“Spans Fans” Create Memories for Single Parent Families

                      On July 1, the Washington Nationals welcomed 12 Southwest children and their parents to meet Denard Span, enjoy the baseball game, and purchase concessions and merchandise through free NatsBucks. The monthly program called “Spans Fans” aims to create memorable experiences for […]

KNOW YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD: Boot Camp with Jenny

(photo caption: Jenny and her devoted class members) It is overcast, yet warm on this particular Tuesday morning in April at 6am. Despite the early hour, I drag myself out of bed and make my way to Diamond Teague Park, the little strip of green and boardwalk that sits behind […]

DC United Stadium: Details on Deal and Community Impact Still Unclear

Since last summer, Buzzard Point has received a lot of attention as the potential new home for DC United, DC’s Major League Soccer team. But, as another soccer season begins, big questions still loom as to when a deal will take place and how it will affect the residents of […]

Opera in The Outfield: The Magic Flute

WHAT: Washington National Opera’s The Magic Flute WHERE: National Park WHEN: Saturday, May 3rd, 2014, at 7 p.m. Gates open at 5 p.m. for pregame activities COST: FREE MORE INFORMATION: OperaintheOutfield.org Washington National Opera’s The Magic Flute is this year’s free opera simulcast at Nationals Park, and will take place on the opera’s opening […]

DC High School Baseball Teams Get to Be Major Leaguers for a Day

Adjacent to the Anacostia River in Washington, DC, a quick 10-minute drive from Nationals Park, sits Anacostia High School. The young men on the school’s baseball team follow the Washington Nationals’ every game and consider players like pitcher Steven Strasburg their role models. For Anacostia’s senior pitcher and team captain, Alonzo […]