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We are averaging one shooting every four days now.
Add one more shooting to the numbers as there was a shooting at Georgia Avenue and Quincy Street NW around 9:30pm. This was the same location as the scene of a shooting on Monday, May 25th.
Read MoreThe El Salvadoran restaurant opened as a take-out kitchen in 2000, when the location was originally a used furniture store. In April of 2005, owner David Ventura was able to get the full space and renovated it to become a sit-down restaurant. Fifteen years later and the restaurant is still doing well, but the interior was old and needed a makeover. Now they’re ready to welcome customer back.
Read MoreMayor Bowser is starting the process to reopen DC and getting life back to … normal… whatever that is now. Effective Friday, May 29th, the Stay-at-Home order is being lifted and moving to phase one of a “stay-at-home lite” order, with restrictions on places allowed to open, occupancy rules, social distancing and mask-wearing requirements.
Read MoreA number of community members expressed frustration and unhappiness on Monday as they watched a construction vendor cut down some trees at the Petworth Playground at 8th and Taylor Streets NW.
Read MoreIt’s been hard to tell from the weather if it’s spring or winter lately, but all our May flowers are starting to turn out in force thanks to our longer days.
Read MoreAdvisory Neighborhood Commission 4C will hold its first meeting since the COVID-19 crisis, this time virtually using web conference software WebEx on Wednesday, May 13th starting at 6:30pm . If you’ve wanted to see how the ANC does things but didn’t want to leave home to do it, here’s a great chance.
Read MoreAfter three years, the Departments of Parks (DPR) and Recreation and General Services (DGS) are set to begin construction on the Petworth Playground at 8th and Taylor Streets.
Read MoreDon’t forget about Mom this Sunday, May 10th! Here are some Petworth businesses offering specials to make Mom feel less socially distanced. Bear in mind that many businesses are closed Sunday and will be offering specials on Saturday.
Read MoreAfter successfully reopening during the Stay-at-Home orders and transitioning to delivery and pick-up, both Timber Pizza and Cinder BBQ are closing due to employees testing positive for COVID-19.
Read MoreIn these times of COVID-19, the majority of us are staying home, while essential workers continue to provide the necessary services needed to help us all get through these difficult times. Beyond the healthcare workers, delivery people and grocery clerks, another group of people are working hard to fill the streets of our city with inspiration and hope. They are the artists of DC, like Crestwood resident Shawn Perkins.
Read MoreA 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.
Read MoreANC 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!).
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MorePresident 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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Petworth News is a news site about Petworth area neighborhoods in Washington DC, written by Drew Schneider and other amazing contributing writers. It features facts and objective reporting, as well as an occasional subjective point of view and opinion.
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