Upshur Art & Craft Fair returns for its 14th year with handmade art, crafts and a gingerbread house contest

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Upshur Art & Craft Fair returns for its 14th year with handmade art, crafts and a gingerbread house contest

The 14th Annual Upshur Street Craft Fair on the 800 block of Upshur Street draws artists and makers from all over the DMV and features an abundance of festivities, including a Gingerbread House Contest, a Pop-Up Holiday Lounge with delicious wintery treats, amazing activities by the Upshur Street businesses, and more. This year the annual holiday market will feature 50+ local crafters, artists, and food vendors.

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What you're thankful for this Thanksgiving

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What you're thankful for this Thanksgiving

“Cultivate the habit of being grateful for every good thing that comes to you, and to give thanks continuously. And because all things have contributed to your advancement, you should include all things in your gratitude.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

I asked readers to send in some thoughts on what they’re grateful for this Thanksgiving season. Here are some of the comments… the last one is mine.

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Powell Elementary auctions all kinds of cool experiences and items, starting Dec 4th

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Powell Elementary auctions all kinds of cool experiences and items, starting Dec 4th

Want to have an amazing meal at DeCarlo’s Restaurant with NPR’s Diane Rehm? How about suite-level tickets to see the Wizards, Capitals and other performances? With Powell Elementary’s annual online auction, you can bid on amazing items while supporting a wonderful Title 1 bilingual elementary school in the heart of Petworth.

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Share what you're thankful for this holiday season

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Share what you're thankful for this holiday season

As we go into the holiday season, share with your neighbors what you’re thankful for, and Petworth News will publish your thoughts in a special Thanksgiving Day article. You can choose to be anonymous or not, share a photo, or not.

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Anafre opens on 14th Street, new restaurant from Alfredo Solis

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Anafre opens on 14th Street, new restaurant from Alfredo Solis

Chef Alfredo Solis, who owns Mezcalero on 14th Street, is opening his newest restaurant “Anafre” today at 3704 14th Street NW.

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Featured: An opportunity to do something amazing on Longfellow Street

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Featured: An opportunity to do something amazing on Longfellow Street

This week’s featured property offers an investment opportunity in Petworth at 605 Longfellow Street NW. Similar homes have been converted into multi-unit dwellings with a basement apartment and duplex — or whatever you dream is possible.

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Make some holiday cards to brighten the day for veterans and active duty military!

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Make some holiday cards to brighten the day for veterans and active duty military!

Petworth local Sarah Gabriel has been spearheading a program for a few years that has neighbors make holiday cards for residents of the Armed Forces Retirement Home. Below is a message from Sarah about participating in this year’s program. A great holiday activity for kids and adults to give a little sunshine to our veterans and active duty heroes. Learn how to participate!

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Help the Holiday Lights Competition brighten the neighborhood

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Help the Holiday Lights Competition brighten the neighborhood

It’s going to be a bright holiday season in Petworth!

Local businesses are participating in the Lower Georgia Ave Main Street Holiday Lights event December 1st through the 31st to decorate their storefronts with lights and competing for awards. The resulting light show will include businesses along lower Georgia Avenue and the 800 block of Upshur Street.

And they'd love your help to decorate, and vote for the winner!

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It's that time again... Register for your free Visitor Parking Pass

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It's that time again... Register for your free Visitor Parking Pass

If you live on a block that requires a Residential Parking Permit to lawfully park on the street for more than two hours, then you also have access to apply for a Visitor Parking Pass for guests who stay at your home.

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This Takoma Park property offers large space and a ton of great features

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This Takoma Park property offers large space and a ton of great features

This charming brick home located at 206 Peabody St NE is nestled in a lovely, quiet neighborhood close to Takoma Park and all of its amenities.

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Agenda for ANC 4C November 2019 meeting

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Advisory Neighborhood Commission 4C will host their November meeting at the Petworth Library in the Community Meeting room on the lower level. The meeting will begin promptly at 6:30pm on Wednesday, November 13th.

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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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