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 […]
Arena Stage to host Community Day on Aug. 25
Once again, Arena Stage will hold its annual kickoff to its new season with Community Day on Saturday, Aug. 25 from noon to 6 p.m. at the Mead Center, located at 1101 6th St., SW. Community Day means just that—something for everyone! This event is completely FREE to the public and great for all ages. Community Day […]
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 […]
Op-ed: Why the Chancellor Search Matters to Southwest
On June 28, Mayor Muriel Bowser kicked off the search process for the next chancellor of DC Public Schools (DCPS), which serves about 49,000 children. In the coming months, a search committee will solicit community input and advise Bowser on the skills, background, and values they believe the next DCPS chancellor should have. Then, the […]
Historic Preservation and Southwest
Historic preservation has become an important tool for many municipalities to maintain their character through the historic sites and places that have helped define them. Washington DC has been a leading city in the preservation movement from inception with the fight to preserve the nearby home of founding father George Washington at Mount Vernon […]
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 […]