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Opera in the Outfield Returns to Nats Park

By Southwester Staff After a three-year hiatus, #OperaInTheOutfield returns to Nationals Park on Saturday, August 28, when Washington National Opera, for its twelfth year of free opera broadcasts, presents an opera broadcast of Cinderella. Cinderella is a clever girl who seizes the opportunity to change her destiny. When the prince […]

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Second Youth Task Force Carwash Nearly Three Times the Success

By Thelma D. Jones The recent SWNA Youth Activities Task Force (YATF) carwash fundraiser at Westminster Presbyterian Church’s (WPC) was a resounding success. And, with beautiful weather to boot!  Our goal was to double our fundraising efforts over last year’s $500. Well, we not only reached our goal but exceeded […]

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Mentor Program Travels to Hampton Roads for Educational Tour

By Jay Shorter On June 25, the author traveled to the Hampton Roads Area of Virginia with two other mentors and fourteen students from Jefferson Academy thanks to the funds provided by the Friends of Southwest DC. The purpose of this three-day trip was to expose these young men to […]

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Breast Cancer Fund August Meeting Preview

By Southwester Staff Join the Thelma D. Jones Breast Cancer Fund (TDJBCF) August support group meeting on Wednesday, Aug. 18, from 6-7:30 p.m., via Zoom and Facebook live.  The TDJBCF will celebrate Black Philanthropy Month for the third consecutive year and feature guest speaker and SW resident Jan Adams, president […]

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Ward 6 Mutual Aid August Times and Announcements

By Max Grossman and Carlee Brown Ward 6 Mutual Aid (W6MA) is a collective of Black and Brown grassroots organizations working together to help keep our communities safe. For over a year, the Southwest Pod of W6MA has partnered with Christ United Methodist Church (CUMC) on a community food and […]

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August 12th Forum at Westminster: Community Land Trusts and the Future of Southwest

By Coy McKinney of SW Action Most land in cities is bought and sold in ways that local communities often don’t have much say in. Or, at least that’s the way it plays out as the land is rapidly developed, even as people are given lip service invites to the […]

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Twisted at The Wharf – A Mission-driven Pretzel and Sandwich Shop

By Elinor Bacon Twisted At The Wharf, a charitable, for-profit business is committed to empowering individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) by providing them with tools for long-term career successes. The pretzel and sandwich shop joined The Wharf’s existing vibrant and diverse retail landscape last year during the pandemic. […]

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