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What’s Up With Parking on First Street SE? – Blocked Off Curbside Lanes Lead to Confusion by Elizabeth O’Gorek

Change Comes to Pennsylvania Avenue in June – Designed to Improve Roadway Mobility, Safety for All by Elizabeth O’Gorek

Eastern Market Main Street Announces New Executive Director – Ann Blackwell To Lead the Organization in 2022 by Sarah Payne

Our River: The Anacostia – Our Own National “River Hero” Trey Sherard by Bill Matuszeski

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WHAT’S ON W A S H I N G T O N “The Upstairs Department” at Signature After a serious illness, a young man wakes up with the power to communicate with the dead (or so he believes). Desperate for guidance and to connect with their late father, he and his skeptic sister set out to test his paranormal talent at the Lily Dale Spiritualist community where their discoveries summon more than the afterlife. Playwright Chelsea Marcantel (Airness, Everything is Wonderful) channels the unexpected in an ethereal journey of familial love, the limits of cynicism and how to explain the unexplainable. “The Upstairs Department” is on stage at Signature Theatre, 4200 Campbell Ave., Arlington, through June 12. sigtheatre.org.

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Questlove: MUSIC IS HISTORY at the KC

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NoMa’s Spring Season Outdoor Movies On Wednesday evenings, May 11 to June 8, NoMa BID presents CiNoMatic, their outdoor movie series at Alethia Tanner Park, 227 Harry Thomas Way NE. The theme of CiNoMatic’s Spring Season is Wednesday Night Nostalgia. Here’s the lineup: May 11, Mrs. Doubtfire; May 18, Cool Runnings; May 25, The Sandlot; June 1, Space Jam; and June 8, The Princess Bride. Showings begin at sunset, with seating on the lawn opening one hour prior to showtime. Guests are encouraged to arrive early, as seating is first-come, first served. Bring your own blankets, chairs, and picnic dinners (NoMa restaurants are open for takeout!). Food and drink will also be available for purchase from local food truck partners. Dogs on-leash are welcome. For more information and weather-related schedule updates, visit cinomatic.org.

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On Saturday, May 14, 7:30 p.m., harnessing his encyclopedic knowledge of popular music and American history, award-winning musician, producer, director, and best-selling author Questlove returns to the Kennedy Center Terrace Theater for another intimate, insightful discussion on his latest book MUSIC IS HISTORY with a special guest. Focusing on 1971 to the present, Questlove finds hidden connections in the American tapestry—whether investigating how the blaxploitation era reshaped Black identity or considering the way disco took an assembly-line approach to Black genius. These critical inquiries are complemented by his own memories as a music fan and the way his appetite for pop culture taught him about the country. $60 to $65. kennedy-center.org.

Black Violin and Blind Boys of Alabama at Wolf Trap Led by classically trained string players Wil B. (viola) and Kev Marcus (violin), Black Violin keeps classical music alive for the next generation. With influences ranging from Bach to Jay-Z, the group’s unique blend of classical and hiphop breaks down stereotypes and encourages people of all ages, races, and backgrounds to come together. Black Violin is joined by gospel legends and Grammy Award-winners the Blind Boys of Alabama on June 4, 8 p.m. (gates at 6:30 p.m.) at Wolf Trap, 1551 Trap Rd., Vienna, VA. Tickets are $30, up. wolftrap.org.

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Ray LaMontagne (with Kiely Connell) at the Anthem Ray LaMontagne is an American singer-songwriter and musician who has has released eight studio albums: Trouble, Till the Sun Turns Black, Gossip in the Grain, God Willin’ & the Creek Don’t Rise, Supernova, Ouroboros, Part of the Light, and Monovision. He cites Stephen Stills, Richard Manuel, and Rick Danko as strong musical influences, while critics have compared LaMontagne’s music to that of The Band, Van Morrison, Nick Drake, and Tim Buckley. $55 to $95. Ray LaMontagne and Kiely Connell are at The Anthem, 901 Wharf St. SW, on June 3, 7:30 p.m. (doors at 6 p.m.). theanthemdc.com.

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Frederick, Maryland’s Fest Of Spring is a celebration of Caribbean culture, including cuisine, music and art. The event features live performances of locally and internationally renowned artists such as Richie Stephens, Bryan Art, Lukie D from LUST, TURNER and more. Jewelry, clothing, and craft vendors, a fashion show, kid’s fun area, wine tasting, giveaways, live DJs, live music, and Caribbean and local cuisine. $20 to $100. Fest Of Spring is on Saturday, May 14, noon to 8 p.m. at the Frederick Fairgrounds, 797 E. Patrick St., Frederick, MD. festofspring.com.

Metropolitan Beer Trail Launches DC’s first ale trail, the Metropolitan Beer Trail linking seven bars and breweries located along the Metropolitan Branch Trail, launches on Saturday, May 14 with a hoparound event. Here are the bars and breweries: Metrobar, Red Bear Brewing Co., Right Proper Brewing Company, City-State Brewing Co., Dew Drop Inn, Wunder Garten and The Eleanor. Register for the hoparound at MetropolitanBeerTrail. com to download a free digital passport. The first 300 people to check in at all seven locations will receive a Metropolitan Beer Trail t-shirt. NoMaBID.org. Courtesy of NoMa BID

Reframing the Narrative at the KC In the spirit of Sankofa, in order to understand our present and ensure our future, we must know our past. Through Reframing the Narrative, June 1419 with seven performances by Dance Theatre of Harlem, Ballethnic Dance Company, and Collage Dance Collective on the Kennedy Center Opera House stage, the weeklong programming highlights and recognizes the extensive contribution of Black voices in ballet. Tickets are $29, up. kennedycenter.org. 14 H HILLRAG.COM

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Fire that ravaged Notre-Dame on April 15, 2019. Photo: Patrick Zachmann

Toby Lightman at Jammin Java In a crowded social media driven marketplace, classically-trained Toby Lightman’s pure and soulful voice connects with listeners emotionally and cuts through the noise. In the 15 years since signing with a major label, Toby has developed and mastered her own sophisticated and unique urban pop sound. Toby Lightman with special guest Marie Miller is at Jammin Java on Saturday, May 21, 7:30 p.m. (doors at 6 p.m.). Tickets are $15 to $25. Jammin Java, 227 Maple Ave. East, Vienna, VA. jamminjava.com.

The National Building Museum has brought French heritage back to life with a major new exhibition, Notre-Dame de Paris: The Augmented Exhibition, a 360-degree augmented reality immersion into the 850-year history of the cathedral and its ongoing restoration. The innovative installation is designed and produced by Histovery, a French start-up, in collaboration with the public institution in charge of the conservation and restoration of Notre-Dame de Paris. The exhibition is offered in an immersive physical setting that is visually transporting. Vinyl replicas of the cathedral’s flooring, stained-glass transfers on the Museum’s historic windows, audio of Notre Dame’s organs and tolling bells, as well as a projection of the cathedral’s famed rose window, that miraculously survived the fire, complete the multisensory experience. Notre-Dame de Paris: The Augmented Edition is at the National Building Museum through Sept. 26. nbm.org.

Smithsonian Folkways presents No-No Boy at Songbyrd No-No Boy is an immersive multimedia work blending original folk songs, storytelling, and projected archival images all in service of illuminating hidden American histories. Taking inspiration from his own family’s history living through the Vietnam War as well as many other stories of Asian American experience, Nashville born songwriter Julian Saporiti has transformed years of doctoral study into an innovative project which bridges a divide between art and scholarship. By turning his archival research and fieldwork into a large repertoire of folk songs and films, Saporiti has been able to engage diverse audiences with difficult conversations performing with a revolving cast of collaborators everywhere from rural high schools and churches to

Bethesda Fine Arts Festival The returning annual Bethesda Fine Arts Festival is on Saturday, May 14, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday, 15, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. (rain or shine). It features fine art created by 130 of the nation’s best artists, live entertainment and Bethesda restaurants. Continuous live entertainment schedule is Saturday, 10 to 11:30 a.m., Sara Jones Duo; noon to 1:30 p.m., Eric Scott Trio; 2 to 4 p.m., ilyAIMY; 4 to 6 p.m., Carly Harvey; Sunday, 10 a.m. to noon, Andrew O’Day; 12:30 to 2:30 p.m., Jay Byrd and The Musical Trust; 3 to 5 p.m., Jarreau Williams. The festival is located at Woodmont Triangle, along Norfolk, Auburn and Del Ray Avenues. Admission is free and free parking is available in the public parking garage on Auburn Avenue. bethesda.org/arts/ artsfestival.

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Notre-Dame de Paris at the NBM

Julian Saporiti, the musician and historian whose works are under the name No-No Boy. Photo: Diego Luis

New York City’s Lincoln Center. $12. Smithsonian Folkways presents No-No Boy at Songbyrd, 540 Penn St. NE, on Sunday, May 15, 7 p.m. songbyrddc.com.

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Wolf Trap Summer Blast Off Concert On May 29, at 8 p.m. (gates open at 6:30 p.m.), “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band will perform a free program of concert band favorites to celebrate the upcoming summer performance season. A fireworks display will follow the concert at 9:45 p.m. The Park will close at capacity. Filene Center, Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts, 1551 Trap Rd. Vienna, VA. wolftrap.org. Photo: Courtesy of Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts

Renwick’s Crafting Happy Hour Returns Renwick’s Handi-hour is back. On Thursday, May 19, 5:30 to 8 p.m., join them for DC’s original crafting happy hour for its in-person return to the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s Renwick Gallery. Create your very own mini macramé piece while sipping on craft cider from DC-based ANXO Cidery. Then, explore their latest exhibition, This Present Moment: Crafting a Better World, which activates both floors of gallery space. Tickets for $20 include two drinks, crafting supply kits, and light snacks. Space is limited to accommodate social distancing. Registrants must be 21 years or older to attend and must present a valid ID. americanart.si.edu. Photo: Courtesy of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, photo by Libby Weiler.

Suddenly Last Summer by Tennessee Williams Set in the hothouse of New Orleans’ Garden District, Suddenly Last Summer has all the hallmarks of a Tennessee Williams masterpiece: exotic locales, tortured psyches, glorious, lyrical language, and Williams’ gift for creating vivid, unforgettable characters. An elderly socialite mourns the death of her poet son, who died under mysterious circumstances while vacationing at an island resort. Eager to protect her son’s image, she hires a doctor to silence the only witness to the tragic event–but the shattering truth fights its way to the surface, as it always does in Williams’ world. $40. Avant Bard’s Suddenly Last Summer is on stage at Gunston Arts Center, Theater Two, 2700 S Lang St., Arlington, from May 25 to June 18. avantbard.org. Actress Sara Barker plays Catharine Holly. Photo: Montana Monardes

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Washington Stage Guild’s Memoirs of a Forgotten Man A 2018 hit at the Contemporary American Theatre Festival, D.W. Gregory’s play portrays the determination of a totalitarian regime to erase history, and the tragic effect that has on a man who can forget nothing. Based on a true story, a man with a photographic memory finds himself and those around him in peril under an authoritarian regime that erases its political enemies. $50 to $60. Memoirs of a Forgotten Man is on stage at the Washington Stage Guild, 900 Massachusetts Ave. NW, from May 5 to 29. stageguild.org.

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WHAT’S UP WITH PARKING ON FIRST STREET SE? Blocked Off Curbside Lanes Lead to Confusion by Elizabeth O’Gorek

he driver of a black sedan bearing Maryland plates turns south from I Street SE onto First and stops. After a moment, he gets out of the car. He stands on his running board to look over at the empty curbside lane, separated from his car by a row of flexposts and barricaded at each end by a large metal planter filled with flowers. “What’s this?” The man asks a pedestrian walking his dog, gesturing at the empty lane. “Can I park here, or what?” The answer, according to signs posted by the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) is no, he cannot—not in the empty spaces next to the curb. But neither the driver of the black sedan nor the dog-walking pedestrian, who shrugs in reply, are clear on the use of the space. The curb spaces are blocked along First Street between I (Eye) and M Street and continuing for a block on Potomac Avenue SE. Along these stretches, cars are parked in a row between the travel and bike lanes. “Residents are always complaining about it, not even just our residents; residents from SW, from other places,” said Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner 6D

Chair Edward Daniels (6D07). “They just ask, what’s up with First Street?” DDOT said the curbside spaces are intended as “pedestrian activation zones.” They have the familiar shape of COVID-era streeteries. But there are no restaurants along these blocks of First Street, and there is no furniture in those spaces. So what is going on along First Street? Why is space originally meant for parking now closed and basically useless.

Taking Up Space on the Street In 2008, First Street SE was rebuilt as part of a DDOT streetscape project around the construction of Nationals Stadium, located at the intersection with Potomac Avenue. The 2008 design included curb bump-outs, which allowed pedestrian sight-lines past the curbside parking. It also included unprotected bike lanes alongside four lanes of travel. That was far too many lanes for the volume of traffic, said DDOT Director Everett Lott. The extra lanes encourage speeding, Lott said. They also create confusion and conflict on roadways, par-

A resident walks by the pedestrian activation zone on First Street between I and L Streets SE.

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DDOT designs show the layout of the street before and after the project. Image: DDOT/ANC 6D

ticularly for pedestrians. That’s especially true at four-way stops, four of which are located within three blocks of First Street. “So, as we looked at converting the unprotected bike lanes to protected bike lanes, we also wanted to reduce the number of travel lanes to two, one in each direction, to calm traffic and improve safety,” Lott said. The opportunity came in 2019, when DDOT initiated a First Street - Potomac Avenue Safety Study. The study resulted in a revised road design. Protected bike lanes were added along four blocks of First from I Street to Potomac Avenue SE and down Potomac to South Capitol. The bike lanes are separated from car travel lanes by flexposts and a parking lane. Travel lanes were reduced from four to two. And the former curbside parking lane was to be cut off from vehicles completely, bracketed at intersections by the curb bump outs and fenced from the road by flexposts.

That’s a big problem, because the plan was for people to be able to sit in those spaces and enjoy them. The 2019 plan was for the curbside lane to be cut off from traffic and designated “pedestrian activation zones.” Daniels said that when the ANC

voted to support the project they did so with the understanding that DDOT would convert the spaces, adding greenery, benches and tables. “Those are the part of the puzzle that they haven’t completed,” Daniels said. It doesn’t look like the puzzle will be solved anytime soon, either. The 2020 DDOT presentation to ANC 6D indicated that DDDOT would “partner with Capitol Riverfront to activate the space in phases,” from planters and paint to furniture and programming, finishing with construction to bring the parklets to sidewalk level. DDOT Director Lott said that the agency had discussions with the Capitol Riverfront BID. “They were interested in using the original curbside parking lanes as “pedestrian activation zones” for parklets and possibly for restaurant seating,” Lott said. That plan has taken time to develop due to the COVID pandemic, he added. “The unfortunate by-product was that the curb lane remained open and unused in some locations, and some drivers use it as a place to park.”

Unworkable Solutions The pandemic might have delayed the activation of the curbside spaces, but the Capitol Riverfront

Incomplete Project But, although it is blocked off, the space has never been permanently occupied by anything more than the planters. That has led to confusion, said Commissioner Daniels. Drivers run over the flexposts and concrete barriers, traveling through the protected bike lanes to park illegally at curbside. “So obviously that’s creating hazards with the bike lane and any pedestrians that are in that curb space,” Daniels said.

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Delivery trucks block the only two travel lanes, while the former parking lanes remain blocked to parking.

BID says there’s another problem holding up their participation: money. BID President Michael Stevens said the organization was interested in programming those spaces, but two factors have made it “somewhat unworkable for them to move forward now.” First, he said, there is a lack of any additional funding from DDOT for programming or maintaining the spaces. “We have been very clear with DDOT that the BID did not have funding for the programming of these spaces–we thought DDOT would provide that funding,” Stevens said. Additionally, there is a required buffer zone next to the bike lane that makes it very difficult to program the space in any meaningful way, Stevens said. Furniture and planters have to be ten feet away from the bike lane, limiting the size of furniture and the way the space could be used. “If the use of the space were more flexible, then we would possibly be able to work with adjacent property owners to put funding together for further activation,” said Stevens. As is, the BID cannot commit to programming or managing the space. The BID has installed landscape planters and seating in two of the blocks, using DDOT funds, and the BID has budgeted some funds for the maintenance of these planters. The planters are intended to deter parking, Stevens noted, but drivers have moved them or found other ways to navigate around them. “With that said, we do hope to work with DDOT to at least do painting in those spaces,” Stevens said, “and ensure that DDOT installs appropriate and effective signage to make it clear May 2022 H 27

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that those are not parking spaces and that vehicles should not be in those zones.” Daniels said that the Department of Public Works (DPW) has been reluctant to ticket drivers in the curb-adjacent lane, citing a lack of clarity in signage. “They [DPW] say, “the signs do say parking. It doesn’t say parking at the inner curb or the outer curb,” Daniels said. The Commissioner continues to report cars parked in the lane via 311, but rarely does it result in ticketing. “I’ve had so many closed tickets where they say ‘no violation,’” he said The commissioner said he’s had discussions with DDOT about the danger of leaving this project incomplete. During a recent meeting with ANC 6D commissioners, DDOT Deputy Director Sharon Kershbaum acknowledged that the project was incomplete, Daniels said, but declined to commit to a date by which it would be finished. Daniels says during the meeting of the ANC and DDOT he told the agency that the First Street project needs to be finished before the confusion leads to a serious injury —or worse. “It something happens, I honestly am going to blame you all,” was his message to DDOT. “This is your project you left incomplete, and it’s a breeding ground for an accident to happen.” You can see the presentation DDOT made to DDOT in 2020 on the 1st Street/Potomac Avenue Safety Project Presentation at: https:// www.anc6d.org/wp-content/ uploads/2020/06/10.b.-1stStreet-Potomac-Avenue-SEpresentation-to-ANC6D-20-5-4.pdf ◆

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CHANGE COMES TO PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE IN JUNE Designed to Improve Roadway Mobility, Safety for All by Elizabeth O’Gorek

n June 2022, the District Departvania Avenue will be used for parkment of Transportation (DDOT) ing except during peak traffic hours, will begin construction on the when they will become bus priority Pennsylvania Avenue SE Corlanes. Priority lanes will be in effect ridor from Second Street SE to Monday through Fridays, except holidays. During the morning rush the 13th Street SE. north side will become a dedicated This first phase of the project is westbound bus lane from 7:00 a.m. coordinated to begin at the concluthrough 9:30 a.m. In the afternoon, sion of work on the ongoing streetthe south side or eastbound lane next light and traffic signal upgrade projto the bike lane will be bus priority ect. Work on Phase II, focused on from 3:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Pennsylvania Avenue from 13th Design ‘Alternative A’, was selected for work on Pennsylvania Avenue SE in June DDOT will create shared bus Street SE to Barney Circle is slated to 2020 after more than 250 people wrote in support of the new configuration. Detail: platforms that allow for ease of boardbegin once the Potomac-Pennsylvania DDOT presentation, July 2020/Facebook ing. The bike lane created adjacent to Intersection Project is complete. the curb, will be raised near bus stops Aside from being a primary route ed to Pennsylvania Avenue SE. The project was into the I-295 and Capital Beltway, Pennsylvania Avto curb level. Shared platforms will be located on the troduced at public meetings in 2016 and has been enue SE provides key bus, bicycle and pedestrian 300, 500, 600, 700, 1100, and 1300 blocks of Pennconsistently supported by Advisory Neighborhood connection to downtown and communities to the sylvania Avenue SE. Commission (ANC) 6B, in whose boundaries the east and south. It’s also a Capitol Hill commerce While parking will be permitted on the south project is located. A design was selected in Sumhub, home to many Hill restaurants, services and side during morning commute and on the north side mer 2020 after DDOT received hundreds of pubretail outlets. in the afternoon, meter parking will remain on both lic comments. But Pennsylvania Avenue, which sees upwards sides when parking is permitted. Residential Permit of 30,000 vehicles a day, is considered to be an unParking (RPP) will be preserved where it exists on Changing Streetscape comfortable route for even the most confident of cythe eastern end of the corridor. The design will reduce dedicated traffic lanes on clists. It is rated at the highest Level of Traffic Stress Loading zones are a part of the plan, Project Pennsylvania Ave. to two in either direction. Bike (LTS), level 4. “Anyone who has ridden the bicycle Manager Greg Matlesky told a meeting of ANC 6B. lanes will be located along both curbs, separated on the corridor can attest that it is certainly not for For instance, a pickup and drop off area is planned from vehicular traffic by a 3 feet space occupied by the faint of heart,” Project Manager Greg Matlesky for the area in front of 650 Pennsylvania Ave. SE. Flexi-posts interspersed with concrete barriers. Loading zones will be adjusted along the corridor said in an early virtual presentation on the project. In between the barriers and the travel lanes, to bring them to a standard 40-foot length, adding The changes to Pennsylvania Avenue are intendone lane from the 200 to 1200 blocks of Pennsylsome at the end of blocks ed to provide safer mobility to allow for ‘head-in/backoptions for all users. They do in loading’ rather than from so by reducing speed limits travel lane. These plans were from 30 mph to 25 mph and developed with input from by providing separated bike the BIDs and Main Streets, and priority bus lanes, all as well as additional busiwith the intention of a mininesses along the corridor, mal impact on traffic flow and Matlesky added. parking availability. In 2014, the MOVE Bus Stop Changes DC plan recommenced Shared platforms in new bike lanes adjacent to the curb will be located near bus stops for ease of boarding. Screenshot: DDOT ANC 6B Presentation, April 6, 2022. Some bus stops will be reloprotected bike lanes be add-

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or removal of the surface concrete layers, and then repaving of Pennsylvania Avenue from Second through 13th Streets SE before painting bus and bike lanes along the corridor. After that, barriers will be installed for bike and bus lanes. Most of the corridor work, including construction, striping and signals will be done by fall 2022, Matlesky Several bus stops will be relocated as part of the project. DDOT ANC 6B Presentation, April 6, 2022. Photo: The current configuration of Pennsylsaid. However, bicycle vania Avenue SE is rated as “highly stressful” for cyclists. E.O’Gorek/CCN signals are slated to be installed at five intersections along the corridor; cated along Pennsylvania Avenue. Two will be due to COVID-19 related supply chain issues, removed completely, both from the 400 block of delivery of the equipment is delayed. That will Seward Square SE, in order to balance bus stop leave a few issues with right and left turn conspacing for transit efficiency. Currently, there flicts for cyclists that will be mitigated by the are three bus stops within that two block area. signal installation. That means the signal work For safety reasons, some bus stops are bemay not be complete until Spring 2023. ing relocated across streets, so that buses will stop on the far sides of intersections. Matlesky Next Step: Phase II told ANC 6B that drivers tend to make left turns The project is intended to remake mobility around buses despite a lack of visibility, endanfrom the Capitol Building all the way to the Angering pedestrians and cyclists potentially ridacostia River. However, it is broken into two ing in the curb-adjacent bike lane, so DDOT phases in coordination with the team working tries to make these relocations where possible. on the renovation of the Pennsylvania and PoDDOT Transportation Planner Kevin tomac Avenue intersection. Coordination is onHarrison said the biggest challenge DDOT has going, Hamilton added, and once the intersecfaced with priority lanes is with stopping violation is complete, “it should just be a matter of tions. Beginning, in 2022 buses will have camcoming in and installing the hardware and the eras performing automatic traffic enforcement, striping,” Hamilton said. issuing traffic tickets for cars parked in bus The intersection project has been decades lanes and at bus stops throughout the District. in the making. With the Environmental AssessOverall, however, indications are that bus ment winding down and a design plan in place, lanes increase transit speeds, Harrison said. the project team is looking to get funded for conWhile there have been challenges to evaluation struction in FY23. However, Matlesky said it posed by irregular traffic during the pandemic, could take from nine months to a year to secure where they have been able to make good detera construction team, and another year or two minations, indications are that dedicated bus to actually do the work. That means Phase II is lanes lead to significant improvements in bus unlikely to be implemented until 2024 or 2025. travel time. You can see the 100 percent designs at https://tinyurl.com/PennAveSE100 or visit Timeline the project website at www.pennavese.com u Work on the elevated bus platforms is slated to start in June. That work should take up about 30 days; in July or August, when the streetlight project winds down, DDOT will begin milling, 32 H HILLRAG.COM

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EASTERN MARKET MAIN STREET ANNOUNCES NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Ann Blackwell To Lead the Organization in 2022

astern Market Main Street (EMMS) announced at their first post-pandemic gathering April 20 that Ann Blackwell will lead the organization as their new Executive Director. At the event, the nonprofit organization, dedicated to entrepreneurship, growth and development of the Eastern Market neighborhood, celebrated great successes in their support of small businesses throughout the course of the pandemic. Small business owners, members of Eastern Market Main Street and local residents attended the celebration. Ann Blackwell is a marketing executive

by Sarah Payne and small business owner who is the founder of Well Built, an eco-responsible furniture brand. She has lived in Washington, DC for 17 years and has two children who attended the DC public schools. Blackwell brings a unique perspective to the organization. She is a small business owner and has extensive experience in design. Notably, Blackwell was integral in the collaboration of several city organizations that facilitated the creation of an art park in Hollywood, Florida. Blackwell said she is excited to lead EMMS, but also to learn from the other members of the organization and the community.

Mary Quillian Helms (left) and Ward 6 Councilmember Charles Allen (D) with Ann Blackwell (right) at the April 20 meeting of Eastern Market Main Street (EMMS). At the meeting, the Main Street program introduced Blackwell as their new Executive Director. Photo: Sarah Payne

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She expressed excitement about the unique features of the Capitol Hill neighborhood. “I love the classic architecture of the neighborhood and I love that Eastern Market is a world class market,” Blackwell said. “It's a gorgeous area, and at the same time, it's incredibly diverse. I feel like we have people from all walks of life and I love that; I want to hold on to all of those pieces.” After visiting the west coast and seeing the devastation of the pandemic on San Francisco and Seattle, Blackwell said she was amazed by the community support and loyalty to small businesses that she saw in DC. She is looking forward to listening to and learning from the Eastern Market community in this role and continuing to build on the progress made thus far. Manuel Cortez, Chair of the Board of Directors, spoke at the event regarding the successes of the organization throughout two very challenging years. “I'm looking forward to 2022, to expand on the successes to assist the current businesses with their recovery, recruiting and retaining your businesses and promoting diversity equality with the businesses in the historic district and the surrounding neighborhood,” Cortez said. Mr. Henry’s owner and EMMS Treasurer Mary Quillian Helms thanked the members for all of their hard work and productivity. “You [EMMS] are almost six years old, yet you have met and exceeded expectations and goals that some programs that are 15 years old haven’t been able to meet,” Quillian Helms said. “So I need you to really pat yourself on the back, clap your hands and say we did a great job.” Ward 6 Councilmember Charles Allen (D) attended the celebration and expressed gratitude for the hard work of the organization throughout the pandemic and recovery. “I am deeply grateful for the hard work the board and all the staff have done because you helped us get through this,” Allen said. “And you're going to be there to help us get stronger and really have that full recovery.” Allen expressed optimism about the future of Eastern Market under their leadership. “I'm looking forward to the years ahead because I know that we're going to come out of this strong,” Allen said. Your neighbors appreciate it and Ward 6 appreciates it.” Sarah Payne is a general assignment reporter at Capital Community News. She can be reached at sarahp@hillrag.com. u

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OUR OWN NATIONAL ‘RIVER HERO’ Trey Sherard

very year the national group, River Network, selects from a large number of proposals a very small number of special people to receive its River Hero Award. This year there were five chosen, one each from river restoration efforts in Milwaukee, New Orleans, Tucson AZ, Yon-kers NY, and here in our own area for Our River, the Anacostia. Our honoree is none other than the man who serves as the Anacostia Riverkeeper, Trey Sherard. Sherard leads a staff that reaches out to volunteers to help measure progress in the River and to take steps

by Bill Matuszeski Trey”s favorite place to talk about Our River. Photo: Riverkeeper

him a powerful advocate for a fishable and swimmable Anacostia. These talents go back a long way. Sherard grew up in and along the ocean in Wilmington, NC not far from Cape Fear, and early on he devel-oped an interest in water bodies and how they worked. Through a mix of jobs at marine science summer camps and studies related to marine biology, he developed a desire to center his work in the field to find so-lutions that fix things in the here and now. This led him to Washington at the end of 2011 to find what he calls “the intersection of people, poli-cy, science and environment”. He started 2012 with a new job working for Riverkeeper to develop clean-up programs with the public along the Anacostia. Over time, the organization’s programs diversified, and he began to see how to build them to engage responsible parties and agencies in finding solutions and making progress. The public can really play an important role working with agencies on collecting data, reporting on conditions and putting on political pressure. He has been able to amplify this during his just completed two-year term as Chair of the Anacostia Watershed Citizens’ Advisory Commission, which reports to the Regional Council of Governments, and as a member of the Mayor’s Leadership Council for a Cleaner Anacostia River. In the Anacostia, the leadership of Sherard and others has built a real coalition with the City, the Maryland state agencies, county and local governments, and citizen groups. Those working to clean up the Ana-costia believe that though the River had the most serious problems of any in the region due to historic and current pollution, it has made the most progress in recovering. There are some remaining issues that Sherard and his colleagues want to have addressed. First, the goal of a swimmable Anacostia must be achieved and is already coming into sight, thanks

cause of so much he has brought to the Anacostia clean-up— helping to install and maintain litter traps; preserving wetlands; pressing on the City to clean up the polluted The Anacostia Riverkeeper boat on tour. Photo: Riverkeeper sed-iments and build the tunnel to hold the stormwater and sewage mix that before overto move the River’s restoration along better flowed into the Anacostia and other streams; and faster. He also works closely with other establish-ing a program of trained volunteers groups at work in DC, the adjacent counties to gather water samples that his and the State of Maryland, the Federal EPA office tests and helps report, a and the National Park Service. Ana-costia project that has over time expandRiverkeeper is itself a member of the regioned to the entire district, as well as al Waterkeepers Chesapeake as well as the into the upper Anacostia watershed ternational Waterkeeper Alliance. in Maryland. And it has the full The River Network will be holding its support of the DC Department Annual River Rally here in DC in early June, of Energy and the Environment when Sherard will receive his Award. It will (DOEE), which uses the results be presented to him at the Rally on June 6 by with confidence, including in the Dennis Chestnut, founder of Ground-work DC Citizen Science Water QualiAnacostia River DC, himself a winner of the ty Monitoring Report 2018-2021. River Hero Award in 2019, and just named a As stated in the announcement of Champion of the Chesapeake by the Chesathe River Hero award, his gifts of peake Conservancy. inspiration and education make Volunteers with the results of their trash clean-up. Photo: Riverkeeper Sherard was named a River Hero be36 H HILLRAG.COM

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Why Not More Community Grants? ANC 6A REPORT by Nick L. Alberti Chair Amber Gove (6A04) convened the March 11, 2021 meeting of Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC) 6A via Zoom with Commissioners Keya Chatterjee (6A01), Phil Toomajian (6A02), Mike Soderman (6A03), Laura Gentile (6A05), Robb Dooling (6A06), Sondra Phillips-Gilbert (6A07) and Brian Alcorn (6A08) all in attendance.

Residents Say ANC Grant Funding Inadequate During last October’s ANC6A meeting, the Commissioners approved a proposed budget for the coming fiscal year that in-

cluded $5,000 for community grants. By the March 2022 ANC 6A meeting, this money had already been allocated to community organizations, but ANC6A had failed to communicate to the public, or even to the members of their own Community Outreach Committee who continued to field grant applications despite the lack of available funds. This breakdown in communication led to an application being considered for a local non-profit, Serve Your City, that, due to the zero balance in grant funding, had to be rejected, or at least tabled until further funds become available. During the ensuing conversation between Commissioners and the public, some referenced the healthy savings of ANC6A with an account balance north of $23,500 and questioned why more of this money has not been offered to community causes, especially in light of the overwhelming negative effects the pandemic has had on many 6A residents. Commissioner Alcorn, treasurer for 6A explained that the DC government has not yet released this year’s funding and has not confirmed when the ANCs can expect to receive their respective allotments. Because of this, ANC6A must currently fund all of its monthly expenses out of its savings and given the current budgetary delays within the DC government, Commissioner Alcorn suggested preparing for a worst-case scenario in which the ANC must pay for all expenses without additional funding for another 12 months. Multiple meeting attendees argued, however, that even if the ANC does end up paying it’s bills out of pocket for the next 12 months, it will still have many thousands of dollars that could be made available to the community during a time when residents need every bit of assistance. In response, Commissioner Gove committed the Commissioners to reexamining the ANC’s budget and grant allocations for the future and to readdress this issue soon.

Alcohol Beverage Licensing (ABL) Committee The Commissioners voted, unanimously, to send a letter to ANC 6A ABRA licensees via mail to physical addresses and/or e-mail regarding recent amendments to ANC 6A’s template settlement agreements as well as ANC 6A’s intent to cease enforcement of anti-loitering provisions in existing settlement agreements, and further authorize expenditure up to $150.00 for the costs of paper, printing, and postage. The Alcohol and Beverage Licensing Committee meets at 7:00 pm on the third Tuesday of each month.

Transportation and Public Space (TPS) Committee The Commissioners voted unanimously to send a joint letter with ANC6C to the District Department of Transportation, (DDOT) requesting a comprehensive review of safety and traffic concerns on H Street NE from North Capitol to 15th Street NE. 38 ★ HILLRAG.COM

ADVISORY NEIGHBORHOOD COMMISSION 6A AMBER GOVE, CHAIR, 6A04@ANC.DC.GOV Serving the Near Northeast, North Lincoln Park, Rosedale, and H Street communities ANC 6A generally meets the second Thursday of the month, virtually on Zoom.

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ALL ARE WELCOME The Commissioners voted, unanimously, to co-sign a letter with ANC 6C to Mayor Bowser, the DC Council, DDOT, and the District of Columbia Office of Planning (DCOP) regarding solutions for H Street NE. • The Commissioners voted to designate ANC 6A Chair Amber Gove, or another Commissioner authorized by the Chair, to provide testimony on behalf of ANC 6A at the March 23, 2021 roundtable “Transportation in the District After the Pandemic”, sponsored by the DC Council. The vote was 6 in favor with Commissioner Phillips-Gilbert in opposition and Commissioner Gove abstaining. Commissioner Phillips-Gilbert voiced her concern that allowing any one Commissioner to speak on behalf of them all may lead to a misrepresentation of individual opinions. In response, Commissioner Gove committed to sharing her proposed talking points via e-mail in the week before the roundtable discussion. • The Commissioners voted, unanimously, to send a letter to DDOT requesting an extension on the review date for Public Space Permit Application #361713 for 424 11th Street NE, replacement of retaining wall, until after the April 8, 2021 ANC meeting, to provide adequate time for public notice and review. The Transportation and Public Space Committee meets at 7:00 pm on the third Monday of each month.

Economic Development and Zoning Committee •

The Commissioners voted not send a letter to the Board of Zoning Adjustment (BZA) opposing the Application for a special exception from the rear addition requirements to construct a twostory with basement addition to

an existing, nonconforming, twostory with basement, principal dwelling unit at 1637 D Street, NE (BZA Case #20414) in the RF-1 Zone. Commissioners Chatterjee, Dooling and Toomajian voted in favor, Commissioners Soderman, Alcorn, Gentile and Phillips-Gilbert voted against and Commissioner Gove abstained. • The Commissioners voted, unanimously, to send a letter of conditional support to BZA for a special exception for constructing a second dwelling unit at 135 13th Street, NE (BZA Case #20471) in the RF-1 Zone with the caveat that the owners make best efforts to get a letter of support from 1326 North Carolina Avenue NE. • The Commissioners voted to send a letter of conditional support to BZA for a special exception under the new building development requirements and an area variance from the loading berth requirements to permit the construction of a new mixed-use residential building at 1101 H Street, NE (BZA Case #20455) in the NC-17 zone with the caveat that the trash management and traffic management plan be provided before the March 2021 ANC 6A meeting; the trash management plan is responsive to the neighborhood’s concerns; that there be Resident Parking Permit (RPP) restrictions added to the condo bylaws and sales documents; and that the plans include 39 indoor bike parking spaces and eight outdoor bike parking spaces. The vote was six in favor with Commissioners Chatterjee and Dooling in opposition. The Economic Development and Zoning Committee meets at 7:00 pm on the third Wednesday of each month.

The Next meeting is 2nd Thursday, May 12, 7:00 p.m. Economic Development and Zoning Committee meeting 3rd Wednesday, May 18, 7:00 p.m. Virtual Meeting via Zoom Transportation & Public Space Committee meeting 3rd Monday, May 16, 7:00 p.m. Virtual Meeting via Zoom Alcohol Beverage Licensing Committee meeting 4th Tuesday, May 24, 7:00 p.m. Virtual Meeting via Zoom Community Outreach Committee meeting 4th Monday, May 23, 7:00 p.m. Virtual Meeting via Zoom Instructions for accessing the meeting via Zoom have been posted under Hot Topics at anc6a.org. Call in information will be posted under Community Calendar at anc6a.org 24 hours prior to the meeting. You will be able to enter the meeting no earlier than 15 minutes prior to its scheduled start time.

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

Next meeting Wednesday, May 11, 2022. Information will be posted on the ANC 6C website.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

ANC 6C COMMITTEES Alcoholic Beverage Licensing First Monday, 7 pm Contact: anc6c.abl.committee@gmail.com Grants Last Thursday, 7 pm Contact: torylord@gmail.com Twitter: @ANC_6C_Grants Environment, Parks, and Events First Tuesday, 7 pm Contact: 6C06@anc.dc.gov

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

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The Commissioners voted, unanimously, to send a letter to WMATA expressing support for the continued operation of bus transit, particularly lines used by transit-dependent neighbors and residents of 6A and Ward 6.

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Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC) 6B held its regular public Mayor Muriel Bowser appeared at the April 12 meeting of ANC 6B to discuss the FY 2023 budget meeting on April 12. Atand public safety investments. Screenshot: Webex tending were Commissioners Jennifer Samolyk (6B01), Gerald Sroufe with available units to reach out. “We (6B02), Brian Ready (6B03), Steve have people, we have money, and we Holtzman (6B05), Corey Holman come with the supportive services,” (6B06), Edward Ryder (6B07), Peter said Jenny Reid, director of the OfWright (6B08), Alison Horn (6B09) fice of Budget and Performance Manand Denise Krepp (6B10). Kirsten Oldagement (OBPM). enburg (6B04) was unable to attend. At RFK Campus, the District is investing $60 million to advance a 100,000-square-foot indoor recMayor Bowser Talks reational arena, plus $18 million to Public Safety at build bridges connecting the campus ANC 6B to Kingman and Heritage islands. Mayor Muriel Bowser appeared at The focus of the mayor’s presenthe April 12 meeting to present on tation and many of the ensuing questhe $19.3 billion FY 2023 budget. tions and comments was public safeShe touted investments in Ward 6 ty. The budget earmarks $251 million middle school modernizations, roads for an annex to the District’s Correcand road safety as well as in affordtional Treatment Facility (CTF) and able housing. The budget allocates includes $25 million to maintain safe, $23 million to build permanent supsecure and humane conditions for inportive housing and $140 million to mates until the CTF annex is completmodernize shelters. Additional funds ed. The budget also includes $30 milwill go to prevention programs and lion to increase the Metropolitan Police smaller programs that help residents Department (MPD) to 4,000 sworn ofstay out of the public housing system. ficers, and funding for violence prevenBowser’s office has asked landlords tion and opportunity investments.

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Request for Single Ward 7 ANC West of River Commissioners unanimously supported a letter asking the DC Council to establish a single, compact Ward 7 ANC west of the river. The letter argues that the boundaries in the map submitted to the DC Council on April 1 by the Ward 7 Redistricting Task Force do not follow the principles of redistricting: to create compact and contiguous ANCs that have geographically sensible boundaries, and to keep communities of interest together. After listing the concerns of the communities currently included in the ANCs reaching west of the river, it notes that a meeting with MPD in the proposed ANC 7A would require representation from the First, Fifth and Sixth police districts. The letter proposes that the submitted boundaries for ANCs 7B, 7E and 7C remain untouched but asks that ANCs 7A and 7F be reconfigured, pointing to the Ward 7 Task Force Minority Report as a possible solution.

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Other Business The ANC voted to support an Alcoholic Beverage Regulation Administration (ABRA) application for renewal of a CR Restaurant License for Sushi Hachi (735 Eighth St. SE) with no changes to the settlement agreement, noting that the restaurant had been located on site for four years with no issues. The ANC also voted to support a historic preservation application (HPA) for a new accessory building in a rear yard with roof deck. Residents of the neighboring multi-unit building had questioned the historic context of roof decks in the alley. Architect Stephen Santos noted that the design includes a parapet wall with brick fenestration masking the deck and making it appear a two-story structure. The application received unanimous support.

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The ANC voted to support the following on consent: • An application for a multipurpose liquor license from Historic Congressional Cemetery (1801 E St. SE) in order to facilitate onsite events. • A letter in support of the 2022 Capitol Hill Classic 10K, 3K and Fun Runs, scheduled for May 15, 2022. The ANC voted for renewal of the following liquor license applications: • CR Restaurant License for Rose’s Luxury (717 Eighth St. SE). • CR Restaurant License for Young Chow Asian Restaurant (312 Pennsylvania Ave. SE). • CR Restaurant License for Bullfeathers (410 First St. SE). • CR Restaurant License for La Plaza Inc., t/n: La Plaza Mexican Restaurant (629 Pennsylvania Ave. SE). • CR Restaurant License for Sanphan Thai Cuisine (653 Pennsylvania Ave. SE). • CR Restaurant License for Pineapple and Pearls (715 Eighth St. SE). • CR Restaurant License with Entertainment Endorsement for Bodegon Spanish Tapas (515 Eighth St. SE). The ANC voted to support the following Board of Zoning Adjustment (BZA) applications for special exception:

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to construct a two-story addition at the rear of a two-story house with basement at 428 11th St. SE. to construct a two-story addition, with deck, to the rear of an existing two-story home at 1415 Potomac Ave. SE. to construct a roof deck on an accessory garage of an existing two-story building with cellar at 912 G St. SE. to construct a two-story rear addition and a second story garage addition at 135 Kentucky Ave. SE. to construct an animal boarding establishment at 1350 E St. SE. For plans, see https:// app.dcoz.dc.gov/CaseReport/CaseReportPage.aspx?case_id=20705.

ANC 6B will hold the next meeting of the full commission virtually at 7 p.m., Tuesday, May 10. Get up to date information on meetings at www.anc6b.org. ◆

ANC 6C Discusses Redistricting Updates ANC 6C REPORT by Sarah Payne

t the April 14th meeting of Advisory Neighborhood Commission (6C), commissioners discussed the redistricting of Ward 6 in addition to several Planning, Zoning and Economic Development (PZE) and Transportation and Public Space (TPS) Committee proposals and concerns. All six commissioners: Christine Healey (6C01), Karen Wirt (6C02, Chair), Jay Adelstein (6C03), Mark Eckenwiler (6C04), Joel Kelty (6C05) and Drew Courtney (6C06) were in attendance.

Redistricting Concerns The redistricting task forces in each ward concluded months of discussion and deliberation last week as final maps were submitted to the DC Council for review. The first step in this process was a public testimony session where community members had the opportunity to provide input on the maps. At the ANC meeting, Mark Eckenwiler

(6C04) highlighted some concerns about the map and final report that was sent to the DC Council by the Ward 6 redistricting task force. Eckenwiler said that “the taskforce had a number of other rationales for why their map was so great,” but added that he did not find any of those rationales “truly compelling.” One of the main issues was that the task force drew boundaries that made the population of 6C04 over 2,200 people. Immediately to the northwest of that SMD, however, lies 6C06 with only 1,973 residents. This disparity is over the permitted 200 person difference allowed within the redistricting guidelines. “They want to create a new SMD boundary in the middle of a block in the middle of a census block, and the statute is very clear that census block splits are to be avoided wherever possible,” Eckenwiler said. “It’s possible to draw a legal map without doing a census block split or introducing a new SMD boundary that runs through an alley.” Eckenwiler said that his new map does not entail any census block splitting and includes one SMD boundary running through an alley, however, “it would not be introducing a new through alley boundary, which is what the task force proposed,” Eckenwiler said. Other commissioners echoed Eckenwiler’s concerns about the map. Commissioner Drew Courtney (6C06) called the task force’s submission an “objectively bad map.” Commissioner Christine Healey (6C01) said that, despite her appreciation for their efforts, she was “disappointed” with some of the decisions made by the task force. “I am disappointed with some of the decisions that [the task force] made, particularly with the borders that they’ve established for our east

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and our west, which I don’t think make sense,” Healey said. “But I do think that this plan for our SMDs sticking within the constraints we’re stuck in does make sense,” Healey said of Eckenwiler’s proposed map. Commissioner Jay Adelstein (6C03) expressed concern about the possibility of losing four out of the six ANC commissioners in the ANC with the task force’s map. “We have institutional knowledge, we show our camaraderie in these meetings by having the consent calendar and while other agencies meet for two and three hours, we try to keep our meetings somewhat shorter and can do so because of the consensus and the backgrounds of each member, as well as the committee members,” Adelstein said. Commissioners unanimously passed Eckenwiler’s motion that the ANC urge the DC Council Subcommittee on redistricting to adopt his new map in preference to the one proposed by the Ward 6 Task Force. Eckenwiler will also attend the public hearing on redistricting scheduled for April 28 and provide testimony.

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Consent Calendar The ANC commissioners adopted the unanimous committee recommendations and the motion to agree to all items and recommendations on the consent calendar was passed unanimously 6-0: • A Board of Zoning Adjustment (BZA) application for relief from the lot-occupancy requirements to construct a rear two-story addition to a three-story house at 634 E Capitol St. NE. Previously reviewed for historical considerations, the PZE committee unanimously supported this with the condition that the applicant file additional materials related to an exterior balcony. • To remove a case from expedited review and oppose an application after the fact for approval of a railing on a front porch at 1121 Abbey Pl. NE. Eckenwiler said the railing appears to have been replaced without a permit and it is not consistent with the criteria under zoning regulations. • The TPS committee discussed several proposals. First, at 300 D St. NE, there is an area of public space previously unused and fenced in. It is now being used as a private parking space. The committee recommendation was to send a letter to DDOT requesting that they inspect and possibly remediate the area there that has been paved over. • To provide written testimony in support of the exit on the east side of NoMa-Gallaudet Metro 46 H HILLRAG.COM

Station, after a request from the NoMa Business Improvement District (BID) requested ANC testimony. The testimony is intended to buttress the letter sent by the ANC in January supporting funding for this project. The commissioners voted unanimously to send a letter to the Mayor’s Special Event Task Force in support of the May 15 Capitol Hill Classic, the biggest fundraiser of the year for Capitol Hill cluster schools. The ANC voted unanimously to award two community grants. Victoria Lord, Grants Committee Chair, said the first was for the Capitol Hill Literary Book Fest on May 1. The organization asked for $1,500 to help with the cost of a venue and tables and chairs. Lord said “many of our residents benefit from this event.” Second, the Capitol Hill Gardening Club requested $1,300 for supplies for their gardening project on Seventh Street.

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A screenshot of the redistricting map submitted by the Ward 6 Community member James Thran atredistricting task force showing boundaries of ANC 6C. tended the meeting and spoke about his proposal to open a cafe located at 653 than 330 jurisdictions in 8 states with digital votConstitution Ave. NE. The café plans ing. “This adds an option for those looking for a to serve grab and go lunch foods with seating more convenient way to participate in elections,” provided and to eventually, offer beer and wine she said. Lewis spoke briefly about multi-factor sales as well. This proposal will go to the PZE authentication for security, something she comand Alcohol Beverage Licensing (ABL) compared to mobile banking. mittees for further consideration. Thran also Lewis requested ANC support for the bill. Comexpressed interest in hosting a community fomissioner Drew Courtney (6C06) expressed concern rum for the neighborhood at the proposed loabout the security of a secret ballot. “Seeing how we’re cation of the cafe. doing with WebEx in the city does not inspire me that Community member and long time restaurant we should be putting voting on a similarly adminisworker Ryan O’Leary attended the meeting and tered system,” Courtney said. Commissioner Joel Kelspoke in favor of Initiative 82, the Tip Credit ty (6C05) expressed similar concern about the moElimination Act of 2021. This legislation, which bile voting system saying he is “highly skeptical that would raise the minimum wage for restaurant our government is capable of doing this right now. I workers to the local minimum wage, and workthink it’s a laudable idea, but the devils in the details.” ers would receive tips in addition to that wage. This legislation will appear on the general elecThe next meeting of ANC 6C will take place on May 11 via tion ballot in November. WebEx. You can read more about ANC 6C and register to Resident Nicole Lewis attended the meeting and attend the meeting here. spoke in support of the Mobile Voting Options for Turnout Equity Amendment Act of 2022 Sarah Payne is a general assignment reporter for the Hill Rag. She can be reached at sarahp@hillrag.com. u (Mobile VOTE Act, recently introduced in DC Council. Lewis said that there are currently more

1301 South Capitol Street SW Design ANC 6D REPORT by Andrew Lightman Advisory Neighborhood Commission 6D (ANC 6D) met on April 11 over Zoom. Commissioners Dr. Marjorie Lightman (6D01), Ronald Collins (6D03, treasurer) Andy Litsky (6D04), Fredrica (Rikki) Kramer (6D05, vice chair), Rhonda Hamilton (6D06), Edward Daniels (6D07, chair) were in attendance. Jared Weiss (6D02, secretary) was absent.

ick Markus Architects presented their plan to replace the liquor store, row houses and parking lot on the corner of South Capitol and N Street SW with a 10-story condominium incorporating 3,500 sq. ft. of ground floor retail and 4,560 sq. ft. of second floor office space. 49 residential units are contemplated. The building will be LEED Sliver. The building, the site of which is owned by the proprietors of the existing liquor store, is being developed as a ‘matter of right.’ However, it falls within the South Capitol Gateway Special Purpose Zone. So, the project is subject to design review by the DC Zoning Commission. The project will not incorporate any parking. Nor will it have a loading dock. Instead, a curbside loading zone is envisioned along M Street SE. There will be parking for 24 bikes in the basement. The retail component involves two separate spaces. On the South Capitol side, a coffee shop or small café is contemplated. The M Street side will house the existing liquor store. Of the 49 residential units, five will be affordable: three two-bedroom and two one-bedrooms.

Commission Lightman led off the commission’s questions. She objected to its use of public space for the café. She called the plans for curbside pickup and delivery “inadequate.” Commissioner Collins and Litsky concurred. The latter termed the amount of street-side hardscape excessive. Commissioner Kramer suggested the design needs to be better integrated with the neighboring properties, which effectively wrap it. “We have no way of keeping these loading zones clear.” “I wish we had parking spaces to keep those cars off the streets and under the buildings,” stated Chair Daniels. The commissioner collectively objected to the absence of any parking. Hamilton pointed out the existing curbside scarcity, which has been exacerbated by the neighboring stadium. The project’s architects pushed back against commissioners’ criticisms. Neighbors do not want back lot loading, they stated. The DC Dept. of Transportation (DDOT) supports allocating zero onsite space for loading and parking, they added. The commission voted unanimously to oppose the project’s design and authorized Commissioners Kramer or Hamilton to appear before the Zoning Commission.

Talking Transportation Chair Daniels, Commissioners Lightman and Kramer had an “excellent meeting” with DDOT Deputy Director Sharon Kershbaum. Commissioners brought her their concerns about the I Street Bike Lane, M Street SE-SW Transportation Study, The Traffic Operations and Parking Plan (TOPP), and The South Capitol Corridor Project. The commissioners informed DDOT of their general support for protected bike lanes. However, they asked the agency to take a more nuanced approach on I Street SW that takes incorporates local conditions into

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Aside from concerns over specific projects, commissioners expressed their displeasure with DDOT’s continued removal of residential street parking. As importantly, the fines for parking infractions are often lower than paying to garage a car off street, they pointed out. The low penalty and general lack of enforcement has made parking particularly difficult for residents adjacent to the stadiums and The Wharf. Lastly, led by Chair Daniels, commissioners criticized The façade of 1301 South Capitol Street SW. Rendering Courtesy: Rick Markus Architects the ‘road diet’ on First Street SE that where the installation the design, Daniels reported. of bike lanes resulted in the reRegarding The M Street SE-SW Transportamoval of two traffic lanes. tion Study, commissions expressed their concern that The commission voted unanimously to send a the study does not incorporate stadium traffic. They follow up letter reiterating their specific concerns. asked to provide detailed comments on the design of the proposed community survey. A different sampling A Visit from the Deputy Mayor strategy is needed, they argued. They raised similar Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Develconcerns about the South Capitol Corridor Project. opment (DMPED) John Falccichio briefed the comThey also objected to DDOT’s plan to move the intermission on DC Mayor Muriel Bowser’s $19.5 billion, section of South Capitol and M Street to grade, fear2022 budget. Municipal revenue is recovering stronging a deleterious impact on Old Southwest. ly from the pandemic, Falccichio stated. DDOT has not updated its Traffic Operations The mayor has budgeted hiring more police offiand Parking Plan (TOPP), which governs stadicers. She is targeting a 4,000-person force, Falccichio um events, since 2017, commissioners pointed out. stated. While 347 will be hired next year, attrition will There has been no community participation in the reduce their impact, he cautioned. The added staffdevelopment of the new TOPP, they complained. ing is designed to improve response times, increase police presence, help close cases and better prepare for national events. Aside from increasing police staffing, the mayor plans to hire 23 Life Coaches to help those who are prone to violence avoid it. The mayor plans a large investment in public education. Her budget contains increased funds for her “Recreation for All Initiative” and DC Parks and Recreation (DPR) summer camps. It will restore Sunday hours at city pools. 1301 Site Plan. Courtesy: Rick Markus Architects 48 H HILLRAG.COM

The mayor is investing $36 million for 10 miles of new protected bike lanes per year, $9 million is budgeted for new crossing guards. Another $15 million is slated to expand Capitol Bikeshare so that every resident will live within a quarter mile of a bikeshare station. Lastly, the mayor is funding a Black Home Ownership Strike Force to the tune of $10 million. The mayor’s budget can be found at https:// mayor.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/mayormb/ page_content/attachments/FY23-Budget-Presentation-to-Council.pdf Commission Lightman objected to lack of local input on installation of protected bike lane planning. How was the District planning to incorporate trikes and electric bikes, she asked? Bikeshare, she said, is not appropriate for seniors. Police officers need to get out of their cars and onto bikes in neighborhoods, commented Commissioner Collins. The mayor’s goal, Falccichio stated, was to hire more District-based officers. Commissioner Kramer expressed her concern about adequate funding for affordable housing. Chair Daniels asked for increased funds for parking enforcement.

Other Matters MPD First District Lieutenant George Donigian briefed the commission on public safety. Overall, crime is stable, he said. However, stolen autos hop ins and property crime are on the increase. Last month saw four car jackings and two armed assaults. The shooting that injured four on P Street SW has been closed with an arrest, he reported. In that particular case, the father of the shooter saw the news coverage and turned his son in. The commission took no action on the renewal of the Mandarin Oriental’s liquor license. The commission unanimously to: • support March of Dimes Walk on May 7 and the Special Love 5K on Oct 29. • support the Public Space application for Royal Sands, 26 N St. SE, for an eight-table patio; • protest the application for a Class C License for Easy Company, 98 Blair Alley, and authorize Commissioner Litsky to testify on its behalf; • support a license for the Providence, a tall ship docking at the Wharf ’s Market Dock. ANC 6D meets at 7 p.m. on the second Monday of every month. The next meeting is May 9, 2022 via Zoom. For more information and links to join ANC meetings, visit www.anc6d.org. u

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BULLETIN BOARD Drive-In Movies are Back at Union Market Union Market District’s drive-in movie series is back for its 10th year. The series of six movies launches on May 13 and continues on the second Friday of every month through Oct. 14. Watch movies under the stars while munching and sipping on local, regional and international foods. Film lovers can drive or walk up to Union Market, 1309 Fifth St. NE, to catch their favorite flick projected larger than life onto the market wall. Each show costs $20 per car and tickets can be purchased at www.reelplan.ticketleap.com/umdi22/dates. Those arriving on foot should bring chairs and blankets and set up shop in front of Union Market for great sightlines and picnic-style entertainment at no charge. Here’s the lineup and start times: May 13, “Space Jam,” 8:40 p.m.; “In the Heights,” June 10, at 9:00 p.m.; July 8, “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off,” 9:00 p.m.; Aug. 12, “Dirty Dancing,” 8:45 p.m.; Sept. 9, “Encanto,” 8 p.m.; Oct. 14, “Black Panther,” 7 p.m. www.unionmarketdc.com

Hear the DC Democratic Primary Candidates The Ward 6 Democrats, Hill Rag, the Hill Center, the DC Democrats, the Ward 2 Democrats, and the DC Young Democrats are sponsoring four candidate forums (in-person and virtual) to make sure you have the information you need to make informed choices on DC primary election day, Tuesday, June 21. The candidate forums are on Mondays, 7 to 9 p.m. at the Hill Center, 921 Pennsylvania Ave. SE. Here’s the schedule: May 2, Democratic At Large candidates; May 9, Democratic Attorney General candidates; Democratic Council Chair candidates; and May 23, Democratic Mayoral candidates. Submit questions in

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Canal Park May Jazz Series Every Wednesday in May from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., enjoy free, live jazz at Canal Park, 202 M St. SE (middle block). Here’s the lineup: May 4, Levine Music; May 11, DMV Percussion Academy; May 18, Tobago Bay Calypso Band; and May 25, DMV Percussion Academy. capitolriverfront.org/canal-park.

Ukrainian Benefit Concert at Hill Center, May 22 Preeminent Ukrainian musicians, Grammy-winner Andrei Pidkivka and Solomia Gorokhivska come together as Gerdan for this special benefit performance at Hill Center at the Old Naval Hospital on Capitol Hill. The music of Gerdan features contrasting musical styles in the traditions of Eastern Europe. Ticket sales benefit United Help Ukraine (unitedhelpukraine.org). Sunday, May 22 at 4 p.m., 921 Pennsylvania Ave, SE. Full Details and Tickets: https:// www.hillcenterdc.org/event/ ukrainian-benefit-concert-featuring-the-incomparable-ensemble-gerdan-with-solomiagorokhivska-and-grammy-winner-andrei-pidkivka/#register 50 H HILLRAG.COM

Important Information Regarding the Primary Election The DC Board of Elections will mail each registered DC voter a mail-in ballot ahead of the June 21 primary election. To ensure that you receive your mail-in ballot at the correct address, check and update (if necessary) your voter registration. Mail ballot drop-boxes will be distributed to 55 locations throughout the District and will be open to voters starting in late May. Once mail ballot drop-boxes open, voters will be able to return their voted mail-in ballots to any drop-box location until 8 p.m. on June 21. Voters may also cast their vote by returning their voted mail-in ballot via USPS, or in person, at any Vote Center during the early voting period or on Election Day. All registered DC voters will receive a mail-in ballot and do not need to request an absentee ballot unless they will be absent from home during the election.

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Jackie Robinson, Brooklyn Dodgers road jersey, 1948. After purchasing Jackie Robinson’s contract, Brooklyn Dodgers general manager Branch Rickey met with him privately. “Wear the armor of humility,” Rickey advised. “I’m looking for a ballplayer with enough guts not to fight back.” The racial epithets and death threats Robinson faced in his rookie year eased somewhat as he turned in impressive statistics. When he struggled at the beginning of the 1948 season, however, the taunting and rough play began anew. This jersey was Robinson’s “armor” away from home in that difficult year. Loan from The Stephen Wong Collection

Baseball: America’s Home Run at Postal Museum The National Postal Museum’s exhibition “Baseball: America’s Home Run” explores the national pastime through the lens of stamps and mail. On view through Jan. 5, 2025, it invites visitors to explore exciting and memorable stories about how the game became an integral part of American history and tradition. Featuring hundreds of US and international stamps commemorating great players and historic moments, the display of is complemented by dozens of objects loaned by other Smithsonian museums, the National Baseball Hall of Fame, law enforcement agencies and renowned private collections never before on public display. These rare artifacts include historically significant gameworn uniforms, jackets and hats, game-used bats and memorabilia from America’s pastime. The museum, at 2 Massachusetts Ave. NW, is open Friday through Tuesday, 10:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. www.postalmuseum.si.edu/baseball 52 H HILLRAG.COM

The DC Board of Elections will mail each registered DC voter a mail-in ballot ahead of the June 21 primary election. To ensure that you receive your mail-in ballot at the correct address, check and update (if necessary) your voter registration. Mail ballot drop-boxes will be distributed to 55 locations throughout the District and will be open to voters starting in late May. Once mail ballot drop-boxes open, voters will be able to return their voted mail-in ballots to any dropbox location until 8 p.m. on June 21. Voters may also cast their vote by returning their voted mailin ballot via USPS, or in person, at any Vote Cen-

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Not So Permastone In this Preservation Cafe from the Capitol Hill Restoration Society, Peter May will share what he learned when he removed the permastone facade from his Capitol Hill home at 1017 C St.

Total “Blood-Moon” Eclipse Viewing at the Arboretum On Sunday, May 15, 8 p.m. to midnight, kick back and relax in the US National Arboretum’s Ellipse Meadow to watch the total eclipse of the blood moon, so called because of its reddish copper color. This happens when the only light reflected from the lunar surface has been refracted by the earth’s atmosphere, causing light scattering, similar to what causes red sunsets and sunrises.The penumbral eclipse will move toward total eclipse, which will reach its maximum around midnight. This event is free but registration is required at www.fona.org.

SE, which used to house a beauty parlor. Permastone is a concrete resurfacing product that mimics ashlar stone but does not really succeed. Join this free, virtual presentation from CHRS. No reservations needed. Visit www.chrs.org/removingpermastone-pc/ for details. [the photo for the ad could also be used to illustrate this calendar event]

Mother’s Day House & Garden Tour The Capitol Hill Restoration Society is again presenting the Mother’s Day House and Garden Tour on Saturday, May 7, and Sunday, May 8. Enjoy this hybrid event by visiting homes in-person and virtually, and an art exhibit, plus tours of St. Peter’s Church, Christ Church, the Hill Center and several outdoor walking tours. Purchase advance tickets online through May 5. Tickets will be available at the Hill Center during tour hours. Visit www. chrs.org/more-house-tour-2022/ for details.

Village Voices Geoffrey Kabaservice, “The Future of the Republican Party.” After the 2020 presidential election, Geoffrey Kabaservice, a historian of the Republican Party and currently vice-president of political studies at the Niskanen Center, wrote, “Ultimately the long-term health of the American political system depends on having two reality-based parties.” He then laid out three possible paths for the Republican Party to take. But that was before the events of January 6, 2021. On May 9, at 7 p.m., via Zoom, Kabaservice will examine those three paths in light of the history of the Republican Party and current events. Register and join the online discussion at www.capitolhill.helpfulvillage.com/events. Carol Grodzins on social entrepreneurship. Carol Grodzins’

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Marine Barracks Evening Parades The weekly Friday evening parade at Marine Barracks Washington, DC, starts at 8:45 p.m. on May 6. Gates are open from 7 to 8 p.m. Held every Friday evening during the summer, the ceremony has become a symbol of the professionalism, discipline and esprit de corps of the United States Marines. Walk-ins allowed but reservations are suggested at www.barracks.marines. mil/Parades/2022-Parade-Schedule-Reservations.

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Half Street Central Farm Market’s Inaugural Season Every Saturday, May 7 to Dec. 17, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., visit the (dog friendly) Half Street Central Farm Market, 1250 Half St. SE, which features 30+ farmers, fishers, roasters, bakers, makers, live music, kids’ activities and a picnic area. www.centralfarmmarkets.com/half-street

Hill Havurah Panel of Jews from India, Ethiopia & the Arab World On Thursday, May 12, from 7 to 9 p.m., Hill Havurah, on the lower level of 212 East Capitol St.

NE, will host ”Jews of the World.” A panel of representatives from the Sephardic, Ethiopian and Indian Jewish communities will speak about their special traditions and observances. The evening will include refreshments. Admission is free and will require registration. The panel will also be live-streamed. To register or for further information, email jewsoftheworld2022@gmail.com or call 202-729-3515.

Bike to Work Day Friday, May 20, join the Washington Area Bicyclist Association at 101 pit stops in DC, Maryland and Virginia for this free event for a healthy way to start your day. The first 15,000 who register and attend at a pit stop by bike will receive a free T-shirt. Also, there will be giveaways, food and beverages, while supplies last. Most of the pit stops have morning hours, some are held in the afternoon and others offer both. All bicyclists are welcome to join one of the free Bike to Work Day convoys which are led by experienced volunteer bicycle commuters. Read more, find your pit stop and sign up at www.biketoworkmetrodc.org.

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“On Your Feet: The Story of Emilio and Gloria Estefan” May 5 to June 5, GALA Hispanic Theatre, 3333 14th St. NW, presents the world premiere in Spanish of the jukebox Broadway musical “On Your Feet! The Story of Emilio and Gloria Estefan,” en espanol with music, lyrics and orchestration by Gloria and Emilio Estefan. This true story presents two people who believed in their talent, and each other, to become an international sensation. $35 to $65. www. galatheatre.org

Organized Athletic Play Reservations on National Mall Reservations for the 12 mixed-use and 12 dedicated softball fields administered by the National Park Service around the National Mall are now accepted online at www.recreation.gov for play beginning through May 14. Additional dates will become available each morning at 10 a.m. on a rolling, 30-day advance basis. All softball and mixed-use fields may be reserved seven days a week for one-hour time slots (start times at 7:00 a.m., 8:15 a.m., 9:30 a.m., 10:45 a.m., noon, 1:15 p.m., 2:30 p.m., 3:45 p.m., 5:00 p.m., 6:15 p.m., and 7:30 p.m.). Each reservable one-hour field reservation costs $20. Some fields may be closed from time to time for maintenance activities. www.recreation.gov

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NPS Seeks Comment on East Potomac Park Traffic Safety The National Park Service, in cooperation with the District Department of Transportation, is inviting public comments on proposed changes to Ohio Drive in East Potomac Park that will improve visitor safety and access to Hains Point. Under the proposal, one vehicle travel lane on the one-way loop of Ohio Drive from the East Potomac Golf Course to Hains Point and back to Buckeye Drive would be replaced with dedicated bicycle and pedestrian lanes, while one travel lane would continue to provide vehicle access to Hains Point and parking lots throughout East Potomac Park. Submit comments through May 19. www.parkplanning.nps.gov/

VE Day at the WWII Memorial May 8, 1945, the war in Europe was finally over. To mark this significant date in US and world history, the Friends of the National World War II Memorial and the National Park Service will co-host a VE Day observance at the World War II Memorial on Sunday, May 8 at 11 a.m. As part of the commemoration, World War II veterans will place wreaths at the Memorial’s Freedom Wall in remembrance of the more than 400,000 Americans and 60 million people killed worldwide during the deadliest military conflict in human history. www.wwiimemorial.com

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Pennsylvania Avenue Vision and Concepts Public Meeting The National Capital Planning Commission has proposed a vision to transform Pennsylvania Avenue between the White House and the Capitol into America’s stage and a street that prioritizes people over cars with inviting public spaces. The vision and three potential concepts are available for public review and comment through July 13, 2022. There is an online Zoom meeting for people to learn more and ask questions on Saturday, May 21, from 10:00 to 11:30 a.m. An RSVP is required at www.ncpc.gov/event/424/.

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he Capitol Hill Restorations Society’s Mother’s Day House and Garden Tour has been a community tradition for 65 years, and after two years of outdoor or virtual-only observances, it will be back, in an updated version of its original format, on May 7 and 8! An exciting prospect – but it’s coming quickly. Here’s what you need to know.

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In a break with tradition, there will be some activities offered prior to the customary event start times (4 p.m. Saturday and 1 p.m. Sunday). Will-call at Hill Center will be open from 2:30 to 7 p.m. on Saturday and 12:30 to 5 p.m. on Sunday. Tour-goers are invited to enjoy the new art exhibit on view in the Hill Center. Many of the artists will be available to discuss their work. Guided tours of the historic build-

ing will be offered at 3 p.m. both days.

Tour Stops Five private residences will be open, plus the rectory at St. Peter’s Church. St. Peter’s Church, Christ Church and Hill Center will offer tours and rest facilities. A few highlights: • You will visit two homes in the Churchill Condos, a very clever re-purposing of a former church. The units are “stacked,” one right above the other, each with its own distinctive and lightfilled character. Both apartments feature built-ins crafted by master cabinet-maker, Peter Hackett. • At the Lenox Condominium, you’ll see anAn unusual corner porch is just one of the highlights at 504 6th Street SE . other conversion, in this case, from a school into a delightful, homey living space. The quirky floor plan, enormous windows, and eclectic furnishings make it truly memorable. • An Eighth Street home, a 19th century gem, is brand-new to the current owners; at press time, they are still unpacking. The house is beautifully redone and features a collection of art and fascinating space program memorabilia. Not to be missed: a 17th Century prison door, sporting an early example of graffiti – a passion of the home owners. Living room on Sixth Street SE.

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One of the Sixth Street homes has an unusual floor-plan, and a second-story corner porch with fantastic views. The garden is large and truly lovely, hidden from the street by a privacy wall, with plenty of seating. St. Peter’s rectory is home to pastor Rev. Gary Studniewski and other clergy, and is also home to historic furnishings including religious iconography and Waterford crystal chandeliers. If you’ve walked past it,

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you’ve no doubt wondered what’s inside— this is a rare opportunity to see for yourself.

Walking Tours Docent-led walks on Tour weekend are a tradition —but this year, they’ve been expanded. CHRS President Beth Purcell has developed a brand new tour, “High Life and Low Points” featuring the alleys north of East Capitol Street and west of 7th Street. Note that the first of these is scheduled for 3:30 pm on Saturday. The catalog will also include instructions for a self-guided tour of the neighborhood immediately surrounding St. Peter’s, courtesy of Nancy Metzger. Learn about the Lincoln School and Carroll Street, which was razed to accommodate construction of the Library of Congress Annex.

St. Peter’s rectory (313 2nd St SE).

Virtual Tours The private homes will also be available as 3-D scans – along with a “bonus” house (not includ-

Pipe organ in restored St. Peter’s sanctuary.

ed on the in-person tour) that features cleverly updated family heirlooms and a walk-in vault in place of a bedroom closet. The virtual tour is only for ticket-holders and will not be made available to the general public.

Tickets Tickets, $30 in advance, will be sold primarily through Eventbrite, ending May 5 at 2:30 pm. If tick-

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Checking In Each tour-goer will present proof of vaccination and an ID at willcall to pick up a ticket, catalog, and wristband. The wristband, like the ticket, is good for both days and must be shown to enter any of the tour stops. Masks are required at all indoor locations and will be available at will-call. Visit chrs.org/more-housetour-2022 to purchase, tickets, see more photos and find the most current information. Elizabeth Nelson is Chair of the CHRS House and Garden Tour Committee. ◆

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LEFT: Little Wild Things Farm is unique in its oﬀering of a variety of edible ﬂowers year-round, supplying many local bakeries, restaurants, and bars. Photo courtesy of Little Wild Things Farm.

MAY FLOWERS Edible & Delicious

Article and Photos by Rindy O’Brien

pril showers bring May flowers, and we certainly had enough April rain this year to make that prophecy come true. Besides brightening our spirits with wonderful bursts of color everywhere we look, these spring flowers can also delight our palate. Cakes, cocktails, and salads are often decorated with edible flowers and petals, yet another way of enjoying the fruit of our gardens.

Little Wild Things Farm Amazingly there is an indoor farm on Capitol Hill that actually produces edible flowers, year-round. Little Wild Things Farm is located at 906 Bladensburg Road, NE, next to the WS Jenks Hardware building. The little farm specializes in salad greens, microgreens, shoots, and edible flowers. It is a womanowned and woman-managed enterprise. The farm’s mission is to “inspire the next generation of farmers to build a brighter and more sustainable future.” The edible flowers are all grown hydroponically. Hydroponic farming means the flowers or vegetables are grown indoors without soil, basically in water and good light. Hailey Rohn, Senior VP of Operations at Little Wild Things Farm, says the biggest advantage of growing the flowers this way “is that you

don’t have to depend on the weather and can grow them year-round.” It is also important to have good circulation of air, and something to hold the roots like perlite or peat moss. At Little Wild Things Farm, the rows of greens are well spaced to give easy access to the flats of micro-greens and give them the space to flourish. The farm moved to this method a year ago so they are still experimenting with the varieties of flowers that grow best in the hydroponic conditions. But violas, marigolds, and borage are already three successful flowers. Hailey says she really likes the taste of the violas best. “It is a soft floral taste.” Edible flowers are most often used in decorating cakes and cookies, floating in cockOksan Bihun, Operations Managers for Little Wild Things Farm, busy tail drinks, and, of course, are eatcollecting edible ﬂowers like cosmos and cornﬂowers. en in salads. Peach and cherry blossoms are the current flower of choice have found them to have four to six times more nutrifor locals. ents than mature leaves of the same plant. Often, they Many common flowers are edible, and herbs ofare a great source for vitamin C, vitamin E and beta ten produce flowers that have strong carotene. Little Wild Things microgreens and shoots taste and aromas. Many Asian and are certified as naturally grown (CNG) and they use African recipes make use of these “biologically intensive agriculture” principles. flowers. Wikipedia has a very good Over 200 DC households are currently enlist of edible flowers, as well as othrolled in the Little Wild Things CSA. The CSA proers to avoid. https://en.wikipedia. vides five sessions each running ten weeks long. Parorg/wiki/Edible_flower ticipants can choose the number of sessions they take

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Little Wild Things Farm is located on Bladensburg Road and is hard to miss thanks to a colorful mural painted by Marcella Kriebel in 2021 on the side of the building.

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For salad enthusiasts, Little Wild Things Farm operates a CSA for greens and microgreens. Microgreens are smaller than baby greens or sprouts. They come in sweet and spicy flavors and feature many vibrant colors. Researchers at the USDA Agricultural Research Service have been studying microgreens since 2012 and

part in. Each week, the farm offers large salad ingredients, microgreens, and a third “surprise” item, which can be edible flowers, dried flowers, body scrubs, and other specialty items produced by the farm. Each session costs $300. The weekly order can be picked up onsite, delivered to you, and there is even a hub site where members can pick up on a Capitol Hill front porch. The farm also brings greens to the Dupont Circle Farmers Market on Sundays. Recipes are also included to help expand knowledge and improve use of the greens. In addition to the CSA,

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This recipe will make a semisweet, flavorful wine, perfect for sipping on a hot afternoon. The recipe is adapted from Jack Keller’s Home Wine Making (Adventure Publications 2021) Ingredients: 5 gallons dandelion flowers 3 oranges 2 lemons 1 cup ginger Other spices to taste (Cardamom, cinnamon, vanilla bean) 1 pound raisins 15 lbs sugar D-47 1122 Yeast Pick dandelion flowers in the morning when fully open. Be sure to collect dandelions that have not been treated with chemical sprays and that have not been “watered” by dogs. If picking alone, it will take four or five days for about an hour each time. Dandelions can be frozen until used. * When bottling or racking, strain liquid through cheesecloth. Dandelions are more than a weed. There are many beneﬁcial ways to eat and drink the plant, including the much sought-after dandelion wine.

Little Wild Things Farm services a number of partner restaurants and bars in the area including Pursuit Wine Bar on H Street, The Pub & the People on North Capitol Street, and Pantry Thai.

Dandelion Wine Dandelions are yet another flower that comes to mind when thinking about edible plants. Considered a weed by many, they can grow just about anywhere. The plant (taraxacum officinale) thrives in sunlight, which is why you often see them in fields, lawns, even dump sites. As any gardener knows, the dandelion is not easy to contain once it is established in the garden. The seeds spread quickly through the air just by wind blowing on the puffball. 64 ★ HILLRAG.COM

One dandelion head can spread a couple of hundred seeds and up to hundreds of miles from the original source depending on the strength of the wind. All that said, the dandelion has many health benefits and uses. The leaves are best used in early spring when they are the most tender. Dandelion leaves can stabilize blood sugar making them an excellent supplement for diabetics. They are commonly used to treat liver and digestive issues and some studies have shown they can produce antibodies to cancer. The flower produces a nectar that honeybees love. The taste is like chicory or endive with a bitter aftertaste. While all parts of the plant can be eaten, those taking medica-

Instructions: 1. Pick five gallons of dandelions– these will reduce quickly as they wilt (about three gallons) 2. Remove stems from dandelions and pour boiling water over them; cover w/ towel, let stand 24 hours, stirring twice 3. After 24 hours, boil dandelions and sugar until sugar has dissolved 4. Put must into a 5 gallon bucket (your “primary fermenter”); cool to 75 degrees (takes around 4 hours) 5. Zest and slice oranges (slice off white pith); finely slice lemons 6. Add fruit, spices, and raisins to bucket; add yeast (Lavlin D47-1122 preferred) 7. Measure your specific gravity, which should be between 1.090 and 1.100 8. Cover with a towel, let stand three days, stir two times each day 9. After three days, strain/siphon into a carboy 10. Attach an airlock and allow to ferment 30 days 11. Rack and put back into new carboy 12. After 90 days, rack again 13. Bottle when clear 14. Age one year

tion of lithium, blood thinners, or valium should avoid eating them. If in doubt, it is best to check with a doctor before trying them in your salad. Dandelion wine is also a byproduct of the plant. It was made famous by a 1953 story by Ray Bradbury, published in Gourmet Magazine. A few years later he turned it into a full novel called Dandelion Wine. The lead character’s grandfather made dandelion wine and it was used as a metaphor for packing all the joys of summer into a single moment. The wine is made from the flowers and is said to taste like a mead with a hint of honey. It is a dry wine and takes two years for fermentation with a limited window of when it is best to drink. The alcohol content is about the same as white wine but will vary. Dandelion Wine recipes are abundant on the web, and there is even a recipe in George Washington’s Mount Vernon cookbook. It calls for gathering “1 gallon of dandelion blossoms while the sun is shining so they will be open, over which pour 1 gallon of water. Let stand in a cool place for 3 days.” Finding dandelion wine to buy in the DC area proved unsuccessful, but there are some online organic wines available, although availability is limited and postage expensive. With Mother’s Day, graduations, and spring garden parties soon to come adding some edible flowers to eat or drink may make your celebrations even more memorable. Check out Little Wild Things Farm in person, at Dupont Farmers Market, or online, and find your favorite flower, littlewildthingsfarm.com. Rindy O’Brien is looking forward to a spring of greens and edible flowers. To contact her, rindyobrien@gmail. com. ◆

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$2,650,000 $2,100,000 $2,075,000 $1,575,000 $1,339,000 $1,275,000 $1,245,000 $1,100,000 $1,070,000 $1,011,000 $889,000 $845,000 $825,000 $800,000 $775,000 $775,000

CAPITOL HILL EAST 521 Tennessee Ave NE 713 Kentucky Ave SE

$1,000,000 $936,000

COLUMBIA HEIGHTS 1334 Fairmont St NW 3221 13th St NW 1466 Newton St NW 605 Otis Pl NW

$1,540,000 $1,450,000 $945,000 $756,000

CONGRESS HEIGHTS 1330 Barnaby Ter SE

DEANWOOD 5106 Jay St NE 4528 Eads St NE 4416 Edson Pl NE 4974-4976 Just St NE 5120 Brooks St NE 52 53rd St SE

DUPONT CIRCLE 1762 Church St NW 2021 O St NW

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ECKINGTON

$470,000 $425,000 $420,000 $362,500 $353,000 $300,000

3 2 2 2 2 3

$2,840,000 $1,749,000

4 5

$1,427,015 $1,288,000 $760,000

4 4 3

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ANACOSTIA 1214 U St SE 1448 V St SE

BLOOMINGDALE 57 U St NW

BRENTWOOD 2338 15th St NE 2202 15th St NE

$575,000 $410,000

3 3

$1,869,000

$535,000 $532,000

3 3

1643 Fort Davis Pl SE 3977 Alabama Ave SE 3913 Burns Ct SE

FORT LINCOLN

3628 Camden St SE 3429 Highwood Dr SE 2909 O St SE

KINGMAN PARK 550 23rd Pl NE

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$530,000 $455,000 $450,000

3714 Commodore Joshua Barney Dr NE 4

HILL CREST

5 6 5 3 4

FEE SIMPLE $2,030,000

3 3

$274,000

1709 1st St NW 228 R St NE 92 R St NW

1845 Vernon St NW

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

3 3 3

$785,000

546 25th Pl NE 520 21st St NE

LEDROIT PARK 410 Elm St NW

LILY PONDS 3438 Dix St NE 3320 Ames St NE

LOGAN CIRCLE 1217 T St NW 2239 12th Pl NW 1509 Vermont Ave NW

5 3 3

$825,000

3 3

$855,000

$517,000 $450,000

3 2

$1,750,000 $704,000 $1,360,000

3 2 6

MARSHALL HEIGHTS 5557 Bass Pl SE

NAVY YARD 924 4th St SE

OLD CITY #1 514 Tennessee Ave NE 717 K St NE 1436 A St NE 629 14th Pl NE 824 10th St NE

OLD CITY #2 1750 Seaton St NW

RANDLE HEIGHTS 1944 S St SE 1514 Tubman Rd SE

SHAW

1221 10th St NW 635 Q St NW 1630 5th St NW

TRINIDAD

1206 Oates Street NE 1171 Morse St NE 1846 L St NE 1250 Penn St NE 1730 L St NE 1609 Meigs Pl NE

TRUXTON CIRCLE 51 Hanover Pl NW

$410,000

$890,000

$1,270,000 $1,235,000 $1,100,000 $890,000 $740,000

4 4 3 3 3

$1,110,000

$445,000 $440,000

2 3

BLOOMINGDALE 75 R St NW #2

CAPITOL HILL 629 4th St NE #2 823 13th St NE 1345 K St SE #305 308 E Capitol St NE #2 2 15th St NE

5 3 3

$795,000 $770,500 $595,000 $546,000 $480,000 $290,000

3 2 2 3 2 1

$715,000

CONDO 2633 Adams Mill Rd NW #102 2363 Champlain St NW #27 1806 Kalorama Rd NW #1

$765,000 $635,000 $617,500 $570,000

3 3 1 1

$480,500

CAPITOL RIVERFRONT 1211 Van St SE #618

CENTRAL

920 I St NW #714 1150 K St NW #1407

1317 Randolph St NW #3 2331 15th St NW #PH-O2 1317 Randolph St NW #1 755 Fairmont St NW #1 1355 Shepherd St NW #1 3511 14th St NW #1 1356 Kenyon St NW #B 3511 13th St NW #402 1446 Newton St NW #3 777 Morton St NW #E 1514 Newton St NW #B3

$1,000,000 $520,000

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$1,300,000 $1,199,000 $644,000 $599,000 $591,700 $555,000 $499,000 $495,000 $461,600 $458,000 $339,000

CONGRESS HEIGHTS

$901,000 $707,750 $980,000 $950,000 $682,500 $504,000 $424,500 $262,000

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1500 Harry Thomas Way NE #107 $859,900 1625 Eckington Pl NE #311 $310,000

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DUPONT CIRCLE 1817 Swann St NW #D 1933 S St NW #B 1747 T St NW #4 1700 Q St NW #2 1822 T St NW #3 1733 20th St NW #301 1920 S St NW #305 1718 P St NW #210

ECKINGTON

FORT LINCOLN

908 8th St NE #2 3 2 1

3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1

$160,000

$424,900 $405,000

H STREET CORRIDOR $744,000 $740,000 $515,000

$789,900

COLUMBIA HEIGHTS

1110 Savannah St SE #31 $2,125,000 $1,190,000 $1,165,000

$620,000

CAPITOL HILL EAST

2837 31st Pl NE #2837 3240 Banneker Dr NE #3240

ADAMS MORGAN

$692,500 $645,000 $469,000

$675,000 $643,000

HILL CREST 1727 28th St SE #204

HILL EAST 16 17th St NE #112

3 2

$875,000

$205,000

$399,900

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$400,000 $900,000 $705,000 $585,000 $545,000 $505,000 $435,000 $336,500 $434,444

MT. VERNON TRIANGLE 1110 6th St NW #5 811 4th St NW #214 444 M St NW #8

OLD CITY #1 257 15th St SE #A

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910 M St NW #117 437 New York Ave NW #1003 555 Massachusetts Ave NW #611 1737 T St NW #302

PENN QUARTER 616 E St NW #806

RANDLE HEIGHTS 1731 Gainesville St SE #101

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245 G St SW 410 O St SW #108 350 G St SW #N512

SHAW

405 O St NW #1 1720 New Jersey Ave NW #302

TRINIDAD

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TRUXTON CIRCLE 23 Bates St NW #2

$775,000 $475,000 $650,000

2 1 2

$685,000

$645,000 $505,000 $462,900 $365,000

1 1 1 1

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$173,993

$810,000 $560,000 $439,000

2 2 1

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2 1 1 0

$542,000

U STREET CORRIDOR 2101 11th St NW #506

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CAPITOL CUISINE by Celeste McCall

Viva Espana! Spanish cuisine is hot now. We’ve recently returned from Spain, where we gawked at grandiose cathedrals, medieval fortresses and amazing food markets while savoring marvelous meals. Back home again, we’ve rediscovered two excellent Spanish restaurants just a few blocks from our home: Casa de las Comidas, 660 Pennsylvania Ave. SE, and Bodegon Spanish Tapas, 515 Eighth St. SE, on Barracks Row. Created by Javier Candon (who also operates sister restaurant Ser in Arlington), Joselito has been around since 2017. The moniker pays homage to Bardem’s late father, Jose Candon Perez. Owned by brothers Joe and Moe Idrissi, Bodegon, a spinoff of Georgetown’s Bodega, opened last July.

Nearby, at 503 Eighth St. SE, Chat’s Liquors carries a nice array of Spanish wines. Vis-it www. chatsdc.com. On both sides of the Atlantic, Iberian restaurants generally showcased a gazpacho Andaluz, olives, jamon Iberica (thinly sliced Spanish ham), manchego cheese, grilled octopus, fried calamari, deep-fried anchovies (our favorite!) and—especially in the Mediterranean city of Sevilla—paella. While many restaurants in Spain don’t open until 8 or 9 p.m. (Spaniards dine late!), many people graze earlier on tapas (small plates), which might include the aforementioned olives, anchovies, ham and cheese as well as bread topped with tomatoes, marinated peppers and codfish fritters. For more information on our neighborhood Spanish restaurants, vis-it www.Joselitodc.com and www.bodegondc.com.

Viva Mexicana!

Octopus, prepared in various ways, is popular in Spanish restaurants on both sides of the Atlantic.

En route to a NaOn Barracks Row, beautifully decorated Bodegon Spanish Tapas specializes in authentic Iberian cuisine. tionals game recently, we savored a delicious Mexican brunch at el Bebe, 99 M St. SE, right near the park. After admiring the colorful Mexican murals and other motifs, our group started with house-made guacamole served with seasoned chips (the kitchen was out of the popular Mexican street corn dip); carnitas (beer-braised pork) quesadillas and hearty breakfast burritos. The latter was stuffed with scrambled eggs, chorizo, potatoes and slathered with a tangy tomato sauce. Smoky black beans and cilantro-lime rice escorted the generous platter. Among other menu options are fajitas, chicken tinga (stewed chicken with pickled radish and pea-nuts), assorted tacos and umpteen kinds of tequila. Come summer: frozen margaritas. Part of the Metropolitan Hospitality Group, el Bebe is next door to sister restaurant Circa. Lunch for two, including a glass of better-than-decent house red wine (you can also order “bottomless” mimosas for $25 per perMay 2022 ★ 71

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Coming Soon Mason & Greens, a Sustainable Dry Goods Grocer, plans to open at 406 Eighth St. SE, where Dunkin’ Donuts used to be. The earth-friendly shop will be 100 percent plastic free. For updates visit www. masonandgreens.com. And, Beuchert’s Saloon and Fight Club, 623 Pennsylvania Ave. SE, is expanding to 633 Pennsylvania Ave. SE, the space vacated by Hank’s Oyster Bar. Near Nationals Park, El Bebe showcases savory Mexican dishes including robust breakfast burritos filled with eggs, chorizo and potatoes.

son), came to $48.95 before tip. Service was excellent. For hours and more information, visit www. elbebdc.com.

New American

Duking it Out

Duke’s Grocery, the Britishstyle pub showcasing hefty sandwiches, burgers, truf-fled mac-and-cheese and a humongous bar, will open at 1201 Half St. SE, in the Navy Yard. Don’t rush over right away; the fourth DC Duke’s is arriving this fall. Located a block from Nationals Park, where Duke’s has taken over the grilling at the stadium’s FIS Championship Club, the future Duke’s will offer a weekday happy hour (noon to 7 p.m.) and its “bottomless” brunch. Executive chef Allyn “Ink” Barrack’s popular “Proper Burger” is stacked with gouda, dill pickles, charred onions, sweet chili sauce, arugula and garlic aioli, all nestled in a brioche bun. Among oth-

er menu options are tartines, latkes, quinoa bowls, wagyu (and “Impossible”) burgers, lamb and beef gyros, pastrami grinders, banh mi, and jerk chicken thighs with naan. For more information, vis-it www.dukesgrocery.com.

Java and Ice cream

Restaurateur Aaron Silverman has expanded his Rose’s Restaurant Group: Nothing Fancy, 715 Eighth St. SE, has opened next door to his Rose’s Luxury. The buzzy newcomer serves espresso and soft serve ice cream in such flavors as buttered popcorn and pineapple. Vis-it www.rosesluxury.com.

Market Watch At Eastern Market’s outdoor farmers’ row, we stumbled upon Yufka Bakery, which dispenses handstretched phyllo pastries with various fillings including spinach and feta, bacon and potatoes. Yufka’s kiosk is open most Saturdays and Sundays. For more information email yufkabakery@ gmail.com.

New–sort of–Pizza

On the way home from CVS recently, I noticed that Near Eastern Market, another “New American” resPizza Iole, 1123 Pennsylvania Ave. SE—also untaurant has arrived: Newland, 327 Seventh St. SE. dergoing renovation—sports a new moniker: PeriYou’ll find the pricy newcomer on the site of the dePeri Original. “We’re the same restaurant but under parted Montmartre. Newland’s airy interior is apnew management,” Ethiopian born co-owner Abitpointed with cool pastel shades with banquettes ti Bayissa explained. along one side. The menu is also the same as Pizza Iole’s, foExecutive Chef Andrew Markert, who also cusing on “gourmet” pizza like Margherita (tomapresides over the kitchen at nearby Beuchert’s Sato sauce, mozzarella and basil); Greek veggie, white loon, has created a pair of menu options: pizza (garlic, cheeses, sans tomato); BufHis four-course $80 prix fixe menu might falo piz-za; chicken pesto and more. You include salt roasted squash, lobster with can also create your own pie in various sizgold rice, dry-aged duck breast, carrot es; gluten-free crust is available. Plus salcake. Wine pairing is $44 extra. For $120, ads, calzones, wings and sodas. Peri-Peri diners get a “chef ’s tasting menu.” For this is open daily, with carryout and deliv-ery. seven-course repast, Markert taps seasonFor more information, visit www.pizzaiole. al in-gredients from the Mid-Atlantic recom. gion. Wine pairings are $66. Beverage Director Mackenzie Conway concocts snazzy Gone cocktails. A 22 percent gratuity is added to We bid adieu to La Grenier, 502 H St. NE, customer tabs. which has departed after 11 years in busiThe restaurant name Newland, by the ness. We will miss the garlicky escargot, way, refers to the Baltimore road where house-made pate, French onion soup and Markert lived as a child. Newland is open chocolate mousse…. We’ve also noted the for dinner Tuesday through Saturday; loss of Barracks Row’s Cava Mezze, 527 weather permitting, there’s outdoor seatEighth St. SE, which folded late last year ing. For reservations and more information after a dozen years of serving chicken souvisit www.newlanddc.com Newland, a modern American restaurant near Eastern Market, has an vlaki, lamb gyros, and “crazy” feta dip. u airy inte-rior featuring muted pastel hues. 72 H HILLRAG.COM

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AT THE MOVIES

Two New Pictures: A French Bagatelle and an Old School Western by Mike Canning

“The Rose Maker” Arriving just in time for spring comes a new French crowd-pleaser, all about roses ‒ and the people who love and grow them. Timely, too, because “The Rose Maker” (“La Fine Fleur”) is a sweet, deadpan comedy offering a delicate distraction from our current and caustic political and international environment. Its star is a paragon of French stage and screen, Catherine Frot, last seen in the US in a wonderful French paraphrase of the life of the deluded singer Florence Foster Jenkins. (The film, now in area cinemas, is rated PG-13 and runs 95 minutes.)

in hopes of producing a new hybrid which will jumpstart their business for the next season and get even with the company, headed by Lamarzelle himself (Vincent Dedienne), that wants to buy Eve out. They do everything they can to produce this unique hybrid, only to have their transplants fail, both in strength and fragrance (a hailstorm doesn’t help). Eve is distraught and looks to sell her operation, yet a horticultural miracle arrives when the unassuming Nadege discovers, in the nick of time, a pot of overlooked practice roses that will give Vernet Flowers a new lease on life. The small cast does a fine job of realizing their characters, with Fred leading the league as a rough-hewn tough who wakes up to smell the flowers, led by his nose (pardon me) for the blossoms. An actress now in her 60s, Frot (who has made 100 films in the last 50 years) is a great choice for Eve, a rose-obsessive who lives on the edge of her passion but comes through in the end. As a film about roses, the production stands out for its vivid rows of colors and sun-draped flower fields, shot by Guillame Deffontaines ‒ a balm for the eyes, especially in luxurious close-ups. “The Rose Maker” is hardly a movie to startle or move one, and there is little risk in its outcome, but it is sweet and charming, making it, as the French say, a lovely bagatelle.

“Hostile Territory” “Hostile Territory” returns to an old trope of American westerns, that of the trek or the search, here depicted with tension and grit. It tells the story of a family torn apart by war which struggles to reunite through a perilous landscape. It incorporates familiar (From left) The cast of “The Rose Maker”: Marie Petiot, Catherine Frot, Fatsah Bouyahmed and Manel Foulgoc. Photo: Music Box Films elements of the genre: battles with hostile Indians in tough terrain while Indian-style pipe music quavers on the soundtrack. (Rated R for serious violence, the The story is simple. Frot plays Eve Vernet, dedicated but smalltime rose film runs 153 minutes and opened in theaters April 22; it will be available latbreeder, who has inherited a beautiful but modest nursery which is no longer er in the month on VOD.) economically viable. The highpoint of her year is an annual rose competition “Hostile Territory” is set in the aftermath of the Civil War. Returning home outside Paris, where she regularly places second to the Lamarzelle company, after having been a POW, former Union soldier Jack Calgrove (Brian Presley) a corporate outfit that cares more about mass rose production than individual learns too late that his wife has died and his three children, presumed orphans, rose quality. To invigorate her output and save the farm, her loyal long-time ashave been shipped on an “orphan train” to a new life farther west. Crushed, sistant Vera (Olivia Cote) hires three released prisoners to learn the trade and Jack searches for his children. Unfortunately, the train is heading deeper into do the scutwork. The new workers are a mixed trio: Wazir (Fatsah Bouyahmed), dangerous country where it will cross old enemy lines. Calgrove and another the oldest, a complainer desperate for a “permanent contract,” Nadege (Marie former soldier are joined in their search by a troop of Native American sharpPetiot), a painfully bashful young woman, and Fred (Manel Foulgoc), an ex-felshooters and a freed slave. on who turns out to be a natural cultivator. Meanwhile, Calgrove’s oldest son, Phil (Cooper North), must act as head As the newcomers blend into the work under Eve’s tough but tender guidof the family, which picks up other orphans and exiles on the way, whom Phil is ance, the Vernet team purloins two special roses from the Lamarzelle complex 74 H HILLRAG.COM

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Brian Presley, as officer Calgrove (center), flanked by two members of his rescue team, stars and directs “Hostile Territory.” Photo: Saban Films

asked to adopt. Once in Indian country, the train is attacked by Cheyenne marauders and a gunfight ensues, during which one of the Calgroves is killed and the family must regroup. Jack, on the orphans’ trail, comes upon the aftermath of the slaughter which helps identify their direction. The orphan convoy then moves through wintry country, harsh and unforgiving but also beautifully photographed in Colorado locations by veteran cinematographer Mark David. Its rugged but poetic look is reminiscent of earlier Western dramas, such as the classic “The Searchers,” as well as more recent pictures like “Mustang,” “The Rider,” and especially “Hostiles” (2017; directed by Scott Cooper and starring Christian Bale and Rosamund Pike). Eventually, the orphans shift their contingent to two wagons, where they are even more vulnerable to attack. When another tribe threatens them, Jack, his band and his family finally intercepts them and confronts them in a bloody clash. Be aware that the frontier battles are rough and bloody affairs, earning a hard R rating. For me, they are also

unnecessarily prolonged and, as in so many American Westerns, implausible in that the antagonists are able to subdue each other with a single fatal blow or shot. It makes for a facile finish to what has been mostly a hardbitten saga of the West. “Hostile Territory” appears to be a very personal project for actor Brian Presley, a Texan who has been performing since the late 1990s. This is his second feature film as a director, and he serves as writer and lead actor also. He even finds work for his daughter, Emma, who plays his youngest daughter in the picture, the intrepid Lizzy. Presley may not offer much originality in his adventure but pushes the right buttons for many who value the genre. Hill resident Mike Canning has written on movies for the Hill Rag since 1993 and is a member of the Washington Area Film Critics Association. He is the author of “Hollywood on the Potomac: How the Movies View Washington, DC.” His reviews and writings on film can be found online at www.mikesflix.com. u

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ARTandtheCITY by Jim Magner

ARTIST PORTRAIT: CHERYL FOSTER

magination. Cheryl Foster was born with an inherent sense of fantasy. It took her to wonderful places as a child; images danced behind her eyes without giving themselves away in the grave confines of a classroom ... or in those places that demand seriousness. They traveled from her imagination to her fingertips and onto any surface in close vicinity. With many kids, the fantasies of childhood become drained by demands to conform: color within the lines and think inside the confines of rules and dis-

ciplines. But not Cheryl. The thoughts burst out and spread in all directions and in all fusions and fashions. Cheryl received an art degree from Howard University but was convinced that she needed a different way to make a living. She became a real estate appraiser, putting art aside for 20 years. Then she came back to it. Back to happiness. You see it today in her large outside public works like “Phoenix,” one of six fiberglass figures on the grounds of the Edgar Mills Health Center in Ft. Lauderdale. It’s about survival and rebirth. You see it in the bright shards of stained glass and other materials that finesse themselves into living expressions of the fantasies that come to live, not rest, on walls and floors, pillars and sculpted statues. Cheryl also connects with singular and unique personas: living people. The portraits are not just a matter of likeness but are placed in an aura, a globe of personality ‒ sometimes in groups bonding together, or couples whose hopes and dreams are engulfed in a moment. When you look at “Golden Crows,” her prize-winning painting in the current Hill Center show, you are drawn into a maze of ideas and emotions. Eyes search for your soul without giving away the secrets that dance behind them (see At the Galleries). You can see all of her works at www.cherylfosterartist.com.

Jim Magner’s Thoughts on Art

“GOLDEN CROWS”, 2021. Oil on two, 37” x 48” stacked canvases. Raucous Jamaican Crows, A bold, fierce statement in gold. To canvases, two lovers, three loud, early morning, feathered creatures. Spent weeks with them in Sunning Hills, Jamaica wallowing in callaloo leaves and warm, sticky golden, honey hives.

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This fictional conversation is from a play I wrote a few years ago. But I’m afraid it is not actually fiction. Like Cheryl Foster, we need to hold on to the sensations ‒ the making, looking, listening, writing and reading. The arts are all we have to keep us human. Me: The world is not the same. Where are we? Where are we going? She: The world is no longer rocketing into the future, it simply is. Me: A virtual reality?

“THE HOPE”, 35”x46”. Oil on Canvas. Combined hopes and dreams engulfed in one anticipated moment bringing a lifetime of conjoint joy.

She: The new super reality. God is digital. Technology is the new god. Me: So, in the sophisticated, engineered, super-intelligent, non-biological universe, what happens to imagination ‒ dreams, whimsy, art, dance, music, storytelling, poetry and, most of all, humor? And hope? Where’s the hope? She: Hope … dreams … wishes? It’s only in the connecting, the hearing, the listening … the coming together. It will be dismissed. Me: Artists have always been able to make hope come alive ‒ it’s that glow in the back of the cave. Art has the power to bring people together. She: Sensations bring us together, the things that are felt, not easily defined or measured. It’s the beauty inside our minds. Me: But what if we all become smart robots? What if there aren’t any artists? Just “AI”? What happens to imagination, dreams … the flights of fanciful beauty?

ists from the DC, Maryland and Virginia metropolitan area submitted original work and 118 pieces were selected, including some by Cheryl Foster (see Artist Profile). Prizewinners have been selected by the juror, arts consultant Claude Elliot. The gallery is now viewer-accessible as well as virtual. www.hillcenterdc.org/galleries

“PHOENIX”, 2013, 12 Feet. fiberglass, glass mosaic, mineral paints. Location: Edgar Mills Health Center, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. The goal of this project was to put a face on the diverse cultures, ages and backgrounds of the clients served at this health center. There are 6 fiberglass multigenerational figures strategically placed on the grounds of the center that provide interest and welcome visitors. The Phoenix reminds patrons that one can survive adversity.

She: They will be gone. The doors will slam shut on all those little passageways in the brain that are filled with trembling awareness ‒ the shivering that comes with a new understanding. So dream while it’s still conceivable. Look as much as possible. Grab for all the imagination you can. Me: So, I should go down painting? She: With colors so powerful they take my breath away … Me: Colors that dance to glorious music … She Leaping, twirling, laughing … Me: Soaring on particles of light … She: Breaking loose. Me: Freedom!

At the Galleries 2022 Regional Juried Exhibit Hill Center Galleries 921 Pennsylvania Ave. SE This is really a terrific show. Art-

Art for Humanity – American Painting Fine Art 5125 MacArthur Blvd. NW, Suite 17 Through May The war in Ukraine has had an immediate impact on gallery owner and artist Andrei Kushnir, who is of Ukrainian descent. This show is a fundraiser, donating 50% of the proceeds to the Ukrainian Red Cross. Gallery artists featured in the special exhibition are Alexangel Estevez, Michael Francis, Andrei Kushnir, the late Ross Merrill, Carol Spils and Michele Martin Taylor. www.http://americanpainting.com Anne Marchand / Abstractions Sacred Heart University’s Science Center 4450 Park Ave. , Bridgeport, Connecticut To May 15 You still have a couple of weeks to see this incredible work. Anne doesn’t just put paint on a canvas; she takes off for the great spaces and ideas of the universe. They will take you with them if you let them. Just stand in front of one for a while and let your mind soar. If you can’t get to Connecticut in the next two weeks, take a look at www.annemarchand.com.

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Studio Gallery 2108 R St. NW To May 21 This is an excellent exhibition of five accomplished artists who give you more than professionalism. The themes are often emotional and personal while connecting with all viewers. Micheline Klagsbrun, Elizabeth Curren, Carolee Jakes, Carol Rubin and Suliman Abdullah. www.studiogallerydc.com Structure as Form – Touchstone Gallery 901 New York Ave. NW May 6-29 Opening: Fri., May 13, 6-8 p.m. Artist Talk: Sat., May 21, 2 p.m. McCain McMurray developed his love for structure, form and color from over 30 years working as an architect. He abstracts architectural elements using structure, colors, textures and layering to explore a “view.” www.touchstonegallery.com Capitol Hill artist and writer Jim Magner can be reached at Artandthecity05@aol.com. u

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the LITERARY HILL A Compendium of Readers, Writers, Books, & Events by Karen Lyon

Blessings Amid the Wreckage A legendary storm sets the stage for Peter Manseau’s new novel and continues to howl through its pages. “The Maiden of All Our Desires” tells the tempestuous tale of Gaerdegen, a 14th-century European abbey that survives the plague, rumors of heresy and the foibles of its leaders. Told in incantatory prose, the story unfolds according to the offices of the convent ‒ Matins, Lauds, Prime, Terce, Sext, Nonce, Vespers, and Compline ‒ with each part adding depth and nuance to the story. Among the characters are the elderly Mother John, the current abbess, who as a young woman defied her family by taking the veil rather than being forced to wed a wealthy older man. And there’s Father Francis, the youngest son of a family of woodworkers, whose carving lacks the “spark of life” found in his father’s and brother’s work, but who is not without skills. He finds himself sought after by the widows in his town, who have seen him working bare-chested in his shop and flock to seek forgiveness from the comely young priest. “I’d grant them absolution,” he later recalls, “and then give them more to confess.” For his sins, he is exiled to Gaerdegen, where he fulfills his priestly duties

but finds his true inspiration scouring the forest for “saints uncarved.” When news of the plague reaches the isolated abbey, its inhabitants are divided, with some advocating prayer to keep death and disease at bay and others pushing to build a wall. In the end, the story of Gaerdegen becomes a parable of sorts, a meditation on faith and guilt, on how history shapes us and on the hope that underlies human existence. “Every season brings its own liturgy, its own trials, its own transformation,” their founder advises her sisters, in a message that seems even more timely today. “Search now for a blessing, even in the wreckage this storm has left behind.” Peter Manseau serves as curator of religion at the Smithsonian Institution. In addition to his award-winning novel, “Songs for the Butcher’s Daughter,” he has written eight nonfiction works, including “The Apparitionists,” “Rag and Bone,” and a memoir, “Vows.” www.petermanseau.com

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A 14th-century European convent endures the plague and other trials in Peter Manseau’s new novel, “The Maiden of All Our Desires.”

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With Russia’s invasion of Ukraine straining the already tense US-Saudi relationship, it might be time for a refresher course. And no one is better qualified to provide it than David B. Ottaway, who has been covering Saudi Arabia as a Washington Post journalist, Middle East bureau chief and scholar since the 1970s. In his new book, “Mohammed bin Salman: The Icarus of Saudi Arabia?,” Ottaway explores the complex history of US-Sau-

Scholar and journalist David B. Ottaway explores the rise and fall of a controversial crown prince in “Mohammed bin Salman: The Icarus of Saudi Arabia?”

di relations and how the actions and character of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS), the de facto head of the government, are further jeopardizing an already tenuous bond. For decades, the US has had an unwritten “oil for security” understanding with the small, vulnerable Gulf kingdom, whose safety relies on military aid from the US. When King Abdullah died in 2015, King Salman assumed the throne and, defying the royal succession, named his son, MBS, deputy crown prince. In a power struggle that Ottaway terms a “game of thrones,” MBS forced the abdication of his royal rival, thereby “putting the fate of the house of Saud in the hands of a neophyte thirty-one-year-old prince.” From the beginning, MBS’s “boiling ambition” was evident, as was his penchant for suppressing opposition. In 2017, less than three months after being promoted to crown prince, his security agents arrested 20 clerics, liberal writers, academics and journalists opposed to his vision for a new Saudi Arabia. One credible Saudi voice in exile who decried MBS’s suppression of critics was Jamal Khashoggi, who wrote a series of opinion pieces for the Washington Post. In 2018, Khashoggi was murdered in the Saudi consulate in Turkey, almost (Continued on pg. 81)

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Author talks & panel discussions Children’s Corner with story times & family activities More than a dozen local libraries, booksellers, publishers, & other exhibitors, including: AARP Foundation/Experience Corps • Bourgeon/Day Eight • Capitol Hill Books DC Public Library • East City Bookshop • Lola and Pear Publishing • Platypus Media/ Science, Naturally! • The Washington Writers’ Publishing House • The Women’s National Book Association • The Writers Center/Hill Center

More than 40 writers, including: Louis Bayard Sandra Beasley Elizabeth Becker Carol McCabe Booker Kaitlin Calogera Varu Chilakamarri Jona Colson Pete Daniel Christopher Datta Teri Cross Davis Kitty Felde Dan Fitzgerald Bob Gilbert Rebecca Grawl Cheryl A. Head JoAnn Hill Jennifer Howard Terry Catasús Jennings Angela Kissel Gregory Luce

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PLAY BALL! Capitol Hill native Sidney Hais lived by those words. In his oral history he recounted lobbying to bring major league baseball back to DC and relived his thrill attending the 1924 World Series at the old Griffith Stadium. Hais loved baseball and the Capitol Hill that gave his immigrant father a home in 1913. Read the oral histories of Sidney Hais and so many others at CapitolHillHistory.org. Play a part in preserving Capitol Hill history by becoming a volunteer.

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ran Abrams has had her poems published both online and in print in Cathexis-Northwest Press, The American Journal of Poetry, The Raven’s Perch, Gargoyle 74 and other publications. Her work has also appeared in nine anthologies, including “This Is What America Looks Like” from Washington Writers’ Publishing House (WWPH). She won the WWPH Winter Poetry Prize in December 2021 for her poem “Waiting for Snow.” Her first chapbook, “The Poet Who Loves Pythagoras,” is forthcoming from Finishing Line Press. Photo: Jaree Donnelly Her poem below was occasioned by the industrial-inspired luxury Atlantic Plumbing apartments on Eighth Street NW and the surrounding new development in the Shaw neighborhood. For more, visit www. franabramspoetry.com. Plumbing Parts It used to be the street where plumbing parts were sold, where trucks with names like McDougal’s Plumbers and Harrison Bros. loaded up before heading out for a day's work. Not a part of the city where you or I might visit. Simply a few blocks that needed to be there if we wanted to have our wash basins and our shower stalls. Now expensive apartments are built where plumbing warehouses used to be. Restaurants face the sidewalk with clothing boutiques next door, as if to say, look at us: we have all you need for shelter, food, and clothing. The source of wholesale bathtubs and bidets need not concern you. But where have the plumbing parts gone? Perhaps to the suburbs where land is cheaper. Gone to a bland, industrial park where you or I have no reason to visit. No need to worry ‒ we’ll be fine so long as we have our farmhouse kitchen sinks and our shiny adjustable shower heads.

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(Continued from pg. 78) certainly at the behest of the Crown Prince. “It was truly his Icarian moment,” Ottaway writes, “a fall from the glittering heights of international stardom to the ranks of other bloody Arab dictators.” Ottaway is cautious regarding the future of Saudi Arabia. Whether MBS will take over when his father dies, a move opposed by some within the royal family, remains to be seen, as do the lengths to which he might go to maintain power. Perhaps, Ottaway muses, the impulsive crown prince will behave differently once he is secure on the throne. “Until then,” he writes, “we are left to divine his prospects on the basis of a troubling start to the reign of an upstart young prince with unbridled ambition to become a global leader and the founding father of a new Saudi Arabia.” David Ottaway is currently a fellow in the Middle East Program at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. An awardwinning journalist and two-time finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, his previous books include “The Arab World Upended: Revolution and Its Aftermath in Tunisia and Egypt” and “The King’s Messenger: Prince Bandar bin Sultan and America’s Tangled Relationship with Saudi Arabia.”

The Rainmaker Sarah Dawn Petrin was born in an African village during the midst of a drought. The elders there prayed that she would be a good omen, that she would “bring rain” to the parched earth. While that miracle did not occur, she continued to carry that hope with her. “For the rest of my life,” she writes, “I wanted to bring relief to hungry and thirsty people.” In “Bring Rain: Helping Humanity in Crisis,” Petrin describes her lifelong mission of serving in some of the most challenging situations in the world. She began helping refugees at the age of 15, herded tourists to safety on the day an active shooter opened fire at the US Capitol and has dedicated her life to making a difference to

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those in need all over the world. Like a modernday Zelig, she has been at the site of every global disaster ‒ the Indonesian tsunami, the Haitian earthquake, Hurricane Katrina and the Ebola outbreak in Africa ‒ to help assess and meet the needs of people. In “Bring Rain,” Petrin parses her extensive experience as both a rallying cry and a howto guide for those who wish to follow in her inspiring footsteps. She explores the root causes of much of the world’s misery, including war, poverty and natural disasters, and describes how humanitarian aid can help make a difference. She is the first to admit that “seeing people experience the same kinds of hardship over and over again” can be discouraging, and acknowledges that “there are times and places where circumstances are so overwhelming, you know that short-term relief is a drop in the bucket.” Nonetheless, Petrin maintains that the rewards outweigh the frustrations, but that the satisfactions do not come without sacrifice. She advises would-be humanitarians to set realistic expectations, be prepared for obstacles, learn to live light, try to stay safe and, above all, not to lose faith in humanity. “Your reward will be seeing people and places that were once in crisis transformed by the changes you made possible,” she writes. “Offer yourself to the problems you see. The world needs you.” Sarah Petrin has worked in more than 20 countries with the United Nations and the Red Cross and is the founder of Protect the People. www.sarahpetrin.com ◆

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YOGA NIDRA A Natural Way to Relax, Rejuvenate and Restore

leep is the most important healing modality for me. It comes easily and until, recently, I never woke up during the night. Now, even though those nights are few, when they occur, no matter what time it is, I have difficulty falling back to sleep. Instead of lying awake, trying all sorts of techniques to clear my mind, I practice Yoga Nidra. It’s not like any yoga class you’ve taken in a gym or a studio. The best part of an hour-long class is that you can feel like you’ve taken a four-hour nap. “One hour of Yoga Nidra is said to be the equivalent to four hours of regular sleep,” said Pamela Wilson, a yoga instructor who has been teaching for 35 years. “While sleep gives the physical and conscious mind much-needed rest, it does not rejuvenate our inner selves, the subconscious or the psychic or spiritual aspects of our beings.” In Yoga Nidra, you remain alert in a kind of psychic sleep, following the voice of the instructor who guides you to a state of genuine relaxation that promotes well-being and mental health, and can lead to a higher level of self-realization. I have found a ton of YouTube videos (or audios) some of which use singing bowls that I can use in the middle of the night upon awakening. I even printed a script that I can record and play when I want to practice. Yoga Nidra is not like meditation, although there are some intersections between the two. Trying to meditate when I awoke in the middle of the night didn’t work for me. My mind raced and wandered until dawn.

Background and Benefits The practice of Yoga Nidra, which can trace its roots back to India, has been studied across continents and it is backed by science. It’s proven to reduce stress and anxiety more effectively that meditation according to a 2018 study published in the International Journal of Yoga. The practice was also found to shift the balance of our autonomic nervous system toward the parasympathetic nervous system which is what governs our relaxation response. A recent issue of Spirituality & Health magazine devoted an article to how Yoga Nidra affects

by Pattie Cinelli I will fulfill my artistic ambrain chemistry. It states Yoga Nidra Instructor bition.’ Something you realthat, according to studPamela Wilson ies, Yoga Nidra affects ly want. When you go into deep relaxation you are very the production of horopen.” Wilson said during mones and neurotransYoga Nidra you go through mitters in our brain five levels: the physical, and bodies. breath/energy, emotionThe potential beneal/mental, higher mind/infits are numerous. Some tuition and bliss. Each is a such as an improved doorway to the next level functioning of the imallowing us to exist as our mune system, lower true selves. This is where a blood pressure, slowpowerful healing can occur. er heart rate, improved “We are going deep. Setting circulation, pain reducan intention may lead you to tion, reduced inflammamake changes in your life.” tion, more stable blood Yoga Nidra is among sugar, and an improved the deepest possible states sense of well-being are of relaxation while remainfrom just a few sessions. ing fully conscious. You can Other conditions may tap into your own source of improve from a consisintuition, health and cretent Yoga Nidra pracativity with Yoga Nidra. tice that include metaEach session offers a unique personal journey. bolic disease such as type 2 diabetes, psychological conditions including anxiety and depression and Wilson teaches Yoga Nidra on the third Sunchronic and autoimmune diseases. day every month at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church. Who is Yoga Nidra for? St. Mark’s, which is the oldest continuously runYoga Nidra is for everyone. “I have people in ning yoga center in DC, has been offering yoga their 80s practicing as well as a 19-year-old,” said classes since the mid-1970s. She also teaches Yoga Wilson. “I know a yoga teacher and chiropractor Nidra once a week as part of a chair yoga class on who designed a yoga nidra for himself to heal his zoom with about 40 minutes of Yoga Nidra. The autoimmune disease.” No experience with yoga first half of the class includes a joint-freeing series, is necessary. then mild lifting, standing poses and yoga nidra or The practice is done lying in a supine position deep relaxation. (on your back) or substitute sivasana at the end of For more information contact Pamela Wilson a yoga practice. It can be practiced at any time of at: wilsonpjl08@gmail.com. the day and with any intention from falling asleep Pattie Cinelli is a yoga teacher, health and fitness proto regaining clarity. fessional and journalist who has been writing her colYou can set your own intention with Yoga Niumn for more than 25 years. She focuses on holistic dra. “The seed you sow is imbedded in the suband non-mainstream ways to stay healthy, get well and conscious, then you water the seed which grows as connect with your true self. Please email her with quesa plant in your life,” Wilson explained. “For examtions, comments or column suggestions at: fitmiss44@ aol.com. ◆ ple, an intention can be, ‘I will regain my health or, May 2022 ★ 83

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DISTRICT VETERINARY OFFERS CARING PET CARE

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our-legged family members will feel at home immersed in a variety of couches, floor level windows and friendly smiles at District Veterinary. The practices third and newest location (801 2nd St. SE) opened last month in the Navy Yard, and their caring staff are looking forward to meeting all the neighborhood cats and dogs. Dr. Dan Teich, the owner of District Vet, has been in the Washington metro area for nearly 20 years practicing veterinary medicine.

by Sarah Payne er said. “It's just less scary than having to be lifted onto a table when you don't know what's happening as a patient.” Creating a safe space for cats and dogs is at the forefront of the clinic design, Walker said.

each patient and client are more than a number. “I opened District Vet to treat the clients and pets like I would want my dog to be treated if I took him to the vet,” Teich said. “And I look at that every single day.” Teich said he meets with his staff every morning to talk about the incoming patients and how to make the experience smooth for the patients as well as their owners. “The biggest goal of District Vet is to recognize veterinary medicine is not one size fits all,” Walker said. “EvThe Clinic ery client is different, every patient is “I want your pet to think that they've different, and so we just want to fit their walked into a living room,” Teich said. needs.” “When they arrive, I want them to feel Visiting the Location like they're at home. I want them to feel Teich said the community rethat we're their friends and their neighsponse has been “extremely heartbors because we are.” warming” and expressed gratitude to In addition to floor level windows the Navy Yard community. He emphafor the patients, each treatment room sized that the clinic is always looking to is equipped with glass doors for ownimprove through feedback and a coners to easily keep an eye on their pets. tinuous open dialogue with the comTeich said this is important, not only to munity. include owners in their pet’s care, but “You need us and we need you,” also to maintain a high level of transTeich said. “It's a partnership, and if parency within the practice. people have suggestions, if they have Teich’s own golden retriever, Briideas, if they want a service, if they have an, inspired much of the design of the a problem, we want to know. We're Navy Yard clinic. “When we built it, I open to continually improving what looked at it from his perspective,” Teiwe do and how we do it.” Staff at District Veterinary at the New Navy Yard location. Photo: Dan Teisch. ch said of the clinic. To make an appointment, you can Dr. Dani Walker, the medical dicall (202-888-2090), stop in to the lorector for the new location, has been in the Wash“Patients are just terrified when they come to a cation or make a request online. You can learn more ington area for nearly 10 years. After leaving the veterinary clinic,” Walker said. “We want it to be a about the new District Vet, the services they offer veterinary space for a pharmaceutical job, Walker happy experience for the client and for the patient. and request an appointment at www.districtvetnafound herself missing the practice and returned to If it's happy for them, it's happier for us.” vyyard.com. help open the new location. Walker said she works Sarah Payne is a general assignment reporter at Capito ensure that all of her patients are comfortable and A Philosophy of Care tal Community News. She can be reached at sarahp@ relaxed during their visits to the clinic. Community, Teich said, is extremely important to hillrag.com. u “We try to do the exams on the floor,” WalkDistrict Vet as a local business. He emphasized that

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CHOOSING A SUMMER CAMP There’s Still Time To Sign Up!

ummer camp is a time to build memories – a place for kids to wile away the summer hours but also a time to develop new interests and skills. Camp professionals are teachers and mentors who influence, advocate, shape and protect their campers. “Not only do camp programs help families with childcare needs in summer,” said DC Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) Seasonal Programs Manager Vanessa Gerideau, “our goal is also to provide the child with benefits of social interaction, emotional development, physical activity and an introduction to leisure activities that could really have an impact on their childhood.” But from all the summer camp options available in and around the District, how do you pick a summer camp that’s right for your child? The American Camp Association (ACA, acacamps.org) provides

by Elizabeth O’Gorek Students pose at a Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) camp at Friendship Heights Recreation Center. DPR camps focus on building soft skills and exposing children to life-long leisure activities. Image courtesy: DPR

resources for parents to help them through the decision-making process. There are many factors to consider together with your child’s individual interests and comfort. Safety, camp philosophy, staff and training, camp location and cost are all important factors.

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You and your child will determine if they are ready for overnight camps, which generally take campers beginning at around seven years of age, or if a day camp is better suited to your needs or their level of comfort with being away from the family. In the District, day camps are offered for campers as young as three or four years old by DPR, DC Adventure Camps, Busy Bees Music and Arts Camps, Headfirst Summer Camps and others. Gerideau says that day camp should probably not be a child’s first experience being with a group of children. She says although the DPR day camps have accommodated such needs before, it is probably wise to have children experience playgroups or a half-

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day session of structured activity before committing them to a two-week day camp. The ACA says it is advisable, though not necessary, for a camper to have participated in a day camp before committing to overnight camp for a session of a week or longer. Although every child is different, a spokesperson suggests that a camper can be prepared for the separation of overnight camp by sending them for sleepovers at grandma’s house, or with a trusted friend. “Positive overnight experiences away from home prepare a child for the joys of overnight camp,” he said. If your child requires a lot of persuasion to get excited about camp, then perhaps a day camp is better suited to their needs at this stage. Only you and your child can make that decision. Once you have decided on day camp versus overnight camp, there are factors to consider in selecting one, including a child’s interests, scheduling, location, length of camp session and budget. Many specialty camps offer a particular focus, such as art, baseball or aquatics. Choosing a camp that 88 H HILLRAG.COM

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Activities It is important to look for a balance between structured and unstructured activities. “Unstructured activities give kids a chance to develop soft skills such as conflict resolution, communication and self-control in a safe, healthy environment,” says Gerideau. “At the same time, a lack of structure can lead to boredom.” A couple of years ago, Capitol Hill resident Carolyn Bowen put her two children, then aged three and five, into summer day camps. For her older son, she chose Home Run Baseball Camp. The camp has several locations in the District, including Friendship Heights Recreation Center and Payne Elementary School. Bowen said baseball activities held her son’s interest, but the camp also did a great job of allowing for free play and more unstructured activities, such as running through sprinklers. “It reminded me of more

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addition to the cost of tuition, be aware of the potential for additional costs for things like transportation and aftercare costs, t-shirts, photographs, supplies, and additional medical insurance where required.

Safety As you narrow in on potential camp choices, it is advisable to check if they are ACA accredited. ACA’s accreditation process is an Children enjoying summer camp. Photo: Adventures on the Hill independent safety audit evaluating up to 300 standards of camp management unstructured time, like when we were and programming, including the site, kids,” she said. food safety, health care, transportation, That said, the ACA notes that management, staffi ng and program eleif families are not finding what they ments such as water safety. are looking for in terms of specialties, It is also a good idea to reach camp is also a great place to try someout to the camp staff, especially the thing new. An ACA Youth Outcomes Camp Director. You will want to know Study found that 74% of campers said about the ages and training of the they did things they were afraid to do at counsellors, and if a particular person first while they were at camp, and 63% will be assigned to your child through of parents say that their child contintheir session, or if they will move beues to participate in some of the new tween leaders. Ask who you can conactivities he or she learned at camp aftact if you have concerns during the ter they leave. camp session. Sending your child to a camp where one of his or her friends is atResources for Finding tending can also help make the experithe Right Camp ence a good one. Carolyn Bowen says With all the options available for kids that this influenced the decision she in the DMV, beginning the search for made for her son when she sent him the right camp can be daunting. Forto baseball camp. “[Having a friend tunately, there are a few ways to get an in the same camp] just made him feel overview of potential camps. The ACA more comfortable,” she said. Some provides a camps database, with camps camps, such as Headfirst Camps, alorganized by geographic location, day low parents to register to be placed in or overnight and with accreditation. a camp group with a buddy attending Given all there is to consider the same session. when choosing a camp for your child, the process can seem overwhelming. It Cost doesn’t have to be. It can be an exciting Cost is, for most, another important new experience for both you and your consideration when choosing a camp. child. Bowen says parents shouldn’t Camps in the District and area range panic if the camps they want fill up, as from DPR day camps at $5-$150 per some are flexible and will be adding week to thousands of dollars per sescounselors and spaces. ◆ sion for overnight specialty camps. In

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Van Ness Elementary

Otters Celebrate the Blossoms Students got into the cherry blossom spirit to decorate the front of Van Ness Elementary School for the National Cherry Blossom Festival’s annual “Petal Porches” parade. Van Ness Elementary, 1150 5th St SE, www.vannesselementary.org.

Northeast Stars NES students have recently learned how to water a plant, fill a watering can, and water the plants in the classroom. This activity helps to develop fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination, and develops a respect for all living things. They have also practiced spelling and sounding out three letter words using phonetic reading blocks. They turned each block to match the order of the letters in the word presented. Three parts of speech, verbs, nouns, and adjectives were introduced. Northeast Stars Montessori Preschool, 1325 Maryland Ave NE www.nestars.net.

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Maury Elementary Capitol Hill Day School Earlier this month, six-graders participated in an internal Model UN conference as part of their most recent Humanities unit. Their essential question for the unit was: How does power, or the lack of power, affect individuals and communities? The topic of the conference was Women’s Political Participation and Leadership and Girls’ Access to Education. Students worked with partners to represent specific nations. They conducted research, wrote position papers, and presented speeches to their peers. By the end of the conference, the group had passed three resolutions committing to: increasing educational access in rural areas and for marginalized populations, developing STEM education hubs for girls and implementing political leadership training programs. Capitol Hill Day School, 210 South Carolina Ave SE; www.chds.org.

Friends Community School Fifth graders at Friends Community School enjoyed a weeklong interdisciplinary residency experience with Kelly King, a DC dance artist. Kelly worked with them to create an interpretive performance built around phases of the rock cycle. Students learned about how movement and music can teach, convey meaning, and bring a community together. Friends Community school, 5901 Westchester Park Dr, College Park, MD; www.friendscommunityschool.org.

At Maury Elementary, first-graders made rover models out of paper towel rolls, coffee filters, and string or pipe cleaners. They tested them in Think Tank both with and without a parachute and discovered that the parachutes slow the rovers and help them land safely. Look for coded messages on the coffee filters. The project was inspired by the NASA Perseverance Rover, whose own parachute design reportedly includes the message “Dare Mighty Things.” Maury ES, 1250 Constitution Ave. NE; mauryelementary.com.

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THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA HOUSING AUTHORITY NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING AND COMMENT PERIOD FOR THE PROPOSED 2023 MOVING TO WORK (MTW) PLAN The District of Columbia Housing Authority (DCHA) is providing notice of a Public Hearing and Comment Period to solicit comments on the agency’s proposed 2023 Moving to Work (MTW) Plan. MTW is a HUD program that allows select public housing authorities to design and implement innovative programs and policies with the intent to: 1) reduce costs and improve efficiencies; 2) encourage residents to obtain employment and become economically self-sufficient; and 3) increase housing choices for low-income families. To request a copy of the MTW plan, you can: • Call (202) 854-8660 • Email to MTW@dchousing.org • Download from the DCHA website at www.dchousing.org/mtw2

Waterfront Academy Waterfront Academy students welcomed National Cherry Blossom Festival Goodwill Ambassadors to celebrate the cherry blossoms. They participated in an art project together and learned about the history of the cherry blossoms. Also Waterfront Academy is proud to announce they were awarded the 2022 Emerging Commuter Program of the Year Award by goDCgo. Waterfront Academy, 222 M St. SW; Waterfrontacademy.org.

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Public Hearing The Public Hearing will take place online on Tuesday, May 10, 2022 at 4 p.m. To participate in the live event, please join at https://bit.ly/3vcWKpN. If you need assistance completing the online registration, please dial (202) 854-8660. The event will also be live streamed at https://www.facebook.com/dchousing.

Ms. Bryant is an extraordinary, passionate, and caring educator. She brings Cedar Tree Academy’s school motto to life by nurturing her PreK-4 students’ desires to learn today so they can lead tomorrow. Cedar Tree Academy Public Charter School, 701 Howard Road SE; cedartree-dc.org.

Comments Written comments will be accepted through Monday, May 23, 2022. Email your comments to MTW@dchousing.org. Alternatively, you can mail comments to: Hanna Koerner DC Housing Authority 1133 North Capitol Street NE, Suite 200 Washington, DC 20002

Requesting a Reasonable Accommodation The District of Columbia Housing Authority (DCHA) strives to host inclusive, accessible events that enable all individuals, including individuals with disabilities, to fully engage. It is DCHA’s policy that all agencysponsored public meetings and events are accessible to people with disabilities. DCHA is committed to providing equal access to this event for all participants and residents with disabilities.

If you need a reasonable accommodation or assistance participating in a meeting or event due to a disability as defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act, please contact our ADA/504 Program Office’s Language Department at (202) 775-6417 or via email at ADA504@ dchousing.org with your complete request. Your request should be made at least three business days before the scheduled meeting or event so that ADA/504 Program Coordinator can make the necessary arrangements. Every reasonable effort will be made to meet your request. If you need a foreign language translator or a sign language interpreter, please contact our Office of Customer Engagement via email at LA@dchousing.org. Please allow us at least five business days to make the necessary arrangements with an interpreter.

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Eastern’s Blue & White Marching Machine and the Lady Gems entertained thousands at the White House Easter Egg Roll, with an estimated 30,000 in attendance! The BWMM is directed by James Perry, second from the right, with the aim to propel students into scholarships through music. Eastern Senior HS; 1700 East Capitol St NE, easternhighschooldcps.org.

Perry Street Prep PCS ensures all caretakers and parents - regardless of their Ward or zip code - have access to high quality PK-8 educational options for their child. Perry St. Prep has expanded our existing programs and community partnerships to effectively meet the evolving academic and nonacademic needs of students and families. Please visit pspdc.org, or stop by “the Pride of Northeast” at 1800 Perry Street NE.

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Native Pride Dancers oﬀer “Dancing through Life” on Wednesday, June 29, for ages four and up.

CHILDREN’S THEATRE-IN-THE-WOODS AT WOLF TRAP Across the meadow from the Filene Center, tucked in the woods at Wolf Trap National Park, the Children’s Theatre-in-the-Woods has been a summer tradition for generations. Performances range from music and dance to puppetry and storytelling. All shows are about an hour long. Performances are always interactive, bringing both kids and adults to their feet. Here’s a listing of early summer shows: The Fourth Wall “Fruit Flies Like a Banana” is on Wednesday, June 22, ages three and up. Xuejuan Dance Ensemble – “The Land of Mulan” is on Thursday, June 23, ages five and up. Madcap Puppets “Jack and the Gentle Giant” is on Friday, June 24 and Saturday, June 25, ages five to 12. Marsha and the Positrons “Energetic, Fun Songs about Science” is on Tuesday, June 28, ages three to 10. Native Pride Dancers “Dancing through Life” is on Wednesday, June 29, ages four and up. David Gonzalez with Daniel Kelly-Cuentos “Tales from the Latinx World” is on Thursday, June 30, ages four to 12. All shows are at 10:30 a.m. (gates at 10:00 a.m.). Tickets are $12. After each performance, children and parents are encouraged to continue enjoying the free and open space in the park. Theatre-in-the-Woods, 1551 Trap Road, Vienna, Virginia. www.wolftrap.org

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Children’s Business Fair of Washington, DC The annual Acton Children’s Business Fair of Washington, DC, is on Saturday, May 14 (rain date May 21), 10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., in Cleveland Park at 3409 Connecticut Ave. NW. The largest entrepreneurship event for children in North America, this morning-long fair gives children ages six to 14 the opportunity to showcase their own businesses. They are invited to create a product or service and sell to customers. Prizes will be given for the best businesses by age and category. Past businesses have included handmade greeting cards, a pet-sitting service for exotic birds, a photobomb booth and a lemonade stand that donated a percentage of profits to protect honeybees. Started in Austin, Texas, the Acton Children’s Business Fair has grown to over 455 fairs around the world, serving 23,022 young entrepreneurs in 206 cities and 12 countries. Join the mailing list at www. dcchildrensbusinessfair.org/email-updates.

Learn to Ride Classes The Washington Area Bicyclist Association offers youth classes throughout the months of May and June from Anacostia Park. The fun and intuitive approach also requires hard work. Children will be riding for two hours. The class is for children six to 12 years old who have never tried to learn how to ride a bike or has tried and not been successful. Learn more at www.waba.org/learntoride.

“BLIPPI THE MUSICAL” AT THE NATIONAL THEATRE On June 25, at 2 and 6 p.m., at the National Theater, “Blippi the Musical” is set to bring the vivacious and educational children’s character from the screen to the stage for an all-ages extravaganza of dancing, singing and meeting new friends onstage. Blippi takes kids on the ultimate play date through field trips and adventures. He’s taught millions of kids counting, colors, letters and much more. A global sensation, he has over 37 million YouTube subscribers and one billion views per month. Blippi is also available on some of the largest premium streaming services such as Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime, Roku, Virgin Media and Kidoodle. For tickets and additional information, visit www.BroadwayAtTheNational.com.

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11TH STREET BRIDGE PARK PLANS FOR MUSSEL BEACH PLAY AREA The 11th Street Bridge Park is a partnership between the local nonprofit Building Bridges across the River and the District government. It has unveiled plans for an interactive Mussel Beach play area by landscape architects OLIN and play consultants from Studio Ludo, due to open in 2025 when 11th Street Bridge Park opens. Given the proximity of the play area to the park’s Environmental Education Center, and the Anacostia Watershed Society’s work to repopulate thousands of mussels within the Anacostia River to improve river water quality, the play area will feature sculptural mussels, sea-grass climbers and water sounds and slides. The area will help DC schoolchildren to learn about the importance of native plants along the riverbanks. www.bbardc.org/park

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Nats Park Giveaways for Kids The Washington Nationals will offer the following giveaways: • On May 14, at 7:05 p.m., and May 15, at 1:35 p.m., vs. Houston Astros, Kids Superhero Socks for the first 5,000 fans in attendance, ages 12 and under.

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Tudor Place Time Travelers From Aug. 1 to 5, from 9 a.m. to noon, travel back to the 1800s at Tudor Place, 1644 31st St. NW, and see how different daily life was. What type of clothes did people wear? What did they see on a typical day? Do we still eat similar dishes and play the same types of

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PARTNERING TO REACH CHILDREN ABOUT ANIMALS AND CONSERVATION The Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute (SNZCBI) is partnering with the National Head Start Association (NHSA) to provide children in Head Start programs across the country with free nature- and conservation-based learning opportunities about animals. As part of this year-long collaboration, NHSA’s first with a zoo, SNZCBI’s Center for Learning Innovation will co-host four 30-minute virtual field trips connecting children to a variety of animals. SNZCBI and NHSA will also develop and distribute educational activities and materials for Head Start students, teachers and families to help inspire curiosity about animals and cultivate a lifelong desire to protect the natural world. Virtual field trips to be held in October 2022 and January and March 2023 will be available to view as recordings following each broadcast on the SNZCBI and NHSA websites. Head Start classrooms can join NHSA’s classroom mailing list for more details. www.nationalzoo.si.edu. dcheadstart.org

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NSO FAMILY CONCERT – “PHILHARMONIA FANTASTIQUE” Dynamic concerto meets animated film through a hybrid of animated and live-action filming. In a performance enjoyable for all ages, a magical sprite embarks on a musical journey through the inner workings of an orchestra. Violin strings vibrate, brass valves slice air, and drumheads resonate like you’ve never seen before – all set to live music from members of the National Symphony Orchestra. “Philharmonia Fantastique: The Making of an Orchestra” is on stage at the Kennedy Center Concert Hall on Sunday, May 15, at 2 (sensory-friendly) and 4 p.m. Following the 4 p.m. performance, young audience members can ask questions and hear stories with the show’s artists. Tickets are $18 to $20. www. kennedy-center.org

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Newbery Medal Bingo at Capitol View Library Capitol View Library, 5001 Central Ave. SE, is celebrating the 100th year of the Newbery Medal. Throughout the month of May, they’re hosting a reading bingo tournament. Read awardwinning books to make a line and win a prize. Pick up a BINGO board from the children’s desk. The Newbery Medal, named for British bookseller

John Newbery, is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children.

Festival Evensong Celebrating the Girls Cathedral Choir’s Anniversary Sunday, May 8, at 4 p.m., is the culmination of the National Cathedral’s Girls Cathedral Choir 25th anniversary celebration. Masks are required if you choose attend in-person. Reservations are not required for in-person worship. This service will be streamed on www. cathedral.org and the YouTube page at youtube.com/user/wncathedral.

“The Fantastic Tale of Rumpelstiltskin” In a new production, the Puppet Co. at Glen Echo Park, 7300 MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo, Maryland, gives the

full story of what happens after the gold has been spun and the day has been saved. This comedy romp is recommended ages four and up. Run time is approximately 50 minutes. $15. “The Fantastic Tale of Rumpelstiltskin” runs Thursdays and Fridays at 10:30 a.m.; Saturdays and Sundays, 11:30 a.m. and 1:00 p.m., through May 22. www.thepuppetco. org/shows

NSO’s “Toy Story” in Concert at Wolf Trap On Saturday, July 30, at 8 p.m., the National Symphony Orchestra brings “Toy Story” in concert to Wolf Trap, featuring the Oscar and Grammy-winning score by Randy Newman. Ever wonder what toys do when people aren’t around? “Toy Story” answers that question. The full feature film will be projected in HD onto screens inhouse and on the lawn and accompanied by live music by a symphony orchestra. $37 to $67. www.wolftrap.org

Children’s Village at Gaithersburg Book Fair The Gaithersburg Book Festival, on Saturday, May 21, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., is a free annual celebration of great books and great writing that has made its mark as one of the nation’s top literary events. At the festival’s Children’s Village, award-winning children’s and young-adult authors speak about their recent books and give an inside look into what inspires them. Through May the festival will also post the presentations on its YouTube channel. All books are available for purchase on-site from Politics and Prose. Writing workshops and storywalks will engage and stimulate book curiosity and interest in reading and writing. The festival is in Bohrer Park, 506 South Frederick Ave., Gaithersburg, Maryland. Free admission and shuttles from Shady Grove Metro and Lakeforest Mall. www.gaithersburgbookfestival.org u

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by Myles Mellor Across: 1. Screen type 4. First U.S. state 7. “Evita” role 10. Enamored of 16. “Acoustic Soul” singer India.___ 18. Biblical assent 19. Crunchy treats with milk 21. Former Premier Khrushchev 22. IKEA offering 25. Like the shortest plays 26. Book before Job 27. Dweebs 28. Circle segment 30. Thread holder 31. “___, Brute?” 32. Beachwear 36. El ___, Tex. 40. Tarzan creator’s monogram 42. Singer Manchester 45. Hot Springs, e.g. 48. Rani’s wear 50. Acquire 52. Copies 53. Wildly exaggerated, as a performance 56.Fleur-de-___(Quebec symbol) 58. Excellent 59. Outdoes 60. Great addition to a master? 66. A Beatle bride 67. Silver coins of Rome (ancient) 70. Mother Theresa description 71. Spry 73. Polit. designation 74. Football wager 75. “The Bourne Identity” plot device 77. Total 79. Brouhaha 82. Many-spindled seat 84. Maj.’s superior 86. Islamabad’s country: Abbr. 87. Contents of some bags

88. Player on the dealer’s left 92. Approved 96. Chess term 99. “Star Wars” hero 100. Jr. and sr. 101. Battlefield helicopter 103. Compass point 104. Trade agreement, abbr. 106. Intro 108. Teeny 111. Barton who founded the American Red Cross 116. Key executive, abbr. 117. In a pen 119. Ham 120. India’s ‘’Father of the Nation’’ 125. Solution to getting a good night’s sleep? 128. Shakespeare character 129. Anatomical passages 130. Like a ‘60s foursome 131. Peace 132. Good-for-nothing 133. Roush of the diamond 134. Grafton’s “___ for Fugitive” 135. Decade number

Down: 1. MI features 2. To the point 3. “Same here” 4. Poet John, of “Grongar Hill” 5. Hallow ending 6. Milk: Prefix 7. Vehement disapproval 8. Aerate the soil 9. Cornerstone abbr. 10. Hinged knob 11. A in Austria 12. Just make, with “out” 13. Actress Long 14. NASDAQ term 15. Crooner King Cole 17. Sound boomerang 19. Brief memorial column

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85. “O death, where is __sting?” 86. Spitz dog, for short 89. Jane unknown 90. Tolkien creature 91. Lush 93. OK (sl) 94. First family member 95. Ballroom activity 97. Cordial flavoring 98. More rainy? 102. Canadian capital? 105. Mount Everest climber’s goal 107. First name in talk shows 109. Samples 110. Desire 112. Handed-down history 113. Chance for a hit 114. Certain cup maker 115. Last name in cosmetics 118. Homer Simpson’s favorite beer 119. Recedes 120. Huge bunch 121. Legal eagle org. 122. “Waking ___ Devine” (1998 film) 123. Dr. with Grammys 124. Shoat 126. Company in the UK 127. Printemps month

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Hill Rag Magazine – May 2022

Articles inside

School Notes by Susan Braun Johnson

Choosing a Summer Camp – There’s Still Time To

District Veterinary Offers Caring Pet Care A Home-Like Environment Puts Cats, Dogs and Their Owners At Ease by Sarah Payne

Yoga Nidra – A Natural Way to Relax, Rejuvenate

Dear Garden Problem Lady

Literary Hill by Karen Lyon

Art and The City by Jim Magner

At the Movies by Mike Canning

Capitol Cuisine by Celeste McCall

May Flowers – Edible & Delicious

Eastern Market Main Street Announces New Executive Director – Ann Blackwell To Lead the Organization in 2022 by Sarah Payne

Bulletin Board by Kathleen Donner

The CHRS House & Garden Tour Returns

1301 South Capitol Street SW Design

Talking Public Safety with the Mayor

ANC 6C Discusses Redistricting Updates ANC 6C Report by Sarah Payne

Why Not More Community Grants?

Change Comes to Pennsylvania Avenue in June – Designed to Improve Roadway Mobility, Safety for All by Elizabeth O’Gorek