Op-Ed: Parents succeed in getting DC to install a safer surface for Petworth playground

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Op-Ed: Parents succeed in getting DC to install a safer surface for Petworth playground

Thanks to the advocacy of parents in our community, the renovation of the Petworth Playground will include a wood fiber surface instead of a poured-in-place rubber surface. We couldn’t be more excited for the expected reopening this summer. I know my family is going to appreciate the two adjacent playgrounds for different ages, the shade structures and birthday pavilion. The new surface will fit the nature theme nicely. And yes, for the first time, we will have swings!

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Sign up for a Petworth litter cleanup on March 28th

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Sign up for a Petworth litter cleanup on March 28th

On March 28th, from 9am to noon, you can join fellow volunteers to help clean up several spots around the neighborhood — you can even help choose the locations.

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A bloody February: Repeated gun violence leaves Petworth shaken and frustrated

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A bloody February: Repeated gun violence leaves Petworth shaken and frustrated

Petworth has been rocked by nine shootings over the last month, most of them in broad daylight. Residents are upset, wanting to know why these acts of violence keep happening. Are they gang related? Targeted violence and “street beefs”? What’s going on, and what can they do?

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Two weeks of violence: Shootings, safety and what comes next for Petworth

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Two weeks of violence: Shootings, safety and what comes next for Petworth

On the afternoon of Saturday, February 1st, a car drove past the Petworth playground at 8th and Taylor Streets NW, shots rang out from the car, children and parents dove for cover under slides, and a young man was shot in the foot. He’s not talking about what happened.

In the early evening of Thursday, February 13th, MPD was involved in a shootout with a suspect in an alley off of 8th and Upshur. At least six shots rang out, residents walking home dove for cover, an officer was injured, and after a pursuit with police, a young man was gravely shot.

Bookends of violence.

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Meeting on safety and the Petworth Playground on Tuesday

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Meeting on safety and the Petworth Playground on Tuesday

ANC 4C Commissioner Kim Varzi sent an email about an upcoming meeting to discuss safety concerns at the Petworth Playground. The meeting is on Tuesday, February 6th at the Petworth Recreation Center (801 Taylor Street NW). This is precipitated by the recent shooting on Monday, February 3rd at the park.

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Third Annual Chili Cookoff featuring local chefs and tons of flavor!

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Third Annual Chili Cookoff featuring local chefs and tons of flavor!

The only thing better than hot chocolate in cold weather… is Chili! It’s time for the Third Annual Lower Georgia Ave Main Street Chili Cook-Off! 

This popular community-based, family-friendly and free event is in its third year of delicious chili and social gathering. The highlight is the chili tasting, featuring 9 local restaurants and chefs along the Georgia Ave corridor. Come hang at the Midlands on February 16th from 2-4pm!

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Agenda for ANC 4C February 12th meeting

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Advisory Neighborhood Commission 4C has its February meeting on Wednesday, February 12, 2020. The meeting takes place in the basement of the Petworth Library from 6:30-8:45pm.

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Tis the season of change... the Lemon Collective to move out of 810 Upshur Street

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Tis the season of change... the Lemon Collective to move out of 810 Upshur Street

The Lemon Collective will move out of 810 Upshur Street at the end of the month. This storefront has had a few different lives, most recently as Bentley’s Antiques and Collectibles before it changed to the Collective. According to co-owner Holley Simmons, they will continue to give classes and training sessions, but now only at client locations.

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Annie’s Ace Hardware sold to new owners, will become "Petworth Ace Hardware"

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Annie’s Ace Hardware sold to new owners, will become "Petworth Ace Hardware"

Annie’s Ace Hardware has been sold to new owners and will get renamed. The new owners, Marc Friedman and Gina Schafer, plan to rename it Petworth Ace Hardware.

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Shooting at Petworth playground leaves one man injured, parents and kids hiding

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Shooting at Petworth playground leaves one man injured, parents and kids hiding

Multiple gunshots were fired in the early afternoon of Saturday, February 1st in front of the Petworth Playground at the Petworth Recreation Center. The gunfire left one man in the hospital, and multiple parents and children hiding under the playground equipment.

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Op-Ed: Why neighborhood parents need to speak-up for a safer Petworth Playground

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Op-Ed: Why neighborhood parents need to speak-up for a safer Petworth Playground

So like many parents, I was shocked to see news reports surfacing this past spring that independent testing had found extremely high levels of lead in the synthetic rubber “poured in place,” or PIP, playground surfaces at several DC schools – the same type of surface my kids play on at Petworth Park.

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Loyalty Books to move to Willow during construction, open new “kids’ room” pop-up

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Loyalty Books to move to Willow during construction, open new “kids’ room” pop-up

Loyalty will move to Willow during construction of their storefront, and open a “kids’ room” in the back of the store with games, toys, books and children’s programming.

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Quick update on the Hebrew Home renovation

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Quick update on the Hebrew Home renovation

In a January 16th community meeting at the Petworth Library, developers presented updates on the ongoing redevelopment and expansion of the old Hebrew Home on Spring Road into new senior living and residential facilities.

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Petworth Citizen to close in February, Loyalty Bookstore to change, with a new, larger concept coming to Upshur

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Petworth Citizen to close in February, Loyalty Bookstore to change, with a new, larger concept coming to Upshur

Petworth Citizen will close its doors for good on February 1st. The space will go through a two-month renovation, with a new, larger concept in the works.

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