Author’s Note: This is part seven of a series on the redevelopment of the old Southeastern University site in Southwest. These articles will serve to provide information for the greater community, and not to take a side on the development debate. This series, started in September of 2015, continues to focus on […]
Transportation Task Force Revs Up
In Nov. 2018, the Southwest Neighborhood Assembly (SWNA) renewed its commitment to all activities concerning transportation with the rejuvenation of the Transportation Task Force (TTF). Co-chaired by Bruce Levine and Adom M. Cooper, the task force is comprised of the following members: Lexie Albe, Katelynd Mahoney Anderson, Stacy Baker, Kathik […]
“Four and Twenty Blackbirds”
For more than a hundred years, the National Audubon Society has educated the public on wildlife’s benefit to humanity. It has protected and restored wildlife habitats and implemented policies safeguarding birds and other animals. Since 1998, novice bird watchers and experienced Birders have participated in “The Great Backyard Bird Count.” […]
“Old Southwest” Historic District Application Will Not be Submitted
Since 2016, at the request of several Southwest residents and with the support of a DC Preservation League (DCPL) grant, SWNA’s History Task Force has worked with professional consultants from the firm JMT to research the potential for an “Old Southwest” Historic District. The district proposed would roughly be bounded […]
Amidon-Bowen Girls’ Track Team is #1 in DC
Jan. 2 was the first day of school after a long winter holiday break. This was also the date of the DC Interscholastic Athletic Association (DCIAA) Championship Indoor Track and Field Meet for DC’s elementary schools. Despite the long winter holiday break that interrupted the regular training routine of Amidon-Bowen Elementary School’s […]
Exciting Year on the Horizon for Titanic Memorial
The Friends of Titanic Memorial Park (the Friends) look forward to its calendar of events and projects for 2019. The Friends were co-founded in the fall of 2017 by Corinne Irwin and Donna Hanousek in affiliation with the Southwest Neighborhood Assembly. They have a five-year formal agreement with the National […]
Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall to hold Grant Hall Courtroom Open House
Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall will hold a Public Open House of Grant Hall’s historic third-floor courtroom, located on the Fort McNair side of the Joint Base in SW DC, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sat., Feb. 2. The courtroom is the site of the military tribunal, held from […]