By Southwest DC Action As members in our community, we have become deeply concerned by the rate of inequitable change in the Southwest-Waterfront neighborhood. Rampant redevelopment in today’s Southwest is reminiscent of the 1950s and 1960s, when 90% of Southwest was demolished. The subsequent rebuilding displaced many, including thousands of longtime African American families in […]
You Can Bet On It: Sportsbook Coming to Nationals Park
By Southwester Staff In January, the Washington Nationals announced a multi-year, exclusive partnership with BetMGM, a leading sports betting and digital gaming company. The partnership will include the opening of a BetMGM Sportsbook connected to Nationals Park, as well as the launch of a mobile app within the permitted area around the Park. “The Nationals […]
Arena Stage 2021 Winter–Spring Programming
By Southwester Staff Arena Stage’s line up of virtual classes for winter has something for everyone. Families, theater lovers, students, adults, and emerging theater artists have a wide choice of events to choose from. Any one of these offerings would make the perfect gift to share with family and friends, or yourself, in 2021! Family […]
Construction Job Opportunities At The Wharf
By Elinor Bacon The Wharf encourages DC residents, particularly residents of Southwest DC and Wards 5, 6, 7 and 8, to take advantage of current construction jobs, apprenticeship, and training opportunities at The Wharf. Three construction companies – Balfour-Beatty, Donohoe Construction, and DPR Construction – are constructing six new buildings as part of the second […]
Mutual Aid February Dates and Donation Needs
By Carlee Brown and Max Grossman Ward 6 Mutual Aid (W6MA) is a grassroots group working with Black and Brown grassroots organizations to help keep our communities safe. The Southwest Pod of W6MA is partnering with Christ United Methodist Church (CUMC) on a community food and supply drive to serve our neighbors in response to […]
Corrections to Amidon-Bowen Plans for Term 3 In-person Learning
By Southwester Staff Editor’s Note: In the January 2021 issue of The Southwester, we printed an article about the term 3 opening at Amidon-Bowen elementary school that contained some errors. This article is the corrected version. Starting Feb. 1, things are going to change for parents and students in the DCPS community. For the first […]
Waterfront Academy Holds Socially Distant Christmas Pageant
By Kate Oczypok Southwest D.C.’s Waterfront Academy carried on with their Christmas pageant this year, despite the ongoing global pandemic. The school has put on an annual holiday show for parents and loved ones and didn’t want to stop the tradition. Through lots of safety measures like mask wearing, social distancing, and outdoor or virtual […]