Joe Ngo, Abraham Kim, Brooke Ishibashi, Jane Lui and Tim Liu in Cambodian Rock Band. Courtesy of Margot Schulman By Southwester Staff A rollicking rock musical about a genocide might seem like a contradiction in terms, but over its two-and-a-half hour run time, Arena Stage’s Cambodian Rock Band reveals itself to […]
Summer Bounty of Fresh Produce Shared with Neighbors Through Mutual Aid
By Regina Mazur Serve Your City/Ward 6 Mutual Aid (SYC/W6MA) has been unwavering in its mission for over three years: to provide Black and Brown youth and families with resources that others in DC may already possess. Thanks to the relentless efforts of Serve Your City/Ward Mutual Aid, community residents […]
Scholarship Task Force Celebrates 50 Years of Success, Honors Extraordinary Accomplishments of Southwest Scholars
By Wilma Goldstein It’s scholarship time! This is when the Southwest Neighborhood Assembly’s (SWNA) Education and Scholarship Task Force (ESTF) and their partner, Friends of Southwest (FOS) award college scholarships to incoming freshman, sophomores, juniors, and senior classmates and now graduate students, all of whom either live or went to […]
Southwest Block Party Returns to Kick Off Summer 2023
Ka’Lina Brown enjoys the Foamboree foam party at the June 3 Southwest Block Party. Courtesy of Guy Aldridge By Guy Aldridge Washingtonians gathered at the Southwest Block Party at Lansburgh Park on June 3, where music, food, and fun was provided by a number of sponsors. King Ribs BBQ was […]
Gloves Spreading Love Brings Boxing Event to Greenleaf Rec
The first Annual Gloves Spreading Love event brought amateur boxers and hundreds of community members together at King Greenleaf Recreation Center. Courtesy of Paul Taylor By Paul Taylor On Saturday, May 27, King Greenleaf Recreation Center’s outdoor basketball court was transformed into a boxing venue. The first annual Gloves Spreading […]
Summer Book Clubs Abound for Young Readers
By Kitty Felde There will be those days this summer when venturing outside in 90 degree heat with 90% humidity is too much to imagine. Even your kids refuse to go outside. How do you keep them off the gaming devices? Sign them up for a book club. Summer is […]
Arena Stage Names New Artistic Director, Board Chair
By Southwester Staff Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater announced the selection of Hana Sharif as the next Artistic Director as well as the unanimous election of Catherine Guttman-McCabe to serve as Chair of the Board of Trustees. Sharif, currently the Augustin Family Artistic Director of The […]