By Southwester Staff Beginning in March, Arena will debut Arena Riffs – a three-part commissioned musical series that features three different composer and lyricist teams with musical selections infused with sounds of folk, indie, and hip-hop. Performances will premiere on March 17, March 31, and April 14. Each original musical […]
ARTECHOUSE’s Annual Cherry Blossom Installation Comes with a Conservation Twist
By Southwester Staff Washington, DC – Artechouse, presents its fourth annual cherry blossom inspired installation, Renewal 2121. This original ARTECHOUSE production utilizes the power of creative technology to transport visitors into an imagined future 100 years from now where nature’s resilience takes center stage amongst an overdeveloped metropolis, empowering visitors […]
Don’t Wait to Sign Up for Rental Assistance
By Matt Koehler In DC, according to a November 2020 report from the Department of Employment Services, the DC economy is slowly crawling back, and employment numbers are slightly up across several industries. However, there still remain hundreds, if not thousands of families, in the District that are struggling to […]
Letter to the Editor
We write to you as members of SW DC Action, a group of Southwest residents who organize and advocate for anti-racist development, as well as equitable and environmentally sustainable neighborhoods. We stand in solidarity with Buzzard Point Concerned Residents & Friends for Better Air Quality & Environmental Justice and their […]
Opposition Grows to Permanent Fencing Around US Capitol
By Mike Goodman As of Feb. 24, over 21,000 people, many of them residents of DC, had signed a www.change.org petition opposing permanent security fencing around the US Capitol. The petition, created by www.DontFenceTheCapitol.com, states “…permanent fencing punishes not the domestic terrorists who engaged in the attack, nor the law […]
Community Raises Questions about DDOT Plans
Concerns over child safety, traffic congestion and loss of affordable parking By Mike Goodman According to emails obtained by The Southwester, as well as conversations with community members, the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) is planning to install protected bicycle lanes on I (Eye) Street, SW. Many community members first […]
March Mutual Aid Clothing Drive and More
By Max Grossman and Carlee Brown Ward 6 Mutual Aid (W6MA) is a grassroots group working with Black and Brown grassroots organizations to help keep our communities safe. The Southwest Pod of W6MA continues to partner with Christ United Methodist Church (CUMC) on a community food and supply drive to […]