The December PSA 105 meeting took place on Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2016. Lt. Williams was unable to cover the meeting. Officer Charles (CJ) Smith represented the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) at the meeting. Seventeen community members were in attendance. Update on Neighborhood Criminal Activity Officer Smith informed the group that arrests […]
SWNA Black History Program Features Ben Sands
Coolidge high school band director Ben Sands, who grew up in Near Southwest, will be among the guests of the Southwest Neighborhood Assembly’s (SWNA’s) Black History program Monday, Feb. 27 at 7 p.m. at Arena Stage. Sands will be interviewed by Southwest resident Ian Callender, co-founder of Blind Whino Arts Club at Delaware Ave. […]
Upcoming Events at Arena Stage
You can’t escape international affairs when you live in Washington, DC. In February, Arena Stage will present two productions, written almost 70 years apart, that bring that point home. WHAT: Watch on the Rhine WHERE: Arena’s Fichandler Stage WHEN: Feb 3 – March 5 Lillian Hellman’s Watch on the Rhine […]
Design Unveiled for Ward 6 Short-Term Family Housing Program
Photo above: The Short-Term Family Housing project as seen from the north side. Photo below: The Short-Term Family Housing project as seen from I St. SW. (Renderings by Studio 27 Architecture) In Feb. 2016, Mayor Muriel Bowser announced an ambitious plan to close DC General, a previously shuttered hospital now serving […]
SW Emergency Task Force to Host Disaster Preparedness Exercise
The SW Emergency Preparedness Task Force is hosting an “Extreme Event” disaster preparedness exercise on Jan. 28 from 2 to 4 p.m. in the ground floor Community Room at the new St. Augustine Church at 555 Water St. SW. Extreme Event is an in-person role-playing game that gives participants a taste of what […]
Fantastic Winter Extravaganza at Jefferson Academy
A Gathering of 100 or more Families Photos courtesy of Bruce DarConte. Music, lively conversation, and laughter were in the air at the 2016 Jefferson Academy (JA) Winter Extravaganza attended by at least 100 families! An early evening event, the extravaganza featured a winter student showcase. The JA School Band performed, […]
DC’s First and Only Water Pier Office Building Coming to The Wharf
Officials from Hoffman-Madison Waterfront, developer of The Wharf, the $2 billion, mile-long neighborhood located on DC’s Southwest waterfront, today introduced DC’s first office building to be built on a pier. With Pier 4’s delivery in 2017, The Wharf continues to activate Washington, DC’s waterfront in ways that had been previously […]