood Commission 4D has its June meeting on 6/21 at 7pm at Truesdell Education Campus, 800 Ingraham St NW. Their draft agenda is after the break. (Updated 6/21)
Read MoreOnce upon a time I felt like I was physically fit. I used to run, was a monster on the spin bike and boxed twice a week (I was a windmill with the jump rope). Nowadays, I feel like it’s quite possible that I’m made out of barely flexible PVC pipe instead of muscle. I also have a 5 year old and my mid-40s coming up, so I decided it was time to make a change, and I wanted local help to get me back on track. So I decided to stop by Level Up Personal Fitness on Georgia Avenue...
Read MoreIf you live in Petworth east of Georgia Avenue and below Gallatin then you're in Police Service Area (PSA) 407. Lieutenant Anthony Washington is holding a PSA meeting on Thursday, June 16th at 7pm at 801 Shepherd St NW.
Read MoreRan into the Petworth Library's photography class this morning, and we ended up with me taking a photo of them taking a photo of me taking a photo of them. Nice.
Upload your photos to the Library's Flickr group and you might get selected for their Petworth Showcase!
Read MoreI just found out that the Third Floor (the event space in the Murrell building above Slim’s) is hosting another “In Good Company” food and literary event on Saturday night, June 11th. And to my geekish delight, this time it’s about “The Caped Crusade: Batman and the Rise of Nerd Culture.”
The second installment of Trey Graham’s cocktails-and-conversation series “In Good Company” combines food, drinks and discussion over interesting art, books and cuisine.
Read MoreThis guest post by Petworth resident James Salt looks at the second annual 3x3 basketball tournament at the Celebrate Petworth Festival. The tournament was expanded this year to provide scholarship awards to the high school, middle school and female student-led teams who could most effectively dominate Petworth Park’s outdoor basketball court.
Read MoreThe Petworth Library is hosting a “Photos of Petworth” program to create a visual time capsule of the Petworth neighborhood in the summer of 2016. They're offering two photography classes and want you to share your photos in a "time capsule" special show. Learn more...
Read MoreThe Advisory Neighborhood Commission 4C meets on Wednesday, June 8th at 6:30pm the Petworth Library. Inside is the draft agenda for the meeting, subject to change (for example, there's been an incredibly painful back and forth over including the Code of Conduct proposed by Commissioner Jonah Goodman, so hopefully that one stays in the agenda).
Read MoreThe third annual Celebrate Petworth Festival was a great time! The musicians were amazing, the vendors were great (the Petworth History tent was packed!), the cutest dog show was, well, cute, and the 3-on-3 basketball game was great to watch. A lot of talented kids (and some not-too-shabby adults, either).
Read MoreThe Celebrate Petworth Festival starts at 11am on Saturday, June 4th along the 800 block of Upshur Street. It's going to be a busy day with events that should please everyone, from kids to adults, from hungry people to those seeking some fitness. Food, crafts, music, dance, basketball, cute dogs. Cool.
Read MoreHave a talented pooch who you want to show off? Is your pup the cutest thing ever? Sign up for the Celebrate Petworth Dog Show, set for Saturday June 4th at 12:30 pm. Great prizes from local vendors and treats for the canine participants.
Read MoreI think the combination of the Petworth Jazz Project with the Petworth Dance Project makes for an incredible evening at Petworth Park. With dancers from Kalanidhi Dance, Nancy Havlik Dance Performance Group, Countess Winfrey and Company Danzante (who danced while the jazz band Véronneau played), there was an over-abundance to listen to and watch.
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Volunteer with the Friends of the Soldier's Home!
Summer isn’t over yet! The Parks at Walter Reed has a full lineup of family-friendly neighborhood events coming up from August and into November, including free concerts, outdoor fitness classes, dancing, flea markets, community festivals and a massive used book sale.