Cleveland Park Library is seeing big demand for a puzzle program that helps people socialize. And it’s changing how residents see libraries.
Wonder, a food hall, is coming to Cleveland Park, with a grand opening expected on Dec. 4.
Femme Fatale’s team had the goal of purchasing its current retail space in Cleveland Park. With the help of a significant grant from Mayor Muriel Bowser’s administration, it achieved that goal.
Residents wonder what the future of the housing market will be like in the neighborhood as housing prices continue to rise.
The new guidelines set the framework for development in the neighborhood to support the need for affordable housing.
Over a dozen people rallied on Connecticut Avenue to protest the city’s plan to add protected bike lanes on the road. A smaller group of counter protestors made their support for the lanes known.
The neighborhoods of Woodley Park and Cleveland Park are slated for a new public art project centered on endangered animals. Organizers hope it will highlight their connection to the National Zoo and become a hub for...
A movement to bring a coffee shop to cafeless Cleveland Park is gaining steam on social media and among local politicians. With vacant lots and plenty of demand, community members say all the neighborhood needs now is a...
For one Woodley Park resident, the pursuit to reduce suicides on the Taft Bridge is personal. With support from some local officials, she is prepared to pursue the project for as long as it takes.
After four neighborhood commissions in D.C. passed resolutions in April that favored ending reversible lane system and adding bike lanes, DDOT has not publicly finalized a decision.
Hundreds gathered in front of the Nigerian embassy in D.C. to condemn brutality by Nigerian police. This protest follows two weeks of demonstrations in Nigeria and diaspora-led marches around the world.
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