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On June 14, the DC Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) launched a new $50 million homeownership program to provide financial assistance to residents struggling to make housing related payments.
Read MoreThe owners of 821 Upshur St NW reached out to say they’ve been meeting with many different restaurateurs who have expressed interest in leasing the space. Now they really want your opinion! Take a survey of potential restaurants to fill the space at 821 Upshur. The owners will review your submissions.
Read MoreHere's the lineup for this summer's Petworth Jazz Project, July 30th, August 27th and September 17th.
Read MoreThe Petworth Main Street is looking for a new Deputy Director to run the organization and help the community continue to grow and succeed.
Read MoreInterest rates haven't seemed to put a damper on activity in our area yet. Properly marketed and priced single-family homes easily sell in the first weekend and condos are no exception. So what are “properly priced and marketed homes”? Here’s a look at recent single-family and condo home sales in Petworth, Park View and Shepherd Park.
Read MoreSometime around 5am on Thursday, July 7th, a man broke a side window on Honeymoon Chicken (4201 Georgia Avenue NW) and robbed the restaurant.
Read MoreRedistricting the current SMD/ANC boundaries was necessary because over the last 10 years Ward 4 grew by almost 10,000 residents. Each SMD consists of about 2,000 people, so new SMDs were required to be drawn to rebalance the map. Now they need new Commissioners. Want to run?
Read MoreFriends of the Soldiers Home is putting on their 10th Annual July 4th Celebration at the Armed Forces Retirement Home. It’s a great opportunity to celebrate with friends, family and your community! Here’s details:
Read MoreJoin Uptown Main Street on Friday, June 24th for a kids’ movie night! Zootopia will be shown at 8:30pm at the J&J’s parking lot at 716 Kennedy Street NW. The fun starts earlier with ice cream, costumes and more.
Read MoreReally excited to announce that the Petworth Jazz Project is returning after a long hiatus due to COVID. This popular free music event has been a summer-time highlight for the neighborhood for a decade, and people keep asking if it’s coming back. It is!
Read MoreWhile residents of Brightwood Park wait for a library in their neighborhood, they can enjoy The Library on the Go-Go, a mobile library housed in a 24 foot truck, parked at 600 Kennedy St NW every third Thursday all summer (June 16, July 21, August 18) from 3-6pm.
Read MoreJune is Caribbean Cuisine Month, and restaurants and cultural centers around the city are celebrating by opening their doors and menus for you to enjoy!
Read MoreJune will be an interesting month and I look forward to sharing those numbers with you. As you will see, the market determines the value of the home. If it’s priced too low, you will get a six-figure escalation. When priced just right, or a little too high, the market will tell you so. If you need a strategy to buy or sell a home successfully, contact me. Just remember, there is no National real estate market, there are hundreds of thousands of real estate markets in the US.
Read MoreNine students at Roosevelt High School are participating in paid summer internships through the NAF (National Academy Foundation) program at their school. The NAF program was started at Roosevelt two years ago as part of the DC CTE Network and sponsors two programs: Culinary Arts, and Global Service and Diplomacy. NAF’s mission includes bringing work-based learning experiences by partnering with high schools in high-need communities across America.
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Volunteer with the Friends of the Soldier's Home!
Summer isn’t over yet! The Parks at Walter Reed has a full lineup of family-friendly neighborhood events coming up from August and into November, including free concerts, outdoor fitness classes, dancing, flea markets, community festivals and a massive used book sale.