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Tomorrow is Bike to Work Day and the first lucky few get a free helmet among other goodies. Sign up for our stop at biketoworkmetrodc.org

Thursday, May 21 @ 4 - 6pm 🎨 Facepainting · ✂️ Crafts · 🎲 Yard Games · 🍧 Popsicles · 🍿 Popcorn · 👞 Tap dancing · 📚 Book giveaways · 🔘 Button making · 👑📖 Drag queen storytelling (3:30–4:30 pm) · 🎤📚 Book talks by Kitty Felde (5–6 pm)

See you THIS Saturday from 3-5pm at the SW Duck Pond! Live music – Too Much Talent Band 🎶 Swag 🎁 Duck Feed Station 🦆 Duck Race 🏁🦆 HSO Giveaways 🎉 Yard Games (Jenga, Cornhole, Jump rope, Connect 4) 🕹️ Bubble Station 🫧 Animal Balloonist 🎈 Free food 🍔 Artist-inspired activity 🎨📬

Happy 5th Birthday SW library! 🎂🎈🎉🥳📚 See you May 21st for a fun-filled celebration!

May the 4th be with you. 🚀🪐🌕🌑☄️🛸

Quack! Quack! Duck Pond Party is back! May 9, 3-5pm 🦆🦆🦆

Duck Pond Party is back! May 9, 3-5pm 🦆🎉😁 Live music from the Too Much Talent Band • Swag • DIY Duck Feed • Duck Race • Giveaways • Yard Games • Bubble Station • Animal Balloonist • Free Food • and More!

Zachary Baldwin, director of mobility, data, and research for the Southwest Business Improvement District, said the project is “forward thinking in a way that we appreciate, because it applies a sharing economy mindset to a real problem: How do you deliver efficiently on an e-bike when your battery runs out? It’s a sustainable project, because it helps move people and importantly, things, without cars.” wtop.com/dc/2026/04/why…

TODAYS THE DAY!👕🧩📚 See you for the SW SWap starting at 4pm at Good Company Doughnuts. Don’t forget the bring some clothings, puzzles, and books of your own. ♻️

DC-based artist Tammy Barnes (@tbarnescreates) served as lead muralist for a newly installed community mural celebrating the vibrant life of Southwest DC. Barnes worked with an all-female mural team: mural assistants Kaylee Daryl, Porsche Major, and Lauren Rust, and mural apprentices Kira Lee, Donnie Graham, LaNia Roberts, and Lauren McConnell. The mural is now on view to the public near the Delaware Ave SW entrance of Lansburgh Park. Southwest residents attended two community events that offered opportunities to participate in collaborative mural painting activities, helping bring the mural to life through a large-scale paint-by-number design of playful imagery and bold color. The final artwork features four panels forming the letters S W D C, each inspired by elements of nature, wildlife, and imagination, and a nod to 90's style typography. A signature board displayed alongside the mural captures the many community members who contributed their time and creativity to the project—marking this artwork as a truly collective effort. Together, we created a mural that reflects the creativity of our community.

See you at the Duck Pond Party! Live music – Too Much Talent Band 🎶 Swag 🎁 Duck Feed Station 🦆 Duck Race 🏁🦆 HSO Giveaways 🎉 Yard Games (Jenga, Cornhole, Jump rope, Connect 4) 🕹️ Bubble Station 🫧 Animal Balloonist 🎈 Free food 🍔 Artist-inspired activity 🎨📬

Our dedicated Facilities Team has remained hard at work turning on outdoor water sources as part of our Spring-Summer Readiness Operations! Please be patient as our Team works around the clock toward completion of water activation, estimated for May 31st. #DGSMaintainsDC

See you at Good Company Doughnuts on April 21st from 4-6pm for the SW SWap! Bring clothing, puzzles, and books to swap with other merch there.

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Duck Pond is officially filled for our feathered friends. 🦆 🐥 Happy Spring!

See you for the SW Swap on April 21st from 4-6pm at Good Company Doughnuts. Don't forget to bring gently used items to swap!

🌊 Vote for The Wharf! 🌊 Big news! 🎉 The Wharf has been nominated for Best Riverwalk in the USA TODAY 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards, and we need your help to bring it home! From waterfront views and live music to local restaurants and community events, The Wharf is one of DC’s most vibrant destinations—and now it's time to show the country why. 🗳️ Cast your vote today and help put DC on top! Voting closes April 6 👉 10best.usatoday.com/awards/best-ri…

It's #nationalpuppyday🐶🐾 ! Check out some sweet pup friends in SW and DM us yours to share on stories. ❤

🍒🌸 Open House Sat, March 28, 10am-2pm Experience the beauty & tranquility of our sacred space. Enjoy a 15 minute guided meditation at: 10:30am & 11:30am 12:30pm & 1:30pm @swbid @cmcharlesallen @capitolhillbooks @hillrag @washingtonianmag @nbcwashington @washingtoncitypaper