Photo caption: St. Matthew’s members and SW neighbors at the 2015 Christmas tree giveaway. Groundbreaking for the new church was in September. St. Matthews Lutheran Church will be giving away trees again this year. St. Matthews broke ground on their new building in October. Many of you have seen the large […]
The National Park Service released a statement on the new rehabilitation project that has begun at East Potomac Park to alleviate flooding along the waterline. “The National Park Service has begun a construction project to improve the aging and under-sized water distribution system in East Potomac Park. The project will […]
Starting next month, District residents can learn more about the plans for modernization of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library and plans for library services during construction at community meetings held across the city. The library will host a community meeting in Southwest on Nov. 30 at 7 p.m. at the Southwest Library […]
Photo courtesy of @freedcyoga on Instagram Free DC Yoga offers free, studio-quality yoga with no strings attached to the community every Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. at Blind Whino, except for Wednesday, Nov. 23 on account of the Thanksgiving holiday. The program has started to get great traction—in the first few weeks […]
As Metro continues its SafeTrack program, more and more of our residents have had to find alternative modes of transportation for their daily needs. While Metro is working to keep their riders safe, the city needs to ensure the safety of those who walk, bike, or drive in Southwest DC. […]
Father Norman Francis Haddad of the Order of Preachers (Dominicans), died on Thursday, Oct. 6, at Sacred Heart Home in Hyattsville, Md., where he had been receiving palliative care for terminal cancer. Besides his Dominican community, he is survived by his sisters Lillian (Mrs. Edward) Shaker of Middlebury, Conn., and […]
This month the Southwest Business Improvement District (SWBID) is launching their new website, www.SWBID.org. Along with their social media channels—@SWBID on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter—the new website will offer residents of Southwest DC and beyond a glimpse into how the city’s smallest quadrant is getting “remixed.” The new site is pitched […]
