Photo caption: Amidon-Bowen students won third place in a city-wide poetry slam with their original poem. If you have a child entering pre-K next school year, you’re probably all too familiar with the DC Public Schools (DCPS) school lottery drama. This is a peak time of year for researching school […]
The first major construction project for the Air and Space Museum will start this summer. The facts: This is the first major construction project for the building in Southwest Washington, DC, since its opening 41 years ago. Visitors will start seeing changes to the museum in summer 2018. The museum will remain open through the […]
Quite often when new residents stroll around their new home, they remark about one tree in particular. On the corner of 6th Place and G St. SW sits a tree unlike any other in Southwest. The large, towering tree seems wildly out of place, but comforting at the same time. […]
On Dec. 6, 2017, Councilmember Charles Allen hosted the 11th Annual Ward 6 Brickie Awards and community celebration. The awards are an annual celebration of the people, places, and organizations that make the Ward 6 community great, and were the biggest yet. Begun 10 years ago by then–Ward 6 Councilmember Tommy […]
Carrollsburg, A Condominium is partnering with Casey Trees to plant urban native trees on the more-than-50-year-old property. The Carrollsburg complex of 425 units (387 in three high-rise buildings, plus 38 townhouses) sits on 11 acres of manicured lawns trimmed with beautiful trees and flowers, and is the largest original green space in […]
The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) announced the Fiscal Year 2018 Vision Zero Grant winners. Vision Zero is Mayor Muriel Bowser’s initiative, which aims to eliminate all traffic fatalities and serious injuries from DC streets by 2024. The annual grant funding is available to local nonprofit, 501(c)(3) organizations and District […]
The opening of The Wharf has brought visitors from near and far. One such visitor was Mrs. Thurgood “Cissy” Marshall, who recently enjoyed a brief stroll along the Southwest waterfront after attending services at St. Augustine’s Episcopal Church. Marshall is a longtime, active St. Augustine’s parishioner. Thelma D. Jones, a […]
