By Pamela McKinney, Southwest Gardens President With spring approaching, we at Southwest Gardens are eager to open back up the communal section for the community again this year. Southwest residents founded the garden in 2013 and were intentional about maintaining part of the garden as resources for the community. We are excited to have grown […]
How to Grow a Reader
By Kitty Felde It’s that time of year when we can almost feel spring in the air. Almost. It’s the time of year when many of us plan our gardens. One of the neighborhood kids is crazy about plants. Nothing gets him more excited than a packet of green bean seeds or a cutting from […]
World of Orchids on Display at United States Botanic Garden
By Southwester Staff Orchids, in all their vibrant colors, varied shapes, sizes and scents are the theme of the exhibit Discover the World of Orchids now through April 30, 2023 at the United States Botanic Garden. Hundreds of orchids are displayed, some at ground level and some suspended in the air. There are two nine […]
Washington Spirit Set to Launch First Full Season at Audi Field
The Washington Spirit, the 2021 National Women’s Soccer League champion, announced a full-time move to Southwest’s Audi Field for the upcoming 2023 season. Previously, the Spirit split their home games between Audi Field and Segra Field in Leesburg. Since beginning play in 2013, the professional team has also shuttled to the Maryland SoccerPlex for home […]
Arena Stage to Host Salon Conversations with Theater Leaders
By Southwester Staff Arena Stage is inviting the public to a series of intimate, one-night-only conversations with leaders in the world of theater. Launched as a virtual series during the pandemic, what became known as “Molly’s Salon” will return live and in person for a farewell tour as Arena Stage Artistic Director Molly Smith prepares […]
At 96 Years Young, the National Cherry Blossom Festival Keeps it Fresh
By Matt Koehler Spring is in the air and the days requiring multiple layers of clothing to walk or bike a few blocks from A to B are (hopefully) dwindling. Several spring-like days in mid-late February had many venturing outside only to discover that District flora was already popping. And starting this month, the National […]
Evocative, Award-Winning Play The High Ground Opens at Arena Stage
By Sheila Wickouski Arena Stage presents a world premiere of award-winning playwright Nathan Alan Davis’ The High Ground, a visceral story in which a Black man in Army uniform stands on Tulsa’s Standpipe Hill reflecting on the destruction and desecration of Tulsa’s Greenwood District, violence that became known as the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921, […]