It’s all about the neighborhood
ANC 4C Commissioner Kim Varzi sent an email about an upcoming meeting to discuss safety concerns at the Petworth Playground. The meeting is on Tuesday, February 6th at the Petworth Recreation Center (801 Taylor Street NW). This is precipitated by the recent shooting on Monday, February 3rd at the park.
Read MoreThe only thing better than hot chocolate in cold weather… is Chili! It’s time for the Third Annual Lower Georgia Ave Main Street Chili Cook-Off!
This popular community-based, family-friendly and free event is in its third year of delicious chili and social gathering. The highlight is the chili tasting, featuring 9 local restaurants and chefs along the Georgia Ave corridor. Come hang at the Midlands on February 16th from 2-4pm!
Read MoreAdvisory Neighborhood Commission 4C has its February meeting on Wednesday, February 12, 2020. The meeting takes place in the basement of the Petworth Library from 6:30-8:45pm.
Read MoreThe Lemon Collective will move out of 810 Upshur Street at the end of the month. This storefront has had a few different lives, most recently as Bentley’s Antiques and Collectibles before it changed to the Collective. According to co-owner Holley Simmons, they will continue to give classes and training sessions, but now only at client locations.
Read MoreAnnie’s Ace Hardware has been sold to new owners and will get renamed. The new owners, Marc Friedman and Gina Schafer, plan to rename it Petworth Ace Hardware.
Read MoreMultiple gunshots were fired in the early afternoon of Saturday, February 1st in front of the Petworth Playground at the Petworth Recreation Center. The gunfire left one man in the hospital, and multiple parents and children hiding under the playground equipment.
Read MoreSo like many parents, I was shocked to see news reports surfacing this past spring that independent testing had found extremely high levels of lead in the synthetic rubber “poured in place,” or PIP, playground surfaces at several DC schools – the same type of surface my kids play on at Petworth Park.
Read MoreLoyalty will move to Willow during construction of their storefront, and open a “kids’ room” in the back of the store with games, toys, books and children’s programming.
Read MoreIn a January 16th community meeting at the Petworth Library, developers presented updates on the ongoing redevelopment and expansion of the old Hebrew Home on Spring Road into new senior living and residential facilities.
Read MorePetworth Citizen will close its doors for good on February 1st. The space will go through a two-month renovation, with a new, larger concept in the works.
Read MoreBuna Coffeehouse, located at 4400 Georgia Avenue, was broken into overnight on January 2nd. The thieves broke a window on the side of the coffee shop and stole money from the register. Fortunately, Buna has a lot of security cameras, so MPD was able to get images of the people responsible for the burglary.
Read MoreThis past year was a busy one for me personally, but we managed to get a lot of great articles published. Here are the top 10 articles from last year, along with some other popular content!
Read MoreIt’s a new year and a new decade — it’s the roaring ‘20s, right? Let’s celebrate with a neighborhood fiesta!
Chef Alfredo Solis from Anafre and Drew from Petworth News invite you to join them in ringing in the new year!
Read MoreIt’s that time of year again. Those joyous weeks of stuffing your face with gingerbread cookies and gulping mulled wine while making vague commitments to be a better person next year. Chances are, the less you have to travel to fulfill your New Year’s resolution, the more likely you are to stick with it. So here are five New Year’s resolution ideas, less than a mile from home.
Read MorePetworth News, a neighborhood blog on local news, information & events about the Petworth area in Washington DC.
Petworth News is a news site about Petworth area neighborhoods in Washington DC, written by Drew Schneider and other amazing contributing writers. It features facts and objective reporting, as well as an occasional subjective point of view and opinion.
Volunteer with the Friends of the Soldier's Home!
Join President Lincoln’s Cottage on September 19, from 10am to 2pm, for their free annual Homecoming celebration inspired by the Lincoln family’s time living on the grounds of the Soldiers’ Home, here in the Petworth neighborhood.