By Dena Walker Southwest is unique in so many ways, and I often refer to our little quadrant of Washington, D.C. as “a city, within a city,” when describing its location to people who have never visited the District. It is a corner of the city that is rich in diversity, history, and, especially, change. […]
Westminster Seeks to Build Affordability into Their Future
By Co-Pastors Brian and Ruth Hamilton Westminster will soon undergo a transformation – a physical metamorphosis that will change more than its facade, but its role in the community. Some may know Westminster as the mid-century modern building at 4th and I Sts., but our history goes all the way back to the mid nineteenth […]
Meet the Candidates!
Exclusive Interviews with At-Large Council Candidates By Mike Goodman Through mail-in ballots during the month of October, and on election day of November 3, voters in Southwest, and throughout the city, will have the opportunity to vote to fill two At-Large City Council seats. Voters can cast two votes for the two seats, though by […]
Jefferson Modernization Done but No Students… Yet
By Martin R. Welles, Esq. From the curb to the cupola, Jefferson Academy’s modernization is nearly complete – except for one critical aspect – the students and teachers who are unable to enjoy the newly refurbished school due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Jefferson’s path to modernization took nearly 10 years. At one point, there was […]
News from Buzzard Point and Around South Southwest
Fredrica Kramer, Commissioner ANC 6D05 Wondering what’s happening behind the fences at once-forgotten Buzzard Point? Like the Potomac waterfront’s transformation into the Wharf, Buzzard Point is in the process of morphing. In its case, from a low visibility federal office enclave, scrappy riverfront, and a few small night clubs, to a collection of 6200 residential […]
Randall School Redevelopment Moving Forward Despite Pandemic
By Southwester Staff One major building project in Southwest will not be disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development and Lowe Enterprises, lead developer on the project, the Randall School redevelopment on I Street is going forward this year as planned. Randall’s 2.7 acre […]
“The Bard” Shelved Amid Financial Uncertainty
By Southwester Staff Along a nearly empty sidewalk adjacent to a closed elementary school, the screen over a chain link fence in Southwest flutters gently in the unseasonably cool spring breeze. It surrounds an empty lot where, were it not for the COVID-19 pandemic, the sounds of children playing might be intermingled with workers shouting […]