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Serving Burleith, Foxhall, Georgetown, Georgetown Reservoir & Glover Park

Vol. XXII, No. 25

The Georgetown Current

City debates ways to add more police

Agency opens bidding for boat rental facility

balloon drop

■ Waterfront: Land issues

raised by operator of Jack’s

By KATIE PEARCE Current Staff Writer

Despite apparent consensus that the Metropolitan Police Department needs more officers, exactly how to add them is still up for debate between the mayor and members of the D.C. Council. While Mayor Vincent Gray continues to push for a budget proposal to add new officers this year, and Chairman Phil Mendelson has come up with a new plan for making that happen, Ward 2 D.C. Council member Jack Evans has separately introduced legislation to set a permanent minimum staffing level of 4,000 officers. Both Mendelson and Evans are now moving forward with their proposals. D.C. Police Chief Cathy Lanier has stressed that her department’s current staffing levels — 3,890 sworn officers, with about 250 anticipated retirements this year — is not sufficient to keep pace with the city’s development boom. In a Dec. 17 letter to Mendelson, she said she needed “more foot, bike and Segway patrols” to deal with popular nightSee Police/Page 5

By ALIX PIANIN Current Staff Writer

The National Park Service opened bidding Friday for a contract to run a waterfront boat rental currently occupied by Jack’s Boathouse — even as city and federal agencies review claims that the Park Service does not actually own the land. The Park Service issued a Request for Qualifications for the rental facility, wherein vendors are invited to bid for the boat rental con-

Builder plans apartments at Wisconsin Avenue site ■ Development: Project will

include improved retail space

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The pre-K classes at the Northwest campus of the Dorothy Height Community Academy Public Charter School held an inaugural celebration of their own on Friday.

By BRADY HOLT Current Staff Writer

Agency hears parking ideas for Georgetown By DEIRDRE BANNON Current Staff Writer

Georgetown and Burleith residents offered various suggestions for improving the area’s parking situation last week, including “performance parking” in commercial areas, charges to visitor parking on residential streets, and a designated parking zone for neighborhood residents. While opinions varied at the D.C. Department of Transportation meeting Wednesday, one sentiment rang clear: “Do no harm.” Residents, for example, don’t want to see changes that could benefit parking in commercial zones like Wisconsin Avenue or M Street unintentionally make

NEWS Pilot project would discount DC USA parking for churchgoers

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tract at the Georgetown site. The Park Service will accept responses through Feb. 6 and grant the concession agreement at the end of February, according to a news release. Jack’s Boathouse, located at 3500 K St. west of the Key Bridge, has provided boat rentals and storage since former Georgetown police officer Jack Baxter opened the business in 1945. In 1985, D.C. transferred jurisdiction of certain Georgetown waterfront property — including the Jack’s site — to the National Park Service. The rental business has since leased the propSee Boathouse/Page 26

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One proposal would alter the hours for residential parking.

parking more difficult on the streets where they live. The Transportation Department convened the meeting as it seeks to address the parking shortages that have become a common complaint

in the neighborhood. As it looks into new solutions, the agency is asking residents what works and what doesn’t work for parking now. Officials stressed that the future programs don’t have to be permanent, but can adapt to the neighborhood’s needs. “We are nimble when it comes to implementation,” said the Transportation Department’s Damon Harvey at the meeting. “If we make a change and it doesn’t work, we will change things again to make sure our stakeholders are happy.” A working group made up of representatives from the Georgetown advisory neighborhood commission, the Georgetown Business See Parking/Page 16

SPOR TS Gonzaga beats rival DeMatha with strong fourth quarter

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Developers intend to break ground this spring behind Washington Sports Clubs and Glover Park Hardware, transforming its surface parking lot into an 82-unit apartment house, according to Chesapeake Realty Partners chief operating officer Josh Fidler. The Baltimore-area firm will also renovate the existing retail storefronts at the 2251 Wisconsin Ave. property, improving the energy efficiency of the windows and heating and cooling system, and replacing the building’s “skin,” Fidler said in an interview. The entire project will likely take 12 months to complete, with a targeted opening date in spring 2014, he said. The gym and hardware store can remain in place even during construction, Fidler said, and Chesapeake is working to pin down alternate customer parking during the process. The first phase of construction will excavate the existing

NOTEBOOK Tom Sherwood weighs in on Inauguration Day festivities

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The new housing will go behind the current retail building.

parking lot to make way for a twolevel underground parking garage with about 90 spaces, which will serve both the retail and the 82 apartment units. A rendering of the plans on Chesapeake’s website shows the apartment building matching the roof level of the existing retail building. Developers are confident the project, tucked between the retail space and the grounds of the U.S. Naval Observatory, meets all applicable zoning requirements and therefore needs no formal public review. It will be designed to achieve a Silver rating under Leadership in See Glover/Page 26

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District Digest Metro grants contract to redo escalators A newly awarded $151.1 million contract will fund the modernization or replacement of 128 escalators in the Metrorail system by

2020, the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority announced Thursday. KONE Corp. will be responsible for the project, which includes escalators at the Cleveland Park, Columbia Heights, Friendship

Heights, Georgia Avenue-Petworth, Shaw-Howard University, U Street, Van Ness-UDC and Woodley Park stations. The first 88 escalators will be completed by 2018, with the following 40 in 2019 and 2020, according to a news release. “Today’s contract award advances our commitment to improve escalator reliability for our customers for years to come,� Metro general manager Richard Sarles says in the release. “This is about reconstructive surgery, not Band-Aid solutions.�

Gray names nominee for zoning board seat

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A Ward 4 real estate and banking attorney could soon fill a tie-breaking seat on the D.C. Board of Zoning Adjustment, which rules on exceptions to the zoning code for small and large property owners in the city. The D.C. Council has set a Jan. 30 hearing on Mayor Vincent Gray’s nomination of Kathryn Allen to a fifth seat on the board. According to her resume, Allen served as director of the D.C. Department of Banking and Financial Institutions from 1999 to 2003, and as manager of a consulting firm and co-president of a real estate title and settlement company since then. The board has lacked full membership since Rashida MacMurray, also a real estate lawyer, resigned shortly after her confirmation last spring.

Graham introduces bill on landlord fees

The D.C. Council may soon beef up protections for renters in the city by applying consumer protection laws to landlord-tenant transactions. A bill introduced Tuesday by Ward 1 member Jim Graham would

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The week ahead Wednesday, Jan. 23

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 board will hear public comments on proposed high school graduation requirements. â– Ward 3 D.C. Council member Mary Cheh will hold a forum on the proposed development of the property at 5333 Connecticut Ave. The meeting will begin at 7:30 p.m. at the Chevy Chase Community Center, 5601 Connecticut Ave. NW.

Thursday, Jan. 24

The D.C. Historic Preservation Review Board will hold its monthly meeting at 9 a.m. in Room 220 South, One Judiciary Square, 441 4th St. NW. â– The Roosevelt High School Improvement Team will meet to discuss modernization plans at 6 p.m. in the library at Roosevelt High School, 4301 13th St. NW. â– The George Washington University Mount Vernon Campus will hold its quarterly community meeting at 7 p.m. in the Webb Building on the campus, 2100 Foxhall Road NW. To RSVP, call 202-994-0211 or email bwaddell@gwu.edu. â– The Crestwood Citizens Association will hold its bimonthly meeting from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at 1761 Crestwood Drive NW. Agenda items will include pedestrian safety and recommended safety enhancements at Blagden Avenue and Beach Drive, as well as reactivation of Orange Hat patrols to deter crime.

Saturday, Jan. 26

The Housing for All Campaign will hold a rally in support of the group’s vision for D.C. as “a place where all residents live in housing in good condition that they can afford.� The event will be held from noon to 2 p.m. in the Great Hall, Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW.

Monday, Jan. 28

The D.C. Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs will hold a workshop on how to obtain a street vendor’s license. The workshop will be held from 6 to 7 p.m. in Room 4302 at 1100 4th St. SW. To register, call 202-442-8170 or email jacqueline.noisette@dc.gov.

Tuesday, Jan. 29

The D.C. Taxicab Commission Uniform Color Panel will hold a meeting to hear public comments on proposed one-color designs for D.C. taxis. The meeting will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Southeast Library, 403 7th St. SE. â– American University will hold a special meeting of its Community Liaison Committee to discuss future uses of the university-owned building that currently houses the law school. The meeting will be held at 7 p.m. in Room 600 at the Washington College of Law, 4801 Massachusetts Ave. NW.

Wednesday, Jan. 30

The D.C. Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs will hold a workshop on new D.C. corporation laws, including Office of Tax and Revenue filing requirements for nonprofit corporations. The workshop will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. in Room 4302 at 1100 4th St. SW. To register, call 202-442-8170 or email jacqueline.noisette@dc.gov.

allow the city to take enforcement action if landlords impose excessive late fees, attorney fees, court costs or “unwarranted charges� for repairs. Currently, Graham said, a tenant can challenge excessive fees only by refusing to pay them, and possibly prompting a lawsuit for eviction. “This is a risky strategy that places the tenant’s housing needlessly and unfairly in jeopardy,� he said. Graham said several other states already apply consumer protection statutes to landlord-tenant relations. Ward 3 member Mary Cheh and Yvette Alexander of Ward 7 cointroduced the measure. The Apartment and Office Building Association of Metropolitan Washington, the major trade group for area landlords, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

March deadline eyed for taxi credit cards All of the city’s taxis will be required to accept non-cash pay-

ment by March 30 under a D.C. Taxicab Commission proposal announced Friday. Cab drivers will not, however, be required to use the Total Smart Meter System device — a departure from previous plans. They will now be welcome to purchase any credit card reader meeting the commission’s standards, according to a commission news release. The commission will vote on the proposal on Thursday. Though the measure is not yet final, the news release states that the commission “intends� to adopt it.

Correction

In the Jan. 16 issue, an article on four language-based charter schools and plans for a new upper school misidentified the location of Mundo Verde Bilingual Charter School, which moved from Dupont Circle to Mount Pleasant at the beginning of the school year. The Current regrets the error. As a matter of policy, The Current corrects all errors of substance. To report an error, call the managing editor at 202-567-2011.

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Watergate Hotel seeks six outdoor seating areas as part of renovation By BRADY HOLT Current Staff Writer

As developers renovate the Watergate Hotel, seeking to modernize facilities and increase the room count, they’re also working to capitalize on the site’s river views with six outdoor seating areas. Residents of the Watergate complex’s three condominium buildings say they support the plans by Euro Capital Properties. But some, particularly in the Watergate West building, are angling for tight controls over the operations of

the outdoor seating as the firm seeks liquor licenses for the six “summer gardens.� The Foggy Bottom/West End advisory neighborhood commission last Wednesday voted unanimously to protest the liquor licenses until Euro Capital reaches agreements with the three buildings. This is a procedural move, commissioners stressed — not a vote against outdoor seating at the Watergate Hotel. At the meeting, Euro Capital principal Jacques Cohen said the summer gardens are essential to the success of the hotel, located at 2650 Virginia Ave. The project’s estimated

costs have ballooned from $45 million to $85 million, and its scheduled completion date — now spring 2014 — is more than a year behind its original target of before the inauguration. “We believe the Watergate Hotel has the true potential to be an urban luxury resort,â€? said Cohen. “The summer gardens are the only way to achieve that business plan. Without that, we’re only one of many hotels in D.C. ‌ To make this project work, we have to make real reasons for people to come to the Watergate. What the complex has is beautiful water views, and we have to make sure that

clients of the hotel can take advantage of that.� The outdoor seating would be on the roof, outside each of the hotel’s two restaurants, outside its baked-goods cafe, outside the underground ballroom, and outside a pair of hospitality suites. Issues that remain under negotiation are hours, noise mitigation and enforcement mechanisms. “I think there are some ways we can greatly improve the plan, and I hope the applicant will work with us on that,� Watergate West president Gerald Waldman said at the neighborSee Watergate/Page 26

DC USA garage initiative to address church parking By ALIX PIANIN Current Staff Writer

A city-run pilot program intended to help alleviate Sunday churchrelated parking headaches in Columbia Heights may be ready to kick off within the next few months. Under the program, many churchgoers would be eligible for discounted access to the Districtowned garage at the DC USA shopping center — paying $3 instead of $5 for four hours of Sunday parking. The area around DC USA has long had parking difficulties due to the number of parishioners who attend four nearby churches: Shrine of the Sacred Heart at 3211 Sacred Heart Way; All Souls Church Unitarian at 1500 Harvard St.; St. Stephen and the Incarnation Episcopal at 1525 Newton St.; and Kelsey Temple Church of God at 1435 Park Road. “There has always been a serious parking deficiency at these four churches,� said Laina Aquiline, a member of the Columbia Heights advisory neighborhood commission and parishioner at Sacred Heart. At the same time, the 1,000space garage, located at 3100 14th St., has been underutilized. As in much of the city, the

District already relaxes its usual parking restrictions on residential streets near these churches on Sundays — until 2 p.m., when regular enforcement is reinstated. This poses a challenge for those who attend lengthier services. Gentrification in Columbia Heights has created unique traffic difficulties. Some residents who have moved elsewhere because of rising costs of living still belong to their Columbia Heights congregations, Aquiline said. When they return to the neighborhood for services, they can end up competing with current neighbors for limited parking spots, she said. The garage proposal was first pitched by the Washington Interfaith Network, which has long worked with the religious institutions on their parking problems. The Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development, which oversees the garage, is rounding up local support, and presented the plans at a recent Columbia Heights/ Park View advisory neighborhood commission meeting. When Rodney George, a project manager at the development agency, began working with the Interfaith Network several months ago, they See Churches/Page 5

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Police Report This is a listing of reports taken from Jan. 13 through 20 by the Metropolitan Police Department in local police service areas.

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Stolen auto â– 9th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue; unspecified premises; 8:15 a.m. Jan 20. Theft (below $250) â– 700 block, 11th St.; unspecified premises; 1 p.m. Jan. 15. â– 1200 block, G St.; store; 6:56 p.m. Jan. 17. â– 1000 block, H St.; hotel; 6:21 a.m. Jan. 18. â– 700 block, 14th St.; store; 6:20 p.m. Jan. 18. â– 1300 block, New York Ave.; sidewalk; 3 p.m. Jan. 19. â– 900 block, F St.; tavern/ nightclub; 2 a.m. Jan. 20. â– 4th Street and Independence Avenue SW; unspecified premises; 3:30 p.m. Jan. 20. Theft (shoplifting) â– 1200 block, G St.; store; 5:45 p.m. Jan. 15. Theft from auto (below $250) â– 1200 block, K St.; street; 7 p.m. Jan. 15.

psa 102

â– Gallery place PSA 102

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Robbery (snatch) â– 700 block, 7th St.; sidewalk; 10:30 p.m. Jan. 17. Assault with a dangerous weapon (miscellaneous) â– 500 block, H St.; bus; 9:47 p.m. Jan. 15. Theft (below $250) â– 700 block, G St.; restaurant; 9:16 p.m. Jan. 14. â– 800 block, 7th St.; restaurant; 5:56 p.m. Jan. 16. â– 1000 block, 5th St.; restaurant; 8:57 p.m. Jan. 19. Theft from auto (below $250) â– 800 block, 6th St.; unspecified premises; 11:40 a.m. Jan. 15.

psa PSA 201 201

â– chevy chase

Theft from auto (below $250) â– 5200 block, 38th St.; unspecified premises; 12:46 a.m. Jan. 14. â– 5500 block, Broad Branch Road; street; 6 p.m. Jan. 17. â– 5100 block, Chevy Chase Parkway; street; 9:30 p.m. Jan. 17. â– 3700 block, Harrison St.; street; 10:30 p.m. Jan. 17. â– 3600 block, Ingomar Place; street; unspecified time Jan. 17. â– Connecticut Avenue and Legation Street; street; 10:30 a.m. Jan. 19.

psa 202

â– Friendship Heights PSA 202

Tenleytown / AU Park

Robbery (force and violence) â– 5100 block, 44th St.; side-

walk; 7:15 p.m. Jan. 14. Theft (below $250) â– 5100 block, Wisconsin Ave.; unspecified premises; 4:56 p.m. Jan. 18. â– 5300 block, Wisconsin Ave.; store; 7:10 p.m. Jan. 18. Theft from auto ($250 plus) â– 4300 block, Harrison St.; unspecified premises; 8:39 p.m. Jan. 18. Theft from auto (below $250) â– 5400 block, 42nd St.; unspecified premises; 3 p.m. Jan. 20.

psa 203

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cleveland park

Robbery (gun) â– 3700 block, Connecticut Ave.; sidewalk; 10:02 p.m. Jan. 18. Theft (below $250) â– 4200 block, Connecticut Ave.; school; 4:44 p.m. Jan. 15. Theft from auto (below $250) â– 3600 block, Idaho Ave.; street; 10:21 p.m. Jan. 15.

psa 204

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â– 25th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue; sidewalk; 8:05 p.m. Jan. 17. Assault with a dangerous weapon (miscellaneous) â– 800 block, Vermont Ave.; government building; 9 p.m. Jan. 15. Theft ($250 plus) â– 1400 block, Pennsylvania Ave.; hotel; 4:42 p.m. Jan. 14. Theft (below $250) â– 1700 block, I St.; unspecified premises; 11:37 a.m. Jan. 14. â– 17th and L streets; store; 5:45 p.m. Jan. 14. â– 1700 block, Pennsylvania Ave.; unspecified premises; 4 p.m. Jan. 15. â– 800 block, 22nd St.; unspecified premises; 10 a.m. Jan. 17. â– 1100 block, New Hampshire Ave.; hotel; 6:30 p.m. Jan. 17. â– 1000 block, New Hampshire Ave.; unspecified premises; 10 a.m. Jan. 18. Theft from auto (below $250) â– 700 block, 24th St.; unspecified premises; 7 p.m. Jan. 15.

psa 208

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dupont circle

Theft ($250 plus) â– 3500 block, Whitehaven Parkway; unspecified premises; 7:57 p.m. Jan. 14. â– 3000 block, M St.; store; 6:05 p.m. Jan. 15. Theft (below $250) â– 1800 block, Wisconsin Ave.; restaurant; 11:55 a.m. Jan. 14. â– 1200 block, Wisconsin Ave.; store; 7:30 p.m. Jan. 14. â– 3000 block, M St.; store; 7:30 p.m. Jan. 15. â– 1300 block, Wisconsin Ave.; store; 8:30 p.m. Jan. 16. â– 3000 block, M St.; store; 1:51 p.m. Jan. 17. â– 1300 block, Wisconsin Ave.; unspecified premises; 11:55 a.m. Jan. 19.

Robbery (fear) â– 1800 block, T St.; street; 2:40 a.m. Jan. 19. Burglary â– 1800 block, 19th St.; residence; 8:45 p.m. Jan. 14. â– 1800 block, S St.; residence; 6:30 a.m. Jan. 17. Theft ($250 plus) â– 1200 block, 18th St.; store; 4 p.m. Jan. 14. Theft (below $250) â– 1200 block, 22nd St.; medical facility; 2 p.m. Jan. 18. â– 1700 block, Connecticut Ave.; unspecified premises; 3 a.m. Jan. 19. â– 1400 block, Rhode Island Ave.; park area; 2 p.m. Jan. 19. â– 1200 block, Connecticut Ave.; bank; 8 p.m. Jan. 19. â– 1300 block, Connecticut Ave.; tavern/nightclub; 2:09 a.m. Jan. 20. â– 1400 block, Rhode Island Ave.; store; 4:34 a.m. Jan. 20. Theft from auto (below $250) â– 1900 block, N St.; parking lot; 9 a.m. Jan. 14. â– 1400 block, Rhode Island Ave.; unspecified premises; 9:38 a.m. Jan. 14. â– 1700 block, 19th St.; street; 11 a.m. Jan. 14. â– 1500 block, P St.; street; 12:26 p.m. Jan. 15. â– 19th and T streets; street; 9:30 p.m. Jan. 15. â– 1400 block, Massachusetts Ave.; street; 10:44 a.m. Jan. 16. â– 1700 block, 19th St.; street; 10 p.m. Jan. 16.

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psa PSA 301 301

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Burglary â– 2200 block, Wisconsin Ave.; office building; 9:06 p.m. Jan. 18. Theft (below $250) â– 2800 block, 28th St.; unspecified premises; 5:39 p.m. Jan. 17.

psa 205

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Wesley Heights / Foxhall

Burglary â– 4900 block, Ashby St.; residence; 6:13 p.m. Jan. 14. Theft (below $250) â– 4300 block, Fordham Road; store; 3 p.m. Jan. 14.

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â– georgetown / burleith

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â– 15th and U streets; sidewalk; 2 a.m. Jan. 20. Robbery (fear) â– 1500 block, Swann St.; sidewalk; 2:28 a.m. Jan. 19. â– 1500 block, Swann St.; sidewalk; 2:31 a.m. Jan. 19. Robbery (snatch) â– 1500 block, R St.; sidewalk; 3:25 a.m. Jan. 20. â– 17th and Q streets; sidewalk; 11:28 p.m. Jan. 20. Robbery (attempt) â– 1400 block, Corcoran St.; unspecified premises; 7:07 p.m. Jan. 15. Stolen auto â– 1600 block, U St.; unspecified premises; 5:58 a.m. Jan. 19. Theft (below $250) â– 14th and U streets; street; 10 p.m. Jan. 14. â– 1400 block, W St.; restaurant; 4:45 p.m. Jan. 15. â– 1700 block, Q St.; unspecified premises; 9:30 a.m. Jan. 17. Theft from auto ($250 plus) â– 1600 block, 15th St.; unspecified premises; 9 p.m. Jan. 13. â– 1700 block, 14th St.; unspecified premises; 1:58 p.m. Jan. 14. Theft from auto (below $250) â– 14th and W streets; street; 12:20 a.m. Jan. 19.

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Robbery (gun) â– 1700 block, Lanier Place; sidewalk; 3:30 a.m. Jan. 20. Theft (below $250) â– 1800 block, Connecticut Ave.; unspecified premises; 7 a.m. Jan. 16. â– 1800 block, Adams Mill Road; sidewalk; 11:45 a.m. Jan. 19. Theft (shoplifting) â– 1700 block, Columbia Road; government building; 8:55 a.m. Jan. 19. Theft from auto (below $250) â– 16th Street and Kalorama Road; street; 6:30 p.m. Jan. 15.

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â– logan circle

Robbery (armed) â– 1400 block, P St.; unspecified premises; 6:45 p.m. Jan. 15. Robbery (snatch) â– 1300 block, Q St.; sidewalk; 7:04 p.m. Jan. 17. Stolen auto â– 11th Street and Rhode Island Avenue; street; 10 a.m. Jan. 20. Theft (below $250) â– 1400 block, 14th St.; sidewalk; 12:30 a.m. Jan. 18. Theft from auto (below $250) â– 1300 block, 13th St.; parking lot; 5:15 p.m. Jan. 16. â– 1300 block, Riggs St.; unspecified premises; 2:26 p.m. Jan. 17. â– 1200 block, 12th St.; unspecified premises; 7:10 a.m. Jan. 18.

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CHURCHES: Parking relief eyed From Page 3

determined that congregants need an average of four hours of parking in the neighborhood on Sundays. They proposed offering parking at the DC USA garage at the reduced rate on Sundays from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., both to the churches and to other nearby nonprofit and community-based groups. Participating groups will purchase prepaid vouchers at a discount rate in advance for their members. Before the pilot program can take off, a parking operations committee

in the development office that includes owners of the DC USA shopping facility and the Target store need to pass a resolution in its favor. George said he hopes the resolution will go through by midFebruary, and then win approval from the neighborhood commission. George plans to evaluate the program and its impact before making pilot something more permanent. Both he and Aquiline think the parking program could encourage congregants who came for a church service to spend some time shopping at local retailers as well.

POLICE: Proposals call for hiring From Page 1

life spots like U Street NW and H Street NE, as well as areas expected to develop more in the future, like NoMa and Capitol Riverfront. The mayor’s initial proposal, in November, was to add 100 officers this year — splitting the cost between savings in interest expenses and revenue from speed-camera fines. Mendelson, in an interview, said the speed camera funds were already a nonstarter then, because the council had voted to reduce to fines. But he also led his colleagues (all but Ward 6’s Tommy Wells) in rejecting the proposal to hire 48 new officers by reprogramming extra interest savings from government borrowing. At the time, he explained, the council simply didn’t have enough information. “There’d been no explanation, no briefing by the chief.� But after meeting with Lanier recently, Mendelson said he’s ready to move on a new budget proposal that would add 90 new officers over three months at an estimated cost of $2.8 million. The hirings would take place in March, April and September — months when the police department had previously not planned to recruit, he said. The next step would be for Gray to submit a new budget reprogramming proposal. The mayor would have to find a funding source, Mendelson said, predicting that at least some of the money would come from the interest savings. In an interview this week, mayoral spokesperson Pedro Ribeiro said Gray will be working with Mendelson to figure out funding. But the mayor’s office hasn’t offered many specifics about the new proposal. The latest information came out Jan. 2, when Gray suggested using existing funds to hire 50 new officers. The mayor said he renewed his push in part due to the high-profile murder of Capitol Hill resident Jason Anthony Emma. Meanwhile, Evans said he sees his new bill, introduced Jan. 8, as “dovetailing� with the budget proposal rather than working in opposition to it. The difference, he said, is that a “one-time request� is not a permanent answer.

A solution for only this year, Evans said, “doesn’t actually work, because if you’re going to hire more officers you’re going to need to pay them every year.� He compared it another bill he introduced to require funding for Sunday hours for city libraries. Without the legislative mandate, Evans said, it was too easy for those funds to slip through the cracks of the city’s budget. “I finally legislated it, because every year, it never got done.� He said he’ll work to find a funding source for the police measure when the council begins its fiscal year 2014 budget talks in March. Evans said he’s convinced that 4,000 officers is the “absolute minimum� needed in the police department at all times. When he first started on the council in the early 1990s, he said, the department had 4,800 officers — a number that’s dropped since despite the city’s population swell. He also said he hears consistently from constituents who want more police presence. Mayoral spokesperson Ribeiro said his office has concerns about the lack of flexibility in “statutorily setting the number of officers.� What if conditions in the city change, he asked, “and in the future you don’t need as many?� Mendelson has expressed the same types of concerns about the legislation, which he noted Evans has tried in the past. “It’s a problem to fix personnel in the code,� he said. “But if you want 4,000 officers, the council and the mayor have the ability to increase the budget.� Similar discussion came up at this month’s meeting of the Logan Circle advisory neighborhood commission. Asked there about the choice of 4,000, Evans acknowledged “there is no magic number,� but said he gets “uncomfortable when we go below that.� At the meeting, neighborhood commissioners opted to give explicit support to Mayor Gray’s proposal for adding officers, but declined to take any action on Evans’ bill. The bill, which at-large member David Grosso co-introduced, now rests in the Committee of the Judiciary, chaired by Council member Wells. It has six co-sponsors.

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Not just a game of tags

The D.C. Council’s resolution calling on the White House to place the District’s standard license plate on the presidential limousine certainly wasn’t the weightiest way to push for D.C. rights. Council members even endured some snickering for their quest to see “Taxation Without Representation” affixed on President Barack Obama’s car in time for the inaugural parade. Then came a big surprise: The administration, hardly known for paying attention to the pleas of District officials in its first four years, announced that the limo would use the D.C. plates — not only for the inauguration, but throughout the second term. What’s more, the White House struck all the right chords in terms of policy positions. “President Obama has lived in the District now for four years, and has seen first-hand how patently unfair it is for working families in D.C. to work hard, raise children and pay taxes, without having a vote in Congress,” White House spokesperson Keith Maley said in a statement. “Attaching these plates to the presidential vehicles demonstrates the President’s commitment to the principle of full representation for the people of the District of Columbia and his willingness to fight for voting rights, home rule and budget autonomy for the District.” For local officials, the good news only continued. Television commentators galore mentioned the new plates as President Obama rode along Pennsylvania Avenue this week. An issue that doesn’t often get national attention became a talking point — a true example of “earned media.” Mayor Vincent Gray also seized his inaugural opportunity, carrying a placard reading “A More Perfect Union Must Include Full Democracy in DC.” An optimistic assessment would surely read into the publicity blitz a boost for efforts to secure budget autonomy, if not build toward statehood or full voting rights for D.C. residents. Realistically, long-standing obstacles remain, but we are hopeful about the potential for budget autonomy: Rep. Darrell Issa, the California Republican who chairs the House Committee on Government Oversight and Reform, has advanced a bill that would provide the District with greater autonomy over its local budget. Rep. Issa is known as quite a critic of the White House, but we hope that District budget autonomy will become an issue that hearkens back to a time when partisans put aside their differences to do what’s right. Budget autonomy admittedly wouldn’t alter “Taxation Without Representation,” but it would correct a patently unfair situation.

More work needed

When D.C. Public Schools Chancellor Kaya Henderson last week announced her final list of school closings, two Ward 2 campuses received hard-fought reprieves. Both Garrison Elementary and Francis-Stevens Education Campus will remain open. The chancellor offered different reasons in each case. With Garrison, officials cited the latest growth projections from the D.C. Office of Planning for the Logan Circle school and nearby Seaton Elementary, which would have received Garrison’s displaced students. To draw more students to Garrison now, the school system has vowed to add more early childhood and special education classrooms. At Francis-Stevens, the chancellor’s Consolidation and Reorganization Plan cites a particular need to retain the building given limited school capacity in Ward 2. School Without Walls will take over the Francis-Stevens campus, which will offer space for the magnet high school to expand while retaining a preschool through eighth grade under Walls’ auspices. We’re relieved that neither school will be closed, but in both cases much work remains to be done by Chancellor Henderson and her staff. In recent years, Garrison has drawn tremendous community support and attracted many families with young children in the neighborhood. Adding more early childhood offerings is a good step, but facility improvements are also essential if the school system is to build confidence among local parents deciding where to enroll their children. The plan for Francis-Stevens seems to raise even more questions than it answers. The Francis-Stevens community, in developing a proposal designed to save their school, welcomed School Without Walls to use part of its West End campus. But logistics present quite a problem, given that the facilities are about a mile apart. Educational issues abound as well: Can the administrators of a citywide high school with competitive admissions really add a preschool, elementary school and middle school to their portfolio and manage all effectively? Should they have to do so? And what would happen to eighth-graders unable to meet admissions criteria for the highly selective high school program?

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onday’s parade up Pennsylvania Avenue was quite grand from our NBC4 perch on the sixth-floor balcony of the Newseum. In his speech, President Obama certainly had just laid out a grand political agenda. Like it or not, it was sweeping in its historic call to action on climate change, gay rights, tax revision and immigration, among other things. The President’s parade of issues thrilled many Democrats who believe he was too timid in the first term. And it will engage the country and Congress in fierce debate. We could be seeing a 1960s-like clash of political wills. But with no disrespect for either our military or first responders, maybe we also should envision a different kind of parade for this quadrennial, peaceful change of power. First, maybe we shouldn’t even have the parade. Maybe it’s a remnant of bygone days. There is the extraordinary expense — financial and psychological — of turning America’s Main Street into an armed camp where democracy is suspended for several days. It’s not just the 8-foot-high steel fencing, nor the checkpoints, the cameras on every corner, nor the uncountable number of police cars screaming through the streets. Behind the scenes, the U.S. Secret Service does a security check and stakeout of every private office, rooftop or balcony overlooking the parade route. Protest groups are “assigned” demonstration areas, and required to pay fees and adhere to strict assembly instructions. The Westboro Baptist Church — to many a notorious organization for its picketing of military funerals, denunciation of gays, and so on — signed up for 25 demonstrators on John Marshall Park near 4th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue. The application said its goal was “to remind the people that there is a God and a day of judgement.” Separately, the Answer Coalition — a group with a reputation for serious protests — signed up to bring “thousands” of protesters to 14th and Pennsylvania to denounce war, racism and lack of jobs. Yes, it’s all very orderly, but it flies in the face of what protests are meant to do — protest. Democracy is not neat, but in a secure zone it seems everyone is just playing along. This being the week of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, it makes you wonder what success would have been achieved if civil rights workers had acceded to police demands not to march here or there, or to pay to get detailed permits first. ■ The parade itself. The President is commander in chief of the nation. It is the President’s (and Congress’) most somber duty to commit American lives to war. Yet, the inaugural parade’s emphasis on military might — the five branches of service headline the core of the parade — can feel more like an Armed Forces Day parade rather than a celebration of our democracy. And yes, we know our military helps ensure our democracy. We grew up celebrating Armed Forces Day. But away from military bases, Armed Forces Day (the third Saturday of May) just doesn’t get much of the

nation’s attention, certainly not like it should. The Notebook also grew up with and loves military pomp and circumstance as much as anyone. But why not a parade that showcases the social services, arts and industries, and sciences along with our military services? We could see entrants heralding the Americans with Disabilities Act and efforts to strengthen that groundbreaking legislation. We could see entrants on the front lines of the massive rebuilding of our infrastructure (assuming the country gets serious about that). Why not highlight nurses and educate America on the serious shortage of them that this country faces? The idea is not to politicize the parade, but to make it more inclusive of the volunteers, organizations and varied aspirations that make up our whole nation. A number of nonmilitary groups were in the parade, but a casual viewer might not realize it, given the prominence of the military’s groups. As first lady Michelle Obama said on Saturday at one event, the inaugural “is about celebrating who we are.” Let’s hope we are not a fearful people, ceding liberty for a sense of security, or highlighting our strength at the expense of our heart as a nation. ■ The parade route. We noted in our NBC4 commentary that there was something new about the parade on Pennsylvania Avenue. Bike lanes! They weren’t there four years ago. For the parade, public works employees had stripped the street of traffic light poles, safety barriers and all those traffic signs you normally see. But one thing that wasn’t removed is the pavement striping of bike lanes. We doubt that the First Couple noticed as they walked, but bike lanes down the middle of America’s Main Street are one indication that this city takes bicycling seriously. Kudos to former Mayor Adrian Fenty and thenD.C. Department of Transportation director Gabe Klein for first doing it, and to Mayor Vincent Gray and current director Terry Bellamy for improving them. ■ Beyond the parade. As core parts of the city were shut down for the parade, predictable traffic jams sprang up on every street around or near the parade area and Capitol Hill. Yes, people are warned not to drive in the area. Yes, there are big roadside signs, their messages flashing. But why aren’t there patrol officers or traffic control aides directing the areas adjacent to the shutdown sections? Traffic jams are dangerous. Frustrated drivers resort to all sorts of evasive maneuvers, endangering pedestrians, cyclists and themselves. And let’s not forget the hapless ambulance that finds every lane in every direction blocked. In the Metro system on days like this, there are extra employees on hand at every station offering advice and guidance. Would it hurt to have a few traffic folks easing the jam everyone knew was coming? Tom Sherwood, a Southwest resident, is a political reporter for News 4.

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Letters to the Editor D.C. voting rights solutions needed

My previous letter [“Territory status is best for D.C. citizens,” Nov. 23, 2011] was picked up by a Republican candidate for a D.C. office as part of his cam-

paign material. It should not be a political opinion. The Constitution did not create us as a state. It distressingly overlooked the lack of voting rights for future citizens of the District. It has been proposed that the southern quadrants of the District be allowed to vote for Prince George’s County candidates for federal office and that the north-

ern quadrants vote in the Montgomery County elections. If we cannot be declared a federal tax-free territory, then I would like to see the voting proposal become law. Very frankly, however, I believe the tax-free status would most materially benefit the District. Jane Sundelof Jones Woodley Park

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Letters to the Editor For D.C., the police escort that wasn’t

This past week, the District scored an important victory in our fight for voting rights — President Barack Obama agreed to install the “Taxation Without Representation� license plates on the vehicles in his motorcade. Moreover, the White House issued a statement affirming President Obama’s support of full representation for the people of the District, voting rights and budget autonomy. While this matter has been widely covered — increased awareness of our lack of voting rights being the primary purpose of our effort, and I couldn’t be happier about that — our victory was given a bit of a blemish. Beginning with a Washington Post blog piece by Tim Craig, and repeated in other stories since, there was an allegation that I sought a police escort for D.C. Council members from the Wilson Building to the White House, a few short blocks away. I write, here, to correct the record. I understand why this particular anecdote has legs — it’s sensational and furthers the notion that council members are self-important and out of touch. There have certainly been instances over the past few years that have done the council no favors in dispelling that notion, but this story simply isn’t true. If you watched our discussion of this measure when it came up for debate, you know that the members feel very passionate about our lack of the most basic civil right. There was talk of sending a delegation to the White House to deliver our resolution. That escalated to talk of making a more ceremonial protest, and that escalated to talk of a march. Outside groups who have been working on this issue began to take interest, and there was the very real possibility that a significant crowd was going to traverse the very busy streets between the District building and the White House. With that in mind, I sent a simple message to Metropolitan Police Department Chief Cathy Lanier to ask, if such a group did assemble, would some police presence, including perhaps an escort for the crowd, be available. As the rhetoric diminished and the Office of Intergovernmental Affairs reached out for a meeting with just Council Chairman Phil Mendelson and me, it became clear that no crowd calming would be necessary, and so I never followed up on my query to the chief. People should know the facts about the alleged police escort because it was just hyped-up politi-

cal theater; the important reality is that our long fight for District voting rights took a significant step forward with President Obama’s words and actions. This is a moment for us all to be proud. Mary Cheh Ward 3 member, D.C. Council

Graduation proposals wouldn’t aid students

This evening, just days after the presidential inauguration — the most symbolic, constitutional ritual of democracy that implements the voice and vote of the people — the D.C. State Board of Education will consider whether to end the decades-long requirement that high school graduates must pass a U.S. government course. Under the proposal, it will be optional to learn about the process of passing laws and of electing a Congress and a president, not to mention the guarantees of the Bill of Rights; meanwhile, a class on the details of D.C. history (a subject already taken in third grade) will remain mandatory. The board’s proposed graduation requirements will also make schools responsible for student obesity: 67.5 hours of physical activity per semester, twice the number of hours set aside for the increased physical education requirements! Like the 100 community service hours, certifying non-classroom hours only invites fabrication. So, too, do plans for “competency credits� and online courses. The board asserts that students will be prepared for both “college and careers.� Most are being prepared for neither, while widespread community support for a traditional vocational diploma in specific trades is ignored. There is no analysis tying these changes to student performance or examining how many students need worthless credit recovery courses or gifted passing grades to graduate. Last year’s average SAT math score among D.C. public school seniors was 395, the 15th percentile, requiring only 13 out of 54 correct answers. Further, only 44 out of 172 students who took Advanced Placement Calculus AB received a score higher than 1! And the board expresses little interest in these facts from the real world of our students! Charter lobbyist Robert Cane’s argument for “greater flexibility� from board requirements [“Proposed graduation requirements need work,� Viewpoint, Jan. 16] fails to mention charter high schools’ private school privilege of transferring unwanted students before graduation and not counting students in schools that were shut down. In 2012, D.C. charters graduated only 48.8 percent of their original ninth-grade cohort, while D.C. Public Schools graduated 49.6 per-

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cent of its ninth-grade cohort, which included many repeat ninth-graders. Erich Martel

Retired high school teacher, D.C. Public Schools

ANC deferral policy is not democratic

In the past two years or so, Advisory Neighborhood Commission 4C has established a policy of deferring to the desires of a single commissioner when matters before the commission fall in his or her district. The policy, I believe, is seen as a way of being respectful to said commissioner. On many issues, there are no controversies surrounding a question before the commission, and this policy has not created any problems. But questions remain. Does the policy mean commissioners who believe a colleague on the commission is dead wrong on an issue are to remain silent? Do we elect neighborhood commissioners to give up their ability to think and exercise their independent judgment? I think not. Would this be tolerated in any legislative body? At this month’s meeting, there was an awkward moment after the defeat of commissioner Timothy Jones’ effort to have the commission protest the alcohol license application of a yet-opened business. Nonetheless, the commission wanted in some fashion to acquiesce to Jones’ wishes, because the new business is located in Jones’ single-member district. There was palpable support in the room and among many of the commissioners for the new business. The owners had made an informative presentation on their plans. They had reached out to the entire commission. Heck, they seemed like very nice people whom you would want to open up a business in the neighborhood. After the collapse of Jones’ motion, it appeared the commission would take no action. The owners of the new restaurant, Buzz, said they were asking for a letter of support. Fortunately, most commissioners voted to support the application with a letter that will be going to the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board this month. In some ways the policy sounds fair, but in the end it is anti-democratic. It is a relatively new stance and did not exist when I chaired the commission during most of the period from 2005 to 2010. As it happened, the way things played out was informative. That awkward moment revealed why the policy is counter-productive. Please let your commissioner know what you think about this. This is bound to come up again. Joseph Martin Petworth

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At the commission’s Jan. 9 meeting: ■commissioners voted 7-0, with Mike Silverstein absent, to elect the following officers: Will Stephens as chair, Mike Feldstein as vice chair, Stephanie Maltz as treasurer and Mike Silverstein as secretary. ■commissioners voted 7-0-1, with Kishan Putta abstaining, to support the D.C. Council’s ANC Empowerment Amendment Act and the ANC Allotment Efficiency Amendment Act. The first would allow commissions to pursue litigation to protect its “great weight� as defined by D.C. law; the second would streamline commissions’ financial procedures. ■commissioners voted unanimously to support Friends of Stead Park’s proposed renovation plans for the park. Responding to public feedback from the fall, new plans call for a slight expansion of athletic playing field space compared to a previous proposal, to allow two simultaneous games. The plan also includes concept designs for fencing, benches, a water element and a possible new main gate. ■commissioners voted unanimously to encourage the D.C. Department of General Services and the Urban Forestry Administration to work with the Ross Elementary School PTA and the commission regarding tree removal on R Street alongside the school so that no additional cuttings happen without community notice. The city removed five trees at Ross Elementary in December, which angered several community members who were not informed of the work ahead of time. Mark Bjorge, the new communications director for Ward 2 D.C. Council member Jack Evans, reported at the meeting that officials said the tree removal was necessary as part of repair work to the school’s foundation, which has retained water damage. Some residents argued that alternative ways to repair the school’s foundation were not fully explored. ■commissioners voted unanimously to support the renewal of a special zoning exception at Lauriol Plaza’s parking lot off T Street, but also requested that the valet station be moved farther into the lot to mitigate traffic congestion on T Street where cars were queuing for the valet. ■commissioners voted unanimously to support the Dupont Circle Conservancy’s resolution regarding concept design plans for 1337 Connecticut Ave., where developers propose a two-story residential addi-

Citizens Association of Georgetown

The Concerts in the Parks kicked off its 11th season with an ice skating soiree. If this opening fundraiser on Jan. 13 is any indication of the concerts to come, it’s going to be a fabulous summer. Tony and Joe’s Seafood Place and MRP Realty, which runs the Washington Harbour, hosted more than 100 revelers for ice skating and an incredible spread that catered to both the young and the young at heart. Kids, parents, grandparents and penguins took to the ice and warmed up in the restaurant. There were arts and crafts, a face painter and an elaborate prize drawing with donations from all over the neighborhood. The ice rink at the Harbour is the greatest thing to happen to Georgetown in a long time. Since the canal never seems to freeze anymore, this is the perfect alternative — and you don’t need your own skates. The restaurants surrounding the rink are completely new and worth a visit in their own right. The beautifully renovated Tony and Joe’s overlooks the rink and the river. It’s not just for summer anymore. I would like to thank everyone who helped make this fundraiser such a success. Concerts committee chair Hannah Isles, kickoff party chair Colman Riddell, prize drawing duo Jennie Reno and Tina Nadler, and all the other concerts committee members outdid themselves. Shawn Kyle and Jenny DeMeo from MRP and Dave Pera, Greg Casten and their team from Tony and Joe’s went above and beyond to give back to the community. It is much appreciated. Thank you to all of the local businesses that donated to the prize drawing. We will be visiting you soon. This year’s concerts will be held on May 19, June 16 (Father’s Day celebration), and June 30 (Independence Day celebration and parade). Mark your calendars. You won’t want to miss these concerts. While the concerts are free to the public, they cost quite a bit to produce. So if you or your business is interested in becoming a sponsor, please call the Citizens Association of Georgetown office at 202337-7313. — Jennifer Altemus tion to the existing five-story commercial building. The conservancy supports the general direction of the project, but is opposed to a rooftop tower element and wants the brick materials used on the exterior to reflect those on other buildings on the avenue. Trout Designs agreed to adjust plans to accommodate the conservancy’s requests. ■commissioners voted 7-0, with Mike Silverstein absent, to take no action on a liquor license application from Noodles & Company, 1667 K St. Silverstein, a member of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board, does not participate in alcohol cases on the neighborhood commission. ■commissioners voted 7-0 to support an entertainment endorsement license for Kabab-ji, 1351 Connecticut Ave., for a live jazz band to perform music during evening dinner hours. ■commissioners voted unanimously to support a public space application from the Third Church of Christ, Scientist, 900 16th St., to install a 20-foot curb cut on I Street, which would allow access to a three-level below-ground parking garage. Legal constraints on 16th Street preclude installing the curb cut there, leaving I Street as the only option. The commission will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 13, at the Brookings Institution, 1775 Massachusetts Ave. NW. For details, visit dupontcircleanc. net. ANC 2E ANC 2E Georgetown ■Georgetown / cloisters Cloisters burleith / hillandale

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6:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 4, at Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School, 1524 35th St. NW. For details, call 202-724-7098 or visit anc2e.com. ANC 3B ANCPark 3B Glover â– Glover Park / Cathedral heights The commission will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 14, at Stoddert Elementary School and Recreation Center, 4001 Calvert St. NW. For details, call 202-338-2969, email info@anc3b.org or visit anc3b. org. ANC 3C ANC 3C Cleveland Park â– cleveland park / woodley Park Woodley Park massachusetts avenue heights Massachusetts Avenue Heights Cathedral Heights The commission will meet at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 19, in the community room at the 2nd District Police Headquarters, 3320 Idaho Ave. NW. The regular meeting date was rescheduled to avoid falling on Presidents Day. For details, call 202-657-5725 or visit anc3c.org. ANC 3D ANCValley 3D Spring â– spring valley / wesley heights Wesley Heights palisades / kent / foxhall The commission will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 6, in Room B108, West Hall, George Washington University Mount Vernon Campus, 2100 Foxhall Road NW. For details, call 202-363-4130 or visit anc3d.org.

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Gonzaga snatches victory from Stags By BRIAN KAPUR Current Staff Writer

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Gonzaga senior guard Charles Glover, above, scored 14 points and made clutch fourth-quarter plays as the Eagles beat DeMatha 61-52. Senior forward Kris Jenkins, right, led Gonzaga with 22 points.

When Gonzaga huddled before the start of the fourth quarter, coach Steve Turner challenged his team — which clung to an eight-point lead — to knock out DeMatha. “We had to decide … if we were going to settle for jump shots or if we were taking it to the rim,” Turner recalled. Senior guard Charles Glover made sure to answer Turner’s request. He attacked the rim at will in the final period, earned and connected on five free throws, and scored on a momentum-changing up-and-under layup. “Chuck did a great job of getting to the rim and finished the play underneath,” Turner said. The guard’s strong fourth quarter propelled the Eagles to a 61-52 win over Washington Catholic Athletic Conference rival DeMatha Thursday night at Gallaudet University. “It’s a big game each and every year,” said Glover. “It’s just a big win for us and the team.” “He’s Mr. Underrated,” Coach Turner said of Glover. “He’s a kid that a lot of [colleges] are missing the boat on. He’s a very good player. He understands how to play and makes the most of his opportunities. He picked up the scoring load for us in the second half.”

Glover finished the game with 14 points. Senior forward Kris Jenkins led the way with 22 points, and sophomore guard Bryant Crawford added 12. The win pushed Gonzaga’s WCAC record to 7-0 and 14-3 overall. While Glover provided the punch in the second half, Jenkins was the engine in the first half, when he scored 18 of his 22 points. The forward got into a rhythm early as he scored off a pick-and-roll while Gonzaga opened the game with an 8-2 lead. “I just wanted to come out and be aggressive and give our team the

best chance to win,” said Jenkins. But the Stags rallied to take a 20-19 lead early in the second quarter. That was the last time the Eagles trailed. Gonzaga went on a 12-0 run to seize control and take a 36-22 lead into the locker room at halftime. After the break DeMatha outscored Gonzaga 18-12 in the third quarter on the strength of three-point shooting, with the Stags focused on doubling Jenkins. The effort trimmed Gonzaga’s lead to 48-40 going into the final quarter. The Eagles slammed the door on DeMatha thanks to Glover’s energetic performance and the team’s strong free throw shooting — Gonzaga hit 11 of 16 from the line — in the fourth quarter. “Chuck is a veteran. We expect him to come out and make big plays,” said Jenkins. “He came out and made a huge play that ultimately sealed the win for us.” The Eagles face a pair of big WCAC games this week when they host upstart Bishop McNamara Thursday and the reigning league champions Paul VI next Tuesday night. “It’s not just DeMatha; we want to try to get any win we can in the conference,” said Turner. “It’s the best league in the country. You have to bring your best every night.”

Roosevelt knocks off defending DCIAA champions By CHRIS TREVINO Current Correspondent

Time was running out for Sam Briggs and his Coolidge boys basketball team. With three seconds left in the game, down three to rival Theodore Roosevelt, Briggs found himself alone on the wing, inches behind the threepoint line with the ball in his hands. As another second ticked off the board, opposing blue jerseys began to converge on the 6-foot-1-inch guard. With a jump and a flick of his wrist, he sent the ball arching toward the net. But the shot was too strong. The final buzzer ended another thrilling chapter between two of the best basketball programs in the D.C. Interscholastic Athletic Association, as Roosevelt outlasted a furious comeback by rival Coolidge, 60-57. The pivotal DCIAA game took place Friday evening at Coolidge’s Frank R. Williams Activity Center. “Our kids played strong down the stretch, and I’m happy about that. … Our kids didn’t quit,” said Roosevelt coach Rob Nickens. Roosevelt now boasts a 13-0 record, which includes four league wins, while Coolidge fell to 10-4 on the season and 2-1 in DCIAA games.

In Friday night’s game, the Rough Riders never trailed, thanks to a fast start in the first half aided by turnover-prone Coolidge. “We tried to come out hard, but our focus wasn’t really there. I think we came out too easy. We came out complacent,” said senior center David Kadiri, who scored 11 points. Roosevelt’s offense remained effective in the second quarter behind the hot shooting of junior forward Tavon Alexander, who finished with 12 points, along with nine points each from seniors Mike Warren and Everett Quick. But Coolidge coach Vaughn Jones and his Colts came back strong in the third quarter after going into halftime down seven. Coolidge point guard Omar Robert hit a three-pointer with less than five minutes to play in the third quarter to cut the Rough Riders’ lead to three. Thirty seconds later, guard Kory Cooley stole a pass and split two Roosevelt defenders for a three-point play, which tied the game at 32. But the difference came down to the second-half play of Roosevelt center Jibreel Faulkner. Faulkner scored a game-high 20 points, 14 of those in the second half. “Each chance I got, I just tried to step up for my team,” said the 6-foot-8-inch Faulkner. “Coming off the bench I try to stay in the game as much as I can.”

The junior earned his keep on the floor, including a thunderous dunk that brought fans to their feet and pushed the Rough Riders’ lead back to four with less than two minutes remaining. Yet the Colts — defending DCIAA champions — refused to go quietly on their home court. Momentum shifted after Cooley drove to the basket with 31 seconds left and earned a pair of free throws. He hit one of them to cut the deficit to 59-56. Roosevelt’s ensuing inbounds play went to the hot-handed Faulkner. But the junior took his eyes off the pass for a split second and it bounced off his chest out of bounds, to the elation of the Coolidge student section. Roberts then made his way to the line after drawing a foul with 27 seconds remaining. While the guard missed both free throws — the Colts missed four of their last six attempts — Coolidge corralled the rebound. But Alexander blocked the shot and then saved the ball from going out of bounds by throwing to a teammate at half court. Yet junior forward Nijee Britton came up with a steal for Coolidge, setting up senior Trayvaughn Newell, who was fouled hard going for the layup. The guard, in obvious pain, made one of two. Faulkner was fouled with eight seconds to

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Roosevelt was able to withstand a late comeback by Ward 4 rival Coolidge. The Rough Riders won 60-57 Friday.

play, making one of two from the charity stripe, before Briggs’ last-second three-pointer went long. While Roosevelt left Coolidge’s gym with a hard-fought and critical conference win, both sides knew it wouldn’t be their last meeting this season. The rematch for the two powerhouse rivals is scheduled for Feb. 12 at Roosevelt.

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Field boys, girls light up Burke’s blackout

went on a 10-0 run over a two-anda-half minute stretch to take the lead for good in the third quarter.

By KAI DAMBACH Current Correspondent

Potomac Valley Athletic Conference rivals Edmund Burke and Field School — which are separated by less than three miles — met on the basketball court Friday evening for a double-header in the Bengals’ annual blackout. Field swept the festivities, with its girls hoops team beating Burke 49-38 and its boys winning 54-46. The Field fans made up half of the capacity crowd and made sure their Falcons knew they had support. “It helps a lot, obviously, as when you’re in a hostile environment it’s great to have people pulling for you,” said Field coach Matt Fitzsimmons.

Field girls rally past Burke

When the Falcons and Bengals last tangled on Jan. 11, Field won 44-32. On Friday night, Burke looked poised for revenge as it built a 12-point first-half lead. But Field was able to come back to win, improving its record to 5-6 while Burke fell to 2-5. The first half of Friday night’s game was marred by fouls on both sides, with nearly every possession coming to a halt by a whistle. The Falcons’ foul trouble put the Bengals into the double bonus early in the second quarter. Field also committed two technical fouls to give Burke

Boys win with strong second

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Field School’s Sydney Klaiman scored a team-high 23 points.

more free throws. Burke later returned the favor and put the Falcons into the double bonus in the latter stages of the second quarter. The Bengals also had a technical foul assessed. “I think [the referees] were calling an extremely tight game, probably too tight,” said Burke head coach Mike McQuaid. Despite the referees’ regular interruptions, Burke managed to crawl out to a 12-point lead with three minutes left in the first half. But Field knocked down seven consecutive points to take the momentum into the third quarter, despite trailing 23-18. The Falcons continued their strong play in the second half. Field

In the second game of the night, the Field boys prevailed, improving their record to 4-8 while the Bengals fell to 4-8. Burke built up a slight 7-6 lead after the first quarter, but saw it slip away as the team failed to make the shots down the stretch of the half. “We were kind of distracted because we were focused on Field and not the fact that it’s a big game for us no matter who we’re playing, so I think that got away from us a little bit,” said Burke head coach J.D. Sand. Ben Rubenstein and Eli Weissler combined for 13 of Field’s 19 second-quarter points to take the 25-19 lead at the game’s halfway point. The Bengals hung tough with the Falcons, matching them shot for shot to cut the lead down to four before the final period. Field did not make a single field goal in the final quarter of action, but made up for it with a slew of trips to the foul line. The Falcons knocked down 16 of 26 from the charity stripe in the final eight minutes of play to end Burke’s rally. “It’s tough to lose on blackout night, but I’m confident in this team. We’ll bounce back,” said senior Burke standout Joshua Seligman.

Lady Cadets rally falls short at Good Counsel By BRIAN KAPUR Current Staff Writer

On Friday night, the undefeated St. John’s girls basketball team rolled into Olney, Md., to play Washington Catholic Athletic Conference rival Good Counsel. But the Lady Cadets were unable to win their 16th game of the season, falling 70-60. Coach Jonathan Scribner said the setback doesn’t detract from the Cadets’ ultimate aspiration. “The goal of the regular season is to try to finish in first place and have the No. 1 seed and theoretically the best path to the final,” he said. “We still control our destiny in that regard. Our goal was never to be an undefeated team ... Our goal is to finish in first place, and that’s all sitting right in front of us if we handle our business.” Senior forward Tori Oliver led the team with 18 points, while senior point guard Lindsay Allen added 15 in the loss. The Cadets are now 7-1 in WCAC games. St. John’s fell behind the Falcons from the opening tip. Good Counsel took a quick 11-4 lead and rolled to a 17-7 edge by the end of the first quarter. “They jumped out in the beginning and got a little separation,” said Scribner. “Every time when we got it to four, five or six points, there was a little play where we didn’t make the play and they did. That’s the bottom line, and that’s how basketball works.”

Scores Boys basketball

Coolidge 72, Bell 51 Field 55, Sandy Spring 24 Gonzaga 84, Good Counsel 65

Roosevelt 88, Cardozo 67 Flint Hill 74, GDS 40 Jewish Day 44, Burke 31 Gonzaga 61, DeMatha 52 Field 54, Burke 46 St. John’s 81, Good Counsel 70 Maret 74, GDS 31

Good Counsel has two of the area’s best players in seniors Lindsey Spann and Amanda Fioravanti, a lineup that put a lot of pressure on the Cadets’ defense and forced them into a zone scheme rather than man-to-man defense. “We have a lot of trouble with Lindsey and Amanda running that high screen and roll,” said Scribner. “We just thought [zone] gave us our best opportunity. That’s the most zone we’ve played in three years. We thought it gave us the best chance to win. We definitely had breakdowns, and they made us pay for them.” Despite the defense problems, Scribner saw the offense as the biggest issue against the Falcons. “We were right there in the game,” the coach said. “My problem wasn’t necessarily with the defense. The offense was stagnant today. It wasn’t the defense that blew it in my mind.” Although St. John’s trailed for the majority of the game, the team never folded. Allen worked some magic in the third quarter and began attacking the rim to try to spark a rally. The senior’s effort appeared to be working as the Cadets cut the Falcons’ lead to 52-46 with three seconds remaining in the third quarter. But Spann hit a near half-court buzzer beater to close that quarter, ending the Cadets’ spurt. St. John’s will look to get back on track when hosting Bishop O’Connell Friday night before welcoming Visitation Sunday.

Saint Anselm’s 63, WIS 26 Roosevelt 60, Coolidge 57 Chester 63, Gonzaga 55 St. Albans 68, Landon 54

Girls basketball Coolidge 69, Bell 8

Riverdale Baptist 64, GDS 37 H.D Woodson 81, Walls 7 St. Stephen’s 62, Maret 53 WIS 36, McLean School 20 Field 51, Sandy Spring 48 Bell 25, Cardozo 24

Holy Child 59, Maret 39 Ballou 69, Walls 21 Good Counsel 70, St. John’s 60 Visitation 50, O’Connell 48 Paul VI 96, Coolidge 44 Sidwell 53, St. Stephen’s 44

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Spotlight on Schools Blessed Sacrament School

Last week in art class, Mrs. Clark’s sixth-grade girls learned about American sculptor Alexander Calder. We made wire sculptures, similar to those made by Calder. Calder was a toymaker who became a popular artist for his work with wire and mobiles. The sixth-graders learned about how he shaped the wire and twisted it to make limbs on people and animals. We also learned about his mobiles. Then we were given wire of our own to create an animal such as a butterfly, an elephant, or even a little mouse! Some of us chose to make flowers and attach dragonflies, and some just decided to make the face of their animal. You can find two of Calder’s pieces right here in D.C. Visit his untitled mobile at the East Building of the National Gallery of Art, and his massive work “Mountain and Clouds� in the atrium of the Hart Senate Office Building. — Emily Orem, sixth-grader

British School of Washington

This week in school we have just started our new topic, weather and climate. So far we have learned a little bit about Antarctica and its harsh weather conditions. Did you know it once reached minus 128.6 degrees Fahrenheit? That is cold! The entry point to our topic involved pretending that scientists were trapped in Antarctica and we had to go and rescue them. We had to complete two weeks of training, which included bringing in gear! We have written a diary and made a list of the things we may need. We have also Skyped Tim, who has been to Antarctica. Tim, a friend of our teacher, answered any ques-

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tions we had including one we all wanted to know: “How do you go to the bathroom?� — Izzy Sowells, Year 6 Birmingham (fifth-grader)

Eaton Elementary

Life as a fifth-grader at John Eaton is fun but hard work. Some of our subjects are hard, but we also do fun things like play guitars in music, use Nooks for reading, use iPads for research, make solar system exhibits in science, do gymnastics in PE and go on field trips for social studies. We went to Lincoln’s Cottage last week to learn more about Honest Abraham Lincoln because in social studies we are learning about the Civil War. Lincoln’s Cottage was President Lincoln’s second house. He lived there in the summertime because it was cooler up there. We saw a real copy of the Emancipation Proclamation, signed by Abraham Lincoln. We got to walk where President Lincoln walked, and that was fantastic. Fifth-graders can audition to be in the cast for the school play, “Willy Wonka.� Most kids were really nervous to sing alone in front of people but we did it. Kids are always talking about which part they want in the play, but we have to have patience and wait for the grown-ups to announce the parts. We will be rehearsing a lot, and we know that it takes a lot of hard work to create a super-duper-good play. — Nicholas Carline and Michael Lacore, fifth-graders

Edmund Burke School

Assembly is a meeting at Burke

School that connects the whole school because the middle and upper schools gather together several times a month. Two members of the Student Council usually run the assembly, which is held in a big open room that fits the whole school. It is an opportunity to get messages out to the whole school. There are other occasions when we get to listen to music played by one of our school bands or listen to the Burke chorus sing. This is always great for the students and teachers who are listening, and for the performers as well. Sometimes we use the assembly as an opportunity to have pep rallies where many of the students dress all in black and root for our teams. This is a big part of Burke tradition. Often we have visitors from service or academic organizations (for example, the homeless walk or Cambridge Study Abroad). For these types of activities, it is great for the school to get active as a group and to accomplish something. The assemblies at Burke are a great way to unite the school, have fun and get important information to everyone. — Zach Rubin, eighth-grader

school musical groups or previously formed student musical groups perform, the GDSfest 2013 showcased individual vocalists, bands, freestylers and instrumentalists. The success of the music festival will surely turn it into an annual event. In sports, the boys varsity basketball team competed in two conference games against Flint Hill and Maret last week. The girls varsity basketball team played a tough game against Riverdale Baptist. The boys and girls varsity swimming teams defeated the Potomac School and Bullis. As students and faculty prepared for the presidential inauguration on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, plans had already begun for the annual MLK Day assembly at the lower/ middle school and the full day of workshops at the high school. The very popular events, taking place on Jan. 25 and 31, respectively, are designed to “highlight the dignity of the human spirit.� This year’s theme for the high school workshops is

Lafayette Elementary

The Lafayette Student Council sponsored a holiday fundraiser called the Heifer Project. Students from all grade levels brought in money to buy animals such as heifers (cows), chickens, sheep, pigs and goats. Why would they want to buy livestock? Well, in order to rise out of poverty and have a better standard of living, a community needs to develop farms, businesses and educational opportunities. The idea is to choose a project somewhere in the world and help to fund gifts of livestock, training for the community, and the veterinary care needed to make the project succeed. Not only did Lafayette’s students donate their money, but the Great Zucchini came to Lafayette and generously donated the ticket sales from his magical performance to our project. Lafayette raised $1,440! See Dispatches/Page 12

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DISPATCHES From Page 11 With that money, the school bought two pigs, three flocks of chicks, five honeybee combs, two water buffaloes, two sheep and two goats! — Maddie Gold and Saige Gootman, fifth-graders

Lowell School

Lowell’s middle school students visited with Kah Walla, who ran for president of Cameroon in 2011. She ran against Paul Biya, an 80-yearold man who has ruled the country for 30 years and has become almost a dictator, according to Ms. Walla. Ms. Walla is the aunt of two Lowell students, eighth-grader Jazz Walla and fourth-grader Azur. Ms. Walla told us that she was not only the youngest candidate, but she was also the only woman in the presidential race. During the campaign the police kidnapped her one day to prevent her from leading a protest march. On another day when she was protesting the election process, she was water-hosed.

She showed pictures of this and described what it felt like. She said the water had chemicals in it so that it was hard to breathe, but one photo showed her raising her arms in victory because she realized that the people doing this had no power over her spirit. Ms. Walla ran because she thought her county deserved a better government that would help people have a better life. She is still active in politics and may seek a seat in the legislature. She showed us some pictures of Cameroon and told us there are more than 250 different dialects but only two official languages, French and English. She also told us about some of the resources in Cameroon and the rest of Africa, such as cacao and diamonds. She said, “Africa is not poor; it is just poorly run.� — Naomi Chambers, Hannah Davis, Sam Howard, Risa Oshinsky and Alex Warren, sixth-graders; and Jack Pecau, seventh-grader

Mann Elementary

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graders studied winter holidays in class. On Dec. 22, they went to the Smithsonian Discovery Theater to see “Seasons of Light.� The show demonstrated what happens during the different winter holidays. The holidays were Kwanzaa, Diwali, Christmas, Hanukkah, Ramadan, Sankta Lucia and Los Posadas. “This was the best field trip ever,� said first-grader Amelia Laroski. “I really liked it,� said first-grader Nadia Limami. The first grade recommends the show. — Joseph Laroski, third-grader

Murch Elementary

This year, our school has initiated a guidance program with the Murch counselor, Ms. Lauren Miller. She is teaching a lesson in each of our classrooms, grades first through fifth, every couple of weeks. In guidance we learn useful tips that will help us now and later in our lives. Among other things, we learn about respect and responsibility, and that it is very important not to be prejudiced. We learn about friendship and how to stand up for what’s right. We also learn about how to solve conflicts and how to stand up to peer pressure. These skills will help us as we go on to

middle school. We as students feel that Ms. Miller does a great job expressing the importance of these skills. These skills will play a big part in the rest of our lives. “To me, guidance is a time you learn that making people feel good is important,� said student Emma Saenz. Ms. Miller said that “it’s essential for kids to learn social skills like respect and what it’s like to be a good friend, in order to be positive and productive members of society. It helps kids learn how to navigate their social lives and to become more confident and self-assured.� — Henry Daschle and Jamie Stewart-Aday, fifth-graders

Renaissance! Some of the fifth-graders are starring in “Annie,� the school musical. In drama, we are studying Shakespeare, which is fun! In reading, we are reading about myths, Greek gods and so on. In science, we are separating mixtures like sugar and water or salt and water. In PE, we are working on our basketball skills and fitness skills. In library, we just finished making book trailers out of any book we wanted. In technology, we are looking up different facts on Egypt and geography. Fifth grade is tough, but we will make it through. — Ella Raineri, fifth-grader

National Presbyterian School

This session in my English class we are studying and writing poetry. One Wednesday, my teacher said we were going to go on a walk and observe. She wanted us to use the things we observed to write a poem. With poetry it is important to notice the things around you. One of the things that stood out to me on our walk was four dog prints visible in the concrete sidewalk. It seemed strange to see them there. That night, our homework was to write a 10-line poem based on our walk. The poem below, “Nature,� is what See Dispatches/Page 13

Fifth grade is back on track after Christmas break. In math, we are learning fractions and mixed numbers. In social studies, we are learning about Egypt. We are also learning about geography and different landforms for a big test. In language arts, we are writing essays on the pros and cons of having sports at our school. Some other fun things are that in art we are making a giant tomb, the way the Egyptians made theirs. And in music, we are learning about the

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DISPATCHES From Page 12 I came up with. It’s the first poem that I have ever written! “Nature / a jet in the sky flying fast / like an eagle. dog prints in concrete / left by a beagle. / squirrel! / squirrel! / black squirrel! / the squirrels are working / collecting acorns. / trees standing / tall and strong / in the wintry cold.” — Tomas Rodriguez, sixth-grader

Powell Elementary

Powell will be hosting a Martin Luther King Day of Service. Volunteers will be doing painting, organizing, gardening and perimeter cleanup in our school. We will have Portfolio Presentations and Museum exhibitions at school next week. We will also have a Pajamas for Peace coin drive for Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. Students will wear pajamas and donate $1, while teachers and staff will donate $5. Parents will also start their Parents Educational Group Workshops where they learn about subjects such as leadership and understanding their children and their behavior. We will also have an open house every Tuesday for those who want to visit our school. Just come, sign in, and our student and staff guides will give you a tour. — Jeff Williams, fifth-grader

Ross Elementary

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learning a lot of great things in our social studies classes. From my interviews I could tell that students are really enjoying learning new and interesting facts about our country’s history! The first-graders are studying African-American history. They learned about slavery and are all the way up to present day, which means they are beginning to talk about Barack Obama. This past week the students told me they enjoyed a great book about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Next, they will be learning about Native Americans. In third grade they have learned about several African-Americans who have been peaceful leaders for our country. In fourth grade they are studying Colonial times. They were particularly interested in what they learned this past week about the economy. We are studying the Civil War in fifth grade. My favorite part was learning about a young telegrapher named Willie Kettles. — Kevin Rivera, fifth-grader

St. Ann’s Academy

Brrr!!! Winter has arrived! We are learning about winter weather and animals that hibernate. For bird week, each of us will make binoculars, and we will go on a bird walk and make bird calls. We also will make a bird on a feeder, and cover a pine cone with bird seed. On our last day we will have bird stations — a demonstration of what certain birds eat and how some capture their food. In science we will determine whether various objects sink or float

when dropped into water. We use objects like a cork or maybe a coin. In religion the children will learn that God made the birds, fish and butterflies. We will learn about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the inauguration of President Barack Obama. We will open our writing center this week. We will identify our last names on our nameplate when we enter the room each morning. — Mrs. Helen Mazzuca and the pre-kindergarten 4-year-old class

School Without Walls

After what was a much-needed break, school started up again. “Waking up before 10 a.m.; this is outrageous!” Comments like this could be heard as students entered the building on the first day of school. It’s been two weeks and school is in full swing, with finals for our half-year classes and projects to wrap up before the semester ends. Going back to school is not all work, though. The ski club has an all-day ski trip on Wednesday. Anyone, regardless of experience, can go on the excursion, which includes a lesson, lunch and transportation — plus a full day of skiing with friends! The school’s winter formal, this year called the “Inaugural Ball,” took place last Friday at Eastern Market. It’s halfway through the school year and June seems so far away. However, a new semester begins, and with this, students take new electives. There are plenty of electives to choose from. Want to be a lawyer? Take constitutional or street

Wednesday, January 23, 2013 law. Like singing? Take concert or show choir. But that’s not all; there are options for dancers, painters, writers and more. There are even Advanced Placement classes that are electives, notably AP Human Geography and AP Psychology. School is back in session after a nice, long break, but we can still wish for a snow day. — Delmar Tarragó, 11th-grader

Stoddert Elementary

In Mrs. Orlando’s class, we’ve been studying bar models in math. Bar models help you understand math word problems. A math problem can be that Tuba has 3,471 apples and Avery has 4,327 apples. We have to find the total number of apples all together. There are two bar models. Each rectangle shows how many apples each person has. You don’t put 4,000 actual apples in the bar graph. You might write how many apples you have. You can shade in the rectangle. Bar models help show a picture of a problem. It can be a little confusing because you write on the bottom and side and sometimes it’s hard to know where to write the correct things. We have a math quiz every Friday. Today we had our math quiz, and it was on one-step and two-step word problems. If you wanted to, you could make a bar model of one of the problems. You had to show your work. It seems sometimes like it’s easier to just do the math in the word problems and not a graph. Sometimes it’s fun to have two-step word problem because it can be more challenging.

We thought that third grade would be really hard, but we are able to do the work. We also read really long chapter books, and we both like school. Our advice to second-graders is to practice at home doing extra math. — Tuba Balta and Avery Ferrier, third-graders

Wilson High School

Most of the public schools on these pages have something important in common; they all feed into Wilson. Wilson principal Pete Cahall believes that this connection is something that should be embraced. He has recently developed the “Wilson feeder pyramid,” which is made up of the 13 middle and elementary schools that feed into Wilson. The principals of all these schools are meeting periodically to work on better communication and achieving common goals. For example, the schools are working on a common writing curriculum to generally improve writing and make sure that students don’t get conflicting information. The schools are also making sure that important events aren’t scheduled at the same time, so that parents with students at multiple schools won’t have conflicts. The schools will work together to share facilities and other resources, and Wilson students looking for community service hours will be able to easily tutor kids at the feeder schools. This feeder pyramid could benefit all the schools, and provide easier transitions for students moving through the schools. — Erin Sternlieb, 10th-grader

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BALTIMORE $374,000 LARGE 6 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms, 4 levels, circa 1900 home on a beautiful tree-lined block in highly desired “Painted Lady” district Charles Village. Explore this home - you’ll enjoy its careful renovation and old world charm. Norris Dodson Friendship Heights Office

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BETHESDA

$399,900

GREAT 2BR, 2BA, 1,391 SF patio home. Table space KIT, formal DR, LR & FP, MBR w/pvt BA, 2nd BR, walls of closets, freshly painted, parquet wood flrs, W/D, storage space and 1 assigned parking space. Connie Parker 202-302-3900 Friendship Heights Office 301-652-2777

BETHESDA, MD

$1,499,000

SERENE, CHARMING BEAUTY! Totally renovated home in Whitman School District on almost an acre of lovely grounds. SS/Granite KIT, adjoining Family Room, fully finished Lower Level with Full Bath. HDWDs, 2 Fireplaces, attached Garage. ALL NEW, just waiting for YOU! Cheryl Kurss 301-346-6615 Chevy Chase Office 202-363-9700

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WOODLEY PARK $1,465,000

GEORGETOWN, DC $945,000 BEAUTIFULLY maintained 1900 Victorian on one of Georgetown’s quaint cobblestone streets. Recently renovated 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms. Steps to all of the conveniences of historic Georgetown. 3417 O St, NW. Margaret Heimbold Georgetown Office

202-812-2750 202-944-8400

GLOVER PARK

$259,000

TONS OF CHARM, large 1 BR+den/office. Lenient rental restrictions, low coop fee! New light fixtures (2013), HWF, tons of light, community herb garden, patio, tables & chairs. New bldg roof (2008) and windows (2006). EZ street PKG, walk to RC Park & Glover Park. D-1/D-2 bus line. Adam Isaacson 301-775-0900 Chevy Chase Office 202-363-9700

WESLEY HEIGHTS

JUST LISTED!!! Classic wide 4 level, 4BR, 3BA, Wardman townhouse. Formal dining room, finished LL, Master Suite is entire 2nd floor, beautiful original details, sunny garden, deck and 2 car detached Garage. A wonderful block just steps from WP METRO, shops and restaurants.

$1,950,000

FABULOUS opportunity to own a penthouse at the Towers! Over 8,500 SF, 16’ high foyer & LR ceilings, interior elevator, terraces & balconies. A D.C.'s “Best Addresses” for one of 1960's most innovative designs. 7BR, 6.5BA. Stunning views of the Cathedral & Archbold Park Nancy Itteilag Foxhall Office 202-363-1800

John Mammano Woodley Park Office

ANACOSTIA $165,000 2BR HOME is great for a first-time homebuyer. Move-in ready detached home w/updated HVAC, plumbing, electric, windows and appliances. Call for details. Maria Hardy-Cooper 202-302-2225 Friendship Hts Office 202-364-5200 ARLINGTON $562,500 ONE-OF-A-KIND renov! Fully upgraded KIT w/ss counter tops, SubZero, Dacor, Asko. Master spa-like bath w/huge sep shower & large tub. SunShade blinds. Awesome view of Pentagon Row, DC-skyline including Washington Monument, Capitol and more. List price reflects $6,500 adjustment for carpet replacement & hot water heater. Owner Agent Simone Seidman Foxhall Office 202-363-1800

COLUMBIA HEIGHTS $169,000 SPACIOUS 2BR, 2BA, lots of closets, newly renovated KIT and walking distant to 2 Metro stops. Call for more details. Lauren Goss 202-297-7506 Friendship Hts Office 202-364-5200 CONN AVE / VAN NESS $214,900 USE YOUR IMAGINATION!!! Own in Van Ness for $2063 per month, incl. utils & taxes! IMAGINE owning a 1050 SF 1BR w/Eat-In KIT, sep DR, 6 huge closets + sep stor area! Lux bldg w/doorman, 24hr Desk, 2 swimming pools, W/D on each flr, maintenance only a phone call away!

571-331-8557 202-483-6300

view windows with custom auto blinds, dining area, 3 lg closets, W/D, enormous roof top deck! Walk to METRO, Whole Foods, gyms & more. All utilities incl in condo fee! Seller will pay 6 mos of garage parking in bldg w/acceptable contract! www.TheChampionCollection.com Denise Champion 202-215-9242 Chevy Chase Office 202-363-9700

GEORGETOWN 1680 Wisconsin Ave. NW 202.944.8400

FRIENDSHIP HEIGHTS 5101 Wisconsin Ave. NW 202.364.5200

FOXHALL 3201 New Mexico Ave. NW 202.363.1800

CHEVY CHASE 20 Chevy Chase Circle NW 202.363.9700

WOODLEY PARK 2300 Calvert St. 202.483.6300

CATHEDRAL / WESLEY HEIGHTS $599,500 NEW LISTING! Rarely avail 3BR, 2FBA on upper flr, flooded w/sunlight, views from every window, balcony off dining area, 1860 SF interior space, 2 car garage PKG spaces close to bldg entrance. The Towers has a wish list of amenities for your year-round pleasure. Jean Sirabella / Kent Madsen Foxhall Office 202-363-1800 CLEVELAND PARK $299,000 CHARMING 1BR situated in one of DC’s Best Addresses. Around the corner from Metro, shops, restaurants. Charm-filled. Unique foyer w/lg coat closet, spacious LR, ts KIT, HWFs in LR & BR, spacious BR w/WIC. Lg windows, lots of character. Ingrid Suisman / Tatjana Bajrami Foxhall Office 202-363-1800

$1,475,000

STATELY, brick Georgian on 16,000 SF lot facing Rock Creek Pk. 5000 SF of bright, open space. 6BR, 4.5BA, 4FPLS. Marble foyer, grand pianosized LR, library, great rm w/cath ceilg, large t/s KIT w/brkfst bar & island, sep DR, rec rm, flagstone terrace, 2 car garage. 4668 Broad Branch Rd, NW Denise Warner 202-487-5162 Georgetown Office 202-944-8400

GLOVER PARK $237,000 REACH TO THE MOON! Penthouselike top flr, spacious, bright and elegant FOGGY BOTTOM / 1BR, 1BA co-op w/ treetop views. Dining WASHINGTON DC $255,000 area, HWFs, Gar PKG. Fee incls utilities ELEGANT foyer. Magnificent view, 1BR, & taxes. Bldg has fitness room. Minutes 1BA, 825 SF, HWFs, 2 Blks to GW, Metro, to Gtown & Wisc Ave Commercial strip, Whole Foods, 24/7 Desk, Security, Rooftop, new Safeway & Whole Foods Exercise Facility. 2475 Virginia Ave, NW Ruth Sullivan 202-255-4562 Patricia A. Sonaty 202-412-8336 Woodley Park Office 202-483-6300 Georgetown Office 202-944-8400 KALORAMA $939,999 GEORGETOWN $2,150,000 BREATHTAKING! 2BR, 2.5BA, luxury SUN-DRENCHED! Stunning Semi- condo on 2 spacious levels (approx detached Georgian Colonial with 4BR, 1600 SF) in sought-after Kalorama. 4.5BA awash with light! Generous Vaulted ceilings, rich HWFs, recessed rooms, huge LR w/French doors to love- lighting. Includes 2 car garage with storly private patio/garden, formal DR & age. Blocks to METRO, shops and more! new gour KIT w/ss & stone counters. Richard Dale 703-284-9446 Grand Mste, sumptuous BA, spacious Woodley Park Office 202-483-6300 FR, 4 FPs, garage PKG & a location that all envy! www.RobyThompson.com KENT $6,400,000 Roby Thompson 202-255-2986 ITALIANATE MANSION across from Woodley Park Office 202-483-6300 Battery Kemble Pk. Every amenity imagCarole Maslin Chevy Chase Office

301-802-9000 202-363-9700

LOGAN CIRCLE $379,900 WALK SCORE OF 92! Sophisticated & stylish 1BR in Logan Circle. Beautiful unit includes KIT w/ gran & Cherry cabinets, HWFs, recessed lights, fireplace, updtd BA, large BR & good closets, CAC, and W/D. Boutique style building with low condo fee & pet friendly. John Mammano 571-331-8557 Woodley Park Office 202-483-6300 SILVER SPRING $215,000 EXCITING and immaculate 2BR with many updates, new remodeled KIT, amazing amount of cabinet space, pantry, open breakfast bar, and professionally painted. Tim Gallagher 301-537-8464 Friendship Hts Office 301-652-2777

inable. Top-of-the-line appliances, state of the art KIT, beautiful inlaid HWFs, 3 car garage via elevator, bike elevator, cascade waterfall, fountain, pool, unparalleled finishes. Eight-zone air conditioning. Owner/agent Beli Nasseri Foxhall Office 202-363-1800

LEDROIT PARK $550K-750K JUST LISTED!!! Choose from 3 all new stunning 2BR, 2BA twnhse condos! Incredible flr plans flooded with light, gourmet KIT, HWFs, custom built-ins & moldings, limestone BAs and FPs. Great outdoor spaces w/multiple decks, incredible views & PKG for all! View at www.RobyThompson.com Roby Thompson 202-255-2986 Woodley Park Office 202-483-6300

SILVER SPRING $325,000 GREAT LOCATION + ENERGYEFFICIENT! Sun-filled 2BR, 2BA Condo with W/D, EZ walk to SS METRO, shops and dining; 1 block to Ride-On bus. Efficient geothermal HVAC. Building amenities include: Exercise Room, Rooftop Park, Library, Toddler & Teen Game Rooms, Workshop, Living/Meeting Room, Community kitchen. DSL, satellite TV, handicap accessible. PKG adjacent. www.DCMDHomeFinder.com Walt Johnson 240-351-4663 Chevy Chase Office 202-363-9700

WATERFRONT $390,000 SIZZLING HOT! 4BR, 3BA, 4-level barrel-vaulted Co-Op in River Park, designed by Charles Goodman. Freshly painted, renovated lower level, refin wood flrs, patio. 2 blks to the Potomac, METRO & shops, 5 blks to Nationals Stadium! Gated complex w/community pool, gym, party room. Fee includes taxes & utilities except electric. Rental PKG LOGAN CIRCLE $255,000 available. 240-418-3127 LOGAN PARK! Pet friendly! FHA Kathleen Ryan 202-363-9700 approved! Lg studio 522 SF. Wall of full Chevy Chase Office

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Renovations bring extra light to 1936 Spring Valley Tudor

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ON THE MARKET DEIRDRE BANNON

of a recent renovation and addition goes on the market this month for $1,350,000. Among the original features in the house are arched entryways with detailed molding, hardwood floors, and formal dining and living rooms. The dining room has a builtin hutch, and the living room holds one of the home’s four fireplaces — this one with a stone hearth. The home is lighter and brighter than one might expect from a Tudor, thanks to a number of large windows as well as recessed lighting throughout. French doors in the living room open up to a step-down family room, part of the home’s addition. A second fireplace with a white marble hearth brings extra warmth to an already-comfortable room, perfect for reading or movie-watching. Its expansive windows and glass doors overlook one of the property’s gems — its backyard, which has been

fashioned into a Japanese garden complete with custom stonework and a koi pond. The outdoor space offers privacy in the midst of this leafy neighborhood. Surrounded by a wood fence, there’s plenty of room on the brick patio for a dining table and chairs. A waterfall feature in the pond amplifies the backyard’s tranquility. Another set of French doors leads from the patio into the renovated kitchen that features a tray ceiling. A center island with a granite countertop is outfitted with two stools. White custom cabinets, which include pullout drawers, offer an abundance of storage space for kitchen accoutrements. On one wall, a lighted curio cabinet provides a place to show off favorite mementos. Adjacent to the kitchen is a spacious butler’s pantry that doubles as a wine-tasting room. It has a wet bar and wine refrigerator, along with a granite countertop with stools that slide underneath. An exterior door leads to the home’s driveway, which is shared with the next-door neighbors. An elegant powder room on this level features a marble vanity and floors. The home’s original staircase with wood finials and balusters

leads upstairs to four of the home’s five bedrooms. The renovated and spacious master suite has five double-door closets. The master bath features a large walk-in shower with a glass door and glass-block windows. The bathroom opens up into an adjoining room that the current owners use as a library. Cathedral ceilings, bookcases and a wall of windows make this a perfect space to curl up with a good book, but it could easily be converted into another bedroom, a nursery or an exercise room. A second bedroom on this floor adjoins that space. The room is currently used as a study and features built-in bookcases and another of the home’s fireplaces. A third bedroom on this floor has an archway, which creates a cozy space. Off the main hallway on this level is a full bath complete with an oversize soaking tub and walk-in shower

SELLING THE AREA’S FINEST PROPERTIES

Elegant Residence

Kenwood. Magnificent colonial on 2/3 acre grounds has 8 Brs, 6.5 Bas, great entertaining spaces, paneled library, front and back stairs; beautiful street. $2,795,000 Ted Beverley- 301-728-4338

Country Estate

Historic 27 acre Springdale Manor, a renovated 1838 home with 6 bedrooms, 4.5 baths, 6 frpls, 3 story addition, exquisite gardens; close to ICC and downtown DC. $1,399,000 Delia McCormick- 301-977-7273

Photos courtesy of W.C. & A.N. Miller Realtors

This five-bedroom house on Tilden Street is priced at $1,350,000. with glass door. On the home’s third level, the attic has been converted into a fourth bedroom. Angled ceilings from the home’s sloping roof produce a unique feel in this loft-like space. A fan window, recessed lighting and a built-in desk and shelves complete the look. A guest suite can be found on the home’s lower level — a brick fireplace creates a warm environment for overnight visitors. An added amenity in this room is a kitchenette with sink, microwave, small refrigerator and a stovetop. A full bath is also located on this level, as is a sizable laundry room

with expansive countertop space and cabinets. An exterior door opens to an outside staircase that leads up to the driveway. Located on tree-lined Tilden Street, the home is tucked into a quiet neighborhood but is within walking distance of shops and restaurants on Massachusetts Avenue. It’s also close to the Capital Crescent Trail. This five-bedroom, 3.5-bath house at 4929 Tilden St. is offered for $1,350,000. For details contact Marjorie Dick Stuart of W.C. & A.N. Miller Realtors, a Long & Foster Co., at 240-731-8079 or Marjorie@MarjorieDickStuart.com.

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Arts & Crafts

Bethesda. Stunning replica of Arts & Crafts home; new construction with artisan details; 6 Brs, 5.5 Bas, designer kitchen; walk to downtown Bethesda.$1,350,000 Eric Murtagh- 301-652-8971 Karen Kuchins- 301-275-2255

Village Charmer

Georgetown. Sun-filled end-unit TH completely renovated with 4 BRS, 2.5 Bas, fireplace, granite kitchen, fenced garden; parking for 2-3 cars! $1,299,000 Lynn Bulmer- 202-257-2410

CHEVY CHASE 4400 JENIFER STREET NW 202-364-1700

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Town of Chevy Chase. Main level living at its best: updated, expanded bungalow with 4 Brs, 3.5 Bas + large unfinished loft; walk to downtown Bethesda. $1,295,000 Eric Murtagh- 301-652-8971 Karen Kuchins- 301-275-2255

Fabulous Design

Bethesda. Wonderful floor plan, high end finishes, gourmet kitchen, luxury MBR suite, 5 Brs, 4.5 Bas, 2-car garage. Near Metro, bike path and shops. $1,189,000 Eric Murtagh- 301-652-8971 Marina Krapiva- 301-792-5681

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of performance parking in commercial areas. The idea is to encourage turnover in places like M Street and Wisconsin Avenue by implementing variable parking rates, charging the highest prices when the spaces are most in demand. Proceeds from performance parking are directed back to the community — a popular advantage of this program. Similar systems are already in place in Columbia Heights and near Nationals Park. “Turnover is an important issue for everyone in Georgetown — it propels the whole process,� neighborhood commissioner Tom Birch said at the meeting. “Whatever happens in Georgetown, it must be a system that is fair and equitable.� Rao asked residents what they thought about charging visitors to park on residential streets, either through installing meters or a payby-cellphone system that would require installing new street signs. While a few said they were open to that idea, most opposed it. “We need to dispel the myth that it’s difficult to find parking in Georgetown,� said Birch. “If you ask people to pay to park on residential streets, you will make that worse.� Exacerbating Georgetown’s reputation as a parking nightmare, Birch said, could result in contrac-

tors, friends of residents, and consumers choosing not to come to the neighborhood. Some proposed restricting residential parking only to those who live in Georgetown and Burleith, rather than allowing anyone who lives in Ward 2 to park in the oftencrowded areas. But others didn’t like that idea, saying that for public transportation-starved neighborhoods like theirs, it’s important to have options to park elsewhere in the ward, like near the Dupont Circle or Foggy Bottom Metro stations. Other ideas that had some consensus included reducing the residential parking permit restrictions by one hour, from 10 p.m. to 9 p.m., which would make visitor parking easier for those attending dinner parties or other evening events. Another popular idea — a plan for shared parking — would identify commercial parking lots or garages in the area that empty after business hours and could be used by visitors to local restaurants at night or to faith-based institutions on weekends. Still, some residents made it known that they have no problems parking now, and they don’t want anything to change. Instead, they want to see more enforcement of existing parking restrictions.

Representatives from the Transportation Department said the city’s parking enforcement budget has shrunk in recent years, reducing the number of officers on the street. Residents suggested that the neighborhoods’ citizens associations and business improvement district could raise funds for a parking enforcement officer exclusively for Georgetown. Though debate was vigorous at the meeting, at its conclusion neighborhood commissioner Ron Lewis, who is also member of the parking working group, called the range of ideas “very useful.� “We’re trying to do the best for the community,� he said. “This is a pilot, so it’s a flexible, adaptable program — we don’t have to feel like we’re making a right decision or wrong decision when we make changes,� added neighborhood commissioner Ed Solomon. “We can try something and see what works — and if doesn’t work, we can always come back and change it.� Over the next three to four months the agency will synthesize the ideas from the meeting and come back to the community to discuss which proposals are feasible. For more information or to provide feedback, email angelo.rao@dc.gov.

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The Palisades – 6817 Capri Place. Magnificently renovated 8,800 sf, 6 BR, 6.5 BA, 3-car garage on 1.5 acres. Gourmet kitchen opens to family room. MBR suite w/2 large W-I-Cs, marble bath. Fenced rear garden, pool. A stone’s throw from MacArthur Boulevard, Goldsboro Road, and the Beltway for easy commuting. $2,795,000

Wesley Heights – 4200 Massachusetts Avenue NW #116. Renovated 2-Level, 3 BR/ 3.5BA with grand foyer and exquisite mill work at The Foxhall. Beautiful private garden terrace overlooks tennis courts and swimming pool. Full service/24 hr front desk. 2 garage spaces, separate storage space convey. $1,795,000

Columbia Heights – 1451 Belmont Street NW #118. 2 BR, 2 BA in The Fedora. 2 walkin closets, gas fireplace, large balcony, washer/dryer, concierge. Rooftop deck, party room, courtyard with fire pit, waterfall and BBQ grills. 2 assigned parking spaces. Pet friendly. 3 blocks from Metro. $650,000

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Glover Park – 2209 39th Street NW. What you have been waiting for! Renovated semi-detached row house in Glover Park with 4 bedrooms & 3.5 bathrooms. 4 Finished levels of amazing space. Open floor plan with separate living, dining and family rooms. "In law" suite with full kitchen, bathroom and laundry. Deck, fenced yard and 2 car-parking. $950,000 Shari Gronvall 202.360.7648 CBMove.com/DC7968769

Chevy Chase – 3284 Aberfoyle Place NW. Barnaby Woods Gem renovated from top to bottom. Open plan w/fab kitchen w/granite, ss appliances & breakfast island. Large dining & living w/fp, powder room. Front porch w/built-in bench, hardwoods, recessed lights, deep fenced backyard + deck. Lower level family room w/full bath + 3 BRs & 2 BAs up. $875,000 Tina Macaya and Christina Baheri 202.669.9888 CBMove.com/DC7990552

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Logan – 1201 Q Street NW #301. Sunsplashed unit has windows on 3 sides with southern exp views, an open KI/LR/DR, layout perfect for entertaining, 2 BR, HWFS and W/D. Great location, Metro Green/Yellow Line. Pets are welcome. Low investor ratio. $416,000 Martin Toews and Jeff Brier 202.471.5203 CBMove.com/DC7988211

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Eckington – 150 Rhode Island Avenue NW #102. Spacious light filled 3 BR 2.5 BA Duplex. Exposed brick wall, hardwood floors and gas fireplace. Kitchen w/cherry cabinets, granite, stainless, breakfast bar. MBR en-suite + half bath. Free floating steps to lower level den and 2 full sized bedrooms w/generous closet space. Pet Friendly. Metro at front door. $479,900 Edward Poutier and Stewart Coleman 202.421.8650 CBMove.com

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Wednesday january 23 Discussions and lectures ■ Amaney Jamal, associate professor of politics at Princeton University, will discuss her book “Of Empires and Citizens: ProAmerican Democracy or No Democracy at All?” 6 to 8 p.m. Free. Room 602, Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University, 1957 E St. NW. tinyurl.com/bpf296p. ■ Journalist Fred Kaplan will discuss his book “The Insurgents: David Petraeus and the Plot to Change the American Way of War,” about how U.S. forces adapted techniques of insurgents. 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919. Film ■ The Reel Israel DC series will feature Maya Kenig’s 2011 film “Off White Lies,” about a teenager sent to live with her eccentric father in Israel. 8 p.m. $11.50; $9 for students; $8.75 for seniors; $8.50 for ages 12 and younger. Avalon Theatre, 5612 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-9666000. Performance ■ Education and media organization Story Pirates will perform a musical sketch comedy show featuring stories written by students. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. Reading ■ American University’s Visiting Writers Series will present a faculty benefit reading by Kyle Dargan, Danielle Evans, Stephanie Grant, Andrew Holleran, David Keplinger, Elise Levine and Rachel Snyder. 7:30 p.m. $5 donation to benefit 826DC. 826DC, 3233 14th St. NW. 202-8852908. Thursday, Jan. 24

Thursday january 24 Concerts ■ National Symphony Orchestra Youth Fellows will play chamber music by Boccherini, Donizetti and Deak. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. ■ The National Symphony Orchestra and violinist Dan Zhu will perform works by Mozart, Beethoven and Bartók. 7 p.m. $10 to $85. Concert Hall, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. The performance will repeat Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. ■ The U.S. Army Field Band will per-

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Events Entertainment form Spanish art songs, Flamenco guitar and Italian opera. 7:30 p.m. Free. Church of the Holy City, 1611 16th St. NW. 301677-6586. ■ The Embassy Series will present soprano Laura Alonso, violinist Yevgeny Kutik (shown), cellist Adrian Daurov and pianists Timothy Bozarth, Spencer Myer and Matthias Lademann performing works by Mozart. 7:30 p.m. $55. Embassy of Austria, 3524 International Court NW. 202625-2361. Discussions and lectures ■ Rosemount Center, an early childhood education and family support center, will present a talk by Child Trends early childhood research co-director Tamara Halle on “The Social-Emotional Development of Young Dual Language Learners.” 10 to 11:30 a.m. Free; reservations required. Rosemount Center, 2000 Rosemount Ave. NW. eventbrite.com/event/4689198519. ■ The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at American University will present a talk by Wall Street Journal economics editor David Wessel on his book “Red Ink: Inside the High-Stakes Politics of the Federal Budget.” 10 to 11:50 a.m. Free. Katzen Arts Center, American University, 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW. 202-895-4860. ■ Children’s book writer and artist Kadir Nelson will present his book “I Have a Dream,” a collection of illustrations of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s famous speech. 10:30 a.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919. ■ Middle Eastern government expert Nathan Brown will discuss “Political Islam After the Arab Upheavals of 2011.” Luncheon at 12:15 p.m.; program at 1 p.m. $10 to $30. Woman’s National Democratic Club, 1526 New Hampshire Ave. NW. 202-232-7363. ■ Scholar Lindsay Tuggle will discuss “The Afterlives of Specimens: Science and Mourning in Whitman’s America.” Noon. Free. Room 119, Jefferson Building, Library of Congress, 10 1st St. SE. 202707-3302. ■ “Elections in Israel” will feature panelists Yoram Peri, professor of Israel studies at the University of Maryland at College Park; Ilan Peleg, professor of government and law at Lafayette College; Gershon Shafir, professor of sociology at the University of California at San Diego; and Jonathan Rynhold, visiting professor of Israel studies at George Washington University. Noon to 2 p.m. Free. Room 602, Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University, 1957 E St. NW. tinyurl.com/cqzscq3. ■ Charles S. Sullivan, doctoral candidate in political science at George Washington University, and Ivan Kurilla, professor of history at Volgograd State University, will discuss “Remembering Stalingrad.” 4 to 5 p.m. Free. Room 412, Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University, 1957 E St. NW. go.gwu.edu/stalingrad. ■ A gallery talk will focus on “Taking

Line for a Walk — Invention and Poetry in Klee’s Process.” 6 and 7 p.m. By donation. Phillips Collection, 1600 21st St. NW. 202387-2151. ■ André Dombrowski, recipient of the 2009 Phillips Book Prize, will discuss his new book “Cézanne, Murder, and Modern Life.” 6:30 p.m. By donation. Phillips Collection, 1600 21st St. NW. phillipscollection.org/events. ■ “Shakespeare: Oxfordian and (Ox) Freudian Perspectives” will feature local experts Peter and Syril Kline and psychiatrist Richard Waugaman discussing their shared view that William Shakespeare was a pseudonym for Edward de Vere, Earl of Oxford. A light English pub-style reception will follow. 6:30 to 8 p.m. $10; reservations required. Kreeger Museum, 2401 Foxhall Road NW. 202-338-3552. ■ Writer and historian Hugh Howard will discuss portraits of George Washington and their roles in the American republic. A tour of portraits in the Tudor Place collection will follow. 6:30 p.m. $8 to $10; registration required. Tudor Place Historic House and Garden, 1644 31st St. NW. 202-965-0400, ext. 104. ■ The Middle East Policy Forum will sponsor a panel discussion about Libya’s political future. 6:30 to 7:45 p.m. Free; reservations required. Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University, 1957 E St. NW. tinyurl.com/mepf1-24. ■ “Hamilton v. Jefferson: How Should the Government Stimulate an Economy in Crisis” will feature a debate between University of Maryland at College Park history professors Richard Bell and Whitman Ridgway. 6:45 to 9 p.m. $42. S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Drive NW. 202-633-3030. ■ Jodi Daynard will discuss her book “The Midwife’s Revolt.” 7 p.m. $5 to $20; reservations required. Dumbarton House, 2715 Q St. NW. 202-337-2288. ■ Pulitzer Prize-winning author Annette Gordon Reed (shown) will lead a panel discussion on emancipation. Participants will include James Oakes, professor of history at the City University of New York and author of “Freedom National: The Destruction of Slavery, 1861-1865”; James McPherson, Pulitzer-winning historian and professor emeritus at Princeton University; Edward Ayers, Civil War historian and president of the University of Richmond; and Eric Foner, author and professor of history at Columbia University. 7 p.m. Free. McGowan Theater, National Archives Building, Constitution Avenue between 7th and 9th streets NW. 202-357-5000. ■ CBS News correspondent Dan Raviv will discuss his book “Spies Against Armageddon: Inside Israel’s Secret Wars,” about Israel’s intelligence agency. 7:30 to 9 p.m. $8 to $10; reservations required. Washington DC Jewish Community Center, 1529 16th St. NW. washingtondcjcc.org. Film ■ Georgetown University will screen award-winning short films from Australia. 6:30 to 8 p.m. Free; reservations required. Film Screening Room, New South, Georgetown University, 37th and O streets NW. australianfilm.eventbrite.com. Meetings ■ The Non-Fiction Book Club will discuss “The Hare With Amber Eyes” by Edmund de Waal. 7 p.m. Free. Georgetown

625-2361. ■ Actress and singer Terri White will perform as part of Barbara Cook’s cabaret series. 7:30 p.m. $45. Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. ■ Bang on a Can All-Stars will present an eclectic music program as part of the New Music at the Atlas series. 8 p.m. $15 to $25. Atlas Performing Arts Center, 1333 H St. NE. 202-399-7993.

Thursday, january 24 ■ Discussion: Pulitzer Prize-winner Lawrence Wright will discuss his book “Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief.” 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202364-1919. Library, 3260 R St. NW. 202-727-0232. ■ The Circle Yoga Mindfulness Book Club will discuss “Hand Wash Cold: Care Instructions for an Ordinary Life” by Karen Miller. 7:30 p.m. Free. Circle Yoga, 3838 Northampton St. NW. 202-686-1104. Performance ■ The International Association of Blacks in Dance will present a showcase of emerging and established dancers. 7:30 p.m. $35. Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. Readings ■ Gerald Stern, winner of the 12th Rebekah Johnson Bobbitt National Prize for Poetry, will read selections from his “Early Collected Poems: 1965-1992.” 7 p.m. Free. Montpelier Room, Madison Building, Library of Congress, 101 Independence Ave. SE. 202-707-5394. ■ Lisa Zeidner will read from and discuss her novel “Love Bomb” in conjunction with George Washington University’s “Jewish Literature Live” course. 7:30 p.m. Free. Room 309, Marvin Center, George Washington University, 800 21st St. NW. jewishlitlivegwu@gmail.com. Sporting event ■ The Washington Capitals will play the Montreal Canadiens. 7 p.m. $44 to $365. Verizon Center, 601 F St. NW. 202-3977328. Friday, Jan. 25

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Concerts ■ The Friday Morning Music Club will present a concert featuring works by Mozart, Beethoven and Fauré. Noon. Free. Calvary Baptist Church, 755 8th St. NW. 202-333-2075. ■ The Friday Music Series will feature a concert by participants in the Washington National Opera Domingo-Cafritz Young Artist Program. 1:15 p.m. Free. McNeir Hall, Georgetown University, 37th and O streets NW. 202-687-2787. ■ The Embassy Series will present the Mendelssohn Piano Trio and guest violist Michael Stepniak performing works by Mozart. 7:30 p.m. $55. Embassy of Austria, 3524 International Court NW. 202-

Discussions and lectures ■ James Shapiro, professor of English and comparative literature at Columbia University and author of “1599: A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare,” will discuss the Essex Rebellion and its link to “Henry V.” 6 p.m. Free. Folger Shakespeare Library, 201 East Capitol St. NW. 202-544-7077. ■ Criminal justice professor Adam Lankford will discuss his book “The Myth of Martyrdom: What Really Drives Suicide Bombers, Rampage Shooters, and Other Self-Destructive Killers.” 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919. Film ■ The Iranian Film Festival 2013 will feature Mani Haghighi’s 2012 film “A Modest Reception.” 7 p.m. Free. Meyer Auditorium, Freer Gallery of Art, 12th Street and Jefferson Drive SW. 202-6331000. The film will be shown again Sunday at 2 p.m. Performances ■ Theater J will present a program of transcript-derived documentary theater pieces: “The Trial of the Refuseniks,” the story of five Israeli conscientious objectors and their military trial, and “Women Soldiers Speak,” about female veterans in Israel. 2 to 5 p.m. $5. Bernstein Library, Washington DC Jewish Community Center, 1529 16th St. NW. 800-494-8497. ■ Yvonne Singh will present a onewoman show “Zora,” about connections between the life of author Zora Neale Hurston and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s historic “Letter From Birmingham Jail.” 4 to 6 p.m. Free. Auditorium, Bunn Intercultural Center, Georgetown University, 37th and O streets NW. georgetown.edu/mlk. ■ The International Association of Blacks in Dance will present a performance by emerging and established dancers. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. ■ Vertical Voices Playback Theatre will bring personal stories to life on the stage. 7:30 p.m. Free; reservations suggested. 37th Street Middle School Drama Studio, Sidwell Friends School, 3825 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-537-8150. ■ Tango Acropolis will present “Milongas Without Borders,” featuring a performance, photo exhibit and fashion show. 9:30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. $15. Chevy Chase Ballroom, 5207 Wisconsin Ave. NW. tangoacropoliswashington.eventbrite.com. Special event ■ The fourth annual Capital Wine Festival will open with a reception highlighting the 10 wineries from California, Portugal and Italy sponsoring the event, as well as four local wineries. 6:30 p.m. $65. The Fairfax at Embassy Row, 2100 Massachusetts Ave. NW. capitalwinefestival.com. Sporting event ■ The Washington Wizards will play the Minnesota Timberwolves. 7 p.m. $10 to See Events/Page 19

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Saturday january 26 Book signing ■ Helen Yvonne Hill will sign copies of her book “Casting Out the Silver Pennies.” 2 to 4 p.m. Free. Coffee Nature, 4224 Fessenden St. NW. 202-237-8989. Children’s programs ■ The National Symphony Orchestra will perform an ode to teddy bears (for ages 3 through 5). 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. $18. Family Theater, Kennedy Center. 202467-4600. ■ An astronomer will explain how scientists study the universe using space telescopes. 3 p.m. Free. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. 202-7270321. Classes ■ Lecturer Robert Mintz will discuss “Kyoto: Ancient Imperial Capital.” 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. $130. S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Drive SW. 202-633-3030. ■ The D.C. Self Defense Karate Association will present a community workshop introducing basic verbal and physical strategies to prevent, avoid and deal with confrontations. 2 to 4 p.m. Free with advance registration; $10 at the door. Bancroft Elementary School, 18th and Newton streets NW. dcsdka.org/Self_Defense.html. ■ “Park Hyatt Masters of Food & Wine” will feature a seminar on the fundamentals of operating a craft distillery, led by Scott Harris, owner of Catoctin Creek Distilling Co. 3 to 5 p.m. $55. Park Hyatt Washington, 1201 24th St. NW. 202-4196768. ■ Tango Acropolis will present a tango workshop. 6 to 8 p.m. $40. Chevy Chase Ballroom, 5207 Wisconsin Ave. NW. tangoacropoliswashington.eventbrite.com. Concerts ■ Massachusetts-based band Cirkestra, a group made up of musicians tapped from circuses, will perform. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. ■ Brooklyn Rider, a string quartet made up of jazz and indie rock musicians, will perform. 8 p.m. $30; reservations required. Sixth & I Historic Synagogue, 600 I St. NW. 800745-3000. ■ Lark Quartet and special guest Yumi Kurosawa will perform a program based on the classic Japanese novel “The Tale of Genji.” 8 p.m. $29 to $33. Dumbarton United Methodist Church, 3133 Dumbarton St. NW. 202-965-2000. ■ The Eddie Palmieri Latin Jazz Septet will perform. 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. $35. Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center. 202467-4600. Discussions and lectures ■ Pyschotherapist and workshop facilitator Rebecca Wilkinson will discuss “Reducing Stress: How to Feel Happier and

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2013sips.eventbrite.com. Sporting event ■ The Washington Wizards will play the Chicago Bulls. 7 p.m. $10 to $500. Verizon Center, 601 F St. NW. 202-397-7328. Walk ■ Washington National Cathedral horticulture manager Deanne Eversmeyer will lead an Olmsted Woods walk on “Winter Buds and Silhouettes.” 1 p.m. Free. Meet at 35th and Garfield streets NW. 202-5372319. Sunday, Jan. 27

Sunday january 27 Sunday, january 27 ■ Concert: The Washington Performing Arts Society will present violinist Vilde Frang in a concert featuring works by Mozart, Brahms, Fauré and Prokofiev. 7:30 p.m. $35. Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.

Vernon Place NW. nationals.com/natsfest. ■ The American University women’s basketball program will present “National Girls and Women in Sports Day” in conjunction with its game against Army. The event will feature a post-game skills clinic. 2 p.m. $3. Bender Arena, American University, 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW. 202-885-8499. ■ Artists will perform traditional Wilson’s Tales while collecting warm clothing and blankets for Covenant House Washington. 6 to 9 p.m. Free; warm clothing donation suggested. Registration required. Corcoran Gallery of Art, 500 17th St. NW. 202-639-1700. ■ Chefs, mixologists and artisans will present food, wine and cocktail tastings at “Sips,” a benefit for DC Central Kitchen and Martha’s Table. 7 to 9 p.m. $95. Newseum, 555 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.

Concerts ■ Jewish musical group Alexandria Kleztet will perform at a kosher brunch. 11 a.m. $10 to $30; reservations required. Washington DC Jewish Community Center, 1529 16th St. NW. washingtondcjcc.org/ music. ■ “The President’s Own” U.S. Marine Chamber Ensembles will perform works by Grainger, Mozart and Poulenc. A tour of the band’s facility will follow. 2 p.m. Free. Sousa Band Hall, Marine Barracks Annex, 7th and K streets SE. 202-433-4011. ■ ASHIRA, a musical trio featuring Adas Israel Congregation cantor Arianne Brown and vocalists Laura Lenes and Leah Tehrani, will present “Shabbat Shirah Community Concert.” 2 p.m. $5; reservations required. Adas Israel Congregation, 2850 Quebec St. NW. 202-362-4433. ■ Pianist Ji Yoon Park will perform works by Bach, Mozart, Chopin and Martin. 3:30 p.m. Free; $10 donation suggested for the Tower Restoration Fund. Church of the Holy City, 1611 16th St. NW. 202-4626734. ■ Chevy Chase Concerts will feature the concert by the Rooke Chapel Choir and Bell Ringers. 4 p.m. Free. Chevy Chase Presbyterian Church, 1 Chevy Chase Circle NW. 202-363-2202. ■ Violinist Rachel Barton Pine will perform works by Paganini and Delacroix. 4

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Tuesday, january 29 ■Discussion: “Q&A Cafe� will feature Washingtonian editor-at-large Carol Joynt interviewing D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray. 12:30 p.m. $38; reservations required. Degrees Bar & Lounge, The Ritz-Carlton Georgetown, 3100 South St. NW. 202-912-9110. ■The Kalb Report will present “Democracy in Action: A Review of the 2012 Presidential Debates,� featuring journalist Marvin Kalb interviewing last year’s moderators — Candy Crowley, Jim Lehrer, Martha Raddatz and Bob Schieffer. 8 to 9:15 p.m. Free; reservations required. National Press Club, 529 14th St. NW. kalb-democracyinaction.eventbrite.com. Films ■The Chevy Chase Library will present Stephen Frears’ 2006 film “The Queen,� starring Helen Mirren. 2 p.m. Free. Chevy Chase Library, 5625 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-282-0021. ■The Fiction Lover’s Film Companion series will feature Campbell Scott and Stanley Tucci’s 1996 film “Big Night.� 6 p.m. Free. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. 202-727-0321. ■The “Mapping Democracy in Film� series will feature “Why Democracy?� — a collection of films made by emerging filmmakers throughout the world. 6:30 p.m. $4 to $7. Goethe-Institut, 812 7th St. NW. 202-289-1200, ext. 160. ■The Washington Psychotronic Film Society will present Chuck Martinez’s 1987 film “Nice Girls Don’t Explode.� 8 p.m. Donation suggested. McFadden’s Restaurant and Saloon, 2401 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. 202-462-3356. Performance ■Theater J will present a reading of “Inventing the Enemy: 1938� by Tonino Tosto. 7 p.m. Free; reservations recommended. Washington DC Jewish Community Center, 1529 16th St. NW. washingtondcjcc.org.

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Concerts ■The Tuesday Concert Series will feature tenor Joshua Baumgardner performing works by Schumann, Strauss and Wolf. 12:10 p.m. $10 donation encouraged. Church of the Epiphany, 1317 G St. NW. 202-347-2635, ext. 18. ■Students from the Benjamin T. Rome School of Music at Catholic University will perform music by Marvin Hamlisch. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. ■The Washington Performing Arts Society will present the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis on trumpet. 8 p.m. $35 to $85. Concert Hall, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. Discussions and lectures ■The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at American University will present a talk by New York Times reporter Peter Baker about how the American presidency has changed over the past two decades. 10 to 11:50 a.m. Free. Abramson Family Recital Hall, Katzen Arts Center, American University, 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW. 202-895-4860. ■Patricia Bitondo will discuss her experiences traveling and working with her husband in newly independent African countries. Luncheon at 12:15 p.m.; program at 1 p.m. $10 to $30. Woman’s National Democratic Club, 1526 New Hampshire Ave. NW. 202-232-7363. ■Education policy expert Andy Smarick will discuss his book “The Urban School System of the Future: Applying the Principles and Lessons of Chartering.� 3 to 6 p.m. Free. Cullen Room, Busboys and Poets, 1025 5th St. NW. 202-789-2227. ■George Washington University professor Amitai Etzioni will discuss his book “Hot Spots: American Foreign Policy in a Post-Human Rights World.� 4 to 5:30 p.m. Free. Lindner Family Commons, Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University, 1957 E St. NW. go.gwu.edu/HotSpots. ■Dermatologist Eric Finzi will discuss his book “The Face of Emotion: How Botox Affects Our Moods and Relationships.� 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919. Films ■The Georgetown Library will screen Roberto Benigni’s 1997 film “Life is Beautiful� as part of its January film series. 6 p.m. Free. Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. 202-727-0232. ■The Popular Film Series will present Genndy Tartakovsky’s 2012 animated film “Hotel Transylvania.� 6 p.m. Free. Room A-5, Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. 202-727-0321. Performances ■Artist Andrea Fraser will perform “Men on the Line, KPFK, 1972,� a reenactment of a 1970s radio broadcast of four men discussing the feminist movement. 7 p.m. $6 to $18. Corcoran Gallery of Art, 500 17th St. NW. 202-639-1700. ■The Falun Dafa Organization of Washington, D.C., will present classical Chinese music and dance in “Shen Yun

2013: Reviving 5,000 Years of Civilization.� 7:30 p.m. $50 to $250. Opera House, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. The performance will repeat Wednesday through Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday at 1:30 p.m. ■Georgetown University will host a staged reading of “Ulysses on Bottles,� based on the Gilad Evron novel. 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. $10. Davis Performing Arts Center, Georgetown University, 37th and O streets NW. 202-687-3838. Wednesday, Jan. 30

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“Andrei Molodkin: Crude” articulates the space between people’s peaceful, democratic aspirations and the unending conflicts perpetuated by oil politics. “Andrea Way: Retrospective 1982-2012” highlights an influential artist whose career began in D.C. An exhibit of large-scale figurative paintings by Susan Yanero delves into the dark aesthetic of the artist, who lives in the 16th Street Heights neighborhood. “The Fellows Converge: The Obstructions” spotlights the 2012 Hamiltonian Fellows: Amy Boone-McCreesh, Milana Braslavsky, Billy Friebele, Leonora Howell, Annette Isham, Matthew Mann, Joshua Wade Smith, Timothy Thompson and Jerry Truong. An artists’ reception will take place Saturday from 6 to 9 p.m. Located in the Katzen Arts Center at 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW, the museum is open Tuesday through Sunday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. 202-885-1300. ■ “Sandy’s Stories: An Epilogue of Hurricane Sandy,” a group show of artwork about the storm’s aftereffects, opened Sunday at

George Washington University’s Gallery 102, where it will continue through Feb. 1. An opening reception will take place today from 6 to 7 p.m. Located at 801 22nd St. NW, the gallery is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. thegallery102@gmail.com. ■ “Imagining Our Future Together,” presenting works by the winners of a competition to imagine a vision for South Asia, opened yesterday at the World Bank Main Complex Building and will continue through Feb. 13. Located at 1818 H St. NW, the building is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. 202-458-7320. ■ “Sapiosexual,” a multi-part exhibit that features works by Jeremy Flick, Ian Jehle and Brandon Morse, opened last week at Studio 1469 and will continue through Feb. 2. A closing event will take place Feb. 2 from 6 to 8 p.m. Located at 1469 Harvard St. NW, rear, the gallery is open Friday from noon to 6 p.m. and Saturday from 3 to 6 p.m. 202-518-0804. ■ The Korean Cultural Center at the Embassy of the Republic of Korea recently

Paul Signac’s 1910 painting “Eucalyptus Trees at Antibes” is part of the National Gallery of Art’s new exhibition. opened an exhibit of Korean fashion. On view through Jan. 31, the show presents 50 hanbok creations by 22 Korean designers. Located at 2370 Massachusetts Ave. NW, the center is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to noon and from 1:30 to 5:30 p.m. koreaculturedc.org.

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But several Watergate residents spoke at the meeting to say it was essential to help the hotel win approval for the outdoor spots. Euro Capital purchased the Watergate Hotel for $41 million in 2010, according to property records,

after it had been vacant since 2007. The firm received zoning approval early last year to renovate the hotel, most notably to increase the room count from 237 to 355 — a necessary move, the firm said, to sustain amenities at the site.

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Engineering and Environmental Design standards, according to Fidler. The project was first reported last week by the Washington Business Journal. Fidler said it was too early to speculate on the rents for the apartment building, but that it will be “quite competitive” with other buildings in the area. Most units will be between 650 and 850 square feet, he said, and the building will be designed to be “upscale.” “We’re very excited by the location and the opportunity,” he said. “In particular, the market is drum-tight, and this represents an affordable upper-Georgetown address to us.” Unlike many new large apartment projects in the District, the 2251 Wisconsin apartments won’t include

affordable housing. The site is located within a special overlay because of its proximity to the observatory, allowing an exception to the typical “inclusionary zoning” rule that requires 8 to 10 percent of space in new buildings to be priced below market rate, according to D.C. Department of Housing and Community Development spokesperson Tim Wilson. The D.C. Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs is reviewing a foundation permit submitted Dec. 21, according to agency spokesperson Helder Gil. Jackie Blumenthal, a Glover Park advisory neighborhood commissioner whose single-member district includes the site, said she hopes to meet with the developers — ideally during a public meeting — to learn more about the project. She declined to share impressions of the plans before such a meeting.

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erty from the agency. On Dec. 18, current owner Paul Simkin was told that the Park Service had canceled his lease, and was instructed to vacate his business by Jan. 31. Park Service director Jon Jarvis announced on Dec. 24 that the eviction would be put on hold until he had a chance to review the case. The Park Service completed its review, and rescinded the eviction notice — but then told Simkin’s attorney, Charles Camp, that the Jack’s lease would be terminated when the agency grants a new concession contract. “There’s no legal difference between terminating the lease and evicting somebody,” Camp argued. Simkin will be permitted to compete for the concession contract, though he said earlier this month that he doubts he would win it, given his recent troubles with the Park Service. Camp said he is prepared to enter litigation if the Park Service does not withdraw the Request for Qualifications. “My client’s not going to leave without a court order,” he said. Furthermore, Camp contends that the property does not actually belong to the Park Service at all, a claim first reported by the City Paper. The D.C. Council resolution in 1985 that transferred jurisdiction of certain waterfront property — including Jack’s — to the Park Service contains a clause that would revert the land back to the District in the event of an amendment or deed cancellation, Camp said. He pointed to amendments to the resolution — one in 2000, and another in 2005 — that he believes reverted the property back to D.C. jurisdiction years ago. “I very much hope that the National Park Service will come to its senses and realize it could lose jurisdiction over the entire

Georgetown waterfront,” Camp said. “They’re poking the ant pile, and the ant pile’s really big. They could find themselves in a very embarrassing position.” Camp argued that his client’s lease is with the city, so he and Simkin should be negotiating with District representatives, not park officials. Simkin took his case to Ward 2 D.C. Council member Jack Evans, who has since been in contact with numerous other city officials. Representatives of Mayor Vincent Gray’s office have reached out to the head of the Park Service, Evans said. And Evans has asked D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton to contact U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar to look into the issue. D.C. Attorney General Irvin Nathan’s office is also reviewing Camp’s assertions that the waterfront property belongs to the city, Evans said. But while Evans said officials are “moving along on a lot of fronts,” he added that “clearly we’re not going to be successful to get the Park Service to stop” soliciting outside bids for the rental facility. According to Park Service spokesperson Jennifer Mummart, the agency is looking into the jurisdiction issue, but is confident the Georgetown waterfront properties still fall under its purview. “We believe we have full jurisdiction over the area,” Mummart said, though she added that the agency will “consider any concerns the District has about this. … To date we haven’t heard anything from D.C.” The 1985 D.C. Council resolution also included a clause stating that the Park Service is responsible for maintaining and repairing wharves and piers on the transferred land, according to Camp. Simkin has asked the Park Service for help maintaining Jack’s Boathouse in the past, Camp said,

but had been told by representatives that upkeep was his responsibility. In recent years, Simkin has spent hundreds of thousands of his own money to renovate and keep up the facilities, including installing a dock he paid for himself. Mummart confirmed the Park Service is looking into these claims, but said to her knowledge, there were no piers on the property at the time of the resolution in 1985. Complications between Jack’s Boathouse and the National Park Service came to a head in December, when the Park Service determined that Simkin did not technically have a lease with the agency. Simkin took over Jack’s Boathouse after his business partner — the son of the original owner — died about four years ago, but the lease did not automatically transfer in name over to Simkin, according to the Park Service. Because the lease was never formally transferred to Simkin, Mummart said, opening a competitive process to award a concession contract was necessary — and consistent with how the Park Service does business with vendors across the country. “The Request for Qualifications that’s posted now brings fairness and transparency to the opportunity to offer these services in Rock Creek Park and ensures the park’s care for future paddlers,” Rock Creek Park superintendent Tara Morrison wrote in a statement. The bids will be reviewed by a panel of Park Service officials from different departments and regions of the country, according to Mummart. But Camp said he believes Jack’s Boathouse can drum up enough support across the District to stave off the Park Service. “The city is 100 percent behind my client, and they have a lot of options to prevent this,” Camp said. “They want my client to stay.”

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