Petworth is blooming in the Fall

Petworth is blooming in the Fall

Fall is finally here, with shorter days and cooler nights. Most plants are busy ripening their fruit or starting to wind down, but there are still plenty of flowers to be found around the neighborhood.

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Slim's Diner goes Oktoberfest for October!

Slim's Diner goes Oktoberfest for October!

You might have noticed new tables outside of Slim’s Diner, at the corner of Upshur and Georgia Avenue. They’re there for the new outdoor beer garden and Oktoberfest Slim’s is putting on for the next three weeks.

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845 Upshur gets a new owner... maybe a new restaurant to come

845 Upshur gets a new owner... maybe a new restaurant to come

845 Upshur Street NW, which used to be China American Inn fast food, was destined at one time to become Alfie’s Thai food, then it was going to be a British gastropub. Now, according to Chef Alex McCoy, it’s going to be something else entirely, he just isn’t sure what.

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Get a Celebrate Petworth shopping bag!

Get a Celebrate Petworth shopping bag!

Just donate $25 or more on the Celebrate Petworth GoFundMe and we’ll set up a date to pick up your bag in the near future.

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Draft agenda for ANC 4C's October meeting, Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton to attend

Draft agenda for ANC 4C's October meeting, Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton to attend

The Advisory Neighborhood Commission meets on October 10th at 6:30pm at the Petworth Library. This meeting will host a special guest, DC Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton.

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Blocktoberfest returns to Petworth on October 13th! RSVP today!

Blocktoberfest returns to Petworth on October 13th! RSVP today!

Come out and enjoy the weather and some community gemütlichkeit over a good bier!

Join the Randolph Block Club Saturday October 13th from 2pm to 8pm!

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Developers, rats and grants: Notes from ANC 4C's September meeting

Developers, rats and grants: Notes from ANC 4C's September meeting

Advisory Neighborhood Commission 4C held it's regularly scheduled monthly meeting on September 12th at the Petworth Library. If you couldn't make it... here's some notes about zoning issues, poop on Roosevelt’s softball field, rats and more.

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Good times! Fall Fest at the Old Soldier's Home is Sept 30th!

Good times! Fall Fest at the Old Soldier's Home is Sept 30th!

The Friends of the Soldiers’ Home and the Armed Forces Retirement Home are hosting their annual Fall Fun Fest on Sunday, September 30th from 9am to 5pm at the AFRH. Come out to enjoy an antique auto show, music, an art show, petting zoo, bobbing for apple, a pumpkin carving competition and much more.

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Roosevelt HS is looking for host families for French students for two weeks

Roosevelt HS is looking for host families for French students for two weeks

Roosevelt High School has a robust international studies program, managed by Julian Hipkins III, the Global Studies Coordinator at the school. The school is hosting students from Spain and France in October, and is looking for a dozen or so families in the local area to host visiting students from France for a two week stay here in Petworth.

Volunteer and host a student (or two!).

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Volunteer at Grant Circle for National Public Lands Day on Sunday the 23rd

Volunteer at Grant Circle for National Public Lands Day on Sunday the 23rd

Here in Petworth, neighbor Carol Herwig, who regularly cleans up Grant Circle, is planning a clean-up of the small triangular park north of Grant Circle on Sunday, September 22nd at 10am.

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Wildflowers are blooming with the rain in Petworth

Wildflowers are blooming with the rain in Petworth

Summer is starting to wind down in Petworth, but the amount of rain sure hasn’t! And while the clouds have been hiding the sun for some time, the Sunflowers have been out in full force. These giants of the aster family are the quintessential summer flower and make some tasty seeds, too.

Here’s a look at some of the more wild flowers you’ll find around the neighborhood.

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Lighthouse Yoga gets a second chance thanks to community support, and a potluck party next week

Lighthouse Yoga gets a second chance thanks to community support, and a potluck party next week

When Lighthouse Yoga Center was notified by our landlord in August that we needed to be out of our space in 30 days, we were heartbroken. We’re Petworth’s only source for high-quality Hatha Yoga, and we’re DC’s only Kundalini Yoga studio. Closing the studio would present a big loss to Petworth’s quality of life. 

But our neighbors weren’t ready to let us go!

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A Taste of Uptown brings you a wonderful taste of global cuisines from around the world, locally

A Taste of Uptown brings you a wonderful taste of global cuisines from around the world, locally

It’s September, which means it’s time for the first ever “Taste of Uptown,” a walking food tour on Wednesday, September 26th from 4 to 10pm. Mark your calendars if you haven’t done so already!

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