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In this issue... September 2017

Five Things to Know When Remodeling an Historic Home by Bruce Wentworth

Stuart James Long (1942-2017): The Hill’s Restaurateur by Peter J. Waldron

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What’s on Washington Calendar

home & garden SPECIAL

Five Things to Know When Remodeling an Historic Home by Bruce Wentworth

Galvanized Piping Problems by Gary Barnhart

Roof Leaks Can Be Funny by Tom Daniel

Great Capitol Hill Gardens: Variety And Contrasts Are At Home On Capitol Hill by Derek Thomas

Flowers for Lincoln Park by Karen Cohen

Got Food Waste? DC Offers Many Options by Catherine Plume

The Hill Rag Garden Contest Winners

Dear Garden Problem Lady by Wendy Blair

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Bulletin Board by Kathleen Donner

The Numbers: Don’t ‘Repeal and Replace’ Paid Family and Medical Leave by Ilana Boivie

Intolerant of Intolerance in Ward 6 by Councilmember Charles Allen (Ward 6)

Don’t Tread on the District: Mad as Hell! by Josh Burch

South by West by William Rich

Eastern Market Report by Peter J. Waldron

community life

Going Places With ‘Small Planes’ Peregrine Coffee’s District Coffee Roastery by Elizabeth O’Gorek

Thai Massage Comes to the Hill by Pattie Cinelli

Hill Rag Crossword

Heard on the Hill by Jen DeMayo

Stuart James Long (1942-2017): The Hill’s Restaurateur by Peter J. Waldron

Profile: Angie Brunson by Stephanie Deutsch

H Street Life by Elise Bernard

The Anacostia’s Importance to Us: Connectivity and Community by Michael Stevens

Internet Killed the Museum Star? Digital Images at Hill Center by Elizabeth Nelson

Capitol Hill Community Foundation Expands Grants for Community Builders by Barbara Wells

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Real Estate Matters by Heather Schoell

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Changing Hands by Don Denton

arts and dining 111

Going Places With ‘Small Planes’ – Peregrine Coffee’s Ryan and Jill Jensen Open District Coffee Roastery by Elizabeth O’Gorek

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Dining Notes by Celeste McCall

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The Wine Girl by Elyse Genderson

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Capitol Roots: The Soulful Side of Bluegrass by Charles Walston

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At the Movies byMike Canning

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Art and The City by Jim Magner

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Literary Hill by Karen Lyon

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The Jazz Project by Jean-Keith Fagon

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Poetic Hill by Karen Lyon

health and fitness 129

Medical Marijuana: Not Just For Cancer by Chloe Sommers and Chloe Detrick

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Let’s Get Physical: Historic Langston Golf Course by Stacy Peterson

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Thai Massage Comes to the Hill by Pattie Cinelli

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The District Vet: Rabies by Dan Teich

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Kids & Family Notebook by Kathleen Donner

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School Notes by Susan Braun Johnson

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1 FALL IN LOVE 10K AND 5K

The fifth Fall in Love 10k and 5k Run & Walk to benefit Special Love is a terrific way to support Mid-Atlantic children with cancer and their families. Enjoy a scenic run (or walk) along the C&O Canal Towpath. Special Love sponsors retreats, like the week-long Camp Fantastic, which give young cancer patients and their families the chance to enjoy traditional camp activities. Special Love also provides financial assistance in the form of emergency relief and college scholarships. The Fall in Love 10k run and 5k run/walk is on Sept. 30, 10 a.m. on the C&O Canal Towpath, 3500 Water St. NW. Day-of registration is possible. specialove.org.

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2 JOINT BASE ANDREWS AIR SHOW

On Sept. 16 and 17, experience the Joint Base Andrews Air Show. Gates open at 9 a.m. Demonstrations are from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Check for exact schedules as the event nears. Some demonstrations may not happen depending on weather conditions. Admission is free as is parking. VIP seating tickets are available for purchase. Lawn chairs and cameras are permitted. Civilians park at FedEx field where shuttles run from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. In-bound buses stop running at 1 p.m. andrewsairshow.org.

3 CREATING CAMELOT AT NEWSEUM

To mark the 100th anniversary of the birth of President John F. Kennedy, Newseum is bringing back one of its most popular exhibits, “Creating Camelot: The Kennedy Photography of Jacques Lowe.” The show is on display from Sept. 29 to Jan. 7. This photo exhibit showcases more than 70 intimate and iconic images of President John F. Kennedy, first Lady Jacqueline Kennedy and their children, Caroline and John. The photos were taken by Kennedy’s personal photographer, Jacques Lowe. Lowe’s photographs helped create the legend of the Kennedy presidency known as “Camelot.” Using his extraordinary access, Lowe documented Kennedy’s rise to power from his 1958 Senate re-election campaign to the White House. He also shot intimate scenes of the Kennedys at home. The exhibit explores how Lowe’s images were used in the news media. newseum.org.

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Photo: Courtesy of Washington National Opera

H Street Festival. Photo: Andrew Lightman

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OPERA IN THE OUTFIELD

On Sept. 23, 7 p.m. (rain or shine), celebrate the 10th season of free, live opera simulcasts by joining the Washington National Opera at Nationals Park for Verdi’s Aida. Aida will be broadcast live from the Kennedy Center Opera House to the high-definition NatsHD scoreboard. Free seating is available on the outfield grass and in the stands. In case of rain, some covered seating is available. Gates open at 5 p.m. for pre-opera activities such as photo opportunities for kids; chances to win prizes; performances by local artists; screening of the Warner Bros. cartoon “What’s Opera, Doc?” starring Bugs Bunny and his nemesis Elmer Fudd; a playground, a costume trunk dress-up area, a craft table with coloring and face painting. For more information, visit operaintheoutfield.org.

5 H STREET FESTIVAL

This year, the H Street Festival is on Saturday, Sept. 16, noon to 7 p.m. The festival is 11 blocks long, between Fourth and Fourteenth NE, and has 14 staging areas that feature music of different genres, dance, youth based performances, interactive children’s program, fashion, heritage arts, poetry and more. It also features food trucks, giveaways and community information tables. hstreetfestival.org.

BARRACKS ROW FESTIVAL

The Fall Festival is on Eighth St. SE, between E and I, and is on Sept. 23, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Festival features restaurants, food trucks, United States Marine Corps Silent Drill Platoon, community information tables, a main stage for live entertainment and Chesty, the Marine Corps Bulldog mascot dressed in his uniform will be walking the midway to meet fair goers and pose with fans. Eighth Street SE, is closed to traffic and booths of all description line the midway. barracksrow.org.

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SEPTEMBER CALENDAR An English Garden-Music from the Age of Shakespeare. Sept. 22 to 24. As the arts and culture flourished in Shakespeare’s England, musical life blossomed as well. Popular ballads and art songs from the theatre — some associated with Shakespeare and his company and some from later works from the stage — are paired in a concert with lively instrumental pieces, fit for nobles and groundlings alike. With fiddles, viol, lute, cittern, winds and soprano Emily Noël. $42. Folger Shakespeare Library, 201 East Capitol St. SE. folger.edu.

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FESTIVALS AND SPECIAL EVENTS WashingCon Tabletop Gaming Convention. Sept. 9 and 10. Kathleen Donahue, owner of Labyrinth Games and Puzzles on Capitol Hill and co-sponsor of the event, says, “It’s incredible how many people in DC love board games and card games, so we are excited about serving this community with WashingCon 2017.” Join fellow tabletop game enthusiasts at the Georgetown University Hotel and Conference Center, 3800 Reservoir Rd. NW. washingcon.com. Art All Night: Made in DC. Sept. 23, 7 PM to 3 AM. The festival will take place in six DC Main Streets neighborhoods, bringing visual and performing arts, including painting, photography, sculpture, crafts, fashion, music, dance, theater, film and poetry to indoor and outdoor public and private spaces, including businesses. artallnightdc.com.

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Maryland Renaissance Festival. Sept. 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 16, 17, 23, 24 and 30. 1821 Crownsville Rd., Annapolis, MD. rennfest.com. Prince George’s County Fair. Sept. 7 to 10, Show Place Arena, 14900 Pennsylvania Ave., Upper Marlboro, MD. countyfair.org. 202 Arts & Music Festival. Sept. 11, 11 AM to 9 PM. Featuring live performances, art exhibitions, interactive workshops and more. DC’s biggest outdoor dance party ends the night. Fourth and M Streets SW. dcarts.dc.gov. Adams Morgan Day Festival. Sept. 10 from noon to 6 PM. Vendors, sidewalk cafes, cultural activities and performances. 18th St. NW, between Florida Ave. and Columbia Rd. facebook.com/adamsmorganday. H Street Festival. Sept. 16, noon to 7 PM. The festival is 11 blocks long, on H Street NE between Fourth and 14th

Streets. It has 14 staging areas that feature music of different genres, dance, youth based performances, interactive children’s program, fashion, heritage arts, poetry and more. hstreetfestival.org. WalkingTown DC. Sept. 16 to 24. This is a series of more than 50 free guided tours of all parts of the District. Some will be perennial favorites. culturaltourismdc.org. Colonial Market & Fair at Mount Vernon. Sept. 16 and 17; 9 AM to 5 PM. More than 40 artisans will demonstrate their trades and sell their wares while two stages of family entertainment delight audiences with 18thcentury amusements. Fair included in admission. mountvernon.org. King Street Art Festival. Sept. 16, 10 AM to 7 PM and Sept. 17, 10 AM to 5 PM. Old Town Alexandria on King Street from Washington Street to the Potomac River waterfront. ArtFestival.com.

Solomons Plein Air Festival. Sept 18 to 24. The festival allows artists the opportunity to enjoy not only painting but sharing their creativity with the public. To the viewers, this art form can be very exciting because it invites them into the creative process: the sight, sound and even smell of the artists’ world. The competitive side of the process pits artists against each other for prizes awarded after four days of painting “en plein air.” solomonspleinair.com. Truckeroo. Sept. 22; 11 AM to 11 PM. Truckeroo is family-friendly and features food trucks, live music, cold drinks and games. 1201 Half St. SE. thebullpendc. com/truckeroo. The Cantina Cup to Support DC Sail. Sept. 23, 11 AM to 4 PM. Come cheer on the sailors at this annual regatta and fundraising event in support of DC Sail. 600 Water St. SW. dcsail.org. Snallygaster Beer Festival. Sept. 23, 1 to 6 PM. Features 350 craft beers and ciders, food trucks, music, entertainment and family fun. Tickets, $35 to $60. First and N Streets SE, Yards Park. snallygasterdc.com. Barracks Row Festival. Sept. 23, 11 AM to 5 PM. Festival is on Eighth St. SE between E and I Streets. It features restaurants, food trucks, United States Marine Corps Silent Drill Platoon, community information tables, a main stage for live entertainment. barracksrow.org. ZooFiesta. Sept. 24, 11 AM to 4 PM. Family activities include animal feedings, arts and crafts, musical entertainment, educational activities highlighting conservation research in Central and South America and authentic gourmet cuisine at a Latin America-inspired food bazaar. National Zoo. nationalzoo. si.edu. Taste of Georgetown. Sept. 24, 11 AM to 4 PM. The event features more than 60 creative dishes from more than 30 of the neighborhood’s best restaurants. K

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Street NW between Wisconsin Avenue and Thomas Jefferson Street. tasteofgeorgetown.com. Jazz Preservation Festival. Sept. 30, noon to 7 PM. Westminster Presbyterian Church, 400 I St. SW. westminsterdc.org. Washington International Horse Show (save the date). Oct. 24 to 29. More than 500 of the best horses and riders in the world will arrive at Capital One Arena for six days of world-class international show jumping and top national hunter and equitation competition plus entertaining exhibitions, boutique shopping and community events. wihs.org. Capitol Hill Village Presents: The Etiquette of Illness. On Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2 to 4 p.m., join Capitol Hill Village in partnership with Capital Caring for a presentation of The Etiquette of Illness.Many of us are at a loss for words when trying to offer encouragement or support to someone suffering from an illness. This presentation offers practical suggestions, patient and caregiver perspectives, and other communication skills that can help those offering support feel more comfortable and prepared in doing so. Reserve your spot at 202-543-1778. The signup deadline is Sept. 22, 5 p.m. The program, which is open to all, is at Northeast Public Library (fully accessible), 330 Seventh St. NE. Penn Hill Mini Golf Pop-Up. On Saturdays, noon to 8 p.m. and Sundays, noon to 6 p.m.; through Oct. 8, come play at DCís newest pop-up attraction, Penn Hill Mini Golf. Each hole is individually designed and built by local artists. Bring the family to enjoy a new taste every week from area food trucks. Play nine holes for $3 per person or $10 for a group of four. Check with your civic association for free passes. If severe weather is in the forecast, check shopsatpennhill.com/golf by 11:30 a.m. on Saturday and Sunday mornings for an update. The Shops at Penn Hill are at 3200 Pennsylvania Ave. SE.

MUSIC Music at Rock and Roll Hotel. Sept. 2, Pure Digust and Summit Saturdays; Sept. 3, Haken-10th Anniversary Tour; Sept. 8, Dan Croll; SWept. 9, Bottled Up; Sept. 15, Del The Funky Homosapien; Sept. 20, Middle Kids; Sept. 21, Verite; Sept. 22, Sleeping With Sirens-Gossip Tour; Sept. 23, Jay Som; Sept. 27, Touche Amore; Sept. 28, Rainer Maria; Sept. 29, Torres; Sept. 30 Pinback. Rock and Roll Hotel, 1353 H St. NE. 202-388-7625.

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Doggie Day Swim DC. Sept. 10, noon to 4 PM. Upshur Outdoor Pool, 4300 Arkansas Ave. NW; Randall Pool, South Capitol and I Streets SW; and Francis Pool, 2435 N St. NW. RSVP to doggiedayswimdc.splashthat.com.

Photo: Courtesy of DC Department of Parks and Recreation rockandrollhoteldc.com. NSO Labor Day Concert on the West Capital Lawn. Sept. 3, 8 PM. Free. There will be a security check. No Alcohol. Blue Monday Blues in Southwest. Every Monday, 6 to 9 PM. Sept. 4, Dave Chappell Blues Band with special guest, former Allman Brother Band’s Johnny Neel; Sept. 11, Ursula Ricks Project; Sept. 18, 11th Blue Monday Blues Anniversary Jam Session; Sept. 25, Eyewitness Blues. $5 cover. Children are free under 16 years old. Reasonably priced meals offered. 202-4847700. Westminster Presbyterian Church, 400 I St. SW. westminsterdc.org. Rockin’ the Block Concert at Canal Park. Sept. 6, 6:30 to 8:30 PM. Zach Cutler. Rockin’ the Block will also feature food and beverage vendors, a moon bounce, and lawn games for all ages. Canal Park, Second and Eye Streets SE. capitolriverfront.org. Music at Mr. Henry’s. Thursday Night Bluegrass: Sept. 7, Moose Jaw; Sept. 14, Truck Farmers; Sept. 21, By & By; Sept. 28, Justin Trawick. Friday Night Jazz: Sept. 8, Kevin Cordt; Sept. 15, Elijah Jamal Balbed; Sept. 22, Aaron L. Myers, II; Seot. 29, Reginald Cyntje. Saturday Night Ladies of Jazz: Sept. 2, Tarea Anderson; Sept. 9, Renee Tannenbaum; Sept. 16, Julia Nixon; Sept. 23,

Nina Casey; Sept. 30, Batida Diferente. Capitol Hill Jazz Jam every Wednesday. Shows run 8 to 11 PM.; doors open at 6 PM; no cover; two items per person minimum. Henry’s Upstairs, 601 Pennsylvania Ave. SE. 202-546-8412. mrhenrysdc.com. Jazz Night in Southwest. Every Friday, 6 to 9 PM. Sept. 8, Strunkin. Sept. 15, Greg Lamont “Old School”; Sept. 22, Kenny Rittenhouse Quintet. $5 cover. Children are free under 16 years old. Reasonably priced meals offered. 202484-7700. Westminster Presbyterian Church, 400 I St. SW. westminsterdc. org. American Roots Music at Botanic Garden. Sept. 14 and 28; 5 to 7 PM. Free, no pre-registration required. National Garden Amphitheater, US Botanic Garden, 100 Maryland Ave. SW. usbg.gov. Chiarina Chamber Players Presents Scenes and Fantasies. Sept. 16, 4 PM. A solo piano recital featuring Efi Hackmey playing the music of Beethoven, Debussy, Schumann and Albeniz. $15 online at chiarina.org, $20 at the door, $10 students. St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 301 A St. SE. Concert for Yoko Ono, Washington and the World. Sept. 17, 7 PM. The Hirschhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden presents a one-night-only celebration of the artist’s pioneering experimental sound and performance art. $25, cash bar. hirshhorn.si.edu. The InSeries: Mozart’s The Magic Flute. Sept. 23 to Oct. 1. Discover the enchantment of Mozart and Schikaneder’s fantastical masterpiece: princes, evil queens, dragons, young love, magical instruments, the human search for Wisdom drawing us to the eternal Feminine...new English adaptation. DC Scottish Rite Temple, 2800 16th St. NW. inseries.org. Director’s Salon. Sept. 11, 7 PM. Directors, designers and cast engage with the community: lively discussion, open

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1314 Massachusetts Ave SE Washington, DC COMING SOON Live Large on Lincoln Park! Expansive Victorian porch front offers over 2100ft2 of commodious living space on the upper 2 levels plus additional lower level with ample family room, full bath, laundry and storage, back deck, patio, and off-street parking! Architecturally striking, 1314 Massachusetts Ave SE is set back from the street with a deep front yard and inviting double porches. The main level of this home features graciously sized living room, dining room, family room, and table space kitchen that are open yet distinct, with preserved historic features such as an entry vestibule, exposed brick, and slate mantles. The upper level boasts a spacious master bedroom with large sitting room and vast en suite master bath, additional 2 sizable bedrooms, and updated bath. Room to spread out, room to grow and just steps to Lincoln Park and Eastern Market.

rehearsal, light refreshments. All are welcome! American Roots Concert Series: Session Americana at Hill Center. Sept. 24, 4 PM. Session Americana is a rock band in a tea cup, or possibly a folk band in a whiskey bottle. Free. hillcenterdc.org. The Golden Age of Boleros with Miramar. Sept. 29, 8 PM. Miramar will play a selection of songs from Puerto Rico’s golden age of boleros, the 1950s, including works by Sylvia Rich. The Atlas, 1333 H St. NE. atlasarts.org.

THEATER AND MOVIES Scena Theatre: Julius Caesar at the Atlas. Through Sept. 24. Senators Cassius and Brutus are suspicious of Caesar’s growing power in the Republic. They fear he will accept offers to become Emperor. Cassius is jealous, he convinces Brutus to assassinate Caesar. atlasarts.org. Mosaic Theater: The Devil’s Music at the Atlas. Through Sept. 24. Mosaic’s third season launches with this hit OffBroadway musical celebration of the legendary Bessie Smith. atlasarts.org. A Little Night Music at Signature. Through Oct. 8. Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler’s Tony Award-winning musical, set in 1900 Sweden, revolves around a tangled web of love affairs. Signature Theatre, 4200 Campbell Ave., Shirlington, VA. signature-theatre.org. Rorschach Theatre: Neverwhere at the Atlas. Sept. 2 to Nov. 1. When Richard Mayhew stumbles upon an injured young woman on the streets of London, he has no idea that he has also stumbled upon the fantastical world of London Below. atlasarts.org. The Arsonists at Woolly. Sept. 5 to Oct. 8. The world may be starting to burn, but Biedermann has it all under control. He’s a respected member of his

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Oct. 1. In this contemporary adaptation of Don Juan Tenorio, the legendary lover pursues his vampiric impulses until he is redeemed by love. GALA Theatre, 3333 14th St. NW. galatheatre.org.

Janice Kissinger is an admitted “Indophile” who uses Merino wool, reclaimed vintage silk saris and her own hand dyed silk in her hand felted creations. She proclaims that her “pieces are built rather than sewn.” More about the artist can be found at janicekissinger.com.

2017 Smithsonian Craft2Wear Show. Oct. 5, 6 to 9 PM; Oct. 6, 10:30 AM to 6:30 PM; and Oct.7, 10:30 AM to 5:30 PM. Produced by the Smithsonian Women’s Committee, this is an annual fundraiser in support of education, research, and conservation at the Smithsonian. $15 at door. Oct. 5 opening night is $50, online sales only. National Building Museum, 401 F St. NW. smithsoniancraft2wear.org. community with a loving wife and a flourishing business. So, surely the arsonists will spare him. Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company, 641 D St. NW. woollymammoth.net. Skeleton Crew at Studio. Sept. 6 to Oct. 15. Faye has spent her career at one of the last auto-stamping plants in Detroit. Shanita is pregnant, Dez has a whole future to plan. Their manager Reggie owes a nearly unpayable debt to his work family. Studio Theatre, 1501 14th St. NW. studiotheatre.org. Word Becomes Flesh at Anacostia Playhouse. Sept. 7 to Oct. 8. Using spoken word, stylized movement, tableau and music, an ensemble of performers delivers a series of letters from a man to his unborn son, documenting his range of emotions, fears and expectations. Anacostia Playhouse, 2020 Shannon Pl. SE. theateralliance.com. José Zorrilla’s Don Juan Tenorio at GALA. Sept. 7 to

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DC Shorts Film Festival. Sept. 7 to 17. All regular and “best of” showcases are approximately 90 minutes; the Family Show is 60 minutes. All events, including free screening, must be ticketed. Each screening requires a separate ticket. Screenings are at the E Street Cinema and the United States Navy Memorial. festival.dcshorts. com. DC Shorts Online Film Archive. DC Shorts presents over 375 films from the past ten years. Sort through the genres or years they were programmed and click to watch. All films may be watched full-screen. archive. dcshorts.com. Seen on Screen: A More Perfect UnionAmerica Becomes a Nation. Sept. 8, 22 and 29, 1:30 PM. Learn what took place behind closed doors and locked windows at the Constitutional Convention in 1787. 30 minutes. Capitol Visitors Center, meet at Exhibition Hall entrance. visitthecapitol.gov.

Native Gardens at Arena. Sept. 15 to Oct. 22. Good fences make good neighbors … right? From the outrageous mind of playwright Karen Zacarías comes this hot new comedy about the clash of class and culture that pushes well-meaning neighbors over the edge. Arena Stage, 1101 Sixth St. SW. arenastage.org.

Atlas, Lab I Theatre, 1333 H St. NE. atlasarts.org. Luther the Reformer: 500 Year Legacy Film Series. Sept. 21 to Nov. 16. This series showcases documentaries and films from Germany and the former GDR about Martin Luther. No charge; reservations requested. Seating is limited. RSVP at goetheinstitutwashington.eventbrite.com. Goethe Institute, The German Cultural Center, 1990 K St. NW. goethe.de/washington. Death of a Salesman at Ford’s. Sept. 22 to Oct. 22. A Pulitzer Prize-winning classic about the cost of the American dream. Ford’s Theater, 511 10th St. NW. fords.org. Taffety Punk’s She Rode Horses Like the Stock Exchange. Sept. 27 to Oct. 14. Previews Sept. 27 to 30. In a nice New England park, in a nice New England city, two nice New England couples try very, very hard to be nice to each other while the world around them falls apart. $15. Black Box Theatre at CHAW, 545 Seventh St. SE. chaw.org. The Lover and The Collection at Shakespeare. Sept. 26 to Oct. 29. On the Collection, a jealous husband confronts a rival, whom his wife may or may not have met. In The Lover, a couple calmly plans for their scheduled infidelity. In Pinter’s darkly comic world of revealing silences and pregnant pauses, the characters and the audience never know quite where they stand, embracing reality and fantasy with equal conviction. Shakespeare Theatre Company, 450 Seventh St.

Swing Dancing with Gottaswing at Hill Center. Beginning Sept. 10; 4 to 5 PM (beginners); 5 to 6 PM (intermediates). $120 for the eight-week session. Whether looking to stay physically active, meet new people, or just want to survive that next wedding with dignity intact, look no further. hillcenterdc.org.

Hitchcock Film Series at Hill Center. Fridays, 7 PM. Sept. 15, Frenzy; Sept. 22, Alfred Hitchcock Presents; Sept. 29, Obsession. Free. Register at hillcenterdc.org/event/frightday-night-hitchcock-frenzy. Hollywood Goes to War: World War I on the Big Screen at Air and Space. Sept. 15 at 7 PM, Gallipoli. Visit airandspace.si.edu/hollywood for free tickets. LadyM at the Atlas. Sept. 17 and 18. LadyM riffs on the themes, characters, and language in Macbeth to explore female blood, ambition, sorcery as feminine power and violence. $12 to $18. The

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Miracle Theater. Movies shown Fridays, 4 PM, 7 PM, and 10 PM; Saturday, 8 PM and 10:30 PM; Sundays, 4 PM and 7 PM. Movies before 6 PM are $6. Movies 6 PM and after are $8; $6 for children, students, military and seniors. Advance schedule not possible here. Sign up for what’s playing at themiracletheatre. com. Miracle Theater, 535 Eighth St. SE. 202-400-3210.

DANCE Swing Dancing with Gottaswing at Hill Center. Sept. 10 to Oct. 29; 4 to 5 PM (beginners); 5 to 6 PM (intermediates). $120 for the eight-week session. Whether looking to stay physically active, meet new people or just want to survive that next wedding with dignity intact, look no further. hillcenterdc.org. Library Tango Practica. Sept. 16, 2:30 PM. Learn and practice the Argentine Tango with Bahman Aryana of Rendezvous Tango. Free. All levels welcome. Southwest Library, 900 Wesley Pl. SW. dclibrary.org/southwest. Furia Flamenca at the Atlas. Sept. 30 and Oct. 1. Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month at Café Flamenco. This popular, cabaret style event features traditional flamenco dance and live music performed by dancers from Furia Flamenca Dance Company and guitarist Torcuato Zamora. $30 to $35. The Atlas, 1333 H St. NE. atlasarts.org. Zumba at Southwest Library. Mondays, 7:30 PM. Instructor Roshaunda Jenkins will lead this one-hour fitness and dance workout. All fitness levels

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UNCENSORED: The Cocktail Party. Sept. 30, 7 to 10 PM. The evening will feature signature cocktails representing banned books from some of the city’s best bartenders, live music from local bands, a pop-up market featuring exclusive items. $50. Purchase ticket at dcplfoundation. networkforgood.com/events/3325-uncensoredunderground-the-cocktail-party. Dupont Underground is at 19 Dupont Circle NW welcome. The class is free and no registration is required. Southwest Library, 900 Wesley Pl. SW. dclibrary.org/southwest. The Washington Ballet @ THEARC. Through May 25, 2018. Mondays, 7:15 to 8:30 PM, Adult Vinyasa Yoga; Tuesdays, noon to 1:15 PM, Adult Ballet; Wednesdays, noon to 1 PM, Adult Barre; Thursdays, 10:15 to 11:30 AM, Adult Modern; Thursdays, 7:15 to 8:15 PM, Adult Pilates; Saturdays, 8:30 to 9:30 AM, Adult Zumba. Single classes are $12. Class cards good for 12 classes are $100. THEARC is at 1901 Mississippi Ave. SE. thearcdc.org.

CIVC MEETINGS DDOT Public Meeting on Southeast Boulevard and Barney Circle. The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) and Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) invite the public to participation in a meeting on Sept. 16 from 10 a.m. to noon at the Chamberlain Elementary School, 1345 Potomac Ave. SE. The meeting will focus on the Environmen-

tal Assessment (EA) of improvements to transform Southeast Boulevard and Barney Circle. This project offers the public a chance to weigh in on redesign the boulevard and circle while advancing the District’s larger Anacostia Waterfront Initiative Program’s goals to improve transportation options for everyone and strengthen communities along the river. The purpose of the meeting is for DDOT to provide an overview of the project and seek public input on ideas and resources that should be considered in the study. For more information, visit www.seboulevard.com.

DDOT Public Space Committee Meetings. Sept. 28; Oct. 26; Nov. 16; Dec. 14; 9 AM. The Public Space Committee meets monthly to review and render decisions on a variety of types of permit applications for the use and occupancy of the public right of way that do not fall within the regular permitting process such as sidewalk cafes; over-height retaining walls; over-height fences and security bollards. Meeting at 1100 Fourth St. SW, 2nd Floor, Hearing Room. ddot.dc.gov/page/ public-space-committee-meetings. ANC 6A. Second Thursday, 7 PM. Meeting at Miner Elementary School, 601 15th St. NE. anc6a.org. ANC 6B. Second Tuesday, 7 PM. Meeting at Hill Center at the Old Naval Hospital, 921 Pennsylvania Ave. SE. anc6b.org. ANC 6C. Second Wednesday, 7 PM. Meeting at Heritage Foundation, 214 Mass. Ave. NE, first floor conference room. anc6c.org. ANC 6D. Second Mondays, 7 PM. Meeting at

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1100 Fourth St. SW, 2nd floor. anc6d.org. ANC 6D ABC Committee. Sept. 24, 6:45 PM. Alcohol license applications, renewals, enforcement, and other issues. 1D MPD Building, 101 M St. SW. To be added to email list for agenda and notifications contact Coralie Farlee, Chair, ABC Committee at 202-554-4407 or cfarlee@mindspring. com. ANC 6E. First Tuesday, 6:30 PM. Meeting at Watha T. Daniel Library. anc6e.org.

SPORTS AND FITNESS Yoga Gatherings at the Botanic Garden. Saturdays, 10:30 to 11:30 AM. WithLoveDC is a movement to spread love, joy and acceptance throughout the District. WithLoveDC offers free yoga gatherings at the US Botanic Garden. This program is first-come, first served with limited space available. Participants are encouraged to bring their own mats. No pre-registration required. usbg.gov. Yoga Mortis at Congressional Cemetery. Wednesdays, 6 PM. Classes are one hour and appropriate for all levels. No reservations required; suggested donation is $15. congressionalcemetery.org. Rumsey (indoor) Aquatic Center. Open Weekdays, 6:30 AM to 9 PM; Weekends, 9 AM to 5 PM. 635 North Carolina Ave. SE. Free to DC residents. Have ID. dpr.dc.gov. Dead Man’s Run at Congressional Cemetery. Oct. 7, 6 PM. The kids run begins shortly after, at around 6:05 PM. $40 for the 5k; $10 for the untimed kids run. Packet pickup is race day only beginning at 4:30 PM in the Chapel. congressionalcemetery.org.

SALES AND MARKETS 2017 Smithsonian Craft2Wear Show. Oct. 5, 6 to 9 PM; Oct. 6, 10:30 AM to 6:30 PM; and Oct.7, 10:30 AM to 5:30 PM. Produced by the Smithsonian Women’s Committee, this is an annual fundraiser in support of

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education, research and conservation at the Smithsonian. $15 at door. Oct. 5 opening night is $50, online sales only. National Building Museum, 401 F St. NW. smithsoniancraft2wear.org. SW Arts Market. Every second and fourth Friday, 4 to 10 PM. Sept. 8 and 22; Oct. 13 and 27. Fourth and M Streets SW. marketswdc.com. Friends of SE Library Book Sale. Sept. 9, 10 AM to 3 PM. Most books are $1. Southeast Neighborhood Library, 403 Seventh St. SE. 202-698-3377. dclibrary.org/southeast. Friends of SW Library Book Sale. Sept. 23, 10 AM to 3 PM and Sept. 24, 1:30 to 5 PM. Books and DVDs, $1 or less. Southwest Neighborhood Library, 900 Wesley Pl. SW. friendsofswlibrary@gmail.com Christ Lutheran Church Annual Yard Sale. Sept. 30, 10 AM to 4 PM and Oct. 1, noon to 4 PM. Everything on Sunday is half price. 5101 16th St. NW. christlutheran-dc.org. H Street NE FRESHFARM Market. Saturdays, 9 AM to 12:30 PM. 800 13th St. NE. freshfarm.org. Southwest DC Community Farmers Market. Saturdays, 9 AM to 1 PM. Fourth and M Streets SW. dreamingoutloud.org. Capitol Riverfront FRESHFARM Market. Sundays, 10 AM to 2 PM. 1101 Second St. SE. freshfarm.org. Fresh Tuesdays at Eastern Market. Tuesdays, 3 to 7 PM. Farmers’ line of fresh produce. Eastern Market, 200 block of Seventh Street SE. 202-698-5253. easternmarketdc.com. Union Market. Tuesdays to Fridays, 11 AM to 8 PM; Weekends, 8 AM to 8 PM. Union Market is an artisanal, curated, food market featuring over 40 local vendors. 1309 Fifth St. NE. 301-652-7400. unionmarketdc.com. Have an item from the Calendar? Email it to calendar@hillrag.com. u

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Five Things to Know When Remodeling an Historic Home

emodeling an historic house in Washington presents many challenges, but also abundant rewards. Data from Realtor.com and the National Register of Historic Places indicates that historic homes typically appreciate 1.4 percent faster than their more modern counterparts. While remodeling historic homes in this area is quite popular, there are many key aspects to remodeling that homeowners are not ini-

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by Bruce Wentworth, AIA tially aware of. Here is a brief look at five things every homeowner should know about before remodeling an historic home. General knowledge of each of them can save time and money during a remodel.

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receive this document at closing. It is a document drawn by a professional surveyor that shows the dimensions of buildings on the property, where they are situated, and the restrictions on how much can be added in each direction. This is essential for knowing the basic physical limitations to projects. It will also help reduce the shock or disappointment if the architect tells them their dream is not possible. Hiring an experienced architect is a safe way to avoid unnecessary zoning issues when remodeling.

historic homes can be extremely tedious. Working around existing conditions can be surprisingly costly. Homeowners need to know that some things in historic homes cannot be changed and must be worked around.

5. Inspections

Next, the homeowner should not just consider what is physically possible, but know what is financially possible as well. Remodeling is an expensive undertaking, and remodeling an historic home can be even more expensive. The scope of work is congruent with how much money the homeowner wants to spend. Once they have a dollar figure, they will realize how much work can be done. New family room addition to a Capitol Hill row house I sometimes recommend that remodeling be completed tricts, and it is crucial to seek approval from that in phases to suit the budget restrictions of the cliparticular district before beginning the permitting ent. Remodel the kitchen one year and then the process. Historic districts are known for having master suite two years after that. As soon as the very strict guidelines when remodeling, especially budget and scope are finalized, consider a design if there is exterior work. that fits your taste. Many homeowners believe that skipping the Historic homes offer great bases for both tradipermitting process can be a way to streamline their tional and contemporary styles. The design is up to project and complete it more quickly. That is true, the homeowner, and when working with an archibut if they conduct work without a permit, the hometect or designer, they should create “idea books” in owner’s insurance might not cover damages due to order to give professionals a glimpse of what their unlicensed and unpermitted work. Permitting may aesthetic is. These often take the form of online be strenuous, but in the long run it is necessary. sites such as Houzz or Pinterest – or a collection of magazine cutouts.

Inspections are key milestones in any project. They determine whether a project can proceed to the next phase of construction. Types of inspections includes foundation, framing, rough plumbing, electrical, insulation, drywall, and final inspection. Inspections can be hard to schedule and may hold up work. There are alternatives, such as hiring certified thirdparty inspectors. These are usually scheduled at the convenience of the contractor or homeowner, but be aware that they can cost much more than typical government inspectors. Despite the upfront cost, projects may save time, and time can usually mean money. So, inspections are at the discretion of the homeowner and how much they want to spend. Ultimately, remodeling an historic home is a long and sometimes stressful process. For these reasons it is important for homeowners to know what they are getting themselves into. It is easier to face challenges in a remodeling project when they know their limitations, whether they are in zoning, design, permitting, construction, or inspections. In the end, however, homeowners are left with a beautiful living space. And if they ever decide to sell, they can expect sizable returns on their investment depending on the design and quality of work.

Depending on the scope of work, construction can be very time consuming. Hiring experienced contractors, carpenters, plumbers, and electricians is always a smart move, especially when remodeling an historic home. Like design, construction on

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Galvanized Piping Problems by Gary Barnhart

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any Capitol Hill homes are over 100 years old, yet most were built with freshwater piping systems that have a relatively short life expectancy. There is no question that replacing piping in walls, floors, and ceilings is an expensive hassle. Piping and use of plumbing systems, a key functional component to modern living, were developed in the Old World, but the technology was lost and forgotten for many centuries. Today we are still working out the development of optimal plumbing systems. On Capitol Hill, our prolific historic galvanized piping is a perfect example of a weak point in the overall building system. Most Capitol Hill homes were built with lead and galvanized steel freshwater pipes. These two materials were predominantly used in the area when Capitol Hill was developed into the city neighborhood it is today. While Americans became aware of the dangers of lead piping years earlier, it wasn’t until 1991 that the US passed the Safe Drinking Water Act, which limits the use of lead pipes. Today we are aware of the dangers of lead piping. Yet we still have many lead service lines, although most interior lead pipes have been removed and replaced with galvanized steel piping or copper. Lead piping freshwater distribution systems were largely superseded by galvanized steel piping. Galvanized piping is steel freshwater piping that has been dipped in hot zinc. The zinc is the galvanization, a thin coating that helps to prevent corrosion and oxidation on the outside of the pipe. This was superseded by copper piping. Most houses built between 1970 and 2010 have copper piping freshwater distribution systems. However, most of the Hill was built before that time, and here we often still have the old galvanized or lead pipes. Lead pipes may hold up well, considering their age. But galvanized pipes installed at the time of original construction in most cases have significant deterioration and are at great risk of failure or rupture. Washington, DC’s Frank Marzullo has worked in plumbing for over 50 years and he remembers the technological change in piping. “When copper piping came out in the 1960s, at first plumbers were still scared of it. They weren’t sure it would hold up and stand the test of time.” There are three main types of copper piping: Type K, Type L, and Type M. Types L and M are used for interior piping. “Type M copper is a cheap alternative to type L, but the best plumbers hardly use it,” according to Marzullo. “Type L copper is thicker-walled and heavier-duty pipe.” Eventually, Marzullo explains, the industry adopted copper pip-

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ing as a dependable material, though problems with theft of materials plagued construction sites where copper pipe was used. “Copper is expensive, and thieves used to literally steal the pipe right out of the walls. Then they would take the stolen pipe to the scrapyard for redemption. For a while [the industry] used a copper and stainless-steel-alloy pipe, then when thieves took it to the scrapyard, it couldn’t be redeemed.” Copper has stood the test of time and lasted for generations in a great many houses, but there are still challenges. For example, installation is slower because fittings must be flame soldered, and, as Marzullo noted, copper is simply an expensive material. Nowadays, while copper pipe is still used far and wide across the industry, there have been further technological changes with the introduction of PEX, crosslinked polyethylene. PEX is a lower-cost alternative to copper, cheaper from both a materials and a labor perspective. When asked about his feelings on PEX, Marzullo says they are mixed. “It is much cheaper, and fast to install. PEX is one of the only good options to replace an old galvanized pipe system without tearing all the walls apart completely.” PEX is flexible tubing that can get around some of the rigid constraints of wall framing, so some advantages are obvious. But Marzullo is still a bit skeptical of the technology. “See, I haven’t forgotten about polybutylene.” Polybutylene was used for freshwater distribution in millions of homes during the 1970s-90s, and the fittings often failed within the first several years to first decades. The website of the International Association of Certified Home Inspectors Inc. (https:// www.nachi.org/) provides training on how to identify old polybutylene piping and explains that “class-action lawsuits filed against [polybutylene] manufacturers have been successful and resulted in payouts to homeowners reaching $1 billion.” PEX and polybutylene are not the same, but much of the industry has good cause to be skeptical of new technologies in piping and tubing, hence a bit of circumspection may be warranted regarding the adoption of PEX. Accelerated-life testing methods are widely used in the construction industry to extrapolate and make predictions about required maintenance and product service life expectancy. In

simple terms, industry and ingenuity seldom wait to see if a new material or technology will withstand 50 years of wear, so tests are done under vigorous conditions to predict if a product will last longer under gentler conditions. In even simpler terms, reasonable people like Marzullo might not trust a new method of piping, yet the new technology may stand the test of time. Copper piping has stood the test of time, but polybutylene did not. Galvanized piping is also not standing the test of time, causing big problems for homeowners. Replacing these pipes requires tearing out walls, ceilings, floors, cabinets. Old galvanized pipes may have partially deteriorated if they are not already leaking and dripping in concealed locations. As well, they are more susceptible to freezing and bursting or leaking than other pipe types. Kelly Pletsch, of Pletsch Plumbing LLC, a DC plumbing repair and service contractor, has been working in the repair and service business for over 30 years, and the Pletsch family’s experience goes back even further. Pletsch has extensive experience replacing and repairing galvanized fresh waterpipes. “It is ... common to find galvanized supply pipes in beautiful and expensive homes all over the city and of course including Capitol Hill.” Pletsch has even been called to repair these pipes in the homes of heads of state. It’s amazing who are our neighbors here in DC, and of course no secret that these homes are at the top of the real estate market. Pletsch’s experience and work are unique. Not many plumbing contractors are willing to get involved in the messy work of selective repair and replacement, so Pletsch and team often find themselves left dealing with some of the toughest repair jobs. Pletsch explains that if a homeowner isn’t sure whether the pipes are galvanized, there are some relatively simple signs to look for. “Often one rowhome will include several types of piping. Don’t be surprised if the service line is lead, for example, with the above-ground piping run in galvanized or copper and a rear addition completely different with PEX or CPVC, for example. One of the problems with galvanized piping is that the rough and uneven interior surface of pipe walls can trap impurities and even lead contaminants from upstream in the system. Meanwhile, interestingly, the lead

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pipe walls remain smooth even over the many decades.” Possible issues with galvanized piping include the following: • Impurities can be trapped in the interior walls of the pipe. • Deteriorating pipe walls swell like a clogged artery and restrict the flow of water. • Deteriorating materials can infect the freshwater running through the pipes. • Eventually the pipes will leak or even burst, resulting in water damage or flooding. Look for these signs to determine if freshwater piping is galvanized: • Nickel in color, not much different than a nickel coin. If you lightly scratch the surface with a tool, the metal will look a bit shinier in a grayish silver color. • Zinc ages and becomes duller over time. • A magnet will stick to a galvanized pipe, because there will be steel (magnetic) under the galvanized coating. It is good for a homeowner to know these basics about plumbing and the options and alternatives. As Pletsch points out, since a home is such a valuable investment, these otherwise hidden components are important, especially in the case of galvanized piping, which has a much shorter timetable for replacement than the most of the surrounding building systems. Gary Barnhart is a Capitol Hill contractor with over 20 years of experience in historic restoration and hands-on building construction. He is a certified Building, Plumbing, Electrical, and Mechanical Inspector. Gary’s firm, GL Barnhart Construction, is based and focused on Capitol Hill and is licensed and insured in both residential and commercial construction and certified residential and commercial roofing. You can find detailed resources related to the history, upkeep, and renovation of Capitol Hill homes at www.glbarnhart.com. u

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Roof Leaks Can Be Funny

by Tom Daniel

roofer tells his bar buddy how he fixed a roof leak, and the story goes like this. “Owner shows me a leak in the kitchen ceiling on the first floor, and I ask him is there a leak on the top floor, and he says no, so I ask him if there is a bathroom above the kitchen, and he says yes, so I go upstairs and fix the leaky toilet!” With that, the roofer’s bar buddy buys another round of drinks. This story is true, and while it may be funny, it goes to show that roof leaks and the source of roof leaks can be difficult to find and repair, and they are definitely not funny. While in this case it wasn’t a roof leak, you never know where roof leaks might come from. Roofers are a lot like plumbers and have to know how to find leaks and how to fix them. Water is our enemy! It’s not easy to fix leaks, and while we strive for 100-percent repair rates we lose sleep and have nightmares trying to achieve it. Think of that. If a quarterback completes 60 percent of his passes he gets a big contract. If a baseball player hits .300, he is going to be in the All-Star Game. Michael Jordan, perhaps the greatest NBA player, said that he failed half the time because he only shot 50 percent from the field. If we achieved those rates we would be out of business. Striving for complete success is no easy task. We know how difficult emotionally it can be for our customers with leaky roofs, and that it can be

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checked. • HVAC roofing penetrations and wiring can be a cause of roof leaks. • Check overlapping seams on parapet walls and wall caps. • Rusty, worn-out spots on metal roofs can be a problem. • Slate tiles and shingles or turret roofs need to be secured. • Built-in gutters below the turret often wear out or have pooling water which can cause problems. • Tops and flashing of trapdoors/hatches are often a major cause of leaks. • Window seals should be checked for cracks and gaps. What can you do with your new-found knowledge? You can check out some of these things on your own, but getting on a roof and walking around can be dangerous even for experienced professionals. You should also find a good, experienced roofer with expertise in working on the types of roofing structures common to Capitol Hill rowhouses, and have all of these items inspected every year or two. Let me close with my “Squirrel in the Crawl Space” story. Sometimes I forget my flashlight when I have to inspect the crawl space of a house for leaks or access the roof through the hatch in the

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Great Capitol Hill Gardens Variety And Contrasts Are At Home On Capitol Hill by Derek Thomas The Two-for-One Garden Is a Study in Bipartisanship The properties at 12 and 14 Fifth St. NE have made a practical practice of the old saw of making lemons out of lemonade. There is one entrance from the street to the properties. This brick walkway divides in front of the two houses giving the residents separate access to their homes. The garden is a study in yin and yang, balance and counterbalance, a product of collaboration and compromise. There are many things in this garden that

should not work, yet they do. A frighteningly gray yet starkly beautiful eucalyptus pops up behind a classic iron urn. The urn is filled with coreopsis and creeping Jenny. A stone pathway leads to nowhere yet amazingly adds function and form in an otherwise random display of garden chaos. The begonias struggle to frame perennials that by their very nature are frameless and unruly. Hydrangeas strive for prominence while azaleas refuse to let go. Viburnum and camellia wait in the wings, tall yet not imposing but always demanding of a gardenerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s attention. A false cypress jumps out of a bed of dwarf Mondo grass, creating a contrasting view to the low yet impressive show of the dark green grass. Coneflower forms an enveloping skirt around the base of a classic rose, whose loud swan song reminds us that all summers must turn to fall and that all gardens have a beginning, a middle, and an end. This garden mixes in a little bit of everything, then adds a touch of magic that explodes across a gold tapestry of joint addresses. It occupies a space that though closed in and compro-

Combinations and contrasts can exist together in this kaleidoscope garden at 600 6th St. SE.

mised is filled with kinship and grace, a lesson perhaps best delivered to and learned by our Capitol Hill policymakers. Good show.

Kaleidoscope Garden Where the Edge Is Not Always at the End

Combined and individually, 12 Fifth St. (gray) and 14 Fifth St. NE (cream) work together.

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600 Sixth St. SE is a garden that is a study of gardens. Principles and ideas blend to make a splish-splash, combo-pack garden. Brick walkways sway and bend, not taking a formal approach, forcing visitors to meander into this slice of Aliceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s garden. Stones and hardscape carry this garden to a place that is dangerously close to the brink, then snatch it back to showcase yet another element of beauty and grace. The mature magnolia fills the Sixth Street side of the house and dwarfs the

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Front view of 600 6th St. SE

understory garden. Its gray trunk demands calmness in a garden filled with kaleidoscope colors of red, pink, white, and green. Spent candytuft softens the stone borders, and lace leaf maple stretches away from a shrub rose. A variegated American holly collides with a white hydrangea to soften the corner of the intersection of Sixth and Independence. A deciduous hibiscus hangs its dinnerplate-size blooms over the pointed pickets of an historic Capitol Hill iron fence, softening the sharp lines while daring to upstage its only supporter if only for a fleeting moment. Ice plant and dianthus crawl and infiltrate the spaces between the rocks. Geraniums and other annual flowers make sure there’s connection between the flowering sea-

sons of each individual perennial, adding a connection to the blended bloom power for the garden. A tall cypress flanking the door adds asymmetrical beauty to the garden’s randomness. Hydrangeas, liriope, arborvitaes, shrub roses, and a towering Hinoki make the neighboring home disappear and force you to go back and see what you have missed in this magically unexpected garden. Blending the unexpected.

and helps to ground the grandeur of the home to the garden. Crape myrtles add a distinctive pop of color and a nod to everything summer in Washington. Statues, juxtaposed into the garden’s borders, are not overwhelming. Instead they add a bit of balance to the gentle landscape. A gem magnolia creates a balance and reduces the forebodingness of the entry. Well done and beautifully maintained, a gem on East Capitol Street and a restrained example of how a well-executed design can be your most elegant welcome mat. Showy without the fussiness.

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Derek Thomas, “The Garden Guy,” principal of Thomas Landscapes, is an accomplished garden designer. His designs have appeared on HGTV’s “Curb Appeal” and the DIY Network; his garden segments can be seen on YouTube. He has contributed garden segments to Fox5 in Washington and is a contributor to the Smithsonian’s garden programs. Reach him at www.thomaslandscapes.com or 301642-5182. Find and friend us on Facebook at Facebook/Thomas Landscapes. Follow us on Twitter @ ThomasGardenGuy for great garden tips. u

A tree box at Ninth and South Carolina Avenue SE is an unexpected look at what neighborly effort can produce. In the shadows of one of the early and controversial condo converts on Capitol Hill – during the early 90s, when no one could believe a developer was actually going to convert a church into condos and have folks buy them – grows a micro garden that is a tribute to the resilience of the Hill. Flowers fill a space where foot traffic and pup paws most likely interlope on a regular basis. This garden is an experiment with a lesson in survivorship. A honey, it stops the car. I have to catch a picture of it. The coneflower and Russian sage collide and climb upon each other in a display of beauty and grace. They have demonstrated strength in numbers where most folks are at a loss to make even monkey grass grow.

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Expect to be wowed by this example of public-space gardening at this tree box at 9th and South Carolina Ave. SE

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The garden at 900 East Capitol St. NE sprawls and wraps around a magnificent home. It is meticulously cared for and caringly maintained by Capitol Hill gardener Leslie Sharp. The garden has a lawn that unifies the spaces. The shrubs, laid out as a perimeter garden, accentuate the repetition of texture and color. The fountain is magnificent

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Flowers for Lincoln Park by Karen Cohen

hree-foot-tall concrete urns – 17 of them – sat in Lincoln Park empty for decades. I saw them daily when I moved to Capitol Hill NE a few years ago and walked my dog in the park. Being curious by nature, I wondered why nothing was in them, like plants, for instance. Having moved from Charlotte, N.C., I was accustomed to boulevards lined with blooming crepe myrtle trees and hanging baskets of bougainvillea all over town. Lincoln Park had some rose bushes and grassy areas but no flowers. Being an avid and active gardener and member of two community gardens, I thought the urns should be planted. What

Allegra, Zemy the dog, Jocelyn, Ranger Vince of NPS, and Karen Cohen. Photo: Tim Cohen

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would it take to get it done? Research regarding Lincoln Park led me to the National Park Service (NPS). I Left to right: James, Alan, Barb, Rindy, Hannah, Phil, and Karen. Photo: Tim Cohen learned that the seven-acre park is the largest one in urns. That was the inception of my neighborCapitol Hill and is located one mile east of the hood beautification project, which I call Adopt Capitol building. It was designated as Lincoln an Urn. I met with Ranger Vince from NPS and Park in 1867 by Congress with a large statue to memorialize the assassinated president. At the statue’s unveiling, Frederick Douglass, who lived on the Hill, gave the keynote speech to some 25,000 people, including President Ulysses S. Grant and members of Congress. Another larger than life statue, of DC activist Mary McLeod Bethune, was placed di r e c t l y a c r o s s from Lincoln in 1974, and his statue was rotated to face Bethune. The urns, brought a few decades ago, look antique but they are not. I sent off my first email to the Park Service and asked if I could Frager’s donated a big cart of plants for Adopt an Urn. plant flowers in the Photo: Karen Cohen

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discussed minor details such as what kind of plants and flowers. We n a m e d o u r p r o j e c t P.L.A.N.T.S., People Living Actively Near Their Site. NPS drew up a volunteer contract which I signed as head honcho of this project. NPS’s job was to empty the dry soil from the urns and fill them with fresh potting soil. There was no running water in the park, which meant we would have

Karen Cohen bringing plants to Lincoln Park. Photo: Tim Cohen

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Urns are overﬂowing with ﬂora. Photo: Karen Cohen

to bring our own, a bit of a hassle but not an obstacle. In the meantime, I asked friends living around the park and they agreed to help buy and plant flowers. I announced my idea on a group email and the rest of the volunteers replied.

Preserving Capitol Hill A quick request got both Frager’s Hardware and Ginkgo Gardens onboard. They supplied lovely plants such as trailing sweet potato vines, geraniums, dracaena, and coleus. Once the soil was delivered, neighbors went to work. We each selected the urn we wanted to adopt and brought our own plants and plopped them in. The hard part, if at all, is to continue to water the plants a few times weekly. Many folks who enjoy the park have complimented us on the new “look” the flowers give to the park. A splash of color and a sign of concern and involvement make us prouder of Lincoln Park. It took almost no effort at all because people on the Hill are eager to lend a hand to keep our neighborhood clean, safe, and beautiful. As Sigmund Freud said, “Flowers are restful to look at. They have neither emotions nor conflicts.” Many thanks to Ranger Vince and our “adoptees,” Claire, Mary, Sarah, Peter, Phil, Rindy, Barb and Allan, Kristen, Jocelyn, Hannah, Jason, Kara, Vince, James, Rosemary, Elizabeth. Say hello if you see us lugging water jugs to the park, dogs and kids in tow.

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ave you ever thought about how much food your family wastes? As waste disposal becomes an ever greater environmental, health, and social issue, cities are looking for creative ways to reduce food and yard waste. From barbeque leftovers to the overripe tomato, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)

by Catherine Plume and contributes to greenhouse gases and poor air quality. Meanwhile, 50 million Americans were unable to meet their food needs. Annie White at the Office of Waste Diversion of the DC Department of Public Works (DPW) notes, “Residential and commercial food and yard waste in DC adds up to over 230,000 tons annually. The Sustainable DC Plan [www. sustainabledc.org] has a goal of reducing total waste generation by 15 percent and increasing the

Start at Home! Storing food properly can make it last longer. While spinach, kale, and chard tend to spoil quickly in a plastic bag, they’ll stay crisp longer when wrapped in dry paper or kitchen towels. Radishes and turnips will stay fresh for weeks when submerged in a jar of water, while wrapping onions in old pantyhose will keep them crisp longer. SaveTheFood.com provides excellent tips for preserving food by food type. Canning, pickling, and dehydrating the season’s harvest will preserve the fresh and sweet taste of tomatoes, peaches, corn, and cucumbers all year long. Frager’s and W.S. Jenks & Son carry large assortments of canning supplies.

Donate It! Individuals and families can pass along unused food through the DC FreeCycle ListServ (https://groups.

A young composter contributes to DPW’s Food Waste Drop Oﬀ at Eastern Market. Photo: DPW

estimated in 2014 that 133 billion pounds of the available retail and consumer food supply went uneaten – at an estimated value of $161.6 billion. A US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) study in 2014 found that food and yard waste together account for 29 percent of waste, most of which ends up in landfills or incinerators

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waste diversion rate [the amount of waste that is diverted from landfills and incineration] to 80 percent by 2032. There’s a lot of effort going into achieving this goal, including an array of innovative programs already underway and others planned for the future.”

Food Rescue US is ready to make another DC food run. Photo: Food Rescue US

yahoo.com/neo/groups/freecycledc/info). Meanwhile, the nonprofit Food Rescue US picks up leftover food from businesses and delivers it to food pantries around the city. A convenient app allows organizations to donate or request donated food with just a couple of clicks. Some of Food Rescue DC’s regular food donators are Bread Furst, We, The Pizza, and Revolution Foods, while recipients include Martha’s Table, ThriveDC, and SOME, among others. According to Kate Urbank, DC site director for Food Rescue US, business is booming. Since its inception in October 2016, Food Rescue US has “rescued” over 68,000 pounds of food in DC alone. They’re always looking for volunteers to help move food around the District.

Compost It! Sometimes, food just needs to be discarded. An Aug. 7 Washington Post story reported that DC hopes to start a citywide curbside composting program in the next five years. In the meantime, residents have several composting options. • Did you know that there’s a year-round food waste dropoff every Saturday at Eastern Market (in front of the Rumsey Pool)? In fact, DPW now operates a food waste dropoff program in every Ward. See https:// dpw.dc.gov/foodwastedropoff for a list of sites, schedule, and acceptable items. • The DC Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) began operating critterproof/smell-proof community food and garden waste composting bins in 2015. Take a one-hour training and you’ll be able to drop off your food waste at one of

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50 sites around town. More than a thousand residents are participating in this program and composting some 12 tons of food and organic waste every month. To learn more see https://dpr.dc.gov/ page/community-compostcooperative-network. • Veteran Compost (www.veterancompost.com), Compost Cab (www.compostcab.com), and Fat Worm Compost (www.fatwormcompost.com) are just some of the companies that provide special-event, residential, and/or commercial pickup services in DC. • Install your own compost bin. While this isn’t an option for everyone, it might work for you. There are a lot of backyard composting bin options out there, and with the right mix of “browns” (dried leaves, straw, wood chips, and/or newspaper) and “greens” (grass clippings and yard and kitchen scraps), odors and vermin can easily be controlled. Food waste is such a big deal that even Congress is getting on board. Among other things, the Food Waste Recovery Act (HR 3444) introduced in June would standardize date labels and make it easier to donate food. But why wait for Congress to act when there’s so much that you can do to reduce food waste now! Catherine Plume is a lifelong environmentalist, a writer, and a blogger for the DC Recycler, www. DCRecycler.blogspot.com, Twitter @ DC_Recycler. She is also a board member for the DC chapters of the Sierra Club and Green America, but her perspectives are her own and do not necessarily represent the positions of either organization. u

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The centerpiece of this charming backyard is a “Red Dragon” weeping Japanese maple, with a fountain birdbath in the background. Pictured in the close-up are clematis ‘Elsa Spaeth’ (light purple), clematis ‘Amethyst Beauty’ (dark purple), phlox “Amethyst Pearl,’ salvia ‘Blue Hill,’ and digitalis ‘Camelot Rose.’ Submitted by Andrew Betourney, 811 A St, NE.

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The garden at 100 5th Street, S.E., has been tended by Jeff Campbell and Gene Berry since 1994, when they purchased the house and garden from Jesse Stearns Buscher (a colorful character who also portrayed herself in the 1962 Otto Preminger film Advise and Consent). One of the first tasks the new owners completed was the removal of every blade of grass and two overgrown juniper trees. They next laid out the bluestone path that meanders the entire length of the garden. They spent 20+ years planting and replanting, planting and replanting, and you will find many specimen plants brought back from their travels from Maine to Oregon. This is a garden that never looks the same week to week, season to season, or year to year. This constant state of flux is most likely not to everyone’s taste, but well suits its current caretakers.

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There were several challenges that were met with this garden landscape. There was a large ugly exhaust vent emptying into the garden that the ivy column on the left conceals. The wall placard helped make the space more intimate and gave it a focal point.. The brick it hangs on is 30 feet tall so the placard was used to create a visual ceiling for the space. The fern under it provides movement and flow. The mahonia on the right provides year round interest with its flowers berries and foliage. Submitted by Nancy Lithgow, 101 6th St. NE. u

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Dear Garden Problem Lady by Wendy Blair What do you know about using milk as a fertilizer, specifically on tomato plants? My neighbor insists that milk is a good fertilizer. He pours it around the base of his excellent tomatoes. Horticulturally speaking, the amino acids, proteins, enzymes, and sugars in milk are the same ingredients that feed healthy communities of microbes, fungi, and beneficial bacteria in garden soil, once composted – as do composted fruits, vegetables, plant waste, manure, wood chips. How much good will milk by itself do? Relative in volume to organic fertilizer, milk is super expensive and, when decomposed, very low in necessary nutrients such as nitrogen. It lives on only in folk myth. We saw a beautiful small tree that has delicate flowers with a heavenly scent. Best of all, it blooms in September, which greatly appeals to our garden’s needs. It also has exfoliating bark, like that of the crape myrtle, and shiny, slender, dark green leaves. Can you identify it from this photo? This little gem is called a seven sons tree (Zones 5-9). It needs full sun. The name comes from its profuse but delicate white flowers in groups of seven, inside a whorl. The Latin name is Heptacodium miconioides, and it grows to a height of 10 to 15 feet tall, with a canopy spread of 10 feet. I may have gotten a little rash on my hands and arms from trying to reduce the size of a giant fleece flower that we planted this past

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May. The problem is not the rash so much as the size of the thing. Don’t get me wrong – this fleece flower is stunning – a great white whale of a focal point. All eyes gravitate to it immediately. But will I survive? Of course you will, just wear gloves. Fleece flower (Persicaria polymorpha) is hard to keep small. It stars in a garden like a shrub, getting taller and taller as it blooms all summer long. But it is actually an herbaceous perennial that dies back completely to the ground by the end of autumn. Next year, starting from nothing, it will again rise up and reign triumphant. It is not invasive, just big and a fast grower. When should I plant the bulbs for foxtail lilies? Now – in August. These phallic-shaped, stunning seven-foot wonders come in myriad lovely colors, but the Problem Lady prefers white. Naturally they will dominate, and are best at the back of a bed, yet in full sun and with excellent drainage. The next public meeting of the Capitol Hill Garden Club occurs Sept. 12 at the Northeast Public Library, corner of Maryland Avenue and Seventh Street NE. Meetings start at 7 p.m. and are free and open to all. Membership details: capitolhillgardenclub.org. Feeling beset by gardening problems? Your problem might prove instructive to others and help them feel superior to you. Send them to the Problem Lady c/o dearproblemlady@gmail.com. Complete anonymity is assured. u

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Bulletin Board Southwest Nights at Arena Stage People who reside or work in Southwest DC can buy discounted tickets for specially designated Southwest Nights performances of each production. Tickets are $36 for musicals and $26 for non-musicals. Proof of Southwest DC residency or employment for each member of the party must be presented at the time of pick-up. Tickets are based on availability. Southwest Nights performances are: Native Gardens, Sept. 18, 7:30 p.m.; The Price, Oct. 29, 7:30 p.m.; The Pajama Game, Nov. 22, 7:30 p.m.; Nina Simone: Four Women, Dec. 3, 1 p.m.; Sovereignty, Jan. 28, 7:30 p.m; The Great Society, Feb. 18, 7:30 p.m.; Hold These Truths, March 25, 1 p.m.; Two Trains Running, April 22, 6 p.m.; Snow Child, May 20, 7:30 p.m. arenastage.org.

Stories in the Old Senate Chamber On Sept. 15, 1:30 p.m., in recognition of Constitution Week, listen to a story about the freedom of the press and the power of the Senate in the Old Senate Chamber. Program is 30 minutes. Meet at the Exhibition Hall entrance of the Capitol Visitor Center. Outdoor tours of the Capitol Grounds have also resumed. They are offered daily at 1 p.m. Attendees should wear comfortable walking shoes. visitthecapitol.gov.

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Get Tickets to Tour SW House Boats In its biennial boat-home tour, SW DC’s colorful liveaboard community opens its doors to visitors on Oct. 7 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The self‐guided tour at Gangplank Marina takes visitors inside up to 20 of the most fun and unique boat homes. Owners and docents will also be available to answer questions about the liveaboard lifestyle. This is only the fifth time that the homes of Gangplank Marina have been open to the public. Gangplank Marina is the largest liveaboard community on the East Coast. For over 30 years, it has been home to a diverse group including professionals, families, artists, retirees, scientists, members of Congress and members of the military. Advance purchased is required at $25 per person, but only $20 for 20024 zip code residents. The tour always sells out. Purchase tickets at dchouseboat.org. Proceeds benefit local charities.

Union Market has become a “foodie” destination. However even greater changes are planned for the area unofficially known as the “Florida Avenue Market.” On Sept. 25, 7:30 p.m., Laura Hughes will present an illustrated lecture on the past and present of the Union Market warehouse district, notable for its unified design, architectural flourishes and distinct history. Located north of Florida Avenue between Fourth and Sixth Streets NE, the warehouses were built between 1929 and 1939 to accommodate wholesale businesses displaced when Center Market was demolished for the construction of the Federal Triangle. Laura Hughes worked as the preservation consultant for the Office of Planning’s Small Area Plan. She worked on the historical research that led to Union Market’s designation as a DC historical landmark. She is a principal of EHT Traceries, a District architectural research and consulting firm. The lecture is at Hill Center, 921 Pennsylvania Ave. SE. Admission is free but a reservation is required. To register go to hillcenterdc.org or call 202-549- 4172.

Kirtan with Swami Gurusharanananda On Sept. 26 from 7 to 9 p.m., chant with Saria Yoga Master, who is vis-

iting from India. Admission is by donation to benefit Children of Ma Annamaria Foundation. St. Mark’s Yoga Center, 301 A St. SE. stmarks.net.

New Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge Unveiled The new Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge is part of the South Capitol Street Corridor Project, the largest construction project in the history of DC Department of Transportation (DDOT). The project includes replacement of the 68-year-old Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge and reconstruction of the

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UNDERGROUND “TOUR” OF CONGRESSIONAL CEMETERY - PRESERVATION CAFE WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 6:30 P.M. Northeast Library, 330 7th St. NE (downstairs meeting room) This fun illustrated presentation will delight you with the fascinating history, and entertaining tales of what the Washington Post describes as “America’s Hippest Cemetery”

IRONWORK ON THE CAPITOL DOME WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 7 P.M. Hill Center, 921 Pennsylvania Ave SE Seth Baum of Historical Arts and Casting, Inc. presents photographs and videos of the firm’s recent restoration/reconstruction work as well as artifacts that can be examined at close-range

WARREN STREET WALKING TOUR SATURDAY, OCTOBER, 14 MEET AT 10 A.M. Corner of 14th and C Streets NE, rain or shine Tennessee Avenue, Warren and C Streets NE – These streets share a fascinating history with famous architects, excellent architecture, including tiny houses, including one-story homes by Charles Gessford.

All events are free and the public is encouraged to attend.

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CHRS received a 2016 award for the DC Preservation League for its “advocacy, education, community outreach efforts and for its early and sustained contributions to preservation efforts in Washington, DC.” Visit www.chrs.org to learn more. Email info@chrs.org or call 543-0425.

Suitland Parkway/I-295 interchange. The new Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge will be built approximately 100 feet from the current bridge. The South Capitol Street Corridor Project is one in a series of transportation, environmental, economic, community and recreation projects developed by the larger Anacostia Waterfront Initiative (AWI) Program. From the Tidal Basin to the city’s northeast border with Maryland, the 30-year, $10 billion AWI Program is transforming the shores of the Anacostia River into a world-class waterfront and enriching nearby communities. Read more at ddot.dc.gov/ page/south-capitol-street-corridorproject-frederick-douglass-memorial-bridge.

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FREE HOUSE EXPO CHRS is hold a free House Expo featuring over 30 home service exhibitors.

Sunday, October 22 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., The North Hall of the Eastern Market The event is free and the public is encouraged to attend. There are still opportunities for exhibitors to participate. Contact Michelle Carroll at pilliodmp@aol.com if interested.

Sponsors: Confirmed exhibitors include: Abay Ironworks, Chris Shea Art Furniture & Architectural Metalwork, GL Barnhart Construction, Hollow Work Pottery, Jenks Hardware, Lucy’s Cleaning, Max Insulation, Merlino Construction, N & M House Detectives, Renewal by Andersen Windows, Solar Energy World, Southern Sky Electric, Teass-Warren Architects, Versatool Services Landscaping, Wagner Roofing, DC Fire & EMS Department, DC Department of Energy & Environment

BECOME A MEMBER! CHRS received a 2016 award for the DC Preservation League for its “advocacy, education, community outreach efforts and for its early and sustained contributions to preservation efforts in Washington, DC.” Visit www.chrs.org to learn more. Email info@chrs.org or call 543-0425.

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Wednesday, September 27 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm, Cost: $10. Award-winning journalist, political insider and Capitol Hill resident Bill Press sits down at Hill Center for a one-onone, thought-provoking conversation with Congresswoman Maxine Waters of California about her career, current surge of popularity as “Auntie Maxine” for her blunt and coruscating condemnation of Donald Trump, voting rights, affirmative action, criminal justice reform and the news of the day. http://www.hillcenterdc.org/ event/talk-of-the-hill-with-bill-presscongresswoman-maxine-waters/

Healing Circle for Grief and Loss Now is the time to enroll in the next Healing Circle, a place where you can access your own innate ability to heal. Meetings start on September 20, from 10:00 am - 12:30 pm and for the following four Wednesdays. For more information, email Marilyn: goldberg@umbc.edu. Free.

Eat at Lavagna to Support the Anacostia Riverkeeper On Wednesdays in September, Lavagna Restaurant, 539 Eighth St. SE, is donating a percent of their proceeds to the Anacostia Riverkeeper. lavagnadc.com. The Anacostia Riverkeeper is an advocacy organization working to protect and restore the Anacostia River for all who live, work, and play in the watershed. anacostiariverkeeper.org.

Hill Havurah - High Holiday Schedule The Hill Havurah welcomes the community to join us for the high holidays. Services will be held as follows: Erev Rosh Hashanah - Wednesday, September 20th at 6:00 PM, followed by a community dinner. Rosh Hashanah Morning - Thursday, September 21st at 9:30 AM and then at 4:00 PM Tashlich on the Anacostia. Kol Nidre - Friday, September 29th at 7:30 PM. Yom Kippur Morning - Saturday, September 30th at 9:30 AM and then at 6:00 PM Neilah, followed by Havdalah and a community break-the-fast. All services other than Tashlich will be held at the Lutheran Church of the Reformation at 212 East Capitol Street NE. As a community based, Rabbi led, nondenominational congregation, our services are open to all, no tickets are required. www.hillhavurah.org

Upcoming CHRS Preservation Cafes Capitol Hill Restoration Society’s (CHRS) Preservation Cafe presents “An Underground “Tour” of Congressional Cemetery,” Sept. 20, 6:30 p.m., at the Northeast Library, 330 Seventh St. NE. The program features Paul K. Williams, President of the Historic Congressional Cemetery. Still an active cemetery with plots for sale, there is more to Congressional than 70,000

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Support the Playtime Project, Register for Charity 5k On Oct. 14, walk or run a 5k to benefit Homeless Children’s Playtime Project, which supports children at the DC General Family Homeless Shelter. The event is open to runners and walkers of all ages and abilities. Proceeds will help fund programming that directly benefits children living in temporary housing. Raise at least $100, and get the $35 registration fee refunded. Sign-in begins at 7 a.m.; race at 8 a.m. at Anacostia Park, 1900 Anacostia Dr. Read more and register at playtimeproject.org/heroesofplay5k. The Homeless Children’s Playtime Project’s mission is to nurture healthy child development and reduce the effects of trauma among kids living in temporary housing facilities in DC. Playtime was founded in 2003 as an all-volunteer organization, providing weekly activities, snacks and supplies to about 15 children in a shelter next to the US Capitol. Today, they support more than 700 children each year, thanks to over 300 dedicated weekly volunteers and a small staff. They offer the only programming of its kind for more than 150 children and teens each week. Visit playtimeproject.org for more information.

The CHRS Warren Street Walking Tour is on Oct. 14, 10 a.m. (rain or shine). Tennessee Avenue, Warren and C Streets NE have a fascinating history, famous architects, excellent architecture, including tiny houses and all nearby. See the string of one-story homes by Charles Gessford. Meet at the corner of 14th and C Streets NE for a free walking tour and learn all about this amazing Capitol Hill treasure. No reservations required.

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Last year’s start of race. Photo: Courtesy of Homeless Children’s Playtime Project

dead bodies. This fun illustrated presentation delights with the fascinating history and entertaining tales of what the Washington Post describes as “America’s Hippest Cemetery.” CHRS presents “Ironwork on the Capitol Dome, Sept. 27, 7 p.m., at Hill Center, 921 Pennsylvania Ave SE. Seth Baum of Historical Arts and Casting, Inc. will describe the firm’s work in the recent restoration/reconstruction of the Capitol Dome. The presentation includes many breathtaking photographs and videos of work in progress as well as artifacts that can be examined at close-range.

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Free, handicapped-accessible; no reservation required.

Anacostia and NPS Community Forum This forum at the Anacostia Community Museum, Sept. 9, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., will highlight the ways in which the National Park Service (NPS) can serve as a resource for communities. NPS offers recreational, educational, and cultural opportunities to residents of all ages. The Anacostia Community Museum is at 1901 Fort Pl. SE. anacostia.si.edu.

An estimated 4.9 million young Americans ages 16-24 are not in school or employed, including nearly 10 percent of young adults in the Washington, DC area. In response, a coalition of more than 50 top US companies have announced plans to expand its national youth hiring effort to the nation’s capital. They will launch their work in Washington with a day-long job and resource fair on Sept. 20, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the Washington Convention Center, kicking off a long-term effort to connect local youth to jobs. Read more and register at 100kOpportunities.org.

Apply for International Cultural Exchange Grants The DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities (CAH) Sister Cities Grant (SCG) is currently accepting applications for international arts and humanities cultural exchange projects to be completed before Sept. 30, 2018. DC-based nonprofit organizations are eligible to apply for up to $20,000 in funding. Organizations are required to demonstrate

a one-to-one cash match for the proposed project. Individuals who are DC residents are eligible to apply for up to $10,000 in funding. Individuals are not required to demonstrate matching funds. For more information on the SCG grant program, contact Heran Sereke-Brhan at heran.sereke-brhan2@dc.gov or 202-724-5613. Applications must be submitted via CAH’s online portal at dcarts.dc.gov by Oct. 27, 2017, 4 p.m.

Call for Singers Age 55+ Register to sing with Capital Encore Chorale. Rehearse Wednesdays, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m., at First Congregational UCC, on the ground floor of an office building at 945 G St. NW. Auditions are not required. For information and online registration, visit EncoreCreativity.org. info@EncoreCreativity. org or call 301-261-5747.

Healing Circle for Grief and Loss Now’s the time to enroll in the next Healing Circle, a place to access the innate ability to heal. Meetings start on Sept. 20, 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and continue for the following four Wednesdays. For more information, email Marilyn at goldberg@umbc. edu. Free.

SW AARP Meetings Resume After a summer hiatus, the Southwest Waterfront AARP Chapter 4751 monthly luncheon meetings resume on Sept. 20, noon, at River Park Mutual Homes’ South Common Room, 1311 Delaware Ave. SW. The keynote Speaker is DC AARP State Director Louis Davis, Jr. Mrs. Cecilia S. Marshall, wife of Thurgood Marshall, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, is an honored guest. These monthly meetings are held on the third Wednesday at noon. Current AARP

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ADVISORY NEIGHBORHOOD COMMISSION 6A PHIL TOOMAJIAN, CHAIR, PHILANC6A@GMAIL.COM Serving the Near Northeast, North Lincoln Park, Rosedale, and H Street communities ANC 6A generally meets the second Thursday of the month, at Miner Elementary School, 601 15th Street, NE.

www.anc6a.org Next ANC 6A meeting is Thursday September 14th, 7pm Miner E.S 601 15th St NE. Alcohol Beverage Licensing Committee - Tuesday, September 19th 7pm at Sherwood Recreation Center • 640 10th St., NE Jay Williams - Co-Chair (906-0657) / Christopher Seagle - Co-Chair

Transportation & Public Space Committee - Monday, September 18th 7pm at Capitol Hill Towers Community Room • 900 G St., NE J. Omar Mahmud - Co-Chair / Todd Sloves - Co-Chair

Economic Development & Zoning Committee - Wednesday, September 20th 7pm at Sherwood Recreation Center • 640 10th St., NE Brad Greenfield - Chair (Brad.greenfield@gmail.com 202 262-9365)

Community Outreach Committee - Monday, September 25th 7pm at Maury Elementary School • 1250 Constitution Ave., NE Multi-purpose Room (enter from 200 Block of 13 Street) Veronica Hollmon - Chair

Please check the Community Calendar on the website for cancellations and changes of venue.

Advisory Neighborhood Commission 6C P.O. Box 77876 • Washington, D.C. 20013-7787 www.anc6c.org • (202) 547-7168 ANC 6C meets the second Wednesday of each month at 7:00 pm, 214 Massachusetts Avenue N.E., except August, when there is no meeting.

ANC 6C COMMISSIONERS ANC 6C01 Christine Healey 6C01@anc.dc.gov

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ANC 6C05 Christopher Miller 6C05@anc.dc.gov

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ANC 6C COMMITTEES Alcoholic Beverage Licensing First Monday, 7 pm Contact: anc6c.abl.committee@gmail.com

Transportation and Public Space First Thursday, 7 pm Contact: mark.kaz.anc@gmail.com

Grants Last Thursday, 7 pm Contact: lesliebarbour.dc@gmail.com

Planning, Zoning, and Economic Development First Wednesday, 6:30 pm Contact: 6C04@anc.dc.gov Twitter: @6C_PZE

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Fish Market Parking Garage Open Parking just got easier at the Fish Market. The new garage, just off Maine Avenue SW, is $2 for the first hour with a receipt from the market. twitter.com/ thewharfdc?refsrc=email&s=11.

Annual DC State Fair Comes to Southwest September in Southwest DC, will see the return of contests that crown the city’s best growers, crafters, and cooks, performances from local bands and dance troupes, and more than 35 food, art, and craft vendors showcasing and selling their wares. All of this

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Mayor’s Arts Awards Finalists

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The 32nd Annual Mayor’s Arts Awards event will be presented on Sept. 14, 7 p.m., at the Historic Lincoln Theatre, 1215 U St. NW. Admission is free and open to the public. For more information, visit dcarts. dc.gov or call 202-724-5613. Finalists in Excellence in Creative Industries are Paul Marengo, Studio Theatre, Environmental Film Festival in the Nation’s Capital and Washington Area Lawyers for the Arts. Finalists in Excellence in Performing Arts are Washington Improv Theater, The Choral Arts Society of Washington, Dance Place and Only Make Believe. Finalists in Excellence in the Humanities are Rayceen Pendarvis, Kitty Felde, Joy Ford Austin and Recreation Wish List Committee. Finalists in Excellence in Visual Arts are Sondra N. Arkin, Katherine TzuIan Mann, Cory L. Stowers and Michael Crossett. The Larry Neal Writers’ Award (Adult) finalists are Taylor Johnson, Brendan Williams-Childs, Mona Nicole Sfeir and Dionne Peart. The Mayor’s Award for Arts Education finalists are The Theatre Lab School of the Dramatic Arts, Inner City-Inner Child, Young Playwright’s Theater and Sitar Arts Center. Three individuals will be recognized as special honorees. Wilhelmina Cole Holladay, co-founder of the National Museum of Women in the Arts, will receive the Mayor’s Arts Award for Lifetime Achievement. Ari Roth, artistic director of Mosaic Theatre Company, will receive the Mayor’s Arts Award for Visionary Leadership. Jazz musician and educator Davey Yarborough will receive the Mayor’s Arts Award for Distinguished Honor.

Newseum September Deal for Seniors All month, the Newseum is offering a special combo ticket for seniors 65. The deal includes admission to the Newseum, a “Fighting Fake News” class and a free guided highlights tour of the museum (a $30 value) $19.95, plus tax. Read more at newseum.org.

Ford’s Theatre Society Ticket Giveaway Ford’s Theatre Society continues the popular Free First Preview initiative. Free tickets are given away to the first preview performance of all Ford’s Theatre productions in partnership with TodayTix. The TodayTix mobile lottery launches one week before the first preview of each mainstage production in the 2017-2018 season. This season’s Free First Preview performances are: “Death of a Salesman,” Sept. 22, 7:30 p.m.; “A Christmas Carol,” Nov. 16, 7:30 p.m.; “Jefferson’s Garden,” Jan. 19, 7:30 p.m., “The Wiz,” March 9, 7:30 p.m. To enter the mobile lottery, patrons must download the TodayTix app open it and select “TodayTix Free First Previews” with Ford’s Theatre. Winners will be notified by email and push notification between 10 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. on the day of the first preview. Winning tickets must be confirmed in the TodayTix app within one hour of being notified. For more info, visit fords.org.

Yelp Expands to DC Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) and Yelp co-founder and CEO Jeremy Stoppelman have announced that the global technology company has signed a lease for a new office in DC. The expansion will bring 500 new jobs to the District over a five-year period with at least half of the positions targeted for DC residents. Yelp will occupy about 52,000 square-feet in Terrell Place, 575 Seventh St. NW, next

to the Verizon Center and in the heart of Penn Quarter’s entertainment district.

DC Theatre Week is On! From Sept. 19 to Oct. 1, DC theatreWeek 29 participating theatres present works priced at just $15 and $35 per seat. This celebration of Washingtonís theatre scene includes musicals, dramas, comedies and shows for young audiences. ìOur primary goal is to entice people to try something new,î said Amy Austin, theatreWashingtonís president. Visit attheatreWeek.org for details. Download the TodayTix app or visit www.todaytix.com to purchase tickets to 28 discounted shows. DC theatreWeek is funded by the DC Commission on the Arts & Humanities and an award from the National Endowment for the Arts and GEICO.

DCOA Safe at Home Program The District of Columbia Office (DCOA) on Aging Safe at Home Program provides safety adaptations in and around the homes of qualifying seniors and adults with disabilities. Safe at Home provides in-home preventative adaptations to reduce the risk of falls. Examples include handrails, grab bars, bathtub cuts, shower seat, furniture risers and chair lift. Safe at Home’s Private Security Camera Program enable eligible DC seniors and residents with disabilities to receive a private security camera system without cost. This program is intended to help deter crime and assist law enforcement with investigations. Visit dcoa.dc.gov for more information. For more information on the Safe at Home Program, call 202-724-5626.

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Historical Society Reopens At the Newseum The Historical Society of Washington, DC will reopen to the public on Sept. 19, 2017 at its temporary location in the Newseum, 555 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. Newseum will serve as the home to the Historical Societyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s library and collections during the next 12 to 18 months to allow renovations of the historic Carnegie Library on Mt. Vernon Square by Apple. Admission to the Historical Society is free. dchistory.org.

History Happy Hour On Sept. 23 at 2:30 p.m., join Derek Brown for an exploration of the evolving world of culinary cocktails where kitchen ingredients meet innovative libations at National Archives William G. McGowan Theater, 700 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. Doors open at 2:30 p.m. The tastings will begin at 2:45 p.m. The panel discussion will begin at 3:30 p.m. $50 for Foundation members; $60 for non-members.

Great Streets Grant Recipients Announced

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Mayor Bowser has announced over $4.7 million in awards through the Great Streets Retail Small Business Grant. Ninetyeight competitive grants to small business owners looking to improve their places of business have been awarded. There are 13 Great Streets corridors located across the District that aim to transform developing commercial areas into thriving and inviting neighborhood centers. The Great Streets corridors include: Pennsylvania Avenue, SE; Georgia Avenue, NW; Nannie Helen Burroughs Avenue,

NE; Seventh Street/Georgia Avenue, NW; North Capitol Street, NW/NE; Rhode Island Avenue, NE; Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue/South Capitol Street, SE/ SW; Minnesota/Benning Road, NE; Connecticut Avenue, NW; U Street/14th Street, NW; Wisconsin Avenue, NW; H StreetBladensburg Road, NE; and New York Ave, NE. All fiscal year 2017 Great Streets grant recipients can be found at greatstreets.dc.gov.

Solar Works DC Launched On July 24, Mayor Bowser launched Solar Works DC. This eco-friendly program plans to install solar panels in the homes of nearly 300 low-income residents, reducing their expenses to nearly $600 annually. A collaborative initiative between the Department of Energy and Environment (DOEE) and Department of Employment Services (DOES), Solar Works DC will also provide job training for more than 200 Summer Youth Employment Program participants.

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Don’t ‘Repeal and Replace’ Paid Family and Medical Leave

his Labor Day, DC workers should be celebrating the recent victory to adopt a paid family and medical leave program for new parents and people needing time from work to care for an ill relative. Instead, the new program is being delayed by DC Council bills, driven largely by business interests, that would “repeal and replace” it with something much worse for workers. Like federal efforts to repeal and replace healthcare, the DC paid family leave repeal and replace efforts would be bad for all of us and should be rejected. The Universal Paid Leave Act (UPLA), passed earlier this year, gives private-sector workers eight weeks of paid leave to be with a new child, six weeks of paid leave to care for an ill relative, and two weeks of paid leave to care for themselves. DC’s program will be especially helpful to low-wage workers, by replacing nearly all of their wages when they take leave. Paid family leave has been shown to have great benefits, like increased breastfeeding and helping women stay in the labor market. The new program also will be good for small businesses that want to provide paid family leave but currently cannot afford it. The program’s benefits will be paid for with a modest tax on employer payrolls, about $300 a year for a worker making $50,000. Even with the new tax, a DC Council analysis shows that the new program is “unlikely to alter the current upward trajectory of the District’s economy.” However, nearly as soon as UPLA became law, several alternative proposals to “repeal and replace” it were introduced, driven in large part by business opposition. All of the new bills keep the same benefits, but most require employers to provide paid family leave benefits directly to their

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by Ilana Boivie workers – a so-called employer mandate – rather than operating it as a government program. Businesses under the mandate would pay a lower tax than UPLA currently requires, but they would also have to finance their own leave benefits. An employer mandate would be much worse, especially for the workers it’s intended to benefit.

How the New Program Will Work DC’s paid family and medical leave program uses a social insurance model, a tested and successful structure similar to how unemployment insurance and Social Security benefits work. Private-sector employers in the District will pay a fixed payroll tax into a government-run fund to cover the cost of benefits for their workers. The agency administering the fund is responsible for processing claims and paying benefits. This has several benefits: a predictable tax to employers; low administrative costs with virtually no burden on employers; and use of a neutral third-party arbiter to decide whether a claim for benefits should be approved. For these reasons, the states that offer paid family and medical leave use this structure. The “employer mandate” bills before the DC Council would undermine all of these and be bad for workers, bad for many businesses, and bad for administrative simplicity.

Bad for Workers Under an employer mandate, employees request paid leave from their own employer, rather than filing a claim for benefits with a neutral government agency under UPLA. This is problematic because employers will have incentives to deny claims. Think of the way for-profit health insurance works – where it is common for workers’ benefits to be denied –versus the way that Social

Security benefits are administered, in which retirees rarely have a problem receiving their payments. This means that some employers who selfinsure will discourage employees from taking leave, and some workers will be especially vulnerable. There is evidence that employers in countries with an employer mandate discriminate against workers most likely to take leave, especially women of child-bearing age. Employees in low-wage occupations will likely face intimidation, because they often experience retaliation in the form of reduced hours, worse schedules, or even termination. They often do not even ask for benefits to which they are currently entitled, such as paid sick days. An employer mandate also prevents people from accessing benefits when they are between jobs, even if contributions were made on their behalf while they were working.

Bad for Many Businesses An employer mandate could be costly and unpredictable for businesses. No insurance product exists in the private market for family leave. Employers would have to self-insure, which is financially risky and administratively challenging. Self-insurance could lead to volatile costs that vary greatly from employer to employer and from year to year. For example, if a worker making $500 a week takes six weeks of leave, an employer who self-insures would have to pay $2,700. Under UPLA, the employer would pay just $161 a year into the insurance pool to provide the same benefit.

Bad for Program Administration and Costs Administration of DC’s paid leave program would be handled by one government agency,

with costs coming from the payroll tax. Under the alternative proposals, the total costs have not been calculated, and these total costs are likely to be higher than those under UPLA. For one, rather than using the economy of scale of a single, centralized agency, an employer mandate will turn each employer into an individual program administrator. Under self-insurance, every employer would need to have staff, software, and procedures for administering this benefit. Also, an employer mandate program would require very strong education and enforcement mechanisms to ensure that workers know about their rights, so they can access their leave benefits and can seek redress when they are wrongfully denied such benefits. DCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s paid family and medical leave program, which is already adopted, was well-thought out and heavily debated, and adjusted over the course of two years. The universal social insurance model it creates makes the most sense for vulnerable workers, small businesses, and the broader DC economy. The DC Council should disregard the alternative bills and instead turn its energy on fully implementing UPLA as passed, so that workers can get the benefits that they so desperately need, as soon as possible. Ilana Boivie is the senior policy analyst at the DC Fiscal Policy Institute (www.dcfpi.org), which conducts research on tax and budget issues that affect low- and moderate-income DC residents. u

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Intolerant of Intolerance in Ward 6

by Councilmember Charles Allen (Ward 6)

man with a hoods foster a welcoming swastika tatenvironment where ditoo yells the versity is cherished. “N” word Are we perfect? Of to a black course not – I dedicate city worker. An LGBTQ each day to improving our Pride flag is burned while community for everyone. hanging on a front porch. In the end, our Fliers with hate-filled community, our nation, and derogatory language and our planet face seritargeting people of Jewous and urgent challengish faith, African-Ameres. I don’t believe there icans, and other minoriis any room to entertain ty groups are left on cars or tolerate hateful white and windshields in multisupremacy and neo-naple neighborhoods. zism. We have come too No, these aren’t far on the shoulders of recent events that took brave men and women place in far-off places. who sacrificed and fought Unfortunately, each of and risked everything to these events has occurred create this community. in our very own commuThe way Shawna Councilmember Charles Allen talks with an employer during April’s Job Fairs Program. With serinity in the two weeks Dinger responded to her ous challenges in our city and society including gainful employment for more families, protectsince the hate and vioburned Pride flag was ing our environment, ensuring the next generation has the right tools, and more, there is zero lence on display in Charso powerful. She simply time left to waste on intolerance and hateful views. Photo: Office of Ward 6 Councilmember lottesville, Virginia. hung it higher – and left What happened in a note saying “To whoevCharlottesville was downright shocking for even the most cynical of us. er tore down and burned my gay pride flag: I hung it up a little higher Nazi and Confederate flags flew side-by-side with swastikas and torches and prouder than before. It was a little low.” proudly on display – and a President enabled further hatred by refusing to I urge all residents to stand up and speak out without fear. As your condemn these individuals outright and without equivocation. The lack of Councilmember, I will do all I can and my door is open if you need me. national leadership at moments like this only serves to heighten the imporBut in the end, our community has to reject these notions over and over tance of our individual responses. In that moral failing, the battle against again – and I am certain we will. The symbols and language of hate have hatred and bigotry rests with each of us to ensure that these acts cannot and no place in our community. When some leaders have lacked the courage should not become normalized. to openly denounce hatred, it falls to each of us to do so. I encourage all People shake their heads and ask “How can this happen here in 2017?” of us to speak up and reject symbols of hatred and bigotry wherever and Sadly, hate is alive and well. But we can – and must – defeat it. Not only whenever they appear. We cannot allow these symbols, these words, and should we make that hate unwelcome and uncomfortable in our commuthese acts to become normal. nity, but we must work collectively to stamp it out, eradicate it, and nevCouncilmember Charles Allen represents the residents of Ward 6 on the er let it draw breath. Council of the District of Columbia. He serves as the Chair of the of CommitI think about these times we face not as a moment we choose, but tee on the Judiciary and Public Safety, and is a member of the Committees one that chooses us. I believe that we set a high standard for ourselves and on Education, Environment and Transportation, and Business and Economic our neighbors. And I know that we are resilient in the face of that which Development. He has made improving public education, particularly early litconfronts our collective values. eracy, public safety, and creating stronger neighborhoods priorities in his first That’s why I love living and serving in my home of Washington, DC term. Charles, his wife, and two children live in the Hill East neighborhood of Ward 6. u and specifically Ward 6. Better than most places in the world, our neighbor-

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Don’t Tread on the District!

Mad as Hell!

by Josh Burch

spent most of this summer mad as hell. I was mad as hell because the US Senate tried to rip health insurance away from 41,000 District citizens and we had no senators here to lend their voice or exercise their vote on the matter. I was mad as hell because this issue, like every other issue before the Senate in our country’s history, left out the voice and vote of the people of the District of Columbia. And I was mad as hell because many Democratic senators spent weeks urging the American people to “Call Your Senators,” yet they are mute on whether or not the people of DC should have senators of our own. Yes, I was mad at Sen. Mitch McConnell for his unprincipled legislative moves to subvert an open and transparent process, but I expect this of him. He’s a man whose moral compass constantly searches for true north but never finds it. I expect the worst from Mitch because he cares little about principle, process, or policy and only cares for politics. I have a low bar for him and he never fails to lower it further. On the other side of the aisle, however, are those I think highly of, yet their silence on the political status of the District of Columbia brings me great pain. I’ll call them the “Call Your Senator Caucus” because they preach about participatory democracy, and in many ways they have legislative track records to back it up, except when it come to the people of the District of Columbia. During the healthcare debate, they took to Twitter, Facebook, TV, and the steps of the Capitol to implore Americans to be more engaged in the democratic process, to raise our voices, and to help influence the legislative process, yet they are mute on democracy for the people of DC. The Call Your Senator Caucus is made up of Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Kamala Harris (D-Calif.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), Jeff Merkley (DOre.), and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.). All good people with legislative records I largely agree with, but of the caucus mem-

bers only Booker and Schatz are cosponsors of the DC statehood bill. Every single time I heard or saw senators urging Americans to call their senators, both quietly and at times not so quietly, I said, “Dammit, I don’t have senators to call!” We cannot let these senators turn a blind eye toward our current status nor our pursuit for equality. It’s time for those of us in the District to call the Call Your Senator Caucus and ask them to support our right to have our own senators. Call these offices and tell them that we pay taxes ($26 billion annually, more than 20 states), we have a greater population than two states (Vermont and Wyoming), and we overwhelmingly voted for DC statehood last fall (86 percent in favor) using the limited vote we have to express our democratic desire to be equal partners in the American union. Tell them we desperately want to call our senators, but we need their help and support to make it happen. Urge them to cosponsor S. 1278, the Washington, DC, Admission Act. If you too are mad as hell, or moderately upset, or minutely disturbed by the fact that we have no senators to call, give the Call Your Senator Caucus a call and ask them to stand with and up for the people of DC: Sen. Chris Murphy: 202-224-4041 Sen. Richard Blumenthal: 202-224-2823 Sen. Kamala Harris: 202-224-3553 Sen. Jeff Merkley: 202-224-3753 Sen. Martin Heinrich: 202-224-5521 I was mad as hell (and I still am), but being mad will not make us equal. Coordinated and targeted action will. Give them all a call and let us keep building a coalition of support for DC statehood. Josh Burch is a member of Neighbors United for DC Statehood (www.the51st.org), a group of residents who believe that community organizing and strategic congressional outreach are the foundation and driving force behind the DC statehood movement. He can be found at josh@unitedforstatehood.com or followed at @JBurchDC. u

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South by West by William Rich Buzzard Point Update

an income (AMI) and the remaining 60 units will be set aside for those earning up to 50 percent of AMI. There will be limited space for residential amenities – about 940 square feet – as well as a landscaped courtyard on the ground floor. Residents will have access to onsite wraparound services provided by United Planning Organization, such as case management. Offsite services to be provided include mental health, addiction treatment, childcare, job readiness programs, job training, and adult education. A photo from early August 2017 shows the progress made on Audi Field. Meanwhile, progress is Photo: William Rich being made at Audi Field (the new home of DC United) July Advisory Neighborhood Comscheduled to be completed at Second and R streets SW. mission (ANC) 6D meeting, Vicaround June 2018. DC United Groundbreaking occurred in Febtor Melara from DC United stated will need to play the first porruary, but environmental remedithat most of the environmental retion of its season on the road ation started months prior. At the mediation was complete, since their lease at RFK Stadiwith just one area left to um ends this year. finish. Precast seating Across from Audie Field, bowl installation along the Pepco Waterfront substathe west side of the stadition project includes the subum was scheduled to start station structure, transmission in late July. Site utility inlines, and duct banks. The substallation was also expectstation structure is nearly comed to start in late July. On plete, but electrical work needs the south side of the stadito be completed. Duct banks um, basement excavation north and west of the substais complete and grade tion also need to be installed. beams are being installed. Pepco is partnering with the Audi Field will conDC Commission of the Arts tain about 20,000 seats and Humanities to bring artand 31 luxury suites. work worth $250,000 to the An adjacent site on the planned plaza on the south east side of the stadium side of the substation at First will eventually contain and R streets near Audi Field. A mixed-use development, sculpture called “Flash Point,” delikely to be retail and ressigned by local artists David and Eli The planned affordable housing development at First and Q streets SW will rise 100 feet. idential. The stadium is Hess, will be located in the plaza. Rendering: PGN Architects A planned unit development (PUD) for a mixed-use residential project was filed earlier this summer on a parcel at First and Q streets SW, one block north of Audi Field on Buzzard Point. Currently the site contains a one-story retail building and a parking lot. A total of 76 rental units is planned, with a mix of one-bedroom, two-bedroom, and four-bedroom units. The residential entrance will be located along Q Street. About 3,800 square feet on the ground floor will be set aside for retail with entrances along First Street. What makes this different from other residential buildings in Southwest over the past several years is that the entire building will be set aside as affordable housing. Of the 76 units planned, 16 will be reserved for residents earning up to 30 percent of area medi-

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An additional $100,000 will be spent to adorn portions of the exterior of the substation with a light installation from local artists.

New Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge A new design for the replacement Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge, which brings South Capitol Street across the Anacostia River, was revealed yesterday at a press event with Mayor Bowser, DC Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton, and other dignitaries. The new design is a departure from the previous version, which looked more traditional and could swing open to allow large boats to traverse the Anacostia. Since the display ship USS Barry, formerly docked at the Navy Yard, has been moved, there is no longer a need to have a swing-span bridge, so the design was updated. According to a press release, the new design includes three above-deck arches that

side), as well as bike and pedestrian lanes on each side of the bridge. In addition to the new bridge, traffic ovals will be built on both sides of the bridge. The oval on the west side of the river will connect South Capitol Street with Potomac Avenue and Q Street SW. The bridge is part of the two-phase South Capitol Street Corridor Project, which will eventually include improvements to South Capitol and adjacent streets on both sides of the river. On the west side of the river, improvements in phase two will reach all the way to the intersection with the Southwest freeway. Construction on the first phase will begin in late 2017 and run through 2021. These are just a few of projects that are now or soon to be underway on and around Buzzard Point over the next few years. This small peninsula, with the Washington Channel to the west, the Anacostia River to the east, and the Potomac River to the south, will be buzzing with activity.

The latest iteration of the replacement Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge has a more modern design with a set of three arches. Rendering: DC Department of Transportation

capture the District’s arch history; two piers that will appear to float in the river; and four pedestrian overlooks. The new bridge will carry six lanes of vehicular traffic (three on each

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Eastern Market Report by Peter J. Waldron Lower 7th St Closure Two Eastern Market Community Advisory Committee (EMCAC) executive committee meetings were held to solicit community comment on whether to keep lower 7th street closed once the Hine project is complete. In his opening statement, Market Manager Barry Margeson framed the issue. “When the Hine project got started, we (Dept. of General Services) made a decision to move the two flea markets onto 7th Street for the duration of the project. Both Mike and Carol [Michael Berman and Carol Wright, owners of the private flea markets who lease the space from the Eastern Market] have approached us and asked us if they could continue to operate in the 300 block of 7th St. We wanted to reach out to the community before making a decision. That is why we are here this evening.“ DGS is the Market landlord and custodian of the Eastern Market Special Use District and legally controls the public space on lower 7th St. Roberta Blanchard owner of Fairy Godmother Books and Toys at 319 7th St, SE, which has been directly impacted by the street closure, stated that she wants to see more plans before she can be asked to vote on something, asking “How would it be set up?” She also pointed to the required fire lane and the delivery dock in the middle of 7th St. and asked how “all of this will work” as well as how many vending tents there would be and their proximity to the shops on the west side of 7th St. Richard Glasgow, in a fervent plea for reopening the street and to buttress his argument that the fresh food businesses of the South Hall merchants are struggling, cautioned: “We have a saying, ‘Count the bags and not the customers.’” This reporter did that on Saturday, August 19th at 11 a.m. There were 70 customers in the South Hall with five bags and seven people making purchases at counters in what is ordinarily the peak of Market business. Ward Six Councilmember Charles Allen who supports the continued closing of the street stated: “The real question is how do we make

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sure the Eastern Market is more widely known. It is a place that you go to spend time while you do your shopping. I am looking for an experience that cannot be replicated anywhere else.“ Manual Cortes, Chair of the newly formed Eastern Market Main Streets (EMMS), referencing the longevity of many of the South Hall merchants, stated that the big question “is not what I did in the 1950s but what are we going to do today?” He added that EMMS supports the closing. More than one hundred community members and businesses weighed in with remarks at the meetings or by email. EMCAC plans to issue a report and recommendations to DGS at the end of this outreach process.

Parking and Access Surprisingly there has been little public comment on the issue of parking at the Market. This despite strong statements from the South Hall and other brick and mortar merchants that the lack of parking and access has led to a significant loss of revenue. The possible return of vehicular traffic and the two dozen parking spaces that could be freed up with the street re-opened has set South Hall merchants against the arts and craft vendors many of whom want the street to remain closed for vending. The South Hall merchants have not been shy in reminding the community that they were promised that the street closing would end when the Hine project was completed. The Hine developers promised as part of the community support and approval that it sought that there would be generous and ample parking for the Eastern Market as part of the development package. Stanton East Banc have yet to lay out to the business and residential community how and when the Eastern Market community will share in this promised parking. There are expected to be 320 parking places under the Hine development. Sources report that Hine move-ins will begin to occur as early as September 30. A Trader Joe’s is scheduled to open in the late autumn.

There are currently thirteen dedicated spaces behind the South Hall buildings which constitutes all the available Market parking. A survey of more than a half a dozen public markets in other cities might be a guidepost to the way forward as each provides cheap or free and available parking to address their own fiercely competitive environments. This parking is subsidized or paid for directly by these public markets or arrangements have been made with private parking operators. One thread that runs through a casual survey is that each public market has substantial parking available nearby and all in varying degrees are using a validated parking coupon to lure the potential customers to these public markets. In one instance the vendors and food operators and farmers pay for all the parking as a business expense. In other instances, these costs are built into the budgets of the public markets and are part of the rent or fees that are charged. Colonial Parking with its 250 spaces is adjacent to the Eastern Market and currently charges $10 per day on weekends. There is no hourly rate. On a recent Saturday there were more than 150 parking spaces empty and available within a stone’s throw of the Market. According to the parking attendant, construction workers constitute most the lots customers.

Terrorism as a Threat With more than six major terrorist attacks in Europe in the past year, EMCAC has added to its list of concerns preventative measures at the Eastern Market which lies in the shadow of the US Capitol. As reported earlier, the Market Manager is developing an anti-terrorist plan that remains incomplete. EMCAC’s Chair Donna Scheeder issued a statement in the wake of attacks in Barcelon : “Given yesterday’s event in Barcelona, it is imperative that a security review take place immediately of both blocks of 7th St. between North Carolina and Pennsylvania Ave that results in action to eliminate any vulnerabilities to a terrorist auto attack. This is an urgent matter.” u

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“Crossings” by Myles Mellor Across:

1. Allen Iverson or Vince Carter 6. Cautions 13. British Columbia lake, royal house 19. Shelters in snow country 21. Negatively charged 22. Go off 23. Dentist title perhaps? 25. Known by few 26. Item in a baby’s wardrobe 27. Unpopular spots 28. Take from forcibly 30. What trees’ rings reveal 31. “Star Trek” genre 34. Diner freebies 37. Type of headgear 38. Makes like a volcano 39. Facts fed to a computer 41. Property restriction 44. Codeine, e.g. 47. Weigh station factor 48. Rabbit homes 53. Game with partners 58. Little 59. Firecracker’s path 60. Buckeye State dweller 61. Adroit 62. Contemptible one 63. Obtain a return 65. Tennis player 66. Arrow groove 68. 78-card deck 69. Royal Indian 71. Bear’s hangout 73. Group of eight performers 76. Horseshoe, for one 80. Better suited to the occasion 83. Defeat handily 87. Anniversary offering 88. Namath’s Super Bowl 89. Cowboy gear 91. Need for a link 92. It’s mixed with lemonade in an Arnold Palmer 94. New York structure 97. Sri Lanka’s capital 99. ‘’___ brillig . . .’’ 100. Touched the tarmac 101. Fashionable London locale 104. Cambodian coins 106. Insinuated

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110. Guitar pioneer Fender 111. Supports, with “with” 113. Book for a globe-trotter 117. Take all the fun out of 118. Kin of a tsunami 120. Lazing 122. Picasso output 123. Make it to 125. Water _____ 130. South China Sea sultanate 131. Small electric generator 132. Fill with air, as a sail 133. Chamber-music group 134. Feature on a peacock’s tail 135. It’s all uphill from these

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1. Pro Football Hall of Fame coach Joe 2. Hungarian language 3. Out on the stand 4. “Have I Told You Lately” Stewart 5. Beagle, e.g. 6. Lacks what it takes 7. Heavenly being 8. Last article in the Constitution 9. A billion years 10. Yet another time 11. One of three parts 12. Horror movie staple 13. Cuff 14. Blacktop component 15. Open, as a prescription bottle 16. Bit of wisdom 17. Give fresh strength to 18. Lover’s keepsake, perhaps 20. Neptune’s domain 24. Raw linen shade 29. Jet forth 32. Royal order 33. Emcee’s opening remarks 35. Came to know 36. Agra wrap 38. Overlapping fugue motifs 40. Female farm fowl 42. Chair or car 43. Go out for a while? 44. ____ina, wind instrument 45. Burn midnight oil 46. Clive Cussler novel “___ Gold” 47. Lift at Aspen 49. Word in a “lost” ad

Look for this months answers at labyrinthgameshop.com 50. Vessel with a spout 51. Fiddle-playing emperor 52. Mo. for many TV premieres 54. Pertaining to citizenship 55. Loafer part 56. Fed. pamphlet producer 57. List ending, abbr. 64. Musical direction 67. “The Shock Doctrine” author Naomi 70. Try 72. Fit for tilling 73. Narc follower? 74. Nickname of designer Gabrielle Chanel 75. Unit of weight in the Far East 77. Give the business to

78. Flat need 79. Regional organisms 80. Acid’s opposite 81. Buds 82. Hear 84. “Role Models” actor Paul 85. Impulsive feeling 86. Drained liquid from 90. Cheery refrain 93. Atty. assn. 95. Mouse hunters 96. ‘’Meet Me __ Louis’’ 98. Earthen vessel 102. Pea, e.g. 103. Cheesy cream sauce 104. Glowing 105. Bali or Elba

106. Seizes 107. Extremely peculiar 108. Book after II Timothy 109. Perm ending, not changing 112. More of the same 114. Soup kitchen tool 115. Atomic number 18 116. Does a slow burn 118. Prune print 119. Word after cutting or leading 121. Retrograde 124. Follower of a new name 126. USNA graduate, perhaps 127. Certain theater, for short 128. Offshore structure 129. “Well, ___ be!”

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Heard on the Hill

by Jen DeMayo

ello friends. I have missed you! I hope you all enjoyed your The powers that be behind the development have released the names summer. According to my social media feeds, those of you not of several other businesses soon to take up residence. Dairy enthusiasts will at the beach were in Iceland or the great American West. So rejoice that Trickling Springs Creamery will have a store. If you have ever very nice to see you all living your best lives. stopped by their stand at Union Market you know they make fabulous ice Me? Oh, I hit Rehoboth for a weekend, so, comme ci, cream and yogurt as well as carry other basic dairy items. The company is comme ca. I’m just happy we are all back together. owned by a Mennonite family and is closed on Sundays. I feel I need to warn My deadline for the September Hill Rag fell on the first day of school for you because I have made the mistake of promising my kids a milkshake, only DCPS. It was our elder son’s last first day, since he is a senior and I anticipate to find the stand quiet, though one could not say the same about the disapan emotional year filled with sentimentality paired with a desperate scrampointed children. bling for college scholarships. Therefore I appreciate the brief distraction this Other businesses will soon be announced, and I have heard some rucolumn provides me. mors, but I don’t want to get anyone’s hopes up for a Hill location of a comLife is about adapting to change, and that is a recurring theme in DC. It prehensive beauty product store. has been a constant here on the Hill for many years now, and we live with the Local juice purveyor Jrink is expanding to the Hine location too. Known evidence and occasional inconvenience of it every day. Giant cranes are evfor creating juice cleanse programs meant to recharge or detox your system erywhere. Each trip around the neighborhood typically involves some amount from your hectic French-fry-oriented lifestyle. Each location also offers madeof orange-cone dodging and waiting for a construction worker with a Stop sign to flip it and wave you through, and … oh, not now. Why are they closing the street?! Many Hill residents and visitors are awaiting the delivery of a long-anticipated project this fall. The former Hine Junior High School project by Stanton/Eastbanc will be welcoming residents and new businesses in the very near future. While the size and design of the project did not please everyone, I can assume even the most ardent opposition will be at least relieved when the construction is over. Who will be our new neighbors? There may have been a minor freakout on these pages when the first tenant was announced. I realize that not everyone is a Trader Joe’s fan, but perhaps they have yet to succumb to the enticing, fun-sized bags of chocolate-covered almonds that beckon from the checkout aisle. Even the foodie purists among us can get down with a bag of chili lime cashews. While we don’t do our weekly shopping there, we do go for a few treats. One of my kids has celiac disease, and the mini glutenfree cupcakes available at Trader Joe’s are his kryptonite. He is powerless before them, and a dozen has never lasted an hour here. Now that I type this, don’t let my son know. He will be a Smash hit ChiKo, an Asian spot in the space formerly occupied by DC-3, at 423 8th St. SE . Photo: Andrew Lightman short bike ride away.

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to-order smoothies, healthy lattes, and acai bowls. Balance! The doctors from Brookland’s District Vet will open Students in a location at Hine too, bringnew upstairs yoga studio at ing more caregivers for the Realignment neighborhood’s ever-growing Studio. pet population. I’m intrigued by Antiocha, a business which imports a variety of textiles from Turkey, particularly towels and blankets. I’m a recent convert to the whole Turkish towel phenomenon (so absorbent and yet so thin!), so I look forward to upgrading our towel situation locally. Barracks Row saw the opening of the smash ChiKo, an Asian spot in the space formerly occupied by DC-3. The neighborhood now boasts another hot new destination for diners from the neighborhood and beyond. As of this writing I have yet to try it and I have no one to blame but myself. Spanish cider giants at Anxo have opened Porron, where diners can enjoy cider, for even one day and has begun opening on cocktails, wine, beer, and snacks. Further Monday. Just knowing I have the option for down the Row we said goodbye to Capital Teas Monday pretzels has been a life-changer. and hello to the Vanity Box. Vanity Box is a Soon to come is the Capital Candy Jar. one-stop shop for hair extensions and is the first These folks have been producing sweets at DC location for the New York-based chain. Union Kitchen for a few years and selling them Local yogis rejoiced when the space forin a variety of businesses. The new location, merly occupied by Capitol Hill Yoga was reon 15th Street SE, will offer Hill dwellers anopened by a former teacher, Alyson Shade, other opportunity to indulge in chocolate-covwith help from one of the former CHY ownered deliciousness. ers, Betsy Poos. The venture, called RealignThe ever-expanding Neighborhood Resment Studio, also occupies the light-filled top taurant Group announced it is moving into floor of the building. Realignment offers yoga the newly developed space at 1401 Pennsylvaand meditation classes throughout the day and nia Ave. The group is behind such ventures as also has a small retail space selling mats, essenEar Bar on Barracks Row, Bluejacket in Yards tial oils, shirts, and beads. Full disclosure: I am Park, and other restaurants in the Washington on the teaching staff there and therefore wear area. No specifics have been announced beyoga pants every day, which is exactly as aweyond the fact that there will be a beer venture some as you imagine it is. as well as a coffee bar.

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Stuart James Long (1942-2017) The Hill’s Restaurateur by Peter J. Waldron

n a warm summer morning, it is a sad day at St. Aloysius Church on North Capitol Street. More than five hundred have gathered as we share our stories of Stuart James Long, the proud proprietor of the old Hawk’n’Dove. “Anyone who was not pissed off at Stuart at one time or the other did not really know him well,” eulogizes his son Jamie with a smile. The congregation roars with laughter. Moments later many are near tears as his children describe Stuart’s sevenyear battle with cancer. There is the distinct sense that Stuart is present, orchestrating all of this backstage. He loved managing everything. And he was a doer and a visionary. One can only guess what biting corrections he might have made to tall tales of his life told at his funeral, given the generous liberty that he often took with the truth. Yet, those attending all learned something new. Stuart James Long, a District native, died on July 29, 2017, at age 75. Stuart was the beloved husband of Cherie McGuire Long; loving father of Dr. Jessica McGuire Long and James S. Long, and the proud grandfather of Ella and Caitlin. Stuart and I met on an autumn afternoon in 1968. I was making my way through the fallen acorns that were ubiquitous in the 300 block of Pennsylvania Avenue SE. I planned to apply for a job as a bartender at the recently opened Hawk’n’Dove. There was no formal interview process. Instead, Stuart made a measured judgment of me as I talked. The clincher, I believe, was my day job teaching at a Catholic school. “Be here Friday night at six and be on time,” Stuart said. That was how I knew I had been hired.

Saloonkeeper Stuart opened the Hawk’n’Dove on Dec. 23, 1967. It was the neighborhood’s first restaurant-saloon in the genre of New York City’s PJ Clark’s or San Francisco’s Buena Vista. The surrounding neighborhood at the time was dramatically different. No

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strollers clogged the streets. There were many boarding and bawdy houses. The bars were rough. Capitol Hill’s geographic boundaries only extended eastward to Seventh Street SE. Yet, Stuart, pursuing a childhood dream, glimpsed a different future. Brought up in Greenbelt and later Chevy Chase, Stuart attended Gonzaga High School, where he remained a powerful alumni presence for more than 50 years. Father Raymond B. Kemp, a classmate, recalls Stuart spending his ninth grade at home with rheumatic fever yet still receiving the highest grade in freshman Latin. No one ever accused Stuart of being too familiar with the classics, in my recollection. In the 1950s, Stuart’s mother made a living buying houses on Capitol Hill, renovating them, and flipping them for a tidy profit. As a high school student, he regularly took the streetcar from Gonzaga over to the Hill to help his mother out, learning the fundamentals of construction, renovation, and building design. After graduating from College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Mass., Stuart earned a law degree from George Washington University in 1967. Having no notion of practicing law, he worked briefly at the Library of Congress’s legal division, before opening up the Hawk. Stuart’s interest in restaurants, however, was longstanding. A regular lunch customer at Alex’s greasy spoon, one of many eateries prominently located where the Madison building is today, Stuart nursed a

Stuart Long at the Hawk’n’Dove. Photo Andrew Lightman

dream of opening a modern tavern. He finally found a location convenient to the House and the Senate in the site of an antique store and shoe repair shop. Joining the two buildings, Stuart designed and built the Hawk from scratch. He furnished it with antiques from auctions in the surrounding countryside. He opened it as a sanctuary for those who worked on the Hill. At his bar, “hawks,” supporters of the Vietnam War, and “doves,” those opposed, could all eat and drink together. So they did, through the inaugurals of seven presidents. “I remember that they told me that I was crazy to think that I could get a dollar for a burger. The Hawkburger. People just laughed at me,” Stuart said. “A draft beer was 40 cents.” When the Hawk was sold in 2011, he had served roughly one million burgers and two million draft beers. “I am an early riser. About five. I like to start ev-

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ery day with something to do. I have never gone to work one day in my life that I have not looked forward to it” Stuart said. Stuart earned a reputation as a hardnosed businessman with market acumen. Possessor of a legendary, ferocious temper, he often terminated employees, not uncommon in the restaurant trade. He fired me every evening for more than five years, rehiring me in the morning. Within a decade of the Hawk’s founding, Stuart built a restaurant empire of seven establishments. I remember Stuart primarily as a showman. One March, just before St. Paddy’s Day, Stuart painted the sidewalks of Pennsylvania Avenue green. From the Capitol grounds to the front door of the Hawk’n’Dove, a broad arrow pointed the way to refreshment. For this, Stuart was arrested and fined $50. The following day The Washington Daily News frontpage screamed, “Police See Red in Green!” The Hawk, however, was wall-to-wall with celebrants. For the next 44 years, the bar continued to be the Hill’s primary watering hole.

Angel of Gonzaga Stuart made his impact felt beyond the confines of the Hill. He worked fiercely to save Gonzaga High School, which was experiencing difficult days. The Jesuit school, in the 1970s, was under threat of closure. Enrollment tanked after the 1968 riots, and with an antiquated financial leadership it teetered on the brink. “We finally got them to elect a board and run the place as a business” Stuart recalled. Today, Gonzaga is a thriving school that offers a superior education to kids from the inner city as well from the suburbs. “Stuart Long was a pillar of the community. He was a special advisor to all of the presidents. He helped to guide most of the renovation of the physical plant. And he helped navigate the permitting process through the city,” stated Father Stephen Planning, S.J., president of Gonzaga. At the time of his death, Stuart was the last remaining of the original lay board of trustees from the early 70s. He remained the school’s ardent and fervent advocate. “Never has there been anyone like him, and it will be hard to imagine an alum coming down the pike who will work harder than he did. When we lost him, we lost one of a kind,” said Father Planning.

A Penchant for Politics Stuart’s public endeavors were not limited to his alma mater. His position as a saloon owner quickly drew him into politics, beginning with his battles against the all-powerful chair of the city’s Alcohol Beverage Control Board, Julian Dugas. A dynamic saloon owner, Stuart wanted longer hours and more operating flexibility than was permitted under the so-called blue laws. Stuart was fiercely progressive in racial politics. “I remember there was an African-American couple who came here from South Carolina on their honeymoon and they could not believe that we would serve them,” Stuart recalled. Stuart soon found a good partner in a customer named Marion S. Barry. In Barry’s 1978 campaign, Stuart served as treasurer, raising significant sums from the hospitality industry. He was rewarded by being a part of Barry’s kitchen cabinet. In the 1980s, Stuart moved politically away from Barry, as the mayor’s reputation became unsavory. However, the mayor remained a customer and a friend. As Stuart told me, Barry was a very good mayor “for a time” and as shrewd a politician as he had ever encountered.

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Goodbye While always a hard-charging businessman, Stuart found refuge in his home life. His long marriage to Cherie mellowed him. He was a devoted father to Jessica and Jamie. He capped his retirement by his election as the president of the Congressional Country Club. “It’s hard to believe. I’m a Democrat. A poor Irish kid from Gonzaga and DC. I grew up in a family of eight. And a saloonkeeper. You know, President Hoover was on the board and Coolidge was one of the club’s first presidents. They must be rolling over in their graves.,” Stuart said wryly. The last time I saw Stuart he was struggling to use a walker. The cancer had taken its toll on the man. At the end of my visit, Stuart insisted on walking me out. As we inched our way to the front door, I turned to say goodbye. The look on his face still haunts me. His grasp of his situation was greater than my own. I mumbled a promise to return in a few days. “It’s short, Pete,” Stuart said. Startled I looked back. “It’s short.” As the mass celebrating his life ended, it occurred to me that Stuart was the one who bid me farewell. u

Workshop on Our Relationship to Native Americans from Colonial times to the Present

Event for Indigenous Peoples Day Saturday, October 7 – 4:00 to 6:00 pm Capitol Hill Presbyterian Church 201 Fourth Street SE Washington, DC 20003 This two-hour interactive experience is designed to increase our appreciation of the important the role Native Americans have in the history of America. Please invite your friends. RSVP at: byronleebuck@gmail.com Text confirmation: (202) 365-3936 Telephone voice-mail: (202) 547-4921 September 2017 H 89

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Angie Brunson

A Profile Of The Owner Of Blue Iris At Eastern Market

ngie Brunson and her late husband, Isiah, shared country roots and city living during their 53 years of marriage and their 40-something years with us at Eastern Market. Angie grew up in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn, but each summer as a child she returned to the North Carolina farm where her father had lived as a child. There she’d enjoy the fresh air, the dandelions, and the clover blossoms, making them into bouquets and drawing pictures of them, climbing trees and playing outside with her brothers. Isiah was from Sumter, S.C., where his dad was a sharecropper. He grew up tending to cotton and tobacco. Late in his teens Isiah moved to Brooklyn and got work as a car mechanic, but he never lost his love of the country and of growing things. It was not their shared feelings for nature that brought Angie and Isiah together, though. In the summer of 1963, an older cousin of Angie’s invited her to join him for what he told her would be an historic event, an opportunity to travel to a new place and to be present for something exceptional. Angie was 17 and she thought that sounded fine – to get out of her neighborhood and be part of history – so when her mother asked if she wanted to go, she said, “Yes!” At 3 a.m. on Aug. 28, the two cousins were among the throngs of people from the Brooklyn chapter of the NAACP who boarded buses bound for Washington and the March for Jobs and Freedom. It was indeed an historic event in the life of the country and it turned out to be highly significant for Angie as well. On the National Mall that warm August day, she found herself chatting with a softspoken young man who, like her, had come to the march from Brooklyn. Isiah Brunson was a bit of a celebrity, having organized 15 representatives of the Brooklyn branch of the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) to make an emphatic statement by walking the 225 miles from New York to the capital to be part of the march. He

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by Stephanie Deutsch

Angie Brunson at the Blue Iris stand at Eastern Market. Isiah Brunson sells flowers from a tent on 7th St. Photo of Angie: Andrew Lightman

suggested that sometime Angie might want to come to a CORE meeting in Brooklyn. She did. The next year, Angie accompanied Isiah to Albany to protest school segregation. On the return, when she felt rain coming in the broken window on her side of the bus, she asked if she could sit by him. Soon they were dating. In the spring of 1964, Isiah and the Brooklyn CORE group became controversial after they proposed a dramatic demonstration against ongoing racial inequality – a massive, planned traffic tie-up on the opening day of the New York World’s Fair. The idea of the “stall-in” made government officials extremely uneasy, and even the national leadership of CORE was against it. Dissension among activists led to the suspension of the Brooklyn CORE chapter. When opening day for the fair came, the stall-in did not happen. But it had succeeded in keeping the spotlight on the country’s racial situation and drawing attention to organized opposition to it. Landmark civil rights legislation would be enacted that summer. Isiah and Angie were married the following year, and Isiah’s focus shifted to his work and his family. After a couple of years living and working in Brooklyn, Angie and Isiah moved to Washington, DC, and a new life in a new business – selling flowers. Isiah would drive down to Richmond, where he’d meet his brother who had driven up from South Carolina with lilacs, peonies, apple blossom branches, and daffodils grown on his farm there. Later, the two brothers purchased land in Gainesville, Va., and raised flowers there. After a couple of years selling from a stand on Connecticut Avenue, Angie and Isiah heeded the advice of a regular customer (Hill resident and owner of Splash! Carwash Tim Temple) and made inquiries about selling at Eastern Market. Their application was accepted and they began selling flowers, first outside and then inside and, briefly, from a store on Seventh Street

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Southeast. They named the business for Isiah’s favorite flower and favorite color – Blue Iris. Living not far from the Market, Angie and Isiah raised two daughters, Jill and Kenya, who worked with their parents as they grew up. Kenya is now a librarian and Jill still works in the business, often driving the truck for early-morning pickups of fresh flowers at National Airport and deliveries of bouquets and arrangements throughout the metro area. Isiah was seriously injured in 2011 when a truck hit his car. As a result of his injuries his left leg was amputated. The following year he had open heart surgery. He was desperately ill, and Angie took time off to care for him. But by 2014 Isiah was back at the market, riding to work in a specially equipped van, selling flowers outside, greeting customers with a smile. When Isiah died, in May of this year, he and Angie had never been apart for more than a couple of days. She says she will be crying for him for the rest of her life. But that does not mean she will slow down at the Market. Angie compares herself to Maria Calomiris, who died in 2015 and whose sons, Tom and Leon, continue the family fruit and vegetable stand at the center of Eastern Market. “I loved Mrs. Calomiris,” Angie says. “She was a wonderful person. I’m like her. I will be here to the end.” In the meantime, Angie will be working her usual long days and long weeks, eating greens and fresh rockfish from Market Lunch, and looking forward to spring, her favorite season, and to selling her favorite flowers – tulips. u

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H Street Life

ith the arrival of September, festival season is in full swing in the District. This year the timing of our local festivals is such that you can enjoy a different one three weeks in a row, without even leaving the greater neighborhood.

Made Your H Street Festival Plans Yet? The H Street Festival is the largest neighborhood festival in the District, drawing crowds of over 125,000 visitors annually. This year’s celebration will take place on Sept. 16. As in years past, the festivities will include a little something for everyone. Live musical performances from many different genres can be found along the 10-block festival grounds. Whether you love gospel, favor hip-hop, or have a soft spot for folk, you can find it at one of the festival’s 14 staging areas.

by Elise Bernard The art cars are a popular attraction in the 1300 block of H Street NE, where you can often spot painters in action, take in a dance performance, or shop for arts and crafts. Traditionally, many bars and restaurants along H Street NE set up sidewalk cafes where patrons can relax with a bite and a drink while watching the world go by. In previous years, some yet-toopen businesses have either invited festival-goers to take a peek at the space or manned a booth where you might sample their wares. Due to the crowds and excitement of the day, many restaurants choose to serve a special or limited menu during the festival. That doesn’t mean your dining options are limited. In addition to the many fine establishments that populate the corridor, the festival brings out vendors who set up booths selling all manner of gustatory delights. And don’t forget the food trucks.

A crowd at Art in the Alley watches a band perform.

Grab a plate of Carolina-style barbecue, a lobster roll, or some falafel. Those of you with a big hunger might consider entering one of eating contests. Dangerously Delicious Pies hosts one annually, and Chupacabra, Ben’s Chili Bowl, and Po Boy Jim have joined the fray in recent years. Young festival-goers will find games, activities, and performances specially geared toward them in the Kids Zone. The festival is a great place to snag screenprints, clothing, jewelry, and more from local makers and vendors. The festival runs from noon to 7 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 16.

Stay Up Late with Art All Night Make sure you rest up in the week following the H Street Festival, because Art All Night (http://artallnightdc.com/h-street) is the very next weekend. The event schedule for this year hadn’t been released as of press time, but last year’s attractions included a concert at Starburst Plaza, fire dancers at Anthology, and live painting, an art exhibit, and a dance performance at the Atlas. If you rode the streetcar to your next destination you could watch a musician entertaining riders as the trolley rolled down the tracks. H Street NE is one of six neighborhoods around the District that will participate in Art All Night. Hours vary by the specific event, but Art All Night itself runs from 7 p.m. to 3 a.m., Sept. 23.

A Night Out in Trinidad at Art in the Alley Musicians on stage outside Ben’s Chili Bowl at the 2016 H Street Festival.

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On most days, the wide alley separating the 1200 block of Florida Avenue and Morse Street NE is just an ordinary alley where

A fire performer entertains an audience during Art All Night.

neighbors place trash and recycling bins, cars cruise through, and stray cats roam. But for a few hours on Saturday, Sept. 30 (6 to 10 p.m.), neighbors will transform the space into a welcoming hangout and art gallery. Artists hang paintings and photos on walls and fences. Strings of lights hanging overhead illuminate the evening, as well as neighbors and visitors. There’s typically at least one local band and a DJ or two. Art in the Alley is open to all and offered free of charge.

The Bruery Store to Open in Union Market District The Bruery (www.thebruery.com, 513 Morse St. NE), a craft brewery based in Orange County, Calif., has announced plans to open a store in the Union Market District. The Bruery focuses on experimental and barrel-aged ales. Almost half of its brews are aged in oak spirit and wine barrels. Its team seeks to develop and produce distinctive and intriguing beers, and soon you’ll be able to get them right here in the neighborhood. The Bruery Store at Union Market District will be the company’s first brick-and-mortar location east of the Mississippi. It will offer

bottles and cans, as well as related merchandise. There’s also talk of up to eight rotating taps for growler fills of beers from the Bruery, Bruery Terreux (www.brueryterreux.com), and Offshoot Beer Co. (https://www.offshootbeer.com), brands within the Bruery family. The Bruery will open this fall in its 5,000 square-foot space, which it will share with a not-yet-named partner. Plans call for a November opening, and fans looking forward to the upcoming release of the Bruery’s Black Tuesday, a bourbonbarrel-aged imperial stout available through the website (https://www. thebruerystore.com) starting Oct. 24, will be able to pick up bottles purchased online when the shop opens. The Bruery runs two societies for folks who take their beer very seriously: the Preservation Society and the Reserve Society. Both give members priority access to the more limited releases, and members of both groups will be able to pick up their online purchases once the new store opens its doors. For more on what’s abuzz on and around H Street NE, you can visit my blog at http://frozentropics.blogspot. com. You can send me tips or questions at elise.bernard@gmail.com. u

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The Anacostia’s Importance to Us

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Connectivity and Community by Michael Stevens, AICP

hile on a recent bike ride on the the Yards Marina and eastern side of the Anacostia up Capital SUP have to Bladensburg County Park, I opened on the Anasuddenly had the feeling of becostia as well, and fering in the country while cyry service from Alexcling in the heart of the city. Kayakers were also enandria to Nats Park joying the serenity and beauty of the river, as were on game days continrunners and walkers. A thought that I frequently ues to introduce the have regarding the river struck me again – this is our public to the river. version of Rock Creek Park on this side of the city. Advocacy of the The awareness of the Anacostia River and its Anacostia has played river corridor has certainly increased over the past a significant role in raising awareness of the river’s decade, following the 2003 adoption of the comcleanup and importance as a community asset. Adprehensive Anacostia Waterfront Initiative (AWI) vocates have been effective in a number of programs Framework Plan as public policy. The AWI Plan that they offer: set in motion a series of events leading to a fuller • Trash cleanups along the river and its appreciation of the Anacostia River and its myriad creek tributaries assets such as: • Educational boat rides that introduce people • Hains Point and the Washington Channel to the river • Poplar Point • Wetlands restoration projects and shoreline • The Southeast Federal Center – now the stabilization Yards development • Monitoring of water quality levels, especially • Kingman Island after rain events • The RFK lands • Partnerships with schools to introduce children • Anacostia National Park to the river and educate them on its value • Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens and cleanup • The National Arboretum • Research into the pollutants in the river’s • Bladensburg County Park water as well as the sediments • The new 11th Street bridges Many of these advocacy organizations are loA number of public improvements have accated in the Capitol Riverfront neighborhood – eicelerated the community’s appreciation of this corridor. They include construction of the AnKayakers participate in a river clean-up. acostia Riverwalk Trail; construction of public parks that connect people to the river such as Diamond Teague Park and Piers and Yards Park; the opening of Nationals Park; the planning and development of The Wharf project; the ongoing cleanup and utilization of Kingman Island; the development of the Capitol Riverfront neighborhood; ongoing shoreline and wetlands restoration projects; and the planning for the 11th Street Bridge Park. New marinas and kayaking facilities like

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ther in headquarters offices or satellite facilities – including the Anacostia Watershed Society, the Anacostia Riverkeeper, Living Classrooms, and the Earth Conservation Corps. The Anacostia Waterfront Trust is a fairly new organization that is creating overall partnerships between all advocacy groups and the National Park Service (NPS) in hopes of cultivating positive actions similar to the Trust for the National Mall. DC Water is also playing a critical role in the ongoing cleanup of the Anacostia through the DC Clean Rivers project. This approximately $2 billion project involves the boring of three tunnels and drop shafts that will serve as underground cisterns to collect combined stormwater and sanitary sewer overflow and prevent it from entering the river. The 24foot diameter tunnels are expected to come into service in the spring of 2018 and will eliminate 96 percent of the source pollutants from the District. The DC Clean Rivers project could bring swimming back to the Anacostia in as little as two years. As a tidal river, it will take some time for the river to cleanse itself of the contaminated waters. The Mayor’s Steering Committee for a Cleaner Anacostia is an appointed task force chaired by former Mayor Tony Williams and Tommy Wells, director of the Department of Energy & Environment (DOEE). The committee and DOEE are researching the levels of pollutants in the river sediments and where the greatest concentrations occur. These investigations will hopefully result in a strategy for

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containing the pollutants or dredging the river. Next year will be the 100-year anniversary of Anacostia Park, owned and operated by the NPS. This linear park on the east side of the Anacostia is a wonderful asset to numerous communities and provides access to the river through a hike/bike trail, public facilities, picnic areas, sports fields, and a boat launch. Numerous groups hope to partner with the NPS in this centennial celebration. On Aug. 10, the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) announced the design/build team for the construction of the new Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge. South Capitol Bridgebuilders, a joint venture of Archer Western Construction and Granite Construction, with

of the Anacostia Riverwalk Trail can then be constructed under the bridge to connect to the Buzzard Point subarea of the Capitol Riverfront. The NPS is preparing for an environmental impact study (EIS) for its former marina lands on Buzzard Point, which will result in a master plan for the site and better access to the river and connection to the trail. More than just a body of water, the Anacostia is a series of destinations, part of over 1,200 acres of public parks and lands that are the â&#x20AC;&#x153;lungsâ&#x20AC;? of the river corridor. They contain forests, wetlands, and watersheds that provide habitat for an increasing variety of birds, fish, and other animals. Bald eagles are often sighted along the river, and osprey, cranes, and shad call the river home as well.

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Rendering of the Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge.

ACOM as the lead designer, released the preliminary design of the bridge, a series of three elegant arches that connects the Capitol Riverfront and Ward 6 to Anacostia and Ward 8. The Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge serves as a gateway to the Federal City from Andrews Air Force Base, and the new bridge will enhance pedestrian and bicycle connections to the Anacostia River with a 16-foot-wide pathway on each side of the span. Please visit www.newfrederickdouglassbridge.com to view a video of the bridge and the ellipses on the north and south sides of the bridge. Bridge construction should start in late 2017 or early 2018 and have a four-year duration. The next phase

Parks, marinas, and the Riverwalk Trail are providing river access in responsible ways for the communities that are adjacent to the Anacostia. It will be wonderful to see the Anacostia when it is a full-contact, swimmable river and when its navigation is preserved through limited dredging efforts. A once neglected and polluted river is finally turning a corner on water quality, wetlands, and natural habitat. Thanks to hundreds of advocates and the investment of billions of dollars, the Anacostia is heading to a healthier future. Michael Stevens is president of the Capitol Riverfront Business Improvement District (BID). u

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Internet Killed the Museum Star? Digital Images at Hill Center by Elizabeth Nelson Maury students’ digital images in the style of @paperboyo.

ill the internet ever replace the Museum?” That is a question considered by students in Maury Elementary School’s third through fifth grades. Many emerging artists are employing social media to gain exposure for their work, rather than waiting for an opportunity to display their work in a museum or gallery. Apps like Instagram have made it easy for artists to attract followers. Many museums have digitized works in their collections, making them available online anywhere in the world, any time of day or night. Art lovers can avoid the expense and inconvenience of travel to a museum. But is something lost when not experiencing a work of art in person? The students had a lot to say on the subject. “The internet allows you to zoom in and see details you may never notice in person” was countered by, “Yeah, but not everyone has a phone or a computer at home, so what about them?” And from others: “Museums are special.” “You go with family or on trips. It’s a special occasion.” “Think of all of the history inside a museum. The things chosen to go inside have lasted for many years.” This conversation provided a transition to the study of Rich McCor, or @paperboyo, an artist working in the medium of digital photography. He is famous for using black card stock and his Maury student framing his shot

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camera to produce clever transformations of well-known landmarks from around the world. The photographs are meant to be enjoyed by a mass internet audience, quickly and casually. McCor encourages his viewers to mimic his style, and he collaborated with Lonely Planet Kids to create a how-to video, inviting children to see their environment in a new way. StudioMaury kids took advantage of digital cameras donated by DC Public Schools to create photographs of their own paper cutouts, staged in the Maury art studio. The students were totally engaged by the novelty of the assignment and created the series of witty works now on display in the Hill Center Young Artist Gallery. Camille explained, “We have never done anything like photography before. We learned a lot about positive and negative space and what you can do with it.” Mateo said, “I learned you could make illusions by cutting the paper in a way that fits with the object you are putting it with.” Their art teacher, Lauren Bomba, invites you to visit studiomaury.wordpress.com to “enjoy the latest internet sensations.” Experience the show in person at the Young Artists Gallery at Hill Center, and then ask yourself, “Is this work best consumed online or in person?” The answer may be: both. Hill Center is located at 921 Pennsylvania Ave. SE. The Young Artists Gallery is on the ground floor, east of the main staircase. The show will hang through the end of October. u

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Capitol Hill Community Foundation Expands Grants for Community Builders Application Deadline Is Sept. 25

by Barbara Wells

his September, the Capitol Hill Community Foundation offers a variety of grants to support the kind of innovations that bring neighbors together. From small projects to grand visions, proposals from organizations working in the Capitol Hill area are welcome through Sept. 25. CHCF has created a unique model of partnership, pooling the resources of residents and businesses to meet specific community needs. “Our goal is to empower people who know firsthand what could make our community even better,” said CHCF grants committee chair Stephanie Deutsch. “Whether their projects boost youth education, help seniors age in place, train people who need jobs, or serve any other group of Capitol Hill residents, ultimately everyone in the community benefits from the chance to collaborate and lift each other up.” “Our application guidelines are not prescriptive, by design,” said CHCF President Nicky Cymrot. “We give applicants free rein to tap their ingenuity. Then our board members take a personal interest in nurturing the work of our grantees — forging relationships that often endure for years.”

ten by longtime neighbor Sue Sloan Carlton, the $5,000 grant will honor Phillips’ dedication to helping his neighbors in need by supporting social services. As a former member of the Christian Brothers, a religious order created to educate impoverished boys, Phillips lived by its defining rule: “Do good, avoid evil, be a good neighbor.” When he received the Community Achievement Award, Phillips remarked: “Everything I do comes from the core values I learned from the brothers. You have got to give back.” As Cymrot told the Hill Rag last February after Phillips passed away, “Bill was passionate in his view that the foundation should be as generous as possible in helping to meet the needs of our community, especially in supporting the safety net provided by the Capitol Hill Group Ministry and other social service organizations.” Through this grant in Phillips’ name, CHCF will help sustain his inspirational legacy.

Fall Community Grants

Twice a year, CHCF awards about $150,000 in grants of up to $2,500 each for children’s education and youth programming; social services; arts, culture, The Arnold F. Keller Jr. Grant and recreation; and neighborhood beautification. “In general, we look for projThe Arnold F. Keller Jr. Grant, CHCF’s most prestigious and consequential ects that will produce a specific outcome,” said Cymrot. “We’ve funded chamgrant, will double in size this year to $20,000. “This larger award can be used to ber music concerts, computer labs, neighborhood gardens, and countless othstimulate new or ongoing projects of our long-time partners. Or it can help seed er amenities and services to benefit people of all ages and incomes throughout a groundbreaking effort of a new partner, driven by leadership with the comour community.” mitment and strategy to bring it to fruition,” said Deutsch. “We hope to provide In addition to grants awarded to organizations that apply in September a base for an organization to develop and attract more funding for a great idea and March, CHCF provides Mini-Grants of up to $350 throughout the year for whose time has come.” nonprofits, schools, and other neighborhood For example, last year’ Keller award regroups with smaller or emergency needs. cipient was the 11th Street Bridge Park, a Since its founding in 1989, the founproject that is connecting Wards 6 and 8 by dation has awarded more than $7 million in transforming a decommissioned bridge into targeted grants to the community. All CHCF a welcoming space for recreation, gardens, grants are entirely funded through the contributions of residents, businesses, and friends environmental education, and art installaof Capitol Hill. The foundation invests evtions. “Now we’re taking the Keller award ery dollar donated in the organizations that one step further to discover how larger projstrengthen the amenities and services that deects can help bring us together as a neighfine this community. All administrative costs borhood.” are covered by members of the Board of Directors. The Bill Phillips Grant To learn more about the Fall CommuniCHCF is especially pleased to inauguty Grants, view a list of past grantees, and aprate the annual Bill Phillips Grant, awardply, visit www.capitolhillcommunityfoundaed in memory of a tireless community voltion.com/grants. For information about The unteer and beloved CHCF board member CHCF grants committee chair Stephanie Deutsch presents the Arnold F. Keller Jr. Grant and the Bill Philwho received the foundation’s CommuniCapitol Hill Community Achievement Award to Mary and Steve lips Grant, please call Stephanie Deutsch at Park, founders of Little Lights Urban Ministires. Photo: Andrew ty Achievement Award in 2013. UnderwritLightman 202-547-8624. u

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Real Estate Matters

by Heather Schoell

Need to Reset? Having high standards and expectations is great for yourself, your employees, sports teams, Rose’s Luxury. But sometimes, like when you’re looking for a home, those high standards get in the way of the dream. I get it – you have a look in mind – bright, open, shiny, with tons of storage space and a yard that can fit all your friends and a firepit and a water element and an awesome grill. Like I said, I get it. I also get that sometimes we need a reality check. Usually, that’s because of a stupid thing called finite resources. I hate finite resources! If you find that your house hunt is taking longer than you anticipated, it may be because you need to reboot – reassess your fiscal reality and expectations. You’re going to have to do something different. The one thing you can’t change is location, so if you want to stay in this slowly sprawling Capitol Hill (or wherever you choose), maybe you’ll have to be okay with a yard that can only fit four friends, a wall-mounted fountain, and a George Forman grill. Or something a little tired, like the ca. 2000 brown and tan kitchen. Consider buying a place with a kitchen that can be redone when you can afford it and to I’m sure you don’t want to hear it, and I’m sorry to say it, but your taste. It may be the only way to get a home in the location you want. you can save yourself a lot of time and frustration by lowering your bar if you find it’s too hard to reach. Another insurance you may want to add is an umbrella policy, a generThis is not to say that you should live in a hovel. What if you went with al personal liability cover in case your dog bites someone, a friend of your kid a place that is in the location you like, is well within your budget, but needs a slips on the bathroom tile and breaks his teeth, or whatever accident may hapnew kitchen? Most everyone wants move-in ready, but what if you could get pen on your property. Umbrella policies are generally inexpensive and worth past that? Could you deal with a renovation if it meant having the exact look the cost of (hopefully) avoiding a lawsuit. you wanted? The reality is that your bar is going to lower after time has passed and desREALTOR Safety peration sets in. Get in front of the curve. This market is hard because there’s Being a REALTOR can be sketchy; there have been some grisly results from not a lot for sale and everyone wants the shiny kitchen. Grab that tired propagents meeting strangers in a vacant home. Don’t take it personally if you’re erty that fits your space and location needs, spend less than you would for a asked to provide a copy of your driver’s license upon first meeting or beforemove-in ready, and make it your own. Best of luck! hand (and hopefully, that first meeting will take place in the agent’s office).

Insurance If you’re buying a home and getting insurance quotes, you might want to ask about adding flood insurance. It’s not covered in a typical policy. With the heavy rains we get, and the tendency for drains to back up, it may be money well spent. A couple of inches of water can cause a lot of damage, not only to the floors and anything you might have on them (furniture, rugs, boxes of irreplaceable photos), but to the walls. Drywall will actually suck up water and can mold. Replacements can add up, so insurance may be worth the cost.

Questions? Is there anything real estate-related that you’d like for me to explore? Email me about it and I’ll work it in. Please indicate if you wish your identity to remain a mystery. Heather Schoell is a Capitol Hill REALTOR with Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices PenFed Realty and can be reached at heathersdc@gmail.com, at the office at 202608-1880, or by cell at 202-321-0874. u

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Changing Hands Changing Hands is a list of most residential sales in DC area from the previous month. A feature of every issue, this list, based on the MRIS, is provided courtesy of Don Denton, manager of the Coldwell Banker office on Capitol Hill. The list includes address, sales price and number of bedrooms. NEIGHBORHOOD

CLOSE PRICE BR

HOMES 16TH STREET HEIGHTS 1111 ALLISON ST NW 1205 DECATUR ST NW 1351 MONTAGUE ST NW 1421 NICHOLSON ST NW

ADAMS MORGAN 1727 SEATON ST NW

$780,000 $850,000 $710,000 $775,000

3 5 5 4

$1,037,500

AMERICAN UNIVERSITY PARK 4119 45TH ST NW 4210 42ND ST NW 4225 43RD ST NW 4432 SEDGWICK ST NW 4436 BURLINGTON PL NW 4534 VAN NESS ST NW 4539 43RD PL NW 4712 ALTON PL NW 4911 46TH ST NW 5009 ALBEMARLE ST NW 5123 45TH ST NW

ANACOSTIA

1336 RIDGE PL SE 1337 MAPLE VIEW PL SE 2241 PROUT ST SE

BERKLEY

4450 DEERFIELD RD NW 4675 KENMORE DR NW

BLOOMINGDALE 1743 1ST ST NW 2126 FLAGLER PL NW 58 RANDOLPH PL NW

BRENTWOOD

1848 CAPITOL AVE NE 1903 CAPITOL AVE NE 2211 14TH ST NE 2214 16TH ST NE 970 MOUNT OLIVET RD NE

BRIGHTWOOD

1316 SHERIDAN ST NW 1317 WHITTIER PL NW 1332 VAN BUREN ST NW 317 PEABODY ST NW 417 MARIETTA PL NW 417 MISSOURI AVE NW 516 SHERIDAN ST NW 520 SHERIDAN ST NW 523 SOMERSET PL NW 5710 3RD PL NW 5714 6TH ST NW 5910 4TH ST NW 615 TUCKERMAN ST NW 6304 PINEY BRANCH RD NW 6337 16TH ST NW

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$1,260,000 $1,650,000 $1,211,000 $998,000 $905,000 $930,000 $1,372,000 $1,157,500 $1,395,000 $1,095,000 $845,500

4 5 5 2 4 5 5 3 5 4 3

$399,999 $555,000 $329,500

2 3 2

$3,450,000 $2,195,000

6 5

$815,000 $924,600 $935,000

3 4 4

$350,000 $260,050 $350,000 $360,500 $400,000

3 2 4 3 3

$625,000 $649,000 $513,000 $799,000 $472,705 $399,999 $464,000 $547,000 $600,000 $560,000 $428,000 $509,999 $505,000 $570,000 $681,000

3 3 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 3 3 4

710 TUCKERMAN ST NW 814 FERN PL NW

BROOKLAND

1009 DOUGLAS ST NE 107 URELL PL NE 1244 JACKSON ST NE 1250 HAMLIN ST NE 12601262 LAWRENCE ST NE 1349 MICHIGAN AVE NE 1352 KEARNY ST NE 1352 NEWTON ST NE 1409 FRANKLIN ST NE 1425 OTIS ST NE 207 BRYANT ST NE 216 ADAMS ST NE 25 MICHIGAN AVE NE 2610 4TH ST NE 2622 10TH ST NE 2917 7TH ST NE 4722 6TH PL NE 563 REGENT PL NE 573 REGENT PL NE 577 REGENT PL NE 620 FARADAY PL NE 633 FRANKLIN ST NE 641 GIRARD ST NE 706 DECATUR PL NE 904 JACKSON ST NE

$447,500 $850,000

4 5

$460,000 $376,950 $725,000 $450,000 $660,000 $609,000 $675,000 $883,250 $675,000 $600,000 $740,000 $690,000 $705,000 $625,000 $599,000 $525,000 $440,000 $764,000 $800,000 $725,000 $449,900 $705,000 $515,000 $625,000 $616,000

3 3 3 3 5 3 3 4 3 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

913 VARNUM ST NE

BURLEITH

1906 35TH PL NW 1930 37TH ST NW 3629 T ST NW

CAPITOL HILL

1008 INDEPENDENCE AVE SE 1030 D ST NE 112 9TH ST SE 1230 LINDEN PL NE 1233 E ST NE 1306 C ST NE 1358 INDEPENDENCE AVE SE 1412 E ST SE 1514 PENNSYLVANIA AVE SE 1524 EAST CAPITOL ST NE 158 12TH ST SE 1606 F ST NE 1725 INDEPENDENCE AVE SE 1822 BURKE ST SE 20 5TH ST SE 208 11TH ST SE 215 3RD ST SE 225 12TH ST NE 231 TENNESSEE AVE NE 245 TENNESSEE AVE NE 27 7TH ST SE

$745,000

$652,500 $996,000 $835,000

2 4 3

$1,020,000 $830,000 $950,000 $850,000 $885,000 $867,000 $699,000 $1,057,500 $818,000 $925,000 $1,173,000 $629,500 $562,500 $879,000 $1,350,000 $950,000 $945,000 $1,525,000 $1,400,000 $1,280,000 $1,140,000

4 4 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 4 4 2 3 4 4 3 2 4 4 5 3

MAKE IT A SEPTEMBER

TO REMEMBER! 29 7TH ST NE 409 6TH ST NE 415 GUETLER WAY SE 416 13TH ST SE 430 11TH ST SE 502 13TH ST SE 504 4TH ST SE 613 14TH PL NE 617 A ST SE 619 A ST SE 619 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NE 632 C ST NE 719 K ST NE 724 I ST SE 824 9TH ST NE 816 9TH ST NE

$699,000 $1,060,000 $1,281,500 $1,250,000 $870,000 $942,500 $799,000 $610,000 $973,000 $1,100,000 $1,800,000 $1,150,000 $770,000 $780,000 $1,164,000 $856,000

CHEVY CHASE 2818 RITTENHOUSE ST NW 2935 NORTHAMPTON ST NW 3039 OLIVER ST NW 3111 RITTENHOUSE ST NW 3250 TENNYSON ST NW 3284 ABERFOYLE PL NW 3304 MCKINLEY ST NW 3318 UPLAND TER NW 3388 STUYVESANT PL NW 3711 JENIFER ST NW 3755 KANAWHA ST NW 3765 NORTHAMPTON ST NW 3835 MILITARY RD NW 3926 MORRISON ST NW 4100 FESSENDEN ST NW 5023 RENO RD NW 6605 32ND ST NW 7049 WESTERN AVE NW

$1,069,000 $960,000 $1,130,000 $1,200,000 $1,575,000 $860,000 $900,000 $971,620 $812,500 $786,000 $1,709,000 $1,787,500 $970,000 $1,099,000 $835,000 $1,400,000 $960,000 $1,065,000

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1328 Maryland Ave. NE #4 $650,000 Price Reduced To $609,000 2BR/2.5BA

Historic Hill mansion expanded and converted to four distinct residences. The grand street set-back and private brick path lead to #4 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the condo that LIVES LIKE A HOUSE! Traditional facade belies the thoroughly modern interior. Wide open - front to back & top to bottom - floor plan anchored by a unique four story steel staircase, delivers light and views throughout the home. Two lovely bedrooms live like suites - each with an adjoining sitting area and full bath. Plus patio and parking!

4 4 4 6 4 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 3 6 3 4

E BL A IL W! A AV NO

706 16TH St. NE #2 $739,000 Price Reduced to $685,000 Ask about the $5,000 Closing Cost Incentive!

2BR/2.5BA

Dramatic new ground-up design and construction. This luxurious upper unit features a truly one-of-a-kind 4-level layout and fully custom finishes. Floor-to-ceiling glass across all four exposures, open stairs, and honed white oak floors carry light throughout. Two bright bedrooms, each with en suite bath, plus a huge private roof deck with 360o views of the Capital and secure parking!

CHILLUM 239 LONGFELLOW ST NW 5409 1ST ST NE

$440,000 $523,000

CLEVELAND PARK 3611 LOWELL ST NW

$2,000,000

COLONIAL VILLAGE 1630 JUNIPER ST NW 1675 PRIMROSE RD NW 1732 VERBENA ST NW 1900 SPRUCE DR NW 8126 WEST BEACH DR NW

$1,380,000 $915,000 $550,000 $1,094,000 $925,000

COLUMBIA HEIGHTS 1008 OTIS PL NW 1365 QUINCY ST NW 1422 OAK ST NW 1486 NEWTON ST NW 1518 NEWTON ST NW 2925 11TH ST NW 3232 WARDER ST NW 3315 SHERMAN AVE NW 3910 KANSAS AVE NW 4016 GEORGIA AVE NW 445 KENYON ST NW 445 NEWTON PL NW 623 GRESHAM PL NW 716 QUINCY ST NW 917 EUCLID ST NW 747 PRINCETON PL NW

$960,000 $1,005,000 $555,970 $742,300 $825,000 $654,000 $615,000 $570,000 $700,000 $1,367,000 $521,000 $674,900 $550,000 $680,000 $679,000 $795,000

CONGRESS HEIGHTS 156 UPSAL ST SE 1935 VALLEY TER SE 308 RALEIGH ST SE

$185,400 $333,000 $369,900

3 3 5 7 5 3 4 4 6 5 3 2 3 3 3 3 4 0 4 3 3 3 4 3 3 3 3

123 5th Street NE $1,330,000 5BR/4.5BA Rare Find features all the key ingredients! Make this classic Stanton Park mansion your own, and from your cast-iron front steps, stroll just 4 blocks to EITHER Union Station or Eastern Market! On the perfect Hill block, enjoy ENORMOUS interior dimensions over 3 upper levels including 8 rooms plus 3.5 bathrooms, plus original hardwood floors, fixtures, and casing. BONUS: The lower level delivers 2 bedroom apartment with C of O. All of this - plus plentiful parking & patio space off new brick alley.

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We work to prepare and present ONE BEAUTIFUL NEW LISTING each week. If you are considering selling your home, NOW IS THE TIME to have us visit for a free consultation on the steps to success!

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3647 HORNER PL SE 3922 1ST ST SW 4010 1ST ST SW 4135 4TH ST SE 4290 SOUTH CAPITOL ST SW 4306 9TH ST SE 4314 MARTIN LUTHER KING JR AVE SW 437 VALLEY AVE SE 534 OAKWOOD ST SE 634 SOUTHERN AVE SE 668 BRANDYWINE ST SE

$299,900 $232,500 $355,000 $300,000 $377,000 $325,000 $201,000 $340,000 $349,900 $189,000 $303,850

DEANWOOD 106 57TH ST SE 1226 47TH PL NE 1310 EASTERN AVE NE 156 57TH ST SE 238 56TH PL NE 262 56TH PL NE 3931 CLAY PL NE 4112 GAULT PL NE 4428 GAULT PL NE 4509 EDSON PL NE 4510 EDSON PL NE 4525 EDSON PL NE 4621 KANE PL NE 4623 KANE PL NE 4807 FITCH PL NE 4919 LEE ST NE 4941 BLAINE ST NE 5010 NASH ST NE 5211 DIX ST NE 5222 HAYES ST NE 53 46TH ST NE 541 59TH ST NE 5504 EADS ST NE 905 47TH PL NE 913 45TH PL NE 219 47TH ST NE

$355,000 $303,775 $315,000 $355,000 $157,500 $114,000 $250,000 $387,500 $365,000 $410,000 $186,309 $125,000 $416,000 $418,000 $419,000 $410,000 $191,000 $210,000 $240,000 $175,000 $365,000 $350,000 $299,900 $210,200 $399,999 $399,000

DUPONT CIRCLE 1822 16TH ST NW 1910 NEW HAMPSHIRE AVE NW 1518 T ST NW

$1,510,000 $1,363,000 $1,449,000

ECKINGTON 127 RHODE ISLAND AVE NE 150 U ST NE 1743 N CAPITOL ST NE 1925 1ST ST NE 232 RANDOLPH PL NE 32 TODD PL NE 41 RANDOLPH PL NW 42 QUINCY PL NE 44 QUINCY PL NE 53 Q ST NE

$750,000 $631,000 $850,000 $450,000 $400,000 $625,000 $675,000 $915,000 $675,000 $830,000

FOREST HILLS 2801 CHESAPEAKE ST NW 3214 ELLICOTT ST NW 4550 30TH ST NW

$2,375,000 $1,097,250 $1,355,000

FORT DUPONT PARK 1236 45TH PL SE 1243 CHAPLIN ST SE 1639 40TH ST SE 1667 FORT DAVIS PL SE 1740 40TH ST SE 3350 ELY PL SE 4255 FORT DUPONT TER SE 4332 GORMAN TER SE 4341 DUBOIS PL SE 4360 SOUTHERN AVE SE

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$416,500 $432,000 $320,000 $269,950 $220,000 $447,000 $265,000 $309,000 $275,000 $306,500

3 5 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 2 3 4 2 3 3 2 2 3 4 4 3 2 3 3 3 4 3 3 4 5 2 3 3 3 2 3 3 4 3 2 3 3 5 3 3 4 3 4 3 4 6 5 5

4382 DUBOIS PL SE 489 BURBANK ST SE

FORT LINCOLN 2472 BALDWIN CRES NE 2512 BALDWIN CRES NE 3226 THEODORE R HAGANS DR NE 3812 HANSBERRY CT NE

$607,500 $599,000 $545,000 $549,000

3 4

LILY PONDS

4 4 3 3

LOGAN CIRCLE

FOXHALL 4401 GREENWICH PKWY NW

$1,380,000

GARFIELD 2220 CATHEDRAL AVE NW

$1,503,000

GEORGETOWN 1220 BANKS PL NW 1234 33RD ST NW 1328 30TH ST NW 1338 28TH ST NW 1605 30TH ST NW 1608 34TH ST NW 1659 WISCONSIN AVE NW 1672 34TH ST NW 2445 P ST NW 2449 P ST NW 2707 DUMBARTON ST NW 3048 N ST NW 3104 DUMBARTON ST NW 3129 O ST NW 3241 R ST NW 3259 O ST NW 3414 O ST NW 3424 O ST NW 3917 GEORGETOWN CT NW 3929 HIGHWOOD CT NW

$1,035,000 $2,175,000 $1,160,000 $949,000 $1,650,000 $850,000 $1,260,000 $850,000 $2,100,000 $1,600,000 $1,575,000 $2,650,000 $4,700,000 $2,050,000 $4,000,000 $967,500 $1,175,000 $905,000 $1,325,000 $1,580,000

GLOVER PARK 2335 HUIDEKOPER PL NW 2404 TUNLAW RD NW

$824,000 $1,200,000

H STREET 1123 I ST NE 1239 WYLIE ST NE

$701,000 $590,000

HILL CREST 1320 27TH ST SE 2133 32ND ST SE 2500 34TH ST SE 2522 Q ST SE 2930 M PL SE 3008 ALABAMA AVE SE 3011 PARK DR SE 3121 LYNDALE PL SE 3126 WESTOVER DR SE 3138 WESTOVER DR SE 3208 HIGHWOOD DR SE 3628 CAMDEN ST SE 1613 25TH ST SE

$250,151 $545,000 $700,000 $600,000 $410,000 $510,000 $452,000 $277,000 $925,000 $600,000 $447,000 $440,000 $330,000

KALORAMA 2121 S ST NW

3 4 3 3 3 6 3 2 2 3

$297,000 $365,000

$2,900,000

4 4 4 4 2 4 2 2 2 4 3 4 4 5 4 5 2 3 2 3 5 3 4 3 2

$3,895,000 $3,975,000 $1,810,000

LEDROIT PARK 132 U ST NW 134 ADAMS ST NW 139 ADAMS ST NW 2315 1ST ST NW

$1,100,000 $910,000 $840,000 $1,475,000

1110 P ST NW

3 4 5 5 3 4 5 2 5 4 3 5 3 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 5

$260,000 $512,282 $385,000 $1,355,000

MANOR PARK 223 RITTENHOUSE ST NW

$660,000

MARSHALL HEIGHTS 121 47TH ST SE 4707 BASS PL SE 5224 BASS PL SE 5428 C ST SE 5524 BASS PL SE 5557 CENTRAL AVE SE

$288,500 $310,000 $394,000 $245,000 $172,000 $198,401

MASS. AVE HTS 2817 WOODLAND DR NW

$14,000,000

MICHIGAN PARK 1615 WEBSTER ST NE 3922 20TH ST NE 3947 19TH ST NE

$520,000 $525,000 $541,125

MOUNT PLEASANT 1623 IRVING ST NW 1709 IRVING ST NW 1729 PARK RD NW 1751 KILBOURNE PL NW 2815 18TH ST NW

$1,416,000 $1,213,200 $1,565,000 $1,578,000 $999,000

NAVY YARD 928 4TH ST SE

$975,000

NORTH CLEVELAND PARK 3621 VAN NESS ST NW 3643 TILDEN ST NW 3720 WINDOM PL NW 4335 37TH ST NW

$1,380,000 $2,100,000 $990,000 $1,823,007

NORTH MICHIGAN PARK 1520 GALLATIN PL NE

KENT 2950 CHAIN BRIDGE RD NW 5025 LOWELL ST NW 5160 MANNING PL NW

1149 42ND ST NE 1209 40TH ST NE 3349 BLAINE ST NE

$520,000

OBSERVATORY CIRCLE 3816 CATHEDRAL AVE NW 3915 WATSON PL NW

$1,955,000 $1,365,000

OLD CITY #1 1012 9TH ST NE 1112 ABBEY PL NE 1114 6TH ST NE 114 15TH ST SE 1243 WALTER ST SE 1348 C ST NE 1385 F ST NE 1709 INDEPENDENCE AVE SE 1728 D ST NE 1806 BAY ST SE 1825 INDEPENDENCE AVE SE 1836 BAY ST SE 1916 C ST NE 2013 BENNING RD NE 226 12TH PL NE 231 10TH ST NE 238 10TH ST NE 323 L ST NE 326 18TH ST NE 328 16TH ST NE 412 10TH ST NE

$699,000 $730,500 $840,000 $647,000 $580,000 $575,000 $710,000 $565,000 $615,000 $684,500 $810,000 $550,000 $759,000 $631,000 $560,000 $869,000 $1,330,000 $668,350 $465,000 $535,000 $860,000

4 4 2 5 3 2 3 4 2 2 2 7 3 3 3 4 5 6 6 3 3 5 6 3 5 3 5 4 3 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 4 3 4 3 3 1 2 2 5 3 3 3 4

415 I ST NE 430 20TH ST NE 437 5TH ST NE 439 20TH ST NE 611 18TH ST NE 638 L ST NE 651 20TH ST NE 717 3RD ST NE 726 MARYLAND AVE NE 914 6TH ST NE 918 9TH ST NE

$515,000 $416,500 $817,777 $640,000 $365,000 $640,000 $303,250 $945,000 $859,000 $625,000 $732,500

OLD CITY #2 1601 15TH ST NW 1727 S ST NW 1804 S ST NW 1808 CORCORAN ST NW 2014 HILLYER PL NW 208 BATES ST NW 2249 12TH ST NW 31 N ST NW 804 RHODE ISLAND AVE NW

$2,020,000 $1,877,000 $1,250,000 $950,000 $1,625,000 $735,000 $1,174,000 $826,000 $1,250,000

2 3 2 3 2 3 2 3 5 3 2 4 6 5 2 5 2 4 3 6

PALISADES 4512 SALEM LN NW 4620 GREENE PL NW

$905,000 $766,000

PETWORTH 330 ALLISON ST NW 36 SHERMAN CIR NW 3814 4TH ST NW 4005 8TH ST NW 406 SHEPHERD ST NW 4213 8TH ST NW 4329 3RD ST NW 4415 NEW HAMPSHIRE AVE NW 4417 3RD ST NW 4423 NEW HAMPSHIRE AVE NW 4702 5TH ST NW 4903 NEW HAMPSHIRE AVE NW 5023 7TH PL NW 516 VARNUM ST NW 5209 5TH ST NW 5211 NEW HAMPSHIRE AVE NW 5311 2ND ST NW 5419 7TH ST NW 718 HAMILTON ST NW 723 VARNUM ST NW 909 WEBSTER ST NW 921 FARRAGUT ST NW 426 LONGFELLOW ST NW

$736,000 $470,000 $795,000 $849,000 $690,000 $799,900 $500,000 $530,000 $630,000 $843,400 $835,000 $439,000 $675,000 $950,000 $619,000 $665,000 $420,000 $455,000 $699,900 $525,000 $610,000 $740,000 $583,000

RANDLE HEIGHTS 1731 S ST SE 1853 TOBIAS DR SE 1882 SAVANNAH PL SE 1883 SAVANNAH PL SE 1907 SAVANNAH PL SE 2000 TRENTON PL SE 2021 SAVANNAH PL SE 2211 RETTA GILLIAM CT SE 2323 PARK PL SE 2520 18TH ST SE

$160,000 $260,000 $339,000 $250,000 $279,900 $310,000 $206,000 $515,000 $338,000 $490,000

RIGGS PARK 1015 HAMILTON ST NE 232 NICHOLSON ST NE 331 PEABODY ST NE 4914 12TH ST NE 4934 12TH ST NE 5021 11TH ST NE 5049 10TH ST NE 539 MADISON ST NE

$512,500 $519,000 $474,900 $370,000 $585,000 $415,000 $498,500 $290,000

4 3

643 KENSINGTON PL NE 726 HAMILTON ST NE 807 JEFFERSON ST NE

3 2 3 2 2 3 2 4 6 4 3 3 3 3 4 3 3 3

3 3 3

SHAW

1526 MARION ST NW 1714 9TH ST NW 429 R ST NW 445 RIDGE ST NW

$750,000 $1,250,000 $789,000 $995,000

SHEPHERD PARK

1415 ROXANNA RD NW 7616 13TH ST NW

$845,000 $635,000

SPRING VALLEY

4054 52ND TER NW 4208 49TH ST NW 4350 50TH ST NW

$2,700,000 $1,065,000 $1,725,000

TAKOMA PARK

40 LONGFELLOW ST NE 7200 7TH ST NW 16 WALNUT ST NW 61 TUCKERMAN ST NW

$685,000 $699,900 $745,000 $400,000

TENLEYTOWN 4551 GRANT RD NW

3 3 4 3 4 4 3 3 4 4 4 3 4 4 3 3 3 4 4 1 6 4 3

$480,000 $430,000 $300,000

$950,000

2 4 2 4 4 4 5 4 5 5 3 3 3 3

TRINIDAD

1121 ORREN ST NE 1140 16TH ST NE 1209 OATES ST NE 1221 17TH ST NE 1266 PENN ST NE 1283 OATES ST NE 1610 LEVIS ST NE 1754 LYMAN PL NE 1826 M ST NE 1827 L ST NE 840 21ST ST NE

$699,900 $386,000 $325,000 $665,000 $380,750 $540,000 $505,000 $555,000 $650,000 $613,000 $340,000

WESLEY HEIGHTS

2922 GLOVER DR NW 4323 GARFIELD ST NW

$3,500,000 $2,450,000

WOODLEY PARK 2230 CATHEDRAL AVE NW

$1,665,000

4 2 2 4 3 4 2 3 4 2 2 6 7 4

WOODRIDGE

1541 DOUGLAS ST NE $749,500 5 1722 DOUGLAS ST NE $632,000 3 1812 NEWTON ST NE $675,000 4 1866 BRYANT ST NE $300,000 4 2202 LAWRENCE ST NE $485,500 4 2211 RAND PL NE $410,000 2 2225 NEWTON ST NE $385,000 3 2232 KEARNY ST NE $670,000 4 2419 MONROE ST NE $640,000 4 2505 RHODE ISLAND AVE NE $720,000 5 2613 QUEENS CHAPEL RD NE $425,000 4 2628 22ND ST NE $470,000 3 2907 MILLS AVE NE $695,000 4 2930 MILLS AVE NE $870,000 6 3722 24TH ST NE $729,000 4

CONDO 14TH STREET CORRIDOR

1514 Q ST NW #1 1514 Q ST NW #3 1514 Q ST NW #2

$750,000 $1,198,000 $1,050,000

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1514 Q ST NW #4 2125 14TH ST NW #625 1390 V ST NW #307

$1,325,199 $390,000 $425,000

16TH STREET HEIGHTS 1301 LONGFELLOW ST NW #207 1322 MISSOURI AVE NW #102 1322 MISSOURI AVE NW #201

$214,000 $289,900 $295,000

ADAMS MORGAN 1608 BELMONT ST NW #B 2301 CHAMPLAIN ST NW #113 2301 CHAMPLAIN ST NW #114 2301 CHAMPLAIN ST NW #206 2410 17TH ST NW #309 2426 ONTARIO RD NW #205

$702,000 $499,000 $494,500 $445,000 $795,000 $417,000

AMERICAN UNIVERSITY PARK 4101 ALBEMARLE ST NW #547

$500,000

ANACOSTIA 1962 NAYLOR RD SE #16

$183,000

BARRY FARMS 2605 DOUGLASS RD SE #302

$162,225

BLOOMINGDALE 17 V ST NW #1 1730 1ST ST NW #2 59 RANDOLPH PL NW #1 207 R ST NW #2

$680,000 $785,000 $660,000 $520,000

BRENTWOOD 1308 BRYANT ST NE #1 1337 ADAMS ST NE #3 1716 WEST VIRGINIA AVE NE #101

$280,000 $275,000 $289,900

BRIGHTWOOD 343 CEDAR ST NW #119 422 BUTTERNUT ST NW #206

$469,900 $259,900

BROOKLAND 1031 MICHIGAN AVE NE #4 15 HAWTHORNE CT NE #15 2615 4TH ST NE #302 2701 4TH ST NE #101 315 EVARTS ST NE #109 711 JACKSON ST NE #2

$248,000 $250,500 $245,874 $349,000 $265,000 $525,000

CAPITOL HILL 1709 BAY ST SE #2 315 12TH ST NE #203 410 11TH ST NE #1 645 MARYLAND AVE NE #101 1516 K ST SE #3C 1516 K ST SE #4C

$660,000 $600,000 $480,000 $1,800,000 $399,900 $419,000

2 0 1 1 2 1 2 2 2 1 2 1 1 2 2 3 3 2 2 1 2 2 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

CENTRAL 1121 24TH ST NW #201 1121 24TH ST NW #305 1133 14TH ST NW #1202 1230 23RD ST NW #603 1830 JEFFERSON PL NW #7 2201 L ST NW #712 2425 L ST NW #421 400 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW #712 616 E ST NW #723 631 D ST NW #726 631 D ST NW #837 777 7TH ST NW #1001 912 F ST NW #1108 925 H ST NW #602

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$279,900 $495,000 $515,000 $422,500 $675,000 $289,900 $621,500 $578,000 $585,000 $580,000 $450,000 $347,000 $829,000 $1,325,000

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CHEVY CHASE 4301 MILITARY RD NW #104 4301 MILITARY RD NW #415 5201B WISCONSIN AVE NW #202 5201B WISCONSIN AVE NW #303 5233 CONNECTICUT AVE NW #C-01 5315 CONNECTICUT AVE NW #509 5410 CONNECTICUT AVE NW #405 5410 CONNECTICUT AVE NW #516

$875,000 $755,000 $476,000 $395,000 $369,000 $205,000 $369,000 $299,000

CITY CENTER 925 H ST NW #703

$725,000

CLEVELAND PARK 3028 WISCONSIN AVE NW #205 3611 39TH ST NW #E329 3631 39TH ST NW #F318 3650 39TH ST NW #B518 3810 39TH ST NW #B122 3811 NEWARK ST NW #F438 3840 39TH ST NW #D106 3881 NEWARK ST NW #C477 3896 PORTER ST NW #B338

$269,000 $480,000 $480,000 $650,000 $519,000 $342,000 $380,000 $365,000 $523,000

COLUMBIA HEIGHTS 1101 FAIRMONT ST NW #9 1201 KENYON ST NW #2 1201 KENYON ST NW #5 1323 CLIFTON ST NW #3 1324 EUCLID ST NW #303 1332 BELMONT ST NW #102 1333 EUCLID ST NW #PH-1 1354 EUCLID ST NW #303A 1354 EUCLID ST NW #403A 1419 CLIFTON ST NW #203 1421 COLUMBIA RD NW #406 1438 MERIDIAN PL NW #LL06 1441 SPRING RD NW #302 1451 BELMONT ST NW #418 1451 BELMONT ST NW #PH-423 1453 GIRARD ST NW #5 1527 PARK RD NW #202 2608 SHERMAN AVE NW #B-04 2656 15TH ST NW #104 2750 14TH ST NW #PH3 3013 11TH ST NW #1 3101 SHERMAN AVE NW ##102 3101 SHERMAN AVE NW #101 3101 SHERMAN AVE NW #301 3532 13TH ST NW #1 3573 WARDER ST NW #7 3573 WARDER ST NW #8 3900 14TH ST NW #508 3902 14TH ST NW #517 455 LURAY PL NW #1 526 KENYON ST NW #103 610 IRVING ST NW #204 610 IRVING ST NW #301 610 IRVING ST NW #303 760 GIRARD ST NW #202 772 GIRARD ST NW #3E 912 SHEPHERD ST NW #303

$510,000 $550,000 $1,300,000 $488,000 $570,000 $830,000 $820,000 $580,000 $775,000 $480,000 $405,000 $295,000 $379,900 $699,000 $745,000 $825,000 $325,000 $255,000 $365,000 $739,900 $472,900 $240,000 $350,000 $399,999 $735,000 $570,000 $550,000 $357,000 $335,400 $642,500 $260,000 $352,600 $490,000 $336,500 $360,000 $725,000 $335,000

CONGRESS HEIGHTS 4723 1ST ST SW #102

$75,000

DUPONT CIRCLE 1260 21ST ST NW #103 1260 21ST ST NW #202 1260 21ST ST NW #504 1280 21ST ST NW #503 1301 20TH ST NW #801 1401 17TH ST NW #208

$301,000 $342,500 $325,000 $460,000 $255,000 $399,999

$560,000 $1,045,000 $321,000 $310,000 $340,000 $665,000 $515,000 $257,000 $339,900 $275,000

2 2 1 1 1 0 2 1

1612 Q ST NW #6 1717 P ST NW #C 1736 WILLARD ST NW #505 2010 KALORAMA RD NW #103 1260 21ST ST NW #609 1625 Q ST NW #102 1727 R ST NW #101 1740 18TH ST NW #T3 2119 N ST NW #5 1 SCOTT CIR NW #2

ECKINGTON

1 2 2 3 2 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 2 0 1 1 3 2 2 1 1 3 2 2 2 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 1

1831 2ND ST NE #305 1831 2ND ST NE #402 1831 2ND ST NE #406 1831 2ND ST NE #409 219 T ST NE #404 28 T ST NE #1

$297,000 $420,000 $284,900 $279,000 $350,000 $739,000

FOGGY BOTTOM 2401 H ST NW #507 522 21ST ST NW #806

$295,000 $230,000

FOREST HILLS 2710 MACOMB ST NW #111 4701 CONNECTICUT AVE NW #LL3 4707 CONNECTICUT AVE NW #616

$227,500 $440,000 $399,900

FORT LINCOLN 3479 SUMMIT CT NE #3479

$278,000

GALLERY PLACE 777 7TH ST NW #915 915 E ST NW #1009

$395,000 $487,500

2 2 0 1 1 2 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 3 1 0 0 2 1 3 1 1

GARFIELD 3100 CONNECTICUT AVE NW #219 3100 CONNECTICUT AVE NW #315

$248,000 $412,000

GEORGETOWN 1023 POTOMAC ST NW #1023P 2500 Q ST NW #111 2516 Q ST NW #Q208 2527 Q ST NW #104 3016 R ST NW #2 3150 SOUTH ST NW #2F 3245 K ST NW #S50 3267 N ST NW #2

$599,000 $424,000 $380,000 $404,000 $625,000 $3,200,000 $68,000 $897,000

GLOVER PARK 2325 42ND ST NW #421 2725 39TH ST NW #503 3921 FULTON ST NW #6 3924 W ST NW #3 3924 W ST NW #4 3924 W ST NW #6 4000 TUNLAW RD NW #209 4000 TUNLAW RD NW #422 4004 BEECHER ST NW #301

$299,169 $364,000 $642,000 $430,000 $587,000 $595,000 $295,000 $395,000 $259,000

HILL CREST 2009 37TH ST SE #301 2116 SUITLAND TER SE #201 2139 SUITLAND TER SE #102 2139 SUITLAND TER SE #A 3819 V ST SE #3819 3861 PENNSYLVANIA AVE SE #B

$213,000 $74,000 $61,500 $139,000 $82,000 $170,000

KALORAMA 1820 KALORAMA RD NW #1 1822 CALVERT ST NW #1 1849 KALORAMA RD NW #3 1851 COLUMBIA RD NW #305

$710,000 $620,000 $730,000 $395,000

0 1 2 1 1 2 2 4 0 3 2 1 2 1 2 2 1 2 1 3 1 1 3 1 2 2 2 2 1

1863 MINTWOOD PL NW #2 1910 KALORAMA RD NW #502 1939 BELMONT RD NW #1119 1954 COLUMBIA RD NW #109 2003 COLUMBIA RD NW #2003 2006 COLUMBIA RD NW #8 2010 KALORAMA RD NW #101 2022 COLUMBIA RD NW #303 2032 BELMONT RD NW #628 2227 20TH ST NW #206 2412 19TH ST NW #39 2413 20TH ST NW #4 2006 COLUMBIA RD NW #20

$714,000 $369,000 $800,000 $180,000 $864,000 $635,000 $499,000 $410,000 $324,500 $570,000 $755,000 $553,000 $755,000

KINGMAN PARK 332 18TH PL NE #2 332 18TH PL NE #4

$339,000 $350,000

LEDROIT PARK 64 W ST NW #1 64 W ST NW #2 64 W ST NW #3

$550,000 $645,000 $656,000

LOGAN CIRCLE 1125 12TH ST NW #62 1326 VERMONT AVE NW #5 1401 CHURCH ST NW #317 1444 CHURCH ST NW #209 1449 CORCORAN ST NW #1 2125 14TH ST NW #325 1239 VERMONT AVE NW #403 1300 N ST NW #401 1300 N ST NW #408 1300 N ST NW #416 1317 RHODE ISLAND AVE NW #206 1320 13TH ST NW #11 1325 13TH ST NW #40 1401 CHURCH ST NW #126 1401 CHURCH ST NW #515 1515 15TH ST NW #227 1616 11TH ST NW #304 1418 11TH ST NW #3 1503 SWANN ST NW #B 1415 T ST NW #102 1415 T ST NW #202

$279,000 $419,000 $565,000 $709,000 $632,500 $585,000 $382,500 $800,000 $330,000 $435,000 $564,000 $585,000 $849,000 $760,000 $719,000 $900,000 $743,000 $501,000 $811,750 $345,000 $350,000

MOUNT PLEASANT 1608 BELMONT ST NW #C 1614 BELMONT ST NW #D 1700 EUCLID ST NW #B-3 1801 CALVERT ST NW #106 2410 17TH ST NW #303 2431 ONTARIO RD NW #1 3314 MOUNT PLEASANT ST NW #45 3423 BROWN ST NW #302

$729,900 $795,000 $597,500 $331,500 $790,000 $618,750 $320,000 $662,500

MOUNT VERNON SQ. 555 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW #612 910 M ST NW #401 555 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW #106 1211 4TH ST NW #2

$449,000 $843,000 $409,000 $840,000

OBSERVATORY CIRCLE 2800 WISCONSIN AVE NW #805 2801 NEW MEXICO AVE NW #716 2801 NEW MEXICO AVE NW #C-20

$195,000 $585,000 $28,000

OLD CITY #1 128 18TH ST SE #3 1342 MASSACHUSETTS AVE SE #C 1363 K ST SE #202 1391 PENNSYLVANIA AVE SE #354 1391 PENNSYLVANIA AVE SE #471

$571,000 $634,500 $300,000 $260,000 $545,000

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1469 A ST NE #1469 1702 D ST SE #1 1702 D ST SE #2 1820 INDEPENDENCE AVE SE #2 2 17TH ST SE #205 215 I ST NE #309 308 18TH PL NE #2 308 18TH PL NE #3 320 17TH SE #A 320 17TH ST SE #B 401 13TH ST NE #104 420 OKLAHOMA AVE NE #102 676 4TH ST NE #105 732 15TH ST SE #3

$412,500 $700,000 $812,500 $720,000 $314,000 $700,000 $320,500 $330,000 $635,000 $715,000 $400,000 $282,699 $583,700 $499,000

OLD CITY #2 1111 11TH ST NW #307 1124 10TH ST NW #3A 1207 N ST NW #G 1211 13TH ST NW #204 1300 N ST NW #805 1300 N ST NW #810 1390 V ST NW #501 1401 R ST NW #405 1420 N ST NW #914 1425 11TH ST NW #303 1440 CHURCH ST NW #604 1440 N ST NW #215 1441 RHODE ISLAND AVE NW #M08 1444 CHURCH ST NW #205 1515 15TH ST NW #229 1545 18TH ST NW #506 1601 18TH ST NW #1016 1615 Q ST NW #1108 1615 Q ST NW #601 1711 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW #108 1718 P ST NW #202 1728 NEW HAMPSHIRE AVE NW #201 1731 WILLARD ST NW #403 1737 P ST NW #201 1900 S ST NW #303 1910 T ST NW #31 2001 16TH ST NW #603 2111 11TH ST NW #3 301 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW #1007 460 NEW YORK AVE NW #801 475 K ST NW #515 66 NEW YORK AVE NW #303 811 4TH ST NW #1002 811 4TH ST NW #1021 811 4TH ST NW #409 811 4TH ST NW #514

$640,000 $865,000 $504,000 $519,000 $680,000 $465,000 $479,000 $564,000 $238,700 $529,000 $1,295,000 $239,900 $499,000 $587,000 $945,000 $399,999 $422,000 $510,000 $391,000 $360,000 $415,000 $535,000 $327,384 $327,000 $565,000 $420,000 $575,000 $775,000 $585,000 $499,000 $903,000 $363,000 $418,000 $440,000 $442,900 $447,000

1 3 3 3 1 2 2 2 3 4 1 1 2 1

RLA (SW)

2 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 0 1 2 0 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 2 2 1 3 2 1 1 1 1

TRINIDAD

PALISADES 4840 MACARTHUR BLVD NW #606

$264,900

PENN QUARTER 601 PENNSYLVANIA AVE NW #910 616 E ST NW #1146 616 E ST NW #509 715 6TH ST NW #401

$460,000 $1,050,000 $442,500 $520,000

PETWORTH 5109 2ND ST NW #1 5109 2ND ST NW #2 5109 2ND ST NW #3 5109 2ND ST NW #4 608 JEFFERSON ST NW #102 608 JEFFERSON ST NW #104 727 JEFFERSON ST NW #1 727 JEFFERSON ST NW #2 727 JEFFERSON ST NW #4 727 JEFFERSON ST NW #5

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$361,500 $362,500 $374,999 $388,499 $270,000 $295,000 $487,000 $492,500 $555,000 $625,000

1 1 3 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3

1250 4TH ST SW #W611 1425 4TH ST SW #A102 240 M ST SW #E812 300 M ST SW #N102 350 G ST SW #N323 357 N ST SW 700 7TH ST SW #606

$290,000 $220,000 $224,000 $220,000 $260,000 $649,000 $390,000

1 0 0 0 0 2 2

SHAW 1011 M ST NW #906

$739,900

SW WATERFRONT 525 WATER ST SW #407 703 3RD ST SW #602

1274 SIMMS PL NE #4 1328 MONTELLO AVE NE #1 2221 M ST NE #102 2221 M ST NE #302

$389,900 $675,500 $335,000 $621,250 $245,000 $375,000

U STREET CORRIDOR 2100 11TH ST NW #305 2311 15TH ST NW #3 1931 17TH ST NW #103 2020 12TH ST NW #111 2020 12TH ST NW #301 2125 14TH ST NW #304

$732,000 $890,000 $275,000 $672,500 $555,000 $515,000

VAN NESS 2939 VAN NESS ST NW #810 4600 CONNECTICUT AVE NW #828

$226,000 $258,995

WAKEFIELD 4740 CONNECTICUT AVE NW #916

$575,000

WESLEY HEIGHTS 4200 CATHEDRAL AVE NW #215 4201 CATHEDRAL AVE NW #1113-W 4201 CATHEDRAL AVE NW #1218W 4201 CATHEDRAL AVE NW #316E 4201 CATHEDRAL AVE NW #918W

$275,000 $340,000 $213,500 $235,000 $218,000

WEST END 1155 23RD ST NW #3-M 1155 23RD ST NW #6A 1155 23RD ST NW #6F 1155 23RD ST NW #N6C 1155 23RD ST NW #PH1F 2555 PENNSYLVANIA AVE NW #411

$810,000 $2,675,000 $799,900 $1,360,000 $787,000 $649,000

1701 16TH ST NW #152 1701 16TH ST NW #307 1701 16TH ST NW #424 1701 16TH ST NW #836

$332,000 $200,000 $604,500 $460,000

FOGGY BOTTOM 2475 VIRGINIA AVE NW #404 2700 VIRGINIA AVE NW #408 730 24TH ST NW #211 730 24TH ST NW #618 950 25TH ST NW #401-N

$535,001 $483,000 $285,000 $300,000 $160,000

FOREST HILLS 1 3 2 2 1 2 1 2 0 2 1 1 0 1 2 2 1 0 1 0 1 2 1 2 1 1

WOODLEY PARK

2725 CONNECTICUT AVE NW #302 $549,777 2

3001 VEAZEY TER NW #1205 3001 VEAZEY TER NW #1227 3001 VEAZEY TER NW #1334

$300,000 $550,000 $576,000

GEORGETOWN 1657 31ST ST NW #210

$330,000

LANIER HEIGHTS 3025 ONTARIO RD NW #101

$475,000

MOUNT PLEASANT 1705 LANIER PL NW #106 1801 CLYDESDALE PL NW #621 1820 CLYDESDALE PL NW #404

$319,000 $185,000 $451,000

NAVY YARD 1000 NEW JERSEY AVE SE #212 1000 NEW JERSEY AVE SE #515 1000 NEW JERSEY AVE SE #819

$550,000 $345,000 $525,000

OBSERVATORY CIRCLE 4000 CATHEDRAL AVE NW #425B 4000 CATHEDRAL AVE NW #852-853B 4101 CATHEDRAL AVE NW #1101 4101 CATHEDRAL AVE NW #517

$749,000 $950,000 $530,250 $579,000

OLD CITY #1 1000 NEW JERSEY AVE SE #301 1000 NEW JERSEY AVE SE #825

$335,000 $242,500

OLD CITY #2 1514 17TH ST NW #310 1514 17TH ST NW #506 1526 17TH ST NW #411 1701 16TH ST NW #614

$407,000 $415,000 $603,000 $249,000

RLA (SW) 1301 DELAWARE AVE SW #N516 1311 DELAWARE AVE SW #S526 1311 DELAWARE AVE SW #S727 520 N ST SW #S622

$205,000 $305,000 $170,000 $224,500

SW WATERFRONT

COOP

520 N STREET SW #S313 560 N ST SW #N211

ADAMS MORGAN

VAN NESS NORTH COOP

2801 ADAMS MILL RD NW #103 1705 LANIER PL NW #201

$295,000 $325,000

CLEVELAND PARK 3020 PORTER ST NW #301 3620 CONNECTICUT AVE NW #32 3620 CONNECTICUT AVE NW #41

$295,000 $190,000 $428,000

DUPONT CIRCLE 1701 16TH ST NW #127 1701 16TH ST NW #142 1701 16TH ST NW #848

$334,300 $395,000 $393,670

1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1

3001 VEAZEY TER NW #815

$250,777 $349,900 $305,000

WATERFRONT 430 M ST SW ##N-210 490 M ST SW #W-702

$195,000 $350,000

WATERGATE 2510 VIRGINIA AVE NW #309-N 2700 VIRGINIA AVE NW #708 700 NEW HAMPSHIRE AVE NW #1016 u

$280,000 $443,000 $620,000

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Going Places With ‘Small Planes’

Peregrine Coffee’s Ryan and Jill Jensen Open District Coffee Roastery by Elizabeth O’Gorek, Photos by Andrew Lightman The Seventh Child In August, Ryan and Jill Jensen, owners of Peregrine Espresso, celebrated the ninth birthday of what the company’s website calls their “first baby,” the Capitol Hill Peregrine Espresso shop. Born before their first biological son, it is the eldest of three coffee shops. A Logan Circle location preceded their next son, and a Union Market location was opened prior to the birth of their third child. The Jensens are now co-parenting their latest coffee child, a roastery, with head roaster Evan Howe. “We felt like, in the city, the time was ripe for a local roaster that was doing what we wanted to do,” said Ryan Jensen. “Starting Small Planes has been exciting but challenging,” added co-founder Jill Jensen. “I am very pleased with the coffee that we have been able to source and how we are roasting it. I am not a coffee nerd like Ryan and Evan, but I am a coffee snob. At this point I only drink drip coffee, brewed at home because I am with my three boys.”

Peregrine owner Ryan Jensen and head roaster Evan Howe.

Small Planes It is called Small Planes coffee, and Ryan Jensen explained that the name emphasizes the ways in which coffee links people in both the global coffee economy and local communities. “Often you’re dealing with people who are on different planes, and it’s kind of about connecting those people and shrinking the distance between us,” he said in an interview at the T Street NE roastery. Small Planes operates as a separate company from Peregrine. Jensen and Evan Howe say that although Peregrine is currently Small Plane’s only customer, they are looking to partner with other great companies in the District. “We’re really happy with the status quo, but we want to leave avenues open for different partThe coffee roaster in action. nerships down the road,” Howe said.

Tight Turnaround, Big Space It is a small roaster in a big space. “We feel so grateful that we have this

space to grow into, because I have friends that have opened roasteries in Brooklyn or whatever and it’s just tiny, and they have major problems related to not having basic operational space in their first month,” said Howe, who has been a Peregrine barista at both the Union Market and Capitol Hill locations. In June, within hours of having the business license sorted, Jensen and Howe roasted their first bags of Small Planes coffee, dropping them off at Peregrine shops the next day. They roasted four different coffees over the next six weeks. Jensen said that typically shop managers at the Peregrine cafes place orders on a Sunday, and Howe roasts on Monday and delivers on Tuesday. Orders are then placed Tuesday evening to be delivered on Wednesday, a tight turnaround that ensures coffees meet high standards for freshness. Said Howe, “We don’t sell any coffee at Peregrine that’s more than two weeks from the roast date.”

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Evan Howe sniffs a sample of the roast beans.

Counter Culture as a way to fulfill their own vision. “We definitely have our own style regarding the types of roasted coffee that we really enjoy and the types of flavors that we try to chase after in a cup of coffee or a shot of espresso,” said Howe. “But we feel like their coffee works well with ours, we’re proud to be on the shelf with them. It allows us to say, let’s be reasonable about how we’re doing this rollout and to focus on only a few things and do them really, really well.”

before Small Planes was ready to start roasting. An Ethiopian coffee they selected in February only arrived in the United States in early July. Being part of the supply chain is one of the best ways to affect flavors, together with roasting, Howe said. “On one hand, we are absolutely making decisions which are going to affect how that coffee tastes in our shops, but on the other hand, it’s such amazing seasonal produce that it makes us look good.”

Godshot Fingers In

Sharing the Shelf Small Planes will not replace Counter Culture coffee, which Peregrine has prepared and sold retail in the shops for the last nine years. Jensen, who worked for Counter Culture for a year and a half, emphasized the amazing quality of coffee coming from the Durham, N.C., roaster. He said that Counter Culture is “buying beautiful coffee from a long-lasting relationship that they can say is sustainably grown, is sustainably purchased, and it tastes beautiful.” Jensen and Howe see the two coffee labels as complementary, and a continued partnership with

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In the 19th year of his own career in coffee, Capitol Hill store manager Jeremy Sterner said that the progression to roasting is logical for people as immersed in coffee as the Jensens have become. “You can put more of your love in it,” he explained. “That’s what I mean when I say ‘owning the process,’” said Jensen. “Not in terms of business ownership but more that I want my fingers in it. I want us as an extension of Peregrine to be more involved in that supply chain.” Small Planes wants to build relationships directly with the producers. In January, Howe went to Antigua, Guatemala, to taste and select coffees. Howe also met the farmers who grow the coffee and others who are involved in production. They are working with a small importer called Collaborative Coffee Source, which allows them to build those kinds of relationships. “They know us, know our values, and we’re trying as much as we can to just stick to that and not take the easy path,” noted Jensen. Entering the large, complex coffee economy is a challenge. When Jensen and Howe determined that they could open in May, their importer suggested that they begin shopping for coffees in January. “We had to jump in in the midst of the year, and kind of get into the cycle. Because for a lot of our coffees, we’re caught having to contract those futures five or six months in advance.” Even though they placed their initial orders in January, they did it just in time. The coffees that Howe selected in Guatemala did not become available until late April, just a few weeks

Shop manager Sterner said that the coffee has been very well-received. “I’ve heard really good feedback,” he said. “Peregrine’s known for the quality.” The quality is part of Jensen’s backstory. For three years, he was a manager at Murky Coffee, Nick Cho’s coffee shop located on the present site of the Capitol Hill Peregrine, before leaving to work for Counter Culture. It was Cho who prepared the cappuccino that became Michaele Weissman’s “godshot,” the moment of coffee perfection which she chased throughout her 2008 book “God in a Cup.” When Murky closed, the Jensens decided to put their hearts into their own shop, and that is when Peregrine was born. Weissman’s book is referenced by Jonathan White, a self-identified coffee aficionado who started coming to the Capitol Hill shop seven years ago. He has embarked on what he calls coffee pilgrimages throughout his travels, chasing his own godshot. He returned to Capitol Hill a few weeks ago after living the last two years in The Hague, and he says that Peregrine is a unique place. “The people here don’t realize that they’re making some of the best coffee in the world, and they’re doing it every day,” he told me. His favorite Small Planes coffee is the Gichatta-ini, from Kenya. “That’s a mind-blowing coffee,” he declared. Jensen says they felt a little pressure when they first roasted the Kenyan coffee. White’s favorite coffee sells retail for $22 a pound. To ensure quality control, Jensen, Howe, and cafe staff subject every roasted batch to a cupping, a tasting ritual using guidelines and nomenclature established by the Specialty Coffee Association of America. “We want to make sure it’s very delicious,” said Howe. “And good news: It is.” u

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by Celeste McCall

At Sospeso, linguine carbonara is a satisfying entree, enhanced with sweet corn. Photo: Celeste McCall

here did the summer go? We finally dined at Sospeso, the Mediterranean charmer that arrived last winter in the Atlas District. Situated across the street from the Atlas Theatre, the newcomer is operated by ItalianAmerican Mike Rosato, who taps recipes from his forebears, adding culinary elements from Turkey and the Mediterranean. Sospeso serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner, starting with freshly brewed Stumptown coffee, Greek-style yogurt, and simit (sesame seed-crusted Turkish bread ring filled with jam, mascarpone, and other delights). Midday brings porchetta, a Tuscan-style roast pork sandwich. For “hapertivo” (happy hour) the bartender shakes up house-infused vermouth cocktails. For dinner: roast chicken, lamb pilaf, homemade pasta. More about that later. Sospeso has three levels, with a secondfloor bar appointed with bookshelves and a

small balcony with benches overlooking H Street. Surprisingly, the top level holds the wine “cellar.” Decor is Mediterranean/industrial, with skylights and rustic elements. On a quiet midweek evening, we had hoped to dine al fresco, but Sospeso has no outdoor seating. So we perched by the front window. The stools there were uncomfortable, but our server, Turkish-born Hati, promptly supplied us with cushions. From the small but interesting wine list we sampled an Albanian red which we found too sour, before settling on a wonderfully mellow Spanish tempranillo. I had my culinary heart set on chef Lauren Sanders’

Salt Line oyster restaurant, near Nats Park, sports a lively outdoor bar. Photo: Celeste McCall

Watermelon/beet gazpacho is an unusual, refreshing starter at Sospeso. Photo: Celeste McCall

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linguine carbonara, and requested a half portion. Hati relayed my request, but the kitchen could not comply. No problem. But first, an appetizer. Peter, who fancies anything with beets, insisted on the watermelon/beet gazpacho, a refreshing melange of beets, watermelon, pickled grapes, cucumbers, and cilantro. Peter absolutely loved the chilled soup, so I decided to replicate it myself a few days later. I skipped the grapes, tapping watermelon from my freezer along with pickled beets (and their juice) flavored with cloves. My version was a hit. Back to Sospeso. Yes, I ordered the full portion of pasta carbonara, an off-beat rendition enhanced with late-summer sweet corn. It could have used more garlic. I ate half and took the rest home. Peter’s lamb pilaf was delicious; saffron rice was studded with slow-roasted lamb, raisins, pistachios, and cardamom, crowned with a thatch of crispy onions. We saved room for dessert: baklava ice cream, an unusual concoction of homemade semi-fredo folded with the traditional Greek pastry, further sweetened with honey with a kiss of cinnamon. The name Sospeso comes from “caffe sospeso” (suspended coffee), a practice of someone anonymously paying for coffee for someone else. Sospeso hopes to carry on that tradition. Open daily for breakfast, lunch, and dinner (until late), Sospeso is located at 1344 H St. NE. Call 202-8273123 or visit www.sospesodc.com.

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Capitol Riverfront, Washington Salt Line Oysters + Ale opened on Memorial Day weekend at 79 Potomac Ave. SE, practically in the shadow of Nationals Park. For a recent Sunday midday repast, we sat outside overlooking the river. We would have enjoyed the indoor nautical, New England decor, with colorful murals and a boat poised over the back dining area, but the air-conditioning had been cranked up to near freezing. Fellow patrons were clustered around the outdoor bar. Although it opens 90 minutes before Nats home games, Salt Line is not a place for a quick bite beforehand. Instead, go afterwards and celebrate a home-team victory with a leisurely dinner. As we unrolled our dishtowel napkins, we sipped horseradish-laced bloody Marys and perused chef Kyle Baily’s menu. His lobster roll offers a choice of buttered or dressed with tarragon mayo. Our savvy waiter advised getting the buttered. Since we’re paying $26, he said, we might as well get our money’s worth with more lobster. Good advice. The crunchy roll was overflowing with big lobster chunks. Well worth the money. Equally good choices were Peter’s appetizer of deep-fried Ipswich clam bellies with homemade tartar sauce and lemon wedges, and the Nashville softshell crab. Why Nashville, hundreds of miles away from any ocean? Our server explained that the Nashville method means griddled white bread and pickled green tomatoes. The seasonal crab itself was dredged in spicy batter and deep-fried. Salt Line delivers yet more good fishy news. Participating in the Oyster Recovery Partnership, the kitchen gathers leftover shells which are picked up each week, ground up, and returned to the water. The menu’s “daily catch” comes from Old Line Fish Co., member of a program connecting small-scale fishermen to our community through sustainable seafood sourcing cooperatives. We shall return to Salt Line for dinner, when we will sample the New England-style clam chowder, grilled octopus, and cucumber watermelon salad with feta and almonds. Salt Line is open nightly from 5:00 to 10:30 p.m., the raw bar ‘til 11:00 p.m., with Saturday and Sunday brunch (lunch). Call 202-506-2368 or visit www.thesaltline.com.

Future Neighbors Coming soon to the same Riverfront complex (79 Potomac Ave. SE) is All-Purpose Pizzeria, which operates a sister restaurant in Mount Vernon Triangle near the Washington Convention Center. At 385 Water St. SE, District Winery is due to open later this year. Look for another Dacha beer garden nearby. The original Dacha is in Shaw, with a third garden planned for 14th Street NW. However, some folks are opposing it. Stay tuned.

Cava News Cava Group Inc., which cleaned up at the July 30 RAMMY Awards ceremony (see below), is expanding its empire. Later this year, look for offshoots in Union Station, Navy Yard, and H Street NE (Atlas District). Cava plans 20 new restaurants in 2017, taking their hummus, salads, kebabs, and baklava to more than 40 locations nationwide. With a new production kitchen in Laurel, a new corporate office in Chinatown, and a home base to test new products, Cava is committed to Washington, the community where its founders and their business have thrived.

Rammy Winners The results of the 2017 RAMMY Awards, presented by the Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington (RAMW), were announced too late to make the August “Dining Notes,” so here they are. Cava Group Inc., which operates a tasty outpost on Barracks Row, snagged a pair of wins. Restaurateur(s) of the Year went to Cava Group Inc.’s Ike Grigoropoulos, Dimitri Moshovitis, Ted Xenohristos, and Brett Schulman. Cava Grill – part of Cava Group – took Favorite Fast Bites honors. Other winners on or near Capitol Hill were Charlie Palmer Steak (Wine Program of the Year) and Jemil Cadea of Masseria (Pastry Chef of the Year). Awards were presented on July 30 at a lavish, black-tie gala at the Washington Convention Center.

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Back-to-School Shopping List Wines to Drink Now!

ummer is winding down and fall is approaching fast, which means it’s back to school season for all of us. Wine is a perfect way to take respite from the school year stressors – the parent-teacher conferences, math homework, book reports left to the last minute, weeks of exams - the list goes on. For these not-so-savory moments it’s important to have some very savory wine on hand. Whether you’re bonding with your fellow parents over a crisp glass of Pinot Grigio or you need a bottle of red to help you put together your little one’s diorama, your local wine store has the perfect wine to get you through the 2017-18 school year. Below are my top ten selections for outstanding budget-friendly wines—all under $30.

2016 La Tordera Prosecco Otreval Rive di Guia, Veneto, Italy ($29.99): With your afternoons free again you can get to a yoga class at Yoga District on H street, and then invite your fellow parents over for an exquisite glass of Prosecco. This offering from La Tordera expresses the single vineyard area of the “Rive” with its steep and rugged slopes. These outstanding bubbles are complex, rich in structure, and offer perfumed floral aromas. White flowers like honeysuckle and gardenia on the nose with hints of green apple, honeydew melon, and pear on the palate makes this the perfect glass of bubbles.

2014 Slang Chardonnay, Sonoma County, California ($14.99): Justin Harmon is the winemaker behind Slang Sonoma County Chardonnay. From his brand, Argot Wines, this ripe Chardonnay offers bright lemon, apple, and pear fruit along with toasty brioche and stony minerality. This wine is incredibly well-crafted, especially for this price point as it even sees aging in new French oak. Harmon started out as a home winemaker making small batches in his basement and has grown his business into a vibrant winery producing outstanding products.

by Elyse Genderson join that book club you’ve been putting off. What is the perfect book club wine? Rosé, of course! Purchased in 1970 by the Durand and Valentin families, the Lancyre Château was originally built in the 1500’s, on the ruins of a 12th century fort. Records of winemaking here date all the way back to 1550! Lancyre is now seen as one of the the top estates of Pic Saint-Loup, which has garnered a reputation as the Languedoc’s single best winegrowing area. This is a full-bodied rosé well suited for Fall weather, offering notes of raspberry, watermelon, and pear aromas along with a distinctive spicy character.

2015 Bichot Saint Veran, Burgundy, France ($16.99): This white Burgundy offers lively citrus and white peach, characteristics that are expressive of the Saint Veran growing appellation, along with bright notes of lemon zest and green apple.

2015 Apolloni Pinot Noir Capitol Hill Cuvee Willamette Valley, Oregon ($19.99): This Pinot Noir expresses the spicy and rustic style of the Willamette Valley at only $20. This wine is an incredible value and is bottled exclusively for Schneider’s of Capitol Hill. This stunning Pinot Noir has concentrated aromas of tart cherries, blackberries, and dried herbs. It’s a fabulously rich and textured wine with hints of sweet, spicy oak, fine tannins, and elegance. It drinks well now and will improve in the bottle for over a decade.

2015 Bichot Fleurie La Madone, Beaujolais, France ($19.99): Beaujolais overlaps Burgundy in the north and Rhône in the south. This fresh wine hails from the Fleurie Cru. Known as the “Queen of Beaujolais,” Fleurie’s wines are considered to be the most “feminine” and soft style of Beaujolais. The nose is floral and fruity with hints of violet, raspberry, and bubblegum. Baking spices like nutmeg and cinnamon make this a wonderful wine in for the Fall season. Serve with a slight chill to really make the aromas pop.

2016 Lancyre Rosé, Languedoc, France (19.99):

2013 Vicchiomaggio Agostino Petri Chianti Classico Riserva, Tuscany, Italy ($24.99):

With the kids off at school, there’s now time to re-

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extracurriculars may have you feeling a little like an Uber driver. When your chauffeur role is done for the day treat yourself to this blend of Sangiovese, Merlot, and Cabernet Sauvignon. This classic Tuscan features sophisticated notes of spice, earth, coco, and black fruits. Grippy t annins and good weight ensure that this bottle drinks well above its price point.

2013 Martellotto Cabernet Sauvignon Happy Canyon, Santa Barbara, California ($24.99): Love the full-bodied, fruit forward style of California Cabernet? When it’s time to unwind, grab this little beauty loaded with cassis, blackberry, spicecake, and, licorice.

2011 Lealtanza Reserva Selection de Familia, Rioja, Spain ($29.99): Did the babysitter just cancel? Salvage your evening at home by opening an elegant, full-bodied red form La Rioja. You’ll love the refined tannins and purity of fruit like dried figs, black cherry, oak and earth on this incredible wine.

2014 Les Cedres Cotes de Bourg, Bordeaux, France ($24.99): This refined and serious Right Bank Bordeaux is made up of 100% Merlot. It is spicy with black pepper and prominent oak flavors. The toasty character mingled with dark blackberry fruits make this a refined, rich, and dense bottling. Visit Elyse Genderson at Schneider’s of Capitol Hill to discover wines you love. u

he Steeldrivers is a Nashville-based band with a traditional bluegrass lineup up of players who have performed with major country acts. They’re all virtuosos, but what sets the group apart is its exceptional songwriting and soulful delivery, which will be on display at The Hamilton on Sept. 22. The Steeldrivers’ music is sometimes called bluegrass for people who don’t think they like bluegrass. That description doesn’t offend bass player Mike Fleming, who has been in the band since its inception more than a decade ago. “I actually think that is a great compliment,” said Fleming. “Half the time after they say that, they say, ‘Now I’m listening to other bluegrass.’ I think we have turned a fair amount of people on to bluegrass.” One convert was the pop singer Adele, who covered The Steeldrivers’ “If It Hadn’t Been for Love” after a tour-bus driver played the song for her. Her version of the song brought a lot of attention to the band and its lead singer at the time,

The Steeldrivers, winners of a Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album, stop by The Hamilton on Friday, Sept. 22. Photo: Robert Rausch

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The Soulful Side of Bluegrass by Charles Walston ton’s tunes are still part of the repertoire. “We’ve been blessed with some good songwriters,” said Fleming. “It started out being about the song, and we said we need to keep it this way.” Sometimes that means playing a song differently than other bluegrass groups might, with less emphasis on degree of difficulty and more attention to feeling. “Our music is more bluesy,” said Fleming. “And we play Savannah Smith and Southern Soul perform a free concert at the Hill Cenprobably slower than a lot ter on Sunday, Sept.10, at 4:30 p.m. Photo: Hill Center of bluegrass bands. Sometimes you can ruin a song Chris Stapleton. by playing it too fast.” After Stapleton left the group and went on to www.thesteeldrivers.com/ become a country star, The Steeldrivers recruited www.thehamiltondc.com/ Gary Nichols to take his place. Nichols grew up in Muscle Shoals, Ala., where scores of classic southSavannah Smith ern soul and rock records were made, so the band Savannah Smith hails from Tupelo, Miss. – Elvis’s decided to cut its next album there. The result was hometown – but she relocated to Asheville, N.C., “The Muscle Shoals Recordings,” which won a a contemporary hotbed of all kinds of indie music. Grammy for Best Bluegrass Album in 2016. While With her band, Southern Soul, she tries to bridge there’s not a weak song on the record, a standout is those two worlds. Smith’s voice still rings with the “A Long Way Down,” which features fiery vocals by accents of the Mississippi hills, but her original Nichols on lines like, “Girl, we both know where songs reflect a contemporary perspective. She was your soul is bound. It’s headed south just like the a finalist in a songwriting contest at the Merlefest love you gave me, and it’s a long way down.” festival, but is equally comfortable covering an old When The Steeldrivers began, most of the Loretta Lynn song. members made their living on tour with big counSavannah Smith and Southern Soul kick off try acts. The band was a passion project of players the Hill Center’s 2017-18 Roots Music Series on who love bluegrass, but it has evolved into their Sunday, Sept. 10. The free outdoor show begins main gig, said Fleming. “We might do another job at 4:30 p.m. here and there, but this is now our main band,” he https://www.facebook.com/Savannahsaid. “When it started, it wasn’t. It was just a way to SmithandSouthernSoul/ get together and play some bluegrass songs.” https://www.hillcenterdc.org/ In addition to Fleming and Nichols, the band includes Tammy Rogers (fiddle), Richard Bailey Charles Walston plays in The Truck Farmers, who will (banjo), and Brent Truitt (mandolin). Nichols and be performing at Mr. Henry’s on Sept. 14. (https:// Rogers write most of the new songs, and Staplewww.facebook.com/TruckFarmers/) u

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A Second Look

An Annual List of Films That Got Away

by Mike Canning

gain, this September’s column considers movies “That Got Away,” worthy films of the past year (2016) that were little publicized or seen when first released. If you read this column, you know that this reviewer has catholic tastes. This selection thus avoids mainstream Hollywood fare and major Oscar contenders to note films offering something distinctive, discriminating, or offbeat. A reader of mine years ago called this annual roundup piece “For the Fridge,” since you can cut or print it out and tape it on your refrigerator to consider what to look for in your next movie rental or streaming video.

Standout Performances As in every movie season, there are standout individual performances that too few people see and are forgotten about once awards season has passed. I cite first two such outstanding female performances. “The Lady in the Van.” This “mostly true story” offers a great English eccentric: one Mary Shepherd (Maggie Smith), living in a decrepit van, who enters into the life of author and playwright Alan Bennett when her vehicle is pushed into Bennett’s London driveway and remains for 15 years! Smith is perfect as the troubled Mary, the part having been written for her and polished to a shine by her earlier theater and radio performances. Both garrulous and secretive, both truly dotty and surprisingly perceptive, she dominates the film as she comes to dominate the serene neighborhood she invades with a grotesque sense of privilege combined with a flinty vulnerability. “Marguerite.” An advanced case of cluelessness is examined in this French film, “inspired by” the life of the American diva wannabe Florence Foster Jenkins, a musically inept singer who dedicated her life to a talent she did not possess. The film is ravishing, a beautifully constructed period piece with lavish attention paid to lavish living. The Jenkins figure is Marguerite Dumont, played by Catherine Frot, who won a Cesar (the French Oscar) for this role of a 1920s baroness who aims to enchant listeners with her money and position, if not her voice. “Marguerite” aims for comedy, but, while there are

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Catherine Frot hits the low notes in “Marguerite.” Photo: Cohen Media

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II, when a bright young French doctor (Lou de Laage), caring for French prisoners of war in Poland in 1945, somewhat reluctantly comes to the aid of Polish nuns at a nearby convent who have been sexually assaulted by invading Russian soldiers. Laage’s heartfelt and fresh performance, matched by that of the stalwart Agata Buzek as Sister Maria, one of several pregnant nuns at the convent, both enliven and humanize a tale – one potentially fraught with grisliness – with fellowfeeling and grace. “Fireworks Wednesday.” Iranian director Ashgar Farhadi’s film took 10 years to reach America, but it was worth the wait. Farhadi’s intricate drama of a contemporary Tehran marriage coming apart unfolds carefully just as an Iranian national holiday is celebrated. The plot is handled with subtle care: key moments and clues to behavior are carefully dropped, only to resonate later. The actors, including those in minor roles, are all distinctive and form an intriguing mix that comes together with striking force in revelations both temperate yet devastating.

Outstanding Ensembles I am always on the lookout for great ensemble films, which combine multiple acting talents with vivid storytelling. Here are two good examples. “Eye in the Sky.” A taut, timely thriller that examines drone warfare depicted through one case of a potential antiterrorist strike in Kenya. The film scrutinizes the heart-chilling decision whether to strike a known enemy in an urban setting fraught with potential harm to civilians. In a fine acting

While “Marguerite” was one of the stellar foreignlanguage films to come to Washington last season, there were others, such as the following standouts. “A War.” Yet another Mideast war film, but one so precisely focused and so rich in moral weight that it avoids cliche. Its two-part narrative covers a deadly skirmish by a Danish army unit against Taliban in Afghanistan and an army inquiry into the nature of their mission back home. Both are handled with utmost realism. Director Tobias Lindholm’s filmmaking style shows admirable restraint in examining men under great pressure. Viewers used to more hyped and obvious American war films may find “A War” too unemotional, but for this reviewer the tone is estimable, enhancing a tale told with care and sensitivity. “The Innocents.” A searing and moving drama set in Hedieh Tehrani (left) and Hamid Farokh-Nejad clash in Asghar Farhadi’s “Fireworks Wednesday.” Photo: Grasshopper Films the aftermath of World War

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collective headed by Helen Mirren and Alan Rickman as British officers, the picture builds pounding momentum by toggling between the command post and ministerial meetings in the UK, an American drone control guided from Nevada, and the target site in Kenya, playing out actions in almost real time. A contemporary moral dilemma superbly outlined. “Love and Friendship.” A bracing reimagining of a Jane Austen bagatelle from American director Whit Stillman, who has beautifully recreated the flavor of Regency England (mostly shot in Dublin) but with contemporary panache. A radiant Kate Beckinsale heads a varied and sparkling cast as the widow Lady Susan, who will do anything to advance the cause of her penniless daughter. The brittle and brilliant dialogue from a work Austen never published carries the picture and sounds like a “Masterpiece Theater” episode on steroids. Pay attention.

Documentaries Worthy documentaries continue to grace our screens every year. Here are two American winners. “Weiner.” A compelling examination of our politics and campaigns, in this case within the notorious 2013 New York City mayoralty run of Anthony Weiner, the congressman who lost his seat for online sexcapades. Compelling because it fully captures one modern and exciting political campaign, both in its unremitting drudgery and its indubitable high points. Sadly, it also shows a marauding media badgering Weiner on his self-destructive sexual behavior and utterly ignoring his reformist policies, however laudatory. It thus raises larger questions about our politics and the media that covers it, and how much the public conversation is driven by scandal and spectacle. “Miss Sharon Jones!” This stir-

ring documentary follows the vibrant soul/funk singer of the Grammy-nominated R&B band Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings during the most challenging year of her life. Renowned documentarian Barbara Kopple shadows Jones, sometimes called the Female James Brown, as she is diagnosed with then confronts pancreatic cancer. As we see Jones struggle to recover her health, and her voice, the movie reveals the spirit of a small woman with a fervent sound and massive soul determined to resuscitate her singing career. The film is perfectly capped by her return to the stage with an explosive rendition of “I’m Still Here.”

Well-Crafted History Finally, just a final example of a wellcrafted Hollywood product that illuminates a too-little-known sector of American history. “Loving.” A wonderfully reflective drama of a civil rights case which led to the Supreme Court’s landmark 1967 decision permitting cross-racial marriage. At its center are the Lovings, played by Joel Edgerton and Ruth Negga, who married in 1958 but cannot get their union acknowledged by the state of Virginia. The two actors show touching devotion and modesty within admirably restrained performances. The narrative of the Lovings’ innumerable difficulties proceeds with a measured and careful pace that stands in striking contrast to the monumental judgment the case led to. Shot in areas of Virginia where the couple actually lived. Hill resident Mike Canning has written on movies for the Hill Rag since 1993 and is a member of the Washington Area Film Critics Association. He is the author of “Hollywood on the Potomac: How the Movies View Washington, DC.” His reviews and writings on film can be found online at www.mikesflix.com. u

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Artist Portrait: Judith Capen & Robert Weinstein

udith Capen and Robert Weinstein are compelled to make art. It isn’t just art for art’s sake. It began as a compulsion – a force that gripped them in separate ways. It was overwhelming grief, a sense of loss that maybe only parents can know. In January 2012, their daughter Kirby, only 28, died after a short but ferocious battle against cancer. An Easter egg coloring competition evolved into a compulsion for Judith. Eggshells became the sculptural form for the release of sorrow and anger. The first stage was revenge. Judith tortured eggs with spikes and pins and in every way visually possible. In the beginning, Robert was “holding things together.” A lifelong, award-winning photographer, he began taking pictures of lost gloves – those fleshless, boneless hands that can be found almost everywhere, through every season. They can be workman canvas, warm woolies, stylish leather, fancy dressup linen, or hightech fabric – gloves for work or play. It was about loss, of course, not hand coverings. Robert and Judith are architects. They came to the Hill in 1977 and founded architrave p.c., architects. They specialize in historic preservation and have worked on most of the major monuments and buildings that are so familiar to us and to the world. For Judith, the passion has evolved “from agony to tentative hope and memory.” She began to nest the eggs, then draw on Title: bolted Photo Credit: Robert Weinstein Media: eggshell and bolt

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them. She has the “Humpty Dumpty” series – putting them back together. The “curious” series – they simply draw your attention. And finally, for now, the whimsical series … with color added. Robert discovers the stray gloves riding his bicycle around town. He records the ground around them, establishing context. He occasionally picks one up to take home, to join the others that speak to him poignantly about loss, and are beautiful in their own way. Robert and Judith are beginning to share their passions and art. They have a show this month at The Corner Store (see below).

Jim Magner’s Thoughts on Art How do you deal with grief, the kind that attacks suddenly, especially the sickness and death of a child? The fight-or-flight instinct doesn’t help you here, does it? Sorrow, yes. Anger, sure. But where do you direct it? Or at whom? If it’s cancer, there is no one to exact revenge on. You can’t exorcize it by throwing somebody down and stomping on them. Unsatisfied rage can lead to depression, and you may look to someone or something for release. Religions were and are important to people, not so much because of dogma but as a place to turn with overpowering grief. Others reach out to professional psychologists or counselors … or just friends and family members. In addition to human-to-human therapies, many have turned to making art or collecting it, or even just looking at it. Art can be dark and furious – not directed at making pretty pictures. Art can also give purpose, sometimes evolving into positive resolutions and climbing out of the dark. Sometimes, sharing the human impulse to make art with others who are grieving can re-instill the elevated instinct of humanity to create beauty. Judith Capen and Robert Weinstein are making that long artistic climb out of the dark and into the bright lights of making others smile. Whether it’s nesting the eggs, or a

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Humpty Dumpty rehab attempt. Maybe it’s one of Robert’s gloves. Perhaps he rescued one that was once yours. That reunion could be a thing of joy.

At the Galleries Capen/Weinstein, “Eggshibit” The Corner Store 900 South Carolina Ave. SE Sept. 1-9 Dance party: Sept. 9, 7-9 p.m. (music by the Capitol Hillbillies) Judith Capen and Robert Weinstein have spent the last five years creating art, extraordinary art, for an extraordinary reason. For Judith, it is an “eggstraordinary” collection of eggshell art. Each fragile shell becomes an interpretation of an emotional moment, from anger and despair to rebirth and restoration. She awards a new meaning to “these disposable containers of life.”

Title: lost_partyGlove Photo Credit: Robert Weinstein Media: fabric and metal

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Robert says his photography and “lostglove” collection may be closer to “archaeology” than art. However, his “images and artifacts” are indeed art and are beautiful in a haunting way as they relate their narrative of loss. Don’t miss the closing dance party and the chance to take home an “eggstraordinary” work of art and a glove lost … and found. Proceeds to benefit The Corner Store. www.cornerstorearts.org “Annual Juried Exhibit” Hill Center Galleries Old Naval Hospital 921 Pennsylvania Ave. SE Oct. 1 The Regional Juried Exhibition runs through August, and the Hill Center Galleries are filled with delightful art of all descriptions and media. Over 100 artists from DC, Virginia, and Maryland have been selected by the juror, Claude L. Elliott, curator and arts consultant. His goal was to “create a compelling and exciting exhibition that features as many works as space allows.” Cash prizes of $1,000, $750, and $500 and five honorable mentions have been awarded. See the show and see if your personal selections would be the same as the curator’s. www.hillcenterdc.org

Karen Cohen / Paula Cleggett Eno Wine Bar 2810 Pennsylvania Ave. NW Sept. 30 Photographer Karen Cohen and painter Paula Cleggett share space at the Eno Wine Bar through September. Both are members of the Capitol Hill Arts Workshop. Karen Cohen in her “Phantasize” series created photographs: “mystical imaginary places.” Paula Cleggett is a visual storyteller, whether the subject is figurative or still-life. www.karencohen.photoshelter.com / www.paulacleggett.com Sarna Marcus Foundry Gallery 2118 Eighth St. NW Aug. 30-Oct. 1 Reception: Sat., Sept. 9, 6:00-9:00 p.m. Artist’s tour: Sun., Oct. 1, 2:00-3:30 p.m. In “Touchpoints,” Sarna Marcus depicts “the inception of our existence – gestation and birth – as interchangeable with that of the botanical world. This is a fascinating look at the biological boundaries of life forms. Seeds are sometimes eggs, with, at times, “internal human images.” It’s all about energy and tension. www.foundrygallery.org Judy Chicago The National Museum of Women in the Arts 1250 New York Ave. NW Sept. 17-Jan. 5 NMWA has established the Judy Chicago Visual Archive at the museum’s Betty Boyd Dettre Library and Research Center. The archive documents Chicago’s career from the 1960s to now. There is a companion exhibition, “Inside the Dinner Party Studio.” It explores the development of her “monumental and radical work: ‘The Dinner Party.’” www.nmwa.org A Capitol Hill artist and writer, Jim Magner can be reached at Artandthecity05@aol.com. His award-winning book, “A Haunting Beauty,” can be acquired through www.ahauntingbeauty. com. u

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foremothers, including a great grandmother who was mysteriously left behind in Nebraska when the family moved to Oklahoma. In the end, the voiceless woman of her title Louise Farmer Smith, shown here at the 2017 Literary Hill BookFest, has written a becomes both a new book about pioneer women. Photo: Bruce Guthrie generic Everywoman and her A Pioneer Everywoman once-lost relDuring the trek, she cared for the children, did ative who, “like the pioneer women for whom the cooking and laundry, pitched the tents, and there was no going back home once their husyoked the oxen that pulled the wagons. Once the bands had insisted on the perilous journey, was family staked a claim, she collected buffalo dung powerless … thrown back on her powers of enfor fuel and toiled in the fields. And she did it all durance and her habits of obedience.” while maintaining a “lady-like appearance” and Louise Farmer Smith is the author of two holding firm to the 19th-century feminine ideals collections of interrelated stories, “One Hundred of purity and submission. Years of Marriage” and “Cadillac, Oklahoma.” In “The Woman Without a Voice,” prize“The Woman Without a Voice” is her first nonwinning author Louise Farmer Smith explores the fiction book. Find her at louisefarmersmith.com. stories of the pioneering women who helped settle our country, frequently giving up comfortable The Artist in the Attic lives to move into unknown territory. Their new Brooke Rowe’s days are numbered. The 15-yearhomes were often dark, cramped dugouts which old escaped from Virginia foster care to make a they shared with the snakes and insects that fell new life for herself in DC, holing up in an attic out of the dirt. “Look at it,” Smith exhorts, directroom in the Smithsonian Castle and landing a ing the reader to a photograph of one such dwelling. “It looks like a windowless hole in the ground to me.” The pioneer experience is not an abstraction for Smith, whose own family was forced to sell their Nebraska farm following the Panic of ’93. Lured by pamphlets promising free Indian land for white settlers, they decided to set out for Oklahoma. Or, at least, the men decided; their wives merely obeyed. “Women of this period,” writes Smith, “had little or no voice in the family’s big decisions.” Author Bill Gourgey Drawing on family history as well as didisplays a copy of “Attic Ward,” his YA novel aries and photographs, Smith reveals comabout a teen artist, at the mon threads in the lives of pioneer women, 2017 BookFest. Photo: and she also discovers truths about her own Bruce Guthrie

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job “copying” famous works of art. But now her probation officer is closing in, threatening exposure. “I am not going back to being a ward of the state,” she vows. “Now that I’ve had a taste of living like an artist, I never want to go back – back to all those unhappy families.” In “Attic Ward,” Bill Gourgey’s latest novel for young adults, Brooke’s problems only go from bad to worse. When she discovers a plot to steal a priceless painting, more than just her lifestyle is on the line. As one character tells her, “You’re in a heap of trouble – on the run from the State of Virginia, involved in a forgery ring, caught up in some kind of art heist.” As he did in “Capitol Kid,” the first book in the Cap City Kids series, Gourgey masterfully conveys not only the angst of being a teenager but also the courage and resourcefulness that a talented, impassioned young person can muster. As a preternaturally gifted artist, Brooke finds the thought of someone trying to steal a work by her beloved Delacroix “makes my blood boil.” But where to turn for help rescuing the masterpiece – and getting her life back on track? “I’m an orphan and I’m on my own and I can’t trust anyone,” she declares, “especially not grownups.” Happily, by the end of “Attic Ward,” Brooke’s shell has begun to crack and she wonders whether there might, after all, be a chance for her, as well as for some of the adults in her life. Bill Gourgey frequently writes about science and technology and, in addition to Cap City Kids, is also the award-winning author of “The Glide Trilogy.” Find him at https:// gourgey.com.

The History Detective “I don’t go looking for trouble!” protests Hill staffer Kit Marshall. But in “Calamity at the Continental Club,” the third in Colleen J. Shogan’s Washington Whodunit series, trouble once again finds Kit. The congressional aide has taken a few days off to join her fiance and future in-laws for a meeting of the Mayflower Society of history buffs at a downtown DC club. And guess who stumbles across the dead body of one of the members, spreadeagled on the floor of the library? When her future father-in-law

becomes a prime suspect, Kit puts together the team of friends who served her so well in “Stabbing in the Senate” and “Homicide in the House,” and starts sleuthing. Coming up with alternative suspects is made easier by the fact that the murdered man was “tolerated due to his wealth and power, [but] no one really liked him.” In fact, everybody in the Mayflower Society seems to have had a reason for wanting him dead. The

A member of Sisters in Crime, she won a Next Generation Award for her first novel, “Stabbing in the Senate.” Find her at www.colleenshogan.com.

On the Hill in September

East City Bookshop presents Chad Carlson, author of “Making March Madness,” Sept. 6, 6:30 p.m.; Nan Doyle Alexander, author of “Dig Where You Are,” Sept. 13, 6:30 p.m.; Gabrielle Zevin, author of “Young Jane Young,” Sept. 14, 4:00 p.m.; Maria Mudd Ruth, author of “A Sideways Look at Clouds,” Sept. 14, 6:30 p.m.; Danzy Senna, author of “New People,” Sept. 18, 6:30 p.m.; Jess Arndt, author of “Large Animals: Stories,” Sept. 19, 6:30 p.m.; Bob Mitchell, author of “Time for a Heart-to-Heart,” Sept. 25, 6:30 p.m.; and a launch party for Malka Older’s “Null States,” Sept. 28, 6:30 p.m. www.eastcitybookshop.com The Library of Congress presents the 2017 National Book Festival, Sept. 2, 9:30-7:30 p.m., at the Walter Washington Convention “Calamity at the Continental Club” is the third in the Washington Whodunit series by Colleen Shogan, who Center; a talk with Peggy Seeger, was at the 2017 BookFest. Photo: Bruce Guthrie author of “A Life of Music, Love, and Politics,” Sept. 7, noon; “Compolice are stumped, so it’s up to Kit to discover ics and the Power of Intellectual Freedom,” the damning combination of motive and opwith Charles Brownstein, executive direcportunity that will point to the killer. tor of the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, The Society’s field trips give Kit an excelSept. 15, noon; and the inaugural reading by lent opportunity to mingle with and interronew Poet Laureate Tracy K. Smith, Sept. 13, gate its members – and provide Shogan with 7:00 p.m. www.loc.gov a great excuse to give readers inside tours of Smithsonian Associates starts a fourMount Vernon, the National Archives, and part series, “American Novels of the ‘20s,” other historical sites. Her knowledge of DC with “Age of Excess: F. Scott Fitzgerald’s is prodigious – including all the bars with the ‘The Great Gatsby,’” Sept. 18, 6:45 p.m.; and best happy hours – and it’s always a pleasure to presents “1922: A Literary Watershed,” with spend time with Kit and her cronies, as well as Bill Goldstein, author of “The World Broke her fiance Doug and her dog Clarence. Also, in Two,” Sept. 6, 6:45 p.m.; “One Life: Sylas Kit says, “You can never read too many mysvia Plath,” Sept. 12, 6:45 p.m.; and “T.S. Elteries.” Hear, hear! iot: Daring to Disturb the Universe,” with auColleen Shogan is a senior executive at thor Daniel Stashower and actor Scott Sedar, the Library of Congress where she works on Sept. 28, 6:45 p.m. www.smithsonianassociprograms such as the National Book Festival. ates.org u

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John Abercrombie 1944–2017 An Appreciation Guitarist John Abercrombie is one of the rare artists whose music immortalized their souls among the living. Kings and queens may reign, but great musicians live forever. Think of all the music that is still here with us today. They are the gods who whisper in our ears in the evening breeze, dance with us and our loved ones, and sing praises as we bid farewell to those who have gone before us. We will miss you, John, but we will find unending pleasure in your music as we go forward. Highlights in Mr. Abercrombie’s recording career were many and include the Gateway trio albums with Dave Holland and Jack DeJohnette; the duo albums with Ralph Towner; the Special Editions New Directions albums (with DeJohnette, Lester Bowie and Eddie Gomez); Jan Garbarek’s Eventyr; Charles Lloyd’s The Water Is Wide; Collin Walcott’s Grazing Dreams (where John and Don Cherry play together); Enrico Rava’s The Pilgrim and the Stars; Kenny Wheeler’s Deer Wan…the list goes on.

Honestly ••• Boney James, Saxophonist Boney James’s new album, Honestly, first hits

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you with a sense of sincerity and intimacy, an experience you will enjoy even more if you follow my lead and listen to the title track, “Honestly,” featuring vocalist Avery Sunshine, followed with the heart-warming performance by vocalist Eric Roberson on “If I Can’t Hold You.” Mr. James produced his album and co-wrote all but one track, the beautiful and enduring classic “Skylark” by Johnny Mercer and Hoagy Carmichael. Fans of the smooth jazz genre will welcome the more boisterous songs like “Kicks” or “Up All Night.” Standouts include the hip R&B “Tick Tok,” featuring horn arrangement by Jerry Hey, Some music is at times a character itself, creating a tapestry of sounds that takes you back into your past of memorable experiences. Honestly with its high notes will do just that.

Far From Over ••• Vijay Iyer Sextet, ECM The latest album from pianist Vijay Iyer is a startling reminder of how alive jazz music can be with its brilliant nuances, embryonic emotions, and the natural flow of its creative energies. It’s an ecstatic moment in time when the power of the music radiates and magnetizes our world with its song, poem or hymn of joy, love and hope. And for some jazz lovers the music heard here is their joie de vivre, or greater, their raison d’etre. Far From Over is a beautiful embrace of the living as exemplified in “For Amiri Baraka” and “Wake,” followed by “Threnody,” a kind of celebratory ode to the memory of a loved one. A constitutional jazz monument of excellent performances from musicians Vijay Iyer (piano, Fender Rhodes), Graham Haynes (cornet, flugelhorn), Steve Lehman (alto saxophone), Mark Shim (tenor saxophone), Stephan Crump (double bass), and Tyshawn Sorey (drums).

Intangible ••• Patrick Bradley, Keyboardist The spiritually-minded jazz fusion keyboardist

Patrick Bradley’s new album with producer, Jeff Lorber, pays respectful homage to such keyboard giants Keith Emerson, Richard Wright, George Duke, Joe Sample and Jon Lord, seminal musicians who influence and inform this musician on his contemporary jazz, rock, fusion and R&B music. Mr. Bradley also gives credit to bass players Chris Squire and Jaco Pastorius and guitarist Alan Holdsw o rth fo r their influences on his approach to arrangement and melodies. One of the most outstanding qualities of Intangible is the enhanced dimension that Mr. Bradley developed under Mr. Lorber, namely the ability to perform as a trilingual keyboardist: piano, Hammond B3 organ and Moog synthesizer. The result is music that dispenses harmonies in equal measures of power and grace, poignant and propulsive, riveting and rousing, and cerebral and accessible. Mr. Bradley’s multi-voiced keyboard approach makes an individual track seem as if it is helmed by more than one protagonist, with each unique keyboard instrument providing a different perspective on the melodies. In addition to the heavy usage of the Hammond B3 along with frequent spacy Moog forays, the album’s distinctive brand also consists of deep-pocketed grooves constructed by live instrumentation from a core unit of prominent musicians – guitarists Adam Hawley and Michael Thompson, bassist Jimmy Haslip, drummer Gary Novak and Mr. Lorber on synth bass, guitar and additional keyboards. A handful of cuts are bolstered by the brawn and bravura of David Mann’s horns. Paul Jackson Jr. cranks out a gale force of electric guitar riffs on “Tail Wind” while Andrew Carney’s trumpet thrives animatedly while exploring “Newport Coast.” u

The Poetic Hill by Karen Lyon

ichael Schindler is a DC writer whose work has been published in outlets such as Townhall, Washington Examiner, The Hill, and Real Clear Defense. A graduate of Rutgers University, where he studied economics and political science, he is an alumnus of the Charles Koch Institute’s policy fellowship and America’s Future Foundation’s writing fellowship programs. We’re pleased to print below a villanelle that he shared at the Poets’ Corner@ Tunnnicliff’s open-mic reading in May.

Before Night Climbs Before night climbs over the barricade, And impels men to hoist-up flags of white, Enshroud the silence in a serenade. The youth has dropped his battle-bloodied blade. There is not now enough light left to fight, Before night climbs over the barricade. The corpses of incorruptible kings are laid. Their subjects unite and with trump-blasts bright Enshroud the silence in a serenade.

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The city wilts under young slumber’s shade. All partake in a final dulcet rite, Before night climbs over the barricade. The frost settles upon the valley-glade. The world-weary winds and the woodland sprite Enshroud the silence in a serenade. The hour is nigh and all prayers are prayed. The daughter of the chasm has taken flight. Before night climbs over the barricade, Enshroud the silence in a serenade.

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Medical Marijuana Not Just For Cancer by Chloe Sommers and Chloe Detrick

edical marijuana is about to celebrate its fourth year in the District. However, lack of patient enrollment has the medical cannabis industry wondering if residents know cannabis can treat a variety of mental and physical conditions including chronic pain, insomnia, and anxiety-related disorders such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The city supports the program, recently adding an opportunity for a dispensary license. Once awarded, it will bring the medical pot shop count up to six. Yet, less than one percent of the city’s population currently participates in the medical marijuana program. That’s around 5,000 card-carrying patients in DC compared to 107,798 in Colorado, 138,056 in Metropolitan Wellness Center carries a variety of cannabis strains in many different preperations. Photo: Andrew Lightman

Metropolitan Wellness Center Manager Vanessa West explains the benefits of a particular strain of cannabis.

Washington, and 758,607 in California (www.medicalmarijuana.procon.org). The disappointing number has the DC cannabis industry wondering if residents understand that the therapeutic benefits of cannabis stretch far beyond cancer treatment and management of chemotherapy’s terrible side effects. “It’s interesting given the number of DC residents that voted in favor of medical cannabis,” says Vanessa West, general manager of Metropolitan Wellness Center (MWC), a holistic dispensary located on Capitol Hill. “There was a huge voter turnout during these times, and around 69 percent of voters came out in favor of medical cannabis. The fact that the patient numbers are so low, it doesn’t match up.”

Why the Low Demand? West says there is a variety of reasons why the turnout is so low, one being lack of knowledge about the medical marijuana program, what it entails to get a card, and minimal physician participation.

“A lot of people still think there is a list of qualifying conditions, or you have to be knocking on death’s door in order to have access, and of course that’s not the case,” says West. “DC is the only state that does not have a list of qualifying conditions, outside of the states that have recreational rules.” Patients who disclose why they are coming into MWC say that many of their issues stem from chronic pain including back issues, spinal injections, and herniated discs. There are also those looking to treat anxiety and depression, which West says are some of the most common issues she sees. “A lot of patients are treating for ADHD [Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder] and have been on Ritalin or Adderall for very long period of time and haven’t enjoyed the side effects,” says West. “They are grateful to have a place to go where they have a variety of options to choose from. We also have folks that are treating for arthritis, as well as veterans and people who have been through traumatic situations who are treating for PTSD.”

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West says she and her team try to educate physicians in the area but don’t always have the resources to do the outreach that they’d like. “We try to do our part. We will sometimes jump on the phone with a list of doctors we have and make phone calls,” says West. “We’ve also done a couple of in-service presentations at city hospitals, but they’ve basically fallen flat. We don’t have the resources of an army of sales representatives to go around to doctors’ offices peddling cannabis, we just don’t.”

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The dispensary also sells the tools for using cannabis. Photo: Andrew Lightman

Rose Feroah has been a patient with MWC for two years and credits the products and knowledge as the treatment she needed to relieve her PTSD symptoms. “Since I’ve gotten my medical marijuana license, I’ve downed my daily medicines from 14 pills to five, and three are allergy medicines,” says Feroah. “I got rid of all of my anti-depression and anti-anxiety pills, and have none of the horrible side effects with medical marijuana.” West says that finding a physician to write a recommendation isn’t usually a problem because many dispensaries have established relationships with doctors and can provide referrals, but there is still a multitude of other issues. “The physicians can’t take insurance because they are recommending a federally illegal substance, and insurance will not cover the cost of the office visit,” says West. “Sometimes the physician doesn’t want to disclose that they are writing a recommendation for cannabis, or have no idea what their legal rights are and don’t want to touch it with a 10-foot pole.”

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Many patients who are using cannabis cite less severe side effects than pharmaceutical prescription drugs as one of their favorite aspects of medical cannabis. “I react poorly to opioids, and they are addicting,” says Feroah. “They would cause me to have nausea, dependency, and co-dependency with other medicine. I like that I can regulate dosage, address exactly what I need in that moment or the next three hours, and I have more control than I ever did when I was taking anti-anxiety or antidepressants.” The Americans for Safe Access Foundation (ASAF) – the largest member-based national organization of patients, medical professionals, scientists, and concerned citizens promoting safe and legal access to cannabis for therapeutic use and research – published a report on aging and marijuana. The collection of studies paints a picture of how cannabis can help with conditions typical of the aging process. Some of the mental and physical conditions of aging include arthritis, chronic pain, diabetes, Parkinson’s, and Alzheimer’s. Medical marijuana has been shown to reduce the agitation common to Alzheimer’s sufferers according to the American Society of Consultant Pharmacists. Regarding the management of the symptoms of Parkinson’s, the therapeutic use of cannabis for treating muscle problems and movement disorders is well documented. In 1839, Dr. William B. O’Shaughnessy noted the plant’s muscle-relaxant and anti-convulsant properties. Then, in 1890, Dr. J. Russell Reynolds, physician to Queen Victoria,

wrote that “[for] organic disease of a gross character in the nervous centers … India hemp (cannabis) is the most useful agent with which I am acquainted.”

Aspirin for Arthritis? Think Again Popping an aspirin from time to time seems harmless enough, but for those suffering from arthritis it can do more harm than good. Aspirin is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) and must be taken in large, continuous doses of 1,000-5,400 milligrams a day to be effective. Such high quantities can cause stomach pain or internal damage. Alternatively, cannabis can improve mobility and reduce morning stiffness and inflammation. Research reveals patients can reduce their use of potentially harmful NSAIDs when using cannabis as an adjunct therapy. It’s even been proven preventative in extreme cases, like rheumatoid arthritis sufferers. According to the September 2005 issue of the Journal of Neuroimmunology, Tokyo’s National Institute for Neuroscience finds that “cannabinoid therapy of rheumatoid arthritis could provide symptomatic relief of joint pain and swelling as well as suppressing joint destruction and disease progression.” Rheumatoid arthritis is one of the most widely recognized qualifying conditions in most of America’s medical marijuana states.

A Non-Addictive Solution to Chronic Pain Studies are finding that medication typically prescribed by doctors, like opioids and other pharmaceutical drugs, are failing patients and their communities. The problem with clinically studying medical marijuana is the plant’s status as a Schedule 1 substance. The federal barrier prevents researchers from obtaining the medicine for trials. It may also cost research and development companies as well as universities their funding dollars from state or federal grants. Despite the hurdles, there is a growing body of research investigating cannabis as an adjunct to or substitute for opiates in the treatment of chronic pain, among other conditions. A 2012 study concludes that the lack of federal oversight should not “dissuade medical opiate users from trying to add cannabis to their pain management regimen.” The study also describes the benefits of cannabis over opiates, concluding that “community-based medical cannabis dispensaries have proven successful at supplying patients with a safe source of cannabis within

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LEGAL. SAFE. RELIABLE. an environment conducive to healing, and may be reducing the problematic use of pharmaceutical opiates and other potentially harmful substances in their communities.” Given that opiates have undesirable side effects and are addictive, cannabis is becoming a safe and healthier alternative for treatment. “The use of micro dosing (using the smallest dose of cannabis necessary to achieve the desired effect) can be extremely beneficial,” explains Takoma Wellness Center President Stephanie Kahn. “It can help in managing anxiety, depression, muscle spasticity, GI disorders such as Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Crohn’s Disease, PTSD, and nerve pain.” Smokeless options and tapered dosages are now the norm at dispensaries. Talking over recommended doses with knowledgeable doctors and your budtender is crucial, as cannabis is not a one-size-fits-all medicine.

In pain? Stressed out? Can’t sleep?

Medical Professionals Cannabis as medicine is slowly gaining acceptance from medical professionals as it becomes more mainstream. The American Nurses Association (ANA) not only backs cannabis patients, but supports the rescheduling of marijuana for medical use. The ANA issued a resolution on the issue, announcing support for healthcare providers who recommend medicinal use. Its policy also supports “the right of patients to have safe access to therapeutic marijuana/cannabis.”

Cannabis in DC It took more than a decade for the District to get a medical marijuana program. Voters passed a medical legalization bill in 1998, but it wasn’t until 2010 that the city passed new regulations, and the first dispensary didn’t open until the summer of 2013. Dispensaries are also facing regulation issues from the Department of Health (DOH), stated one DC medical cannabis advocate, who chose to remain anonymous out of fear of DOH retaliation. “The DOH, I would say, is probably the biggest hurdle that we have in the program right now,” the activist states. “Aside from the fact that the card only lasts a year, there’s an application fee every year, and the time that you have to wait to get your card is insane, so a lot (continued on page 133)

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The verdant fairway at Langston Golf Course.

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by Stacy Peterson, MS, CNS, CHHC, CSCS

ave you yet to play at the historic Langston Golf Course, located just blocks from Capitol Hill? This is a gem within our neighborhood that you don’t want to miss out on. There is no better time to explore all of what Langston has to offer than during the beautiful fall season with the cooler weather and stunning change of autumn leaves. When Langston opened in 1939, it was a basic nine-hole course. Within about five years, nine more holes were added to complete the course. The course begins moderately, as most courses do, and becomes more challenging as the holes progress. Have you tried the challenge that Hole 3, and in particular what Hole 10, offers? Hole 3 has the infamous “Joe Lewis tree.” In the last few years the tree hasn’t showed its previous size, but a few years back it was a challenging obstacle to maneuver around, something most people struggled to get past, especially the legendary boxer Joe Lewis. As for Hole 10, this is one you definitely have to test out for yourself. It is the longest from the tee and has multiple blind spots. First you must clear the water. Upon clearing the water, you aren’t able to see

“Ernie Andrews of Langston Golf Course and Bernard Shaw a CNN journalist enjoying some fun laughs at Langston.” Credits: Stacy Peterson

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the tee, so you aim for the directional flag kindly placed by Ernie Andrews, a long-time Langston golfer and USGTF teaching professional at Langston Golf Course. Moving further into the course, Hole 13, located in the back, starts with having to clear a portion of the river. “Many balls have been lost in that water,” chuckled Andrews. From there you can either ride your golf cart or pull your clubs across the bridge to finish off your par. Though many individuals have rangefinders, the black-and-white poles placed throughout the course measures the distance from the hole to 150 yards out. This provides an idea of what club to utilize, giving a better chance of placing the ball on the green. And before you get to the end of the course, Hole 17 has a challenging

dogleg left. Keeping this in mind will help you be sure to not overshoot or undershoot your swing. On any given day, you can see groundhogs, geese, bald eagles, foxes, and vultures roaming throughout the course. At the Langston Grille, pictures of some of the greatest to have golfed at Langston are portrayed on the walls, such as Rafe Botts, Calvin Peete, James Black, and Lee Elder. “These gentlemen helped further pave the way for golfers such as Tiger Woods,” stated Melva Ellis, general manager at Langston Golf Course. Andrews, who was born and raised in DC, started caddying when he was 10 years old. He has been a part of the interactions between the “great ones” at Langston. After caddying for a short while, he became a junior golfer, went on to play in nu-

merous Capitol City Opens, and continues to show his love for the game as a teaching professional at Langston. Having spent most of his life around Langston Golf Course, he has seen celebrities and local faces challenge themselves on the course, including Mike Tyson, numerous congressmen, and PGA players. Langston is known for the famous men who have taken on the course, and also for many female golfers too. Wake-Robin is one of the oldest women’s golf clubs on the East Coast, having some of the best female golfers the country has known. If golfing all 18-holes isn’t of interest to you, the lovely practice area, which was developed in 2001, is a great location to test your putting. Or you can explore the driving range to perfect your swing. For more information about Langston Golf Course visit https:// www.golfdc.com/langston-gc or stop in and say hello to the many friendly faces who would be thrilled to chat with you. Langston is located at 2600 Benning Road NE – next to the Oklahoma Avenue/Benning Road DC Streetcar stop. Stacy Peterson, MS Human Nutrition & Functional Medicine, CNS, CHHC, CSCS, is a functional nutritionist, holistic health, wellness and strength & conditioning coach practicing wholefoods nutrition and physical training to individuals of all ages on the Hill. She provides an integrative approach, critical to everyone’s healthcare and performance team, helping individuals reach their health goals. For recipes, nutrition ideas, and exercise tips sign up for her monthly newsletter at www. accelerationsports.net. Connect with Stacy by email, stacy@accelerationsports.net, or by calling 805-704-7193 for a free 15-minute consultation, to ask questions and discuss how she can help you achieve your digestion, overall health, and fitness goals. u

(continued from page 131) of people’s cards will expire before they even have a chance to renew.” He also says the DOH is unresponsive to inquiries and passive in providing educational materials to doctors and the general public. “The DOH doesn’t answer the phone, they don’t return calls, they don’t respond to emails. They also send the cards out via certified mail, so if someone isn’t home to sign for it, it goes to the post office, and if the post office contacts the DOH, the DOH doesn’t contact the applicant to say, ‘Hey, we have your card, come pick it up.’ There are just a slew of issues,” the source states. “One of the laws is that the DOH was supposed to provide education on medical cannabis to DC physicians,” explains the activist. “Their version of that was just posting a couple of articles on their website. They are a regulatory agency and aren’t here to make sure the program is a success, so they’ve left it in the hands of the dispensaries, which don’t have the resources.” The approval of the medical marijuana industry in the area is sparking interest from highly regarded Maryland-based health institutions, with cannabis medical conferences at the National Institutes of Health and studies at Johns Hopkins University. West wants to let patients know that MWC exists and welcomes residents to stop by with any questions or needs. “From edibles to flowers, we are providing a quality product and a great alternative to whatever coping mechanism you’ve been using. Many strains are available. If you’re sick and are on a bunch of prescriptions, cannabis products are great and healthy alternatives.” u

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Thai Massage Comes to the Hill by Pattie Cinelli

felt like I was doing a flow of yoga poses or modern dance moves. I felt graceful, fluid and flexible. The practitioner used thumbs, palms, elbows, feet, knees and strength to press, pull and stretch my body. Nothing was hurried. The rhythm was smooth. One movement melted into the next. Lying on a mattress on the floor, fully clothed except for shoes, socks and jewelry I experienced my first Thai massage. Capitol Hill is now home to two Thai massage therapists, Aries Indenbaum at Freed Bodyworks and Kana Nildum at Lavender Retreat. Both were attracted to Thai massage by their desire to help others heal and feel better in their own skin. “I was already a massage therapist when I received one of the best massages of my life,” explains Aries. “I was emotionally and physically exhausted and tried a Thai massage. After the experience I felt taller and full of energy. I knew immediately that I wanted to learn how to do it.” She enrolled in Thai massage school in the area. Afterwards she felt she still needed more instruction. She traveled to Thailand three months later. Aries immersed herself into her studies. “It was similar to learning choreography or a dance routine. After you learn it, then you practice and practice. After you master the pattern you can then enhance or change it according to a client’s needs.” Kana, who is also a traditional massage therapist, Aries Indenbaum, Thai and traditional massage therapist and personal trainer at Freed Bodyworks gives author Pattie Cinelli a Thai massage

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Kana Nildum, Thai and traditional massage therapist at Lavender Retreat giving author Pattie Cinelli a Thai massage

has been practicing Thai massage for 14 years. “I learned from my grandfather when I was 17,” she said. “He inspired me.” Kana’s grandfather, who is also a physical therapist in Thailand, learned Thai massage from his father. “I saw how my grandfather helped rice farmers who were very stiff walk well again and how he helped clients who couldn’t move an arm be able to once again swing their arm without pain. I wanted to learn how to help people feel better without medication.”

What is Thai Massage? Thai massage is a system of massage and assisted stretching developed in Thailand, and influenced by the traditional medicine systems of India, China, and Southeast Asia. It loosens and stretches muscles, improves movement and releases pain. It is said that Thai massage was created by Shivago Komarpaj, believed to be the physician to Lord Buddha, some 2500 years ago. Traditional Thai massage is an ancient art practiced by Buddhist monks in temples. Thai massage is a therapeutic procedure that provides relaxation

and restores healthy blood circulation. It can also help lessen energy blockages, improve weak, dysfunctional organs, lessen aches and pains, stress and tension, improve flexibility, help with nerve problems and improve postural alignment. Thai massage differs from traditional massage by its use of the body’s energy line system, known as Sen lines. There is a theory that there are 72,000 Sen lines that line the frame of the physical body. The Sen lines correspond with the Chinese acupuncture medications and the ancient medicine practice from Indian Ayurveda. Aries pointed out that in Thai massage, therapists focus on 10 of the Sen channels. It is believed that good health and freedom from pain result from the unhindered flow of vital energies through the body’s tissues. The Sen channels are the main way for distributing these energies throughout the body.

Who Can Benefit from Thai Massage? Thai massage is ideal for everyone because sessions are customized for each individual. Aries said she pursued learning the system because she thought it would serve many of her clients. “I see a lot of active folks, larger-bodied athletes, people in chronic pain and stressed-out Washingtonians. I see folks seeking trestment that is both deep and relaxing. Because of my increased leverage and ability to use my full body’s strength in Thai massage, I’m able to deliver that deeper pressure with more ease and fluidity to more areas of the body.”

Last Weekend My Back Hurt So Much Golfing! Because I am flexible I didn’t think I could benefit from Thai massage. However, I couldn’t have been more wrong. Before my session with Aries, I had an annoying, lingering ache in my right shoulder and arm. It would disappear after my monthly traditional massages, but come back after a few nights of convoluted sleeping positions. After my Thai massage, it is now weeks later and the ache in my arm has yet to return. I also experienced a feeling a flexibility deep in my hips. After my massages I felt as if I was floating out of the room. I slept deeply after each massage. “Thai massages are great for runners, people with tight hips or who have neck and shoulder problems,” said Kana. “It’s especially good for athletes because it can go deep. Yet it is also good for those who want relaxation.” She also recommends Thai massage for anyone with poor posture, for people who sit a lot or who sleep in an uncomfortable position. “It’s like taking a good yoga class but you don’t have to move yourself,” said Kana. Thai massage can also relieve tension headaches, boost energy and calm the nervous system. In order to stay healthy and pain free throughout life, it is important that we learn how to keep our body in balance. Thai massage is one tool we can use to assist us on our path to wellness. To contact Kana: www.lavenderretreat.com or call 202-450-2329. To contact Aries: aries@freedbodyworks. com or call: 202-321-9715. Pattie Cinelli is a holistic personal trainer who specializes in helping clients reach their health & fitness goals. She is also a journalist who specializes in stories about wellness and writes profiles of unique individuals. She started her fitness column in the Hill Rag more than 25 years ago. Please contact Pattie with questions or story ideas at: fitness@pattiecinelli.com. u

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The District Vet

Rabies

by Dan Teich, DVM

ast month there was a rabies scare at a dog daycare in the District. In the end, the dog did not have rabies, but we fielded many questions related to the disease, so I feel it important to discuss rabies in depth.

What Is Rabies? Rabies is an age-old disease known since at least 2000 B.C. The name comes from the Latin “rabies,” meaning, “madness.” And this may have been adapted from the Sanskrit “rabhas,” “to do violence.” Clinical rabies invariably results in death (more on a few survivals later), one to three months after contracting the disease. Initial signs may be nonspecific and include fever and headaches. It progresses to cause neurologic disease leading to insomnia, anxiety, partial paralysis, confusion, agitation, paranoia, excessive salivation, and difficulty swallowing, progressing to delirium and coma. A rarer form of the disease causes paralysis instead of agitation. The disease itself is caused by several different related viruses of the Lyssavirus genus. Being a virus, it is not capable of reproducing on its own and requires an animal host to survive, propagate, and spread. The virus is capable of infecting any mammal but is rarely found in rodents, including rats and squirrels.

Transmission With the exception of Antarctica, rabies is found on all continents. Most rabies cases in humans are in Asia and Africa, due mainly due to poor vaccination of dogs in these areas. The disease does exist in Australia but is generally confined to bats. Ninetyfive percent of all worldwide rabies cases are attributed to dogs, but most cases in the United States are traced back to bats. The virus is transmitted in the saliva of rabid animals and generally enters the body via infiltration of virus-laden saliva from a rabid animal into a wound (e.g. by scratches) or by direct expo-

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sure of mucosal surfaces to saliva from an infected animal (e.g. by bites). The virus cannot cross intact skin. Inside the new host it begins to replicate in muscle and nerve cells, traveling up nerves to the brain. Depending upon where the initial entry point is, the disease can either slowly or rap“I am too cool for school.” Photographer: Paris Singer, Dog: Diogenes idly reach the brain. Once the virus enters the brain, it further replicates, resulting and dogs is highly effective. It is extremely rare in clinical signs from the patient. that the vaccine does not produce adequate proDog rabies is very rare in the United States tection. The vaccine is safe and is administered due to excellent vaccination protocols and comto both dogs and cats between the ages of three pliance by the pet-owning population. Rabies is to four months, then at one year of age and every endemic in many bat populations, with most bats third year thereafter in dogs and annually in cats. being carriers of the virus but not displaying songs The vaccine for cats does not have as long a duraof the disease. Most cases in humans in the US are tion of immunity as that used in dogs. We adminattributable to bats, as bat bites are very small and ister this vaccine at wellness examinations. one can be unknowingly bitten by a bat. The dog in the above-referenced case had a Feral cats are also an important vector of rafalse positive result, but rabies has been seen in bies, especially in more urban areas. A few years dogs on the East Coast, especially in newly adoptago, there was a litter of stray kittens locally that ed dogs with unknown rabies histories. The reatested positive for rabies. son we have very little rabies in dogs and cats in this area is due to vigilant vaccination in our pets.

Treatment Once an animal is displaying clinical signs of rabies, there is no known cure, but treatment is successful in preventing the disease if one has been recently bitten. If you were bitten by an animal of unknown rabies vaccination status or while awake in a room with a bat, call your healthcare provider immediately and also the local health department. Prompt medical attention with vaccination and immunoglobulin injections can stop the disease from causing infection and death. Only six people have ever survived rabies once clinical signs were evident.

Prevention Rabies is preventable! Routine vaccination of cats

More information Rabies is a complex disease with severe public health consequences. Please see districtvet.com/ rabies for more information regarding this fatal, yet preventable disease. District Veterinary Hospital is opening a 5,000 square-foot hospital on Capitol Hill, across from Eastern Market, in October of this year. The address will be 240 Seventh St. SE, in the Hine development. There will be a parking garage available. Please see districtvet.com/eastern for updates. Dan Teich, DVM, is at District Veterinary Hospital, 3748 10th St. NE, Washington, DC 20017; 202-8271230 and desk@districtvet.com. u

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{kids & family} N O T E B O O K by Kathleen Donner Family Thursdays at the Capitol On Sept. 7, 14, 21 and 28 at 11 a.m., in honor of Constitution Week, make a journal about the Bill of Rights, an important charter of freedom. This program lasts 30 minutes. visitthecapitol.gov.

Ryan Smith Wins Coach of the Year Ryan Smith, Head Coach of the Phil and Jeanne Nationals in the Capitol Hill Little League (CHLL), won Coach of the Year Award, sponsored by LeagueSide and Smoothie King, beating out more than 92 other little league coaches.

GALita’s Bilingual “Blancaflor” In this charming Spanish fairy tale with music and puppets, a prince promises to complete a series of impossible tasks to return to his kingdom, but he can only succeed with help from the brave Saturday Mornings at The National maiden Blancaflor. Visit the National Theatre on select Saturday mornings for free programs that engage Blancaflor is at GALA and inspire young minds. Saturday programming is best suited for children 4 to 10. SibTheatre, 3333 14th St. lings and friends of other ages are always welcome. Performances take place Saturdays NW, starting Oct. 7. at 9:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. in the Helen Hayes Gallery. The National Theatre is at 1321 Tickets are on sale now; Pennsylvania Ave. NW. Tickets may be reserved one week prior to the performance. The $12, adult and $10, reservation system closes at 10 a.m. on the Friday before the performance but walk-ins child. galatheatre.org. are welcome if there is room. Register and get more information at thenationaldc.org. Here’s the fall lineup: Sept. 9, Bright Star Theatre — Alice in Wonderland; Sept. Women in Avia16, Blue Sky Puppet Theatre — If Pigs Could Fly; Sept. 23, Michael Shwedick — Reption and Space tile World; Sept. 30, Groovy Nate. Michael Cotter’s Blue Sky Puppet Theatre performs “If Pigs Could Fly” on Sept. 16. Photo: Judith Cotter

Family Day

Throughout the history of aviation and space exploration, women

have fought to be on equal terms with their male counterparts. At this family day, on Sept. 16, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., learn about the significant contributions women have made. The day will feature presentations by women in the field, hands-on activities and stories. The National Air and Space Museum is at Independence Avenue at Sixth Street SW. airandspace.si.edu.

STORYTIME at the Hirshhorn As older kids go back to school, STORYTIME returns from summer break, offering stories, art looking, and hands-on art making tailored for the Hirshhorn’s littlest visitors ages birth to 6. Visit STORYTIME on Wednesdays at 10 a.m. Nursing moms and strollers are welcome. No need to worry about noise, mess or attention spans. hirshhorn.si.edu.

Discovery Theater on the Mall On Oct. 4, 5 and 26, 10:15 and 11:30 a.m., African Roots/Latino Soul. How many cultures can we be? This vibrant play explores what it means to be Latino, African American and proud, growing up in the heart of the American melting pot. Written with the Young Playwrights’ Theater, this is a story of the triumphs of today’s multicultural kids. For ages 6 to 12. These shows are at the Smithsonian Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Dr. SW. Tickets are $6 per child, $3 for under two and $8 for adults. discoverytheater.org.

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Boomerang Pirate Ship Family Boat Tours Family Boomerang Pirate Ship Boat Tours are offered every weekend through October on Saturdays at 11:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m. and 1:30 p.m.; and Sundays at 12:30, 1:30 and 2:30 p.m. Board in the commercial vessel boarding zone at the Georgetown Waterfront at the end of 31st Street NW. Tickets are $20. Read more and purchase tickets at boomerangpirateship.com/dc-pirate-ship-cruises.

Infant & Child CPR It takes two hours to learn the skills that could save a child’s life. The class is taught by a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Registered Nurse. Learn Infant and Child CPR, AED and what to do if a child or infant is choking. The class applies to infants up to age 12. It is the perfect class for parents, nannies, babysitters or family members who might be caring for a child.

The next session is from 1 to 3 p.m. on Sept. 17. For more information, email lpunaro@frontlinescpr.com or visit frontlinescpr.com to register. Space is limited. Classes generally sell out weeks in advance. Hill Center at the Old Naval Hospital is at 921 Pennsylvania Ave. SE.

Child Support Amnesty The Office of the Attorney General (OAG) is marking Child Support Awareness Month 2017 by holding an amnesty period through Sept. 8 to help parents who have fallen behind on payments get back on track. OAG’s Child Support Services Division (CSSD) will work collaboratively with parents who participate to help them better manage their obligations. Parents wishing to join can visit the CSSD office at 441 Fourth St. NW, Suite 550, North from 8:45 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. For more information, visit cssd.dc.gov or call 202-442-9900.

Dead Man’s Run Kids Fun Run The 5k and kids’ race is on Oct. 7 at Congressional Cemetery. The 5k starts at 6 p.m. near the east end of the cemetery. The kids run begins shortly after at around 6:05 p.m. Registration fee for the untimed kids’ race is $10. The distance is a little under a half mile. Register at congressionalcemetery.org. 2014 Kids Fun Run. Photo: Courtesy Congressional Cemetery/Victor Romero

SAAM on Safari Have you ever wondered what it would be like to venture on a jungle safari? On Sept. 16, 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., take a walk on the wild side with Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM) and find out. Challenge yourself with a photo scavenger hunt—see if you can spot the animals hiding throughout the museum. Make your own binoculars at one of the craft tables and enjoy treats from the café. SAAM is at Eighth and F Streets NW. americanart.si.edu.

Dance Place Family Day Introduce a child to the arts with a free Dance Place experience. On Sept. 9, all day, Brookland/Edgewood comes out for this annual celebration of their thriving, artistic community. Get the kids moving in sample classes. Make something beautiful with guided arts and crafts. Full schedule of free classes, performances and workshops at danceplace.org. Dance Place is at 3225 Eighth St. NE. Photo: Enoch Chan 2015

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President Lincoln’s Cottage Freedom 5k On Sept. 16, join the Freedom 5k and Family Day to run, walk and play like Lincoln. Come for just the race, just Family Day activities or stick around for both. Please note, register for the Freedom 5k. All Family Day activities, while free, is required for a head

count. President Lincoln’s Cottage is at 140 Rock Creek Church Rd. NW. lincolncottage.org.

DAR Family Events On Sept. 16, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., find out what how people made clothes in the early days of America. Brush and spin wool to make yarn, then weave it into cloth. This is a free, walk-in event. Daughters of the American Revolution Headquarters is at 1776 D St. NW. 202-628-1776. dar.org.

Night Train 57: A Folk Opera From Oct. 6 to 8, at the Kennedy Center, enter the freewheeling musical world of Grammy winner Dan Zanes, vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Claudia Eliaza, and percussionist Yuriana Sobrino for an interactive folk opera that takes audiences on a far-out ride to the galaxies and

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back. During a joyous dusk-to-dawn trip through the stars, passengers on Night Train 57 will discover the power of friendship and community with the sounds of 21st-century handmade sing-along music. This world-premiere adventure welcomes travelers of all ages and sensory levels. $20. It is most enjoyed by ages three, up. kennedy-center.org.

Kids Comedy Theatre Coming Soon Hilarious, poignant, and physically dazzling, Robert Post’s wholesome one-man variety show fills the stage with bumblers, dreamers and cartoonish heroes of every stripe on Oct. 21, 2 p.m. at the Kennedy Center. $20. kennedy-center.org.

Last Chance this Season for Kids to Run the Bases

home games. Kids Run the Bases begins immediately following the game, weather permitting. The remaining date this year is Sept. 16. washington.nationals.mlb.com.

Arena Stage Family Fun Pack Arena Stage’s Family Fun Pack offers four seats for only $125. Orders must include a minimum of two patrons between ages 5 and 17 per Family Fun Pack and cannot be combined with any other offer or applied to previously purchased tickets. There is a limit of two Family Fun Packs per household. All standard fees apply. Family Fun Packs must be purchased by phone or in person. Family Fun Packs are available for Native Gardens, Sept. 15 to Oct. 22; The Pajama Game, Oct. 27 to Dec. 24; and Snow Child, April 13 to May 20, 2018. arenastage.org.

Kids ages 4 to 12 can run the bases after some Sunday

Family Dances at Glen Echo On Sept. 3, Oct. 8, and Nov. 12, 3 to 5 p.m., the Folklore Society of Greater Washington hosts an afternoon dancing with your children to live music and called dances. All ages are welcome. Admission is $5 for ages 4 and older. Glen Echo Park is at 7300 MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo, MD. 301634-2222. glenechopark.org.

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Constitution Family Day at the National Archives On Sept. 17, 1787 after delegates to the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia debated compromised and came up with a new framework of government. They signed the document that today lives in the Rotunda and is visited by millions of people from all around the world. On Sept. 16, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., celebrate 230 years of the Constitution with hands-on discovery at the National Archives. nara.gov. Photo: Courtesy of our founding fathers and the National Archives

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Disney’s Moana voyages onto the ice for the first time as Disney On Ice presents “Dare to Dream.” Hosts Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse lead audiences on an expedition across raging seas and snow-covered mountains in this action-packed extravaganza. The beloved characters from Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Frozen, Tangled and Cinderella visit Fairfax from Sept. 29 to Oct. 8 for 11 performances at the EagleBank Arena. Tickets start at $20 and can be purchased at all Ticketmaster outlets via charge by phone at 1-800745-3000, ticketmaster.com and at the EagleBank Arena box office. Have a tip for the Kids & Family Notebook, email it to bulletinboard@hillrag.com. u

Ilya and Emilia Kabakov at the Hirshhorn Ilya and Emilia Kabakov: The Utopian Projects, starting Sept. 7, features more than twenty whimsical models by acclaimed Russian-born artists Ilya and Emilia Kabakov, inspired by their dreams of a better life. These maquettes are elaborate, miniaturized versions of massive projects from around the globe, both realized and imaginary, collaboratively created over the past thirty years. Offering a rare glimpse into the duo’s artistic process, these creations are perfect for the Hirshhorn’s youngest visitors, inviting viewers of all ages into a surreal world in miniature. A wall of love for 40,000 Mothers closes on Sept. 17. Yoko Ono’s “My Mommy is Beautiful” drew thousands of art lovers of all ages this summer. In just two months, more than 40,000 people have left handwritten memories or thoughts of their mother on this giant participatory artwork, mounted in honor of the 10th anniversary of Ono’s iconic Wish Tree for DC. Ilya and Emilia Kabakov, The Man Who Flew into Space from His Apartment, 1984. Photo: Emilia Kabakov, 2000

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Cluster News

Brent students viewing the historic solar eclipse. Brent Elementary is located at 301 North Carolina Ave SE. Learn more at www.brentelementary.org or 202-698-3363. Photo: Denise Diggs.

Renovations On August 17th, DC Mayor Muriel Bowser joined Chancellor Antwan Wilson, Council Members Charles Allen and David Grosso, and the Capitol Hill Cluster Community to cut the ribbon on the beautifully renovated Watkins Elementary School at 420 12th St. SE. The renovation included a new multipurpose cafeteria/gym/ auditorium, improved classroom layouts and new library, computer and art facilities, as well as an innovative outdoor classroom. The project was the result of many years of effort and cooperation by dedicated individuals including the members of the School Improvement Team, the Cluster PTA, Cluster administration and staff, the DCPS Facilities Team, as well as the Mayor’s office and City Council. As Principal Elena Bell noted, this day marked a homecoming for the students, teachers and staff of Watkins. Bell expressed the deep gratitude of the Watkins community to Eliot-Hine Middle School for hosting the school during the 20162017 school year as renovations were completed.

Eclipse

Assistant Principal Katrel Angry enjoys the eclipse with Kindergarten students at Peabody.

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to see the cosmic movements On August 21st, first through first hand. fifth-graders returned to Watkins for the first day of Debate Team school. As if starting a new The Stuart-Hobson Debate year in a new building wasn’t Team continues to reach for enough excitement for one the sky in its second season, day, students capped off their after a strong inaugural effort first day by convening on the last year. Over the summer, athletic field to view the sorising seventh-graders Elizalar eclipse with protective beth Ken and Henry Marks glasses provided by the PTA. won first place as a team The eclipse was a main the Novice Division at Stuart-Hobson rising 7th-graders, jor event across the Cluster, the Washington Urban DeHenry Marks, and Elizabeth Ken won with kindergarten students bate League Summer Tourﬁrst place as a team in the Novice gathering on the recentDivision at the Washington Urban nament. Elizabeth won the Debate League Summer Tournament. ly upgraded playground first-place individual speakof Peabody Elementary er award and Henry won secSchool to view the event, and sixth, seventh and ond place www.capitolhillclusterschool.org. eighth-graders joining new Principal Kristofer Comeforo on the athletic field at Stuart-Hobson Peabody is located at 425 C St. NE. Watkins ElemenMiddle School. At all three campuses, students tary School is located at 420 12th St. SE. Stuartreceived lessons in astronomy that helped them Hobson is located at 410 E St. NE. Facebook.com/ CHCS.DC; twitter.com/CHCSPTA] by Sean O’Brien. gain a deeper appreciation for this rare chance

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The Maury community is excited Yard and Bake Sale: Sept 16 to welcome a New Leaders ResiPre-K 3dent through 5th Maury Elementary will have its anPrincipal, Taeneressa Griffigrade n. Building a strong nual sale at the school, on SeptemShe will have Assistantfoundation Principal duber 16, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sale items ties and work side by side with the for learning will include clothes, toys, housecurrent Principal, Carolyne Albertwares, and more. You can drop off Garvey. Ms. Griffin comes to Maudonations at the school during the ry with over a decade in education, week prior to the event. This is a having received the Excellence in great opportunity to clear your closGifted and Talented Education ets and score bargains while supportAward from the Maryland State DeAPPLY TODAY FOR ALL GRADES ing a neighborhood school. partment of Education while teachADDITIONAL SLOTS OPEN ing in Prince George’s County. She Internet Killed the Museum FOR GRADES 3,as4the and 5 subsequently served EducaStar? at Hill Center tion Technology Coach and STEM The work of Lauren Bomba’s third, Coach at the DC Bilingual Public Apply forSchool. admissions Charter Ms. Griffin com-at:fourth and fifth-grade students, a riff on @paperboyo, is on view in the pleted the New Leaders Emerging Young Artists Gallery at Hill Center, Leaders program in the spring of 921 Pennsylvania Ave. SE through the 2017 and is currently completing end of October. her residency in the Aspiring Princi-

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Maury Elementary is located at 1250 Constitution Ave., NE. Call 202-6983838 or visit www.mauryelementary. com to learn more. - Elizabeth Nelson.

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with a background in both data-driven development of staff and curriculum, as well as teaching English in an IB Middle Years school. Ms. Ross will work with James Albright, previously the principal of Deal Middle School, who will be on hand to cultivate EliotHine’s IB Programme.

Mondays in the Garden Mondays through Sept. (Labor Day excluded), you’re invited to tend the Major General Boden joins Principal Brunson and Tyler Tigers for a back to school eclipse assembly (photo: Narissa Cooper. gardens and catch up with friends and neighbors at Tyler Elementary Eliot-Hine between 6 and Tyler Students Enjoy the Eclipse 7:30 p.m. It is Eliot-Hine’s intent to do as much Tyler Tigers were thrilled to kick off the year with as possible to be a good environmental steward a solar eclipse. Students were especially excited to in the neighborhood. There are over 45 trees on be joined by Charles Bolden, Jr., the former Adthe 6-acre campus, a pollinator garden, and severministrator of NASA under President Obama, a al raised beds. Thank you! retired United States Marine Corps Major GenEliot-Hine IB Middle School is located at 1830 Coneral, and first ever African American astronaut for stitution Ave. NE. www.eliothinemiddleschool.org, on NASA! He shared information on the solar system and eclipse, and then students in grades K - 5th ventured onto the field with special protective glasses provided by the Tyler PTA.

Save the Date: Sept 16 Pancake Breakfast The next big school event will be the Tyler Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser on September 16 and will be open to all. It will be from 8:3010 a.m. $10 for adults, $5 for children. John Tyler Elementary is located at 1001 G St SE. www.tylerelementary.net. - Elsa Falkenburger.

Eliot-Hine Middle School Future’s So Bright Eliot-Hine, an IB World School, is getting renewed focus and vigor. The new principal, Eugenia Young, has 11 years of experience as a school leader in the San Francisco Bay Area prior to her work in the District. Ms. Young has also served as a teacher, academic counselor, vice principal, and college counselor, bringing a range of perspectives and vision to Eliot-Hine. The new IB coordinator Bess Ross comes to Eliot-Hine from Philadelphia

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Tyler Tigers watching the eclipse. Photo: Patrick Serfass Twitter at @EliotHine, and on Facebook search EliotHine. DCPS’ Eliot-Hine blog is at dcpsplanning.wordpress.com/category/eliot-hine. - Heather Schoell.

Blyth-Templeton Academy Bon-voyage to the graduates of 2017! As the 2017/2018 academic year begins, BlythTempleton would like to wish their alumni well as they embark on the next chapter of their lives.

Eliot-Hine seventh-grade students checking out the solar eclipse with Social Studies teacher Mr. Richardson. Photo: S. Wells.

Blyth-Templeton Academy Class of 2017

We are grateful for their contributions to our community. The alumni were intentionally encouraged to pursue their passions and find the right fit rather than seek the prestige of a name. Even so, BTA alums have a remarkable list of acceptances to colleges, universities and other post-secondary programs. Here is a list: Allegheny College, Americorps NCCC, Bard College, Berklee College of Music, Bowie State University, Clark University, Denison University, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (Florida), Goucher College, Juanita College, Kenyon Col-

lege, McDaniel College, Michigan State University, Oberlin College of Arts and Sciences, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (Australia), Sarah Lawrence College, Skidmore College, University of Maryland (College Park), University of Mary Washington, University of Minnesota (Twin Cities), University of Pittsburgh, University of South Carolina, University of Washington, University of Wisconsin (Madison), Ursinus College, Virginia Commonwealth University. Blyth-Templeton is located at 921

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While most are from Maryland where the school is located, 39 are from Washington, including 32 from Capitol Hill. Over the last nine years, the school has grown from 180 students to its current size where it will remain. Kindergarten classes each have about 12 students while classes in other grades have about 15. Four years ago, the school added space for its growing student body. The addition included a science lab, visual and performing arts space and student lockers, as well as classroom, office and tutoring space in its LEED Silver Certified building. The school recently planted a playground garden, extended its green roof and built an outdoor classroom.

Quaker History Head of School, Larry Clements, teaches a middle school math class at Friends Community School. Photo: Sharon Natoli. Pennsylvania Ave. Visit blythtempleton.org to learn more. Facebook: blythtempletonacademy; - Lee Palmer.

Capitol Hill Day School Summer Work and Play at Capitol Hill Day School While over 300 children were enjoying Summer Camp, construction crews were building a new playground and outdoor learning spaces at Capitol Hill Day School, including climbing structures, a play village, water feature, sandbox, art and dramatic play areas, and a sensory garden. The CHDS program and philosophy emphasize academics and social emotional learning equally, with a particular focus on social justice. Many Capitol Hill Day School teachers prepared for the new school year through professional development aimed at supporting these programs and themes in the classroom. Four Early Childhood, fifth-grade and middle school teachers attended the Washington International School Summer Institute for Teachers (WISSIT), a five-day course connecting DC area teachers to Harvard University’s “Project Zero.” They practiced building new thinking routines, reflected on current practices, and made plans for classroom implementation using two guideposts: building a cul-

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ture of thinking, and educating for global competence. Through lectures, workshops, and museum visits, teachers discovered ways to support students in thoughtful learning across school subjects, and in exploring complex global issues through multiple perspectives. Several after-school counselors and classroom and art teachers participated in a six-week mindfulness meditation course to help create a collective commitment to increasing mindfulness practices with children in the classroom as a way to improve self-regulation, increase attention, reduce anxiety, and generate classroom cohesiveness across the school. Learn more about CHDS at www.chds.org, or by attending one of the school’s twice weekly tours: admissions@chds.org. Capitol Hill Day School is at 210 South Carolina Ave, SE. Call 202-386-9919 or check out www.chds.org for more information. FB@CapitolHillDaySchool; Twitter @ explorewithCHDS. – Jane Angarola

Friends Community School FCS Enrolls 245 Students Including 32 from Capitol Hill Friends Community School started the year with 245 students, the largest number in its history.

This year, the school will concentrate on enhancing its education about Quaker history and principles. While most students at Friends are not Quakers, the values of Quakerism are integrated into the curriculum. Some refer to those values as the SPICES – Simplicity, Peace, Integrity, Community, Equality and Stewardship. Professional development for teachers will focus on executive function and teaching students with a variety of learning styles.

Open Houses For those interested in admission for the fall of 2018, open houses will be held from 9–11 am (sharp) October 17, Nov 4, Nov 14, December 1, January 6 and January 11. The early application deadline is December 1 and the final deadline is January 12. Friends Community School is located at 5901 Westchester Park Drive, College Park, MD. For more information about the school, contact Connie Belfiore, director of admissions, at connie@friendscommunityschool.org or 301-441-2100 x129 or log on to www.friendscommunityschool.org. - Eric Rosenthal.

Northeast Stars Montessori Preschool Students Go Global in Summer Camp! Northeast Stars has just finished a wonderful Summer Camp season with full enrollment for all 10 weeks of camp! Students studied 10 different

countries through activities involving the country’s music, books, textiles and food and spent a lot of time outdoors for water and outdoor play.

Fall Montessori Program Northeast Stars is excited about the fall Montessori program. NES teaching staff members have participated in in-depth Montessori training with a triple-certified instructor who directs the Arlington, Virginia public Montessori program. Stay tuned for a new electronic sign-in system and automated kid reports software!

ored tradition of back to school! Principal Clay welcomed families new and old to help weave their stories into the tapestry of St. Peter School’s rich and evolving tradition of faith formation, academic excellence, and strong community ties. Father Gary from St. Peter’s on Capitol Hill celebrated the back-to-school mass and provided the school, students, faculty and staff a blessing that they may grow academically, socially, and spiritually throughout the year and that they may be ever protected in all the endeavors they pursue.

Back! Northeast Stars Montessori Preschools are located at 1325 Maryland Ave NE and 697 North Washington St, Alexandria, VA. To learn more check out at northeaststarsmontessori.nes@gmail. com -- Carolyn Talaske.

St. Peter School Back! Students, parents, faculty and staff gathered in the school’s lower playground at the sound of the first bell to celebrate the time (and parent) hon-

A festive and fun welcome back school picnic on the upper playground was enjoyed by students, parents, faculty and staff. The sunny Sunday afternoon provided a great opportunity to catch up on tales of summer vacations, share a scrumptious meal, and stand in amazement at just how much the kids have grown meanwhile asserting how much the parents all remain the same!

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Northeast Stars students learned about 10 countries throughout the summer through activities involving the country’s food, textiles, music and more!

Way back! This brand-new school year sets the students embarking on the new, but also and marks the beginning of celebrations that will take place throughout the school year in recognition of the 150th anniversary of St. Peter School. Alumni of St. Peter School will join the current school community, supporting parish families from St. Peter’s on Capitol Hill, St. Joseph’s on Capitol Hill, and St. Dominic Church and the entire Capitol Hill community on a trip down memory lane and the intriguing and fascinating history of the school. Stay tuned to opportunities to share in the rich history and heritage over the coming months. St. Peter School is located at 422 Third St, SE. Call 202-544-1618 or email: info@ stpeterschooldc.org for more information or log on to www.stpeterschooldc.org. Tony Militello.

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expense paid global trip. During this intensive program of Saturdays and summer courses, students improve study skills, learn work readiness and financial literacy, increase cross cultural awareness, receive language training and become world travelers. GSF introduced Richard Wright students to this program in February 2016. Five Richard Wright students were selected. Dr. Marcia Brown, founder of the GSF program, takes student participants on an outstanding journey of growth and self-discovery through a highly structured experience that she designed to benefit students and increase college readiness. Students learn financial literacy, language and culture. In more subtle ways, students learn about themselves and the world around them. They also learn life skills like resume writing, teamwork and a foreign language. For the 2017 trip, students learned Arabic. GSF Participants also visited 20 colleges and universities, including all eight Ivy League Universities. The grand finale of the program was a trip to Australia and the United Arab Emirates (Abu

Dhabi and Dubai). Richard Wright’s focus on partnership development continues to benefit its students. More students are encouraged to apply when the GSF program opens again in January 2018. There’s no telling where the next adventure will take them. Richard Wright Public Charter Schools for Journalism and Media Arts is located at 770 M St SE. Learn more at richardwrightpcs.org. H Compton-Harris.

Two Rivers Public Charter School Summer is for learning! Two Rivers is proud to be a community of continuous learners. Two Rivers teachers are not only concerned with their students’ learning. They are committed to continuing their own learning, as well. Over the summer, Jeff Heyck-Williams, Director of Curriculum and Instruction, hosted eight Two Rivers teachers and several students during the Summer Task Design Institute. The group worked together to create short performance tasks, administration guidelines, and scoring guides that assess metacognition and evaluation skills and will be used throughout the school year. The takeaways from the Summer Task Design Institute are among only a handful of what Two Rivers teachers will share to better equip the entire team of teachers as they prepare for a new year of teaching and learning. Often recognized as a national model for deeper learning, Two Rivers shares its instructional approaches and best practices on their website, learnwithtworivers.org. Two Rivers Public Charter School has three schools located at 1227 4th St NE (elementary school); 1234 4th St. NE (middle school); and 820 26th St NE (elementary school). Follow us @TwoRiversPCS on Twitter and Facebook. Questions? Call 202-546-4477, email info@tworiverspcs.org, or visit www.tworiverspcs.org. u

Good Partnerships Broaden Horizons Richard Wright’s partnership with the Global Scholars Foundation (GSF) program has been exemplary. The partnership was formed as a result of meeting with the H Street Development Corporation, (HSCDC). HSCDC introduced Richard Wright to the Global Scholars Foundation which prepares students for college and the world through a yearlong program that culminates in an all-

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