The visual overhaul of the old Friendship Baptist Church on the corner of Delaware Ave and H St SW has Southwest residents excited. A group of artists assembled by Ian Callendar of SuiteNation and Shane Pomajambo, Executive Director of Art Whino, renovated the church in March 2013. Named Blind Whino, […]
On Saturday, July 13th, Paws of SW, the local community group formed to help bring a dog park to SW DC, organized a “Poop Patrol and Neighborhood Trash Pickup.” Members of the group met at the SW Duck Pond at 6th and I St to start the morning off with […]
Westminster DC, 400 I St SW, will be hosting a Town Hall Meeting at 7:00pm on Thursday, August 1st to hear from civil rights attorney Phil Fornaci about the recent report on “Racial Disparities in Arrests in the District of Columbia (http://www.washlaw.org/pdf/wlc_report_racial_disparities.pdf).” The report is from the Washington Lawyers’ Committee […]
AUGUST THURS 1 @ 3-4 P.M. SCIENCE IN THE SUMMER, How do magnets work? What makes electricity? SW Neighborhood Library, 4th-6th grades. Phone: 202-724-4752 FRI 2 @ 6:30 P.M. Potluck, 7 P.M. Games. St. Augustine’s Game Night. Bring a potluck dish to share. Board and card games provided, but feel […]
Considering her love of sports and family, it made sense for Nationals guest services usher Lajaun Lawson to move from Silver Spring, MD to Southwest DC six years ago. At the time, the construction of Nationals Park was just wrapping up and she was offered a place to stay next […]
A Message from the PAWS of SW Dog Park Group Breaking news: Dogs don’t have thumbs! They need help opening cans of dog food and turning round door handles. They also need help scooping up their poop. Dog poop is not compostable, nor is it a fertilizer (In general poop […]
The Neighbors of Southwest Duck Pond are pleased to announce the return of cooking demonstrations to the Park in conjunction with Little Farm Stand Saturdays. July 25th will be the inaugural outing this season and we have secured the participation of local celebrity chef Orlando Amaro of Station 4 Restaurant, Southwest’s popular dining […]
