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While restaurants around the country are struggling to stay open, local chefs and bakers are getting inventive. People are bringing their love of food home with them and starting take-out restaurants that operate in their kitchen. The Petworth area has several at-home businesses that started during the pandemic. Here’s three ways you can get some amazing food and support neighbors…
Read MoreWhen complete, the five-story building will have 38 units of affordable rental housing with approximately 1,044 square feet of ground floor retail. There will be seven parking spaces in the building, and all 38 units will be income-restricted to seniors age 55+ earning between 30-50% adjusted median income.
Read MoreAnts are not the only item on the menu at Chicatana but they are by far the most unusual.
Opened mid-April, Chicatana (located at 3917 14th St NW) has joined a block bursting with more casual Mexican restaurants such as Anejo and DC Corazon. With Mexican-inspired murals and colorful hanging lights, the cozy interior of Chicatana can almost make one forget they are still in the District. What sets Chicatana apart is their trompo and upscale contemporary Mexican cuisine.
Read MoreAs part of this year’s Garden Tour, fourteen gardens, most owned by private citizens within the DC neighborhoods of Shepherd Park, Colonial Village and North Portal Estates, will be open for self-guided tours on Sunday, May 16th, 2:00-5:00pm.
Read MoreIt goes without saying that a great way to celebrate Mexican-American culture is to check out some of the Petworth area’s amazing Mexican restaurants. Here are a few that have specials for the Cinco de Mayo holiday…
Read MoreThe Petworth Community Market is back!
Starting this weekend, the market will be back every Saturday from 9am to 1pm until November 13th.
Read MoreThe DC Department of Transportation announced that Residential Parking Permit fees are going up on June 1st.
Read MoreWant to see what a million dollar Petworth house looks like? Check out the top floor bedroom with the amazing loft space in this gorgeous 4 bedroom, 3.5 bath detached home with a fabulous yard and carport at 617 Webster Street NW!
Read MoreAdrian Ferguson is pursuing his passion for the arts with Art of Noize, a local Petworth Art Studio. Adrian grew up in Northern Virginia, left for college in Atlanta, and after graduation returned to the DC area to work for the US government. His career in procurement gave him the skills to open his own business, and eventually left the federal workforce. He knew that while Washington DC is home to some of the most venerable art galleries in the nation, the underground art scene in DC was also thriving. However, no middle ground between the two worlds existed.
Read MoreCome join your neighbors to help add some perennials to Grant Circle this Saturday at 10am and help keep #PetworthBlooming!
Read MoreSpring is here! The cherry blossoms bloomed, the sun is shining, and nearly 100 bands are warming up for the first annual Petworth Porchfest. This Saturday, April 24th, local bands from the area are scheduled to perform on porches around Petworth from 2 - 6 pm.
Here’s how you can take in all the free music…
Read MorePetworth has great restaurants making amazing food, even if life is topsy-turvey.
MICHELIN, which rates expensive restaurants with stars for their food quality, prices and more, also rates what you and I would consider “normal every day” restaurants for their quality and cost.
In this year’s announcement, The Hitching Post and Taqueria Habanero have joined Timber Pizza on the list of Bib Gourmands for the Petworth area. The quality of these restaurants is of no doubt to Petworth residents.
Read MoreAccording to neighbors and MPD, multiple gunshots rang out overnight just before 4am near 16th and Varnum Streets NW.
Read MoreAfter a whirlwind year of 2020, the world is starting to open back up in 2021 and the housing market is booming!
If you’re looking to give your house a refresh or interested in selling your property and want prospective buyers to fall in love with your home, here are some tips and trends the team at Fed City at Century 21 Redwood Realty on Upshur Street is seeing for 2021.
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