Labor Day signals summers’ end in many ways, including the end of operations of the District’s outdoor swimming pools. But high summer temps will be here for a while yet. So, with forecast highs reaching the high 90s this week, the Department of Parks and Rec announced last Sunday that Hearst and Oxon Run pools […]
The Wilson Pool has reopened, but don’t count on day-to-day availability
The Wilson Aquatic Center is welcoming swimmers for the first time since it closed in February. The DC Department of Parks and Recreation announced on June 9th that the June 12th reopening is a temporary one, and that the pool will be closed for two months this fall and winter for an overhaul of the […]
Hearst Pool, DPR’s first outdoor swimming pool in Ward 3, is open
There was no ribbon cutting. No fanfare. Not even an official, celebratory announcement (that we could find). But over Memorial Day weekend, as DPR’s outdoor swimming pools opened for the summer, the new Hearst Pool was among them. The brand new Hearst Pool got a sunny weekend for their grand opening. pic.twitter.com/QXbyVtt6ub — Tenleytown & […]
Council member Cheh: Mistakes and missed deadlines plague Hearst Park and Pool project
Last Tuesday, Popville posted a reader’s video of new turf being removed from a Hearst Park playing field. And it wasn’t for the first time. In a scathing constituent update on Friday, Ward 3 Council member Mary Cheh wrote: “As executed, this project has been marked by one failure after another: the repeated removal of […]
Next public meeting on the Hearst Park pool is May 7
Want to know the latest about plans to renovate Hearst Park and build an outdoor pool there? Or ask questions about the project? DC Parks and Recreation is holding a community meeting at Hearst Elementary next Tuesday, May 7th, at 6:30 p.m. DPR was at the March ANC 3F meeting to present an update on […]
ANC 3F March meeting highlights: A deteriorating Melvin C Hazen Park; Hearst Park renovation and pool construction timeline
by Marlene Berlin Not all of the water flowing through Melvin C Hazen Park is the stream. And that’s a problem. During the open forum for community members at ANC 3F’s March 19th meeting, William Matzelevich, a neighbor of Melvin C Hazen Park, spoke about the damage from the rain, stormwater runoff and blockage of […]
ANC 3F March agenda: Hearst pool; Soapstone erosion help
We weren’t joking when we echoed a DCist writer’s recent conclusion that ANC meetings are as entertaining as they are informative. Knowing what’s happening in the neighborhood is also quite satisfying, and your next chance at achieving that sense of accomplishment is coming up at ANC 3F’s March meeting. The advisory neighborhood commission for Forest […]