Saturday, June 25, 2011
TennisDC.com is a service which helps local tennis players find one another.
Georgetown residents interested in playing tennis have to go no further than their computer to find someone to play against. Since 2005, TennisDC.com has been helping local tennis players find one another and set up matches, said League Director and CEO Steve Chagnon. The league, which services metro DC, northern VA and Montgomery County, is a way for interested parties to find one another and set up matches where and when it’s convenient for them. DC is one of 33 cities that have this program, all of which stem from the Tennis League Network, LLC, based in Boston. “The goal of The Tennis League Network (TLN) is to connect passionate and responsible players with each other for exercise and fun on the tennis courts through an actively …
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Georgetown Recreation Center
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Saturday, October 2, 2010
One business leaves and another comes to take its place, well, almost. Merchandise from the previous tenant, is still on the shelves.
"When one door closes, another door opens," that's how the saying goes anyway. Well, in this case it's true, and it happened fast. Glover Books and Music has closed and, with stacks of books left behind, Ravi Shankar opens Tennis Zone this week on Wisconsin Ave. next to Whole Foods. I was walking past the post office one day and all of the sudden I heard Joni Mitchell's "River" playing. I paused to see if I could locate its source. I soon realized it was coming from across the street, from Glover Books. From that point on, I looked forward to the music coming through the outside speakers of the shop. But in the year that I've lived in Glover Park, I never went in. Perhaps that was the problem; people too often glanced at the French …
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2319 Wisconsin Ave NW, Washington, DC
Tennis Zone
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Wednesday, September 8, 2010
An informal gathering place for people who love the court.
The Rose Park Tennis league does not have a website. You cannot become a member by filling out an application. You cannot even guarantee you will be able to play at a set time. But that is what makes it so unique. On public courts in a D.C. park, a group of dedicated tennis players, follow largely unwritten rules and play the game they love, every day. Players adhere to the rule of one hour of play and switch out so the next pair or group of doubles can get on the court. Andy Kohut is a "member" and plays games a few times a week. "It's a unique proposition, a giant pick up game of dozens and dozens of players who have come to know each other. You show up either with a partner or without and find a way of pulling together a game." Kohut …
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Rose Park
2600 O St NW, Washington, DC
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Adriana
10:13 am on Saturday, October 9, 2010
I'm sad another independent bookseller has shuttered. However, I did go into Glover Park books a few times, and there where piles of old newspapers everywhere, and general disarray. Although the windows had interesting books, inside it was not a clean, well-lighted place–it was creepy. Not quirky or eccentric, just gross. Too bad, because I always try to shop local and independent. more ›