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Renovation Update for Park View Recreation Center
Newly painted Park View Rec. building. This will (hopefully) be my last post about the renovations at the Park View Recreation Center before the building reopens. So far, the work that’s been done on...
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Councilmember Orange Proposes Smoke Free Playgrounds
Yesterday, I received several press releases from Councilmember Vincent Orange. I thought the one below was a little more interesting than most. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE...
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Photos from Park View Recreation’s Ribbon Cutting
As I announced last week, Park View Recreation Center hosted a ribbon cutting on Saturday, March 23rd, to celebrate the completion of renovations in the main building. Mayor Gray, Ward 1 Councilmember...
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Parks & Recreation Master Plan Process Progressing Well
Hopefully, people have been following the Play DC initiative. Play DC is the District of Columbia’s Parks and Recreation Master Plan Initiative (Web site here). The initiative completed the Vision...
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DPR’s Former Headquarters Could Be a Vibrant Hub of Community Activity
In reviewing DPR’s recently released Play DC Vision Framework Document, I began to reflect upon the former DPR Headquarters property located at 3149 Sixteenth Street, NW, and the adjoining park to the...
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Where do you take your dog to walk, run, socialized with other dogs, and just...
The area at Bruce Monroe Park closed to dogs recently. Last week, dogs were barred from the fenced in area of Bruce Monroe Park near the community garden and the gates were locked. According to the...
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Spring Storms Damage Columbia Heights Fountain, Repairs Will Be Expensive
Splashing in spray parks and fountains was probably the last thing on anyone’s mind when a record breaking 15 straight days of rain began on April 27th. Now, its lasting effects are still impacting...
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New Soofa Bench Placed at Columbia Heights Civic Plaza
(Soofa Bench on the Columbia Heights Civic Plaza) If you have been on the Columbia Heights Civic Plaza in the last week, you may have noticed that DPR has placed a new Soofa bench in the center of the...
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Park View Movie Night Scheduled for September 16th!
UPDATED: The time and choice of movies have been updated as of 9/12 @ 3 pm. To close out the summer, DPR has scheduled a Movie Night at the Park View Recreation Center on Saturday, September 16,...
View ArticleOverview from DPR Basketball Meeting (Tournament is On) and Thoughts on DPR
On Wednesday March 7th, representatives from the Department of Parks and Recreation met with neighbors to discuss the annual Ty Hop Basketball Tournament. The basketball tournament has been held at the...
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