Awake and unable to move... when sleep makes life stranger than fiction

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Awake and unable to move... when sleep makes life stranger than fiction

I have always had less-than-ideal sleeping habits. As a child, my siblings would taunt me for falling asleep downstairs watching TV rather than going to my bed when I was sleepy. (That practice continues today.) I always fall asleep on the sofa and then wake up and stumble off to my bedroom. There are times I wake up in the wee hours of the morning and watch TV until I fall back to sleep and wake up at about 6AM. These practices do not promote a peaceful and restful sleep.

One morning, things got very bizarre and 911 had to be called.

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Homestead kicks off a cancer awareness fundraiser & Kentucky Derby drink specials on Saturday, May 5th

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Homestead kicks off a cancer awareness fundraiser & Kentucky Derby drink specials on Saturday, May 5th

TWO RACES, ONE GREAT CAUSE: Homestead Supports Brain Cancer Awareness with Kentucky Derby Fundraiser

Homestead restaurant and bar (and friend of Petworth News) is launching a special Race for Hope fundraising event on Saturday, May 5th from 3pm-7pm.

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Security Camera Rebate hits 10,000 cameras, more than $1.5 million in rebates

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Security Camera Rebate hits 10,000 cameras, more than $1.5 million in rebates

The Security Camera Rebate program started two years ago after the DC Council passed the “Private Security Camera Incentive Program Emergency Act of 2016.” The program provides financial rebates to residents, businesses and churches who purchase outdoor security cameras and who make the recordings available to MPD upon request. Since the program started, DC has funded 10,000 cameras from 4,500 requests across the city, mainly to residents.

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5th Annual Kennedy Street Festival looking for performers, vendors, volunteers

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5th Annual Kennedy Street Festival looking for performers, vendors, volunteers

The 5th Annual Kennedy Street Festival will take place this year on Saturday, June 9th from 11am – 3pm, and this year’s theme will be Catch, Taste and See the Rainbow of Kennedy Street NW. They're looking for entertainers to perform, vendors to sell or share information, and volunteers to help make it all amazing (again!).

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Councilmember’s Corner: Giving blind and visually-impaired students a fair shot

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Councilmember’s Corner: Giving blind and visually-impaired students a fair shot

Earlier this month, after meeting with members of the Ward 4 and DC blind community, I introduced legislation that would improve Braille education for blind and vision-impaired students in DC public and public charter schools.

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Petworth blooming: April showers bring May flowers...

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Petworth blooming: April showers bring May flowers...

From phlox to redbuds, tulips and crabapple trees, Petworth is blooming. Here’s a look at some of the flowers you’ll see popping up around our neighborhood this month.

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DDOT exempts Farmers Markets from paying parking meter fees

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DDOT exempts Farmers Markets from paying parking meter fees

After a fair amount of publicity on the story and new proposed legislation by the DC Council, DDOT has decided it's time to stop charging Farmers' Markets exorbitant parking meter fees. This is a big win for the Petworth Community Farmers' Market, which thought it would be forced to close after this year.

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DPR to present next steps in Petworth Playground renovations

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DPR to present next steps in Petworth Playground renovations

DPR and DGS are holding another meeting on Monday, May 7th from 6:30-8pm at the Petworth Library (basement community room) to discuss the upcoming renovations.


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Help lower Georgia Avenue blossom by taking a survey on future development ideas

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Help lower Georgia Avenue blossom by taking a survey on future development ideas

The Lower Georgia Avenue Main Street program is conducting a community survey about Georgia Avenue in Park View, with a goal of designing strategies for enhancing the stretch of Georgia Avenue from Barry Place on the south, to Kansas Avenue on the north.  

If you want to help this area be developed smartly, in cooperation with long-time businesses and fit the needs of the residents who live along the stretch, take the survey and share your opinion.

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Powell Elementary’s popular Spring Carnival returns for a fourth year

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Powell Elementary’s popular Spring Carnival returns for a fourth year

Powell Bilingual Elementary School is hosting its fourth annual Spring Carnival on May 19th from 11am - 5pm — and this year’s event promises to be a ton of fun for kids and adults alike!

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The popular Bourbon & Bluegrass festival returns to Lincoln's Cottage in May for 2 fun days

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The popular Bourbon & Bluegrass festival returns to Lincoln's Cottage in May for 2 fun days

President Lincoln's Cottage has its biggest fundraiser of the year next month on May 19th and 20th (2-5pm), and like every year, it's surely going to be an awesome event. Bourbon and Bluegrass brings together a family-friendly event of food, drink, games and music on the grounds of the Armed Forces Retirement Home, where President Lincoln used to vacation to get away from the White House.

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Pepco "Capital Grid" meeting in Takoma to discuss electrical infrastructure enhancements

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Pepco "Capital Grid" meeting in Takoma to discuss electrical infrastructure enhancements

Pepco has rescheduled its Open House to update the community about their proposed infrastructure initiative called the Capital Grid project for Thursday, April 26th at 8:30pm. The public meeting will be held in Takoma at the LaSalle-Backus Education Campus, 501 Riggs Road NE.

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Oh, the weeds of Petworth...

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Oh, the weeds of Petworth...

Every spring I look out on my yard and tell myself, “Yes, this will be the year I create my garden.”

Several weeks later, I am cursing every square inch of greenery and wondering just how many weeds there could possibly be in this postage stamp of a yard, most likely because I tried to take a shortcut.

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Sherman Circle traffic changes coming in May, upcoming events in the Circle

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Sherman Circle traffic changes coming in May, upcoming events in the Circle

The Department of Transportation has announced their decision on changes to Sherman Circle. The original plan called for one lane of the Circle to be closed; however, they have decided to keep the two lane design with some minor modifications. 

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