Mario’s Restaurant Takes Former Surfside Space
A restaurant to be named Mario’s will open in Glover Park at 2444 Wisconsin Avenue, formerly occupied by Surfside, which moved up to...
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Chris Jones
- 5 days ago
Glover Park Whole Foods Excitement
Whole Foods has exciting things coming for shoppers when they open at 2323 Wisconsin Avenue NW in Glover Park in the near future....
Chris Jones
- Jul 5
Glover Park Liquor License Moratorium Set to Expire
Five years ago, officials extended a liquor license moratorium originally put in place in the Glover Park neighborhood in 1996. Though...
Chris Jones
- Jul 2
Fourth of July in Glover Park
Did you decide it's not worth the ten mile backup at the Chesapeake Bay Bridge, or getting on a plane to a crowded vacation spot? Are you...
Chris Jones
- May 10
Alley of Russian Poets in Glover Park
You might have walked by it at the Guy Mason Recreation Center playground and not even noticed. Glover Park is home to a memorial for...
Chris Jones
- Apr 17
Judgment of Solomon to Cleave Stoddert Elementary
In the Bible, two women claimed to be the mother of an infant boy and each asked King Solomon to grant the child to her. Solomon ruled...
Chris Jones
- Apr 2
Developer Sued Over New Glover Park Building
Petra, the company building the Observatory Park Apartments in the former Pearson’s Wine and Spirits parking lot, has been sued by their...
Chris Jones
- Mar 29
Glover Park Bus on Chopping Block (Again)
The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) has circulated its preliminary fiscal year 2022 budget (fiscal year begins...
Chris Jones
- Mar 14
Progress and Setbacks in Glover Park
Kimpton Exits Glover Park Hotel The Glover Park Hotel, known as Savoy Suites for eons, was re-branded under the Kimpton name in 2016 with...
Chris Jones
- Feb 23
A Life Saved in Glover Park
Imagine this nightmare: You are deep in the woods after dark. It is raining, frigid and the terrain is steep and muddy. There is an old...
Chris Jones
- Jan 31
Glover Park Home Values Surge Again
Glover Park row house values rose again in 2020 to a new record of $1,080,000 on average, gaining another 5% over 2019. Astonishingly,...
Chris Jones
- Jan 16
Restaurant Week in Glover Park is Happening
Restaurant Week in Washington DC is not canceled this year, only delayed a week due to the Mayor's extension of the indoor dining ban....
Chris Jones
- Jan 12
Glover Park Voting Causes Constitutional Crisis
Glover Park’s five Advisory Neighborhood Commission members each were elected uncontested and unopposed on November 3rd and surprisingly...
Chris Jones
- Dec 30, 2020
Glover Park Crime WAY Down in 2020
Reported crimes dropped 24% in Glover Park from 2019 to 2020, that is, unless New Year's Eve descends into madness and mayhem in the...
Chris Jones
- Dec 5, 2020
The NEW Glover Park Grill is Open
The new Glover Park Grill at the Kimpton Glover Park Hotel at 2505 Wisconsin Ave NW is open for business! The restaurant replaces...
Chris Jones
- Dec 2, 2020
Deer Kills Underway in Glover Park
The National Park Service (NPS) has begun its 2020 "Deer Management Program" in Rock Creek Park and its offshoots, including Glover...
Chris Jones
- Nov 4, 2020
Glover Park Business Owners Care
Glover Park business owners and their staff continually work on improving plans to serve your needs and keep you safe at the same time in...
Chris Jones
- Oct 27, 2020
Walking Dead in Glover Park
The Glover Park ghouls have escaped their basement prison once again, and they are not social distancing! They might eat your brains or...
Chris Jones
- Oct 18, 2020
Emergency Food Initiative Needs Help from Glover Park
Lucie Leblois, Alysa MacClellan, Krista Weymouth and Katie DeGroft (two of whom are Glover Park and Stoddert Elementary moms) have been...
Chris Jones
- Oct 15, 2020
Voting in Glover Park
If you have not lived in DC for a long time, the voting process can be a bit confusing. Then again, even if you have lived here a long...