Friends of Meridian Hill

03/10/2025

NPS: "...it does not look like the funding for this project will be available until at least the 2027 Fiscal Year."

16th Street between Euclid and W Streets NW Thanks to Terry for always passing on the latest from the National Park Service: "...it does not look like the funding for this project will be available until at least the 2027 Fiscal Year. We are anxious to get the fountain repaired as well, but unfortun...

11/14/2024

MERIDIAN HILL NEWS BULLETIN!

The Armillary Sphere is here!! 🤩🌐

A few days ago, the National Park Service delivered an early holiday gift to MH/MX Park — a new armillary sphere!

(Wait, what even is an armillary sphere? It’s a sort of globe that shows important features of the sky, such as the Zodiac.)

Why did we get one of these? Glad you asked. The original version of this sphere lived in the park from the 1930s until the 1970s, when it was damaged and NPS took it down. After almost 50 years (!) NPS finally commissioned a replica and voilà — now it’s been delivered.

It’s pretty magical. Go check it out this weekend. (And now you’ll understand why there was a bare concrete plinth at the southern end of the park. It’s been waiting decades to be reunited with its sphere!)

📆 NPS staff will be on hand this Sunday (11/17) from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. to show off the new armillary sphere and answer your questions about it. Stop by!

👉 ALSO THIS WEEKEND! Our monthly cleanup day in the park will take place on Saturday (11/16). We’ll gather by the Joan of Arc statue at 9:00 a.m., as always — but you don’t have to arrive that early 🥱 We’ll be out there until noon, at least, so drop by whenever you’re available.

Come lend a hand!

08/17/2024

Thank you, friends and neighbors, for the strong turnout at cleanup day today!! Many bags of trash collected, many weeds pulled, many new friends made 😀 See you all on September 21 for the next cleanup.@

08/15/2024

Washington Parks & People & ANC 1B06 Miguel Trindade Deramo are hosting a park cleanup this Saturday, 8/17, at 9 am. Meet at the Joan of Arc statue or join anytime that morning. Supplies (gloves, bags, tools) provided. RSVP to [email protected]. Sign up for alerts on how to help the park here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSemC8h4wCbPLy8IBJyfoDrp3YLDe8rEgiT2VswKdzBJr93QQw/viewform

01/11/2024

Join us for the MLK Day of Service - Park Reclamation event! We're excited to gather at 5200 Foote Street Northeast, Washington, DC, USA for a day of community service and fun. Let's honor the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. by coming together to reclaim and beautify our local park.

Sign up today.... https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mlk-day-of-service-park-reclamation-tickets-795582828657

01/21/2022

Check out this great presentation from Rock Creek Conservancy & NPS!

On January 11, 2022, in collaboration with Rock Creek Park and Washington Parks and People, Rock Creek Conservancy hosted a live, virtual event discussing th...

09/12/2021

Today at 11 am!!

Washington Concert Opera offers the free outdoor concert on the upper field of Meridian Hill/Malcolm X Park

05/11/2021

🚨Please be vigilant 🚨

Police are investigating a string of pepper spray attacks in a popular park in D.C. They say these attacks stretch back nearly three years. New4’s Pat Collins has more.

03/23/2021

🚧 Work in progress 🚧

01/28/2021

The trees were sadly in poor health and considered hazardous. New trees will be planted in a more healthy and sustainable way 🌱

Photo by Katie McWilliams Ed. Note: See the details closure and construction of the lower level here. Katie writes: "The great tree purge of the lower level of MH/MX Park has begun. (ps I stayed behind the netting/fence)" Matthias also shares: "Mature trees in

01/05/2021

And so it begins...

16th and W Street, NW Thanks to Victoria, Hannah and Rob for sending: "The signage and blockades for the closure and construction of the lower level of Meridian Hill/Malcolm X Park started going up this morning."

12/10/2020

The renovations are expected to be completed in the summer of that year, according to the National Park Service.