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Roosevelt High School has a new Arabic language teacher, whose goal is to help students learn one of the “critical world languages” being used across the globe. Yasser is finding teaching in an American school a challenge, and is using creative tactics to engage students.
Read MoreJoin Petworth Arts Collaborative's 3rd Annual Dia de los Muertos celebration on Saturday November 2nd from 9am-1pm at the Petworth Farmers Market. There will be Dance, Music, a Community Altar, Calavera Face Painting and more!
Read MorePerfectly nestled in the heart of Petworth, this elegant porch front rowhome at 4132 7th Street NW is perched on a quiet side street. The welcoming and exceptionally landscaped front garden is a beautiful oasis, featuring a premium Pennsylvania flagstone front walkway and porch, with a porch swing perfect for enjoying a drink on a beautiful morning. Open House: Saturday & Sunday 10/26-10/27 1-3PM
Read MoreHalloween in Petworth is usually pretty quiet — except for all the local parades and block parties!
Read MoreDPR plans to completely renovate both the little and big kids playgrounds, regrade the field and install a larger stage with a pavilion roof, upgrade the splash park, improve ADA access throughout the park, and install an outdoor teen hangout area with swings and other “passive movement” structures.
Read MoreTwo third-year nursing students at the Catholic University of America in Brookland are taking a class in Community Health, and as part of their course requirements they are conducting a “windshield survey” of a neighborhood in DC — in this case, Petworth. They’re hoping you’ll anonymously answer some questions about the neighborhood.
Read MoreCASA Crestwood is an annual neighborhood tour of homes raising funds for the prevention of homelessness in DC. See inside six eye-candy homes and one spectacular church in Crestwood, and raise funds to help upend the housing crisis.
Read MoreFollowing the closing of some local businesses, Petworth is at a unique crossroads concerning its economic development. Do we let commercialization take its course, overrunning the surrounding local enterprises? Or do we change the tide and take action to support our neighbors’ businesses?
A Georgetown University non-profit is ready to offer micro-transactional loans to small businesses to help them succeed.
Read MoreWhat if you could go for a walk and talk to someone, dig into what’s going on in your life and have someone there to help? That someone is the Kennedy Counseling Collective, and they’re starting a new program to help neighbors get the benefits of therapy while reducing stress.
Read MoreDC’s newest fall music festival is just around the corner (Saturday, October 19th, 11am - 6:30pm). Down in the Reeds is a day long fall music festival, celebrating the power of music to heal across culture and community.
Read MoreLearn more details about the proposed playground and splash park changes and other upgrades, and offer feedback to the architects and designers.
Read MoreDDOT will close three miles of Georgia Avenue on Saturday, October 5th from 8am until 6pm for their “Open Streets” event, being held from 10am until 2pm.
Bus routes, no parking and towing enforcement will all be affected.
Read MorePetworth used to have a post office on 9th Street. Even if the people who worked there weren’t always the nicest, it was convenient. When it closed in 2015, people wondered what was going to come next. Condos? A new business? In 2017, we found out it was going to be a youth pre-adjudication center run by the DC Courts. And now, it’s getting ready to open.
Read MoreYour guide courtesy of Friends of the Soldiers Home for Fall Fun Fest this Sunday, Sept. 29, 9am to 5pm, Armed Forces Retirement Home.
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