Support the Celebrate Petworth Festival at a Slash Run happy hour!

Support the Celebrate Petworth Festival at a Slash Run happy hour!

Celebrate Petworth is having a happy hour fundraiser at Slash Run on Wednesday, April 20th from 6pm - 8pm. See the details...

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PSA 407 community / MPD meeting April 21st

PSA 407 community / MPD meeting April 21st

The next meeting of the Police Service Area 407 is Thursday, April 21st at 7pm. Led by Lt. Anthony Washington, the meeting is an opportunity to hear updates on crime in the PSA, and ask questions of MPD leadership. 

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Reimagining public safety on Jefferson Street

Reimagining public safety on Jefferson Street

Petworth News is pleased to publish an article from Nicole Porter, a local resident who was named a "New Civil Rights Leader" by Essence Magazine in 2014 and is an active member of the Petworth community. 

"I want to offer an approach to public safety beyond arrests that includes targeted employment strategies, supporting community relationships and acknowledging the potential for current social capital."

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What's next for Crane & Turtle? A week of pop-up concepts...

What's next for Crane & Turtle? A week of pop-up concepts...

If you’ve been wondering what’s going to happen with the Crane & Turtle space, now that Chef Makoto Hamamura is set to move to New York, here’s an answer. Well, an answer for a week, anyway.

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How real estate developers shaped the racial landscape of Ward 4

How real estate developers shaped the racial landscape of Ward 4

There's a presentation and discussion tonight, April 14th at 7pm, at the Petworth Library on a fascinating topic about historic segregation in Ward 4. "Mapping Segregation in Washington DC" is a public history project documenting the historic segregation of DC’s housing and schools, playgrounds, and other public spaces. 

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Calling all vendors, set up a booth at Celebrate Petworth!

Calling all vendors, set up a booth at Celebrate Petworth!

The Celebrate Petworth Festival is a highlight of the summer social activities in Petworth. Filled with music, food and crafts from local area businesses and artists, the Festival takes over the 800 block of Upshur Street on June 4, 2016. A popular event in its third year, the Celebrate Petworth Festival is looking for vendors and performers to set a booth or perform. So whether you have a Petworth area business or create awesome crafts at home, here's a great way to reach a local audience. Learn more and apply >

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Draft agenda for ANC 4C April meeting

Draft agenda for ANC 4C April meeting

Advisory Neighborhood Commission 4C meets on Wednesday, April 13th at 6:30pm at the Petworth Library (downstairs in the Community Meeting room).

DC Attorney General Karl Racine will be at the meeting to discuss the role of the Office of the Attorney General, his priorities, and what the office has done on behalf of the community since he has taken office. See the full draft agenda...

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Grant Circle Social is on again! Wed April 20th.

Grant Circle Social is on again! Wed April 20th.

With the warmer weather, it's time to go outdoors and get social again! First up is the Grant Circle Social on Wednesday, April 20th at 6pm (the Southwest Petworth Lemonade Social is April 25th)

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2nd Annual Petworth News Shindig - May 7th at 6pm at The Pitch!

2nd Annual Petworth News Shindig - May 7th at 6pm at The Pitch!

Now that the Petworth News Facebook page has more than 2,000 Likes and this blog has more than 20,000 monthly readers (what!) I figure it's time for another Shindig party! RSVP now!

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A creative culinary storytime, Southern style at the Third Floor

A creative culinary storytime, Southern style at the Third Floor

"It's an experiment in hospitality and story-telling. A room full of good people from different backgrounds," Trey told me. "Above all, we want people to take away from the evening a sense that their curiosity has been satisfied, and sparked."

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Oh hey, Petworth News won runner-up for Best Community Blog in DC!

Oh hey, Petworth News won runner-up for Best Community Blog in DC!

Petworth News won runner-up as the Best Community Blog for the 2016 Readers' Choice "Best of DC" Poll from the Washington City Paper! Not too shabby for a one-year old blog. 

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4122 5th Street NW, this week's Featured Listing

4122 5th Street NW, this week's Featured Listing

Local Petworth resident and real estate agent Ryan DaSilva brings you a beautiful and modern condo at 4122 5th Street NW. Located just south of Grant Circle and other parks, the condo is blocks from the Georgia Avenue / Petworth metro and from the restaurants on Upshur Street. Learn more...

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Brightwood/Petworth residents meet with city leadership to talk about crime

Brightwood/Petworth residents meet with city leadership to talk about crime

On April 5th, residents of Brightwood and north Petworth met at the Brightwood Park United Methodist Church to talk about crime issues that have been occurring in the area. Beyond the 30 or so residents, also in attendance were representatives from DC government, including Chris Dyer from the office of the Mayor, MPD 4D Commander Wilfredo Manlapaz and Lt Shane Lamond and Ward 4 Councilmember Brandon Todd, as well as ANC 4D Commissioners David Sheon and Nancy Roth.

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Town & Country convenience store reopens for a changing Petworth

Town & Country convenience store reopens for a changing Petworth

The Town & Country Market convenience store at 823 Upshur Street closed in January for renovations. Owner Teshome Chekole (everyone calls him "T") told me that the time had come to update the store, given the changes along Upshur Street and in Petworth over the past few years. The store reopened on Monday. Come see inside...

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