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Hill’s Eye View: Where Are You, Old Man Winter?

January 9th, 2013 · No Comments · Capitol Hill, Capitol Riverfront/ Near Southeast

While the rest of the week will feel like the sunny days of April, there’s still skating to be had at Canal Park. The only ice around here this week will be under your feet. Share your summer-like winter photos with us on the THIH Flickr group.

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Photos from the Canal Park Ribbon Cutting and Grand Opening Celebration

November 16th, 2012 · No Comments · Capitol Hill, Capitol Riverfront/ Near Southeast, DC

The canal that once connected the Eastern Branch with the Potomac is indeed no more. But, as of about noon last Friday, after 13 plus years of work, it has been replaced by something far, far better: Canal Park. On a bright fall day, numerous D.C. luminaries came together to open a new, state-of-the-art park. [...]

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Canal Park Ice Skating Rink Opens to Events and Free Skate This Weekend

November 14th, 2012 · No Comments · Capitol Hill, Capitol Riverfront/ Near Southeast

If warm Saturdays in the spring are made for trips to Eastern Market, than crisp fall days (even cold winter ones) are meant for outdoor ice skating rinks. No longer do we have to leave the Hill or drive to Virginia to take a turn around a well-known skating rink. Now, we can step out [...]

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