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It’s great to see the tradition of a Sherman Circle Halloween party continue this year! The Halloween Spooktacular is on October 31st from 4-6pm and is perfect for kids of all ages! It’s brought to you by Advisory Neighborhood Commission 4D and Petworth Peanuts. Check out the activities!
Read MoreMain Streets are local non-profit organizations funded by DC government to support and enhance businesses and communities from a hyperlocal perspective. They do great work for long-time established businesses that have been historically overlooked by DC as well as new businesses looking to get help.
Petworth is the next neighborhood to get this support.
Read MoreIt’s that spooky time of year again, when all the little ghouls and goblins, Black Panthers and Wonder Women go around the neighborhood extorting candy from helpless neighbors. Love it.
Here’s a short list of some family-fun events in the neighborhood:
Read MoreHave you ever dreamed of owning your own business or learning the skills that it takes to be an entrepreneur? BUILD is an organization that empowers students to develop and run their own small businesses — and they’re looking for people to volunteer as a mentor to help students excel.
Read MoreCelebrate Petworth was on September 25th, and it’s easy to say it was a huge success. So many people!
Check out a huge photo gallery of the day!
Read MoreTwenty-seven students are excited to participate in this year’s BUILD program, now in its third year at Roosevelt High School. The program encourages students to become entrepreneurs by thinking creatively and “outside of the box.”
Read MoreDC’s Public Libraries are running a fun Halloween contest for the best Evil Laugh (laughs evilly at this idea). How fun is that? Here’s how to enter.
Read MoreFall has officially arrived! Cooler weather makes it that much easier to get out and enjoy the neighborhood flowers, and there are plenty to look at right now. Come take a look at what’s blooming in Petworth.
Read MoreAfter its inaugural success in 2019, Open Streets returns to Georgia Avenue on Saturday, October 2nd from 10am to 3pm. Three miles of Georgia Avenue — between Barry Place NW and Missouri Avenue — will be closed to cars. Instead, residents can walk, bike, run and scooter in the street. It’ll be the first of a series of Open Streets events that will be held across all eight wards in 2021-2022.
Read MoreEver since moving to Brightwood Park, I’ve wondered why my ANC is 4B, while the other three corners of my intersection belong to ANC 4D. My Single Member District 4B05 is bisected by Missouri Avenue, a large physical divide between the two halves of my SMD. For things like requesting parking zones on my block or finding out how to get speed bumps, I’ve had to deal with two SMD Commissioners and two ANCs.
How does this work?
Read MoreOn Saturday, September 25th, the 7th annual Celebrate Petworth will take place on the 800 block of Upshur Street NW from 11 am - 5 pm. Here’s a look at the day’s events.
Read MoreDC is kicking off its Art All Night events citywide on Friday night, September 24th starting at early at 5pm, with most kicking off around 7pm, and our area has a bunch of activations to entertain you. Uptown Main Street along the 14th Street and Kennedy Street corridor and Upper Georgia Avenue Main Street along Georgia Avenue offer a wide selection of art, food and more. It’s a pretty full schedule of events.
Read MoreThe FINAL Petworth Summer Saturdays show will take place Saturday, September 18th, from 5:30-7:00pm outside of Willow (843 Upshur Street), featuring local R&B cover band the Love Station.
Read MoreWith the return of the cooler fall weather comes the return of Fall Fest at the Armed Forces Retirement Home (AFRH), also known as the Old Soldiers Home. The event is Sunday, September 26th from 1pm to 5pm (the day after the Celebrate Petworth Festival).
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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.