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WTOP/Jimmy Alexander ( 1 /2) Fort Dupont Ice Arena reopens in Ward 7 after $39 million renovation

The nearly $40 million renovation to the Fort Dupont Ice Arena was completed and during a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Saturday.

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser joined skaters of all ages on the NHL-sized ice rink.

“Everybody in the community is having a blast,” Bowser said. “It’s for people of all ages, league skate, figure skate, learn to skate.”

While she skated around the rink, Bowser, with a big smile, waved and took pictures with well-wishers.

WTOP reporter Jimmy Alexander jokingly asked the mayor, who announced that she was not running for election, if “Mayor Bowser on Ice” is next for her.

Bowser chuckled and said: “We’ll see about that.”

During an earlier cer

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