Bill White, owner of Fish in the Hood, is in the hospital and his family could use your help

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Bill White, owner of Fish in the Hood, is in the hospital and his family could use your help

Bill White is an awesome guy. I first met him several years ago at his restaurant Fish in the Neighborhood on Georgia Avenue in Park View. Known as “Fish in the Hood,” the restaurant is one of the best places in DC to get fresh seafood. The popular restaurant has gone through ups and downs, a fire, issues with his landlord and still has stayed open to serve the community.

Bill is in the hospital with a lung infection and collapsed lung, and doesn’t have insurance. His step-mother has organized a GoFundMe to help cover costs.

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A fire in the afternoon leaves a family devastated

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A fire in the afternoon leaves a family devastated

Around 3:10 in the afternoon of Tuesday, September 14th, a fire broke out at between Georgia Ave and Warder Streets NW. The house at 719 Quebec Place was on fire, with smoke pouring from the upstairs windows. One person did not survive their injuries.

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A local fire inspires a GoFundMe for Kansas Ave neighbors

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A local fire inspires a GoFundMe for Kansas Ave neighbors

There was a fire this weekend at a house on the 4800 block of Kansas Avenue that displaced a woman and her 91-year young father. They’re asking for support from the community to help cover costs for their immediate needs.

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After a terrible house fire, local resident needs support

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After a terrible house fire, local resident needs support

In the early hours of March 3, fire trucks converged on Renee's Petworth rowhouse on the 500 block of Shepherd Street NW, where a fire had started in the bathroom. After two hours, and believing they had completely quenched the fire, DCFD left. Renee spent the night at her cousin’s and hoped that the damage would be repairable. Tragically, the fire re-ignited, and firefighters returned around 5am to find the house going up in flames.

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Temporary artwork and community input planned for the Petworth mural

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Temporary artwork and community input planned for the Petworth mural

After it was discovered that the Petworth mural on the 800 block of Upshur Street NW was tagged and damaged, Petworth News put out the call for neighbors to help repair it. People have really responded to the GoFundMe campaign, a sign of how much this mural means to the neighborhood.

We reached out to Tom Pipkin, who helped spearhead the initial design of the mural in 2015, to see about next steps.

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Fixing the Petworth Mural after vandals tag it

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Fixing the Petworth Mural after vandals tag it

Sometime at the beginning of February, maybe yesterday, some enterprising person or group decided their crudely done spray paint smatterings were better than the Petworth Mural located on the 800 block of Upshur Street NW. The mural was defaced.

Together, we can fix it.

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DC Mask Protection effort... when the government doesn't provide, citizens step up

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DC Mask Protection effort... when the government doesn't provide, citizens step up

A group reached out looking for support for their campaign to produce masks for local hospitals who are not getting the supplies they need. DC Mask Protection is creating hand-made cloth masks for area hospitals and caregivers while helping a local garment / dry-cleaning shops generate much-needed revenue.

The concept is pretty simple. The DC Mask Protection group uses donations to help procure cloth that they then bring to local shops to produce the masks. Those masks are then delivered to hospitals, organizations and others in need.

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A new GoFundMe and volunteer effort helps with rent, food and more for Ward 4

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A new GoFundMe and volunteer effort helps with rent, food and more for Ward 4

One of the latest iterations of people helping people is a new GoFundMe set up by Petworth resident Katie Hamm, to help residents financially impacted by the economic fallout of the closures due to the novel coronavirus.

According to Katie, the GoFundMe is only part of a wider mutual aid network that’s been set up across DC.

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GoFundMe for family who lost their home from the fire on Randolph Street

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GoFundMe for family who lost their home from the fire on Randolph Street

The fire on Randolph Street on Wednesday, January 9th devastated the home of a family of six who have lived in Petworth for well over a decade. Newly elected ANC 4C08 Commission Leah Anderson has set up a GoFundMe campaign to help the family.

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GoFundMe set up to help local resident shot on Kennedy Street

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GoFundMe set up to help local resident shot on Kennedy Street

Local resident Alex Morse, who works downtown at Voice of America, was shot on Tuesday as he was leaving a restaurant near 1st and Kennedy just after noon on New Year’s Day. His friends have set up a GoFundMe to help cover costs.

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Crossing guard hit by car at Farragut & Georgia, driver flees scene

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Crossing guard hit by car at Farragut & Georgia, driver flees scene

A crossing guard, Jawan Thompson, was the victim of a hit and run collision on Wednesday, December 20th, and was left with a fractured neck and broken pelvis. There is a GoFundMe campaign to assist Ms. Thompson with her medical bills and recuperation if you are able to help.

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