To celebrate the return of Major League baseball to the Southwest and near-Southeast community, the Nationals are inviting local residents out to Neighborhood Night at Nationals Park on Thursday, April 19, at 7:05 p.m. The team will honor the vibrant spirit of the neighborhood by featuring local residents in various […]
Southwest community calendar: April
What’s happening in the neighborhood, from Cherry Blossom Festival events to the Washington Nationals opening day, to classes in dance, computer, yoga and more. APRIL MON. 2-MON. 9: Spring Break at D.C. Public Schools TUES. 3: 7 a.m.-8 p.m. Primary Election Day TUES. 3: 6:30 p.m. Police Citizens Advisory Council […]
Long Day’s Journey Into Night at Arena Stage
The Arena Stage presents Long Day’s Journey Into Night, March 30–May 6, 2012. This play by Eugene O’Neill is part of the Eugene O’Neill Festival and runs in the Kreeger Theater. In the play, delusion and disenchantment have pitted the Tyrone family members against one another for decades. One fateful […]
Sky House Commences Construction
On March 12, Urban Atlantic and The JBG Companies, together with their development partners, civic and community leaders and business representatives, celebrated the official commencement of construction for Sky House, two residential buildings totaling 530 units located at the corner of Fourth and M Streets SW. Sky House is an […]
Wharf Planning Update
By William Rich On February 27, there was a presentation of the Stage Two PUD for phase I of development at the Southwest Waterfront (called The Wharf) by the Hoffman-Madison Waterfront team at Arena Stage. At the presentation, the developers and master planner gave a description of what is planned […]
As Titanic’s 100th nears, a history of the memorial in Southwest
By J. Nickerson On April 14, 1912, the R.M.S. Titanic struck an iceberg off the coast of Newfoundland during its maiden voyage from Southampton to New York. It was considered the greatest technological achievement of its time, but in less than 3 hours, Titanic sank to the bottom of the […]
Southwest’s own publishes ‘Diary of a Compulsive World Traveler’
Bill S. Ashley, a southwest resident since 1971, has just published a book about his travels over the past 50 years. The title of the book is The Diary of A Compulsive World Traveler. Ashley knew that he had a love of travel at an early age. However, being brought […]