Step Afrika!’s Holiday Step Show Returns to Arena stage in Limited Engagement 

The company of Step Afrika!’s Magical Musical Holiday Step Show at Arena Stage. Photo by Jati Lindsay By Southwester Staff After two straight years of sold-out runs, the world-renowned step troupe Step Afrika! returns to Arena Stage with their Magical Musical Holiday Step Show. The festive “step-stravaganza” will run December […]

Circulator Bus Nears Its Final Stop

Southwest residents scramble for other options December 31 will mark the end of the DC Circulator. Courtesy of Fredo Vasquez By Leonard Bechtel When the DC Circulator’s Eastern Market to L’Enfant Plaza bus completes its route on December 31, it will be the last stop for the familiar bus. Earlier […]

Annual Holiday Celebrations Return to U.S. Botanic Garden

A poinsettia bed at the U.S. Botanic Garden. Courtesy of Devin Dotson By Southwester Staff Holiday cheer returns to the U.S. Botanic Garden (USBG) from Thanksgiving Day through January 5, 2025 (closed on Christmas Day) with their popular annual holiday display.  Multiple model trains will run in the gated outdoor gardens […]

Arena Stage Opens World Premiere Adaptation of Agatha Christie’s Death on the Nile

By Sheila Wickouski A recent cartoon in the New Yorker magazine shows a Sherlock Holmes character asking a group at a house party when he would be invited for a visit when there was not a murder.  This is  something that another famous fictional detective, Hercule Poirot, could well ask […]

DC Parks and Rec Provides Update on Jefferson Field Renovations

By Southwester Staff On November 14, a community meeting led by representatives of DC Parks and Recreation and the District’s Department of General Services provided an update on changes coming soon to Jefferson Athletic Field at 720 9th Street, SW.  The project includes conversion of the existing grass field into […]

Holiday Celebrations Light Up The Wharf

By Southwester Staff The Wharf is decking the docks to welcome the community this holiday season. The annual ice skating rink opened Wednesday, November 27 and will remain open every Wednesday-Sunday through February. This season, the rink will be decorated to celebrate the Washington Capitals’ 50th Anniversary, and Rock the […]