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The Dupont Current

Wednesday, June 29, 2016

Serving Dupont Circle, Kalorama, Adams Morgan & Logan Circle

Vol. XV, No. 5

Panel criticizes SunTrust proposal

FRESH KICKS

■ Adams Morgan: Project’s

height at issue on 18th Street By BRADY HOLT Current Staff Writer

Current plans for a large new apartment building at 1800 Columbia Road NW are out of scale with the low-rise 18th Street corridor, the Historic Preservation Review Board said last Thursday.

Developer PN Hoffman is hoping to redevelop the 1970s SunTrust Bank branch property, which lies within the Washington Heights Historic District, into a seven-level building with condos above ground-floor retail. The proposal has divided the Adams Morgan community, with residents split between wanting to preserve the intersection’s low-scale character and welcoming the activity more density would bring. Some have

also called for the development to retain the existing SunTrust plaza space, now used by the neighborhood’s farmers market. In their deliberations at Thursday’s hearing, preservation board members said they were comfortable with a large building facing Columbia Road and saw no legal grounds to require the developer to preserve the plaza, which is not a historic element of the site. Even See SunTrust/Page 12

Georgetown seeking K St. bike upgrade By MARK LIEBERMAN Current Staff Writer

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Washington Redskins wide receiver DeSean Jackson attended Saturday’s “Sneaker Explosion” event at George Washington University’s Smith Center. Proceeds from the event, held by Live Luv Sneakers, went to the DeSean Jackson Foundation, which hopes to raise awareness about pancreatic cancer, the disease that killed his father.

The roadway and sidewalks adjacent to the Georgetown Waterfront Park are slated for various safety, accessibility and aesthetic upgrades over the next few years, according to plans presented by the Georgetown Business Improvement District at a walkthrough event Saturday. The business group has been working for the last six months with the D.C. Department of Transportation and Toole Design Group, using a $60,000 grant from the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments, to develop plans for improved infrastructure for pedestrians, cyclists and motorists along K and Water streets NW. The project aims to connect the Capital Crescent Trail west of the park with the Rock Creek Trail to the east, resolving what the BID’s Joe Sternlieb calls a “very awkward interface” See Waterfront/Page 5

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The current design under the Whitehurst Freeway places Capital Crescent cyclists in conflict with motorists and pedestrians on K and Water streets.

Palisades Fourth of July parade to mark its 50th

JBG details redevelopment proposal for Wardman site

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■ Woodley Park: Residential The first phase of the proposed

and privately owned green space.

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Anne Ourand has been working on the Palisades Parade since the turn of the century. In her decade and a half in the neighborhood, the event has never gotten rained out. Last year, a torrential downpour ended five minutes before the march was set to begin. “It will rain buckets beforehand, and it will rain buckets after. It’s like a miracle,” Ourand said. “It never rains right on the parade.” With that kind of lucky streak, the annual Palisades Parade is always an occasion for celebration, as it falls on Independence Day and encourages wideSee Parade/Page 7

buildings would replace hotel

By MARK LIEBERMAN Current Staff Writer

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Mayor Muriel Bowser was among last year’s parade marchers. The 2016 event starts at 11 a.m. Monday.

The Wardman complex in Woodley Park could see major changes and additions over the next few years, according to plans revealed by the developer JBG in two separate zoning applications last week. The 16-acre property includes the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel; the historic Wardman Tower; an apartment building, the Woodley;

project, tentatively scheduled to begin in 2018, would add an eightstory apartment building with 120 units geared toward families on open space near the corner of 27th Street and Woodley Road NW. The remaining green space in front of the new building would be converted to a public park through an easement. Further out, JBG hopes to tear down the Marriott Wardman Park hotel at 2660 Woodley Road NW and, in its place, build four more residential buildings totaling See Wardman/Page 7

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Council puts off bill that would help walkers, cyclists sue drivers after a collision / Page 8

PBS documentary to highlight lesser-known histories of Dupont, Georgetown / Page 3

D.C. Department of Transportation renews effort to implement ‘red top meter’ program / Page 18

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Georgetown Day reviewing its options after court ruling on another PUD By BRADY HOLT Current Staff Writer

Georgetown Day School has again pushed back Zoning Commission consideration of its proposed mixed-use development at Wisconsin Avenue and Davenport Street NW. In a message to the community this month, the school said it has become concerned about the potential precedent from a

recent lawsuit — Durant v. District of Columbia Zoning Commission — in which the D.C. Court of Appeals overturned zoning approval for a planned unit development project in Ward 5. “While the PUD in the Durant case is not identical to GDS’s, there are enough similarities that GDS intends to pause and reflect on our PUD application,” the school wrote on June 16. “GDS intends to spend the summer analyzing various options for

DCIAA director got hefty severance after harsh audit By BRIAN KAPUR Current Staff Writer

Former D.C. Interscholastic Athletics Association director Stephanie Evans — whose agency was under investigation in the aftermath of a scathing internal D.C. Public Schools audit last fall — received severance pay of $19,858 following her resignation Dec. 17, according to a document The Current acquired via a Freedom of Information Act request. The Oct. 7 audit concluded the athletic director was “grossly negligent” and showed “general disregard” for Student Activity Fund policies among other issues. According to Evans’ severance pay worksheet, she was given 9.45 weeks’ worth of pay at a rate of $2,101.39 per week, on top of the regular pay she received while on paid administrative leave for most of last fall. The document stipulates that the former athletics director was eligible for the additional payment because she was not under an appointment on a temporary basis, had worked at the position for more than a year, and was not receiving disability

compensation. However, her eligibility for two more of the qualifications for severance were redacted from the document. Without directly naming the former athletics director, the audit reflects dates during Evans’ tenure, which ran from her appointment in November 2011 until the end of last year. The DCIAA oversees sports for the school system’s fourth through 12th grades. Last fall’s audit outlined a slew of missteps while Evans directed the association, including failing to follow protocol for transactions with vendors, improper invoicing, inappropriate travel expenses, neglecting the policy on donations, and long deposit lags that ranged from two days to 164 days, with more than $350,000 being deposited late. The report also documented a hospitality suite for adults — which a February 2014 entry lists as a nearly $3,000 expense (versus a $960 expense for the athletes) — was “a direct violation of [Student Activity Fund] policy.” The fund is intended for promoting “the general welfare, education and morale of stuSee Athletics/Page 5

The week ahead Thursday, June 30

The D.C. Council’s Committee of the Whole will hold a hearing on four mayoral nominations to the Historic Preservation Review Board. The hearing will begin at 11 a.m. in Room 412, John A. Wilson Building, 1350 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. ■ The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia will hold its sixth annual youth outreach summit on “Breaking the Silence on Youth Violence” from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Friendship Collegiate Academy, 4095 Minnesota Ave. NE. The event is intended for ages 8 through 18 and will include food, entertainment, workshops. For details, contact lenney.lowe@usdoj.gov.

Wednesday, July 6

The D.C. Council’s Committee on Housing and Community Development will hold a hearing on the Advisory Neighborhood Commissions Omnibus Amendment Act of 2016. The hearing will begin at 10 a.m. in Room 500, John A. Wilson Building, 1350 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.

Tuesday, July 12

The University of the District of Columbia Community-Campus Task Force will meet at 6:30 p.m. in Room A-3, Building 44, 4200 Connecticut Ave. NW. Preliminary agenda items include Murch Elementary School swing space, the Van Ness Street sidewalk, student housing, communications, and university events and activities.

Wednesday, July 13

The Woodley Park Community Association will hold an executive committee meeting at 7:30 p.m. at Stanford University, 2661 Connecticut Ave. NW.

the retail/residential project and weighing those options against potential benefits and risks. GDS will also use this time to continue making progress on the program development associated with the Lower/ Middle School.” Ultimately, Georgetown Day intends to relocate its lower grades from the Palisades to the former Safeway property at 4203 Davenport St. NW, where it would construct a new school building next to its 4200

Davenport high school. The school has also planned to construct two six-story, mixeduse buildings with about 230 apartment units, to help fund its other initiatives, at the Martens car dealership sites on Wisconsin. The mixed-use project, as planned, would be bigger and taller than zoning restrictions currently allow on the site, but the new school — located closer to singlefamily homes — would bring less height See PUD/Page 5

In WETA show, local spots reveal hidden past By MARK LIEBERMAN Current Staff Writer

Residents and visitors to Dupont Circle and Georgetown might look at the neighborhoods a little differently after watching the PBS special “WETA Neighborhoods,” which premieres this Tuesday. The one-hour program, which also showcases Capitol Hill and Anacostia, aims to illuminate portions of the neighborhoods that even those with deep knowledge might have overlooked, according to show producer Malvina Martin. “I decided to take people off the map a bit and show them the stories behind the stories,” Martin told The Current. “The surprises, the interesting people behind those doors, the secret places that they may have walked by every single day without realizing.” Each of the program’s four segments provides a brief overview of a neighborhood, followed by an in-depth look at two or three little-known aspects, such as businesses, historical connections and eccentric traditions. Executive producer Glenn Baker selected these four neighborhoods because they’re well-known but rich with historical nuggets, he told The Current. Martin spent months talking to people in the neighborhoods, hoping to drill down to the most surprising or eye-catching hidden gems.

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Former KGB chief of foreign counterintelligence Oleg Kalugin, left, and former FBI agent David Major often used Martin’s Tavern in Georgetown as a meeting spot. Their story is featured in the new documentary “WETA Neighborhoods.”

In the process, she learned that many of the commonly held assumptions about neighborhoods can be misleading. Georgetown may be a hub for the upper-class political and social establishment of official Washington, but it also boasts a rich black history. The Dupont Underground, now in use as a gallery space for art installations, previSee WETA/Page 12

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District Digest D.C. statehood push gets groups’ support

The D.C. statehood cause received two boosts recently from national supporters. On Monday, mayors from

across the country voted to endorse a pro-statehood resolution that D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser introduced at the U.S. Conference of Mayors’ annual meeting. Bowser’s resolution was co-sponsored by the mayors of

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Baltimore; New York City; Madison, Wis.; Jackson, Miss.; and Gary, Ind. And last weekend, delegates from the League of Women Voters of the United States voted overwhelmingly to support the statehood cause for District residents. The D.C. chapter of the league had prepared the resolution for the national group’s 52nd annual convention on Jun. 21. With this vote, the League of Women Voters is “now positioned to work with over 800 state and local chapters to educate their communities about Statehood,� the D.C. chapter says in a release.

City agencies boost lead testing standard

D.C. government agencies are taking a newly rigorous approach to lead testing, following a new American Academy of Pediatrics report that calls for remediation work at lower lead thresholds. The “Prevention of Childhood Lead Toxicity� report, released this month, urges immediate action on lead testing that produces readings of more than 1 ppb (parts per billion). In response, the District government announced that it will incorporate that action threshold for all lead tests on drinking water sources in D.C. Public Schools and D.C. Department of Parks and Recreation centers. Previously, the operating policy has called for remediation of drinking water sources testing at or above 15 ppb. The new policy, expected to cost $2 million at the onset, also includes installation of filters on

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all drinking water sources at public schools, libraries and recreation centers, according to a news release from the D.C. government. An expected annual cost of $1.5 million will support regular testing, maintenance and supplies for schools and recreation centers, the release says. In a separate release, the D.C. Public Library system reported the recent completion of lead testing for all drinking water sources in city libraries. Officials found that nearly all of the library’s drinking water sources — 115 out of 122 — fell safely below the actionable level. But seven water sources at four locations — Georgetown Library, LamondRiggs Library, Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library and Southwest Library — produced unacceptably high lead readings. The library system immediately shut off those sources and posted warning signs, according to the release. Officials are in the process of repairing these sources by installing filters or replacing equipment, and a further round of tests will take place in the future, the release says.

Free taxicab rides available on July 4

A lack of money is no excuse for impaired driving in the District after too much Fourth of July celebrating: Would-be drunk drivers can get free taxi rides late Monday, July 4, and into the wee hours of Tuesday through the SoberRide service, offered by the nonprofit Washington Regional Alcohol Program. According to a news release, SoberRide will be offered to riders ages 21 and older from 10 p.m. July 4 to 4 a.m. July 5. During this six-hour period, people can call SoberRide and receive a safe, no-cost cab ride home, cov-

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ering up to a $30 fare. SoberRide will be operating in D.C.; Montgomery and Prince George’s counties in Maryland; and Arlington, Fairfax, Prince William and eastern Loudoun counties in Northern Virginia. Since the SoberRide program started in 1993, it has provided 65,116 free rides home in the Washington area. Last year, 237 people in the D.C. metro area used SoberRide over the Independence Day holiday. The free rides were also offered on St. Patrick’s Day, Cinco de Mayo and Halloween, and during the holiday season leading up to and including New Year’s Eve. Call 1-800-200TAXI(8294) to request a SoberRide cab.

Windowshade shop to open on M Street

A new design showroom is set to open in Georgetown this fall, developers announced Tuesday. The Shade Store has signed a 10-year lease at 3324 M St. NW, according to a news release. The store, which offers more than 900 materials and interactive product displays for custom window treatments, adds to the growing selection of home furnishing brands on the M Street corridor known as Cady’s Alley. “After many years in discussion, The Shade Store and our partnership have finally found an opportunity to welcome the quality and service in home furnishings this storeroom provides,� said Philippe Lanier, vice president of Cady’s Alley developer EastBanc. “The Shade Store will complement the collection of design showrooms and retailers currently found in Cady’s Alley.� The Shade Store has more than 40 locations nationwide, including one in Fairfax, Va.

Correction

The June 22 article on planning for a pool at Hearst Recreation Center incorrectly identified Bryan Young as a third-grade teacher at Hearst Elementary School. Young is a substitute teacher for D.C. Public Schools. The Current regrets the error. As a matter of policy, The Current corrects all errors of substance. To report an error, call the managing editor at 202-567-2011.

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WATERFRONT: Georgetown BID seeks bike upgrades on K St.

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between the two. The first of two phases will add a dedicated bike lane from the end of the Capital Crescent Trail down Water Street, improve crosswalks along Water and K streets, and establish an aesthetically appealing trailhead at the western end of Water within the next year. (Water Street is an alternate name for the section of K Street west of 33rd Street NW.) Plans for this “interim” phase also call for a traffic circle turnaround at the intersection of Water and 34th streets NW, in order to indicate to motorists traveling west on Water Street that there’s no outlet farther down that stretch. Sternlieb estimates that costs for the interim stage could exceed $100,000, but he declined to provide a specific figure until the designs are closer to completion. The second, “optimum” phase will launch sometime after the District extends a planned streetcar line to Georgetown — which won’t happen for several more years

at least. Much of the roadway on K and Water streets NW will be taken up by the streetcar, forcing the bike trail’s move to an expanded pathway in the waterfront park. This phase also enhances the turnaround. Street parking on Water near the Capital Crescent Trail is most likely to be affected by the plans, but the exact number of spots that will be removed is still in flux, Georgetown BID transportation director Will Handsfield said. The existing bike path from the Capital Crescent Trail sends cyclists onto the narrow sidewalk that runs between the park and the roadway. Handsfield said most cyclists avoid that sidewalk altogether, and a dedicated lane on the road will streamline the confusion that riders often face when they exit the trail and arrive in Georgetown. On the Rock Creek side of the park, the interim phase includes expanded sidewalks at the trail entrance, and the optimum phase includes a pedestrian and bicycle bridge that would hang from the eastbound Whitehurst Freeway off-ramp to southbound I-66 and

connect users coming from K Street to the Rock Creek Trail. Handsfield said motorists traveling on K and Water streets are not required to stop at any point west of Wisconsin Avenue. Bulbout additions to the sidewalks at intersections will reduce the amount of time pedestrians spend in the street and make them more visible to drivers, he said. Meanwhile, the turnaround will prevent drivers from clogging the area near the Capital Crescent trailhead, he said. And the handful of attendees at Saturday’s walkthrough saw firsthand that the sidewalks on the southern side of K Street, with periodic poles blocking parts of the way, can be cumbersome to navigate. Georgetown advisory neighborhood commissioner Bill Starrels attended Saturday’s walkthrough and said he liked the plans. But he thinks the funding might be better utilized addressing immediate issues rather than tying the effort to an uncertain streetcar. In particular, he suggests widening the westbound lanes of K Street between

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The Capital Crescent Trail today forces cyclists onto K and Water streets NW.

27th and 29th streets NW and adding more “dramatic lighting” to reduce safety concerns below the Whitehurst. He also thinks reducing available street parking could cause negative impacts. Meanwhile, Erik Meyers of the Potomac Boat Club said his group has concerns about losing dedicated parking spaces near the Capital Crescent Trail, as well as the prospect of bringing a high volume of tourists to the improved trailhead. He plans to suggest amendments to the optimum plan as it progresses. “It’s all compromise,” he said.

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dents and to finance the extracurricular activities of D.C. Public Schools.” “It’s fairly appalling,” Ward 3 D.C. Council member Mary Cheh said in an interview about the severance. “Somebody who mismanaged funds and, in my mind, should’ve been fired is allowed to quit and then take home a nice little bit of money.” Cheh did speculate that a severance may have been an easier financial choice for the government, but that Evans shouldn’t have seen any such benefit. “What I don’t know, as insulting as that is to the taxpayers and the public, is whether there were some sort of consideration of a cost-benefit analysis about whether ‘let’s let her resign and give her a severance’ would be worth more than going through the process of firing her and fighting it out. I don’t know whether that calculation was made,” Cheh said. “I would, at least, hope that somebody made a deliberate decision that this was best for the government to resolve it in this way,” she continued. “To reward somebody on their way out of the door after they’ve engaged in a breach of their fiduciary duties is a little much to take.” Attempts to contact Evans for this article were unsuccessful. News of the hefty severance package also outraged some parents, who have been pushing for the DCIAA to use money more wisely to support athletics in the District. “It’s hard to understand how these things get negotiated,” said local education activist Terry Lynch. “When I’m told there’s not enough money for new sports, it’s hard to see when staffers are getting reimbursed and compensated. If they can afford severance pack-

ages for personnel, they certainly can afford $20,000 for lacrosse equipment, new teams and new sports being introduced in DCPS — that’s for sure.” At-large D.C. Council member David Grosso, who chairs the Committee on Education, has been working to fix the issues that plague the DCIAA. His committee held a hearing June 15 on the state of public school athletics and a bill to consolidate administrative and operational functions for school-based athletics programs within the D.C. State Athletic Association. In an interview Monday, Grosso was less critical than Cheh about Evans’ severance pay. “I come from the private sector, where severance packages are negotiated one at a time. When [Evans] took that job, she probably negotiated for a severance package to work there,” Grosso said. “It was probably independent from any fault, she was going to get some severance. I don’t know off the top of my head. I don’t usually get into the middle of those types of personnel issues, but that’s my guess on what happened there. There was nothing they could do about it.” After Evans’ departure, the DCIAA appointed Reginald Ballard to take the role on an interim basis until the end of the school year. While a D.C. Public Schools spokesperson declined to comment on the issue, saying the agency doesn’t discuss personnel matters, D.C. Public Schools chief of schools John Davis did say at Grosso’s hearing that the system expects to fill Evans’ position by mid-July. Davis said the school system recently hired an executive search firm to conduct a national search. “We have been fortunate enough to garner a great deal of interest in the position, with over 130 applications to date,” he said.

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and density than the existing maximum. Georgetown Day’s zoning attorneys have argued that this arrangement, coupled with precedent for developing the Wisconsin Avenue corridor, makes the project appropriate. The school is pursuing the planned unit development process, in which a developer offers community benefits in exchange for zoning relief. The project from the Durant case also faced questions about density. In this instance, a developer hoped to build a six-story building with more than 200 housing units and eight retail tenants at 901 Monroe St. NE, near the

Brookland-Catholic University Metro station, a location designated for “moderate density.” The city defines moderate density as low-rise homes and small apartment buildings of generally fewer than four stories, compared to “medium density” of four to seven stories. In the Monroe Street case, the Zoning Commission said the sixstory building was acceptable because it was designed to look smaller, and the Appeals Court countered that there was no legal basis for placing aesthetics over “actual physical characteristics.” But unlike in the Georgetown Day proposal, there was no argument about concentrating density in one

location versus another. School spokesperson Alison Grasheim declined to discuss the issue, speak to the delay’s effect on the project’s timeline, or make Georgetown Day’s land-use counsel available for an interview. Other stakeholders in the Monroe Street case — including attorneys and representatives of city agencies — either did not return messages or declined to comment on how the projects might be similar. Robert Marus, spokesperson for the D.C. Office of the Attorney General, said that “we’re definitely analyzing the effects of the decision for other cases” but said he could share no further details.

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Sexual abuse â– 1400-1499 block, Pennsylvania Ave.; 4:11 a.m. June 25. Assault with a dangerous weapon â– 1900-1999 block, K St.; 10:59 p.m. June 25 (with knife). Burglary â– 1600-1699 block, L St.; 1:16 a.m. June 21. â– 1100-1199 block, 23rd St.; 7:46 a.m. June 25. â– 2100-2199 block, F St.; 2:34 p.m. June 25. Motor vehicle theft â– 700-799 block, 19th St.; 5:57 p.m. June 22. â– 700-799 block, 20th St.; 5:32 a.m. June 23. â– 1100-1199 block, Vermont Ave.; 4:15 p.m. June 24. Theft â– 1130-1199 block, 17th St.; 12:41 p.m. June 20. â– 1100-1199 block, 19th St.; 5:49 p.m. June 20. â– 1600-1699 block, K St.; 6:27 p.m. June 20. â– 1000-1099 block, Connecticut Ave.; 8:17 p.m. June 20. â– 1900-1999 block, L St.; 8:25 p.m. June 20. â– 1900-1999 block, L St.; 8:36 p.m. June 20. â– 1100-1129 block, 17th St.; 9:13 p.m. June 20. â– 2100-2155 block, Constitution Ave.; 10:45 a.m. June 21. â– 2300-2399 block, H St.; 11:36 a.m. June 21. â– 2200-2299 block, I St.; 4:22 p.m. June 21. â– 800-899 block, 22nd St.; 2:35 a.m. June 22. â– 600-699 block, 14th St.; 4:12 p.m. June 22. â– 600-699 block, 14th St.; 4:56 p.m. June 22. â– 1800-1899 block, H St.; 7:32 p.m. June 22. â– 800-899 block, 22nd St.; 12:13 p.m. June 23. â– 1130-1199 block, Connecticut Ave.; 8:21 p.m. June 23. â– 1000-1099 block, 19th St.; 6:33 p.m. June 24. â– 1100-1199 block, 24th St.; 7:30 p.m. June 24. â– 1100-1199 block, New Hampshire Ave.; 1:03 p.m. June 25. â– 2200-2299 block, M St.; 2:17 p.m. June 26. Theft from auto â– 1600-1699 block, L St.; 3:17 p.m. June 21. â– 2100-2199 block, Pennsylvania Ave.; 3:54 p.m. June 21. â– 1700-1709 block, K St.;

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Robbery â– 1400-1499 block, 17th St.; 6 a.m. June 21 (with gun). Assault with a dangerous weapon â– 1818-1899 block, 18th St.; 12:31 a.m. June 23. â– 1200-1217 block, 18th St.; 1:12 a.m. June 25. â– 1400-1499 block, 22nd St.; 2:30 a.m. June 26. Burglary â– 1700-1799 block, Connecticut Ave.; 4:44 a.m. June 25. â– 1700-1799 block, Connecticut Ave.; 7:58 a.m. June 25. â– 1900-1999 block, Connecticut Ave.; 12:48 p.m. June 26. Motor vehicle theft â– 2100-2129 block, S St.; 9:37 p.m. June 26. Theft â– 1300-1699 block, Connecticut Ave.; 3:11 p.m. June 20. â– 1615-1699 block, Rhode Island Ave.; 8:13 p.m. June 20. â– 1-7 block, Dupont Circle; 10:23 a.m. June 21. â– 1300-1699 block, Connecticut Ave.; 2:18 p.m. June 21. â– 2015-2099 block, P St.; 1:12 a.m. June 22. â– 1500-1599 block, M St.; 11:32 a.m. June 22. â– 1300-1699 block, Connecticut Ave.; 2:59 p.m. June 22. â– 1200-1249 block, 22nd St.; 9:32 a.m. June 23. â– 1200-1219 block, 19th St.; 8:54 p.m. June 23. â– 1200-1219 block, Connecticut Ave.; 3:28 a.m. June 25. â– 1300-1699 block, Connecticut Ave.; 1:42 p.m. June 25. â– 1400-1499 block, P St.; 4:16 p.m. June 25. â– 1700-1799 block, Connecticut Ave.; 4:52 p.m. June 25. â– 1300-1699 block, Connecticut Ave.; 10:01 p.m. June 25. â– 1400-1499 block, P St.; 8:35 a.m. June 26. â– 1300-1348 block, New Hampshire Ave.; 4:16 p.m. June 26. â– 1300-1348 block, New Hampshire Ave.; 4:19 p.m. June 26. Theft from auto â– 1721-1799 block, 19th St.; 8:05 a.m. June 20. â– 2120-2199 block, Massachusetts Ave.; 1:53 p.m. June 20. â– 1700-1799 block, Massachusetts Ave.; 3:19 p.m. June 20. â– 1800-1899 block, Corcoran St.; 7:26 p.m. June 20. â– 1200-1221 block, 17th St.; 10:24 p.m. June 20.

â– 2000-2007 block, N St.; 11:58 p.m. June 20. â– 2100-2199 block, N St.; 12:06 p.m. June 21. â– 2100-2199 block, Ward Court; 1:54 p.m. June 21. â– 1500-1599 block, O St.; 6:13 p.m. June 21. â– 1400-1499 block, Q St.; 10:42 a.m. June 23. â– 1400-1499 block, Hopkins St.; 5:32 a.m. June 25. â– 1500-1579 block, 21st St.; 7:21 a.m. June 25. â– 1900-1999 block, N St.; 11:17 p.m. June 25. â– 1700-1799 block, Massachusetts Ave.; 2:10 a.m. June 26. â– 2301-2549 block, Belmont Road; 6:55 a.m. June 26. â– 28-99 block, Kalorama Circle; 7:02 a.m. June 26. â– 1800-1899 block, Swann St.; 4:47 p.m. June 26.

bia Road; 9:45 p.m. June 22. â– 1900-1999 block, Kalorama Place; 4:51 p.m. June 25. â– 2700-2799 block, Quarry Road; 3:17 p.m. June 26.

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Theft from auto â– 2600-2699 block, Mozart Place; 2:17 p.m. June 21. â– 1626-1699 block, Fuller St.; 4:33 p.m. June 22. â– 1800-1899 block, Vernon St.; 8:59 a.m. June 23. â– 1850-1947 block, Biltmore St.; 2:46 p.m. June 24. â– 2500-2599 block, Champlain St.; 10:20 p.m. June 25.

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Sexual abuse â– 1821-1899 block, 16th St.; 1:07 a.m. June 21. Burglary â– 1726-1799 block, New Hampshire Ave.; 8:37 p.m. June 26. Theft â– 1900-1999 block, New Hampshire Ave.; 1:44 p.m. June 20. â– 1400-1499 block, Q St.; 8:08 p.m. June 20. â– 1921-1999 block, 14th St.; 6:24 a.m. June 23. â– 1618-1699 block, 14th St.; 9:17 p.m. June 23. â– 1818-1899 block, 18th St.; 1:13 a.m. June 24. â– 1921-1999 block, 14th St.; 2:51 a.m. June 24. â– 1720-1799 block, 16th St.; 8:08 a.m. June 24. Theft from auto â– 1416-1499 block, S St.; 9:51 p.m. June 22. â– 1700-1799 block, Willard St.; 7:06 p.m. June 23. â– 1821-1899 block, 15th St.; 1 p.m. June 26.

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PSA 303 â– adams morgan Robbery â– 1700-1733 block, Columbia Road; 12:36 a.m. June 20. â– 1700-1733 block, Euclid St.; 12:13 p.m. June 26. Assault with a dangerous weapon â– 2400-2499 block, 18th St.; 1:10 a.m. June 24. Burglary â– 1800-1824 block, Calvert St.; 3:06 p.m. June 20. â– 2300-2499 block, Champlain St.; 12:20 p.m. June 25. Motor vehicle theft â– 1851-1875 block, Colum-

Theft â– 1866-1880 block, Columbia Road; 8:23 p.m. June 20. â– 2500-2599 block, Mozart Place; 12:01 p.m. June 21. â– 1737-1776 block, Columbia Road; 2:13 p.m. June 21. â– 2120-2323 block, Ontario Road; 10:53 a.m. June 22. â– 1730-1797 block, Lanier Place; 7:36 p.m. June 22. â– 1800-1810 block, Columbia Road; 11:59 a.m. June 23. â– 1626-1699 block, Fuller St.; 6:40 p.m. June 23. â– 2000-2099 block, 18th St.; 1:29 p.m. June 24.

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PSA 307 â– logan circle Burglary â– 1200-1299 block, 13th St.; 1:52 p.m. June 21. â– 900-999 block, N St.; 5:22 p.m. June 24. Motor vehicle theft â– 1300-1399 block, 9th St.; 11:38 p.m. June 26. Theft â– 900-999 block, Massachusetts Ave.; 10:09 a.m. June 22. â– 1300-1399 block, R St.; 7:49 p.m. June 22. â– 1334-1499 block, Vermont Ave.; 8:57 a.m. June 24. â– 1101-1199 block, 11th St.; 7:42 p.m. June 24. â– 1100-1199 block, 10th St.; 8:01 p.m. June 24. â– 900-999 block, M St.; 10:55 a.m. June 25. â– 1101-1199 block, 11th St.; 11:32 a.m. June 25. Theft from auto â– 1700-1721 block, 13th St.; 4:05 p.m. June 20. â– 1500-1599 block, Kingman Place; 7:45 p.m. June 20. â– 1300-1399 block, 11th St.; 2:28 p.m. June 21. â– 1300-1399 block, Corcoran St.; 8:41 a.m. June 23. â– 1300-1319 block, N St.; 3:59 p.m. June 23. â– 1300-1399 block, O St.; 12:48 p.m. June 25. â– 900-922 block, P St.; 1:09 p.m. June 26. â– 900-999 block, M St.; 9:29 p.m. June 26.

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almost 1.5 million square feet with 1,300 units. The project is still in the early stages, with a lengthy process of community review and consideration from the Zoning Commission ahead. An earlier iteration of the plans was met with widespread frustration and concern from the community in April, and the overall sentiment among community leaders and residents remains pessimistic. In response to an interview request, JBG pointed The Current to wardmanparknews. com, where it will be providing the community with periodic updates, but declined to comment further on the plans. Gwendolyn Bole of Advisory Neighborhood Commission 3C (Cleveland Park, Woodley Park, Massachusetts Avenue Heights) said in an interview that she’s not immediately concerned about negative impacts because even the earliest construction is a long time away. She expects the community will voice its concerns and engage in frequent dialogue with the builder before any zoning approvals come down. Bole said her biggest concerns include the possibility of exacerbated overcrowding at Oyster-Adams Bilingual School and even

more traffic headaches on Calvert Street and Woodley Road. But, she emphasized repeatedly, “It’s not imminent.” Even so, Woodley Park Community Association president Peter Brusoe thinks there’s plenty to worry about. His group voted to oppose the project at its April meeting, and he continues to harbor major concerns about the project’s impact on traffic, public transportation, schools, the environment and quality of life. “I have yet to hear someone say that they like the idea, which is amazing,” Brusoe said. “As a community association, we don’t agree on much. Everyone has their opinions, but JBG’s managed to unify everyone. Everyone hates this thing with a passion.” Additionally, Brusoe’s previous dealings with the developer have made him wary about its future endeavors, he said. JBG’s previous promises to restore landscaping that was negatively impacted by earlier construction went unfulfilled, Brusoe said. “It’s like Lucy and the football,” Brusoe said of an earlier developer commitment to provide open park space on the site. “How many times has JBG promised us something and then they pulled out and did something different?”

One of the developer’s main challenges in the near future is to convince the Zoning Commission to rezone the northern moderate-density residential portion of the site, near Woodley Road, for high-density use. The community association’s planning and zoning chair John Goodman has lived in the neighborhood for 30 years and said there hasn’t been any construction on that scale since he arrived. Citing the narrow streets and small houses across the street from the site of the proposed building, Goodman objects to the zoning change and plans to testify about that in front of the Zoning Commission. The site has already undergone several changes in recent years, including the addition of a parking garage and the conversion of the Wardman Tower into a 32-unit apartment building last year. Nearby resident Jeff Myers, along with a handful of his neighbors, has formed a community group called the Woodley Regulars to organize criticisms of the site’s long-term trajectory. “Our concern has been that progressively over time, some of the character of the neighborhood has been evolving,” Myers said. He said his kids play Frisbee on the Marriott’s lawn, and, in addition to sharing Brusoe and Bole’s concerns about schools

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Many Woodley Park neighbors are worried about more residential development at the site after the Wardman Tower, shown, was converted to a condo building.

and traffic, he worries that the neighborhood will lose a key part of its appeal in the process of this proposed transformation. His group is also open to a zoning variance for retail on the site, “within reasonable limits.” Myers, Goodman and Brusoe all told The Current that they’d be satisfied if the developer tore down the hotel building and replaced it with a residential building without adding other buildings elsewhere on the site. As of now, the developer seems inclined to pursue a project with a wider scope. The developer will present the project at ANC 3C’s Planning and Zoning Committee meeting on July 5. The community association will vote on the project July 13.

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Spencer said that this year’s awards for floats will include the Hot Wheels Award for the best decorated bicycle, wagon or stroller; the Patriotic Pet Award, for the “best-dressed four-legged furry friend”; and the Gen. MacArthur Award, for the best salute to the military past and present. The organizers continue to allow anyone to march in the parade, not requiring any sign-up or registration. As a result, each year’s offerings are different and the event can be unpredictable, Ourand said. She recalls one parade that saw a brief interruption from a group of teenagers carrying chainsaws in protest of Pepco cutting down nearby trees, and another in which the mother of then-mayor Anthony Williams belted out the national anthem at the picnic. On a personal note, Ourand credits the parade with integrating her into the neighborhood. She had just moved from London and was feeling isolated when the opportunity arose. Now, she hopes the parade can have a similar effect on others new to the community. And in terms of celebrating the parade and organizers’ big milestones, Spencer points to the special T-shirt design that has been on sale at the local farmers market for the last few weeks. The continued support of local groups, like the Lions Club and the Grand Lodge Masons, is heartening, Spencer said. “All of these smaller things are all part of the mosaic,” Spencer said. “We’re quite pleased with the way that not only the organization has grown for the last 100 years, but also that it’s made the neighborhood a better place.”

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spread community participation. But this year, with generally favorable weather in the forecast, the neighborhood will have the opportunity to celebrate itself as well, as the parade reaches its 50th anniversary and the citizens association marks its 100th year. Banners advertising the anniversaries have already been up along MacArthur Boulevard NW for several months, and they’ll likely stay until the end of the year, according to William “Spence” Spencer of Advisory Neighborhood Commission 3D and the Palisades Citizens Association. Spencer is leading the centennial effort and helping to organize the parade as he has every year since 2002. For the last half-century, the volunteer-run parade has steadily established itself as a unique tradition among D.C. neighborhoods. Local politicians, including the mayor, generally make a point to march in the parade. Ourand, the parade administrator, credits the parade’s longevity, in part, to neighborhood pride. “This is our signature event for the year. It draws everyone out. It’s a great community-building event,” Ourand told The Current. “And it just kind of epitomizes why we live here.” The total operating cost of a single event can run up to $18,000, according to Ourand. Funding comes from a variety of community organizations including the citizens association, MacArthur Beautification Group and Palisades Community Fund, Spencer said. Each year, the community comes together with a hodgepodge

of ideas for how to enhance the festivities, Spencer said. It’s his job to take the best pieces of each idea and combine them into a successful, cohesive whole. “Like everything in the Palisades, this is a volunteer effort. People are coming in with their own harebrained schemes,” Spencer said with affection. “We hope to bring order out of the chaos.” This year, one of those schemes will manifest as a square dance the night before the parade, from 5 to 8 p.m., under a tent at the Palisades Recreation Center. The parade itself lines up on Whitehaven Parkway NW behind the Lab School on July 4 at 10 a.m., an hour in advance of the start time. Everyone eventually ends up at the rec center, 5200 Sherier Place NW, where the annual picnic boasts about 3,000 hot dogs and bushels of watermelon. For the first 35 or so years of the parade, the post-parade festivities were held “out there in the bare sun,” Spencer said. The tent, now an intrinsic feature, first appeared early in Ourand’s tenure. A little extra shade isn’t the only aspect of the parade that’s evolved. Ourand, who first helped with the parade in 2000 after moving to the neighborhood the previous year, said the logistics have grown more cumbersome over the years. She recalls calling the police station, requesting “no parking” signs and receiving them hand-delivered from an officer. “Now, the permitting process is quite extensive and, basically, you have to get a permit for everything you do,” Ourand said. But the parade has retained a charm both quirky and reverent.

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Bucking reform

In last Tuesday’s D.C. Council debate on campaign finance reform, at-large member Vincent Orange said: “We need to make sure that this body remains representative of the citizens of the District of Columbia.” That’s certainly a goal that we can get behind. But Mr. Orange was actually using that statement — odd as it may seem — to oppose limiting campaign contributions from city contractors. The measure from Chairman Phil Mendelson would have prohibited contractors from receiving city business worth more than $100,000 if they contributed to a city candidate or political action committee (PAC) for an election held in the prior year. The proposal failed 7-6. We heard several potentially valid concerns, primarily from council members living in economically disadvantaged wards, that limiting campaign donations tips the scales in favor of candidates who are independently wealthy or have wealthy acquaintances. And there is cause to criticize, as some members did, the last-minute appearance of this reform, without a hearing, as an amendment to broader procurement reform. But we can’t agree with Mr. Orange that donations from large city contractors are the way to ensure proper representation on the council. Nor can we get behind the weak argument from Ward 5 member Kenyan McDuffie that the council shouldn’t enact this measure because voters care more about education reform than contractor contributions. Meanwhile, Ward 2’s Jack Evans argues that voters are free to research candidates’ donor lists and vote accordingly. While that is true, a well-funded campaign can drown out the voices of opponents whose earnest good-government principles could result in emptier coffers. We think Chairman Mendelson has the right idea: “We always need to be looking at ways to improve the public perception of the conduct of our business.” He and other supporters noted that similar restrictions already apply at the federal level and in numerous states, and he argued that contractors would also benefit — because the restriction would give them an excuse to turn down a candidate’s requests for funds. The chairman’s proposal wouldn’t have single-handedly changed skeptics’ minds about the council’s integrity. But voting against such a measure was a step in the wrong direction. We hope that this proposal can resurface next year, after there has been time for further public consideration — and after three of last week’s seven “no” voters have left the council, having recently lost their primary bids. At that time, we hope the council will consider allowing prospective contractors to make a modest contribution of $100 or less, which would allow them to participate in the public process while minimizing the suspicion that they’re able to buy council support.

Another wake-up call

You’ve probably seen the photos or the video: Amid heavy rainfall last Tuesday evening, commuters fought their way in and out of the Cleveland Park Metro station’s west entrance despite a waterfall that poured down the stairs and escalator and flooded the station mezzanine. No catastrophe resulted — nothing worse than some ruined footwear and yet another blow to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority’s safety reputation. To be sure, it wasn’t Metro’s fault alone — several parties bear responsibility for last week’s situation. It’s the D.C. Department of Transportation that controls Connecticut Avenue NW and its sidewalks. And that roadway was the source of the flood, which spilled over the curb to cascade down the Metro stairs. The District agency has been talking about the issue for years, but only moved to address it — accelerating plans to install runoff-reducing “green infrastructure” — after dramatic images went viral. The D.C. Water and Sewer Authority was also aware of the drainage issues, but deflected responsibility rather than sounding the alarm. But Metro has clearly failed on this issue, as well. Its station is the most seriously affected when flooding like this occurs (as it has in the past, albeit to less of an extreme), yet it neither forced the issue with other stakeholders nor took its own steps to protect riders. Moreover, it’s yet another wake-up call that Metro needs to improve communications. No one directed passengers to the unflooded east entrance. No one alerted train operators so they could warn riders about the issue. The station was ultimately closed, but only to clean up mud after the flash flood had already stopped. We don’t know where the communication breakdown occurred, but it did. Metro must address this issue before it results in injury or worse, as it has in the past.

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icyclists and pedestrians who are injured on city streets will have to wait longer to come out of the legal shadows. The D.C. Council was set to vote yesterday on a bill that would give cyclists and pedestrians more power to sue for damages should they be in a wreck with motorized vehicles. But Ward 5 Council member Kenyan McDuffie successfully won enough support among his colleagues to postpone a vote on the bill until July 12, after his move to withdraw the bill was overturned. Currently, a pedestrian or cyclist cannot claim damages if they are partially at fault for a collision. It’s called “contributory negligence.” If you are a pedestrian standing just off the curb and are hit by a vehicle, you cannot successfully sue, even if the vehicle driver was drunk and speeding. If a cyclist happens to be turning left improperly and is hit by a driver running a red light, the cyclist can’t sue because of contributory negligence. “If a cyclist or pedestrian is even a little bit at fault,” Ward 3 Council member Mary Cheh told NBC4, “they cannot recover against the [automobiles] that really cause the injury. That’s it. They’re out.” Under the Cheh measure, such cases would be more evenly decided. Plaintiffs (cyclists and pedestrians) would not be barred from seeking damages unless it is clear that the cyclist or pedestrian is the true cause of the wreck/injury. Greg Billing of the Washington Area Bicyclist Association told NBC4 that the current law “allows the insurance industry to completely deny coverage to an injured person, and we think that should change.” Billing said, “This is a big change. This recognizes that when people who are walking and biking, if they get injured, they should be fairly compensated for their injuries.” He also said 46 states have the more-fair system of assigning blame. Some representatives of auto insurance companies say the new law could raise insurance premiums for drivers by as much as 23 percent. Wrecks no longer would be slam dunk cases for drivers. There are more bicycles and more pedestrians in our rapidly growing city. The supremacy of the automobile and other vehicles has to be more measured with the growing population. Cars are no longer king. Adjusting laws affecting responsibility is just a start in changing city laws to recognize all forms of transportation. ■ Statistical note. The District has about 1,600 incidents of pedestrians or cyclists being injured or killed each year. The new bill redefining contributory negligence still must be passed by the council, signed by the mayor and be passively approved by Congress. ■ Fun. We’ll be heading to the Republican National Convention in mid-July. Beyond the fact that many establishment Republicans are not going (we’re looking at you, Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan), there’s fear of massive anti-Donald Trump demonstrations and even disruption of the convention floor.

■ Stamping your feet? Montgomery County Council President Nancy Floreen is trying to upend how labor disputes are settled by the county government. Under current law, a mediator and arbitrator — often the same person — is empowered to make sweeping decisions about compensation and work rules. The county has lost about 75 percent of recent cases. Floreen wants to change the system. She has proposed a bill that establishes a three-person panel to review labor disputes with county employees. Unions representing county workers say the proposal is an attempt to “gut” labor unions. Asked about the union opposition during an appearance on the WAMU Kojo Nnamdi Politics Hour last week, Floreen dismissed the union leaders’ criticism, saying, “Their job is to stamp their feet.” Not the most conciliatory description to bring about change. ■ Trump and Virginia. Also appearing on the Politics Hour was Prince William County Chairman Corey Stewart, the Virginia state leader of the Trump campaign. Stewart, who also is running for governor next year, says despite Trump’s sometimes controversial remarks, the presumptive nominee has tapped into a real disquiet among American voters. Stewart supports Trump but is not without a few misgivings and disagreements. For example, Stewart thinks the Trump proposal to ban Muslims temporarily is too sweeping. About 7 percent of Prince William residents are Muslim; Stewart said they are valued members of the county’s communities, and any sweeping ban of Muslims is just not realistic or fair. ■ A kinda final word. The Notebook was pleased to emcee a recent celebration honoring Richard Bradley of the Downtown Business Improvement District. In the late 1990s, Bradley, in his friendly but determined manner, helped create and run the first BID in the city in an area that desperately needed it. The watch words back then? The downtown area was dirty, desolate and dangerous. Now, it’s the polar opposite. There is life day and night, seven days a week. The Verizon Center hosts 220 events a year. The Downtown BID’s staff of hardy workers patrol the streets picking up trash, directing lost tourists and generally being alert to any mischief they see. Bradley and Joe Sternlieb, who now runs the Georgetown BID, were early partners in the turnaround that the city enjoys today. Our congratulations to Bradley, who is officially stepping down from the BID but says, “I’m not going anywhere.” He said he’ll still work on a variety of projects to make the District’s downtown even better than it is. Maybe he’ll do something about the choking traffic that is becoming more of a threat downtown to the very success that’s causing that traffic. Tom Sherwood, a Southwest resident, is a political reporter for News 4.

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Letters to the Editor Garden would help kids at Hearst Park

I appreciate your evenhanded reporting on plans for a pool at Hearst Park. Maybe a different solution would work better. Instead of a pool, what about creating an urban garden for

school and community use, with plots in several parts of the park? It would keep the park green, avoid excessive traffic and provide an excellent opportunity for the schoolchildren. Under the guidance of teachers, teams of students could grow vegetables and herbs to harvest for their families. They could learn about planning, teamwork, soil, weather, botany, food and nutrition. Student volunteers

could come during the summer to tend to the plants. There could be a greenhouse for winter. D.C. has plenty of pools, but few opportunities for kids to get hands-on experience with nature and to learn practical aspects of nutrition that can counteract junk food and obesity. If I had a school-age child, I would definitely wish this for him or her. Kenneth J. Dillon Tenleytown

The Current

Letters to the Editor Many in community favor Hearst Pool

Friends of Hearst Pool would like to respond to The Current’s June 22 article written about the Hearst Pool meeting. We were surprised by the findings of the writer. The title, the subtitle and, indeed, the entire text of the article make no mention, or even implication, that perhaps half the people at the meeting were supporters of the project. Instead, the writer chose to focus on the views of a handful of people who consistently interrupted the speakers and digressed in soliloquies. Had the reporter chatted with any of the supporters, or gone to the friendsofhearstpool.org website, he would have learned that: a) there is a community survey from 2014 with 448 respondents (71 percent) showing overwhelming support; b) a petition in support of the pool has gathered over 100 signatures in little over a week; and c) according to D.C. director of aquatics Tyrell Lashley (also at the meeting but not quoted in the article), the standard size for D.C. pools is approximately the size of a tennis court. The latter point is critical because it means only one tennis court and a small portion of the adjacent surface (most of which is already concrete) would have to be transitioned into the footprint of the pool and lounge deck. Two courts could remain there (at the southern end of the park), no big trees would be harmed, and very little green space would need to be lost. None of these key points were in the article. To be sure, Friends of Hearst Pool shares the goal of a minimalist footprint for the pool and keeping the integrity of a green park intact. We don’t, however, believe that these propositions are necessarily in conflict with the proposed project. On the contrary, we believe thoughtful design could insure an exceptional outcome for everyone. Jonathan Sacks

ed that meeting, and it is clear that your reporter listened to the few voices shouting the loudest, as opposed to the many people who support the pool and believe that legitimate concerns about maintaining green space can be addressed. First, let us be clear: The “community� at issue here extends well beyond the immediate neighbors whose homes abut Hearst Park. Ward 3 has roughly 75,000 residents, none of whom currently has an outdoor public pool to enjoy in their ward. Hearst Park is as much their resource as it is that of the immediate neighbors. Your reporting has succeeded in giving an outsized voice to a small minority that vehemently opposes any change to Hearst whatsoever. As a result, any attempt at the meeting to have a reasoned discussion of design, scope, and preservation of trees and green space was drowned out by a small number of voices who demand that their status quo be preserved. They did their best to derail dialogue in the breakout sessions — for example, injecting diatribes about hydrology into a group that was supposed to discuss what programming the community would like to see in the renovated park. I wondered why there were no voices quoted in the article of parents with school-age children. There are countless young families who pay the same taxes, send their children to Hearst and John Eaton elementary schools and the other fantastic D.C. public schools in Ward 3, and who don’t need to be “45-year residents� of a neighborhood to have an equal stake. There is substantial community support for a pool at Hearst. Your paper has made no mention of the many voices in favor of the project, nor of the fact that the impact to existing green space is nowhere near what some neighbors suggest. Your reporting up to this point has not reflected my views or those of a very substantial number of Ward 3 citizens. Caroline Judge Mehta Cleveland Park

Mayor should assist noise fight Hearst coverage has airplane Any Georgetown/Foxhall/Paliignored supporters sades resident living beneath the Friends of Hearst Pool

I have been disappointed and baffled by The Current’s coverage of the plans to build the first Ward 3 pool at Hearst Park. In the June 22 issue, your reporter purported to summarize the “community frustration� voiced at the Saturday, June 18, vision meeting held on the site. I attend-

Federal Aviation Administration’s new NextGen superhighway in the sky — arriving at and departing Reagan National Airport — knows just how profoundly and negatively it has impacted our quality of life over the past 12 months. So when an American Airlines

flight lost power in one engine over Foxhall Road NW on May 24 due to a bird strike, the alarm bells should have been ringing off the hook — particularly when the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority deliberately scrubbed the flight’s data and related information from its WebTrak page. Our elected officials simply ignored the event. And despite the presence of Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority board members appointed by Mayor Muriel Bowser’s office, the issue was never even mentioned. Accountability is not always the convenient choice. I don’t know of a single resident who has received the courtesy of a reply from her office to any correspondence or email requesting her involvement with the Federal Aviation Administration or Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority on our behalf. Yet, for all her talk of wanting the District to achieve statehood, our mayor has adopted a curious strategy for demonstrating our merits. With the FAA’s unilateral implementation of NextGen at Reagan National — a health and safety issue impacting a large swath of constituency from Georgetown to Chain Bridge — she eschews an opportunity to lead on the issue in favor of grandstanding on such matters as LGBT bathrooms in North Carolina, arguing marijuana laws with the Congress and other issues of marginal import to most D.C. residents. We get treated accordingly. For example, prior to the implementation of its NextGen scheme, the FAA distributed 600plus copies of its “Environmental Assessment� — not to be confused with an actual Environmental Impact Study, which was never conducted — to government officials in the four-state area. But not a single copy was delivered to any D.C. government official. An actual state would push back and pursue recourse against such a blatant and intentional slight. And if you aspire to being a state, shouldn’t you act like one? Rather, Mayor Bowser simply rolled over and continued her “missing in action� profile on the issue. Those of us unfortunate enough to live beneath the FAA’s new superhighway in the sky are the only ones losing sleep over the matter. The mayor has thrown the affected Georgetown/Foxhall/ Palisades residents under the bus on this issue and should be ashamed to show her face at the annual Palisades Fourth of July Parade. Peter Watkins The Palisades

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The commission will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 6, at Mary’s Center, 2355 Ontario Road NW. Agenda items include: ■consideration of a committee recommendation that the commission support the landmark application field by the D.C. Preservation League for the Potomac Electric Power Co. Substation No. 25, located at 2119 Champlain St. NW. ■consideration of a committee recommendation that the commission oppose revised plans at 2341 Ashmead Place NW in the Kalorama Triangle Historic District. ■possible consideration of a resolution regarding the Marie Reed Learning Center modernization process. ■possible consideration of a resolution regarding plans underway for Adams Morgan Day 2016. ■possible consideration of a draft settlement agreement with Cucina

Al Volo (Pasta Mia’s license). For details, call 202-332-2630 or visit anc1c.org. ANC 2A ANCBottom 2A Foggy

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The commission will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 20, in Room 108, Funger Hall, George Washington University, 2201 G St. NW. For details, visit anc2a.org. ANC 2B ANCCircle 2B Dupont

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tract with Peter Sacco to improve the ANC 2C website. The initial charge is $200, and thereafter $100 monthly. ■Zach Weinstein of the DC Fair Elections Coalition, which is campaigning to have the government match small contributions for city office candidates who refuse contributions of over $100, asked for the commission’s endorsement. Commissioner Jeffrey Higgins said he opposed the idea, as it would force a politician’s opponents to help fund his or her campaign out of their taxes. Commissioner Harold Closter said he might endorse the idea, should Weinstein provide a proposed resolution. ■commissioners voted to support a tavern liquor license with an entertainment endorsement for Free State in the basement at 700 5th St. NW. Owner Brian Leonard said he plans to offer craft beer and prepackaged snacks until 2 a.m. on weekday evenings and 3 a.m. on Saturday and Sunday mornings. Leonard also owns Lost & Found at 9th and M streets NW. ■commissioners informally agreed not to protest an application for a liquor license for a rooftop restaurant at the 245-room, 11-story Pod Hotel under construction at the corner of 7th and H streets NW. The amount of seating on the rooftop is yet to be determined. The restaurant will offer brunch, lunch and dinner. Ian Hilton, who will own the restaurant, co-owns Chez Billy French restaurants in Petworth and Georgetown. Aaron Katz, president of Modus Hotels, said he needs to assure his hotel guests are not disturbed by noise. Commission chair John Tinpe said that while the commission has no plans for a protest, a neighboring condominium could protest the license application. ■commissioners unanimously agreed to support a tavern license for a 200-seat sports bar at 1319 F St. NW with an adjacent 40-seat sidewalk cafe. The outdoor seating would close at 11 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and at midnight on Fridays and Saturdays. The indoor sports bar would have a DJ and dancing, as well as a full menu for lunch and dinner. It would close at 2 a.m. Sunday through Thursday and at 3 a.m. Fridays and Saturdays. ■commissioners voted 3-0 to support a sidewalk cafe offering sandwiches, salads and coffee at 650 F St. NW. Compass Coffee wants seven tables with 14 seats in service between 6 and 9 p.m. No alcohol would be served. There is no nearby residential building, but some audience members complained the music in front of the Metro station is so loud that it is a health issue and asked the commission to look into it. ■commissioners unanimously supported closing 12th Street SW between Jefferson Drive and Inde-

pendence Avenue on Fridays during events starting June 24 to support the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s farmers market. The department’s Leslie Burks said the market’s hours would be 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 4 to 7 p.m. ■commissioners postponed consideration of the Meridian Group’s plans to remodel the building at 800 K St. NW, next to the Renaissance Hotel, until their August meeting. Meridian’s Tom Boylan said his organization plans to gut and redo most of the floors, create a new entrance and lobby on K Street, readdress the building as 700 K St. NW, and have glass facades bordered by brick. Meridian hopes to have a restaurant at the 7th and K streets corner and fill two sides of the building’s ground floor with retail. The post office will remain. The firm hopes to apply for a building permit in September after getting approval from the commission and the Chinatown Steering Committee. The building’s Chinese garden will be relocated to be on the line of sight from 7th Street to increase its visibility. ■commissioners took no action on proposed new exterior signage for Taylor Gourmet at 624 E St. NW. A previous sign was removed, as it did not go through the proper approval process. ■commissioners heard a presentation by the National Law Enforcement Museum for the complete closure of E Street between 4th and 5th streets NW for about 14 months and partial closure for 11 months during the museum’s construction. The 57,000-square-foot museum, authorized by Congress, hopes to open in mid-2018 and reflect law enforcement since the 1700s. Work will last from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. The site excavation will be between 45 and 55 feet deep. The museum raised about $50 million and has arranged for D.C. tax-exempt bonds for the rest of the financing. It will charge for admission. ■commissioners took no action due to time constraints on an application for the inclusion of 17 buildings in an expanded Financial Historic District, including various buildings in the 600, 700, 800 and 900 blocks of 15th Street NW. The Historic Preservation Review Board will hear the case July 28. The commission does not plan to meet in July. The next meeting will be at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 8, in Room A-3, Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. For details, visit anc2c.us or contact 2C@anc.dc.gov. ANC 2D ANC 2D Sheridan-Kalorama

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The commission does not plan to meet in July or August. The next meeting will be at 7

p.m. Monday, Sept. 19, at Our Lady Queen of the Americas Church, California Street and Phelps Place NW. For details, visit anc2d.org or contact davidanc2d01@aol.com. ANC 2E ANC 2E Georgetown ■Georgetown / cloisters Cloisters burleith / hillandale The commission will meet at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 5, in the second-floor Heritage Room at Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School, 1524 35th St. NW. Agenda items include: ■introduction of Mara Goldman, the new commissioner in singlemember district ANC 2E04. ■public safety and police report. ■financial report. ■transportation report. ■environmental report. ■consideration of a settlement agreement for Malmaison, 3401 K St. NW. ■consideration of a Board of Zoning Adjustment application for a special exception from the prepared food shop requirements to operate Peet’s Coffee & Tea at 3299 M St. NW with more than 18 seats. ■consideration of a Zoning Commission application for a consolidated planned unit development at 2715 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. ■consideration of Old Georgetown Board matters: 1623 33rd St. NW, residence, alterations, roof deck, concept; 3255-3259 Prospect St. NW, multifamily residence, new construction, demolition, concept; 1029 31st St. NW, mixed-use building, rooftop and rear additions, demolition, concept; 1029 31st St. NW, mixed-use building, rear addition, demolition, concept; 3210 Grace St. NW, mixed-use building, alley fenestration alterations, rear addition, signs, concept; 3100 South St. NW, mixed-use building, addition with roof terrace, fenestration alterations, site work, concept; and 1069 Thomas Jefferson St. NW, commercial, alterations, rear addition at second floor, site work, concept. For details, call 202-724-7098 or visit anc2e.com. ANC 2F ANCCircle 2F Logan ■logan circle The commission will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 6, at the Washington Plaza Hotel, 10 Thomas Circle NW. For details, call 202-667-0052 or visit anc2f.org. ANC 3C ANC 3CPark Cleveland ■cleveland park / woodley Park Woodley Park massachusetts avenue heights Massachusetts Avenue Heights Cathedral Heights The commission will meet at 7:30 p.m. Monday, July 18, at the 2nd District Police Headquarters, 3320 Idaho Ave. NW. For details, visit anc3c.org.

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Tigers’ Glick earns Gatorade honors By BRIAN KAPUR Current Staff Writer

Drew Glick, who recently wrapped up his senior year at Wilson, was named the Gatorade D.C. Boys Track & Field Athlete of the Year on Thursday. The Gatorade award has been given to elite athletes such as Meb Keflezighi, who has since won the Boston Marathon and medaled in the Olympics. “It’s a huge honor,” said Glick. “I was not expecting to even be nominated because there are so many great athletes in D.C. alone. It’s just so cool to be up in the same ranks as people who are insane athletes. It’s crazy to even think about.” For Glick, running wasn’t even the first choice for a high school sport. He initially went out for the Tigers’ soccer team as a freshman and didn’t make the cut, so he opted for cross-country to stay in shape. Then his sophomore year he made the soccer team instead of running in the fall. But during the summer before his junior year he began to focus on running and saw progress, making him hungrier to improve even more. “I started seeing improvement based off the effort I was giving,” said Glick. “With running it seems so easy, you put in the effort and

you see the rewards. … When I started to see those improvements, it pushed me to do better each time. It’s a vicious cycle in a way.” That cycle paid off during Glick’s senior year on the track, when he ran past the competition at the D.C. Interscholastic Athletic Association and D.C. State Athletic Association championship meets. At the DCIAA finals on May 19, Glick raced past the competition to take the 800-, 1,600 and 3,200-meter gold medals. Then at the DCSAA championship meet on May 27, Glick capped off his high school career with a pair of individual state titles by winning gold in the 1,600meter and 3,200-meter events. In addition, he anchored the Tigers’ four-man 800-meter relay team to the DCSAA crown. The stellar meet helped Wilson earn a secondplace finish, behind Georgetown Day, at the finals. “Drew Glick has stormed the track scene this year,” Wilson coach Desmond Dunham said in a news release. “He has improved his mile time by more than 13 seconds this season. That is a true testament of his hard work and dedication. A student-athlete of his caliber is a coach’s dream.” In addition to outstanding athletic prowess, the Gatorade award

also takes academics and community service into account — both areas where Glick also excelled. The recent grad posted a 4.09 GPA and was a member of his school’s jazz band and its mass media and communications club. He also volunteered as a summer youth camp counselor at Dunham’s Kids Elite Sports Camp at Wilson. Though his recent achievements have been significant, Glick said the moments he’ll cherish most from his time at Wilson are centered around his teammates. “Any time that we’ve come back from a meet and we’ve done well, on the bus we are all buzzing about how well we did and cracking jokes and relaxing because we did well at that meet,” he said. “Those are the best memories — being with my teammates and being able to say that we did a great job after we put it all out there.” Next fall, Glick will have a fresh group of teammates to form new memories with when he laces up his running shoes for the University of Pittsburgh. “I’m very excited,” he said. “It’s seems like the team is a great place to hone my skills and develop myself as an athlete. They’re really good at developing young athletes.”

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Recent Wilson graduate Drew Glick won the Gatorade award after winning three gold medals at the DCSAA championship meet (shown).

Former DCIAA director received hefty severance last fall despite missteps By BRIAN KAPUR Current Staff Writer

Former D.C. Interscholastic Athletics Association director Stephanie Evans — whose agency was under investigation in the aftermath of a scathing internal D.C. Public Schools audit last fall — received severance pay of $19,858 following her resignation Dec. 17, according to a document The Current acquired via a Freedom of Information Act request. The Oct. 7 audit concluded the athletic director was “grossly negligent” and showed “general disregard” for Student Activity Fund policies among other issues. According to Evans’ severance pay worksheet, she was given 9.45 weeks’ worth of pay at a rate of $2,101.39 per week, on top of the regular pay she received while on paid administrative leave for most of last fall. The document stipulates that the former athletics director was eligible for the additional payment because she was not under an appointment on a temporary basis, had worked at the position for more than a year, and was not receiving disability compensation. However, her eligibility for two more of the qualifications for severance were redacted from the document. Without directly naming the former athletics director, the audit reflects dates during Evans’ tenure, which ran from her appointment in November 2011 until the end of last

year. The DCIAA oversees sports for the school system’s fourth through 12th grades. Last fall’s audit outlined a slew of missteps while Evans directed the association, including failing to follow protocol for transactions with vendors, improper invoicing, inappropriate travel expenses, neglecting the policy on donations, and long deposit lags that ranged from two days to 164 days, with more than $350,000 being deposited late. The report also documented a hospitality suite for adults — which a February 2014 entry lists as a nearly $3,000 expense (versus a $960 expense for the athletes) — was “a direct violation of [Student Activity Fund] policy.” The fund is intended for promoting “the general welfare, education and morale of students and to finance the extra-curricular activities of D.C. Public Schools.” “It’s fairly appalling,” Ward 3 D.C. Council member Mary Cheh said in an interview about the severance. “Somebody who mismanaged funds and, in my mind, should’ve been fired is allowed to quit and then take home a nice little bit of money.” Cheh did speculate that a severance may have been an easier financial choice for the government, but that Evans shouldn’t have seen any such benefit. “What I don’t know, as insulting as that is to the taxpayers and the public, is whether there were some sort of consideration of a cost-benefit analysis about whether ‘let’s

let her resign and give her a severance’ would be worth more than going through the process of firing her and fighting it out. I don’t know whether that calculation was made,” Cheh said. “I would, at least, hope that somebody made a deliberate decision that this was best for the government to resolve it in this way,” she continued. “To reward somebody on their way out of the door after they’ve engaged in a breach of their fiduciary duties is a little much to take.” Attempts to contact Evans for this article were unsuccessful. News of the hefty severance package also outraged some parents, who have been pushing for the DCIAA to use money more wisely to support athletics in the District. “It’s hard to understand how these things get negotiated,” said local education activist Terry Lynch. “When I’m told there’s not enough money for new sports, it’s hard to see when staffers are getting reimbursed and compensated. If they can afford severance packages for personnel, they certainly can afford $20,000 for lacrosse equipment, new teams and new sports being introduced in DCPS — that’s for sure.” At-large D.C. Council member David Grosso, who chairs the Committee on Education, has been working to fix the issues that plague the DCIAA. His committee held a hearing June 15 on the state of public school athletics and a bill to consolidate

administrative and operational functions for school-based athletics programs within the D.C. State Athletic Association. In an interview Monday, Grosso was less critical than Cheh about Evans’ severance pay. “I come from the private sector, where severance packages are negotiated one at a time. When [Evans] took that job, she probably negotiated for a severance package to work there,” Grosso said. “It was probably independent from any fault, she was going to get some severance. I don’t know off the top of my head. I don’t usually get into the middle of those types of personnel issues, but that’s my guess on what happened there. There was nothing they could do about it.” After Evans’ departure, the DCIAA appointed Reginald Ballard to take the role on an interim basis until the end of the school year. While a D.C. Public Schools spokesperson declined to comment on the issue, saying the agency doesn’t discuss personnel matters, D.C. Public Schools chief of schools John Davis did say at Grosso’s hearing that the system expects to fill Evans’ position by mid-July. Davis said the school system recently hired an executive search firm to conduct a national search, “and they have advertised broadly, identifying some very attractive candidates — both internal and external.” He added, “We have been fortunate enough to garner a great deal of interest in the position, with over 130 applications to date.”

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ously held a more utilitarian purpose. Anacostia is often regarded as one of the city’s more troubled and crime-ridden neighborhoods, but a vibrant community lives and works there seven days a week. “There’s lots of fabulous places and restaurants and buildings and locations,� Martin said. “I was really looking for a person connected to that place who had an amazing story to tell, or could share a unique insight, or take us into a world that we may not have seen.� Martin also labored to avoid the traditional “talking head� format of a documentary like this one. Rather than having operators at the Dupont Circle Freshfarm Market and local tennis players at Rose Park in Georgetown describe what they do, she and her team filmed them doing it. Baker said Martin’s unconventional filmmaking style and years of experience working in story development at National Geographic made her an ideal fit for this project. The show’s pieces are tied together with voiceover from veteran narrator Rodd Houston, whose “warm, inviting, strong voice� set him apart from others who auditioned, Baker said. More than 60 neighborhoods in

D.C., Maryland and Virginia remain on Baker’s list for possible coverage in future iterations of the program, he said. Martin counts Adams Morgan, Columbia Heights and L’Enfant Plaza in D.C., along with Silver Spring, Md., and Del Rey in Alexandria, Va., among the neighborhoods that would lend themselves to her approach. She’s also interested in the prospect of returning to the subjects of the current program a decade in the future, for the sake of comparison. Beyond the hourlong show itself, “WETA Neighborhoods� has a strong online presence that helps connect it to the station’s broader goal of deepening viewers’ appreciation for the region, Baker said. Beyond introducing people to little-known facts, he thinks this show reflects a more favorable vision of D.C. life than people elsewhere acknowledge. “Most people think of government and they think of Congress and they think of lobbyists and they think of K Street. They think of a lot of things that may not necessarily warm their hearts, or that may induce cynicism,� Baker said. “I feel this show does exactly the opposite.� “WETA Neighborhoods� debuts on July 5 at 8 p.m. on Channel 26. Encore presentations will air throughout July.

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so, they said the current design isn’t acceptable on the 18th Street side, and the board did not grant the requested concept approval for the project. “The modifications on 18th Street are not tweaks or minor changes to be done, but modification to the volume, the geometry, the detailing and the height needs to be given some consideration to be more compatible with 18th Street,� board chair Gretchen Pfaehler said, adding, “Certainly, the Columbia [Road] height is appropriate, and the connection between 18th and Columbia seems appropriate given the width of the street and the prominence of the intersection.� Several board members said they were unsure how to salvage the current design at all. The developers had proposed stepping the building down to four stories right where it abuts the nearest commercial row house on 18th Street, but the board wasn’t satisfied. “In figuring out 18th Street, you’re left with either doing more steps and then worrying about how that corner looks, or reducing the overall scale. I just don’t know,� said board member Brian Crane. In addition to the scale, board members asked the development team to consider reducing the window bays that project into public space; to reduce or eliminate the number of balconies; and to redesign a proposed small plaza at the corner to be more inviting to pedestrians, among other changes. The Historic Preservation Office, the city agency that advises the preservation board, had recommended that the project be approved with comparatively modest design changes, and opposed making the building shorter. “A lower height would likely result in a building mass that would be horizontal in its emphasis, which would be uncharacteristic of buildings in the historic district,� the agency’s report reads. Before voting, the board heard community testimony about the project. Advisory Neighborhood Commission 1C (Adams Morgan) opposes the current design, testified ANC 1C member JonMarc Buffa. “If this project was a story or two shorter and

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the market with less frequency than in many parts of D.C., as residents tend to stay for decades. This practice makes the entry into the market of the circa-1911 Victorian home at 5107 14th St. NW something of a to-do. The six-bedroom, four-bathroom house boasts authentic Victorian detailing, a palette of colors straight from the turn of the last century and the only four-story hexagonal turret in the vicinity. But the home, listed for $1,050,000, also includes plenty of up-to-date amenities, including year-old plumbing, electrical, heating and cooling systems, and brand-new front and back porches. The exterior of this cheerful white and yellow house features contrasting yellow and green detailing around the windows and under the eaves, true to Victorian style. The front door opens onto a spacious entrance hall and an impressive staircase ahead, with original wood paneling front and center. Original hardwood floors throughout the house have stood

the test of time, and many of the rooms have original pressed-tin ceilings, with some ceilings replaced with new materials made to look like vintage tin. The front parlor on the right, now a living room, includes original, working pocket doors. The turret adds extra space and dimension to the room and lets in sunlight from the southwest. A second set of pocket doors leads into the dining room, which has a decorative ceiling with hardwood coffers that form a square in the center with diagonal beams radiating out to the corners of the room. For an unusual detail, an original radiator sits on the side with a wooden mantel and mirror above. Behind the staircase, a tile bathroom sits next to the kitchen — which has a convenient mix of new with the old. An original chestnut and glass china cabinet is mounted on the wall, across from newer, built-to-match cabinetry above the modern, blackgranite-tile countertops. Appliances include a Whirlpool fourburner gas stove and oven, Kenmore dishwasher and a Samsung refrigerator. Through the back door in the kitchen, the second porch overlooks the grassy, fenced-in backyard with raised brick flower beds lining the fence. A separate one-car garage sits in the corner

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This circa-1911 six-bedroom, four-bathroom home at 5107 14th St. NW is priced at $1,050,000. of the yard and opens onto the alley behind. On the second floor, four bedrooms radiate out from the central full bath, recently remodeled with black granite and black tile, with wainscoting preserved and painted white. The turret room on the second floor serves as a roomy master bedroom. The other three bedrooms on this level offer varying attractions, from the front room with its plentiful natural light, to the side room with its tiled faux-fireplace with wooden mantle. The back room has an attached sunroom, which sits above the back porch. On the third floor, two more bedrooms share a full bath and have ceilings that slope to follow the points of the roof peaks. A

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storage closet opens off the landing and offers the intrepid explorer a chance to duck under beams to catch a glimpse of the point of the turret above. The partly finished basement area has a separate side exit on the staircase and offers approximately 350 square feet of flexible space, including a main room with closets, a kitchenette, a separate storage room and a utility room. The utility room contains a high-capacity Whirlpool washer and dryer set, along with the hub of the new plumbing system, including a tankless water heater. With renovations, the basement with kitchenette could transform

into a pleasant in-law suite. Only blocks away from markets, restaurants, coffee shops and fitness boutiques on 14th Street and Georgia Avenue, this home is also convenient to bus lines and a Capital Bikeshare dock. Another big draw of the home is its proximity to the Carter Barron section of Rock Creek Park, which offers recreation options for a range of interests. The six-bedroom, four-bathroom home at 5107 14th St. NW is listed for $1,050,000 with Long & Foster Real Estate. For details, contact Denise Champion at 202215-9242 or denise.champion@ longandfoster.com.

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Wednesday june 29 Classes and workshops ■ The weekly “Sunset Fitness in the Park” event will feature a one-hour class presented by Down Dog Yoga. 6 p.m. Free; reservations required. Georgetown Waterfront Park, Potomac and K streets NW. georgetowndc.com/sunsetfitness. ■ Aparna Sadananda of Yoga District will lead a gentle yoga class. 6:30 p.m. Free. Guy Mason Recreation Center, 3600 Calvert St. NW. 202-727-7527. ■ Poets on the Fringe will host a weekly poetry workshop. 7 to 9 p.m. Free. Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. passapamela@aol.com. ■ The Vajrayogini Buddhist Center will host a weekly class on meditation. 7 to 8:30 p.m. $6 to $12. Vajrayogini Buddhist Center, 1787 Columbia Road NW. 202-986-2257. Concerts ■ The Nordic Jazz Festival will feature Swedish trio Ikiz Cabin Crew. 6:30 p.m. $15. House of Sweden, 2900 K St. NW. nordicjazz2016.eventbrite.com. ■ The Embassy Series will present classical pianist Christopher Schmitt performing works by Prokofiev, Beethoven and Chopin. 7 to 9 p.m. $25. International Student House, 1825 R St. NW. 202-625-2361. ■ Musician Hall Williams will perform a mix of funk, jam, soul and gospel. 7:30 p.m. Free. Gypsy Sally’s Vinyl Lounge, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys. com. ■ The Marine Band will perform a program of “The Stars and Stripes Forever,” by John Philip Sousa; “Jubel Overture, J. 245,” by Carl Maria von Weber; and “Sanctuary,” by Frank Ticheli. 8 p.m. Free. West Terrace, U.S. Capitol. 202433-4011. The performance will repeat Thursday at 8 p.m. on the West Terrace. ■ Mexican acoustic guitar duo Rodrigo y Gabriela will perform a blend of metal, jazz and world music after an opening set by Irish singer, songwriter and guitarist Ryan Sheridan. 8 p.m. $29 to $59. Concert Hall, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. ■ Beggars Tomb and Gypsy Soul Revival will perform. 8 p.m. $10 to $12. Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com. ■ The weekly Capitol Hill Jazz Jam will feature Herb Scott. 8 to 11 p.m. No

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door film series will feature the 2011 movie “Fast Five,” starring Vin Diesel and Paul Walker. 7 p.m. Free. NoMa Junction at Storey Park, 1005 1st St. NE. nomabid.org/noma-summer-screen. ■ The fifth annual Jane Austen Film Festival will open with the 1995 movie “Sense & Sensibility.” 7:30 p.m. $6. Dumbarton House, 2715 Q St. NW. dumbartonhouse.org. The festival will continue with the 1996 film “Emma” on July 13 and the 2005 film “Pride & Prejudice” on July 27; tickets for the full three-film series cost $15. ■ The Embassy of the Republic of Poland and the Avalon Theatre will inaugurate the “CinePolska” film series showcasing the best in filmmaking from Poland with a screening of “These Daughters of Mine,” a 2016 Gdynia Film Festival winner about an actress, her unstable sister, their domineering father and the strength of family ties. 8 p.m. $6.75 to $12. Avalon Theatre, 5612 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-966-3464. Performances ■ The Capital City Showcase, a variety show presenting local comedians, musicians and performing artists, will feature comedy headliner Randy Syphax, who has appeared on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon”; comedians Kandyce August and Chris Milner; musical headliner Panic Trio, a popbluegrass band; and musician Rachel Levitin. 8 p.m. $10 to $15. Wonderland Ballroom, 1101 Kenyon St. NW. capitalcityshowcase.com. ■ Dwayne Lawson-Brown will host an open mic poetry event. 9 to 11 p.m. $5. Cullen Room, Busboys and Poets 5th & K, 1025 5th St. NW. 202-789-2227. Special event ■ The Watha T. Daniel/Shaw Library will host its Monthly Adult Coloring Party. 7 p.m. Free. Watha T. Daniel/Shaw Library, 1630 7th St. NW. 202-7271288. Sporting event ■ The Washington Nationals will play the New York Mets. 7:05 p.m. $10 to $345. Nationals Park, 1500 South Capitol St. SE. 888-632-6287. Thursday, June 30 Thursday june 30 Children’s programs ■ “Under the Sea” will offer ages 5 through 12 chance to learn about the ocean’s most feared and misunderstood creatures, as well as the importance of sharks, stingrays and skates to marine 7+( :25/' )$0286

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Wednesday, june 29 ■ Concert: Two of Afghanistan’s most influential musicians — Homayoun Sakhi, the top rubab player of his generation, and Salar Nader (shown), a renowned percussionist — will perform a program celebrating “The Soul of Afghan Music,” presented by the 2016 Smithsonian Folklife Festival and the Aga Khan Music Initiative. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. ecosystems. 4 p.m. Free. Tenley-Friendship Library, 4450 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-727-1488. ■ Friends of the Cleveland Park Library will present weekly chess instruction for kids of all ages. 5 p.m. Free. Cleveland Park Library, 3310 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-282-3080. Classes and workshops ■ Housing Counseling Services Inc. will present an orientation session for prospective homebuyers. 11 a.m. Free; reservations requested. Suite 100, 2410 17th St. NW. housingetc.org. ■ Instructor Nina Dunham will lead a “Gentle Gyrokinesis” class to improve posture, balance and agility. 4 p.m. Free; reservations required. Guy Mason Recreation Center, 3600 Calvert St. NW. 202-727-7527. ■ “Pop Up Yoga for Ramadan” will feature a gentle yoga class designed for Muslims fasting during the month of Ramadan but open to all adults. 7 p.m. Free. Watha T. Daniel/Shaw Library, 1630 7th St. NW. 202-727-1288. ■ The Northwest One Library will host a weekly yoga class for adults and teens of skill levels. 7 p.m. Free. Northwest One Library, 155 L St. NW. 202939-5946. ■ A weekly Introduction to Flamenco class will feature an intense, full-body warmup followed by a lesson in basic flamenco technique and choreography. 7 to 8:15 p.m. $20 per session. Chevy Chase Baptist Church, 5671 Western Ave. NW. azulojos@gmail.com. Concerts ■ The Marine Jazz Combo will perform stirring American music as part of the Star-Spangled American Music Series. Noon, 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. Free. Flag Hall, National Museum of American History, Constitution Avenue between 12th and 14th streets NW. 202-6331000. ■ Wolf Trap Opera Company will present “Vocal Colors,” featuring tenor Brenton Ryan, baritone Ben Edquist and pianist Kirill Kuzmin bridging musical genres from classical to pop to the avant-garde in response to the

museum’s collection. 6:30 p.m. $8 to $20; reservations required. Phillips Collection, 1600 21st St. NW. phillipscollection.org/events. ■ Jerry Tolk and the Old Soul String Band will perform old-time gospel, blues and folk music. 7:30 p.m. Free. Gypsy Sally’s Vinyl Lounge, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com. ■ The Woodshedders and the Will Overman Band (shown) will perform. 8 p.m. $10 to $12. Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com. ■ “Thursday Night Bluegrass” will feature musician Justin Trawick. 8 to 11 p.m. No cover; $12 minimum. Mr. Henry’s Restaurant, 601 Pennsylvania Ave. SE. 202-546-8412. Demonstration ■ Gardening and cooking writer Adrienne Cook and nutritionist Danielle Cook will demonstrate how to combine the dulcet flavors of blueberries and melon. Noon and 12:50 p.m. Free. Conservatory Garden Court, U.S. Botanic Garden, 100 Maryland Ave. SW. 202225-8333. Discussions and lectures ■ Consulting curator Rebecca A.T. Stevens will discuss textile stories told by the artworks in “Stories of Migration: Contemporary Artists Interpret Diaspora.” Noon. Free. George Washington University Museum and Textile Museum, 701 21st St. NW. 202-994-5200. ■ A discussion of the book “Queer Brown Voices: Personal Narratives of Latina/o LGBT Activism” will feature coeditors Letitia Gomez and Salvador Vidal-Ortiz, Latino LGBT History Project co-founder José Gutierrez, poet Moisés Agosto Rosario and moderator Lisbeth Melendez Rivera. 6:30 p.m. Free. Mount Pleasant Library, 3160 16th St. NW. 202-671-3121. ■ Historian John Kelly, author of “Never Surrender: Winston Churchill and Britain’s Decision to Fight Nazi Germany in the Fateful Summer of 1940,” will discuss “Churchill’s Wartime Struggle” in conversation with Rebecca Roberts, a Smithsonian Associates program coordinator and former public radio host. 6:45 to 8:15 p.m. $20 to $30. Warner Bros. Theater, National Museum of American History, Constitution Avenue between 12th and 14th streets NW. 202-6333030. ■ Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Susan Faludi, whose book “Backlash” has become a classic of feminist writing, will discuss her latest book, “In the Darkroom,” which investigates gender identity by telling the story of her father’s life and explaning how, after years of estrangement, she discovered that he had undergone gender confirmation surgery while living in Hungary. 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919. ■ Communications expert and facilitator Maura Policelli will lead a meeting of the Tenleytown Memoir & Essay Writing Club. 7 p.m. Free. Tenley-Friendship Library, 4450 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202See Events/Page 15

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Events Entertainment Continued From Page 14 727-1488. Films ■ The Georgetown Library will present the 1993 film “Cool Runnings,” about the creation of the first Jamaican bobsled team. 4 p.m. Free. Georgetown library, 3260 R St. NW. 202-727-0232. ■ The West End Interim Library will present the 2015 film “The 33,” about the Chilean mining disaster of 2010. 6:30 p.m. Free. West End Interim Library, 2522 Virginia Ave. NW. 202724-8707. ■ The Summer Pajama Movie Night Series will feature the 2003 animated film “Finding Nemo.” 6:30 p.m. Free. Tenley-Friendship Library, 4450 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-727-1488. ■ The Capitol Riverfront’s outdoor movie series will feature the 2015 film “Star Wars: The Force Awakens.” Sundown. Free. Canal Park, 200 M St. SE. capitolriverfront.org. Performances and readings ■ Syrian composer and clarinetist Kinan Azmeh and Syrian-Armenian visual artist Kevork Mourad will present “Home Within,” an audio-visual performance reflecting on the Syrian revolution and its aftermath by impressionistically documenting specific moments in Syria’s recent history. 6 p.m. Free; tickets distributed in the Family Theater lobby a half hour before the performance. Family Theater, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. ■ Francisco-Luis White will read from “Found Them,” a poetry collection about White’s arduous but liberating gender and sexuality journey. 7 to 8 p.m. Free; reservations suggested. Potter’s House, 1658 Columbia Road NW. pottershousedc.org. Special event ■ The West End Interim Library will host its twice-weekly program “Between the Lines: Coloring Club for Adults.” 2 p.m. Free. West End Interim Library, 2522 Virginia Ave. NW. 202-724-8707. Sporting event ■ The Washington Nationals will play the Cincinnati Reds. 7:05 p.m. $10 to $345. Nationals Park, 1500 South Capitol St. SE. 888-632-6287. The series will continue Friday at 6:05 p.m., Saturday at 7:15 p.m. and Sunday at 1:35 p.m. Walk ■ “Walk Through Palisades History” will feature a brief talk followed by a walk to historic sites in the neighborhood. 6:30 p.m. Free. Palisades Library, 4901 V St. NW. 202-282-3139. Friday,july July 1 1 Friday Classes and workshops ■ Artist Will Fleishell will present a drop-in figure drawing class. 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. $15. Capitol Hill Arts Workshop, 545 7th St. SE. 202-547-6839. ■ Capitol Hill Arts Workshop will host “Knit & Sip,” an evening of knitting and wine. 7 to 9 p.m. $30. Capitol Hill Arts Workshop, 545 7th St. SE. 202-5476839. Concerts ■ The National Archives’ weekendlong July 4th Celebration will feature a performance by PanLara Youth Steel

Orchestra. Noon. Free. National Archives Building, Constitution Avenue between 7th and 9th streets. NW. 202-3575000. ■ Jazz in the Garden at the National Gallery of Art will feature Speakers of the House, a mashup of the local bands All Mighty Senators and the Junkyard Saints, performing old-school funk, boogaloo and rock. 5 to 8:30 p.m. Free. Sculpture Garden, National Gallery of Art, 7th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-289-3360. ■ “Friday Nights in the Heights” will feature music by Plank Stompers. 6 to 9 p.m. Free. Cathedral Commons, Newark Street and Wisconsin Avenue NW. fridaynightsintheheights.com. ■ The Yards Park Friday Night Concert Series will feature the B-Street Band, a Bruce Springsteen tribute band. 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Free. The Yards Park, 355 Water St. SE. capitolriverfront.org. ■ The 16th annual Capitol Hill Chamber Music Festival will feature the works of composers Michel-Richard Delalande, François Couperin, Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre, Jacques Hotteterre, Pierre Danican Philidor and Marin Marais performed on period instruments by Tina Chancey, viola de gamba and pardessus de viole; Billy Simms, theorbo and baroque guitar; and Jeffrey Cohan, baroque flute. 7:30 p.m. $20 to $25 suggested donation; free for ages 18 and younger. St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 301 A St. SE. chcmf.org. ■ “Night of Soul” will feature top K-pop male vocalist Kim Tae Woo with Super Session. 8 p.m. $60. Howard Theatre, 620 T St. NW. thehowardtheatre. com. ■ Roots/folk duo Renshaw Davies (shown) will perform, at 8 p.m.; and Humbalaya will perform, at 9:15 p.m. Free. Gypsy Sally’s Vinyl Lounge, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com. ■ Gypsy Sally’s will present a Phish webcast “Live From SPAC.” 8 p.m. $3 to $12. Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com. ■ “Jazz on the Hill” will feature a performance by Dial 251 for Jazz. 8 to 11 p.m. No cover; $15 minimum. Mr. Henry’s Restaurant, 601 Pennsylvania Ave. SE. 202-546-8412. Discussion ■ The CrossTalk DC Conversations series will feature an open discussion on Jim Wallis’ book “America’s Original Sin: Racism, White Privilege, and the Bridge to a New America.” 6 p.m. Free; reservations required. Haskell Center, Folger Shakespeare Library, 201 East Capitol St. SE. folger.edu. Films ■ Union Market’s monthly “Summer Drive-In Series” will feature the 1986 action film “Top Gun,” starring Tom Cruise, Tim Robbins and Kelly McGillis. Lot opens at 6:30 p.m.; gates close at 8:30 p.m.; film begins around 8 p.m. $10 per car; free in the picnic area for pedestrians and bicyclists. Union Market, 1309 5th St. NE. unionmarketdc.com.

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p.m. Artists Lina Alattar and McCain McMurray will give a talk July 30 from 2 to 4 p.m. The works can be previewed today and tomorrow during regular gallery hours. On exhibit “Unscripted” features work by Lina Alattar, who believes in the manent collection, will open Friday at value of making mistakes in the crethe Renwick Gallery and remain on ative process. view indefinitely. “Immersion” presents works by Located at Pennsylvania Avenue McCain McMurray that plumb the and 17th Street NW, the gallery is depths of memory and experience. open daily from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Also featured is the Touchstone 202-633-1000. Gallery All Member Artists Group ■ “1776 — Breaking News: IndepenShow. dence,” featuring a rare copy of the Located at 901 New York Ave. July 6, 1776, edition of The PennsylNW, the gallery is open Wednesday vania Evening Post (the first newspathrough Friday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. per to publish the newly adopted Dec- and Saturday and Sunday from noon laration of Indepento 5 p.m. 202-347dence), will open Friday 2787. ■ “Perspectives: at the Newseum and continue through 2017. Michael Joo,” featuring Located at 555 the Brooklyn-based artPennsylvania Ave. NW, ist’s monumental instalthe museum is open lation inspired by the daily from 9 a.m. to 5 migration patterns of p.m. Admission costs Korean red-crowned $22.95 for adults, cranes, will open Satur$18.95 for seniors and day at the Arthur M. $13.95 for ages 7 Sackler Gallery and through 18; it is free for remain on view for a ages 6 and younger. year. 888-639-7386. Located at 1050 ■ The National Air Independence Ave. SW, McCain McMurray’s the gallery is open daily And Space Museum “Immersion Anse de from 10 a.m. to 5:30 will reopen its Boeing Milestones of Flight Hall Lorient” is part of a p.m. 202-633-1000. on Friday after a major ■ “Recent Acquisitions new exhibition at renovation and upgrade Touchstone Gallery. of Dutch and Flemish of the museum’s entry Drawings,” highlighting space. mid-15th- to early-20th-century works acquired by the National Gallery of Located at 6th Street and Independence Avenue SW, the museum is Art over the last decade, will open open daily from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Sunday and continue through Jan. 2. 202-633-1000. Located at 4th Street and Consti■ Touchstone Gallery will open tution Avenue NW, the gallery is open three shows Friday and continue them Monday through Saturday from 10 through July 31. An artists’ reception a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from 11 will take place July 22 from 6 to 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. 202-737-4215. “Connections: Contemporary Craft at the Renwick Gallery,” presenting more than 80 objects from the per-

■ The outdoor Golden Cinema series will feature the 2003 film “Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde.” Sunset. Free. Farragut Square Park, Connecticut Avenue and K Street NW. goldentriangledc.com. Performance ■ As part of the Smithsonian Folklife Festival, trikitixa accordionist Manu Iturregi and the band Klaperttarrak and the Aukeran dance company will present a program of traditional and contemporary Basque music and dance, wearing stylized traditional dress. 6 p.m. Free; up to two general admission tickets per person distributed in the Hall of Nations a half hour before the performance. Family Theater, Kennedy Center. 202-4674600. Special events ■ As part of the Golden Triangle Business Improvement District’s “Farragut Fridays” event, the Japan Information and Culture Center will present a demonstration of origami as well as kendama, a traditional Japanese game that tests eye-hand coordination. Noon to 2 p.m. Free. Farragut Square Park, Connecticut Avenue and K Street

NW. goldentriangledc.com. ■ As part of the monthly First Friday Dupont art event, the Heurich House Museum will open its first floor and host local artisans and musicians. 6 to 8 p.m. Free. Heurich House Museum, 1307 New Hampshire Ave. NW. 202429-1894. Tour ■ The American University Museum will present a docent-led tour of one of its summer exhibitions. 11:30 a.m. Free. American University Museum, Katzen Arts Center, American University, 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW. 202-885-1300. Saturday,july July 2 2 Saturday Book signings ■ Sandra O’Connell will sign copies of her book “An American Family in World War II,” which uses correspondence between Ralph Lee Minker Jr., a U.S. Army airman in 1943, and his parents and two teenage sisters to tell a riveting story of life in America during the war. Noon to 5 p.m. Free. Mall Store, National Museum of American History, Constitution Avenue between 12th and 14th streets NW. 202-633-1000.

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Lino Tagliapietra’s “Mandara,” a 2005 glass object, is part of the new Renwick Gallery exhibit.

■ Studio Gallery recently opened two shows and will continue them through July 16. A “First Friday” reception will take place Friday from 6 to 8 p.m. “Faces of North+Charles: The Politics of the Gaze” presents portraits by Steven Marks from the geographical crossroad of Baltimore. “Forms of Expression” highlights works by Trish Palasik that explore ways in which figurative, abstract and natural forms express aspects of our shared human experience. A reception for Palasik will take place July 9 from 4 to 6 p.m. Located at 2108 R St. NW, the gallery is open Wednesday through Friday from 1 to 6 p.m. and Saturday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. 202-232-8734. ■ “Sketching as a Way of Seeing,” featuring sketches by Val Lucas, Gregory Robison and Giles Kelly (who represent three generations of artists), opened recently at the Inter-American Development Bank and will continue through July 11. Located at 1300 New York Ave. NW, the gallery is open Monday through Friday from noon to 7 p.m. 202-623-2217. ■ “Meet an Interrogator” will feature former military intelligence officer Lena Sisco, author of “You’re Lying!” and president and co-founder of The Congruency Group. 1 to 4 p.m. Free. International Spy Museum, 800 F St. NW. 202393-7798. Children’s programs ■ “First Studio: Story + Workshop” will feature a gallery tour, a story and an art-making experience (for ages 3 through 5 with an adult companion). 10 to 11 a.m. $7 per child; free for adult companion. Kreeger Museum, 2401 Foxhall Road NW. 202-338-3552. ■ A park ranger will lead a planetarium program about the season’s brightest stars, planets and constellations (for ages 5 and older). 1 p.m. Free. Rock Creek Nature Center, 5200 Glover Road NW. 202-895-6070. The program will repeat Sunday at 1 p.m. ■ A park ranger will lead a planetarium program about the solar system, the Milky Way and other deep space objects (for ages 7 and older). 4 to 4:45 p.m. Free. Rock Creek Nature Center, 5200 Glover Road NW. 202-895-6070. ■ “Smithsonian Sleepover at the See Events/Page 16

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Continued From Page 15 Natural History Museum” will feature a chance for ages 8 through 12 to participate in an interactive exploration of the museum with quizzes, puzzles, games and craft projects. 7 p.m. to 9 a.m. $120 to $135. National Museum of Natural History, 10th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-633-3030. Classes and workshops ■ The Mount Pleasant Library will present “Saturday Morning Yoga.” 10 a.m. Free. Mount Pleasant Library, 3160 16th St. NW. 202-671-3122. ■ Yoga Activist will present a class for beginners. 11 a.m. Free. Petworth Library, 4200 Kansas Ave. NW. 202243-1188. ■ Colors of Happiness Coaching and Healing facilitator Florencia Fuensalida will present “Living in Harmony: A Revitalizing Guided Meditation to Find Daily Joy and Balance.” 11:30 a.m. Free. Mount Pleasant Library, 3160 16th St. NW. 202-671-3122. ■ Bahman Aryana of Rendezvous Tango will present “Library Tango Practica.” 2:30 p.m. Free. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. 202727-0321. Concerts ■ The National Archives’ weekendlong July 4th Celebration will feature a performance by the DC Legendary Musicians. Noon. Free. National Archives Building, Constitution Avenue between 7th and 9th streets. NW. 202-3575000. ■ A concert celebrating July 2, the day on which the Continental Congress voted for independence, will feature 18th-century songs — including ballads, marches, dance tunes and theater songs — performed by David and Ginger Hildebrand of the Colonial Music Institute in costume with period instruments. 4 p.m. Free. Anderson House, Society of the Cincinnati, 2118 Massachusetts Ave. NW. societyofthecincinnati.org. ■ As part of the Smithsonian Folklife Festival, the Biotzetik Basque Choir, founded by members of the Basque community of Boise, Idaho, will perform traditional folk songs and formal choral pieces. 6 p.m. Free; up to two general admission tickets per person distributed in the Hall of Nations a half hour before the performance. Family Theater, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. ■ The Luke Johnson Band will perform. 8 p.m. Free. Gypsy Sally’s Vinyl Lounge, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys. com. ■ Gypsy Sally’s will present a Phish webcast “Live From SPAC.” 8 p.m. $3 to $12. Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com. ■ “Ladies of Jazz” will feature Barbara Papendorp. 8 to 11 p.m. No cover; $15 minimum. Mr. Henry’s Restaurant, 601 Pennsylvania Ave. SE. 202-5468412. Discussion ■ The Rock Creek Civil War Roundtable will present a talk by Civil War historian Bryan Cheeseboro on “Living History: My Journey Through Re-enacting,” about the history of re-enacting as well as how and why he got involved in re-

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Monday, july 4 ■ Concert: The National Symphony Orchestra will join host Tom Bergeron, the cast of “On Your Feet!” and performers Smokey Robinson (shown), Kenny Loggins, Alisan Porter, Gavin DeGraw, Cassadee Pope, Amber Riley, Jackie Evancho and Sutton Foster for the musical extravaganza “A Capitol Fourth 2016.” Gates open at 3 p.m.; concert starts at 8 p.m. Free. West Lawn, U.S. Capitol. 202-4674600. The hike will also be offered Sunday at 11 a.m. Sunday, July 3 Sunday july 3 Children’s programs ■ A planetarium movie screening will feature “Zula Patrol Down to Earth,” with the title characters chasing Madam Delira back through geologic times in an attempt to rid the universe of litter (for ages 4 and older). 10 a.m. Free. Rock Creek Nature Center, 5200 Glover Road NW. 202-895-6000. ■ A park ranger will present an astronomy craft activity in honor of Apollo 11’s moon landing 47 years ago (all ages). 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Free. Rock Creek Nature Center, 5200 Glover Road NW. 202-895-6000. ■ A park ranger will lead a planetarium program about “Fire and Ice: Strange Moons of the Solar System” (for ages 7 and older). 4 p.m. Free. Rock Creek Nature Center, 5200 Glover Road NW. 202-895-6070. Classes and workshops ■ Local yoga instructor Alia Peera and Amy Mitchell will present “Sunday Serenity: Yoga in the East Park.” 10 to 11 a.m. $5 donation suggested. Dumbarton House, 2715 Q St. NW. dumbartonhouse.org. The class will be offered weekly through Aug. 28. ■ The Vajrayogini Buddhist Center will host a class on “Advice for Life.” 10 and 11:30 a.m. Free; $5 to $12 donation suggested. Vajrayogini Buddhist Center, 1787 Columbia Road NW. 202986-2257. Concerts ■ The U.S. Navy Band’s Commodores ensemble will perform. 10 a.m. Free. Lincoln Memorial, 23rd Street and Independence Avenue SW. navyband.navy.mil. ■ Grace Church, Georgetown will open its 23rd annual Bach Festival with

a performance featuring soprano Soo Young Chrisfield, tenor John Wesley Wright (shown) and baritone Shouvik Mondle singing the “Coffee Cantata,” which Johann Sebastian Bach wrote as an 18th-century “commercial” for the historic Zimmermann Coffee House in Leipzig; and violinist Regino Madrid performing the “Chaconne” from the Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004. 3 p.m. $20. Grace Church, Georgetown, 1041 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-333-7100. ■ As part of the Smithsonian Folklife Festival, NOKA, a California group formed by daughters and granddaughters of Basque immigrants, will perform songs about gender, identity and Basque culture, joined by modern folk singer and songwriter Mikel Markez. 6 p.m. Free; up to two general admission tickets per person distributed in the Hall of Nations a half hour before the performance. Family Theater, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. ■ “Hamiltunes DC” will present a singalong of the Tony Award-winning hit Broadway musical “Hamilton,” with a portion of the proceeds benefiting the Congressional Chorus, American Youth Chorus and Northeast Senior Singers. 6 to 9 p.m. $15. Cullen Room, Busboys and Poets 5th & K, 1025 5th St. NW. 202-789-2227. Discussions and lectures ■ The National Museum of Women in the Arts will present “Reading Club: On Motherhood,” a facilitated discussion in connection with the series “Aligning Art with Stories” in which participants will examine photographs from the exhibit “She Who Tells a Story: Women Photographers From Iran and the Arab World,” read a short story and explore a nonfiction article that ties creative works with lived realities. 1 to 3 p.m. Free; reservation required. National Museum of Women in the Arts, 1250 New York Ave. NW. nmwa.org. ■ Educator and writer Enid Lee, coeditor of “Beyond Heroes and Holidays,” will discuss “Fighters for Freedom: There Were Many Harriets,” about the representation of Harriet Tubman in children’s books. 5 to 7 p.m. Free. Langston Room, Busboys and Poets 14th & V, 2021 14th St. NW. 202-387-7638. Film ■ “Recovered Treasure: UCLA Festival of Preservation” will present a screening of the 1967 film “Spring Night, Summer Night,” a tale of illicit love in a hardscrabble corner of midcentury America and an example of American neorealism by director J.L. Anderson and writer-producer Franklin Miller. 4 p.m. Free. East Building Auditorium, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-­842-­ 6799. Performances ■ Regie Cabico and Danielle Evennou will host “Sparkle,” an open mic event for LGBT-dedicated poets. 8 to 10 p.m. $10. Langston Room, Busboys and Poets 14th & V, 2021 14th St. NW. 202387-7638. ■ Petworth Citizen will host a comedy showcase. 8 to 10 p.m. Free. Reading Room, Petworth Citizen, 829 Upshur St. NW. petworthcitizen.com.

Special events ■ “A Service in Celebration of Independence Day” will feature music, readings and prayers with special guests D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, Ward 2 D.C. Council member Jack Evans, former U.S. Secretary of the Navy John Dalton, ABC News political commentator Cokie Roberts and WJLA anchor Leon Harris. 10 a.m. Free. Washington National Cathedral, Massachusetts and Wisconsin avenues NW. 202-537-6200. ■ La-Z-Boy Furniture Galleries will host the Washington Humane Society’s mobile pet adoption center Adopt Force One with adoptable cats and dogs. Noon to 3 p.m. Free. La-Z-Boy Furniture Galleries, 1328 14th St. NW. washhumane.org/adoptionevents. ■ The National Museum of Women in the Arts will hold its monthly Community Day. Noon to 5 p.m. Free. National Museum of Women in the Arts, 1250 New York Ave. NW. 202-783-7370. Walks and tours ■ The tour “Jewels of Light: Stained Glass” will explore the Washington National Cathedral’s windows and the tales they tell (for ages 10 and older). 1:30 p.m. $18 to $22; reservations suggested. Washington National Cathedral, Massachusetts and Wisconsin avenues NW. cathedral.org. Tbe tour will repeat Thursday at 3 p.m. ■ A park ranger will lead a Georgetown walk exploring the life and legacy of Francis Scott Key and “The Star-Spangled Banner” (for ages 7 and older). 2 p.m. Free. Meet at the water fountain in Georgetown Waterfront Park, Wisconsin Avenue and K Street NW. 202-8956070. Monday, July 4

Monday july 4 Children’s programs ■ Children’s performer Mr. Gabe will present “Rise + Rhyme,” a storytelling and performance series for ages 5 and younger. 9:30 to 11 a.m. $5 per child. Busboys and Poets Takoma, 235 Carroll St. NW. 202-726-0856. Concerts ■ The Washington National Cathedral’s annual Independence Day Organ Recital will feature organists Benjamin Straley and Peter Conte (shown) with the Washington Symphonic Brass and the U.S. Navy’s Sea Chanters ensemble. 11 a.m. Free. Washington National Cathedral, Massachusetts and Wisconsin avenues NW. 202-537-2228. ■ Baltimore-based jazz trumpet player Theljon Allen and his band will perform as part of the James A. Johnson Young Artist Series. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-4674600. ■ The U.S. Army Band Downrange will perform at the National Park Service’s Fourth of July concert. 6 to 9 p.m. Free. Sylvan Theater, Washington Monument grounds, 15th Street and Independence Avenue SW. usarmyband.com. Parades ■ The Crestwood Citizens Association will host its annual Fourth of July parade. 9:30 a.m. for children to decorate their bikes, strollers and scooters; See Events/Page 17

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Events Entertainment Continued From Page 16 10 a.m. start time. Free. The parade will start at 1810 Shepherd St. NW and proceed to 18th Street, Taylor Street, Argyle Terrace and back to Shepherd. crestwood-dc.org. ■ The 50th annual Palisades Citizens Association Fourth of July parade will include neighborhood children on decorated bicycles, the Washington Scottish Bagpipe Band, Alma Boliviana, the Georgetown-Palisades Lions Club, the Masons, the D.C. Different Drummers marching band, D.C. Fire Department Engine Co. 29, United Horsemen’s Association, clowns, vintage cars and city officials. The parade will start at 11 a.m. at Whitehaven Parkway and MacArthur Boulevard NW and proceed along MacArthur to the Palisades Recreation Center at Sherier and Dana places NW, site of a free post-parade picnic. 202363-7441. ■ The 2016 National Independence Day Parade will feature marching bands, floats, balloons and military units. 11:45 a.m. Free. Constitution Avenue between 7th and 17th streets NW. july4thparade. com. Special event ■ The National Archives will celebrate the Fourth of July with an annual dramatic reading of the Declaration of Independence; performances by Brass Connection, the Fife and Drum Corps and Continental Color Guard; and tours and activities inside the Archives Building. Musical performance and ceremony from 9 to 11 a.m.; other activities from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Free. Steps of the National Archives Building, Constitution Avenue between 7th and 9th streets NW. 202-357-5000. Sporting event ■ The Washington Nationals will play the Milwaukee Brewers. 11:05 a.m. $10 to $345. Nationals Park, 1500 South Capitol St. SE. 888-632-6287. The series will continue Tuesday at 7:05 p.m. and Wednesday at 4:05 p.m. Tuesday, July 5 Tuesday july 5 Children’s program ■ “Tudor Tots: Stars and Stripes” will feature songs, stories and movement (for ages 2 through 4). 10 a.m. $5; free for accompanying adults. Tudor Place Historic House and Garden, 1644 31st St. NW. tudorplace.org. The summer “Tudor Tots” series will continue weekly through July 26. Classes and workshops ■ A certified yoga instructor will lead a walk-in class targeted to ages 55 and older. 10 a.m. Free. Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. 202-727-0232. ■ The Georgetown Library will present a walk-in yoga class practicing introductory viniyasa techniques. 11:30 a.m. Free. Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. 202-727-0232. ■ A five-week “Food for Life: Foods for Cancer Prevention” plant-based cooking and nutrition course will open with an introductory lecture by Barnard Medical Center clinicians. 6 to 8 p.m. Free; reservations required. Suite 400, Barnard Medical Center, 5100 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-537-7314. The course will continue through Aug. 2. ■ CityCenterDC and CorePower Yoga will present weekly al fresco “Toned Up

■ Certified Zumba instructor Roshaunda Jenkins will lead an energetic “Summertime Zumba” class. 7 p.m. Free. West End Interim Library, 2522 Virginia Ave. NW. 202-724-8707. ■ Jaya Mathur, a dance instructor with the Dance to Health Society, will present Bollywood dance class. 7 p.m. Free. Chevy Chase Library, 5625 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-282-0021. ■ Poets on the Fringe will host a weekly poetry workshop. 7 to 9 p.m. Free. Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. passapamela@aol.com.

Tuesdays,” featuring intensely physical workouts rooted in the mindfulness of yoga, along with fitness swag, healthy snacks and special offers. 6:30 p.m. Free. The Park at CityCenter, 10th and I streets NW. citycenterdc.com. ■ “Brain Games and a History of Puzzles” will examine the most popular types of puzzles and why they remain timeless classics. 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Free. Tenley-Friendship Library, 4450 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-727-1488. Concerts ■ As part of the Tuesday Concert Series, pianist Jeremy Filsell will perform works by Liszt, Debussy and Franck. 12:10 p.m. Free. Church of the Epiphany, 1317 G St. NW. 202-347-2635. ■ South African singer-songwriter Tuelo Minah and her soul-rock band will perform. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. ■ India Larelle Houston will host Karaoke Tuesdays. 7 to 11 p.m. No cover. Mr. Henry’s Restaurant, 601 Pennsylvania Ave. SE. 202-546-8412. ■ The U.S. Navy Band’s Commodores ensemble will perform. 7:30 p.m. Free. U.S. Navy Memorial, 701 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. navyband.navy.mil. ■ The 23rd annual Bach Festival at Grace Church, Georgetown will feature two works not previously performed at the event: G Major Gamba Sonata No. 1 BWV 1027 and PDQ Bach Suite “For Cello All by Its Lonesome,” performed by cellist Charlie Powers, violinist Regino Madrid and harpsichordist Francesca Tortorello. 7:30 p.m. $20. Grace Church, 1041 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-3337100. ■ Gypsy Sally’s Vinyl Lounge will host its weekly open mic show. 8 p.m. Free. Gypsy Sally’s Vinyl Lounge, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com. Discussions and readings ■ The Moveable Feast Classics Book Club will discuss Leo Tolstoy’s novel “Anna Karenina.” 1 p.m. Free. Georgetown Library, 3260 R. St. NW. 202-7270232. ■ Francophile and best-selling mystery writer Cara Black will discuss her 16th Aimee Leduc novel, “Murder on the Quai,” in which Aimee puts aside her medical studies to take charge of her father’s detective agency and sets out to solve a murder involving a Nazi truck and smuggled gold. 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202364-1919. Film ■ The Georgetown Sunset Cinema series — presenting iconic movies filmed in and featuring national parks and monuments — will feature the 1968 film “Planet of the Apes.” 8:30 p.m. Free. Georgetown Waterfront Park, K Street and Cecil Place NW. georgetowndc.com/ sunsetcinema. Performance ■ The Washington Improv Theater’s “Harold Night” will feature long-form improv performances by various ensembles. 8 and 9 p.m. By donation. Source, 1835 14th St. witdc.org. Special events ■ The West End Interim Library will

Wednesday, july 6 ■ Concert: Classical pianist Sara Daneshpour will present a recital. 7 p.m. Free. The United Church, 1920 G St. NW. 202-331-1475. host its twice-weekly program “Between the Lines: Coloring Club for Adults.” 2 p.m. Free. West End Interim Library, 2522 Virginia Ave. NW. 202-724-8707. ■ The Watha T. Daniel/Shaw Library will mark the debut of “Open Stories: Poetry, Murals and Monuments,” an exhibit that grew out of a recent walking tour focusing on Shaw’s vibrancy and culture through its murals, monuments and the spoken word of D.C. area poets Rebecca Dupas, Regie Cabico, Joseph LMS Green, and Jennifer Rae. 7 p.m. Free. Watha T. Daniel/Shaw Library, 1630 7th St. NW. 202-727-1288. Tour ■ Biochemist Beth Burrous will lead a tour on medicinal and poisonous plants. Noon to 1 p.m. Free. Meet in the Conservatory Garden Court, U.S. Botanic Garden, 100 Maryland Ave. SW. 202225-8333. Wednesday,july July 6 6 Wednesday Children’s program ■ Visual artist and arts educator Karen Brown will lead a workshop on how to make one-of-a-kind books and bookmarks through various techniques (for ages 6 through 12). 2 p.m. Free. Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. 202-727-0232. Classes and workshops ■ Kripalu yoga teacher Eva Blutinger will lead a “Yoga in the Galleries” class. 10 a.m. $10. American University Museum, Katzen Arts Center, American University, 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW. tinyurl.com/aumtickets. ■ Kellie Cox, professional botanical artist, horticulturist and director of gardens and grounds at Tudor Place, will lead an “Art in the Garden” workshop focusing on colored pencil sketching (for ages 16 and older). 2 to 4 p.m. $50 to $65; reservations required. Tudor Place Historic House and Garden, 1644 31st St. NW. tudorplace.org. ■ The Palisades Library will present an adult-child yoga class led by instructor Dexter Sumner (recommended for ages 6 and older). 5:30 p.m. Free; reservations requested. Palisades Library, 4901 V St. NW. 202-282-3139. ■ The weekly “Sunset Fitness in the Park” event will feature a one-hour class presented by barre3 DC. 6 p.m. Free; reservations required. Georgetown Waterfront Park, Potomac and K streets NW. georgetowndc.com/sunsetfitness.

Concerts ■ The band Miramar — featuring members of Bio Ritmo and led by Laura Ann Singh, Maylysse Simons Argandona and Rei Alvarez — will perform Latin American boleros. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-4674600. ■ New York-based duo Lion Babe will perform with opening act Kamau. 8 p.m. $20 to $22. Sixth & I Historic Synagogue, 600 I St. NW. 800-745-3000. ■ Singersongwriter and percussionist Bianca Muniz will perform, 7:30 p.m. Free. Gypsy Sally’s Vinyl Lounge, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com. ■ The “President’s Own” U.S. Marine Band will perform the march “Revival,” by John Philip Sousa; “Stampede,” by Steven Bryant; a set of Irish songs, arranged by Stephen Bulla; and the finale from Symphony No. 5, Opus 47, by Dmitri Shostakovich. 8 p.m. Free. West Terrace, U.S. Capitol. 202-433-4011. The performance will repeat Thursday at 8 p.m. at the Sylvan Theater, Washington Monument grounds, 15th Street and Independence Avenue SW. ■ The soulful Austin-based duo Greyhounds will perform on a double bill with guitarist and vocalist Bobby Thompson. 8 p.m. $10 to $12. Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com. Discussions and readings ■ National Museum of Women in the Arts director of education and digital engagement Deborah Gaston will discuss several works in the special exhibition “She Who Tells a Story: Women Photographers From Iran and the Arab World.” Noon to 12:30 p.m. Free. National Museum of Women in the Arts, 1250 New York Ave. NW. 202-7837370. ■ An “Ask a Farmer” discussion will focus on what motivates and challenges American farmers and how they are innovating American agriculture. 2 p.m. Free. Coulter Performance Plaza, National Museum of American History, Constitution Avenue between 12th and 14th

streets NW. 202-633-1000. ■ Aldo Civico, assistant professor of sociology and anthropology at Rutgers University, will discuss his book “The ParaState: An Ethnography of Colombia’s Death Squads.” 6 to 8 p.m. Free. Langston Room, Busboys and Poets 14th & V, 2021 14th St. NW. 202-387-7638. ■ Author Bob Proehl will discuss his book “A Hundred Thousand Worlds,” the story of a cult TV sci-fi star mother who takes a road trip with her son, 9, making appearances at comic book conventions along the way. 6:30 p.m. Free. Kramerbooks & Afterwords, 1517 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-387-1400. ■ Alex Finley, a former CIA officer turned blogger and satirist, will discuss “Victor in the Rubble,” about the sights, sounds, and absurdities of the complex relationships connected with the War on Terror. 7 p.m. Free. Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. 202-727-0232. ■ Loretta Neumann, president of the Alliance to Preserve the Civil War Defenses of Washington, will discuss “Civil War Battle of Fort Stevens — The Story in Photos, Then and Now,” featuring photos documenting the battle from its genesis in the lower Shenandoah Valley through the Battle of Monocacy near Frederick, Md., to Washington, D.C., where the Union Army staved off the invasion of Confederate troops. 7 p.m. Free. Takoma Library, 416 Cedar St. NW. 202-576-7252. ■ Biographer Jean Edward Smith, award-winning author of “FDR,” “Grant,” “John Marshall” and “Eisenhower in War and Peace,” will discuss his book “Bush,” a look at the 43rd president and his decisions about invading Iraq, the financial crisis and other key challenges that provides a fresh and often surprising assessment of a complex leader. 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919. Family program ■ Play the role of researcher and archivist for a day with the National Archives’ Constitution-in-Action Learning Lab Family Program, a two-hour simulation in which participants will locate and analyze facsimile documents and find the connection to the Constitution. 10 a.m. to noon. Free; reservations required at least 24 hours in advance. Boeing Learning Center, National Archives BuildSee Events/Page 22

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Latest minivans blend luxury with versatility

Agency proposes revised rules for disability parking

Chrysler invented the modern minivan in 1984 and has been steadily refining the concept ever since, with a mix of its own innovations and best practices adopted from competitors. The all-new 2017 Chrysler Pacifica, which replaces the Town & Country, follows that familiar

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path. The Pacifica boasts greatly improved driving dynamics, gas mileage, interior quality and safety, along with a host of new features that include a surround-view camera system, two rear entertainment screens and a built-in vacuum cleaner. It’s not only a big step forward from the circa-2008 Town & Country, but it’s more modern than competitors from Honda and Toyota, as well. At a media event for the 2017 Pacifica this month, the new van exhibited polished ride, handling and acceleration during a brief drive on the George Washington Parkway. The 3.6-liter V6 and ninespeed automatic transmission come close to the Honda Odyssey’s best-in-class fuel economy ratings, with scores of 18 mpg in the city and 28 mpg on the highway, but the Chrysler has more power and a more natural, consistent response from the throttle. Still, the star of the show is the Pacifica’s interior, where nearly every aspect of the van reflects thoughtful, considered design. It retains Chrysler’s class-exclusive “Stow ’n Go” system, in which both the third-row and middle-row seats can fold into the floor, but adds an eighth seating position, simpler folding procedures and improved seat comfort. Up front, there’s an advanced new touch-screen infotainment system. Other Chryslers have a better setup that includes more hard buttons and less reliance on the screen, but it could be worse. A redesigned center console area leaves an open space between the front seats that’s designed to hold a handbag. But despite all its luxury goodies — which can push the 2017 Pacifica from a base price of $29,590 to beyond $50,000 — this Chrysler was designed to be a really good minivan, not a different type of vehicle. Maximum functionality is heavily ingrained in this vehicle’s mission. Kia, meanwhile, took a different track with the Sedona, which was redesigned in 2015. You don’t

Metrobus debuts changes, cuts for several area lines

Several changes to Northwest’s Metrobus service went into effect over the weekend, though the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority didn’t implement some proposals that generated controversy last fall. Glover Park bus riders are facing several service reductions. Metro eliminated the N3 line, which connected Massachusetts Avenue NW to Foggy Bottom and the National Mall area, though some N4 buses will continue to Potomac Park during peak times. Meanwhile, Metro shortened the D1 line to stop at Franklin Square instead of continuing to Federal Triangle, while also dropping its last evening trip (7:05 p.m.).

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The 2017 Chrysler Pacifica, top, incorporates nearly every clever minivan idea in history, while the 2016 Kia Sedona is plusher and more car-like inside. get Stow ’n Go, but you get more supportive cushions and an available lounge-chair recliner for the middle row. Rather than carving out space for a purse, Kia made the Sedona’s dashboard particularly car-like, with a gear selector sitting on the console between the seats rather than up on the dashboard like other vans. It looks and feels like a nice car more than just a nice van. And like the Chrysler, it offers a handy surround-view camera that shows a bird’s-eye view of the van and its surroundings as you navigate into a parking space. A weeklong test revealed some areas where the Sedona simply trails the Pacifica. The Kia’s ride quality is a bit bumpy, the accelerator feels unnatural, fuel economy is mediocre — 17 mpg city and 22 mpg highway on the tested SX-L — and the third-row seat requires some extra shoving to stow. It’s priced from $27,295 to about $48,000 fully loaded. These two vans compete mainly against the Honda Odyssey and Toyota Sienna, which cost a little bit more and are showing their age. That said, both the Odyssey and Sienna are roomy and pleasant, remaining formidable competitors even as their own redesigns are expected within the next year or so. And for price-focused buyers, Chrysler will keep its old Dodge Grand Caravan on sale alongside the new Pacifica.

In other Northwest changes, the 54 bus on 14th Street NW now stops at Federal Triangle rather than L’Enfant Plaza, though more 14th Street buses now serve the Takoma Metro station; the D3 line from the Dupont Circle Metro station to Ivy City has been replaced with periodic peak-hour D4 trips; and the X3 line from Benning Road will now stop at the Duke Ellington Bridge rather than the Tenleytown Metro station. Several local routes also received new timetables with adjusted travel times: 52, 53, 54, 60, 79, D1, E4, G2, N2, N4 and N6. Following complaints from riders, Metro did retain the 5A bus from L’Enfant Plaza to Dulles International Airport, and backed off plans to shift service between McPherson Square and the Kennedy Center from the 80 line to D4.

After several failed attempts, the District is once again trying to implement its “red top” meter program, which reserves spaces for motorists with disabilities while requiring them to pay for parking. The idea began in 2012 within the D.C. Department of Transportation, which said it was responding to abuse of the status quo: allowing vehicles displaying a handicap placard or license tag to park free at twice the posted time at any meter. Officials say the result is that popular blocks have been filled with commuters who can park all day with impunity. But the first red top program — red-painted parking meters reserved for people with disabilities — was shelved soon after it started amid accusations of haphazard implementation and an outcry from residents with disabilities. Since then, efforts to revive it have gained little traction. On Friday, the Transportation Department released its latest proposal: to roll out the meters first in the downtown area, allow vehicles with disability plates or placards to park for up to four hours in Residential Parking Permit-restricted blocks even without the relevant zone decal, and otherwise leave the status quo in place for the time being elsewhere in the city. The agency is taking public comment on the proposal at publicspace.policy@ dc.gov through July 23. The proposed regulations also spell out how the agency will select parking spaces that will become part of the red top program: “When and where feasi-

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Following last Tuesday’s flooding at the Cleveland Park Metro station, the D.C. Department of Transportation is designing streetscape improvements along Connecticut Avenue NW to better manage and reduce stormwater runoff in the area. The solutions likely will include “green infrastructure,” meaning improvements like permeable pavement and additional vegetation; upgraded and reconstructed drainage systems; and raising Metro’s ventilation grates, according to a news release from Ward 3 D.C. Council member Mary Cheh. The improvements would take place between Quebec and Macomb streets

ble,” at least one space on each metered block, or at least 4 percent of the District’s total inventory of metered parking spaces, must be set aside for people with disabilities. These spots must be within 100 feet of an access ramp or other curb cut, and an online database would be available listing all the locations. Furthermore, every resident with a D.C.-issued disability plate or placard would receive a letter or email describing the new rules. Like previous proposals, vehicles with disability plates or placards could park at a red top for twice the period of the nearest conventional meter, for up to four hours total; however, those vehicles would need to follow normal parking rules at other meters. In the past, residents with disabilities have complained that this system fails to guarantee them access to on-street parking. But the Transportation Department has argued that the current system encourages the use of fraudulent disability placards that chokes off parking supply for everyone. The new program would initially begin in the city’s central business district, which the Transportation Department defines as an area bordered by Massachusetts Avenue NW and NE to the north; 23rd Street NW to the west; Constitution Avenue NW and D Street SW and SE to the south; and 2nd Street SE and NE to the east. The red top meters wouldn’t be installed outside of this area until the program is already in place there, and would not include a required density of red tops. As proposed, meters in non-downtown locations would be installed based on usage statistics or community requests.

NW, the Cleveland Park commercial district. Detailed planning work would begin within the next two months and then take about nine months to complete. Cheh says in the release that she will work with stakeholders “to ensure that the improvements fit within the character of the community and uphold our strong commitment to the environment.” In last week’s incident, heavy rains flooded Connecticut Avenue, and that stormwater rose above the curb and gushed down the stairs and escalator of the Metro station’s west entrance at about 6:30 p.m. Trains on the Red Line weren’t affected, but the station was closed for a couple of hours toward the end of rush hour while crews cleaned up mud from its mezzanine level.

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ing, Constitution Avenue between 7th and 9th streets NW. public.program@ nara.gov. The program will repeat Thursday from 10 a.m. to noon. Film ■ The NoMa Summer Screen outdoor film series will feature Tim Burton’s 1985 movie “Pee-wee’s Big Adventure.” 7 p.m. Free. NoMa Junction at Storey Park, 1005 1st St. NE. nomabid.org/ noma-summer-screen. Thursday,july July 7 7 Thursday Concerts ■ The Star-Spangled American Music Series will present the U.S. Air Force combo Airmen of Note. Noon, 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. Free. Coulter Performance Plaza, National Museum of American History, Constitution Avenue between 12th and 14th streets NW. 202-6331000. ■ An American roots concert series will feature Jarekus Singleton performing blues music. 5 to 7 p.m. Free. Conservatory Terrace, U.S. Botanic Garden, 100 Maryland Ave. SW. 202-225-8333. ■ The National Symphony Orchestra Summer Music Institute will hold its Concerto Competition finals. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. ■ Singer-songwriter Matthew Francis Anderson will perform. 7:30 p.m., Free. Gypsy Sally’s Vinyl Lounge, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com. ■ Grateful Dead Tribute band Born Cross-Eyed and acoustic band Brokedown Hustlers will perform, 8 p.m. $10. Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com. Demonstration ■ Gardening and cooking writer Adrienne Cook and nutritionist Danielle Cook will demonstrate new ways to prepare the star of the summer garden, the sun-ripened tomato. Noon and 12:50 p.m. Free. Conservatory Garden Court, U.S. Botanic Garden, 100 Maryland Ave. SW. 202-225-8333. Discussions and readings ■ “Thursdays at Noon: Slow Looking” will offer a chance to discuss and sketch with educator Briana Zavadil White at Alphonse van Woerkom’s “John Baldessari.” Noon. Free. G Street Lobby, National Portrait Gallery, 8th and F streets NW. 202-633-1000. ■ Jane Mayer, staff writer for The New Yorker, will discuss her book “Dark Money: The Hidden History of the Billionaires Behind the Rise of the Radical Right” in conversation with Hanna Rosin, co-host of NPR’s “Invisibilia” podcast and a national correspondent at the Atlantic. 6 p.m. Free. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. 202727-0321. ■ The Cleveland Park Mystery Book Club will hold its monthly meeting to discuss “The Crooked House” by Christobel Kent. 6:30 p.m. Free. Teaism, 400 8th St. NW. 202-282-3072. ■ As part of a yearlong celebration of the 225th birthday of the nation’s capital, HumanitiesDC will sponsor a “Humanitini” happy hour focusing on “The Modern DC Woman,” about the legacy of activism and political involvement in Washington as well as the environment for today’s women in

politics, government and the private sector. 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. Langston Room, Busboys and Poets 14th & V, 2021 14th St. NW. wdchumanities.org/humanitini. ■ The Queer Book Club will discuss Bill Konigsberg’s “The Porcupine of Truth,” winner of the 2016 Stonewall Book Award for Young Adult Literature. 7 p.m. Free. Watha T. Daniel/Shaw Library, 1630 7th St. NW. 202-727-1288. ■ Clara Bingham, former Newsweek White House correspondent and United Press International stringer in Papua New Guinea, will discuss her book “Witness to the Revolution: Radicals, Resisters, Vets, Hippies, and the Year America Lost Its Mind and Found Its Soul,” an oral history of the turbulent era from August 1969 to August 1970 of My Lai, Kent State, the Pentagon Papers and Woodstock, drawing on 100 interviews with students, celebrity activists including Jane Fonda, underground figures such as William Ayers, and others. 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919. ■ Helen Phillips will discuss her book “Some Possible Solutions.” 7 to 9 p.m. $40; reservations required. Third floor, 4200 9th St. NW. upshurstreetbooks. com. ■ James Corner, founder and director of the landscape architecture and urban design firm James Corner Field Operations, will discuss his firm’s recent work and recount how he and his colleagues conceived of the enormous glacial seascape in the National Building Museum’s Great Hall this summer. 7 to 8:30 p.m. $12 to $20; reservations required. National Building Museum, 401 F St. NW. 202-272-2448. Films ■ The Summer Pajama Movie Night Series will feature the 2013 animated film “Frozen.” 6:30 p.m. Free. TenleyFriendship Library, 4450 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-727-1488. ■ The Capitol Riverfront’s outdoor movie series will feature the 2004 comedy “Mean Girls.” Sundown. Free. Canal Park, 200 M St. SE. capitolriverfront.org. Performances ■ “Youth Performance: Music, Mixing, and Madness” will feature a teen DJ showdown to select music for the upcoming “Teen Takeover: Night of Lights.” 2 to 4:30 p.m. Free. Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, 1050 Independence Ave. SW. 202-633-1000. ■ The first night of the 2016 Capital Fringe Festival will feature “I Found That the Sun Will Rise Tomorrow,” a solo performance by Anna Snapp about her personal battle with everything from Crohn’s disease to post-traumatic stress disorder. 5:30 p.m. $17 plus Fringe Button. Room A-9, Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. capitalfringe.org. The performance will repeat July 12, 14, 16 and 20; the festival will continue through July 31 with events at various venues. ■ The Washington Improv Theater’s “Summer Camp” will feature various ensembles and the improvised slasher movie “Die! Die! Die!” 7:30 p.m. $12 to $15. Source, 1835 14th St. witdc.org. Performances will continue weekly through Aug. 6 on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights. Special events ■ Widowed Persons Outreach will host its monthly “Laugh Café at Sibley,” a participatory group event featuring

jokes and humorous stories. Noon to 1 p.m. Free; reservations required. Private Dining Room 3, Sibley Memorial Hospital, 5215 Loughboro Road NW. 202364-7602. ■ This month’s “Phillips After 5” installment — “Americana,” celebrating all things red, white and blue — will feature Olympic-style games, barbecue tastes from Texas Jacks and the rabblerousing sounds of Human Country Juke Box. 5 to 8:30 p.m. $10 to $12; reservations suggested. Phillips Collection, 1600 21st St. NW. phillipscollection.org/events. ■ The Palisades Library will present “Color That Stress Away!” 6:30 p.m. Free. Palisades Library, 4901 V St. NW. 202-282-3139. Friday,july July 8 8 Friday Classes and workshops ■ Busboys and Poets will host “Mind, Body & Spirits,” a yoga happy hour led by Sumeeya Chishty-Mujahid. 4 to 6 p.m. $5 donation suggested. Langston Room, Busboys and Poets 14th & V, 2021 14th St. NW. 202-387-7638. ■ Capitol Hill Arts Workshop teaching artists Ellen Cornett and Sheppard Bear will present “Paint & Sip,” an evening of painting and wine. 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. $30. Capitol Hill Arts Workshop, 545 7th St. SE. 202-547-6839. ■ Capitol Hill Arts Workshop will present “Friday ARTnights: Grooving With GiGi,” featuring a disco class. 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. $25. Capitol Hill Arts Workshop, 545 7th St. SE. 202-547-6839. Concerts ■ Jazz in the Garden at the National Gallery of Art will feature Billboard-charting recording artists Chelsey Green and the Green Project. 5 to 8:30 p.m. Free. Sculpture Garden, National Gallery of Art, 7 th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-289-3360. ■ The Pan American Symphony Orchestra, founded 25 years ago by Argentine conductor and musician Sergio Alessandro Buslje, will perform in an event presented in collaboration with the Embassy of Argentina. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202467-4600. ■ An outdoor “Friday Night in the Heights” will feature a concert by Justin Trawick and the Common Good. 6 to 9 p.m. Free. Cathedral Commons, Newark Street and Wisconsin Avenue NW. fridaynightsintheheights.com. ■ The Yards Park Friday Night Concert Series will feature Jeff From Accounting. 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Free. The Yards Park, 355 Water St. SE. capitolriverfront.org. ■ The 16th annual Capitol Hill Chamber Music Festival will feature selections from an unpublished trio arrangement of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s “Magic Flute” and music by Friedrich Ludwig Dulon, François Devienne, Ignaz Joseph Plevel and Raphael Dressler, performed on period instruments by Risa Browder (violin and viola), John Moran (cello) and Jeffrey Cohan (eight-keyed flute). 7:30 p.m. $20 to $25 suggested donation; free for ages 18 and younger. St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 301 A St. SE. chcmf.org. ■ Grace Church, Georgetown will conclude its 23rd annual Bach Festival with guitarists Piotr Pakhomkin and Yuri Liberzon performing works by Johann Sebastian Bach. 7:30 p.m. $20. Grace Church, 1041 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202333-7100.

■ The U.S. Army Blues will perform classic arrangements by jazz giants and new twists on old favorites as part of the “Sunsets With a Soundtrack” concert series. 8 p.m. Free. West Steps, U.S. Capitol. usarmyband.com. ■ The sextet Trees will perform, at 8 p.m.; and the mandolin and bass duo Driftwood Soldier will perform, at 10:30 p.m. Free. Gypsy Sally’s Vinyl Lounge, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com. ■ Led Zeppelin tribute band Nocoda and Alice in Chains tribute band Aces in Chains will perform. 9 p.m., $10 to $12. Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com. Discussions and readings ■ As part of the CrossTalk DC Conversations series, Besheer Mohamed of the Pew Research Center will explore “Muslim American Identity in the U.S.” 6 p.m. Free; reservations required. Folger Theatre, 201 East Capitol St. SE. folger.edu. ■ Katherine Wilson, an American actress, writer and voice artist who has lived and worked in Rome for the past 17 years, will discuss her memoir “Only in Naples.” 6 to 7 p.m. Free. Via Umbria, 1525 Wisconsin Ave. NW. viaumbria. com/events. ■ Eric Metaxas, best-selling biographer of moral visionaries in “Bonhoeffer” and “Amazing Grace,” will discuss his fifth book, “If You Can Keep It: The Forgotten Promise of American Liberty,” which examines the founders’ idea of America as “a noble experiment in ordered liberty” and concludes that it makes us both strong and vulnerable. 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919. Film ■ The Golden Cinema series will feature the 1994 film “Clear and Present Danger,” starring Harrison Ford as CIA analyst Jack Ryan. Sunset. Free. Farragut Square Park, Connecticut Avenue and K Street NW. goldentriangledc.com. Performance ■ As part of the 2016 Capital Fringe Festival, Jane Franklin Dance will present “Wash Over You,” a whimsical multimedia adventure with video, stop-motion animation and music by audio producer, violinist and composer David Schulman. 7:15 p.m. $17 plus Fringe Festival button for $5 to $7. Lang Theatre, Atlas Performing Arts Center, 1333 H St. NE. 866-811-4111. The performance will repeat Saturday at 5 p.m. and Sunday at 8:45 p.m. Special events ■ “Cooking Up History: Basque Food in America” will showcase a guest chef and a Smithsonian host preparing a recipe while discussing its ingredients, culinary techniques and history, with an opportunity to purchase a dish inspired by the demonstration in the museum’s Stars & Stripes Cafe. 2 p.m. Free. Coulter Performance Plaza, National Museum of American History, Constitution Avenue between 12th and 14th streets NW. 202-633-1000. ■ GALA Hispanic Theatre and Quique Avilés will present “Salvatrucans Once Again,” a mixed-media evening including art, handmade books, poetry, live performance and a dance party in honor of the 25th anniversary of the 1991 Mount Pleasant riots and the evolution in the area’s Latino community. 8 p.m. $10. GALA Theatre, 3333 14th St. NW. 202234-7174.

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