September 27, 2016

Willow & Petworth Citizen: Upshur Street birthdays and anniversaries

September 27, 2016/ Drew

Upshur Street has changed over the past half-decade, and most of that change is due to the efforts of places like Petworth Citizen and Willow Fashion, who both continue to serve the neighborhood with excellent food and retail options, while being good neighbors. Petworth Citizen is celebrating three years on Upshur, and Willow is celebrating four years. Hear from owners Paul Ruppert and Julie Wineinger (and celebrate with them this week and next!).

September 27, 2016

Paying attention to the wrong thing

September 27, 2016/ Drew

The Washington Post picked up the story of ANC 4C Commissioner Taalib-Din Uqdah's idea of building walkways underneath Grant and Sherman Circles to ensure pedestrian safety. Unlike the Greater Greater Washington story that looked at the realistic problems with tunnels, the WaPo reporter, Perry Smith, doesn't do research into the issue on why pedestrian safety is a priority. Instead, she focuses on the wrong aspect, and calls the tunnel idea "interesting to envision." So are jetpacks. Jetpacks are interesting to envision, too. And they're just as unrealistic.

September 27, 2016

Broken street light? Get it fixed in a hurry this week with a text message.

September 27, 2016/ Drew

Those buzzing orange or yellow street lights keep the stars hidden from view at night, but they also help keep people safe on the street and alleys. When they break, getting DC to fix them can be a real challenge, to put it mildly.

To help address that, the Mayor's office is pushing a "week-long effort to identify street light outages across the District," according to a press release sent out yesterday by the Mayor's office. Along with the street light initiative, they're also launching "Text to DC311" as a new way of reporting issues for repair.

September 26, 2016

Photo gallery from Petworth Jazz Project, September 2016

September 26, 2016/ Drew

With great weather, a large crowd and good music and dance, the September Petworth Jazz Project on September 24th was another excellent event.

See the full gallery.

September 25, 2016

A fashion follow-up: Petworth had their finger on the pulse

September 25, 2016/ Lois Cooper

At the August Petworth Jazz Project, contributing writer Lois Cooper interviewed residents (and a Canadian) about their fall fashion predictions. After spending time at the New York Fashion Week supporting a DC designer, she has this follow-up.

September 23, 2016

Petworth teachers turn to crowd-funding to support their class projects

September 23, 2016/ Adrienne Chu

When school social worker Keri Sartin moved to her new office at West Education Campus, the room only had a couple of round tables and a few chairs. When I visited her a few weeks into the school year, she showed me the repurposed preschool cubbies she had scavenged and turned on their side to make shelves for the toys, games, and other supplies she uses to help anxious students feel more at ease.

The is the first article by new contributing writer Adrienne Chu.

September 22, 2016

Featured property: 617 Gallatin St NW

September 22, 2016/ Drew

There are two Featured Properties this week, both offered by Robert Crawford and Tyler Jeffrey of Washington Fine Properties. The first Featured is 617 Gallatin Street NW, a charming three bedroom, two-and-a-half bath rowhome in Petworth.

September 22, 2016

Featured property: 517 Tuckerman St NW

September 22, 2016/ Drew

This second Featured Property for your real estate enjoyment (and either comparison or shopping efforts) is 517 Tuckerman Street NW, offered by Robert Crawford and Tyler Jeffrey of Washington Fine Properties.

September 21, 2016

Petworth Jazz Project this Saturday at 8th & Taylor

September 21, 2016/ Drew

The best recurring outdoor jazz series in DC is on again this Saturday, September 24th at Petworth Park (8th & Taylor Streets NW). This Petworth Jazz Project once again features the amazing music of Mark Meadows, the dance of Petworth Dance Project, kids' music by Baba Ras D, food by Chik's Chik'n Food Truck and pre-show, in-between and post-show music by DJ Unknown (Richard Patterson).

September 20, 2016

Beach Drive closes 9/22, things will get snarly for months

September 20, 2016/ Drew

If you enjoy taking Piney Branch to the Rock Creek Parkway, then up toward Tilden or south toward downtown, you need to start looking for alternative routes.

September 20, 2016

Roosevelt HS had a Nobel Prize-winning guest visitor last week

September 20, 2016/ Drew

Nobel Peace Prize laureate and Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi visited Roosevelt High School on September 15th. She spoke with 22 Roosevelt students about topics such as education, oppression and the importance of voting.

September 20, 2016

Take the Petworth Farmer's Market survey

September 20, 2016/ Drew

The Petworth Community Farmer's Market is looking to hear from neighbors on what you think about the market, your favorite vendors, when you visit, desired hours, etc. They've put together a survey to understand what matters to you, and they're giving away a t-shirt in a giveaway.

September 19, 2016

Draft agenda for ANC 4D, meets Tuesday 9/20 (updated)

September 19, 2016/ Drew

Updated

The Advisory Neighborhood Commission 4D, which serves the northside of Petworth, Brightwood and Brightwood Park, among other areas, meets on Tuesday, September 20th at 7pm at Truesdell Elementary (800 Ingraham St NW). Their draft agenda is after the break...

September 18, 2016

Where I found out it's hard to blog internationally...

September 18, 2016/ Drew

You might have wondered why you didn't see anything new from Petworth News this week. I didn't go on vacation or abandon the neighborhood, but I did leave town for a bit.