Prince of Petworth comments on the strong community feeling during the heat wave from residents without air conditioning sitting on their porches. As Petworth’s average income rises and houses are renovated, will that spell the end of the front-porch culture?

David Alpert created Greater Greater Washington in 2008 and was its executive director until 2020. He formerly worked in tech and has lived in the Boston, San Francisco Bay, and New York metro areas in addition to Washington, DC. He lives with his wife and two children in Dupont Circle.