By Beth Hall The Wharf is known for its environmentally friendly architecture and features. From the beginning, the project was designed to include green roofs, rainwater collection systems and other green features. On an ongoing basis, these features help prevent thousands of gallons of water from flowing into our storm sewer and into the Potomac […]
Southwest Students Awarded College Scholarships
By Audrey Hinton, Member, SWNA Education and Scholarship Task Force On Sunday, Aug. 4, the Southwest Neighborhood Assembly’s Education and Scholarship Task Force (SWNA ESTF) awarded 19 Southwest youths with college scholarships. The event, “45 Years of Awarding College Scholarships,” was held at Westminster Church, with Bonita V. White, ESTF member, serving as Mistress of […]
DC Institutions Headed to SW
By Southwester Staff Southwest will soon welcome two well-known DC institutions into its neighborhood: The Smithsonian Headquarters, which has been occupying some office space down here for a while, and the Washington Metro Area Transit Authority’s headquarters, known fondly as WMATA. The Smithsonian is moving its headquarters from the iconic castle, its oldest building constructed […]
Community Partnership Offers Training for Construction Jobs
By Caroline Crawford, Assistant Development Manager, P.N. Hoffman In anticipation of Phase Two construction of The Wharf, Hoffman Madison Waterfront (HMW) continues to work with Building Futures, the DC Housing Authority (DCHA) and Court Services & Offender Supervision Agency (CSOSA) to provide employment opportunities for DC residents. Through this partnership, 31 low-income DC residents and […]
Reimagined Riverside Makes a Splash at the Banks
By Christy Vaughn Riverside Baptist has reopened its doors alongside The Banks apartment building at 7th St. and Maine Ave., in the location it has occupied since the 1960s. The architecture for these buildings located across the street from The Wharf brings in aspects of water and stone for our Southwest neighborhood with a park-like […]
I.M. Pei Lives on in SW
By Ryan Pierce Prominent architect I.M. Pei passed away recently at the age of 102, after a lengthy successful career that spanned the globe. Before Pei would become famous for designs such as the Louvre Pyramid or Bank of China Tower, he did some of his earliest design work right here in Southwest DC. Pei […]
Amidon-Bowen Photo Project Restores & Recreates SW History
By Mekhi Bailey, Fifth Grade Student, Amidon-Bowen Elementary School Southwest means love, peace and happiness to me. I was one of the students who went out in Southwest with my teacher Ms. Perry and Mr. Willem to take pictures of my community. Mr. Willem’s daughter Morgan goes to pre-school at my elementary school Amidon-Bowen. We […]