Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater’s Artistic Director Molly Smith announced that D.C.-area arts manager and artist David Snider will become the company’s Director of Artistic Programming. Snider will be leaving Young Playwrights’ Theater (YPT), where he has served since 2005 as producing artistic director and CEO, to bring his […]
Longtime Southwest resident: ‘We’re all just a part of Nationals Park’
Fans entering the Media Suites Lobby at Nationals Park are likely to come across Deborah Haynes, a guest experience representative who is known for welcoming guests with her signature statement, “alright now.” A native Washingtonian, Haynes has lived in the Southwest neighborhood for 24 years and feels a deep connection […]
Tiber Island Declared Historic Landmark
The D.C. Historic Preservation Review Board voted on May 24 to approve Tiber Island’s application for historic designation. As a historic landmark, Tiber Island is now included in the District of Columbia Inventory of Historic Sites. The Board further recommended that Tiber Island’s nomination be forwarded to the National Register […]
Olympians visit King-Greenleaf
Review: ‘Music Man’ Hits Every Emotional Note
By Sheila Wickouski Meredith Wilson, who wrote the book, music and lyrics for the 1957 Broadway musical hit The Music Man, had been the youngest member of the local band in his home town of Mason City, Iowa. The instruments he played in the band as a boy were bought […]
Southwest Real Estate Update
By Jason Martin As a local Southwest real estate agent I frequently get asked “How is the Southwest real estate market doing?” D.C. is a unique market because of the many submarkets it has, such as Southwest. I hope that you will find the information below useful as it focuses […]
Kastles tennis action returns with discount for Southwest residents
By Joshua Rey When Bobby Reynolds kicked off Kastles Stadium at The Wharf with the first serve in the venue’s history, nobody could have envisioned the wild ride he and his teammates were about to take the Southwest Waterfront on. But for three weeks last July, 800 Water St. SW […]