Did you lose something at Safeway? Here's your chance to find it...

Did you lose something at Safeway? Here's your chance to find it...

It seems that several Petworth residents have lost a ton of items at Safeway. In fact, there are so many unrecovered items in the lost and found drawer at Safeway located at Georgia and Randolph Streets that some get tossed into the garbage. There's keys, cell phones, credit cards, IDs and more.

Don’t you miss these items? Here’s your chance to get them back!

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Sherman Circle traffic changes start on Monday

Sherman Circle traffic changes start on Monday

The Sherman Circle transportation safety improvements are scheduled to begin on Monday, May 14th, with a goal of being complete by the end of the month, according to DC Department of Transportation (DDOT). 

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Draft agenda for ANC 4D May meeting

Draft agenda for ANC 4D May meeting

The following agenda is for the next Advisory Neighborhood Commission 4D public meeting on Tuesday, May 15, 2018 starting at 6:30pm. ANC 4D hosts our meetings at the Washington Latin Public Charter School, 5200 2nd Street NW. 

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Keeping it local this Mother’s Day in Petworth

Keeping it local this Mother’s Day in Petworth

Mother’s Day is coming up on Sunday, May 13th. There are lots of ways to show your love for mom locally while supporting Petworth businesses. Here's some of the specials local businesses and organizations are offering…

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A Celebration of Art in the Park: First Annual Petworth Arts Fest

A Celebration of Art in the Park: First Annual Petworth Arts Fest

A new art event joins the active line-up of community programs centered on the Petworth Park on Saturday, June 2nd from 4pm to 9pm. A brainchild of the Petworth Arts Collaborative (PAC), Petworth Arts Fest will feature various professional DC artists, live installations and performances to engage neighbors and our surrounding community through the arts. And they’re looking for volunteers to help make it happen!

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DPR presents survey results on Petworth Park renovations

DPR presents survey results on Petworth Park renovations

The Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) presented next steps for a $2 million renovation of Petworth Park, located at at 8th and Taylor Street, as well as the results of a survey asking residents about changes they would like to see to the popular outdoor space. The park renovation will take place this fall and winter, following a request for proposal (RFP) and design period which kicks off imminently.

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Helen Mitchell passes at 90, long history serving DC and Ward 4

Helen Mitchell passes at 90, long history serving DC and Ward 4

Helen Mitchell, who has a long history of service to DC and Ward 4, passed away this week at the very respectable age of 90. She was the grandmother of PSA 407 Lieutenant Anthony Washington.  

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Petworth gets new art Saturday: a community wall with a social purpose

Petworth gets new art Saturday: a community wall with a social purpose

On Saturday, May 5th, the Petworth community will add another piece of neighborhood art, with the launch of the Petworth Community Wall, a rotating poster project on view through summer 2018.

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A special show featuring "Green Line" local artists and potters on Sunday

A special show featuring "Green Line" local artists and potters on Sunday

Four local potters, artists and teachers, living and working along Metro’s Green Line from Anacostia to Petworth, are putting on their first show this weekend, and you're invited. 

Join Julie Christenberry, Samantha Gordon, Carol Herwig and Lisa Swanson for the first Green Line Artisans show on Sunday, May 6th from 12pm - 5pm.

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ANC 4C May 2018 draft meeting agenda

ANC 4C May 2018 draft meeting agenda

The following is the draft agenda for the May 9th meeting of Advisory Neighborhood Commission 4C. The meeting will be at the Petworth Library in the Community Meeting room on the lower level.  The meeting will begin promptly at 6:30pm. 


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

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

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

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

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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