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DC's main homeless shelter, DC General, is set to close so the city can create new, smaller shelters in each Ward. Located in the Southeast, DC General has 285 rooms serving more than 700 homeless families each year. In an effort to provide smaller, safer and more dignified housing options (with the services and supports that help families get back on their feet), DC believes new shelters are needed.
Read MoreIn a scathingly critical letter that outlines the ongoing problems in DC's Fire and EMS system, Medical Director Jullette Saussy resigned her position as Assistant Fire Chief. The letter, dated January 29th and sent to Mayor Muriel Bowser, provides insight into the problems that are making the emergency medical response ability of the District not only ineffective, but life-threatening.
Read MoreEver bought an old piece of furniture, only to find an old piece of history folded up inside? That's what happened to Petworth News reader Anne Katz, who sent me a couple of photos of a Washington Post newspaper she found in an old trunk bought off of Craigslist.
Read MoreThe areas's newest bookstore, Walls of Books, officially opened up Saturday morning with a ribbon cutting, a custom cake and lots of guests and customers. It's a risky business opening up a new retail establishment, especially a bookstore. Looking at the inside of Walls of Books, located at 3325 Georgia Avenue, I think owner Pablo Sierra has something great happening.
Read MoreANC 4C will host the February 10, 2016 meeting at the Petworth Library in the Community Meeting room on the lower level. The meeting will begin promptly at 6:30pm.
Read MoreA scary night ended with four assailants arrested by MPD and two residents robbed but safe. (Early reports said six assailants involved and arrested, but MPD says four people were arrested at the Circle.) Here's what happened
Read MoreAny neighborhood would be lucky to have even one bookstore located within a 10 miles — Petworth has an amazing library and the phenomenal Upshur Street Books. On Saturday, February 6th, we’ll officially have one more with the grand opening of Walls of Books.
Read MoreThe new Thai / Southeast Asian restaurant by Food Network Star chef Alex McCoy and his partners Marc Dosik and Hunter Campbell, is ready to go. They had a soft launch party last night, and the food and the drink, unsurprisingly, are great. It’s just not on Upshur Street, not yet anyway.
I stopped by Alfie’s early in the day to talk with Hunter Campbell and Alex McCoy about the upcoming opening, and their plans for the Mothership and Upshur locations.
Read MoreLate in the evening on Wednesday, January 27th, someone walked down 4th Street NW between Upshur and Taylor and sliced at least one tire on 17 cars. Why?
Read MoreMPD reached out to me this week with a story of a deal that sounds too good to be true, and a deal gone bad. And they're asking you to be more careful.
Earlier this week, there was a robbery on the 700 block of Quincy St NW that started with a Craigslist ad for an iPad 2 for only $150. Sounds great, right? They agreed to meet on Quincy Street so the buyer could pay for the iPad. Instead, this happened:
Read MoreTheodore Roosevelt High School has been closed since 2013 to undergo a $136.1 million renovation that replaces the crumbling sections of the building, restores historic architecture, and expands the facilities and technology, all revolving around a new central atrium. It’s pretty impressive. Read the article and see a large photo gallery >
Read MoreOne of the benefits of having a literary establishment in our neighborhood is the opportunity to meet writers and historians and listen to author readings of their work.
On Wednesday, February 3rd at 7pm, Upshur Street Books (827 Upshur St NW) is hosting Dr. Amina Hassan, who will read from her new book, Loren Miller: Civil Rights Attorney and Journalist.
Read MoreRoosevelt High School has been undergoing renovations for a long time, and has been the source of some community frustration, as current Roosevelt students have been stuck over in MacFarland Middle School. MacFarland had a host of problems that DCPS and the city finally fixed after some loud parent and community complaints.
Now DCPS is inviting parents and members of the community to tour the renovated school.
Read MoreThe Celebrate Petworth festival is becoming one of the biggest events in Petworth. Now going into its third year, they're looking to volunteers to join the steering committee and help shape this summer's next festival. (See a photo gallery from last summer's festival.) Here's their call for volunteers for a meeting next week:
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