By Sheila Wickouski Blue is all around us, evoking many emotions from the optimism of “blue skies” to the sadness of “singing the blues.” In art, the color blue has been used for tens of thousands of years, from a blue Egyptian funerary figure, a Chinese blue-and-white teapot, Hokusai’s The […]
Mutual Aid Kicks off Autumn Food Drive
By Max Grossman and Carlee Brown Ward 6 Mutual Aid (W6MA) is an all-volunteer grassroots group working with Black and Brown grassroots organizations to help keep our communities safe. The Southwest Pod of W6MA is partnering with Christ United Methodist Church (CUMC) to serve our neighbors with food and supplies […]
SW Support Group Celebrates Annual Breast Cancer Awareness Month
By Jennifer Fei and Thelma D. Jones On Wednesday evening, Oct. 21, the Thelma D. Jones Breast Cancer Fund (TDJBCF) Support Group held its Annual Breast Cancer Awareness Month Celebration via Zoom and Facebook live. Attendees tuned in from as far as North Carolina, Georgia, and New York to celebrate […]
Native American Veterans Memorial to Open November 11
By Southwester Staff The National Native American Veterans Memorial will open on Wednesday, Nov.11, at 4th St. and Independence Avenue, SW. A short virtual message marking the event will be posted on the National Museum of the American Indian’s website and YouTube channel. Previously scheduled events to mark the memorial’s […]
Waterfront Academy Successfully Runs Blended Learning Model
By Kate Oczypok Local dual-immersion (Spanish and English) faith-based Montessori school Waterfront Academy is running a blended learning model this year. Students are in person five days a week for three-hour work cycles in smaller groups. “Since we are a smaller school, we can have students in person,” said Melissa […]
“Backwards to the Past:” Arena Stage Reopens with Election Message
By Southwester Staff “Y’all got an election coming up! That’s way too important to ignore.” Floating between the expensive yachts that idle in the Washington Channel, and the high-rise apartments of the Wharf where a new generation of lawmakers are rumored to live, is a small unassuming stage. On that […]
Westminster Seeks to Build Affordability into Their Future
By Co-Pastors Brian and Ruth Hamilton Westminster will soon undergo a transformation – a physical metamorphosis that will change more than its facade, but its role in the community. Some may know Westminster as the mid-century modern building at 4th and I Sts., but our history goes all the way […]