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Inside Serving Foggy Bottom & the West End Vol. IX, No. 41

Wednesday, September 16, 2015

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Pope’s visit to alter traffic patterns ■ Transportation: Officials

also plan bus-route changes By MARK LIEBERMAN Current Staff Writer

As Pope Francis makes his first visit to the United States next week, his two-day stop in the District of Columbia brings anticipation, crowds — and traffic changes. Though most of the pope’s activ-

ities will center around the White House and downtown, Upper Northwest D.C. will also see a number of impacts, particularly along and near Massachusetts Avenue. Pope Francis arrives in the District on Sept. 22 at 4 p.m., but restrictions at the Vatican Embassy at 3339 Massachusetts Ave. NW, where he’ll be staying, begin the morning of Sept. 21 and last until he leaves at 4 p.m. Sept. 24. And a variety of road closures will be in place in the area

for the duration of his visit, with detours suggested, such as one diverting Massachusetts Avenue drivers to Rock Creek Parkway. (More specifics are listed on page 5 and available at pope.dc.gov/ node/1110904). More than 70 D.C. Department of Transportation officials, with backup from the National Guard, will be patrolling impacted streets and managing traffic patterns during See Pope/Page 5

Hotel Helix slated for luxury renovation By BRADY HOLT Current Staff Writer

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Saturday’s sixth annual 17th Street Festival, organized by Historic Dupont Circle Main Streets, featured art, a variety of vendors, children’s activities, a pet zone and entertainment, including a rock band, a dance troupe, other musical acts and drag performances despite rainy conditions.

When Marion Barry was the mayor of Washington, his visits to the Ramada Inn at 1430 Rhode Island Ave. NW were presumed by many to be linked to the 14th Street corridor’s thriving drug trade. The mayor defended himself, according to a 1988 Washington Post article, by saying that “quite frankly, what I’m guilty of is … going to a bad address.” That article described Logan Circle as “a neighborhood that outsiders might consider seedy but which residents describe as improving.” The hotel’s history is now a testament to those residents’ accuracy. That “bad address” was converted in the early 2000s into the threestar Hotel Helix, and the ownership has now begun a multimillion-dollar renovation that will elevate it into the Mason & Rook Hotel, part of the Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants boutique chain. See Hotel/Page 5

Sibley shows off new emergency facilities

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The 178-room Hotel Helix in Logan Circle will close next month for renovations that could include a controversial rooftop bar.

Notion of Confederate statue by D.C. border sparks anger

By DEIRDRE BANNON

By MARK LIEBERMAN

Current Correspondent

Current Staff Writer

Sibley Memorial Hospital opened the doors to its newly constructed $9 million emergency department Monday, boasting an array of state-of-the-art tools that officials say will enhance patient care. The Johns Hopkins-affiliated hospital located at 5255 Loughboro Road NW showed off its new facility at a Sept. 9 ribbon-cutting ceremony led by Sibley’s president Richard “Chip” Davis and the hospital’s board of directors, which was followed by a tour for community members. The new emergency department has expanded to 23,000 square feet from 14,000 — it’s now about the size of five basketball courts. Inside are 22 private rooms, including two large resuscitation rooms, which surround

Some District residents are protesting a plan that could move a controversial Confederate statue from outside a courthouse in Rockville, Md., to a Silver Spring park adjacent to the Maryland/D.C. line. Officials from the Rockville and Montgomery County governments are in the planning stages of moving the statue, which depicts an unnamed Confederate soldier, from outside the Montgomery County Circuit Courts in downtown Rockville to one of five Maryland parks.

BUSINESS

Recent grad finds way to new career as personal chef — Page 3

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Sibley cut the ribbon on the $9 million emergency department last week before opening it Monday.

a central nursing station that will enhance visibility and responsiveness from the medical team. An additional “quick look” area is used to assess and release patients rapidly when appropriate, and a sixroom “fast-track” area is used to treat minor issues that wouldn’t require a patient to use a bed in the main emergency department, such as those requiring stitches or See Sibley/Page 8

FALL REAL ESTATE GUIDE

Realtors cite mixed effects of living near institutions — Page RE1

Among the options is Jesup Blair Park, located on Blair Road in Silver Spring near Georgia and Eastern avenues NW, though county planners recently recommended against this location. Discussions about moving the statue began after the nationally publicized shooting at a historically black church in South Carolina in June, according to Montgomery County Council member George Leventhal. He has worked actively with County Executive Ike Leggett to set the relocation of the statue in motion. On July 27, the phrase See Statue/Page 2

INDEX

EVENTS

World premiere of ‘The Guard’ comes to Ford’s Theatre — Page 41

Calendar/38 Classifieds/45 District Digest/2 Exhibits/39 Foggy Bottom News/9 In Your Neighborhood/8

Opinion/6 Police Report/4 Real Estate/Pullout School Dispatches/12 Service Directory/43 Theater/41

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The Current

District Digest Sidwell Friends buys Washington Home

Sidwell Friends School has inked an agreement to purchase The Washington Home & Community Hospices property, the two institutions announced yesterday. The Washington Home, which provides care for elderly, chronically ill and terminally ill patients, plans to phase out its long-term care and rehabilitation services at its sole location at 3720 Upton St. NW by the end of 2016. The nonprofit, whose 5.7-acre property is located next door to Sidwell’s D.C. campus, plans to focus on at-home services in the future. For the pre-K through-12thgrade private school, the purchase will allow all teachers and students to consolidate on one campus for the first time since 1963, when Sidwell moved its lower school to Bethesda’s Edgemoor neighborhood. In a news release, school officials say the plan is to transform the Washington Home’s structures into an elementary school and additional meeting spaces for the middle and upper schools. Those renovations are expected to be complete by fall 2019, while Sidwell intends to sell its Bethesda property by the end of

2016. Washington Home officials say they’ll work in coming months to develop individualized care plans for the 129 current residents, as well as to help staff transition. On Washington Home’s website, officials said that while the Sidwell sale “may seem like a sudden decision” for the 127-year-old organization, the transition fits closely with its board’s discussions over the past several years. In line with the recent trends of “aging in place,” the organization plans to focus on “expanding our hospice and other aging care services in area residents’ own homes, where they are increasingly seeking care,” officials say. Founded in 1888, Washington Home operated out of Meridian Hill and what is now Dumbarton Oaks in Georgetown before relocating to its Upton Street property in 1924.

D.C. attorney general sues debt collector

D.C. Attorney General Karl A. Racine announced last week that his office is suing a debt-purchasing company that charges up to 12 times the maximum interest rate allowed by D.C. law. CashCall is a California-based

company that collects on consumer loans, with interest rates that can exceed 300 percent annually. Loans were made online by the nowdefunct South Dakota company Western Sky Financial LLC, which sold them to CashCall. “This company is preying on District consumers by attempting to collect loans with unlawful and unreasonable interest rates,” Racine says in a news release. “We will aggressively apply the District’s consumer-protection laws to stop predatory lending practices that harm our residents.”

Georgetown theater hosts children’s show Georgetown’s new City Kids Theater group will present “The Story Thief and the Prince of Dreams” Sept. 19 through 26 at Georgetown Lutheran Church, 1556 Wisconsin Ave. NW. Appropriate for ages 4 and up, the world premiere play — written by Sean Fri, co-author of last season’s “The Princess and the Pea” — centers on a group of children joining with the Prince of Dreams to battle a Dream-Thief. Performances are at 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Saturday and 1 and 3:30 p.m. Sunday. Tickets cost $15 per

person and are available at citykidstheater.org and at the box office on the day of the show.

Walking tours feature varied neighborhoods WalkingTown DC will feature dozens of free outdoor tours of D.C. Sept. 19 through 27, focused on a range of local subjects and neighborhoods, such as “Books of the Harlem Renaissance,” “Queering Capitol Hill” and “Hidden Gems of Southeast.” The tours will go on rain or shine. Many are family-friendly and wheelchair accessible, and many include a bathroom break. Some tours will be held at lunchtime and happy hour on weekdays, with longer events on the weekend. Event details are available at tinyurl.com/walkingtown-dc.

Anti-cancer bike ride set for this weekend

Tenleytown resident Korrin Bishop and thousands of other cancer research supporters will pedal 150 miles through the region this weekend as part of the second annual Ride to Conquer Cancer. Bishop rides to honor her grandmother, who died in 2012 of esoph-

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ageal cancer. The fundraiser benefits cancer research at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center, Sibley Memorial, Suburban and Howard County General hospitals. It starts and ends at RFK Memorial Stadium, looping through the Maryland suburbs in between. Details are at ridetovictory.org.

Corrections

In the Sept. 9 issue, an article on the DC Shorts Film Festival misidentified Cory Wilson’s entry, “Free Custom Poetry,” and the Washington West Film Festival. The Current regrets the error. As a matter of policy, The Current corrects all errors of substance. To report an error, call the managing editor at 202-567-2011.

STATUE: Ward 4 neighbors oppose Confederate statue From Page 1

“Black Lives Matter” was spraypainted across the statue, accelerating officials’ desire to relocate it. While discussions initially included the possibility of moving the statue to storage, officials eventually decided that best practices for historic preservation would be to move the statue somewhere else, according to a Montgomery County Planning Board document. If the

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statue were to move, it would get a new Civil War display with language detailing specifics about the goals of the Confederacy. The Silver Spring park was chosen as a possibility because its namesake, the Blair family, which founded the city, played a role in the Lincoln administration and had members fighting for the Union and Confederacy during the Civil War. But the possibility of the statue coming to Silver Spring has drawn ire from D.C. residents and community leaders who want nothing to do with connotations of racism and oppression. Shepherd Park advisory neighborhood commissioner Dwayne Toliver, whose singlemember district is diagonally across Georgia Avenue from the park, said he and his community will rise up in protest if the statue’s relocation to Jesup Blair moves forward. “It’s a symbol of racism and slavery. People fought and died for and against slavery,” Toliver said. “It’s like putting up a huge swastika. I don’t think that anybody would take that well.” A public comment period on the options for the statue’s relocation ended Sept. 9, according to a Montgomery County Council memo. The memo says 85 responders raised specific objections to Jesup Blair Park as a possible relocation site, with only four commenters supporting it. It ends by noting that the Montgomery County Planning Board recommends removing Jesup Blair Park from consideration.

The decision on whether to act on that recommendation will come down to a meeting between Leggett and Rockville’s Historic District Commission on Thursday. The commission has authority over whether the statue can be moved. If Leggett gets approval from the commission, he and his team can proceed with narrowing down the new location. Toliver thinks the presence of the statue could divide the community or — more likely, unite neighbors in opposition. “I just think it’s completely repugnant to the values of the community and the residents I represent,” he said. Should the City of Rockville approve the relocation, it would then need to seek approval from the Montgomery County Historic Preservation Commission. Advisory neighborhood commissioner Stephen Whatley, who sits on the neighborhood commission with Toliver, expects his commission would write to the Montgomery County Council in opposition of the statue’s relocation to this park. Takoma neighborhood commissioner Andre Carley already sent a similar letter expressing his objections. Whatley thinks the statue belongs in a history department at the University of Maryland or Montgomery College, rather than in full view of the public. “I can’t think of anybody who would want it,” Whatley said. “I don’t know of anyone in the community, even on the Maryland side, that would be in favor of it.”

The Current Wednesday, September 16, 2015

Recent master’s grad pursues Georgetown parking spots to change for a day full-time personal chef career

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ince she was little, Courtney Konkel has loved being in the kitchen. But cooking has always been a pastime, not a profession — until now. “It’s really a love and a passion

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that I’ve had basically throughout my life,� said Konkel, who lives in Mount Pleasant. Starting her own personal chef and catering company, DC Fitness Foodie, was a change of pace after graduating from American University this May and getting a job as a paralegal at a local law firm. Konkel, 25, found herself condensing her workweek so she could provide food to interested clients who had seen her blog at dcfitnessfoodie.com. She soon realized she loved that work enough to make it full-time. Just last month, Konkel quit the paralegal job and began focusing her energy on cooking and catering, building a home-based enterprise based on her blog’s themes of healthiness and simplicity. She now spends the early part of the week preparing meals at home and delivering them to clients, who tend to be young professionals and families who are too busy to cook for themselves every night. Then throughout the week, she

balances deliveries with visiting clients’ homes in person and cooking for them from their selections on a menu she crafted herself. In-home cooking services cost $55 per hour, and Konkel also hosts three-hour cooking classes for four people at a time for a total cost of $300. Her philosophy is that healthy eating shouldn’t be a chore. “I try to keep it simple,� she said. “A lot of people think with cooking that it has to be super complicated. It doesn’t.� Her menu is filled with items that don’t come to mind at the mention of healthy eating, like fajitas or stuffed peppers. But Konkel said she’s found ways to create various dishes with fresh, healthy ingredients from her garden and local markets. Looking ahead, Konkel hopes to expand her operations beyond the scope of what she can do alone. Eventually, she hopes to have a storefront, more employees and even her own restaurant. Just months after getting her master’s degree, Konkel acknowledges she probably won’t be taking a job in political communications anytime soon. But she said she gained valuable skills in time management and administration at school. “I’m very happy that I have my education. I feel like everything happens for a reason,� Konkel said. “It’s kind of full circle for me.�

The week ahead Wednesday, Sept. 16

On Friday, four Georgetown-based businesses or organizations will transform metered parking spots into “parklets� where visitors can gather and play. Sponsored by the Georgetown Business Improvement District, the local activities for Park(ing) Day — launched in San Francisco in 2005 — will include buckets filled with chalk for drawing and writing at Baked & Wired (1052 Thomas Jefferson St. NW). Luke’s Lobster (1211

Potomac St. NW) will have outdoor seating and a coastal New England theme, while the Urban Land Institute (1055 Thomas Jefferson St. NW) is constructing a one-hole mini-golf course out of carpet tiles. The D.C. Water and Sewer Authority is taking part as well, with a parklet at Wisconsin Avenue and K streets NW. More information is at bid.georgetowndc.com/ parking-day.

Medical Care When You Need It, Where You Need It.

The D.C. Council Committee on the Judiciary will hold a public hearing on rising violent crime in the District and on the Sale of Synthetic Drugs Amendment Act of 2015. The hearing will begin at 5 p.m. in the Council Chambers, John A. Wilson Building, 1350 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. ■The D.C. State Board of Education will meet at 5:30 p.m. in the Old Council Chambers, One Judiciary Square, 441 4th St. NW. ■The Metropolitan Police Department will host a neighborhood watch crime prevention training session led by Samantha Nolan, the District’s citywide neighborhood watch trainer. The event will begin at 7 p.m. at the 2nd District Police Headquarters, 3320 Idaho Ave. NW. To register, email nolantutor@yahoo.com or call 202-244-2620.

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Citizen groups opposing the Pepco-Exelon merger will hold a rally at noon in front of the John A. Wilson Building, 1350 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. ■The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority will hold a hearing on proposed Metrobus service changes, including elimination of the N3 route, which runs from Friendship Heights to Foggy Bottom; elimination of the stretch of the 54 route from McPherson Square to L’Enfant Plaza; and elimination of the section of the D1 rush-hour route from Franklin Square to Federal Triangle, as well as the elimination of the last trip of the day. The hearing will begin at 6:30 p.m. at the Metro Headquarters Building, 600 5th St. NW. An information session will be start at 6 p.m. To testify, email speak@wmata.com. ■The D.C. Open Government Coalition will hold its annual meeting at 4:30 p.m. at the law offices of Ropes & Gray, 2099 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. To RSVP, email Molly Moore at joinus@dcogc.org.

Friday, Sept. 18

The Mayor’s Office of Veteran Affairs will hold a ceremony in honor of National POW/MIA Recognition Day. The event will include a special flag raising, brief speeches and a moment of reflection, the POW/MIA song and poem, and a performance by the Marine Corps color guard. The event will begin at 8 a.m. at One Judiciary Square, 441 4th St. NW. ■The D.C. Council Committee on Transportation and the Environment will hold a public roundtable on the draft 2015 D.C. Wildlife Action Plan at 10 a.m. in Room 412, John A. Wilson Building, 1350 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.

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GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY S TEAM W HISTLE T EST THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17TH 1:45-2:00 PM Georgetown University will test its emergency notification system on Thursday, September 17th from 1:45-2:00pm

used to indicate the need to shelter in place during an emergency. No action is necessary during the test. (202) 687-8234 emergencymanagement@georgetown.edu

Theft â– 600-699 block, 11th St.; 2:55 p.m. Sept. 7. â– 1100-1199 block, F St.; 2:26 p.m. Sept. 8. â– 900-999 block, F St.; 3:09 p.m. Sept. 9. â– 1200-1299 block, Pennsylvania Ave.; 5:36 p.m. Sept. 9. â– 1100-1199 block, Pennsylvania Ave.; 9 a.m. Sept. 11. â– 1000-1099 block, E St.; 1:30 p.m. Sept. 11. Theft from auto â– H and 10th streets; 2:17 a.m. Sept. 7.

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Assault with a dangerous weapon â– 400-499 block, L St.; 11:52 a.m. Sept. 10. Theft â– 800-899 block, 8th St.; 4:18 p.m. Sept. 7. â– 400-499 block, L St.; 10:45 p.m. Sept. 7. â– 600-699 block, H St.; 6:45 p.m. Sept. 8. â– 700-799 block, 6th St.; 2:16 p.m. Sept. 9. â– 900-999 block, 9th St.; 1:40 p.m. Sept. 10. â– 400-499 block, 7th St.; 4:30 p.m. Sept. 10. â– 400-457 block, Massachusetts Ave.; 5:10 p.m. Sept. 10. â– 700-799 block, 7th St.; 11:30 p.m. Sept. 10. â– 600-699 block, F St.; 4:40 p.m. Sept. 11. â– 400-499 block, L St.; 6:30 p.m. Sept. 11. â– 600-699 block, Indiana Ave.; 12:30 p.m. Sept. 12. â– 800-899 block, F St.; 8:10 p.m. Sept. 12. â– 400-499 block, L St.; 6:38 p.m. Sept. 13. Theft from auto â– 400-499 block, K St.; 2 p.m. Sept. 7. â– 400-499 block, L St.; 1:30 a.m. Sept. 8. â– 400-499 block, K St.; 9:40 p.m. Sept. 9.

psa 204

â– Massachusetts avenue

Burglary â– 4200-4349 block, Massachusetts Ave.; 10:30 a.m. Sept. 11. Theft â– 4200-4349 block, Massachusetts Ave.; 5:35 p.m. Sept. 7. â– 2001-2112 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 6:30 p.m. Sept. 9. â– 2400-2798 block, Calvert St.; 7 p.m. Sept. 9. â– 3300-3399 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 8:30 p.m. Sept. 11.

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Motor vehicle theft â– 3300-3399 block, N St.; noon Sept. 8. Theft â– 1200-1237 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 12:30 p.m. Sept. 7. â– 1224-1299 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 4:45 p.m. Sept. 7. â– 3200-3275 block, M St.; 4:59 p.m. Sept. 7. â– 3276-3299 block, M St.; 4:30 p.m. Sept. 8. â– 1040-1099 block, Potomac St.; 6:50 p.m. Sept. 8. â– 1224-1299 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 8:27 p.m. Sept. 8. â– 3000-3029 block, K St.; 9:30 p.m. Sept. 8. â– 3100-3199 block, M St.; 3:50 p.m. Sept. 9. â– 3000-3049 block, M St.; 4:45 p.m. Sept. 9. â– 3100-3199 block, K St.; 6 p.m. Sept. 9. â– 1200-1237 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 8:45 p.m. Sept. 9. â– 3000-3049 block, M St.; 12:45 p.m. Sept. 10. â– 3036-3099 block, M St.; 3 p.m. Sept. 10. â– 3000-3049 block, M St.; 4 p.m. Sept. 10. â– 3000-3049 block, M St.; 5:35 p.m. Sept. 10. â– 3200-3275 block, M St.; 8:13 p.m. Sept. 10. â– 3200-3275 block, M St.; 11:45 a.m. Sept. 11. â– 1600-1677 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 4:15 p.m. Sept. 11. â– 3100-3199 block, K St.; 1 p.m. Sept. 13. â– 34th and Water streets; 2 p.m. Sept. 13. Theft from auto â– Cecil Place and Water Street; 1:43 a.m. Sept. 8. â– 3258-3299 block, Prospect St.; 5:15 p.m. Sept. 8.

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Robbery â– 1600-1699 block, K St.; 10:10 p.m. Sept. 9.

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Burglary â– 2000-2099 block, F St.; 9:10 a.m. Sept. 8.

Robbery â– 3400-3499 block, 38th St.; 9:45 a.m. Sept. 12. â– 2600-2649 block, Connecticut Ave.; 5:49 p.m. Sept. 12.

Theft â– 1000-1099 block, Connecticut Ave.; 3:30 a.m. Sept. 7. â– H and 21st streets; 3:30 p.m. Sept. 7.

â– 2200-2299 block, G St.; 12:30 p.m. Sept. 9. â– 2000-2099 block, Pennsylvania Ave.; 2:32 p.m. Sept. 9. â– 1100-1199 block, 15th St.; 4:10 p.m. Sept. 9. â– 800-899 block, Connecticut Ave.; 5:55 p.m. Sept. 9. â– 2000-2099 block, Pennsylvania Ave.; 7 p.m. Sept. 9. â– 1000-1099 block, Connecticut Ave.; 8:03 p.m. Sept. 9. â– 2100-2199 block, Pennsylvania Ave.; 11:21 p.m. Sept. 9. â– 1130-1199 block, Connecticut Ave.; 12:20 p.m. Sept. 11. â– 2400-2499 block, M St.; 11:41 a.m. Sept. 12. â– I and 17th streets; noon Sept. 12. â– 1100-1199 block, Vermont Ave.; 10:12 p.m. Sept. 12. â– 2100-2199 block, E St.; 11:44 a.m. Sept. 13. â– 1000-1099 block, Vermont Ave.; 6:26 p.m. Sept. 13. Theft from auto â– 1000-1099 block, 25th St.; 10:34 p.m. Sept. 8. â– H and 22nd streets; 6:05 p.m. Sept. 9. â– 1000-1099 block, 26th St.; 8:30 p.m. Sept. 10.

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Robbery â– 2100-2199 block, P St.; 12:55 a.m. Sept. 11. â– 1600-1699 block, Massachusetts Ave.; 8:48 p.m. Sept. 12. Sexual abuse â– 2000-2099 block, Massachusetts Ave.; 3:10 a.m. Sept. 12. Assault with a dangerous weapon â– 1700-1799 block, Connecticut Ave.; 11:03 p.m. Sept. 7. Theft â– 1800-1899 block, Swann St.; 12:01 a.m. Sept. 8. â– 16th and O streets; 11:55 a.m. Sept. 10. â– 1623-1699 block, 19th St.; 4:02 p.m. Sept. 11. â– 1500-1549 block, Rhode Island Ave.; 5:30 p.m. Sept. 11. â– 1800-1826 block, 24th St.; 7:25 p.m. Sept. 12. â– 1400-1499 block, Rhode Island Ave.; 7:43 p.m. Sept. 12. â– 1300-1699 block, Connecticut Ave.; 4 p.m. Sept. 13. Theft from auto â– 1700-1799 block, Church St.; 3:28 a.m. Sept. 8. â– 1800-1899 block, Jefferson Place; 11 p.m. Sept. 10. â– 1300-1699 block, Connecticut Ave.; 2:49 a.m. Sept. 11. â– 1500-1549 block, Rhode Island Ave.; 4 p.m. Sept. 11. â– 2200-2399 block, Decatur Place; 5 p.m. Sept. 12. â– 19th and N streets; 5 p.m. Sept. 12. â– 1900-1999 block, N St.; 12:37 a.m. Sept. 13.

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â– Dupont circle

Robbery â– 1400-1499 block, Q St.; 7:42 p.m. Sept. 13. Motor vehicle theft â– 2100-2199 block, 16th St.; 2:30 p.m. Sept. 11. Theft â– 1700-1780 block, U St.; 5:09 p.m. Sept. 11. â– 2100-2199 block, New Hampshire Ave.; 9:25 p.m. Sept. 11. Theft from auto â– 1400-1499 block, T St.; 3 p.m. Sept. 7. â– 3000-3099 block, 14th St.; 5:02 p.m. Sept. 9. â– New Hampshire Avenue and S Street; 11:30 p.m. Sept. 10. â– 1600-1699 block, Florida Ave.; 10 p.m. Sept. 11. â– 1800-1828 block, 16th St.; 8 p.m. Sept. 12.

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Robbery â– 2000-2099 block, 19th St.; 3:45 a.m. Sept. 7 (with gun). â– 1900-1902 block, Wyoming Ave.; 4:50 a.m. Sept. 9 (with gun). â– 2400-2499 block, 18th St.; 9:44 p.m. Sept. 10. â– 2400-2499 block, 17th St.; 10:07 p.m. Sept. 12. Theft â– 2400-2499 block, 18th St.; 4:25 a.m. Sept. 12. â– 1737-1776 block, Columbia Road; 2:11 p.m. Sept. 12. â– Columbia Road and 18th Street; 3 p.m. Sept. 13. Theft from auto â– 2500-2599 block, Ontario Road; 9:30 p.m. Sept. 7. â– Mozart Place and Fuller Street; 3:10 p.m. Sept. 8. â– 2300-2399 block, Ashmead Place; noon Sept. 9. â– Wyoming Avenue and 19th Street; 7 p.m. Sept. 12.

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â– logan circle

Burglary â– 923-999 block, O St.; 7:30 a.m. Sept. 10. Theft â– 1100-1199 block, 10th St.; 3:30 p.m. Sept. 10. â– 1517-1599 block, 14th St.; 5:15 p.m. Sept. 10. Theft from auto â– 1330-1399 block, Q St.; 1 p.m. Sept. 8. â– 1300-1399 block, Riggs St.; 10:30 a.m. Sept. 9. â– 1200-1299 block, 13th St.; 5:30 p.m. Sept. 9. â– 1000-1019 block, 10th St.; 6:30 p.m. Sept. 10. â– 1500-1599 block, 13th St.; 6:45 p.m. Sept. 13.

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POPE: Anticipated visit brings traffic, parking restrictions to area

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the visit, according to transportation agency spokesperson Terry Owens. “We’re going to do our best to ensure that people use the alternate routes that we’re directing people to. But of course we can’t control how people are going to try to navigate around this closure,â€? Owens said. “The best we can do is put this information out there based on our knowledge of the most effective routes ‌ and communicate that information.â€? Transportation officials have advised D.C. commuters to telework during this time if possible, while the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority is warning of intermittent service interruptions and large crowds. According to Metro’s website, during the papal visit the “Nâ€? bus routes along Massachusetts Avenue NW will operate only between the Friendship Heights Metro station, the Tenleytown Metro station and the Washington National Cathedral. The 30s bus routes along

Wisconsin will run less frequently than normal. Delays and shorter routes are possible on all bus lines near the affected areas, Metro warns. The agency is encouraging riders to transfer to rail as soon as possible, and it will be offering free bus-to-rail transfers. Nancy MacWood, a member of the Massachusetts Avenue Heights/Cleveland Park advisory neighborhood commission, said she hopes the city releases more details about the full traffic impact of the pope’s visit soon. She’s concerned that 34th Street and Wisconsin Avenue will be affected more than the current road closure schedule suggests. MacWood predicted that losing access to Massachusetts Avenue will be a big adjustment for locals. “It’s going to require an awful lot of patience, both for our residents but also the commuters that are used to using Massachusetts Avenue and are suddenly going to be detoured to neighborhood streets that they may

HOTEL: Renovation is planned From Page 1

Ben Timashenka, Kimpton’s regional vice president, said Hotel Helix was among the area’s earliest upscale offerings but that Logan Circle has become even hotter since then. “The Helix, 13 years ago when it opened, it was in the forefront of what happened,� said Timashenka, “and with this hotel we think there’s an opportunity to completely reinvent it. That part of Washington, D.C., is just exploding, and we want to be a part of it.� Logan Circle advisory neighborhood commissioner Pepin Tuma also reflected on the community’s evolution: “There’s a great history in that hotel, and one of the great things is that it changes as the neighborhood changes,� he said. Mason & Rook’s 178 rooms will have large footprints and stylish, premium finishes. The hotel will also have an expanded lobby, a new ballroom, and — potentially — a new rooftop bar, Timashenka said. Rates for the rooms haven’t yet been set, but he said the hotel will be positioned in the range of four to fourand-a-half stars out of five. Hotel Helix will cease taking reservations Oct. 16 to allow for the renovation process, which is slated to continue until spring 2016. The rooftop operations remain in question, said Timashenka, due to community concerns. The neighborhood commission and some nearby residents have been negotiating with the hotel over those plans; according to Tuma, the biggest concern is whether the hotel would play music on the new roof deck. “I think most of the neighbors are fine with the idea of a bar,� Tuma said. “The issue for neighbors is the possibility, on a residential street, to have music playing at all hours of the day and into the night.� Tuma said he has had a good working relationship with the hotel’s owners and operators, but that in the most recent meeting, they resisted the idea of limiting music on the

roof. Over the summer, the neighborhood commission protested the hotel’s liquor license application for the roof until the noise issue could be resolved. Tuma said that process will continue through October. Timashenka said Kimpton hasn’t yet finalized its plans for a roof bar. “The bottom line is, we’re still exploring the roof,� he said. “That’s not a foregone conclusion yet that it will happen, but if we can enrich an experience with our guests, we will always explore it.� Timashenka said the negotiation process with neighbors over the noise issues has “been very cordial and it’s moving along.� Tuma said precedent is an issue for the neighbors. “If we’re going to have rooftop summer gardens with constant music playing, and we let it happen here, it’s going to happen everywhere,� he said. “So despite the fact that the hotel itself has been a great neighbor and the project looks terrific, we really have to look at it in a holistic way for the future of the neighborhood.� Two other Kimpton hotel renovations in Northwest are also facing discussions with their neighbors over roof deck issues — The Carlyle in Dupont Circle, and the Glover Park Hotel on Wisconsin Avenue NW. Timashenka said all three hotel sites represent ways to get the growing brand, which has been in the District for 14 years, into more niches of the D.C. market. In a news release, Kimpton describes the Mason & Rook as “a neighborhood hideaway to in-theknow guests� that will “serve as an exclusive jumping off point to enjoy the District’s most popular bars, restaurants and boutiques.� Timashenka said construction at the hotel began a couple of weeks ago with preliminary foundation work on the new ballroom. Except for a larger lobby, which will expand over part of the hotel’s front driveway, other exterior work will be minimal during the project, he said.

not be very familiar with,� MacWood said. “Frankly what I’ve heard from a lot of residents is they’re going to be working from home.� Massachusetts Avenue Heights advisory neighborhood commissioner Catherine May said her constituents are excited and honored by the prospect of the 266th pope coming to D.C. “I think everybody welcomes his visit and understands it’s an extremely important gesture on his part to visit us,� she said. “Everybody understands there will be traffic problems and [they] are willing to roll with it. We’re asking for as much advance warning as possible.� Residents planning to attend one of the pope’s events in D.C. should pack carefully. Officials last week released a list of items that won’t be allowed into any of the events, including balloons, bicycles, large bags, backpacks and even selfie sticks. The full list can be found at pope.dc.gov/node/1110687.

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Details on some of the parking restrictions and road closures in Northwest: ■Parking on 34th Street NW between Massachusetts Avenue and Fulton Street will be restricted from 10 a.m. Sept. 21 until 4 p.m. Sept. 24. That restriction will extend from Massachusetts to Garfield Street beginning at midnight on Sept. 22, at which time Fulton Street between 34th Place and Normanstone Drive will also be closed to parking. ■ All above stretches will be closed to vehicular traffic beginning at 9 a.m. Sept. 22 and ending when the pope leaves on Thursday. ■For the duration of the pope’s visit, northbound traffic on Massachusetts Avenue NW between Observatory Circle South and 34th Place will be diverted to Rock Creek Parkway at Waterside Drive. ■Southbound traffic along Massachusetts Avenue NW between 34th Street and Waterside Drive will be permitted. ■The city’s website also warns that traffic on Massachusetts Avenue will intermittently shut down entirely.

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Seizing illegal guns

Police have seized more than 1,100 illegal guns in D.C. so far this year, an average of about 4.3 guns per day. Eighty-three came in between Aug. 28 — when Mayor Muriel Bowser and Police Chief Cathy Lanier increased rewards for tipsters — and Sept. 8, a rate of about 7.5 per day. “It’s like they are freaking dropping out of the sky,” Chief Lanier told The Washington Post on Sept. 5. The chief didn’t specify whether she was getting more reports of illegal guns because the rewards increased, or if her officers were putting more effort into recovering them. Still, we think the new rates are a good idea. D.C. now offers $2,500 for tips that lead to seizure of illegal guns and high-capacity magazines and $10,000 for those that lead to arrest or conviction in a shooting — both up from $1,000. The city also offers a $25,000 reward for information that leads to arrest and conviction in a homicide case. The mayor and police chief have pointed to illegal guns as a major factor in the crime spree harming Washington of late. The 110th homicide of the year occurred on Sunday, bringing D.C. above our whole-year total of 104 for 2014. The chief and mayor have also focused on the legal processes surrounding repeat offenders. Mayor Bowser noted recently that a man wanted in a Metrobus shooting had already been in jail this year after shooting two youths in February. Chief Lanier has offered statistics: Half the suspects arrested in homicides this year had prior local gun arrests, and a number were under court supervision and/or had faced killing-related charges before. Guns and repeat offenders are clearly two major problems. Spurring the public to take action with substantial rewards is a good step. What’s next? We commend Mayor Bowser and Chief Lanier for the steps so far, and urge the D.C. Council to work with them to figure out what more can be done.

In memoriam

Longtime Current reporter Elizabeth Margaret Wiener died last weekend, during a bout with Crohn’s disease. She was 67. To say she will be missed is hardly sufficient, as we mourn a colleague and friend of nearly two decades. Over the 16 years that we were lucky enough to have her on our team, Elizabeth reported with exceptional care on the happenings of Northwest D.C., making regular rounds of the Wilson Building, Zoning Commission and Historic Preservation Review Board. She brought enthusiasm and precision to her stories, even the most nitty-gritty zoning battle and convoluted development debate. Her prose was conversational, making even the most complex matter accessible, and her fair handling of controversial topics drew praise from all sides. “Zoning lawyers would call and say, ‘Well, you got it right. I wouldn’t have written it that way, but it’s right,’” recalled her husband, Lloyd Leonard. “It gave purpose to her life,” he said of her work. “She absolutely loved it.” Outside of work, Elizabeth sailed competitively with Lloyd, played piano and tennis and “sang off-key,” he said. She was an enthusiastic support of her son Max’s sports teams, as he completed high school at the McLean School of Maryland and enrolled at New England College, where he is now a junior. Elizabeth was born in New York City on July 26, 1948. She attended public schools in Greenwich, Conn., and then enrolled for a brief stint at Wellesley College before completing her bachelor’s degree at Barnard College, where she majored in history. Her start in journalism was not immediate; instead, she worked as a host at an Appalachian Mountain Club shelter near Harpers Ferry, W.Va., and then served as a Vista volunteer (now AmeriCorps Vista) in Washington. Next came Columbia Journalism School and then a job at The Sentinel newspaper in Montgomery County, starting in the late 1970s. While working at The Sentinel, which she did for about a decade, she met her eventual husband, Lloyd, then a housemate in their Dupont Circle group house. They married in 1991 and in 1994 welcomed their beloved son Max to their Cleveland Park home. Elizabeth stayed home with Max for a few years before joining the staff of The Current part time in 1999. Along with her husband and son, Elizabeth leaves behind three siblings and siblings-in-law — Larry and Margaret Wiener of Connecticut, Bobbin and Peter Correy of Pennsylvania, Consuelo Reyes of New York City and Katie and Hank Dorst of Missouri — and their families. She will be remembered with a funeral Friday at 2 p.m. at Joseph Gawler’s Sons, 5130 Wisconsin Ave. NW. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Casey Trees.

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he Nationals are limping to the finish line. Bummer. The ’Skins are off to another shaky start. Not a surprise. D.C. United is doing well and the Southwest soccer stadium is on track. The Capitals are looking forward to their Oct. 10 home opener. So, can we get a good word in for the Wizards? Or Mystics? Well, yes, we can. This week Mayor Muriel Bowser is announcing that the city will spend about $56 million to build a stateof-the-art practice facility for the Wizards. It will be on the east campus of St. Elizabeths in Ward 8. It will be near a Metro stop and will include a small arena where the Wizards will practice and the Mystics will play home games. (The Verizon Center with 20,000 seats is just too big for the Mystics, who draw as few as 2,000 people to some games.) Ted Leonsis, owner of the teams, has been searching for a new practice site in D.C., Maryland or Virginia. This deal keeps the teams in the city 100 percent of the time. Now, we know some of you will start grumping about the District paying for another sports venue. “We are investing in a neighborhood that needs investment,” said Ward 2 D.C. Council member Jack Evans, the ultimate promoter of sports teams playing within the city. “It’s a terrific opportunity to put a sports and entertainment venue in Ward 8. It will be the catalyst that we need at the St. Elizabeths campus. It will produce not only jobs but spinoff development.” Won’t this investment of $56 million take away from funds that could be used for critical social services, more police or other pressing needs? Evans notes the capital money is separate from the city’s $13 billion operating budget and won’t shortchange any programs. About half the funds, Evans told us, will come from excess revenues collected for the convention center authority. Another chunk is already in a capital investment fund established for the St. E’s campus. In other words, the city won’t borrow any money to make this deal work, Evans said. “And what a great thing for the community,” Evans said, citing the opportunity to have smaller concerts, high school games and other activities in a real, professional facility. Moving both the Mystics and Wizards practices out of the Verizon Center also frees up that downtown facility to book more profit-making events. All this sounds like a lot of boosterism, Evans

acknowledges, but he says the city’s larger investments in sports are paying off. It’ll be up to the D.C. Council now to weigh the mayor’s proposal and make sure the dollars and cents add up to the benefit of District citizens. ■ A footnote. Can you name the only three cities where every professional team plays in that city? It’s Philadelphia, Chicago and Denver. Evans wants the District to be the fourth city. But that means working out a deal that would bring the Washington Redskins back to the RFK site. That is far from done, and the name controversy isn’t helping. But Evans says if the city can work out a deal with the football team — it would have to build its own billion-dollar stadium for starters — it would be worth the effort. ■ Out-of-sight parking costs? The Notebook often grumbles about traffic worsening in the District and the uneven effort to accommodate vehicles, buses and bikes on our streets. We’ve also tackled the endless issue of speed cameras and parking ticket wars. Just be glad you don’t live in New York City. A news report out last week said at least two new developments in Manhattan are asking $1 million for a single parking spot. Parking spaces now are the subject of glossy brochures as much as the apartments themselves. In San Francisco, prices run as high as $125,000. That’s up from $40,000 just a few years ago. ■ A final word. It took about 25 years, but the California general assembly has approved a right-to-die measure. It’s now up to Gov. Jerry Brown on whether he will sign it into law. His deadline is Oct. 11. As of this week, Brown had not signaled his intention in the hotly debated issue. If he does nothing, the bill becomes law without his signature. The California bill, similar to one proposed in the District by Ward 3 D.C. Council member Mary Cheh, is modeled after a 1997 law in Oregon. But the California bill has one significant difference. It says the new law would expire after 10 years and be subject to a new approval by a future assembly. Doctors would have to consult with any person in private to be certain they are not being coerced by family members or others to take this final step. The right-to-die measures generally allow people within six months of expected natural deaths to end their own lives. It is a growing movement in the nation, much to the concern of many religious leaders and others. The battle in the District is not yet over. Tom Sherwood, a Southwest resident, is a political reporter for News 4.

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Letters to the Editor District should halt feral cat releases

Thank you for your front-page coverage of the District’s excellent idea to re-evaluate the city’s “trap, neuter and release” (or more accurately “trap, neuter and abandon”) cat program. While this program sounds attractive, it is a nightmare that should never have begun and should now end. Setting aside the decimation of wild birds and other animals by feral cat “colonies,” and the fact that many people do not want cats in their alleys and so will harm or kill them cruelly, “colony cats” are vaccinated only once in their lives, putting them

at risk of contracting rabies and passing it on. (Skunks, raccoons, opossums and other wildlife are drawn to cat feeding stations, and feral cats have been found with rabies in the District.) The cats are miserable beyond belief when we have winters like the last one, which prevented people from being able to reach them to provide food or water, and they shiver and ache with cold, some losing appendages or being ground up in engines when they had crawled up under car hoods. They die badly out there of the cold, of dehydration, when they are run over or poisoned, and because, unlike cats in our homes, they are not treated for parasites, skin conditions, ulcers, infections or any other conditions they suffer. The Washington Humane

Society abandons approximately 2,000 homeless cats throughout the city every year through this program, some of whom have never been outside in their lives. In 2014, veterinarian Emily Swiniarski told a reporter: “We see a lot of wounds. … We see old broken limbs that have healed over time. Lately we’ve been seeing a lot of upper respiratory infections — snotty noses, stuff coming from their eyes.” Euthanasia is the elephant in the cat room. No one wants to euthanize, but there is no pain involved in that, and the alternatives are far worse for the cats released outdoors, as well as for other animals and for our communities. Ingrid E. Newkirk President, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals

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he Zoning Commission has adopted proposed zoning regulation changes (ZRR Case No. 08-06A) as written by the D.C. Office of Planning. Citizens of the District need to understand that the proposed regulations, if adopted, will impose major changes affecting what it is like to live in the District. Substantial changes are necessary to fix major flaws in the proposed rules. Comments must be received no later than Sept. 25 at 5 p.m. by mail to Chairman Anthony Hood, Zoning Commission, 441 4th St. NW, Suite 200-S, Washington, D.C. 20001 or by emailing a PDF document (there is an 8-MB limit for documents submitted by email) to zcsubmissions@dc.gov. The proposed regulations do not reflect the height limits that are called for in the Comprehensive Plan. The Comprehensive Plan directed the Zoning Commission to reduce maximum allowable heights from 40 feet in low-density residential zones to reflect what is currently the predominant height in a neighborhood. Except for Georgetown, the Office of Planning has not done that. In certain cases, downtown buildings will be allowed to be 40 feet taller than is currently allowed. The area designated as downtown has been tripled in size. There are also dramatic changes in parking requirements. Substantially reduced parking requirements will increase competition from apartment residents and commercial patrons for parking in residential neighborhoods adjacent to apartment buildings, schools, transit zones and downtown. The Census shows that in D.C. approximately one in three households are carless and two in three houses have at least one car. Among the parking changes: â– Developers will not have to provide on-site parking for any use in a broadly defined downtown, which has been tripled in size to encompass the areas from the baseball stadium, along the river and then 23rd Street NW up to Dupont Circle, and east of North Capitol Street. â– Within half a mile of Metrorail stops and quarter of a mile of major bus routes, only one space must be pro-

LetteRs to the eDitoR Free-roaming cats are a problem in District The Current’s Sept. 2 article “Draft wildlife plan prompts heated debate over feral cats� misses the point of the draft wildlife plan. The plan, which was written by professional biologists, is based on several years of careful assessment of the District’s wildlife heritage and threats to it. The plan is comprehensive and uses the best available information from scientific literature and field data. It seeks to maintain and improve wildlife populations and conditions. The draft plan correctly points out that free-roaming cats, both domestic and feral, threaten some wild bird and small mammal populations, some of which the draft

vided for every six units/families. In order to provide more than two spaces for every three units, developers will have to provide mitigation or seek zoning relief. Currently one space is required for every two units. ■Single-family detached homes will no longer have to have garages or driveways unless they have alley access. Those with garages can convert them for alternative uses while cars move to the street. ■No on-site parking will be required for apartment buildings with five or fewer units. ■“Near� transit, the parking requirement for larger apartment buildings is less than one space per six units. Far from transit it is less than one space per three units. In certain instances, commercial uses will be allowed by right in low-density residential areas and will not be required to have parking except for daycare. ■Accessory uses (home occupations and businesses): More than 175 types of businesses would be allowed as home-based occupations with a max of eight clients per hour. ■Commercial: In row house zones (R-3 and R-4), allowed uses include retail, art design and creation, and food and alcohol sales, among others. They will have to be located 500 feet or more from a commercial zone, operating at maximum from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. with four employees. No more than six such establishments could be within 500 feet of your house. Liquor could not be consumed on-site; food could not be cooked on-site. The proposed regulations will allow tenant suites by right in many instances: Internal tenant suites and external suites that are contained in existing accessory buildings, like garages, would be matter of right. The proposed regulations allow new external buildings to be built by right with approval needed only when rented. At that time tenant rentals would have to be approved by the Board of Zoning Adjustment and could have two floors, a height of 22 feet and a footprint of 900 square feet. The Zoning Commission should address each of these serious flaws before finalizing the zoning regulations that will govern development in the District of Columbia. For more information, visit dcoz.dc.gov/ ZRR/ZRR.shtm. Juliet G. Six is president of the Tenleytown Neighbors Association.

plan identifies as Tier 1 and 2 of species in need of conservation. Actions presented in the draft plan to address the threat cats pose are quite weak and performance measures are almost meaningless. I join others in urging the D.C. Department of Energy & Environment and other District agencies to: 1) immediately direct cat neutering programs to stop releasing cats near national parks; 2) have the D.C. Council stop supporting trap-neuterrelease programs financially; and 3) work with animal control agencies to reduce the number of free-roaming cats. The Current’s article focuses more on emotion than science. Non-native species, like free-roaming cats, are one of the most significant threats to wildlife and fish populations throughout the nation. Wildlife in the District faces many problems. This is one the D.C. government and citizens can, and

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Recalling the quiet before leaf blowers

My section of Shepherd Park was called Rock Creek Gardens when it was first developed in the 1930s. The 1936 house into which we moved more than two decades ago now has a mature garden — one that I sometimes imagine quiet and peaceful, as it was before the noise and gasoline smells of leaf blowers arrived. We would still be able to enjoy our gardens if our council members would pass laws for cleanup crews to discontinue their work by 6 p.m, when most of us are home. I would be very happy with a law for peace and quiet on Sundays. Philip McClain Shepherd Park

LetteRs to the eDitoR The Current publishes letters and Viewpoint submissions representing various points of view. Because of space limitations, letters should be no more than 400 words and are subject to editing. Letters and Viewpoint submissions intended for publication may be sent to letters@currentnewspapers.com. The mailing address is Letters to the Editor, The Current, Post Office Box 40400, Washington, D.C. 20016-0400.

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The commission will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 16, in Room 103, Funger Hall, George Washington University, 2201 G St. NW. Agenda items include: ■community forum, including police and government reports and updates on the West End fire station and library projects. ■announcements. ■presentation by Washington Gas regarding its pipe replacement work, known as the PROJECTpipes program. ■presentation by the D.C. Department of Human Services regarding finding rental units for the “New Lease on Life� program. ■consideration of a commemorative resolution for the Watergate’s 50th anniversary. ■consideration of an Alcoholic Beverage Control application by West End Cinema, 2301 M St. NW, for a new license that will include a 24-seat summer garden (hours of operation, sales, service and consumption, Sunday through Thursday from 10 a.m. to 12:30 a.m. and Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 a.m.; hours of operation, sales, service and consumption in the summer garden, daily from 10 a.m.

to 11 p.m.). ■presentation by the Kennedy Center regarding a traffic management plan for its expansion project. ■update on the D.C. Department of Transportation’s progress with assessment and planning to reduce the dangerous sidewalks at G Street and Virginia Avenue NW. ■presentation by the Georgetown Business Improvement District on a proposal to install pedestrian signs between the Foggy Bottom Metro station and Georgetown. ■update on a public space application for Sugar, 2121 K St. NW. ■consideration of a public space application for 2100 K St. NW. ■discussion of submitting a followup resolution regarding the Zoning Commission’s Zoning Regulations Review. ■election of a new commission treasurer and other administrative matters. For details, visit anc2a.org. ANC 2B ANCCircle 2B Dupont

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The commission will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 19, at Our Lady Queen of the Americas Church, California Street and Phelps Place NW. For details, visit anc2d.org or contact davidanc2d01@aol.com. ANC 2F ANCCircle 2F Logan ■logan circle At the commission’s Sept. 2 meeting, ■Metropolitan Police Department Sgt. David Terestre said crime in the past 60 days in Police Service Area 307 (from L to S streets NW between 9th and 14th streets NW) has been flat compared to the same period last year, as are year-to-date crime totals. “I’d like to see it decrease, but given some of the other things that have been happening in the city, I’ll take it flat,� Terestre said. ■Eva Lewis from the office of Mayor Muriel Bowser announced a Rally for the Alley event, scheduled for Sept. 3, to celebrate the conclusion of this summer’s Alleypalooza campaign. ■commissioner Kate Gordon announced that representatives from El Sol did not appear at the August meeting of the alcohol policy committee to discuss its application for a Class C restaurant license. ■commissioner Kate Gordon reported that discussions are underway with Hotel Helix about a proposed rooftop summer garden. ■commissioners voted 3-4 against supporting an application from Veranda, 1100 P St. NW, for a substantial change request from Class C

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restaurant to Class C Tavern. A lengthy discussion preceded the vote, with commissioners pointing out that the application doesn’t contain any language about outdoor noise. Several commissioners also noted that the tavern license would permit a future business in the same location to sell alcohol but no food. ■commissioners voted 7-0 to support a settlement agreement with Espita Mezcaleria, 1250 9th St. NW, resolving issues related to a sidewalk cafe and operating hours for a Class C restaurant license application. ■commissioners voted 7-0 to support the alcohol policy committee’s unanimous approval of an amendment to a settlement agreement for extended hours of operation for Modern Liquors, 1200 9th St. NW. ■commissioners voted 7-0 to protest an application from Naylor Stables LLC for a “vibrant community gathering place� that would have a capacity of more than 300 people. The applicant is invited to the September meeting of the alcohol policy committee, commissioner Kate Gordon said. ■commissioners voted 7-0 to support a public space application for an unenclosed sidewalk cafe at 1400 L St. NW. ■commissioners voted 6-0 with one abstention to support a Board of Zoning Adjustment request for construction of a three-car garage with a second-floor studio apartment in a small square lot at 0012R Logan Circle NW. ■commissioner Kevin Deeley said the applicant from 1001 O St. NW did not appear at the August meeting of the Community Development Committee, which means the final design review from the Historic

Preservation Review Board is on hold for the time being. ■commissioner Kevin Deeley said he and commission chair John Fanning heard from the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development that the agency is moving forward with the “surplus disposition� process for the Franklin School, at 13th and K streets NW. Commissioners discussed the possibility of hosting a special meeting in November to address this issue in depth. ■commissioner Charlie Bengel said the Metropolitan Police Department has arrested over 200 men in a series of stings directed at the neighborhood’s recent rise in prostitution. ■commissioner Charlie Bengel said he’s pleased with Mayor Muriel Bowser’s recent announcement of a plan to fight surging crime totals in the city, and cautioned meeting attendees to remember that while overall crime in the city is down this year, violent crime is up. ■commissioner Pepin Tuma said a recent community meeting to discuss the modernization of Garrison Elementary School was productive, and he’s staying vigilant on the issue to ensure the D.C. Department of General Services breaks ground by early next year. ■commissioner Kate Gordon suggested that the commission hire Alcohol Beverage Regulation Administration counsel to handle several upcoming cases in which the applicants will have legal counsel. The commission will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 7, at Washington Plaza Hotel, 10 Thomas Circle NW. For details, call 202-667-0052 or visit anc2f.org.

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ment for a bee sting. There’s also a spacious new waiting area with Wi-Fi, vending machines and a counter for charging laptops and other mobile devices. Dr. Jennifer Abele, medical director of Sibley’s emergency department, played a key role in designing the new facility with the goal of rethinking conventional processes and building everything around the patient. “At every step we questioned, ‘How would the patient want to experience the department?’� said Abele. “When patients come in, they want to be seen, they want to get timely, high-quality care, and they want to get out and go home — how can we do that so they don’t spend hours waiting for things like test results?� One of the ways Sibley aims to achieve that goal is to have a medical staff member stationed in the reception area to greet patients as they arrive and guide them to the appropriate area of the department — a strategy Abele said is unique

among emergency departments in the area. Sibley currently averages about a 30-minute wait before patients see a doctor in the emergency department. Though that’s significantly lower than wait times at many other hospitals in the country, Sibley officials hope the wait time will drop with the new facility. Readily available high-tech tools will also help. The department now hosts a state-of-the-art CT scanner that can take 80 images per second as well as a digital X-ray room. In the past, patients had to be transported down one level for such tests. “We crafted everything so that we could work smarter and not harder and that would give us more time at the bedside,� Abele said. Plans for the new emergency department began in 2009 and are part of a larger $242 million hospital construction project that will include a new cancer center, surgical and orthopedic units as well as 200 private patient rooms on seven floors. The cancer center is expected to open in spring 2016, and the new hospital will follow a few months later in the summer.

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HOW WOULD YOU LIKE DCCA TO REPRESENT YOUR VIEWS? We need to hear from our members, in preparation for our first monthly Membership meeting of the fall on Monday, October 5th. Many issues and initiatives are before us: a renewed push for full funding for the Garrison Elementary School renovation, the worst rat infestation in years, the Zoning Regulation Rewrite and its expansion of downtown (among other things), the city’s efforts to end homelessness, St. Thomas Church zoning variance application, the Carlyle Hotel’s roofdeck permit, the Exelon-Pepco merger, the P Street liquor license moratorium, the renovation of Stead Park Recreation Center building and the $200 million renovation of MLK Memorial Library, DC’s central public library facility. Let us know what issues concern you most. Send your comments and suggestions to: info@dupontcircle.org. GREEN APPLE DAY OF SERVICE Volunteer to Make Garrison Greener Sunday, September 20, 10 to Noon A great volunteer event for Garrison parents and members of the community who want to make a difference within their neighborhood. The Green Apple initiative is designed to promote clean, healthy, and green schools for all children. Activities include cleaning up

the Garrison garden and sprucing up the outside of the building and surrounding areas. The Center for Green Schools at the U.S. Green Building Council is the organization behind the Green Apple movement. www.garrisonelementary.org

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AND SPEAKING OF THE HOUSE TOUR.... The always-lavish “Afternoon Tea,” included in the tour admission, will be served at the gracious Heurich House Museum and Garden. CALL FOR 2015 DCCA HOUSE TOUR VOLUNTEERS! SUNDAY OCTOBER 18 | NOON to 5 PM The Dupont Circle House Tour would not be possible without the help and support of our extraordinary volunteers! Volunteer benefits include: * Visiting any of the House Tour sites (before or after your shift) * Attending the Volunteer After-Party from 5-7 pm. If you (and/or a friend) would like to volunteer, sign up here: www.dupont-circle. org/volunteer2015 DON’T MISS OUT–SCAN OUR QR CODE [AT RIGHT] TO PURCHASE HOUSE TOUR TICKETS NOW!

As a DCCA member, you are an integral part of neighborhood history. Join or Renew Online at DupontCircle.org. Show your Membership Card and Receive Discounts of 10%+ at DCCA Preferred Merchants: Teaism | The Mediterranean Way | G-Star Raw Beadazzled | Cocova Fine Chocolate | Trappro FIT Personal Training | Quantum Pilates Just That Simple | Keegan Theatre | Total Party! Washington Studio School | Carlyle Suites Comfort One Shoes SAVE THE DATE! ART ALL NIGHT: NUIT BLANCHE DC Saturday, September 26, 2015 7:00 pm - Midnight A long night of exotically costumed live models in elaborate theatrical set-ups will be available on three floors for you to draw. The festival is an all-night exploration and celebration of contemporary art, encompassing five of DC’s most vibrant neighborhoods: Dupont Circle, Shaw, North Capitol, H Street NE, and Congress Heights. Stay tuned for more information. MT. PLEASANT LIBRARY FRIENDS AUTUMN BOOK SALE September 19 and 20 | 3160 16th Street, NW Join us both days during regular branch hours. Saturday: 9:30 am - 5:30 pm | Sunday: 1 pm - 5 pm | Great selection and great prices! $3 for hardcovers | $1 children’s books | $2 for paperbacks | $1 for mass market | $2 for CDs DVDs. For more info visit: facebook.com/ FriendsOfTheMountPleasantLibrary. Photo: Alicia Martin sculptural installation | Casa de America, Madrid

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Spring Valley grocery eyed for development By CUNEYT DIL

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Plans are underway to bring a grocery store back to Spring Valley at the site of the former Fresh & Green’s — along with 200 new residential units and other ground-floor retail spaces. Will Lansing, principal at Valor Development, said last week that his firm is trying to court Harris Teeter to join the new mixed-use project at 4330 48th St. NW. Though there is “nothing in writing,� Lansing said, developers have met twice with the chain’s officials. Other companies, including Trader Joe’s, have also expressed interest in opening shop, he said. Overall, Lansing said, the development will likely take a bare minimum of three years. Bringing groceries back to the neighborhood will likely please many residents, as the last supermarket to occupy the site, Fresh & Green’s, abruptly closed in late 2013. Before that, the space had hosted a grocery store since 1964, including Superfresh, which closed all of its D.C.-area stores in 2011. Valor’s plans to construct a new five- or six-story building, however, drew some criticism from residents at last Wednesday’s Tenleytown/American University Park advisory neighborhood commission meeting, where Lansing’s team presented preliminary designs. The designs show a building with two courtyards and with walk-up-style homes on the ground level that architect Jack Owen Boarman said would blend in with the residential neighborhood. The residential building would feature setbacks, Lansing said, to detract from the bulk

and match with neighboring homes. The new grocery store, along with other retail spaces, would be housed on the ground level. Parking is still being worked out, but Lansing said developers “will provide ample parking for whatever the end use� of the site is. For some residents, the immediate concerns are the density of the project and potential traffic issues. Lansing stressed that the development team is just at the starting point. He said he hopes to reach a proposal that is in “harmony� with the neighborhood. “We pride ourselves on coming to the neighborhood very, very early in the process,� Lansing said at the meeting. “If the neighborhood says we’re not crazy about more density and more mass, we can go the matter-of-right direction,� he added, referring to what would be allowed without seeking any extra approvals from the city. “We are not coming to you with any master plans saying take it or leave it.� Commissioners generally were pleased that plans are moving forward at the site. Chair Jon Bender said he hopes more drawn-out designs in the future can give more context to residents who have expressed opposition to a larger building. “It strikes me as difficult for you to get feedback on a five-story building unless you’re really able to show what the different kind of amenities you can make available are,� Bender told the development team. A community meeting on the project is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Sept. 30 at Bread + Salt in Tenleytown, at 4619 41st St. NW.

Gonzaga grad returns to FedEx Field as pro By BRIAN KAPUR Current Staff Writer

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The last time 2008 Gonzaga graduate A.J. Francis played at FedEx Field, he was a junior at the University of Maryland who hoped to return to the stadium as an NFL player one day — even if scouts and other experts didn’t share his optimism. But Francis made that dream a reality Sunday when he headed to Landover, Md., battling for the Miami Dolphins against the Washington Redskins in the season opener for both teams. The Gonzaga alumnus took part in pregame warmups, but he wasn’t part of the active 46-man roster. Still, Francis enjoyed the chance to come to the D.C. area and watch his team defeat the Redskins 17-10. “It was cool. It was everything I thought it would be — it was great to be home and see my team pull out a hard-fought W,� he said. Sunday was a milestone moment for Francis after two years of trying to make it onto an NFL roster as an undrafted free agent. The former Gonzaga Eagle began his NFL career in training camp with the Dolphins in 2013, but he was cut that August. He was signed by the New England Patriots briefly before being placed on their practice squad. Then his whirlwind continued as he rejoined the Dolphins for training camp in 2014. With improved play, Francis showed signs of potentially making the team, but a season-ending knee injury forced Miami to place him on injured reserve. Still, he never gave up. “You have to have faith in your-

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Gonzaga grad A.J. Francis now plays for the Miami Dolphins.

self,� said Francis. “I still haven’t done anything. Hopefully I have a long career ahead of me where I can get out on the field and help the team out. “I’ve never been out of a job, so I’m forever grateful,� he continued. “There’re guys at home on a couch wishing they were on a team today or playing. I have nothing to be upset about. I just can’t wait for an opportunity to get out on the field.� As Francis fights to earn playing time, he shares a close bond with two teammates from his home region: linebacker Jelani Jenkins and defensive end Cameron Wake, who were once Francis’ rivals when they attended Good Counsel and DeMatha, respectively. “When Jelani and I came in with the same draft class, and I [had] known him since like 2006, it was cool to have familiarity — especially when you’re living somewhere where you haven’t before like Miami,� said Francis. The defensive tackle was quick to point to the strength of the Washington Catholic Athletic Conference — which Gonzaga, DeMatha and Good Counsel all play in — for producing strong players for the NFL.

“It’s clear that we have ballers and if you want to get some good talent you have to go to that conference,� Francis said. Jenkins shared the sentiment. “It’s a great conference, ain’t it? We have some talent.� Wake — who has been in the league since 2005, the longest of the three locals — has taken Francis under his wing as a fellow defensive lineman. “I know he’s working hard to make his impact on the team,� said Wake. “I’m rooting for him.� Despite their new connection, the trio continues to trash-talk each other’s high schools. “We were once foes and now we’re friends,� said Wake. “Me and A.J. talk all the time about the WCAC rivalry, and of course DeMatha remains superior in that aspect. It just shows the talent that’s in this area in the WCAC or anywhere else.� While Wake and Jenkins enjoy poking fun at Gonzaga — including Jenkins pointing out his 4-0 record against the Eagles during his high school career — Francis credits his time on I Street for impacting his development 0as he grew from a 6-foot-4-inch, 273-pound freshman into a 6-foot-5, 330-pound graduate. “Gonzaga turned me into a man,� said Francis. “I was a little kid when I went to Gonzaga, and when I left I was a grown adult. I have to thank everybody there and my dad for making me go. I wouldn’t be the same person without it.� Francis will look to make his impact on the NFL soon, potentially when the Dolphins visit the Jacksonville Jaguars Sunday at 4 p.m.

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PEPCO HOLDINGS-EXELON MERGER IS TOO IMPORTANT TO FAIL

Dear fellow Pepco customers, If the Pepco Holdings-Exelon merger fails, it will hurt our residents, our business community and the District as a whole. Without the merger, we have much to lose including improved service reliability; quicker storm recovery; millions of dollars of private investment in sustainable energy and energy efficiency and broader access for renewable energy; guaranteed charitable contributions to benefit our most vulnerable residents; bill relief for customers; economies of scale savings that will benefit customers; and additional economic impact of tens of millions of dollars and many new jobs for our local economy. The District depends on a financially healthy local utility to power homes, businesses and government. We are seriously concerned about the financial impact to Pepco if this merger is not completed. And without Exelon, we fear Pepco’s service reliability enhancements could stall. People who are thinking about doing business in the District are paying attention. The thing the District needs most is private sector investments, and the way that happens is through corporate growth, mergers and acquisitions. Companies who are considering locating or remaining in the District will think twice if the merger is not approved, which would be the wrong decision for every Pepco customer and our regional economy. We encourage decision makers to work with Pepco Holdings and Exelon to come to an agreement that addresses the concerns regulators have raised and that will move this merger forward. We hope all parties will realize the opportunities we would miss and the very real harm to our community that a failed merger will inflict and find a way to make this merger a reality.

James C. Dinegar President & CEO, Greater Washington Board of Trade

Cora Williams Founder & CEO, Ideal Electric

Sheila Brooks President, The Presidents’ RoundTable

Pedro Alfonso President, Dynamic Concepts, Inc.

Tony Williams CEO, Federal City Council

Harry Wingo President & CEO, D.C. Chamber of Commerce

Rosie Allen-Herring President & CEO, United Way of the National Capital Area

We Support the Pepco Holdings-Exelon Merger

For more information, visit PHITomorrow.com

This letter paid for by Exelon Corporation.

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Spotlight on Schools Eaton Elementary

We are technically fifth-graders but it doesn’t really feel like it yet. We are still getting used to being the oldest kids in the school and we have to learn the ropes of our schedules, which are more complicated now. This year, the three fifth-grade classes switch teachers for three of our subjects: math, social studies and science. The fifth-grade teachers stay in their rooms and the students move in a big triangle to each teacher for the different subjects. It’s very interesting to have different teachers because they each have different personalities and different ways of teaching their subject. Each teacher seems very knowledgeable and specialized in their subject. For example, Ms. Scott was a middle school math teacher before she came to John Eaton. She makes sure that everyone is comfortable with the math that she covers each day. Mr. Parodi tells interesting stories in social studies, which makes his class fun. Everybody loves to go to his class. Ms. Caruso has a lab coat and has lots of experiments planned for us to do in science. We are still getting used to keeping track of the different materials that we need to bring to each class. Sometimes kids forget things that they need. We have cubbies in our homerooms with all of our supplies, which are like lockers. Each day it gets easier and we feel more like the oldest of our school. We’ll definitely be ready for middle school. Gotta go switch classes!

School DISPATCHES — Myles Bell, Sophia Bergfalk and Akari Sinton, fifth-graders

Hearst Elementary

These first few days of pre-K have been dandy as we’ve been busy learning about new friends, school routines and how to be a responsible Hearst Owl. At the end of every week we have a “Talking Circle� to discuss the highlights of our week. This week we were asked, “What is the most important thing you’ve learned about being a Hearst Owl so far?� Here are some of our answers: “Mistakes are where the new learning goes!� “We need to think and be responsible.� “The Comforter supports friends who miss their mothers.� “Feeding the fish and Jessica rabbit is the coolest job!� “I like being junior teacher because I get to take the chart home.� “The electrician can also turn on the SMARTboard.� “We need to rest so we have energy to run and walk and jump in PE with Mr. Coleman.� “When we have a problem we go to the solution so the problem doesn’t get bigger.� “For more success, we follow directions the first time.� “When someone asks for support opening something, we support them.�

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The start of the new school year at Murch has been terrific. This year, there are quite a few new changes at our school. First, a new resource special has been added, which is Spanish led by Profe Casten. So far, the class is muy bueno. Also, on the first Friday, we had a special theme, Recess Day — yay! We all played fun games and rotated to different activities. The second Friday of the school year was Spirit Day to celebrate being Murch Mustangs. Fifth grade is different from the lower grades because you rotate to different teachers for every subject, and if you forget something you are not allowed to go back and get what you forgot. And ‌ there is a lot of homework too, but it’s cool being a fifth-grader because we’re the oldest in the school now. Maia Bester, a fifth-grader, says, “I think that jumping from fourth to fifth grade is a big transition but a fun transition, and I think that fifth grade is a lot more responsibility but it’s going really well.â€? Lucy Chamberlain, another fifthgrader, says, “We have bigger classes than last year, more homework, bigger responsibilities, and it’s really fun!â€? I think this year in fifth grade is going to be a phenomenal year! — Gabrielle Bennett, fifth-grader

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Monica Shah of the Brightwood Education Campus is the Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association’s 2015 History Teacher of the Year, according to a news release. The honor, given annually to a teacher in the Washington region, includes a $5,000 prize and an all-expensespaid field trip to Mount Vernon in Virginia for Shah’s eighth-graders. “By calling attention to Ms. Shah’s great achievements we honor not only her work, but that of all teachers who take initiative to go beyond expectations and show innovation in bringing history to life for their students,� Ann Bookout, chair of the association’s Education Committee, which administers the award, says in the release. The association says that Shah made an immediate impact at Brightwood upon her 2012 arrival, introducing her pupils to Model United Nations and National History Day, transforming the school’s student government and championing field trips. “My lessons shift students away from simply being consumers of information to becoming critical thinkers who question the perspectives and credibility of sources, and consider the histories of all people,� she wrote in an application for the award. The Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association maintains and operates George Washington’s plantation home in Virginia. For more information about its teacher award program, visit mountvernon.org/teachers. Lady of Victory School open house, the installation of the new pastor, Father David Fitz-Patrick, and a celebration of the school’s 60th anniversary year. What a weekend! Nursery through eighth grade students came to school to meet their teachers and see their classmates. It was fun to go back to school after the long summer break. The Mass that day with Cardinal Donald Wuerl was beautiful. We felt honored to participate with the readings. We have seen Cardinal Wuerl on TV and in the Catholic Standard, but we have never been that close to him. What we remember the most about Mass is the tone of his homily. It was very peaceful. It was a nice way to start the school year with our OLV family. As Father Dave reminded us during

Mass, the school is “the jewel in the crown of our parish� and “where there is great love, there will always be great miracles.� After the Mass, there was a very nice reception in Hess Auditorium. There were so many people and so much really good food. There was even a kids’ station with fruit and donut holes! The servers carried plates of yummy food, and there was also a lot of food displayed on tables decorated in our navy blue and white school colors — and candles too. Everybody seemed to be enjoying themselves. Cardinal Wuerl said, “OLV is an extraordinary school.� We were very proud of our church and school community that Sunday. — Anna C., Lauren W. and Logan H., sixth-graders

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anywhere else. “In August, our listings didn’t move quite as quickly and it took things a little bit longer to go under contract,” said Suzanne Des Marais, an agent with Keller Williams Capital Properties in Dupont Circle and president of the Greater Capital Area Association of Realtors. She quickly added: “Meaning a couple weeks, not months.” According to data from RealEstate Business Intelligence and the

Realtors group, D.C. condos and houses spent a median of just 13 days on the market last month, with buyers paying an average of 99.1 percent of the original listing price. Nearly half of the homes on the market today are already under contract. There were 774 new listings last month and 686 closed sales. Year to date through August, the District’s median sales price stands at around $525,000 — a record

high — and single-family detached homes have had a median of nearly $764,000. All metrics comfortably beat the market performance from this time last year as well. Realtors said the situation has become familiar: More residents are flocking to the District and fewer are fleeing to the suburbs, leading to a seller’s market with tight supply. Ron Sitrin of Long & Foster Real Estate in Friendship Heights said as young D.C. residents grow

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their families, they increasingly try to find a bigger home nearby: “All they’re really doing is selling one unit to buy another unit, so they’re not adding inventory to the pot.” And as developers in close-in neighborhoods convert large row houses into condo buildings with small units, he said, “the demand for single-family homes is just going to get tighter and tighter and tighter.” See Market/Page RE22

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and president of the Greater Capital Area Association of Realtors, said many buyers are excited about “owning a piece of Washington.” “Having a landmark view, that’s something attractive that we can definitely market, and it’s particularly attractive at the higher end,” she said. One example she cited is the enhanced appeal of a small condo with a view of the Washington National Cathedral. Otherwise, said Des Marais, it’s the practical amenities that are often the most significant. “My clients tend to be more focused on

shopping, restaurants, transportation,” she said. “If you have transportation you can get to many of those things.” And despite frequent community complaints about nightlife noise, Des Marais said many buyers do seek out hubs of late-night activity: “I have had buyers specifically shop for homes in areas close to particular nightlife zones, and others who are completely turned off by any proximity to bars.” In other cases, a thriving source of employment can also protect property values by ensuring that there will always be demand for housing in that area. Tom Daley of TTR Sotheby’s International Realty, who also serves on the board of the Realtors associaSee Institutions/Page RE21

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The Shepherd Park house, on the market for $1,550,000, is one of two created out of the backyard of the corner property at 16th and Geranium streets NW. The second is still under construction, while 7409 went on the market a few weeks ago; 1545 Geranium is also for sale. At 7409, gleaming redwood trim catches the eye from the street, beckoning passersby up the front walk. There’s more shiny wood inside, where top-quality white oak covers the floors. Add in 10-foot ceilings, Smooth Stone Duron paint and marble touches throughout, and it adds up to a serene, modern space. The foyer connects to a powder room and coat closet on one side and a study on the other, the latter with large windows looking out across 16th Street and at the park. There’s also a wet bar tucked into a nook in the hallway here, so entertainers can offer guests a libation upon entry. The rest of the first floor is nearly one big space, with a partial wall dividing the family room from the dining/living room. The vast kitchen runs alongside both, anchored by a 13-by-21-foot marble-topped

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island. The marble continues on the counters and backsplash, and there’s loads of storage space here, both in white cabinets that line the walls and chocolate-colored cabinets under the island. Appliances include a Frigidaire Gallery refrigerator and upright freezer, Bosch dishwasher, microwave, oven and five-burner range (the last three on the island). The adjacent living spaces could be set up in any way desired, though the staging makes sense: breaking the larger front room into a sitting area and dining space, and using the larger rear portion as an ever-popular family room. This back space centers on a marble-surrounded Montego Bay gas fireplace and looks through vast windows (which feature throughout the home) into the back yard. Glass doors here lead outdoors to a small patio, grassy play space and standalone three-car garage. There’s more room for relaxing below. The home’s mostly carpeted

Located next to Rock Creek Park, this five-bedroom, six-anda-half-bath house in Shepherd Park is priced at $1,550,000.

bottom floor features 9-foot ceilings, making it a truly usable level. There’s a den with a wet bar, a bedroom with its own bath, and a large recreation room with space for both a media zone and a play/billiards/ lounge area. This floor also offers a second bathroom and a potential laundry room (appliances are on the top floor, but there are connections for more here). The uppermost level houses four more bedrooms, each with its own bath, as well as an open lounge

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A laundry room with Whirlpool washer and dryer is accessed from the hallway on this floor. Across the way is a large closet that repeats in the same spot on each floor — a clever way to allow future owners to add an elevator. Developer Hashim Hassan included removable floors, making installation easy. The house at 7409 16th St. NW, with five bedrooms and six-and-ahalf baths, is on the market for $1,550,000. For more information, contact Marlene Moss of Weichert, Realtors at 202-907-9663 or marlenefmoss@gmail.com.

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a striking impression with its angled roofline, yellow stucco centerpiece and double height entryway, with a two-story glass window flanking the mahogany front door. As it turns out, the asymmetrical roofline is actually three separate roofs, two of them pitched to bookend the flat roof at the center. And inside, the home’s design follows this arrangement, with its most functional spaces — stairs, hallways, bathrooms — at its center, and living spaces fanning out from there. The effect is a crisp, bright interior that feels remarkably urban for its suburb-like environment. The never-lived-in 3,000-squarefoot home, with four bedrooms and three-and-a-half baths, is fresh on the market for $1,900,000. The architects who designed the house, husband-and-wife team Howard Goldstein and Jill Schick, also own the property. In 2008 they bought a large, unusually shaped lot

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This four-bedroom, three-and-a-half-bath home on McKinley Street NW in Chevy Chase is priced at $1,900,000. in Chevy Chase, building their own house on the land fronting Broad Branch Road and opting to develop the rest of the property — then a vacant, wooded space fronting McKinley — as a separate house. Eight years later, their project is now complete. Even with the distinctly modern look, Goldstein says the home was designed using materials consistent with the neighborhood, including brick, wood and stucco. Upon entering, there’s an immediate sense of openness, with a high-ceilinged foyer that expands into a main living area. The foyer also directly faces the central stair-

case, custom made with steel and wood. Unlike many stairways, this one is not an enclosed, dark space; its backdrop is a Kalwall-brand translucent feature wall that welcomes sunlight into the entire house. The owners note that this two-story wall of glass is actually highly insulated, protecting from draftiness. It’s also visible from the outside, giving a little glow to the property when nighttime hits.

Several features seen upon entrance repeat throughout the entire home, including hardwood oak floors, recessed LED lights, and porcelain tiles in spaces like bathrooms. The architects also gave the home’s new owners some options for the future: Solar panels could be clipped easily upon the south facing-roof, and a garage could be converted into an office, if the city’s zoning rules change as

expected. On the main floor, the spacious, sunny living area could accommodate a variety of furniture setups, including a formal living room and dining table. Partially separated from this space by the “appliance wall� is the kitchen and sitting area in the back. Its rear wall is almost entirely glass, with a sliding door and windows looking out on the terraced backyard. The kitchen features granite countertops, custom wood cabinets, a distinctive white porcelain backsplash, and modern pendant lighting See McKinley/Page Re21

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$1,295,000

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Touch of the Cape in DC – Immaculate & elegant 6BR, 6.5BA w/over 7,000 SF of stunning finished space situated on a prime ½ acre lot. Dream gourmet kit, grand entertaining spaces, custom tile, stone & woodwork, hwds + incredible outdoor spaces. Roby Thompson 202.255.2986 / 202.483.6300 (O)

2,550 SF 2BR, 2.5BA Penthouse encompasses its own wing, 3 exposures w/11 sets of French doors. Chef’s kitchen (Viking gas 6-burner, cherry cabs, granite). LR & adjacent DR create entertaining space w/expansive balcony. 2 gar space + extra storage. Peter locker 202.256.3356 / 202.364.1300 (O)

Stunning 1926 4BR, 3.5BA Bungalow loaded with original charm and two-story rear addition – great floor plan with open kitchen/family room, huge master suite, warm hardwood floors, private rear patio and yard/garden. Roby Thompson 202.255.2986 / 202.483.6300 (O)

LOCATION & CHARM – Beautiful DC Chevy Chase Colonial with 4BR, 2BA features a brand new kitchen, great family room, deck, and finished basement. Blocks to Friendship Heights Metro and Shops. anne & laura emmett 301.466.2515 / 301.229.4000 (O)

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Beautiful 5-6BR, 3.5BA home with recent improvements and new appliances. Gourmet kitchen, 2 fireplaces, 2 decks. Large In-law suite (BR, BA, Rec Room). Whitman/Pile/Burning Tree Cluster. Close to I-270, I-495, Democracy Blvd & Old Georgetown Rd. Catherine sam 301.890.6913 / 202.944.8400 (O)

Brick 5 lev home on 10,185 SF lot in Heart of Springfield! East facing sun room addn with 3 walls of glass, heated tile flr & hi ceilg off DRM & kit w/views to landscaped “4 seasons garden!” Wood flrs, custom built-ins! Wood Acres-Whitman cluster! EZ access to all directions! Trudy surut 301.717.2566 / 301.229.4000 (O)

Glorious 2BR, 2BA Penthouse filled with light, space & style. Features 2,035 SF, large living and dining rooms, gourmet kitchen, laundry room, enclosed atrium and balcony, and garage parking. Full-service building includes year-round pool & saunas. Marge lee 202.253.4618 / 202.966.1400 (O)

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$410,000

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Elegant & spacious 1,200 SF 2BR, 2BA flooded with SW light! Large living & dining w/hardwood floors, FP, updated gourmet kit w/granite & SS, bay-windowed MBR w/walk-in closet & classy bath, 2nd BR w/builtins, W/D & best location in the city! Roby Thompson 202.255.2986 / 202.483.6300 (O)

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$320,000

1,200 SF, 2BR, 2.5BA Penthouse encompassing top 2 floors of classic rounded bay front. Open floor plan w/ gourmet chef’s kit, living room w/FP & rounded dining area, private 300+ SF roof deck w/views! Low fee, blocks to Metro, shopping & more! Roby Thompson 202.255.2986 / 202.483.6300 (O)

Sophisticated 2BR, 2BA unit with airy renovated kitchen. Dining room opens to the living room. Open living room and solarium bring in lovely views. Washer/dryer permitted. Ornate crown moldings and parquet floors throughout. sarah howard 703.862.7181 / 202.944.8400 (O)

Spacious 1 bedroom at the elegant Ponce de Leon. Close to Van Ness Metro, Giant, CVS, Politics & Prose, dining & much more. Over 1,000 SF with large living room, huge separate dining room, kitchen with breakfast nook & Solarium. Pets OK! stan Watters 202.674.4081 / 202.363.9700 (O)

The Harrison – contemporary building close to Friendship Heights Metro, Whole Foods & Chevy Chase Pavilion. Charming 1BR with high-end finishes and private patio flowing into community courtyard with stunning Zen-like fire & water features. Chevy Chase uptown Office 202.364.1300

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Spacious 3BR, 2.5BA renovated townhouse features brand-new carpeting, granite countertops, stove and dishwasher. Sep eat-in kitchen area w/walk-out to deck. Lower level w/spacious family room, walk-out patio and one-car garage. Friendship heights Office 301.652.2777

$289,500

Renovated 1BR at The Towers w/granite counters, new wood floors & huge balcony w/wooded view. Close to Glover Park, Cathedral Commons. Metro bus outside w/easy access to downtown, Georgetown & Friendship Hts. 24-hr desk, pool, tennis, parking avail. stan Watters 202.674.4081 / 202.363.9700 (O)

$279,000

Sunny 1BR move-in ready w/huge balcony, refin wood floors, updated kit/bath, granite counters. Close to Glover Park, Cathedral Commons. Metro bus outside. Easy access to downtown, Georgetown & Friendship Hts. 24-hr desk, pool, tennis, parking avail. stan Watters 202.674.4081 / 202.363.9700 (O)

$220,000

Renovated studio apartment overlooking courtyard and pool. Updated kitchen and bath. Full-service building with doorman. Metro bus at door, convenient to shopping and restaurants nearby. Kent Madsen

202.255.1739 / 202.363.1800 (O)

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Wednesday, september 16, 2015

the Current â– Fall real estate Guide 2015

Palisades house tour showcases history By NATHANIEL KRESH Current Correspondent

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home on University Terrace NW transports visitors across the Pacific. Cherry blossoms and a traditional torii gate guard the entrance. Around the back, pebbles and boulders form a rock garden, mimicking a flowing river, and Japanese maples abound. Inside are shoji screens, a wedding kimono and a giant Chinese vase. This is the home of Gordon Kit and his dog Buddha, and it will be one of several open to visitors Oct. 17 as part of the third annual Palisades Village House Tour. The serene and Zen-like atmosphere, and the effort made to give the house an authentic Japanese feel, are not the only features that make Kit’s home stand out. The property is also intertwined with some important figures in D.C. history. The house was built by Judge David Bazelon in the late 1950s, according to Kit. Bazelon was known as “a very famous federal appeals court judge who developed what’s called the ‘insanity defense,’� Kit said. The judge’s wife, Mickey Bazelon, had an interest in architecture and was responsi-

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The Chain Bridge Road home at left was twice featured in architectural magazines, and the Japanese-styled house of University Terrace, above, was owned by George McGovern during his presidential campaign. Both are part of the Oct. 17 Palisades VIllage House Tour. ble for much of home’s Japanese aesthetic. When it came time for Bazelons to sell the house, it transferred from one D.C. power broker to another. “He sold the house to George McGovern, who was senator from South Dakota,� said Kit. “McGovern lived in the house while he was running for president in 1972.� This history — along with the home’s architectural design — motivated Kit to offer his property for inclusion in the tour. Ticket sales will support the mission of Palisades Village, an organi-

zation that helps seniors remain safely in their homes in the Berkley, Foxhall, Kent, Palisades, Spring Valley and Wesley Heights neighborhoods. The event has raised $34,650 in ticket sales over the last two years. “It’s a lot of rides, and also running errands for people, or going to the grocery store for them if they need it,� said Sue Albright, a Palisades Village board member. “It’s also social and cultural interaction. We have a number of programs, lectures and tours. We’ve taken the group to have a docent tour of the

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would have a hard time swallowingâ€? the need to spruce up a home before listing, he said. Downing, who works with Reiver at the Metro DC Houses Team with Real Living at Home, said the disparities are similar between Washington and mid-coast Florida (at least the inland part where he works; on-the-water properties are a different story). In D.C., “the average consumer is very sophisticated and very educated,â€? he said, noting that even the firsttime buyers have more knowledge than your average would-be homeowner elsewhere. “They’re young attorneys or they’re Hill staffers that kind of have this experience.â€? Downing said that disparity comes with both positives and negatives. Washingtonians often make quicker decisions and take bigger risks, in part because they typically have more money. “But sometimes in D.C. ‌ they think they know a little bit more.â€? In some cases, they do. “If you have an attorney who’s a client, they know a ton — a lot more than I do about law — but they might not know exactly the proper [real estate] customs, or they might not be a real estate attorney.â€? And those customs and real estate laws can be tricky. In New York City, for instance, a lot of the work of buying and selling — finding properties, making offers — involves conversation, while Washington takes a more formal

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W.C. & A.N. Miller’s Chevy Chase Office Congratulates our Top Producers!

Kimberly Cestari

Tamara Kucik

Please welcome our Top Team recruit for 2015!

McElroy-Rychlik Team

Lee Goldstein and Judy Glazer

Maggie Simpson

Marjorie Lee

Michelle Munro/Michelle Buckman

Rebecca Israel

Mintewab Bulcha

Maureen Cullinane

Rita Liptz

Shari Silverstein

Peggy Virostek

George Kucik

Patricia Millar

Kathleen Briese

Jayna Kucik

Maggie Hudak

Linda Herring

Mike Sandifer

Joan Wheeler

Bethany Metzroth

Bonnie Deady

Cynthia Houser

Jerome Brown

Nathan B. Carnes Branch Manager 202-321-9132 ncarnes@LNF.com

Susan Rao

Mary Jane Molik/Dan Melman

Barbara Finkelstein

Ana Maria Menendez

Albert Elliott

Samantha Damato

Traquel Butler

Angela Wilson

Dwight Pearson

Jay Schlaffer

Jamie Fitzsimons

Stacey Kuzma

Clare Tock

Jim Cahill

Mary Sunderland

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Carter Cusick

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Paul Carter

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RE12 Wednesday, September 16, 2015

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5600 BRoad BRanCh Rd nW | Chevy ChaSe, dC

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4424 45th St nW | au PaRk

Sold PriCe: $1,195,000

2611 adamS miLL Rd nW #207 | adamS moRgan

Sold PriCe: $302,500

1016 BeLLvieW Rd | mCLean

4213 LeLand St | Chevy ChaSe, md

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Sold PriCe: $1,500,000

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10610 CRoSSing CReek Rd | PotomaC

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Sold PriCe: $740,000

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203 RidgePoint PL | gaitheRSBuRg

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liSt PriCe: $1,549,000

* Sold PriCe: $1,200,000

Sold PriCe: $819,000

Sold PriCe: $475,000

6221 32nd PL nW | Chevy ChaSe, dC u n de r C o n t r aC t

2313 StRykeR ave | vienna

#1 Agent Company-Wide #1 Agent in Chevy Chase #177 Agent in the USA

as reported by the Wall Street Journal 202-966-1400 Office Kimberly.Cestari@LongandFoster.com

* Kimberly brought the buyer

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...Or Selling NeW LiStiNg!

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4311 44th St NW

NeW LiStiNg!

6151 31St St NW

Smartly renovated home in AU Park w 4 finished levels. 5BRs, 4FBs. Great corner lot w off-street pkng. 3 blocks to Tenley.

Classic front porch charmer in Chevy Chase. Eat-in kitchen, 3BRs, 2.5BAs. Deep, fenced lot w detached garage.

$965,000

$835,000

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1346 OAK ST NW

2020 12Th ST NW #706

5528 30Th ST NW

6135 30Th ST NW

LiSt PRiCe: $689,000 SOLD PRiCe: $730,500 3 OFFeRS iN 8 DAYS!

LiSt PRiCe: $1,275,000 SOLD PRiCe: $1,307,000 3 OFFeRS iN 7 DAYS!

LiSt PRiCe: $849,000 SOLD PRiCe: $885,000 3 OFFeRS iN 8 DAYS!

LiSt PRiCe: $899,000 SOLD PRiCe: $985,000 6 OFFeRS iN 6 DAYS!

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3353 RUNNYMEDE PL NW

2713 WOODLEY PL NW

6432 BARNABY ST NW

2717 RITTENhOUSE ST NW

LiSt PRiCe: $949,000 SOLD PRiCe: $1,010,000 3 OFFeRS iN 9 DAYS!

LiSt PRiCe: $1,125,000 SOLD PRiCe: $1,125,000 ‘0’ DAYS ON MARKet!

LiSt PRiCe: $949,000 SOLD PRiCe: $975,000 SOLD iN 6 DAYS!

LiSt PRiCe: $879,000 2 OFFeRS iN 9 DAYS!

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Limited-equity cooperatives offer affordable alternative for long-term housing By MARK LIEBERMAN current Staff Writer

Today, more than 3,000 D.C. residents live in buildings they collectively own with their neighbors under agreements known as “limited-equity cooperatives.� These 80-plus buildings represent an example of a still-surviving strain of affordable housing at a time when the city has become known as one of the most expensive in America. Limited-equity co-ops, or LECs, trace their history all the way back to the 1920s and ’30s in the District, when the eastern population of Georgetown was majority African-American. Toward the

end of this period, white upperclass liberals flocked to the neighborhood to work on President Roosevelt’s New Deal initiatives. From there, a long trend of gentrification — then popularly known as “Georgetown-ization� — swept across parts the city, continuing for decades, according to research by University of the District of Columbia professor Amanda Huron. As the term became popularized in D.C., so did the fervor of support against the influx of upper-class people into lower-class neighborhoods. In the District, this trend coincided in the 1970s with a critical period of democracy for the city. The first mayoral and city council

elections were held in 1973. The new leadership had a strong sense of the city’s majority of AfricanAmerican residents, even as they were slowly losing ground in a housing market hostile to lower incomes. By 1980, D.C. officials enacted several laws to combat this trend, most notably the Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act, which requires owners who want to sell their properties to provide all tenants with the first opportunity to buy them for a reasonable price. This encouraged tenants to form cooperatives in order to leverage such purchases. Limited-equity cooperatives are meant to offer a middle ground

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The building at 1333 Peabody St. NW is owned under a limited-equity cooperative developed with help from Mi Casa. between the stability of homeownership and the flexibility of renting. Under such arrangements, each tenant individually purchases a share in the collective corporation that owns the building — but they are free of many restrictions and higher initial investments that come with traditional mortgages. Typical LECs require an upfront fee of between $1,500 and $5,000, similar to a security deposit on a rental, according to Huron, who has conducted extensive research into cooperatives and their impact on the D.C. housing market. The share owners sign a longterm lease and elect a board of directors, who make administrative decisions with input from the rest of the community. Most LECs require an income close to 80 percent of the median income in the area. When a resident eventually moves out, they sell their share in the corporation rather than their actual unit. The value they can obtain from selling their share is restricted, ensuring the overall arrangement is affordable for the long term. In a 2011 study of limited-equity co-ops across the city, the Latino Development Corp. found 84 buildings and a total of 3,080 units. The building at 1333 Peabody St. NW represents a typical example of a functioning LEC established in recent years. The Peabody Tenants Association joined up with the Mi Casa nonprofit in 2006, and a little over a year later, the tenants successfully formed their co-op and purchased the building for $847,000, according to news reports. In 2011, Mi Casa helped tenants secure funds for new windows and other repairs. Mi Casa is one of the housing providers in D.C. that emphasizes its speciality in LECs. As with the Peabody building, the nonprofit consults with tenant associations that are considering purchasing their buildings and helps guide them through the process, both before and after. Mi Casa deputy director Elin Zurbrigg said the goal of maintaining this avenue of real estate is to ensure “that buildings can be preserved as long-term quality affordable housing.� Buying into an LEC isn’t significantly different from buying into any other co-op, according to

Huron. As with traditional homeownership, the setup is meant to encourage long-term investment. Residents have full control of the space they pay for, and they can also will the property to children or others. Though establishing and maintaining the cooperatives can be challenging in terms of time and effort, Huron said the payoff can be quite rewarding. “There’s a real community that gets built over the process of coming together to make this purchase happen,â€? Huron said. LECs today look somewhat different from how they used to be, even though the mechanisms by which people form them have remained largely consistent. For one, more tenants today are seeking multiple bedrooms and larger units, which means that the overall number of available units under this model has decreased, Huron said. And as property values have dramatically increased in D.C. over the last decade especially, the market for this type of housing has become more challenging. Right now, the biggest concentration of limited-equity cooperatives is in wards 1, 4 and 7, Huron said, partially because those areas have seen more persistent trends of gentrification recently. Huron said the impetus rests with D.C. Council members and other officials to commit resources to developing more affordable housing options in a city pegged as one of the nation’s most expensive overall. “The city needs to think more in terms of, what they’re doing with this co-op is ‌ preserving affordable housing,â€? Huron said. “It’s actually much more costeffective to preserve.â€? Zurbrigg said she thinks LECs will continue to have a presence in the city as long as the economic climate permits. “There are always tenants interested in purchasing. There are really incredible opportunities to preserve affordability,â€? Zurbrigg said. “Having the funding and having this unique law are both important tools for having continued longterm affordability and diversity of residents in the District.â€? Staff writer Katie Pearce contributed to this report.

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WESLEY HEIGHTS $3,295,000

This stately colonial revival features an open plan kitchen and a 1st floor family room.Master bedroom boasts a walk-in closet and an en-suite bath with a soaking tub and separate rain shower. Gallery with elegant French doors that open to a manicured garden designed by renowned Oehme, van Sweden & Associates. Includes finished lower level and 2-car parking

MARY FOX +1 202 316 9631 MICHAEL RANKIN +1 202 271 3344

GEORGETOWN $2,495,000

Located on one of the best blocks in Georgetown, this timeless bay front residence affords high ceilings and elegant scale. Classic formal rooms with fireplaces and wood floors are present throughout. The table space kitchen opens to a family room overlooking the deep landscaped garden. The offering includes a spacious master suite and full lower level.

GEORGETOWN $2,850,000

WEST END $2,495,000

JULIA DIAZ-ASPER +1 202 256 1887 MICHAEL RANKIN +1 202 271 3344

JONATHAN TAYLOR +1 202 276 3344

This newly constructed 3 BR and 3 BA townhouse was built with the highest level of detail by noted architect Rudi.d. Large windows, high ceilings, open European kitchen, spa baths, family room that opens to rear terrace, and garage parking.

GEORGETOWN $2,495,000

This light-filled, elegant Georgetown residence features four bedrooms and three and a half bathrooms, custom moldings, hardwood floors, and attractive details.

MICHAEL RANKIN +1 202 271 3344

Expansive, classic Foxhall Crecents home with incredible 2-level terrace, including a swimming pool and fountains. Features formal living and dining rooms, walls of windows, and 3 fireplaces. Totally updated modern kitchen with Miele and Subzero appliances. Spacious master suite with his-hers walk-in closets and adjacent dressing room/office.

JONATHAN TAYLOR +1 202 276 3344

McLEAN, VA $1,249,000

Beautiful home located on McLean’s Gold Coast with over 4,000 sq ft of luxurious updates. Classic colonial with gourmet kitchen, granite, SubZero, breakfast room, formal living/dining rooms, built-ins, gleaming hardwoods, sunny balcony, 4 spacious bedrooms, 4.5 baths, garage, lower level in-law suite/grand dance floor/custom bar, huge backyard with mature plantings. Merrywood on the Potomac is a gated community with a 12-acre private park.

ROBIN WAUGH +1 703 819 8809

CHEVY CHASE, DC $1,900,000

Gorgeous contemporary designed by local architects Shich-Goldstein. Saturated with natural light, plus custom features and luxurious materials. Open floor plan allows excellent flow between living, dining and entertaining areas. Four bedroom, finished lower level, rec room, and a direct walk-out to beautifully landscaped backyard and patio.

SALLY MCLUCKIE +1 202 297 0300

MICHAEL RANKIN +1 202 271 3344

BERKLEY $1,895,000

This spacious 2 BR+library/2.5 BA unit boasts 2,760 sq ft on one level, gorgeous wood floors, 10’ ceilings, an expansive kitchen featuring marble counters and Poliform cabinets, and an adjacent breakfast/family room. Absolutely stunning master suite with sitting area, Poliform closets, and beautiful marble bath. Two garage parking spaces plus storage.

GEORGETOWN $1,750,000

Stunning 2 BR / 2 BA plus den Georgetown waterfront condo at the award winning 3303 Water St building. Expansive C&O Canal views, unparalleled European finishes, high ceilings, garage pkg, storage, 24/7 concierge, rooftop pool, terrace & fitness room.

GARY WICKS +1 202 486 8393

CHEVY CHASE, DC $1,135,000

Light-filled four level townhouse with flexible living spaces. Three bedrooms, two full and two half baths with attached garage and additional reserved parking. Beautifully updated interior and professionally landscaped front/ rear gardens. Close to major commuting routes and neighborhood amenities including Rock Creek Park.

KIM PRIVOR +1 202 368 1821

BETHESDA, MD $1,595,000

Gorgeous custom built Glen Echo Heights home, approx. 5,000 finished sqft., 6 BR/5.5 BA on 4 finished levels. Large rooms, high ceilings, kitchen with breakfast and family rooms, formal living and dining rooms, office on the main level. Huge master suite. Lower level rec. room. 2-car garage and driveway. Lovely yard, beautiful wooded setting.

JONATHAN TAYLOR +1 202 276 3344

FOXHALL $849,000

Renovated, charming Tudor featuring beautiful hardwood floors, recessed lighting, crown molding, a large open kitchen with stainless steel appliances and granite counters, and a powder room on the main level. Three bedrooms and one full bath upstairs, plus one bedroom with one full bath and recreation room on the lower level. Large rear deck and deep rear yard, with off-street parking for one car.

MAXWELL RABIN +1 202 669 7406

OPEN HOUSE 9/20

OBSERVATORY CIRCLE $785,000

Coming Soon: Simply lovely, very private 2 BR 2.5 BA home featuring stunning year-round views overlooking federal park. Gracious 1,550 sq ft home with formal DR, bay window with breakfast nook, large delightful balcony. Updated kitchen and baths. Garage parking and extra storage. Deluxe building with Olympic-style pool, guest parking, doorman, 24/7 front desk, fitness center. Small pets welcome.

DIANA HART +1 202 271 2717

KENT $6,900

Sunny classic Colonial on one of the prettiest streets in Palisades. This five bedroom four and a half bath home has a beautifully renovated cooks kitchen w/ breakfast room and large outdoor deck, spacious formal living room and dining room. This charming home has hardwood floors on main & upper levels.

ALEXANDRA THOMAS +1 202 725 2545

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A roof with a view:

Enjoying D.C. from the top down

Properties clockwise from the top ■ 1445 Swann St. NW

The roof deck on this Dupont Circle row house is attached to an indoor space that could serve as a bedroom, office or lounge (and its refrigerator and ice maker make it particularly suited to the latter). Both are part of a recent four-level addition to the 1920 home, which has four bedrooms and four-and-a-half baths. $1,695,000; Warren Kluth, Long & Foster Realtors; 703-244-1111; warren.kluth@longandfoster.com

■ 3303 Water St. NW Unit 8H

When you buy a penthouse on the Georgetown waterfront, you expect a view — and this property delivers both inside and out. Unit 8H in this 11-year-old building features a nearly 1,500-square-foot roof terrace, along with three bedrooms, three baths and a den. And for more breathtaking vistas, the building also has a rooftop pool. $5,900,000; Jonnie Jamison, Beasley Real Estate LLC; 703-5685085; jjamison@beasleyre.com

■ 1234 Euclid St. NW

The deck atop this Columbia Heights condo takes great advantage of the home’s hilly perch, offering views across the city. The entire 1910 row house — separated into two units — is for sale, featuring new finishes, exposed bricks and nest thermostats. The three-bedroom units are for sale together or separately; one has two full baths and one half, while the other has three full and one half. $2,000,000 for both; $1,150,00 and $1,050,000 individually; Ashok Bhagi, DMV Realty; 703-3462293; ikonreo@gmail.com

■ 2101 Connecticut Ave. NW Unit 55

Four roof terraces top this 1928 condo building, which Realtor Sylvia Bergstrom calls “Kalorama’s answer to Park Avenue.” The three-bedroom, two-and-a-half-bath Unit 55 fronts Connecticut Avenue and features a renovated kitchen and bathrooms. $1,875,000; Sylvia Bergstrom, Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage; 202-262-3730; sbergstrom@cbmove.com

■ 1280 21st St. NW Unit 810

One can see all the way to the National Cathedral when standing on top of the St. George, a 1967 Dupont Circle condo building with a shared roof deck. Inside, a renovated one-bedroom has a new bath, updated granite kitchen and open floor plan. $399,000; Tony Cammarota, RE/MAX Distinctive Real Estate; 703-408-0550; tony@myrealtortonycammarota. com

■ 3150 South St. NW Unit 2A

The largest condo in the District offers more than 3,000 square feet of wraparound terraces and roof gardens — along with more than double that space inside. The unit is part of the 2000-built Residences at The Ritz-Carlton, Georgetown, which includes hotel services and valet parking. $13,950,000; Christopher Ritzert, TTR Sotheby’s International Realty; 202-2569241; critzert@ttsir.com; Christie-Anne Weiss, TTR Sotheby’s International Realty; 202-2560105; cweiss@ttsir.com

■ 1407 Ridgeview Way NW

An indoor/outdoor fireplace makes for cozy evenings on this home’s roof deck as well as in a connected loft. And those are just some of the standout features in this award-winning 2012 Palisades town house, which offers a chef’s kitchen, an expansive master suite and an elevator. $2,098,000; Aaron G. Jeweler, Long & Foster Real Estate; 301-325-8569; aaron.jeweler@longandfoster.com

Compiled by Beth Cope ■ Photos courtesy of Realtors

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O U T S TA N D I N G R E S U LT S from the A B R A M S F I N N E L L G R O U P

FIRST OPEN HOUSE 9/20 1 - 4 PM

3808 Huntington Street, NW FOR SALE: $2,295,000

3027 Oregon Knolls Drive, NW FOR SALE: $1,139,000

3024 Porter Street, NW #301 FOR SALE: $287,500

2711 Ordway Street, NW #103 UNDER CONTRACT

3223 Rittenhouse Street, NW SOLD

3305 Runnymede Place, NW SOLD

4718 Essex Avenue, Chevy Chase, MD BROUGHT THE BUYER

5517 41st Street, NW SOLD

4812 Butterworth Place, NW SOLD

6321 Tone Court, Bethesda, MD SOLD

1451 Belmont Road, NW #124 SOLD

4700 47th Street, NW BROUGHT THE BUYER

3612 Macomb Street, NW BROUGHT THE BUYER

5528 30th Street, NW BROUGHT THE BUYER

2650 39th Street NW #4 BROUGHT THE BUYER

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These sales are among those recorded from Aug. 17 through 28 by the D.C. Office of Tax and Revenue and listed on its Real Property Sales Database.

SINGLE-FAMILY HOUSES

â– 6432 BARNABY ST. in CHEVY CHASE. Sold to SHELLY M. HALL for $975,000. â– 1043 CECIL PLACE in GEORGETOWN. Sold to 1043 CECIL PLACE LLC for $837,000. â– 4056 CHANCERY COURT in BURLEITH. Sold to MELISSA S GLYNN for $1,300,000. â– 4719 CHESAPEAKE ST. in AMERICAN UNIVERSITY PARK. Sold to MATTHEW R.A. HEIMAN for $1,249,000. â– 1202 DECATUR ST. in 16TH STREET HEIGHTS. Sold to 1202 DECATUR STREET LLC for $452,613. â– 820 DELAFIELD PLACE in PETWORTH. Sold to A AND M HOMEBUYERS INC. for $334,000. â– 3107 DOGWOOD ST. in HAWTHORNE. Sold to CHRISTINE F. ALLAN for $839,000. â– 1408 EMERSON ST. in 16TH STREET HEIGHTS. Sold to BRIAN H. CALIS for $910,000. â– 1205 EMERSON ST. in 16TH STREET HEIGHTS. Sold to CARLOS LAGO for $670,000. â– 610 FARRAGUT ST. in PETWORTH. Sold to 610 VENTURES LLC for $399,999. â– 1330 1/2 FARRAGUT ST. in 16TH STREET HEIGHTS. Sold to PARK ROAD LLC for $365,000. â– 635 FARRAGUT ST. in PETWORTH. Sold to 635 VENTURES LLC for $466,000. â– 4406 FESSENDEN ST. in AMERICAN UNIVERSITY PARK. Sold to NICHOLAS G. STRYCHACZ for $780,000. â– 3010 FOXHALL ROAD in WESLEY HEIGHTS. Sold to JOHN J. MATTEO TRUSTEE for $3,400,000. â– 649 HAMILTON ST. in PETWORTH. Sold to FLOYD WHITE for $348,000. â– 1227 HAMILTON ST. in 16TH STREET HEIGHTS. Sold to MEGAN L. SAUNDERS for $855,000.

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JUST SOLD ■5015 HAWTHORNE PLACE in KENT. Sold to COURTNEY B. PARKINSON for $1,199,000. ■3101 HIGHLAND PLACE in CLEVELAND PARK. Sold to TAKATAKATAKA TRUST for $5,330,000. ■1325 HOLLY ST. in SHEPHERD PARK. Sold to 1325 VENTURES LLC for $949,000. ■4527 MACOMB ST. in WESLEY HEIGHTS. Sold to 4527 MACOMB LLC for $675,000. ■4016 MANSION DRIVE in BURLEITH. Sold to ELISE G. LEFKOWITZ for $1,475,000. ■4064 MANSION DRIVE in BURLEITH. Sold to TERRAMOUNT LLC for $1,499,000. ■5311 NEBRASKA AVE. in CHEVY CHASE. Sold to JOSHUA N. WILLIAM for $875,000. ■4122 NEW HAMPSHIRE AVE. in PETWORTH. Sold to KATHERINE HOUSTON for $617,500. ■3601 NEW HAMPSHIRE AVE. in COLUMBIA HEIGHTS. Sold to MORGANE GUIRRIEC for $695,000. ■1886 NEWTON ST. in MOUNT PLEASANT. Sold to MARIANNE N. MCKINNEY for $1,342,000. ■527 OGLETHORPE ST. in BRIGHTWOOD. Sold to PAUL PERKINS for $669,900. ■3128 OLIVER ST. in CHEVY CHASE. Sold to JAMES D. O’KEEFFE for $1,375,000. ■4149 PARKGLEN COURT in BURLEITH. Sold to 4149 PARKGLEN LLC for $2,650,000. ■1800 PLYMOUTH ST. in COLONIAL VILLAGE. Sold to BRUNOCLAY MANAGEMENT LLC for $900,000. ■3320 QUEBEC PLACE in CLEVELAND PARK. Sold to MEHRAN ASADPOUR for $1,100,000. ■1223 ROCK CREEK FORD ROAD in BRIGHTWOOD. Sold to DANVILLE HOMES LLC for $341,840. ■4838 RODMAN ST. in SPRING VALLEY. Sold to ANDREW C. SHIPLEY for $1,050,000. ■1321 SHERIDAN ST. in BRIGHTWOOD. Sold to PETER GRILLOT for $500,000. ■710 SHERIDAN ST. in BRIGHTWOOD. Sold to CK HIL LLC for $365,000. ■5309 SHERIER PLACE in PALISADES. Sold to KAMEN PIPEROV for $900,000. ■519 TUCKERMAN ST. in BRIGHTWOOD. Sold to AZLC LLC for $290,850.

â– 3817 W ST. in GLOVER PARK. Sold to TYLER M. THOMPSON for $872,000. â– 4920 W ST. in BERKLEY. Sold to THEODORE N. NEMEROFF for $1,050,000. â– 5514 13TH ST. in 16TH STREET HEIGHTS. Sold to SHAUGHN H. WHITE for $550,000. â– 6409 16TH ST. in BRIGHTWOOD. Sold to CHRISTOPHER R. LACKS for $881,250. â– 3224 18TH ST. in MOUNT PLEASANT. Sold to JUAN J. GUTIERREZ for $737,000. â– 3232 19TH ST. in MOUNT PLEASANT. Sold to DANIEL LIPTON for $1,055,000. â– 1412 28TH ST. in GEORGETOWN. Sold to MICHELE EVANS for $1,800,000. â– 1932 35TH ST. in BURLEITH. Sold to AMANDA L. DARVILL for $800,000. â– 4515 38TH ST. in WAKEFIELD. Sold to CASEY D. CRAIG for $920,000. â– 1405 44TH ST. in FOXHALL. Sold to AMIRALI P. HUDDA for $925,000. â– 4113 49TH ST. in SPRING VALLEY. Sold to NOAH A. KROLOFF for $1,122,500.

CONDOS

â– 2611 ADAMS MILL ROAD Unit 103 in ADAMS MORGAN. Sold to LILLIAN A. WIRPSZA for $326,000. â– 2611 ADAMS MILL ROAD Unit 207 in ADAMS MORGAN. Sold to NIELS MARTENS for $302,500. â– 2630 ADAMS MILL ROAD Unit T03 in ADAMS MORGAN. Sold to YEVGENY GERMANOVICH for $352,500. â– 2630 ADAMS MILL ROAD Unit T04 in ADAMS MORGAN. Sold to ERIC JUDYCKI for $334,900. â– 1808 BELMONT ROAD Unit 1 in KALORAMA. Sold to BRITTANY M. PRICE for $415,000. â– 2032 BELMONT ROAD Unit 132 in KALORAMA. Sold to ISOKE SALAAM for $195,000. â– 2205 CALIFORNIA ST. Unit 202 in KALORAMA. Sold to CHRISTOPHER J. THOMAS TRUST for $1,000,000. â– 1812 CALVERT ST. Unit A in KALORAMA. Sold to JOHN TOUMANIOS for $780,000. â– 4600 CONNECTICUT AVE. Unit 923 in WAKEFIELD. Sold to EBEN BURNHAMSNYDER for $515,000. â– 631 D ST. Unit 529 in DOWNTOWN. Sold to ADAM RIEMER for $444,000. â– 631 D ST. Unit 633 in DOWNTOWN. Sold to MICHAEL L. SARAFIN for $600,000. â– 4009 DAVIS PLACE Unit 202 in GLOVER PARK. Sold to JESSICA A. TVELIA for $515,000. â– 915 E ST. Unit 408 in DOWNTOWN. Sold to JENNIFER WECK for $460,000.

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ACKERMAN for $422,500. â– 1354 S ST in LOGAN CIRCLE. Sold to 1354 S STREET LLC for $800,000. â– 1 SCOTT CIRCLE Unit 815 in DUPONT CIRCLE. Sold to EVAN B. GARDNER for $229,900. â– 1413 T ST. Unit 404 in LOGAN CIRCLE. Sold to NATHAN SHEARER for $335,000. â– 1413 T ST. Unit 405 in LOGAN CIRCLE. Sold to CARMEN FACCIOLO III for $310,000. â– 1421 T ST. Unit 10 in LOGAN CIRCLE. Sold to CHARLES L. YOUNG for $680,000. â– 1741 T ST. Unit 404 in DUPONT CIRCLE. Sold to ANNA L. SUSSMAN for $435,000. â– 4000 TUNLAW ROAD Unit 529 in GLOVER PARK. Sold to ATAG INVESTMENT GROUP LLC for $169,900. â– 4000 TUNLAW ROAD Unit 814 in GLOVER PARK. Sold to RICKEY WILLIAMS JR. for $278,000. â– 1754 WILLARD ST. Unit 1 in ADAMS MORGAN. Sold to ERIK G. ODELSTIERNA for $603,500. â– 2111 WISCONSIN AVE. Unit 407 in GLOVER PARK. Sold to LOURDES ORTEGA for $555,000. â– 2828 WISCONSIN AVE. Unit 300 in GLOVER PARK. Sold to ROGER A. NEWMAN for $725,000. â– 1617 12TH ST. Unit 2 in LOGAN CIRCLE. Sold to ALLYSON C. MINCBERG for $427,500. â– 1225 13TH ST. Unit 304 in LOGAN CIRCLE. Sold to LAURA E. BROOKOVER for $434,900. â– 1245 13TH ST. Unit 815 in LOGAN CIRCLE. Sold to MICHELLE LITTEKEN for $369,900. â– 1750 16TH ST. Unit 51 in DUPONT CIRCLE. Sold to TENGTENG XU for $685,000. â– 1545 18TH ST. Unit 403 in DUPONT CIRCLE. Sold to BETTY L. JONES for $372,000. â– 2456 20TH ST. Unit 305 in KALORAMA. Sold to SHANNON PRYOR for $375,000. â– 522 21ST ST. Unit 504 in FOGGY BOTTOM. Sold to HANNAH KIM for $234,000. â– 522 21ST ST. Unit 811 in FOGGY BOTTOM. Sold to CHRISTOPHER BRICK for $210,000. â– 1177 22ND ST. Unit 3M in WEST END. Sold to GLENN STEELE JR. for $1,700,000. â– 1177 22ND ST. Unit 7H in WEST END. Sold to FRANCIS A. NEWMAN for $1,575,000. â– 1111 23RD ST. Unit 4C in WEST END. Sold to TEHMINA KHAN for $1,675,000. â– 1111 23RD ST. Unit PH2D in WEST END. Sold to JURGEN C. KUTSCHER for $3,100,000. â– 1121 24TH ST. Unit 304 in WEST END. Sold to SEAN R. KAISER for $342,500. â– 3617 38TH ST. Unit 306 in CLEVELAND PARK. Sold to KARIM ZIA TRUSEE for $412,500. â– 3610 39TH ST. Unit F546 in CLEVELAND PARK. Sold to SHAKIRAH DEL CARMEN COSSENS GONZALEZ for $473,000.

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of statues, columns, obelisks, or any other ornament such as the different states shall may choose to erect,� in honor of individuals who made contributions that “were conspicuous in giving liberty and Independence to this country.� Though L’Enfant’s design was based largely upon these profound American ideals, critics have observed that the statues decorating many of Northwest’s roundabouts today fail to reflect the “liberty� and “Independence� of the city’s diverse populations, and instead represent a bygone era in which those regarded as the nation’s heroes were almost exclusively white men. In recent years, residents and politicians have begun to advocate for statues representing more diverse figures. Just last month, in

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Dupont and Logan circles are named for Civil War heroes; the fountain at Chevy Chase Circle, below, honors avowed racist Francis Newlands. discussions about a potential Marion Barry statue at the Wilson Building, developers and activists suggested that it’s time to update the District’s references. “We’ve got statues of people that don’t even like black folks,â€? proclaimed activist Al-Malik Farrakhan, according to an August article in the Washington City Paper. Prominent developer Herb Miller, in the same article, is quoted stating that the city has enough statues of “dead generals on horses.â€? The most commonly memorialized figures at Northwest D.C. circles are Civil War generals, for whom eight of the circles are named; other circles were named for their surrounding neighborhoods, as in Kalorama and Tenleytown. Of the District’s 34 total traffic circles, Northwest is home to 22: Anna J. Cooper, Blair, Chevy Chase, Dupont, Grant, JuĂĄrez, Kalorama, Logan, Observatory, Peace, Pinehurst, Plymouth, Scott, Sheridan, Sherman, Tenley, Thomas, Thompson, Ward, Washington, Wesley and Westmoreland. Logan, Scott, Thomas and Dupont circles were all included in L’Enfant’s original plan for the city, delineated as simple squares or triangles that remained largely undeveloped for 70 years. However, as historian Paul K. Williams describes in his book “The Neighborhoods of Logan, Scott, and Thomas Circles,â€? the Civil War brought an influx of groups to these areas looking for residences, including troops, freed slaves, Northern black soldiers and other citizens seeking wartime employment. One prominent Civil War figure who lived in Washington then was Gen. John A. Logan, also a U.S. senator from Illinois. His address at the time was 4 Iowa Circle NW. Fifteen years after his death in 1886, a statue of Logan sitting proudly on a horse was installed at the center of this circle, incorporating carvings of Logan receiving his post from President Chester A. Arthur. In 1930, Iowa Circle itself was renamed LOGAN CIRCLE. According to Williams, Logan Circle was home to an array of prominent residents through the 20th century. These included Belford and Marjorie Lawson, who

lived in a modest but elegant apartment at 8 Logan Circle NW from 1938 to 1958. Belford was a Civil Rights lawyer and the first black man to play varsity football at University of Michigan. Marjorie was appointed by President John F. Kennedy in 1962 to serve on the D.C. juvenile court, making her the city’s first black female judge. The later half of the century brought a period of decline to Logan Circle, after race riots flooded the city in 1968. The damaged homes were eventually rebuilt, and the area began to turn around, a process that culminated in the redevelopment of the last two decades. Further downtown, THOMAS CIRCLE began its existence as a dilapidated area with small woodframe structures gracing its edges, Williams writes. Largely unnoticed by the general population of Washington, the area was virtually nonexistent and uninhabited until the Civil War. In 1879, a statue honoring Maj. Gen. George H. Thomas — who was responsible for the Union’s victory at Mill Springs in Kentucky — was unveiled in a ceremony featuring the area’s newly acquired electricity. The image of Thomas on his horse and the elegant landscape of the sculpted gardens were illuminated by an array of electric lights, powered by a 13th Street saw mill. Two blocks northwest along Massachusetts Avenue NW is SCOTT CIRCLE. Situated at the edge of the L’Enfant city, the circle was named for Gen. Winfield Scott, a Mexican-American War hero who also fought in the Civil War. The circle’s original statue of Gen. Scott on a horse was unveiled in 1874, according to Williams. Though Scott rode a mare into battle, his family wanted his horse in the statue depicted as a stallion. During the 1870s, a number of high-ranking government officials resided around Scott Circle, including Secretary of the Treasury William Windom and Washington Post founder Stilson Hutchins. While living at Scott Circle, Hutchins

donated funds to add a statue of fellow New Hampshire native Daniel Webster to the circle. Webster had a long and illustrious career on Washington. He was a senator, a two-time secretary of state, and the defender of the right of his alma mater — Dartmouth College — to remain a private institution instead of a state-owned school in the landmark 1819 Supreme Court case of Dartmouth College v. Woodward. In 1898, Hutchins got congressional approval for the creation of Webster’s statue, which was unveiled two years later atop a patch of grass next to Scott Circle. Also just off to the side of Scott Circle is a statue of Samuel Hahnemann — the German physician who developed homeopathy and discovered the “Law of Similars.� The discovery revealed that diseases can be cured by drugs that produce similar symptoms when injected into humans. The creation of Hahnemann’s statue was quite controversial. According to Williams, some did not want to memorialize Hahnemann in the nation’s capital because he was not American and had never visited the United States. Continuing along Massachusetts Avenue, the original Pacific Circle was renamed in 1882 for yet another high-ranking Civil War official: Samuel Francis Dupont, an admiral in the U.S. Navy. Williams writes that in 1922, Dupont’s family decided to move the bronze statue to a park in their hometown of Wilmington, Del., and donated funds to create a marble fountain in Dupont’s honor to serve as a replacement. Though the neighborhood surrounding DUPONT CIRCLE was originally established by upper-middle-class Victorians, by the 1960s the area had transformed into a haven for the counterculture movement, with a number of protest marches taking place at the circle itself. On May 6, 1971, Vietnam War protesters blocked traffic holding See Circles/Page Re22

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hovering above the central island. High-end appliances here include a Fisher & Paykel fridge, and a Bosch cooktop and dishwasher. The attached sitting area is a cozy space anchored by a granitesurround fireplace with a direct vent. A television could be placed directly above the fireplace, and a couch or other seating would make this a natural spot to lounge. The first floor also includes a half-bath, a coat room and, down a few stairs, entry to a one-car garage. The exterior door of that garage is made of aluminum and frosted glass, contributing to the contemporary facade. Upstairs are the home’s four bedrooms, each of nearly identical size. The master suite is enlarged, though, by its hallway entrance, private bathroom, walk-in closet and a nook that would be ideal for a bureau. The bathroom here showcases marble countertops and wall tiles, double sinks and a line of windows high enough to provide privacy. The shower is enclosed with frameless glass. A second full bathroom on this level comes with a deep tub with a patterned white porcelain tile back-

drop. Outdoors, the property features manicured landscaping in its various yard spaces, at the front, back and side of the home. The backyard is a fenced area with a terrace immediately behind the kitchen, and a tiered higher level with grass that could be transformed into a garden. Indoors again, the home’s lowest level effectively functions as an English basement, with a separate side entrance, a large room that could be closed off as a bedroom, and a private full bath. Though the house is located along a quiet, wooded stretch of McKinley Street, it’s also within walking distance of a number of amenities. Just a few blocks away is Chevy Chase’s main drag of restaurants and shops along Connecticut Avenue NW, and Broad Branch Market and Lafayette Elementary School are around the corner. Located at 3411 McKinley St. NW, this listing with four bedrooms and three-and-a-half baths is priced at $1,900,000. For more information, contact Sally McLuckie of TTR Sotheby’s International Realty at 202-2970300 or smcluckie@ttrsir.com.

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tion, cited Georgetown as a notable example in Northwest. “From a real estate perspective, I think it’s always good to have lots of beds and heads, and Georgetown having a university and a hospital is a great healthy indicator for a real estate market,� said Daley. “The neighbors may not love it, but the university is always going to be there and that’s going to retain a demand for housing there.� Joe Himali, principal broker for Best Address Real Estate, said the effects of a popular institution are most likely to be negative in an otherwise quiet part of the city, but even there properties will be in demand — as long as they’re buffered from direct impacts. “If you’re right on the target, right on the bull’s-eye, you’re probably not loving it,� said Himali, citing examples such as the main entrance to the National Zoo or a main gate to American University. But after a couple of blocks, he said, “you’ve got the positives but not the negatives.� Those positives can include the side benefits of living near a large institution. “When there’s major employment, it brings the restaurants and the dry cleaners and other amenities that people enjoy,� Himali said. In some cases, he said, a Realtor can also guide a buyer who has unrealistic expectations of peace and quiet. “You said you wanted to be within two blocks of Metro — hello, this is what it’s like to live

two blocks from Metro,� he said. Realtors said some institutions, such as a nearby embassy, are rarely even relevant. “I probably wouldn’t even mention it,� said Des Marais. “It’s not an amenity to somebody — an amenity is something they could use.� Himali said that the embassyrich area of Sheridan-Kalorama has an appeal that extends beyond the advantages and disadvantages of having a large foreign mission presence, except perhaps for some cachet benefiting the neighborhood’s condos. He also noted that a relatively high number of homes there aren’t the owners’ primary residences. Realtors also said one factor that’s kept some unpleasant impacts from influencing property values in Northwest D.C. is that demand often exceeds supply for the most desirable neighborhoods, Daley said, citing the Atlantic Plumbing apartment project at 8th and V streets NW that’s within sight of Howard University Hospital. “I would think in a static kind of market people would say, ‘Do I really want to live next to a hospital?’� said Daley. “But the market is so hot and so aggressive, they want to be in these neighborhoods, and if it’s not ideal, that’s OK.� On the other hand, even if the market cools, emerging neighborhoods are more likely to feel the pain than long-established ones, he said. “Georgetown is Georgetown,� Daley said. “Those are things that are never going to change.�

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With relatively few houses and condos available — 713 across D.C. as of yesterday morning, according to Sitrin — buyers should be prepared to move quickly when they find a property that appeals to them, and to be patient if someone else is faster still, Realtors said. “Given that inventory’s low, three to nine months is not a long [wait] time for someone coming into the market wanting something specific,� said Tom Daley of TTR Sotheby’s International Realty. “Inevitably almost every buyer starts a little slow and misses one or two deals, and by the third or fourth deal they’re more competitive than I am.�

Sellers, meanwhile, should be sure to invest in staging their homes and should price them for upward bidding. “The majority of houses are selling in less than two weeks, so if it’s sitting there more than the norm it’s one of two things — price or condition,� Daley said. While all of the Realtors interviewed for this article were confident in the strength of the current market in D.C., opinions were mixed as to whether demand might ease a bit in the coming months and years. One concern cited was a potential rise in interest rates, which have stayed comfortably below 5 percent of late; Des Marais also said there’s sometimes uncertainty around presidential elections that makes some people put off

buying a home in D.C. Keene Taylor Jr. with the Taylor Agostino Group at Long & Foster Real Estate expects to see values grow at roughly 5 to 7 percent per year — generally in line with historical norms over the past 30 years, rather than the explosive pace seen in recent years. “That’s a very safe, sustainable, prudent rate of increase for everybody, so that’s a good thing,� he said. And in the near future, Taylor said even the most sought-after homes may stay closer to their original listing price: “I don’t think the large bid-ups that we saw in the spring are as likely to occur this fall.� Lindsay Reishman, D.C. region president for Compass in Dupont Circle, said he sees

the status quo changing only when supply outpaces demand — which he does not expect anytime soon, at least not in close-in walkable neighborhoods. “So far everything that gets built seems to have a home,� he said. “People want to live downtown. D.C. just keeps getting better and better, and neighborhoods continue to have more and more to offer that helps to support the prices going up.� Daley said the market remains strong all across Northwest. “Everything seems to be on fire,� he said. “There doesn’t seem to be a neighborhood that people don’t want to get to.� Staff writer Chris Kain contributed to this report.

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Los Angeles, too, takes a different approach to closing a deal. There, what D.C. Realtors call “settlementâ€? is dubbed “escrow,â€? and it doesn’t involve a face-to-face meeting like it does here. “It was a very, very unique and different way to do business. And I didn’t like it at first,â€? said Ty Hreben of Beasley Real Estate, who transitioned from D.C. to L.A. and then back again. “Now, coming back ‌ sometimes it’s a little jarring because I’m thinking, why do we need to do this?â€? Hreben also noted a couple other major differences between Los Angeles and Washington real estate: pools and schools. Pools are more desirable out West because their year-round use makes them less extraneous. And while good schools are a driver in many markets, many well-off Angelenos prioritize proximity to their chosen private institu-

tion, rather than a public school. “Particularly in those higher brackets, it’s all about the private school where the kids are going to go,� he said. “Just because of the traffic being so bad in L.A., they would want to be closer.� Downing said while Floridians might OK Formica, they wiggle less on outdoor amenities that matter less in Washington. “I’ve never been convinced that a pool home in the D.C. area really affected the value. You know, because some people look at a pool as a hassle,� he said. “Whereas in Florida, when you want a pool, you want a pool.� In D.C. as anywhere, most everything comes down to price. Hreben says L.A. isn’t much more expensive, but New York, Hampton Roads and St. Petersburg can be distinctly different. Carter said the “range of prices at the high end in New York are staggering.� The curbed.com website notes that New York’s top price record was

smashed at the end of 2014 by a penthouse that went for $100.5 million, while The Washington Post puts D.C.’s highest 2014/2015 sale thus far at a paltry $16.1 million (not counting the $20 million Patterson Mansion, which a developer is converting into furnished rental “micro-unitâ€? apartments). Meanwhile, comparing the Norfolk area to Washington, Reiver says the latter is “almost double the price.â€? And Downing notes that houses in his part of Florida can be had for $50,000. “It’s a great market for, I think, investors to come in and buy a house. ‌ If you have $100,000, you can buy something and renovate it.â€? Does it all add up to an easier or harder job elsewhere? Depends. But one thing’s for sure: Moving out of a city has its perks. “I haven’t gotten a parking ticket since I’ve been down here,â€? Downing said of Florida. “Whereas D.C. if I’m getting one a week it’s good.â€?

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Wednesday sePtember 16 Class ■ The Vajrayogini Buddhist Center will host a weekly class on meditation. 7 to 8:30 p.m. $6 to $12. Vajrayogini Buddhist Center, 1787 Columbia Road NW. 202986-2257. Concerts ■ Sones de México, a Grammy-nominated sextet from Chicago, will perform. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. ■ The Harbour Nights summer concert series will feature the Suitors. 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Free. Washington Harbour, 3050 K St. NW. 202-295-5007. ■ Nashville, Tenn.-based independent artist Ali Sperry will perform. 7 p.m. Free. Gypsy Sally’s Vinyl Lounge, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys. com. ■ A B.B. King Birthday Bash will feature performers Ron Holloway, Linwood Taylor, Bobby Thompson, Eli Cook and Sol Roots. 8 p.m. $12 to $16. Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com. ■ Herb Scott will host a weekly Capitol Hill Jazz Jam. 8 to 11 p.m. No cover; two item per person minimum. Mr. Henry’s Restaurant, 601 Pennsylvania Ave. SE. 202-546-8412. Discussions and lectures ■ Georgetown University philosophy professor Nancy Sherman will discuss her book “Afterwar: Healing the Moral Wounds of Our Soldiers.” 5 p.m. Free; reservations required. Mortara Center for International Studies, Georgetown University, 1248 36th St. NW. guevents.georgetown.edu. ■ Betty Smith, a 74-year-old ultramarathon runner and vegan, will discuss “Aging Without Getting Old.” 6 to 8 p.m. Free; reservations requested. Cleveland Park Library, 3310 Connecticut Ave. NW. info@aveganlife.org. ■ Rosemarie Garland-Thomson, professor of English at Emory University, will discuss “Habitable Worlds,” about why social orders should accommodate rather than eliminate disability. 6:15 to 7:45 p.m. Free. McShain Large Lounge, McCarthy Hall, Georgetown University, 37th and O streets NW. guevents.georgetown.edu. ■ Joe Meno and Nina Revoyr will discuss their respective books, “Marvel and a Wonder” and “Lost Canyon.” 6:30 p.m. Free. Busboys and Poets Brookland, 625 Monroe St. NE. 202-636-7230. ■ The World Affairs Council will host a book talk by Daniel Byman, author of “Al Qaeda, the Islamic State, and the Global Jihadist Movement: What Everyone Needs to Know.” 6:30 to 8 p.m. Free; reservations required. University of California Washington Center, 1608 Rhode Island Ave. NW. worldaffairsdc.org.

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Events Entertainment ■ Ellen Urbani will discuss her novel “Landfall.” 6:30 p.m. Free. Kramerbooks & Afterwords Cafe, 1517 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-387-1400. ■ Susan Abulhawa will discuss her book “The Blue Between Sky and Water.” 6:30 p.m. Free. Langston Room, Busboys and Poets, 2021 14th St. NW. 202-387-7638. ■ Swedish author David Lagercrantz will discuss his book “The Girl in the Spider’s Web,” a sequel to Stieg Larsson’s trilogy, in conversation with Monica Enqvist, the Embassy of Sweden’s public diplomacy and communications counselor. 7 p.m. Free; reservations required. House of Sweden, 2900 K St. NW. embassyofsweden. eventbrite.com. ■ Martha Ertman, professor of law at the University of Maryland, will discuss her book “Love’s Promises: How Formal and Informal Contracts Shape All Kinds of Families.” 7 p.m. Free. Tenley-Friendship Library, 4450 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202727-1488. ■ Amanda Huron, assistant professor and coordinator of interdisciplinary studies at the University of the District of Columbia, will discuss “The History of LimitedEquity Housing Cooperatives in D.C.” 7 p.m. Free. Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. 202-727-0232. ■ Dale Russakoff will discuss his book “The Prize: Who’s in Charge of America’s Schools?” 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-3641919. ■ The University of the District of Columbia’s “JAZZforum” will feature a talk by jazz researcher Bertrand Uberall on the life and music of pianist Herbie Nichols, as well as a discussion of the challenges of arranging Nichols’ music with saxophonist Brad Linde and other musicians. 7 p.m. Free. Recital Hall, Building 46-West, University of the District of Columbia, 4200 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-274-5803. ■ In celebration of “Uncensored: Banned Books Week,” the D.C. Public Library’s “Books & Bars” modern-day book club will discuss Harper Lee’s iconic book “To Kill a Mockingbird.” 7 p.m. Free; reservations requested. Gordon Biersch Brewery, 900 F St. NW. booksandbars. eventbrite.com. ■ Ketura Persellin, a wardrobe and style consultant, will discuss “The Joyful Closet,” about three rules that will help you manage what clothes you own. 7 p.m. Free. Palisades Library, 4901 V St. NW. 202-282-3139. ■ A Petworth Library discussion group will focus on “A Dance With Dragons,” the fifth book in George R.R. Martin’s series “A Song of Ice and Fire.” 7 p.m. Free. Petworth Citizen, 829 Upshur St. NW. 202243-1188. ■ “Pope Francis and the New Vatican” will feature Robert Draper, writer of a National Geographic cover story on daily

life inside the Vatican; Dave Yoder, photographer for the article; and Cardinal Donald Wuerl, archbishop of Washington. 7:30 p.m. $25. Grosvenor Auditorium, National Geographic, 1600 M St. NW. 202-8577700. Films ■ The DC Shorts Film Festival & Screenplay Competition 2015 will continue with “The Best of the Sunderland Shorts Film Festival,” featuring nine winners from a recent festival in one of D.C.’s sister cities and the ancestral home of George Washington. 7 p.m. $12. Landmark’s E Street Cinema, 555 11th St. NW. festival. dcshorts.com. The DC Shorts festival will continue through Sunday, with “Best of DC Shorts” showcases on the last two days. ■ The Mount Pleasant Library will present the 2013 documentary “Latino Americans,” about Latinos in the United States from the 16th century to present day. 7 p.m. Free. Mount Pleasant Library, 3160 16th St. NW. 202-671-3121. ■ The French Cinémathèque series will feature Anne Le Ny’s 2014 film “The Chef’s Wife.” 8 p.m. $8.50 to $11.50. Avalon Theatre, 5612 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-966-6000. Performances ■ “Press Play Hump Days” will feature long-form improv. 7:30 p.m. $10 to $12. DC Arts Center, 2438 18th St. NW. pressplaydcac.bpt.me. ■ Jonathan Tucker will host an open mic poetry event. 9 to 11 p.m. $5. Cullen Room, Busboys and Poets, 1025 5th St. NW. 202-789-2227. Thursday, Sept. 17

Thursday sePtember 17 Children’s program ■ Friends of the Cleveland Park Library will present weekly chess instruction for kids of all ages. 5 p.m. Free. Cleveland Park Library, 3310 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-282-3080.

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Wednesday, sePtember 16 ■ Film: The Investigative Film Festival will present Robert Kenner’s 2014 documentary “Merchants of Doubt,” about pundits-for-hire who present themselves as scientific authorities. 6:30 p.m. Free; reservations requested. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. investigativefilmfestival.com/ community-screenings. ■ The U.S. Army Blues will perform the music of jazz composer, pianist and World War II veteran Herbie Nichols. 5 p.m. Free. Kogod Courtyard, National Portrait Gallery, 8th and F streets NW. 202-633-1000. ■ CityCenterDC’s monthly outdoor concert series will feature singersongwriter Paul Pfau. 6 to 8 p.m. Free. The Plaza at CityCenter, H Street between 9th and 10th streets NW. citycenterdc.com. ■ The Art on 8th series will present Freddie Dunn Jr. performing jazz, from 6 to 7:30 p.m.; and the band Burn the Ballroom performing alternative rock, from 7:30 to 9 p.m. Free. Arts Walk at Monroe St. Market, 716 Monroe St. NE. danceplace.org. ■ The Music on the Lawn series will feature saxophonist Marshall Keys and bassist Herman Burney performing jazz. 6 to 7:15 p.m. $10 donation suggested. Grace Episcopal Church, 1041 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-333-7100. ■ Singer-songwriters Suzie Brown and Scot Sax will perform. 7 p.m. Free. Gypsy Sally’s Vinyl Lounge, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com. ■ By & By will perform bluegrass. 8 to 11 p.m. No cover; two item per person minimum. Mr. Henry’s Restaurant, 601 Pennsylvania Ave. SE. 202-546-8412. ■ George Porter Jr. and His Runnin’ Pardners will perform. 8:30 p.m. $15 to $20. Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com. Demonstration ■ In celebration of National Hispanic Heritage Month, local cook, author and storyteller Jonathan Bardzik will present a cooking workshop demonstrating the proper handling of kitchen utensils, basic kitchen skills and the preparation of two or three side dishes highlighting the beauty of Latin cuisine. 7 p.m. Free. Large Meeting Room, Mount Pleasant Library, 3160 16th St. NW. 202-671-3122. Discussions and lectures ■ National Portrait Gallery curator Taína Caragol will discuss Luis Muñoz Marín, poet, journalist and the first governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. Noon. Free. National Portrait Gallery, 8th and F streets NW. 202-633-1000.

■ Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, will discuss his book “Our Lost Constitution: The Willful Subversion of America’s Founding Document.” Noon. Free. Free. McGowan Theater, National Archives Building, Constitution Avenue between 7th and 9th streets NW. 202-357-5000. ■ “Willkommen in Deutschland: Curse or Blessing — the Challenge of Asylum Seekers” will feature cultural linguist Jürgen Konrad discussing his experiences teaching German to refugees in his native Bavaria (in German). Noon to 1:15 p.m. $5; reservations required. Goethe-Institut, 812 7th St. NW. goetheinstitutwashington. eventbrite.com. ■ “U.S. Foreign Policy Towards the Middle East: Priorities and Challenges” will feature Ambassador Anne Patterson, assistant U.S. secretary of state for Near Eastern affairs, and Ambassador Shirin Tahir-Kheli, senior fellow at the Foreign Policy Institute. 1 to 2 p.m. Free; reservations required. Kenney Herter Auditorium, Nitze Building, Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies, 1740 Massachusetts Ave. NW. sais-jhu.edu. ■ “Talks@Pulitzer: Untold Stories From the Front Lines of Ebola” will feature German filmmaker Carl Gierstorfer and science journalist Erika Check Hayden, who will share stories of survival, tales of turmoil and acts of heroism by communities and first responders as the deadly disease took its toll in Liberia and Sierra Leone. The event will include a preview of Gierstorfer’s latest film. 5:30 p.m. Free; reservations requested. Pulitzer Center, Suite 615, 1779 Massachusetts Ave. NW. rsvp@pulitzercenter.org. ■ Geneva-based graphic novelist Frederik Peeters will discuss “You Will Be Glorious, My Daughter,” the fourth book in his “AAma” series. 6:30 p.m. Free. Busboys and Poets Takoma, 235 Carroll St. NW. 202-726-0856. ■ “Conversations With Artists” will feature Kalup Linzy, who explores sexuality, race, gender, stereotypes and cultural identities through his videos, performances, songwriting and collaborations with other artists. 6:30 p.m. $12. Phillips Collection, 1600 21st St. NW. phillipscollection.org/events. ■ Harry Klee, professor of horticultural sciences at the University of Florida, will discuss “Why Doesn’t My Supermarket Tomato Have Any Flavor and Why Should I Care?” 6:45 p.m. Free; reservations required. Carnegie Institution for Science, 1530 P St. NW. 202-328-6988. ■ Timothy Sullivan, a sake industry promoter and founder of UrbanSake.com, will discuss “Sake: Japanese Culture in a Cup.” A tasting will follow. 6:45 to 8:45 p.m. $35 to $45. S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Drive SW. 202-633-3030. ■ National Gallery of Art curator C.D. Dickerson will discuss “Travels With Casanova: An Artistic Itinerary.” 6:45 to 8:45 p.m. $30 to $42. S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Drive SW. 202-633-3030. ■ Local author Phil Burnham will discuss his book “Song of Dewey Beard: Last Survivor of the Little Bighorn.” 7 p.m. Free. Cleveland Park Library, 3310 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-282-3072. ■ Bethany McLean will discuss her book “Shaky Ground: The Strange Saga of the U.S. Mortgage Giants.” 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919. See events/Page 39

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Events Entertainment Continued From Page 38 ■ The Classics Book Group will discuss “Hard Times” by Charles Dickens. 7 p.m. Free. Barnes & Noble, 555 12th St. NW. 202-347-0176. ■ Diane Kiesel, an acting justice of the New York State Supreme Court and a former journalist, will discuss her book “She Can Bring Us Home: Dr. Dorothy Boulding Ferebee, Civil Rights Pioneer.” 7 p.m. Free. Arts Club of Washington, 2017 I St. NW. 202-331-7282, ext. 3. ■ In honor of Banned Books Week, the History/Biography Book Club will discuss “Kaffir Boy: The True Story of a Black Youth’s Coming of Age in Apartheid South Africa” by Mark Mathabane. 7 p.m. Free. Juanita E. Thornton/Shepherd Park Library, 7420 Georgia Ave. NW. 202-541-6100. ■ Maud Casey and Linda Barnes Aaron will discuss their respective books, “The Man Who Walked Away” and “You Can’t Always Change Your Mind.” 7 p.m. Free. Upshur Street Books, 827 Upshur St. NW. upshurstreetbooks.com. ■ The Chevy Chase Library Mystery Book Club will discuss local author George Pelecanos’ “The Cut.” 7 p.m. Free. Chevy Chase Library, 5625 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-282-0021. ■ “The Young Madisons: Why a New Generation Is Standing Up for the Constitution” will feature Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, D-Hawaii; Rep. Will Hurd, R-Texas; Fox political commentator Mary Katharine Ham; and Millennial Action Project president and co-founder Steven Olikara. 7 p.m. Free. McGowan Theater, National Archives Building, Constitution Avenue between 7th and 9th streets NW. 202-357-5000. ■ Petra Svatek, professor of history at the University of Vienna, Austria, will discuss “Academic Cartography in Vienna, 1848-1900.” 7 p.m. Free. Room 501, Madison Building, Library of Congress, 101 Independence Ave. SE. acfdc.org. ■ The Georgetown Book Club will discuss Emily St. John Mandel’s 2014 novel “Station Eleven.” 7:30 p.m. Free. Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. 202-7270232. Family program ■ The National Archives will present Constitution Day Family Activities. 1 to 4 p.m. Free. Boeing Learning Center, National Archives Building, Constitution Avenue between 7th and 9th streets NW. 202357-5000. Films ■ The “Senior Cinema Thursday” series will feature D.C. filmmaker Aviva Kempner’s documentary “Rosenwald,” about a Jewish philanthropist who joined forces with African-American communities to build over 5,300 schools during the early 20th century. 10:30 a.m. $5. Avalon Theatre, 5612 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202966-6000. ■ The “Textiles at Twelve” series will feature Carolyn Kallenborn’s 2011 film “Woven Lives: Contemporary Textiles From Ancient Oaxacan Traditions.” Noon. Free. George Washington University Museum and Textile Museum, 701 21st St. NW. 202-994-5200. ■ The West End Interim Library will host a Thursday night film series. 6:30 p.m. Free. West End Interim Library, 2522 Virginia Ave. NW. 202-724-8698. Health fair ■ The Congressional Black Caucus’ Health Braintrust will host a Community Health Screening Clinic offering services

such as blood pressure and glucose screenings, dental exams, depression counseling, HIV testing and nutritional advice. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Free. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. Performances and readings ■ “Comedy at the Kennedy Center” will feature headliner Kate Berlant (shown) and opener John F. O’Donnell. 6 p.m. Free; tickets distributed in the States Gallery a half hour before the performance. Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. ■ As part of the Women’s Voices Theater Festival, Washington Improv Theater will debut “The October Issue,” featuring an all-female cast creating an improvised show inspired by the traditional format of a women’s magazine (with guest Ward 1 D.C. Council member Brianne Nadeau as the “cover girl” on the first night). 8 p.m. $15 to $20. Source, 1835 14th St. NW. witdc.org/shows/the-october-issue. Performances will continue through Oct. 10. ■ “The Word of Mouth Experience,” a fusion of spoken word and local author readings, will feature Prentice Powell, Dwayne Vernon, R.L. Norman and Chocolate City Burlesque & Cabaret. 9:30 to 11:30 p.m. $15; reservations required. Cullen Room, Busboys and Poets, 1025 5th St. NW. busboysandpoets.com. sporting event ■ The Washington Nationals will play the Miami Marlins. 7:05 p.m. $10 to $345. Nationals Park, 1500 South Capitol St. SE. 888-632-6287. The series will continue Friday at 7:05 p.m., Saturday at 4:05 p.m. and Sunday at 1:35 p.m. Walk ■ Birder Sheila Cochran will lead a walk through the Olmsted Woods. 8:30 a.m. Free. Meet at the George Washington statue on Pilgrim Road on the grounds of the Washington National Cathedral, Massachusetts and Wisconsin avenues NW. allhallowsguild.org. The walk will repeat Sept. 24 at 8:30 a.m. Friday, Sept. 18

Friday sePtember 18 Children’s programs ■ A park ranger will lead a half-mile “Habitat Hike” (for ages 5 and older). 2:30 p.m. Free. Rock Creek Nature Center, 5200 Glover Road NW. 202-895-6070. ■ The West End Interim Library will host a monthly movie series for ages 2 and older. 3 p.m. Free. West End Interim Library, 2522 Virginia Ave. NW. 202-7248698. Concerts ■ “Fringe Music in the Library” will feature a concert by the LeDroit Chamber Players. Noon. Free. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. 202-7270321. ■ The “Live! on Woodrow Wilson Plaza” series will feature Nightwork performing rock and roots music. Noon to 1:30 p.m. Free. Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. 202-312-1300. ■ Arts@Midday will open its sixth season with Barrio Andalusi performing music from Turkey and the Middle East on traditional instruments. 12:15 to 1 p.m. Free. St. Alban’s Episcopal Church, 3001 Wis-

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Located at 1220 31st St. NW, the gallery is open Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5:20 p.m. 202965-1818. ■ “Inner/Outer,” highlighting paintings by Virginia artist Leslie Nolan that explore emotional themes, will open FriOn exHibit day at susan Calloway Fine Arts with a reception from 6 to 8 p.m. The exhibit will continue through Oct. 17. untouched by human activity, will open Located at 1643 Wisconsin Ave. today at the National Geographic NW, the gallery is open Tuesday museum and continue through March through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 27. Project team leader Enric Sala will p.m. 202-965-4601. give a talk and sign copies of his new ■ “40 Chances: Finding Hope in a book on the subject Nov. 19 at 7:30 Hungry World — The Photography of p.m. Though the exhibit is free, tickets Howard G. Buffett,” spotlighting farmer/ are required for the talk and cost $25. philanthropist Buffett and the world Located at 1145 17th St. NW, the hunger crisis, will museum is open open Friday at daily from 10 the Newseum a.m. to 6 p.m. and continue 202-857-7588. through Jan. 3. ■ “Artists’ Books Located at and Africa,” the 555 Pennsylvafirst exhibition to nia Ave. NW, the focus on African museum is open artists’ books daily from 9 a.m. from the Smithsoto 5 p.m. Admisnian Libraries’ sion costs Warren M. Robmarion Greenwood’s untitled $22.95 for bins Library and lithograph, circa 1940, is part of adults, $18.95 the National an exhibit at the Old Print for seniors and museum of $13.95 for ages African Art, will Gallery. 7 through 18; it is open today at the free for ages 6 and younger. 888-639National Museum of African Art and 7386. remain on view for a year. ■ “Translation Not Required,” featuring Located at 950 Independence Ave. abstract minimalist paintings by Robert SW, the museum is open daily from 10 Novel, will open Friday with a reception a.m. to 5:30 p.m. 202-633-4600. from 6 to 8 p.m. at P street Gallerie. ■ “20th Century People,” presenting diverse prints of people by 20th-century The exhibit will continue through Oct. artists, will open tomorrow with a recep- 24. Located at 3235 P St. NW, the galtion from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Old Print lery is open Wednesday through Friday Gallery. The exhibit will continue from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday through Nov. 14. “Pristine Seas: The Ocean’s Last Wild Places,” featuring photography from National Geographic’s “Pristine Seas” project to find and protect the last areas of the world’s oceans that remain

consin Ave. NW. 202-363-8286. ■ Organist Randall Sheets of Arlington will present a recital. 12:15 p.m. Free. National City Christian Church, 5 Thomas Circle NW. 202-797-0103. ■ The Friday Music Series will feature recording artist Rebecca Gates. 1:15 p.m. Free. McNeir Hall, Georgetown University, 37th and O streets NW. 202-687-2787. ■ The National Symphony Orchestra will preview its upcoming season with selections by Mozart, Brahms, Copland, Ravel, Prokofiev, Debussy, Beethoven and Dvorák. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. ■ The seven-man a cappella group Gentleman’s Rule will perform. 7:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. Gypsy Sally’s Vinyl Lounge, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com. ■ Brad Linde will perform jazz compositions inspired by kinetic sculptures. 8 p.m. $20 to $22. Atlas Performing Arts Center, 1333 H St. NE. 202-399-7993. ■ “Jazz on the Hill” will feature the Steve Scott Project. 8 to 11 p.m. No cover; two item per person minimum. Mr. Henry’s Restaurant, 601 Pennsylvania Ave. SE. 202-546-8412. ■ The Cris Jacobs Band and organist John Ginty will perform. 9 p.m. $12 to $14.

Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys. com. Discussions and lectures ■ James D. Fernández, associate professor of Spanish and Portuguese at New York University, will discuss U.S. immigration from Spain during the 18th and 19th centuries. Noon. Free. Mary Pickford Theater, Madison Building, Library of Congress, 101 Independence Ave. SE. 202707-6404. ■ National Geographic explorer and agricultural ecologist Jerry Glover and National Geographic photographer Jim Richardson will discuss “Feeding Nine Billion: Problems and Solutions for World Agriculture.” Noon to 1 p.m. Free; reservations required. Conservatory Classroom, U.S. Botanic Garden, 100 Maryland Ave. SW. 202-225-8333. ■ Society of the Cincinnati curator Emily Schulz Parsons will discuss John Trumbull’s portrait of Bryan Rossiter, an enlisted man in the Connecticut Continental Line. 12:30 p.m. Free. Society of the Cincinnati, Anderson House, 2118 Massachusetts Ave. NW. 202-785-2040. ■ South African photographer Cedric Nunn will discuss his new exhibition “Unsettled: 100 Year Xhosa War of Resistance.” 1:15 to 3:30 p.m. Free. Room 450, Bunn Intercultural Center, Georgetown University, 37th and O streets NW. guevents.georgetown.edu.

enric sala’s photograph of the lion’s mane jellyfish is part of National Geographic’s “Pristine seas” exhibition. from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. 202-333-4868. ■ “Flattening the Form: Drawings and Prints by Contemporary Sculptors,” revealing a fresh perspective on sculptors through their two-dimensional works, opened last week at robert brown Gallery and will continue through Oct. 17. An opening reception will take place Friday from 6 to 8 p.m. Located at 1662 33rd St. NW, the gallery is open Wednesday through Saturday from noon to 6 p.m. 202-3380353. ■ “Lobby Project: David Bellard,” a Washington Project for the Arts installation by D.C.-based artist Bellard that combines photos of the NoMa neighborhood in a collage that portrays the life and spirit found there, opened recently at 1200 1st st. Ne. An opening reception will take place tomorrow from 6 to 8 p.m., and the exhibit will remain on view weekdays from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. through Nov. 27. 202-234-7103. ■ Artist Darren Waterston and his collaborators Susan Cross and Derek Parker will discuss the creation of “Filthy Lucre,” a contemporary reimagining of Whistler’s famed Peacock Room. 2 to 4 p.m. Free. Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, 1050 Independence Ave. SW. 202-633-1000. ■ Dylan Horrocks will discuss his book “Sam Zabel and the Magic Pen.” 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919. ■ Expert Larissa Noury will discuss “Art and Haute Couture.” 7 p.m. $10 to $15. Alliance Française de Washington, 2142 Wyoming Ave. NW. francedc.org. Films ■ The “Close Up: Turkish Filmmaker Cagan Irmak” series will feature a screening of the filmmaker’s 2013 movie “Are We OK?” with Irmak in attendance. 7 p.m. Free. Meyer Auditorium, Freer Gallery of Art, 12th Street and Jefferson Drive SW. 202-633-1000. ■ The Investigative Film Festival will present Dawn Porter’s 2013 documentary “Gideon’s Army,” about three young public defenders and issues of inequality within the criminal justice system. 7:30 p.m. Free; See events/Page 40

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Continued From Page 39 reservations required. Screening Room, New South Hall, Georgetown University, 37th and O streets NW. investigativefilmfestival.com. ■The Mayor’s Office on Asian and Pacific Islander Affairs’ “Under the Stars� series will feature an outdoor screening of Zhang Yimou’s 1991 film “Raise the Red Lantern.� 8 p.m. Free; reservations requested. Chinatown Park, 6th and I streets NW. moapia-underthestars. eventbrite.com. ■The Capitol Riverfront Outdoor Movie Series will feature a rain makeup showing of “Guardians of the Galaxy.� Sundown. Free. The Yards Park, 355 Water St. SE. capitolriverfront.org. Performances ■Chicago’s sketch and improv comedy theater The Second City will present “Fully Loaded.� 6:30 and 9 p.m. $25 to $30. Baird Auditorium, National Museum of Natural History, 10th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-633-3030. ■The Kennedy Center World Stages series will feature the U.S. premiere of “Seuls,� Lebanese-Canadian playwright Wajdi Mouawad’s semi-autobiographical reflection about a man who moved to a new country as a child to escape a civil war. 7:30 p.m. $39 to $60. Eisenhower Theater, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. The performance will repeat Saturday at 7:30 p.m. ■Uruguayan actor and comedian Petru Valenski will perform his one-man stand-up routine, “Petru Under a New Moon.� 7:30 p.m. $25 to $30. Casa de la Luna, 4020 Georgia Ave. NW. 202-8826227. The performance will repeat Saturday at 7:30 p.m. special events ■The Golden Triangle Business Improvement District and the D.C. Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department will host the “Golden Triangle CPR Challenge,� featuring 20-minute training sessions in hopes of teaching 200 people the life-saving skill. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Free. Farragut Park, Connecticut Avenue and K Street NW. goldentriangledc.com. ■Duncan Tonatiuh, author of “Separate Is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez & Her Family’s Fight for Desegregation,� and Margarita Engle, author of “Silver People:

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Voices From the Panama Canal,� will receive the 2015 Americas Award for Children’s and Young Adult Literature. 3 p.m. Free. Mary Pickford Theater, Madison Building, Library of Congress, 101 Independence Ave. SE. 202-707-5221. ■The National Fund for the U.S. Botanic Garden will hold its annual Harvest Party, featuring cooking demonstrations by area chefs and a buffet full of garden-fresh ideas. 6 to 8 p.m. $100 to $125. Conservatory Classroom, U.S. Botanic Garden, 100 Maryland Ave. SW. nfusbg.org/events. tours and walks ■The Smithsonian Associates will host “Looking for the Roosevelts: A Journey With Teddy, Eleanor and FDR,� an all-day tour lead by historian and Theodore Roosevelt Association member Jim Carr with visits to D.C. sites connected with all three historic figures. 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. $135 to $180. Meet at the Mayflower Hotel, 1127 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-633-3030. ■The American University Museum will present a weekly docent-led tour of current exhibitions. 12:30 p.m. Free. American University Museum, Katzen Arts Center, American University, 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW. american.edu/museum. ■Georgetown Galleries on Book Hill will host a Fall Art Walk to celebrate new exhibits. 6 to 8 p.m. Free. Wisconsin Avenue between Q and R streets NW. georgetowngalleries.com. Saturday, Sept. 19

Saturday sePtember 19 book sale ■The group Friends of the Mount Pleasant Library will hold a used-book sale. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Free admission. Mount Pleasant Library, 3160 16th St. NW. The sale will continue Sunday from 1 to 4 p.m. Children’s programs ■“Saturday Morning at the National� will feature Michael Shwedick’s “Reptile World.� 9:30 and 11 a.m. Free; tickets distributed 30 minutes before the screening. National Theatre, 1321 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. 202-783-3372. ■“Weekend Tudor Tots: Fall Into Fall� will feature songs, stories, movement and a craft activity (for ages 2 through 4). 10:30 to 11:15 a.m. $5; free for accompanying adults. Tudor Place Historic House and Garden, 1644 31st St. NW.

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Concerts ■The In Series will open its 34th season with “Latina Supremes,� a cabaret celebrating female composers of Latin America and featuring pianist Mari Paz, guitarist Diana Saez and vocalist Patricia Portillo. 2:30 p.m. $18 to $36. Source, 1835 14th St. NW. 202-204-7763. The performance will repeat Sunday at 7 p.m. ■Musician Samantha Pearl will perform. 7:30 p.m. Free. Gypsy Sally’s Vinyl Lounge, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com. ■Great Noise Ensemble will present “Fear Nothing New,� featuring music by Jenny Olivia Johnson, Nathan Lincoln-DeCusatis and Armando Bayolo, as well as two new works by resident composers from the 2015 Charlotte New Music Festival. 8 p.m. $20 to $25. Atlas Performing Arts Center, 1333 H St. NE. 202-399-7993. ■Psycho Killers will perform a Talking Heads tribute. 9 p.m. $15 to $20. Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com. Discussions and lectures ■National Geographic photographer Jim Richardson will discuss “Photography on the Road: Tools & Techniques,� at 10:30 a.m.; and U.S. Botanic Garden science education volunteer Todd Brethauer will discuss “The Fascinating World of Carnivorous Plants,� at 2 p.m. Free; reservations required. Conservatory Classroom, U.S. Botanic Garden, 100 Maryland Ave. SW. 202-225-8333. ■A park ranger will present “By Dawn’s Early Light,� about the life and legacy of Francis Scott Key in Washington, D.C. 11 a.m. Free. Francis Scott Key Park, 34th and M streets NW. 202-895-6070. ■Co-curators Lee Talbot and Betty Yao will discuss works on view in the exhibition “China: Through the Lens of John Thomson (1868-1872).� Noon. Free. George Washington University Museum and Textile Museum, 701 21st St. NW. 202-9945200. ■University Legal Services will offer a credit seminar for first-time homebuyers (presented in English and Spanish). Noon. Free. Mount Pleasant Library, 3160 16th St. NW. 202-671-3121. ■Todd Moss will discuss his book “Minute Zero,� at 1 p.m.; Martin Walker will discuss his book “The Patriarch: A Bruno, Chief of Police Novel,� at 3:30 p.m.; and Gilbert Gaul (shown) will discuss his book “Billion-Dollar Ball: A Journey Through the Big-Money Culture of College Football,� at 6 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919. ■NextDayBetter’s creative food and speaker series — celebrating the stories of “changemakers� from immigrant and multicultural communities — will feature U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Deputy Secretary Nani Coloretti, the highest-ranking Filipino-American in the U.S. government; Darryl Perkins, vice president of Broccoli City Art Festival; Kalsoom Lakhani, founder and CEO of Invest2Innovate; and restaurateurs and chefs Erik Bruner-Yang and Patrice Cleary. 1 to 5 p.m. $29 to $39. 1776, 12th Floor, 1133 15th St. NW. ndbdc.eventbrite.com. ■Mixed-media artist Kyle Bauer will discuss the ways in which he constructs his work with clay and other materials. 1:30 p.m. Free. Luce Foundation Center, Smithsonian American Art Museum, 8th

and G streets NW. 202-633-1000. ■May Rihani, pioneer in girls’ education and a tireless advocate of women’s rights, will discuss her book “Cultures Without Borders: From Beirut to Washington, D.C.� 2 p.m. Free. Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. 202-727-0232. ■Photographer Rick Chapman will discuss his works on view in “Eye Pop: The Celebrity Gaze,� including portraits of Serena Williams and Albert Pujols. 2 p.m. Free. National Portrait Gallery, 8th and F streets NW. 202-633-1000. ■Salman Rushdie will discuss his book “Two Years Eight Months and TwentyEight Nights.� 7:30 p.m. $35 for a book and ticket. Sixth & I Historic Synagogue, 600 I St. NW. sixthandi.org. Festivals and family programs ■The Big Build — a hands-on family festival of tools, trucks and construction — will offer opportunities to climb aboard trucks and tractors, construct a log cabin, compete in a nail-driving contest and create a hardware wind chime. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Free. National Building Museum, 401 F St. NW. 202-272-2448. ■A Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration will feature music, dancing, live performances, face painting and children’s crafts. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Free. Great Hall, Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. 202-727-0321. ■The 10th annual H Street Festival will feature food, drinks, music, children’s activities, interactive art displays, contests and a fashion stage. Noon to 7 p.m. Free admission. H Street between 4th and 15th streets NE. hstreet.org. ■A “Yoga Reggae Festival� will feature yoga instructor Faith Hunter, fitness and wellness instructor Kamila McDonald and international reggae group Third World in an all-day music and wellness event. Noon to 9 p.m. $40; $15 for students; $1 for seniors and ages 10 and younger. Gateway DC East, 2700 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. SE. yogareggaefest.com. ■The Heurich House Museum’s fourth annual Oktoberfest will feature Germanstyle fare such as sausages and pretzels; Okoberfest-inspired beer from DC Brewers’ Guild members; and dance music performed by Die Drei. 1 to 4 p.m. $60. Heurich House Museum, 1307 New Hampshire Ave. NW. heurichoktoberfest.org. Films ■The National Archives will present Arthur Ripley’s 1958 film “Thunder Road,� starring Robert Mitchum. 2 p.m. Free. McGowan Theater, National Archives Building, Constitution Avenue between 7th and 9th streets NW. 202-357-5000. ■“Titanus Presents: A Family Chronicle of Italian Cinema� will feature Luigi Comencini’s 1953 film “Bread, Love, and Dreams.� 2:30 p.m. Free. East Building Auditorium, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202737-4215. ■Capital Bikeshare and the Capitol Riverfront Business Improvement District will celebrate Capital Bikeshare’s fifth birthday with an outdoor screening of the Oscar-winning film “Breaking Away.� 7 to 10:30 p.m. Free; See events/Page 41

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Events Entertainment Continued From Page 40 reservations suggested. The Yards Park, 355 Water St. SE. capitolriverfront.org. ■ Friends of Stead Park will host a singalong showing of the movie musical “Grease.” 7:15 p.m. Free. Stead Park, 1625 P St. NW. friendsofsteadpark.org. Performances ■ Kevin Reese will present “A Perfect Balance,” a one-man show for all ages inspired by the work of American artist Alexander Calder. 11 a.m. Free; reservations required. Atlas Performing Arts Center, 1333 H St. NE. 202-399-7993. ■ The U.S. Botanic Garden and the Kennedy Center will present “The Cerulean Time Capsule,” a site-specific theatrical adventure about a botanist who claims to be a time traveler from the year 2041. 10:30 a.m., 11 a.m., 11:30 a.m., noon, 12:30 p.m., 2 p.m., 2:30 p.m., 3 p.m., 3:30 p.m. and 4 p.m. Advance reservations available for $1 to $2; free on-site registration on the day of the performance. Conservatory, U.S. Botanic Garden, 100 Maryland Ave. SW. 202-225-8333. The event will repeat Sunday at the same times. ■ As part of the Women’s Voices Theater Festival, Caroline Stephanie Clay will present her show “Sepia Sculptress: The Life and Trials of Edmonia Lewis,” about the life of the 19th-century African-American and Native American artist. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. ■ Dana Tai Soon Burgess Dance Company will present “Fluency in Four,” featuring the premiere of Burgess’ newest work “We choose to go to the moon,” created in collaboration with NASA to explore the connection between human beings and space. 7 p.m. $28 to $45. Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. The performance will repeat Sunday at 7 p.m. ■ Lisner Auditorium will host “Mystic India,” a Bollywood dance spectacular based on ancient India’s transition into modern India. 8 p.m. $40 to $60. Lisner Auditorium, George Washington University, 730 21st St. NW. 202-994-6800. special events ■ Rabbi Mark Novak will host “Minyan Oneg Shabbat: Jewish Renewal Service and Potluck Lunch,” featuring song, chant, meditation, story and Torah. 10 a.m. Free. Geneva Room, Chevy Chase Presbyterian Church, 1 Chevy Chase Circle NW. MinyanOnegShabbat.org. ■ The “Impact Inventing Showcase” will feature sessions on “Enhancing Personal Mobility,” about advances in prosthetics and wheelchairs, at 11 a.m.; “Fulfilling Basic Human Needs,” about sustainable, environmentally responsible inventions for cooking, clean water and energy, at noon; and “Saving Lives,” about cutting-edge rescue technology, at 1 p.m. Free. Coulter Performance Plaza, National Museum of American History, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-633-1000. ■ Fiesta DC 2015 will celebrate Latino culture with a parade of nations, featuring representatives from 48 cultural groups. 1 to 5:30 p.m. Free admission. Constitution Avenue between 7th and 14th streets NW. fiestadc.org. ■ The third annual “Celebrate Logan — A Taste of 14th” event, presented by TTR Sotheby’s International Realty, will feature a three-hour, self-guided tasting tour of 15 restaurants in the greater Logan Circle and 14th Street area. Proceeds will benefit homelessness programs at N Street Vil-

lage. 3 to 6 p.m. $37 to $50. 14th Street NW corridor from Thomas Circle to U Street. celebratelogan.org. ■ “Thrive 35! Dance Place’s 35th Anniversary Gala” will feature performances, a dance party, a silent auction and libations. 7 to 10 p.m. $150. Dance Place, 3225 8th St. NE. 202-269-1600. sporting event ■ D.C. United will play the Columbus Crew SC. 7 p.m. $20 to $55. RFK Stadium, 2400 East Capitol St. SE. 800-745-3000. Walks and tours ■ As part of the annual WalkingTown DC event, Tregaron Conservancy and Lynn Parseghian will lead a tour of the historic woodland garden bordering Cleveland Park and Woodley Park. 10 a.m. to noon. Free; reservations required. Meet at the Tregaron Conservancy entrance at 3100 Macomb St. NW. culturaltourismdc.org. Various tours throughout the city will continue through Sept. 27. ■ Washington Walks “Get Local!” series will explore the Georgetown waterfront, including a tiny neighborhood once called “Brickyard Hill” that now boasts a luxury hotel constructed around a former incinerator. 11 a.m. $15 to $20. Meet in the park at 28th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW. washingtonwalks.com. ■ A park ranger will lead a “Presidents and Indians” walking tour about the interactions of U.S. presidents and Native Americans. 4 to 6 p.m. Free. Meet at the Washington Monument Lodge, 15th Street between Jefferson and Madison drives. Sunday, Sept. 20

Sunday sePtember 20 Children’s programs ■ As part of the Katzen Arts Center’s 10th anniversary celebration, “Kids@Katzen” will feature a creative art class for the whole family inspired by one of the current exhibitions. 1 to 3 p.m. $15 for a family of four; $5 per additional member. Reservations suggested. American University Museum, Katzen Arts Center, American University, 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW. tinyurl.com/aumtickets. ■ A park ranger will present “A Quasquicentennial of Discovery,” a special planetarium program on advances made in astronomy since Rock Creek Park was founded in 1890 (for ages 7 and older). 4 p.m. Free. Rock Creek Nature Center, 5200 Glover Road NW. 202-895-6070. Classes and workshops ■ Local yoga instructor Lauren Jacobs will present “Sunday Serenity: Yoga in the East Park.” 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. $5 donation suggested. Dumbarton House, 2715 Q St. NW. dumbartonhouse.org. ■ A teacher from Yoga Activist will present a “Soothing Sunday Yoga” class for adults. 1:30 p.m. Free. Watha T. Daniel/ Shaw Library, 1630 7th St. NW. 202-7271288. Concerts ■ The six-man band Dukes of Dixieland will weave strands of pop, gospel and country into their authentic New Orleans sound. Noon and 1 p.m. Free. Sculpture Garden, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-737-4215. ■ “Celebrating Legends of Latin Jazz,” a Hispanic Heritage Month concert, will feature the Joe Falero Latin Quartet. 2:30

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As part of the Women’s Voices Theater Festival, Ford’s theatre will present the world premiere of Jessica Dickey’s comedic drama “The Guard” Sept. 25 through Oct. 18. The play opens in a modern-day art museum, where three

On stAGe individuals yearn to experience first-hand the wonder and glory of Rembrandt’s work. When a museum guard decides to touch one of the artist’s famous paintings, a remarkable journey across the ages explores the power of creative expression. Tickets cost $18 to $62. Ford’s Theatre is located at 511 10th St. NW. 202-347-4833; fords.org. ■ Folger theatre will present the world premiere of Karin Coonrod’s “texts&beheadings/EliizabethR” Sept. 19 through Oct. 4. Produced in conjunction with the international theater collective Compagnia de’ Colombari and presented as part of the Women’s Voices Theater Festival, the play explores England’s Queen Elizabeth I. Drawing in part from the Folger collection, the devised theater piece uses her own words to reveal her wit, courage and extraordinary love of her people. Tickets cost $35. The Folger Theatre is located at 201 East Capitol St. SE; 202-544-7077; folger.edu/theatre. ■ theater J will stage its contribution to the Women’s Voices p.m. Free. Takoma Park Library, 416 Cedar St. NW. 202-576-7764. ■ The Washington Bach Consort will present Bach’s Latin church music, featuring soloists Katelyn Aungst, Sarah Davis Issaelkhoury, Robert Petillo and Steven Combs. 3 p.m. $10 to $69. National Presbyterian Church, 4101 Nebraska Ave. NW. bachconsort.org. ■ Students from Catholic University’s Benjamin T. Rome School of Music will perform selected piano sonatas by Beethoven. 4 p.m. Free. National Portrait Gallery, 8th and F streets NW. 202-633-1000. ■ Pianist/composer Sam Post will perform. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. ■ The National Symphony Orchestra’s Season Opening Ball Concert will feature Broadway star Sutton Foster (shown) and percussion sensation Martin Grubinger. 7 p.m. $49 to $125. Concert Hall, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. ■ Blair Crimmins & the Hookers will perform on a double bill with Dan and the Wildfire. 8 p.m. $10 to $14. Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com. Discussions and lectures ■ Sandra Moore and Kazumi Wilds will discuss their book “The Peace Tree From Hiroshima: A Little Bonsai With a Big Story.” 9:30 a.m. Free. Busboys and Poets Takoma, 235 Carroll St. NW. 202-7260856. ■ Alice Hoffman (shown) will discuss her book “The Marriage of Opposites,” at 1 p.m.; and Wil Haygood will discuss his book “Showdown: Thurgood Marshall and the Supreme Court Nomination That Changed America,” at 5 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919. ■ The Prevention of Blindness Society of Metropolitan Washington and Sibley Senior Association will present a talk by John Rowan, ophthalmic technician at the

the Ford’s theatre production of “the Guard” is part of the Women’s Voices theater Festival. Theater Festival, the world premiere of Caleen Sinnette Jennings’ “Queens Girl in the World,” Sept. 16 through Oct. 11 at the Washington DC Jewish Community Center. It’s the summer of 1962, and with the civil rights movement stirring, 12-year-old Jacqueline Marie Butler of Queens is abruptly transferred by her parents to a progressive school in Greenwich Village where she is one of four black students. She’s thrust out of her comfort zone, but as her circle expands to include friends from every walk of life, Jacqueline discovers a new city and a whole new world. Tickets cost $17 to $67. The theater is located at 1529 16th St. NW. 800-494-8497; washingtondcjcc.org.

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p.m. Free. Langston Room, Busboys and Poets, 2021 14th St. NW. 202-387-7638. ■Carmiel Banasky will discuss her book “The Suicide of Claire Bishop.� 6:30 p.m. Free. Kramerbooks & Afterwords Cafe, 1517 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-387-1400. ■A kickoff panel discussion for Adult Education and Family Literacy Awareness Week will feature Andy Shallal, founder of Busboys and Poets; Franklin Garcia, the District’s elected shadow representative; Antoinette Mitchell, assistant superintendent of postsecondary and career education in the D.C. Office of the State Superintendent of Education; and at-large D.C. Council member Elissa Silverman. 6:30 p.m. Free. Busboys and Poets Brookland, 625 Monroe St. NE. 202-636-7230. ■A panel discussion on “Seasonality in English Haiku� will feature published poets Roberta Beary and Abigail Friedman and Red Moon Press founder Jim Kacian. 6:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. Japan Information and Culture Center, 1150 18th St. NW. www.us.emb-japan.go. jp/jicc. ■Lee Child will discuss his book “Make Me: A Jack Reacher Novel.� 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919. ■A film discussion group will meet. 7 p.m. Free. Barnes & Noble, 555 12th St. NW. 202-347-0176. ■The Rev. Gary Hall will lead a discussion of “Can You Forgive Her?� by Anthony Trollope as part of the monthly “Fiction Fun!� series. 7:30 to 9 p.m. Free; reservations required. Bratenahl House, Washington National Cathedral, 3525 Woodley Road NW. mlewallen@cathedral.org. Films ■The “Surveillance Blind� series — about what privacy means — will feature Stefan Weinert’s 2013 film “Die Familie (The Family).� A discussion with the director will follow. 6:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. Goethe-Institut, 812 7th St. NW. goetheinstitutwashington.eventbrite.com. ■The Investigative Film Festival will present Marc Silver’s documentary “Who Is Dayani Cristal?,� about the search for information about a man whose decomposing body was discovered by Arizona border police in the sun-blistered Sonora desert. 6:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. Mount Pleasant Library, 3160 16th St. NW. investigativefilmfestival.com. ■The Music and Poetry Club will screen Stan Lathan’s 2002 documentary “It’s Black Entertainment,� featuring Louis Armstrong and Billie Holiday. A performance by the Blues Muse ensemble will follow. 7:30 p.m. Free. St. Mary’s Court, 725 24th St. NW. 202-393-1511. Performance ■As part of a weeklong visit to the Washington Improv Theater, the Minneapolis-based improv comedy company The Theater of Public Policy will present “Dr. Ornstein’s Miracle Tonic for a Healthy Constitution!� with guest star Norman Ornstein, an American Enterprise Institute

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LEON BERKOWITZ original pastel, signed 1997, 30" by 24", nicely framed. No image available. For Sale. Price negotiable. Christine Saunderson 202 669 4347.

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eVeNts From Page 42 Baikal in Siberia as part of the international project “Exploring Russia’s Environmental History and Natural Resources.” 4 to 6 p.m. Free; reservations suggested. Room 302-P, Bunn Intercultural Center, Georgetown University, 37th and O streets NW. guevents.georgetown.edu. ■ David De Sola will discuss his book “Alice in Chains: The Untold Story.” 6:30 p.m. Free. Langston Room, Busboys and Poets, 2021 14th St. NW. 202-387-7638. ■ Writer and literary activist E. Ethelbert Miller will lead a discussion on a life and work of American poet June Jordan, sharing personal correspondence and describing her influence on his own life and work. 6:30 to 8 p.m. Free. Cullen Room, Busboys and Poets, 1025 5th St. NW. 202-789-2227. ■ Karin Coonrod, director of the Folger Theatre’s “texts&beheadings/ElizabethR,” will share creative insights into the production. 6:30 p.m. $20. Folger Shakespeare Library, 201 East Capitol St. SE. folger.edu. ■ Robert M. Rogers, partner at Rogers Partners Architects+Urban Designers and recent author of “Learning Through Practice,” will discuss the principal desires that guide his practice. 6:30 to 8 p.m. $12 to $20; reservations required. National Building Museum, 401 F St. NW. 202-2722448. ■ Andrew Scull, professor of sociology and science studies at the University of California at San Diego, will discuss “A Method in the Madness: Searching for Sense in Unreason.” 6:45 to 8:45 p.m. $30 to $42. S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Drive SW. 202-633-3030. Films ■ “Tuesday Night Movies” will feature Orson Welles’ “The Magnificent Ambersons” and Joan Micklin Silver’s “Bernice Bobs Her Hair.” 6 p.m. Free. Room A-5, Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. 202-727-0321. ■ The four-day series “The Magic of Uzbek Cinema” will open with a screening of Shukhrat Abbasov’s 1963 film “You Are Not an Orphan,” with the director in attendance. 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. Marvin Center Amphitheatre, George Washington University, 800 21st St. NW. go.gwu.edu/uzbekcinema. Health fair ■ The D.C. Office on Aging and Guy Mason Senior Program will host a Community Health and Wellness Fair, featuring information, workshops and screenings. 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Free. Guy Mason Recreation Center, 3600 Calvert St. NW. 202-727-7703. Performances and readings ■ “The Jam Session” will feature some of the District’s most talented young DJs, MCs, poets, hip-hop dancers, and B-boy and B-girl apprentice students from the Words Beats & Life Academy. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202467-4600. ■ The Washington Improv Theater’s “Harold Night” will feature performances by the ensembles Thank You for Sharing and Team X, at 8 p.m.; and by Sabado Picante and Richie, at 9 p.m. By donation. Source, 1835 14th St. NW. witdc.org. ■ The Minneapolis-based improv company The Theater of Public Policy will present “Infrastructure of Dreams: If we improv, will they come?” with Vinn White of the U.S. Department of Transportation and Casey Dinges of the American Society of

Civil Engineers. 8 p.m. $15 to $20. Logan Fringe Arts Space, Trinidad Theatre, 1358 Florida Ave. NE. capitalfringe.org.

writer Angela Perley will perform. 8:30 p.m. $12 to $15. Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com.

special events ■ The Employment Justice Center’s annual Labor Day Awards Breakfast will feature honoree and guest speaker Richard Trumka, president of the AFL-CIO. 8:30 to 10 a.m. $175. Mayflower Renaissance Hotel, 1127 Connecticut Ave. NW. dcejc.org/laborday2015. ■ The University of the District of Columbia’s “JAZZalive” series will present “Meet the Artist on the Bandstand,” featuring bassist Steve Novosel and pianist Allyn Johnson. 12:30 p.m. Free. Recital Hall, Building 46-West, University of the District of Columbia, 4200 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-274-5803.

Discussions and lectures ■ James H. Johnston will discuss his book “From Slave Ship to Harvard: Yarrow Mamout and the History of an African American Family.” 11:30 a.m. Free. Mary Pickford Theater, Madison Building, Library of Congress, 101 Independence Ave. SE. 202-707-1964. ■ Presidential historian Irwin F. Gellman will discuss his book “The President and the Apprentice: Eisenhower and Nixon, 1952-1961.” Noon. Free. McGowan Theater, National Archives Building, Constitution Avenue between 7th and 9th streets NW. 202-357-5000. ■ Howard Vincent Kurtz, associate curator of costumes and textiles at the Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens, will discuss “Ingénue to Icon: 70 Years of Fashion From the Collection of Marjorie Merriweather Post,” the companion book to an exhibit at Hillwood. Noon. Free. West Dining Room, Madison Building, Library of Congress, 101 Independence Ave. SE. 202-707-0945. ■ Karine Walther, assistant professor of history at the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service in Qatar, will discuss “American Foreign Policy & Christians in the Middle East: Modern Roots.” 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. Free; reservations requested. Room 700, Bunn Intercultural Center, Georgetown University, 37th and O streets NW. guevents.georgetown.edu. ■ Marco Politi will discuss his book “Pope Francis Among the Wolves: The Inside Story of a Revolution.” 6:30 p.m. Free. Busboys and Poets Brookland, 625 Monroe St. NE. 202-636-7230. ■ David Silbey, associate director of Cornell in Washington, will discuss “Topics in Military History.” 7 p.m. Free. Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. 202-7270232. ■ The Georgetown Library’s Twentythirtysomething Book Club will discuss Bill Bryson’s book “One Summer: America, 1927.” 7:30 p.m. Free; reservations requested. Breadsoda, 2233 Wisconsin Ave. NW. julia.strusienski@dc.gov.

Wednesday,sePtember Sept. 23 Wednesday 23 Children’s program ■ A Banned Books Week event will feature a screening of “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone,” an adaptation of one of the most challenged book series of the 21st century (screening for ages 8 through 19). 4 p.m. Free. Juanita E. Thornton/ Shepherd Park Library, 7420 Georgia Ave. NW. 202-541-6100. Classes and workshops ■ Kripalu yoga teacher Eva Blutinger will lead a “Yoga in the Galleries” class. 10 a.m. $5. American University Museum, Katzen Arts Center, American University, 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW. 202-8851300. ■ Instructor Pattee Hipschen will open her fall landscape painting class. 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. $25 per session; $175 for all nine. Arts Club of Washington, 2017 I St. NW. patteepower@msn.com. The class will continue through Nov. 18. ■ Spiritual practitioner and teacher David Newcomb will present a two-part series on “Meditation: A Tool to Balance Your Life.” 7 p.m. Free. West End Interim Library, 2522 Virginia Ave. NW. 202-7248707. Concerts ■ The “Live! on Woodrow Wilson Plaza” series will feature Verney Verela performing salsa music. Noon to 1:30 p.m. Free. Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. 202-312-1300. ■ The National Youth Orchestra of Uruguay will perform. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. ■ The Harbour Nights summer concert series will feature the Dan Haas Duo. 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Free. Washington Harbour, 3050 K St. NW. 202-295-5007. ■ Americana/bluegrass trio Clyde’s on Fire will perform. 7 p.m. Free. Gypsy Sally’s Vinyl Lounge, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com. ■ The Finlandia Foundation will present “Sibelius 150 Jubilee Concert,” featuring cellist Jussi Makkonen and pianist Ruusamari Teppo. 7 p.m. $20 to $25; reservations suggested. Church of the Epiphany, 1317 G St. NW. sibelius150dc@gmail.com. ■ “A Concert to Celebrate Pope Francis” — presented by the Kennedy Center and the Archdiocese of Washington — will feature the National Symphony Orchestra performing with Metropolitan Opera luminary Denyce Graves and 10-year-old jazz prodigy José André Montaño. 8 p.m. Free; tickets distributed at the entrance to the Hall of Nations beginning at 6 p.m. Concert Hall, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. ■ The duo Sundy Best and singer-song-

Films ■ The Italian Cultural Institute will present Alessio Maria Federici’s 2013 film “Stai Lontana da Me (Stay Away From Me).” 6:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. Auditorium, Embassy of Italy, 3000 Whitehaven St. NW. www.iicwashington.esteri.it. ■ The four-day series “The Magic of Uzbek Cinema” will feature a screening of Ayub Shahobiddinov’s 2012 film “Heaven, My Abode,” with the director in attendance. 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. Marvin Center Amphitheatre, George Washington University, 800 21st St. NW. go.gwu.edu/uzbekcinema. Performances ■ Laugh Index Theatre will present “Three’s Comedy,” featuring long-form improv from Mr. Lifeguard, improv games from Community Sauna and stand-up from the group’s house comics. 7:30 p.m. $5 to $10. DC Arts Center, 2438 18th St. NW. laughindextheatre.com. tour ■ The National Gallery of Art will present a “Picture This! Audio-Described Art Tour” for individuals with impaired sight or who wish to enhance their art experience with verbal descriptions. 1 to 2 p.m. Free. National Gallery of Art, 6th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-842-6905.

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Selling The Area’s Finest Properties

Grand Traditions

Town of Chevy Chase. Impressive 1920s manor w/ dramatic spaces has been renovated from top to bottom. Formal LR & DR, 5 BR, 6.5 BA, dazzling Kit, 3-car garage, and inviting deck. $2,695,000 Eric Murtagh 301-652-8971 Karen Kuchins 301-275-2255

Striking & Stately

Glen Echo Heights. Magnificent 9 year-old colonial w/ wrap-around porch sits on a cul-de-sac up high facing southwest, & has 7 BR including a 1 BR apartment on lower level, & a studio above detached 2-car garage. $1,780,000 Guy-Didier Godat 202-361-4663

Coming Soon

Rolling Wood. Exquisite brick 4 BR/2BA Tudor on large landscaped 11,239 sf lot. Great views from all windows and original design features remain throughout $1,295,000 Laura McCaffrey 301-641-4456

Sunshine Serenade

Enchanting home on tree lined St has thoughtful floorplan, LR w/wbfp, formal DR, 4 BR (2 w/balconies), 3 BA, 2 HB, sunroom, breakfast room, 2 zone HVAC w/warranty, 2-car garage and driveway. Close to Metro. $874,500 Lynn Bulmer 202-257-2410

Uptown 202-364-1700 Downtown 202-464-8400

Palisades Prize

Palisades. Graceful open spaces, plentiful natural light & neighborhood views of Palisades & beyond! Enjoy 5 BR, 5.5 BA, designer kitchen & bright “get-away” suite over garage. Just broke ground. Your oppty to customize finishes is here! $2,500,000 Eric Murtagh 301-652-8971

River Valley Views

Palisades. Magnificent year-round views of the Potomac River Valley. Classic center hall colonial has 3BR, 2BA, balcony, in-law suite w/kitchenette, BA & sep entrance. Back porch, deck, garage + 1 off-st pkg sp. $1,685,000 Nancy Hammond 202-262-5374

Bright Delight

Martin’s Addition. Colonial w/open flr plan, 3/4 BR, 3.5 BA, updated kit & baths, refinished floors, LR w/ WBFP & built-ins, formal DR, SR/FR, finished LL w/wetbar & office or guest BR, finished 3rd fl. Walk to grocery, pharmacy, diner & park. $1,240,000 Laura McCaffrey 301-641-4456

Making A Statement LeDroit Park. Expansive 2,000+ unit w/3 BRs, 2.5 BAs in charming historic bldg. Open layout. W/D, balcony, 2 car tandem pkg. Blks to 3 Metros. $719,000 John Coplen 410-591-0911

Tradition Upheld

Chevy Chase, MD. Historic farmhouse on large subdivided lot. Circa 1870. 4 BRs + 2 skylit top flr rooms. 3 frpls. Separate artist studio. Deck. $1,900,000 Melissa Brown 202-469-2662 Beverly Nadel 202-236-7313

High Spirits

Friendship Heights. Spacious & sun-filled home w/5 BR, 5.5 BA, deluxe Kit w/FR, stunning owner’s suite, garage, swimming pool & exquisite outdoor space. Only two blocks from Metro, shops, restaurants & more. $1,499,000 Guy-Didier Godat 202-361-4663

Life At the Top

Spectacular penthouse w/ open flr plan, floor-to-ceiling windows, sustainable features, chef ’s kit w/Carrera Marble, 3 BR, 2.5 BA & WIC. City views from al fresco terrace & private roof deck. One secured pking space. $949,000 Leslie Suarez 202-246-6402

The Whole Package

Logan Circle. End-unit townhouse w/3BR & 2 BA has exposed brick walls, HW floors, recessed lighting & crown molding. Renovated Kit & BAs. Back patio area w/offstreet parking & electric gate. Near shops, restaurants & metro. $670,000 John Nemeyer 202-276-6351

Living in Luxury

Landon Woods. Stunning new home w/ all the bells & whistles. 4 finished levels w/ 7 BR, 5.5 BA, chef ’s kit, FR, office, LL w/ sep entrance, 2 car garage. $1,895,000 Ted Beverley 301-728-4338

Art Lover’s Dream

Chevy Chase West. Totally renovated 7 BR, 4.5 BA Colonial adj to Norwood Park. Fabulous kitchen w/ frpl, luxurious MBR suite. Apartment w/ Cof O. Patio & landscaped grounds. $1,495,000. Ellen Sandler 202-255-5007 Susan Berger 202-255-5006

Bright & Beautiful

Bradley Park. Stunning Ken Freeman contemporary w/vaulted ceilings, walls of windows, 2 fp, 4 BR, 3 BA. Renovated Kit & baths. Walk-out LL FR. Screened porch. $899,900 Linda Chaletzky 301-938-2630

Style, Space & Sunlight Cleveland Park. Spacious 1700 sf unit has 3BR, 2BA, walkin pantry off breakfast room, balcony & windows on 3 sides. Walk to AU & Tenley Metro. Small pet friendly. $549,900 Pat Kennedy 202-549-5167

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