Daffodil thief strikes Kansas Avenue (side story, someone getting a pretty bouquet)

Daffodil thief strikes Kansas Avenue (side story, someone getting a pretty bouquet)

File this in the "Who does this?" category... someone cut down and stole the daffodils from a person's home on Kansas Avenue near EL Haynes, as reported by the homeowner on a local listserv:

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PSA 407 Lieutenant to depart, new leadership coming

PSA 407 Lieutenant to depart, new leadership coming

This afternoon, MPD Lieutenant Anthony Washington, who leads Police Service Area 407 (east of Georgia Avenue in Petworth) sent an email to the MPD 4D listserv giving his farewell. He's being transferred to MPD headquarters to the Command Information Center. The new Lieutenant is...

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Petworth resident teaches non-violent approaches to neighborhood teens through the Civil Rights Cafe 

Petworth resident teaches non-violent approaches to neighborhood teens through the Civil Rights Cafe 

For more than a decade, Petworth resident Louis Henderson has helped DC youth learn about the civil rights movement, non-violent resistance, and self-expression through a program called Civil Rights Cafe. Now, Henderson has decided to expand the program to his home neighborhood in hopes of inspiring more teens to apply the non-violent teachings of the Civil Rights movement to their everyday lives. 

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Celebrate Black History with DCAALF at Petworth Citizen

Celebrate Black History with DCAALF at Petworth Citizen

It’s Black History Month and the District of Columbia African American Legacy Foundation (DCAALF) is celebrating. Join us for a social networking event at one of Petworth’s favorite spots, Petworth Citizen, on Thursday, February 23rd from 5-7pm. It’s a chance to meet some new folks and catch up with your neighbors, and Petworth Citizen will be donating 10% of bar sales to DCAALF. 

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Guest Post: Tips for getting solar panels for your home

Guest Post: Tips for getting solar panels for your home

There's a new blog in Petworth called Green DC Living, designed to share great home renovation, energy and real estate information to help residents make smart decisions about their homes. Written by Petworth resident Roshani Kothari, Green DC Living will share tips and resources for greening homes.

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Petworth Dance Project looks to neighbors to get ready for 2017 season

Petworth Dance Project looks to neighbors to get ready for 2017 season

As summer approaches (and it is, sooner than we think!), the next season of the Petworth Dance Project is getting organized. Founded in 2015, the Dance series is a complex and expensive program, as it involved professional dance troupes and choreographers from the top studios and companies in the DMV. 

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Draft agenda for ANC 4D meeting Tuesday, 2/21 - new time & location!

Draft agenda for ANC 4D meeting Tuesday, 2/21 - new time & location!

Advisory Neighborhood Commission 4D meets on the third Tuesday of the month, but going forward, will now meet at 6:30pm at the Washington Latin Public Charter School (5200 Second Street NW) in their multipurpose room.  

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DC Community Carrot seeks to find and support young adults looking to be entrepreneurs

DC Community Carrot seeks to find and support young adults looking to be entrepreneurs

“Those hustlers you see on the street corner are really frustrated entrepreneurs.”

David Sheon heard his Petworth neighbor Gary Lockhart speak these words after a daytime shooting shook the 8th and Jefferson community last spring. David, an ANC 4D commissioner, helped to organize a community meeting at the Brightwood United Methodist Church, and it was there that he began to see the crime problem in a whole new way.

“It was like a shot through me,” David said, describing the impact of Lockhart’s words to him.

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Celebrate Valentine's Day at Hank's Cocktail Bar with a special "(No) Limit To Your Love" menu

Celebrate Valentine's Day at Hank's Cocktail Bar with a special "(No) Limit To Your Love" menu

Do you have plans for Valentine's Day? Flowers, candy and a nice card? Dinner plans?

This February 14th, Hank’s Cocktail Bar invites you to order as many drinks as you and your special someone would like from the "(No) Limit To Your Love" menu...

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Is your house shaking from Metro trains? A TV reporter wants to meet you

Is your house shaking from Metro trains? A TV reporter wants to meet you

One of the local TV news channels is looking to do a story about the shaking that Petworth residents have noticed from Metro trains running underground. They want to meet up with a resident or two next week for the story during rush hour (morning or night rush hour) to film. Learn more...

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Hard work and caring help make animal welfare stronger in DC

Hard work and caring help make animal welfare stronger in DC

New emergency legislation from the DC Council seeks to help protect those who can't speak for themselves.

Because of a handful of Petworth residents (and a lot of people around DC and the country), the welfare of companion animals kept outside has changed for the better. 

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"Best of DC" Readers' Poll: Consider voting for Petworth News!

"Best of DC" Readers' Poll: Consider voting for Petworth News!

"Best Community Blog" is on the survey's People & Places list, and I'd be honored if you considered voting for Petworth News as Best Community Blog.

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Chance to win $100 Valentine's Day dinner compliment of Help-U-Sell on Upshur St

Chance to win $100 Valentine's Day dinner compliment of Help-U-Sell on Upshur St

Help-U-Sell realty (843 Upshur St NW) is sponsoring a survey and giveaway for Petworth residents for their favorite restaurants and dishes. When you take the survey, you enter for a chance to win a $100 gift certificate for a Valentine's Day dinner at a local restaurant. Nice!

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Draft agenda for ANC 4C meeting, Wed Feb 8, 2017

Draft agenda for ANC 4C meeting, Wed Feb 8, 2017

ANC 4C will host the February 8, 2017  meeting at the Petworth Library in the Community Meeting room on the lower level.  The meeting will begin promptly at 6:30pm. 

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