On February 16, 2022, ​ the 11th Street Bridge Park​—a partnership between the local non-profit Building Bridges Across the River (BBAR) and the District government—announced the selection of Anacostia’s Sunrise/Sunset Portals by DC-based artists Martha Jackson Jarvis and Njena Surae Jarvis of Jackson Jarvis Studio as the park’s first and largest commissioned artwork. – East City Art

The site for this artwork will act as a gateway to the 11th Street Bridge Park and in a highly visible, public green space along the river’s edge that is referred to as the “Anacostia Approach.” – PoPville

It only occupies a small open area near Allen Chapel AME Church in Southeast D.C., but a newly expanded urban garden is having a big impact on the community it serves. – WTOP News

Largely overlooked in President Biden’s economic recovery and infrastructure plan is sweeping effort to reconnect communities divided by urban highways. The $20 billion in aid Biden proposed in his American Jobs Plan would be a historic effort to correct the racism in how we built our highway system and lay the groundwork for reinvigorating neighborhoods… – The Washington Post

“…and Building Bridges across the River, the nonprofit behind the bridge plan, is channeling the resources raised for the park to promote truly equitable development, especially in long-neglected Anacostia and its surrounding neighborhoods.” — Next City

In Ward 8, four organizations have come together to help residents improve their financial situation in a simple way — by giving them five monthly cash payments of $1,100. – Street Sense Media

THRIVE East of the River is helping hundreds of families in Ward 8 navigate the COVID-19 pandemic through financial assistance and mentorship – Washington City Paper

As summer began to recede, a new mural came to life at Hopkins Apartments. Created by the residents with the help of two local artists, the new mural reflects a recently developed onsite urban farm. – Hill Rag

Public awareness for cash-based social policies was growing before the COVID-19 pandemic, and public support for them has proliferated since the pandemic started to roil the US economy in March. – Urban Institute

Murals around town, and especially on the Hill, are reminders that our world is happier and bolder with color and art in it. The Capitol Hill Restoration Society recently shared a compilation of murals around the neighborhood, and I noticed there was a glaring omission: The mural at the Hopkins Garden. – The Hill is Home