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. […]
Silent Night on a Silent Christmas Eve
By Deborah Sherwood The Christmas carol, Silent Night, has no definitive origin. Some accounts say it was a poem written in 1818 by an Austrian priest who asked a musician to compose an accompanying melody. Other legends tell of a broken organ with the priest and the composer singing the sweet, sacred song during a […]
Greenleaf Redevelopment Process Begins with Commitment to Residents
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. […]
Op-Ed: Southwest’s Connection to John Steinbeck
By Elaine Flora Graves One of my claims to fame is that my father, Glenn Tracy Graves, grew up across the street from author John Steinbeck in Salinas, California and became his close childhood friend. My father lived his whole life in Salinas, except during World War II when he and my mother, Claire, temporarily […]
A Time of Sonder
By Haleigh Pannell One of my favorite quotes of all time is “if you don’t heal what hurt you, you’ll bleed on people who didn’t cut you.” In essence, this means if you don’t address your traumas, you will inadvertently hurt people in your life that don’t deserve it. I find this to be so […]
Op-Ed: Navigating Uncertainty During the Pandemic, Looming Flu Season
By Alexis Smith The past few months have been incredibly stressful, not only on a local and national level but around the globe. I do not believe we, as a nation, were genuinely prepared for the magnitude of destruction COVID-19 could cause. Like many other citizens, I did not think when the country “shut-down” in […]
Georgetown COVID Study Open to Breast Cancer Survivors
By Simina Boca and Alejandra Hurtado de Mendoza For the past several months, the COVID-19 epidemic has been wreaking havoc on societies and communities throughout the world. Many authorities have implemented counter-disease measures to stop the spread of COVID-19, ranging from social distancing recommendations to lockdowns. Due to social determinants of health, including discrimination, low […]