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Rescheduled to Sunday, February 16th…
Join us for Crafting Connections on Thursday, January 30th as we launch a new interactive visitor experience that encourages connection. Paint, draw, collage and design a card for future visitors to the Cottage to inspire, provide hope or amuse them. Free for Petworth News readers!
Read MoreThe Bike House is an entirely volunteer-run and donation-based organization that partners with community businesses like Petworth Ace Hardware to host clinics and classes to teach local residents how to maintain their personal bikes and get the most out of them.
Read MoreOpening on November 15th, Fedwell will open for dinner from Wednesday to Sunday at 821 Upshur Street NW. The restaurant’s back room will be available for larger parties and for community events. The bar will be open from 5pm (with the option for a 4pm happy hour if the neighborhood wants it). The menu includes a variety of cocktails, mocktails, beers and wine.
Read MoreWe invite you to join us on Wednesday, November 6th to an evening of reflection at President Lincoln’s Cottage, a home where Lincoln found comfort and resolve in another time of deep national division. Join your neighbors for food, discussion and reflection.
Read MoreDCTMI is a non-profit organization founded in 2016 to unite people from all walks of life around a common goal: to connect caring adults with local kids so that they have the support they need to thrive, both academically and non-academically. DCTMI encourages a sense of collective agency and hope, working together across class, race, ideology, and neighborhood to make the world a better place… one child at a time.
Read MoreThe wait is over: La Coop will hold the grand opening of their 5th and Kennedy Street location on Friday, November 1st.
Read MoreTwo local scholars are studying safety along New Hampshire Avenue and are looking for your input.
No matter our differences as people, we all have one thing in common: at one time or another, we are all pedestrians. My colleague and I are conducting a survey to hear what people have to say about crossing New Hampshire Avenue in Petworth so that we can better understand the lived experiences of diverse pedestrians in our neighborhood.
Read MorePetworth Peanuts, the local and incredibly active parents group, is hosting a Halloween costume exchange AND a movie night on Saturday, October 5th on the soccer field at EL Hayne (8th & Webster Streets NW).
Read MoreOur Petworth Community Market is one of the few neighborhood-run farmers markets in DC — and it survives and thrives with YOUR support. On October 20th from 3-5pm, the Market is hosting a special fall fundraiser at Cinder BBQ to help keep this incredible community resource thriving.
Read MoreThis was the 10th Celebrate Petworth Festival for our neighborhood (with time off for COVID), and like past years, was a success. It was great to see so many people come out for the day — and I think this was one of the best Dog Shows we’ve had!
Read MoreThe 10th annual Celebrate Petworth Festival returns on the 800 block of Upshur Street NW! The day starts at 11am and goes until 5pm.
Read MoreOn Sunday, September 8th, WABA and DC Family Biking are hosting a huge, free biking event that celebrates all the kids and families on wheels. Everyone is invited — no bike needed.
Read MoreThis is the 10th year for this awesome local Festival, and this year will be awesome! Check out a list of vendors, pre-Festival events and main stage music and kids’ stage activities. They still need volunteers, so consider giving an hour or two to help out!
Read MoreTheodore Roosevelt High School is hosting students from France who will be attending Roosevelt this fall on an exchange program. The school is looking for local host families for the French students to stay with temporarily during their short time in DC. This is as great experience for only a week or so of your time!
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Petworth News is a news site about Petworth area neighborhoods in Washington DC, written by Drew Schneider and other amazing contributing writers. It features facts and objective reporting, as well as an occasional subjective point of view and opinion.
Volunteer with the Friends of the Soldier's Home!
Join President Lincoln’s Cottage on September 19, from 10am to 2pm, for their free annual Homecoming celebration inspired by the Lincoln family’s time living on the grounds of the Soldiers’ Home, here in the Petworth neighborhood.