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Washington Informer: Gray Unhappy with Ice Rink Deal

Editor Mar 2, 2019

The Bowser administration and the leaders of the nonprofit that oversees D.C.’s only public ice rink reached a settlement for the expansion of the facility — but a key council member doesn’t like the deal.

Petula Dvorak in The Post: Here’s something Trump can build, right here in D.C.

Diane Gross Feb 25, 2019

It’s time for the dealmaker in chief to take it old school, right here in D.C.

District government

Funding plan for Fort Dupont ice arena expansion set after extended fight with city

Cuneyt Dil Feb 20, 2019

Supporters of the Fort Dupont Ice Arena in Southeast reached an agreement with city officials Tuesday to fund the facility’s long-delayed expansion — provided the arena’s nonprofit operator raises $5 million. Mayor Muriel Bowser…

WTOP: Agreement reached in Fort Dupont Ice Arena’s future

Editor Feb 19, 2019

WASHINGTON — D.C. has invested heavily in sports facilities in recent years, from the completion of Audi Field and the Entertainment & Sports Arena to the first stages of RFK’s redevelopment coming online this spring and discussions of…

WAMU: Bowser Thaws On Funding Fort Dupont Ice Rink Renovations

Editor Feb 19, 2019

It appears that D.C.’s only full-size public indoor ice rink will be getting a much-needed facelift after all.

District government

With council vote delayed, Fort Dupont Ice Arena renovation veers back to solid footing

Lilah Burke Feb 5, 2019

Nearly 45 children crowd the ice on a typical Saturday morning at Fort Dupont Ice Arena on Ely Place SE in Ward 7. Groups of kids divide between coaches at different ends of the rink and perform drills in their almost overlapping groups. …

WTOP: For now, DC Council won’t vote to criticize diversion of ice rink funding

Editor Feb 5, 2019

WASHINGTON — D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson will pull from Tuesday’s Council agenda the vote on a resolution targeting the mayor’s plan to divert funding from Fort Dupont Ice Arena renovations.

Deborah Simmons in The Washington Times: Fort Dupont Ice Arena funding

Editor Feb 4, 2019

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser, meet businessman Willem Polak, chairman of the Friends of Fort Dupont Ice Arena. Sports and entertainment mogul Ted Leonsis, reacquaint yourself with Miss Bowser. Waiter, iced tea — all around.

Petula Dvorak in The Post: This is shameful: In a wealthy hockey town, D.C. kids have nowhere decent…

Editor Feb 4, 2019

The nation’s capital is now peak hockeytown, right?

DCist: As D.C.’s Only Public Skating Rink Fights For Funding, The Caps And Ted Leonsis Pitch In

Editor Feb 4, 2019

The Washington Capitals, team owner Ted Leonsis, and the NHL kicked off a half-a-million-dollar fundraising campaign over the weekend—to which they collectively gave $300,000—to help pay for a modernization and expansion of the Fort Dupont…

Willem Polak and John Radar in The Post: D.C. Mayor Bowser should put her plans to take Fort…

Editor Feb 4, 2019

Despite D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser’s (D) claim, there is no reason for the District to take funds already appropriated to build a new ice rink at Fort Dupont Ice Arena to address school repairs.

Washington Post: School repairs vs. ice rinks: D.C. mayor’s choice inflames passions

Editor Feb 3, 2019

Frigid weather this winter made it clear to many of the District’s youngest residents: Their schools need reliable heat.

WAMU: Money For D.C.’s Ice Rink Could Be Rerouted To Schools. Some Skaters Aren’t Having It.

Editor Feb 1, 2019

Supporters of D.C.’s only full-sized public ice rink are mounting a campaign against Mayor Muriel Bowser’s plan to take funds meant for a full renovation of the facility and use them instead for emergency fixes on 21 D.C. schools,…

WUSA9: Mayor backs out of deal to fund popular skating rink

Editor Jan 31, 2019

WASHINGTON — The Fort Dupont Ice Arena in Southeast, D.C. and its nationally recognized "kids on ice" program is in jeopardy after the Mayor Muriel Bowser pulled out of a deal to invest $25 million on the property.

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