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A group of neighbors have put together an event to celebrate Juneteenth — and you don’t have to leave your front yard if you don’t want to. The holiday commemorates the ending of slavery in the United States when on June 19, 1865, enslaved African Americans in Texas were finally told they had been freed, more than two years after Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation.
Read MoreI’ll start this month off with a couple of succulents... also known as plants that store water in their stems or leaves. We look at St. John’s Wort, Hollyhock, Daisies, Yucca and more.
Read MoreNumerous churches and local organizations participated in a vigil on Friday, June 5th along 16th Street. Inviting community members of all (or no) faiths to join, churches along the street hosted people along the sidewalks from 5 - 6pm to show support against racism. Bells were rung at 5:45pm for eight minutes, 46 seconds… the length of time that George Floyd had a police officer’s knee on his neck, leading to his murder.
The vigil was highly attended up and down 16th Street, and the organizers will be continuing the vigils each Friday of June, from 5-6pm.
Read MoreDuring this quarantine, my husband and I have continued to downsize. Using our wonderful neighborhood listservs from Petworth to Shepherd Park, we have given away or sold items ranging from fresh mint to be transplanted, a grill … and a piece of sculpture.
Read MoreAdvisory Neighborhood Commission 4C has its next meeting on Wednesday, June 10th at 6:30pm — online only. Here’s the draft agenda and instructions on accessing via WebEx.
Read MoreArea residents and families have been gathering at local parks to show support for the ongoing protests in DC, around the country and around the world against police brutality, in support of equality and to shout out that Black Lives Matter.
Two groups that have stated their intention to keep the demonstrations going are meeting at the Meditation Park at 13th and Quincy and at Sherman Circle in the early evenings starting at 5pm.
Read MoreI take it as both pride and necessity to only cover local Petworth area news, avoiding national and citywide news. There’s plenty of news outlets who cover both, and they do amazing work. Petworth News is most definitely not my full time job: it’s a hobby, a way to give to my community, and what I call my “bad habit keeping me up at night” writing articles, sharing tweets, etc. I have a full-time job, a family, other things I do. If I covered more than local, it would take all my time. So, I draw a line. Local new only, and only when I can.
As so many are, I was horrified by George Floyd’s murder. I felt powerless, angry, disgusted, frustrated, depressed.
Read MoreVirgin Remy Hair at 825 Upshur Street NW was broken into and burgled late Sunday night, with products and some electronics stolen. The national chain store sells high-end hair products like extensions, wigs and other accessories. Members of the community came out in the morning and volunteered to clean up the mess.
Read MoreThe Parks at Walter Reed typically welcomes the community onto the green Great Lawn for dozens of events each spring and summer — but this year the fun can be experienced right in your living room or backyard. Their entire events calendar is virtual for now, with a focus on health and fitness options for the whole family, plus musical performances of jazz, rock ‘n’ roll, blues and more.
Read MoreWe are averaging one shooting every four days now.
Add one more shooting to the numbers as there was a shooting at Georgia Avenue and Quincy Street NW around 9:30pm. This was the same location as the scene of a shooting on Monday, May 25th.
Read MoreThe El Salvadoran restaurant opened as a take-out kitchen in 2000, when the location was originally a used furniture store. In April of 2005, owner David Ventura was able to get the full space and renovated it to become a sit-down restaurant. Fifteen years later and the restaurant is still doing well, but the interior was old and needed a makeover. Now they’re ready to welcome customer back.
Read MoreMayor Bowser is starting the process to reopen DC and getting life back to … normal… whatever that is now. Effective Friday, May 29th, the Stay-at-Home order is being lifted and moving to phase one of a “stay-at-home lite” order, with restrictions on places allowed to open, occupancy rules, social distancing and mask-wearing requirements.
Read MoreOn Monday evening near Grant Circle, the sound of gunshots was first reported around 10pm, though some think it may have been fireworks. What surely wasn’t fireworks took place around 11pm Monday night along 8th and Buchanan Streets NW.
Read MoreMemorial Day is Monday, May 25th. Usually spent grilling or enjoying a longer extended weekend, we’re all mostly on longer extended weekends now. Yet it’s important to remember that Memorial Day isn’t about grilling, and it’s not about thanking veterans for serving in the military. It’s about remembering the more than 645,000 military service members who have given their lives in military conflict in service to our country since WWI.
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Summer isn’t over yet! The Parks at Walter Reed has a full lineup of family-friendly neighborhood events coming up from August and into November, including free concerts, outdoor fitness classes, dancing, flea markets, community festivals and a massive used book sale.