Resident makes free "ear savers" for essential workers who wear masks - here's how to get one

Resident makes free "ear savers" for essential workers who wear masks - here's how to get one

A Petworth resident has started crocheting “ear savers” for healthcare workers, grocery store employees and others who have to wear face masks all the time, and are finding their ears hurt from the elastic.

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Upshur getting repaved between Kansas & Arkansas

Upshur getting repaved between Kansas & Arkansas

ANC Commissioner Debbie Matties (4C 05) posted an email from DDOT to the Petworth listserv about upcoming repaving of Upshur Street between Kansas and Arkansas Ave. (Boy, does this stretch need to be repaved!).

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Celebrate Petworth is cancelled due to an abundance of caution

Celebrate Petworth is cancelled due to an abundance of caution

The Celebrate Petworth street festival has been an ongoing event in the neighborhood for the past 8 years. But not this year. In the time of COVID-19, there’s too many uncertainties.

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President Lincoln's Cottage draws strength from the Petworth community in a difficult time

President Lincoln's Cottage draws strength from the Petworth community in a difficult time

President Lincoln's Cottage closed to the public in mid-March and is not yet announcing a reopening date. As easy as it was to make the decision to close — for the safety of the veterans who are our closest neighbors, for our team, and for the whole community — it’s hard to not be able to use the Cottage as a place for people to gather around a shared hope and purpose.

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Local restaurants find ways to be creative in making revenue and supporting the community

Local restaurants find ways to be creative in making revenue and supporting the community

With the stay-at-home order, restaurants and businesses have had to either close or find creative ways to keep revenue coming in so they can pay staff, pay rent and other bills. While some restaurants have closed, others are offering different curbside pickup and delivery options, while some businesses have transitioned to online sales and classes.

This is a two part series looking at the ways local businesses and restaurants are working to stay financially afloat while also supporting community needs. Part one looks at restaurants.

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April showers bring crabapples, tulips, magnolias and more as Petworth blooms

April showers bring crabapples, tulips, magnolias and more as Petworth blooms

If you’ve found yourself walking around our beautiful neighborhood admiring the flowers and wondering what you’re looking at, we’re here to help. Welcome to "Petworth Blooming,” a popular series featuring some of the most common plants and flowers seen around Petworth.

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During a global pandemic, someone actually stole a large, heavy... ceramic turtle?

During a global pandemic, someone actually stole a large, heavy... ceramic turtle?

A homeowner on Kansas Avenue NW, near Quincy and Randolph, reported that someone (or a couple of someones?) stole a large ceramic planter from her front yard in the middle of the night. The planter was full of soil and a plant, and at about 2 1/2 feet long and a foot and a half tall, was pretty heavy.

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Hoping you have a banner day, Crestwood residents put up inspirational messages

Hoping you have a banner day, Crestwood residents put up inspirational messages

The Crestwood neighborhood has been embracing community and positivity with a neighborhood-wide initiative, inspired by the National Children’s Museum. Neighbors are creating positive signs on the front of their homes to provide fun activities for the family, and inspirational messages for the community.

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Lulabelle's Sweet Shop to take online orders for ice cream!

Lulabelle's Sweet Shop to take online orders for ice cream!

My daughter’s fervent wishes have been fulfilled — as Spring and warmer weather arrives in Petworth, Lulabelle’s Sweet Shop will be offering online ordering and pick-up for ice cream (and some candy).

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Watching the DC real estate market during the Covid threat [sponsored]

Watching the DC real estate market during the Covid threat [sponsored]

The spring real estate market had started early this year, with open houses normal two weekends ago. The only noticeable difference was more use of hand sanitizer and less hand-shaking. Now… there is some hesitation on the part of both buyers and sellers, for different reasons. Some buyers feel uncertain about their employment as the virus threatens to close down workplaces. Sellers wonder if they should list their houses later when people are venturing out, bringing more demand.

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Share your fun ideas of things to do with your kids during coronavirus

Share your fun ideas of things to do with your kids during coronavirus

DC schools are closed for two weeks, and that means a lot of kids with short attention spans are at home.

What to do with them?

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Facebook readers get upset, I apologize, and life goes on

Facebook readers get upset, I apologize, and life goes on

The story of where I publish a quick post on Facebook after spending time on phone calls discussing the tribulations of local small businesses in the time of covid, and catch on fire from the heat of reader comments.

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What do you want to ask the 2020 Ward 4 Council candidates?

What do you want to ask the 2020 Ward 4 Council candidates?

Petworth News will be interviewing each candidate for Ward 4 Council, and you get the opportunity to submit questions for the interview. This year there are currently three candidates vying for the Ward 4 seat: incumbent Brandon Todd, Janeese Lewis George, and Marlena Edwards.

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Op-Ed: Parents succeed in getting DC to install a safer surface for Petworth playground

Op-Ed: Parents succeed in getting DC to install a safer surface for Petworth playground

Thanks to the advocacy of parents in our community, the renovation of the Petworth Playground will include a wood fiber surface instead of a poured-in-place rubber surface. We couldn’t be more excited for the expected reopening this summer. I know my family is going to appreciate the two adjacent playgrounds for different ages, the shade structures and birthday pavilion. The new surface will fit the nature theme nicely. And yes, for the first time, we will have swings!

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