Updates from Wednesday’s ANC 4C meeting
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The Wednesday April 11th ANC 4C meeting ran the gamut on local housing, business, environmental, and education issues. Here are the highlights:
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A new restaurant makes pepperoni chic... as well as pasta, vegetarian and more
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A new pop-up has appeared on Georgia Avenue, one that calls back to the famous pepperoni rolls popular in West Virginia, and throws in a large menu along with it. Pepperoni Chic, located at 5111 Georgia Avenue NW in the old Straw Stick and Brick Deli location, specializes in showing all the glorious ways pepperoni can make rolls (sandwiches) sing with flavor.
Petworth News readers can 10% when you visit!
Read MorePetworth Bandstand returns on Sunday, April 8th with 4 bands, 4 hours, 4 free!
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The Petworth Bandstand free music show returns this Sunday, April 8th from 1-5pm at Petworth Citizen (829 Upshur St NW). The show kicks off at 1pm and goes until 5ish... with four local bands performing! The past two shows have been great, and this one will be awesome.
Thanks to Petworth Citizen, 10% of food & drink proceeds go to the Friends of the Soldiers Home, so come hungry and thirsty!
Read MoreANC 4C April 11th meeting agenda
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The Advisory Neighborhood Commission 4C meets on Wednesday, April 11th at 6:30pm at the Petworth Library in the downstairs Community Meeting room. Here's their draft agenda...
Read MoreA shooting on Varnum & 8th Sunday night leaves no injuries but many questions
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Readers reported hearing the sound of gunshots on Sunday evening, April 1st, around 8th and Varnum (also reported at Webster and Illinois Avenue, but this was the same incident... sound just carries).
It's a wacky story.
Read MorePetworth is blooming... but what are those flowers?
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Do you ever find yourself walking around our beautiful neighborhood admiring the flowers, but with no clue what it is you’re looking at? Let me try to help. Every month I’ll feature some of the most common plants seen around Petworth, and give a little info about each one.
"Blooming Petworth" is a new recurring series by new contributing writer Steven Feingold.
Read MorePetworth writers go full snark on Trump with two new books
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Two Petworth residents, Philip Becnel and Nolan Oaks, have written books about living in the Trump administration era, and their take is decidedly snarky and humorous. I recently interviewed both authors to learn more about the inspiration behind their books. It was interesting to learn about the two different approaches to expressing their feelings and shared concerns about living in DC during this time.
Read MoreAt Highlands, it's all about coffee and community
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“Everyone here knows Highlands,” says Cheryl Mabry, a long-time Petworth resident who has been coming to this café since it opened 11 years ago. “The food is delish. The ambiance is good. And, you see your neighbors in here.”
Here's the next edition of the Restaurant Spotlight.
Read MoreWMATA releases results of vibrations and noise study
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WMATA finally released the results of a study conducted by Wilson Ihrig, a company hired to study resident complaints of increased noise and vibrations that have led to some alledgedly damaged homes.
Read MoreSherman Circle DDOT meeting changed to April 12th
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The meeting will now be held on Thursday, April 12 from 6:30 to 8:00pm. The meeting location will be EL Haynes Public Charter School (4501 Kansas Avenue NW, Gymnasium). Only the date of the meeting has changed, not the location.
Read MoreDDOT meeting on proposed changes to Webster & Varnum one/two-way streets
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The main focus of the changes are to convert the 100 block of Webster Street NW to one‐way westbound, and convert the 100, 200, and 300 blocks of Varnum Street NW to one‐way eastbound. The meeting is Thursday, March 22nd.
Read MoreUpcoming DDOT meetings about Webster / Varnum, and Grant & Sherman Circles
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DDOT is holding a series of unrelated meetings about traffic issues along Webster and Varnum Streets NW, as well as two separate meetings about Grant and Sherman Circles. Plus, we have an update on the playground at Grant Circle...
Read MoreLearn how to apply for Great Street Grants and give your business a needed boost
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If you own a local business, a Great Streets Grant is a great way to spruce up your business, add needed facilities and features, and keep you successful. Learn how to apply at the Great Streets Bootcamp hosted by Emory Beacon of Light.
Classes begin Thursday, March 15th at 5pm and will meet every other Thursday for 6 sessions.
Read MoreIt was a great 2nd Petworth Bandstand music show on Sunday!
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The second Petworth Bandstand show was a great success! (If I do say so myself...)
We were fortunate to have three amazing local bands come out and perform, and we raised a couple hundred dollars for Powell Elementary school. If you missed the show, there's one more on Sunday, April 8th, from 1-5pm at Petworth Citizen. We'll be featuring FOUR bands for over four hours of local music goodness.
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