Major Renovations Planned for Amidon-Bowen

April 21, 2012

The April 10 meeting of the Amidon-Bowen Elementary School PTA, led by Marty Wells and Principal Izabela Miller, gave the community a first glimpse at the $5 million project that will start as soon as students and teachers clear the building this June. Joseph Sullivan, from the DC Office of Public Education Facilities Modernization,...

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Volunteers Make Titanic100 Event Possible

April 21, 2012
Volunteers Make Titanic100 Event Possible

By Cecille Chen, SW DC Heritage Project Hundreds of people descended upon Waterfront Park April 14 to remember those who perished in the sinking of the Titanic exactly 100 years ago. Judging by attendance, the event was a roaring success, and many attendees expressed...

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Music Man coming to Arena Stage

April 21, 2012

Meredith Wilson’s The Music Man was a hit from the moment it opened on Broadway in 1957.  The classic American musical, set in the heartland of America a hundred years ago,  scooped five Tony awards that season. Directed by Molly Smith, with an outstanding...

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Arena Stage Hosts Voices of Now Festival

April 21, 2012

Voices of Now, a Community Engagement program designed by Arena Stage  will  present a four-day festival featuring performances by 11 youth ensembles. The festival will bring together more than 150 young artists, ages 11-23, from D.C., Maryland and Virginia who have been working with...

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Giving Back in Southwest with Greater DC Cares

April 21, 2012

By Adam Castle And Kierra Clark On behalf of HandsOn Greater DC Cares, we would like to say hello to the residents of Southwest DC. HandsOn Greater DC Cares has been engaging DC residents in community volunteerism for over two decades and we have...

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