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31 IN THIS ISSUE SEPTEMBER 2022 14 WHAT’S ON WASHINGTON 27 CALENDAR capitol streets 65 The Wild West of Unregulated Cannabis Retailers: A Capital Community News, Spotlight Investigation by Kenneth V. Cummins and Sarah Payne 74 Lincoln Norton: Exploring a Future by Stephanie Deutsch The Urban Garden: Tips For Rethinking Our Small Gardens by Rindy O’Brien Smithsonian’s Anacostia Community Museum Celebrates 55 Years by Phil Hutinet 88 The Wild West of Unregulated Cannabis Retailers by Kenneth V. Cummins and Sarah Payne 6532 District Yoga on Barracks Row: A Story of Dedication, Hope and Perseverance by Pattie Cinelli 103 HoMEs GARDENS FalL SpEciAl ISsuE 32 The Urban Garden: Tips For Rethinking Our Small Gardens by Rindy O’Brien 36 Getting The Lead Out: How To Find Out If You Have Lead Pipes And What To Do If You Do by Catherine Plume 40 Five Things to Know About Maintaining A Hill Home by Elizabeth O’Gorek 46 Preparing Your Roof for Winter: The Time is Now by Tom Daniel 50 Keeping the Hill Iron-Clad: Maintained Ironwork Will Last for Centuries by Elizabeth O’Gorek 52 What is A Home Inspection (And Why You Need One) by Elizabeth O’Gorek 54 Dear Garden Problem Lady by Wendy Blair 56 Changing Hands by Don Denton
76 Where Did The “Scooter Boys” Go? –Their Home at 802 Massachusetts Avenue Changes Hands by Stephanie Cavanaugh 78 DCRA Split Takes Effect Oct. 1: When One Agency Becomes Two, Where Do You Turn? by Elizabeth O’Gorek 80 Bulletin Board by Kathleen Donner arts and dining 88 Smithsonian’s Anacostia Community Museum Celebrates 55 Years – A Reboot Starts with a Public Celebration Sept. 15 by Phil Hutinet 92 At the Movies by Mike Canning 94 Capitol Cuisine by Celeste McCall 96 Art and The City by Jim Magner 98 Literary Hill by Karen Lyon 99 Poetic Hill by Karen Lyon 100 The Jazz Project by Jean-Keith Fagon family life 103 District Yoga on Barracks Row: A Story of Dedication, Hope and Perseverance by Pattie Cinelli 106 The District Vet by Dan Teich 108 Notebook by Kathleen Donner 110 CLASSIFIEDS 112 CROSSWORD on the cover: Indian Peafowl by Judith Vivell 72” x 60” Oil on canvas, 2014 $15,000 - For sale from Calloway Fine Arts 1643 Wisconsin Ave NW Washington DC 20007 Hours: Tuesday–Saturday 11:00 AM–5:00 PM (202) callowayart.comgallery@callowayart.com965-4601
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H Street Festival
Visitors enjoy a National Gallery Nights program.
Jennifer Stevens set soap bubbles aflame at the Shaw Art Market at 2021 Art All Night.
This year the H Street Festival is on Saturday, Sept. 17, noon to 7 p.m. The festival started as a 500-participant bloc party more than 12 years ago and has since grown into a 150,000-participant event. It is one of the most anticipated and highly attended single day festivals in Washington DC. The festival, on H Street NE, is 11 blocks long and has 14 staging areas that are diversely themed and programmed to target the different audiences. The staging areas feature music of different genres, dance, youth-based performanc es, interactive children’s program, fashion, heritage arts and poetry. hstreetfestival.org.
After Hours at the Museum: National Gallery Nights
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National Gallery Nights returns this fall, bringing lively, multisensory programs to the East Building after hours on second Thursdays, Sept. 8, Oct. 13 and Nov. 10; 6 to 9 p.m. The pro gram offers the myriad experiences that define National Gallery Nights, including live per formances, artmaking, music, and pop-up talks. The event is free; light fare and drinks are available for purchase. Registration is required and opens one week in advance at noon via nga.gov/nights. A limited number of passes will become available online at 10 a.m. the morning of each event, and a few additional passes will be available at the door—firstcome, first-served—starting at 5:30 p.m. nga.gov/nights.
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Art All Night: 100 Artists, Eight Wards, Two Nights DC Art All Night will take place from 7 p.m. to 3 a.m. the following morn ing on two nights—Sept. 23 and 24. It takes place in twenty neighborhoods with different activities on each night, bringing visual and performing arts, in cluding painting, photography, sculp ture, crafts, fashion, music, literary arts, dance, theater, film, and poetry, to indoor and outdoor public and pri vate spaces, including local business es and restaurants. First presented as Art All Night: Nuit Blanche DC in 2011 by Shaw Main Streets, Art All Night drew crowds of 30,000 plus to cele brate the art and local culture. Since then, the event has grown to fea ture many more neighborhoods with over 120,000 attendees from across the DMV to DC to celebrate the arts. dcartallnight.org.
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All American: The Power of Sports
On Friday, Sept. 17, 8 p.m., Boyz II Men are making their long over-due Wolf Trap debut. Boyz II Men’s combination of sweet soul harmonies and swaggering new jack swing beats ruled radio in the mid-’90s with hits including “Motownphilly,” “I’ll Make Love to You,” “On Bended Knee,” and more. SWV opens the show with their smooth harmonies. Tickets are $37, up. Wolf Trap, 1551 Trap Rd., Vienna VA. wolftrap.org.
Manzanar Relocation Center, Manzanar, California. May Noma behindthe plate and Tomi Nagao at bat . . ., May 30, 1942
Boyz II Men at Wolf Trap
“Beyond King Tut” at the National Geographic Museum
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This new exhibit at the National Archives celebrates the role ofsports in creating, spreading, and promoting American iden-tity with a new exhibit, All American: The Power of Sports,opening on Sept. 16. Sports unite people, teach values, and in-spire hope and pride. In the United States, sports have pow-ered efforts to bring citizens together, shape them, and proj-ect a vision of what it means to be American. But sports conveypower to athletes too—power to break social barriers and pro-test injustice. All American will be on display in the LawrenceF. O’Brien Gallery of the National Archives, 700 PennsylvaniaAve. NW, through Jan. 7, 2024. This 3,000-square-foot exhib-it showcases more than 75 items including original records,artifacts, and photographs. Highlights include original sportsequipment and jerseys gifted by star athletes to Presidents,early 20th-century tobacco baseball cards, trophies, rare pic-tures and film footage, patents, and more. archives.gov.
“Sargent and Spain” at the NGA Celebrated as the leading society portraitist of his era, John Singer Sargent influenced a generation of American painters. His captivation with Spain resulted in a remarkable body of work that documents his extensive travels from the north to the south and to the island of Majorca. Over three decades Sargent responded to the country’s rich culture by producing landscapes and marine scenes, pictures of everyday life, and architectural studies, as well as sympathetic portrayals of the locals he encountered. For the first time, Sargent and Spain presents approximately 120 dazzling oils, watercolors, and drawings, many of which are rarely exhibited. Sargent and Spain is at the National Gallery of Art West Building from Oct. 2 to Jan. 2 2023. nga.gov.
John Singer Sargent, Under the Olives, 1908, oil on canvas. overall: 55.88 x 71.12 cm (22 x 28 in.), framed: 77.47 x 93.98 x 5.72 cm (30 1/2 x 37 x 2 1/4 in.) Cedarhurst Center for the Arts, Mount Vernon, Illinois, Gift of John R. and Eleanor R. Mitchell, 1973.1.54. Photograph by Daniel Overturf
“Beyond King Tut: The Immersive Experience” celebrates the 100-year anniversary of the legendary discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings. Visitors will experience cinematic storytelling and soaring projection imagery as they venture into the Boy King’s world like never before. Meet the gods of the underworld, study the ancient practice of mummification, and learn more about the Explorers who continue to unmask the mysteries of the Golden King’s life. Beyond King Tut goes beyond a traditional artifact display and uses the power of photography and multimedia to create a time traveling adventure of discovery. $20 for adults; $12 for ages five to twelve; $16, students, military, seniors. Beyond King Tut is at the National Geographic Museum, 1145 17th St. NW, through Feb. 5, 2023. nationalgeographic.org.
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Called to Create: Black Artists in the American South at the NGA For decades Thornton Dial, James “Son Ford” Thomas, Lonnie Holley, Mary T. Smith, Purvis Young, and many other Black artists in the South worked with little recognition, often using recycled materials as their art supplies and yards, porches, or boarded-up storefronts as their galleries. The women of Gee’s Bend, Alabama, made dazzling quilts from well-worn clothing or leftover scraps of fabric. Despite racism and other forms of discrimination, all of these artists drew on deep cultural and spiritual traditions to create some of the finest art of our time. In 2020, the National Gallery acquired 40 sculptures, assemblages, paintings, reliefs, quilts, and drawings from the Souls Grown Deep Foundation, and several related gifts have recently entered the collection as well. From Sept. 18 to March 26, 3023, enjoy these inventive works, including nine Gee’s Bend quilts, and learn the remarkable stories of their making and makers. National Gallery of Art East Building, upper level. nga.gov. Polyester knit overall: 185.42 x 175.26 cm (73 x 69 in). National Gallery of Art, Washington, Patrons’ Permanent Fund and Gift of the Souls Grown Deep Foundation
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The last time Anti-Flag embarked on a North American tour it lasted two days before Covid 19 brought it to an end. After more than a year of challenges, hardships and misfortune for many the world over they are hitting the road again. They want everyone who believes that Black Lives Matter, that neo-fascism has no place in this society, that LGBTQ+ people are free to be who they are, that war and war profiteering is morally reprehensible, and that capitalism is messed up, to walk away from these shows feeling re-energized for the struggles ahead and to know that they are, indeed, not alone and to keep up the good fight. Admission is $25 (all ages). Anti-Flag performs at the Black Cat, 1811 14th St. NW, on Friday, Sept. 30, 7 p.m. blackcatdc.com.
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“Host and Guest” at Synetic
On Wednesday, Sept. 14, 8 p.m. (gates at 6:30 p.m.), The Washington Ballet celebrates one of the most beloved works by choreographic master George Balanchine alongside a trio of original works including choreographer Silas Farley’s commissioned work Werner Sonata & The Washington Ballet’s own Andile Ndlovu, a lively celebration of the creative process and a showcase for the company’s diverse range of talents. $30. Wolf Trap, 1551 Trap Rd., Vienna, VA. wolftrap.org.
Billy Bragg performs at the Lincoln Theatre, 1215 U St. NW, on Friday, Sept. 30 at 8 p.m. (doors at 6:30 p.m.). He is an English singer-songwriter and activist. His music blends elements of punk rock and soul with lyrics that span political or romantic themes. His music is centered on bringing about change and involving the younger generation in activist causes. $55. “Among the million things that never happened were my planned US dates for the past three years, so I’m really looking forward to reconnecting with my audience and trying to make some sense of where we are after all this time. It will be great to be back out on the road playing songs in North America once again.” thelincolndc.com.
Anti-Flag at the Black Cat
An Evening with The Washington Ballet
Billy Bragg at the Lincoln
This Synetic classic, based on a Georgian epic poem, tells the ancient story of a family who takes in a lost stranger only to discover he is from an enemy clan, and their valiant attempt to save him when their village wreaks vengeance. Performed around the world, Host and Guest is a timely and relevant tale of war, strife, the beliefs that tear us apart, and the humanity that brings us together. $25 to $60. Host and Guest is on stage at Synetic Theater, 1800 South Bell St., Crystal City, from Sept. 12 to Oct. 2. synetictheater.org.
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Photo of Idles at their last visit to The Anthem. Photo: Farrah Skeiky
Idles at The Anthem Idles are a British rock band formed in Bristol in 2009. Their debut album, Brutalism, was released in 2017 to critical acclaim, as was their second album Joy as an Act of Resistance in 2018. Their third album, Ul tra Mono, was released in September 2020. The band released their fourth album, Crawler, last year. The punk rock Idles performs, along with Injury Reserve, at the Anthem, 901 Wharf St. SW, on Sept. 14, 8 p.m. (doors at 6:30 p.m.). $45 to $75. theanthemdc.com.
National Apple Harvest Festival Located in the heart of Pennsylvania Apple country, just north of Get tysburg, the National Apple Harvest Festival celebrates the fall season with beautiful handmade crafts, delicious food, and jam-packed enter tainment. The festival has special attractions ranging from steam en gine displays, live music, antique cars, orchard tours, pony rides, tastings and craftsman demonstrations. The National Apple Harvest Festival is on Oct. 1, 2, 8 and 9; open 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturdays and 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sundays. $10 admission; free under twelve. 615 Narrows Rd., Bi glerville, PA. appleharvest.com.
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National Dance Day at the REACH
From Thursday to Saturday, Sept. 15 to 17, practice your moves and dust off the dancing shoes for three days of in-person activities for National Dance Day. The three-day celebration fea tures free interactive dance classes, performances, live music, film screenings, and more from lo cal dance artists and organizations. Presented through a partnership between the Kennedy Cen ter, American Dance Movement (formal ly the Dizzy CongresswomanFoundation),Feetand El eanor Holmes Nor ton (D-DC), this an nual event invites people of all ages and abilities, from the littlest danc ers to profession als, to participate in a free celebration of the joy of dance and movement. Ev erything’s free but some registrations are required. Find the complete sched ule at ter.org/whats-on.kennedy-cen
As the concluding event of Kennedy Cen ter’s 50th Anniversary celebration, Leon ard Bernstein’s MASS returns 51 years after its world premiere at the Kenne dy Center’s 1971 opening gala. Directed by Alison Moritz and choreographed by Hope Boykin, this monumental work will be re-staged in the Concert Hall and fea ture the NSO and conductor James Gaf figan along with 2020 Marian Anderson Award winner Will Liverman as the Cele brant. $29 to $209. Performances are on Thursday, Sept. 15, 7 p.m.; Saturday, Sept. 17, 8 p.m.; and Sunday, Sept. 18, 3 p.m. kennedy-center.org. Leonard Bernstein. Photo: Allen Warren: allenwarren.com.
Leonard Bernstein’s MASS
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“One Life: Maya Lin” at the National Portrait Gallery
Nkeki Obi-Melekwe and the cast of TINA: The Tina Turner Musical.
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Haley Heynderickx & The Westerlies at the Miracle Theater
Westside Boogie: More Black Superheroes
With his debut mixtape Thirst 48 arriving in June 2014, Boo gie had his breakthrough with The Reach—a 2015 mixtape that spawned the Jahlil Beats-produced “Oh My,” whose vi ral success cemented him as one of the most refreshingly honest new voices emerging from the West Coast. Releas ing Thirst 48 Pt. II in 2016, Boogie found his raw, unfiltered lyricism earning praise from artists like Rihanna, Kendrick Lamar, and Eminem, who signed him to Shady Records in October 2017. $20 admission. Westside Boogie is at Union Stage, 740 Water St. SW, on Thursday, Sept. 22, 8 p.m. (doors at 7 p.m.). unionstage.com.
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“One Life: Maya Lin” is the first biograph ical exhibition of the architect, sculptor and environmentalist. Lin, who catapult ed to global prominence in 1982 for her design of the Vietnam Veterans’ Memori al, has spent more than four decades mak ing work that centers on history and hu man rights with a particular focus on how we experience and relate to landscape. Lin describes her practice as “a systematic or dering of the land that is tied to history, time and language.” The exhibition traces Lin from her childhood to today, present ing a range of photographs, sculptures, personal ephemera, sketchbooks, archi tectural models and images of her com pleted works. “One Life: Maya Lin” is on view Sept. 30 through April 16, 2023 in the National Portrait Gallery “One Life” gal lery, newly relocated to the museum’s sec ond floor. The NPG, Eighth and G Streets, NW, is open seven days a week, 11:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. npg.si.edu.
The 46th Annual Virginia Wine Fes tival® is in Oct. 1 and 2, noon to 6 p.m. both days, at One Loudoun, 44600 Freetown Blvd, Ashburn, VA. This year they’re on the grass! Tick ets are $15 to $70. General admission includes tasting glass, unlimited wine and cider tastings from many VA Win eries, and access to VA Oyster Pavil ion, and all concessions and musical entertainment. virginiawinefest.com.
Virginia Wine Festival
“TINA: The Tina Turner Musical” at the National One of the world’s best-selling art ists of all time, Tina Turner has won 12 Grammy Awards and her live shows have been seen by millions, with more concert tickets sold than any other solo performer in music history. This new musical based on the life of the legendary artist and presented in association with Tina Turner herself, received its world premiere in April 2018 in London, where it opened to five-star reviews and has broken box office records, is on stage at the National Theatre, 1321 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, from Oct. 4 to 23. Tickets start at BroadwayAtTheNational.com.$60.
Maya Lin working on Civil Rights Memorial.
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Through soft acoustic guitar picking and deftly accent ed trombone sighs, Haley Heynderickx’s music imme diately recalls folk music of the ‘60s and ‘70s mixed with a love of jazz radio. But Heynderickx’s singing— her vocals that range from sultry to operatic—belie a tenacity in her soul. It’s a balance then, between ex posing and protecting herself on I Need to Start a Garden—her debut album. The Westerlies, a quartet that mixes jazz, classical, and Appalachian folk, are a New York-based brass quartet. $24. Haley Heynder ickx & The Westerlies are at the Miracle Theater, 535 Eighth St. SE, on Thursday, Sept. 15, 8 p.m. (doors at 7 p.m.). themiracletheatre.com.
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Kaia Kater: Roots Music at Hill Center
“The Good Doctor” by Neil Anton(adaptedSimonfromChekhov) at Washington Stage Guild
The Good Doctor is a comedy, with music, by American play wright Neil Simon. It’s a series of short plays, based on short sto ries and other works of Russian writer Anton Chekhov, framed by a writer making comments on them. Before he turned to the stage, Chekhov wrote some of the world’s greatest short sto ries. By turns touching and hilar ious, they’ve been adapted for the theatre by the master of com ic dialogue Neil Simon. $50 to $60. The first three performanc es are pay-what-you-can. No res ervations necessary. The Good Doctor is on stage at Washing ton Stage Guild, 900 Massachu setts Ave. NW, Sept. 29 to Oct. 23. stageguild.org.
Anacostia Community Museum 55th Anniversary Celebration
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“A Trip to Bountiful” at Fords Carrie Watts dreams of escape from the bustling city and of a return to simpler times in her be loved Bountiful, Texas. She sets out on a risky journey to her beloved hometown, with her fam ily in hot pursuit. Along the way, she encounters kindness and compassion … and makes a re markable discovery about the true meaning of home. One of the foremost interpreters of Horton Foote’s work, Michael Wilson directs Nancy Robinette as Carrie Watts with Tom Story as her son, Ludie, and Kimberly Gilbert as her daughter-in-law, Jessie Mae. This classic American drama is a touching portrait of family, what we hold onto and what we leave behind. “A Trip to Bountiful” is at Ford’s Theatre, 511 Tenth St. NW, from Sept. 23 to Oct. 16. fords.org. Nancy Robinette.
A Montreal-born Grenadian-Canadian, Kaia Kater grew up between two worlds: her family’s deep ties to folk music and the years she spent soaking up Appala chian music in West Virginia. Her old-time banjo-pick ing skills, deft arrangements, and songwriting abili ties have landed her in the spotlight in North America and the UK, garnering critical acclaim from outlets such as NPR, CBC Radio, Rolling Stone, BBC Music, and No Depression. Kaia Kater appears at Hill Center, 921 Pennsylvania Ave. SE, on Sunday, Sept. 18, 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. as part of their free, outdoor American Roots Music Series. Register for free tickets at hillcen terdc.org/events.
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On Thursday, Sept. 15, 6 to 8:30 p.m., see the faces that make up the fabric of our neighborhoods, as the communitybased portraits shared with ACM as part of “Portraits by the People” are project ed on the side of the Museum. Projec tions start just after sunset. In addition to interactives and giveaways, Soul & Ink will be on-site with limited edition inter active screen printing. The weekend of Sept. 16-17 is also the last chance to see ACM’s awardwinning exhibit: Food for the People: Eating Activism in Greater Washington. Take a deep dive into the food is sues of the nation’s capi tal—past and present—with this outdoor and indoor ex hibition featuring artifacts, art installations, videos, and hands-on interactives. ana costia.si.edu.
September 2022 ★ 25 Small Business Resource Center (202) 442-4538 | dcra@dc.gov WEBINAR: LEARN HOW TO BECOME A CERTIFIED BUSINESS ENTERPRISE (CBE) SBRC ONE-ON-ONE CALL SESSION: STEPS TO OBTAINING A BUSINESS LICENSE WEBINAR: FOUNDATIONS FOR A SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS: MODULE 2, THE BUSINESS MODEL CANVAS WEBINAR: DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE, SECURITIES AND BANKING – COFFEE AND CAPITAL WEBINAR: FRANCHISE YOUR BUSINESS: A PROVEN STRATEGY FOR GROWTH & SUCCESS WEBINAR: DCRA AT YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD LIBRARY –LEARN THE PROCESS OF STARTING A BUSINESS WEBINAR: FOUNDATIONS FOR A SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS: MODULE 3, THE BUSINESS PLAN HOW TO START A BUSINESS IN DC EN ESPAÑOL SBRC ONE-ON-ONE CALL SESSION: “TALK BUSINESS AFTER HOURS” SIMPLE STEPS FOR STARTING A SMALL BUSINESS! WEBINAR: MARSHALL HEIGHTS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION (MHCDO) PARTNERSHIP: STEPS TO OBTAIN A BUSINESS LICENSE Thursday, September 1, 2022 • 10:00 am Register: dcrasbrc.ecenterdirect.com/events/56498 Monday – Friday by appointment between 10:00 am – 4:00 pm Register: Thursday,dcrasbrc.ecenterdirect.com/eventsSeptember8,2022•2:00pm Register: Thursday,dcrasbrc.ecenterdirect.com/events/56316September8,2022•10:00am Register: Monday,dcrasbrc.ecenterdirect.com/events/57565September19,2022•10:00am Register: dcrasbrc.ecenterdirect.com/events/55836 Tuesday, September 20, 2022 • 5:00 pm Register: Thursday,dcrasbrc.ecenterdirect.com/events/55586September22,2022•2:00pm Register: 1401LatinoMonday,dcrasbrc.ecenterdirect.com/events/56326September19,2022•6:00pmEconomicDevelopmentCenterColumbiaRoadNW,Washington,DC20009 Register: Wednesdaysdcrasbrc.ecenterdirect.com/events/59057byappointmentbetween4:00pm-6:00 pm Register: dcrasbrc.ecenterdirect.com/events Tuesday, September 27, 2022 • 9:30 am R.I.S.E. Demonstration Center 2730 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue SE Register: Wednesday,dcrasbrc.ecenterdirect.com/events/58739September14,2022•6:00pm Register: dcrasbrc.ecenterdirect.com/events/58958 SIGN UP FOR YOUR FREE SMALL WORKSHOPBUSINESSTODAY Are you an aspiring or existing business in the District? The Small Business Resource Center (SBRC) is here for you! THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA HOUSING AUTHORITY REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) SOLICITATION NO.: 0022-2022 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SINGLE AUDIT SERVICES The District of Columbia Housing Authority (DCHA) seeks professional audit firms with experience in performing assurance audits, agreed upon procedures and financial reviews. SOLICITATION DOCUMENTS will be available beginning Tuesday, September 6, 2022 on DCHA’s website at www.dchousing.org under “Business” and “Solicitations”. SEALED PROPOSAL RESPONSES ARE DUE ON OR BEFORE Thursday, October 6, 2022 at 11:00 AM. Email Lolita Washington, Contract Specialist at lwashing@dchousing.org with copy to business@dchousing.org for additional information.
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Westminster Presbyterian Church, 400 I St. SW (Fourth and I, south side of intersec tion). westminsterdc.org. Big Games at the Northeast Library. Saturdays, Sept. 24 and Oct. 22, 2 to 4 p.m., everyone is welcome to come to the Northeast Library garden for an afternoon of games--out door bowling and Connect Four to chess and board games. Northeast Library, 330 Seventh St. NE. dclibrary.org/northeast.
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Global Sounds on the Hill: Malawian Duo Ma dalitso Band in Concert. Tuesday, Sept. 20, 7 p.m. Making their US debut, Madalitso is a duo from Malawi whose intuitive, authentic, and ruthless rhythms have taken Europe by storm. $18. Hill Cen ter, 921 Pennsylvania Ave. SE. hillcenterdc.org.
Puzzle Swap at SE Library. Saturdays, Sept. 24, 2 to 4 p.m. Bring a puzzle; take a puzzle. 403 Seventh St. SE. dclibrary.org/ southeast.
Annual Jazz Preservation Festival. Sat urday, Sept. 24, noon to 7 p.m. A differ ent set of musicians every hour, art exhibits, vendor sales, health screenings. Food served all day. Free admission. No rain date, in clement weather takes all activities indoors.
Fall Solo Exhibitions at Hill Center. Sept. 14 to Jan. 6, 2023 (online and in-person). Ten local artists have had their work chosen for the 2022 Fall Solo Exhibitions: Ellen Baer, Alan Braley, Jay Durrah, San dy Hassan, Thom Goertel, Rindy O’Brien, Sabina Pup po, Monica Servaites, Dana Simmons and Edmond Wilson. Opening reception, Wednesday, Sept. 14, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Hill Center, 921 Pennsylvania Ave. SE. hillcenterdc.org.
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Chiarina Chamber Players Concert. Oct. 1, 7:30 p.m. In the opening weekend of their season, the Grammy Award-winning Attacca Quartet presents two contrasting programs that showcase the ensemble’s artistry. $25 online; $30 at the door; $10 age 30, under. St. Mark’s, 301 A St. SE. chiarina.org.
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Law Enforcement Torch Run 5k at Congres sional Cemetery. Friday, Sept. 23, noon to 3 p.m. This event has been uniting officers, members from federal agencies and community members for the last three decades raising awareness and funds for the more than 2,500 DC Special Olympics athletes. $35. congressionalcemetery.org.
SW Library Book Sale Friends of the SW Library announce their upcoming BOOK SALE on Saturday, September 17th from 11am to 5pm and Sunday, September 18th from 1:30 to 3:30pm. The library is at 900 Wesley Place SW (K & 3rd St. SW). Books, DVDs, CDs & more? Most items $1 and $2. Some children’s books and CDs are $.25 or 5 for $1. Questions? Email scvegan5@gmail. com. All proceeds support events and supplies for the SW Library. u
Jazz and Blues in Southwest. Jazz on Fridays, 6 to 9 p.m.: Sept. 2, Master Blaster; Sept. 9, Sharon Clark & Friends; Sept. 16, Lionel Lyles Quintet; Sept. 23, The Lovejoy Group; Sept. 30 Native Speaker (CD Release), Knowles/ Saltman Quintet. Blues on Mondays, 6 to 9 p.m.: Sept. 5, Mark Wenner’s Blues Warriors; Sept. 12, 16th Blue Monday Blues Anniversary Jam Session; Sept. 19, Shirleta Settles & Friends; Sept. 26, Memphis Gold & the Scrap-Iron Band. $10 cover. Children under 16 are free. Reasonably priced meals offered. Westminster Presbyterian Church, 400 I St. SW (4th and I). westminsterdc.org.
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Yes and Yes by Liz Roche Company. Sept. 9 and 10, 8 p.m. To mark 100 years since the first pub lication of James Joyce’s Ulysses, Solas Nua commis sioned Irish choreographer Liz Roche and her compa ny to create a dance piece, Yes and Yes, to premiere in Washington, DC. $20 to $45. The Atlas, 1333 H St. NE. atlasarts.org. Friends of SE Library Book Sale. Sept. 10, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Join the Friends of Southeast Library (FOSEL) to shop a range of titles with prices starting at $1. Proceeds supplement library programs. Sale is most second Saturdays. 403 Seventh St. SE. dclibrary. org/southeast.
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Christ Church Pet Blessings and Pet Adop tions. On Sunday, Oct. 2, Christ Church, 620 G St. SE, will have a pet blessing at 9 a.m. (live) and 11 a.m. (stuffed) and a dog adoption event with rural dog rescue on their front lawn from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Also on Oct. 2, they will do Congressional Cem etery pet blessings from 4 to 5 p.m. washingtonpar ish.org. Free Jazz at Canal Park. Concerts are free on Wednesdays in September, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., at Ca nal Park, 200 M St. SE. Here’s the lineup: Sept. 7, Great Falls Jazz Group; Sept. 14, Tobago Bay Calypso; Sept. 21, DMV Percussion Academy Jazz Trio; Sept. 27, Heru Peacock. capitolriverfront.org/canal-park.. Holiday at Arena Stage. Oct. 7 to Nov. 6. An upand-coming Wall Street lawyer from a working-class family aspires to quit and enjoy life once he’s made enough money, a prospect that doesn’t thrill his wealthy, well-born fiancée but excites her more un conventional sister. Arena Stage, 1101 Sixth St. SW. arenastage.org.
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32 ★ HILLRAG.COM Summer is quickly coming to an end. The lazy days in our gardens are gone, as we slip into our fall school mode. Recently, a well-known DC garden writer and advocate of city gardening and a colleague released their rst book on urban gardening. Kathy Jentz, the Washington Garden Magazine founder and editor, and Teri Speight, a native Washingtonian who is on the National Garden Club board, are both strong advocates for local gardening. The 207-page book is called The Urban Garden: 101 Ways to Grow Food and Beauty in the City. It is full of wonderful photographs and o ers multiple scenarios for your small space. For seasoned gar-
One vine that is popular on Capitol Hill to create privacy in gardens is Wisteria— beautiful purple flowers in the spring, and green foliage in the summer and fall. This wisteria is on Massachusetts Avenue, NE. Photo: Rindy O’Brien
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Small garden spaces can be quite beautiful by mixing a little art with perennial flowers. The book, The Urban Garden, provides plenty of inspiration. At the corner at 7th and East Capitol NE sits a simple but charming mix of art and flowers, a perfect example of the urban garden. Photo: Rindy O’Brien deners and beginners, the authors o er great tips on how to rethink your garden. They re ect Kathy’s long held philosophy of inspiration over perspiration. Publishers Came Calling Kathy Jentz is known to many Capitol Hill gardeners. She is a graduate of the University of Maryland Journalism program and a long-time resident of the DC area. Kathy started her magazine, Washington Gardener, in 2005 after deciding that being a communications specialist for DC trade associations really wasn’t her thing. Kathy often gives presentations at local garden club meetings, hosts workshops, and this summer was the juror of the Lincoln Park urn project. She is associated with many local parks like Brookside Garden in Maryland, and Green Springs Garden in Alexandria, Virginia. Terri is also well established in urban gardening circles, and she and Kathy have long been collaborators in this eld. Kathy says she wasn’t really thinking about writing a book, when a year ago she received a call from Cool Springs Press, part of the Quarto Publishing Group. They wanted to know if she and Terri might be interested in writing an urban garden book. They were impressed with Kathy’s publishing of the Washington Garden magazine and her social media e orts including a blog and You Tube videos. The publishers were responding to the intense interest in gardening generated by the COVID pandemic, especially gardening in small spaces. The authors were asked to quickly pull the book together in about nine months. So, they divided the chapters to write, and collaborated
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Rindy O’Brien is sold on this book and eager to put its wealth of good ideas to use in her garden. You can contact Rindy at rindyobrien@ gmail.com ◆The new garden book, The Urban Garden, is available at local garden gift shops, independent bookstores, and Amazon.
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Gardening Events Kathy and Terri will be at two local gardening events this month. On September 17, they will be at Green Springs Park, 4603 Green Spring Road, Alexandria, VA from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The Family Fall Festival will feature family activities, vendors, a plant sale, and book signing. Admission is free. On October 29, the duo will be back at Green Springs Park hosting an urban gardening and design 101 workshop for adults from 9:00 to 12:00 p.m. The $62 workshop is a wonderful chance to learn more from these gardening experts. For registration or more information about Green Springs events check the website, https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/green-spring.Thebookitselfre-tailsforabout$23.00.ItcanbepurchasedfromAmazonorBookshop.org.Manylocalbook-storesalsocarrythebook,aswellaspub-licgardengiftshopsatBrookside,GreenSprings,andtheUSBotanicGarden.Thissummer’sseasonmaybeendingbut,asgardenerswellknow,wecanalwaysplanforandlookfor-wardtothenextone.
Photo: Kathy Jentz deter you from keeping at it. The book is full of ideas that even seasoned community gardeners will nd helpful. For instance, choosing to grow tomatoes in pots rather than in the ground in order to protect them from being eaten by squirrels and other varmints. In my chat with Kathy, she provided insight into the ageold frustration of squirrels taking one bite out of every tomato on your vine, rather than feasting on just a single tomato. “The squirrels are in search of water, and they can suck the liquid in one bite and then it is time to move to the next one.” Kathy says, “They aren’t interested in eating the tomatoes at all.” She has solved this problem by adding a water feature in her community garden plot.
Eleven Chapters of Inspiration The Urban Garden covers a wide variety of topics each featuring one page of text and a beautiful accompanying photograph. A third of the photographs were taken by Kathy from local gardens, including one on Capitol Hill. It is not necessarily a DIY garden book, but more a book to generate ideas and inspiration for your own garden spaces. For instance, Chapter 7 is titled Privacy Boosters. In a description that adeptly describes most of our Hill homes, the chapter talks about being surrounded by close-in neighbors and having the desire to nd a little privacy and solitude. As Kathy notes “gardens have long provided that place of sanctuary and solitude.” She advocates for private shade whether it relies on structure for screening or the use of vines and shade trees. An example of the latter found throughout Capitol Hill is the use of trumpet vine (campsis radicans) to create privacy for patios, either vining along a fence line, or letting it cover a trellis. The key to this plant is to take adequate care and pruning, otherwise it goes native and is invasive to plants surrounding it. The vine has an added bene t of attracting hummingbirds. The vine’s yellow, orange, or red tubular owers are stunning, and, for the most part, it is hardy enough to winter over. Wisteria is another great vine that produces lovely purple owers in spring, and then its leafy greens cover the vines during the summer. Regarding containers, the authors discuss a range of options including clay pots and window boxes. Chapter 2 of the book has an entire page dedicated to Window Box recipes. Several Capitol Hill homes have added window boxes in the past few years, adding color and curb appeal to the neighborhood. Window boxes allow you to have a plethora of summer owers even if your home doesn’t provide a lot of space.
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As the book makes clear, small urban gardening is a gift. Instead of worrying about big choices in elds or big garden plots, city gardeners can “concentrate on creating tiny jewel boxes of perfection.” There are so many ways to garden in small spaces. One of the rst pieces of advice is one I found reassuring: “All gardeners kill Gardeningplants.”o ers a chance to learn new things through trial and error. Failure is part of the process and should not
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ead water pipes leach microscopic amounts of lead into water, causing health issues, especially in children, pregnant women, and pets. According to DC Water, there are some 30,000 lead service pipes in the District: 10,000 located on public space and 20,000 on private property. Lead Free DC was initiated in 2019 with a goal of replacing all District lead water service pipes by 2030. The program includes discounted (and sometimes free) lead line replacement for DC residents.
To learn if your household has a lead water service pipe, you’ll first need to understand a few basic concepts. Public space pipe and private space pipe (pipes that you, the homeowner, are responsible for) are depicted in the diagram below.
If both the public and private portions of the water service line are lead (gray/gray circle on map), and no capital improvement projects are planned for your neighborhood, you can enroll in the Voluntary Replacement Program where you, the homeowner, pay for work on private property. DC Water will pay for all public space work and coordinate with you to ensure both portions are replaced at the same time.DC Water’s Map may indicate that the type of pipe in either the public space, private property, or both is unknown. In that case, regardless of the program you select, DC Water contractors will dig a 4-6 foot hole in your yard to determine what sort of pipes you have and replace any lead pipe. They’ll also need to dig holes to place any lead pipe, so hold o on redoing that landscaping until after any lead pipe replacement activity happens!
• Test your water through an independent lab or get a free lead testing kit from DC Water. You’ll receive the results in about six weeks.
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To determine if your service pipe is a source of lead:
If there are no capital improvement projects planned on your street, and you have lead pipes on your property but non-lead pipe in the public space (green/gray circle on map), you can apply for the DC Department of Energy and the Environment’s (DOEE) Lead Pipe Replacement Assistance Program (LPRAP) that uses District funds to cover 50% of the lead pipe replacement cost regardless of income. Some residents will qualify for 100% coverage.
• On the DC Water Service Line Map at https://geo.dcwater.com/Lead/, enter your address to see if there are lead service lines on your property, on District (public) property, both, neither, or if there’s no available information. A snapshot of Capitol Hill gives a sense of the prevalence of lead pipes: green indicates no lead pipes, gray indicates lead, and white indicates where no information is available.
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1) DC Water Initiated Lead Replacements DC Water regularly replaces lead service pipes in conjunction with other projects across the District, and this program is being expanded under Lead Free DC. This year, DC Water launched 150 projects across the District, replacing lead pipes for free--regardless of income, and plans to ramp up even more. Visit dcwamonthsprojects.forter.com/lead-free-dc-construction-dashboardanup-to-datelookatcurrentandplannedHomeownersarenotiedatleastfourinadvanceofplannedwork.
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John Deignan, Program Man ager for Lead Replacement at DC Water notes, “The average cost of lead pipe replacement is approxi mately $200 per linear foot. That comes out to $3000-$3500 for the average homeowner depending on the length of pipe to be replaced, and the installation of the new wa ter connection into the house. The discounts we provide through both our District-funded lead assistance programs reduce those costs signifi cantly. To date customers have saved $4.5 million in private-side costs with these programs”. The Safe Drinking Water Act of 1986 banned the use of lead water pipes and solder containing lead, but half of all owner-occupied houses in the District of Columbia were built more than 79 years ago. While re moving lead water pipes is the right thing to do to ensure your family’s health, it’s also an important when selling or leasing your home. The Lead Water Service Line Replace ment and Disclosure Amendment Act of 2018 requires that any lead pipes and the results of any lead test ing are disclosed to tenants or poten tial homeJohnbuyers.Lisle, DC Water Vice President of Marketing and Com munications notes, “Since the start of the Lead Free DC program in October 2019, DC Water has re placed over 2700 lead pipes across the District. That’s about 22 miles of pipe. As more and more resi dents sign up to have their lead ser vice lines replaced, we’re confident we will meet that 2030 goal of a lead free DC!”
September 2022 ★ 39 CAPITOL HILL RESTORATION SOCIETY Saturday, October 29 9 am - 3 pm Eastern Market North Hall CONNECT WITH US! Visit www.chrs.org Email CapHRS420@gmail.com or call 543-0425 Follow us on @CapHRS @CHRSDC CapitolHillRestorationDC FREE! Featuring a wide variety of home service exhibitors plus representatives of city agencies. Visit chrs.org/house-expo-2022/ for more information, including evolving list of exhibitors. Sponsored by: Chuck Burger
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There is a wide variety of roof shapes and roo ng materials on the Hill. Some, such as slate-covered turrets, may require custom work for replacement. But the most Hill residential roofs are at. Two common problems are linked to the shared ownership of parapet walls, the raised barriers at the edge of the roof. Get permission from your neighbor so the roofer can nish the roof properly to avoid leaks. Many hill homes have AC units on the roof, or, in increasing number, solar panels. Replacement of the air conditioner on many Hill roofs can require a Homeownerscrane. should also check to see if nature is encroaching on their roofs. Tom Daniel of R. Thomas Roo ng (rthomasdanielroo ng.com) recommends homeowners trim any branches within six feet of your roof. Branches create shade, preventing moisture from evaporating quickly, accelerating the decay of your roof and causing leaks. They also drop leaves into your eavestroughs! See more in his article this issue. Water DC has two rivers and a lot of rain. Water is everywhere in the District, including inside of your home in sinks, toilets and plumbing. Capitol Hill contractor Gary Barnhart (glbarnhart.com) advises homeowners to make sure the grade of the ground around the foundation slopes away from the house. It is a good idea to have a drainage system in the yard that moves water away from your house (and your neighbor’s homes!). The above notes on roo ng will help you avoid problems inside; look for signs of water in your attic or crawlspace as well, if you have one. You should also have your plumbing inspected once a year to check for leaking pipes and running toilets. Check especially the drainage near doglegs (which don’t get much sunlight) to avoid damage to your brick walls.
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Five Things to Know About Maintaining A Hill Home by Elizabeth O’Gorek
ne of the great things about buying a home on the Hill is that most of them are more than 100 years old. Each one is built to last. To achieve continue that kind of longevity, you need to inspect and maintain your home. That’s true of any home, of course, but many Hill homes have particular quirks. We asked local experts to talk about ve key things Hill homeowners should note.
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According to DC Code, our front yards are actually city property, says former HPRB member and longtime Hill resident Nancy Metzger. For most people that’s from the sidewalk to the front facade. You’re not taxed on it, but you are required to maintain it in a reasonable fashion. If you wish to make permanent changes to front yards, such as pavers or fences, get a permit or you’re likely to get a ne and a stop work order. Similarly, homeowners are responsible for maintaining the tree boxes or grassy strips between the sidewalk and street in front of their houses. They are also responsible for snow removal on all sidewalks adjacent to their property. The District does not perform these functions, except adjacent to facilities like schools.
G.L. Barnhart rebuilt this historic brick staircase and entryway to match the originals appearance. Photo: G.L. Barnhart, Courtesy: CHRS
Many Capitol Hill homes are located in the historic district, a large area stretching from the U.S. Capitol grounds east to 14th Street and from Navy Yard north to F Street, NE. The best way to see if you are in a historical district is to enter your address at www.propertyquest.dc.gov. If you are, the important original features of the property have to be retained, and any changes have to be “compatible in character’ with the neighborhood. That means any alterations to the parts of your house that can be seen from public space are subject to review by the city’s Historic Preservation Review Board (HPRB) —that includes door and window replacement as well as fencing and approval of additions. If you have an easement, or an agreement with a party to use your property for speci c reasons, the other party will need to sign o on some changes as well. Whether you’re in the historic district or not, all structural and some nonstructural work, such as plumbing, wiring or air conditioning, requires permits from the DCRA. If you have a contractor, they will usually help with this. If you will use public space for construction, such as for a dumpster, crane or material storage, you’ll need a permit for that too. You can nd a list outlining when you need permits at https:// tinyurl.com/ctarshez
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What is tuckpointing? That’s when the mortar or cement in between bricks is repaired, either in specific areas or on the whole house. It in volves removing paint and old mor tar and reapplying the proper mix to replace it. The process must be done during spring or fall to avoid the ef fect of extreme temperatures on the cement. If you are repointing your entire home, the whole structure will need to be scaffolded. But don’t worry. According to Tom Michal iga, of Michaliga Masonry (michal igamasonry.com), a well-done and maintained brick pointing job might only be necessary once every 50-70 years. Identify problems early on by inspecting your home annually, and make it easy on yourself: don’t paint your home unless recommended by a masonry professional. But if your home is already painted, don’t strip it just yet. While exposed brick is attractive, experts recommend you don’t strip exteri or paint to repoint unless there are signs it is required, like loose or cracked bricks, damp plaster or in terior water damage. “If the paint on your house has been well main tained, you have no structural con cerns and you have no water dam age, it is better not to strip and repoint,” preservation planner Marie Fennell wrote in a CHRS case study. That’s because softer brick can be weakened by methods used to re move paint. But paint isn’t all bad: sometimes paint is used to give pro tection to soft or damaged brick. You don’t want to risk removing protec tion and doing damage unless you’ve been advised by a professional. Find tips and resources on maintaining your historic home on the CHRS web site at chrs.org. u
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Refrigerator: 7-10 years Washer: 10-15 years Dryer: 15-20 years Roof: 15-20 years, except slate Interior paint: 3-5 years Brick repointing: 25-50 years
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Ironwork: 50-100 years
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Furnace: 15-20 years Water heater: 8-10 years HVAC: 10-15 years Boiler: 15-30 years Oven: 15-20 years Dishwasher: 10-25 years
We’ve consulted with local experts and asked them how long you can expect common household appliances to last. Note that these are averages only for planning purposes. Great variation is possible according to individual circumstances.
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AN ANNUAL CHECKLIST TO HOME MAINTENANCE Use this home inspection checklist
Pressure-treated wood: 8-12 years as look develop over year.
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Preparing Your Roof for Winter
1. Gutters and downspouts should be cleared of all debris, including leaves, tree branches, dirt and mud, acorns and other nuts that fall from trees. This will enable
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arsh winter weather in DC may seem long ago, but for those living in Capitol Hill in 2010 the multiple blizzards of that winter and Snowmageddon are ingrained in memory. As a roofing contractor how can I ever forget it? Internal damage to homes from roof problems, including roofs caving-in and downspouts and gutters, was signi cant. Snow and ice volumes were overwhelming and, while the severity of the weather was unique in this area, it does serve as a reminder to be prepared!
Following is a homeowner’s checklist for your roof so snow and ice may be less troublesome for you in the upcoming winter season.
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4. The roof deck itself (the main roof surface) should be checked for any signs of deterioration, tears and holes. Joints should be checked for signs of splits or thin areas of roof membrane and deteriorated caulking or loose5.metalwork.Allloose debris should be removed from the roof surface itself to avoid future problems.
melting snow and ice to ow more freely and help prevent dangerous and damaging “ice dams” from leaking water into your house. In addition, gutters lled with water in nonwinter months because they are hung improperly or lled with debris are a warning sign of future roof failure.
2. Roof ashing is found on the roof around the perimeter of your home as well as vents, pipes, chimneys and skylights. Gaps in chimney mortar can also allow for leaks. Have your chimney re-pointed if that is a potential concern. High winds, heavy winter rains and ice and snow can cause ashing to loosen, rip and tear. If ashing is not inspected and repaired before the rough winter months, you could have a costly problem on your hands.
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3. Stains and signs of leaks on ceilings and interior walls could be roof leaks. Take time to have all roof leaks repaired before the weather becomes severe. Accumulated snow and melting ice on your roof can greatly increase the danger to your home from untreated roof leaks. Leaks are nearly impossible to locate under snow and ice and it may be too late to make repairs at that point!
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Iron was used to create the ornamental door and window hoods that crown this South Carolina Avenue home. Photo: E. O’Gorek/CCN
he classic Capitol Hill screetscape is a row of colorful homes along tree-lined streets. But we cannot forget: that vision really is iron-clad. Ironwork is visible along every street – black iron fences running along our front yards. iron staircases with elaborate newel posts form the entry to many of our homes, punctuated by cellar security grills, ornate window hoods and decorative motifs along the rooftops. Why is ironwork so prevalent on the Hill? According a study by Judith M. Capen and Patrick Lally for the Capitol Hill Restoration Society (CHRS), it’s partly because Capitol Hill experienced a burst of growth during the post-Civil war period, a time when the use of cast iron in construction also experienced rapid expansion. Towards the end of the 19th century, there were up to fteen foundries in the District alone. That made ornate work more accessible, as patterns previously too expensive to have carved in wood or stone could now be cast in iron. Some of this ironwork is a century and a half old. But, say the experts, it can last inde nitely with proper maintenance.
Maintaining Stairs
Maintained Ironwork Will Last For Centuries
What about the stairs? “Cast iron stairs require less maintenance when it comes to paint, as missing or damaged paint will not hurt cast iron in the long run,” May said. It’s the joints that are at risk: the mechanical connections between risers and between railing, level andWhatriser.homeowners need to look out for are bouncing or shifting on steps or landings, cracked or missing sections and falling pieces of the stairs. When you inspect the stairs, don’t forget to check underneath the riser, which may not have been painted. Also check places where pieces are bolted together, where rust tends to accumulate. That can weaken the connections and cause pieces to separate.
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Cast iron stairs can be di cult to repair properly. For instance, did you know an iron stair post is generally hollow, attached to the stair by an interior post that is bolted to the riser and then capped? If that post is improperly reattached, for instance by welding, it can cause damage to the stairs. “I would usually suggest that if you think you might have an issue with your cast iron stairs, call for a quote,” May said. He recommends basic maintenance on a cast iron stairs be done at least every ve or 10 years. That is mainly to make sure the bolts on the stairs are still in a good condition and
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Keeping The Hill Iron-Clad
A typical black iron fence provides a charming frame for this rose garden. Photo: M. Ashabranner Ornamental iron fencing around the Hill Center was restored in 2009.
Photo: E. O’Gorek/CCN
Federal City Ironworks (federalcityiron.com) founder Marshall May suggests all metal be looked at or inspected by the homeowner at least once every three years. Rust is what you’re trying to spot. May says new rust is bright orange, morphing into a deep red and almost purple color as it ages. Also check for cracks or chipped or missing pieces, which weaken ironwork and create entryways for water. Where rust is found, it should be scraped with a metal brush. If a brush won’t t, you can use a at head screwdriver, May said. Then the area should be wiped clean with a dry rag to remove any dust or particulates from the surface. Finally, the area should be painted over with a good quality paint that is meant to adhere to metal; May suggests homeowners use Rust-Oleum.Sandblasting is one way to remove layers of paint, but this requires protection of the home’s masonry to prevent damage. An alternative CHRS recommends is stripping ironwork with a combination of heat, metal brushes and chemical strippers. The downside to this method is that most chemical strippers are messy and have a strong smell. Stripped metal should be primed immediately to prevent rust.
Photo: E. O’Gorek/CCN
September 2022 ★ 51 that expansion rust isn’t putting pressure on the joints. Most people wait much longer than they should before getting their stair repaired, costing themselves more money in the long run. If your home is in the Capitol Hill Historic District, you must preserve these elements and replacement materials must be compatible with the de ning characteristics of the area. CHRS recommends that homeowners repair staircases whenever possible, seeking parts from salvage or even having them replicated. Experts such as Federal City Ironworks can often nd ways to replicate or repair pieces; in some cases, di erent materials can be used, depending on if the replacement is ornamental or structural. It is a worthy investment. Victorian ironwork is durable, strong, fire resistant, beautiful and helps to de ne both individual homes as well as the historic neighborhood of CapitolLearnHill.more about Federal City Ironworks at federalcityiron.com. Read more about the history and maintenance of historical ironwork at chrs.org. ◆ Many Hill homes have cast iron staircases featuring ornamental newel posts and riser patterns.
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No Such Thing As Perfect Schoell has attended hundreds of inspections and she has never seen a perfect report, she said.
What is A Home Inspection
What is a Home Inspection Home inspections are generally conducted by people preparing to buy —and sometimes, to sell— their homes. In a housing inspection, a trained person will look at the elements of your home, from the big components: the structure, the brick, the roof and systems like electrical and plumbing —all the way to smaller details like the faucets and loose tile.
Ensign home inspector Adam Gates crawled under the author’s kitchen sink and flagged these improperly terminated “*live”* wires underneath as a safety concern, recommending a licensed electrician cap the exposed wires and install a cover plate. Photo: Ensign
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Adam Grate from Enlighten Home Inspections emerges from a tight crawl space. Inspectors examine even hard-to-access places, gauging the current state and future maintenance needs of a home.
Trusting InspectorYour For a pre-o er inspection, you want your inspector to come quickly. Realtors often have a go-to inspection company that they trust. Most inspectors are specially trained to look out for things that other people would not think about or would not be able to identify. But general home inspectors do not require licensing in the District of Columbia. In DC, unlike Virginia and Maryland, home inspectors do not require licensing, so you will want to check if your inspector is certi ed, either by a state organization, or by a national organization such as the American Society of Home Inspectors (ASHI).AdamGrate has been working with Ensign Home Inspection for four years, coming o a career that started in the family construction business. He was a contractor for 15 years and said that gives him con dence that he understands the various facets of a property. He knows from experience when something was poorly built (as a teenager, he said, “I made every mistake you can make in building.”) He also knows what it will take—and cost— to x problems. While he’s in a home, Grate will look at the big-ticket problems for you down the road. Maybe he notices there is latex paint that’s been applied over oil without a layer of primer in between. He’ll let you know that’s going to peel as a result so you’re aware you’ll need to repaint sooner rather than later.
n March, my husband and I bought a house. Though it was sparkling clean, and looked to be in great shape, it was more than a hundred years old. So, before we laid down hundreds of thousands of dollars, we wanted to know: what lies beneath the skin of this 100-year-old blue monster?
”There’s always something to be improved upon.”
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Even in new builds, a good inspector will point to places where standards are not quite met: a water heater expander is missing a clamp; a drainage pipe is a bit shorter than recommended; caulking shows wear and should be redone. Either way, Schoell is clear with her buyers: don’t skip the inspection. “You have to know what could be wrong with the property before you make the biggest investment you’re ever going to make,” Schoell said. “And the cost of not having an inspection could be so great,” she added.
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The typical cost for home inspection is anywhere from $200 to $630 in DC, depending on factors like the age and size of your home. Depending on the size of the property, a good inspector can take from a couple of hours to an entire day. You can pay less if you follow the inspector and take your own notes; for a fee, they will create a full report with photos illustrating the issuesNearlyoutlined.every realtor will recommend that if you want to buy a home, you get an inspection; some lenders may require it. The only exception to that requirement might be a well-maintained condo, because the risk is lower: big ticket items like windows are the responsibility of the collective.
A post-o er inspection can be used as a negotiating tool, Schoell adds. Sometimes prospective buyers will ask the seller to make repairs or to “credit” the cost of repairs against the purchase price, usually capped at around three percent of loan amount.
InspectionsandOffers Heather Schoell hasschoell.penfedrealty.com)(heather-beenarealtorontheHill for more than ten years. She has seen o ers made quickly, sometimes far over the asking price by people fearful of losing out on their dream house if their o er is not attractive enough. A pre-o er inspection can reassure the seller, removing one reason why a buyer might back out of the deal or renegotiate a price, Schoell said. But in a seller’s market, it might not be enough to tip the scales. You can spend hundreds on an inspection and still not get the house. That can add up, Schoell said. “That money is just gone,” Schoell said.
But he also helps people understand their home. As a former contractor, the language of home maintenance is second nature to him. He’ll translate for homeowners, not only explaining the problem with your Pvalve but also de ning what it is (it’s the “U” shape under your sink that traps water so sewer gases don’t escape out into your home).
While most people contact a home inspector as they prepare to buy, Grate said that they also do inspections for homeowners who, ve or ten years after purchase, are considering doing renovations or simply want to check up on the condition of their home. An inspection of a home’s structure prior to a renovation can point to issues that might need to be dealt with, helping to set a realistic budget for a project. Similarly, Gates said, a regular inspection can point to developing concerns in a home, which will help you prioritize and save money down the line. New and old homeowners need to balance the cost of doing a home inspection with the potential consequences of not doing it. Grate remembers the time he was hired to inspect a remodeled $4 million home in Northwest. Bending his tall frame into the back of the utility room, he found the ue had been disconnected. The furnace was pumping carbon monoxide into the“That’shouse.the kind of thing no-one is going to notice until the mail starts piling up outside,” Grate ruefully remembered.Ahome inspection helps you to identify things you wouldn’t have seen, helps to prioritize your home maintenance schedule and budget, and gives you a sense of con dence about the biggest purchase you’ll likely ever make—and then, to plan for resale. It’s one way of giving your home a regular check up that won’t break the bank— but the information is invaluable.
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Let’s hope not. As you know, Foxgloves are biennial, meaning they take one year to germinate into seedlings that grow strong, and only the following year do they bloom, seed and die. September soil tem peratures around 70 degrees F are still favorable. Sprinkle seeds on the soil surface and wait a few weeks for germination. Before winter sets in you’ll need to thin the strongest seedlings and space them about 20 inches apart. If they don’t make it over the coming winter, next spring buy more foxglove plants that are in bud. Plant their seeds earlier or let the plants self-sow. Timing is tricky because in our boiling hot sum mers foxglove seedlings die with out a good deal of shade. Once you find the right timing for the seeds, you can have foxgloves that bloom every year -- no longer biennially!
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I saved the seeds from this spring’s foxgloves and now wonder whether I should have planted them the minute they were available from their pods. Is now, September, too late?
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This summer my Tiger Lilies were sensational. I now have a very large number of their black seeds -- around 100. When should I plant them? Strange to tell, probably never. When these seeds fall to the ground
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September 2022 ★ 55 they germinate well, but take several years to develop the large bulb they need to build that long, tough stem, sustain life and produce owers. Your existing plants will survive well. If you need more, next year buy new ones that have already developed. In June I planted a small, new Clematis plant against a fence. The instructions for Clematis were clear. It likes “full sun” and yet “cool feet”. A month later our tree company nally came to cut down two large overgrown trees. The whole back garden now has much less shade. Blazing sun began to hit the Clematis. I swiftly planted two tall, wide Dahlias in front of it, and watered the new Dahlias and new Clematis frequently. The clematis is still alive but has grown not at all. Now it is September. The sun is less scorching. Should I leave it, hoping it will adapt? This really is a dilemma. Your clematis may not survive its sun shock. But clematis does not like to be messed with once it has rooted, even if it is struggling where it is. If yours even comes up next spring, you must shade its roots and “feet” more. Transplant it only as a last resort to a place with low-down shade, but still plenty of sun on its upper stems.
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Photo: Andrew Lightman An I-71 business proudly displays its Certificate of Occupancy, Basic Business License and a ServSafe Certification in safe food handling from the DC Department of Health.
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tep past the Dick Tracy caricature on the sign advertising Street Lawyer Services and into the business at 409 H St. NE and you won’t find a lawyer. No lawyer’s shingle is visible anywhere, inside or out. “They’re upstairs,” the woman who greets customers as sures us in the brightly lit room, directing our attention away from the art on the walls, the couch no customer is allowed to sit in and the large-screen TV on the wall blasting out “With out Remorse,’’ and toward an array of marijuana products known in DC’s burgeoning and unregulated weed industry as “flower.”Fora$60-$90 donation to the lawyers supposedly a floor above – what is known in these shadowy businesses as the “gift” ‒ donors can walk out with a thank-you of 3.5 grams of the flower of their choice. At other similar DC businesses, which may number more than 100, the gift is a kid’s sticker normally costing pennies, a QR code giving ownership of am ateurish art, a “counseling”’ session, a tiny tube of CBD top ical muscle balm or other meaningless and inexpensive item. This sleight of hand allows I-71 cannabis entrepreneurs to skirt DC’s law allowing only personal use and sale of medi cal marijuana. I-71 refers to Initiative 71, approved by DC vot ers in 2014, which legalized possession of up to two ounces of weed, cultivation of only three mature plants at a time and a “gift” of no more than one ounce of pot to another person over 21 years of age. Federal law still classes marijuana as a Sched
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At one point, nearly a dozen of these storefronts populated a 10-block section of H Street NE, a popular nightlife corridor that draws customers from the whole Metro area. At-Large Councilmember Elissa Silverman (I) lives two blocks from the popular H Street corridor. “I see all of these cars with Maryland and Virginia tags come o the highway, go down H Street and then go right back out again,” Silverman notes.
Caveat Emptor “It’s really upsetting,” says Linda Mercado Greene, owner of Anacostia Organics, one of seven licensed medical marijuana dispensaries in the District and a national leader in the movement to legalize marijuana. “We lost 60% of our business last year.” Greene said the same is true for the six other legally licensed and regulated medical dispensaries. She bases her claim on statistics compiled and Map by Jason Yen, CCN, Inc.
Anwar Saleem, executive director of H Street MainStreet, conrms Silverman’s observation and warns that the popular nightlife corridor is being turned into DC’s version of Amsterdam. Saleem says 15 I-71s currently operate on H Street and attract street drug dealers who peddle their illicit wares or prey on patrons headed to the I-71s or to legitimate bars, restaurants and other businesses.According to Saleem, landlords who lost tenants during the pandemic and faced mortgage and tax payments are succumbing to o ers from the I-71s to pay two or three times the going rent. “These businesses have more cash and they can pay higher rents,” says Saleem. “We are losing our H Street vibe.”
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Capital Community News, publishers of the Hill Rag, East of the River and MidCity DC newspapers, supported by Spotlight DC, a nonpro t supporter of local investigative journalism, has identi ed 60 of these storefronts, 31 of which appear to be operating without a Basic Business License (BBL), which enables consumers, employees and governmental o cials to identify business owners. 25 are operating without a Certi cate of Occupancy (C of O), which assures consumers the business has been
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This investigation revealed that 42 of the I-71 storefronts are in DC’s Northwest quadrant. Wards 1 (23), Ward 2 (8) and Ward 6 (15) house more than three-fourths of the I-71s Districtwide, and Zip codes 20001 (12), 20002 (14) and 20009 (11) are home to more than 60%.
A loophole in the law has hindered regulation of DC’s retail marijuana sector and engendered a probably illegal and rapidly expanding drug business that appears to be spiraling out of control.
Absence of a BBL, corporate or LLC registration and/or a C of O, Loots acknowledges, makes it much more difficult to pursue con sumer protection claims when in juries or illness result from a visit to these stores or use of the prod ucts sold.This investigation found that some of the 29 to 35 I-71s display ing BBLs and/or C of Os ‒ and, in some instances, food handling cer tificates from the DC Department
Capitol Hill attorney James Loots, who specializes in steering business clients through the DC regulatory maze, says, “Normally a business needs a tax registration (with the IRS and the DC Office of Tax and Revenue), registration with DCRA as a corporation, lim ited liability company or sole pro prietorship, and, in most cases, a basic business license.”
“We have to pay so many fees, have tons of regulatory compliance, and they [the I-71s] don’t have to adhere at all,” Greene says. “The legal cannabis industry is tight ly, tightly regulated. We pay a lot of taxes. We have to pay for secu rity, background checks, workers compensation. Why are we re-up ping our licenses every year when we can just go out and open up?”
Since the I-71s appear to have employees, they also are required to obtain workers comp insurance and to pay state and federal withholding and unemployment. Paying work ers under the table to avoid these taxes and fees is illegal, Loots says.
September 2022 H 67 published by New Frontier Data, considered to be the Bible of the cannabis industry nationwide, and data from the DC Alcoholic Bev erage and Regulation Administra tion (ABRA), which regulates legal dispensaries and licensed growers.
The DC Department of Employ ment Services has regulatory au thority over these violations.
RIGHT: I-71 stores sell a wide range of cannabis infused edibles. Everything from doctored Fritos to Sour Patch Kids.
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68 ★ HILLRAG.COM of Health (DOH) ‒ managed to get them without meeting the requirements Loots cited above and without apparent oversight from regulatory agencies.When asked if the DC Department of Consumer and Regulatory A airs (DCRA) has sanctioned I-71s, Daniel Weaver, chief of sta for DCRA, which issues BBLs and C of Os and registers DC business entities, sidestepped the question. “When a complaint is received about a business, we do open up an investigation based on that complaint,” Weaver replied. “All businesses in DC are required to have business licenses,” WeaverUponadded.entering the upstairs Capitol Budz shop at 607 Pennsylvania Ave. SE, the customer cannot escape noticing the BBL, C of O and DOH certifications displayed prominently on the wall. But the locked cases of brightly colored cannabis edibles, plus the prerolls (joints, or marijuana cigarettes) and ower would indicate to any DCRA inspector that the business has much more on hand than the two ounces of marijuana permitted to be possessed under DCOnlylaw.the licensed, legal dispensaries can stock more than two ounces at any given moment. Medical dispensary owners report commonly keeping eight to 10 pounds of weed in inventory. The role of the DC Council is legislative rather than regulatory. It has struggled to create a form of amnesty for the I-71 owners and bring them Dare Johnson Realtor® DC D: 202.957.2947 O: www.RealEstateOnTheHill.comDare@RealEstateOnTheHill.com202.545.6900
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“This is one of the only ways oftentimes that minorities can get the opportunity to sell (and) to engage in this new form of commerce that has arisen … in that sense I support [gifting],” stated attorney Bruce Spiva during a candidates debate at the Hill Center on May 9, 2022.“Iam proud of the people who gured out how to create this loophole to act in a legal
Ward 5 Councilmember Kenyon McDuie (D) and Ward 8 Councilmember Trayon White (D), in private conversations with colleagues, have argued that the issue of the I-71s is a matter of racial justice, according to one DC Council source, who requested anonymity. This view was echoed by the Democratic candidates for attorney general last spring.
The Gift That Keeps Giving Attorney Paul Zukerberg led the efforts to decriminalize marijuana in DC in 2013 and the passage of Initiative 71 the following year. Zukerberg said that although the gifting provision was meant to be “purely altruistic, eventually it became more like a barter situation, then if you can gift it, you can exchangeEnterprisinggifts.”
Zukerberg doesn’t mind that the gifting provision has become a loophole in the law big enough to pull the entire District of Columbia through. “The cannabis business is a $6 billion business nationally, and it’s run by mom-andpop-operations,” he says. “Most of these I-71 shops are local entrepreneurs. What happens is, when you get a more formalized system and the big corporations come in, the local people get pushed out.” Passing the Buck Zukerberg’s vigorous defense of the current state of the cannabis business in DC has been advanced by many with in uence. Critics and supporters of the initiative alike charge that District regulatory agencies under Mayor Bowser’s leadership purposely have ignored enforcement and allowed these businesses to operate illegally, free of regulations and requirements of “clean hands” (payment of all back taxes) placed on other DC businesses.
70 ★ HILLRAG.COM into the legal market that is expected to develop in DC. This leaves enforcement to Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) and the executive branch. But the regulatory agencies have been slow or reluctant to stem the rabbitlike proliferation of I-71s.
entrepreneurs took notice of that provision, and soon retail souvenir stores and head shops were gifting marijuana with the purchase of overpriced t-shirts and other items. Pop-up stores appeared suddenly and overwhelmed neighborhoods for a few days, and then disappeared. Eventually the gifting became less and the required purchases declined in value and desirability to the point where many I-71s engage in outright sale of marijuana, in violation of DC and federal laws.
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RIGHT: Cannabis shops often occupy the upper floors along retail corridors. Here Gifted Curators, an I-71 business, is perched above a Subway.
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This viewpoint has led to lax regulatory en forcement and legislative oversight, observers con cur. No agency contacted has been willing to take the lead in addressing the problems of the local re tail cannabis sector. The DC Department of Health (DOH) originally was given jurisdiction over guar anteeing the health and safety of the weed sold in the dispensaries, but DOH officials said enforce ment should be the responsibility of ABRA.
72 H HILLRAG.COM manner to be part of the burgeoning market that’s going to be very successful,” echoed attorney Ryan Jones at the same event.
“Usually, people are already growing it somewhere before they open up a shop,” says Norbert Pick ett, owner of Cannabis, a legal dis pensary in Ward 7, who reports being approached. “They already have the plug. That’s why they are opening the shop.”
The task force is getting pushback before the start of inspections after Labor Day. “This is absolutely unconstitution al. It’s the most disgusting thing I’ve ever seen,” declares an indignant Paul Zuker berg. “They are targeting these places and going in there, without a warrant, and de manding that they produce all of these re cords. It’s exactly what the Fourth Amend ment was designed to prevent.”
It is difficult to determine the ownership of I-71s. 29 have not filed information with the DC government that might aid such an inquiry. 41 of the 60 businesses exam ined were owned by limited liability com panies (LLCs). These corporate filings are used widely here and nationwide to mask ownership.
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Using information from DCRA databases and social media postings, this investigation positively identified 12 owners of I-71s. Two are white and living out of state. “Just because you have a Black person behind the counter doesn’t mean the store is Black-owned and Black-financed,” notes Linden feld. Lonny Bramzon, a white criminal defense at torney and cannabis advocate, is a longtime Mary land resident who has practiced law in Silver Spring since 2004. He owns Street Lawyer Services, where the lawyers supposedly were upstairs when a re porter entered the place on the afternoon of August 22. Street Lawyer Services also has businesses in New York and Miami, according to Bramzon’s so cial media posts. Bramzon describes the business as a “marketing service,” not a law office. Bramzon is as difficult to find in his main law office at 8720 Georgia Ave. in Silver Spring as it is to find a lawyer at Street Lawyer Services in DC. He initially accepted inquiries to discuss his busi ness but cancelled at the last minute.
Only personnel from DOH, FEMA, and DCRA will enter the shops for onsite inspection. Forensic Science will test prod ucts seized in inspections for contaminants and quality.Creation of the Joint Cannabis Task Force was announced Aug. 5, and business es got a 30-day grace period to clean up their act or disappear before inspectors arrive.
ABRA officials resisted, at first, complaining they needed more resources, manpower and au thority to police the cannabis sector in the same manner as they regulate alcohol sales. Recently, however, ABRA announced it will coordinate the Joint Cannabis Task Force, comprised of regulators from DOH, DCRA, Fire and Emergency Medical Services (FEMA), Office of the DC Attorney Gen eral, MPD, Office of Tax and Revenue and the De partment of Forensic Science.
Seth Laderman, who owns Gifted Curators at 2469 18th St. NW, is a white businessman based in Colorado and California. Gifted Curators pro
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Many I-71 stores resemble the Apple Store in their mini malist design.
capitolstreets . The Gentleman Toker, a local blogger (www.gentlemantoker. com), maintains a guide to all I-71 businesses in the DMV area. This certificate recognizes Euphoria, a Capitol Hill wellness center, as the “Best Store Concept in 2021.”
“This is aimed at Congress,” observes political strategist Tom Lindenfeld, who has been advising the legal dispensaries on the is sues posed by the I-71s. “DC is less likely to get adult use if it can’t prove it can regulate the illegalRegulatingmarkets.”the legal market involves keeping out marijuana allegedly brought in from other states, a felony under both DC and federal law. Only marijuana cultivated in DC by the five licensed growers can be sold, and only in the legal dispensaries. Dispensary owners report approaches by “sales reps” of fering weed from “plugs” – as the cultivation sources are referred to ‒ in California, Colo rado, Maine, Maryland and Oregon.
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September 2022 ★ 73 vided a receipt that showed no sales tax collected. “The price is all inclusive,” claimed an employee. The shop has reversed the order of gifting. Customers walk out with the gift of marijuana but have to request the product purchased, an artwork, by email later. The C of O for Gifted Curators de nes its business use as “art gallery.” Laderman failed to respond to requests for comment.
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It’s a Wild, Wild World “When the voters approved Initiative 71, nowhere in there did it talk about the creation of businesses,” points out Ward 6 Councilmember Charles Allen (D). “I-71 was about the ability for you to legally grow in your home, legally be able to possess small amounts and legally be able to give a small amount to a friend.” “There’s no such thing as an I-71 business,” states Allen unequivocally. “It’s very creative branding, but it’s not real.” “That’s what I don’t understand,” Silverman states during a recent interview, referring to the ndings reported in this article. “If half of these businesses are illegal, why don’t we just shut them down?” This is the rst article in an investigation of the DC cannabis gray market supported by a grant from Spotlight DC: Capitol City Fund for Investigative Journalism. Spotlight DC encourages the submission of proposals by independent journalists. For more information, visit www.spotlightdc.org.
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74 H HILLRAG.COM L incoln Norton grew up on Capitol Hill and his first memories are of the Eastern Market. “The Market is part of me,” he says, reflecting on the non-traditional path that has taken him from little boy getting a banana at the market to teenager with an after-school and weekend job at the cheese stand, to young man selling organic produce he has helped raise in the farmers line outside—all these experi ences interrupted by long periods traveling back roads across the country, living alone in his truck, reflecting on what he really wants. “It’s a com munity where you know everyone,” he says of the Market. “It’s my community and I keep com ing back.”Lincoln went to elementary school at Wat kins and at Holy Trinity in Georgetown, attend ed church at St. Mark’s (where, full disclosure, the author of this article taught him in Sunday School). He was high energy—skate-boarding “down every alley and street in this town.” When the time came for high school Lincoln chose to go to DeMatha, less for ac ademic reasons than be cause he wanted to play ice hockey, which he did. He still remembers rueful ly the loss to Gonzaga of the championship game his senior year. “The worst day of my life,” he laments with a laugh. For college he chose the University of New Hampshire so he could be close to his then girlfriend. But when they broke up he re alized he wasn’t interested in his classes and didn’t enjoy the college scene. He was reading Jack Kerouac and John Stein beck at the time and so decid ed to quit school and go on a road trip. Working for farm er Hunter Hayes, one of the many friends he had made at the market, and living at his farm H3O in Locust Hill west . capitolstreets .
Lincoln Norton and the truck he drove across the country. Photo courtesy Lincoln Norton.
So for now, Lincoln spends weekdays weeding, seeding, planting at the farm in Locust Hill. “We hand harvest every bunch of parsley we sell,” he says, “every zucchini.” He looks forward to the week end when, despite getting up at 5 am, it seems to him the “relaxed time” when “everything I worked for all week is out on display.” He enjoys the soli tary drive up to DC, setting up with the other farm
Exploring a Future by Stephanie Deutsch of Fredericksburg, Lincoln saved his money, bought an old pick-up truck, fixed it up so he could sleep in it, and took it on the road. He spent nine months looping down through the South, dis covering the Southwest, driving up route 101 along the California coast, stopping along the way to surf whenever he could and to work construction when he needed money. For several months he lived and worked in Portland.Covidhit during his travels, making college seem even less appealing. But after two years, some of it back working on his friend Hunter’s farm, Lincoln decided to give higher education another try. He chose Evergreen, a non-tradition al college in Olympia, Washington, a school that is in a part of the country he loves and that was happy to accept him. But as he was registering for classes and saw that most of them would be on line, he had a moment of clarity. “I just can’t do that stuff,” he remembers thinking. On his first day there he withdrew his application. “And sud denly,” he says, “I realized that this is not a gap year. This is my life.” There was more wandering to come including a winter in Florida painting “tacky tourist signs” with “an old beatnik” and catching lots of good waves. There was a return to Hunter’s farm and a growing realization that something about farming speaks to him. He loves working outside; he likes growing the food that people need. He enjoys nur turing baby gingerroot and growing hardy vegeta bles. “I like things that are not going to break,” he says. And he wants to truly understand what makes things grow better and why.
September 2022 ★ 75 ers, and then chatting with customers, selling them the food that they need, explaining the CBD products he and Hunter make for pain relief, having the bunches of sun owers and bright zinnias people love. Come September he’ll be on the road again, heading down to Florida with plans to get “random work if I need it,” to sail to the Bahamas with a friend. And in January Lincoln plans to check out the agricultural apprenticeship in organic farming at the University of California at Santa Cruz, a program that o ers ten weeks of experiential study of soil health and cultivation, exactly the things he wants to understand and, as it happens, in the very place that has the best waves for sur ng that he has ever seen. Thinking about what he has done so far, Lincoln admits that much of his journey has been solo and that it sometimes gets lonely. “But it’s what I needed,” he says remembering long hours by himself, driving, thinking, trying out gure out why people are the way they are and do what they do. He’s considered the contrast between the independence and freedom of life on the farm and the joys of life in community. He has been inspired by some of the “old guys” he’s met, by the books he’s read. He’s kept a journal of his re ections. And he’s come to feel a sense of condence that in the time to come he’ll be guided by something he can’t name, a force some call God, or which may be simply getting into the ow of the universe, much like catching the perfect wave. In the meantime, though, there’s at least one more Capitol Hill walk to take, this one with his sister Rose to the house where they grew up and with a piece of their mother’s peach pie at the end of it. And after that, another weekend at the market to get ready for. ◆ 1000 Pennsylvania Ave., SE Wash., DC 20003 office # 202-546-0055 FOR ALL YOUR REAL ESTATE NEEDS Joan Carmichael Realtor 202.271.5198joanvcarmichael@gmail.comBridgetteClinebridgette.cline@c21nm.com202.271.4196Realtor PROUD TO BE AGENTS WITH THE #1 CENTURY 21 FIRM IN THE WORLD! NEW MILLENNIUMNEW MILLENNIUM 660 Pennsylvania Ave SE 1718 14th St. NW Union www.peregrineespresso.comMarket JOE.COFFEE Order With Joe’s Coffee App GET YOURDELIVEREDBEANS MINIMALLYESTHETICCOSMETICCOMPREHENSIVEINVASIVE FAMILY DENTISTRY General Preventative Dental Care Same Day Crowns Smile Design & Makeovers Advanced Technology for Patient Comfort202.488.1313 | 1313 South Capitol St., SW | SouthCapitolSmileCenterSouthCapitolSmileCenter.comDrSheSam The only dentist in both SE & SW to be recognized as: Washingtonian Magazine Top Dentist 2021 DC Magazine Top Healthcare Professional 2021 Published by Invisalign International for Top Case Results 2017-2021 The only GP in the DC Region published by Invisalign for Top Cases in 2022 Sheila Samaddar, DDS President, District of Columbia Academy of General DrSamaddar@SouthCapitolSmileCenter.comDentistry Top Solo GP Invisalign Provider in SE/SW DC
They were among an early wave of gay real estate investors who saw opportunity in the wonderful, if of ten a little delapidated, houses on Capitol Hill. Like many others, they juggled real estate with day jobs.
WHERE DID THE “SCOOTER BOYS” GO?
76 H HILLRAG.COM The Scooter Boys,” they were called, by pretty much everyone. You might have noticed them tootling about in motor ized wheelchairs, hanging out at Tunni cliffs and Eastern Market, red warning flags hoisted above their chair backs—like local Sesa me StreetJosephcharacters.Hallowned the house at 802 Massachu setts Avenue, NE and lived there with his partner of 50 years, Bob Smith. Hall died in 2020 and Smith a year later. The pandemic, however, erased any no tice of their absence from their long-time haunts. Now, their home of many years at 802 Massachusetts Ave. has changed hands. 802 Massachusetts Ave. NE The grand house with the acid green trim was mobbed with curious neighbors when it was held open in ear ly August.Builtcirca 1910, the home has four bedrooms on the second floor, three parlors and a dining room on the main level, and a suite of rooms on the lower lev el. There’s chestnut wainscotting, leaded glass, pocket doors, balconies, and fireplaces. “The historic detail is amazing,” said Lee Murphy, who co-listed the house with Carroll Chapin, both of Washington Fine Properties. “In my twenty years doing business on Capitol Hill I’ve been in at least a house on ev ery block – and the amount of preserved detail here is just stunning.” There was a rush from contractors, salivating at the thought of a condo con version. They were up against Steven Koons and his husband, Christopher Bryan Ray, who planned to return it to its former glory. Their plans won the heart of Emily Campbell, who is handling the estate of her uncle, Joseph Hall. “The new buyers love it, live on the Hill, and are partners as well,” said Murphy. “We had offers from developers, but she [Campbell] wanted someone who would appreciate the unique beauty of the house.”“Hewas like a father to me,” Campbell said of Hall. “My three sons would come up from Florida for Christmas and Thanksgiving. Later, I would visit with my grandson, taking the train to Union Station, and walking to the house.” Times Different,WereThen Hall and Smith had, shall we say, strait-laced jobs in the 1970s, Hall was a school principal, and Smith worked for Pan Am. Their relationship “was something I knew but we never talked about,” said Campbell. “Uncle Joe lived alone until maybe 25 years ago – but Bob was in his life.” Until then, Smith had a place in Virgin ia. When he finally moved in with Hall, he was officially a tenant of the basement apartment.
Joseph S. Hall and his partner, Bob C. Smith rode to Eastern Market every weekend in their motorized scooters.. 802 Massachusetts Ave. NE has new owners who plan to retian its historic features while updating it.
Their Home at 802 Massachusetts Avenue Changes Hands by Stephanie Cavanaugh
“Uncle Joe and several friends got together and remodeled houses on Eighth Street, I don’t know which ones, I didn’t pay attention, but I saw quite a few, and they were beautiful. I remember Uncle Joe saying he was always the bank – he paid his mortgage from what he rented out,” said Campbell. Fortunate ly, their best friend was a realtor. That would be Joel Martin, of ReMax, who they met at Mr. Henry’s, 50 years ago, and collaborated with on numerous projects – two four-unit buildings, among other investments. They remained friends un til theAtend.the time, Martin was living at 1367 Massachu setts, on Lincoln Park. “We bought houses for invest ment, not to flip them,” he said. “I paid $15,500 for that first home and thought if I ever got $60,000, I’d be damn lucky. I sold it for over a million.”
In the 1970’s and early ‘80s, Capitol Hill was a neighborhood that was more welcoming to gays than other parts of town, particularly those ready to set tle down and invest in the community. “When you were gay and single you lived in Dupont Circle,” said Jim Simpson, a longtime real estate developer. “If you were in a relationship you moved to the Hill.”
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September 2022 ★ 77 Many of them caught the real estate bug.
A New Generation At 802 Steve Koons and Chris Ray, already longtime residents, had been eyeing 802 Massachusetts Avenue for years. “We’d go running and passed the house hundreds of times,” said Ray. “It has so much space and light – and it’s semi-detached.” The tiny park on the corner feels like an extension of the house. They enjoyed the process of restoring their current home on Tennessee Avenue, NE. “This is a new opportunity. The opportunity to revitalize it is exciting,” said TheyKoons.havethe original plans for the exterior and will restore porches and balconies – the green trim will go, though they haven’t chosen a color yet. The kitchen and baths are utilitarian, to put it kindly, so they will be remodeled. “There will also be a butler’s pantry for the china, crystal, and silver,” said Koons. The pair are greatTheyentertainers.willkeep the original walls, the woodwork, the six sets of pocket doors, and the three parlors: a front room, a dining room, and a den. “It will not be a bowling alley,” said Ray, with a cringe that could be felt down the phone line.” They’ll also add a billiards room. “I grew up with one,” said Ray. “We’d hang out after Thanksgiving dinner.” The table they select will be of the era. “We like to see what architectural details are original,” said Koons. “When we update, we try to t the style of the house.”
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“That’s what we do,” said Jim Simpson with a laugh and a shrug. “Fix them, sell them. Back then, the Hill was a ordable compared to northwest.” The rst house he and partner Ross McWilliams bought was at 408 East Capitol Street. “It was barely habitable,” he said. But for $85,000 and an unbelievable location… They ipped their way into the grand, mansard-roofed manse at 6th and G streets, SE where they still live. Simpson is “retired, I guess.” McWilliams is a partner in McWilliams Ballard. “The Hill was small then,” Simpson said. “We were our own universe. There were so many gay bars. Mr. Henrys was the epitome. Now it’s a family joint. There was Remington’s, Bachelors Mill, La ManyCage…”weredeveloped by Herb Lehner, who created about a dozen bars and restaurants along Barracks Row, from Pennsylvania Avenue to the NavyLikeYard.Mr. Henry’s, founded by Henry Ja e, most welcomed straights as well as gays. Johnnie’s, on the corner, where the As You Are Bar is now, “had a drag show every Sunday afternoon,” said Maggie Hall, who’d go with her husband Gary and friends. “They put up a cat-walk down the middle of the bar.....the queens came from all over the place to parade up and down. It was always packed.” In a way, that opened the door to the more homogenized community we have now, with gay singles, couples and families commonplace. Hiding their relationships is, thankfully, history.
Emily Campbell intends to visit a few days before the August 30th closing “to say goodbye to the place, and cry. I always had that place to go to here – it was in DC and that was exciting!” Her uncle should be very pleased.
Stephanie Cavanaugh writes the Green Acres column for style website Mylittlebird.com
DCRA SPLIT TAKES EFFECT OCT. 1
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by Elizabeth O’Gorek
wo new agencies will replace the Dis trict Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs (DCRA) as of midnight, Oct. 1. These new agen cies, the Department of Buildings (DOB) and the Department of Licensing and Con sumer Protection (DLCP), will each assume part of the former department’s portfolio.
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Legal Earning is Key at DLCP
Finally, the department’s Office of Zoning Ad ministration will continue administering and deter mining compliance with District zoning regulations.
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When One Agency Becomes Two, Where Do You Turn?
Logos for two new agencies, the Department of Buildings (DOB) and the Department of Licens ing and Consumer Protection (DLCP), were released in July.
Working to Seamless Transition DCRA has been working on the transition over the
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Aside from the Office of the Director, DLCP is separated into two divisions: the Office of Enforcement as well as Business and Profession al Licensing.TheOffice of Enforcement will investigate consumer protection complaints from residents and visitors about businesses that are accused of trying to exploit District residents. It will con duct regulatory investigations, investigating any unlicensed business activity and proactively re viewing business license applications to ensure businesses are operating in compliance with appli cableTheregulations.Business and Professional Licensing Administration provides a business service center to help current and aspiring business owners get their paperwork. It registers all entities conduct ing business in DC. This is where applications for new business licensing or renewals are submitted, including special events and vending. And the unit’s occupational and processional licensing office supports professional boards aside from health occupations.
You’ll go to DLCP to apply for business licenses, occupational and professional licenses in fields oth er than health, as well as special events permits and vending licenses. DLCP will register corporations and inspect weighing and measuring devices used for monetary profit.
If you’re trying to remember if you apply for a per mit at DOB or DLCP, know where that while build ings are prime at DOB, profit is the key at DLCP.
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So one agency becomes two: the DOB will fo cus on construction and housing; the DLCP will is sue business and occupational licenses and enforce the city’s consumer protection laws. But do you go to the DOB if you need a permit for construction, or a new certificate of occupan cy? Or is that licensing? With whom do you lodge a complaint about late-night or weekend construc tion? Is that consumer protection or buildings?
The new DOB is responsible for buildings. It will regulate most everything to do with District struc tures from surveying to construction to later inspec tions for code compliance and safety. It will also have inspection and oversight authority over build ing and rental housing establishments. The thirdparty inspection system continues under their pur view. It also manages construction under the green codes enacted to ensure more sustainable building in theDOBDistrict.can also issue violations of permits and DC Code and pursue solutions within the limits of theWhilelaw. it’s only part of the old DCRA, it is still a pretty big agency that will include the Offices of Construction and Building Standards, Strategic Code enforcement, Residential Inspections, and ZoningDOBAdministration.iswhereyouapply for building permits, vacant property tax exceptions and certificates of oc cupancy. It’s also where you can lodge complaints about illegal construction, concern with building construction or the state of rental housing and hous ing code violations. The department will inspect and classify vacant and blighted property, including rent al units, and they can issue citations. It will also deal with structure assessment in emergency or disasters.
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The split comes after DC Council passed a bill in late 2020 dividing the troubled agency. Critics of DCRA said it was too large to get the work done. But two agencies will cost more and have more employees: in this, its last year as an agency, DCRA has a budget of $90 million with 500 employees. Next year, DOB will have about a $68 million budget and 400 employees while the DLCP will have a budget of around $38 million and 200 employees.
Here’s a breakdown of what each new agen cy will be responsible for, and what to expect from the transition.
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September 2022 ★ 79 last year. The goal, said a representative, is to make it so seamless that residents who don’t know the split is coming won’t notice it has happened. Permit and license applications in progress will not be interrupted, they say, and all online systems will continue to Customers,function.both new and those with transactions in process, will continue to access services by using the platforms developed as part of DCRA’s digital transformation. These include the Permit Wizard and Contractor Rating System which will operate under the purview of DOB and CorpOnline and the My DC Business Center which will operate under the purview of DLCP. In both cases, said the DCRA representative, customers can use their Access DC single signon to“Welogin.understand that residents and businesses have questions,” said a DCRA spokesperson, “which is why we continue outreach e orts to inform and assure customers and stakeholders that service will continue without interruption.”DOBand DLCP both will take over the current DCRA ofces, at 1100 Fourth St. SW. The search is on, however, for new directors for both agencies—if you’re quali ed, you can apply now at mota.dc.gov/page/applyjob. Directors are appointed by the Mayor of the District of Columbia and confirmed by DC Council. Both agencies are still looking to hire (apply at dcra. dc.gov/jobs).Theocial split begins Oct. 1. Until then, learn more at dcratransition.dc.gov ◆ FOR THE LATEST IN CAPITOL HILL NEWS, FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA! INTERESTED IN ADVERTISING? CONTACT YOUR SALES REP TODAY! 202.543.8300 CAROLINA x12 | KIRA x16 | ANDREW x19 | MARIANA x20 @ HillragDC @ Hillrag @ INSTAGRAMFACEBOOKTWITTERHillrag
Village Voices returns on Monday Sept. 12, 7 p.m., via Zoom, with a presenta tion on Southern Society after the Civil War: Emancipation and Its Legacy giv en by University of Maryland Professor Leslie Rowland. Rowland is a histori an of the US South and the Civil War and Reconstruction as well as director of the Freedmen and Southern Society Project, which is publishing Freedom: A Documentary History of Emancipation, 1861-1867. Village Voices presenta tions are free and open to the public. Register and join the on-line discussion capitolhill.helpfulvillage.com/events/9133-village-voices-with-leslie-rowland.at
Dinner Under the Stars at the Arboretum Friends of the National Arboretum invite you to a Dinner Under the Stars on the Arboretum’s meadow and a tented dinner in view of the Capitol Columns on Tues day, Sept. 20, 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Spend a fall evening with colleagues, business leaders, and government representatives. By attending the dinner, you support FONA’s work supporting and promoting the Nation al Arboretum. As its primary 501(c)(3) nonprofit partner, FONA complements the National Arboretum’s work by ensuring its research and gardens are a resource for DC residents and tourists from around the world. Individual tickets are $350. To reserve a table or tickets, or for more information, contact Cathy@fona.org or Calrich@fona.org.
The September Overbeck lecture on Monday, Sept. 19, 7:30 p.m. at Hill Center, by indepen dent researcher Hayden Wetzel, will relive those exciting days when the police and later the Dis trict pound crew battled local residents to get these largish but, to their owners, valuable nuisanc
DC Bike Ride
On Sept. 10, join thousands of cyclists for a fun and adventurous cycling celebra tion, intentionally designed to welcome all ability levels while supporting com munity programs through registration fees. The region’s favorite social bike ride includes 20 miles of streets for you to enjoy a completely car-free course filled with the most epic views, famous landmarks, live music from local artists, and fun surprises along the way. Cross two bridges and stop by photo zones to snap pictures. DC Bike Ride offers a variety of tickets, including registration bundled with cycling jersey, group and family discounts, and free entry to kids. Addition ally, WABA followers and members have access to special rates to join this year’s ride. Email membership@waba.org to receive the promo code. dcbikeride.com. by Kathleen Donner
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Second Wind, a small but enthusiastic Capitol Hill chorus, is looking for new voices—men and women, all vocal ranges. The group performs in a variety of musical styles, classical to contemporary. Associated with Capitol Hill Arts Workshop, Second Wind rehearses there Tuesdays beginning Sept. 13, 12:30 to 2 p.m. There are no auditions and the ability to read music isn’t necessary. Mem bership fees are assessed on a sliding scale. While the pandemic persists, masks are required and members must show proof of vaccination. For more informa tion, see secondwindchorusdc.com, or call Shirley Rosenfeld at 443-720-0033.
a virtual Preservation Cafe: “Building with Mosa ics” with Jim Miller, local artist, historian, and ren ovator. Jim will explain what mosaics are, talk a bit about the materials he uses, briefly discuss the his tory of mosaics, and offer advice on how to create your own mosaic designs. Free. No reservations. Details and a virtual tour of the home Jim shares with his wife at CHRS.org/mosaic-design-pc/.
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Overbeck Lecture: “Hog Catcher! Hog Catcher!”
DC Open Doors DC Open Doors is your key to homeownership in the city. This program offers competitive interest rates and lower mortgage insurance costs on first trust mortgages. You are not required to be a first-time homebuyer or a D.C. resident to qualify for DCOD. You must, however, be purchasing a home in the District of Columbia.
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DC4ME DC4ME provides mortgage assistance with optional down payment assistance to D.C. government employees. DC4ME is offered to current full-time District government employees, including employees of District government-based instrumentalities, independent agencies, D.C. Public Charter Schools, and organizations, provided the applicant/borrower’s employer falls under the oversight of the Council of the District of Columbia.
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Quali ed District homeowners can receive up to DC4ME provides mortgage assistance with optional down payment assistance to D.C. government employees. DC4ME is o ered to current full-time District government employees, including employees of District government-based instrumentalities, independent agencies, D.C. Public Charter Schools, and organizations, provided the applicant/borrower's employer falls under the oversight of the Council of the District of Columbia.
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The MCC provides an additional incentive for firsttime homebuyers to purchase a home in D.C. An MCC offers qualified borrowers the ability to claim a Federal Tax Credit of 20 percent of the mortgage interest paid during each calendar year.
Quali ed District homeowners can receive up to DC4ME provides mortgage assistance with optional down payment assistance to D.C. government employees. DC4ME is o ered to current full-time District government employees, including employees of District government-based instrumentalities, independent agencies, D.C. Public Charter Schools, and organizations, provided the applicant/borrower's employer falls under the oversight of the Council of the District of Columbia.
Quali ed District homeowners can receive up to DC4ME provides mortgage assistance with optional down payment assistance to D.C. government employees. DC4ME is o ered to current full-time District government employees, including employees of District government-based instrumentalities, independent agencies, D.C. Public Charter Schools, and organizations, provided the applicant/borrower's employer falls under the oversight of the Council of the District of Columbia. COVID-19 DC MAP COVID-19 provides nancial assistance to those a ected by the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Quali ed borrowers can receive a loan of up to $5,000 per month to put toward their mortgage for up to six months.
COVID-19 DC MAP COVID-19 provides nancial assistance to those a ected by the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Quali ed borrowers can receive a loan of up to $5,000 per month to put toward their mortgage for up to six months.
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Opera on the Field: Carmen Washington National Opera celebrates the 17th year of its most popular community event with a free opera broadcast at the stateof-the-art soccer stadium, Audi Field. Opera on the Field will present Georges Bizet’s beloved Carmen on Sunday, Sept. 25, 4 p.m., rain or shine. Bold, uninhibited, and strong-willed, Car men lives life on her own terms. She’s the woman who everyone wants—but she wants nothing but freedom. After she escapes trouble by seducing Don José, she sets her eyes on the bullfight er Escamillo. But when Don José’s jealousy finally catches up to Carmen’s fiery act of betrayal, her freedom will lead to shocking consequences. Attendees are encouraged to arrive as early as 2 p.m. when gates open to enjoy the festive family-friendly atmo sphere. The pre-show entertainment will include performances by local artists, photo opportunities, arts and crafts for children and chances to win prizes. For more information, visit kennedycenter.org/wno/home/education/opera-on-the-field.
September Events In Eastern Market Metro Plaza Park Friday, Sept 9 - Live, on the Hill’s - The Love Stations - 5 pm to 6:30 pm. Saturday, Sept 10 - The Great Zucchini/Un veiling of the “Found You” Bunny Sculptures, 10 - 11 a.m. The Great Zucchini, Washing ton’s funniest and most magical kids enter tainer, performs a colorful magic show! Join us at the new Eastern Market Chil dren’s Playground Park as we unveil the new “Found You: Bunny Sculptures” this Satur day morning.Friday,Sept 16th - R&B in the Park5 pm to 6:30 pm - Too Much TalentWednesday,Ban Sept 21st - American Pops Orchestra - 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm Friday, Sept 23rdJazz in the Park - Artist TBA - 5 pm to 6:30 pm Friday, Sept 23rdArt All Night - 5:00 pm to 11:00 pm. Art All Night makes its debut to Bar racks Row Main Street on Friday, September 23rd, 2022, from 5 p.m.-11 p.m. Art All Night celebrates the performing and visual arts, showcasing the diverse tal ents of our city’s creative community. Barracks Row
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After a three-year hiatus, the Southwest Floating Boat-Home Tour resumes on Oct. 1, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., rain or shine. Have a look inside one of DC’s unique communities, now in their new home as part of Southwest’s new Wharf development. Few Washingtonians realize that Wharf Marina is home to the larg est liveaboard community on the East Coast. Visitors can check out over 20 of the houseboats, house barges, cruisers, and sail boats that people call home. $27.99 (includes service fee); $5 neighborhood discount for zip code 20024. Since their incep tion, these tours have raised about $40,000 for local charities. Hurry; this tour always sells out. dchouseboat.org.
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One of the choices Ward 6 voters will be making this fall is who will represent our Ward on the DC State Board of Educa tion. Two candidates are running: Brandon Best and Joshua Wiley. Join us to learn more about them, to hear their visions for education in DC, and to get your questions answered.
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Southwest Waterfront AARP Fall Meeting
All are invited to the Southwest Wa terfront AARP Fall Meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 21, noon, at River Park--South Common Room, 1311 Delaware Ave. SW. The guest speak er is ANC6DO5 Commissioner Fred rica, “Rikki” Kramer. Lunch provided. Masks required during the meeting ex cept when eating lunch and must show either paper or electronic proof of Co vid-19 vaccination and a photo ID. Street parking and Waterfront Metro on the Green Line is two blocks away. For further information, contact Betty Jean Tolbert Jones at bettyjeantolbert jones@yahoo.com or 202-554-0901.
There are forty $10 seats offered for all performances of Hamilton at the Kennedy Center via Lucky Seat. For complete details, visit mayteetwo)bewillcepttainrush,Thereshows/hamilton-washington-2022Jul.luckyseat.com/isalsoatraditionalin-personstartingtwohourspriortocurtimeforeveryperformanceexforSundayswhenRushticketsgoon-saleatnoon.$49ticketswillavailabletopurchase(maximumofuntilsoldout.Thereisnoguaranofquantityorlocation.Servicefeesapply.kennedycenter.org.
Heartsease Cordial (makes 1.5 cups syrup), 1 cup sugar, 1 cup water, 1 cup pansies, cleaned and tightly packed. Bring the water and sugar to a boil, remove from the heat and add the flowers. Set aside to infuse for 24 hours. Strain the syrup through a fine strainer. Press the flowers to capture every drop of syrup then discard the flowers. Store in the refrigerator for up to one month. Photo: Marissa Nicosia
Located on Louisiana Avenue NW a block north of the US Capitol grounds, the Peace Corps Commemorative Park will commemorate the mission of the
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Main Street’s Art All Night 2022 will be an evening filled with art, local mu sic, and film experiences all along 8th Street SE on Capitol Hill. For more in formation contact Brian Ready at 202544-3188 or brian@barracksrow.org.
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Marissa Nicosia, a Folger Fellow and an Associate Professor of Renais sance Literature at The Pennsyl vania State University, has adapted an early modern recipe for hearts ease cordial from the Folger collec tion. This purple pansy syrup was used to “clear the heart”—to treat the chest and lungs or to reduce fe ver—but also for healing heartaches and other amorous ailments. Ma rissa Nicosia is the author of Cook ing in the Archives: Updating Early Modern Recipes (1600-1800) in a Modern Kitchen where you can find even more information about his torical recipes. Read more at speareandbeyond.folger.edu.shake
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The National Park Service and Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation are seeking public comment on the Peace Corps Commemorative Park Environmental Assessment. Public comments will be accepted through the project website through Sept. 16.
Aerial performers include: Thunder birds; F-35 Demo Team; Heritage Flight (F-35/P-51); C-17 Demo; US Army Golden Knights; and USAFA Wings of Blue. There is no set time for each performer. Static displays will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Among other commemorations, this year’s Joint Base Andrews Air Show will celebrate the Air Force’s 75th Birthday. Parking is at FedEX Field with free shuttle buses to Expo. jba. af.mil/Air-Space-Expo-2022.
Tickets are now on sale for the 64th Annual Washington International Horse Show, Oct. 24 to 30, present ed by MARS WQUESTRIAN at The Show Place Arena in Upper Marlboro. Experience the beauty and athleticism of the finest horses and riders in the world, including Olympic veterans, as they come together for seven days and three nights of world-class internation al show jumping, top hunter, pony, and equitation competition plus entertain ing exhibitions, boutique shopping, VIP hospitality, and special events. wihs.org.
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The Joint Base Andrews Air & Space Expo, on Sept. 17 and 18, is JBA’s op portunity to say “thank you” to their community, the state, and the Nation al Capital Region. The Expo is fam ily-friendly and a great way to sup port our military and marvel over the aerial maneuvers of skilled aviators.
Brew at the Zoo On Thursday, Sept. 8 (rain or shine), 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., raise your glass for conservation and enjoy un
CHRS Guided Tours of Alleys on Capitol Hill
CHRS presents two different tours on Saturday, Oct. 1 and Sunday, Oct. 2: High Life & Low Points and Occupations and Shenanigans of Inhabitants, plus ear ly industrial uses in NE alleys; and SE Capitol Hill alleys—A trip back in time to explore the workaday world of both residential and commercial uses. $15 to $55.
Details and Eventbrite ticket sales: chrs.org/guided-walking-tours-october-2022/.
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86 H HILLRAG.COM limited tastings from more than 45 breweries and cideries in the beautiful setting of the Smithsonian’s Nation al Zoo. Guests will enjoy after-hours access to the Great Cats exhibit and live music by Rollex Band and Ewa bo Steel Drum Trio. Along the Zoo’s main pathway, Olmsted Walk, food truck fare will be available for pur chase. Proceeds from Brew at the Zoo support the Smithsonian’s conserva tion work to save endangered species around the world.. . $60. nationalzoo. si.edu.
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Returning to DC’s NoMa neighborhood for the seventh consecutive year, the international mural festival, DC Walls, will convene 20 local, national and international artists for a 10-day live mural installation and celebration. The 10-day outdoor festival takes place Sept. 7 to 17 throughout the NoMa neighborhood. NPR will be sponsoring this year’s festival which is present ed in partnership with the NoMa Business Improvement District. Special events include an Opening Day celebration at Alethia Tanner Park on Sept. 9, a DC Walls Party Sept. 15, artist-led walking tours, and the return of the Secret Walls battle on Sept. 14. dcwallsfestival.com.
On Sunday. Oct. 2, at 2 p.m. (food trucks and music 12:30 to 3 p.m.), Washington National Cathedral honors the feast day of Saint Fran cis of Assisi, patron saint of animals and the environment, with their yearly Blessing of the Animals ser vice on the Cathedral’s west steps. All critters and their caretakers are invited to gather on Walker Court in front of the Cathedral for a spe cial blessing. Join them before or af ter to enjoy food truck offerings and live music and be on the lookout for some special animal guests. (There is also a pet blessing at Congressio nal Cemetery by Christ Church on Capitol Hill on Oct. 2 at 4 p.m.) ca thedral.org.
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Older Adult Choral Group Fall Season Encore Creativity for Older Adults, America’s largest choral organization for adults over 55, welcomes new and returning singers to the fall session. Encore is a popular local choral group that sings a fun and eclectic mix of mu sic from many different eras, and DC ROCKS, a rock & roll chorus. Encore is accepting registration for its 15-week programs that begin in September. No auditions are necessary. For more infor mation and registration, visit encorec reativity.org or call 301-261-5747. u
How can the preservation of landscapes strengthen our understanding of our shared history? The story of Harriet Tubman’s journey from an enslaved per son to a fearless leader of emancipation, to a giant of American history is one of the most dynamic examples of the power of individuals to affect the Ameri can cultural narrative. On Tuesday, Sept. 20, 6:30 to 8 p.m. (doors at 6 p.m.), join the National Building Museum, 401 F St. NW, as they celebrate the 200th anniversary of Tubman’s birth and explore how the Harriet Tubman Under ground Railroad Visitor Center in Church Creek, Maryland and the newly opened Harriet Tubman National Historical Park in Auburn, NY are working to protect and share her legacy through the preservation of the landscapes that shaped her life. Speakers include Ahna Wilson, Superintendent of the Harri et Tubman National Historical Park in NY, Chris Elcock, Associate Principal at GWWO Architects, and Deanna Mitchell, Superintendent of the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Visitor Center in Maryland. $15 admission; free for students. Public reception follows. nbm.org.
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New Leadership While admittedly mostly operating in “pandemic mode” since taking over after the completion of the museum’s renovations in the summer of 2019, Director Adams brings an impressive 25 years of community-centered approaches to education and experiencing museums. Her career also includes a working as a mayoral appointee in St. Louis, Missouri with a focus on improving racial disparities in that city’s educational system. From 2005-2016, Adams led the Missouri Historical Society as Managing Director, overseeing 700 St. Louis community programs with over 100 community partners. More recently, in 2016, she served as Deputy Director for Learning Initiatives at the Minnesota Historical Society.
A perfect example of this type of community narrative is “Food for the People: Eating and Activ-
ith over a half a century of community-based programming under its belt, Smithsonian’s Anacostia Community Museum (1901 Fort Place SE) continues to produce vanguard exhibitions that challenge the public to rethink norms and to take action. ACM remained active during the pandemic through cutting-edge public programs like “31 Men of Change” and “Food for the People” which were exhibited outside. ACM curators reimagined how exhibitions could be viewed while ensuring the public was kept safe from COVID.
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Adams says that ACM will continue to “talk about the stories of the people who are furthest from justice. Our emphasis is local; the Mall is national. We are telling the local stories of the DMV.”
For the museum’s 55th anniversary, Adams encourages the public to participate in the “Portraits by the People” project by submitting a self-portrait and personal story. The entries will be unveiled in a public celebration marking the museum’s anniversary on the evening of Thursday, September 15.
Adams’ experience in building communitybased programming dovetails almost seamlessly with ACM’s ongoing mission as a neighborhoodcentered learning institution. It stives to re ect its surroundings by centering its programming on the communities which it served including unrepresented populations whose stories often go ignored.
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At ACM’s helm since August 2019, Director Melanie A. Adams has spent over a quarter-century managing community-based programs. Her arrival coincided with the museum’s new mission now aimed at preserving “communities’ memories, struggles, and successes, [o ering] a platform where diverse voices and cultures can be heard.”
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Visit the museum’s website at www.anacostia. si.edu. More information can be found at ACM’s 55 year celebration and “Portraits by the People” project, https://anacostia.si.edu/celebrate55 Event takes place Thursday, September 15 from 6:30-8 p.m. Soul and Ink Crew – www.soulandinkcrew.com
Celebrating 55 Years On September 15 from 6-8:30 p.m., ACM will host its first public event since in-person pro gramming was suspended due to the pandem ic. Director Adams welcomes the entire region to “Come celebrate with us!” Any anniversary is call for a celebration but as Adams’ explains, the main goal of the event is to “reconnect with and to celebrate the community.” And what better way to connect with the muse um then by also being part of an ACM exhibition! Everyone is encouraged to go to ACM’s website at https://anacostia.si.edu/celebrate55 and to up load their portrait and to include a personal story which will be used for the “Portraits by the Peo ple” project, which will be projected on the wall of the museum at sunset during the celebration. Not to be missed during the celebration, Soul and Ink, a locally-based mobile screen printing shop, will be onsite as part of the festivities. Attendees can be able to print custom T-shirts and totes which they can take home. Soul and Ink’s screen print designs will be custom made just for the evening.
Down the Road – Organizing and Cataloging the Museum’s Archives ACM obtained a grant from a private foundation to catalog and organize its archives with the endgoal of making them accessible to the public. Ad ams says that ACM “has a rich collection of Afri can American art” in its archives. Much of that art comes from a half century of visual arts program ming and includes regional artists’ work. Ultimate ly, she hopes to “make the archives more usable.”
On the Horizon –2023 Exhibitions 2023 will be the “Year of the Envi ronment” at ACM. In keeping with its mission to create “a platform where diverse voices and cultures can be heard,” the Center for Envi ronmental Justice at ACM will open next year. The Center will show connections between communities and the environment as well as the connections between healthy envi ronments and healthy people. The center will offer a se ries of public facing programs and exhibits designed to engage audiences and provide ways in ways in which we can individual ly make a difference through per sonalAnaction.urban gardening series will be Included in the. Work shops for children 10 and over will provide instruction on how to grow fruits and vegetables.
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Spanish Star Javier Bardem Adds to His Collection of Movie Gems by Mike Canning Javier Bardem (as Blanco) strides past some of his products in the new Spanish film “The Good Boss.” Photo courtesy of Cohen Media Group.
The Good Boss As a genre, workplace movies have made only a marginal impression over decades of cinema. (by “workplace” I mean factory or manufactur ing settings, not white-collar offices, for which there is a much larger sample). This is curious since film audiences everywhere experience so much of their life at their jobs. One obvious reason is simple escapism, since laborers spend so much time at work that they want movies that whisk them out of that often boring realm and into something different from their hum drum jobs. Occasionally, however, a motion picture on this theme breaks through to find drama and comedy, pathos and humor in the bowels of a company. Such a film is the Span ish language “The Good Boss” (”El Buon Pa tron”) written and directed by Fernando Leon de Aranoa (this film, released in DC in late Au gust, is not rated and runs 120 minutes).
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All of these pressures surface right as the facto ry anxiously awaits the visit from a national award committee assessing Blanco Basculas for potential recognition in their field. They all are a threat to upset Blanco’s life, to upset the “balance” he be lieves in so adamantly, just as he believes in his bal ance Throughproducts.all these burdens, Blanco looks to be the “Good Boss” of the title: at ease with all class es, protective of his workers at all levels, flexible in treatment and alert to frailties. However, he also harbors a tincture of condescension and a language just on the edge of Complicationssarcasm.ensueand pressures increase. Chief among them is the sacked José, who sets up a
Julio Blanco (Javier Bardem) is head of the Blanco Basculas manufacturing firm. which makes industrial balance instruments and weighing machines in a middling Spanish town. This family business has been prosper ous, in part because Blanco, an affable dude, treats his workers well, looking after them and calling some of them “familia.” Still, he must do the necessary and inevitably fire some personnel. He is doing just that at the film’s opening, patiently explain ing to an older worker, José, that he is being sacked. José (Oscar de la Fuente) is furious, refuses to ac cept his fate, and promises revenge. Blanco has further problems with Miralles (Manolo Solo), his longterm top manager (and childhood friend) whose work has become er ratic because of domestic problems with his wife Anna. Blanco seeks to help him so he does not have to let him go. He also casts his eyes on a young intern, Liliana (Almudena Amor), assigned to the factory, who he helps gets a position at a small dress shop run by Blanco’s wife Ad ela (Sonia Almarcha). One more burden for Blan co: a veteran assembly line worker, Fortuna (Celso Bugallo), has an adolescent son who has slipped under bad influences, and Fortuna looks to the boss to get Adela to take him on at her shop.
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From left: Javier Bardem as Blanco has eyes for his new intern Liliana (Almudena Amor) in “The Good Boss.” Photo courtesy of Cohen Media Group.
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French Courses: All Levels Staring Tuesday, September 27, 6:00pm-8:00pm
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COOKING CLASSES & TASTINGS Summer on the Chesapeake w/Chef Mark Haskell Thursday, September 8, 6:00pm-8:00pm Long Lunch: Build Your Own Pizza + Dough Workshop Friday, September 23, 11:30am-1:00pm
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Hill resident Mike Canning has written on movies for the Hill Rag since 1993 and is a member of the Washington Area Film Critics As sociation. He is the author of the book “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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Although the baseball season is Yarddown,windingNavyrestaurants and watering holes are thriving. We’ve recently dined at Albi, the Michelin-starred Middle Eastern restaurant at 1346 Fourth St. SE. Showcasing the cuisine of the Levantine region (which encompasses parts of Lebanon, Syria and Israel), Albi is operated by Michael Ra di. Albi is Arabic for “my heart.” The spacious display kitchen is dominated by the wood-burning oven which produces many exotic creations. Perched at the marble-topped bar and presented with a complimentary dish of smoky pickled cabbage, our group of three ordered drinks, then a trio of hummus appetizers. The hummus was the best we’ve tasted outside Israel. Served with pu y pita bread, one hummus was capped with Maryland crab (which we couldn’t discern), another with smoked mushrooms (chanterelle
On the way to a Nationals game recently, our group of four stopped for brunch at Circa, 99 M St. SE. Not only did we select an excellent restaurant, we were grateful for our noon reservations. Our quartet settled at a table near the window, where we began with a blood orange bellini, a sprightly mixture of orange, peach schnapps and cava (sparkling wine). A standard mimosa was equally refreshing. I considered ordering avocado toast or fried chicken Benedict, but instead chose two small plates. Fried calamari (tender, not rubbery) rested on a bed of Kalamata olives and marinara sauce. Tuna poke nachos—which we passed around the table—was an international concoction of spicy sh morsels enlivened with sesame ginger marinade and avocado, all perched atop crunchy wonton chips. “Four cheese” atbread was a spread of garlicky spinach, mozzarella, provolone, ricotta and goat cheese. BlackenedDelicious!chicken mango salad was a medley of crisp mixed greens, red grapes, fried goat cheese and amazingly moist chicken breast. Ser-
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Also near the Navy Yard, Circa offers a generous appetizer: tender, crispy calamari, resting on a bed of Kalamata olives and marinara sauce. and oyster) and the third was crowned with smoked lamb, my favorite. Another typical Middle Eastern dish is fattoush—a garden medley of watermelon, cantaloupe, cucumber, feta and sumac, combined with crispy pita chips. Unfortunately, I found the dish overly salty. Other options include lamb pies, dolma (stu ed grape leaves), lamb kebabs, grilled sea bass. Or you can go for a sofra (“set table”), a lavish, multi-course repast served in the main diningSnazzyroom.cocktails, wine and beer accompany the exotic dishes. The latter list included Tabeh Golden pilsner ($9) from Palestine. I found the wines by the glass rather pricy; I thought my chilled Heitz Cellar red was not worth $16. We loved Albi’s high energy, and service was friendly and e cient. As we departed, our server presented us with a plate of tiny cardamom cookies—a delightful nale. For more information visit www.albidc and lowthecafe.com.www.yel-
RIGHT: Albi’s fattoush, a traditional Middle Eastern Salad, composed of cucumber wedges, melon, feta cheese and spices. Circa’s kitchen turns out delicious flatbread, crowned with garlicky spinach and a quartet of cheeses.
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In the Navy Yard area, Albi’s display kitchen turns out Levantine-influenced meat, seafood and vegetable dishes.
September 2022 H 95 vice was excellent. Oth er Circa restaurants are lo cated in Foggy Bottom and Clarendon (Arlington). For more information visit www. circabistros.com Cluck+Cluck Nearby, Chicken + Whis key has hatched at 70 N St. SE in the Navy Yard. The parent rotisserie shop and whiskey bar on 14th Street NW has added a bigger off spring next to Nationals Park. Latino chef/partner Enrique Limardo, who has wielded his whisk at topnotch local restau rants, has designed an eclectic menu. His focus is on Pollo ala Brasa—slowroasted chicken, which is brined for 12 hours. A quarter bird is $10.49, which comes with two sides; choic es include beans, yucca fries, sweet plantains and queso-slathered maca roni. As the restaurant name indicates, the bar pours a lengthy list of domestic and international whiskeys. More from the Yard AC Hotel Washington DC Capitol Hill Navy Yard (a Marriott hotel) has appointed a new executive chef, Ange la Rose. Chef Rose will lead the kitch en at Smoke & Mirrors, the lively roof top bar boasting a panorama city view, the AC Lounge, the first-floor cocktail bar serving Spanish-inspired tapas, and the AC Kitchen, where guests chow down on breakfast. Chef Rose brings nearly a decade of culinary experience to her new post, including stints at several luxury hotels. Most recently, she was executive sous chef at the Four Seasons Hotel Balti more. For menus, hours and more in formation visit www.marriott.com. Watch these Spaces
Coming soon to the District Wharf: Li mani, 670 Wharf St. SW, showcasing seafood-centric cuisine of the Medi terranean and Greece…And…set to open soon, if not already in the Atlas District is Sweet Sweet Kitchen, 500 H St. NE, where Butter Chicken Compa ny #2 used to be. The West African/Ca ribbean eatery is the offshoot of the par ent eatery in Silver Spring. Watch for details…Ginza BBQ Lounge and Ka raoke bar is coming at 526 Eighth St. SE, on Barracks Row. Gone We were shocked and saddened to learn that Rappahannock Oyster Bar, 1309 Fifth St. NE (inside Union Mar ket) is departing after a decade of tasty oyster slinging. We will miss the scrumptious grilled oysters and sea food chowders, but plan to revisit the District Wharf location soon. Fortu nately, co-owner Travis Croxton, who was among the first Union Market retail tenants when it opened in 2012, is shift ing his employees to the Wharf outpost. See youAlsothere.gone is Newland, 327 Sev enth St. SE (near Eastern Market).
Chef Andrew Markert’s pricy tasting room has folded after only about five months in business. Markert, who still operates nearby Beuchert’s Saloon and adjacent sandwich shop/cocktail spot Fight Club, told Eater DC that Newland was the “right concept, but the wrong time.” Before Newland, the site housed our beloved French bistro, Montmartre. u
Newland, Chef Andrew Markert’s pricy tasting room near Eastern Market, has folded after five months in business
hat you see is paint being paint. It set tles into warm and cooler tones and to gether they begin to make shapes. Subtle colors emerge to give identity to the forms. Very dark darks sink into the shadows and very light lights burst forth to construct strong contrasts that define the composition. A tightly con trolled color range adds to the strength. The landscape magically begins to take shape and insinuates itself into your awareness and imag ination. You have to fill in the details. You have to meet the painting halfway. It’s then that you realize that the true subject of the painting is paint—how it is applied and controlled—how it establishes itself as a work of art and not just a picture. Will Schulze has always been making art. Like many young artists, he covered homework sheets with drawings and illustrated the tests. He joined the Air Force out of high school and spent six years as a munitions specialist, but never stopped drawing. He left the Air Force and became a tattoo artist for six years. Yes, it was drawing, but it was what the customer dictated. He wanted to make his own art. Now, he has become a full-time art ist and loves the magic that happens with the bold, fearless application of paint on a flat surface that can challenge your imagination and make natu ral life appear…and bring joy to the world. He travels the east coast entering plein air (out side) events. He wants to share how light from the sun displays nature—constantly moving, evolving, and forever riveting. You can see his work this month at American Painting Fine Art (See “At the Galleries.”). www.wil liamschulze.com Jim ThoughtsMagner’sonArt.
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Light. It races through the cosmos from billions of sources. Trillions. Transporting spirits and shower ing Earth with vision, knowledge, imagination, in spiration…and most of all, thought. It soars through the barriers of disbelief and obstinacy, lighting the way and reaching for those who care…those who can lift off in thought—reach ing for the spirits and spiritualism—the elements of art. All the arts. I have been reaching for it and writing about it for over twenty years. Right now is not the easi est of times to see the light of the cosmos. We seem to be mired in the inane stuff of possessions: wealth and control. We have long been consumed with the frantic construction of “credentials” through aca demic branding, awards and trophies: the mindless ART andthe CITY WILLIAMPORTRAIT:SCHULZE by Jim Magner
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verification of being smart and right without necessarily being either. What’s worse now is that the world is again obsessed with power and conquering: the submission of other people. Here, there…everywhere. No. The true value is in the light that takes us beyond gritty reali ty. It makes vision possible. It allows the depth, harmony, elegance and the radiance of art. It can take us to understanding: clarity. But despite clarity of understanding, or maybe because of it, we all experience trauma. It is usually an unexpected tornado of disap pointment, personal injuries or devastation. It turns our mind upside
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Steve Wanna looks for beauty in chaotic and seemingly random phenomena. Abstract, experimental, and multimedia, his work is inspired by science, nature, and philosophy. www.touchstonegallery.com
At the Galleries American Painting Fine Art. 5125 MacArthur Blvd., NW #17 To Sept. 30
Artist Talk: Sat, Sept. 17, 1:00 “Re ections: Fire on the Water” is the newest work by sculptor/painter Tory Cowles. It is in an elegant setting with candles and www.ToryCowles.comwater.
“Tribal 2018FoundryAngola”Gallery-8thStreet, N.W. Sept. 2 –25 Recep: Sept 10, 5-7 pm. Meet the Artist: Sun., Sept. 25, 1-7 Photographs by Kathryn Mohrman presents the tribal people of Angola and the seemingly desolate mystery of the landscape. The tribes in this southwestern part of the country live as their ancestors have for hundreds of years. www.foundrygallwery.com
Capitol Hill Art League (CHAL) Hill Center, DC 921 Pennsylvania Ave., SE To Jan. 8 This is the Capitol Hill Art League Juried Exhibition at the Hill Center with over 35 CHAL artists. Their work has been chosen by Hill Center Galleries Director Nicky Cymrot and artist Alan Braley. As usual, you will nd a wide variety of mediums and viewpoints…and of course, excellence. The entire gallery is both online and in-person. Prizes have been awarded: 1st Prize, Rosa Vera; 2nd Prize, Mary Elizabeth Gosselink; 3rd Prize, Kimberly Bursic. This exhibit was organized by the Capitol Hill Art League (CHAL), which is a program of the Capitol Hill Arts Workshop. CHAW was created years ago to promote all the arts: classes for children and adults, performance and art exhibitions. The Art League promotes juried and nonjuried shows inside their own gallery space at 545 7th Street, SE, and other venues in the area including the Hill Center. The artwork is for sale in each show—an excellent way for artists to reach a broad art buying public. For more information: www.caphillartleague.org. A Capitol Hill artist and writer, Jim can be reached at Artandthecity05@aol.com ◆
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This is a large and enriched show of 23 artists with over 50 paintings. While landscape is the major focus, there is a wide range of topics and approaches to the genre. Two works by Will Schulze are included (see “Artist Pro le.)
September 2022 ★ 97 down and inside out. A lot more may be coming. I believe the res of trauma can only be dispelled by a clearer grasp of understanding and the immortal force of creativity. We can only get beyond the dread, fear and anger by reaching for the place beyond the literal. We have to reach for the magic we can feel if not fully understand: we nd it only in the arts that orbit the spiritual.
Capitol Hill is now home to a new independent bookstore that celebrates LGBTQ+ authors and stories. Little District Books, which opened in mid-June on Barracks Row, boasts a readily browsable selection of books in every genre. The inviting space offers a distinctly modern ambiance, with recessed lighting and metal accent walls providing a crisp background for the stacks and rows of colorful books.
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Cousins Stowe and Wheaton are swinging into action again. The duo who saved a baby orangutan in Borneo and endangered horses in Mongolia take on their biggest challenge yet in Eva J. Pell’s latest book for young readers, “ResQ in Panamá: Can We Save the Frogs?”
The teens are part of ResQ, an organization they founded with their grandmother, a wildlife photogra pher, to help save endangered animals. While vacation ing in Panama, Stowe and Wheaton meet a pair of college students who are collecting frog specimens in the Darién Gap. Naturally, they offer their services. Unlike their pre vious rescues, which were the result of habitat destruc tion and human misbehavior, this time there’s a natu ral threat: a fungus that is attacking and killing the frogs. Wheaton once again lends his precocious technical expertise to the mission, transporting the team in the He liBoaJee device he invented that can morph from a heli copter to a boat to a Jeep. He also plies some innovative ideas about 3D printing and miniature wind farms— and even creates a pair of computerized glasses that help Stowe with her dyslexia.
Owner Patrick Kern says he “was looking for a very specific vibe for the neighborhood where the bookstore would be.” He picked the Barracks Row area because it “has good hustle and bustle with both neighborhood and non-neighborhood residents.” The fact that he would be joining other gay businesses in the area, such as As You Are and Honeymade, was also a plus. “We are a proud part of a neighborhood that has been a haven for the LGBTQ+ community over the past 50+ years,” he notes. Local reception has been enthusiastic. “So far every thing has been really great,” Kern says. Lots of people are excited to see an LGBTQ+ store in the area and some have already become repeat customers. “We are community-ori ented,” he says, “so we get a lot of positive response when people come in, recommend a book, and then see it on the shelves the next time they stop in.” The store has just launched its first two book clubs and Kern reports that many participants have already signed up. Little District Books is at 737 8th St., SE, Wed.-Sat., noon-6pm and Sun., 11am- 6pm, or visit online at http:// littledistrictbooks.com.
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In “ResQ in Panama,” Eva J. Pell’s latest environmental novel for young readers, the team heads to Central America to rescue endangered frogs.
Patrick Kern is owner of Little District Books, the Hill’s new indie bookstore specializing in LGBTQ+ literature. Meanwhile, Stowe, as in the previ ous books, serves as recorder, detailing their adventures in the log she keeps as part of her home-school assignment. She also expounds on a variety of top ics that pique her interest, such as the indigenous wildlife, the impact of de forestation, and the plight of the refu gees navigating the dangerous terrain. Together with the students, they capture enough endangered frogs to start a breeding program back in the lab and survey trees to help save the dwin dling rainforest. “This was a ResQ mis sion with a lot of rescues,” Stowe ob serves. Determined “to help save our
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Impossibly Free
The desire to feel unconditionally loved, Everyday consumes me. Envisioning my every wound healed, I feel free all of the time.
I move freely in the earth as I should Boldly traversing landscapes nestled between land and Washington,pond.D.C. today, Bali tomorrow, Atlanta next week, and hopefully Heaven on earth someday soon. I want others to be Free. No poverty, no hunger, no pain, no toMyJustdisappointments.Free.vow,keepbuildingthis impossible hope for a world that is eventually and, Impossibly Free. If you would like to have your poem considered for publication, please send it to klyon@literaryhillbookfest.org. (There is no remuneration.)
THE POETIC HILL by Karen Lyon Tori Collins has long been inspired by the power of words— she cites James Baldwin, Gwendolyn Brooks, Maya Angelou, Langston Hughes, and E. Ethelbert Miller among her duringreleaserediscoveredinfluences—andthecatharticofpoetryforherselfthepandemic.Anative Chicagoan, she has lived in DC for seven years and works as a transportation policy analyst with the US Department of Transportation, but says that her “true work focuses on racial equality and addressing issues of oppres sion, poverty, and marginalization.” Her poem, “The State of My Statehood,” was published in the Southwester and “From Pandemic to Protest” was featured here in 2020. In her debut collection, “Impossibly Free: from pandemic to poetry,” Col lins continues her exploration of the long-ranging effects of CO VID, police brutality, and racial inequities. In “My Wonderful Life (2020 Reboot),” she wonders, “How can we make life won derful again?” And in “Of Joy (Sonnet),” she asks, “Who does not know a troubled heart?” But her poems are also filled with hope. “I am torn about what comes next,” she writes in “Weak ness is My Superpower,” “I believe I can still rise above.” In the title poem below, Collins shares her vision of heaven on earth.
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a detective who has been “ordered back into uniform to push a scout car,” arrives on the scene of a crime on Half Street SW, where a pursuit has led to a horrific crash that killed the fleeing driver—and took two innocent lives It’s an all-too-familiar scene in DC— gunfire, casualties, yellow crime tape—but Peterson brings depth and nuance to it, ze roing in on Kane, who is wiping sweat from his brow in the stifling heat. “The air was so muggy it was like breathing through a wet army blanket: air you can wear,” he writes. Then in a series of flashbacks, Kane reflects on what brought him to this point—and why he’s feeling “the weight of the world on my shoulders.” He’s been here before, in a way, and the implications are haunting him. “The choices you make can cost you,” he thinks. “In police work, as in life, when you do the right thing sometimes things turn out horribly wrong.” “Mysterious Ways” is a fine-cut gem of a tale and it’s not the only one in this pow erful anthology of stories, all written by law enforcement officers who are grappling with ambiguity and ambivalence. As one character observes, ethics in policing isn’t necessarily black and white. “This is reali ty,” he says, “and ninety percent of reality is shades of grey. And some of them are grey with brown stains. Can you get your head aroundYouthat?”can find Quintin Peterson on Twitter @luther_kane. u Quintin Peterson, show here at the 2018 Literary Hill BookFest, has a new crime noir story in “The Tattered Blue Line,” an anthology about policing.
The Lyon’s Share: Shades of Blue Quintin Peterson is always the coolest guy in the room. The hats help. But he’s also got that innate quality where you know he’s the one you want around when all hell breaks loose. For three decades, he was with the DC Metropolitan Police, where he served as a media liaison officer. Dozens of movies made here—“No Way Out,” “The Pelican Brief,” “Enemy of the State,” “In the Line of Fire”—owe their realistic portrayals of DC cops to HeQuintin.retiredfrom the force in 2010 and took a job as a security officer at the Fol ger Shakespeare Library. That’s where I met him—and soon learned that he was also an artist and writer. Quintin has writ ten two novellas about the Folger, “Guard ing Shakespeare” and “The Voynich Gam bit,” and his crime noir short stories have appeared in numerous anthologies, in cluding “DC Noir” edited by George Pelecanos.Quintin’s latest offering appears in “The Tattered Blue Line: Short Stories of storythantheteraturesteriousFrankPolicing”ContemporaryeditedbyZafiro.“MysWays”feaLutherKane,recurringcharacwhomightbeonlyguycoolerQuintin.Astheopens,Kane,
September 2022 H 99 planet,” Stowe and Wheaton represent a generation faced with a formidable task. In Eva Pell, they’ve found an impassioned advocate. Here’s hoping her ResQ adven tures, created to captivate and inspire young readers, will also move them to action. They may be our best hope. Eva Pell is a biologist who served as Under Secretary for Science at the Smith sonian Institution. Her previous books include “ResQ and the Baby Orangutan” and “ResQ Takes on the Takhi.” www.eva pell.com
ome notable songs for your listening pleasure from various albums from around the world.
This worldly song is from the album, Only Elephants Know Her Name by So Long Seven. “Mazimhaka” is particularly notable for its beautifully shaped phrasing, clarity of inner detail and depth from its crisp articulation of a mix of jazz, blues, folk, and classical. A most satisfying performance of spiritual, homogeneous music from around the world. Performers include renowned tabla player Ravi Naimpally, Neil Hendry (guitar), William Lamoureux (violin), and Tim Posgate (banjo). Guajiro ... Guajiro, featuring Terri Lyne Carrington, from the album Rumba by Rafael Zaldivar. Its stiking and provocative Latin/Cuba tempo hines with life, without losing the subtlety for an intimate setting on some tropical paradise. Cuban pianist and composer Dr. Rafael Zaldivar performs his rumba with an ensemble comprised of many jazz and Afro-Cuban musicians, including Grammy winning and nominated artists Terri Lyne Carrington,
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Classes Offered District Flow has ourished against the odds. Its membership (ages 18 to 70s) and class o erings have been steadily climbing, with longtime Capitol Hill residents as well as with recent transplants to DC, said Trish Tillman, assistant manager. The studio’s mission of fostering individual growth within the community by sharing the teachings of yoga in a welcoming and inON
A Story of Dedication, Hope and Perseverance by Pattie Cinelli
L ena Manning was in a bind. Her new yoga studio District Flow at the Wharf in southwest DC had just been open a month when, in March 2020, government directives shut tness venues down. Manning brie y reopened District Flow to a mandated limited capacity in the fall of 2020. Requiring limited capacity was bad enough for her new business, but COVID was not the only occurrence that caused Manning to almost throw in the towel. The building owner told Manning her lease would not be renewed. “I was reluctant to abandon my community of students and teachers,” said Manning. “My manager, Ora Star Boncore and I transferred classes to an all online format while we pondered our options.”Theyogis looked at several possible locations in southwest and southeast. A second oor former cycling studio in Barracks Row caught their eye. It had an open and peaceful interior layout with skylights and soothing blue walls. Just a little over a year ago Manning and Boncore opened up District Yoga there with a skeleton of o erings. Both women knew they were playing against the odds. Summer months in DC are notoriously slow for business of all kinds. Boncore said, “Financially we had reached a point where it was now or never to reopen the studio.” “That rst summer we saw a lot of unattended classes and had to tweak the schedule quite a bit to gure out what worked with this community.” They continued their well-attended outdoor classes at the Wharf, which Boncore said helped carry the studio nancially during its rst few months.
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An in-studio vinyasa class taught by Studio Manager Ora Star Boncore.
Yoga is offering a twohour sound bath workshop Sept 17. A sound bath is a meditative experience where those in atten dance are “bathed” in sound waves. Workshops on arm balances and inversions are being planned for later in the fall. Pre- and post-na tal classes also are coming this year. Boncore said classes always focus on safety and alignment. “It’s an opportunity to explore your body in a safe secure place where you can creative ly explore your mind, body and spirit on your mat. You are encouraged to focus solely how you feel at the presentCurrentlymoment.”District Yoga offers no virtual class es but Boncore said they are looking into reviving them because of student interest. They are also con sidering hybrid classes that are live-streamed ver sions of in-studio classes. For those who want to practice yoga more than they may be able to afford, District Yoga has a work/ study program that gives no cost membership for in-studio“I’mwork.happy to be in a community again and feel the way we did before COVID where we can be together and learn. As an owner it’s so rewarding to hear from staff that we are accomplishing what we set out to do when District Flow opened in Febru ary 2020. We wanted to keep yoga in the commu nity, not only for the students but also for the teach ers,” said Manning. One of her teachers described Manning and her staff’s kindness, inclusiveness and caring. “In my years of teaching I’ve never worked for a stu dio that cared so much for its teachers and sees that we, as teachers and employees, have needs that most studios don’t fill.” Another teacher said, “I love how we built the studio. It is cool to see class es fill up and have regular students. We are build ing aRecently,community.”the studio celebrated a huge mile stone, passing 100 monthly members. “When we left our old location, we discontinued all our memberships, so, when we reopened, we really had to start from zero,” says Man ning. “We feel so fortunate to have survived the pandemic and to have been given the opportunity to be a part of this community. I’m beyond grateful to all of our members who trusted us and supported us during our first year, and want to give back more to our community as we grow.” For more information and to sign up for classes log onto: www.districtyogaflow. com
District Yoga Manager team L to R: Ora Star Boncore, manager; Lena Manning, owner, and Trish Tillman, assis tant manager.
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A s COVID starts to wane, we have a di erent challenge, monkeypox. This virus is not new, and is thankfully rarely fatal. It can cause uncomfortable and sometimes disguring pimples or blisters on the face, inside the mouth, and on other body parts, including hands, feet, genitals and anus. Similar to COVID-19, clinical signs may cause fevers, headaches, muscle aches, swollen lymph nodes, sore throat, cough, and nasal congestion. People with depressed immune systems, a history of eczema, or those who are pregnant or breastfeeding may have more serious illness than the general population.Beingthatthis is a veterinary column, yes, you guessed it, pets are susceptible to this virus. In a round-about way, here we go again. As of this writing, there was one conrmed case of transfer from humans to a dog, but since there are approximately 18,000 confirmed human cases in the United States, more are certain to exist, but have not been documented. The District has a higher than average case count when compared to the states in the country. Concern for transfer from humans to pets is rst, but the opposite may occur, especially with potential wildlife reservoirs. First and foremost a person with monkeypox should avoid contact with all animals. The virus may be transmitted through direct contact, including snuggling, petting, kissing, sharing of sleeping areas and sharing of food. Simply walking a dog is not considered close contact, as long as there was no signi cant touching involved.
Clinical signs of monkeypox in dogs and cats are similar to those in people. Should you be concerned that your pet has monkeypox, contact your local veterinarian, who will then connect with the health department and District’s public health veterinarian. Together they will guide you in appropriate testing and other measures. Do not let your pet interact with other animals and keep them isolated from other people, especially those who are immunocompromised as discussed above. Wash hands and use similar precautions as if a human had the virus. Wash all bedding, enclosures and food bowls routinely (see CDC guideline below). So far monkeypox has not been prevalent in District pets, but precaution and sensibility is prudent to prevent disease. Please reach out to us at District Vet should you have concerns. Although we are discussing monkeypox, please not forget that COVID-19 is still circulating and may infect your pet. The same basic precautions with monkeypox should be utilized if you are COVID-19 positive.
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The District Department of Heath and your physician can provide further guidance, should you have questions regarding monkeypox in people and animals. Excerpts and all above data courtesy the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. For further information regarding monkeypox, please tings/pets-in-homes.htmlwww.cdc.gov/poxvirus/monkeypox/specific-set-www.cdc.gov/poxvirus/monkeypox/index.htmlsee:
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If a person with monkeypox has a pet but has not had close contact, it is best for the pet to stay with a friend or family member until all family members in the household have fully recovered from the virus. After recovery, simple cleaning is advised before bringing the pet back home. Please see guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention below. Where there has been close contact, the pets should be kept at home and isolated from other people and animals for 21 days after the most recent contact. Infected people should not care for their pets and avoid close contact. Should there be an immunocompromised member within the household, a pregnant family member, or young children under the age of eight, it may be necessary to have the family pets isolate at a di erent location. If in this situation, talk with your physician or the health department as soon as possible for further guidance.Ifyouhave monkeypox and must care for your pet, utilize common precautions. Wash hands with soap and frequently clean your hands with an alcohol-based hand sanitizer before and after interacting or feeding them. Cover any skin rashes with clothing and do not let your pets come in contact with these lesions. Wear a face mask and gloves, if possible. Avoid petting, and other close high-risk behaviors until given the clear by your physician. Pets should be kept away from your bedding and areas which may come in contact with any rashes / lesions on your body, including all sheets and towels.
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The Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum reopens half of its flagship building on the National Mall on Friday, Oct. 14. Eight new and renovated exhibitions, the planetarium, museum store and Mars Café open on the building’s west end. The museum has been undergoing a seven-year renovation that began in 2018 and includes redesign- ing all 23 exhibitions and presentation spaces, complete refacing of the exterior, replacement of outdated mechanical systems and other repairs and improvements. Only half of the building will be opening, and great interest in visiting is expected. Free timed-entry passes will be required to ensure visitors have an enjoyable experience. The passes will be available on the museum’s website on Sept. 14. airandspace.si.edu. The Apollo 11 Command Module Columbia displayed in the new “Destination Moon” exhibition, opening Oct. 14, 2022.
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Washington National Opera celebrates the 17th year of its most popular community event with a free opera broadcast at the state-of-the art soccer stadium Audi Field. Opera on the Field will present Georges Bizet’s beloved Carmen on Sunday, Sept. 25, 4 p.m. (rain or shine). Attendees are encouraged to arrive as early as 2 p.m. when gates open to enjoy the festive family-friendly atmosphere. The pre-show entertainment will include performances by local artists, photo opportunities, arts and crafts for children and chances to win prizes. For more information, visit the-wno/home/education/opera-on-kennedy-center.org/eld.
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Dawn Fox has been creating dioramas that depict different scenes from books and seasonal themes. For Beyond the Book, Dawn invited some of the diorama’s biggest fans to come help her create a jungle scene for The Lion and the Mouse. Watch the process on /watch?v=9nfOkieyVmU.youtube.com
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Hill Center Family Day On Sunday, Sept. 25, 1:30 to 6 p.m., come to Hill Center, 921 Pennsylvania Ave. SE, and enjoy a free day of crafts, shows, carriage rides, balloon animals and a family exercise class. Here’s the schedule: 1:30 to 2 p.m., family tness class by FIT4MOM DC; 2:30 p.m., Turley the Magician; 2 to 5 p.m., carriage rides, face painting and balloon animals; 2 to 6 p.m., craft table and DC artist and Hill Center studio arts instructor, Christine Vineyard, will be chatting with families about her hilarious book, Good Jokes Bad Drawings, and o ering a craft for kids; 4 to 6 p.m., King Bullfrog hits the stage with high-energy original, folk and blues songs carefully tailored to get children dancing and delight grownups. Beer, wine, and other concessions served. Register for Family Day at hillcenterdc.org/event/ family-day-2022.
Deanwood Library Celebrates “The Lion and the Mouse” Beyond the Book is a literacy program that helps children grow into joyful readers by showing them the many ways stories can be experienced and told. Dawn Fox, a Library Associate at the Deanwood Library, 1350 49th St. NE, has found a wonderfully creative way to help children go “beyond the book” to experience stories—by building interactive dioramas. This Summer’s featured Beyond the Book title is The Lion and the Mouse by Jerry Pinkney. This 2009 wordless adaptation of an Aesop fable, tells a story of how an adventuresome mouse proves that even small creatures are capable of great deeds when he rescues the King of the Jungle. See the Diorama throughout September. dclibrary.org/deanwood. (Continued on Pg. 110)
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you can explore artworks with your children, read books with related themes and try your hand at making some art of your own. Download the related coloring pages and cut-outs for extra cre ative fun. Let children’s interests and attention span set the pace for a shared looking and reading experience. Encourage conversation throughout your read ing, not just at the end. Sharing thoughts and questions as they arise helps keep everyone engaged. Follow up your exploration and reading with a museum vis it or a hands-on art making experience. nga/gov/learn.
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From Sept. 15 to Oct. 15, MLK Li brary, 901 G St. NW, is celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month with a Craft Kit giveaway. This kit includes materials you’ll need to create a pa pel picado banner and a marigold out of tissue paper, as well as recom mended books and other resources. These kits are available first-come, first-served basis at the Children’s Reference desk on the second floor. dclibrary.org/mlk. Jacqueline and Jason’s Block Party!
On Saturday, Sept. 10, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., explore the idea of infinity through Artist Yayoi Kusama’s work. Drop by and participate in their “Obliteration Sta tion”, make your own wearable art, and collaborate on an infinity wall mural. Please note, this experience does not include entry into One with Eternity: Yayoi Kusama in the Hirshhorn Collection. Due to the nature of the featured artworks, . familylife
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On Sunday, Oct. 16, on the REACH Plaza, enjoy a free, family event full of activities and performances to kick off
NGA’s Art Tales for Pre-K Need ideas for how to talk about art with your little ones? In each box on nga. gov/learn/teachers/lessons-activities/pre-k.html
On Sunday, Oct. 2, 3:30 to 4:40 p.m., celebrate your English and Spanish language knowledge this Hispanic Heritage Month with a spelling bee for developing readers ages five to eight. Registration is re quired at dclibrary.org/southeast.
District families who are enrolled in the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program will be receiving a one-time, back-to-school payment of approximately $1,000. The Mayor made the announcement at a TANF Employment Program hiring event at the Frederick Douglass Community Center in Ward 8. For questions about the one-time back to school payments, contact the ESA Public Benefits Call Center at 202-727-5355, Monday to Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. Craft Kit To Go at MLK Library
NSO Family: Sleepover at the Museum Imagine spending your birthday at the museum. On Saturday, Oct. 15, at 2 and 4 p.m., join Mason and his friends for a musical and scientific scavenger hunt through the many exhibits that make any museum spe cial in this National Symphony Or chestra concert with music and sto ry by Karen LeFrak based on her book of the same name. Most en joyed by age five and older. kenne dycenter.org.
Ward 6 State Board of Education Candidate Forum One of the choices Ward 6 voters will be making this fall is who will rep resent our Ward on the DC State Board of Education. Two candidates are running: Brandon Best and Josh ua Wiley. Join us to learn more about them, to hear their visions for edu cation in DC, and to get your ques tions answered.
Claude Monet, The Artist’s Garden at Vétheuil, 1881, oil on canvas, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Collection, 1970.17.45 free timed-passes are required to ex perience One with Eternity. Stroll er parking is available in the Lobby and Lower Level. hirshhorn.si.edu.
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Unicorn Kids Club: Celebrate What Makes You Magical! Here is your chance to celebrate who you are, find other kids like you, and have some fun. There is power in numbers! Each month the third Sat urday through November, 11 a.m. to noon, Unicorn Kids Club focuses on a different way to be different. Join other kids at the Anacostia Commu nity Museum, 1901 Fort Pl. SE, for stories, making cool stuff, and oth er activities designed just for kids ages five through twelve. There’s a different focus each month: Sept. 17, Deaf and Hard of Hearing Kids Day; Oct. 15, New Kids on the Block Day; Nov. 19, Celebrate All Differ ence Day. anacostia.si.edu/events.
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Performances for Young Audienc es season. Jacqueline Woodson will narrate and share poetry with mu sic by Jason Moran and The Band wagon. The REACH Plaza will have outdoor games inspired by Jacqueline’s book The World Be longed to Us: sidewalk chalk ac tivities, hopscotch, fort building, jump rope, double Dutch, and hula hoops. Food and refreshments will also be available for purchase on site. kennedycenter.org.
President Lincoln’s Cottage’s Homecoming is a celebration of Lincoln’s decision to issue the pre liminary Emancipation Proclama tion—at the very home where he drafted it. This year, it will be held on Saturday, Sept. 17. Celebrations include the Freedom 5k starting at 9 a.m. ($40 fee to run in the 5k) followed by free Family Day activ ities featuring pony rides, petting zoo, face painting, and other activ ities for kids and families. There will also be a 100 ft. Tot Dash for kids immediately following the 5k. The Tot Dash is free and doesn’t require registration. From 3 to 6 p.m., there will be a Jazz perfor mance from the Petworth Jazz Proj ect. There is a $40 fee to run in the 5k. Pre-registration is recommend ed. President Lincoln’s Cottage is at 140 Rock Creek Rd. NW. lin colncottage.org.
The Jim Henson Foundation Grant awarded “Milo the Magnificent” is an engaging puppet show about an aspiring magician. This word less comedy, inspired by turn of the century vaudeville entertainers, is as
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The Maryland Renaissance Festival utilizes a story line and progresses each year forward in the timeline of Henry VIII, through all his reign and all six of his wives. This season the year is 1536, and as ever, the King’s love life is the source of gossip. The Maryland Renaissance Festival, a tradition for the entire family, runs Saturdays and Sundays and Labor Day Monday through Oct. 23, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., for weekends of thrills, feasting, handmade crafts, entertainment and merriment in Crownsville, near Annapolis. The 27-acre Village of Revel Grove comes to life each autumn with more than 200 professional performers on ten stages, a 3,000-seat arena with armored jousting and streets lled with village characters. Over 140 artisans exhibit crafts in their own renaissance shops, ve taverns featuring Colonial Market & Fair at Mount Vernon
On Saturday, Sept. 17 and Sunday, Sept. 18, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., both days, step back in time at Mount Vernon’s Colonial Market & Fair, featuring food and wares made by colonial artisans. Take in the sights and sounds of the marketplace on Mount Vernon’s 12-acre eld. Chat with colonial artisans selling traditional handcrafted food and wares. Hear live music from the colonial era. Watch as expert artisans demonstrate period crafting techniques. See General Washington in the General’s tent. The Colonial Market & Fair is included with general admission: $28 for adults; $15, kids six to eleven; ve and under, free. mountvernon.org.
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The MCM Kids Run is on Saturday, Oct. 29 in Arlington, VA. Children ages ve to twelve can participate in the one-mile fun run. Pre- and postCompany E’s Hannah Wojszynski, Kathryn Pilkington, Philip Baraoidan and Ryan Carlough. To Sail Around the Sun at the KC “Gather all four seasons today?? I’ll do it, but I have to be home by dinnertime. It’s mac and cheese night!” On Saturday, Sept. 17 at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m., follow one child’s journey around the globe in one day in To Sail Around the Sun with DC dance company Company E and music ensemble Sound Impact in an enchanting tour of the world. Through dance, live music, and storytelling, To Sail Around the Sun travels beneath the springtime waves o the shores of Australia, deep into the summertime rainforests of Argentina, under the autumn leaves of Japan, and through the wintry snows of Kazakhstan in an adventure for families and children. To Sail Around the Sun was originally created by Company E in 2017 for the Kennedy Center Theater for Young Audiences program. $30; sixty minutes, no intermission. kennedy-center.org.
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University for Kids (formerly Kiddie University) is Now Enrolling! Infants through 3 yrs old. H Street Campus: 806 H St. • F Street Campus: 728 F St. NE WDC 20002 www.childcarecapitolhill.com For more information, please contact our enrollment specialist Ann Marie directly at (202) 681-4249. This is your chance to join a high quality early childhood program that will jumpstart your child’s development and lifetime of learning. We use a national research based curriculum while offering STEM and Spanish immersion programs. We maintain strict Covid-19 protocols to maintain a healthy and safe learning environment full of a variety of experiences.
For the first time, Disney On Ice invites families to step inside the magical adven tures of Walt Disney Animation Studios’ Frozen and Disney Animation’s Encan to. This adventure on ice transports fans into two of the most popular Disney films as audiences can sing along to their favorite songs while embracing world-class ice skating and aerial acrobatics when it visits EagleBank Arena, 4500 Patriot Circle, Fairfax, from Oct. 6 to 10. Audiences will see Anna, Elsa, Mirabel, and the Madri gal family live, as well as fan favorites Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Donald and Goofy. Tickets at DisneyOnIce.com.
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event hospitality, activities, entertain ment, games and mascots make this an unforgettable event. The Kids Run offers families eight start time options between 9:30 a.m. and 12:15 p.m. Registration is $15 and is now open at marinemarathon.com/events.
This year, The Great Frederick Fair, Frederick Fairgrounds, 797 E Patrick St., Frederick, MD, is from Sept. 16 to 24, 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily. Enjoy agricultural competitions, rides and games, live music and a Kids’ Zone. $10 admission; free for ten and under. Some activities are extra. thegreatfred erickfair.com.
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Kids Run the Bases at Nat’s Park (last chance) Kids ages four to twelve can run the bases after every Sunday day game throughout the season. This season’s remaining dates are Sept. 18 and Oct. 2. Kids Run the Bases begins imme diately following the game, weath er permitting. An adult must accom pany runners to the field. Once the game has ended, it takes the grounds crew approximately 20 minutes to pre pare the field. Kids and parents/guard ians can begin lining up at the end of the seventh inning, however fans who would like to stay and watch the entire game will still be able to line up once the game has ended. Participants must exit the ballpark through the Right Field Gate. The line forms outside of the park on the sidewalk along First St. washington.nationals.mlb.com.
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The Black Student Fund & Latino Student Fund Annual School Fair is on Sunday, Oct. 30, 2 to 5 p.m., at the Washington Convention Center, 801 Mt Vernon Pl. NW. Admission is free. Started in 1972, the Fair has become an effective student venue and con tinues to be one of the largest school fairs of its kind in the region. For fif ty years, the BSF/LSF School Fair has provided a networking opportu nity for thousands of families in the metropolitan area to meet with rep resentatives from more than sixty independent schools. Parents and prospective students get first-hand knowledge about each school’s pro grams, community, admission re quirements and financial aid process. In addition, the fair features interac tive seminars focused on the admis sions process, the financial aid pro cess and personal/family financial management. Read more and regis ter at blackstudentfund.org. u
Baltimore’s Port Discovery Children’s Museum Featuring loads of hands-on indoor activ ities, Port Discovery at 35 Market Place, located in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor, is a place for families who love engaging in imaginative learning and play from in teractive art studios and musical exhib its to the museum’s famous four-sto ry SkyClimber. Port Discovery is open Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, Satur days and Sundays, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.; Tuesdays and Thurs days, 2 to 5 p.m. These hours subject to change. Admission is $21.95 for all at tendees age one and older. Admission pricing includes all-day entry to the mu seum, exhibits, and special activities. portdiscovery.org.
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The Race for Every Child, on Satur day, Oct. 15 at Freedom Plaza, sup ports children and families through out the Washington area by raising funds for specialized medical care, research into childhood diseases, and important wellness and preven tive services at Children’s Nation al Health System. Participants may register to join in-person or virtu ally. Registration is free. Registra tion gives you access to a personal ized fundraising dashboard and the opportunity to recruit team mem bers and raise vital funds to support Children’s National Hospital. Those who raise $30 or more will receive a Race for Every Child: 10th Anniver sary Edition tshirt. The 100yard Kids’ Dash is a great way to encourage your child to be active and healthy. Just one block long, the Kids’ Dash route is on Penn sylvania Ave. NW, starting at 12th St. and fin ishing at 13th St. It will begin promptly at 9:30 a.m. and partici pants will dash in waves, based on their age com.al.donordrive.childrensnationgroup.
Oct. 29 to Nov. 20, join S.P.I.E.S. in person, where it is more interactive than ever. This follow-up to the online hit S.P.I.E.S. & the Lost Trea sure of Atlantis combines live theatre and taped adventure scenes to create a collabora tive and exciting experience where each audience gets to be the hero and solve the puzzles–and no two performances are alike. Best for ages five to elev en. Imagination Stage is at 4908 Auburn Ave., Bethesda. imagi nationstage.org.
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