Are you interested in zoning and economic development, public safety, street improvements, and community engagement? Are you passionate about good governance and serving the SW Waterfront and Capitol Riverfront neighborhoods?Apply to become the new administrative assistant for the Office of Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC) 6D. The ANC 6D administrative assistant […]
Friends of SW Library Book Sale a Great Success
The Friends of the SW Library want to thank Southwest residents for your support at our March book sale. With your help, we earned enough money to pay for three months of programs at the SW Library and to contribute to the 2015 Summer Reading program! For those of you […]
Computer-for-Kids Graduation
photo caption: (Front row, left-to-right) Stevon Benson, Jamera Herndon, Miracle Matthews, Ravon Benson. (Second row, left-to-right) Deron Hawkins, Thelma Jones, Jade Herndon and Enoch Long. Mr. Long was featured speaker and is an expert on Cybersecurity. He is a former Southwester and was a past recipient of scholarships from the SouthwestNeighborhood […]
Thinking About Jazz Celebrates Clark Terry
On Saturday, June 27 from 1:00-3:00 p.m., the bi-monthly jazz education program at Westminster Church, Thinking About Jazz, celebrates the life of master trumpeter, Clark Terry. In addition to being thought of as “the best trumpeter around” by none other than Dizzy Gillespie, Terry was a pioneer in jazz education […]
Why SW Families Are Choosing Neighborhood Schools
Photo caption: The Sprafkin family. Families in Southwest and across the District enjoy a wide array of options when choosing a school for their children. There are private schools, charter schools, and public schools in other quadrants. Then there is the neighborhood school, sometimes considered a last resort for […]
I Love Being a Part of Voices of Now!
Photo caption: Najeé Eddy (left) and Keniya Brown (right) participate with the Jefferson Academy Ensemble in the 2015 Voices of Now Festival at Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater on May 14. Photo by Cameron Whitman Photography Have you ever had the one program, that one […]
World War II Airplanes over SW DC
One of the most diverse arrays of World War II aircraft ever assembled flew over Southwest DC on May 8 to commemorate the 70th anniversary of Victory in Europe (VE) Day, as part of the Arsenal of Democracy World War II Victory Capitol Flyover. The flyover included dozens of World […]