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In this issue... June 2017

Staycation Special Issue

30 Great Ways to Enjoy a DC Summer by Kathleen Donner

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What’s on Washington by Kathleen Donner

Calendar by Kathleen Donner

capitol streets 57

Bulletin Board by Kathleen Donner

How to Spend A Day in Ivy City by Meghan Markey

Ward 6 Budget Wins: Eastern Market Metro Plaza, Parks, Libraries, and More! by Charles Allen

Capitol Riverfront: Kid-Friendly and Family-Centric Programs by Robbin Lee

The Numbers: Out of Prison and Out of Work Employment Barriers in DC by Linnea Lassiter

Ana Harvey: DC’s Business Engine by Jonetta Rose Barras

Where Is the Leadership? Neighbors Inside, Outside Potomac Gardens and Hopkins Fight for Security by Christine Rushton

When a PAC Moves in Next Door: Neighbors Ask To Be Protected From Lobbyist Facilities by Elizabeth O’Gorek

Burrows Under The Hill: Capitol Hill’s War with Rats by Elizabeth O’Gorek

South by West: Designs for Final Phase of District Wharf by William Rich

DC’s Phelps High School Trains Future Designers by Cheryl Corson

When It Comes to Honoring Disabled Veterans, Capitol Hill American Legion Members Clean Up by Maggie Hall

ANC 6A Report by Elizabeth Nelson

ANC 6B Report by Elizabeth O’Gorek

ANC 6C Report by Christine Rushton

ANC 6D Report by Andrew Lightman

ANC 6E Report by Steve Holton

44 Reviving the Rock Opera: Jesus Christ Superstar by Barbara Wells

community life Let’s Get Physical: Barre3, Community within a Workout by Stacy Peterson

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68 Ana Harvey: DC’s Business Engine by Jonetta Rose Barras

Hill Rag Crossword

Heard on the Hill by Jen DeMayo

A Heart to Serve: CHGM’s Karen Cunningham Leads the Group Ministry with Compassion by Christine Rushton

Don’t Tread on the District by Josh Burch

Pulling Them Back From the Brink: Legal Counsel For the Elderly Protects DC’s Seniors by Christine Rushton

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The Education of Master Dong by Elizabeth O’Gorek

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Our River: The Anacostia by Bill Matuszeski

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“Individual Expressions” at Hill Center by Elizabeth Nelson

real estate 107

Changing Hands by Don Denton

arts and dining 115

Reviving the Rock Opera: Signature’s “Jesus Christ Superstar” by Barbara Wells

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Capitol Roots: Passing The Torch Of DC Guitar History by Charles Walston

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Dining Notes by Celeste McCall

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The Wine Girl by Elise Genderson

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At the Movies by Mike Canning

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Art and The City by Jim Magner

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Literary Hill by Karen Lyon

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Poetic Hill by Karen Lyon

health and fitness 131

Let’s Get Physical: Barre3, Community Within A Workout by Stacy Peterson

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Two New Fitness Studios: High Tech, Variety and Community Connections by Pattie Cinelli

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The District Vet by Dan Teich, DVM

kids and family 139

Kids & Family Notebook by Kathleen Donner

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School Notes by Susan Braun Johnson

homes and gardens 157

Frager’s Joins ‘A Few Good Hardware Stores’: New Ownership for the Iconic Store by Christine Rushton

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The Historic Masonry Construction of Capitol Hill by Gary Barnhart

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Garden Spot by Derek Thomas

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Dear Garden Problem Lady by Wendy Blair

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1 1 SMITHSONIAN FOLKLIFE FESTIVAL CELEBRATES 50 YEARS

This year Smithsonian Folklife Festival brings the rich history and diversity of American circus arts to life on the National Mall. Visitors will see more than just a performance. Go behind the scenes to learn from generations of circus families, emerging artists and contemporary visionaries. The festival is on the National Mall between Third and Fourth Streets NW starting June 29 from 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. with some evening performances. festival.si.edu This year the Smithsonian also celebrates 50 years of Folklife. On July 8 and 9, attend the 50th reunion weekend with stories about early days of the Festival, special workshops and performances. Share favorite Festival memories and photos in person or online.

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2 PAINTING SHAKESPEARE AT THE FOLGER

Discover the paintings collection at the Folger. From humble oil sketches to international masterpieces, this exhibition presents a sometimes surprising, and always eye-catching, view of the Bard and his works. Painting Shakespeare, curated by Erin Blake, includes 21 works from the Folger paintings collection, one of the world’s major holdings of Shakespeare paintings. Works on view range from large oil paintings of key scenes in Shakespeare’s plays to a modern-art portrait of the Bard himself. It includes early American folk art, painted sketches and studies and much more. The exhibition features a media station with a video on unpacking and mounting the Folger’s largest painting; as well as an interactive touchscreen offering a reconstruction of the Boydell Shakespeare Gallery in 18thcentury London. folger.edu.

Henry Fuseli. Macbeth Consulting the Vision of the Armed Head. Oil and canvas, 1793. Photo: Folger Shakespeare Library.

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Frank Lloyd Wright Stained Glass Photo: National Building Museum staff

3 20TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR OF “RENT” AT THE NATIONAL

In 1996, an original rock musical by a littleknown composer opened on Broadway that forever changed the landscape of American theatre. Two decades later, Jonathan Larson’s “Rent” cwontinues to speak loudly and defiantly to audiences across generations. And now, this Pulitzer Prize and Tony Awardwinning masterpiece returns to the stage in a vibrant 20th anniversary touring production. A re-imagining of Puccini’s La Bohème, “Rent” follows a year in the lives of seven artists struggling to follow their dreams without selling out. “Rent” is on stage at the National Theatre, June 20 to 25. Tickets start at $48 are available at thenationaldc.com or 800-514-3849.

4 FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT DAY AT THE NATIONAL BUILDING MUSEUM

On June 10 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., celebrate Frank Lloyd Wright’s 150th birthday by building paper models, exploring his building technologies with LEGOs, or making Wright faux stained glass window. Drop in each hour on a different informative lightning talk given by Museum curators and other scholars highlighting various perspectives on Wright’s enduring legacy and inspiration. This is a free, drop-in program that is appropriate for all ages. The National Building Museum is at 401 F St. NW. nbm.org.

5 MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION OPENS IN PHILADELPHIA

Philadelphia’s newly opened Museum of the American Revolution, located at 101 South Third St., explores the story of the conflict using its collection of period weapons, personal items, letters, diaries and works of art. Immersive galleries, theater experiences and recreated historical environments bring to life the events, people, and ideals of the nation’s founding and its continuing relevance. Located just steps away from Independence Hall, Carpenters’ Hall and Franklin Court, the museum serves as a portal to Philadelphia’s many Revolutionary sites. Timed tickets, $12 to $19, are on sale at AmRevMuseum.org.

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J U N E CALENDAR

Marine Barracks Evening Parade. Fridays. 8:45 to 10 PM. Features music and precision marching, the Evening Parade features “The President’s Own” US Marine Band, “The Commandant’s Own” The US Marine Drum and Bugle Corps, the Marine Corps Color Guard, the Marine Corps Silent Drill Platoon, Ceremonial Marchers, and LCpl. Chesty XIII, the official mascot of Marine Barracks. Reservations suggested. barracks.marines.mil.

Sgt. Phillip K. Sugui, crowd educator, interacts with guests during the Friday Evening Parade at Marine Barracks, July 1, 2016. Official Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Robert Knapp

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INDEPENDENCE DAY Independence Fireworks at Mount Vernon. June 30 and July 1, 6 to 9:45 PM. Enjoy an evening of family fun and fireworks choreographed to patriotic music. Fireworks with mansion tour: $34, adults; $24, youth. No mansion tour: $30, adults; $20, youth. mountvernon.org. Music to Celebrate the Second of July. July 2, 2 PM. Celebrate the Second of July, the day the Continental Congress voted for American independence with contemporary music. David and Ginger Hildebrand of the Colonial Music Institute perform 18th-century songs including ballads, marches, dance tunes and theater songs in costume with period instruments. Anderson House, 2118 Massachusetts Ave. NW. societyofthecincinnati.org. July Fourth National Symphony Orchestra Concert Full Dress Rehearsal. July 3, 7:30 PM. US Capitol west lawn. Find a much smaller crowd at the concert rehearsal. The Capitol grounds open starting at 3 PM. There is security and alcohol may be confiscated. Free. nso.org. Washington Nationals Postgame Freedom Fireworks. July 3, 6:05 PM game vs the Mets. Fireworks will start at about 9 PM depending on game length. washington.nationals. mlb.com. An American Celebration at Mount Vernon. July 4, 9 AM to 5 PM. Salute the first commander in chief during their annual Independence Day event. Watch dazzling made-for-daytime fireworks shoot off over the Potomac

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River and listen to the roar of the cannon fire while viewing special military re-enactments throughout the day. mountvernon.org.

July 4th Fireworks and National Symphony Orchestra Concert. July 4, 8 PM. US Capitol west lawn. Fireworks at about 9:15 PM. No one

will be allowed on the Capitol west lawn until 3 PM. Come early with a picnic and a blanket to the grounds of the Capitol for the National Symphony Orchestra Annual Independence Day Concert. The fireworks can be seen from all over the mall, from many rooftops and from across the river. There is security and alcohol may be confiscated. The fireworks and concert are only cancelled in the case of extremely severe weather. The best source for up-to-the-minute information is local TV and radio stations. Free. nso.org. Annual Independence Day Concert at the National Cathedral. July 4, 11 AM. Cathedral organists Benjamin Straley and George Fergus are joined by Washington Symphonic Brass and the US Navy Sea Chanters in presenting a program of patriotic favorites. Free. cathedral.org. National Archives Celebrates the Fourth of July. July 4, band performance, 9 to 9:45 AM; cceremony, 10 to 11 AM; family activities, 11 AM to 4 PM. The celebration will include patriotic music, a dramatic reading of the Declaration by historical reenactors and free family activities and entertainment for all ages. Free. Constitution Ave. and Seventh St. NW. archives.gov. Independence Day Concerts at Air and Space. July 4, 11 AM, noon and 1 PM. Concerts feature vocal and instrumental selections from a variety of musical genres including big band, jazz, popular, patriotic and classical. airandspace.si.edu. Air Force Memorial Independence Day Celebration. July 4, 8 PM (fireworks over Washington Monument follow). Air Force Memorial at One Air Force Memorial Drive in Arlington, VA. Contemporary and patriotic tunes and spectacular views of nighttime DC. Free. airforcememorial.org.

SPECIAL EVENTS Punctured Landscape at Art Museum of the Americas. Through July 30. Punctured Landscape is a meditation on the Canadian social landscape. The 17 artworks brought together in the exhibit ask the viewer to consider their interpretation of history, legacy, and possible outcomes for the future. Art Museum of the Americas, 201 18th St. NW. Open Tuesday to Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. AMAmuseum.org. Dupont-Kalorama Museum Walk Weekend. June 3 and 4, 11 AM to 4 PM. Discover Anderson House, Dumbarton House, Heurich House Museum, Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site, National Museum of American Jewish Military History, The Phillips Collection and the President Woodrow Wilson House. All free of charge. dkmuseums.com

Council Chair and Capitol Hill resident Phil Mendelson walks in the Capitol Hill Fourth of July Parade on Barracks Row. Photo: Andrew Lightman.

Capitol Hill Fourth of July Parade. July 4, steps off at 10 AM. The parade, which runs north on Eighth Street SE, from I Street to Pennsylvania Avenue, features kids on bikes, fire trucks, marching bands, school groups, dogs with their owners, vintage cars and District politicians.

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Lamb Jam Grand Tasting at Eastern Market. June 5, 6 to 9 PM. Lamb Jam Grand Tasting Includes some of the most talented chefs from the DC area, beer and wine from DCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s top breweries and winemakers, interactive photo booth, DIY lamb spice rub station and butcher demonstration. $75. Eastern Market. americanlamb.com. Celebrate Summer Solstice at Hirshhorn with Shadow/Casters. June 10, 7:30 to 11 PM. This is an after-hours performance art event on the Hirshhornâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s outdoor plaza. Guests will be invited to explore the museum during special extended hours, enjoy a cash bar and music on the plaza, and take in four site-specific performances that creatively explore abundance,

transition and community through contemporary storytelling and ritual. $18. hirshhorn.si.edu. CHAW’s 45th Birthday Bash. June 10, 9 AM to 7 PM. Programs and events will be running throughout the day, so stop by any time for art, food, fun and friends. All activities are free and open to the public; all ages welcome. All events, excluding the fun run/walk, take place at CHAW, 545 Seventh St. SE. chaw.org. Pride Festival in the Nation’s Capital. June 11, noon to 7 PM. Concert, 1 to 8:30 PM. Pennsylvania Avenue NW, between Third and Seventh Streets. capitalpride.org. Giant National Capital Barbecue Battle. June 24, 11 AM to 9 PM and June 25, 11 AM to 7 PM. Barbecue, live entertainment, giveaways. Pennsylvania Avenue NE between Third and Seventh Streets. bbqindc.com. Flying Circus Air Shows. Sundays through Oct. 29, 2:30 to (about) 4 PM. Adults, $15; $7, kids through 12 and under 5, free. The Flying Circus Aerodrome is located just off Route 17, 5114 Ritchie Rd. (Route 644) in Bealeton, VA. flyingcircusairshow.com.

OUTDOOR MUSIC, MOVIES AND CEREMONY Sunset Parades at Iwo Jima Memorial. Tuesdays, Through Aug. 8, 7 to 8 PM. Lawn seating. Bring blankets and chairs. No public parking available at the Memorial grounds on Parade evenings. Guests may park at the Arlington National Cemetery Visitors’ Center for a small fee. Marine Barracks provides a free shuttle bus service from the Visitors Center to and from the memorial grounds. barracks.marines.mil. Capitol Riverfront Outdoor Movies. Thursdays, through Aug. 17, 7 PM. Here’s the lineup: June 8, Me Before

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You; June 15, Sister Act; June 29, Secret Life of Pets; July 6, Grease; July 13, Moana; July 20, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story; July 27, Arrival; Aug. 3, La La Land; Aug. 10, Fantastic Beasts & Where to Find Them; Aug. 17, Beauty and the Beast (2017). Movies start at sundown. Canal Park, Second and Eye Streets SE. Find schedule at capitolriverfront.org. Jazz in the Garden at the NGA. Fridays, through Aug. 25, 5 to 8:30 PM. The free concerts feature locally and nationally acclaimed musicians performing a wide variety of musical genres. The full schedule is at nga.gov. National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden, between Seventh and Ninth, Constitution Ave. NW. Adams Morgan Summer Concert Series. June 3, 5 PM, Jelly Roll Mortals; June 5, 6 PM, tba; June 10, 5 PM, Michele McTierney; June 24, 5 PM, Batida Diferente. Corner of 18th Street and Columbia Road. adamsmorganonline.com.

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Rockin’ the Block Concert Series at Canal Park. Concerts are 6:30 to 8:30 PM. June 7, South Rail; July 12, Daniel Hill; Aug. 2, Mike McHenry Trio; Sept. 6, Zach Cutler. Rockin’ the Block features food and beverage vendors, a moon bounce and lawn games for all ages. Canal Park, Second St. and Eye St. SE. capitolriverfront.org. Tunes in the Triangle. Thursdays, 6 to 8 PM. June 8, Justin Trawick; June 22, Alison Carney; July 6, Pebble To Pearl; July 20, Phil Kominski. Fifth and K Streets NW. mountvernontriangle.org. Rosslyn Rocks! Concerts. Thursdays, 6 to 8 PM. June 8, Lloyd Dobler Effect; June 15, The 19th St Band; June 22, Jeff from Accounting; and June 29, The Monster Band. Concerts at Central Place Plaza at N. Lynn and N. Moore Streets, Rosslyn, VA. rosslynva.org. Bethesda Summer Concerts. Concerts are 6 to 8 PM. June 8, Natty Beaux Band; June 15, Urban Funk; June 22, The Crimestoppers; June 29, Oasis Island Sounds; July 6, Caz Gardiner; July 13, Chuggalug; July 20, Joker’s Wild. Veterans Park at the cor-

ner of Woodmont and Norfolk Avenues in Bethesda, MD. bethesda.org. Golden Cinema at Farragut Park. June 9, 500 Days of Summer; June 16, Moana; June 23, The Princess Bride; June 30, Dirty Dancing; July 7, Ghostbusters (2016 version); July 14, Finding Dory; July 21, Big; July 28, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off; Aug. 4, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. Movies at 7:30 PM. Farragut Park is at Connecticut Avenue and K Street NW. goldentriangledc.com. Navy Memorial Concerts on the Avenue. Tuesdays; June 13, 20, 27; July 11, 18, 25; and Aug. 1; 7:30 PM. 701 Pennsylvania Ave. NE. navyband.navy.mil. Summer Set DC Lunchtime Concerts. Tuesdays and Thursdays, June 29 to July 20, noon to 2 PM. On the National Mall at Jefferson and Seventh Streets SW. Air Force Band Concerts at the Air Force Memorial. Fridays in summer, 7:30 PM. Air Force Memorial at One Air Force Memorial Drive in Arlington, VA. airforcememorial.org. Military Band Concerts at the Capitol. Weeknights in summer, 8 PM. Mondays, US Navy Band; Tuesdays, US Air Force Band; Wednesdays, US Marine Band; Thursdays, US Army Band or US Marine Band; Fridays, US Army Band. West side of the Capitol. There’s plenty of parking near the Botanic Garden. Drive-In Movies at Union Market. July 7, Coming to America; Aug. 4, Chef; Sept. 1, Days of Thunder; Sept. 29, Clue; Nov. 3, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. Movie start times vary. $10 parking fee per car. Advance purchase is highly recommended. Free for walk-ups. unionmarketdc.com. Strathmore’s Live from the Lawn Summer Concerts. Concerts start at 7 PM. July 12, Karen Jonas; July 19, Look Homeward; July 26, Bug Ray & The Kool Cats; Aug. 2, Femina; Aug. 9, Matuto; Aug. 16, Lindsay Lou & The Flatbellys; Aug. 23, Uke Fest; Aug. 30, Akua Allrich; Sept. 9, Team Familiar. Free. Mansion at

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Music at Mr. Henry’s. Thursday Night Bluegrass: June 8, Hollertown; June 15, By & By; June 22, Justin Trawick; June 29, Split String Soup. Friday Night Jazz: June 9, The Kevin Cordt Quartet; June 16, Elijah Jamal Balbed; June 23, Aaron L. Myers, II; June 30, Lionel Lyles. Saturday Night Ladies of Jazz: June 3, Tacha Coleman Parr; June 10, Batida Diferente; June 17, Julia Nixon; June 24, Akua Allrich (9 PM ticketed show). Capitol Hill Jazz Jam every Wednesday. Shows run 8 to 11 PM.; doors open at 6 PM; no cover; two items per person minimum. Henry’s Upstairs, 601 Pennsylvania Ave. SE. 202-5468412. mrhenrysdc.com. NSO In Your Neighborhood Chamber Concert--Two Divas and a Bear. June 10, 11 AM to noon. CHAW, 545 Seventh St. SE. chaw.org. Music at the Atlas. June 12, 7 PM and 9:30 PM. Miho Hazama with the Brad Linde Expanded Ensemble: Monk at 100; June 16, Slavic Soul Party! Duke Ellington’s Far East Suite. The Atlas Performing Arts Center, 1333 H St. NE. atlasarts.org.

The Vico Cycle performed at April’s Garden Party fundraiser and May’s First Friday. Photo: Lenzy Ruffin

First Fridays at Community Forklift. In addition to the monthly sales, the Community Forklift hosts a “mystery salvage sale” during the First Friday party from 6 to 8 PM. There are also different bands, artists and food trucks each month. Sometimes there is a magician and/or cupcakes. The Town Center Market is there every month with craft beer and wine. June 2’s First Friday features local artists, live blues, rhythm, & roots music from Jackson, Oziel, & Moss and sweet treats from Pink Confetti. Community Forklift, 4671 Tanglewood Dr. near Hyattsville, Edmonston, MD. communityforklift.org. Strathmore, 10701 Rockville Pike, North Bethesda, MD. strathmore.org. Bethesda Outdoor Movie Series. Movies start at 9 PM. July 18, The Wizard of Oz; July 19, Field of Dreams; July 20, Dead Poet’s Society; July 21, Hidden Figures; July 22, La Land. Free admission. Movies are shown at the corner of Norfolk and Auburn Avenues in Bethesda’s Woodmont Triangle. bethesda.org.

MUSIC Music at Rock and Roll Hotel. June 3, Brother Ali; June 4, John Moreland; June 5, HO9909; June 6, Mary Timony Plays Helium; June 9, Black Marble; June 10, Rooftop DJ: Ozker-Sync and Weedeater; June 11, Girlpool; June 13, Sorority Noise; June 15, Great Good Fine OK; June 16, Flynt Fossy and Turquoise Jeep; June 17, Dry Wave;

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June 22, Magic Giant; June 23, Margaret Glaspy; June 25, Songs: Molina-A Memorial Electric Co.; June 30, Ruse De Guerre; July 1, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart. Rock and Roll Hotel, 1353 H St. NE. 202-388-7625. rockandrollhoteldc.com. Boxing Lives: A Collaboration with the Washington National Opera. June 4, 2 to 4 PM. Enjoy this staged reading and music performance featuring singers from the Washington National Opera which focuses on the lives of three boxing personalities—Muhammad Ali, Joe Louis, and Emile Griffith. Anacostia Community Museum, 1901 Fort Pl. SE. 202-633-4820. anacostia.si.edu. Music at Hill Center. June 7, 7:30 PM, Clarinetist Oran Etkin; June 10, 7 PM, Dounouya: Global Sounds on the Hill with Gaiteros de San Guashington; June 15, Jazz in the ‘Hoods: Quiet Life Mambo. Hill Center, 921 Pennsylvania Ave. SE.

Blue Monday Blues in Southwest. Mondays from 6 to 9 PM. June 5, Queen Aisha Blues; June 12, Reggie Wayne Morris Band; June 19, Vince Evans Blues Band; June 26, Louisiana Mojo Queen w/ Memphis Gold; July 3, Charlie Owen & Pocket Change. $5 cover. Children are free under 16 years old. Reasonably priced meals offered. 202 -484- 7700. Westminster Presbyterian Church, 400 I St. SW. westminsterdc.org. Jazz Night in Southwest. Every Friday, 6 to 9 PM. June 9, Sandra Johnson Ensemble; June 16, Happy Birthday, Brother Black; June 23, Tribute to Chet Baker; June 30, Celebration for Nasar Abadey. $5 cover. Children are free under 16 years old. Reasonably priced meals offered. 202-484-7700. Westminster Presbyterian Church, 400 I St. SW. westminsterdc.org. JFK 100th Birthday Musical Celebration with the Air Force Strings. June 15, 7 PM. This concert will include selections that were performed in the Kennedy White House. National Archives, William G. William G. McGowan Theater at the National Archives. archives.gov. 18th Street Singers Present The Key of Life. June 17, 7:30 PM and June 18, 2 PM. This 50-voice chorus comprised of young professionals living and working in DC and directed by Benjamin Olinsky, will present The Key of Life. The program showcases themes of life including love, loss, faith and social justice. The songs span a multitude of genres. Tickets are $15 online; $20 at the door; $10 for seniors; free for students with ID. Luther Place Memorial Church, 1226 Vermont Ave. NW. 18thstreetsingers.eventbrite.com.

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THEATER AND FILM Timon of Athens at the Folger. Through June 11. Timon is a wealthy and popular aristocrat with a propensity for being overly generous. Sparing no expense on lavish parties, expensive gifts, and charity, Timon unexpectedly loses his great fortune. When he seeks out those friends he has helped financially in the past to keep him from ruin, Timon discovers that they will not reciprocate. Folger Theatre, 201 East Capitol St. SE. folger.edu. Mosaic’s Ulysses on Bottles. Through June 11. With surprising humor and insight, Ulysses tells the story of unlikely companions who meet in prison: an Israeli-Arab literature teacher and a successful Israeli-Jewish attorney who takes on his case pro bono. The Atlas, 1333 H St. NE. atlasarts.org. Hir at Woolly. Through June 18. Isaac, a veteran, returns to his childhood home and discovers that his family’s been transformed. Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company, 641 D ST. NW. woollymammoth.net. Crazy Mary Lincoln: A New Musical at Fringe. Through June 18. Mary Todd Lincoln shopped like Nancy, stumped like Hillary and suffered like Jackie. She was both loved and reviled by the public and the press. With toe-tapping choruses and beautiful ballads, this new musical explores the life of the First Family following the assassination of the President. $25. Logan Fringe Arts Space: Trinidad Theatre, 1358 Florida Ave. NE. capitalfringe.org.

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DC’s Annual Truck Touch. June 10, 9 AM to 2 PM. Once a year, the DC Department of Public Works puts its trucks, helicopters, and big equipment on display. Kids love it. RFK Stadium in Lot 7. dpw.dc.gov. tragedy begins as fairy tale and ends in nightmare of homelessness, alienation, family strife and civil war. Starring local acting legend Rick Foucheux as Lear. Gunston Arts Center, Theatre Two, 2700 South Lang St., Arlington, VA. avantbard.org. Doubt, A Parable at Anacostia Arts Center. Through June 25. The play examines the Catholic Church abuse scandal. Anacostia Arts Center, 1231 Good Hope Rd. SE. SeeNoSun.org. Jesus Christ Superstar at Signature. Through July 2. With a rock-opera score by Andrew Lloyd Webber, Jesus Christ Superstar tells the story of Jesus’ life in his final week and includes well-known songs like “I Don’t Know How to Love Him,” “What’s the Buzz” and “Everything’s Alright.” Signature Theatre, 4200 Campbell Ave., Shirlington, VA. sigtheatre.org. Mosaic Presents “Seeing Double” at Hill Center. June 6, 7 to 9 PM. Mosaic Theater presents a staged reading of “Seeing Double: A Middle Eastern Comedy of Error” by Jody Hirsh, Joan Holden, Sinai Peter, Henri Picciotto, Emily Shihadeh and Hanna Eady. Free. Register at hillcenterdc.org Mosaic’s The Return at the Atlas. June 7 to July 2. A gripping mystery set in a run-down automobile repair shop in old Herzliya, this American premiere by Palestinian playwright Hanna Eady and Seattle-based writer with

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Edward Mast elegantly dramatizes the smoldering tension between a Palestinian mechanic and an attracted, conflicted Israeli Jewish woman from his past. The Atlas, 1333 H St. NE. atlasarts.org. The Essential Theatre’s Jean and Dinah...The Play. June 8 to 18. In celebration of National Caribbean Heritage Month, “Jean and Dinah...The Play,” orchestrates itself out of the Mighty Sparrow’s 1956 internationally renowned calypso When the Yankees Gone as a response to American occupation in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. Undercroft Theatre, Mount Vernon Place United Methodist Church, 900 Massachusetts Ave. NW. theessentialtheatre.org. Editor’s note: The Essential Theatre is a non-profit, professional theatre dedicated, but not limited to producing theatre reflective of the African-American experience. Paramount to the company’s mission is the implementation of programs for youth in area that promote interdisciplinary education and positive self-esteem. Founded in 1989, the company hosts a play development program, The Essential Theatre’s New Play Reading Series, the Children’s Program in Public Schools and the Women’s Works Program. The company also maintains a relationship with Social Services programs to provide job training opportunities. Still Life with Rocket at Anacostia Playhouse. June 8 to July 2. With Etta’s death rapidly approaching, her grown children return home, reviving the wild, reckless and

brutal games of their youth. Anacostia Playhouse, 2020 Shannon Pl. SE. theateralliance.com. Theatre Lab’s Annual Dramathon. June 12, 7:30 PM. Some of the most recognizable names in DC theatre come together for a great cause at Washington Stage Guild. Actors and playwrights donate their time along with volunteer fundraisers for world premiere staged readings of short plays written just for that night. All proceeds generated by the event benefit The Theatre Lab’s scholarship fund. To take part or to get tickets, visit theatrelab.org or call 202-824-0449. Bard in the Park. In partnership with The Folger Shakespeare Library, Bard in the Park is a three-week series celebrating Shakespeare. Bard in the Park will take place, 6:30 to 8:30 PM, at Canal Park, 200 M St. SE. It includes a screening of Shakespeare adapted movies and a pre-show interactive performance by various Shakespeare entertainers. June 14, Romeo + Juliet (1996); June 21, Much Ado About Nothing (2012); June 28, 10 Things I Hate About You (1999). capitolriverfront.org/calendar. Broken Glass at Theater J. June 14 to July 9. Set in Brooklyn throughout the rampage of Kristallnacht in 1938, this astonishing and electrifying play confronts general assumptions about being American, being married and coming to terms with one’s own identity. Theater J, 1529 16th St. NW. washingtondcjcc.org.

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Hollywood Goes to War: World War I on the Big Screen at Air and Space. Fridays at 7 PM. June 16, The Eagle and the Hawk; July 14, Paths of Glory; Aug. 11, The Millionaires’ Unit: US Naval Aviators in the First World War; Sept. 15, Gallipoli; Oct. 20, The Blue Max; Nov. 11, The Lost Squadron. Visit airandspace.si.edu/hollywood for free tickets. When We Were Young and Unafraid at Keegan. June 17 to July 8. In the early 1970s, before Roe v. Wade or the Violence Against Women Act, Agnes has turned her quiet bed and breakfast into one of the few spots where victims of domestic violence can seek refuge. Keegan Theatre, 1742 Church St. NW. keegantheatre.com. Fringe Festival. July 6 to 30. During the Fringe Festival, nooks and crannies in the H Street NE and Trinidad neighborhoods are filled with live performance. This festival includes work by local theatre companies and musical acts curated by Capital Fringe and works that are produced by local and traveling independent Fringe artists. See the schedule at capitalfringe.org. The Originalist at Arena. July 7 to 30. Four-time Helen Hayes Award winner Edward Gero returns as Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. When a bright, liberal, Harvard Law School graduate embarks on a nerve-wracking clerkship with the conservative Justice, she discovers him to be both an infuriating sparring partner and an unexpected mentor. Arena Stage, 1101 Sixth St. SW. 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. Advance schedule not possible here. Sign up for what’s playing at themiracletheatre.com. Miracle Theater, 535 Eighth St. SE. 202-400-3210.

DANCE Free Activities on the 8th St Arts Park. Fridays, 6:30 to 7:30 PM. June 9, Brookland/Edgewood Youth Showcase; June 16, CapoeiraDC; June 23, Culture Shock Washington, DC; June 30, Smooth & EZ Hand Dance. The Park is in the currently empty Kearny Street Alley between 3305 and 3225 Eighth St. NE in Brookland/Edgewood. danceplace.org. In Jazz We Trust: Music in Motion. June 10, 8 PM; June 11, 7 PM. Princess Moon performs an evening of jazzinfluenced dance works as part of the DC Jazz Festival. Dance Place, 3225 Eighth St. NE. danceplace.org.

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Joy of Motion Dance Festival. June 10, 9 AM to 3 PM. The Joy of Motion Dance Festival (JoyFest) is the only festival in the DC region that celebrates dance education and performance. More than 800 dedicated young dancers will perform in over 100 dance pieces. In addition to the performances, family-friendly activities are scheduled throughout the day. Fort Reno Park. joyofmotion.org/ spring-dance-festival. Dance Speaks Volumes Summer Intensive at CHAW. June 12 to 17, 10 AM to 4 PM. Light Switch Dance Theatre aims to offer a pre-professional training ground for young artists looking to pursue a career in Dance. $425. Capitol Hill Arts Workshop, 545 Seventh St. SE. lightswitchdance. wixsite.com/lsdt/programs. In Octavia’s Brood: Riding the Ox Home at Dance Place. June 16 and 17, 8 PM. Meghan Abadoo crafts an immersive, site-based dance work inspired by the prophetic envisioning of racial justice activists: science fiction author Octavia Butler and abolitionist, Harriet Tubman. Abadoo draws from her background in Contemporary, West African and Funk dance genres to explore storytelling from the perspectives of women of the African Diaspora. Dance Place, 3225 Eighth St. NE. danceplace.org. Joe’s Movement Emporium Presents RebollarDance. June 17, 8 PM and June 18, 4 PM. 40+ features artists and chorographers over the age of 40 in a multi-media, collaborative concert that challenges audiences preconceived definitions of modern dance. Tickets are $20, advance; $25 at the door. Joe’s Movement Emporium, 3309 Bunker Hill Rd. Mt. Rainier, MD. joesmovement.org. Zumba at Southwest Library. Mondays, 7:30 PM. Instructor Roshaunda Jenkins will lead this one-hour fitness and dance workout. All fitness levels welcome. The class is free and no registration is required. Southwest Library, 900 Wesley Pl. SW. dclibrary.org/southwest. Library Tango Practica. Saturdays, June 17, July 15, Aug., 19 and Sept. 16; 2:30 PM. Learn and practice the Argentine Tango with Bahman Aryana of Rendezvous Tango. Free. All levels welcome. Southwest Library, 900 Wesley Pl. SW. dclibrary.org/southwest. DC Hip-Hop Theater Festival at Dance Place. July 7 and 8, 8 PM. Founded as the Hip-Hop Theater Festival in 2000, the Hi-ARTS mission is to support hip-hop as a vibrant urban art and culture movement. Dance Place, 3225 Eighth St. NE. danceplace.org. TWB@THEARC Summer Classes. Mondays, 6:45 to 8 PM; Adult Barre, Tuesdays, 7 to 8 PM; Wednesdays, 6:45 to 7:45 PM, Adult Pilates; Wednesdays, 7:45 to 9 PM; Thursdays, 7 to 8:15 PM, Adult Ballet; Saturdays, 8:30 to 9:30

AM, Adult Zumba; Saturdays, 2:15 to 3 PM, Adult African. Single classes are $12. A discount of $6 is granted to adults from the zip codes 20020 and 20032. A valid ID is required to receive the discount. Class cards good for 12 classes are $100/$60 for Wards 7 and 8 residents. THEARC is at 1901 Mississippi Ave. SE. thearcdc.org.

SPORTS AND FITNESS DC United at RFK. June 3, 4 PM, vs LA Galaxy; June 21, 7:30 PM vs Atlanta United FC. dcunited.com. Washington Mystics Basketball. June 4, 9, 11, 18, 27 and 29. Verizon Center. mystics.wnba.com. Washington Nationals. June 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29. Nat’s Park. washington.nationals.mlb.com. Pride 5K Run at Congressional Cemetery. June 9. This is a race of friendly competition, an evening of community and celebration. It is an Official Event of the Pride in the Nation’s Capital celebration. Register at capitalpride.org/ events/pride-run-5k-2016-2. congressionalcemetery.org. Shake Your Soul Yoga Workshop. June 11, 1:30 PM. Come by the Southwest Library for a special yoga workshop with Hannah Baumgardner of WithLove DC. All levels are welcome at this free class, and no registration is required. Mats and props provided by Friends of the Southwest Library. Southwest Neighborhood Library, 900 Wesley Pl. SW. dclibrary.org/southwest. Rumsey Aquatic Center. Open weekdays, 6:30 AM to 9 PM; weekends, 9 AM to 5 PM. 635 North Carolina Ave. SE. Free to DC residents. Have ID. dpr.dc.gov. Nearby DC Public Outdoor Pools. Randall Pool (closed Mondays) at South Capitol and I Streets SW; and Rosedale Pool (closed Wednesdays) at 1701 Gales St. NE. East Potomac Pool is closed for the season. All outdoor pools are open weekends, noon to 6 PM; weekdays 11 AM to 8 PM. All pools are free for DC residents. Have picture ID. dpr.dc.gov. Nearby Free Public Tennis Courts. King Greenleaf Recreation Center, 201 N St. SW; Garfield Park, Third and G Streets SE; Randall Park First and I Streets SW; Rosedale Recreation Center, 1701 Gales St. NE; Sherwood Recreation Center, 640 10th St. NE. All courts are open daily, dawn to dusk. Some are lighted for extended evening play. Courts are available on a first-come, first-served basis for one hour intervals; extended use of tennis courts requires a permit. Proper shoes and attire is required. 202-671-0314. dpr.dc.gov.

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Yoga Gatherings at the Botanic Garden. Saturdays, 10:30 to 11:30 AM. WithLoveDC is a movement to spread love, joy, and acceptance throughout the District. WithLoveDC offers free yoga gatherings at the US Botanic Garden. This program is first-come, first served with limited space available. Participants are encouraged to bring their own mats. No pre-registration required. usbg.gov. Yoga Mortis at Congressional Cemetery. Wednesdays, 6 PM. Classes are one hour and appropriate for all experience levels. No reservations are required; suggested donation is $15. Cash, Venmo and Paypal accepted. congressionalcemetery.org. Yoga with Tara at Northeast Library. Mondays, 7 PM. Please bring water and a mat, and wear comfortable clothing to this free class. All experience levels are welcome. Northeast Neighborhood Library, 330 Seventh St. NE. dclibrary.org/ northeast.

MARKETS AND SALES SW Arts Market. Every second and fourth Friday, 4 to 10 PM. June 9 and 23. Fourth and M Streets SW. marketswdc.com. Friends of SE Library Book Sale. June 10, 10 AM to 3 PM. Most books are $1. Southeast Neighborhood Library, 403 Seventh St. SE. 202-6983377. dclibrary.org/southeast.

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Maury ES Book & Bake Sale. June 10, 10 AM to 1 PM. Get summer reading off to a great start at the Maury ES PTA Book & Bake sale at the school, 1250 Constitution Ave. NE. All books $1. Donations accepted before 11 AM. Friends of SW Library Book Sale. June 24, 10 AM to 3 PM and June 25, 1:30 to 4 PM. Sale supports

events and supplies for the library. Questions? Have Books to Donate? Email them at friendsofswlibrary@ gmail.com. Southwest Neighborhood Library, 900 Wesley Pl. SW. dclibrary. org/southwest. H Street NE FRESHFARM Market. Saturdays, 9 AM to 12:30 PM. 800 13th St. NE. freshfarm.org. Southwest DC Community Farmers Market. Saturdays, 9 AM to 1 PM. Fourth and M Streets SW. dreamingoutloud.org. Capitol Riverfront FRESHFARM Market. Sundays, 10 AM to 2 PM. 1101 Second St. SE. freshfarm.org. Eastern Market. Daily except Mondays and important holidays. Weekdays, 7 AM to 7 PM; Saturdays, 7 AM to 6 PM; Sundays, 9 AM to 5 PM. Flea market and arts and crafts market open weekends, 9 AM to 6 PM. Eastern Market is Washington’s last continually operated “old world” market. 200 and 300 blocks of Seventh St. SE. 202-698-5253. easternmarketdc.org. Dupont Circle FRESHFARM Market. Sundays, 8:30 AM to 1:30 PM. 20th St. and Massachusetts Ave. NW. 202362-8889. freshfarmmarket.org. Branch Avenue Pawn Parking Lot Flea Market. Saturdays after 10 AM. 3128 Branch Ave., Temple Hills, MD. Fresh Tuesdays at Eastern Market. Tuesdays, 3 to 7 PM. Farmers’ line of fresh produce. Eastern Market, 200 block of Seventh Street SE. 202-6985253. easternmarketdc.com.

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GREAT WAYS TO ENJOY A DC SUMMER Get in the Swim Dive into a Summer of Sharks at National Geographic

More than a hundred million sharks are killed each year, primarily for their fins. Award-winning National Geographic photographer Brian Skerry has gone to extraordinary lengths to show us why we should not only protect them, but respect and appreciate them as integral species within our ecosystem. The exhibition will include large-scale images, videos, artifacts, models, and interactive experiences—all highlighting Skerry’s passion, skill, and technique. $15, adults; $10, kids. Through Oct 15. 1145 17th St. NW. nationalgeographic.org.

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Do Laps in DC’s Outdoor Public Swimming Pools

DC’s outdoor pools are one of our great success assets. Dotted all around the city, they are free to DC residents (adults need picture ID). After school closes, summer hours are 11 a.m to 8 p.m. on weekdays and noon to 6 p.m. on weekends. Every pool is closed one day a week for maintenance. Find pools at dpr.dc.gov/page/ outdoor-pools. For those of you 18 and older who have put off learning to swim, find a $50 Learn the Basics class at dpr.dc.gov. The DPR instructors are remarkably patient.

Splash Around in the Burbs

Great Waves Waterpark in Cameron Run Regional Park, 4001 Eisenhower Ave., Alexandria,

VA, is a great way to spend the entire day. It has five waterslides, a giant wave pool, batting cages, 18 holes of miniature golf, rental cabanas, a cafe, pizza and ice cream. Great Waves Waterpark is open every day June 23 to Sept. 4, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Admission fees for people 48” or more, $14.75; less than 48”; $11.75; age 55 and over, $8.25; after 4 p.m., $8.25; under age 2, free. Add one dollar on weekends. There are four other NOVA waterparks with colorful names such as Atlantis, Ocean Dunes, Pirates Cover and Volcano Island and they’re all close by. Read more at novaparks.com.

Smell the Roses Attend the Arbor Fair and Tree Climbing Championship

The International Society of Arboriculture has chosen the National Arboretum as the site for its annual tree climbing competition. Come and see arborists from all over the world compete in professional tree climbing activities. There will be tree and plant identification walks, bonsai workshops, children’s activities, local artisans, exhibitors and much more. Bring your own chair and enjoy a full day of activities and events. The International Tree Climbing Championship with Arbor Fair and Expo is on Friday, July 28, noon to 4 p.m.; Saturday, July 29, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.; and Sunday, July 30, 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., at the National Arboretum. Free. usna.usda.gov.

Tour the National Garden

A natural complement to the US Botanic Garden, the National Garden highlights the amazing diversity of American plants. The three-acre garden draws inspiration from the environments of the Mid-Atlantic region. Conceived as an outdoor laboratory for gardening in harmony with natural ecosystems, the Garden opened in the fall of 2006. On Mondays in summer, 3 to 4 p.m., learn

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about its history, plants butterflies like, native plants of the middle Atlantic area and roses that grow well in the Washington environment. Bring sunscreen, protective clothing, and water. The tour is canceled if it rains or during times of extreme heat (heat index of 95 degrees or higher/Code Red weather alert). Independence Avenue and Third St. SW. usbg.gov.

gaday.org. They also suggest you bring your own yoga mat or sheet if you plan to participate in the actual yoga asanas. You may also choose to come for the various speakers and performances. They say, “Although we are hoping for sunshine, there’s something magical about practicing yoga in the rain!” which means rain or shine.

Help Clean-up and Enjoy Kenilworth Park

About once a month there is an opportunity to help clean up, hear music or atSylvia “Marilyn” Shot by Gordon Ames Lameyer, June 1954. Photo: Gordon Lameyer, Courtesy The Lilly Library, Indiana tend a festival at the famously under-visitUniversity, Bloomington, Indiana ed Kenilworth Park & Aquatic Gardens at 1550 Anacostia Ave. NE. Kenilworth Aquatin college and collapse of her marriage—and to ic Gardens is the only national park devotnavigate the societal pressures placed on women ed to cultivated water-loving plants. This summer, as she made her way in the professional world. volunteer on Saturdays, June 24 and Sept. 10, 9 The National Portrait Gallery, open 11:30 a.m. to a.m. to noon; attend the Annual Water Lily & Lo7 p.m., is at Eighth and F Streets NW. npg.si.edu. tus Festival on Saturday, July 15, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; and hear jazz on Saturday, July 22, 5 to 7 p.m., on Lotus Jazz Night. Editor’s note: The late afternoon mosquito situation has been handled. The park has introduced a larva eating fish into the ponds which makes the park much more comfortable at the end Embassy of India along with Friends of Yoga is of the day. nps.gov/keaq. organizing the International Day of Yoga celebration on June 17, 8:30 to 10:30 a.m., at the Sylvan Theater, on the northeast corner of the Washington Monument Grounds. All are welcome. You can arrive anytime. It’s free and you can drop by but they prefer you register at dcyo-

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Take in “One Life: Sylvia Plath” at the National Portrait Gallery

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Wind Down at the National Shrine Summer Sunday Organ Concerts

One of the great ways to relax and regain your balance during a DC summer is to attend the Summer Organ Recital Series every Sunday in July and August, 6 p.m., at the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. The concerts feature organists from the US and abroad. There is no charge for admission but a free will offering will be accepted. All are welcome to attend these performances. Here’s the lineup: July 2, Nathan Davy, organist & Alex Trygstad, viola from Washington, DC and Rochester, New York; July 9, Marina Omelchenko from Moscow, Russia; July 16, Benjamin LaPrairie from Washington, DC; July 23, Peter van de Velde from Antwerp, Belgium; July 30, Dan Aune from Baltimore, MD; Aug. 6, Michael Emmerich from Houston, TX; Aug. 13, Peter Latona from Washington, DC; Aug. 20, Iris Lan from New York, New York; and Aug. 27, Sergio Orabona from Stuttgart, Germany. The National Shrine is at 400 Michigan Ave. NE. nationalshrine.com.

Slip the Surly Bonds of Earth Learn How to Fly Without a Plane Casey Trees Summer Crew Climb with Davey Tree at the National Arboretum. Photo: Courtesy of Casey Trees

This is what iFLY (indoor sky diving) says. “Each flight within the wind tunnel lasts 60 seconds. However, total flight length depends on the package that you choose.

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When jumping out of an airplane, the free fall portion lasts about 45 seconds. If you reserve a package that contains two flights, you will have two turns in the wind tunnel with an instructor lasting 60 seconds each. The entire iFLY firsttime flyer experience takes approx. 1 hour and 30 minutes from start to finish. You must take a training class. They claim that people between the ages of three and 103 and less than 300 lbs can participate. The Baltimore iFLY is at 8209 Town Center Dr. You see it when on I95 north, just past the Harbor Tunnel exit to your left. iflyworld.com/baltimore.

Take an Open Cockpit Ride

On Sept. 16 and 17, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., both days, 2017 Joint Base Andrews Airshow guests will experience aerial demonstrations and learn more about the military personnel and equipment JBA uses to carry out missions. The Thunderbirds are scheduled to perform on Saturday at 3 p.m. The airshow is free and welcoming of the public. Security will, of course, be tight. Please have a look at the list of prohibited items on jba.af.mil/ About-Us/Air-Show. Parking is at FedEx Field and Branch Avenue Metro Station with shuttles from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. There is an airshow for DOD cardholders exclusively on Friday, Sept, 15.

Watch a Glorious Sunset Listen to Military Band Concerts at the Capitol

Go for the music but get knocked over by the sunsets. Listening to an evening military band performance is a truly patriotic experience. Weekdays, all summer long, at 8 p.m., hear the US Navy Band on Mondays, the US Air Force Band on Tuesdays; the US Marine Band on Wednesdays; the US Army

Band or the US Marine Band on Thursdays; and the US Army Band on Fridays. It doesn’t matter which day you go, the entire experience is glorious. The concerts are on the Capitol steps, west side of the Capitol. There’s plenty of parking near the Botanic Garden.

Tour the Monuments at Twilight

During a twilight tour of the principle Washington, DC monuments, it’s impossible not to get a great sunset. Highly recommended are the Jefferson and Lincoln Memorials. At the Lincoln (our favorite), you can walk around it, on the outside, and face Arlington Cemetery and it’s grandeur. But the sunset, from that perspective, is breathtaking. Another is the unobstructed view from the middle of Memorial Bridge. Parking isn’t as tricky as you would think, even in summer. nps.gov/linc.

Have Drinks on the W Hotel Terrace

The rooftop bar in the W Hotel at 515 15th St. NW, looks at, on and beyond some of Washington, DC’s most spectacular sights--including a glorious sunset. povrooftop.com.

Find a Fun Fair Go to Virginia’s Largest County Fair

At the weekly Flying Circus Air Show, you’ll see The 68th Annual Prince William County Fair, wing walkers, barnstormers, biplanes, parachute Aug. 11 to 19, features demolition derbies, jumpers carrying the American flag and hot rides, games, fair food, monster trucks, Moair balloons. You can also get open cocktoCrossed, Rockin A Ranch Petting Zoo, pit rides. The Flying Circus Air Show haptractor pulls and live music. Competitions pens every Sunday through Oct. 29. The are the Demolition Derby, a Baby Contest gates open at 11 a.m. and the show starts at and a Pet Show. Tickets are $10 for adults; 2:30 p.m. Tickets are $15 for adults; $13, ac$6 for kids. Gates open at 5 p.m., every day. tive military; $7, kids. On Aug. 19 and 20, The Prince William County Fairgrounds is 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., there is a Hot Air Balloon about an hour from DC at 10624 Dumfries Festival where you can arrange a balloon Rd. Manassas, VA. pwcfair.com. ride. You deal with the pilot directly. The Flying Circus Aerodrome is 14 miles SE of Warrenton and 22 miles NW of Fredericksburg, just off Route 17, at 5114 Ritchie Road (Route 644) in Bealeton, VA (about an hour The Arlington County Fair, Aug. 16 to 20, away). flyingcircusairshow.com. Bad weathis one of our favorites--it’s close in, free and er cancels. it has no pretensions of being an agriculThe sunset from the Capitol grounds. Photo: Nan Raphael

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Get a Trump Experience Check out the “Who’s Looking Back” Photo Show at Gallery O on H

In “Who’s Looking Back”, on display at Gallery O on H, 1354 H St. NE, June 20 to July 28, Washington, DC’s At the Arlington County Fair, 90,000 to 100,000 spectators are top street photographers document expected to pass through the turnstiles this year. the tumultuous presidential inauguration of Donald J. Trump, an event tural fair. During this 40th year of the fair, there that met with rioting, peaceful civil disobedience are bee keepers and bakers, but no cattle, goats or and one of the largest protest marches in US histopigs. Hours are Wednesday, Aug. 16 and Thursry. Their book, “UnPresidented: The Inauguration day, Aug. 17, 5 to 10 p.m.; Friday, Aug. 18, 2 to 11 of Donald J. Trump and the People’s Response,” p.m.; Saturday, Aug. 19, 10 a.m. to 11 p.m.; and captures the raw emotion that flowed through the Sunday, Aug. 19, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Admission to the fair is free but you pay for rides--$1 a ride and $20 for 24 rides. This is a great fair for little kids. There are competitive exhibits in honey bees, baked goods, needlework, crafts and fine arts, photography, and herbs, fruits, nuts and vegetables. Thomas Jefferson Community Center, 3501 Second St. South. Arlington, VA. arlingtoncountyfair.us.

Eastern Shore Fair at Denton

The Caroline-Dorchester County Fair is held from Aug. 2 to 5 at the Caroline County 4-H Park, 8230 Detour Rd., outside of Denton, MD. This fair is truly a country fair. There will be a greased pig contest, a baby contest and a dressa-goat contest, rides, food vendors, games, live music and all the usual fair stuff. One of our favorite features is the nightly communal dinner-fried chicken dinner, a beef dinner, a crab cake dinner and BBQ chicken dinner. Admission is $2 for over 13s and free for under 13s, when accompanied by an adult. caroline-dorchestercountyfair.org.

Tour the White House

Anyone can take a tour of the White House but you must go through your member of Congress no less than 21 days and no more than three months in advance of the date you’re requesting. These selfguided tours are from 7:30 to 11:30 a.m. Tuesday through Thursday; and 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays. Tours are scheduled on a first come, first served basis. All White House tours are free of charge. Please note that White House tours may be subject to last minute cancellation. Reach Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton at 202225-8050 or norton.house.gov.

Visit Newseum

The Newseum at 555 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., is a remarkable antidote to alternate facts, fake news, flip-flops, conspiracy theories, challenges to the First Amendment, the Russians, hypocracy and in-your-face conflicts of interest. Go there to refresh your soul. Plan to spend the day. There is a “President and the Press” talk with White House correspondent for American Urban Radio Networks April Ryan on Saturday, June 10, 2:30 p.m. Admission to the talk is included in the price of admission. Visit newseum.org and figure out the best time to go.

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nation’s capital, both in celebration and protest of Trump’s ascendancy to the most powerful and important job in the world. The collective body of all submitted photos will become a visual time tunnel challenging the viewer to reflect on how they have related to, reacted to, resisted, and/or re-committed in the six months since Jan. 20, 2017. galleryoonh.com.

The Old Post Office Tower is open for business after a nearly three year hiatus during the Trump Tower conversion of the building. The Tower is still a great view of the city especially since the Washington Monument is closed down for the next few years. If you want to go up to the viewing gallery use the south entrance near Starbucks off 12th St., NW. Free. You can, of course, pop into the hotel hobby. It’s your business how you get out of there without buying a $25 cocktail. nps.gov/nama.

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they turn on their overhead carnival lights. If you need AC, there is some inside seating.

Once a Day, Workout at a DC Fitness Center

It’s also okay if you want to do laps at an aquatics center (indoor pool). The fitness centers and indoor and outdoor pools are free for DC resi-

Just like with any restaurant, bowling alley, department store or church, it’s hard to get people in the door for the first time. It’s no different for a theater company. When we find them, you can find them in the Hill Rag Calendar THEATER AND FILM section. Here’s one we just found. In celebration of National Caribbean Heritage Month, “Jean and Dinah...The Play,” orchestrates itself out of the Mighty Sparrow’s 1956 internationally renowned calypso When the Yankees Gone as a response to American occupation in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. June 8-18. Undercroft Theatre, Mount Vernon Jean and Dinah...The Play is on stage at Undercroft Place United MethodTheatre, June 8 to 18. Photo: Jeﬀrey Chock ist Church, 900 Massachusetts Ave. NW. thedents. Just have picture ID with you essentialtheatre.org. until they get used to seeing you. Anyway, the point here is that you have formed a good, healthy habit--just like brushing your teeth--it’s One of the great pleasures of sumsomething you do every day. Fitness mer is alfresco dining. One of our faCenters offer ellipticals, stationary vorites is Indigo at 245 K St. NE. It’s bikes, treadmills, stair climbers, quite informal, reasonably priced, universal weight machines, incline dog friendly, kid okay, good food benches, leg press, barbells, dumband a brisk carryout business--esbells, kettlebells, medicine balls and pecially delightful after dark when resistance bands. Find fitness cen-

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ters with an array of super workout machines and indoor pools at dpr.dc.gov.

Calendar sections of Hill Rag, Mid-City DC and East of the River newspapers.

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Picnic on the River

Catch a NOMA Summer Screen Movie

NoMa Summer Screen is a free, 13-week outdoor film series in one of DC’s coolest neighborhoods. Every Wednesday from June 7 through August 30 (including one rain date), bring your friends, family and neighbors for music, giveaways, food trucks and picnicking to NoMa Junction @ Storey Park, 1005 First St. NE. Movies start at sunset and are screened with subtitles. They encourage moviegoers to bring chairs, because the site is covered in asphalt. Bring blankets, frisbees, and picnic coolers when the doors open at 7 p.m. Check out the schedule at nomabid.org. You can also find area outdoor movies, music and ceremony all summer long in the

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First, pick a river. We have two. There are places to walk to or drive to along all the riverbanks in the area. We particularly like the park areas along the George Washington Memorial Parkway, north and south. The main thing the Rangers are concerned about is that you clean up after yourself. Another area we like is Anacostia Park. There’s some action on the river and in the park but it’s basically quiet.

Roam the Festivals Become a Foodie at the National Capital Barbecue Festival

The National Capital Barbecue Festival, June 24, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. and June 25, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.,

is a ticketed, annual event on Pennsylvania Avenue, between Third and Seventh, NW. There will be at least 30 bands playing rock, blues, R&B, Go Go on three stages but the focus here is food, eating food, chefs’ competitions, cooking demonstrations, giveaways and tastings. You can save on tickets by buying early online. bbqindc.com.

Help the Smithsonian Folklife Festival Celebrate Fifty Years

This year’s Smithsonian Folklife Festival celebrates 50 years of Folklife. This is one of our favorite festivals mostly because it can be enjoyed at leisure, over many days. There are no bumper to bumper crowds. There are no huge commercial concerns. There is always an effort to explain the world in which we live--a gentle look at how human beings from different parts of the world live, work, celebrate, worship and create. The festival is on the National Mall, between Third and Fourth, on June 29 to July 4 and July 6 to 9, 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. with some evening performances. On July 8 and 9 they are presenting a

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51 Mannakee Street, Rockville, MD 20850 EXPLORES THE 1960’S The Monday Night Film Series THE BAD SLEEP WELL Akira Kurosawa Japan, 1960, 150 Minutes, B&W, English Subtitles June 5, 2017, 7 p.m.

LORD OF THE FLIES Peter Brook United Kingdom, 1963, 90 Minutes, B&W July 10, 2017, 7 p.m.

THE VIRGIN SPRING Ingmar Bergman Sweden, 1960, 89 Minutes, B&W, English Subtitles June 12, 2017, 7 p.m.

8 1/2 Federico Fellini Italy, 1963, 138 Min, B&W, English Subtitles July 17, 2017, 7 p.m.

DRAGON INN King Hu Taiwan, 1967, 111 Minutes, Color, English Subtitles August 14, 2017, 7 p.m.

VICTIM Basil Dearden United Kingdom, 1961, 100 Minutes, B&W June 19, 2017, 7 p.m.

THE SOFT SKIN François Truffaut France, 1964, 117 Minutes, B&W, English Subtitles July 24, 2017, 7 p.m.

CAPRICIOUS SUMMER Jiří Menzel Czechoslovakia, 1968, 76 Minutes, Color, English Subtitles August 21, 2017, 7 p.m.

IL SORPASSO Dino Risi Italy, 1962, 105 Minutes, B&W, English Subtitles June 26, 2017, 7 P.M.

I KNEW HER WELL Antonio Pietrangeli Italy, 1965, 115 Minutes, B&W, English Subtitles July 31, 2017, 7 p.m.

Z Costa-Gavras France/Greece, 1969, 127 Minutes, Color, English Subtitles August 28, 2017, 7 p.m.

TALE OF ZATOICHI Kenji Misumi Japan, 1962, 96 Minutes, B&W, English Subtitles July 3, 2017, 7 p.m.

DOUBLE FEATURE: AUGUST 7, 2017 BLACK PANTHERS Agnès Varda France, 1968, 28 Minutes, Color 7 p.m.

BLACK GIRL Ousmane Sembene Senegal, 1966, 65 Minutes, B&W, English Subtitles 7:30 p.m.

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50th reunion weekend with stories about early days of the Festival and a look to the future, as well as special workshops and performances. Share your favorite Festival memories and photos in person or online. festival.si.edu.

Pig Out at the Chesapeake Beer and Crab Festivals

There are two, each having two sessions 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and 5 to 9 p.m. The Baltimore Beer and Crab Festival, on June 24, is at Rash Field at the Inner Harbor. The National Harbor festival, on Aug. 19, is at 300 Waterfront St. This is the eighth year for what is becoming a Maryland tradition. The Festivals themselves are an all-you-care-totaste extravaganza complete with over 65,000 crabs, lots of beer, arts and crafts, live music, family fun and more. There is an array of admission offers that are too complicated to go into here, but there are discounts for prepurchase. Enjoy, because crabs and summer go together. mdcrabfest.com.

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Gallery O on H Photo Show and Book Launch

In Who’s Looking Back, on display at Gallery O on H, 1354 H St. NE, June 20 to July 28, Washington, DC’s top street photographers documented the tumultuous presidential inauguration of Donald J. Trump, an event that met with rioting, peaceful civil disobedience and one of the largest protest marches in US history. Their book, “UnPresidented: The Inauguration of Donald J. Trump and the People’s Response,” captures the raw emotion that flowed through the nation’s capital, both in celebration and protest of Trump’s ascendancy to the most powerful and important job in the world. The collective body of all submitted photos will become a visual time tunnel challenging the viewer to reflect on how they have related to, reacted to, resisted, and/or recommitted in the six months since Jan. 20, 2017. galleryoonh.com. ◆

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HOW TO SPEND A DAY IN IVY CITY Known as the unofficial distillery capital,

by Meghan Markey, photos Andrew Lightman

estled in a deceptively quiet part of the District, the tiny neighborhood of Ivy City has emerged as the unofficial capital of local distilleries, not to mention a handful of restaurant concepts, bars, and fitness studios. The redevelopment of the formerly derelict Hecht Warehouse into luxury apartments with mixed-use retail and dining options serves as a centerpiece, with bars and distilleries dotted among the surrounding blocks, not to mention national chains such as Petco, a Nike Factory store, and makeup and skincare mainstay Ulta. However, it’s really the small businesses that add to Ivy City’s character. Local distilleries have taken advantage of the area’s industrial history to transform abandoned warehouses into unique drinking outposts. The result is a less than glossy, edgy aesthetic that makes it feel like you’ve stumbled on a maybe not-so-well-kept secret enclave of spirit denizens. Although it’s difficult to find anyChef Miguel Rosario of Ari’s Diner one who enjoys a good poses with one of his signature waﬄes. drink who hasn’t heard of the neighborhood, it’s still out-of-the-way and up-and-coming enough to avoid being overrun with crowds (for now). Ivy City is perfectly situated for an afternoon of bar and distillery hopping while popping into one of a handful of eateries to fuel up so you can continue your tour of locally made spirits and brews. Restaurateur Ari Gejdenson has (literally) carved out a corner for three concepts – retro Ari’s Diner, Mexican La Puerta Verde, and sports bar

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is quickly becoming more than collective of spirit makers, adding restaurants, bars, and studios to the rapidly growing neighborhood.

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Dock FC – all sharing the same kitchen. Add the gigantic Ivy City Smokehouse and Turkishpizza joint pidzza, and you’ve got a great selection of food options. One of the best aspects of Ivy City is that it’s eminently walkable, making it the perfect neighborhood to spend an entire day or afternoon distillery-hopping and sampling tacos, checking out bike accessories, catching a soccer game, cracking open some Maryland blue crabs, hanging on a rooftop, or all of the above. Maybe you want to squeeze in a workout before setting out on the day’s food and drink tour – this neighborhood has a handful of options. It’s unpretentious, uncrowded, and unmissable.

Food Ari’s Diner

2003 Fenwick St. NE, arisdiner.com With large booths, throwback 50s teal and white color scheme, and honeycombed tile floors, Ari’s all-day-breakfast and classic diner offerings are sure to satisfy your malted shake cravings with a healthy dose of retro nostalgia. Be sure to try the DC omelet, filled with chunks of half-smoke, cheddar cheese, and a side of DC’s legendary mumbo sauce.

La Puerta Verde

2001 Fenwick St. NE, lapuertaverdedc.com La Puerta Verde is fast gaining a reputation for stellar traditional Mexican dishes, with a lively, colorful atmosphere to boot. Between the ceviche, elote, and selection of tacos, just to highlight a few items, it’s hard to decide, so we suggest either ordering it all and washing it down with some sangria or a smoky paloma, or else returning often. Pro tip: at happy hour, tacos are $2 and a glass of sangria is a steal at $5.

Ivy City Smokehouse

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Ivy City Smokehouse, where the seafood-centric menu will not disappoint. Fish is smoked inhouse, and don’t miss the honeyhot-smoked salmon. The space is huge, complete with a well-appointed and comfy rooftop with copious seating, regularly featuring live music. Head to the market next door to purchase fresh seafood to bring home.

deep brown leather couches and a bar centered around a large vintage mirror, it’s unfussy. The main focus is the booze, just as it should be. Take a free tour or rent the Magnus Room for your next event.

Atlas Brew Works

2052 West Virginia Ave. NE, atlasbrewworks.com Residents who spend any 2000 Hecht Ave. NE, amount of time in DC bars pidzza.com will be familiar with the spoils A new spin on pizza, pidzza mar“One Fish. Two Fish. Red Fish...” of this craft beer brewery outfit. Zachary S. Sims, Jr., holds up a ries the traditional iteration and It’s definitely worth checking fresh, whole Red Snapper. elevates it with Mediterranean out where the magic is made. flavors for a flavorful gourmet Stop by on Saturdays for a free pie. With toppings like curried cauliflower and spintour and to fill up your growler with any one of the ach artichoke cream, you can’t really go wrong in numerous styles of brews that Atlas this fast-casual spot. makes. Stay and hang at the large tasting room, and take your beer outside and catch up with fellow imbibers at one of the picnic tables. Hungry? Atlas Brew Works of1501 New York Ave. NE, ten draws a food truck or two. momsorganicmarket.com/washington-dc/

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Mom’s Organic Market and Naked Lunch

This well-known grocery chain is known for its range of organic fresh produce, raw food, and healthy food options. What’s special about this store is the healthy vegan and vegetarian cafe Naked Lunch, nestled by the grocery aisles. Stop by and pick up a delicious kombucha drink and black bean burger while doing your shopping for the week.

Drink Jos. A. Magnus & Co. Distiller

2052 W. Virginia Ave. NE, josephmagnus.com Well-established DC gin maven Nicole Hassoun (formerly of the Gin Joint in Woodley Park) teamed up with partners from Woodford Reserve and Buffalo Trace to create this distillery based on its namesake, a real distiller who was forced to shut down during Prohibition. Jos. A. Magnus is unique in its inclusion of a cozy cocktail bar on the premises that feels like a stand-alone spot and not an adjunct tasting room: the Murray Hill Club. With wide, low,

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Dock FC

1400 Okie St. NE, dockfcdc.com If you want to catch a soccer game, there’s no better option than Dock FC. This sports bar may win the award for most efficient use of wall space for sporting events. A series of projectors display games

in addition to the plethora of televisions, including a gigantic one on the back wall. Add lots of seating (grab the couches at the back if you can) and snacks from Ari’s Diner and La Puerta Verde, and you’ve found the perfect game-watching spot.

Big Chief

2002 Fenwick St. NE, bigchiefdc.com It’s Saturday night and you want a chill place to grab a drink and hang out on a rooftop. Maybe play some ping-pong. And wouldn’t it be nice to have some live music as well? Enter Big Chief, a New Orleans-style bar perfect to catch up with friends over games and music. Polish your Connect Four skills while listening to a brass band play covers of Cee Lo Green.

Republic Restoratives Distillery

1369 New York Ave. NE, republicrestoratives.com This first woman-owned distillery is full of charm. The open-air tasting room offers views into the distillery, and curated cocktails beautifully showcase the outputs: Civic Vodka, Borough Bourbon, and Rodham Rye. Dishes of candied ginger, herbs, citrus, and various barware adorn the small bar overlooking a large, dark wood vintage card catalog atop a faded rug. It’s a great starting spot to meet for a drink Co-Founder and Head Distiller Alex to kick off your tour Laufer of One Eight Distilling checks on his latest batch. of Ivy City. And while you’re there, $12 will get you a 30-minute tour of the distillery, a tasting flight, and a custom glass.

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Dock FC Bartender Alex Bell shakes up a signature drink.

1135 Okie St. NE oneeightdistilling.com One of the larger distilleries in the area, aptly named for Article One, Section Eight, of the US Constitution, establishing a district as the nation’s capital, is housed in an expansive brick building. On Saturdays, take a free tour of the 15,000 square-foot space and gawk at the impressive line

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of copper stills, stopping in the tasting room for cocktails made with Rock Creek whiskey or Ivy City gin. Or sample both. We won’t judge.

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The parade will begin at 10 a.m. from the intersection of 8th and I Streets SE and end at the Eastern Market Metro Plaza.

(Find a Spot to watch the fun anywhere along Barracks Row.) For more information and to register please go to www.capitolhill4thparade.com Sponsored by: Phil Guire, Jeanne Harrison The Hill Rag Councilmember Charles Allen Barracks Row Mainstreet Naval Lodge No.4

1832 Fenwick St. NE, greenhatgin.com The first craft distillers in the District, New Columbia, makers of Green Hat Gin, pays homage to George Cassiday, a bootlegger who supplied congressmen with booze in the 1920s and was known for his signature green felt hat. In addition to the classic Green Hat gin, it offers several limited-edition versions made with botanicals and citrus. Swing by for free tours and tastings on Saturday afternoons.

Sip & Dry Bar

2004 Hecht Ave. NE, sipanddrybar.com Ok, so a salon may not be the first thing that comes to mind when you want a cocktail. But if you need an amazing blowout, why not go to a blow-dry bar that has an actual bar and full-time bartender (no complimentary flat glass of champagne at this place, like some others. They go full throttle here.) to whip up tasty drinks while you’re getting coiffed? It’s a no-brainer.

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1512 Okie St. NE, bicyclespacedc.com In the market for a stylish way to cruise around the city (maybe to get you to all the distilleries quicker)? Offering not only the best urban brands in cycling, this bike shop (multiple locations in the city) also offers classes and community rides.

Store Manager Hamzat Sani and Co-Owner Philip Koopman show oﬀ festively colored road bike at BikeSpace.

CrossFit Hierarchy

1516 Okie St. NE, crossfithierarchy.com CrossFit isn’t just a workout, it’s a way of life. Jump on one of the city’s most popular fitness movements at CrossFit Hierarchy and get whipped into shape by some of the best in the business.

Bikram Yoga

1510 Okie St. NE, bikramyogariveric.com With a 1700 square-foot hot room, there’s plenty of space to accommodate all of your hot yoga, Pilates, and barre needs. Bikram Yoga offers a range of classes in a stylish, airy studio.

Planet Fitness

1406 Okie St. NE, planetfitness.com This self-described “no judgment” chain of gyms brings its accessible approach to fitness to Ivy City. Open 24/7, there’s no excuse not to squeeze in a workout. And with all the delicious food temptations around, you’ll be thankful for this location of the national brand. ◆

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Capitol Riverfront KID-FRIENDLY AND FAMILY-CENTRIC PROGRAMS by Robbin Lee s everyone makes plans for the warm months ahead, the Capitol Riverfront will be the center of daily activity and summer celebration. An exciting weekly lineup of free outdoor events is planned throughout the neighborhood. With support from the Near Southeast Community Partners, two new programs include Kids in Canal and the FRESHFARM Capitol Riverfront Farmers Market. Returning events include the Thursday Night Outdoor Movie Series in Canal Park and Friday Night Concerts in Yards Park. This diverse collection of events amplifies fun for kids, adults, and families. Kids in Canal is a 12-week series of performances that kicks off on Wednesday, June 7, with kid’s music by the Rainbow Rock Band. Locally renowned magician and personality The Great Zucchini makes his Canal Park debut on June 14. Ever-popular Mad Science and a puppet show series round out the performances. Arrange play dates and bring the little ones to the middle block of Canal Park for these hit shows: June 7: Rainbow Rock Band June 14: The Great Zucchini June 21: Mad Science June 28: Kaydee Puppets July 5: Rainbow Rock Band July 12: Magic of John Jenson July 19: Mad Science July 26: Carousel Puppets Aug. 2: Rainbow Rock Band Aug. 9: Zig Zag the Magician Aug. 16: Mad Science Aug. 23: Carousel Puppets Also new this year is the FRESHFARM Capitol Riverfront Farmers Market. FRESHFARM is a nonprofit that promotes sustainable agriculture

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and improves food access and equity in the Midatlantic region by operating producer-only farmers’ markets. With popularity growing after a few successful Sundays already, the market will run into the fall and operate every Sunday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Come shop for locally sourced fruits and vegetables, meat, cheese, bread, beer, coffee, and much more. The market is currently partnered with Bluejacket to create a beer garden within the market, making it the perfect pre-game pit stop for Nationals game-goers. City Golf Adventures returns to the south block of Canal Park on June 7 through 10 and will be open from noon to 8 p.m. each day. Friends and families of all ages can put their putting skills to the test and try for a winning score at the nine custom holes. Admission will be $3.50 for nine holes and $5.00 for 18, with putter and ball rental included. Kid-sized putters

will also be available. Be sure to check the Capitol Riverfront website for happy-hour deals and other promotions. The Thursday Night Outdoor Movies will return to Canal Park beginning June 1 through Aug. 17 in the park’s northern block, located at Second and I streets SE. Each film in this year’s lineup was selected and inspired by public demand. Films will roll at sundown (typically around 8:30 p.m.). Moviegoers are encouraged to arrive as early as 7:00 p.m. with a picnic, grab popcorn from the Popped! Republic truck, and enjoy the following movies: June 1: “Ghostbusters” (2016) June 8: “Me Before You” June 15: “Sister Act” June 22: “Doctor Strange” June 29: “Secret Life of Pets” July 6: “Grease” July 13: “Moana” July 20: “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” July 27: “Arrival”

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Aug. 3: “La La Land” Aug. 10: “Fantastic Beasts & Where to Find Them” Aug. 17: Fan Favorite -“Beauty & The Beast” (2017) In partnership with the Folger Shakespeare Library, Bard in the Park will be a three-week series celebrating Shakespeare with screenings of Shakespeare-adapted movies and a pre-show interactive performance by Elizabethan entertainers. Bard in the Park will take place on the north block of Canal Park. The performances will start at 6:30 p.m. with movie screenings to follow at sundown.

The Capitol Riverfront Friday Night Concert Series in Yards Park is in its seventh year and is again presented by CSX Beyond Our Rails. Every Friday night from May 26 through Sept. 1, popular performers bring the best of pop, R&B, country, reggae, and more to the Modelo Especial Stage. This year, the concerts will return to the Boardwalk & Terrace Steps. Attendees can pack a picnic or take out from the 38+ neighboring restaurants. A variety of beer and wine options will be available for sale. Face painters and balloon artists will be there to dazzle

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June 28: Pre-show: Nickel Shakespeare Girls performing “Pants & Poise: Meet Many of Shakespeare’s Leading Ladies”. Move screening: “10 Things I Hate about You” (1999), directed by Gil Junger The Rockin’ the Block concert series returns to Canal Park this summer with five family-friendly concerts featuring bands of a variety of genres. Concerts will be held on Wednesday evenings, May 31, June 7, July 12, Aug. 2, and Sept. 2 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the middle block of Canal Park. Rockin’ the Block will also feature food and beverage vendors, a moon bounce, and lawn games for all ages. Concertgoers are encouraged to arrive early with picnic dinners, blankets, and takeout meals from Capitol Riverfront restaurants to enjoy an evening of free live music by the following bands: May 31: PEO and The Carriers June 7: South Rail July 12: Daniel Hill

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the kids! Start each weekend of the summer in Yards Park, DC’s top outdoor venue, with the following artists: May 26: Jimi Smooth & HitTime (R&B) July 21: Bachelor Boys Band (pop cover) June 2: The Morrison Brothers Band (country) July 28: Covered with Jam (funk-rock fusion) June 9: Jeff From Accounting (pop cover) Aug. 4: Party Like It’s (pop cover) June 16: DC JazzFest at The Yards: Lori Williams & Ola Onabule Aug. 11: Sam Grow (country) June 23: Moose Jaw (bluegrass) Aug. 18: Pebble to Pearl (R&B) June 30: Jah Works (reggae) Aug. 25: 19th Street Band (Americana) July 7: The Reagan Years (80s) Sept. 1: Burnt Sienna (pop cover) July 14: Justin Trawick (Americana) Sept.8: Rain date

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Don’t forget that the Yards Park Great Lawn, canal basin water feature, and dancing water fountains are summer staples to enjoy. Canal Park also sports 42 waterjets as a splash pad option just one block away from the Navy Yard-Ballpark Metro stop. All the water features in the neighborhood will remain open beyond Labor Day weekend until the end of the Nationals baseball season. Explore the neighborhood with Anacostia Riverkeeper and its catchand-release fishing at Diamond Teague Park from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. every Friday night from June 16 through Aug. 25 (except July 7). Friday night fishing is free and fun for those young and old. Rods, reels, bait, and instruction are included for a wonderful family experience. For a more relaxed enjoyment of the river, the Anacostia Watershed Society’s Anacostia River Discovery Series has many opportunities to get out on the water and explore. Whether you’re a lifetime resident or brand new to the region, there’s always something to discover. Visit www.anacostiaws.org for more information on Paddle Nights and Canoe Tours and to register for one of the free evening events. Gather the kids and family and bring everyone down to the Capitol Riverfront to enjoy all of the summer activities here. Visit the Capitol Riverfront events online (www.capitolriverfront.org/things-to-do/events) for a full schedule of performances, movies, events, and festivals. Robbin Lee is the Parks Events and Programming Coordinator at the Capitol Riverfront BID. She has years of experience as the director of one of DC’s largest food festivals as well as a background in putting together all-around fun at art places like the Phillips Collection in DC and Maryland Art Place in Baltimore. Robin can be found at rlee@capitolriverfront. org ◆

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Bulletin Board Charnice A. Milton Community Bookstore Seeks Book Donations The Charnice A. Milton Community Bookstore, 1918 Martin Luther King, Jr. Ave. SE. is opening on May 27. The bookstore seeks donations. All titles and genres are welcome. Books may be dropped off on Wednesdays, 5 to 8 p.m., throughout the summer. Email John Muller at muller.h.john@gmail.com for more information.

DCHA, the city, and neighbors break ground. Photo: DC Housing Authority

Rural Dog Rescue Fundraiser On June 15, 6 to 11 p.m., join the folks (and pups!) from Rural Dog Rescue for a fun happy hour at the Brig Beer Garden, 1007 Eighth St. SE. Drink beer or wine and save dogs. Rural Dog Rescue is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to save the lives of dogs in high-kill shelters in hopes of finding them their forever home. Learn more and connect with them at ruraldogrescue.com.

Silent Reading Group Looking for a little peace and quiet? There is a growing movement of quiet reading groups here in DC and around the country. Grab a book and a cup of tea and join them for some quiet reading time at the end of a busy day. The group meets monthly on second Mondays at 6 p.m. at Capital Teas, 718 Eighth St. SE. All are welcome. This quiet reading group is organized by Southeast Library. dclibrary. org/southeast.

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Ground Broken on New Homes in Capitol Riverfront DC officials and community members broke ground on the $74 million Capper 769N complex. The new development features 36 affordable apartments interspersed throughout 179 apartments. The building will include commercial retail space and residential communal areas. It is the sixth phase of the Capper/Carrollsburg redevelopment. One of the largest HOPE VI projects in the nation, Capitol Quarter and Capitol Riverfront are the result of DC Housing Authority (DCHA) leveraging a $34.9 million grant in 2001 with public and private dollars for a total of more than $581 million. Ultimately, the project will create more than 1,700 rental and homeownership units, office and retail space and a community center. DCHA committed to rebuilding the 707 affordable units that were previously part of the now demolished Capper/Carrollsburg development. This growing community now has 438 new homes for low-income families.

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Class of 2016, New Story Leadership. Photo: Courtesy of New Story Leadership

The DC Housing Production Trust Fund spent $7.4 million to help Channel Square tenants acquire and renovate the property. Of its 231 units, 147 units will stay affordable for 40 years. The Mayor also invested an additional $1.25 million into the largest private solar project in the city, which will generate approximately 20 percent of the property’s energy. This will save about $20,000 in operating costs each year.

App and Tech Help at NE Library On June 21, 3 p.m., get answers to questions about portable devices and useful tips about apps and other software features. This class is designed for seniors, but all are welcome. Northeast Library, 330 Seventh St. NE. dclibrary.org/northeast.

Meet Young Palestinian and Israeli Activists For the eighth year, New Story Leadership, a local non-profit, is giving ten young Israelis and Palestinians a “safe space” in which to learn about each other’s experiences and visions for the future. Drawn from Gaza, the West Bank and Israel, these emerging leaders live together with host families and work together in Congress or with NGO’s engaged in the Middle East. They develop skills in non-violent communication and joint projects to implement back home. On June 28, 7 to 9 p.m., four of these young leaders will share their stores and aspirations at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 301 A St. SE. Meet all ten participants during a post-talk reception with light refreshments. Sponsored by St. Mark’s Mid-East Working Group, this event is free and open to all. newstoryleadership.org.

p.m. on June 21 at Hill Center, 921 Pennsylvania Ave. SE. Trocolli directed the excavation of the site at 1229 E St .SE, a pre-civil war home that is often referred to as “The Shotgun House.”. A display of artifacts found at the site will accompany the presentation on the excavation results. The event is free, handicapped accessible and the public is encouraged to attend. No reservations required. Additional information about this and other events as well as the Shotgun House itself (including photos), can be found at chrs.org.

Bowser Cuts Ribbon at Channel Square On April 20, Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) celebrated the completion of renovations at Channel Square Apartments, 325 P St. SW, a 231-unit, mixed-income building in Ward 6. Renovations include energy efficient heating and cooling, a computer lab, a community garden and a playground.

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2017 Barracks Row Fall Festival Sept. 23, 2017 marks the return of the Barracks Row Fall Festival. At each Fall Festival activities and booths blend urban diversity with the curiosities of small town fairs. Vendors interested may apply at barracksrow.org.

The National Fund Supports the US Botanic Garden The National Fund for the US Botanic Garden is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization that was created in 1991 to finance the National Garden. Today, the National Fund supports the educational outreach activities. The Garden and the Fund share a dedication to demonstrating the aesthetic, cultural, economic, therapeutic and ecological importance of plants to human

well-beings. The Fund administers registration fees, supports the volunteer program, sponsors an outreach internship and funds the Hands-on Plant Science (HOPS) program. To reach the National Fund office, call 202225-1281. usbg.gov.

DOEE and DOES Launch Solar Works DC The Department of Energy & Environment (DOEE) and the Department of Employment Services (DOES) have partnered to develop Solar Works DC, a new low-income solar installation and job training program. To implement the first year of the program, DOEE and DOES have awarded $950,000 to GRID Alternatives Mid-Atlantic. GRID will operate a year-round program to train District residents in solar installation. In addition to preparing residents to enter careers in solar and related industries, Solar Works DC will increase solar capacity in the District and reduce energy costs for qualified low-income District homeowners by installing solar systems on their homes. Last year, DC Council passed the Renewable Portfolio Standard Expansion Amendment Act of 2016, which increases access to clean energy and creates a long-term pipeline for green jobs. Solar Works DC intends to train more than 200 District residents and install solar systems on up to 300 low-income single family homes in the District over three years. The cost savings per household is roughly $15,000 or about $600 a year. doee.dc.gov.

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Chef’s Best Dinner & Auction

New Season at The Keegan

On June 19, 40 of the area’s best chefs and mixologists will serve up special tastings of their signature dishes at Chef’s Best Dinner & Auction. Hosted at the Marriott Marquis, Chef’s Best will benefit Food & Friends, a non-profit organization based in Washington, DC that provides life-sustaining meals to those living with HIV/AIDS, cancer, and other serious illnesses. Guests will enjoy tastings prepared by some of the region’s most talented chefs including: Erik Bruner-Yang, Maketto & Paper Horse, Tony Chittum of Iron Gate; Amy Brandwein of Centrolina, and Matt Adler of Schlow Restaurant Group (Tico, The Riggsby, Alta Strada and more), among other notables from the DC dining scene. In addition, attendees will have the opportunity to bid on an array of silent and live auction items featuring trips, one-of-a-kind experiences and private dining opportunities. Tickets are $350 and sponsorships start at $1,000. Visit foodandfriends.org/ChefsBest to purchase tickets and see a current list of chefs and sponsors. This year, Food & Friends will provide nearly one million meals to more than 2,600 seriously ill individuals in Washington, DC, Virginia and Maryland.

The Keegan Theatre has announced its 2017-2018 season, featuring two DC premieres, one world premiere and its 15th Ireland Tour of an American classic. Here’s the lineup: American Buffalo; Stones in His Pockets; Top Girls; An Irish Carol; Unnecessary Farce; Chicago; The Undeniable Sound of Right Now; Other Life Forms; The Bridges of Madison County. Read more at keegantheatre.com and get announcements of cabaret, workshop and staged reading events throughout the season and Keegan PLAY-RAH-KA productions for families and camps, classes, and other opportunities for young people of all ages. Learn more about Keegan PLAY-RAH-KA at keegantheatre. com/playrahka.

Amend the DC Comp Plan During the “Open Call” period of the past two months, the DC Office of Planning has received hundreds of Comprehensive Plan amendment proposals from stakeholders across the city. In response to requests from Advisory Neighborhood Commissions and other community groups, the District has extended the Open Call through June 23. Those interested in making an amendment to the Comprehensive Plan can find useful materials under the “Propose an Amendment” on plandc.dc.gov. Interested parties may contact the [PLAN]DC project team at plandc@dc.gov to ask questions or request resources. Those who do not wish to propose a specific amendment, but instead would like to share a general idea for consideration may also write the project team at plandc@dc.gov. The Comprehensive Plan is the 20-year plan the District government uses to guide future development within DC. It contains the maps and policies that influence the neighborhoods in which residents live, work, shop and play. It directs the investments the city makes in its services and infrastructure.

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New Retail Banking Director at NCB Robin Robertson has joined The National Capital Bank of Washington (NCB) as Senior Vice President, Retail Banking Director for its Washington metropolitan branch network. Robertson has over twenty years of banking experience in branch management and branch operations, as well as bank marketing. Most recently, she served as Director of Marketing at Cardinal Bank. At NCB, Robertson will be responsible for driving sales and service performance of its retail teams and expanding brand awareness and community engagement through strategic marketing and advertising.

New DC Primary Election Date The DC Council passed Councilmember Charles Allen’s Primary Date Alteration Amendment Act of 2017 that moves the date of all future DC primary elections to the third Tuesday in June. Next year’s elections will take place on June 19, 2018. Aside from the need to move the primary date to avoid being in violation of Federal Election law, Councilmember Allen cited several benefits to moving the date in avoiding conflicts with schools that serve as polling sites and avoiding any federal holidays during the two-week early voting period to maximize voter turnout.

Register for the 2018 Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon The United Airlines Rock ‘n’ Roll Washington DC Marathon and Half Marathon returns on March 10, 2018. As the only marathon to run complete-

ly within the District of Columbia, the event takes runners on a tour of all the historical landmarks, stunning architecture and natural beauty. The 2017 event saw 24,000 runners take over the streets of DC before finishing at RFK stadium. Registration will open with limited special pricing for all distances. To register and for more information, visit RunRocknRoll.com/DC.

Mayor Bowser Kicks Off AlleyPalooza 5.0 Mayor Bowser has kicked off AlleyPalooza 5.0, the first AlleyPalooza to include the creation of green alleys. While renovating eight alleys in all eight wards over eight weeks, the District Department of Transportation will work in partnership with DC Water to renovate five green alleys utilizing permeable pavement, a Green Infrastructure technique that captures and filters storm water runoff. Residents who want their alleys to be included in future AlleyPalooza renovations are encouraged to report their alley repair service requests to 311. Track the daily progress of work on all 64 AlleyPalooza 5.0 sites at ddot.dc.gov.

Apply for an Arts and Humanities Grants Guidelines and applications are now available for the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities (CAH) FY18 grant programs for the spring/ summer application cycle. Grants currently available for individuals include: Projects, Events or Festivals-Cycle 1; Public Art Building Communities-Cycle 1; Art Bank: The Washingtonia Collection. Grants currently available for organizations include: Arts Education Projects; East of the River Projects; Upstart Program; Projects, Events or Festivals-Cycle 1; Public Art Building Communities-Cycle 1; Art Bank: The Washingtonia Collection. For complete guidelines on and deadlines for each available grant program, visit Current Funding Opportunities at dcarts.dc.gov.

Pepco Energy Wise Rewards Energy Wise Rewards is a voluntary program that offers customers a choice of a web-programmable thermostat or an outdoor switch, which is installed at no charge to customers. During summer periods of peak electric demand, Energy Wise Rewards works to reduce electricity usage by cycling central air conditioner compressors off and

on for short periods during times of peak electricity use. As an incentive, the program participants receive bill credits in return for allowing Pepco to cycle their air conditioners a few days each year. Customers can learn more about Energy Wise Rewards by calling 1-866-353-5798 or visiting pepco.com/rewards.

Art Bank: The Washingtonia Collection Call to Artists The DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities (CAH) seeks submissions from DC residents and DC galleries and organizations for the FY 2018 Art Bank acquisition into The Washingtonia Collection of fine art works. For the FY18 acquisition cycle, CAH seeks artwork that reflects the concept of “home.” A wide spectrum of people, places, and things call this city home: multigenerational native Washingtonians, those beginning new careers and families establishing new roots, internationally diverse populations, unique cultural collectives, and an array of festivals, landmarks, flora and wildlife. Words of inspiration include but are not limited to: hometown, homemade, home rule, homegrown, etc. They invite artists to approach the idea of home from all imaginable perspectives in relation to the District. Considering that the District of Columbia is also home to iconic musical figures including Marvin Gaye, Duke Ellington, and the creator of DC’s indigenous musical form known as Go-Go, Chuck Brown, CAH also seeks artworks inspired by the musical legacy of the District. Subjects may include aspects of jazz history, classical

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July 9- Leila Ortiz Metro DC Synod, assistant to the bishop “A Latina Luthercostal Invitation in to an Ecclesial Estuary,” author

June 11- Lisa Dahill California Lutheran University, associate professor of religion Eco-Reformation, Grace and Hope for a Planet in Peril, co-editor

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June 18- Roger Dahlin Reformation member and retired pastor

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June 25&July 2- Clint Schenkloth Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Fayetteville, AK Meditating Faith: Faith Formation in a Trans-Media Era.

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Purchase a discounted ticket for a favorite family pet and support the Washington Humane Society. All those with tickets purchased for Pups in the Park must enter through the Right Field Gate. Before entering, drop off the required, signed waiver for the dog’s up-to-date shots. For more information, visit washington.nationals.mlb.com. Remaining Pups in the Park games this year are June 10, 12:05 p.m. vs. Rangers; June 25, 1:35 p.m. vs. Reds; Sept. 7, 7:05 p.m. vs. Phillies; Sept. 30, 7:05 p.m. vs. Pirates.

DC Homelessness Down Mayor Bowser and the DC Department of Human Services has released the District’s 2017 Point-in-Time Count that measures the number of persons and families experiencing homelessness in the District on Jan. 25, 2017. Compared to the 2016 results, this year’s count revealed a 21.8 percent reduction in the number of families experiencing homelessness; a 10.5 percent reduction in the number of persons experiencing homelessness and a 2.7 percent reduction in unaccompanied individuals. Have an item for the Bulletin Board, email it to bulletinboard@ hillrag.com. u

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Ward 6 Budget Wins

Eastern Market Metro Plaza, Parks, Libraries, and More!

by Charles Allen, Ward 6 Councilmember, Council of the District of Columbia

he Council of the District of Columbia is putting the final touches on the city’s budget for next year. Certainly, there are still some big decisions to be made, but many of the plans for next year are now set and just await final approval when the second vote takes place on June 6. Next year, the city will make a record investment in affordable housing, support several key aging-in-place initiatives, and fund healthcare to protect access for vulnerable DC residents. While I worked on those efforts, I was also able to secure funding for several Ward 6 priorities. Here are some of the highlights: Eastern Market Metro Park receives funding to begin major redevelopment: Right now the metro plaza is a place people walk through – I want it to be a place we walk to. The community has worked for years to develop a master plan for the redevelopment of this area. The $4.5 million for this project included in the FY18 budget ensures we can finally start work on the much-needed improvements that will transform this area – from 7th to 9th Street – into the kind of vibrant, inviting public space the Capitol Hill community has long envisioned.

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to see this law implemented and I’m proud to have identified the funding required. We know that having officers and first responders live in the neighborhoods they serve can improve public safety and result in more community-based policing. With only 16 percent of MPD officers currently living in DC, I’m proud to have created a new program that creates significant housing incentives for first responders to make the District their home. To help prevent crime, and assist MPD in their investigations, new funding for additional neighborhood-based MPD crime cameras will be available to targeted PSAs. Working with neighbors to revitalize some “pocket parks” in Hill East, I’ve secured $500,000 to renovate two park areas. A pocket park is the green, triangle-shaped space common to many District intersections with diagonal streets. When well-designed and maintained, these parks create inviting, lively public green spaces that help discourage crime and build community. The funding will cover a community-led design process, improved lighting, landscaping, and other updates.

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As Chair of the Committee on the Judiciary and Public Safety, I was proud to help shepherd through a comprehensive budget for our police, fire, EMS, and other first responders, as well as the agencies that oversee our elections, campaign finance matters, and government ethics. If you’d like to see more about that full budget, there’s a summary available on my website (www. CharlesAllenWard6.com). Here are a few specific items important to Ward 6: • I made it a priority to fund the NEAR Act, an important law focused on a public health approach to reducing and preventing violence. I heard from a lot of Ward 6 residents who want

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I am very happy to report the long-awaited and much needed modernization of Jefferson Middle School in Southwest has been accelerated. After many delays, this project is finally moving forward with $28.3 million allocated in FY2018 and $49.5 million in FY2019, to fully renovate the historic school for the first time since its construction in 1940. I’ve been able to add and protect funding for several other important school modernization projects, including Maury Elementary School, Eliot-Hine Middle School and Capitol Hill Montessori @ Logan where plan-

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ning has been moved up to FY19 and a $35 millionmodernization moved up to FY2020. The modernization of SWS @ Goding has been moved up two years to FY20 and FY21. Capitol Hill Cluster School shuttle bus – I was able to secure funding to keep the Cluster School bus running between Peabody Primary and Watkins Elementary after it was cut by WMATA. I know how important this service is to parents trying to get multiple children to different elementary school campuses at the same time.

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Southwest and Southeast Neighborhood Libraries will be renovated! I know Ward 6 loves our libraries. Southwest will receive a full renovation beginning next year and Southeast will be renovated starting in 2019. • DC Public Library book budget – I also fought hard to restore funding for the library’s collections budget, ensuring we can access the full range of print and electronic materials and reducing wait times for popular items.

Parks and Environment • Big News for the Anacostia Riverfront – Around $4 million was restored for the cleanup of toxics in the Anacostia River. We remain committed to making the Anacostia a swimmable and fishable river as soon as possible. • Yards Park and Canal Park fully funded – Funding was added to the budget to operate, maintain, and program these great parks for the community for the next decade. • NoMa Parks funding protected – Funding is in place for NoMa to add new public parks and spaces to the community.

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Streets, alleys, and sidewalks – This budget includes a significant investment in continuing the repair and reconstruction of our public

Thomas Landscapes Over 20 Years of Experience roads, alleys, and sidewalks across Ward 6. • Expanding Capital Bikeshare – With its continued popularity, we’ll fund another expansion of the size and operations of Capital Bikeshare to serve more users and more locations. • Maryland Avenue Safety Project – Money has been included to continue work on this important effort to make Maryland Avenue a safer and more livable street. The project will focus on redesigning the corridor from 15th Street, NE to Constitution Avenue to calm traffic, reduce speeding, add new bicycle lanes, and improve pedestrian safety. • Buzzard Point road infrastructure – This budget adds $7 million to prepare the Buzzard Point area of Southwest for new development by beginning construction of flood-resilient roadways to match the elevation of the planned surrounding buildings. This investment ensures the public road network will be protected from damage in areas identified as highrisk flood zones. While this update is just a snapshot of the budget, I want to thank all of the Ward 6 residents who reached out to voice their priorities, as well as those who attended my Budget Town Hall and testified at Council budget hearings. Hearing from so many Ward 6 residents on what issues matter most to you really helped me and my staff focus on these important priorities. u

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The Numbers

Out of Prison and Out of Work Employment Barriers in DC

C’s economy is booming, with more jobs being created each year and economic growth that is outperforming the rest of the region. Yet this economic prosperity is passing many DC residents by. Nearly 15 percent of black residents are unemployed despite actively looking – a level usually associated with recessions – while white unemployment continues to decrease and is lower today than prior to the Great Recession. What’s going on? There are many factors that prevent unemployed job seekers – a disproportionate share of whom are black, low-income, or lacking a college degree – from finding employment, let alone a living-wage job. One issue is that many jobs being created require advanced education and skills, which disadvantaged populations are less likely to have. Better investment in adult education, job training, and direct employment programs is one answer to making sure ev-

by Linnea Lassiter eryone can benefit from DC’s prosperity. But that’s not enough. Many DC residents experience other significant barriers to employment, in particular, a criminal conviction or arrest record. This can make it virtually impossible to obtain a steady, decent-paying job, or any job for that matter. With 2,000 people returning to DC from prison each year and 17,000 involved in court supervision, this is no small issue. A growing economy alone will not ensure that residents with a criminal record and other job seekers with high barriers to employment have a fair chance at getting a job. The District should do more to help these residents get back on their feet.

An Uneven Economic Recovery

DC’s unprecedented prosperity has not benefitted all residents. Black residents and residents without a college degree face rates of joblessness that are far higher than before the recession. In contrast, unemployment among white residents and college-educated residents has largely recovered from the recession and is now very low. As a result, the gap in unemployment between white and black residents has grown, as has the gap between college-educated workers and other workers. Most of DC’s job growth has been in the tech industry and other fields requiring highly skilled applicants who meet an extensive list of qualifications. Roughly 65 percent of DC positions open in 2016 were jobs paying a “living wage,” defined in DC as $21.92 an hour. That’s encouraging at face value. But it means that disadvantaged job seekers – those who have had less access to opportunities that enable a person to obtain a college degree and professional skills Culinary job training programs are an important resource for than those with greater economic and soreentering citizens.

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cial privilege – are missing out on the benefits of DC’s booming economy.

A Criminal Background Makes It Even Harder In addition to the short supply of attainable job positions, one of the greatest barriers to getting hired in DC – let alone finding a job that pays enough to cover rent, transportation, and other basic needs – is having a felony or criminal conviction of any kind. This is a sizable population: approximately 2,000 people return to the District each year following release from prison, and over 17,000 residents cycle through court supervision, such as probation, each year. Employment discrimination on the basis of criminal convictions or involvement in the justice system is pervasive in DC and beyond. Merely listening to justice-involved and returning citizens at public events and community meetings reveals just how difficult it is to find and keep a job. This is despite “ban the box” employment laws, which are not perfect but are a good start to reducing discrimination. Yet, many employers do not abide by these laws and continue to issue applications asking

about conviction history, or illegally advertise jobs as “felons need not apply.” Other employers find loopholes or ways around banthe-box, including using race (especially if an applicant is black) or gaps in job history as an indicator of a possible conviction or arrest record – whether true or not – and then discriminating based on these factors alone, without having run an actual background check. The 17,000 people who cycle through DC court supervision each year not only face the hurdle of finding an employer who will hire them, but one who also will accommodate their mandatory court dates, meetings with probation officers, and other requirements of supervision. Missing these, even due to work, can put the worker at risk of being taken back to jail for violating the terms of supervision. Residents who are returning citizens are also uniquely disadvantaged because of our lack of a local “state” prison, due to the 1997 Revitalization Act, which put the federal government in control of our criminal justice and prison system. As a result, DC is the only jurisdiction in the country (besides certain tribal lands) that ships all of its residents sentenced to prison to federal facilities, which are scattered across the country. The fact that a DC resident can serve their sentence as far away as California and be subject to frequent transfers across US federal prisons makes it difficult to maintain connections to family, friends, and other support networks vital to regaining stability and finding a job once released. Those coming home from prison are sometimes returned to DC in the middle of the night, with no money and no coordination with local reentry resources – not a conducive environment to finding a job, housing, and becoming financially selfsufficient upon release.

DC Can Do More to Help Returning Citizens The District is making an increased effort to reduce the barriers faced by justice-involved and returning residents, but there is more that can be done. The first way is to fund programs that serve people with high barriers to employ-

ment, including prior felony convictions, through providing adult education, job-training programs, and subsidized employment, such as Project Empowerment, operated by the DC Department of Employment Service (DOES). DOES also holds “First Friday Round-ups” at its American Job Center in Southeast (one of four centers across the city), where job seekers with high barriers can learn about and enroll in free occupational skills training, and connect with employers. Another program that should be highlighted is the DC Central Kitchen’s Culinary Job Training Program, which provides training and real-world internships for reentering citizens, among others. Programs that intentionally target formerly incarcerated individuals should be used as a model for the District to create and fund. A second way to support returning citizens and other justice-involved workers is through targeted legislation. This year, the District was one of the first jurisdictions in the nation to pass and fund “ban-the-box-on-housing” laws, which will hopefully make it easier to obtain housing despite a criminal conviction record. In 2016, DC also passed legislation to create the Incarceration to Incorporation Entrepreneurship Program (IIEP), which will support returning citizens to start small businesses, rather than navigate the discrimination faced in the job market. Mayor Bowser and the Council have not yet funded IIEP, but there is a chance it will get some funding when the Council completes the budget for 2018. DC can and should attempt to reduce barriers to employment for all, including those with a criminal background. Too many people who want to work are held back due to disadvantage. If we want to create a more equitable city where everyone benefits from economic prosperity, reducing employment barriers and enabling people with a criminal background to find gainful employment is a much-needed first step. Linnea Lassiter is a policy analyst at the DC Fiscal Policy Institute (www.dcfpi.org), which conducts research on tax, budget, and policy issues that affect low- and moderate-income residents. u

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Ana Harvey

DC’s Business Engine

by Jonetta Rose Barras

etite, bespectacled, with a ready, warm laugh, Ana Recio Harvey could be mistaken for a kindergarten teacher. She is, however, the business muscle in Mayor Muriel Bowser’s administration and a key element in its vision for a robust local economy. Harvey manages the 50-person, $14 million Department of Small and Local Business Development (DSLBD). The agency has four divisions: certification, affirming through a documentation process that companies are located in the District and giving them an edge in competitive government contracting and procurement; business opportunity and access to capital; commercial revitalization, which includes the popular Main Streets programs and clean team; and management. It also has assumed responsibility for the “Made in DC” project and an array of other special initiatives focused on diverse populations including ex-offenders. Put plainly, Harvey and her team are critical elements in the narrative surrounding the failure or success of DC entrepreneurs and traditional local businesses. “She is exceeding my expectations. I think she is the best director DSLBD has had. She’s been able to get that [Certified Business photo: Andrew Lightman Enterprise] straightened out and she’s enthusiastic about the Made in DC program,” said AlExperience Matters exander M. Padro, an advisory neighborhood Harvey has a significant grasp of the micro and commissioner and the executive director of Shaw macro of business. She has owned two companies, Main Streets. “She’s a very visible and a very genadvocated as the president of an association of reuine spokesperson for small business in our city,” gional Hispanic businesses, and served in a key added Padro. management position in former President Barack “I always joke: I am here for ribbon cuttings Obama’s administration. and wine tastings,” Harvey said, during an inThat journey began with her desire to enroll terview with me in the conference room of the her son in a Montessori school. “I wanted $5,000 agency’s eighth-floor office suite at One Judiciary to pay the tuition,” she explained. “I started as a Square. She smiled as we discussed the previous freelance translator, finding clients on my own.” state of the CBE program and other problems that That was in 2000, when she founded Syntaxis initially confronted her. “They never told me how LLC. “My clientele started growing, and one of difficult this would be.” Maybe not. Harvey is no them asked if I did French translation. Of course, wimp and no novice, however.

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I didn’t; I speak Spanish. But I said yes. I hired by first French translator.” Before long, Harvey’s translation business was offering 25 languages and she had 75 people in her employ. Meanwhile, she became a member of the Greater Washington Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and was working a second job with Cultural DC. “I got to know neighborhoods like Columbia Heights,” she said. Her skill and willingness to collaborate with others prompted the chamber’s president to encourage her to apply for his job when he decided to step down in 2007. “I was at the chamber one year and 11 months when Obama was doing his listening tour.” Her participation in several workshops caught the attention of the right people. Soon after he became president, she was asked in 2009 to join the federal Small Business Administration (SBA) as assistant administrator at the Office of Women’s Business Ownership. “I walked into my office, and sitting at my desk I was wondering how I was going to do this job. It was daunting.” She reflected on her own experience as a woman business owner. “I made mistakes in running it: I didn’t know how to finance it. I was taking loans and using my credit card. There were times when I didn’t know how I was going to make payroll. I never asked for help. No one ever offered to help me either. Success was expensive for me – as a woman,” added Harvey. All those hardships and challenges gave her a unique perspective at the SBA, where she was responsible, among other things, for helping to build women’s business centers, which provided training and counseling. “I learned how to manage grants. I was handling millions of dollars. We’re stewards of taxpayers’ money. We were not going to waste it.” She said she defunded a center in California that was doing poorly. She shifted those funds to create a new center in the District, which until then didn’t have one. “Under my tenure in the

SBA, it was the first time there was a center in all 50 states and territories.” That work was grueling. “I did a lot of traveling; the only places I didn’t go were Alaska and Hawaii,” said Harvey. After Obama won his second term, she decided to leave. “I had to rest.” She started another business, the HarveyHudson Group, which allowed her to use her now polished financial skills. Then she received another telephone call. “I was a Virginia resident. I was asked to come to a meeting; three people were there, including [former DC Councilmember] Charlene Drew Jarvis. They invited me to come back on a Saturday. That’s when I met with the mayor and she offered me the job. “I had a good grasp of where the city needed to go to catch up with the rest of the jurisdictions,” continued Harvey, noting that the DSLBD is the city’s version of the SBA. Further, while there had been much attention focused on the CBE program and its failures, there are “60,000 small businesses in the city;” restaurants, retail boutiques, architectural firms, and consulting firms, among others. Harvey said everyone working with her “has embraced the mission. We have reached out to many other businesses: main street, clean teams, while expanding certain demographics – Hispanic women, disabled business owners, and ex-offenders. My job is to grow industries.”

A Few Accolades Prior to Harvey’s arrival, DSLBD had been declared a mess. For example, a 2013 audit found that “the legal requirements and internal controls were not sufficient to address the goals of the programs.” Equally troubling, the DSLBD “did not have a compliance and monitoring unit,” opportunities for professional development of staff were insufficient, and the process for ensuring independence from politics was not sufficient. Further, companies sometimes had to wait years before receiving the coveted CBE designation. Such delays would choke off contracting and procurement opportunities, which sometimes resulted in businesses closing prematurely. CBE problems also made owners vulnerable to corrupt individuals; former at-large councilmember Michael Brown attempted to shake down one business owner seeking certification. Brown was caught on tape by the FBI and later pleaded guilty to a felony.

“Muriel had breakfast with us and promised a robust small business agenda. She has followed through with that – Ana Harvey was part of it,” said Jose Sueiro, director of the Metro DC Hispanic Contractors Association. Harvey said one of the first charges the mayor gave her was to “fix CBE. Do whatever it takes to make it work.” She did just that. Mostly because of her efforts, the DC Chamber of Commerce named Bowser one of its 2016 Small Business Champions. Harvey and her team produced what has come to be called “The Green Book,” chock full of information small companies need to know, including how to compete for contracts. This year, the chamber has decided to present the DSLBD with the same award. (Eventually, they’ll get around to calling Harvey out by name.) Actually, Harvey has collected her share of awards. In 2015, she received the Ohtli Award, which is the highest honor from the Mexican government bestowed on a Mexican national living outside of Mexico. In 2016, the Office of Latino Affairs gave her its Good Governance Award. And in 2017, she was finalist for the Women in Technology Leadership Award. Perhaps the most important, however, are the accolades from local business leaders like Mary Quillian, who owns Mr. Henry’s on Capitol Hill and is a member of the board of Eastern Market Main Street. Main Streets are the city’s prime vehicles for helping to revitalize neighborhood commercial corridors and bring specific assistance to small companies. “They’ve given us good guidance and are doing a good job of nurturing us,” explained Quillian. “Director Harvey has brought great energy to DSLBD.” Ditto that, said Council Chair Pro Tempore Kenyan McDuffie. “I’m also seeing a solid vision of her trying to be inclusive of all the marginalized communities, particularly as it relates to Aspire. That’s a pretty solid, hands-on program that addresses concerns of returning citizens.” Aspire is a pilot program that works in tandem with other DC agencies to help ex-offenders become business owners. Harvey said the program received an award from the US Conference of Mayors, and last year the federal SBA took its name and then duplicated it in five cities.

McDuffie. “The CBE is not the be-all, end-all of the small business ecosystem.” He said the agency should do more to provide access to capital, particularly for minority-owned business. It should spend more time helping companies build capacity, and there should be greater compliance enforcement. “My biggest criticism of the agency is that it lacks resources it needs to retain and attract small businesses,” McDuffie added. Like other business owners, Quillian said the agency could do more, particularly helping them to interface with other agencies. She cited as an example the problem of one Capitol Hill business waiting for a license. “It was a creamery that was desperately trying to get a license to make cheese in the city. By the time it got its license, it ran out of money,” continued Quillian, offering that the DSLBD should be able to track that and provide assistance. Harvey said she and her team have been exploring other ways they might assist businesses. They are looking at sharing an integrated software system with the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs. When a business is awarded a license, DSLBD would be alerted immediately and could spring into action, providing much needed first-year aid and guidance. She said the agency, with the mayor, is also beginning to examine the issue of the affordability of commercial space for small business and the weight of regulations. “We’re losing a lot of businesses because of affordability.” The most important thing Harvey suggested that she and her team can do is to remember why they are there – not just for the businesses but the entire city. Some mornings, as she drives into work, she randomly chooses someone on the street to remind of her that priority. The day of our interview, she encountered an older African-American man. She had seen him before. “It seemed like he was carrying the weight of the world. I said okay, today whatever I do, I’m doing it for you.” “I tell my staff, they are not just signing papers. Everything we are involved in, every single document, every meeting, there is a person, a real, live person, attached to it,” added Harvey, providing tangible evidence of why she has so many fans across the city. u

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Where Is the Leadership?

Neighbors Inside, Outside Potomac Gardens and Hopkins Fight for Security

by Christine Rushton round of 30 gunshots rings out in broad were built between 1957 and 1968 on the 1200 daylight as families with children walk block of G Street SE and the 1400 block of L nearby. People duck for cover and ask Street SE. Potomac Gardens is divided into two themselves yet again: when will this complexes—senior and family. The family side neighborhood feel safe? has 208 two- and three-bedroom units, accordThe incident of gunfire took place at 6:45 p.m. ing to the DCHA website. The senior side has on May 1 near the intersection of 12th Street and G 144 one-bedroom apartments. Hopkins has about Street SE. No one was injured but anyone travers158 two- and three-bedroom units. ing the area on their way home could have been. All residents qualify for low-income housing “I was one of those who ducked for cover in DC, and children make up around a quarter Aquarius Vann-Ghasi, president of the Potomac Gar(into Gourmet Express) to protect my three-yearof the population in the family sections of Hopdens Family Council old son,” one neighbor wrote on a local listserv. “It kins and Potomac Gardens. Some residents have was horrifying.” lived there for over 40 years. “We’re not seeing what people are perceiving,” Neighbors living around the Potomac Gardens DCHA owns the complexes, but contracts out Kane said. She noted that they work closely with and Hopkins public housing complex have called for to a private property management company for onDCHA security officers to help keep those who have a redevelopment of the site to site work. DCHA uses funds stay-away orders from the site. curb the violence they think from the federal Housing “We don’t target the people,” Kane said. “We tarstems from those who live inand Urban Development get the people who are committing violent crimes.” side. Neighbors inside of the (HUD) agency for this site DCHA employs a combination of security ofcomplex want more securiand its others throughout ficers, special police officers and patrol officers to ty and support from the DC the city. watch over all of their public housing complexes, Housing Authority (DCHA) So, much of the fundsaid DCHA spokesperson Christy Goodman. to protect from the violence ing power for any redevel“In addition, deployment is augmented with that comes into their home opment or plans for the sites contract special police officers that are contracted Potomac Gardens. Photo: C. Rushton from the outside. lays in the hands of the fedby the authority (DCHA),” she said. DCHA has no plans eral government. And if they catch someone who has a stay-away to redevelop the site. The DC and DCHA need order on the property, they arrest them for unlawMetropolitan Police Departto start thinking about the ful entry, she said. ment (MPD) data shows a future of these complexes, The properties still need more manpower, decrease in violent crime in though, said Councilmemthough, Allen said. He said some of the targets of that area since the murder ber Allen. shootings or crimes in the area don’t actually live at of 16-year-old Breyona Mc“It’s something we’ve the site. For example, the target of the May 1 shootMillian on Nov. 25, 2016. been talking about for quite ing didn’t live there, but frequents the area, he said. Hopkins. Photo: C. Rushton Ward 6 Councilmember some time,” he said. “I’d “That says to me that we need to work with Charles Allen’s (D) office continues to work with like to think about the redevelopment of Potomac DCHA to do a better job,” he said. “That person the agencies to improve safety in the area. Gardens and separate that from public safety.” had a stay-away order.” But all groups agree—DC lawmakers, agenAlso, a stabbing victim on May 22 was from Security Inside and Outside cies and community members both inside and out Prince George’s County, Md. And some of the MPD First District Commander Morgan Kane need to come together and discuss a better solution crime stems from people who lived in the area in doesn’t accept 30 rounds of gunfire and violence the 1980s and 1990s—during the height of violence to the crime that drives fear around the Potomac there—returning to a now-changed area. as a norm anywhere in her District, she said. Her Gardens and Hopkins communities. officers have worked to reduce crime in the Hill What Residents Want; What Neighbors Want Who Runs Potomac Gardens and Hopkins? East area, and the numbers reflect declining violent Residents of Potomac Gardens and Hopkins want Potomac Gardens and Hopkins public housing sites crime between November 2016 and now.

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better security and management of their home, said Little Lights Urban Ministries founder Steve Park. Park has worked with residents inside the complex since 1997. “They hate to hear the gunshots and worry about their kids,” Park. “But at the same time, they’re probably more numb to it because they’ve seen so much of it over the years.” He said he and residents worry about any redevelopment because it could displace residents who have lived there for years. But at the same time, the complex needs upgrades and actual security guards at the booths in the buildings. Currently no one mans the entries or monitors who comes in and out like a regular apartment complex would. Some residents, though, think that if DC tears down the complex that they can receive a voucher to move anywhere in the city for housing, said President of Potomac Gardens Family Council Aquarius Vann-Ghasri. Either way, DC can’t take away the affordable housing there. “The surrounding neighbors think they can get more desirable neighbors and they think we aren’t,” she said. “First of all, they don’t know who they are.” Gregor Young, a neighbor on the 1200 block of G Street SE, has lived with his wife in the home since July 2014. He has lived in DC for 11 years and his wife for all her life. But he remains frustrated by the violent crime in his area and thinks the site needs a redevelopment. He added that though some people argue that the crime doesn’t come from people who live there, he thinks that statement is a convenient way to displace responsibility. “We’ve seen it’s a tremendous drain on MPD resources and there is not a long-term plan to redevelop it,” he said. And as for the recent 30 rounds of gunshots, he said he thinks someone

inside Potomac Gardens knows something but as usual won’t talk. Other neighbors like Richard Lukas think the whole development is a failed experiment for public housing in DC and that District leaders should take responsibility for fixing the situation. “Beyond just the violent crime and community impacts, the PG and Hopkins residents just deserve better,” Lukas said. “I don’t think anyone would just walk up to those facilities and think they are conducive to a good quality of life.” A fix requires conversation and a legitimate plan to solve the safety and dire living conditions, he said. “Where is the leadership this time?” he said.

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Moving Forward So residents inside and outside of the complexes all want renewed conversation on how to improve the safety of the area. Lukas, Young, Vann-Ghasri, Kane and Allen all agreed they need to come together as a group to find solutions to the ongoing issues. “We can’t throw stones at each other,” Vann-Ghasri said. “The best thing we can do as a community is sit at the table together.” Kane also said it’s time to hold a safety meeting, especially since the rate of crime has a tendency to accelerate during the summer months. Allen said he and Advisory Neighborhood Commissioners (ANC) Aimee Grace (6B07) and Daniel Chao (former 6B07) are working on securing funds in the fiscal year 2018 budget to renovate two triangle parks in that area and also to install more security cameras with DCHA around the buildings. But he doesn’t want any discussion on solutions to drive a wedge between residents on the inside and neighbors on the outside. “It doesn’t matter if you live on the outside and inside—you deserve to live in a safe neighborhood,” Allen said. u

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When a PAC Moves in Next Door

Neighbors Ask To Be Protected From Lobbyist Facilities

hen the home at 428 New Jersey Ave. SE went up for sale, Marisa Gotthold, who lives just down the block, went to check it out. It was clearly set up as a residence, she said, though perhaps in need of a kitchen update. “I asked the realtor what they were asking, and she told me $2 million,” Gotthold said. “We were laughing on the block, saying, ‘No family is going to buy this house for two million dollars.’” But

by Elizabeth O’Gorek the realtor felt differently. “It’s a unique block,” she told Gotthold. In the end, they were both right. The house is now under contract for $1.95 million, not to a family but to the CHC BOLD PAC, a congressional political action committee focused on Hispanic issues. This is not, however, the first political organization to move in next door. Families living in the shadow of the Capitol building say that their neighborhood is being overtaken by what are commonly referred to as party houses. An increasing number of townhouses in the area have been purchased by lobby groups, political action committees (PACs), and trade organizations, which use the buildings for fundraising or networking events with members of Congress. “At night, when Congress is not in session or the weekend, you have dead zones,” Gotthold said. “If I wanted to live on K Street, I would have lived on K Street.” The properties are residentially zoned, and it is difficult to have them rezoned for commercial use. Most groups, however, don’t even bother trying.

Political Parties

Residents of the 400 block of New Jersey Avenue SE stand outside a home at 421 New Jersey Ave. SE. Regularly used as event space, it is popularly known as “the UPS house” because it is owned by a subsidiary of the parcel service.

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Desiree Ponti lives on New Jersey Avenue SE, across from a row of five townhouses she says are used for events, only one of which is an office. She remarked that the street is totally different when Congress is in session. Large trucks drop gardeners, supplies, and caterers off throughout the day, and in the evening Suburbans are double-parked along the block, waiting for members of Congress to conclude their appearances. Late into the evening, people spill out onto front lawns holding their drinks, and sidewalks become strewn with garbage. “It’s a bla-

tant disregard for traffic laws and residential housing restrictions,” Ponti said. Jennifer Samolyk, commissioner for Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC) 6B01, said that there is nobody home to hold accountable to the community. “If it was a resident next to a neighbor, they’d be more responsible for the trash. They’d have investment in the neighborhood and concern for their neighbors. But these groups don’t live here. They’re not good neighbors.”

Backyard Parties Neighbors said that the use of townhouses as spaces to fete members of Congress has been going on for a long time, but has increased steadily in the last five to 10 years. Different organizations are choosing to throw parties here because the houses are in the backyard of the Capitol building, allowing attendees to spend less time in transit and more time socializing. But there are other benefits to claiming the townhouses as residences. Lobbyists and PACs can circumvent Federal Election Commission (FEC) regulations limiting the expenditure on parties for members of Congress. According to the FEC, homeowners can spend up to $1,000 per candidate per election on a fundraising event in their home without reporting it as a contribution. The organizations also avoid needing the kinds of permits and licenses necessary to run an event space. A spokesperson from the Alcoholic Beverage Regulation Administration (ABRA) said as long as caterers hold a District liquor license there is no limit on the number of events that can be held in a residence. A Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs (DCRA) representative said that residents, including lobbyists, who work from their homes can obtain a Home Occupation Permit (HOP). Such residents can have up to five events during a 12-month period without requiring a certificate of occupancy.

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Carmen Ponti stands outside 428 New Jersey Ave. SE. The residential townhouse has just been purchased by a PAC that seeks to use it as commercial space.

sey Ave. SE has, for many residents, become a tipping point for reasons beyond the exorbitant selling price. The PAC is currently seeking a variance to rezone the house from residential to commercial use. The terms of the variance allow a nonprofit organization to repurpose a building of more than 10,000 square feet. Representing CHC BOLD PAC at the May ANC meeting, attorney Meredith Moldenhauer said that in contrast to groups using residential homes as event space without legal justification, the BOLD PAC was doing things “the right way.” But residents argued that the PAC is not a nonprofit or charitable organization. They also argued that at 2,100 square feet, the home is too small to qualify for the exemption, which they said was designed to prevent the deterioration of larger, mansion-style homes that are too expensive to maintain as residences. Jennifer Samolyk said this decision could lead to commercial rezoning of other homes in the neighborhood. “It will have a profound effect on other ANCs if this is allowed. It’s precedent-setting.” “If this house goes, they’ll all go,”

Neighbors have been galvanized by the issue. A number of them have contributed $1,000 each to retain a lawyer in the fight against the CHC BOLD PAC Board of Zoning application. They also resist in other ways. Often it is neighbors who do the initial investigation into apparent party houses. They collect evidence that homes are being used as event space and turn it over to the DCRA. Samolyk said their efforts have been rewarded in some cases. By working with the DCRA, three similar homes on D Street SE have been closed down and one on New Jersey Avenue SE is under investigation. “They have been increasingly more responsive,” Samolyk said of DCRA. “Unfortunately, this is not a new problem to our Capitol Hill neighborhood,” Ward 6 Councilmember Charles Allen (D) said. “My office will continue to support the ANC’s work with the neighbors and keep pushing DCRA on enforcement of violations.” Ponti said that the toll on the neighborhood is psychological, emotional and financial. “It’s like we’re under siege,” Ponti explained. “This is taking a serious toll on the community, the stress of fighting it year after year. You can’t put that kind of pressure on residents to prove that this is a residential neighborhood.” The Board of Zoning hearing for 428 New Jersey Ave. SE is scheduled for 9:30 a.m., Wednesday, June 7, in the Jerrily R. Kress Memorial Hearing Room, Room 220 South, at One Judiciary Square, 441 Fourth St. NW. u

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Burrows Under The Hill Capitol Hill’s War with Rats by Elizabeth O’Gorek

here is a rat problem on Capitol Hill, and it has only grown over the last few years. No, this is not another story about the last election. This is the story for our neighbors who face rodents daily. “I live behind the bars on Pennsylvania Avenue,” a woman said at a recent Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC) 6B Outreach & Constituent Services Task Force (OCSTF) meeting that focused on the issue. She said when the bars let out, “for like an hour when people are walking out you can hear ‘AH! AH! ACK!’ because there’s so many rats out there.” She went on, “When I go to my cycle class at 5 a.m. before work, I knock on my front door to make sure the rats that sit there will scurry away. It’s disgusting.” Others tell similar tales. A newly purchased car with $3,000 damage because rats have chewed through wiring. A tree infested with rats, but with multiple roadblocks to removal. A rat that has made its home in a family barbeque. And that was just one meeting.

sters without tightly fitted lids, but spilled bird seed or pet food left outside are also potential buffets, as are animal droppings and fruit LEFT: A rat crawls between unsecured recycling bins. RIGHT: A bait box. that has fallen from trees. According to Brown, this poisoning method only succeeds if other food Rats aren’t picky. sources such as trash are eliminated. They like to live in rubbish piles, unused pet homes, woodpiles, or old cars. Rats Prevention by Business can also burrow through the earth, even under sidewalks At community meetings, residents pointor cement pads. DOH will provide wire mesh that can be ed out that the most severe rat problems installed in yards to prevent burrowing. Residents can call were around commercial areas with many 202-535-1954 or email rat.riddance@dc.gov to learn more. restaurants and poor trash management. But rats don’t need their own structures for shelBrown agreed that restaurant trash is a ter; they will also be more than happy to live in yours. significant source of the rat problem. “If Brown told the meeting that all rats need is an openyou didn’t have those dumpsters, then you ing slightly smaller than a dime – about a half-inch – to wouldn’t have rats,” he said. He called enter a building. Inspect your home for openings, payburrows in residential yards “collatering attention to the areas around vents, pipes, cable wiral damage,” because the rats live in resing, and roof tiles. idential yards while they eat from restauPrevention is important, because shelters and food rant trash. Prevention in the Home sources have to be removed to make extermination posBrown said neighbors should report “If we’re having a rat meeting, we have three things,” sible. “Why would a rat go into one of those black boxes trash infractions to the DOH and conGerard Brown, program manager for the Division of Rowhen it can get chicken in the trash?” Brown asked, refertact them about reoccurring problems. dent Services at the District of Columbia Department of ring to the commonly used poison bait stations. Improperly stored or maintained dumpHealth (DOH), told the meeting. “We’ve got a trash probThe DOH Rodent Control Division assists property sters can result in a fine of up to $500, and lem. We’ve got rats. And we’ve got a bunch of people who owners in abating rats. The DOH uses tracking powder, fines increase with repeat offenses. Neighare sick of it.” a single-dose poison shot directly into rat burrows. The bors can also arrange a meeting between Rats are attracted to properties that provide food and holes are then covered with dirt, and DOH returns in a few the community, DOH, and business ownshelter, so to get rid of them you have to eliminate the sourcweeks to do a follow-up inspection. Brown noted that uners, Brown said, reminding the assembled es. Food is often easily accessible via garbage cans or dumplike the black box poisoning system, tracking powder “does that food safety and restaurant inspection not compete with food. We shoot it in the hole are also under the purview of the DOH. and it gets on the rat’s fur, and when they groom themselves they ingest the poison.” Legislating Prevention Rat control works best if the community is Ward 6 Councilmember Charles Allen working together, and the DOH is willing to help. (D) has heard these concerns at advisory “You’re seeing the rats run through your yard, and neighborhood commission (ANC) meetthey could be living 100 feet away,” Brown told ings. Together with three other councilthe meeting, “So we want to get in as many yards members, he introduced a bill on May on the block as possible.” To do this, residential 2 that increases commercial responsibilproperty owners should fill out a petition and ity for rodent control. The Making Rothen contact the DOH to schedule an appointdent Syndicates Flee Restaurants, Interior ment. Inspectors will come out to each of the Settings, Basements and Yards Amendproperties listed on the petition and inspect for ment Act of 2017, or “Mrs. Frisby Act Unsecured commercial dumpsters near the 300 block of Pennsylvaand treat rat burrows. of 2017,” requires a rodent control plan nia Ave. SE are a rat buffet.

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as part of the application for a food establishment license. It also establishes a Rodent Control Fund. The money collected from fines and penalties incurred as a result of insufficient rodent control will be directed to the fund and used in the fight against rats. “I’m doing battle with a rat in my alley, too,” Allen told the March ANC 6B meeting, describing how he had recently opened his trash can only to have a rat jump out and over his arm. Allen told the Hill Rag, “The explosion of rats has created a serious and complex challenge for neighbors and our restaurants. I want to work with some degree of urgency, and I think this bill can be a starting point for a conversation on what makes the most sense and what would be most effective for controlling the rat population. I’ve already heard some great feedback on ways to further strengthen the legislation and want the final product to work for neighbors to address the problem, work for restaurants to implement, and work for the Department of Health to enforce. I’ve got a lot of confidence we can get to some comprehensive solutions to make an impact.” ANC 6B OCSTF Co-Chair Hoskins said that the Task Force is continuing work on the rat problem. She said that Councilmember Allen’s legislation presented a real opportunity. “We have made meaningful progress in Capitol Hill, working with one establishment at a time to adopt best practices for indoor trash management. Neighbors and the ANC understand what works and where Department of Health needs new authority.” Gerard Brown said neighbors should work together with the DOH and their ANC. “I’m open to anything that works,” he said. “Every situation, every block, might need a different solution.” u

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Designs for Final Phase of District Wharf Filed With City by William Rich

offman Madison Waterfront submitted a stage two Planned Unit Development (PUD) application in May for the third phase of development at District Wharf and details are now available. Back in March, representatives from the development team indicated that they would be submitting an application for Parcels 6 – 10, as well as three water buildings, parks and piers. One major change from what was approved during the stage one PUD process for the entire project is the addition of hotel use to Parcel 8. Originally, only residential and office uses were approved for the parcel, either with ground floor retail. Below is a description of each of the parcels and public spaces in the final phase of development.

Parcel 6 & 7 These parcels are located to the east of 7th Street Park and will contain an approximately 539,000 SF office building, including about 34,000 SF of ground floor retail. The building was designed by SHoP Architects and will rise 10 stories to a height of 130 feet. As designed, the building will be contemporary in style with two glass towers connected by a “belt-level” on the second floor. The second level will contain office space as well as a large oval opening called the Oculus. On the ground level, there will be a north-south pedestrian connection between Maine Avenue SW and Wharf Street SW. In addition, an east-west service

corridor will procovered alley will vide loading acrun in the middle cess for the buildof the building ing and allow for on the first floor, ground floor reallowing pedesAn aerial view of the last phase of development shows how the tail on all four trian and vehicuremainder of the Southwest Waterfront will be transformed in the coming years. Rendering courtesy of Hoffman-Madison Waterfront sides of each oflar access, as well fice tower and as providing for along the service and pedestrian corridors. Two winretail entrances on four sides of the building. The deter gardens will be incorporated into the design – one sign of the building will allow for a large landscaped on the northwest corner facing 7th Street Park and courtyard facing Wharf Street SW and the Washingthe other on the south side facing Wharf Street SW. ton Channel, containing a pool and other amenities for the residential building. The hotel and residential Parcel 8 lobbies will be accessed from Wharf Street SW and ODA has designed the Parcel 8 building, which will will be located on the ground level. include about 26,000 SF of ground floor retail, 79,000 Parcel 9 SF dedicated for a 116-key hotel, and 266,000 SF for Designed by Rafael Vinoly Architects, Parcel 9 will a residential building with 235 units (115 will be marcontain an 82-unit condominium building with about ket-rate units). The remaining 120 units will be re16,000 SF of ground floor retail. All of the units in served at different levels of affordability, including the condo building will be market-rate. Its positioning 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), 60% of AMI, gives the building great visibility for travelers coming and workforce housing. Parcel 8 is designed in a U west on M Street SW and due to its proposed height shape with the open portion of the building facing the of 130 feet, it will be the tallest building on the east Washington Channel. On the north and east “bars” of side of District Wharf so boat passengers will see it as the building, residential uses will be built, while the they travel north on the Washington Channel. The hotel will occupy the west “bar.” The east “bar” will building is also next to M Street Landing, one of the be set back at each floor to provide terraces for resilarger planned open spaces in the Southwest Waterdents while the west “bar” will do the opposite so each front redevelopment. There is a curve to the building, successive floor will cantilever over the lower floor. A which complements the design of Arena Stage located just to the north.

Parcel 10 Parcel 10 steps down in height from the other parcels in this phase to 60 feet. Designed by Morris Adjmi Architects, the building is planned as an office building with about 60,100 SF of space and 16,200 SF of ground floor retail. Seat steps will be built onto the podium of the building to allow for views down Wharf Street SW. Parcel 8 will be built in a U shape including a hotel and a mixed income rental apartment building. Rendering courtesy of Hoffman-Madison Waterfront

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A central feature of the planned 1.8-acre M Street Landing will be a “fountain plaza,” taking its shape from adjacent uses including Parcel 9, Parcel 10, Water Building 2, and Arena Stage. Rendering courtesy of Hoffman-Madison Waterfront

Water Buildings In addition to the five parcels, there are three water buildings planned for a variety of uses.

Water Building 1 will be located adjacent to Parcels 6/7 with a maximum height of 34 feet containing 11,900 SF of space dedicated to retail and maritime uses. Water Building 2 will be located on the Wharf promenade next to Parcel 9. It too will be two stories tall with a maximum height of 34 feet. Retail/service uses will be located on both floors of the building, but terraces will be incorporated on the second floor to afford views of the Washington Channel and District Wharf. Meanwhile, Water Building 3 is located to the east of Parcel 10. This building will be slightly taller than the others at 38 feet and will contain about 5,000 SF for the live-aboards at Gangplank Marina. Interspersed throughout the promenade in the final phase of development are kiosks. From the PUD application: These outdoor kiosk structures are intended to serve as incubator spaces for small local businesses to try out their retail concepts on a low-risk basis. If successful, the kiosk operators will have an opportunity to move indoors, into one of the spaces reserved throughout of the redevelopment project for unique and local business enterprises. New marina docks will be constructed for the live-aboards at the Gangplank Marina. Other open spaces planned include M Street Landing, The Grove, The Terrace, and The Mews. If approved by the Zoning Commission, construction on the last phase of development at District Wharf could start in 2018. Meanwhile, the first phase of development is scheduled to open starting in October and the smaller second phase (including improvements to the Municipal Fish Market and Parcel 1 will be completed by next spring. William Rich is a blogger at Southwestâ&#x20AC;Ś The Little Quadrant that Could (www. swtlqtc.com). u

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DC’s Phelps High School Trains Future Designers

by Cheryl Corson, RLA, ASLA

eople who assume that buildings are designed may not realize that the same is true for our open spaces and parks. In most cases, landscape elements including walkways, seating, lighting, trees, storm drains, steps, and even soils have been drawn in great detail from the concept stage all the way to the construction drawings followed by builders. Choices made by landscape architects will determine how comfortable or safe an outdoor public space may feel. Awareness of our built environment helps designers and consumers of design put into words and practice design decisions supportive of the public health, safety, and welfare. To that end, on April 7, the District of Columbia joined our 50 states and Puerto Rico in implementing licensure for landscape architects. Now those practicing in DC will be required to have licenses. Awareness of the built environment has three steps: 1) knowing that outdoor spaces don’t just happen, they’re planned; 2) knowing that specially trained people have jobs designing outdoor spaces, and 3) knowing that these people are landscape architects, which is a profession, like architecture, that people go to school for. You can get a job as a landscape architect and become licensed with a bachelor’s degree. Graduate training is possible but not required.

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Phelps ACE High School

There is value in having people from a particular community design buildings and landscapes located in that community. Just north of RFK Stadium in Ward 5, high on a hill overlooking the Anacostia River, is Phelps Architecture, Construction, and Engineering (ACE) High School. It offers Career Academies in architecture/design, carpentry, electrical, engineering, HVAC, plumbing, and IT/networking. Students prepare for industry-recognized certification exams, participate in workbased learning experiences, and gain skills through internships, job shadowing, and industry field trips. Phelps is an application high school that enrolls students from across the city. Currently, there are 322 students enrolled in grades 9-12, including 54 architecture students. The school population is 96 percent black and 4 percent Hispanic/Latino. In the 2015-16 school year, 94 percent of seniors graduated from Phelps, which is significant because, in the same year, the citywide average graduation rate was 69 percent. (http:// watchdog.org/278939/d-c-improves-graduationrate-trails-50-states/) Phelps has an exploratory Intro to ACE Careers course which students take in their freshman year before selecting the program in which they would like to enroll. Those who opt into the architecture program then take a series of four architecture courses (in addition to the standard high school curriculum), beginning in their sophomore year. Introduction to Landscape Architecture is a 12th-grade student option. In these courses, students learn the basics of design, safety, and tools in the fields of architecture and construction. They explore the principles and practices of architecture with a focus Phelps junior Brandon Morales on the built environment. After at his drafting board. Photo: honing their skills, students reAndrea Martinez search an urban design and ap-

ply that research to their design project for a district competition. The program ends with a senior capstone project.

2017 Student Design Competition Currently, Phelps architecture juniors are participating in the 2017 DC Public Space Design Competition for High School Students, cosponsored by the Washington Architectural Foundation (www.aiadc.com/waf) and the Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection (https://www.doaks.org/research). The competition’s project site is a large open space behind residences in Kingman Park, between 20th and 21st streets and D and E streets NE. Since 2005, much of the site has functioned as the Rosedale Community Garden. The District sold the garden parcel to the dedicated community association in 2015 for one dollar. The remaining southern, undeveloped half of the parcel is currently leased to the group, and there are various ideas for its development. The site isn’t far from Phelps, and due to its large size and substantial community engagement it is a perfect learning opportunity for the design students. For background on the site and community process, see my 2015 Hill Rag column, “Kingman Park Rosedale Community Garden: A Success Story” (www.capitalcommunitynews.com/content/kingman-park-rosedale-community-garden). Students received a package document spelling out the project’s goals, program requirements, and format for final presentation drawings. This is similar to any professional design competition request for proposals. On Feb. 16, students and their instructor, architect Andrea Martinez, conducted a site visit and learned more about the project from residents and a local advisory neighborhood commission (ANC) representative.

Kingman Park Open Space Design Requirements According to the project package, the improved open space must contain a play area, dog run, three-foot-tall perimeter fencing, a service area for the community garden, and accessible walk-

ways throughout. Plantings of native species friendly to pollinators and wildlife, and stormwater management features such as rain gardens, are also required. Finally, a 200 squarefoot pavilion must be designed and located on the site. All the scale drawings must be mounted on a board, 40 by 32 inches, provided to the students by the school. Drawings may be done by hand or on computer. Students were given project milestones throughout the semester to assure steady progress and professional feedback from both Martinez and volunteers from the local design community. A mid-term project review was held on April 11, for which I served as the juror, listening to students present their concepts and offering input on their preliminary drawings. The final review will be held on June 6, with a professional design jury plus an ANC representative. Awards will be made at a final reception for participants on June 8, concluding the competition.

Brandon Morales’ midterm Kingman Park openspace design drawings. Photo: Andrea Martinez

Finding Your Voice It takes a special person to teach design to high school students just discovering that they have the ability to change their environment for the better. There are so many skills to develop – general ones such as creative problem solving, verbal and written communication; technical skills such as architectural drawing, complex computer software packages like Sketch-Up, Autodesk Revit, and Adobe Photoshop; plant selection; structural design; and stormwater management techniques. Martinez is well suited to this challenge. She teaches the architecture and landscape architecture courses at Phelps. She graduated from Temple University’s Tyler School of Art with a bachelor’s degree in architecture. She has over six years of experience as an architect working on government, sciences and technology, and historic preservation projects. A skilled technical designer,

she has particular expertise in building sustainability (LEED) and building information modeling (BIM) software. Martinez also actively collaborates with the Washington Architectural Foundation and has participated with the American Institute of Architects Diversity and Inclusion Programs. It will be exciting to see how the students have developed their projects since the April midterms. Pavilion designs such as the one sketched out by Phelps junior Brandon Morales (pictured here) will be much further along. Drawings will be more assured, and the students will be able to articulate their design intentions more clearly, having practiced speaking in front of design professionals. After this competition, students will progress to their 12th-grade capstone projects next

year. After that, they will have local undergraduate options for architecture and landscape architecture programs including the University of Maryland, Howard University, Catholic University, University of the District of Columbia, and Morgan State University. And hopefully, some of their design ideas for Kingman Park’s new open space will be put into place, giving students their first taste of the satisfaction of seeing drawings on paper come to life. Cheryl Corson, RLA, ASLA, is a landscape architect and writer practicing on Capitol Hill and beyond. She helps prepare landscape architecture licensure candidates for their qualifying exams, and is author of “Sustainable Landscape Maintenance for the Chesapeake Bay Watershed” (http://cherylcorson.com/ publications.php), sponsored by the Department of Energy & Environment and the Chesapeake Bay Landscape Professional certification program. u

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When It Comes to Honoring Disabled Veterans, Capitol Hill American Legion Members Clean Up

t’s the newest monument, and the most hidden away. But once found and faced, it’s impact is enormous. The American Veterans Disabled for Life Memorial lies behind the splendor of the Bartholdi Park fountain, which in the heat of the DC summer is a delightful spot to rest, with its tables, chairs, umbrellas, and the fine mist from the tumbling water. So, make time when you’re in that part of Capitol Hill. It’s where

by Maggie Hall the Hill ends and the Mall starts. The design and the artwork of the memorial will stop you in your tracks. And lead you to pondering the cruel fate of so many of our veterans who have returned home from the battlefield scarred, damaged – physically and mentally – for life. Then take time to admire how pristine and clean the etched glass memorial walls and their granite and bronze surrounds are. How lovely and colorful the plants in

the numerous bedding plots. Give thanks to the American Legion’s Capitol Hill Post 8. It’s adopted the memorial. During the last weekend in every spring, summer, and fall month you will see, early in the morning, a clean-up crew scrubbing and washing, weeding, mulching, planting, pruning, sweeping and picking up litter. Because the post’s Auxiliary – the all-female branch of the Legion – is the driving force behind making the clean-up happen, there are

After two hours of hard work, the clean-up team – all members of Capitol Hill’s American Legion Post 8 – pose with Park Ranger James Pierce in front of the American Veterans Disabled for Life Memorial. Photo: Maggie Hall

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usually more women working away than men! The post’s involvement began several years ago. At one of the regular dinners the post lays on for patients at the Walter Reed Military Hospital, in Bethesda, was James Pierce, a former staff sergeant in the North Carolina National Guard. He was recovering from having a leg badly mangled in a suicide bombing raid (that killed three of his comrades) while serving in Afghanistan. Move on a bit, and James, now out of hospital, continued coming to the dinners, accompanying patients still undergoing rehab. Thanks to the revolutionary IDEO brace he was fitted with (in place of having his left leg amputated) it’s almost impossible to detect that Pierce is himself among the “disabled for life.” IDEO translates to Intrepid Dynamic Exoskeletal Orthosis, a customized energy-storing device that is designed to support and protect lower-extremity limb injuries. During this time, Pierce started his new life as a park ranger with the National Park Service. He quickly became the volunteer coordinator, based in DC, heavily involved in the planning, design, and structure of the memorial, which was dedicated in October 2014. His ongoing friendship with Post 8 resulted in members providing TLC for the memorial. Regina Brzozowski, president of Post 8’s Auxiliary, says:

“As members of the largest volunteer service organization in the world, we believe it is vitally important to support all female and male disabled veterans, their caregivers and families. The DAVL Memorial is the only one honoring living individuals and has a deep impact on all who see it. We are very privileged to have an opportunity to express our gratitude in this small way to them. We assist Park Ranger Pierce and the National Park Service in maintaining the DAVL Memorial to show our appreciation and to insure their physical and mental sacrifices are not forgotten.” As for Pierce? He is more than grateful for the way Post 8 turns out to care for the memorial and keeps it gleaming. Paying tribute to the clean-up team members, he said: “They are vital to the work of keeping the memorial looking good. The team is needed because the National Park Service does not have the staff to do that type of work. We rely heavily on volunteer support like theirs.” Join the Legion. All those serving in the military, veterans, and those with family members who served are eligible to join the American Legion or its allied groups, the SALS (Sons of the Legion) and the Auxiliary (the world’s largest women’s volunteer group). Post 8 is at 224 D St. SE; phone 202-543-9163. Visit the website, www.legiondc8.org; email dcpost8@verizon.net. u

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ANC 6A Report by Elizabeth Nelson

dvisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC) 6A Vice Chair Mike Soderman called the meeting to order at Miner Elementary School (601 15th St. NE), with Commissioners Calvin Ward, Marie-Claire Brown, Patrick Malone, Stephanie Zimny, and Sondra Phillips-Gilbert in attendance. Phil Toomajian and Matt Levy were absent. The meeting was very brief, ending in less than an hour.

Economic Development and Zoning Actions

The commissioners approved a grant request from the Eliot-Hine Middle School PTO for $1,844.79 to purchase a large laminating machine and supplies for laminating documents to post in classrooms and to promote programs at the school.

Economic Development and Zoning Actions

The commissioners voted unanimously to send a letter to the Board of Zoning Adjustment (BZA) opposing the appeal of the owners of 1511 A St. NE (BZA #19505) regarding the rejection of their permits to create an 18-unit apartment building in a residential neighborhood. ANC 6A and community members continue to spearhead long-running litigation before the BZA to fix an incorrect C-2-A commercial zoning determination that had been applied to RF-1 or R-4 residential property at this address. The mistaken zoning could allow construction of a five-story, 18-unit, 50-foot-tall apartment building on a site now occupied by a single-family

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home. ANC 6A is also an appellant in a related case (#19412). Both matters are scheduled for a June 7 hearing at BZA. A community member announced that the Capitol Hill Restoration Society (CHRS) had opened a fund to support the community’s litigation costs for the property. Donations can be made by mail or online; more details at www.CHRS.org. The commissioners considered a recommendation from the Economic Development and Zoning Committee to send a letter of support to the Historic Preservation Review Board (HPRB) for the creation of a two-story addition at the rear court and the demolition of the existing garage at 210 10th St. NE, contingent on letters of support from neighbors. However, the applicant did not appear at the meeting and no letters of support have been submitted. The matter was tabled.

Reports & Announcements Commissioner Malone noted that a new business is hoping to open on the 400 block of Tennessee Avenue NE – Puff, Pass and Paint. Similar to “sip and paint” operations, patrons would bring their own marijuana, consume alcoholic beverages, and engage in art activities. There are several zoning and licensing issues involving the Department of Consumer Regulatory Affairs (DCRA) and the Alcoholic Beverage Regulation Administration (ABRA). The matter will be discussed at the May 17 meeting of the Economic Development and Zoning Committee. Zimny reported that a construction permit has been issued for the former R.L. Christian Library site (1300 H St. NE). The developers, Insight, are expected to begin work soon on a four-story, mixeduse building. Neighbors expressed safety concerns

about a traffic circle being constructed in the intersection of 17th and E streets NE. Several commissioners reported that crime seems to be increasing in their single member districts (SMDs), including assaults, teen vandalism, robberies, and car break-ins. Drug sales and loitering were reported at 17th Street and Benning Road. Along the H Street corridor, there is a pattern of pedestrians being followed as they return to their homes or cars and then victimized. Phillips-Gilbert has organized a meeting for the police and neighbors, June 27 at 6:30 p.m., at Pilgrim AME Church, 612 17th St. NE. ANC 6A will meet at an alternate location, not yet identified, in July. Some committee meetings may also have a change of venue. The public is advised to check the website calendar; locations will be posted there as they become known. ANC 6A meets on the second Thursday of every month (except August) at Miner Elementary School. The July meeting will take place at an alternate location.

ADVISORY NEIGHBORHOOD COMMISSION 6A PHIL TOOMAJIAN, CHAIR, PHILANC6A@GMAIL.COM Serving the Near Northeast, North Lincoln Park, Rosedale, and H Street communities ANC 6A generally meets the second Thursday of the month, at Miner Elementary School, 601 15th Street, NE. The 6A committees meet at 7 p.m. on the following schedule: Alcohol Beverage and Licensing, third Tuesday of each month, Sherwood Recreation Center, 640 10th St. NE. Community Outreach, fourth Monday of each month, Maury Elementary School, 601 15th St. NE. Economic Development and Zoning, third Wednesday of each month, Sherwood Recreation Center, 640 10th St. NE. Transportation and Public Space, third Monday of every month, Capitol Hill Towers, 900 G St. NE. Visit www.anc6a.org for calendar of events, changes of date/venue, agendas, and other information. u

ANC 6B Report by Liz O’Gorek

he May 9 meeting of Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC) 6B lasted a little more than three hours and was marked by bursts of applause, particularly during the discussion of Planning & Zoning Committee business. Deputy Mayor for Education (DME) Jennifer Niles presented on the topic of the mayor’s budget and its implications for education. The quorum: Jennifer Samolyk (6B01), Nick Burger (6B06, treasurer), James Loots (6B03, parliamentarian), Chander Jayaraman (6B08, chair), Denise Krepp (6B10), Diane Hoskins (6B02, vice chair), Steve Hagedorn (6B05), Aimee Grace (6B07), Kristin Oldenberg (6B04), and Daniel Ridge (6B09, secretary).

Commissioner Announcements Commissioner Oldenberg an-

nounced that the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) has scheduled a public meeting on the Pennsylvania Avenue and Potomac Street SE intersection improvement project. It will take place on Thursday, June 1, at 6:30 p.m. at the Hill Center. Commissioner Krepp announced that DC Water retroactively charged a customer $1,400, and encouraged residents to contact their ANC commissioner if they experience such charges. On the same topic, Commissioner Jayaraman said that he has been trying for two years to get DC Water or the Department of General Services (DGS) to address the issue of a water-main leak in his single-member district, and that each claimed the problem is the responsibility of the other agency.

Deputy Mayor of Education Presentation Jennifer Niles, Deputy Mayor for Education (DME), made a presentation on the 2018 mayor’s budget and the implications for education in the District. She noted that school enrollment has been growing for the past eight years and that this year’s budget contains the largest expenditure on public education in history; a third of the District funds spent locally will be spent on education. She explained that $15.3 million is allocated to a childcare initiative to expand seats for infants and toddlers in 13 facilities and to the creation of a My Child Care DC website similar to My School DC, which will help guardians evaluate childcare options. Commissioners questioned her in regard to the modernization of Jefferson Middle School Academy and Logan Montessori, in particular the state of bathroom facilities at the latter. Commissioner Krepp said that bathrooms were unclean, some stalls lacked doors, and rats had been seen. Residents also complained of the long-term use of trailers at Logan, with one saying her daughter’s entire tenure at the school would take place

www.anc6a.org Next ANC 6A meeting is Thursday June 8th, 7pm Miner E.S 601 15th St NE. Alcohol Beverage Licensing Committee - Tuesday, June 20th 7pm at Sherwood Recreation Center • 640 10th St., NE Jay Williams - Co-Chair (906-0657) / Christopher Seagle - Co-Chair

Transportation & Public Space Committee - Monday, June 19th 7pm at Capitol Hill Towers Community Room • 900 G St., NE J. Omar Mahmud - Co-Chair / Todd Sloves - Co-Chair

Economic Development & Zoning Committee - Wednesday, June 21st 7pm at Sherwood Recreation Center • 640 10th St., NE Brad Greenfield - Chair (Brad.greenfield@gmail.com 202 262-9365)

Community Outreach Committee - Monday, June 26th

7pm at Maury Elementary School • 1250 Constitution Ave., NE Multi-purpose Room (enter from 200 Block of 13 Street) Dana Wyckoff - Chair (571-213-1630)

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

W H AT S E C R E T S L I E B E N E AT H THE SHOTGUN HOUSE? Ruth Trocolli, the DC Historic Preservation Office’s District Archaeologist, will be the guest speaker at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, June 21 at Hill Center, 921 Pennsylvania Ave. SE. Dr. Trocolli directed the excavation of the site at 1229 E St .SE, a pre-civil war home which is often referred to as “the shotgun house” for its architectural style. A display of artifacts found at the site will accompany the presentation on the excavation results. The event is free and handicapped accessible and the public is encouraged to attend. No reservations required. Additional information about this and other events – and the Shotgun House itself (including photos), can be found at chrs.org.

60TH ANNUAL CHRS MOTHERS DAY HOUSE & GARDEN TOUR Many thanks to everyone who made our 60th Anniversary Tour a success! ... our sponsors and advertisers; the house tour committee; captains and docents; catalog production team; ticket outlets; tour-goers ... and most especially the Home Owners - without their hospitality the tour would not have been possible.

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

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Civic Life Calendar Councilmember Allen’s June Community Office Hours. June 9, 8 to 9:30 a.m., Starbucks-Safeway, 1100 Fourth St. SW; June 16, 8 to 9:30 a.m., The Pretzel Bakery, 257 15th St. SE. charlesallenward6.com. SWNA Community Meeting. June 26, 7 PM. Arena Stage. Guest Speaker, Councilmember Anita Bonds. SWNA.org. Congresswoman Norton’s NW District Office. Open weekdays, 9 AM to 5:30 PM. 90 K St. NE. 202-408-9041. norton.house.gov. ANC 6A. Second Thursday, 7 PM. Meeting at Miner Elementary School, 601 15th St. NE. anc6a.org. ANC 6B. Second Tuesday, 7 PM. Meeting at Hill Center at the Old Naval Hospital, 921 Pennsylvania Ave. SE. anc6b.org. ANC 6C. Second Wednesday, 7 PM. Meeting at Heritage Foundation, 214 Mass. Ave. NE, first floor conference room. anc6c.org. ANC 6D. Second Mondays, 7 PM. Meeting at 1100 Fourth St. SW, 2nd floor. anc6d.org. ANC6D, ABC Committee. June 22, 6:30 PM. Alcohol license applications, renewals, enforcement, and other issues. Meeting at 1D MPD, 101 M St. SW. To be added to list for agenda and notifications, contact Coralie Farlee, Chair, ABC Committee, 202-554-4407 or cfarlee@mindspring.com. ANC 6E. First Tuesday, 6:30 PM. Meeting at Watha T. Daniel Library. anc6e.org. Have an item for the Civic Calendar? Email it to bulletinboard@hillrag.com. u

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in the portable unit. Niles said that unsafe conditions in schools were never okay, and offered to pursue the conversations after the meeting.

Appointment of Resident Members Two resident members were appointed to committees: Lisa Bos (6B10) for Outreach & Constituent Services Task Force and Kevin Brown (6B10) for Hill East Task Force. The votes were 9-0 with one abstention.

Alcohol Beverage Control Committee The Alcohol Beverage Control (ABC) Committee asked for support to send a letter to other ANCs requesting that they sign a request that the District Council take action to address trash management and rodent control issues. The motion passed unanimously.

Planning & Zoning Committee A heated and lengthy debate took place on a Board of Zoning Application. The CHC BOLD PAC, a congressional political action committee focused on Hispanic issues, sought approval for a zoning adjustment to permit use of a 2,200 square-foot residential townhouse at 428 New Jersey Ave. SE as “office space” and event space for a nonprofit organization. The applicant requested a variance from the 10,000 square-foot requirement for the special exception. At the Planning & Zoning Committee meeting the previous Tuesday, the committee had recommended opposition to the application on the grounds that the application does not meet the standards for the exception, as the committee did not consider CHC BOLD PAC to be a nonprofit organization, and the home in question is not exceptionally large, having 2,200 square feet of livable space. Lawyers representing the PAC told the full ANC that they were willing to abide by conditions set by the neighbors, and argued that this was an opportunity for the ANC to set a precedent for interaction between the neighborhood and other groups seeking similar property uses. Community members spoke in opposition to the zoning adjustment, arguing that their street has several homes already being used this way, and that the PAC would use the house for fundraising parties, resulting in excessive noise, trash, catering trucks, and parking problems. One resident expressed surprise at how few neighbors there were on her street due to the increased use of homes as fundraising venues. “Neighborhoods are for neighbors,” another resident stated. Commissioner Nick Burger moved to oppose the application but also to write a letter to the Board of Zoning detailing the reasons. He also moved to al-

low the chair of the ANC to designate one or more persons to present concerns on behalf of the ANC at the Board of Zoning hearing. The amendment and the motion to oppose the application passed 8-0 with two commissioners abstaining.

Transportation At the Transportation Committee meeting, the committee voted on naming the square bordered by Pennsylvania Avenue and C Street and Second and Third streets SE. The Transportation Committee had voted to name it Lincoln Court because it is the site of the former Lincoln School. However, Commissioner Oldenberg brought the item to the full ANC because she favored naming it Lincoln School Court, believing that to be more descriptive of the local story. Agreeing that it was a better name from a community perspective, the commissioners voted 6-1-2 to support the name Lincoln School Square, causing one interested resident to leave. As he did so, he said, “I hope you guys know what you just did,” to the surprise of the assembled.

Letter to DGS Commissioner Hoskins presented a motion to support a letter on behalf of the ANC to the Department of General Services (DGS), asking it to keep Seventh Street, between Independence Avenue and Pennsylvania Avenue SE, closed on weekends for Eastern Market activity, and to extend contracts with the flea-market street vendors. The leases expire at the end of July. Representatives of the vendors and Eastern Market Main Street were present and suggested that a meeting of the stakeholders should take place before such a letter is written. The letter was tabled until the June ANC meeting.

Letter to HPRB Commissioner Burger presented a motion to send a letter to the Historic Preservation Review Board (HPRB) on behalf of ANC 6B to express concern about the way a particular case had been handled. The case, concerning an historic preservation application for 231 10th St. SE, was supported by ANC 6B at the April meeting. Commissioners had expressed shock, however, at the complicated way the case was handled by both HPRB and the Board of Zoning which had resulted in re-application for permits and multiple cessations of work. Burger’s motion passed unanimously. ANC 6B regularly meets on the second Tuesday of the month at the Hill Center at the Old Naval Hospital, 921 Pennsylvania Ave. SE. The next meeting is scheduled for 7 p.m. on Tuesday, June 13. u

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irst District Commander Morgan Kane briefed Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC) 6C at its May meeting on several police issues around the community, including the armed robbery of Grubb’s Pharmacy on the 300 block of East Capitol Street. Kane assured commissioners that while the pharmacy itself was targeted – not the customers in the store – this incident was not part of a rash of pharmacy robberies. She added that since the start of 2017, violent crime in the First District has gone down about 36 percent. However, she plans to meet with community and area leaders to prepare for the coming summer, a time when crime can rise. “Going into the summer, our plan is to beef it up,” she said. The quorum: Karen Wirt (6C02, chair), Heather Edelman (6C06), Mark Eckenwiler (6C04), Christine Healey (6C01, secretary), and Scott Price (6C03, vice chair). Christopher Miller (6C05, treasurer) was absent.

Homeless Encampments in NoMa Underpasses Commander Kane updated commissioners on what police and DC agencies can and can’t do in handling the homeless population that camps in tents under the L, M, and N Street underpasses in NoMa. Commissioner Edelman has expressed concern for her residents’ safety because the tents often take up the whole sidewalk and push pedestrians into the street. Kane explained that if the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) and the DC Department of Health determine that an encampment is a threat to public safety or health, they can call the DC Department of Public Works (DPW) to clean it up and

remove the items. However, they must post the cleanup notice 14 days in advance, offer outreach services 48 hours in advance, and keep any property found at the cleanup to store for 60 days. Kane explained that many people sleeping there will see the notice, pick up and leave before the cleanup, and then return once it’s finished. A representative from the Department of Human Services (DHS) told commissioners that his agency works to get these people into housing, but when many don’t possess an ID, Social Security number, or birth certificate, it takes time. MPD and DC agencies work to balance the needs of the homeless and the needs of the surrounding residents. “Homelessness is not a crime, so we can’t treat it as such,” Kane said.

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Disagreements Over New York/Florida Avenue Intersection Redesign Representatives from the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) presented an initial concept plan for the redesign of the circle intersection connecting New York Avenue and Florida Avenue NE. The redesign takes away the circle concept and replaces it with a typical intersection style. The main concept assumes that the Wendy’s fast-food restaurant won’t remain, and therefore allows the roadway to cut into that property lot. Commissioners had several comments on the lack of support for bicycle commuters and pedestrians in the plan. The main New York Avenue roadway would grow to eight lanes across with only a four-foot pedestrian rest median in the middle of the crosswalk. Eckenwiler argued that it not only threatens the safety of pedestrians who can’t make it across eight lanes in the set time, but it doesn’t make the intersection pedestrian-friendly in a city that is moving away from car-centered designs. “Start thinking about how you can make this

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

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

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

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

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

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

ANC 6C06 Heather Edelman heatheraedelman @gmail.com

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

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

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

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

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

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a more hospitable environment,” he said. Some of the bicycle lanes didn’t quite connect across intersections, making it less bicycle-friendly. Commissioners voted to send a letter with comments to DDOT and representatives, and asked for more public outreach as DDOT moves forward in the redesign.

Nike USA Office Permit Violation Developers for Nike USA’s new office space at 507 Second St. NE failed to obtain proper permitting for the mechanical equipment on top of the building, and have applied for the permit after the fact. Commissioners chose to look at the permit request as if the work had not been completed (as they would any permit request) and decided unanimously to oppose the request for relief on the placement of the mechanical equipment. “You don’t get to benefit from your own errors after the fact,” Eckenwiler said. They added they will not ratify the contractor’s mistake. The screen wall for the equipment is about three feet beyond the limits, but Nike’s representative for the project said that a fix and move of the equipment would cost about $25,000-$30,000. The representative added that they might consider putting up a parapet wall, but commissioners did not support the block to view. The hearing for the permit was set for May 17.

Other Actions Commissioners unanimously supported the Historic Preservation Application for 17 Sixth St. NE, a project for the site’s rear, rooftop, and garage additions. The project is now matter-of-right. The park at Third and L streets NE is expected to open in the fall of 2017. It includes a dog park. Commissioners supported without discussion the projects at 516 Third St. NE and 630 Lexington Place NE. They agreed to appeal the Board of Zoning Adjustment (BZA) appeal for 1125 Seventh St. NE, and supported the initial concept plan for Capitol Crossing at 222 Massachusetts Ave. NW. The ANC delayed a vote on the K Street NE traffic study until more people can see the details. It runs from North Capitol Street to Florida Avenue NE, and commissioners recommended a hybrid approach, only where necessary, to left-turn lanes for cars in the traffic flow part of the study. ANC 6C regularly meets on the second Wednesday of the month at the Heritage Foundation, 214 Massachusetts Ave. NE. The next meeting is on June 14 at 7 p.m. u

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dvisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC) 6D met on May 8. Commissioners Gail Fast (6D01), Cara Shockley (6D02), Chair Andy Litsky (6D04), Roger Moffatt (6D05), Rhonda N. Hamilton (6D06), and Meredith Fascett (6D07) were on the dais. Ronald Collins (6D03) was absent.

Amidon-Bowen Parking Marty Wells, treasurer of the Amidon-Bowen Parent Teacher Association, requested the commission’s support for converting three metered spaces in front of the school on I Street SW to permitted parking for teachers. He also asked that additional permit parking be created on the school’s side of Fourth Street between I and G streets. This would increase residential parking during nonschool hours, Wells argued. Asked why teachers could not utilize public transportation, Wells replied that their schedules and the required materials made that difficult. “This is not the best option for many of our teachers,” he stated. The Amidon-Bowen parking lot has 28 spots, but often hosts as many as 40 vehicles. Chair Litsky stated, “We want to move this forward, but we want to do it properly.” He asked Commissioner Fast to form a committee to make recommendations.

Presenting DPW Celeste Duffie, a community relations specialist at the Department of Public Works (DPW), visited to brief the commission. She began by giving an overview of DPW’s Helping Hands program, which provides rakes and other equipment to allow residents to clean up their neighborhoods. DPW then schedules a special pickup to gather and cart off any trash. Discussion quickly turned to the issue of residential parking enforcement. Commissioner Hamilton complained about the lack of ticketing in her single-member district (SMD) directly west of the ballpark, which is often overrun by fans parking illegally. Duffie agreed that enforcement might not be adequate. Chair Litsky pointed out that the traffic

snarls next to the Southwest Fish Market are caused in large part by illegal customer parking on Maine Avenue. “We don’t have enough enforcement,” he stated. Commissioner Shockley pointed out that a number of curb cuts, particularly for residential parking garages in the Capitol Riverfront, are frequently blocked by illegally parked vehicles. Commissioner Fast complained that construction workers at The Wharf and other projects were using illegal visitor parking passes to park on the largely residential blocks of G Street between Fourth and Ninth streets SW.

ABC Matters Chair Litsky pointed out that roughly 30 liquor licenses at The Wharf still have not been considered by the commission. He confirmed with the projects’ representatives at the meeting that the standard operating hours agreed to during the negotiations with the commission during the planned unit development (PUD) process had been incorporated into all Wharf commercial leases. “You can get as many billable hours as you want, but your hours will be controlled by your Hoffman lease,” Litsky pointedly commented to the license applicants in the audience. “We want to make sure our [ABC] committee does not get whipsawed,” he continued. He urged The Wharf representatives to pressure tenants to get their license requests into the commission before its August recess. On the recommendation of Commissioner Hamilton, the commission voted unanimously to support the Class B application by Capitol Liquor, 1301 South Capitol St. SW. The new application revised an outdated voluntary agreement while tightening lighting and camera requirements. The commission voted unanimously to support application and voluntary agreements for: • We Work, 80 M St. SE • Shillings, 1331 Fourth St. SE • Requin, 100 District Square SW • Mi Vida, 98 District Square SW Commissioner Fast abstained on the 4-0 vote supporting the application and voluntary agreement for Kirwan, 749 Wharf St. SW.

2100 Second St. SW Design The commission considered whether to support the design of 2100 Second St. SW (ZC 17-05), which is subject to review on the terms of the South Capitol Design Overlay. Located at the former Coast Guard site on Buzzard Point, the development will incorporate 480 rental units and

roughly 78,000 square feet of neighborhood retail. A market or small drugstore along with a coffee shop will grace the land-facing sides, while on the river side there will be restaurants. As required by its rooftop penthouse, the project will incorporate 32,000 square feet of onsite affordable housing at 50 percent of area median income (AMI) and another 26,000 square feet at 60 percent of AMI. The site’s developer outlined plans for increased plantings, permeable sidewalks, and stormwater management techniques planned for the adjacent public spaces. The project also features riparian gardens and bioretention areas. A sundeck and riverside path are planned. It incorporates two pet relief areas, one of which will be indoors, as well as a pet spa. Residents in the audience suggested additional space for a pet exercise area and pointed out the need for mosquito control. The commission voted unanimously to send a letter to the Zoning Commission (ZC) in support of the project’s design. It authorized Commissioner Moffatt to testify at the hearing.

Waterfront Station’s PUD Renewal Opposed The commission considered 375 and 425 M St. SW, the lots on the southern side of Waterfront Station that front M Street (ZC 02-381). It had previously voted in favor of the project, provided it maintained all commitments of its original PUD, the major commitment being that office buildings be built on the land. The developer wants to modify the original PUD to permit a mixed-use development that will feature ground-floor neighborhood retail and second-floor neighborhood commercial office space, with approximately 300 rental apartments on the floors above. The commission remains steadfast in its view that both buildings should be entirely commercial office. Commissioners are concerned with adding even more residents to an already dense neighborhood. In particular, they want the considerable parking planned underneath both buildings to be available to visitors to the neighborhood at night to take pressure off of curbside parking. Under new zoning regulations, however, the commission voted unanimously to fill out a Form 130, objecting to the ZC having any set down with the Waterfront Station’s developer.

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SW, sought support for its new design (ZC 1705), which is under review by the DC Commission of Fine Arts. The building, which currently is an office with ground-floor retail, will be converted into 370 residences that are among the first north of the freeway. The top floor will be sold as condos, while the remaining units, ranging from studios to two-bedroom apartments, will be rented. The ground-floor retail will remain. The newly reskinned building will occupy roughly the same footprint as the existing structure. It is a matter-of-right project that does not require modification to existing zoning. The new design features recessed courtyards on the northwest side of D Street. The developer will provide a pet relief area and plans to activate the adjacent park. Commissioners voted to send a letter in support of the project, except for Commissioner Hamilton, who voted against it due to the absence of affordable housing.

An End to Density Trading Forest City, the developers of The Yards, presented a request for an arcane zoning text change to open the way for the development of the project’s western parcels. This non-historic area between First Street and New Jersey Avenue SE is now home to the Trapeze School. The original zoning, established in 2003-04, foresaw the development of 1.8 million square feet of commercial office and retail on the site. To facilitate this, the zoning order linked The Yards’ east and west parcels, allowing the trading of density between them. The current market supports retail and residential rather than commercial office. Forest City wants to decouple the density trading between the east and west sections. The ZC will rule on the matter over the summer. No vote was taken.

also authorize Fascett to testify on the Zoning Commission hearing on the matter.

1250 Half St. SE The developer of 1250 Half St. SE requested support for changes in elevation, materials, retail modifications, and the provision of a bowling alley. Commissioners, finding the changes unobjectionable, concentrated considerable ire on the developer’s plan for an exterior digital display. Their objection echoed similar concerns expressed by the ZC. The developer pointed out that the signage is permitted under Ward 6 Councilmember Charles Allen’s (D) recent legislation. It will host paid advertising in concert with signs on neighboring buildings. “Charles Allen still needs to explain his vote on the signage,” Chair Litsky curtly retorted. The commission voted unanimously to support the developer’s changes while strongly opposing the digital sign.

Other Matters The commission unanimously approved: • the commission’s April minutes • support for the Prevent Cancer 5K in the Capitol Riverfront on Nov. 5 • the quarterly treasurer’s report A vote on supporting the Returning Citizens Family Cookout was postponed. ANC 6D will meet on Monday, June 12, at 7 p.m., at 1100 Fourth St. SW, Second Floor. Visit www.anc6d. org/ for more information. u

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Tingey Square Forest City returned to the commission to request support for its design of Tingey Square, which had been presented last month. Commissioner Fascett told them bluntly that she felt that their plans for a lighted vertical icon in the park missed the mark. She commended them on their addition of a bike lane, segmented parking, and a hotel dropoff area in the revised design. Fascett asked Forest City to limit the square parking to 10-minute dropoffs. She also asked to add more lighting. The commission voted unanimously to send a letter to the Public Space Committee in support of the design. The commission

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haw and Mt. Vernon Triangle area residents may see an increase in restaurants expanding outdoors this summer. Four establishments were on the May meeting agenda of Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC) 6E to discuss this topic. Commissioners Alex Padro (6E01, chair), Anthony Brown (6E02), Frank Wiggins (6E03, vice chair), Lily Roberts (6E04, secretary), Alex Marri-

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ott (6E05, treasurer), Alvin Judd (6E06), and Kevin Rogers (6E07) made up a full quorum.

Support for Rito Loco Rooftop Summer Garden A representative of Rito Loco, located at 606 T St. NW, requested support for a substantial change to the rooftop that will give the option to apply for an alcohol license through the Alcoholic Beverage Regulation Administration (ABRA). The representative said that the 49-seat addition will offer music and entertainment but noted that it will not resemble a night club. He said that sound engineers are being used to construct eight-foottall walls with insulation and plywood. Entertainment will be kept at a reasonable noise level and monitored by a decibel meter. The rooftop deck will be open until 1:30 a.m. on weekends and 10 p.m. on Sunday through Thursday. The representative anticipates the rooftop garden will hold its grand opening during the first week of June. The commissioners motioned to support the change contingent on signing an agreement that will ensure the entertainment doesn’t negatively impact the neighborhood. Should that happen, the commissioners will communicate their concerns to ABRA.

Commissioners Protest Temporary Outdoor Cafe Enclosure A representative of Chaplin’s, located at 1501 Ninth St. NW, was scheduled to discuss plans to build a temporary enclosure for an outdoor cafe, but was not present. The establishment’s owners would like the commission’s support of the enclosure before they meet with the Historic Preservation Review Board (HPRB). HPRB support would allow them to enclose the cafe and raise the hours of drinking. Outdoor drinking hours are currently limited until an enclosure is constructed. They would like a temporary enclosure in place now before they can build a permanent one. The Historical Society of Washington, DC, and HPRB have always required applicants to apply for a permanent structure, so the commissioners motioned to protest the application to the District Department of Transportation’s (DDOT) Public Space Committee due to non-compliance. “We support the ultimate goal between the establishment and HPRB to comply and build a permanent structure,” said Chair Padro.

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Oyster Bar Receives Support for Outdoor Cafe A representative of French Quarter Brasserie & Oyster Bar, located at 1544 Ninth St. NW, requested the commission’s support to build an unenclosed outdoor cafe. The representative said that it will be traditional outdoor seating with a black metal fence to mirror other restaurants in the neighborhood. He said that there will be a one-foot landscape buffer on the north and east sides, and a three-foot raised bed on the west side. The commissioners motioned to communicate support to DDOT’s Public Space Committee.

Outdoor Smoothie Cafe Supported A representative of Tropical Smoothie, located at 425 I St. NW, requested the commission’s support for an unenclosed outdoor cafe that will feature European-style furniture. He noted that the addition will not intrude on sidewalk space. Commissioner Brown said that he reviewed the outdoor blueprint and believes that it will make a great addition to the neighborhood. The commission motioned to communicate support to DDOT’s Public Space Committee.

6E Summer Crime Watch Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) Officer Gerry Scott began the meeting with a monthly crime report and what to expect during the upcoming months. In April, no homicides were committed but there were two robberies involving a gun, and 28 total property crimes (home and auto) were reported. Meeting attendees shared concerns of problems associated with public intoxication during grillouts at neighborhood parks and block parties, which happen frequently during the summer. One attendee noted that someone was shot and killed at a gathering last year. Officer Scott said that winter and summer policing are much different and that they are being more proactive in their patrols. He also said that there is a younger generation of officers getting up to speed with the area. Officer Scott urged everyone to call and report suspicious activity. He said that it is more difficult when officers act without a citizen complaint because the perpetrators will say the police are harassing them for no reason. Officer Scott also noted that they are partnering with private security companies to monitor properties of businesses. He provided his email address with

encouragement to contact him at gerry.scott@ dc.gov with tips or concerns.

Church Requests Support for Parade Permit Bible Way Church Associate Pastor James Jenkins requested the commission’s support for a permit application for a parade to be held on June 3 around noon. It will start at the church, located at 1100 New Jersey Ave. NW. The parade will make its way down N, R, and K streets before arriving back at the church, where food and festivities will be available for kids and adults. The parade will last up to an hour, and a maximum of 120 people are expected to participate. Pastor Jenkins would also like to cross over and reach out to New York Avenue residents, but MPD has traffic concerns and has notified the church that it may have to modify the route. The commissioners motioned to communicate support to MPD.

Back Deck Adjustment Supported At the April meeting, a resident of 1529 Eighth St. NW requested support for a Board of Zoning Adjustment (BZA) application to enclose and raise his deck 12 feet. The deck faces Jefferson Apartments with an alley between the two properties. The alley has gotten busier, and people can peer down on his grade-level deck. He is looking for more privacy, and his neighbors support the plan. The commissioners motioned to communicate support to BZA.

Support for Traffic Safety Study The commissioners motioned to communicate support to DDOT to take traffic safety studies at the intersection of M Street and New York Avenue NW. The intersection is known for accidents between motorists and pedestrians. The commissioners would like to see more measures taken to protect those who traverse that intersection. ANC 6E will meet again at 6:30 p.m. on June 6 at the Shaw/Watha T. Daniel Library, 1630 Seventh St. NW. Steve Holton can be contacted at ssholton@ gmail.com. u

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Heard on the Hill by Jen DeMayo

his was supposed to be a story about resilience and the human spirit. I was going to write about the evergenerous Capitol Hill community, love in all its many beautiful manifestations, the kindness of strangers, and how a positive outlook can help overcome any obstacle. I still will mention all of those things, but now all is clouded by a despair and sadness that is all too familiar to many. Many in the neighborhood learned about the senseless shooting of Zaan Scott after being alerted to a Go Fund Me page (www.gofundme.com/ help-zaan-walk-run-swim-again) which had been set up to raise money for his medical expenses. Scott was a very popular swimming instructor at the Rumsey Aquatic Center at Eastern Market. He taught local kids to overcome a fear of the water and eventually to swim. He was a favorite of both kids and grownups. Scott was engaged to Jamese Harvey and was outside their apartment building on the evening of April 9, when he was shot in the spine during a robbery and was paralyzed. Scott spent weeks in rehab and then he and Harvey needed to find a new home to accommodate his wheelchair. The Go Fund Me effort was set up to help assist with the mounting bills and help them find a new place to live. The community rallied and donations began to pour in. This is not surprising to anyone who has lived here for even a short time. Whenever tragedy strikes one of our neighbors, Capitol Hill can be relied upon to show up. Be it illness, crime, fires, or unexpected homelessness, Hill residents are ready to help both with their checkbooks and a willingness to pitch in. As Scott recovered, Harvey updated the page with photos of him exploring the rehab center in his wheelchair. The couple was still planning on marrying and were maintaining an upbeat view of their radically changed future. Washington Post columnist Petula Dvorak and a Post photographer spent time with the couple, and she recounted this positive outlook

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Zaan Scott was a popular instructor at the Rumsey Aquatic Center at Eastern Market before he was shot in a robbery attempt. He died suddenly as he was about to be released from rehab. Scott is shown at right with his fiancee Jamese Harvey.

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in a haunting and heartbreaking column. The very same day, Scott collapsed and died. That was it. All the hope, dreams, shared jokes, plans … gone. Dvorak mentioned the Go Fund Me page in her article, and even more donations came in, but instead of a new life for Scott and Harvey, the funds would now go toward funeral expenses. Frequently I am asked Members of the local chapter of Moms Deto bring a sense of humor mand Action. Leader Sarah Dachos is on the to this column, which I am right, holding her son. always happy to at least attempt to do. That will not hands on a gun. happen this month. I feel like I am typing into the I have never been a gun-rights abyss. This gun issue is so intractasupporter. I grew up in the suburbs ble. In an environment where even disconnected from all things rural. I background checks and a ban on have never touched a gun, and sensemiautomatic weapons are inexplisible gun laws have just seemed to cably controversial, I want to shut make sense to me. down and curl into a ball of my own Then our family joined the ineffectiveness. If the murder of 20 ranks of a terrible club no one wants first graders could not do anything to to join. In July 2015, my cousin Joe move the hearts and minds of those McMahon was murdered by a friend in power, certainly the murder of in front of his home in Pasadena, Catwo young men will not feature on lif. Joe was 24, almost the same age the radar. as Scott. The killer was an old high Luckily there are others who school friend who had come over to are not so easily daunted. McMaplay video games. He left and then hon’s parents are involved with Evreturned and shot Joe, who died on erytown for Gun Safety and also with the street with his younger sisters and Mom’s Demand Action, which has a mom around him. Even with Calilocal branch here in DC. I reached fornia’s relatively strict gun laws, this out to the leader of the all-volunteer young man, who went on to kill himDC Chapter, Hill resident Sarah Daself the next day, was able to easily chos, to get the organization’s point purchase a gun. He had no recordof view. ed history of mental illness. Dachos said, “The death of Scott and McMahon were two Zaan Scott should be an urgent very young men at the beginning wake-up call that we must do more of their lives. They were both hardas a city to protect all of our citizens. working and so, so well-loved, and We must continue to work for full it is devastating that neither is here funding for the NEAR Act, legislaanymore. Two families and many tion that addresses this city’s violence lives are forever changed because with methods proven to work across some people can easily get their the country: community involve-

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Jen DeMayo is the mom to two boys who attend DC Public Schools (off the Hill). No matter what she may end up accomplishing in her life, she is sure that her obituary headline will say she was the founder of Moms on the Hill. Contact Jen at jendemayo@gmail.com. u

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ment, healthcare focus, and individual support. More than 90 Americans are killed every day with guns, and hundreds more are injured; Zaan’s death is a tragic reminder that we have to do more to address this crisis.” Back at the Rumsey Aquatic Center they are planning to host a vigil in Scott’s honor, but as of this writing they have not set a date. The online chatter has spoken of establishing a swimming scholarship in his name, which Rumsey assistant manager Aisha Moten thinks would be awesome. The community and loved ones will continue to keep his spirit and memory alive, like so many others who have suffered tragic loss before them. June 2 is Gun Violence Awareness Day. Around the country, Moms Demand Action is organizing events of people who will be wearing orange to bring awareness to this crisis. There will be a rally at the Wilson Building at 11:30 a.m. On Saturday, June 3, they will gather on the Mall (the grassy knoll between 14th and 15th streets, immediately to the south of the National Museum of African American History and Culture) to honor victims and survivors of gun violence. The event will feature kid’s activities, snacks and drinks, speakers, and time for the community to raise consciousness for Gun Violence Awareness Day. Learn more at www. momsdemandaction.org.

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A Heart to Serve

CHGM’s Karen Cunningham Leads the Group Ministry with Compassion

little girl dressed in bright clothes toddles around the waiting room in the Capitol Hill Group Ministry’s (CHGM) office, perusing the candy offerings set out the week before Easter. Her mom is seated waiting for an appointment and gestures for her daughter to come sit. Before she makes it back, Karen Cunningham steps into the room, kneels down next the girl with a smile on her face, and starts talking with her. It’s one-on-one moments like these that Cun-

ningham, executive director of CHGM, hoped to create by moving the ministry’s scattered offices into one building (415 Second St. NE). With some 16 years’ experience in the legal services field and nearly four years with CHGM, Cunningham knows the key components of running a successful nonprofit social service group – support for staff as well as clients, a welcoming and safe space, and dedicated counselors. “I love all the people I get to work and meet with that inspire me every day,” Cunningham said.

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by Christine Rushton For nearly 50 years CHGM and its partner congregations in Ward 6 have helped homeless families navigate their crises and find the programs available to them. With Cunningham’s leadership that service has grown to meet the continuing needs of people who might otherwise find themselves on the streets.

From Legal to Service Work Cunningham is the youngest of six children – four adopted – with one of Native-American and three of African-America heritage. Since moving to DC from Ann Arbor, Mich., in 1998 to obtain her law degree at Georgetown University, Cunningham has embraced the District as her home. In her work helping people who have endured domestic violence or homelessness, she has worked with several organizations: Women Empowered Against Violence (WEAVE), the National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty, the National Law Aid & Defender Association, and Equal Justice Works. The job at CHGM gives her a chance to work with those suffering right in her own city. “I really enjoy being connected to my community and serving people that I see every day and that are a part of my home,” she said. Recently Cunningham and the staff at CHGM met a man, a veteran, who thought the military had dishonorably discharged him years ago, disqualifying him from financial support. He had lived on the streets for years. CHGM discovered that he was wronged. “This person went from living on the street to having access to housing and years of back benefits,” Cunningham said. All it took was someone listening to him. That’s what Cunningham wants to push – sharing these stories and getting residents and leaders in DC to understand the people facing homelessness and the problems they confront.

Enlisting Leaders, Residents to Battle Homelessness About a year ago, Capitol Hill resident Cecelia Burns went looking for a volunteer opportunity and came across CHGM’s new HART program, the Homeless Assistance Response Team. She received training from the ministry’s staff to reach out to the homeless around the Hill. “As I walk around Capitol Hill … I’m reminded all the time of the white privilege versus the homeless people,” Burns said. “It’s awful to witness it.” HART volunteers try to bridge that divide by bringing food and warm clothes to the homeless. In the winter, during hypothermia alerts, Burns will call DC’s emergency services and ask for welfare checks on the homeless because she knows some will refuse shelter. “They’re so polite, grateful, so dignified,” Burns said of many homeless. “They never complain. They’re grateful for everything that we do.” Cunningham started this program to expand CHGM’s reach in times of great need by enlisting the kindness of neighbors. In her vision for CHGM, she also wants to hire a development manager to innovate the outreach and get serious attention from DC legislators and the mayor. Homelessness in DC is a mixed bag on progress, she remarked. Housing for veterans has improved. They succeeded in getting 14 chronically homeless individuals housed in 2016. But family homelessness remains a huge problem. “And it’s made worse by the rising housing costs in the city,” Cunningham explained. Success at CHGM, though, relies on a strong business and staff structure.

Transforming the Group Ministry Tammy Hunter, director of program operations for CHGM, has worked one-on-one with Cunningham since she took over as director in 2013. They shared an office until Cunningham found their new quarters in early 2017. “Karen has a heart to serve,” said Hunter. “She has a thirst to learn and understand the population that we serve and how the work we do every day can enhance

the service we give.” Part of that understanding means taking care of the staff. “When you are looking to grow and stretch and create room for people to be at the table, then you have to value people,” Hunter said. “That’s what we’re doing here.” When a satellite office at Potomac Gardens public housing turned dangerous and taxing for staff, Cunningham got them out immediately. They had to move into another, already full office, but she wasn’t willing to compromise the lives of her staff, Hunter said. For Cunningham, it matters. In order to serve the traumatized clients that walk through their doors, her staff have to know she has their back, she said. “To be able to hold the fear and anger and frustration that clients bring, and … to still be able to work with that client to find some hope and a plan forward,” Cunningham said, “then to have it not take a huge toll on their own spirits is important.” Each day offers a new story, a new client, and a new set of challenges that Cunningham knows they can handle. “I’ve been here three and a half years and I’m still learning,” she noted. “And I expect I’ll still be learning three years from now.” u

Don’t Tread on the District by Josh Burch

t’s June, so that means Neighbors United for DC Statehood will again be hosting its photo contest celebrating the DC flag and our pride in the District, while also raising awareness about our desire to have our star added to the US flag. Residents from around the District are encouraged to take photos with the DC flag to highlight civic pride in who we are and where we live. On Flag Day, June 14, the photos will be posted on our website, just as in 2013, 2014, and 2015. We ask that you share your photo, and our post with all of the photos, with others via email, Twitter, Facebook, and other outlets with family, friends, and members of Congress around the country, to highlight that we are Americans just like them, with the exception of being denied equal political rights. This isn’t just a fun way to highlight civic pride and to demonstrate our thirst to be equal partners in American democracy. This is a doggone contest to see who can take the best photos and be recognized with a snazzy certificate of recognition for your efforts! Make your photos fun, serious, wacky, or whatever else strikes your fancy, but make them compelling. We are proud of our city-state and need to show the nation who we are. When they know that 680,000 of their neighbors are disenfranchised, they will be compelled to join our struggle for equality via statehood. Please join this effort by taking a photo with the DC flag at your home, school, place of employment, special place in your neighborhood, or somewhere we’d never expect. Creativity is encouraged over conformity!

Contest Award Categories Awards will be given for the following categories (all photos need to incorporate the DC flag): • Best Ward. Given to the councilmember with the highest volume of individual photo tweets with their ward’s hashtag (#Ward6, #Ward7, etc.). • Best Group. Given to the community group with the best group photo with the DC flag. • Best Elected Official. Given to the elected official with the dopest and most compelling photo. • Best Agency. Given to the DC government agency (feds can try too) with the best photo. • Best Business. Given to the business with the best photo promoting its business and the DC flag. • Artistic Expression. Given to the person/group with the most artistic photo. • Best Pet. Given to the pet(owner) with the cutest, quirkiest, or

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most compelling photo of a non-human living thing. Best Friend in a State. Given to the person/group from one of the 50 states with the best photo imploring their representative/ senators to support DC statehood. Best Hands Off DC. Given to the person/group with the best photo symbolizing the effort to keep congressional hands off DC. Best Statehood Shot. Given to the person/group with the best photo symbolic of the fight for statehood.

How to Submit Photos Submit as many photos as you like. Just make sure they incorporate the DC flag. You can submit photos in two ways: 1. Email (before June 10). Send photos to unitedforstatehood@gmail.com by 11:59 p.m. on June 10, and let us know which category/ies you’re competing for. Additionally, please share details about the group/people that took the photos (names etc.). The more information, the better. By emailing us, you give us permission to post the photo publicly. 2. Social media (on Flag Day, June 14). Post your photo(s) on Twitter and Facebook with the #DCFlagDay and #DCStatehood hashtags as well as the link to our photo contest webpage.

Judging and Winners Neighbors United for DC Statehood will judge submissions, and the winners will be announced on Wednesday, June 14. All winners will receive a unique certificate printed on the finest paper a copy store can provide and that we can afford. In addition to having multiple category winners, there will be one grand prize winner who will receive the esteemed DC Flag Day trophy. This contest should be a fun and interactive way to highlight civic pride and let the country know what we want and deserve: statehood. Josh Burch is a member of Neighbors United for DC Statehood (www. the51st.org), a group of residents who believe that community organizing and strategic congressional outreach are the foundation and driving force behind the DC statehood movement. He can be found at josh@ unitedforstatehood.com or followed at @JBurchDC. u

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Pulling Them Back From the Brink

Legal Counsel For the Elderly Protect DC’s Seniors by Christine Rushton

s. Lula had no idea what to do. In her 70s and living on her own, she had no one to help her understand the foreclosure notice the bank had served on her condo in Ward 4. She’d lived there for 25 years. She heard about a legal counsel service for DC residents aged 60 and up and wondered if they could help her. They could. Legal Counsel for the Elderly (LCE), a nonprofit 501(c)(3) affiliate of AARP, assigned LCE attorney Kerry Diggin to review Ms. Lula’s situation. “At the time we met with her, a foreclosure sale had already been scheduled,” Diggin said. “She was very much at risk of losing her home at 25 years.” Diggin found a mistake in the paperwork. Ms. Lula’s reverse mortgage qualifications had been revoked because the mortgage lender didn’t have proof of occupancy. Somehow the paperwork didn’t get submitted or was lost. LCE quickly provided proof that Ms. Lula lived in her home, got the case dismissed in court, and cancelled the foreclosure sale. “I would be somewhere, sitting on the street, trying to figure out where to lay my head,” Ms. Lula said, explaining what would have happened if not for LCE. “It takes a team of people to help someone.” LCE has helped senior residents like Ms. Lula with income eligibility in DC for more than 40 years. Many of the cases pull residents back from the brink of losing their homes, from debt collectors, from evictions and fraud. As a wraparound free legal and social service with between 50 and 60 staff and around 800 volunteers, it serves on average 6,000 clients a year and brings them more than $16 million in total monetary benefits.

fit the needs of each client, including: • Legal Hotline, answering questions immediately in some cases • Alternatives to Landlord Tenant Court, preventing evictions, providing social work for house help, and more • Consumer Fraud and Financial Abuse Ms. Lula hugs LCE attorney Kerry Diggin after getting Unit, handling foreclosures, debt collecthe foreclosure sale on her house cancelled. Photo: Legal Counsel for the Elderly tion defense, and consumer issues • Public Benefits and General Serviccriminal. A case can vary in complexity from writes Unit, covering Social Security, Medicaid, ing up a will to challenging a landlord in court on Medicare, and veteran’s benefits improper care for an elderly tenant’s home. What• Homebound Elderly Project (HELP), helpever the case, LCE works to find the correct lawing draft legal paperwork, checking on homeyer or services. bound residents, and ensuring no one is takMany of the cases involve foreclosures, like ing advantage of their situation Ms. Lula’s, Mangione said. When someone falls • Long-Term Care Ombudsman, advocating behind on mortgage payments or property taxes, for residents in assisted living, in communiit can bring on evictions and foreclosure threats. ties, and in their own homes LCE attorneys negotiate with mortgage companies • Senior Medicare Patrol, helping beneficiaries to set up new payment plans and ways to work avoid fraud with the tenants to get payments through without “Our services empower, defend, and protect them losing their homes. “Those are the kinds of those seniors,” Mangione said. “That’s the work we incredibly gratifying cases that we work on,” Mando, that’s the joy we have in helping seniors.” gione said. All of LCE’s services handle civil cases, not The attorneys also work with the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities Waiver (EPD) to get needed healthcare for seniors who want to live in their own homes. Paperwork and processes often lead to confusion, and that’s where LCE can help. “In many of our cases we succeed in giving clients their wish of living in their own places,” Mangione said. “It’s heartbreaking when someone has to leave their home and go into a nursing home.”

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What LCE Can Do LCE’s free service starts with a phone call to the Legal Hotline at 202-434-2120. Both administrative staff and attorneys take calls and filter the clients to the correct unit, said JoAnn Mangione, communications manager for LCE. The service has units to

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Volunteers for Legal Counsel for the Elderly help with outreach at the NBC4 Health and Fitness Expo in 2016. Photo: Legal Counsel for the Elderly

In order to remain free, LCE receives funds from AARP as well as the DC Office of Aging (DCOA). It also works with several law firms and attorneys who offer their services on a pro bono basis. Sasha Leonhardt, an associate with Buckley Sandler LLP, has worked with LCE for about two years. He’s a part of a group of attorneys in the

Young Lawyers Alliance, which connects lawyers with nonprofits. He helps in litigation cases and also in broader policy issues for elders. “There are a number of causes where it is difficult to find a lawyer to assist people because the cost of obtaining legal representation is so great,” Leonhardt said. So lawyers around DC offer their services to help alleviate the need and fulfill firms’ pro bono goals. Leonhardt described the work as challenging, rewarding, and critically important, and it isn’t always an individual situation. LCE helps change policy to affect all seniors’ rights. One case he’s working on involves rectifying an inconsistent regulation in DC law with regards to tax abatement for low-income residents.

Supporting Seniors, One Case at a Time “I don’t think it’s an exaggeration to say that many clients come to us on the brink and in tears and really scared,” Mangione said. That anxiety is what LCE tries to quell through extensive outreach to the community through partner organizations, visits to senior facilities and centers, and satellite legal offices. Legal paperwork and the programs or services seniors enter as they age can bring more confusion than help. LCE wants seniors to know they have help. That’s what residents like Ms. Lula want to share with other seniors – they don’t have to navigate the processes alone. “I appreciate them more than they will ever know,” she said. “This has been a great lesson in life for me.” u

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H Street Life

une is generally a pleasant month in the District. The spring showers have receded, but summer’s heat hasn’t yet fully set in to stay. It might be the perfect time to explore through a stroll or a ride on the streetcar. H Street NE has been the birth of many things, including Taylor Gourmet and &Pizza. Now a fried chicken franchise, well established in South Korea, hopes to launch its American expansion from our corridor. Will we see a repeat of these earlier successes? Only time and taste will tell.

Khan’s Bar & Grill Transforms into Choong Man Chicken The signs for Khan’s Bar & Grill were quietly removed recently and replaced with new signs advertising Choong Man Chicken (https://www. choongmanchicken.com, 1125 H St. NE). As those who closely watched the transition will know, Choong Man has an owner in common

by Elise Bernard with Khan’s, which previously served food cooked on a Mongolian grill. Choong Man Chicken is a fried chicken franchise based in South Korea, and this is actually its first location in the United States. That won’t be the case for long, however, with plans calling for other Choong Man Chicken restaurants to open soon in Virginia, Houston, and Las Vegas. Because the Choong Man Chicken franchise comes from South Korea, so do the seasonings and equipment, even the plates and fryers. In Korea, Choong Man Chicken is largely a carryout operation with some seating, but the Khan’s layout was set up differently with more space, seating, and a bar. The owners decided they could make it work. Choong Man would keep Khan’s bar, put a cooking and carryout space up front, and add a new twist in the middle. That special addition is a fish counter, where customers once selected ingredients to fill their bowls before turning them over to the Mongolian

grill master. The team at Choong Man steams, grills, or fries up the fish, shrimp, snow crab legs, clams, and oysters behind the glass counter as customers order them. They use a dedicated fryer, so you needn’t worry about getting fishy fried chicken. Choong Man will also serve seafood steamers on the patio, which should be perfect for the Maryland blue crab they plan to have in stock soon. Dogs are welcome on the patio, so feel free to bring your leashed canine friends along. Korean fried chicken generally has less breading than its American counterpart, and is known for its crispy shell. Choong Man Chicken offers its regular fried chicken, as well as seasoned options such as garlic soy sauce, spicy garlic, and red hot chicken. The snow onion chicken comes topped with white onions and a special Choong Man white sauce, but you can also order it in extra spicy and curry flavors. The tikkudak chicken is fried and then roasted with the goal of crisping it up without making it too oily. Chicken cooked tikkudak style comes in your choice of ganjang (soy sauce), gochujang (spicy), and curry. The fried chicken is cooked to order.

The Halal Guys Set Up Shop Along H Street NE Corridor The Halal Guys (www.halalguysdc.com) are now open at 814 H St. NE. They threw a party to celebrate the opening, complete with live music, DJs, giveaways, prizes, and even free food for the first 1,000 customers. The Halal Guys serve sandwiches and platters with falafel, gyro meat, and chicken, as well as side orders of fries, hummus, and tabouli, and they offer baklava for dessert. Limited seating is available at tables toward the front.

Insomnia Cookies Serves Late-Night Sweets

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The chain Insomnia Cookies (https://insomniacookies.com) recently announced plans to add an H Street location. The new shop will open at 1309 H St. NE sometime this summer. As its name implies, Insomnia Cookies stays open late and is known for delivering fresh baked cook-

Simple Adjustment Eases Back Pain the tour, it’s also a valuable source of advice and ideas from friends and neighbors. Gardens on the tour include those focused on growing ornamental plants and those dedicated to herbs, fruits, or vegetables.

Smith Commons Reaches Out to Local Families Jimmy Valentine’s turns 10.

ies until 3 a.m. You can get the standards, as well as flavors such as chocolate peanut butter cup and S’mores Deluxe. Order some milk for dunking your treat, or turn it into an ice cream sandwich. Insomnia also offers brownies and cookie cakes.

DC Harvest Now Serves Lunch on Fridays DC Harvest (www.dc-harvest.com, 517 H St. NE) now serves lunch on Fridays. Lunch is available for parties sitting down to dine between 11:00 a.m. and 2:15 p.m., but the restaurant serves drinks and dessert until 3:45 p.m. The “still evolving” lunch menu includes favorites from the popular brunch menu such as baked brioche French toast, tri-tip steak hash, and crispy quinoa cakes. It also offers two sandwich options and an entree salad. The full bar will be available, as well as bottomless mimosas and bloody Marys. The Friday lunch menu also features non-alcoholic mocktails, including a cucumber ginger lime spritzer.

Annual Trinidad Garden Tour Is Back on June 11 The Trinidad Garden Tour returns on Sunday, June 11. The free tour is volunteer-run and open to the public. As in previous years, the day starts with a 12 p.m. social at 1130 Montello Ave. NE. From there, the group will continue on to look at various gardens around the neighborhood. The event not only gives you a chance to peek into the normally private backyards of homes on

Local restaurant Smith Commons (www.smithcommonsdc.com, 1245 H St. NE) is welcoming families with a new kids-eat-free initiative. Children 12 years of age and under will be able to eat free off the kid’s menu with the purchase of a regular entree, 4:30-9:00 p.m., Tuesday-Thursday, and at Saturday brunch (11 a.m. to 3 p.m.).

Jimmy Valentine's Lonely Hearts Club Toasts 10 Years Hard as it may be to believe, Jimmy Valentine’s Lonely Hearts Club (www.jimmyvalentineslhc.com) recently celebrated its tenth anniversary. The tiny tavern, nestled into a storefront at 1103 Bladensburg Road NE, has spent the past decade luring in both neighbors and visitors in search of an off-the-beaten-path hotspot. In 2011, Jimmy Valentine’s appeared on a short list of best late-night bars in the country.

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The Education of Master Dong

Teacher Brings Philosophy of Love from Capitol Hill to Syrian Refugee Camps by Elizabeth O’Gorek

e wants it to be about the children. As they take their places for a photograph, Dong Sik Kim, known to children in the District as Master Dong, literally puts the children first. They stand in front of him holding a banner showing a tree with roots deep into the earth, the symbol for his non-profit organization, Home Do. Dong Kim was born in Ham-Pyung, Jeolla Province, South Korea. When he was seven years old, he started imitating adults that he saw practicing martial arts in the park. By 13 he had received his first black belt in Tae Kwon Do, later achieving a black belt in Gum Do and Kung Fu. In 1983, Dong came to the United States and settled in Washington DC where he earned a degree in social work from Howard University. He moved to Capitol Hill in 1987, raising a son, and starting a martial arts school called Home Do. Dong taught his own style of martial arts in uncon-

ventional locations around Capitol Hill -- churches, libraries and parks. Dong started volunteering his services for the homeless in 1996, after his mother came to visit him from South Korea and planted the idea. “She asked me how such a rich country could have so many poor children, and told me I should be working for them,” he said. So he developed a not-for-profit program that combined meditation and self-defense exercises and targeted homeless and atrisk youth in the Community for Creative Non-Vio-

Nolan serves at the lemonade stand and yard sale raising funds toward Home Do work with Syrian Refugees in Turkey.

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Master Dong stands with students behind the Homedo banner at a yard sale that raised funds for the Homedo schools in Turkey. Payne is second from the right.

lence (CCNV) and DC General shelters. He later expanded his program to after-school students in DC Public Schools such as Peabody, Maury and John Tyler. His philosophy for working with and amongst youth is incorporated into the name of his notfor-profit. Dong says that ‘Home’ signifies both the body as the small home and the earth as the big home. ‘Do’ represents living like a

tree, tying the body to nature, the small home to the big. Dong hopes the Home Do children will be like the “healthy immune system of society, taking care of others.” The goal of Home Do is to teach children how to protect themselves, to respect their body and nature, and to help one another. Master Dong does this through a mix of martial arts exercises, meditation, art and gardening. He is assisted by student teachers, mostly teenagers who began the Home Do program as children. The classes are very informal; there is no website or registration. Class days and times are sent out via email to the Home Do community, and parents are encouraged to join their children. Twelve-year-old Samuel Payne has been working with Home Do since before he was two and he now teaches an outdoor class at Northeast Library on Sunday afternoons. Payne’s mother, Laura Takacs, is on the board of the non-profit. “There are lots of things [Samuel] learns from

this,” she says. “He sees the greater world, not just this little slice of America. I want to make sure he cares, and knows he can make a difference in the world.” Parents say they can see the effect of the lessons when they walk down the street with their children. Tilden Luna’s son is in the Home Do afterschool program at John Tyler Elementary. He “took something complicated and made it really simple,” she says, “to make kids feel safe in their environment.” Luna says she can see the difference in the way her children react to situations. They are more confident in their bodies, and better able to read situations involving other people.

Taking the Program Abroad In 2015 Dong took his program beyond DC and the United States. He put the Home Do afterschool programs on hold, left the weekend classes in Payne’s capable hands, and travelled to Southern Turkey where he visited a number of Syrian immigrant camps. He says he felt personally touched by the stories of Syrian immigrants, and was moved to help them. He established two schools based on Home Do teachings in the midst of the unofficial refugee camps. Through the ‘Ali School,’ Home Do provides assistance with milk and diapers for babies, engages younger children through art and teaches them to take care of each other. “I was not planning to create the school, it just started happening,” Dong says of Ali School. “Most school is one plus one equals two. Here we teach about how to take care of each other, about love. And it’s working right now.” Home Do’s second school, called the ‘Street School,’ focuses on older children in the camps and the

city. Alongside the school’s principal, a 16-year-old Syrian high school student named Ahmed, students are taught to take care of themselves, their families and younger children. But Ahmed has had trouble keeping the Syrian children in school. Many children in the refugee camp spend their days collecting trash in the street in order to support themselves or their family. Their work brings in about $4.50 USD a day, but it keeps them out of school. Back in DC, Dong and the Capitol Hill Home Do children have begun helping the Syrian children stay in school through fundraising. The money comes from donations, ‘lemonade-standing’, and other initiatives. One recent Sunday, Payne’s Home Do class, with the assistance of parishioners of Christ Church Washington Parish, Home Do families, and neighbors, held a yard sale and lemonade stand in support of the Ali and Street schools in Turkey. “It sends a message that we care about [the Syrian children],” said Payne, whose Sunday Home Do class participated in the sale. “It’s good for them to feel like someone cares for them and knows that they’re there, and that they’re important.” Master Dong sees these fundraising activities as an exercise in love, a way for children of Capitol Hill to act on their love and be linked to their Home Do sisters and brothers on the other side of the planet. “We can make togetherness,” said Master Dong. When life gives you lemons... To get involved with the Capitol Hill Home Do Community, email Laura at laura@bluenoonpress.com. To become involved withlearn more about the Home Do schools in Turkey, email Joel at joelspangenberg@hotmail. com. u

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Our River: The Anacostia Great Places for Kids on the Anacostia

s more and more happens to restore the waters and to attract people to the Anacostia and the lands along it, there are getting to be a number of super places to take the kids, the grandkids, the nieces and nephews, or whatever else you call the young ones following you around. Here are a number of special activities and the most fun places to go on both sides of our river.

Yards Park This new waterfront park near the stadium has many attractions and is designed to let the youngsters safely get near and even into the water. The fences along the river are childproof (but watch out when you enter the Navy Yard walkway, where only a single chain separates the pathway from a dropoff into deep water). At the end of Third Street SE there is a set of fountains that go up and down,

by Bill Matuszeski on and off, in a random pattern. Kids love the excitement of not knowing when a jet of water will shoot up and threaten to soak them, since they can walk right into the array. Even more exciting, below these fountains is a large and safe wading pool, only about 18 inches deep, and dropping into the pool is a 15-foot waterfall that you can actually walk under! Hard to resist. Up the street you can walk around an even larger set of random jets that are lit up with different colors at night. These are right above Second and M streets, where the ice skating rink Checking out the Pirate Ship. Photo: Bill Matuszeski is set up in winter. Make sure it is warm enough and originally a commercial operation raising waterthe kids have clothes that give hope they lilies, lotus, and other plants. It has a great collecwonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be soaked to the skin. tion but it is also a favorite place for youngsters to find frogs, water snakes, and all manner of insects The Pirate Ship Playground and other critters. Right below the Pennsylvania Avenue The ponds are connected underground to the bridge on the Anacostia side of the river river, so their levels rise and fall with the tide and is a playground that features an enormous storms or dry weather, providing lots of exposed pirate ship filled with ramps and steps and areas for kids to hunt. For the littlest hunters, the slides of many kinds to challenge all ages. place to start is a very small rectangular pond near Reach it off Minnesota Avenue, or bicya couple of picnic tables right after you pass the cle over the bridge on the south side from Visitors Center. From there they can graduate to either direction and slide down the pathbigger natural ponds and mudflats and head out way to it. There is a nearby covered picnic on a long boardwalk over the marshes. The garpavilion if you want to plan a long stay â&#x20AC;&#x201C; dens are connected to the new Anacostia River the youngsters will entertain themselves Walk Trail, so you can even arrive by bicycle. And and you can read a book or take a nap. the Visitor Center has excellent educational materials for children, including a free Junior Ranger Activity Book. Kenilworth Aquatic

Gardens

Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens. Photo: Bill Matuszeski

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This hidden gem for seekers of peace and beauty is located along the river not far below the city line on the Anacostia side. It is a National Park Service facility, the only one in the entire national system that features water-based plants. It was

The National Arboretum For another great space along the river, you can reach the arboretum by boat at the dock below and climb up the path through the Asia Gardens. The best views out over the river are high above in the dogwoods. For the youngsters, a favorite place is

edge of the marshes where there is the best chance to encounter reptiles, amphibians, birds, and other creatures. The islands are connected by a set of large wooden bridges that add to the atmosphere. Plans are underway to expand activities for the public and to form a citizens’ advocacy group to plan the future of the islands.

Sandbox at the Youth Garden. Photo: Bill Matuszeski

Fern Valley, which has a maze of paths, many of which cross the stream that winds through the valley. Older children will enjoy the Washington Youth Garden, which is always open to visitors for inspection (be sure to secure the gates in and out to prevent the deer from entering). Vegetables and spices are well labeled, and there is much to learn about how food grows. At the south end is a play area for younger kids that includes a sandbox. Finally, stop by the Visitors Center to check the live camera in the eagle’s nest; the two fledglings may still be in residence and it is quite a scene when Mom arrives with food.

Kingman and Heritage Islands These two islands in the Anacostia are mostly comprised of dredged material from the days when the Corps of Engineers dug up all the wetlands along the river. But they have survived and now serve as a learning center operated by Living Classrooms. They are the only part of the areas along the river that have been designated a “Chesapeake Gateway,” a set of sites around the Chesapeake watershed known for their special environments and opportunities to learn about preservation of natural systems. Access is from the Capitol Hill side, the parking lots north of RFK Stadium. While there are formal programs working with youth on the islands, they are also open for exploration any time. Those in the know say that the most fun for the kids is on the Heritage Island Trail, which is located very close to the

Boat Rides, Canoe Paddles, and the Like

The DC Government used some of the proceeds of the disposable bag fee to provide boats to two environmental groups for free public trips on the river. The groups have augmented the boat trips with other activities that expand your options to take the kids out on a special trip. The Anacostia Watershed Society offers a Discovery Series of free summer fun – motorized boat trips nearly every Thursday evening, canoe trips, paddle nights at Bladensburg Waterfront Park, and nature hikes. All of these can be checked out and reservations made on the website – www.anacostiaws.org/anacostia-river-discovery-series. The Anacostia Riverkeeper offers educational boat tours to the public on various Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays, as well as free private group tours. To join an existing tour or set up a private tour for your group of up to 20, go to www.info@anacostiariverkeeper. org. Riverkeeper also operates free catch-andrelease fishing on Friday nights on the Anacostia, with gear, bait, and fishing lessons provided. Sign up on the website above. So, get out with the kids and help them learn to appreciate and enjoy our river. Along the way, have some fun yourself! Bill Matuszeski writes monthly about the Anacostia River. He is the retired director of the Chesapeake Bay Program, a DC member of 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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“Individual Expressions” at Hill Center

astern Senior High School (1700 E. Capitol St. NE) offers an International Baccalaureate program in the visual arts for juniors and seniors, under the direction of Jenna Lee. Visual Arts IB is a two-year course in which students select a concentration and create a series of artworks expressing their chosen theme or idea. They are responsible for researching and comparing artists across history and culture. The entire experience of growth and learning is documented in a process portfolio. The Eastern art studio is well equipped with a kiln and printing press. Students work in pastels, acrylic paint, watercolor, drawing, ceram-

by Elizabeth Nelson ics, linoleum block printing, screen-printing, papier-mâché and plaster sculpture. They also explore site-specific artwork, and mixed media. In the first year, students develop a strong foundation, focusing on the artistic process, experimenting with a wide variety of media and becoming proficient in the techniques they will need to complete their Senior Projects. They also reflect deeply on what issues are most important to them and how to convey those ideas through art. In their second year, students work independently to complete individual portfolios, incorporating all they have learned into an expression of their own artistic vision. A selection of their

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work, together with their “curatorial statements” is currently on view in the Young Artists Gallery at Hill Center. Two of the featured artists are Maia Garner and Miranda Garner. Maia’s intent is to “convey the power of culture in the black communities. Power in this case meaning having the ability to direct or influence.” She uses acrylic paint and incorporates found objects to create texture to “enhance and emphasize the significance of the word ‘power’.” Miranda’s work reflects her growing pride in her culture “and wanting to spread that pride with other African Americans.” Although her body of work depicts only African Americans, she says “it’s for all races and cultures to see. I want every race and nationality to know that I am proud of my culture, my beauty as a African American woman, and that I am not oblivious to the struggles and issues that we have and/or are facing today.“ Ms. Lee hopes that visitors “will see the deep thinking, discipline, creativity, research and passion that is necessary to be a successful International Baccalaureate student “ and “not just the beauty in each students work, but also the diversity in thinking and personal discovery that went into each piece.” Make the time to experience this show and you will be well-rewarded. The Young Artists Gallery is located on the ground floor at 921 Pennsylvania Ave. SE. It is dedicated to showcasing the work of students in Capitol Hill Schools. u

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

CLOSE PRICE BR

FEE SIMPLE 16TH STREET HEIGHTS 4017 16TH ST NW 1218 DECATUR ST NW 4509 15TH ST NW 5107 13TH ST NW 1332 KENNEDY ST NW 4817 IOWA AVE NW 4917 ARKANSAS AVE NW

$840,000 $1,250,000 $959,000 $865,000 $749,555 $675,000 $650,000

AMERICAN UNIVERSITY PARK 4716 ALTON PL NW 4220 43RD ST NW 4309 46TH ST NW 4451 SPRINGDALE ST NW 4444 ALTON PL NW 4224 RIVER RD NW 4534 ALBEMARLE ST NW

$1,535,000 $1,377,000 $1,280,000 $1,038,000 $981,000 $970,400 $942,000

ANACOSTIA 1226 PLEASANT ST SE 2312 MINNESOTA AVE SE 2024 14TH ST SE 2515 WEST ST SE

$453,000 $300,000 $289,900 $166,500

BARRY FARMS 2931 STANTON RD SE 1456 HOWARD RD SE

$305,000 $203,000 $1,890,000 $1,600,000 $1,540,000 $1,147,000 $1,095,000

BLOOMINGDALE 22 BRYANT ST NW

$865,000

BRENTWOOD 1539 MONTANA AVE NE 1415 DOWNING ST NE 976 MOUNT OLIVET RD NE

$369,000 $365,000 $325,000

BRIGHTWOOD 6735 16TH ST NW 6500 6TH ST NW 5813 4TH ST NW 1380 RITTENHOUSE ST NW 5930 4TH ST NW 863 VAN BUREN ST NW 730 ROXBORO PL NW 724 ROXBORO PL NW 713 SHERIDAN ST NW 1326 SHERIDAN ST NW 317 LONGFELLOW ST NW 818 TEWKESBURY PL NW 6303 7TH ST NW 618 POWHATAN PL NW

$1,100,000 $800,000 $760,000 $679,000 $665,000 $663,000 $580,000 $551,250 $547,000 $520,000 $516,000 $497,250 $485,000 $475,000

$450,000 $360,000

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

BERKLEY 4740 FOXHALL CRES NW 4628 KENMORE DR NW 4403 W ST NW 4741 RESERVOIR RD NW 2349 KING PL NW

737 WHITTIER ST NW 520 RITTENHOUSE ST NW

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

3630 13TH ST NE 2901 CHANCELLORS WAY NE 3304 7TH ST NE #848 678 KENNETH STREET NE #815 1217 EVARTS ST NE 664 KENNETH STREET NE #809 672 KENNETH STREET NE #812 2891 CHANCELLORS WAY NE 3029 CHANCELLORS WAY NE 2881 CHANCELLORS WAY NE 567 REGENT PL NE 1007 TAYLOR ST NE 3104 CHANCELLORS WAY NE 4316 12TH PL NE 1501 OTIS ST NE 832 BUCHANAN ST NE 1013 EVARTS ST NE 635 GIRARD ST NE 4713 12TH ST NE 837 CRITTENDEN ST NE

$984,500 $899,000 $879,900 $844,900 $841,500 $819,900 $809,900 $795,000 $785,000 $770,000 $760,000 $725,000 $720,000 $667,000 $615,000 $605,000 $515,000 $450,000 $390,000 $335,000

CAPITOL HILL 812 EAST CAPITOL ST NE 1336 INDEPENDENCE AVE SE 1301 MARYLAND AVE NE 642 LEXINGTON PL NE 156 11TH ST NE 1527 E ST SE 408 EAST CAPITOL ST NE 436 10TH ST NE 318 7TH ST NE 1304 MASSACHUSETTS AVE SE 226 12TH ST SE 326 TENNESSEE AVE NE 416 A ST SE 320 NORTH CAROLINA AVE SE 630 C ST SE 351 TENNESSEE AVE NE 21 15TH ST SE 650 A ST NE 913 NORTH CAROLINA AVE SE 402 10TH ST NE 444 KENTUCKY AVE SE 1416 A ST NE 1117 4TH ST NE 506 15TH ST SE 1357 CONSTITUTION AVE NE 650 ACKER PL NE 531 2ND ST SE 614 15TH ST NE 300 G ST SE 1339 C ST NE 301 17TH ST SE 649 PICKFORD PL NE 3 GESSFORD CT SE 244 16TH ST SE 901 K ST NE 528 12TH ST NE

$2,335,000 $1,515,000 $1,490,000 $1,400,000 $1,350,000 $1,280,000 $1,200,000 $1,195,000 $1,170,000 $1,081,000 $1,055,000 $965,000 $950,000 $930,000 $925,000 $889,900 $880,000 $876,500 $865,000 $840,402 $830,000 $829,000 $810,000 $801,506 $799,900 $756,000 $725,000 $700,000 $685,000 $636,000 $620,000 $616,000 $605,000 $580,000 $1,015,000 $873,750

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

CENTRAL 1133 14TH ST NW #PH7

$549,000

CHILLUM 220 RITTENHOUSE ST NW

$745,000

CLEVELAND PARK 3825 WOODLEY RD NW 3402 MACOMB ST NW 3207 38TH ST NW 3321 IDAHO AVE NW

$1,995,000 $1,625,000 $1,515,000 $905,500

COLONIAL VILLAGE 1636 KALMIA RD NW

$1,040,000

COLUMBIA HEIGHTS 1239 KENYON ST NW 3114 13TH ST NW 3528 NEW HAMPSHIRE AVE NW 3633 13TH ST NW 1456 OGDEN ST NW 1321 MONROE ST NW 1013 QUEBEC PL NW 1520 MONROE ST NW 1225 PARK RD NW 440 LAMONT ST NW 3307 SHERMAN AVE NW 448 LAMONT ST NW 1351 PERRY PL NW 815 OTIS PL NW 737 PRINCETON PL NW 598 PARK RD NW 1444 OAK ST NW

$1,495,000 $1,050,000 $925,000 $860,000 $765,000 $762,500 $734,300 $706,100 $705,000 $685,000 $674,377 $650,000 $625,000 $616,970 $615,000 $585,000 $525,000

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

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CONGRESS HEIGHTS 4003 1ST ST SE 4136 2ND ST SW 1214 SAVANNAH ST SE 3972 2ND ST SW 401 OAKWOOD ST SE 141 DANBURY ST SW 418 ORANGE ST SE 100 XENIA ST SE 864 BELLEVUE ST SE 149 DARRINGTON ST SW 646 ALABAMA AVE SE 124 YUMA ST SE 1100 BARNABY TER SE

$438,000 $380,000 $362,000 $358,000 $330,000 $329,000 $317,500 $315,000 $305,000 $289,000 $276,000 $272,000 $181,000

CRESTWOOD 1826 VARNUM ST NW 1611 SHEPHERD ST NW 1725 TAYLOR ST NW 4344 BLAGDEN AVE NW

$1,575,000 $1,265,000 $1,006,000 $825,000

DEANWOOD 5306 EAST CAPITOL ST NE 1027 46TH ST NE 4942 FITCH PL NE 1001 49TH ST NE 4920 AMES ST NE 5355 HAYES ST NE 4201 HAYES ST NE 4533 FOOTE ST NE 819 51ST ST NE 124 36TH ST NE 5911 FOOTE ST NE 5742 SOUTHERN AVE SE 4624 LEE ST NE 4417 BROOKS ST NE 913 45TH PL NE 5211 JAY ST NE 5602 CLAY PL NE 825 50TH PL NE 4243 DIX ST NE 36 58TH ST SE 4924 JAY ST NE 5701 EADS ST NE

$425,000 $402,500 $399,999 $365,000 $359,000 $340,000 $334,000 $315,000 $285,000 $281,000 $265,000 $250,000 $230,000 $220,000 $215,000 $158,000 $150,000 $145,000 $140,000 $133,000 $117,000 $115,000

DUPONT CIRCLE 1266 NEW HAMPSHIRE AVE NW 1738 R ST NW 1323 21ST ST NW 1610 Q ST NW

$1,700,000 $2,350,000 $2,300,000 $1,800,000

ECKINGTON 237 FLORIDA AVE NW 38 QUINCY PL NE 318 TODD PL NE 156 R ST NE 318 T ST NE 149 RHODE ISLAND AVE NE

$1,340,000 $985,000 $820,000 $658,000 $615,000 $525,000

FORT DUPONT PARK 1536 FORT DAVIS ST SE 4400 BOWEN RD SE 543 HILLTOP TER SE 812 BURNS ST SE 4201 H ST SE 4370 SOUTHERN AVE SE 3940 C ST SE 3949 ALABAMA AVE SE

$470,000 $412,000 $359,500 $341,500 $324,900 $317,500 $272,500 $232,000

GEORGETOWN 3024 Q ST NW 3025 P ST NW

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$6,750,000 $3,670,000

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

3115 O ST NW 1309 35TH ST NW 2509 P ST NW 2817 Q ST NW 2525 P ST NW 4066 MANSION DR NW 3212 VOLTA PL NW 3651 WINFIELD LN NW 1233 29TH ST NW 1710 34TH ST NW 1524 32ND ST NW

$3,450,000 $2,395,000 $2,045,000 $1,925,000 $1,850,000 $1,675,000 $1,492,000 $1,455,000 $1,230,000 $1,200,000 $945,000

GLOVER PARK 2027 37TH ST NW

$817,000

H STREET CORRIDOR 5 4 4 3 4 3 4 5 3 4 3 3 2 3 2 3 3 3 3 2 3 2 1 2 1 2 5 6 5 6 5 4 4 3 3 3 3 4 3 3 2 4 3 3 6 5

628 MORTON PL NE 1732 E ST NE

$699,900 $540,000

HILL CREST 3560 TEXAS AVE SE 3230 HIGHWOOD DR SE 2900 FORT BAKER DR SE 3726 SOUTHERN AVE SE 2221 30TH ST SE 3108 M PL SE

$590,000 $566,500 $560,000 $465,000 $352,000 $256,250

KALORAMA 2127 R ST NW 82 KALORAMA CIR NW 1839 CALIFORNIA ST NW

$2,895,000 $2,625,000 $1,650,000

KINGMAN PARK 531 25TH PL NE

$593,000

LEDROIT PARK 1831 5TH ST NW 19061908 5TH ST NW 409 U ST NW 1915 2ND ST NW 49 ADAMS ST NW 43 U ST NW 127 ADAMS ST NW 2026 4TH ST NW 2402 NORTH CAPITOL ST NW

$1,580,000 $1,300,000 $1,290,000 $1,230,000 $1,060,000 $1,000,000 $925,172 $690,000 $660,000

LILY PONDS 3427 EADS ST NE

$268,000

MANOR PARK 6009 3RD ST NW

$700,000

MARSHALL HEIGHTS 5215 D ST SE 5132 HANNA PL SE 4712 B ST SE 5118 HANNA PL SE 5434 C ST SE 5436 C ST SE 4824 B ST SE 5549 BASS PL SE 5204 QUEENS STROLL PL SE

$446,500 $393,000 $289,900 $272,950 $269,000 $259,000 $250,000 $176,200 $125,000

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

MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE HEIGHTS 2933-2943 BENTON PL NW

$7,785,000

MICHIGAN PARK 1233 DELAFIELD PL NE 2020 TAYLOR ST NE

$590,000 $509,000

MOUNT PLEASANT 1831 LAMONT ST NW 3235 WALBRIDGE PL NW

$1,544,750 $1,330,000

8 4 3 5 5

JUNE IS BUSTING OUT W I T H N E W LIS T ING S ! 1745 IRVING ST NW 1819 NEWTON ST NW 1701 Harvard ST NW 1774 HOBART ST NW 1745 HOBART ST NW 3447 17TH ST NW

$1,165,000 $1,110,000 $1,000,000 $965,000 $777,000 $730,000

NAVY YARD 916 4TH ST SE

$975,000

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E BL A IL W! A AV NO

$755,000

NORTH CLEVELAND PARK 3721 YUMA ST NW 3801 WINDOM PL NW 4218 38TH ST NW

$1,290,000 $1,150,000 $1,025,000

OLD CITY #1 124 11TH ST SE 430 11TH ST NE 226 KENTUCKY AVE SE 133 13TH ST NE 705 7TH ST NE 308 16TH ST NE 17 15TH ST SE 1320 I ST NE 419 D ST NE 522 D ST NE 120 17TH ST NE 518 D ST NE 403 E ST NE 904 10TH ST NE 629 14TH PL NE 614 G ST NE 705 13TH ST NE 1435 A ST SE 1233 CARROLLSBURG PL SW 1226 CARROLLSBURG PL SW 407 D ST NE 1415 EAST CAPITOL ST SE 1914 D ST NE 1734 D ST NE 415 17TH ST SE 231 K ST NE 1910 D ST NE 619 21ST ST NE 1504 MASSACHUSETTS AVE SE 1736 E ST NE 1822 BURKE ST SE 1739 D ST NE 1614 F ST NE 1425 DUNCAN ST NE 1525 GALES ST NE 1503 K ST SE

$1,500,000 $1,475,000 $1,400,000 $1,350,000 $910,000 $879,000 $855,217 $845,000 $837,777 $836,500 $835,000 $831,518 $825,000 $825,000 $799,000 $780,000 $780,000 $760,000 $758,000 $750,000 $739,000 $700,000 $699,950 $651,500 $636,000 $629,900 $615,000 $610,000 $582,500 $579,000 $560,000 $550,000 $540,000 $520,000 $515,000 $505,000

OLD CITY #2 1416 CORCORAN ST NW 1464 T ST NW 1432 T ST NW 2130 12TH PL NW 1922 10TH ST NW 108 BATES ST NW 2237 12TH ST NW 230 FLORIDA AVE NW 1331 1ST ST NW 61 NEW YORK AVE NW 1534 1ST ST NW

$1,700,000 $1,354,500 $1,100,000 $960,000 $865,000 $850,000 $825,000 $735,000 $665,000 $651,000 $600,000

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PALISADES 5432 CAROLINA PL NW 4421 MACARTHUR BLVD NW 4519 Q LN NW

$1,179,000 $951,000 $889,000

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Destined to be a Capitol Hill classic with dramatic dimensions, nearly 2600 finished SF, towering ceilings, and wide-open spaces on 3 levels. The latest masterpiece from Connell & Schmidt features a gourmet-grade open kitchen, 4 large bedrooms, 4.5 deluxe baths, fully flexible bonus spaces, a grand rear patio, and secure off-street parking. Everything you could possibly desire for modern living - built with timeless quality craftsmanship.

NOMA 1164 ABBEY PL NE

1620 E St. SE $1.490mm 4BR/4.5BA

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1328 Maryland Ave. NE #4 $635,000 2BR/2.5BA

Dramatic new ground-up design and construction. This luxurious upper unit features a truly one-of-a-kind 4-level layout and fully custom finishes. Floorto-ceiling glass across all four exposures, open stairs, and honed white oak floors carry light throughout. Two bright bedrooms, each with en suite bath, plus a huge private roof deck with 360o views of the Capital and secure parking! E BL A IL W! A AV NO

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

1337 South Carolina Ave. SE $815,000 3BR/1.5BA

The deep front yard and wide porch welcome you home to this 3-level Federal-style Hill classic. Two blocks to Lincoln Park and groceries, and five blocks to Eastern Market and Barracks Row with a full size attached garage! A private back deck retreat for entertaining or as an everyday outdoor “room.” The flexible lower level, with interior and front access, full bath, and laundry is perfect for movie night, the big game, long-term guests OR convert it into a wonderful rental opportunity!

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

1391 Pennsylvania Ave. SE #238 $413,000 1BR/1BA

This one is different! #238 features a HUGE private patio and an excellent courtyard location. This condo lives easy & BIG. Open Kitchen with spacious cabinets, granite counters & stainless appliances; big and bright Living-Dining Room; tremendous Bed/bath suite with walk-in closet. Full size top loading laundry. And the location is unbeatable! Jenkins Row sits atop Harris Teeter and across from Potomac Ave Metro. Parking in the secure underground garage is included! LD S! SO AY D 7

412 K Street NE $870,00 4BR/3.5BA

Classic bay front in Dynamic location blocks from H Street, Union Market, and Union Station. Southern sun floods across rich original heart pine floors and a grand central stairs separates flexible front and center parlors. Rear eat-in kitchen with maple cabinets, stainless, and sprawling granite counters. Step outside to your gated parking or patio space off the brick alley. Three quiet bedrooms & two full baths up. Plus lower level 1BR/1BA suite with full kitchen, laundry and rear entrance.

joel@joelnelsongroup.com 202.243.7707

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5332 CAROLINA PL NW

$700,000

PARKVIEW 3563 6TH ST NW 3318 WARDER ST NW

$425,000 $870,000

PETWORTH 505 QUINCY ST NW 4121 9TH ST NW 308 UPSHUR ST NW 4010 ILLINOIS AVE NW 605 DECATUR ST NW 815 INGRAHAM ST NW 4215 7TH ST NW 613 LONGFELLOW ST NW 5109 ILLINOIS AVE NW 5302 7TH ST NW 808 MADISON ST NW 720 VARNUM ST NW 514 JEFFERSON ST NW 5200 KANSAS AVE NW 430 TAYLOR ST NW 631 INGRAHAM ST NW 5307 5TH ST NW 310 TAYLOR ST NW 5235 NEW HAMPSHIRE AVE NW 811 FARRAGUT ST NW 825 LONGFELLOW ST NW 5024 3RD ST NW 5516 4TH ST NW 5304 7TH ST NW

$975,000 $970,000 $860,000 $800,000 $797,500 $775,000 $712,000 $710,000 $710,000 $690,000 $628,500 $610,000 $600,000 $600,000 $585,000 $565,000 $530,000 $529,393 $525,000 $525,000 $475,000 $460,000 $460,000 $450,000

RANDLE HEIGHTS 2315 ELVANS RD SE 2498 SKYLAND PL SE 2429 IRVING ST SE 3200 15TH PL SE 1495 HOWARD RD SE 2390 ELVANS RD SE 1720 T ST SE 1843 BRUCE PL SE 3504 19TH ST SE 1920 RIDGE PL SE

$390,000 $370,000 $334,000 $333,695 $315,000 $315,000 $313,500 $306,550 $305,000 $282,000

RANDLE HIGHLANDS 3131 WESTOVER DR SE

$520,000

RIGGS PARK 1501 GALLATIN PL NE 5733 6TH ST NE 5023 11TH ST NE 5724 EASTERN AVE NE 4820 SARGENT RD NE 4809 SOUTH DAKOTA AVE NE 722 OGLETHORPE ST NE 1247 DELAFIELD PL NE 620 ONEIDA ST NE 1215 EMERSON ST NE 504 PEABODY ST NE 1236 DELAFIELD PL NE 4822 SARGENT RD NE

$580,000 $540,000 $519,000 $516,500 $515,000 $510,000 $499,990 $487,500 $415,000 $395,000 $380,000 $370,000 $355,000

5063 OVERLOOK RD NW 4929 ROCKWOOD PKWY NW

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TRINIDAD

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

SHAW 1334 5TH ST NW 908 WESTMINSTER ST NW 1901 12TH ST NW 1010 W ST NW 2116 10TH ST NW

$1,455,000 $1,160,000 $925,000 $699,900 $1,340,000

SW WATERFRONT 109 P ST SW

$550,250

SPRING VALLEY

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1109 OATES ST NE 1229 TRINIDAD AVE NE 1306 TRINIDAD AVE NE 1647 MONTELLO AVE NE 1507 WEST VIRGINIA AVE NE 1757 LANG PL NE 781 19TH ST NE 817 20TH ST NE 1254 OATES ST NE 1838 L ST NE 1254 QUEEN ST NE

$3,770,000 $2,600,000 $832,500 $719,000 $715,000 $634,000 $612,500 $608,500 $599,500 $569,000 $550,000 $417,000 $390,000

U STREET 1341 V ST NW 1304 W ST NW

$825,000 $932,000

WESLEY HEIGHTS 2834 FOXHALL RD NW 3010 45TH ST NW 4500 CATHEDRAL AVE NW 4314 CATHEDRAL AVE NW 4241 HAWTHORNE ST NW 4373 WESTOVER PL NW 4368 WESTOVER PL NW

$2,225,000 $2,100,000 $1,997,500 $1,800,000 $1,200,000 $1,130,000 $980,000

WOODLEY PARK 2850 28TH ST NW 2918 GARFIELD ST NW 2816 CATHEDRAL AVE NW 2710 WOODLEY PL NW 2939 28TH ST NW

$1,725,000 $1,575,000 $1,121,000 $1,300,000 $1,285,000

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WOODRIDGE

3074 CLINTON ST NE $739,900 4 2925 SOUTH DAKOTA AVE NE $710,000 4 2804 26TH ST NE $645,000 5 2810 30TH ST NE $600,000 4 1819 OTIS ST NE $600,000 4 2525 17TH ST NE $593,000 4 1815 JACKSON ST NE $589,000 3 1718 DOUGLAS ST NE $545,000 3 3212 WALNUT ST NE $515,000 3 2810 BRENTWOOD RD NE $450,000 4 4001 22ND ST NE $439,900 4 2836 30TH ST NE $325,000 3 3216 CENTRAL AVE NE $320,000 3

2351 16TH ST SE #302

$189,500

BARRY FARMS 2640 WADE RD SE #1 2608 WADE RD SE #102

$62,000 $54,900

46231/2 MACARTHUR BLVD NW #A

$359,000

BLOOMINGDALE 120 S ST NW #2 - PENTHOUSE 6 RHODE ISLAND AVE NW #7

$881,000 $399,999

BRIGHTWOOD 5912 9TH ST NW #4 5912 9TH ST NW #3

$399,999 $369,900

BROOKLAND 2609 4TH ST NE #4 2609 4TH ST NE #2 2609 4TH ST NE #1 3133 HAWTHORNE DR NE #3133 3725 12TH ST NE #1

$426,100 $410,000 $399,000 $345,000 $337,500

ADAMS MORGAN 1701 KALORAMA RD NW #312 2328 CHAMPLAIN ST NW #327 2337 CHAMPLAIN NW #106 1812 CALVERT ST NW #B 2426 ONTARIO RD NW #102 2422 17TH STREET NW #101 2422 17TH ST NW #105

$599,900 $585,000 $565,000 $450,000 $410,000 $292,500 $280,000

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4101 ALBEMARLE ST NW #636 4101 ALBEMARLE ST NW #501 4101 ALBEMARLE ST NW #613

$1,175,000 $510,000 $485,000

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3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

CENTRAL

CHEVY CHASE

1337 k ST SE #PH1 $708,000 2 1306 PENNSYLVANIA AVE SE #401 $682,500 2 440 12TH ST NE #304 $460,000 1 1405 EAST CAPITOL ST SE #1 $365,000 1 1405 EAST CAPITOL ST SE #3 $345,000 1 2 17TH ST SE #101 $295,000 1 410 15TH ST NE #3 $289,000 1 115 D ST SE #G7 $260,000 0 116 NORTH CAROLINA AVE SE #103 $255,700 0 18 9TH ST NE #206 $135,000 0 1710 GALES ST NE #3 $364,900 2 1516 K ST SE #3D $424,900 2 1516 K ST SE #2C $399,900 2 1516 K ST SE #1A $349,900 1 1516 K ST SE #1B $325,900 1

16TH STREET HEIGHTS

$660,000

2 1

CAPITOL HILL

CONDO 1117 ALLISON ST NW #3

BERKLEY

2425 L ST NW #114 2425 L ST NW #606 920 I ST NW #907 616 E ST NW #454 400 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW #508 1150 K ST NW #1211 400 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW #617 1150 K ST NW #306 1301 20TH ST NW #1010 1111 25TH ST NW #312 1260 21ST ST NW #909

AMERICAN UNIVERSITY PARK 2

ANACOSTIA

5229 CONNECTICUT AVE NW #209 5431 CONNECTICUT AVE NW #3 5410 CONNECTICUT AVE NW #201 5410 CONNECTICUT AVE NW #507 5315 CONNECTICUT AVE NW #610

$1,275,000 $949,000 $643,000 $635,000 $595,000 $570,000 $459,000 $445,000 $370,000 $365,000 $350,000 $410,000 $311,000 $307,000 $307,000 $205,000

CLEVELAND PARK 3801 39TH ST NW #F84 3823 RODMAN ST NW #F24 3880 PORTER ST NW #E353 3670 38TH ST NW #E251 3640 39TH ST NW #F528 3931 LANGLEY CT NW #C573 2902 PORTER ST NW #32 3750 39TH ST NW #B146

$500,000 $490,000 $485,000 $476,000 $475,000 $434,000 $422,900 $420,000

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

2719 ORDWAY ST NW #5 3401 38TH ST NW #404 3631 39TH ST NW #D316 3010 WISCONSIN AVE NW #401 3010 WISCONSIN AVE NW #105 3022 WISCONSIN AVE NW #203 3701 CONNECTICUT AVE NW #203 3895 RODMAN ST NW #C75

$406,000 $389,000 $355,100 $320,500 $289,000 $287,000 $269,000 $227,500

COLUMBIA HEIGHTS 1470 CHAPIN ST NW #4 1130 COLUMBIA RD NW #3 741 GIRARD ST NW #A 1307 RANDOLPH ST NW #3 3240 HIATT PL NW #4 3916 13TH ST NW #2 3219 11TH ST NW #2B 1366 MONROE ST NW #B 1307 RANDOLPH ST NW #2 452 NEWTON PL NW #2 3035 15TH ST NW #101 1427 CLIFTON ST NW #1 1354 MONROE ST NW #A 1348 EUCLID ST NW #107 1312 EUCLID ST NW #1 2750 14TH ST NW #608 3222 13TH ST NW #1 1447 GIRARD ST NW #4 1423 COLUMBIA RD NW #3 1324 EUCLID ST NW #3 1451 BELMONT ST NW #220 1451 BELMONT ST NW #303 2331 15TH ST NW #303-S 610 IRVING ST NW #101 907 EUCLID ST NW #103 1417 NEWTON ST NW #104 1451 PARK RD NW #210 3900 14TH ST NW #708 718 PARK RD NW #1 1340 FAIRMONT ST NW #43 1108 COLUMBIA RD NW #203

$982,000 $895,000 $805,000 $780,000 $750,000 $746,000 $712,000 $660,000 $650,000 $620,000 $605,000 $601,972 $600,000 $599,000 $599,000 $585,000 $550,000 $547,500 $520,000 $519,900 $500,000 $488,500 $432,000 $375,000 $351,000 $350,000 $331,250 $330,000 $320,000 $303,000 $250,000

CONGRESS HEIGHTS 3872 9TH ST SE #103 3865 HALLEY TER SE #303

$86,000 $58,103

DUPONT CIRCLE 1704 T ST NW #301 1 SCOTT CIR NW #703 1 SCOTT CIR NW #109 1 SCOTT CIR NW #418 2025 HILLYER PL NW #2 2025 HILLYER PL NW #1 1830 JEFFERSON PL NW #12 1601 16TH ST NW #4 1916 17TH ST NW #306 1601 18TH ST NW #203 2032 15TH ST NW #6 1515 16TH ST NW #2A

$664,900 $275,000 $250,000 $245,500 $1,060,000 $832,500 $599,900 $449,000 $415,000 $326,000 $325,000 $459,555

ECKINGTON 3 S ST NW #1 211 R ST NE #A 1717 LINCOLN RD NE #1 1917 2ND ST NE #301 1927 3RD ST NE #300 314 V ST NE #206

$675,000 $630,000 $585,000 $455,000 $253,000 $29,500

FOGGY BOTTOM 800 25TH ST NW #703 955 26TH ST NW #608 2515 K ST NW #305 2515 K ST NW #809 2401 H ST NW #206

$1,030,000 $485,000 $337,500 $325,000 $298,000

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Clare & Steve

Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage

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Capitol Hill Office 605 Pennsylvania Avenue SE Washington DC 20003

Office: 202-547-3525 202-904-1096

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202-841-1380

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2515 K ST NW #509 922 24TH ST NW #506 2515 K ST NW #708 522 21ST ST NW #705 2141 I ST NW #205 922 24TH ST NW #39

$295,000 $259,000 $245,000 $231,000 $207,000 $27,500

FOREST HILLS 3883 CONNECTICUT AVE NW #310 4025 CONNECTICUT AVE NW #201 2714 ORDWAY ST NW #6 2939 VAN NESS ST NW #1001 2939 VAN NESS ST NW #326 3701 CONNECTICUT AVE NW #603 3701 CONNECTICUT AVE NW #715 2939 VAN NESS ST NW #1229

$695,000 $601,000 $388,000 $327,300 $310,000 $280,000 $250,000 $230,000

FORT LINCOLN 2518E HURSTON LN NE 3199 APPLE RD NE #9 3130 BANNEKER DR NE #3130

$440,000 $305,000 $229,000

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

GARFIELD 2818 CONNECTICUT AVE NW #404 2801 CORTLAND PL NW #304 2829 CONNECTICUT AVE NW #27

$705,000 $374,500 $20,000

GEORGETOWN 3303 WATER ST NW #8F 1517 30TH ST NW #C22 1077 30TH ST NW #309 1072 PAPER MILL CT NW #1072 2500 Q ST NW #301 1711 35TH ST NW #27

$6,500,000 $990,000 $815,000 $770,000 $349,000 $315,000

GLOVER PARK 4004 EDMUNDS ST NW #8 4004 EDMUNDS ST NW #9 2610 TUNLAW RD NW #302 2325 42ND ST NW #312 4114 DAVIS PL NW #216 2400 41ST ST NW #312

$720,000 $685,000 $380,000 $365,000 $315,000 $290,000

H STREET CORRIDOR 1111 ORREN ST NE #505 904 H ST NE #2 904 H ST NE #1 1111 ORREN ST NE #403 1111 ORREN ST NE #203

$544,900 $530,000 $520,000 $504,900 $473,000

HILL CREST 3819 W ST SE #102

$69,000

KALORAMA 2301 CONNECTICUT AVE NW #5A 2126 CONNECTICUT AVE NW #42 2001 19TH ST NW #4 1882 COLUMBIA RD NW #204 2311 CONNECTICUT AVE NW #405 2001 19TH ST NW #1 1840 VERNON ST NW #304 1839 KALORAMA RD NW #1 2145 CALIFORNIA ST NW #207 1810 CALIFORNIA ST NW #305 2009 BELMONT RD NW #102

$1,520,000 $1,375,000 $1,350,000 $1,060,000 $635,000 $599,000 $450,304 $447,500 $443,000 $407,000 $385,000

LEDROIT PARK 150 V ST NW #V102 1907 3RD ST NW #201 5 RHODE ISLAND AVE NW #202

$454,500 $369,000 $327,900

LOGAN CIRCLE 1411 N ST NW #2

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$1,025,000

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

1325 13TH ST NW #12 1312 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW #704 1300 N ST NW #519 1451 S ST NW #2 1330 VERMONT AVE NW #4 1330 VERMONT AVE NW #3 1332 CORCORAN ST NW #5 1107 O ST NW #3 1705 13TH ST NW #1 1322 RHODE ISLAND AVE NW #8 1408 Q ST NW #2 1011 M ST NW #701 1441 RHODE ISLAND AVE NW #512 1441 RHODE ISLAND AVE NW #312 1515 15TH ST NW #234 1245 13TH ST NW #903 1330 VERMONT AVE NW #1 1011 M ST NW #602 1515 15TH ST NW #204 1133 14TH ST NW #1101 1330 VERMONT AVE NW #2 1225 13TH ST NW #309 1300 N ST NW #509 1115 12TH ST NW #105 1311 13TH ST NW #T08 1245 13TH ST NW #608 1 SCOTT CIR NW #120 1215 10TH ST NW #31 1210 R ST NW #P-81

$860,000 $480,000 $455,000 $1,500,000 $1,199,000 $1,187,000 $949,000 $797,500 $789,250 $725,000 $718,000 $649,900 $630,000 $629,000 $620,000 $595,000 $561,000 $549,900 $541,000 $499,900 $485,000 $450,000 $415,000 $349,900 $297,900 $275,000 $274,000 $526,000 $40,000

MOUNT PLEASANT 2514 17TH ST NW #3 1823 NEWTON ST NW #101 3220 17TH ST NW #409 2550 17TH ST NW #612 2440 16TH ST NW #501 2421 18TH ST NW #203 1801 PARK RD NW #11 3155 MOUNT PLEASANT ST NW #202 1865 PARK RD NW #1

$706,000 $599,900 $595,000 $592,500 $585,000 $489,480 $422,200 $415,000 $1,157,500

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

MOUNT VERNON TRIANGLE 115 NEW YORK AVE NW #2 475 K ST NW #723

$495,000 $606,000

NAVY YARD 1025 1ST ST SE #1002 1025 1ST ST SE #404

$500,000 $485,000

OLD CITY #1 1352 C ST SE #A 440 12TH ST NE #203 1025 1ST ST SE #410 621 16TH ST NE #1 1342 MASSACHUSETTS AVE SE #A 401 13TH ST NE #PH4 321 18TH ST SE #4 1459 A ST NE #C 321 18TH ST SE #1 1457 A ST NE #1457 1524 INDEPENDENCE AVE SE #1

$779,000 $775,000 $595,000 $575,000 $557,000 $536,000 $465,000 $432,700 $425,000 $379,000 $314,900

OLD CITY #2 1210 R ST NW #316 475 K ST NW #1016 1451 N ST NW #2 301 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW #603 2031 13TH ST NW #3 1401 1ST ST NW #2 2101 11TH ST NW #401 555 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW #604 1510 6TH ST NW #2 910 M ST NW #117

$1,125,000 $875,000 $793,160 $785,000 $782,357 $740,000 $685,000 $680,000 $639,000 $616,783

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

1619 R ST NW #603 475 K ST NW #514 1325 13TH ST NW #705 1001 L ST NW #606 1728 NEW HAMPSHIRE AVE NW #401 1515 15TH ST NW #406 1201 N ST NW #D 1631 16TH ST NW #5 1322 15TH ST NW #31 555 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW #1010 1515 11TH ST NW #C-1 1704 T ST NW #103 2004 11TH ST NW #125 2000 16TH ST NW #504 1731 WILLARD ST NW #301 1545 18TH ST NW #606 1225 13TH ST NW #506 1711 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW #604 1601 18TH ST NW #205 1711 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW #403 1 SCOTT CIR NW #118 1727 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW #512 1 SCOTT CIR NW #309 1440 N ST NW #207 1545 18TH ST NW #P6

$601,000 $600,000 $575,000 $546,000 $535,000 $524,900 $489,000 $442,535 $428,000 $427,000 $424,000 $415,000 $415,000 $410,000 $399,999 $399,000 $389,900 $316,000 $315,000 $295,000 $262,000 $260,000 $257,500 $218,000 $51,600

PENN QUARTER 915 E ST NW #1005 701 PENNSYLVANIA AVE NW #1013 777 7TH ST NW #923

$692,500 $426,000 $293,000

PETWORTH 5422 8TH ST NW #1 4114 NEW HAMPSHIRE AVE NW #2 804 TAYLOR ST NW #403 4326 GEORGIA AVE NW #UNIT 101 911 KENNEDY ST NW #8 816 KENNEDY ST NW #1 5040 1ST ST NW #302 922 MADISON ST NW #302 4809 3RD ST NW #2 4809 3RD ST NW #3 4809 3RD ST NW #4 700 JEFFERSON ST NW #105 604 LONGFELLOW ST NW #406

$606,000 $560,000 $485,000 $469,900 $375,000 $369,000 $365,000 $336,000 $310,000 $300,000 $293,000 $200,000 $185,000

RANDLE HEIGHTS 2400 GOOD HOPE RD SE #203

$64,000

RLA (SW) 1435 4TH ST SW #B804 363 N ST SW #363 350 G ST SW #N610 1435 4TH ST SW #B704 350 G ST SW #N517 350 G ST SW #N214 1425 4TH ST SW #A308 800 4TH ST SW #N308 1101 3RD ST SW #101 800 4TH ST SW #S518 1101 3RD ST SW #202 300 M ST SW #N802

$507,838 $480,000 $469,000 $440,000 $395,000 $384,000 $380,000 $340,000 $340,000 $335,000 $307,000 $240,000

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

SHAW 1011 M ST NW #802 1835 6TH ST NW #101 1011 M ST NW #609 801 Q ST NW #1 1011 M ST NW #901 306 P ST NW #2 1316 9TH ST NW #1 2120 VERMONT AVE NW #14 1918 11TH ST NW #B

$1,000,000 $880,000 $789,900 $770,000 $662,500 $599,000 $430,000 $412,000 $1,350,000

2 3 2 3 1 2 1 1 3

1918 11TH ST NW #A

$1,225,000

SOUTHWEST 525 WATER ST SW #219 525 WATER ST SW #106 525 WATER ST SW #427

$809,900 $714,900 $419,900

SOUTHWEST WATERFRONT 350 G ST SW #N422 800 4TH ST SW #S407 350 G ST SW #N413

$349,900 $293,000 $399,999

3 2 2 1 1 0 1

TRINIDAD 1220 HOLBROOK TER NE #205 1238 QUEEN ST NE #2

$325,000 $249,900

U STREET 2216 11TH ST NW #5 2216 11TH ST NW #3 1417 CHAPIN ST NW #508 2216 11TH ST NW #2 2216 11TH ST NW #1 1439 W ST NW #1 929 FLORIDA AVE NW #6002 2232 13TH ST NW #1

$799,900 $789,900 $667,500 $660,000 $642,500 $439,000 $550,000 $585,000

WEST END 1155 23RD ST NW #5A 1155 23RD ST NW #5E 2301 N ST NW #201 2301 N ST NW #510 2301 N ST NW #517 2301 N ST NW #501

$2,362,500 $2,350,000 $680,000 $422,000 $815,000 $668,000

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

WOODLEY PARK

2501 CALVERT ST NW #901 $552,000 2

FOGGY BOTTOM 700 NEW HAMPSHIRE AVE NW #806 700 NEW HAMPSHIRE AVE NW #516 700 NEW HAMPSHIRE AVE NW #1012 2475 VIRGINIA AVE NW #610 950 25TH ST NW #304-N 730 24TH ST NW #203 2475 VIRGINIA AVE NW #511 950 25TH ST NW #501N

FOREST HILLS 3001 VEAZEY TER NW #1607 3001 VEAZEY TER NW #1005

ADAMS MORGAN 1669 COLUMBIA RD NW #316 1801 CLYDESDALE PL NW #225 2707 ADAMS MILL RD NW #101 2707 ADAMS MILL RD NW #NO. 102

$390,000 $186,000 $527,500 $313,000

BARRY FARM 2900 POMEROY RD SE #101

$85,405

BRIGHTWOOD 14401446 TUCKERMAN ST NW #A203 $145,000

CAPITOL HILL 115 2ND ST NE #10

$340,000

CATHEDRAL 3900 WATSON PL NW #G1B

$414,000

CHEVY CHASE 5112 CONNECTICUT AVE NW #105

$350,000

CLEVELAND PARK 3601 CONNECTICUT AVE NW #102

$494,500

DUPONT CIRCLE 1734 P ST NW #34 1701 16TH ST NW #515 1701 16TH ST NW #709 1734 P ST NW #25

$539,500 $485,000 $420,000 $415,000

2 1 2 1

$502,127 $285,000

GLOVER PARK 3900 TUNLAW RD NW #403 3900 TUNLAW RD NW #617

$269,500 $132,000

KALORAMA 2703 31ST SE #277

$74,000

KALORAMA 1840 BILTMORE ST NW #31 1835 PHELPS PL NW #31 2100 19TH ST NW #602 1832 BILTMORE ST NW #6

$580,300 $479,000 $431,000 $510,000

LANIER HEIGHTS 3025 ONTARIO NW #208

$352,500

MOUNT PLEASANT 1860 CLYDESDALE PL NW #201/202 2853 ONTARIO RD NW #317 3025 ONTARIO RD NW #303 1669 COLUMBIA RD NW #303

$527,500 $399,000 $335,000 $219,000

NORTH CLEVELAND PARK 3900 CONNECTICUT AVE NW #404F

COOP

$780,000 $687,000 $479,000 $287,000 $285,000 $285,000 $250,000 $158,000

$380,000

OLD CITY #2 1526 17TH ST NW #402 1725 17TH ST NW #308 1514 17TH ST NW #112

$490,000 $375,000 $269,900

PETWORTH 250 FARRAGUT ST NW #203

$208,000

RLA (SW) 1

1301 DELAWARE AVE SW #N816 1301 DELAWARE AVE SW #603 N 1301 DELAWARE AVE SW #N108

SOUTHWEST 1301 DELAWARE AVE SW #N722

1 2 2

$240,000 $200,000 $145,000 $223,000

SW WATERFRONT 560 N ST SW #N-108 1334 4TH SW 520 N SW #S-220 530 N ST SW #S-510 560 N ST SW #N-309

$379,000 $460,000 $399,000 $285,000 $284,000

TAKOMA PARK 1

7060 EASTERN AVE NW #214

$155,000

WATERGATE 2 2 1 1

2500 VIRGINIA AVE NW #212-S 2700 VIRGINIA AVE NW #711

$1,332,500 $1,200,000

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Reviving the Rock Opera Signature’s “Jesus Christ Superstar”

hen I became enamored of “Jesus Christ Superstar” almost a halfcentury ago, rock operas were in their infancy, composer Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyricist Tim Rice were virtually unknown, and few of us were prepared for a musical about the final anguished days of Jesus and his distraught persecutors and followers. As the double album hit the top of the charts, debates on its dangerous content raged among religious leaders, social commentators, and even kids on my playground. Was the Superstar phenomenon more than just

(l to r): Ari McCay Wilford as Judas Iscariot, Nicholas Edwards as Jesus, and Natascia Diaz as Mary Magdalene.

by Barbara Wells a blip in a century littered with broken taboos and nascent art forms? Signature Theatre’s new production by Joe Calarco, who ironically enough holds the title “director of new works,” answers with an emphatic yes. The results are somewhat mixed, given the persistent challenges of transforming a record album into a show, but Signature’s production is loaded with satisfying performances and food for thought. It’s no easy feat to stage what is still, essentially, a string of songs that provide few transitions for actors who must abruptly bounce between emotions and themes throughout. Yet unForeground: Ari McKay Wilford as Judas Iscariot; Background (l to r): Sam Ludwig as Annas, Thomas Adrian der Calarco’s direction, the lead actors Simpson as Caiaphas, and Kara-Tameika Watkins as Priest. do a masterful job. As Judas Iscariot, the heartwrenching Ari McKay Wilford conveys both aduturn as Anita in Signature’s “West Side Stolation and disgust for his leader, in a perpetual state ry,” portrays Mary as a powerful figure, as of intense distress because, he believes, the “beauticommitted to maintaining peace among ful” movement has gone too far. Wilford affectingthe disciples as Judas is to stirring up disly voices his concerns in the show’s opening song, sent. Diaz and Wilford often flank Jesus “Too Much Heaven on Their Minds,” in a perforthroughout the show, positioned as his most mance that’s even more riveting in a YouTube viddevoted and influential followers. So in this eo, where he’s accomproduction, Diaz’ gorpanied by only his own geous rendition of (l to r): guitar (at youtube.com/ “I Don’t Know How Nicholas user/sigtheatre). to Love Him” seems Edwards as Creating a counterto describe yearning Jesus and Natascia balance to Judas, Calarthat is more about reDiaz as co gives the role of Mary ligious devotion than Mary MagMagdalene new weight romance. dalene. and prominence — perSuperstar’s Jesus haps in a nod to recent may be the most difrecognition that Mary acficult role of all, writtually was not a prostitute ten as an all-too-hubut rather a true apostle. (continued on pg. 117) Natascia Diaz, fresh off a

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Passing The Torch Of DC Guitar History

by Charles Walston he lineage from rockabilly to punk rock runs straight through Link Wray, a guitarist who lived and played around DC in the late 1950s and early 60s. He led the house band on local TV’s version of “American Bandstand” and recorded influential hits like “Rumble” and “Rawhide” here.

Los Straitjackets Eddie Angel moved to DC in 1980 and joined a rockabilly band fronted by singer Tex Rubinowitz. Although Wray was no longer around, his distortiondrenched guitar sound still held sway among local rockers. “Link was Tex’s favorite guitarist, so we started doing his songs,” Angel said. “I took to playing Link’s style like a duck to water.” Angel moved to Nashville in the 90s and was a founding member of Los Straitjackets, who carry on Wray’s tradition of brash guitar instrumentals. They toured with Wray before his death, and “he’s still my favorite guitarist,” said Angel. Hollertown returns to Mr. Henry’s on June 8. Photo: Charles Walston

Angel returns to DC when Los Straitjackets play at The Hamilton on June 16. They’ll perform selections from their new album of songs by Nick Lowe, and also play a set with another great songwriter, Marshall Crenshaw. Recording instrumental versions of Lowe’s songs was a revelation, Angel said. “One of the things I came away with is what great melodies he writes. Sometimes that gets lost because his lyrics are so strong,” he said. “I hope we did justice to his songs.” A band that plays only instrumentals is a rarity, but that’s not the most unusual thing about Los Straitjackets. Since their first appearance, they have performed wearing Mexican wrestling masks, which somehow makes their no-holds-barred music seem more dramatic. “At our very first gig we almost chickened out,” said Angel. “But we wore them and we knew immediately we had a winner. Now it’s second nature to me … I don’t even realize how strange they must look to the audience.” www.straitjackets.com; www.thehamiltondc.com

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Hollertown is a traditional bluegrass lineup that plays plenty of classic tunes. But over a decade, as new members have joined the band, they have brought songs from other genres that adapt surprisingly well to a bluegrass treatment. On a recent Thursday night at Mr. Henry’s, Hollertown started its set with the Tex-Mex number “Hey Baby Que Paso?” The band will be back at Mr. Henry’s on June 8, continuing more than a decade of performing around Capitol Hill at spots like Sova, The

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Banana Cafe & Piano Bar (continued from pg. 115) Argonaut, and the Kingman Island Bluegrass Festival. Hill resident Chuck Andreatt a, who st arted playing banjo in high school, and Nick Backer, who got a mandolin as a graduation present, started playing together in The Woedoggies. When other members left, they became Hollertown, and the current lineup has been in place for a couple of years. It includes Jerry Del Rosso (bass), Tom Lalley (guitar), Lee Benaka (fiddle), and Belen Pifel (vocals). While it takes time to get back up to speed after any personnel change, new members have helped keep the band fresh. Andreatta estimates that about half of Hollertown’s material has changed since the last lineup adjustment. One thing that will never change is the basic sound. Whether it’s a TexMex song or the Cheap Trick hit “I Want You to Want Me,” any Hollertown number is going to be “grassed-up,” as Del Rosso said. And they’ll always do standards like “Foggy Mountain Breakdown.” Andreatta has been hooked on bluegrass and old-time music since he was a teenager. Just as he has seen band members come and go, he has seen the popularity of those genres rise and fall. “I’ve ridden about three of these waves,” he said. Hollertown plans to keep riding it out. www.hollertown.com; http://www. mrhenrysdc.com/ u

man man gripped by fear, doubt, and a dose of self-pity who nevertheless must be convincing as a reputed savior. Nicholas Edwards gracefully navigates this dichotomy, by turns despondent and commanding until he delivers his fabulous prayer, “Gethsemane,” bringing a final resolution to his inner conflict. Beyond the three lead roles, much of the cast is filled by veterans of Washingtonarea stages. As King Herod, Sherri L. Edelen lends her characteristic sass and swagger to a strangely lighthearted song whose humor comes out of the blue. And as Pontius Pilate, Bobby Smith brings suitable gravitas to his exchanges with the unruly populace and Jesus himself. For the transition from album to show, in some ways less may have been more. Although the production relies on lyrics alone to tell the story, the singers’ voices and words are occasionally overwhelmed by orchestrations, especially in the expository songs that open the show. And while Karma Camp’s inventive choreography successfully evokes religious fervor, conflict, and the perversion of Jesus’ teachings, it can be difficult to focus on a singer who’s surrounded by a dozen cast members in perpetual motion, literally thumping their Bibles. All this activity takes place on Luciana Stecconi’s spare and flexible set, which easily morphs from Roman street scenes and temples to a secluded garden and the site of the Last Supper with the help of Zachary G. Borovay’s projections. Lighting by Jason Lyon is also effective, especially when God makes an appearance. Perhaps it was easier to pull this show off 45 years ago with performers who resembled a bunch of intrepid hippies, seemingly improvising in uncharted rock-opera territory. But now as then, the show still comes down to its marvelous songs, putting timeless questions of divinity, spirituality, and social justice to a contemporary beat. “Jesus Christ Superstar” is on stage at Signature Theatre through July 2. Barbara Wells is a writer and editor for Reingold, a social marketing communications firm. She and her husband live on Capitol Hill. u

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Dining Notes by Celeste McCall Korean Spice Is Nice Things are heating up in the Atlas District, and we don’t mean just the weather. A recent arrival is Choong Man Chicken, 1125 H St., which opened mid-April in the space formerly occupied by Khan’s Mongolian. The newcomer specializes in several kinds of Korean-style fried chicken, plus ultra-fresh seafood. The latter is tantalizingly displayed out front. Friend/fellow diner Tony, who has lived in Seoul, explained that chicken and beer is a natural combo in Korea. Choong Man is a sort of hybrid, with a lively sports bar in back and a fast food/carryout by the entrance. Picnic tables provide outdoor seating. After getting sake (served in a shot glass) and a good Malbec at the bar, we ordered and paid for our food at the counter, then waited for our numbers to be called. Up front, water is 99 cents but free at the bar. Peter ordered a plate of seven moist, crunchy, deep-fried jumbo shrimp. Tony chose butter-tender scallops dusted with what tasted like Old Bay. Fellow diner Nan went for the boneless “red hot” chicken pieces coated with a palate-searing chili sauce. I had the much tamer fried chicken wings. Orders come with very

good, tangy coleslaw but limp, tasteless fries. Choong Man is open daily for lunch and dinner; call 202-399-6010.

Lebanese Lunch Micho’s Lebanese Grill is a small, welcoming eatery at 500 H St. NE. A favorite is the shawarma mix platter with butterfly roasted chicken and thin-cut roasted lamb and beef atop a bed of rice. Along with hummus, fattoush salad, turnips, pickles, tahini sauce, and garlic paste, the heaping platter (only $14) is enough for two or three lunches. Other platters include the $12 vegetarian mix, chicken kabob, and kafta kabob (both $14). Micho’s also offers a variety of pita meat and veggie wraps. Adventurous patrons may build their own wrap or bowl by choosing a meat or veggie along with toppings. Micho’s is open Sunday-Thursday from 11:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Friday-Saturday from 11:30 to 3:00 a.m. Micho’s delivers orders over $20. Call 202-450-4533.

Ethiopian Restaurant Row? Will the Atlas District become another Ethiopian restaurant row? For years, we’ve savored Ethiopic (especially the vegetarian platter) at

TOP: The combo platter at Addis Ethiopian restaurant is a traditional favorite. Photo: Celeste McCall BELOW: Addis Ethiopian on H street NE features a friendly bar scene. Photo: Celeste McCall

401 H St. NE. We recently lunched at Addis, 707 H St. NE. The three-year-old eatery is handsomely appointed with brick-lined walls, colorful photos (including a PowerPoint presentation of Ethiopian scenes), and an attractive, inviting bar area. We ordered Addis Combo #2, consisting of lamb and beef stew, yellow lentils, collard greens, tomatoes, chicken legs, and egg (which came first?). Peter added fried tilapia, nice and crunchy, but watch out for bones! Simple, budget-priced wines are available by the glass (including Ethiopian honey wine); there’s also Ethiopian beer. Addis is open daily for lunch and dinner; call 202-758-2273. Choong Man (Korean) chicken does a brisk carryout business. Photo: Celeste McCall

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A bountiful seafood display greets customers at Choong Man, the Atlas District’s Korean newcomer. Photo: Celeste McCall

Coming Soon Up the street, coming soon is Farmbird, 625

H St. NE, specializing in grilled chicken. Hatched by buddies Dan Koslow and Andrew Harris, who launched a catering business out of Union Kitchen, their first bricks-and-mortar enterprise will showcase house-brined chicken breasts and thighs, plus made-from-scratch sides like mac and cheese and roasted Brussels sprouts. Their birds are raised humanely on regional farms, we’re told. Nearby at 11th and H streets NE, look for the first DC outpost of Two Boots Pizza. Named for the shapes of Italy and Louisiana, the New York-based eatery – which has locations nationwide – will specialize in Italian and Cajun cooking.

Spring Fling Beuchert’s Saloon, 623 Pennsylvania Ave. SE, welcomes spring and summer with a new menu. Tapping seasonal bounty, chef Andrew Markert is preparing pan-fried softshell crab, lamb and oyster meatballs, banh mi sandwiches, roasted asparagus, grilled ramps with cured quail egg. A sprightly cocktail list complements the fare. Beuchert’s, the Prohibition-era speakeasy featured on WETA-TV’s “Neighborhood Eats,” is open daily. Call 202-733-1384 or visit www.beuchertssaloon.com.

Chop Chop The Capitol Riverfront got a little healthier with the addition of Chopt, a “fast casual” salad and wrap eatery. You’ll find it at 1257 First St. SE in FIRST Residences, a 450,000-squarefoot, mixed-use development. At last month’s grand opening, almost 1,200 people converged on the leafy newcomer for free salads. Guests also contributed to DC Central Kitchen, a nonprofit devoted to ending hunger and poverty. Eventually joining Chopt on the building’s ground level will be Taylor Gourmet, Chipotle, Rasa Indian Grill, and Roti.

I Scream... Sometime this fall, Hill residents will be able to cool their palates with ice cream and other goodies in the ever-rising Hine School Project. As the Hill Rag reported, the 800-squarefoot Trickling Spring Creamery is sliding into the North Building of the mixed-use development in the 700 block of Pennsylvania Avenue

SE. Based in Chambersburg, Pa., Trickling Spring sells ice cream and other dairy products in Union Market.

Hop to It On a chilly afternoon last month, I hopped over to Eastern Market’s Market Poultry (202543-7470), where proprietor Melvin Inman carries wild rabbit trapped in British Columbia. The $11 per-pound price seemed steep, but the result was worth it. After marinating the creature overnight in red wine, vinegar, garlic, and spices, I cooked it for several hours and served it with potatoes and vegetables. It’s also good with polenta. The meat was delicious, richer and gamier than other rabbit I’ve eaten. It tasted like venison. But why the sudden craving? Blame Peter. He got a hankering for rabbit after we visited New York last month. In Manhattan’s financial district we lunched at the Dead Rabbit Grocery & Grog, an Irish watering hole. Dead Rabbit was named world’s best bar in 2016, and its “bar program” was nominated for a James Beard Award this year. (It didn’t win.) The moniker seemed rather macabre, so we looked it up and learned the name came from a notorious New York gang of Irish immigrants who terrorized the Five Points area (near presentday Chinatown) in the mid-19th century. A prop – a vintage newspaper clipping – from the Martin Scorsese movie “Gangs of New York” is displayed in the three-year-old pub. Yes, Dead Rabbit serves rabbit.

Rooftop? Ambar, 528 Eighth St. SE, is hoping to erect a roof deck with a retractable glass roof. Designed by Gayll Worsley of W+W Associates Architects Pc, the project anticipates table seating for 48, plus 15 at the bar. Construction should start in about two months.

Yet More Tacos? Bearnaise, Spike Mendelsohn’s charming French bistro at 315 Pennsylvania Ave. SE, closed last month. We will especially miss the duck confit. A sign outside thanked customers while telling them to expect a “pop-up taqueria” in that space. u

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Spring into Rosé Season: 10 Pink Wines to Drink Now by Elyse Genderson

’m a serious believer in drinking rosé all year-round, but there’s something special about the warm summer weather that calls for a thirst-quenching pink wine. Relaxing in the sun and enjoying a juicy pink drink is one of the many rewards of summer. In this list we will delve into some of the best offerings to enjoy between Memorial Day and Labor Day. There is a bottle for every occasion, so explore them all, from the light salmon-hued wines of Provence to the rich copper-colored rosés of Spain and Italy. These fresh, zippy wines call for lighter summer cuisine such as shellfish and poultry. They even match with fresh summer salads of citrus, avocado, and berries. Gents, please remember, rosé is not just for the ladies − real men drink pink! In fact, the category is so hot, brosé is a term often thrown around the wine bar. These are the best 10 rosés for all occasions of summer and the foods with which to pair them:

At the Beach Enjoying a cold glass of rosé on the beach just as the sun is setting for golden hour is one of my favorite moments of summer. The ocean is sparkling, the crowds make their way inside for dinner and you have the entire beach to yourself. Savor this special time with one of these fresh and luminous pink wines.

1. Ramona, Sicily, Italy ($19.99): Enjoy this lightly sparkling, organic Sicilian pink wine, blended with natural ruby grapefruit. It conveniently comes in a slim portable four pack of 250ml cans that fits right in your beach tote. This bubbly rosé has a touch of sweetness, is light-bodied, fruity, crisp, and fun! This is a retro wine cooler with a modern twist. Serve with a Cajun blackened fish po’boy, or simply, with a bag of Old Bay seasoned popcorn for the perfect beach snack.

2. 2016 Terre de Mistral Rosalie Provence Rosé ($19.99): This stunning rosé is perfumed with hints of

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red berries, rose petal, and violet. It has juicy, refreshing acidity with a smooth texture. The bright acidity and freshness make this the perfect beach wine for the season. Pair with salty potato chips, chicken fingers, or anything fried.

At a Backyard BBQ Fire up the grill! These rosés are begging for delicious grillables.

3. 2014 Arrumaco Garnacia Rosé, Valencia, Spain ($5.99): This is one of the best values in rosé to be found this season. This 100% Garnacia from Valencia, Spain is lively, crisp, and juicy enough to make your mouth water. Bright tones of peony flowers, and citrus shine through. At $6 per bottle, you can serve a crowd at your backyard gatherings without breaking the bank. Pair with light salads with citrus dressing or even BBQ chicken.

4. 2012 Clos DuBreuil Clara Rosé ($29.99): This deeply colored rosé from the Saint-Émilion region of Bordeaux drinks like a light red rather than rosé. With more body and complexity, this wine can stand up to a grilled burger. Rich, fresh strawberry notes along with highly concentrated aromas of blackberry and pear are pronounced. Bright acidity keeps the wine in perfect balance.

5. 2016 Vicchiomaggio San Jacopo Rosato, Tuscany, Italy ($12.99): A classic summer wine from Vicchiomaggio of Tuscany. Light pink in color with aromas of fresh cherries and strawberries. Tangerine and orange peel follow on the long finish. Serve with open-faced sandwiches with crisp asparagus, prosciutto, and melted cheese all cooked on the grill.

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6. 2016 Aureillan Rosé Cotes de Provence Rosé, Provence, France ($19.99): A serious style of rosé with structure, backbone, and richness, this is a wine to savor in the sun. Bright, tart acidity, cranberry, cherry and rose petal on the nose and palate. Owned by the Fabre family, this vineyard dates all the way back to 1910 in Saint-Tropez. Pair with a cheese plate of mild, soft cheeses like, Gruyère, Havarti, and Monterey Jack. Don’t forget the charcuterie for the best picnic snack.

7. 2016 Domaine de la Chezatte Sancerre Rosé, Loire Valley, France ($24.99): Made from 100% Pinot Noir, this French rosé features a lovely salmon hue with orange glints to the eye. It is a subtle, dry, elegant wine with superb quality offering notes of white plum, violet, white flowers, and citrus. Serve with a rosemary flatbread with olives. The Mediterranean flavors are amazing and it travels well for enjoying outdoors.

8. 2016 Hendry Rosé, Napa Valley, California ($19.99): The Hendry family has been farming the same vineyard in Napa since 1939. The ranch is composed of 203 acres situated in the hills northwest of Napa. The 2016 Hendry Rosé is a blend of 48% Zinfandel, 19% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15.5% Primitivo, 15.5% Malbec, and 2% Cabernet Franc. Summerfruit flavors are prevalent on the nose, like strawberry and watermelon. Hints of jasmine, cherry

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10. Montaudon Grand Rosé Brut, Champagne, France ($39.99): Go ahead and splurge a little on this true Champagne (and probably my favorite wine on this list). This wine is delicate and features pronounced aromas of red berries, dragon fruit, rhubarb, and toasted brioche. A hint of savory spice and cinnamon on the finish. This is a special celebratory pink Champagne to match with festive desserts like a not-too-sweet dark chocolate and raspberry tart, chiffon cake with strawberries and cream, or try a savory dish like tuna sashimi. Visit Elyse Genderson at Schneider’s of Capitol Hill at 300 Massachusetts Avenue, NE. For more information, visit www.cellar.com. u

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At The Movies

Sir Winston: An Intensive Study of the Great Man in Crisis by Mike Canning Churchill

er potential slaughter (visions of Gallipoli in 1915 seize his mind). As one of the singular personages of the 20th The four-day squabble between these men Century, Winston Churchill—especially after his forms the heady drama, the arguments mitigated death in 1965—has been appropriately featured in somewhat by the reasoned advice of Field Marpopular entertainment. As master politician and shall Jan Smuts (Richard Durden) as Winston’s adstatesman, as noted orator and author, as wartime jutant, and the levelheaded calm of Clementine hero and worldly sage—as a generally outsized figChurchill (Miranda Richardson) who knows the ure--Winnie was a natural to be depicted in film great man’s moods better than anyone. The tension and television shows on British history. is heightened by Churchill’s errant behavior, comA number of the greats of English acting pounded of too much Scotch, a seriously depreshave recently portrayed Churchill, such as Alsive personality, and the flooding war memories. bert Finney (HBO’s “The Gathering Storm”), Brendan Gleeson (HBO’s “Into the Storm”), Timothy Spall (“The Brian Cox stars as “Churchill” in the King’s Speech”), and Michael film of same name. Photo courtesy Gambon (“Churchill’s Secret”). of Cohen Media Group. Even Americans have gotten into the act (he was, after all, half American on his mother’s side) with John Lithgow’s towering performance in Netflix’s “The Crown” last year. Now we have a new entry in the Churchill sweepstakes: Scotsman Brian Cox in “Churchill” (opening in DC on June 2, the film is rated PG and runs 98 mins.). Most Churchillian appearances in TV and film have highlighted crucial periods in his later life, as does the new “Churchill,” written by Alex von Tunzelmann Much of what the prime minister actually went and directed by Jonathan Teplitzky (“The Railthrough in those four days is not exactly known, way Man”). The difference here is that it focuses but it makes for a tense, tick-tock movie. pointedly on just 96 hours in the run-up to the DCox carries off the impersonation well, offerDay invasion of June 6, 1944. The drama comes ing a good range of the man’s moods and mannerin Churchill’s newfound skepticism about Operisms. Richardson is very fine as wife “Clemmie.” ation Overlord—as the action was code-named— You get the patience and tough love she exhibitand his contesting it with the Allied commanded to regulate her fury of a husband, especially at ers, Dwight Eisenhower (John Slattery) and Field this watershed moment. Her chastening of him, Marshall Montgomery (Julian Wadham). The milbalanced with her careful encouragement, is delitary men, having planned the immense operation icately portrayed; she realizes that he needed her for months, want to launch as soon as the weathto counterpoise his almost demonic personality. er allows, while Churchill, harboring vivid memMuch less successful is the sadly miscast John ories of World War I misadventures, is reluctant to Slattery as Ike. Slattery, well-remembered from commit tens of thousands of “our boys” to anoth-

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“Mad Men” on television, essentially repeats his demeanor on that show: fast-talking, sarcastic, and brusque, totally at odds with the real Eisenhower, who was deliberate, even halting in speech, but with a warm timbre. Moreover, there is almost no resemblance, except perhaps for his army cap. It’s no matter, the picture is Cox’s to succeed or fail. He mainly succeeds.

Short Takes: Obit A movie about obituary writers? What a drag... Hold your horses, because the new documentary “Obit” is a fascinating look into an essential bastion of journalism as it is practiced in The New York Times. It must be remembered, as one of the obit writers states, that the death of a notable person is summarized in about a paragraph; 90 percent of the content is the celebration of a person’s life (the film is unrated and runs 95 mins). The film follows ten or so of the obit staff, featuring one of the best, Bruce Weber, beginning his research, as they all do, by talking respectfully with the deceased‘s family to get the details right. Weber’s research, on a once prominent government official, becomes a leitmotif for the film as he takes all day to craft a personal story and makes his deadline. All of the writers interviewed are articulate and philosophical, confirming that you also have to be of a “certain” age to really craft the arc of a life. Many stories of individual obits are intriguing, such as the overnight rush to capture a meaningful summary of an event-filled life when a popular celebrity, such as Michael Jackson or Robin Williams, dies suddenly. In such cases, the paper’s morgue serves, but it is the writer who must make the life cohere. “Obit” makes a trilogy of fine New York Times documentaries along with “Wordplay”

Times obituary writer Bruce Weber appears in “Obit.” Photo courtesy of Kino Lorber Studio Classics.

from 2006 and “Page One” from 2011. It is a fine addition to that line.

A Quiet Passion Terence Davies, an English writer/director of taste and refinement who takes literature seriously, examines the sheltered, mysterious Emily Dickinson in “A Quiet Passion,” trying to bridge the gap between her uneventful life and the inward fervor of the poet. He chooses a highly stylized manner to depict the Amherst maiden, and his effort results in hits and misses. The staging of “A Quiet Passion” is sedate and often striking: most scenes have a fixed camera view of a Victorian interior wherein the protagonists deliver their everarticulate lines, varied with a minimum of invisible cuts. Such deadon filming can be wonderful, such as a tour-de-force time lapse of the Dickinson family as each ages over a 20 years period. But that fixed stare also makes Emily’s torments (of Wright’s disease) excruciating to watch. Whether Cynthia Nixon’s writhing in these scenes, as the fevered Emily, is good acting or just gratuitous voyeurism is up to the viewer to decide. Davies, in his screenplay, again aims for the stylized, with di-

alogue that is both—sometimes in the same lines—pithy and arch. All of his family principals, played by Nixon, Jennifer Ehle and Duncan Duff as her sister and brother, and Keith Carradine as her strict father Edward, seem participants in a strange kind of Oscar Wilde play, but this time it’s a somber drama. Only Ehle, as Emily’s ever-sympathetic sister Vinnie, seems a fully rounded character. Nixon has the tough job of portraying an outwardly contrary and naïve scold whose genius was in her writing. Appropriately, Davies has littered his script with numerous lines from Dickinson’s poems in over voice, and they add resonance in every scene they appear. Luckily for Davies, his protagonist provided him with her best lines for last, the poem, “Because I Could Not Stop for Death” which perfectly closes the picture with Emily’s melancholy burial.

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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e careful. Don’t look at it for too long or you’ll be a captive of its seemingly innocent charm. Resist its enchantment or you’ll be its prisoner, interwoven in a mystery of implications. Suzanne Vigil’s pure artistry, her mastery of drawing and color, is by itself enough to pull you into the vortex with all its sly suggestions…but the endless possibilities of meaning will keep you there, even after you turn away. Suzanne achieves color brilliance and exquisite details by drawing on transparent drafting film with color pencils. She draws on both sides, with up to six or seven layers. The pencils are color safe—they don’t smear. And with a waxy finish, she can go over them with a bristle brush to get different textures. “It de-

pends on how much pressure you use.” The whole process is variable and not always predictable. Surprises happen, and the effects are sometimes hard to replicate. “How did I do that?” Suzanne is a native Washingtonian and graduated from Anacostia High. She received a BFA from the University of Kentucky and has taken classes at the Corcoran. She was an illustrator and art director for all publications of the Drug Enforcement Administration, DEA, for 40 years. She had “carte Going. Going. Gone. Mother Nature

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blanche” which allowed her great freedom and great fun, “but things could get a little macabre once in a while.” When the computer showed up in the 80s, she had to throw away all those old art materials. She kept the drafting film and began drawing. She starts with a basic photograph…sometimes her own. She adds inspired story elements as the composition dictates. And magic happens. Suzanne Vigil tells stories. It’s a matter of “push and pull”…always working with the characters…bringing them to life and letting them tell their own mysterious and beguiling stories. You can see her work this month at the Hill Center. (See: At the Galleries). www.suzannevigil.com.

Jim Magner’s Thoughts on Art Suzette Vigil (see: Artist Profile) is a storyteller. Her wonderful drawings hold you spellbound, agog at the intricacies and brilliance she is able to effortlessly conjure up. She pulls you into a very curious universe. In “Pandora’s Catastrophe,” it’s easy to become so dazzled with the visual magic—fabrics, jewelry, color harmonies and transparent effects— that you can miss the subtle messages—the secret stories within the famous myth. The longer you look, the more questions pop up and the more captive you become. That begs the question: what does make a good tale? Every storyteller—novelist…filmmaker…playwright…or artist—faces the same challenges. They all have to capture your interest and then hold it. Sure, there are any number of established techniques and devices, but it has to touch you emotionally and intellectually. It needs both tension and release. A visual storyteller has most of the same concerns as a novelist. Suzette has had to find her own voice, not just her own medium, but the connection that comes from the universal truths that float like shadows through everything we do. That’s what locks us in. Like most writers, she builds the story as she goes. But novelists can easily make changes…rewrites. Computer artists can do that as well…and photographers with Photoshop. Even traditional painters can go back in and make changes. But, when it is all created with color pencils, it has to be tightly controlled. There is some give and take, within very narrow limits. It can be a long intensive process—hundreds of hours on each work. So you see, it is not so effortless after all. It takes great skill, and endless love and devotion.

At the Galleries “Narrative Figures” – Hill Center Galleries Old Naval Hospital; 921 Penn. Ave. SE – June 25 This is another terrific show at the Hill Center. Seven artists bring a kaleidoscope of choices on media, technique and subject. In “Narrative Figures,” Suzanne Vigil, (See: Artist Profile) Elissa Farrow-Savos, Linda Button, and Tracy Frein interpret images of women, in sculpture and painting. Suzanne Vigil draws magic. Mysteries. You

are drawn into the story and you want to know who, and why. The how is with color pencil and a technique that plays down its own excellence. The works are large and beguiling. The constructed pieces of Elissa Farrow-Savos come to life starkly. The intent is to unleash the “untamable,” the “inner wildness and ferocity that makes all women beautiful.” With Linda Button, mannequins are the message. She is fascinated with the “…majesty and the distortion of human figures made out of resin, linen, plastic, wood, and even chicken wire.” Her “stained’ oil paintings are carefully built up with thin, transparent layers that reflect, magnify and exalt these nonhuman stand-ins that petition your attention behind their glass partitions. The portraits of Tracy Frein are a black and white pursuit of emotional realiThe Perils of Beauty, by Susan Vigil ties. She uses a technique she calls, “Drawing by SubSandy Hassan writes, “Quilt making is my extraction.” She begins with pression of “joie de vivre.” You see that in her joycolor pencil on drafting film and then strips away the ful perfection of color harmonies and patterns— colored pencil to expose strong interrelated black the colors of smiles. and white values. The subjects appear self confident and formidable, which belies an inner frailty. CHAW Adult Student Show In three independent shows, Christianne Capitol Hill Art League, 545 7th St. SE King, Ken Bachman and Sandy Hassan celebrate Jun 7 - 17, Recep: Jun 10, 5-7 the magic of color. This is the bi-annual opportunity for the adult stuIn the flowing paintings of Christianne King, dents of the Capitol Hill Arts Workshop to show off color exalts for its own purposes and she gives you their work. There is a wide range of media and apbuoyant but solid landscapes that capture the emoproaches to personal expression. Awards will be antions and the truths of a place. nounced at the June 10 reception. www.chaw.org. Ken Bachman is “…drawn to landscapes where the play of light and shadow in their colA Capitol Hill artist and writer, Jim can be reached at ors capture the specific moment. “I aspire to use Artandthecity05@aol.com. Jim’s award-winning book, a delicate touch to set a calm and pleasing mood.” “A Haunting Beauty” can be acquired through www. He succeeds. ahauntingbeauty.com u

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A Compendium of Readers, Writers, Books, & Events

Former Navy SEAL Chris Fussell translates battlefield lessons into corporate strategies in “One Mission.” Photo by Pascal Dangin.

No “I” in Team “In the early years of the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts,” writes Chris Fussell, “we were trying to defeat a twenty-first century threat with a twentieth-century playbook.” A lumbering, top-down military was pitted against Al Qaeda, an organization with a decentralized, tech-savvy network that could move with speed and agility. Clearly, changes were needed. The new playbook, developed by General Stanley McChrystal, commander of the Joint Special Operations Task Force in Iraq and Afghanistan, became the best-selling “Team of Teams: New Rules of Engagement for a Complex World.” A co-author on that book, Fussell worked as an aide-de-camp to McChrystal, where he got a first-hand look at how a band of disparate groups, each with its own agenda, became a fully focused and integrated team of teams. He has now taken the concept a step further with his new book, “One Mission: How Leaders Build a Team of Teams.” In it, he not only describes how the new approach worked on the battlefield, but he then applies that same methodology to organizations in general. He explains, among other things, how to create teams around a unifying narrative, establish connections, and balance empowered action with the need to realign and adapt to change. Fussell illustrates his points with real-life examples from government and business, as

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well as from his personal experience, including a thrilling play-by-play of the Task Force’s communication network in action, with minutes ticking down on a potential enemy strike as updated intelligence flies around the world. “One Mission” is not only a valuable howto for organizations who don’t want to become “a footnote of history,” but it’s also a fascinating glimpse behind the scenes of a global military operation from a very astute observer with a frontrow seat. Fussell is a former Navy SEAL officer who left active duty in 2012 and is now a partner at the McChrystal Group Leadership Institute.

Taking the Plunge “Graduating from college,” writes Caroline Kitchener, “is like leaving a pool and jumping into the ocean.” How she and four of her Princeton classmates grappled with the uncertainties and undercurrents of that plunge is the subject of her new book, “Post Grad: Five Women and Their First Year Out of College.” Kitchener deftly weaves the story of her own experience during the year after graduation with those of an aspiring jazz singer, a gay woman trying to carve her niche in the tech world, the daughter of immigrants from Cameroon headed for med school, and a documentary film maker. She records their intimate struggles with their parents, and their efforts to define themselves out-

side their romantic relationships, to build new communities for themselves, and to achieve financial independence. “No one talks about the isolation, the identity crisis, or the all-consuming panic that sets in when you realize you have no idea what you want to do with the rest of your life,” she writes. While Kitchener acknowledges that the experiences of her small sample of Ivy League grads may not apply across the board, she nonetheless hopes that her book might help others. “I wish someone had told me how difficult the upcoming year would be,” she writes. Hence her message to new grads: “Congratulations. This is going to be a hell of a year.” Caroline Kitchener’s work has appeared in The Atlantic, Vox, and the Guardian. Find her at carolinekitchener.com.

Shakespeare Noir

“The Voynich Gambit” starts with a bang. Literally. A shoot-out in the lobby of the Folger Shakespeare Library leaves two men dying, while Special Police Officer Lt. Norman Blalock collapses with a heart attack on the floor of the reading room. Blalock is luckier than the two shooters. He pulls through—and that’s when his real problems begin. In Quintin Peterson’s new noir novel, a sequel to “Guarding Shakespeare,” Blalock and his partner in crime, the luscious Kavitha Netram, are once again being coerced by unscrupulous “antique dealer” Rupert Whyte to purloin treasures from the Folger collection. This time, Whyte is after the Voynich Manuscript, one of the rarest and most mysterious books in the world, slated to go on exhibit at the Folger. Double-crosses abound as the headsnapping action bounces from Capitol Hill to London to Nigeria—with a wink-worthy stop at the Trump International Hotel—before wrapping up with a bloody twist at Congressional Cemetery. Along the way, Peterson reveals his knowledge not only of all things Folger, but also of DC history, high technology and, especially, human nature in all its Shakespearean complexity. Author Caroline KitchenQuintin Peterson is a critically acer follows the fortunes of four of her Princeton claimed author of noir fiction who served as a classmates in their DC police officer for 30 years and has worked post-grad year. Photo by at the Folger since 2010. “The Voynich GamElizabeth Grady.

Quintin Peterson displays his new noir thriller at the 2017 Literary Hill BookFest. Photo by Bruce Guthrie.

bit” is his fourth DC-based crime novel and his stories have appeared in numerous anthologies. Find him at http://www.amazon.com//e/B002BMCR2E.

On the Hill in June East City Bookshop hosts the ECB Fiction Book Club, discussing Dinaw Mengestu’s “The Beautiful Things That Heaven Bears,” June 5, 6:30pm, and the Reality Literature Book Club, reading “Evicted,” June 28, 6:30pm; the book launch of “The Alice Network,” a new WWII spy thriller by Kate Quinn, June 6, 6:30pm; Bella Pollen, author of “Meet Me in the InBetween,” June 8, 6:30pm; Grant Ginder, author of “The People We Hate at the Wedding,” June 12, 6:30pm; a celebration of the paperback release of “Harmony” by Carolyn Parkhurst, June 13, 7pm; Chris Sharp, author of the new fantasy adventure, “Cold Counsel,” June 15, 6:30pm; Panthea Reid, author of “Body and Soul: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Healing,” June 20, 6:30pm; Zach Powers, author of “Gravity Changes,” June 21, 6:30pm; Min Jin Lee, author of “Pachinko,” June 22, 6:30pm; and Nicole Harkin, author of “Tilting: A Memoir,” June 27, 6:30pm. eastcitybookshop.com The Hill Center offers a Talk of the Hill with Bill Press featuring Scott Simon of NPR Weekend Edition, author of “My Cubs: A Love

Story,” June 5, 7pm; and Admiral James Stavridis, former NATO Supreme Allied Commander and author of “SEA POWER: The History and Geopolitics of the World’s Oceans,” June 21, 7pm. Free but register at www.hillcenterdc.org or 202-549-4172. The Library of Congress presents a Books & Beyond reading with Margaret Wagner, author of “America and the Great War: A Library of Congress Illustrated History,” June 8, noon; and kicks off its summer and fall youth reading-writing programs with a contest called “A Book That Shaped Me: Letters About Literature,” with prizes to be awarded Sept. 2 at the National Book Festival. Submission forms available at the Young Readers Center in the Jefferson Building and at participating public libraries. www.loc.gov. The Northeast Branch of the DC Public Library holds its spring used book sale June 10, starting at 10am. Donations and volunteers welcome. For more information, call FONEL president Vincent Morris at 202-556-1071. Smithsonian Associates presents “Britain in WWII” with Lynne Olson, author of “Last Hope Island: Britain, Occupied Europe, and the Brotherhood that Helped Turn the Tide of War,” in conversation with historian Evan Thomas, June 5, 6:45pm. www.smithsonianassociates.org. u

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ohn “Jake” Cosmos Aller is a novelist and poet who formerly lived on Capitol Hill near Lincoln Park. A former Foreign Service officer who served in ten countries and traveled to 45, he has been writing poetry all his life and has published in various electronic poetry forums. He is now retired and living in Korea.

by Karen Lyon

I love you oh coffee goddess In all your magical forms In the dark coffee of the dawning day In the sizzling coffee in the mid-morning break In the afternoon siesta break And in the post dinner desert drink I love you my coffee mistress You are my refuge From this horrid world

Mistress of sacred love Sacred lady of desire You start my day Setting my heart on fire With deep, dark erotic desires your dark delicious flavor And throughout the day Whenever the mean old blues come by You chase them away With your bittersweet ambrosia Every time I inhale your witches brew I am filled with power, light and love And everything is all right Jack If only for a few fleeting minutes

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It does not get grouchy It does not hurt you It does not make you crazy But allows the muse to come out And play with it

And you are my secret lover Never disappoint me, ever

Coffee led to the American Revolution As patriots drank coffee To rebel against the aristocratic English tea

I’ve never had a bad cup Of that I can be sure

Coffee started the London Stock market And started the gossips mills running

Even the dismal coffee Served at Denny’s at 3 am Is still sweet loving coffee

Every great invention Was fed by coffee’s sweet brew sweet allure

Even the farmer brother’s diner coffee Excites me and gets me going Asking for another cup of divine delight

Ode to Coffee

Coffee is like a drug But a good drug that does what is should And never complains

Coffee always is there It is always on and piping hot With hidden dark secrets Swirling in its liquid essence Coffee is my last vice My only legal vice left Coffee does not cheat on me It is always faithful, always true It does not turn on its friends And all it asks in return Is that you come back Cup after cup after cup A good cup of coffee Is a little bit of heaven In a cup of dark liquid hell

All the great thinkers All the great leaders Were coffee overachievers All of them were enslaved to coffee’s magic Yeah I sing my praises Of the great glorious coffee lady Long may she continue To be my sweet companion Long may coffee continue To rule my heart And set my heart on fire with dark erotic desires I love thee Mistress coffee And sometimes I think You love me too If you would like to have your poem considered for publication, please send it to klyon@literaryhillbookfest.org. (There is no remuneration.) u

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Let’s Get Physical

COMMUNITY WITHIN A WORKOUT by Stacy Peterson, MS, CNS, CHHC, CSCS

nterested in a workout location that offers a balance of exercise, nourishment, and connection? The community at Barre3 Union Station is built on these three pillars, nourishing the whole body while maintaining balance day in and day out. Upon walking into the clean, crisp studio space, I was greeted with welcoming and friendly smiles by the front-desk personnel, instructors, and classmates. Having never engaged in a Barre3 class, I was taking on something new and different from my regular routine – which was a good thing! After entering the class studio, I grabbed a pair of three-pound dumbbells and a ball, then immediately found a location along the wall to place my water and equipment. The nearly full class started promptly. I followed instructor Chandler’s exercise lead, which involved a mixture of ballet, barre, Pilates, and yoga. The simplicity of fusing body weight, a ball, and light dumbbells into the workout routine can be greatly beneficial, as the focus is to hold, move small, and move big throughout. When I held certain movements, I was focusing on aligning the body, engaging certain muscles, and building the mind-body connection. When performing exercises that had subtle moves, I was building strength and maintaining proper form. Then, when performing exercise that involved bigger movements, I was further strengthening the muscles with an emphasis on functional strength for everyday activities. In a typical working Hillian’s day, we find ourselves structurally imbalanced from one muscle group to the next. By balancing the muscles that allow us to move throughout the day, we are helping to limit inju-

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ries, enabling us to further enjoy the things we love most in life. Barre3 classes emphasize balancing out the body. “Often the front of the body is strong and inflexible, but we focus on strengthening the back, seat, legs, and core,” shared instructor Chandler. I agree with this. Many individuals I work with have improper strength, mobility, and flexibility from one muscle group to the next, which can lead to discomfort, injuries, and the body’s inability to function as it should. Jessica, a local Barre3 enthusiast, shared her love for Barre3 as her home away from home: “I enjoy the workouts not only for the excellent full-body focus but for the sense of community.” Barre3 is “a cool community, more than anything,” mentioned KQ, the studio manager at Barre3 Union Station. “The people make it. It’s not just a workout, it’s the familiar faces week in and week out that keep you wanting to be here and enjoy the workouts.” This being my first Barre3 class, I’m thrilled to know that Barre3 Union Station is an open community focused on helping every-

one feel welcome while getting a great workout. It is important to feel strong and balanced, building lean muscles, a strong core, and proper body alignment, something Barre3 Union Station does exceptionally well. Empowering each person to modify postures and develop body awareness is key for lasting results. Health benefits include improved posture, digestion, and maintaining optimal weight. The classes range from the early morning to evening and weekend hours, leaving plenty of options to choose from. The amenities involve a shower, bathroom, changing area, toiletries, and lobby lounge area with seating and lockers. Instructor Chandler was a delight to have for my first Barre3 experience. Her positive and humorous guidance was a joy throughout the class. In addition, her subtle exercise-form critiques were a breath of fresh air, being sure not to make individuals feel uncomfortable in class. Stop by and speak with the friendly and welcoming staff. For more information about Barre3 classes, times, and instructors visit the website at

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Two New Fitness Studios

High Tech, Variety and Community Connections by Pattie Cinelli

here’s no lack of choice when it comes to exercising on the Hill. Big box gyms offer variety, but can be intimidating. Small boutique studios offer comfort and intimacy, but your exercise routine may be limited by the lack of class choices. Two new fitness studios have created very different ways to work out, yet have designed programs similar in concept – work hard at your own unique pace, be safe and have fun. They focus on variety, intensity and individual coaching within a class. Off Road and Orangetheory Fitness use the latest equipment and technology to create personalized workouts in a group setting. They’ve designed efficient, welcoming spaces for members and place a high value on building relationships in the community. Both are woman-owned.

durance and power using the latest state of the art equipment and technology. Off Road offers classes in cycling, boxing and strength training-- or as Off Road calls it, ‘bike, box and build-- that, “are doable and attainable for everyone,” said co-owner Tammar Berger. “We design programs that are sustainable, effective and leave room to grow.” The space is warm and welcoming. Tammar and co-owner Tali Wenger have kept the exposed brick walls. Weights, TRXs, boxing bags, risers and kettle bells outline the front room. But the real gem of the studio is in the back room, which is home to 30 bikes. The room is dimly lit, and when Tammar turned on the screens for me, huge, beautiful visual images were projected on each side of the room. Each student’s intensity numbers can be displayed on the screen as well. Instructors can use the video or not. They can create theme rides, video rides and change their music program through Off Road the computer next to their bike. If you’ve been on the Hill a while you may rememOff Road, which opened in January, also has a ber Remington’s, a unique night spot that closed location on U Street, NW. Tammar and Tali’s busiseveral years ago. The location at 637 Pennsylvaness venture developed out of a desire they both had nia Ave., SE has been transformed into a fresh, five years ago. “We were out to dinner. I was teaching new fitness studio that specializes in challenging spinning at the time and Tali loved indoor cycling. We members of all fitness levels to gain strength, enwere lamenting that there were no cycling studios in DC.” Off Road was born. “It’s been an interesting journey,” said Tammar. She gave up her position as a lawyer at the World Bank to run the business. Off Road offers a great introductory deal. For $50 you can An an instructor leads and spin class at Off Road. take as many

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classes as you want for a week. Classes are early weekday mornings and after work and on weekends. Last month Off Road offered a 10-hour marathon cycling class to benefit MS. They also have been collecting baby supplies to give to families housed at DC General Hospital.

Orangetheory Fitness Orangetheory just opened its doors in April. As a franchise, it has several locations in northern Virginia. When I walked into the doors at New Jersey and I Streets, SE, the room was so very orange. “The orange zone is our push pace,” said Jessie Thompson, studio manager. “We’ve designed a ‘perfect pyramid’ according to colors.” Members use a heart rate monitor and their progress for each class is projected on a screen in the front of the room. At the end of class they can see how they did. Orange is the ‘sweet place’ or push pace where students can get their metabolic kick. If you can maintain your heart rate in the zone for 12 to 20 minutes you can create the ‘afterburn’ or the place where you burn calories 24 to 72 hours after your workout. While your class coach may be encouraging you to push harder, you have complete control over your workout on any given day. “Orangetheory is for every person,” said Elaina, a personal trainer for 10 years who became an Orangetheory coach. You can run, jog or walk on the tread-

Members using the TRX suspension trainers during floor exercises.

mills. You can row as slow or fast as you want on the water rowers. The third part of the 60- minute workout consists of strength and/or core exercises. Last month Jessie brought her father to a work out. “It got kind of competitive,” she said. While I was visiting the studio, Elizabeth Patell walked in. I usually run into her jogging with her husband, two boys and dog in Congressional Cemetery. “When I was in Indianapolis visiting my sister-in-law, we went to Orangetheory there. I really liked the workout and wanted to try it out here.” Elizabeth works nearby at the Navy Yard., and Orangetheory’s 3:30 classes are very convenient. She used to belong to a big box gym, but the class times and sizes didn’t work for her. “I also love getting an email at the end of class letting me know how I’m doing.” Now Elizabeth can compare notes on the day’s workout. All franchises present the same workout. Workouts change each day. Orangetheory has earned the No. 1 spot in the annual ranking for the fastest growing woman-owned or led businesses as reported in Fortune Magazine last month. The franchise, which opened in 2014 in Florida with owner Ellen Latham’s personal savings, now has more than 600 lo-

cations internationally. When it comes to exercise, the idea is to challenge your body. You may have made great strides at the beginning of an exercise program and then hit a point where progression slows or even stops. This is called “hitting a plateau.” By mixing up your workout, you can keep your body on its toes. Variation also can help you avoid injury. Doing the same thing the same way all the time can put a strain on your joints. With more than 600 muscles you need to keep challenging your body in new and different ways. At both Off Road and OrangeTheory Fitness you can find a niche to keep your body and mind fit and healthy. To learn more about Off Road visit: www.offroaddc.com, or email: tammar@offroaddc.com. Anyone interested in learning more or booking their first free class can visit: https://navy-yard.orangetheoryfitness.com. You can also phone/text: 202-688-0099. Or, you can email: studio0604@orangetheoryfitness.com. Pattie Cinelli is a holistic health and fitness consultant who has been writing her columns about the latest fitness trends for more than 25 years. Please email her with any comments or column ideas at: fitness@pattiecinelli.com. u

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Bring Your Vet a Fecal Sample The District Vet by Dan Teich, DVM

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nd please remember to bring a fecal sample.” Whenever a client schedules a wellness or sick pet visit, our front staff requests they bring a fresh stool sample. We are not fascinated by your pet’s poop, per se, but are concerned about your pet’s wellbeing and the potential for transmission of parasites to people. That being said, we are routinely amused by the containers in which people bring us their sample. What do we look for in a fecal sample? Mainly parasites, but we also want to see that the color is appropriate, assess if obvious blood is present, and evaluate consistency. What goes in must come out, the saying goes, but lots can happen in between. Parasites can affect a whole host of organs, blood may indicate tumors or ulcers, color changes may indicate pancreatic or digestion issues, and consistency may be an indicator of allergies or inflammatory bowel disease. Poop is a valuable diagnostic tool.

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Many parasites are passed through fecal material. Numerous parasites live within the intestines and colon and lay their eggs within the lumen of the intestines. When a pet defecates, the eggs of the parasites are shed into the environment, waiting for a new host to infect. Most parasites obtain entry into their host via the fecal-oral route: the host eats the eggs in a small quantity of fecal matter. As for dogs, this is very common, whether they eat feces off the sidewalk or simply clean their feet after a nice stroll through the park. Roundworms, one of the most common parasites in dogs, can even infect a host by penetrating through the skin of the feet. Commonly transmitted parasites via the fecal-oral route include roundworms and hookworms and giardia. Less common, but more concerning, is toxoplasmosis (a conversation for another day). Some other parasites take a more circuitous route but still need to pass through the intestines. This includes tapeworms, flukes, and several other parasites. Tapeworm eggs are shed into the stool and ingested by fleas. When the dog or cat eats the flea, the tapeworm is released into the pet, starting the lifecycle over again. Other tapeworms and some flukes require that a snail eat the feces, then the pet eats the snail, and here we go again. When you bring a fecal sample and we send it out to the lab, the technicians analyze the sample for the eggs of parasites. This is performed either by the floatation method, where they scan the feces for actual eggs, or the ELISA method, where the sample is tested for chemical markers to the parasites. It is important to remember that parasites are like chickens: they do not lay eggs every day. Frequently we will ask for several samples from different times; this is especially true for puppies and kittens. We want to maxi-

mize our chances of catching parasitic infections. If an infection is found, appropriate treatment is initiated. Before the sample goes to the lab, it is inspected. Is the color correct? Is there blood present? Is the stool too soft? Is there a large amount of mucus present? If abnormalities are found, we then assess if further testing is needed or if there is a problem with the pet. A particular pancreatic dysfunction results in the stool being a very light cream color. Early in the disease, this is the only clinical sign. If treated, dogs usually fully recover. Blood may also be the only sign of a tumor or a parasite. Extremely hard stool may indicate constipation, dehydration, kidney disease, or a lack of fiber. And loose stool may be a sign of a food allergy, parasitism, or an inflammatory process within the intestines. Simply put, poop can tell us quite a bit about overall health. No one loves playing with a stool sample, so here are a few suggestions to make collection easier. We have stool collection vials that you can take home and then return to us. They have a small spoon, and once sealed they contain all the odors. If you collect in a plastic bag, please double-bag the sample. You may also use a jar or other suitable container. We don’t need a large sample: about several pennies’ weight is sufficient. Don’t bring a Great Dane’s worth, please. It is important that the stool be as fresh as possible. If there may be a lag between collection and bringing it to us, you may refrigerate (not freeze) the sample for a day. Don’t neglect bringing samples for cats either, but do take care to not bring a sample that is old and dried out. And most important, bring a sample to every annual exam, even if it is in a Tiffany’s box. Hill resident Dan Teich, DVM, practices at District Veterinary Hospital, 3748 10th St. NE, www.districtvet. com. u

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Genealogy and Personal Archiving Clinics

In partnership with the Phillips, on June 3 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on June 4 from noon to 7 p.m., DC JazzFest celebrates the synergy between jazz and the visual arts with performances by more than a dozen regional artists and rising star ensembles. This free, family-friendly weekend event features storytelling, unique meet-the-artist opportunities, an instrument petting zoo and hands-on art workshops. Phillips Collection, 1600 21st St. NW. 202-387-2151. phillipscollection.org.

Thursdays visit Southeast library to learn to use the library’s resources for genealogy or personal archiving. Library staff are available to help with genealogy and family history research, house history research, photo scanning and online and social media sharing. Southeast Library, 403 Seventh St. SE. dclibrary.org/southeast.

Miracle Family Night

Solar-Powered Carousel at the National Zoo The Speedwell Foundation Conservation Carousel is one of the only solar-powered carousels in the world. The carousel features 58 hand-carved and painted animals for visitors to ride. Many represent endangered species that Zoo scientists and animal care experts have spent years studying, breeding or working to reintroduce to the wild. The animals spin past scenery panels depicting scenes from forest, grassland, savannah and aquatic habitats. Decorative panels, each featuring a different migratory bird species, adorn the top of the carousel. The detailed artwork celebrates animals living at the Zoo, the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute and in the mid-Atlantic region. The carousel has a net-zero impact on the Zoo’s energy consumption. Tickets are $3. It is open during regular Zoo hours. All proceeds support animal care and conservation science initiatives at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo. nationalzoo.si.edu. Hummingbird, ladybird beetle, three-banded armadillo and Fiji Islands iguana on the Speedwell Foundation Conservation Carousel at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo. Photo: Devin Murphy/Smithsonian’s National Zoo

The Capitol Hill Cooperative Nursery School is hosting “Family Night at The Miracle Theatre” on June 8 from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Ticket includes a kid-friendly movie on the big screen, dinner and door prizes. All proceeds benefit CHCNS. $15, single ticket; $48, family. Advance tickets available at chcns.us/familynight. Miracle Theater is at 535 Eighth St. SE.

Register for CHAW Summer Classes and Camp Since 1972, the Capitol Hill Arts Workshop (CHAW) has provided arts education to thousands of children and adults from the greater Capitol Hill area. Through classes, performances and exhibitions in visual and performing arts, CHAW brings together diverse segments of the population to connect through the transformative power of creativity. CHAW offers a tuition assistance program and flexible payment plans. Read more and register at chaw.org/classes.

Maury ES Book & Bake Sale Get your summer reading off to a great start at the Maury Elementary PTA Book & Bake sale on June 10 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 1250 Constitution Ave. NE. All books $1. Donations accepted before 11 AM.

Garden Days at the Washington Youth Garden On June 17 from 10 a.m. to noon, families are welcome to come to the National Arboretum Washington Youth Garden to explore nature and food through family friendly activities. All ages welcome. Registration is required: individuals, $3; family of four, $10. washingtonyouthgarden.org/fgd.

International Tree Climbing Championship The International Society of Arboriculture has chosen the arboretum as the site for its annual competition. Come and see arborists from all over the world compete in professional tree climbing activities. There will be tree and plant identification walks, bonsai workshops, exhibitors and vendors to check out, too. Bring a chair and enjoy a full day of activities and events. Arbor Fair and Expo is a free educational and fun event that focuses on environmental issues and promoting proper tree care. It will feature educational exhibits on trees, forestry, landscaping, soil amendments, and wildlife. See tree climbing demonstrations, interactive children’s activities and local artisans. Save the dates for this free event at the National Arboretum, July 28, noon to 4 p.m.; July 29, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.; and July 30, 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. usna.usda.gov.

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Run Amuck, the MCM’s messiest mud and obstacle event, offers runners arduous obstacles and plenty of mud along a four-mile course on June 10. Run Amuck and the scaled down two-mile version of the course, Mini Run Amuck, offer wild fun for rowdy runners (ages 8 and up), outrageous athletes and fun-loving families. Run Amuck participants will attack the mud trench, lumber through a low crawl, best a water blast and submerge in a super sloppy mud pit, just three of over 20 challenges that await participants along the hideously hilly course tucked into the wooden terrain of Marine Corps Base Quantico. The event originates in Butler Stadium where participants create a “game face” for event day with cammie face paint and temporary tattoos to ready for wilderness exercises, perfect for a motivated selfie. Expect many classic Run Amuck obstacles like the Quantico Fire Department, water blast, tunnels, a-frames, log jumps and massive mud pits while new challenges are always certain to be introduced. Registration fee for the Run Amuck is $45 and $30 for the Mini Run Amuck. Read more and register at marinemarathon. com/events/run-amuck.

Light Switch Dance Theatre (LSDT) FORWARD Summer Institute is an educational program for young artists who are interested in developing, creating and presenting socially conscious work. The FORWARD program will be a catalyst for the development of young artists/activist interested in utilizing different mediums of art for social change. Through Professional Artistic instruction and guidance, LSDT hopes to empower young minds to find their activists voice within these mediums of art to jump start a future in the arts. Through their classes, creative work time, and the FORWARD career development series with members from the Arts Management and Higher Education community; students create base language for their own socially conscious art by the performance/exhibition. The FORWARD Summer Institute is June 19 to 24 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., at CHAW, 545 Seventh St. SE. $375 plus $20 application fee. lightswitchdance.wixsite. com/lsdt/programs.

Infant & Child CPR at Hill Center It takes two hours of to learn the skills that could save a child’s life. During this class, On June 11 from 1 to 3 p.m., a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Registered Nurse provides instruction. Learn Infant and Child CPR, AED and what to do if a child or infant is choking. The class applies to infants and kids up to 12. This is the perfect class for parents, nannies, babysitters or family members who might be caring for your child. $65. Register at hillcenterdc.org.

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Young Warriors Karate Camp The Young Warriors Program, teaching karate and self-defense, is offering week-long, action-packed karate clinics to youth ages 7 and up with full-day and half-day options. All belt levels, including beginners new to karate, are welcome. Students will participate in daily, individualized karate instruction and build confidence and martial arts skills through various funfilled, structured activities. Karate instruction will include kata, self-defense and sparring with peers. Young Warriors Karate Camp is weekdays, June 19 to 23, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. It is $245 for half-day; $490 for full-day. Each participant receives a t-shirt and a karate grab bag. Reserve a spot online at hillcenterdc.org

Kids Run the Natâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bases Kids ages 4 to 12 run the bases after some Sunday home games. Kids Run the Bases begins immediately following the game, weather permitting. Dates this season are June 10 and 24; July 8; Aug. 26; and Sept. 16. An adult must accompany runners to the field. One adult per child on the field. Starting at first base, kids will be directed to run around the bases as the adults continue along the warning track and meet the runners near home plate. Once the game has ended, it takes the grounds crew approximately 20 minutes to prepare the field. Kids and parents can begin lining up at the end of the seventh inning. However, fans who would like to stay and watch the entire game will still be able to line up once the game has ended. Participants must exit the ballpark through the Right Field Gate. The line forms outside of the park on the sidewalk along First Street SE. washington.nationals.mlb.com.

Joy of Motion Dance Festival The Joy of Motion Dance Festival (JoyFest), June 10 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Fort Reno Park, is the only festival in the DC region that celebrates dance education and performance. More than 800 dedicated young dancers will perform in over 100 dance pieces. In addition to the performances, family-friendly activities are scheduled throughout the day. Read more at joyofmotion.org/joyfest.

Amazon Adventure 3D IMAX

Amazon Adventure 3D tells the epic, true story of explorer Henry

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Kids in Canal Summer Entertainment Kids in Canal is a free, 12-week series of kid-friendly entertainment Wednesdays from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m., starting June 7. Bring your little ones to the middle block of Canal Park to enjoy magic shows, kids tunes, science demonstrations and puppet shows. Top it off day with a refreshing splash in the Canal Park dancing water fountains. Here’s the lineup: June 7, Rainbow Rock Band; June 14, The Great Zucchini; June 21, Mad Science; June 28, Kaydee Puppets. Canal Park is at 200 M St. SE. capitolriverfront.org/canal-park. Rainbow Rock appeared at Pumpkins in the Park last fall. Photo: Courtesy of Capitol Riverfront BID

Bates’ fascinating 11-year journey through the visually stunning and biodiverse Amazon rainforest as a young man who risks his life for science in the 1850’s. As in any great detective story, audiences will experience, in immersive IMAX, the compelling clues Bates unearths in his major discovery of the phenomenon of mimicry, whereby certain animals adopt the look of others that helps them deceive predators and gain an advantage to survive. Little known to the public, Bates made other crucial contributions to biology, identifying 8,000 species new to science. Amazon Adventure 3D is at the National Museum of Natural History. Tickets are $9 for adults, $8 for seniors and $7.50 for kids, with small processing fee. naturalhistory.si.edu.

Father’s Weekend at Mount Vernon General Washington greets visitors and poses for photographs on Father’s Day weekend, June 17 and 18 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Listen as Washington discusses his role as husband, stepfather and Father of Our Country in the program “Father to the First Family.” Admission to Father’s Day is included in Mount Vernon admission: $20, adults; $9, ages 6 to 11; free for children to age five. George Washington’s Mount Vernon Estate, 3200 Mount Vernon Memorial Highway, Mount Vernon. 703-7802000. mountvernon.org.

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dom on the soccer field. As a child of Haitian immigrants, he embraced the sport the means to his own American Dream. To create this powerful work, Marc has teamed up with local youth from similar immigrant backgrounds through DC Scores, an organization that teaches soccer, literacy and social issues. /peh-LO-tah/ combines Marc’s explosive Hip Hop style with these young voices to explore their collective joys and struggles, all through the lens of this globally loved sport. This multi-disciplinary work integrates spoken word, text, movement, music and the folklore of Hip Hop in a unique and inspirational examination of the “spinning ball” (pelota) known as Earth. Marc’s charismatic storytelling forms the base of a theatrical experience featuring a compelling collection of elements such as choreography inspired by South African and Brazilian movement styles and techniques from the soccer field, live music ranging from gospel and African American spirituals to bossa nova and Brazilian carnival, all accompanied by a vibrant background of filmed imagery through video projection. On stage at the Kennedy Center, June 9 to 11. Tickets are $20. Most enjoyed by age 13, up. kennedy-center.org.

Thrive By Five DC Launched Mayor Bowser has launched Thrive by Five DC. This citywide initiative connects DC families with a wide range of early childhood health and education resources. At its center is ThriveByFive.dc.gov, the District’s first comprehensive child health and

early learning website. ThriveByFive.dc.gov is a one-stop service center to help parents and caretakers navigate the city’s wide range of early health programs and learning resources such as: maternal and child health, behavioral health, literacy, early education, and intervention.

The Wizard of Oz Creative Cauldron announces American classic musical The Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum with music and lyrics by Harold Arlen and E.Y. Harburg, directed by Creative Cauldron Artistic Associate, Matt Conner. The story is the whirlwind journey of a Kansas farm girl swept away to the magical Land of Oz where she meets the Scarecrow, the Tin Man and the Cowardly Lion. Creative Cauldron reimagines America’s greatest and best-loved homegrown fairytale within their intimate black box theatre. Adults, $30; seniors/military, $26; students, $20; kids, $15. There is a limited number of $60 Family Four-Packs available. See The Wizard of Oz, June 8 to 25, at ArtSpace Falls Church, 410 South Maple Ave., Falls Church, VA. 703-436-9948. creativecauldron.org.

Rock & Roll Wonderland Alice follows the White Rabbit into Wonderland. All the familiar characters have been transformed into live guitar-toting Rock ‘n’ Roll musicians! She takes advice from a Zen Caterpillar and a wise Cheshire Cat. She has tea with the unwelcoming Mad Hatter and argues with the childish Tweedledee and Twee-

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dledum. When the vicious diva Red Queen tries to destroy her, Alice fights back only to find herself in a battle of the bands with the Jabberwocky, a many-headed monster who embodies all her fears and insecurities. Alice ultimately outperforms him on keyboard and drums. Crowned at last, she returns home, a stronger and happier girl. The writers have successfully translated Carroll’s irrational Wonderland to modern times and added lyrics and a beat that will make you want to twist and shout! This show is best for ages five, up. Tickets are $15 to $35. The show runs June 21 to Aug. 13, at Imagination Stage, 4908 Auburn Ave., Bethesda, MD. 301-280-1660. imaginationstage.org.

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