By Christy Vaughn Riverside Baptist has reopened its doors alongside The Banks apartment building at 7th St. and Maine Ave., in the location it has occupied since the 1960s. The architecture for these buildings located across the street from The Wharf brings in aspects of water and stone for our Southwest neighborhood with a park-like […]
I.M. Pei Lives on in SW
By Ryan Pierce Prominent architect I.M. Pei passed away recently at the age of 102, after a lengthy successful career that spanned the globe. Before Pei would become famous for designs such as the Louvre Pyramid or Bank of China Tower, he did some of his earliest design work right here in Southwest DC. Pei […]
Amidon-Bowen Photo Project Restores & Recreates SW History
By Mekhi Bailey, Fifth Grade Student, Amidon-Bowen Elementary School Southwest means love, peace and happiness to me. I was one of the students who went out in Southwest with my teacher Ms. Perry and Mr. Willem to take pictures of my community. Mr. Willem’s daughter Morgan goes to pre-school at my elementary school Amidon-Bowen. We […]
SW Library Closing June 1
By Southwester Staff The Southwest Library will close permanently on Saturday, June 1 at 5:30 p.m. to allow for the construction of the new Southwest Library. Construction of the new Southwest Library, a fully-funded $18 million project, will begin later in June at the same location. The new library will feature: Environmentally sustainable design with […]
Stay Ahead of the Curve During Traffic Changes in SW
By Neo H. Morake, Co-Chair, SWNA Transportation Task Force Earlier this year, the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) released its 2019 Audi Field and Nationals Park Traffic Operations and Parking Plan (TOPP). The purpose of the TOPP is to identify key resources and strategies designed to help facilitate travel by large crowds to and from […]
Randall School Redevelopment Moving Forward
By Lucy Rojansky After more than 15 years of sitting empty, the storied Randall School finally faces an all but certain path to redevelopment. On April 2, the DC Council voted unanimously to approve the Randall School tax abatement legislation originally proposed in 2018 by Ward 6 Councilmember Charles Allen. The bill provides for a […]
What’s in a Name: A Series on Shakespeare, SEU and Southwest, Part 9
Author’s Note: This is part nine of a series on the redevelopment of the old Southeastern University site in Southwest. These articles will serve to provide information for the greater community, and not to take a side on the development debate. This series, started in September of 2015, continues to focus on the site at 501 I […]