It’s 5:33am and 13 inches of snow have shut down the District. I roll over to turn off my alarm only to see a text message: Pick you up in 10? “Why would anyone think to be awake this early on a snowy Thursday morning?” I say to myself. Nonetheless, I drag myself out of bed […]
Public Housing Forum Puts Greenleaf Redevelopment in Context
On Monday, January 27th, over sixty Southwest residents came into the auditorium of the Greenleaf Recreation Center for a forum on preserving public housing hosted by SWNA and Empower DC. The first section of the event, presented by Schyla Poindexter-Moore of Empower DC, shared many facts about public housing, from the first housing projects in 1937 to the present. […]
MAYORAL DEBATE COMES TO WATERFRONT
On Saturday, February 22, the democratic candidates for mayor assembled at Arena Stage for a two-hour debate moderated by Shannon Vaughn, the Editor-in-Chief of this very paper. Candidates Muriel Bowser, Vincent Orange, Andy Shallal, and Tommy Wells were in attendance, while Mayor Vincent Gray and Jack Evans were notably absent. The two-hour debate began […]
SW Resident to be Featured at Virginia Book Festival
caption: Keya Chatterjee with her husband and their son Southwest resident Keya Chatterjee, and author of the book The Zero Footprint Baby, will be featured at the 20th Annual Virginia Festival of the Book. The Festival, which takes place March 19-23, 2014, is held in Charlottesville, VA. Ms. Chatterjee’s stories and experiences come largely from […]
SW Breast Cancer Support Group to Hold Women’s History Month Celebration
caption: Melanie Nix, featured guest of the Women’s History Month Celebration The American Cancer Society Breast Cancer Support Group in Southwest is hosting its Women’s History Month Celebration on Wednesday, March 19th, at 6:30 pm at the Southwest Neighborhood Assembly Conference Room, 1101 4th St SW, Room W120. The dynamic Melanie A. Nix, Co-Founder of the Breast […]
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 African American Poets” will begin […]
Test Scores and Athletic Performance Continue to Improve at Amidon-Bowen
Students at Amidon-Bowen continue to demonstrate substantial gains in academics and athletics, and the results are translating into significantly higher projected enrollments for the school. The latest round of Paced Interim Assessment (PIA) test results are in, and Amidon-Bowen students’ scores show significant growth in every grade. In the beginning of the 2013-2014 school year, Amidon fifth graders […]