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46 Capitol Cuisine by Celeste McCall 50 The Wine Girl by Elyse Genderson 52 At the Movies by Mike Canning 56 Art and The City by Jim Magner 58 Literary Hill by Karen Lyon 59 Poetic Hill by Karen Lyon 60 On The Cover: Christian Develter Tribal Motifs Spark Urban Art by Melissa Ashabranner

Corner Store Arts Closes; The End of an Era at Local Art Center by Elizabeth O’Gorek

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The DC Wheels: Helping People Through A Passion For Skateboarding by Finnian Day

The Hill Gardener: An Appreciation of Garden Volunteers by Rindy O’Brien

Celebrating Ten Years of Capitol Hill Corner by Elizabeth O’Gorek

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Corner Store Arts Closes: The End of an Era at Local Art Center by Elizabeth O’Gorek

A Roaring Twenties Party: Capitol Hill Village Welcomes New Executive Director by Karen Stuck

In Memoriam: Coralie Farlee by Andrew Lightman

In Memoriam: Janice Lucille Johnson 1928-2020 by Sharon McIlrath

Celebrating Ten Years of Capitol Hill Corner: Larry Janezich, The Community Blogger by Elizabeth O’Gorek

Women of Ward 6: Sharon Ambrose (1939–2017) by Marci Hilt

DC Veterans Go to Nashville by Calvin Tildon and Barbara Rich

The Numbers: Time to Fully Invest in DC’s Children by Qubilah Huddleston

Our River, The Anacostia: Getting To Work On Toxics by Bill Matuszeski

Work To Close Maryland Ave. – ANC 6A Report by Nick L. Alberti

ANC Protests District Soul Food Liquor License – ANC 6B Report by Elizabeth O’Gorek

Commission Votes Against Already-Built Addition – ANC 6C Report by Elizabeth O’Gorek

A Plague of Dump Trucks – ANC 6D Report by Andrew Lightman

Bulletin Board by Kathleen Donner

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The Hill Gardener: An Appreciation of Garden Volunteers by Rindy O’Brien

The Capitol Hill Garden Club Presents, Dear Garden Problem Lady by Wendy Blair

Getting the Lead Out: Lead Water Lines and DC Homes by Catherine Plume

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Changing Hands by Don Denton

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The DC Wheels: Helping People Through A Passion For Skateboarding by Finnian Day

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The District Vet: Our Other Furry Friends; Wildlife Abounds in the District by Dan Teich

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Notebook by Kathleen Donner

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School Notes by Susan Johnson

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WHAT’S ON W A S H I N G T O N IN SERIES’ WOMEN COMPOSERS FESTIVAL AT GALA IN Series’ Women Composers Festival is a two-day festival celebrating female composers. It centers on two new stagings of operas by living artists—Here Be Sirens by Kate Soper (USA) and Ana y su Sombra by Gabriela Ortiz (Mexico). The festival on March 6 and 7, at GALA Theatre, 3333 14th St. NW, also features an opening gala concert, a Dorothy Fields cabaret and a love songs cabaret. All tickets are $25. inseries.org.

Get your steps in with this climb to a spectacular view. Photo: Danielle E. Thomas/Washington National Cathedral

NATIONAL CATHEDRAL ANGELS AND MONSTERS TOWER CLIMBS On Saturday, Feb. 1, 10:30 a.m. and Fridays, Feb. 14 and 21 at 2 p.m., you can climb the National Cathedral’s two western towers and get a close-up look at the many gargoyles and grotesques while visiting the open-air walkway wrapping around these two towers (about 125 feet above the ground). The climb ends on the very top of the northwest tower, which provides the best views of the Cathedral itself, and 360-degree views of the surrounding area (over 200 feet above the ground). $50. cathedral.org.

THE SCIENCE OF CBD: ANECDOTES AND EVIDENCE Gabriela Ortiz, composer of “Ana y su sombra,” a family opera. Presented by IN Series as part of the Women Composers Festival in March 2020 at GALA Hispanic Theatre. inseries.org. Photo: Martierene Alcántara

MARDI GRAS AT THE WHARF Can’t go to New Orleans? On Saturday, Feb. 22, 4 to 7 p.m., at the District Pier, the Wharf is celebrating Mardi Gras with a community-wide extravaganza featuring a spirited parade down Wharf Street, a dance party with live music on District Pier, and a special finale. Get special treats at your favorite neighborhood restaurants. They’ll also have activities and crafts for kids. And don’t forget to stop by the Caps Campfire at Camp Wharf for s’mores. wharfdc.com. Photo: Patrick Revord for The Wharf

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Of the more than 100 related chemicals found in cannabis plants, cannabidiol (CBD) has become almost as wellknown as tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), seemingly overnight. Now widely available in retail stores and websites, it has suddenly emerged as a popular consumer product. Much remains unknown about the effects, mechanism, long-term consequences and legality of CBD. On Thursday, Feb. 20, 6:45 p.m., join Steven Grant, a neuroscientist at the National Institutes of Health, for an examination of what research has—and more importantly, has not—discovered about this elusive chemical’s potential benefits and risks. $45. smithsonianassociates.org.

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GEORGE WASHINGTON BIRTHDAY PARADE IN OLD TOWN The 2020 George Washington Birthday Parade in Alexandria’s Old Town is on Monday, Feb. 17, 1 to 3 p.m. The oldest and largest parade celebrating the birth of George Washington in the USA, it winds through a one-mile route along the historic streets of Old Town The theme of the 2020 Celebration is “Selfless Service to Country.” The focus of the 2020 parade is music and the performing arts. This year’s Grand Marshal is Rear Admiral Robert Shumaker (Ret.). washingtonbirthday.com. No better place to see George Washington than at this festive tribute in Old Town. Photo: Steve Muth

MELISSA ALDANA QUARTET AT SIXTH & I Recently seen and heard with Cécile McLorin Salvant in WPA’s “Monterey Jazz Festival on Tour” concert, Chilean-born tenor saxophonist Melissa Aldana has a storybook résumé: A saxophonist since age six, she was playing pro gigs as a teenager when she found an early booster in pianist Daniel Perez. She went on to study at Boston’s Berklee College of Music and then, at age 24, became the first woman to win first prize in the prestigious Thelonious Monk International Jazz Saxophone Competition. On stage at Sixth & I on Saturday, Feb. 15, 8 p.m. $30. sixhandi.org. On her fifth album, Visions, the Chilean-born tenor saxophonist Melissa Aldana evokes the life of Frida Kahlo and brims with Aldana’s trademark harmonic sophistication and deftly spun solos. Photo: Courtesy of Washington Performing Arts

DC AIR SEX CHAMPIONSHIPS Entering its tenth year as a nationally touring roadshow, Air Sex is the worlds first SPART--a combination of sports and art. Each Air Sex show combines the pageantry and prestige of professional sports with the excitement and creativity of a first-rate talent competition. Think Air Guitar, but instead of pretending to play old musical instruments, Air Sex participants have jaw-dropping sexual encounters with an invisible partner (or partners!) using nothing more than the art of pelvic storytelling and pure imagination. DC Air Sex Championships is on stage, for those 21 and older, at the Rock and Roll Hotel, 1353 H St. NE, on Wednesday, March 4, 8 p.m. (doors at 7 p.m.). $15. rockandrollhoteldc.com.

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SHIPWRECK: A HISTORY PLAY ABOUT 2017 AT WOOLLY A group of well-meaning liberals gather at a farmhouse in upstate NY for a relaxing weekend. A son adopted from Kenya struggles to feel connected to his new family and country. And the 45th US President sends a history-altering dinner invitation. There is plenty of blame to spare as snow piles high, mountains crumble, and the wounds of the 2016 election break open. The mythology of America is re-written in real time as we are forced to grapple with the legend of a frightening New York man made from gold. At Woolly Mammoth, 641 D St. NW, from Feb. 10 to March 8. woollymammoth.net. The mythology of America is re-written in real time in Shipwreck at Woolly Mammoth. Image by Cade Martin

BRENTANO STRING QUARTET On Friday, Feb. 28, 7:30 p.m., the Brentano Quartet performs at The Barnes at Wolf Trap with a program that pays homage to inspiration, both earthly and divine. Beethoven’s brilliant Quartet in A minor Op. 132 is followed by tributes by Mario Davidovsky and Mendelssohn. $42. wolftrap.org. Mark Steinberg, Serena Canin, Nina Lee and Misha Amory. Photo: Juergen Frank

Anne O’Donnell (soloist) in Martha Graham’s “Diversion of Angels.” Photo: Brigid Pierce

MARTHA GRAHAM DANCE COMPANY: THE EVE PROJECT AT THE KC Martha Graham is inarguably the mother of American modern dance. In celebration of the centennial of the 19th amendment in 2020, which gave women the right to vote, the Martha Graham Dance Company has created a collection of new commissions and signature Graham classics that each make bold statements about female power. The Martha Graham Dance Company: The EVE Project is at the Kennedy Center from March 5 to 7. kennedy-center.org.

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JONATHAN RICHMOND AND BONNIE “PRINCE” BILLY AT THE LINCOLN On Saturday, March 7, 8 p.m. (doors at 6:30 p.m.), see punk rockers Jonathan Richmond and Bonnie Prince Billy at the Lincoln Theater. Jonathan Richman is a singer, songwriter and guitarist who has been playing music, recording and touring most of his life. Bonnie “Prince” Billy’s (stage name) music known for his honesty and punk aesthetic, has been likened to Americana, folk, punk and rock. $35. They share the stage at the Lincoln Theater, 1215 U St. NW. thelincolndc.com. Photo: Tim Mosenfelder

Having fun with DC Fray. Photo: Courtesy of DC Fray

DC FRAY SPRING REGISTRATION OPEN DC Fray uncovers the coolest things to do in DC. Discover the best in food and drink, sports, fitness, events, attractions and other can’t-miss activities. Registration is open for basketball, bocce, bingo, bowling, cornhole, dodgeball, flag football, hockey, kickball, shuffleboard, skeeball, soccer, softball, tennis, volleyball, trivia, ultimate frisbee and yoga. Read more and register at dcfray.com.

DC COCKTAIL FESTIVAL The annual DC Cocktail Festival is on Feb. 29, noon to 10 p.m., at the National Union Building, 918 F St. NW. They ask you to come, throwback great food and enjoy live musical performances, all while sampling some of the best cocktails from the city’s best cocktail mixologists. All craft cocktail tastings are included in your timed ticket which starts at $60. To sample the cocktail tastings, you will be provided with a tasting card that you can use to redeem the 15 cocktail samples. dccocktailfestival.com. Mixologists mix it up at the DC cocktail Festival. Photo: Cordell PageMixologists mix it up at the DC cocktail Festival. Photo: Cordell Page

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ART AFTERWORDS: BROWN GIRL DREAMING AT NPG On Tuesday, Feb. 18, 5:30 to 7 p.m., join staff from the National Portrait Gallery and the DC Public Library for a monthly conversation about portraits and prose. Discuss a portrait from the museum’s collection in addition to Br own Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson. Jacqueline Woodson shares what it was like to grow up as an African American in South Carolina and New York during the 1960s and ’70s. Her vivid poems touch upon life at the end of the Jim Crow era and the growing awareness of the civil rights movement. You will discuss how activist Angela Davis is portrayed in Woodson’s memoir and in a photograph on view in the exhibition “In Mid-Sentence.” National Portrait Gallery, Eighth and F Streets, NW. npg.si.edu.

DRIVE-BY TRUCKERS Drive-By Truckers is kicking off the election year with The Unraveling, their first album in three and a half years. “Those years were among the most tumultuous our country has ever seen and the duality between the generally positive state of affairs within our band while watching so many things we care about being decimated and destroyed all around us informed the writing of this album to the core.” Drive-By Truckers is at the 9:30 Club, 815 V St. NW, on Friday, Feb. 28 and Saturday, Feb. 29, at 8 p.m. $35. 930.com. Drive-By Truckers. Photo: Andy Tennille

STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER AT AIR & SPACE No one’s ever really gone... Rey’s journey continues and the Skywalker saga concludes in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker plays in the IMAX Theater at the Air and Space on the Mall. It’s $15 for adults with discounts for seniors and kids. For showtimes, visit si.edu/imax/movie/star-wars-rise-skywalker. Runs 155 minutes. si.edu/imax.

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calendar Haitian Painting and Handcraft Sale at St. Mark’s. Feb. 21, 6 to 9 p.m.; Feb. 22, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; and Feb. 23, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Vassar Haiti Project hosts the third bi-annual sale of Haitian paintings and handcraft at St. Mark’s, 301 A St. SE. Over 200 original Haitian paintings and a vast array of unique handcrafts will be for sale. The event is free and open to the public and all sales are 50 percent tax deductible. Paintings start at $50 and handcrafts, $5. All funds raised will help support art, education, health and sustainable development in villages in rural Haiti. thehaitiproject.org.

SPECIAL EVENTS Organ Recital at Christ Church. Feb. 23, 4PM. Christ Church hosts its third organ recital on the Casavant Frères pipe organ, Opus 3914, installed in 2016. The guest organist will be the versatile and critically acclaimed artist Jinsun Cho, who is Director of Music at the Church of the Epiphany (DC). She has studied organ and church music in her native South Korea, in the Netherlands, at the Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore, and at Catholic University. Dr. Cho is well known to the Capitol Hill community, having served as the assistant director of the Capitol Hill Chorale from 2008 to 2019. The program will include works by J.S. Bach, Nicolaus Bruhns, Felix Mendels24 H HILLRAG.COM

sohn, John Philip Sousa and Charles Ives. The concert is part of the ongoing 225th anniversary celebration at Christ Church. It is free, and a reception will follow. All are welcome to attend. President’s Day Library of Congress Main Reading Room Open House. Feb. 17, 10 AM to 3 PM. Twice each year, the Library of Congress opens its magnificent Main Reading Room for a special open house to share information about how the public can access the Library’s resources year-round. Thomas Jefferson Building, 10 First St. SE. loc.gov. Atlas INTERSECTIONS Festival. Feb. 19 to March 1. The Atlas INTERSECTIONS Festival is a performing

arts festival that presents work that impacts society, culture and world by informing, inspiring, educating and entertaining. It features dance, music, improv, spoken word, theater and children’s programming. The Atlas, 1333 H St, NW. atlasarts.org.

bagpipers, live music, dance performances and a beer garden on District Pier. Sip a pint and enjoy all the fun of a true Irish festival. All ages welcome, must be 21+ to consume alcohol. wharfdc.com.

Botanical Brainiacs Trivia Night. Feb. 27, 6:30 to 8:30 PM. On the fourth Thursday of the month, join District Trivia to test one’s familiarity with all things plants. $20. Program is intended for those 21 years of age and older. Small bites and beverages provided. US Botanical Garden, 100 Maryland Ave. SW. usbg.gov.

MUSIC

Ireland on The Wharf. March 14, noon to 6 PM. Celebrate the beauty and tradition of the Emerald Isle with

Music at The Anthem. Feb. 1, Greensky Bluegrass; Feb. 7, Calexico; Feb. 12, Rex Orange County; Feb. 14, Fitz and the Tantrums; Feb. 29, The Revivalists. The Anthem, 901 Wharf St. SW. theanthemdc.com. Blue Mondays. Mondays, 6 to 9 PM. Feb. 3, Stacy Brooks Band; Feb. 10, Midnight Blue; Feb. 17, Lady Di & the Daly News; Feb. 24, Special Mar-

di Gras Blues with the Scott Ramminger Band. $5 cover. Children are free under 16 years old. Reasonably priced meals offered. Westminster Presbyterian Church, 400 I St. SW. westminsterdc.org. Library of Congress Concerts. Feb. 5, Skride Piano Quartet; Feb. 7, Phaeton Trio; Feb. 15, “Perfection: The Laurent Crystal Flute, 1807-1848”; Feb. 21, Miranda Cuckson & Friends; Feb. 28, Sphinx Virtuosi; Feb. 29, Concerto Köln. loc.gov. Jazz Night Jazz. Fridays, 6 to 9 PM. Feb. 7, John Lamkin, II “Favorites” Jazz Quintet; Feb. 14, Valentine’s Day with Carlos; Feb. 21, Akua Allrich & the Tribe; Feb. 28, Bowie State University Community Jazz Ensemble. $5 cover. Children are welcome and free under 16 years old. Reasonably priced meals offered. Westminster Presbyterian Church, 400 I St. SW. westminsterdc.org. Music at Rock and Roll Hotel. Feb. 7, Bluewreck; Feb. 8 White Ford Bronco; Feb. 12, Church of Misery; Feb. 29, Justin Jones. Rock and Roll Hotel, 1353 H St. NE. rockandrollhoteldc.com. Chiarina Chamber PlayersBeethoven at 250, Part 1. Feb. 16, 7:30 PM. Commemorating Beethoven’s 250th birthday, Chiarina presents his six trios for violin, cello and piano, in two concerts. These pillars of the piano trio repertoire redefined the genre. The two programs take us on a fascinating journey from the brilliant early works to the depth of the timeless Archduke trio. $25; $10 for age 30 and under. St. Mark’s, 301 A St. SE. chiarina.org. Music at Mr. Henry’s. Live music on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 8 PM. Capitol Hill Jazz Jam every Wednesday. Shows run 8 to 11 PM; doors open at 6 PM; no cover; two items per person minimum. Henry’s Upstairs, 601 Pennsylvania Ave. SE. mrhenrysdc.com. FEBRUARY 2020 H 25

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Mosaic’s Pilgrims Musa and Sheri in the New World at the Atlas. Through Feb. 16. From the Egyptian-American winner of the Steinberg New American Play Award comes a romantic comedy about Muslim and American identity full of unexpected twists. mosaictheater.org.

THEATER AND FILM Recent Tragic Events at the Atlas. Through Feb. 16. It is Sept. 12, 2001; the setting is the Minneapolis apartment of Waverly, a young advertising executive. prologuetheatre.org. A Thousand Splendid Suns at Arena. Through March 1. In the war-ravaged Kabul, Miriam and Laila become unlikely allies in the face of the insurmountable odds of a brutal and oppressive way of life. arenastage.org. The OLA Film Festival. Feb. 15, 2 PM. The OLA Film Festival is a showcase and competition highlighting the work of amateur and student filmmakers across the country. The goal of the festival is to offer support to emerging artists by providing a platform to display their

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Celia and Fidel at Arena. Feb. 28 to April 12. Castro must decide what kind of a leader he wants to be: merciful or mighty. Imbued with magical realism, Arena Stage’s seventh Power Play imagines a conversation between Cuba’s most influential female revolutionary and its most notorious political leader in a contest between morality and power. arenastage.org. 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. Sign up for what’s playing at themiracletheatre.com. Miracle Theater, 535 Eighth St. SE.

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LITERARY EXHIBITIONS, EVENTS AND TALKS Rick Wilson – Running Against the Devil: A Plot to Save America from Trump and Democrats from Themselves. Feb. 4, 7 PM. Politics and Prose at The Wharf, 70 District Sq. SW. politics-prose.com. Mis Sosa – The Worst Best Man. Feb. 7, 6:30 PM. East City Book Shop, 645 Pennsylvania Ave. SE. eastcitybookshop.com. Friends of SE Library Book Sale. Feb. 8, 10 AM to 3 PM. Most books are $1. Southeast Library, 403 Seventh St. SE. dclibrary.org/ southeast. Anne Kim – Abandoned: America’s Lost Youth and the Crisis of Disconnection. Feb.

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The Merry Wives of Windsor at the Folger. Through March 1. Some appetites never go out of style. The pursuit of money is bound to backfire when the targets are smarter than their gold-digging schemer. folger.edu.

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Romance Author Panel. Feb. 20, 6:30 PM. East City Bookshop welcomes romance authors Andie J. Christopher, Tracey Livesay, Tif Marcelo and Mia Sosa for a night of romance, moderated by historical fiction writer Denny S. Bryce. East City Book Shop, 645 Pennsylvania Ave. SE. eastcitybookshop.com. Steven Levy - Facebook: The Inside Story. Feb. 25, 7 PM. Politics and Prose at The Wharf, 70 District Sq. SW. politics-prose.com.

SPORTS AND FITNESS Rock The Rink. Feb. 17, 5 to 8 PM. On Rock The Rink days, join fellow hockey fans at The Wharf to show your Caps pride. Skate at the Wharf Ice Rink with a DJ, Caps trivia and gear giveaways, a visit from Slapshot and special Caps-themed drinks from Cantina Bambina. At 7:30pm, they’ll also broadcast the Capitals’ away game on a jumbotron at the Capitals Campfire. Throughout the day, fans wearing Capitals gear receive $5 off admission to the Wharf Ice Rink. Located at the Transit Pier. Electronic payments only. wharfdc.com. The Wharf Ice Rink. Mondays and Tuesdays, noon to 6 PM; Wednesdays and Thursdays, noon to 10 PM; Fridays and Saturdays, noon to 11 PM; Sundays, noon to 9 PM. $12 ($9 for kids). Located at the Transit Pier. Electronic payments only. wharfdc.com. NGA Sculpture Garden Ice Rink. Mondays through Thursdays, 10 AM to 9 PM; Fridays, 10 AM to 11 PM; Saturdays, 11 AM to 11 PM; and Sundays, 11 AM to 9 PM. Skat-

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Mother Road at Arena. Feb. 7 to March 8. As the hardworking and terminally ill William Joad sets out on an epic journey to pass down his family farm, he is humiliated to find that the only surviving descendant of his family is a Mexican American named MartĂn Jodes, an ex-migrant worker. arenastage.org.

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Black History Month Calendar Historically Speaking: Thurgood Marshall--A Conversation Between Spencer Crew and Juan Williams. Feb. 10, 7 to 9 PM. Historian and NMAAHC interim director Dr. Spencer R. Crew will be interviewed by Juan Williams about his biography of America’s first black supreme court justice. Entitled Thurgood Marshall: A Life in American History, the book chronicles Marshall’s career as a civil rights litigator and founder of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund. Free. Book sale and signing follows. National Museum of Africa-American History and Culture. nmaahc.si.edu. Shakespeare Theatre’s The Amen Corner by James Baldwin. Feb. 11 to March 15. In a 1950s storefront church in Harlem, Pastor Margaret Alexander rails at her congregation and her teenaged son for their vices. With a gospel choir singing of redemption in one room and her son bonding with his ailing father over their love of jazz in the next, Margaret must face the music herself when a figure from her own troubled past returns. shakespearetheatre.org.

What’s Really Going On? Live Podcast with Henry & Noah. Feb. 12, 7 PM. As part of Black History Month, come and join the What’s Really Going On Podcast for a live discussion! Co-hosts Henry and Noah discuss the latest in cultural and political news with the purpose of keeping you well informed in this chaotic and confusing world. Southeast Library, 403 Seventh St. SE. dclibrary.org/southeast. Race for the White House “Obama v. McCain. Feb. 12, 7 PM. Race for the White House is a CNN Original Series. Using rare archival footage, interviews, and stylized dramatizations, each episode of the docuseries tells the story of one iconic campaign for the Presidency of the United States. Panel discussion follows screening. National Archives, 700 Constitution Ave. NW. archives.gov. Black History Month Book Club: March by John Lewis. Feb. 12, 7 PM. Join the Capitol View library for a Black History Month book club. They’ll be reading Congressman John Lewis’s award win-

One Life: Marian Anderson. Through May 17. This exhibition examines the ways in which artists, concert promoters and others wielded Marian Anderson’s iconic likeness as a powerful symbol in the pursuit of civil rights. National Portrait Gallery, Eighth and F Streets NW. npg.si.edu.

The Enslaved People of Mount Vernon Tour. Daily at 11:30 AM through March; 10 AM and 2 PM, April through September. Listen to the stories of the enslaved people who built and operated Mount Vernon and learn about their daily lives on the estate during this 60-minute tour. Tour is free with Mount Vernon admission. mountvernon.org. The slave quarters, where the majority of house servants and skilled workers on Washington’s Mansion House Farm were assigned quarters, is one stop along the Enslaved People of Mount Vernon tour. Photo: Russ Flint

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ning graphic novel memoir about his work in the Civil Rights Movement. Capitol View library, 5001 Central Ave. SE. dclibrary.org/capitalview. More to the Movement Gallery Talk. Feb. 19, 11 AM to noon. Exhibition curator Elizabeth Novara will discuss contributions of women of color in the suffrage movement and ways in which the Library’s collections can be mined creatively to bring their stories to light. Library of Congress, Thomas Jefferson Building, Whittail Pavilion. loc.gov. Early Black Authors of the American Musical. Feb. 19, 7 to 8:30 PM. This second of a two-part lecture sequence by Ben West, creator of “The Show Time! Trilogy,” offers an exciting account of the American musical’s early African American authors. Library of Congress, James Madison Building, Pickford Theater. loc.gov. “The President” Music and Legacy of Lester (Prez) Young: A Jazz and Cultural Giant. Feb. 22, 7:30 PM. Arguably, no musical instrument conjures up as clear a mental image of jazz as a tenor saxophone. Being a primary influence for many noteworthy musicians, including Charlie Parker and Stan Getz, tenor saxophonist Lester Young forged a voice in jazz all his own. Lester Young was the template for popular cultural jazz aesthetics. His jargon, dress, and swagger fueled generations of hip and cool—even before it was cool. The enjoy the music of Lester Young spanning three decades. $30. National Museum of American History. americanhistory.si.edu. This Bitter Earth at Anacostia Playhouse. Feb. 22 to March 22. Jesse, an introspective black playwright, finds his lack of activism FEBRUARY 2020 H 33

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Rosa Parks: In Her Own Words Exhibition. This Library of Congress exhibition reveals her lifetime of activism. This first exhibition of the Rosa Parks Collection includes her personal writings, reflections, photographs, records and memorabilia. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building. loc.gov.

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questioned by his white boyfriend, Neil, an impassioned member of the Black Lives Matter Movement. Anacostia Playhouse, 2020 Shannon Pl. SE. theateralliance.com. Colored Troops & Alexandria National Cemetery. Feb. 27, 7 PM. John Chapman, will lead a conversation on the struggles of African American soldiers as they fought for rights to be buried in the soldiers’ cemetery. $15. Athenaeum, 201 Prince St., Alexandria, VA. nvfaa.org. Black History Month Artists’ Market. Feb. 29, 1 to 4 PM. Features black

owned businesses, art and brand. Anacostia Arts Center, 2131 Good Hope Rd. SE. anacostiaartscenter.com. Lives Bound Together: Slavery at George Washington’s Mount Vernon. Through Sept. 30, 2020. This exhibition explores the personal stories of the people enslaved at Mount Vernon while providing insight into George Washington’s evolving opposition to slavery. mountvernon.org. Musical Crossroads at NMAAHC. Ongoing. In exploring how the intermingling of musical and cultural traditions, styles and beliefs, brought forth

new modes of American musical expression, the exhibition expands the definition of African American music to include African American music-makers in all genres and styles. The National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) is at 1400 Constitution Ave. NW. nmaahc.si.edu. Tour the Frederick Douglass House. Tours are at 9:00 AM, 12:15 PM, 1:15 PM, 3:00 PM and 3:30 PM. Ranger led tours are the only way to see the inside of the Frederick Douglass house. Tours are ticketed, and there are a limited number of tickets available for each tour. Tour tickets are available by reservation or on a first-come, first-served basis. Tours last about 30 minutes. 1411 W St. SE. nps.gov/frdo. U Street Walking Tour. Join DC by Foot and explore the historic treasures of the U Street corridor. Once known as “Black Broadway,” this neighborhood remains a trove of the capital’s African American history. From the Civil War through the Jazz Age to the race riots of the ‘60s and beyond. freetoursbyfoot.com. National Museum of African American History and Culture. Open daily, 10 AM to 5:30 PM. September through February, NMAAHC timed passes required only on weekends. Walk-up entry is not available on weekends. Passes are available online three months in advance and are issued the first Wednesday of every month. The National Museum of African American History and Culture is at 1400 Constitution Ave. NW. nmaahc.si.edu. Visit the MLK Memorial. Open to visitors all hours, every day. 1964 Independence Ave. SW. nps. gov/mlkm. u

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spring Patti Smith at the Kennedy Center On Saturday, March 21, 8 p.m., the Kennedy Center’s DIRECT CURRENT mainstage season draws to a close with an evening of music and poetry from Rock and Roll Hall of Fame punk icon and National Book Award-winning poet Patti Smith; her daughter, the composer, instrumentalist and activist Jesse Paris Smith; and Canadian cellist and composer Rebecca Foon. $59 to $149. kennedy-center.org. Patti Smith. Photo: Edward Mapplethorpe

One with Eternity: Yayoi Kusama in the Hirshhorn Collection The Smithsonian’s Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Independence Avenue at Sixth Street SW, presents “One with Eternity: Yayoi Kusama in the Hirshhorn Collection,” on view April 4 to Sept. 20, 2020. The exhibition debuts the museum’s new acquisitions by the Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama, including two of her renowned Infinity Mirrored Rooms. Building on the legacy of the museum’s 2017 blockbuster survey, “Yayoi Kusama: Infinity Mirrors,” the forthcoming exhibition cements the enduring art-historical connection between the visionary artist and the Smithsonian’s national museum of modern art on the National Mall. hirshhorn.si.edu. The Inﬁnity Mirrored Rooms by Japanese artist Yoyoi Kusama. Photo: Courtesy of Hirshhorn Museum

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“Taking the Stage” at the National Museum of African American History and Culture Taking the Stage, in the fourth floor Cultural Galleries, is organized thematically, according to genre: Theater, Film and Television. Each section will highlight key events, figures, and themes from various eras and bring legendary performances to life through artifacts, historical images, and media presentations. The exhibition showcases compelling stories of how African American performing artists have enriched American culture while also crafting possibilities for social change. National Museum of African American History and Culture, 1400 Constitution Ave. NW. nmaahc.si.edu.

Timon of Athens at Shakespeare Timon lives in a golden world of opulence and generosity, throwing wild parties attended by politicians, artists, and the celebrities of Athens. When she loses her wealth and her friends abandon her, Timon takes to the forest, exchanging her luxurious gowns for sackcloth and plotting revenge against the city she loves. On stage, Feb. 20 to March 22, at the Shakespeare Theatre, Michael R. Klein Theater (formerly Lansburgh Theatre), 450 Seventh St. NW. shakespearetheatre.org.

Alvin Ailey, Myrna White, James Truitte, Ella Thompson, Minnie Marshall and Don Martin in Revelations, 1961. Photo: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Photograph by Jack Mitchell, Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation, Inc. and Smithsonian Institution. All rights reserved. 2013.245

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Ladysmith Black Mambazo at Wolf Trap For over 50 years, South Africa’s five-time Grammy Award-winning group, Ladysmith Black Mambazo has warmed the hearts of audiences worldwide with their uplifting vocal harmonies, signature dance moves, and charming onstage banter. Read more about them at mambazo.com. Ladysmith Black Mambazo is on stage at The Barns at Wolf Trap, 1635 Trap Rd., Vienna, VA, on March 16 and 17, 8 p.m. Tickets start at $42. wolftrap.org.

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Alua Allrich at Blues Alley Jazz vocalist and DC native Akua Allrich has proven herself to be a musician of extraordinary talent and crowd-moving passion. With finesse and charisma, this vocalist, composer and teacher has successfully etched out a place for her unique expression, electrifying audiences in and around DC with soldout performances. Akua Allrich is on stage at Blues Alley, 1073 Wisconsin Ave. NW., on April 9, 8 and 10 p.m. Tickets are $25. bluesalleylive.com.

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S S T R A Kingman Island Bluegrass & Folk Festival The Kingman Island Bluegrass & Folk Festival is on Saturday, May 2, noon to 8 p.m. (rain or shine), at Kingman and Heritage Islands. The all-ages, zero-waste Festival attracts an average of 8,000 guests annually with dozens of bands spread across multiple stages for eight hours of performances, food, drinks, and activities for adults and children. Proceeds support stewardship of the islands and hands-on education programming provided by Living Classrooms of the National Capital Region. $25. kingmanislandbluegrass.info. Photo: Dancing is a big part of the fun at the Kingman Island Bluegrass Festival. Courtesy of Living Classrooms of the National Capital Region

Beethoven at 250: The Symphonies In honor of Beethoven’s 250th birthday, conductor Gianandrea Noseda leads the National Symphony Orchestra in a three-week festival of concerts celebrating the composer’s remarkable genius and impact on music. Don’t miss this rare opportunity to hear all nine symphonies—music that resounds as loudly today as it did two centuries ago. From May 2 to June 14, the NSO will perform Beethoven’s nine symphonies: May 28 and 29, first and third; May 30 to June 3, second and fifth; June 5 and 6, fourth and seventh; June 9 and 10, sixth and eighth; and June 12 to 14, ninth. $15 to $89. Kennedy-center.org.

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Washington Performing Arts presents pianist Igor Levit on Friday, May 15 at 7:30 p.m. in the Kennedy Center Terrace Theater. Photo: Felix Broede

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“Let your deafness no longer be a secret - even in art!” - Beethoven’s notes in the sketches of Opus 59 string quartet, 1806

On Friday, May 15, 7:30 p.m., the pianist Igor Levit, the 2018 Gilmore Artist and Royal Philharmonic Society’s 2018 “Instrumentalist of the Year,” returns to Washington to commemorate Beethoven’s 250th birthday. Mr. Levit performs Ludwig van Beethoven’s Piano Sonata No. 9 in E Major, Op. 14, No. 1; Piano Sonata No. 10 in G Major, Op. 14, No. 2; Piano Sonata No. 11 in B-flat Major, Op. 22 and Piano Sonata No. 29 in B-flat Major, Op. 105 “Hammerklavier” at the Kennedy Center Terrace Theater. $50. kennedy-center.org.

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Cherokee Days Festival at the American Indian Museum The Cherokee Nation, United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee in Oklahoma, and the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians unite in a three-day celebration of Cherokee culture and history. Cherokee Days presents cultural demonstrations of basket weaving, flint knapping, carving, regalia making, bead working, history presentations, flute performances and storytelling. Friday, April 3, Saturday, April 4, and Sunday, April 5, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Passport DC Passport DC is a month-long journey around the world highlighting DC’s international diplomatic community and their lively and varied cultures. Celebrated annually in May, which is International Cultural Awareness Month in Washington, Passport DC is 31 days of programming by 70 embassies and some of DC’s very best cultural institutions. A few dates to remember: European Month of Culture, May 1 to 31; Flower Mart at National Cathedral, May 1 and 2; Around the World Embassy Tour, May 2; and European Union Open House, May 9. CulturalTourismDC.org. Image: Raul Colón

Celia & Fidel at Arena Can one woman change the mind of a man and the fate of a nation? Fidel Castro’s most trusted confidant and political partner, Celia Sánchez, is never far from his side as he grapples with how to move his country forward. It’s 1980 and a failing economy has led 10,000 Cuban citizens to seek asylum at the Peruvian Embassy in Cuba. Castro must decide what kind of a leader he wants to be: merciful or mighty. Imbued with magical realism, Arena Stage’s seventh Power Play imagines a conversation between Cuba’s most influential female revolutionary and its most notorious political leader in a contest between morality and power. On stage at Arena, 1101 Sixth St. SW, from Feb. 28 to April 12. arenastage.org.

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than chilled. arracks Row has welcomed a liveThe Moroccan-style meatballs ly venue for Moroccan fare: Mekki, swam in a savory tomato sauce formerly Bricklane, at 517 with a smattering of egg; they Eighth St. SE. Operated by Moroccan-born Mekki Kar- by Celeste seemed denser and chewier than the more familiar Italrakchou, who also owns Georgetown’s McCall ian-American style. But the flaFlavio, his eponymous restaurant showvor was great. Peter’s chicken cases kefta (meatballs with tomato sauce), hafida tagine (there’s also lamb braised lamb shanks, couscous, savory filo and fish tagine) was a fragrant stew with pies, zaalouk roasted eggplant salad). Many dishes green olives, citron and lemon verbena. come from his mother’s organic and halal recipes. The succulent meat pracFor a mid-week dinner, we settled into the tically fell off the bones. cozy, white brick-lined space, punctuated by MoAmong desserts are roccan artifacts and handsome light fixtures. We bethe feather-light filo puffs, gan with little cigar-shaped cheese briwats—cheese drizzled with crème anenveloped in flaky filo dough, similar to Greece’s tiropita. (You may also opt for shrimp or veggie fillings.) The eggplant salad, laced with garlic, red and green bell peppers and tomato, would have tasted better served at room temperature rather

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glais, toasted pistachios and dusted with powdered sugar, providing a delightfully light dinner finale. The tab for two, including three glasses of wine, was about $85. Service was pleasant and efficient. Mekki’s Sunday brunch includes avocado toast, eggplant Benedict, baghrir (Moroccan pancakes) with honey butter and strawberries, omelets, steak and eggs. Wine, sourced from the Karrakchou family vineyard La Ferme Rouge, reportedly flows, as well as vintages from Italy, and other regions. We chose a Chianti and a Sauvignon Blanc. There’s also a full bar.

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Mekki is open daily from 4 p.m. to closing, plus Sunday brunch. Call 202-525-5472 or visit www.mekkidc.com.

Pizza Pleasure Stellina Pizzeria, 399 Morse St. NE, near Union Market is a lively casual spot appointed with a gleaming marbl- topped bar, high tables and chairs. Italian-born chef Matteo Venini’s woodburning oven turns out pizzas with slightly fermented crusts. Try the Napoli (tomato sauce, anchovies, olives, capers) or the carrettiera (house-made sausage, yellow tomatoes, provolone). Or share an appetizer of Roman-style deep-fried artichokes with herbed mayo. Pastas run the gamut of chitarra di pesce (squid ink, shrimp, calamari, octopus), traditional cacao e pepe (literally cheese and pepper). There’s lots more to choose from.

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Stellina is open for lunch and dinner six days a week (including weekend brunch); closed Monday. Call 202-489-7521 or visit www. stellinapizzeria.com.

Gone, but Relocating? Practically next door, at 515 Eighth St. SE, Medium Rare served its last steak, frites and salad January 1. However, according to reports, owners Tom Greg and Mark Bucher, who also operate restaurants in Cleveland Park, Arlington and Bethesda, might unveil an outpost near Nationals Park. Watch for updates….Upstairs from the shuttered Medium Rare, the venerable Szechuan House still offers carryout service. Call 202-546-5303.

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Coming Soon Coming soon is Butter Chicken Company, at 500 H St. NE (Atlas District). Proprietor Asad Sheikh also operates the well-received Bombay Street Food at 524 Eighth St. SE (Barracks Row), and at 1413 Park Road NW. Sheikh has also unveiled a Butter Chicken Company at 818 18th St. NW, with other BCCs planned for Arlington.

Market Watch Just a few yards away, the Union Market stall that housed the nowdefunct Trickling Springs Creamery, has been reborn with a new name: The Creamery at Union Market. Daniel Burdge, retail manager for Trickling Springs’s shops, operates the “new” creamery with his wife, Jessica Burdge. The couple scored ice cream from the last Trickling Springs production and hired two former Trickling Springs colleagues. The Creamery is open 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily

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pizzas and pastas, the proprietors of Stellina Pizzeria have also unveiled Annare, an Italian pasticceria at Union Market. Dayron Santamaria, who previously worked with Stellina partners at Lupo Verde, designed the menu of bomboloni (doughnuts stuffed with Nutella, crema and fruit) that Venini says he enjoyed while growing up in Southern Italy. Annare also serves panna cotta, cannoli, tiramisu, and other pastries. In stylish Italian fashion, some desserts are dressed with edible flowers and gold leaf.

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Baby, It’s Cold Outside! lemon-butter fettuccine with Argentine red shrimp. Other notable dishes are spigola (salt-baked branzino for two), tonnarelli cacio e pepe; bucatini all’Amatriciana; bombolotti in pesto; suckling pig. Like Meyer’s other establishments, Maialino Mare employs a “hospitality included” policy, meaning that servers and bartenders do not accept tips. (Menu prices are adjusted accordingly. Maialino Mare is open seven days for dinner; lunch and brunch expected to follow soon. For more information call 202-508-5249 or visit www.maialinomare.com.

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Breakfast and More Coming soon near Union Station: Junction Bistro, Bar & Bakery, 238 Mass. Ave. NE, across the street from Union Pub. Based in Alexandria’s Del Ray neighborhood, Junction is known for croissants, biscuits, muffins, French toast and other breakfast staples. The future Junction might also offer an extended menu. Stay tuned, and for more information and updates visit www. Junctionbakery.com

Notes Ambar, credited with bringing Balkan cuisine to the nation’s capital, closed in January for an extensive, two-month renovation. Located at 523 Eighth St. SE (Barracks Row), Ambar recently celebrated its seventh anniversary.Bistro Cacao, the 11-year-old French restaurant near Union Station, has moved from 320 Mass. Ave. NE to 316, where La Loma used to be.

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S S T R A Wine Girl

Left Bank vs. Right Bank Bordeaux

et’s face it, Bordeaux can be an differences; climate, soils, and winemaking intimidating wine region. It’s techniques all contribute to quality. by Elyse prestigious and fetches high The Left Bank sits closer to the ocean price tags. When people think Genderson and the temperature is moderated by the Atof Bordeaux they think of the lantic’s influence. Vineyards here get heaviFirst Growths, the elite estates of Lafite, Laer rainfall with cooler temperatures during tour, Margaux, Haut Brion, and Mouton. While the growing season as a result. these command the market as the world’s most exThe maritime influence is much less promipensive wines, the majority of the wine produced nent in the Right Bank regions. The Right Bank is in Bordeaux is actually labeled as generic Bordeaux further inland, gets less rainfall and has higher temAOC producing massive volumes of (mostly) reds peratures. It is also prone to frost which can drasand whites at entry level price points. So how do tically reduce yields like we saw in 2017 when the you sort through this major quality gap? As they crop was decimated. say in real estate, “location, location, location.” Soil differences are also important. The Left Bordeaux is located in southwest France, near Bank is known for rocky, gravelly soils that ofthe Atlantic Ocean. The Garonne and the Dorfer ideal conditions for Cabernet Sauvignon to dogne rivers merge to form the Gironde estuary. thrive. The gravel soils are well-draining, allowThese three river systems form an upside down ing roots to dry out so that grapes can fully ripen. “Y” shape when looking at a map and divide BorThe saying goes, vines don’t like wet feet. Vines deaux into three winegrowing regions, each with should struggle for water as this encourages root their own individual character and style. and grape growth rather than just the leaves. The The vineyards to the west of the Garonne and rocky soils also provide heat retention as the rocks Gironde form the Left Bank, and the vineyards to hold warmth and gradually release it up towards the the east of the Dordogne and Gironde form the vines, creating slow and even ripening; allowing for Right Bank. The vineyards in between are called long aging potential. Entre-Deux-Mers, literally translated to ‘between The best estates of the Right Bank are locattwo seas’. ed in parts of Saint-Emilion and Pomerol. The soil The Left bank is known as the more prestihere is mostly cool clay where Merlot ripens fully gious area, home to the First Growths and blended in almost every vintage. Since clay holds water, it from prominently Cabernet Sauvignon with high allows Merlot to develop the big juicy berries it’s tannins, high acidity, and powerful structure. Bold known for. aromas and flavors of black cherry, violet, and menUnderstanding the basic stylistic differences thol are common. The top wines have aging potenbetween growing regions is helpful to determine tial for 30+ years. what to order on wine lists. Subtle differences in In contrast, the Right bank wines are Merlotgrape-growing and wine-making styles coupled dominate, rich in red fruits and herbaceous notes with drastic vintage variation means you’ll find lots in cooler years. In warmer years, they offer flavors of varying quality levels. But, once you discover a of stewed blackberry jam and baked plum. These beautiful Bordeaux with perfect balance between wines have less tannins and acidity and are intendthe elegant pronounced black fruit, rich charred ed for an early-drinking style. wood, and savory earth, you’ll be chasing that wine Several factors contribute to these stylistic the rest of your life!

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Left Bank Wines to Try: 2015 Calvimont Red, Graves $22.99 Made with fruit from Château de Cérons vineyard the Graves AOC, this red is loaded with bright and lush red berry fruit. Velvety tannins with vanilla, smoke, and charred wood following on the long finish. 2015 Janicon Red, Graves $23.99 A classic Left bank Bordeaux blend with rich earthy notes of bay leaf, tobacco, leather, vanilla, and dark black currant. 2011 Saint Ahon Haut Medoc Cru Bourgeois, Haut-Médoc $24.99 Aromas and flavors of blackberry, blueberry, tomato leaf, and black tea. Full-bodied, stalky tannins and a long luxurious finish. 2014 Lehoul Rouge, Graves $34.99 Full of personality! Aromas and flavors of savory smoke, black cherries, licorice, and vanilla. Fullbodied, silky tannins.

Right Bank Wines to Try: 2014 Les Terrasses de Saint Christophe, Saint-Emilion $32.99 Pronounced aromas of forest floor, blueberry and black cherry. A hint of dried herbs and leather. 2012 Clos Dubreuil, Saint-Emilion Grand Cru $139.99 90% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Franc, this is a stunning single vineyard expression from Chateau Trocard. The jaw-dropping aromas of blackcurrant, black raspberry, licorice and earth are densely flavored, and luxurious. Elyse Genderson is the Vice President of Schneider’s. Visit her at the historic storefront (300 Mass Ave NE) to discover wines you’ll love. u

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S S T R A At The Movies It’s Oscar Season: Some Ruminations on the Nominations Its momentum is unrelenting— and very moving. In yet anothby Mike er strong contrast, there is the Canning exhilarating “Little Women,” adorned with a superb cast, splendid costuming, outstanding production design, bracing storytelling, and evocative music. Most of the other nominated movies also have their strong points, except for the glaring exception of Todd Phillip’s “The Joker.” I lament that such a depraved and self-indulgent picture has sundry nominations, great box oﬃce, and critical raves. To me, this is a director catering to the willful overacting gene of Joaquin Phoenix, seen raving to demented and cruel ends. This movie left a vile taste in the mouth; may it leave the ceremony empty.

Best Actor

Scarlett Johansson (seated left) and Adam Driver (standing right) star in “Marriage Story.” Photo courtesy of NETFLIX; photo credit: Wilson Webb

n January 13th, The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the nominations for its annual film awards. The nine Best Picture nominees were an eclectic mix, from the classic period piece “Little Women” through the war thriller “1917” to the decadent drama “The Joker.” This reviewer has seen them all and herewith offers his personal views on the major categories prior to the awards ceremony itself on Sunday, February 9, 2020.

Best Picture For my part, the best all-around movie I saw in 2019 was Noam Baumbach’s “Marriage Story.” It’s bland title underplays what is a fiercely wrought and sad tale of a crumbling union, collapsing not because its 52 H HILLRAG.COM

principals (played magnificently by Adam Driver and Scarlett Johansson) are nasty or mean-spirited, but because their differing desires—both valid—gradually undercut what brought them together. Undergirding this demise is a subsidiary theme of American divorce and it vagaries, personified by the outwardly cheery but inwardly steely Laura Dern as Johansson’s divorce lawyer. This is a symphony in contending egos, mingling melancholy with mirth in unsettling and believable ways. “Marriage Story” is leagues and a century away from the magnificent “1917,” another one of my favorites. The simple suspense set-up—two British soldiers in WWI trying to warn a division of an ambush—is achieved with an amazingly complex camera scheme which gives the impression that the action is being carried out in real time.

This category offers several decent performances, though I can’t agree with a nomination for the lackadaisical and uneven Leonardo DiCaprio for “Once Upon a Time...in Hollywood.” He seemed more a tool than talent for Tarantino’s opus. My

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Best Supporting Actress All the young actresses in “Little Women” were very fine and, thankfulGeorge Mackay (center, standing) is in the trenches in “1917.” ly, each was given simiPhoto courtesy of Dreamworks Pictures and Reliance Entertainment; lar screen time, a rarity photo credit: François Duhamel in this narrative. None own favorite was Adam Driver in “Marriage made better use of her Story,” a deft and distressed portrait of a nortime than Florence Pugh as the feisty Amy. The mally contained man slowly coming apart. Just actress, now on a career roll, is a revelation here. below Driver’s work, in my estimation, was the Pugh offers a portrait of such spirit and grace magnificent Antonio Banderas, finally playing that she comes off much more impactful that the his age, in Almodovar’s “Pain and Glory,” a vishallower character of the novel. Laura Dern, as sion of rich and troubled maturity like few oththe cool but viperous divorce lawyer of “Marers on film. riage Story” runs her a very close second.

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Kudos again to “Marriage Story,” with Scarlett Johansson creating her most vivid and complex character ever. Her more placid and open persona provided a perfect contrast to her husband, the more driven and private Driver. She also got to show a vast array of emotion, from carefree to crushed, sometimes in the same scene. Also worthy of note was Charlize Theron’s impersonation of Megan Kelly in “Bombshell,” which was vibrant and compelling and considerably aided by her striking resemblance to the news anchor. Likewise Saoirse Ronan in “Little Women,” personifying the plucky Jo as Louisa May Alcott might have wished.

Best Supporting Actor Here my choice is clear: Joe Pesci as Jimmy Bufalino in Martin Scorsese’s “The Irishman.” It is so wonderful because, after a career of playing nasty, Mafiosi types, bursting at the seams with violence, he comes off playing a reasoned, almost serene, gangster. He does it with an underplayed calm and cogent delivery of a favorite uncle. The fact is that his performance was a kind of gift to his director (the actor was es-

Best Director Given its complexities and drive, the work of Sam Mendes in “1917” earns my highest praise. Creating a film which richly honors the WWI memories of his grandfather adds real poignancy to his effort. A labor of love becomes a labor of triumph. Fully as impressive, in a completely different vein, is Bong Joon Ho’s direction of the provocative and funky “Parasite,” a Korean comment on class wrapped in a giddy and shocking plot. You truly cannot guess where the next zinger is coming from.

Best Writing Given my admiration for “Marriage Story,” I will be consistent in anointing its creator, Noah Baumbach, as my first choice for Best Original Screenplay (To note: It’s a crime that he was not also nominated for Best Director). Baumbach has tellingly limned the lives of striving young New Yorkers in a series of significant films since 2005 (“The Squid and the Whale,” “Frances Ha,” and “The Meyerowitz Stories,” etc.), but this is his richest, most potent storytelling so far. Among adapted scenarios, Greta Gerwig’s re-conception of “Little Women”

strikes me as brilliant. She has taken a classic novel in period garb and breathed into it new, contemporary life.

Best International Feature A tight race here between utterly different, yet utterly convincing works. Bong Joon Ho’s “Parasite” has already been acknowledged above. It is a unique and challenging cineplay in which the viewer, even after witnessing distressing episodes, comes away somehow satisfied and even grateful for it sheer creativity. Pedro Almodóvar’s “Pain and Glory” may not be his swan song (the Spanish director is 70), but it certainly could serve as a great one, demonstrating his usual clever plotting and vivid color sense but at the service of a gentler, more redemptive story. He is aided enormously by his lead—and onetime muse—Antonio Banderas.

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Best Cinematography I’ll offer one highlight among the technical awards: Roger Deakins for Best Cinematography for “1917.” From the 1990’s, this British master was Oscar-nominated 12 times, but he never won the statuette until last year (with “Blade Runner 2049”). In “1917,” he has combined his inordinate skill as rarely before. Besides the splendid images he created—from dusky battle fields to lurid townscapes, he and director Mendes used constantly roving cameras to produce what appears to be one continuous flow of action: a masterpiece of movement. Hill resident Mike Canning has written on movies for the Hill Rag since 1993 and is a member of the Washington Area Film Critics Association. He is the author of “Hollywood on the Potomac: How the Movies View Washington, DC.” His reviews and writings on film can be found online at www. mikesflix.com. u

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S S T R A Art & the City

Artiﬆ Profile: Courtney Applequiﬆ

more confidence” and more “freedom with t is the glow that emanates from the the brush.” paint and the very idea of paint. The by Jim Originally from Texas, she has been livradiance is concentrated, maybe conMagner ing in the Rockville area since 2000. Her fasecrated, in a moment. It’s the compacted sensation that comes when emotions and all of life’s previous encounters and occurrences converge in an explosion of wonderment. That moment becomes the subject of a Courtney Applequist painting. She holds on to that initial sensation, which she corrals through the working of it—placing color over complimentary color, then scraping and repainting to actuate the intensity of the glow. Light and dark contrasts give shape to forms that bend and blend. They heighten the tension and become the collective subject. Darkness, usually the deep blue power of Indigo, descends— often dominates—and amplifies. Courtney’s ongoing visual debate is always about how little or how much information you give the viewer—what facts are important and how much can viewers supply on their own? Her work was originally more architectural but has gradually become Courtney Applequist, Midwinter, 36x36”, oil on canvas. more figurative. It comes naturally. She is “finding Photo: Greg Staley

Courtney Applequist, Boy on a Rock, 36x48”, oil on canvas. Photo: Greg Staley

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ther was an art teacher so she was always drawing and making art. She was originally an interior designer, and continued to draw and design by hand even after computer programs became available. Art called and she became a full time painter five years ago. In addition to capturing a moment, Courtney Applequist wants to use the power of art to contribute to the world…to find that deeper part of what it is to be human.

You can see her work this month at the Foundry Gallery (see At the Galleries) and at courtneyapplequist.com.

Jim Magner’s Thoughts on Art Many artists use photos for references out of necessity and try to recapture the original feeling in the studio. It’s the sensation that first jolts, shimmers and shines from within that Courtney Applequist (see Artist Profile) hangs on to. Where do feelings come from anyway? Those deep, chest-filling emotional ghosts that lift you from the floor and make your head tingle? That sudden sensation can be fleeting—elusive. Just when you think you understand it, it can be pushed aside by an intruding, competing emotion. You try to fight your way back to grab it again…to immerse your mind in that presence that flickers and floats. I have found that a certain kind of feeling can only come from art. Often it is something extraordinary—something that makes you feel larger and smaller at the same time. It can lift you to a higher plane where human excellence can breath—beyond the stratosphere—the bubble that compacts the atmosphere—often compressing it to something ordinary. “Extraordinary” is more common than you might think. I encounter it often in the artists I profile. Another kind of feeling can only come from a life force—like wandering in a forest where trees large and small exchange salutations and congratulations on another day to dance in the sunlight: to share life and energy with all the moveable creatures that need them so badly. Or, a southwest desert that appears sedate—almost disinterested in life, but flows, scampers and flutters in the shadows and crevices. Or people: those artists, musicians and writers who reach beyond the ordinary, beyond the countable and measurable, looking for beauty in what they see and hear and touch. That is where the life force comes from.

Courtney Applequist, Indigo, 18x24”, oil on canvas. Photo: Greg Staley

At the Galleries Hill Center 921 Pennsylvania Ave., SE Feb. 5 – April 18 Recep: Feb 5, 6:30 – 8:30 This is the annual Regional Juried Exhibition. Juror Myrtis Bedolla, owner of Galerie Myrtis, Baltimore, has selected 85 DC area artists from the 165 who submitted works. She will announce the three cash prizewinners at the opening reception. www.hillcenterdc.org

Capitol Hill Arts Workshop 545 7th St, SE Feb 15 – Mar 14 Opening Recep: Sat., Feb. 15, 5-7 The Capitol Hill Art League, CHAW, presents an all-media exhibit: Rhythm & Blues. You will find food and fun at the opening, along with the artists. The juror, Justyne Fischer, award-winning printmaker and teacher, will discuss the awards. CHAW, in partnership with Eastern Market Main Street (EMMS), has announced Capitol Hill Alphabet Animal Art Project, part two. It features installed sculptures on selected street signs in Southeast DC. Ten sculptures were installed in a 2014 pilot program. The new sculptures will be unveiled on Thursday, April House on Sheridan is by Sheila Blake, 16, during Eastern Marat the Foundry Gallery this month. ket Main Street’s Third Thursday celebration. www.caphillartleague.org

Applequist & Blake Foundry Gallery 2118 - 8th Street, N.W. February 5 - March 1, 2020 Reception: Sat. Feb. 8, 5 - 8 Courtney Applequist (see Artist Profile) draws inspiration from the seen world. “The thoughts I start with are nothing more than a beginning, and I am driven to a new place as the piece unfolds.” Sheila Blake is driven to “creating the illusion of space and light with paint.” Buildings and places come alive—real places in real time. Sheila came to DC after teaching art at Duke University and taught at the Corcoran. She now has a studio in Takoma Park and paints full time. courtneyapplequist.com sheilablake. com. foundrygallery.org

Janet Mathews Multiple Exposures Gallery Torpedo Factory Art Center, Studio 312 Alexandria, VA Feb. 11 – Mar. 9; Recep: Feb. 15, 2 - 4 “TANGLED” presents new work by photographer Janet Matthews who “explores psychological themes through evocative still life and landscape images.” She photographed woodland vines and trees as “forms to contemplate, puzzles to solve, maps to decipher, and iconography to translate - a way to process the thoughts on mortality that occupied my mind.” A Capitol Hill artist and writer, Jim can be reached at Artandthecity05@aol.com. u

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S S T R A The Literary Hill Capitol Hill in Lunes

sans pants and with a bullet wound Trouble at the B&B to the head. As Viv says, “Maybe Norman Metzger delivers a fresh, poetic When retired Secret Serby Karen he finally pissed off the wrong pertake on our neighborhood in “Capitol Hill vice agent Vivien SzaLyon son.” To add to the complications, in 50 (or so) Lunes: A Neighborhood Porbo books a getaway at a a hurricane is threatening to flood trayal in ‘American Haikus.’” Lunes, unlike country inn in Virginia the bridges and access roads to their Japanese counterparts, which have a with her friend, psycholthe inn, telephone service is spot5-7-5 syllable count, are a 5-3-5 variation that reogist Leonard Thomas, and their ty, and the local police are othertains the spare essence of classical haiku but comdogs, Mooky and Buddy, she enviwise occupied with a rabid bear. pensates for the fact that Japanese words are genersions a relaxing and bucolic weekAn overwhelmed Viv is on her ally longer than their English equivalents. end. A dead body was definitely own. “Got any suspects?” one of Metzger’s lunes, accompanied by his photonot part of the plan. the guests asks. “Yep,” she replies. graphs of familiar scenes around the Hill, provide In “Bed, Breakfast, and Mur“A whole house full of them.” fleeting flashes of local sights and sounds, from the der,” Scott Sowers’s entertainFast-paced and cleverpickle and olive vendors at Eastern Market to the ing sequel to “Life and Death at ly plotted, “Bed, Breakfast, and bugle playing taps at the Marine Barracks. He notes the Dog Park,” the troubles beMurder” features a well-defined that his selections are “idiosyncratic; i.e., mine,” gin even before Viv and Lenny cast of characters, lively diabut believes that they “offer a fair sampling of what check in, with the arrival of Milogue, and refreshing interludes makes life on the Hill so special and wonderful.” chael Samuels, the belligerent host where we watch the action from You be the judge. of a right-wing TV news program Mooky’s point of view. The black who immediately begins insultlab plays a key, albeit inadvertent, TUNNICLIFF’S ing everyone in sight. He proporole in solving the mystery, but, Uncowed by Upstarts sitions one guest’s wife, starts an as with most of her species (and Shrimp Beer argument with another over gay When a country inn becomes the in contrast to her homicidal huBurgers Not Bespoke wedding cakes, spars with the inn- scene of a murder, all the guests are suspects in Scott Sowers’s man counterparts), her major obkeeper over where he can park his “Bed, Breakfast, and Murder.” sessions are going out to romp in FOLGER SHAKESPEARE LIBRARY Mercedes, and even threatens to the grass and play Get the Thing. Ah, for the simHamlet Scans East Cap shoot Mooky. In short, as one guest observes, he’s ple life! Murderer “a total ass-hat.” Scott Sowers began pitching stories to magaEternal Verdict It comes as no zines while he was still in high school and currentsurprise, then, when ly works as a television producer and print journalRIVERBY BOOKS (GONE) Samuels is found murist for the alternative press. www.scottsowers.com Seductive Browsing dered, hunched in the Pleasure (Gone) back of a horse stall, Behind the Scenes in Shanghai Comfort Jimmy T’s The opening panorama in local photographer’s Mark Parascandola’s remarkable new book, Norman Metzger is a retired writer “Once Upon a Time in Shanghai,” shows a long and editor for the American Association slice of what appears to be an Asian street scene, for the Advancement of Science and the complete with a movie house, colorful signs, and National Academy of Sciences and is aca billboard advertising toilet soap. Eerily, though, tive in preservation efforts on Capitol Hill, there’s not a soul in sight. where he moved from New York City in Parascandola was in China five years ago the late sixties. He is also the author of when he read that a nearby movie back lot was “Separation and Remaining: Families open to the public and, as a photographer, he in Nazi Germany,” a memoir that relates couldn’t resist. Intrigued by the deserted streets, how his family fled Nazi Germany during dwellings, and jerry-built temples, he committed WWII. Both books are available online as Norman Metzger renders his imhimself to researching and photographing proKindle Editions. Find him on Twitter @ pressions of Capitol Hill in photos duction facilities and outdoor sets all over Chiand spare poems called lunes. CHNorm. Photo: Bruce Guthrie na. The result is a unique, behind-the-scenes look 58 H HILLRAG.COM

Local photographer Mark Parascandola goes behind the scenes of the burgeoning Chinese film industry in “Once Upon a Time in Shanghai.”

at the state of the Chinese cinema industry, which today cranks out more movies than Hollywood. In the book’s introduction, Michael Berry, a professor of Contemporary Chinese Cultural Studies at UCLA, explains how the Chinese film industry has transitioned over the past several decades. He traces its evolution from the 1980s, when it was a state-run endeavor whose purpose was not only to entertain but also to “instruct, indoctrinate, and inspire” a national audience, through its breakthrough into the international market with hits in the 1990s such as “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon,” to its current place as a global powerhouse of movie-making. Parascandola’s 70 exquisite photographs attest to the expansiveness of the industry, showing us the elaborate stage sets as well as the countless people who work in and visit them. Actors in elaborate costumes take breaks to check their cellphones or eat lunch from a big pot of dumplings; tourists take selfies as they ramble through opulent “palace” grounds; and newlyweds pose on

an antique streetcar. Entire towns, with hotels, department stores, and vintage autos, spring up as if overnight and, as Parascandola writes, are just as quickly “torn down, rebuilt, and decked out for the next show.” “They were not designed to stand on their own, but simply to suggest a narrative,” he notes. “In the end, they are brought to life by the stories that are projected onto them.” As with most creative enterprises, movies—and the infrastructure that sustains them—exist somewhere between truth and fiction. Parascandola has done a beautiful job of capturing both the reality and the ephemeral mystique that makes them so universally appealing. Mark Parascandola is a documentary fine art photographer based in DC. His previous book, “Once Upon a Time in Almería: The Legacy of Hollywood in Spain,” was published in 2017. www.parascandola. com.

On the Hill in February Visit these websites to find listings of local readings, book clubs, discussions, and signings: Capitol Hill Books www.capitolhillbooks-dc.com East City Bookshop www.eastcitybookshop.com/events.

The Poetic Hill

errence Sykes was born and raised in the rural coal-mining area of Virginby Karen ia, where, he says, “isolation brings Lyon the theme of remembrance to my creations, whether real or imagined.” In addition to poetry, his interests include cooking, gardening, heirloom vegetable research, and foraging wild edibles. His poetry, photography, and flash fiction have been published in Bangladesh, Canada, Ireland, India, Mauritius, Scotland, Spain, and the US. Sykes was inspired to write this ekphrastic poem after seeing an exhibit of French flowers in Richmond, Virginia.

CLUTCHING we gathered in abandon wild poppies queen anne’s lace along that old dirt road arranged them in an old porcelain pitcher handle broken off before we owned it

The Folger Shakespeare Library www.folger.edu/poetry

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The Folger Shakespeare Library’s O.B. Hardison Poetry series offers “Love and Happiness, a reading by three award-winning poets: George Bilgere, Tim Seibles, and Keith S. Wilson. Feb. 24, 7:30 p.m. www.folger.edu Francisco Aragón, author of several books of poetry as well as “After Rubén,” a collection of poems, translations, and a personal essay on the Nicaraguan poet Rubén Dario, will read and discusses his work as a poet and translator at the Arts Club of Washington, Feb. 12, noon. www.artsclubofwashington.org u FEBRUARY 2020 H 59

S T T R A A On The Cover

Chriﬆian Develter’s Tribal Motifs Spark Urban Art

rt on the cover of the Hill Rag has been a signature of the paper since its earliest years. People often ask us, “Where do you get your cover art? Sometimes it’s clearly from a museum, a Renoir perhaps, or a Mary Cassatt. But most of the time our art director, Jason Yen, scours the websites of local galleries to find a cover that is seasonally appropriate, eye-catching, interesting and just plain good to look at. We also find great art at local gallery shows such as at the Foundry, Touchstone and Hill Center Galleries, and at art festivals He found Christian Develter’s art on the website of Artist’s Proof Gallery in Georgetown. We emailed Develter directly and it turns out he lives in Cambodia. A global nomad, Christian Develter uses his canvas to portray his rich experiences of peoples and cultures from around the world. Born in Belgium in 1968, Christian moved to Asia in the mid-nineties and chose

In 2012, Develter travelled extensively through the northwestern area of Myanmar and visited the indigenous tribes of that region. The inspiration for the series of works that includes the cover art on this issue of the Hill Rag comes from the intricately tattooed faces of the Chin women.

Chin Urban & Tribal

Christian Develter and an elderly woman from Myanmar.

A fashion line of resort clothing with designs based on the paintings of Christian Develter.

Kharim Chin, from the Chin Urban & Tribal series by Christian Develter. Lithograph. Derived from the tattoo marks which are signs of beauty and identity in Myanmar traditional societies.

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to live in Bangkok, Thailand where he found further inspiration for his brush. He thereafter moved to Angkor, Siem Reap, Cambodia where he built his latest studio.

The Chin tribe and their tattoos are relatively unknown to the outside world. Located in north-western Myanmar, the different tribes use tattoo marks in a centuries’ old tradition to distinguish one hill tribe from another, or to indicate marital status and social rank. The multiplex patterns are carved into the skin by thorns using a mixture of sap from a local plant, ash and chicken blood or buffalo kidney. Over time, the tattoos have evolved to become symbols of strength and beauty: reflecting nature--especially the animal and plant Kingdom--and the animist beliefs of the tribe. Despite being forbidden by the government, tattoos continue to be carved on faces of young girls coming of age. With the opening of Myanmar’s borders, these women may soon come to represent the last of their kind. The paintings of this series “Chin Urban & Tribal” aims for an amalgamation of the modern and the past --displaying the perfectly symmetrical contemporary urban faces of Asian women painted with the painstakingly intricate Chin tribal tattoo designs. In Develter’s latest venture, Develter has just launched his 2020 line of resort fashion using the images from his paintings silkscreened onto fabric. This venture is in close collaboration with Bangkok’s leading fashion house, Tube Gallery.

For more information, go to www.christiandevelter.com or contact him at develterart@mac.com. He is represented internationally by Curate International which can be contacted at alexandra@curate-international.com. Clothes by saxit@tube-gallery.com u

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CORNER STORE ARTS CLOSES The End of an Era at Local Art Center by Elizabeth O’Gorek

Carolina Avenue SE was t is 2002. Sunlight a place for lively perforstreams through the mances, storytelling and windows of Corart showings as well as fitner Store Arts, highness classes, dinner clubs lighting the red in and community meetco-owner Kris Swanson’s ings. Art built communihair, and illuminating her ty, and community built reflection in the shards of art in the home of Kris mirror and the tiles scatSwanson and Roy Mustered everywhere. There telier, until they decidare thousands of tiny pieced to retire and close up es, many fired and glazed shop in December 2019. by Swanson’s friend, Laurie Siegel. Swanson hands The Beginnings the glue gun to her assisLove and work brought tant, Raymond Brown, Swanson and Mustelier and walks over to the winRoy Mustelier and Kris Swanson at the ﬁnal storytelling event at their art center, Corner Store Arts (900 South to the District. Married in dows, looking back to surCarolina Ave. SE in December, 2019. Photo: Mark Lindamood 1994, they moved to DC vey the giant mosaic, a glisshortly afterward when tening tree with branches Mustelier was transferred after graduating from the Naval Postgraduate School in that extends across the entire floor of the gallery space. Monterey, California. Already a successful mid-career sculptor, Swanson immediSwanson is preparing the YUME (you/me) tree, a mosaic that will be placed on ately began looking for studio space, opening her first studio on E Street SE. the north wall of the CVS (500 12th St. SE) building across from Watkins ElementaThere, Swanson began a twenty-year working relationship with the kids across ry School a year later. The art piece is a tribute to the community and involved the the street in Potomac Gardens, offering after-school activities and art classes that participation of dozens of artists, hundreds of neighbors and more than a thousand began with a group of about 12 kids. children who sculpted and signed the three-inch name tiles in the body of the tree. In 2001, Swanson and Mustelier bought the property at the corner of Ninth Laid out to the exact dimensions of the Corner Store Arts gallery space, the tree Street and South Carolina Ave. SE, and in 2002 started a non-profit as part of is a literal and figurative representation of the footprint of the arts center on the comthe fundraising effort associated with the YUME Tree project. Committed to both munity. For nearly twenty years, the building at the corner of Ninth St. and South FEBRUARY 2020 H 63

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date about sixty people comfortably. “It’s not really all that big a space, but she’d have people that you wouldn’t necessarily imagine would gravitate to the space come and perform, and they always loved it,” Weiner said, adding that some touring groups would later say it was their favorite place to perform. Swanson was still a working sculptor, producing notable commissions such as a bronze of a grizzly bear and two cubs that was installed outside Colton Hall in Monterey, California. Activity at the CorSouth African artist Abigail Kubeka, the last surviving member of ner Store halted briefly in 2006 when Miriam Makeba’s 1950s Skylarks band performs with Sharon Katz she was one of three finalists selected in (left) and the Peace Train at Corner Store Arts in 2012. Courtesy: K. Swanson a competition to create the statue of Frederick Douglass that would eventually be her art and the kids she had begun working with, the placed in the Capitol Visitor Center, a commission sculptor continued to run the after-school art program eventually won by Steven Weitzman. and pursued her work in the new space. Music would soon pave the way for theatre. In They lived on the second floor with a kitchen 2007, Hill resident and nationally known actor Robat the rear of the first floor. The front of the first floor ert Prosky put on a performance called “An Evening started as Swanson’s studio and a daily classroom for with Robert Prosky” that packed the house. Realizing the Potomac Gardens kids. When their friend David the potential for live performances extended to theWeiner suggested his jazz ensemble perform at the atre, Swanson purchased a stage and lights in honor very first Corner Store Arts holiday student art show of the actor, who died in 2008. in 2002, he opened up new possibilities. “That was All manner of activities took place in the Corner the beginning of us realizing it was a pretty great space Store space: art showings, poetry slams, story-telling for live performance,” Swanson said. nights, Bananagram tournaments, dinner clubs and aerobic classes. ‘A Three-Ring Circus’ “It was really a three-ring circus for a while in that Weiner’s performance kickstarted regular performancspace,” Swanson said. “We were in perpetual motion es of all varieties: an annual Valentine’s Day dance parfor about 15 years.” ty featuring The Fabulettes, a local 60s-style singing, became a popular regular Choosing Between event, as were the ClassiTwo Lives cal Sundays performancSwanson enjoyed the controlled es. Local Grammy-winchaos of the Corner Store life, but ning bluegrass artists five years ago her father passed away Frank Solivan and the and she began spending more time Dirty Kitchen treated the with her family in California, goCorner Store as someing out every couple of weeks to thing of a home base. help her mother out on the fami“The two of them ly ranch. Swanson said she enjoyed were kind of fearless,” reconnecting with friends and famiWeiner said of Swanson ly there, but said the cumulative efand Mustelier, saying the fects were exhausting. two gallery owners would “It just about killed me, to tell invite artists and performthe truth,” Swanson said. “I had to ers who had experienced choose one life or the other.” national success to per- The YUME Tree that Kris Swanson Now, Swanson wakes up in on the wall of the 12th St. CVS. form in the art center, installed More than 1000 children signed the tiles the middle of a sunny Califorwhich could accommo- that make up the mosaic. 64 H HILLRAG.COM

nia pasture on the side of a mountain. She wanders from her small cabin to her sculpture studio that is located in a converted hayloft, where she is reconnecting with her art on the land next to her family’s ranch that she purchased when she was 29 years old, and where she now lives with Mustelier. She said the two are living in even smaller quarters than on Capitol Hill, but now they are surrounded by “the great big outside all around” them. Mustelier has embraced his new home, taking up fly fishing and voyaging on the wild rivers nearby. The two help out Swanson’s mother, now 90, and run an Air BnB, coaxing as many friends from the District to visit as possible. It is a dreamy image, and they have busy lives. But Swanson said that their choice to close Corner Store Arts is still a difficult one. “If you stress nothing else, stress how much we love the community, and how hard this [decision] was,” she said. “It still hurts us every once in a while. What a fabulous fun time we had.” The legacy of Corner Store Arts lives on with Weiner, who was a member of the Corner Store Board and its final Chairperson. In 2009, he began to put on a monthly jazz salon under the auspices of Corner Store Arts. That party will continue on in Gessford Court, as will the story-telling sessions, Weiner said. Attendees make a donation, bring a bottle of wine and share food. Those with the inclination can also sit in and jam along with Weiner and his jazz ensemble. However, Weiner said that while there is still the sharing community spirit that was embodied by the arts center, the many things that were done at Corner Store Arts won’t be easy to replicate, citing Swanson’s particular ability to make things happen. “The continuing legacy is that when we want to try to make something happen or pull an event off on our own, we have to think about it in those terms. What would they do? How would they do it?” Swanson said that while the Corner Store may have closed, she is confident that the creative spirit of Capitol Hill will stay alive, saying it resides with the people who live here. “People will keep this going at their own homes,” she said, “because basically this was just one long house party. We just had a big front room, that’s all.” You can still contact Mustelier and Swanson through their website at cornerstorearts.org. Check out the Air BnB they run in Carmel Valley, CA at https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/4652682. u

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A ROARING TWENTIES PARTY

Capitol Hill Village Welcomes New Executive Director

article and photos by Karen Stuck

hen Capitol Hill Village gathContinuing its advocation information, bidding opers on Feb. 29 for its annucy on behalf of older adults, portunities, sponsorships, and al gala at St. Mark’s Church, the CHV Advocacy Team Gala tickets is at: http://bidpal. they will welcome new Execuworked for over two years to net/chvgala. tive Director Judy Berman and research prospects for the fuCHV activities that serve celebrate the Village’s work to make Capitol Hill a ture of adults as they age, foits more than 500 members better place to live. cusing especially on needand the Capitol Hill commu“Glitz, Gangsters, and Gatsby: A Roaring ed long-term care services, nity include Wellness Cafes, Twenties Party” is the theme for the annual party, which they said were not adlunch-time hands-on learning which raises funds for CHV programs and advoprograms; seminars on mandressed adequately in draft cacy to ensure accessible and safe physical spaces, amendments to the DC Comaging finances, wills, and reprovide support for older residents with services prehensive Plan. lated topics; Village Voices, a that enhance their quality of life, and help older CHV has expressed its monthly series featuring comadults continue to be socially and civically engaged. over-arching goal for DC munity residents sharing their New Executive Director Judy Berman joined Capitol Hill Village in December. Berman has joined right into the excitement government agencies to asexpertise on historical, politand planning and has already lined up several salon sume responsibility for adical, and policy issues; and dinner speakers including her brother, NPR promore than 40 activity groups focusing on games, dressing the need for long-term care facilities and ducer Doug Berman (Car Talk; Wait Wait…Don’t exercise, books, movies, travel, walking, and dining. services that can be completed in the next 5-10 Tell Me). years. If the District “I am excited to does not plan adeget to my first CHV quately, many older Gala having heard adults will be forced how popular it is and to leave their comhow much fun folks munity, CHV said in have,” Berman said. a letter to the DC Of“I’m looking forward fice of Planning. to meeting CHV memSo, while CHV bers, volunteers, and is rolling back the calfriends at the Gala—if endar 100 years for I’m not too busy bidits Gala, its focus reding on all the great mains on expanding auction items.” and refining servicThe Gala will es and taking a largfeature live and sier role in local and lent auctions for sanational discussions lon dinners, vacation around aging, health homes, restaurant gift and fitness, housing, cards, sports, concert and the financial impacts of the fastest and theater tickets, growing segment of and other experiencthe U.S. population— es with bidding both persons over the age on-line (starting a couof 60. u ple of weeks or so before Feb. 29) and at the Baubles and champagneóall part of the glitz planned for the Capitol Hill Village Gala. Donna Breslin, Doriann Apice, Gala. Access to aucand Ann Grace are hard at work creating a Roaring Twenties atmosphere.

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IN MEMORIAM

CORALIE FARLEE 1929-2020 A Fighter for Southwest DC by Andrew Lightman

y phone rang early on a Saturday morning. “Hello,” I answered. “Andrew, this is Dr. Coralie Farlee. I wanted to let you know you have a mistake in your report on ANC 6D this month. The vote for that license was six for and one abstention,” Coralie Farlee said. Farlee was one of my most devoted readers. She was also a stickler for details. I could depend each month on a missive from her if I got a vote wrong or misspelled a name in my monthly chronicle of Advisory Neighborhood Commission 6D. Farlee died on Jan. 12, 2020. Southwest will miss one of its most zealous advocates.

Journey to Washington Born on Sept. 13, 1929 in rural Bridgewater, N.J., Farlee was one of three daughters. A farmer’s child, she drove tractors from a young age and at 14 was driving a pick-up truck through the streets of Manhattan to deliver eggs. At the age of 17, Farlee left home to pursue higher education, which was unusual for women of her generation. Putting herself through Rutgers University, she earned a bachelor’s and a master’s degree. In 1971, she received her doctorate in sociology from Rutgers as well. Her research focused on education, organizational change and medical information systems in the health profession. In 1975, Farlee moved to DC to take a job as the 70 H HILLRAG.COM

executive director of a national task force to evaluate University Affiliated Programs that trained educators to work with the developmentally disabled. Three years later, Farlee joined the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). There, she pioneered the field of occupational toxicology, which is the application of toxicological principles and methodology to chemical and biological workplace hazards. Farlee helped implement the 1976 Toxic Substances Control Act. She also administered EPA grants and contracts related to the introduction of medical information systems in hospitals and clinics. She worked as a policy analyst and health science administrator at the Fogarty International Center in the National Institutes of Health, ending her career as the assistant director for planning and evaluation. While her federal career was certainly successful, Farlee is perhaps best known for her work as an activist.

The Indefatigable Activist In 1980, Farlee settled in Southwest DC at the River Park Mutual Homes. She lived there for the next 45 years. She served as president of the co-op’s board and sat for many years on its finance committee. She was a constant presence at River Park meetings right up until her final days. Farlee cared about the larger neighborhood as well. In 1998, she co-founded the Friends of Southwest DC (FSDC), a charity that funds projects that aid the neighborhood’s youth and seniors. Since its inception, FSDC has given over $260,000 to more than 30 local organizations. Farley secretly matched every dollar contributed with one of her own. Outside of Southwest, Farley served as president of the DC chapter of the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom, which organized antiwar and anti-nuclear protests. She volunteered as an interviewer for the US Holocaust Memorial Museum’s Oral History Program. She transcribed Civil War diaries for Elderhostel in Tennessee and collected oral histories of Native Americans in Washington state.

Standing Up for Southwest Farlee’s greatest service to Southwest and Capitol Riverfront communities was her 12-year chairmanship of ANC 6D’s Alcohol Beverage Control (ABC) Committee. Under her unflappable leadership, this group reviewed every single liquor license issued by

the commission, negotiating community agreements that governed the operations of each license holder be it a hotel, corner store, cruise ship, store, bar, tavern or restaurant. As the area grew explosively, this work increased exponentially. “Coralie was instrumental in shaping alcohol policy in Advisory Neighborhood Commission 6D, particularly in such areas as The Wharf and the Capitol Riverfront,” said Fred Moosally, director of the Alcoholic Beverage Regulation Administration (ABRA). According to former ANC 6D Chair Meredith Fascett, “Coralie was an extraordinary force. We relied on her meticulous attention to detail, her perseverance in negotiations, and her fearlessness to wrangle commissioners and applicants alike.” The summer before The Wharf opened, for example, Farlee finalized agreements for nearly two dozen venues. In 2019, she negotiated agreements with 11 establishments in the Capitol Riverfront alone. The paperwork was detailed and tedious. It involved negotiating with attorneys and owners, who were often difficult and tardy in their submissions. Many underestimated Farlee to their eventual dismay. “Coralie Farlee cared about her neighborhood when it came to liquor license issues. She had a remarkable eye for detail,” Moosally said. The job of chair required Farlee to represent the commission before the Alcohol Beverage Control Board, especially in situations where it had voted to protest a license. She also followed changes to the licensing laws themselves and often advised the commission on its comments. “Coralie also played a significant role in shaping the District’s alcohol regulations by providing helpful feedback, which included the agency’s current pub crawl regulations. She will be sorely missed,” Moosally said. Farlee resigned from the position of chair in December of 2019.

Indomitable To The End Shortly before her death, having survived a very complicated surgical procedure, Farlee received a visit from ANC 6D Vice Chair Andy Litsky, a long-time friend. She was sharp as a tack, Litsky recalled, and insisted on instructing him on how to negotiate on two outstanding licenses. In closing, I hope that I have gotten every detail in this obituary right, since my most devoted reader can no longer call me with corrections. Donations can be made in her name to Friends of Southwest DC, www.friendsofswdc.org. u

JANICE LUCILLE JOHNSON 1928-2020 Hill Pet-Sitter Extraordinaire by Sharon McIlrath

nown to pet-owners across Capitol Hill, Janice Lucille Johnson died January 5 of a stroke at Inspire Rehabilitation Hospital in Washington, DC. She was 91 years old and had resided at the Inspire facility for two years. For more than 30 years preceding her move to the facility, she had covered Capitol Hill neighborhoods for Sit-A-Pet, caring for hundreds of dogs, cats and other small animals and earning unanimous praise from their owners. A petite 5’2” red-head, Jan was a familiar sight as she headed down Hill streets with her canine clients or one of the many Great Danes that filled her life and her car. She was just as passionate about felines and continued to do cat house calls until she broke a hip in 2016. Her own beloved pets—whether canine or feline—were always rescues and received not only the best food, love and shelter of their lives but also their very own zodiac name to boot with an occasional commoner like Hank, Luke or Barney joining astrological siblings Scorpio, Aires, Pluto, Mars, Zeus, Star or Venus. Friends, clients and family members who knew Jan describe her as someone you could count on and genuinely enjoy interacting with. She played many roles: a favorite aunt to her nieces and nephews, a friend and fellow sports fan to her long-time landlord, a committed companion to the pets in her care, and a dependable and knowledgeable friend who was always ready to help out her neighbors and co-workers. She was “often uplifting, always unfiltered, wise, caring and sincere,” remembers her nephew Scott Johnson.

Born on August 16, 1928, and raised in Johnstown, Ohio, just outside Columbus, Jan was the fifth of six children of Thomas and Mae Johnson. She worked in retail banking and started her own knitting and crochet boutique and professional astrology businesses in Columbus before moving to Washington, DC in the mid 1980’s. She was an avid sports fan, who rarely missed a Nats, Redskins, or Wizards telecast (or any televised NBA game featuring Labron James). She pursued her interest in astrology throughout her life and was still crocheting until shortly before she died. Jan was preceded in death by four brothers and one sister. She is survived by her nephews Paul Johnson (St. Petersburg, FL) and Scott Johnson (Kansas City, MO), nieces Donna Rotunno (Clearwater, FL) and Leslie Jacobsen (Phoenix, AZ) and her cat Star who now resides with one of Jan’s many friends. u

In Memory of Jan Memorial donations are being collected for the purchase of a solar lamplight at Congressional Cemetery, where Jan was one of the earliest dogwalkers. You can send a check with notation that it is to be used for a Jan Johnson memorial to: Congressional Cemetery, Attention Crystal Pate, 1801 E Street S.E., Washington, DC, 20003. FEBRUARY 2020 H 71

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CELEBRATING TEN YEARS OF CAPITOL HILL CORNER Larry Janezich, The Community Blogger

by Elizabeth O’Gorek

f you live on the Hill, Capitol Hill Corner you’ve undoubtedly Editor Larry Janezich passed Larry Janezich inside one of his regular local haunts, Peregrine in the street. A neatlyEspresso. His hyperlocal built, spare man, the ednews blog celebrates ten years in 2020. Photo: E. itor of Capitol Hill Corner ofO’Gorek/CCN ten shields his face with a ball cap, escaping public notice much of the time. However, if he’d ever lifted his head to look right at you, you’d remember him: Janezich has piercing hazel eyes, a pointed nose and a widow’s peak. When your eye meets his through the flash of his glasses, you will note: Janezich is scrutinizing everything he sees. The sharp features are a tell for the mind of the editor of Capitol Hill Corner, the Janezich took up residence in the neighborhyper-local, lone-man-on-the-street online news hood immediately upon arrival and never left, livsource. In 2020, the site celebrates ten years of ing in a string of addresses that he can still rattle off Janezich using that eagle eye to spot local stories. from memory before buying his current home near “I believe it is important for the community Eastern Market in 1990. to be informed, not just about things they want to Janezich found a job at Senate Radio TV Galknow about, but what they need to know about,” lery, where he served for nearly 40 years, retiring in Janezich said. 2005. He issued credentials, managed logistics for

A Capitol Hill Man Janezich’s blog, Capitol Hill Corner, is a continuation of what he did for most of his career –but for a different audience. Hailing from Pueblo, Colorado, Janezich arrived on Capitol Hill in 1966, coming with a patronage appointment from Senator Peter Dominick (R-CO) to become a messenger in the Senate Document Room. “Like everybody else in Washington, I thought, ‘well, I’ll do that for a year and I’ll go home’, but nobody does,” he said. “Everybody stays here and finds a different path from what they thought they were going to do.” 72 H HILLRAG.COM

coverage of senate events and kept journalists aware of everything important that was happening in the Senate, not only events, but also details of legislation and parliamentary procedure. “It was something I really wanted to do, and I really enjoyed doing it,” he said. “It was a great job. I would have done it for nothing.” “Now, my job as I see it is to keep a different community informed,” said Janezich.

Community Blogging On retirement, Janezich began volunteering for the Capitol Hill Gardening Club and the Capitol Hill Restoration Society. Capitol Hill Corner be-

gan as a website during a 2010 run for ANC Commissioner. It quickly evolved into a platform for his views on development, historic restoration and neighborhood happenings. While his political bid was unsuccessful, Janezich enjoyed having a forum to share items of interest with the Capitol Hill community. Readers now receive his ‘The Week Ahead’, a compendium of his choice of notable neighborhood events in their inbox every Monday morning. “The ‘Week Ahead’ posts offer both vital information and some unique insights into Capitol Hill life,” said Commissioner Corey Holman (6B06). “The posts make it easy for anyone to follow the work of all three ANCs as well as events that may have slipped through the cracks. Every Sunday night I look forward to the email notification of his post.” Since 2010, Janezich has written more than 1500 posts on Capitol Corner. They have been viewed more than 1,400,000 times. “My blog was not established with the intent of attracting advertisers or being a moneymaker,” he said. “It was established as an exercise in community building.” On Capitol Hill Corner, Janezich pursues his civic interests. Large media outlets pay attention. His coverage of the Archibald Walk treehouse was echoed by the Washington Post. His announcement of the opening of District Soul Food was viewed by more than 12,000 people. His coverage of the 2013 Frager’s Fire proved popular as well. Janezich employs Capitol Corner to throw a spotlight on issues he believes are critical to the Capitol Hill community. He often writes about neighborhood development and the interaction

Additions & Basement Experts BUFFALO COMPANY, LLC www.buffalocompanyusa.com For all your Construction Needs of the community with District Council and District Agencies. Some of his earliest work centered on the redesign of Eastern Market Metro Plaza, which he has now followed for over a decade. At Capitol Hill Corner, Janezich is editor, principal writer, photographer and researcher; not to mention tech support. For the first few years, he attended every Capitol Hill community meeting, up to four a week. Now, he attends those that might yield an interesting story. Yet, he remains a ubiquitous presence at Hill events. “I’m amazed by Larry’s determination and ability to go to as many meetings as he does,” said Holman. “He’s seemingly always there, listening intently. I have no idea how he does it.”

Writing The Book While Capitol Hill Corner takes up a great deal of time, Janezich’s major project is The Senate Journal. Based on the daily notes taken while head of the Senate broadcast office, it is a 3,000-page chronicle and annotated archive. This work, he said, will contribute to the larger story of the development of Senate broadcast journalism from 35 mm film to the internet. Janezich plans to deposit the work with the Senate historian. Hyperlocal blogs, Janezich said, contribute to a vibrant Capitol Hill. “All of us who write about the community, the Hill Rag [and] the Hill is Home included –contribute to the cohesiveness of the community. I think people want to share information, and I think the ability to give them information that they can share makes for a stronger community.” You can read Janezich’s work at capitolhillcorner.org. Reach Larry Janezich at ljjanezich@hotmail.com u

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WOMEN OF WARD 6 Sharon Ambrose (1939–2017)

ebruary’s Woman of Ward 6 is Sharon Ambrose, a no-nonsense proponent of economic development projects, such as the construction of Nationals Park, when she served as Ward 6’s Councilmember for ten years. The Ward 6 Democrats are recognizing and honoring Ward 6 women who have made significant contributions to better our community for the 2020 anniversary of the 19th Amendment. Ambrose was a 50-year resident of Capitol Hill and she fashioned herself as an all-American, “baked potato” politician in the tumultuous final years of “Mayor for Life” Marion Barry’s tenure at City Hall. When she first took office as Ward 6’s Councilmember in 1997, the city was struggling back from insolvency, its financial management overseen by a federally appointed control board that – until it was disbanded in 2001 – exercised more power than the city council. She rose to become head of the council’s committee on economic development, opposing projects she saw as unreasonably expensive, while successfully pressing for a range of major developments in Ward 6. She helped spearhead new restaurant and business development near the Navy Yard and Eastern market and successfully lobbied for the Washington Nationals to locate their ballpark in a formerly industrial section of the waterfront. She was instrumental in passing legislation that established a governing structure and secured dollars in the budget for Eastern Market. At her retirement, the Washington Post’s editorial board wrote that “The city made its way back from fiscal ruin during her service.” She “helped put an end to the image of the DC Council as a refuge for small-bore politicians given to going off half-cocked on marginal issues.”

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by Marci Hilt

Sharon Connelly was born in Chicago on Sept. 3, 1939. The eldest of three, she grew up in the Irish neighborhood of Englewood. “In our house,” her brother Terry Connelly said in the Washington Post, “the order of respect was God, the Pope, the Cardinal and Mayor Dick Daley.” She graduated in 1961 from what was then Saint Xavier College, a Catholic women’s school in Chicago, with a bachelor’s degree in English. She moved to the DC area four years later with her husband Michael Ambrose. Soon after moving to Capitol Hill, she and her husband became concerned with neighborhood issues, including gentrification. She became involved in her children’s new schools and was involved in founding the Capitol Hill Arts Workshop. She

was a teacher and a PTA leader before working as an aide to Democratic council members Betty Ann Kane and John Ray. “I think the first political experience I ever had was campaigning with my grandfather, door to door, for Adlai Stevenson,” she said in a 2013 interview for the Ruth Ann Overbeck Capitol Hill History Project. Council Chair Phil Mendelson, described her as “one of the best councilmembers, if not the best. She knew how to thread the needle on difficult issues. She was both compromising and uncompressing, recognizing the value of reaching a solution, but holding then firm to her positions.” He told the Hill Rag, “I learned from her example.” After retirement from the council, she played a political role through work with the successful campaigns of Ward 6 Councilmember Charles Allen, At-Large Councilmember Elissa Silverman and At-Large Councilmember David Grosso. She helped put together the land deals and financing that resulted in the renovation of the Old Naval Hospital, now known as the Hill Center. “The Ward 6 that we see today is the fruition of all of Sharon Ambrose’s painstaking work,” said former ANC Commissioner Ken Jarboe. About the initiative: The Women of Ward 6 Initiative is a non-profit recognition of Ward 6’s women. The initiative, in partnership with the National Woman’s Party, Capitol Hill Restoration Society and the Hill Rag will culminate in the 2020 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment, which gave women the right to vote. Marci Hilt is a retired communications coordinator and press secretary at the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative. She currently writes and edits EMMCA MATTERS and is treasurer of the Ward 6 Democrats. u

Nashville songwriter Regie Hamm and veteran John Fay performing his song “Squared Me Away.”

DC Veterans Go to Nashville by Calvin Tildon and Barbara Rich

he Capitol Hill American Legion Auxiliary is rolling out the red carpet for two local veterans who recently went to Nashville. Each came back with an original song they wrote with a professional songwriter and recorded as part of Operation Song. This workshop program in Music City, U.S.A. has as its mission “to empower veterans, active duty military, and their families to tell their stories through the process of songwriting.” The Operation Song organization has welcomed those who’ve served in war and peace, “bringing them back one song at a time,” as its motto says. So far more than 750 songs have been created, helping veterans to express and transform often painful experiences. Former U.S. Army officer Calvin Tildon’s song, “My Happy to be Alive Day,” tells his story of combat in Vietnam. John Fay became a U.S. Marine right out of high school in the late 1950s, and called his song “Squared Me Away.” The two American Legionnaires met while participating in the music therapy program at the District of Columbia Veterans Medical Center, through which they received their invitation to Operation Song. Music has well-documented healing powers. As a result, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) offers music therapy as a key treatment in helping traumatized veterans with PTSD. Music is also beneficial for other conditions veterans commonly face — like Parkinson’s Disease or head trauma. It’s so successful that it’s become a preferred option for many mental health professionals. The American Legion Post 8, at the corner of 3rd and D Street SE, plans to honor its two Nashville stars at a celebration on Saturday, February 29. Doors open at 6 p.m., with the formal program, including musical performances, starting at 7 p.m. Gourmet nibbles and a specialty cocktail will be served. The Capitol Hill community is invited to attend and enjoy a fun musical evening. The suggested donation is $10 and 100% of proceeds going to benefit the DC VA Music Therapy Program. For more information, go to www.operationsong.org, or visit the Operation Song Facebook page. u

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Time to Fully Invest in DC’s Children by Qubilah Huddleston graduation rates, and the likelihood of attending college, with gains more pronounced for low-income students and students of color.

Investment Should Begin Before Birth

ll of DC’s children deserve the best education possible. That starts with making sure every child is healthy and ready to learn from the first exciting day they walk into a pre-K classroom, and that requires investments in our youngest learners—infants and toddlers. It also means public schools need resources to keep up with growing costs and to provide DC’s low-income students, most of whom are Black or Latinx, the same access to high-quality educational resources as wealthier students. District policymakers can and should do better than last year, when overall funding for schools didn’t keep up with rising costs, and many schools in Wards 7 and 8 faced painful budget cuts. Research and common sense confirm that caring well for our children today is a down payment on the economic and social vibrance of our District’s future. Increasing access to quality childcare and early childhood education dramatically reduces race and class differences in school readiness and later lifetime outcomes—making it crucial to act now. Research shows that additional investments in public education improve test scores,

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The DC Council and Mayor have made notable strides toward a holistic early childhood system. Mayor Bowser launched Thrive by Five, a comprehensive initiative that zeroes in on pressing maternal and child health needs, and she has expanded access to childcare while also investing in higher quality care for infants and toddlers in low-income families. The DC Council unanimously passed the Birth-to-Three for All DC Act in 2018, to ensure families have the resources and supports needed to give their children a vibrant and healthy start. Yet challenges remain. Annual budgets haven’t kept up with what’s needed to achieve this vison for a comprehensive early childhood system. In fact, some parts of the law remain completely un-funded.

Childcare: It’s Hard to Find Quality and Affordable Care The District has the highest childcare costs in the nation—childcare for infants is four times the cost of in-state college tuition. For most families, highquality childcare is simply out of reach. Low-income families are especially boxed out, contributing to racial and income learning gaps before children even enter a PreK classroom. Families aren’t the only ones feeling the squeeze. Many early education centers that serve families in the District’s childcare subsidy program operate in the red because reimbursement rates don’t cover the true costs of high-quality care. Struggling to keep the lights on, many make the tough decision to go out of business, creating a shortage for parents who most need easy access to quality care for their babies and toddlers. Another roadblock is extremely low pay for

early childhood educators—often barely above minimum wage—which makes it hard to attract and retain a skilled workforce. DC has rightly moved to require all staff in early childhood settings to have education and training in child development, but too many promising educators are driven out of the classroom by the high demands of a job that pays less than $35,000 a year. Most educators are women, and two-thirds are Black or Latinx—making this an issue of gender and racial pay equity as well. DC can be proud of its rare-in-the-nation universal pre-K. Adding universal access to affordable, quality childcare will make DC the only city in the nation with comprehensive investments in education equity from birth to five years old.

We Need Better Funded, and More Equitably Funded Schools Strong public investments in schools are not for nothing. Money matters in education. National and state-level studies show that when school districts increase spending, it leads to improved student outcomes, especially for low-income students and Black and Latinx students. Research also shows that school funding cuts during the Great Recession led to declines in student outcomes. Some of the investments that matter the most include class size reductions, tutoring support, mental health services, and retaining effective staff. Additional school spending can lead to higher lifetime earnings and reduced adult poverty rates. DC is failing both on overall funding and in how it allocates money to schools. Despite tremendous prosperity and rising revenue collections, perpupil funding in DC is almost $900 per student below the level school finance experts recommended in a 2013 study. The cumulative inadequacy gap over the last seven years adds up, strikingly, to $740 million. To make matters worse, DCPS responds to inadequate funding by diverting much of its “at-risk” funds—money for low-income or otherwise vulnerable students —to make sure every school across the city has basic staffing. They called that “equity,” when really it is inequity to take from high-poverty schools to support other schools.

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The Bottom Line Schools in DC cannot be expected to do more with less. To put education funding on a more adequate and fairer path this budget season, the Mayor and the DC Council should ensure that funding keeps up with rising staff costs and inflation in both DC Public Schools (DCPS) and public charters. They should commit to making “at-risk” funds a true supplement to school budgets in DCPS and recognize that schools with high concentrations of at-risk students may need even more support. And they should acknowledge the unique needs of neighborhood schools with enrollment declines and provide additional funds to protect these schools from experiencing significant budget cuts.

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OUR RIVER: THE ANACOSTIA Getting To Work On Toxics

e have all worked together to improve Our River, reducing stormwater and sewage discharges, improving the parklands, adding the trails, encouraging volunteers to help and neighborhoods to enjoy the Anacostia. But over it all hangs the question of what to do about toxics that are in the sediments and still arriving from elsewhere? After years of debate and study, the first part of a plan has finally emerged. And it seems sensible, effective and reasonably priced. The Anacostia River Sediment Project (ARSP) is the name of the overall effort by the DC Department of Energy and the Environment (DOEE). Since toxics in the water tend to attach themselves to sediment particles, the control of sediment amount, location and movement is key. DOEE has just released a Proposed Plan for Early Action Areas (EAA’s) or “hotspots” in the study area, which includes the nine-mile tidal river, Kingman Lake near RFK Sta-

“Anacostia River Early Action Areas or ‘Hotspots’ for Sediments Shown In Red; Gray Areas are Adjacent Toxic Land Areas.” Credit: DC Department of Energy and Environment

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by Bill Matuszeski dium and the Washington Channel from Fort McNair to the Fish Market in Southwest. Where do the sediments and toxics come from? Some are on the bottom of the River, some come from streams and stormwater runoff, some settle from the air, and others are from riverside industrial sites, now abandoned in many cases, and from the river bottoms adjacent. Many of this last set are undergoing clean-up under various federal, state and District laws. To make sense of all this, the first part of the ARSP Feasibility Study will focus on the EAA’s, or “hotspots”, small areas of the river where high toxic levels mean the benefits of actions will be quickly evident and where lessons can be learned to apply to other clean-up areas.

Early Action Areas A total of eleven small EAA’s have been identified – six in the tidal river (from New York Avenue to the Potomac); three in the Kingman Lake area, and two in the Washington Channel. The Proposed Plan out for review describes for each set of areas a preferred remediation option and its rationale; public comment is being sought so the Plan can be finalized. The results and lessons of the “early action” clean-ups in these small areas of high-level pollution are to be applied to the rest of the Anacostia River system. After public review and comment and revisions in response, DOEE will issue an Interim Record of Decision for the eleven sites – some will likely rely on nearby land site and adjacent water cleanups, others on on-site sediment treatment and/or removal, and still others on upstream source controls. Most will probably be a combination of actions. The proposed plan laying out this process was issued to the public on December 27, and

public meetings were scheduled for late January, with January 26 set as the deadline for comments. Given the season and the short time frame, it is planned to extend the comment deadline to March 2. That will also provide time if there is pressure to hold further public meetings during February.

How You Can Learn What Is Going On To get access to the EAA information, as well as the rest of the ARSP as it becomes available, there are a number of options. The ARSP proposed plan and supporting documents is available at: F.A. Gregory Neighborhood Library, 3660 Alabama Ave SE 202-698-6373. Rosedale Neighborhood Library, 1701 Gales St NE, 202-727-5012. DC Department of Energy & Environment, 1200 1st St NE 5th fl. These materials and the full administrative record with all documents produced to date are also available on-line at: www.anacostiasedimentproject.com/library If you care to talk to someone about the substance of the plans, call or e-mail: Dev Murali, Remedial Project Manager, 202-548-4387 anacostiariversedimentproject@dc.gov. And if you have general questions or questions about public meetings, call or e-mail: Gretchen Mikeska, Anacostia Coordinator, 202-603-0964 gretchen.mikeska@dc.gov. In each of the eleven EAA’s, potential pathways of sediments and contaminants will be examined. Bottom sediments can be stirred up by run-off from storms, strong tides and even passing vessels. Numerous streams exist upriver: there are 16 combined sanitary and storm sewers with overflow potential, 136 municipal storm sewers, 14 streams and federal navigation

channels in the Main Stem and the Washington Channel. Most important is the possible contribution from the 15 potential and active environmental clean-up sites along the riverbanks and adjacent waters. These are all at some stage of remediation and are under the supervision of DOEE, the National Park Service, and/or the EPA.

And The Job Just Gets Started At That Point The efforts in the EAA’s are intended to get the process underway to clean up toxics to safe levels throughout the River. It sounds like an enormous undertaking, but the Proposed Plan to move forward is clear and impressive. Other benefits will spread from the knowledge gained from the Early Action Areas. Risk measures from such activities as swimming and fishing will become better understood, along with the risk of eating the fish. These will then be worked into the long-term restoration plans for the entire river. DOEE plans to issue its plan for the 11 EAA’s by the end of 2020. A Final Riverwide plan will be issued after learning how well the river system has responded to the hot-spot clean-ups and how close it is to cleanup objectives. This focus of the start of the recovery effort on hot spots as Early Action Areas, in combination with the on-going industrial site clean-ups makes a lot of sense. Once this is well underway, efforts can be designed to deal with upstream flows and outfalls and other sources, drawing upon the EAA experience to assure the most cost-effective and health-effective solutions river-wide. Bill Matuszeski writes monthly about the Anacostia River. He is the retired Director of the Chesapeake Bay Program, on the Boards of the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay and the Friends of the National Arboretum, a DC member the Citizens Advisory Committee on the Anacostia River and a member of the Mayor’s Leadership Council for a Cleaner Anacostia River. u

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Work To Close Maryland Ave. January 2020 anC 6a report by Nick L. Alberti

hair Amber Gove (6A04) called the Advisory Neighborhood 6A meeting to order at Miner Elementary School, 601 15th St. NE, with Commissioners Mike Soderman (6A03), Brian Alcorn (6A08), Ruth Ann Hudson (6A05), Sondra Phillips-Gilbert (6A07), Phil Toomajian (6A02) and Stephanie Zimny (6A06) present. Commissioner Marie Claire Brown (6A01) was absent. The Commissioners unanimously elected Amber Gove as Chair, Phil Toomajian as Vice Chair, Mike Soderman and Secretary and Brian Alcorn as Treasurer.

Washington Gas on Maryland Ave. Project Apera Nwora, the Stakeholder of Public Affairs Manager, spoke to concerns from the community regarding the massive construction project currently taking place along Maryland Ave. NE. This project, which includes simultaneous work done by DDOT, Pepco and Washington Gas, will add new lighting, new bike lanes, improved pedestrian crossing as well as updated infrastructure below street level to Maryland Avenue NE. Washington Gas is taking the opportunity, while the street will be closed for other construction, to install new and more reliable piping along the corridor. She asked that anyone with concerns contact her via the e-mail address project_pipes@washgas.com with a detailed description of the situation and photos if possible. General information about the Maryland Avenue NE Project can be found by visiting marylandavesafety.org.

Metro Police Department (MPD) First and Fifth Districts Captain Puliam and Lieutenant Dyn of MPD first district (1D), as well as Sergeant Rice of the fifth district (5D) encouraged residents to participate in the security camera rebate program offered by the DC government. Private residences may be eligible for a rebate up to $500 for the purchasing and installing of street-facing security cameras. These cameras are particularly helpful for deterring and sometimes catching packing thieves, an on-going issue on Capitol Hill. More information regarding the rebate program can be found by visiting ovsjg.dc.gov/service/private-security-camera-system-incentive-program. Cpt. Puliam can be reached by e-mail at Michael. puliam@dc.gov, Lt. Dyn at Daniel.Dyn@dc.gov and Sgt. Rice at richardt.rice@dc.gov.

Transportation and Public Space (TPS) Committee 1. The Commissioners voted, unanimously, to send a letter to in support of the 2020 Rock Nâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Roll Marathon assuming the course route and times remain unchanged from last year. 2. The Commissioners voted, unanimously, to send a letter to the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) requesting attention to the eleven items on the priority list. (The list appears in the TPS December 2019 minutes.)

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After much discussion regarding fine details of DC zoning regulations that included the property owner and architect of the proposed renovation, the Commissioners voted,

ADVISORY NEIGHBORHOOD COMMISSION 6A AMBER GOVE, CHAIR, AMBERANC6A@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 ALL ARE WELCOME. unanimously, to send a letter of opposition to the Board of Zoning Adjustment (BZA) for an application for special exceptions under the residential conversion requirements from the penthouse setback and the minimum parking requirements to permit the construction of a fourth apartment and the installation of new rooftop mechanical equipment, in an existing three-unit apartment house at 653 8th Street NE/ 807 G Street NE (BZA #20190) in the RF-1 Zone, based on the fact that there would be fewer than 250 square feet on the lot per unit. The Commissioners noted they have no objection to the installation of the rooftop mechanical equipment and that the Commission is willing to reconsider the recommendation at the February ANC meeting if the BZA case is postponed as is expected. They provided for the Chair to hold back submitting the ANC’s letter of opposition if deemed appropriate. 2. The Commissioners voted, unanimously, to send a letter of support to the BZA for an application for a special exception to permit a penthouse that does not conform with the side building wall and open court setbacks required and to permit a guardrail that does not conform with the side building wall setbacks required at 906 11th Street, N.E. (BZA #20229). 3. The Commissioners voted to table submitting changes to the DC Comprehensive Plan to allow for more input from community groups. The Commission will readdress submitting changes at the February ANC6A meeting. EDZ Committee meetings are held at 7:00 p.m. on the third Wednesday of each month at the Sherwood Recreation Center, 10th and G Streets, NE.

Other Business The Commissioners voted, unanimously, to send a letter of appreciation for pedestrian safety measures enacted by MPD Special Operations Division and Homeland Security and Emergency Managemebt Agency (HSEMA) in the 800-1000 blocks of East Capitol Street on October 31, 2019. Visit www.anc6a.org for calendar of events, changes of date/venue, agendas and other information. u

The Next meeting is 2nd Thursday, Feb. 13th, 7:00 p.m. Miner Elementary, 601 Fifteenth (15th) Street NE Transportation & Public Space Committee - 4th Monday, Feb. 24th 7pm at Capitol Hill Towers • 900 G St., NE – Photo ID required Elizabeth Nelson - Chair (elizabeth_knits@yahoo.com)

Alcohol Beverage Licensing Committee - 3rd Tuesday, Feb. 18st 7pm at Sherwood Recreation Center • Corner of 10th and G St,. NE Nick Alberti - Chair (alberti6a04@yahoo.com)

Economic Development & Zoning Committee - 3rd Wednesday, Feb. 19th 7pm at Sherwood Recreation Center • Corner of 10th and G St,. NE Brad Greenfield - Chair (Brad.greenfield@gmail.com 202 262-9365)

Community Outreach Committee - Monday, Feb. 10th

7pm at Eastern High School, Parent Center • 1700 East Capitol St., NE Veronica Hollmon - Chair (roni2865@aol.com)

ANC Protests District Soul Food Liquor License

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

Advisory Neighborhood Commission 6C

January 2020 ANC 6B Report

P.O. Box 77876 • Washington, D.C. 20013-7787 www.anc6c.org • (202) 547-7168

by Elizabeth O’Gorek

t the January 14th meeting of Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC) 6B, Alcohol Beverage Committee (ABC) Chair Chander Jayaraman (6B08) reported that the ANC had protested the liquor license for District Soul Food (500 Eighth St. SE). The ANC appeared with legal representation at the Jan. 8 meeting before the Alcohol Beverage Regulation Administration (ABRA) to ask that the applicant’s entertainment endorsement be withdrawn, or that District Soul Food address issues raised by the community in a timely manner. Jayaraman said that ABRA has 90 days to rule on the matter. Jayaraman said that the ANC had worked for the past ten months with the business to bring them into compliance with their Settlement Agreement, attempting to resolve issues of concern to the neighbors. While issues related to the transfer of smoke from the upstairs cigar lounge into neighboring

Next Meeting: February 12, 2020 7 pm at Heritage Foundation, 214 Massachusetts Ave NE.

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

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

ANC 6C02 Karen Wirt 6C02@anc.dc.gov

ANC 6C05 Joel Kelty 6C05@anc.dc.gov

ANC 6C03 Jay Adelstein 6C03@anc.dc.gov

ANC 6C06 Drew Courtney drewcourtney.anc @gmail.com

ANC usually meets the second Wednesday of each month at 7:00 pm, 214 Massachusetts Ave, N.E.

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

Transportation and Public Space First Thursday, 7 pm Contact: anc6c.tps@gmail.com

Grants Last Thursday, 7 pm Contact: torylord@gmail.com Twitter: @ANC_6C_Grants Environment, Parks, and Events First Tuesday, 7 pm Contact: jgmccann@gmail.com

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

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[Aerial concept views looking northwest at 716-718 L Street SE, an 18-unit residential building planned for two abandoned buildings across L Street SE from the rear of the Capital Turnaround building (formerly known as the Blue Castle). The Dec. 5 concept was submitted to HPRB Dec. 5, 2019 (L) and was rejected by the board due to concerns with massing and visibility of the top additions from nearby properties, many also vacant. At their Jan. 14 meeting, ANC 6B supported the changed plans (R) which lightened colors, reduced the ﬂoor area by 500 square feet, and integrated mechanical screening. Images: Courtesy Teass Warren Architects, HRPB Submissions Dec 5, 2019 and Jan 2, 2020/ANC 6B]

businesses and concerns about whether the business had permits to barbeque outdoors had been resolved, the issue of noise had not yet been addressed what Jayaraman and Commissioner Brian Ready (6B03) said had been several promises by the applicant to comply with dates they themselves had set. Several members of the audience spoke up to ask why noise had not been an issue with the Banana Cafe. That business, which occupied the same building until the owner retired in 2017, had a piano bar on the second floor, where District Soul Food now hosts live musical acts. Audience members requested that the commission send them supporting documents for dealings between the ANC and the business. Jayaraman agreed to forward the documentation. He said that the ANC works to address whatever issues that are raised by constituents in any situation.

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Commissioners elected Brian Ready by acclamation to serve as the new Chair of ANC 6B. Outgoing Chair Chander Jayaraman said that he did some research prior to the election, and that Ready could be the first African-American Chair of ANC 6B. Ready ran unopposed in November 2018 to represent Single Member District (SMD) 6B03

as commissioner. The area had been represented by James Loots since 2012. Ready moved to Capitol Hill four years ago citing the neighborhood’s long history and diversity of community, arts and culture. He has a background in hospitality and law and volunteered at The Townhomes on Capitol Hill. Jayaraman (6B08), who announced his candidacy for the At-Large DC Council seat that will be vacated by Independent David Grosso in 2020, will serve as Vice-Chair. The commission elected a full slate of officers at the meeting. Other officers include Commissioner Gerald Sroufe (6B02), elected Secretary in absentia. Commissioner Corey Holman (6B06) will continue to serve as Treasurer, while Commissioner Kelly Waud (6B07) will take over as Parliamentarian.

Report on the War on Rats Department of Health (DOH) Program Manager for Rodent and Vector Control Gerard Brown appeared before the commission to provide an update on the District’s war on rats. He said that his staff had been made more efficient. Not only has the size of the team been increased from 12 to 16 members, each team member is now authorized to both find and treat pest problems as well as write citations for violations. These had previously required two separate employees.

EXTENSIVE KNOWLEDGE OF CAPITOL HILL & BEYOND Brown said the DOH had acquired a carbon monoxide machine that would allow pest controllers to inject the gas into rat burrows and kill them instantly. He also reported that a pilot project had been underway in the city since last May which aims to sterilize rats by giving them a chemical to drink. That chemical has been placed in boxes throughout the city. In Ward 6 it is located on the 200 block of Seventh Street across from Eastern Market. Brown said that it was too early to assess whether the program was working, although jurisdictions throughout the country had been calling to inquire about its efficiency. Brown reminded the commission that the Citizen Assist Program is still active. The program allows residents to take date-timed photos of infractions and send them in to DOH, who can then determine if they should issue an infraction and fine of up to $500. Residents should document any sanitation violations on commercial properties, such as overflowing dumpsters, damaged trash containers, or grease not properly stored with date-stamped photographs clearly showing the location, a written description of the issue and the reporter’s name and address. Forward the documentation to the Jermaine Matthews, Supervisor of DOH Code Enforcement Division at Jermaine.matthews@dc.gov. Participants would have to be willing to volunteer as a witness if there is an appeal that leads to a hearing on the issue. Learn more about the program at https://hillrag. com/2018/09/12/fight-rats-withdoh-citizen-assisted-reporting/ Finally, Brown said that he was working in partnership with the Downtown BID to treat rat-infested tree boxes throughout their area. DOH would identify and treat rat holes, while the BID would in-

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Eastern Market: Let Your Voice Be Heard Survey Opens to Gather Community Feedback for Eastern Market Strategic Plan Local architecture firm, architrave p.c. announced the launch of a community survey that will inform the strategic plan intended to guide Eastern Market, a historic public market on Capitol Hill, into the 21st Century. The survey will collect public input on how the market can best serve the needs of residents and visitors in order to remain a thriving and vital part of the community. The survey is a key component of a strategic planning process being developed in close partnership with community stakeholders. The final report will build on best practices in modern public market management and will rely on feedback throughout the process, including input from local business owners, new and long-time residents; and visitors. architrave, which has operated an office three blocks from the market for four decades, is leading the planning process. “We are excited to hear new ideas from our neighbors on how to ensure Eastern Market stays vibrant and successful,” said Robert Weinstein, principal and co-founder of architrave. “As a resident of Capitol Hill for 40 years, I’m proud to help secure the future of one of my favorite places in DC.” The 10-minute survey is available at https:// www.easternmarketplan.org/participate. All are encouraged to take the survey and participate in the ongoing conversation around the Eastern Market Strategic Plan. If you care about the future of Eastern Market take the survey. The survey will close on Friday, February 14. architrave will share all survey results on the project website: easternmarketplan.org The survey will provide insight on current consumer preferences, community sentiments, and commonalities among stakeholders and work toward a unified vision for the enduring future of the District landmark. The plan will preserve the historic building, the character and atmosphere of Eastern Market and the Eastern Market area. The strategic planning process is being funded through a grant from the District of Columbia Executive Office of the Mayor - Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning & Economic Development. 84 H HILLRAG.COM

stall landscaping mesh to prevent burrows from returning. Brown said that he wanted to reach out to the Capitol Hill BID to implement a similar project along the Pennsylvania Avenue SE Corridor, especially in the 200 and 300 blocks. Commissioners commended Brown for his efforts and dedication to ridding the city of pests, noting that they would address a letter to this effect to the Mayor and DC Council.

Other Business The ANC voted to: • Support a Historic Preservation Application (HPA) for an 18-unit residential building at 716-718 L St. SE. This was the second appearance of the building before ANC 6B; in November, the ANC voted to support the application but suggested changes to color and design to lessen the impact of the building. The new plans reduce the size of the penthouse and first floor units, with a loss of about 500 square feet total. The façade material was changed, and colors lightened. Mechanical screening was integrated into the fourth floor. This application was unanimously supported by the ANC. • Support an HPA for a three-story rear addition at 530 11th St. SE. The addition includes two back porches and an overlap onto the original building, but no changes to the front façade. Some commissioners expressed a desire that the applicant work with neighbors to reduce the size of the rear porches and implement privacy screening. Others argued that the commission should not place undue limits on a by-right project. The application was supported 4-3-1. • Support the ABRA application for a Class C restaurant tavern license by Bricklane Restaurant, operating as Mekki (523 Eighth St. SE), with an amended Settlement Agreement (SA) that requires five or more trash pick-ups per week. ANC 6B held the January meeting of the full commission at the Hill Center Tuesday, Jan. 14th with a quorum of eight commissioners. On the dais: Commissioners Jennifer Samolyk (6B01), Brian Ready (6B03, Chair), Kirsten Oldenburg (6B04), Steve Holtzman (6B05), Corey Holman (6B06, Treasurer), Kelly Waud (6B07, Parliamentarian), Chander Jayaraman (6B08, Vice-Chair), and Denise Krepp (6B10). Commissioners Gerald Sroufe (6B02, Secretary) and Kasie Clark (6B09) were not present.

The next meeting of ANC 6B will take place at 7 p.m. Tuesday, February 11 at the Hill Center at the Old Naval Hospital (921 Pennsylvania Ave. SE). Most ANC committee meetings in January will take place on alternate dates to avoid conflicts with religious holidays. ANC 6B has been working to update its website. You can visit the new site, learn about Commissioners and committees, and subscribe to the newsletter by visiting anc6b.org or connect with them via email at 6b@anc. dc.gov or find @ANC6B on Twitter. u

Commission Votes Against Already-Built Addition January ANC 6C Report by Elizabeth O’Gorek

t the Jan. 8th meeting of Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC 6C), commissioners voted to oppose zoning exemption relief for a three-story addition to an existing rowhouse at 719 Sixth Street NE. The hitch? The addition has already been completed, and more than that, extends 13 feet past the rear façade of the neighboring building. That’s three feet more than permitted by right, requiring the applicant to get relief to the rear addition requirements of the zoning code. The applicant said the error had been made during the planning stages by the architect, who had believed the rear of the neighboring building to be in line with the original structure. The applicant said he therefore was led to believe no exemption was necessary prior to construction. However, representatives on the Planning, Zoning and Economic Development (PZ&E) Committee noted in their meeting the week prior that anyone visiting the site could see that the two buildings were not in line. At the ANC meeting, PZ&E Chair Mark Eckenwiler (6C04) said that representatives from the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs (DCRA) had pointed out that the project might be in violation of the Zoning Code during the permit application process. Commissioners said that this possibility should have been investigated by either the applicant or his representatives before building.

While the applicant argued that the commission’s refusal to endorse a zoning exemption would be a financial hardship for him, commissioners said that granting an exemption for an addition after it was built would set a bad precedent, perhaps leading others to believe that they can build regardless of regulation and seek forgiveness after the fact. The application was unanimously opposed by commissioners, who instead supported a letter to DCRA advising the agency’s Occupational and Professional Licensing Administration (OPLA) to examine the credentials of the architect credited with the drawings in the application.

Oversight Hearing Comments Approved The commission unanimously authorized written testimony to be submitted at upcoming DC Council performance oversight hearings for the District agencies to be held between Jan. 9 and Feb. 27. Comments and recommendations for particular agencies included: Department of Public Works: • Improvements are necessary to the process for holiday greenery collection • Improve the ways road medians are cleaned (suggest they approach Business Improvement Districts [BIDs] in regard to latter) Bicycle Advisory Council: • Clarity needed as to who represents the new micromobility devices, i.e. scooters District Department of Transportation: • Increased coordination required between agencies on roadway projects • Prioritize repair and re-paving of roads after construction • Improve internal and external communication about projects • Publicize street conditions and grading • Place central posts in two-way bike lanes to discourage the entry of vehicles

Consent Agenda Commissioners voted to support items on the consent agenda, including: • protest an application to change a liquor license from restaurant to tavern designation and protest the application by Burger Bar (707 H St. NE) • support an application for reinstatement of the liquor license for Bistro Cacao (320 Massachusetts Ave. NE) • oppose a Board of Zoning Adjustment (BZA) application for a variance to allow for 72 percent lot occupancy for a rear addition at 727 Seventh St. NE. The maximum lot occupancy permitted by right is 60 percent. PZ&E Committee members argued that the lot is perfectly rectangular and has no unusual condition and that the variance test was therefore not met.

Other Business The commission voted 5-1 to support a BZA application regarding a thirdstory addition at 1026 Fourth St. NE, asking for a special exception allowing them to build an addition on the side yard, as well as to remove an existing architectural rooftop element. The applicant agreed to reduce the proposed bay window to two stories. The commission decided that this reduction, together with the varied rowhouses on the street, did not have an adverse impact on the character, scale and pattern of the streetscape. However, they asked whether the work would be so extensive as to be considered a raze for practical purposes, meaning that at least 40 percent of the exterior walls would be retained. Commissioners unanimously supported a letter asking the BZA to consider this question.

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Karen Wirt (6C02), Chair Mark Eckenwiler (6C04), Vice-Chair Christine Healey (6C01), Secretary Joel Kelty (6C05), Treasurer Alcoholic Beverage Licensing Committee, Chair Steve O’Neal • Environment, Parks and Events Committee, Chair Joe McCann • Grants Committee, Chair Victoria Lord • Planning Zoning and Economic Development Committee, Chair Mark Eckenwiler • Transportation and Public Space, Chair Christy Kwan All six members of ANC 6C were present at the Jan. 8th meeting: Christine Healey (Secretary, 6C01), Karen Wirt (Chair, 6C02), Jay Adelstein (6C03), Mark Eckenwiler (ViceChair, 6C04), Joel Kelty (6C05), Treasurer) and Drew Courtney (6C06). ANC 6C meets at 7:00 p.m. on the second Wednesday of every month (except August) in the ground floor conference room at the Heritage Foundation (214 Massachusetts Ave. NE). ANCs do not meet in August. The next meeting of ANC 6C takes place 7 p.m. Wednesday, February 12. Learn more at anc6c.org. u

A Plague of Dump Trucks January ANC 6D Report by Andrew Lightman

dvisory Neighborhood Commission 6D met on Jan. 13. Commissioners Gail Fast (6D01, Chair), Ronald Collins (6D03, Treasurer), Andy Litsky (6D04, Vice Chair), Edward Daniels (6D07), Anna Forgie (6D02), Fredrica D. Kramer (6D05) and Rhonda N. Hamilton (6D06, Secretary) attended. The commission unanimously elected the following officers: Chair Fast, Vice Chair Litsky, Secretary Daniels and Treasurer Collins.

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cluded Anchor Concrete, Vulcan Materials and Balfour Beatty, the general contractor on Wharf Phase 2. “We don’t want to have what we had last summer, when we were sucking on fumes for two months,” Vice Chair Litsky pointedly stated at the beginning of the meeting. The Vice President of Balfour Beatty apologized to the commission referencing a recent weekend when Maine Avenue SW had been turned into a parking lot by dump trucks waiting to enter the construction site. Unlike dump trucks that are operated by sole proprietors, cement trucks are organized as company fleets, Wharf representatives stated. Each are carefully tracked by GPS in order not to waste concrete, which has a limited lifespan. The concrete for the Wharf Phase 2 is sourced from a plant on Buzzard Point. The trucks are supposed to travel up north on South Capitol to I-695 and west to Seventh Street SW. Then south to the construction site. Empty trucks are supposed travel the same route in reverse, the representatives said. Drivers are briefed on the approved trucking routes, Vulcan representatives stated. Maps are attached to the batch tickets. Speaking directly to Vulcan, Vice Chair Litsky said, “I want a promise that your trucks will not go through residential Southwest. If we catch them there, there will be a battle.” “I do not want to hear from my residents that your trucks are lining up on Maine Avenue before 7 a.m.,” Chair Fast added. Pointing out that the Phase 2 site was directly across from residential housing, she said, “I am not having it. I will urge Commissioner Litsky not to allow after-hours construction.” “There are 12 active constructions sites in my SMD. There is no room for any more concrete trucks. Do not send a single truck into SMD 6D02,” stated Commissioner Forgie. We can absolutely do better and we will,” responded the president of Balfour Beatty.

The Passing of Coralie Farlee Former ABC Committee Chair Coralie Farlee passed away, announced Chair Fast. Farlee had presided over the committee for more than eleven years. The commission paused for a moment of silence in her honor. “It was a pleasure working for 11 years

with Coralie. She always had it together. When she conducted her meetings with wiley liquor attorneys, they thought she was a little old lady, but they quickly discovered they were wrong,” said Vice Chair Litsky. “She was committed to Southwest, Riverpark and social equality,” stated Commissioner Kramer, her long time friend and immediate neighbor. “She was very self-effacing with great humility,” she further added.

Public Safety Metropolitan Police Lieutenant George Donigan Jr. briefed the commission on public safety. Compared to last month, general thefts are down while automobile break-ins are up. There was also an increase in robberies. Several of these cases had been closed with a recent arrest. Donigan warned residents not to walk around with their cell phones out. There was an arrest in the recent homicide on Third Street SW due to community cooperation. Another homicide on the 200 block of M Street SW was also closed with an arrest. While the Fall Crime Initiative has ended, the First District is committed to maintaining a similar force level due to its success, Donigan stated. “I want to congratulate you on the quick closure of so many cases,” said Chair Fast.

Other Matters Jennifer Kulp from the DC Dept. of Energy and the Environment (DOEE) provided an overview of her department’s work including details on the Solar for All, Lead Line Replacement, Impervious Surface Assistance and Weatherization programs. Representatives from the 11th Street Bridge Park briefed the commission on the state of the project, which is phase 2 of design. The DC Department of Transportation (DDOT) is expected to issue a Request for Proposals in 2020. Ground-

breaking is projected for 2021 with the park opening in 2023. $115 of the $139 million needed to fund the project has been raised. Treasurer Collins reported for FY20 Q1: balance forward of $41,459.56; total receipts of $4,770.76; total disbursements of $5,697.72 including $2,409.43 for office equipment; and a ending balance of $40,532.60. The commissioners resolved to: • appoint Mike Repass (6DO1), Chris Thiemann (6D02), Travis Johnson (6D04), Melanie Clark (6D05), Gloria Hamilton (6D06) and Keara Mehlert (At-Large) to the ABC Subcommittee; • support the Purple Stride (June 8), Race4Peace (June 1), Marine Corps Marathon (Oct. 25), Herstory 5K (March 7), Police Week 5K (May 9) and Dc Bike Ride (May 16); • send a letter to DDOT asking for replacement signage on Delaware Avenue and Q Street SE; • send a letter to DOEE regarding continuing air quality concerns on Buzzard Point; • send a letter to the DC Council to place utilities under the same regime as construction regarding afterhours work and display active permits; • authorize Vice Chair Litsky to testify on the District Waterways Act; • support a liquor license and community agreement for Chopsmith, 11 District Sq., SW; • support a liquor license and community agreement for Momo, 1001 Fourth St. SW; • support the public space request by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Agency for curb cuts, a driveway landscaping and planters at its new headquarters at 300 Seventh St. SW. ANC 6D’s next meeting will be held at 7 p.m. on Feb. 10 at 1100 Fourth St. SW. Visit www.anc6d.org/ for more information. u

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BULLETIN BOARD 2020 Community Achievement Awardees

the next phase of the Capitol Hill Alphabet Animal Art Project, a community-based public art project featuring installed sculptures on selected street signs in the Southeast quadrant of DC. In 2014, 10 sculptures were successfully installed through a pilot partnership with the DC Department of Transportation (DDOT). Funded by a recent grant from the DC Community of the Arts and Humanities, the Alphabet Animal Art Project will work with DDOT to install 10 additional sculptures throughout Advisory Neighborhood Commission 6B to broaden the span of the Alphabet Animal “path.” The sculptures will be unveiled on April 16, 2020 during Eastern Market Main Street’s Third Thursday celebration.

The winners of the 2020 Community Achievement Awards. They are Bonny Wolf, Pat Joseph and Kathleen Donahue. Bonny Wolf is a journalist and author who has promoted Capitol Hill for many years through her writing, commentaries on NPR, her volunteer work for Eastern Market and 18 years of service as a member of the Old Naval Hospital Foundation board that created the Hill Center. Bonny is chairman emeritus of the program committee there. Pat Joseph, a forty-year resident of Capitol Hill, is Director of Constituent Photo: Courtesy of the Washington Nationals Baseball Club Services for DC Councilmember-At-Large Elissa Silverman (I). She is engaged with Nationals Invite Candidates to Apply for her neighbors and her community not just Seasonal Jobs A Roaring 20’s Party professionally but as an active member The Washington Nationals are in search of enthusiastic part-timers for Reservations are open for the 2020 Capiof the congregation at St. Monica and St. the 2020 season. Interested candidates should apply at teamworkonline. tol Hill Village Gala featuring “Glitz, GangJames Church and as a member of the board com/baseball-jobs/washington-nationals by Feb. 14. If a candidate qualsters, & Gatsby: A Roaring 20’s Party.” The of Everyone Home, DC. Kathleen Donahue ifies, they invited to the annual gameday hiring event in late February. Inevent is on Feb. 29 at St. Mark’s, 301 A St. is owner of Labyrinth DC, a toy and game terviews are conducted at this event for the more than 200 part-time poSE. The annual Gala includes a live and sistore that describes itself as “community fositions available for the 2020 season. lent auction featuring salon dinners with nacused and family friendly.” She receives the tional and international celebrities and poSteve Cymrot “Spark” award for creating mer Block Party exhibition for the Museum’s Great litical leaders, vacation homes, fun events a stimulating and welcoming environment Hall, Shakespeare’s Playhouse. This will be the sevand more. To make a reservation, learn how to bethat attracts people not just from the Hill, but from enth in the Museum’s annual summer series and the come a sponsor and find out more about the auction, across the city and for her many contributions to lostage for Folger Theatre performances from July 4 go to bidpal.net/CHVgala. The Gala benefits Capitol cal schools. through Sept. 7. Shakespeare’s Playhouse is an excitHill Village, which works to sustain and enrich the The Arnold F. Keller, Jr., Award this year will ing Elizabethan-inspired outdoor stage, developed at lives of its members and the Capitol Hill community. be presented to Everyone Home DC (formerly Capthe University of South Carolina, which comfortably capitolhillvillage.org. itol Hill Group Ministry) to be used for their Street fits into the immense—and air conditioned —atrium Outreach Program for homeless individuals here of the National Building Museum. By day it provides Apply for Events DC in the Capitol Hill community. The Keller Award unique experiences related to Shakespeare’s world— is $20,000 and is presented at the Achievement Community Grants from stage combat to ruff-making. At night the PlayAwards Dinner on April 22, 2020. This year the Events DC’s Community Grant Program provides fihouse transforms into a stage for Shakespeare’s most dinner will be held at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church nancial support to non-profit organizations dedicated famous, fairy-filled comedy: Folger Theatre’s producon Capitol Hill. to supporting youth sports or performing or cultural tion of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. arts in the District of Columbia. Applications for this grant cycle are due no later than March 1. For more inShakespeare’s New Playhouse Alphabet Animal Art Returns formation about the grant program requirements and The National Building Museum is partnering with The Capitol Hill Arts Workshop (CHAW) in partnerapplication process, visit eventsdc.com or email comFolger Shakespeare Library, in association with the ship with Eastern Market Main Street has announced munitygrants@eventsdc.com. University of South Carolina, to design the 2020 Sum88 H HILLRAG.COM

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On Feb. 4 from 7 to 8 p.m. at the Northeast Library, 330 Seventh St. NE, Stephanie Deutsch will talk about the people who received Rosenwald fellowships, including alumni who participated in the Brown vs. Board of Education case. Free and open to the public, Village Voices lectures are sponsored by Capitol Hill Village. Meet and learn from illustrious Capitol Hill neighbors in informal, free, public discussions about social, economic and political topics in this latest installment in the Village Voices series. For further information, call Capitol Hill Village, 202-543-1778 or email info@capitolhillvillage.org.

Shared Moped Pilot to Continue

The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) has decided to continue its demonstration pilot for shared motor-driven cycles, also known as mopeds. DDOT released new draft terms and conditions that will govern the second phase of the pilot. Shared motor-driven cycle operators with a 2019 Public Right-of-Way Occupancy Permit (PROW OP) are permitted to continue operations through Feb. 29, 2020 under the current permits. The secDC Offers Free Lifeguard Training for Residents ond phase of the motor driven cycle piDC provides free lifeguard training certification courses in preparation for lot, which will be governed by revised summer 2020. DPR offers these courses at various aquatic centers through terms and conditions, will begin on July 2020, waiving all fees. Starting on July 1, the courses are available for a March 1 and continue through Sept. 30. nominal fee. Applicants can register now at dpr.dc.gov. DPR employs the InUnder the new terms, companies may ternational Lifeguard Training Program (ILTP) to train and certify lifeguards operate up to 600 vehicles in the DisBingo and Board Games to work both indoor and outdoor aquatic facilities. Lifeguard candidates must trict; riders cannot park on roads with for Seniors successfully pass written and practical tests. ILTP Course Completion Cerrush hour restrictions or in bus lanes; Every Month on the fourth Thursday, tificate can be used to gain employment at any aquatic facility in the world. and moped companies must distrib2 to 4 p.m., seniors are welcome to join ute their vehicles throughout the entire Southeast Library staff and volunteers for more workshops,” said Sarah. Asked why she bought District at all times. These new requirean afternoon of bingo and board games, the business, operated for more than forty years by ments are in addition to existing District law requirincluding chess, checkers and many more inventive Chuck Brome, Buffaloe said, “I’ve been coming here ing moped riders to wear helmets, possess a valid and mind-stimulating games. Recommended for for nine years and it became a really special place for driver’s license and avoid riding on sidewalks. The those age 60 and up. Southeast Library is at 403 Sevme. We want to keep this place going and keep it spedraft terms and conditions are available at ddot. enth St. SE. dclibrary.org/southeast. cial.” www.easternmarketpottery.com. dc.gov.

Mayor Bower’s Budget Forums Join fellow DC residents to share your values, priorities and ideas with the Bowser Administration as the FY21 is developed. On Monday Feb. 10, noon, there is a Senior Budget Engagement Telephone Town Hall. To RSVP, call 202-442-8150. There are Budget Engagement Forums on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 6:30 p.m., at Edgewood Rec Center, 301 Franklin St. NE; Thursday, Feb. 20, 6:30 p.m., at UDC Student Center, 4200 Connecticut Ave. NW; and Saturday, Feb. 22, 11 a.m., at Kenilworth Rec Center, 4321 Ord St, NE. To RSVP, visit 2020BudgetForums.eventbrite.com.

Eastern Market Pottery The Eastern Market Pottery studio was sold effective January 1st. The new owners Sarah Buffaloe and Eric Hanson spent time renovating the shop over the holidays but promised to continue with business as usual. “We are not going to change the major structural things like classes. But we are going to have 90 H HILLRAG.COM

Southwest Library Saturdays On Saturdays, craft, play a game and enjoy a story. There’s always something fun and new at Southwest Interim Neighborhood Library on Saturdays. Join library staff and library volunteers for all-ages fun. Children under 9 must be accompanied by a caregiver. Southwest Interim Library is at 425 M St. SW. dclibrary.org/southwest.

Guided Meditation On Mondays through June 29, 7:30 to 8:30 p.m., at Hill Center, this class includes 20 minutes of guided relaxation meditation, a brief teaching, time for discussion and a concluding meditation. The teaching portion includes practical, actionable wisdom from the Buddhist tradition that can be used to improve the quality of daily life. These teachings are suitable for everyone, not just people who consider themselves Buddhists. Every class is offered on a dropin basis. Participants are asked for a contribution of $12. 921 Pennsylvania Ave. SE. hillcentrdc.org.

Increased Parking Rates for The Mall and Thompson Boat Center The National Park Service (NPS) has increased parking meter rates on the National Mall and at Thompson Boat Center from $2 per hour to $2.30 per hour. Since their implementation in June 2017, parking meters along the National Mall have increased visitor access to park sites by turning over parking spaces and have encouraged the use of public transit and other transportation alternatives.

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AN APPRECIATION OF GARDEN VOLUNTEERS

article and photos by Rindy O’Brien

ver think about how many people it Tom is retired after 38 years working for the federmunity gains from their labors. William Shakespeare takes to keep our neighborhood, rival government. He has volunteered about two days once wrote, “The meaning of life is to find your gift. ers, parks, gardens, and arboretums a week over the past two years at the Botanic GarThe purpose of life is to give it away.” Here are a beautiful? The simple answer is a lot. dens, and says he paces himself so as not to burn few examples of amazing work being done in our Thousands of volunteer hours are givout and to maintain his enthusiasm. Tom is an avid neighborhood and beyond. en each year by DC residents to keep our garden gardener, so he decided when it came to choosing Tom Melo At The and outdoor spaces thriving. Whether you might which volunteer track to sign up for, he would let US Botanical Gardens like digging holes to plant new trees; leading a group others get their hands dirty and he would specialize Tom was busy giving a tour of the Botanic Garden tour at the US Botanic Garden; cleaning up trash at in the docent tour work. “I really enjoy working on conservatory when I met him on a sunny afternoon. Kingman Island on Earth Day; or helping with the special programs with the Botanic staff, like a new Friends of the National Arboretum annual program being rolled out in February for Garden Fair, there is task for you. those with memory impairment issues,” This year is the 50th Anniversary of Tom says. Four pilot tours were given over Earth Day, the annual event that launched the past few months in advance of the fora universal effort to recognize the natural mal program launch. Tom reports that “at world around us, and calls on people to be the last one we focused on the herb, rosebetter stewards of our planet. Despite our mary. The strong smell of the rosemary current anxiety around climate change, brought back memories for the particithere have been many environmental acpants, and one family said it was the first complishments along the way. Every day time their loved one had talked about any is earth day for many on Capitol Hill, as outing with them.” Volunteers perform a they give their time and attention to prowide variety of tasks at the Botanic Gartecting our trees and cultivating our green den each year. The volunteer page of the spaces. In this month of Valentines, we ofwebsite lists all the current openings, and fer our heartfelt thanks to these generous provides links to apply, www.usbg.gov/besouls and we celebrate all they do keep come-us-botanic-garden-volunteer. our outdoor space healthy and beautiful. Christy Kwan Digs For many, it is just second nature to Casey Trees stop and pick up that smashed soda can on Christy Kwan has been volunteering with the sidewalk and put it in a proper recycling Casey Trees since 2011. She has planted barrel. We are all proud of our community at least 142 trees over that time, and, as a and often it only takes seconds to help. Othteam leader, she has worked with almost ers take the time to balance their intellectu200 volunteers digging holes and plantal and professional lives with doing outdoor ing trees around the city. She says the great volunteer work and connecting with nature. thing about working with Casey Trees is Sharing garden skills learned from their partheir strong support for their volunteers. ents and grandparents is yet another moti“You don’t need any experience with trees vator for some garden volunteers. It seems to get started,” Christy says, “Casey Trees most in our garden brigade get as much Anacostia Watershed Society: Over 10,000 people volunteer with AWS cleaning up Kingman Island and along the banks of the Anacostia River. provides the training and the tools.” She satisfaction from their efforts as the comCredit: Anacostia Watershed Society

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Street between 7th and 8th St SE) to network with others committed to random acts of gardening on numerous blocks on Capitol Hill. For more information check out guerrillagardenersdc.org

Elizabeth Nelson: Diversifying Our Canopy of Trees

Tom Melo leads a docent tour at the US Botanic Garden twice a week. Tom is one of many volunteers sharing his knowledge with visitors to the gardens. Photo: Rindy O’Brien

values balancing her work life with getting out in the fresh air, meeting new people, and being outside working with her hands. “I have really enjoyed getting to know different parts of the city and getting to watch my trees grow over the years.” Casey Trees was supported by the work of 7,000 volunteers in 2019. The spring event schedule is being completed and will be available online at their website in the coming weeks at caseytrees.org/volunteer.

Pat Startt Tackles Neglected Spaces Former navy commander Pat Startt has a passion for sprucing up neglected public spaces. He started with empty tree boxes on 6th Street, SE. Pat worked at the Navy Yard in the nineties and moved to Capitol Hill in 2003. “I would often drive by empty spaces along M Street on my way to work and think to myself how better things would look with trees and shrubs,” Pat says. His oneman crusade has resulted in his planting over 50 trees in the Navy Yard area, and recently improving the triangle space near Wagtime at 9th and M Street SE. “I find a lot of personal satisfaction in improving the appearance of my neighborhood. I like that things look better, besides the great health benefits trees provide us,” answers Pat to the question of why he devotes his time and money to this work. Pat is now teaming up with Jim Guckert (who transformed the small park on I 94 H HILLRAG.COM

Before there was Casey Trees, there was Trees for Capitol Hill. In 1991, a band of volunteers led by Margaret Missiaen formed a nonprofit group dedicated to enhancing the Capitol Hill neighborhood by planting and caring for trees in public spaces. Many a tree box or pocket park has benefited from their efforts. Working alongside DC’s Urban Forestry staff, volunteers learn the importance of diversifying the kinds of trees planted to insure for tree survival. Elizabeth Nelson and Beth Purcell currently guide the annual tree planting that happens the Saturday before Thanksgiving. Volunteering for the fall planting is often embraced by entire families, giving several generations a chance to come together and help put down new roots in the community. There are many differ-

ent ways to participate in the group, including giving a financial contribution. To learn more go to treesforcapitolhill.org

Other Opportunities to Do Good In addition to these four examples, there are many other ways to volunteer in our local gardens. If you have an interest in working with vegetables and children, The WashPat Startt is one of a growing ington Youth Garden, a program of number of Guerilla Gardenthe Friends of the National Arboreers that brings beauty to tum, has many different ways you neglected spaces on Capitol Hill. Photo: Pat Startt can help in the spring and summer. Just like many of the other gardenPat Startt has planted more than 50 trees in the Navy Yard ing programs, all you have to do is area, many along L Street, SE. come with your enthusiasm and dig Photo: Pat Startt into all the training that is provided. You don’t have to be an expert to participate. Last year, 214 volunteers gave 1,500 hours of service to the Washington Youth Garden and produced 1,013 pounds of vegetables that were donated to the local community. To find out how to get involved, go to washingtonyouthgarden.org If spending time around our local rivers is more your thing, the Anacostia Watershed Society is another great place to volunteer. Last year, approximately 10,000 people volunteered. They helped with Earth Day cleanups on Kingman Island, restored wetlands, planted native plants, collected seeds, and helped with many other projects. Check out their calendar of 2020 events and volunteer opportunities at www.anacostiaws. org/how-to-help/volunteer.html Whether you have just one day to give, or are looking to volunteer as part of an ongoing team, there is a job waiting for you. Thanks to all the volunteers for your generosity of heart and hands-on work. The world is definitely better for your contributions.

Elizabeth Nelson with a group of volunteers planting trees the Saturday before Thanksgiving. Credit: Trees for Capitol Hill

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by Wendy Blair Why are flowers and candy the Valentine’s Day gifts of choice? My heart sinks when I receive a big bouquet of roses, or a box of chocolates. The roses die pretty soon and usually have no scent. The chocolates are hard to resist, yet make me fat. Aren’t there better, wiser gifts to support romance? Go ahead, ask for diamonds. Or to the financially challenged lover, suggest a “waxed Amaryllis.” Europeans apparently adore this inexpensive item. It needs no watering, has no roots, needs no flower pot, and no soil. It blooms extravagantly all from its bulb, and then is no more. Somewhat like a rose, but without the upkeep. I have always been told that winter is the right time to prune trees and shrubs. Is this true? And if so, why? Spring is the time when my shrubs seem to grow wild and need cutting back the most. Wait just a bit! The accepted best time to prune is late winter, just before buds begin forming. The tree is still dormant, new growth will soon come to help it recover, and without leaves obscuring your view you are able best to see the tree or shrub’s shape. But there are many exceptions to this timing. Shrubs and trees that bloom before June 15 should be pruned after they bloom. If you prune spring-flowering plants such as azalea, dogwood, forsythia, redbud or rhododendron in late winter, you will be reducing their flowers for a year, because their buds are set in the fall. Those that flower after June 15 are con-

sidered summer-flowering, and can be pruned in late winter, as above, just before spring growth. But the oakleaf hydrangea, and late-flowering azaleas are exceptions. Prune these after they bloom, in mid or late summer. Pruning is such a vast and diﬃcult subject; you really must get a book about it. It’s important to know the habit (shape) of the species of tree or bush you are pruning, so as not to interfere with it. Here is a picture of where to cut – you must leave the tree’s so-called “branch-bark” collar intact – the collar contains protection for the tree’s trunk. Prune only with good cause – such as a broken or dead limb. Cut perpendicular to the cut branch, to minimize the exposed surface that must heal. Do not paint. The tree recovers best without additives from you. The next meeting of the Capitol Hill Garden Club occurs on Monday, Feb. 10 -- The Woodland Garden: an artist’s path to inspiration -- 7 p.m., lower level meeting room at the lower level meeting room of the NE Public Library, corner of Maryland Ave. & 7th St. NE. Meetings start with refreshments, and are free and open to all. Membership details are at capitolhillgardenclub.org. Feeling beset by gardening problems? Your problem might prove instructive to others, and help them feel superior to you. Send them to the Problem Lady c/o dearproblemlady@gmail.com. Complete anonymity is assured. u

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GETTING THE LEAD OUT Lead Water Lines and DC Homes

by Catherine Plume

hile older homes are cherished for their charm, they also come with issues. And, while many maintenance projects are apparent, others are hidden within a home’s structure. Lead water pipes and lead paint are among these. The US Environmental Protection Agency finds lead to be “a persistent metal that can bioaccumulate in the body over time”. Young children, infants, and fetuses are particularly vulnerable to lead, and a dose of lead that would have little effect on an adult can have a significant impact on a child’s development. Even low levels of lead exposure are linked to learning disabilities, shorter stature, and impaired hearing. Pets can be susceptible to lead as well. While lead paint was banned in the US in 1978, less attention was given to lead water pipes which were installed in homes as late as 1977. While main

water lines, including those running to multifamily buildings, are usually too large to be made of lead, lead lines may be found running from the street to a home’s water meter (public property) and/or from the meter to the house (private property). DC Water and the DC Department of Energy and Environment (DOEE) are working with residents to replace lead water lines and ensure that replacement is affordable. They have an ambitious goal of replacing all lead water lines in the District by 2030. To meet this goal, while DC law has long required landlords and home sellers to disclose any known lead paint in a home, law now requires the disclosure of any lead pipes as well. So, how do find out if you have lead pipes? As a first step, go to DC Water’s Lead map at dcwater. com/leadmap and type in your address to determine if there is a likelihood that you have lead pipes and whether they’re in public or private space. Note

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that this database was built with historic records, which are not always accurate. If there’s a possibility that you have lead pipes, the District has three programs to help you replace these lines. It’s the responsibility of the homeowner – versus any tenants – to apply for these programs.

Programs that Can Help 1) The Full Lead Water Service Line Replacement Program: In October 2019, the District allocated $1 million to cover the entire cost of lead water service pipe replacement on private property when DC Water is replacing the lead pipe in the public space during a water main replacement project. Customers don’t need to apply to this program as DC Water will contact you if there are any planned projects in your neighborhood. 2) The Lead Pipe Replacement Assistance Program (LPRAP): In October 2019, the District also

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allocated $1.8 million dollars to replace lead pipes on private property if the pipe in the public space is not lead. Under this program, a property owner can receive a 50% discount on the cost of the lead line replacement up to $2500, regardless of income. Some residents will qualify for 80% or 100% coverage depending on household size and income. A list of qualifying properties is has been compiled on the DC Water website, and homeowners can apply for the program at dcwater.com/lead-discount. 3) Under the Voluntary Replacement Program, if both portions of pipe are lead and the property owner meets specific requirements and agrees to pay for the pipe replacement on private property, DC Water will coordinate and replace the public space portion at the same time. While a homeowner can hire their own contractor to do the work, DOEE will review the contract and ensure that all work meets lead replacement standards. They’ll also provide free lead testing kits to monitor lead levels both pre and post replacement. See https://www.dcwater. com/voluntary-replacements. According to John Deignan, Water Communications Coordinator at

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DC Water, while there is a waiting list for both the LPRAP and the Voluntary Programs, he encourages residents to enroll now have their lead pipes replaced in 2020. He notes, “The average cost to customers to replace lead water pipes is somewhere around $2500-$5000. The cost depends on several factors including the length of pipe to be replaced, and the new connection into the house. We realize that this is a burden, so that’s why we’ve set up these discount programs. Removing lead is one sure way we can improve the health of DC residents – and especially children.” Do you have lead pipes in your home? How about adding lead line replacement to your list of 2020 resolutions? If you have any questions regarding lead, contact DC Water at lead@dcwater.com or (202) 7874044. Your family and especially your kids and pets will thank you. Catherine Plume is a lifelong environmentalist, a writer, and blogger for the DC Recycler: www.DCRecycler.blogspot.com; Twitter: @DC_Recycler. She is also the Vice Chair of the DC Chapter of the Sierra Club, however, perspectives expressed are her own and do not necessarily represent the positions of 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.

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14TH STREET CORRIDOR 2125 14th St NW #211 3043 15th St NW #Unit 5 3043 15th St NW #Unit 6

$560,500 $659,900 $659,900

1 2 2

$940,000 $890,000

3 2

$600,000 $485,000 $479,000 $495,000 $284,000

5 4 3 3 3

ADAMS MORGAN 1835 Ontario Pl NW #1 2328 Champlain St NW #424

ANACOSTIA 1311 S St SE 1320 Maple View Pl SE 1420 Morris Rd SE 1422 18th Pl SE 1504 16th St SE

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BARRY FARMS 1428 Howard Rd SE 1476 Morris Rd SE 2441 Elvans Rd SE 3366 Brothers Pl SE #3

CAPITOL HILL $338,000 $449,000 $550,000 $225,000

2 4 5 2

$890,000 $1,100,000 $800,000 $490,000

3 4 4 2

BLOOMINGDALE 146 Randolph Pl NW 18 Adams St NW 48 R St NW 58 NW T St NW #1

BRENTWOOD 1716 W Virginia Ave NE #101 2208 13th St NE 2214 16th St NE 2232 15th St NE

$298,000 $545,000 $567,500 $305,000

1 3 3 3

1111 Pennsylvania Ave SE #501 116 North Carolina Ave SE #404 1218 Independence Ave SE 1221 I St SE 123 5th St NE 1243 D St NE 1345 K St SE #5 1345 K St SE #Ph1 140 12th St NE 1409 E Capitol St SE 1422 Ames Pl NE 1423 D St NE 201 E St SE #1 207 9th St SE 408 A St SE

$2,100,000 $358,000 $1,212,000 $668,000 $2,300,000 $859,900 $469,000 $1,010,000 $1,650,000 $575,500 $909,000 $783,000 $326,000 $780,000 $2,750,000

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

410 5th St NE #12 440 12th St NE #306 516 G St NE 525 6th St SE 626 Independence Ave SE #204 633 Ellen Wilson Pl SE 638 North Carolina Ave SE 643 3rd St NE 715 10th St SE

$655,000 $750,000 $980,000 $815,000 $458,000 $833,000 $1,399,000 $1,037,718 $810,000

2 2 3 2 2 2 3 3 3

CAPITOL HILL EAST 1391 Pennsylvania Ave SE #221

$399,999

$705,000 $690,000 $595,000

2 2 2

CENTRAL 1010 Massachusetts Ave NW #713 1111 NW 25th St NW #801 777 7th St NW #1124

FEBRUARY FRENZY OF HOME SALES! COLUMBIA HEIGHTS 1012 Harvard St NW #2 1240 Columbia Rd NW 1357 Monroe St NW 1439 Euclid St NW #1 1440 Columbia Rd NW #104 1441 Euclid St NW #B1 1457 Park Rd NW #504 1464 Harvard St NW #10 2617 University Pl NW #4 2619 University Pl NW #3 2817 13th St NW #1 3039 16th St NW #301 3318 Sherman Ave NW #202 3325 11th St NW #1 3417 Holmead Pl NW #2 3429 Holmead Pl NW 3606 Rock Creek Church Rd NW #102 623 Gresham Pl NW 625 Park Rd NW #Unit 203 702 Otis Pl NW 751 Columbia Rd NW 753 Columbia Rd NW 755 Columbia Rd NW 757 Columbia Rd NW

$550,000 $944,000 $910,000 $285,000 $442,500 $250,000 $190,000 $590,000 $748,000 $590,000 $755,000 $800,000 $395,000 $385,000 $479,381 $925,000 $435,500 $623,500 $381,900 $600,000 $600,000 $1,000,000 $1,000,000 $800,000

2 4 6 1 2 1 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 8 2 3 1 4 3 3 3 3

$485,000 $340,000 $216,100 $380,000 $260,000 $385,000 $225,000 $315,000 $389,900 $376,000 $385,000 $371,000 $400,000

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DEANWOOD 1059 48th St NE 1112 48th Pl NE 1114 51st Pl NE 244 NE Division Ave NE 313 44th St NE 4223 Gault Pl NE 4231 Clay St NE 4312 Jay St NE 4719 Eads St NE 4810 Quarles St NE #401 4913 Just St NE 4917 Minnesota Ave NE 4952 Just St NE 5216 Karl Pl NE 5225 Blaine St NE 5322 Jay St NE 57 46th St NE 601 44th St NE 627 49th St NE 812 51st St NE 939 55th St NE

$480,000 $215,000 $413,000 $214,000 $382,000 $250,000 $220,000 $475,000 $256,000 $127,200 $185,000 $464,000 $280,000 $350,000 $508,000 $389,500 $316,000 $410,000 $375,000 $226,000 $449,900

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1615 East Capitol St SE 4BR/3.5BA $1,100,000 PROUD ROW HOME ON HISTORIC EAST CAPITOL ST! Another beautiful renovation from the European craftsmen of Quest Home Builders, with custom woodwork and beautiful finishes throughout. Added benefits of a deep yard, off-street parking and short walk to metro make this a wonderful home with easy access to all Capitol Hill has to offer.

1432 G St SE 5 BR/3.5BA $1,970,000 MOST INSPIRING NEW HOME CONSTRUCTION OF THE YEAR! With thorough attention to detail, fine finishes and excellent flow, this spacious 3-level home lacks for nothing! Large spaces, excellent light inside and relaxing private yard and gardens outside, plus parking, just steps to Metro and the best of Capitol Hill.

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1740 Bay St SE 4BR/3BA $1,150,000 LARGE END-OF-ROW HOME! This classic Capitol Hill rowhouse on idyllic Bay St SE delivers an elevated porch front with wide open spaces across THREE levels. Includes wrap-around front/ side/rear gardens, deck and fully finished English apartment. Conveniently located near METRO, Anacostia River Trail, The ROOST and more!

CLASSIC CONDO STEPS FROM STANTON PARK! Graceful 1920s features await you at Stanton Manor, conveniently located 6 blocks from the US Capitol, Union Station, H Street amenities, and Eastern Market. Huge dimensions with private gallery hall and classic architectural details throughout. Bonus panoramic views from rooftop deck!

CONGRESS HEIGHTS 114 Joliet St SW 1244 Barnaby Ter SE 24 Danbury St SW #24 277 Newcomb St SE 3327 5th St SE 3517 21st St SE 3794 1st SE 400 Newcomb St SE #3 4044 1st St SW 606 Chesapeake St SE 833 Hr Dr SE 85 Elmira St SW 862 Hr Dr SE

1432 Â½ G St SE 5 BR/4.5BA $1,915,000

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1106 E St NE 4BR/3.5BA $1,300,000 This masterful top to bottom restoration blends the best of first-rate construction and brand-new systems with thoughtfully chosen finishes. Blocks to the restaurants and amenities of H St Corridor and and the outdoor beauty of Lincoln Park.

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1414 22nd St NW #42 1725 T St NW #21 1904 R St NW #5 1916 17th St NW #304 1930 New Hampshire Ave NW #52 1260 21st St NW #709 1301 20th St NW #115 1332 22nd St NW #2 1332 22nd St NW #3 1332 22nd St NW #4 1526 17th St NW #306 1701 16th St NW #623 1719 19th St NW 1721 20th St NW #Duplex 101 1727 Massachusetts Ave NW #218 1745 N St NW #411 1747 Swann St NW 1816 New Hampshire Ave NW #1001 1414 22nd St NW #63

2 2 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 5 2 0 2 4 0 2

$1,104,000 $425,000 $975,000 $186,648 $540,000 $848,000 $750,000 $829,000 $750,000

4 2 4 1 3 4 3 4 3

ECKINGTON 119 R St NE 14 S St NE #104 17 R St NE 1831 2nd St NE #204 1920 3rd St NE #6 2007 4th St NE 2025 3rd St St NE #2 2131 4th St NE 39 V St NE

FORT DUPONT PARK 226 Anacostia Rd SE 3326 E St SE 3935 S St SE #303 4033 Ely Pl SE 4213 Hildreth St SE 4222 SE Southern Ave SE

$525,000 $225,000 $105,000 $499,999 $295,000 $399,500

5 2 1 4 2 4

1016 K St NE 1145 5th St NE 1350 Maryland Ave NE #304 319 K St NE 506 12th St NE 725 18th St NE #1

$970,000 $695,000 $414,000 $1,189,000 $799,900 $580,000

4 4 1 5 3 3

$226,000 $105,000 $136,300 $539,999 $699,000 $425,000 $95,000

3 1 2 4 4 3 1

$628,000 $979,000

3 3

$575,000 $288,000 $550,001

2 1 3

HILL CREST 1718 29th St SE 2042 Fort Davis St SE #301 2103 Suitland Ter SE #102 3130 Alabama Ave SE 3148 Westover Dr SE 3151 Westover Dr SE 3819 W St SE #101

$527,000 $699,000

3 4

$653,000 $530,000

3 2

$455,000 $399,900 $405,000 $329,000 $349,000 $470,000

3 2 2 2 2 3

$752,400 $2,025,000 $2,250,000 $940,000 $1,025,000 $795,000 $459,900 $444,900 $464,900 $399,999 $337,995

2 6 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 1

LEDROIT PARK 18 Channing St NW 28 Bryant St NW #2

LILY PONDS 129 33rd St NE 148 33rd St NE 206 33rd St NE 206 34th St NE 320 36th St NE 3603 Grant Pl NE

LOGAN CIRCLE 1101 Q St NW #101 1837 12th St NW 1314 Vermont Ave NW #5 1330 Corcoran St NW #3 1515 15th St NW #229 1515 15th St NW #716 1550 11th St NW #110 1550 11th St NW #203 1550 11th St NW #204 1617 12th St NW #3 1915 16th St NW #204

MARSHALL HEIGHTS 5110 H St SE 5212 D St SE 5537 Central Ave SE

$430,000 $225,000 $365,000

4 3 2

MT VERNON SQUARE 442 M St NW #1 555 Massachusetts Ave NW #419 811 4th St NW #305

$419,000 $490,000 $658,500

1 1 2

$500,000

$848,000 $880,000 $676,500 $749,900 $1,270,000

2 3 2 4 3

$975,000 $975,000 $485,000 $464,000 $290,000 $650,000 $1,306,000 $615,000

3 4 1 2 0 3 4 3

$277,500 $1,100,000 $385,000 $730,000 $270,000 $281,220 $1,050,000

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NAVY YARD 1000 New Jersey Ave SE #619 1112 8th St NE #2 609 Orleans Pl NE 611 M St NE #2 723 Florida Ave NE 829 4th St NE

OLD CITY #1 1307 Maryland Ave NE 1311 Maryland Ave NE 1322 Half St SW #204 1341 E Capitol St SE #303 1391 Pennsylvania Ave SE #455 1804 Bay St SE 327 L St NE 617 Florida Ave NE

OLD CITY #2

HILL EAST 1505 G St SE 1615 G St SE

425 19th St NE 503 21st St NE

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KINGMAN PARK 1506 Gales St NE #1 302 Oklahoma Ave NE #301 423 18th St NE #2

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$1,350,000 $810,000 $459,500 $389,000 $620,000 $305,000 $255,000 $305,000 $649,000 $415,000 $470,000 $408,000 $3,150,000 $1,310,000 $272,000 $1,450,000 $1,410,000 $292,000 $1,599,900

1125 12th St NW #73 1215 W St NW 1300 N St NW #109 1630 New Jersey Ave NW 1718 P St NW #501 1718 P St NW #503 1719 6th St NW

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1727 Massachusetts Ave NW #310 1808 S St NW 448 M St NW #1 475 K St NW #828

$255,500 $1,040,000 $640,000 $485,000

0 4 2 1

$387,000 $405,000 $384,900 $79,900

3 4 2 1

$435,000 $1,469,000 $2,875,000 $525,000

1 2 3 2

$1,350,000 $865,000 $1,681,000 $742,500 $825,000 $429,900 $465,000

4 2 3 3 3 1 1

$699,900 $635,000 $460,000

2 2 1

$1,000,000 $872,000 $280,000 $650,000 $1,050,000 $450,000

4 2 2 3 4 2

$315,000 $530,000 $675,000 $410,000

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RANDLE HEIGHTS 1436 Congress Pl SE 1725 Erie St SE 2224 S St SE 3109 Naylor Rd SE #104

RLA (SW) 355 I St SW #S-116 45 Sutton Sq SW #406 45 Sutton Sq SW #408 800 4th St SW #S620

SHAW 1417 5th St NW 1546 New Jersey Ave Ave NW #1 1546 New Jersey Ave NW #2 1616 4th St NW 1905 9 1/2 St NW 2030 8th St NW #204 919 Florida Ave NW #201

SOUTH WEST 560 N St SW #N705 743 3rd SW #404 800 4th St SW #N401

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U STREET CORRIDOR 2113 12th Pl NW 1418 W St NW #503 2216 11th St NW #1 2238 11th St NW #2

$1,065,000 $449,990 $679,000 $790,000

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VILLAGES AT DAKOTA CROSSING 3554 Fort Lincoln Dr NE

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Creating A Team A couple of months later, Jimmy was invited to perform a demo at Burn Camp, located in Keezletown, Virgin-

ia. Pro skaters Keir Johnson and Brian Tucci accompanied him. Before the demo, the trio huddled together in bathrooms beside the basketball courts which would act as a stage. The crew rode out to music and performed tricks for an ecstatic crowd of campers. In the waning moments of the performance, Tucci split his board in two and rode the broken pieces around like roller skates. After the performance, the three skaters were bombarded by campers asking for autographs on their pillowcases. In this moment, Jimmy had another realization. “Wow! I gotta go home and think of a dream team

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tition for a girl’s dog that and a name and do this for needed surgery. Particithe rest of my life.” pants donated $5 to enter, Skaters sometimes get tagged with an outand the winner landed 95 law label, so the mission consecutive kickflips. of The DC Wheels is to The Skate-a-Thon is an annual 45-mile funovercome longstanding draiser that funds a new stereotypes that surround cause each year. This skateboarding by helping year, the Skate Crusaders others, reinforcing poswill be riding for the Luitivity, and supporting a pus Foundation. Around healthy lifestyle. Christmas each year, JimThe team has grown my suits up as Santa Claus to nearly 30 riders, with for his favorite event. He team members age’s rangrides throughout DC with ing from 13 to 68. It can his team of elves, handing take up to a year to vet new out food and clothes to members, but Jimmy beDC funk parade 2018 - Keysar “ollies” over the homeless. lieves in taking time before Freeman at the 2018 DC Funk Parade. Photo: Anthony Smallwood “The opportunity adding someone to the to contribute charitably “The Skate Crusaders.” to medical causes and to the homeless in DC is DC Wheels rider Aaron Davis, II says, “When we do different events, that’s the time to something I never imagined I could do as a skatekeep it professional. There is no pressure to go do boarder,” says Tony Altar, another rider. some amazing stunt or anything like that. Rather, On The Horizon we just skate and have fun as friends do. The DC The future of The DC Wheels is simple: keep Wheels gives us a chance to represent skateboardon skating for charity. But Jimmy and the team ing in a positive manner.” also contribute in other ways. They provided Getting Creative recommendations at meetings held for the deOver the past 12 years, The DC Wheels has put sign of the Rockville skate park that will be conon over a hundred charity events for a variety of structed this year. They hope their input helps causes. Recently, they put on a kickflip compecreate a skate park that is suitable for all differ-

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ent kinds of skaters and skill levels. The DC Wheels also participated in the filming of a French-Canadian documentary called Skate Le Monde, directed and produced by Frederic Gieling. The documentary, which will be released later this year, takes viewers onto the streets and introduces them to the many skateboarding cultures that exist around the world.

Peace Through A Passion Jimmy’s dream is to create a worldwide network for DC Wheels. There can be Los Angeles Wheels, Barcelona Wheels, Tel Aviv Wheels, you name it. Beyond that, Jimmy believes skateboarding can help the world become a more peaceful place. During our discussion, Jimmy mentioned another passion of his: ping pong. He talked about how in 1971, during the height of the Cold War, the World Table Tennis Championships were held in Nagoya, Japan. The United States and the People’s Republic of China were still enemies following the Korean War, but sought to mend their relationship. After the tournament, Mao invited the American players to China after the tournament, an invitation which they accepted. In his memoirs, President Nixon said,“I was as surprised as I was pleased. I had never expected that the China initiative would come to fruition in the form of a ping-pong team.” If ping pong can reconcile nations, why can’t skateboarding? “We can attain peace through our passions,” Jimmy says. “If people stop and think about how much fun they’re having with the person beside them, nothing else matters.”

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ur city is urban - but it is certainly not devoid of wildlife. We live with canines and felines, but in the shadows, under the shrubbery, up the trees, and in the sky, is a whole kingdom of animals with whom we share this ground. With two rivers, forested parks, and plenty of yards, the city plays host to 240 species of birds, 29+ mammals, 21 reptiles, and 19 amphibians. When you are out in the neighborhood and feel alone --you aren’t. Focusing on mammels, while there are 29 documented species, according to City Wildlife, that number may have to be raised to 30, as a bobcat was seen on a trail camera in January along the C&O Canal. The District and surrounding environs are a temperate forest with all four seasons. Historically, the area would have been host to large herd of deer, many black bear, bobcats, porcupine, and even elk. Many moons ago, dolphin used to ply the Potomac. As water quality has improved in the rivers and forest cover expanded in the parks and city grid, wildlife has begun to take residence in the area once again. The Virginia opossum, our only marsupial, is now becoming common in the city. Although they may not be cute, do not fear them as they are relatively defenseless. Opossum are shy

creatures, tending to avoid people; when startled they play dead (also known as “playing possum”). They lead solitary lives and are mostly nocturnal. Their diet consists of ticks, bugs, fruit, trash, and pretty much anything-they are not discerning. If you feed outdoor cats, you quite possibly are also entertaining opossums. Most interesting is that they are thought to be nearly immune to rabies due to their low body temperature. Opossums need more love. Raccoon are mischievous, clever creatures common to city life. They will den in attics, under porches, in tree hollows, and in other areas of the forest. They are well-adapted to city life and like the opossum, will eat nearly anything. Raccoons may carry rabies, so it is best to avoid them. If you come into contact with one, please contact your physician and animal control. The resident deer population has been growing steadily as well. In Rock Creek park, the population of deer has surpassed what the Parks Service deems sustainable for the forest. Deer have traveled to other parts of the city as well: they have been seen outside both District Veterinary hospitals - Brookland and Eastern Market. They will eat your hosta and vegetables, but otherwise avoid humans. Fox are similar to raccoon in many habits, but they tend to stay close to the

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Kids’ Black History Month Portrait Story Days at the National Portrait Gallery, Eighth and F Streets NW, are 1 to 4 p.m.; Feb. 8 and 9, Rosa Parks; Feb. 15 and 16, Barak Obama; Feb. 22 and 23, Frederick Douglass; and Feb. 29, Michelle Obama. Drop by the Education Center, room E151, on a Saturday or Sunday afternoon to hear a story and create art inspired by someone in the Portrait Gallery’s collection. npg.si.edu. On Feb. 8, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., there is an African American Pioneers in Aviation and Space Family Day at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center near Dulles Airport. Join them as they celebrate African American History Month by revealing past pioneers and giving families the opportunity to inspire the next generation of innovators in aviation and space. airandspace.si.edu. Engineering STEM Day at the National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) is on Feb. 22, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. To help celebrate National Engineering Week, NMAAHC will highlight the long lineage of African American engineers. From the earliest people of African descent using their knowledge of rice cultivation to the newest generation of technology prodigies and inventors, the contributions of African Americans to the nation’s prosperity, history and culture are significant. This program will introduce visitors to the world of engineering and share how African Americans have shaped and influenced the world. Free but you must register at nmaahc.si.edu. On Feb. 25, 5 to 8 p.m., there is a Black History Month Family Art Workshop at Anacostia Community Museum, 1901 Fort Pl. SE. All supplies provided. anacostia.si.edu.

INTERSECTIONS 2020

When Parker Curry came face-to-face with Amy

Sherald’s transcendent portrait of First Lady Michelle Obama at the National Portrait Gallery, she did not just see the First Lady of the United States. She saw a queen: a woman with dynamic self-assurance, regality, beauty and truth. When a nearby museum goer snapped a photo of a mesmerized Parker, it became an internet sensation. Inspired by this visit, Parker and her mother Jessica Curry tell the story of a young girl and her family, whose trip to a museum becomes an extraordinary moment in a moving picture book. Available in the NPG giftshop.

The Snowy Day This beautiful show follows the character of Peter and his friend Archie around the neighborhood in four of Ezra Jack Keats’ beloved tales, “The Snowy Day,” “Whistle for Willie,” “Goggles!” and “A Letter to Amy.” Renowned for his tender personality, the character of Peter faces relatable everyday challenges to which children of all ages will find delightfully entertaining. At Adventure Theatre at Glen Echo, Feb. 14 to March 29. All ages. Tickets are $19.50 and can be purchased at adventuretheatre-mtc.org or 301-634-2270.

“Not a Box” Play Party Children six and under and their caregivers are invited to join library staff downstairs every Tuesday afternoon at 3:45 p.m. to unleash their imaginations. Library staff actively engage children in dramatic and constructive play using a wide variety of simple supplies. Southeast Library, 403 Seventh St. SE. dclibrary.org/southeast.

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Imagination Stage’s Mouse on the Move, Feb. 21 to March 1. Two adventurous mice ready to explore the world beyond their little mouse-hole. They decide to go to the moon since it is cat-free and made entirely of delicious, mouth-watering cheese. $15. Friendlier Fables & Thoughtful Tales, Feb. 22. Enjoy familiar stories with kinder twists. Learn about respect and friendship in a funny, touching, engaging 110 H HILLRAG.COM

show for all ages! $15. The Atlas, 1333 H St. NE. atlasarts.org.

On Feb. 11 to 13, 10:15 and 11:30 a.m., enjoy Into the Great Unknown-African American Adventurers and Explorers. Leadership, courage and adventure take center stage in this inspiring Discovery Theater original. From Matthew Henson, co-discoverer of the North Pole, to astronaut Mae Jemison, meet a century’s worth of bold men and women who challenged the Western frontier, the highest of mountains and the vastness of outer space. For ages 6 to 12. On Feb. 20, 21, 26, 27 and 28, 10:15 and 11:30 a.m., enjoy Going the Distance. Race to the finish line with two black Olympians who changed history! Soaring music contributes to a vivid portrayal of the lives of Jesse Owens and Wilma Rudolph. Watch them as they overcome childhood illness, infirmity and poverty to become the world’s fastest man and woman. For ages 6 to 12.All shows are $6 for kids; under two, $3; adults, $8. Discovery Theater, Ripley Center, 1000 Jefferson Dr. SW. discoverytheater.org.

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5, he had written his first compositions and his first symphony by age 7. This concert is most enjoyed by age 7, up. All patrons must have a ticket. $20. Come early for a petting zoo. kennedy-center.org.

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Saturday Mornings at The National At the National Theatre on select Saturday mornings, at 9:30 and 11 a.m., enjoy free programs that engage and inspire young minds. Saturday programming is best suited for children 4 to 10. Siblings and friends of other ages are always welcome. Here’s the spring lineup: Feb. 1, Mr. Jon & Carrie Rock & Rhyme; Feb. 15, Mary Ann Jung History Alive’s The Queen’s Speech; Feb. 29, Virginia Ballet Company; March 14, Traveling Lantern’s The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe; April 4, Interact Story Theatre’s Not My Monkey; April 18, Great Works Theatre’s The BFG (the big friendly giant). The National Theatre is at 1321 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. Reserve free tickets at thenationaldc.org/saturday-morning-national-season.

Rigoberta, donde estas? As 10-year old Pilar travels to Guatemala City in search of her idol Rigoberta Menchú, villagers along the way suggest questions she should ask the Nobel Peace Prize winner. This is a journey of self-discovery filled with stories, song and dance. The bilingual Rigoberta, ¿dónde estás? A Journey through Guatemala, written and directed by Cornelia Cody (El Salvador/USA), is on stage at GALA Theatre, March 14 to 28. $12 for adults; $10 for children. Student matinees are March 16 to 20 and March 23 to 27, at 10:30 a.m. (weekdays). For more information, contact education@galatheatre.org.

Mozart Mash-Up On Feb. 22, 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.; and Feb. 23, 1:30 and 4 p.m., enjoy the music of Mozart in a special family concert at the Kennedy Center. A string quartet featuring members of the National Symphony Orchestra plays its favorites from the prolific composer. At age three, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart could be found observing his big sister Nannerl at the keyboard. By 4 or 112 H HILLRAG.COM

Due to the Folger’s upcoming building renovation, Shake Up Your Saturday will be on the road and out in the community with their family programs. The next two listed programs are The United States of Shakespeare on Feb. 1 and Lincoln and Macbeth on May 2, at President Lincoln’s Cottage, Upshur Street at Rock Creek Church Rd. NW. Designed by the Folger Shakespeare Library Education Division, these programs are led by an experienced team of educators, docents and teaching artists. Family members of all ages are welcome to join the fun. Get reservations at events.folger.edu. folger.edu/shakespeare-kids.

kind Valentine greetings. Free; no registration required. National Postal Museum, 2 Massachusetts Ave. NE. postalmuseum.si.edu.

Wolf Trap’s Family Deal Wolf Trap’s Young at Arts initiative invites families and caregivers to introduce children (17 and under) to the arts by offering one free accompanying youth ticket for each adult ticket purchased for select performances. Read more at wolftrap.org.

NGA Family Day Celebration On Feb. 8, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. join them for storytelling, sketching, exploring materials and fun for all ages. Free and does not require registration. From 9 to 10 a.m., programming is available for children with sensory processing disorders and their families. For early entry, contact access@nga.gov or 202-842-6905.

LOC Names New National Ambassador The Library of Congress (LOC), the Children’s Book Council and Every Child a Reader has announced the appointment of Jason Reynolds as the seventh National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature for 2020-2021. Reynolds is the author of 13 books for young people including his most recent, “Look Both Ways: A Tale Told in Ten Blocks,” a National Book Award finalist, which was named a Best Book of 2019 by NPR, The New York Times, The Washington Post and TIME. A native of DC, Reynolds began writing poetry at nine years old and is the recipient of a Newbery Honor, a Printz Honor, an NAACP Image Award and multiple Coretta Scott King Award honors. For his two-year term, Reynolds will visit small towns across America to have meaningful discussions with young people.

Postal Museum’s Valentine’s Day Card Workshop Love is in the air at the Smithsonian National Postal Museum’s annual Valentine’s Day Card Workshop. Perfect for visitors of all ages, this open-house event will be held on Feb. 8 and Feb. 9, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., both days. The museum provides patterned papers, rubber stamps and postage stamps for decoration, gems and other 3-D embellishments, special cut-out scissors, tape, stickers, markers of every color and more. Kids and adults can choose whichever supplies they would like to design one-of-a-

St. Peter’s kids enjoying the day

Bill of Rights Day Kids at DC elementary schools celebrated a Bill of Rights Day on Dec. 13, 2019. The goal was to commemorate the 228th birthday of the Bill of Rights. To this end, the National Education Project provided 44 free birthday cakes from Costco to fourth grade classes involving nearly 1,000 children in 17 DC elementary schools. This was a city-wide initiative, with at least one school participating in each of the City’s eight wards. The National Education Project also provided each child with a free copy of the Bill of Rights which they signed and then to which was added their school picture. And the Project noted the generous grant of $500 it received from The National Capital Bank on Capitol Hill, which helped pay for the cakes. The National Education Project, Inc. is a non-political, 501(c)(3), tax-exempt, non-profit corporation. To make a tax-deductible donation or to obtain your own free copy of the Bill of Rights, visit National-Education-Project.org.

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extend the project work happening in each of our classrooms and to promote meaningful collaboration between peers, building and reinforcing social bonds. Brent Elementary is located at 301 North Carolina Ave SE, To learn more about Brent log on to www.brentelementary.org. - Denise Diggs.

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The school-wide Spelling Bee in January was a real nail-biter. After 37 rounds, fifth-grader Louisa Jensen won with the word “Hyperion.” Ria Carr came in a close second. Both girls will move on to the Cluster Bee in February. Leo Rice came in third and will serve as the alternate.

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Maury Spelling Bee winners, Ria Carr and Louisa Jensen. Photo: Lauren Bomba.

“Frozen” transformed the auditorium into a winter wonderland, with dramatic sets and lighting that provided an ice-covered world of magic and adventure. Stuart-Hobson students skillfully brought Anna and Elsa and all their friends to life, and students from Peabody and SWS leant a hand to bring their magic to the stage as well. The audience was treated to a great performance that allowed them to put reality aside for a few hours and just “let it go”! Peabody Elementary is located at 425 C St. NE. Watkins Elementary is located at 420 12th St. SE. Stuart-Hobson Middle is located at 410 E St. NE. The Capitol Hill Cluster School’s website is cwww.capitolhillclusterschool.org. Follow them at Facebook.com/CHCS.DC; twitter.com/CHCSPTA. Sean O’Brien.

Maury Elementary Where in the World is….? Ten Maury students made it to the semi-finals of Maury’s in-school competition for the National Geographic Geography Bee. After several grueling rounds and tie-breakers, the third-place finisher was Miles McIntire, second place was Anne Lawrence, and the champion was Will Wright. Congratulations also to Aurora Alcantara, Leo Rice, Audrey Gresh, James Madi, Sabella Osborn, and Carlia Cardoza. 118 H HILLRAG.COM

A teachers vs. parents basketball game has been a long time tradition for the Maury community. This year, there was a new twist, with the kids (“New Skool”) taking on the grownups (“Old Skool”). While the adults had the advantage in height, the kids had the advantage in energy and eventually prevailed, 34-30, in a very tight game. The fifth-graders plan to attend Space Camp in Huntsville, Alabama in June – and they want all of their classmates to attend together, regardless of ability to pay. This game served as a fundraiser, getting them a bit closer to their goal. At Space Camp the children will meet astronauts, complete simulated missions and live in International Space Station type dorms. Look for other fundraisers, including a used book sale on February 8. Maury Elementary is located at 1250 Constitution Ave., NE. Call 202-698-3838 or visit www.mauryelementary. com to learn more. - Elizabeth Nelson.

Miner Elementary New Energy in 2020 The Miner Elementary School community has gotten back into a routine after its festive and heartwarming holiday celebrations. Many of the Christmas trees and wreaths enjoyed around Capitol Hill were sold by the school’s successful Fourth Annual Greenery and Bake Sale, this year in partnership with Amidon-Bowen Elementary and Eliot-Hine Middle School.

Attendance Wars Students made every day count in December as each grade competed with each other in Attendance Wars. By the time school adjourned for winter break, the fifth-grade class had achieved the best on-time arrival rate and daily attendance numbers.

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porter group. The group, in partnership with the D.C. Scores youth soccer league, donated more than 100 wrapped presents to Miner students.

Basketball Miner’s young athletes now are competing in basketball—including a new girls’ team this year. So far the Mighty Bears have faced off against H.D.Cooke, Van Ness, Ludlow Taylor, and West Elementary.

Family Workshops The school’s family-support team offered two workshops for parents in January: one focused on “Healthy Body, Healthy Mind” and another session about Restorative Justice, a technique that seeks to repair the harm of crime by bringing the victim and offender together.

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Genius Lives at This All-Star School On January 13, State Superintendent Hanseul Kang and her team visited Payne Elementary School to learn more about the instructional programming that helped Payne earn the OSSE All Star School designation and to present the school with a congratulatory banner. State Superintendent Kang visited classrooms, interacted with students and spoke to teachers and school leaders. Highlights from the visit include the first grade student who was so engaged in his work that he opted out of participating in the photograph, fourth grade students who were evaluating their writing in one class while engaging in math discourse in another and Payne’s fifth grade students who were observed engaging in a novel study while the Deaf and Hard of Hearing class practiced math fluency and reasoning. Payne Elementary School “Where genius lives! is located at 1445 C St, SE. Learn more at: paynedc.org and follow at FB/PayneES, Instagram: PayneDCPS, Twitter: @PayneDCPS. Tiffani Turner.

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Congratulations to the Eastern Chess Team! They scored first in the DC Chess Championship Kickoff Meet. Team members present were Antoine Jackson, Breyana Brooks, Damilola Okanola Greg Williams, and Jayden Turner. Eastern’s Chess Team had an impressive first showing in the chess meet designed to prepare students for the February 8, citywide DC Chess Championship. Damilola Okanola earned the first-place trophy against a Maret School student. Greg

nual Harvest Festival including a ribbon cutting ceremony with Councilmember Charles Allen. Designed with the support of teachers, students, the PTA, and families over the past year, the playground accommodates more students and incorporates a new covered pavilion for outdoor learning, rebuilt garden beds, basketball hoops, foursquare courts, and new trees, shrubs, and groundcovers. After winter break, Tyler’s scholars met the new decade with a series of spelling bee competitions for kindergarteners through fifth grade. Good luck to everyone!

Famous Artists The Tyler community is outstandingly proud of fifth-grader Anna Elizabeth Martinez-Graham, who was selected as first-place winner in Scholastic’s national “Kids Flaunt It” contest. You will be able to view Anna Elizabeth’s entry via http://www.donthideitflauntit.com/. As seen in the Hill Rag January article, “Color + Shape = Personality!” Tyler second-graders’ artwork will be on display at the Young Artists Gallery on the ground floor at Hill Center. Kudos to Tyler’s innovative, talented and enthusiastic art teacher, Ms. Swift. John Tyler Elementary is located at 1001 G ST SE. For more information go to www.tylerelementary.net/Twitter: @TylerTigersDC https://www.instagram.com/john_tyler_ elementary/ - Beth Ibish.

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Williams won third and Antione Jackson won fourth place trophies. All participating students earned free chess books and their own personal US Chess Federation Chess Board.

A Place for Everyone Eastern wants to have a place for all their students to fit in and belong, and has begun a variety of small lunch groups, including Simington Sister Circle (selfawareness and conflict resolution, led by Ms. Simington), Study Group (academic assistance with Ms. Ramirez), College Club (conversations with various staff about all things relating to college life), Self-Care (talk about all things self-care), and #LKDF Low Key & Drama Free (a weekly group for the quiet, “low key” kids).

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Ms. Hunt was a new but cherished member of the Rambler family. Prior to joining Eastern this school year, Ms. Hunt had served as a teacher at a DC charter school. She was alumna of Anacostia High School, and in December, Hunt received an Excellence in Service award to her alma mater. Ms. Hunt, 26, died in Ghana over the winter break, there to trace her roots. She will be missed. The counseling team has been on-hand to help her students through this diﬃcult time. Eastern Senior High School is located at 1700 East Capitol St, NE. To learn more call 202-698-4500, visit easternhighschooldc.org, and follow @EasternHS, @Eastern_PTO, and FB easternhighschool. - Heather Schoell.

Capitol Hill Day School Founder’s Day at Capitol Hill Day School Last year, Capitol Hill Day School (CHDS) celebrated its 50th year, and as part of the celebration, kicked off a new tradition for the school — Founder’s Day. This morning of service is an opportunity for families to come together and give back to the community in a meaningful way. CHDS celebrated its Second Annual Founder’s Day on January 11,

with 120 community members including parents, students, faculty and other friends. By the end of the morning, community members had made over 100 toys for animals at Lucky Dog Animal Rescue, and over 1,000 bags of trail mix for Martha’s Table.

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Friends Community School Because of their homegrown efforts to increase carpooling, third- and fourth-graders at Friends Community School were featured in an article published last month in the national online journal, Climate Change Solutions. “One does not have to look to Europe for inspired and empowered kids trying to make a positive difference,” writes Daniel Bresette, the Executive Director of the Environmental and Energy Study Institute, which publishes Climate Change Solutions. Bresette is a parent of a kindergarten student at FCS. His interest in the project was piqued when he received a schoolwide carpool survey from Tess Ross Callahan’s class, which combines third- and fourthFEBRUARY 2020 H 121

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Third- and fourth-graders at Friends Community School are interviewed about their carpool initiative for an article in Climate Change Solutions.

grade students. Bresette answered the survey, and also asked Ross Callahan if he could interview her students about their project. Many families carpool to FCS, including about 30 families from Capitol Hill. For those that don’t carpool, why? And what would help change their habits? Those were the questions the third- and fourth-graders sought to uncover. As a Quaker school, FCS has embraced environmental stewardship as a core value since its founding 34 years ago. The September climate strikes across the world prompted both inquiries and a spirit of action among FCS students. The third- and fourth-graders’ carpool project combined writing, research, geography, and math. The students also wrote and produced a short film to encourage new FCS families to carpool. Friends Community School is a Quaker kindergarten to eighth-grade school that educates children of all beliefs located at 5901 Westchester Park Drive in College Park, MD. For more information log on to www.friendscommunityschool.org or follow them @friendscommunityschool Hannah McCann.

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The Northeast Stars Montessori NES Students Study Life Science The Northeast Stars Montessori (NES) Preschool focus of study has been life science. Each week the children learned about a different category of life science. The life science study included the four seasons of each year, the Earth’s rotation, the history of cherry blossoms, the life cycle of plants, and the study of seeds. The children painted their own individual creations of winter trees and cherry blossom trees. Bell peppers, apples, grape tomatoes, grape and yellow lentil seeds were examined and compared during the study of seeds. After the study, the children enjoyed a small feast of fruit! The NES daily curriculum consistently includes practical and academic study. Since classes started after the holiday break, the students have practiced folding mats, lacing/tying shoes, and managing fasteners such as those on coats and shoes. They have also learned about the letter M, the calendar, identified numbers and the quantity associ-

ated with each number. The children have had a grand time learning and exploring practical tasks and life science. Northeast Stars Montessori Preschools are located at 1325 Maryland Ave NE in Washington, DC and 697 North Washington St, in Alexandria, VA. Call 703-9450408, visit nestars.net or www.facebook.com/nestarsschool for more information. - Chaka Alexander. u

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