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Baroque, hip hop, spoken word poetry, Baba Ras D, food truck... it's the Petworth Jazz Project all right. This month's show on Saturday, August 26th at 5:30pm at the Petworth Rec Center (801 Taylor St) should be truly stellar.
Read MoreCheck out the DC Music Rocks Festival at the 9:30 Club!
This upcoming show sounds awesome. DC Music Rocks, which profiles local DC musicians and bands on 96.7FM and via podcast, is holding its first local music festival at the 9:30 Club on Saturday, September 2nd. And hey, Petworth News is one of the sponsors!
Read MoreBut the rest of the 200 block of Upshur was largely quiet, save for a handful of women chatting in front of St. Mary Eritrean Church a few storefronts up. No farmer’s markets, no brunch spots, no bookstores, no thrift shops. Just a ten-minute walk from the bustle of Upshur’s 800 block,
the East end of Upshur is largely undeveloped, despite similarly being zoned for mixed use.
Why?
Read MoreMy children have held my broken promise of getting them a pet over my head for years. So when my daughter recently expressed interest in getting a dog, I told her that I would help pay for the dog. Maybe I could finally redeem myself for a slight committed during their childhood.
Read MoreBon Appétit magazine has a really awesome write-up of Timber Pizza chef Daniela Moreira, looking back at growing up in her native Argentina to how she ended up taking a chance and becoming a pizza chef at Timber.
Read MoreThis is great! Local fashion boutique store Fia’s Fabulous Finds is going to be on the next episode of HGTV’s House Hunters on Monday, August 14th! House Hunters selected the boutique to be one of the local stores to tape their opening segment.
Read MoreA beautiful home has become available at 4514 8th Street NW, and it's definitely worth looking at if you're considering moving into Petworth. With three bedrooms and three baths, this 1,945 square foot home offers a great mix of original features and renovations that should make any home buyer happy (or current home owner envious).
It's being offered by Ryan DaSilva from Compass Realty.
Read MoreThe Metropolitan Police Department holds regular meetings with the local Police Service Area Lieutenants to give residents an opportunity to ask questions, share feedback and get to know local MPD leadership. Here are details for August...
Read MorePetworth resident Jessica Childress loved the field of law, but found it lacking in diversity. So the labor and employment attorney decided to do something about it. She put pen to paper and wrote The Briefcase of Juris P. “JP” Prudence, a children’s book featuring an eleven-year old African-American lawyer who lives in Petworth.
Read MorePetworth Dance is excited to present another season of FREE outdoor performances on August 5th at 8pm at the Petworth Park (8th and Taylor Streets NW).
Below is the agenda for the August 9th meeting of Advisory Neighborhood Commission 4C. Portions of the agenda may change between now and the meeting...
I’ve worked in national parks and volunteered with hiking clubs to clean up natural areas. In these settings, there’s no question that litter cleanup is a good and noble thing to do. So why do we have such a problem doing this where we live? Why do we close our eyes to the wrappers and cans lining the sidewalks we walk everyday?
A guest op-ed by Erin Gleeson.
Read MoreThe push for greater pedestrian safety has resulted in new proposed changes to both Grant and Sherman Circles. Some changes include new bumped out curbs, painted lines, signs and lane configurations on both Circles. Now DDOT is ready to make changes to both Circles, and presented their proposals at a recent meeting on Wednesday, July 26th.
Read MoreWow... someone stole over a ton of blue flagstone from a house on 7th and Randolph Street on Sunday, July 30th. While the homeowners were out that day, someone saw an opportunity and stole more than $1,500 worth of stone that was being used to redo the owners porch, steps and walkway.
Did you see the theft happen?
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