Help your neighborhood and apply for Deputy Director of the Petworth Main Street
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The Petworth Main Street is looking for a new Deputy Director to run the organization and help the community continue to grow and succeed.
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A look at how real estate is doing — June 2022 snapshot
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Interest rates haven't seemed to put a damper on activity in our area yet. Properly marketed and priced single-family homes easily sell in the first weekend and condos are no exception. So what are “properly priced and marketed homes”? Here’s a look at recent single-family and condo home sales in Petworth, Park View and Shepherd Park.
Read MoreWard 4 has a new ANC/SMD map and needs new ANC Commissioners! It could be you.
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Redistricting the current SMD/ANC boundaries was necessary because over the last 10 years Ward 4 grew by almost 10,000 residents. Each SMD consists of about 2,000 people, so new SMDs were required to be drawn to rebalance the map. Now they need new Commissioners. Want to run?
Read MoreDC Attorney General Racine's statement on Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade
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“District residents overwhelmingly and emphatically value reproductive freedom. For this reason, our local elected officials have passed strong patient-centered laws enabling residents and visitors to make the reproductive health decisions for themselves and their families.”
Read MoreJuly 4th at the Old Soldiers Home is coming!
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Friends of the Soldiers Home is putting on their 10th Annual July 4th Celebration at the Armed Forces Retirement Home. It’s a great opportunity to celebrate with friends, family and your community! Here’s details:
Read MoreMobile library comes to Kennedy Street every third Thursday this Summer
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While residents of Brightwood Park wait for a library in their neighborhood, they can enjoy The Library on the Go-Go, a mobile library housed in a 24 foot truck, parked at 600 Kennedy St NW every third Thursday all summer (June 16, July 21, August 18) from 3-6pm.
Read MoreWhat’s up with the real estate market?
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We are surely entering a period of softening demand for more modestly priced homes – but the relative supply of those homes remains quite low. There is still upward pressure on home prices, but that pressure won’t be as significant as it has been over the last couple of years.
Read MoreCaribbean Cuisine Month kicks off with Petworth restaurants participating
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June is Caribbean Cuisine Month, and restaurants and cultural centers around the city are celebrating by opening their doors and menus for you to enjoy!
Read MorePetworth resident brings Pride Poems from DC and nearby residents
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Petworth resident Kim Roberts has put together a great website showcasing 30 short videos featuring poems from different poets around the DMV, including Malik Thompson, who works at Loyalty Books on Upshur Street.
Read MoreA look at how real estate is doing — May 2022 snapshot
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June will be an interesting month and I look forward to sharing those numbers with you. As you will see, the market determines the value of the home. If it’s priced too low, you will get a six-figure escalation. When priced just right, or a little too high, the market will tell you so. If you need a strategy to buy or sell a home successfully, contact me. Just remember, there is no National real estate market, there are hundreds of thousands of real estate markets in the US.
Read MoreRoosevelt HS students gain real world experience at DC Paid Summer Internships
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Nine students at Roosevelt High School are participating in paid summer internships through the NAF (National Academy Foundation) program at their school. The NAF program was started at Roosevelt two years ago as part of the DC CTE Network and sponsors two programs: Culinary Arts, and Global Service and Diplomacy. NAF’s mission includes bringing work-based learning experiences by partnering with high schools in high-need communities across America.
Read MoreWin tickets to the Nationals vs Brewers game on June 11th!
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Wanna go out to the ballgame?
Petworth News and Ward 4 Councilmember Janeese Lewis George are giving away 2 tickets to the Washington Nationals versus the Milwaukee Brewers game on Saturday, June 11th at 4:05pm.
Read MoreHome Rule Music Festival on June 11th celebrates home-grown music, culture and community
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Home Rule Records on Kennedy Street and the HR Music & Film Preservation Foundation are hosting an awesome free music event on June 11th at 3pm at the Parks at Walter Reed.
We’re giving away VIP Tickets!
Read MoreCoach Lou approaches 20 years as the Director of the Emery Heights Soldiers
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Lewis Turner is an icon at Emery Heights Community Center, located at Madison Street and Georgia Avenue NW. Known as Coach Lou to everyone at Emery Heights, Turner is a mainstay to the community.
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