Update on listserv merge, some budget needed
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So migrating old content and email addresses comes with a cost … ($110 to be exact).
How about donating a dollar?
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His name is Yasser, but you can say “Yes, sir”
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Roosevelt High School has a new Arabic language teacher, whose goal is to help students learn one of the “critical world languages” being used across the globe. Yasser is finding teaching in an American school a challenge, and is using creative tactics to engage students.
Read More3rd Annual Dia de los Muertos celebration on Saturday November 2nd
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Join Petworth Arts Collaborative's 3rd Annual Dia de los Muertos celebration on Saturday November 2nd from 9am-1pm at the Petworth Farmers Market. There will be Dance, Music, a Community Altar, Calavera Face Painting and more!
Read MoreSome Halloween events coming up!
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Halloween in Petworth is usually pretty quiet — except for all the local parades and block parties!
Read MoreA birthday pavilion, a "teen lounge" and lots of swings coming to Petworth Playground
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DPR plans to completely renovate both the little and big kids playgrounds, regrade the field and install a larger stage with a pavilion roof, upgrade the splash park, improve ADA access throughout the park, and install an outdoor teen hangout area with swings and other “passive movement” structures.
Read MoreTake a survey for Catholic University nursing students!
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Two third-year nursing students at the Catholic University of America in Brookland are taking a class in Community Health, and as part of their course requirements they are conducting a “windshield survey” of a neighborhood in DC — in this case, Petworth. They’re hoping you’ll anonymously answer some questions about the neighborhood.
Read MoreHelping local businesses and transforming Petworth's economy through microfinance Initiatives
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Following the closing of some local businesses, Petworth is at a unique crossroads concerning its economic development. Do we let commercialization take its course, overrunning the surrounding local enterprises? Or do we change the tide and take action to support our neighbors’ businesses?
A Georgetown University non-profit is ready to offer micro-transactional loans to small businesses to help them succeed.
Read MoreNext update meeting on playground enhancements at the Petworth Rec Center
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Learn more details about the proposed playground and splash park changes and other upgrades, and offer feedback to the architects and designers.
Read More9th Street BARJ: A look at the DC Courts adolescent pre-adjudication center
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Petworth used to have a post office on 9th Street. Even if the people who worked there weren’t always the nicest, it was convenient. When it closed in 2015, people wondered what was going to come next. Condos? A new business? In 2017, we found out it was going to be a youth pre-adjudication center run by the DC Courts. And now, it’s getting ready to open.
Read MoreFall Fest at the Old Soldier's Home on Sunday, 9/29
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Your guide courtesy of Friends of the Soldiers Home for Fall Fun Fest this Sunday, Sept. 29, 9am to 5pm, Armed Forces Retirement Home.
Read MoreOwn a business? Learn about Main Street Grants this Wednesday
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Own a business and want some financial help in getting a new storefront or interior upgrades to help improve business and connect with residents? There’s a special program called Great Streets that can provides tens of thousands of dollars. Learn more at a session this Wednesday.
Read MoreTaste of Uptown winners! Come out and enjoy Wednesday night!
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On Wednesday, September 25 from 5-9pm, Uptown Main Street will host its second annual Taste of Uptown walking food tour. Petworth News gave away tickets to two lucky winners!
Read MorePhotos & video from Celebrate Petworth 2019
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This year’s Celebrate Petworth Festival was another great event — weather was good, music was great, food was awesome and the crowds numbered into the thousands. Here’s some video and photos!
Read MoreRead a book, eat some ice cream! Lulabelle's Sweet Shop and Loyalty Books reward young readers
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There can be magic when local businesses decide to work together, and this is especially true for Upshur Street’s Lulabelle’s Sweet Shop and Loyalty Bookstore, who are teaming up to encourage reading by giving a sweet reward!
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