Community Development : Development News

A free school open to all is moving in to Northeast this fall for a two-month pop-up. Learn salsa, French, Welsh, or bagel-baking!

See how Northeast has changed in this virtual tour - or hop on a bike and see for yourself.

The exhibition by the Historical Society of Washington D.C., opening April 22, features 75 artworks depicting historic buildings appearing on the D.C. Preservation League’s list of “Most Endangered Places” in D.C.

The Barry Farm aquatic center, replacing an outdoor pool, opened Dec. 13 and features a lap pool, a leisure pool and a waterslide. And that's just the beginning.

It's the first MOM's Organic Market in D.C. and the first retailer to open at the Hecht Warehouse, which is being redeveloped and will catalyze growth on New York Ave NE.

The Menkiti Group, responsible for many projects in and around Brookland, will restore three historic buildings just outside D.C. in Mt. Rainier, Maryland.

When students return from winter break in January 2015, they'll enter the brand-new Ballou Senior High School.

Five local businesses along Georgia Avenue in Park View and Pleasant Plains will display art to brighten up the streetscape and engage residents.

$44 million has been approved for the upper NW elementary school redo.

Friendship Park and Community Center, also known as "Turtle" park, is getting overhauled beginning in October.

Mayor Gray broke ground on the renovation of Trinidad Playground, which will have a superhero, "Captain Trinidad," as its mascot and design motif.

The American Society of Landscape Architects is installing a Green Streets Demonstration Project on Eye Street NW.

The Mayor and other officials celebrated the Phase III groundbreaking of Sheridan Station, the redevelopment of a vacant public housing site into more than 200 mixed-income condos and townhouses.

Chef Oliver Friendly opens two food businesses, Eat & Smile Catering, and The Bespoke Kitchen, an occasional supper club, at 2212 Rhode Island Ave NE. 

A new wellness center and two boutiques are now open at the Anacostia Arts Center, Arch Development Corporation' development project aimed at bringing arts and business to Anacostia and raising the area's  quality of life and local economy.