By Thelma D. Jones With the promising possibilities of being able to drive more, now is the time to start thinking about a good-old fashioned car wash! Join the Southwest Neighborhood Assembly Youth Activities Task Force (YATF) for its second car wash fundraiser on Saturday, July 10, from 10 a.m.-3 p.m., at Westminster Church’s parking […]
Community Center Kicks Off Crowdfunding and Community Engagement Campaign
By the SWDCCC Community Engagement and Communications Committee Although the 6,000-square-foot Southwest DC Community Center (SWDCCC) is not planned to be open at the corner of 4th and M Street SW for a few years, the volunteer Community Engagement and Communications Committee has been hard at work over the past couple of months on several […]
Can-do Marketing Guru for JMA Solutions Personifies Volunteerism
By Anthony Tisdall Ms. Iman Brown is a lifelong resident of Southwest DC. She graduated from Elizabeth Seton High School and played volleyball, which became a lifelong passion of hers. After graduation, she attended the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in public relations with a minor in journalism […]
A Partnership Built on Giving Back and Paying It Forward
By The Southwester Staff For the third time since the pandemic occurred, the Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge Team (FDMB) has partnered with the Thelma D. Jones Breast Cancer Fund (TDJBCF) to give back or pay it forward. Their ongoing efforts remind the Breast Cancer Fund that the bridge’s progress has not just beenon the physical […]
Volunteer Water Quality Monitoring in Our Neighborhood
By Beth Hall Working together to understand the health of District of Columbia waters, the Department of Energy and Environment (DOEE) awarded a grant to Anacostia Riverkeeper to implement a volunteer-based, citizen science water quality monitoring program with the goal of providing up-to-date, weekly water quality data to residents and visitors. This information can be […]
Op-Ed: Comp Plan Amendments: What Now?
By Fredrica Kramer, ANC 6D05 and Vice Chair, ANC 6D The District’s Comprehensive Plan, adopted in 2006, is a 20-year guide to future growth and development. The Plan was amended in 2011, the Framework chapter was amended in 2020, and the full Plan is now being amended again. The Office of Planning’s (OP) 2019 draft […]
Support Group Kicks Off New Initiative: National Black Family Cancer Awareness Week
By Thelma D. Jones If you missed last month’s Thelma D. Jones Breast Cancer Fund (TDJBCF) Support Group meeting on the Community Grand Rounds on Ovarian Cancer, in partnership with Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, perish the thought and visit our Facebook page. While you are there, check out previous support group meetings and like […]