Short Eats offers great food, free wifi and a great place to work and play all day long

Short Eats offers great food, free wifi and a great place to work and play all day long

Discover Short Eats, the Sri Lankan street food pop-up weekdays at Ten Tigers Parlour, offering a great place to grab on-the-go breakfast and lunch, or grab a chair and work all day. 

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Updated: DDOT to close one lane at Sherman Circle for upcoming test

Updated: DDOT to close one lane at Sherman Circle for upcoming test

As part of their ongoing efforts to study ways to increase pedestrian and driver safety, the DC Department of Transportation (DDOT) will be conducting a test at Sherman Circle and will close off one lane for the duration of the test.

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New financial services company in Petworth helps you save for the future in a smart and "values added" way

New financial services company in Petworth helps you save for the future in a smart and "values added" way

You might not know Zach Teutsch, but if you live in Petworth, you've benefited from his work in the community. He's motivated by helping others. He's just launched a new financial planning company located right here in Petworth that's focused on offering smart advice with a social change and positive values perspective. It's worth learning about.

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A day full of events, food, music and more at Saturday's Celebrate Petworth Festival

A day full of events, food, music and more at Saturday's Celebrate Petworth Festival

The fourth Celebrate Petworth Festival kicks off on Saturday, September 9th at 11am on the 800 block of Upshur Street with a full day of activities, vendors and plenty to enjoy. Come out to grab food, do a little shopping, enjoy some great music and art and hang with your neighbors!

Here's a look at the day's events and schedule.

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Meter mayhem: Petworth residents get hosed with high water charges, DC Water says bills are accurate

Meter mayhem: Petworth residents get hosed with high water charges, DC Water says bills are accurate

DC Water is replacing some 85,000 water meters around the city this year, in an effort to increase the accuracy of water readings. But the effort seems to have backfired for some Petworth residents, who have recently been hit with monthly water bills four times higher than what they usually pay.

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Celebrate Petworth is Saturday, Sept 9 and is going to be great!

Celebrate Petworth is Saturday, Sept 9 and is going to be great!

The 4th Annual Celebrate Petworth Festival is Saturday, September 9th on the 800 block of Upshur Street. Like the previous years, it'll be full of local vendors, artists, musicians and a puppy or two. And Petworth News is sponsoring a local music show from 2-7pm: "Petworthpalooza!"

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New "Ask the Contractor" Q&A column: Get answers to your renovation or home project questions

New "Ask the Contractor" Q&A column: Get answers to your renovation or home project questions

Buying a home is hard... keeping it looking and working great, let alone upgrading it, can be even harder, especially when you're not sure what or how to do the work you want. So what do you do when you want to change a light fixture, redo a basement or figure out when it's time to change your windows?

Ask Petworth News!

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Update on changes coming to 13th & Quincy

Update on changes coming to 13th & Quincy

Last week we wrote about the meditation park planned for a triangular lot bordered by 13th Street NW, Kansas Street NW and Quincy Street NW. Since that time, a few new developments have materialized. Thanks to Commissioner Bennett Hilley for these useful updates:

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A meditation park is coming to Quincy and 13th, but not all neighbors feel tranquil about it 

A meditation park is coming to Quincy and 13th, but not all neighbors feel tranquil about it 

DPR is proceeding with plans to turn the triangular patch of grass bordered by 13th Street NW, Kansas Street NW, and Quincy Street NW into a “meditation garden-style” park. But not everyone is happy about the changes. Some neighborhood residents say that while they are in favor of upgrading, they were not properly consulted about the form and function that the upgrades should take.

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Petworth Jazz Project comes roaring back this Saturday

Petworth Jazz Project comes roaring back this Saturday

Baroque, hip hop, spoken word poetry, Baba Ras D, food truck... it's the Petworth Jazz Project all right. This month's show on Saturday, August 26th at 5:30pm at the Petworth Rec Center (801 Taylor St) should be truly stellar.

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Slow going: What’s up with upper Upshur?

Slow going: What’s up with upper Upshur?

But the rest of the 200 block of Upshur was largely quiet, save for a handful of women chatting in front of St. Mary Eritrean Church a few storefronts up. No farmer’s markets, no brunch spots, no bookstores, no thrift shops. Just a ten-minute walk from the bustle of Upshur’s 800 block, 
the East end of Upshur is largely undeveloped, despite similarly being zoned for mixed use. 

Why?

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Bon Appétit: Two guys, Daniela Moreira and a Pizza Truck

Bon Appétit: Two guys, Daniela Moreira and a Pizza Truck

Bon Appétit magazine has a really awesome write-up of Timber Pizza chef Daniela Moreira, looking back at growing up in her native Argentina to how she ended up taking a chance and becoming a pizza chef at Timber. 

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Petworth and Fia’s Fab Finds to appear on HGTV's House Hunters

Petworth and Fia’s Fab Finds to appear on HGTV's House Hunters

This is great! Local fashion boutique store Fia’s Fabulous Finds is going to be on the next episode of HGTV’s House Hunters on Monday, August 14th! House Hunters selected the boutique to be one of the local stores to tape their opening segment.

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Featured property: Awesome rowhouse at 4514 8th Street NW

Featured property: Awesome rowhouse at 4514 8th Street NW

A beautiful home has become available at 4514 8th Street NW, and it's definitely worth looking at if you're considering moving into Petworth. With three bedrooms and three baths, this 1,945 square foot home offers a great mix of original features and renovations that should make any home buyer happy (or current home owner envious).

It's being offered by Ryan DaSilva from Compass Realty.

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