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Upshur Street Books is celebrating Leap Year this Monday, February 29th, with a special one-day sale of 29% off the entire store. That's pretty great.
"There will be lots of exciting things happening at Upshur Street Books this Monday," store manager Anna Thorn said.
Read MoreEach week, Petworth News will promote one Featured Listing, a property for sale that is in the Petworth area. (You can see all the real estate listings on the Petworth News Real Estate page.) This week it’s 823 Emerson Street NW, a single family home originally built in 1924 and listed by agent Michele Weinstein (Real Living|At Home).
Read MoreBrittany Kademian is getting ready to run the Boston marathon on April 18th in honor of those who are fighting cancer. Working with the “Dana-Farber Marathon Challenge” program, Brittany’s goal is to reach $10,000 in donations for cancer research and cancer care for those that need it most. Brittany is partnering with Petworth’s own Slash Run (201 Upshur St NW) to hold a fundraiser this Thursday, February 25th (5pm -12am).
Read MoreAlas, I was too sick to attend the February meeting of the Advisory Neighborhood Commission 4D — however, 4D Secretary Nancy Roth was kind enough to send me her draft minutes from the meeting for those who couldn’t attend.
Read MoreA new feature is launching this week, called Petworth News Real Estate. This new section of the site will offer a hyperlocal look at property listings for homes for sale in the Petworth area. I think it's gonna be pretty cool.
Read MoreWhen it was first announced, the idea behind the “Private Security Camera Incentive Program” was if you buy an outdoor security camera, DC would provide a rebate to cover the cost. All residents, businesses and churches were eligible — but now that the program launched this week, it seems not everyone is eligible, especially if you live in Petworth.
Read MoreThe Police Service Area meeting for PSA 407 was Thursday, February 18th. While I could not attend, Jonah Goodman was kind enough to share his notes from the meeting. Read the notes and see related articles.
Read MoreI'm down for the count with the flu, so not too much new will be published this week. Stay tuned!
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A few interesting things at this 4C Advisory Neighborhood Commission meeting, including finding out about the 45-week closing of the East side of the Georgia Ave metro station, the upcoming development at 3701 14th Street, a resolution to honor certain DC residents and upcoming DC Water pipeline work in the area.
Read MoreThe Police Service Area meetings (PSAs) are one way for residents to share their concerns, feedback, accolades and criticisms with MPD leadership. For years PSA 407 and 404 combined their meetings into one -- but apparently they're now split. Details on the new meeting schedule ...
Read MoreThe Friends at Petworth Library are looking for feedback about the value of the Library’s performance over the past year for an upcoming DC Council Committee on Education hearing. They want to know what you liked, or what didn’t work for you. Learn more...
Read MoreWMATA representatives attended the ANC 4C meeting on Wednesday, February 10th to announce that the East side entrance of the Georgia Avenue / Petworth station will be closed for 45 weeks to replace the escalators. No, I didn't misplace the hyphen, it's forty-five weeks.
Read MoreThe draft agenda for the Advisory Neighborhood Commission 4D's February public meeting is below. The meeting is on Tuesday, February 16th at Truesdell Education Campus, 800 Ingraham St NW, at 7pm. Amongst other topics and guests, Councilmembers David Grosso and Elissa Silverman will speak about family leave legislation.
Read MoreDC'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.
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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.