Neighbors and experts joined the All Hands On Deck – Climate Action & Disaster Preparedness Community Engagement Fair on October 14. Courtesy of the Author. Courtesy of the Author By Ben Curran, SW Strong! The All Hands On Deck Climate Action & Disaster Preparedness Community Engagement Fair took place on Saturday, […]
Circuit Making Many Trips
By Beth Hall The Circuit is a ride-sharing service in Southwest and a small area in nearby Navy Yard. The 9 electronic vehicles have been quite busy since the initiation of the service in June by the Southwest BID and DC Central Kitchen. Demand is highest in the evening with […]
Preparedness and Climate Change Fair Rescheduled for October 14
By Southwester Staff The Emergency Preparedness Task Force of the Southwest Neighborhood Assembly, (SWNA) known as SW Strong! is hosting “All Hands on Deck – A Climate Action & Disaster Prevention Festival.” Although previously scheduled for September, the event was postponed due to Tropical Storm Ophelia and will now take […]
Ben Curran Elected to SWNA Board of Directors
By Donna Purchase The Southwest Neighborhood Assembly is pleased to announce that Ben Curran has been elected to the Board of Directors. For the past few years, Curran has co-chaired the SWNA Environmental Task Force (SW Strong). Curran completed 34 years of work in the national and international emergency management […]
Southwest Community Gardens Celebrates 10 Years with Community Event July 29
By Pamela McKinney Southwest Community Gardens will celebrate its 10th anniversary on Saturday, July 29 from 4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. in Lansburgh Park (1098 Delaware Ave SW), and we hope you can join us! The event will include music from JoGo Project, a local GoGo/jazz fusion band, as well […]
Splash into a Swimmable Anacostia On July 8 with Special Event from Anacostia Riverkeeper
Anacostia Riverkeeper’s water quality monitoring tracks progress toward a safe, swimmable waterway. Courtesy of Anacostia Riverkeeper By Petra Baldwin, Project Coordinator, Anacostia Riverkeeper Did you know that kids used to splash around in the Anacostia River in the summer? Today, this urban waterway that runs through the heart of DC is […]
Monitoring DC Watersheds: Buzzard Point and The Wharf Among Healthiest Sites on Anacostia River
By Maya Sterett, Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay, DC Projects Associate and Petra Baldwin, Anacostia Riverkeeper, Project Coordinator The summer of 2022 marked the fourth year of the DC Citizen Science Water Quality Monitoring program, funded by our partners at the Department of Energy and Environment (DOEE) and led by […]