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TO PET PHO CONTEST!

38 The District Vet by Dan Teisch, DVM 40 Animal Communication: Learn What Your Pet is Really Thinking by Pattie Cinelli More Places To Play: How CRYSP Is Helping to Increase Outdoor Recreation Sites In DC by Michael Godec

Hill Gardener: Sharing Our Gardens with Our Pets by Rindy O’Brien

Capitol Cuisine

An Ice Cream Dream

by Celeste McCall

by Cory V. Langley

WHAT’S ON WASHINGTON

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Pandemic May Change DC Criminal Justice: A Few Important Lessons Gleaned from the Past Year by Gavrielle Jacobovitz

More Places To Play: How CRYSP Is Helping to Increase Outdoor Recreation Sites In DC by Michael Godec

Women of Ward 6: Mary McLeod Bethune Educator and Activist by Marci Hilt

Liquor Licenses and Traffic Issues Dominate the Meeting: ANC 6A Report by Nick L. Alberti

ANC Appeals DoorDash Permit for Old Frager’s Site: ANC 6B Report by Elizabeth O’Gorek

ANC Again Opposes I Street Zoning Relief: ANC 6C Report by Elizabeth O’Gorek

A Visit from Mayor Bowser: ANC 6D Report by Andrew Lightman

Bulletin Board by Kathleen Donner

Judy Wood: Friend and Community Supporter by Andie Moss

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Hill Gardener: Sharing Our Gardens with Our Pets by Rindy O’Brien

Dear Garden Problem Lady by Wendy Blair

Changing Hands by Don Denton

arts and dining 77

Capitol Cuisine by Celeste McCall

At The Movies by Mike Canning

Literary Hill by Karen Lyon

The Poetic Hill by Karen Lyon

family life 85

An Ice Cream Dream by Cory V. Langley

Kids & Family Notebook by Kathleen Donner

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WHAT’S ON W A S H I N G T O N Nats Park Open. Photo: Courtesy of the Washington Nationals

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Nationals Park has opened to 100% seating capacity for the remainder of the season. With the ballpark returning to full capacity, fans will notice many changes around the ballpark, including several updates to health and safety protocols and the return of many fan-favorite ballpark experiences. Tickets start at $13. mlb.com/nationals. ... Audi Field has also opened to 100% capacity. July’s DC United games: July 3, 5:30 p.m. vs. Toronto FC; and July 25, 8 p.m. vs. New York Red Bulls. Tickets are $40 to $45. dcunited.com.

Without getting into specifics, here’s a listing of indoor live music venues that are back in business— or will be shortly: Black Cat, 1811 14th St. NW; The Anthem, 901 Wharf St. SW; The Hamilton, 600 14th St. NW; Mr. Henry’s, 601 Pennsylvania Ave. SE; Hill Country, 410 Seventh St. NW; Pearl Street Warehouse, 33 Pearl St. SW; Union Stage, 740 Water St. SW. ... Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons will be at the Anthem on Aug. 7 for an 8 p.m. show to kick off The Anthem’s return to live music. Tickets are $55 to $125. RIGHT: Jimbo Mathus and the Dial Back Sound appear at The Hamilton, 600 14th St. NW, on Thursday, July 22, 7:30 p.m. Photo: Bryant Cummings

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There are free concerts on the Wharf Transit Pier Wednesdays starting at 7 p.m. Here’s the lineup: July 7--Jarreau Williams Experience; July 14--Dupont Brass; July 21--The 19th Street Band; July 28--Shane Gamble; Aug. 4--Jimi Smooth & HitTime; Aug. 11--Hijynx; Aug. 18--Trailer Grass Orchestra; Aug. 25--The Breakways; and Sept 1--Soulfire. wharfdc. com. ... The Yards Park, 355 Water St, SW, schedule this year is July 9, Uncle Jesse; July 16, La Unica; July 23, The 19th Street Band; July 30, TBD; Aug. 9, 7 Deadlies; Aug. 13, JWX. Shows at 7 p.m.

When Neil Simon needed a good laugh, this is the play he wrote. From July 24 to Aug. 14, join The Little Theatre of Alexandria for this first-rate farce with plenty of physical comedy, highoctane energy, and loaded with classic Neil Simon wit. It begins with three couples as they arrive at an upper-crust Manhattan anniversary party to discover that their host (the Deputy Mayor of New York), has accidently maimed himself. Watch as the couples go to outrageous lengths to keep the police and press from finding out the truth. $24 to $48. The Little Theatre of Alexandria, 600 Wolf St., Alexandria, VA. thelittletheatre.com

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WHAT’S ON WASHINGTON

Marine Barracks Evening Parade The Evening Parade at Marine Barracks on Eighth Street, SE, starts at 8:45 p.m. Gates are open from 7 to 8 p.m. The ceremony, held every Friday evening during the summer, has become a universal symbol of the professionalism, discipline, and Esprit de Corps of the United States Marines. Whether they be aboard ships, in foreign embassies, at recruit depots, in divisions, or in the many positions and places where Marines serve, the individual Marine continually tells the story of the Corps. Open to the public at limited capacity. Reserve tickets at barracks.marines.mil/Parades/2021-ParadeSchedule-Reservations. RIGHT: Spectacular pageantry and precision. Photo: Courtesy of the Marine Barracks Evening Parade

Black Athletes in Hockey On view at the National Museum of African American History and Culture in the Sports: Leveling the Playing Field gallery, this new exhibition explores hockey’s early history and Black athletes’ contribution to the sport beginning in the early 19th century through the present. Alongside the hockey case is a new statue honoring the first Black player in the National Hockey League, Willie O’Ree. The space covers the involvement of Black players in the early history of hockey, the role they played in modernizing the sport during the 19th century, hockey’s influence in the personal development of African American youth and the growing number of Black hockey players in the NHL. The National Museum of African American History, 1400 Constitution Ave. NW, is open Wednesday through Sunday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Timedentry passes required. naamhc.si.edu.

Museums Reopen (expect timed-tickets and limited days/hours) The following National Mall museums have reopened: National Museum of African American History and Culture; National Museum of American History; National Museum of the American Indian, National Gallery of Art (East and West Buildings); and National Museum of Natural History. The following off-the-Mall museums have reopened: National Portrait Gallery and Smithsonian American Art Museum and its Renwick Gallery; National Building Museum; The Phillips Collection; National Museum of Women in the Arts. ... Openings coming soon: July 16, National Museum of African Art and the National Museum of Asian Art Freer Gallery; July 30, National Air and Space Museum; Aug. 6, Anacostia Community Museum; Aug. 20, Hirshhorn Museum; Aug. 27, National Postal Museum. An African bull elephant greets visitors in the rotunda of the National Museum of Natural History. Natural History opened June 18. Photo: James Di Loreto for the Smithsonian

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St. Mary’s County Potomac Jazz and Seafood Festival From July 9 to 11, the St. Mary’s County Potomac Jazz and Seafood Festival, “A Soulful Summer Serenade”, kicks-off with jazz-era fun in historic Leonardtown with a party at locations all up and down closed-off Fenwick Street. The Fenwick Inn will host the main area of live music from the Chesapeake Orchestra Swing Combo and dance performances from 6 to 9 p.m. On Saturday, the main event is from noon to 9 p.m. at St. Clement’s Island Museum and then back to Leonardtown on Sunday. $65. Leonardtown is south of DC, about 55 miles. Read more and get tickets at potomacJazzandSeafoodFestival.com.

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hotos: Jonathan Hsu and P Jeff Bartee Photography WHAT’S ON WASHINGTON

When Dance and Art Collide

Artist BK Adams

outterman vs innerMAN at Honfleur Art Gallery

Dance Place and Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens are the recipients of a site-specific, movement-based performance commission and presentation to premiere at Hillwood. From July 21 to 25, Krystal Collins/new growth collective will present a work that is in dialogue with incoming sculpture installation Rich Soil by Kristine Mays, a California-based sculpture artist. The exhibition features 29 life-size sculptures capturing bodies in motion. Mays said her sculptures were inspired by Alvin Ailey’s famed work, Revelations, and the way Ailey explored the historical African American experience through movement. danceplace.org. hillwoormuseum.org.

BK Adams is an arts phenomenon from Washington DC whose paintings and sculptures incorporate abundant bold colors and found objects, such as bicycles and chairs. His work centers sustainability, synthesizing everyday objects into eccentric one-of-a-kind pieces. In the early days of his career, Adams focused on monumental sculptures for alternative art spaces. Nearly all of Adams’ work implores a visual movement of avant-garde expressionist abstract. His colorful, expressive workmanship reflects a life’s journey with a specialty collection that embodies Washington DC’s rich history and culture. outterman vs innerMAN runs through July 24 at Honfleur Gallery, 1241 Good Hope Rd. SE. honfleurgallery.org.

Ticket-Time for the KC Classics Photo: Courtesy of Friends of Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens

Kayak at Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens Kayaking is unique way of exploring Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens. Renting your own kayak to then explore the marshes around Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens is a fantastic way of seeing the park from a new perspective. Bonus: if you enjoy birding, this is a great way to get up close and personal to some of the many birds that call Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens home. Just be sure to time your trip right. The river is tidal and the marshes dry up in low tide. Make sure you don’t get stuck. Check out this US Harbors tide chart at usharbors.com/harbor/maryland/washington-dc/tides/ before you paddle out. During July, the Anacostia Watershed Society is offering the free use of kayaks in celebration of the virtual Waterlily Festival. Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens is at 1550 Anacostia Ave. NE. kenaqgardens.org and anacostiaws.org. 14 H HILLRAG.COM

Marking the 20th anniversary of 9/11 and reflecting on the human loss from Covid-19, as well to honor the healthcare professionals who have been on the front lines throughout the pandemic, the NSO will perform a free Concert of Remembrance on Sept. 10 in the Kennedy Center Concert Hall. Time TBA. ... From Oct. 7 to 9, the Paul Taylor Dance Company presents a program featuring two of Taylor’s masterworks. The beloved Company B is performed to songs by the Andrews Sisters. In a seminal piece of Americana, Taylor recalls the poignant dualities of the World War II era, from upbeat optimism to the sacrifices of war. The company will also present Esplanade, Taylor’s masterpiece composed entirely of pedestrian movement, inspired by the sight of a woman running to catch a bus. Set to J.S. Bach violin concertos, the masterpiece features a team of nine dancers brimming with Taylor’s signature youthful exuberance. ... From Nov. 6 to 14, the Washington National Opera pays a musical tribute to Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in a star-studded homecoming featuring Pretty Yende, Isabel Leonard, Lawrence Brownlee, Alexandria Shiner, David Butt Philip, Christian Van Horn, and more. Join the WNO for a champagne toast in the Grand Foyer at each performance to look forward with courage and hope to a new era. $45 to $299.

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O T O H P T PE ! T S E T N CO its the...

BEST PHOTO 1st Place

Congratulations to the Winners of the Pet Photo contest!

Our judges like photos that tell stories or ones that say something true about our companion animals or our bond with them. They admired the ability of these shots to create a mood and story in the viewer’s mind. On the following pages are the winners of our categories. Thanks to all who participated.

2nd

Violet escaping the pandemic in Maine. By Jeff Yost A meeting of the minds—Pops and Homer. By Kirsten von Topel

Runner-up

3RD Curiously Claudio. By Richard Agemo and EK LeBlanc “Baby Bird Watching on the Patio.” By Linda Hight

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BEST DOGS 1st Place

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Layla Wednesday Adams flashing her over-the-shoulder supermodel look! By Sheila Drake Duncan at the C&O Canal. By Steven Hicks

3RD

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BEST CATS

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Darn you, quarantine! Leo. By Elsa Wang

Elton asleep on his blue chair. By Deborah Hooker

Runner(S) up

3RD

This wreath makes a comfy bed - just try to take it from me! By Rick Lieblin

“Play time?” This is where Pinot goes when he wants to chase ponytail holders flicked around the bathtub... his favorite game! By Julie Dana

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BEST BUDS - human

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Sylvie and Patricia. By Jay Adelstein Pluto and child, learning to share. By Scott Himmelberger

3RD

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Sharky. By Elizabeth Murray

Blue love’s his grandma! By Jen Post

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BEST BUDS – Pets 1st Place 2nd

"Get shots! See friends." By Loren Bushkar

3RD

Montana and Ronan. By Zoe Cymrot

Runner(S) up

Zim & Max, "Two Steps at a Time." By Pat Carlucci

Rescued 'Sisters'. By Maria Carlucci

Rose and Lily, "Would you like to sit down?" by Brad Crutchfield

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CLEVEREST CAPTION

1st Place 2nd

"The Kiss: a Play in Three Acts (Anticipation, Kiss, Regret)." The dog is Farley with Milo (age 3). By Kevin M. Goldberg

3RD

Harper asks; "Are you sure vintage swimsuits are back in?" By Jennifer Fritschi

Runner(S) up

Rigby: “I love you too, dad. But I can’t hold this pose forever!” By Steve Norton

The ‘Wu(f) Tang Clan.’ By Steve Opiyo

Mugsy: St. Francis made it snow! By Wendy Cronin

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PANDEMIC PICS

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2nd

Tasha: Hanging With My COVID Friends. By Angela Seid

3RD Pandemic? Over it! By Ian Brasure

Runner-up

Matched masks. By Lyndsey Medsker

Bob examines post Jan. 6 Capitol security. By Patricia Schaub

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HILL HAUNTS 1st Place

2nd

"Charlie canoeing on the Anacostia." By Shaun Long

3RD

Polly protesting at her favorite Hill Haunt, saying: “Don’t Fence Me Out.” By Andrea Maleter

Runner(S) up

Shamus: "Leapin' lizards!" By Karen Zens Annie at Congressional Cemetery. By Karen Kitching Bin: Love My Home "State"! By Kimberly Scott

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CUTE & FUZZY 3RD

1st Place 2nd

Guinea pigs, Treat (L) and Trickster (R) or collectively known as Trick o Treat. ‘Merry Pigsmas!’ By Natalie Skidmore "Lupita and babies wonder what eggs and bunnies have to do with Easter!" Names: Lupita, Bunita, Bunzilla, and RG. By Alphonso Coles

“Cowboy Up.” By Danielle Porginski

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Nekoe. By Andrew Lightman

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BEST of the REST

The Name is Jerry and the Game is

Spy-ing. By Carolyn Rondthaler

My boy Beans at a dog beach across the Bay Bridge. By Lindsay K. Baugh

Topper Contemplates his Balls. By Amy

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The District Vet by Dan Teich, DVM

icks are a perennial problem for human and animal health, as they are vectors of transmission of various potentially debilitating ailments. Utilizing flea and tick preventives is well known and accepted, but many people fail to take appropriate precautions for their own health. The summer 2021 season is proving to be a bonanza year for ticks, therefore extra care should be taken to prevent tick bites and tick-borne disease. Last winter was not as mild as the year before, but this year’s tick crop is massive. This mostly has to do with the life cycle of oak trees, chipmunks, and mice. Really. Two years ago the conditions were ideal for oak trees to drop innumerable acorns, a favorite food of rodents, especially mice. Plump on acorns, they overwintered and had a population boom the next summer (now). Ticks require a blood meal at each major life stage (larval, nymph, adult). Larval ticks hatching on the ground and in shrubbery have plenty of mice and other rodents on which to feed. It has been theorized that larval ticks which

feed on mice are more infective than those who get their first meal from other animals. Of all the stages of ticks, the nymph stage, right after the larval stage, is the most infective and responsible for a majority of infections in people and domestic animals. Complicating this is their size: nymphs are approximately the diameter of a poppy seed. The large ticks you see and pull off your clothing and pets readily are easier to spot and less infective. It’s the small ones with which one must be especially vigilant. Ticks lay in wait on grasses, holding onto the blade with their hind feet and waving their front feet, grasping onto passing animals and people. When walking outside in grassy areas or gardening, resist the temptation to wear shorts. Utilizing pants which are tucked into your socks, will prevent ticks from attaching to your skin. Light colored clothing will allow you to visualize any hitchhikers, too. Tick repellants may be applied to clothing, but do take care of the product used as permethrin is toxic to cats. There are sprays which are long-lasting, even after several wash cycles.

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hen I awoke the morning afBaudhuin first realized she had psychic abilter talking to Marcello, my ities at a young age. She said she slept with the goldendoodle who transilight on until she was 13 because she saw “all these tioned last year after 15.5 helpers in my room.” Her sister gave her a book years together, my heart felt on psychics that helped her recognize her ability. lighter and my breath felt Baudhuin found out much later that this gift ran easy and unobstructed. I had been struggling with in her family. Her great-great grandmother, whom grief and guilt and regret because I chose to put she never met, was a healer and gave readings. him to sleep. I had been second-guessing my own Baudhuin’s psychic mediumship and medigut or inner guide that told me it was time. cal intuitiveness morphed into animal communiThe way I was able to find relief was through cation about 20 years ago. “I do it all but I feel so an animal communicator who facilitated the conpassionate about giving animals a voice.” nection between Marcello and me. She allowed Baudhuin said Lydia Hiby’s book, Converme to hear what Marcello had to say about the sations with Animals, solidified for her how imend of his physical life which lifted the fog that was portant it was to talk to animals. People don’t reclouding the energy around my heart. alize how what they are saying to their animals Elizabeth Baudhuin, a Hill resident for 33 affects them. years, is the woman to whom I am appreciative for “Lydia worked with race horses that never Last photo of Gianni, Pattie and Marcello releasing me from the heaviness surrounding Marwon a race, then started winning. Lydia was hired cello’s transition. Without her abilities I would to find out what happened. A horse was carried of sensory input. I see, hear, feel feelings both emonot have realized that Marcello thought what I did off the track on a stretcher and the trainer told his tional and physical and can taste or smell what they was “a gift” and that he was indeed “ready” to physhorse, ‘That’s what happens to horses who don’t are experiencing.” ically depart. She is an animal communicator. win races.’ The horse decided to win every race.” I also talked to Gianni, my three-year-old labShe helps people have conversations with Baudhuin said she started meditating and radoodle, through Baudhuin. It was eye-opening their animal companions to understand behavior, became a Reiki practitioner. “All of these things for me, and I saw a change support emotional and physical healing and live in guided me towards listenin Gianni’s behavior after greater harmony. She also communicates with those ing to animals.” our talk. I had no idea he who are about to transition or have transitioned as “When I connect with was concerned about my not she did for me with Marcello. She says she ‘listens’ an animal I hear them speak being able to “hear” him or to animals. inside my head (in a voice recognize how much he can How does Animal Communication work? that is not my own). I am assist me. Our talk clarified Animal communication is a way to intuitively also getting information in what my heart was telling tap into the consciousness of the animal in order to other ways,” she explained. me about Gianni – he needs exchange information. Each practitioner may have a “I may see a picture (Marmore activity. I have been different way of presenting the information they recello showed her a placid planning to take him kayakceive from an animal companion. lake where he liked to swim. ing with me this summer but I remembered a place in Baudhuin works from a photo, or she can go to was waiting until the weathWest Virginia where I often an owner’s home if necessary. er was good. Well, he wants took him), feel sensations in “I ask if the animal wishes to connect with me. to do it now! It was commy body that mirror theirs They never have turned me down, but I always ask. I forting to learn that Gianni and even smell a food they ask we meet in the place where we all speak the same and Marcello still hang out like or one they don’t.” language. I’m acting as a translator between the analthough Gianni said, “It’s Baudhuin said she imal and his/her guardian,” she said. “The messagdifferent than before. Mar- Having a “pup talk” before Miller meets his wants people to know how es come to me telepathically. I have the whole range cello’s as close as a thought.” new family.

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easy the whole process is. She first requests a photo and one question she should ask the animal. She takes handwritten notes throughout the session. Then lets the human know when to expect her notes. Baudhuin said all of us can do what she does. “We all have access to same information and abilities. I just practiced more and was drawn to it. It’s the same as me changing the oil in my car. I could learn, but I would prefer to hire a mechanic.” I would like to develop my ability to communicate with animals. In the meantime, I will continue my daily meditation (in which Gianni joins me), my energy work and be forever thankful to Elizabeth for turning my tremendous loss into a more spiritual journey. For more information or to contact Elizabeth Baudhuin log onto: www.elizabethlistenstoanimals.com. Pattie Cinelli is a health and fitness professional and journalist who has been writing her column for more than 20 years. She focuses on holistic and non-mainstream ways to stay healthy, get well and connect with your true self. Please email her with questions or column suggestions at: fitmiss44@aol.com. ◆

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hen the DC Superior Court resumed jury trials in April, such proceedings had not taken place for around a year. In that time, the city’s criminal justice system continued operating: the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) arrested or cited people; if prosecutors brought charges, defendants were either detained or, more often, released under varying levels of supervision awaiting case resolution. Some defendants accepted pleas while others awaited trials, either before a judge or jury. As the criminal court slowly begins opening up, stakeholders reflect on what the justice system could look like going forward. The system adapted throughout the pandemic to the public health emergency. Will any of these changes stretch beyond the pandemic? In the last installment of its series on DC criminal justice during the Covid-19 pandemic, Capital Community News explores three examples of the justice system adapting to Covid-19— virtual court, pretrial supervision, and

misdemeanor prosecution—and conversations about whether and if changes should last into the future.

Virtual Court DC Courts went virtual last spring. As in courtrooms across the country, for the majority of matters, DC court proceedings have been remote, facilitated through the video-conference application WebEx beginning in March. The courtroom hearing arraignments, presentments, bench warrant return and extradition hearings began as partially remote and has remained that way since, though by the end of March all other matters were entirely remote until June, according to a Court spokesperson. Since, the Court has gradually begun introducing more remote, partially remote, and in person opportunities. Now, for instance, the Court is holding both partially remote non-jury and jury trials and has begun remote nondetained misdemeanor arraignments. Preliminary hearings became partially remote during the summer, with defendants being brought in from DC Jail, according to the Superior Court’s

Criminal Division Presiding Judge Juliet McKenna. This decision was, in part, because “it is important, I think, from the defendant’s perspective to actually be able to have their day in court and at least physically appear before a judge,” especially with detention decisions, said McKenna in an interview last December. The Court opened remote hearing sites to increase access for people who do not have computers or internet access. For WebEx proceedings, the Court suggests that attendees dress like they would for Court, sit in a welllit room, and choose a non-distracting location. McKenna felt that WebEx for hearings, overall, has “been working incredibly well.” “We have not had issues with connectivity or the ability for individuals to see and hear,” said McKenna. There was a “learning curve in the beginning,” she explained. Looking forward, she suggested virtual proceedings might not be left entirely behind. The Court has tried to

“hold onto some of the things that maybe lead us to say we should have always done things this way,” McKenna said. “I think we can all recognize that sometimes coming to court for a status hearing or to have your case be dismissed because you completed your community service obligation, that involves the cost of public transportation, it may require somebody to take an entire day off from work, get childcare to wait around for their case to be called,” said McKenna. If parties requested certain proceedings to be remote, “we would certainly be open to that even once the pandemic is over.” However, McKenna noted that there are “fundamental constitutional values,” and that given “the weight of some decisions”—detention or determination of guilt, for instance—it is insufficient to offer certain proceedings “strictly via video or remotely.” Some attorneys noted to CCN that given the circumstances, the virtual WebEx hearings were working well, even expressing support for continuing virtual proceedings for certain hearings, though not for others. July 2021 ★ 43

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In a statement, Laura Hankins, the general counsel for the Public Defenders’ Service for the District of Columbia (PDS) said the organization hopes that The Department of Corrections (DOC) and St. Elizabeths Hospital “will continue to make legal visits by video available, to augment, but not replace, in-person legal visits.” “PDS is in favor of some court hearings by video but, particularly for clients who are detained, hospitalized, or incarcerated, PDS strongly believes that video court hearings should be held only at the request of the client,” Hankins wrote. For scheduling matters and hearings where no issue is contested, said Attorney Jon Jeffress in October, virtual hearings should be fine. For matters where credibility decisions need to be made, “there’s no way that that process can take place as effectively as in person,” Jeffress added. Holding a criminal trial virtually is a “nonstarter” for him, and for “a lot of people” as well. “It just doesn’t afford the process the gravity it should have.” As to whether there may or there should be conversations about virtual hearings going forward when feasible, Jeffress said: “Yes, definitely. … A lot of time was wasted under the old system”—travel to the courtroom, waiting for a case to be called. Using video conferencing for procedural matters like scheduling “really streamlines the process” and will “hopefully be here to stay.” Attorney Julie Swaney wrote to CCN that she believes “that virtual hearings are not sufficient substitutes for in person substantive hearings such as preliminary hearings or motion hearings with witness testimony.” Off-site witness testimony creates “too many issues,” Swaney added, like concerns surrounding the use of prohibited materials, connectivity problems interrupting attorney questioning, and the ability of judges to evaluate witnesses. Furthermore, added Swaney, virtual hearings complicate communication between attorneys and clients or co-counsel. Requesting breaks can “interrupt the flow and impact of testimony.” Additionally, judges may not hear objections immediately. Attorney AJ Amissah agreed in November that while virtual hearings can be convenient and efficient, communication with clients remains a challenge, one that slows down the process. The types of hearings Swaney believes should remain virtual or be an option for the defendant are scheduling status hearings and hearings for diversion. “These hearings shouldn’t require someone to take a full day off work to come to the courthouse when 44 H HILLRAG.COM

the hearing itself is usually only a few minutes long,” said Swaney. Attorney Lee Smith said in October his experiences with WebEx had been “great,” though he faced a small technical difficulty. While it isn’t preferable to being in person, it works fine given the circumstances, Smith further added. “I think in certain contexts it absolutely makes sense to continue using technology where it makes sense,” Smith said, noting that certain hearings, like trials, will need to be in person. Others like probation review check-ins or scheduling “I think would make sense to be virtual.” Smith noted that there will still be considerations to work out, including having people sign a notice virtually. Similarly, Attorney Henry Escoto believes WebEx hearings are going “quite well.” He noted that hearings seem to take a bit longer. “I think virtual hearings are probably going to be a staple in the long term,” Escoto predicted in January. The Court has worked to “ensure that attorneys are able to have confidential communication with their clients during the course of the hearing,” said McKenna in December.

Pretrial Supervision The large majority of defendants in DC are not detained pretrial in DC Jail, but released under supervision of the Pretrial Supervision Agency of DC (PSA), an independent federal agency. In PSA’s fiscal year 2020, around 15,000 defendants were released under its supervision. A defendant can be released either on their own personal recognizance or under PSA supervision. Founded in 1967, the agency uses a risk assessment process, determining how likely a defendant is to make court appearances, taking into account information like charges and criminal history to decide upon defendant release conditions, which it recommends to the Court. Release pretrial comes in different levels of intensity, from no supervision at all, to General Supervision, to High Intensity Supervision (HISP) for defendants deemed “high safety or appearance risks.” HISP can include drug testing, weekly contact, and monitoring. The agency also offers special supervision addressing substance use and mental health disorders. The pandemic created challenges by limiting in person interaction. Due to court delays during the public health emergency, people are staying under pretrial supervision for longer and defendants are not exiting at the rate others are entering, or at the previous average that determined the agency’s current re-

sources, explained PSA Director Leslie Cooper. “There are direct resource implications for us. We are working very hard to figure out how to best respond to those challenges,” said Cooper. “A key piece for us is really figuring out how to best allocate our somewhat limited resources.” For people at a higher risk for rearrest or not appearing at court PSA would do more frequent checkins—even if just by telephone. For defendants at lower risk for such violations, it would maintain contact but maybe not at the same frequency as for others, Cooper said. PSA used both in person and virtual phone contact to supervise defendants. Even with these changes, the agency had nearly identical markers in their released reports in 2019 and 2020. Its arrest-free rate rose from 87% to 88%. Its percentage of defendants who made all scheduled court appearances rose from 88% to 91%. Its percentage of defendants who for their entire pretrial period remained under its supervision decreased just two percent from 87% to 85%. Regarding the re-arrest rate, “we really didn’t expect it to be that way,” said Cooper. Throughout the adaptations, PSA has been looking forward. According to Cooper, the agency produces a weekly internal report that looks at trends PSA is experiencing during the pandemic period, which it uses “as a guidepost for figuring out whether we need to make procedural changes—do we need to bring different groups of people in, do we need to change supervision for specific groups of people based on what we’re seeing in our trends.” “We are in this new virtual world so we’re really taking this opportunity to be very thoughtful in terms of looking at the data we have available to us and using it to really guide our way forward both as we come out of the pandemic period and beyond,” said Cooper. During the pandemic, defendants have had the opportunity to file emergency motions for release due to Covid-19 public health concerns. As CCN previously reported, between March 15 and Dec. 5, 2020, DC Superior Court received 1,365 bond review motions for 1,033 individual defendants held for felonies and misdemeanors, almost all of which included some pandemic-related basis for relief, according to Judge McKenna. Judges granted 33 percent of the motions during that time. “PDS believes that the major lesson for the District’s criminal justice system during the Covid-19 pandemic is that law enforcement’s extensive use of custodial arrests and pretrial detention is not necessary for public safety and is in fact harmful to individuals and

communities,” said Hankins, adding the organization would like to see the continued expanded use of field arrests, citation release, and pretrial release. “I hope one thing that comes out of this is that we realize ... we really didn’t need to be incarcerating all the people we were incarcerating anyway, that it really wasn’t necessary to be locking as many people up as we were,” said Jeffress.

Misdemeanor Prosecution The pandemic has delayed proceedings across the Superior Court’s docket. For people who were not detained pretrial facing misdemeanor charges and low level offenses, proceedings were on pause for over a year. On May 10, 2021, citation arraignment and initial status hearings began remotely for non-detained misdemeanor cases. Beginning in mid-July, courtrooms for such proceedings will be partially remote. Per the order announcing the move, “thousands of misdemeanor cases are currently pending.” What should the transformation of misdemeanor court during the pandemic teach us about the future of misdemeanor prosecution? This was debated in two Washington Post op-eds this spring. In March, a year after DC misdemeanor court “closed,” Georgetown University Law Professors Vida Johnson, Abbe Smith, and John Copacino implored the city to “keep it that way.” Misdemeanor prosecutions, the attorneys wrote in a March 4 Opinion piece in the Washington Post, “are unnecessary and do more harm than good.” During the pandemic, almost nobody was detained in DC Jail for misdemeanor charges and prosecutors and judges were “seeking to not prosecute or cage petty offenders.” “When the pandemic threat ends, this policy should not,” wrote the authors, who direct the Criminal Defense & Prisoner Advocacy Clinic and Criminal Justice Clinic at July 2021 H 45

Georgetown. “The U.S. attorney’s office should stop criminally prosecuting nonviolent misdemeanors.” In DC, most people charged with misdemeanors are not held in jail pretrial. “Just the fact that the wheels are still in motion, everyone’s living their lives, and we’re not prosecuting people for misdemeanors, and the sky hasn’t fallen, shows how unimportant prosecuting poor people for misdemeanors is,” said Johnson in an interview last winter. Nonviolent misdemeanors–drug possession, shoplifting, destruction of property, unlawful entry–are “[b]y and large... crimes of poverty,” from indicating drug use and dependency, to being “crimes of subsistence,” the attorneys argued. Furthermore, they cited data indicating an “overwhelming number” of DC misdemeanor prosecutions are of poor people and, disproportionately, Black and Brown people. There are severe consequences for facing misdemeanor charges, including loss of housing and other economic effects. While having little impact on public safety, they argue, “petty-crime prosecutions” engender resentment and fear and are costly for taxpayers. In April, Acting US Attorney for DC in the United States Attorney’s Office for DC (USAO-DC) Channing Phillips argued in an op-ed that this recommendation was “misguided.” It neglects the impact of crime and that prosecution and accountability is favored by many victims of crime, wrote Phillips. These offenses can make residents and visitors feel less safe, he added. While he conceded that many of the aforementioned crimes were crimes of poverty and “symptoms of larger systemic issues,” he argued that the “solution” was not “to ignore or give a pass on the behavior.” “Instead, we should try to address the conduct that led the person to offend in the first instance,” wrote Phillips, pointing to his office’s “rehabilitative-focused alternatives to traditional prosecution.” 46 H HILLRAG.COM

Phillips cited diversion as an alternative to criminal convictions, for instance offering defendants drug and mental health treatment through the DC Superior Court Mental Health Community Court and the Superior Court Drug Intervention Program. Furthermore, some defendants can complete certain requirements for dismissal of their case. According to Phillips, the USAO-DC expanded diversion to first-time defendants charged with some felonies. He also revealed that this year the office is “working to start restorative justice programs that allow victims and defendants to speak openly about crime and its effects.” In a tweet in response to Phillips’ article, Johnson wrote: “In responding to our op-ed the DC USAO didn’t mention race. He talks about discretion & victim input, phenomena that reinforce racism. He acknowledges that misdos are crimes of poverty, but offers nothing to address that.” Misdemeanor court “pulls people into the system in ways that it’s really hard to get out,” said Director of DC Justice Lab Patrice Sulton. She disagreed with the USAO-DC op-ed that rehabilitation had to be through the criminal legal system. “To make people do quote on quote rehabilitation under the threat of being put in a cage is not nearly as effective as just investing in communities in the first place so that they don’t find themselves violating the statutes,” contended Sulton. Last year, in an interview in November, the USAO-DC’s Chief of the Superior Court Division John Hill said that his office has “long been very open to alternative ways of handling [misdemeanors] consistent with the needs of the case, history of the defendant, the wishes of the victim, etc.” and that they are looking to expand that. This year, Hill said, USAO-DC will be working to “enable more misdemeanor cases in particular and some lower-level non-violent felony cases” to be potentially “eligible for diversion or for more types of diversion, but [with] the

real goal of trying to wherever possible and whenever it might be beneficial to divert someone from the criminal justice system with the hopes that the opportunity will set them on the right path going forward.” “Covid redoubled our determination in this regard and that’s something that we’re going to have to continue to do and something we want to continue doing going forward,” Hill added.

Facing the Future The partners of the Criminal Justice Coordinating Committee, which PSA is a part of, are focused on “what can we learn from what’s happening and what can we do better and improve to help everybody out,” said PSA Chief of Staff Victor Valentine Davis in November. It’s looking to see “if we can codify some of those [improvements made] and then make everything better going forward even post Covid.” These areas explored were just three examples of changes made during the pandemic and what they might mean for the future of justice in the city. While stakeholders might disagree on what DC criminal justice should look like going forward, it seems the system might not look exactly as it did in the past, pre-pandemic. DC Witness, a non-profit dedicated to creating transparency in the District’s justice system, is providing data on criminal cases for this project. For more information, visit www.dcwitness.org. This article was supported by a grant from Spotlight DC: Capitol City Fund for Investigative Journalism. Spotlight DC encourages the submission for proposals by independent journalists. For more information, visit www.spotlightdc.org. Gavrielle Jacobovitz is a graduate of Columbia University and a freelance reporter at Capital Community News. She has previously interned with HuffPost Politics and NBC Owned TV Stations. ◆

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wo years ago, on June 8, 2019, the ribbon was officially cut at The Fields at RFK, ushering in a new phase in the use of the RFK Stadium campus. Wielding the ribbon-cutting scissors were Mayor Bowser, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton, councilmembers, Events DC President Gregory O’Dell and Chairman Max Brown, and other dignitaries. The members of CRYSP DC were also there, celebrating our decade-long effort to bring more playing fields to Capitol Hill. Since that day, The Fields have proven to be a critical asset serving the local community in wards 6, 7, and 8, as well as all of DC. This anniversary is a good time to review the path we traveled to get to this point. Moreover, it is a time to envision what might be next for this location and elsewhere in DC to enhance opportunities for athletic fields, recreational facilities, and green space, all central to CRYSP’s mission. Over 10 years ago, a group of parents from neighborhood and youth sports organizations near the RFK Campus got together—our first meeting was in an office above Frager’s Hardware Store, the original, before it burned down— to look at possible locations for sports fields and other outdoor amenities to serve a growing de-

mand for such facilities in DC. One parcel of land stood out – the parking lots at RFK Stadium. This group formed a nonprofit, which became CRYSP DC, to address the lack of sufficient athletic fields and recreational space in DC, the negative issues associated with that, and to explore ways to fix it. We met with Mayor Bowser as Events DC was beginning its process of reimagining the RFK campus. She liked our proposal and shortly thereafter, we had our first meeting with Events DC. In April 2016, they unveiled a comprehensive plan for the RFK Stadium site which incorporated many aspects of our vision for the fields. Events DC welcomed CRYSP’s input throughout the planning process and broke ground in August 2018. The next spring, Events DC selected CRYSP to help manage the complex and this tremendous community asset was unveiled at the grand opening. But CRYSP is more than just the daily operator of The Fields. We continue to explore opportunities within and beyond the RFK Campus for spaces and programs that would benefit a wide range of stakeholders. We have observed that two populations are critically underserved: seniors and kids not participating in organized activities. We initiated discussions with Events DC

to explore how we can serve these two groups. Already, we are working to launch a pop-up disc golf course in early July and to promote more, and more varied, use of the Celebration Pavilion. Beyond RFK, we continue to serve as an advocate for, and a future provider of, additional play spaces and program activities of all kinds, anywhere in DC. This spring we helped nine young girls and one boy participate in sports programs which would not have otherwise been accessible to them, and we provided them the gear they needed to be successful. We continue to advocate for specific open spaces, such as at Kenilworth Park and Hill East II. CRYSP’s mission is “making space to play.” Unfortunately, DC is still confronted with a lack of sufficient, safe, accessible, high-quality outdoor recreation facilities, especially in the eastern and southern portions of our city. Addressing this issue is more important than ever, given the pandemic. Outdoor sports and recreation can play a key role in healing our country socially, physically, and mentally. Our collective capacity to develop and operate sustainable facilities that are geographically and financially accessible to youth of all socio-economic backgrounds is critical to CRYSP’s mission of public service. We intend to continue to aggressively pursue this mission and welcome the opportunity to collaborate with anyone and any organization who would join us in this pursuit. Learn more about CRYSP DC by visiting cryspdc.org, and about The Fields at RFK at rfkfields.com Michael Godec is board president of CRYSP DC; a longtime volunteer, board member and current president with Sports on the Hill; and a resident of Capitol Hill. ◆

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uly’s Woman of Ward 6 is Mary McLeod Bethune, an educator and an activist. Although she didn’t live or work in Ward 6, Bethune holds a special place of honor in Ward 6’s Lincoln Park, the largest park on Capitol Hill. The bronze statue that honors her was unveiled on July 10, 1974, which was her 99th birthday. The statue features an elderly Mrs. Bethune handing a copy of her legacy to two young Black children. Mrs. Bethune is supporting herself with a cane used by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, reportedly given to her by Eleanor Roosevelt. Mary Jane McLeod was born on July 10, 1875, in a small log cabin near Mayesville, SC, the youngest daughter of two former slaves. She started working in fields with her family when she was five. The family was so poor that only Bethune could be sent to school. It proved a wise choice, as she not only learned rapidly, but would come home and teach her parents and siblings what she had learned that day. This love of learning continued on when she was an adult. In 1904, after several jobs as a teacher, she opened her own school in Daytona, Florida. This school, opened with $1.50 and five students, would eventually become Bethune-Cookman University. The school bordered Daytona’s dump. Bethune, parents of students, and church members raised money by making sweet potato pies, ice cream, and fried fish, and selling them to crews at the dump. In the early days, the students made ink for pens from elderberry juice, and pencils from burned wood; they asked local businesses for fur-

niture. Bethune wrote later, “I considered cash money as the smallest part of my resources. I had faith in a loving God, faith in myself, and a desire to serve.” The school received donations of money, equipment, and labor from local Black churches. Within a year, Bethune was teaching more than 30 girls at the school. Bethune was also known for helping found the National Council of Negro Women in 1935 and for being part of Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s “Black Cabinet,” as well as a close friend and advisor to Eleanor Roosevelt. The National Council of Negro Women began raising funds in 1959 for a memorial to Bethune. Before her statue was unveiled in Lincoln Park, the part of the park where her statue was to go was lowered, so her statue would not rise above the Lincoln statue. Also, the Lincoln statue was turned – it had formerly faced the U.S. Capitol, but now it faces Bethune. The monument, owned by the National Park Service, is the first statue erected on public land in Washington, DC, to honor an African American and a woman. The statue was created by Robert Berks, who also created the Albert Einstein Memorial in Washington, DC. One of Berk’s

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most famous works is the bust of former President John Fitzgerald Kennedy that is in the Grand Foyer of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. The inscription on the front of the Bethune statue reads: “Let her works praise her,” which speaks of Mrs. Bethune’s many accomplishments as an educator, public servant, presidential advisory, women’s rights activist and civil rights activist. A bronze plaque running around the side of the base reads: “I leave you love. I leave you hope. I leave you the challenge of developing confidence in one another. I leave you a thirst for education. I leave you a respect for the use of power. I leave you faith. I leave you racial dignity. I leave you a desire to live harmoniously with your fellow men. I leave you finally, a responsibility to our young people. Mary McLeod Bethune.” Ward 6 Democrats are sponsoring a free one-hour tour of the Mary McLeod Bethune Statue in Lincoln Park on Saturday, July 24, at 10 a.m., weather permitting. Professional tour guide and author Robert Pohl will be leading the tour. Meet at the Bethune Statue at 9:45 a.m. Contact Marci Hilt (202) 547-6327 or marcihilt@aol.com to sign up or for more details. The Women of Ward 6 Initiative is a non-partisan recognition of Ward 6’s women by the Ward 6 Democrats, in partnership with the National Woman’s Party, Capitol Hill Restoration Society and the Hill Rag. The initiative began in 2019 to highlight the 100th anniversary of the passage of the 19th Amendment, which gave women the right to vote. Marci Hilt is a retired communications coordinator and press secretary for the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative. She currently writes and edits EMMCA MATTERS and is treasurer of the Ward 6 Democrats. ◆

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The Commissioners voted, unanimously, to protest the application of Exotic Wine and Spirit, Inc. t/a Exotic Wine & Spirits at 801 Maryland Avenue, NE (ABRA #118158) for a Class A Retailer’s License unless a satisfactory settlement agreement is finalized before the protest deadline. • The Commissioners voted to protest the application of Wasted, Inc. t/a Cru Hemp Lounge at 816 H Street, NE (ABRA #117958) for a Class C Tavern license unless a satisfactory settlement agreement is finalized before the protest deadline. The vote was 6 in favor, 0 against with Commissioner Dooling abstaining. • The Commissioners voted to support the stipulated license application of Wasted, Inc. t/a Cru Hemp Lounge at 816 H Street, NE (ABRA #117958) for a Class C Tavern license if a settlement agreement is reached. The vote was 5 in favor with Commissioners Toomajian and Soderman voting against. The Alcohol Beverage Licensing Committee meets at 7:00 pm on the fourth Tuesday of each month.

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ANC 6A REPORT by Nick L. Alberti Chair Amber Gove (6A04) convened the June 10, 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) and Brian Alcorn (6A08) in attendance. Commissioner Sondra Phillips-Gilbert (6A07) was absent.

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The Commissioners voted, unanimously, to protest the application of Toki 1244 H Street NE, LLC t/a Toki Underground at 1244 H Street, NE (ABRA #118153) for a Class C Tavern License unless a satisfactory settlement agreement is finalized before the protest deadline. The Commissioners voted against amending its settlement agreement with Dangerously Delicious DC LLC t/a Pie Shop at 1339 H Street, NE (ABRA #087422) to permit outdoor entertainment. This matter will be readdressed in the July ANC6A meeting.

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The Commissioners voted, unanimously, to send a letter of support for the District Department of Transportaion’s (DDOT) proposed Option 3 on the 800 and 900 blocks of West Virginia Avenue NE (NOI # 21-136-PSD) (1-way with protected bike lanes) plus additional traffic calming measures, such as high visibility raised crosswalks and/or speed humps. The Commissioners voted, unanimously, to send a letter of support to DDOT regarding the permit application for Capitol Square Bar and Grill at 1500 East Capitol Street (Tracking # 10852880), provided that the application be amended by the applicant to provide 15 feet of passageway on all sides of the patio; the outdoor patio cease operations at 10:00 pm on Sunday – Thursday and 11:00 pm on Friday – Saturday; and the patio capacity be limited to 35 seats and 40 standing. The Commissioners voted, unanimously, to send a letter of support to DDOT for a permit application to be filed or already filed for a reinforced fence at 1369 C Street NE, including a new enclosure of the driveway, provided that the fence design conforms to the existing fence height and openness. The Commissioners voted, unanimously, to send a letter to DDOT requesting speed humps, raised crosswalks, and other traffic-calming measures

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Other Business • The Commissioners voted, unanimously, to send a letter to Mayor Bowser and the DC Council in support of full funding for the Vision Zero Act in DC’s FY22 budget. • The Commissioners voted, unanimously, to send a letter to moveDC providing comments regarding the DDOT’s draft moveDC 2021 update. • The Commissioners voted, unanimously, to send a letter to the Department of Consumer Regulatory Affairs (DCRA) to request it immediately issue a Correction Order for building permits B2002071, B2002072 and B2002073 to correct technical errors on the printed permits issued on April 28, 2021. • The Commissioners voted, unanimously, to pre-approve its sponsorship for an appeal of the issuance of building permits B2002071, B2002072 and B2002073 by DCRA on the basis of technical errors on the printed permits should DCRA fail to issue a Correction Order for the permits issued on April 28, 2021. Visit www.anc6a.org for a calendar of meeting times, meeting agendas and other information. u

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he ANC unanimously voted to appeal a building permit issued to DoorDash for interior construction at 1323 E St. SE, the blue building that served as the temporary location for Frager’s Hardware after the 2013 fire. DoorDash is building the location out to serve as a DashMart, a hub for order pick-up by last mile courier services (including by bike or foot) as well as by customers. But commissioners and the neighbors say the building does not meet all the DC Code requirements. The ANC is appealing the permit based on what it says are unmet loading and parking requirements related to the use of the building for warehouse storage and distribution and the 45 percent expansion in use of space. The ANC also argues there are no legal parking spaces, pointing out that the three spaces on the site are likely outside the property line. Other issues include the loading berth, which Commissioner Corey Holman (6B06) said is required to be on the alley. In support of the protest, the ANC showed photos of what they said were 40- to 48-foot trucks loading into the building without respect to public space, bike lanes and sidewalks. Holman said the trucks were “a real insight as to the potential impacts of this use.” Attorney for DoorDash, Kyrus Freeman, argued that exceptions to these requirements had been grandfathered in, citing a zoning clause that allowed “an existing conformity to remain.” Freedman said there is no legal basis to file an appeal and that the company would view an appeal as

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abuse of procedure. Attorney (and former ANC 6B03 Commissioner) James Loots spoke on behalf of property owner John Weintraub. Weintraub bought the property in 2014 to house Frager’s, which he then owned. Loots said during that 2014 acquisition, four legal parking spots and a loading dock in Image: Citing this photograph, Commissioner front were included in the perCorey Holman (6B06) called the parking of mits. Loots argued that it was these large trucks at the planned DashMart site “a real insight into the potential impacts of this inappropriate to use the peruse.” Screenshot: ANC 6B June meeting/Webex mit appeals process to control tenancy. He asked the ANC to joined the ANC seven years ago, the consider the position of Weintraub as owners had a contentious relationship a reluctant landlord, who, Loots said, with neighbors, but since then have would never intentionally take any acworked hard to address it. She said tion to the detriment of the community. she has only had one complaint in the “This isn’t about the property last year, from a neighbor who photoowner,” said Holman in concluding graphed overflowing bins. The family the discussion and recognizing Weinowns three restaurants on the block, intraub’s dedication to Capitol Hill. The cluding Santa Rosa, Good Food Eatery commissioner argued that a 60-day pe(303 Pennsylvania Ave. SE) and We the riod for appeal of permits was in fact Pizza (305 Pennsylvania Ave. SE). Respart of the process. ident Ellen Opper-Weiner spoke at the Pointing out that DoorDash had meeting, saying that as the restaurant not reached out to the community to is now occupying a corner space, the discuss the impacts of the building use, impact on residents is increased with Holman said claims that a DashMart at no sense of plans for the new taqueria, the site “wouldn’t be a detriment to the which does not require ANC review. community are simply an insult to us as This SA is the first the ANC has neighbors, us as commissioners and us had with the restaurant group. The as a community.” neighborhood relationship with the Mendelson group has been fraught, Reluctant Support for Chair Brian Ready noted. Prior to the Santa Rosa Taqueria signed SA, there were two orders askLiquor License ing the applicant to comply with trash After extensive discussion, the commisregulations, and Ready said the SA is a sion voted 6-1 with three abstentions step in the right direction on what he to support a liquor license application hoped would be a path towards full resfor Santa Rosa Taqueria. The applicaolution of neighbor concerns. tion is part of the restaurant’s relocation from 313 to 301 Pennsylvania Ave. Short Term Rental at SE. It comes with a signed Settlement 818 Potomac Agreement (SA), but some neighbors The ANC conditionally supported a reand commissioners were disappointed quest to the Board of Zoning Adjustthat it does not include a requirement ment (BZA) to change the principal use for interior trash. for the building at 818 Potomac Ave. Commissioner for the area JenOriginally approved by BZA nearnifer Samolyk (6B01) said when she ly 5 years ago as a 45-unit residential

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building, the applicant wants to change the use from residential to “lodging,” requesting relief from requirements for loading space and shower facilities. The building will be managed as a short-term rental by hospitality company “Sonder”. Lodging is matter-of-right use in the zone, but because BZA has already approved the project, a change in use requires approval. If the applicant decides to revert to residential use in the future, requirements will revert to those first approved in 2018. Commissioner Kirsten Oldenburg (6B04) proposed the commission support the change with two conditions: no ancillary non-residential or non-lodging use allowed in the building, to avoid additional requirements, such as loading; and support be conditional on the BZA requiring a reconsideration of the modification in five years. If the five-year reconsideration is not included, Oldenburg and Holman will enter discussions to ensure the final condition will protect the ANC against further changes made without consultation.

Former Corner Store Arts Renovation The commission voted unanimously to support an Historic Preservation Application (HPA) concept design for renovations to 900 South Carolina Ave. SE, formerly Corner Store Arts and now a private residence. Current owner Scott Patterson circulated plans prior to the ANC meeting and posted them in the building windows. Many small changes will make a big overall difference; the project calls for replacing windows, unboarding windows and doors and adding cladding and doorways to the rear one-story addition and the detached garage. The building was purpose-built in 1870 as a first-floor grocery with a residential dwelling above, said Patterson. The original grocery entrance is hidden under the bay windows and is largely intact. Plans call for the bays to

be removed, and the original entry be restored. A fully residential lawn in the front was questioned by Historic Preservation, so it was replaced in plans by an infill garden that allows the plaza to show. The detached garage currently projects into public space with wood framing that will be removed to expose the brick garage. A larger opening will be added in the garage façade facing the home, with three door panels (reduced from four) like those in the first floor addition to the home. Oldenburg said she was originally absolutely opposed to the changes to the front façade but was swayed by the comprehensive research on the storefront of this and other buildings.

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In Other Business Commissioners voted to support: • A Concept Design for a new building at 733 Eighth St. SE to the Historic Preservation Review Board (HPRB) from architects Square 134. They propose a two-story and penthouse addition on the building at 733 Eighth St. SE, the former site of Howl to the Chief. The ANC asked the applicant to foster dialogue with the community. The structure has been deemed non-contributing to the historic character of the neighborhood and essentially will be reconstructed, retaining the façade and party wall. • An application on behalf of South East Market and Liquors (1500 Independence Ave SE) for Renewal of a Class A Liquor License. Commissioner for the area Denise Krepp (6B10) said the owner-operator had agreed to the same Settlement Agreement (SA) as the ANC had with the previous operator of the market, which changed hands in 2019. • An application for a Class ‘C’ Restaurant license for Harvest Tide Steak House (212 Seventh July 2021 ★ 55

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St. SE, formerly Acqua Al 2). Commissioner for the area Gerald Sroufe (6B02) said that the ANC has signed a six-page SA with the applicant, which includes indoor trash storage. Appearing were Commissioners Jennifer Samolyk (6B01), Gerald Sroufe (6B02), Brian Ready (6B03), Kirsten Oldenburg (6B04), Steve Holtzman (6B05), Corey Holman (6B06), Edward Ryder (6B07), Peter Wright (6B08), Alison Horn (6B09) and Denise Krepp (6B10). The next meeting of ANC 6B is scheduled for 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 13, 2021. ANCs do not meet in August. For the most up-to-date information on meetings and how to join a virtual meeting via Webex, visit anc6b.org. Learn about Commissioners and committees and subscribe to the ANC 6B newsletter by visiting anc6b. org or connect with the commission via email at 6b@ anc.dc.gov or via @ANC6B on Twitter. ◆

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he ANC again opposed an application to the Board of Zoning Adjustment (BZA) for special exception and zoning relief to convert a residential building at 622 I St NE into a five-unit apartment. In Oct 27, 2020 ANC 6C opposed a special exception but supported variance relief from 900 sq ft per unit lot requirements. In the letter, the ANC noted that the property extends 81 feet from an adjacent structure, well over 10-ft by right permitted, and added that it was troubling that there was no support from adjacent neighbors. The applicant appeared before the ANC Planning Zoning and Economic (PZE) development committee earlier in the month, providing the committee with additional materials that made a substantial change regarding the setback from the cornice line, but that otherwise did not address concerns expressed by commissioners last October.

Request More Resources to Encampments The Commission gave unanimous support for a letter urging the Mayor, National Park Service (NPS) and other agencies to bring to bear all agencies to provide needed services—counselling, treatment, and housing—to encampments in the area. ANC 6B includes encampments under the L and M Street overpasses at First Street NE, as well as on NPS land near Massachusetts Avenue and Second Street NE. Commissioners said conditions have been exacerbated during the pandemic. “This really needs more attention; we’re not getting the job done,” said Mark Eckenwiler (6C04) during the discussion. “This isn’t just about the encampments; we’re trying to address the root causes of the encampment in the first place.” Drew Courtney (6C06) said outreach workers tell him that, on the ground, all the easy answers disappear, suggesting a balance in the letter between urgency and emphasizing the time commitment required. Outreach organizations spoke to the issue, and Courtney suggested they connect with the ANC grant committee.

Urge DDOT to Fund Parks at Dave Thomas Circle The ANC voted to send comments on the 65 percent design plans for Dave Thomas Circle to the District Department of Transportation (DDOT). DDOT presented the plans during a May virtual meeting of the TPS committee. The ANC supported a letter to the project team and DDOT Director, noting the project has great potential to ensure community safety, “so getting it right is more important than getting it done fast,” said TPS Committee Chair Kristy Kwan. The letter also recommends DDOT: • Reduce the number of lanes on New York and Florida Avenues, especially on New York Avenue between Florida and First Street NW; these should be converted to bike lanes • Continue bike lanes on Florida Avenue beyond the circle • Alter the width of streets to better match speed limits • Add design elements to protect sidewalks and park areas • Enlarge pedestrian refuges and make them ADA accessible • Fully-fund park elements on the same schedule as other elements.

In Other Business: The ANC unanimously supported: • a $3,000 grant for a Story of Our Schools (SOOS) project at Capitol Hill Montessori (215 G St. NE). The full project cost is $30,000; the $3,000 will help pay for the photo mural portion of the museum-quality lobby exhibit. Other funding comes from corporate donations, the Capitol Hill Community Foundation (CHCF), and the school’s parent organization. • a protest of a liquor license application for Scissors and Scotch (331 N St. NE), a barber shop and lounge offering haircuts and beverages with an occupancy of 25 people. The opposition is in pursuit of a settlement agreement (SA). The applicant has been cooperative in discussions so far, and ANC indicated they would support a stipulated license once an SA is obtained. • A protest of an application for a liquor license for Uncorked (1005 First St. NE) for a class A liquor store. Again, the protest is in pursuit of an SA with support for a stipulated license if necessary. • A protest of a liquor license application for Wasted Inc, trading as Crew Hemp Lounge (816 H St. NE). This establishment is located in ANC 6A, which intends to protest the liquor license. Rather than filing a redundant protest, ANC 6C wants to address the possibility of an exception allowing for smoking at this establishment. ANC 6C supported a letter to the DC Department of Health (DOH) opposing any such exception to smoking prohibition if the licensee should seek one. In a note sent prior to the meet-

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The following ANC 6C commissioners were present at the June 10th meeting: Christine Healey (Secretary, 6C01), Karen Wirt (Chair, 6C02), Jay Adelstein (6C03), Mark Eckenwiler (ViceChair, 6C04) and Drew Courtney (6C06). Joel Kelty ((6C05), Treasurer) was not present but shared views and positions with the commission prior to the meeting.

The next meeting of ANC 6C is scheduled for 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 14. ANC 6C is meeting via Webex during the public health emergency until at least September 2021. For the most up-to-date information and links to join meetings of the ANC and its committees, visit anc6c.org. ◆

A Visit from Mayor Bowser ANC 6D REPORT by Andrew Lightman Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC) 6D met June 14 over WebEx. Commissioners Andrew Bossi (6D01), Jared Weiss (6D02, Secretary), Ronald Collins (6D03, Treasurer), Fredrica (Rikki) Kramer (6D05, Vice Chair), Rhonda Hamilton (6D06) and Edward Daniels (6D07, Chair) were in attendance. Andy Litsky (6D04) was absent.

ayor Muriel Bowser (D) began her address by thanking residents and businesses for their sacrifices during the COVID epidemic. The District has reached US President Joe Biden’s (D) goal of 70 percent vaccinated with at least one dose, she stated. The FYI 2022 budget, the mayor stated, will provide relief from COVID while setting the stage for further growth, said Bowser, She touted a $400 million investment in the Housing Trust Fund. The plan also includes monies for the repair and stabilization of public housing. The real challenge, she stated, is how to address the homeless encampments that have sprung up during COVID. The mayor acknowledged residential complaints over parking enforcement, in particular related to the performance of the Dept. of Transportation (DDOT) and the Dept. of Public Works (DPW). The Wharf has exacerbated the scarcity of curbside parking in Southwest, she acknowledged. However, she quickly pivoted away from the issue to point out the progress made on the new Frederick Douglass Bridge despite the pandemic. In particular, she cited the project’s successful minority hiring. Acknowledging public safety concerns among citizens in ANC 6D, the mayor described

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The commission voted to unanimously to support the renewal of Class A licenses for Cap Liquors (1301 South Cap), Harrys Reserve (905 NJ Ave SE), Hill Spirits (1015 Half Street SE) and Cordial Craft Wine, Beer and Spirits (35 Sutton SQ SW). Commission took no action on a tavern license application by The Point, a seafood restaurant located at 2100 Second St. SW. No cooperative agreement has been signed with the applicant. The commission voted to oppose a renewal of the production and service license for The Bardo, 25 Potomac Ave. SE, on the grounds of “peace, order and quiet.” There are continuing issues of noise and sanitation, Chair Daniels stated. There is no community agreement. The commission also opposed the application of BHG Waterfront (715 Wharf St. SW). The commission voted to support the license of ILILI DC (100 District Square SW) on both a stipulated and permanent basis along with the accompanying community agreement. It also approved the same for The Nightingale Boat, (600 Water Street SW).

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DC United, features two connected towers in an S shaped configuration. Retail is planned for the ground floor. One of the buildings would be configured for senior housing while the other will be market rate. Office space is also planned for Volunteers of America, which is moving its headquarters from Alexandria, VA. To be more specific, the project plan calls for 10,790 square feet of retail, 39,661 of entertainment related uses, 41,043 square feet of office space and 416,804 square feet of residential uses for a total of 508,298 square feet. The residential component includes 110 units of senior housing out of a total of 462 apartments of which with 30 percent would be affordable. 305 parking spaces are planned. A significant public park on the project’s northern side is also contemplated. The developer needs a small modification to the existing Planned Unit Development. The building design is also subject to review by the Zoning Commission. There will be a hearing late in the fall. “We don’t need more concrete. We need more green,” stated Kramer criticizing the design of the park. Other commissioners agreed with her sentiments. No vote was taken.

Southwest BID Expansion Southwest Business Improvement District (SW BID) Chief Operating Officer Andre Witt, Deputy Chief Executive Lexie Albe and Executive Director Steve Moore presented a plan to extend the organization’s clean and safe services south of M Street SW and north of the DC United Stadium between South Capitol and east of Greenleaf Recreation Center. Currently, The BID already is doing community engagement and food scarcity work in this section of the neighborhood, including a free meals program that serves between 300 and 1,000 individuals daily. The proposed expansion would not be

funded by BID assessments of commercial properties in that area. Rather, the SW BID is asking for $350,000 from the DC Council to fund the project. The monies would be used to hire five individuals who would be dedicated three to five days a week to providing this area with clean and safe services. While generally supportive of the expansion, several commissions expressed concerns about the details of the use of the new funds. The commission voted to support expansion contingent on the BID providing greater clarity on its plans.

A Dog Park at Jefferson Field Commissioner Bosse asked the commission to vote in support of the resident petition at Change.org seeking a dedicated, enclosed dog park at Jefferson Field. The petition has garnered 222 signatures. The Jefferson Field is a Dept. of Parks and Recreation (DPR) property, although it is heavily used a recreational space by students of adjacent Jefferson Middle School Academy. It contains a large multi-use soccer field, a baseball diamond, as well as pickle ball and tennis courts. It is lighted. Use of the field is governed by the DPR permit office. It plays frequent host to adult and youth sports leagues. Local residents often walk their dogs off-leash on Jefferson Field. This is illegal. A recent complaint from the school about the dogs resulted in the property being completely locked up for two weeks. The city has set aside $1.5 million to renovate Jefferson Field to both improve the drainage and install an artificial turf multi-use field. Bossi asked the commission to support the creation of a dog park on the property as part of that renovation citing the explosion of the local canine population due to COVID and development of the Wharf, as well as the distance to the nearest city

dog park which is located at Landsburg Park on Delaware Avenue SW. That dog park, Bossi stated, has both safety and maintenance issues. Commissioner Hamilton strongly opposed Bossi’s motion arguing that the commission should delay action until it could consult with the PTA and administration at Jefferson Middle School. After much discussion, the commission voted to table the matter until its July meeting.

Other Matters The commission agreed to send a letter to DDOT expressing concerns about the design of the Buzzard Point Bike Trail creating a choke point for pedestrians and cyclists near the Pepco power plant. The commission voted to send a letter to the DC Zoning Commission regards The Stacks, an Akridge development located just south of Audi Field, which is now undergoing “large tract review.” A park is proposed for the project. Commissioners are concerned about maximizing green space for residents in its design. The commission voted to send FOIA request to DC Housing Authority regarding the details of Greenleaf Gardens’ redevelopment. MPD Capt. Jonathan Dorrough, Commander Morgan Kane and Captain Darren Haskis reported on public safety. There were two major violent incidents last month. Armed gunmen in a car targeted a passenger riding in a Lyft on I-695, Dorrough stated. No one was seriously injured. There was also a homicide involving a group event on O Street SW. MPD is discouraging such gatherings, Kane stated. Property crime, and theft from autos in particular, is up significantly. There were also two carjackings. ANC 6D meets at 7 p.m. on the second Monday of every month. The next meeting of ANC 6D is for July 12 via WebEx. For more information and links to join ANC meetings, visit anc6d.org. ◆

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Summer Sunday Organ Concerts at the National Shrine The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, 400 Michigan Ave. NE, presents organ concerts by some of the best organists in the country on Sundays in July and August at 6 p.m. Carillon recitals precede at 5:30 p.m. The concerts are free; donations accepted. Plenty of parking. nationalshrine.org.

Live Music Returns to Mr. Henry’s Here’s the July lineup for live music at Mr. Henry’s on Capitol Hill, 601 Pennsylvania Ave. SE: July 1, Rafael Ponde; July 2, TBD; July 3, Eddie Anderson; July 8, Wayne Wilentz; July 9, Kevin Cordt; July 10, Alison Crockett; July 15, Elin; July 16, Elijah Balbed; July 17, Veronneau; July 22, Rosa Moraes and Maija Rejman; July 23, Aaron Myers; July 24, Batida Differnte; July 29, Cissa Paz; July 30, lanah Koelle; and July 31, Fran Vielma. Every Wednesday at Mr. Henry’s, there is a Capitol Hill Jazz Jam. mrhenrysdc.com.

Sunday Strolls in the Cemetery On Sundays, through Oct. 31, 1 to 2 p.m., stroll through Historic Congressional Cemetery, 1801 E St. SE., with a docent. Docents may pick their favorite stories or give a specialized tour, rather than giving Photo: Courtesy of EDENS

Congressional Cemetery Dinner & a Movie This is the summer of classic movie monsters! Emerging from the shadows, the swamps, and the science labs, these iconic figures are the terrifying misfits and fiends that have frightened generations of moviegoers. Following the model of “Dinner & a Movie” for Cinematery again this year, your ticket will include an entree, non-alcoholic drink and dessert. Each movie will have a different meal provider. Tickets are $35 per person and will be limited to 100 people. Here’s the remaining schedule: July 2, Frankenstein; Aug. 6, The Mummy; Sept. 3, Wolf Man. Congressional Cemetery, 1801 E St. SE. congressionalcemetery.org.

Sunset Cinema at The Wharf Get your family and friends together this summer for Sunset Cinema at The Wharf—free outdoor movies at The Wharf presented by Pacifico Beer. Every Thursday night through September 2, The Wharf will show a classic blockbuster on the 20’ LED outdoor screen on Transit Pier. This movie series is free, but you must reserve a ticket at eventbrite.com. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. and each movie begins at 8 p.m. You may bring in food from restaurants at The Wharf, but drinks (both hard and soft) must be purchased from the Cantina Bambina concession stand. wharfdc.com. 62 H HILLRAG.COM

The Rooftop at Union Market The Union Market is one of DC’s largest rooftops for dining, drinking and safe socializing. From 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., grab a bite from your favorite market vendor and bring it up or snag one of Hi-Lawn’s picnic baskets to enjoy with one of their signature cocktails. From noon until midnight, Hi-Lawn is a fun, laid-back and welcoming rooftop and green space, with seasonally-changing fare from culinary director/ partner Chef Beauchamp, creative draft and juice box cocktails, hosted picnics, lawn games and outdoor music, all with stunning 360-degree city views. unionmarketdc.com.

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The Jane Austin Film Festival Dumbarton House, 2715 Q St. NW, welcomes you back with the Tenth Annual Jane Austin Film Festival on Wednesdays in July. Here’s the lineup: July 7, Emma (2020); July 14, Sense and Sensibility (1995); July 21, Love and Friendship (2016); and July 28, Pride and Prejudice (2005). Movies start at sunset; roughly 8:30 p.m. (gates at 7:30 p.m.). $10. Tickets routinely sell out so advanced purchase is suggested. Picnics encouraged. dumbartonhouse.org.

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Arena Stage announced its 2021/22 lineup for the company’s 72nd Season. Arena welcomes back live audiences to a season that reflects Arena’s commitment to produce compelling, dynamic work that speaks to this moment in time as we navigate a new world. As part of Arena’s mission to serve artists on a national, regional and local scale, two exciting collaborations will take place with American Conservatory Theater and Step Afrika!. Here’s the lineup: Sept. 3 to Oct. 3, The Roundabout Theatre Company’s Production of Toni Stone; Oct. 8 to Nov. 21, Celia and Fidel; Nov. 26 to Dec. 26, August Wilson’s Seven Guitars; Jan 21 to March 6, Change Agent; March 4 to April 17, Catch Me If You Can; April 12 to May 15, Cambodian Rock Band; May 31 to June 26, Drumfolk By Step Afrika!; July 15 to Aug. 28, American Prophet: Frederick Douglass in His Own Words. Subscription packages are now on sale and may be purchased by calling the Arena Stage Sales Office at 202-488-3300 or by visiting arenastage.org.

Swingers Crazy Golf Opens in Dupont Circle Swingers, a London brand of mini-golf courses, has opened its Dupont Circle location, 330 19th St. NW. Guests (21+) will be transported to a world of undulating crazy golf courses featuring a 1920s English golf clubhouse, multiple cocktail bars with over 35 hand-crafted drinks, gourmet street food vendors and private event spaces. The 20,000 sq. ft. venue can accommodate over 500 guests. Tickets are on sale now for $19 to $24 a person with packages available upon request. swingers.club/us.

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Virtual Book Talk with Vanessa Riley: Island Queen, East City Books On July 9th at 7pm, East City Bookshop welcomes author Vanessa Riley in conversation with actor and audiobook narrator Adjoa Andoh about Riley’s new novel Island Queen. This unique virtual event will include a prerecorded conversation between Riley and Andoh, moderated by East City Bookshop staff member Destinee Hodge. The conversation will be followed by a live audience Q&A with Riley about the book. Attendees who purchase copies of the book will receive a bookplate signed by the author and the first 50 purchases will also receive a specially designed deluxe bookmark with a charm designed by the author. More information about the event, ticket purchases, and Riley’s books is available on the East City Bookshop website.

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Night Market SW Returns Market SW, the beloved night market at Southwest Waterfront once again brings a splash of culture, shopping, entertainment, food and beverage, and some outdoor community fun to the corner of Fourth and M Streets SW. The market continues every other Friday, 4 to 10 p.m. This year’s dates are July 9 and 23; Aug. 6 and 20; Sept. 3 and 17; Oct. 1 and 15. The night market is directly across the street from Waterfront Station Metro and near Arena Stage. marketswdc.com. 66 H HILLRAG.COM

beginning the week of July 19. DC DMV will honor all appointments made through Saturday, July 17 but none will be available after that date. In addition, two DC DMV locations will have special weekend hours. In-person service becomes available on a first-come, first-serve basis at Adjudication Services starting Monday, July 19 and at all DMV Service Centers starting Tuesday, July 20. Scheduling road tests for commercial and noncommercial driver licenses remain by appointment only. dmv. dc.gov.DL Office is still by appointment only. dmv. dc.gov.

DowntownDC Free Summer Flicks The DowntownDC Summer Flicks CAN I KICK IT? movie series is back for its fourth season. The DowntownDC BID and Shaolin Jazz are bringing this year’s outdoor cinematic experience to the recently reopened National Building Museum, 401 F St. NW, West Lawn and will be accompanied by a social distancing lawn design. Pre-movie seating and music by DJ 2-Tone Jones starts at 7:30 p.m. Movies begin at sunset. The theme is The Future. Here’s the remaining lineup: June 29, Solo; July 6, Minority Report; July 13, Tron-Legacy; July 20, I-Robot; and July 27, Mad Max: Fury Road. Each film will be scored with an original music soundtrack of hip-hop, soul, and more mixed by weekly guest DJs, including Shaolin Jazz’s DJ 2-Tone Jones. Bring blankets; no chairs. Pets and alcohol not allowed. Masks required. Register at downtowndc.org/events.

Free eWaste Recycling DC residents, small businesses and nonprofits can recycle electronics without cost at e-waste recycling events throughout 2021. Upcoming events are (rain or shine) from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on July 10, corner of Euclid Street and Columbia Road NW (near Adams Morgan Community Center); July 17, corner of 34th Street and Volta Place NW (Near Volta Park Recreation Center); July 31, Connecticut Avenue, between Northampton Street and McKinley Street NW (near Chevy Chase Community Center). A complete list of events and acceptable items is at rlgamericas.com/ DCecycling.

Housing Counseling Services July Webinars Housing Counseling Services is holding free webinars throughout the month of July for people looking to rent, buy or keep their housing in the DC metro area. Registration is required at housingetc.org/webinar-registration.

Take the Shot, DC Find a vaccine near you at vaccines.gov. The walk-up sites at vaccines.gov are in addition to the pharmacies, clinics, and health care providers that are also administering the vaccines citywide. Can’t leave your home? Call 1-855-363-0333 and they’ll come to you. For any questions regarding the vaccine program, email vaccinatedc@dc.gov.

Free Uber and Lyft Vaccination Rides You can now access different resources to help you get the vaccine. From locating vaccination sites near you to booking a free ride there, do it from the Uber app. Through July 4, you’ll get up to four free Uber rides (up to $25 each) to and from your vaccination appointments. Uber.com. Lyft provides two free rides (up to $15/ride) to and from vaccination sites. Ride codes are valid and you can use them for rideshare, bikeshare, or a scooter ride. Lyft.com. u

IN MEMORIAM

JUDY WOOD

Friend and Community Supporter

by Andie Moss

n June 13, 2021, our community lost a beloved friend and community contributor. Judy Wood passed away after heart surgery and complications that followed. She leaves behind an adoring family and a legacy of kindness and quiet but powerful influence in the lives of so many. Judy was born in Jacksonville, Florida December 23, 1947. Judy and her partner of 30 years, Andie Moss have been Capitol Hill residents since 1998. They have loved the vibrant life on the hill. Judy had a motto to “create memories” with family and dear friends and she hosted many special moments for both in her home at 13 Ninth St. NE. Judy’s love of art and local artists particularly inspired her to open her home to a series of art shows in the early years of living on Capitol Hill. She was a champion for helping artists find success in the promotion of their work. Judy’s professional life in DC involved working closely with the non-profit community. She was often in a position as a financial advisor or CFO with organizations with strong missions but in need of strengthened financial processes. She was tenacious in finding pathways for their success. Patty Brosmer of the Capitol Hill Business Development Improvement District and Ready Willing and Working Non-Profit said, “She’s been our financial rock for 20 years. From when we had a budget of $450K to a current annual budget of $4 million, she has made sure we had clean audits every year. I wouldn’t be where I am, nor would 60 formerly incarcerated/homeless people be living up to their best abilities if she weren’t shepherding our financials for us.” Judy’s full partnership in establishing The Moss Group, a criminal justice consulting firm that is of national prominence was a labor of love with her partner, Andie. Judy’s early professional path of breaking many glass ceilings was demonstrated in the establishment of her firm Wood and Associates, CPAs in Atlanta, Georgia in 1983. She was one of only a few women CPAs in Atlanta and was a founding member of the Atlanta Women Owned Business Association. With the loving help of her sister and niece her firm grew to 11 CPA’s, key staff, and a broad client base. When Judy turned 60, her partner, family and friends rented a villa in Italy. A major surprise was hiring opera singers to perform at the villa. The beauty of the moment was magical.

“The wonderful surprise of Opera Night was so beautiful and emotional and heartfelt. But most importantly I was surrounded by the people that love me and there is no greater gift,” Judy said afterwards. Judy, you are once again surrounded by people— many, many people who love you as we cherish our memories of your incredible life and your charming ability to be powerful yet calm, reassuring and kind. In lieu of flowers donations can be made to Ready, Willing and Working, a non-profit that Judy was especially proud to be a part of, or a non-profit of choice. There will be a Celebration of Life for Judy in September, details will follow on the Hill Rag website. ◆

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home and garden SHARING OUR GARDENS WITH OUR PETS Article and Photos by Rindy O’Brien

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ummertime is here and we all want to be outside. And so do our pets! For many of us, it may mean leashing up Fido and heading out to a destination garden or park. If so, that’s where living on Capitol Hill really pays off. Many of the federal parks allow for dogs to visit. There are even beer gardens that invite pups to come in. And, of course, we have our own gardens where we love to relax with the whole family, including our dogs and cats. As responsible pet owners, it is important to keep our gardens safe for our pets. Some flowers and berries can be toxic when ingested by dogs. And, as some pet owners discovered this year, too many cicada shells can cause digestive issues for your dog. Knowing your dog is key. Pups and some breeds are more likely to nibble than others, or maybe your pet is a digger.

Planning A Pet Friendly Garden Heather Wheatly is the education coordinator for Homestead Gardens and a certified horticulturist. Homestead Gardens has locations in Davidsonville, MD; Severna Park, MD; and Smyrna, DE. She suggests that ten percent of your garden space be designated for your dog. “Dogs are going to be dogs no matter what you do,” says Heather. “If you don’t give them space to roll around in and take care of their personal needs, then they will make their own space, and probably where you least want them to,” she says. Having water handy for dogs or cats to refresh themselves is important too. It might just be a dog bowl that you keep fresh water in, or it could be a cool water feature built into your garden design.

Lola enjoys time in Rindy’s garden, that dedicates part of the garden to rolling around in liriope a genus of low, grass-like, ﬂowering plants.

Selecting Plants For A Pet Safe Garden Heather is also the proud “mother” of Finn, an English Bulldog, who weighs in at 80

pounds and was gifted to Heather by the great plantsman Kurt Bluemel, father of ornamental grasses in America. It shouldn’t be any surprise that one of Heather’s tips is to concentrate on ornamental grasses for your dog to play in. The grasses can take the rough and tumble of dogs rolling around in them and bounce back as if nothing has happened. Many ornamental grasses are native to our area and can add color and depth to your garden. Using groundcover rather than grass is another great step to garden proof your garden for a pet. Dog urine is rich in nitrogen and salt. That can burn plants and grass, leaving an ugly

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tal for stomach surgery after she gorged herself on gravel. Besides nearly losing our precious family member, it was a very expensive veterinary bill. Also, you should avoid using cocoa mulch which is poisonous to dogs. Do your homework before putting down filler in your garden. There are hundreds of plants that are toxic to our pets such as yew (think about it – it is used in chemotherapy for cancer patients), holly, tulips, oleander, and sometimes English Ivy. Every pet is different and observing your dog while in the garden will help you determine what plants or spaces you need to worry about. “Sometimes just putting the suspect plant into a pot or raised bed,” Heather’s dog Finn likes to hide in the ornamental says Heather, “will let you have the best of grasses in her home garden. Photo: Heather Wheatly both worlds.” Asking your local garden expert, when in doubt, is probably more valupatchwork of spots. Recommended shrubs and able then spending hours doing computer herbs that are dog urine resistant include basearches, as there is a wide variety of opinions in sil, oregano, parsley, peppermint, and rosemary. garden and pet internet sites. Heather recommends one of the Carex species Usually dogs will have a rapid reaction to for groundcover. Carex is a huge genus of more eating the wrong plant. Should your dog get sick, than 1,500 species of perennials with triangular, call your vet immediately or contact the 24/7 Anigrass-like stems and panicles of flowerheads in mal Poison Control Center at 800-213-6680. It’s short spikes. There is a Carex species to suit alavailable for both pet owners and veterinarians. most any garden situation. Clover is another groundcover that grows Visiting Local Gardens quickly in our area and can withstand all kinds of If you don’t have your own garden space, there are traffic. Clover is considered an herbaceous pemany wonderful places in the DC area that welrennial. It was actually considered very trendy in come you and your dog. the 1950s and is making a comeback in our curIf you are looking to get off the tourist pathrent search for more sustainable cover. Clover has ways, twelve miles from the Hill, Greenbelt Park lots of advantages. It stays green all summer with little watering required and requires little or no mowing as it grows about two inches tall. Clover grows well in poor soil; dog urine does not discolor it; and it is very inexpensive to plant. While it prefers full sun, clover will grow in almost any setting. One thing to avoid, even though many garden websites promote it, is using pea gravel for part of your garden space. The idea is that dog pee will filter through the gravel thus eliminating bald spots in your garden. From personal experience, one of my dogs had a little anxiety issue and began Founded in 1973 by Don Riddle, Jr., Homestead Gardens snacking on the pea gravel as a puppy. By boasts the East Coast’s largest selection of high-quality the time she reached one year old, she had annuals, perennials, trees and shrubs. It is a super dog friendly nursery. to be rushed to an emergency animal hospi-

The Chinese Yew tree is one to avoid in your pet friendly garden, as it is very poisonous to dogs. Reading the labels and asking friendly horticulturists before buying is wise.

has nine miles of trails, and 174 camp sites if you want to overnight with your dog. A little closer is Rock Creek Park with 1,754 acres of trails, creeks, picnic spaces, and on the weekend many roads are closed for even greater space to spread out. The 446 acres at the US National Arboretum just off Bladensburg Road are also a popular place for dog owners to explore. Almost all the federal parks require your dog to be on leash. When it comes to eating out, many local restaurants welcome pets in their patio areas although DC health requirements have strict rules requiring adequate space for pets. Always remember to bring water for your pet because, in DC humidity, dogs can get overheated in a hurry. Sharing time in the great outdoors with your pet is important and fosters a healthy existence for you and your pet. Just like we childproof our homes for our children, taking a little time to dog-proof your garden will ensure the time is purrfect for all.

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Dear Garden Problem Lady, by Wendy Blair My gorgeous scarlet Monarda Didyma refuses to stay put. It wanders around in the garden. Is there any Monarda that stays in one place and forms more of a clump? Like a bee or a hummingbird, it is easy to adore the fire-engine-red Monarda, by far the most popular one. However, it spreads fast by its expansive roots and refuses to be part of a neat border year after year. Monarda, known also as “Bee Balm” or “Bergamot” because of the delicious smell of its leaves, does now come in pale pink, dark wine burgundy, and other colors. My own favorite is the blue one called “Bluestocking”, which forms more in a mound. (PICTURED)

How should I water a mature tree? We have a dogwood, and then there is a massive Red Oak in the tree box out front. For the dogwood, turn your sprinkler or hose nozzle to its lowest trickle and leave it on underneath the tree for hours, moving it occasionally. Do this once every 10 days or so. The Oak has managed to survive through many a drought. It needs little from you except attention to removing any dead branches. The city is responsible for the care of street trees. I love watering my garden. I inspect everything as I water, to watch the miracle of growth unfold. It has suddenly oc-

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CHANGING HANDS Changing Hands is a list of residential sales in Capitol Hill and contiguous neighborhoods from the previous month. A feature of every issue, this list, based on the MRIS, is provided courtesy of Don Denton, manager of the Coldwell Banker office on Capitol Hill. The list includes address, sales price and number of bedrooms. 21 V St NE 33 T St NW

$1,225,000 $1,150,000

4 4

$1,600,000 $1,599,000 $1,485,000 $1,430,000 $955,000 $925,000 $897,899

3 4 4 4 2 3 2

CONGRESS HEIGHTS 3303 Oxon Run Rd SE 4283 S Capitol St SW

$485,000 $445,000

4 3

$469,200 $430,000 $390,000 $280,000

3 3 2 2

$1,350,000 $1,750,000

4 6

$1,275,000

DEANWOOD 331 56th St NE 5209 Jay St NE 162 35th St NE 146 46th St NE

DUPONT CIRCLE 2131 15th St NW 1757 Willard St NW

ECKINGTON 110 Seaton Pl NW

100 46th St SE

DUPONT CIRCLE

$275,500

$1,238,000 $965,000 $843,000 $750,000 $610,000

5 3 3 3 3

$2,150,000 $715,000

5 2

$440,000

$1,880,000 $1,195,000 $1,130,000 $845,000 $805,000

4 3 3 4 2

$664,000 $370,000

3 2

OLD CITY #1

CAPITOL HILL 813 E St SE 1007 Massachusetts Ave NE 614 G St NE 639 5th St NE 763 10th St SE 213 17th St NE 642 Pickford Pl NE

MARSHALL HEIGHTS

616 M St NE 215 15th St NE 1425 Duncan St NE 124 O St SW 311 19th St NE

OLD CITY #2 939 Westminster St NW 1314 5th St NW

RANDLE HEIGHTS 1814 Valley Ter SE

SHAW 906 French St NW 445 NW Ridge St NW 1630 6th St NW 438 Warner St NW 2263 12th Pl NW

TRINIDAD 1136 Penn St NE 1722 L St NE

$499,000 $379,000

4 4

3293 Fort Lincoln Dr NE

$610,000

H STREET CORRIDOR 1269 Morse St NE 3437 Carpenter St SE

$600,000

BLOOMINGDALE

$1,029,350

1731 1st St NW #2 70 T St NW #2 129 W St NW #201

$1,400,000 $1,300,000 $1,111,000 $875,000 $860,000

4 4 4 4 4

HILL EAST 1340 K St SE

NEIGHBORHOOD

PRICE

FEE SIMPLE 14TH STREET CORRIDOR 1449 S St NW

$2,025,000

LILY PONDS

ADAMS MORGAN 2329 17th St NW

$850,000

$700,000

$1,650,000

BLOOMINGDALE 118 V St NW

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4321 Polk St NE

$270,000

$3,000,000 $1,475,000

5 3

LOGAN CIRCLE

ANACOSTIA 1341 W St SE

LEDROIT PARK 321 T St NW 1928 6th St NW 2220 N Capitol St NW 154 W St NW 152 Bryant St NW

1722 13th St NW 1406 Swann St NW

2428 17th St NW #GSW 2301 Champlain St NW #T10 2305 18th St NW #404 2550 17th St NW #304 2424 17th St NW #204

$800,000

HILL CREST

1107 I St NE #2 1402 H St NE #503 301 H St NE #404 1011 18th St NE #6

$680,000 $539,000 $365,000 $309,900 $264,500

1 2 1 0 0

$905,000 $849,000 $580,000

2 4 2

$785,500 $494,900 $395,000

3 1 1

CAPITOL HILL 1402 E Capitol St NE #1402 401 13th St NE #308 327 10th St SE #7

CAPITOL RIVERFRONT 1211 Van St SE #TH-1E 1211 Van St SE #701

$1,299,900 $834,900

2 2

$155,000

920 15th St SE #3C 410 15th St NE #13 2 17th St SE #108

$570,000 $359,000 $316,000

2 1 1

KALORAMA TRIANGLE 2230 California St NW #3BW 1901 Columbia Rd NW #404

$1,600,000 $350,000

3 1

$905,000 $385,000

2 1

$1,849,900 $575,000 $1,004,000 $799,000 $790,000 $760,000 $685,000 $600,000 $480,000 $459,000 $340,000 $729,000

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

LEDROIT PARK

1401 Q St NW #605 1001 L St NW #102 1300 13th St NW #301 1441 Rhode Island Ave NW #202 1325 13th St NW #14 1229 12th St NW #206 1417 11th St NW #B 1212 M St NW #402 20 Logan Cir NW #LL3 1300 N St NW #819 1150 K St NW #201 910 M St NW #418

MARSHALL HEIGHTS 4800 C St SE #202

$183,000

$99,000

MOUNT VERNON 437 New York Ave NW #403 $500,000 555 Massachusetts Ave NW #1107 $480,000

1 1

NAVY YARD $545,000

$505,000

NOMA 301 Massachusetts Ave NW #302

DEANWOOD 4124 Ames St NE #13

2 2 1 2

HILL EAST

1025 1st SE #401

CONGRESS HEIGHTS 4130 4th St SE #4

$827,500 $730,000 $485,000 $475,000

LOGAN CIRCLE

CONDO ADAMS MORGAN

FORT LINCOLN

2 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 0

H STREET CORRIDOR

1852 3rd St NW #C 150 V St NW #V210

FORT DUPONT PARK 4241 Fort Dupont Ter SE 3342 Ely Pl SE

1520 16th St NW #301 $729,900 1737 Willard St NW #5 $790,000 1724 17th St NW #21 $635,000 1545 18th St NW #303 $395,000 1933 18th St NW #204 $379,000 1618 S St NW #1 $329,900 1330 New Hampshire Ave NW #1009 $294,000 1601 18th St NW #410 $265,000 1920 S St NW #603 $249,000

OUR HOT HOMES ON THE HILL! OLD CITY #1 1101 Florida Ave NE #5 1391 Pennsylvania Ave SE #326

$460,000 $412,000

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OLD CITY #2 1111 11th St NW #306 1320 W St NW #2 1920 S St NW #402 1421 T St NW #4 30 Hanover Pl NW #2 2120 Vermont Ave NW #122 76 New York Ave NW #302

$648,000 $615,000 $591,500 $567,011 $470,000 $424,900 $349,000

2 2 2 1 2 1 2

$1,025,000 $750,000 $683,000 $495,000 $399,900

2 2 2 1 1

$687,000

$315,500 $198,800

1 0

$489,000 $450,000 $380,000 $364,900

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SHAW 2120 Vermont Ave NW #208

TRINIDAD 1273 Simms Pl NE #3 1273 Simms Pl NE #4 1241 18th St NE #4 1016 17th Pl NE #407

U STREET CORRIDOR 2004 11th St NW #221 1910 8th St NW #3 1719 U St NW #1

$440,000 $726,000 $541,800

1 2 2

WATERFRONT 1101 3rd St SW #315 $800,000 3 300 M St SW #N208 $309,000 1 755 3rd St SW $700,000 3 1250 4th St SW #W705 $335,000 1

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FAMILY COMPOUND AT HEART OF THE HILL - MILES FROM ORDINARY! Nestled between Barracks Row and Eastern Market - walk or bike everywhere from this GRAND 1851 Historic porchfront with multiple units + 3 level carriage house, standing proudly in a row of striking wood frame houses! Unique investment opportunity with bountiful square footage in an incredible locale- a lovely tree-lined block at Eastern Market Metro.

SW WATERFRONT 800 4th St SW #N204 1425 4th St SW #A616

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PENN QUARTER 925 H St NW #1002 631 D St NW #1226 912 F St NW #408 915 E St NW #811 777 7th St NW #1017

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1632 G St SE 3BD/2BA IDYLLIC ONE-WAY BLOCK STEPS TO CONGRESSIONAL! On this quiet one-way block of G Street SE, access the best of The Hill for green spaces (River Trail, Congressional) as well as The Roost, Beckert’s Park Safeway and Metro! Step up the quiet porch front and enjoy open, yet separate living / dining spaces w/ exposed brick and sep. kitchen. Extend your entertaining to rear deck / backyard! Upstairs, large owner’s suite w/ plenty of closet space + 2nd bed / bath. Furnished LL w/den, rear walkout! Don’t MISS!

COOP ADAMS MORGAN 1801 Clydesdale Pl NW #506

$294,000

$460,000 $425,000

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$810,000

DUPONT CIRCLE 1734 P St NW #45 1725 17th St NW #316

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Manhattan Vibe We recently enjoyed a pleasant dinner at Caruso’s Grocery, tucked away in The Roost complex. What a treat! This cozy, vibrant restaurant conjures visions of Manhattan’s iconic Delmonico’s and other Big Apple Italian landmarks. Unfortunately, Caruso’s decibel level also rivals that of many New York restaurants. We could barely converse with our fellow diners. Our party of four settled into a cozy booth indoors to experience the vibe. As we sipped Pinot Grigio and Chianti (Caruso’s Italian and American wine list offers some vintages by the half bottle), we perused chef/partner Matt Adler’s menu. Our group settled on an appetizer of spicy meatballs and a delicious garlic Caesar salad which Peter and I shared; we could taste the obligatory anchovies. My hefty portion of garlicky linguine and clams (in their shells and slightly chewy) was delicious. Peter’s old fashioned spaghetti and meatballs provided a culinary trip back in time. So did Carole’s baked eggplant rollatini stuffed with herbed ricotta. A modern touch was her side of gluten-free spaghetti with marinara sauce. Other options included calamari, trout piccata, chicken parmesan, seafood fra diavolo and a hefty 14-ounce ribeye. We could not leave space for the Brooklyn-style cheesecake with strawberry sauce or tiramisu, but we ended our delightful evening with tiny glasses of house made limoncello. There’s also sambuca (also house-made), grappa and other potent potables. Located at 1401 Pennsylvania Ave. SE, Caruso’s is open nightly. For more information or to make reservations (highly recommended!), visit www.carusosgrovery.com

Crazy Love Coming soon—if not already—to Barracks Row is Crazy Aunt Helen’s, 713 Eighth St. SE, formerly Finn McCool’s. Showcasing American comfort food (including breakfast) prepared with seasonal ingredients, Helen’s is owned by Mary Quillian Helms and veteran restaurateur Shane Mayson. “I’m very excited about having a second restaurant on Capitol Hill,” said Helms, whose family has operated nearby Mr. Henry’s for 50 years. “And this is something new for me, serving breakfast!” Designing the colorful interior is Miss Pixie Windsor of Miss Pixie’s (Logan Circle), who is splashing the interior with her signature vibrant colors--including a purple staircase, white wrought iron chairs, mix-and-match plates and funky coffee mugs. Executive chef is Mykie Moll, who is whipping up Jewishstyle brisket (from his grandmother’s recipe), Reuben sandwiches, corned beef hash and roasted chicken, plus shepherd’s pie and other classics. He’s also working on vegan dishes. Wine, beer, seltzer, cider, mead and cocktails will flow. Concocted by bartender Jo-Jo Valenzuela, drinks have

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zany monikers like “Crazy Aunt Helen’s Lemon Drop” and “Kiss my Sassafras.” DC native Mykie Moll also wielded his whisk at Petworth’s now-defunct Pom Pom, as well as at Doi Moi, Mintwood Place and Shaw Bisou. The two-story Crazy Aunt Helen’s seats 76 on the first floor, including 26 at the bar plus 53 upstairs. The outdoor patio will accommodate a dozen customers, with an additional 12 seats in the Streetery. For more information and hours visit www.crazyaunthelens.com.

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chef Mykie Moll will create traditional comfort En route to a Nationals basefare like brisket, corned beef hash and shepball game—our first visit to herd’s pie. our beloved ballpark since the 2019 World Series— (made from pork bone marrow), we lunched at Basebowl. Located at sliced pork, mushrooms, greens, sea1201 Half St. SE—almost in the staweed and sesame seeds. And….servdium’s shadow—Basebowl delivers a ing two, the $38 Super Basebowl is whimsical, sporty take on Japanesereplete with an eight-ounce ribeye, fusion cuisine in the cutting-edge jumbo shrimp, fried egg, corn, seaminimalist interior (there’s also outweed and more. Desserts include sevdoor seating). eral kinds of cheesecake; there’s also The menu focuses on ramen (lita full bar. Lunch for three including erally pulled noodle soup), an Asian my $12 glass of rose, came to $69.30 mainstay these days. Other options are before tip. Basebowl is open daily for pink salt edamame, poke tuna nachos, lunch and dinner; call 202-975-1066 an array of dumplings, gyoza, won tons, or visit www.basebowldc.com. fries and bento boxes. I decided on the latter—smoked eel resting on a bed New Arrival of rice, corn, seaweed and cucumber A recent arrival near Union Station slices. The deal also included a bowl is Junction Bistro, Bar & Bakery, 238 of miso soup and a nondescript lettuce Mass. Ave. NE. Operated by Franco and carrot salad with ginger dressing and chef Noe Landini (who also own which sank to the bottom. the venerable Landini Brothers and Our friend Nan went for the other Junctions in Alexandria and in “Switch Hitter,” a generous bowl Chevy Chase, the newcomer is upof mushroom broth laced with tofu, stairs from Buffalo & Bergen. The noodles, corn, greens and other vegall-day menu offers Nova Lox toast, gies, dribbled with white truffle oil. “classic” burgers, smoked brisket, roasted salmon, tofu stir fry. Breads Likewise, Peter’s “Signature” and pastries are baked daily at the bowl overflowed with tonkotsu broth

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Market Watch Savor the flavors of Paris at Eastern Market Saturdays and Sundays. Stationed along the outdoor farmers line, Panorama Boulanger artisan bakery dispenses French-style pastries including individual quiches; we sampled the traditional Lorraine (studded with onions, cheese and ham), and the spinach/salmon version. Both were delicious. You can also find freshly baked croissants, cinnamon buns and artisan breads including French-style baguettes, sourdough and wholegrain rustic breads. For more information call 202-532-7462.

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AT THE MOVIES Films Both Current and Historic: The Troubled World of Local Journalism and the Tale of a Mob Math Wiz by Mike Canning

Storm Lake

grassroots (maybe corn-fed) politics, but utterly lackCullen’s attitude and work ethic. It might be very ing the nasty tenor of our recent national political nice to wake up in Storm Lake with your morning Here’s a paean to journalism, old style. It’s also a scrimmage. The film’s chronicle ends with a (soft) coffee and read the Times twice a week. near obituary for shoe leather journalism as it was bang, as COVID-19 slowly works its way into Iowa— practiced, especially in America’s small towns. It especially at the Tyson plant--and leaves us with the is also a chronicle of a close-knit family, the CulLansky vision of an empty newsroom. Still, the staff of the lens, who don’t want their decades-long work to die The Hollywood mob story has a long and illusTimes looks to resuscitate itself and keep the real, along with America’s small newspapers. Told in the trious (and seedy) history, from “Little Caesar” to local news coming. no-nonsense tones of the laconic Midwest, “Storm “The Irishman,” with scads of crude B-pictures in Lake” mixes a bit of Lake Woebegone between. “Lansky” is just the latest, with “All the President’s Men” (the but with a figure less known to the film runs 85 minutes and is not ratpublic. Not exactly a masterpiece, it ed—though it contains nothing obdutifully fills in the blanks about one jectionable). of America’s lesser-known, if imporThe Storm Lake Times has been tant, criminal minds (the film is rated a paragon of news coverage in north“R,” runs 119 minutes, and opened west Iowa for over 30 years. The biJune 25th). weekly paper, in a town of 15,000 David Stone (Sam Worthingsouls, is the most important one in ton), a divorcee and down-on-hisrural Buena Vista county. The area luck novelist, gets the opportunity of has been a super-red state for years, a lifetime with a surprise call from inthough the editor, Art Cullen, is one famous mob accountant Meyer Lanof the town’s leading liberal voices. It sky (Harvey Keitel), offering Stone a is also the home of a couple of Amerchance “to tell you my life story” toica’s agricultural corporate giants, ward possibly publishing a biograincluding Tyson Foods, one of the phy. It’s 1981, and Lansky has long Art Cullen shown presiding over an Iowa presidential debate in the film “Storm Lake.” Photo courtesy of Whole Hog Films state’s most important immigrant embeen living in Miami, where the inployers and source of local diversity. terviews take place. Art Cullen, with a mop of white fly-away hair Art works with a bevy of other Cullens, includFor decades, law enforcement authorities have that recalls the mature Mark Twain, is the unbiding brother John, the publisher who founded the been trying to locate an alleged $300 million fortune den star of “Storm Lake,” (ably directed by Jerry Ripaper; Delores, Art’s wife and a reporter and phothe mobster spirited away before he quit the crime sius and Beth Levison) the steady, reasonable voice tographer; and Tom, the paper’s lead reporter and life, and the FBI sees the Lansky interviews as their for an enterprise in crisis. He is also the voice of the Art’s son. They are devoted to their work (Art won last chance to capture the aging boss of Murder Inc. Times, whose editorials, well-argued and good-hua 2017 Pulitzer Prize for political reporting) but are and his stash before he dies. mored, won him the 2017 Pulitzer Prize and capconcerned with their future as their once-ample ad The film’s screenplay (by director Eytan Rocktured the native wisdom of Iowa. You see him as a revenue has plummeted in the last decade, and they away) toggles between the Miami scenes and the good guy to have a coffee with. struggle to get out of the red. life story of the poor but brilliant Jewish kid, MeyMost of the other Cullens also get their innings, Shot beginning in March 2019, “Storm Lake” er (John Magaro) who teams up with the tough but wife Delores and son Tom stand out. Delores, also offers a timely capsule of the beginning of the mug Bugsy Siegel (David Cade), the two eventualworking as both beat reporter and staff photographer, 2020 presidential campaign. The last third of the ly forming the brain and brawn of an ever-growing proves to be a level-headed and good humored scribe, film shows the idiosyncratic Iowa caucuses, exhibcriminal enterprise based on casino gambling and while Tom does steady work on local stories while iting the nitty-gritty of the campaign as it tumbles to extortion. Overall, the flash-back story contains representing new ideas to help the paper survive. its February conclusion, a unique collection of minimore energy and snap (some of it ending in bruIn its soft-sell and amiable way, you admire the polls to determine delegates for each party. This is tal gun killings) than the more pedestrian interview 80 H HILLRAG.COM

From left: David Stone (Sam Worthington) interviews Meyer Lansky (Harvey Keitel) in “Lansky.” Photo courtesy of Vertical Entertainment

sequences held in an anonymous coffee shop. While the back story sees the gradual development of a mob CFO, the more contemporary material seems wan, accentuating the sardonic philosophizing of the Old Man up against the naïve writer. The 1981 scenes are also relatively tepid when compared to the historic ones. As much as we see the two fence over incident and language, no clear direction of Lansky’s career reveals itself, except one of facile enrichment. Stone, as depicted by the stiff Worthington, seems not only clueless, stuck in a nondescript motel room in the Miami boonies, but witless, as he laments his lost family, has a vapid affair, and generally whines about his fate. His character pales in comparison to the younger Meyer, played by the surly Magaro, a math whiz who helped sustain the mob’s criminal empire.

Back to the Real (Reel) Movies! On May 21, 2021, the DC Government altered capacity and distancing restrictions for the city’s movie theaters. The first houses to open on Capitol Hill were the Angelika PopUp Theater in near Northeast, currently showing both independent fare and encouraging attendees to reserve tickets on-line. Opening earlier were

multiplexes in Georgetown and at Gallery Place. June has now become a tipping point for revived cinemas as regular venues opened for the first time in more than a year, now with COVID protocols, including limited theater capacity, socially-distanced reserved seating, contactless ticketing, and enhanced cleaning and air purification. Local Landmark Theaters—like the E Street Theater downtown and Landmark Bethesda--opened on June 11th. Likewise the non-profit Avalon Theater on Wisconsin Avenue, NW, which opened on the same day, with similar enhancements. Though not in DC, the AFI Silver Theater has now begun taking reservations for its three-screen complex, offering classic foreign films as well as the AFI Docs Film Festival (which began June 22). Finally, in our own neighborhood, 8th Street’s independent Miracle Theater re-opened on May 28. For those cinephiles starving for the Reel Thing, it’s time to go back to the Real Movies! 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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the LITERARY HILL A Compendium of Readers, Writers, Books, & Events by Karen Lyon

Dad Jokes, Illustrated

teacher who adopted DC as her second home when she moved here in 2011. She provided the endearing Hill Rag cover that featured a colorfully attired child at one of the iconic aqua distribution boxes. Other samples of her work, including sprightly illustrations of local landmarks like the Tune Inn, Radici, and East City Book Shop, can be found at www.lidflutters.com.

It only takes a few pages into “Good Jokes Bad Drawings” before you realize that something’s screwy. These jokes are anything but good—in fact, they’re really awful—but the drawings… well, they’re downright inspired. Welcome to the Vineyard provides visual acworld of Christine Vine- Christine companiments to more than 125 “dad Capitol Hill yard, “where everything jokes” in “Good Jokes Bad Drawings.” is a joke, right down to Quagmire the title.” “Welcome again to Vineyard says she the Library of Conloves cheese—“the gress,” says the head cheesier and cornier, the librarian to Hill staffer better!”—and her new Kit Marshall. “It’s the book provides abunlargest library in the dant proof of her pasworld. And now…” sion. Know what you call she said, swallowing cheese that’s not yours? hard, “the scene of a Nacho cheese. Did you ghastly murder.” hear about the kidnapIn “Larceny at ping at school? It’s okay, the Library,” Colleen he woke up. What did the fish say when it ran into Shogan’s latest mystery, Kit and her the wall? Dam. friends are faced with their biggest These and more than 125 other groaners are acchallenge yet: finding out who beaned companied by Vineyard’s delightfully whimsical wathe Assistant Librarian of Congress tercolors. Her rendering of the overweight psychic with a bust of Thomas Jefferson and (i.e., the “four chin teller”) is alone worth the price made off with some priceless items of the book, but every illustration is a little gem, refrom Abraham Lincoln’s pockets on flecting not only Vineyard’s goofy sense of humor the night he was assassinated. but also her consummate skill with a paintbrush. PerAdding to the pressure is the fact fectly timed to coincide with removing our masks, that Kit’s husband, Doug, is suspect“Good Jokes Bad Drawings” provides a great excuse ed of the crime. “It was bad enough to let loose with those big grins we’ve been hiding all trying to solve a homicide, but now these months. Head slapping is optional. I had to clear my husband,” she laChristine Vineyard is a visual artist and art ments. Happily, the amateur sleuth of 82 H HILLRAG.COM

Capitol Hill and her trusty entourage never pass up a snooping opportunity (or a happy hour). “We’ve found ourselves in several quagmires in the past,” she modestly admits, before retiring to Bullfeathers for a round of libations. In “Larceny at the Library,” there’s no dearth of suspects—including a member of Congress—and Kit and her cohorts have their hands full, checking out alibis that “have more holes than Swiss cheese” and exploring the “eccentricities and foibles” of a host of characters. Could the guilty party be an insider with a grudge? A demented history buff ? A terrorist? Even the magnificent architecture of the Jefferson Building can’t disguise the fact that there’s some ugliness afoot. “This is the Library of Congress,” says one suspect. “People don’t die here. This is where they come to learn.” But will Kit learn the truth in time to save her husband’s reputation, let alone herself ? In Colleen Shogan’s “Larceny at the In the end, it becomes a race Library,” the stakes are high but to find the killer before the amateur sleuth Kit Marshall and killer finds her. her team are up to the challenge. Colleen Shogan previously worked as a staffer in the US Senate and as a senior executive at the Library of Congress. She is currently the Senior Vice President at the White House Historical Association and Director of the David Rubenstein Center for White House History. This is her sixth Washington Whodunit mystery, with

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on the history and culture of the times, but it’s when he delves into the juicy details of the court cases that he really brings the Victorian era to life. Who could resist the story of a nun who refused to leave her order Mutton Again? and was punished by, among other indigniIn 1866, a Cockney named Arthur Orton ties, being served mutton every day for two returned to his native London from Wagga years? “Her meals were always the same disWagga, New South Wales. Except he arrived gusting mutton—’lukewarm, then lukewarm not as Orton but as Roger Tichborne, longand fatty, next lukewarm, lost heir to a family forfatty, and the leavings of tune who had drowned others’ plates,’” as she more than a decade betestified.” fore in a shipwreck. Nev“Saints and Siner mind that there was litners in Queen Victoria’s tle resemblance between Courts” gives us a rare the two men (Orton glimpse into the controweighed 364 pounds to versies, large and small, Tichborne’s 140) or that that made their way into the imposter’s knowledge the courtrooms of 19thof Tichborne’s life discentury Britain and the played considerable gaps. intriguing, nefarious, and Improbably, Orton sometimes hapless charwas able to garner wideacters who were caught spread popular support, up in them. holding rallies at which Tom Zaniello is a he whipped up mobs former professor of litwith claims of “a vast JeTom Zaniello examines ten conerature and film studies suit conspiracy” and allu- troversial and scandalous trials in “Saints and Sinners in Queen who has organized film sions to secret forces and Victoria’s Courts.” festivals at the Hill Censordid acts going on beter as well as for the Lonhind the scenes. Even his don and Liverpool Film base couldn’t save him, Festivals. He is the author though, and the “slippery of numerous essays and scoundrel” went to prisbooks on film studies, liton for his lies. erature, and popular culOrton is just one ture, including “The Cinof the “outrageous and ema of the Precariat: The fascinating Victorians” Exploited, Underemwhose court case is exployed, and Temp Workamined by Tom Zaniers of the World.” Find ello in “Saints and Sinhim on Facebook @tzaners in Queen Victoria’s niello. ◆ Courts: Ten Scandalous Trials.” The trials he presents provide insights into some of the era’s preoccupations—“Catholic-Protestant struggles, architectural extravagances, genealogical obsessions, and inheritance anxiety”—and highlight some of the prominent personalities who were frequently involved in legal wrangles. Zaniello provides ample background

THE POETIC HILL by Karen Lyon

ichael H. Levin is the author of three poetry collections: “Falcons” (Finishing Line Press, 2020), “Man Overboard” (Finishing Line Press, 2018), and “Watered Colors” (Poetica Publishing, 2014). His work has appeared in Gargoyle Magazine, Adirondack Review, and Crosswinds, among other journals and anthologies. He is also co-author of “Two Pianos: Playing for Life,” a multimedia concert documentary about female Jewish musicians who performed during the Third Reich and the power of music to sustain life and friendship under oppression (https://twopianosplayingforlife.org). Levin works as an environmental lawyer and solar energy developer and lives in Washington, DC. His poem below was published in Rat’s Ass Review in 2020. www.michaellevinpoetry.com What Is It Dies Today All laws blown off like leaves cold hate slides down the streets misrule usurps routine gross insults turd up speech no fact seems safe to state bland lies smear every screen mean crowds chant gangster words while children drown in reach wild anger poisons friends restraint’s gone back to bed the sky turns dark then red the demon claws his prey his minions get their way what is it dies today

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his hot July may have you hankering for a cold confection. In a newly reopened DC, sweet satisfaction is near. Capitol Hill is an ice cream dream, with more than a dozen shops spread across several neighborhoods including Barracks Row, Eastern Market, H Street NE, Navy Yard, Southwest Waterfront and Union Market. Some of the shops might be new to you. While residents hunkered down during the pandemic, Moorenko’s took over the space that was occupied by Trickling Springs at Eastern Market, while Captain Cookie and the Milk Man moved into the former Pitango space. Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams opened two new stores on Barracks Row and at Navy Yard. Meanwhile, Dunkin’ Donuts/Baskin-Robbins on Barracks Row moved locations slightly. Come along on an ice cream tour sprinkled with details such as locations, hours, flavors and whether you can sit down immediately with your treat.

BARRACKS ROW Dunkin’ Donuts/Baskin-Robbins 406 Eighth St. SE – 5 am-9 pm. Mon-Fri; 6 am-9 pm. Sat and Sun Dunkin’ is a longstanding Barracks Row institution, which last fall bumped down Eighth Street a few storefronts from its previous corner location. The new store is smaller, but yes, it still serves BaskinRobbins ice cream in more than a dozen flavors. Flavor highlights: Remember Gold Medal Ribbon, Jamoca Almond Fudge and Old Fashioned Butter Pecan? The shop has these plus a non-dairy and vegan Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough. Seating: Dunkin’ has a couple patio tables, plus you can take advantage of the public tables across the way at the newly beautified Eastern Market Plaza. Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams 526 Eighth St. SE – 11 am-11 pm. Jeni’s is a national brand that arrived on Capitol Hill in August 2020 with Barracks Row and Navy Yard locations. Jeni’s serves super-premium ice cream made from whole, natural ingredients in more than 20 inventive flavors. This is one of the highest quality, most de-

licious ice creams available on the Hill. Flavor highlights: The scoop menu recently included Brambleberry Crisp, Cold Brew with Coconut Cream, Gooey Butter Cake and Texas Sheet Cake. Seating: Jeni’s has a few outdoor tables on Barracks Row.

EASTERN MARKET Captain Cookie and the Milk Man 666 Pennsylvania Ave. SE (on Seventh Street, next to Peregrine Espresso) – 11 am-10 pm. Captain Cookie is a D.C. business that started with food trucks and locations in Foggy Bottom and Brookland before arriving on the Hill in July 2020. While obviously a cookie business, the store also offers locally sourced ice cream and ice cream/cookie sandwiches. Flavor highlights: The store has the basics—Chocolate, Vanilla, Strawberry—which you can sandwich between your choice of cookie flavors like Double Chocolate, Funfetti and Peanut Butter. Seating: Captain Cookie has a few indoor tables and a few outdoor tables.. Moorenko’s 720 C St. SE – Noon-9 pm. Mon-Thu; noon-10 pm. Fri; 10 am-10 pm. Sat; 10 am-9 pm. Sun Moorenko’s is a local, woman-owned family business with locations in Maryland and a factory in Silver Spring. The ultra-premium ice cream is ultra-delicious, one of the best on the Hill, and it comes in a wide range of classic as well as original flavors. Flavor highlights: Recent options included Salt-

ed Caramel, Cherry Stracciatella, Key Lime Pie, Buttered Popcorn, Gold Chocolate Pretzel and Ruby Chocolate Peanut. In addition, Moorenko’s has more than a dozen flavors of sorbet. Seating: The shop has no indoor/ outdoor seating, but C Street is lined with public benches.

H STREET NE Insomnia Cookies 1309 H St. NE – 11 am-midnight. Mon-Wed; 11 am-1 am. Thu and Fri; noon-1 am. Sat Insomnia Cookies, like Captain Cookie, is a cookie business that also serves ice cream. Here, the ice cream options are more expansive, including scoops, sundaes, ice cream with cookie butter, cookies with scoops and several varieties of ice cream/cookie sandwiches. Flavor highlights: The store offers 10 ice cream flavors, including Chocolate, Vanilla, Rocky Road, Moose Tracks and Sweet and Salty Pretzel, which can be combined with any of more than 15 kinds of cookies. Seating: No indoor or outdoor seating. Rita’s Italian Ice and Custard 1014 H St. NE – 2-8 pm. Mon-Fri; 1-8 pm. Sat and Sun Rita’s, a national chain started in Philadelphia in 1984, offers freshly made Italian ice, custard, gelati and shakes in a wide array of flavors. The ices and custards are made daily, and flavors will vary by the day. Flavor highlights: Rotating Italian ice flavors include Banana, Florida Orange, Island Fusion, Mango Strawberry and Watermelon. Custard flavors may July 2021 ★ 85

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The Capital Candy Jar 201 15th St. NE – Noon-7 pm, closed on Mon The Capital Candy Jar is renowned for its fabulous confections, but it is lesser known that it also scoops ice cream (there is no mention of ice cream on its website). Its corner patio with ample seating is a low-key and supremely pleasant place to indulge. You can add a truffle or another candy to your ice cream and pick up frozen dog treats for your pooch. Flavor highlights: Options recently included Dirt Road, Salted Caramel, Snallygaster and Birthday Cake. Seating:: A spacious patio with three extra-large tables, each seating eight people.

Altani Gelato and Coffee 202 M St. SE, Canal Park – 4-8 pm. Wed-Sun; closed Mon and Tue At Altani, it’s not ice cream, it’s artisanal gelato, made in-house. The store also serves sorbet, specialty coffee and espresso, pastries and sweet and savory waffles. Altani shares space with Wiseguy Pizza at Canal Park. Later hours make it an excellent after-dinner option. Flavor highlights: Examples include Vanilla, Reese’s Peanut Butter, Baklava and Pistachio. Seating: Indoor and outdoor seating. Cold Stone Creamery 1201 Half St. SE – Noon-10 pm. Sun-Thu; noon-11 pm. Fri; noon-midnight Sat Cold Stone, for the uninitiated, is premium ice cream that can be hand-mixed with your choice of additions like fruit, nuts and candy for a custom creation. Cold Stone is a national brand with nearly 1,000 locations nationwide. This one is right outside of Nationals Park, making it an ideal pre- or post-game treat.

Flavor highlights: The chain offers a wide array of rotating flavors, which may include Cake Batter, Sweet Cream, Cheesecake, Marshmallow and Peanut Butter. Seating: Cold Stone has four tables outside. Ice Cream Jubilee 301 Water St. SE – Noon-10 pm. Ice Cream Jubilee is a local, woman-owned business started by Victoria Lai, a mom, lawyer and former Homeland Security staffer. It now has three shops (Navy Yard, U Street NW and Arlington) featuring ice cream and sundaes in creatively delicious flavors. At this location, you can grab a cone and then take in the views at Yards Park. Flavor highlights: Recent offerings included Banana Bourbon Caramel, Buttered Toast and Marmalade, Lemon Muffintop, Whiskey Toasted Marshmallow and Toasted Horchata. Seating: Five outdoor tables. Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams 1300 4th St. SE – (on Tingey Street, across from Vida Fitness) Noon-10 pm. Jeni’s at Navy Yard has the same profile as the

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SOUTHWEST WATERFRONT Ben and Jerry’s 705 Wharf St. SW – 10 am-10 pm. This is the same Ben and Jerry’s you know and love—can you believe it’s been around more than 40 years?—with a water view. Flavor highlights: The store is offering familiar flavors like Cherry Garcia and Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough as well as some new ones like Marshmallow Sky and Whiskey Biz. Seating:: Outside the store, a few cow-shaped benches welcome ice cream eaters. There is plenty of public bench seating along the wharf. Southwest Soda Pop Shop 1142 Maine Ave. SW – Noon-7 pm. At the Southwest Soda Pop Shop, yummy ice cream is served up with an authentic D.C. connection. Owner Darryl Jones began his career at Eastern Market and continued at the Fish Market before starting this new venture at the Wharf as it transformed. His four daughters work at the family-run shop. Options include soft-serve ice cream, scoop ice cream, floats, shakes, sundaes and even hot dogs and half smokes. Flavor highlights: The classics: Vanilla, Chocolate, Cookies N Cream, Mint Chocolate Chip, Strawberry, Butter Pecan and more.

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UNION MARKET The Creamery at Union Market 1309 Fifth St. NE – 11 am-8 pm. Mon-Thu; 11 am-9 pm. Fri; 10 am-9 pm. Sat; 10 am-8 pm. Sun The Creamery at Union Market serves scoops and milkshakes made in-house from local sources. It’s also a dairy store selling glass-bottled milk, butter, cream, cheese and eggs. Flavor highlights: The creamery is lauded for its classic flavors including include Chocolate, Strawberry, Cookie Dough and Butter Pecan. Seating situation: Union Market has both indoor and outdoor seating. u

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CAPITOL HILL 4TH OF JULY PARADE RETURNS The Capitol Hill 4th of July Parade returns this year. The parade, which steps off at 10 a.m., proceeds north on Eighth St. SE, from I Street to Pennsylvania Avenue. It features kids on bikes, fire trucks, marching bands, school groups, dogs with their owners, vintage cars and politicians greeting voters. Read more at capitolhill4thparade.com. The National Park Service announced in April that the Independence Day Parade on Constitution Avenue, NW has been canceled for a second year because of the coronavirus pandemic.

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CAPITAL RIVERFRONT KIDS’ WATER FEATURES RETURN The outdoor water features have returned to both Canal Park, 200 M St. SE, and Yards Park, 355 Water St. SE, for the kids and kids at heart. They are anticipated to run daily between about 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. capitolriverfront.org.

Friends of Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens has developed a number of free downloadable guides to help you explore the park. Whether you and your family like to search for birds, plants, or animals, they’ve got a guide for you. Or if you’re more interested in searching for plants and critters high and low as you explore the park, check out their free downloadable Summer Scavenger Hunt. You can also pick this up at the park at the Friends table or ask a ranger. If you have young kids who’d like to become a ranger one day, why not explore becoming a Junior Ranger on your next visit to the park? Pick up a Junior Ranger book from a ranger when you arrive at the park. Simply complete four of the activities at the park, find a ranger, and get sworn in as an official Junior Ranger of Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens. Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens is at 1550 Anacostia Ave NE. kenaqgardens.org. Photo: Courtesy of the Friends of Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens

KIDS RUN THE BASES AT NAT’S PARK Kids ages four to 12 can run the bases after every Sunday day game. Dates this year are July 18; Aug. 1 and 15; Sept. 5 and 19; and Oct. 3. An adult must accompany runners to the field. Starting at first base, kids will be directed to run around the bases as the adults continue along the warning track and meet the runners near home plate. Once the baseball game has ended, kids and parents/ guardians can line-up at the end of the seventh inning, however fans who would like to stay and watch the entire game will be able to line-up once the game has ended. Participants must exit the ballpark through the Right Field Gate. The line forms outside of the park on the sidewalk along First St. washington.nationals.mlb.com. The PenFed Kids Zone, the playground located just inside the Right Field Gate, is now open for every game, weather permitting.

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The National Building Museum’s WORK PLA BUILD is Open Only at the National Building Museum can the concepts of PLAY, WORK, and BUILD be combined to create an exhibition that enthralls kids and adults alike. Conceived in partnership with the internationally renowned design firm the Rockwell Group, this exhibition combines a presentation of the Museum’s worldclass Architectural Toy Collection, a hands-on block play area, and an original digital interactive that allows visitors to fill an entire wall of the exhibition with virtual blocks— and then knock them down. After viewing a selection of construction toys from the Museum’s collection, from the familiar Tinker Toys and Lincoln Logs to the lesserknown Bumpalow House and RingaMajigs, visitors can reconfigure their environment and design their own course of play with individually sized blocks. In the subsequent gallery, visitors are invited to work individually to reimagine their small-scale structures created into oversized structures using supersized foam blocks or to work in groups to design and build something entirely new. Children and adults alike are encouraged to participate in unstructured, imaginative play that exercises muscles and minds. The National Building Museum is at 401 F St. NW. nbm.org. NOTE: Currently they are operating PLAY WORK BUILD in a very limited capacity--only 20 people in the exhibition at a time. The blocks and surfaces are sanitized regularly, and they ask all visitors to sanitize their hands and keep masks on at all times. Timed-passes are included in your admission ($7 to $10), and are available at the admission desk when you pick up your wristbands. 92 ★ HILLRAG.COM

Summer Movies at the MLK Memorial On Thursday, July 16, 7:30 p.m., see the Princess and the Frog. It marks Disney’s return to the warmth and grandeur of hand drawn animation. From the heart of Louisiana’s mystical bayous and the banks of the mighty Mississippi comes an unforgettable tale of love, enchantment and discovery with a trumpet playing alligator, a love sick Cajun firefly, and a host of other charming characters at every turn. On Thursday, Aug. 19 at 8:30 P.M., see Black Panther. Marvel Studios’ Black Panther follows T’Challa who, after the death of his father, the King of Wakanda, returns home to the isolated, technologically advanced African nation to succeed to the throne and take his rightful place as king. But when a powerful old enemy reappears, T’Challa’s mettle as king—and Black Panther—is tested when he is drawn into a formidable conflict that puts the fate of Wakanda and the entire world at risk. The young king must rally his allies and release the full power of Black Panther to defeat his foes and secure the safety of his people and their way of life. Bring lawn chairs, blankets, and food. Alcoholic prohibited. Admission is free. TheMemorialFoundation.org.

Puppetry in the Time of Covid While the Puppet Company Playhouse at Glen Echo is closed, the Puppet Company is posting archived videos on their Facebook page, at facebook.com/thepuppetco, every Friday at 10:30 a.m., creating new content for online and for when they are back in person. Sign up for their newsletter for the most up to date information about the Puppet Co at thepuppetco.org.

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Soar Together @ Air and Space is a monthly family-focused program from the National Air and Space Museum. Families can imagine their own futures by sharing in the stories of innovators and explorers from diverse backgrounds who challenged conventions and changed the world. Each month they focus on a different theme. For the foreseeable future, Soar Together will be available online for families to participate in, no matter where they live. Activities include scavenger hunts, videos, and hands-

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Arts Family Day at Mount Vernon On Saturday, July 24, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., learn about art as expression and communication in 18th century through visual arts, poetry, music, and movement. Visit the 12-Acre Field and enjoy fun activities such as take-home crafts and an arts journal to explore the estate. Between 9 and 11 a.m., Mount Vernon will welcome guests who deJuly 2021 ★ 93

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sire a quieter visit, including individuals on the autism spectrum and those with other sensory processing disorders. Activities and take-home craft kits are available while supplies last. Fully vaccinated individuals are not required to wear a face covering. The cost of Arts Family Day is included in admission. For guaranteed entry, they suggest that you purchase tickets in advance. mountvernon.org.

National Air and Space Museum Reopens The National Air and Space Museum on the National Mall will reopen on Friday, July 30. They will be open five days a week, Thursday through Monday, and closed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. A number of galleries and experiences will be closed on your visit. All visitors must have a free timed-entry pass. Passes for the Museum in DC will be available to reserve starting July 23. airandspace.si.edu/visit/museum-dc. Charles Lindbergh’s Spirit of St. Louis is suspended from the ceiling in the National Air and Space Museum’s Boeing Milestones of Flight Hall.

When Milk Becomes Plastic (from the Children’s Science Center) Did you know that with a few household items you can create a moldable plastic out of milk? It may seem surprising that the liquid we use for dunking cookies or eating cereal could be used to create sculptures. It’s true! Through the creation of polymers by changing the milk’s pH you can have a new media to try out for arts and crafts, and it only takes a few minutes. Read the instructions and more at childsci.org/test/whenmilk-becomes-plastic.

Upcoming Shows at Wolf Trap’s Theater-in-the-Woods Upcoming Shows at Wolf Trap’s Theater-in-theWoods are: Inez Barlatier--Ayiti, Stories and Songs from Haiti on Tuesday, July 20, for ages three to nine; Oran Etkin, Timbalooloo--Finding Friends Far From Home on Wednesday, July 21, for ages two to ten; Dan + Claudia Zanes with Friends--New Beginnings on Saturday, July 24, for ages three to twelve; Joanie Leeds-- All the Ladies on July 27, for ages four to twelve; Elena Moon Park and Friends on July 28, for ages two to nine; Maryland Youth Ballet presents Snow White on July 31, for age four to twelve. All show are at 11 a.m. (gates at 10 a.m.). Tickets are $12, up and will be sold in socially-distanced pods of two to eight tickets. Pods must be purchased in their entirety. No single tickets are available. For Children’s Theatre-in-the-Woods performances, each pod must include an adult over the age of 18. wolftrap.org. 94 ★ HILLRAG.COM

shop, you’ll learn some phone photography techniques all while exploring plants and wildlife. This workshop is for all smartphone devices. Priority registration is for residents of Wards 7 and 8. Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens is at 1550 Anacostia Ave. NE. Participants will meet by the entrance trail at the parking lot. Do not forget your smartphone. They recommend you bring a water bottle, snack, and sun protection (sunscreen/block, hat, sunglasses), and/or anything else one may carry when spending time outdoors. Register at eventbrite.com/o/ friends-of-kenilworth-aquatic-gardens-8632128868.

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DPR Spray Parks DPR Spray Parks are small outdoor parks equipped with kid friendly fountains that are perfect for splashing around and escaping the summer heat. There is at least one spray park in every Ward of the District. All spray parks are open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., every day through Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 6, except Langdon Park, which operates according to the pool’s hours. To find the spray park closest to you, use the interactive map at dpr.dc.gov/page/spray-parks.

Free Art Workshops for Families East of the River Friends of Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens in collaboration with ArtReach and George Washington University are bringing free fine arts education, therapeutic art, and mixed media art workshops to DC residents East of the River. On Friday, July 23, 6 to 7:30 p.m. (check-in at 5:45 p.m.), explore the park with your family on a scavenger hunt. In this work-

Events DC, the official convention and sports authority of the District of Columbia, has announced the launch of Cycle 1 of the Fiscal Year 2022 Events DC community grant program. This program provides financial support to District of Columbia-based non-profit organizations that work with District children or youth in the areas of sports, performing or cultural arts. Events DC awards $500,000 in grants annually in two cycles per year totaling $250,000 each. Individual grants range from $2,500 up to $25,000 awarded to eligible non-profits. Applications for FY 2022--Cycle 1 grants are due no later than Aug. 1, 2021. Applicants will be notified of their award status by October 15, 2021. Read more at eventsdc.com/community/ community-grants.

July 4 In-Person Events at the National Archives Join the National Archives at their in-person celebration of July 4th. They are hosting a party at 700 Pennsylvania Ave. NW on the steps of the National Archives complete with re-enactors and family-fun activities. At 9 a.m., George and Martha Washington will greet you as you arrive. Constitution Avenue will be closed so that you have plenty of room to spread out and enjoy the celebration. They’ve got grab and go crafts for kids with coloring pages, patriotic necklaces, bracelets, visors, and crayons. Two balloon art-

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Please pre-register, and arrive 10-20 minutes before the class starts. Masks are NOT required while on your mat taking class, but are required at other times at the studio. (Subject to updates)

Residential & Commercial Restoration & Historical Preservation Structure Specialists Renovations & Remodeling Kitchens, Baths & Basements Restoration & Repair

Call 202.965.1600 DCRA Lic 9115 • Insured • References

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We continue to offer ZOOM and on-demand classes.

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FLOORS

IRONWORK

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Residential Floors

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More than just killing bugs, we take care of your home Little Peach in Training

Short Term Notice Moves Local & Up to 300 mile Radius Expert Packing & Unpacking Temporary Storage by the Day Hourly Rates

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INTERNET

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Historic Renovation & Artisan Stonework

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Full-Service Landscape Design & Maintenance

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PET SERVICES

PLUMBING

R.W. ROOFING

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WOOD & WHITACRE

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WELDING

Continental Welding

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XWORD “Head Games” by Myles Mellor Across: 1. Belt or ice? 6. Ghana capital 11. “A Nightmare on ___ Street” 14. Separate 18. Bald __ 19. Louisiana’s marsh waters 20. City in Florida’s Palm Beach County, familiarly 22. Prefix with -graph 23. Junior supervisors 25. Brazilian dance that sounds like a new lady supervisor 27. Michael Penn’s brother 28. Laughingstock 29. Cook’s meas. 31. Peter and Paul 32. Challenge for a barber 33. Aviation prefix 34. “Hop ___!” 35. Colombian export 39. Hawkish 42. NZ forest tree 46. Brings to view 47. Undivided 48. Estranger 51. Ran, as colors 52. Attacker 53. Least friendly 54. Request to a vendor, abbr. 55. Let the fancy square thing fall 61. Estimate 62. “All over the world” singers, for short 63. Google Maps dir. 64. Accolades 67. Mrs. sheep 68. “You missed it” 72. Spanish gold 73. High points, abbr. 74. Leaves for lunch? 75. Supporter of an NFL team 84. Flick 85. Rich dessert

86. Frying liquid 87. Guess 89. TV fundraisers 91. Large mound 92. Baseball term 95. Plane measure 96. Maximum 98. In a sluggish way 99. Crevice 102. Endorses 103. Provided that 104. Ravel’s “Daphnis and ___” 106. Cries of surprise 108. Cushion 109. Dog 113. Hospital honcho 115. Investment broker 118. 1952 Olympics host 119. Most of Qatar 120. Speak 121. Whimsical 122. Elementary particle 123. East Indian dish 124. Exactitude 125. Multitude of colors

Down: 1. England’s “Good Queen” 2. Into the night 3. Indian site of marble tomb built for an emperor’s wife 4. Family folk 5. ___ Gardens 6. Teems 7. Classes 8. Skin problem 9. Unnamed litigant 10. Spartan 11. Wanes 12. Encircle 13. TV hosts, briefly 14. “Blue Moon” singer 15. Essence 16. Intensifies

Look for this months answers at labyrinthgameshop.com 17. ___ fault 21. “Now about...” 24. Hoops 26. “___ live and breathe” 30. “My man!” 32. Kid’s cry 33. Breathing problem 34. Judge or juror 35. Tarzan creator’s monogram 36. Compound 37. “ . . . happily __ after” 38. Work over 40. Off the wall 41. “I cannot tell ___” 43. Napping 44. Peanut brittle base 45. Noted artist Jean 47. ___ and aahs 49. Getaway key on a PC? 50. The ultimate (degree)

52. Own (up) 53. Vegging out 56. Golf tour 57. Jerk 58. Part of a giggle 59. Full of juicy titbits 60. “When ___ good time?” 64. More contrived 65. Buffett, per his nickname 66. Back-to-work time: abbr. 67. Ides rebuke 68. Follow closely 69. Soccer stadium cheer 70. No exemplar of grace 71. Mormons, abbr. 73. Unhealthy atmosphere 74. Icebreaker 76. Military rank, abbr. 77. Ooh partner 78. Brown ermine

FIND YOUR FUN THIS SUMMER! n #FindFu

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Tuesday - Friday – 11am to 8pm Saturday & Sunday – 10am to 7pm

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• Educational, board and party games • LEGO and other building toys

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• Marble mazes • Corporate gifts • Much, much more

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79. A small ante 80. Manning’s men 81. Hawaii ___-O 82. Yemen capital 83. Diamond of note 84. Harper Valley ____ 88. At all 90. Domain of a noble 91. Demands 92. Slanderer 93. Bob Marley music 94. “Don’t mind if __” 97. New pedometer reading 98. Deceived 100. Chemistry term 101. Clash of clans 104. “___ la guerre” 105. Angelic adornment 106. Ergonomics-standards agcy. 107. Return to health 108. Nylon boo-boo 109. “MASH” co-star Jamie 110. Fictional lab assistant 111. Boxer Oscar ___ Hoya 112. Alternative to Charles de Gaulle 113. Gp. in charge of condominiums, perhaps 114. “Maggie May” singer, Stewart 116. Geller who claimed to be telepathic 117. Secrecy agreement, for short

SUMMER TIME TOUCH-UPS! Summer is a great time for maintenance!

Licensed in DC & MD

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John Smith

202.262.6037

Aaron Smith

202.498.6794

Peter Davis

301.332.1634

Office

202.608.1880

Direct

202.608.1887

Clean Your Gutters and Drains! If you haven’t done it yet, then this is the time to get ready for all of those summer storms! Maybe invest in some gutter guards! ReCoat your Roof! If you have a flat roof with bitumen (tar) covering, then it is needed to recoat with a reflective layer every 5 years of so! Lowers your Cooling Bills! Deter Pests! This year is wet! Mosquitos - Drain standing water (drill small drain holes in containers.) Termites - Remove all Paper, Wood, Untreated Lumber, from near home or crawl space! Trash & Recycling! Rodents! Keep Alleys Clear and Clean! Make Sure Nearby Dumpsters have Covers, and are used! Cicadas are already providing free food; Make sure those multi-units or cafes aren’t providing dessert!

To HILL with the Suburbs!

ACTIVE & COMING SOON!

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Hill Rag Magazine – July 2021

Articles inside

The Poetic Hill by Karen Lyon

Literary Hill by Karen Lyon

At The Movies by Mike Canning

Changing Hands by Don Denton

ANC Appeals DoorDash Permit for Old Frager’s Site: ANC 6B Report

ANC Again Opposes I Street Zoning Relief

Judy Wood: Friend and Community

Liquor Licenses and Traf c Issues Dominate the Meeting: ANC 6A Report

Dear Garden Problem Lady by Wendy Blair

A Visit from Mayor Bowser: ANC 6D Report

More Places To Play: How CRYSP Is Helping to Increase Outdoor Recreation Sites In DC

Pandemic May Change DC Criminal Justice A Few Important Lessons Gleaned from the