Nesso Plaza: A new indoor-outdoor marketplace for small businesses is coming to the 1300 block of H Street NE. www.popville.com/wp-content/u...

So happy and proud that the Board of Elections in the District of Columbia did not comply with the request for private voter information.

We had a mantis egg case hatch on our Christmas tree one year and came home to hundreds of baby mantises all over our living room 🫣

So we’re going for the Roman Colosseum look

Many thanks to the ANC commissioners who attended Wednesday’s roundtable and represented the community’s transportation concerns. || “Commanders stadium project sparks debate over public transit and traffic solutions” wtop.com/dc/2025/12/c...

Interesting: Urbanist group @ggwash.org is suing @ddotdc.bsky.social over its refusal/failure to release a study the city conducted on congestion pricing possibilities in downtown D.C. The study was finished in 2020, but has never been made public – even in response to FOIA requests.

It’s far from a sealed deal but still very troubling: “New Casino Development Proposed for Reservation 13”. www.hillrag.com/2025/11/20/c...

“…Bring the streetcar line back in a loop along East Capital Avenue across the Whitney Young Memorial Bridge” - Kingman Park neighbor Pat Bahn in his Letter to the Editor’ of GGWash. ggwash.org/view/101577/...

Police conduct urgent search for 12-yo Reyna Pinkard, who was last seen on the 1600 block of Benning Road NE. hoodline.com/2025/11/urge...

📚 The Librarians Documentary 🗓️ Wednesday, Dec. 3 | 6 PM 📍 MLK Library Called “gripping” by The New York Times, this award-winning film follows librarians on the front lines defending the freedom to read. Registration encouraged: https://bit.ly/3JYSJ3s

Rosedale Thanksgiving happening TODAY until 6pm 🦃 Stop by to collect holidays meals or volunteer for the festivities.

TONIGHT 7pm

When we say biking on DC streets should be for all ages and abilities l, we mean it! That's why Hill Family Biking hosts Littles rides twice a year giving kids as young as 2 the opportunity to ride bikes (pedals or not) on the street. Our next is THIS SATURDAY eventbrite.com/e/1097499583...

Reps from the Commanders will be in Kingman Park on Thursday to meet with the community. Please join at 7pm!

RFK Meeting this week: Tuesday 11/18, 6:30-8:30pm at St. Coletta of Greater Washington, hosted by the National Park Service and DMPED. Register online dcgov.seamlessdocs.com/ng/fa/RFK1119

Brian Hanlon, Dir. of DC’s Dept of Buildings, has been announced as the new RFK Project Executive. mayor.dc.gov/release/mayo...

A new mural will be unveiled on Kingman Island this Saturday, 11am - 1pm in the Kingman Island Meadow. Paint supplies will be included for additional kids activities. www.kingmanisland.com/calendar/kin...

New Tunnel Boring Machine just dropped

We moved into Kingman Park exactly 10 years ago today, on Halloween. Such a great way to meet neighbors and spread good vibes. Every year I look forward to it. Tonight the tradition continued: positive spirits, fun costumes, candy overload. Happy Halloween to all our neighbors! 🎃 👻 🍬

Trump administration cannot suspend food-aid benefits, U.S. judges rule - Reuters apple.news/APHfTK-zhTc2...

Project WISH provides free breast and cervical cancer screening across all 8 wards, and their operations just expanded! Spread the word. These cancers are among the top causes of death for women in DC. Get screened regularly. www.washingtoninformer.com/health-equit...

Drive thru Halloween costumes and candy gathering at “Trunk or Treat,” tomorrow 6-8pm in RFK Lot 6, near Benning and Oklahoma Ave NE #Ward7

SNAP news: Bowser says she'll use about $30 mil in contingency funds to ensure SNAP/WIC recipients get paid in November. She did something similar in the last long shutdown. Just yesterday she said she was waiting on the AG's lawsuit!

It's the TO DO LIST!!!! thehillishome.com/2025/10/the-...

These buildings are most concentrated in Wards 5, 6, and 7, especially in Kingman Park and neighborhoods near the RFK redevelopment.   Once this project moves forward, these communities will feel the impact deeply, yet they haven’t been given a real chance to weigh in.

“This last Black institution along the Anacostia is navigating development with intention” (Seafarers Yacht Club) thewash.org/2025/10/21/t...

TONIGHT: RFK Redevelopment meeting at St. Coletta of Greater Washington, 6:30pm. Register here: dcgov.seamlessdocs.com/ng/fa/RFKOCT...

Folks across the US: Wake up & realize DC is the proving ground for this admin’s authoritarianism. ICE kidnappings, NG invasions, unlawful demolitions—they test the waters here, then spread their tentacles. Stop feigning surprise when it comes for you & start fighting back in solidarity NOW. #FreeDC

SNAP benefits for 42 million Americans will not go out as planned November 1 if the shutdown continues.

It's a Hill Family Biking Ride Day! T(w)een nighttime Monuments Ride, 7pm Maury Elementary for 6th graders and older For details at hillfamilybiking.org/events

Great turnout tonight for @keyachatterjee.bsky.social’s book launch: The Revolution will not be rated G. At @solidstatebooksdc.bsky.social Our world needs more activist romance novels like this (+inspired by Beverly Jenkins!!!) please!

Ahem, RFK Stadium

October is BIKE-tober for Hill Family Biking as host 3 rides this month including our first ever adults-only ride. Our infamous Halloween ride and growing t(w)een nighttime monuments ride round out the month. Join us: hillfamilybiking.org/events/

Rosedale Rec Center will host a silent disco tomorrow, 6-8pm. 💃 🕺🏼 🪩

It’s #BannedBooksWeek and @solidstatebooksdc.bsky.social will be hosting the famed Banned Wagon this Weds 10/8, 3-7pm. They will showcase a selection of 30 banned books and distribute free copies (while supplies last). Take action, save our stories, and preserve First Amendment rights!

Each new school year brings a fresh wave of attempts to censor school libraries, often built on misleading claims. The ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom investigates a site spreading disinformation. Read: https://www.oif.ala.org/take-back-the-right-to-read/ #BannedBooksWeek

Thanks for joining us last weekend for the 5th Annual Kingman Island Friends and Family Day! We paddled, painted, planted, biked, observed insects, went on boat rides, learned about native ecology and habitats, danced, crafted, and more! Thanks so much to all of our partners !

The Anacostia is a beautiful natural resource here in DC, but the litter that starts in our streets & neighborhoods & ends up in the river is a huge problem. My bottle bill, which receives its 1st hearing tomorrow, will dramatically increase recycling rates. brianneknadeau.com/bottle-bill/

Free Paint Recycling Drop-off and Paint Giveaway Event 📅Saturday, October 25 from 9am-1pm 📍DC Armory Lot #8 (1910 E Capitol St SE) 🔗Registration Required: www.paintcare.org/event/dc-arm...

Scenes from today’s @doeedc.bsky.social Kingman Island Friends & Family Day. Watching kids run around with butterfly nets really helped me forget all the Everything Else. Thanks to @hillfamilybiking.org for all the enthusiasm!

🌟 Kingman Island Friends and Family Day is STILL ON tomorrow! ⛈️ For everyone's safety, thunderstorms and lightning will cancel the event. 🚨Before you head out, check on our social media pages and kingmanisland.com for an update tomorrow morning. More info: kingmanisland.com/friends-family-day

Mapping Segregation in Washington DC via DCLA Wed October 8 - 6:30 to 8 pm Learn the history of housing segregation in DC, discuss the Mapping Segregation project, and how you, librarians and educators can use this tool. us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Rosedale Library Friends will hold its monthly meeting tomorrow at 6:30pm at the Rosedale Library. Please join us! @dcpubliclibrary.bsky.social

NEW: Washington Gas will take new measures to stop ongoing pollution of the Anacostia River. After the company failed to prevent toxic chemicals at its former East Station gas plant from polluting the river, DOEE and OAG stepped in. We will always fight to protect DC's rivers.

#DCpride Great juxtaposition of national and DC and LGBTQIA support in Kingman Park. #freeDC

When we searched “D.C.’s Best Neighborhood Fest,” we got H Street Festival! 🎉   Don't miss this vibrant event featuring multiple staging areas and more than 200 businesses, restaurants, community organizations, and vendors. 🎵   Celebrate its 20th anniversary! Take Metro. 🚇🚌

Update: Police arrested a suspect this week and charged him with 1st degree homicide and a hate crime. Video evidence appears to support the case. www.washingtonblade.com/2025/09/19/d...

If you need a reminder of just how awesome, bright, resilient and JOYFUL DC is then you absolutely NEED to get your buns down to the H Street Festival. Love you, DC. Love you, H Street— the wildest and most untamed street in town. More photos soon

It’s that time of the year when we can open our windows at night in Kingman Park and listen to thousands of birds migrating 🐦