Southwest residents want more room on the table for fresh produce

Safeway is the only grocery store in the neighborhood, and the lack of alternatives is driving some residents out of the area to shop. But, a remedy is coming now that Streets Market has announced plans to...

Kordell Martin

6 days ago

Southwest DC

‘Emergency Band-Aid’ repairs to begin at Tidal Basin in 2022

The National Park Service will begin major seawall repairs at the National Mall Tidal Basin in 2022 to curb major flooding. But the $500 million project will be a temporary fix to the larger threats of rising sea levels...

Haley Murphy

November 16, 2021

Flooding doesn’t stop sales at District Wharf Municipal Fish Market

“Next customer!” yelled a Municipal Fish Market employee while pouring water out of his boot. The Municipal Fish Market, located at the end of District Wharf, is underwater–and still conducting business. Historic...

Haley Murphy

October 29, 2021

With ballooning population and extensive development, Ward 6 could see major boundary changes during DC redistricting

As the D.C. Council gears up for a delayed start to the decennial redistricting process, the council is predicting major changes to Ward 6’s boundaries. Ward 6, which encompasses neighborhoods like Navy Yard, Southwest...

Aneeta Mathur-Ashton

October 26, 2021

District Wharf and liveaboard boaters declare essential partnership amid Phase 2 construction

District Wharf views the liveaboard boater community as an important example of innovative housing solutions, diversity, and an important partner in maintaining the health and safety of the Washington Channel.

Haley Murphy

October 19, 2021

Shootings in Navy Yard-Southwest Waterfront highlight long standing gun violence issues

Two back-to-back shootings come months after a high-profile shooting in July outside Nationals Park in Navy Yard that sent players and attendees fleeing the stadium.

Aneeta Mathur-Ashton

October 13, 2021

Proposed redesign of M Street SE seeks to increase safety, mobility

The Capitol Riverfront Mobility Project plans to change the way people move through Southeast Washington by increasing micromobility options and making the roads safer for everyone.

Haley Murphy

October 5, 2021

WMATA 4A report map of proposed Blue Line extension through National Harbor

Proposed Blue line extension could add metro stop to Buzzard Point’s ongoing redevelopment

The proposal from WMATA would place a third metro stop in the Anacostia subarea, adding to the existing Navy Yard and Southwest Waterfront stops. The proposal itself comes as the last section of the Capital riverfront...

Aneeta Mathur-Ashton

September 28, 2021

Capitol Hill, SW organizations fight to close pandemic’s education gap

Community organizations in Capitol Hill and Southwest Washington have banded together to help students struggling with distance learning. During a pandemic that has disproportionately targeted low-income students of...

Tobi Raji

December 8, 2020

Inaugural homestand for DC’s esports team delivers a spectacle

From ribbon dancers to a riled up home crowd, the Washington Justice made an experience out of esports.

Matt Thibault

February 27, 2020

Protesters demand trade commissioners end solar tariffs

Industry allies from different solar companies such as SEIA and SGC Power hoped to influence the commission to get rid of tariffs on solar panels. The tariffs have cost 62 thousand jobs since 2018, according to SEIA.

Mariyah Espinoza

December 6, 2019

Southwest residents want more room on the table for fresh produce

Southwest DC

‘Emergency Band-Aid’ repairs to begin at Tidal Basin in 2022

Flooding doesn’t stop sales at District Wharf Municipal Fish Market

With ballooning population and extensive development, Ward 6 could see major boundary changes during DC redistricting

District Wharf and liveaboard boaters declare essential partnership amid Phase 2 construction

Shootings in Navy Yard-Southwest Waterfront highlight long standing gun violence issues

Proposed redesign of M Street SE seeks to increase safety, mobility

Proposed Blue line extension could add metro stop to Buzzard Point’s ongoing redevelopment

Capitol Hill, SW organizations fight to close pandemic’s education gap

Inaugural homestand for DC’s esports team delivers a spectacle

Protesters demand trade commissioners end solar tariffs

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