April 06, 2017

The old Petworth post office has a new owner

April 06, 2017/ Drew

Petworth used to have a convenient post office at 4211 9th Street NW. It was shut down a couple of years ago, and stories about what was to come in that place were circulating. At one time I had heard it was to be a senior services center, but now we know what’s coming to the space.

April 05, 2017

Making your little furry companion happy: Patrick’s Pet Care serves Petworth and beyond

April 05, 2017/ Drew

A good friend of mine started a pet care business five years ago, and he has grown it into one of the leading pet care businesses in DC due to happy customers and happy pets. While initially a one-man show, Patrick’s Pet Care now serves nineteen neighborhoods in both northwest and southwest DC. While Patrick’s Pet Care was founded in Columbia Heights, it’s the customers in Petworth who have really helped the company get its start.

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April 05, 2017

Draft agenda for ANC 4C April 12th meeting

April 05, 2017/ Drew

The Advisory Neighborhood Commission 4C has its next public meeting on Wednesday, April 12th at 6:30pm at the Petworth Library. See their draft agenda...

April 04, 2017

This Friday on Upshur Street... another great "First Friday" Arts Collaborative

April 04, 2017/ Drew

If a month is starting, then it's time for another First Friday arts event! From the Petworth Arts Collaborative Facebook Event page:

We are gearing up for another fun-filled First Friday on April 7th! Join us in bringing ART and COMMUNITY together by supporting some of Petworth's small businesses while enjoying ART.

April 03, 2017

Spring cleaning for old paint cans - drop 'em off for recycling!

April 03, 2017/ Rachel Maisler

PaintCare is back this spring with a unique cleaning event – an opportunity to drop off old paint cans free-of-charge at the Anacostia Recreation Center on Saturday, April 8. Regulations prevent homeowners and contractors from disposing of the paint via regular trash collection. But, thanks to DC’s Paint Stewardship Law, getting rid of that old paint just easy.

April 01, 2017

There's a new "Petworth Project" and it's going to be awesome

April 01, 2017/ Drew

There's the Petworth Jazz Project, which is awesome. Professional musicians playing for free to a crowd of neighbors enjoying DC summer evenings? Awesome. Then there's the Petworth Dance Project, it too is awesome. Professional dance companies, performing for free among a crowd of neighbors? Awesome.

Now, there's a new thing...

March 30, 2017

Taqueria Del Barrio looks to bring a taste of Mexico to Upshur Street

March 30, 2017/ Drew

The new restaurant on Upshur wants to excite your taste buds with original and traditional Mexican dishes, with a focus on great flavor.

For dining options, Upshur Street has a diner, a Japanese-inspired restaurant, a Latin wine bar, a cocktail bar, a saloon, a wood-fired oven pizza place and heck, even a fast-food Chinese restaurant. And opening Thursday, March 30th, it also has a Mexican restaurant, Taqueria Del Barrio.

March 29, 2017

Help paint some benches at Grant Circle

March 29, 2017/ Drew

Join Friends of Grant Circle this Sunday, April 2nd at 10 am to help keep Grant Circle looking great! Last year, we painted all the benches inside the Circle. This week we'll tackle the benches around the playground on the north side (5th and Webster). We'll deadhead the daffodils that have finished blooming and pickup trash as well.

March 27, 2017

Don't argue with your neighbors, talk...

March 27, 2017/ Guest Contributor

Petworth resident Caroline Cragin has started Community Mediation DC, a neighborhood mediation program modeled after successful mediation centers in Maryland. The program is still in its infancy, but already has a website and a core team of volunteer staff who are ready to take cases.

Mediation comes to DC with a kickoff meeting on April 5th at Petworth Library...

March 25, 2017

"District Soup," community projects, music and a winning idea for Kennedy Street

March 25, 2017/ Drew

Watch presentations, eat soup, listen to music, VOTE and help improve the 14th & Kennedy Street area!

Join the Kennedy Street Development Corporation (KSDC) and the Community Alliance for Upper Fourteenth Street (CAUFS) at their next "District SOUP" event at the Back Alley Theater. Four neighbors will present community projects to help support the neighborhood, while all money generated will go to help one of those projects become a reality. And you get a vote.

There will be food, drink and music, courtesy of Petworth-area musician David Curtin on his guitar...

March 24, 2017

You're invited to the ribbon cutting and celebration for Community Carrot

March 24, 2017/ Drew

Community Carrot, the new non-profit from David Sheon is having a ribbon cutting ceremony and will open its doors at 508 Kennedy St NW for their first class of "entrepreneurs in training" on Saturday, March 25th at 2pm. They'd love to have the community come out to support them.

March 23, 2017

Give a toast to kids at the DC SCORES fundraiser at Petworth Citizen

March 23, 2017/ Drew

Petworth Citizen is hosting a fundraiser for the really worthy kids' non-profit on Tuesday, March 28, between 5-7pm for a happy hour benefiting DC SCORES. 10% of alcohol sales during the two hours will directly benefit their poet-athletes.