photo by random lady
“Dear PoPville,
My husband, our teenage son, and I live on Capitol Hill. On Saturday night, July 22, our 16-year-old was confronted by a gunman, shot at multiple times, and forced to hide under a blanket in the woods for an hour with strangers on Kingman Island.
He’d gone for an evening jog and came upon an armed man standing over someone in a field. The gunman pointed his gun at him and shouted. (more…)
Update from CM Parker:
“The 45/15 minute swimming rule is a new citywide policy following the near-drowning incident last week in Ft Lincoln. I’m told the policy is being implemented out of caution to make sure swimmers are safe.”
“Dear PoPville,
It looks like DPR has instituted a new policy at both indoor and outdoor pools to call a roughly (sometimes longer) “safety break” where all patrons have to exit the pool – even lap swimmers. (more…)
photo by Tim Brown
From a press release:
“Join the National Park Service for the 2023 Lotus and Water Lily Festival at Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens. Experience the annual blooming of lotus and water lily flowers, enjoy music and dance performances, arts and crafts, ranger-led tours, and more! The festival will begin Saturday, July 15 and runs through Saturday, July 22 with extended, nighttime hours on Thursday, Friday and both Saturdays! (more…)
Ed. Note: On May 14th an off leash attacked a beaver (that had to be euthanized) in Rock Creek Park, Park Police still looking for info.
“Dear PoPville,
It’s impossible to got to any public park these days without getting accosted by off leash dogs. At Tregaron, dogs must be leashed for a simple reason- the area is a fragile urban ecosystem and dogs are the leading cause of damage to it.”
“Dear PoPville,
nine weeks later, the base was demolished and has been left sitting for over a month with zero work done since. (more…)
17th and S Street, NW
From Councilmember Pinto:
“Dupont Circle Dog Parents! The S Street Dog Park resurfacing project is finally here! @DCDGS
& @DCDPR anticipate temporary closure from August-December 2023. They will post signs giving 2 weeks’ notice before the closure to replace surface with in-kind surface material begins”
photo by Wayan Vota
“Dear PoPville,
Any reason why the water fountains aren’t turned on? I’ve tried several parks on my running routes to include Dupont Circle, Mitchell Park and the dog park at the intersection of New Hampshire Ave and S Street NW. None of those fountains are on, and we’re clearly past winter. Any idea as to why?”
Thanks to Nicole for sending: “did someone lose their snare drum in Rock Creek?”
inside 1411 W Street, SE Frederick Douglass National Historic Site via NPS
From the National Park Service:
“Join us at the reopening of Frederick Douglass National Historic Site (1411 W Street, SE) on July 4! The celebration will start at 11 a.m. with a special ceremony featuring a ribbon-cutting, music, and a dramatic portrayal of Douglass’s famous speech “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?”
Following the ceremony, visitors will be able to walk through the first floor of the historic home from 12:30 – 3 p.m. Ranger-lead tours of the entire house will be available from 3 – 5 p.m., with timed tickets available at the event.
Initially closed in March 2020 as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the historic home remained closed so a new HVAC system could be installed. (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
Just showed up (7am) to Dunbar Aquatic Center and this sign was on the door. No official DPR signs posted.”
And Dan asks: “With Wilson closed again and Dunbar apparently shut down for the summer, what are the best public-pool options for lap-lane swimmers in Northwest?”