Christmas and Santa come to Upshur & Petworth Park
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If Santa is your thing (and really, who doesn’t love Santa?) then there’s a “Miracle on Upshur Street” coming this weekend!
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Support your Petworth schools at an Art & Craft Holiday Market on Sunday, December 12th
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Local elementary schools have joined forces to fundraise together this holiday season at the first Petworth PTO Holiday Market, hosted by Dorothy Height Elementary School on Sunday, December 12th from 10-2pm.
Read MoreShoe and apparel store 'Aviator Club' opening on 9th St on Nov 20
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Last week, a pair of angel wings appeared on the wall between EL Torogoz and the shuttered 777 Market, on 9th Street between Upshur and Varnum Streets. Here’s what’s coming…
Read MoreGood news, swimmers! Roosevelt pool opens to the public
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After more than five years of discussion, debate, finding the money, COVID-19 and finally construction, the indoor pool at Roosevelt High School is finally ready to open to the public.
Read MoreFinding COVID-19 vaccines for your 5-11 year olds in the Petworth area
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The CDC approved the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 mRNA vaccine for children ages 5-11 on Tuesday, November 2nd. Last week, before even the FDA and CDC had recommended the vaccine for children 5-11, Mayor Muriel Bowser announced vaccine sites across the city at local schools.
Read MoreCheck out the Sherman Circle Spooktacular on Halloween!
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It’s great to see the tradition of a Sherman Circle Halloween party continue this year! The Halloween Spooktacular is on October 31st from 4-6pm and is perfect for kids of all ages! It’s brought to you by Advisory Neighborhood Commission 4D and Petworth Peanuts. Check out the activities!
Read MorePetworth finally gets a Main Street organization
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Main Streets are local non-profit organizations funded by DC government to support and enhance businesses and communities from a hyperlocal perspective. They do great work for long-time established businesses that have been historically overlooked by DC as well as new businesses looking to get help.
Petworth is the next neighborhood to get this support.
Read MoreCheck out these fun family Halloween events
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It’s that spooky time of year again, when all the little ghouls and goblins, Black Panthers and Wonder Women go around the neighborhood extorting candy from helpless neighbors. Love it.
Here’s a short list of some family-fun events in the neighborhood:
Read MoreA huge photo gallery from Celebrate Petworth 2021
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Celebrate Petworth was on September 25th, and it’s easy to say it was a huge success. So many people!
Check out a huge photo gallery of the day!
Read MoreBill White, owner of Fish in the Hood, is in the hospital and his family could use your help
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Bill White is an awesome guy. I first met him several years ago at his restaurant Fish in the Neighborhood on Georgia Avenue in Park View. Known as “Fish in the Hood,” the restaurant is one of the best places in DC to get fresh seafood. The popular restaurant has gone through ups and downs, a fire, issues with his landlord and still has stayed open to serve the community.
Bill is in the hospital with a lung infection and collapsed lung, and doesn’t have insurance. His step-mother has organized a GoFundMe to help cover costs.
Read MoreAtxondo, by Estadio’s former head chef, is a bright new spot in Petworth
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Rufino Bautista, former Executive Chef at Estadio and Asia Nora, had long dreamed of opening his own restaurant where he could be the boss and serve the dishes he loved.
He knew exactly the type of cuisine he would serve: northern Spanish. And he knew what he would name his restaurant: Atxondo, after the Basque city where he had the best meal of his life.
Read MoreRoosevelt BUILD program teaches students to use their creativity to be entrepreneurs
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Twenty-seven students are excited to participate in this year’s BUILD program, now in its third year at Roosevelt High School. The program encourages students to become entrepreneurs by thinking creatively and “outside of the box.”
Read MoreEnter the Evil Laugh contest with the Petworth Library (ends 10/15)
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DC’s Public Libraries are running a fun Halloween contest for the best Evil Laugh (laughs evilly at this idea). How fun is that? Here’s how to enter.
Read MoreFall blooms in Petworth and shows off its many colors
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Fall has officially arrived! Cooler weather makes it that much easier to get out and enjoy the neighborhood flowers, and there are plenty to look at right now. Come take a look at what’s blooming in Petworth.
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Join President Lincoln’s Cottage on September 19, from 10am to 2pm, for their free annual Homecoming celebration inspired by the Lincoln family’s time living on the grounds of the Soldiers’ Home, here in the Petworth neighborhood.