On the beautiful sunny morning of Sept. 29th, at 10 a.m., Ms. Hugee’s 5th grade class boarded the Pride of Baltimore II. The weather was a perfect 65 degrees. Chief Mate, Hank Moseley, and crewmate Christine McCormick, led the class to the ship. The kids were a bit nervous boarding and […]
Highlights of Monthly PSA 105 Meeting
September 20, 2012, 7-8:30 P.M., River Park Cooperative Homes Participants: Sgt. Michael Architzel (substituting for Lt. Nicholas Gallucci); Naomi Monk and Irv Gamza, PSA 105 meeting coordinators/facilitators and John McGrath, recorder. A total of 22 persons were in attendance. 1. Sgt. Architzel reviewed the crime statistics year-to-date through September 3, […]
St. Dominic to Hold Pre-Christmas Bazaar, Craft Sale
St. Dominic Church, at Seventh and E streets SW, will hold a “get ready for Christmas” Bazaar and Craft Sale from 4-7 p.m. on Saturday Nov. 3, from 8 a.m.-7 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 4, and from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 5. Proceeds will be used to build a […]
Column: ‘Oh! The Places You’ll Go!’ Southwest tribute
Inspired by Dr. Seuss (1904-1991). “Congratulations! Today is your day. You’re off to Great Places! You’re off and away” Nearly a dozen years have passed since I called Washington home. When I decided to move back to my hometown, after spending a decade in rural New York, I chose to […]
College for Kids Program open to help children envision their futures
Students ages 9 to 12 can learn in six Saturdays under the College for Kids Program that college is for them. Professionals will explain college life to the students and arrange a visit to a college campus – all under the sponsorship of the National Congress of Black Women (NCBW) […]
Tiber Island resident’s pictures from Palestine
For those who have never been to the land of Palestine, whose name alone is heavily politicized, this is but a glimpse of my two-week tour this past July with Interfaith Peacebuilders (http://ifpb.org/), a nonprofit organization based in D.C. that sends multiple delegations each year to learn about the Palestinian-Israeli […]
Southwest Playground Project to be Approved as Park Partner
The DC Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) has agreed to designate the Near SE/SW Community Benefits Coordinating Council’s Southwest Playground Project as a Park Partner for the 3rd and I Street SW Park, located adjacent to the SW Library. The official name of the new Park Partner will be […]