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! Food Trucks: Culinary Oasis or Public Threat

Wonderstruck: A Magical Garden Filled With Toys

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Bulletin Board by Kathleen Donner

Capitol Beat by Various

A Capitol Hill Fourth Parade by Liz O’Gorek & Nicholas Alberti

DPW Issuing Less Tickets in Ward 6: The Unwritten Rules That Drive Uneven Parking Enforcement by Elizabeth O’Gorek

Food Trucks: Culinary Oasis or Public Threat Vehicle Safety Questioned After July 3rd Fire by Elizabeth O’Gorek

ANC 6A Report by Meghan Markey

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ANC 6C Report by Elizabeth O’Gorek

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Eastern Market Report by Peter J. Waldron

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Wonderstruck: A Magical Garden Filled With Toys by Rindy O’Brien

Dear Garden Problem Lady by Wendy Blair

National Capital Bank goes Solar by Catherine Plume

Changing Hands by Don Denton

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Dining Notes by Celeste McCall

At the Movies by Mike Canning

Art and The City by Jim Magner

Literary Hill by Karen Lyon

Poetic Hill by Karen Lyon

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Meet Six New Ward 6 Principals: Four Arrive at Schools in Process of Modernization by Elizabeth O’Gorek

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Available at Touchstone Gallery. 901 New York Ave NW, Washington DC 20001 202-347-2787, www.touchstonegallery.com From the Artist: If you don’t remember anything else from high school math, you probably remember the Pythagorean Theorem, c2=a2+b2. Pythagoras offered a proof that for a right triangle (one with a right angle), the square of the hypotenuse (the side opposite the right angle) is equal to the sum of the squares of the other two sides. This concept has many practical applications in architecture, construction, navigation and surveying. My long-time yoga instructor, the late Judith Lyon, was a woman of far-reaching and eclectic interests. While we hung interminably in down dog or triangle, she would distract us with rambling discourses on what she had recently learned from Nova about various scientific topics, always relating it to yoga and always concluding, “Yoga explains everything.” If there is such a thing as reincarnation, I am sure that Judith was once a Babylonian.

On display at Touchstone Gallery in August: August 4-31, 2018 JOURNEY TO YUKI’S WORLD Enter the world of Japanese artist Yuki Hiyama. Due to a brain injury at birth, Yuki is able to communicate only through her raw, gestural abstractions. A percentage of the sale proceeds will go to the YUKIEN SCHOOL for children with disabilities in Hiroshima, Japan. Opening Reception: Saturday, August 4, 3-4:30 pm

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1 1 NATIONAL BOOK FESTIVAL

The 18th annual Library of Congress National Book Festival is at the Washington Convention Center on Saturday, Sept. 1. Doors open at 8:30 a.m., with programs beginning at 9 a.m. and running until 7:30 p.m. The festival will feature a diverse lineup of 115 authors--including US Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, historian Doris Kearns Goodwin, acclaimed novelist Amy Tan, former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, US Poet Laureate Tracy K. Smith and two-time Newbery Medal winner Kate DiCamillo. History and biography authors include Kai Bird, Ron Chernow, Steve Coll, Erica Armstrong Dunbar, Stuart E. Eizenstat, David Grann, David Ignatius, Lawrence P. Jackson, Joseph Kanon, Catherine Kerrison, Brian Kilmeade, Patricia O’Toole, Adam Sisman and Lawrence Wright. The exposition ﬂoor on the lower level of the Convention Center will also offer a wide array of fun and exciting activities and programs for festival attendees of all ages. Read more at loc.gov/bookfest. Photo: Courtesy of the Library of Congress National Book Festival

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2 WATER, WIND, AND WAVES: MARINE PAINTINGS FROM THE DUTCH GOLDEN AGE

The Dutch rose to greatness from the riches of the sea. During the seventeenth century they became leaders in marine travel, transport, commerce, and security as their massive cargo carriers and warships traversed oceans and their small vessels and ﬁshing boats navigated inland and coastal waterways. Water, Wind, and Waves: Marine Paintings from the Dutch Golden Age explores the deep, multifaceted relationship the Dutch had with the water, including their gratitude for the sea’s bounty and their fear of its sometimes destructive power. Drawn largely from the Gallery’s own collection, the exhibition features nearly 50 paintings, prints, drawings, rare books, and ship models. From quiet harbor scenes and frozen canals to ﬁerce naval battles pitting Dutch crews against their Spanish foes, the range of images reveals the extraordinary impact the water had on art of the Dutch Golden Age. At the National Gallery of art through Nov. 25. nga.gov. Willem van de Velde the Younger, An English Ship Running onto a Rocky Coast in a Gale, c. 1690 oil on canvas unframed: 24 7/16 x 30 1/2 in.; framed: 31 1/2 x 25 3/4 x 9 5/8 in. Kaufman American Foundation, George M. and Linda H. Kaufmam

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4 3 THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY AT THE KEEGAN

The Bridges of Madison County, a musical based on the best-selling novel, is a sweeping romance about the roads we travel, the doors we open and the bridges we dare to cross. This 2014 Tony Award-winner for Best Score and Orchestrations captures the lyrical expanse of America’s heartland and the yearning entangled in the eternal question “What if…?” The Bridges of Madison County is on stage at The Keegan Theatre, 1742 Church St. NW, from Aug. 4 to Sept. 2. (The Keegan Theatre now offers $11 parking to patrons at Colonial Parking, 1616 P St. NW, the closest garage to the theatre. Visit keegantheatre.com/ contact-or-visit/plan-your-visit.) keegantheatre.com. Actors Susan Derry and Dan Felton. Photo: Rj Pavel

4 SHAKESPEARE THEATRE’S FREE FOR ALL

Free For All returns this summer to Shakespeare Theatre Company, offering two weeks of free performances of the Company’s 2016 production of Romeo & Juliet. Directed by STC Associate Artistic Director Alan Paul, the production will run at Sidney Harman Hall, 610 F St. NW, from Aug. 21 to Sept. 2, providing more than 12,000 people the chance to see the play free of charge. For each performance, a select number of seats are given away to lottery winners. The online lottery opens Monday, Aug. 20. Also, every day at least 200 tickets will be available to the public in a ticket line beginning two hours prior to curtain. Limit is two tickets per person. shakespearetheatre.org. The cast of Shakespeare Theatre Company’s production of Romeo & Juliet, in 2016, directed by Alan Paul. Photo: Scott Suchman

5 PLAY TRIVIA IN DC BARS

The DMV has had a brainy bar game creep up on it. Slowly but surely, local bars are offering a game with prizes, built-in conversation starters and ways to meet people while learning something. Trivia in bars is usually weekly, on Sunday through Thursday evenings. It’s free to play and you may just win free drinks. Here’s a partial listing: Justin’s (Navy Yard), 1025 1st St SE, Tuesdays, 8 p.m.;City Tap House (Dupont), 1250 Connecticut Ave. NW, Sundays, 7:30 p.m.; Hen Quarter, 750 E St. NW, Mondays, 7 p.m.; Boundary Stone, 116 Rhode Island Ave. NW, Tuesdays, 7:30 p.m.; Irish Channel, 500 H St. NW, Wednesdays, 7 p.m.; and Arcuri, 2400 Wisconsin Ave. NW, Thursdays, 8 p.m. Visit triviakings.com and districttrivia.com for more venues. Trivia players at City Tap House (Dupont).Photo: Courtesy of District Trivia

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calendar A U G U S T CALENDAR OUTDOOR MOVIES,MUSIC AND CEREMONY DC Music Rocks Festival at 9:30 Club. Aug. 18, 7 PM. Features local, cross-genre music from hip-hop to funk to hard rock with the bands Kid Brother, Pebble To Pearl, Fellowcraft, Allthebestkids and Black Dog Prowl. $15. 9:30 Club, 815 V ST. NW. dcmusicrocks.com/festival. Focused on originality and genuine lyricism, Kid Brother fuses elements from rock and roll, indie, folk and blues to create a sound that is their own. Photo: Courtesy of Kid Brother

Military Band Concerts at the Capitol. Weeknights in summer at 8. 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. On the west side of the Capitol. aoc.gov. Hill Country Backyard BBQ. Wednesdays to Fridays, 4 to 9 PM; Saturdays, noon to 9 PM; Sundays, noon to 6 PM. Hill Country Backyard Barbecue is back on the National Building Museum’s west lawn. 401 F St. NW. nbm.org. Air Force Band Concerts at the Air Force Memorial. Fridays, 7:30 PM. Air Force Memorial at One

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Air Force Memorial Drive in Arlington, VA. airforcememorial.org. Marine Barracks Evening Parades. Fridays, 8:45 to 10 PM, through Aug. 24. The evening parade is at the Marine Barracks on Eighth Street SE. Reservations suggested. barracks.marines.mil/Parades/Evening-Parade. Jazz in the Garden at the NGA. Fridays through Aug. 24, 5 to 8:30 PM. The free concerts feature locally and nationally acclaimed musicians performing a wide variety of musical genres. National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden is between Seventh and Ninth Streets on Constitution Avenue NW. nga.gov.

Library of Congress Summer Movies on the Lawn. Aug. 9, Superman; Aug. 16, The Wizard of Oz. National Film Registry movies begin at sunset and are shown on the north lawn of the Library’s Thomas Jefferson Building, 10 First St. SE. loc.gov. Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture. Aug. 18, 8 PM. The US Army Band “Pershing’s Own” presents this fun, family-friendly concert. The evening’s music culminates with Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture complete with live cannon fire supplied by the Presidential Salute Battery of the Third Infantry Regiment. Vehicles and pedestrians enter JBM-HH via

Hatfield Gate. Valid photo ID is required for patrons 18 and older. usarmyband.com. Wednesdays at The Wharf. Through Aug. 22; 6 to 8 PM. Wednesdays at The Wharf is a free summer concert series that brings live music to Transit Pier. Aug. 8, Monster Band; Aug. 15, Dixie Power Trio; Aug. 22, 19th Street Band. Transit Pier at The Wharf. wharfdc.com. NoMa Summer Screen. Wednesdays at sunset. Movies subtitled. Dogs on leashes, okay. Aug. 8, Moana; Aug. 15, Thelma & Louise; Aug. 22, Ghostbusters (2016); Aug. 29, Wonder Woman; Sept. 5, rain date.

Movies are at NoMa Junction @ Storey Park, 1005 First St. NE. nomabid.org. American Roots Music Concerts at the Botanic Garden. 5 to 7 PM. Aug. 9, Moonshine Society, blues/rock; Aug. 23, Ruthie & The Wranglers, country. Provided seating is limited and available on a first come, first served basis or bring a blanket or chair. National Garden Amphitheater. usbg.gov. Jazz on Jackson Place Summer Concert. The White House Historical Association holds this concert series in the courtyard of Decatur House on Lafayette Square, from 6:30 to 8:30 PM. The $35 ticket includes live music, hors d’oeuvres, open bar, tours of Decatur House and a raffle. Aug. 9, Drummer Sanah Kadoura. whitehousehistory.org. Yards Park Summer Concerts. Fridays, 7 to 9 PM. Aug. 10, Party Like It’s; Aug. 17, LA Unica; Aug. 24, United States Navy Band Country Current. capitolriverfront.org/yards-park. The Army Band in Lincoln Park. Aug. 11, 7 PM. The 257th Army Band, “The Band of the Nation’s Capital,” is composed of citizen soldier musicians of the DC National Guard. 257armyband.wordpress.com. Sunset Summer Film Series at the MLK Memorial. Aug. 23, at 8 PM, Black Panther. Seating begins at 7 PM. Bring lawn chairs, blankets and food. Alcoholic prohibited. Admission is free; the first 100 people receive a gift. TheMemorialFoundation.org. NSO Labor Day Concert on the West Capital Lawn. Sept. 2, 8 PM. Free. Expect a security check. No Alcohol.

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Alexandria Summer Restaurant Week. Aug. 17 to 26. More than 50 Alexandria restaurants offer a $35 three-course dinner or a $35 dinner for two. More than 25 also offer $15 or $22 per person lunches. Fifteen restaurants offer brunch for $15 or $22 per person. AlexandriaRestaurantWeek.com. Maryland Renaissance Festival. Aug. 25 and 26; Sept. 1, 2, 3, 8 and 9. 1821 Crownsville Rd., Annapolis, MD. rennfest.com.

Capital Dragon Boat Regatta at The Wharf. Aug. 25, 6 AM to 6 PM. Dragon boat racing has been part of the Chinese celebration of Duanwu Jie (The Dragon Boat Festival) for centuries. The Wharf District and Transit Piers. wharfdc.com.

MUSIC Music at Union Stage. Aug. 4, Flashband 70s Showcase; Aug. 6, De Lux: More Disco Songs About Love Tour; Aug. 9, Wild Rivers; Aug. 10, The Reagan Years: The Original 80’s Tribute Band; Aug. 12, Arts ‘N Beats; Aug. 13, Luke James Shaffer; Aug. 16, William Clark Green; Aug. 17, Classic Hip-Hop Night; Aug. 18, Play It Cool!; Aug. 19, Aurelio Voltaire; Aug. 23, Vetiver; Aug. 24, Peter Bradley Adams; Aug. 25, We Have A Dream: A Concert for Equal Justice; Aug. 26, Earth, Wind & Fire Tribute Show; Aug. 29, Liniler e os Caramelows; Aug. 30, Lucki “Days B4 Tour”; Aug. 31, The Last Rewind; Sept. 1, Warbling on the Wharf; Sept. 2, All White Party with The Dynamic Duo & Rare Essense. Union Stage, 740 Water St. SW. unionstage.com.

DPR’s Doggie Day Swim. Sept. 9, noon to 4 PM. At Upshur Pool, 4300 Arkansas Ave. NW; Francis Pool, 25th and N Streets, NW; and Randall Pool, South Capital and I Streets, SW. doggiedayswimdc.splashthat.com Photo: Courtesy of DC Department of Parks and Recreation

Music at Pearl Street Warehouse. Aug. 4, Blair Crimmins and the Hookers; Aug. 8, Matt Schofield; Aug. 10, Swift Technique; Aug. 11, The Mulligan Brothers; Aug. 12, Kevin Maines and The Volts; Aug. 14, Kris Lager Band; Aug. 16, Grass is Dead; Aug. 17, David Olney, Anne McCue; Aug. 18, Steve Riley and The Mamou Playboys; Aug. 21, Slocan Ramblers Fireside Collective; Aug. 23, The Cordovas; Aug. 25, Leticia Van Sant; Aug. 26, Southwest Soul Sessions with Elijah Balbed & Isabelle De Leon; Aug. 31, Dan Tyminski (solo); Sept. 1, The Nighthawks; Sept. 2, The RockA-Sonics and Ray Apollo Allen Band. Pearl Street Warehouse, 33 Pearl St. SW. pearlstreetwarehouse.com. Music at Rock and Roll Hotel. Aug. 4, Latinsound; Aug. 8, Alex Lahey; Aug. 10, Fuzzqueen; Aug. 11, Echoheart; Aug. 15, Nothing, Nowhere; Aug. 16, Bat Fangs & The Love Language; Aug. 17, The Messthetics; Aug. 18, Sparta; Sept. 6, Strung out; Sept. 7, Nothing; Sept. 8, Shopping & No Age. Rock and Roll Hotel, 1353 H St. NE. rockandrollhoteldc.com. Music at City Winery. Aug. 4, Hayes Carll with Travis Linville; Aug. 5, Lori Williams Album Release Show; Aug. 8, The Alarm; Aug. 10; David Broza & Trio Havana; Aug. 12, Algebra Blessett; Aug. 15, Brother Joscephius & The Love Revolution; Aug. 16, Honey Island Swamp Band; Aug. 17, Meliâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;sa Morgan CD Release Concert; Aug. 18, Howie Day with Brian Mackey; Aug. 19, Dame The Torpedoes; Aug. 21, Alejandro Escovedo & Joe Ely; Aug. 22, Shooter Jennings; Aug. 23, Barrence Whitfield &The Savages; Aug. 24, Mountain Heart; Aug. 25, An Evening with Freddie

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Capitol Hill Chamber Music Festival, Aug. 10, Winds of the Renaissance; Aug. 14, Italian Four-Part Canzonas; Aug. 17, The Able Virtuoso; and Aug. 19, Classical Trios. All concerts at 7:30 PM. Suggested donation, $20 or $25; 18 and under, free. St. Mark’s, 3rd and A Streets, SE. chcmf.com. Library of Congress Homegrown Concert Series. Aug. 8, Grupo Rebolú; Sept. 12, 7:30 PM, John McCutcheon. Concerts are in Coolidge Auditorium on the ground floor of the Thomas Jefferson Building, 10 First St. SE. Free. loc.gov.

Snarkitecture’s Fun House at the National Building Museum. Through Sept. 3. Curated by Italy-based Maria Cristina Didero, the heart of the exhibition is presented within a Snarkitecture-designed house—a freestanding structure that recalls and re-imagines the idea of the traditional home. Admission, $13 to $16 (Blue Star discount). National Building Museum, 401 F St. NW. nbm.org. Photo: Noah Kalina

Jackson; Aug. 26, Pedro Capo; Aug. 28, Nikka Costa; Aug. 29, An Evening with Chaise Lounge; Aug. 30, Joanne Shaw Taylor with Simo; Aug. 31, Jeff Bradshaw & Friends; Sept. 2, Terrry Bozzio; Sept. 3, Carolyn Wonderland/Shinyribs. City Winery, 1350 Okie St. NE. citywinery.com/washingtondc. National Shrine Summer Organ Recitals. Sundays through Aug. 26, 6 PM. A free offerings are accepted. All are welcome. There’s plenty of parking on site. National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, 400 Michigan Ave. NE. nationalshrine.com. Music at Mr. Henry’s. Saturday Night Saturday Showcase: Aug. 4, Akua Allrich; Aug. 11, Batida Diferente; Aug. 18, Julia Nixon; Aug. 25, Christopher Lin. Thursday Night Bluegrass: Aug. 9, Only Lonesome; Aug. 16, By & By; Aug. 23, Rock Baker; Aug. 30, Stripmall Ballads. Friday Night Jazz: Aug. 10, The Kevin Cordt Quartet; Aug. 17, Eddie Anderson; Aug. 24, Aaron L. Myers, II; Aug. 31, Re-

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nee Georges. Capitol Hill Jazz Jam on Wednesdays. Shows run from 8 to 11 PM.; doors open at 6 PM; no cover; two items per person minimum. Henry’s Upstairs, 601 Pennsylvania Ave. SE. mrhenrysdc.com. Blue Monday Blues in Southwest. Mondays, 6 to 9 PM. Aug. 6, Carly Harvey Sings the Blues; Aug. 13, Robert Penn Blues Band; Aug. 20, The Nighthawks; Aug. 27, Introducing The Billy Price Band. $5 cover. Children are free under 16. Reasonably priced meals offered. Westminster Presbyterian Church, 400 I St. SWwestminsterdc.org. Church of the Epiphany Weekly Concerts. Tuesdays, 12:10 PM. Aug. 7, Andrea Casarrubios, cello, and Melody Quah, piano; Aug. 14, Chengcheng Yao, piano; Aug. 21, Leonard Sanderman, organ; Aug. 28, John Bullard, classical banjo; Sept. 4, Melissa Dvorak, harp, and Juliana Nickel, flute. 1317 G St. NW. epiphanydc.org.

Jazz Night in Southwest. Every Friday, 6 to 9 PM. Aug. 10, My Foolish Heart (CD Release); Aug. 17, Music of Wayne Shorter; Aug. 24, Celebrating U Street & DC Jazz; Aug. 31, Lavenia Nesmith Swings. $5 cover. Children are free under 16. Reasonably priced meals offered. Westminster Presbyterian Church, 400 I St. SWwestminsterdc.org. Music at The Anthem. Aug. 17, NEEDTOBREATHE; Aug. 25, Beach House; Aug. 28, New Order; Spt. 4, Miguel; Sept. 5, Mac Demarco; Sept. 6 Punch Brothers. The Anthem, 901 Wharf St. SW. theanthemdc.com.

THEATER AND FILM Mosaic’s Fourth Season Single Tickets on Sale Now. Single Tickets for the fourth season are now on sale. To purchase tickets or to learn more about the season line-up, visit mosaictheater.org/season-four or call the Atlas Box Office at 202-399-7993 ext 2. Signature’s Annual Open House. Aug. 5, noon to 8:30 PM. At noon, enjoy free performances every fifteen minutes, special ticket offers, raffles and a grand finale concert. There are concerts, games and crafts all day. Free. Signature Theatre, 4200 Campbell Ave., Shirlington, VA. signature-theatre.org. Dave. Through Aug. 19. Dave tells the story of high school teacher and presidential lookalike Dave Kovic, who is hired by the Secret Service as a stand-in for the Commander-in-Chief. Arena Stage, 1101 Sixth St. SW. arenastage.org.

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Hamilton. Full price tickets are still available at kennedy-center.org. Visit hamiltonmusical.com/lottery to register for the $10 orchestra seat lottery. The Bridges of Madison County. This 2014 Tony Award-winning romance captures love in the lyrical expanse of America’s heartland. Keegan Theatre, 1742 Church St. NW. keegantheatre.com.

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Melancholy Play: A Contemporary Farce. Tilly, a bank teller in a small Midwestern town, is consumed by melancholy. Tilly’s is a bold, sassy, sexy, hopelessly romantic melancholy that recalls the glamour of glossy-eyed European film stars from the 1950s. Source, 1835 14th St. NW. ConstellationTheatre.org. The Bar Between Worlds-A Pop Up Benefit Bash. Aug. 11. Rorschach Theatre creates a one-night-only, pop-up experience inside Union Drinkery, 3216 Georgia Ave. NW. Wander through the cosmos. Relax in the Elysian Fields. Explore the hauntingly-beautiful all-day dark of a Reykjavik winter. Three interactive installations inside each room of the bar correspond with plays in the company’s upcoming season. Tickets are $95; $75 tax-deductible. rorschachtheatre.com In the Closet. Starting Aug. 16. Siegmund Fuchs’ metaphysical comedy follows four men, each living during a different time, as they examine their lives in the place where all gay men begin, in the closet. DCAC, 2438 18th St. NW. dcartscenter.org. Shakespeare Theatre Company FreeFor-All. Aug. 21 to Sept. 2. Free-For-All presents Romeo & Juliet. shakespearetheatre.org. Marie and Rosetta. Starting Aug. 22. With her fierce guitar playing, introducing swing to gospel music, Sister Rosetta Tharpe was a pioneer of mid-20th-century music. She had a huge influence on Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jimi Hendrix and Ray Charles. Atlas Performing Arts Center, 1333 H St. NE. atlasarts.org. Gloria. Sept. 3 to 30. The squabbling editorial assistants at one of New York’s most prestigious magazines are all chasing the same

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Turn Me Loose at Arena. Beginning Sept. 6. This intimate, no-holds-barred drama chronicles Dick Gregory’s rise as the first Black comedian to expose audiences to racial comedy. Arena Stage, 1101 Sixth St. SW. arenastage.org. Image: Charles Chaisson

dream: a starry life of letters and a book deal before they turn 30. Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company, 641 D St. NW. woollymammoth.net. Macbeth. Beginning Sept. 4. Shakespeare’s murderous tragedy is seen anew in Davenant’s Restoration-era adaptation. Folger Shakespeare Theater, 201 East Capitol St. SE. folger.edu. Turn Me Loose. Beginning Sept. 6. This intimate and no-holds-barred drama chronicles Dick Gregory’s rise as the first Black comedian to expose audiences to racial comedy. Arena Stage, 1101 Sixth St. SW. arenastage.org.

ART FOR ART’S SAKE One Year: 1968, An American Odyssey. This exhibition highlights a time of revolutionary change in the United States. During this pivotal year, Americans across disciplines put forth new ways of thinking that overturned the status quo. National Portrait Gallery, Eighth and G streets NW. npg.si.edu. Summer at the Phillips. Free admission for ages 30 and under. Visitors 18 and younger are always free. The Phillips Collection, 1600 21st St. NW. phillipscollection.org.

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Friends of the Northeast Library Book Sale. Aug. 25, 10:30 AM to early afternoon. Proceeds benefit library programs and buys supplies. If you can volunteer to help set up or work the sale, contact Heather at the library at 202-698-0058. Northeast Library, 330 Seventh St. NE. dclibrary.org/northeast.

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

Storytelling: A Workshop in Creative Nonfiction. Aug. 25, 1 to 5 PM. Creative nonfiction is a broad genre of narrative prose that includes personal essays,

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A Marvelous Solution to Pain A longtime practice member of mine with problems of chronic fatigue, sciatica and vericosities in the left leg finally believed me about her scoliosis condition contributing to these conditions by causing a stress response that undermined her body’s handling of all these issues. Now, she is receiving gentle traction in the office for the scoliotic alignment and seeing terrific results. Spine and posture effect brain and nervous system that effects every aspect of health and well being. Gentle chiropractic is the most marvelous solution for pain. For the better health and life experience of you and your family Dr. David Walls-Kaufman Capitol Hill Chiropractic Center 411 East Capitol St., SE | 202.544.6035

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memoir, portraits and profiles, travel writing, long form journalism, literary journalism and more. $99. hillcenterdc.org/event/storytelling-a-workshop-in-creative-nonfiction.

18th Library of Congress National Book Festival. Sept. 1, 8:30 AM (doors open) to 7 PM. at the Washington Convention Center. loc. gov/bookfest.

The Memory Project at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. The Memory Project provides survivors who volunteer at the Museum with a powerful outlet through which to bear witness. These guided writing workshops strengthen the ability of their survivor writers to recount their experiences for their families and for the historical record. Read more at ushmm.org.

Lea Carpenter’s “Red, White, Blue.” Sept. 4, 7 PM. Politics and Prose at The Wharf, 70 District Sq. SW. politics-prose.com.

Form & Function: The Genius of the Book. Dive deep into one of the world’s greatest technologies: the book. Discover a history beyond what’s printed on the page, seen in the structure, craftsmanship and beauty of this often-overlooked marvel. Folger Shakespeare Library, 201 East Capitol St. SE. folger.edu.

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Friends of SE Library Book Sale. Aug. 11, 10 AM to 3 PM. Please note that there is some chance that the August sale will not happen because of volunteers’ vacation schedules. At press time, it is not confirmed. Southeast Neighborhood Library, 403 Seventh St. SE. dclibrary.org/southeast. LOC Hispanic Reading Room Orientation. Aug. 14, 11 AM to noon. Regularly scheduled orientation sessions provide an overview of the Library’s Hispanic Reading Room services and collections. Those attending the tour should obtain a Library of Congress Reader Identification Card prior to the orientation tour. Thomas Jefferson Building, Hispanic Reading Room, 10 First St. SE. loc.gov. One Year: 1968, A Book Discussion Group. Travel back to 1968, a pivotal year in American history, with a discussion of “One Year: 1968, An American Odyssey” and a related book. Presented in partnership with the DC Public Library, “Hard Revolution” by George Pelecanos, Aug. 21, 5:30 PM. National Portrait Gallery, Eighth and F Streets NW. Register at npg.eventbrite.com. npg.si.edu. Melani McAlister’s The Kingdom of God Has No Borders: A Global History of American Evangelicals. Aug. 29, 7 PM. Politics and Prose at The Wharf, 70 District Sq. SW. politics-prose.com.

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John Larison’s “Whiskey When We’re Dry.” Sept. 11, 6:30 PM. East City Book Shop, 645 Pennsylvania Ave. SE. eastcitybookshop.com.

Washington Nationals Baseball. Aug. 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 23, 31. mlb. com/nationals. DC United. Aug. 15, 7:30 p.m., vs. Portland Timbers; Aug. 29, 7:30 p.m., vs. Philadelphia Union. dcunited.com. The Fast & The Fierce 5k. Aug. 25, 8 AM to noon. Begins at Freedom Plaza at 8 AM; ends at 10:30 AM. Post-race event at the National Zoo, 9 AM to noon. Freedom Plaza, 14th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW. nationalzoo.si.edu. Across The Bay 10k Registration Open. Once a year, the Chesapeake Bay Bridge is closed to traffic and open exclusively for runners, joggers and walkers. The 10k, on Nov. 4, is 4.35 miles over water and 186’ in the air. acrossthebay10k.com. Women’s Pick-Up Soccer at Watkins. Mondays, 8:30 to 9:45 PM. This is communityuse time at Watkins and Mondays are the only night of women-only play. Watkins Elementary School, 1830 Constitution Ave. NE. Fort Dupont Ice Arena. Public skating is weekdays through Aug. 17, 6 to 8 PM; Saturdays, 1 to 3 PM; and Sundays, 2:30 to 4:30 PM. Skating is $5 for adults; $4, 12 and under and seniors 60 and over; and $3 for skate rental. Fort Dupont Ice Arena, 3779 Ely Pl. SE. fdia.org.

MARKETS AND SALES Canal Park Farmers Market. Sundays. 28, 9 AM to 1 PM. 200 M St. SE. freshfarm.org.

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H Street NE Farmers Market. Saturdays. 15, 9 AM to 12:30 PM. 800 13th Street NE. freshfarm.org. Farmers Market SW. Saturdays. 17, 9 AM to 1 PM. Now entering its fourth season, the market attracts hundreds of weekly shoppers and also features live music, performances, lawn games, children’s activity and more. 425 M St. SW. diversemarkets.net. (night) Market SW. Fridays, Aug. 10 and 24; 4 to 10 PM. Art, food, flea, live music, beer garden. 425 M St. SW. diversemarkets.net. Eastern Market. Daily except Mondays. Weekdays, 7 AM to 7 PM; Saturdays, 7 AM to 6 PM; Sundays, 9 AM to 5 PM. Flea market and arts and crafts market open weekends, 9 AM to 6 PM. Eastern Market is Washington’s last continually operated “old world” market. 200 and 300 blocks of Seventh Street SE. easternmarket-dc.org. Flea Market at Eastern Market. Sundays, 9:30 AM to 4:30 PM. EasternMarket.net. Fresh Tuesdays at Eastern Market. Tuesdays, 3 to 7 PM. Farmers’ line of fresh produce. Eastern Market, 200 block of Seventh Street SE. easternmarketdc.com. Union Market. Tuesdays to Fridays, 11 AM to 8 PM; weekends, 8 AM to 8 PM. Union Market is an artisanal, curated, food market featuring over 40 local vendors. 1309 Fifth St. NE. unionmarketdc.com. Have an item for the Calendar? Email bulletinboard@hillrag.com. ◆

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BULLETIN BOARD Destination Atlas Eighty years ago, the Atlas debuted on H Street offering a dynamic new destination for art and entertainment. Today, theatre celebrates its rich and honorable past as a landmark destination for performing arts and cultural connection. Join Destination Atlas 2018 on Oct. 4 at 7 p.m. Cocktail attire; valet parking. Reserve tickets at atlasarts.org/destination.

perience necessary. Northeast Library, 330 Seventh St. NE. dclibrary.org/northeast.

Southwest AARP Fall Luncheon The Southwest Waterfront AARP welcomes everyone to their fall luncheon business meeting at River Park Mutual Homes, 1311 Delaware Ave. SW, on Sept. 19, noon to 2 p.m. The keynoter speaker is Councilmember Charles Allen. Lunch is $5.

Wharf Blood Drive There is a blood drive at The Wharf on Aug. 19, 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., at Hyatt House, 725 Wharf St. SW. To sign up, visit RedCrossBlood.org, type in the sponsor code “Hyatt House Wharf ” or call 1-800-RedCross.

Origami for Adults Origami, the ancient art of paper folding originating from Japanese culture and, is popular around the world. On Aug. 22, 2 p.m., join neighbors at Northeast Library for an afternoon of paper-folding fun. Learn how to make basic origami models. No prior ex-

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Cheryl Corson Wins Two Awards Cheryl Corson, noted landscape architect, received the 2018 Media Awards Silver Medal of Achievement for “Book: Technical/Reference,” presented by GWA: The Association for Garden Communicators. She also received the “2018 Merit Award for Communications from the Potomac Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA).” Both awards were for her book, “Sustainable Landscape Maintenance Manual for the Chesapeake Bay Watershed.” The 2018 competition had over 260 entries.

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Mayor Bowser Officially Opens Audi Field On July 9, Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) cut the ribbon opening Audi Field, DC United’s new soccer stadium at Buzzard Point in Ward 6. The 20,000-seat stadium is expected to attract one million visitors per year and spur over $1.6 billion in total economic activity. The first DC United game at Audi Field was on July 14. dcunited.com.

Wednesday Walkups at NMAAHC The National Museum of African American History & Culture has announced Walk-Up Weekdays in September. Individuals may

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ASK NINA! Beginning with the September issue, Nina Tristani of N&M House Detectives (and CHRS Communications Chair), will answer Hill Rag readers’ questions about the history of Capitol Hill buildings and other landmarks.Look for her column near the “Changing Hands” Real Estate section. To propose a topic, visit chrs.org/ask-nina/ CHECK OUR WEBSITE CALENDAR FOR FREE LECTURES AND OTHER EVENTS.

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Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) has recently announced the “1000 Opportunities Initiative,” an effort to connect 1,000 residents in communities disproportionately impacted by unemployment and violence with work experience and training over the next 90 days. This ini- The females in the crowd shouted: My Body, My Choice and the men echoed, Her Body, Her tiative will provide op- Choice! at the July 9th protest on the steps of the portunities for residents US Supreme Court on the night Judge Brett Kavanaugh was nominated. Photo: Karen Cohen to take on various types of jobs through such reMayor Kicks Off sources as the Department of Parks Chancellor Search & Recreation (DPR), Department of Mayor Bowser has kicked off the Transportation (DDOT), the DC Insearch for the chancellor of DC frastructure Academy and the SumPublic Schools. She announced mer Youth Employment Program. chairs of the “Our Schools LeadThe Bowser Administration is seekership Committee” (OSLC). The ing assistance from local businesses committee will be co-chaired by to help with the initiative. For more Dr. Charlene Drew Jarvis, meminformation, visit 1kopportunitiesber of the UDC Board of Trustees dc.com. and former Ward 4 Councilmember; and Dr. Sylvia Mathews BurCapitol Hill Village well, president of American UniverWins AARP Grant sity. Throughout the summer and Capitol Hill Village received AARP fall, the District will lead a series of grant funding for a transportation listening sessions across the city. training program to increase senior These meetings will be an oppormobility and improve the health of tunity to hear from residents about residents. The project will help lowtheir priorities for DCPS. The Exincome older adults utilize technology ecutive Office of the Mayor will then to take advantage of transportation opcompile a list of community prioritions for mobility and access to servicties to inform the chancellor seleces. aarp.org/community challenge.

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Arts Professional Development Series “The Business of the Arts Professional Development Series” are workshops organized by The DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities (DCCAH) that aim to provide arts, humanities and creative professionals with the knowledge and skills to increase their capabilities for successful grant writing, networking, advancing cultural democracy and improving operation sustainability. Negotiation 101 on Aug. 13, 6 p.m., is for artists who want to enhance their negotiation skills. No prior training in negotiation is required. Financial Literacy 101 is on Sept. 17, 5 p.m. Classes are held at the DCCAH, 200 I St. SE. For more information or to request a reasonable accommodation, contact Kali Wasenko at Kali.Wasenko@dc.gov or 202-724-1445 at least five business days prior to the event. Register at dcarts.dc.gov.

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of affordable private and public capital for clean energy projects. Green Banks are institutions that countries employ to finance projects that will create green jobs, expand solar power, lower energy costs, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and meet sustainability goals. Green banks are capitalized with limited public funds and attract private capital investment. They offer loans, leases, credit enhancements and other financing services to close funding gaps for clean energy projects.

Riverkeeper Receives DOEE Grant The Department of Energy and Environment (DOEE) has awarded a grant to Anacostia Riverkeeper to develop a volunteer program to monitor the levels of bacteria including E. coli in the DC’s surface waters. The project will recruit residents to sample water from areas along District waters. Monitoring will take place from May to September and the data will be accessible through an online portal. The monitoring will be a tool for evaluating the impact these significant capital investments may have in reducing bacteria, in addition to providing timely data to recreational users of District waters. For more information, visit doee.dc.gov/service/water-quality-regulations.

PARK(ing) Day 2018 PARK(ing) Day returns to the DC on Sept. 21 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. On this day District residents and businesses build pop-up parks in curbside parking spaces. The idea is to re-think the use of public space by converting metered onstreet parking spaces into temporary parks. Since its inception, the event has spread to cities around

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the world, taking place on the third Friday of September. The deadline to apply for PARK(ing) Day is Aug. 17. Read more at ddot.dc.gov/page/ parking-day-dc-2018.

Keep Cool Use Pepco’s online energy management tool to monitor energy usage. The bill-to-date feature shows current bills at any time during the month. Turn off all unnecessary lighting and devices. Keep thermostats at a constant, comfortable level when at home. Save money by setting the thermostat to 78 degrees. Install a programmable thermostat to automatically adjust the temperature while away or sleeping to save as much as 10 percent off annual electric bills. Ensure that no furniture is blocking ducts or fans. Keep shades, blinds and curtains closed. For those without air conditioning, use ceiling fans or portable fans with the windows partially open to circulate fresh air. For those with air conditioning, fans can be used to evenly distribute cool air. Run appliances that produce heat at night. L earn more by visiting pepco.com/WaysToSave or calling 1-866-353-5798.

Volunteers Needed for AARP Tax-Aide AARP Foundation Tax-Aide is looking to expand its team of volunteers for the upcoming tax season. Tax-Aide offers free in-person preparation and assistance to anyone, especially those 50 and older, who can’t afford a tax preparation service. Volunteers make a difference in their communities by assisting many older, lower-income taxpayers, and their families, who might otherwise miss out on the tax credits and deductions they’ve

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Music on the Hillâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Group Classes Registration is open now. This session consists of eight consecutive 45 minute classes, with a one-time cost of $250. Classes begin the week of Sept. 3, with the Monday Adult Ukulele class starting on September 10. To register, call Music on the Hill at 202-733-3158 or email info@ musiconthehilldc.com., 801 D St NE.

DC Child Support Amnesty in August Attorney General Racine has announced a month-long child support amnesty program in August as part of Child Support Awareness Month. The amnesty program will help parents who have fallen behind on payments get back on track and will halt or postpone enforcement actions related to failure to pay. During August, OAG will also offer free paternity testing, distribute free school supplies, host a career fair for noncustodial parents, and share in-house workforce development resources. OAGâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s services are designed to give parents the tools they need to support their children. For more information, visit cssd.dc.gov. Have an item for the Bulletin Board? Email the information to bulletinboard@hillrag.com. u

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Strollers are parked outside after the grand-opening July 13th of the new Sephora Studio Store (380 Seventh St SE).

SEPHORA OPENS AT EASTERN MARKET by Elizabeth O’Gorek

Susan. This includes makeovers for those desiring a ‘no make-up’ look for interviews as they re-enter the workforce, and tutorials to help transgendered people get confidence in their looks. “Our philosophy is whatever ever makes you feel beautiful is beautiful to us,” she said. Customers in the store Friday morning were jazzed that the storefront had opened in the neighborhood. Miranda lives on the Hill and said that she was pleased she would no longer have to journey to Tyson’s Corner or Georgetown to get the products she likes. “I enjoy a lot of the products,” she said as she perused the Milk Makeup display Friday morning, “but right now this is the one. I love the wider range of colors, and appreciate the all-vegan ingredients. I really find their product to be fun. To me, that’s what make-up is about--fun,” she said. Bianca works on the Hill. “I mainly go to the Waldorf and Metro Center locations,” she said. She said the new Sephora Studio will likely get a lot of her money. “I love make-up,” she adds, surveying the options. Sephora Studio Capitol Hill is open Monday to Friday 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Saturdays 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Sundays from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. u

ncouraged by a group of chanting employees, management cut the ribbon on the new Sephora Studio Store (380 Seventh St SE) just before 10 a.m. the morning of Friday, July 13, admitting a rush of pumped customers into the gleaming interior. The store is a ‘Studio Store’, said Susan, the store director, and is one of only three company-wide. “The idea of the studio concept is to go into neighborhoods,” she said. “They’re servicesbased. The idea is to play and teach.” She said that while many of the managers were transferred from other locations in the company, the employees hired for the store are all from the area, and four live in Capitol Hill. The store has a smaller footprint than the larger retailfocused stores in Georgetown and Tyson’s Corner. The centerpiece of the floor is the eight-seat studio, where customers can get free services such as mini-facials or mini-makeovers. Susan draws attention to the Perk facial machines, which remove dead skin cells to reveal the smooth skin underneath. “There is less product,” she adds. “It’s a more curated experience; we’ve selected all top brands not available at points nearby.” Free skin care and make-up classes are available at the Susan, Sephora Studio Capitol Hill Store Direcstore for Beauty Insiders, members of Sephora’s rewards protor, and Store Manager Aqua pose at the grand gram. The store also offers programs associated with Sephoopening Friday morning. “We really want to partner with the community,” Susan said. ra Stands, a program dedicated to ‘beauty for confidence’, says

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SAMSUNG SOLUTIONS CENTER COMING TO 700 PENN Facility to Open in Late 2018 by Elizabeth O’Gorek

amsung Electronics America, Inc. announced Monday that the company will be relocating its Washington DC offices into a new multi-use, operational and interactive facility at Eastern Market. Set to open in late 2018, Samsung’s US Public Affairs team and the Solutions Center will be located at 700 Pennsylvania Ave. SE, occupying 28,512 square-feet at the former Hine School redevelopment. The electronics giant joins Trader Joe’s and Sephora as the latest bigname company to claim space in the development. “At Samsung we leverage our deep understanding of and experience with the Federal Government customer to develop mission-ready solutions,” said Terry Halvorsen, Chief Information Officer & Executive Vice President of IT and Mobile Communications at Samsung, in a release. “This new space at 700 Penn will be a center of innovation and provide opportunities to engage, support and educate government customers, policymakers and technology leaders.” “This investment in the nation’s capital further solidifies Samsung’s commitment in Washington and in the

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US We will continue to be a convener on all things technology as we look ahead toward the next 40 years of innovation.” said David Steel, Executive Vice President of Corporate Affairs. According to Samsung will join big names Sephora and a report by comTrader Joe’s at the 700 Penn development mercial real estate later this year, the company announced in a press release Monday. Photo: Samnews source Bissung USA/Higgins now, the Capitol Hill facilities are to include interactive demonstration center and events space. “We are excited to welcome Samsung’s Solutions Center to 700 Penn,” said Anthony Lanier, president and founder of EastBanc Development. “This innovative concept is an important anchor to one of DC’s most historic neighborhoods and aligns with our goal of marrying the new and old during the redevelopment of this area while providing Samsung’s employees with vibrant livework-play amenities.” u

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Children Welcome to Play in the ‘Visual and Play Element’ Added to 700 Penn by Elizabeth O’Gorek

n Monday, July 16, the fountains in the C Street SE Plaza at 700 Penn (700 Pennsylvania Ave SE) were turned on, the final flourish in the Hine Project development. “700 Penn LP is very excited to introduce this visual and play element to the Eastern Market community,” said Alejandro Golding, Vice President at Stanton Development. Stanton built the project together with EastBanc Development. Golding said children are welcome to play in the fountains are safe for public use, the water having the same chlorine levels as a regular swimming pool. The fountains are turned on weekdays from approximately 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., but are programmed not to run on the weekends in deference to the Flea Markets that occupy the plaza space. u

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SOLID STATE BOOKSTORE OPENS ON H STREET by Gavrielle Jacobovitz

s I enter Solid State Books (600 H St. NE), the first thing I see are a group of mothers sitting with infants and chatting, and an older woman making her way through a picture book. “We’re really excited about getting younger kids in here,” Jake Cumsky-Whitlock, cofounder of the store says. In a sense, he explains, they’re “trying to grow readers.” At Solid State Books, location is central to mission. Events, panels and a children’s corner are some of the many ways the bookstore works to widen their audience. On its website, the bookstore states its aim—to “provide downtown Washington DC with the vital intellectual and social hub it so desperately needs.” H Street is a nexus of many different neighborhoods, Cumsky-Whitlock explains as we sit beside the cafe area, where coffee drinks are spelled out of jumbo Scrabble pieces. There’s Capitol Hill to the south, Trinidad, and NOMA—a diverse cluster of communities. Cumsky-Whitlock says bookstores, and intellectual gathering places in general, are missing from this part of the city. Though new to the neighborhood, Cumsky-Whitlock notes, Solid State Books can be a site for meeting and discussion among residents—“and we don’t want to shy away from that.” Next door is a Whole Foods. The neighborhood is gentrifying, and there’s no clean answer. “We don’t want to pretend that we’re blind to it,” he admits. Solid Street Books has worked with H Street Main Street, he says, “to get more folks in here who would otherwise not come in.” Despite the “online behemoth who shall not be named,” as Cumsky-Whitlock puts it (and he doesn’t mean Voldemort), the co-founder says that the fu“700 Penn LP is very excited to introduce this visual and play eleture for indepenment to the Eastern Market community,” said Alejandro Golding, dent bookstores Stanton Development Vice President, of the fountains in the C Street is not as bleak as SE Plaza of 700 Penn (the Hine School Project). The fountains were turned on Monday. Photo: A. Lightman once expected.

Solid State Books (600 H St. NE, next to the Fancy Radish) seeks to provide a foundation for new readers and those new to bookstore culture. Photo: J. Yen

When they attend industry trade shows, they meet young people from other cities who are founding bookstores. “It’s neat to be part of a broad nationwide community that is doing broadly similar things.” Solid State Books is open 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. every day. Reach them at 202-897-4201, www.solidstatebooksdc.com. u

POLICE ARREST PACKAGE THIEF NEAR STANTON PARK by Elizabeth O’Gorek Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) Officers spotted a man dragging what was described as an unusually large trash bag as he walked from an alley near Fourth and A Streets NE the evening of Tuesday, July 10, two blocks south of Stanton Park. According to reports from MPD, the size drew the officer’s suspicions, and when questioned the man “appeared nervous right away.” In the course of the conversation, the man was identified and the officers found that he had an outstanding warrant for arrest in relation to a previous theft in the area. When the officers opened the giant garbage bag, they found that it contained numerous packages believed to be stolen from multiple locations in the area. The officers arrested the man and charged him with numerous thefts as well as on the outstanding warrant. Package theft is rampant on the Hill, where packages may sit for hours on front stoops between delivery and pick up by residents. Tuesday’s is only the latest arrest by MPD of a package thief prompted by suspicious behavior and the presence of a large bag. u

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DPW ISSUING FEWER TICKETS IN WARD 6 The Unwritten Rules That Drive Uneven Parking Enforcement by Elizabeth O’Gorek ichele is a Hill East resident. She has been trying to get parking enforcement on her block for nearly a year. Particular car owners treat the two spots near the end of the block as “essentially a private parking spot. They block visibility and make an already dangerous, tight, low-visibility intersection much more difficult to navigate.” She has reported the cars to the Department of Public Works (DPW) which enforces District parking regulations through the 311 app, to no avail. “It’s extremely frustrating as someone who tries to be a considerate parker and who always finds a legal spot for my car, even if it’s not as close or convenient as I’d like,” she said. Michele’s is only one example of numerous complaints from Ward 6 residents about a lack of parking enforcement in their neighborhoods. Many say the regulations designed to ensure visibility at intersections, prevent blockages of roadways and to create parking for residents near their homes are not enforced. DPW Director Christopher J. Shorter said that residents are encouraged to call 311 to request enforcement. “Once a request has been made, we relay the information to our officers in the area. We respond to (all) 311 service requests within 24 hours, but do our best to address calls within two hours.” Shorter said that for the two years between Jan. 1, 2016 and Dec. 31, 2017 there were 17,487 calls to 311 related to parking enforcement in Ward 6. He did not specify how many were responded to by DPW.

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three years, even as total District enforcement numbers have remained consistent. In 2016, 478,959 tickets were written for parking violations in Ward 6; in 2017, that number decreased to 286,048. As of the end of May 2018, 115,405 tickets had been written, an average of about on pace for 276,973 in 2018. This even as District-wide numbers for the two previous fiscal years held steady at about 1.3 million citations; 1,387,784 were written in 2016, and 1,309,183 in 2017 according to numbers provided in the DPW Oversight Report. In response to a request for comment, Director Shorter said that the number of tickets written for different types of infractions A car is parked in Southwest, directly beneath a sign reading ‘No “fluctuates each year depend- Parking Anytime.” Photo: A. Lightman ing on a host of reasons. The inBut residents say the rules are poorly encreased use of ride-sharing servicforced. From January 2016 to May 2018 the bulk es, for example, has undoubtedly had an impact.” of RPP citations were issued west of Sixth Street The perception that DPW is not steadily enSE and in the area around Eastern Market. 73 forcing parking regulations throughout Ward 6 blocks in the District have had one RPP-related cihas many residents wondering why the city creattation issued in the past two years and five months. ed them in the first place. Hill East resident and former ANC 6B10 ‘Come Every Four Hours’ Commissioner Francis Campbell says that addiThe Residential Parking Permit (RPP) program tional enforcement is necessary. He says when he was initiated in DC in April 1977, in response to drove out of his parking spot one morning at 7 a.m. the problem of commuter vehicles parked in resiit was immediately occupied by a panel truck that dential neighborhoods. According to a 1978 stohe suspects belonged to a company doing work in ry in the Washington Star, by August 1978, nearly the area. At 1 p.m., the vehicle was still there, un14 percent of parking spaces in the District were ticketed. Parking limits are for two hours for those included in the program. without residential permits. The program requires a resident to purchase Campbell has emailed with the Department a $35 parking permit at the time a vehicle is regisof Public Works (DPW) which enforces parking tered, which allows the vehicle to be parked anyabout the issue. “Even with RPP, we have to call where in the ward in which they live. 311 to get enforcement,” he says. “We’re told on

EXTENSIVE KNOWLEDGE OF CAPITOL HILL & BEYOND many occasions the only reason that [DPW] comes out is because we call.” “If you can’t come out every two hours,” he said, “come every four hours.” After three days of emails containing photographs of parking violations, he said enforcement finally came to his neighborhood one evening at 7 p.m. Ward 6 Councilmember Charles Allen (D) has long pushed DPW to increase enforcement in Ward 6 and to recognize areas where the status quo does not work. “As our city grows, our main agency for parking enforcement needs to grow with it. I’ve been frustrated with a lack of advanced planning, seeing the agency prefer to react after it sees problems develop, rather than working with communities to identify problem areas before they develop. Parking enforcement is a critical part of ensuring that parking works for our neighborhoods. The lack of reliable parking enforcement hurts the quality of life for DC residents every single day — be it parking illegally in RPP spaces, a bike lane, or anywhere else. I will keep pushing to see DPW do better.”

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Unwritten Rules While parking enforcement in generally a concern in Ward 6, during certain times and during certain events it is a special challenge. Parking enforcement is nearly impossible to come by on Sundays. It has long been an unwritten rule that residential parking in the District is not en-

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forced by DPW on Sundays, although parking enforcement is provided by DPW for special events and along the H Street NE Streetcar line, said the Director. Many other agencies also have the ability to write a parking citation. As for enforcement during special events, the opening of Audi Field in Southwest added another venue to the list of attractions to those driving in from outside the District and parking on Ward 6 streets. In New Hill East, special events at RFK Stadium can draw thousands of visitors who park along residential streets. ANC 6B10 Commissioner Krepp said neighbors are being verbally threatened when they tell people without RPP that they cannot park on their streets. She said she had such an experience during the April 28th Broccoli City Festival at RFK Stadium, which sold 30,000 tickets, drawing many out of town guests. She said she came home from seeing a friend the evening of the concert to find parked cars blocking access to her alley. “They were parked, they were drinking beer, there were four or five guys,” she said, adding that they began to get belligerent. She eventually called police to deal with it. In the Southwest streets abutting The Wharf, where parking is at premium due to the demand of visitors, construction workers and residents, it is not uncommon to see out of state license plates parked on the residentonly side of streets. “I was getting out of my car having just parked on G Street between Sev-

enth and Ninth Streets SW on the resident-only side. This guy pulls up in a black Suburban with Maryland tags. ‘Are you leaving? he asks me. ‘No,’ I said, pointing out that it was illegal for him to park on that side of G Street,” said Southwest resident and Capital Community News Editor Managing Andrew Lightman. “Wharf visitors have no respect for our parking signs. It costs $30 to park underground and a RPP ticket is only $35 at most. Do the math,” Lightman observed. Director Shorter said DPW was working with Events DC to determine how best to provide parking enforcement support in the future. He said DPW resource deployment was designed to enforce laws and keep traffic moving throughout the entire District. “We do our best to balance the needs of each neighborhood, knowing that different areas of the District require additional personnel depending on traffic patterns, time of day, special events, emergencies, and other factors,” he said. Meanwhile, despite their concerns with parking enforcement, Ward 6 residents continue to contact DPW through 311 via telephone, online and through Twitter, encouraging one another to report infractions until they get action. “In DC, sadly, usually one report isn’t enough,” one wrote on a popular neighborhood social media site. “In DC, the squeaky (squealing) wheel gets the oil.” u

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FOOD TRUCKS: CULINARY OASIS OR PUBLIC THREAT Vehicle Safety Questioned After July 3rd Fire by Elizabeth O’Gorek cluster of blackened leaves still marks the tree outside NASA headquarters where a food truck burned beneath it a few minutes after noon on July 3. According to DC Deputy Fire Chief Tony Falwell, the cause was a faulty propane regulator, which caused a burst of fuel to ignite sending flames more than ten feet into the air. The occupant of the truck escaped with only minor injuries. He was lucky. Others have not fared so well in District food truck fires. In November 2016, a food truck caught fire near George Washington University, seriously injuring three employees, one critically. Investigators said that fire was caused when the operator refueled a hot gas generator causing the fuel to ignite as the truck served customers. Every day food trucks park end-to-end outside many of the District’s federal buildings, including a row of trucks at Maryland Avenue and Sixth Street SW where as many as 3,000 people pass through every hour, according to data collected by Kurb Technologies for the Southwest Business Improvement District (SWBID). Given these numbers, it is worth knowing something about the steps The District government takes to ensure the safety of these commercial kitchens on wheels.

How Does DC Inspect Food Trucks? Four agencies regulate food trucks, or Mobile Retail Vehicles (MRVs), in the District. The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) handles vending on public space. The Department of Health (DOH) ensures safe food handling, while DC Fire and Emergency Services (DC FEMS) issues permits for propane gas and open flame use, as well as conducts fire safety inspections. The Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs (DCRA) provides broad oversight of the industry. They are in charge of licens-

A food truck burns outside the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) building on the 400 block of E St. SW Tuesday, July 3. DC Fire officials said it was likely caused by a faulty propane regulator. Photo: SWBID

ing food trucks, as well as setting standards for the design, maintenance and operation of food truck equipment. Many DC Code requirements, including for fresh and waste water tanks and a three-compartment sink as well as a generator-powered refrigerator and freezer, relate to food safety. Fewer recommendations focus on ensuring safe operation of portable heat, fuel and power sources. Although 500 food truck permits are currently issued by DCRA to mobile retail vehicles in the District, there are only four officers to enforce them. And while generator-powered refrigerators and freezers are a requirement for vending vehicles under DC Code, none of the regulations set standards for the use and handling of gasolinepowered generators, nor do they require training for the handling of propane tanks. Members of the DMV Food Truck Association (FTA), which represents more than 100 food

trucks in eight jurisdictions, say that there is no cause for alarm. “I would say that there’s the same risk as there is at any brick-and-mortar restaurant,” said DMV FTA Political Director and food truck operator Che Ruddell-Tabisola. Together with his husband Tad, he has been operating the BBQ Bus for seven years, parlaying the business into a catering service and, last year, a brick-and-mortar storefront, the BBQ Bus Smokehouse in Brightwood. Ruddell-Tabisola said that food trucks are regulated and periodically inspected by the same agencies that govern restaurants, as well as the District Department of Transportation (DDOT). “Every food truck is a fully operational, inspected and licensed commercial kitchen,” he said, noting that characteristics of each truck vary according to the menu but are substantially the same as those found in a storefront restaurant.

A National Concern The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) recommends that workers on food trucks receive training on such topics as how to extinguish fires and check for fuel line leaks. They also recommend that refueling of generators takes place only during non-operating hours when the surfaces are cool to the touch. In the District, FEMS inspects food trucks prior to licensing, checking signage, wiring, fuel lines and looking at fuel and fire suppression systems, and issuing permits for the use of propane gas. But Falwell acknowledged that operators are not required to take any training in operating or handling of fuel and fuel systems, and there are no fire code regulations in terms of the placement of generators or the distance between trucks and buildings. Falwell said propane typically used on food trucks is similar to that used in at-home barbeques. “But we do want the food truck operators to know what to do in case of emergency, so we’ve got to put

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something in place to make sure we’re covering that training piece.” Falwell said he has been examining the NFPA regulations and is hoping to incorporate them into regulations moving forward, either by changing regulations or appending them. “Inspection of the food truck is one thing, but when the food truck is operating in the public [it] is another At Canal Park, children play 20 feet from a row of food trucks thing,” Falwell said. “You can as Department of Transportation employees line up for lunch. be clean as a whistle when you Photo: M. Ashabranner leave [FEMS], but two weeks (D) has introduced legislation that closes the later when you’re out in the loopholes that many of the food trucks exploit. community selling, that’s where the issues are.” ”There are a small number of food trucks The NFPA recommends food trucks be who regularly flaunt the law with little conseparked at least ten feet from buildings, strucquence,” he said. “Right now, it’s the cheaptures and other vehicles. In the July 3 fire, a est rent in town and gives unfair advantage pizza truck parked directly behind the burnover every business that plays by the rules. It ing vehicle was also damaged. also takes away from the quality of our neighWhile Falwell will be pushing for inborhoods for the residents. In the meantime, creased spacing between parked food trucks, DCRA needs to step up enforcement on bad he said ten feet is probably not feasible in the actors who are breaking the law. Enforcement District. “Somebody will just park right begoes a long way toward deterrence and ensurtween the trucks,” he said, “and your whole ing everyone is playing by the same rules and purpose has just been defeated.” meeting health and safety standards.” DCRA has convened a Food Truck Advisory Committee with representatives from the Safe by Design DMV FTA, FEMS, DCRA, DOH, MPD and In addition to holding a position on the Board the neighborhood Business Improvement Disof the DMV FTA, Jason Tipton is also one of tricts (BIDs). the owners of the East Coast Mobile Business Ruddell-Tabisola said the group is a Launchpad, which for the past ten years has good forum for communication between all custom-built about 150 food trucks for use in the parties. “We’re partners in this,” he said. the District for “everyone from mom and pop “I do think everyone in the group is interestline cooks to the US Navy.” Tipton also is a ed in improving the current regulations.” The partner in The Dirty South Deli, which opergroup also discussed the fire, and what should ates four food trucks. be done about it. Any operator can construct and operate “Many of us have struggled with the cat their own vehicle, provided the vehicle passand mouse issues of food truck regulation enes inspections by DCRA, DOH and FEMS. forcement,” said SWBID Executive Director Along with a few other builders, Tipton has Steve Moore. “But since the explosion here recently incorporated the National Food Truck earlier this month, we now believe that many Manufacturers’ Association to bimprove food of these trucks are unsafe.” truck design standards. He believes licensed Ward 6 Councilmember Charles Allen contractors should be responsible for elements

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ANC 6A REPORT by Meghan Markey hil Toomajian, chair of the Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC) 6A, called the meeting to order at Miner Elementary School, 601 15th St. NE, with Commissioners Marie Claire Brown, Sondra Phillips-Gilbert, Patrick Malone, Mike Soderman, Stephanie Zimny, and Calvin Ward in attendance. Commissioner Amber Gove was not in attendance. The meeting opened with community presentations.

Captain Duncan Bedlion, Fifth District, Metropolitan Police Department Captain Duncan Bedlion addressed the shooting that occurred outside of the Rosedale Community Center, the Summer Crime Initiative, and

ways to get in contact with the police. He reported that the shooting outside of the Rosedale Community Center is believed to be an isolated incident, and MPD should have information that they can release to the public shortly. He announced that so far, under the Summer Crime Initiative, 299 arrests have been made and they have seen a 150% increase in guns seized this year in comparison with last. The Summer Crime Initiative places officers in certain areas based on the previous yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s crime statistics in order to crack down on violent crime, recover illegal firearms, and punish repeat offenders. Citizens may text crime tips to MPD anonymously by texting information to the number 50411, or call the Command Information Center at 202-727-9099.

Oni Hinton, Project Coordinator, and Meg Davis, Project Manager, Facility Planning and Design, DC Public Schools, Eliot-Hine Middle School Modernization Ms. Hinton announced changes to the development of the site design and distributed renderings of these changes, notably the C Street NE side of the building. Ms. Davis stated that in an effort to mitigate noise and the presence of hazardous materials while students are in school, they have set an aggressive goal to complete abatement and demolition by this summer, before students return. To accomplish this, they requested and have received approval for additional work hours for contractor. The contractor will be on site seven days a week, with extended hours Mondays through Fridays. Ms. Hinton confirmed that during demolition activities, access to the Maury Village on C Street NE will be closed for the summer. It will be reopened when school is back in session. Ms. Davis reassured the community that, in response to concerns about lead seepage during abatement and demolition, that an industrial hygienist will be on site, and that lead testing will be executed prior to students returning to school; the results of which will be shared with the public. The modernization is slated to be complete by August 2020.

Sarah Fashbaugh, Community Resource Officer, Alcoholic Beverage Regulation Administration (ABRA) Ms. Fashbaugh stated that ABRAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s main purpose is to issue licenses that allow business to sell alcohol, and went into greater detail about the complaint process,

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

www.anc6a.org and the upcoming 2019 license renewal season for on-premise establishments (any business that sells alcohol on site, for example, bars, restaurants, hotel, etc.). The public can call ABRA’s enforcement/hotline number at 202-329-6347, which is open until 4 a.m., to report any issues with one of its licensees including operating outside board-approved hours, noise, trash, and noncompliance with settlement agreements. In 2019, a few thousand establishments will go through the license renewal process, many of which are in 6A. Ms. Fashbaugh emphasized the importance of contacting the ANC with any concerns or to protest the renewal of any establishment. She stated that any resident may request the investigative history of any of its licensees, without filing a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request. Ms. Fashbaugh confirmed to the ANC that she had received complaints about the roof deck of Dirty Water at 816 H Street NE. She described what steps her office takes after a complaint is received. She stated that she periodically holds free information sessions about ABRA on the 4th floor of the Reeves Center. The next session is Thursday, September 20, from 6:30 pm–8:30 pm.

Jessica Sutter, Candidate for State Board of Education Ms. Sutter briefly introduced herself as a candidate for the Ward 6 seat of the State Board of Education. She is a former middle school teacher who has preciously taught in Ward 6 and has most recently worked as a consultant in education policy. She is focused on the quality and equity of funding for schools, and that residents have meaningful choices in education.

Officer Reports The DC City Council held a hearing on two requests from ANC 6A after Councilmember Allen introduced the bills, one to designate the 200th block of 10th Street NE as Outlaw Way, and the second to designate an alley off the 600th block of 11th Street NE as Bruce Robie Way. Emerald Street NE is being added to the list of historic districts that are eligible to receive community funding through the grant program. Qualified residents on Emerald Street will soon be able to receive funding to maintain their historic homes. Traffic calming requests for the 400 and 600 blocks of 10th Street NE have been progressing; DDOT has announced that three spots in this area have been marked for speed humps. Petitions are now available at the Board of Elections for any individuals interested in serving as ANC Commissioners in 2019 and 2020.

Committee Reports

Alcohol Beverage Licensing

ANC 6A voted unanimously to send a letter to the ABRA to protest the license transfer of Touché at 1123 H Street NE to Smokin’ Pig at 1208 H Street NE unless a settlement agreement amendment is agreed to that states the kitchen may cease serving food no earlier than one hour before closing time.

Transportation and Public Space ANC 6A voted unanimously to send a letter to the DDOT Public Space Committee for the public space application by Eliot-Hine Middle School for installation of a staircase and an ADA ramp on the C Street

ANC 6A will NOT be meeting in the month of August because of summer break. Alcohol Beverage Licensing Committee - Tuesday, Aug 21st 7pm at Sherwood Recreation Center • 640 10th St., NE Jay Williams - Co-Chair (906-0657) / Christopher Seagle - Co-Chair

Transportation & Public Space Committee - Monday, Aug 20th 7pm at Capitol Hill Towers Community Room • 900 G St., NE Todd Sloves - Chair

Economic Development & Zoning Committee - Wednesday, Aug 22nd 7pm at Sherwood Recreation Center • 640 10th St., NE Brad Greenfield - Chair (Brad.greenfield@gmail.com 202 262-9365)

Community Outreach Committee - Monday, Aug 27th

7pm at Maury Elementary School • 1250 Constitution Ave., NE Multi-purpose Room (enter from 200 Block of 13 Street) Veronica Hollmon - Chair (roni2865@aol.com)

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

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NE side of the school. ANC 6A voted unanimously to send a letter of support to the DDOT Public Space Committee for the sidewalk café application by the DC Diner at 802 13th Street NE, on numerous conditions, including the applicant’s agreement to only operate the sidewalk café between 10:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m., reasonable contain noise, only serve food and drink and not act as a venue for amplified or live music, use easily moveable and stored seating, ensure no trash receptacle is stored on public space, and to maintain the surrounding tree boxes.

Economic Development and Zoning ANC 6A voted unanimously to Send a letter of support to the Board of Zoning Adjustment (BZA) for a special exception from subdivision regulations to permit two existing primary buildings on a single record lot in an RF-1 zone at 518 9th Street NE and 816 E Street NE (BZA Case #19799). • Send letters of support to both BZA and the Historic Preservation Review Board (HPRB) for special exceptions from lot occupancy requirements, and from nonconforming structure requirements, in order to construct a third-story rear addition to an existing principal dwelling unit at 1016 Massachusetts Avenue NE on the condition that the applicant make their best effort to get support from their neighbors. • Send a letter of support to BZA for a special exception from rear addition requirements to construct a rear roof deck and access stairwell at 1318 Constitution Avenue NE (BZA Case #19802) • Send letters of support to BZA and HPRB for a special exception to the alley setback requirements to expand a garage by adding an additional level at 325 10th Street NE on the condition that the applicant makes their best effort to get support from their neighbors. The final motion from the committee had been before the ANC previously – concerning request for a letter of support to BZA and HRPB regarding the construction of a rear addition to an existing nonconforming dwelling at 121 Ten•

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Map showing changes under consideration in DDOT Notice of Intent (NOI) 18-98. Commissioner Chander Jayaraman (6B08) questioned the necessity of some of the modifications, indicated in yellow boxes.

nessee Ave. NE in the Capitol Hill Historic District. Once again, the applicant, Patrick McGeehan, and the architect were in attendance, as well as a neighbor opposed to the project. After some discussion, the ANC voted along the same lines as previously, voting 4-1 in favor with 2 commissioners abstaining. The ANC 6A will not meet in August; meetings will resume in September. u

ANC 6B REPORT by Elizabeth O’Gorek he quorum: Jerry Sroufe (6B02), Kirsten Oldenburg (6B04, Secretary), Nick Burger (6B06, Treasurer), Kelly Waud (6B07), Chander Jayaraman (6B08, Vice-Chair), and Daniel Ridge (6B09, Chair).

Community Speak Out Hill East resident John Ten Hoeve said that he was hoping to work with neighbors to get the District to fence in the park at the corner of 18th Street and Massachusetts Ave SE. He said that he and his neighbors were concerned about the amount of traffic around the playground and the safety of children playing there. He wants it considered for the next budget year. He is also concerned with access to the Anacostia River Trail from 17th Street SE through the development under construction on the site of Reservation 13. Residents interested in working with him should contact Commissioner Daniel Ridge (6B09) at 6b09@anc.dc.gov, who will announce a community meeting about the park in August.

Commissioner Announcements Commissioner Ridge announced that ANC 6B has a new Twitter account. The handle is @ANC6B. Ridge also said that Century Associates, the chosen developers for the Boys and Girls Club building (261 17th St. SE), was having a diffi-

cult time negotiating land disposition with the city. Although ground breaking had been anticipated within the year, it was now not clear when that would happen. Ridge said the developer had only been allowed access to the site once or twice.

Planning and Zoning (P&Z) Committee Chair Nick Burger (6B06) asked the ANC to support a letter to Councilmember Charles Allen (Ward 6-D), the Office of the Mayor, the Office of Planning and the Historic Preservation Review Board (HPRB). The letter asks Council to work with the relevant offices to review the historical designation process, clarify the role of the ANC and of community support or lack of support therein and do so before additional designations are approved by HPRB. The letter expresses concern with the process of historic designation as it played out in the case of Kingman Park, specifically as it considered the majority of resident preferences and the position of relevant ANCs. The letter notes that public accounts indicate that one HPRB representative appeared to indicate to an ANC Commissioner that the latter should convince the neighborhood to support the designation. “This view fundamentally upends the role of the ANC,” says the letter. After some discussion about the length of the letter and to whom it should be addressed, it was supported 5-1.

Transportation Committee Jayaramand discussed a letter to DDOT regarding a Notice of Intent (NOI) 18-98 regarding the intersection where Massachusetts,

South Carolina and Independence Avenues meet 15th Street SE. Jayaraman said he opposed elements of the NOI, which calls for installing flexi-posts and striping to bump the curbs out at intersections at Massachusetts and Independence Avenues SE, along 15th Street SE, and where South Carolina meets Massachusetts Avenue SE. The narrowing of the streets in this manner is intended to improve intersection sight distance and shorten pedestrian crossing distance. Jayaraman said many of the changes would not accomplish these goals but would add unsightly flexi-posts to the intersection and waste District resources. The Commissioner opposed the extension of the curb on the south side of Independence Avenue at Massachusetts, arguing that there were no pedestrian safety issues but a cost in parking spaces. He said the extension of the triangle park between South Carolina and Massachusetts Avenue SE would narrow an already narrow street and become a safety hazard. He said the timing and length of traffic signals at these intersections was more important, as drivers accelerated in order to get through in the time allotted. He said he did support the modifications at Independence Avenue and 15th Street SE, near the 7-Eleven (1501 Independence Ave. SE), where cars often park illegally to access the store. The Commissioners generally deferred to Jayaraman’s knowledge of the area but voiced some concerns. Burger said he generally approves of curb bump outs because the narrowing of the road tends to make drivers slow down. He also opined that any work on intersec-

Advisory Neighborhood Commission 6C P.O. Box 77876 • Washington, D.C. 20013-7787 www.anc6c.org • (202) 547-7168 ANC usually meets the second Wednesday of each month at 7:00 pm, 214 Massachusetts Ave, N.E. Please check the ANC 6C website for dates.

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

ANC 6C06 Heather Edelman 6C06@anc.dc.gov

ANC 6C COMMITTEES Alcoholic Beverage Licensing First Monday, 7 pm Contact: anc6c.abl.committee@gmail.com Grants Last Thursday, 7 pm Contact: torylord@gmail.com Twitter: @ANC_6C_Grants Parks and Events First Tuesday, 7 pm Contact: jgmccann@gmail.com

Transportation and Public Space First Thursday, 7 pm Contact: anc6c.tps@gmail.com Planning, Zoning, and Economic Development First Wednesday, 6:30 pm Contact: 6C04@anc.dc.gov Twitter: @6C_PZE

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tions done with pedestrians in mind was a necessary rebalancing in favor of pedestrians over vehicle. “I think as an ANC we might think about being a little forward-leaning when it comes to these things. If we’ve got DDOT willing to come out and do work to make our streets and our crossing more pedestrian friendly, I think we should be looking for ways to do that as much as possible. “If that means losing some parking, then we lose some parking,” he added, noting that residents would have to balance a desire for parking availability with their desire for pedestrian safety. The Commission approved a letter thanking DDOT for proposing traffic calming measures in Hill East, noting that they supported many of the measures and objected to some for specific reasons. The letter was supported unanimously, 6-0-0. Oldenburg noted that Johnathon Rogers of DDOT had provided her with an update on progress on the Southeast Boulevard project, saying they would not meet their July deadline to draft.

Hill East Task Force Ridge reported that Department of Public Works (DPW) Deputy Administrator of Parking Enforcement Johnny Gaither had briefed the residents on parking. He reported that there was no agreement between Events DC and DPW for large events at Robert F. Kennedy (RFK) Stadium. Representatives from Events DC agreed to raise the idea of such an agreement with their leadership. When asked for a breakdown of the 1246 parking citations issued in Hill East in the first half of 2018, Gaither said he had been advised to ask HETF to make a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request for the information. Ridge pointed out that a resident member of the Transportation Committee had found the data publicly available on a District website. HETF had nonetheless placed a letter making the request on the Consent Agenda. Ridge also noted that the District will receive over $8 million as a result of the Volkswagon emissions settlement. The money will be spent on new locomotive switchers for Amtrak at Union Station and electric and natural gas buses and trash trucks that serve communities that are adversely affected by air pollution (Wards 5, 7 and 8).

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As Advisory Neighborhood Commissions (ANCs) DO NOT MEET IN AUGUST, the next meeting of ANC 6B will take place at 7 p.m. Tuesday, September 11 at the Hill Center at the Old Naval Hospital (921 Pennsylvania Ave. SE). Visit anc6b.org for more info, or find @ANC6B on Twitter u

ANC 6C REPORT by Elizabeth O’Gorek he regularly scheduled meeting of Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC) 6C was held at the Heritage Foundation (214 Massachusetts Ave. NE) on Wednesday, July 15. The quorum: Christine Healey (Secretary, 6C01), Karen Wirt (Chair, 6C02), Scott Price (Treasurer, 6C03), Mark Eckenwiler (6C04), Chris Miller (Vice-Chair, 6C05) and Heather Edelman (6C06).

Commissioner Announcements Commissioner Chris Miller (Vice-Chair, 6C05) announced that July would be his last full ANC meeting as a Commissioner. Miller will be relocating to Roanoke, Virginia at the end of July to join his spouse. Miller said he would try to complete his tree box beautification program in the last weeks of his

tenure, “as my wife is out of town at her new job and can’t tell me I have other things to do.”

Consent Calendar H Street Bridge

Several Transportation Committee members attended District Department of Transportation (DDOT) meetings about the project. They expressed concern about the perceived lack of coordination between the federal agencies, DDOT and the developer of the H Street bridge overhead project. Of those commenting, many felt that DDOT needs to insert itself into discussions about collective planning. The Transportation Committee asked ANC 6C to support a letter to DDOT expressing concern about the lack of coordination between these parties and the lack of public outreach. To this end, they recommended public meetings and presentations to the ANC 6C Transportation Committee about the coordination of activities. The letter was endorsed unanimously.

H Street Bicycle Fatality On June 25, a 19-year-old Northeast man died after his tire became caught in the streetcar tracks on H Street NE. He was struck by a charter bus and succumbed to his injuries later that day. The Transportation Committee recommended that ANC 6C write a letter to the DDOT Director reminding him about their concerns about bike safety on H Street and urging DDOT to provide an assessment of potential solutions

ANC 6C at the July meeting, Miller’s last as rep for 6C05: Mark Eckenwiler (6C04), Christine Healey (Secretary, 6C01), Karen Wirt (Chair, 6C02), Chris Miller (Vice-Chair, 6C05), Scott Price (Treasurer, 6C03), Heather Edelman (6C06).

to be delivered to ANC and the public. They recommended DDOT consider installing flaps on rails to prevent bicycle rails from falling through. The letter was endorsed unanimously.

Alcohol Beverage Licensing (ABL) Committee

Alley Bar LLC The Little Grand (808 Seventh St. NE) Application for New Class C Tavern License The applicant, David Batista, presented an application for a 40-seat establishment serving cocktails and gourmet pizza in the Apollo Building (600 H St. NE). The Alcohol Beverage Licensing (ABL) Committee recommended that the license be protested on grounds of vehicle

CIVIC LIFE CALENDAR Congresswoman Nortonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s NW District Office. Open weekdays, 9 AM to 5:30 PM. 90 K St. NE. 202-408-9041. norton.house.gov. Ward Advisory Neighborhood Commissions do not meet in August. ABC Committee, ANC6D. Aug. 16, 6:45 PM. Alcohol license applications, renewals, enforcement, and other issues. Meeting at 1D MPD building, 101 M St. SW. To be added to e-mail list for agenda and notifications, contact Coralie Farlee, Chair, ABC Committee at 202-554-4407 or cfarlee@mindspring.com.

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traffic, effect on property values and peace and quiet in the neighborhood. They will pursue a neighborhood agreement. Batista was present and said that resolution to the application was time sensitive as the protest hearing was scheduled for August 27. He expressed confidence that two weeks was sufficient time to reach an agreement.

Nando’s Peri Peri (411 H St. NE) In June residents complained to both Eckenwiler and Councilmember Charles Allen (Ward 6-D) about trash issues that had led to an explosion of the rat population in the alley behind the 400 block of H Street NE. In a community meeting, the restaurant subsequently agreed to clean up the trash and had also offered to cover the cost of eradicating the population.

Transportation and Public Space (TPS) Committee Central Armature Works 1200 Third St. NE, Public Space Construction Application A construction permit was heard for a project at the site of Central Armature Works (1200 Third St. NE). Three new buildings will be constructed, including one hotel and two apartments. The project occupies a site between Second and Third Streets and between M Street and Florida Avenue NE. There is a single entrance to the hotel on M Street, as well as a single entrance to the parking garage, which will serve the hotel and the two apartment buildings. The applicant is working with DDOT to add signals at the garage entrance and exit, which is next to the Amtrak tunnel. The TPS Committee expressed concern about pedestrian safety across Third Street between new ground level retail, particularly in light of a bike share station at Third and M Streets NE. The TPS Committee voted to support the permit but also asked DDOT to consider • adding two loading zones at Third Street and at the retail entrances; • adding benches, with deaf accommodation considered in the shape thereof; • providing pedestrian safety accommodations at Third and N Street, including either a cross walk or paving demarcation; • and allowing crisscross decorative bulb light-

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ing above Third Street in coordination with developers across the street. Committee Chair Karen Wirt asked the applicant to establish a 24-hour construction hotline for residents to call with concerns, which the applicant said they would consider in coordination with the developers across Third Street. The committee’s motion was unanimously endorsed by the commission.

DC Sustainability Plan 2.0 The DC Sustainability Plan 2.0 is a collaborative city-wide effort to update the 2012 District sustainability plan in order to incorporate new programs and policies and better reflect priorities of District residents to create an equitable and prosperous society. It involves 143 action items and virtually every agency in District government. In late August, they will put out a 50-page summary for public comment. The TPS Committee felt transportation goals lacked specificity and a reasonable time frame for completion. Many goals targeted completion in the year 2032, which the committee felt too long in the context of budgeting and implementation. The TPS Committee recommended that the ANC strongly urge the Mayor to create an action plan describing how the District plans to fund, implement and achieve this initiative every year until the specific goals are met. The Parks and Events Committee recommended that the ANC send a letter to the Mayor, Department of Energy and the Environment (DOEE) and possibly Office of Planning (OP) asking that the 2018 document identify items that were not completed or are not included from the 2012 plan, with explanation for that status. They also asked that the ANC be provided sufficient time to comment on the complete 2018 plan. The ANC unanimously approved a single letter incorporating these recommendations.

Parks and Events Committee Pepco Mt. Vernon Substation

The Parks and Events Committee discussed the proposed Pepco Substation in Mount Vernon. The energy company wants to build a new Mt. Vernon substation on a site bound by New Jersey Ave, K St, L Street and First Street NE, near to

Walker-Jones Elementary School (1125 New Jersey Ave. NW). Parents and community members object to construction, citing the potential harm to students of Electro Magnetic Fields (EMF) and the loss of the school’s urban farm which is located on property earmarked for the substation. Representative Chris Taylor said the substation is part of Pepco’s larger Capitol Grid Project. The District power grid will be overloaded by 2023 and needs to accommodate the new buildings in the Mt. Vernon area, he said. Walker-Jones parent Tiffany Aziz said that she thought the substation was being put there because it was an economically disadvantaged community, where many students were wards of the state. She has started a petition to stop the substation. Pepco argued that there were studies approved by international health organizations that showed no negative effects of low electric emissions. As there are NO ANC MEETINGS DURING AUGUST, the next meeting of ANC 6C will take place at 7 p.m. Wednesday, September 12. ANC 6C meets at 7:00 p.m. on the second Wednesday of the month (except August) in the ground floor conference room at the Heritage Foundation (214 Massachusetts Ave. NE). Learn more at anc6c.org. u

ANC 6D REPORT by Andrew Lightman dvisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC) 6D met on June 11. Commissioners Meredith Fascett (6D07, chair), Cara Shockley (6D02), Ronald Collins (6D03, treasurer), Andy Litsky (6D04, vice chair) and Roger Moffatt (6D05) and Rhonda N. Hamilton (6D06) were on the dais. Gail Fast (6D01, secretary) was absent.

All-Star Week Deputy Chief of Staff Lindsay Parker returned to the commission to provide an update on the All-Star Week Traffic Operations and Parking

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Plan (TOPP), (www.sports.capitol.dc.gov). “The plan has come a long way since the original one,” she told the commission. The Department of Public Works is planning to deploy additional parking officers to beef up ticketing through the Southwest and Capitol Riverfront, Parker stated. The city is also negotiating with the Southwest BID to provide clean and safe services between the soccer stadium and M Street SW. She also promised to have wayfaring signs for Audi Field up before the opening match.

Public Housing Update Kerry Smyser, the DC Housing Authority’s (DHA) senior deputy director of Capitol Programs, briefed the commission on the agency’s plans at Arthur Capper and Greenleaf. On Square 767, DHA is in predevelopment negotiations with EYA. It expects to file a Stage II Planned Unit Development (PUD) this coming fall. They are waiting on the federal US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to complete the land disposition, which has encountered difficulties. The agency hopes to break ground on two buildings, one condo and one rental a shared garage, within nine months of the filing, Smyser stated. On Square 769, DHA expects to deliver The Harlow in the first quarter of 2019. They are now conducting outreach to former Arthur Capper residents, inviting them to apply for the apartments, Smyser stated. DHA accepted the proposal of developer WC Smith to swap 30 apartments in its Ward 8 Sheridan Station project for those originally promised as part of The Chelsea. The agency does not consider these “replacement units” and will seek to build another 30 units in the Arthur Capper footprint to replace them, Smyser stated in the remaining squares 739, 768 and 882. Former Capper tenants may choose these apartments without giving up their right to return to the original site. Out of the total 707 units originally promised to preplace Arthur Capper, 234 remain to be built. The entire 25-acre site will

have a total of 1,743 units, Smyser stated. Commissioners criticized DHA for the length of time the project has taken. Vice Chair Litsky asked Smyser how the agency was keeping track of the original Arthur Capper residents? There were 707 families on the site at the time the public housing project was decommissioned, Smyser stated. “If they are using a voucher or in public housing, we know where they are,” Smyser said. They have an internal preference system the starts with head of households and then cycles through every individual on the original leases. “We need to understand displacement,” stated Chair Fascett. The planning for the six-phase redevelopment of the 493 units at Greenleaf Gardens was completed in 2016, stated Smyser. A one-for-one replacement is planned along with market housing for a total of 800 housing units. Now, DHA is looking for a development partner based a short list of developers who have responded to a public Request for Qualifications (RFQ). The agency is now working on issuing a Request for Proposals (RFP), the precise timing of which is in the hands of its executive director. It expects to make the selection by the first quarter of 2018 and break ground in 2022, stated Smyser. Committed to taking a “Build First” approach to Greenleaf ’s redevelopment, DHA has been working to identifying a city owned parcel to construct the first units, Smyser said. Initially, it proposed using the parking lot next to the First District Headquarters adjacent to Lansburgh Park. Objecting to this proposal, Deputy Mayor for Economic Development (DMPED) Brian Kenner suggested using the parking lots on the Greenleaf site, she stated. “I have seen disturbing photos of the conditions at Greenleaf,” stated Commissioner Hamilton. Smyser said DHA will continue to maintain the existing Greenleaf buildings in the interim. . It is actively attempting to reduce the repair backlog. In response to a question by Chair Fa-

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Food Trucks Director Steve Moore and Chief Operating Officer Andre Witt of the Southwest Business Improvement District (SW BID) briefed the commission on the many safety issues posed by food trucks operating in the neighborhood, particularly on E Street SW next to the L’Enfant Metro. Just last Thursday, when a food truck caught on fire at Third and E Streets SW, its operators fled, they stated. Food truck are parking illegally in metered spaces in front of brick and mortar businesses impacting their revenue adversely Moore stated. When challenged, operators have threatened those confronting them, Witt added. Three operators have been arrested in the past month. The trucks have generated significant amounts of trash, Witt stated. Their sloppy sanitary operations attract rats. Food trucks operate under a 2013 set of regulations. Since that time, the number operating has grown from 100 to 600 vehicles. 67 percent of these trucks are registered in Virginia. The District employs only four food truck inspectors. DPW does not ticket illegally parked food trucks, Witt stated. Moore asked the commission to support the SW BID’s proposal for food truck regulatory reforms: • restrict trucks from parking within 200 feet of a brick and mortar establishment; • parking tickets applied to the truck’s license • escalating fines for successive parking infractions; • suspend food truck driver’s license for unpaid parking tickets. Moore asked those in favor of the reforms or wanting report food truck infractions to email Shannon.taylor@dc.gov.

Other Matters A resident raised an objection to the proposed nomination of Old Southwest between Half and Carrollsburg Streets for historic designation. Af-

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ter an acrimonious discussion, the commission unanimously approved sending a letter requesting the Southwest Neighborhood Assembly refrain from filing such a nomination before consulting the commission. Lt. Marquis Queen of MPD’s First District (MPD 1D), Sector 3, stated there was no new trends in criminal offenses. There were car jackings on June 30 and July 3. The latter case was closed with four arrests. In both cases, the perpetrators approached drivers who were in parked cars with the engines running. After asking for directions, they pulled out guns and forced the owners out of their vehicles and then drove away. Queen warned residents to be careful of anyone approaching their car. Jessica Sutter, Ward 6 candidate for the State Board of Education, introduced herself. Maggie Gendron from Lime Bike, the vendor of dockless bikes and scooters, briefed the commission on the company’s plans to prevent the trashing of its vehicles. A representative of Crown Castle Wireless briefed the commission on the company’s plan to install wireless antennas on 100 cobra light poles in Ward 6. The idea is to add capacity so that cell callers are assured of being able to use their phones particularly during public events. The company is awaiting final approval from the DC Department of Transportation (DDOT). The antennas pose no health risk, the representative stated. The commission voted with Commissioners Litsky and Hamilton abstaining to support the changes proposed by the owner of Thomas Law House, 1252 Sixth St. SW, now being considered by the Historic Preservation Review Board. These included dormer windows, a modest second floor terrace and a ramp to the front door. The commissioners appointed themselves to a newly formed Foundation Committee. They then voted unanimously to use $50,000 in funds from the Monument Alley Closing Fund to support the Southwest Community Center planned for Forrest City development at Waterfront Station. Treasurer Collins reported a balance of $33,982.21 in the commission’s bank account

after an expenditure of $1,308.29. The commission then voted unanimously to approve Keara Mehlert as administrator; approve a $4,000 payment to Andrea Gilliam for consulting services related to the new community center and up to another $5,000 to former Administrator Shaun Carter for ongoing consulting services. The commissioners voted unanimously to • support the St. Jude walk/run on Sept. 28 at Nationals Park; • support the restoration of the Hilton Washington DC National Malls’ liquor license, 480 L’Enfant Pl. SW; • support the liquor license and community agreement for Rappahannock Oyster, 1150 Maine Ave. SW; • send a letter to the Alcohol Beverage Control Board (ABC Board) requesting the board to always seek commission input before it administratively grants altering licenses; • authorize ABC Committee Chair Dr. Coralie Farlee at her discretion to protest any matter that comes before the commissioner meets in September; • authorize Commissioner Moffat to negotiate the scope of the traffic study for 1000 Fourth St. SW; • support the development at 115 First Street, which is creating 70 units of affordable housing; • send a request to the Federal Highway Administration to independently monitor the vibrations created by CSX trains running through the Virginia Avenue Tunnel and authorize Chair Fascett to write any response; • to request the DC Attorney General to examine whether the operation of embedded hotels within rental apartment complexes violates the acceptable use defined by those projects’ PUDs; • to send letter to DC Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs requesting that certificate of occupancy of Millcreek’s development at 1100 Sixth St. SW be withheld until the bright blue exterior lights that have been installed its exterior have been removed or rendered inoperative; ANC 6D does not meet in the month of August. The

commission’s next meeting will be held on Sept. 10 at 7 p.m. at 1100 Fourth St. SW. Visit www.anc6d. org/ for more information. u

EASTERN MARKET REPORT by Peter J Waldron he Eastern Market Community Advisory Committee (EMCAC) met on June 27th in the North Hall. Chair Donna Scheeder gave an update on the approved FY19 budget which begins on October 1 and includes $300,000 dedicated to a long sought after strategic plan study as well as funds for security bollards and EMCAC administrative costs. EMCAC members have been paying for copying and the cost of meeting minutes out of their own pockets for nearly twenty years. Scheeder also pointed out that the budget “specifically states that money from the Enterprise Fund cannot be used to pay for capital Improvements. “ The Enterprise Fund is the legally constituted repository of all market revenues and expenses. With the April 2008 Market fire and renovation now more than a decade old, there is a growing need for capital improvements. However, there is no budget process or mechanism that allows for authorization of these needed funds.

Market Manager’s Report Barry Margeson, in his 10th year as the Market Manager and the dean of regional public market managers which include nearby historic public markets such as the Lexington (Baltimore) and Reading (Philadelphia) along with the Lancaster Central Market in Pennsylvania, stated that April and May revenues were $80,961 & $90,174 respectively and that North Hall revenue for May was “very good” at $34,773. The Market heretofore described as a three

legged stool with revenue sources coming from the South Hall, the Farmer’s Line and the arts and craft vendors has grown under Margeson’s stewardship into a four legged stool with North Hall growth of privately booked and public events increasing at a 50% annual rate. North Hall revenue is projected at $300,000 this fiscal year. Potential North Hall use offers the Market enormous capacity for adding to Eastern Market revenue. With management focused on North Hall growth it is likely that overall Market revenue, which includes significant arts and craft vendor revenue as well, may be the key to subsidizing South Hall merchants, keeping their rents affordable, and allowing them to remain competitive in what is otherwise a fierce local market of large grocery chains and the growing impact of online shopping. Margeson reported that lease negotiations remain underway for the South Hall merchants and that all the farmer’s now participate in the Produce Plus program. Produce Plus is a city wide farmer’s market food access program. Those eligible participate in any number of federal benefit programs and can receive up to $10 to spend on produce twice a week. The North Hall hosted 18 public events and 4 private events in June.

Validated parking at Reading Market in Philadelphia Sara Levitsky, Director of Communications & Marketing for the Reading Market in Philadelphia states that their validated parking plan whose cost is $4 for the first hour is indispensable to market revenue and growth. The 80 permanent merchants pay the balance of the costs through a periodic fee as well as common area maintenance (CAM) lease arrangements. Levitsky, who admits the plan is hard to administer at times and open to abuse says “we need to have it” pointing out that among the 20,000 daily visitors 20% arrive by automobile and “will not come if there is no parking.” Levitsky added that those who “drive spend more.” The Reading validated parking plan has been in place since the early 2000s. Reading is open seven days a week.

Tenant’s Council Report Anita Jefferson, non-voting representative of the Tenant’s Council, presented a thoughtful and lengthy report that was aired and discussed by EMCAC. On June 14th the Tenant’s Council passed by a vote of 4-0 a resolution which in part calls for “management to continue to work with area parking lots to secure a minimum of two hour validated parking for customers.” In addition the Tenant’s Council enumerated a number concerns that flowed from a study released by a recently formed Eastern Market advocacy group whose purpose is “to save an endangered treasure.” Jefferson advised that “everyone should familiarize themselves with this study and its recommendations” among which are that the “study does point out some good ideas on improving the maintenance of the building.” Among the critiques the Tenant’s Council report states that “the study unfairly makes judgment based on data from a small group of unknown persons” and that “its main complaint is DC management.” Finally there was a discussion that the previous established walkways for customers use through the Market had over time and through morning set up eroded and needed to be reestablished. u

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“One thing led to another,” Carl recalls, “and I kept expanding. My first effort to make the garden more than the flowers started with a desert landscape. I put in a plastic wagon wheel.” From there, Carl got the idea of adding some animals that the neighborhood kids might enjoy discovering. Snow White and the Dwarfs soon followed, The toys like Mickey although she and many of the dwarfs seem to have disMouse are appeared over the years. tucked into “I don’t have many things taken,” Carl says, “and succulents and cross people often add toys.” There are now a thousand or decades of more toy figures scattered across the width of the garcharacters. Photo: Rindy den. Carl has recently added a wooden bench so smallO’Brien er children can climb up and get a good look. Peo-

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ple also stop and regroup the toys. Carl says a passerby recently gathered the toy dogs into a posse by the front steps, where an armadillo with red painted eyes has stood guard for years. The toys cross different decades, from early Disney characters that Carl says younger kids don’t even recognize to Wonder Woman, the Simpsons, and Star Wars. There are dinosaurs, sea creatures, and one of Carl Nelson holds his dog, Tucker, in his enCarl’s favorites, a platy- chanted garden. Photo: Rindy O’Brien pus that hails from Austraplay of toys. Starting at the front of lia, which he found in a dolthe garden, where the toys are easlar bag of toys. The comical nature ily seen, he plants an array of sucof the platypus, which looks like a culents that the toys can be hidden duck sewn into the body of a mamaround. Many of these plants come mal, maybe reveals Carl’s true nafrom Frager’s Garden Center. They ture, a gardener with a great sense are great ground covering and only of humor. require occasional weeding of cloIn the center of the garden, ver. Carl says he plants about a hunwhich is laid out in a star pattern to dred seeds in the spring, but now make weeding and toy maintenance that the garden is established many easier, stands Hercules. To be exof the plants like the act, it is a replica of the famous RoRudbeckia, commonly known man sculpture called Weary Herakas black-eyed Susans, and the Echiles. “He is modest,” says Carl, “and nacea or coneflowers come up on yes, he is a big sports fan, especially their own each year. His sunflowers likes the Stanley Cup winners, the come in different sizes, and he soon Caps.” Anyone walking by the garwill replant the zinnias since they den the day after the big win, would tire out as the season goes along. have found Hercules not only with This past spring, Carl, added some his Caps shirt on, but also a ribbon roses closer to the front door. In with a large medal (one of Carl’s July, this garden is stunning whethfrom earlier days) around his neck. er you are looking from the street or The day I visited, he was sporting a viewing out his front bay windows. yellow rain slicker and, when things Everyone needs a special place heat up, Hercules sports a Hawaiof enchantment. Capitol Hill cannot ian shirt. thank you enough, Carl, for making one for all of us to enjoy. Old-Fashioned Flowers The garden is magical because Carl stealthily combines plants, succulents, and old-fashioned cottage style flowers with the dazzling dis-

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Dear Garden Problem Lady, by Wendy Blair Please name some flowers that will stay blooming all fall. Rudbekia, Aster, Zinnia, Chrysanthemum, Cleome, Petunia, Turtlehead, Salvia, Sedum Autumn Joy, Sweet Autumn Clematis, Goldenrod. Is it really true that marigold flowers in a garden provide protection against insect pests that eat leaves, flowers and veggies? If they do, it might be by actually attracting Japanese beetles, thereby sparing other plants. They might do so by feeding nectar to beneficial insects. But even for these putative helps, marigolds must be planted densely – and thus at the same time rob other plants of water and nutrients. The short answer is, “No.” After a month’s vacation we find our shade garden looking quite wan. Any ideas for color and thrills this late in the season? You will be lucky to find best choices in, as you put it, “color and thrills” this late in the season. First you might revitalize the soil in your shade garden by giving it a light mulching (“top dressing”) of rich compost. Most shade-loving perennials have already had their blooming period. For ideas, visit the extraordinary Mary Livingston Ripley Garden on the Mall, wedged between the Hirshhorn Museum, the old Smithsonian buildings and Independence Avenue. Every plant is labeled.

Which vines will not damage brick mortar? Choose vines that grip by means of tendrils or tiny little clasping shoots that can grasp, and then reflexively contract into a spiral and wrap around a support. Vines that climb by tendrils include Passionflower, Grape, Trumpet Honeysuckle vine and Sweet Pea.

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NATIONAL CAPITAL BANK GOES SOLAR by Catherine Plume ow good is your Capitol Hill trivia? 1) What’s the oldest bank in the District of Columbia? 2) Which bank has a mesmerizing aquarium and will welcome your well-behaved dog in its roomy lobby? 3) What’s the first bank in the District to be powered by solar energy? If Capitol Hill’s National Capital Bank (NCB) was your answer to all three of these questions, you’re correct! The most recent update for this 129-year old bank includes the installation of 60 solar panels on bank building located in the 300 block of Pennsylvania Avenue SE. NCB’s solar array was installed in June by Solar Energy World in Elkridge, MD. While the 60-panel solar array will only provide some 5-8 percent of the bank’s electricity needs, the project will create approximately 50 Solar Renewable Energy Credits (SRECs) annually that will generate savings, and provide tax credits and accelerated depreciation. NCB estimates that it should be able to recoup the cost of the installation in 18 months. Richard B. (Randy) Anderson, Jr. is the President and CEO of NCB. He notes, “The initial motivation for installing the panels was economic, but the more we discussed the project, the more enthusiastic we became about the intrinsic value of the solar

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array. We see it as a statement of our mission to be a good corporate citizen serving the needs of our community, its citizens, and its businesses by lowering our carbon footprint by employing a renewable energy source. As we explored the idea, we found that the roof of our Pennsylvania Avenue SE location was ideal for solar panels. The building’s height means that there was no shade on the roof, and the flatness facilitated the installation of the panels.” While NCB management was committed to the idea, the installation of the 60-panel solar array was not all that easy. Anderson notes, “The permitting for the installation took four months – much longer than we anticipated. And then, once we got the permits, we had to arrange for a large crane to get the panels up to the roof top. Fortunately, our neighbors were cooperative with this effort!” NCB is a full-service community bank headquartered on Capitol Hill with branch offices in Friendship Heights and Arlington. NCB also operates residential mortgage and commercial lending departments and a wealth management services division, The National Capital Financial Group. Andrew Didden, Executive Vice President of NCB, says, “This bank was doing business before the US had adopted any official currency. We have copies of the script

DOEE Director Tommy Wells and NCB President and CEO Randy Anderson celebrate the installation of the NCB solar array. Photo: National Capital Bank

that the bank used to issue in our archives. We’ve been here a long time, and we plan to stay around. This investment in the solar array is a testament to our commitment to Capitol Hill.” Tommy Wells, Director of DC’s Department of Energy and Environment is also pleased with the installation of the solar panels on the NCB roof, especially as the District is actively promoting Sustainability Guidelines for Historic Districts. (You can find a draft of these guidelines at https://planning. dc.gov/release/draft-sustainabilityguide-released-existing-and-historic-properties). “We’re thrilled NCB has taken the initiative to install a solar array on their building, showing how any business can take advantage of renewable energy options in the District, “ Wells said. “Located within Historic Capitol Hill, this solar installation is also a great example of how next generation clean energy systems can be integrated into historic neighborhoods to achieve Mayor Bowser’s citywide climate and energy goals.”

And, what do NCB customers think about the solar panel installation? “Our bank was built on a philosophy of engaging in sound business practices in everything we do – including how we show our support for our neighborhood organizations and businesses. Our investment in solar energy follows this philosophy. I don’t think many of our customers are aware of the panels yet. Once we get the system connected to the power grid, we plan to make an announcement,” notes Anderson. So, the next time you visit NCB while walking your dog, take a few minutes to watch what’s going on in that aquarium, and know that this local bank is being powered – at least in part – with solar energy. Catherine Plume is a lifelong environmentalist, a writer, and blogger for the DC Recycler: www.DCRecycler. blogspot.com; Twitter: @DC_Recycler. She is also a Board Member and Conservation Chair of the DC Chapter of the Sierra Club, however, perspectives expressed are her own and do not necessarily represent that organization. u

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

PRICE

FEE SIMPLE ANACOSTIA 2214 NICHOLSON ST SE 2010 14TH ST SE 1905 FAIRLAWN AVE SE 1120 CHICAGO ST SE 2237 CHESTER ST SE

BARRY FARMS 2463 ELVANS RD SE

BLOOMINGDALE 151 RHODE ISLAND AVE NW 47 RANDOLPH PL NW 172 BRYANT ST NW 221 S ST NW

CAPITOL HILL 342 14TH ST SE 330 A ST SE 9 5TH ST SE 1415 EAST CAPITOL ST SE 321 CONSTITUTION AVE NE 509 7TH ST SE 108 5TH ST NE

$650,000 $582,000 $350,000 $311,500 $267,900

4 3 4 3 3

$451,400

$1,195,000 $790,000 $784,000 $765,000

4 3 4 3

$897,000 $2,120,000 $1,700,000 $1,600,000 $1,521,321 $1,485,000 $1,467,000

3 5 4 4 5 5 3

311 10TH ST NE 1028 D ST NE 920 EAST CAPITOL ST NE 124 10TH ST NE 701 A ST SE 628 G ST NE 223 12TH ST SE 660 E ST NE 406 5TH ST SE 112 DUDDINGTON PL SE 505 9TH ST SE 1315 SOUTH CAROLINA AVE SE 1804 POTOMAC AVE SE 411 A ST NE 9 3RD ST NE 1523 ISHERWOOD ST NE 1431 IVES PL SE 1632 A ST NE 915 12TH ST SE 119 16TH ST SE 1225 DUNCAN PL NE 515 23RD PL NE

ECKINGTON

123 RHODE ISLAND AVE NE 109 RHODE ISLAND AVE NE 2024 4TH ST NE 1712 LINCOLN RD NE

$1,175,000 $1,049,900 $1,049,000 $1,010,000 $979,000 $975,000 $966,000 $909,970 $905,000 $840,000 $825,000 $800,000 $786,000 $758,000 $750,000 $726,000 $720,000 $700,000 $674,500 $590,000 $700,000 $640,000

3 4 4 3 2 3 2 4 3 2 2 2 3 2 2 3 3 3 2 2 3 3

$865,000 $857,000 $590,000 $557,000

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FORT DUPONT 362 CHAPLIN ST SE 4620 EASY PL SE 4300 F ST SE 3326 B ST SE 3216 DUBOIS PL SE 724 ADRIAN ST SE 3907 S ST SE 1514 FORT DAVIS ST SE 4341 CHAPLIN ST SE

H ST CORRIDOR 621 L ST NE 1021 9TH ST NE 307 I ST NE

HILL CREST 3011 PARK DR SE 1702 28TH ST SE 3036 N ST SE 2708 MINNESOTA AVE SE 2422 33RD ST SE 1142 BRANCH AVE SE 3135 LYNDALE PL SE 2721 N ST SE

IVY CITY

1835 KENDALL ST NE

KINGMAN PARK 1911 D ST NE

LEDROIT PARK 517 T ST NW 67 ADAMS ST NW 20 BRYANT ST NW 2034 4TH ST NW

LOGAN CIRCLE 1456 T ST NW 1103 R ST NW 1409 CORCORAN ST NW 1521 11TH ST NW 1416 10TH ST NW

NAVY YARD 1114 3RD ST SE 331 K ST SE

OLD CITY #1 814 CONSTITUTION AVE NE 428 11TH ST NE 338 11TH ST SE 1322 G ST NE 1509 A ST SE 626 F ST NE 625 8TH ST NE 803 C ST NE 620 G ST NE 1803 BAY ST SE 639 F ST NE 1349 G ST SE 1312 C ST NE 1104 C ST SE

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$325,696 $430,000 $371,000 $305,000 $300,000 $299,999 $260,250 $255,000 $250,000

2 4 3 3 3 3 3 4 3

$949,000 $827,500 $940,000

3 2 3

$700,000 $635,000 $560,000 $440,000 $375,000 $325,000 $303,000 $275,000

4 5 4 3 3 2 3 4

$555,000

$666,500

$1,750,000 $1,380,000 $860,000 $595,000

5 4 5 2

$1,175,000 $765,000 $950,000 $450,000 $1,210,000

2 2 4 2 3

$1,300,000 $925,000

4 4

$1,800,000 $1,329,000 $1,086,500 $1,057,000 $1,050,000 $1,025,000 $955,000 $950,000 $940,000 $900,000 $881,000 $874,700 $869,000 $838,200

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SUMMER IS

SIZZLING! 1016 8TH ST NE 1335 C ST NE 326 18TH ST NE 1513 D ST SE 416 15TH ST SE 1729 D ST NE 409 D ST NE 1250 LINDEN PL NE 1104 G ST NE 1239 LINDEN PL NE 717 10TH ST NE 1416 C ST SE 427 19TH ST NE 614 14TH PL NE 1212 6TH ST NE 1216 D ST NE 1320 K ST SE 928 10TH ST NE 1544 D ST SE 768 13TH ST SE 118 P ST SW 1511 A ST SE 559 25TH PL NE 1359 FLORIDA AVE NE 632 MORTON PL NE 1670 KRAMER ST NE 632 MORTON PL NE 1692 KRAMER ST NE 1522 CAROLINA AVE NE 1117 8TH ST NE

$835,000 $828,000 $800,000 $768,500 $765,000 $757,000 $757,000 $729,000 $715,000 $710,000 $705,000 $690,000 $683,000 $680,000 $670,000 $657,000 $655,000 $640,000 $626,500 $610,000 $600,000 $600,000 $600,000 $600,000 $595,000 $564,000 $480,000 $465,000 $455,000 $425,000

OLD CITY #2 1814 19TH ST NW 1318 RIGGS ST NW 1457 SWANN ST NW 2118 12TH PL NW 1712 SEATON ST NW 477 RIDGE ST NW

$2,500,000 $1,500,000 $1,375,000 $985,000 $899,000 $750,000

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TRINIDAD 1119 OATES ST NE 1931 BENNETT PL NE 1817 L ST NE 1123 HOLBROOK TER NE 839 20TH ST NE 1105 16TH ST NE

$544,000 $524,000 $515,000 $515,000 $375,000 $355,000

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1343 V ST NW $928,000 3

17 16th Street SE $1,048,000 4BR/3.5BA

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604 A Street NE $1,590,000 4BR/3.5BA

310 Kentucky Avenue SE $925,000 3BR/2.5BA

Steps to the Capitol, SCOTUS, Senate, or Stanton Park, step INSIDE and away from the ordinary! A truly enchanting blend of original features, dramatic architectural details, and grand expanded spaces. The recipe for a modern classic by the numbers: 4 bedrooms, 3 fireplaces, 3 bright skylights, 1 giant glass roof over 6 exposed brick walls, 2 original pocket doors, 3 parlors featuring custom casework and crown moulding, 14 custom brass lighting fixtures, 20 efficient windows, and much more. With all the key ingredients, no need to compromise the Hill location of your dreams.

2425 Franklin Street NE $699,900 4BR/3.5BA

PRICE REDUCTION OF $25K! The secret is OUT on Woodridge! Detached homes and large yards beneath mature tree canopy like you find in Woodley or Cleveland Park, but for HALF the price! This 4 bedroom, 3 ½ bath home – built from the ground up in 2012 – offers you ample space and the rolling hills of Langdon Park steps from your front porch. Light flows seamlessly through the main level, featuring an inviting living room, a large open dining area with bay windows, and a gourmet kitchen with large service island. Fully finished lower level is equipped with a giant den with wet bar, full bath and 4th bedroom, and rear deck overlooks a patio and garden of native plantings, meticulously planned and executed to be low maintenance in all seasons! Park in the gated driveway with room for 2 cars and bike, stroll, or bus over to Downtown Brookland just 5 minutes away!

Stand in awe at the latest TRANSFORMATION by Quest Home Builders, this time on RARE proud row of 20ft WIDE porch-fronts! Just 3 blks to Lincoln Park or Metro, this home delivers the rare BIG dimensions you’ve been seeking coupled with the exact details you love! The superior construction and attention to every detail maximizes every square foot, from the front porch through 3 levels and beyond to the rear patio and private parking. Oak floors flow throughout the home’s upper levels and you’ll find custom carpentry in every room. Entirely rebuilt inside and out: new roof, structure, systems, plumbing, mechanicals, wiring, and windows. Don’t miss this perfect package for city living!

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SHAW 1120 5TH ST NW $1,460,000 SW Waterfront 714 6TH ST SW $880,000

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1387 F Street NE $739,000 2BR/1.5BA

Live near the heart of one of the most dynamic corridors in the Capital – H Street! This handsome Victorian showcases soaring ceiling heights, hardwood floors, and touches of historic charm throughout. Enter the home into the tall and wide front parlor where you’ll enjoy the eases of a gas fireplace and a stunning bay front window encasing the room. The center hall dining room makes entertaining a breeze, situated directly off of the spacious kitchen, featuring copious cabinets, granite counters and access to your fenced-in rear deck for your outdoor dinner parties. Take the staircase to the upper level, guided by a second skylight, where 2 bedrooms and a full bath await you. The master bedroom offers oversized proportions and generous closet space. Wash away the wears of the day in the large Jacuzzi tub or the glass-enclosed luxury steam sauna shower in the hall bath. An additional bedroom, large closets, and washer/dryer outfit the bedroom level.

Perfectly positioned just 2 blocks from Metro, Watkins ES/Park, and Lincoln Park, the once forgotten home of the block is now the gem of the neighborhood! This home has enjoyed a top-to-bottom transformation – Smart systems, exposed and repointed brick walls, 6 panel doors and transom windows, and built-in bookcases are just the start. Top to bottom and inside out, no detail has been overlooked!

1182 Morse Street NE $789,000 3BR/3.5BA

Resting just blocks from THREE major corridors of H Street and New York and Florida Avenues, is a topto-bottom renovation! Enjoy this 3-bedroom/3.5bathroom modern makeover that still preserves some historic charm with 6 panel doors throughout and repointed exposed brick on every level. The living and dining areas – both featuring a recessed ceiling - flow directly into the gorgeous and open eat-in kitchen. On the upper level, enjoy 2 true Master En Suite bedrooms – both outfitted with intricate and detailed Turkish-style tiling. The well-appointed lower level suite welcomes family time or long-term guests with a 3rd bedroom and full bath.

CONDO ANACOSTIA 2333 16TH ST SE #102 2317 16TH ST SE #201

$129,000 $111,900

BARRY FARMS 2609 DOUGLASS RD SE #401 1500 EATON RD SE #102 2632 WADE RD SE #1

$309,000 $257,000 $10,000

BLOOMINGDALE 125 T ST NW #3 42 RHODE ISLAND AVE NW #1 70 RHODE ISLAND AVE NW #201 70 RHODE ISLAND AVE NW #501

$660,000 $650,000 $500,000 $424,900

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CAPITOL HILL 329 9TH ST NE #TH2 1804 INDEPENDENCE AVE SE #B 900 11TH ST SE #401 900 11TH ST SE #201 110 8TH ST NE #1 1712 INDEPENDENCE AVE SE #1 900 11TH ST SE #402 732 15TH ST SE #6 1200 EAST CAPITOL ST NE #4 1200 EAST CAPITOL ST NE #1 1605 E ST NE #4 1344 MARYLAND AVE NE #8 1344 MARYLAND AVE NE #1 1324 E SE #210 18 9TH ST NE #106 1830 C ST SE #2 201 E ST SE #1 634 NORTH CAROLINA AVE SE #C 101 NORTH CAROLINA AVE SE #209 311 4TH ST SE #1 327 15TH ST NE #1 1515 K ST SE #1

$1,925,000 $840,000 $779,900 $724,900 $699,900 $689,000 $677,400 $660,000 $600,000 $578,000 $569,000 $525,000 $479,900 $449,000 $392,000 $367,500 $320,201 $315,000 $315,000 $302,000 $699,900 $530,000

CENTRAL 925 H ST NW #906 925 H ST NW #902 1140 23RD ST NW #704 925 H ST NW #411 1111 25TH ST NW #705 2301 N ST NW #511 2425 L ST NW #218 2141 P ST NW #502 1330 NEW HAMPSHIRE AVE NW #1015 1150 K ST NW #302 400 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW #723 400 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW #606 777 7TH ST NW #719 1314 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW #301 631 D ST NW #1137 1140 23RD ST NW #807 1325 18TH ST NW #513 1140 23RD ST NW #301 1121 24TH ST NW #203 1301 20TH ST NW #707 400 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW #802 2201 L ST NW #112

$1,550,000 $1,300,000 $699,000 $648,000 $645,000 $620,000 $615,000 $604,250 $600,000 $585,000 $575,000 $568,000 $505,000 $479,000 $455,000 $419,900 $399,000 $379,000 $349,999 $349,900 $329,506 $315,000

ECKINGTON 15 S ST NE #2 157 U ST NE #2 239 R ST NE #B 14 S ST NE #302 1902 4TH ST NE #2 302 TODD PL NE #2 1831 2ND ST NE #408

FORT DUPONT 1251 42ND ST SE #17 4477 B ST SE #T3

4 3 3 3 2 2 1

$108,000 $100,000

3 3

$879,000 $535,000

HILL CREST 3825 W ST SE #B

$160,000

IVY CITY 1871 CORCORAN ST NE #B 1495 GALLAUDET ST NE #A 1867 CORCORAN ST NE #A 1865 CORCORAN ST NE #A

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

$735,000 $725,000 $655,000 $530,000 $471,000 $399,000 $295,000

H STREET CORRIDOR 1143 5TH ST NE #1 717 18TH ST NE #2

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

$659,000 $564,000 $555,000 $534,900

3 2 2 3 3 3 3

LEDROIT PARK 519 FLORIDA AVE NW #1

$330,000

LOGAN CIRCLE 1414 11TH ST NW #2 922 N ST NW #101 1207 N ST NW #E 1415 T NW #301 1415 T NW #A1 1224 11TH ST NW #4 1415 T ST NW #302 1413 P ST NW #403 1601 16TH ST NW #1 1220 N ST NW #4B 1325 13TH ST NW #51 1445 N ST NW #203 1441 RHODE ISLAND AVE NW #111 910 M ST NW #808 1215 10TH ST NW #2 1300 13TH ST NW #104 1239 VERMONT AVE NW #106 1527 12TH ST NW #3 1527 12th ST NW #4 1527 12TH ST NW #2

$699,900 $670,000 $520,300 $345,000 $289,000 $1,210,000 $360,000 $1,210,000 $1,011,000 $970,000 $815,000 $610,000 $535,000 $500,000 $485,433 $452,000 $384,500 $860,000 $759,900 $799,900

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

MT VERNON TRIANGLE 301 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW #101 475 K ST NW #302

$575,000 $730,000

NAVY YARD 1025 1ST ST SE #711

$634,000

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H STREET LIFE by Elise Bernard e may be headed into the dog days of summer, but that’s no reason to sulk. Festival season is just around the corner and in the meantime, there’s plenty to do indoors should the heat become too much to bear.

Food, Friends, & Fun at the H Street Festival September 15 Mark your calendars for the return of the H Street Festival to the corridor September 15th. From its early days as a block party style gathering, it has grown into a mammoth event. It’s a day for businesses along the strip to showcase themselves as they welcome locals and visitors who travel from

all around the region for a day of fun and exploration. Repeatedly named Best Neighborhood Festival in Washington City Paper reader polls, the H Street Festival is definitely one celebration you won’t want to miss. Live music always plays a big role in the fun, with plenty of dancing in the audience and on the many stages spread throughout the Festival. Offerings are generally diverse, and with multiple stages, it’s not uncommon for 100 or more different entertainers to make an appearance. The kids zone will return, as well as a section of the Festival focused on the visual arts. There will, of course, be many outdoor beer gardens. Save your spot early, as these tend to get crowded. The food has always played a starring role, from the popular eating contests to the many

new places opting over the years to open for a public preview on Festival day.

Eat & Your Veggies & Love it at Shouk

Just around the corner from the Trader Joe’s and near the recently opened Blue Bottle Coffee and Pluma Bakery you’ll find a new outpost of the fast-casual eatery Shouk (395 Morse St. NE, www.shouk.com). Co-founders Ran Nussbacher and Dennis Friedman opened the original Chinatown location in 2016. Shouk deals in what it calls “modern Israeli street food,” which translates here into a menu of pita sandwiches, rice and lentil bowls ($9.75), and salads with plenty of tahina and harissa along for the ride. Shouk’s menu is heavy on the vegetables and plant based proThere’s always plenty to do and see at the H Street Festival. Photo: Elise Bernard

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stuffed with thin potato slices, pickled cabbage, grilled onions, roasted red peppers, tahini, and amba (a pickled mango sauce). Wash it down with a soda, juice, or one of the beers on tap. If you’re still hungry, try the lemon date balls ($4) or a chococardamom cookie ($2).

The colorful eggplant bowl at Shouk. Photo: Elise Bernard

teins, in fact everything the menu offers is completely vegan. It’s also completely delicious. If you’re not sure what to order on your first visit, I recommend starting with the crowd-pleasing sweet potato fries ($4.50) served with Shouk’s addictive cashew labneh. Thankfully, the labneh is also available in larger containers in the restaurant’s market area along with Shouk’s almond feta, harissa, black lentil spread, hummus, and house-made soups. The Shouk burger is one the

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Washington Post called “our favorite new veggie burger in Washington” back in 2016. It’s a satisfying veggie patty accompanied by roasted tomato, pickled turnip, charred onion, arugula, and tahini. All the main options I tried were winners, including the new eggplant pita, a grilled eggplant patty served in a pita

only a few blocks from Gallaudet University (800 Florida Avenue NE) an institution internationally known for its education of deaf and hard-of-hearing students, and as an epicenter of Deaf culture. To staff the store Starbucks will hire 20–25 deaf, hard-of-hearing, and hearing partners from across the country with the requirement that each be proficient in ASL. With H Street NE this launch Starbucks joins a growStarbucks to ing swell of local businesses along Become a the H Street NE Corridor, and in Signing Store the nearby Union Market area, that A local Starbucks (625 H St. have taken steps to make themNE B) is slated to become selves more accessible to the large the chain’s first signing store Deaf community in the nearby in North America. As a signneighborhoods. ing store, all employees will be Incorporating elements of fluent in American Sign LanDeafspace, an architectural and deguage, commonly referred to sign movement born at Gallaudet, as ASL. The shop is located the H Street NE signing store will provide an open environment minimizing visual obstructions that could interfere with communication, and will employ low glare reflective surfaces. Deaf baristas will sport ASL aprons embroidered by a Deaf supplier, and hearing employees will wear “I Sign” pins. The store will offer communications options for customers when placing their orders or receiving beverages at the Politics and Prose has everything you need to catch up on pick-up counter. summer reading. Photo: Elise Bernard

WIDE SHOE OUTLET Men’s and Women’s sizes up to 15 EE Brands: Naturalizer • Soft Spots Ros Hommerson • Propet Walking Cradles • Easy Street Slingshots are Back This location will also feature artwork and a custom mug designed by a Deaf artist. The changes will be fully implemented in October.

Politics and Prose Opens a New Chapter in Union Market District In mid-June Politics and Prose (1270 Fifth St. NE) opened its shop in the Union Market neighborhood. This is the third location for the Districtbased independent bookseller. The store is necessarily cozy, but still stocks a great variety of books, other reading materials, and cool tchotchkes. Politics and Prose has already begun hosting author talks, classes, and children’s activities at this location. The bookseller has teamed up with Keegan Theatre to host Story Hours at 10:30 A.M. on the third Tuesday of each month, from September through December of 2018. The target audience for the free programs is six years of age and under. Story hours will feature dramatic readings of beloved children’s books and activities led by professional teaching artists that will explore relevant themes, such as storytelling, the nature of bravery, and the value of diversity. August’s book is A Hippy Hoppy Toad by Peggy Archer and Anne Wilsdorf. 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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DINING NOTES article and photos by Celeste McCall

From Cuban to Soul At long last, someone is moving into the Barracks Row space vacated last December by the Cuban-themed Banana Café. District Soul Food & Lounge is set to debut at 500 Eighth St. SE sometime this fall, hopefully in September. The building had been vacant since Banana’s popular owner, Jorge Zamorano, retired. District Soul Food is the second venture for proprietors Chris Everett and David Roundtree. Because of “structural issues,” they had closed

their short-lived Two Brothers Soul Food on Route 1 in Alexandria, and decided to relocate on Barracks Row. District Soul Food’s menu will focus on Southern staples like fried chicken, pulled pork, fried fish, collard greens, baked beans. Live jazz will play in the former piano bar on the second floor. The space is currently undergoing renovation, including plans for indoor trash storage to combat rodent infestation. Neighbors are welcoming this Barracks Row addition. The ‘hood has not had a Southern-themed eatery since the departure of Levi’s Port Café down the street.

Last Straw

Mission Navy Yard, a lively Mexican-themed restaurant/lounge, opened last month in time for the All Star Game.

Here’s something scary: By 2050, plastic debris in the world’s seas will outweigh fish. According to calculations published in the February 2015 issue of “Science,” about 10 million metric tons of plastic debris entered the oceans in 2010. That could double by 2025. Among chief culprits are plastic drinking straws, made with polypropylene (derived from petroleum). Fortunately, restaurants worldwide—and locally—are ditching plastic. Queen Vic British Pub, 1206 H St. NE “stopped using plastic a year

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Last month, just in time for the 2018 All-Star game and debut of Audi Field, Mission Navy Yard opened July 13. Located adjacent to Nationals Park, the 10,000 square foot Mexican restaurant is a spinoff of Dupont Circle’s Mission. Owners are Fritz Brogan and Reed Landry who operate Dupont’s Mission and Hawthorne on U St. NW. One of Mission’s four bars stretches to a purported 150 feet, claiming to be DC’s longest. Flowing from 16 draft lines are 10 beers, three wines (and prosecco). Three taps dispense margaritas and other cocktails. Upstairs is MisEnhanced by pork sion’s main dining shoulder, generous s illa sad area with yet two more que er appetiz complement frosty Mission Navy Ya bars. The space opens margaritas at the shrimp, chicken rd’s tacos might be filled with or out into outdoor balan ot Mis d her protein along lip-tingling jal recently arrive wi sion Navy Yard near Nationals Park.

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ago,” server Chrissy Mertz told us when our Bloody Marys arrived with paper straws. “Overall response was positive.” Down the street at 1238 H, Queen Vic’s sibling, mussel-and-frites Granville Moore’s, is also switching to paper straws as soon as bartenders use up their plastic ones. “They won’t reorder them, but they can’t just throw them away,” Mertz said. “That would defeat the whole purpose.” Starbucks announced that it will eliminate plastic straws worldwide by 2020; Marriott International plans to 86 them next year. This fall, the DC City Council will consider a bill which would urge vendors to replace plastic straws with something recyclable. There’s been pushback. Critics contend that replacing plastic with bamboo or something similar would be too expensive. Also, people with disabilities might have problems. But most antistraw measures would provide exemptions.

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If you love bagels, you’re going to love this. Mixologist extraordinaire Gina Chersevani is unveiling a second Buffalo & Bergen this fall. If its 240 Mass. Ave. NE address sounds

familiar, it’s where Bagels & Baguettes served breakfast to Stanton Park regulars for 20 years. Hank’s on the Hill patrons will fondly remember Gina from her bartending stint there. Tucked into Union Market, Gina’s original Buffalo & Bergen serves bagels made from dough shipped in daily from New York, knishes, egg creams and boozy drinks. The spinoff will serve breakfast, lunch and dinner, with reubens, chicken cutlets and lasagna. There will be a coffee bar and small patio. For updates visitwww.buffalobergendc.com.

More Doughnuts District Doughnut, which operates sweet shops on Barracks Row and in Georgetown, has added an offshoot at the District Wharf. You’ll find it at 749 Water St. SW, dispensing toothsome creations flavored with brown butter, raspberry jam, milk chocolate and key lime pie. Call 202-688-3590 or visit www. districtdoughnut.com.

Pizza Memories Ledo Pizza has unveiled its umpteenth spinoff at 816 H St. NE, the Atlas District space vacated by Halal Guys. Ledo was founded in 1955 in Adelphi, Maryland, and I have fond memories of scarfing their signature rectangular pies as a student at nearby College Park.

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DC Restaurant Week Coming up August 13-19 is Restaurant Week, presented twice a year by the Restaurant Association of Metropolitan Washington and Events DC. The promotion is an excellent opportunity to experience our restaurants at bargain prices. Here’s the deal: Pre-fixe lunch and brunch is $22 per person; three-course dinners are $35. Among participants on Capitol Hill and nearby are: Ambar (Barracks Row and Arlington), Acqua Al 2, Belga Café, Bistro Cacao, Cava Mezze, Matchbox, Osteria Morini, China Chilcano, Unconventional Diner and many more. For more information and a complete list, visitwww.ramw. org/restaurantweek. u

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AT THE MOVIES Two Contemporary Biographies: One an Anxious Tweener and the Other a Reformed Reprobate by Mike Canning

Eighth Grade Kayla Day (Elsie Fisher) is 13 and in her last week of eighth grade and looking forward—with trepidation—to high school in her benign suburb. The year has been hard on the naturally shy kid (who doesn’t have a mom in her life) as she struggles to find herself. Generally addicted, like many of her peers, to her electronic devices, she tries to salve her ego with her own webcast, stumbling to express mini-profundities—like “being yourself ”-in a delivery littered with “ya knows” and “likes” to a fictive audience (The film, now in theaters, is rated “R” and runs 94 minutes). Kayla so desperately wants to be cool but can’t, like, seem to achieve it. She’s embarrassed at a pool party, though a nerdy boy, Gabe (Jake Ryan), pays some attention to her. Connecting with others is essential to her, but she has little knack for it. She tries to play up to more worldly girls and, a bit desperately, researches sex acts in an attempt to interest vapid boys. At the year-

Elsie Fisher studies her screen in “Eight Grade,” photo by Linda Kallerus, courtesy of A24 Pictures.

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end assembly, her mortification is complete by being named “Most Quiet” student in the school. Her semi-clueless single dad Mark (Josh Hamilton) loves her and tries to buck Kayla up, but it’s hard when he can’t enter her well of isolation and reach her through the fog of social media. She has a small breakthrough when a high school shadow program matches her with the lively Olivia (Emily Robinson), who becomes a mentor to her, but another encounter on a drive with an older boy (Daniel Zolghadri) turns ugly when he suggests a sordid “truth or dare” exchange. Kayla’s review of her earlier sixth-grade time capsule causes her to reject her past and try to look forward with some measure of confidence. “Eighth Grade” stands or falls on the performance of 15-year-old Elsie Fisher (an actor since she was five). Well, in her case, she stands tall--at probably 5’ 3.” Maybe she is just playing herself, a prototype American teenager, but she makes the character of Kayla her own, appearing in virtually every scene. Her round face of acceptance, lightly sprinkled with adolescent zits, and her moony eyes seem just right for this puzzled, poignant young girl, as is her placid, hesitant voice searching for affirmation from everyone. She is moody and muddled but still emits small bursts of courage in trying to grow up enough for the next stage of her life.

Writer/director Bo Burnham makes his feature film debut with “Eighth Grade” and reveals tremendous promise with this achievement. Burnham, though now all of 27, appears to have total recall of middle school and its multifarious humiliations. He had success early as a YouTube entertainer in his teens, writing and performing satirical gigs in his house, then moving on to stand-up comedy. His penetrating dive into the mind of an anxious but endearing young woman makes “Eighth Grade” a template for today’s teens and a wonder for filmgoers.

Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot Director Gus Van Sant has crafted an immense variety of films in the last 30 years, from small indies to major studio properties. In his latest, “Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot,” he is back in mainstream Hollywood with a gutsy biopic based on the life of cartoonist John Callahan, an unrepentant drunk and ne’er-do-well whose life turned around at 21 when he became a paraplegic after a vicious car crash (now in theaters, the film is rated “R” and runs 113 minutes). Callahan (Joaquin Phoenix), a drinker since he was 13, is a bum and a slob when he hitches up with the loudmouth Dexter (Jack Black) on a colossal bender in his hometown of Portland. He ends up in the hospital after a car accident that leaves him barely alive and without feeling in his lower body. Upon his release, he only reluctantly enters treatment, but with encouragement from girlfriend Annu (Rooney Mara), whom he met in the hospital, he begins attending AAsponsored group therapy at the home of Donnie (Jonah Hill), a group leader who becomes his sponsor. Ornery and eccentric, John defies treatment by continuing to drink and to live riskily—as when he speeds in his wheelchair—and to offend

Joaquin Phoenix stars as John Callahan on “Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot.” Photo by Scott Patrick Green, courtesy of Amazon Studios.

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 at www.mikesflix.com. u

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sona that suits these traits, a profligate whose life is completely upended and yet ends up making comic use out of his own crushing disability. Phoenix is both convincing as an inveterate drunk as well as the artist redeemed by his snarky sensibility. The only dissident note is a misbegotten orange wig. He is nicely seconded in “Don’t Worry” by Jonah Hill as Donnie, a soft-spoken and enigmatic rich boy who mixes his Liberace ways with some surprising spine to keep his charges on the right track, a track he himself, as an alcoholic, must maintain. His Donnie is hard to read, a bit mysterious, but an intriguing contrast to the crass Callahan.

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Hardware River Aqueduct II. woodcut. 2014-2017. Credit: Samantha Shelton

ARTIST PORTRAIT: M. ALEXANDER GRAY ou find yourself in the picture, “Hardware River Aqueduct.” You’re drawn in—but you’re not sure why. Is it the familiar: a stone bridge over peaceful waters? Is it the close-to-perfection craftsmanship in both the stonework of the structure and the artistry of the woodcut? Maybe it goes beyond that. Maybe it’s because the scene is timeless. It so firmly occupies a span of human evolution—the love of and desperation for water. It’s a connection that reaches across the ages and triggers the genetic imprint of a billion minds. Alexander Gray grew up drawing and like many artists, focused more on art than other subjects. Like most of us, he is drawn to water, flowing water, and the structures that bridge it…especially those from the 1830s to the 1850s. We are also drawn to his work just because it is good. Very good. The placement of contrasting lights and intense darks give it an internal strength and keeps your eye moving throughout the composition. The artistry extends to all the elements of the scene, moving through interchanging shades of gray and interlocking motifs.

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“Hardware River Aqueduct” won first place in the current Hill Center show (see: At the Galleries) It’s a woodcut, but he is “leaning more to engraving” in his newer work. Alex grew up in Alexandria, Virginia, and graduated from the Corcoran College of Art and Design in 2007. He worked a series of jobs he found “unsatisfying” and “didn’t pursue my art seriously.” However, beginning in July 2013, Alex became a full-time artist, was accepted as a member of Printmakers Inc. and has a studio at the Torpedo Factory Art Center in Alexandria, VA. He spends much of his time exploring the mid-Atlantic region for scenes that take us not just to water, but to those places that trigger the genetic imprint of a billion minds. www.malexandergray.com

Jim Magner’s Thoughts on Art I have often wondered why the art from the European Renaissance is so damn good. How did the artists develop those incredible skill levels? Didn’t they have to work—a day job maybe? No. Art, painting and sculpture, was the job. It’s what they did every day, their

whole lives. They came mostly from artist families and if they showed early promise they could be apprenticed to master’s studio. If they displayed extraordinary talent they were adopted by a patron, such as the De Medici gang. Patrons were very rich people who splurged their often ill-gotten gains on the arts. (Too bad the same is rarely true today.) This type of patronage was worldwide. In addition to the grand families, there were the great religions…Christian, Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist…which made their grand cathedrals, mosques and temples even more majestic with scrumptious if sometimes morbid paintings, sculptures and mosaics. And don’t forget the various kings, queens, pharaohs and emperors. Yes, they got to dictate the subject matter, usually themselves, but the standards were high—they understood quality and artistry. Patronage was the tide that raised all boats. Too bad it petered out in the mid-1800s and age of the “Starving Artist” was born. But maybe art is better off. It’s more democratic, with freedom to explore…to find personal expression…or redundant mediocrity. But through all this unfettered exploration and envelope pushing, the upscale arts lost contact with the proletariat, the public. There’s

not much middle ground. Art buys are now mostly under a thousand, or over a million. But wait! Patronage has reappeared online. You can be a patron of a favored artist without wearing a crown. Check this out: Patreon.com. It’s crowd funding. Alexander Gray (See: Artist Profile) has a site: www.patreon.com/MAGarts. Go to it and sign up. You and others can help keep him a fulltime artist, like those grandees of the Renaissance.

At the Galleries Hill Center Galleries 921 Pennsylvania. Ave. SE - September 22 This is the annual Hill Center Galleries Regional Juried Exhibition of over 100 artists from DC, Virginia and Maryland. Three cash awards, plus five honorable mentions were awarded. You will find a terrific variety and quality of work. Alexander Gray (See: Artist Profile) won the $1000 first place prize. www.hillcenterdc.org “Winners Circle” CHAL 545 7th St. SE - Aug, 18 This Capitol Hill Art League summer show, “Winners Circle”, features CHAW members who have received awards during the 201718 Art League season:

JoAnn Laboy, Karen Cohen, Rindy O’Brien, Kay Fuller, Ken Bachman, Tara Hamilton, Ann Thomson, Karen Zens, Marcel Taylor, Sally Canzoneri, Ann Pickett, Jane Mann, Kim Bursic, Jim Huttinger and Meera Rao. www.caphillartleague.org. “Journey to Yuki’s World” Touchstone Gallery 901 New York Ave, NW August 4 - 31 Reception: Sat., Aug. 4, 3 - 4:30 Yuki Hiyama suffered a brain injury at birth. She communicates only through art: “raw, gestural abstraction.” And communicate she does. These reach not only your heart, but all of your sensory receptors. www.touchstonegallery.com Malgorzata Jablonska Foundry Gallery 2118 - 8th St, N.W. - September 2, 2018 Reception: Sat, Aug 4, 6 - 10 Artist’s talk: Wed, Aug 8, 7:30 “Imprints of Reality” is the Polish artist’s first solo exhibit in the U.S. She uses a wide variety of natural and other materials to craft masks—face and full body. Foundry’s Jay Peterzell says, “We feel vividly the presence of the absent person inside.” www.foundrygallery.org u

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ing his clear and distinctive voice to impart his obserChristopher Datta has vations on human nature, written some killer fiction. politics, development He has also had a long and work, and foreign policy. distinguished diplomatic But he has an even career. In his new memoir, larger goal: to pay homage “Guardians of the Grail: A to the Foreign Service OfLife of Diplomacy on the ficers in embassies around Edge,” he reveals that his the world who risk their real-life escapades have lives daily in service to their sometimes rivaled his ficcountry. “I want readers to tional adventures. come away with a better As a civil conflict speunderstanding of… how cialist with the US State much American diplomacy Department, Datta was ofhas done to make the world ten called into some of the a better place, and where most troubled spots in the and how we have succeedMideast and Africa, where ed and, yes, how we have his diplomatic skills were failed.” It is a worthy aim In a new memoir, diplomat Christopher put to the test under tryDatta takes readers behind the scenes and one that is more than ing, sometimes life-threatin some of the world’s most volatile fulfilled by this rich and hotspots. Photo by Tracey Attlee. ening, circumstances. compassionate memoir. He intervened beChristopher Datta is also the author of two tween warring factions in Liberia, where he Civil War novels (“Touched With Fire” and “Fire had to “dance with the devil” in the form of that & Dust”) and a supernatural thriller (“The Demon country’s corrupt president. He is still haunted Stone”). Find him on Facebook @ by seeing “things you can never un-see” when ChristopherDattaAuthor. he reopened the Rwandan embassy following the horrific genocide there. In South Sudan, he The Devil in Her tried to broker a deal between the two Sudans, Quintin Peterson’s latest story is but was thwarted by tribal loyalties and leaders so good it appears in two publibent on a “foolish and self-serving quest for pocations: a British horror magalitical power and ambition.” zine called Sanitarium and an anTime and again, he came up against “the thology titled “Signed in Blood: homicidal lunatic category of leadership” and the Deals with the Devil Gone Bad” evils it wrought. He was also repeatedly frustrated (R. Allen Leider, editor), where by bureaucratic folly, such as the US government’s his work joins that of such heavybelief that elections can solve the problems of a culweights as Mickey Spillane. ture where democratic foundations do not exist. “Hope to Die” focuses on a Chris Datta retired in 2012 and, in “Guardmedical examiner named Thomians of the Grail,” he looks back on his eventful as Sarafian who has decided to career, sharing anecdotes, providing concise hisexact revenge on his cheating extories of the countries in which he served, and us-

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wife. Dressed to kill on a rainy night, with “the collar of his soggy London Fog trench coat pulled up like Robert Mitchum’s in ‘Out of the Past,’ the brim of his soaking wet brown fedora snapped down over one eye like, like Bogart,” Sarafian beards the lioness in her seven-bedroom den, “the one she usurped from her current husband.” “Vicki was the devil,” he thinks. “And it was high time that Thomas Sarafian sent her back to hell.” All goes as planned. “[He] laughed loudly long and hard. For the first time in his entire miserable life, he was happy.” Unfortunately, as he learns, the devil is not so easy to kill. Packed with creepy details and loaded with suspense, “Hope to Die” will keep you turning the pages all the way up to the shape-shifting twist at the end—which I wouldn’t reveal even if you held a butcher knife to my throat. Quintin Peterson is former DC police officer who has contributed crime fiction to eight anthologies, including “DC Noir,” edited by George Pelecanos, and has written four novels, including two set at the Folger Shakespeare Library where he worked as a security officer. Find more at http://www.amazon.com/-/e/ B002BMCR2E

In a new memoir, diplomat Christopher Datta takes readers behind the scenes in some of the world’s most volatile hotspots. Photo by Tracey Attlee.

itol Hill,” but even domestic entanglements can’t deflect her attention when she’s on the trail of a killer. To someone who has mastered that uniquely Washington skill of bobbling two cell phones and a glass of wine without spilling a drop, solving a murder is practically child’s play. Colleen Shogan is a senior executive at the Library of Congress and teaches American Kit Marshall calls on all her politics at Georgetown Universleuthing skills when a lobbyist sity. She is the author of three falls from a rooftop in Colleen Shogan’s latest Washington prior books in the “WashingWhodunit mystery. Photo by ton Whodunit” series: “StabBruce Guthrie. bing in the Senate,” Homicide in the House,” and “Calamity Poirot on the Potomac at the Continental Club.” Connect with her “No offense, Kit,” says one of the characters at www.colleenshogan.com. in Kit Marshall’s latest Capitol Hill crime adventure, “[but] you’re no Hercule Poirot.” On the Hill in August “Exactement!” exclaims the staffer-cumEast City Bookshop has a full schedule of sleuth, before cleverly tying up all the loose book clubs and readings throughout the ends in a denouement worthy of the mustamonth. For a listing, go to eastcitybookshop. chioed Belgian detective. com/events. u In “K Street Killing,” mystery author Colleen Shogan has picked the perfect victim: a lobbyist. When he falls (or was pushed?) to his death from the rooftop of a Capitol Hill restaurant during a fundraiser for Kit’s boss, she is pressed into amateur detective mode. How can the congresswoman she works for win re-election with a potential scandal hanging over her head? Not to mention that, as one lawmaker observes, Kit’s own career is “on life support until this matter is resolved.” Fortunately, suspects abound, including the lobbyist’s straying wife, advocates for competing interests, and a mysterious waiter whom nobody can locate. Kit’s little gray cells are put to the test, with the help of her new husband, Doug, her best friend and colleague Meg, her former co-worker Trevor— and the skeptical cooperation of DC Police Detective Maggie Glass. In the midst of it all, Doug gets an offer of a job in New York, threatening Kit’s atMark your calendars for the Library of Congress’s annual book festival on September 1. tachment to “the hamster wheel called Cap-

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THE POETIC HILL by Karen Lyon hris Haley has written two award-winning scripts: “The Studio,” which focused on the plight of the homeless, and “The Reconciliation Walk for Slavery and Penitence,” which helped garner the Maryland Tourism Council Global Marketing Award for the Kunta Kinte-Alex Haley Foundation. He is the author of a book of poetry (“Obsessions”), a radio play (“The Courtship of Jo and Eddie”), and numerous letters, speeches, and poems that have appeared in a variety of publications. He has also written, produced, and directed two short films that appeared in 2005 at the Greenbelt Utopia Film and Video Festival and the Annapolis Film Festival. A new book of poetry, “Until the Right One Comes Along,” and a chapbook of short fiction pieces, “But That’s Not Me,” will be published later this year. His poem titled “Awake!” appeared in The Poetic Hill in 2017.

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My candle not all burned. And dreams would reawaken me To the future I’d once yearned, of Grand occasions, Oscar nominations, Standing ovations, Devoted fans A beloved man Beautifully free of strife.

If I could wake to that I’d beat this desperate rap, Dash my suicidal sway; I’d drink life’s sap I’d safely nap I would not end today. If you would like to have your poem considered for publication, please send it to klyon@literaryhillbookfest. org. (There is no remuneration.) u

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MEET SIX NEW WARD 6 PRINCIPALS Four Arrive at Schools in Process of Modernization by Elizabeth O’Gorek n the upcoming 2018-2019 academic year, Ward 6 will welcome twice as many new principals to its schools as it did the year previous. A total of six new principals will greet students this August. Four of the principals come to schools in various stages of modernization, including those at Eliot-Hine and Jefferson Middle Schools, Capitol Hill Montessori at Logan, and Maury Elementary. Displaying impressive career and educational credentials, several of these administrators have roots in Capitol Hill and all are eager to keep building relationships in the communities they have joined.

Suzanne Peters

Seaton Elementary School (1503 Tenth St. NW) Suzanne Peters is a four-year Ward 6 resident who said she feels a “personal connection to the success of the students in our community.” Before becoming Seaton Elementary School’s Assistant Principal in 2015, Peters spent four years teaching at Ross Elementary before becoming the school’s literacy specialist in 2012. Peters holds a bachelor’s degree from Catholic University, a master’s degree from George Mason University and is working on her Doctorate of Education at Northeastern University. Peters said that the Seaton philosophy is that educators and the commu-

nity are responsible for developing the whole child. This means creating an inclusive environment where parents and families feel welcomed and valued, nurtured through frequent engagement as partners in their children’s education through parent-teacher conferences, academic team meetings and student-led conferences. She said that she will continue the work completed under Principal Kim Jackson, now DCPS Instructional Superintendent. “My goals as principal are to focus on our students’ social, emotional, and academic development and close the opportunity gap by providing rigorous coursework to all students using data to inform teaching and learning in order to meet the needs of each student,” she said. “I am truly honored by the incredible opportunity to lead a beautifully diverse and inclusive school community at Seaton Elementary School.”

Kim Adutwum

Capitol Hill Montessori @ Logan (215 G St. NE) Kim Adutwum said she is excited to return to Capitol Hill. Previously, as a science teacher at Harriet Tubman Elementary, she spent five years living near the H Street corridor school. Her daughter attended Peabody Elementary School. Adutwum became principal of JC Nalle Elementary School (219 50 St. NE) in 2007 where she supported Montessori and traditional styles of instruction and used her deep knowledge of curriculum and a child-centered educational approach. She has a bachelor’s degree from Delaware State University. She holds master’s degrees from Trinity University and Georgetown University.

She said that the relationship between the school, parents and the community are her priority. “I have already begun to hold listening sessions with staff and community members to determine what they believe is going well at the school and how we can improve,” she said. “My goals are to provide our students with rigorous and joyful learning experiences aligned with both the Montessori and Common Core curriculum.” Adutwum said the key to a successful modernization at the school will be open and transparent communication with all stakeholders and a clear understanding as to what the school community is expecting and what the construction company can deliver. She said that leading a full Montessori School is a dream come true. “I am excited to work alongside dedicated teachers and a thriving and supportive parent community to ensure a safe, nurturing, challenging, and cohesive learning environment for our students.”

Marlene Magrino

Eliot-Hine Middle School (1830 Constitution Ave. NE) Marlene Magrino moved to the District 15 years ago to continue her teaching career at the Washington Middle School for Girls (1901 Mississippi Ave. SE), rising to campus director before becoming assistant principal at DC Preparatory Academy (100 41 St. NE). She holds a bachelor’s degree from American University and a master’s degree in educational administration from Trinity University.

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Magrino has experience overseeing major school construction projects and knows how important the modernization of Eliot-Hine is to the students, staff and community. “I am excited to engage with our students and families to ensure we have school facilities that meet their needs, both as we transition to and enter our new building in 2020,” she said, adding that she will work to ensure that modernization will not interfere with learning. Magrino said she is proud to join EliotHine’s engaged and vibrant community and partner with parents and the community to ensure the school reaches its full potential, starting with the principal meet and greets, which she hopes all will attend. “I believe that Eliot-Hine can be a model middle school with rigorous academic experiences aligned with our International Baccalaureate framework; access to real-world experiences both in and out of the classroom that prepare our students for college and their future careers, exemplified by our Eliot-Hine Network; and an environment where every student, and every member of our community, feels welcomed,” she said.

master’s in teaching (elementary education) from American University, Turner is pleased to return to the Hill. This shared background allows him to identify with his students. “For me, leading J.O. Wilson is deeply personal because I see myself in the students at the school,” he said. “As a product of urban schools and having worked in that same environment, I understand the importance of creating spaces that are welcoming, joyous, safe, and diverse.” Turner said he sees consistent family engagement as key to educational success. He takes pride in investing time and effort into ensuring staff, students and families feel like they are part of a supportive, inclusive community. “I firmly believe principals are responsible for the safe keeping, achievement, and social emotional growth of the students attending their institution of learning,” he said. “I think I can best articulate my goals by sharing my leadership vision,” Turner said: “To prepare students to be critical thinkers, problem solvers and lifelong learners in a rapidly changing global community, embracing the core values of honesty, integrity, character and compassion.”

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Maury Elementary School (1250 Constitution Ave. NE; currently at Eliot-Hine)

Guye Turner

J.O. Wilson Elementary School (660 K St. NE) Guye Turner is a native Washingtonian and graduate of Jefferson Middle School and Eastern Senior High School. He began his teaching career 15 years ago as a founding staff member of Two Rivers Public Charter School, then cohoused in Elliot-Hine Middle School. After obtaining his bachelor’s degree from George Washington University and a

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Helena Payne Chauvenet remembers spending time in Capitol Hill conducting research as an intern for ABC. “I remember how special it felt to be working in such a historic place,” she recalled, “and I am excited to return in this new role.” Payne Chauvenet holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Notre Dame and master’s degrees from Harvard University and

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the University of Virginia. She taught for nine years before joining DCPS as Assistant Principal at Janney Elementary School in 2015. During her two years there, the school increased its ELA proficiency by 15 percent, giving it the highest ELA PARCC Score in DCPS. Payne Chauvenet arrives while Maury is temporarily located at Eliot-Hine and is mindful of the challenges and potentials that come with a school undergoing a physical transformation. “To address these challenges, I am in regular communication with the various teams involved in the modernization to stay informed and to ensure that every decision related to the building puts our students first,” she said. “I know it will continue to be a place where our fifth graders look back each year and remember their excellent teachers, engaging and fun learning experiences, and being surrounded by a community that is invested in their success.”

Andre Samuels

Jefferson Middle School Academy (801 Seventh St. SW) Andre Samuels began his DCPS career in 2008 as Assistant Principal at Stanton Elementary School. He holds a bachelor’s degree and two master’s degrees from Howard University as well as a third master’s from Georgetown University. Samuels later became principal at MacFarland Middle School where, in his third year, the school finished with the third highest proficiency gains in the DC CAS in Math and fifth highest in English Language Arts. This was the highest combined performance gain of all middle schools in the District.

“In each of my roles, I have sought to ensure the success of each student and the school, by providing the best instructional opportunities and supports possible for students,” Samuels said. Samuels said that the he will prioritize student safety and communication with families as the community transitions to a swing space in preparation for the school’s long-awaited modernization. “I have already toured our learning villas, and the school leadership has been working closely with our District partners to ensure that our time in these villas will not compromise the integrity of the academic and social emotional supports that have made Jefferson a great school,” he said. Samuels said he is excited to work with the Jefferson community, and to continue Jefferson’s home visits and student-led conferences. “I am excited to spend more time in this community and continue working with Jefferson Academy’s dedicated leadership team to ensure all students have access to a high-quality education.” u

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Look for this months answers at labyrinthgameshop.com 32. Sesame plant 33. Seaweed 34. Badger 35. Heavenly glow 36. Highlands musician 39. “Just as I thought!” 40. Type of reseller, for short 41. John Masefield play “The Tragedy of ___” 43. Sward 44. Wounded pride 47. One earning a fee, maybe 48. Coming 50. Hon 51. Undulating 52. Licorice flavor

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86. Stupid 88. Plant with purple flowers 89. Type of stone 90. Yard barrier 92. Common verb 93. Elder, e.g. 94. Image in Egyptian art 95. Confederate soldier 96. ___ in hand 97. Vintage designation 103. Jurors 105. Takes out 107. Military rank 108. Stadium 109. Freshwater fish 111. Decorative tapestry 112. Surgeon’s assistant 113. Electric swimmer 115. California’s Santa ______ Mountains 116. Illustrate 118. Offshoot 119. Top 120. Hammer part 122. Invoice amount 123. Home to the Crimson Tide, abbr. 124. At this point 125. “___ Baby Baby” (Linda Ronstadt hit) 126. Grand ___, Nova Scotia 127. Always poetic 128. Disorderly situation

12830 Wicomico Beach Road Newburg, MD 20664 ESCAPE THE CITY HEAT! Near Wicomico River, this Beautiful, historic Victorian Farmhouse, with newer roof and screened, wrap around porch comes with 13 acres of yard, orchard & farmland. Home is on two levels with wooden, (new and original) floors & details, 5 bedrooms, 3 full & 2 half baths, Stone and Stainless Eat in Kitchen, Pantry, Living Room, Dining Room, and Central Air. The spacious home has a deck, a wood burning stove fireplace, laundry, and all the comforts of an urban home. In addition, the 13 acres lot includes an orchard, a potting shed, and old â&#x20AC;&#x153;farm storeâ&#x20AC;? used as a workshop and storage, and more! - $777,000

620 Lexington Pl NE Large Original Wardman on GREAT HILL Block! Pristine Woodwork, Doors and Hardware, Gorgeous Flooring, 3BR+Attic, 1.5 Baths, Skylight, Partially Finished Storage Basement, Deck and Parking! - $1.069M

ARTISTS! TRADESMEN! ARTISANS! Ask about 3801 CEDAR CROFT PL, 14000 sf Lot w/ 2 bldgs (2400 sf) by Gateway Arts District in Cottage City, MD

HOME MAINTENANCE TIPS! Roof: On a typical Hill Home, the roof is flat and covered with a sheath of Modiified Bitumen. This is a type of asphalt product that can be applied in a number of ways to the roof in both hot and cold temperatures& s have a lot of advantages over other types of membrane roofing. But, in order to preserve them, the home owner should inspect them every year, in the spring. Having the seams checked, the flashing repaired, and giving them a new coat of reflective paint can extend the life of your roof, and the Comfort of your Home! Gutters: Tree lined streets are beautiful, and provide shading that lowers your cooling bills. BUT, the leaves can be a problem. Check your gutters, and get them cleaned out before fall. You might consider Gutter covers, although they still need checking. Also, make sure that your gutter and drains have an unobstructed path for rain, and melted snow to go into the storm drains. Drains: Most of the moisture problems in Hill Basements are caused by blocked drains, and blocked gutters. If you have cleared the gutters and water is sill backing up, then you may need to call a plumber to get your storm drains flowing. They have traps that can become clogged with dirt, pebbles & debris. Standing water or water that falls too near the foundation WILL find a way inside. That moisture will also increase pests, and breed mosquitos.

COMING SOON! 1215 18th Street NE - Purse Pleasing Porch-front Offers it All 4BR/3.5BA/Gourmet Kitchen/HWF/EnSuite MBR/Finished Basement/Skylight/Private Deck and Off-street Parking! 1635 A Street NE - Gorgeous Renovation of Classic Porch-Front with Gourmet Kitchen, Double Rear Porches, Original HWF, Pleasant Patio, 3BR/2.5BA, Steps to Metro, Parks, Paths!

The Smith Team supports many local charities. This month, the spotlight is on:

Capitol Hill Group Ministry an organization that provides services to homeless and vulnerable individuals and families on Capitol Hill and across the District of Columbia. CHGM serves thousands of men, women, and children each year. If you would like to support them, as well, then join them for the SIP & SAVOR on SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2018 at 7:30 at Eastern Market, for AN EVENING OF LOCAL CRAFT BEER, WINE, HARD CIDER, SPIRITS, FOOD, AND MUSIC!

Tickets available online at

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