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The outdoor sports and recreation store REI contacted me to share a press release that I think is pretty cool. REI is opening a new "flagship" store at the Uline Arena in Northeast DC, and to celebrate is holding a "United Outside" campaign to give DC residents a chance to enjoy the great outdoors through 100 days of outdoor events.
Read MoreAdvisory Neighborhood Commission 4C's July meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, July 13, 2016 at 6:30 pm at the Petworth Library, 4200 Kansas Avenue NW at Georgia Avenue and Upshur Street. See the draft agenda for the meeting...
Read MoreThe local listservs sure have been chatty about the July 4th fireworks in the neighborhood. Granted, doing this survey might keep things heated, but I thought it would be interesting to see how people would vote. (As always, caveat that this isn't a scientific poll.) Basically, more discussion needs to be had and a good solution found that meets all desires. See the results of the survey...
Read MorePepco responded about Tuesday's reported power outage of 1,925 Petworth customers. Apparently it was a "system error." And apparently, they don't have to tell you if they're going to turn off your power. Read more...
Read MoreAnother Fourth of July has come and gone, and trash cans around the neighborhood are over-flowing with the remains of rockets red glare and other implements of explosive celebration. Some love them, some hate them. Are they legal?
Read MoreIt seems that approximately 1,900 Pepco customers in Petworth do not have power today due to a "planned outage" performed by Pepco. Apparently, they don't need to tell customers.
Read MoreCome hang out with your neighbors this Wednesday, July 6th at the Sherman Circle Social from 5:30 to 6:30 PM! Bring your bikes and trikes along for a mellow social ride inside the circle (there's a smaller circle and a larger one)... it's a great way for kiddos to practice! We'll have some juice to share and beat the heat.
Read MoreIf you're looking for a family-friendly, food and drink evening, head over to the Armed Forces Retirement Home (aka Old Soldier's Home). This year the evening kicks off at 4pm on the grounds of the Home (enter at Rock Creek Church Rd and Randolph St NW).
Read MoreThe Urban Garden Division of DC’s Department of Parks and Recreation is offering over fifty free garden workshops through September 30th, and they want you to join them. Their "Summer Garden Series" has over 50 gardening classes, composting workshops and interactive events going on over the summer and into the fall.) With events happening around the city, many are happening nearby at Raymond Rec Center.
Read MoreI'm walking back from Slash Run and the Petworth Dance Project Fundraiser when I come across two of the largest pigeons I've ever seen just hanging out on the sidewalk. Huge pigeons. And they just stare at me. "Hello!" one said. Uh... what?
So I said hello back (it's only polite, afterall).
Read MoreBoth Slim's Diner and Timber Pizza Co opened on Wednesday on Upshur Street. Details...
Read MoreIf the sidewalks along Quincy have let you down, tripped you up or flooded your yard, DDOT wants you to know they're going to be ripping up, tearing out and replacing the sidewalk.
Read MoreWith housing prices continuing to rise in Petworth and the surrounding neighborhoods, and the increase in new residents every month into the District, the cost of rent is an important factor for those seeking a realistically affordable place to live.
Real estate website Trulia reached out to me to see if I'd be interested in publishing some of their data about rental costs in the surrounding neighborhoods, and I agreed, thinking readers could find it useful.
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Read More619 Jefferson St NW is this week' featured property. A single-family townhouse that has been fully renovated from top to bottom. They kept some of the original charming features of the more than 100 year old house and updated the rest to make it a modern family home.
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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.