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Hearst Pool, DPR’s first outdoor swimming pool in Ward 3, is open

May 31, 2022 by FHC Leave a Comment

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 & […]

Filed Under: Around the Neighborhood, Featured, Hearst Park, News, Things To Do

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Council member Cheh: Mistakes and missed deadlines plague Hearst Park and Pool project

August 16, 2021 by FHC 1 Comment

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 […]

Filed Under: Around the Neighborhood, Hearst Park, News, Parks and Streams

Next public meeting on the Hearst Park pool is May 7

April 29, 2019 by FHC

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 […]

Filed Under: Hearst Park, News

ANC 3F March meeting highlights: A deteriorating Melvin C Hazen Park; Hearst Park renovation and pool construction timeline

April 8, 2019 by FHC

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 […]

Filed Under: ANC 3F, Featured, Hearst Park, Melvin Hazen Park, News

ANC 3F March agenda: Hearst pool; Soapstone erosion help

March 16, 2017 by FHC

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 […]

Filed Under: ANC 3F, ANC 3F meetings, Hearst Park, News, Soapstone Valley

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