Washington Spirit Set to Launch First Full Season at Audi Field

The Washington Spirit, the 2021 National Women’s Soccer League champion, announced a full-time move to Southwest’s Audi Field for the upcoming 2023 season. Previously, the Spirit split their home games between Audi Field and Segra Field in Leesburg. Since beginning play in 2013, the professional team has also shuttled to […]

Arena Stage to Host Salon Conversations with Theater Leaders

By Southwester Staff Arena Stage is inviting the public to a series of intimate, one-night-only conversations with leaders in the world of theater. Launched as a virtual series during the pandemic, what became known as “Molly’s Salon” will return live and in person for a farewell tour as Arena Stage […]

Theater Fellowship Program Opens to Applications

By Southwester Staff Southwest’s Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater has opened applications for the Allen Lee Hughes BIPOC Fellowship Program for the 2023/24 Season. Founded in 1990 and named for the four-time Tony Award-nominated lighting designer, the fellowship program is dedicated to cultivating the next generation […]

Southwest Neighborhood Assembly Scholarship Winners Rack Up 50 Years of Remarkable Achievements 

By Wilma Goldstein  This year marks the 50th year residents of zip code 20024 in Southwest DC have awarded college scholarships to young people in our neighborhood. In fact, we have never missed a year since 1974, when residents living in the River Park Apartments decided they would like to […]

At 96 Years Young, the National Cherry Blossom Festival Keeps it Fresh

By Matt Koehler  Spring is in the air and the days requiring multiple layers of clothing to walk or bike a few blocks from A to B are (hopefully) dwindling. Several spring-like days in mid-late February had many venturing outside only to discover that District flora was already popping. And […]