SW Waterfront AARP to Meet Sept. 19

The Southwest Waterfront AARP Chapter #4751 will hold its Fall Opening Meeting at noon on Sept. 19 at River Park Mutual Homes – South Common Room. The guest speaker will be Elinor Bacon, President of ER Bacon Development, who is partnering with Hoffman-Madison on The Wharf development. She will provide an update on the progress […]

Southwest Neighborhood Assembly’s Emergency Preparedness Task Force hosting Extreme Event game

Join the Southwest Neighborhood Assembly’s Emergency Preparedness Task Force for the Extreme Event game – a community disaster preparedness exercise – on Saturday, Sept. 8, from 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. The event will be held at the Channel Square Apartments Clubhouse, 325 P Street, SW. A light lunch will be provided. Extreme Event is […]

Pediatric Dental Van Comes to Southwest

“It’s been in the works and driven by the Nationals and MLB,” says Councilmember Charles Allen. “What’s that?” you ask? It’s the new pediatric dental van that you will soon see driving around the neighborhood. The Washington Nationals, the Nationals’ Dream Foundation, and Major League Baseball partnered together to fund the vehicle, which was then […]

Welcome to the Neighborhood: Mission Navy Yard

The “longest bar in DC” (at 150 feet long) opened July 23 across the street from Nationals Park. Even better news is the food. Nestled into the southwest corner of 1221 Van St. SE, the neighborhood’s newest restaurant and bar is 12,000 square feet and spans two levels. The space has three bars and 600 feet of outdoor […]