1/6Ashleigh Mitchell is Parks & People's program manager and manages the programs four locations, including the Marvin Gaye Greening Center in Ward 7 of Washington D.C. (Photo by Ethan Weston/Chesapeake Bay Program)
Dennis Chestnut stands for a portrait on Thursday, June 17, 2021 in Marvin Gaye Park, Ward 7, Washington D.C. Chestnut was intrumental in the renaming of Watts Branch Park to Marvin Gaye Park. Chestnut has devoted much of his life to promotion of Ward 7's history and upkeep. "It's about being committed to the place where you live," Chestnut said. (Photo by Ethan Weston/Chesapeake Bay Program)
Bella May, 5, plays in a fountain at a small water park in Marvin Gaye Park on Friday, June 4, 2021 in Ward 7 of Washington D.C., "The park is an outlet," Rita May, Bella's mom, said. "It's the only thing close to our apartment we can just hang out." Across the road from the park, you’ll find another Ward 7 amenity with a similar rags-to-riches story. (Photo by Ethan Weston/Chesapeake Bay Program)
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