Grace Mitchell-Jenkins. Courtesy of amazinggracecupcakery.org By David Alde & Donna Purchase In the summer of 2020, Southwest DC resident Grace Mitchell-Jenkins saw an ad in The Southwester highlighting the Southwest Neighborhood Assembly Scholarship program and applied immediately. Today, Mitchell-Jenkins is featured in this month’s ad as a former winner, having […]
Bowser Promises More Engagement on Neighborhood Issues in Southwest
DC Mayor Muriel Bowser addresses Southwest residents at Arena Stage before sitting down with Southwester editor Mike Goodman, right. Courtesy of Southwester Staff. By Matthew Koehler Kicking off April (though not on the most foolish day of the month) DC Mayor Muriel Bowser sat down for a conversation with Southwesters as […]
Where Are They Now: Southwest Neighborhood Assembly Scholarship Winner Kenneth Tinsley
By Vyllorya Evans, Co-Chair, Southwest Neighborhood Assembly and Wilma Goldstein, member Education and Youth Task Force At the Modern on M Apartments in Southwest DC, we recently had the chance to catch up with Kenneth Tinsley, a previous winner of the Southwest Neighborhood Assembly (SWNA) Education and Youth Task Force […]
Southwest Neighborhood Assembly Scholarship Winners Rack Up 50 Years of Remarkable Achievements
By Wilma Goldstein This year marks the 50th year residents of zip code 20024 in Southwest DC have awarded college scholarships to young people in our neighborhood. In fact, we have never missed a year since 1974, when residents living in the River Park Apartments decided they would like to […]
Southwest Neighborhood Assembly Introduces Dynamic Community Leaders
by Donna Purchase Over the course of the coming year, we will introduce you to the dynamic Southwest Neighborhood Assembly (SWNA) Task Force Leaders. They are the engines that keep us running. If you are interested in joining a task force, visit https://swna.org/get-involved/. Ben CurranA native Washingtonian, Ben lives in […]
Southwest Strong! Marks Year of Emergency Preparedness Efforts
By Southwester Staff As the Emergency Preparedness Task Force of the Southwest Neighborhood Assembly, (SWNA) Southwest Strong! works to prepare the community for disasters of all kinds. The group pulled together for a range of accomplishments in 2022, including: Looking ahead to 2023, Southwest Strong! is planning activities that include: […]
Southwest Strong! to Host Talk for National Disaster Preparedness Month
By Southwester Staff September is National Disaster Preparedness Month, and Southwest Strong! – the Southwest Neighborhood Assembly Emergency preparedness Task Force – will host a free public talk. The topic is “The Emergency Financial First Aid Kit: How to Get Your Financial Resources in Order Before a Disaster.” The talk […]