Southwest Resident Harlow Pease, shown here with Waterfront Village volunteer Norma Joiner, has kicked off the organization’s planned giving campaign with a $20,000 bequest. Bonnie Raitt immortalized this phrase in the title song from a movie of the same name over 20 years ago. But today there is one topic very few want to […]
Southwest Library Update
As you may know, the Southwest Neighborhood Library will undergo a complete demolition and rebuild over the next two years. The most commonly asked question I receive as the President of the Friends of the SW Library is, “when is the library closing?” Unfortunately, a specific date is unavailable right now. We were initially told […]
Jefferson Middle School Academy Welcomes New Principal
Last month, DC Public Schools announced that Andre Samuels will be assuming the role as principal at Jefferson Middle School Academy this school year. Principal Samuels has over 16 years of experience as a leadership coach, middle school special education teacher, assistant principal and principal in DC. He began working with DCPS in 2008. Principal […]
Hot Dog! Watch the Wiener 500 on Sept. 22
Move over racing Presidents, the 7th annual Wiener 500 is coming to town. Billed as DC’s funniest Oktoberfest celebration, the Wiener 500 features dachshund races, cold beer, live music and family friendly entertainment. The event is on Saturday, Sept. 22, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., at Yards Park located at 355 Water St., SE. […]
Thelma D. Jones Breast Cancer Fund teams up with Smith Center for Healing and the Arts
At the Smith Center, Scarlett Small, Corinne Bombowsky, Arnette Ibitayo, Ma Diakite, Carole O’Toole, Thelma D. Jones, Seneca Jones, Fatima Djalo, Kiersten Gallagher, Anthia Peters For the first time, the Smith Center for Healing and the Arts, located at 1632 U St., NW, hosted a meeting of the Thelma D. Jones Breast Cancer Fund (TDJBCF) […]
ARTECHOUSE’s New Show is Out of this World
ARTECHOUSE’s latest show, “Fractal Worlds,” is like something you have never seen before. ARTECHOUSE is an innovative art space that connects the arts with the limitless possibilities of technology, science and creativity. There is more than meets the eye in mathematics and infinite geometry patterns. In this solo exhibit, Dutch visual artist Julius Horsthuis uses […]
Enjoy “The Barber of Seville” at Nats Park
“The Barber of Seville” is coming to Nationals Park. Opera in the Outfield®, now in its 11th year, continues the partnership of the Washington National Opera and the Washington Nationals for this annual event, occurring at Nationals Park at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 29. The opera will be shown on the high-definition NatsHD scoreboard. […]