By Jessica Fulton If you have tried to look for an apartment or buy a home in D.C., you know just how expensive a place it is to live, especially in recent years. Because the District did relatively well compared to other jurisdictions during the recession, businesses and new residents […]
Southwest receives Environmental Justice Initiative recommendations
By Kael Anderson, SWNA Last fall Georgetown University’s Community Justice Project and the Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center launched an environmental justice project in Southwest. But with the end of the academic year, the founding students—Lauren Dollar, Kevin Larivee, Andrew Park, and Rohini Singh — are moving on. What happens next is […]
Career Day at Amidon-Bowen features a wide range of jobs
By Meg Brinckman On May 11, students from pre-K to fifth grade at Amidon-Bowen Elementary School were introduced to a broad spectrum of the world of work. Representatives from the D.C. Metropolitan Police and Fire departments, Metrobus and Social Security Commission, along with a mental health counselor and author, drug […]
Down the Gangplank: ‘Dear Lord, Bless This Vessel and All Who Sail On Her …’
By Karen Anderson Gangplank Slipholders Association There are hazards unique to dockside living. Cell phones flying overboard. Walking into anchors. Piloting a heavy dock cart down a steep gangplank. Slipping on icy docks while filling up a tank with winter water. Bilges filling and circuits tripping. And that is just […]
ANC 6D meeting report
By B. K. Lunde Our Advisory Neighborhood Commission meeting was very congenial May 14, with at most one dissenting vote on each issue. The D.C. Department of Transportation will be presenting its transportation study of M Street SW and SE from 6:30 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, May 24, at […]
A letter from ‘The Southwester’ staff
Initially, it looked like our June issue would be a relatively quiet one. How wrong that assumption was! You’re looking at the proof – this issue is packed with stories, from a world-record attempt to important news on environmental justice and affordable housing, with a generous helping of community stories, […]
Southwest hosts Verdi’s ‘Otello’
By David Ehrlich Riverbend Opera Company is returning to Southwest Washington for the fourth year, this time presenting Verdi’s masterpiece Otello at 7:30 p.m. June 12, at St. Augustine’s Episcopal Church. In partnership with the Southwest Chamber Players concert series, this will be a free concert, with donations accepted. Otello […]