Photo Credit: Shannon Vaughn On Wednesday, March 19th, The Wharf finally broke ground. Attended by dignitaries and mayoral candidates alike, the crowd numbering in the hundreds was overwhelmingly filled with Southwest residents who turned out to see this day finally come.
Arena Stage is one of our neighborhood’s most prized possessions, but relatively underutilized by the people who live here. In talking with neighbors and friends, the answer for why this is usually, “I think it’s too fancy for me to just walk in. I don’t know what I would be […]
On and off the field, the Nationals are prepared to bring excitement to baseball fans of all ages across the Washington metro region. New Nationals Manager Matt Williams leads a talented team in 2014, as he works to take the Nats to the postseason for the second time in franchise […]
It’s 5:33am and 13 inches of snow have shut down the District. I roll over to turn off my alarm only to see a text message: Pick you up in 10? “Why would anyone think to be awake this early on a snowy Thursday morning?” I say to myself. Nonetheless, I […]
On Monday, January 27th, over sixty Southwest residents came into the auditorium of the Greenleaf Recreation Center for a forum on preserving public housing hosted by SWNA and Empower DC. The first section of the event, presented by Schyla Poindexter-Moore of Empower DC, shared many facts about public housing, from the first housing projects […]
caption: Keya Chatterjee with her husband and their son Southwest resident Keya Chatterjee, and author of the book The Zero Footprint Baby, will be featured at the 20th Annual Virginia Festival of the Book. The Festival, which takes place March 19-23, 2014, is held in Charlottesville, VA. Ms. Chatterjee’s stories […]
caption: Melanie Nix, featured guest of the Women’s History Month Celebration The American Cancer Society Breast Cancer Support Group in Southwest is hosting its Women’s History Month Celebration on Wednesday, March 19th, at 6:30 pm at the Southwest Neighborhood Assembly Conference Room, 1101 4th St SW, Room W120. The dynamic Melanie A. […]
