Dear Readers, Today we will be talking about Amidon-Bowen’s girls’ basketball team. They are one of the best teams ever! They played against one of the toughest teams like them … Takoma Elementary School! They played against Takoma two times. That’s impressive. Now let’s talk about how these tough Tigers made it to the playoffs. […]
Boys and Girls Place Second and Third at Indoor Track Championships
It was a cold day and the Amidon-Bowen Elementary School’s boys’ and girls’ track teams had arrived at Prince George’s County Track and Field Center in Maryland. The children were both nervous and excited. The indoor track championship started at 1 p.m. on January 10 and ended at 5 p.m., but the buses were late […]
Capital Fringe Comes to Southwest
Capital Fringe Festival will come to the Southwest Waterfront for the first time in its 13-year history. Churches, Arena Stage, and Blind Whino will host all 90+ productions. All five venues containing 11 stages are easily accessible from public transportation and are within a five-minute walk of each other. The Capital Fringe Festival is a program […]
St. Dominic’s Says Goodbye to Pastor
The parishioners of St. Dominic Church will bid farewell to their pastor on Sunday, June 3, with a special Mass at 10:30 a.m. followed by a block party. Fr. George Schommer, who has been pastor for seven years, is moving to a new assignment at St. Patrick Church in the Rittenhouse Square area of center […]
Ms. Lillian Inez Palmer Turns 100 with a Birthday Celebration at Westminster
Ms. Lillian Inez Palmer (Ms. Lillian) turns 100 on June 13, and her longevity will be celebrated with a neighborhood birthday celebration on Saturday, June 16 from 2 to 5 p.m. at Westminster Presbyterian Church. All are welcome! Ms. Lillian spent her formative years in Whitesboro, New Jersey, a small, all-black town located in Cape […]
Congratulations to The SWNA 2018 College Graduates
Through the Education and Scholarship Task Force (ESTF), the Southwest Neighborhood Assembly (SWNA) has provided scholarships to more than 200 deserving students for the past 43 years. Scholarships were awarded to 21 students this year and two of them graduated from their respective universities with honors in May. The overwhelming support from the community made […]
Do You Really Know The SWBID?
Most Southwest residents and visitors recognize the Southwest Business Improvement District (SWBID) by the “men and women in blue” you see around the neighborhood. They make up the team that sweeps the curbs, removes trash, plants new trees, adds new neighborhood planters, and works daily to keep our community clean and safe. While clean and […]