The National Park Service and the US Park Police announced that they will close Dupont Circle Park between 5 AM Friday and 6 PM Sunday, a window that coincides with multiple celebrations during WorldPride, including DC’s Pride Parade.

The decision follows a roller coaster of events. NPS announced plans to close the park on Monday evening. On Tuesday morning the Washington Post reported that the Park Service had canceled plans to close the park, citing a tweet from DC Councilmember Zachary Parker. Documents showed that the DC police requested the closure, then rescinded the request .

But strangely, from my perspective as an appreciator of local Park Service spokesperson Mike Litterst’s sterling record of responsiveness to even my dumbest emails, the Park Service remained silent du

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