Ladies Night Out in Southwest

Photo caption: Ladies enjoying a night out on the town in Southwest. Whoever says there is nothing fun to do in Southwest clearly has never met my group of friends. Between a first-class theater, multiple restaurants, and the waterfront all within blocks of each other, there are limitless options for young neighborhood residents to entertain […]

Business and Technology Training for SW Residents in Session

The Greenleaf Extensions Resident Council is offering Business and Technology training to residents who desire to enter the corporate workforce. Courses designed to teach participants how to compose corporate documents, perform Internet research, build databases, and enhance business communications will begin in January. The 12-week program incorporates typing proficiency, public speaking, Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, […]

SW Playground Dedication

The dedication of the new SW Playground located next to the SW Library took place on Nov. 1, 2014. Photos by Perry Klein: (photo caption: The ribbon-cutting.) (photo caption: The​ dedication plaque. L to R: Elizabeth Vita-Finzi (Resident Manager of Mandarin Oriental Hotel), Felicia Couts, Rev. Ruth Hamilton (Chair of CBCC), ANC 6D Commissioner Rachel Reilly Carroll. […]

August Real Estate Report

  If you want to know how strong a local market is, just take a look at the days on market. I expect the third and fourth quarters to be just as strong as the first half of the year. Aug-14 Aug-13 % Change Sold Dollar Volume $6,251,550 $9,177,300 -31.88% Avg Sold Price $329,029 $327,761 0.39% Median Sold […]