120 Witnesses Testify Passionately About Jelleff Field
• October 23, 2019

Among the speakers at the Oct. 21 roundtable, convened by the District Council Committee on Recreation and Youth Affairs, were students from Hardy Middle School and Maret School.

Funding Announced for Ellington Field, Rebuilt Jelleff Center
• October 15, 2019

Mayor Muriel Bowser has budgeted $25 million to tear down and rebuild the 50-year-old Jelleff Recreation Center, Ward 2 Council member Jack Evans told attendees at an Oct. 7 community meeting.

Burleith Association Hosts Forum on Playing Fields
• October 9, 2019

The future of the Ellington Athletic Field is full of promise. “All you have to do is decide what you want, and how much it will cost by November, and […]

Ward 2 Council Candidates Debate, Minus Evans
• September 30, 2019

Long-term Council member Jack Evans did not participate in the Sept. 26 debate, as he has not yet declared his candidacy for the 2020 race.

Bowser, D.C. Officials Make Compelling Statehood Pitch to Congress
• September 23, 2019

Proposed by Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.), the legislation would shrink the District — the official seat of the federal government — to two square miles.

Congress Asks Metro IG to Study Probe of Jack Evans
• September 16, 2019

WMATA Inspector General Geoffrey Cherrington told the Washington Post, which first reported the story, that he was still reviewing the congressional request but planned to honor it.

Jack Evans Report: Hyde-Addison Returns to Georgetown
• September 13, 2019

In this column, Ward 2 Council member Jack Evans shares his vision for parents and their children to have access to neighborhood schools and a smooth transition between elementary, middle and high school.

Evans Slapped With $20,000 Fine by D.C. Ethics Board
• August 9, 2019

Anyone who thought things had quieted down in the ethics controversy surrounding Ward 2 Council member Jack Evans was mistaken.

ANC Meeting Heats Up Over Jelleff
• July 3, 2019

Chairman Rick Murphy said he had just heard at 4 p.m. about decision by DC Public Schools to transfer to DPR its administrative oversight of the Duke Ellington School of the Arts playing field.

Evans Fails to Persuade Council With Vague Answers
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Amid the questioning at the July 2 administrative meeting, Council members Charles Allen and David Grosso affirmed they want Evans to lose his chairmanship of the Finance committee.