Draft agenda for ANC 4C July meeting
/Advisory Neighborhood Commission 4C meets on Wednesday July 10, 2019 in the basement of the Petworth Library from 6:30-8:45pm. Here’s their draft.
Read MoreA look at July 4th festivities at the Old Soldiers' Home (AFRH)
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It’s really not a problem to see fireworks in Petworth. Once 9pm rolls around, the neighborhood skies are filled with all sorts of legal and illegal flying explosives to delight the eye and terrify the dog. (Be sure to keep your dogs safe!)
Every year the Friends of the Soldiers Home and the Armed Forces Retirement Home team up with sponsors to put on a family-friendly event with food, beer, music, games and more. It’s a great place to spend the holiday appreciating your neighbors, and your freedom.
Read MorePetworth Arts asks... "Are You Free in America?"
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For their July “First Friday” event on July 5th, Petworth Arts Collaborative is putting on another creative evening, this time with an exhibit titled “Are you Free in America?”
Read MoreUgly Bathroom from the 70s? No need to spend $20K on a new one… re-color it! [sponsored]
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An old bathtub can be expensive to replace — and take a lot of time and effort. Instead of replacing it, Petworth News sponsor and local real estate agent Marc Dosik recommends recoloring the tub! [sponsored]
Read MoreLoyalty Books and other DC area bookstores to donate to pro-choice charities today & Sunday
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Six independent bookstores in the DC area are donating a percentage of their sales this weekend to pro-choice nonprofits in response to the recent legal assaults on abortion rights across the country.
Time to buy your summer reading!
Read MoreLife’s going to be a beach in Petworth on July 6th
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“Upshur Beach” is going to be a thing, and it’s happening on Saturday, July 6th thanks to Pipkin Creative, Art of Noize and Capital City Hydroponics.
Together, they’re bringing the fun of the beach to Upshur Street complete with music, food, beer and more.
Read MorePetworth Jazz Project is back on June 29th with Janelia Soul
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June will close out it’s rainy, hot month with a great performance by JaneliaSoul at the next Petworth Jazz Project on Saturday, June 29th, starting at 6pm at the Petworth Recreation Center (8th & Taylor Streets NW).
Read MoreFound! — Something to Squawk about: Look out for a lost Cockatoo from Buchanan Street!
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“Baby” is a White Goffin Cockatoo that went missing on Sunday, June 16th from near Buchanan Street and Georgia Avenue NW. Baby is white with peach coloring under her feathers and beak, and yellow coloring around. She also a great dancer.
Read MoreGet Ready for the Kennedy Street Festival on June 22nd! Here’s details…
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The 6th Annual Kennedy Street Festival is happening on June 22nd from 12-4pm in parking lots and in front of businesses along the the 300-800 blocks of Kennedy Street NW.
Here’s all the details!
Read MoreDraft agenda for ANC 4C June 19th meeting
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Advisory Neighborhood Commission 4C meets on Wednesday, June 19th at 6:30pm at the Petworth Library (4200 Kansas Ave NW) downstairs in the large meeting room. Here’s their draft agenda.
Read MoreDraft agenda for ANC 4D's June 19th meeting
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Advisory Neighborhood Commission 4D meets on Wednesday, June 19th at 6:30 pm at the Washington Latin Public Charter School (5200 2nd St NW). Here’s their draft agenda.
Read More“By the People” arts & music fest on Upshur on June 23rd
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Join the Petworth Arts Collaborative on Sunday, June 23rd from 11am-6pm on the 800 block of Upshur as they participate as one of the satellite “pARTners” for the By The People Festival, a free arts and dialogue festival presented by Halcyon.
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Photos and video from May's Petworth Jazz Project
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The first Petworth Jazz Project of the 2019 was, in my opinion, one of the best so far. Baba Ras D led off the night with music for the kids, and boy oh boy do the little people love Baba. The rain stayed away, Timber was slinging pizza, and the spray park was on for kids. And the Joe Herrera Remix was phenomenal.
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