It’s all about the neighborhood
Fall is finally here, with shorter days and cooler nights. Most plants are busy ripening their fruit or starting to wind down, but there are still plenty of flowers to be found around the neighborhood.
Read More“I love flowers because they make the day different,” owner Bolor Tumurpurev said. “Whether you send them, receive them or purchase them for yourself, they’re simply beautiful.”
Read MoreYou might have noticed new tables outside of Slim’s Diner, at the corner of Upshur and Georgia Avenue. They’re there for the new outdoor beer garden and Oktoberfest Slim’s is putting on for the next three weeks.
Read MoreIt was a busy Friday on April 14, 2017 when restaurant owner Bill White turned on the third fryer at Fish in the Neighborhood. The day started out great, cool with sunny weather and customers lining up outside on a Good Friday afternoon to order Bill’s seafood. That fryer, and a moment’s forgetfulness, changed Bill’s life and the fabric of the neighborhood.
Read More845 Upshur Street NW, which used to be China American Inn fast food, was destined at one time to become Alfie’s Thai food, then it was going to be a British gastropub. Now, according to Chef Alex McCoy, it’s going to be something else entirely, he just isn’t sure what.
Read MoreJust donate $25 or more on the Celebrate Petworth GoFundMe and we’ll set up a date to pick up your bag in the near future.
Read MoreCapitol Cider House and Petworth News are sponsoring a Battle of the Bands concert series starting Thursday, October 11th and going until the finale on December 9th. Eight bands will compete for cash prizes, with first place receiving $1,000. Sweet!
Read MoreANC 4D Commissioner Amy Hemingway sent out an email to residents about the upcoming installation of the Capital Bikeshare station at Sherman Circle.
According to Commissioner Hemingway, she and DDOT have been collecting resident feedback on the proposed station, and the feedback says “yes, please!”
Read MoreThe Advisory Neighborhood Commission meets on October 10th at 6:30pm at the Petworth Library. This meeting will host a special guest, DC Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton.
Read MoreCome out and enjoy the weather and some community gemütlichkeit over a good bier!
Join the Randolph Block Club Saturday October 13th from 2pm to 8pm!
Read MoreAdvisory Neighborhood Commission 4C held it's regularly scheduled monthly meeting on September 12th at the Petworth Library. If you couldn't make it... here's some notes about zoning issues, poop on Roosevelt’s softball field, rats and more.
Read MoreThe Friends of the Soldiers’ Home and the Armed Forces Retirement Home are hosting their annual Fall Fun Fest on Sunday, September 30th from 9am to 5pm at the AFRH. Come out to enjoy an antique auto show, music, an art show, petting zoo, bobbing for apple, a pumpkin carving competition and much more.
Read MoreRoosevelt High School has a robust international studies program, managed by Julian Hipkins III, the Global Studies Coordinator at the school. The school is hosting students from Spain and France in October, and is looking for a dozen or so families in the local area to host visiting students from France for a two week stay here in Petworth.
Volunteer and host a student (or two!).
Read MoreOne significant but often overlooked component of maternal and infant well-being is mental health. According to the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, at least 20% of mothers suffer from pregnant and postpartum mood and anxiety disorders.
After studying the problem more closely, I knew something had to be done. I am proud to report that legislation I introduced in 2017 to improve maternal mental healthcare has recently become official law in the District of Columbia.
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Volunteer with the Friends of the Soldier's Home!
