The new facility, located off Good Hope Rd SE, marks the first Ward 8 recreation center the city has built in two decades.

The festival, being held at multiple Anacostia venues this weekend, will offer media workshops, screen students’ work, and give out awards for the best films.

Backed by a new donation from JP Morgan Chase & Co., the Anacostia Arts Center is ramping up a major transformation.

“I think it’ll be a space where artists will want to come from all over the city, not just from east of the river. I think it will help us thrive as a community. More traffic, more business.”

As part of an anti-violence campaign, organizers will be distributing red signs reading Thou Shalt Not Kill.

Final site development plans for the park project, which has been in the works since 2014, have been approved, the National Capital Planning Commission announced Friday.

Mayor Muriel Bowser’s administration is investing awarding a $4 million to the Anacostia BID to promote the neighborhood’s arts and culture.

The team behind the 11th Street Bridge Park project has selected four artworks for the elevated park space, set to open in 2025.

One expert views a growing number of animals in the D.C. region as a positive sign for the environment.

The multi-million-dollar project, which will feature five commissioned artworks, is now set to open in 2025.