The new Greater Petworth email listserv is here!

The new Greater Petworth email listserv is here!

We’ll be shutting down the Greater Grant Circle Yahoo listserv and the Petworth Yahoo listserv in the next two weeks as the NEW Greater Petworth group is now live!

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Update on listserv merge, some budget needed

Update on listserv merge, some budget needed

So migrating old content and email addresses comes with a cost … ($110 to be exact).

How about donating a dollar?

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Survey on merging Petworth and Greater Grant Circle listservs

Survey on merging Petworth and Greater Grant Circle listservs

I have created a survey for you to help me as I work to transition the Greater Grant Circle and the Petworth listservs to a new platform. As I was putting it together, I wondered at the option of merging these two listservs and reducing email clutter (and hey, no lie here, reducing my administrative work…).

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Is it appropriate to continually post to the community listservs?

Is it appropriate to continually post to the community listservs?

Over the past several weeks, a local private school has begun heavily posting their marketing messages on the area’s community listservs. The Kingsbury Center, (5000 14th St NW), has sent multiple posts to the Brightwood, Greater Grant Circle, Petworth, Crestwood and many other listservs promoting the school, its website and encouraging residents to learn more and enroll at the private school. The emails started on or about May 8th, and have been posted every day since then by their marketing coordinator, Jennifer Henderson.

How much is too much? Is it spam or a community benefit?

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Connect with a Petworth area listserv to stay informed

Connect with a Petworth area listserv to stay informed

If you’re already a member of a listserv, then you know about the plethora of information out there from neighbors, some useful, some not so much. But some people, long-time residents and new comers alike, don’t know all the different options available to stay informed on events and information in the area. To help that, I’ve put together a new page on Petworth News with a list of area listservs that you might find useful. Read more about area listservs... 

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