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The following agenda is for the meeting of May 10, 2017 of the Advisory Neighborhood Commission 4C. ANC 4C will host the May 10, 2017 meeting at the Petworth Library in the Community Meeting room on the lower level. The meeting will begin promptly at 6:30pm.
Read MoreMPD holds community meetings per Police Service Area (PSA), some are monthly, others are quarterly. Either way, they're a great opportunity to meet the PSA lieutenant and leadership responsible for your area, hear about crime stats, ask questions or make requests. Here are three upcoming meetings for PSAs 404, 405 and 407.
Read MoreOn Sunday, May 14th, Petworth News will send out its 100th weekly update newsletter, marking two years of weekly emails with the best and most important articles published that week. To celebrate, we're giving a way a $100 gift certificate to Himitsu to one lucky reader!
Read MoreDDOT has announced a community meeting to discuss Grant Circle. The meeting will be held on Tuesday, May 2 from 6:30-8:00 PM at EL Haynes Public Charter School, (4501 Kansas Avenue NW), in the gymnasium.
Read MoreThe next "First Friday" arts event is set for this Friday, May 5th from 6-8pm on Upshur Street. This event brings musicians, artists and more to retail and restaurants along Upshur Street, helping to support both the arts and our local businesses. This week, the Petworth Arts Collaborative has partnered with "Georgia Avenue Thrive" to be able to bring even more ART and community engagement.
Read MoreI was like an alarm clock for my condo neighbors, violently sneezing every morning. Everyone knew when I was in the office because they could hear me sneezing, coughing and blowing my nose. My daughters claimed it was extremely embarrassing out in public. The last straw came with all the mouth breathing, people calling me “sir” at work on the phone, and sneezing through the prayer and sermon at church.
Read MoreLast month saw the kick-off of a new social gathering called the "People of Petworth." The new social is the idea of three residents who want to create a more "social" social by meeting up at a bar. It's a good way to try out new restaurants/bars and hang out with your neighbors. Everyone is invited to attend.
Read MoreThe Southwest Petworth Lemonade Social will take place this Wednesday, April 26th from 6:30pm to dark at the grassy triangle located at the intersection of Kansas Ave & Quincy St/13th St.
Read MoreANC 4D Commissioner Amy Hemingway posted about an upcoming clean up effort for Sherman Circle. This is a great opportunity to help keep the popular local park looking ship-shape -- and then you can enjoy the Sherman Circle Social later that day.
Read MoreNew ANC 4C Commissioner Bennet Hilley sent out an email to the SW Petworth listserv, suggesting neighbors get together at the end of April to plan a neighborhood clean up and beautification day. Here's Bennett's message:
Read MoreThis week's Featured Property is 411 Farragut Street NW, a beautiful 4 bedroom, 3.5 bath home featuring modern amenities, off-street parking and more in Petworth / Brightwood Park.
Read MoreCouncilmember Brandon Todd's office is looking for people to attend a Council Committee on Transportation & Environment meeting to testify in support of upgrades at the Petworth Recreation Center. You'll need to RSVP to testify. The meeting is Wednesday, April 26th at 10am. Details:
Read MoreLast month, newly minted Taqueria del Barrio on Upshur Street joined Taqueria Habanero and Mezcalero Cocina Mexicano on 14th Street to form a sort of Petworth "taqueria trifecta" of taquerias. Three trendy taco joints, all opened recently or in the last few years, at all around the same price point, within half a mile of each other. When you want a taco, what's a hungry resident to do?
Contributing writer Yuliya Panfil decided this called for a taco taste test. Here's her report...
Read MoreAdvisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC) 4C held its April meeting on the 12th. Here are the highlights:
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