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What’s on Washington

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Why Do They Run? DC’s Missing Teens Put A Spotlight On Failings In The City’s Services by Christine Rushton

The Hill Center Presents Its Regional Juried Art Exhibition by Karen Cohen

Bulletin Board by Kathleen Donner

Events DC Advances Plans for RFK Site by Elizabeth O’Gorek

Are Mosquitoes Exploiting DC’s Building Boom? by Elizabeth O’Gorek

Why Do They Run? DC’s Missing Teens Put A Spotlight On Failings In The City’s Services by Christine Rushton

ANC 6A Report by Elizabeth Nelson

ANC 6B Report by Elizabeth O’Gorek

ANC 6C Report by Elizabeth O’Gorek

ANC 6D Report by Andrew Lightman

ANC 6E Report by Steve Holton

Eastern Market Report by Peter J. Waldron

community life

Capital Bop Promotes A Jazzy Capital City by Steve Monroe

Keep It Moving: Exercising Over 65 by Rindy O’Brien

Hill Rag Crossword

Old Bank, New Faces: CEO Richard Anderson Grows the Portfolio and Team at the National Capital Bank by Elizabeth O’Gorek

H Street Life by Elise Bernard

The Hill Center Presents Its Regional Juried Art Exhibition by Karen Cohen

Our River: Research and Passion by Gabrielle Humlicek

4th of July Parade Photos by Andrew Lightman

real estate 69

Changing Hands by Don Denton

arts and dining 77

Capital Bop Promotes A Jazzy Capital City by Steve Monroe

At the Movies by Mike Canning

Dining Notes by Celeste McCall

The Wine Girl by Elyse Genderson

Art and The City by Jim Magner

Literary Hill by Karen Lyon

Poetic Hill by Karen Lyon

health and fitness 95

Keep It Moving: Exercising Over 65 by Rindy O’Brien

Self-Discovery Through Numerology by Pattie Cinelli

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Pets: Dental Health Is Essential by Dr. Dan Teich

kids and family See Education Issue (stapled in center)

homes and gardens 102

Up on the Roof: DC’s Newest Agricultural Frontier by Catherine Plume

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Dear Garden Problem Lady by Wendy Blair

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Still from partial solar eclipse. On Feb. 21, 2012, the Moon moved in between NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory satellite and the Sun (Seen here in extreme ultraviolet light.) and produced a partial solar eclipse from space. Photo: Courtesy of NASA

1 SOLAR ECLIPSES: PAST AND PRESENT

On Aug. 21, 2017, the moon will pass in front of the sun casting a shadow over North America for the first time since 1918. The path of the Moon’s umbral shadow begins in northern Pacific crossing the USA from west to east through parts of Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Nebraska, Kansas, Iowa, Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina, Georgia and South Carolina. The Moon’s penumbral shadow produces a partial eclipse visible from a much larger region. From noon to 4 p.m., view the solar eclipse at the National Archives through the lenses of safe solar telescopes provided by the National Air and Space Museum. In addition, look through the lens of history. See some records from the National Archives holdings about past solar eclipses. archives.gov.

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2 NATIONAL CATHEDRAL GARGOYLE AND TOWER CLIMBS

The destination of the Classic Tower Climb is the ringing chamber. It is 333 steps high in the Cathedral’s central tower. From here, visitors will find a breathtaking view of DC. The climb includes multiple views inside the Cathedral itself, up-close views of stained glass and access to some of the Cathedral’s oldest stairs. The Gargoyle Tower Climb focuses on the Cathedral’s two western tower. Tour includes a close look at many gargoyles and grotesques while visiting the open-air walkway that wraps around these two towers. The climb ends on the top of the northwest tower, which provides the best views of the Cathedral itself and 360-degree views of the surrounding area from over 200 feet above the ground. This tour also lasts 75 to 90 minutes. Combine both experiences into one 2.5-hour odyssey. Upcoming tours are Aug. 8, 6 p.m., Classic; Aug. 15, 6 p.m., Gargoyle; Aug. 22, 5 p.m., Combination; Aug. 24, 6 p.m., Classic; Aug. 29, 6 p.m., Gargoyle; and Aug. 31, 5 p.m., Combination. Buy tickets at cathedral.org.

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3 BUILDING MUSEUM’S BACKYARD BARBECUE

After a hiatus last summer, Hill Country Barbecue Market is holding the “Backyard Barbecue,” a summer pop-up on the lawn at the National Building Museum at Fifth and F Streets NW. Hill Country packs the green with furniture and lounge chairs, tents for shade and yard games. A full bar offers refreshing brews and two new frozen drinks; the Sauza Lone Stargarita and the Jim Beam Southern Slush with black tea, orange juice and lemonade. Hill Country’s Backyard Barbecue is both dog- and family-friendly with live music Friday, Saturday and Sunday. All meats are served for $15 with choice of confetti coleslaw, cucumber salad and baked beans on the side. Backyard Barbecue operates from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Wednesdays inside the National Building Museum, Thursdays and Fridays and noon to 9 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays. Read more at hillcountrywdc.com.

Daraja, composed of University of Maryland graduate students, entertain 75 at a Groupmuse concert in the host family’s backyard on Morse Street, NE. Groupmuse wants to emphasize that 10-15 is a more typical number of attendees for a concert in a small house or apartment.

4 FORT DUPONT SUMMER CONCERTS

This year, the Fort Dupont Summer Concerts are on Saturdays, Aug. 12, 19, 26 and Sept. 2. Gates open and DJ plays starting at 5 p.m. The main concert is from 6 to 9 p.m. and features two acts. There will be a security check; no alcohol or glass. The main driving entrances to the park are Fort Davis Dr. and Ridge Rd; Fort Davis Dr. and Massachusetts Ave.; and Randle Circle and Fort Dupont Dr. Watch for signs. At press time, the performers and performance groups have not been announced. Please visit nps.gov/fodu closer to the events. nps.gov/fodu.

5 GROUPMUSE CONCERT HOUSE PARTIES

Groupmuse is an online social network that connects young classical musicians to local audiences through concert house parties. Share the great masterpieces of music with old and new friends in your own living room. It’s always free to host a concert. Groupmuse can adapt to any size space. Just set the number of guests, reserve some spots for friends and Groupmuse connects you to area musicians. Attend a concert for a $3 registration fee and a $10 donation to the musicians. Read more at groupmuse.com.

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A U G U S T CALENDAR OUTDOOR MUSIC, MOVIES AND CEREMONY National Film Registry Summer Movies on the Lawn at Library of Congress. Thursdays at 8 PM. Aug. 10, Top Gun; Aug. 17, Ghostbusters. Tickets for this event are available at eventbrite. com, but not required. Movies are shown on the north lawn of the Thomas Jefferson Building, across the street from the Capitol. loc.gov. Capitol Riverfront Outdoor Movies. Thursdays, through Aug. 17, 7 PM. Here’s the remaining lineup: Aug. 10, Fantastic Beasts & Where to Find Them; Aug. 17, Beauty and the Beast (2017). Movies start at sundown. Canal Park, Second and Eye Streets SE. capitolriverfront.org. Jazz in the Garden at the NGA. Fridays, through Aug. 25, 5 to 8:30 PM. The free concerts feature locally and nationally acclaimed musicians performing a wide variety of musical genres. The full schedule is at nga.gov. National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden between Seventh and Ninth Streets NW on Constitution Avenue. Marine Barracks Evening Parade. Fridays, through Aug. 25, 8:45 to 10 PM. Features music and precision marching, the Evening Parade features “The President’s Own” US Marine Band, “The Commandant’s Own” The US Marine Drum and Bugle Corps, the Marine Corps Color Guard, the Marine Corps Silent Drill Platoon, Ceremonial Marchers, and LCpl. Chesty XIII, the official mascot of Marine Barracks Washington. Reservations suggested. barracks.marines.mil. Military Band Concerts at the Capitol. Weeknights in summer, 8 PM. Mondays, US Navy Band; Tuesdays, US Air Force Band; Wednesdays, US Marine Band; Thursdays, US Army Band or US Marine Band; Fridays, US Army Band. West side of the Capitol. There’s plenty of parking near the Botanic Garden. Air Force Band Concerts at the Air Force Memorial. Fridays in summer, 7:30 PM. Air Force Memorial at One Air Force Memorial Drive in Arlington, VA. airforcememorial.org. NoMa Summer Screen. Movies start at sunset. They encourage moviegoers to bring chairs, because the site is covered in asphalt. Bring blankets, frisbees and picnic coolers. Doors open at 7 PM. Aug. 9, Legally Blonde: Red, White & Blonde; Aug. 16, Lee

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National Bonsai & Penjing Museum Summer Yoga Series. Aug. 12 and 26, 8 AM. Alexa Tovsen, a certified instructor with Yoga Alliance, will teach the hourlong, all-level vinyasa yoga classes. After class, museum staff will be on-hand to provide a tour of the bonsai and penjing on display. $15. US National Arboretum, 3501 New York Ave. NE. bonsai-nbf.org. Photo: Janice Vitale

Daniels’ The Butler; Aug. 23, White House Down; Aug. 30, (rain date). Movies are at NoMa Junction @ Storey Park, 1005 First St. NE, at the corner of First and L Streets NE. nomabid.org. Army Band in Lincoln Park. Aug. 9, 7 PM. The 257th Army Band is composed of citizen soldier musicians of the DC National Guard. Free. facebook.com/257ArmyBand.

Strathmore’s Live from the Lawn Summer Concerts. Concerts start at 7 PM. Aug. 9, Matuto; Aug. 16, Lindsay Lou & The Flatbellys; Aug. 23, Uke Fest; Aug. 30, Akua Allrich; Sept. 9, Team Familiar. Free. Mansion at Strathmore, 10701 Rockville Pike, North Bethesda, MD. strathmore.org. American Roots Music at Botanic Garden. Aug. 10 and 24; 5 to 7 PM. Free, no pre-registration required. National Garden Amphitheater (Rain location: Conservatory Garden Court), US Botanic Garden, 100 Maryland Ave. SW. usbg.gov. Sunset Summer Film at Stone of Hope. Aug. 24, Hidden Figures. Movie begins at 8 PM; seating at 7 PM. Bring lawn chairs, blankets and food. Alcoholic beverages prohibited. Free. The Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial. thememorialfoundation.org. Drive-In Movies at Union Market. Sept. 1, Days of Thunder. Movie start times vary. $10 parking fee per car. Advance purchase is highly recommended. Free for walk-ups. unionmarketdc.com. NSO Labor Day Concert on the West Capital Lawn. Sept. 3, 8 PM. Free. There will be a security check. No Alcohol. 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.

SPECIAL EVENT Flying Circus Air Shows. Sundays, 2:30 to 4 PM. Adults, $15; $7, kids through 12 and under 5, free. The Flying Circus Aerodrome is located at 5114 Ritchie Rd. in Bealeton, VA. flyingcircusairshow.com.

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Photo: Courtesy of 2017 DC VegFest

DC VegFest. Sept. 2, 11 AM to 6 PM. DC VegFest is a free festival of food, music, education, inspiration, and fun. More than 20,000 festival-goers, vegans and prevegans alike, are expected to explore the many joys and flavors of plant-based foods, as well as discover how leaving meat off plates helps to protect health, the planet and animals. Yards Park. DCVegFest.com. MUSIC A Midsummer Night’s Musical at CHAW. Through Aug. 12. With music by Composer Barbara Schelstrate. Produced by the Capitol Hill Arts Workshop. For tickets, call 202-547-6839. chaw.org. Free Summer Concert Series at National Building Museum. Sundays through Aug. 27, 2 PM. No RSVP required. National Building Museum, 401 F St. NW. nbm.org. Summer Organ Recitals at the National Shrine. Sundays, 6 PM. Aug. 6, Michael Emmerich; Aug. 13, Peter Latona; Aug. 20, Iris Lan; Aug. 27, Sergio Orabona. No admission charge; a free will offering will be accepted. All are welcome. National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, 400 Michigan Ave. NE. nationalshrine.com. Blue Monday Blues in Southwest. Every Monday, 6 to 9 PM. Aug. 7, Linwood Taylor Band; Aug. 14, Melvin Taylor Blues Band; Aug. 21, Fast Eddie &

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the Slow Pokes; Aug. 28, Full Power Blues; 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. 202484-7700. Westminster Presbyterian Church, 400 I St. SW. westminsterdc.org. Music at Mr. Henry’s. Thursday Night Bluegrass: Aug. 10, Hollertown; Aug. 17, By & By; Aug. 24, Justin Trawick; Aug. 31, Only Lonesome. Friday Night Jazz: Aug. 11, The Kevin Cordt Quartet; Aug. 18, Cecily; Aug. 25, Aaron L. Myers, II. Saturday Night Ladies of Jazz: Aug. 5, Heather Maxwell; Aug. 12, Akua Allrich; Aug. 19, Julia Nixon; Aug. 26, Maija Rejman. 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. 202546-8412. mrhenrysdc.com.

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Gary L. Perkins III, Clayton Pelham, Jr., Justin Weaks, Chris Lane, Louis E. Davis. Photo: C. Stanley Photography

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. Music at Rock and Roll Hotel. Aug. 11, Humble Fire; Aug. 12, Rooftop DJ-OzkerSync, Slothrust and Summit Saturdays; Aug. 16, Mark Lanegan Band; Aug. 17, Mystery Friends; Aug. 18, Lee Fields & The Expressions; Aug. 19, Redline Graffiti and Summit Saturdays; Aug. 25, Strand of Oaks; Aug. 26, War on Women and Summit Saturdays; Sept. 2, Pure Disgust and Summit Saturdays; Sept. 3, Haken-10th Anniversary Tour. Rock and Roll Hotel, 1353 H St. NE. 202-388-7625. rockandrollhoteldc.com.

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Jazz Night in Southwest. Every Friday, 6 to 9 PM. Aug. 11, Lavenia Nesmith & Friends; Aug. 18, Chuck Redd & the Jazz Masters; Aug. 25, Tribute to Carmen McCrae; Sept. 1, Labor Day Special; Sept. 8, Strunkin. $5 cover. Children are free under 16 years old. Reasonably priced meals offered. 202-484-7700. Westminster Presbyterian Church, 400 I St. SW. westminsterdc.org. Southwest Chamber Players Concert. Aug. 25, 7 PM. Admission is free; donations welcome. Program includes

Schubert’s Arpeggione Sonata, together with works of Weber, Beethoven and Schumann. Featured will be Mark Furth, viola; Julia Goudimova, cello; Gwyn Jones, flute; Tom Debevoise, guitar; and David Ehrlich, piano. Saint Augustine’s, 555 Maine Ave. SW. southwestchamberplayers.org.

THEATER AND FILM Big Fish at Keegan. Aug. 5 to Sept. 2. Big Fish centers on Edward Bloom, a traveling salesman who lives life to its fullest. Edward’s incredible, larger-than- life stories thrill his friends and devoted wife Sandra. But their son Will, about to have a child of his own, is determined to find the truth behind his father’s epic tales. Keegan Theatre, 1742 Church St. NW. keegantheatre.com. A Little Night Music at Signature. Aug. 15 to 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. Scena Theatre: Julius Caesar at the Atlas. Aug. 18 to Sept. 24. PLOT: 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, and with his allies, he convinces Brutus to assassinate Caesar. atlasarts.org. Mosaic Theater: The Devil’s Music at the Atlas. Aug. 24 to Sept. 24. Mosaic’s third season launches with this hit Off-Broadway musical celebration of the legendary Bessie Smith, whose life was as large and outrageous as her talent. atlasarts.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 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. Hollywood Goes to War: World War I on the Big Screen at Air and Space. Fridays at 7 PM. Aug. 11, The Millionaires’ Unit: U.S. Naval Aviators in the First World War. Visit airandspace. si.edu/hollywood for free tickets.

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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.

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DANCE Library Tango Practica. Aug. 19; 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. Zumba at Southwest Library. Mondays, 7:30 PM. Instructor Roshaunda Jenkins will lead this onehour fitness and dance workout. All fitness levels welcome. The class is free and no registration is required. Southwest Library, 900 Wesley Pl. SW. dclibrary.org/southwest. TWB@THEARC Summer Classes. Mondays, 6:45 to 8 PM; Adult Barre, Tuesdays, 7 to 8 PM; Wednesdays, 6:45 to 7:45 PM, Adult Pilates; Wednesdays, 7:45 to 9 PM; Thursdays, 7 to 8:15 PM, Adult Ballet; Sat-

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urdays, 8:30 to 9:30 AM, Adult Zumba; Saturdays, 2:15 to 3 PM, Adult African. Single classes are $12. A discount of $6 is granted to adults from the zip codes 20020 and 20032. A valid ID is required to receive the discount. Class cards good for 12 classes are $100. THEARC is at 1901 Mississippi Ave. SE. thearcdc.org.

KIDS Saturday Morning at The National. You and your children are invited to the National Theatre on select Saturday mornings for free Saturday programming Best suited for children four to 10 years. Performances take place Saturdays at 9:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. in the Helen Hayes Gallery. 1321 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. Tickets may be reserved one week prior to the performance. thenationaldc.org. National Building Museum Family Days Family Days celebrate the built environment through fun, handson activities that the whole family can enjoy. The Big Build is on Saturday, Oct. 14. Learn from construction and building arts professionals while hammering nails, sawing logs, applying join compound, hopping aboard real trucks, and more. nbm.org.

Newseum Summer Fun Deal. Till Labor Day, the Newseum waives admission for visitors 18 and younger. Up to four kids visit free with each paid adult or senior admission. Summer Newseum admission prices are adults (19 to 64), $24.95 plus tax; seniors (65+), $19.95 plus tax; kids through 18, free. newseum.org. Marine Corps Marathon Kids Run The Marine Corps Marathon Kids Run on Oct. 21, 2017, the day prior to the MCM, is a one-mile just-for-fun running challenge for kids ages five to twelve. Participants may select from six specific starting waves. Registration is $8. All participants receive a shirt, access to the Camp Miles Family Fitness Festival and a medal at the finish line. marinemarathon.com.

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SPORTS AND FITNESS DC United at RFK. Aug. 5, 7 PM vs Toronto FC; Aug. 12, 7 PM vs. Real Salt Lake; Aug. 23, 7:30 PM vs Atlanta United FC. dcunited.com. Washington Nationals. Aug. 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29 and 30. Nat’s Park. washington.nationals.mlb.com. 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. Sound Health Community Yoga at the Kennedy Center. Saturdays through Sept. 30, 10:15 AM. Free, all-levels vinyasa yoga class in the Grand Foyer. An instructor from a different local yoga studio will lead each session. kennedy-center.org.

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Rumsey 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. Nearby DC Public Outdoor Pools. Randall Pool (closed Mondays) at South Capitol and I Streets SW; and Rosedale Pool (closed Wednesdays) at 1701 Gales St. NE. East Potomac Pool is closed for the season. All outdoor pools are open weekends, noon to 6 PM; weekdays 11 AM to 8 PM. All pools are free for DC residents. Have picture ID. dpr.dc.gov. Nearby Free Public Tennis Courts. King Greenleaf Recreation Center, 201 N St. SW; Garfield Park, Third and G Streets SE; Randall Park First and I Streets SW; Rosedale Recreation Center, 1701 Gales St. NE; Sherwood Recreation Center, 640 10th St. NE. All courts are open daily, dawn to dusk. Some are lighted for extended evening play. Extended use of tennis courts requires a permit. Proper shoes and attire is required. 202671-0314. dpr.dc.gov. Fort Dupont Public Ice Skating Schedule. Aug. 7, 6, 9, 10, 14, 18, 21, 25 and 28, Sept. 1 and 4; 6 to 8 PM; Aug. 5, 12, 19 and 26, Sept. 2, 1 to 3 PM; Aug. 6, 13, 20 and 27, Sept. 3, 2:30 to 4:30 PM. Aug. 25 and Sept. 1, noon to 2 PM. Public skating is $5 for adults (13-64); $4 for seniors and children (5-12); $3, skate rental. Fort Dupont Ice Arena, 3779 Ely Pl. SE. 202-584-5007. fdia.org.

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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. First Fridays at Community Forklift. Last of the season, Sept. 1, 6 to 8

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Bulletin Board NPS Finalizes Plans for Buzzard Point Park The National Park Service (NPS) has released a Final Development Concept Plan for Buzzard Point Park. The plan incorporates public feedback on how to create an enjoyable and unique community waterfront park. NPS re-imagines 3.5-acre Buzzard Point Park as a peaceful retreat for both recreation and relaxation. The final plan incorporates the Anacostia Riverwalk Trail, uninterrupted access to the river’s edge, a pedestrian promenade, a kayak launch, grass dunes, open lawn areas, restrooms and other facilities. It also draws landscape ideas from the native marshlands historically located along the shoreline. The plan is available at parkplanning.nps.gov.

Christian Kloc performs at the start of a Juggle Jam at the Capitol Hill Arts Workshop. Photo: Dani Pierce Steuber

Perform at 2018 INTERSECTIONS The Atlas Performing Arts Center welcomes submissions for their INTERSECTIONS Festival 2018. The festival takes place from Feb. 23 to March 10. INTERSECTIONS presents work that impacts society, culture and world. It informs, inspires, educates and entertains. It presents excellent art designed to connect the community, engage artists and audiences, and a create a vibrant neighborhood, city and world. The application deadline is Aug. 15, 5 p.m. Online submissions only. Read more at atlasarts.org.

Juggle Jam @ CHAW On Aug. 18, 6 to 7:30 p.m., learn juggling with veteran Christian Kloc. Begin with a short demo. Move into some goofy warm-ups. Take up juggling props and jump-start a newfound circus habit. After practicing controlled chaos, put on a show with fellow jugglers. There will be plenty of kids but all ages welcome. Equipment is provided. Wear comfortable clothes that allow relaxed movements. The workshops are open to all experience levels. Payment is donation-based, with a minimum of $5; all proceeds go to CHAW’s tuition assistance program. For more information, visit chaw.org or call 202-547-6839.

Local Chorus Seeks New Voices Join Capitol Hill neighbors in song. Second Wind, a small choral group that rehearses and performs at Capitol Hill Arts Workshop (CHAW), is looking for new members. Men and women, basses through sopranos, are all are welcome. There are no auditions. No need to read music. Second Wind rehearses Tuesdays at noon in the spring and fall. The chorus performs each June and December as part of CHAW’s twice-yearly recital. The group’s wide-rang-

ing repertoire includes madrigals and folk tunes, Mozart and Billy Joel. The new season starts Sept. 5. For more information about Second Wind, contact Marsha Holliday at 202-544-2629 or hollidaymsd@yahoo.com.

Friends of SE Public Library Seeks Volunteers Friends of the Southeast Public Library (FOSEL)seeks volunteers for its programs at the Library. “Many of us are getting older,” notes President Neal Gregory. “We specifically need help managing our monthly book sale at the library. The sale is quite popular with locals and

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ing and to prepare for the upcoming Jewish New Year, there will be an art meditation on the spherical art form called the mandala. It will use watercolors, oil pastels, collage and colored pencils to explore the themes, images and language of the Jewish High Holiday season. No artistic skill or talent required. All levels of Jewish knowledge and background welcome as well as those interested in exploring Judaism. This workshop is at CHAW, 545 Seventh St. SE. Tickets are $45 and are available at eventbrite.com. For more information, call 202-547-6839 or visit chaw.org.

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Blood Shortage: Please Donate The American Red Cross has issued an emergency call for blood and platelet donors. 61,000 fewer donations were given during the last two months causing a significant draw down of the Red Cross blood supply. To schedule an appointment to donate: use the free Blood Donor App at redcrossblood.org/bloodapp; or visit redcrossblood.org or call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767). The Red Cross has added more than 25,000 additional appointment slots at donation centers and community blood drives across the country to accommodate more donors. Make an appointment and complete the RapidPass online health history questionnaire to help reduce donation time. visitors alike. Most books sell for one dollar.” The proceeds of FOSEL’s sale fund children’s programs at the library and the summer reading program. FOSEL purchases equipment for staff that is not covered in the library budget. Novels, cookbooks, biographies and history are particularly popular. The library book sale is held the second Saturday of each month in the public meeting room of the Southeast Public Library.

Support Rural Dog Rescue On Aug. 27, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Pooch Portrait Studio will take a portrait of your pooch at the Whole Foods on H Street NE for a suggested donation of $5. All proceeds will go directly to

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Rural Dog Rescue’s emergency fund. ruraldogrescue.com.

Expressive Elul Workshop at CHAW On Aug. 23, 7 to 9 p.m., join Rabbi Sarah Tasman for a special workshop welcoming the month of Elul, the time of spiritual preparation and reflection before the Jewish New Year. As summer draws toward a close, take the time to mindfully transition into the season. The workshop will include fun and meaningful spiritual writing, candlelit yoga and an art experience. Candlelit yoga will help participants unwind and tap into their creative sides in preparation for reflecting on the year gone by and the year to come. To symbolize seasons chang-

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On Aug. 19, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., celebrate summer and kick off fall registration at CHAW with art, performances, food, fun and friends. Since 1972, the Capitol Hill Arts Workshop has provided arts education to thousands of children and adults from the greater Capitol Hill area. Through classes, performances, and exhibitions in visual and performing arts, CHAW brings together diverse segments of the population to connect through the transformative power of creativity. CHAW offers a tuition assistance program and flexible payment plans. The Capitol Hill Arts Workshop is at 545 Seventh St. SE. chaw.org.

Waterfront Village Culinary Club Potluck Cooks Crew, the Village Culinary Club, is looking for new members who enjoy cooking or would like to learn more about cooking. It provides home-cooked meals to their members

returning from a hospital stay or repairing the snacks at their events. The group also hosts monthly pot-luck dinners where prospective new members are welcomed. Learn more at dcwfv.clubexpress.com. Registration is required at sequin643@gmail.com.

US Capitol Historical Society Lectures The US Capitol Historical Society presents its annual summer lecture series on Wednesdays in August. This year, the series focuses on the Library of Congress. Speakers will discuss elements of its history, art, architecture and collections. The series is free and open to the public. Lectures are on Wednesdays from noon to 1 p.m. in Ketchum Hall, in the VFW Building at 200 Maryland Ave. NE. Preregistration is requested; visit uschs. org for additional information and to pre-register. The United States Capitol Historical Society, founded in 1962, was chartered by Congress to educate the public on the history and heritage of the Capitol, its institutions and the people who have served therein.

Kennedy Family Supports RFK Memorial Events DC recently unveiled plans for the new Robert F. Kennedy Memorial at a luncheon with Mayor Muriel E. Bowser and members of Senator Robert F. “Bobby” Kennedy’s family. The new monument will be a living memorial and a museum. It will also serve as a major focal point of the new RFK Stadium-Armory Campus. The new memorial has been reimagined as an interactive destination where family, neighbors and friends gather to learn more about the life and work of the late US Senator and presidential candidate. The monument will be established on the current RFK Stadium site. Read more at rfkcampusfuture.com.

Construction Team Named for New Southwest Library The DC Public library has selected Perkins+Will and Turner Construction as the team to rebuild the Southwest library. Located at 900 Wesley Pl. SW, the new building will be designed to support modern library uses and achieve LEED Gold certification for environmental design. The library project is city funded to the tune of $18 million. To learn more about the project and community input opportunities, visit dclibrary.org/newsouthwestlibrary.

Register for the Dead Man’s Run The 2017 Dead Man’s Run will be held on Oct. 7 at 6 p.m. on the grounds of Congressional Cemetery. Each registration comes with a t-shirt and one free beer for those of age. In addition, the course is now USATF certified. Register at register.chronotrack. com/r/26988.

Hard Hats at Hine Fundraiser Take an exclusive look at the new development at 700 Pennsylvania Ave. SE at “Hard Hats on Hine” on Sept. 7 from 6 to 9 p.m. The event, which will benefit the Eastern Market Mainstreet, showcases the new and old businesses that create the experience of the Eastern Market Main Street corridor. The cost is $65 for individuals; $100 for couples. Sponsorships available. easternmarketmainstreet.org/hard-hats.

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Alexandria Summer Restaurant Week For 10 days and two weekends, more than 50 Alexandria restaurants offer a $35 three-course dinner or a $35 dinner for two during Alexandria Summer Restaurant Week, Aug. 18 to 27. More than two dozen restaurants will also offer lunch deals at $10, $15 or $20 per person in addition to the dinner specials. AlexandriaRestaurantWeek.com.

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The Art and Science of the Chocolate Chip Cookie On Aug. 13, 1 to 4 p.m., visit the US Botanic Garden and learn about the wonderful plants that go in to making chocolate chip cookies. Exploratory stations throughout the Conservatory teach visitors about sugar, vanilla and chocolate. An onsite chocolatier will teach chocolate making. And yes, get to have a taste. Free; no pre-registration required. usbg.gov. sons to visit on the Anacostia River. Learn about the options, the Anacostia Waterfront Trust has launched a new guide to the waterfront at anacostiatrust.org/guide.

National Capital Bank of Washington Elects Board Chair The Board of Directors of the National Capital Bank of Washington has named Robert B. Donohoe, Sr. its chair. The election follows the unexpected passing of Thomas A. Barnes, the Bank’s former Chairman, earlier this month, Donohoe will lead NCB’s board, effective immediately. Donohoe was appointed to the Board in 1988. He has served on various committees including, Audit, Directors Loan and Investment and Corporate Governance during his tenure. Donohoe serves as Chairman and CEO of The Donohoe Companies, Inc., the parent of Donohoe Construction, Donohoe Development Company,

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Summer Restaurant Week Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington (RAMW) has announced who will participate in Summer Restaurant Week held is from Aug. 14 to Aug. 20. The semi-annual regional event features 250 local businesses. Restaurants in DC, Maryland and Virginia will serve up multi-course meals. Dinner menus will be available for $35, lunch for $22 and brunch for $22. The list is easily searchable at rwdmv.com. Throughout Summer Restaurant Week, participating locations will team up with the Capital Area Food Bank (CAFB) to raise funds for the food bank’s nearly 500 partners. Many restaurants have opted to donate a portion of proceeds earned during Restaurant Week to CAFB. Each dollar donat-

On Sept. 10, 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., join neighbors as they partner with the Student Conservation Association to commemorate the 9/11 National Day of Service and Remembrance at Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens. At this special event, volunteers cut lotus for later removal later in the month, eliminate invasive plants and prep the gardens for the fall season. There is a free lunch and t-shirts for all volunteers. Register to help at FindYourParkSCAdc.eventbrite.com. Contact Roland Richardson, SCA Events Coordinator, at atrrichardson@ thesca.org or 703-842-4234 with any questions.

Season at 15 Theater Alliance Season 15 launches in September with an encore presentation of “Word Becomes Flesh” by Marc Bamuthi Joseph. First performed as part of Theater Alliance’s 13th Season, this production was the recipient of 11 Helen Hayes nominations. The entire team returns for the production. In conjunction, Theater Alliance will curate and present a suite of auxiliary programming, featuring DC artists performing work inspired by, in reaction to or counterpoint to the themes and forms in the play. The season continues with two regional premieres of new plays in redevelopment. In February, Idris Goodwin’s “The Raid” will be directed by Producing Artistic Director Colin Hovde. In May, the final production of the season will be “Flood City” by Gabrielle Reisman, directed by Jenna Duncan. Visit theateralliance. com for more information.

C&O Canal After Dark Fundraiser The C&O Canal Trust hosts its seventh annual “Park After Dark” fundraising gala on Sept. 16

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Avoid Vehicle Thefts and Break Ins The best way to prevent theft of property from an auto is to keep valuables out of sight. Never leave cell phones, backpacks, briefcases, suitcases or electronic devices in a car in plain view. Secure GPS devices. While many GPS devices are mounted in the dashboard of the vehicle, portable GPS device should never be left in cars. Put valuables in the trunk or in a locked glove compartment. Hiding items under seats is better than leaving them in plain view. Securing property inside the glove compartment or trunk is a far better deterrent. Keep car doors and windows locked.

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Capitals Announce New Season Home Opener The Washington Capitals, in conjunction with the National Hockey League, has announced the club’s home opener for the 2017-18 season will be on Oct. 7 against the Montreal Canadiens at 7 p.m. at Verizon Center. Washington Capitals single-game tickets for the 201718 season are on sale at 1-800-7453000, on WashingtonCaps.com, at Kettler Capitals Iceplex, at all local Ticketmaster outlets and the Verizon Center box office.

NPS and Federal City Council Negotiate Lease for Golf and Tennis Facilities NPS and the Federal City Council signed a “Letter of Intent” to negotiate a lease for the three NPSowned golf courses in the District of Columbia and the tennis facil-

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ity at East Potomac Park. For the past several years, the NPS has explored a variety of approaches to best manage its three DC golf courses: Langston Golf Course, East Potomac Golf Course and Rock Creek Golf Course. Leasing the courses allows for greater reinvestment in these facilities.

Washington, DC Number One on EPA’s 2017 Top Cities List DC has earned the number one ranking on the US Environmental Protection Agency’s annual list of US metropolitan areas for a third yea. The 2017 Top Cities list ranks metropolitan areas according to the number of buildings earning ENERGY STAR certification in 2016. To qualify, a building must outperform 75 percent of similar buildings nationwide by earning an ENERGY STAR score of 75 or higher on a 100-point scale. Last year, DC’s ENERGY STAR buildings helped the District save $167 million in total energy costs and avoid over 716,000 tons of greenhouse gases. For more information, visit doee.dc.gov/energybenchmarking.

Death with Dignity Act Implemented The Bowser Administration has implemented the “Death with Dignity Act of 2016,” passed by the DC Council in November 2016. The act establishes a process by which competent, terminally ill residents of DC can legally obtain a physician’s prescription for medications to end their lives in a humane and peaceful manner. Participation in the Death with Dignity program is voluntary for physicians and pharmacists. End of life medication can be requested by a terminally-ill patient who is a District resident, at least

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NPS Approves Trail for Oxon Cove Park The NPS has completed its planning and environmental review process to create a new multiuse trail at Oxon Cove Park. The proposed trail will provide new public access for recreation and connect to other local trail systems. It will highlight the park’s streams, wetlands and forests along the cove and encourage outdoor recreation and water activities like fishing and bird watching. Planned trail features include an observation deck, bench area, bike racks and a ramp. A timetable for realizing the plan has not yet been determined. The new, approximately one-mile section, will connect with an existing multi-use trail in the park creating a continuous trail from Shepherd Parkway in DC, near Blue Plains, along the cove and through Oxon Cove Park in Md. The plan/Environmental Assessment and associated documentation is available on parkplanning.nps.gov. Have an item for the Bulletin Board? Email it to bulletinboard@ hillrag.com. u

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fields with flexible uses, two for lacrosse and soccer and one field for soccer and little-league baseball. A representative of Capitol Riverside Youth Sports (CRYS) said that their research indicated that maintenance costs for artificial turf are typically 10 percent the cost of grass, and are usable for a significantly larger part of the year.

obert F. KenneOf these, the playing fields dy (RFK) Stadium are the first elements expectNot Soon Enough opened in 1961 and ed to be completed. President Based on evidence from the July 10 meeting, the has been the home and CEO of Events DC Gregocommunity is eagerly anticipating the fields. One for numerous events ry O’Dell said that timeline estiresident said that more fields could transform the as well as the District’s major mates were preliminary until the west side of the Anacostia into a regional sports cenleague baseball, football and, regulatory process had been conter, especially if the proposed fields were linked to currently, the DC United soccer cluded, but it was possible that fields planned as part of improvements to other Disteam. But DC United is expectconstruction could begin as soon trict parks, such as Anacostia-Kenilworth. ed to move to their new stadium as early 2018. Councilmember Charles Allen (Ward 6-D) in Buzzard Point next year. The Phase I environmensaid that the conversion of the parking lots could The time seems opportune tal assessment, already undernot begin soon enough. for change, and the community way, will look at the whole site, “I have been a long time advocate for the fields has long been eager for the nearbut O’Dell said that NPS had Events DC President and Chief of asphalt around RFK Stadium to be converted into ly 80 acres of parking lot that sursuggested a way to expedite the Executive Officer Gregory O’Dell recreational fields, so I am so glad to see Events DC said of plans for the RFK Site, rounds the outdated building to process. “we want to convert the asphalt and some others embracing this idea,” he said be converted into green or recre“[NPS is] really trying to be to something we can all enjoy.” “It’s a big step forward towards turning that asational fields. a great partner and help us as we Photo: Courtesy Events DC. phalt into something we can all enjoy.” Events DC, the sports and try to get some of these short-term entertainment authority of the District, currently elements done,” he said. Questions holds a lease with National Parks Serve (NPS) on On July 10 the Program Management Firm Transportation is one area of concern that remains the property which is set to expire in 2038. In Januworking with Events DC presented three possible for area residents. There is opposition to a road ary, they presented an ambitious $500 million plan test fits for the fields. All call for three artificial turf shown in some renderings that divides the campus for short-term development over the next ten years, likely even before the current stadium is torn down. The longer-term project to reAt a community meeting July 10, Brailsford and Dunlavey, the program management firm for Events DC, presented three evolving fit-tests for fields develop the main stadium could take 30 years located in what is now parking lot space to the north of RFK Stadium. Imor more, but Events DC and the community ages: Courtesy Events DC] have yet to decide on what will fill that space. At a community meeting July 10, Events DC announced that elements of the program will be advanced even as they seek to secure long-term control of the site in order to facilitate financing of the plans.

Plans The plan for the RFK Stadium Campus first presented by Events DC in January contains an array of attractive components: multipurpose fields, a market hall, a sports and recreation complex, pedestrian bridges connecting the west and east banks of the Anacostia River to Heritage and Kingman Islands, and a new memorial site for Robert F. Kennedy, for whom the stadium is named.

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from the Anacostia River. One resident said, ”I think a road of any sort in that area is going to be met with a big ‘no’ from folks.” O’Dell said that the final decision about the road had not yet been made, in part because studies had not yet determined if access needs could be met without it, but that the community concern had been heard. Other questions relate to the price tag. Cost of the fields is estimated at $12 million. O’Dell said that financing had not yet been determined, adding in a later interview that Events DC was open to third party management of the fields if that party could balance both the multiple uses of the fields and a financial investment to off-set the costs. “There’s no way we’re going to charge the community or all these leagues that amount of money to make up that difference.” Commissioner Denise Krepp (6B10) said that while it was clear tax dollars would be sought to implement these plans, she was still unsure how much money Events DC was hoping to acquire from either the District and Federal Governments.

Control But in order for Events DC to secure financing for the plans, longterm control of the site is necessary. O’Dell said that the fields were probably as far as Events DC was willing to progress on its plans before that control is secured. One possibility – and the most likely one – is the extension of the current lease that grants Events DC management of the site. The current lease expires in 2038. O’Dell said that a 30-year extension was typical but that they were working for 50 years or a transfer of title. To this end, O’Dell announced at the July 10 meeting that Events DC had hired lobbyist Squire Patton Boggs to communicate with

To celebrate improvements to the RFK community’s beautiful space, Events DC is planning a Community Appreciation Day. Come to the Skate Park with all your neighbors for food, games, and music. There will be skateboard and BMX demonstrations from seasoned competitors. The Skate Park at RFK Stadium is undergoing a transformation thanks to a world-renowned DMV artist who is creating a masterpiece. From removing restricting fences and creating a bicycle-friendly path, crews are extending the Anacostia Riverwalk Trail to make it more accessible. And this is all just the beginning! Events DC continues to make progress in creating beautiful spaces for you and other District residents and visitors. Here are just a few ways how: • Skate Park at RFK Stadium. Co-designed by a pro skater, this 15,000-square-foot attraction has been called the top Skate Park in the DC area! Skaters of all ages and skill levels use it, and families enjoy watching the action. The Skate Park is being closed for four weeks, but for good reason. A world-renowned DMV-based artist is currently at work creating something special. Watch for the unveiling of this artwork and re-opening of the Skate Park next month at the RFK Community Appreciation Day event on Saturday, August 19 at RFK Stadium (2400 East Capitol Street, SE). • Bike-friendly extension. Last month, Events DC worked with DC Water to extend a portion of the Anacostia Riverwalk Trail, making the trailway more accessible for bike riding. This convenient trail will eventually span 28 miles and connect you to the Fish Market, Nationals Park, Historic Anacostia, and other neighborhoods. • Pole vaulting. In May, DC Vault created a pole vault track for their world class and amateur athletes to train on all year long. They will also provide residents with free coached opportunities to try their hand at pole vaulting. If you want to feel the rush of vaulting, you can find additional details at DCVault.org. • Batting cages. This past spring, in partnership with Capitol Hill Little League, Events DC installed batting cages at the corner of 19th and C St. You can practice your swing at these batting cages, and live and relive your baseball glory days. Check the posting near the batting cages for public use times.

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Congress. The lobbyist will be paid for by Events DC. Related news was announced July 25, when Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes-Norton (D-DC) told the Hill Rag that she will submit a bill to extend the lease for RFK by 50 years under the currently existing terms. The Congresswoman said the extended time will provide the long-term control of the site necessary to secure financing for development planned by Events DC. The news of Congresswoman Norton’s bill was welcomed on all sides. “I appreciate the Congresswoman’s efforts to support advancements in the programming at the site and I appreciate her efforts on behalf of the District. There are always two options on the table, and we’re happy to pursue both,” O’Dell said. Councilman Allen said he was in favor any time the District could control the land inside its borders, and that, while a transfer of jurisdiction to the District would be preferable, he said a lease extension between NPS and Events DC is the best way to go about that right now. (continued on pg. 39)

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Are Mosquitoes Exploiting DC’s Building Boom?

Mosquitoes Grow in Number and Aggressiveness by Elizabeth O’Gorek

he Southwest neighborhood of the District is a busy place. More than 50 development projects are planned or underway in the area, including The Wharf, the new DC United stadium, and a new Pepco station, leading to increased business, residents and excitement. But some are wondering if all this all new development, combined with a rapidly warming climate will be accompanied by an old problem: a proliferation of mosquitoes and the diseases they could potentially transmit. For with construction comes the mosquitoes favorite breeding place— standing water.

Bloodfield Historically, the District’s waterfront neighborhoods have suffered disproportionately from mosquito-borne illnesses, such as yellow fever, dengue and malaria. The marshy flats of the Anacostia bred mosquitoes that tormented early settlers. In the nineteenth century residents living in the area around the James Creek Canal called ‘Bloodfield’ had disease buzzing in their streets. The canal flowed through the neighborhood along the current Canal Street SW, down Fifth St. SW to the Anacostia. Sewage flowed into the canals and the creek, blocking flow and creating a breeding ground for mosquitoes, malaria, and yellow fever in addition to cholera and dysentery. Over time, efforts were made to clear the area of pests and disease. The canals were covered up beginning in 1870, and by 1949 malaria was basically eliminated in the United States by the use of DDT as part of the National Malaria Eradication Program. But now the combination of the ongoing Southwest development with a quickly warming climate has many asking if one of the largest construction booms in America may bring about a resurgence of one of the smallest flying pests. John Wennersten, Professor Emeritus in Environmental History at Maryland University and au-

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thor of The Historic Waterfront of Washington, DC and co-author of Rising Tides: Climate Refugees in the Twenty-First Century says that of the many possible threats climate change poses, virulent mosquito infestations are a distinct – and frightening – possibility. “The mosquito problem is largely a result of the changes in the climate and now we’re getting mosquitoes that should normally be confined to tropical areas coming into our midst,” he says, “and nobody seems to be that alarmed by it.”

or at night, but these mosquitoes just bite you all day long. These mosquitoes are more aggressive and stay out longer.” She said that mosquitoes in Southwest are a quality of life issue, preventing folks from sitting on their front porches in the spring and summer to socialize with passers-by. “We can’t even enjoy our yards, or have cook-outs. You can’t just have kids running around in that.”

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Unfortunately, however, learning to co-exist with mosquitoes might be the least of our worries. Once thought eradicated, in 2002 the British Medical Journal reported two cases of malaria acquired locally from mosquitoes along the Potomac River. Hamilton says that she is aware of one elderly neighbor who passed away last year due to West Nile. She is concerned about her mother’s health every time she sits on the porch. Next door to her home last summer a two-year-old child received so Quality of Life many bites it had to be hospitalized. Andy Litsky is a Southwest resident and Advisory Litsky said that a few years back, a resident livNeighborhood Commissioner (ANC) for the area ing near the Southwest Duck Pond contracted West that includes The Wharf development. He said in Nile disease, and was treated in George Washington light of low-lying lands, such as Buzzard Point, and Hospital before being released. Abatement efforts the multiple construction sites, residents have to be have improved since then, Litsky added, but he still alert to standing water hopes for more from the and take measures to reDistrict. “The city’s budduce it. get isn’t what I think we “Those of us who would like it to be.” live near construction Christine Spencer, sites have to be aware President-Elect of the that if we see pooling waJames Creek Resident ter we have to report it to Council, agrees. She the folks who are doing says that the District’s efthe construction so that forts are insufficient. She it can be dealt with.” is of the opinion that it Commissionwas the District’s decier Rhonda Hamilton sion to quit spraying for (6D06), whose singleadult mosquitoes that member district lies contributed to the probjust north of the future lem, considering the tree site of the DC United canopy and harbor for Stadium, says that the the insects. mosquitoes have grown “They need to more numerous and come spray the trees. more aggressive over the James Creek is sitting past few years. on a creek. What are we “There used to be supposed to do?” Commissioner Rhonda Hamilton (6D06). “I can’t a time when they’d just say it’s tied to construction, but every year they bite you in the evening grow in numbers.”

A Robust Program in Place It is the responsibility of the Department of Health (DOH) to monitor the transmission of disease in the District. For the past fifteen years there has been a robust mosquito abatement and monitoring program in place. “I don’t know of any other place in the U.S. that is implementing as thorough a program as we do,” said Vito DelVento, Executive Director of the DOH Animal Services Program. Of those diseases most commonly associated with mosquitoes, such as Zika, West Nile, Chikungunya and the Dengue Virus, DOH has only identified West Nile in mosquitoes. To DelVento, this is not a surprise. “We know that West Nile is here, has been here and is likely to always be here [in the mosquito population].” They have also captured and identified a mosquito known as Aedes Egypti, but these potential carriers of Zika make up less than 1% of mosquitoes captured and none have carried Zika or any of the other diseases. But Delvento said that even if a mosquito were a carrier, all of the factors have to be aligned for a human to be infected. “You‘d have to have someone in the right stage bitten by the right mosquito at precisely the right time for transmission.” DelVento says the DOH is both aware of and monitoring these conditions. He is, however, cautious. “The threat [of new disease] always exists.” Prior to last year, DOH in partnership with DC Water, distributed larvicide only on an as-needed basis throughout the District. But last year, the DOH mitigation program was expanded in light of Zika concerns. Now, DOH treats every District water cistern and known standing water once every thirty days, the potency cycle of larvicide. The larvicide program generally runs between June 1 and the end of summer, with the option of extending it if there is exceptionally warm weather. The DOH has the lead on the program, but other agencies, such as DC Water and the Department of Energy and the Environment (DOEE), have access to larvicide materials and programs for prevention. He added that the District no longer uses adulticide, the spray to kill living mosquitoes. The Center for Disease Control (CDC) recommends larvicide rather than adulticide for reasons of economy, environment and efficiency, saying that the latter has limited effectiveness.

Relying Heavily on Citizens However, DOH has no program for the prevention of mosquito proliferation in construction sites and monitoring seems to fall to residents. DOH does not monitor construction sites nor do they have regular conversations with developers before sites are broken. DelVento said he did not think it was necessary to discuss prevention with developers. “I think it’s fair to say that they have some knowledge of the concerns for standing water in general.”

When asked about mosquitoes, standing water and construction, a local BID representative offered no comment, deferring to DOEE on the subject. For its part, a spokesperson for DOEE cited the District’s storm water management rules that require the capture and infiltration of storm water runoff within 72 hours. “This infiltration rate does not allow enough time for mosquitoes to breed in ponded water.” But, the spokesperson added, besides storm water management, DOEE could not really speak to mosquito abatement. “Mosquitoes are really squarely under DOH.” DelVento noted that while they have oversight over mosquito abatement, as a sister agency DOEE has larvicide materials they could use and that they were hopefully addressing concerns as they see them. But resident vigilance is key in the abatement of mosquitoes. DelVento said that DOH relies heavily on citizens reporting standing water, both in residential areas and on commercial construction sites. “If there is a concern, the DOH team will go out and investigate the situation and talk to general contractors or developers about how we can help them and they can help us minimize standing water as breeding ground for mosquitoes. We do have access.” While DOH does not talk about mosquitoes with developers, they have spent time and effort teaching residents how to reduce mosquito breeding sites in the community and providing educational materials and mosquito protection kits to DC residents. Litsky says residents should be reporting standing water no matter where they see it, the same way they would report a fallen tree branch or a pothole. Monitoring for mosquitoes is something residents have to do seasonally, he said, like turning the clocks back. Citizens can report concerns with standing water to DOH by emailing doh@dc.gov or by calling 202-442-5955.

Climate Change At present, the increased threat of mosquitoes and mosquitoborne illnesses has not, from the perspective of District government, required the further expansion of mosquito control programs. But as the climate continues to change, Wennersten says there is no doubt that the mosquito problem will intensify, bringing more types of mosquitoes and more diseases that the District has not seen yet. Recent op-eds in the Washington Post and New York Times agree. However, Wennersten adds that while mosquitoes will be a significant concern, the real issue will be the rising tides that will lead to not just more mosquitoes, but flooding, sewage in water, and disease. “How much risk do we want to put up with as we move forward into the 21st century?” he asks. u

(continued from pg. 37) “In all my conversations with Events DC it is very clear that they are operating on behalf of the District and in the best interests of the city,” he said. Mayor Muriel Bowser could not be reached for this article. But in a letter to President Donald Trump dated March 29, 2017, she asked for either transfer of jurisdiction from NPS to the District for RFK Stadium or a 100-year extension of the lease without restrictions on use. Congresswoman Norton said that she does not believe the bill will be controversial. She said that she was hoping the bill could be placed on the suspension calendar, generally used to quickly pass noncontroversial bills in the House. A motion to suspend the rules allows members to set aside procedural and other rules that would delay them from considering the matter. Norton said Events DC had visited her office to discuss the plans, and she was delighted that they were going to take the campus and make it into something that residents can enjoy. “This is the perfect location. Whoever decided where to put this stadium picked the right place; now we’re going to give it the right purpose.” u

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Why Do They Run?

DC’s Missing Teens Put A Spotlight On Failings In The City’s Services

article by Christine Rushton | photos by Sasha Bruce

teen makes a call to police. Her mom’s boyfriend tried to stab her. The one before had tried to choke her. She wants a protection order placed on this one, so she goes down to the courthouse alone, only to find her mom there with the boyfriend. She’d like to leave her mom’s house, but she’s 18 and trying to figure out a plan. Worse, her story isn’t unusual. Many of her friends have similar stories. One caught her mom’s boyfriend peeking at her in the shower. She couldn’t do anything about it because she’s pregnant and needs a place to stay. But when he tried to rape her a few months later, she escaped to a local domestic violence shelter. These are the stories Jamila Larson and her staff at the Homeless Children’s Playtime Project hear from the teens, both girls and boys, who come through the program. Abuse and neglect top the reasons why children flee their homes and into often dangerous situations, said Larson, executive director of Playtime Project. “If any teen is getting 80

percent of love from their family, they aren’t running away,” she said. “We need more safe places for teens to talk with someone and help them problem-solve.” More than a thousand teens run off each year in the District, and that’s only the recorded estimate from those who report to police, according to the missing persons records of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD). Fleeing domestic violence situations, homelessness, or inadequate parenting, or seeking the allure of a better life, teens were quietly racking up examples of failures by the city’s community, leadership, and services to stop putting its children at risk. That was, until the MPD’s Chanel Dickerson changed a policy and released live alerts of “critical missing person” reports. The District quickly found itself at the center of a national uproar over what many thought was an epidemic of trafficking in the nation’s capital. Not the case. But as leaders of the District and service programs responded and Mayor Muriel Bowser launched her task force on the issue, the city realized it needed a more comprehensive, consistent process for reaching out and helping teens facing these situations at home, especially those caused by a disparity of income in the poorer communities.

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Children can go missing each day, as observed in DC’s missing persons reports. Sometimes, police officers report that children were left unsupervised and had to fend for themselves. Other times, a child might fall asleep on a bus and wake up in the wrong neighborhood. But a few cases show the larger picture of

what officers see when they investigate. In the case of a 12-year-old male, police have recorded him missing 11 times since the start of 2017. He voluntarily leaves home, and the longest he’s gone missing was three days. Detectives spoke with the boy’s guardian and family members to find out where he hangs out, what may have changed in the time from the last report, and what social media they might use. Detectives spotted the boy on day two of a report, but the boy fled. Finally, the adult that had sheltered and fed the boy saw his picture on a news report and turned him in to police. In another case, a 16-year-old girl has been reported missing at least eight times since the start of 2017. She voluntarily leaves home, and the longest she went missing was for two days. Detectives again searched all of her regular hangouts and spoke with family and friends. But the girl finally turned herself into her social worker. The cases often stem from problems in the home. MPD Captain Michelle Caron said that police officers investigate each case each time the child is reported missing. But these children will continue to leave home if they don’t get the services or support they need, from family or otherwise.

Humanizing the Statistics in Reality DC’s rate of reported critical missing teens hasn’t increased. In fact, the numbers in the last five years have actually decreased, said MPD’s Dickerson, head of the Youth and Family Services division. The average came to about 200 a month in years prior, but 2017 sits at about 190 right now. Investigators closed about 99 percent of all missing person cases (teen and other ages) between 2012 and 2016. Compared to other cities, DC sits well under the average for cases reported to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) of 13-to-17-year-old children between 2012 and 2016: Chicago reported 1,820, Fort Lauderdale 1,768, Miami 1,597, and DC 115. (But not all cities are required to report their missing cases

to NCMEC, and social services in Illinois and Florida require it, which can skew the numbers.) Of the more than 1,000 cases reported so far this year in DC, only 29 remain open (as of April 23), according to MPD’s missing person’s reports. Of the total cases, more than 700, or about 65 percent, are listed as youth cases. Though the numbers seem low, Dickerson remains firm in her stance: “One young person that’s missing is one too many.” MPD officers who receive 911 reports of missing persons go to the location, determine the child’s age, and send a report to the command center. Police have to search homes for children age 12 and under because sometimes they hide, and anyone under age 15 is classified as “critical missing,” Dickerson explained. But MPD has the ability to classify any person or teen as critical if officers identify substance abuse or other urgent issues. Since Dickerson came on in December 2016, she has worked to use social media to publicize the cases, most recently with the push in March that caused an uproar with local and national media and leaders. The methods of the investigators have not changed. They still go to the home, query friends and family, and keep at it until the teen is located. But now the discretion level has changed. “I wanted to ensure every case receives the same level of attention,” Dickerson said. “That’s what MPD is doing differently.” She also wants the mayor’s task force handling the missing teens situation to develop a set of questions or an assessment officers can use when investigating cases. This would help them

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reach out to the available and pertinent DC agencies to help combat the underlying problem that caused a teen to leave home. “No matter what door the young person goes through, they would get the help they need,” Dickerson said. “Everyone has the best interests of the child in mind right now, but we all kind of operate independently.” If police can connect a youth to a service that fits their situation, they may feel more comfortable opening up about sexual violence, domestic abuses, or trafficking in a way they may not with an officer, she said.

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es on housing and reuniting families, but if that’s not possible it finds alternatives, no matter the time. “If something doesn’t work for you, we try to provide help,” Williams said. “We are not putting you through a system that makes you answer to multiple programs – we stick with you.” Sasha Bruce serves about 200 in its shelter program, about 1,500 youth across all programs, and about 5,500 families annually, Williams said. Young women and men who seek help often come from impoverished situations or homes with a lack of resources and education. The numbers haven’t gotten worse over the years, but that doesn’t mean people can ignore the issue. “The spike in visibility, we’re excited that people are interested and are becoming more aware of what we’ve been doing for so long,” Williams said. Williams and Sasha Bruce hope the spotlight forces policy change in the city.

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Understanding the Abused and Neglected Sasha Bruce Youthwork offers youth ages 12-24 a 24-hour safe shelter from issues like domestic violence, and for more than four decades has given them food, clothes, and a place to clean up, mainly in Wards 6, 7, and 8. Most have been neglected or abused by their families, said Zakiya Williams, who handles development at the nonprofit shelter program. Sasha Bruce works to provide wraparound service at every step in the process, Williams said. It focus-

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Homelessness Adding to Teen Stressors Homeless teens face an extra stressor triggering the instinct to run, said Playtime Project’s Melanie Hatter,

communications coordinator for the program. They live in one room – mom, dad, siblings – where teens have no outlet. “There’s no place for them to act out or just sort of be a regular teenager,” she said. “Many of them are taking on responsibilities that are way over their head.” Many run straight into the clutches of a pimp masquerading as a boyfriend, or sex trafficking operations or abusive relationships. Hatter equates the problem to a lack of resources and case management in DC’s services, especially at the DC General Family Homeless Shelter (1900 Massachusetts Ave. SE). Teens need help getting the resources DC offers. Staff need training on how to spot at-risk children. DC needs to stop treating voluntary runaways as not in crisis. Hatter remembers a 14-year-old teen who ran off several times from the shelter and her family situation. “The last time she ran off, she ended up in California with a pimp who was selling her on the street,” she said. Larson recommends several steps the District can take: • Improve affordable housing for families • Offer accessible parenting and education support to help overwhelmed families • Provide more support services in shelters and in schools • Add social and mental health services, not just housing services, for families in crisis “In DC, we have an extremely high poverty rate,” Larson said. “Any time there is a high rate, there are going to be family crises.”

The Task Force’s Recommendations Mayor Bowser’s runaway and missing teen task force brought together

leaders from DC’s top services: Fair Girls, Sasha Bruce Youthwork, Missing and Exploited East of the River, Children’s Law Center, Break the Cycle, Latin American Youth Center, Covenant House, Courtney’s House, Casa Ruby, Amara Legal Center, and the NAACP. In May, the task force released a plan to have police work with Sasha Bruce to help evaluate each runaway teen before they are returned home. The city’s Child and Family Services Agency (CFSA) will build up the program at Sasha Bruce with more staff and an evaluation standard. DC has also launched a new website, www.missing.dc.gov, as a guide for anyone to understand who is considered a missing person, how the police classify the cases, and what resources are available for runaways, and also a list of the open and closed cases. Sasha Bruce leaders are encouraged by this plan, said James Beck, vice president of planning, development, and evaluation. “Our staff will welcome young people reported as missing and brought to us by MPD, with the goal of offering a safe respite from the dangers of the street,” said Beck, “and then working with family members and guardians to help to resolve issues which have precluded family stability.” On the shelter side at Playtime Project, the staff view this as a good start, said Hatter. But there is still work to do. “Within the population we serve – youth living in temporary housing – the bigger issue is the current lack of affordable housing and limited social services to address issues before they escalate and push a teen to run in the first place.” The project is also looking for its first full-time social worker to help build stronger connections between children and their parents in homeless situations. u

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ANC 6A Report by Elizabeth Nelson

dvisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC) 6A Chair Phil Toomajian called the meeting to order in the community room at Capitol Hill Towers, 900 G St. NE, with Commissioners Calvin Ward, Patrick Malone, Sondra Phillips-Gilbert, Stephanie Zimny, Marie-Claire Brown, and Mike Soderman in attendance. Commissioner Levy was absent. The meeting opened with community presentations.

MPD First District According to the presentation by Commander Morgan Kane, the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) First District is now organized on a “sector concept” to give more responsibility to the captains. This will help prepare them to advance as current leadership retires. The portion of ANC 6A that is included in the First District is in Sector 2, consisting of Police Service Areas (PSA) 104, 107, and 108. The eastern part of ANC 6A is in the Fifth District. Kane discussed problems with drug activity on H Street NE and the July 10 altercation during which a baby was injured by gunfire. The locus appears to be a “problem property” on the 1300 block of I Street NE and a nearby church where people are hanging out. Kane is working with the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs (DCRA)

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and the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) to address underlying issues. This incident demonstrates the effectiveness of privately owned security cameras. Police were given several different versions of events, but the cameras provided a definitive account and clear, identifiable images of the suspects. Kane encouraged residents to install cameras. Commissioners Toomajian, Malone, and Zimny referenced the rebate program championed by Councilmember Charles Allen and provided information on how and where cameras could be purchased. Kane encouraged the public to report crime and provide information relevant to ongoing investigations. A complete roster with contact information is published at www.mpdc.dc.gov/page/welcome-first-district. Lieutenant Crystal Beslow, who works evenings in Sector 2, also attended the meeting.

US Attorney’s Office In his presentation, Doug Klein, community prosecutor at the US Attorney’s Office, explained that his office prosecutes most adult crime in the District. If a victim or witness wants to know the status of a case in which they are involved, they can contact him at 202-660-2150, 703-785-5589, or douglas.klein@usdoj.gov. Klein emphasized the importance of community impact statements in sentencing. These are often provided by ANC commissioners.

Recreation Manager for Sherwood and Rosedale Centers Brandon Johnson, recreation manager for the

Sherwood and Rosedale recreation centers, directs Cluster 16 of the Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR), which includes both the Sherwood and Rosedale centers. He liste d his priorities as customer service, good programming, and community participation. Johnson said he wants the users “to have a warm feeling.” With respect to managing the staff, his philosophy is “coach ‘em up or coach ‘em out.” However, custodial services are contracted out, which means that Johnson has no direct control over their quality. In some cases he has had personally to perform functions that were being neglected. Current programming includes Young Ladies on the Rise, Young Men, Future Leaders (both targeted to ages 8-14), and a highly successful Tiny Tots program. Johnson would like to expand to include a daytime activity for seniors and more offerings for youth in grades 6-10. Certified volunteers are needed to compensate for staffing shortages. Groups and individuals offering programming are encouraged to make proposals for activities. These can be run on a pilot basis and made permanent if there is sufficient interest.

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 ANC 6A will not meet in the month of August. Alcohol Beverage Licensing Committee - Tuesday, August 15th 7pm at Sherwood Recreation Center • 640 10th St., NE Jay Williams - Co-Chair (906-0657) Christopher Seagle - Co-Chair Transportation & Public Space Committee - Monday, August 3rd 7pm at Capitol Hill Towers Community Room • 900 G St., NE J. Omar Mahmud - Co-Chair Todd Sloves - Co-Chair Economic Development & Zoning Committee Will not meet in the month of August. Community Outreach Committee Will not meet in the month of August. 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

ANC 6C04 Mark Eckenwiler 6C04@anc.dc.gov

ANC 6C02 Karen Wirt (202) 547-7168 6C02@anc.dc.gov

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

ANC 6C03 Scott Price (202) 577-6261 6C03@anc.dc.gov scott.price@anc.dc.gov

ANC 6C06 Heather Edelman heatheraedelman @gmail.com

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

Parks and Events First Tuesday, 7 pm Contact: ptahtakran@gmail.com

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Johnson can be reached at 202-549-7043 or brandon.johnson2@dc.gov.

Alcohol Beverage Licensing Actions The Alcohol Beverage Licensing Committee did not forward any recommendations for consideration. Toomajian noted that ANC 6A now has a signed settlement agreement with Dynamix Lounge, 1220 H St. NE.

Transportation and Public Space Actions The Transportation and Public Space Committee did not forward any recommendations from the June meeting for consideration. The minutes of that meeting are posted on the ANC 6A website and include detailed notes on the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) presentation regarding the Maryland Avenue NE redesign project, which is at the 90-percent-completion mark.

Economic Development and Zoning Actions ANC 6A voted unanimously to send letters of support to: • The Historic Preservation Review Board (HPRB), in support of approval for the creation of a two-story addition in the rear court and demolition of the existing garage at 210 10th St. NE. • The Board of Zoning Adjustment (BZA) for the application by 1330 Maryland Ave. NE (BZA #19549) for a special exception from the rear-yard requirements, lot occupancy requirements, and the nonconforming structure requirements to construct a two-story rear addition to an existing one-family dwelling. The completed project will include a rental until in the basement.

Other Actions The commissioners voted, unanimously, to request an amendment to the Historic Landmark and Historic District Protection Act of 1978 – to add Emerald Street Historic District to the Targeted Homeowner Grant Program. Grant amounts are income-indexed; about a third of the Emerald Street households would be eligible. However, the new historic district is not currently included in the program. Nevertheless, Emerald Street neighbors are working with HPRB to complete ap-

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plications, which can be processed if the amendment is approved. There was unanimous support for ANC 6A to sign a joint letter of support with ANC 7D, petitioning to reopen the Maryland Avenue entrance to the US National Arboretum. The gate was closed in 1992 in response to concerns about crime in the neighborhood on that side of the arboretum. This has made it very inconvenient for residents living south of the arboretum, including those in ANC 6A and students at several nearby schools, to access the facility. The closest entrance is on R Street off Bladensburg Road, which is far less safe for young bicyclists and pedestrians.

Reports and Announcements Commissioner Matt Levy plans to resign, effective July 31. At least one person, Amber Grove, a community activist with an interest in education and transportation issues, is expected to run for the seat and was present at the meeting. Zimny reported that traffic is somewhat improved at Chick-fil-A, 1401 Maryland Ave. NE, but residents noticing problems should continue to report them. Zimny recently walked the surrounding blocks with a representative of the company, pointing out the copious trash littering the nearby streets and yards. In response, Chick-fil-A has installed additional trash cans. Toomajian noted that the new playground at Ludlow Taylor Elementary School, 659 G St. NE, should open sometime in August and will be open to the public after school hours. Community member Brian Alcorn presented an update on the zoning cases at 1511 A St. NE (#19410, #19412, and #19505). In fall 2016, ANCs 6A and 6C and members of the community filed appeals with the BZA over an incorrect building permit issued for this address. Since the time of that filing, DCRA has reexamined its decision and, having determined the permit was issued in error, has been attempting to revoke it. A hearing on the matter was scheduled for July 18. Construction has not yet begun, but the developer’s plans call for an 18-unit apartment building that would be out of scale with the modest town homes that occupy the rest of the block. Alcorn expressed his appreciation for the support received from the ANCs, Councilmember Allen’s office, and the Capitol Hill Restoration Society (CHRS).

ANC 6A meets on the second Thursday of every month (except August), usually at Miner Elementary School. The next meeting will be on Sept. 14. The 6A committees meet at 7 p.m. on the following schedule: Alcohol Beverage and Licensing, third Tuesday of each month, Sherwood Recreation Center, 640 10th St. NE. Community Outreach, fourth Monday of each month, Maury Elementary School, 1250 Constitution Ave. NE (enter from 13th Street). Economic Development and Zoning, third Wednesday of each month, Sherwood Recreation Center, 640 10th St. NE. Transportation and Public Space, third Monday of every month, Capitol Hill Towers, 900 G St. NE. Visit www.anc6a.org for calendar of events, changes of date/venue, agendas, and other information. u

ANC 6B Meeting

by Liz O’Gorek

he July meeting of Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC) 6B was largely occupied with business of the Planning & Zoning Committee, the discussion focusing on two cases. Readings of reports were dispensed with for the following: Alcohol and Beverage Committee (ABC), Transportation, Hill East Task Force, Eastern Market Community Advisory Community Report, Hine Community Advisory Report, and Outreach and Constituent Services Task Force. The quorum: Chander Jayaraman (6B08), James Loots (6B03, parliamentarian), Jennifer Samolyk (6B01), Nick Burger (6B06, treasurer), Denise Krepp (6B10), Diane Hoskins (6B02, vice chair), Steve Hagedorn (6B05), Aimee Grace (6B07), Kirsten Oldenburg (6B04), and Daniel Ridge (6B09, secretary).

Planning & Zoning Committee Many of the Planning & Zoning Committee cases

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were complicated by the desire of applicants to be heard by relevant bodies before the August break. Residents complained that communication between applicants and neighbors was an issue in many of the cases. Residents also complained about the process through which applications are completed, saying that sufficient notice is not given about projects by either the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs (DCRA) or the Historic Preservation Review Board (HPRB). A motion to take no position passed in three of the five cases. 226 Kentucky Ave. SE. The architect for the applicant presented a proposed restoration and rear addition to increase square footage in each of the four units therein. The plans include a rear addition, rear brick facade, and third-floor roof deck. The height of the building and square footage of the roof deck had been reduced in size after comments from the Capitol Hill Restoration Society, the ANC Planning & Zoning Committee, and neighbors concerned about its use. Many neighbors expressed concern with the project. They said the property had been a source of problems under the previous owner and that they were unclear who currently owned the building. Commissioner Krepp asked for clarity on ownership. Finding it was apparently owned by a design group and that the owner would not be living there, Krepp expressed dis-

may that this information was neither clear nor communicated to the neighbors. Neighbors also said that the design of the rear addition was not consistent with the historic nature of the neighborhood, and that it would be visible from the street. Commissioner Burger said the major concern relevant to the historic preservation case was the visibility of the rear addition. Differing on the importance of visibility to the historic preservation application, but also expressing a desire that the applicant do further outreach in the community, the commissioners passed a motion, 6-4, to take no position on the application. 1349 South Carolina Ave. SE. A Board of Zoning Adjustment (BZA) application was heard for a space exemption relative to a three-story rear addition to 1349 South Carolina Ave. SE. The single-family home lies just outside the historic district and so is not required to submit an application to HPRB. The owner wishes to construct a third story and a rear addition that will extend 13 feet past the two neighboring buildings, three feet past the maximum allowed by right. The addition would increase lot occupancy to 46.4 percent, well below the 60 percent maximum. A letter of support was submitted by both abutting neighbors. The application was supported, 8-0, with one abstention. 418 New Jersey Ave. SE. An historic preservation application for a three-story-plus-cellar, new concept

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building at 418 New Jersey Ave. SE was swiftly heard. The building would have a two-story front facade with mansard roof and three dormers, and a large bay window on the front. Commissioner Samolyk, in whose single-member district the house will be built, noted that she was pleased that there had been outreach and that the neighbors were generally in support of a young family’s moving into the community. The application was supported unanimously by the commissioners. “See what happens when you talk to the neighbors?” said Commissioner Jayaraman after the vote, in reference to the speed with which the case was heard. 400 D St. SE. As part of an historic preservation case, Ebenezer Baptist Church submitted a concept plan for five, two-unit townhouses or flats to be built on church property at 400 D St. SE. The plan calls for renovations and third-floor additions to two rowhouses and a renovation to a single-family dwelling also located on the block. Neighbors expressed concern about the height of the 37-foot-tall flats, which include three stories and a cellar. Neighbors said the construction plus proposed additions would create a wall on the north side of the street that would loom over the largely two-story houses on the southern side. Neighbors were concerned about the absence of parking. The developer said that parking plans had not yet been fully developed and could include underground elements. Community members also expressed concern about the loss of green space and of the playground on the site, with the representative of one preschool nearby noting that between 50 and 60 kids from neighborhood preschools currently use it twice daily. A resolution to take no position on the case at this time passed, 10-0. The resolution requested additional time from the HPRB to review the case in September, allowing for additional outreach and support from the neighbors, which has largely yet to occur. 418-420 Seventh St. SE. The proposal would merge two commercial buildings and the lots they occupy. The buildings would be expanded and renovated to convert them into six condo units with a carriage house in the rear. Neighbors asked both the applicant and the commissioners to oppose the application so as to allow more time for communication. Concern was expressed about the visibility of the rear addition, particularly from the vantage point of E Street, and

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access to the rear building by emergency services. Commissioner Loots expressed concern about the lack of sightline drawings from the E Street perspective. The architect said that the carriage house would be visible but not the rear addition to the building. Loots presented a motion of no position on the case. Citing discomfort with the appearance of the carriage house, and feeling that the ANC was not prepared to weigh in for or against the application, he said that a motion of no position would empower the neighbors and compel the developers to communicate better. Loots’ motion passed, 5-2, with three abstentions.

Special Call Meeting The commissioners discussed scheduling a special call meeting to discuss the closing of Seventh Street SE for its weekly flea market. The current lease expires in July, but the street opening has been extended to at least the end of September. A special call meeting on the topic was scheduled after the August ANC executive meeting. The executive meeting will take place on Tuesday, Aug. 29, at 6:30 p.m., with the special call meeting taking place immediately afterward, at 7:00 p.m. There will be no meeting of ANC 6B in August. Meetings usually take place on the second Tuesday of the month at the Hill Center at the Old Naval Hospital, 921 Pennsylvania Ave. SE. The next meeting is scheduled for 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 12. u

ANC 6C Meeting

by Liz O’Gorek

he quorum at the June meeting of Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC) 6C was: Christine Healey (6C01), Karen Wirt (6C02, chair), Scott Price (6C03), Mark Eckenwiler (6C04), Chris Miller (6C05), and Heather Edelman (6C06).

Councilmember Robert C. White Jr. Presentation Councilmember Robert C. White Jr. (I-At Large) appeared before the commissioners to discuss his work on the District’s budget for the 2018 fiscal year. Councilmember White said that he pushed four things for inclusion in the budget and was successful on three of them. The first was free transportation for adult learners, allowing them to ride Metro without charge, as do other DC students. Adult students told White that one of the biggest roadblocks to finishing their education was the cost of transportation. White has worked to add four new employees to the Office of the Tenant Advocate, and two more positions to the Mayor’s Office on Returning Citizen Affairs. The latter assists persons returning from federal facilities and prisons. White said the office does not have the personnel to provide assistance in the manner it would like, and this budget includes funding for two caseworkers and the development of a strategic plan. White pushed for funding for the Incarceration to Incorporation Entrepreneurship Program, which was legislated by the DC Council last year but never funded. The program is intended to help individuals with convictions on their record start their own businesses. White said that this program was the only one of his interests that was not included in the 2018 budget. White said that during his nine months as a councilmember, he has become interested in the facilities situation at Capitol Hill Montessori at Logan. Parents have told him that the list of prioritization for renovation created by District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) did not meet their needs. He heard students describe the need for improvement. Together with Councilmember David Grosso (I-At Large), White helped accelerate the funding of the school’s modernization. Planning will now begin in fiscal year 2018. White said that he also sought funding to help people out of homelessness. He noted that the DC Council has allotted significant funding for transitional housing and developed a mechanism to improve reforms to the Temporary Cash Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program. The funding is connected to minors, so that if TANF recipients are not meeting all government requirements, children are not losing out because of what their parents do or do not do.

Legislation in the Works White is working on a bill related to commercial building stock. White says that the commercial market in DC has a vacancy rate of 11-12 percent. At the same time, there is a significant need for affordable housing. He has introduced a bill authorizing a study that will discuss how government can partner with building owners to convert underused office space into affordable housing. He also introduced a bill that would grant scholarships for attending the University of the District of Columbia (UDC) to the top quarter of graduates from DC schools. He said the bill would attract top students to UDC, which would strengthen its reputation. The bill would also provide loan forgiveness to students who want to attend UDC but are prevented by student loan debt.

Transportation and Public Space Committee A proposed traffic control plan for construction near the new Department of Justice building at 150 M St. NE was discussed. Commissioner Edelman reported having noticed signs announcing 14 months of westbound lane closures on M Street NE from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday to Saturday, slated to begin on Monday, June 12. Edelman contacted the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) and inquired why it had ignored a statute requiring 30 days’ notice for this type of plan. The closure did not in fact begin on Monday because, despite the signs, the plan had not yet been approved by DDOT. The architects of the building presented the plan to the ANC, but the ANC moved to oppose it and to write a letter objecting to the content and any authorization of the plan without notice to the ANC. The motion passed unanimously.

Planning, Zoning and Economic Development Committee An historic preservation application concept for 501 C St. SE was discussed. The applicant, MGM, wants to modify the building to become the Washington office for a political lobbying staff of 10 employees. At a previous meeting of the Planning, Zoning and Economic Development Committee, neighbors voiced concern about a paved alley space adjacent to the building that they say would be used for parking. Revised plans showed fencing separating this area from the yard, reducing concerns that MGM would use the space as parking for events. The applicant said that employees would use pub-

lic transit and that attendees at functions would have to use Uber or Lyft. Neighbors and commissioners also expressed fear that the renovated deck space, which Commissioner Price estimated at between 600 and 900 square feet, can host large parties that could become a noise hazard. The applicant responded that functions would be small, limited to 20-30 guests. The commissioners raised other concerns, including the installation of an elevator shaft rising above the roof and the application of stucco to the facade of the 1920 additions. While the applicant expressed a desire to work with the community, neighbors reacted with skepticism, saying that MGM had not reached out in the past. Commissioners unanimously opposed the application. Commissioners voted, 4-2, to support the concept behind an historic preservation application for five townhouses at 525 A St. SE. The townhouses would be built by Capitol Hill Baptist Church. Neighbors complained that they had not been consulted on the project and said they did not feel that the church was a fully engaged part of the neighborhood. One neighbor was also concerned that the townhouses would change the appearance of the street. Many concerns on the issue of parking were voiced. The church uses valet parking to triple-park its lot during services, but part of that lot would be used for the new townhouses. The pastor of Capitol Hill Baptist Church said that while the congregation originated in Virginia, about half the members now live within walking distance of the church, suggesting that parking is not in great demand. He also explained that the townhouses are intended for members being trained to start new churches, and that these individuals already live in rentals throughout the community. With regard to the parking issue, Commissioner Eckenwiler said that the problem was not the buildings but the District’s broken regulatory system for parking. He said these concerns had been heard, but parking was not an historic-preservation issue. Commissioner Healey agreed, saying the parking issue could serve as a good starting point for the church to communicate with the neighborhood and community. The next meeting of ANC 6C is on July 12 at 7 p.m. at the Heritage Foundation, 214 Massachusetts Ave. NE. u

ANC 6D Report by Andrew Lightman

dvisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC) 6D met on July 10. Commissioners Gail Fast (6D01), Cara Shockley (6D02), Andy Litsky (6D04, chair), Roger Moffatt (6D05), Rhonda N. Hamilton (6D06), Meredith Fascett (6D07), and Ronald Collins (6D03) were on the dais.

ABC Matters Alcohol Beverage Control (ABC) Board matters dominated the commission’s July meeting as establishments at The Wharf came to ask support for their applications and approval for community agreements negotiated by the ABC Subcommittee led by Dr. Coralie Farlee. The commissioners voted unanimously to protest the application by owners of the Anthem concert hall for an Alcohol Beverage Control license, citing late-night transportation concerns. The $60 million Anthem, located at 901 Wharf St. SW, is the latest venture by I.M.P. Productions, owners of the famed 9:30 Club. It is the entertainment anchor for The Wharf and can seat up to 6,000 concertgoers. I.M.P. Productions asked for permission to serve liquor up to 3 a.m. The ABC Board will consider the application at its meeting on Sept. 8. ANC 6D does not reconvene until Sept. 11. The commission’s ABC Subcommittee had voted in support of the license and a community agreement it negotiated with I.M.P. Productions. Concerns over latenight transportation, however, triggered vigorous discussion among the commissioners. “How are 6,000 people going to get home from the Anthem at 3 a.m. with no Metro?” asked a resident of Seventh Street SW. “There is no Metro service at that hour. They can’t all take Uber,” he observed. “We need to have a better understanding of how people are going to get home. Metro is no longer supporting this community,” stated Chair Litsky. The Southwest is poorly served by public transportation late at night, the chair and other commissioners pointed out. The 9:30 Club is the “best operator in the city,” stated Andrew J. Kline, attorney for I.M.P. Produc-

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tions, who pledged that I.M.P. would work with the commission to allay their concerns. Diane Grooms, chief of security for The Wharf, stated that the Anthem planned to hire traffic control and police officers to guide concertgoers back to public parking at L’Enfant Plaza. Eleanor Bacon of Hoffman-Madison-Marquette, The Wharf’s developers, promised to get back to the commissioners with more answers. Chair Litsky informed audience members that the commission has been meeting every two weeks with city officials and the Southwest Business Improvement District (SWBID) about transportation issues south of I-695 in preparation for the opening of The Wharf and DC United’s Audi Stadium. Commissioner Shockley offered a motion to protest the license. Her motion also authorized Chair Litsky to lead a team to negotiate a community agreement with I.M.P. Productions that would address late-night transportation issues. Any agreement would negate the commission’s protest at the ABC Board’s September meeting. The commissioners voted unanimously in favor of Shockley’s resolution. Kline stated that I.M.P. Productions would come to an agreement before Sept. 8. At the time of publication, the parties had made substantial progress and the commission was expected to drop its protest before the Sept. 8 meeting of the ABC Board. The commissioners voted unanimously to support licenses and approve community agreements negotiated by the ABC Subcommittee for the following establishments: • Hanks, 701 Wharf St. SW • Shake Shack, 975 Wharf St. SW • InterContinental Hotel, 801 Wharf St. SW • Capitol Yacht Club, 800 Wharf St. SW • La Vie, 80 District Square SW • Marinai, 20 and 40 Pearl St. SW The commissioners voted unanimously to protest the license application of Presidential LLC and Potomac Distilling Company, 1237 First St. SE. The commissioners voted to support a license for Brighton, 949 Wharf St. SW, with one commissioner in opposition and two abstaining. The community agreement was approved by five votes with two abstentions. Commissioners had concerns with the impact of sound from the establishment on residences planned above it, particularly with the summer garden. The commissioners voted to support a license and approve a community agreement for Cantina

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Bambino, 960 Wharf St. SW. One commissioner voted against the establishment and one abstained, citing concerns with the operation of the rooftop establishment that sits above The Wharf’s transit pier. They requested a review of the establishment’s security plan. The commissioners voted to support a license and approve a community agreement for Kailwa, 751 Water St. SW. Three commissioners abstained on both votes. Commissioners supported stipulated licenses for Cantina Bambino, La Vie, and the Capitol Yacht Club with two commissioners in opposition.

Revised Design for Randall School A team led by Brant Snyder, vice president at Lowe Enterprises, which has joined the Rubell Family and Telesis as developers of the Randall School, unveiled a revised design for the project. Moving the museum entrance, from the historic I Street entry to the eastern side of the school’s original auditorium, allows the museum to be reconfigured on an east-west rather than a north-south access. This permits large installations to be housed in the former gymnasium, which has 25-foot ceilings and will also serve as an event space. It eliminates the need for the construction of a northern annex, leaving the architectural integrity of the historic school intact while reducing costs significantly. The residential property to the north of the school retains its original, U-shaped footprint. The elimination of the annex allows for the creation of a significant public courtyard opening onto the school’s northern exposure. In addition, the design pulls back the parking garage within the bounds of the new building, which will house approximately 500 residential units. This permits the extensive planting of street trees. The courtyard will be gated but publicly accessible except late at night. Having secured a two-year extension for the project’s original planned unit development (PUD), developers plan to file a PUD modification in August. Pending approval, the construction would start in 2019. The developers are not seeking relief from the original PUD’s commitment to affordable housing. They have designated 20 percent of the total apartment square footage as affordable at 80 percent of average median income (AMI). There may be some family-sized units in the townhouse component. No decision has been made on whether units will be of-

fered for sale or rent, although a project of that size cannot be entirely condo. The commissioners took no vote on the matter.

DC United Stadium Update DC United’s Victor Melara provided an update on the construction of the team’s stadium on Buzzard Point. The team received the final zoning order on April 21, 2017. It has signed a food and beverage contract with the Think Food Group. The foundation is 95 percent complete. West sideline beams have been installed and supercolumns are now being erected. The south basement has been excavated and basement beams installed. The northeastern corner requires environmental remediation. Four dust monitors are active on site and will remain for the next two months. The team is awaiting a building permit for the steel superstructure, the precast seating bowl, and the site utilities. Meetings for the stadium’s traffic operations and parking plan (TOPP) are about to begin. A draft TOPP should be completed by January 2018 and finalized by April. Commissioner Hamilton thanked Melara for DC United’s coordination with the community. She asked about employment opportunities for residents at the stadium. The team is working with the Workforce Investment Council to create opportunities for the employment of residents, Melara responded. Hamilton asked DC United to hold community meetings on parking and traffic planning before the draft TOPP. Chair Litsky asked what agreements DC United has in place with the Nationals over parking arrangements. Melara stated that he would have to get back to the commission with that information. Litsky hoped that Major League Soccer would coordinate its schedule with that of Major League Baseball to avoid simultaneous games. Chair Litsky asked Melara whether the construction site was being monitored for mosquitoes and standing water. Mosquitoes infected with West Nile have been found on Buzzard Point.

CBCC Report Rikki Kramer apprised the commission of activities of the Near SE/SW Community Benefits Coordinating Council (CBCC). The group is hoping to meet soon with DC United to form an enforcement committee to monitor the team’s community benefits agreement. The CBCC also requested the team to move its quarterly community meetings around

A model of the new design for the Randall School development.

the neighborhood. The council is committed to a “build first” solution to the redevelopment of Greenleaf Gardens. In addition, it is concerned that construction of the new shelter planned for 801 Delaware Ave. SW not impede the operations of the Southwest Unity Health Clinic. The CBCC has forwarded proposals for the development of a checklist for community benefits agreements reached with developers as part of negotiations for PUDs. Its PUD task force is in dialogue with neighborhood developers planning future projects. Kramer asked to coordinate their efforts with those of the ANC. The CBCC is now focusing on supporting the Waterfront Village. Kramer also issued a call for volunteers for Friends of Randall Recreation Center. CBCC board meetings are now held on the third Saturday of the month. Lavern Norton has joined the council’s board. To learn more about the council, visit www.seswcbcc.org.

Public Safety Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) Lieutenant Marquis Queen gave a report on public safety. Overall crime is down within the commission’s boundaries except for thefts from vehicles. Commissioner Collins asked about whether the two incidents of tire thefts from parked cars in his singlemember district (SMD) signaled a trend. Queen stated it did not. Commissioner Fast mentioned that a homeless person had harassed a resident walking on Seventh Street SW. Queen stated that the homeless population had gotten more aggressive lately and the police and the SWBID were taking steps to address the situation. Queen also reported that the police had made one arrest in a July 4 incident involving bottle rockets being shot across the streets next to King Greenleaf Recreation Center. In answer to commissioners’ queries, he reported that a transgender person had been struck with a baseball bat on Half Street SW after a dispute with teens firing firecrackers at her. The department’s LGBT liaison is investigation the incident.

Queen reported that the First District’s commander has scheduled a meeting with CVS corporate officials concerning the security of their two stores within the commission’s boundaries.

Other Matters John Green, community engagement coordinator for the DC Attorney General, gave a presentation on his office’s role and responsibilities. The DC Commission on the Arts is planning the 202 Festival in Southwest on Sept. 9. Taking place in seven locations across the neighborhood, it will feature 50 performers and 10 hours of programming. The main stage will be located on the Randall field. Other locations include the vacant lot on Fourth Street and the Duck Pond. The organizers are in discussions with the MPD over whether it is necessary to close Fourth Street between M and I streets due to security concerns. Jennifer Nichols, a board member for the DC State Fair, presented plans to hold the event on Sept. 24 on the vacant lots next to the SW Safeway. She stated that more than 10,000 persons were expected to attend the fair, which holds agricultural and culinary contests. There will be no livestock. Chair Litsky reported that the plan for a federal halfway house on School Street was scuttled after the DC Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs (DCRA) withdrew its approval. Karima Holmes, director of the DC Office of Unified Communications, informed the commissioners about her agency’s mission. The call center has 400 employees who field 10,000 calls daily to 311 and 911, she stated. It has just debuted a new mobile app for 311 requests, and can take requests

by text for both 311 and 911. The top four reasons Southwesters call the center are: (1) parking issues, (2) trash pickup, (3) DMV license issues, and DMV title issues. The commissioners voted unanimously to support the reconstruction of I Street SE near the South Capitol intersection. The proposal moves the bike lane behind parked cars and includes bump-outs to increase pedestrian safety by reducing crossing times. The commissioners voted unanimously to oppose Pepco’s request to work on Sunday at the utility’s Waterfront substation. Commissioner Hamilton observed that this was the only day when families and kids in her SMD get a break from construction traffic. Sunday in summer is a traditional time for grilling out and socializing with neighbors. “Just to get things done is a nonstarter as far as I am concerned,” stated Commissioner Fascett, restating the commission’s general opposition to afterhours construction. Addressing a matter covered extensively in the June meeting, the commissioners voted with one member in opposition to support the text amendment requested by Forest City to decouple Yards West development from that in Yards East. They authorized Commissioner Fascett to represent the commission at the set down. ANC 6D unanimously approved the following: • the June minutes • amending the May minutes to correct a time stamp • supporting the Nation’s Triathlon scheduled for Sept. 10 • supporting the St. Jude’s Walk/Run scheduled for Sept. 23 • supporting the American Diabetes Association Tour de Cure scheduled for Sept. 23 • supporting amplified sound at the Greenleaf Recreation Center on July 15 for Love Your Neighbor Day ANC 6D does not meet in August. Visit www.anc6d. org/ for more information. The next meeting will be held on Sept. 11 at 7 p.m. at 1100 Fourth St. SW on the Second Floor. u

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ANC 6E Report

by Steve Holton

t the July meeting of Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC) 6E, the commissioners took another vote on a revised Cloakroom settlement agreement before the establishment met with the Alcoholic Beverage Regulation Administration (ABRA) to discuss a liquor license change. The commissioners also updated the status of a vacant 6E seat. Commissioners Alex Padro (6E01, chair), Anthony Brown (6E02, secretary), Frank Wiggins (6E03, vice chair), Alex Marriott (6E05, treasurer), and Kevin Rogers (6E07) made up the quorum.

Cloakroom Settlement Agreement The gentlemen’s club Cloakroom, located at 476 K St. NW, has been closed since May 2014, and the proprietors would like to reopen it with a rooftop addition. Doing so would require a liquor license change with ABRA that would permit the serving of alcohol on the new addition until 2:00 a.m. during the week and 3:00 a.m. on weekends. Several highrise condo units surround the property, and the agreement has been met with backlash from area residents. The Cloakroom was scheduled to meet with ABRA on July 19 to discuss the license change and present a settlement agreement that would address concerns from the community. Commissioner Marriott announced the hearing date and raised a motion to hold a special meeting to oppose or support the finalized agreement on July 18. Cloakroom representatives previously met with the commission to solicit support for a settlement agreement during the March and June meetings that would include a rooftop enclosure and other measures that would limit sound escaping outside. The agreement was voted down on both occasions due to community input not playing a larger role during the agreement process. The commission unanimously agreed to Marriott’s motion. The commission met two weeks later to discuss the revised agreement at a special meeting. The agreement was negotiated by an attorney and sound engineer who represented 128 protesters that reside

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near the property. The agreement set a sound limit of 60 decibels, which is human voice level. The plan is to build a rooftop enclosure and install sound meters that will record and store sound for 30 days. All sounds will be taken into account, which will include screaming, background music, and loud parties. At any time, a member of the commission can read the meter results and see if the 60-decibel limit has been broken. The agreement showed that Cloakroom representatives were open by expressing that they wanted to be good neighbors and abide by the rules. The 128 protesters who opposed the original agreement came out in favor of the new measures taken to mitigate sound. Marriott noted that the new agreement is stronger and more enforceable and that the community and Cloakroom can move forward without bad blood. “It is important that the community’s interests were represented in the settlement agreement,” said Marriott. The commission motioned, 3-2, to send a letter of support for the new agreement to ABRA.

Vote on Vacant 6E04 Seat to be Held During September Meeting Three candidates have filed petitions with the Board of Elections to fill the 6E04 vacancy. Write-ins will not be allowed, and only 6E04 residents will be allowed to vote for the certified candidates, Miguel Ayala, David Jaffe, and Sterlicia Rodney. The vote will be held on Sept. 5 at 6:35 p.m. during the ANC 6E meeting. A ballot box will be placed inside the meeting room, and each candidate will have an observer available to watch the voting. After the polls close at 7:35 p.m., two designated poll workers will open the box and count the votes. The results will be read to the commissioners during the meeting, and the commission will then vote on the winner to fill the vacancy.

Commission Supports Child Development Center Expansion Bright Beginnings Deputy Director Doris Dupree requested support from the commission for expansion of a child development center before meeting with the Board of Zoning Adjustment (BZA). The center, located at 128 M St. NW on the first floor of the Perry School Community Center, started over 25 years ago to cater to homeless kids between the ages of six weeks and five years. The program offers educational services to children while

their parents are looking for a job. The goal is to get the children kindergarten-ready by the time they leave the program so that they don’t appear to have been homeless. The center is licensed to take up to 98 children and is open from 7:00 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. during the week. Dupree said that in order to provide services the center has had to double the staff and will need to expand. It currently has 28 teachers, and all but five have degrees in the childcare field. Those without a degree have met the required certificate requirements. Along with speech and physical therapists there are volunteers to support the staff. The center gives support to the children’s parents, guardians, and extended family during and after the program. The commission passed a motion to send a letter of support to BZA for the expansion.

Commission Supports Housing Expansion A representative of a three-unit apartment house located at 1400 Fifth St. NW requested support for BZA expansion to convert it into four, two-level units. The property is vacant, and the representative is trying to upgrade it. Commissioner Brown has met with the applicant and reviewed the blueprints. “The applicant has done his due diligence and the design is consistent with the makeup of the community,” said Brown. The commission passed a motion to support the request with a stipulation that the petitioner includes support letters from adjacent property owners when meeting with the BZA.

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The commission postponed a vote on a support request from Chaplin’s restaurant, located at 1501 Ninth St. NW, for a new enclosed sidewalk cafe, owing to the applicant’s not submitting the plans to the Historic Preservation Review Board. The commission supported a permit request for New Covenant Evangelistic Center to hold an event at O Street Park on July 22. The Metropolitan Police Department reported no homicides, two robberies excluding a gun, and three assaults with a dangerous weapon during June. It also reported 30 total property crimes: one burglary, 15 thefts, 12 thefts from auto, and two stolen autos.

ANC 6E will not meet during August and will reconvene at 6:30 p.m. on Sept. 5 at the Shaw/ Watha T. Daniel Library, located at 1630 Seventh St. NW. Steve Holton can be contacted at ssholton@gmail. com. u

Eastern Market Report by Peter J. Waldron Leases and New Appraisals A new development threatens to derail the always tenuous tranquility of the Eastern Market’s vending community. Market Manager Barry Margeson lobbed a small grenade into the monthly meeting of the Eastern Market Community Advisory Committee (EMCAC) which met on June 28 in the North Hall. Vice Chair Chuck Burger presided over this early summer meeting in the absence of Chair Donna Scheeder. Margeson announced: “We are going to appraise the outdoor vendor space and we are going to appraise the 300 block of 7th St in the case that we rent 7th St as a Market area to a management company and if we do that there will be a request for bids. Which is standard. “ With that Margeson presented his monthly report, touting the overall Market revenue streams as “on a par with last May.” Revenues for May were $84,633 with North Hall revenue topping out at $28,015. Margeson issued a report on the status of the appraisal process for the South Hall merchant leases, adding: “There are no changes to the terms of the leases.” Lease discussions are ongoing between the South Hall merchants and the Department of General Services (DGS) , the landlord of the Eastern Market. The major unresolved issue is what constitutes fair market rent value on this publicly owned property. The process of determining this would

accurately assess the space and at the same time preserve its abiding historical status as a fresh food market as well as a venue for arts and craft vendors as required by the Eastern Market legislation of 1999. The South Hall merchants have been without leases for nearly twenty years. The Marcus Group, a long time appraisal company in the District, selected through an RFP, has presented its initial draft finding for the members of EMCAC. Members of EMCAC are bound to strict confidentiality as they review these draft recommendations. Prior to its June 28 meeting EMCAC met twice in executive sessions to review the content of the draft and to vote to approve the 140 page final draft copy. At the June meeting Margeson said: “We look forward to receiving feedback from EMCAC regarding this draft proposal. This feedback will be incorporated into our comments that DGS provides the Appraiser. We will receive the final appraisal on July 15. “ However, even as the lease arrangements are moving to a conclusion, a new element has been added to the Market dynamic. An announcement of further appraisals is likely to set off a round of concern and consternation as the outdoor vendors had not expected to be included in an appraisal process that may or may not affect their livelihood as farmers or arts and craft vendors. Further, a vigorous discussion of the future of an opened or closed 7th St., occupied or not occupied by vendors, and how they are managed is likely. Any decision on the future of lower 7th St. which is currently operated by two private management companies and its future use are now front and center. Acting Chair Burger indicated that he was taken by surprise by Margeson’s announcement. This set off a prolonged discussion among EMCAC members, especially given the narrow window initially provided for an EMCAC response. “This is news to us” said Burger. “We have been caught off guard. “ Margeson replied: “There is no horse out of any barn…………….yet. We look forward to input by the next meeting if possible. From EMCAC . “ Bill Glasgow, owner of Union Meats, immediately weighed in, if more broadly, concerning any future use of lower 7th St. for use of vending and said that he wanted it on the record that if 7th St.

continues to remain closed once the Hine project is completed that this will place the South Hall merchants businesses in serious jeopardy. “ Business is bad” Glasgow stated emphatically, concluding: “We will be out of business.” Ellen Opper-Weiner, long time engaged community member and a lawyer, proposed a public meeting to gauge and gather community input on whether and how the lower 7th St. is to be used in the future, principally whether or not it will be reopened as a public street on weekends once its privately operating current tenants are moved to the Hine project plaza and the new C St. EMCAC member Tom Kuchenberg raised concerns of the impact these decisions could have on new tenants and residents of the new buildings at Hine. Margeson assured EMCAC that DGS welcomes their feedback and offered more time if that would help absorb and ease the strong reaction to his announcements. Hine Project Near Completion Jonathan Page, the Mayor’s representative on EMCAC and the designated coordinator of the Hine construction project reported that “the office building and garage phase will be completed in early August………with the 8th St. building opening in October. The east west alley of what will be C S.t and its repaving has yet to be permitted. Not sure of this schedule.“ Security Concerns Chuck Brome, the operator of Eastern Market Pottery, presented a Tenant’s Council Report whose four voted recommendations attempt to draw attention to Market safety. Brome called for the “distribution of a Market safety plan based on previously conducted studies and asked for additional safety measures for those vehicles entering the Market with malicious intent.” EMCAC members are pushing for protective bollards to enhance safety. Margeson pointed out that DGS had put together a Market Evacuation Plan and training session but the “meeting was sparsely attended. “ Planning for any incident in these worrisome times continues to move at a glacial pace. u

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“007” by Myles Mellor Across:

1. I found out! 4. Needlefishes 8. Italian brandy 14. Romantic connection 18. Grassland regions 21. Concerning this 22. Proofread 23. Bond film 25. Digging for dirt 26. Research facility, abbr. 27. Monetary unit of Romania 28. Disney duck 30. Grunts 35. Sludge-like 38. Hindu social division 42. Scream blue murder 46. Outside the law 49. Milk supplier 50. Rocket launch area 51. Many-stringed Japanese instruments 52. Substituting a creditor for another, insurance term 54. A means to an ___ 55. Verve 57. Lavishes one’s attention (on) 58. Want 61. Chapter of history 62. Olive, for one 64. 2009 “Survivor” setting 67. Yo! 69. Hindis’ devotional courses 73. Grating cries 74. Bond film 77. Bond agents 78. Bond film 80. It goes on forever 81. Subjects of wills 83. Qatari leader 84. Reason for a raise 86. Pig out 87. Sancho Panza’s transport 90. Odds-taker 94. Italian city 96. “Bravo!” 99. “__ Maria” 100. Sprouting 104. Completely 106. Portion of butter 107. Marauding Khan 108. Unties 109. Fundamental reasons 111. Senior member 113. Assail 115. Prefix with linear

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116. Thick outer coat of a seed 119. Free from 121. Time for presents 125. Good looking guy 128. Bond ﬁlm, with the 135. Shiny on top? 136. Of Peru’s peaks 137. Massive snow slide 138. Indigenous Canadian 139. Next to 140. ___ brat 141. Owned

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1. Italian wine region 2. Chemistry Nobelist Otto 3. Streets 4. Econ. measure 5. No matter what 6. Good way to eat vegetables 7. “Quiet, please!” 8. Monstrous 9. Gun, the engine 10. “Diamonds ___ Forever” (1971) 11. Itinerant merchant 12. Fleshy fruit 13. Not many 14. Nairobi’s land 15. Wedding vow 16. Family address 17. Place for a pig 19. “The Maltese Falcon” actress Mary __ 20. Costa del ___ 24. Grassy area 29. Dazzling successes 31. Bug 32. Apprentice 33. Martial arts sequence 34. Bakery treat 36. Elmer’s, for one 37. Tirana country, for short 39. Caused by earth vibrations 40. Low card 41. Night of poetry 42. Newspaper piece 43. Certain weather indicator 44. Historic Icelandic work 45. Old autocrat 47. Superhuman 48. Signifying a time in the past 53. Server’s trolley 56. Italian-born explorer of the New World 59. Rare metallic element

Look for this months answers at labyrinthgameshop.com 60. Muscle contraction 62. Well enough 63. Part of T.G.I.F. 65. Harry Potter’s mailman 66. Word in a simile 68. Supply house 70. Furrow maker 71. Put to trial 72. Representative 74. Match 75. Play 76. LAX posting 79. Fee ___ fo fum 80. Morning show time 82. @ 85. Three in one 88. Flap 89. Navigational aid

91. Appetizer for Juan 92. Racetrack 93. Network of nerves, e.g. 95. It has a keeper 96. Misfortunes 97. Gooselike 98. Arena take 100. Wander 101. Self center 102. Knight clothes 103. “Rocks” 105. Drawing 110. Johnson’s successor 112. Music, exercise in technique 114. It comes before the season 117. Deck mopper 118. Sound 120. Code of life

122. Great amount 123. Turkish general 124. Outbuilding 125. British media company 126. Much decorated lobe 127. Dark beer 129. Hawaiian necklace 130. Family man 131. Bul ____ watch 132. Seafarer 133. Shade tree 134. No vote

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Old Bank, New Faces

CEO Richard Anderson Grows the Portfolio and Team at the National Capital Bank

by Elizabeth O’Gorek

ichard ‘Randy’ Anderson has been President and CEO of the National Capitol Bank (NCB) at 316 Pennsylvania Ave. SE for a little more than a year now. He’s a personable man with an easy smile, and no wonder. Business publications report that 2016 was a turnaround year for NCB, and Anderson fully intends to continue the growth in the future. Sitting behind his desk in his wood-paneled office in the District’s oldest bank, Anderson readily talks about getting to know Capitol Hill, the bank, and all the things he would still love to learn. “I’ve enjoyed getting to know the whole Hill community,” he said. “I don’t think I realized how much of a community identity the Hill had until you actually work here. And then you really feel it.” But Anderson knows banks, and he could see the potential in a bank rooted so deeply in the community. He has set out to revitalize the bank and help it grow, both in terms of bank assets and service. “My job is essentially to take a great institution and do what I can from my forty years of banking to make it better.” TOP Anderson came to NCB last April LEFT: Paul Yeloushan, Product after serving as Regional President for and Technology Director. RIGHT: Renee Aldrich, Metro DC at United Bank. He deSenior Commercial Lender. scribes his professional move as a refreshing change, leaving a corporately MIDDLE LEFT: Chris Reddick, Residential owned branch for a family-owned operMortgage Sales Director. ation that goes back 128 years. RIGHT: Robin Robertson, Retail Banking Director. “[NCB] is different for me, because the banks I’ve been involved in BOTTOM as a senior manager in the last 25 years LEFT: Kathy Speakman, Commercial Lender. were all publicly held and actively tradMIDDLE: Rich Sobonya, ed, and we had institutional ownership, Construction Lending Director. which tends to create a whole different Photo: Courtesy NCB

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National Capital Bank President and CEO Richard ‘Randy’ Anderson, Jr. stands at the window in his office. Photo: Elizabeth O’Gorek

set of expectations and demands.” But regardless of the type of ownership, Anderson knows that growth is key to business success and, in the NCB, he saw opportunity. Shortly after his arrival, Anderson told the Washington Business Journal that the bank needed to ‘staff up.’ He said he would hire a mortgage loan officer and commercial loan officer in his first year to boost the bank’s loan portfolio. And Anderson did just that. Only three months after Anderson himself came on board, he hired Rene Aldrich as Senior Commercial Lender and, a month later, Christopher Reddick as Residential Mortgage Sales Director. Now, three months into his second year, Andersen has further augmented the NCB’s lending team with two additional hires: Commercial Lender Kathy Speakman and Con-

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struction Lending Director Richard Sobonya. But Andersen still wasn’t done. When reviewing the bank’s potential for growth, he also identified technology and service as areas where he thought it could move forward. So in April the bank announced the hiring of Robin Robertson as Retail Banking Director. Her role is to expand sales and service performance as well as community engagement. Soon after, Paul Yeloushan came on board as Product and Technology Director to help the bank up its tech game. While the bank’s staff has grown by six, Anderson said that adding that many new faces to the team presented little challenge to the bank’s staff, who considers themselves as much a family as colleagues. Andersen is confident that the growth in personnel will pay dividends. “I think the

community will find that we’re trying to have a higher profile in terms of the NCB brand,” he says. The bank has, however, made investments beyond personnel. One of Anderson’s goals in moving the bank forward has been the blending of youthful direction with traditional foundations. That means integrating technology and innovation into the NCB’s services, just as it did in the 1950s, when it offered the first drive-up teller in the District. In June, Anderson and the team continued that approach by introducing the first NCB banking app. It has been a tremendous success, with nearly 25% of bank customers using it to transact business. There are some new features and new faces at National Capital Bank and the bank itself is growing. But Anderson points out that banks are like living things. They have to grow, or they quickly decline. There has been a lot of change on the Hill over the last thirty years, he notes. Now the bank, he says, is catching up and growing alongside the community. “This is where we’re headquartered, and this is where our primary focus is going to be. In the banking business, you have to have a certain level of dynamic growth and opportunity to be a survivor. And the goal here is to be a survivor,” he said. “We’re the oldest bank in Washington, and the bank has been a steadfast part of the community for the entire time. There’s a lot to be proud of. There aren’t a lot of organizations that can say that.” u

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hile the steamy August weather in the District may make venturing out on unnecessary treks a daunting proposition, there is good reason to brave the heat. With many locals out of town for vacation, it may be a bit easier to snag a weekend table at one of our popular local spots. Perhaps a visit to Granville Moore’s to help them celebrate ten years of Belgian brews and tasty mussels on H Street NE?

Bar Elena to Replace Boundary Road The note on the door at Boundary Road (414 H St. NE) blamed malfunctioning air conditioning for the locked doors, but a summer besotted by restaurant closings across the District meant rumors of the eatery’s demise began swirling early. The casual bistro opened in early 2012 with a menu

by Elise Bernard driven by local and seasonal foods, lending fuel to those who viewed the western-most stretch of the H Street NE Corridor as the more grown-up restaurant-focused counter to a boozy nightlife oriented east end. Not many weeks after Boundary Road opened, the restaurant found itself serving the First Couple, as Barack and Michelle Obama sat down to dine with supporters. It was a reliably good brunch spot, and the cocktail, wine, and beer menus always offered intriguing options. Over the past five years Boundary Road has hosted many memorable events, including a late night pop up tasting of food from Sally’s Middle Name (http://sallysmiddlename.com, 1420 H St. NE) before they opened, and a night of Colorado beers and Rocky Mountain oysters. The rumors would prove true, confirmed by a press release announcing that Boundary Road had indeed served its last patron and would reopen as a different venue the following month. Boundary Road’s successor comes in the form of Bar Elena, a decidedly different concept. Bar Elena is the work of Karlos Leopold, an owner of Boundary Road, and chef Adam Stein. Stein has spent his share of time living along the H Street NE Corridor and cooking up interesting fare in the kitchens of many of its restaurants. He’s currently also working on a large bar and restaurant project called the Eleanor, set to open in Ivy City early next year. Stein says “[t]he aim of the transition to Bar Elena is to focus on all of the strengths that made Boundary Road successful, but with fresh updates that reflect a changing neighborhood and city.” Bar Elena will serve a full menu of New American food, with a continued focus on local and seasonal ingredients. You’ll find appetizers, salads, sandwiches, and shellfish, as well as large plates, with prices ranging from $11 to $26. Share a head-on shrimp cocktail, or dive into

Boundary Road will be replaced by Bar Elena later this month

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a plate of clam chowder poutine, or a burger made with dry-aged beef. The new spot will also feature an expanded bar. Leopold and Stein plan to continue to offer the interesting beers and craft cocktails that drew patrons to Boundary Road, but want to expand their partnerships with local breweries and distilleries. Nestled behind the dining area, patrons will find a smaller section filled with arcade games and nostalgic pinball machines. Bar Elena will be open evenings Monday through Saturday and from 11 A.M. to 11 P.M. on Sundays.

Whiskers & Whiskey Returns to One Eight Distilling Sept. 14 Ivy City’s One Eight Distilling (http://www.oneeightdistilling.com, 1135 Okie St. NE) welcomes pups and owners to the annual Whiskers and Whiskey casual cocktail party Thursday, Sept. 14 from 7 P.M. to 10 P.M. Tickets for those bringing fourlegged guests are limited, but are the same price ($15) as tickets for humans who plan to arrive sans canine companion. The ticket covers the cost of your first cocktail, plus a donation to the Washington Humane Alliance (http://www.humanerescuealliance.org). Food trucks Swizzler, and Pepe (from José Andrés), will be on hand selling gourmet hotdogs and flautas, respectively. Treat yourself to some One Eight infused gelato from Dolcezza (http://dolcezzagelato.com, 550 Penn St. NE). You and Fido can pose for photos and enjoy the music while you sip your drink. In the spirit of an event celebrating and supporting our animal friends, you will also find pet adoption information and opportunities. Leave the kids at home, as humans must be at least 21 years old to attend. Ticket information is available on One Eight’s website.

Learn to Swim or Improve Your Stroke at Old City Swim School Did you know that Old City CrossFit, 1007 H St. NE) has a swimming program? It’s called Old City Swim School (http://oldcityswimschool.com) and they offer classes for beginners of all ages from toddler through adult, as well as courses for those interested in fine tuning their skills, or even in com-

Chef Teddy Folkman outside Granville Moore’s in 2012

petitive swimming. Classes are held on the campus of Gallaudet University (https://www.gallaudet.edu, 800 Florida Ave. NE).

Granville Moore’s Toasts Ten Years It’s hard to believe it’s been a decade since Granville Moore’s (http:// www.granvillemoores.com, 1238 H St. NE) made a splash serving up mussels and Belgian beers on H Street NE. In 2007 Granville’s was one of few sit-down dining options along the corridor and certainly offered the largest beer selection on the strip. To mark the bistro’s ten-year anniversary chef Teddy Folkman has brought back some favorite menu items from past years, including a brisket steak and cheese ($14) and moules navigateur (mussels in a coconut milk broth with tomato, chipotle, and lime, $19), and added a new and improved veggie burger (mushroom, black bean, tomato, caramelized onion, avocado puree, $13). They’ve also added a section

to their menu for American Belgianstyle brews and local beers, alongside the restaurant’s rotating Belgian selections. Stop by Aug. 3-10 and snag a bowl of mussels for just $10.

Vendetta Closes Its Doors Vendetta (http://www.vendettadc. com, 1212 H St. NE) started off in 2013 as an Italian restaurant where you could order prosecco on tap and play a round of bocce with friends. The bocce courts remained, even as the menu shifted to Southern-inspired fare. In early 2016 the team behind Vendetta announced plans to convert into a brew-pub, but the dream never came to fruition. Recently, Vendetta sold to new owners. Late last month Kyss Kyss, which bills itself as the District’s “first dessert bar with a twist,” opened in the space. 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 Hill Center Presents Its Regional Juried Art Exhibition

Opening reception at the Hill Center. Photo: Sally Canzoner

June 28-Oct. 1, 2017 by Karen Cohen

“The process of installing a group exhibition by many artists always requires a careful look at the pieces of work to recognize whether there are themes or trends that should emphasized,” Cymrot said. She added, “In our current exhibit, our juror, Claude Elliott, definitely chose a large selection of works related to social justice issues and it became obvious that those pieces should be installed together. The result is spectacular.” On June 28 the doors of the Hill Center opened at night for the reception and premiere of the exhibit; artists along with more than 400 visitors poured into the Hill Center. Mr. Elliott was introduced by Nicky Cymrot at the awards ceremony and the winners, all present with one exception, happily accepted their awards. Elliott’s advice: “My wish is that Rindy O’Brien with her you visit often and take the time photograph, “Camel Line.” to look closely.” All artwork is available for purchase with a portion of proceeds supporting free programs at Hill Center. The Hill Center Galleries are open seven days a week. Check website for exact hours. www.hillcenterdc.org

Closing Reception

On September 20, 7:30-9:00 pm The Hill Center invites everyone to a closing reception for this exhibit. Come and talk with the artists and bring your friends for an art-filled night. Free.

Award Winners: (left to right) Claudia Gibson-Hunter, Gediyon Kifle, Justine Fischer, Claude Elliott (juror), Kay Fuller, Jun Yun, Judith Peck, and a friend of Morgan Monceaux accepting on his behalf. Back row: Richard Weiblinger and Hill Center Galleries Director Nicky Cymrot. Photo: Karen Cohen

here on can you find three floors filled wall-to-wall with art? At the Hill Center at the Old Naval Hospital, a landmark on Capitol Hill. This 150 year old community center offers classes, outdoor concerts, films, performances, lectures, rental space for special events and cultural programs along with six art installation spaces, for five exhibits each year. Since 2011, hundreds of artists have exhibited their work at Hill Center. Now until October 1, 2017, the annual Hill Center Regional Juried Exhibition, featuring over 100 local artists is featured. This year’s juror, Claude L. Elliott, curator and art consultant, took on the daunting task of viewing more than 560 images submitted digitally from 120 artists for the annual competition. 104 art works were chosen, 3-D wall sculptures, photographs, textile art, mixed media and paintings of all mediums. “Most important is the power of the image and its emotional impact, i.e., a work that makes you think or feel,” Elliott said, explaining the criteria for his judging. He complimented the positioning and installation of the exhibit credited to Nicky Cymrot, Director of Adam Chamay with his abstract work at the Hill Center reception. Photo: Karen Cohen the Hill Center Galleries.

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Karen Cohen is a Jersey girl now calling Capitol Hill her home and is a seasoned professional photojournalist. Her rock and roll journals were inducted into the library archives of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2012. A member of Capitol Hill Art League, Professional Women Photographers, Arlington Arts Alliance, she exhibits her photographs at galleries across the States and monthly at Gallery Underground in Arlington, VA. kcohenphoto@gmail.com u

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1st Place: Claudia Gibson-Hunter, “Boundless Ritual #1”. A combination of assemblage and printmaking, this winning piece is the 4th and last of a series. Created after the passing of her father, Claudia explains, “I was his caretaker, his life guard. It is the re-entry after taking a rest from the challenges of life. It is that point at which one has gathered the courage and tensity to continue to explore one’s humanity….boundlessness.” Her work is included in the Washington DC Art Bank, the John A. Wilson Building Permanent Art collection and other notable collections. Claudia Gibson-Hunter Studio, Washington, DC, Email: ghunterstudio@yahoo.com

2nd Place: Judith Peck, “Pendulum”. Inspired by a quote by Ruth Bader Ginsberg, ”A great man once said that the true symbol of the United States is not the bald eagle. It is the pendulum”, Peck reinterpreted the pendulum theory. She says, “ This country has often gained some semblance of justice just to swing to extremes.” I had my model look to the future, past and present and stand up for what is right in each case.” Peck’s technique of using broken shards wedged between layers of gesso in the painting A guest admiring Judith Peck’s painting, Pendulum. Photo: Karen Cohen has a purpose, “I use it to show the broken world we live in and how if you see people with compassion you might heal the shards by focusing on the people.” http://judithpeck.net/ and Aug. 4-Aug. 24, Touchstone Gallery, Washington, DC

3rd Place: Ju Yun, “Birth of Nature”. Yun says her work, “Invites a void into the visual space. Inside the empty space the objects stop or pass; they struggle with each other or become engulfed in themselves; they boast or dally; they reach for the top or fade away”, exactly as nature does. Her colors are deliberately brilliant with a sense of movement that jumps out and yet this piece has a quiet sense of spirituality and creativity. https://www.absolutearts.com/portfolios/j/juyun/ and https://www.saatchiart.com/jartstudio

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his summer, as the heat index begins to rise, Americans turn to water-based festivities in an attempt to escape the scorching sun. For residents of the District of Columbia, the Anacostia River is beginning to be a favored destination for aquatic pastimes like fishing and kayaking. Once called the “Forgotten River,” the Anacostia is now experiencing a revival owing to developments around the Navy Yards area, the new Anacostia River Trail, and kayak rentals from Diamond Teague Park and Bladensburg Water Park. The revival is possible because of important restoration efforts that have been on the rise through collaborations among DC government, nonprofit organizations, and universities. The efforts are supported with research done by various groups such as one at Gallaudet University, in Northeast, a mile and a half from the Anacostia River. Led in the past four and half years by Prof. Caroline Solomon, deaf

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Giovanna Vazquez, research technician, works with summer students Camac Kyre and Anthony Laucevicius in June 2017.

Dr. Caroline Solomon explains to her students Gabrielle Humlicek, Camac Kyre, and Anthony Laucevicius how to collect and record water samples in May 2017.

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and hard-of-hearing students have focused on how much nitrogen goes into the river from anthropogenic sources and how it influences the biodiversity of microbes such as viruses, bacteria, and algae. Students from Gallaudet and other universities have been involved with this research during the academic year and as part of a summer internship program. Camac Kyre, an intern, changed his perspective when it came to the importance of taking care of rivers because of participating in this research project. “Working on the Anacostia River gave me a profound insight on how bad the pollution truly is,” said Kyre. “Growing up seeing pictures of many plastic bottles polluting rivers, beaches, etc. did have some effect on me prior to this internship, but seeing the reality with my own eyes, along with data in our hands, the impact personally is overwhelming, an eye-opener.” Giovanna Vazquez, Prof. Solomon’s research assistant, saw an opportunity to give back to the community through the research. “Working on the Anacostia River gives me a firsthand experience of how land use and trash and sewage outfalls have an impact on the river. I was able to contribute to the research and give back to the community by being involved.” The research would not be possible without the collaboration between Gallaudet and the Anacostia Riverkeeper, an advocacy organization with the goal of restoring the river. The Anacostia Riverkeeper provides a boat for the

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water-sampling trips. Students collect water samples and bring them to the laboratory at Gallaudet to be analyzed for nutrients, viruses, bacteria, and algae. Using equipment to measure dissolved oxygen, temperature, and salinity, students have observed that oxygen levels are consistent across the river but decline near combined-sewer outfalls in the lower Anacostia. The data serve as indicators of how healthy the Anacostia is and how it is changing. Sewage and stormwater that directly enter the river bring excess amounts of nitrogen, and this has an impact on the presence of different types of algae. While the excess amounts of nitrogen lead to algal blooms that have many detrimental effects, it is important to investigate which form of nitrogen is available for which species of algae. Summer interns Ana Salazar and Kiel Callahan ﬁlling up water For instance, near Bladensburg sample bottles to be taken back to Gallaudet University during Water Park, one form of nitrosummer 2016. gen, nitrate, is more available for canoeing, kayaking, boating, exploration, and supports a community of aland watching the wildlife thrive. gae called diatoms. Farther downriver, past Swimming and fishing in the Anacostia the CSX railroad bridge, other types of algae, River are possible as the community comes the smaller chlorophytes and cyanobacteria, together and strives to work toward improveappear because they are more tolerant of anment of the ecosystem. As Anna McCall, an other form of nitrogen, ammonium. These intern from 2013, says, “The community can analyses can help inform restoration efforts. contribute to improving the quality of the Kiel Callahan, a summer intern for this river as well as help educate others.” Prof. research project in 2016, agreed with the imSolomon and her students are contributing portance of doing research. She explains, to this goal through their research and out“The best part about the internship is that I reach efforts. was able to tackle an issue that is occurring in Contact Prof. Caroline Solomon at carour present-day environment. It’s mandatory oline.solomon@gallaudet.edu with questions that we continue research like this, to better or to talk with former and current interns understand the present relationship that we about this research project. The research is humans have with what has been provided supported by grants from the DC Water Reto us such as the Anacostia River.” search and Resources Institute and Maryland By sharing data with stakeholders such Sea Grant. as the Department of Energy & Environment and the Anacostia Riverkeeper, Prof. SoloGabrielle Humlicek is a biology major at Gallaumon sees hope for the Anacostia River. More det University and an intern under Prof. Caroline people are appreciating the river, she notes, Solomon. u

ISIAH BRUNSON:

C IVI L RIGH T S L E AD E R Isiah Brunson and the U.S. Civil Rights movement came of age at about the same time, in the early 1960s. Nineteen-year-old Isiah left Sumter, South Carolina, in 1961 for Brooklyn, New York, to take a job as a car mechanic. Before long, he returned to the South with the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) to register African Americans to vote. By 21, Isiah Brunson had become chairman of Brooklyn CORE, one of the organization’s most radical and effective chapters. Its focus was on social injustices in New York. Working with ministers, black and white young people, and other community organizers, Isiah led sit-ins against police brutality, picketed unfair hiring at construction sites, exposed discriminatory housing practices, and fought for school desegregation. Isiah’s soft-spoken manner belied his determination to challenge the status quo, often with a flair for the dramatic. More than once, he handcuffed himself to permanent fixtures inside City Hall, forcing policemen to cut him free. Under Isiah’s direction, 15 members of Brooklyn CORE in August 1963 walked 225 miles from Brooklyn to DC for the March on Washington. At the March, Isiah met a 17-year-old Brooklyn girl named Angie, who had traveled to DC by bus with the New York chapter of the NAACP. They met again in New York, when Angie joined Isiah to picket a segregated school system in Upstate New York. They married a year later. In the spring of 1964, Isiah planned a new kind of protest—a massive traffic tie-up on the opening day of the New York World’s Fair. The planned “Stall-In” would draw the ire of New York Mayor Robert Wagner, Governor Nelson Rockefeller, and U.S. Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy.

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“Take a drive for Freedom,” Brooklyn CORE leaders told their followers. Put just enough fuel in your tank to run out of gas on one of three major highways leading to the Fair. National CORE leader James Farmer pleaded with Isiah to cancel the Stall-In. Isiah refused. National CORE suspended its Brooklyn chapter, as well as the Manhattan and Bronx chapters which had aligned themselves with Brooklyn. The April 22, 1964, Stall-In failed to materialize, but even the threat of it had an impact. It revealed rifts in the Civil Rights movement. It caused government officials to take extreme steps to fend off the protest. The fair’s opening-day attendance was less than half of what was projected. Slate magazine in a recent article about Brooklyn CORE’s Stall-In suggested that the proposed demonstration forced National CORE to stage opening-day protests inside the fairgrounds, which otherwise might not have happened. Slate noted that while more staid Civil Rights leaders looked down on Brooklyn CORE’s tactics, Martin Luther King Jr. refused to condemn the young activists. King wrote to the NAACP’s Roy Wilkins: “Which is worse, a ‘Stall-in’ at the World’s Fair or a ‘Stall-In’ in the United States Senate? The former merely ties up the traffic of a single city. But the latter seeks to tie up the traffic of history, and endanger the psychological lives of twenty million people.” Isiah and Angie Brunson were honored guests at the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington in August 2013. -by Mary Belcher, friend and fellow vendor

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HOUSES 16TH STREET HEIGHTS

5206 13TH ST NW 1520 BUCHANAN ST NW 1407 BUCHANAN ST NW 1512 WEBSTER ST NW 1413 WEBSTER ST NW 1216 KENNEDY ST NW 5734 13TH ST NW 1369 HAMILTON ST NW

$975,000 $950,000 $865,000 $759,000 $690,000 $660,000 $545,000 $508,725

ANACOSTIA 1351 RIDGE PL SE 2250 MOUNT VIEW PL SE 1419- 1/2 22ND ST SE 1903 NAYLOR RD SE 2118 YOUNG ST SE 1610 RIDGE PL SE 2020 16TH ST SE

$420,000 $398,000 $340,000 $320,000 $275,000 $275,000 $172,500

5 4 4 4 5 4 4 4

3 4 3 3 4 2 3

BERKLEY 2221 46TH ST NW 2226 KING PL NW

$1,400,000 $1,195,000

BLOOMINGDALE 118 S ST NW 31 R ST NW 62 U ST NW

$1,354,995 $1,230,000 $1,050,000

BRENTWOOD 1334 DOWNING ST NE 2211 14TH ST NE 1843 CORCORAN ST NE 966 MOUNT OLIVET RD NE NE

$365,000 $270,000 $270,000 $240,000

BRIGHTWOOD 1368 UNDERWOOD ST NW 819 ASPEN ST NW 1315 UNDERWOOD ST NW 730 RITTENHOUSE ST NW 529 ROXBORO PL NW 7123 GEORGIA AVE NW 409 MISSOURI AVE NW 6720 LUZON AVE NW 6617 13TH PL NW 530 TUCKERMAN ST NW 401 MISSOURI AVE NW 7129 GEORGIA AVE NW 7562 8TH ST NW 6219 PINEY BRANCH RD NW

$768,000 $710,000 $680,000 $670,000 $625,000 $595,000 $540,000 $525,000 $525,000 $500,000 $480,000 $450,000 $406,000 $369,900

BROOKLAND 594 REGENT PL NE 1011 SIGSBEE PL NE 4429 13TH PL NE 4313 13TH PL NE 1329 RITCHIE PL NE 901 JACKSON ST NE 315 DOUGLAS ST NE 4006 12TH ST NE

$792,000 $746,500 $720,000 $699,000 $687,500 $662,000 $651,000 $633,000

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

1207 TAYLOR ST NE 2718 10TH ST NE 1307 HAMLIN ST NE 308 BRYANT ST NE 4705 12TH ST NE 1323 WEBSTER ST NE 740 FARADAY PL NE

$599,900 $575,000 $555,000 $550,000 $485,000 $370,000 $367,000

CAPITOL HILL 1119 EAST CAPITOL ST SE 1620 E ST SE 317 A ST SE 1206 EAST CAPITOL ST NE 1508 POTOMAC AVE SE 139 E ST SE 1113 D ST SE 1518 E ST SE 635 CONSTITUTION AVE NE 816 I ST NE 805 INDEPENDENCE AVE SE 916 6TH ST NE 1715 BAY ST SE 912 I ST NE 917 G ST SE 520 9TH ST SE 403 4TH ST NE 1373 A ST NE 727 7TH ST NE 335 16TH ST SE 1005 I ST SE 526 24TH ST NE 1210 MARYLAND AVE NE 1628 G ST SE 31 17TH ST SE 514 G ST NE

$2,075,000 $1,500,000 $1,465,000 $1,390,000 $1,280,000 $1,272,000 $1,137,500 $1,070,000 $1,010,635 $990,000 $905,000 $885,000 $883,000 $870,000 $840,000 $817,000 $792,500 $789,450 $779,000 $749,000 $730,000 $680,000 $666,210 $657,099 $615,000 $1,220,000

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

CENTRAL 2019 N ST NW 2139 N ST NW

$2,995,000 $1,800,000

CHEVY CHASE 5504 CHEVY CHASE PKWY NW 3715 MORRISON ST NW 3941 GARRISON ST NW 3718 INGOMAR ST NW 5904 32ND ST NW 3755 JENIFER ST NW 3218 QUESADA ST NW

$2,800,000 $1,875,000 $1,712,500 $1,400,000 $1,399,000 $1,305,000 $1,187,500

6 5 7 5 6 5 5 5 4

CHILLUM 5709 BLAIR RD NE 5505 1ST ST NE

$672,500 $375,000

CLEVELAND PARK 3315 ROWLAND PL NW 3843 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW 3611 LOWELL ST NW 3207 MACOMB ST NW 3113 QUEBEC PL NW 3552 QUEBEC ST NW 3513 ORDWAY ST NW

$2,250,000 $2,075,000 $2,000,000 $1,310,000 $1,165,000 $1,065,000 $925,000

COLUMBIA HEIGHTS 3467 14TH ST NW 1338 GIRARD ST NW

$1,300,000 $1,245,000

1306 FAIRMONT ST NW 1313 SHEPHERD ST NW 1364 OAK ST NW 3525 HOLMEAD PL NW 3647 11TH ST NW 1021 COLUMBIA RD NW 1359 OAK ST NW 3717 KANSAS AVE NW 760 HOBART PL NW 1347 PERRY PL NW 664 COLUMBIA RD NW 1349 OTIS PL NW

$1,050,000 $969,000 $960,200 $857,000 $850,000 $843,000 $825,000 $810,000 $764,000 $760,000 $725,000 $701,500

CONGRESS HEIGHTS 3318 OXON RUN RD SE 357 PARKLAND PL SE 226 MALCOLM X AVE SE 3313 7TH ST SE 21 DANBURY ST SW 52 ELMIRA ST SW 109 DANBURY ST SW 55 DANBURY ST SW 127 DANBURY ST SW 651 RALEIGH PL SE 135 JOLIET ST SW 700 MISSISSIPPI AVE SE

$475,300 $420,000 $405,000 $400,000 $330,000 $320,000 $318,000 $291,000 $290,000 $282,000 $215,000 $202,000

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1716 ALLISON ST NW 1743 WEBSTER ST NW 1731 UPSHUR ST NW 1724 UPSHUR ST NW 4256 FOOTE ST NE 4922 FOOTE ST NE 127 47TH ST NE 1130 51ST ST NE 95 55TH ST SE 1012 49TH PL NE 111 50TH ST NE

$1,525,000 $1,350,000 $1,157,325 $835,000 $460,000 $435,000 $420,000 $407,500 $387,000 $385,000 $350,653

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

3 8 4 3 2 3 2 3 3 3 4 2 6 7 4 3 4 6 4 4 3 4 3

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4804 SHERIFF RD NE 226 DIVISION AVE NE 4549 EADS PL NE 5609 EADS ST NE 5093 SHERIFF RD NE 260 56TH PL NE 5122 JAY ST NE 4647 HUNT PL NE 4917 SHERIFF RD NE 5222 CENTRAL AVE SE 922 44TH ST NE 822 46TH ST NE 526 44TH ST NE 4209 HAYES ST NE 29 58TH ST SE 711 49TH PL NE 248 57TH PL NE 4937 JUST ST NE 5063 SHERIFF RD NE 817 46TH ST NE 4611 JAY ST NE 4513 CLAY ST NE

$350,000 $321,500 $321,000 $319,500 $310,000 $300,000 $290,000 $275,000 $255,000 $250,000 $225,000 $214,524 $213,750 $195,000 $192,500 $190,000 $183,500 $181,500 $140,000 $100,000 $60,000 $323,600

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

DUPONT 1453 SWANN ST NW 1515 CAROLINE ST NW 1704 Q ST NW

$1,175,000 $1,115,000 $1,950,000

ECKINGTON 32 Q ST NE 1924 1ST ST NE

$981,352 $590,000

FOGGY BOTTOM 909 26TH ST NW 18 SNOWS CT NW

$1,340,000 $590,000

FOREST HILLS 4850 LINNEAN AVE NW 3120 CHESAPEAKE ST NW 4536 BROAD BRANCH RD NW 5148 LINNEAN TER NW

$2,900,000 $1,640,000 $1,449,000 $851,000

FORT DUPONT PARK 3300 F ST SE 1123 44TH PL SE 4544 TEXAS AVE SE 4244 HILDRETH ST SE 1428 42ND PL SE 4720 SOUTHERN AVE SE 720 RIDGE RD SE 3436 CROFFUT PL SE 3327 B ST SE 4630 HANNA PL SE 1609 FORT DUPONT ST SE 113 34TH ST SE

$350,000 $346,000 $288,000 $265,000 $250,000 $234,900 $229,000 $200,500 $193,850 $193,000 $190,000 $160,000

FORT LINCOLN 3622 WRIGHT TER NE 3706 HANSBERRY CT NE

$570,000 $535,000

3 2 6 4 3 2 2

$1,380,000 $910,000 $880,000

GEORGETOWN 2722 O ST NW 2703 DUMBARTON ST NW 1683 34TH ST NW 3048 N ST NW 3334 N ST NW 3402 R ST NW 3134 P ST NW

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$4,300,000 $3,550,000 $2,775,000 $2,650,000 $2,600,000 $2,550,000 $2,375,000

3764 BENTON ST NW 2317 37TH ST NW 3820 BENTON ST NW 3544 W PL NW 2426 TUNLAW RD NW 3770 W ST NW

$1,700,000 $1,313,000 $995,000 $975,000 $970,000 $847,000

412 K ST NE 1144 4TH ST NE

$906,050 $835,000

4 4 5 3 4

3608 AUSTIN ST SE 3138 WESTOVER DR SE 2116 32ND PL SE 3216 HIGHWOOD DR SE 3405 MASSACHUSETTS AVE SE 3670 CAMDEN ST SE

$645,000 $600,000 $525,000 $512,000 $385,000 $543,000

4 4 3 4 4 4

KALORAMA

2118 LEROY PL NW 2237 Q ST NW 1965 BILTMORE ST NW 2318 20TH ST NW

$4,150,000 $2,150,000 $1,795,000 $1,330,000

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KENT

5532 HAWTHORNE PL NW 5116 LOWELL LN NW 5019 KLINGLE ST NW 2833 ARIZONA TER NW 2804 ARIZONA AVE NW 5345 MACARTHUR BLVD NW

$2,777,760 $2,700,000 $2,375,000 $1,385,000 $1,350,000 $1,275,000

KINGMAN PARK

$600,000

LEDROIT PARK

2417 1ST ST NW 2233 1ST ST NW

$1,455,000 $1,100,000

1225 42ND PL NE 151 ANACOSTIA AVE NE 149 ANACOSTIA AVE NE 318 34TH ST NE

$400,000 $360,000 $265,000 $242,500

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

LOGAN 1518 12TH ST NW

$1,285,000

MARSHALL HEIGHTS

5219 D ST SE 5100 HANNA PL SE 5052 KIMI GRAY CT SE 5045 KIMI GRAY CT SE 5036 HANNA PL SE 5311 DRAKE PL SE 4641 A ST SE 5116 A ST SE

$425,000 $392,500 $355,000 $325,000 $300,000 $255,000 $225,000 $200,123

MASS. AVE. HTS.

2817 WOODLAND DR NW 2926 33RD PL NW

$14,000,000 $1,275,000

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4 5 4 4 4 4 4

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522 24TH ST NE 5 6 4 3

FOXHALL 4401 GREENWICH PKWY NW 1548 44TH ST NW 4430 RESERVOIR RD NW

GLOVER PARK

1927 SHEPHERD ST NE 3922 20TH ST NE

$730,000 $525,000

MOUNT PLEASANT

3112 18TH ST NW 1676 IRVING ST NW 2021 ROSEMOUNT AVE NW

$1,395,000 $1,250,000 $1,070,000

3 4 4 4 3 3 3 2 3 7 4

1826 KILBOURNE PL NW 3141 19TH ST NW 2356 CHAMPLAIN ST NW 1730 KENYON ST NW 1627 MONROE ST NW

$1,050,000 $1,047,000 $765,000 $740,000 $730,000

NORTH CLEVELAND PARK 4424 36TH ST NW 4335 37TH ST NW 3712 ALBEMARLE ST NW 3710 WARREN ST NW 4105 38TH ST NW 4220 38TH ST NW 3636 VEAZEY ST NW

$2,831,280 $1,823,007 $1,350,000 $1,350,000 $1,300,000 $1,155,000 $895,101

OBSERVATORY CIRCLE 2608 36TH ST NW

$1,385,000

OLD CITY #1 656 G ST NE 519 6TH ST NE 1333 INDEPENDENCE CT SE 1321 E ST NE 27 16TH ST SE 822 KENTUCKY AVE SE 1705 BAY ST SE 518 6TH ST NE 703 E ST NE 430 15TH ST NE 1434 F ST NE 825 9TH ST NE 1420 AMES PL NE 835 4TH ST NE 624 15TH ST NE 1327 POTOMAC AVE SE 1358 C ST NE 107 14TH ST NE 1821 BAY ST SE 537 TENNESSEE AVE NE 623 11TH ST NE 518 23RD PL NE 1733 F ST NE 1756 GALES ST NE 519 TENNESSEE AVE NE

$1,295,000 $1,010,000 $979,000 $950,000 $920,000 $880,000 $850,000 $835,000 $805,000 $785,600 $736,000 $732,500 $720,000 $720,000 $700,000 $650,000 $638,000 $630,000 $620,000 $603,000 $485,000 $423,000 $420,000 $354,000 $344,000

OLD CITY #2 12511253 4TH ST NW 1810 15TH ST NW 1313 Q ST NW 1900 R ST NW 225 R ST NW 1810 15TH ST NW 1419 SWANN ST NW 1006 O ST NW 927 FRENCH ST NW 1703 SEATON ST NW 31 N ST NW 1508 CAROLINE ST NW 1631 NEW JERSEY AVE NW 1006 W ST NW 1720 SEATON ST NW 1410 3RD ST NW 1524 NEW JERSEY AVE NW

$2,500,000 $1,850,000 $1,699,000 $1,600,000 $1,535,000 $1,500,000 $1,360,000 $1,300,000 $935,000 $875,000 $826,000 $815,000 $730,000 $679,900 $635,000 $615,000 $530,000

5 3 2 4 2 5 5 5 5 4 4 3 5 4 3 3 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 4 2 3 3 3 1 4 2 2 3 1 3 4 5 5 5 2 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2

PALISADES 3 3 7 4 4

5038 SHERIER PL NW 5240 SHERIER PL NW 4841 HUTCHINS PL NW 5017 V ST NW

$1,165,000 $908,000 $805,000 $775,000

PETWORTH 218 UPSHUR ST NW 4616 KANSAS AVE NW

$906,000 $890,000

4 3 2 2 6 4

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ON THE HILL! 5102 KANSAS AVE NW 5707 9TH ST NW 918 BUCHANAN ST NW 210 EMERSON ST NW 645 HAMILTON ST NW 919 DECATUR ST NW 927 FARRAGUT ST NW 5028 5TH ST NW 4530 9TH ST NW 454 DELAFIELD PL NW 730 WEBSTER ST NW 4224 8TH ST NW 531 KENNEDY ST NW 5228 1ST ST NW 618 KENNEDY ST NW 5735 9TH ST NW 241 INGRAHAM ST NW 228 EMERSON ST NW 921 EMERSON ST NW 5216 5TH ST NW 236 GALLATIN ST NW 5411 2ND ST NW

$830,119 $750,000 $721,000 $700,000 $700,000 $700,000 $685,000 $672,500 $650,000 $625,000 $610,000 $610,000 $540,000 $535,000 $535,000 $479,900 $465,000 $455,000 $450,000 $399,000 $399,000 $639,000

PHILLIPS PARK 4404 W ST NW

$3,600,000

RANDLE HEIGHTS 2211 R ST SE 1911 FREDERICK DOUGLASS CT SE 2010 SAVANNAH PL SE

$375,000 $330,000 $330,000

RIGGS PARK 406 ONEIDA ST NE 319 NICHOLSON ST NE 828 JEFFERSON ST NE 344 ONEIDA ST NE 236 NICHOLSON ST NE 5000 12TH ST NE 5722 EASTERN AVE NE

$555,000 $550,000 $542,000 $425,000 $410,000 $410,000 $336,900

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

$1,325,000 $1,245,000 $1,092,000 $940,000

SHEPHERD PARK 7930 14TH ST NW 1312 LEEGATE RD NW

$830,000 $799,000

TAKOMA PARK 524 VAN BUREN ST NW 28 WALNUT ST NW 32 UNDERWOOD ST NW 84 RITTENHOUSE ST NE 6128 1ST PL NE 6032 SLIGO MILL RD NE

$610,000 $736,000 $539,000 $510,000 $460,000 $275,000

5 3

2 5 3 4 3 3

$799,000 $759,000 $685,000 $599,901 $575,000 $500,000 $485,000 $475,000 $330,000 $320,000

U STREET CORRIDOR 2120 10TH ST NW

$1,335,000

4 4 4 3 3 3 3 2 2 3 3

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706 16TH St. NE #2 $739,000 Price Reduced to $695,000 2BR/2.5BA

430 11th St. SE $870,000 3BR/1.5BA

1315 Independence Avenue SE Loft #7 $595,000 1BR/1.5BA

The Bryan Schoolhouse is a landmark building on Capitol Hill that was transformed into luxurious lofts with soaring ceilings & oversized windows. This unit is immaculately appointed, with a gourmet kitchen featuring stainless steel appliances, cherry cabinets, & granite counters. The space boasts16ft ceilings, giant schoolhouse windows, & rich cherry wood floors. The lofted master suite includes a cavernous closet & full bath with a shower big enough for two. Private outdoor patio for entertaining & off-street parking, this is REAL loft living at its best! E BL A IL W! A AV NO

1328 Maryland Ave. NE #4 $650,000 Price Reduced To $620,000 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 – 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!

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 360° views of the Capital and secure parking!

3 2 3 3 2 3 2

TRINIDAD 1348 LEVIS ST NE 1515 NEAL ST NE 1271 HOLBROOK TER NE 1285 OATES ST NE 1932 BENNETT PL NE 1156 MORSE ST NE 1627 11TH PL NE 1749 L ST NE 1708 LYMAN PL NE 1232 SIMMS PL NE

E BL A IL W! A AV NO

5 4 3

3 3 3 3

1112 K Street NE $733,000 3BR/1.5BA

Live near the heart of the most dynamic development corridor in the Capital! From your classic cast-iron front steps, stroll 3 blocks or less to an AMAZING assortment of lifestyle amenities on H Street. This classic bay front townhouse features 3 bedrooms and 1 ½ baths – flooded in southern sun pouring across warm & welcoming original hardwood floors. Three working fireplaces highlight this townhome full of classic finishes and modern upgrades. Plus parking & patio space off the rear brick alley.

SHAW 1609 8TH ST NW 1011 S ST NW 625 Q ST NW 904 O ST NW

E BL A IL W! A AV NO

LD S! SO AY D 6

1508 Potomac Ave. SE $1.280mm 4BR/3.5BA

Over 3,000 STUNNING sf custom home. Wide-open main plan, unique open staircases, one-of-a-kind central kitchen, coffered ceilings, lofted roofline, skylights, and the GRANDEST owners’ suite on the Hill! Lower level offers 2BR/1BA and family room with front and rear walk-outs. Perfect for guests, additional bedrooms, or rental suite. All this, plus private rear patio & parking, just 1 block from METRO and grocery.

Steps to Eastern Market & Hill Center! A classic home, renovated with modern systems, wiring, windows, and more. Open flow, graceful dimensions, crown molding, Heart pine floors, gas fireplaces, custom Eat-in kitchen with granite and stainless. 3 BRs with large closets & skylights. Outside – your private brick patio oasis.

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

joel@joelnelsongroup.com 202.243.7707

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925 W ST NW 2218 12TH ST NW 1210 T ST NW

$680,000 $805,000 $1,300,000

2 2 5

WOODRIDGE

3154 MONROE ST NE $795,000 4 2932 CARLTON AVE NE $730,000 4 2955 CARLTON AVE NE $600,000 6 2955 CARLTON AVE NE $600,000 6 3202 VISTA ST NE $595,000 4 2175 HALF MOON PL NE $570,000 4 2181 HALF MOON PL NE $560,000 4 2613 RANDOLPH ST NE $525,000 3 3619 22ND ST NE $509,900 3 3102 20TH ST NE $500,000 4 1529 CHANNING ST NE $475,000 3 3019 SOUTH DAKOTA AVE NE $325,000 5 3009 YOST PL NE $300,000 2 1825 OTIS ST NE $275,000 3 2427 GIRARD PL NE $242,550 3

CONDOS 16TH STREET HEIGHTS 5754 COLORADO AVE NW #101

$210,000

ADAMS MORGAN 1700 KALORAMA RD NW #409 1700 KALORAMA RD NW #403 1701 KALORAMA RD NW #314 1701 KALORAMA RD NW #212 2633 ADAMS MILL RD NW #205 2328 CHAMPLAIN ST NW #326 1722 U ST NW #A

$975,000 $849,000 $669,000 $605,000 $560,000 $555,000 $499,000

1 2 2 2 2 2 1 2

AMERICAN UNIVERSITY PARK 4101 ALBEMARLE ST NW #352

$530,000

ATLAS DISTRICT 1350 MARYLAND AVE NE #414

$399,000

BLOOMINGDALE 59 RANDOLPH PL NW #PH

$792,500

BROOKLAND 1032 OTIS ST NE #301 1032 OTIS ST NE #202 1038 OTIS ST NE #101 3213 12TH ST NE #101 1032 OTIS ST NE #101 1032 OTIS ST NE #G01 1033 MICHIGAN AVE NE 1032 OTIS ST NE #G02 2701 4TH ST NE #402 3135 HAWTHORNE DR NE #3135 421 EVARTS ST NE #1 401 EVARTS ST NE #202 2615 4TH ST NE #206

$619,000 $609,000 $516,000 $500,000 $499,000 $475,500 $471,000 $457,500 $370,000 $354,000 $352,000 $310,000 $266,000

CAPITOL HILL 645 MARYLAND AVE NE #201A 401 13TH ST NE #PH2 440 12TH ST NE #210 410 11TH ST NE #15 310 EAST CAPITOL ST NE #E 18 9TH ST NE #403 901 SOUTH CAROLINA AVE SE #3 420 16TH ST SE #310 327 10TH ST SE #8 1391 PENNSYLVANIA AVE SE #238

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$1,595,000 $875,000 $625,999 $605,000 $530,000 $520,000 $427,000 $423,500 $403,000 $399,900

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

1391 PENNSYLVANIA AVE SE #360 73 14TH ST NE #73 1218 D ST SE #101 305 C ST NE #210 414 SEWARD SQ SE #403

$395,000 $384,900 $322,500 $302,500 $240,000

1 1 1 0 0

CENTRAL 1155 23RD ST NW #N4A 616 E ST NW #214 2425 L ST NW #412 1111 25TH ST NW #408 777 7TH ST NW #1113 1111 25TH ST NW #307 1111 25TH ST NW #622 631 D ST NW #726 400 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW #616 400 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW #1222 915 E ST NW #909 631 D ST NW #537 916 G ST NW #705 1230 23RD ST NW #601 1325 18TH ST NW #410 616 E ST NW #1107 1260 21ST ST NW #608 2130 N ST NW #101

$1,240,000 $900,000 $760,000 $669,000 $645,000 $610,000 $600,000 $580,000 $565,000 $535,000 $475,000 $442,000 $425,000 $407,000 $365,000 $335,000 $330,000 $261,000

CHEVY CHASE 4301 MILITARY RD NW #613 5402 CONNECTICUT AVE NW #307 5402 CONNECTICUT AVE NW #407 5402 CONNECTICUT AVE NW #402 5402 CONNECTICUT AVE NW #405

$683,000 $475,000 $320,000 $319,000 $299,000

CHINATOWN 715 6TH ST NW #203

$725,000

CLEVELAND PARK 3864 PORTER ST NW #A361 3931 LANGLEY CT NW #B572 4301 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW #2005 3851 NEWARK ST NW #E461 4301 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW #3012 3616 CONNECTICUT AVE NW #202 3010 WISCONSIN AVE NW #109

$560,000 $545,000 $520,000 $495,500 $350,000 $345,500 $310,000

COLUMBIA HEIGHTS 1336 PARKWOOD PL NW #1 809 EUCLID ST NW #2 1428 SHEPHERD ST NW #1 3035 15TH ST NW #401 1309 PARK RD NW #302 2717 13TH ST NW #A 2827 15TH ST NW #102 1105 PARK RD NW #3 1453 GIRARD ST NW #3 1300 MONROE ST NW #1 1130 COLUMBIA RD NW #2 1451 BELMONT ST NW #206 3465 14TH ST NW #D 2030 8TH ST NW #402 1454 EUCLID ST NW #7 2703 11TH ST NW #1 1451 BELMONT ST NW ##103 1361 IRVING ST NW #9 3525 14TH ST NW #1 3101 SHERMAN AVE NW ##405 1451 BELMONT ST NW #414 1308 CLIFTON ST NW #118 1401 COLUMBIA RD NW #410 3473 14TH ST NW #1 2901 16TH ST NW #103 1465NW COLUMBIA RD NW #302

$899,900 $850,000 $750,000 $749,000 $739,000 $710,000 $651,250 $640,000 $639,000 $638,000 $605,000 $578,500 $572,500 $560,000 $552,250 $545,000 $524,550 $516,666 $499,900 $485,000 $480,000 $458,000 $451,000 $434,000 $428,000 $409,000

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

2608 SHERMAN AVE NW #202 3101 SHERMAN AVE NW ##201 3101 SHERMAN AVE NW ##404 3900-3902 14TH ST NW #621 3101 SHERMAN AVE NW ##403 3101 SHERMAN AVE NW #101 3101 SHERMAN AVE NW ##205 3101 SHERMAN AVE NW ##203 3101 SHERMAN AVE NW ##204

$399,990 $395,000 $365,000 $359,500 $355,000 $345,000 $345,000 $345,000 $330,000

CONGRESS HEIGHTS 1110 SAVANNAH ST SE #11 210 OAKWOOD ST SE #304 4715 1ST ST SW #303

$215,000 $187,000 $60,000

DEANWOOD 161 36TH ST NE #102

$86,000

2 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 2 2 1 2 2

DUPONT 1767 P ST NW #4 2008 16TH ST NW #204 1900 S ST NW #301 1825 T ST NW #404 2141 P ST NW #201 1 SCOTT CIR NW #502 1601 18TH ST NW #1015 2025 HILLYER PL NW #3 1619 R ST NW #401 1759 WILLARD ST NW #1 1833 S ST NW #41 1619 R ST NW #LL3 1414 22ND ST NW #34

$672,500 $475,000 $420,000 $404,000 $390,000 $275,000 $267,000 $1,095,000 $722,000 $560,000 $510,000 $355,000 $1,399,900

ECKINGTON 1912 3RD ST NE #1 150 RHODE ISLAND AVE NW #401 1921 2ND ST NE #202 2002 4TH ST NE #1 2004 3RD ST NE #102

$649,900 $545,000 $470,000 $455,000 $285,000

FOGGY BOTTOM 955 26TH ST NW #103 3 WASHINGTON CIR NW #603 522 21ST ST NW #809 2515 K ST NW #212

$551,000 $430,000 $225,000 $295,000

FOREST HILLS 3701 CONNECTICUT AVE NW #139 3701 CONNECTICUT AVE NW #309 2939 VAN NESS ST NW #338 2710 MACOMB ST NW #202

$275,000 $271,500 $262,500 $215,000

FORT LINCOLN 3415 SUMMIT CT NE #3415 3406 SUMMIT CT NE #3406

$230,000 $223,000

1 2 1 1 1 1 0 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 2 2

GARFIELD

2737 DEVONSHIRE PL NW #214 $710,000 2 Georgetown 1053 PAPER MILL CT NW #1053 $675,000 2 1055 PAPER MILL CT NW #1055 $640,000 2 2500 Q ST NW #205 $550,000 2 2500 Q ST NW #626 $427,500 1 2500 Q ST NW #424 $283,000 0

GLOVER PARK 2621 39TH ST NW #202 2621 39TH ST NW #201 2621 39TH ST NW #102 2621 39TH ST NW #101 2323 40TH ST NW #6 2400 41ST ST NW #202 4000 TUNLAW RD NW #1105

$754,500 $749,000 $665,000 $649,000 $630,000 $320,000 $295,000

2 2 2 2 2 2 1

CAPITOL HILL Suburban Space in a City Setting. 4BR, 3 1/2BA townhouse on professionally landscaped double lot. $1,950,000.

3925 DAVIS PL NW #204

H STREET CORRIDOR 1111 ORREN ST NE #503

HILL CREST

2106 SUITLAND TER SE #2106 3811 V ST SE #B 3823 W ST SE #201 2115 SUITLAND TER SE #102

KALORAMA

2411-1/2 20TH ST NW #1008 1910 KALORAMA RD NW #403 1854 MINTWOOD PL NW #5 1801 WYOMING AVE NW #4 1822 VERNON ST NW #306 1880 COLUMBIA RD NW #103 2010 KALORAMA RD NW #101 1840 VERNON ST NW #301 2010 KALORAMA RD NW #505 1910 KALORAMA RD NW #502 1816 KALORAMA RD NW #102 2032 BELMONT RD NW #223

KINGMAN PARK 332 18TH PL NE #3

LEDROIT PARK

55 RHODE ISLAND AVE NW #1 2015 FLAGLER PL NW #1 150 V ST NW #V402 2035 2ND ST NW #G106 2129 1ST ST NW #4 1907 3RD ST NW #204 345 OAKDALE PL NW #101

LOGAN CIRCLE

1637 13TH ST NW #A 1637 13TH ST NW #B 1645 13TH ST NW #A 1515 15TH ST NW #222 1602 VERMONT AVE NW #2 1310 T ST NW #2 1602 VERMONT AVE NW #1 930 FRENCH ST NW #1 1400 CHURCH ST NW #611 1401 CHURCH ST NW #505 1400 CHURCH ST NW #201 1209 O ST NW #3 1408 Q ST NW #22 1441 RHODE ISLAND AVE NW #402 1437 RHODE ISLAND AVE NW #709 1211 13TH ST NW #804 1111 11TH ST NW #301 1311 13TH ST NW #101 1445 CHURCH ST NW #12 1415 T ST NW #201

MOUNT PLEASANT

1821 NEWTON NW #4 1724 PARK RD NW #3 1613 HARVARD ST NW #307 1821 NEWTON NW #3 1949 CALVERT ST NW #D 1615 KENYON ST NW #27 2630 ADAMS MILL RD NW #206 3060 16TH ST NW #311 2611 ADAMS MILL RD NW #T1 2714 ONTARIO RD NW #3

$283,000

$459,900

$127,500 $110,000 $79,000 $69,300

2 1 1 2

$930,000 $850,000 $650,000 $615,000 $590,000 $525,000 $499,000 $478,500 $450,000 $369,000 $365,000 $299,000

2 2 2 2 2 1 2 1 2 0 1 1

$365,000

$779,000 $636,425 $500,000 $495,000 $362,000 $340,000 $270,000

3 2 2 1 1 1 1

$1,199,000 $997,000 $752,000 $1,790,000 $1,500,000 $1,425,000 $1,350,000 $1,295,000 $1,115,000 $1,040,000 $1,010,000 $905,000 $840,000 $758,000 $728,000 $675,000 $649,900 $609,000 $549,000 $335,000

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

$736,500 $720,000 $587,000 $540,000 $444,000 $375,000 $374,900 $365,000 $349,000 $710,000

2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 2

MOUNT VERNON TRIANGLE 555 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW #1418

$737,000

Carefree Convenience. 2BR, 1 1/2BA just blocks to Eastern Market, Metro, Lincoln Park, Stanton Park, H Street, Whole Foods. New wood floors on top level. Price adjustment. Now $585,000.

My wife and I were relocating to the Washington DC area. From the first day of our arrival Hub was there supporting our relocation efforts. He went above and beyond the call of duty, I have never encountered a more responsive Realtor. Jack M., Recent Buyer

Let the Sun Shine In! Recently renovated, light and bright 1BR condo. Blocks to Metro. $299,900.

COMING SOON

Hub Krack 202.550.2111

Pam Kristof 202.253.2550

Licensed in DC, MD & VA

Woodstock, VA - Deep in the Shenandoah. Romantic, historic log cabin, 3+ acres of riverfront property. Enjoy rafting, kayaking, etc. from your front yard. Year round enjoyment! $249,900.

RESIDENTIAL SALES AND LISTINGS COMMERCIAL LEASING AND SALES

www.hubkrack.com

The Grant, Ryall & Andrew Group

Real Estate

Management Serving condos, HOA & coops plus owners of apartments, rental property including units within a building.

Partner with our full-service real estate team…there’s no substitute for success the first time around! Grant Griffith, Ryall Smith, Andrew Glasow, Fred Saddler

Team Line: 202.741.1654 Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage - Don Denton, VP Broker 605 Pennsylvania Ave SE, WDC 20003 - Main: 202.547. 3525

Full service property management offering monthly/quarterly reports, budgeting, funds management & special accounts, delinquent notice & collections, building inspections, project & maintenance bidding, project planning, contract monitoring, renting/leasing & tenant screening, and more. Se habla espanol.

734 Seventh Street, SE

Office: 202.547.2707 Fax: 202.547.1977 joeltruittmanagement.com

Quality Since 1972

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910 M ST NW #714 910 M ST NW #712 400 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW #1320 811 4TH ST NW #314 400 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW #612

$1,299,000 $1,250,000 $635,000 $395,000 $555,000

OBSERVATORY CIRCLE 3901 CATHEDRAL AVE NW #315 3901 CATHEDRAL AVE NW #512

$395,000 $241,500

OLD CITY #1 1512 F ST NE #2 326 12TH ST NE #A 1335 CONSTITUTION AVE NE #A 1025 1ST ST SE #509 1512 F ST NE #4 1636 MASSACHUSETTS AVE SE #1 1512 F ST NE #1 1025 1ST ST SE #901 1816 D ST NE #3 1367 FLORIDA AVE NE #301 1513 CONSTITUTION AVE NE #4 1391 PENNSYLVANIA AVE SE #216 426 18TH ST NE #1 426 18TH ST NE #3 308 13TH ST SE #4 1520 INDEPENDENCE AVE SE #2 420 16TH ST SE #308

$530,000 $808,000 $715,000 $600,000 $575,000 $575,000 $540,000 $533,000 $530,000 $470,000 $429,000 $379,000 $370,000 $360,000 $359,000 $351,000 $305,000

OLD CITY #2 1437 RHODE ISLAND AVE NW #801 1632 S ST NW #32 1717 P ST NW #C 1450 CHURCH ST NW #503 475 K ST NW #908 1229 12TH ST NW #204 1001 L ST NW #502 442 M ST NW #7 1406 CORCORAN ST NW #B 1212 M ST NW #403 437 NEW YORK AVE NW #406 1135 6TH ST NW #4 1209 13TH ST NW #202 1533 P ST NW #4 1939 17TH ST NW #A 2125 14TH ST NW #330 1117 10TH ST NW #603 1930 18TH ST NW #2 440 RHODE ISLAND AVE NW #T-104 2020 12TH ST NW #702 1215 10TH ST NW #22 1306 12TH ST NW #A 1390 V ST NW #521 2001 12TH ST NW #316 1939 12TH ST NW #404 1111 11TH ST NW #202 811 4TH ST NW #208 1767 U ST NW #2 2001 16TH ST NW #102 1239 VERMONT AVE NW #1007 1625 S ST NW #6 1420 N ST NW #816 1125 12TH ST NW #4

$1,635,000 $1,199,000 $1,045,000 $799,000 $789,000 $777,000 $775,000 $744,000 $730,000 $725,000 $708,000 $705,000 $685,000 $650,000 $640,000 $605,000 $600,000 $569,000 $555,000 $540,000 $518,000 $492,000 $480,000 $465,000 $443,000 $420,000 $399,999 $360,500 $335,000 $310,000 $255,000 $240,000 $204,900

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

PETWORTH 537 QUINCY ST NW #2 4308 GEORGIA AVE NW #501 816 KENNEDY ST NW #3 5407 9TH ST NW #110

$650,000 $589,900 $408,800 $300,000

RANDLE HEIGHTS 3070 30TH ST SE #104G

$25,500

RLA (SW) 700 7TH ST SW #102 355 I ST SW #S518 800 4TH ST SW #N224 800 4TH ST SW #S624 800 4TH ST SW #N211 353 N ST SW #353 240 M ST SW #E605

$410,000 $399,900 $391,500 $345,000 $315,000 $295,000 $284,000

1011 M ST NW #902 1637 MARION ST NW #200 440 RHODE ISLAND AVE NW #201 929 FLORIDA AVE NW #14 1512 MARION ST NW #304 910 M ST NW #302

$1,075,000 $665,000 $584,500 $317,745 $231,650 $490,000

SW/WATERFRONT 525 WATER ST SW #421 525 WATER ST SW #208 525 WATER ST SW #103 525 WATER ST SW #327 525 WATER ST SW #423 350 G ST SW #N202 350 G ST SW #N112 241 G ST SW #118

$829,900 $654,900 $614,900 $409,900 $389,900 $555,000 $391,000 $625,000

343 CEDAR ST NW #110

$456,000

1330 MONTELLO AVE NE #1 1239 SIMMS PL NE #5 1138 FLORIDA AVE NE #2 2221 M ST NE #101 2221 M ST NE #202 1220 HOLBROOK TER NE #200 1240 18TH ST NE #2

$619,500 $399,999 $340,000 $335,000 $265,000 $263,000 $167,500

TRUXTON CIRCLE 27 N ST NW #2

$680,000

U STREET 2250 11TH ST NW #402 2216 11TH ST NW #4 2214 11TH ST NW #3 1939 12TH ST NW #204 2020 12TH ST NW #216 2030 8TH ST NW #PH-001 929 FLORIDA AVE NW #6007 2020 12TH ST NW #112 2101 11TH ST NW #303 2001 16TH ST NW #307

$920,000 $800,000 $669,000 $420,000 $699,000 $1,400,000 $928,000 $764,900 $659,000 $399,000

WAKEFIELD

783 MORTON ST NW #G

$950,000

PENN QUARTER 631 D ST NW #426 616 E ST NW #612

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$640,000 $470,000

3 2 1

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

TRINIDAD

PARK VIEW

2 1 1 1 0 1 1

TAKOMA

VAN NESS

$1,075,000

SHAW

PALISADES 4955 SHERIER PL NW #0

3 2 2 1

2939 VAN NESS ST NW #1019

4600 CONNECTICUT AVE NW #405 4740 CONNECTICUT AVE NW #108 4600 CONNECTICUT AVE NW #411 4600 CONNECTICUT AVE NW #404 4600 CONNECTICUT AVE NW #616

$325,000 $439,000 $425,000 $355,000 $260,000 $220,000

2 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 0

WESLEY HEIGHTS 3207 SUTTON PL NW #C 4200 CATHEDRAL AVE NW #1114 4201 CATHEDRAL AVE NW #204E 4201 CATHEDRAL AVE NW #1107E 4201 CATHEDRAL AVE NW #816W 4201 CATHEDRAL AVE NW #1218W

$690,000 $525,000 $505,000 $305,000 $290,000 $213,500

WEST END 1177 22ND ST NW #1E 2425 L ST NW #224 1099 22ND ST NW #803 1111 25TH ST NW #822 1111 25TH ST NW #804 1117 NEW HAMPSHIRE AVE NW #T1

$1,200,000 $658,000 $650,000 $575,000 $360,000 $297,500

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

WOODLEY PARK

2829 CONNECTICUT AVE NW #303 $325,000 1

COOP DUPONT

1514 17TH ST NW #211 1701 16TH ST NW #224 1731 20TH ST NW #2 1526 17TH ST NW #315

$254,900 $595,000 $301,000 $240,000

FOGGY BOTTOM 700 NEW HAMPSHIRE AVE NW #616 700 NEW HAMPSHIRE AVE NW #1120

$599,000 $442,500

MOUNT PLEASANT 1791 LANIER PL NW #45 1789 LANIER PL NW #32

$665,700 $640,000

NAVY YARD 1000 NEW JERSEY AVE SE #PH07 1000 NEW JERSEY AVE SE #819 1000 NEW JERSEY AVE SE #1010

$550,000 $525,000 $319,000

NORTH CLEVELAND PARK 3031 SEDGWICK ST NW #102-E

$549,000

OLD CITY #2 1701 16TH ST NW #140 2039 NEW HAMPSHIRE AVE NW #709

$260,000 $225,000

RLA (SW) 560 N ST SW #N-809 1311 DELAWARE AVE SW #S549 1301 DELAWARE AVE SW #N304 1311 DELAWARE AVE SW #S443

$375,675 $315,000 $260,000 $190,000

SOUTHWEST WATERFRONT 1311 DELAWARE ST SW #S-544

$220,000

WATERFRONT 530 N ST SW #S209 1356 4 STREET SW #1356 560 N ST SW #N813 560 N ST SW #N603 u

$549,900 $450,000 $359,000 $340,000

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

IN THE HEART OF CAPITOL HILL ~ WHERE CLASSIC MEETS CONTEMPORARY

700 CONSTITUTION AVE NE WASHINGTON , DC 20002

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GET IN TOUCH > WWW.700CONSTITUTION.COM | 202-741-4652

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CapitalBop Promotes A Jazzy Capital City

t started as an idea to promote the music they love and has become a full-time passion – with the attendant headaches of fundraising and working 24/7 for modest, if any, return. Giovanni Russonello, a writer and music critic, and Luke Stewart, a bassist spanning many musical genres, started CapitalBop, now a 501c(3) nonprofit, as a jazz calendar at www.capitalbop. com, but it has become so much more. It has blossomed into a community of its own with monthly DC Jazz Loft shows, a digital magazine on its website, www.capitalbop.com, and a large presence annually in the DC Jazz Festival.

The Duo Behind CapitalBop Russonello, 28, a native of the area, has been a mu-

by Steve Monroe sic critic for the New York Times and has also written for The Washington Post, JazzTimes, and NPR Music, and has hosted “On the Margin,” a books show on WPFW-FM radio. A Tufts University graduate, he says of his jazz background that his parents “were kinda into it. (Brubeck/Desmond, MJQ, Sarah Vaughan, Bill Evans).” He adds, “But more importantly, they subtly encouraged me to explore my love of history, of American society, and to do so in a curious way. That makes African-derived improvised music, that is, jazz and its extensions, a natural place to go to nurture and expand that exploration.” He says of starting CapitalBop in 2010, “There was a disconnect between DC’s jazz bandstands – their vibrancy and culture of cross-gener-

ational engagement – and the relatively meager jazz audience, whose members generally tended to be unaware of each other and how many shows were happening. I started the site as a calendar with some editorial writing. Luke became part of it literally on day one, and has been co-directing our operation consistently since then. The presenting thing really started thanks to an idea I had, a related idea Luke had, and then really Luke’s initiative and his use of this studio space he had.” Stewart, 30, originally from Mississippi, has also been a journalist for the website and is a programmer on WPFW-FM radio, where he hosts “Jam Session” every Wednesday at midnight. As a musician, he recently self-released his debut album, “Works for Double Bass and Amplifier.”

Carolyn Malachi performing. Photo: Joey Kaitany/CapitalBop.

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ly become a reliable warrior, with a lot of roles, on the DC jazz scene.” Stewart, who has experienced it as a musician, promoter, radio programmer, and journalist, says, “The act of presenting concerts of marginalized music like jazz is always a challenge … I’m very proud of the fact that we have, and DC has, comparatively, one of the most diverse jazz audiences. However, the young concert-going audience in DC tends to be from the evergrowing transplant population with few ties to or knowledge of the city’s music legacy … We were able to attract young listeners from the outset because we placed the music in a venue that is already within the sphere of young hipsters … All that was required was to put jazz in there, and the scene was created for young audiences.” Russonello says CapitalBop does fundraisCapitol Hill Bop June 11, 2016 concert at the DC ing and writes grants for the majority of its budJazzFest. An open retail space at Arris turned into into a concert venue. Photo: Joey Kaitany/CapitalBop. get. “We take in at least a few thousand each year in private/individual donations, and much more than that in grants,” he says. They have no regular staff. “We pay staff on an ad hoc (gig by gig) baThe Calendar and Programming sis. We also use a lot of volunteer labor.” The comprehensive jazz calendar at www.capitalFor the future, Stewart says, “We are looking to bop.com is a detailed resource to find jazz every day enhance our presentations … and work with more of the week, every month of the year, with listings national presenting organizations in setting up tour including main jazz venues like Blues Alley, Twins networks for some of the more high-profile artists, Jazz, Westminster Presbyterian Church, and the always with the goal of pairing them with local muKennedy Center, but also dozens of clubs and ressicians to keep the momentum of local interaction.” taurants and other venues that regularly have jazz, like Columbia Station, the 18th Street Lounge, Sotto, and Jazz and Cultural Society. The Magazine CapitalBop’s shows and concert venues have The digital magazine on the website features stories, ranged from the small and cozy, such as old Red reviews, and interviews on a regular basis, including Door and Union Arts, to larger spaces, such as the a recent interview with bassist Linda May Han Oh; Abramson Family Auditorium downtown, which a review of the Andrew White concert at Blues Alley was sold out in April for Michael Formanek’s band in April that celebrated the local saxophonist’s 75th Ensemble Kolussus. Monthly loft shows these days birthday; a review of legendary saxophonist Wayne are often at Capital Fringe on Florida Avenue Shorter’s “The Unfolding,” an orchestral suite; and in Northeast DC, at the Fridge on Eighth Street a review of area bassist Michael Bowie & the Blast Southeast, and at Rhizome in upper Northwest. in June at the Atlas Performing Arts Center. This year’s CapitalBop DC Jazz Festival shows There are also maps that easily locate DC jazz in June featured harpist Brandee Younger, vocalist clubs and other venues. And there is an extensive Christie Dashiell, guitarist Mary Halvorson, saxophonist Brian Settles, Odean Pope’s Saxophone Choir, and trombonist Reginald Cyntje. Russonello says of the CapitalBop shows that he has enjoyed “bringing people closer to the music,” but also says that “we need more private supporters (or general-operation grant support), which will allow the organization to real-

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directory of musicians. “Here is an ever-expanding list,” says the site, “of the musicians who call D.C. home, links to hear their music, and contact info” – with website, Facebook, Myspace, Twitter, and other links. There is also an “Ex-Patriate” list, which has information on “a number of Washington-area natives who have become full-time jazz musicians now reside elsewhere – many in New York.”

The Buzz Willard Jenkins, artistic director of the DC Jazz Festival and a radio programmer for WPFW-FM and writer and educator on our jazz scene in the area for many years, says of CapitalBop, “Through their CapitalBop vehicle Gio Russonello and Luke Stewart bring a fresh perspective on the cutting edges of jazz music to the DC JazzFest. Their efforts at elevating jazz in particular, and some of the more creative programming in the DC area throughout the year, are laudable and in keeping with our mission.” Saxophonist Tedd Baker says of Russonello and Stewart, “When they teamed up and started the loft series I thought it was a great idea that harkens back to the ‘loft hangs’ in New York from the early 80s. It’s all about making a new scene for folks to be creative.” Allyn Johnson, one of our veteran top pianists and the jazz studies director at the University of the District of Columbia, says, “CapitalBop has become a very important force in the DC jazz community because it helps foster the movement and vitality of jazz as a living and breathing art form.” Paul Carr, saxophonist, educator, and organizer of the annual Mid-Atlantic Jazz Festival, says Russonello and Stewart represent “the new breed in jazz presenting. The many services they provide … enrich the jazz scene and the community. They make DC Even hipper!” ◆

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At the Movies

her yanked into her Victorian apparel repeatedly by her black servant Anna (Naomi Ackie). Able to sneak away at times, she is smitten by a groomsman on the estate, Sebastian (Cosmo Jarvis), and the two begin a clandestine affair. Headstrong and clever, the repressed Katherine, now feeling emboldened, purposefully looks to rid herself of her male tormenters. First time film director William Oldroyd manages to place its shocking subject matter in a cool-as-a-cucumber environment. The farmhouse is explored so thoroughly that we could almost draw a floor plan, and time and again we see Katherine, confined in crinoline, in lovingly symmetrical shots, each room a kind of cage. It is these kinds of straight-on interiors that were recently on display in Terence Davies’ “A Quiet Passion,” another Victorian-era piece. The test here is for Florence Pugh, who walks the high wire from sullen maiden through fervid lover to wicked schemer over the course of the drama. She acquits herself decently in all three modes, though perhaps less fully in the second role as a kind of Lady Chatterly on the Farm. There is some chemistry between her and the shaggy Sebastian, but she shines brightest when she turns to the calculating character in the last act. She remains, however, somewhat of a naïf when she doesn’t realize how her murderous streak can turn off even a fervent lover. What she does is, of course, dastardly, but in the context of this narrative at least, it is partially justified by the overweening postures of the two other men in her life. That her antagonists are one-dimensional brutes with zero redeeming traits undercuts the drama of the piece but Pugh remains cool. Let’s just say that this English period piece in a bucolic setting is no “Masterpiece Theatre” episode, but rather a stern lesson in 19th C. grrlll power.

Two Souls Adrift

One a Victorian Vixen and the Other a TV-Obsessed Man-Child by Mike Canning Lady Macbeth No, this is not a new cinematic version of the Shakespeare classic taken from the point of view of one of the principal protagonists; its source is not even the Bard (even at one remove). This new British import is quite a different tale whose origin is the 1865 novella “Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk” by Russian writer Nikolai Leskov, a subversive tale of its time which also became the subject of a 1934 opera by Dmitri Shostakovich. This is not the story of a tortured queen crying “out damned spot” but of a teenage girl testing her feelings of lust against stolid male prerogatives (the film, now in theaters and running 89 mins., is not rated but contains sexual material ). Newly married Katherine (Florence Pugh) exists in a loveless and sexless marriage to the much older Alexander (Paul Hilton) and is mostly confined to his family’s rural farmhouse and exhorted “to improve in her duties as a wife.” An incident involving her family’s mining enterprise sends her husband away for a time, and she comes under the thumb of Alexander’s father Boris (Christopher Fairbank), a vile misogynist. Her personal strictures are mirrored by her physical ones, as we see

Brigsby Bear

Florence Pugh as Katherine in “Lady Macbeth.” Photo courtesy of Roadside Attractions.

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This offbeat comedy-drama from the mind of Kyle Mooney, currently a cast member of “Saturday Night Live,” is a mix of twee, disquieting, and dorky, but it ultimately resonates with real sincer-

Kyle Mooney stars as James in “Brigsby Bear.” Courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics.

ity and sentiment. At its best, it is ineluctably sweet (the film, opening August 4, is rated “PG-13” and runs 140 minutes). James (Mooney) is a 25-year-old man whose whole life revolves around videos of a cheesy TV show called “Brigsby Bear,” starring a figure in a giant bear’s head who rights wrongs in some imaginary sci-fi world with the aid of a pair of twin girls (the filmmakers admit that their creation takes off from the 1980’s popular kiddie bear named Teddy Ruxpin). The show, viewed on old cruddy VHS tapes, is James’ whole life because he was abducted as an infant by a pair of fake parents Ted and April (Mark Hamill and Jane Adams) and has been raised in an underground bunker being force-fed this show (his “parents” claim the outside world is toxic). When the authorities finally invade the bunker and apprehend the miscreants, James is saved by the police--bonding with Det. Vogel (Greg Kinnear)--then placed into the hands of his real parents, Greg and Louise Pope (Matt Walsh and Michaela Watkins) who know nothing of his fantasy life. The humor and the pathos of the film stems from the classic fish-out-of-water premise as James, whose every reference is to his nutty TV show, tries to navigate a wider world where absolutely everything has to be learned anew. This makes for poignant scenes with his real parents (played absolutely straight and not as clueless dummies), testy ones with his hostile younger sister Aubrey (Ryan Simpson), plus awkward ones with his sister’s cool teen crowd. One thing James has going for him, though, is that he has native smarts and proves supremely adaptable. Far from being cowed or overwhelmed by the outside world and its chaos (like the poor little Jack in 2005’s “Room”), he easily absorbs the

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Justin Trawick & The Common Good catch phrases and mores of his new environment while never forgoing his immersion in “Brigsby.” While a comedy at base, “Brigsby Bear” contains moving moments also. His halting adjustments to life constitute not so much a “Revenge of the Nerds,” as a Triumph of a Nerd. Mooney, the SNLer with the shaggy mop and turned-up brows, wrote the book for the film and conceived the project with old buddies Dave McCary (who directs) and Kevin Costello (who co-wrote the screenplay). He stars as James and, in his full-on commitment to his character, makes what could have been a tedious geek into an appealing man-child. His “Brigsby” fixation at first alienates him from newfound family and friends and even leads to his brief confinement at a mental clinic (little comedy here). Still, his unquenchable spirit eventually comes to redound to his benefit as all recognize his earnestness and come to work with him to craft his own movie with him starring as the bear character himself. “Brigsby Bear” is hardly a masterpiece. There are clichés: the hostile teen personified by dour Aubrey, the overused trope of a kids’ party going sour in loco parentis, some cornball exchanges...others. But what makes it work overall is the childlike honesty of James’ obsession, by turns dark and unsettling, touching and giddy.

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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. ◆

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Dining Notes

by Celeste McCall

t’s August, and according to popular wisdom, Capitol Hill is supposed to be dormant. Not so this year; lots of things are happening, especially on Barracks Row. Porron, a pop-up outpost of Anxo Cidery & Pintos Bar, has arrived at 525 Eighth St. SE. (For 47 years, the space housed Phase 1, the venerable lesbian watering hole, reportedly the city’s oldest gay bar.) Anxo owner Sam Fitz has signed New on Barracks Row: Porron (by a five-month lease for his cidery, which Anxo) showcases opened July 7. If things go well, he might Basque-inspired stay longer. For now, Porron is only open dishes and freshly squeezed cider. PhoThursdays through Saturdays. to: Celeste McCall. Porron highlights Basque-inspired fare like mixed olives, boquerones (white anchovies), salads, jamon (Spanish ham), cheeses and sandwiches. Friday and Saturday nights bring grilled specials like hanger steak with peppers and onions, rib-eye, maybe sardines. Besides Anxo’s signature cider, there’s beer, wine and a few spirits. Other Anxo locations are the original at Truxton Circle, and Brightwood Park, which squeezes the cider.

China and Korea ChiKo has opened at 523 Eighth St. SE, where the DC-3 hot dog eatery— which flew to Dulles International Airport-- used to dwell. As the name suggests, the menu encompasses such Chinese and Korean fare as chilled noodles with kimchi; fried chicken wings, pork and pot stickers. Getting high marks is house-fried rice with Sichuan hot smoked blue catfish, as well as wok-blistered pea shoots with sesame oil. ChiKo is open daily (dinner only for the time be-

Another Barracks Row newcomer is ChiKo, which serves interesting Asian fare. Photo: Celeste McCall

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ing), and is awaiting an alcohol license. Call 202-558-9934.

Sushi to Come Sometime soon, look for Sushi Hachi at 735 Eighth St. SE. Creator is Steve Yoon, who also operates Sushi Rock in Arlington. According to Yoon, his restaurant will seat 85to-100 and will emphasize sushi, as well as seasonal dishes. You might recall, Zest Bistro vacated that space two years ago….and Tandoor Grill, 419 Eighth St. SE, has closed, reportedly for renovation.

Shaw Redemption He’s back. Top Chef alum Kwame Onwauchi, whom you might remember from his short-lived Shaw Bijou, has signed on as chef for the flagship restaurant at the future InterContinental. The 278room hotel is due to open this fall in the mammoth The Wharf complex. Joining a large-scale commercial hotel project will be a major change from Kwame’s $500 per person Shaw Bijou, which folded less than three months after its highly touted debut. Since then, he has stayed busy. For culinary inspiration, he’s traveled to Curacao, Colombia and Mexico and has wielded his whisk with Danny Lee at Mandu (Mount Vernon Triangle) and with Erik Brunner-Yang at Maketto (Atlas District). Watch for details.

All that Jazz

At Mr. Henry’s Upstairs, 601 Pennsylvania Ave. SE, check out Wednesday jazz nights, hosted by saxophonist Herb Scott and Aaron Myers (vocalist and emcee). Doors open at 6 p.m., music goes from 8 to 11. No cover charge, but there’s a $15 minimum. Diners who order spaghetti with sausage or marinara sauce get free seconds (I could barely finish my first, even with Peter’s help). The generous, $15 bowl comes with salad. The night we went, the upstairs space, decorated with local art, was standing room only. The jazz was marvelous, but that was no surprise -- Roberta Flack got her start at Mr. Henry’s almost 50 years ago. Call 202-546-8412, or visit www.MrHenrysDC.com. Citrus soy, breakfast radish and almond silvers make up Half-A-Cado Salad at CHIKO. Photo: Andrew Lightman

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Spike Mendelsohn, who shuttered Bearnaise April 30, has replaced it with Santa Rosa, a sprightly taqueria run by Sunnyside Restaurant Group. Open since June 30, the “fast casual” menu showcases tacos, nachos and “Casa Bowls,” replete with black beans yellow rice, corn, cabbage and topped with choice of protein. There’s also a kids menu. Margaritas, Mexican beers and house-made sodas quench summer thirst. We visited Santa Rosa about a week after it opened, and the place was packed. After placing our orders at the crowded counter, we awaited our food. Seated at a table in the brightly decorated dining area (there’s more seating upstairs and outside),

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Cluck Cluck Earlier this summer, Farmbird hatched at 625 H St. NE, in the Atlas District. Farmbird is the first bricks-and-mortar endeavor for Don Koslow and Andrew Harris, who have operated a catering firm out of Union Kitchen. Chickens are raised humanely on local farms, and fed vegetarian diets. Look for a writeup in a future Dining Notes. Lunch goers are enjoying Santa Rosa, a new More chicken: The other Tex-Mex eatery at 313 Pennsylvania Ave. SE. Photo: Celeste McCall night we did not feel like cooking, but wanted to stay home to watch the All-Star Game. So we trekked we chowed down on tacos (three for down to Pike Peruvian Chicken at the $10): pulled pork carnitas (jalapeno end of Barracks Row, 1102 Eighth slices deliver an incendiary jolt), spicy St. SE. It’s next door to Las Placitas. fried shrimp, pollo grillado (chicken For just $18, we bought a succulent, breast with lime mojo and crema). cumin-scented roasted chicken, along My $5 “secret tamale” was chock with sides of black beans and rice. We full of spicy pork sausage and sprinwere fed for two nights. Pike is mainkled with corn. Delicious! Lunch for ly carryout, with a few tables for dintwo, with a refreshing pineapple and ing in. Call 240-308-3127. pear aqua fresca and tangy margarita, came to $33.33. Located at 313 PennRestaurant Week sylvania Ave. SE, Santa Rosa is closed Coming up August 14-20 is DC SumSundays. Call 202-543-8222. mer Restaurant Week. Presented biSpeaking of tacos: District Taco, annually by Destination DC and the 656 Pennsylvania Ave. SE, has reRestaurant Association Metropolitan opened after a minor facelift. The TexWashington (RAMW), Restaurant Mex, quick-service favorite is known Week is an especially good deal for for its all-day breakfast and grilled fish pricy restaurants. Not all participants tacos (including shrimp on Mondays offer the promotion at both meals. and Thursdays), topped with mild, meWhen making reservations, be sure dium or incendiary salsas. Open daito mention Restaurant Week. The ly; call 202-735-5649 or visit www.dislist is too long to include here, but tricttaco.com. here are just a few: Acqua al 2 (Eastern Market), Ambar, Belga Café Baseball and Bagels (Barracks Row), Joselito (PennsylvaWashington Nationals fans have a nia Ave. SE), Maketto, Sally’s Middle new option for pre-or-post-game noshName (Atlas District), Osteria Moriing: Bethesda Bagels has opened its ni (Navy Yard), The Monocle (D St. third outpost at 120 M St.SE (Navy NE). For a complete list, visit www. Yard), just a couple of blocks from ramw.org/restaurantweek. ◆ Nats Park. Based in Bethesda with an-

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Bright and Lively Spanish Whites

by Elyse Genderson his month discover the bright white wines from Spain offering diversity, lively freshness, and best of all, value. I recommend looking to lesserknown regions and varietals rather than the established high-status regions, which always fetch a higher price tag. One of the best assets of Spain is that the country offers high-quality wines that express a sense of place, while still providing value for money. In fact, each wine on this list is priced under $20 which makes them perfect for quaffing on the patio or at the beach during the lazy month of August. So this month, explore three stunning white wines, Godello, Albariño, and Verdejo, to experience the zippy and fun side of Spain.

Godello The Godello grape hails from Northwest Spain in cool-climate areas like Bierzo and Ribeira Sacra. Since it is similar to Chardonnay because of its round texture and fuller body, Godello makes a great value alternative to expensive California Chard and still offers comparable weight and texture. The Godello grape almost went extinct in the mid-20th century. It was not until a small group of researchers and producers revived plantings and illustrated the rich character that could be achieved with meticulous viticultural practices. 2014 Terra do Castelo Godello, Ribeira, Galicia, Spain ($14.99): Sweet aromas of peach, pear, and melon give way to a round mouthfeel with a firm spine of acidity. The pine and floral notes on the long finish add a savory character.

cia on Spain’s Northwest coast bears a stronger resemblance to the rocky cliffs and coastline of Ireland than to the hot and dry wine regions that Spain is famous for. The green hillsides of Galicia are sprinkled with castles, vineyards and lovely manor houses making for picturesque views. The distinct maritime influence along with a temperate climate and rocky granitic soils yield crisp, high-acid wines with notes of tropical fruits and delicate white flowers. The mineral-driven expressions of Albariño, certainty showoff the beautiful place in which they’re grown. Some even feature a salty, briny character that tastes like the sea. There are more female winemakers here than anyplace else in Spain. More than half of the winemakers in Rías Baixas are women. Hundreds of years ago, the men were off at sea fishing for months at a time and the women stayed home to tend to the land, care for the children, and of course, grow grapes and make wine. Today, the matriarchy continues with a rich tradition of female winemakers.

ier texture, and nutty flavors of toasted almonds. Rueda is the key region for Verdejo plantings and is located in the Castilla y Leon region of northern Spain. The continental climate with hot summers and cold winters allows the wines to develop beautifully tart acidity.

2015 Altos de Cristimil Albariño White Label, Rías Baixas, Galicia, Spain ($19.99): A bright and crisp expression of Albariño with a lovely creamy mouthfeel, beautiful bursts of citrus fruit, honeysuckle, lemon, apple, and pear. The long and luxurious finish will keep you coming back to the glass for more.

2016 Motivo Verdejo Rueda, Castilla y Leon, Spain ($12.99): Crisp, stony, light, and refreshing. Dry on the palate with bursts of lime, Meyer lemon, and herbs.

2016 Vinabade Albariño, Rías Baixas, Galicia, Spain ($14.99): A light straw color with delightful aromas of citrus blossom and apple. White nectarine and honeydew on the palate along with zesty, crisp acidity.

Verdejo 2015 Bodega de Abad Sierra Iberica Godello, Bierzo, Castilla y León, Spain ($19.99): Notes of honeysuckle and delicate white flowers on the nose. Bright, crisp acidity followed by honeyed citrus, lemon, and impressive minerality, make this a lovely and refreshing little wine.

Albariño Known as “Green Spain” for it’s lush landscape, Rías Baixas (pronounced ree-ahs-buy-shuss) in Gali-

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A medium-bodied white wine that almost only grows in Spain, Verdejo is a wonderful alternative to Sauvignon Blanc or Pinot Grigio,wines that we enjoy all summer long. Verdejo shows off flavors and aromas of citrus fruits like lemon, lime, and grapefruit. It also displays lovely stone fruits, along with white pepper spice and herbal notes of cilantro and green fennel fronds. Best of all, Verdejo has the ability to improve in the bottle over several years. After about two years of bottle aging, it takes on a fuller mouthfeel, cream-

2015 Mania Verdejo-Viura, Rueda, Castilla y Leon, Spain ($11.99): This fresh and fruity blend shows aromas of apricot, white peach, and hints of fresh fennel. Beautifully herbaceous from the Verdejo with notes of ripe pear coming from the Viura grape.

What do you pair with these bright, refreshing, and tart Spanish whites? Seafood is an obvious match. Try meatier choices like lobster, shrimp, and scallops with Godello as the wines weightier texture is the perfect complement. Lighter flaky white fish and raw oysters are ideal with Albariño, along with salads, vegetables, and delicate chicken dishes. Verdejo works both as a stand alone evening aperitif and with crunchy vegetables and salads. Verdejos energetic acidity acts just like squeezing a wedge of lime onto your dish, so Mexican food pairs great as well. There are many more refreshing Spanish whites to enjoy this month, so stop by your local liquor store to explore them all including, white Rioja, aromatic blends, rosatos, and more! Visit Elyse at Schneider’s of Capitol Hill to discover wines you love. u

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Artist Portrait: Rick Bach

Behind the raw energy of it all is complete control. In his mid-twenties, Rick went to the Art Institute of Pittsburgh. The classes expanded his knowledge but didn’t detour his vision – the need to communicate with the world through any means available. Today, he does everything including album covers and logos. He paints on aluminum plates and uses acrylics on paper. His architectural metal work includes furniture and light fixtures for bars. Maybe the most imposing and playful works are his huge enameled steel sculptures. They can stand 10 to 15 feet high and weigh close to a half-ton. Not only that, Rick does murals. Check out Honeysuckle at 19th and M streets NW. You’re met at the door with a melange of painted metal cutouts – faces and dancing humanlike forms. They escort you down to the restaurant. The enigmatic skull-forms that float in the ceiling somehow become welcoming … cozy. Yeah, it’s funky … sophisticated funk. Only the compulsions, complexities, and compassions of an explosive, deep, caring artist can bring you these mysteriously seductive forms and patterns. Rick Bach has had one-man shows, significant awards, and many commissions. You can see his work at www.rickbach.com. Coming next April, he will have an inside/outside show at Studio A in Georgetown.

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“Honeysuckle,” (detail) enamel on aluminum, 32’x12’, by Rick Bach. Photo: Drew Kennedy

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rt explodes from Rick Bach like solar flares, seemingly at the speed of light. It started at birth. In Pittsburgh. His father owned an auto body shop and Rick was spray painting on metal when other kids were using Crayons. He had his own air-brushing business by sixth grade. “It’s where I really learned to draw.” Art was not only a passion, but a visual platform for ideas and observations. It was about energy. Rick’s work has an unmistakable look – the human and almost human forms are looking back at you … with questions? ... comments? ... accusations? Maybe all of that; it’s up to you to figure it out. Curiously, that challenge can make you unaware of the rich patterns, colors, and contrasts that are so much a part of the puzzle.

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There are any number of ways and reasons to make art. It can be prim and decorative. It can soar with dramatic flourish. Some art is emotionally confrontational. Some painters excite with color that surprises and delights. Art can be any of that without a distinct subject. We call it “abstract.” Some art is fiercely personal. Powerful. It comes from the inside. You can find many such individuals throughout the history of art, but more modern examples are Vincent van Gogh or Paul Gauguin, Frida Kahlo and local painter Matt Sesow. Rick Bach is one of those people. There is no ready-made category for Rick. He’s explosive. So is his art. It invades your awareness, your sensibilities. It screams, “I’m here, baby. I’ve got something that needs saying. Now pay attention.” And you do. But here’s the thing. It’s not threatening. It welcomes inquiry, even questions. And whatever form it takes … human, horse, dog, monkey … it’s alive, it thinks, but it’s not thinking what you think it’s thinking. That’s what brings you to a stop. Even if words are written on the work, it’s not clear what they mean. These are not just forms – pictures of weird things – they are platforms for ideas, runways, places from which to take off and fly

Artists’ talk: Sun., Aug. 20, 5:30-7:00 p.m. Fierce Sonia and Ric Garcia celebrate “superheroes, princesses, damsels in distress and empowered queens, all portrayed in contemporary and re-imagined ways.” Fierce Sonia loves legends and folk tales with universal appeal, but she especially champions female superheroes. She works primarily in a series. It could be queens or mermaids, or maybe childhood memories. www.fiercesonia@aol.com Ric Garcia sees his use of images as a meditation on identity. He says, “I infuse my art with references to various myths, focusing on hero worship, literary works, Latino and gender cultures, creating images about Americana filtered by my bi-cultural experience.” www.ricgarcia121@gmail.com The show is juried by Jack Rasmussen, director and curator of the American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center. He will speak at the opening and moderate the artists’ talk. www.foundrygallery.org

“Bigboi” (detail, Mad Mex) enamel on aluminum, 72”x96,” by Rick Bach. Photo: Adam Milliron

to another level. Some tell stories. Some are stories. Rick works out of a chaotic studio in a warehouse on Capitol Hill, where he spray paints on metals, brushes acrylic on paper, or paints on wood, adding gunpowder to burn the images for raw power. Whatever he uses, it’s going to be a fiercely personal statement.

This Month in Local Galleries “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

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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 Summer Exhibition Capitol Hill Art League 545 Seventh St. SE – Aug. 15 The Capitol Hill Art League’s summer exhibition presents selected works by local CHAL members. Also, solo shows will run to Aug. 15 in the CHAW Gallery. www.chaw.org Foundry Gallery 2118 Eighth St. NW Aug. 2-27 Opening reception: Sat., Aug. 5, 5:00-8:00 p.m.

"Goodhead,” steel, 70”x60," by Rick Bach. Photo: Adam Milliron

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LITERARY HILL

A Compendium of Readers, Writers, Books, & Events

making a difference. Reforestation, revising farming techniques, building climate-resistant communities, and waste water recycling are all helping to arrest or slow the degradation of the environment that contributes to the refugee burden. The 2015 Paris climate accord, signed by 188 nations who promised to work toward curbing global warming, was also encouraging— John Wennersten and Denise except, of course, that the Robbins display a pre-copy of their US, one of the world’s new book at the 2017 Literary Hill largest consumers of fossil BookFest. Photo by Bruce Guthrie fuel, has now withdrawn from the deal. Wading Into the Fray Even if efforts to stem the effects of climate Once a land is gone, what becomes of its nationchange succeed, however, it is only part of the soality? How can a citizenry exist without a counlution. We need global long-term planning to deal try? And what are we going to do with the millions with the refugees themselves. “Millions of people of people expected to flee adverse environmental are on the move,” the authors write, “and no effecconditions in the coming decades? tive global institutions exist to deal with the probAccording to John R. Wennersten and Denise lem.” Only limited efforts have been undertaken Robbins, authors of “Rising Tides: Climate Refuto improve the underlying economic and politigees in the Twenty-First Century,” these questions cal conditions that contribute to the plight of cliare no longer theoretical. The world can’t afford to mate refugees and, of more pressing concern, little wait, they say, while environmental disasters creaction has been taken to assimilate migrant popate “a new human tsunami.” By 2020, an estimatulations. In “Rising Tides,” the authors sound the ed 25 to 50 million people will be forced to leave alarm, not only on behalf of millions of displaced their homes. Many will be unable to return, resultsouls, but also because, as they note, “Every one ing in significant upheaval, resettlement expense, of us is or could be a migrant.” and religious and cultural challenges. John Wennersten has written nine books Wennersten and Robbins present overwhelmabout environmental issues, including “The Oysing scientific evidence that these disasters are ter Wars of Chesapeake Bay,” “Anacostia: The linked to climate change (as if anyone other than Death and Birth of An American River,” and, more the president needed convincing). They cast their recently, “Global Thirst: Water and Society in the net globally, discussing the rising sea levels threat21st Century.” Denise Robbins is an environmenening the coastal towns of Alaska and Louisiana, tal affairs journalist at Media Matters in DC and the droughts and unstable weather patterns in Latwrites regularly on global environmental change in America, the desertification and rising temperand related refugee issues. atures in Africa and the Middle East, and the water shortages in Asia. The statistics are dire and Problem Solving by the Numbers unavoidable, with loss of livable land fueling hunWould you be able to measure the length of a socger-driven civil unrest and making already vulnercer field using only a tape measure and a hula hoop? able populations prey to violent conflict. How about determining the height of a tall tree usSo what to do? The authors point to a numing a yardstick and a ball of string? (No fair climbber of environmental initiatives that are already

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by Karen Lyon ing the tree!) In “One Minute Mysteries: Short Mysteries You Solve with Math!,” the father-daughter team of Eric and Nat alie Yoder explains how to solve these and other problems using simple math and logic. “Math is the kind of thing that you think you’re never going to use,” writes Natalie, “but that’s not Hill publisher Science, true.” Need to Naturally! brings math double a recidown to earth with real-life pe for pancakes mysteries for kids to solve. and all you’ve got is a ¾-cup measuring cup? Want to make sure the tank you’re buying is big enough for your pet iguana? As the Yoders show, these and other reallife situations that can easily be solved with a judicious application of numerical know-how. “Short Mysteries You Solve with Math!” is the second in the One Minute Mysteries series from Capitol Hill publisher Science, Naturally! Both the new book and its companion volume, “Short Mysteries You Solve with Science!,” are bilingual, with each mystery and solution featuring a Spanish translation on its opposite page. Lively illustrations and kid-friendly stories make this book for children 10 to 14 an appealing and enjoyable way to learn. But wait, there’s still more! Through August 15, if you buy two of Science, Naturally!’s award-winning science and math books, you’ll get a third one free. Go to www.sciencenaturally.com and enter the code ROCKET at checkout.

The Lyon’s Share As I’m sure most of you know by now, the Hill Rag lost a promising young reporter two years ago when

match the kid with the right book, you can change them.” According to her parents, Charnice’s greatest love was books. In that same interview with the Post, her mother, Francine Milton, recalled her daughter “reading 99 books in a single summer in elementary school [and] reading Shakespeare in middle school.” Her father, Ken McClenton, noted that she was frequently bullied and found refuge in books and libraries. “I see this bookstore as mere justice, not just social justice,” he said. “Even in death, Charnice was not a victim—she was a conqueror.” To learn how you can help, go to #WeLuvBooks Charnice Milton Community Bookstore.

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Charnice Milton was gunned down at a bus stop on her way home from covering a Capitol Hill ANC meeting. The callous thugs who took her life have still not been caught. While no good can ever come of such ugly and senseless violence, it is at least heartening to know that our colleague will soon have a fitting legacy. On what would have been her 30th birthday in June, a group of authors and literary activists led by Kymone Freeman, co-founder of We Act Radio, met to discuss the founding of the Charnice Milton Community Bookstore. Housed in the basement of the radio station’s studios, it will be the only bookstore east of the Anacostia River, an underserved area that has the highest illiteracy rate in the city. Freeman is currently collecting donated books and hopes to raise $180,000 for the renovation. “Books are the most transformative thing,” he recently told the Washington Post. “If you can

East City Bookshop hosts Book Club in Brief: Essays on Rights and Resistance, with a discussion of “Black and Blue and Blond” by Thomas Chatterton Williams (from “The Best American Essays,” 2016), Aug. 1, 6:30pm; the ECB Fiction Book Club, which continues its theme of Summer Staycation with a discussion of local author Edward P. Jones’s “Lost in the City,” Aug. 7, 6:30pm; and the launch of a new book of poetry, “Crumb-sized,” by Marlena Chertock, Aug. 23, 6:30pm. For a complete listing of ECB events in August, visit www.eastcitybookshop.com. Smithsonian Associates presents “Bootleggers, Bathtubs, and Speakeasies: Tales from Prohibition,” with author Garrett Peck, Aug. 1, 6:45pm, and “Adrenaline Rush: How to Write Suspense Fiction,” with award-winning author John Gilstrap, Aug 5, 9:30am-4pm. www. smithsonianassociates.org. u

A new bookstore honoring slain Capital Community News reporter Charnice Milton is planned for Southeast DC, where she grew up.

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Today the lights were off – a gain, 3 days, 2 nights I sob; And yes! I have applied for work, but still await a job. Without the means to pay the bill, I’m at our Maker’s will; ’though not too proud to ask for help, I am afraid to steal. Yet in this darkness - I see Light, because our savior rose; I won’t complain because he said that God already knows. Almighty rescues, with great deeds, all from his awesome hand; for anyone who trusts in Truth, hoping that God can. So do not fear, just pray and wait, for God’s amazing face; To shine relief, restoring life as Love – redeeming Grace!

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indy Lindsey-McMickens has been a Hill resident all her life. While her writing has mostly been for the Federal and DC governments, she is in the process of publishing a book of poems. Two photos accompany her poem below: one was taken from the inside of her house when the lights were disconnected because she was unemployed and couldn’t pay her electric bill. She notes that the view looks like a tent with an inset cross, showing that “even during the hard times, God is there, providing light.” The other photo shows her favorite hat, which she hopes will remind all who read her poems that “many of life’s problems are won by how we first view them in our head and mind.”

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Keep It Moving Exercising Over 65

he American College of Sports Medicine has ranked DC one of the fittest cities in the nation. But this year, after holding the title for three years, DC was edged out of first place by Minneapolis. The ranking takes into account rates of smoking and cardiovascular disease deaths, consumption of fruits and vegetables, per capita expenditures for parks, and reported physical activities. Our score isn’t because of the influx of summer interns who hit the gyms, pools, and softball fields. It is actually the number of residents, many over age 50, who use parks, trails, and year-round exercise opportunities that secured our win. For one thing, Mayor Muriel Bowser eliminated the fees at the city’s Department of Recreation centers, and that has opened the gyms and equipment to more residents. The Office of Aging has opened wellness centers in each ward that offer an array of services to help residents over 65

achieve improved health and meet the physical activity guidelines set out for their age group by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). According to the CDC, if you are over 65 and are generally fit, you should be spending two and a half hours a week on moderate-intense aerobic activity and two days a week working on activities that are muscle-strengthening. Yoga, gardening, lifting weights, or using resistance bands are considered musclestrengthening activities. A brisk walk or any activity that makes you breathe harder and your heart beat faster are counted as aerobic. Luckily for older DC residents, there are so many different ways to get in that exercise. The real difficulty is narrowing down the choices. There are free yoga classes at the local libraries and some churches; free indoor pools at the William H. Rumsey Aquatic Center next door to Eastern Market and at the Therapeutic Aquatic Center, 3030 G St. SE; and weight and fitness rooms at recreation centers like the Sherwood Recreation Center near H Street NE. Lacing up a pair of running shoes and taking a brisk walk around the park will also do. For some, joining a gym like the Sports and Health Club, formerly Results gym, provides activities to participate in under the It takes about two and half hours to complete the holes at supervision of certified the East Potomac Golf Course, which meets the CDC’s senior trainers and instructors. exercising requirement. There are many differ-

Written and photographed by Rindy O’Brien

Pat Taylor, Paul Cromwell, Judy Zipper, and Kathy Smith set out on a new round of petanque.

Petanque players confer on which boule wins the point.

ent combinations of memberships that can make it affordable to join as a retiree. Despite the many facilities available, it is easy to put off physical activity as you age. Finding an activity that is fun and gets you out in the com-

munity not only is physically good for you, but there are also the benefits of making friends and socializing. Having company certainly makes exercising feel less like an onerous task. If you enjoy being on a softball team, basketball team, even hockey team, there are

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watched, only a few times did a tape measure have to be used to determine the winner of a point. The leisurely pace of the game gives players a chance to catch up with one another’s upcoming travels and family and neighborhood news. As was pointed out more than once, the tradition of the game usualWard 8’s Senior Slugger Mike congratulates an ly involves the serving of opponent from the Ward 6 Bombers on his run to liquid refreshments. first base. The softball game is all about friendships, On this Wednesday some decades old. afternoon, Paul Cromwell was leading the local leagues that accommodate oldCapitol Hill Village-sponsored games er players. The East Potomac Tennis by helping get the teams sorted out, Center at Hains Point hosts a seniors’ and relaying the rules to a new player. league that plays on Wednesday and Cromwell says he has been playing for Friday from 12:30 to 2:00 pm. Many decades, having learned the game in retirees look forward to hitting the Africa in 1965. Most of the players own links to play golf that is reasonably their own boule set, which costs about priced and fairly easy to reserve. $30 online, but extra sets are available Since summer is upon us, we feafor those who don’t. Everyone is welture three activities that you might not come to come and play, and Cromhave thought of – petanque, hiking, well says there are usually 4-12 playand slow-pitch softball. ers every week. It is estimated that over 30,000 Petanque Americans play this game. There Every Monday afternoon at 3, yearare 52 registered petanque clubs that round, a group of Hill retirees meets in play for national standing through the Garfield Park, located at South CaroliFederation of Petanque USA, includna Avenue and Fifth Street SE, to play ing a club in Alexandria, the National friendly rounds of a game named petCapitol Club. If you are looking for a anque (pay-TONK). Some describe the game to play outdoors that is fun, sogame as a cross between horseshoes and cial, and maybe gets your competitive Italian bocce ball. It was created to be a juices flowing just a little, check out social activity that all can play, and that the games in Garfield. certainly is the atmosphere among the Garfield Park also has two bocce Capitol Hill players. courts built by a DC bocce ball league In petanque, a participant throws and maintained by bocce clubs. three hollow steel balls, or boules, as close as possible to a small wooden ball, Easy Hiking Club the jack or cohonnet (piglet). It is toThe Potomac Appalachian Trail Club tally fair to try and knock opponents’ (PATC) has been serving the hiking balls away from the jack. After everycommunity since 1927. For a number one has thrown, the ball closest to the of Capitol Hill retirees, the Easy Hikers jack wins a point. The game is played group, managed through the Potomac to 13 points. With three to four playAppalachian Trail Club, is the perfect ers per team, one game can take about way to get outdoors and hike local trails an hour to complete. In the game I

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with other like-minded retirees. Gary Albrecht, former chief of the US Capitol Police, finds the weekly hike a great way to get into nature while enjoying the companionship of friends. His wife Mary Ellen joins him on the hikes, which might be as close as the US National Arboretum or as far away as Senecca Falls in Maryland. “There is not a lot of equipment needed,” says Albrecht. “You need a pair of good hiking boots or sturdy tennis shoes, dress for the weather, a water bottle, and backpack. Using a pair of hiking poles can also be handy.” The new REI store at 201 M St. NE is wellstocked with choices of poles and packs and anything else you might need to get out there. The store also has a great reference area to get topographical maps for local trails, if you are inclined to map out your own day of hiking. The Easy Hiker group brings together many Capitol Hill retirees, both new and seasoned hikers. Each Wednesday, there are two different outings planned, and no advanced reservations are needed. As Albrecht says, “You just show up to the designated parking lot at the designated time, and join the group.” All the information is available on the PATC website, www.patc.org, in the calendar section. Albrecht has been hiking on Wednesdays for 17 years and says the group averages about five miles a hike, which takes about three hours. They often pack a lunch and eat it on the trail or together after the hike is over. Over the years, he has observed a rare lady slipper’s orchid and amazing hawks and eagles. A former Boy Scout, Albrecht says being out in nature has always been a part of his life. The Easy Hiker trails are planned to avoid uneven terrain and limit hard pavement, which makes the walk a little easier on the joints. In addition to the Easy Hikers Wednesday outings, PATC has many hikes and opportunities to volunteer for trail maintenance projects and become part of the Appalachian Trail network.

Play Ball! The DC Department of Recreation sponsors senior softball leagues that begin in May and end with the DC Senior’s Citywide Tournament on July 14-28. Currently, in the Senior Citizen Slow Pitch League, the Ward 5 Showtime team is ahead in the standings with five wins and no losses. Some teams have had rainouts and are moving to catch up on their games. Some teams are coed, with women playing a variety of positions, and women often are designated runners for players no longer able to make it around the bases. But don’t let that fool you, the Ward 8 Sluggers and Ward 6 Bombers, playing on a June morning at the Ridge Road field, were hitting the ball out of the park. Games usually are played at Deanwood Recreation Center or Ridge Road. Players go by their first name. As Mike from the Sluggers told me, “We enjoy playing the game, but even more we enjoy the chance to catch up with old friends. There are some of us on the team who have known each other since middle school.” The joy, laughter, and sportsmanship that teams display make you remember what sports should be all about. It’s a great way to get two hours of exercise into your week. Local residents bring lawn chairs and lunch to cheer their neighbors on. The schedule can be accessed by going to the Department of Recreation website – https:// dpr.dc.gov/service/adult-softball. Summer is just about the best time to get out and find your game. Try something new or connect with an old love. Who knows? Maybe you will be in an age group where finally you can be the number-one player.

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r. Natalie Boulware has a special gift. She can take a person’s birthdate and, using mathematics, discern unique and positive characteristics of her client which can help that person begin to answer the ‘why’ questions of life. Dr. Boulware practices numerology, the study of a number’s symbolism. The practice is used to determine an individual’s personality, talents, strengths, inner needs, obstacles, ways of dealing with others and emotional interactions. “Often the places we feel stuck in our lives manifest in our relationships, our mental health and eventually in the physical body,” explained Dr. Boulware. “Numerology looks at the impact emotions have on physical disease. Then once person gets clarity about their life purpose and the gifts they offer, they can get a new perspective on life’s challenges and hopefully work through them.” Dr. Boulware, a naturopathic doctor, took a course in numerology while studying in Arizona. “I wanted to study it because the link between negative emotional experiences and physical disease is often left unexplained and untreated.” Her own readings helped her to better understand why she was the way she was as a child. “I was called a mature, serious kid growing up. That bothered me.” Through her numerology sessions, Natalie discovered the personality characteristics she didn’t understand were those that defined who she is today.

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by Pattie Cinelli It is a metaphysical science similar to astrology. Numerology deals with the influence of numbers on objects and people while astrology deals with the influence of the planets, the sun and the moon. Numerology doesn’t reWhat is Numerology? quire belief or faith because Numerology is a system its results are determined of mathematical calculamathematically. How these tions to determine tendenresults apply depend on an cies and likelihoods. Some individual’s circumstances systems use both the birth and a person’s own self-dedate and birth name but the termination. Sanskrit system Dr. BoulThis practice is used ware uses taught to her by to help determine an indiher Sikh master is based on vidual’s personality, talents, birth date. strengths, inner needs, obThe roots of numerstacles, ways of dealing with Dr. Natalie Boulware-Scott. Naturopathic ology date back thousands others and emotional interPhysician and Numerologist, Lavender of years with variations actions. Whether you use Retreat Wellness Club. of it found in most culnumerology in your own life tures throughout history. Many mathematicians to confirm talents, explore and take advantage of throughout time have studied it. In fact, Pythagopportunities or simply use it to help determine oras, the father of geometry, who formed many the next step, it is a useful tool for helping to unbasic theorems forming the foundations of modderstand yourself. ern math, has been credited for formally organizWhat are the benefits? ing numerology in ancient Greece about 2600 Numerology can benefit anyone and everyone says years ago. “The maturity and sense of responsibility I had as a child enhances my skills as teacher, guide and a doctor today. Numerology gave me a core understanding of who I was then and who I am now.”

Meet your Health & Fitness Goals! LEARN HOW TO MOVE AND FUNCTION YOUR BEST IN YOUR EVERYDAY LIFE Dr. Boulware. “At Lavender Retreat we invite our clients to adopt a wellness lifestyle. Although many people have heard of the concept of mindbody medicine, not many have actually felt or benefited from it,” she explained. “When coupled with body therapy like Reiki or Reflexology, our clients not only feel relaxed but also can begin to release the negative impacts of heavy emotions like disappointment, despair and shame. As this process evolves clients can fell more energetic, flexible and resilient – the hallmarks of healthy aging.” Numerology can help a teenager who might be working to understand how to fit in. It can help them better understand who they are and what makes them unique. For an adult, numerology can provide a roadmap to navigate through life. It can also be beneficial for older adults to help them gain a new perspective on challenges faced as they age. I had my first numerology session with Dr. Boulware last month. I was curious. My desire for myself, my students, my clients and my readers is for all of us to live our best lives possible. What that means to me is that no matter what age, what physical distinctions, personal history or current situation we all can be pain free, flexible and strong in mind, body and spirit and free to do whatever we want that will make us happy. I had no expectations of what my session would reap but I was open to experiencing any path that can give me more information about myself. Dr. Boulware invited me to write down two or three ideas of what I wanted to learn from the session. She also encouraged me to take notes as she explained what she found from my numbers. During the ‘discovery’ session at Lavender Retreat I learned that

a characteristic of my personality since I was a child – my booming voice – that often elicited a negative reaction from people over the years, is actually a gift that has helped define my presence in the world. Another personality ‘flaw’ – my compulsion to tell the truth – is also a gift that is a reason why I do what I do today. Through numerology I am looking at the ‘gifts’ I have and focusing how to use them to unlock more positivity in my life and in the lives of those with whom I come into contact. Dr. Boulware suggests the second numerology session or ‘followup’ occur a month to several months after the first. “Clients need time to digest what they discovered and work with what they learned. They come back with questions, they can ask for clarification or more direction.” What Dr. Boulware revealed to me during our session became clearer during the weeks following the meeting. It’s exciting to me figuring out ways each day to apply what I learned. I look forward to our follow-up session. Numerology is a useful tool for anyone seeking to experience more happiness or simply a better understanding about who they are and how they can live their life at their best. For more information on numerology contact Dr. Natalie Boulware at Lavender Retreat: 202-450-2329.

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ealthy white teeth may look great on your dog or cat, but good dental health is also essential for overall quality of life and body health. Good oral hygiene will help to prevent periodontal disease and associated systemic illness such as infection, chronic pain, behavior changes, difficulty eating, and even long-term microscopic changes to organs such as the heart and liver. Eyes may be the window to the soul, but teeth are the portal to many organ systems.

How Dental Disease Develops Periodontal disease is an infection of the tissue surrounding the teeth, and it takes hold in progressive stages. It starts as a bacterial film on the teeth called plaque. Initially, plaque is soft, and brushing or chewing hard food and toys regularly can dislodge it. When the bacteria die they can be hardened by the calcium and other chemical components in saliva. This forms a durable, rough substance called tartar (or calculus), whose surface is ideal for allowing more plaque to accumulate. If left to spread, plaque and tartar can lead to gingivitis, an inflammation of the gums, causing them to become red and swollen and to bleed easily. As calculus develops below the gum line, professional cleaning will be needed to help manage it. If the plaque and tartar buildup continues unchecked, infection can form around the root of the tooth. In the final stages of periodontal disease, the tissues surrounding the tooth are destroyed, the bony socket holding in the tooth erodes, and the tooth becomes loose. This can be a very painful process for your four-legged friend, but it can be averted with proper dental care.

Dental Examinations We at District Vet follow the recommendations of the American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA) in evaluating puppies and kittens for problems related to deciduous (baby) teeth, missing teeth, extra teeth, swelling, and oral development. As pets age, we examine them for developmental anomalies, accumulation of plaque and tartar, periodontal disease, and oral tumors. We

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can perform a basic oral examination while pets are awake, but anesthesia is required for a more complete examination, including below the gum line, where tartar buildup is often the most severe. Veterinary guidelines recommend regular examinations and dental cleanings under general anesthesia for all adult dogs and cats. These may begin as early as two years of age, depending upon the condition of the pet’s oral health, although more emergent dental conditions, such as retained deciduous teeth, may require attention at an even earlier age.

Dental Prophylaxis – Professional Teeth Cleaning Dental cleanings may be recommended yearly or as needed for dogs and cats, depending on lifestyle, genetics, and any specific issues that may need to be addressed. Pre-Anesthetic Exam. We perform a brief oral exam, as allowed by the patient, to notate any visible dental abnormalities that may need to be addressed while under anesthesia. At this time, we draw blood to assess blood cell counts and organ function in order to minimize anesthetic risk and to develop an individualized anesthetic plan. Anesthetic Monitoring. When the pet is under anesthesia, its vital signs are monitored and recorded by a licensed veterinary technician. These physiological parameters include heart rate, pulse strength and rhythm, oxygen saturation, respiratory rate and quality, mucous membrane color and capillary refill time, temperature, blood pressure, and ECG. This helps ensure your pet’s safety while under anesthesia. Dental Radiographs. X-rays of teeth are necessary to fully evaluate your pet’s oral health, as

they provide a view of the tooth’s composition and the bone structure surrounding it. The veterinary team can detect abnormalities that cannot be found through physical examination alone. X-rays can confirm the need for tooth extraction or additional therapies, such as antibiotics, when teeth are loose or badly infected. Scaling and Polishing. Using instruments much like those of human dentists, we remove plaque and calculus. Polishing with a special paste smooths out scratches to the tooth enamel.

Your Role in Your Pet’s Oral Health Equally important to annual dental exams by the veterinarian is at-home dental care, including brushing your pet’s teeth every day if possible. The AAHA recommends a technique for both younger and older animals, although it’s easiest to start brushing when your pet is young. To introduce a pet to the idea of dental care, start slowly and gradually. The idea is to make it a positive experience, not something your pet will want to avoid! Dip a finger into beef bouillon or canned tuna juice and gently rub along the gums and teeth. The most important area to focus on is the gum line (the crevice where the gums meet the teeth), where bacteria and food mix to form plaque. Focusing on the gum line, start at the front of the mouth, then move to the back upper and lower teeth and gum areas. This can be most easily accomplished by giving your pet a bit of a hug from behind. Once your pet is okay with a little bit of touching, gradually introduce gauze over your finger and rub the teeth and gums in a circular fashion. When your pet becomes comfortable with the gauze, try brushing with a toothbrush specially designed for pets. The bristles should be held at a 45-degree angle to the tooth surface and moved in an oval motion. Gradually add pet toothpaste, but never use human toothpaste or baking soda, as both will upset your pet’s stomach and potentially cause toxicity. Pet toothpaste is designed to be swallowed, so you do not need to rinse your pet’s mouth after brushing. If your pet does not accept the toothbrush, stay with the gauze pad.

Gentle Adjustments Aid Eczema A young man without back pain issues recently consulted our office with a rather serious eczema condition. It covered his arms and left ribs. Focus on the outer surfaces of the teeth that you can see. Attempting to brush the inner surfaces may result in injury and is best done when your pet is under anesthesia for a dental procedure. Pet treats formulated for dental care are becoming more popular. While they are not a suitable substitute for regular brushing, they may help supplement your dental home care routine. When shopping for dental treats, always look for the Veterinary Oral Health Council Seal of Acceptance. These products have been studied by veterinary dental specialists and are proven to slow the accumulation of plaque and tartar. Always be aware of possible signs of dental disease or conditions that may need to be addressed by the veterinarian. If you notice any of the following, please contact us: • Bad breath • Bleeding or red, inflamed gums • Loose or missing teeth • Dropping of food • Sensitivity, pawing in mouth area • Mood or personality changes • Decreased appetite and/or weight loss • Swelling or lumps on or near the mouth, or under the eye For more information about dental care, visit the websites of the American Veterinary Dental College (www.avdc.org) and the American Animal Hospital Association (www.healthypet. com) or give us a ring. Hill resident Dan Teich, DVM, practices at District Veterinary Hospital, 3748 10th St. NE, www.districtvet.com. u

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UPon the Roof DC’s Newest Agricultural Frontier

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C rooftops are busy places. A flyover of the District shows a growing mosaic of rooftop terraces, solar panels, green roofs – and increasingly, retail space. Niraj Ray, CEO of Cultivate the City (CtC) (www.cultivatethecity. com), is just one DC entrepreneur who’s taking advantage of rooftops to run a green business, create jobs, and grow food. I met Ray at H Street Farms, on the roof of the W.S. Jenks & Son hardware store on Bladensburg Road, on a sunny May morning. Ray loves his work, and his enthusiasm for it is obvious. “We lease this space from Jenks,” he explained, “and sell plants and supplies to their customers. We’re not Home Depot or Lowe’s. We specialize in plants – mostly food – that will grow well in smaller spaces. We offer a variety of vertical growing options, some of which recycle their own water. We even sell structures that allow you to harvest lettuce, greens, and herbs off of a wall. We also sell plants that are native to this area. If you’re looking for serviceberry plants (Amelanchier spp.), we’ve got them!” But how did CtC even come about? Ray’s Indian grandmother was known for her green thumb, but Ray, growing up in Queens, N.Y., never had a garden. After attending Ohio State as an undergrad, he pursued his master’s degree at Bethune-Cookman University in Daytona Beach, Fla. “I really didn’t like the food options that were available to me, so I started planting seeds. In Florida, almost anything will grow. Things took off.” Ray wanted to grow strawberries, but he didn’t have much space. He started stacking planters and growing strawberries vertically in “towers” to save

Niraj Ray, CEO of Cultivate the City, shows off some of his vertical growing structures. Photo: C. Plume

Cultivate the City’s H Street Farm on the roof of W.S. Jenks & Son hardware store on Bladensburg Road NE. Photo: C. Plume

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space and water. The strawberries thrived and set berries well beyond the standard fruiting season. Then, when the towers were teeming with berries, Ray got the call: a job offer at the Environmental Protection Agency in DC – the opportunity of a lifetime. “I had to move to DC quickly. I had a garage sale and sold all of my strawberry towers. I made $5,000 in one weekend. That’s when I realized that I had some of my grandmother’s green thumb. I could make money growing good food and teaching others how to do the same.” That was 2012. In 2015, Ray started CtC. He now has three fulltime employees and a handful of seasonal part-time staff and interns. Sustainability is a CtC cornerstone. Much of the water for H Street Farms is harvested from Jenks’s air-conditioning unit. “I harvest up to 400 gallons of pure water daily when this unit is running – which is most of the growing season.” His strawberry towers are made from recycled polystyrene (Styrofoam). “These planters are four to five times denser than regular polystyrene and help protect plants from extreme temperatures, both hot and cold.” Ray also sells attractive planters that are made from recycled plastic bottles. CtC uses shredded coconut husks, rather than peat moss, as a growing medium. “Harvesting peat emits tons of CO2 which contributes to climate change. Coconut husks are more sustainable – and there’s an endless supply.” Even the greenhouses are energy efficient and include off-grid thermostats that automatically open and close ventilation panels according to the inside temperature. Ray’s business model goes far beyond that of a commercial nursery operation that takes advantage of available roof space. CtC also op-

erates a 6,500-square-foot farm on the roof of Nationals Park for chefs at the stadium. And he’s working with schools to establish gardens and community supported agriculture programs (CSAs) that generate income for the schools. By growing food, students learn important life skills that ultimately expand and improve their diet. Student labor lowers the food production and preparation costs, and the CSAs are offered at a fraction of the price of most around town. At J.O. Wilson Elementary, last year, the proceeds from the CSA provided Thanksgiving food boxes for in-need families in the NoMa area. CtC has similar operations up and running at Gallaudet University, Miner and C.W. Harris elementary schools, and IDEA Public Charter School. While most business models are based on expansion, Ray has other ideas. “Cultivate the City is generating jobs for others,” he explained. “We buy most of our materials locally, and we work with other DC farmers to increase the market share for local producers. We’re creating business opportunities through our need for compost, plants, and other products. We want to help spur the need for other sustainable business opportunities.” Who would have thought that a rooftop could literally provide a business platform? 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 Chapter 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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