By Southwester Staff Capital Experience Lab (CapX for short) is a group of educators who on Jan. 29, submitted an application to open a 6th-12th grade public charter school in the vicinity of the L’Enfant Plaza Metro after four years of pilot programs in Southwest. CapX offers a unique learning […]
Why Genetic Cancer Testing Could Be Right for You
By Kavitha Kolla, MS, MPH, CGC The Thelma D. Jones Breast Cancer Fund’s (TDJBCF) virtual Support Group celebration back in January focused on genetic counseling and breast cancer genetics. During the event, I had the pleasure of discussing genetic counseling and genetic testing, and this article seeks to expand on […]
Amidon-Bowen Ranks #1 in DonorsChoose Funding
By Mike Goodman Amidon-Bowen Elementary School was recently ranked DC Public Schools’ most funded school from donations through www.DonorsChoose.org. To date, the charity website has delivered resources for 553 projects at the school. “Like many schools, we have needs that cannot be met through our school budget or traditional fundraising. […]
The Anacostia Stays Clean with Policy and Ingenuity
By Masaya Maeda With a decade of data to show for it, the Anacostia Watershed Society (AWS) is seeing a huge decrease in one of the river’s most significant pollutants: expanded polystyrene foam – also known as EPS or Styrofoam. Thanks to local and statewide legislation and the efforts of […]
SWNA to Honor Media Arts and Scholarship at Annual Black History Program
By Southwester Staff The Southwest Neighborhood Assembly History Task Force (SWNA HTF) cordially invites you to our 2021 Virtual Annual Black History Program on Monday, Feb. 22, at 7 p.m., via Zoom. The 2021 Black History theme is “The Black Family: Representation, Identity and Diversity.” Established by the Association for […]
Launch of the Neal Peirce Foundation
By Andrea Peirce In December 2019, Southwest lost one of St. Augustine’s founding members: Neal Peirce. Peirce was a lifelong journalist who moved to Southwest in the 1960s. He is also recognized as one of the founders of the Southwest Neighborhood Assembly (SWNA). Over the past year, the Peirce family has begun […]
Arena Stage 2021 Winter–Spring Programming
By Southwester Staff Arena Stage’s line up of virtual classes for winter has something for everyone. Families, theater lovers, students, adults, and emerging theater artists have a wide choice of events to choose from. Any one of these offerings would make the perfect gift to share with family and friends, […]