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As part of their ongoing efforts to study ways to increase pedestrian and driver safety, the DC Department of Transportation (DDOT) will be conducting a test at Sherman Circle and will close off one lane for the duration of the test.
Read MoreYou might not know Zach Teutsch, but if you live in Petworth, you've benefited from his work in the community. He's motivated by helping others. He's just launched a new financial planning company located right here in Petworth that's focused on offering smart advice with a social change and positive values perspective. It's worth learning about.
Read MoreThe fourth Celebrate Petworth Festival kicks off on Saturday, September 9th at 11am on the 800 block of Upshur Street with a full day of activities, vendors and plenty to enjoy. Come out to grab food, do a little shopping, enjoy some great music and art and hang with your neighbors!
Here's a look at the day's events and schedule.
Read MoreDC Water is replacing some 85,000 water meters around the city this year, in an effort to increase the accuracy of water readings. But the effort seems to have backfired for some Petworth residents, who have recently been hit with monthly water bills four times higher than what they usually pay.
Read MoreA year ago Petworth News proposed a concert of local bands for a local audience — and now it’s time! Petworthpalooza is this Saturday during the Celebrate Petworth Festival and features 5 local bands, 3 Star Brewery and a guaranteed awesome time. And it’s free!
Read MoreThe 4th Annual Celebrate Petworth Festival is Saturday, September 9th on the 800 block of Upshur Street. Like the previous years, it'll be full of local vendors, artists, musicians and a puppy or two. And Petworth News is sponsoring a local music show from 2-7pm: "Petworthpalooza!"
Read MoreBuying a home is hard... keeping it looking and working great, let alone upgrading it, can be even harder, especially when you're not sure what or how to do the work you want. So what do you do when you want to change a light fixture, redo a basement or figure out when it's time to change your windows?
Ask Petworth News!
Read MoreUPDATED 4/29.
The Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) is sponsoring more movies nights in the area this month and in September.
Read MoreLast week we wrote about the meditation park planned for a triangular lot bordered by 13th Street NW, Kansas Street NW and Quincy Street NW. Since that time, a few new developments have materialized. Thanks to Commissioner Bennett Hilley for these useful updates:
Read MoreDPR is proceeding with plans to turn the triangular patch of grass bordered by 13th Street NW, Kansas Street NW, and Quincy Street NW into a “meditation garden-style” park. But not everyone is happy about the changes. Some neighborhood residents say that while they are in favor of upgrading, they were not properly consulted about the form and function that the upgrades should take.
Read MoreI debated publicizing this when I first heard about it a few days ago, as I don’t want to give the lowlife who’s posting the hateful flyers attention, because that’s what this idiot wants (that, and to scare people). But people need to know how to respond and trash this crap.
Read MoreFile this in the you-ain't-seen-it-all file, or the greed-ahead-of-common-sense folder, but a house is listed for sale in Brightwood that has no roof. It's a shell of a house that DCRA put a stop work order on last year for "illegal construction / working without a permit," according to an article Washingtonian.
They're asking $499,999 for this opposite of a turn-key structure.
Read MoreAs more and more of our personal and professional lives are centered around the internet, privacy protection has become an issue at the heart of life in a digitally-connected era. It is imperative we have robust protections in place, and a new bill in front of the DC Council sees to that.
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