Shepherd Street block party on August 11th looks great!
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Residents near 7th and Shepherd Sts NW are putting together a block party for the neighborhood on Saturday, August 11th from 2-8pm, and it looks great.
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Little Havana opens tonight on 14th Street!
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The latest restaurant to open on 14th Street is Little Havana, offering Cuban-style cuisine from owner Chefs Alfredo Solis and Joseph Osorio. Doors open tonight, August 10th!
Read MoreIs there a hydromaniac loose in the neighborhood?
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File this one under “weird but true.” Someone seems to be going around the area opening up the water spigots on the outside of buildings and homes and letting the water run at full force. Why?
ANC 4C meeting agenda for August 8th
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The Advisory Neighborhood Commission 4C meets next on Wednesday, August 8, 2018 at 6:30pm at the Petworth Library. Here is the draft agenda…
How a soccer mini-pitch replaced a basketball court at Petworth Playground
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DPR made a deal with the US Soccer Foundation, who proposed giving money to create a series of hard surface soccer mini-pitches across the city, and the USSF wanted the first one to coincide with the opening of Audi Field. DPR decided that Petworth Playground would be the location.
Read MorePetworth residents trying to find a way to deal with a recent jump in local crime and violence
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According to neighbors in Southwest Petworth who have been sharing a large email thread, in the last several months there has been a dramatic increase in petty and violent crime along and around Quincy and Kansas Avenue NW.
Read MorePetworth Jazz Project this Saturday, 7/28 features jazz and Go-Go!
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This month's Petworth Jazz Project sounds great! The next show on Saturday, July 28th presenting Elijah Jamal Balbed: An Evening of Jazz and Go-Go featuring Jus Paul.
Read MoreHelp make the Celebrate Petworth festival awesome -- become a volunteer!
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The Celebrate Petworth Festival is right around the corner on September 8th. To make this awesome day happen, the team running the festival is looking for volunteers to help with tasks big and small. There's an opportunity for everyone to be involved.
Get your jazz fix this summer with free shows at The Parks at Walter Reed
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The last Saturday of every summer month sees the free Petworth Jazz Project at the park at 8th and Taylor. If you're looking for another free, outdoor jazz show that's great for the whole family, The Parks at Walter Reed has a series great jazz shows starting this weekend, Saturday, July 21st from 4-7pm.
The shows are presented by The Parks at Walter Reed, working with Petworth's own local jazzman Tom Pipkin -- which means it'll be a great show for neighbors to come out and enjoy.
Read MoreList of closed pools & spray parks due to DC Water issues
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According to the Department of Parks and Recreation, here is a list of the pools and spray parks closed to the DC Water issue. Upshur pool and the Petworth spray park are definitely closed. They should reopen tomorrow (Saturday). Here’s a list…
Read MoreCapitol Cider House special opening on Friday, 7/20!
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Capitol Cider House opens for a special Grand Opening Party on Friday, July 20th from 4-11pm, and according to owner Jared Fackrell, you're all invited! Here’s how to get tickets!
Read MoreThe colors are blooming in Petworth
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Summer has officially begun and Petworth’s gardens have been getting plenty of rain recently, meaning Black Eyed Susans and other colorful flowers are blooming.
Read MoreDPR to turn off spray park at Petworth Playground for maintenance fix
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The water pressure in the little park has seemed very lackluster this year, and I'm sure this fix is welcome news for many of our littlest neighbors.
Helping to make Petworth a better neighborhood, one festival, jazz show and a few murals at a time
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I know Tom Pipkin pretty well. As a community journalist and blogger, I learn about and get involved in a bunch of different projects that go on in the neighborhood, and many of the best ones have originated with Tom Pipkin. I've never met anyone who has so many cool, creative ideas... some are way out there, others are exactly what's needed. It's how he's turned his ideas into reality for the benefit of the community that make Tom the focus of our next Petworth Change Maker video.
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