On February 14 (Valentine’s Day), Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Julius Genachowski joined Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan and representatives from the DC Housing authority at the Southwest Family Enhancement Center at Greenleaf Gardens to announce a new national digital literacy partnership that will benefit residents in […]
January Southwest Real Estate Update
Sold dollar volume is way down (-51%) as well as units sold (-45%). This is not a sign of a declining market but rather the opposite: we currently have an inventory crisis in SW and all of DC. This is why the sold dollar volume is so low compared to […]
Friends of Southwest DC to Hold Annual Meeting
You are invited to the Annual Meeting of Friends of Southwest DC (FOS) which will be held this year on Thursday, March 28 at 7:00 p.m. at River Park Mutual Homes, 1311 Delaware Avenue SW, in the South Common Room. At the meeting, organizations in Southwest DC which have received […]
From The Southwester Staff: February
This month The Southwester wishes to recognize three of its most dedicated contributors, whose work you will be seeing less of in the coming months. Meg Brinckman, a longtime contributor to The Southwester on education issues, will be relocating to Atlanta in March. Meg was long a dependable source of […]
Want to Go? Three Productions Open at Arena This Month
WHAT: David Lindsay-Abaire’s Good People WHERE & WHEN: Kreeger Theater from Feb.1-Mar.10, 2013 SOUTHWEST NIGHT: Feb. 3 at 7:30 p.m. WHAT: Mary Zimmerman’s Metamorphoses WHERE & WHEN: Fichandler Stage from Feb. 8-Mar.17, 2013 SOUTHWEST NIGHT: Feb.17 at 7:30 p.m. WHAT: Double Edge Theatre’s The Grand Parade (of the 20th Century) […]
Neighbors of Southwest Duck Pond to Host Annual Meeting, 1/31
Neighbors of Southwest Duck Pond (NSWDP) will host their annual community meeting Thursday, January 31st at 7:00pm in the Waterside Towers Club Room, located 907 Sixth Street, SW. NSWDP is a community organization which advocates for the duck pond on the east side of 6th St. between I and K. […]
Capitol Riverfront BID Hosts Annual Meeting
On January 16th the Capitol Riverfront Business Improvement District (BID) hosted over 350 attendees at its 5th Year Celebration and Annual Meeting Luncheon, and released the State of the Capitol Riverfront Report and Executive Summary of the Urban Design Framework Plan. BID Executive Director Michael Stevens moderated a panel discussion […]