Portrait Artist Jill Cohen will show examples from the hundreds of portraits she’s painted in her over 30 year career and talk about the art of portraiture. A graduate of the University of Illinois and winner of numerous awards, both local and national, she worked in Alexandria’s Torpedo Factory since […]
Audacious Divas to Host Golf Tournament
The Audacious Divas will be hosting their Inaugural Golf Tournament fundraiser April 25, 2012 at East Potomac Golf Course, 972 Ohio Drive, SW, Washington, DC 20024. Check-in for the tournament begins at 7 a.m. and a shotgun start will begin at 8 a.m. The two-person scramble includes contests for the […]
Notes On the Nats: N’Attitude
By Zev Feder The Washington Nationals have invited its fan base to contribute ideas for their new N’Attitude campaign. Following a very productive off-season, in which the team has revamped its starting pitching rotation and seems well-prepared to compete with their division rivals, N’Attitude is a confident challenge and call […]
(e)merge Art Fair Accepting Exhibitor Applications
The second edition of the (e)merge art fair will take place Oct. 4–7, within blocks of the museums on the National Mall, at the modernist Morris Lapidus-designed Capitol Skyline hotel. The 2011 inaugural edition of (e)merge featured 80 vetted exhibitors with works by artists from 21 countries. More than 5500 […]
Could 52/53/54 bus line be extended to Southwest?
By Kael Anderson The Washington Metropolitan Transit Authority is currently studying its 52/53/54 bus line, including service extensions. This line travels through the heart of many of DC’s most popular destinations, including downtown, Logan Circle, U Street, Columbia Heights and Takoma Park. Unfortunately it currently terminates at L’Enfant Plaza, just […]
Velodrome Coming to Buzzard Point
By William Rich After several months of speculation, a lease has been signed between Akridge and DC Velodrome, a local non-profit corporation that is bringing a velodrome facility to Buzzard Point. The velodrome will be temporarily located at 1st and V Street, which will eventually become a mixed-use complex. A […]
Southwest Neighborhood Assembly announcements
By Kael Anderson, President Southwest Neighborhood Assembly The Southwest Neighborhood Assembly would like to announce five events, including our March Community Meeting. Also, during the past month we provided testimony at Councilmember Tommy Wells’ oversight hearing for the Department of Parks and Recreation and Mayor Gray’s hearing on DC’s public education […]