May 14, 2017

Thoughts on Mother's Day...

May 14, 2017/ Lois Cooper

Mothers are a special and divine species chosen as the vessel by which life is birth into the world. Tupac Shakur, a very talented rapper/actor, summed it up in a hip hop lyrical prose that said, “You get your name from woman, you get your game from a woman.” To loosely paraphrase, it means that your mother is your first teacher. We all know that the role of teacher and nurturer is a very complex and complicated one, so on this Mother’s Day we salute all mothers.

May 12, 2017

Farmer's Market at 14th & Kennedy opens Saturday, May 13

May 12, 2017/ Drew

The 14th and Kennedy Street Farmer's Market starts its season this Saturday, May 13th. (5501 Colorado Avenue NW).

May 10, 2017

Draft agenda for ANC 4D's May meeting, Mayor Bowser to attend (updated)

May 10, 2017/ Drew

Here's the draft agenda for the next Advisory Neighborhood Commission 4D public meeting on Tuesday, May 16, 2017 at 6:30pm.

May 08, 2017

DDOT meeting Tuesday to discuss Rock Creek Church traffic

May 08, 2017/ Drew

There is a community meeting with the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) Tuesday evening, May 9th, from 6:30pm – 8:30pm at 801 Shepherd Street NW. DDOT will present a variety of proposed measures for traffic calming on Rock Creek Church Road.

May 08, 2017

Some really awesome items up for auction to support Powell Elementary

May 08, 2017/ Elissa Fuchs

Get ready to place your bids! Powell Bilingual Elementary School’s online auction is up and running to support the teachers, students and upcoming Spring Carnival on May 20th. There are roughly 80 items to bid on — everything from gift certificates to local restaurants and businesses, theater tickets, and parties and activities for kids and adults. Not to mention Disney World park passes and a chance for you and your friends to share a meal with Powell alumnus Diane Rehm.

May 05, 2017

DDOT presents three options for Grant Circle safety changes, looks for feedback

May 05, 2017/ Drew

DDOT presented an update on their research on Grant Circle traffic and pedestrian safety. Readers may remember Petworth News getting involved in the discussions surrounding pedestrian safety almost from the beginning of the blog, and pushing for changes to the Circle. Some changes have been made, but they’re temporary. DDOT’s now looking at three options to potentially move forward with after a test later this month — and those learnings will impact Sherman Circle changes as well.

May 05, 2017

Things to do this weekend in Petworth

May 05, 2017/ Drew

Yowza, the nice weather comes and so does a weekend full of activities. Here's a rundown of what you can do this weekend (hint, there's Stormtroopers involved!):

May 04, 2017

Draft agenda for ANC 4C May meeting

May 04, 2017/ Drew

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.

May 01, 2017

DDOT meeting on Grant Circle status, Tuesday, May 2nd

May 01, 2017/ Drew

DDOT 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.

April 28, 2017

The diary of a desperate allergy patient

April 28, 2017/ Lois Cooper

I 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.