With the election around the corner, Southwest residents ask for a mayor who is in touch with community needs
This year's Oktoberfest raised over $6,000 for Rural Dog Rescue Center; other animal rescue groups join to spread awareness
Residents and businesses are voicing their excitement as they prepare for The Wharf’s holiday boat parade Saturday.
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 open a...
Organizations partnered with The Wharf said they had no concerns about participant safety while planning the celebration.
Residents are frustrated with the lack of affordable housing in Southwest and want the District to do more.
Westminster Presbyterian Church and the Southwest Library are among the groups sponsoring events.
Mayor Bowser announced a new neighborhood initiative in Southwest D.C. that will make the Capital Waterfront more accessible to the city.
The Wharf is celebrating the long-awaited end to a 10 year revitalization project.
The Freedom Forum’s announcement comes a year after the high-profile sale of its landmark Pennsylvania Avenue property, The Newseum, to Johns Hopkins in the face of financial troubles.
Brookfield Properties, the development company behind The Yards, has set its sights on further developing the area to accommodate more residents and potentially diversify the subarea’s clientele.
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