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photo by Ron Cohn

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Petworth

First Market of the Season: May 2, 2026
Come visit us at 9th and Upshur from 9am-1pm
, Saturdays May-November, rain or shine!”

From the Petworth Community Market:

“Welcome to the 2026 Market Season!

🎊 These Vendors are Popping Up 🎊

The BLK SWN Co.
The Black Swan Company is a Black-owned, woman-owned artisan brand crafting elevated small-batch simple syrups.

☀️Community Canopy☀️ (more…)


Sponsored

This article is sponsored by RLAH @properties.

1007 O Street NW
1007 O Street NW

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  • Custom 2021 OPaL build
  • Quiet, tree-lined Logan Circle block
  • Double-height chef’s kitchen with exposed beams
  • Three private outdoor spaces, including a rooftop deck with sweeping city views
  • Off-street parking + spa-like primary suite

Other Notable Fresh Listings:

  • The Most Expensive Home of the Week is a 6BR/6FB/2HB contemporary detached residence in Kent—all for $13M.
  • “A rare offering in the heart of Petworth, 4129 8th St NW #1 is ideally positioned on the corner of 8th and Upshur — a coveted setting that welcomes exceptional natural light from multiple exposures while placing some of the neighborhood’s most celebrated destinations just steps from your door.”
  • “Rarely available Victorian-style detached single-family home in the sought-after Sixteenth Street Heights neighborhood of NW Washington, DC. This stately 5-bedroom, 4.5-bath residence blends timeless character with generous living space and classic architectural details.”
  • Your REO/Bank-Owned Property of the Week is “perfectly situated on a secluded tree-lined street, this grandiose residence and all of its splendor embody what many have come to admire about Washington, DC” and offers “the convenience of not one but two kitchens and four oversized bedrooms.”

Event

A blue note is a musical moment that doesn’t quite land where you expect. And that’s the spirit behind this burlesque revue from DMVariety!

Start your weekend early with Blue Note Burlesque, a night of vintage tease and thrilling variety acts that’ll leave you exclaiming “I can’t believe I found this in an alley!”


DC Government

Ed. Note: What is this? Have people brought there own cans since the DC DPR cans haven’t been emptied?!?!

“Dear PoPville,

Has D.C. government checked out? Trash cans in Kalorama Park and Walter Pierce Park are all overflowing – and been so for a while.

DPR now says the situation has been escalated to its DPW liaison. Stay tuned.

UPDATE 4/30 After days and days and days, the cans were emptied this morning – just in time for Porchfest!”

I’ve wondered the same about full trans cans I’ve seen around town: (more…)


fire


photo by DC Fire and EMS

DC Fire and EMS reported: “Box Alarm 2100 block 2nd St SW. Well involved boat at the James Creek Marina.

Update Boat fire James Creek Marina 2100 2nd St SW. Had 1 boat fully involved. Fire knocked down using 2 pronged attack wth land units and 2 fireboats. Damage to adjacent boats on both sides. No initial reports of injuries. (more…)