Tag: Southwest
WC Smith Development Ignores Affordable Housing
At the Sept. 13 meeting of Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC) 6D, representatives from developer WC Smith asked the commission’s endorsement of their plans for...
Gregory Casten is Making The Point
With The Point, Gregory Casten is banking on both consistency and change.
From the outdoor patio of The Point (2100 Second St. SW), Casten's new...
Buzzard Point Rises
Like much of the Capitol Riverfront neighborhood, Buzzard Point is undergoing a substantial transformation from a former industrial backyard of DC to a growing...
The New Frederick Douglas Bridge – What It is Bringing Us
We have all for the past year or so watched as those impressive arches were built and extended to carry South Capitol Street over...
Apply for Southwest Community Grant
The Southwest Community Foundation announces a special grant opportunity that opens October 1, 2021.
The foundation expects to award up to seven grants of between...
Meeting to Discuss Potential Half Street Community Land Trust
There is currently an effort in Southwest to have the DC Fire Emergency Services (DCFEMS) property at 1101 Half St. SW designated as part...
Watch ‘Southwest Remembered’ Documentary Online Tuesday
In the 1940s, determined to clean-up inner cities, the federal Redevelopment Land Agency and National Capital Planning Commission Space leveled 99 percent of buildings...
Remember the Pearl
On April 15, 1848, 77 enslaved people together climbed aboard the Pearl, a schooner docked in Southwest DC, hoping to sail to freedom.
Theirs was...
Donate to the SW DC Clothing Drive
This month, the Southwest Pod of Ward 6 Mutual Aid (W6MA) and partner organization Serve Your City are launching the “Southwest DC Duckling Clothing...
Southwest Safety Meeting Talks Gun Violence Prevention, Accountability
Ward 6 Councilmember Charles Allen (D) co-hosted a meeting on Southwest safety Wednesday night with commissioners from Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC) 6D.
It was the...
