The ANCs are redrawing their borders — and you can have a say

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The ANCs are redrawing their borders — and you can have a say

Ever since moving to Brightwood Park, I’ve wondered why my ANC is 4B, while the other three corners of my intersection belong to ANC 4D. My Single Member District 4B05 is bisected by Missouri Avenue, a large physical divide between the two halves of my SMD. For things like requesting parking zones on my block or finding out how to get speed bumps, I’ve had to deal with two SMD Commissioners and two ANCs.

How does this work?

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Imaginary pizza versus Real pizza on Kennedy Street

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Imaginary pizza versus Real pizza on Kennedy Street

Several years ago I was out on a walk with my new baby. It was a bright sunny day, and I saw it. Something large and shiny. I knew what it was: a pizza oven.

That baby who saw the pizza oven with me is now five and started kindergarten a few weeks ago. The pizza place at 701 Kennedy Street is still not open and the likelihood of that happening has decreased to near zero.

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Art All Night comes to 14th and Kennedy and Georgia Ave on Friday Sept 24th & Sat 25th

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Art All Night comes to 14th and Kennedy and Georgia Ave on Friday Sept 24th & Sat 25th

DC is kicking off its Art All Night events citywide on Friday night, September 24th starting at early at 5pm, with most kicking off around 7pm, and our area has a bunch of activations to entertain you. Uptown Main Street along the 14th Street and Kennedy Street corridor and Upper Georgia Avenue Main Street along Georgia Avenue offer a wide selection of art, food and more. It’s a pretty full schedule of events.

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Park(ing) Day comes to Kennedy Street on Friday the 17th

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Park(ing) Day comes to Kennedy Street on Friday the 17th

Park(ing) Day is coming to Kennedy Street from 9-4pm on Friday, September 17th. Originally started in San Francisco, Park(ing) Day is used to reimagine how public spaces like street parking can be activated for people rather than vehicle parking.

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The Parks offers a "double-header" this weekend of great family events

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The Parks offers a "double-header" this weekend of great family events

Fall is coming in as we say goodbye to summer, and The Parks at Walter Reed are offering some of the best local, outdoor events for music, film, fitness and gathering [safely] with neighbors and family.

Check out what’s happening this weekend and in the upcoming months at The Parks.

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More great family activities at The Parks at Walter Reed (kids music, outdoor movies & more)

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More great family activities at The Parks at Walter Reed (kids music, outdoor movies & more)

There’s an awesome lineup of family fun next weekend on Saturday August 21st at The Parks at Walter Reed. Their first outdoor film night kicks off with Get On Up, right after a kids music event and an amazing performance by Butcher Brown. The amphitheatre-shaped Great Lawn is large enough for plenty of socially distanced outdoor fun.

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Vacant/blighted buildings are languishing and hurting the vibrancy of the Kennedy Street community

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Vacant/blighted buildings are languishing and hurting the vibrancy of the Kennedy Street community

Vacant/blighted properties clustered on the 400 block of Kennedy Street NW owned by the same development company are an eyesore for the neighborhood, rodent havens and trash-dumping grounds. These properties have been labeled vacant and/or blighted for years, but those designations and DCRA have done nothing to encourage the owner to take action. At this point, it seems only legislation and more residential complaints are needed to get something done.

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Everyday Sundae brings premium ice cream to Kennedy Street

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Everyday Sundae brings premium ice cream to Kennedy Street

Get ready Kennedy Street, because premium ice cream is coming to you in a few weeks. Everyday Sundae is opening at 713 Kennedy Street on Sunday, July 4th. This space is right next to ANXO, and is where Cheesemonster vacated in April.

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Chacho on Kansas Avenue brings Colombian aguardiente to DC

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Chacho on Kansas Avenue brings Colombian aguardiente to DC

Dan Ziegler began moonshining out of his kitchen for three and half years until he perfected an aguardiente more to his taste. Infused with jalapeño, this new liquor was christened Chacho, (rhymes with “muchacho”), a namesake for the llama he rode in Bogota. Now it’s finally available at his bar, "Chacho,” on Kansas Avenue in Manor Park.

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ANXO plans to expand their Kennedy Street location with full kitchen, more seating

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ANXO plans to expand their Kennedy Street location with full kitchen, more seating

ANXO cidery announced that they are planning on shutting down their flagship location in Truxton Circle because of a 15-month struggle to find common ground with their landlord. While being heartbroken to have to close their Florida Avenue location — ANXO opened over 5 years ago at that spot — they have grown from a small restaurant and cidery to an international distributor of their house-made ciders.

The silver-lining of this news is that ANXO plans on expanding their Brightwood Park location at 711 Kennedy St NW.

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Celebrate Pride month on 14th Street this weekend with a ton of local specials

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Celebrate Pride month on 14th Street this weekend with a ton of local specials

Uptown Main Street, Solar Solution, and a dozen uptown small businesses will celebrate Pride Month with the Wear Your Pride Block Party on Saturday, June 5 from 11am - 4:30pm starting at at 4700 14th Street NW.

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Found at the library: One woman’s remembrance of growing up in 1920s Petworth

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Found at the library: One woman’s remembrance of growing up in 1920s Petworth

Out of curiosity, I recently started digging around the DC Library Archives for stuff about the Petworth neighborhood and came across a small book published in 1995, “Growing Up in Petworth in Washington DC 1919-1950.” Written by Margaret MacGill at the age of 76, she recalls the story of her family and childhood in her family house at 528 Taylor St NW. She writes in the book that the home’s location “must have seemed like the end of the world to be moving that far out from downtown.”

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Golden Flour Bakery brings delicious gluten-free and traditional treats to Kennedy Street

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Golden Flour Bakery brings delicious gluten-free and traditional treats to Kennedy Street

While the bakery isn’t open yet, it’s slated to open doors later this Spring/early Summer. Owner Nieshia Williams plans to open each morning at 5:00am selling hot coffee, fresh scones and muffins. She chose Kennedy Street because she believes “every neighborhood should have the opportunity to have fresh food using superior ingredients.”

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Where to go for Cinco de Mayo

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Where to go for Cinco de Mayo

It goes without saying that a great way to celebrate Mexican-American culture is to check out some of the Petworth area’s amazing Mexican restaurants. Here are a few that have specials for the Cinco de Mayo holiday…

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