Waterfront Fiction book club will meet on Sunday, June 23 at 6:30 p.m. to discuss Conversations with Friends by Sandy Rooney at Politics and Prose on the Wharf. Mention Waterfront Fiction when you buy your book at Politics and Prose to receive 10% off. All are welcome to join in […]
Sounds of Southwest: Amidon-Bowen Elementary School Choir
By Katelynd Anderson If you are out and about in Southwest, then you have certainly heard the Amidon-Bowen Elementary School Choir. In addition to being regular performers at Southwest events, the Amidon-Bowen Choir has enjoyed numerous opportunities to sing at concerts throughout the city, including special programs from the Mayor’s […]
The Southwest Spoon: Station 4 Stays in the Game
By Mike Goodman Station 4, at 1101 4th St., SW, opened in June 2011 to much fanfare. Restauranteur Med Lahlou worked with Arena Stage to coordinate the opening of a fine-dining establishment around the corner from the playhouse, catering to theater-goers. But it was more than that. With a gold-painted […]
Computers for Seniors Kicks Off
By Vic Sutton, Chair, SWNA Task Force on Workforce Development & Adult Education Computer for Kids classes have been taking place at the James Creek computer lab for years now, using desktop computers. They started in 2007, as an initiative by Thelma Jones, who chairs the Youth Activities Task Force […]
Navy Yard Fetches District Dogs Location
By Southwester Staff District Dogs is a locally-owned business that started as a dog walking service with one owner-employee in 2014. Since then, founder Jacob Hensley has grown the business into a full-service pet care company, with its first brick-and-mortar location opening in DC’s Parkview neighborhood. Recently, District Dogs announced […]
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 […]
Capital Fringe Festival back in SW on July 9-28
By Donna Purchase The Capital Fringe Festival is once again taking over SW DC this summer, with the largest festival in three years! The festival will showcase 89 productions and 500 individual performances at eight venues with 13 stages, all within walking distance of each other. Venues include Arena Stage, […]