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.

Photo courtesy Prince of PetworthAppropriate, not appropriate, legal, not legal; it seems like everyone is all atwitter about the proposal to christen the newly renovated park at 14th and Girard Streets NW as “Barack Hussein Obama Park”. All the usual suspects — Jim Graham, Gary Imhoff, neighborhood leaders, the Columbia Heights listserv, and so forth — are involved, in what is surely a fantastic story to share with your out-of-town friends if you feel…

Photo courtesy Prince of Petworth On Tuesday, the Post’s D.C. Wire blog reported that Ward 1 D.C. Council member Jim Graham’s proposal to name the recently renovated park at 14th and Girard Streets NW “Barack Hussein Obama Park,” wasn’t allowed under D.C. law, which prohibits the city from naming things after people who are still alive. Not so, according to Graham. He wrote in an email to constituents today:While the Washington Post accurately quoted…

Photo courtesy Prince of Petworth 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…