East of the river artists have been given the opportunity to show their greatness, which those in the neighborhood already knew existed.

Leaders and activists in Anacostia are using the arts as a means to change people’s perception of the neighborhood in Southeast D.C.

Chinatown’s famed Friendship Arch got a bit of a sprucing up this summer, and today city officials gathered to formally reintroduce the landmark. The arch had been covered by scaffolding until recently while construction finished up, so we’re relieved to see the work that’s been done more or less kept the structure exactly as it was. The restoration of the 23-year-old arch was performed by the original designer and architects, Alfred Liu and AEPA Architects…