MarketSW takes place from 4 to 10 p.m. on the second and fourth Fridays of each month at The Lot SW (4th and M Streets SW). DC’s first night market is now in its third year and recently expanded from a monthly seasonal event to twice a month through October. A complete list of […]
District residents may see changes at their neighborhood library over the next few years. The DC Public Library released its new “Know Your Neighborhood” five-year strategic plan that aims to increase usage by customizing services at the city’s 26 locations. Overall, the vision for the plan is for each neighborhood library to offer programs, services, […]
Friends of the Southwest Library will host a book sale on June 24-25. The sale will be held on June 24 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and June 25 from 1:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. The library is located at 900 Wesley Place SW. Most items are $1 or less! Sale proceeds support events and supplies for the Southwest […]
June is harvest time in the SW Community Garden! Throughout the month we’ll be harvesting garlic, lettuce, blackberries, and a variety of herbs. The blackberries are purposely located along our food fence so that any passersby can grab a couple without actually coming into the garden. Remember, the darker the berry, the sweeter the juice! […]
Photo caption: Coy McKinney, second from left, and Pamela Daley, second from right, pictured here in SW Gardens. Editor’s Note: Do you want to have your voice heard? Do you feel your opinions are going unnoticed? Do you have an answer to a problem in the neighborhood? This series, called In Their Own Words, includes op-eds […]
Today the DC Council passed Councilmember Charles Allen’s Primary Date Alteration Amendment Act of 2017, which moves the date of all future DC primary elections to the third Tuesday in June, starting with next year’s elections scheduled now for June 19, 2018. As is common with legislation needing to take effect quickly, the bill was […]
Every day, Southwest Business Improvement District (SWBID) employee Jerome “Oatmeal” McRae talks to the people who live on the street in Southwest DC. Oatmeal makes a point to ask them whether they are hungry, whether they need anything, and how they’re feeling. He listens and offers help when he can. “He has a gift,” says Andre […]
