Pair pizzas with Half Street Hefeweizen when the new location opens this spring By Southwester Staff Washington, DC (March 3, 2020) – Atlas Brew Works is excited to announce its partnership with Andy’s Pizza for the brewery’s new Half Street site, slated to open this spring. DC sports fans and passersby will have the perfect […]
Local Civics Group Funded as Key Partner in Lombardi Center Breast Equity Grant
By Southwester Staff The Thelma D. Jones Breast Cancer Fund (TDJBCF) was recently funded as a key community partner on the Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center-led collaborative Breast Health Equity Grant. The two-year project, funded by Pfizer Global Medical Grants and overseen by the American Cancer Society, will address breast cancer disparities in the District […]
District Flow Yoga Emerges from the Ashes of Yoga Factory
By Matthew Koehler On Jan. 30, 2020 Southwest lost one of its remaining yoga studios, Yoga Factory. There was speculation as to why Factory left, and there were rumors as to whether or not they would pop up somewhere else in the neighborhood, providing the same quality limb stretching, ligament bending millennia old exercise and […]
In Loving of Memory Bessie Lee “Blossom” Athey
4/23/1920 – 3/9/2020 By Rev. Brian Hamilton On the morning of March 9, Bessie Lee “Blossom” Athey passed away just short of her 100th birthday, and the Southwest Community lost one of its great citizens. Blossom was an extraordinarily community-minded person who participated in Southwest organizations for the 50 years she lived in the neighborhood. […]
Updates from the Park Service and the Friends of Titanic Memorial Board
By Corinne Irwin, Chair Spring Activities In accordance with guidance from the Centers for Disease Control, the District of Columbia, and the National Park Service, we are making major changes to our Spring activities. Titanic Day of Service Our second annual Titanic Day of Service is cancelled. We will schedule work parties again once social […]
Local Connections, Black History in SWDC
By Ryan Pierce This year’s SWNA Black History Community meeting in February provided the community with a wonderful new insight on the history behind one of our more prominent local names, William Syphax. Mr. Craig Syphax, a direct descendent of William still living in the Washington area, presented the story of his forebears and how […]
Supporting Neighbors with Meal Delivery in a Time of Need
The SWBID removes barriers by meeting kids where they are for meal delivery By Southwester Staff Washington, D.C. – Starting this week, the Southwest Business Improvement District (SWBID) began picking up 200 meals daily from the District’s Jefferson Middle School meal site and delivering them directly to the Resident Councils at James Creek, Greenleaf, and […]