Some outdoor DC pools, splash parks extend hours due to heat

By Abigail Constantino
July 17, 2019 | 8:52 PM

The scorching temperatures have prompted D.C. to extend the hours of several outdoor pools and splash parks.

Mayor Muriel Bowser announced Tuesday that some outdoor pools will remain open until 9 p.m. until Sunday, July 21.

They include:

Ward 1

Banneker, 2500 Georgia Avenue NW

Ward 2

Francis, 2435 N St. NW
Jelleff, 3265 St. NW

Ward 3

Friendship Recreation “Turtle Park” Center Splash Park, 4500 Van Ness St. NW

Ward 4

Upshur, 4300 Arkansas Ave. NW

Ward 5

Harry Thomas, 1743 Lincoln Road NE
Langdon Park, 2860 Mills Ave. NE

Ward 6

Rosedale, 1701 Gales St. NE

Ward 7

Kenilworth, 4321 Ord St. NE

Ward 8

Fort Stanton, 1800 Erie St. SE
Oxon Run, 501 Mississippi Ave. SE

In addition, some cooling centers will remain open until 6 p.m. or until it has been deemed to be safe indoors. You can find cooling centers with this interactive map from D.C.

Some low-barrier shelters will be open 24 hours through Sunday, as well.

These include:

For men:

801 East Shelter, 801 Making Life Better Lane SE
New York Avenue Shelter, 1355-57 New York Avenue NE
Adams Place Men’s Shelter, 2210 Adams Place NE

For women:

Harriet Tubman, DC General Building, No. 27, 1900 Massachusetts Ave. SE
Patricia Handy Place for Women, 810 5th St. NW
Community for Creative Non-violence (CCNV), 425 Second St. NW

Tips, advice and warning signs for coping with extreme heat

National Museum of the American Latino to be housed in historic Smithsonian building

By Neal Augenstein
September 1, 2026 | 10:36 AM

The Smithsonian Institution has decided to put the National Museum of the American Latino into an existing, historic building, rather than constructing a new one. The Smithsonian Board of Regents on Monday designated the Arts and Industries Building, a 145-year-old redbrick Victorian structure located between the Smithsonian Castle and the Hirshhorn Museum, as the permanent site of the National Museum of the American Latino, which Congress authorized in 2020. In 2022, the Smithsonian narrowed its survey for permanent locations for the National Museum of the American Latino and the American Women's History Museum to four locations near the National Mall on land owned by the National Park Service. The Arts and Industries Building, located at 900 Jefferson St. SW, was one of the four sites. New construction on National Park Service land would require congressional approval. However, since the Smithsonian already owns the Arts and Industries Building, the institution can place the National Museum of the American Latino in the existing building without additional legislation.

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