Do you feel like drivers in D.C. can't parallel park? There might be a reason for that. more ›

While residents who lept at the chance to live near Nationals Park early in the going might be frustrated at the lack of neighborhood amenities to spring up over the past five years, there's one portion of the revamped area which has at least made some progress: the Yards development. more ›

After years of construction, the fully completed Georgetown Waterfront Park opened this week, showcasing a Potomac shoreline that had otherwise been ignored for years. more ›

I briefly mentioned the news in this morning's roundup, but the always-industrious Lydia DePillis put her nose to the grindstone and found a rendering of the skate park which will be erected on a parcel of the RFK Stadium concrete desert Festival Grounds. more ›

D.C. emergency crews have responded to the scene of an accident at Garfield Park, where a large oak tree fell over on top of several people, including three children, at around 1:45 p.m. this afternoon. more ›

Well, file this under "I can't believe this caused someone to get stabbed" - reports are saying that Brandon Banks, and his companion, Christopher Lee Nixon, were stabbed as the result of a fight that started with a fashion insult. That's right, either Banks or a friend made a crack about the suspect, 24-year-old Jason DaCosta Shorter, wearing white pants and a white jacket. more ›

In July 2009, Ward 1 D.C. Councilmember Jim Graham introduced a resolution to rename the then-recently renovated community space at 14th and Girard Streets NW as "Barack Hussein Obama Park." DCist commenters immediately took umbrage, dubbing such a dedication as a "smidge too soon" and suggesting, as y'all are wont to do, your own suggestions about what the little park should be called. more ›

Remember those fancy renderings of Nationals Park, the ones which showed it as a center of lively activity from both the land and the river? While the development freeze on the land side has been well documented, we were recently wondering about what's been going on with the plans to make the riverside a fun place to hang out too. more ›

The recently renovated community park at 14th and Girard Streets NW now has a potential name: Ward 1 D.C. Council member Jim Graham introduced a resolution today to rename the park "Barack Hussein Obama Park," D.C. Wire reports. If the resolution is passed, the park, which features a basketball court, year-round chess tables and an interactive water jet play fountain in the summer, would be the very first official anything to be named after President Obama in the District of Columbia. more ›

On the heels of a press conference with Mayor Fenty this afternoon, NBC4 is reporting that Fort Reno Park in Northwest D.C. is now open after soil samples found that arsenic levels were "well within safety limits." Previously, satellite imagery analyzed by geographer Dr. Terry Slonecker appeared to show that arsenic levels in the park were very high, causing the National Park Service to close the park. About a week later, soil tests showed the levels were safe, and Ward 3 Council member Mary Cheh and Mayor Fenty vowed to reopen the park. more ›