Lights, Camera, Action at Rose Park

Crews filmed a Washington Nationals commercial at Rose Park Thursday.

Actors, camera crews and a film trailer took over Rose Park for part of the morning Thursday. The Mid-Atlantic Sports Network (MASN) was filming scenes for a new Washington Nationals promo. MASN is a regional sports network owned by the Washington Nationals and Baltimore Orioles that carries both Nats and Orioles games live. A group of young boys in red, white and blue attire and Nats baseball hats were playing a game of pick-up baseball with their "dads" while the "moms" cheered them on. If not for the film crews with their cameras running along side the players, it might have been a typical afternoon at Rose Park. David Dunning, Rose Park President, helped secure the park for MASN. Eric Hunsaker the art director for the shoot (and …

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Georgetown University Preps for Graduation

Commencement ceremonies start on Thursday.

In a few short days, the streets of our peaceful little neighborhood will be flooded with parents, cousins, girlfriends, godparents, grandparents and moving trucks. That's right, folks. Georgetown University graduation is upon us. A handy schedule of events from Thursday through Sunday is available on the University's website. Diplomas will be awarded to graduating students in various graduate and undergraduate programs on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Parking will be tight this coming weekend. If you're traveling from out of town, GU recommends taking a taxi to the school from your hotel or using the Metro. Stop at either Dupont Circle (Red Line) or Rosslyn (Blue/Orange Line) and free Georgetown University shuttle buses will transport …

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Georgetown Yoga Studio Supports Yoga for At-risk Youth

Headstand will bring yoga to kids in Ward 8 through local charter schools.

Students in Ward 8 charter schools will be exposed to yoga during the 2012-2013 thanks to a California-based non-profit and support from local studios like Down Dog Yoga. "Through yoga and mindfulness curriculum that is infused into schools, Headstand helps students cope with stressful school and home environments" according to a press release. Down Dog Yoga, located behind the Dean & Deluca, will help the program through fundraising and marketing support.

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Students Hear from Architects, Pilots, Journalist and More

Stoddert Elementary held a career day Friday.

Amidst the t-shirts, sneakers and ponytails at Stoddert Elementary, walked men in flightsuits or ties and reporters with notebooks at the ready during career day Friday.  Architect Rick Schneider, whose daughter is in Mrs. Prosser's class, explained his work and showed the students images of buildings he had designed for places as close as D.C. and as far away as Uganda.  His design firm, IStudio Architects in Dupont, designed the natural playground for Stoddert during its recent renovation. Tracy Winborn, a producer for CBNNews, had a presentation that included a clip of a recent interview with a former American Idol contestant to show the broad range of work a producer can do. Her son is a third-grader at Stoddert.   Captain Anthony T. …

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Get Out: Escuela Key Turns 25, Georgetown Garden Tour and More

Celebrate milestones this weekend, whether it's a school's 25th anniversary, the garden tour's 84th year or 73 years of the flower mart at the Cathedral.

1. Key Elementary School's 25th Anniversary Celebration When/Where: Dancing, drinks and live and silent auction all takes place from 6 to 10:30 p.m. Saturday at the NRECA Conference Center, 4301 Wilson Blvd.; Or, enjoy the potluck picnic with activities, a DJ and giveaways from 1 to 6 p.m. Sunday at the school, 2300 Key Blvd. Why go: Key Elementary School — better known to many as Escuela Key — is celebrating 25 years of great education. Students, teachers, families, siblings and alumni are all invited. And who doesn't love a potluck? Cost: It's free, but RSVP here for the Saturday night event. 2. Georgetown Garden Tour When/Where: Eight homes are featured on the tour and their gardens are open on Saturday, May 5 from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. …

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Speak Out: Georgetown Campus Downtown?

Capitol Crossing, the future development over I-395, is courting Georgetown University to create a 'Georgetown East Campus.'

As Georgetown University looks for space to house expanding programs and to make up for aging buildings, developers of the future Capitol Crossing are hoping their new project could become "Georgetown East Campus," according to the Washington Post.  Capitol Crossing will sit over the entrance to I-395 just south of Massachusetts Avenue in Northwest. The prime location was the source of consternation during recent redistricting efforts as Ward 2's Jack Evans pushed to have the site included in his ward and Ward 6 Council member Tommy Wells said it belonged in his. Evans won out. Throughout the Georgetown University campus plan process, neighbors have expressed their growing frustration with the increasing impact of students in the community…

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Georgetown Faculty and Adminstrators Criticize Paul Ryan Budget

'Survival of the fittest may be okay for Social Darwinists but not for followers of the gospel of compassion and love.'

Obama Administration Awards Local School with First-Ever Green Ribbon

Stoddert Elementary was the only D.C. Public School to earn the title of 'Green Ribbon School' in the program's inaugural year.

U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan was in Glover Park Monday morning to congratulate Stoddert Elementary and 77 other schools from across the country for being the first-ever U.S. Department of Education (DOE) Green Ribbon Schools. Stoddert was one of two D.C. schools to earn the honor; the other winner is private Sidwell Friends Middle School, which President Obama's daughters attend.  Seventy-eight schools were chosen from 29 states and D.C. Get daily and breaking news email updates from Georgetown Patch by signing up for newsletters here. First-grade students from Stoddert Elementary greeted officials including Duncan, White House Council on Environmental Quality Chair Nancy Sutley, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator …

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A Revolution in D.C. School Cafeterias

Georgetown Patch series looks at effort to improve nutrition in D.C. schools.