Residents raise concerns about Metrorail noise along Green line, meeting on Monday

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Residents raise concerns about Metrorail noise along Green line, meeting on Monday

A group of residents along the 4000 block of New Hampshire Avenue and the 500-700 block of Taylor Street have raised concerns about recent noise and shaking that they say is caused by Metro trains running beneath their homes.

The residents have put together a meeting with Ward 4 Councilmember Brandon Todd, ANC 4C08 Commissioner Timothy Jones and a WMATA representative to discuss the issue. They're meeting Monday, December 12th at 7pm at 801 Shepherd Street. 

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Draft agenda for December ANC 4C meeting

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Draft agenda for December ANC 4C meeting

The Advisory Neighborhood Commission 4C meets on Wednesday, December 14th at 6:30pm at the Petworth Library (basement meeting room). Looks like a short meeting -- and it's the last meeting for this group of commissioners. Newly elected (and returning) commissioners will preside over the January 2017 meeting.

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Upshur St Art & Craft Fair returns this Saturday, December 10th

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Upshur St Art & Craft Fair returns this Saturday, December 10th

On its 11th year, the Upshur Street Art & Craft Fair returns to the 800 block of Upshur St to offer locally made art, crafts, food and more from 11am to 4pm on December 10th. It's filled with beautiful, hand-made art and other items that make great holiday gifts, or new wonderful things made to warm your home, made by local artists.

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You can get a "Glad You're Our Neighbor" sign from Stand Up Signs!

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You can get a "Glad You're Our Neighbor" sign from Stand Up Signs!

First of all... wow.  We sold 460 signs to neighbors. Most purchased one sign, some people bought 3, 4 or more. Knowing so many of our neighbors believe in acceptance is extremely heartening. Thanks for making Petworth amazing. 

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Speak English and Spanish? It's a call for auditions at Teatro de la Luna!

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Speak English and Spanish? It's a call for auditions at Teatro de la Luna!

My favorite local theatre, Teatro de la Luna, is looking for actors, and if you're over 18 and are bilingual in Spanish and English, this could be your break!

¿Tienes el fallo de actuación y son bilingües? Éste podría ser tu descanso afortunado. Teatro de la Luna está teniendo audiciones.

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A new option for eating in: Get fresh and local food delivered with HUNGRY

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A new option for eating in: Get fresh and local food delivered with HUNGRY

For those times when you don’t feel like cooking, don’t want to leave the house and want to eat something better than takeout food.

Restaurant options in Petworth rock, from Latin-inspired to Japanese-inspired, from wood-oven pizza to a diner and so much more, going out and eating offers plenty of choice. But what if you want to stay home, don’t want to cook but still want really good food tailored to you? I found a good solution: HUNGRY, a local food delivery service that offers fresh and delicious high-quality food from local chefs.

And Petworth News readers can get a $10 discount! 

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Fire on Iowa Ave destroys empty home, forces neighbors out of their damaged home

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Fire on Iowa Ave destroys empty home, forces neighbors out of their damaged home

There was a two alarm fire around 5am this morning on the 4300 block of Iowa Avenue NW that completely destroyed the home, and caught the adjacent home ablaze as well. Photos and video.

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Ten Tigers Parlour invite-only soft opening on Friday, Dec 9th

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Ten Tigers Parlour invite-only soft opening on Friday, Dec 9th

The historic Chez Billy location is about to reopen at Ten Tigers Parlour. Described as a "Victorian Era / Asian-styled neighborhood bar that serves dim sum, dumplings and small salads," the new restaurant's menu will be crafted by Chef Tim Ma. There will be coffee and pastries during the day. 

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"First Friday" event this week, enjoy great sales, holiday windows and artwork along Upshur Street

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"First Friday" event this week, enjoy great sales, holiday windows and artwork along Upshur Street

The Petworth Arts Collaborative will kick off their first "First Fridays" event on Friday December 2, 2016 from 6:00pm-8:00pm. "First Fridays" will showcase different styles of art, performance and visual, in unconventional and unique places along the 800 block of Upshur Street. Businesses in the area will be offering discounts and sales, while featuring different artists in their stores.

Plus, for the second year in a row, some of the businesses along the 800 block of Upshur will showcase special window displays decorated for the holidays.

Definitely worth checking out.

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Update on Rock Creek Church development

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Update on Rock Creek Church development

Matt Scorzafava, a partner with ERB Properties, the company developing the Rock Creek Church location, sent me an email with some updated information on the upcoming development.  

 

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    Display your sense of civility and democracy and buy a yard sign

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    Display your sense of civility and democracy and buy a yard sign

    Update: Sales have closed. We'll try to have them ready for pickup on Saturday, 12/10 during the Art & Craft Fair on Upshur Street around 4pm.

    I saw a great sign in a neighbor's yard this week, and posted a photo to Instagram. I received a lot of questions from readers on how they can buy the same sign. Turns out, local resident Conrad Gross produced the signs based off the design originally created by the Immanuel Mennonite church in Harrisonburg, Virginia. And you can get one if you want one. 

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    Church at 8th & Upshur to be demolished, new condos to be built

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    Church at 8th & Upshur to be demolished, new condos to be built

    The Rock Creek Baptist Church at 8th and Upshur, originally built in the 1950s, had been up for sale for quite some time, as the church prepared to move to Maryland. Now the sale is final and the congregation has moved out, leaving questions in the neighborhood for what comes next. The answer is a developer, ERB Properties, purchased the property and the lot next door, and plans to build four new multi-unit rowhouses.

    Neighbor Chris Broderick was kind enough to pass along his notes from a meeting with the developer held Monday, November 28th at Ruta del Vino. I've added additional information as needed. 

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    Twisted Horn gets a new name to go along with new menu, prices

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    Twisted Horn gets a new name to go along with new menu, prices

    "We are a neighborhood restaurant," Shane Mayson, marketing director for the Hank's restaurants, "And we found the Twisted Horn concept didn't match as closely with that idea. We want to use this opportunity to reintroduce ourselves to the neighborhood."

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    Happy Thanksgiving!

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    I'm very thankful for everyone who reads and supports Petworth News!

    I really appreciate the work of the blog's contributing writers: Zina, Darrell, Adrienne, Lois, Elissa, Anne and Rachel. (And I appreciate my wife and daughter's patience with me as I continue to write this blog.)

    I hope you have a wonderful holiday, remembering what makes you lucky in this life, and what we all can do for those who may be not be as lucky. 

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    Drew

    Hyperlocal community journalist in Petworth, Washington DC.



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