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According to the Department of Parks and Recreation, here is a list of the pools and spray parks closed to the DC Water issue. Upshur pool and the Petworth spray park are definitely closed. They should reopen tomorrow (Saturday). Here’s a list…
Read MoreCapitol Cider House opens for a special Grand Opening Party on Friday, July 20th from 4-11pm, and according to owner Jared Fackrell, you're all invited! Here’s how to get tickets!
Read MoreSummer has officially begun and Petworth’s gardens have been getting plenty of rain recently, meaning Black Eyed Susans and other colorful flowers are blooming.
Read MoreHamilton in the hottest tickets on Broadway and in any other city it plays. The story of Alexander Hamilton the first Secretary of Treasury is brilliantly told by Lin-Manuel Miranda through a combination of glowing lyrics that encompass hip hop, jazz, blues, rap and R&B. The choreography at times is fast moving and high energy with a cast that is predominantly people of color. What a creative way to tell the story!
Hamilton is currently on a 14-week run at the Kennedy Center through September 16th. If there is any way you can participate in this phenomenon, do it!
Read MoreThe water pressure in the little park has seemed very lackluster this year, and I'm sure this fix is welcome news for many of our littlest neighbors.
The Smithsonian Institute is proposing to put up vehicle fencing and to reduce the number of entrances at the National Zoo from 13 down to three, and adding security gates up as well.
Greater Greater Washington has put up a petition to get the National Capital Planning Commission to deny the changes.
I know Tom Pipkin pretty well. As a community journalist and blogger, I learn about and get involved in a bunch of different projects that go on in the neighborhood, and many of the best ones have originated with Tom Pipkin. I've never met anyone who has so many cool, creative ideas... some are way out there, others are exactly what's needed. It's how he's turned his ideas into reality for the benefit of the community that make Tom the focus of our next Petworth Change Maker video.
Read MoreAlex said he was riding his bike in the designated bike lane around Grant Circle around 7:45pm on July 4th when a green Jeep sped around him aggressively. The Jeep's right quarter panel ended up colliding with him, knocking him to the ground and severely damaging his bike. He received injuries to his hands and knees.
Read MoreLate on Tuesday afternoon, July 3rd, MPD closed several streets around Arkansas Avenue and Emerson Street NW due to a domestic dispute that turned into a barricade situation.
Read MoreThe Advisory Neighborhood Commission 4C holds its July 2018 meeting at the Petworth Library on Wednesday, July 11th at 6:30pm. Here's the draft agenda:
Capitol Cider House is the passion of Jared Fackrell, and after months and months of hard work, it’s almost ready to open. With 40 different styles of cider, a small menu of food, a shuffleboard and plenty of indoor and pet-friendly outdoor seating, it’ll be a great new addition to the Petworth restaurant scene.
Read MoreA new middle school is set to open on the campus of Coolidge High School in Takoma Park, and DC Government wants your help naming it.
Read MoreMPD sent out an email with their annual "July 4th Fireworks Safety Tips" -- basically, the fireworks you see all over the skies of DC are totally illegal, but that's never stopped the night's festivities. Here's MPD's things to think about for the holiday and fireworks:
Read MoreThe Advisory Neighborhood Commission 4D is holding a special meeting on Monday, July 2nd at 6:30pm to complete some unfinished business from their prior June 19th meeting. Below is the draft agenda. The meeting takes place at Washington Latin Public Charter School, 5200 2nd Street NW.
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Volunteer with the Friends of the Soldier's Home!
Join President Lincoln’s Cottage on September 19, from 10am to 2pm, for their free annual Homecoming celebration inspired by the Lincoln family’s time living on the grounds of the Soldiers’ Home, here in the Petworth neighborhood.