Photo caption: Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (seated at table), listens to Syphax Gardens residents’ concerns in a meeting organized by Rhonda Hamilton, president of the Syphax Resident Council (standing). Rhonda is also the advisiory neighborhood commissioner that represents the Syphax Gardens area. Photo courtesy of Perry Klein. Last week, I spoke with […]
Photo credit: Matthew Borkoski Photography A crowd gathered at the end of one of the brand new piers of The Wharf on Thursday, Aug. 18 to observe the first official lighting of the Francis Case Memorial Bridge. A brief ceremony including a speech from Ward 6 Councilmember Charles Allen was followed […]
Photo caption: District Wharf, July 2016 Photo caption: Building Futures students visit The Wharf. The Wharf is setting a new standard of community participation in real estate development in the District of Columbia. This includes building relationships with government agencies and community stakeholders, innovative local hiring initiatives, and financial support. […]
Construction of the new St. Matthew’s Evangelical Lutheran Church begins soon at 222 M St. SW, and congregation members invite Southwest neighbors to celebrate the project’s groundbreaking with them on Sunday, Sept.11. Pre-construction work at the 1.19-acre site during the past two months includes construction of utility distribution vaults along […]
Photo courtesy of Perry Klein. This Little Free Library was installed recently at the Southwest Duck Pond. Little Free Libraries have been popping up in the Southwest neighborhood. Information on the program is at www.littlefreelibrary.org/.
