Saturday, Oct. 10 was the Gangplank Slipholders Association Boat Home Tour along the docks of the Washington Channel. This year, 22 live-aboards opened their boats for the tour, ranging from houseboats and barges to trawlers and sailboats. The Gangplank Marina claims to be the largest live-aboard community on the East Coast. They are an eclectic […]
This month the Southwest Neighborhood Assembly (SWNA) established a task force to protect the trees of Southwest and to expand the neighborhood’s tree canopy. Trees bring urban neighborhoods many benefits—shade and energy savings, improved air quality, and reduced storm water runoff. Trees also improve quality of life by beautifying urban streetscapes, offering relief from visual […]
The Southwest Neighborhood Assembly’s (SWNA’s) newly-formed Tree Task Force and the Southwest BID are partnering with the DC Department of Transportation’s Urban Forestry Administration (UFA) to water newly planted trees in Southwest. Over the fall and winter, UFA will plant almost 130 trees in Southwest. This past summer, approximately 20 trees in the median of M […]
The closing ceremony for the display ship USS Barry occurred at the Washington Navy Yard on Saturday, Oct. 17. More than 160 attendees at the ceremony, including approximately 30 former Barry crew members, heard a wonderful overview of the USS Barry and the service it had provided this country through the Cuban Missile Crisis, the […]
The newly formed Southwest Business Improvement District is now live! Photo courtesy of Kea Prather of Imagine Photography. Have you seen the new “blue crew” working throughout Southwest? Since the beginning of October you may have noticed one of 12 gentlemen working throughout Southwest to help make it a better place. The SWBID and its blue-clad […]
Parents, how many times have you told your kids they have to finish their homework and study before they can do any “cool” things? Just about every parent I’ve met says that their child’s education is their number one priority. And why do parents set this goal? Because they want to make sure their kid […]
The renovation of the playground and plaza on I Street SW at South Capitol Street provides an attractive space for residents of all ages—toddlers to adults. Now, the little brick building (Randall Community Center) on the corner has begun its own facelift. This summer the bars were removed from the windows and paint was applied. […]
