After 6 Years of Planning, Ellington Field Work to Begin in Nov.
• September 16, 2024

Six years ago, in 2018, neighborhood activists around the Ellington field, track and historic field houses on 1600 38th St. NW began formally advocating for vital improvements needed at the […]

Georgetown’s Summer Secret: 3 Free Public Swimming Pools Open Every Day
• May 28, 2024

It was a pleasantly warm 80 degrees late Monday afternoon on Memorial Day with a little breeze and some clouds overhead. The pool spackled turquoise with clean water at just […]

CAG Concert Packs Rose Park — With Kids
• May 20, 2024

The Citizens Association of Georgetown hosted its biannual Concerts in the Park on Sunday, May 19, at Rose Park. Based on food vendor sales, there were an estimated 300 residents […]

Code Purple: Haze Postpones Baseball, Ballet, Trash Pickup
• June 8, 2023

The smoke drifting south from wildfires in Canada caused postponements or closures across Washington, D.C., and beyond today. The Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments issued a health advisory: “Current air […]

Volta Park Baseball Diamond Gets Official Reconstruction Overview
• March 6, 2023

Volta Park neighbors, park users and youth baseball fans got an official nod on March 1 from D.C.’s Department of Parks and Recreation to their long-pursued dreams and initiatives to […]

Mayor Lauds Work of Volta Park Group
• June 6, 2022

The Friends of Volta Park held its annual fundraiser June 4 at the George Town Club. It was a stylish late Saturday afternoon cocktail party, with two special drinks themed […]

News Splash: D.C.’s Outdoor Swimming Pools to Open Saturday 
• May 27, 2021

Public outdoor swimming pools in the District and Ward 2 are opening to full capacity on weekends only, starting Saturday, May 29, to Sunday, June 27. From June 28 through Sept. 6, pools […]

May 3 ANC 2E: Sidewalks, Traffic, C&O Canal
• April 29, 2021

The Georgetown-Burleith-Hillandale Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC 2E)will hold its May meeting, 6:30 p.m., Monday, May 3, virtually — via Zoom or a conference call. The following is the agenda, as […]

ANC 2E Monday: MPD, DCPS, ABC and Jelleff
• November 28, 2020

The agenda for tonight’s virtual meeting of Advisory Neighborhood Commission 2E includes a presentation by Perkins Eastman regarding the Jelleff Recreation Center feasibility study.

D.C. Begins to Reopen One Small Step at a Time
• September 29, 2020

A live entertainment pilot allows City Winery, GALA Hispanic Theatre, the Hamilton, the Kennedy Center, Pearl Street Warehouse and Union Stage to reopen with a maximum capacity of 50.