Thanksgiving is a time to pause and reflect on how grateful we are for the gifts around us, be they friends, family, and a small roasted ostrich and twenty side dishes (have more!). But what happens when you find yourself in need of something to complete the perfect feast? Perhaps you will feel the need [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Parks'
Chemicals in Fountain at 13th Street Garden Found Safe
June 15th, 2011 · 1 Comment · Capitol Hill South
The 13th Street Community Park and Garden, between C and D on 13th Street SE, while designed and built for all Hill residents to enjoy, is not quite the amenity some parents would like it to be. In fact, for a few days last week, it wasn’t safe for dogs or young splash-abouts. That’s been [...]
Tags: Gardens·kids·Parks·volunteers
Schedule for Upcoming Rumsey Pool Closure Still Uncertain
June 2nd, 2011 · 6 Comments · Capitol Hill
It does strike me as odd that despite Memorial Day being the kick-off to all things summer, especially this brutal weather, DC swimming pools were closed on Monday, and shuttered again on Tuesday for a fulough day. The good news is that Rumsey Aquatic Center will be opened through July, at very least. Yes, that’s [...]
Tags: DC Parks and Recreation·Parks·pool
Parking it in the Sun
May 11th, 2011 · 1 Comment · Capitol Hill
As a child, (this, of course, when being sun-smart was non-existent), one of my summer memories is playing in my grandparents’ pool as my aunt chose to stay on land in a swimsuit that exposed more than it covered as she coated herself in baby oil and let the sun bake her. Now, there are [...]
Tags: hooligans·pants·Parks·sunbathing·sunhugging·TMI
Do the Backhand Shuffle
March 1st, 2011 · 2 Comments · Capitol Hill
Get out our centre court whites and start warming up your swing. Spring registration opens TODAY for Tennis on the Hill. Building on last year’s programs, TotH is adding some new classes for the younger set (ages 4+) to refine skills learned during last year’s programs. So they’ll still have Little Shots and QuickStart 1, [...]
Tags: Parks·sports·tennis·Tennis on the Hill
Things We Take For Granted: Outdoor Spaces
January 20th, 2011 · 7 Comments · Capitol Hill
If you have children you surely understand what it means to have cabin fever—the kind of condition that leaves children with boundless energy while homes and parents suffer the consequences of said boundless energy. As far as a work-life balance goes, I’d say I have it pretty good. I spend three days a week in [...]
Hill Park Named in Honor of Lola Beaver
July 7th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Capitol Hill North
On Monday, July 5, Tommy Wells, Eleanor Holmes Norton and other city officials gathered at the small triangular park at Massachusetts Ave. and Ninth Street NE to declare the land “Lola Beaver Memorial Park” in honor of a colorful and unique member of our community. Had she not passed away in 2006, Monday would have [...]
Tags: Lola Beaver·Neighbors·Parks·People
Make a Racquet with Tennis on the Hill
February 12th, 2010 · No Comments · Capitol Hill
Thanks to the Sports on the Hill enterprise, aspiring youth soccer, softball and lacrosse players commandeer the Hill’s playing fields each weekend throughout the spring and fall. There’s even a wrestling league. The newest sport to hit the local kid craze is tennis, and a league for not only youth but also adults is in [...]
Update on Kingsman Field Dog Park
February 4th, 2010 · 5 Comments · Capitol Hill
Full Disclosure: I’m a member of the Board of Directors and Chairman of the Fundraising Committee of Hill Hounds, the 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that is the official partner of the DC Department of Parks and Recreation on the Kingsman Field Dog Park project. I’m pleased to report that after many delays, DPR is in the [...]
Tags: Capitol Hill·Parks·Pets
The Best Pitcher You’ve Never Heard Of – Maime “Peanut” Johnson
January 8th, 2010 · 2 Comments · New Hill East, Rosedale
All too often I hear about something getting named, dig into the person we’re supposed to be honoring, and find out that it’s just some middle manager who has successfully pulled the right lever for thirty five years. Not so for the field at Rosedale Recreation Center at 19th and F Streets Northeast. On Tuesday, [...]
Tags: Parks·Rosedale·Tommy Wells
