May 06, 2018

Helen Mitchell passes at 90, long history serving DC and Ward 4

May 06, 2018/ Drew

Helen Mitchell, who has a long history of service to DC and Ward 4, passed away this week at the very respectable age of 90. She was the grandmother of PSA 407 Lieutenant Anthony Washington.

May 04, 2018

A special show featuring "Green Line" local artists and potters on Sunday

May 04, 2018/ Drew

Four local potters, artists and teachers, living and working along Metro’s Green Line from Anacostia to Petworth, are putting on their first show this weekend, and you're invited.

Join Julie Christenberry, Samantha Gordon, Carol Herwig and Lisa Swanson for the first Green Line Artisans show on Sunday, May 6th from 12pm - 5pm.

May 03, 2018

ANC 4C May 2018 draft meeting agenda

May 03, 2018/ Drew

The following is the draft agenda for the May 9th meeting of Advisory Neighborhood Commission 4C. The meeting will be at the Petworth Library in the Community Meeting room on the lower level. The meeting will begin promptly at 6:30pm.

May 03, 2018

Awake and unable to move... when sleep makes life stranger than fiction

May 03, 2018/ Lois Cooper

I have always had less-than-ideal sleeping habits. As a child, my siblings would taunt me for falling asleep downstairs watching TV rather than going to my bed when I was sleepy. (That practice continues today.) I always fall asleep on the sofa and then wake up and stumble off to my bedroom. There are times I wake up in the wee hours of the morning and watch TV until I fall back to sleep and wake up at about 6AM. These practices do not promote a peaceful and restful sleep.

One morning, things got very bizarre and 911 had to be called.

May 02, 2018

Homestead kicks off a cancer awareness fundraiser & Kentucky Derby drink specials on Saturday, May 5th

May 02, 2018/ Drew

TWO RACES, ONE GREAT CAUSE: Homestead Supports Brain Cancer Awareness with Kentucky Derby Fundraiser

Homestead restaurant and bar (and friend of Petworth News) is launching a special Race for Hope fundraising event on Saturday, May 5th from 3pm-7pm.

April 30, 2018

5th Annual Kennedy Street Festival looking for performers, vendors, volunteers

April 30, 2018/ Drew

The 5th Annual Kennedy Street Festival will take place this year on Saturday, June 9th from 11am – 3pm, and this year’s theme will be Catch, Taste and See the Rainbow of Kennedy Street NW. They're looking for entertainers to perform, vendors to sell or share information, and volunteers to help make it all amazing (again!).

April 27, 2018

Petworth blooming: April showers bring May flowers...

April 27, 2018/ Steven Feingold

From phlox to redbuds, tulips and crabapple trees, Petworth is blooming. Here’s a look at some of the flowers you’ll see popping up around our neighborhood this month.

April 27, 2018

DDOT exempts Farmers Markets from paying parking meter fees

April 27, 2018/ Drew

After a fair amount of publicity on the story and new proposed legislation by the DC Council, DDOT has decided it's time to stop charging Farmers' Markets exorbitant parking meter fees. This is a big win for the Petworth Community Farmers' Market, which thought it would be forced to close after this year.