Martin Puryear Martin Puryear, sculptor, was featured in Time magazine’s July 9, 2001 issue in a series on “America’s Best” about prominent contemporary artists. Born in 1941, Puryear and his family lived primarily at Half & O Streets SW. He attended Syphax Elementary School in Southwest, eventually matriculating from The Catholic […]
Op-ed: Southwest Still Remembered
Southwest has always been a special place that people are drawn back to and they tend to form connections to this neighborhood that last a lifetime. The phrase “I know my neighbor” has meaning in Southwest. One can quickly see the huge amount of diversity and sense of belonging among residents […]
SWNA Honors SW Community Builders for Black History Month
Dr. Beryl Carter Rice is a SW community builder who lives in a Tiber Island townhouse. She is an active artist, specializing in watercolors. She displayed her work with the Tiber Island art group. She was an active member of Councilmember Tommy Wells’ Anti-Crime Task Force, which sponsored “Groups then Hoops” for 60 young men […]