By Joséphine Demos This past month, women’s soccer team DC Power FC played their first home game of 2025 at Audi Field. Power FC started play this past fall, in the USL Super League’s inaugural season. The league, which received division one sanctioning, is focused on creating more access and […]
Community Activist David Ehrlich Passes Away at Age of 87
By Southwester Staff David Ehrlich, (1937-2025) a Southwest Community activist perhaps best known as Director of the Southwest Chamber Players, passed away on Sunday, March 23. He moved to Southwest in 1979 where he met his wife, Barbara, and they bought a townhouse in 1985. He formed the Southwest Chamber […]
Remembering the Pearl Escape of 1848 at the Southwest Waterfront
by Marjorie Lightman, Ph.D. and Jackie L. Williams, Ph.D. The Pearl Escape Project celebrates the 177th anniversary of the Pearl Escape of 1848 on Tuesday, April 15th from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. The event will take place at Westminster Church and the Southwest Waterfront at The Wharf. This annual […]
Federal Changes Continue to Impact Southwest Residents
By Southwester Staff After a frenetic lobbying effort to preserve DC’s ability to spend its own locally generated revenue, Southwest residents, particularly federal employees and contractors, continued to feel the impact of earth-shifting changes from the federal government. Hours before a possible government shutdown, the U.S. Senate passed stand-alone legislation […]
“Bird Man” Rodney Stotts Helps Local Youth Soar
By Michelle Wilson Rodney Stotts wants us all to “look up.” Known as “Bird Man,” Stotts, 54, is a Master Falconer, a professional licensed to hunt game with raptors, often called birds of prey, including eagles and hawks. He rehabilitates, trains, and releases injured and young birds who need help […]
Southwest Gardens Spring Kickoff Scheduled for April 19
By Pamela McKinney, Southwest Gardens President Southwest Gardens, located in Lansburgh Park, will re-open its communal section on Saturday, April 19 from 10:00 a.m.- 1:00 p.m. with a day full of activities and fun! The kickoff will include planting, weeding, painting, composting, and lots of digging and watering. If these […]
Ward 6 Mutual Aid Working Toward a Stronger Southwest
By Katrina Avila At Serve Your City/Ward 6 Mutual Aid (SYC/W6MA), we are committed to ensuring that Black and Brown youth and families across DC have the resources they need to thrive. Our focus on the safety, well-being, and dignity of our neighbors drives our work, which includes after-school programs, […]