D.C. government officials broke ground this week on a new recreation center in Anacostia that’s been years in the making. The $16 million project off Good Hope Road SE marks Ward 8’s first new rec center in 20 years — and Anacostia’s first since its existing, federally-managed center was built during the Great Depression.

Long-Awaited Rec Center To Be A Game Changer For Historic Anacostia

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