Join a clean up to commemorate Indigenous People's Day on Oct 9th

Join a clean up to commemorate Indigenous People's Day on Oct 9th

A group of volunteers is organizing a clean up on Piney Branch in the Rock Creek Park to commemorate Indigenous People’s Day on Monday, October 9th.

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Honeymoon Chicken addresses facilities issue, hosts Community Social Hours to engage with the neighborhood and answer questions

Honeymoon Chicken addresses facilities issue, hosts Community Social Hours to engage with the neighborhood and answer questions

“As some of you may know, we encountered pest challenges six weeks ago. We extend our sincerest apologies to each and every member of our community as we understand this may have impacted your trust and confidence in us and we want to address the situation directly and openly.

We invite you to join us next week for Community Social Hours, Monday 10/2 through Thursday 10/5 from 4-5 pm. You'll get to enjoy a free meal (either a 2-piece combo or your choice of sandwich), meet our team and get all your questions answered.”

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Art All Night kicks off on Friday in Brightwood & Petworth!

Art All Night kicks off on Friday in Brightwood & Petworth!

On Friday, September 29th from 4:30pm to 1am, join your neighbors for Art All Night, a free citywide arts festival. Over 50 restaurants, businesses and community partners will host a jam-packed schedule of music, dance, visual arts, open studios, open houses, hands-on art making and more on 14th & Kennedy corridor and the Upshur Street corridor.

Art All Night is free and open to the public. Attendees can pick up a map at the information tables on Upshur Street and 14th Street to explore festival nodes and venues.

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Free family movie nights at Lincoln's Cottage

Free family movie nights at Lincoln's Cottage

Get ready to bring your picnic and spread your blankets at Lincoln’s Cottage for our Fall Family Film Series. There will be STEAM Activities, Family Crafts, DJ Music, Food Vendors, and a screening of The Lego Movie on Friday, October 6.

On Friday, November 3, they'll screen Lightyear.

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Ack! Celebrate Petworth Festival canceled due to really bad storms

Ack! Celebrate Petworth Festival canceled due to really bad storms

You know… sometimes it happens. Celebrate Petworth is canceled for this year.

It rained on the very first Celebrate Petworth Festival, but it was a gentle rain. Tomorrow, September 23rd, is supposed to be really high winds (up to 45mph) and upwards of 2-3 inches of rain throughout the day. For safety’s sake, the organizers have decided to cancel the Festival.

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The Pitch Tavern is back on the mound (and on Georgia Avenue!)

The Pitch Tavern is back on the mound (and on Georgia Avenue!)

“Our family is West Indian: Guyanese and Trinidadian. My uncle, Jay Narain, the original owner, played football, or soccer as you call it,” co-owner Reid explains about how The Pitch Tavern came to be back in 2015. “Soccer is played on a pitch. Cricket is played on a pitch. In baseball there’s a pitch. That’s where [we] got the name.”

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Check out some "Neighborgoods" in the neighborhood 

Check out some "Neighborgoods" in the neighborhood 

The studio, located at 4300 Georgia Ave NW, typically serves as a staging and production site for owner Jodi Kostelnik’s lines of dish towels, tote bags, greeting cards and other gifts and knicknacks, which she sells online and at several area farmers markets.

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Join President Lincoln's Cottage for our annual Homecoming event

Join President Lincoln's Cottage for our annual Homecoming event

As the newly appointed CEO and Executive Director of President Lincoln’s Cottage, I am delighted to invite you all to one of my favorite days of the year: our Cottage Homecoming on September 16th.

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Join your neighbors for pre-festival family fun the morning of Celebrate Petworth!

Join your neighbors for pre-festival family fun the morning of Celebrate Petworth!

This year, we're excited to bring three fun pre-festival activities! Join your neighbors on Saturday, September 23, before the festival begins, for a Kids Fun Run, Stroller Strides and Yoga for Movers & Shakers. All of these great activities are free.

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Home is where the beats are: HR Records

Home is where the beats are: HR Records

“Kennedy Street is the center of the city,” Charvis says proudly, tugging at his black tee that dons the HR Records logo. “When we got into [the 700 block of Kennedy Street] there was just Anxo, and Soup Up was just opening.”

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So what happened to Petworth Social Bar & Grill anyway?

So what happened to Petworth Social Bar & Grill anyway?

Petworth Social Bar and Grill opened in December of 2022, replacing Taqueria del Barrio (and Domku before that). Before the restaurant opened, we conducted a survey of readers to see what kind of restaurant people wanted. The number one cuisine was Indian, quickly followed by Italian. What everyone seemed to agree on was a family-friendly place to go. That’s what owner Ranu Rawat hoped he was opening. Instead, he walked away from the restaurant 8 months later.

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Sign up for the Dog Show or to volunteer at the Celebrate Petworth Festival

Sign up for the Dog Show or to volunteer at the Celebrate Petworth Festival

The Celebrate Petworth Festival is almost here! Kicking off at 11am on Saturday, September 23rd on the 800 block of Upshur, Celebrate Petworth is bringing music, food, kids’ activities, vendors and more to Upshur and 9th Streets. Sign up for the Dog Show, check out the Kids’ Zone and volunteer (a little or a lot!).

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Remembering Cesse Ip

Remembering Cesse Ip

Cesse Cameron Ip died of metastatic breast cancer on August 24, 2023, at her home in Brightwood Park. At 39, she was a fiercely devoted mother, wife, daughter and friend who deserved much more time. 

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Petworth local offers Zumba classes designed for busy parents

Petworth local offers Zumba classes designed for busy parents

On a recent Wednesday night, Melissa Hough leads me and a group of mostly new moms through a series of low and high intensity moves to the sound of Latin rhythms. The Zumba class, offered at 8:15pm on Wednesdays at Yoga Heights (3506 Georgia Ave NW), allows parents to work out at a time that accommodates children’s bedtime schedules.

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