Rules of the pools... what you need to know about using DPR community pools

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Rules of the pools... what you need to know about using DPR community pools

The Department of Parks and Recreation has 21 outdoor pools and 11 indoor pools, and they all have the same rules for using them, including what you can wear, what toys you can bring into the water, and what you can do while there. If you don't follow the rules, you could be asked to leave.

That happened on June 9th to a teen that one person said had been doing nothing but sitting on a lounge chair and had not attempted to go swimming, and another witness says the teen was verbally abusive and left on her own.

So what are the rules?

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Councilmember’s Corner: 2019 budget wins (education, public safety & more)

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Councilmember’s Corner: 2019 budget wins (education, public safety & more)

From education and recreation, to public safety, to human services, housing, infrastructure, and beyond, this budget makes the strategic investments necessary to build a thriving, safe, and inclusive District.

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Jeremiah Lowery - Petworth News interviews DC Council At-Large candidates

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Jeremiah Lowery - Petworth News interviews DC Council At-Large candidates

Every year, Petworth News covers the local elections that impact our area. This year is no different, as we have At-Large and Chair positions up for election, with the primary being June 19th. To help voters know as much as possible, Petworth News is offering brief interviews with Anita Bonds, Marcus Goodwin and Jeremiah Lowery. We are not endorsing any candidate, but making information available so readers can be informed. Writer Robinson Woodward-Burns spoke with each candidate, and offers this interview with candidate Jeremiah Lowery.

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Marcus Goodwin - Petworth News interviews DC Council At-Large candidates

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Marcus Goodwin - Petworth News interviews DC Council At-Large candidates

Every year, Petworth News covers the local elections that impact our area. This year is no different, as we have At-Large and Chair positions up for election, with the primary being June 19th. To help voters know as much as possible, Petworth News is offering brief interviews with Anita Bonds, Marcus Goodwin and Jeremiah Lowery. We are not endorsing any candidate, but making information available so readers can be informed. Writer Robinson Woodward-Burns spoke with each candidate, and offers this interview with candidate Marcus Goodwin.

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Anita Bonds - Petworth News interviews DC Council At-Large candidates

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Anita Bonds - Petworth News interviews DC Council At-Large candidates

Every year, Petworth News covers the local elections that impact our area. This year is no different, as we have At-Large and Chair positions up for election, with the primary being June 19th. To help voters know as much as possible, Petworth News is offering brief interviews with Anita Bonds, Marcus Goodwin and Jeremiah Lowery. We are not endorsing any candidate, but making information available so readers can be informed. Writer Robinson Woodward-Burns spoke with each candidate, and offers this interview with Councilmember and candidate Anita Bonds.

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Come celebrate the relaunch of DCist (and donate to help them out!)

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Come celebrate the relaunch of DCist (and donate to help them out!)

DCist was and soon will be again one of the best ways to find citywide DC news. Because of WAMU, the news site is on its way back and they're throwing a party on Thursday, June 14th at Blind Whino SW Arts Club. You're invited! Come hobnob with DC's local news mavens and support local journalism!

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DC primary elections & Petworth: Here's what you need to know

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DC primary elections & Petworth: Here's what you need to know

While the races for Mayor and Attorney General are (mostly) uncompetitive, Petworth voters have some big choices to make in the primaries on June 19th. Up for grabs are two relevant Council seats (Chair and At-Large), a contentious ballot initiative, and control of the DC Democratic Party.

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New bike & pedestrian trail coming to Piney Branch Parkway

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New bike & pedestrian trail coming to Piney Branch Parkway

It's not just the roadway that is being replaced on Piney Branch Parkway. The DC Department of Transportation plans to update miles of bike and pedestrian pathways across the Rock Creek Park. This will impact vehicle access to Piney Branch Parkway, as DDOT plans to close Piney Branch Parkway to westbound traffic, maintaining eastbound traffic.

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AFRH skips DC Zoning and Comp Plan, goes the federal action route

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AFRH skips DC Zoning and Comp Plan, goes the federal action route

A recent article from the Washington Business Journal reports that the Armed Forces Retirement Home (aka the Old Soldier's Home) has decided to bypass the normal comprehensive planning processes in DC for the redevelopment of their property and move forward with redeveloping 80 acres using a "federal action." In fact, AFRH will be the body to give out work permits and certificates of occupancy, not DC government.

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Upshur Park to get an Avengers-themed Little Free Library, celebration Saturday at the park

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Upshur Park to get an Avengers-themed Little Free Library, celebration Saturday at the park

In what has to be one of the coolest little projects around, Disney and the Little Free Library are unveiling a Marvel Avengers: Infinity War-themed Little Free Library at Upshur Recreation Center on Saturday, May 26th.

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Piney Branch Parkway to get repaved, pleasing car struts and driver backs

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Piney Branch Parkway to get repaved, pleasing car struts and driver backs

Piney Branch Parkway, the inlet from Petworth onto the Rock Creek Parkway and destinations north and south, is made up of about three feet of flat road surface... and about a mile of holes, gouges, pits, cracks and bumps that drivers either swerve around or sacrifice their cars' struts to the terrible road. It's not a pleasant ride. That’s soon changing…

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Security Camera Rebate hits 10,000 cameras, more than $1.5 million in rebates

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Security Camera Rebate hits 10,000 cameras, more than $1.5 million in rebates

The Security Camera Rebate program started two years ago after the DC Council passed the “Private Security Camera Incentive Program Emergency Act of 2016.” The program provides financial rebates to residents, businesses and churches who purchase outdoor security cameras and who make the recordings available to MPD upon request. Since the program started, DC has funded 10,000 cameras from 4,500 requests across the city, mainly to residents.

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Councilmember’s Corner: Giving blind and visually-impaired students a fair shot

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Councilmember’s Corner: Giving blind and visually-impaired students a fair shot

Earlier this month, after meeting with members of the Ward 4 and DC blind community, I introduced legislation that would improve Braille education for blind and vision-impaired students in DC public and public charter schools.

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DDOT exempts Farmers Markets from paying parking meter fees

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DDOT exempts Farmers Markets from paying parking meter fees

After a fair amount of publicity on the story and new proposed legislation by the DC Council, DDOT has decided it's time to stop charging Farmers' Markets exorbitant parking meter fees. This is a big win for the Petworth Community Farmers' Market, which thought it would be forced to close after this year.

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