By Donna Purchase Southwest DC is “the place to be.” We continue to spotlight the dedicated staff of the SWBID who are focused on making Southwest a clean, safe, vibrant community in which to live, work, visit and play! Willie Johnson is one of the original SWBID staff. He says […]
SW Community Celebrates Reopening of the James C. Dent House
By Matt Koehler The James C. Dent House reopened to a jubilant, if slightly overheated, crowd of community members, local political and religious leaders, stakeholders, and media under warm and sunny skies on Wednesday morning, June 19. Juneteenth to be exact, a date commemorating African American emancipation in 1865, and […]
Dinos Roam at Museum of Natural History
By Sheila Wickouski On July 16, 1969, the spaceship Apollo 11 landed on the moon with Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins and Buzz Aldrin. The journey had taken 4 days, 6 hours and 45 minutes to get there from earth. While people who are alive today may one day have the possibility […]
Op-Ed: What’s in the Budget for Southwest Neighbors?
By Councilmember Charles Allen The Council voted unanimously to approve the budget for the District of Columbia for the next fiscal year, $15.5 billion in total. It is the plan and allotment for every dollar the District will spend from October 1, 2019 to September 30, 2020. As your Ward […]
Sign up for Summer Reading Program and Win Nats Tickets
By Georgine Wallace The Southwest Library may be closed but don’t let that stop you from participating in a great DC summer tradition that the whole family can enjoy. The Summer Challenge (a.k.a. the Summer Reading Program), sponsored by the DC Public Library, started on June 1 and ends August […]
E St. Outside NASA Headquarters Renamed “Hidden Figures Way”
NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine was joined on Wednesday, June 12, by U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas, DC Council Chairman Phil Mendelson and author Margot Lee Shetterly for the renaming of E St., SW, in front of NASA Headquarters, to Hidden Figures Way. The event honored Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan and […]
And Then There’s the Music…
By Wilma Goldstein Westminster Church at 4th & I St., SW works at living its motto, “Not Just A Church.” Services on Sunday are open to anyone of any faith, even the atheists and agnostics among us. Pam Wilson conducts seated yoga there several times a week, young mothers can […]