PN Hoffman to Develop 600 Water Street at Waterfront Park

PN Hoffman (PNH), a developer of urban mixed-use properties and communities across the Washington metropolitan area, recently announced its plans to redevelop the St Augustine’s Church site in Southwest next to The Wharf project providing a new Church facing Maine Ave. and an adjoining condominium building of 108 units. Across […]

A Bittersweet Farewell to the Water Street Garden

It was a lovely but bittersweet morning on June 1 when over 30 gardeners, residents, and parishioners from St. Augustine’s Episcopal Church gathered to bid farewell to the Water Street Garden, a Southwest landmark located on the west side of the church at 6th and Water Street SW. The garden’s […]

Water Street Garden, Southwest Landmark, Closes June 1

Another long-time Southwest landmark, the Water Street Garden, will close on June 1 with a farewell program at St. Augustine’s Episcopal Church. The garden, located at 6th and Water St. SW, was established in 1990 with the support of the Rev. Rena Karefa-Smart, the parish’s priest-in-charge at that time, and […]

St. Augustine’s Transition and New Building Plans Revealed

photo credit: Elaine Graves photo caption: Ward 6 Councilmember-elect Charles Allen, center, looks at early church photos with long-time Southwest residents and St. Augustine’s founding congregation members Neal and Barbara Peirce. St. Augustine’s Episcopal Church members hosted an Open House on Sunday, May 18 with 70 Southwest community members to […]

Voices of Now Festival

The Voices of Now Festival is a four-day event showcasing original plays writtenand performed by more than 100 young artists from the DC area. All performances take place in the Arlene and Robert Kogod Cradle in the Mead Center, 1101 6th St. SW. The 2014 Voices of Now Festival Schedule […]

African American Poets Celebrated at March Art & Spirit Coffeehouse

  caption: Josephus Nelson, one of the event’s featured readers The program for the Art & Spirit Coffeehouse at St. Augustine’s on Wednesday, March 12th, will feature readings from African American poets by black history and culture enthusiasts and long-time parishioners Thelma D. Jones and Josephus Nelson. “Select Readings of […]

New Clothing Bin in Southwest to Benefit People in Need

Julian Tait, a parishioner at Southwest’s St. Augustine’s Episcopal Church, 600 M St SW, stands next to the newly installed clothing donations bin on St. Augustine’s property, across from the church’s sign. Tait is the church’s representative to Samaritan Ministry of Greater Washington and he also sits on its board of […]