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IN THIS ISSUE MARCH 2019

Rash of Wheel Thefts on the Hill: Resident Targeted Twice in One Month by Elizabeth O’Gorek

31 Spring Homes & Gardens Special Issue!

Frager’s Garden Center Re-Opens this Month

Frager’s Garden Center Re-Opens this Month by Rindy O’Brien

What’s That On Your Roof? by Tom Daniel

Imperfect Produce: Delivering Food to Your Doorstep, Saving the World, and Saving You Money by Catherine Plume

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

Dear Garden Problem Lady by Wendy Blair

Real Estate Matters by Heather Schoell

Seven Small Trees for Capitol Hill Gardens by Cheryl Corson

Changing Hands by Don Denton

by Rindy O’Brien

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Brent’s “Wonderful, Original Work” At Hill Center’s Young Artist Gallery by Elizabeth Nelson

Lewis Ferebee is Ready to Be the DCPS Champion by Elizabeth O’Gorek

Bulletin Board by Kathleen Donner

Dismantling the Streetcar System: What Have We Learned? The 2019 Dick Wolf Memorial Lecture by Monte Edwards

Ward 6 Dems Honor Ruth Ann Overbeck: March is Women’s History Month by Marci Hilt

Opinion: To All Lovers-of-Libraries in SE Capitol Hill by Pat Taylor

Our PSA – Police Simply Awesome: Churches Celebrate Police for 20th Year by Sandy Smith

Rash of Wheel Thefts on the Hill: Resident Targeted Twice in One Month by Elizabeth O’Gorek

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The Hill and its Havurah: A Jewish Congregation Celebrates Twenty Years by Virginia Avniel Spatz

Lewis Ferebee is Ready to Be the DCPS Champion: Acting DCPS Chancellor Says He’ll Listen First, Plan Next by Elizabeth O’Gorek

Our River: The Anacostia: Checking In And Helping Out On Our River by Bill Matuszeski

ANC 6A Report by Nicholas L. Alberti

ANC 6B Report by Elizabeth O’Gorek

ANC 6C Report by Elizabeth O’Gorek

ANC 6D Report by Andrew Lightman

Eastern Market Report by Peter J Waldron

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608 Independence Ave, SE

405 14th Street, NE

112 4th Street, NE

1201 6th Street, NE

829 9th Street, NE

1367 Independence Ave, SE

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812 12th Street, NE

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1801 Burke Street, SE

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arts and dining 87

At the Movies by Mike Canning

Art and The City by Jim Magner

The Wine Girl by Elyse Genderson

Literary Hill by Karen Lyon

Poetic Hill by Karen Lyon

The Jazz Project by Jean Keith Fagon

family life 99

Brent’s “Wonderful, Original Work” At Hill Center’s Young Artist Gallery by Elizabeth Nelson

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Making Therapy Accessible to All: This Hill Counseling Consortium Eases the Way to Mental Health Care by Pattie Cinelli

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The District Vet: Vaccinations by Dan Teich

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Kids Bulletin by Kathleen Donner

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School Notes by Susan Braun Johnson

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On April 6, Petalpalooza comes to the Wharf with live music on multiple outdoor stages, a beer garden, all-ages activities, product giveaways and spectacular fireworks along the piers as part of the National Cherry Blossom Festival. The fun starts at noon. Fireworks begin at 8:30 p.m., weather permitting. Free admission. nationalcherryblossomfestival.org. Photo: Doug Van Sant

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4 3 LA GRANDE FETE

La Grande Fête closes the 2018 DC Francophonie Cultural Festival on March 23, 7 to 11 p.m., at the La Maison Francaise at the Embassy of France, 4101 Reservoir Rd, NW. As part of the Smithsonian at 8, this annual event spotlights the music, art, literature, film, cuisine and customs of Francophone countries across the globe. Sample food and drink from more than 30 embassies. Explore each nation’s unique attractions and traditions. DJ Princess Slaya spins music from Africa, the Caribbean and Europe. $40. For tickets, visit s.si. edu/2ocUayg. La Grande Fete 2018. Photo: Courtesy of SMITHSONIAN at 8

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The Kennedy Center’s two-week celebration of contemporary culture, DIRECT CURRENT, returns for a second season from March 24 to April 7. Showcasing new, topical, and interdisciplinary works by some of today’s foremost cultural risk-takers, the 2019 festival includes: Bon Iver, Bill T. Jones, Caroline Shaw, Du Yun, Tyshawn Sorey, Henry Threadgill, I’m With Her, Roomful of Teeth and National Symphony Orchestra. For tickets and full schedule, visit kennedycenter.org/DIRECTCURRENT.

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Luther Dickinson, Amy Helm and Birds of Chicago have joined to create a supergroup called “Sisters of the Strawberry Moon.” They arrive at the City Winery, 1350 Okie St. NE, on March 20. Doors open at 6 p.m. The show begins at 8. Tickets are $30 to 45. citywinery.com/ washingtondc.

San Francisco’s male vocal group Chanticleer returns to the Kennedy Center in the immersive KC Jukebox series with “Sirens,” a program of 20th and 21st-Century choral music. Their performance also features composers ranging from Ned Rorem and Steven Stucky to Freddy Mercury of Queen. Family Theater, April, 2, 7:30 p.m.

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calendar M A R C H CALENDAR ST. PATRICK’S

National’s Baseball Season Opens. March 28, 30 and 31; April 2, 3, 12 and 13. Nat’s Park. mlb. com/nationals.

ShamrockFest. March 23, noon to 8 PM. ShamrockFest, America’s largest St. Paddy’s Day celebration, features Celtic and alternative rock. RFK Stadium. shamrockfest.com. St. Pat’s Run. March 17, 8:15 AM. The Start and Finish lines are on 15th Street NW, directly next to the Washington Monument. runpacers.com/race/ st-pats-run. St. Patty’s Recovery Run 5k & Half. March 17, 8 AM. Come out after St. Patrick’s Day and enjoy this scenic, ﬂat half-marathon and 5k in the heart of Georgetown near the Nation’s Capital. Both events run on the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal path. Benefits the Semper Fi Fund. Register at bishopseventregistrations.com.

EARTH, SPRING AND CHERRY BLOSSOMS New American Gardens at US Botanic Garden. Through Oct. 15. The exhibit showcases 21 gardens from across the United States that have created new gardens or renovated a garden within the last five years. Photos, drawings, landscape designs, and project descriptions share the story of each new garden. USBG.gov/ NewAmericanGardens.

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tution Avenue between Ninth and 15th Streets NW is free. Arrive early for the best views. nationalcherryblossomfestival.org. Anacostia Watershed Society’s Earth Day Cleanup. April 13. On the Saturday following Earth Day nearly 2,000 volunteers come out to 30 different sites around the watershed to pick-up trash and enjoy the Anacostia River. Register at anacostiaws. org for specifics and site location.

Tour the Franciscan Monastery Gardens. Saturdays, April to September, 11 AM and noon. Gardens are open daily from 9 AM to 4:45 PM. Learn about the history, architecture, plants and friars while exploring the formal upper garden, more natural lower garden and the vegetable garden and bee apiaries behind the monastery. Franciscan Monastery, 1400 Quincy St. NE. myfranciscan.org.

Outfielder Juan Soto. Photo: Courtesy of the Washington Nationals Baseball Club

US Botanic Garden Production Facility Open House. March 9; 10, 10:30, 11 and 11:30 AM; and 12:30, 1 and 1:30 PM. The site includes 85,000 square feet under glass, divided into 34 greenhouse bays and 17 environmental zones. In addition to foliage and nursery crops, see all of the US Botanic Garden (USBG) collection not currently on display, including orchids, medicinal plants, carnivorous plants, and rare and endangered species. $10. Register at learn.usbg.gov.

Dance’s transformative site-specific choreography and design. $20. US Botanic Garden, 100 Maryland Ave. SW. usbg.gov.

Leaning Toward the Sky at the Botanic Garden. April 5, 6, 12 and 13; 6:30 to 8:30 PM. Come curiously explore the lush and abundant living collection of the USBG Conservatory as never before with Orange Grove

National Cherry Blossom Festival Parade. April 13, 10 AM to noon. Constitution Avenue from Seventh to 17th Streets NW. Grandstand seating starts at $20. Standing along the parade route from Consti-

Community Forklift’s 10th Annual Garden Party. April 6, 9 AM. The Annual Garden Party offers up a ton of landscaping and garden supplies, and host gardening demonstrations, local experts and vendors, live bands, and a local food truck. 4671 Tanglewood Dr., Edmonston, MD. Sign up for sale alerts at communityforklift.org.

MUSIC Music at City Winery. March 2, Aztec Two-Step; March 3, Shinyribs; March 4, Christopher Cross: Take Me As I Am Tour; March 5, The Tossers; March 6, Cheryl Pepsii Riley and The Accidentals; March 7, The Fred Eaglesmith Show Starring Tif Ginn and Angela Johnson & Darien Dean; March 8, Eminence Ensemble Album Release

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Fly Me to the Moon w/ Special Guest Tiger Party and Arrested Development-Everyday People Tour; March 9, Dwele: Ivory & Cream Tour and Damn The Torpedoes-A Tribute To Tom Petty; March 10, Jason Eady Acoustic; March 11, David Keenan; March 13, TUSK-The Ultimate Fleetwood Mac Tribute; March 14, Wylder, Strong Water, Eli Lev & The Fortunes Found and Crystal Bowersox; March 15, Band Of Friends and Bela Dona; March 16, Idan Raichel; March 18, Scott H. Biram, The Goddamn Gallows; March 20, Sisters of the Strawberry Moon; March 22, Anders Osborne Solo; March 23, The Weight Band; March 24, Blind Boys Of Alabama; March 25, A Tribute To Nina Simone Featuring Michelle D. Bennett; March 26, Emmanuel Withers; March 27, Mr. Gone!-A Tribute To Weather Report; March 29, The Yardbirds and The Billy Price Charm City Rhythm Band; March 30, Got My Own Sound Band; April 2, Vybe Band; April 3, Levi Kreis; April 4, The Pump & Dump Show and Doug Stone. City Winery, 1350 Okie St. NE. citywinery.com/washingtondc. Music at Mr. Henry’s. March 2, Batida Diferente; March 7, Smith Jackson; March 8, Kevin Cordt; March 9, Maiija Rejman; March 14: Only Lonesome; March 15, The Abby Road Jazz Ensemble; March 16, Julia Nixon (Double Header) tickets purchased at Mrhenrysdc. com; March 21, Hollertown; March 22, Aaron Myers; March 23, Renee Tannenbaum; March 28, Truck Farmers; March 29, Rhythmic Accents; March 29; Richard Faulk. Capitol Hill Jazz Jam every Wednesday. Shows run 8 to 11 PM; doors open at 6 PM; no cover; two items per person minimum. Henry’s Upstairs, 601 Pennsylvania Ave. SE. mrhenrysdc.com. Music at Union Stage. March 2, The Beths + Bad Hats; March 4, Cass McCombs; March 5, Cold Cave; March 6, The Black Queen; March 7, Gavin James; March 8, Oh He Dead + FootsXColes + novo; March 9, Dan Lewis; March 10, Molly Nilsson; March 11, Sticky Fingers-Yours to Keep Album Tour; March 14, Re-

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2019 DICK WOLF LECTURE DISMANTLING THE STREETCAR SYSTEM: W H AT H A V E W E L E A R N E D ? PRESENTED BY JOHN HILLEGASS 2019 WINNER OF THE DICK WOLF PRIZE F R I D AY , M A R C H 2 9 , 2 0 1 9 , 7 P. M . , H I L L C E N T E R , 9 2 1 P E N N S Y L VA N I A AV E . , S E John Hillegass will give a lecture on the planning and historic context behind dismantling the Washington DC streetcar system in favor of buses, between 1956 and 1962. The goal was to ease traffic and congestion, speed up transit, improve transit reliability, and reduce transit costs. By those measures, the plan was a failure. A panel discussion and reception will follow the talk. chrs.org/2019-dick-wolf-memorial-lecture/

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All Them Witches; March 27, Mom Jeans; March 30, Honest Haloway. Rock and Roll Hotel, 1353 H St. NE. rockandrollhoteldc.com. Jazz Night in Southwest. Every Friday, 6 to 9 PM. March 8, Jazzy Elegance with Sharon Clark; March 15, Flutefest; March 22, Antonio Parker & Friends; March 29, Maurice Lyles’ Black History Celebration. $5 cover. Children are free under 16 years old. Reasonably priced meals offered. Westminster Presbyterian Church, 400 I St. SW. westminsterdc.org. Music at The Anthem. March 7, Ice Cube; March 8, James Bay; March 9, Robyn; March 16, Erykah Badu; March 20, Massive Attack; March 21, Meek Mill-The Motivation Tour; March 28, Jawbreaker; March 30, Gary Clark Jr.; April 6, Trey Anastasio-Ghosts of the Forest; April 18 and 19, Kenny Chesney-Sougs for the Saints Tour. The Anthem, 901 Wharf St. SW. theanthemdc.com. Chiarina Chamber Players At St. Mark’s. March 17, 7:30 PM. Capitol Hill’s Chamber Music Series presents Transcendence, featuring Messiaen’s visionary Quartet for the End of Time. $20 online at chiarina.org, $25 at the door, $10 under age 30. St. Mark’s, 301 A St. SE. chiarina.org. Music at Hill Center. March 26, 7 PM. Global Sounds on the Hill: Alash. March 27, 7 PM. Washington Women in Jazz Festival featuring String Queens. $18 in advance, $20 at door. Hill Center, 921 Pennsylvania Ave. SE. hillcenterdc.org.

THEATER AND FILM Nell Gwynn. Through March 10. A lowly orange-seller from the streets of Drury Lane employs her charm and wits to become the darling of the Restoration stage. Folger Shakespeare Theatre, 201 East Capitol St. SE. folger.edu. Ain’t Misbehaving. Through March 10. Step into Harlem for a swinging, dancing celebration of big band and the songs of Thom-

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JQA. Through April 14. This unique, highly-theatrical play by award-winning playwright Aaron Posner imagines key confrontations between John Quincy Adams (JQA) and some of America’s most dynamic figures. arenastage.org. CONFECTION. March 4 to 24. Confection contemplates cultures of consumption and poses the questions: How much does sweetness cost and what are we willing to devour to slake our appetites? Folger Shakespeare Theatre, 201 East Capitol St. SE. folger.edu. Macbeth. March 6 to 30. Capitol Hill Arts Workshop, 545 Seventh St. SE. wehappyfewdc.com. Into the Woods. March 8 to May 22. In Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s imaginative, darkly comical remix of beloved fairy tales, a baker and his wife set out to reverse a witch’s curse in hopes of having a child of their own. Ford’s Theatre, 511 10th St. NW. fords.org. Environmental Film Festival. March 14 to 24. The Environmental Film Festival in the Nation’s Capital is the world’s premier showcase of environmentally themed films. dceff.org. La Paloma at the Wall. March 23 and 30, 8 PM; March 24 and 31, 2 PM. The In Series takes “La Verbena de la Paloma,” Spain’s most beloved zarzuela, and sets it at the US/Mexico border between Tijuana and San Diego, where a migrant woman from Central America, deported when seeking asylum in the US, waits for news of the daughter from whom she’s been separated. inseries.org. Native Son. March 27 to April 28. Suffocating in rat-infested poverty on the South Side of Chicago in the 1930s, 20-year-old Bigger Thomas struggles to find a place for himself in a world whose prejudice has shut him out. The Atlas, 1333 H St. NE. atlasarts.org. The Peculiar Patriot. April 1 to 20. Betsy LaQuanda Ross is a selfproclaimed “Peculiar Patriot,” who

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makes regular visits to penitentiaries in order to boost the morale of her loved ones. Woolly Mammoth, 641 D St. NW. woollymammoth.net. Bethesda Film Fest. April 5, 7 PM and April 6, 6 and 8 PM. The Seventh annual Bethesda Film Fest will feature five short documentaries made by local filmmakers. Screenings are at Imagination Stage, 4908 Auburn Ave. The evening will include a discussion with the filmmakers. Tickets are at bethesda.org for $10. Remaining tickets will be sold at the door. Miracle Theater Cinema. Movies shown Fridays, 4 PM, 7 PM, and 10 PM; Saturday, 8 PM and 10:30 PM; Sundays, 4 PM and 7 PM. Movies before 6 PM are $6. Movies 6 PM and after are $8; $6 for children, students, military and seniors. Sign up for what’s playing at themiracletheatre.com. Miracle Theater, 535 Eighth St. SE.

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for Women in the Arts (NMWA) with free admission. Otherwise, regular admission is $10; $8 for over 65 and students; free for 18 and younger. National Museum of Women in the Arts, 1250 New York Ave. NW. nmwa.org. Art in Action: Herblock and Fellow Artists Respond to Their Times. Through Aug. 17, Monday through Saturday, 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM. This exhibition pairs original drawings by editorial cartoonist Herblock with historical and contemporary artists’ prints, drawings and posters that respond to major issues from the 17th Century to the present day. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Graphic Arts Galleries, 10 First St. SE. loc.gov/rr/print. NGA Evenings at the Edge. March 14, April 11 and May 9, 6 to 9 PM. Enjoy works of art, live music and dance performances, dozens of talks from engaging National Gallery of Art (NGA) educators, hands-on art-making, and other activities throughout the East Building. Free of charge. Light fare and drinks are available for purchase. Children are welcome. Admission is free, but registration is required. To register

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and learn more about each evening, visit nga.gov/evenings. Capital Art Fair. March 30, 10 AM to 6 PM and March 31, 11 AM to 5 PM. The Fair hosts 21 exhibitors, each of whom is a leading dealer in fine prints, drawings, photos or other works on paper. Free tickets online; $10 at door. Holiday Inn in Rosslyn. capitalartprintfair.com. Art in the White House. The White House Historical Association has released the third edition of Art in the White House by art historian William Kloss. This new edition features information about acquisitions added to the White House fine arts collection within the last ten years. It can be purchased at shop.whitehousehistory.org, the White House History Shop, 1610 H St. NW, or at the White House Visitor Center, 1450 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. Tintoretto: Artist of Renaissance Venice. March 24 to July 7. In celebration of the 500th anniversary of the birth of Jacopo Tintoretto (1518/1519–1594), the National Gallery of Art and the Fondazione Musei Civici di Venezia with the special cooperation of the Gallerie dell’Accademia, have organized a major exhibition on the Venetian master. nga.gov.

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Mr. President, How Long Must We Wait? Alice Paul, Woodrow Wilson and the Fight for the Right to Vote. March 8, noon. National Archives, William G. McGowan Theater. archives.gov. Abraham Lincoln Symposium. The Abraham Lincoln Institute and Ford’s Theatre Society present a fullday symposium focused on the life, career and legacy of President Abraham Lincoln, March 16, at Ford’s Theatre, 511 Tenth St. NW. Noted authors and historians will discuss aspects of our 16th president’s popular memory and legacy, his interactions with abolitionists and his evolving vision for Emancipa-

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LITERARY EXHIBITIONS, EVENTS, TALKS AND NEWS Friends of SE Library Book Sale. March 9, 10 AM to 3 PM. Most books are $1. Southeast Library, 403 Seventh St. SE. dclibrary. org/southeast. Darius Bost - Evidence of Being: The Black Gay Cultural Renaissance and the Politics of Violence. March 11, 7 PM. Politics and Prose at The Wharf, 70 District Sq. SW. politics-prose.com. Makena Onjerika. March 14, noon to 1 PM. A reading and interview about the writer’s country of origin, as well as a question and answer session with the audience. Kenyan writer Onjerika is the winner of the 2018 Caine Prize for African Writing. Pickford Theater in the James Madison Building. loc.gov.

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Washington National Opera presents Faust. March 16 to 30. Faust, a man who sells his soul for worldly gain, finds a perfect home in the Beltway as Washington National Opera stages Charles Gounod’s 1859 opera Faust, performed in French with projected English titles. kennedycenter.org/wno. Kitty Felde’s - Welcome To Washington, Fina Mendoza. March 18, 7 PM. Politics and Prose at The Wharf, 70 District Sq. SW. politics-prose.com. Josh Frank - Giraffes on Horseback Salad: Salvador Dali, the Marx Brothers, and the Strangest Movie Never Made. March 23, 6 PM. Politics and Prose at Union Market, 1270 Fifth St. NE. politics-prose.com. Larry Neal Writers’ Award Call for Nominations. The Larry Neal Writers’ Award, a part of the Mayor’s Arts Awards, are presented for the artistic excellence of adult, youth and teen writers residing in the District of Columbia. Awardees

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will be announced at the 34th Annual Mayor’s Arts Awards. Deadline for nomination is Friday, March 29, 4 p.m. For more information and to submit a nomination, visit dcarts.dc.gov/LarryNealWritersAward. Max Blumenthal - The Management of Savagery: How America’s National Security State Fueled the Rise of Al Queda, ISIS, and Donald Trump. April 3, 7 PM. Politics and Prose at The Wharf, 70 District Sq. SW. politics-prose.com. Kwame Onwuachi - Notes from a Young Black Chef: A Memoir. April 9, 7 PM. Politics and Prose at The Wharf, 70 District Sq. SW. politics-prose.com.

SPORTS & FITNESS Yoga in the Garden. Saturdays, 10:30 to 11:30 AM. Come ﬂow at the Garden with this free yoga gathering, led by WithLoveDC. These classes aim to create an accessible space for all people to tune into their breath while enjoying the natural beauty in the Garden. Free; first come, first served. If possible, bring your own mat. US Botanic Garden, 100 Maryland Ave. SW. usbg.gov.

Date: Thursday, March 14, 2019 Time: 10:00 am – 12:00 pm Location: Department of Consumer & Regulatory Affairs 1100 4th Street SW, 2nd Floor, Room E-200 Washington, DC 20024 To Register: dcrasbrc.ecenterdirect.com/events/46478

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Date: Wednesday, March 20, 2019 Time: 10:00 am – 12:00 pm Location: Department of Consumer & Regulatory Affairs 1100 4th Street SW, 2nd Floor, Room E-200 Washington, DC 20024 To Register: dcrasbrc.ecenterdirect.com/events/46926

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Minor Elementary Yard Sale. March 9, 9 AM to 1 PM. You can donate items Monday to Friday, through March 8, 8AM to 6 PM. Drop items in the area in the Main Office marked “Yard Sale Donations.” The sale will include clothing for adults, kids, and infants; baby gear, furniture, housewares, decor, toys, games and more. Cash and credit cards accepted. 601 15th St. NE. National Black Memorabilia Fine Art & Crafts Show. April 6, 10 AM to 7 PM and April 7, 10 AM to 5 PM. Many vendors, educational exhibits, seminars, book signings and celebrity autograph sessions. $7 admission; students, free. All indoors. Montgomery County Fairgrounds, 501 Perry Parkway, Gaithersburg, MD. johnsonshows.com. 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. easternmarket-dc.org.

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DISMANTLING THE STREETCAR SYSTEM: WHAT HAVE WE LEARNED? John Hillegass, winner of the 2019 Dick Wolf Prize, will give a lecture on the planning and historic context behind dismantling the District’s extensive streetcar system, which converted all lines to buses, between 1956 and 1962. A panel discussion and reception will follow the talk.

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Frager’s Garden Center Re-Opens this Month Article and Photos by Rindy O’Brien ust like the eagles returning to their nests along the Anacostia River, gardeners are ready to return to their favorite plant and garden centers. Spring never comes soon enough for diehard garden enthusiasts. Frager’s Garden Center has operated in three different spaces since the June 2013 fire. Now it is poised to reopen around the corner of the 1100 block of Pennsylvania Avenue -- a month before the newly restored Frager’s Hardware opens in April.

Kristin found her way to Frager’s and the world of plants when she began feeling burnt out in the policy world, and happily has never looked back. She now lives in Upper Marlboro where she has more room to garden, although she says the abundance of deer is a constant tension. From the number of people stopping by Kristin’s office just to check in, she has found her community here as well.

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Since the Frager’s fire six years ago, the Garden Center has been in multiple locations. That’s a The Long-Awaited long time to be in limbo. Soon Opening Kristin and her two full-time colGeneral Manager Kristin Sampleagues will be permanently locatson has been managing the Fraged back at the Frager’s complex. er’s garden center for eight years. They were there last year, but now She could be described as almost – come April -- they will be joined giddy with excitement about the by the full Frager’s enterprise. re-opening. Kristin came to gar“I am looking forward to bedening while she was getting a BA ing able to finalize the layout of the in Political Science and a Master’s Center,” says Kristin. “I know it Degree in International Relations. was frustrating last year to come in A friend was working as a nanny and find that we were always movand Kristin was invited to help the ing things and it is also going to family clean out their gardens on a be great to know how much space beautiful spring day. “I was so surwe will have, so we can bring back prised how much I really liked it,” a lot of the nursery vendors that says Kristin. have furnished wonderful plants Shortly after graduating, Kristin Sampson is happy to be opening Garden Center this month, with new shop, Foliage, to be coming soon after. to Frager’s in the past.” Kristin found herself living in PhilStarting up in March, the adelphia in a row house on one of Garden Center will have plenty of conditioning soil, mulches, and manures to the city’s well-known garden streets. Instead of a cement median between get gardeners started on their new season. Whether you have a new garden or lanes, the streets contained a long garden bed that no one was caring for. Krisare ready to spruce up your existing one, spring is the perfect time to get the tin’s house was at the end of the row, and she decided she should do someshovel out. It is too late to put in spring bulbs, but now is a great time to plant thing about the lapsed garden. As soon as she started digging, an eighty-yearhellebores, commonly known as Lenten Roses, or the Hill favorite, climbing old woman joined her, and a young child soon followed. “I suddenly realized phlox. And whose heart doesn’t sing when walking by bright yellow and purhow much gardening creates community,” Kristin says smiling.

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Branching out from the outdoor space, the Garden Center will expand to its own indoor shop, named Foliage. The shop will feature house plants and will contain the Center’s garden tools and accessories. In addition to the new indoor facility, the outdoor space will also be expanded. The shop’s entrance will be on Pennsylvania Avenue, between the pizza place and the Hype coffee shop. It will be a few more months before Foliage opens its doors.

Kristin’s Tips For Success Gardening, as we know, is a neverending project. “One year something may do really well in your yard, and the next year the deer or other natural things find the plants and they wilt,” says Kristin. She and her other garden staff are happy to help gardeners solve plant dilemmas. “You can bring

your sick plant to us, but we really ask that you bring it in a zipped up baggy. We don’t want to contaminate our healthy plants.” And, while Frager’s Garden Center doesn’t do offsite consultations, they can walk you through a garden design on site. Last year’s excessive rains were a challenge to all, and The Old Farmers Almanac says, “summer will be rainier and cooler than normal, with the hottest periods in late June, early July, and early to mid-August.” Kristin says there isn’t a lot you can do about the abundance of rain, but one observation from last year was that terracotta pots dry out a lot quicker then ceramic or resin pots. Having pots with proper drainage systems is a must. And, if you can move your potted plants under cover during intense rain, it can help them thrive when the sun does return. Ready, set, go. It’s March and the Garden Center is open. Rindy O’Brien is itching to get back in her garden. Thoughts or comments, contact her at rindyobrien@gmail.com. u

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What’s That On Your Roof? by Tom Daniel r, is it something in your crawl space? Do you hear scratching sounds coming from your roof or running and walking noises at night in your attic? Do you have trees and branches in your yard close to the house? It’s probably not ghosts in the attic, but it may be animals in the night! What racoons, opossums, squirrels, birds, bats and a whole slew of insects have in common is that they find your roof and attic very welcoming! While you may think these problems only occur in the country or rural areas it is actually a very common occurrence in the city and in Capitol Hill. Your roof is meant to protect your home from harsh weather conditions, not constant contact with animals and insects trying to get inside your roof to the attic space. Wild animals like racoons, squirrels and opossum will use their sharp paws and teeth to create openings in the roof. Birds, bats and insects can get through the roof into the attic or crawl space easily through openings and gaps in fascia behind gutters, soffits, and roof vents. Nests can block the flow of air in and out of the attic space and a lack of proper airflow can damage the structure of the roof during periods of extreme temperatures. Birds can block your gutters with their nests, making it more likely that your roof will flood in heavy rains. Once they are inside your attic these critters can cause a whole other set of problems. They can cover the attic surface with droppings, rotten food, and nesting materials as well as tear down attic insulation, electrical wiring and more. Some additional entrances to look for include damaged or loose masonry in the walls and chimneys, loose roof tiles, uncovered chimneys, open spots under the deck or porch, plumbing stacks and the area where your roof meets the dormers. Whether critters get inside your home or not they can cause damage that will be susceptible to roof leaks which will lead to wood rot, mold and a shortened lifespan for your roof. As a roofer who has spent a fair amount of time in attics, crawl spaces and roofs I can say that

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I have pretty much seen it all, including frightened squirrels scrambling across my arm as I popped the internal hatch to my customer’s attic! Well, they weren’t the only ones frightened!

What to Do So, what sort of preventive measures should you take to help avoid or mitigate against these problems?

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Have your gutters cleaned out and the fascia checked regularly. • Have your chimney cap inspected. Bottom line: If you want to get wildlife out of your home and keep them out you need to do more than just trap and release. You also need to ensure all entry holes that lead into your home are sealed! Photo: Victor Romero

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ic, mixed (organic and conventional), veggie only, and fruit only options. A customized option allows customers to see what produce is available that week and select exactly what produce they receive. A small (7-9lb organic) produce order costs $15-$17 per week while an extra-large (2325lb) order costs between $39 to $43 per week. So, who’s behind Imperfect Produce? Ben Simon founded the Food Recovery Network (FRN), a nonprofit dedicated to preventing food waste on college campuses while attending the University of Maryland. Ben Chesler came on board as FRN expanded (there are now more than 230 chapters operating on university campuses in 44 states and the District). Over time, the “Bens” realized they could make an even bigger impact on reducing food waste by sourcing ‘ugly’ and surplus produce directly from farms and delivering it to customers. They co-founded Imperfect Produce in 2015 in Emeryville, California. Since then, the company has expanded to 15 cities/metro areas nationwide. According to Reilly Block, Imperfect Produce’s Content Manager, “We came to DC because once we launched

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Five Things to Know When Remodeling an Historic Home by Bruce Wentworth, AIA emodeling an historic house in Washington presents many challenges, but also abundant rewards. Data from Realtor.com and the National Register of Historic Places indicates that historic homes typically appreciate 1.4 percent faster than their more modern counterparts.

While remodeling historic homes in this area is quite popular, there are many key aspects to remodeling that homeowners are not initially aware of. Here is a brief look at five things every homeowner should know about before remodeling an historic home. General knowledge of each of them can save time and money during a remodel.

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also help reduce the shock or disappointment if the architect tells them their dream is not possible. Hiring an experienced architect is a safe way to avoid unnecessary zoning issues when remodeling.

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

(Continued from pg. 39) Imperfect is also committed to doing their part to eliminate “food deserts” - areas with limited access to a grocery store due to a combination of distance and economic factors. According to a 2017 DC Policy Publication, food deserts encompass some 11 percent of DC. In addition to a convenient and affordable delivery model, Imperfect also offers a reduced-cost box for anyone who qualifies for SNAP/food stamps – a price that is an additional 30 percent cheaper than their standard box. According to Block, currently

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over 9,000 individuals enrolled in this program nationwide and they and hope this number will expand. Interested in trying out some ugly produce in your home? Imperfect Produce launched their DC operations on February 11. You and your family can become food waste warriors today at www.imperfectproduce.com/. Catherine Plume is a lifelong environmentalist, a writer, and blogger for the DC Recycler: www.DCRecycler. blogspot.com; Twitter: @DC_Recycler. She is also a Board Member and the Vice Chair of the DC Chapter of the Sierra Club, however, perspectives expressed are her own and do not necessarily represent the positions of that organization. u

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Are there any spring bulbs that squirrels DON’T like? All my tulips have been dug up and eaten. Daffodil, Chionodoxa Glory of the Snow, Tommasiana Crocus, Fritillaria, Hyacinth, and Allium bulbs are a few. Walking up East Capitol on Feb. 16 I saw a Witch Hazel in full bloom. So enchanting – I had to stop and worship. Are they hard to grow? They are easy to grow with good sun. In brilliant yellows, oranges, pinks and reds -- they bloom in winter and early spring when little else does – and they smell divine. They like acid soil and grow to 15 or 20 feet. They might prefer some filtered shade in our scorching summers. My Escargot begonia is three years old. Its leaves are very beautiful, but after its initial pale pink flowers, it has never bloomed again. It is in a window with north light – so it never gets direct sunlight. What might be lacking? It does not need or want direct sunlight. Interestingly, your Escargot, a member of the Rex family, does not

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go dormant . Stunning leaves, not those tiny blossoms, are its main attraction. The Escargot probably needs much more humidity. Set it on top of a thick bed of pebbles in a flat container, and keep the water level at the top of the pebbles. Water it sparely, only once a week, never allowing the roots to sit in water. Fertilize with every second watering. I thought English Ivy was a no-no – it’s invasive and it’s not native to the USA. Can you explain why English Ivy can be seen practically everywhere on Capitol Hill? To quote Dr. Samuel Johnson – ignorance, Madam – sheer ignorance. Ivy roots are hard to eradicate, and destroy bricks, mortar and trees. -- but ivy requires no upkeep and most of us still think it looks grand. We besotted Americans continue our centuries-old crush on English ivy. At the March 12, 2019 meeting of the Capitol Hill Garden Club Scott Kratz, Director of the 11th Street Bridge Park Project, will show plans for DC’s first elevated park. Meetings start with refreshments at 6:45 pm at the NE Public Library, corner of Maryland Ave. & 7th St. NE. Meetings are free and open to all. Membership details: capitolhillgardenclub.org. Feeling beset by gardening problems? Your problem might prove instructive to others, and help them feel superior to you. Send them to the Problem Lady c/o dearproblemlady@gmail.com. Complete anonymity is assured. u

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pring is when the real estate market goes crazy ‘round these parts. Sellers feel like their home will sell for more when the trees are in bloom, so most people wait until then to put their homes on the market, which has in turn trained buyers into thinking they need to wait until spring. In this market, there are really more buyers than there are viable properties to purchase, so competition to be the best offer is how you’re going to win. Be prepared to write your best offer at a moment’s notice. That means: 1. Have your loan set with the best lender for you (maybe not your bank). It doesn’t cost you anything to shop around for the best deal, and that includes a good timeline. Ask any potential lender how many days they need to close, assuming you give them your required documents without delay. You don’t want to lose out on an offer because your lender needs over 30 days to close (21 days is great). 2. Know what your closing costs will be so you know how high you can go in your offer. Your agent may know that there are multiple offers, and advise the use of an escalation clause. If you bid up, you need to know how much you’re willing to spend to get this property, and if it’s coming out of your pocket, or will be covered by your lender. It helps to look at properties that aren’t up against your hard stop. If the sales price is already at your max budget, you won’t have escalation wiggle room. Note: lenders will not lend over the appraised value of the property, so if your offer is more, the difference comes out of your

pocket. (Nutshell: offer $915k, appraises for $900k, you’re on the hook for $15k.) 3. You can pay out of pocket to get the home inspection done prior to having your offer accepted. In a multiple offer situation, sellers’ agents are generally looking for the highest offer with the fewest contingencies, and this would be one fewer. 3. Don’t be afraid of a little renovation. Most area buyers are eyeing only homes that are perfectly painted and done, which means the ones that need a little work are going to be less like chum in the water. You can take a contractor with you when you see a home for an estimation on the time and money it’ll take to make it how you want it. 4. Be accessible. During the frenzied hours when the seller’s agent is going over multiple offers, pitting one against the other, getting the best deal for the client, you need to be reachable. You may miss out if your agent can’t ask you if you’re okay with the terms needed to outmaneuver the others. It may not be just about price, but specific terms that the seller is looking for, like closing sooner, offering the seller time in the property past closing (perhaps free of charge), or help packing – whatever it takes to win. Your agent is not authorized to make decisions on your behalf. You’ve got this, friends. Have fun in your search! Heather Schoell is a Capitol Hill REALTOR® with Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices PenFed Realty and can be reached at heathersdc@gmail. com, at the office at 202-608-1882 x111-175, or by cell at 202-321-0874. u

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Awake, north wind! O South wind come, breathe upon my garden, let its spices stream out. – Song of Songs 4:16 t’s time to prepare for spring, and the single most significant garden action you can take is to plant a tree. And, as designer Jan Johnson says in “Heaven is a Garden,” “while grand old trees thrill us, it is the smaller ornamental trees that unify a garden…[and] provide unparalleled seasonal interest.” Capitol Hill gardens often have room of only one small tree and great care should be taken to match the garden with a tree in which it will thrive. This is a matchmaking process similar to adopting a dog, and if it goes well the tree will live for generations.

Seven Trees to Consider Here are some smaller urban-friendly trees that deserve more of the spotlight than they receive. There are options for sun, for shade, and the

toughest of situations. They are listed in alphabetical order by botanical name. To hear how they’re pronounced, see Fine Gardening Magazine’s web page of spoken Latin plant names: http://www.finegardening.com/pronunciationguide/a?page=2. 1. Aesculus pavia, Red Buckeye. This shrubby small tree is noted for its showy upright red flower clusters (pani- Fringe tree (Chionanthus virginicus) blossoms are fragrant and appear just after cles) appearing in spring the dogwoods. atop dark green glossy shade to part-shade and is a modest sized (10’palmate leaves (clusters of five). The flowers at20’) tree preferring acidic soil. In early spring deltract hummingbirds. This native tree which grows icate drooping clusters of white flowers appear 10’-20’ tall, is in the horse chestnut family. It is not before its new coppery glossy leaves, then small drought tolerant and would appreciate some afdelicious berries appear in June (you’ll be lucky ternoon shade. to get any after the birds find them). Shadbush 2. Amelanchier laevis, Allegheny Servicehas gorgeous scarlet fall color, if only for a long berry or Shadbush. This multi-stem tree prefers weekend.

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3. Carpinus caroliniana, American hornbeam or Ironwood. Smooth, light gray, sinewy bark is the calling card of this slender beauty. In the forest it will appear in shade together with American Beech trees, but it will also stand up to sun and French style pruning as at the Dumbarton Oaks ellipse where it functions as an aerial hedge. Small green serrated leaves turn yellow to scarlet in fall. 4. Celtis occidentalis, Common Hackberry. In fairness, this is more of a medium sized tree, though still a candidate if you only have room for one single-stem tree in your yard. This tree’s claim to fame is its urban toughness and pollinator friendly fruits. It is the only larval host to the butterfly, Hackberry

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Fringe tree is often multi-stem and has a rounded crown like this example from the U.S. National Arboretum.

on the Casey Trees web site, http:// caseytrees.org/programs/planting/rebate/. When on that page, look into the $50 - $100 rebates that are likely available to cover the cost of your tree. Garden centers will have more knowledgeable staﬀ and will be set up to handle special orders, allowing you to receive exactly the species you want. There are many free resources on how to site and plant a tree. Here is one from the U.S. Forest Service, http://www.na.fs.fed.us/spfo/pubs/ uf/plant_trees/planting_trees.htm. And remember, if you stake a new tree, which is often unnecessary; be sure to remove the stakes after one growing season to avoid the ties cutting into the tree trunk. This is called “girdling” and will kill the tree. Before you dig a hole for your tree, you will also want to call Miss Utility, a free service that will mark the locations of underground utilities. Although you will be digging by hand, it’s best not to plant your tree directly above gas lines or other utilities which may have to be dug up in the future. Miss Utility in DC is lo-

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cated at http://www.missutility.net/ washingtondc/. You may wish to specify a particular tree and have it installed by qualified landscape contractors experienced with tight Capitol Hill spaces. Many advertise in these pages. If you do so, you will be able to obtain a larger specimen than you can manage on your own (these guys are stronger than us and have bigger trucks, and they’ll dig wider holes than you probably will). Hopefully your contractor will practice sound tree selection in the nursery on your behalf. Your contractor will also warrantee the tree for some period of time provided it is well cared for after planting.

Digging Deeper Trees are fascinating organisms worth learning more about. They are the largest plants on Earth and can live for thousands of years. For a 119 page book, “The Tree Care Primer,” published by the Brooklyn Botanic Garden is an easy read and very informative. Reading it in preparation for writing this column reminded me of how good it is. See: http://shop.bbg.org/a575/the-

G G ROOFING tree-care-primer.html. Ornamental trees planted for your personal enjoyment benefit the environment well beyond your property line. U.S. Forest Service scientists, according to one paper (https://www.itreetools.org/news/articles/PNW_scifi126_Sept2010.pdf ) “have been exploring the economic links between urban trees and a suite of environmental and social amenities, including cleaner air, moderated stormwater runoff, sequestering carbon dioxide, reduced energy consumption, and improved human health.” This research helps make the case for publicly funded green infrastructure, which is why tree rebates are available from both DC’s Riversmart Homes program and Casey Trees. The U.S.D.A. Forest Service has created a research tool called i-Tree, now being piloted in D.C. middle schools in collaboration between the school system, Davey Tree Expert Company, and Casey Trees (https://www.itreetools. org/resources/itreelessons.php). Using special software, students will assess tree canopy cover percentage in their neighborhood, research trees’ hardiness zones, and then create a planting plan. They will calculate how much more carbon would be sequestered in their neighborhood if those trees were planted. Getting young people interested in trees is critically important. Hopefully, after their tree research is done these DC students will go outside, plant some young trees and climb some mature ones. Happy spring! Cheryl Corson is a local licensed landscape architect and writer practicing on the Hill and beyond. She is responsible for dozens of trees being planted on the Hill and enjoys seeing them mature. For garden design assistance, see www.cherylcorson. com. u

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

NEIGHBORHOOD

PRICE

FEE SIMPLE ANACOSTIA 1524 19Th Street SE 1605 17Th Street SE 1608 V Street SE 1781 W SE

$452,500 $485,000 $537,000 $432,500

3 4 3 3

ARCHER PARK 940 Mississippi Avenue SE 944 Mississippi Avenue SE 946 Mississippi Avenue SE

$487,195 $470,580 $484,990

2 2 3

$365,999

$1,304,382 $1,339,900

3 3

$950,000 $911,000 $1,185,000

3 3 4

BARRY FARMS 2321 15Th Place SE

BLOOMINGDALE 131 W Street NW 137 W St NW

CAPITOL HILL 1005 N Carolina Avenue SE 1013 North Carolina Avenue SE 102 4Th Street SE

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110 7Th Street SE 126 13Th Street SE 143 Duddington Place SE 1504 Gales Street NE 1609 E Street SE 19 4Th Street SE 254 14Th Street NE 302 Maryland Avenue NE 331 17Th Place NE 404 6Th Street SE 415 4Th Street NE 427 6Th Street NE 508 7Th Street NE 608 Independence Avenue SE 631 Lexington Place NE 829 9Th Street NE 915 9Th Street NE

$790,000 $1,450,000 $700,000 $665,000 $875,000 $1,270,000 $559,000 $955,000 $560,000 $1,190,000 $1,530,000 $950,000 $1,125,000 $1,223,000 $1,818,500 $886,500 $1,030,000

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

COLLUMBIA HEIGHTS 634 Kenyon Street NW 3818 10Th Street NW 3519 16Th Street NW 1007 Fairmont Street NW 1319 Randolph Street NW 1338 Parkwood Place NW

$755,000 $705,000 $1,160,000 $808,700 $725,000 $826,000

3 4 9 4 3 3

2722 13Th Street NW 3001 11Th Street NW 3217 13Th Street NW 3463 14Th Street NW 642 Columbia Road NW 735 Kenyon Street NW 724 Harvard Street NW

$1,325,000 $625,000 $1,070,000 $1,225,000 $870,000 $650,000 $849,800

6 4 6 6 5 3 3

CONGREES HEIGHTS 715 Upsal Street SE 136 Yuma Street SE 3712 4Th Street SE 609 Forrester Street SE

$240,000 $228,000 $349,000 $320,000

3 3 3 3

$247,500 $485,000 $420,000 $417,000 $508,000 $250,000 $215,000 $399,900 $317,000 $190,000

3 4 3 5 4 2 2 4 3 2

DEANWOOD 4041 Clay Place NE 422 60Th NE 4944 E Capitol Street NE 117 Division Avenue NE 323 58Th Street NE 4210 Brooks Street NE 4410 NE Gault Place NE 5037 Meade Street NE 5214 Karl Place NE 842 52Nd Street NE

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HOME BLOSSOM! DUPONT CICRLE 1709 Q Street NW 1719 18Th Street NW 1761 Willard Street NW 2036 17Th Street NW

$1,975,000 $1,725,000 $1,650,000 $1,099,000

6 8 5 4

$660,000 $1,100,000 $725,000 $710,000

3 5 4 3

FORT DUPONT PARK 2904 M Place SE 312 Burbank Street SE 4630 H Street SE 4208 Hillside Road SE 4550 Texas Avenue SE 1567 41St Street SE

$318,000 $245,000 $350,000 $509,999 $339,900 $335,000

3 2 3 4 2 3

H STREET CORRIDOR 906 13Th Street NE

$675,000 $569,900 $417,500 $448,000

$653,500

1328 K Street SE 3BR/2.5BA

Just steps to the NEW 14th Street Restaurant Corridor and the best of Eastern Market/Barracks Row, lies a 3-bed/2.5-bath Hill gem. This home offers tall, wide, and deep dimensions, and open and expansive main level anchored by a fully renovated kitchen. The upper level offers a true Owners’ haven and two additional bedrooms and a full bath, complete with a laundry center. BONUS: a DEEP backyard with parking and garage potential.

618 Constitution Ave NE 4BR/3.5BA

4 3 3 3

LEDROIT PARK 2118 N Capitol Street NW 2322 N Capitol Street NW

$605,000 $798,250

3 4

LILY PONDS 3451 Eads Street NE

$448,500

LOGAN 1519 12Th Street NW

$1,250,000

MARSHALL HEIGHTS 5119 Hanna Place SE 5448 C Street SE

$241,000 $420,000

3 3

OLD CITY #1 1220 I Street NE 24 O Street NW 541 23Rd Place NE 608 3Rd Street NE

$890,000 $855,000 $475,000 $850,000

3 5 3 6

1609 E Street SE $875,000 3BR/2BA

On a tree-lined street, resting 2 blocks to Metro, Groceries, & the rolling paths of Congressional Cemetery, this Hill home delivers classic charm with modern conveniences. Enjoy the traditional style front parlor, followed by central dining, a fresh & contemporary kitchen and an enclosed rear sun room, drenched in natural light. Off the rear, walk-out to the private patio and backyard with your own DETACHED GARAGE! On the treetop level three bedrooms and a renovated bath await you. The lower level offers a den and second full bath. At the rear, find great storage, mechanicals, laundry, and mud room!

1739 D Street NE 4BR/3.5BA

Well-positioned just 5 blocks to Lincoln Park, METRO, and the Atlas District, you can enjoy the best of the Hill. The smart layout maximizing every square foot, ALL NEW systems, & the highest attention to detail and finishes makes this home a true show-stopping gem. Main level features a gorgeous kitchen and rear family room. Owners’ Suite equipped with a marbletiled walk-in shower and custom trough sink. The well-appointed lower level suite welcomes family time, long-term guests or an Air BNB option with a 4th bedroom, full bath, wet bar, and separate rear entrance. Bonus: a driveway for private parking with roll-up door!

This 3-bed/3.5-bath Stanton Park sensation offers three tall and wide levels draped in sophistication. The elegant central dining room is book ended by a graceful front parlor and a fully renovated kitchen. Owner’s Suite features a tastefully renovated bath. Lower level boasts a FULL bath, fireplace, & separate entrance. On the outside, this home is perfectly positioned steps to the Capitol, SCOTUS, Senate, yet still in reach of 20 of the City’s best cafés in Eastern Market & Barracks Row, and H Street!

KINGMAN PARK 554 23Rd Place NE

HILL CREST 2111 32Nd Place SE 3016 Nash Place SE 3366 Denver Street SE

436 24th Street NE 4BR/3BA

Quest Homebuilders has done it again! Enjoy a beautiful blend of first-rate construction, brand new systems, and the highest attention to details and finishes, all within 1 block of the NEW youth sports fields at RFK Stadium and the Streetcar stop to The Atlas District! Home features a stunning open kitchen and a lower level with a fully finished den area, meticulous full bath, and guest bedroom. THE BONUS: A MASSIVE wrap-around yard and an expansive deck comfortably welcomes gatherings of all sizes! Parking in the rear makes you the winner of this perfect package for city living!

ECKINGTON 106 U Street NE 1618 1St Street NE 227 S Street NE 232 Randolph Place NE

245 9th Street NE $1,200,000 5BR/3.5BA

Boasting over 2,500 finished SF over three luxurious levels, this 5 bedroom + 3.5 bathroom grand residence is exceptional. The upgrades include: original oak parquet floors, solid brick wood-burning fireplace (1 on each level!), rich chestnut trim casing and panel doors, decorative crown molding and a renovated kitchen overlooking the intimate patio, deck and garden – your own private oasis. The lower level boasts a tremendous TWO-bedroom apartment with C of O for rental revenue! All the key ingredients, blended without compromise!

OLD CITY #2 11 Q Street NW 1304 S Street NW 1630 New Jersey Avenue NW 412 N Street NW 503 S Street NW 519 Q Street NW

$645,000 $1,100,000 $582,430 $999,000 $796,500 $1,200,000

3 3 3 3 3 4

PARK VIEW 433 Irving Street NW 745 Irving Street NW

$775,000 $730,000

3 3

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RANDLE HEIGHTS 1928 Savannah Place SE 1960 Valley Terrace SE 2492 Skyland Place SE

$230,000 $301,000 $375,000

3 3 4

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RIGGS PARK 662 Madison Street NE 5347 Chillum Place NE 5848 Eastern Avenue NE 658 Nicholson Street NE 951 Jefferson Street NE

COLULMBIA HEIGHTS

$542,000 $540,000 $550,000

3 3 3

$739,500

$746,500 $1,008,000

2 3

CONDO 14TH STREET CORRIDOR 1420 N Street NW Unit#804 1401 Q Street NW Unit#404 1715 15Th Street NW Unit#32 2125 14Th Street NW Unit#427

$281,000 $925,000 $690,000 $625,000

1 2 2 1

$650,000 $545,000 $415,000 $479,000 $680,000

2 2 1 2 2

$326,000

$915,000 $760,000 $399,900

2 2 1

$236,500 $469,900 $279,900

1 2 2

$245,000 $672,900 $460,000 $689,900 $570,000 $620,000 $440,000 $525,000

2 1 2 2 3 1 2

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3000 7Th Street NE Unit#211 3207 12Th Street NE Unit#101 4013 8Th Street NE Unit#2

CAPITOL HILL 101 N Carolina Avenue SE Unit#301 1345 K Street SE Unit#202 1345 K Street SE Unit#204 1345 K Street SE Unit#301 1512 K Street SE Unit#3 1824 D Street NE Unit#4 218A 3Rd Street NE Unit#29 245 15Th Street SE Unit#202

CARVER/LANGSTON 1009 17Th Street NE Unit#22 1009 17Th Street NE Unit#PH1 1009 17Th Street NE Unit#PH2

$431,000 $595,000 $555,000

2 2 2

$699,900 $612,000

1 2

CENTRAL 1111 25Th Street NW Unit#508 1150 K Street NW Unit#405

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1215 Park Road NW Unit#3 1519 Park Road NW Unit#102 1225 Fairmont Street NW Unit#202 1313 Irving Street NW Unit#1 1353 Randolph Street NW Unit#5 1355 Randolph Street NW Unit#6 1415 Oak Street NW Unit#102 1415 Oak Street NW Unit#201 1415 Oak Street NW Unit#202 1415 Oak Street NW Unit#T01 1415 Oak Street NW Unit#T02 1419 Clifton Street NW Unit#301 1442 Fairmont Street NW Unit#B 1444 Ogden Street NW Unit#101 1444 Ogden Street NW Unit#302 1513 Meridian Place NW Unit#5 2615 University Place NW Unit#1 2656 15Th Street NW Unit#103 2656 15Th Street NW Unit#304 2750 14Th Street NW Unit#405 3529 14Th Street NW Unit#2 550 Hobart Place NW Unit#2 638 Newton Place NW Unit#B 725 Kenyon Street NW Unit#B 736 Kenyon Street NW Unit#2 909 Quincy Street NW Unit#2

$690,000 $501,000 $301,196 $880,000 $599,900 $559,900 $520,000 $499,000 $529,000 $425,000 $425,000 $705,000 $680,000 $350,000 $707,500 $310,000 $528,000 $375,100 $400,000 $575,000 $569,900 $335,000 $830,000 $1,100,000 $848,000 $641,950

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

CONGRESS HEIGHTS 212 Oakwood Street SE Unit#211

$167,000

4212 Benning Road NE Unit#4

$125,000

$1,450,000

$900,000 $273,800 $681,900 $410,000 $420,000 $365,000 $457,000 $283,000 $295,000 $350,000 $949,000 $880,000 $415,000 $350,000

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

$300,000 $449,000 $689,900

1 2 3

$672,900 $699,900

2 3

DOWNTOWN

BLOOMINGDALE 151 V Street NW Unit#4 1731 1St Street NW Unit#2 249251 Florida Avenue NW Unit#33

809 6Th Street NW Unit#61

DEANWOOD

ANACOSTIA 1262 Talbert Street SE Unit#5B

U STREET CORRIDOR 2024 NW 10Th Street NW 2121 12Th Place NW

$574,500

$354,900

TRUXTON CIRCLE 212 N Street NW

0 1 1 2

CHINATOWN

TRINIDAD 1419 Trinidad Avenue NE 1607 Trinidad Avenue NE 1738 Montello Avenue NE

$299,900 $412,500 $799,900 $655,000

3 3 3 3 3

RIVER TERRACE 3360 Ames Street NE

2201 L Street NW Unit#220 601 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Unit#207 925 H Street NW Unit#613 616 E Street NW Unit#253

$425,000 $508,000 $474,800 $449,000 $589,000

1108 16Th NW Unit#501

DUPONT CIRCLE 1617 Swann Street NW Unit#31 1711 Mass. Avenue NW Unit#225 1747 Willard Street NW Unit#2 1280 21St Street NW Unit#710 1280 21St Street NW Unit#810 1601 18Th Street NW Unit#307 1718 P Street NW Unit#307 1711 Mass. Avenue NW Unit#120 1330 New Hamp. Avenue NW Unit#922 1754 Corcoran Street NW Unit#52B 1754 U Street NW Unit#3 1830 Jefferson Place NW Unit#22 2113 N Street NW Unit#T1 2114 N Street NW Unit#2

ECKINGTON 1831 2Nd Street NE Unit#405 224 T Street NE Unit#4 59 R Street NE Unit#1

H STREET 1402 H Street NE Unit#503 1301 H Street NE Unit#3

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HILL CREST 3908 Southern Avenue SE Unit#101

$50,001

HILL EAST 1671 Gales Street NE Unit#2 1711 D Street SE Unit#1 223 18Th Street SE Unit#2

$510,000 $749,900 $465,000

3 3 2

IVY CITY 1702 West Virginia Avenue NE Unit#102 $295,000

LEDROIT PARK 475 Florida Avenue NW Unit#1

$415,000

LOGAN CIRCLE 1133 14Th Street NW Unit#1206 1245 13Th Street NW Unit#311 1312 Mass. Avenue NW Unit#709 1440 Church Street NW Unit#104

$497,000 $390,000 $630,000 $591,000

1 1 2 1

MT VERNON SQ 910 M Street NW Unit#111

$647,000

OLD CITY #1 1025 1St Street SE Unit#1003 1301 H Street NE Unit#2 1350 Maryland Avenue NE Unit#507 1375 Maryland Avenue NE Unit#A 1463 A Street NE Unit#1463 1603 North Carolina Avenue NE Unit#1 245 15Th Street SE Unit#403 308 18Th Place NE Unit#4 403 17Th Street NE Unit#A

$490,000 $699,900 $419,900 $549,000 $407,000 $375,000 $719,000 $335,000 $699,000

1 3 1 1 1 1 3 2 3

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OLD CITY #2 406 NW M Street NW Unit#3 $500,000 425 M Street NW Unit#A $540,000 460 New York Avenue NW Unit#606 $510,000 555 Massachusetts Avenue NW Unit#514 $305,000 811 4Th Street NW Unit#608 $445,000

2 2 1 0 1

PENN QUARTER 801 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Unit#1126 $420,000

SW WATERFRONT (RLA) 1250 4Th Street SW Unit#W706 240 M Street SW Unit#E209 355 I Street SW Unit#507S 1425 4Th Street SW Unit#A409 258 G Street SW Unit#108

$285,000 $351,000 $275,000 $440,000 $725,000

1 1 0 1 3

SHAW 1643 New Jersey Avenue NW Unit#2 929 Florida Avenue NW Unit#3004

$418,000 $599,900

1 2

TRINIDAD 1038 Bladensburg Road NE Unit#1 1111 Penn Street NE Unit#4 1224 Holbrook Street NE Unit#2

$270,000 $305,000 $370,000

2 1 2

U STREET 2100 11Th Street NW Unit#G01 1719 U Street NW Unit#1 1719 U Street NW Unit#3 2001 12Th Street NW Unit#318 u

$645,500 $513,000 $580,000 $585,500

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DCHFA, Your Homeownership Resource in the District. The District of Columbia Housing Finance Agency is your homeownership resource in the District from buying a home to retaining your home; we have a homeownership program to assist you. DC Open Doors DC Open Doors is your key to homeownership in the city. This program offers first-time and repeat buyers fully forgivable second trust loans to cover a buyer’s minimum down payment requirement in addition to below market interest rates for first trust mortgages for the purchase of homes.

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HomeSaver Restore Assistance Program DCHFA now offers a Restore Assistance Program. – A one-time payment, up to $60,000, to “catch-up” on delinquent property related expenses. Applicants must have suffered a qualified financial hardship due to unemployment or underemployment, own a home in the District and be able to sustain future payments going forward.

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BULLETIN BOARD 2019 CHCF Achievement Honorees Named Each spring, Capitol Hill Community Foundation (CHCF) recognizes individuals who have made significant contributions to the neighborhood. This year the Achievement Award go to: Ward 6 Councilmember Charles Allen (D), Guy Martin and Tonya Porter Woods. Allen has proved an effective and articulate advocate for Capitol Hill and an engaged neighbor. Martin helped transform the decrepit Old Naval Hospital into the bustling and vibrant Hill Center. Woods, who will be honored with the Steve Cymrot “Spark” award, has made enormous contributions to the Boys and Girls Club at Hopkins. She now serves as executive director of Jan’s Tutoring House. CHCF celebrates the contributions of these three individuals at its annual fundraising gala on April 24 at the Folger Shakespeare Library. To purchase tickets, contact Nancy Lazear at nlazear@aol. com or 202-255-4717.

Village Voices Lecture

principal of the Year 2018, Faith Hubbard, principal of Ketcham Elementary School DC chief student advocate, Office of the Student Advocate, Elizabeth Davis, former schoolteacher and president of the Washington Teacher’s Union Local 6 and Ed Lazere, executive director of the DC Fiscal Policy Institute

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Public Art Addresses Climate Change WRAPture, a temporary public art project, joins DC and Katakhali Village in Bangladesh to fabricate, assemble and drape saris across five buildings in Historic Anacostia. Birthed from the ongoing six-year-old-project “Storytelling with Saris,” these massive colorful cotton fabrics will be covered with customized woodblock printmaking, handpainted images and writings about climate change and action by authors of these two communities. WRAPture is funded by the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities’ Public Art Building Communities Grant Program. DC-based artist and international activist Monica Jahan Bose leads the project. WRAPture wrapping days are April 4, April 14 and May 9, 4 to 8 p.m., at the Anacostia Arts Center. storytellingwithsaris.com.

On April 1, 7 to 8 p.m., at Northeast Library, 330 Seventh St. NE, Carol McCabe Booker will speak about Alice Allison Donnigan, the first black female reporter accredited to the White House and credentialed to the Senate and House of Representatives Press Galleries. For more information call 202-543-1778 or email info@capitolhillvillage.org.

Addressing Educational Inequility in DC Join the Ward 6 Democrats and the DC Democratic State Committee for an important discussion on Addressing Educational Inequality in The District on March 7, at 7 p.m. at Community Action Group’s Hal J Gordon Building, 124 15th Street SE. Distinguished panel includes Maisha Riddlesprigger, DC

Join DC City Council Chair Phil Mendelson (D) for an open conversation on current issues impacting Capitol Hill on March 19 from 7 to 9 p.m. in the upstairs room at Mr. Henry’s, 601 Pennsylvania Avenue SE. Facilitated by a Ward 6 Democrats officer, the evening will focus on Education, Policing, Public Space, Affordable Housing and the Equality Gap. Come prepared with questions. Mr. Henry’s will be offering extended happy hour specials and pricing. RSVP at https://www. ward6dems.org/ward_6_dems_ salon_racine_mendo.

Meet Attorney General Karl Racine

Join the Ward 6 Democrats Happy Hour with Special Guest AG Karl Racine on March 26 in the upstairs room at Mr. Henry’s, 601 Pennsylvania Avenue SE, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Racine has quietly become a major figure in the national movement to resist the Trump administration through his leadership of the ongoing emoluments lawsuit and his

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Explore the Hill’s History at

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14th Annual Doodle Romp April -26-28 Wymer Collection, DC Historical Society

The Ruth Ann Overbeck Capitol Hill History Project has launched a new website that makes it easy to learn about the history of our neighborhood. Browse more than two hundred transcribed interviews with longtime Hill residents. Find out about upcoming Overbeck history lectures. Enjoy our expanding collection of historic photos, maps and images, along with links to other information sources. Or email info@CapitolHillHistory.org to volunteer!

AN INITIATIVE OF THE CAPITOL HILL COMMUNITY FOUNDATION.

Head to Dewey Deleware in April for fun at the beach at a low-key fundraiser for Food&Friends, a local organization that delivers home-made food to those suffering from life-threatening illness. The romp starts with a Yappy Hour on Friday followed by a day at the beach on Saturday where hundreds of doodles can run off-leash. Last year’s Romp hosted over 1000 people and their dogs and raised $15,000 for Food&Friends. People came from as far away as Canada, New York and California.go to www. doodlesindewey.org

Capitol Hill residents Marcello and his owner Pattie Cinelli attend the DoodlesinDewey Romp each year.

role as co-chair of the Democratic Attorneys General Association. RSVP at https://www.ward6dems.org/ ward_6_dems_salon_racine_mendo.

Steve Baddour Benefit Piano Recital On Saturday, March 30, 3 p.m. (reception follows), Hill resident Steve Baddour will give a piano recital at Capitol Hill United Methodist Church, 421 Seward Square SE, to benefit the Louise P. Zanar Fund. The Louise P. Zanar Fund is established in the Community Foundation for the National Capital Region, a 501(c)(3) organization. The Fund is dedicated to creating creative sparks for DC youth through artistic expression. louisepzanarfund.org.

Mary Shiner Almarolia Lived a Fast Life on the Hill At the next Overbeck History Lecture on March 11, 7:30 p.m., at Hill Center, 921 Pennsylvania Ave. SE, Dr. Mark Herlong will discuss the life and adventures of a little-known Capitol Hill resident, Mary Ann Shiner Almarolia (1833-1904). Mary was the daughter of Michael Shiner, the 58 H HILLRAG.COM

black Navy Yard worker and politician whose famous diary is housed at the Library of Congress. As an infant, she was kidnapped by slave traders and freed by her father’s heroic efforts. In an era when mixed marriages and opportunities for blacks were rare, Mary married an Italian and ran a string of successful businesses on Capitol Hill, including hotels, restaurants, a bawdy house, a nursery and a dance hall called the Razzle-Dazzle (a.k.a. The Burning Rag). In the late 19th Century she was considered one of the District’s most influential women, a confidant of politicians and diplomats and a possible murderer. Admission is free, but a reservation is required due to limited seating. Register at hillcenterdc.org.

Fish Fry at St. Peter’s On March 22, 5 to 8 p.m., enjoy a traditional fish fry to support Boy Scout Troop 380 in St. Peter’s Church Hall. To-go boxes are available starting at 4 p.m. Dinner includes fish and sides, ice tea and lemonade and bake sale desserts. $18 for adults; kids under 12, $7, 3 and under, free. Tickets are available after Mass or at troop380dc. org/fishfry.

Giving back to the community since 1975! And we are planning on a great 2019 by supporting these and other organizations throughout the year... *March 1st, American Legion Post 8 Fundraiser for Objective Zero *March 2nd, Capitol Hill Village â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fly Me to the Moon Galaâ&#x20AC;? *March 30th, Maury @the Market

*May 5th, Literary Hill Bookfest

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Dismantling the Streetcar System: What Have We Learned? The 2019 Dick Wolf Memorial Lecture by Monte Edwards he Dick Wolf Memorial Lecture is an andiscuss the major points of his lecture: nual event sponsored by the Capitol Hill Andrew Trueblood, the new Director of Restoration Society to showcase excelDC’s Office of Planning and a resident of Ward lence in research and writing on urban planning 6. Previously he was the Chief of Staff at DC’s and historic preservation in the District of CoOffice of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and lumbia by a student or intern. The winner presEconomic Development (DMPED). ents a lecture on his or her research and receives John DeFerrari, author of the blog Streets a $1,000 prize. Of Washington. DeFerrari has recently pubThe winner of the 2019 Dick Wolf Melished a book: Capital Streetcars: Early Mass morial Prize is John Hillegass, a student of Transit in Washington, DC. He is also a trustee Uwe Brandes in the Urban & Regional Planof the DC Preservation League. ning program at Georgetown University. HilleShyam Kannan, METRO’s Managing Digrass’s winning submission rector, Planning and Tranis on the subject of plansit Asset Management. On ning and the historic cona daily basis, Kannan deals text behind dismantling the with issues of contemporary District’s extensive streettransit planning. He has car system, which convertworked across public, pried all lines to buses, bevate, and non-profit sectors. tween 1956 and 1962. The Hillegass is pursugoal was to ease traffic and ing his Master’s in Urban congestion, speed up tranand Regional Planning at sit, improve transit reliabilGeorgetown University, afity, reduce transit costs and ter a degree in International thereby keep transit affordStudies at Boston College. able. By those measures, the He spent two years living in plan was a failure. South America, gaining a John Hillegass, winner of 2019 Dick Wolf Prize Common Application Hillegrass examines deep respect for the imporindicators of reliability tance of learning from other (number of passengers, headways, and span of cultures. He moved to Washington, DC in 2014 service), speed (headways and scheduled runworking as an intern on Capitol Hill, then as a times) and affordability (fare price as percentMember Relations Manager at the Common Apage of minimum wage). He concludes the replication, before joining Ward 1 Councilmemplacement transit system today is equal to or ber Nadeau’s team as a Constituent Services worse than the transit system of 1946 and that Coordinator. Hillegrass’s interests include equitoday’s planners should proceed with caution. table development, housing, transportation, and Too many times, planners have destroyed somethe environment. He is currently the president thing good to make way for the future. of his community organization, The Friends of Today there are promises that autonomous the Park at LeDroit. vehicles will ease traffic congestion. Uber and The 2019 Dick Wolf Memorial Lecture Lyft will improve reliability and affordability. will take place on March 29, 2019 at 7 p.m., at The hyperloop will speed transit. The lesson the Hill Center, 921 Pennsylvania Ave SE. The of the District’s streetcar system can help transevent is free and open to the public. For more portation planners avoid the next mistake. Folinformation contact CHRS at 202 543-0425 or lowing his lecture, a panel of special guests from caphrs@aol.com, or visit chrs.org/2019-dickthe fields of Transportation and Planning will wolf-memorial-lecture/ u

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DC Libraries Facilities Master Plan The DC Public Library is developing a Library Facilities Master Plan (LFMP) to help guide the next 10 years of planning for library services. The plan will analyze how customers currently use libraries and what services might be needed or expanded. It will explore the impact of city growth on the delivery of library services. It will engage in public conversations to ensure future planning aligns with community needs. It will also evaluate the condition of library buildings to plan for future maintenance. The Library is hosting community meetings on March 6, 7 p.m., Anacostia Library; and March 7, 7 p.m., Westminster Presbyterian Church, 400 Eye St. SW. The Library also conducting a survey to gain more insight into what residents want from their public library. Take the survey at surveymonkey.com/r/DCPL_Survey.

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SW AARP Luncheon Business Meeting The Southwest Waterfront AARP Chapter will hold its March Luncheon Meeting and first Tax and Revenue Workshop on March 20, noon, at River Park Mutual Homes South Common Room, 1311 Delaware Ave. SW. Lunch is $5. For more information contact, Chapter President, Betty Jean Tolbert Jones at bettyjeantolbertjones@yahoo.com or 202-554-0901.

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EXTENSIVE KNOWLEDGE OF CAPITOL HILL & BEYOND trict residents can access critical post-release services such as housing and employment assistance as well as educational and health care supports and opportunities. Returning citizens can also obtain vital documents and get connected to programs for substance use disorder and mental health aftercare. The READY Center is located behind the Correctional Treatment Facility at 1901 E St. SE.

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TO ALL LOVERSOF-LIBRARIES IN SOUTHEAST CAPITOL HILL e need to be deeply concerned about the future adequacy of library services on the south side of Capitol Hill. Our Southeast Branch library, at only 10,000 square feet, is one of the smallest in DC. It is one of 25 branch libraries in the District of Columbia Library system, many of which have been expanded or replaced as their neighborhood populations have increased. But the Southeast Branch Library has never been expanded and today is too small for our community. Yet on January 28, in a standing-room-only meeting with Capitol Hill residents, the DC Public Library’s Chief Librarian Mr. Reyes-Gavilan made clear that very limited expansion of the SE Branch Library is possible because of its small and historic footprint; he said it cannot be built “down,” “up,” or “out any side.” He also said that now is not the time for input from the community because a construction company and architect must be chosen first. Only then can citizen input be considered. This is putting the cart before the horse. Community stakeholders need to be brought together first — to be involved from the start in planning such a large project, a library that will meet our many needs. Yet, Mr. Reyes-Gavilan is right now moving forward without our input to renovate the SE Branch library, even though it is too small for our community’s needs. Now is the time to halt the renovation process. This community needs a much larger library. We form if not the largest community of readers in DC, then close to it. Library meeting spaces are essential to our community — the NE Library and the Hill Center meeting rooms (which are not always free of charge, or available) are not enough. Space for books and internet access for information, research, and pleasure are essential. Yet there have not been any serious planning meetings for the wide general public to say what we need and want in a library that will remain for many decades. The library says it has $23 million dollars ready to spend on renovating the SE Library. That amount is what it usually costs to build new library from scratch. We should take the time to explore more appropriate uses of these funds — such as for other city-owned properties or city-owned tracts of land — for a truly adequate building. The existing bijou Carnegie Building, which is protected as historic under current DC law, can still be used for many civic purposes. We on Capitol Hill need to consider our options for a really adequate new library. – Pat Taylor, Library Lover

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WARD 6 DEMS HONOR RUTH ANN OVERBECK

March is Women’s History Month by Marci Hilt ard 6 Democrats are continuing their recognition of Women in Ward 6 by honoring Ruth Ann Overbeck, a Capitol Hill historian and teacher. The initiative, in partnership with the National Woman’s Party and the Hill Rag, will culminate in the 2020 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment, which gave women the right to vote. The Women of Ward 6 initiative is a non-partisan recognition of Ward 6’s women, which honors women who have worked or lived in Ward 6 and who have made significant contributions to better our lives and Ruth Ann Overbeck is an important one. Overbeck, who died in April of 2000, is buried in Ward 6’s Congressional Cemetery. Her gravestone, by design, has no birth or death date. Instead it is engraved: “Look it up!” Overbeck bought her house on Capitol Hill in 1968, a few weeks after the riots following the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King – a time when many people were fleeing the city. She spent the next 30 years restoring her home as well as building a historical research business. She doggedly mined the community for oral histories, photographs, maps and other documentation and thus contributed a wealth of information about the neighborhood’s history. She chaired the original effort to define and establish the Capitol Hill Historic District. She researched hundreds of house histories for homeowners and designed and conducted more than 35 DC walking tours for the Smithsonian Resident Associates on various historic themes. Thus it is appropriate that the Capitol Hill History project is named for her. An initiative of the Capito Hill Community Foundation, the Overbeck Project preserves and publicizes the history of the Capitol Hill community by recording the recollections of its longtime residents, presenting history lectures and promoting historical research. Overbeck received both her B.A. and her M.A. from the University of Texas, Austin. But ironically, she was not allowed into a PhD program -- because she was a woman. Want to nominate a woman to be honored as a Woman of Ward 6? Here’s the nomination form: https://www.ward6dems.org/women_of_ward_6_nomination Interested in helping out with the initiative, contact Marci Hilt, marcihilt@aol.com. u

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OUR PSA – POLICE SIMPLY AWESOME Churches Celebrate Police for 20th Year by Sandy Smith, photos: Roswell Taylor and Nichole Opkins he night was frigid, but visitors from Capitol Hill United Methodist Church (CHUMC) and Ebenezer UMC received a warm welcome at the 1D1 police station for the annual Police Valentine Tribute. This was the 20th year that church folks had come to the police station with food, gifts, and festive decorations to say thank you for the officers’ tireless efforts throughout the year to keep the community safe. Shortly after arriving, the group gave a cheer and sang a song that mentioned many of the 1D1 officers who were present. As officers heard their names they laughed and hooted with pleasure, marveling at how their names were woven into the Michael Jackson hit, Billie Jean. CHUMC Associate Pastor Troy Sims and member Josh Turner sang the solos while church members handled the choruses with gusto.

The song was written by CHUMC member, Carol Anderson, who has organized the tribute for the past 20 years. It was a labor of love for her and the group recognized her work with a poem and a photo montage capturing scenes from previous tributes. Ward 6 Councilmember Charles Allen penned a “Congratulatory Greetings on the 20th Anniversary of The Annual Police Valentine Tribute,” which was delivered by his general counsel, Nichole Opkins. “What started two decades ago as a way for church members to show appreciation to our Capitol Hill officers during the worst of winter has blossomed into a special annual tradition,” he wrote, noting that as the neighborhood has grown so has the Val-

Anderson admonishes police: “For your sins, we’re going to sing to you.”

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entine Tribute. Allen, who is Chair of the Council Committee on the Judiciary and Public Safety, appreciated the tribute as an “opportunity to make our community more connected, more compassionate and more generous,” and he recognized Anderson’s dedication and creativity in bringing church and police together over the years. Anderson, stunned by the unexpected accolades, thanked everyone for their kind words and the opportunity to serve but also was grateful for the years of Nichole Opkins (4th from right) service from many others. presents Chas.

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First District Commander Morgan Kane greeted the church friends and said, “This is a unique occasion. You come without a question or a complaint. You just come to say thank you, and in our experience that is very rare.” She spoke of the importance of the police knowing community and church members. She said crimes are solved or prevented when the police and community work together. Captain Pulliam, newly appointed to 1D1, was experiencing his first Valentine Tribute and expressed his appreciation to the churches. CHUMC Pastor Alisa Lasater Wailoo spoke for the churches, saying that getting to know the 1D1 officers and being able to call on them when there have been emergencies or simply everyday problems has been invaluable. She invited them to come to CHUMC for the daily breakfast that CHUMC serves unhoused neighbors and join in the fellowship. The event ended with Pastor Sims talking about the gift of faithfulness and showing the cards that CHUMC children had made especially for 1D1. Then the kids threaded their way through the tall trees of uniformed officers, handing out Valentines and bedecking them with tinsel leis and other gifts. Finally, happy citizens said goodnight to happy officers and walked back into the rain, both eager to start the next decade of tributes. u

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RASH OF WHEEL THEFTS ON THE HILL Resident Targeted Twice in One Month by Elizabeth O’Gorek propped up by plastic soda crates, one window broken and all four tires missing. Again. “The first time it happened was one thing,” she said. “It cost money and time and it was alarming. The second time was horrible. We just felt so targeted.” Surveillance video obtained by MPD from a neighbor shows a silver four-door pick-up pull up on the 100 block of Kentucky Street SE in front of Drager’s vehicle at 2:40 a.m. Feb 10. Four people exit. By 2:56, the truck speeds down Kentucky back to Independence Avenue SE, all four wheels loaded in the back. Drager said she had never considered her vehicle, used for The wheels were stolen from Kjersten Drager’s vehicle twice in one month. The second transporting groceries and chiltime, they also broke a window. Image: K. Drager dren to school and practice, particularly desirable. “Who would hood Commission (ANC) meeting, Sector 3 Cap'It's Not Normal' have ever thought that people would want pieces tain Aubrey Mongal said that he was aware of five While fancy rims can range into the thousands of of my mom-mobile?” she asked. or six such crimes in the last two weeks. “And it’s dollars, even rims for vehicles like Strich’s purnot normal,” he added. “It’s something that just chased through Walmart can run from $500 to Wheel Locks popped up.” $1200 apiece, making them valuable resale items. One method developed for prevention of wheel Kane said that police were trying to identify And cars can be stripped surprisingly quickly theft is wheel locks, essentially lug nuts that can the vehicles used by suspects. “We’re still investi--video from similar thefts shows about 15 minonly be removed with a particular key. But they gating if there is one group or more than one group.” utes elapse from the time thieves first identify a have their critics. Sector 1 Captain Jonathon Dorrough told ANC target vehicle to the moment they flee, leaving ve“Wheel locks don’t work,” Drager said. 6D that he understood that wheel theft was a regionhicles balanced on cinder blocks or crates or lying She ought to know. When her insurance comal problem. “I think it’s a group of guys that are very flat on the ground. pany replaced the tires and rims, they installed a sophisticated,” he said, “probably hit a neighborThe theft of Strich’s tires is part of a rash of set. Worried she might need to change a flat tire, hood for a little while, then move on to somewhere similar crimes throughout the Hill and the DisDrager elaborately hid the key inside a child’s penelse, whether here or in Maryland or Virginia.” trict since about November 2018. Strich said that cil case and under books in the pocket behind the the same night, thieves had attempted to take the passenger seat. The Second Time Was Horrible wheels from his neighbor's Toyota Camry, bendSo instead of merely stealing the wheels on Kjersten Drager evidently lives in a targeted neighing the frame in the process. Tires were also takFeb. 10, the thieves smashed the window to find borhood. On Jan. 13, all the wheels were taken off en from a Cadillac Escalade in Southeast and a the key. her 2015 Chevrolet Suburban, parked near her Chevy Tahoe near Garfield Park in the early hours “So now we’re just sort of at a loss,” she said. home on the 100 block of Kentucky Avenue SE. of Thursday, Feb. 7. “What do we do if they come back? Do we just After ten days and $6,200 they were replaced by MPD First District Commander Morgan keep putting the wheels back on?” her insurer. Kane said that she was aware of three such crimes While it is generally recommended that keys Drager drove her vehicle for two weeks bein the last week. At a recent Advisory Neighborto wheel locks be stored outside of the vehicle, fore waking the morning of February 10th to find it t was 12:45 in the morning of Saturday, Feb. 9. David Strich was at home asleep on his sofa when there was a knock on the door. The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) Officer he found waiting there said that neighbors across the street had called to report a theft from Strich’s vehicle. His Chevrolet Suburban was still parked where he’d left it, in front of his house on the 300 block of South Carolina Avenue SE. But all four wheels were gone. “My car was just sitting on the ground on the rotors,” Strich said. He said it was both unnerving and maddening to have such a brazen theft happen right in front of his home. “Especially seeing it on video ---it just makes your blood boil."

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My clients are saying... most people don’t, worried they’ll find themselves on the side of the road with a flat tire and no way to put on the spare. Experts say that wheel locks are often just a minor inconvenience. Thieves will smash windows to look for the key, and they can remove wheel locks with a socket and lug wrench, or even faster using a hammer.

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‘You Should Be Able to Park’ Commander Kane said there is little vehicle owners can do to prevent these types of crimes. “First and foremost, you should be able to park your car on the street and not walk out and find all your tires are missing –that’s the first thing,” she said. Kane said MPD would increase officer presence in the affected areas in an effort to deter wheel thieves. She asks that those in affected neighborhoods share video, adding that MPD has been knocking on doors in those neighborhoods to get video that might help identify the suspects in these cases. Finally, Kane encourages residents to report anything they think is amiss. Call 911 in an emergency, 311 in a non-emergency or text information, photos and video to the anonymous Text Tip Line at 50411. Both Strich and Drager say that the thefts shook them up. “I’ve lived on the Hill for 11 years now,” Strich said. “It’s a safe neighborhood. It’s just unnerving to have this happen on what I think of as a quiet street.” Drager agrees. “I’ve got to say that yesterday morning, I was ready to leave for the suburbs,” she said. “But we had so many members of the community call us, email, text, or stop by –and it reminded me why I live here.” u

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THE HILL AND ITS HAVURAH: A Jewish Congregation Celebrates Twenty Years by Virginia Avniel Spatz e were not yet the ten required for a minyan when we first gathered, more than 20 years ago, in a Hill dining room to discuss building a Jewish congregation where none had existed for some time. A full-time rabbi and a crowd of 500+ for the high holidays on the Hill seemed absurd goals to me at the time. But Sig and Susan Cohen, recently returned from foreign service and looking for Jewish community in their neighborhood, were determined. Today, the group, which once fit around a single table, has roughly 175 official member units (individuals, couples, and families), 125 children in its Hebrew school, and many others who participate in worship, learning, social action, and other activities of the Hill Havurah [fellowship]. Once a rare and ad hoc event, the congregation now welcomes an average of five young people as Jewish adults [bar/bat mitzvah] each year, with that number expected to grow dramatically as children now in the religious school come of age.

Birthing a Congregation “Yes, that mezuzah story is true,” the Cohens told the crowd at the “All Together Now” gala last fall. With no easy way to identify and gather potential participants, the couple walked the streets in search

Sig and Susan Cohen, after Friday night Shabbat service, 1/18/19. Photo: Nate Crystal

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Blessing of bread. Howard Crystal (L), Rabbi Hannah Spiro (with bread) with long-time and newer members, welcoming Shabbat, 1/18/19. Photo: Nate Crystal

of doors with a mezuzah, the small ritual scroll-box often marking a home as Jewish. They knocked on doors, asked friends of friends, and slowly gathered enough Jews for a regular monthly potluck and Friday evening Shabbat service. It’s no joke, that “two Jews, three opinions” line. Gathering Jews who were prepared to lead, even participate, in worship services meant working through a plethora of decisions, from which prayers to include in which language to appropriate [kosher] food. The Cohens kept at it, recruiting people to lead and participate, organize and teach. The crowd morphed over time, through moves and shifting interests, children’s growth and elders’ deaths. Many people have contributed different energies over the decades and served essential roles. But it’s no exaggeration to say Hill Havurah would simply not exist without the Cohens. At its annual gala, the congregation celebrated its 20th anniversary by recognizing them with the 2018 “Ner Tamid” [eternal light] award. “It was wonderful to see so many people from the Hill and beyond,” says Rabbi Hannah Spiro, who has been with the congregation for two years now. “It felt good to recognize Sig and Susan Cohen’s important work to birth the congregation, help

it become what it is today, and lead us in becoming good neighbors in the wider community as well.”

All Together Then and Now “When I was very young, my parents brought me, even if I would object,” says Nate Crystal, a lifelong havurah member. He recalls small gatherings, “sometimes only six or seven people,” with potluck meals and services led by Laurie Skolnik, long-time volunteer and later staff member. “My parents said it was important to be there for the community,” Crystal explains. In turn, he says, “the community was really supportive when I was bar mitzvah. It was a great experience, with important connections and wonderful people....and those early services trained me to sing and made me realize that I like to sing.” Early on, long-time Hill resident Dick Frankel was involved intermittently. He and Sheryl Segal organized Hill Havurah’s first bar mitzvah for their son, Steven, with help from members of Fabrangen Havurah. The service was held at Christ Our Shepherd Church, the havurah’s earliest church host. For decades, Frankel has enjoyed leading a favorite poem at high holiday services but has found himself more engaged since Rabbi Hannah came

on board. In addition to participating in classes, he says, “I have joined a small singing group that does songs at events like the Menorah dedication on Hill, and some at services....I am very pleased with the Rabbi and the way she has led, without being directive.”

A Moment 20 Years in the Making Your correspondent helped lead Steven Frankel’s bar mitzvah service but missed Nate Crystal’s. I wasn’t a member of the havurah when the congregation hired its first rabbi, but I did participate in audition services and was rooting for Rabbi Hannah. I, too, have been more involved since her arrival. Rabbi Hannah has been teaching and leading worship and community activities, forging relationships with neighboring Christian and Muslim congregations for text study, anti-racism efforts, gun violence awareness and prevention, and general community building. She and the Hill seem made for each other. And this was never more evident than Saturday morning, Nov. 3. The week before, eleven Jews celebrating Shabbat at Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh had been murdered in an anti-refugee rampage. A few days earlier, two African American elders were murdered after an attempted disruption at a Baptist church near Louisville. Many faith communities suffered and feared, and every Jewish congregation gathering that morning was all too aware of the violent attack on a similar sanctuary a week to the moment before. The relationships Rabbi Hannah and so many Hill Havurah leaders built over the years helped bring a capacity crowd, composed of a thriving Jewish congregation, in a neighborhood which had been without one for many years, as well as non-Jewish neighbors. Among those joining in support were Rev. Michael Wilker, Senior Pastor at Lutheran Church of the Reformation, which currently hosts havurah activities and its office; Jenn Hosler, minister at Washington City Church of the Brethren, former host of havurah activities; and members and leaders of other faith communities on the Hill. Rabbi Hannah led study and service with grace and strength and compassion, in the face of immense pressures and grief. Among the powerful additions that morning was a sort of resistance anthem in the Jewish world. Even months later, I can still feel the vibrations of the community joining with Rabbi Hannah’s voice and guitar to sing, “We will build this world with love.”

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So many long-term efforts go into the creation of such momentary vibrations. I am grateful for every one of them and believe they both reflect the best of Capitol Hill and nourish it.

Vision and Investment “I’d been looking for a shul for awhile,” says Randi Spivak, using a Yiddish term for congregation and noting that she’d searched as far as Silver Spring but wanted “something closer to home.” The 14-year resident of the Hill decided to explore Hill Havurah after a conversation with the attorney in the next office, who happens to be president of the congregation. “Howard [Crystal] was telling me all their plans for rejuvenation...that they have a Saturday morning service now.” So, in January, Spivak showed up. “It was a great crowd. Rabbi Hannah is a delight. She has a beautiful voice and way of leading the services...just set a great tone and has a lot of good energy. [Refreshment fellowship] afterward was nice, a chance to get to know people.” Spivak said that she is planning to return, adding that Crystal (Nate’s father, for the record) gave her a tour of the havurah’s newly refurbished offices at the Church of the Reformation. “I was impressed with the vision and the leadership...investment in a shul on the Hill.” Hill Havurah has an office and holds many services and activities at Lutheran Church of the Reformation, 212 East Capitol Street, NE. Visit www.HillHavurah.org to learn more.

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Virginia Avniel Spatz, an early and returning havurah member, was a regular reporter for Capital Community News for many years. Her Jewish writing can be found at songeveryday.org. Nate Crystal, lifelong resident of the Hill and graduate of Washington Latin Public Charter, is working this year as a local photographer. u

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LEWIS FEREBEE IS READY TO BE THE DCPS CHAMPION

Acting DCPS Chancellor Says He’ll Listen First, Plan Next by Elizabeth O’Gorek n Dec. 3, 2018, Mayor Muriel Bowser announced that she had nominated Lewis Ferebee to be the next Chancellor for the District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS). Since January, Dr. Lewis Ferebee has been travelling throughout the District, meeting with parents, staff and students –at formal committee meetings and the more casual “Ferebee Fridays.” His goal? To hear stories about DCPS from the school community. Ferebee said he has identified key areas where he will focus his work as Chancellor, but critics say they would like to hear more specifics on how he will do so.

‘Ready To Be That Champion’

Acting DCPS Chancellor Dr. Lewis Ferebee said that hearing from the community before formulating plans is critical to building trust in DCPS. Photo: Courtesy DCPS

Ferebee is coming from Indianapolis, where he was the Superintendent of the Indianapolis Public Schools (IPS) since 2013. Beginning his career in Virginia, he moved to Greensboro, North Carolina, where he was charged with turning around low-performing schools, and supervising the city’s middle schools. In Indianapolis, Ferebee examined a budget that showed that the system was operating under a deficit, only to find it had a surplus instead. A tall, quiet presence with trademark tortoise shell frames, Ferebee has been called a reformer, a title he rejects. In Indianapolis, he closed the achievement gap between black and white students, and created the Innovation Network –a school model somewhere between public and charter, with decision-making autonomy but accountability to IPS for academic and student achievement. Ferebee said that in his visits with students, staff and community members, key themes were brought up again and again: transparency and communication, stability in the school system, closing the achievement gap and ensuring equity, and improvements to school technology. “Those themes were reflected in my testimony

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to the council,” he said during a half-hour interview with the Hill Rag, a day after he spent five hours answering questions at the third and final hearing before the DC Council. The Committee of the Whole is scheduled to vote on his nomination March 5. “During my meetings with students, parents, teachers and community members, I’ve heard very clearly that DCPS needs a champion. DCPS has seen many challenges, but I truly believe this is a transformational moment for our students, schools and for the District,” he said. “I am ready to be that champion.’

A Common Definition of Equity While Ferebee understands that ‘equity’ is an important and much-discussed issue in DCPS, he also thinks there is little clarity about what it means. “There’s been, I think, different interpretations of equity,” he said, “I don’t think we have a common definition right now.” Ferebee said discussions of equity include diverse topics, such as what is lacking at a community school or a perceived general insufficiency in

resources for at-risk students, or in socialemotional learning and mental health support. However, Ferebee emphasizes that while it is critical that DCPS work to address equity, much of the issue is the way that socioeconomics plays out in the District. He points to the testimony of Ron Brown student Colby Powell at the Feb. 12th hearing. “I think he did an eloquent job of talking about what he saw in terms of inequities at his school but also just in the neighborhood with affordable housing, healthcare, access to healthy food,” Ferebee said. “I mean there are many facets to equity that people are talking about that are related to DCPS directly or indirectly, but I think we just have to have more common language around what does that mean for resources.”

A Collective Ownership Effort

Ferebee said that he also feels a lot of pressure from DCPS families to work to close the achievement gap, a task he said requires collaboration from everyone in the community. “There’s a lot of work to do if we’re really seriously going to close the achievement gap, because students are coming to the table with opportunity gaps based on where they live and who their parents or guardians are,” he said. “I think it’s a priority as it should be, but DCPS is not going to close the achievement gap by itself. It will require us to take on a very collaborative collective responsibility, a collective ownership effort.” He said he had heard some ‘staggering statistics’ on the socio-economic gaps between black and white residents in the District of Columbia, and acknowledges that one of the factors affecting equity is the wide disparity in fundraising by parent organizations to pay for field trips, technology or even additional staff, which creates a difference in opportunities for DCPS students. Ferebee suggests the possible implementation of an approach used elsewhere, where parents who

are able contribute to a single pot of resources in order to ensure a uniform set of what he calls ‘exposure experiences’ for students, such as visiting various District monuments and museums. While Ferebee sees such a collaborative effort as beneficial for experiences, he thinks technology and costs should be funded exclusively by DCPS. Ferebee said one of his goals was to create a technology plan so that schools wouldn’t have to fundraise to replace technology, adding that every school he visited noted that a concern with the age, maintenance and replacement of their technological assets.

ter schools,” Ferebee said. “And I’m good with that. Because that gives me the space to be the champion that I’ve described for DCPS.”

‘Clearly He Listened to Us’

Ferebee has visited with parents and students across the District, including Stuart-Hobson and Eliot-Hine Middle Schools on Capitol Hill. On Jan. 30th, Ferebee visited with students at Eastern High School where he participated in a small group session and a tour of the More Than One Strategy neighborhood. Sophomore Christian Ferebee’s career in Indianapolis is often distilled to Johnson led the tour and participated Ferebee visits with students at Eastern High School Jan. 30th. “ a single initiative created during his time as Chanin the small group, together with Jadyn Clearly he listened to us,” said one. Image: Courtesy DCPS cellor: the Innovation School Network. Innovation Turner. schools have the autonomy to make academic and Turner said Ferebee asked the group before they vote on his confirmation. In his openoperational decisions. The network is designed to about their experience with DCPS, their likes and ing remarks at the Feb. 12th hearing, Ward 6 Counallow schools to adapt to the needs of their particudislikes and what they would like to see changed. cilmember Charles Allen said that he wanted to see lar communities, while IPS holds them accountable She said that there was a lot of discussion about the specifics on how Ferebee would address the Disfor agreed upon student outcomes. impact of the International Baccalaureate (IB) Protrict’s concerns. In the District, Ferebee is often asked about the gram, with students expressing a desire to expand “When I first met Dr. Ferebee, he told me he relevance of the model and what he sees as the reenrollment. Both Turner and Johnson asked Ferewas in listening mode; and to be sure, I want a chanlationship between public and charter schools. He bee to maintain and expand opportunities such as cellor who is willing to listen to new priorities and says that he is not a one-trick pony. “It’s interesting the DCPS study abroad program, for future students new ideas,” Allen said. “But as the nominee for our people talk about this so much, because they think such as their own younger siblings, currently rising next chancellor, it’s time today to hear concrete ideas through the system. that was my only strategy in my career in Indy, and for how Dr. Ferebee plans to lead our schools and Both she and Johnson said they raised the isit wasn’t,” he said. Rather, Ferebee said that his goal improve the outcomes.” sue of funding for school programs, including the will be to support DCPS and improve outcome and Ferebee said he sees engagement with the lunch and band programs, as well as the acquisition support for students and families. DCPS community as critical to building trust at and maintenance of technology. However, Ferebee notes that “District public this early stage. The two said that they really felt like Ferebee charter schools do have an impact on public school “I think my understanding of the landscape heard what they were saying. “He would retain that systems. “Can I just completely ignore the fact that has led me to the conclusion that if I were to give a we have another sector in information and relate it very specific ten point ‘this is what DCPS is going to our city, where oftentimes back, even to what we’re do next that Lewis Ferebee created [plan]’ we’d be what happened in that secdoing after school. He’s down a path of distrust and gaps in engagement that tor impacts what happens in not just asking to get on our reflects some of the concern that I’ve heard,” he said. the DCPS?” Ferebee asks. “I good side,” Johnson said. “Would you trust somebody who did that?” don’t think so,” adding that “The fact that our new Ferebee said that his focus is on guiding the he has not yet determined Chancellor is actively comDistrict’s public school system on a trajectory of exthe best way to negotiate ing to schools and listening cellence, a role he is both proud and eager to take on. that relationship as he seeks to us shows he cares,” said “I think that I’ve got the best job in America beto bolster the public-school Turner. “I think every kid cause I get to serve the families of the District of Cosystem. “But it will not be, wants someone to listen to lumbia, one of the greatest cities in the nation and and I repeat, it will not be a them in general, and clearour nations’ capital,” Ferebee said. “It’s a challenging replication of strategy from ly he listened to us.” job. But I think it’s one of the best jobs in the world.” Indianapolis.” While appreciative of Meet Dr. Lewis Ferebee at the Ward 6 Ferebee “The last thing I would Eastern High School Sophomores Jadyn his engagement, members Friday on Mar. 22 from 8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. at the say on this topic, to be clear Turner and Christian Johnson visited with of DC Council say they are Pretzel Bakery (257 15th St. SE). RSVP online at the Chancellor at Eastern High School and is: Lewis Ferebee doesn’t say they have hopes he will continue to exready for Ferebee to prohttps://dcps.dc.gov/findferebee. Follow Ferebee on have any authority over char- pand opportunity at DCPS for their younger vide more specific plans Twitter at @DCPSChancellor u siblings. Photo: E. O’Gorek]

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Our River: The Anacostia

CHECKING IN AND HELPING OUT ON OUR RIVER by Bill Matuszeski sychology experts say it’s always smart to spend some hours walking with nature, helping others and seeking out ways to document positive change in your community. And right now is a great time to turn to our beautiful Anacostia and help us all understand what things are happening. You can be part of telling the story of its recovery, and gathering the evidence as that change for the good becomes more evident and permanent with each passing year. Anacostia Riverkeeper (ARK) has received a $140,000 grant from the District Department of Energy and Environment (DOEE) to establish volunteer citizen water quality monitoring programs in Our River, as well as in Rock Creek and the Potomac. It is partnering with the Audubon Naturalist Society, the Rock Creek Conservancy, and the Potomac Riverkeeper Network to cover the other streams, and with the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay to help with training. Of the 22 monitoring locations city-wide, seven are in the Anacostia on both sides from Buzzard Point to the Arboretum dock. The plan is to train citizens like you and me to take samples at each site for pH (acidity), temperature, E.coli (a measure of

fecal bacteria) and turbidity (how cloudy the water is) weekly and make the results available to the public. The samples will be taken by the citizen monitors to the Anacostia Riverkeeper offices near the Navy Yard for analysis in their lab under an agreement with the District that includes quality assurance provisions to ensure a level of accuracy so they can be used in the District’s decision-making, just like data taken directly by DOEE. Basically, anyone 18 years or older or kids with parents can help with the monitoring. The idea is to gather the samples in teams of two or three once a week, with each team sampling one of several sets of sites based on need and availability that day. The sampling will occur on Wednesdays or Thursdays from May to September. The goal is to post the results on-line for everyone to see by Friday, as close to the weekend as possible so folks can plan their activities along the River with knowledge of the water quality conditions. The results will be available for free to the public on the Swim Guide app, and online at Swimguide.org, www.anacostiariverkeeper.org or the Chesapeake Monitoring Cooperative. As DOEE Director Tommy Wells said when the grant was issued, “This presents a tremendous opportunity for DOEE, Anacostia Riverkeeper and

its partners to work together with residents on water quality issues. The volunteer monitoring program will provide valuable and accessible water quality data for residents and visitors...[and] represents an important step toward our goal of swimmable rivers.” It is important to note that even though there is water quality data that indicates that there have already been some times and places where it could have been safe to swim in the Anacostia, the absence of regular data on current and long-term conditions prevents the City from removing the present District-wide ban on swimming. But as Anacostia Riverkeeper Outreach Coordinator and Biologist Trey Sherard says. “The new volunteer water quality monitoring program will greatly expand our understanding of the health of our waterways with more frequent sampling at more sites. We hope to document many more days when these sites meet the District’s primary contact standards for safe recreation. That’s the next big step to allow the District to designate places along Our River as swimmable.” So what do you need to do to become a Citizen Monitor? All it takes is attending a single training session to learn how to properly take and handle the samples and deliver them to Anacostia Riverkeeper for analysis. There are two sessions currently scheduled. The most convenient will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on April 3 at the Earth Conservation Corps offices out on the Pier where 1st Street SE meets the River – 1520 First St. SE. The other is 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on April 10 at the Audubon Naturalist Society’s Woodend Sanctuary at 8940 Jones Mill Road, off Rock Creek Park just inside the Beltway. In eiLEFT TO RIGHT: Taking a Water Sample. Equipment for monitoring, Citizen Monitoring At Work. Photo: Anacostia Riverkeeper

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ther case, be sure to sign up in advance at www.anacostiariverkeeper. org or by e-mailing monitor@anacostiariverkeeper.org. If you have questions you can call them at 202863-0158. And that easily you will become an important part of the Anacostia recovery effort! Meanwhile, we all need to get out and celebrate Earth Day. It is Saturday, April 13, early this year because Easter Weekend overlaps the normal April 20 date. There are citizen clean-ups organized all along the Anacostia and up many of its tributaries. To find out where to go to join others in cleaning up the trash and other eﬄuvia like dead branches and weeds, check out the websites of Anacostia Riverkeeper and the Anacostia Watershed Society. You will be able to choose a place near you, or you can sign up for a part of the watershed you’ve always wanted to see. Anacostia Riverkeeper will be running the cleanup in Anacostia Park. And finally, we can all celebrate our efforts at the 5th Anacostia River Festival on Sunday, April 14 from 1 to 5 p.m. in Anacostia Park at Good Hope Road, just south of the 11th Street Bridge in Anacostia. The Festival is the Official Closing Event of the National Cherry Blossom Festival and is sponsored by the National Park Service and the 11th Street Bridge Park. Admission is free to the public. This year the event also celebrates the 100th Anniversary of Anacostia Park. There will be canoe rides, a bike parade, lawn games, family fishing and a range of other activities (all free) related to the natural world and the Anacostia. It is an event for all ages and celebrates the arrival of spring to Our River. Bill Matuszeski writes monthly about the Anacostia River. He is the retired Director of the Chesapeake Bay Program, a DC member the Citizens Advisory Committee on the Anacostia River and a member of the Mayor’s Leadership Council for a Cleaner Anacostia River. u

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ANC 6A May Support High Density Development at 1511-15 A St. NE

News from ANC 6A Meeting, Feb. 2019 by Nicholas L. Alberti riginally, the owner of 1511-1515 A St. NE wanted to construct a large multiunit building citing zoning regulations that allowed for high-density development that, as the neighbors discovered and eventually the Board of Zoning Adjustment (BZA) agreed, were mistakenly applied to the site. The owner appealed this decision with the Office of Administrative Hearings. It is this appeal that the ANC requested the owner withdraw in addition to meeting other conditions such as making best efforts to obtain letters of support from neighbors, before the commission would offer support of the most recent proposal to construct three new attached flats at this address. As of the ANC meeting, the property owner had not withdrawn the appeal nor had they, as determined by the commissioners, made best efforts to contact neighbors. Therefore, the ANC recommended the owner postpone their BZA hearing until after the March ANC6A meeting giving the owner more time to both withdraw their appeal and reach out to neighbors. The commissioners seemed willing to support this project in the future, if these conditions are met.

New Business • The commissioners voted, unanimously, to send a letter of support to CommunET LLC for after-hours permit applications that would allow the Maury Elementary construction team to make up lost time due to weather delays by working on Sundays from 7:00 am -7:00 pm from February 17 to April 28, 2019. • The commissioners voted, unanimously, to send a letter of support to the BZA for a request for variance regarding the location and screening of HVAC units on the lower roof over the kitchen of the new school, and the nature of the parking lot fence for Maury Elementary School at 1250 Constitution Avenue NE (BZA #19993). • The commissioners voted, unanimously, to provisionally approve the Ludlow-Taylor Parent Teacher Organization (LTES P T O ) grant application for $1,000 for the Fountas and Pinnell Leveled Literacy Intervention (LLI) Red Bundle pending resolution of the negative opinion from the Office of the Advisory Neighborhood Commission (OANC) regarding grant making by ANC’s. ANC6C will also be contributing to this grant as Ludlow-Taylor is in bounds of both ANC’s. • The commissioners voted, unanimously, to send a letter of support to the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) for FRESHFARM’s application for the renewal of its public space permit in order to hold the 2019 H Street Farmers Market on Saturdays on 13th Street NE 76 H HILLRAG.COM

ADVISORY NEIGHBORHOOD COMMISSION 6A AMBER GOVE, CHAIR, AMBERANC6A@GMAIL.COM Serving the Near Northeast, North Lincoln Park, Rosedale, and H Street communities ANC 6A generally meets the second Thursday of the month, at Miner Elementary School, 601 15th Street, NE.

www.anc6a.org

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

Transportation & Public Space Committee - Monday, Mar. 18th 7pm at Capitol Hill Towers Community Room • 900 G St., NE Elizabeth Nelson - Chair

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

Community Outreach Committee - Monday, Mar. 25th 7pm at Eastern High School • 1700 East Capitol St., NE Veronica Hollmon - Chair (roni2865@aol.com)

Please check the Community Calendar on the website for cancellations and changes of venue. These four townhouses will be turned into a large multiunit building is the owner gains ANC 6A support and BZA approves.

between H Street NE and Wylie Court NE. The H Street Market operates on Saturdays from April through November from 9:00am to 12:30pm.

Right Care, Right Now Pilot Program Entering Second Phase The Right Care, Right Now program is a nurse-triage phone line that diverts non-emergency 911 callers to a nurse who assesses their symptoms to determine if they are eligible for non-emergency transportation to a neighborhood clinic rather than taking an ambulance to an emergency room. The program started with two main goals: to better connect patients with local primary care facilities where they are likely to receive more wholesome and personal care than at an emergency room and to more efficiently martial the resources of DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services. Amy Mauro, the Chief of Staff for the Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department (FEMS) shared that this pilot program, which began in April of 2018 will move into its second phase beginning March of 2019. Phase two of the program

will see an increase in participating clinics as well as give emergency responders the option to refer patients to a nurse over the phone after assessing their condition as well. According to FEMS, Medicaid and DC Healthcare Alliance enrollees are eligible for free non-emergency transport to and from the clinic. For additional information, visit fems.dc.gov/page/frequently-asked-questions-right-careright-now.

Transportation and Public Space Actions

Advisory Neighborhood Commission 6C P.O. Box 77876 • Washington, D.C. 20013-7787 www.anc6c.org • (202) 547-7168

Next Meeting: March 13, 2019 7 pm at Heritage Foundation, 214 Massachusetts Ave NE.

ANC 6C COMMISSIONERS

ANC usually meets the second Wednesday of each month at 7:00 pm, 214 Massachusetts Ave, N.E. Please check the ANC 6C website for dates.

ANC 6C COMMITTEES

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

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

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

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

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

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

ANC 6C06 Robb Dooling 6C06@anc.dc.gov

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

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

ANC6A is developing list of high priority traffic and pedestrian safety issues to send to DDOT for review and subsequent action.

Ward 6 State Board of Education Representative Jessica Sutter Recently elected Ward 6 State Board of Education Representative Jessica Sutter introduced herself and briefly explained the purview of the State Board of Education (SBOE). SBOE is in charge of state related education matters that apply to public schools and public charter schools such as high school graduation requirements,

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state standards, state assessments and the federally required Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). Ms. Sutter is reachable via e-mail at Jessica.Sutter@dc.gov and to get additional information about SBOE, visit sboe.dc.gov.

Single Member District (SMD) Reports Commissioner Gove shared that Maury Elementary has released a survey asking residents, alumni and community members to help decide whether the school should change it’s name. More information can be found by visiting mauryelementary.com. She also reminded residents about the Community Clean Ups which are held the first Saturday of each month. Additional information can be found by visiting the community calendar page of anc6a.org. Commissioner Phillips-Gilbert was excited to share that the Department of General Services, (DPG) announced that Thomas Langan of Apogee Farms was awarded the opportunity to farm in the Rosedale Community Garden. Present: Chair Amber Gove (6A04) and Commissioners Brian Alcorn (6A08), Marie Claire Brown (6A01), Ruth Ann Hudson (6A05), Sondra Phillips-Gilbert (6A07), Mike Soderman (6A03), Phil Toomajian (6A02) and Stephanie Zimny (6A06). Visit www.anc6a.org for calendar of events, changes of date/venue, agendas and other information. u

Working Group Created to Support Barracks Row Businesses

News from ANC 6B Meeting, Feb. 12, 2019

The Hill Restaurant Group is the largest restaurant group on Barracks Row with five restaurants on Eighth Street SE, including Ophelia’s Fish House, Lola’s, Finn McCools, Orchid and Tio Javier. Managing Partner Tom Johnson, who was at the meeting in support of the working group, said that he had independently been trying to get a group of business owners together to market Eighth Street. He said that there was both reason for hope and for concern among restaurants on the Row: while District Soul Food had recently opened to great success, it followed the closure of Garrison. The impetus to form the working group comes from the recognition that Barracks Row is competing with the rising commercial districts at The Wharf, H Street, and the Waterfront at Yards Park. Feedback from businesses suggest that Barracks Row Main Street (BRMS) is not actively promoting Barracks Row, Jayaraman said. He added that he had met with many Barracks Row business owners who had indicated the will and desire to form such a group.

Support for Historic Landmark Nomination for Southeast Library Beth Purcell and Nancy Metzger of the Capitol Hill Restoration Society (CHRS) appeared to ask the ANC to endorse their nomination of the Southeast Library to the federal National Historic Landmarks (NHL) Program. Purcell traced the history of the building, beginning with the endowment of the library by the Carnegie Foundation, arguing that the library is as important to the city and neighborhood as Eastern Market. Metzger said such a designation would have no effect on planned renovations to the building, as it is already protected by the District Historic Preservation Review Board (HPRB). She said that the DC Public Library request for proposals (RFP) process would not be changed or delayed. Rather, Metzger said, the addition of the library to the NHL list would be recognition of the significance of the building. The nominations process would generate knowledge about the building’s history, uses and significance that could become a shared reference point for the community.

by Elizabeth O’Gorek NC 6B voted unanimously to support a motion put forward by Chair Chander Jayaraman (6B08) to create a Working Group on Barracks Row (WGBR). The working group will report monthly to the ANC and will be co-chaired by Brian Ready (6B03). Much of Barrack’s Row lies in Ready’s Single Member District (SMD), but Jayaraman said that Ready is also particularly well suited to the position as he has a background in promotion and events planning. Ready’s co-chair will be a representative from the business community, and WGBR will be driven by the business community on Barracks Row. The ANC charged WGBR with four directives: 1. Develop strategies to market Barracks Row across the city as a go-to destination; 2. Think creatively and generate ideas for events and promotions to attract customers to Barracks Row; 3. Organize and facilitate a meeting with property owners about ways to ensure the long-term sustainability of Barracks Row through fair lease agreements; 4. Generate ideas for attracting more businesses to Barracks Row to fill empty storefronts.

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The bus stop in the 400 block of 8th St. SE is a focus of concern for businesses on Barracks Row and the working group formed by ANC 6B.

Purcell said that the Department of General Services (DGS), DCPL and Friends of the Southeast Library have said they had no objection to the nomination although CHRS was waiting for written statements to that effect from those parties. A motion to support the nomination passed by a vote of 7-0 with 3 abstaining.

RFP for Saturday Flea Market on Lower Seventh Street Jayaraman, who serves as ANC 6B Representative to the Eastern Market Advisory Community Advisory Committee (EMCAC), noted that DC DGS has issued an RFP for a new operator for the Saturday flea market on the 300 block of Seventh St. SE after first giving EMCAC a chance to review terms. Jayaraman said that two parties had attended a walk-through conducted by DGS on Feb. 9. He said the previous license holder, Carol Wright of Washington Arts, Antiques, Crafts & Collectible Associates (WAACA), opposed the issuance of the RFP. Jayaraman said that Wright was under the impression WAACA’s contract terms were still being negotiated with DGS when the RFP was announced. It was Jayaraman’s last report as the ANC representative to EMCAC. Gerald Sroufe (6B02) and Steve Holtzman (6B05) ran for election as ANC 6B representative to EMCAC. Sroufe, in whose SMD Eastern Market is located, won with 7 of the 10 votes from the commission.

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the Capitol Hill cluster schools. Last year the race raised $100,000 shared between Peabody, Watkins Elementary and Stuart-Hobson Middle School. The route remains unchanged; • to authorize testimony from Cory Holman (6B06) for ANC 6B during the Feb. 28th Council oversight hearings for the DC Office of Zoning in regard to HPRB’s treatment of non-contributing buildings in the Capitol Hill Historic District as well as the length of delays between a Board of Zoning Adjustment vote and full orders on cases involving parties in opposition; • to remind restaurants obligated to apply for the renewal of liquor licenses by the end of March 2019 to review their settlement agreements and ensure their compliance with same in advance of application. The Commission also voted to reestablish the following committees and chairs: • Planning and Zoning Committee, Chair Cory Holman • Alcohol and Beverage Control Committee, Chair Chander Jayaraman • Hill East Task Force, Chair Denise Krepp • increase monthly hours for paid administrative support from 40 to 60 hours per month • as well as to elect 15 new resident members to committees. Present: Jennifer Samolyk (6B01), Gerald Sroufe (6B02, Secretary), Brian Ready (6B03, Parliamentarian), Kirsten Oldenburg (6B04), Steve Holtzman (6B05), Corey Holman (6B06, Treasurer), Kelly Waud (6B07), Chander Jayaraman (6B08, Chair), Kasie Clark (6B09, Vice Chair) and Denise Krepp (6B10). The next meeting of ANC 6B will take place at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 12 at the Hill Center at the Old Naval Hospital

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Charles Allen Gives Update on Ward 6 Issues News from ANC 6B meeting, Feb. 13, 2019 by Elizabeth O’Gorek ouncilmember Charles Allen (Ward 6-D) provided an update to ANC 6C, covering subjects of public and traffic safety and education. He said a focus of the Committee of Public Safety and the Judiciary, of which he is chair, is developing a comprehensive approach to improving citywide public safety, particularly curbing gun violence. He said that while overall violent crime has been decreasing, there has been an increase in homicides, adding that 160 people lost their lives last year to homicide. “That’s unacceptable,” he said. “It’s every single person in this room.” He said he is working with Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) Chief Newsham, adding that he did not believe that the city could arrest its way out of problems. Allen emphasized investments in violence prevention, such as the Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement, which works to intervene with individuals at risk of becoming perpetrators or victims of violent crime. Allen noted that on the evening of Feb. 12th he had attended the third and final confirmation hearing for DC Public Schools Acting Chancellor Lewis Ferebee, saying that he heard a lot he liked but had not come out fully in support as he had yet to hear specif-

Councilmember Charles Allen (D) provides an update on DC Council business at the February meeting of ANC 6C. Photo: E. O’Gorek/CCN

ics on matters pertinent to the needs of Ward 6 schools, including: • how to expand Pre-K seats, especially in schools with significant waiting lists; • how to ensure that middle schools are places that families have confidence in; • ways to address issues of equity, especially in terms of fundraising and test scores. “I think he did a very good job in the hearing yesterday, but I’m just going to keep pushing him, because I want to hear what I think you all deserve, which is to make sure we have a plan and specifics around that,” Allen said. In response to a question from the commission about the United States Attorney’s Office (USAO) Felon in Possession initiative, under which the USAO and federal law enforcement partners will charge and prosecute cases in U.S. District

Court for previously convicted felons illegally possessing guns, Allen said there is no scenario where he would say it was okay to prosecute local crimes under federal law rather than altering District laws to address concerns. But he said that while he disagreed with the move, it was the USAO’s decision to make, since most prosecution of local crimes are done by the USAO which has no accountability to District Council. Allen said that District law had more flexibility to help individuals rehabilitate and avoid recidivism, pointing to the ‘red flag’ law passed the prior year which allows courts to remove firearms from individuals believed to be a danger to themselves or others. Allen said the law contains a mechanism to create immunity against prosecuting such individuals for possession of illegal firearms, making friends and family more likely to contact authorities.

Responding to concerns regarding Vision Zero, the District traffic safety initiative, Allen said that while positive steps have been taken by Mayor Bowser, efforts have not gone far enough, adding that he thought the city prioritized convenience for vehicles over the safety of pedestrians and cyclists. He said that in addition to ‘alley-palooza’, the District-wide initiative to repair or renovate alleys in all eight wards, there should be a ‘crosswalk-a-palooza’ to repaint crosswalks that have either faded or been repaved by DC utilities but not repainted. He said he wants to introduce legislation that mandates repainting of crosswalk striping within 24 hours after the completion of construction under penalty of a fine that could get into the thousands of dollars. Allen said that he thinks the presumption should be that neighborhood residential intersections should be four-way stops barring justification by the District Department of Transportation (DDOT).

K Street Road Diet The commission voted to support a recommendation from the Transportation and Public Space (TPS) Committee to send a letter to DDOT expressing support for the quick implementation of the K Street Corridor Safety Assessment and asking for priority modifications to the design. These included asking that: • bike lanes, especially against the curb, be protected by more than just flex posts • the two-way cycle tracks below the underpass be redesigned so cyclists are not required to switch sides of the road • DDOT look at creative solutions for mid-block loading to address concerns for those losing parking. Noting that more than three dozen people had died on District roads last year, and that 4000 new residents were coming to NOMA developments in the next few years, the commission unanimously supported the motion.

Retrospective Permit for Driveway and Parking

The Commission voted to support: • An application from DC Water for an extension to work hours for a water main replacement at Eighth and East Capitol Streets NE, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. to 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., with the caveat that a single detour be created along major roadways; • A revised Historic Preservation Application (HPA) for concept approval of a second-story garage addition at 224 C St. NE; • A Board of Zoning Adjustment (BZA) application for special exceptions to construct a third story addition at 918 Seventh St. NE. It was felt the protect-

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The commission heard an application for a permit to retroactively seek a permit for an existing driveway at 668 E St. NE, as well as to install paving stones. The applicant said that the driveway had been part of the property when he purchased the property ten years prior, and ‘no parking’ signs are located on either side of the driveway. The previous owner said the driveway has been present since the 1980s and neighbors lodged no objections. However, the city cannot locate any existing permit and asked the applicant to seek ANC support for the drive way curb cut. The TPS Committee noted that an application for a new curb cut and parking would be generally opposed but thought the longevity might warrant an exception. Commissioners argued that the space was no longer a driveway, as modifications to the yard had transformed it into private parking on public space privileging the homeowner rather than leaving the curb space accessible for public parking. The application was opposed by a vote of 4 to 2.

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Rendering of preliminary design for the Westminster Church development (400 I St. SW). Photo: KGD Architecture

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ed rooftop element slated for removal would not make an impact on the overall streetscape; A BZA Application for special exception to permit live performances at the VBR Brewing Corporation (Red Bear), with the caveat that the application be reviewed in five years, in the interest of future residents of nearby planned developments; A letter to DDOT requesting that the agency study Second Street NE corridor from Massachusetts Avenue to M Street NE in light of two recent collisions between vehicles and cyclists.

Present: All six members of Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC) 6C were present at the Feb 13th meeting: Christine Healey (Secretary, 6C01), Karen Wirt (Chair, 6C02), Jay Adelstein (6C03), Mark Eckenwiler (Vice-Chair, 6C04), Joel Kelty (6C05, Treasurer) and Robb Dooling (6C06). ANC 6C meets at 7:00 p.m. on the second Wednesday

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of the month (except August) in the ground floor conference room at the Heritage Foundation (214 Massachusetts Ave. NE). The next meeting of ANC 6C will take place at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 13. Learn more at anc6c.org. u

Westminster Church Project Concept Design Presented News from ANC 6D Meeting, Feb. 11, 2019 by Andrew Lightman astor Ruth Hamilton of Westminster Presbyterian Church (400 I St. SW) together with representatives of Dantes Partners and KGD Architecture presented preliminary

concept designs for the new development. This early iteration of the design calls for two buildings. Westminster Church will be on the ground floor of the first, located Fourth and I Street SW. 105 affordable units for seniors 55 years and older will be located above the church. Both church and senior housing will have entrances on I Street. A community gathering hall at the church entrance opens onto the District parcel. A flexible multi-purpose church assembly space intended for community functions, classes and church services would be approximately 10,000 square feet. Flexible ‘art pods,’ personal spaces for community musicians and artists, would also face the District Parcel. An 84-unit condominium with balconies offering views of the duck pond on Makemie Pl. SW. will be developed by Dantes Partners and Bozzuto Development Company with an entrance on Makemie Pl SW. The two buildings are to be linked by a sculpture walk that connects to the pond. There are plans for a lower-level garage with bike parking and rooftop amenities such as a garden, club and fitness rooms and pet relief in both buildings. The commission asked presenters to leave a copy of the concept design packet for the public to view at the Southwest Library (900 Wesley Pl. SW).

DDOT to Install Traffic Signal at Maine Avenue and 395 Representatives from the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) presented their Notice of Intent (NOI) to install a traffic signal at the intersection of Maine Avenue SW and the I-395 terminus. The intersection is currently controlled by a yield sign on Maine Avenue SW. DDOT Ward 6 Community Engagement Liaison Naomi Klein said a traffic study was conducted to look at a change in traffic flow in the area. Up to 1100 commuters daily are taking a rush hour short-cut. Drivers proceed west down Maine Avenue SW to the loop for access to the 14th Street Bridge, instead of turning onto the Chase Bridge. This causes a back-up and blocks access for local drivers. The plan calls for new pavement markings on both Maine and the 395 as well as signage and flashers 1000 feet back on the 395 to warn drivers of an upcoming signal. The light would be coor-

dinated with the signal at 12th and Maine. A signal gate at the Sixth Street ramp would trigger a green light at Maine and 395 in order to prevent back up of traffic. Comment on the NOI is open until March 5. Contact Klein via email at Naomi.Klein@dc.gov or submit written comment to DDOT Transportation Operations Administration, 55 M St. SE, 6th Floor, Washington, DC 20003.

Update on Phase II Construction on the Wharf PN Hoffman Construction Manager Tony Albanese presented to the ANC prior to major construction on Phase II of The Wharf which is slated to begin at the beginning of March. Phase II consists of two underground garages (1 & 2) under parcels 6, 7 and 8. Two 12-story office towers will be built on parcels 6 and 7 and a combination hotel-apartment building will be erected on parcel 8 on top of garage 3, a three-story underground parking facility. A condominium will be built on parcel 9 and a retail and mixeduse facility will be built on parcel 10, the two separated by Marshall Landing, a park area and the Wharf Promenade with two more buildings devoted to retail and marine services. The first part of the marine wall bulkhead has just been completed. The new X, Y and Z docks have also been completed, allowing work on the second bulkhead to begin. The team said most of the piles in Phase II will be vibrated or drilled rather than hammered. Perimeter site fencing is expected to be erected in mid-March and continuing demolition of the Channel Inn. Completion expected in 2022. The sidewalk will be closed at Maine Avenue for pedestrian safety. A service program including bathrooms, break areas, food trucks and neighborhood rodent control is in development and should be implemented by mid-March. The single construction entrance is at Maine Avenue in the center of the site.

Approval for JBG Smith Digital Signs at Half Street The commission voted to support a public space application from JBG Smith to put five digital signs on buildings located at 1250 Half St. SE and 1221 Van St. SE. The commission noted that it generally objected to digital signage for aesthetic reasons but recognized the authority of legis-

lation passed by DC Council in 2016. Four signs will sit on the façade facing Nationals Stadium, two on each of the buildings. The signs have been approved by the Zoning Commission. A fifth sign, to be placed on a building at the northeast corner of M Street at 1250 Half St. SE, has not yet received approval. JBG Smith and the ANC have reached a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). As part of the terms, the real estate company will contribute funds to Amidon-Bowen and Van Ness Elementary Schools. Funds are allocated per sign and are issued when each sign becomes operational, for a total of up to $250,000. The commission unanimously supported the application.

CBCC Annual Meeting, Opportunities for Non-Profit Fundraising Vice Chair of the Near SE/SW Community Benefits Coordinating Council (CBCC) Rikki Kramer provided a report to the ANC. She reminded attendees that the community benefits agreement negotiated with DC United prior to the construction of Audi Stadium included opportunities for local non-profits to raise money through concessions. Interested organizations can staff existing stands or operate freestanding carts at eight games at the stadium, taking home a percentage of total sales that can amount to as much as $1000 per game. Participating non-profits are required to hold $1 million in liability insurance and can learn how to get involved by contacting Kramer at fkramer4@gmail.com. Kramer also announced that CBCC will hold its annual meeting at Audi Field from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. March 5 in the Heineken Club Room, located inside the Premium Entrance of Audi Field, on the East side of the stadium between R and S Streets SW. All are welcome.

Request to DDOT to Remove Parking Space at Fourth and M The Commission unanimously supported a motion put forward by Commissioner Anthony Dale (6D05) in a letter to DDOT requesting the agency begin the process to remove a single parking space adjacent to the bus stop at Fourth and M Streets SW in the interest of pedestrian safety. The letter also encouraged DDOT to continue having the Circulator use the stop and to use the

increase in space to erect an additional bus shelter at the location.

Other Matters The Commission supported motions: from Commissioner Anna Forgie (6D02) in support of the application for a Public Space Occupancy Permit from Tishman Speyer for construction closures of K, First and I Streets at various times over the summer at the development at 88 K St. SE. The Commission voted to support the application but asked that the real estate company communicate with Nationals Stadium and various organizations to co-ordinate road closures, pay for traffic control officers on the streets during closures and participate in meetings with residents in impacted buildings. • from Commissioner Ronald Collins (6D03) to write a letter in support of a request from Southwest Library for appropriate funding and staffing. The Commission heard reports from: • Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) officers regarding public safety. Officers noted an increase in thefts from vehicles, particularly of parking and handicapped parking passes, and reminded residents to secure vehicles and keep valuables out of sight. • Event Manager Ashley Depew appeared for the National Cherry Blossom Festival, notifying the ANC of Petalpalooza. The event, which is part of the larger festival, takes place from 12 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. on April 6 at The Wharf. Formally called the Southwest fireworks fest, the event consists of live music on the piers, a beer garden, fireworks and vendors. 25,000 are expected to attend peaking at 8:30 p.m. just prior to the fireworks. It is free and open to the public. Advisory Neighborhood Commission 6D met on Feb. 11. Commissioners Gail Fast (6D01), Anna Forgie (6D02), Ronald Collins (6D03), Andy Litsky (6D04), Anthony Dale (6D05), Rhonda N. Hamilton (6D06) and Edward Daniels (6D07) were on the dais. Chair Fast presided. •

The next meeting of ANC 6D takes place 7 p.m. Monday, March 11. The location was not yet confirmed at press time. Please check www.ANC6D.org to confirm location, or reach ANC 6D by emailing office@anc6D. org. u

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EASTERN MARKET REPORT by Peter J Waldron he Eastern Market Community Advisory Committee (EMCAC) met on January 23rd in the North Hall.

Election Postponed The election of the community representative was postponed due to lack of sufficient notice. The community representative is a voting member of EMCAC and must be a legal resident of DC. Anyone can be nominated. However, only EMCAC members are eligible to vote in the election. This position has been held by Tom Kuchenberg since the Eastern Market legislation’s inception in 1999. Kuchenberg also serves as Chair of the Market Operations Committee. He is standing for re-election.

Market Manager’s Report Revenue at the Market for the months of November and December was $74,718 and $90,288 respectively with North Hall revenues down at $22,625 and $33,107. Market Manager Barry Margeson indicated that he would be scheduling a lease meeting of the South Hall merchants with the newly appointed Department of General Services (DGS) Director Keith Anderson as soon as Anderson was up to speed. As has been reported repeatedly, the South Hall merchants have been without leases for more than a decade.

HVAC Upgrade A lengthy discussion ensued over the pending replacement of the HVAC system whose funding is now part of the DGS budget process scheduled at the City Council for an April 3 hearing. According to previous EMCAC reporting it is the general consensus that the initial HVAC installation was faulty and was never adequately corrected.

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EMCAC Chair Donna Scheeder commented on the prior installation as well as other unfinished renovation issues from a decade ago: “There were things we recommended that did not get done. The question is: once the work is done who accepts it? Who inspects the work? This is important.“

Vendor Presence Reporting on concerns that the 2018 vendor market had softened as far as participation Margeson reported that despite the fact that 2018 was the “rainiest year in DC history (29 Saturdays and 18 Sundays of rain) and vendor rates had not increased, revenue from vendors was $3215 more in 2018 than 2017.”

Parking Pending is the resolution of the disputed 50 parking spaces promised by 700 Penn, the developer of the Hine project, to the Market as a condition of community support. In addition there was no update on the temporary validated parking plan with the Colonial Parking lot adjacent to the Market and available on weekends.

Lower 7th St Vending In response to a question about the lack of vendor presence on lower 7th Street in the previous winter weeks, Margeson disclosed that Carol Wright, the leaseholder of the privately run flea market on Saturday’s lower 7th St Market, “decided not to renew“ her contract with DGS. Wright’s lease expired in December. [Wright maintains that she was in the process of negotiating her new lease and had no intention of giving up the lease.] The privately run weekend flea markets are located in the lower 7th St space and on the newly created C St plaza which is part of the 700 Penn project. On February 7 Bar-

ry announced by email that “DGS is issuing an RFP to license approx. 13,328 sf of street space on the 300 block of 7th St. for an Outdoor Market on Saturdays.”

Special Meeting In a specially called February 19th meeting, EMCAC accepted suggestions for incorporation into possible testimony at the upcoming DC Council oversight hearing chaired by Councilmember Robert White on how DGS is managing the Market. The hearing will be held on February 28th. There were many suggestions as well as criticism on how DGS could improve its management of the Market. Mike Bowers, owner of Bowers Fancy Dairy Products, representing the thinking of the South Hall merchants, once again called for the opening of 7th Street, especially when weather displaces the outside vendors. He reiterated that the food market is “in grave risk of failure” citing that business is off 15-20% since the street closures, now nearly a decade old. Bowers referred to the Tenant’s Council which exists as part of the Market legislation of 1999 as “illegally run “ with dominance asserted by the arts vendors. Scheeder in her prepared remarks pointed to increased income but the lack of “timely reporting of expenses” as a problem even as she emphasized that “the development of a strategic business plan for the Eastern Market Special Use Area and leases for the merchants” were what concerned her most. u

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Never Look Away German Gerhard Richter (b. 1932) may not be a household name in the US, but he is renowned internationally as a visual artist. The beginnings of his career have inspired a new movie, “Never Look Away,” from director Florian von Donnersmarck. The filmmaker achieved renown and an Oscar with his first film “The Lives of Others” (2006), and he is nominated again this year (The film is rated “R” and runs 188 mins.). It’s 1937 and a young Kurt Barnert visits, along with his beloved aunt, Elisabeth (Saskia Rosendahl), an exhibition of “degenerate art” mounted by the Nazis in Dresden. Elisabeth admires the modernistic works, passing along her taste to Kurt, but she is later sterilized and killed by the regime because she is deemed schizophrenic. Her sterilization is performed by Professor Carl Seeband (Sebastian Koch), an obstetrician and SS officer. Switch to post-war Dresden where adult Kurt (Tom Schilling) studies painting at the city’s art school and falls for Ellie Seeband (Paula Beer), daughter of the infamous doctor who has survived the war and become a dutiful communist in East Germany. Kurt excels at the art school but chafes under a regime preaching social realism. He eventually meets Prof. Seeband, who views callow Karl as unworthy of his daughter, and, when Ellie gets pregnant, he performs a cruel abortion. The couple, undaunted, marry and flee to the West, where Seeband has already settled. Kurt enters the modern art academy in Dusseldorf, but he struggles to find his own personal style. Inspiration comes when he copies on canvas an image of a newspaper photograph of a captured Nazi doctor (a colleague of his father-in-law) then ultimately creates his first “blur” paintings (like Richter produced) which launch his career. Barnert’s odyssey is told in elegant sequences

showing his personal and artistic development. Schilling’s performance is somewhat stolid, but it works for the portrayal of a man whose emotions have been stifled by his East German upbringing and who must struggle to find his muse. Yet his emotional life is fully expressed with his wife Ellie (an endearing Beer), supportive at every turn. Koch’s Seeband is appropriately rigid and severe, a born authoritarian. The glorious cinematography is by Caleb Deschanel, the 74-year-old American, earning his sixth OsTom Schilling stars as Kurt Barnert in “Never Look Away.” Photo: Caleb car nomination. Deschanel, Courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics So, how much do you need to know of Richter to appreciate The film stars two glories of Spanish cinema, this film? Let’s say that it is rich enough in historic Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem. Cruz plays Laureference, narrative complexity, and striking imagra, living in Argentina with two kids, who has reery for any discerning filmgoer to appreciate. Howturned to her hometown for the wedding of her ever, the more one knows of Richter and his work, younger sister Ana (Inman Cuesta) in a village outthe more resonance it has. side Madrid. Her family is large, lively, and loud. For this reviewer, “Never Look Away” comes as The patriarch, Antonio (Ramon Barea), bellows close as anyone has in cinema to show how the creabout the house, where Laura’s older sister Mariana ative imagination really works: a filmic “Portrait of (Elvira Minguez) lives with husband Fernando (Eduthe Artist as a Young Man.” ard Fernandez) and other family members. Linked to the family is Paco (Bardem), a local vintner, and his wife Bea (Barbara Lennie). The bustle of wedding Everybody Knows preparations leads into an exuberant wedding party. “Everybody Knows” (Todos lo Saben) is new terThen this simpatico atmosphere turns dark. ritory for Ashgar Farhadi, the famed Iranian writThe power goes out, and Laura discovers that her er-director. Filmed in Spain, it has earmarks of his teen-aged daughter Irene (Carla Campra) is misstrademark style: a contemporary drama involving ing. The whole family becomes gripped with the complex family dynamics, lacking political overkidnapping. Paco, ex-lover of Laura, is especialtones, and eschewing any violent acts. Still, it builds ly concerned for her and throws himself into the palpable tension and includes a late-blooming research. Everyone agrees to keep the police out of veal. (the film, rated “R” for mature themes, runs for it, though Fernando does consult with a retired po123 minutes).

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liceman. The plot thickens when phone messages are received from the kidnappers, demanding a daunting ransom, and Laura’s husband Alejandro (Ricardo Darin) arrives from Buenos Aires. The film’s feel for Spanish life and relationships is a compliment to Farhadi, given that he’s working in an alien Penélope Cruz stars as Laura and Javier Bardem as Paco in “Everybody Knows,” a Focus Features release. tongue and culture. His Credit: Teresa Isasi/Focus Features typically intricate plotHanni Lévy, all of whom tell their stoting is in full evidence, ries calmly and clearly, able to interject drawing the viewer into his story. More both pathos and wit. They are warmproblematic, however, is the dénouehearted people, even forgiving, and ment, where a compelling whodunnit you identify with them wholly. just sort of runs out. Where Farhadi The four protagonists are, refully retains his touch, however, is in spectively, played by actors Max directing his actors. He fluidly guides Mauff, Ruby O. Fee, Aaron Altaras, a very accomplished cast headed by and Alice Dwyer. We follow their esCruz and Bardem, exuding their usual chemistry. But rather than doing “star cape narratives in a kaleidoscope of turns” they are fully blended into an scenes as they lose or leave family and ensemble. Cruz is able to transform friends to find new covers and idenherself from radiant to agonized, while tities. Their ruses vary, from pretendBardem convincingly shifts gears from ing to be a war widow to passing with hail-fellow to village avenger. dyed-blonde hair. Their livelihoods While not at the level of his Iranirange from working as a passport forgan gems, “Everybody Knows” is still a er to becoming a server of black-marrespectable outcome for Ashgar Farhaket meals to Nazi officers. Räfle helps di’s Spanish-language debut. to establish a documentary feel for the film inserting black-and-white newsThe Invisibles reel footage from 1940’s Berlin, showAn amazing story of Jews surviving Nazi ing the city in context. Germany arrives with “The Invisibles,” A surprise of the film is that the Claus Räfle’s gripping docudrama about four don’t just hunker down: they take a quartet of Jews in Berlin (four out of serious risks to survive, such as Eugen, 1,700) who survived the war after 1943, who joins a resistance group producing when Goebbels infamously declared the anti-Nazi leaflets. It may be sometimes city “free of Jews.” Moving between cindifficult to follow the multiple skeins of emas, cafés, and safe houses, they were narrative, but the effort is worth it as the able to elude Nazi and police officials four triumph as too few did. (this film, recently released, is not rated and runs 110 minutes). Hill resident Mike Canning has written on The documentary has two movies for the Hill Rag since 1993 and is a member of the Washington Area Film modes: actual interviews with the Critics Association. He is the author of four Jewish survivors and a dramati“Hollywood on the Potomac: How the Movzation of their stories in wartime Beries View Washington, DC.” His reviews and lin. The witnesses are Cioma Schonwritings on film can be found online at haus, Ruth Gimple, Eugen Friede, and www.mikesflix.com. u

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ALDEN SCHOFIELD ranquility. A summer daydream. A look at the way things should be. An invitation to relax and smile. The paintings of Alden Schofield are all of this. What you may not be aware of when you let out that sigh and sink into a state of bliss is just how good they are. His compositions create well-balanced, almost flawless structures through which he crafts focal points and patterns using repeating motifs—lines and shapes—and classic light and dark contrasts. His colors are generally subdued, not fighting for attention, so that the effects of sunlight on the water can brighten the whole picture without looking forced or unnatural. Alden grew up in Boston making and loving art, and the outdoors, but he chose a career as a computer technical engineer and soft-

Monet’s Bateau. Oil on Canvas, 18 x 24, by Alden Schofield.

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ware business director after graduating from Northeastern University. After retirement five years ago, he moved to the DC area to be near children and grandchildren. He discovered the three-year Masters of Art program of Compass Atelier, and now he is able to devote himself to what he loves most. His work is already in private collections and has been selected for juried shows throughout the area. Alden has a love of the Hudson River School’s panoramic grand-scale painting with their mostly idyllic depictions of the great American landscape. They are not just places and spaces, but ideas and feelings, and that is what Alden is after—his paintings are somewhat smaller but just as idyllic and similarly detailed. So, now it is time for Alden Schofield to try something different. He is starting to “get into” urban night scenes in such places as “The Point” in Boston, and Venice…maybe DC? www.aldenschofieldart.com

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Jim Magner’s Thoughts On Art The Hudson River School was not a campus. It was not even a close-knit collection of artists who got together and talked about their ideas of beauty and art. They were the painters in the early 1800s that were branded as notorious practitioners of depicting an idealized American landscape, whether it was in the Hudson River Valley or the Sierra Nevada Mountains in California. They were dissed by the somewhat later Barbizon School of “plein-air” painters who advocated more gritty realism: the real thing—real people in real places doing ordinary tasks, rather than a grand idealized dreamscape drawn from a series of isolated sketches. But you can’t help but love the Hudson River gang: such men and women as Thomas Cole, Frederic Church, Asher B. Durand, Susie Barstow, Julie Hart Beers and Albert Bierstadt. Their subjects were not landscapes, but majesty. The glorious light of creation illuminates the mountains, the lakes and rivers,

The Waiting Game. Oil on canvas, 22 x 28, by Alden Schofield while on trip to Venice.

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and even icebergs and Niagara Falls. What is also startling is the level of minute detail—you can almost count every leaf on a tree and every drop in the river. Some of these works are huge—seven to ten feet wide and three to six feet high, or more. I always feel like I could just step into them and search around for the little details and curiosities tucked into shadows and odd places… maybe spend the night in one of the little country cottages, or nap in a meadow. Alden Schofield (see Artist Profile) came to painting on a fulltime basis late in life and finds much to admire in those works so perfectly composed and painted. He identifies with the “School’s” depiction of feelings—a romanticized reaching for the ideal of natural beauty in America, and the world. “TREEmendous” Hill Center, 921 Pennsylvania Ave. SW March 7-April 28, 2019 Opening Reception: Wed, March 13, 6:30-8:30 Trees are beautiful. On that we can agree. And we can all agree that this is a beautiful show. Over 90 artists have been selected by the juror, Carole Ottesen, to display the inexhaustible ways to express the beauty, joy and mystery of trees of every variety. The paintings, photos, drawings and prints all come together to sing a hymn, with one voice, to those lovely creatures and the elements

that sustain them. The great news is that they are all for sale. The show is co-sponsored by the Capitol Hill Art League. Showing concurrently: “Collaborators: Dana Ellyn & Matt Sesow” I have been writing for years about the exploration of the meaning of art and politics, animals and life by Matt and Dana in their own individual approaches and techniques. Here, they are also on a joyride together—on the same canvas—through the outer-reaches of emotional perception. That’s the only way I can describe it—you have to stand there and feel it. Together and individually they have reached audiences around the country and around the world in such places as the American Visionary Art Museum in Baltimore and, currently, at the St. Petersburg Museum of Art in Russia. www.hillcenterdc.org “Home” The Capitol Hill Arts Workshop (CHAW) 545 7th St., SE Mar. 2- 30 Reception: Sat., March 2, 5 -7 This is an all-media exhibit with “Home” as the theme. The juror for the show is Anke Van Wagenberg, Chief Curator at the Academy Art Museum in Easton, Maryland. CHAW has fun receptions with goodies and terrific art—don’t miss it. www.caphillartleague.org u

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hen you think of the most prestigious Italian wines, you think of the three B’s: Barolo, Barbaresco, and Brunello di Montalcino. What you don’t typically think of is Amarone della Valpolicella. Amarone wine is a bit of a red headed step child among this iconic group, since it is so stylistically distinct. It is made from dried (passito) grapes, through the appassimento process, where grapes are laid to dry all winter long on racks until they shrivel to raisins, after the harvest and before fermentation. The grape clusters are placed on bamboo shelves which permit airflow throughout to prevent unwanted rot. Most wineries select their best and most mature vines for Amarone production, as it is the star of the region.

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A Look at Italy’s Most Dynamic Wine by Elyse Genderson Northwest of the historic city of Verona, you’ll find the stunning views and rolling hillsides of the Valpolicella growing area. Here wine is made from four indigenous grape varieties: Corvina, Corvinone, Rondinella, and Molinara. Grapes are picked from the vine later than usual, in mid-October, to ensure they fully ripen. In fact, without the appassimento drying method, the Corvina grape would probably never fully ripen naturally due to its very thick skins. Amarone are generous and powerful wines. Look for characteristics of ripe cherry, roses, perfume, cinnamon, and plum. Earthy aromas and flavors of black peppercorn, chocolate, and dirt are also prominent in more mature wines. Make sure to serve Amarone in an oversized glass to coax out all of the rich aromas. With decades of ageing potential, you’ll want to lay these wines down in your cellar to allow for the development of earthy, secondary aromas. In comparison to the great Bordeaux which can fetch up to $500+ per bottle, you can land a gorgeous Amarone for $60 and it will be incredibly rewarding with bottle age. Amarone is not cheap. It is so labor intensive and expensive to make because so many grapes are used, about twice as many as in normal wine. When the grapes are dried, they lose 30% to

50% of their total weight. Moreover, a very slow and laborious 45+ day fermentation is undergone, with long periods of aging at the winery to boot. All of these factors explain the price tag and why it’s one of Italy’s top wines. Today, the tradition really doesn’t make much sense and it totally is impractical for bulk production. Pro tip: Fans of sweet wines can look for Recioto della Valpolicella, as a divine after dinner drink.

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the LITERARY HILL A Compendium of Readers, Writers, Books, & Events by Karen Lyon of slavery with the passage of the Thirteenth Amendment in 1865. Masur writes that “for every story rescued from oblivion, there are hundreds that may be lost.” Thanks to her unAuthor Jenny Masur earthing of oral histories, tells the stories of census and tax records, freedom seekers and other primary source and their accomplices in the Underground materials, we get a reRailroad. markable sampling. One story involves Underground Heroes Ann Maria Weems, a “How much longer shall these outteenager who disguised herself as a rages upon human nature be perboy to flee her Maryland owner. She mitted under the very shadow of the was passed from one sympathetCapitol?” This impassioned plea was ic abolitionist to the next until she written in 1862 by John Dean, a local reached relatives—and freedom—in lawyer who frequently advocated for Canada. Another concerns William fleeing slaves in DC courts. Dean was Chaplin, a white Underground Railonly one of a host of people—of variroad operative, who was set upon by ous races, ethnicities and religions— a posse of slave catchers while trying who recognized the inhumanity of to aid in the escape of two bondsmen slavery and fought to help those who owned by a pair of southern consuffered under its yoke. gressmen. Chaplin was arrested and In “Heroes of the Underground jailed for his efforts. Railroad Around Washington, D.C.,” And then there was Ann Thornauthor Jenny Masur chronicles the ton Sprigg, a widow who owned a courage, compassion, and resourceboardinghouse on First Street SE fulness of those who risked their own where a Library of Congress building liberty to facilitate the flight of freenow stands. With the help of several dom seekers (a term she prefers to antislavery congressmen who board“runaways” or “fugitives”). While no ed with her, this “estimable lady” ran one knows the exact number who esa veritable Abolition House that becaped, the Underground Railroad came a haven and conduit for many was especially active between the pasenslaved African Americans. Both sage of the amended Fugitive Slave Mrs. Sprigg and counselor Dean are Act in 1850, which made assisting in buried in Congressional Cemetery. escapes a crime, and the official end Accompanied by maps, period 94 H HILLRAG.COM

illustrations and photos, the stories in “Heroes of the Underground Railroad” are not only compelling, but also serve to remind us of a painful chapter in our history, when some brave souls were willing to risk much for their belief in a moral code that they felt took precedence over the unjust laws of the land. A native Washingtonian, Jenny Masur has worked for 17 years for the National Park Service as National Capital Regional Manager for the Underground Railroad Network to Freedom.

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er to Sammy Squirrel and Peter Porcupine the Younger—chimes in with a unique perspective on the disaster. Their letters simply burst with personality. Terrance Toad ponderously describes how he organized the rebuilding effort, assigning tasks particular to each animal’s skill. Ben Beaver, forced to lodge temporarily with the Mole family, confesses to being embarrassed by his table manners (but says that Ollie’s are even worse). Monika the butterfly likes to throw around French phrases (“C’est magnifique!”) and Willie Warbler favors a jazzy style “like ella…diddly-do-da.” But all are delighted to have a new Friend they can confide in. As Mollie Mole writes, “Thus, the circle may be complete.” “Ben’s Tale” is a charmer on every level, with lively illustrations by Kurtz and Elizabeth Thottam that look as though they could scamper across the page. Happily, this is only the first in Kurtz’s Animal Post Office stories, which are based on a tradition in the islands of northern Lake Huron. I’m already looking forward to the next delivery. www. wildwoodbook.com.

The animals of Many Tree Island are all atwitter. Many summers ago, they would leave letters in the Animal Post Office—a space “between the trunks of the twin birch trees near the North Shore”—for a visiting child. But then the child failed to return and “the Post Office lay empty for many long years.” Now they’ve spied a boat bringing another child, carried by a father—”so familiar he is”—and the animals can’t wait to resume their correspondence. “Open the Post Office! Open the Post Office!” they clamor. In “Ben’s Tale,” William S. Kurtz’s read-to-me adventure for ages 6-8, the animals have a stockpile of pent-up news to share. Ben Beaver and Ollie Otter relate how their lodge washed away in a big storm— “Just like that!”—and how the other animals came together to help them rebuild. Each of the Paul Smith Rivas, a local study skills coach, shares his others—from Bart tips on making the most of Bat and Fannie Flick- college in “This Book Will Not Be on the Test.”

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lege,” warns Paul Smith Rivas in his new book, “This Book Will Not Be on the Test: The Study Skills Revolution.” “Sorry,” he adds, but high school has not taught them how to study or, more importantly, “how to learn when nobody’s making them.” Rivas aims to remedy the situation, setting out a series of rules to help students get their money’s worth and also have a great time in college. “Remember that having four years to learn whatever you want is a luxury you can’t afford to waste,” he writes. He provides concrete steps for students to follow, from developing longand short-term plans to taking responsibility for their own learning and connecting what they’re learning to what they already know. According to Rivas, the right study skills can help anyone learn. But while he is very encouraging—and has plenty of success stories to share—he can also be painfully realistic, reminding college freshmen that, though they may have been at the top of their high school classes, they’re now competing with students who were also top performers at their (probably better) schools. Rivas is also plainspoken about the US education system, stating that “high school is bullshit,” wearing students (Continued on pg. 96)

ocal poet Sandra Beasley is the author of three poetry collections—“Count the Waves,” “I Was the Jukebox,” and “Theories of Falling”—as well as a disability memoir, “Don’t Kill the Birthday Girl: Tales from an Allergic Life.” Most recently, she is the editor of “Vinegar & Char,” a collection of verse from the Southern Foodways Alliance by some 50 poets, including Elizabeth Alexander, Natasha Trethewey, and Robert Morgan, that celebrates Southern culinary traditions. The poem below is by one of the contributors, Sean Hill, who will join Beasley and Atsuro Riley for a reading at the “Boy,” from “Blood Folger Shakespeare Library in conjunc- Ties & Brown tion with the Folger’s current exhibi- Liquor.” Copyright 2008 by Sean tion, “First Chefs: Fame and Foodways © Hill. Reprinted by from Britain to the America,” and the permission of UniLibrary’s Mellon initiative in collabor- versity of Georgia Press. ative research, “Before ‘Farm to Table’: Early Modern Foodways.” The reading is May 11 at 7:30 p.m. For more, visit www.folger.edu/poetry or call 202-544-7077.

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Boy Boy, let me have a taste of the Mister Misty. No, they brought it out around the time you were born in sixty. I like the way it swish in the cup. Sound like Sammy Davis Jr. doing the soft shoe shuffle. They call that the sand dance. Sound like shifting grains or a fast train. Them little bits of ice tap your teeth, and you can chew on that sweet mouthful of cold melting to nothing before you swallow it down. First time I had one of these, I drank it too fast, crystals in syrup dancing around and down my throat chilled like Christmas and New Year’s cold breath moving down to my chest. And if that wasn’t enough, then I felt like my head was about to split right open. Thought my forehead was gon look like that Dairy Queen sign red and wide like a gash. You know, they ice cream got nothing on your mama’s pineapple ice cream. Theirs ain’t nothing but soft light ice milk. They build it high like a steeple, but ain’t nothing to that either. You see your mama puts a dozen eggs in her custard to make it rich. The sound of the ice and salt shifting in that bucket as it melts with that electric churn’s whining motor groaning as that ice cream stiffens up sure is pleasing cause I know the ice cream about ready. You know, there are folks getting their heads split so we don’t have to go around to that side window no more. 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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THE JAZZ PROJECT by Jean-Keith Fagon Avec Le Temps •••• Giovanni Guidi, piano Thomas Morgan, double bass, João Lobo, drums, Francesco Bearzatti, tenor saxophone, and Roberto Cecchetto, guitar. The phrase “rest in peace” is such a beautiful statement when applied to the memory of a loved one or a dear friend. The late Polish trumpeter and composer Tomasz Stanko was such a friend to a host of musicians around the world. This latest album, Avec Le Temps, from pianist Giovanni Guidi and his friends, is a fitting tribute to Mr. Stanko musical genius. Mr. Stanko, known for his particular style of free jazz and avante-garde, would certainly be at peace with the album’s tonal sophistication and balanced tempos perfectly proportions in this repertoire: strong, resilient rhythms, thoughtful, colorful textures, detailed phrasing and a vivid feeling for the music visionary quality and unpredictability. Among the outstanding pieces are “Caino,” “Ti Stimo,” and “No Taxi.” They range from the melancholy or sultry to the energetic or fiery. From first to last, these performances are genuine, intuitive emotions, poignant at the end, intensified by the celebratory beauty of the music. Editor’s Note: Here’s a partial list of Tomasz Stanko’s music. Remembering Tomasz Stanko Sequenced by Manfred Eicher, ECM Track 1: Morning Heavy Song, Leosia Track 2: Sleep Safe and Warm (Version 2), Litania Track 3: Svantetic, Litania Track 4: ... y después de todo, From The Green Hill Track 5: Litania, From The Green Hill Track 6: Song For Anja, Lontano In Search Of Mona Lisa ••• Santana, guitar The legendary Santana has offered us a sampling of his latest musical adventure from what he described as “a magical and deeply personal experience” he had when he visited the Louvre Museum and set his eyes on the Mona Lisa painting, Leonardo da Vinci’s beguiling masterpiece. We are also told that a new full-length album produced by Rick Rubin will be released this summer. For those of us who have seen the Mona Lisa

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painting I would suggest to please take a listening to “In Search Of Mona Lisa,” “Do You Remember Me,” and “Lovers From Another Time.” All three love-songs evoke some aspect of awakening, weather benevolent, romantic, transfigured or in some part the necessary ecstasy and longing. There is a wonderfully luminous soundscape here; a combination of superb compositional skill, and reverent musical direction. The recorded sound is clear and infectious, with a well-judged vocal-instrumental balance. Colors of Love Tour – Live in Las Vegas ••• Brian Culbertson, According to Brian Culbertson his latest romantic album, culled from his extensive catalogue of Billboard No.1 hits and fan favorites, was inspired by his 20th wedding anniversary. The entertainer captured his hitfilled Colors of Love Tour¬ – Live in Las Vegas for his first live concert video on Blu-ray and double CD. The video opens with Mr. Culbertson walking the Vegas strip filmed overhead by a drone. The two-anda-half-hour performance was lensed in its entirety with the video offering 26 songs plus bonus features, including “BC Medley” from 2016’s Funk! Tour Live, an instudio performance of “Through the Years,” a solo piano performance of “All My Heart” shot live at SiriusXM, the “Mile Sauce” cartoon, and a commentary track from Mr. Culbertson and Mr. Miskel. Mr. Culbertson holds down the keyboards, grand piano, trombone and vocals, sharing the stage and spotlight with his five-piece band – Marqueal Jordan (saxophone, vocals and percussion), Eddie Miller (keyboards, organ and vocals), Tyrone Chase (guitar), Joewaun Scott (bass) and Chris Miskel (drums). They are joined by special guest vocalist Noel Gourdin along with comedic bits from Sinbad that separate each act. Highlights include “Colors of Love,” “Don’t Go,” “Through the Years,” “In Your Embrace,” and “All My Heart.” u

(Continued from pg. 95) out with constant demands that make them “dumber by the minute.” He also believes that “college is largely a scam nowadays,” but writes that it is still worth it if students heed his advice; otherwise, it’s back to “that basement in their parents’ house.” Paul Smith Rivas is founder and director of Smith Rivas Study Skills & Academic Coaching, where he teaches study skills and time management to students. www.smithrivas.com

Para los Ninos Hill publisher Platypus Media has announced a new Spanish-language version of its classic title, “If My Mom Were a Platypus.” The illustrated book, which follows the growth of fourteen mammals—including bats, shrews, bears, hippos and humans—from infancy to adulthood, is geared for readers ages 10-14 or for reading to younger listeners, and comes with a free online teacher’s guide. www.PlatypusMedia.com

On the Hill in March Visit these websites to find listings for additional readings, book clubs, discussions, and signings: • Capitol Hill Books www.capitolhillbooks-dc. com • East City Bookshop www.eastcitybookshop. com/events. • The Folger Shakespeare Library www.folger.edu/poetry • The Hill Center www.hillcenterdc.org • Solid State Books www.solidstatebooksdc. com/events u

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BRENT’S “ WONDERFUL, ORIGINAL WORK” At Hill Center’s Young Artists Gallery article by Elizabeth Nelson photos by Sara Gibson t Brent ES (301 North Carolina Ave. SE), art teacher Sara Gibson uses a choicebased approach to education. Students are regarded as artists and given freedom to choose a subject and the means to execute their ideas, from a wide array available of materials within the studio. They work at their own pace, developing skills as they need them. These materials and skills include the traditional – painting, drawing with markers and pastels, and collage - but also those less common including assemblage and embroidery. Ms. Gibson’s philosophy is that “not every piece can or should be a masterpiece. In the same way that musicians and athletes practice, artists experiment and practice to learn from their work. WOW- Wonderful Original Works of Art is a collection of their finished products, the result of careful work, planning and editing. The students understand that artistic focus is essential. As Ry explains, “WOW work is made of your best effort being creative, making it unique.” The children are encouraged to collaborate; several pieces in the show are the work of more than a single artist. They also

Brent students in their studio. Process photos.

critique each other’s work, much as adult artists do, through a formal peer review process. Ms. Gibson notes that her students use this feedback to “adjust their work, if necessary, to make sure that their work spoke clearly and powerfully to their audience.” Or as Heayn puts it “… when you are done you can publish it or do something good with it.” Each artist then crafts an artist statement, a written description of the work, to give the viewer insight into its context and meaning. The show is on view in the ground floor gallery at Hill Center, 921 Pennsylvania Ave, SE through the end of April. Ms. Gibson and her students hope that you enjoy viewing the WOW work as much as they enjoyed creating it. u

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This Hill Counseling Consortium Eases the Way to Mental Health Care by Pattie Cinelli ost of us are aware of the benefits of diet, exercise and sleep, and how important it is to take care of our physical selves, but many of us do not consider taking care of our mental health. We get annual eye exams, physicals, and dental exams, but do we get a check-up for our ability to cope well and handle stress on a day-to-day basis? Being truly healthy and living your best life includes a comfortable balance between mind and body. The Capitol Hill Consortium for Counseling and Consultation (CCCC) makes it easy to get a mental health check-up. Founded in 2009 by psychologist Barbara Brown, the practice has grown to 25 clinicians holding more than 600 sessions weekly. “We have a diverse population of therapists serving a diverse clientele across their entire life from children to elderly,” she says. CCCC is open six

days a week and has ‘low fee therapy’ based on income and ability to pay. “We treat people with anxiety, depression, trauma, grief and loss, behavioral issues, bipolar disorder, mood disorders, relationship issues, work problems, stress, educational issues, eating disorders – just about any issue you can imagine,” said Barbara. “We offer shorty-term therapy for people who want to deal with a specific issue such as fear of bridges. We also offer therapy to help someone problem solve. For example, ‘How will you handle yourself while visiting your family at Christmas?” CCCC accepts all insurances. It also has an administrative staff to take care of billing needs leaving clients and clinicians able to focus on the therapy.

What is Mental Health?

Mental health is the ability to learn and grow intellectually. It consists of: how you feel about yourself and the world in which you live; your ability to solve problems and overcome challenges; your ability to build relationships with others and contribute to your community, and your ability to achieve goals at work and in life. It affects how we think, feel and act. It also helps determine how we handle stress, relate to others, and make choices. Mental health is important at every stage of life, from childhood and From left to right Tina Rutherford, LICSW; Audra Lee, LMFT; Victoria Leonard, LICSW; adolescence through Dr. Barbara Brown, PhD; Courtney Fraser, LPC; Gina Sangster, LICSW; Alyssa Clark, adulthood. LICSW; Dr. Deborah Mosley-Heath, LPC; Dr. Francesca Al 100 H HILLRAG.COM

Mental health problems are actually very common. According to Mentalhealth.gov, in 2014, about: • One in five American adults experienced a mental health issue • One in 10 young people experienced a period of major depression • One in 25 Americans lived with a serious mental illness, such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, or major depression The website states that suicide is the 10th leading cause of death in the United States. It accounts for the loss of more than 41,000 American lives each year, more than double the number of lives lost to homicide. According to a survey conducted by the University of British Columbia, 42 percent of U.S. adults have seen a therapist at some time in their lives, and an additional 36 percent are open to it.

Who is Therapy For? “Everyone can use therapy,” said Barbara Brown. “The ultimate goal of therapy is freedom of choice to live your life.” At some point in our lives most of us experience some kind trauma, stress or anxiety. Being in a state of stress can reduce the strength of the immune system, making people more vulnerable to conditions ranging from the common cold to cancer. Mental health also affects people’s ability to interact with others in effective ways. When we are depressed, stressed or anxious, we are more likely to feel irritable, frustrated and intolerant and not able to perform well at home or at work. Our mental health affects our physical health in surprising ways. Studies have shown that people with untreated mental health problems visit a medical doctor twice as often as people who receive mental health care.

CCCC’s Diversity Not only are CCCC’s clinicians diverse, but also are their methods of therapy. “Some are focused more on long-term psychodynamic psychotherapy,” explained Gina Sangster, psychotherapist, who has been in the Consortium for six years and who grew up on the Hill. “For example, some therapists prefer Dialectical Behavior Therapy. Others practice mindfulness training or acceptance and commitment therapy. Still others might emphasize cognitive or trauma-informed therapy.”

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VACCINATIONS by Dan Teich, DVM e are frequently asked why we vaccinate, or immunize pets against certain diseases as many of these pathogens have become rare in our area. It is true that distemper virus is not common in our city, but this is due to veterinarians and clients being diligent about vaccinating against distemper. Vaccines provide immunity today, prevent outbreaks tomorrow, and can quell a current epidemic of a disease. Let’s explore how they work and why they are so important to canine and feline heath. In 1955 Dr. Jonas Salk announced that his laboratory had successfully formulated a vaccine against polio, a debilitating and feared disease of people, especially children. With a concerted vaccination campaign, the vaccine was eventually eliminated from the United States, and nearly the world. We went from having a feared illness to making it nearly extinct. But we still vaccinate children against polio. Why? The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention compares vaccination and disease control to bailing out a boat with a slow leak. Initially there is a large amount of water in the boat, but with constant bailing (vaccination) the water will be reduced to a very small amount. But there is still a leak. Unless the leak is completely stopped (i.e. the organism is declared extinct), the boat will slowly refill. Therefore it is necessary to always be bailing, or in this case, vaccinating. Vaccines prepare the body to fight a disease without exposing it to the symptoms of the disease. Most vaccines work by priming the body’s immune system to recognize and destroy a specific dangerous organism. The body sees the vaccine and makes antibodies, specific proteins, which via a number of different pathways, destroy the invading pathogen. The vaccines cannot cause an infection, but the body’s cells now know how to produce antibodies to the infection and can do so quickly. It is also important that many pets be vaccinated. Certain people or pets cannot receive vaccines, such as those that are elderly, too young, or have immune system problems. They rely on herd immunity - that everyone surrounding them has the vaccine so that they are unlikely to come in contact with the disease. This works well for diseases that are passed

within a species, such as distemper and parvovirus in dogs, but does not work well for leptospirosis, which can come from the environment. Parvovirus used to be a plague of dogs here in the northeast. Today it still occurs, but is rare in our area, with most cases originating from outside the District. The rarity is due to the parvovirus vaccine being given to dogs in a series as puppies and then every three years as adults. If we stopped giving the vaccine it, in theory, could take only one infected dog to cause an epidemic in the city. The risk is that real. This is the importance of immunizing as many pets as possible. Leptospirosis and Lyme disease are two organisms which do not benefit as strong from herd health. Lepto is spread via the urine of infected mammals, with rats and raccoons being the most important vectors here in the District. Lyme comes from ticks, which are carried by many different mammals, including mice. It is not possible to eliminate lepto and Lyme from wildlife populations, therefore each dog needs to be protected from these organisms. Vaccination is a discussion that should be had with your veterinarian. Many diseases are now much less common due to vaccines, but this does not mean that one should not vaccinate. A classic example occurred in Japan with whooping cough in children. Vaccination nearly eliminated the disease, so parents elected to not give the vaccine. The number of vaccinated children significantly dropped, and then there was an outbreak, with tens of thousands infected and forty-one deaths--all from a preventable illness. All medicines and vaccines have some element of risk, albeit very low for dog and cat vaccines. There are articles and postings on social media and websites decrying the dangers of vaccines, but provide scant evidence of problems. In an age where vaccines for parvovirus, distemper virus, rabies, leptospirosis, and feline leukemia are so effective, it is easy for there to be vaccine skeptics. They do not have the history of what happened before these vaccines. In order to not slip backwards to where preventable illnesses maim or kill our pets, we must remain vigilant in responsible vaccination. Talk to your vet. Dan Teich, DVM is Medical Director at District Veterinary Hospitals. u

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Hill Center Kids Concert & Family Happy Hour On March 17, 3 to 4:30 p.m., come to the Hill Center for a casual happy hour for parents and tots. The Bright Siders will hit the stage with engaging songs to entertain adults and get children moving. The Bright Siders present music that helps kids and fami-

lies have meaningful conversations about emotions. The first beer or glass of wine is on Hill Center. $10 per child; $12 day-of. $5 for adults. Hill Center, 921 Pennsylvania Ave. SE. hillcenterdc.org.

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Kids Run the Bases at Nat’s Park Kids ages 4 to 12 can run the bases after every Sunday day game. This year’s dates are March 31; April 14 and 28; May 26; June 16 and 23; July 7 and 28; Aug. 18; Sept. 1, 15 and 29. An adult must accompany runners to 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 baseball game has ended, kids and parents/guardians can line-up at the end of the seventh inning. Fans who would like to stay and watch the entire game will 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.

Courage to Run is the nation’s premier, nonpartisan 5k run/walk and party celebrating women getting civically active and running for office. The DC race, on April 13, is a USATF-certified, time-chipped race at the Historic Congressional Cemetery. The day’s festivities kick off at 9 a.m. with a Kids Dash for Democracy for kids 8 and under. Registration is $10. Runners return to a big finish-line party, civic fair, live music, speakers, prizes, medals and treats. couragetorun.org.

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Blossom Kite Festival The eighth annual Blossom Kite Festival, on March 30, 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., showcases the creativity of kite makers and skill of fliers through a variety of competitions and demonstrations, Rokkaku Battles and the Hot Tricks Showdown. Bring a kite. Children can make a kite at an activity station to fly on the public field. Kites will also be available for purchase onsite. The Blossom Kite Festival is on the grounds of the Washington Monument near 17th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. nationalcherryblossomfestival.org/blossom-kite-festival.

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On March 22, 5 to 8 p.m., enjoy a traditional fish fry to support Boy Scout Troop 380 in St. Peter’s Church Hall. To-go boxes are available starting at 4 p.m. Dinner includes fish and sides, beverages and baked desserts. $18 for adults; kids under 12, $7, 3 and under, free. Tickets are available after Mass or at troop380dc.org/fishfry.

Japanese Culture Day On March 23, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the Young Readers Center, LJ-G29, Thomas Jefferson Building, 10 First St. SE, learn about Japanese culture through reading, writing and craft-making with Japanese cultural and lin-

guistic professionals. Japanese-related books also will be on display. One special highlight of the day is “Japan-In-A-Suitcase,” an inspiring program about Japanese life and culture. Watch Rodd Chin and his students performing Japanese drum music. Enjoy a Sakura Saku Ondo dance performance by Satoko Kajima. Former Cherry Blossom princesses provide instructions on the art of tiara-making; hands-on lessons about origami artwork creation and decorative Konobori coloring, the kimono dress-up experience. loc.gov.

NGA Evenings at the Edge The National Gallery of Art (NGA) Evenings at the Edge, from 6 to 9 p.m. on March 14, April 11 and May 9, welcomes children. Evenings at the Edge allows families explore the Gallery after hours. Enjoy works of art, live music and dance performances, dozens of pop-up talks from engaging Gallery educators, hands-on art-making, and other activities throughout the iconic East Building, free of charge. Light fare

Picasso GALita, a program of GALA for the entire family, presents Picasso by Cornelia Cody. Commissioned by GALA Hispanic Theatre and directed by Ms. Cody, this bilingual production will be presented at GALA Theatre, 3333 14th St. NW, from March 9 to March 23. Picasso presents the art and life of the creative genius through his memories of family and friends and his love of bullfights the circus, and all types of performances. Using music, dance, and puppets, Picasso explores the artistâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s life and what inspired him. The duration of this family show is approximately 55 minutes and is suitable for ages 5, up. Tickets are $12 for adults; $10 for kids. For more information, call 202-2347174 or visit galatheatre.org. and drinks are available for purchase. Registration is free but required and opens one month prior to each event. To register and learn more, visit nga. gov/evenings.

National Cherry Blossom Festival at the Sackler On Saturdays April 6, 10 a.m. to noon, tour at 10:30 a.m., and April 13, noon to 4 p.m., tours at 12:30 and 2:30 p.m., celebrate the National Cherry Blossom Festival at the Sackler. Take a family-friendly tour and learn about nature in Japanese art. Then, continue to explore the Freer for pop-up art-making activities with FutureMakers and artist demonstrations inspired by the spring season. All ages welcome with adult companions. freersackler.si.edu.

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NOTICE OF NONDISCRIMINATORY POLICY AS TO STUDENTS District Montessori admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational or admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and other school-administered programs. To learn more about our program, please visit districtmontessori.org

Saturday Morning at The National Visit the National Theatre on select Saturday mornings, at 9:30 and 11 a.m., for free programs that engage and inspire the young mind. Saturday programming is best suited for children 4 to 10. Siblings and friends of other ages are always welcome. These performances See Midsummer Magic on March 16, 9:30 and take place in the Helen Hayes 11 a.m. at The National Theatre, 1321 PennsylGallery. Here’s the remaining vania Ave. NW. Photo: Sarah O’Halloran lineup: March 2, Bright Star Theatre: George Washington Carver; March 16, Shakespeare for the Young: Midsummer Magic; March 23, VA Rep: Jack and the Beanstalk; and March 30, Little Miss Ann. The National Theatre is at 1321 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. Reserve free tickets at thenationaldc.org/saturday-morning-national-season. See Shakespeare for the Young perform Adventures in Arden at these locations this spring and summer: March 9, April 6, May 11 and 18, June 8, 10:30 a.m., Anacostia Playhouse, 2020 Shannon Pl. SE; March 21, 4 p.m., Bellevue Library 115 Atlantic St. SW; March 23, 1 p.m. Southeast Library, 403 Seventh St. SE; March 26, 10:30 a.m., Capitol View Library, 5001 Central Ave. SE; April 17, 2 p.m., Northeast Library, 330 Seventh St. NE; April 30, 2 p.m., Mt. Pleasant Library, 3160 16th St. NW; May 14, 10:30 a.m., Frances Gregory Library, 3660 Alabama Ave. SE; May 30 , 10:30 and 11:30 a.m., Anacostia Library, 1800 Good Hope Rd. SE; June 26 and Aug. 7, 10:30 a.m., Deanwood Library, 1350 49th St. NE. ShakespeareForTheYoung.com. old Kenny. When Byron can’t stay out of trouble, the whole family piles into their “Brown Bomber” and drives south to visit Grandma Sands for the summer. But along the way, they’ll experience a pivotal moment in the Civil Rights Movement. On stage at the Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theater from March 14 to 24. Most enjoyed by age 9, up. $20 to $50. kennedy-center.org.

VOYAGERS: A Dance Among The Planets A majestic ride awaits a young stargazer who is carried away by the magician Uranus. Join her and fellow voyagers in a journey through the Solar System for the young and young at heart. The Kennedy Center, DC dance ensemble Company | E, and composer Eric Shimelonis share an interplanetary display of modern movement set to Gustav Holst’s The Planets. Through a reimag-

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ining of Holst’s soaring suite, Company | E combines live music, dance, and a bit of Einstein to celebrate curiosity, compassion and the natural world. On stage at the Kennedy Center from March 27 to 31. Most enjoyed by age 5, up. $20. kennedy-center.org.

The Travels of Babar Come children for a concert that mixes the magic of stories, images, and music, including Return to the Land of the Elephants by composer Raphael Mostel. This is the US premiere of the orchestral version of one of his two multimedia musical voyages based on The Travels of Babar by Jean de Brunhoff. On stage at the Kennedy Center on April 7, 2 and 4 p.m. Most enjoyed by age 5, up. $15 to $18. kennedy-center.org. Have an item for the Kids and Family Notebook? Email the information to bulletinboard@hillrag.com. u

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Black History Month provided a rich opportunity for teaching and reflecCapitol Hill Cluster tion by our students and staff. Brent’s Watkins Students to Diversity Working Group partnered Honor the Dream with Brent students in Rising Tides On March 15, fifth gradersraders at and selected the theme: “InvenWatkins Elementary School will contors and Adventurers: Black peotinue a longstanding cluster tradition ple whose exploration and innovaby reciting the words to Dr. Martin tion have changed our world” for Luther King Junior’s famous “I Have the month. Centered on that theme, a Dream” speech from the steps of Brent hosted a schoolwide read aloud the Lincoln Memorial. First, second, and students were treated to a perthird and fourth grade students will formance of Into the be on hand as well Great Unknown: Afto share in the morican American Adment and lift their venturers & Explorvoices in song to ers by Discovery honor the work that Theater, Smithsohas been achieved nian’s theater for in the five decades young audiences. since the March on Also, Brent held its Washington and reFourth Annual Fammember the work ily CommUNITY that still remains. Dance! Over 300 The entire DC comfolks came out for munity and all visifun music, crafts and tors to the nation’s The Stuart-Hobson boys basketa family potluck. capital are invited to ball team elevates their game

Watkins fifth graders recite the “I Have a Dream” speech in 2018

join the Cluster on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial on the afternoon of March 15 at 1 p.m. to remember the life and legacy of this great American and all the Americans who marched, stood and fought alongside Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Peabody is located at 425 C St. NE. Watkins John Tyler Elementary Tyler Elementary students is located at 420 12th is located at 1001 G dressed up as prominent St. SE. Stuart-Hobson ST SE. To learn more African-American historiis located at 410 E St. visit www.tylerelemencal figures (here, surgeon and medical researcher Dr. NE.www.capitolhillclustary.net/, Twitter: @ Charles Drew. terschool.org; Facebook. TylerTigersDC,www.incom/CHCS.DC;twitter. stagram.com/john_tycom/CHCSPTA. Sean O’Brien. u ler_elementary. - Beth Daniel Ibish. u

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inent African-American historical figures. Students demonstrated their prowess at the Tyler spelling bee, and then did a terrific job representing Tyler ES at the Cluster Spelling Bee at Langley ES. Everyone is so proud of their efforts and amazing performance!

Tyler Elementary welcomed Black History Month with the theme of “Celebrating the HBCU (Historically Black Colleges and Universities) Experience. “The Tyler community enjoyed educational programs, an HBCU door decorating contest, a trip to Howard University for third through fifth-graders, and a “Tyler Blacks in Wax Museum” exhibit for which students dressed up as prom-

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Spelling Bee All three of the school-wide winners in the annual SCRIPPS competition, Caleb Chafee, Louisa Jensen and Gideon Chaffee, made it to the top thirteen in the Cluster 5 Spelling Bee. Caleb will be going on to the city-wide bee that will be televised on NBC. Maury Elementary is located at 1840 Constitution Ave., NE (temporary location on Eliot-Hine MS campus). Call 202-698-3838 or visit www.mauryelementary.com for more information. Elizabeth Nelson. u

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Third Grade Does a Daily Mile The SWS third grade is one of 6,400 classrooms worldwide that are participating in “The Daily Mile,” an initiative that gets children out of the classroom for 15 minutes every day to run or jog at their own pace, making them fitter, healthier, and more able to concentrate in the classroom. Each day, after the first 90-minute morning ELA/Math learning session, the students head to the track to run, walk, and have a breath of fresh air! The Daily Mile has had a positive impact on student concentration, cooperation, and classroom engagement. School Within School is located at 920 F St. NE. Call 202-727-7377 or visit www.schoolwithinschool.org to learn more. - Carolyn Banfalvi. u

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January was bursting with hands-on science experiences for Eliot-Hine students. Seventh and eighth graders participated in immersive Science Days. Seventh grade learned about survival of the fittest by playing a game of predator versus prey. Students learned how different genetic traits can increase the probability of survival and reproduction in a specific environment. They then did a field trip at the Museum of Natural History where they explored the fitness and adaptability of animals and its influence on the evolutionary process. r on a Monarch butterfly conservation program. Eliot-Hine students participated in the Ward 6 Science Fair at StuartHobson Middle School at the end of January. Congratulations to all Eliot Hine students for their hard work and

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Renovations Underway The modernization of the historic Jefferson Academy campus is not only well under way, it is actually ahead of schedule. DCPS shared a timeline for the $70 million renovation that will have the academic buildings all completed in time for the fall 2019 start of the school year. Contractor MCN has accelerated the timeline for the most important part of the project by a full year from its originally promised delivery. The academic wing will include a brand-new library, science labs, and visual arts spaces among other features. During the second year of construction activity will focus on the landscaping and the build out of buildings at the rear of the campus adjacent to The Wharf. Full plans are available through the DCPS web site.

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given to programs that ten Readiness Program will ocmake a big difference, cur while the students have fun! and the band does that Northeast Stars Montessori Prefor so many students. schools are located on Capitol Hill The band, run entireand in Alexandria, VA. For more ly by volunteers, afinfo visit www.nestars.net or call: fords the scholarships 703-945-0408; www.facebook. opportunities to stucom/nestarsschool. u dents, but with a shortage of instruments, not St. Peter School all students who wish It’s Academic! to have been able to St. Peter School Students Academic Challenge Members of the seventh and participate. Thank you, eighth grade class competed in CHCF, for expanding the number of students Eastthe Academic Challenge - a Quiz Bowl competition ern can impact! at DeMatha High School. Out of 18 teams from 16 other Catholic middle schools in the Archdiocese, Mental Health Matters the St. Peter’s team was 1st runner up! This was the During Mr. Clark’s health classes and as part of the second year St. Peter School has sent a team to the mental health unit, his mother, Captain Hicks, adchallenge, and the first time placing in the top five dressed the effects of mental and emotional health teams. Members of the winning team include Patin prison. She’s been a captain and warden with ton Jeffords, Clare Anna House, John Owen Jamethe Connecticut Dept. of Corrections for over 20 son, Olivia Del Rosario and Charlie Slusher. years. Students engaged with Captain Hicks on this real problem facing the nation. Only 1 in 3 State Heart Heroes Help on Valentine’s prisoners, 1 in 4 Federal prisoners, and 1 in 6 jail American Heart Association Heart Heroes raised inmates who had a mental health problem had remore than $13,804 and the school’s Student Famceived treatment since admission. ilies remembered those affected by heart disease with a Valentine craft and obstacle course in the Eastern Senior High School is located at 1700 East multipurpose room. Big thanks to Ms. Allen, who Capitol St, NE. To learn more call 202-698-4500, visit reintroduced, planned, organized, and coordinateasternhighschooldc.org, and follow @EasternHS and ed the AHA Heart Heroes campaign at St. Peter FB easternhighschool. - Heather Schoell. u School! St. Peter School is located at 422 Third St. SE. Call 202-544-1618 or email: info@stpeterNortheast Stars schooldc.org to learn more. - Tony Militello. NES February Academics Northeast Stars Montessori (NES) Preschool students have had a wonderful February! The academic curriculum in February has included learning specific letters of the alphabet. Students made the letter “S” with pipe cleaners using their motor skills to manipulate the pipe cleaner to form the letter. The focus is on literacy and demonstrating knowledge of the alphabet. During circle time there were discussions regarding how to show kindness.

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Students, teachers, families, and friends came together on January 28 for Blyth-Templeton Academy’s Term 2 Exhibition Day. Because of the student-

Summer Camp Enrollment Has Begun NES Summer Camp has been a very successful, fun science camp that has been in existence for the past six years. This year a Kindergarten Readiness Program will be incorporated into the curriculum. The program focuses on the necessary skills to be a successful kindergarten student. The Kindergar-

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Blyth-Templeton Academy student performance on Exhibition Day.

centered nature of our program, students regularly produce a large number of unique projects that they and the faculty are proud to share with each other and the rest of the school community. Exhibits ranged from math demonstrations to presentations on the Great Migration and Harlem Renaissance.

Expeditionary Learning in Action When Blyth-Templeton says “some schools give you a desk, we give you a city,” they really mean it. Recent excursions have included an outing by the World History class to study old maps at the Library of Congress and another to the National Gallery of Art by the Photography class. The Natural History Museum is so full of educational potential that both the Mythology and Physics classes headed there in the first half of February. The goal is that students walk away from these experiences with a deeper understanding of the world around them. Blyth-Templeton Academy is located at 921 Pennsylvania Ave, SE in the Hill Center at the Old Naval Hospital. Contact them at info@blythtempleton.org, www. blythtempleton.org, or call at 202-847-0779 for more information or check out www.facebook.com/blythtempletonacademy. - Radha Parameswaran. u

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More Seats for City Middle Schoolers Two Rivers is growing! In 2020, the oldest students at Two Rivers’ campus at the historic Charles Young building will enter sixth grade, and Two Rivers is committed to the build-out of a space for them! By 2022, Two Rivers will serve nearly 300 students in sixth through eighth grade - more than double its current number. The middle school is an EL Education school - middle school students complete two expeditions each year. Middle school students receive instruction in long integrated blocks; this allows contentspecific, literacy, and special education teachers to work together to deliver high-quality, authentic instruction and meet student needs. Science, social studies, English language arts, and math take place during these integrated blocks. In addition, middle school students receive instruction in Spanish, PE, and the arts. Two Rivers Public Charter School has three schools located at 1227 4th St NE (elementary school); 1234 4th St NE (middle school); and 820 26th St. NE (elementary school). Follow @TwoRiversPCS on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. Questions? Call 202-546-4477, email info@tworiverspcs.org, or visit www.tworiverspcs.org. u

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