WHAT: Engage@ArenaStage Panel Series. Guest panelists ranging from friends and colleagues of Molly Ivins’ to prominent journalists, authors and artists will join in conversation. WHEN: Following the Sunday matinees of Red Hot Patriot (approximately 3:15 p.m.) on September 9, 16, 23 and 30; and October 7. COST: Panels are free and […]
How to Stop Bus Idling Now
This summer both Advisory Neighborhood Commission 6d and the Southwest Neighborhood Assembly passed resolutions calling on the District to enforce the ban on bus idling. But it’s actually quite easy for residents to ‘lead’ the enforcement. First, know the basics. DC law states “The engine of…a public vehicle for hire…on […]
Amidon-Bowen: New Facilities, New Programs, New Ideas
Principal Izabela Miller begins her second year at Southwest’s only public elementary school on much firmer ground. Remember that the ground did indeed move last year! The District experienced a 5.8 magnitude earthquake on the second day of school! Without another once-in-a-lifetime occurrence, Amidon-Bowen is prepared to move smoothly into […]
Scholarship Recipient Heads for Sports Management Career
Terrence Williams, winner of the Friends of Southwest DC’s (FOS) $1,500 scholarship in 2011, completed a busy freshman year at Delaware State University in Dover and looks forward to continuing toward his goal of a career in sports management. A graduate of Bell Multicultural High School, Williams, 19, grew up […]
Application Forms Ready for Youth Grants
Application forms for Youth Grants are now available from the Southwest Neighborhood Assembly’s Youth Activities Task Force. New user-friendly application forms, including budget forms, must be used. They can be picked up at the SW Library, K St. SW and Wesley Place SW (a block west of 3rd St. SW). […]
Summer For Youth: A New Club #4 at 205 L St. SW
There’s good news for youth and families in Southwest. The Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Washington, which a few years ago operated Boys & Girls Club #4 in the gym at Bowen School, started Club #4 up again at a smaller location. This summer they operated a summer camp […]
Highlights of Monthly PSA 105 Meeting
July 19, 2012, 7-7:45 P.M., Riverside Condominium Participants: Lt. Nicholas Gallucci and Sgt. Michael Architzel of PSA 105; Naomi Monk and Irv Gamza, PSA 105 meeting coordinators/facilitators and John McGrath, recorder. A total of 20 persons were in attendance. 1. Lt. Gallucci reviewed the June 2012 and year-to-date statistics for […]