Community Engagement: A talk with John Hughes from Friends of the Soldiers’ Home

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Community Engagement: A talk with John Hughes from Friends of the Soldiers’ Home

The “Old Soldiers’ Home,” once a place Abraham Lincoln called his vacation home during his presidency, is much more than his famous cottage and the Armed Forces Retirement Home on Rock Creek Church Road in Petworth. It’s a home to diverse wildlife, a home to students at Creative Minds International (CMI) charter school, a home for veterans, a museum, and reflects American history.

Petworth News interviewed John Hughes, a founding member of the Friends of the Soldiers’ Home (FOSH), who shared with me about how our Petworth community can be a part of the Home’s Community.

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Update on listserv merge, some budget needed

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Update on listserv merge, some budget needed

So migrating old content and email addresses comes with a cost … ($110 to be exact).

How about donating a dollar?

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Survey on merging Petworth and Greater Grant Circle listservs

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Survey on merging Petworth and Greater Grant Circle listservs

I have created a survey for you to help me as I work to transition the Greater Grant Circle and the Petworth listservs to a new platform. As I was putting it together, I wondered at the option of merging these two listservs and reducing email clutter (and hey, no lie here, reducing my administrative work…).

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His name is Yasser, but you can say “Yes, sir”

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His name is Yasser, but you can say “Yes, sir”

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.

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3rd Annual Dia de los Muertos celebration on Saturday November 2nd

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3rd Annual Dia de los Muertos celebration on Saturday November 2nd

Join 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!

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Featured Property: It's all about the fine details at 4132 7th Street NW

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Featured Property: It's all about the fine details at 4132 7th Street NW

Perfectly 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

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A birthday pavilion, a "teen lounge" and lots of swings coming to Petworth Playground

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A birthday pavilion, a "teen lounge" and lots of swings coming to Petworth Playground

DPR 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.

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Take a survey for Catholic University nursing students!

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Take a survey for Catholic University nursing students!

Two 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.

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Tour Crestwood houses while donating to a good cause

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Tour Crestwood houses while donating to a good cause

CASA 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.

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Helping local businesses and transforming Petworth's economy through microfinance Initiatives

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Helping local businesses and transforming Petworth's economy through microfinance Initiatives

Following 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.

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Make therapy sessions a walk in the park with the Kennedy Counseling Collective [sponsored]

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Make therapy sessions a walk in the park with the Kennedy Counseling Collective [sponsored]

What 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.

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A new Petworth music festival looks to bring the healing power of music to DC on October 19th

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A new Petworth music festival looks to bring the healing power of music to DC on October 19th

DC’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.

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Next update meeting on playground enhancements at the Petworth Rec Center

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Next update meeting on playground enhancements at the Petworth Rec Center

Learn more details about the proposed playground and splash park changes and other upgrades, and offer feedback to the architects and designers.

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