By Katrina Avila The community’s response to the Serve Your City/Ward 6 Mutual Aid (SYC/W6MA) Spring Food Drive was greatly appreciated, highlighting the community’s generous spirit of ‘solidarity, NOT charity,’ within the Southwest neighborhood. Weekly, donations poured in, replenishing shelves and offering essential support to our neighbors seeking assistance. Several […]
Hirshhorn Mounts Major Exhibition to Mark 50th Anniversary
Robert Delaunay, Eiffel Tower and Gardens, Champ de Mars, (La Tour Eiffel et Jardin du Champ de Mars) 1922. Courtesy of Smithsonian’s Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden By Sheila Wickouski No two visits to “Revolutions: Art from the Hirshhorn Collection, 1860–1960” at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden will be the […]
Annual Ceremony Recognizes Southwest History with Call to “Remember the Pearl”
The Wright Dancers from Richard Wright Public Charter High School for Journalism and and Media Arts performed April 14 at the Pearl Initiative’s annual remembrance ceremony. Courtesy of Barby Halstead-Worrell. By Wilma Goldstein On Sunday, April 14, The Pearl Initiative held its fourth annual commemoration to “Remember the Pearl.” The […]
ANC 6D: Highlights from the monthly meeting
The Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC) 6D monthly meeting on Monday, July 11 attracted a few hundred residents with news of the Stage 1 Planned Unit Development (PUD) for the Southwest Waterfront. Highlights from the meeting include an announcement by Kael Anderson, President of the Southwest Neighborhood Assembly (SWNA) of the […]
Southwest Neighborhood Assembly Responds to Wharf PUD
On July 18, the Southwest Neighborhood Assembly (the Assembly) submitted a testimony to the DC Zoning Commission on behalf of community residents. Printed here are excerpts from the testimony. The full testimony can be found at www.swdc.org/docs/SWNA_Waterfront_PUD_Zoning_Testimony_7-18-11.pdf. The following conclusions were adopted by the 18-member Assembly board based on comments […]