It’s all about the neighborhood
Petworth resident Caroline Cragin has started Community Mediation DC, a neighborhood mediation program modeled after successful mediation centers in Maryland. The program is still in its infancy, but already has a website and a core team of volunteer staff who are ready to take cases.
Mediation comes to DC with a kickoff meeting on April 5th at Petworth Library...
Read MoreWatch presentations, eat soup, listen to music, VOTE and help improve the 14th & Kennedy Street area!
Join the Kennedy Street Development Corporation (KSDC) and the Community Alliance for Upper Fourteenth Street (CAUFS) at their next "District SOUP" event at the Back Alley Theater. Four neighbors will present community projects to help support the neighborhood, while all money generated will go to help one of those projects become a reality. And you get a vote.
There will be food, drink and music, courtesy of Petworth-area musician David Curtin on his guitar...
Read MoreCommunity Carrot, the new non-profit from David Sheon is having a ribbon cutting ceremony and will open its doors at 508 Kennedy St NW for their first class of "entrepreneurs in training" on Saturday, March 25th at 2pm. They'd love to have the community come out to support them.
Read MorePetworth Citizen is hosting a fundraiser for the really worthy kids' non-profit on Tuesday, March 28, between 5-7pm for a happy hour benefiting DC SCORES. 10% of alcohol sales during the two hours will directly benefit their poet-athletes.
Read MorePetworth is getting known for its Socials... from Grant Circle to Southwest Petworth to Sherman Circle. Add to this list one more, a new Friday evening social to be held at local bars in the neighborhood. It doesn't really have a name yet, but the idea is simple: meet your neighbors, grab a drink and be social.
Read MoreWTOP published a really interesting overview of the recent Federal Transportation Agency report on the status of the ongoing Metro repairs. FTA investigators have been closely monitoring WMATA and its employees as the SafeTrack process continues to work on existing defects in the metro system. One of the conclusions from the recent FTA report concerns the issue, first reported by Petworth News on December 13th, about the shaking and noise Petworth residents are experiencing since this summer.
Read MoreDavid Sheon is an entrepreneur, an activist and an ANC commissioner, and that's the least of what he does. His latest endeavor is a non-profit to work with DC youth who want to do something with their lives that's under their control. David's non-profit is called DC Community Carrot, and it is designed to help youth 18-24 learn to become entrepreneurs. Here's an update from David:
Read MoreThe recent legislation passed by the DC Council to strengthen the animal cruelty laws in DC is only good for 90 days. It's up to the Council to make it permanent, and it's up to you to help make it happen.
Send a Councilmember an email, testify in front of the Council and keep pushing DC government.
Want to take five minutes and help make Momma's Law permanent? Here's how...
Read MoreThis week's Featured Property is a charming rowhouse located at 5520 4th Street NW, offered by Marc Dosik and Help-U-Sell Federal City Realty. The house is located near the Kennedy Street corridor, recently selected for Great Streets and in the running for a Main Streets designation from DC.
Read MoreIf you think you’re affected by metro trains and want to participate in a study, send your name, address and phone number via email to WMATA representative Ann Chisholm. You will most likely need to allow the engineers to access your home to measure. Read the article for details...
Read MoreSafari, which sits on a quiet stretch of Georgia Avenue just off the Upshur Street drag, is the only Kenyan restaurant in Washington DC. It has found a following with the Kenyan and broader East African community, with customers coming from all over the DC metro area to enjoy familiar foods in the company of fellow émigrés and others interested in East African fare.
Read MoreSpring has arrived and the daffodils that we planted back in December have emerged and are blooming around the Circle. Come out Sunday, March 5th at 10am to enjoy the daffodils and flowering quince and help keep Grant Circle looking great.
Read MoreIn the age of smartphones and social media, we can often find ourselves too isolated from each other. Simple pleasures such as a cup of coffee, a walk through your neighborhood, or a trip to the farmers' market seem to all be marked with the ever-present "head down in your phone" posture.
Artist Cathy Abramson decided to live life differently and "look up from her phone" to create artwork and connect through the inspiration she’s found on Kennedy Street and the surrounding neighborhood.
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Volunteer with the Friends of the Soldier's Home!
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.