Draft agenda for ANC 4C June meeting (via WebEx)
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Advisory Neighborhood Commission 4C has its next meeting on Wednesday, June 10th at 6:30pm — online only. Here’s the draft agenda and instructions on accessing via WebEx.
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Local protest demonstrations continue at Sherman Circle & the Meditation Park
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Area residents and families have been gathering at local parks to show support for the ongoing protests in DC, around the country and around the world against police brutality, in support of equality and to shout out that Black Lives Matter.
Two groups that have stated their intention to keep the demonstrations going are meeting at the Meditation Park at 13th and Quincy and at Sherman Circle in the early evenings starting at 5pm.
Read MoreWe're hyperlocal-only news, but are you kidding me?
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I take it as both pride and necessity to only cover local Petworth area news, avoiding national and citywide news. There’s plenty of news outlets who cover both, and they do amazing work. Petworth News is most definitely not my full time job: it’s a hobby, a way to give to my community, and what I call my “bad habit keeping me up at night” writing articles, sharing tweets, etc. I have a full-time job, a family, other things I do. If I covered more than local, it would take all my time. So, I draw a line. Local new only, and only when I can.
As so many are, I was horrified by George Floyd’s murder. I felt powerless, angry, disgusted, frustrated, depressed.
Read MoreVirgin Remy Hair on Upshur broken into and burgled overnight
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Virgin Remy Hair at 825 Upshur Street NW was broken into and burgled late Sunday night, with products and some electronics stolen. The national chain store sells high-end hair products like extensions, wigs and other accessories. Members of the community came out in the morning and volunteered to clean up the mess.
Read MoreShooting at Georgia & Quincy on Friday night with one victim (updated)
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We are averaging one shooting every four days now.
Add one more shooting to the numbers as there was a shooting at Georgia Avenue and Quincy Street NW around 9:30pm. This was the same location as the scene of a shooting on Monday, May 25th.
Read MoreEl Torogoz gets a makeover, and gets ready to open patio service
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The El Salvadoran restaurant opened as a take-out kitchen in 2000, when the location was originally a used furniture store. In April of 2005, owner David Ventura was able to get the full space and renovated it to become a sit-down restaurant. Fifteen years later and the restaurant is still doing well, but the interior was old and needed a makeover. Now they’re ready to welcome customer back.
Read MoreDC slowly reopens as retail and restaurants get options; Upshur may close at night
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Mayor Bowser is starting the process to reopen DC and getting life back to … normal… whatever that is now. Effective Friday, May 29th, the Stay-at-Home order is being lifted and moving to phase one of a “stay-at-home lite” order, with restrictions on places allowed to open, occupancy rules, social distancing and mask-wearing requirements.
Read MoreCar chase, shootout, helicopter... nope, it's not Hollywood
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On Monday evening near Grant Circle, the sound of gunshots was first reported around 10pm, though some think it may have been fireworks. What surely wasn’t fireworks took place around 11pm Monday night along 8th and Buchanan Streets NW.
Read MoreTrees cut down at Petworth Playground upset some in the community, DPR says it's part of the renovation plan
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A number of community members expressed frustration and unhappiness on Monday as they watched a construction vendor cut down some trees at the Petworth Playground at 8th and Taylor Streets NW.
Read MoreMonday night shooting at Sherman Circle leaves one injured, no one talking
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A number of residents reported hearing gunshots just after midnight on Monday late night / Tuesday. One person was found shot with non-life-threatening at Sherman Circle.
Read More2020 Ward 4 Council candidate questionnaire responses
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In an effort to help Ward 4 voters get to know the Democratic candidates for Ward 4 Member of the Council, Petworth News asked each of the three candidates to respond to questionnaires. Questions were pulled from a reader survey done previously. All three candidates participated: Brandon Todd (incumbent), Janeese Lewis George, and Marlena Edwards.
Read MoreHere's some fun things to do with your kids (since we're home for another month)
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With the Stay-at-Home order extended to June 8th and schools ending early on May 29th, here’s some fun activities you can do with your kids this summer, courtesy of Apple.
Read MorePetworth blooms with May flowers
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It’s been hard to tell from the weather if it’s spring or winter lately, but all our May flowers are starting to turn out in force thanks to our longer days.
Read MoreANC 4C meets online Wednesday evening with a full agenda
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Advisory Neighborhood Commission 4C will hold its first meeting since the COVID-19 crisis, this time virtually using web conference software WebEx on Wednesday, May 13th starting at 6:30pm . If you’ve wanted to see how the ANC does things but didn’t want to leave home to do it, here’s a great chance.
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