Healing Through the Seven Healing Practices

By Smith Center for Healing and the Arts and the Thelma D. Jones Breast Cancer Fund Smith Center for Healing and the Arts and the Thelma D. Jones Breast Cancer Fund (TDJBCF) partnered for an evening of healing on Wednesday, July 19. The evening, hosted via Zoom and live streamed via […]

Annual Home Tour Opens Door to Southwest Real Estate

The historic Wheat Row Homes on 4th Street SW will be included on the sixth annual Homes of the Southwest Waterfront tour. Courtesy of Waterfront Village By Southwester Staff  The sixth annual Homes of the Southwest Waterfront tour, hosted by Waterfront Village, will take place on Sunday, October 8 from 1:00 […]

Ahead of New School Year, Community Delivers 2,000 Backpacks through Serve Your City/Ward 6 Mutual Aid

By Katrina Avila The enduring mission of Serve Your City/Ward 6 Mutual Aid (SYC/W6MA) remains unchanged: to provide resources to Black and Brown youth and families across DC that others may already possess. Whether it’s offering after-school enrichment and tutoring programs or vital support, SYC/W6MA has played a crucial role […]

Scholarship Celebration Honors Southwest Students and Supporters Paying It Forward

Courtesy of SWNA ESTF. By Paula Young Shelton For the past 50 years, the Southwest Neighborhood Assembly (SWNA) has supported students in our community by providing scholarships to college and graduate school. On Sunday, August 6, donors, supporters and recipients past and present gathered at St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church to […]