No Gym: Jelleff Renovation Plans Changed  With Little Warning 

February 10, 2026

By Francis Rienzo   The plot thickens. A change to the $28-million renovation plans for the Jelleff Recreation Center at 3265 S St. NW — a project that has been in the works since as early as 2018 — was made with little warning.  The planned auxiliary gym, […]

ANC Report: New Year Kicks Off with Updates from Jelleff, Volta Park, More

January 19, 2026

The first ANC2E meeting of the year was held on January 12 and began with the election of ANC officers for 2026, including Anna Noakes serving as executive director. Update […]

ANC Report: Parking, Parking and More Parking, Or Not?

December 15, 2025

December’s Georgetown-Burleith Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC2E) meeting began with big congratulations for Executive Director Anna Noakes, who got engaged. Congrats! Here are minutes from the Dec. 8 meeting. Stay tuned […]

Long Agenda Takes ANC 2E Meeting Past Midnight  

October 6, 2025

 The “October” meeting of the Advisory Neighborhood Commission for Georgetown, Burleith and Hillendale, held on Monday, Sept. 29, began at 6:30 p.m. and didn’t gavel down until about 1 a.m. Besides […]

‘Final’ Jelleff Renovation Plans Revealed by DPR       

May 6, 2024

In the last three years there have been about a half dozen town hall, stakeholder or outreach meetings with D.C.’s Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) regarding the dynamic ever-changing […]

ANC Meeting Got Lively Late in the Evening  

October 10, 2023

Two unusual occurrences considerably livened up an expectedly normal-business monthly meeting of the Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC 2E) on Oct. 2. They happened after 9 p.m. at that.    First, the […]