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According to neighbors in Southwest Petworth who have been sharing a large email thread, in the last several months there has been a dramatic increase in petty and violent crime along and around Quincy and Kansas Avenue NW.
Read MoreThis month's Petworth Jazz Project sounds great! The next show on Saturday, July 28th presenting Elijah Jamal Balbed: An Evening of Jazz and Go-Go featuring Jus Paul.
Read MoreI am making a concerted effort to double down on our sanctuary city policies and reaffirm that all people, regardless of immigration status, are welcome and worthy of protection in the District of Columbia.
Read MoreCapitol Cider House opened officially on Saturday, July 21st, and threw a party on Friday the 20th to get things started. For the benefit of the community, I tried almost all the ciders available on the tap, and after I wobbled my way home in good humor, here's my thoughts on Petworth's latest bar and hang out.
Read MoreThe Celebrate Petworth Festival is right around the corner on September 8th. To make this awesome day happen, the team running the festival is looking for volunteers to help with tasks big and small. There's an opportunity for everyone to be involved.
Condo #1 is for sale at 415 Randolph Street NW, and if the Galaga video game and the Speed Racer framed picture conveys, I may bid on it!
Read MoreThe last Saturday of every summer month sees the free Petworth Jazz Project at the park at 8th and Taylor. If you're looking for another free, outdoor jazz show that's great for the whole family, The Parks at Walter Reed has a series great jazz shows starting this weekend, Saturday, July 21st from 4-7pm.
The shows are presented by The Parks at Walter Reed, working with Petworth's own local jazzman Tom Pipkin -- which means it'll be a great show for neighbors to come out and enjoy.
Read MoreAdvisory Neighborhood Commission 4C passed a resolution at their July meeting supporting a complaint filed with ABRA by seven civic and religious leaders requesting the Trump International Hotel offer proof why it shouldn’t have its alcohol license revoked. The rationale for the license revocation? Trump isn’t a man of “good character,” according to the complaint.
Advisory Neighborhood Commission 4D public meets at the Washington Latin Public Charter School, 5200 2nd Street NW. The meeting will begin promptly at 6:30pm.
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.
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Volunteer with the Friends of the Soldier's Home!
Summer isn’t over yet! The Parks at Walter Reed has a full lineup of family-friendly neighborhood events coming up from August and into November, including free concerts, outdoor fitness classes, dancing, flea markets, community festivals and a massive used book sale.