By Louise Chase Dettman “Whether you are called to serve or have a need to be served, all are welcome at St. Augustine’s every Sunday morning at 8 a.m. for one of the best breakfasts in town and the most welcoming volunteers around!” That’s what St. Augustine’s Episcopal Church says […]
Coronavirus: It Feels Rather Ominous Now
By Kate Miller When I am perplexed by something I tend to dig deep for answers, so between obsessively scrolling Facebook (not true research) and straight up reviewing NIH and CDC websites, and Google (but of course) I find the coronavirus being compared to a 100-year epidemic. The last major […]
Coronavirus: What to Know and What to Do
Compiled by SW Resident and Disease Expert, Dr. Dennis Carroll By Mike Goodman Southwest’s own Dennis Carroll, Ph.D., currently serves as the Director of the U.S. Agency for International Development’s (USAID’s) Pandemic Influenza and other Emerging Threats Unit. In this position Dr. Carroll is responsible for providing strategic and operational […]
D.C. Cooperatives Mark 100th Anniversary
By Southwester Staff The year 2020 marks the centennial of D.C.’s first housing cooperatives, commonly referred to as “co-ops.” Mayor Muriel Bowser issued a proclamation congratulating the housing cooperatives in D.C. “…for their tremendous contributions to our world-class and culturally diverse city.” One of the lesser-known stories of the city […]
SWNA Event Planner & Sweetheart, Bianca Kersellius!
By Donna Purchase Meet Bianca Kersellius, a SWNA scholarship recipient. She graduated from Benjamin Banneker Academic HS in DC and then Penn State. Bianca returned to DC after graduation to reunite with family and friends. She also knew that DC was a great way to jump start her career as […]
The Aya Opens to a Packed House
By Matthew Koehler On Friday, Feb. 21, Mayor Bowser, Councilmembers Charles Allen and Anita Bonds, along with several other department heads cut the ribbon in front of a packed house at The Aya, Ward 6’s new short-term family housing. The speakers gave credit to the ANC, the community working group […]
In Remembrance of the 10th Anniversary of the 2010 Haiti Earthquake
On January 12, 2010, a massive 7.0 magnitude earthquake shook Haiti for a long 37 seconds, killing hundreds of thousands of people and leaving more than a million homeless. To mark the tenth anniversary of this catastrophic disaster and to demonstrate solidarity with our neighbor country, we want to reflect […]