Mid City DC Magazine September 2014

An Urban Lifestyle Magazine

MIDCITY SEPTEMBER 2014

When:

A Comprehensive Guide for Small Business Planning

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SBRC One-on-One Session: Basic Steps to Obtaining a Business License

When:

Wednesday, September 3, 2014

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Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays

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1100 4th Street SW, 4th Floor (E-4302), Washington, D.C. 20024

Where:

1100 4th Street SW, 2nd Floor (E-268), Washington, D.C. 20024

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2:00 pm – 6:00 pm

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By appointment only between 10:00 am – 2:00 pm

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How to Open a Small Business in D.C.

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Meet One-on-One with a Lawyer

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Wednesday, September 17, 2014

When:

Wednesday, October 22, 2014

Where:

1100 4th Street SW, 2nd Floor (E-200), Washington, D.C. 20024

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1100 4th Street SW, 2nd Floor (E-200), Washington, D.C. 20024

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5:30 pm – 7:30 pm

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5:00 pm – 7:30 pm

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CONTENTS SEPTEMBER

MIDCITY

08 What’s on Washington 10 Calendar out and about

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Insatiable • Jonathan Bardzik

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Retail Therapy • Mariessa Terrell

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Let’s Get Physical • Jazelle Hunt

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Art City • Phil Hutinet

your neighborhood

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District Beat • Andrew Lightman

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The Numbers • Wes Rivers

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Bulletin Board • Kathleen Donner

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Logan Circles • Mark F. Johnson

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Bloomingdale Bites • Jazzy Wright

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Shaw Streets • Pleasant Mann

kids and family 44

Notebook • Kathleen Donner

at home 48

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Changing Hands • Don Denton

50 Classifieds

COVER: Bikeshare demand is high in Bloomingdale. Photo by Jazzy Wright. See Bloomingdale Bites - pg. 41

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Hill Rag • Mid City DC • East Of The River • Fagon Community Guides Capital Community News, Inc. 224 7th Street, SE, Suite 300, Washington, DC 20003 202.543.8300 capitalcommunitynews.com EXECUTIVE EDITOR: Melissa Ashabranner • melissaashabranner@hillrag.com

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“Spark” at Anacostia Playhouse

Theater Alliance opens its 12th season with the world premiere of “Spark” by Obie Award-winning playwright Caridad Svich. This gritty, powerful drama tells the story of a veteran returning from war, her family, and their ongoing battle to overcome economic challenges, emotional conflict, and the specter of war that haunts them. “Spark” also opens a deeper dialogue about society’s responsibility to address our veterans’ physical, emotional, and mental needs and break the cycle of abandonment in families. Sept. 4-28 at the Anacostia Playhouse, 2020 Shannon Place SE. theateralliance. com

Colonial Market & Fair at Mount Vernon

On Sept. 20-21, 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., the Colonial Market & Fair at Mount Vernon features 50 colonial-attired artisans demonstrating 18th-century crafts and selling traditional wares such as baskets, woodcarvings, tin and ironwork, leatherwork, weaving, and furniture. Eighteenth-century cricket games will be played throughout the weekend. “General Washington” will be on hand overseeing the lively Revolutionary War military drills and 18th-century entertainment including music, fire-eating, sword-swallowing, and puppet and magic shows, plus hearty specialty food for sale.

This weekend only, Potomac River sightseeing cruises are free of charge. mountvernon.org

A fire-eater entertains the crowd at last year’s fair.

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Mayoral Debate at American University

The first mayoral debate of the general election season is at American University’s Katzen Art Center Abramson Recital Hall on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 7:00 p.m. It is co-hosted by American University, the Kennedy Political Union, the Palisades Citizens Association, and Ward 3 Vision. The debate will be moderated by NBC 4’s Tom Sherwood and include a media panel with The Washington Post’s Clinton Yates and WAMU’s Patrick Madden and Kavitha Cardoza. All candidates on the ballot have been invited to participate.

Art All Night: Nuit Blanche

On Saturday, Sept. 27, 7:00 p.m. until 3:00 a.m. on Sunday morning, Art All Night: Nuit Blanche will encompass five Main Street areas.

Art All Night presents an eclectic evening of music, activities, and visual and performing artists. Based on a festival concept that began in Paris, Art All Night offers residents and visitors an exciting opportunity to engage with DC arts and artists. This year’s festival will include the Dupont Circle, Shaw, North Capitol, H Street NE, and Congress Heights main streets. Each neighborhood will host its own unique mix of artistic programming for audiences to enjoy free of charge. facebook.com/pages/Art-All-Night

Shanna Lim, “The Room – A Living Exhibition,” performs at last year’s Art All Night: Nuit Blanche.

Our Favorite Fall Festivals

The oldest of our favorite fall festivals is Adams Morgan Day, which is always the second Sunday in September, this year Sept. 14, noon-7:00 p.m. on 18th St. NW between Florida Ave. and Columbia Rd. (ammainstreet.org) The massive (and growing) H Street Festival is on Saturday, Sept. 20. It starts about noon but the real action is later in the day. (hstreet. org) A week later, on Saturday, Sept. 27, the Barracks Row Fall Festival returns. (barracksrow.org) SW Artsfest, “breaking new ground” in the Southwest neighborhood near the Waterfront Metro station, is over the long weekend, Oct. 3-5. swdcartsfest.org

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SEPTEMBER

17th Street Festival

Sept.13, noon-6:00 p.m.

The festival celebrates the arts and diversity of Dupont Circle, and includes 40 artists, a dog zone, a kids’ area, new technology zone, and lots of vendors, plus the restaurants and retailers of 17th Street. Festival takes place in the 1500-1700 blocks of 17th St. NW. 17thStreetFestival.org Last year’s 17th Street Festival crowds. Photo: Bill McLeod, Executive Director, Historic Dupont Circle Main Streets

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R SPECIAL EVENTS Interfaith CARAVAN Exhibition at the National Cathedral. Through Oct. 5.

With a backdrop of continuing turmoil and tension in the Middle East, Washington National Cathedral will host the US premiere of an innovative art exhibit bringing together 48 individual artists from Christian, Muslim and Jewish backgrounds. The exhibition will take place at the Washington National Cathedral, 3101 Wisconsin Ave. NW. Truckeroo. Sept. 12; 11 a.m.-11 p.m. at the corner of Half St.and M St. SE. The event will have over 20 food trucks, live music all day, shade and picnic tables, and games. truckeroodc.com Rock-N-Roar at the Zoo. Sept. 12, 6-9 p.m. Get ready to Rock-N-Roar at Friends of the National Zoo’s annual outdoor concert featuring the popular band, The Fray. Ticket prices range from $45 to $55. National Zoo, 3001 Connecticut Ave. NW. Go to nationalzoo.si.edu to learn more.

Kalorama House and Embassy Tour.

Sept. 14, noon-5:00 p.m. Long the home of diplomats, congressmen, and “Captains of Industry”, the Kalorama neighborhood offers a mix of many cultures and architectural gems. Tickets include a self-guided map detailing the architecture and history of each stop. $35 in advance; $40 at the door. For tickets or more information, visit woodrowwilsonhouse.org/events.

Friday Night Live at National Harbor. Fridays through Sept. 19, 6-9 p.m.

Performances include local and nationally touring bands playing a variety of genres: pop, rock, soul, funk, blues, country and jazz. Go to nationalharbor. com for more information.

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Courtesy: Folger Shakespeare Library

Park After Dark. Sept. 20, 6-10 p.m. The annual fundraiser at the Great Falls Tavern in Potomac, MD, will benefit the C&O Canal National Historical Park. Tickets are $175.

CanalTrust.org Anacostia Watershed Society 25th Anniversary Celebration. Sept. 22, The festivities will take place 5-8 p.m. at the Osteria Morini at the Capitol Riverfront. Tickets are available at aws25.eventbrite.ca. (e)merge art fair. Oct. 2-5. Features an international roster of 85 exhibitors presenting works by 150 artists from 30 countries.

Capitol Skyline Hotel, 10 “I” St. SW. emergeartfair.com

MUSIC

King Lear at the Folger. Sept. 5-21. Old King Lear proposes to give up his crown and divide his kingdom between his three daughters--but his rash generosity is cruelly repaid. Lear discovers too late the falsity of the values by which he has lived, and is ultimately plunged into despair and madness. Its vibrant poetry shot through with moments of humor and heart-rending grief, King Lear is a profound exploration of the human condition in all its complexity. Folger Shakespeare Library, 201 E. Capitol St. SE. 202-544-7077. folger.edu

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Music at the Lincoln. Sept. 7, Midnite; Sept. 10, Floozies; Sept. 11, Fruition, Sept.

12, Zappa Plays Zappa; Sept. 19, Marc Broussard; Sept. 20, Rubblebucket; Sept.

26, PULSE-Electronic Dance Party; Sept.

27, The Breakfast Club; Sept. 28, J Roddy Walston & The Business; Oct. 4, The Bluegrass Ball Pickin’ Party; Oct. 8, Pretty Lights Music; Oct. 9, The Devil Makes Three; Oct. 10, The Revivalists; Oct. 11, Stryper. Lincoln Theatre, 1215 U St. NW. Call 202-3286000 to learn more. thelincolntheatre.org Music at Black Cat. Sept. 7, Priests; Sept.

9, Mineral; Sept. 10, Elephant Stone; Sept.

11, Pinback; Sept. 12, Butch Queen; Sept.

13, Moon Bounce Dancing Affair; Sept. 14, Man...or Astro-Man; Sept. 15, Legendary Shack Shakers; Sept. 16, Goodnight, Texas; Sept. 17, Glass Animals; Sept. 18, Elloott Brood; Sept. 19, Yacht; Sept. 20, The Growlers; Sept. 21, The Dandy Warhols; Sept.

22, Dawn of Midi; Sept. 23, Why?; Sept.

24, Coup Sauvage & The Snips; Sept. 25, Tennis; Sept. 26, Christopher Owens; Sept.

27, Pomplamoose; Sept. 28, The Nris; Sept.

30, Jungle; Oct. 1, The Raveonettes; Oct. 2, Black Lips; Oct. 3, MXPX; Oct. 4, King Tuff; Oct. 5, Ex Hex; Oct. 7, Electric Six. The Black Cat is located at 1811 14th St. NW. blackcatdc.com Music at The Howard. Sept. 9, A Tribute to Sarah Vaughan; Sept. 10, Big Sam’s Funky

Nation; Sept. 11, Bass Nation DC; Sept. 12, EPMD; Sept. 14, Youn Sun Nah &Ulf Wakenius Duo; Sept. 16, Puya; Sept. 17, Ruthie Foster; Sept. 19, Rare Essence; Sept. 20, Avant; Sept. 21, Hard Working Americans; Sept. 24, Gianmarco; Sept. 26, Tweet; Sept.

27, Jennifer Holliday; Sept. 28, Ron Pope; Oct. 1, Dru Hill; Oct. 2, Big Freedia; Oct. 3, Big K.R.I.T.; Oct. 7, Justin Nozuka; Oct. 10, Anders Osborne & The Mother Hips; Oct. 11, An Autumn Spectacular. Howard Theatre, 620 T St. NW. 202-803-2899. thehowardtheatre.com Music at 9:30. Sept. 12, Josh Abbott Band; Sept. 13, Parachute; Sept. 14, The Hope Revolution Tour, Hawthorne Heights, Red Jumpsuit Apparatus; Sept. 15, Ty Segall; Sept. 16, OK Go; Sept. 17, The Drums; Sept.

18, Clean Bandit; Sept. 20, Erasure; Sept.

21, Shovels and Rope; Sept. 22, Mo; Sept.

26, Bonobo; Sept. 27, Kevin Drew; Sept.

28, Kasabian; Oct. 3, Delta Spirit; Oct. 4, Cloud Nothings; Oct. 5, Foxygen; Oct. 7, Allen Stone; Oct. 8, The Airborne Toxic Event; Oct. 11, Yelle. 9:30, 815 V St. NW. 877-4359849. 930.com Music at Sixth and I. Sept. 20, Who Needs a Pulse; Oct. 2, Valarie June. Sixth & I Historic Synagogue, 600 I St. NW. 202-4083100. sixthandi.org Courting Elizabeth: Music and Patronage in Shakespeare’s England. Sept. 26-28.

The great virtuoso lutenist John Dowland aspired to be appointed to Elizabeth’s court, but to no avail. Along the way he acquired the patronage of many nobles, however, including the King of Denmark and the Earl of Essex, one of Elizabeth’s favorites. In this program, Folger Consort performs Dowland’s dances for five viols and lute named for his patrons, along with consort songs and lute ayres of Shakespeare’s time and lyra viol pieces by Tobias Hume. Featuring tenor James Taylor and viol consort Arcadia Viols. $37. Folger Shakespeare Library, 201 E. Capitol St. SE. 202-544-7077. folger.edu HR 57 Weekly Jam Sessions. Wednesdays and Thursdays, 8:00 p.m.- midnight. Friday and Saturdays, 9:00 p.m.-1:00 a.m., featured performances. BYOB on Wednesday and Thursday only. Since 1993 HR57 has provided a place where aspiring musicians gather to learn the history and cultures of

the genres of jazz and blues. It’s a venue for the exchange of ideas and information between aspiring and professional musicians, students, aficionados and the general public. Tickets are $8. 1007 H St. NE. 202-253-0044. hr57.org Church of the Epiphany Weekly Concerts. Every Tuesday, 12:10 p.m. Free but a free will offering taken. 1317 G ST. NW. 202-347-2635. epiphanydc.org Sunday Gospel Brunch Featuring the Harlem Gospel Choir. Every Sunday, 12:30-2:00 p.m. Tickets are $30-$45.

The Howard Theatre, 620 T St. NW. 202803-2899. thehowardtheatre.com

THEATER AND FILM Rorschach Theatre’s She Kills Monsters at the Atlas. Through Sept. 14. It’s the 1990s in suburban Ohio and Tilly lives among the most fearsome creatures known to man: American high school students. Atlas performing Arts Center, 1333 H St. NE. Call 202-399-7993 or visit atlasarts.org to learn more.

Scena Theater’s Shining City at the Atlas. Through Sept. 21. Dubliner John is convinced he sees his dead wife. He visits Ian, a fledgling therapist with his own troubles. Shining City examines the impulsive choices we make and their haunting effects on our lives. Atlas performing Arts Center, 1333 H St. NE. 202399-7993. atlasarts.org Scena Theater’s Molly by George O’Brien at the Atlas. Through Sept.

21. Molly explores secret revelations of the young mistress of J.M. Synge—esteemed playwright of the Irish Literary Renaissance. Atlas performing Arts Center, 1333 H St. NE. 202-399-7993. atlasarts.org Sunday in the Park with George at Signature. Through Sept. 21. Signature Theatre, 4200 Campbell Ave. off I395 at the Shirlington exit (#6). signaturetheatre.org

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Courtesy of The Randy Radish (compassion over killing)

DC Vegfest. Sept. 20, 11:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. More than 100 exhibitors will showcase a wide range of products, services and resources to help consumers learn more about why eating a plant-based diet and choosing vegetarian foods is one of the best ways to help protect our health, the planet and animals. Yards Park, 355 Water St. SE. dcvegfest.com

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Belleville at Studio. Sept. 3-Oct. 12. Belleville unmasks the seemingly perfect marriage and Parisian life of expats Abby and Zack, anatomizing the consequences of deceptions small and large and the terrifying, profound unknowability of our closest relationships. Studio Theatre, 1501 14th St. NW. 202-332-3300. studiotheatre.org Yentl at Theater J. Through Oct. 5. As a girl in 19th Century Eastern Europe, Yentl is

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forbidden to pursue her dream of studying Talmud. Unwilling to accept her fate, she disguises herself as a man. But when she falls in love, Yentl must decide how far she’s willing to go to protect her identity. Theater J, 1529 16th St. NW. 800-494-8497.

Belleville at Studio. Sept. 3-Oct. 12. Belleville unmasks the seemingly perfect marriage and Parisian life of expats Abby and Zack, anatomizing the consequences of deceptions small and large and the terrifying, profound unknowability of our closest relationships. Studio Theatre, 1501 14th St. NW. 202-332-3300. studiotheatre.org King Lear at the Folger. Sept. 5-21. Old King Lear proposes to give up his crown and divide his kingdom between his three daughters--but his rash generosity is cruelly repaid. Lear discovers too late the falsity of the values by which he has lived, and is ultimately plunged into despair and madness. Its vibrant poetry shot through with moments of humor and heart-rending grief, King Lear is a profound exploration of the human condition in all its complexity. Folger Shakespeare Library, 201 E. Capitol St. SE. 202-544-7077. folger.edu The Cole Porter Project and Fatal Song: The Great Opera Murders. Sept. 6-21. Source Theatre, 1835 14th St. NW. inseries.org Cancun at Gala Hispanic Theatre. Sept.

11-Oct. 5. Comedy about contemporary relationships, marriage, and the contemplation of some of life’s important questions. GALA Theatre, 3333 14th St. NW. 800-494-8497. galatheatre.org Marie Antoinette at Woolly. Sept. 15-Oct. 12. Cake enthusiast and infamous onepercenter Marie Antoinette opens Woolly’s 35th season with a burst of high fashion and shaky morals. Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company, 641 D St. NW. 202-393-3939. woollymammoth.net

SPORTS AND FITNESS Washington Nationals Baseball. Sept. 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27 and 28 at Nat’s

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Park. Tickets start at $5. Go to washington. nationals.mlb.com for more information Nat’s “Pups in the Park” Games. Sept. 7, 1:35 p.m. and Sept 24, 7:05 p.m. Discounted tickets available for everyone in the family, including pets. Everyone is encouraged to come out and support the Washington Humane Society. Tickets are $25 for humans and $10 for dogs. The $10 dog ticket will benefit the Washington Humane Society. washington.nationals.mlb.com DC United at RFK. Sept. 24, 8:00 p.m. vs.

Tauro FC; Sept. 27, 3:00 p.m. vs. Philadelphia; Oct. 3, 8:00 p.m. vs. Sporting KC. RFK Stadium. dcunited.com Closest Indoor Public Swimming Pools.

Turkey Thicket, 1100 Michigan Ave. NE. Open Monday through Friday, 6:30 a.m.-8:00 p.m.; Saturday, noon-5:00 p.m.; closed, Sunday. 202-576-9236. Rumsey Pool, 635 No.Carolina Ave. SE. Open Monday through Friday, 6:30 a.m.-9:00 a.m. and noon-9:00 p.m.; Saturday, 1-5 p.m.; Sunday, 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. 202-724-4495. The pools are heated and free for DC residents. ID is required. dpr.dc.gov Nearby public tennis courts. Banneker Community Center (8 outdoor tennis courts), 2500 Georgia Ave. NW. 202-6736861. Kennedy Recreation Center (1 outdoor tennis court), 1401 7th St. NW. 202-6714794. All courts are open daily, dawn to dusk. Some are lighted for extended evening play. Courts are available on a first-come, first-served basis for one hour intervals; extended use of tennis courts requires a permit. Proper shoes and attire is required.

202-671-0314. dpr.dc.gov

MARKETS Bloomingdale Farmers Market. Sundays, 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. First and Sts. NW. CityCenter DC Farmers Market. Tuesdays through Oct. 28, 11:00 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Located at The Park at CityCenter at the corner of 10th and I Sts. NW.

Dupont Circle Farmers Market. Sundays year round (rain or shine), 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. During the peak season, there are more than 30 farmers offering fruits and vegetables, meat, poultry, fish, cheeses, fruit pies, breads, fresh pasta, cut flowers, potted plants, soaps and herbal products. The market is on the 1500 block of 20th St. NW (between Mass. Ave. and Q St. in the adjacent parking lot of PNC Bank). 202-3628889. freshfarmmarket.org U Street Flea. Saturdays and Sundays, 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. The U Street Flea Market features a diverse mix of art, crafts, fashion, jewelry, imports, antiques, collectibles, furniture, and more. The market is in the parking lot, next to Nellie’s Sports Bar (three blocks east of U Street Metro), at 912 U St. NW. ustreetflea.com Grant Avenue (flea) Market in Takoma Park. Sept. 14 and Oct. 12, 10:00 a.m.3:00 p.m. The market is at the intersection of Grant Ave. and Carroll Ave. in Takoma Park, MD. Items available for sale include antiques, collectibles and funky finds. grantavenuemarket.com Alexandria Art Market. Second Saturday of the month (rain or shine), through Oct., 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. in the Nicholas A. Colasanto Park, adjoining the Del Ray Artisans gallery at 2704 Mount Vernon Ave., Alexandria, VA (corner of Commonwealth Ave. and Mount Vernon Ave.). The variety of original artwork from over 25+ artists will be displayed for sale including, painting, photography, pottery, jewelry, and glasswork. 703627-7656. TheDelRayArtisans.org The Route 1 Farmers Market & Bazaar. Saturdays, 8:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. and every first Friday, 4-8 p.m., through Sept. 27. Located in the Prince George’s County Gateway Arts District at 4100 Rhode Island Ave. in Brentwood, MD. Clarendon Night Market. Alternate Saturdays, May 17-Oct. 25, 3-9 p.m. It features a diverse mix of art, crafts, fashion, jewelry, imports, antiques, collectibles, furniture, and more. Bistro lights will be strung among the tents creating a festive evening shopping bazaar. It is in the Wells Fargo Bank parking lot, 3140 N. Washington Blvd.

at the intersection of Washington, Wilson and Clarendon Blvds in North Arlington, VA. ClarendonMarket.com Union Market. Tuesday-Friday, 11:00 a.m.8:00 p.m.; Saturday-Sunday, 8:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m. Union Market is an artisanal, curated, year-round food market featuring over 40 local vendors. 1309 5th St. NE. 301-6527400. unionmarketdc.com Eastern Market. Daily except Mondays and important holidays. Weekdays, 7:00 a.m.7:00 p.m.; Saturdays, 7:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Sundays, 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Flea market and arts and crafts market open Saturdays and Sundays, 9:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. Eastern Market is Washington’s last continually operated “old world” market. On weekends, the market area comes alive with farmers bringing in fresh produce, craft and flower vendors, artists, a flea market and street musicians. Eastern Market is located on the 200 block of 7th St. SE. Call 202-698-5253 or visit easternmarketdc.com to learn more.

Anacostia Big Chair Flea Market. Saturdays, 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. The market features a diverse mix of art, crafts, imports, antiques, collectibles and furniture. The market will also feature local specialty food items such as fruits and vegetables, flowers, preserves, prepared foods and beverages.

2215 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. SE. bigchairmarket.com Georgetown Flea Market. Sundays year around (except in the case of very inclement weather), 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Shoppers may find antiques, collectibles, art, furniture, rugs, pottery, china, jewelry, silver, stained glass, books and photographs to name some items. 1819 35th St. NW. georgetownfleamarket.com Maine Avenue Fish Market. Open 365 days a year. 7:00 a.m.-9:00 p.m. 1100 Maine Ave. SW. Call 202-484-2722 for more information.

CIVIC LIFE Mayoral Forum on Arts Education. Sept. 8, 7:00-8:30 p.m. Capitol Hill Arts Workshop, 545 7th St. SE.

DC Appleseed 20th Anniversary Celebration. Sept. 16, 6:00-7:30 p.m.

Enjoy a reception and hear a panel of regional leaders discuss the changes in the District over the last 20 years and where the District is headed in the next 20 years. Tickets are $300. Carnegie Institution for Science, 1530 P St. NW. dcappleseed.com Spanish Language Small Business Brief Advice Legal Clinic. Sept. 24, 5:00-7:30 p.m. at the Office on Latino Affairs, Reeves Municipal Building, 2000 14th St. NW. This free clinic is for aspiring or existing small business owners.

Attendees will meet one-on-one with attorneys for brief advice on any legal issues their businesses may be facing. dcbar.org Congresswoman Norton’s NW District Office. Open weekdays, 9 a.m.- 6 p.m.

529 14th St. NW, suite 900. 202-7835065. norton.house.gov All Ways Mount Pleasant. First Saturday of the month from noon to 2:00 p.m. LaCasa. All Ways is a citizen’s association primarily for the tenants of the larger apartment buildings of Mount Pleasant. 3166 Mt. Pleasant St. NW. aass.org Chinatown Revitalization Council.

Fourth Monday, 7-8 p.m. 510 I St. NW. Chinatown Revitalization Council (CRC) promoting the Chinatown renewal and the preservation of its cultural heritage.

The public is welcome.

Convention Center Community Association. Last Tuesday, 7:00-8:30 p.m.

Kennedy Rec Center, 1401 7th St. NW. Downtown Neighborhood Association.

Second Tuesday, 7-9 p.m. US Naval Memorial Center, 701 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. miles@dcdna.org. dcdna.org East Central Civic Association of Shaw.

First Monday, 7 p.m. Third Baptist Church, 1546 Fifth St. NW. Contact: Al Hajj Mahdi Leroy J Thorpe Jr, 202-387-1596.

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Eckington Civic Association. First Monday, 7:00-8:30 p.m. Harry Thomas Recreation Center, 1743 Lincoln Rd. NE. eckingtondc.org Edgewood Civic Association. Last Monday, 7-9 p.m. Edgewood senior building, 635 Edgewood St. NE, 9th floor. theedgewoodcivicassociationdc.org Logan Circle Citizens Association.

Please contact Jennifer Trock at jennifer.trock@logancircle.org for meeting dates and times. logancircle.org Mount Vernon Square Neighborhood Association. Third Tuesday, 7:30-9:30 p.m. Yale Steam Laundry, 437 New York Ave. NW. lifein.mvsna.org U Street Neighborhood Association. Second Thursday, 7:00-8:30 p.m.

Source (second floor classroom), 1835 14th St. NW. ANC 1A. Second Wednesday, 7:00 p.m.

Harriet Tubman Elementary School, 3101 13th St. NW. 202-588-7278. anc1a.org ANC 1B. First Thursday, 7:00 p.m.

Reeves Center, 2000 14th St. NW (second floor). 202-870-4202. anc1b.org ANC 1B11. Second Monday, 7:00 p.m.

LeDroit Senior Building (basement community room), 2125 Fourth St. NW. 202-481-3462. anc1b.org ANC 1C. First Wednesday, 7:00 p.m.

Mary’s Center for Maternal and Child Health, 2355 Ontario Rd. NW. 202332-2630. anc1c.org ANC 1D. Third Tuesday, 7:00 p.m.

3166 Mount Pleasant St. NW. 2024628692. anc1d.org ANC 2C. First Wednesday, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Watha T. Daniel Library, 1630 Seventh St. NW. 202-682-1633. anc2C.org ANC 6E. First Tuesday, 6:30 p.m. NW One Library, 155 L St. NW. anc6E.org u

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Hey Dumpling!

have a favorite food, one I will go to the ends of the earth to track down - the Chinese dumpling. For those of you far more sophisticated about their wide and wonderful variety, I am talking about jiaozi, or potstickers. They are the most common of Chinese dumplings, and the ones that loosely inspire most of the doughy, rubbery, gut bombs filled with dense pork meatballs that arrive when you order takeout.

Washington, DC however, offers inspired dumplings with tender, flavorful meat encased in delicate wrappers and served with lovingly prepared sauces. The delicious dumplings served up during my first visit to Shaw’s new arrival, Chaplin, sent me around the city in search of the best.

Chaplin Opens in Shaw

You can’t walk down 7th and 9th Streets in Shaw these days without tripping over a soon-tobe hot, new restaurant. Most recently, Chaplin’s Restaurant and Bar (chaplinrestaurantdc.com, 1501 9th Street NW) has arrived in the space formerly occupied by Mandalay. This 1920’s silent movie-themed bar from DC’s Wilder brothers-known city-wide for their cocktail-menu design-offers an Asian-themed menu featuring ramen and dumplings.

The space is cozy and hip. The muted color palate creates the feeling of a dimly colorized set pulled from a black and white Chaplin classic. A mural with his face covers the wall in the small front dining room.

The menu has an entire dumpling section on the menu - two actually. The first, offers both pot sticker-like gyoza and open-topped shumai. The second section of adult dumplings floats small parcels in stiff drinks, oyster shooter style. We or20 u midcitydcnews.com

dered the shrimp gyoza, pan fried, and pork shumai, steamed.

The skins were delicate and light, delivering almost no tooth, but without being soggy. The flavor of the pork and shrimp was clean and light, the pork free of heavy grease. The texture of the meat was nearly pillowy. The fried bottoms of the gyoza were crisp and light, and the sauce a classic blend of soy with bright ginger and scallion, a hint of sesame oil and just a hint of sweetness.

We ordered half the ramen menu, the Stamina Spicy delivered heat - as promised - with rich, gamey pork balancing the sweetness of a miso broth. The Tan Tan Mien was nutty and creamy with sesame paste. The Chaplin’s “Backside” was summer-weight fresh with lemongrass, coconut milk and cilantro.

Delicious on a mild August days, the seats will be packed when fall turns damp and winter cold.

At Chaplin’s in Shaw, the Wilder Brothers serve up great cocktails alongside Asian themed snacks and ramen.

Pinch Grows to Success At DC’s Farm Markets

Google “DC” and “dumplings” and you’ll discover Pinch (pinchdumplings.com). Handmade, using local ingredients and a three-generations-old recipe, Pinch’s dumplings are available throughout the week at DC farmer’s markets. I swung by the FRESHFARMS Market at the White House to try some. On this August day they were serving up pork, chicken with asparagus, and beef, along with a vegan option. I ordered the pork, fried, and the chicken, steamed.

The wrappings were tender, but with a little tooth. The meat was finely ground, delivering a texture that was firm but not dense. The chicken and artichoke was slightly sugary, heightened by the sauce. The pork was sweet and clean with ginger and scallion. A call to owner Dan Ju offered new knowledge about this food I love so dearly.

Pinch, Dan explained, is the effort of three friends using generations-old recipes from Dan’s family. The 22 flavors they currently serve range from traditional Chinese to recipes Dan’s grand-

Chaplin’s pork shumai are delicate and tender with pillowy, sweet pork inside.

mother adapted using local ingredients when she emigrated to the Mid-Atlantic. “After a night of crabs she would sit and pick out the rest of meat, making dumplings the next day,” Dan shares.

Using handmade wrappers and filling, Pinch’s dumplings mirror the style of Dan’s family’s home in Beijing, in Northern China. “As the capitol of the country we receive some of the finest produce and cuts of meat, so the focus is on the core ingredients with fewer spices added than you’d

Great Wall Szechuan House Spices Up the Dumpling Scene

ABOVE: Pinch combines a three-generations old dumpling recipe with ingredients as farm-fresh as the markets they serve at.

LEFT: Pinch’s wrappers are hand kneaded and pinched, served with a sweet sauce, infused with ginger over 6 days.

find in the south,” he says. To get the wrappers right, Pinch hand-kneads their dough, with the goal of creating wrappers that hug snuggly, using as little dough as possible to show off the filling inside.

The sauce is a six-day infusion of soy with ginger and chile flakes for just a hint of heat. Chinese cooking wine and a pinch of sugar offer an unusual sweetness.

And the pinch? It’s distinct to the region with only 2-4 folds per side. Most importantly, the results are delicious.

Toki Underground Worth the Wait

You can’t discuss the DC dumpling scene without mentioning Toki Underground (tokiunderground. com, 1234 H Street NE). Nearly three and a half years since opening on H Street, Toki still reliably posts hour-long waits to grab a seat for dumplings and ramen, and that wait is still worth it.

My husband Jason and I grabbed dinner the other night including plates of steamed vegetable and panfried pork dumplings, along with a bowl of Curry Chicken Ramen. We sat in back at the counter watching the kitchen team hand-shape our dumpling order.

Compared to Chaplin and Pinch, the wrappers have the most tooth, and the filling, the firmest, though they are far from indelicate, and certainly not rubberyskinned and dense like most run-of-the-mill take-out.

The sauce is distinctly different with a thick, silky texture.

The next morning I phoned chef and new father, Erik Bruner-Yang to find out what made Toki’s dumplings distinctly different. Chef Bruner-Yang’s family and culinary influence are from Taipei, the capitol city of Taiwan. “Taiwanese dumpling wrappers are pretty thick,” Bruner-Yang says. Toki’s are handmade in Virginia. The recipe is influenced by family recipes, “but those recipes feed three to four people,” he says. “I needed to feed 200Toki’s dumplings are inspired by family recipes and 300 a night, and make them Taiwanese street food. to order.”

As for the sauce? Chef Bruner-Yang combines chile oil, rice wine vinegar and soy, garlic and ginger, thickening them with natural, plant-based xantham gum - often used to give texture to gluten free breads. The result has the smooth, sweetness of oyster sauce, allowing the dumplings to shine through.

As for the ramen, I could eat bowl after bowl. Chef BrunerYang and his team deliver rich, complex broth, tender, light noodles and bright, fresh greens.

Great Wall Szechuan House (greatwallszechuanhouse.com, 1527 14th St. NW ) is a hole in the wall on 14th Street with well-earned staying power. The highlight for sure is the spicy Szechuan menu and you’ve got to order the ma la wonton. More a soup dumpling than the potsticker types I tried above, they are surrounded in lots of delicate dough, in a pool of bright chile-oil, and Szechuan peppercorns give them fiery and mouth-numbing, but delicious, heat (it’s okay, you’re not having a heart attack).

Now I’m hungry. Do you have a favorite DC dumpling spot? Please pass it on. I can write these dumpling reviews month after month.

Jonathan Bardzik is a cook, storyteller and author living in Eckington. Known for his weekly, live cooking demos at Eastern Market (Saturdays from March to November), and in-home teaching events, Jonathan loves cooking fresh ingredients as much as seeking them out in DC’s growing restaurant scene. His first cookbook, Simple Summer: A Recipe for Cooking and Entertaining with Ease is available now (and would make a wonderful gift!). Grab a copy and find out what Jonathan is cooking at www.jonathanbardzik.com or his Facebook page “What I Haven’t Cooked Yet.” Need some foodporn? Follow @JonathanBardzik on Twitter and Instagram. u

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love September because it promises sweet fashion fetes, good reads and clever cheaters. It also heralds the best season of all, over-the-knee boot season. Fall in! It’s almost sweater weather.

SPOONFUL OF SUGAR ABOVE: Mille cheaters by Theo at Georgetown Optician; September fashion issues abound at Capital News Room; Three spoonfuls of sugar from Cocova. Photos: James Terrell 22 u midcitydcnews.com

After attending six Fashion Week presentations in the span of five hours, it can be difficult for even the most seasoned style maven to project an air of unruffled glamour. Consequently, every September, my teeny tiny handbag is stocked with a few mood altering elixirs. Predictably, my stash includes a blue-based lip lacquer for an immediate face, chin, lip lift. And, for an instant boost no matter where I stand in the pre-show queue, I always carry at least three spoonfuls of sugar. This year, my pick-me-up of choice

comes in the form of filled chocolates shaped like truffles from Cocova Art Gallery and Tasting Room. Cocova believes that confections, like rare wines should be tasted, rated and treated with reverence. Agreed. My favs are aptly named: S’mores, Strawberry Basil and Bananas Foster. Cocova, 1904 18th Street, NW.

SEPTEMBER ISSUES

Now that DC book stores are about as rare as Susan B. Anthony dollars, it has become necessary to identify another source for my international fashion fix. While Kindle, Zinio and iBook provide access, the Capital News Room on Connecticut and Florida Avenues offers more tangible options for perusing hefty September issues from Bazaar to Zink and beyond. For four years now, Bon,

the owner, has stacked fashion trades from Australia, Britain, France, Italy, Japan and Spain.

Read your trades, darlings!

Knowledge is fashion power.

Capital News Room, 1803 Connecticut Avenue, NW.

SCHOOL GAZE

September used to mean new uniforms, an upgraded lunch box and another trip to the ophthalmologist. Today, I still get my eyes examined every year right before school starts.

But now my glasses are so thick that I was beginning to think shopping for stylish eyeglasses was an exercise in futility. But, having just watched Marilyn Monroe in How To Marry A Millionaire for the 10th time, I recently gathered up the courage to venture into Georgetown Optician. Four eyes can definitely be fetching when colored red and crafted using cutting edge lens technologies.

Voted one of the best eyewear boutiques in Washington, DC, Georgetown Optician, located on 14th Street, presents customers with a dazzling array of designer options like Maybach, Cartier, David Yurman, Anne et Valentin, and my new favorite cheaters by Theo. Georgetown Optician, 1919 14th Street, NW. Fashion attorney Mariessa Terrell, aka Simone Butterfly, Fashion Investigator, does her sleuthing at www.simonebutterfly. com and @ SimoneBtrfly. Special thanks to James Terrell, photographer and Alexander McSwain of Reachaven for their assistance. u

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Come for the Sexy Moves, Stay for the Strong Muscles Article and photos by Jazelle Hunt

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here was a quiet nervousness in the air as each of the seven women sidled up to a pole and waited to begin. Our slender, sculpted instructor suggested we wipe them down and set a yoga mat down nearby. The Flirtyfied Pole Intro class at Jordin’s Paradise is designed for absolute beginners, and provides a solid foundation in the art of exotic pole dance. But there’s substantial effort to exert before the flirty flair kicks in.

Class began with a few minutes of light stretching. Somehow, using the pole for resistance to loosen biceps, triceps, and obliques turned simple stretches into a titillating showcase. To warm up our core, isolated chest and hip movements blended and became cheeky little rolls that could keep a hula hoop in motion. For a bit of strength training, we undulated through half push-ups like something out of Magic Mike.

Things got real with what’s called a shoul-

der mount prep, a test of core strength. It began in a prone position, with the pole base braced against the curve of the neck and hands gripping the pole a few inches up. It felt like doing a crunch. Except, instead of just bringing the knees toward the forehead, the challenge is to use the pole to pull the lower body straight up and parallel to the pole; then, legs perpendicular to the pole, reverse all the movements slowly back to the laying position.

Back on our feet we got acquainted with our gleaming partners, learning how to prance about, tiptoeing around the pole and stealing glances of ourselves in the mirror. The bassheavy song from the sound system seemed to beg for a slow grind, and our instructor Valerie Oliphant delivered with a body roll and hip sway used to take positions around the pole.

Nearly every move is purposeful, but disguised as seduction.

At the same time, Oliphant is completely personable and approachable. Her casual tuto-

Instructor Valerie Oliphant demonstrates a carousel spin, which is pretty tough on the arms.

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After a quick climbing tutorial, first-timer Titania Hunter is the first to reach the top of the pole, to everyone’s applause.

rial style broke down the movements to make them accessible, allowing us to add the fire later. In just one class, Oliphant took participants through three ways to spin around the pole, one way to climb it, and even an inversion (hanging upside down from the pole, using core and thigh strength) for those feeling up to it.

It can seem intimidating, especially watching Oliphant move up, down, and around like a seasoned Catwoman. But with her easy-tofollow instructions and some selfconfidence, everyone was able to accomplish most of these moves in just an hour.

“I believe that 90 percent of pole is a mental thing,” Oliphant says. “If you come in in a good mood, wanting to have fun…and dance is about how you feel. This is dance, so if you get into it you can have a lot of success.”

At the same time, all the best parts of pole dancing require serious strength, stamina, and control.

And some of it is a bit painful— climbing the pole, for example, requires pressing the arch of one foot and the same knee into the pole, really hard. Oliphant wore foot-andankle protectors.

The first day of soreness was fair-

ly intense. The second and third day are the usual aches and pains, plus finding a bruise or two, maybe.

So although a little confidence goes a long way with pole dancing, the physical demands are very real.

Oliphant herself can attest to this; before becoming a Flirtified instructor a year-and-a-half ago, she was just another Jordin’s Paradise client.

“When I first came [to class], I had these chicken arms. I just never worked [my upper body] out so I had a hard time climbing,” says Oliphant, who is a trained dancer and runner outside of class. “But the instructor was awesome and after seeing her I was just like, man, I need to do some pull-ups or something. Once I got my basic strength there, everything was easier.”

Flirtified Pole participants can expect serious toning and strength over time; but obviously the egoboost of mastering these skillful, sultry moves is the real draw.

“I would definitely come back.

[Oliphant] gives us time to learn and do everything, and we learned a lot in one session,” says Titania Hunter. “There’s a lot of teamwork, even though nobody knows each other.”

That’s what makes Jordin’s Paradise a perfect place to explore the sexy side of fitness—it’s a supportive, judgment-free environment where participants can learn at their own pace.

Jordin’s Paradise (1215 Connecticut Ave. NW 4th Fl) hosts Flirtyfied Pole Intro with Valerie Oliphant on Saturdays at 1 p.m.; there is a session on Wednesdays at 5:30 p.m. with Yasmine.

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Depeche Art September Shows at MidCity Galleries

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n September, the air gets cooler, the autumnal equinox signals the changing to the seasons and the harvest is reaped. It is also one of the best months for gallery openings and festivals.

Mid City will shed August’s summer slump and will buzz again with several significant gallery openings and a major festival.

This year, the Art All Night festival which debuted in Shaw in September 2013, will extend its reach beyond its place of origin in Shaw to four other neighborhoods city-wide including Dupont Circle, Eckington, H Street NE and Congress Heights. Last year the festival attracted well over 7,000 visitors to an all-night revelry of music, performances, digital light displays and both live mural paining as well as static art exhibitions. The year’s Art All Night festival is scheduled to return to Shaw, and the four other locations, Saturday, September 27 from 7 p.m. – 3 a.m.

As far as gallery openings go, here are a few Mid City stand outs among the offerings available this month that you should know about:

Hamiltonian Announces 2014 Fellows

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the opportunity to show work in a gallery setting while introducing young artists to the exigencies of the exhibition process including the restrictions imposed by curators, the spotlight that comes public openings and the rigors of having one’s work critiqued by the press.

The cohort includes five graduating MFAs as follows: Naoko Wowsugi (MFA, Virginia Commonwealth University), Adam Ryder (MFA, School of Visual Arts), Allison Spence (MFA, University of

California, San Diego), Nancy Daly (MFA, Maryland Institute College of Art), Dan Perkins (MFA, The American University) and a sixth MFA candidate, Dane Winkler who is currently completing coursework at the University of Maryland. A panel of art executives, artists, curators and collectors selected the six artists from among a pool of 97 applicants.

Every year, Hamiltonian Gallery introduces the public to this pool of up-and-coming talent through a group exhibition which ranks among one of the most attended shows in DC. These artists start-off fresh out of school and relatively unknown only to become household names in the near future, at least to collectors and art fans.

Aptly titled new.now. the group exhibition of Hamiltonian 2014 fellows will feature work in all mediums from photography to painting, from installation work to more traditional sculptural forms. One of the artists to watch from the 2014 group is Nancy Daly whose large interactive sculptures reference “outdated” technology and engage audiences in a very contemporaneous topic and a favorite one of artists-the impact of social media on our identity and behavior.

Pleasant Plains Workshop

From left right, work of Hamiltonian fellows: Naoko Wowsugi, Adam Ryder, Allison Spence, Nancy Daly, Dane Winkler, and Dan Perkins. Image courtesy Hamiltonian Gallery

We’ve all been in this situation before at some point when we first joined the workforce—you essentially have what it takes to get a job but you do not have

the experience on your resume to actually impress the decision-maker and land the job!

Artist Paul Shortt harnesses the angst of this rite-of-passage into an interactive, multi-media exhibition at Pleasant Plains Workshop on September 19. In Essentially Qualified, Shortt illustrates the absurdity of the “need-experienceto-get-a-job, can’t-get-a-job-without-experience” conundrum through humorous deconstruction of the various gatekeepers that hinder entry-level workers from gaining work experience.

Don’t have the proper resume? Shortt will help you reimagine one. Need a degree? No worries! Shortt has designed a “create your own diploma” work station. A “hired intern” will enhance the playful nature of this exhibition through performances on Fridays and Saturdays at the gallery.

Three Concurrent Exhibitions at Touchstone Gallery

Touchstone, one of DC’s oldest galleries, will host three concurrent exhibitions for gallery-goers with an opening reception on Friday September 5 that will include work by Bill Mould, Pete McCutchen and a group show by the gallery’s member artists.

In About Face . . . et al, ceramicist Bill Mould explores what he calls “the complex topography of the human face” through three dimensional figurative pieces that reference human expressions. Mould finds unintentional playfulness in these facial expressions which we use to impart information.

Many of us have witnessed this before driving through rural areas of the United States—heaps of abandoned vehicles allowed to waste in woods and fields indefinitely. In Out of Service, photographer Pete McCutchen transforms the discarded and unwanted into an aesthetic series that values the patterns created by decaying metal and glass.

The gallery’s member artists will create work around “avian themes” in a group exhibition titled Ruffled Feathers. The group exhibition will feature work in all mediums including photography, painting, sculpture, ceramics, collage and drawing.

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Pete McCutchen. Chevrolet 3. Image Courtesy Touchstone Gallery.

September MidCity Gallery and Event Listings: ART ALL NIGHT

Shaw Neighborhood TBD (Concurrently taking place in four other locations citywide) Saturday, September 27 from 7 p.m. – 3 a.m.

FATHOM GALLERY

1333 14th St NW Cloud Terre Exhibit OPENING RECEPTION: Monday, September 8 from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

GALLERY PLAN B

1530 14th Street NW 202.234.2711 www.galleryplanb.com September6–October 12 New Paintings by Sheep Jones OPENING RECEPTION: Saturday, September 6 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

HAMILTONIAN GALLERY

1353 U Street NW 202.332.1116, hamiltoniangallery.com September 13-October 25 new. now. Debut group exhibition for the 20142015 Hamiltonian Fellows

OPENING RECEPTION: Saturday, September 13 from 7:00 p.m. to 9 p.m.

LONG VIEW GALLERY

1234 Ninth Street NW 202.232.4788, www.longviewgallerydc.com Through September 21: Light, Color, Chaos! by J. Jordan Bruns

PLEASANT PLAINS WORKSHOP

2608 Georgia Avenue NW www.pleasantplainsworkshop.com September 12–October 18 Essentially Qualified by Paul Shortt OPENING RECEPTION: Saturday, September 19 from 4 p.m. to 7p.m.

TOUCHSTONE GALLERY

901 New York Ave NW 202.347.2787, www.touchstonegallery.com September 5-28 About Face . . . et al by Bill Mould Out of Service by Pete McCutchen Ruffled Feathers by Touchstone member artists OPENING RECEPTIONS: Friday, September 5 from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

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+ District Beat

Can Bowser Get A Mandate?

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hat do you call a candidate that wins an election by one vote? Mayor!

Ward 4 Councilmember Muriel Bowser faces a situation qualitatively different from any previous Democratic nominee for mayor. Typically, Wards 5, 7 and 8 provide a cushion of blue support to Democratic candidates. These eastern wards proved either apathetic or hostile to her during April’s primary. In their absence, she may not be able to secure a real mandate to govern.

by Andrew Lightman

Councilmember Mary M. Cheh (D) have chosen not to join their colleagues, maintaining a polite neutrality.

Labor followed in the footsteps of the District’s elected officials. The DC AFL-CIO and Council 20 of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees quickly fell in line. The latter represents the

How Bowser Spent Her Summer Vacation Unlike her mentor, Mayor Adrian M. Fenty whose shoe-leather campaign achieved a landslide with victories in every city precinct, Bowser appears to be aiming for a bare majority rather than a mandate. Since winning her party’s primary this past spring with a plurality, Bowser has maintained a very low profile. Aside from a blowout fundraiser on her birthday, her public schedule has been light, and her policy pronouncements few.

Floating like a butterfly above the political fray, Bowser has avoided the sting of engagement with her two major opponents, Councilmember David A. Catania (I-At Large) and Councilmember Carol Schwartz (R-At Large). Refusing all invitations to summer public debates, she has yet to share a stage with the two.

Rather than get in knife-wielding distance of her competitors, Bowser spent the summer raking in the cash and endorsements. In the aftermath of the primary, she quickly earned the homage of her Democratic rivals Councilmembers Tommy Wells (D-Ward 6), Jack Evans (D-Ward 2) and Vincent B. Orange (D-At Large). She also garMuriel Bowser. Photo: nered endorsements from her colleagues on the Andrew Lightman dais: Yvette M. Alexander (D-Ward 7), Marion S. Barry (D-Ward 8) and Kenyan R. McDuffie (D-Ward 8) and Anita Bonds (D-At Large). Popular former mayor Anthony A. Williams soon joined their largest number of District employees. Both gave Bowser ranks. The Gertrude Stein Democratic Club, an impor- the nod. The police union, which had been a strong suptant voice in the city’s Democratic LGBT establishment, porter of Wells in the primary, bucked the trend throwing its support behind Catania. also gave her the nod.

Dollars followed endorsements. Bowser started the Mayor Vincent C. Gray has thus far withheld his summer with $716,869.76 in the bank. Between June 11 blessing. Council Chair Phil Mendelson and Ward 3 28 u midcitydcnews.com

and Aug. 10, she raised another $511,160.52. As of Aug. 10, she had $1,026,632.42 in cash on hand. Her haul included thousands of dollars from corporate donors.

Yet, can cash and blessing of the Democratic establishment secure Bowser’s residence on the top floor of the Wilson Building? The answer lies in who shows up at the polls in November.

November Low Turnout Likely In the Democratic primary last spring, 73 percent of registered Democrats failed to visit the polls.

Only 99,395 ballots were cast. This turnout was fully five percentage points below the previous record low turnout (32.1 percent) set in the September 1998 contest between Williams and Kevin P. Chavous.

In both 2006 and 2010, there was a five to 10 percentage point drop in voter participation in the general election as compared to the Democratic primary. In contrast, the 1998 and 2002 contests saw three to four point rises. These increases in voter interest were the result of competitive campaigns mounted against the Democratic nominees by Schwartz.

History tells us therefore that low voter participation in an earlier Democratic primary is a solid predictor of low turnout in the November general election. If voters perceive the latter to be uncontested, their engagement is likely to drop further. If the race is perceived as competitive, participation may increase by a few percentage points. So, voter turnout in the General Election should range between 27 and 31 percent. In other words, 121,000 to 139,645 voters, 76 percent of whom are registered Democrats.

Come November, Catania, Bowser and Schwartz are going to be fighting over relatively few voters.

Eastern Ambivalence In April’s Democratic primary, voter apathy increased from west to east mirroring a substantial collapse in support for Gray across the city’s eastern wards.

114,901 Democrats in Wards 5, 7, and 8 simply boycotted the polls. Only 26.64 percent of registered Democrats voted in Ward 5, 21.52 in Ward 7 and 15.54 percent in Ward 8. Historically, voters who skip the polls in the prima-

ry seldom bother to make the trek in November.

Unfortunately for Bowser, Wards 5, 7 and 8 are among the ‘bluest’ in the city containing many of its traditionally highest-voting precincts such as the much-storied 110 in Hillcrest. In the past, these localities have swung strongly behind the Democratic nominee in November providing an unassailable base in the District’s general elections.

In the 2010 primary, Gray amassed 39,180 votes in the city’s eastern wards or 54 percent of his total victory. As the favorite son of Ward 7, he did not have much ground to gain in the subsequent general contest. With opponents writing Fenty’s name onto the ballot, Gray increased his take in Wards 5, 7 and 8 by 4,336 votes for a total of 43,516 that constituted 44.41 percent of his solid November victory.

In the 2006 primary, Adrian F. Fenty amassed 20,685 votes, 34 percent of his total, from the city’s eastern wards. In the general election, with no significant opponent on the ballot, his take of the same localities increased by 16,666 votes to 37,351 votes to constitute 35 percent of his total.

This substantial swing ratified Fenty’s triumph in the primary, providing him with an electoral mandate for reform.

Bowser is likely seeking a ‘Fenty bounce’ from the city’s eastern wards. However, 2014’s General Election may chart new waters.

No Fenty Bounce On April 1, Bowser garnered a total of 42,045 votes in the Democratic Primary, winning with a 43.38 percent plurality. The city’s northern wards powered Bowser past her opponents. She gathered 8,730 votes from Ward 3. Ward 4 gave her another 8,223. Together, they contributed 40.32 percent of her total.

In Wards 5, 7 and 8, only 31,227 Democrats bothered to vote at all. Of these, 9,650 voted for Bowser, accounting for 23 percent of her plurality. Gray received 16,408 votes.

History tells us that the record low turnout in eastern neighborhoods is not likely to change by much in November. So, there are only 21,577 voters, mostly Gray supporters, up for grabs in Wards 5, 7 and 8. To get a Fenty Bounce, Bowser will have to convince a substantial number of them to move to her column. This will not be easy given that Gray has steadfastly refused to release his core supporters by giving Bowser the nod. Lastly,

a substantial number of these voters are older African-American women, a demographic that substantially rejected Bowser in pre-primary polling.

Despite her #ALL8Wards rhetoric, Bowser will not be seeking her margin of victory in November in the city’s eastern wards.

The 51 Percent Solution In the absence of a push from the traditionally blue voters of Wards 5, 7 and 8, Bowser will be looking to cobble together a majority from her existing base and the supporters of her former Democratic opponents, Wells, Evans and Gray in Wards 1, 2, 3 and 6.

In the run up to the Democratic primary, Bowser successfully argued that she alone of all the competing candidates could evict Gray from the Wilson Building. Absent polling, there is no way of establishing what percentage of her plurality was made up of strategic voters, who voted against Gray rather than for Bowser and may need to be resold on her candidacy in November’s contest.

Bowser’s greatest opportunities lie in the city’s northern precincts. In her home ward, which had the highest voter turnout in the primary (35 percent), there are 5,900 Gray supporters to lure to her column. In neighboring Ward 3, continued Washington Post endorsements will likely secure her dominance.

In Ward 6, 6,013 Wells supporters and 3,731 Gray adherents are up for grabs. Here, Bowser will benefit from Wells’ strong endorsement and elements of his ward organization. However, she will also have to contend with the opposition of former Ward 6 Councilmember Sharon Ambrose, who is chairing Catania’s election bid.

In Ward 1, Bowser faces the challenge of holding on to her 5,463 votes, while adding from the 2,228 Wells and 2,802 Gray supporters. Given the traditional strength of the LGBT vote in this ward, the historic nature of Catania’s candidacy may play a role.

A similar situation exists in low-voting Ward 2, where Bowser must secure her 3,966 votes while seeking converts among the 3,300 adherents of Evans, Gray and Wells. Strong campaigning by Wells and Evans could turn the tides here.

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“Pitch”-ing the Perfect Deal A Fair and Responsible Way for DC to Support a New Soccer Stadium

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C caught the soccer buzz this summer. The World Cup dominated televisions across the city, and DC United played a superb start to the season. The enthusiasm for soccer adds to our cultural fabric and highlights DC’s diversity.

That helps explain why many area residents are excited about the plans for a new stadium for DC United – at Buzzard Point, near Nats Park – that would allow the team to move out of their current home at RFK stadium.

But in the midst of that excitement, we should not forget that the stadium deal proposed by Mayor Gray is complex and contains many possible pitfalls for DC taxpayers. There are hefty city subsidies – covering more than half of the costs – even though the greatest financial benefits will go to the team. The plan includes complicated land swaps including trading the Reeves Center to a private developer in a no-bid process. And it will have big impacts on residents in at least two communities – at Buzzard Point and near the Reeves Center.

This means the DC Council still has a big job when it takes up the stadium deal as early as this fall, to address its financial fairness and transparency and to make sure it benefits all affected communities.

Drop The Swap Mayor Gray’s stadium plan looks a little bit like a DC version of the game Monopoly. At the heart of the deal, the District would trade the Reeves Center for cash and some of the land needed at the stadium site. The city would acquire other stadium parcels by trading other pieces of city-owned land near the Sursum Corda housing development to Pepco.

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by Wes Rivers Just as any Monopoly player knows, high-stakes property deals can be intense and controversial. A closer look at the Reeves Center trade shows why this is better as a game than in real life. The mayor wants to turn over the Reeves Center, at 14th and U Streets NW, to local real estate developer Akridge. In return, the city would get cash and land from Akridge at Buzzard point. Akridge would continue to own some land near the stadium site that presumably would become ripe for development with a new soccer stadium.

This deal raises several concerns.

First, the Akridge land swap looks shady and isn’t really needed. Gray administration officials say that the city needs to sell city properties to get money for stadium land, rather than borrowing money, because the city is close to its borrowing limit or “debt cap.” They say a land swap would also be a fast way to get stadium land.

But the District could just as easily sell the Reeves Center to the highest bidder –Akridge or another company – and use the proceeds to purchase land at the stadium site.

That’s important because the mayor’s team and Akridge settled on a sales price – $56 million – that is well below some recent appraisals. What’s more, we all know that property in DC’s hottest neighborhoods, such as 14th and U, often sells for more than its appraised value. Without putting the Reeves Center out for bid, the District could be offloading an important public asset at a price well below value.

Second, the mayor’s plan would turn decisions of re-developing an important public property entirely over to Akridge.

Usually when public property is sold, the District sets conditions on how the site can be redeveloped, taking into account

the needs of the community. However, under the proposed deal, there are no such stipulations, and Akridge would not be required to seek or respond to public input. Community members have raised concerns of the lack of affordable housing and the need for daytime retail and commercial activity.

Control of the Reeves Center gives the District the ability to shape the continued development of the U Street area.

The District shouldn’t give up that control just because it needs cash quickly.

Stadium Costs: DC Shouldn’t Pay More Than Its Fair Share Mayor Gray’s plan would have the city buy land and pay for cleanup and new infrastructure, up to a cap of $150 million. But the District also would take on several expenses outside of the cap – putting taxpayers on the hook for more than half of the stadium’s costs.

While it’s true that professional sports stadiums usually get some financial help from their host city or state, that is based more on fear of losing the team than on any hard economic analysis. It’s important to remember that DC United stands to benefit hugely from a new stadium – higher ticket sales, control of concessions, naming rights, an increase in the team’s value, and more. So it makes sense to have the team pay as much of the stadium’s costs as possible.

The proposed stadium legislation caps the city’s obligation at $150 million for buying and preparing the land.

(City officials estimate actual costs may be about $120 million.)

However, contrary to the widelypublicized notion of a “50/50” deal, the District also would give DC United prop-

erty and sales tax breaks estimated at $44 million. This would be partially offset by a $2 ticket surcharge the city would collect, but not until after 10 years. That would total $10 million.

Another cost not discussed is the relocation of the operations and agencies within the Reeves Center. When Akridge takesacontrol, it will temporarily lease space to the District at a cost of $15 million. Once the lease is up, the District must relocate agencies and the traffic operation center located there, at a cost of $14 million.

In total, the District would pay $183 million to complete all aspects of the project. With the team poised to make a lot of money off of this venture, it does not seem fair that taxpayers take on the bulk of the costs.

A Winning Goal: Ensuring Communities Benefit A new soccer stadium will allow fans across the region to enjoy games in an accessible, world-class venue. But it also will have an impact, potentially disruptive, on the nearby community. It only makes sense that the stadium deal address possible negative effects and include new benefits for the community surrounding the new stadium.

The District will need to ensure basic protections for the residents of Buzzard Point: preserving affordable housing, alleviating game-day traffic and parking congestion, making the area safe for walking and biking, and providing adequate public transportation. Neighbors also want the city to mitigate environmental hazards that surface as industrial lands are redeveloped. The city is working toward some of these goals already. It produced a transportation study and is working to

produce transportation management and operations plans.

Most stadium developments also include new amenities to ensure that the community thrives along with the team and the fans.

Community benefits agreements (CBA) are binding and hold the city and the developer accountable to the community for specified new amenities. In Southwest, a CBA could address concerns raised by the community by providing access to job and apprenticeship opportunities, recreation and after-school programming for neighborhood youth, and rehabilitation of recreation centers.

Community groups are already in preliminary discussions with the team and the City Administrator, and all parties have expressed an interest in a CBA. Because the soccer deal involves several neighborhoods, the city should look to foster similar community benefit agreements with neighbors of the Reeves Center and with Sursum Corda residents.

DC is a soccer town and will likely make some financial contribution to help DC United build a new home. But in representing a city with a lot of needs and limited financial flexibility, the DC Council should rethink the approach to how the city and the team share that burden. Costs should fall more to those who primarily benefi t – DC United – and new development and amenities should improve the lives of all affected residents. If those conditions are met, a new stadium would be a true community asset and a vehicle for positive development in Southwest.

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Bulletin Board Volunteer at The Adams Morgan Day Festival

The Adams Morgan Day Festival is on Sunday, Sept.

14, noon-7 p.m., and they’re looking for volunteers to help manage the event. Volunteers can elect to arrive early to help direct vendors, or participate later in the day to help coordinate the music program or answer questions. Contact Volunteer Manager John Zottoli at 202-506-5912 or john.zottoli@gmail.com to learn more. ammainstreet.org

Mayor Gray Breaks Ground on Updates to Stead Field

On Aug. 6, Mayor Gray; Ward 2 Councilmember Evans; Department of Parks and Recreation Acting Director Shanklin; Department of General Services Director Hanlon; Friends of Stead Park President Dormant; and ANC 2B05 Commissioner Nichols joined community members and campers from Stead Recreation Center for a groundbreaking ceremony at Stead Field, 1625 P St. NW. The Friends of Stead Park partnered with DPR to oversee a major renovation and upgrade at Stead Field. The group raised over $200,000 toward this project. Once complete, Stead Field will include: a multi-purpose synthetic turf field, a plaza, decorative paving, a walking/jogging track, a spray park, a picnic/game table and more. Construction is slated for completion in the autumn of 2014.

Call for MLK Zine Submissions

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Submit poetry, prose, art or photography for this free community Zine. The deadline is Monday, Sept. 15. Email submissions to dcplzine@gmail.com. or mail submission to DCPL Zine attn.

Information Services, MLK Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW, Washington, DC 20001.

Submissions can also be dropped off in Room 207 or 220 of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library.

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Admission to Corcoran Gallery of Art Now Free

The agreements between The Corcoran Gallery of Art and Corcoran College of Art and Design, the George Washington University and the National Gallery of Art are now final. Visitors to the galleries in the Flagg building on 17th St. will no longer be charged admission. Hours of operation are now Wednesday through Sunday from 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

As part of this new collaboration, students, faculty and many Corcoran staff now become part of GW while others join the National Gallery. The University also takes responsibility for the Corcoran’s 17th St. building and one of the nation’s leading art schools, which will now be known as the Corcoran School of the Arts and Design within GW’s Columbian College of Arts and Sciences. For more information on upcoming exhibitions and programs that will be organized by the National Gallery in the 17th St. building, the community is encouraged to subscribe to the National Gallery’s monthly electronic newsletter at ngna.dov/subscribe.

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Run in Lincoln’s Footsteps at the 5K at President Lincoln’s Cottage

On Saturday, Sept. 27, 8 a.m., runners will become a part of history when they join Olympic champion Joan Benoit Samuelson at the first annual Freedom 5K XC at President Lincoln’s Cottage. After winning the Boston Marathon twice, Ms. Benoit Samuelson went on to become the first woman to ever win the gold medal in the Olympic marathon at the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. The Freedom 5K XC, a unique cross country event open to the general public, provides a rare opportunity for runners and walkers alike to race on the 250 acre Armed Forces Retirement Home campus, where President Lincoln and his family resided during his presidency. All proceeds and donations support preservation, award-winning programs, and innovative initiatives such as the Students Opposing Slavery program at President Lincoln’s Cottage, the only privately funded National Monument in the nation. Registration is $40 per person at lincolncottage.org/Freedom5KXC14.

Olympic champion Joan Benoit Samuelson

ter and the DC Commission on Arts and Humanities to implement Storefronts DC. The project is supported by the National Endowment for the Arts and the DC City Fund with grants totalling $111,000. The Storefronts DC project is a two-part series of art installations and creative pop-up projects to activate vacant spaces and connect neighborhoods. The project will be implemented as Arts Connect Northeast. Local artists will have the opportunity to create work for public display. As many as eight vacant or public sites will be activated by artists, to serve the 200,000 residents living in the neighborhoods of H St. NE, Benning Road, NoMa, and Union Market. Read more at culturaldc.org.

Peace Corps Top Bloggers Night at MLK Library

On Wednesday, Sept. 17, 6: 30 p.m., this interactive event will feature media-rich presentations on life through an American’s eyes in Albania, Cameroon, China, Dominican Republic, Guinea, Senegal, Thailand, and Uganda. Nine Peace Corps Volunteer ‘Top Bloggers’ will be sharing their experiences serving in some of the world’s most remote places and answering questions. These individuals are the winners of Peace Corps’ 2014 “Blog it Home” competition and have been selected from more than 350 Peace Corps volunteers from 60 countries for their focus on using their blogs to increase cross-cultural understanding. Questions?

Call Kimberly White at 202-727-1291.

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Summit on Saturday, Sept. 13. This year’s theme is “Tenant Knowledge is Tenant Power.” Registration opens at 8 a.m and the program begins at 9 a.m. The summit will be held at the Gallaudet University’s Kellogg Conference Center, 800 Florida Ave. NE. The summit serves as a forum to bring together tenants, tenant associations, housing attorneys and advocates, policy experts, community leaders, and District officials to discuss matters of concern to tenants in the District of Columbia.

The day will include a major address and other remarks by prominent speakers, topical panel discussions, legal clinic, elderly/disabled registration clinic, exhibits, prizes and giveaways, and lunch. Admission, lunch and parking are all free.

Gallaudet operates a free shuttle service with pick-up and drop-off at the NoMa-Gallaudet Metro Station (Red Line), located at 200 Florida Ave. NE. ota.dc.gov

DDOT Releases Proposed Rules Requiring Safe Routes for Pedestrians and Bicyclists near Work Zones

The District Department of Transportation has announced the publication of proposed rules that require entities that operate construction sites that block a sidewalk or bicycle lane to provide safe routes for pedestrians and bicyclists through or around work zones. These proposed rules, which implement provisions of the Bicycle Safety Amendment Act of 2013, state that these safe routes must be equal to the pedestrian or cyclist accommodation that was blocked. Also, the safe pedestrian or bicycle route must be free of obstructions and surface hazards such as loose gravel or uneven surfaces and must follow the path of the original pedestrian or bicycle route as closely as is practical. Read more at dcregs.org.

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Women: Know Your Rights in the Workplace

Women that are worried about keeping their job while pregnant or are paid less than male co-workers or sexually harassed should come to MLK Library, Room 220 on Wednesday, Sept. 24, 6:30 p.m., for a free presentation by the Washington Lawyers’ Committee and the Equal Rights Center to learn more about rights in the workplace. Residency not required. Se proveerá traducción en inglés y español. Questions or need a reasonable accommodation?

Contact Sabrina Lee at 202-3191000 x 124 or Sarah Pauly at 202234-3062. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. dclibrary.org/mlk

DC Health Link Launches Small Biz Health Insurance Mobile App

DC Health Link’s new small business mobile app is designed to be an educational guide for small businesses looking to browse health plans and enroll in health coverage through a licensed health insurance broker. The app delivers streamlined access to information and resource tools for small businesses currently only offered through DCHealthLink.com.

Littering Enforcement Pilot Program Expanded

The Metropolitan Police Department has launched citywide enforcement of the District of Columbia’s anti-littering laws allowing officers to issue $75 Notices of Violation to any pedestrian observed littering.

If an officer sees a person dropping waste material of any kind on public space, in waterways, or on someone else’s private property, the person may receive a $75 Notice of Violation. Anyone issued a NOV is required to provide their accurate name and address to the officer.

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MIDCITY FEBRUARY 2013

FIND US AT THESE LOCATIONS! 14U Cafe

1939 U ST NW

Andrene’s Carribean

308 Kennedy ST NW

Azi’s Cafe

1336 9th ST NW

Ben’s Chilli Bowl

1213 U ST NW

Bicycle Space

1019 7th Street, NW

Big Bad Woof

117 Carroll ST NW

Big Bear

1700 1st ST NW

Bioscript Pharmacy

1325 14th ST NW

Brookland Metro

801 Michigan Avenue NE

Bus Boys & Poets

1025 5th ST NW 2021 14th ST NW

Caribou Coffee

1400 14th ST NW

Carls barber shop

1406 P St MW

Chatman’s Bakery

1239 9th ST NW

Chester Arthur House

23 Logan Circle NW

Chinatown Coffee

475 H ST NW

City First Bank

1432 U ST NW

CNN Office

224 7th ST SE

Coldwell Banker

1606 17th ST NW

Columbia Hts. Coffee

3416 11 ST NW

CVS

DC Child & Family Services Agency

200 I Street SE

Drafting Table

1529 14th ST NW

Dunkin Donuts

1739 New Jersey Ave NW

Emery Recreation Ctr.

5701 Georgia Avenue, NW

Emmaus Services for the Aging

1426 9th Street, NW

Enviro. Working Group

1436 U ST NW

First Cup Coffee

900 M ST NW

Foster House Apts.

801 Rhode Is. Ave, NW

Giant

1050 Brentwood RD NE 1345 Park RD NW

Habesha market

1919 9th st

Harris Teeter

1201 First St, NE 1631 Kalorama RD NW

Petworth Metro

3700 Georgia AVE NW

Phyllis Wheatly YWCA

901 Rhode Island Ave NW

Providence Hospital

1150 Varnum St NE

Reeves Center

2000 14th ST NW

Safeway

1045 5th ST NW 1701 Corcoran ST NW 1747 Columbia RD NW 6501 Piney Branch RD NW

Senior Wellness Center

3531 Georgia Avenue, NW

Shaw Library

945 Rhode Island AVE NW

Shaw Mainstreet

875 N Street, NW

Shaw metro

1800 7th st NW

Shephard Park Library

7420 Georgia Avenue, NW

Starbucks

1600 U ST NW 2225 Georgia AVE NW

Heller’s Bakery

3221 Mt. Pleasant ST NW

Howard University

2225 6th ST NW

Java House

1645 Q ST NW

Kennedy Rec Center

1401 7th ST NW

LAYC

1419 Columbia RD NW

1000 U ST NW

Lincoln Westmoreland Apts.

1730 7th Street, NW

7th ST & Rhode Is. Ave, NW

110 Carroll ST NW

Long & Foster

1401 14th ST NW

1501 14th ST NW

1117 10th ST NW

Love Cafe

1501 14th ST NW

1501 U ST NW

128 Kennedy ST NW

Marie Reed Rec Center

2200 Champlain ST NW

Takoma Metro

327 Cedar ST NW

1418 P ST NW

MLK Library

901 G ST NW

Takoma Park Library

312 Cedar Street, NW 1620 V ST NW

State Farm

3327 12th ST NE

Street Boxes

925 Monroe ST NE 2022 14th ST NW 8th & R Streets., NW 1400 Block P Street, NW

1637 P Street, NW

Modern Liquors

1200 9th ST NW

Third District MPD

1700 Columbia RD NW

Mt. Vernon Sq. Metro

700 M ST NW

Trilogy NoMa

151 Q Street, NE 2459 18th ST NW

1900 7th ST NW

Mt. Pleasant Library

3162 Mt. Pleasant St. NW

Tryst

2129 14th ST NW

Northwest One Library

155 L ST NW

Turkey Thickett Rec Ctr.

1100 Michigan Avenue, NE

3031 14th ST NW

Off Road Cycling

905 U Street, NW

U Street metro

900 U st

Wilson Building

1350 Pennsylvania AVE NW

3601 12th ST NE 400 Mass. AVE NW

Paul Laurence Dunbar Sr. Apartments

2001 15th Street NW

Windows Cafe

101 Rhode Island AVE NW

6514 Georgia Ave, NW

Petworth Library

4200 Kansas AVE NW

Yoga District

1830 1st ST NW

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Those who refuse or fail to provide their accurate name and address can be arrested and, upon conviction, be fined an additional $100-$250. Failure to respond to a littering ticket by either paying the fine or appealing the ticket to the Office of Administrative Hearings will result in a doubling of the fine.

MPD officers will continue to issue $100 traffic tickets to the driver of any vehicle where an officer observes either the driver or any passenger toss trash of any kind onto someone else’s private property or onto any public space, such as streets, alleys, or sidewalks.

DDOT Releases Proposed Rules to Revamp the Visitor Parking Pass Program

The District Department of Transportation has announced the publication of proposed rules that will modify the annual Visitor Parking Pass (VPP) program, and clarify the process for eligible households to receive, and use a 2015 visitor parking pass. The rules are open for a 30day comment period.

The VPP program allows guests of District residents to park for more than two hours on residential blocks. The current 2014 passes, which would have expired on Sept.

30, 2014, have been extended, and are valid until the end of the year.

Starting Jan. 1, 2015, DDOT proposes that the annual VPP be effective for a calendar year.

These proposed rules will require eligible households (within Wards 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC 2F) to register either online at vpp. ddot.dc.gov or by phone at 202671-2700 to receive an annual VPP. The revision to the program will help DDOT better manage the demands, and evaluate program needs going forward. Depending on the outcome of the comment period, DDOT anticipates opening up reg-

istration in late Oct. 2014. To view or to comment on the proposed rules, visit dcregs.dc.gov.

DDOT Seeks Applicants for ADA Transition Plan Advisory Group

The District Department of Transportation is developing the framework for its ADA/Section 504 Transition Plan. The plan will outline how DDOT intends to remove barriers for persons with disabilities who use various features in the public right-of-way: such as sidewalks, curb ramps, pedestrian street crossings, pedestrian signals and other pedestrian facilities in the District.

To ensure that DDOT addresses users’ concerns, DDOT is organizing a Transition Plan Advisory Group to participate and offer feedback on the draft Transition Plan framework. It is anticipated that the advisory group will meet approximately three times during the next 10 months.

Anyone interested in becoming a member of the advisory group should send a brief write-up outlining interest in the issue and how they can contribute to this process. This would include contact information; experience with people with disabilities; two references (with contact information) and any current organizations they are participating in.

Mail or email qualifications by Sept.

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Logan Circles

kay it’s September and class is back in session. Time to get schooled on what has happened and what is about to jump off ! Ready? Let’s start with the exciting stuff first!

by Mark F. Johnson

currently located on Florida Avenue between California and U Streets. The Central Union Mission developer also owns the space that And Beige currently rents and has offered the high-end designer furniture and lighting showroom the chance to be

Yet Another Chain Furniture Store for Logan?

Just as West Elm is soon to open the doors on their brand new two-story showroom at 14th and S (they have started to hire new staff already), we hear from a source that Crate and Barrel has been shopping for a spot to open up on 14th Street. They may have already settled on a new building says this source but final details are apparently not yet known. Given that there are three national furniture chains already in the area, including West Elm, is it any wonder that Crate and Barrel would want to be here too?

Central Union Mission Retail Space Attracts Interest

As the gorgeous Central Union Mission building transforms itself into luxury housing at the corner of 14th and R, word is that there is a lot of interest in the street-level retail spaces. That is one possible location for a Crate and Barrel store if they do move to 14th Street but, according to a source, that is not what is going to happen. Apparently a big restaurant is more likely to go into the largest retail space that Central Union Mission The Future Whitman-Walker Clinic Site at 1525 14th opens next year. has to offer. This, of course is no big surprise either, given the penchant for national chain restaurateurs to want to be in U/14. amongst its peers on 14th. At this point, And Beige No name has yet been associated with the possible apparently hasn’t said “yes” to the new arrangement. restaurant.

After all, new housing is coming very close to their Another furniture store has also been ap- current location at the corner of 17th and Florida proached for a spot at the Mission we hear. Not an- Avenue in the not too distant future. New homeother national chain, rather local favorite And Beige, owners often want new furniture.

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Whitman-Walker Heading Down the Street

Amid all this uncertainty, it is a sure thing that Whitman-Walker clinic is moving much of its operations from the Elizabeth Taylor Center at 14th and R two blocks down 14th to a new and larger state-of-the-art space situated between Drafting Table restaurant and Studio Theater. The building, still under construction at 1525 14th is a five or six story building and the clinic will occupy the entire 43,000 square foot space.

When the move is complete in 2015, Whitman-Walker will offer increased health care services, have a larger pharmacy, a Travel Medicine clinic, wellness programs and complementary therapies such as acupuncture.

According to the clinic, demands on their services, still primarily among the area’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community, have steadily continued to increase and the new leased space will better help the clinic meet their much higher demands for existing services and offer services never provided before.

The Nightlife on 14th Street is a Thrill!

A very recent edition of the Thrillist, (www.thrillist.com) a far reaching and popular blog of what various US cities have to offer in the way of entertainment, shopping and nightlife, ranked Logan Circle numero uno in terms of the 12 best `hoods in DC for dining.

The list starts with Georgetown (played out), and includes Columbia Heights (notable), H Street (full of variety, down to earth and yet undiscovered), U Street (get over Ben’s Chili Bowl, tourists) and ends with a listing of 14th Street hangouts that are perpetually packed! “Fourteenth Street is in beast mode” says Thrillist. But watch out!

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by Jazzy Wright

Home Demand Reaches New Highpoint

An August home sale provided us with proof that the skyrocketing demand for Northwest D.C. homes has hit a new high. Real estate records show that a 2,400 square foot, three-bedroom Bloomingdale home sold for $120,000 above its original listing price of $729,900. The house was on the market for a full five days.

Built in 1912, the two-story Victorian home features a recreation room, a finished basement, a skylight and a walk-in bedroom closet. The home’s kitchen is outfitted with quartz counters and a breakfast nook. Additionally, the home has a patio deck and a fenced-in yard. All great features, but do any of the home amenities justify paying more than $100,000 above the listing price for a home?

“While the home was very competitively priced, it was aligned with many of the [comparable home sales], particularly 67 W Street, which was larger, had more square footage, an additional bath and bedroom, and a garage, and sold for $765,000 earlier in the year,” said Christopher Bulka, realtor and residential specialist for Coldwell Banker Dupont.

“Our price point of $729,900 tapped into a lot of pent-up demand buyers are experiencing due to chronic low inventory in the single-family/row/town home category and contributed to getting 11 offers on the house, all with escalation clauses that pushed it up to $850k,” he said. “Essentially, the combination of a great house, pricing strategy, strong marketing, offer deadline and pent-up buyer demand helped us achieve a sale price $120k over list.”

Sausage Shop Opens

A new sausage shop and deli has opened in Bloomingdale. In August, the owners of pop-up food store 13th Street Meats brought their high-quality sausages to the neighborhood when they opened Meat &

Foods, a retail store and diner-style counter that serves chili, half-smokes, sausage sandwiches and beer. The food diner is the first eatery from former Toki Underground bartenders and husband-and wife partners Ana Marin and Scott McIntosh. Previously, 13th Street Meats supplied sausages to local businesses Toki Underground, Breadsoda and DC Brau Brewing.

The store will operate out of the longvacated retail space at 247 Florida Ave NW, and will include seating for 12 patrons indoors and a small four-seat sidewalk café.

The eatery offers six different sausage sandwich options—from half-smokes to lemon basil chicken to spicy chorizo—for the affordable price of $6 each. Diners can also pick up a bowl of chili for $5 from the meat shop. Additionally, the small eatery carries beer options from DC Brau, Yuengling, Coors Light and Natty Boh. Meat & Foods is open from noon until 9:00p.m. Wednesday through Sunday.

Bikeshare Traffic Adds Up

With more than 320,000 total annual trips, the Capital Bikeshare system keeps growing.

And growing—to the point where demand may be too high in certain areas of the city, including Bloomingdale. On a recent Monday afternoon, I waited in line on First Street NW for more than 20 minutes for an empty bike dock to no avail—I eventually biked to U Street NW to return my bicycle rental, then walked back to Bloomingdale.

According to data from the District Department of Transportation, the city agency that manages the bicycle program, the neighborhood sees a high demand for bicycle rentals. The Bikeshare dock on the intersection of First and Rhode Island Avenue NW is the 84th most popular station in the city, with more than 3,200 trips taking place in the year; the station on Florida Avenue and R Street NW is the 92nd most popular bicycle dock with more than 2,900 total trips. Just outside of Bloomingdale, the Bikeshare dock on Third and Elm Street NW has close to

Bikeshare demand is high in Bloomingdale.

2,000 trips total.

While usage in Bloomingdale does not compare to some of the most popular bicycle stations in tourist locations—the Lincoln Memorial dock has more than 15,600 trips every year, for example—there is enough demand for another Bikeshare rental dock in the area. According to city officials, a new dock is not coming to the neighborhood anytime soon.

“With regards to expansion to new locations, we’re in a bit of a holding pattern right now while we wait for supply channels to open up, so it’s unlikely that any additional stations will be added in the near future,” said Kim Lucas, bicycle program specialist of the Policy, Planning and Sustainability Administration for the District Department of Transportation. u Midcity DC | September 2014 u 41

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Shaw Streets article and photos by Pleasant Mann

Shaw Becomes Center of Coffee Culture

also made a grant to buy 75 additional backpacks to give out to Shaw students at the recreation center.

When Compass Coffee (1535 Seventh Street NW ) makes DC State Fair its much awaited opening in Sept. 20 September, it will further esShaw will host the DC State tablish Shaw as a destination Fair this year. The one-day for coffee aficionados. Comevent will be held at Old City pass Coffee will have its own Farm and Guild (925 Rhode precision coffee roaster, proIsland Ave. NW) on Saturday, ducing nine blends of coffee September 20 from noon to 7 from three continents, along p.m. The DC State Fair was with single-origin coffees organized in 2010 to celebrate from individual countries, for the agricultural, culinary and both retail and wholesale cusartistic talents of District resitomers. A café with over 40 dents. The 2014 Fair will be seats will provide a setting for the first held in Shaw. Like walk-in customers to enjoy other state fairs, the DC one their coffee and pastries. will hold craft and agricultural It took some time before competitions in areas such as Shaw became a place where best honey, best pie, ice cream you could get decent coffee. and prepared foods (pickled, Azi’s Café, which opened alCompass Coffee Proprietors Michael Haft and Harrison Suarez with DC Councilmember Vincent Orange. jam and jellies and fermented most a decade ago, was the first vegetables), photography, kids’ establishment to make respectfee. With an extensive list of African at Shaw Station apartment buildings. art and poetry, knitting and able espresso drinks using high quality and American coffees, the Coffee Bar The Friends of Kennedy Playground crocheting. The DC State Fair will be Italian coffee in an attractive setting. typically presents patrons’ choices in a The growing number of Shaw restaucarafe and drinking glass in order to rants offering the traditional Ethiostrip the coffee tasting experience to pian coffee ceremony, such as Uptown, its basics. And two Starbucks opened Queen of Sheba, Etete and CherCher, at City Market at O and the Marriott helped to diversify the neighborhood’s Marquis to serve the many fans of the coffee scene. brand addicted to its products.

The past few months have brought a radical expansion of the types of coffee experiences available in Shaw. The Shaw Goes Back opening of La Colombe in Blagden to School Alley brought a nationally-renowned Thanks to a donation from Douglas coffee shop to the District. La Co- Development Corporation to Shaw lombe came with a reputation for Main Streets, 300 backpacks were searching the world for exotic sourc- distributed to students in Shaw prior es of coffee, while using the newest to the opening of school. The backmachinery to produce the perfectly packs were distributed by the ANC brewed cup of coffee. The establish- 6E Commissioners, as well as the ment of the Coffee Bar at Mocking- tenant groups of the Lincoln Westbird Hill provided another venue for moreland, Foster House and Heritage Shaw Main Streets Executive Director Alexander Padro and Heritage at Shaw Station Community Manager Carthe sophisticated appreciation of cofmen McLaurin Distribute School Backpacks.

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conducted in conjunction with Homegrown DC, a celebration of all healthy food grown in the District, where school gardens, community gardens, and urban farms within the city can show off what they’ve grown. Music from various bands and other activities are planned for the day.

Art All Night DC

Shaw will also be the site of the Art All Night DC festival for the third time. Art All Night DC, a late night arts festival of installations, music and performance art modeled on the Nuit Blanche events held in Paris and other cities, will start at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday night, September 27 and conclude the next morning at 3:00 a.m. Last year’s festival drew an estimated 15,000 people to see performances at the Warehouse Theater, a fashion show and face painting at the Watha T. Daniel Library and a series of art installations with dancing at the Wonder Bread Factory, among other programming. The commercial corridors of Seventh and Ninth Streets from Mount Vernon Square all the way to Florida Avenue will again set the stage for the festival this year. A number of restaurants and businesses will provide settings for art installations and plan to stay open late to serve people attending Art All Night in Shaw.

Thanks to the support of the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, as well as the District’s Department of Small and Local Business Development, Art All Night DC will be expanded city-wide, with venues in Dupont Circle, H Street NE, North Capitol Street and Congress Heights joining Shaw in conducting the festival. Details on Art All Night in Shaw and elsewhere in the city can be found at www.artallnightdc.com. u Midcity DC | September 2014 u 43

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On Saturday, Sept. 21, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., celebrate Hispanic Heritage month at ZooFiesta. See animal demonstrations and learn about animals native to Latin America, such as golden lion tamarins, sloths, Andean bears, and anteaters. Meet Zoo experts and learn how they are working to save these species and more. Family activities include animal feedings, arts and crafts, musical entertainment, educational activities highlighting conservation research in Central and South America, and authentic gourmet cuisine at a Latin American inspired food bazaar. ZooFiesta is free, so the entire family is encouraged to come!

Admission is free, however parking is $22. The National Zoo is at 3001 Connecticut Ave. NW. nationalzoo.si.edu FONZ celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month with an annual fiesta at the National Zoo. Photo: Mehgan Murphy, Smithsonian’s National Zoo

Family Day at President Lincoln’s Cottage

On Saturday, Sept. 13, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., enjoy the Soldiers’ Home grounds as the Lincoln family did at this free festival.

Family members of all ages will enjoy the live entertainment and activities inspired by the Lincoln family and their life at the Soldiers’ Home. Make a top hat. There will be pony rides and a petting zoo featuring Tad Lincoln’s favorite animals (peacocks, goats, geese, and more), a Civil War encampment, Civil War-era games, live musical performances of Civil War-era tunes, and food vendors and picnicking grounds. President Lincoln’s Cottage is at Upshur St. at Rock Creek Church Rd. NW. Free parking is available on-site. 202-8290436. lincolncottage.org 44 u midcitydcnews.com

The Big Build: A Free Hands-on Family Festival of Tools, Trucks, and Construction

On Saturday, Sept. 20, 10 a.m.- 4 p.m., be a builder for the day at the Big Build festival. Amateur builders young and old can discover what it’s like to build a brick wall, carve stone, hammer nails, and much more as they work side by side with designers, builders, and artisans demonstrating their skills. Meet plumbers, electricians, ironworkers, landscape architects, woodworkers, and experts in many other fields to learn about their professions and hobbies.

At this year’s Big Build, attendees can climb aboard cranes and tractors, build a brick wall, construct a log cabin, carve stone, imagine a sculpture made of plumbing pipes, compete in a nail driv-

ing contest, and create a hardware wind chime to take home.

This year, the Big Build festival highlights the exhibition PLAY WORK BUILD and the theme of play.

Similar to the exhibition, Big Build will celebrate the connection between children’s affinity to construct imaginary worlds and the professionals who create the built world around us. Children can help construct the World’s Tallest Construction Toy Tower (120’) out of Superstructs. Certified by the Guiness World Records during the afternoon of the Big Build, it will be the tallest free-standing tower ever constructed out of a toy! Additionally, a portion of F St. NW will be closed for exhibitors and the work trucks. National Building Museum, 401 F St. NW. 202-2722448. nbm.org

Library Card Sign Up Month Open House Celebration

On Thursday, Sept. 11, at 6 p.m., visit the Northwest One Neighborhood Library. Meet the librarians and get a library card. Find out the many ways a library card can be useful at school, work home or even when traveling.

Northwest One Neighborhood Library, 155 L St. NW. 202-939-5946. dclibrary.org/northwest

National Student Poets Inaugural Reading

On Friday, Sept. 19, 4 p.m. the National Student Poets Program, the nation’s highest honor for youth poets creating original work, presents the inaugural reading of the 2014 class in the Whittall Pavilion on the ground

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level of the Library’s Thomas Jefferson Building, 10 First St. SE. loc.gov

National Gallery of Art Launches Interactiv​e “NGAkids Art Zone App” Inspired by the Collection

The National Gallery of Art has released a new children’s app, NGAkids Art Zone, now available for free on iTunes at nga.gov/content/ngaweb/education/ kids/kids-app. Echoing the style of the NGAkids online interactives, this dynamic app contains eight new hands-on activities inspired by works in the col-

the program enjoyable and artistically motivating. These activities are designed for children to use, unassisted, in a recreational context (although teachers do use them as an entertaining addition to a traditional curriculum). This absorbing, self-directed interaction creates a personal connection to art that often lasts a lifetime.

Race for Every Child Kids’ Dash

Saturday, Sept. 13. Race for Every Child supports children and families throughout the Washington area by

3-10 are eligible to participate. Children between the ages of 3-10 who would also like to participate in the 5K, may do so at no extra charge. Parents will not be allowed to “dash” with their child (unless under special circumstances). Registration deadline is Sept.

10. childrensnational.donordrive.com

New Planetarium Show “To Space & Back” at Air and Space

“To Space & Back” takes show-goers on an incredible journey from the far reaches of the known universe to Earth.

The technology that transports humans through space is paving the way for the devices and apps used every day. To Space & Back helps viewers understand how space exploration is shaping this world. It was produced in 8K, which showcases the planetarium’s new full dome digital capabilities. 8K refers to the ultra-high image quality, which is 16 times the resolution of HD, providing an exceptional level of detail, clarity, contrast, brightness, and color saturation.

National Air and Space Museum, Independence Ave. at 6th St. SW. airandspace.si.edu

STAR (sing, talk and read) Family Festival at MLK Library

Photo: Courtesy of President Lincoln’s Cottage

lection, as well as a sketchbook for freehand drawing and a personal exhibition space where users can save and display art they create with the program. The child-friendly interface emphasizes creativity, discovery, careful observation, and artistic self-expression, making the NGAkids app educational and fun for the whole family.

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raising funds for specialized medical care, research into childhood diseases, and important wellness and preventive services at Children’s National Health System. The 100-yard Kids’ Dash is a great way to encourage children to be active and healthy. Just one block long, the Kids’ Dash route is on Pennsylvania Ave. NW, starting at 12th St. and finishing at 13th St. It will begin promptly at 9:30 a.m. and participants will dash in waves, based on their age group.

Kids’ Dash participants will receive a t-shirt, a Kids’ Dash bib and finisher’s medal. Children between the ages of

On Saturday, Sept. 13, at 11 a.m., learn how singing, talking and reading with a baby or young child now can help them later in school. It’s never too early to give children a smart start. DC Public Library’s STAR Family Festival will feature workshops for parents to support their child’s early learning; fun activities, crafts and games for children; free children’s books; live entertainment; safety, health and education resources for children; door prizes including $200 gift baskets and gift card giveaways; and photo opportunities with costumed characters.

Lunch is provided. For more information, call 202-727-0321. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. dclibrary.org/mlk

Women in Aviation and Space Family Day at Air and Space Museum

On Saturday, Sept. 13, at 10 a.m.-3 p.m., join the museum for a family

day that celebrates the accomplishments of women in aviation and space exploration. From the days of the earliest pilots to today’s space program, women have been making significant contributions. During this event visitors will have the opportunity to meet female role models and learn about the women who inspired them. National Air and Space Museum, Independence Ave. at 6th St. SW. airandspace.si.edu

Kids Ride Free on Bus Program Begins

District of Columbia students at public and private elementary, middle and high schools can ride on the Metrobus and the DC Circulator at no charge, Monday to Friday, from 5:309 a.m. and 2-8 p.m. during the regular school year. Students are encouraged today to obtain their DC One Cards, register them online, and check their eligibility before they take advantage of this service. As in the past, the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) is requesting that students FLASH their DC One Cards when they enter the buses during the Kids Ride Free on Bus program hours. Students need to register and confirm their eligibility in the District’s School Transit Subsidy program on dconecard.dc.gov.

“Are DC Schools Getting Better?” Panel Discussion at MLK Library

This panel discussion is on Wednesday, Sept. 10, 7 p.m. at MLK Library.

The discussion will be moderated

by Amanda Ripley, author of “The Smartest Kids in the World”, about the state of DC schools. For more information, call 202-727-1183. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. dclibrary.org/mlk

DCschoolHUB.com Launches Childcare and School Search Website

DCschoolHUB’s features a geolocator for ease of searching, chat rooms where schools and care centers can connect one-on-one with prospective parents, and forums where parents can pose questions to one another.

They can even ask “experts” questions on everything from how to navigate the financial aid process to potty

training tips. Who’s Got Spots allows schools and care centers to post current and anticipated spots or seats. DCschoolHUB.com

Hispanic Heritage Family Festival at the American Art Museum

On Saturday, Sept. 13, 11:30 a.m.-4 p.m., bring the whole family to the Smithsonian’s kickoff celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month. Held in conjunction with the exhibition Portraiture Now: Staging the Self, the day includes musical performances, interactive demonstrations, arts and crafts, storytelling and gallery tours.

Smithsonian American Art Museum, 8th and F Sts. NW. americanart.si.edu

Savanna’s Treasure

Wild new children’s book, Savanna’s Treasure, proves that danger, adversity and even poachers are no match for the power of unlikely friendships. Chris Behrens’ Savanna’s Treasure shares the story of two unlikely allies who literally take on the troubles of the world.

Nobody would think that a baby elephant and a mouse could fight off poachers and pirates but this engrossing and educational narrative showcases the boundless potential afforded by never giving up and sticking close to those one loves. Savanna’s Treasure is published by Xlibris.

Getting Kids Involved in Saving Energy

Kids are bundles of energy, but how much do they know about the energy they use every day? As schools go back in session, parents should start a conversation with their kids about the importance of energy efficiency in their everyday lives. Show kids the effect of their own carbon footprint with the fun, animated calculator on earthday.org/splash_page. It doesn’t just inform them about their personal environmental impact; it empowers them with simple actions that help them reduce it. For other kid-friendly resources, check out energystar.gov or dcseu.com. u

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Wednesday, September 10th- 8a-10a Wednesday, September 10th- 5p-7p Wednesday, September 17th- 8a-10a Wednesday, September 24th- 8a-10a Mamá y Yo: Fall Session of classes are starting again on September 19 and 20th. This class is a Spanish immersion Montessori “Mommy and Me” class. Your child, along with a caregiver or parent, will participate in a collaborative class, building on foundational vocabulary and skills each week. This class is for ages 18 months to 3 years old. Learn more and register at WaterfrontAcademy.org.

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+ Changing Hands

Changing Hands Changing hands is a list of most residential sales in the District of Columbia 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 Close Price FEE SIMPLE

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BLOOMINGDALE

15 Q ST NW 23 T ST NE 61 W ST NW

$775,000 $725,000 $850,000

COLUMBIA HEIGHTS 2711 11TH ST NW 1302 FAIRMONT ST NW 3658 PARK PL NW 1360 TAYLOR ST NW 1465 MONROE ST NW 1439 TAYLOR ST NW 1428 PERRY PL NW 728 GIRARD ST NW 615 ROCK CREEK CHURCH RD NW 1338 RANDOLPH ST NW 774 COLUMBIA RD NW 3523 WARDER ST NW 738 HOBART PL NW 613 GRESHAM PL NW

$1,165,000 $1,000,000 $920,000 $819,000 $789,000 $788,000 $769,000 $750,000 $745,000 $724,400 $565,000 $517,000 $474,900 $396,000

3 4 3

$1,990,000 $1,235,000 $826,000

KALORAMA 2126 BANCROFT PL NW 1817 VERNON ST NW

$3,377,000 $1,400,000

4 5 3 6 5

LOGAN 1340 WALLACH PL NW 1320 10TH ST NW

$1,180,000 $1,270,000

MOUNT PLEASANT 3122 18TH ST NW 3240 19TH ST NW 2003 KLINGLE RD NW 1815 LAMONT ST NW 2037 ROSEMONT AVE NW 1717 HARVARD ST NW 1735 HARVARD ST NW

$1,208,000 $950,000 $939,000 $896,000 $872,498 $815,000 $752,000

OLD CITY 511 P ST NW 1727 21ST ST NW 817 T ST NW 2130 12TH PL NW 1243 10TH ST NW 1735 SEATON ST NW 1630 5TH ST NW 313 M ST NW 407 R ST NW 440 N ST NW 1218 KIRBY ST NW 1417 1ST ST NW 1831 9TH ST NW

$1,300,000 $1,280,000 $865,000 $825,000 $760,000 $760,000 $660,000 $655,000 $582,000 $520,000 $440,000 $425,000 $860,000

2 5 6 4 5 5 4 3 3 6 2 4 3 2 3 3 2 3 2 2 3 3

PETWORTH 4929 KANSAS AVE NW 4616 NEW HAMPSHIRE AVE NW 3915 NEW HAMPSHIRE AVE NW 4709 8TH ST NW 5113 ILLINOIS AVE NW 5302 NEW HAMPSHIRE AVE NW 5121 3RD ST NW 407 RANDOLPH ST NW 621 HAMILTON ST NW

$724,800 $689,000 $670,000 $660,000 $650,000 $640,000 $609,000 $600,000 $575,000

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$559,999 $525,000 $510,000 $505,000 $489,000 $469,000 $230,000

5 6 3 3 6 3 3

SHAW 7 8 4 4 5 3 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 2

DUPONT 1530 15TH ST NW 1802 S ST NW 1808 CORCORAN ST NW

5309 9TH ST NW 330 TAYLOR ST NW 514 DECATUR ST NW 4602 4TH ST NW 4021 MARLBORO PL NW 930 LONGFELLOW ST NW 4934 1ST ST NW

5 4 4 3 3 5 4 4 3

1407 COLUMBIA ST NW 608 S ST NW

$776,500 $507,000

TRUXTON CIRCLE 39 BATES ST NW

$625,000

2 2 4

U STREET CORRIDOR

1438 MERIDIAN PL NW #301 $435,000 1340 FAIRMONT ST NW #21 $425,000 3328 SHERMAN AVE NW #1 $415,000 3606 ROCK CREEK CHURCH RD NW #305 $384,900 3606 ROCK CREEK CHURCH RD NW #305 $384,900 3606 ROCK CREEK CHURCH RD NW #305 $384,900 3606 ROCK CREEK CHURCH RD NW #305 $384,900 1308 CLIFTON ST NW #101 $319,500 1401 COLUMBIA RD NW #407 $310,000 1427 CHAPIN ST NW #103 $300,000 1447 CHAPIN ST NW #304 $275,000 1441 EUCLID ST NW #304 $192,500 1451 PARK RD NW #409 $179,500

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

CONVENTION CENTER

910 M ST NW #904 $505,000 1 2116 12TH ST NW $910,000 3 DUPONT

1700 Q ST NW #2 $840,000 2

1801 16TH ST NW #205 $709,500 2 $622,400 2 CONDO 1401 17TH ST NW #805 1279 21ST ST NW #7 $565,000 1 1401 17TH ST NW #601 $535,000 2 ADAMS MORGAN 1545 18TH ST NW #201 $282,500 1 2428 17TH ST NW #3S $849,000 2 1614 Q ST NW #A $360,000 1 1672 BEEKMAN PL NW #D $772,000 3 1816 19TH ST NW #5 $859,000 2 1670 BEEKMAN PL NW #B $675,000 2 1816 19TH ST NW #3 $824,000 2 1701 KALORAMA RD NW #314 $605,000 2 1816 19TH ST NW #4 $494,000 1 2426 ONTARIO RD NW #305 $419,000 1 1545 18TH ST NW #117 $300,000 1 1545 18TH ST NW #P36 $42,000 0 BLOOMINGDALE 1929 1ST ST NW #203 1722 1ST ST NW #1 43 HANOVER PL NW #2 150 RHODE ISLAND AVE NW #302 1824 NORTH CAPITOL ST NW #1 43 HANOVER PL NW #1 1700 2ND ST NW #3 1929 1ST ST NW #104

$440,000 $620,000 $499,000 $498,000 $465,000 $450,000 $350,000 $298,000

2 3 2 2 2 2 1 1

CENTRAL 916 G ST NW #1004 1830 JEFFERSON PL NW #9 1010 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW #704 809 6TH ST NW #31 616 E ST NW #502 631 D ST NW #1031 2141 P ST NW #1009 631 D ST NW #335 1316 NEW HAMPSHIRE AVE NW #308 2201 L ST NW #202 400 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW #810 1260 21ST ST NW #502 1301 20TH ST NW #901 2130 N ST NW #105 1330 NEW HAMPSHIRE AVE NW #410

$1,130,000 $1,025,000 $899,000 $519,000 $449,000 $443,500 $424,900 $422,000 $420,000 $375,000 $353,000 $330,000 $268,000 $200,000 $510,000

COLUMBIA HEIGHTS 2827 15TH ST NW #202 1324 EUCLID ST NW #408 1423 COLUMBIA RD NW #2 1442 HARVARD ST NW #4 701 LAMONT ST NW #28 1300 TAYLOR ST NW #303 1417 CHAPIN ST NW #308 3511 13TH ST NW #205 3511 13TH ST NW #205 3511 13TH ST NW #205 3511 13TH ST NW #205 3511 13TH ST NW #205 3511 13TH ST NW #205 1401 COLUMBIA RD NW #405

$675,000 $610,000 $580,000 $545,000 $540,000 $485,000 $455,000 $449,900 $449,900 $449,900 $449,900 $449,900 $449,900 $440,000

2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

KALORAMA 2230 CALIFORNIA ST NW #2C-E 1904 KALORAMA PL NW #1050 2011 COLUMBIA RD NW #3 2013 KALORAMA RD NW #8 2227 20TH ST NW #106 1827 FLORIDA AVE NW #104 1851 COLUMBIA RD NW #409 2227 20TH ST NW #507 2003 ALLEN PL NW #201

$950,000 $780,000 $605,000 $600,000 $532,000 $449,900 $343,000 $340,000 $249,000

2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 0

1307 T ST NW #3 1111 11TH ST NW #805 1445 N ST NW #201 1239 VERMONT AVE NW #106 1440 N ST NW #604 1529 14TH ST NW #302 2125 14TH ST NW #226 1235 S ST NW #1 1515 15TH ST NW #201 1226 11TH ST NW #300 20 LOGAN CIR NW #LL-1 1435 CORCORAN ST NW #3 1314 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW #504 1440 N ST NW #1008 1117 10TH ST NW #912 1117 10TH ST NW #411

$749,000 $565,000 $470,000 $305,000 $210,000 $570,000 $735,000 $925,000 $885,000 $670,000 $540,000 $429,000 $380,000 $245,000 $430,000 $574,900

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

2200 17TH ST NW #G-41

$45,000

MOUNT VERNON SQUARE

456 M ST NW #4 475 K ST NW #1102 1130 5TH ST NW #2 1240 4TH ST NW #300 475 K ST NW #704

$610,000 $713,000 $605,000 $560,502 $515,704

OLD CITY

2031 Q ST NW #1 1622 19TH ST NW #2 1440 CHURCH ST NW #106 1816 19TH ST NW #2 1618 11TH ST NW #PH-3 1816 19TH ST NW #1 1415 10TH ST NW #1 1225 13TH ST NW #112 2125 14TH ST NW #327 2004 11TH ST NW #124 1001 L ST NW #406 2125 14TH ST NW #706 1401 R ST NW #202 475 K ST NW #420 555 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW #607 1300 N ST NW #717 555 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW #811 1718 P ST NW #804 36 Q ST NW #3B 1618 11TH ST NW #T103 1390 V ST NW #410 1225 13TH ST NW #407 2117 10TH ST NW #G-02 1601 18TH ST NW #205 1 SCOTT CIR NW #713 1 SCOTT CIR NW #413 1718 P ST NW #201 1727 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW #409 1825 T ST NW #605 1718 CORCORAN ST NW #43 2001 12TH ST NW #312

$1,100,000 $800,000 $799,000 $730,000 $727,500 $679,000 $644,000 $561,000 $520,000 $518,000 $515,000 $510,000 $490,000 $450,000 $415,000 $399,900 $397,500 $390,000 $380,000 $375,000 $370,000 $365,000 $365,000 $315,000 $307,500 $275,000 $259,000 $238,500 $233,500 $229,900 $569,000

PENN QUARTER LOGAN 555 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW #1007 $424,000

MOUNT PLEASANT 1654 EUCLID ST NW #PH-3 3162 18TH ST NW #1 3162 18TH ST NW #2 1738 PARK RD NW #3 1738 PARK RD NW #2 1738 PARK RD NW #1 3155 MOUNT PLEASANT ST NW #306 2440 16TH ST NW #221 3314 MOUNT PLEASANT ST NW #49 3420 16TH ST NW #605S

$939,238 $790,000 $740,000 $680,000 $675,000 $595,000 $385,000 $340,000 $335,500 $331,000

2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1

0 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1

PETWORTH

610 NEWTON PL NW #9 610 NEWTON PL NW #12 610 NEWTON PL NW #2 610 NEWTON PL NW #1 5611 5TH ST NW #24

$609,900 $605,000 $524,900 $524,900 $174,000

2 2 3 2 1

SHAW

1401 5TH ST NW #2 1412 5TH ST NW #301

$1,150,000 $925,000

TRUXTON CIRCLE 1519 1ST ST NW #2

$342,500

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2120 VERMONT AVE NW #19 919 FLORIDA AVE NW #406 1413 T ST NW #407 1210 V ST NW #5 929 FLORIDA AVE NW #1002 1454 BELMONT ST NW #6 u

$374,000 $530,000 $300,000 $629,000 $422,000 $950,000

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