It’s all about the neighborhood
DDOT and District Bridges are holding a series of six meetings starting August 19th with businesses along the Georgia Avenue corridor who will be impacted by the closure of the road on October 5th for the “Open Streets” project.
If you own a business — or want to be involved — you should plan to attend one of the meetings.
Read MoreI participated in the US Park Police’s first Citizen’s Academy back in 2016 (their first in a very long time, anyway), and it was a fascinating look into one of DC’s and the nation’s oldest police forces.
The program is open again for participants, and you can apply to attend.
Read MoreThe Department of Parks & Recreation and the Department of General Services held a meeting on Monday, August 5th to share their plans for renovations coming to the playground and splash park at the Petworth Recreation Center.
Read MoreSaturday, August 17th coincides with the 50th anniversary of the Woodstock Festival weekend from 1969. To celebrate the summer of love, some of the businesses are throwing some fun perks and activities.
Read MoreIf 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 canna lilies, blue balloons, hosta, sunflowers and more.
Read MoreEvery summer the music at the Jazz Project gets better and better. This past month’s show was no exception, featuring Grammy-nominated Cheick Hamala Diabate performing with his band. The music was amazing and the crowd was large and happy. And the dancing was great, too.
Here’s some pics from the show!
Read MoreThe DC Department of Transportation’s plan to close three miles of Georgia Avenue for an “open streets” test is set for October 5th. Since the Petworth News articles on the closure raised some concerns, DDOT has agreed to make some changes.
Read MoreWhat started as a test of the local indie music scene is now in its third successful year. The DC Music Rocks Festival is returning to the 9:30 Club on Saturday, August 17th with five local DC bands, and seven singer-songwriters and the Musicianship Drumline. It’s an awesome event of music!
Read MoreRoosevelt High School is teaming up with the Safeway Foundation’s third annual School Spirit campaign to help raise funds on behalf of Roosevelt.
Read MoreThe 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, 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 MoreAnother 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 MoreUptown 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 MoreTwo 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.
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