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King’s speech

On the Tokaido Road

Roosevelt reopens

Calendar/15 Classifieds/23 District Digest/2 Exhibits/17 Foggy Bottom News/11 Getting Around/20

Wilson student arranges event to hear ‘I Have a Dream’ at Fort Reno Park this weekend / Page 3

Petworth high school unveils renovations as new principal outlines global curriculum / Page 5

George Washington University gallery to feature woodblock prints by Japanese artist / Page 17

In Your Neighborhood/14 Opinion/8 Police Report/10 Real Estate/13 Service Directory/21 Week Ahead/3

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Wednesday, August 24, 2016

Shelter critics filing lawsuit against D.C.

Agency repairing flood damage to Broad Branch

DIGGING IN

■ Transportation: Project

area to shift later this week

By CUNEYT DIL

Current Correspondent

A group of neighbors opposing the proposed D.C. General replacement homeless shelter in Ward 3 plan to file a lawsuit today alleging the city failed one mark in drafting the plan: weighing Advisory Neighborhood Commission 3C’s opinion. These commission’s stances on a host of issues, from liquor licenses to zoning proposals, are to be afforded “great weight” by the city government under District law. The lawsuit, filed by a group called Neighbors for Responsive Government and more than a dozen Northwest residents, argues that the D.C. Council “defaulted on its obligation to seek community input from the affected ANC and to give that input ‘great weight.’” Back in late May, in an effort to cut costs, the D.C. Council amended Mayor Muriel Bowser’s plan to close the D.C. General homeless See Shelter/Page 6

Vol. X, No. 38

Serving Foggy Bottom & the West End

By BRADY HOLT Current Staff Writer

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In preparation for the start of the 2016-17 school year, volunteers of all ages helped with landscaping, cleaning, furniture building and other tasks at School Without Walls at Francis-Stevens on Saturday.

A stretch of Broad Branch Road NW in Chevy Chase is still undergoing repairs as the D.C. Department of Transportation continues to address impacts from an Aug. 15 flood and other nearby issues. The section of roadway just outside of Rock Creek Park — between 27th and 32nd streets NW — ended up under about a foot of water last Monday night during a torrential rainfall, witnesses estimate. Rushing water washed away a section of the road’s edge, including its curb and gutter, and the Transportation Department shut it down for repairs last Tuesday afternoon. Agency spokesperson Terry Owens originally estimated that work would be completed this past weekend. However, he told The Current last night that the roadway has been open only periodically since Saturday, with daily

Photo courtesy of D.C. government

The District is trying to control erosion along the road.

closures from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Meanwhile, on Thursday, “the repair effort will shift to another stretch of Broad Branch Road between 27th and Davenport [streets] and require another full closure. No timeline for completion,” Owens wrote in an email last night. Agency director Leif Dormsjo told members of Advisory Neighborhood Commission 3/4G (Chevy Chase) yesterday afternoon that crews “found 3 more locations nearby that need immediate attention,” according to an email shared with The Current. Owens said he wasn’t able to speculate on what specifically See Road/Page 6

Planned electronic signs face pushback from city By MARK LIEBERMAN Current Staff Writer

Large digital signs have started going up on the sides of buildings citywide, with more in the works — but in some cases, the D.C. government and other stakeholders dispute the legality and appropriateness of the additions. Digi Outdoor Media, based in Snoqualmie, Wash., plans to tap into what it sees as the underserved market of the nation’s capital, according to a company brochure obtained by The Current. More than 50 signs at 20 sites are listed in the company’s plan, including 31 signs at 12 locations in Northwest. The company describes itself on its web site as a “uniquely positioned digital outdoor advertising company with lucrative offerings in top U.S. markets.” Many of the locations planned for sign installations are centered in Foggy Bottom and in various parts of downtown, as well as several on New York

Photo courtesy of Rob Smith

The 14-foot-by-48-foot digital sign at 2850 New York Ave. NE is one of more than 50 that Digi Outdoor Media plans to erect throughout the District.

Avenue NE and two in Upper Northwest. The locations include mixed-use buildings at 1101 Vermont Ave. NW, 1200 New Hampshire Ave. NW, 1 Thomas Circle NW, 2100 M St. NW and 1901 L St. NW, as well as the George Washington University Media and Public Affairs Building at 805 21st St. NW; the Woodies building at 1020 G St. NW; the Chevy Chase Pavilion at 5335 Wisconsin Ave. NW; 1350 See Signs/Page 7

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District Digest New tool facilitates prescription research

DC Health Link has introduced a new prescription drug tool that allows customers to research coverage and costs of specific medications under different health insurance plans. The tool is part of the DC Health Link Plan Match, an online service launched last year to help residents estimate their annual out-of-pocket costs for health insurance and see which plans cover specific doctors. The new feature enables customers researching private insurance plans to compare options by looking up coverage for specific prescription drugs, according to a release from the DC Health Benefit Exchange Authority. Using the online lookup tool, a customer can enter up to 10 prescriptions and see a list of plans covering those medications, as well as specific coverage details, like the copayment amount or whether prior approval from the insurance company is required. “We do not expect any customer to try to read a formulary and coverage documents to figure out how multiple prescriptions or even one is treated under 26 different coverage options,” Mila Kofman, executive director of the DC Health Benefit Exchange

Authority, says in the release. “The prescription drug look up tool is essential to help our customers make informed decisions.” The new feature is currently available in beta form in both English and Spanish at dc.checkbookhealth.org. DC Health Link plans to update the tool based on customer feedback in time for the open enrollment period that lasts from Nov. 1, 2016, to Jan. 21, 2017. Next year, similar tools will be made available for small business customers and employees, the release says.

New ride service to launch in three wards

A pilot program offering neighborhood rides via shared taxi shuttles will be rolling out in wards 4, 7 and 8, according to the D.C. Department of For-Hire Vehicles. The department — a reorganization of the former DC Taxicab Commission — is introducing the concept after a study of District areas underserved by taxis and other hired vehicles. The new “Neighborhood Ride Service By Taxis” program will offer eightseat shuttles that patrons can ride for $5, hopping on and off at stops within their area. Customers can pay digitally, or by cash or credit card.

The department is currently accepting feedback on its proposed routes. In Ward 4, the taxi shuttles are planned to run up and down Georgia Avenue NW, with nine stops between the Takoma and Park View neighborhoods. Details are available at dfhv. dc.gov/page/neighborhood-rideservice-taxis.

places. “These so-called ‘bathroom laws’ are simply the latest tactic in a long and sordid history of attempts to undermine the rights and dignity of LGBTQ Americans, and I am proud to add my voice to the chorus of advocates making the case for equality and fairness in all jurisdictions,” Racine said in a news release.

D.C. court briefs back D.C. earns high marks transgender rights The District has signed onto for workplace rules two friend-of-the-court briefs supporting transgender rights in federal cases from North Carolina and Texas, according to an announcement from D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine. The briefs, which D.C. is joining along with several states, contend that transgender individuals should be permitted to use restrooms and other facilities that are consistent with their gender identity. In North Carolina, the federal government has sued to block a state law denying transgender individuals access to such facilities unless they obtain a birth certificate reflecting their new gender identity. The brief in the Texas case opposes the state’s attempt to block guidance from federal agencies regarding civil rights protections for transgender individuals in schools and work-

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D.C. scored an “A-” grade for its workplace policies supporting new parents, according to a new state-by-state analysis by the National Partnership for Women & Families. The study, titled “Expecting Better,” is described as the most comprehensive analysis to date of state laws and regulations governing paid leave and other workplace rights for expecting and new parents, according to a news release from the partnership. The analysis grades all 50 states and the District based on their passage of laws that offer greater leave or workplace protections than federal law provides, looking at both the public and private sectors. California is the only state that received an “A” grade, with New York and the District following with “A-” scores. Twelve states received an “F” grade. The release notes the District’s progress in adopting paid sick days and paid family leave protections for its government employees, along with laws requiring workplace accommodations and protections for pregnant women and nursing mothers. Additionally, the national partnership points out that the D.C. Council is currently considering a paid family and medical leave law that would apply to all work-

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Bill would strengthen water quality rules

The District could face stricter standards for testing water quality in schools and child development centers, under a D.C. Council measure introduced July 12 and supported by all 13 council members. The Childhood Lead Exposure Prevention Amendatory Act of 2016 would require the D.C. Department of General Services to install filters in drinking water sources for public and public charter schools in the District. Private childhood development centers would need similar equipment. “Children in the District of Columbia deserve access to safe, clean drinking water, and it is time for the government to adopt a proactive … strategy towards lead control in our public water sources,” Ward 3 Council member Mary Cheh said in a news release about the bill. This measure comes after some tests that showed elevated levels of lead in local public schools and a series of communication failures between D.C. Public Schools and the Department of General Services that kept parents from being notified in a timely manner of the alarming results. “The best way to address this issue as quickly as possible is to install and properly maintain lead-certified filters at drinking water sources and have a process in place for immediate remedial action if the filtered water test results are above 1 part per billion,” said Cheh. “To ensure immediate communication with parents and community members, test results must be posted within five business days.” The bill was referred to the Committee on Education and the Committee on Transportation and the Environment.

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Wednesday, august 24, 2016

Ward 3 intersection reviews Fort Reno event to feature MLKâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Dreamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t uncover major flaws By MARK LIEBERMAN

By MARK LIEBERMAN Current Staff Writer

Last year at this time, Ward 3 D.C. Council member Mary Cheh visited several of the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most dangerous intersections, and provided recommendations to the Department of Transportation in an effort to cut down on safety concerns in busy, heavily traveled neighborhoods. Last week, she continued what is becoming an annual tradition, this time taking a look at three of the most dangerous intersections in her own ward, based on data provided by the Transportation Department. But on the last of those three visits â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Wisconsin Avenue and 39th and Van Ness streets NW â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Cheh was surprised to find almost nothing to report. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The problems arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t as pronounced as some that Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve seen,â&#x20AC;? Cheh told The Current. Cheh visited that intersection on Thursday, just a day after seeing the other two, at which she saw several legitimate concerns, she told The Current. At Wiscon-

sin and Albemarle Street NW, motorists consistently violated â&#x20AC;&#x153;Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t Block the Boxâ&#x20AC;? signs. And at Connecticut and Porter Street NW, Cheh saw some pedestrians crossing through a nearby gas station rather than staying on the sidewalk to get from Porter to Connecticut â&#x20AC;&#x201D; creating the potential for collisions with vehicles entering and exiting the station. Also, an important street sign was bent, leaning and hidden behind a tree, Cheh said. Still, these concerns pale in comparison to what she saw during her last round of visits, she admits. Part of that change comes from the fact that Ward 3 has a lower concentration of unsafe intersections than other parts of the city, Cheh said. The Transportation Departmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 2015 list of the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 10 most dangerous intersections didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t include any in Ward 3. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t say that the problems are really awful, but theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not insignificant either,â&#x20AC;? Cheh said. Cheh also found that the TransSee Intersections/Page 20

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Sophie ReVeal and her family used to gather around the television every January to watch a DVD of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s famous â&#x20AC;&#x153;I Have a Dreamâ&#x20AC;? speech, which was delivered on Aug. 28, 1963, during the March on Washington in front of a crowd of thousands on the National Mall. Last school year, ReVeal had to watch the speech again during a class on D.C. history at Wilson High. The American University Park resident was surprised to learn that most of her classmates had seen or read parts of the speech without ever watching it in full. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was pretty surprised about this. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s such an important message,â&#x20AC;? ReVeal told The Current. This revelation spurred ReVeal into action. This Sunday, 53 years to the day after King delivered the speech, sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll help introduce his message to what she hopes will be a wide, diverse audience at a screening event in Fort Reno Park, located next to Wilson High in Tenleytown. ReVeal raised more than $3,000 through an online donation campaign and assembled help from Wilson High administrators, Howard University representatives, fellow students and their families to make the event a reality. Once ReVeal had the idea earlier this year, she sat on it for a few months before reaching out to her friends at Common Ground, a student-run

The week ahead Saturday, Aug. 27

The Friendship Community Gardens, located on Warren Street between 44th and 45th streets NW, will host a Community Compost Day from 9 to 11 a.m. Members of the siteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s compost committee will demonstrate how the compost system works and how local residents can participate by bringing scraps to the garden. â&#x2013; The D.C. Department of Parks and Recreation will hold a Ward 3 town hall meeting to obtain community input on the agencyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s programs. The meeting will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Chevy Chase Community Center, 5601 Connecticut Ave. NW.

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Tuesday, Aug. 30

The D.C. Office of the Deputy Mayor for Education will host a community forum in Northwest as part of the selection of a new chancellor for the D.C. Public Schools. The meeting will be held from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Roosevelt High School, 4301 13th St. NW.

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Thursday, Sept. 8

The D.C. Department of Transportation will hold its third public workshop for the Rock Creek East II Livability Study, which will include a presentation on final recommendations. The meeting will consist of an open house from 6 to 8 p.m. (with a brief presentation at 6:30 p.m.) at the Petworth Library, 4200 Kansas Ave. NW. For details, visit rockcreekeast2.com.

Saturday, Sept. 10

The D.C. Department of Parks and Recreation will hold a Ward 1 town hall meeting to obtain community input on the agencyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s programs. The meeting will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Columbia Heights Community Center, 1480 Girard St. NW.

Thursday, Sept. 15

The D.C. Department of Transportation will host a public meeting to discuss the Cleveland Park Streetscape and Drainage Improvement Project on Connecticut Avenue NW between Quebec and Macomb streets. The project is aimed at addressing recurring flooding problems at the Cleveland Park Metro station; improving pedestrian safety, access and visibility at all intersections; adding bike racks; and upgrading existing public amenities, such as curb ramps, benches and tree boxes. The meeting will be held from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Cleveland Park Library, 3310 Connecticut Ave. NW. (The meeting was rescheduled from Aug. 29.)

club at Wilson focusing on diversity issues. She attended a few of their meetings and observed that, like many clubs at Wilson, the members were racially homogenous â&#x20AC;&#x201D; in this case, almost uniformly black. These observations further convinced her that given the schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s diverse student body, her classmates could use a reminder of the civil rights ideals that King set forth. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I feel that Wilson embodies a lot of Kingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dreams,â&#x20AC;? said ReVeal. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He wanted people from all backgrounds to be able to come together and coexist. I really think that Wilson has achieved a lot of those things, because it is a really diverse school where a lot of different communities come together.â&#x20AC;? Her initial idea was to host an event on the National Mall, but that effort proved too ambitious, at least for now. Wilson principal Kimberly Martin convinced ReVeal that Fort Reno Park would be an ideal location for the event. Martin told The Current she agreed to help ReVeal because she saw potential for the event to address a social phenomenon she has observed firsthand and heard many students discuss since she started at Wilson a year ago. In her eyes, there are â&#x20AC;&#x153;two Wilsonsâ&#x20AC;?: one comprised of academically ambitious Advanced Placement students, and one thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s more fun and social but less academic. Those two groups are split, at least in part, along racial and socioeconomic lines, Martin said. See King/Page 6

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Northwest Business Woodley Nando’s prepares to open

After a zoning dispute nearly killed plans for Nando’s Peri-Peri to open in Woodley Park, the South African-Portuguese flame-grilled chicken restaurant is almost ready to open at 2631 Connecticut Ave. NW, a Nando’s spokesperson said yesterday. The location, a former bank branch, now boasts high ceilings, African décor and reclaimed wood trim, among other features. It offers 95 indoor seats and a 41-seat sidewalk cafe. Nando’s is still finalizing its city approvals and will celebrate its grand opening on Sept. 11, but a “soft opening” could come as early as this Sunday. All revenues from Sept. 11 will support nearby Oyster-Adams Bilingual School. The zoning dispute arose because Nando’s is technically classified as a fast-food restaurant, which is restricted in Woodley Park. However, although patrons pay for their food before receiving it, waiters serve them at the table using nondisposable dishes. After initial reservations, the Board of Zoning Adjustment ultimately reversed course and approved the restaurant in November. Nando’s has four existing D.C. locations, including Tenleytown and Dupont Circle. “Opening our new restaurant in Woodley Park was not always easy, but it was absolutely worth the wait,” Nando’s CEO Burton Heiss said in a news release.

New Asian-Latin bar opens on 14th St.

Sakerum, an Asian-Latin sushi bar, restaurant and cocktail lounge, is opening its doors this week at 2204 14th St. NW. The concept fuses the influences of a Japanese “izakaya,” an informal gastropub, with “the flair of a Latin lounge,” according to a news release.

the Current The restaurant’s name is a blending of two iconic spirits from both cultures: sake and rum. The menu includes a mix of sushi, sashimi, Latin-inspired Asian dishes, and cocktails made from sugar cane. The two-story establishment features a sushi bar on the first floor, a private dining space and a 90-person retractable rooftop. “I’ve always loved Asian and Latin cuisines and cultures, so bringing them together to create Sakerum was a no-brainer for me,” says owner Stephanos Andreou, who also owns the Barcode lounge at Connecticut Avenue and K Street NW. The release adds that the family of his wife, Constandina Economides, owned and operated former D.C. dining institution Blackie’s. Sakerum, which officially opened Aug. 22, starts business at 5 p.m. each day but will expand to brunch sometime this fall, according to the release.

Italian designers open in Georgetown

Expanding its footprint in the United States, Italian design store Scavolini has chosen Georgetown as the site of its newest showroom. Opening this month at 1005 Wisconsin Ave. NW, the store specializes in kitchens and bathrooms, exporting “the latest design trends straight from Italy,” according to a news release. Buyers can work with expert designers to customize features for their homes, the release says. Started by two brothers as a small workshop in Pesaro, Italy, in 1961, the company had established itself as a leading kitchen brand within two decades. Today, Scavolini operates internationally in more than 50 countries. Its flagship U.S. showroom opened in New York City’s SoHo neighborhood in 2010, and the company now has locations in Detroit and Chicago as well. The new D.C. showroom is offering a grand opening promotion of 10 percent off its wares, according to the release.

Bowser appoints interim chief from within top police ranks By CUNEYT DIL

Current Correspondent

Peter Newsham, a longtime assistant chief with the Metropolitan Police Department, will become the interim head of the force when Chief Cathy Lanier leaves next month for a post at the National Football League. Mayor Muriel Bowser named Newsham, who currently oversees top investigations, to become the department’s interim chief on Tuesday, a week after Lanier announced she would depart Sept. 17 after 26 years on the force and nearly a decade at its helm to become head of security at the National Football League. Newsham, 52, joined the department in 1989 and served as commander of the 2nd District from 2000 to mid-2002. Through the last 14 years as assistant chief, he has frequently found himself before reporters, giving updates on murder cases and other highprofile incidents. Bowser said in a news release that the search for a permanent police chief has begun and a job announcement will be published soon. “A small group of community stakeholders will be involved in vetting final candidates,” the

release added. Newsham came to Washington with a political science degree from College of the Holy Cross to work on Capitol Hill. His salary, however, wasn’t enough to support himself, and he said in a television interview yesterday that he followed up on a newspaper advertisement to join the M e t r o p o l i t a n Newsham Police Department. It would be the best decision in his life, he said. He praised Lanier’s leadership and said he hoped to continue her work winning the community’s trust. “I want to get as much out of her as I can before she goes,” he told NBC4 Washington. Newsham has a law degree from the University of Maryland and is licensed to practice in D.C. and Maryland. Bowser said in the release that Newsham has “deep roots serving the District” and that he has an “unwavering commitment” to the city. He currently leads the Investigative Services Bureau, which in part handles violent crime and narcotic cases.

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Roosevelt High opens doors with new focus By MARK LIEBERMAN Current Staff Writer

City officials including Mayor Muriel Bowser joined Roosevelt High Schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new principal Aqueelha James and other school employees to cut the ribbon on the schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s brand-new building on Thursday. Just as they prepared to clamp down their scissors, a cry rang out from the audience: â&#x20AC;&#x153;What about the song?â&#x20AC;? Several generations of alumni joined current Roosevelt parents and staff in the audience for Thursdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s grand opening, and they wanted to celebrate their school by vigorously belting its fight song. Describing the new building, Class of 1957 member George Crocicchia said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s like having a wish that is beyond belief, and the wish comes true.â&#x20AC;? The $140 million modernization at 4301 13th St. NW in Petworth also represents a wish come true for the current school community. Students have spent the last two years in the former MacFarland Middle School building, amid concerns about pests, mold and the tight space for more than 450 students. This week, they were introduced to a whole new environment at Roosevelt, which James likens to a â&#x20AC;&#x153;mini-college,â&#x20AC;? complete with expansive new spaces â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a gym, auditorium and atrium â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and art and music rooms stocked with high-tech equipment. Rooseveltâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s academic program has also received an upgrade, with a new focus on global studies that includes a dual-language program in Spanish, French or Mandarin starting in ninth grade. James spent the last year honing and developing the curriculum with

colleagues. Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pleased with the result, though she acknowledges it could take several years for the program to reach its full potential. The curriculum seeks to connect issues students see and face in the District with the problems of other communities and nations worldwide, James said. She believes translating a local perspective into a global one is the key to putting students on a path toward cultural awareness and even biliteracy. James hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t been alone in her efforts. The school system has partnered with Georgetown University, which will provide ongoing professional development, Model United Nations partnerships and curriculum sharing. The school will also work with the Harvard University initiative Project Zero to gain further insights on developing its educational plan. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I am just inspired thinking about the class of 2020 and what they will look like,â&#x20AC;? James said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Those students will graduate going to a post-secondary school knowing that they will be prepared for the future ahead of them.â&#x20AC;? Unique to the school are its strikingly diverse demographics. More than 60 percent of Rooseveltâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s students are African-American, 36 percent Latin American, and 1 percent Caucasian, according to data on previous years from D.C. Public Schools. James said she thinks the diversity provides a powerful learning opportunity. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think that we are in such a unique position that we can utilize the major diversity that exists with our students as well as our staff and then build and talk about what are the different perspectives,â&#x20AC;?

James said. James â&#x20AC;&#x201D; whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also serving as principal of a sixth-grade class at the newly reopened MacFarland Middle School this year â&#x20AC;&#x201D; most recently headed John Burroughs Elementary in Ward 5. Before that, she worked as assistant principal at Anacostia Elementary. But James didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t enter the education field with dreams of becoming an administrator. In fact, the first time she was offered such a role, she turned it down in favor of her job as biotechnology teacher at McKinley Tech High School. But eventually, her superiors in the school system convinced her to take on a leadership position, which led to her principal jobs later on. To this day, she likes to think of engaging her staff as principal along the same lines as engaging a group of students. When asked about her goals for the upcoming school year, James went beyond that to reveal the outline of her five-year plan. The first two years will be about figuring out what works, while the later years will involve revising the existing curriculum, then expanding and evolving the program. The new building will help James and her team get there, she said. And gathered around the schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s front entrance, now in use for the first time in 25 years, Mayor Bowser summed up the potential for Rooseveltâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s growth with a reminder of how communities flourish. â&#x20AC;&#x153;After a lot of hard work, a lot of discussions, a lot of money, a lot of fresh ideas, not only do we have a fantastic building, but we all know that itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not the building that makes the school,â&#x20AC;? Bowser said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the people.â&#x20AC;?

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KING: Wilson student organizes MLK viewing event to stimulate conversation on race

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Sunday’s event represents one of many initiatives Martin has introduced to bridge the divide, she said. In the last few months, she has also organized screenings of a film called “I’m Not Racist, Am I?” and a book talk on Howard Ross’ “Everyday Bias.” All of these events help bring conversations about race and equality to the forefront, Martin said. Putting Sunday’s event together took

time and effort, though. With help from a family friend who works in event planning, ReVeal determined that the necessary equipment for hosting a large-scale screening would cost $3,000. She created a GoFundMe page for the event on Aug. 8. Donors surpassed the stated goal less than 24 hours later, according to ReVeal. “I hoped that we would be able to get people to come together, and I had family members posting on listservs and stuff,” ReVeal said. “But it was really amazing to

raise it so quickly and have so many people come together and express their support.” Visitors to Sunday’s event will be greeted in song by the Wilson Choir. At 5 p.m., Martin will introduce an honored guest to deliver a message about civil rights. At press time, that guest had not yet been secured. After the speech, Common Ground members will lead a community discussion. Martin said she’s proud to have students like ReVeal who come to her with candid suggestions about how to improve the Wil-

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caused last week’s damage, but broadly attributed it to “the result of heavy storms combined with aging infrastructure.” Damage had been reported even before the storm, he said, but the heavy rain caused further issues. Some residents who use the road frequently point to problems with the design and maintenance of the road’s drainage systems. Crestwood resident John Maynard, who saw the collapsed section on Tuesday morning and reported it to the city, said he frequently sees debris collecting along the sides of Broad Branch Road. “They don’t do the entire job that needs to be done in keeping up with roadway maintenance,” he said. Meanwhile, Mount Pleasant resident Rob Fleming — who drove through the flooded roadway on the day of the storm — said he later looked at the closed area with a Department of Transportation staffer and pointed out evidence that silt and branches

were partially obstructing a culvert pipe under the roadway. At that point, workers were primarily focused on improving erosioncontrol measures in the creek that runs along the road, which Fleming said would only partially address the problem. Owens said that besides the ongoing repairs, the Transportation Department will take steps to prevent the issue from recurring. “DDOT will increase its monitoring of the roadway and also perform an assessment to determine if there are other potential problem areas,” he wrote. The Transportation Department had just wrapped up a resurfacing project on Broad Branch Road last month between Beach Drive and Nebraska Avenue NW, but Maynard questioned that effort. “Don’t waste taxpayer dollars making the road smooth when the road is just going to collapse,” he said. Community leaders on both sides of Rock Creek Park have long called for a full reconstruction of the road that would address numerous trouble spots while also

potentially adding facilities for bicyclists and pedestrians. But that effort stalled out in 2013. “Broad Branch Road is an important artery for Northwest DC residents into Rock Creek Park, Beach Drive, and downtown,” ANC 3/4G chair Randy Speck wrote in an email. “The most recent closure is merely the latest in a string of emergency repairs that have been necessary to patch the roadway together when it really needs a major rehabilitation.” Owens said the Transportation Department is still working with stakeholders who could be affected. “Due to the potential impact on institutions and sovereign nations, DDOT is meeting with the institutions and the US Department of State for assistance with impacted embassies,” he wrote. “Next steps include a public meeting this fall, the selection of a preferred alternative plan, and the completion of an environmental assessment. In the meantime DDOT will perform maintenance, resurfacing and emergency repairs as needed.”

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son environment. “I have loved those interactions and really value that input from students,” said Martin. “I actually wish that it were on a grander scale.” If this event proves successful, ReVeal said she and her fellow organizers would consider turning it into an annual Wilson tradition, or even expanding to the Mall. In the short term, she hopes Sunday’s event will help people from a variety of backgrounds to have a meaningful conversation.

SHELTER From Page 1 shelter by building smaller facilities across the city, shifting many privately owned locations chosen by the mayor onto city-owned land, including in Ward 3. The council plan, signed by Bowser, places a family homeless shelter with up to 50 units on the parking lot of the Metropolitan Police Department’s 2nd District Headquarters, 3320 Idaho Ave. NW. In a statement to The Current, Ward 3 Council member Mary Cheh said the lawsuit “misunderstands the process” for project approval. The lawsuit argues that in approving the shelter plan, the council made a “fundamental change in the use of property” of city-owned land at the 2nd District Headquarters without notifying ANC 3C (Cleveland Park, Massachusetts Avenue Heights, Woodley Park), and thus did not allow ANC 3C a chance to weigh in on the land-use change. But Cheh said the council “didn’t change the use of property; such decisions are made by the Zoning Commission.” In order to be used as a shelter, the property would require relief from the Board of Zoning Adjustment, a five-member panel subordinate to the Zoning Commission that includes one of its commissioners on a rotating basis. “Once the application for zoning relief is made, the ANC will be asked to provide its view,” Cheh said in the statement. “And, of course the Zoning Commission will give that view great weight. But we have not yet come to that point.” David Brown, with the firm Knopf & Brown representing the plaintiff, said of Cheh’s remarks that “perhaps they will make that argument in court, but I’m not buying it.” He said the lawsuit will be filed in D.C. Superior Court today, after a “procedural defect in the filing process” yesterday. The office of Council Chairman Phil Mendelson did not return a request for comment yesterday. Bowser unveiled the D.C. General replacement proposal in February. The aim was to spread out the family homeless shelters across each ward in the city and equip facilities with wraparound human services. They’re meant to be short-term shelters, with fami-

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Neighbors are filing suit over the planned Ward 3 shelter site.

lies staying for around 100 days. While the concept was generally lauded, the chosen locations of several individual shelters were dissected around the city. In Northwest, neighborhood groups attacked Bowser’s plan for either proposing the facilities in lowdensity zones, too close to overcrowded public schools, away from public transit — or all of the above. Some more quietly fretted that a shelter could decrease home values, while supporters said studies often disprove such claims. Mendelson engineered the D.C. Council’s overhaul of Bowser’s replacement shelter proposal in the spring, after growing concern that the mayor’s original plan to lease back new shelter facilities owned on private land would cost above-market rates. Shifting the location to the 2nd District police station brought its own concerns. Despite it being cheaper, opponents have now said it too was chosen without enough community input. (The original site, a vacant plot of land across from the Russian Embassy on Wisconsin Avenue NW, faced the same criticism.) On March 14, ANC 3C passed a resolution objecting “to the lack of notice to any affected ANC about the plans.” The lawsuit and the resolution both raise concerns about the proximity of the shelter to the police station, including noise from patrol cars and sirens. ANC 3C also contended that the shelter could lead to further crowding at Eaton Elementary School, which is currently at 124 percent enrollment, according to their resolution. The lawsuit in Ward 3 is the first in the city targeting the shelter plan. Brown, the attorney, said it challenges only the site chosen in Ward 3 and not the plan as a whole. Brian Powers, president of Neighbors for Responsive Government, said neighborhood groups in Ward 5 are also considering filing similar litigation.

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Connecticut Ave. NW in Dupont Circle; and 4301 Connecticut Ave. NW in Van Ness. Within Northwest, the planned signs range widely in size, from 3 feet by 9 feet to 8 feet by 24 feet. The largest planned sign, in Northeast, would be 7 feet by 100 feet. D.C. falls within the top 10 cities in the country for advertising potential, according to the companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ranking based on demographics and other statistics. The Digi Outdoor document promises â&#x20AC;&#x153;complete market coverage in core city center and major arterials,â&#x20AC;? touting the â&#x20AC;&#x153;first time in [out-ofhome advertising] history that a full large format digital network will go live simultaneously.â&#x20AC;? But the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t been fully supportive. At press time, the agency had issued at least five â&#x20AC;&#x153;stop work orderâ&#x20AC;? notices at addresses where the company planned to do work. The company has already begun signage work at several of those locations, including the Chevy Chase Pavilion, 2850 New York Ave. NE and 111 Massachusetts Ave. NW, known as the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Darth Vaderâ&#x20AC;? building for its imposing size and dark color. Exterior signs require a special permit from the city, according to agency regulations. At the sites where a stop work order was issued, agency spokesperson Matt Orlins confirmed that work had been done without proper prior approval. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We issued the stop work order because to install large exterior signs requires a permit, and a permit was not obtained,â&#x20AC;? Orlins

said of 111 Massachusetts. Building owner Douglas Jemal did not respond to a request for comment in time for publication. In a statement, Digi Outdoor Media maintains that it has conducted itself according to the law. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Digi Media has cooperated fully with permitting regulations and all construction work has been fully permitted with DCRA,â&#x20AC;? a spokesperson for the company wrote in an email. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Regarding the few permits that are under appeal, we canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t discuss specifics.â&#x20AC;? Orlins said he isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t comfortable saying whether the agency would have granted permits had it received a request. Existing regulations prohibit signage on the side walls of buildings, except in cases where the building is on a corner abutting a public street, as several of the proposed Digi Outdoor signs are. Digital signs are permitted with limitations at the Verizon Center in Gallery Place, but the regulations donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t provide general guidelines on digital signage. The Current contacted building owners at all of the affected sites for comment, but none responded in time for publication. The Current also reached out to local advisory neighborhood commissioners for the affected sites, but none who responded had heard about the signage plans or seen the sites where work had already begun. The arrival of a large-scale signage push in the city comes following years of vigorous debate over the proper direction for publicly visible advertising in the city. In 2012, the D.C. Council contemplated but did not approve a proposal from the city to tighten the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s signage policies. Earlier this year, City Administrator Rashad Young

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drafted proposed rulemaking that would further limit signage within buildings, according to the administratorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s general counsel Barry Kreiswirth. Digi Outdoor Media, other signage companies and stakeholders on both sides of the issue have been in touch with officials at the Office of the City Administrator for several weeks, Kreiswirth told The Current on Monday. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a working group task force thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s working on revising sign rules in general,â&#x20AC;? Kreiswirth said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re in the process of looking at all these larger issues.â&#x20AC;? The nonprofit Scenic America, which seeks to limit negative visual impacts on American cities and communities, has been following the issue closely. Communications director Max Ashburn told The Current that he has heard in recent years that the signage industry seeks to make inroads into D.C. via lobbying for more permissive legislation. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve seen some proposals â&#x20AC;&#x201D; things have been forwarded to us, but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been all very below the radar,â&#x20AC;? Ashburn said. Ashburn points to the Verizon Centerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s large digital signs as an example of advertising about which his organization has received significant negative feedback from city residents. He hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t yet heard the details of the Digi Outdoor push, but the prospect fills him with dread. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The main threat is more visual pollution, more visual blight, taking away from anything that is unique or characteristic of the city and contributing to blandness and the homogenous nature of advertising,â&#x20AC;? Ashburn said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It would only detract from

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the streetscapes, from the visual character of the city, from the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s identity, and the way that residents and visitors view it.â&#x20AC;? Meanwhile, the Committee of 100 on the Federal City has been a staunch opponent of relaxing signage regulations for years. In a news release Tuesday night, the organization blasted city officials for acquiescing to corporations like Digi Media and allowing what they consider garish signs to negatively affect the city. â&#x20AC;&#x153;[Those companies] seem to consider us an easy target because our law enforcement for Special Sign billboards and electronic billboards at the Verizon Center has been so weak and ineffectual,â&#x20AC;? chair Nancy MacWood said in the release. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The billboard industry is seeking to erode the beauty of our historic city one step at a time. The Mayor, Attorney General and Council must act now to enforce the ban on new billboard construction in our city.â&#x20AC;?

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Access denied for too long

When the District government receives notice that it’s violating federal laws regarding disability access, it would be reasonable to expect prompt action to address the problem. Sadly, that wasn’t the case when Chevy Chase resident Jamie Davis Smith raised concerns in early 2015 about compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) at her local playground: Lafayette Park, which had just reopened after a $1.5 million renovation. Some officials asked her to suggest a compromise, and others simply never responded. The issue went unaddressed — and it remained difficult for Ms. Davis Smith to enter the park with her wheelchair-bound daughter. Perhaps, though, if the District’s own Office of Disability Rights were to get involved, that would be too much for other city agencies to ignore. The office did just that, issuing a report in January saying that the playground’s wood-chip surface “renders the area inaccessible and non-compliant with ADA Standards.” But optimists would lose their bet yet again. The report generated no changes at Lafayette Park. Surely, at least, D.C. agencies would quietly learn their lessons from the endeavor and avoid ADA violations with future playground renovations? No such luck. Months after the disability office’s report, and more than a year after Ms. Davis Smith’s initial complaint, the city proudly rolled out renovations at Adams Morgan’s Kalorama Park — with the same ADA compliance issue. It’s difficult to fathom what was happening. Was no one made aware of stricter ADA standards for playgrounds that went into effect in 2012? Did the complaints and reports fail to reach the right people? Or did the playgrounds’ design team prefer to stick its head in the sand (or the wood chips) and ignore regulations disallowing its favored option? To add insult to injury, once Ms. Davis Smith solicited the help of an attorney with the Disability Rights DC group, the city quickly installed fresh wood chips at the parks — an effort that, because the chips weren’t properly compacted, actually made it harder for her to push her daughter’s wheelchair. The city’s recent pledge to look into alternative materials over the next 60 days is welcome, but hopelessly overdue. The episode shows blatant disregard for people with disabilities, blatant disregard for federal law and blatant disregard for citizen complaints. And as the city now must modify its newly renovated playgrounds, it shows careless use of taxpayer dollars. Whatever happened, it’s essential that things don’t play out like this again.

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“Everybody Loves Cathy Lanier,” declared a 2011 headline from the Washington City Paper. “D.C. is down on just about every official, except the Metropolitan Police Department chief.” Indeed, Chief Lanier quickly overcame critics’ misguided skepticism that a 39-year-old white woman could effectively oversee the police force of a large and heavily African-American city. She has reliably earned high favorability ratings since her appointment in 2007. Three mayors with different governing styles all considered her the best pick to helm one of the District’s most important agencies. So it was disappointing to hear Chief Lanier announce last week that she will step down from the department to work for the National Football League. Amid a national mood of divisiveness between minority communities and their police forces, the District has generally steered clear of scandals or explosions. And, no less importantly, crime is down. While we can’t determine just how much credit belongs to Ms. Lanier personally, it’s hard to imagine that her policing efforts were inconsequential. And few other public officials have worked so tirelessly to inject themselves personally into the community. The chief was famous for her hugs and for passing around her cellphone number. She also oversaw increased use of technology, including body cameras for officers that help ensure accountability. Chief Lanier’s tenure hasn’t been completely unblemished. Some activists still feel that officers are unduly harsh on African-Americans, harming the community relationships that the chief touts. Her support also slipped a little within the past year, as crime began its upward trend; the chief blamed factors such as the spread of synthetic drug use. However, every poll we’ve seen over the last nine years has given Chief Lanier high marks — and, importantly, reflects support from all quadrants of the city. She will be very difficult to replace, and we thank her for her years of service.

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our Notebook traveled to Fredericksburg, Va., on Saturday for the Donald Trump rally at its Expo Center. Fortunately, NBC4 cameraman/editor Evan Carr did all the driving. And fortunately, we were in the free-flowing toll lanes going and returning. Even on a Saturday, regular lanes on I-395 and I-95 were horrific displays of Northern Virginia’s biggest problem: traffic jams. And also fortunately, the rally site in Fredericksburg was next door to a Wegmans grocery. Before covering the rally crowd, we had lunch at Wegmans. It was my first-ever Wegmans experience. Wandering around part of the store (too big to see it all), I understood why neighbors of the old Walter Reed site in the District are upset Wegmans has essentially pulled out of the planned redevelopment there. The grocer told the Washington Business Journal and NBC4 last week that it couldn’t reach an agreement with developers of the site. But it also told NBC4 that the city’s new $15 minimum wage law, proposed regulations of part-time worker scheduling and possible paid family leave were factors in its decision. Mayor Muriel Bowser told us Friday on WAMU’s Kojo Nnamdi Politics Hour that she wasn’t giving up on Wegmans just yet. The Walter Reed site is about 66 acres of land where a whole new community is slated to be built. And now we are Wegmans supporters, too. Good luck, mayor! Oh, wait. We were writing about the Trump rally. It attracted several thousand people. The first person in line told us he arrived at 6:30 a.m. for the 6 p.m. rally. While there have been many reports of angry Trump crowds cursing and yelling at the news media and its alleged bias, we had none of that on Saturday. Your Notebook, who was both outside and inside the rally and was wearing a media badge, encountered not one angry person. Not one. We did meet many people who are concerned about the direction of their country and told us only Trump understands them. Whatever their political hopes and fears, it was nice to talk to politically involved people who seemed to appreciate being asked what they thought. ■ “Virginia is lost.” Despite Trump’s raucous rally, the polls show the Republican nominee more than 10 points behind Hillary Clinton in Virginia. She recently postponed her local television ads because she is ahead. Trump this weekend put up his first TV ads in four battleground states. Virginia was not one of them. On Monday morning, conservative radio host

and MSNBC political analyst Hugh Hewitt described the political playing field and said simply, “Virginia is lost.” As we said on NBC4 Saturday, for this election Virginia may no longer be a battleground state. ■ Presidential outcomes. Many Democrats are (unwisely) talking landslide on Nov. 8. Here is a cool New York Times electoral map looking back to 1964: tinyurl.com/NYT-electoral-history. ■ Bongino’s #%!%#* world. Maryland voters may be interested in an extraordinary telephone call involving former Republican candidate Dan Bongino. The former Secret Service agent and author, who lost races for the Senate and the House in Maryland, is in a Naplesarea congressional seat primary in Florida this Tuesday. When Politico reporter Marc Caputo called Bongino on Sunday about Bongino’s criticism of a newspaper story, the conversation quickly went downhill. Just know that The Current can’t print any of the salty words Bongino used. If you want to listen yourself, you can visit tinyurl.com/bongino-youtube — but again, you are forewarned of its extremely foul language. ■ Progress at DCRA. Mayor Bowser spent much of last week hunkered down in what many see as the most frustrating agency in town, the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs. We don’t know what improvements Bowser will come up with, but the agency itself has some good news this week for anyone applying for or renewing a basic business license. You can do it online. The mayor is due to appear at The Coupe in Columbia Heights on Thursday to promote the online application process. Agency director Melinda Bolling told the Notebook on Monday, “The Portal is going to simplify the licensing process for businesses. By using the portal and skipping a trip to DCRA, business owners can spend the time saved to work with staff or customers — or just to take some time to recharge.” During Thursday’s event, the restaurant/bar will renew its business license online. The regulatory affairs department always draws a huge crowd at D.C. Council oversight hearings. The agency has supplanted the Department of Motor Vehicles and — almost — parking tickets as the major topic of scorn. Anything that improves the experience there can mean only good things for individuals and businesses that provide services, jobs and tax revenue. Tom Sherwood, a Southwest resident, is a political reporter for News 4.

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letters to the editor shelters could host programs for seniors Thank you for endorsing senior wellness centers in wards 2 and 3, and advocating for such centers across the city. How about incorporating senior wellness centers into the new family emergency housing that the mayor plans to build in all eight wards? We seniors may well benefit from being around the children and young parents who reside in the emergency housing. And

they might benefit from the presence of seniors who know the neighborhood, some of whom may have time to help. Barbara Kraft Van Ness

city shouldn’t set food truck limits

I oppose any restrictions on food trucks in Van Ness or other areas [“Rise in Van Ness food trucks causes anxiety for restaurants,” Aug. 3]. I regularly buy meals from food trucks in Van Ness and in other areas, such as along L Street NW and in front of Gelman Library on the George Washington University

campus. Food trucks do not draw business away from restaurants where people want to sit down for a meal. If the city unwisely restricts the number of food trucks in an area, I suggest truck owners hire students to take customer orders by iPhones and send them to the food truck located nearby in an unrestricted area for delivery by another student or retiree. Restaurant owners should cooperate with food truck owners and hungry customers and not use politics to suppress businesses people clearly want and support. James Patterson Foggy Bottom

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he new D.C. Public Schools chancellor will deeply affect the lives of thousands of D.C. citizens and have a profound influence on the survival and robust growth of our municipal public school infrastructure. The public education advocacy groups meeting in each ward have developed criteria we believe are most appropriate for the chancellor selection. These requirements are consistent with the aspirations of other school districts around the country and should represent a minimum threshold for any candidate. It is a difficult job, with a strong mandate to improve educational outcomes for all D.C. Public Schools students and to close the Districtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s persistent achievement gap. We want an experienced and well-qualified person with the talent and commitment to work with their government and citizen partners for many years. With the school systemâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s interim team providing continuity, we believe Mayor Muriel Bowser and the D.C. Council should insist on a thorough search until the right candidate is identified. There is no reason to rush to an announcement in October of 2016, as is stated in the Chancellor Search FAQs on the Districtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s website. We have identified the following qualities as most important for our new chancellor: 1. Experience as a professional educator and administrator: â&#x2013; Experience at different leadership levels within a school system, preferably as a superintendent in a comparably sized urban and racially diverse school system with a majority minority enrollment, robust populations of low-income, at-risk students, Englishlanguage learners and special education students. â&#x2013; Demonstrated ability in partnering with the public in long-range education planning and then thoughtful implementation. â&#x2013; Extended experience as a teacher with a strong instructional background. â&#x2013; A masterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s degree in school leadership, education or a related field should be required; a doctorate in education research or a related field is preferred. 2. Tenacity in advocating for current and future D.C. Public Schools families: â&#x2013; A record of strong support for a system of publicly managed neighborhood, by-right schools; someone who understands their importance in supporting strong families and building vital communities in every ward of our city. â&#x2013; A commitment to invest in our public schools rather than closing them, given the high number of schools already closed, especially in wards east of the river where a changing school system no longer has adequate space to serve those families in quality schools close to home.

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â&#x2013; A long-term personal commitment to the D.C. Public Schoolsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; system of schools, and to articulating and carrying out a vision with consistent and research-based programming. â&#x2013; Someone who will advocate for the necessary resources both from the city and the business and philanthropic communities to ensure that all of the systemâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s schools are fully funded to meet the needs of their students and all students are educated in well-maintained, modernized, 21st-century buildings. 3. Commitment to healthy and productive relationships with principals, teachers, communities, parents and students: â&#x2013; A track record of support for principals, teachers and all employees, with the ability to maintain productive relationships with the relevant unions in the school system. â&#x2013; The ability to engage with the public and a demonstrated commitment to authentic partnerships with communities, administrators, teachers, parents and students to strengthen our schools. â&#x2013; Someone who sees himself/herself as a public servant with integrity, who will reflect on and evaluate their work continually and who will see transparency as a sign of strength and a path to progress. 4. Management skills encompassing core school business functions: â&#x2013; Our new chancellor should have demonstrated experience in managing an administrative team that focuses on all functional aspects of a large school system, including annual and long-term budgeting, personnel management, contracting and procurement, food services, facility maintenance and modernization. 5. Demonstrated support for a well-rounded education for every student: â&#x2013; This includes knowledge of effective, positive intervention programs instead of harsh punishments that discourage young people from attending school. It means rich exposure to the arts, sciences, sports, language instruction, and career and technical education, as well as before- and after-school programs. â&#x2013; This will require a commitment to additional accountability measures beyond test scores and graduation rates. This Viewpoint piece by the Coalition for DC Public Schools and Communities is based on a letter written to Mayor Muriel Bowser. Coalition members are the Ward 1 Education Collaborative; Ward 2 Education Network; Ward 3/Wilson Feeder Education Network; Ward 4 Education Alliance; Ward Five Council on Education; Capitol Hill Public Schools Parent Organization; Senior High Alliance of Parents, Principals and Educators; Ward 7 Education Council; Ward 8 Education Council; Education Town Hall; Teaching for Change; 21st Century School Fund; DC Fiscal Policy Institute; Washington Teachersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Union; and Washington Lawyers Committee.

policing office, I know what community policing is. At the heart of community policing is communication between the community and police. It calls for patrol officers to get out of their cars and walk the beat. I have been active in the community, having been elected four times as an advisory neighborhood commissioner in both Dupont Circle and Columbia Heights. Every once in a while, we get

a glimmer of hope for community police, like when Diane Groomes or Patrick Burke was stationed in Columbia Heights. But it does not last. None of my neighbors or nearby businesses know who are community police officers. Police leaders, such as Chief Cathy Lanier, know what community policing is, but there is no evidence that the patrol officers subscribe to the concept. Larry Ray

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Assault with a dangerous weapon â&#x2013; 2500-2599 block, L St.; 6:11 a.m. Aug. 21. â&#x2013; 1000-1099 block, Connecticut Ave.; 9:38 p.m. Aug. 21.

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Burglary â&#x2013; 1000-1099 block, F St.; 11:01 a.m. Aug. 15. Theft â&#x2013; 1000-1099 block, F St.; 3:38 p.m. Aug. 15. â&#x2013; 600-699 block, 13th St.; 6:50 p.m. Aug. 15. â&#x2013; 600-699 block, 13th St.; 6:25 a.m. Aug. 16. â&#x2013; 1000-1099 block, F St.; 12:41 p.m. Aug. 16. â&#x2013; 750-799 block, 10th St.; 12:36 p.m. Aug. 17. â&#x2013; 1200-1299 block, H St.; 3:02 p.m. Aug. 17. â&#x2013; 1200-1299 block, G St.; 5:11 p.m. Aug. 17. â&#x2013; 1300-1399 block, Pennsylvania Ave.; 6:41 p.m. Aug. 17. â&#x2013; 1200-1299 block, G St.; 7:06 p.m. Aug. 17. â&#x2013; 1300-1399 block, F St.; 1:48 p.m. Aug. 18. â&#x2013; 1000-1099 block, H St.; 7:53 p.m. Aug. 18. â&#x2013; 700-899 block, Pennsylvania Ave.; 10:35 a.m. Aug. 19. â&#x2013; 900-999 block, F St.; 12:10 p.m. Aug. 19. â&#x2013; 600-699 block, 13th St.; 5:25 p.m. Aug. 19. â&#x2013; 800-901 block, I St.; 4:41 p.m. Aug. 21. Theft from auto â&#x2013; 1300-1399 block, K St.; 1:15 p.m. Aug. 19.

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This is a listing of incidents reported from Aug. 15 through 21 in local police service areas, sorted by their report dates.

Robbery â&#x2013; 2300-2599 block, P St.; 2:41 a.m. Aug. 21. Theft â&#x2013; 3200-3275 block, M St.; 8:56 p.m. Aug. 15. â&#x2013; 3100-3199 block, M St.; 10:06 p.m. Aug. 16. â&#x2013; 3100-3199 block, K St.; 3:13 p.m. Aug. 17. â&#x2013; 1224-1299 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 1:33 p.m. Aug. 18. â&#x2013; 3200-3275 block, M St.; 6:18 p.m. Aug. 18. â&#x2013; 3200-3275 block, M St.; 9:56 p.m. Aug. 18. â&#x2013; 3000-3049 block, M St.; 10:15 p.m. Aug. 18. â&#x2013; 3600-3699 block, T St.; 2:42 p.m. Aug. 19. â&#x2013; 1048-1099 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 4:11 p.m. Aug. 20. â&#x2013; 3100-3199 block, K St.; 6:16 p.m. Aug. 21. â&#x2013; 3200-3275 block, M St.; 6:27 p.m. Aug. 21. Theft from auto â&#x2013; 3200-3229 block, P St.; 1:32 p.m. Aug. 16. â&#x2013; 2300-2699 block, Q St.; 1:57 p.m. Aug. 16. â&#x2013; 3100-3199 block, O St.; 3:29 p.m. Aug. 19.

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â&#x2013; Foggy bottoM / west end

Motor vehicle theft â&#x2013; 1700-1799 block, K St.; 10:37 a.m. Aug. 20. Theft â&#x2013; 2400-2499 block, M St.; 1:23 p.m. Aug. 15. â&#x2013; 1900-1999 block, K St.; 4:11 p.m. Aug. 15. â&#x2013; 2100-2199 block, Pennsylvania Ave.; 7:22 p.m. Aug. 15. â&#x2013; 1700-1709 block, K St.; 4 p.m. Aug. 16. â&#x2013; 2100-2199 block, H St.; 6:04 p.m. Aug. 16. â&#x2013; 1100-1199 block, 22nd St.; 10:29 a.m. Aug. 17. â&#x2013; 2000-2099 block, Pennsylvania Ave.; 11:55 a.m. Aug. 17. â&#x2013; 718-799 block, 15th St.; 1:57 p.m. Aug. 17. â&#x2013; 2100-2199 block, Pennsylvania Ave.; 2:02 p.m. Aug. 17. â&#x2013; 1800-1899 block, H St.; 5:24 p.m. Aug. 17. â&#x2013; 1100-1129 block, Connecticut Ave.; 10:09 a.m. Aug. 18. â&#x2013; 2200-2299 block, I St.; 5:27 p.m. Aug. 19. â&#x2013; 1100-1199 block, 22nd St.; 11:35 p.m. Aug. 19. â&#x2013; 1100-1199 block, Vermont Ave.; 5:01 a.m. Aug. 20. â&#x2013; 1100-1199 block, Vermont Ave.; 12:45 p.m. Aug. 21. Theft from auto â&#x2013; 1600-1699 block, K St.; 12:59 a.m. Aug. 16. â&#x2013; 1100-1199 block, Vermont Ave.; 5:25 p.m. Aug. 17. â&#x2013; 1100-1199 block, Vermont Ave.; 1:29 a.m. Aug. 18. â&#x2013; 1100-1199 block, 15th St.; 3:38 a.m. Aug. 18. â&#x2013; 1100-1129 block, 17th St.; 7:49 p.m. Aug. 19. â&#x2013; 1804-1899 block, Pennsylvania Ave.; 7:53 a.m. Aug. 20. â&#x2013; 1600-1627 block, I St.; 3:37 a.m. Aug. 21. â&#x2013; 1800-1899 block, I St.; 3:55 a.m. Aug. 21. â&#x2013; 1520-1599 block, I St.; 4:09 a.m. Aug. 21. â&#x2013; 1100-1199 block, 16th St.; 11:18 a.m. Aug. 21. â&#x2013; 1100-1199 block, 15th St.; 12:11 p.m. Aug. 21. â&#x2013; 2300-2399 block, N St.; 3:15 p.m. Aug. 21.

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Motor vehicle theft â&#x2013; 1700-1799 block, Rhode Island Ave.; 7:35 p.m. Aug. 17. â&#x2013; 1300-1318 block, 19th St.;

8:24 p.m. Aug. 18. â&#x2013; 1500-1519 block, 16th St.; 8:43 p.m. Aug. 18. Theft â&#x2013; 1-7 block, Dupont Circle; 7:52 a.m. Aug. 15. â&#x2013; 1-7 block, Dupont Circle; 1:24 p.m. Aug. 15. â&#x2013; 2100-2198 block, Connecticut Ave.; 4:32 p.m. Aug. 15. â&#x2013; 1700-1799 block, 20th St.; 8:21 p.m. Aug. 15. â&#x2013; 1400-1499 block, P St.; 11:07 p.m. Aug. 15. â&#x2013; 1-7 block, Dupont Circle; 11:37 a.m. Aug. 16. â&#x2013; 1-7 block, Dupont Circle; 3:05 p.m. Aug. 16. â&#x2013; 1200-1249 block, 22nd St.; 3:33 a.m. Aug. 17. â&#x2013; 1400-1499 block, 16th St.; 1:19 p.m. Aug. 17. â&#x2013; 1400-1499 block, P St.; 4:33 p.m. Aug. 17. â&#x2013; 1600-1699 block, P St.; 8:44 p.m. Aug. 17. â&#x2013; 1400-1499 block, P St.; 10:24 p.m. Aug. 17. â&#x2013; 1400-1499 block, P St.; 7:30 p.m. Aug. 18. â&#x2013; 1300-1699 block, Connecticut Ave.; 8:51 p.m. Aug. 18. Theft from auto â&#x2013; 1400-1499 block, Rhode Island Ave.; 11:18 p.m. Aug. 15. â&#x2013; 1800-1899 block, T St.; 8:50 a.m. Aug. 17. â&#x2013; 1200-1219 block, 15th St.; 9:21 a.m. Aug. 18. â&#x2013; 1200-1399 block, 16th St.; 7:08 a.m. Aug. 20. â&#x2013; 1500-1599 block, Church St.; 8:54 p.m. Aug. 20. â&#x2013; 1400-1499 block, Rhode Island Ave.; 3:14 p.m. Aug. 21.

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â&#x2013; dUpont circle

Robbery â&#x2013; 1500-1599 block, R St.; 4:10 a.m. Aug. 20 (with gun). Assault with a dangerous weapon â&#x2013; 1900-1926 block, 16th St.; 10:02 p.m. Aug. 16 (with knife). Motor vehicle theft â&#x2013; 1700-1799 block, T St.; 1:55 p.m. Aug. 17. Theft â&#x2013; 1600-1699 block, U St.; 8:08 p.m. Aug. 16. â&#x2013; 2100-2199 block, 15th St.; 8:44 p.m. Aug. 17. â&#x2013; 1600-1699 block, Swann St.; 8:08 p.m. Aug. 21. Theft from auto â&#x2013; 1600-1619 block, 16th St.; 7:15 a.m. Aug. 16. â&#x2013; 1600-1699 block, S St.; 1:08 p.m. Aug. 20.

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Theft â&#x2013; 1900-1999 block, Connecticut Ave.; 3:57 p.m. Aug.

15. â&#x2013; 1737-1776 block, Columbia Road; 6:33 p.m. Aug. 15. â&#x2013; 1800-1819 block, Clydesdale Place; 10:53 p.m. Aug. 15. â&#x2013; 1811-1899 block, Connecticut Ave.; 9:53 a.m. Aug. 16. â&#x2013; 1900-1999 block, Connecticut Ave.; 9:44 p.m. Aug. 16. â&#x2013; 1940-1955 block, Biltmore St.; 2:27 p.m. Aug. 17. â&#x2013; 1811-1852 block, Columbia Road; 3:39 a.m. Aug. 18. â&#x2013; 2200-2299 block, 18th St.; 2:57 p.m. Aug. 18. â&#x2013; 1900-1999 block, Connecticut Ave.; 9:25 p.m. Aug. 18. â&#x2013; 1737-1776 block, Columbia Road; 11:25 a.m. Aug. 20. â&#x2013; 1800-1899 block, California St.; 12:19 p.m. Aug. 21. Theft from auto â&#x2013; 1900-1999 block, Kalorama Place; 3:14 p.m. Aug. 15. â&#x2013; 2300-2399 block, 20th St.; 2:09 p.m. Aug. 17. â&#x2013; 1900-1999 block, Belmont Road; 8 p.m. Aug. 17. â&#x2013; 1761-1780 block, Columbia Road; 6:22 a.m. Aug. 18. â&#x2013; 2800-2999 block, Adams Mill Road; 5:23 p.m. Aug. 18. â&#x2013; 1823-1827 block, Harvard St.; 8:23 p.m. Aug. 18. â&#x2013; 2300-2499 block, Champlain St.; 4:12 a.m. Aug. 21.

psa PSA 307 307

â&#x2013; logan circle

Robbery â&#x2013; 900-999 block, M St.; 12:14 a.m. Aug. 20. Assault with a dangerous weapon â&#x2013; 900-999 block, N St.; 11:07 p.m. Aug. 16 (with knife). Burglary â&#x2013; 1200-1299 block, Massachusetts Ave.; 5:44 a.m. Aug. 17. Motor vehicle theft â&#x2013; 1300-1399 block, S St.; 11:17 p.m. Aug. 20. Theft â&#x2013; 1600-1699 block, 11th St.; 5:01 p.m. Aug. 16. â&#x2013; 1200-1299 block, Massachusetts Ave.; 4:44 p.m. Aug. 17. â&#x2013; 900-999 block, Massachusetts Ave.; 9:57 p.m. Aug. 17. â&#x2013; 900-999 block, S St.; 9:59 p.m. Aug. 18. Theft from auto â&#x2013; 1700-1709 block, 9th St.; 5:29 p.m. Aug. 15. â&#x2013; 1600-1628 block, 13th St.; 3:17 p.m. Aug. 18. â&#x2013; 900-999 block, L St.; 10:56 p.m. Aug. 20. â&#x2013; 1100-1199 block, 10th St.; 3:58 p.m. Aug. 21. â&#x2013; 1200-1299 block, 12th St.; 5:20 p.m. Aug. 21.

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TURF AND TERRAIN CONTINUES Take yourself and your friends on a self-guided tour of Turf and Terrain, the 2016 Arts in Foggy Bottom Outdoor Sculpture Biennial. Curated by Danielle O’Steen, Washington’s award-winning public art biennial continues to attract visitors from all over the world. Tour brochures are available

at each of the sculpture sites. To learn more about the Arts in Foggy Bottom public art program and Turf and Terrain, visit www. artsinfoggybottom.com. Step Right Up, located at 2518 I St NW

ARE YOU READY FOR THE 2ND ANNUAL FOGGY BOTTOM WEST END VILLAGE GALA? WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 7:00-10:00 PM DAR Constitution Hall, 1776 D St NW The theme of this year’s Gala is Taste of the Neighborhood. Our community is home to many wonderful restaurants, some of whom will be donating their culinary creations to the event. Even more exciting, noted chef Ris

Lacoste of RIS is designing the food for the Gala! Add to that a Silent Auction with dozens of great items, and you have a can’t-miss event. For tickets and more information, visit https://www.auctria. com/ev?site=c27fc309-ed75-4414-a3c03c828e863dda or call (202) 333-1327.

WEST END LIBRARY EVENTS WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31, 2:00 PM Movie in the Afternoon August 31 – The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies TUESDAY & THURSDAY, AUGUST 25 & 30, 2:00 PM Between the Lines Coloring Club Reawaken your inner child! Bring your own materials or use ours. THURSDAY, AUGUST 25, 6:30 PM MOVIE NIGHT August 25 - Ladrones MONDAY, AUGUST 29, 2:00 PM E-Reader Help Bring your fully-charged tablet, smartphone, or e-reader and learn how to download e-books and movies.

MONDAY, AUGUST 29, 6:00 PM Everybody Yoga All levels of expertise welcome. Bring your own mat or borrow one of ours. FRIDAY, AUGUST 26, 3:00 PM Digital Preservation 101 Digital Estate Planning TUESDAY, AUGUST 30, 5:00 PM Knitting Circle All levels welcome. Bring your own materials. Unless otherwise indicated, all events take place at the interim West End Neighborhood Library, 2522 Virginia Ave NW. Call (202) 724-8707 for more information.

SAVE THE DATE: SWW-FRANCIS STEVENS FUNDRAISING AUCTION SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15, 5:00-8:00 PM Hosted by Squire Patton Boggs LLP, 2550 M St NW Mark your calendar to attend the 3rd Annual Auction to raise funds for School Without Walls at Francis-Stevens Home & School Association. SWWFS is a DC Public School in Foggy Bottom/West End serving over 450 students from Pre-K through Grade 8. Admission is free.

August 24, 2016

CLEAN COMMUNITY: SECURE YOUR TRASH Foggy Bottom has a rat problem. To fix the problem, everyone must work together. Those who own townhouses can help by placing trash in sturdy cans with tight-fitting covers. While the District has cans available for purchase ($45 each for green trash and blue recycling containers), you can buy your own sturdy can elsewhere. For details on the District’s cans, visit http://dpw.dc.gov/service/ recycling-container-repairand-purchase. Once you have your can,

be sure you can close the lid tightly; do not overfill it. DO NOT LEAVE FULL TRASH BAGS ON THE GROUND; rats can chew into the bags in a nanosecond. And please make sure you only put trash in the green cans. Recycling goes in the blue cans. There is a long list of items that DC recycles here: http://dpw. dc.gov/service/residentialrecycling-collection. Since the District uses a single-stream recycling system, there is no need to sort your items before placing them in the blue can.

SAVE THE DATE: COMMUNITY CLEAN-UP SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 12:00-4:00 PM Meet at 26th Street Park (on 26th St NW between I and K, at the foot of Queen Anne’s Lane)

GET ON THE SENIOR SHOPPING BUS New participants must register once to establish eligibility. While Seabury operates the van service, Terrific Inc. manages registration. Phone (202) 595-1990 and ask for Shena Hutchinson (who is the intake coordinator). If she is not available in person, leave a message. Find our schedule and the monthly volunteer’s phone number every week here in the Foggy Bottom Current. Call the volunteer to make your reservation(s) for one or more of the trips. Call early, since the bus

holds only 16 people. The Volunteer for August is Bea Rief; you can reach her at (202) 785-3882. Leave your name, telephone number, and the date(s) on which you wish to ride in the van. You will not receive a return call unless there is a problem. The bus leaves the Watergate East driveway at 10:45 am sharp! It makes another pick-up at the Diplomat in Columbia Plaza. Wednesday, August 24 – Georgetown Safeway Wednesday, August 31 – Walmart

SATURDAY MORNING LITTER WALKS Every Saturday (unless it’s raining hard), 10:00-10:30 am Meet at 25th & I Street in front of the Fire Box

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Spring Valley brick Colonial available for rent or sale

uilt in 1997 by W.C. & A.N. Miller, this contemporary brick Colonial offers four bedrooms, four and a

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half bathrooms, a fenced-in backyard with paved patio, two-car garage and plentiful space for entertaining in an in-demand neighborhood. This 9,300-squarefoot property is available to rent for $6,400 per month, or for sale for $1,585,000, listed with Long & Foster Real Estate. The house sits close to the road on quiet Warren Place, with a brick and slate staircase up to the facade and front door, situated high on the property. A natural slope in the street descends to the right side of the house, dropping to a new tier at a brick retaining wall, which opens the ground level and garage to the front of the property. The front door opens onto a sunken foyer with a black and white checkerboard marble floor. Three steps ascend to the first floor, where the house unfolds into a largely open and circular living and entertaining space with maple hardwood floors throughout. The formal living room sits to the left of the entranceway and is lit with south- and east-facing

windows, in addition to spotlights over the gas fireplace with marble hearth. This space opens into the octagonal dining room, decorated with dentil molding, chair rail, wainscoting and a ribbon-and-rose ceiling medallion, which offers ample space for a table for 10. Curving around, the kitchen sits in the center and features a unique, free-form pentagonshaped island with eat-in counter for two. Around the island is plentiful counter space, topped with the same black granite as the island. White custom cabinets and a full pantry offer abundant storage, and the stainless steel appliances â&#x20AC;&#x201D; including a Samsung refrigerator, KitchenAid oven and five-burner gas stove, Kenmore Elite dishwasher and a separate Jenn-Air convection oven â&#x20AC;&#x201D; provide solid support for large family meals or evenings of entertaining. A built-in desk, breakfast area and adjoining powder room ensure the kitchen will be the center of the homeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s activity. Sliding glass doors open onto the pebble-paved patio and grassy backyard, which is also accessible through a sliding glass door in the family room, which offers the homeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s second fireplace â&#x20AC;&#x201D; this one wood-burning with a brick hearth. Completing the circle to the front of the house, the family room lets out into the entrance

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This home in Spring Valley is available to rent for $6,400 per month or to purchase for $1,585,000. hall. The final stop in the circle is the library/office space, with built-in bookcases; an elevated tile patio opens to the side and looks out over the neighborhood. On the second floor, the maple hardwood floor transitions to dark Brazilian hardwood at the entrance of each of the four bedrooms. The master sits at the top of the stairs and provides comfort in the details â&#x20AC;&#x201D; custom decorative blinds over an accent window, a sitting nook overlooking the backyard, his-and-hers walkin closets and a spacious tiled master bath. Speckled black and white marble his-and-hers vanity tops add depth to the otherwise white space. The water closet is tucked behind a door. The corner soaking tub under the window offers relaxation, and the walk-in shower with two separated shower heads offers convenience.

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14 Wednesday, augusT 10, 2016 The commission will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 7, at Mary’s Center, 2355 Ontario Road NW. Agenda items include: ■ presentation by the D.C. Office of Planning regarding a creative place-making activity it plans to host in Adams Morgan in the fall. ■ possible consideration of an Alcoholic Beverage Control license application for Ababa Ethiopian Restaurant, 2106 18th St. NW. ■ consideration of a committee recommendation that the commission support a $1,000 grant request from Young Playwrights’ Theater. ■ consideration of a committee recommendation that the commission support a $1,000 grant request from Jubilee JumpStart. ■ consideration of a committee recommendation that the commission support a $1,000 grant request from the volunteers organizing Adams Morgan Day 2016. ■ possible consideration of a grant request fro $1,000 for the Adams

Morgan Basketball Association to the Brookings Institution, 1775 assist in holding its annual tourna- Massachusetts Ave. NW. For details, visit dupontcirment. ■ possible consideration of a cleanc.net. request by residents of Belmont Road NW for a traffic study to ANC 2C ANC 2C Quarter assess the possibility of making Downtown/Penn ■ downtown / penn quarter Belmont Road NW a one-way The commission will meet at street. ■ possible vote regarding an 6:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 12, in appeal seeking R-5-B treatment Room A-3, Martin Luther King for 1630-1634 Argonne Place NW Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. in the recently rezoned R-4 district NW. D For details, visit anc2c.us or of Lanier Heights. The CurrenT ■ consideration of a resolution contact 2C@anc.dc.gov. regarding the D.C. Council’s proposed legislation to create a uni- ANC 2D ANC 2D versal paid leave system within Sheridan-Kalorama ■ sheridan-kalorama the District. The commission will meet at ■ possible consideration of a request by constituents that ANC 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 19, at Our 1C call on the D.C. Public Library Lady Queen of the Americas system to hold a forum in Adams Church, California Street and Morgan to provide an update on Phelps Place NW. For details, visit anc2d.org or renovation plans for the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library. contact davidanc2d01@aol.com. ■ possible vote regarding the Marie Reed Learning Center mod- ANC 2E ANC 2E Georgetown ernization process. ■ GeorGetown / cloisters ■ possible consideration of a reso- Cloisters burleith / hillandale lution regarding proposed legislaThe commission will meet at tion by at-large D.C. Council member Anita Bonds that would 6:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 29, in make changes to the way advisory the second-floor Heritage Room neighborhood commissions oper- at Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School, 1524 35th St. NW. ate. Agenda items include: For details, call 202-332-2630 ■ public safety and police report. or visit anc1c.org. ■ transportation and environmental reports. ANC 2A ANCBottom 2A ■ community comment. Foggy ■ FoGGy bottom / west end ■ consideration of Georgetown The commission will meet at University’s proposed 2017-2036 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 21. The campus plan, including plans for location has not been deter- the MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. mined. ■ consideration of comments For details, visit anc2a.org. regarding the National Park Service’s draft environmental assessANC 2B ANCCircle 2B ment of a possible non-motorized Dupont ■ dupont circle boathouse zone along the Potomac The commission will meet at River waterfront in Georgetown. 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 14, at ■ presentation regarding the D.C.

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Department of Transportation’s Key Bridge rehabilitation project. ■ consideration of an after-hours construction permit application for 3318 M St. NW. ■ presentation by the Georgetown Business Improvement District regarding the 2016 Taste of Georgetown event. ■ consideration of Old Georgetown Board matters: 3800 Reservoir Road NW, institution, new hospital building, site work, concept; 1617 33rd St. NW, residence, electric meter, permit; 3131 M St. NW, commercial, signs for Johnny Rockets — existing alterations without review, permit; 3241-3245 M St. NW, commercial, storefront alterations, sign for “& Other Stories” — existing alterations without review, permit; 3143 N St. NW, commercial, signs for EagleBank, ATM, lighting, permit; 1246-1250 27th St. NW, residence, alterations, concept; and 2716 O St. NW, residence, rear addition, concept. For details, call 202-724-7098 or visit anc2e.com. ANC 2F ANCCircle 2F Logan

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At the commission’s Aug. 3 meeting: ■ Metropolitan Police Department Sgt. David Terestre reported that in July the police service area that includes Logan Circle had one fewer violent crime and three more property crimes than in July 2015. The most common crime this July was property thefts from people’s backyards, Terestre said. ■ Sherri Kimbel from the office of Ward 2 D.C. Council member Jack Evans encouraged residents to attend Ward 2 nights for free admission to the “Icebergs” exhibit at the National Building Museum, 401 F St. NW, on Aug. 9, and at the Shakespeare Theatre Com-

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pany’s production of “The Tempest” at 610 F St. NW on Aug. 18. Kimbel also reported that Evans’ office is working with the D.C. Department of Transportation on extending residential parking permit hours into the evening so that non-residents can’t park for more than two hours in neighborhoods until after 11 p.m. Residential parking zones are currently active from 7 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. ■ Eva Lewis of the mayor’s office invited residents to attend one of three community forums detailing the selection process to replace D.C. Public Schools Chancellor Kaya Henderson, who announced her departure from the position in June. The first meeting will be held on Aug. 30 at 6:30 p.m. at Roosevelt High School, 4301 13th St. NW. The other two meetings will be held in Northeast and Southeast in September. ■ commission chair John Fanning said commissioners would not be able to vote on the evening’s agenda items because a quorum of commissioners failed to appear. ■ commissioner Kevin Sylvester reported that the commission’s Alcoholic Beverage Regulation Administration Policy Committee has worked out settlement agreements with hours and noise provisions for liquor license applications for the tavern Noodle Dog at 922 N St. NW and the restaurant applicant Village Whiskey at 920 N St. NW. A settlement agreement for a liquor license application for Fino Tavern at 1230 9th St. NW is still in the works, he said. ■ commission chair John Fanning said the commission has requested a reinstatement of its protest against the liquor license renewal at Pearl Dive Oyster Palace, 1612 14th St. NW, which had been dismissed because commissioners did not appear as scheduled at a recent protest hearing. ■ commissioners reported the commission’s Community Development Committee voted to support a Board of Zoning Adjustment application for a variance to construct a rear stairwell at the Comfort Inn at 1201 13th St. NW. The committee also recommended support for a Historic Preservation Review Board application for a rear addition and facade modification at 1518-1520 Kingman Place NW, provided that the existing doors are retained on both doorways if the doors are original. ■ commissioner Pepin Tuma reported that the Garrison Elementary School community is in negotiations with D.C. Public Schools over the budget for the school’s renovation, for which a request for design proposals has been released. Construction is slated to begin in summer 2017, Tuma said. The commission will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 7, at the Washington Plaza Hotel, 10 Thomas Circle NW. For details, call 202-667-0052 or visit anc2f.org.

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Wednesday auguSt 24 Concerts ■ Musicians of the National Symphony Orchestra and the Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra will perform in honor of the 54th International Conference of Symphony and Opera Musicians. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. ■ Country folk duo Dear June — featuring singer-songwriters Liz Ziebarth and Justin Kelley — 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 “Semper Fidelis,” by John Philip Sousa; “Cuban Overture,” by George Gershwin; a Tommy Dorsey tribute, arranged by Stephen Bulla; and “American Pageant,” by Thomas Knox. 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 Grass Is Dead and Beggars Tomb will perform Grateful Dead-influenced tunes, as well as covers. 8 p.m. $8. Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com. Discussion ■ Alison Umminger will discuss her debut young adult novel, “American Girls.” 6:30 p.m. Free. East City Bookshop, 645 Pennsylvania Ave. SE. eastcitybookshop.com. Films ■ The International Spy Museum’s

“Spies on Screen” series will feature the 1972 film “The Tall Blond Man With One Black Shoe,” a screwball comedy with a femme fatale and a goofy but deadly game of spy versus spy within France’s counter-espionage department. 6:30 p.m. $8 to $10; includes popcorn and French soda. International Spy Museum, 800 F St. NW. 202-393-7798. ■ The NoMa Summer Screen outdoor film series will feature Steven Spielberg’s 1993 movie “Jurassic Park.” 7 p.m. Free. NoMa Junction at Storey Park, 1005 1st St. NE. nomabid.org/ noma-summer-screen. ■ The Avalon Theatre’s Reel Israel DC series will feature a screening of director Amir Wolf’s “Fire Birds,” a murder mystery in which a downon-his-luck Israeli detective must unlock the secrets of spry Holocaust survivors to solve a vexing crime. 8 p.m. $7 to $12.25. Avalon Theatre, 5612 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202966-3464. Performances and readings ■ Comedian, political commentator and writer John Oliver — host of HBO’s “Last Week Tonight,” a satirical look at news, politics and current events — will perform his stand-up show. 7 and 9:30 p.m. $59 to $79. Concert Hall, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. The performance will repeat Thursday through Saturday at 7 and 9:30 p.m. ■ The Shakespeare Theatre Company will present a “Free for All” perfor-

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Wednesday, auguSt 24 ■ Discussion: Basketball icon Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, a Time commentator and U.S. culture ambassador, will discuss his book “Writings on the Wall: Searching for a New Equality Beyond Black and White,” which presents passionate arguments on what it means to be an American, based on statistics, popular culture, and his own experience as an athlete, Muslim and African-American. 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919. mance of director Ethan McSweeny’s glittering production of Shakespeare’s “The Tempest.” 7:30 p.m. Free; tickets required. Sidney Harman Hall, 610 F St. NW. shakespearetheatre.org. The performance will repeat Thursday and Friday at 8 p.m., Saturday at 2 and 8 p.m., and

Special event ■ In honor of the National Park Service’s centennial, a scavenger hunt will highlight exhibits, paintings and artifacts related to America’s national parks, with a virtual passport stamp unlocked when participants find and photograph objects at the National Gallery of Art, National Air and Space Museum, National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian American Art Museum and National Museum of Natural History. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Free. Various locations. nps.gov.nama. The event will continue daily through Saturday; to participate, download the scavenger hunt app Klickaklu from the Apple iTunes store. Sporting event ■ The Washington Nationals will play the Baltimore Orioles. 7:05 p.m. $10 to $345. Nationals Park, 1500 South Capitol St. SE. 888-632-6287. The series will continue Thursday at 7:05 p.m. Thursday,auguSt Aug. 25 25 Thursday 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 Sandy Hoar will present a lesson on basic fiber spinning, one of the essential building blocks of textile making. Noon. Free. George Washington University Museum and Textile Museum, 701 21st St. NW. 202-994-5200. ■ D’Angelo Kinard of Advanced

Sports Performance will teach the basics of self-defense. 6:30 p.m. Free. Watha T. Daniel/Shaw Library, 1630 7th St. NW. 202-727-1288. Concerts ■ The “Live! Concert Series on the Plaza” series will feature Rootology performing roots, folk and rock. Noon to 1:30 p.m. Free. Woodrow Wilson Plaza, Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. 202-312-1300. ■The CrossRhodes, a duo featuring Grammy-nominated singer Raheem DeVaughn and emcee, poet and actor W. Ellington Felton, will present work from their new record, “Footprints on the Moon.” 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. ■ The 2016 Joint Service Jazz Concert will feature the U.S. Army Blues, the U.S. Airmen of Note and the U.S. Navy Commodores. 7 p.m. Free. Carter Barron Amphitheatre, 16th Street and Colorado Avenue NW. 202-426-0486. ■ Oklahoma-born singer-songwriter Nellie Clay, who spent the last eight years living in solitude in Alaska, will perform music inspired by life and tragedies in the Last Frontier. 7:30 p.m. Free. Gypsy Sally’s Vinyl Lounge, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com. ■ The Freestate Blues Review will feature an all-star lineup of Ed Crowley (Fast Eddie & the Slowpokes) on harmonica; Mark Stutso (The Nighthawks) on drums; Paul Bell (The Nighthawks) on guitar; Sam Paladino (Maryland Music Hall of Fame) on keyboards; and Matt Spielman (Flat Broke) on bass. 8 p.m. See Events/Page 16

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Continued From Page 15 $10 to $12. Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com. ■ “Thursday Night Bluegrass” will feature the Roof Beams. 8 to 11 p.m. No cover; $12 minimum. Mr. Henry’s Restaurant, 601 Pennsylvania Ave. SE. 202-546-8412. ■ Austinbased singersongwriter Danny Schmidt will perform. 10 p.m. Free. Gypsy Sally’s Vinyl Lounge, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com. Demonstration ■ Gardening and cooking writer Adrienne Cook and nutritionist Danielle Cook will present a Mediterranean meal demonstration inspired by the U.S. Botanic Garden’s new Mediterranean room. Noon and 12:50 p.m. Free. Conservatory Garden Court, U.S. Botanic Garden, 100 Maryland Ave. SW. 202225-8333. Discussions and lectures ■ NASA astrophysicist Ira Thorpe will discuss “Listening to the Universe with Gravitational Waves.” 11:30 a.m. Free. Mary Pickford Theater, Madison Building, Library of Congress, 101 Indepen-

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Events Entertainment dence Ave. SE. 202-707-1212. ■ In celebration of the 100th anniversary of the National Park Service, the National Archives will screen a selection of films from its holdings, followed by a panel discussion on “Places of Healing and Expression: National Parks in the Next Century.” Noon. Free. McGowan Theater, National Archives Building, Constitution Avenue between 7th and 9th streets NW. 202-357-5000. ■ Author and activist Ashton Applewhite will discuss her book “The Chair Rocks: A Manifesto Against Ageism.” Noon. Free. West Dining Room, Madison Building, Library of Congress, 101 Independence Ave. SE. 202-707-0947. ■ National Gallery of Art senior lecturer Diane Arkin will lead a gallery talk on “19th-Century American Genre Painting.” 2 p.m. Free. West Building Rotunda, National Gallery of Art, 6th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-7374215. The talk also will repeat Aug. 30 and 31 at 2 p.m. ■ The Takoma Park Library’s Book to Film Club will meet to discuss “Breakfast at Tiffany’s.” 6:30 p.m. Free. Takoma Park Library, 416 Cedar St. NW. 202-576-7252. ■ Phillips Collection conservator Sylvia Albro will discuss artist William Merritt Chase’s revival of pastels as a fine art medium and how pastels are made and used by artists. 6:30 p.m. $10 to $12. Phillips Collection, 1600 21st St.

NW. phillipscollection.org/events. ■ David Cay Johnston, Pulitzer Prizewinning investigative reporter, USA Today columnist and Syracuse University law lecturer, will discuss his book “The Making of Donald Trump,” which sheds light on Trump’s beliefs and background. 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-3641919. ■ Cultural anthropologist Leyla J. Keough will discuss her book, “WorkerMothers on the Margins of Europe” as part of the American Anthropological Association’s public education initiative “World on the Move: 100,000 Years of Human Migration.” 7 to 9 p.m. Free. Cullen Room, Busboys and Poets 5th & K, 1025 5th St. NW. 202-789-2227. Films ■ The Korean Cultural Center’s K-Cinema series will present Kim Sukyoon’s 2005 detective story “Secret of the Lost Island,” about the top detective in Joseon Dynasty Korea as he and his sidekick seek to find out who is circulating massive amounts of counterfeit silver bullion across the kingdom. Appetizer social at 6 p.m.; film at 6:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. Korean Cultural Center, 2370 Massachusetts Ave.

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Friday, auguSt 26 ■ Discussion: Kate Andersen Brower, a former CBS News staffer and Fox News producer who covered the Obama White House, will discuss her second book “First Women: The Grace and Power of America’s Modern First Ladies,” which examines the challenges of being first lady, drawing on interviews with friends, staff and social secretaries of Michelle Obama and her nine predecessors. 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919. NW. KoreaCultureDC.org. ■ “Films at the Stone,” a series of free movies screened at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial to promote his tenets, will screen director Stephen Hopkins’ “Race,” about Jesse Owens’ quest to become the greatest track and field athlete in history at the 1936 Olympics in Nazi Germany. 8:15 p.m. Free. On the green space south of the bookstore at the King Memorial, 1964 Independence Ave. SW. filmsatthestone.org. ■ The Capitol Riverfront’s outdoor movie series will feature John Hughes’ 1986 comedy “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off,” starring Matthew Broderick. Sundown. Free. Canal Park, 200 M St. SE. capitolriverfront.org. Special events ■ Goodwill’s annual summer trunk show will feature a hand-picked selection of seasonal clothing and accessories from Goodwill’s retail stores for purchase. 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Free admission. Pepco Edison Place Gallery, 702 8th St. NW. dcgoodwill.org. The event will repeat Friday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. ■ “Celebrate 100 Years With Music, Comedy and Beers” will mark the National Park Service’s centennial with a high-energy program and beer garden. Performers will include comedian Ryan Singer as emcee, the D.C. power pop band Jukebox the Ghost, Baltimore alternative rock band the Last Year and comedian Yoram Bauman. 5 to 10 p.m. Free admission. Constitution Gardens, 17th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. nps.gov/nama. ■ The Georgetown Library will host an “Adult Coloring” event. 6:30 p.m. Free. Georgetown Library, 3260 R St.

tours and walks ■ U.S. Botanic Garden education program specialist and certified arborist Alexandra Torres will lead a tour on “Celebrating 10 Years of Trees in the National Garden.” Noon to 1 p.m. Free; reservations required. Meet by the entrance on the Conservatory on the Terrace, U.S. Botanic Garden, 100 Maryland Ave. SW. 202-225-8333. ■ A slide show and outdoor tour will focus on the Washington National Cathedral’s whimsical stone gargoyles and grotesques (for ages 10 and older). 6:30 p.m. $18 to $22; reservations suggested. Washington National Cathedral, Massachusetts and Wisconsin avenues NW. cathedral.org. The tour will repeat Sunday at 2 p.m. Friday, Aug. 26

Friday auguSt 26 Concerts ■ The “Live! Concert Series on the Plaza” series will feature Bella Donna performing go-go and R&B. Noon to 1:30 p.m. Free. Woodrow Wilson Plaza, Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. 202-312-1300. ■ Jazz in the Garden at the National Gallery of Art will feature Moonshine Society, with vocalist Black Betty, playing high-energy Mississippi blues, New Orleans funk, Texas roots rock and oldschool R&B. 5 to 8:30 p.m. Free. Sculpture Garden, National Gallery of Art, 7th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-289-3360. ■ D.C.-based music project Near Northeast will perform indie folk music that blends Latin American, Indian and Appalachian influences. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202467-4600. ■ The Yards Park Friday Night Concert Series will feature the Lloyd Dobler Effect. 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Free. The Yards Park, 355 Water St. SE. capitolriverfront. org. ■ “Jazz on the Hill” will feature Aaron L. Myers II. 8 to 11 p.m. No cover; $15 minimum. Mr. Henry’s Restaurant, 601 Pennsylvania Ave. SE. 202-546-8412. ■ Charlottesville singer-songwriter Rob Cheatham, who has fronted the bands Gunchux and the Nice Jenkins, will perform music influenced by Bruce Springsteen, Eddie Vedder and Jason Isbell. 8 p.m. Free. Gypsy Sally’s Vinyl Lounge, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com. ■ “Back to School Funk Night” will feature D.C.’s The Funk Ark, which plays full-tilt boogie with a world groove, on a double bill with Nikhil P. Yerawadekar & Low Mentality, which merges Afrobeat, reggae, dancehall, calypso, hip-hop and folk into a bass- and beat-oriented sound. 9 p.m. $12 to $14. Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com. ■ Georgia guitarist, singer and songwriter Reverend Justin Hylton will perform his tunes about heartbreak, addiction, traveling and partying. 10:30 p.m. Free. Gypsy Sally’s Vinyl Lounge, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com. Discussions and lectures ■ Lisa Delpy Neirotti, director of Sport Management Programs at the George Washington University School of Business, will discuss “Did Rio Win? Scoring the 2016 Summer Olympic See Events/Page 17

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Events Entertainment Continued From Page 16 Games.” 2 to 4 p.m. Free; reservations required. Room 505, Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University, 1957 E St. NW. esbi@gwu.edu. ■ “Climate Change and Icebergs” — about the impact of climate change on the designed and built places where we live, work and play, presented in connection with the summertime exhibit “Icebergs” — will feature moderator Aaron Huertas, senior Washington director at Cater Communications and host of Nerd Nite DC, and panelists Vicki Arroyo, executive director of the Georgetown Climate Center at the Georgetown University Law School; Alexis Goggans, program analyst at the D.C. Department of Energy & Environment; and Sanjukta Sen, landscape and architectural designer at James Corner Field Operations. 5:30 to 8 p.m. $5 to $15; reservations required. National Building Museum, 401 F St. NW. 202-272-2448. Film ■ A movie night at Carter Barron Amphitheatre will feature the 1976 film “Rocky,” starring Sylvester Stallone as a small-time boxer who gets the chance to fight the heavyweight champion. 8:10 p.m. Free. Carter Barron Amphitheatre, 16th Street and Colorado Avenue NW. 202-426-0486. The series will continue Saturday at 8:10 p.m. with a screening of the 2012 animated film “The Lorax,” based on the book by Dr. Seuss. Special events ■ The Goethe-Institut Washington will host “Open House Sommerfest” in its new building, with typical German drinks, food from the food truck DC Döner, tunes from Radio Goethe, a scavenger hunt, and the opportunity to chat with staff and others about German culture and language. 3 to 7 p.m. Free; reservations required. Goethe-Institut Washington, Suite 03, 1990 K St. NW. goethe.de/dc/sommerfest. ■ The monthly MarketSW will feature local music, 30-plus exhibitors, tasty treats, and a beer and cigar garden. 4 to 10 p.m. Free admission. 4th and M streets SW. marketswdc.com. ■ Members of “The President’s Own” U.S. Marine Band will perform at the last evening parade of the summer, with 75 minutes of music and precision marching. 8:45 p.m. Free; reservations required. Marine Barracks, 8th and I streets SE. 202-433-4011. Sporting event ■ The Washington Nationals will play the Colorado Rockies. 7:05 p.m. $10 to $345. Nationals Park, 1500 South Capitol St. SE. 888-632-6287. The series will continue Saturday at 1:05 p.m. and Sunday at 1:35 p.m. tour ■ “Historic & Growing,” a guided garden tour, will trace two centuries of landscape history reflected in 5.5 acres of heritage trees, heirloom plants and flowers, and abundant English boxwood. 11 to 11:45 a.m. $10; free for members. Tudor Place Historic House and Garden, 1644 31st St. NW. tudorplace.org. Saturday,auguSt Aug. 27 27 Saturday auditions ■ The D.C. Boys Choir will hold audi-

tions for boys ages 8 to 13. 9 a.m. to noon. Free; reservations required. St. Paul’s Center Great Hall, Rock Creek Church Road and Webster Street NW. 301-853-6433. Children’s programs ■ The Shakespeare Theatre Company will present “The Tiny Tempest,” based on William Shakespeare’s “The Tempest” but envisioned for young audiences. Group activities and a Q&A with the cast will follow the performance. 10 a.m. and noon. Free; reservations required. Forum, Sidney Harman Hall, 610 F St. NW. shakespearetheatre.org. The performance will repeat Sunday at 10 a.m. and noon. ■ The Chevy Chase Library’s “Summer Reading Finale Open House” will feature gifts and goodies for program participants. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Free. Chevy Chase Library, 5625 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-282-0021. ■ 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. The program will repeat Sunday at 4 p.m. Classes and workshops ■ Yoga Activist will present a class for beginners. 11 a.m. Free. Petworth Library, 4200 Kansas Ave. NW. 202243-1188. ■ 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 ■ Jazz@Wesley will present a concert by the Greater U Street Jazz Collective. 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. $7 to $10; free for ages 12 and younger. Wesley United Methodist Church, 5312 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-966-5144, ext. 325. ■ Tacuma Bradley’s Unity Band will perform improvised and original music that fuses hip-hop, jazz, funk and world music, with horns, drums, bass, keys, guitar and singing for a sound akin to J Dilla, St. Germain and the Headhunters. 8 p.m. Free. Gypsy Sally’s Vinyl Lounge, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com. ■ “Ladies of Jazz” will feature The Quartet performing jazz music. 8 to 11 p.m. No cover; $15 minimum. Mr. Henry’s Restaurant, 601 Pennsylvania Ave. SE. 202-546-8412. ■ D.C.-based Grateful Dead tribute band On the Bus and the Jolly Lama, a local classic rock ensemble featuring sitar and flute, will perform. 9 p.m. $10 to $12. Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com. ■ D.C.-based singer, songwriter and guitarist Jay Byrd will perform original songs with an Americana bent. 10:30 p.m. Free. Gypsy Sally’s Vinyl Lounge, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com. Discussions and lectures ■ Matt Kaelin will discuss his book “The Sinister Beauty of Carnivorous Plants,” which portrays the alluring nature of carnivorous plants in a collec-

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“Along the Eastern Road,” featuring all the woodblock prints in Japanese artist Utagawa Hiroshige’s seminal “Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido Road” series, will open today at George Washington University’s Luther W. Brady

On ExhiBit art gallery. On view through Dec. 2, the brilliantly colored prints, published in 1834, established Hiroshige’s reputation as the foremost artist of the topographical landscape. The Tokaido Road linked Edo (now Tokyo) with Kyoto, the ancient imperial capital of Japan, and was traveled by noblemen, merchants, religious pilgrims and tourists. Located at 805 21st St. NW on the second floor, the gallery is open Tuesday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. 202-994-1525. ■ “Harlem Heroes: Photographs by Carl Van Vechten,” an installation presented in celebration of the opening of the National Museum of African AmeriCarl Van Vechten’s can History and Culture, 1940 photograph of will open Friday at the Ella Fitzgerald is part Smithsonian american of a new exhibit. art Museum. Continuing through March 19, the exhibit features 39 images, including of such figures as James Baldwin, Ossie Davis, W.E.B. DuBois, Ella Fitzgerald, Althea Gibson, Langston Hughes, Bill “Bojangles” Robintion of vivid botanical photography. 10:30 a.m. to noon. Free; reservations required. Conservatory Classroom, U.S. Botanic Garden, 100 Maryland Ave. SW. 202-225-8333. ■ Jackie Hoysted, an artist who has exhibited her own work throughout the United States and visual arts curator for Solas Nua, a D.C.-based nonprofit dedicated to highlighting Irish artists in the U.S., will discuss the differences between her roles as an artist and a curator. 1:30 p.m. Free. Meet at the Luce Foundation Center information desk, Smithsonian American Art Museum, 8th and G streets NW. 202-6331000. ■ Brent Steury, natural resources manager at the National Park Service, will discuss “Finding New Species in the Nation’s Capital: The George Washington Memorial Parkway All-taxa Biodiversity Inventory,” about an 11-year effort that has documented 5,395 species, including seven species new to the District of Columbia. 2 to 3 p.m. Free; reservations required. Conservatory Classroom, U.S. Botanic Garden, 100 Maryland Ave. SW. 202-225-8333. ■ The History/Biography Book Club will discuss Tom Dunkel’s “Color Blind: the Forgotten Team That Broke Baseball’s Color Line,” about an integrated team in drought-stricken Bismarck, N.D., during the Great Depression that signed the best players available, regardless of race. 3 p.m. Free. Juanita E. Thornton/ Shepherd Park Library, 7420 Georgia Ave. NW. 202-541-6100. Festivals and family programs ■ In honor of the National Park Service’s centennial and looking ahead to the agency’s next century, “America’s Front Yard Family Festival” will feature live music, storytelling, face painting, a

utagawa hiroshige’s “26th Station: Kawegawa,” courtesy of Reading Public Museum, is part of an exhibit at the Luther W. Brady art gallery. son, Bessie Smith and other cultural luminaries. Located at 9th and G streets NW, the museum is open daily from 11:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. 202-633-1000. ■ “Your Next President … ! The Campaign Art of Mark and Rosalind Shenkman,” presenting rare presidential campaign textiles produced in the 19th and early 20th centuries, will open Saturday at the george Washington university Museum and the textile Museum. On view through next spring, the textiles were collected by former George Washington University trustee Mark Shenkman and his wife, Rosalind. The exhibit demonstrates the central role of the American flag in promoting campaigns more than a century ago. It shows that the themes of immigration, protectionism, reform, prosperity and patriotism figured strongly in early campaigns, just as they continue to resonate with voters. Located at 701 21st St. NW, the museums are open Monday and Wednesday through Friday from 11:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from 1 to 5 p.m. A donation of $8 is suggested. 202-9945200.

corn maze, Lego models of national parks, virtual reality park tours and other activities. The lineup will include Milkshake (shown), a Grammy-nominated rock band for kids; acoustic guitarist and vocalist Ellis Woodward; drummer and percussionist Uncle Devin; Yosi & the Superdads leading lively children singalongs; the Great American Indian Dancers; the Wes Holly Balloon Magic Show; vocalist Erica Wheeler; and hip-hop artist YAP. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Free. Constitution Gardens, 17th Street and Constitu-

tion Avenue NW. nps.gov.nama. ■ Miller Jeanne Minor and the Friends of Peirce Mill will host “Run of the Mill,” a chance to see Washington’s only surviving gristmill in action. The day’s events will also feature children’s activities, including crafts based on milling. 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Free. Peirce Mill, Tilden Street and Beach Drive NW. 202895-6070. ■ Dumbarton House’s “Dolley Days” will feature free museum admission, children’s activities, ice cream and a special tour of the historic house in celebration of first lady Dolley Madison’s stop there on Aug. 24, 1814, during the burning of Washington. 11 a.m. to 3 See Events/Page 18

The Current’s Pet of the Week From the Washington Humane Society and Washington Animal Rescue League Meet Marzipan, who is just as sweet as her name suggests. This gentle Lab mix lived with the same family her whole life, but they could no longer care for her. Because she lived with small children and other dogs, Marzipan would be a great addition to a family that’s looking to add to their “pack.” At 9 years old, she’s well past the puppy stage, while still having a lot of love to give! Although Marzipan definitely enjoys taking leisurely walks, she’s more of a mellow companion than a running buddy. She can’t hear very well, but her sense of smell is second to none, and if she smells some cheese in your hand, you’ll have her undivided attention. Do you have room in your heart and home for a sweet, gentle dog? If so, stop by our adoption center at 71 Oglethorpe St. NW soon to meet Marzipan. And be prepared for some sweet canine kisses!

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Continued From Page 17 p.m. Free. Dumbarton House, 2715 Q St. NW. dumbartonhouse.org. The event will continue Sunday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. â&#x2013; An open house and reception in honor of National Womanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Equality Day will highlight one of the newest national parks with special programs bringing suffragist Leigh Jameson to life, creating a dialogue about the activism of the National Womanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Party, and celebrating the life of Inez Milholland. 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Free. Belmont-Paul Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Equality National Monument, 144 Constitution Ave NE. nps.gov/bepa. â&#x2013; The seventh annual 17th Street Festival celebrating the shops, restaurants and services in the area will feature mariachi, marching and New Orleans jazz bands, a Chinese dragon dancer, 50 artists and artisans displaying and selling their work, a moon bounce, a ball crawl, a pet zone, and vendors of all sorts. Activities will also include a baby parade for parents with children up to 2 years old in strollers; a decorated wagon brigade for kids 3 to 12; and a dog parade, with owners encourage to dress their pets like lions, cats, squirrels, et cetera. Noon to 6 p.m. Free admission; $10 passes for food. 1500 and 1600 blocks of 17th Street NW. 17thstreetfestival.org. Films â&#x2013; The Mount Pleasant Library will present the 2016 film â&#x20AC;&#x153;London Has Fallen,â&#x20AC;? starring Gerard Butler, Aaron Eckhart, Morgan Freeman and Angela Bassett. 2 p.m. Free. Mount Pleasant Library, 3160 16th St. NW. 202-671-3121. â&#x2013; As part of its series â&#x20AC;&#x153;Shakespeare as Cinematic Experiment: 1908-1921,â&#x20AC;? the National Gallery of Art will present â&#x20AC;&#x153;Cine-Concert: Richard III (1911 and 1912),â&#x20AC;? featuring two versions of the play that illustrate a striking transformation in cinema â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the 1911 version, a film of highlights of the stage performances at Stratford by British actor Frank Benson; and the 1912 version, a

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Events Entertainment multi-reel film by the Shakespeare Film Co. featuring famed tragedian Frederick Warde. 3 p.m. Free. National Gallery of Art, East Building Auditorium, 4th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-8426799. Performances and readings â&#x2013; The Barnstormers and RockCandy Cloggers will perform in â&#x20AC;&#x153;Good Old Time Music & Clogging,â&#x20AC;? combining traditional American roots folk music and dynamic dancing. Master class at 5 p.m.; performance at 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. â&#x2013; Spooky Action Theater will present a fully staged workshop performance of Jenn Tashâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Motherless Children,â&#x20AC;? set in the midst of an outbreak of a deadly disease that kills by destroying dreams. A Q&A with the playwright, director and cast will follow. 8 p.m. Free; reservations suggested. Universalist National Memorial Church, 1810 16th St. NW. 202248-0301. The performance will repeat Sunday at 3 p.m. â&#x2013; Laugh Index Theatre will present â&#x20AC;&#x153;In the Hot Seat,â&#x20AC;? a monthly comedy show featuring some of the areaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s leading comedians and improvisers. 10 p.m. $8 to $15. DC Arts Center, 2438 18th St. NW. 202-462-7833. Special events â&#x2013; Georgetown Lutheran Church will collect donations for D.C. food banks of peanut butter, other nut butter, jelly and jam for hungry D.C. kids. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Free. Georgetown Lutheran Church, 1556 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-3379070. Food also will be collected Sunday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. â&#x2013; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bourbon & Bluesâ&#x20AC;? will prepare for Bourbon Heritage Month with an afternoon of foot-stomping live blues, signature bourbon cocktails by head bartender Torrence Swain, wine, beer and a buffet of Southern-style barbecue by executive chef Joe Palma. Noon to 3 p.m. $55 plus tax and gratuity. Courtyard, Bourbon Steak at Four Seasons Hotel Washington, DC, 2800 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. 202-944-2026. â&#x2013; The DC Anime Club will celebrate the annual International Cosplay Day. 1 to 4 p.m. Free. Enid A. Haupt Garden, 1050 Independence Ave. SW. dcanimeclub.org. â&#x2013; The Writerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Center and Barrelhouse will present the DC Literary Pub Crawl, featuring nine literary voices as well as drink specials at three Petworth establishments â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Thea Brown, Rion Amilcar Scott and Oliver Bendorf at Walters Sports Bar, from 4 to 5 p.m.; Regie 7+( :25/' )$0286

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Cabico, Amber Sparks and Nate Brown at the Twisted Horn, from 5 to 6 p.m.; and Ross White, Tolonda Henderson and Kyle Dargan at Upshur Street Books, from 6 to 7 p.m. $10; tickets required. Walters Sports Bar, 3632 Georgia Ave NW; The Twisted Horn, 819 Upshur St. NW; Upshur Street Books, 827 Upshur St. NW. writer.org.

Sporting event â&#x2013; The Washington Mystics will play the San Antonio Stars. 7 p.m. $19 to $125. Verizon Center, 601 F St. NW. 800-745-3000. Monday, Aug. 29

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Sporting event â&#x2013; D.C. United will play the Chicago Fire. 7 p.m. $20 to $55. RFK Stadium, 2400 East Capitol St. SE. 800-7453000. Walks and tours â&#x2013; Washington Walksâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Get Local!â&#x20AC;? series will present a tour of the U Street Corridor and explore its legacy as a neighborhood shared by African American intellectuals, business leaders, and families of all economic levels. 11 a.m. $15 to $20. Meet outside the 13th Street exit to the U Street/Cardozo Metro station. washingtonwalks.com. â&#x2013; Tour guide Dwane Starlin will lead a walking tour of Georgetown Heights, featuring a look at the mansions, servantsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; quarters and cemeteries of the apogee of Georgetown. 1 p.m. $15. Meet at 27th and Q streets NW. dumbartonhouse.org/events. â&#x2013; A park ranger will lead a two-mile â&#x20AC;&#x153;Centennial Hikeâ&#x20AC;? highlighting the diversity of the National Park Serviceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s attractions, including historic homes, battlefields and natural wonders. 2 p.m. Free. Peirce Mill, Tilden Street and Beach Road NW. 202-895-6000. Sunday, Aug. 28

Sunday auguSt 28 Classes and workshops â&#x2013; Local yoga instructors Alia Peera and Amy Mitchell will present â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sunday Serenity: Yoga in the East Park.â&#x20AC;? 10 to 11 a.m. $5 donation suggested. Dumbarton House, 2715 Q St. NW. dumbartonhouse.org. The class will be offered weekly through Sept. 25. â&#x2013; ArtJamz will present a â&#x20AC;&#x153;DC Skylineâ&#x20AC;? class. 7 to 9 p.m. $32 to $35. ArtJamz Dupont Studio, 1728 Connecticut Ave. NW. artjamzdc.com. Concert â&#x2013; Gold Connections, a Virginia-based indie rock band that blends vintage sounds with punk tenacity, will perform. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202467-4600. Discussions and lectures â&#x2013; A park ranger will present â&#x20AC;&#x153;Gotta Catch â&#x20AC;&#x2122;Em All,â&#x20AC;? a program about trail etiquette, hunting safety and the low-tech origins of PokĂŠmon Go. 10 a.m. Free. Rock Creek Nature Center, 5200 Glover Road NW. 202-895-6070. â&#x2013; National Gallery of Art senior lecturer David Gariff, adjunct professor of art history at Catholic University, will discuss â&#x20AC;&#x153;Days of Destruction: Florence, November 1966.â&#x20AC;? 2 p.m. Free. East Building Auditorium, East Building Auditorium, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-737-4215. â&#x2013; In the centennial year of artist William Merritt Chaseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s death, a panel of leading American art scholars â&#x20AC;&#x201D; includ-

Saturday, auguSt 27 â&#x2013; Performance: The Petworth Jazz Project will present a childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s performance of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Chiquititos (Itsy-Bitsy)â&#x20AC;? by Teatro de La Luna, from 5:30 to 6:15 p.m.; and a jazz concert by vocalist Cecily Bumbray (shown), from 6:30 to 7:45 p.m. Lawn, Petworth Recreation Center, 8th and Taylor streets NW. petworthjazzproject.com. ing Fred Baker, John Davis, Eric Hirshler, Elsa Smithgall and Isabel Taube â&#x20AC;&#x201D; will explore his multifaceted artistic practice from a range of perspectives that shed light on his lasting contribution to the history of modern art. 2 to 5 p.m. $10 to $12; reservations required. Phillips Collection, 1600 21st St. NW. phillipscollection.org/events. Festivals â&#x2013; The DC State Fair will showcase the regionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s agricultural and artistic talents with food, music, art and entertainment. 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Free. NoMa Junction at Storey Park, 1005 1st St. NE. dcstatefair.org. â&#x2013; Arena Stage will celebrate the start of its new season with a kickoff carnival featuring aerialists performing overhead, a giant bounce house and a petting zoo, along with other familyfriendly activities inspired by two upcoming productions, Rodgers and Hammersteinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Carouselâ&#x20AC;? and Lookingglass Theatre Companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Moby Dick.â&#x20AC;? Noon to 6 p.m. Free. Arena Stage, 1101 6th St. SW. arenastage.org. Film â&#x2013; As part of its series â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Grandest Spaces: Picturing Museums,â&#x20AC;? the National Gallery of Art will screen Alexander Sokurovâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 2002 film â&#x20AC;&#x153;Russian Ark,â&#x20AC;? one seamless Steadicam take of the Hermitage, the lengthiest sustained shot in the history of film and a breathtaking tour of Russiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s imperial past featuring actors and performers in full historic costume. 4 p.m. Free. National Gallery of Art, East Building Auditorium, 4th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-842-6799. Special events â&#x2013; The National Museum of Women in the Arts will present â&#x20AC;&#x153;Free Summer Sundays,â&#x20AC;? featuring access to the museumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s collection and special exhibition â&#x20AC;&#x153;Alison Saar in Print.â&#x20AC;? Noon to 5 p.m. Free. National Museum of Women in the Arts, 1250 New York Ave. NW. 202-7837370. â&#x2013; Wilson High School will host a public screening and discussion of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s speech from the March on Washington on Aug. 28, 1963.

Classes and workshops â&#x2013; Yoga teacher Robin Glantz, owner of Vibrant Health, will lead a â&#x20AC;&#x153;Viniyogaâ&#x20AC;? class. 10:30 to 11:45 a.m. Free; reservations requested. Tenley-Friendship Library, 4450 Wisconsin Ave. NW. tenleylibrary@dc.gov. â&#x2013; The West End Interim Library will host an all-levels yoga class. 6 p.m. Free. West End Interim Library, 2522 Virginia Ave. NW. 202-724-8707. â&#x2013; Local studio Yoga Heights will host â&#x20AC;&#x153;#Yoga4All,â&#x20AC;? a basic yoga class led by instructor Jess Pierno and other practitioners and open to all ages and abilities. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. Concerts â&#x2013; The â&#x20AC;&#x153;Live! Concert Series on the Plazaâ&#x20AC;? series will feature Outta the Blue performing classic rock. Noon to 1:30 p.m. Free. Woodrow Wilson Plaza, Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. 202-312-1300. â&#x2013; The U.S. Navy Concert Band will perform. 8 p.m. Free. West Steps, U.S. Capitol. navyband.navy.mil. Discussions and lectures â&#x2013; In celebration of the 40th anniversary of Japanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s gift of 53 bonsai trees to the U.S. National Arboretum, portrait photographer Stephen Voss will lead the last in a series of gallery talks about his bonsai photos and his book â&#x20AC;&#x153;In Training.â&#x20AC;? Noon to 12:30 p.m. Free; reservations suggested. Japan Information and Culture Center, 1150 18th St. NW. www.us.emb-japan.go.jp/jicc. â&#x2013; G.B. Trudeau will discuss his book â&#x20AC;&#x153;Yuge!: 30 Years of Doonesbury on Trump,â&#x20AC;? featuring comic strips incorporating Donald Trump since he first announced that he was available to run for president in 1987. 4 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919. â&#x2013; Witold Rybczynski, University of Pennsylvania emeritus professor of architecture and author of an award-winning biography of Frederick Law Olmsted, will discuss his book â&#x20AC;&#x153;Now I Sit Me Down: From Klismos to Plastic Chair: A Natural History,â&#x20AC;? an insightful look at the cultural evolution of chairs. 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919. Films â&#x2013; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Marvelous Movie Mondaysâ&#x20AC;? will feature Brazilian filmmaker Walter Sallesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 2001 film â&#x20AC;&#x153;Behind the Sun,â&#x20AC;? about a young man forced to choose between family tradition and his own dreams. 2 and 6:30 p.m. Free. Meeting Room, Chevy Chase Library, 5625 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-282-0021. â&#x2013; The Almeida Theatre will make its See Events/Page 19

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Events Entertainment Continued From Page 18 live screening debut with an adaptation of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Richard III,â&#x20AC;? directed by Almeida artistic director Rupert Goold, with Ralph Fiennes as Shakespeareâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most notorious villain and Vanessa Redgrave as Queen Margaret. 7 p.m. $15 to $20. Folger Theatre, 201 East Capitol St. SE. 202-544-7077. Performance â&#x2013; Laugh Index Theatre will present â&#x20AC;&#x153;Improv Wars,â&#x20AC;? a friendly competition among improv troupes, with the audience voting for the winner. 7:30 p.m. $8 to $10. DC Arts Center, 2438 18th St. NW. 202-462-7833. Tuesday, Aug. 30

Tuesday auguSt 30 Classes and workshops â&#x2013; A certified yoga instructor will lead a walk-in gentle yoga class targeted to ages 55 and older. 10 a.m. Free. Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. 202-727-0232. â&#x2013; 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. â&#x2013; Instructor Diana Abdul will present a hatha yoga class. 7 p.m. Free. TenleyFriendship Library, 4450 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-727-1488. Concerts â&#x2013; The â&#x20AC;&#x153;Live! Concert Series on the Plazaâ&#x20AC;? series will feature Jocie Renee performing neo-soul. Noon to 1:30 p.m. Free. Woodrow Wilson Plaza, Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. 202-312-1300. â&#x2013; As part of the Tuesday Concert Series, soprano Brooke Evers (shown) and pianist Jeremy Filsell will perform American music by Gershwin, Bernstein and Samuel Barber. 12:10 p.m. Free. Church of the Epiphany, 1317 G St. NW. 202-347-2635. â&#x2013; The U.S. Navy Concert Band will perform. 7:30 p.m. Free. U.S. Navy Memorial, 701 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. navyband.navy.mil. â&#x2013; Gypsy Sallyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Vinyl Lounge will host its weekly open mic show. 8 p.m. Free. Gypsy Sallyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Vinyl Lounge, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com. Discussions and lectures â&#x2013; Ida Meftahi will discuss â&#x20AC;&#x153;Gender and Dance in Modern Iran: Biopolitics on Stage.â&#x20AC;? Noon. Free. African Middle Eastern Division Reading Room, Jefferson Building, Library of Congress, 10 1st St. SE. 202-707-4518. â&#x2013; Arun Sundararajan, a professor at New York Universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Stern School of Business, will discuss his book â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Sharing Economy: The End of Employment and the Rise of Crowd-Based Capitalism,â&#x20AC;? in which he examines peer-topeer enterprises including Airbnb, Lyft and TaskRabbit and shows how information-based services are causing a paradigm shift. 6:30 p.m. Free. Busboys and Poets 5th & K, 1025 5th St. NW. 202-789-2227.

â&#x2013; John Bessler, law professor at the University of Baltimore School of Law, adjunct professor at the Georgetown University Law Center, and an attorney with the Minneapolis law firm of Berens & Miller, will discuss â&#x20AC;&#x153;Against the Death Penalty,â&#x20AC;? the volume he edited of Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dissent in Glossip v. Gross, a powerful argument that it is time for the court to revisit the constitutionality of the death penalty. 6:30 p.m. Free. Kramerbooks & Afterwords, 1517 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202387-1400. â&#x2013; Neely Tucker, staff writer at The Washington Post Sunday Magazine and author of the memoir â&#x20AC;&#x153;Love in the Driest Season,â&#x20AC;? will discuss his book â&#x20AC;&#x153;Only the Hunted Run: A Sully Carter Novel,â&#x20AC;? in which Carter, a former war correspondent now covering local D.C. news, becomes the target of the suspect in a shooting at the Capitol. Joining Tucker will be Tayla Burney, a producer for WAMUâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Kojo Nnamdi Show.â&#x20AC;? 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919. â&#x2013; Ron Kipling Williams will discuss â&#x20AC;&#x153;Black Freak Mosh Heaven,â&#x20AC;? his poetic autobiography about a black youth who rocks and rolls to his own beat and is forced to battle racism, stereotypes and ignorance. 7 to 9 p.m. Free; reservations suggested. Potterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s House, 1658 Columbia Road NW. pottershousedc.org. Film â&#x2013; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Tuesday Night Moviesâ&#x20AC;? will feature Jon Favreauâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 2016 film â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Jungle Book,â&#x20AC;? about a boyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s coming-of-age in the jungles of India. 6 p.m. Free. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. 202-727-0321. Performances and readings â&#x2013; The Washington Improv Theaterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Harold Nightâ&#x20AC;? will feature long-form improv performances by various ensembles. 8 and 9 p.m. By donation. Source, 1835 14th St. witdc.org. â&#x2013; Busboys and Poets will host the Beltway Poetry Slam. 9 to 11 p.m. $5. Busboys and Poets Brookland, 625 Monroe St. NE. 202-636-7230. â&#x2013; Busboys and Poets will present an open mic poetry night hosted by Khadijah Moon. 9 to 11 p.m. $5. Langston Room, Busboys and Poets 14th & V, 2021 14th St. NW. 202-387-7638. tour â&#x2013; The Washington National Cathedralâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Combination Tower Climbâ&#x20AC;? will present both the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Gargoyle Tower Climb,â&#x20AC;? featuring a close-up look at various gargoyles and grotesques while visiting the open-air walkway wrapping around the two western towers, and the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Classic Tower Climb,â&#x20AC;? offering a look at the ringing chamber, 333 steps high in the central tower with scenic views of Washington. 5 to 7:30 p.m. $75; reservations required. Washington National Cathedral, Massachusetts and Wisconsin avenues NW. cathedral.org. Wednesday, Aug. 31 Wednesday auguSt 31 Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s program â&#x2013; CityCenterDC and the D.C. Public Library will host a weekly â&#x20AC;&#x153;Kids Corner,â&#x20AC;? an outdoor story time with singing. 10:30 a.m. Free. The Plaza at CityCen-

Tuesday, auguSt 30 â&#x2013; Reading: Argentine guitarist and composer Cristian Perez, a Strathmore artist-in-residence, will present original compositions and arrangements of South American folk, classical guitar and jazz. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. ter, 10th and I streets NW. citycenterdc. com. The weekly series will continue through Sept. 28. Classes and workshops â&#x2013; 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. â&#x2013; A hands-on adult workshop will feature an after-hours viewing of the National Archivesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Amending Americaâ&#x20AC;? exhibit on the passage of the 19th amendment giving women the right to vote, along with a performance by presenter Kate Campbell Stevenson to bring the suffrage movement to life. 5:30 p.m. Free; reservations requested. Boeing Learning Center, National Archives Building, Constitution Avenue between 7th and 9th streets NW. education@nara.gov. â&#x2013; The weekly â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sunset Fitness in the Parkâ&#x20AC;? event will feature a one-hour class presented by CorePower Yoga. 6 p.m. Free; reservations required. Georgetown Waterfront Park, Potomac and K streets NW. georgetowndc.com/sunsetfitness. â&#x2013; 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. â&#x2013; ArtJamz will present an â&#x20AC;&#x153;Intro to Paintingâ&#x20AC;? class. 7 to 9 p.m. $32 to $35. ArtJamz Brookland Studio, 716 Monroe St. NE. artjamzdc.com. â&#x2013; The summer entertaining series will focus â&#x20AC;&#x153;Labor Day Cookout Favorites.â&#x20AC;? 7:30 to 9 p.m. $25; reservations suggested. Via Umbria, 1525 Wisconsin Ave. NW. viaumbria.com/events. Concerts â&#x2013; The â&#x20AC;&#x153;Live! Concert Series on the Plazaâ&#x20AC;? series will feature the Claritee Band performing blues and guitar music. Noon to 1:30 p.m. Free. Woodrow Wilson Plaza, Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. 202-312-1300. â&#x2013; Clevelandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Kristine Jackson will perform, featuring soulful and gritty vocals and guitar. 7 p.m. Free. Gypsy Sallyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Vinyl Lounge, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com. â&#x2013; The Marine Big Band, an 18-member ensemble drawn from â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Presi-

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Range Rover takes your parlor for an off-road adventure

t’s been 20 years since motorists were last able to tackle Rock Creek’s Milkhouse Ford, driving a car through a shallow portion of the waterway. But Range Rover owners still have the

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ability — if not the legal authority, at least within city limits — to pass through standing water of up to 35.4 inches. It’s just one of many off-road claims to fame from this ultra-premium SUV, a model with high capability that doesn’t exact revenge in normal use. But even on the pavement, the tested 2016 Land Rover Range Rover Supercharged LWB is more than just a chromecovered box with a long name. The $109,190 charged for the tested model buys accommodations that are hard to surpass at any price point. In a nod to the owners who’ll be riding in the back seat rather than the front, four of the Range Rover’s five seats feature their own power adjustments, their own seat heaters and seat coolers, and their own climate controls. This long-wheelbase model offers extra-generous legroom, as well. And no need to worry about slamming your door hard, because the Range Rover will pull it closed for you if it’s only partially latched. The Range Rover is similarly priced to a

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The posh 2016 Land Rover Range Rover promises high off-road limits without backing off day-to-day luxury concerns.

full-size luxury sedan like the MercedesBenz S550, and the former’s big, boxy shape ensures that passengers will never feel cramped. Meanwhile, unlike such competitors as the Lexus LX570 or the Mercedes GLS, Land Rover didn’t worry about making space for a third-row seat in the brand’s flagship model. You need the lower-rung Range Rover Sport for that option; the top-of-the-line Range Rover instead gives you the option to decrease seating capacity to four. To get in on the Range Rover experience, prices start at $85,945 with a V6 engine. The tested model, which also adds a 510-horsepower V8, is the cheapest offered in long-wheelbase form — prices can surpass $200,000 as you add options, such as rear footrests and “electronically deployable tables.” So equipped, the Range Rover can become even more like a lavishly appointed parlor that’s also capable of plowing through deep mud or water. If that’s not a priority, though, note that you may find better on-road performance from some unapologetically light-duty luxury crossovers, as well as more cuttingedge infotainment systems and better gas mileage.

‘Eco’ Sonata brings better gas mileage

The base model of the 2016 Hyundai Sonata is rated for 30 mpg in mixed driving — not bad for a midsize sedan, but below competitors like the Honda Accord and Nissan Altima. But buyers can opt instead for the Sonata Eco model, which uses a little 1.6-liter, four-cylinder engine instead of the standard 2.4-liter. EPA ratings climb to 28 mpg in the city and 38 mpg on the highway, or 32 mpg overall. Furthermore, a turbocharger ensures that the 1.6-liter engine actually yields quicker acceleration than the 2.4 despite the better mileage. With the Sonata Eco, Hyundai has followed the lead of the Chevrolet Malibu and Ford Fusion with the theory that a small turbocharged engine can get great mileage when driven gently, while still offering the potential for potent power. The Korean carmaker already used a similar principle years ago to replace the Sonata’s optional V6

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portation Department’s rankings, based on statistics indicating the frequency of collisions and other incidents, didn’t always tell the whole story. On Wednesday, the site visit at Wisconsin and Albemarle meandered north to Wisconsin and Brandywine Street, where a police officer told Cheh that both intersections are frequently clogged with pedestrians risking collision with drivers. Later that day, Connecticut Avenue and Ordway Street NW proved as busy and messy as Porter a block north, Cheh said. The Department of Transportation made its selection based on areas that had recently received mitigation measures or new signage, in addition to taking into account recent accidents, according to agency director Leif Dormsjo, who attended Thursday’s site visit at 39th and Van Ness streets. Even if that visit didn’t prompt many concrete solutions, Cheh and the other stakeholders were happy they took the time to survey the landscape there. Several pedestrian and bicyclist advocates were uncomfortable with an unmarked crosswalk on the east side of Wisconsin where pedestrians cross 39th Street, which comes in at an angle. The Transportation Department said it can’t install pavement markings because the private driveway to the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office, at 4201 Wisconsin, is too close to the intersection. Officials said the issue may be addressed if the site is redeveloped. A separate concern is that motorists traveling from westbound Van Ness Street to northbound Wisconsin will use the driveway as a cut-through to avoid the traffic light at the intersection. One car made that exact maneuver while Cheh was on site.

liter model do give it an extra appeal, so it’s a pity this engine isn’t offered more widely.

Tweaks pitched for residential parking 2016 Hyundai Sonata Eco engine with a powerful turbocharged four-cylinder. But there are some downsides. The engine costs an extra $1,175 over the base SE, and the $23,960 Eco isn’t offered with any optional perks, such as leather seats or a sunroof. Meanwhile, a gas-electric hybrid version of the Sonata — with even better gas mileage, albeit at a higher price — can be had with lots of features. All Sonatas offer a pleasant driving experience, a roomy interior and a long warranty, though base models in particular feel less fancy than some competitors or the related Kia Optima. The Eco’s extra power and quietness compared to the 2.4-

The D.C. Department of Transportation has announced proposed revisions to Residential Parking Permit policies that describe which blocks are eligible to participate. Under the proposal, a block is eligible only if Transportation Department audits find it to have no more than 30 percent of its parking spaces available and that at least 10 percent of the cars parked there are registered outside of that block’s parking zone (generally, its D.C. ward). An exception can include a block that’s within five blocks of a commercial district or single large venue. Meanwhile, the regulations expand resident-only parking, which sets aside one side of each street within a given advisory neighborhood commission for cars from the same zone.

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Connecticut Avenue near Quebec and Porter streets was one of the sites visited last week by Council member Mary Cheh.

Transportation Department officials said they’ll look into the issue. These site visits also provide an opportunity for local advocacy groups to advance their causes with the city government. Garrett Hennigan of the Washington Area Bicyclist Association noticed Thursday that more than a dozen cyclists passed by on the sidewalk rather than braving the intimidating onslaught of Wisconsin Avenue traffic. He’s hopeful that site visits like these will help his organization continue to fight for more bike lanes and an overall friendliness to that mode of transportation. Cheh plans to keep the program going even when there aren’t immediate dangers. “Just about every intersection on a major road could use a visit,” she said. The issue is underscored by two recent pedestrian fatalities in Northwest over the last week. Arlington resident David Narvaez, 29, died in a hit-and-run in the 2 a.m. hour on Friday at New Hampshire Avenue and M Street NW, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. The previous morning, Potomac, Md., resident Armin Amin-Toomaji was killed by an oncoming driver who stayed at the scene in the 1400 block of 9th Street NW, according to police. Amin-Toomaji co-owned Chaplin’s Restaurant in Shaw, according to media reports.

The proposal spells out various conditions in which any ANC can join the program if most of its blocks are now under the standard two-hour restrictions for Residential Permit Parking. The proposal does not respond to calls for further parking reform that would overhaul visitor passes, decrease the size of parking zones to deter intraward commuting, or increase parking permit fees. Visit tinyurl.com/2016-RPP to view the agency’s proposed rulemaking and submit a comment. The deadline for public comment is Oct. 10, an extension from the initially announced date.

Metro adds options for monthly passes

Metro’s SelectPass, offering discounted monthly fares for frequent riders, has just expanded with more pricing levels. The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority introduced SelectPass through a pilot phase earlier this year, offering

unlimited round trips on rail with the monthly pass price based on a rider’s usual Metro trip cost. For example, if a rider’s usual trip cost for taking Metrorail to work is $4, that rider could purchase the pass covering rides for $4 or less, at $144 per month. Customers pay once monthly, and the pass is loaded onto their registered SmarTrip card; they don’t pay extra as long as their trips cost the same or less than their selected maximum per-trip cost. The monthly pass price is based on the cost of 18 days of round-trip rides, so any additional trips that month are included for free. The updated version of SelectPass, effective for September, offers nine different price points, Metro says in a news release. The prices are based on the usual trip cost, ranging in 25-cent increments from $2.25 to $4 per ride, as well as the maximum $5.90 maximum fare. Customers also have the option of including unlimited Metrobus travel for extra fees.

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301-656-9274 Chevy Chase, MD Licensed • Bonded • Insured

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Licensed Insured

WINDOW WASHERS, ETC... Celebrating 15 years

RESIDENTIAL SPECIALISTS

SERVING UPPER N.W.

202-337-0351 In the heart of the Palisades since 1993

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Residential Specialists Windows • Gutters • Power Washing DC • MD • VA

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Member, International Window Cleaning Association • In the heart of the Palisades since 1993

Cane * Rush * Danish Repairs * Reglue References

Jewelry Buyers: Cash buyers of Gold, Silver, Diamonds, Jewelry, Watches, Flatware. Please call Tom at

Bethesda Jewelers 301-654-8678

Cleaning Services ARE YOU looking for someone to clean your house plus laundry, ironing & organizing? Excel, Ref’s, experienced, low rates. Call (610)990-2191. CLEANING TO fit your needs. $15-20 per hour, minimum 2 hrs. Excellent references, laundry & ironing. Call 202-352-3653. HOUSE CLEANING service, weekly, bi-weekly, monthly. Customer satisfaction 100%. ask about organic cleaning. Excel. Ref’s. Solange 240-478-1726. House Cleaning Services My prices won’t be beat! Young lady • Honest • Dependable Flexible • Considerate • Free est. Cleanliness for a safer environment Serving the community for 15 years. Call 301-326-8083

Computers PC/Mac support for home or business: setup, upgrades, tune-up, backup, data transfer & recovery, virus removal, printers, FiOS/DSL/Cable modems, WiFi, networks, spam control, & website design.

For information about the licensing of any particular

(202) 442-4311. Their website is www.dcra.dc.gov.

Pets

STEVE YOUNG • 202-966-8810

EXPERIENCED COMPUTER expert can almost certainly make your Windows laptop or desktop run faster and more reliably. Home visit $50 and drop off at my West End apartment $25 (laptops only). Your Satisfaction fully guaranteed. ochiltreescott@gmail.com

Department of Consumer & Regulatory Affairs at

ADVERTISING SALES The Current Newspapers of Washington DC are now accepting applications for Newspaper and online advertising sales positions. If you have print or online advertising sales experience, or if you are seeking an opportunity to launch your media career with an established newspaper and soon-to-be online digital content provider, we want to hear from you ASAP. Layout and design experience helpful, but not necessary. Initially, remuneration will be based on a generous "commission only structure", and you may work from home. If you are interested, please contact: David Ferrara, COO The Current Newspapers, at davidferrara@currentnewspapers.com

email: chairsandseats@aol.com

Call Michael: (202) 486-3145 www.computeroo.net

business in Washington, D.C., please call the District

Help Wanted

New computer or smartphone? Over 15 years’ experience tutoring adults on all types of technology. I can help you with PCs or Macs as well as iPhones/iPads, Kindles, and all other devices. I also provide technical support, help choosing, purchasing, setting up, and troubleshooting devices. Call Brett Geranen at (202) 486-6189 or email ComputerTutorDC@gmail.com.

[202] 277-2566 PO Box 25058 Washington, DC 20027 jule@julespetsitting.com www.julespetsitting.com

J ULE’S Petsitting Services, Inc.

• Mid Day Dog Walks • Kitty Visits • In-Home Overnight Pet Sitting and other Pet Care Services • Insured and Bonded

Setting the Standard for Excellence in Pet Sitting and Dog Walking Since 1991

Help Wanted

Personal Services

DUMBARTON OAKS IS SEEKING MUSEUM VOLUNTEERS. For more information, go to www.doaks.org and search for current opportunities or contact the docent coordinator at 202-339-6409.

PERSONABLE, EDUCATED, middleage w/ good ref’s in NW avail for home & gdn work, transport, other help. Also swim lessons. Ross 202-237-0231.

Senior Care Learn about our projects and our team at Walsh Construction and Adams Morgan Hotel Owner LLC’s Opportunities Meet & Greet Happy Hour, 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, September 14, Washington Hilton, 1919 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20009. CBE contractors welcome.

Moving/Hauling CONTINENTAL MOVERS Local-Long Distance Great References • Free 10 boxes Deliveries and Hauling available.

DEDICATED, CONSCIENTIOUS CNA for over 30 years seeking PT or FT employment immed. Please call (301)439-8017 or cell 301-518-9359.

Slip Covers CUSTOM SLIP COVERS Spring Sale, Discount on indoor/outdoor fabrics. Customer Own Material or our fabric We also do upholstery, draperies Call A Slip Cover Studio Today 240-401-8535 • 301-270-5115 aslipcoverstudiomd@gmail.com

Upholstery

301-340-0602 • 202 438-1489 www.continentalmovers.net

GREAT SCOTT MOVING,Inc. Local & Long Distance, Pianos Call us for a great move at a great price. 301-699-2066 Highest rated in Consumer Check Book, Better Business Bureau, Yelp & Angie’s List. www.greatscottmoving.com

Custom workroom for • Window Treatments • Bed Treatments • Pillows and other custom items. We will work with your fabric or provide fabric. Call Mary

202-966-1196 Yard/Moving/Bazaar

Personal Services Get Organized Today! Get "Around Tuit" now and organize your closets, basement, home office, kids' rooms, kitchens, garages and more! Call today for a free consultation! Around Tuit, LLC Professional Organizing

202-489-3660 www.getaroundtuitnow.com info@getaroundtuitnow.com

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MOVING SALE complete house. Furniture, China, carpets, books, CDs, vinyl, sport gear, electrics candles, linens, games, office crystal, glassware, cookware Danish, English, Mexican items Women's clothes XS & S Eileen Fisher & others. Shoes size 6. Tools, yard gear, Xmas-THEWORKS! 10 to 4 Fri 26 & Sat 27 Aug No early birds 3208 38 St NW, street park or Cathedral Commons garage

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Chevy Chase, DC, Forest Hills, Berkley, Brightwood, Hawthorne, AU Park, Ledroit Park, Cleveland Park, Dupont, Georgetown, Wakefield, Besthesda, Chevy Chase, MD, Somerset, Glen Echo Heights, Potomac, Rockville, Silver Spring, Vienna, McLean, Arlington, and yours! NeW listiNg!

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3307 Fessenden stReet nW | FoRest hills $1,095,000 6696 32nd PlaCe nW | Chevy Chase $1,349,000 south facing, 1937 center hall Colonial in desirable Forest hills on a 7500 square foot lot! nestled in the heart of Barnaby Woods, this renovated and expanded Colonial is an entertainer’s 6 bedrooms, 3 full baths and 2 powder rooms on 4 finished levels. Renovated kitchen with delight both inside and out! a true cook’s kitchen with table space and family room. 4 bedrooms, breakfast room. Fenced rear yard with expansion potential. 3 full baths and 2 half baths. sited on a desirable corner lot of almost 6,000 square feet. NeW listiNg!

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2121 2nd stReet #1 | ledRoit PaRk! Recently renovated 4BR, 2 FB condo with over 1800 sq ft on 2 levels! $729,000

3615 38th stReet nW #410 | Cleveland PaRk steps to Cathedral Commons! stunning, top floor large 1 BR with den (750 sq ft) completely updated. $394,900

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6024 Walhonding Road | Bethesda

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1317 sheRidan stReet nW | BRightWood

2500 Q stReet nW | geoRgetoWn

list Price: $549,000 sold Price: $549,000

list Price: $725,000 sold Price: $725,000

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4802 Foxhall CResCent nW | BeRkley

1600 ashgRove MeadoWs Way | vienna

Price: $1,975,000 list Price: $2,395,000 list Price: $1,390,000 * list * * sold Price: $1,940,000 sold Price: $1,365,000 sold Price: $2,350,000

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1512 haRRison stReet | aRlington

list Price: $1,100,000 sold Price: $1,153,000

202-253-8757 cell 202-966-1400 Office Kimberly.Cestari@LongandFoster.com

* Kimberly brought the buyer