Shop at Safeway this month and they'll donate to Roosevelt High School
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Roosevelt High School is teaming up with the Safeway Foundation’s third annual School Spirit campaign to help raise funds on behalf of Roosevelt.
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DDOT believes closing Georgia Avenue for 3-miles is good for the community and businesses, forgetting to ask the community and businesses
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The idea of closing a major road to motor vehicles, opening it up to healthy uses for bikes and pedestrians sounds like a cool idea, so DDOT is closing Georgia Avenue for three miles to test it out.
The concern is how DC is doing it.
Read MoreDC is closing three miles of Georgia Avenue for a day for "open streets" and no cars
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DC is closing three miles of Georgia Avenue, from Barry Place to Missouri Avenue NW, in October for an “open streets” initiative. It didn’t quite work out the last time the DC Office of Planning tried to do this in Petworth three years ago, so here’s hoping this is better planned and benefits the community.
Read MorePetworth Jazz brings good weather and Cheick Hamala Diabate on the traditional n’goni this Saturday
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Another final summer month Saturday, another amazing Petworth Jazz Project.
This Saturday, July 27th, the featured performer is Cheick Hamala Diabate, a legendary Grammy-nominated Malian Griot.
Read MoreWednesday music events on Kennedy Street, courtesy of Uptown Main Street
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Uptown Main Street, the organization that runs the Kennedy Street Festival and works with local businesses, is hosting a series of summer music shows around the area called “Music on Main.” You’re invited to come out, listen to some great local music, enjoy the food and drink at the local restaurants and hang with your neighbors.
Read MoreMeeting about updates to the Petworth Recreation Center set for early August
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Two years ago the DC city budget had money set aside for renovations to the Petworth Recreation Center. The DC Department of Parks and Recreation held a series of meetings with the community to discuss what those changes could look like, and sent out surveys.
Now, they’re ready to discuss next steps.
Read MoreLocal astrobiologist and 7th Street rocker David Grinspoon speaks at Loyalty Books on Wednesday the 24th
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Petworth has many cool residents, and I’m particularly fond of Dr. David Grinspoon who lives in our neighborhood and is a world-renowned astrobiologist and writer. He’ll be reading and doing a Q&A about his latest book, Chasing New Horizons: Inside the Epic First Mission to Pluto on Wednesday, July 24th at 7pm at Loyalty Books (827 Upshur St NW).
Read MoreFeatured Condo, Columbia Heights edition: 1305 Clifton Street NW
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This week's featured property is a renovated condo at 1305 Clifton Street NW in Columbia Heights. Unit 3 in the 119 year old building is available, offering two bedrooms and two bathrooms, and over a thousand square feet. The building was renovated 10 years ago, and offers a ton of great amenities.
Read MoreFox 5 DC to broadcast from Petworth Rec Center Friday morning
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If yer down with Fox 5 DC, they're broadcasting live from the Petworth Rec Center on Friday morning, starting at 6am, focusing on Petworth. Here’s a rundown of the morning’s interviews and segments…
Read MoreLocal DC company remodelmate is offering Petworth residents $500 towards any renovation [sponsored]
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Remodeling a home can suck. It can be stressful, unpredictable and is always costly. Enter local renovation heroes remodelmate, a local DC startup that used technology to take some of the stress and cost away from home renovations, and makes the process more transparent.
Plus, they’re offering Petworth News readers a special discount!
Read MoreCouncilmember’s Corner: Lemonade stands should be legal for kids
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I firmly believe that government should promote youth entrepreneurship. The legislation I introduced supports and encourages the entrepreneurial ambition of children across the District and will allow our future tycoons-in-the-making the opportunity to begin their enterprising path to becoming business owners.
Read MoreThis week's Featured Rental is a house in the middle of Petworth
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This bright and spacious rental townhouse sits in the middle of Petworth at 814 Emerson Street NW, with easy access to the restaurants and activities on Upshur and Kennedy Streets! The house was recently renovated from top to bottom and offers 2,400 square feet of hardwood floors, tall ceilings, modern features, four bedrooms and three and a half baths.
Read MoreThe Petworth Community Wall mural: Neighborhood icons, with an artistic twist
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If you’ve walked by the Petworth Community Wall at 829 Upshur Street in the past few months, you’ve probably seen a mural featuring a few recognizable neighborhood icons like the Petworth Library, public sculptures by Uzikee Nelson and Lisa Scheer. They’re framed, collaged and layered with a cascade of red dots and energetic, abstract marks. The mural pops and catches the eye as you walk or drive down the street.
Read MoreJune rains bring July flowers to Petworth
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If you’ve found yourself walking around our beautiful neighborhood admiring the flowers and wondering what you’re looking at, we’re here to help. Welcome to "Petworth Blooming,” our popular series by Steven Feingold featuring some of the most common plants seen around Petworth.
This month we look at onion, black-eyed susans, begonias, phlox and more!
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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.