By Elinor Bacon The Wharf is excited that Pendry Hotels & Resorts will be opening Pendry Washington D.C. this fall. Pendry Washington D.C. will feature 131 guestrooms and suites, three signature dining and bar concepts, Spa Pendry and 5,000 square feet of meeting and event space. As this will be Pendry’s first hotel in Washington, […]
Southwest Resident Takes On New Role Supporting People With Disabilities
By Southwester Staff The Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation recently announced the appointment of Southwest DC resident Regina Blye as the first Chief Program and Policy Officer of its National Paralysis Resource Center. In the new role, Blye will provide leadership and oversight of programs that include outreach to local residents about resources, engagement opportunities, […]
Community Center Kicks Off Crowdfunding and Community Engagement Campaign
By the SWDCCC Community Engagement and Communications Committee Although the 6,000-square-foot Southwest DC Community Center (SWDCCC) is not planned to be open at the corner of 4th and M Street SW for a few years, the volunteer Community Engagement and Communications Committee has been hard at work over the past couple of months on several […]
Construction Job Opportunities At The Wharf
By Elinor Bacon The Wharf encourages DC residents, particularly residents of Southwest DC and Wards 5, 6, 7 and 8, to take advantage of current construction jobs, apprenticeship, and training opportunities at The Wharf. Three construction companies – Balfour-Beatty, Donohoe Construction, and DPR Construction – are constructing six new buildings as part of the second […]
Meet SWBID Environmental Ambassador Mirna Monterroso
By Donna Purchase Southwest D.C. is “the place to be.” We continue to spotlight the dedicated staff of the SWBID who are focused on making Southwest a clean, safe, vibrant community to live, work, and visit. Mirna Monterroso Deleon came to SWBID this past September. Born in Guatemala, she loves living here in Washington, D.C. […]
Bailiwick Pops Up at The Wharf
By Matt Koehler Everyone has a favorite piece of clothing. Maybe it’s a shirt, a pair of pants, a scarf, or a pair of shoes. For me, it’s a comfortable black t-shirt with bold white lettering that simply says “The District vs Congress.” Wherever I go, that t-shirt elicits a response. And, when they inevitably […]
SWNA Scholar Selected for NOAA Meteorology Internship
By Vyllorya Evans and Janelle Williams Kendall Parks is a graduate of the Richard Wright Public Charter School of Journalism and Media Arts, and a 2019 SWNA Scholar. He is currently a meteorology major at Jackson State University (JSU), in Jackson, Miss., and has successfully completed his freshman year. In addition to completing a rigorous schedule […]