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07.15.12

Night Basketball Teams Compete at King-Greenleaf Through July

Three-point basketball shots are amazing the crowd evenings at King-Greenleaf Recreation...

Hudgens and Hines. Photo by Dale MacIver.

06.23.12

Southwest Community Calendar: July

THURS. 7/5 8-9:30 a.m. Councilman Tommy Wells office hours, Channel Inn...

06.23.12

Nationals donation to benefit King-Greenleaf

On Sunday, June 3, the Washington Nationals partnered with the Baseball Tomorrow Fund to present a $5,000 grant to the D.C. Department of Parks and Recreation in support of youth baseball and softball programs. Nationals shortstop Ian Desmond and Fund Senior Grant Coordinator Meghan Chisholm awarded the grant to DPR Director Jesus Aguirre on the field prior to the team’s afternoon game against the Atlanta Braves. A portion of the donation will be used directly for the King Greenleaf Recreation Center in Southwest D.C. (Photo courtesy of the Washington Nationals)

06.23.12

Nats’ Bryce Harper Surprises Youth Baseball Clinic

Youth baseball players from around the region were able to experience...

06.23.12

Poem: Love Builds

It doesn’t get better than this. Bring mom and dad, brother...

06.22.12

Longtime Southwest resident: ‘We’re all just a part of Nationals Park’

Fans entering the Media Suites Lobby at Nationals Park are likely...

Deborah Haynes (4)

06.20.12

Olympians visit King-Greenleaf

Ron McBee and Jair Lynch attend an event focused on wellness and health at King-Greenleaf Recreation Center on June 6 sponsored by the U.S. Olympic Team. The event featured Olympic players and John Thompson III, coach of Georgetown University's men’s basketball team, who gave brief but inspiring remarks. Lynch, one of the event speakers, is an Olympic medalist in gymnastics and the head of Jair Lynch Development Partners, which managed the construction of King-Greenleaf for D.C.’s Department of Parks and Recreation.

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