Martin Puryear Martin Puryear, sculptor, was featured in Time magazine’s July 9, 2001 issue in a series on “America’s Best” about prominent contemporary artists. Born in 1941, Puryear and his family lived primarily at Half & O Streets SW. He attended Syphax Elementary School in Southwest, eventually matriculating from The Catholic […]
Op-ed: Southwest Still Remembered
Southwest has always been a special place that people are drawn back to and they tend to form connections to this neighborhood that last a lifetime. The phrase “I know my neighbor” has meaning in Southwest. One can quickly see the huge amount of diversity and sense of belonging among residents […]
“Books From Birth” Live; Sign Up Now
Books From Birth is open to all children under the age of five who live in Washington, DC. Please complete the form at http://dclibrary.org/booksfrombirth to register the eligible children in your household for the Books From Birth program. If you have any questions or any technical issues filling out the application, please contact us booksfrombirth@dc.gov. […]
Amidon-Bowen Attends Akeelah at Arena
Photo caption: Amidon-Bowen students assembled in the lobby at Arena Stage. Photo caption: After the performance, several students met the actress who played Akeelah at the stage door and were able to speak with her. Photos courtesy of Martin R. Welles. It was an “A” performance for the cast of Akeelah and […]
February Southwest Commentary
On behalf of the Southwest Neighborhood Assembly (SWNA) board, we hope that your New Year has gotten off to a great start! One of our resolutions for 2016 is to be more “present” in communicating with the Southwest community and this column space will be a consistent vehicle for doing […]
College Board’s Educational Opportunity Center Serves District Residents
For more than 48 years, the College Board’s Educational Opportunity Center (EOC), a nonprofit, has been serving the educational needs of Washington, DC residents, providing low-income, first-generation students with the free information, guidance, and counseling they need to take full advantage of educational opportunities. Federally funded by the U.S. Department of Education, the […]
It Takes a Neighborhood: Why Amidon-Bowen Is the Right School for All Our Kids
As an education researcher and a former teacher, I have spent a lot of time thinking about the plight of urban schools and their challenges with poverty, student achievement, and teacher quality and turnover. Amidon-Bowen Elementary School in Southwest faces many of these issues: Test scores are low, and 78% […]