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 adaptive reuse of two commercial […]
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 for parcels 2, 3, 4, […]
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 Atlantic, and 1,517 lives were […]
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 up on a tenant farm […]
By Kael Anderson March was a busy month of planning focused around Southwest’s parks and recreation facilities. Fortunately, we have significant progress to report. First, Randall Recreation Center. Two projects will help activate this relatively forlorn area of Southwest, increasing safety. With the help of Ron McBee, DC Revitalizing Baseball in Inner Cities is now […]
By Kael Anderson and Ron McBee Washington Metropolitan Authority’s Route 74 bus will be undergoing minor name, routing, and signage modifications to improve service. These are recommendations made by the “74 Bus Committee,” a steering committee of community stakeholders and WMATA staff. Led by Rhonda Hamilton and Pat Graham, the Committee is a unique collaborative […]
Sweet carrots, juicy tomatoes, crisp lettuce—these are just some of the fresh produce that gardeners throughout Southwest Washington are preparing to plant in the coming weeks. But with two of the Southwest community gardens marked for redevelopment—the Water Street Garden as part of The Wharf and the garden located between the Smithsonian’s National Air and […]
