The Southwest Neighborhood Assembly’s (SWNA’s) mission is “to improve the quality of life for all residents; to open to every resident the wide cultural horizon of urban living; to help create rich and equal social, educational, and economic opportunities for residents of Southwest; to assist in providing the opportunity for […]
Office of Planning Must Fulfill its Promise to Protect Neighborhoods, Assess Digital Billboards
The Committee of 100 on the Federal City (C100) is urging the DC Council to budget for additional staff and funds for the Office of Planning (OP) to fulfill the agency’s long-standing promises to preserve and protect neighborhood character and to perform a serious, rigorous assessment of the impacts of digital billboards […]
An Interview with Nick Mann
You might know Nick Mann from Friday Night Jazz at Westminster Presbyterian Church where he is one of the sound technicians. Nick first lived in Southwest in the late 1960s and then moved back in 2011. He has a Ph.D. from Howard University and is a faculty member at the Federal […]