As a member of the Winning Goal Coalition, the Near SE/SW Community Benefits Coordinating Council (CBCC) has led the effort to successfully gain a seat at the negotiating table with the city and DC United for inclusion of a community benefits agreement (CBA) for residents of ANC6D within recently proposed […]
OPED: On an Authentic Waterfront
Little by little, day by day, the old Southwest Waterfront is slipping away. It should have been obvious that a $2 billion development project doesn’t fall from the sky without hitting a few treasures along the way. Still, we managed to be surprised – by the bulldozed trees on Seventh […]
St. Augustine’s Begins New Role as “Church Without Walls”
St. Augustine’s Episcopal Church, a fixture in Washington, DC’s Southwest community since 1965, has announced a new phase of life in its neighborhood. St. Augustine’s Rector Martha Clark noted, “We are beginning a period as a ‘church without walls’ while we await the construction of our new church on its […]
Know Your Neighborhood: The (Remodeled) Einstein Planetarium
As I ride my Capital Bikeshare up 4th Street towards the National Mall, I start to remember my college years back at North Georgia College and the many nights I spent looking up at the stars. For three years I worked at our school’s observatory, including two at the planetarium. […]