SWNA Takes the Lead, Announces Waterfront Development Task Force

Photo courtesy of Sarah Gulick. The District of Columbia does not have a governing body to coordinate and regulate waterside development along the District’s waterfront properties on the Anacostia and Potomac rivers. While the Office of Zoning regulates land development, that body has deferred to the MPDC Harbor Patrol and […]

Amidon-Bowen and Jefferson Academy Teacher Appreciation Event

photo caption: (L to R) NSCP President Bruce DarConte, Councilmember David Grosso, and Amidon Principal Isabella Miller. photo caption: Teachers at the event.   photo caption: Councilmember Charles Allen addressing the teachers. Near Southeast Community Partners (NSCP) and Nando’s Peri-Peri in Yards Park hosted the second annual Teacher Appreciation Event on Feb. […]

Benny Golson Jazz Master Award Conferred on Jazz Night at Westminster

On March 12, the Howard University Jazz Ensemble (HUJE) awarded Westminster’s Jazz Night program the 2015 Benny Golson Award for its outstanding, long-time service to jazz. First conferred on jazz master Benny Golson in 1996 to honor his legacy, this award has been previously given to Billy Taylor, Clark Terry, Donald […]

March 31: Expert to Speak about Socioeconomic Diversity in Schools

As part of a series of community conversations about the dynamics around race, class, and education in our neighborhood, the Near SE/SW Community Benefits Coordinating Council (CBCC) will be hosting Richard Kahlenberg, a senior fellow at the Century Foundation, to talk about the upside and challenges of socioeconomically diverse schools […]