Tag: Anacostia
Ward 7 Turns Out for Democrats
On March 27, 584 persons voted in the biennial election for officers of the Ward 7 Democrats at the East River Shopping Center. I...
Applying the Lessons of the Chesapeake Clean-Up to the Anacostia –...
In looking around for lessons from elsewhere to apply to clean up the Anacostia, we need turn only to the nearby Chesapeake, whose watershed...
A Polymath Walks Among Us
“What sign are you?” saxophonist Steve Coleman asked Terence Nicholson. “A Virgo” Nicholson replied. “You guys are good at starting things but not good...
Anacostia Watershed Society Launches Learning from Home
The Anacostia Watershed Society has announced their new Learning from Home portal at anacostiaws.org/what-we-do/education.
School is out for most students, and even many summer camps have...
10 Ways to Help Our River While Stuck At Home
We are living in strange times—tied to our homes to escape the pandemic and not sure how safe it is to go out or...
Anacostia River Festival Rescheduled
The Anacostia River Festival has been rescheduled from April 5 to Aug. 9, 1 to 5 p.m. Take a canoe out to explore the...
The Smithsonian’s Anacostia Community Museum Reopens with a New Director
After seven months of construction, the Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum reopened to the public on Sunday, Oct. 13. The 50-year-old institution boasts improvements inside...
East of the River DC Artists Resource
DC Artists East is a website for all visual artists who live or have studios east of the Anacostia River in DC. Its purpose...
Dennis Chestnut, A NATIONAL RIVER HERO AND HE’S OURS!
One of the lessons I learned from a career in environmental management is that no matter how important an area is considered, how complex...
The Ninth Distinguished Artist Award
Initiated in 2011 by ARCH Development Corporation, the East of the River Distinguished Artist Award “recognizes living East of the Anacostia River artists for...
