It’s all about the neighborhood
Here in Petworth, neighbor Carol Herwig, who regularly cleans up Grant Circle, is planning a clean-up of the small triangular park north of Grant Circle on Sunday, September 22nd at 10am.
Read MoreSummer is starting to wind down in Petworth, but the amount of rain sure hasn’t! And while the clouds have been hiding the sun for some time, the Sunflowers have been out in full force. These giants of the aster family are the quintessential summer flower and make some tasty seeds, too.
Here’s a look at some of the more wild flowers you’ll find around the neighborhood.
Read MoreIn a story first brought to light by Petworth News, seven members of the religious community in DC and Advisory Neighborhood Commission 4C submitted a complaint to the Alcoholic Beverage Regulation Administration (ABRA) to have the alcohol license for the Trump International Hotel on Pennsylvania Avenue revoked. This week, ABRA made their decision.
Read MoreWhen Lighthouse Yoga Center was notified by our landlord in August that we needed to be out of our space in 30 days, we were heartbroken. We’re Petworth’s only source for high-quality Hatha Yoga, and we’re DC’s only Kundalini Yoga studio. Closing the studio would present a big loss to Petworth’s quality of life.
But our neighbors weren’t ready to let us go!
Read MoreThe next Advisory Neighborhood Commission 4D public meeting is on Monday, September 17, 2018 at 6:30pm.
Read MoreIt’s September, which means it’s time for the first ever “Taste of Uptown,” a walking food tour on Wednesday, September 26th from 4 to 10pm. Mark your calendars if you haven’t done so already!
Read MoreJoin the Library and Petworth Library Friends for an evening with celebrated DC author George Pelecanos who will discuss and read from his newest book The Man Who Came Uptown. The event is Wednesday, September 19 at 7pm – 8:30pm at the Petworth Library. You must register for the event.
Read MoreFor your local political pleasure, here's the draft agenda of Advisory Neighborhood Commission 4C for their September 2018 meeting. The meeting is on Wednesday, September 12th at 6:30 pm at the Petworth Library in the Community Meeting room on the lower level.
Read MoreThe Petworthpalooza show at the 2017 Celebrate Petworth Festival was a big success -- hundreds came out to enjoy free music from local area musicians, $5 beer and the pleasure of hanging out with their neighbors. So we're doing it again! Check out the line-up!
Read MorePetworth has a long history of being a residential neighborhood where people buy homes, raise families and work to create a community. Come here local residents and historians talk about DC and Petworth. Here’s a run-down of the event at the Petworth History Tent…
Read MorePetworth has so much great food, and at the Celebrate Petworth Festival on September 8th, you can try a whole bunch of them at the Taste of Petworth!
Get ready for another First Friday on September 7th from 6pm-9pm, presented by the Petworth Arts Collaborative.
The CVS at the corner of Van Buren and Georgia Avenue (6514 Georgia Avenue NW) was robbed at gunpoint on September 1st. MPD responded and ended up arresting one of the three suspects.
One of the suspects wore a very… suspect… outfit.
Read MoreWard 4 Councilmember, Brandon Todd, recently sent a letter to MPD's Chief Newsham requesting that MPD changes occur in how they patrol the Southwest Petworth area, which has seen a large surge in crime. MPD Chief Peter Newsham sent a response to the Councilmember on August 30th.
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