NewsBytes
• January 13, 2026

 Human Remains Found at Volta Park  During the Department of Parks and Recreation’s renovation of the Volta Park baseball field, human bones were found, halting work there.  The park was formerly the Old Presbyterian Burying Ground, with 3,000 persons interred between 1802 and […]

Weekend Roundup: A Spooktacular Time!
• October 30, 2025

Happy Halloween! There’s lots to do, from Halloween parties on Capitol Hill and in Navy Yard, an exclusive party at Ned’s Club, celebrating Dia de los Muertos at the Wharf […]

Friends of Volta Park Celebrates 30th Anniversary
• June 12, 2025

The festivities took all day on June 7. After all, it was the 30th anniversary of the Friends of Volta Park. So, FOVP hosted two events — a Field Day […]

Weekend Roundup, Dec. 12-15
• December 12, 2024

With Christmas, Hanukkah and Kwanzaa all about two weeks away, holiday events and performances have ramped up. There’s festive events at Tudor Place and Santa himself comes to Volta Park […]

CAG Block Captains Honored at Concerts in the Park 
• October 15, 2024

“Bringing our neighborhood together is part of the Citizens Association of Georgetown’s (CAG) mission. Concerts in the Park and our robust Block Captain network fulfills that mission of connectivity,” said […]

September & October 2024 Community Calendar
• September 11, 2024

Virtual Meeting: Southern Ave. SE Project  Tuesday, Sept. 17   The District Department of Transportation will host a public virtual meeting from 6:30 to 8 p.m. to discuss plans to redesign […]

Volta Park Baseball Diamond Renovation Set for 2024  
• December 4, 2023

A very lively, civil and informed meeting between DC Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) officials and Volta Park users on Nov. 26 at the Georgetown Public Library answered many […]

ANC Tackles Parks, Public Spaces, Crime, Leaf Collection 
• November 6, 2023

She tried. She really did. Gwen Lohse, chair of ANC 2E, had timed each item of her lengthy November ANC meeting – held Oct. 29, all remote – to a reasonable time […]

Volta Park Fall Fest: Beautiful Day of Community Fun, Food
• October 23, 2023

Georgetowners, their families, neighbors and friends came out for a beautiful Saturday of carnival games, bounce houses, face painting, popcorn and more at the Friends of Volta Park’s Fall Festival […]

Georgetown Block Captains Honored at Citizens’ Concert in the Park
• October 2, 2023

“Today, we saw both new and familiar faces. There is a new generation in Georgetown, and we loved seeing all the young families for the Sunday afternoon Concert in the […]