Mid City DC Magazine – January 2022 by Capital Community News

JANUARY 2022

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04 what’s on washington out and about 10 At The Movies • Pleasant Mann

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12 Insatiable • Celeste McCall

your neighborhood 14 SHAW 2021 • Pleasant Mann

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16 Shaw Streets • Pleasant Mann 18 ANC 6E • Pleasant Mann 20 Bulletin Board • Kathleen Donner 26 Blowing in the Wind • Cathy Plume

at home 28 Changing Hands • Don Denton

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The China, Sports and Power lecture is on Tuesday, Jan.11, 6 to 8:30 p.m. at Church Hall (beer hall in Georgetown Park), 1070 Wisconsin Ave. NW.

WHAT’S ON WASHINGTON PROFS & PINTS LECTURES RESUME

Profs and Pints (motto “love to learn”) brings college professors into bars, cafés, company ofﬁces, and other off-campus venues to share their knowledge. They speak on subjects of broad interest, including local history, their region’s environment, emerging trends in business or politics, and the ideas and innovations transforming our society and culture. All talks are delivered on an adult level and may feature mature content. Unless otherwise stated, anyone under 18 must be accompanied by an adult. Tickets are $12, plus tax and service charge. Find DC area lectures at profsandpints.com/washingtondc.

IKE UDE: NOLLYWOOD PORTRAITS AT THE MUSEUM OF AFRICAN ART

SEVEN GAMES AND WHY WE LOVE THEM

WE THE PEOPLES BEFORE FESTIVAL

First Peoples Fund and the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts present We The Peoples Before, a festival of events designed to explore and expand deep truths and reﬂections about the history and experience of this country’s Native peoples. Coinciding with the 50th anniversary of the Kennedy Center and the 25th anniversary of First Peoples Fund, We The Peoples Before is a multi-day event that features performances, workshops, ﬁlm screenings, cooking demonstrations, and discussions. The festival will take place, from Feb. 3 to 6, at multiple locations across the Kennedy Center’s campus including the REACH. All events are free, but some require advance reservations that will be available on Wednesday, Jan. 19 at 10 a.m. wethepeoplesbefore.org.

Checkers, backgammon, Go, and chess. Poker, Scrabble, and bridge. These seven games, ancient and modern, fascinate millions of people worldwide. On Wednesday, Feb. 2, 6:45 to 8:15 p.m., join journalist and author Oliver Roeder as he charts their origins and historical importance, the delightful arcana of their rules, and the ways their design makes them pleasurable. He delves into the history and lore of each game: backgammon boards in ancient Egypt, the Indian origins of chess, and how certain shells from a particular beach in Japan make the ﬁnest white Go stones. $25. This program is part of the Smithsonian Associates Streaming series. smithsonianassociates.org.

Photo: Oliver Roeder

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Nollywood, Nigeria’s $3 billion film industry, is populated with savvy stars, directors, and producers. Artist Iké Udé returned to Lagos, Nigeria, in October 2014, after three decades away, to photograph its celebrities. In this exhibition, Udé’s portraits appear for the first time with garments and other items used in their creation to make a glamorous, bold statement about African identity. Each portrait conveys radical beauty by reclaiming, reconstructing, and redefining notions of African identity. Ike Ude: Nollywood Portraits opens on Feb. 5 at the National Museum of African Art, 950 Independence Ave. SW. Africa.si.edu.

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THE SIMON & GARFUNKEL STORY AT THE NATIONAL

The Simon & Garfunkel Story tells the story from their humble beginnings to their incredible success as one of the best-selling music groups of the ‘60s to their dramatic split in 1970. It culminates with the famous “The Concert in Central Park” reunion in 1981 with more than half a million fans in attendance. Using huge projection photos and original film footage, the show also features a full live band performing all of their hits, including “Mrs. Robinson,” “Cecilia,” “Bridge Over Troubled Water,” “Homeward Bound,” and many more. Read more at thesimonandgarfunkelstory.com. Tickets are $59, up. The Simon & Garfunkel Story is at the National Theatre, 1321 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Jan. 31 and Feb. 1. thenationaldc.com.

FOLGER SHAKESPEARE LIBRARY’S NOT JUST ANOTHER DAY OFF

During Folger Shakespeare Library’s Not Just Another Day Off presentation, contemporary poets will be joined by actors for the annual celebration of the work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. This virtual event, available Jan. 17 to 24, features new poetry alongside historical speeches from Dr. King, Audre Lorde, Angela Davis, Frederick Douglass, Malcolm X, James Baldwin, and others. Free but registration requested. folger.edu/ events/not-just-another-day-off-2022.

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COMPULSION OR THE HOUSE BEHIND AT THEATER J

Sid Silver is a man obsessed. When he learns about a young girl named Anne Frank and her diary, Silver makes it his mission to ensure her tale is heard. But is the manuscript a work of art? A cultural treasure? Or simply a valuable product? As he fights for the diary’s publication and the rights to adapt it into a play, Silver’s idealism turns to fanaticism, and his good intentions may prove to be his undoing. A fascinating, semi-fictional story about one forgotten writer’s battle for one extraordinary girl’s diary. $40 to $60. Compulsion or the House Behind is at Theater J, 1529 16th St. NW, from Jan 26 to Feb. 20. theaterj.org.

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ORPHEUS CHAMBER ORCHESTRA WITH BRANFORD MARSALIS AT STRATHMORE

WHAT’S ON WASHINGTON

In 1972, a group of young artists made history by creating an orchestra without a conductor in which musicians led themselves democratically. Orpheus performances unfold dynamically, moment-bymoment, creating an energy shared by musicians and audiences alike. For the performance on Jan. 20, 8 p.m., Orpheus is joined by visionary jazz saxophonist Branford Marsalis. Praised for bringing “a graceful poise and supple tone . . . and an insouciant swagger” to his classical performances, Marsalis has proven that his musical command knows no bounds. $54 to $98. Orpheus Chamber Orchestra with Branford Marsalis is at the Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD. strathmore.org.

BEETHOVEN’S NINTH

Beethoven’s epic Ninth is the symphony by which all others are measured. Witness the vast cosmic drama of this groundbreaking piece—the first symphony to include chorus in its orchestration. With its grand emotional melodies and tremendous final “Ode to Joy,” Beethoven’s final symphony resounds as loudly today as it did two centuries ago. This National Symphony Orchestra program at the Kennedy Center, conducted by Gianandrea Noseda on Jan. 27, 7 p.m. and Jan. 28 and 29 at 8 p.m., also includes the Fourth Sinfonia by George Walker, a Washington, DC native and the first Black composer to win the Pulitzer Prize for Music. $15 to $89. kennedy-center.org.

SEVEN METHODS OF KILLING KYLIE JENNER AT WOOLLY

When Forbes Magazine declares Kylie Jenner a “self-made” billionaire, Cleo takes to Twitter to call out white women who co-opt and profit from Black culture. Not long after Cleo’s tweets go viral with supposed support, the internet mob turns on her. Soon online discourse spills into reality, blurring the tenuous lines between internet personas and authentic relationships. Through a digital world of GIFs, memes, and #cancelculture, Seven Methods… offers a Gen Z analysis of Black womanhood, colorism, and the politics of social media activism. $46 to $64. $20 for age 30 and under. Seven Methods of Killing Kylie Jenner is at Woolly Mammoth, 641 D St. NW, from Feb. 14 to March 6. woolymammoth.net.

Playwright Jasmine Lee Jones, Seven Methods of Killing Kylie Jenner. Photo: Helen Murray

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WINTER SHOWCASE AT ART ENABLES GALLERY

From Jan. 15 to April 2, the Art Enables Gallery at 2204 Rhode Island Ave. NE, presents a collection of recent works by their resident artists. As always, this studio gallery exhibition is a showcase of the vibrant and varied styles and techniques of some of the most interesting artists in the area. Art Enables is an art gallery and vocational arts program dedicated to creating opportunities for artists with disabilities to make, market, and earn income from their original and compelling artwork. All are invited to the opening reception on Thursday, Jan. 20, 5 to 7 p.m. Visit the gallery online anytime and in person on Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. art-enables.org.

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At The Movies

Spanish Film Icon Comes up with Another Winner by Mike Canning

From left: Penelope Cruz and Milena Smit star in “Parallel Mothers” by Almodovar. Photo Courtesy of Sony Classic Pictures

panish writer-director Pedro Almodovar continues to amaze with his latest effort, “Parallel Mothers,” a touching and brilliantly realized film that brings him back to the world of the hospital, a context he last explored in the great “Talk to Her” (2002). (This film, subtitled in Spanish, runs 123 minutes, and is rated “R.”) Two women, Janis (Penelope Cruz) and Ana (Milena Smit), are pregnant in a hospital room with their deliveries on the same parallel track. Both are single and became pregnant by accident. Janis, a professional photographer is middle-aged, but she does not regret her pregnancy and is rath-

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er thrilled by the prospect. Her pregnancy comes about as a result of a one-night stand with a rugged academic Arturo (Israel Etejade). However, Ana, a callow teenager, struggles with the implications of this sudden change of life (we don’t know who the father is), and she longs for the support of her actor mother Teresa (Aitana Sanchez Gijon), whose ambition to star in a new play on the road will keep her way from her vulnerable daughter. After witnessing their ferocious, almost simultaneous births, level-headed Janis tries to encourage Ana in her new, unwanted role. Having bonded in their days chatting in hospital corridors and later after they have welcomed their babies,

the two new mothers agree they will stay in touch. The abandoned Ana begins to lean on Janis as they both learn the ways of newborns. Janis adjusts without difficulty, but she has to leave her demanding high-fashion photography to take on more modest contract work. The bond with the more dependent youngster means that Janis eventually agrees to take Ana into her household, so and they can raise their children in tandem. Arturo comes in and out of Janis’s life but not in any romantic way, while Ana’s attempts to involve her mother in the raising of her newborn goes nowhere. Ana’s awareness of who her baby’s father might be is moot since she had made love with

several young men at the same time, while Janis has doubts about her child’s origins and looks to DNA tests to try to confirm the identity of her baby’s father. At this point, Almodovar story takes a sharp right turn, and the relationships shift radically for the rest of the picture. What does not change is the by-now firm relationship between the two women. Almodovar has, for years, been known for his lavish use of color, especially in interior scenes with strong primary colors that often frame his gorgeous protagonists. That practice figured in his last film “Pain and Glory” (2019), and it is shown here, too, with vibrant hues, especially covering the scarlet-tocarmine spectrum, shown in the costuming, furnishings, and interior details (leaving aside a lush mintgreen for the hospital scenes). It doesn’t hurt that the director again has Penelope Cruz as his muse in this film. She is as effective as ever, playing a heartfelt, if practical, character who knows her own mind, a kind of natural, hard-headed feminist (and one who adores her child). As he often does, Almodovar veers awfully close to melodrama in “Mothers,” but Cruz helps him avert this by never being seen as other than grounded and real. Almodovar is as comfortable with the actress as he is with her long-time male equivalent, Antonio Banderes. (last seen in his 2019 “Pain and Glory”). He handles just as well the young Smit, a lovely new discovery to include in his now vast panoply of Spanish screen actresses. Hill resident Mike Canning has written on movies for the Hill Rag since 1993 and is a member of the Washington Area Film Critics Association. He is the author of “Hollywood on the Potomac: How the Movies View Washington, DC.” His reviews and writings on film can be found online at www.mikesflix.com. ◆

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Insatiable

by Celeste McCall

s winter tightens its In Bloomingdale, I stumicy grip, we’ve been bled upon a delightful Asian exploring new and old gem at 1831 First St. NW, a neighborhood restaufew doors away from the Red rants. In La Cosecha, Hen. The cozy, eight-year-old the Latino market at 1280 Aroi Thai and Sushi Bar seats Fourth St. NE, Las Gemelas only about 25 diners but offers Cocina Mexicana has expandseveral dozen Japanese and Siaed into a handsome restaurant mese dishes listed on an extenwith a new moniker: Destino. sive menu. I ordered miso soup (Across the way, sister eatery ($3) and sumptuous pad thai Taqueria Las Gemelas continwith six large shrimp ($11.25) ues its fast-casual service.) washed down with Thai iced tea This is serious cooking. ($3). Since I was driving, I deExecutive chef Robert Aikcided to forego the warm sake ers’ menu showcases “modern from the full bar. My total bill Mexican” cuisine, inspired by was less than $20. favorite south-of-the border I was not the only diner imdestinations. Guacamole is pressed with the delicious food. updated with spiced pepitas One neighborhood family (pumpkin seeds) and flecked claims to eat there regularly ‒ In Latino market La Cosecha, the renamed Destino serves innovative “modern Mexican” cuisine. with queso blanco (mild white except on Mondays, when Aroi cheese). Even more innovative is closed. Menu favorites inis wonderfully smoky salsa caju clude several kinds of sushi and etarian quesadilla is packed with Brussels sprouts, (ground up smoked cashews enlivened with chipotsashimi, papaya salad, fried rice, cashew chicken, kale, cheese and salsa negra. A scattering of hazelnuts les). Dips arrive with blue tortilla chips. crispy flounder with choice of sauce, spicy eggplant, provides crunch. Among entrees, torta con jamon A tummy-warming bowl of sopa tortilla ‒ a vegetarian pad thai and drunken noodles. Prompt is basically a ham and (Mexican) cheese sandwich, traditional Mexican soup ‒ is replete with shreds and pleasant service complements the clean and atspiked with pickled jalapenos. Heartier main dishes of pork, velvety avocado chunks and blue tractive dining/bar area. Aroi also offers take-out. are the heads-on prawns, blue corn tamales corn tortillas. A meal in itself. A vegFor hours and more information, check the website: and pork belly with mole verde. www.aroithaidc.com. Cocktails? Besides deceptively Nearby, also in Bloomingdale, Side Door has simple margaritas (one with mezcal), Destino’s guacamole is enlivened opened downstairs from The Pub & The People with spiced pepitas and queso blanco, Destino’s bar team concocts a comescorted by blue tortilla chips. at 1648 North Capitol St. NW. The new retro bar forting hot buttered rum with passeats 25 guests, who perch on vintage bar stools sion fruit, a rose daiquiri with Mexand chill out over barrel-aged cocktails and a vinyl ican-style rum and a Paloma made soundtrack. Check out the pay phone by the tiny with tequila, grapefruit and five-spice bar. For now, hours are limited. For more informasyrup. There’s also a largely Hispanic tion, visit www.thepubandthepeople.com. wine and beer selection. The booze-free Jamaica is a delicious mixture of lime and hibiscus tea, attractively served in a tall glass. For hours and more information, visit www. In Logan Circle, Dolce Vita has arrived at 1610 destinodc.com. 14th St. NW, in the spot formerly occupied by Ghibellina. The newcomer is a destination for coastal Mediterranean dishes like luxe Iberico ham, beef souvlaki, chicken tagine, orzo risotto and minty This comes from husband Peter, who was driving spritzes. The show-stopping new look and fusion home after a doctor’s appointment:

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Something Old (and New)

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menu that features flavors from four countries (Italy, Greece, Morocco and Spain) is local restaurateur Med Lahlou’s sixth and most ambitious project to date. While his nearby Lupo Verde and Lupo Pizzeria are mainly Italian, Dolce Vita’s menu casts a much wider net across the Mediterranean. For hours and more information, visit www.dolcevitadc.com.

Taco Talk

Nationwide Latino restaurant chain Bartaco has opened at 1025 Fifth St. NW, in Mount Vernon Triangle. Inspired by coastal cuisine in Southern California, Brazil, Uruguay and elsewhere, Bartaco slid into the former Bus Boys & Poets location. (BB&P moved up the street in 2018.) Bartaco’s tacos are stuffed with Argentine chorizo, sesame soy ribeye, and chile lime shrimp and mojo pork carnitas. Also on the menu: guacamole, gazpacho, fried plantains and duck birria. Plus jazzy cocktails. For more information, visit www.bartaco.com.

If You Love Sushi

Takara 14, 1326 14th St. NW (upstairs), a color-soaked spot for sushi and lychee sake, recently opened above Ammathar Thai Cuisine. Pastel-hued stairs lead to the blossom-filled dining room, where Nakazawa alum John Yi prepares house rolls like the Opal (blue fin tuna, salmon, yellowtail, pickled radish enveloped in sesame soy) and small plates like mushrooms sauteed in sake butter. Omakase options include nigiri and sashimi. A $30 wagyu roll is seasoned with sesame truffle salt. Lunch and happy hour bento boxes are filled with bonito flake-filled Brussels sprouts. A spacious two-level bar is festooned with lights, chandeliers and rainbow-hued chairs. Visit www.takara14dc.com for details.

Family Matters

Family Ethiopian Restaurant, at 1414 Ninth St. NW, is among the latest Ethiopian establishments to arrive in the metropolitan area. Our

In Bloomingdale, Aroi Thai serves inexpensive Thai and Japanese dishes including sushi.

region hosts the nation’s largest Ethiopian community. Chef/owner Seferash Yegezaw serves such Ethiopian staples as lamb tibs and doro wot, which is spicy chicken, lamb or fish marinated in mitmita (incendiary chili peppers). All entrees are served atop the injera, the signature fermented pancake-like bread which diners use to scoop up food with their fingers. Seferash Yegezaw moved to St. Louis from Ethiopia when she was 18 and arrived in Washington two years ago with her daughter. She came up with the restaurant idea with her two brothers, Solomon and Moges. The latter died in 2018. “I opened the restaurant in [Moges’s] memory,” she told Eater DC. For Family’s hours and more information, visit www.familyethiopianrestaurant.com.

We’re Back!!

Aroi Thai’s traditional pad thai is crowned with a half-dozen plump shrimp.

Kiki, an LGBTQ-friendly establishment at 915-917 U St. NW, will soon open, where Velvet Lounge and Dodge City used to be. Come spring,

the new hotspot will also unveil a beer garden out back and four separate bars. The new lounge, complete with dance floors, weekly drag shows and a sports themed bar with margaritas on tap, comes from Keaton Fedak, the former general manager at nearby gay restaurant/bar Dirty Goose. For Kiki updates, visit www. dcwannahaveakiki.com.

Winter Restaurant Week

Coming up, Jan. 17-23: the 2022 Winter Restaurant Week. Sponsored by Restaurant Association of Metropolitan Washington (RAMW ), the promotion will highlight special deals throughout the region. Diners will ward off winter’s chill with $40 or $55 multi-course dinners, as well as $25-per-person-multi-course brunches and lunches. As many as 250 restaurants are expected to participate, and off-premises dining will also be available. For more information and an up-to-date list of participating restaurants, visit www. ramw.org. u

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NEIGHBORHOOD

SHAW 2021

A Year in Pictures by Pleasant Mann

espite the continued impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, life went on in Shaw in 2021. This selection of images highlights some of the events and projects that characterized the neighborhood’s continued evolution and resilience.

Photo by Birch

Photo by Pleasant Mann

Grand Opening

A ceremonial ribbon was cut on April 7 to mark the grand opening of the new TG Cigars cigar store and bar at 1120 Ninth Street NW. The success of the previous location next door over the past 15 years allowed owner Negest “TG” Dawit to buy a building and build out the larger space.

Photo by Pleasant Mann

“Together” Mural

The largest mural in Shaw was completed in October on a five-story wall facing the Sunoco gas station at 1317 Ninth Street NW, by a team of women artists led by Nia Ketura Calhoun, Maggie O’Neill and Lisa Marie Thalhammer. Entitled “Together,” the mural was coordinated by Shaw Main Streets and funded by the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities.

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One Less Empty Lot

A groundbreaking ceremony for a new high-rise condominium building at 1336 Eighth Street NW was held on April 13. Being built by Roadside Development, the mixed-use complex will include market rate and affordable units, as well as retail space.

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Photo by Alexander M. Padro, courtesy Shaw Main Streets

Photo by Pleasant Mann

Shaw Small Business Grants

Wine bar Maxwell Park was one of the Shaw businesses to receive a total of $30,000 in COVID-19 Small Business Recovery Grants from Shaw Main Streets in June 2021. The recipients of the grants were chosen competitively and the funds could be used to pay rent, payroll or other business expenses.

Puerto Rican Mayors Visit

The mayors of three towns in Puerto Rico visited several Shaw Main Streets businesses on a tour on July 2 to learn how Main Streets could be used to revitalize business districts on the island. SMS Executive Director Alexander Padro, himself of Puerto Rican descent, took the entourage to Compass Coffee, Grand Cata and Qui Qui DC, a Puerto Rican pop-up restaurant at the Passenger.

Photo by Rey Lopez

Oyster Oyster

Chef/owner Rob Rubba’s plantbased cuisine at his long-awaited Oyster Oyster restaurant at City Market at O drew national attention. The new restaurant earned the #1 ranking in Washington Post food critic Tom Sietsema’s Fall Dining Guide and was named one of the Best New Restaurants in America by “Esquire” magazine in November.

Photo by Pleasant Mann

Photo by Alexander M. Padro, courtesy Shaw Main Streets

National Night Out

Metropolitan Police Department Chief Robert Contee addressed the hundreds of attendees at the National Night Out event held at the Kennedy Recreation Center on Aug. 3. Held on the center’s playing field, this was one of the first large events held in Shaw after pandemic restrictions were loosened.

Art All Night in Shaw

The Art All Night festival returned as an in-person event in Shaw on September 25, drawing approximately 15,000 people to the neighborhood. The 2021 event marked the 10th anniversary of the festival, which began in Shaw in 2011. Photo courtesy MSNBC

Honoring an Early Entrepreneur

Wiltberger Street NW was ceremonially renamed and a bronze plaque was unveiled on Oct. 14 by Shaw Main Streets honoring Cecelia Penny Scott (1918– 2004), the owner of the historic Cecelia’s restaurant facing the Howard Theatre. Scott’s daughter was present at the ceremony, which drew over 100 friends and neighbors of the establishment paying tribute to the businesswoman and philanthropist.

Testing, Testing

Photo by Pleasant Mann

At year’s end, thousands flocked to Shaw’s Watha T. Daniel Library, lining up around the block for free COVID-19 test kits. Viewers nationwide saw DC residents vying for the free kits to learn their status before and after spending the year-end holidays with loved ones.

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Shaw Streets by Pleasant Mann former Shaw ANC commissioner, argued that “this is not a development opportunity for some private developer to take away a black church’s legacy.” To accuse New Bethel Baptist of being a slumlord is a particular insult. The church has been serving the Shaw community since 1902. Its previous pastor, the Reverend Walter Fauntroy, led the community through the redevelopment of the neighborhood during the years of the Shaw Urban Renewal Plan in the 1960s and 1970s. The church Rev. Dexter Nutall announces formation of the New Bethel Baptist Church Legal Defense Fund. built Foster House in answer to Photo: Pleasant Mann the call of the District for black churches to fill riot-damaged lots with affordable housing. As Nutall put it, “It was the Black church that wanted to be here, when no one else wanted to be here.” New Bethel Baptist Church held a press conference Although the Defense Fund was established by the afternoon of Dec. 8 to announce the creation of New Bethel Baptist Church, the vision is to also prothe New Bethel Legal Defense Fund. The fund was vide support to other black churches encountering formed in direct response to a series of actions by the similar abuses by local and state government officials. District’s Office of the Attorney General (OAG) to The fund is intended to combat widespread efforts block the church’s efforts to revitalize the affordable across the District and region to take over valuhousing it owns in Shaw. able real estate and assets owned by the area’s black Rev. Dexter Nutall, pastor of New Bethel, outchurches. The Defense Fund will also partner with lined the effort by the OAG to characterize the former elected officials and policy experts to bring church as a slumlord in its management of Foster awareness to these issues and develop strategies to House apartments and frustrate the process unensure local black churches are protected. der the Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act that would allow the redevelopment of the property to proceed. Nutall said that this harassment seemed to be part of a pattern where church-directed development was subject to greater scrutiny than commerOn Saturday morning, Dec. 18, Events DC hosted cial, profit-making projects. As a result, the church its 23rd annual Winter Wonderland holiday celehad to form a fund to cover the legal expenses genbration for nearly 200 children from communities erated by the actions of the OAG. surrounding the Walter E. Washington ConvenNutall’s points were supported by fellow pastion Center. tors Rev. Lionel Edmonds of Mount Lebanon In previous years, Winter Wonderland was a Baptist Church, Rev. Edwin Jones, Living Faith holiday party for neighborhood children and their Baptist Church and Ministries International, and parents, with family activities along with gift givRev. Bill Lamar, Metropolitan African Methodist ing. The start of the pandemic last year required that Episcopal Church, as well as Terry Lynch of the Events DC restrict the tradition to the distribution Downtown Cluster of Congregations. Alexander of toys. This year’s Winter Wonderland Reimagined Padro, executive director of Shaw Main Streets and

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event, just as in 2020, was a gift distribution where adults from nearby households picked up gift bags for children preregistered by Advisory Neighborhood Commissions 2F and 6E, as well as Shaw Main Streets. Due to COVID-19, guests were assigned to specific one-hour time slots, required to wear face coverings and temperature-screened upon entering the center. As a special treat, attendees could take complimentary photos at a contactless digital booth supplied by DC vendor Eagle Eye Photos. Events DC staff volunteers and friends got in on the action, making it a festive time for all. Events DC looks forward to welcoming Shaw’s youth to the Convention Center for next year’s Winter Wonderland.

Shaw Sees Progress in Housing

While development in Shaw has slowed a bit over the past two years, a couple of new projects will add to its housing stock. A big milestone was the application by developer Dantes Partners for vertical building permits to build on the city-owned Parcel 42. A vacant lot at the corner of Seventh and R streets NW, Parcel 42 has most notably been known as the home of the Art Market during Shaw’s annual Art All Night events. The District has tried to find a site developer three times in the past decade and a half before giving Dantes Partners a chance. Current plans call for a 110-unit building with 108 of the apartments having some form of affordability. The ground floor will have 8,500 square feet devoted to retail, community and art uses. The Mid City Development Corporation has announced plans to redevelop properties on the east side of the 1700 block of Eighth Street NW, currently garden apartments, by constructing a high-rise apartment building on the site. The developer will spend the next month showing plans to neighborhood organizations in Shaw to gather input.

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dvisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC) 6E held its monthly meeting for December 2021 on Tuesday evening, Dec. 7. Due to the restrictions on public meetings caused by the Coronavirus crisis, the meeting was held as a virtual conference. Chair Rachelle Nigro (6E04) called the meeting to order with Michael Eichler (6E01, vice chair), Alex Lopez (6E02, secretary), Frank Wiggins (E03, treasurer), Patrick Parlej (6E05), Denise Blackson (6E06) and Kevin Rogers (6E07) in attendance. There was a quorum to conduct official business.

Police Service Area (PSA) Reports

Capt. Dorrough of the First Police District reported that crime had gone down 30%, with theft being the only category that had an increase. There were still violent incidents. On Nov. 7, there was a shooting at Fourth and L streets. One person was shot and there was an arrest. There was also an incident on Dec. 4, where an argument resulted in someone being shot in the head. The victim is in critical condition, with Homicide taking over the investigation. Parlej asked if the shooting was gang-related. Dorrough replied that DC does not have well-organized gangs but loosely connected groups called crews. Dorrough noted that there were more guns on the street than ever before. There is still a problem with officer attrition, with force levels going down as there are no new hires coming in to replace officers who are retiring. Rogers stated that there should

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by Pleasant Mann be more officers on K Street. Dorrough replied that one officer is assigned to K Street. Nigro asked about a reported kidnapping. The captain said that the incident was unlikely to have been a kidnapping, but that he could research it further. Dorrough mentioned a proposed revision of the DC Code, which would remove drinking with an open container of alcohol in public as a crime, that could affect how police deal with issues on the street. He concluded that the neighborhood is safe, with historic lows for violent crime, although there are still notable incidents. Capt. Small of the Third Police District reported a 33% percent reduction in violent crime in 3D. There had been an increase in property crime over the last month. Nigro inquired about the investigation of a robbery that occurred on M Street. Small said that the case is still open. Nigro added that she continues to advocate to put an officer on foot patrol. There was a question about the shots fired on the 1400 block of Seventh Street. Small replied that one person was arrested and that the police have gotten information from nearby video surveillance cameras.

Zoning and Development Committee

456 Ridge St. NW. Support was requested by the property’s owners going before the Historic Preservation Review Board (HPRB) for a change in the status of an existing building from historically contributing to the Mount Vernon Square Historic District to non-contributing, which would allow the owners to seek a raze permit. Tony Brown, chair of

the committee, said that this is a tricky project since historic preservation limits demolition in historic districts. He said the committee concluded that, based on precedents, they could not support the request. Alex Padro added that since the building was declared a contributing building when the historic district was established, the committee could not justify a reclassification as non-contributing without further documentation. Nigro said that regardless of the what the commission decides, she would send her own opinion to the HRPB. Nigro then moved to not support the owner’s request, which failed by a vote of three in favor, three opposed and one abstention. A motion by Lopez to support the request also failed by the same vote. Therefore, the commission took no action on the matter. 1552 Eighth St. NW. Brown explained that the project, which called for a three-story addition in the rear, had gone before the HPRB before, where a proposed slanted roof drew objections. The latest plan calls for a flat roof, and the committee supported the concept. The commission passed a motion to support the plan. 1612-1616 Seventh St. NW. Plans call for renovating three historic buildings and building a three-story addition at the rear, with ground floor retail and upper story residential. The owner mentioned that his plans had been approved in 2016 by ANC 6E and the Central Shaw Neighborhood Association, but that due to the amount of time that had passed, HPRB wanted to rehear the case. Brown said that the committee supported the project. The request for support before the HPRB was approved by the commission.

1510 10th St. NW. The owner was requesting support for plans before the HPRB to add a twostory addition in the rear of this row house, with a set of exterior stairs and a roof deck. Brown said that the committee had reviewed the plans and suggested modifications, resulting in the latest set of plans. Eichler noted that there the community had expressed concern about the project in the past. A motion to support the plans before the HPRB was approved by a vote of five yeses.

Alcoholic Beverage Control Licensing Committee (ABC)

508 K St. NW (Rebel Taco). Rebel Taco is a fast casual restaurant moving into the Waffle Shop space. It is applying for a new restaurant license. This will not be a nightlife establishment. The request was for support for new permanent and stipulated licenses. The request for ANC support for the license and stipulated license was approved by the commission. 508 K St. NW (Stellina Pizzeria). Request for Class C license for a new restaurant and a stipulated license. A motion to support the request passed. 449 K St. NW (Melange). Melange is asking for a liquor license with an entertainment endorsement, plus a stipulated license. The request for support was approved by the commission.

Transportation Advisory Committee (TAC)

New Jersey Avenue Traffic Calming Project. The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) presented

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about their plans for traffic calming measures on New Jersey Avenue from Florida Avenue to N Street NW. There have been crashes on New Jersey Avenue, particularly at O Street. Warner Street was an example of a particular hazard. A traffic light is planned for the intersection of O and New Jersey. The plans suggest a road diet for New Jersey, with one transit lane instead of two, turn pockets and a protected bike lane. Nigro said that it was important for the problems on New Jersey Avenue to get attention. Lopez, the chair of the Transportation Committee, gave a list of suggested improvements developed by the committee. A resident asked how many parking spaces will be eliminated in the plan. The answer is that there are currently 78 parking space, which would be reduced to 18. The advantage is that the current parking spaces are rush-hour restricted, while the remaining 18 under the plan could be used at all hours. Lopez made a motion for the commission to support the plan, and to include the committee comments on DDOT’s 30% drawings. The motion passed. KIPP DC: Grow Academy. The committee requested that DDOT conduct a safety study to address cars speeding in front of the KIPP Grow Academy on the 400 block of P Street. The request suggested installing raised crosswalks at the intersections around the school and adding speed bumps to Fifth Street. The motion to request a safety study from DDOT passed unanimously. ANC 6E will hold its next meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2022, at 6:30 p.m. Plans are to hold this meeting as a virtual conference. Visit www. ◆ anc6e.org for more information.◆

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Join Serve DC’s Volunteer Snow Team

Residents are encouraged to join Serve DC’s Volunteer Snow Team, which helps clear sidewalks for registered seniors who are 65 and older and residents with access functionality needs. This year, Serve DC especially needs volunteers in Wards 4, 5, 7 and 8. Volunteers can sign up at www.servedc.galaxydigital.com. For more information about DC’s snow program, preparing for winter weather or where District Snow Team plows are during a storm, visit www.snow.dc.gov.

MLK Library Presents “Blockbusters the Sequel!”

Martin Luther King Jr. Library, 901 G St. NW, is screening recently released action films in the auditorium for adults every Tuesday, 5:30 to 8:00 p.m. On Jan. 11, “No Time to Die” (2021); Jan. 18, “Dune” (2021); Jan. 25, “Venom” (2021). www. dclibrary.org/mlk

ESL Conversation Circles

Non-native speakers of English who want to practice speaking English or build vocabulary may join an English as a Second Language (ESL) Conversation Circle at Martin Luther King Jr. Library. The groups meet Wednesdays, 10 a.m. to noon and/or 6 to 8 p.m. The online sessions meet for two hours.

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They are designed for adults 18 and older with lowintermediate to high-level English skills. For more information, contact adultlearning.dcpl@dc.gov.

Monday Trivia Night at Wunder Garten

Every Monday, 7 to 10 p.m., is Trivia Night at Wunder Garten with host Mark Lloyd. Winners receive prizes and glory. Wunder Garten is at 1101 1st St. NE. www.wundergartendc.com

Senior Aquafitness at DC JCC

Senior Aquafitness is a beginner-to-intermediatelevel class for adults 50 years and older with mild arthritis or returning from minor injuries. Water aerobics improves flexibility, strengthens muscles, improves balance and coordination. The exercises

and routines coupled with mild aerobics move at the pace and comfort level of each individual. Swimming ability is not required. Edlavitch Jewish Community Center of Washington, DC, 1529 16th St. NW. Sign up at www.edcjcc.org.

Find an Indoor Public Pool

All indoor pools operated by the Department of Recreation are free for DC residents (show photo ID). They require a paid membership for non-DC residents: dpr.dc.gov/page/indoor-pools-00. • Ward 1: Marie Reed Aquatic Center, 2200 Champlain St. NW, open Monday to Friday, 6 to 9 a.m. and 4 to 9 p.m., and Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; closed Sunday. • Ward 5: Turkey Thicket Aquatic Center, 1100 Michigan Ave. NE, open Monday to Friday,

6 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; closed Sunday. Dunbar Aquatic Center, 101 N St. NW, open Monday to Friday 6 to 8 a.m. and 5 to 9 p.m.; closed Saturday and Sunday. • Ward 6: William H. Rumsey Aquatic Center, 635 North Carolina Ave. SE, open Monday to Friday, 6 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; closed Sunday.

Washington Post Best Books of 2021

The Washington Post has released its annual series of articles with top book recommendations for the year. The categories are Top 10 Books, Children and Teen Books, Thrillers, Feel Good Books, Graphic Novels, Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror and Romance Novels. This year offers titles for readers of all ages and interests. Check them out with your library card. www.dclibrary. org/washingtonpost2021

Getting Health Coverage During Open Enrollment

DC residents are urged to sign up for high-quality, affordable health insurance at www.DCHealthLink. com, the District’s online, statebased health insurance marketplace established under the Affordable Care Act. Open enrollment for individuals and families continues through Jan. 31, 2022.

Fort Dupont Public Ice Skating

The Fort Dupont Ice Arena, 3779 Ely Pl. SE, offers public skating. The schedule through the end of February 2022 is Sundays, 2:30 to 4:30 p.m.; Saturdays, 1:00 to 3:00 p.m.; Fridays, noon to 2:00 p.m. Adult admission is $5; kids, $4. Skate rental is $3. www.fdia.org

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Become a Resident Artist

Art Enables provides an opportunity for DC residents interested in exploring the art-making process and art as a career. It serves adult artists with intellectual and developmental disabilities and individuals with a mental health diagnosis. Artists must be 21 or older and live in the DC area. Previous art experience is not a requirement, only a genuine interest in the art-making process and developing as a professional artist. Art Enables is a fee-for-service program. Applicants must have funding from a sponsoring agency/organization or have the capacity to meet the fee requirements independently. Art Enables, 2204 Rhode Island Ave. NE, has a limited number of scholarships available for those unable to meet the fee requirements. Candidates must have a formal intake interview and assessment. To schedule an initial studio tour and interview, contact the studio at 202-554-9455. www.art-enables.org

Air & Space Museum Temporary Closure

The Smithsonian Air & Space Museum will close to the public from March 28 until fall 2022 to complete work on new galleries in the west wing of the building. The west-end galleries will reopen at a date to be announced later in 2022. The west-end exhibitions will include “America by Air,” “The Wright Brothers & the Invention of the Aerial Age,” “Nation of Speed,” “Thomas W. Haas We All Fly,” “One World Connected,” “Kenneth C. Griffin Exploring the Planets Gallery,” “Destination Moon” and “Early Flight.” The museum store and Albert Einstein Planetarium will also reopen in the fall. www.airandspace.si.edu/visit/mall-temporarily-close-2022

Become a DPR Lifeguard

The Department of Recreation uses the International Lifeguard Training Program (ILTP) to train and certify lifeguards to work at both indoor and outdoor aquatic facilities across the District. The ILTP is an objective-driven program that produces lifeguards who perform at a higher level than those of other national/international training agencies. The content includes Health Care Provider level CPR (one- and two-person CPR, AR, Foreign Body Airway Obstruction, and AED training), Emergency Oxygen Administration training and First Aid, along with state-of–the-art rescue techniques. The comprehensive nature of the program allows for a complete training curriculum that prepares the lifeguard with a single course. Lifeguard candidates must pass written and hands-on tests to receive an ILTP course completion certificate, which can be used to gain employ-

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ment at any aquatic facility in the world. Training is free. Read more at www.dpr.dc.gov/lifeguard.

DDOT Deploys Traffic Cameras to New Locations

The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) has announced the planned deployment of automated traffic enforcement cameras to new locations throughout the District. The locations are sites where data analysis has identified speeding and stopsign running as safety issues. Once “Photo Enforced” signs are installed in the direction of travel within at least 100 to 150 feet of the approach of the location, a 30-day educational phase will start for each camera deployment. During this period, violators will receive warning citations. After the 30-day warning period, DDOT will begin issuing notices of infraction with fines that will range from $100 to $500 based on excess of the speed limit. The new photo enforcement locations are: 1700 block N. Capitol St. NE 3400 block MLK Jr. Ave. SE 3400 block Wheeler Rd. SE 4000 block Wheeler Rd. SE 100 block Florida Ave. NW Malcolm X Ave. and Oakwood St. SE 1500 block Rhode Island Ave. NE 4400 block MLK Jr. Ave. SW 1300 block Eastern Ave. NE 3100 block S. Dakota Ave. NE 3700 block S. Dakota Ave. NE 4800 block S. Dakota Ave. NE 4900 block 16th St. NW 1500 block Gallatin St. NE 4700 block Reservoir Rd. NW 2200 block Franklin St. NE Fessenden St. and 44th St. NW Blagden Ave. and Allison St. NW www.ddot.dc.gov/page/dc-streetsafe-automated-traffic-enforcement

Wild Turkeys at the Arboretum

Thanksgiving may be over, but turkeys are still out and about at the National Arboretum. Wild turkeys have called the arboretum home for at least the last 12 years. Trail-camera footage indicates three to six may be living at the arboretum. One group, a male and two females, lives in the eastern side of the grounds near the Dogwood and Gotelli Conifer collections. Visitors are asked to be respectful and keep their distance if they encounter turkeys. The outside grounds of the US National Arboretum are open daily to the public from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. www.usna.usda.gov

January Foreclosure Prevention Webinars

Nonprofit Housing Counseling Services will be conducting Foreclosure Prevention webinars on Jan. 5, 12, 19 and 26, at noon, to provide valuable information about options for residents who are having difficulty paying their mortgage. Residents delinquent on condo fees or property taxes may also receive help. Offered on the internet or via telephone, webinars are free. Registration is required at www.housingetc. org/webinar-registration; or at the Foreclosure Prevention Hotline at 202-265-2255. With advanced request, webinars are available in other languages.

Track DC Snowplows

The District’s Snow Team consists of 882 employees and a 296-vehicle fleet, including 120 heavy plows and 100 light plows. This year’s equipment features 46 all-biodiesel plows. Snowplow operators clear 2,644 lane miles of residential and commercial streets annually, as well as the interstates. Residents can track snow removal progress in real-time by visiting www. snow.dc.gov/page/about-track-our-plows.

Hypothermia Alerts

Hypothermia alerts activate when the National Weather Service forecasted temperature, including wind chill, is 32 F or below; or when the temperature is forecasted to be 40 F or below and the chance of precipitation is 50% or greater. Transportation to shelter is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. To report someone outside in need of shelter or a welfare check, call the Shelter Hotline at 202-3997093 or dial 311. If there is an immediate risk to safety, call 911. When calling, include the time, the address or location of the sighting and a description of the person’s appearance.

Find a Vaccination

To find a vaccination site within one mile, five miles, ten miles and farther from a home, anywhere in the country, visit www.vaccines.gov and enter a Zip Code. Also get information on incentives, childcare and free rides. Or call 1-800-232-0233.

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In-Person Choral Singing Returns

Adults returns for the winter/spring session of its Capital Encore Chorale and DC ROCKS. Capital Encore Chorale is a local group that sings a mix of music in many styles and from different eras. DC ROCKS takes singers back to their favorite rock hits from the 50s through the 80s. Encore welcomes new and returning singers to its 15-week, in-person programs that begin the second week in January 2022. No auditions are necessary. Encore’s mission is to provide an accessible arts education and performance opportunities for older adults regardless of ability or experience. Capital Encore Chorale will meet at First Congregational UCC, 945 G St. NW, on Wednesdays, starting Jan. 12, from 10:30 a.m. to noon. DC ROCKS will meet at the Westminster Presbyterian Church, 400 I St. SW, on Tuesdays, starting Jan. 11, 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. Tuition is $190 per person for each 15-week program. For more information and registration, visit www.encorecreativity.org or call 301-261-5747.

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Blowing in the Wind

DC Mandates Cleaner Leaf Blowers and Provides Rebates for Them

by Catherine Plume

hours each day are exposed to much higher levels. paring types and brands of leaf blowers also notes eaf blowers--sometimes it seems that everyone Over time, these emissions can lead to a host of that “the best corded models are on a par with or is foregoing the humble rake for these highhealth issues ranging from cardiovascular disease, better than many gas blowers.” powered machines. People either love them for to strokes, and respiratory diseases. The noise they At least some local landscaping companies are their efficiency or hate them for high-pitched produce can lead to permanent hearing loss. embracing the legislation and eager to see the switch noise they produce. But did you know that Mary Cheh (D-Ward 3) and Chair of the DC to electric. Nancy Sainburg, owner of Enchanted gas-powered leaf blowers are also a major source of Garden, a DC-based landscaping pollution and a health hazard? company notes, “We’ve been usAs of January 1, 2022, the ing only battery-operated blowers Leaf Blower Regulation Amendfor the past five years. We’ve had ment Act of 2016 will prohibit “A 2011 study found that you’d have to drive a Ford no complaints from clients. In the sale and use of gasolineF150 Raptor for 3,887 miles, or the distance from north fact, several clients have come to powered leaf blowers in DC. Texas to Anchorage, Alaska to equal the amount of us after hearing that we only use Residents and landscape compabattery-powered blowers.” nies alike will need to abide by hydrocarbon emissions produced by a two-stroke gasTo get the DCSEU rebate, visthis law or be subject to a fine powered leaf blower operated for only 30 minutes.” it the DCSEU website at https:// of up to $500. To help make the www.dcseu.com/homes/electrictransition to cleaner electric and lawn-care. Residents will need a battery-powered leaf blowers, the copy of their receipt that includes DC Sustainable Energy Utility a model number of the leaf blower purchased. ReCouncil’s Committee on Transportation and the (DCSEU) is offering $50 residential rebates for bate applications (limit one per utility account) can Environment is happy to see these gas-powered qualifying electric leaf blowers and $75 rebates be submitted through the Online Rebate Center machines abolished in DC, noting, “Gas-powered for landscaping companies. Rebates are limited or through the mail-in application. Commercial leaf blowers are noisy, toxic, and exceptionally polto one per residential customer while any landcustomers will need to submit a copy of their DC luting. The gas-powered leaf blower ban is an enviscaping company licensed to work in DC will be business license and can apply for the rebate online ronmental and public health effort, and I enthusieligible for rebates for up to five electric or battery through on the DCSEU’s website. astically welcome the launch of the DCSEU’s leaf powered machines under the DCSEU plan. Ted Trabue, Managing Director of the DCblower rebate program to assist with the phasingSEU urges people to act on this rebate now. in of electric/battery alternatives. Not only will it Why is this legislation necessary? lead to safer environments for According to the Environmental Protection Agenlandscapers, neighborhoods, cy (EPA), two-stroke gasoline-powered lawn and and local wildlife, but the regarden equipment (including leaf blowers) produce bate program will also make high levels of hazardous air pollutants and carbon the transition to cleaner, quidioxide (CO2). Two-stroke engines are lightweight eter alternatives more accesas they combine oil and gas in a single chamber. sible for everyone.” But they are also very loud and inefficient with as While electric and batmuch as a third of the fuel spewed into the air as tery-powered leaf blowers unburned aerosol. As testimony to the inefficiency are better for operator health of these machines, a 2011 study found that you’d and the environment, other have to drive a Ford F150 Raptor for 3,887 miles, technological advancements or the distance from north Texas to Anchorage, are also favoring electric leaf Alaska to equal the amount of hydrocarbon emisblowers. In addition to besions produced by a two stroke gas-powered leaf ing quieter than gas-powered blower operated for only 30 minutes. People who machines, a November 2021 operate these leaf-blowers breathe these emissions The DCSEU has rebates for residents and landscape companies to make the switch to New York Times article comwhile landscapers who operate these machines for electric and battery-powered leaf blowers.

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“Don’t wait until every leaf has fallen to take advantage of our rebate. Make the switch before January 1, 2022, to stay in compliance with the new District ordinance. Electric leaf blowers and lawn equipment are better for the environment and for the health, safety, and hearing of workers and residents, and we look forward to helping residents and businesses make the switch.” And if you really want to be carbon neutral and even get some ex-

ercise, remember, that rake will still work, too! Catherine Plume is a lifelong environmentalist, an urban homesteader, a writer, and blogger for the DC Recycler: www.DCRecycler.blogspot.com; Twitter: @DC_Recycler. She is also the Chair of the DC Chapter of the Sierra Club, however, perspectives expressed are her own and do not necessarily represent the positions of that organization. u

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changing hands

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

Neighborhood

Price BR

14TH STREET CORRIDOR 1446 Swann St NW 1539 T St NW

$2,009,000 $1,225,000

ADAMS MORGAN 1724 Euclid St NW

$1,100,000

BLOOMINGDALE 114 Adams St NW 124 V St NW 18 S St NW 140 Q St NW

$1,050,000 $975,000 $927,100 $805,000

COLUMBIA HEIGHTS 1448 Fairmont St NW 1008 Park Rd NW 1358 Taylor St NW 919 Quincy St NW 3111 11th St NW 743 Quebec Pl NW 721 Morton St NW 1420 Taylor St NW 1240 Irving St NW 542 Irving St NW 1431 Parkwood Pl NW 1438 Parkwood Pl NW 1341 Taylor St NW 1229 Shepherd St NW 750 Irving St NW 1043 Quebec Pl NW 1403 Perry Pl NW 764 Irving St NW 729 Harvard St NW 757 Harvard St NW 736 Gresham Pl NW 3114 Sherman Ave NW 1357 Newton St NW 3125 11th St NW 709 Harvard St NW 1023 Euclid St NW 629 Lamont St NW 1006 Lamont St NW 1113-F Harvard St NW 3224 Sherman Ave NW

$1,220,000 $1,200,000 $1,135,000 $1,095,000 $1,010,000 $1,000,000 $995,000 $942,500 $925,000 $880,000 $870,000 $816,000 $810,000 $809,000 $805,000 $780,000 $755,000 $748,500 $745,000 $745,000 $710,000 $680,000 $675,000 $655,000 $650,000 $650,000 $650,000 $632,050 $630,000 $550,000

DUPONT CIRCLE 1927 S St NW 1505 Swann St NW 2019 Q St NW 1903 S St NW

$1,900,000 $1,500,000 $3,250,000 $2,495,000

LEDROIT PARK 2102 Flagler Pl NW 410 U St NW

$1,500,000 $815,000

LOGAN CIRCLE 925 R St NW 1342 Wallach Pl NW

$1,305,000 $1,154,250

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3417 Sherman Ave NW #1 3933 14th St NW #PENTHOUSE 8 3933 14th St NW #3 1105 Park Rd NW #3 MOUNT PLEASANT 1020 Girard St NW #1 1825 Monroe St NW $1,575,000 7 2750 14th St NW #501 1927 Park Rd NW $1,500,000 7 1356 Newton St NW #A 1844 Kenyon St NW $1,467,000 4 760 Girard St NW #101 2009 Klingle Rd NW $1,360,200 4 1032 Lamont St NW #A 3317 16th St NW #4 MOUNT VERNON 1390 Kenyon St NW #801 408 NW N St NW $1,050,000 3 3545 13th St NW #1 1236 4th St NW $700,000 3 1390 Kenyon St NW #709 OLD CITY #2 3240 Hiatt Pl NW #3 912 Westminster St NW $1,200,000 4 2905 13th St NW #4 1606 New Jersey Ave NW $800,000 3 2331 15th St NW #206-N 2207 12th Place NW $798,000 2 1020 Fairmont NW #6 SHAW 3933 14th St NW #5 3933 14th St NW #4 931 Westminster St NW $1,565,000 5 1438 Meridian Pl NW #305 1821 Vermont Ave NW $1,499,999 4 1335 Fairmont St NW #2 1423 New Jersey Ave NW $869,900 3 1417 Newton St NW #504 205 Bates St NW $845,000 4 3500 13th St NW #505 507 Rhode Island Ave NW $835,000 3 1436 Meridian Pl NW #104 TRUXTON CIRCLE 732 Lamont St NW #202 35 Bates St NW $938,600 3 3515 Hertford Pl NW #31 207 Bates St NW $935,500 3 760 Girard St NW #201 3205 Georgia Ave. NW #301 U STREET CORRIDOR 754 Park Rd NW #3 1929 12th St NW $1,180,000 4 3656 New Hampshire Ave NW #5 2121 12th Pl NW $1,150,000 3 3205 Georgia Ave NW #302 1321 Fairmont St NW #2 CONDO 1519 Park Rd NW #B1

12 Logan Cir NW 1421 S St NW 1109 P St NW

$4,600,000 $1,649,000 $1,565,000

14TH STREET CORRIDOR

2125 14th St NW #203W

$659,000

ADAMS MORGAN 1806 Kalorama Rd NW #4 2444 NW Ontario Rd NW #3 1674 Euclid St NW #B 2550 17th St NW #613 1957 Calvert St NW #B 2424 17th St NW #105

$965,000 $814,000 $730,000 $575,000 $515,000 $280,000

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$890,000 $695,000 $630,000 $485,000 $460,000 $310,000

COLUMBIA HEIGHTS 1316 Shepherd St NW #4 1343 Kenyon St NW #2 3035 15th St NW #404PH 1474 Belmont St NW #4 3463 14th St NW #5

$1,025,000 $797,000 $790,000 $750,000 $749,000

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CENTRAL 2301 N St NW #216 920 I St NW #1003 1133 14th St NW #804 616 E St NW #1110 400 Massachusetts Ave NW #617 1133 14th St NW #507

$743,500 $729,900 $693,000 $693,000 $689,000 $685,000 $685,000 $675,000 $665,000 $663,000 $645,000 $630,000 $584,900 $565,000 $499,900 $495,000 $470,000 $453,000 $452,500 $419,000 $405,000 $385,000 $380,000 $375,000 $355,000 $353,000 $340,000 $339,000 $332,000 $321,500 $314,900 $250,000 $206,000

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1735 New Hampshire Ave NW #603 1824 S St NW #404 1617 Riggs Pl NW #3 1813 16th St NW #2B 1731 S St NW #9 1731 Willard St NW #405 1711 Massachusetts Ave NW #405 1904 R St NW #6 1615 Q St NW #610 1801 16th St NW #407 1 Scott Cir NW #715 1325 18th St NW #903 1708 19th St NW #2 1830 17th St NW #306 1768 Church St NW #B 1712 Corcoran St NW #5 1916 17th St NW #209 1727 R St NW #LL2 1815 18th St NW #202 1727 R St NW #301 1325 18th St NW #606 1700 17th St NW #407 1916 17th St NW #110

$810,000 $753,152 $707,000 $695,000 $499,900 $412,000 $374,500 $370,000 $290,000 $264,500 $225,000 $695,000 $635,000 $599,000 $551,500 $551,500 $501,000 $500,000 $490,000 $465,000 $457,500 $457,000 $445,000

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1621 T St NW #607 1545 18th St NW #813 1747 Church St NW #2 1933 18th St NW #103 1718 P St NW #413 1727 Massachusetts Ave NW #816 1816 New Hampshire Ave NW #409 1 Scott Cir NW #405 1260 21st St NW #715 1 Scott Cir NW #705 1727 Massachusetts NW #505 1808 S St NW #2

$415,000 $394,000 $379,555 $377,000 $336,000 $333,000 $328,000 $260,000 $255,000 $232,700 $228,000 $560,000

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LOGAN 1413 P St NW #302 1735 Johnson Ave NW #G 1443 S St NW #1 1450 Church St NW #503 1115 12th St NW #702 1735 Johnson Ave NW #B 1211 13th St NW #604 1211 13th St NW #502 1 Scott Cir NW #313 1822 15th St NW #203 1918 12th St NW #2 1327 R St NW #2 1309 Q St NW #1 1301 NW Rhode Island NW #4 1423 R St NW #205 1433 R St NW #1 1400 Church St NW #307 1437 Rhode Island Ave NW #707 1225 11th St NW #8 1010 Massachusetts NW #905 1325 13th St NW #206 1225 N St NW #A 1320 R St NW #5 1120 Rhode Island Avenue NW #4 1326 R St NW #1 1441 Rhode Island Ave NW #520 1618 11th St NW #T101 1245 13th St NW #212 1215 N St NW #2 1 Scott Cir NW #714 1414 Belmont St NW #305 918 NW N St NW #1 1317 11th NW #7

$1,730,000 $1,595,000 $965,000 $815,000 $647,500 $640,000 $568,000 $520,000 $250,000 $249,900 $1,355,000 $3,000,000 $1,410,000 $875,000 $785,000 $705,000 $695,000 $680,000 $675,000 $640,000 $611,000 $605,000 $515,000 $494,000 $490,000 $489,000 $415,000 $359,900 $342,500 $196,500 $455,000 $979,000 $535,000

MOUNT PLEASANT 1682 Oak St NW 3324 18th St NW #4 3422 Brown St NW #301 1615 Kenyon St NW #32 1615 Kenyon St NW #56 1763 Columbia Rd NW #403

$865,000 $545,000 $506,000 $330,000 $285,000 $265,000

MOUNT VERNON 216 Morgan St NW #2

$1,060,000

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445 M St NW #1 920 I St NW #607 1010 Massachusetts Ave NW #413 424 M St NW #5 424 M St NW #3 424 M St NW #2 437 New York Ave NW #211 424 M St NW #1 1111 M St NW #7 437 New York Ave NW #Y26 301 Massachusetts Ave NW #404

$830,000 $700,000 $654,500 $610,000 $495,000 $460,000 $399,999 $345,000 $881,000 $559,000 $455,000

OLD CITY #2 301 Massachusetts Ave NW #1202 1401 Church St NW #522 1401 Q St NW #304 1612 15th St NW #4 1730 16th St NW #13 555 Massachusetts Ave NW #1118 910 M St NW #830 475 K St NW #910 1731 S St NW #PH 11 1718 P St NW #907 1001 L St NW #611 66 New York Ave NW #101 80 New York Ave NW #205

$1,100,000 $999,000 $910,000 $737,500 $715,000 $675,000 $603,000 $560,000 $520,000 $520,000 $415,000 $399,999 $340,000

PENN QUARTER 616 E St NW #849 715 6th St NW #603 916 G St NW #306

$645,000 $625,000 $405,000

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SHAW 448 Q St NW #2 801 N St NW #201 1827 Wiltberger St NW ##PH-1 1011 M St NW #304 1815 6th St NW #1

$1,525,000 $867,500 $799,900 $799,000 $793,000

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U STREET

1913 12th St NW #A $768,100 2 1918 11th St NW #B $1,320,000 3 1451 Belmont St NW #404 $870,000 3 2001 12th St NW #318 $675,000 2 1439 Chapin St NW #303 $555,000 2 1451 Belmont St NW #106 $544,000 1 2101 11th NW #305 $525,000 1

CoOp ADAMS MORGAN 1736 Columbia Rd NW ##311 $597,500 2100 19th St NW #701 $428,000 1801 Clydesdale Pl NW #222 $270,000 DUPONT CIRCLE 1701 16th St. NW #724 1701 16th St NW #109 1701 16th St NW #318 1701 16th St. NW #704

$730,000 $352,500 $262,000 $185,000

LOGAN CIRCLE 1300 Massachusetts Ave NW #406

$360,000

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$560,000

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Articles inside

SHAW 2021 • Pleasant Mann

Bulletin Board • Kathleen Donner

Blowing in the Wind • Cathy Plume

ANC 6E • Pleasant Mann

At The Movies • Pleasant Mann

Insatiable • Celeste McCall