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Chris Jones
- Aug 31, 2021
Once Upon a Time in Glover Park
Glover Park’s history spans about a hundred years now. Browsing current events from decades past evokes the phrase, “the more things...
Chris Jones
- Aug 25, 2021
Pizza Pie Paucity in Glover Park
Alas, Arcuri heard the fat lady sing and has acquiesced. Owners Bryce and Adam announced to the neighborhood that they will close their...
Chris Jones
- Aug 2, 2021
The Great Quercus Alba of Glover Park Cracks
Glover Park’s largest tree - the great white oak towering next to Stoddert Elementary School - cracked last week, dropping a major limb...
Chris Jones
- Jul 27, 2021
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...
Chris Jones
- Jul 26, 2021
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, 2021
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, 2021
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, 2021
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, 2021
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 1, 2021
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, 2021
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 13, 2021
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 22, 2021
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 30, 2021
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, 2021
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, 2021
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...
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