photo caption: King Greenleaf Recreation staff member and Young Ladies on the Rise mentor Safiyyah-Aleem Woods stands in front of an ice cream serving table at the YLOR Ice Cream Social held at the King Greenleaf Recreation Center in SW. Ice cream bar with toppings, a moon bounce, snow cones, […]
3 Things You Can Do Right Now to Preserve the Potomac
Would you care for some PCB with your sushi? How about DDT with your drinking water? The “Nation’s River” has come a long way since the enactment of the Clean Water Act, but The Potomac still needs our help securing a healthy future. As the main source of drinking water […]
Know Your Neighborhood: The DC Harbor Patrol
caption: Officer Robert Varga poses with one of the patrol boats. As the summer heat creeps in and people head to the waterways surrounding our neighborhood, The Southwester staff asked me to look into those who keep us safe. These unknown heroes are the DC Harbor Patrol, and they […]