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The DC Department of Transportation (DDOT) recently released their final Notice of Intent outlining the safety design changes they want to install around Grant Circle. DDOT is accepting community comments until June 12, 2025. If their timelines hold this project should begin later this summer.
Read MoreJoin President Lincoln’s Cottage and the AFRH for free guided tours of the United States Soldiers’ and Airmen’s Home National Cemetery on Memorial Day, May 26, 2025.
Read MoreThis year is the tenth anniversary of a festival that has become such a fan-favorite that it was named Best Music Festival in DC in the 2024 City Paper’s ‘Best of the City’ Readers-Choice Awards. All proceeds from the event will support the preservation of Abraham Lincoln’s beloved summer residence. Petworth readers can get a 10% discount code!
Read MorePetworth Peanuts and Ward 4 Mutual Aid are accepting donations of items for maternity, babies and children for the Mother's Day Free Market! They are accepting almost anything related to kids/babies/maternity in good condition.
Read MoreTimber Pizza’s sorely missed breakfast biscuit sandwiches are back, now at 201 Upshur Street NW, just a few blocks up the hill from their first restaurant at 809 Upshur Street NW.
Read MoreDue to the rain (and the way electric instruments hate water) the porch bands will move to Sunday, April 27th. Some of the times the bands will be playing has changed, so be sure to check the PorchFest website. The Main Stage of Petworth PorchFest will kick off at 5pm on Saturday, April 26th at Petworth Rec Center (801 Taylor Street NW).
Read MorePetworth PorchFest is Saturday, April 26th starting at 2pm on porches across the Petworth area. This year there are more than 300 bands playing at over 130 homes across the neighborhood, making this one the largest outdoor music festivals in DC.
Read MoreIn recent Advisory Neighborhood Commissions oversight hearing documents, the Office of Advisory Neighborhood Commissions (OANC) notified the DC Council that Petworth’s ANC 4C was denied $18,540 in funding allotment for FY 2024. How did that happen?
Read MoreWhelp, just heard that the popular Petworth park at 8th and Taylor Streets NW is going to be expensive condominiums.
Read MorePetworth PorchFest is about a month away — April 26th, starting at 2pm! With 250+ bands and 100+ hosts, this is shaping up to be a truly great fifth anniversary event!
Read MoreOn March 22, 2025, “Petworth Project” is organizing a “Spring Clean” event to welcome the spring season that, for many of us, can invoke feelings of starting fresh—and they’re hoping you’ll get out there and join your neighbors.
Read MoreThanks to a reader who sent in a photo of a sign on the front door of the old Slash Run at 201 Upshur Street NW, we found out that Timber Pizza has taken over the location.
Read MoreWe’re seeking community feedback about the future of the Celebrate Petworth Festival, as well as asking for a few community members to join the planning committee. Take the survey about the Festival so we can hear from you!
Read MorePetworth PorchFest is coming back for its 5th year on Saturday, April 26th! This amazing outdoor music event features bands on porches across the neighborhood from 2pm-6pm, with more bands on the main stage at Petworth Park from 5pm-8pm.
Sign up now to perform or host a band on your porch!
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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.