by Susan Axleroad Southwest residents, spearheaded by Southwest DC Action, are stepping up efforts to ensure there is a strong community influence in deciding the fate of the lots at 4th and M Streets SW, aligned with DC Mayor Muriel Bowser’s visit to the Southwest Neighborhood Association’s monthly meeting at […]
Virginia Resident Killed by Off-Duty Police Officer at the Wharf
By Southwester Staff The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) is investigating an officer-involved shooting that took place on July 16, a busy Saturday night, amidst the bars and restaurants at the center of the Wharf. According to MPD, shortly after 9:00 p.m., two off-duty officers encountered Lazarus Wilson, 23, of Dumfries, […]
Local Activists Call for Community Land Trust at 4th and M Streets SW
By Matt Koehler On a typical hot and sunny early June day, members of SW DC Action convened a rally at a lot across the street from the Waterfront Metro stop. “Look at this group of people! I’ve always wanted to do this in front of the people. Can y’all […]
Serve Your City/ Ward 6 Mutual Aid Opportunities and Events
By Regina Mazur Keeping our community safe has been a long-standing priority of Serve Your City/ Ward 6 Mutual Aid (SYC/W6MA). They have been putting a continuous effort into providing our neighbors with food and supplies throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. A partnership between the Christ United Methodist Church and the […]
Southwest DC Hosts Events Commemorating Historic Escape of Enslaved People to Freedom
By Reverend Ruth Hamilton The public is invited to gather at the corner of 4th and I Streets Southwest (by Westminster Church) on Friday, April 15 at 6:00 p.m. to begin a “Remember the Pearl” memorial walk to The Wharf. On April 15, 1848, a total of 77 men, women, […]
Poetry
Angry Black Hair By Autumn Risbrook Let me just start off by saying thank you for loving my hair I know it’s so fluffy and coily and beautiful And I just needed to say that because I’m a little tired of having it tugged and pulled on by others who are not […]
Peaceful “Abolish ICE” Protesters March Through Southwest
By Matt Koehler “Sanctuary not deportation!” Protesters chanted as they walked up 4th Street SW, before turning east on I Street towards South Capitol. CVS had boarded up all its windows, and all the newspaper dis- pensers outside the Waterfront Metro escalators had been removed to prevent vandalism. There was […]