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.

ANC Tuesday: Lutheran Church, Rose Park, Jelleff, Ginkgo Project
• September 27, 2020

On the agenda: Consideration of a Resolution Supporting Georgetown Lutheran Church’s Grant Application to the D.C. Preservation League.

A Busy Summer Ahead for Rose Park
• April 3, 2019

“I’ve got four news items for you—four!” Friends of Rose Park President Dave Dunning was filled with enthusiasm at a March 25 chat with The Georgetowner at a nearby café. […]

Last Chance: Rose Park Art Departs Sunday
• May 31, 2018

The 81 color-packed panels, measuring 22 feet high, took over part of the Rose Park ball field at P Street and the lower field that leads to M Street, as well as a bit of park land on Massachusetts Avenue, just north of the vice president’s residence.