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The Advisory Neighborhood Commission for 4C has its March meeting on Wednesday, March 9th at 6:30pm at the Petworth Library. It looks like an interesting meeting with a full agenda.
Read MoreThere is an interesting thread on the DC subreddit about an attempted home break-in last night near Upshur and 14th Street. Reddit user itsmywanderingmind writes that her roommate came home late at night, and was followed by a man back to their shared house. The man tried to open the door several times, the roommates called MPD, but the man ended up leaving before police arrived.
The roommates found themselves a bit frozen with what to do ("standing around frantically" is the pretty descriptive phrase she used in her post). Commenters on Reddit made some suggestions on what to do...
Read MoreWhen Jed and Scott bought in Petworth in 2009, the house they chose on Upshur Street needed a lot of work. It hadn’t been well-maintained, hadn’t been updated in decades and was sitting vacant with holes in the walls and ceilings. In a lot of ways, the house was representative of many other Petworth homes — built for a family, cycled through numerous hands over the years, left vacant and in disrepair, and now restored to a family home through hard work.
Read MoreThis week's Featured Listing is 2807 Sherman Avenue NW, unit A. Represented by agent Marc Dosik from Help-U-Sell, this newly renovated condo offers three bedrooms and two-and-a-half bathrooms, close to Metro and more.
Read MoreAccording to Paul Ruppert, the critically (and customer) acclaimed Crane & Turtle restaurant (828 Upshur St NW) is planning to close on April 24th.
"Crane & Turtle is so directly tied to [Chef Makoto Hamamura] that we decided it makes sense to create a new restaurant," co-owner Paul Ruppert told me. "Brainstorming ideas right now. Happy to have suggestions."
Read MoreThis week, a senior citizen resident along the 400 block of Decatur St NW had a visitor come to her home that upset the woman's children and concerns the police.
Read MoreAfter its January 6th protest hearing at the Alcohol Beverage Control Board, Castello Restaurant and Lounge finally gets a decision
Read MoreAh, the approach of Spring in DC… when the weather begins to warm up, then gets cold again, then warms up… and you have to move your car to the other side of the street.
DPW street cleaning and alternate side of the street parking begins Tuesday, March 1st (through October 31st). DPW will give out warning tickets until Friday, March 4th — after that, it’s a $45 ticket if you’re parked on the side being cleaned. Or you could get towed.
Read MoreUpshur 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.
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