Miracle Matthews (7 years old, Amidon-Bowen student) and her mother and Gianii Marshall (10 years old, Tyler Elementary student) pose with the new laptops they received through SWNA’s Youth Activities Task Force’s Computers for Kids (CFK) program. For more information about the program, check out our article on page three […]
On July 10th, the DC Historic Preservation Review Board voted to designate Capitol Park Tower (301 G Street SW) as an historic landmark. The application was submitted by the Southwest Neighborhood Assembly (SWNA) on behalf of the tenants of Capitol Park Tower, and prepared by SWNA History Task Force volunteers […]
Name? Marcus Eng Where did you move from? I moved from Capitol Hill where I had been living for almost 18 years. I am originally from Seattle and I also spent time in Minneapolis-St.Paul for college. When did you move here? July 2014 What is your first impression of Southwest? […]
As the Southwest Wharf undergoes a major re-development, it is interesting to view another time and place when a capital city on a river underwent dramatic change. Some of the scenes in at the Sackler An American in London: Whistler and the Thames are of 19th century city riverbanks that could […]
As a member of the Winning Goal Coalition, the Near SE/SW Community Benefits Coordinating Council (CBCC) has led the effort to successfully gain a seat at the negotiating table with the city and DC United for inclusion of a community benefits agreement (CBA) for residents of ANC6D within recently proposed […]
Little by little, day by day, the old Southwest Waterfront is slipping away. It should have been obvious that a $2 billion development project doesn’t fall from the sky without hitting a few treasures along the way. Still, we managed to be surprised – by the bulldozed trees on Seventh […]
St. Augustine’s Episcopal Church, a fixture in Washington, DC’s Southwest community since 1965, has announced a new phase of life in its neighborhood. St. Augustine’s Rector Martha Clark noted, “We are beginning a period as a ‘church without walls’ while we await the construction of our new church on its […]
