By Kitty Felde Most people visit art museums and monuments when they visit a new city. I visit libraries. I’ve visited a tiny community library in rural Oregon with its own vegetable garden and attended the grand reopening of a magnificent new library in Christchurch, New Zealand after a devastating […]
Winter Protein Pantry Prepares for Opening
By Southwester Staff The Riverside Baptist Church on 7th Street and Maine Avenue SW will launch a Winter Protein Pantry on December 11th. Every 2nd Sunday during December-March, community members will be able to grab items from the pantry and fellowship over a cup of hot cider or coffee. Please […]
Thousands Attend Native American Veterans Memorial Dedication Ceremony
By Guy Aldridge Over 1,500 Native American military veterans from around the country came to the Mall last month for a dedication ceremony two years overdue. After opening in 2020, the National Native American Veterans Memorial was formally dedicated with events on November 12 and 13, 2022. The memorial was […]
Free Christmas Trees Available for Neighborhood Families
By Southwester Staff This year, St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church will continue its longstanding community tradition of sharing the holiday spirit with Southwest and Navy Yard residents who need a tree for their family’s Christmas. St. Matthew’s will provide 100 high-quality 5’-6’ Fraser Fir trees – one per household – to […]
DC History Center Announces Project at the Randall School
By Southwester Staff With the historic Randall School building on I Street SW re-opened to the public as the newly renovated Rubell Museum DC, the DC History Center is kicking off an effort to gather, preserve and share the history of the Randall School in Southwest DC. The project will […]
Rubell Museum Opens Doors in Former Randall School Building
Southwest’s Newest Museum Showcases Contemporary Art in Historic Space By Southwester Staff On October 27, DC Mayor Muriel Bowser cut a red ribbon to open Washington, DC’s newest museum, the Rubell Museum DC at 65 I St. SW, the site of the historic Randall School. Dedicated exclusively to contemporary art, […]