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Vol. XXIII, No. 32

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D.C. assessments jump 8.3 percent

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■ Home values: Petworth,

Shaw see particular growth By KATIE PEARCE Current Staff Writer

Home values are on the rise throughout the city, with notable surges in gentrifying neighborhoods like Petworth, Brookland and Trinidad. According to the proposed fiscal

year 2015 tax assessments released this week, residential property values have increased by an 8.33 percent average from last year across the city’s 73 assessment neighborhoods. While established D.C. neighborhoods are holding steady with mild increases, home values have spiked by more than 10 percent in a dozen areas. In Northwest, values in neighborhoods surrounding Columbia Heights and Shaw are rising most

sharply. Commercial properties have also increased in value across the city, by an average of 12.59 percent. The assessments, prepared annually for every D.C. property, are based on recent sales figures. The city’s Office of Tax and Revenue has now begun the process of mailing out assessment notices to property owners, with new assessed tax values going into effect in March 2015. See Assessments/Page 33

City revises Guy Mason playground plan By GEORGE AlTSHUlER Current Correspondent

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Icy conditions couldn’t halt the annual pancake race at the Washington National Cathedral. Competitors raced down the nave hoping to claim the prestigious Golden Skillet Tuesday.

The D.C. Department of Parks and Recreation has revised its plans to overhaul the playground at Guy Mason Recreation Center in response to community feedback. The agency is preparing to spend $1.5 million on upgrades to the 3600 Calvert St. facility as part of its citywide “Play DC” initiative. Construction is scheduled to begin in early summer after the 25th annual Glover Park Day takes place on June 6. But some concerns arose at a Dec. 18 presentation on the proposed renovation. “They came into the first meeting ready to act, but they didn’t know the history of the park,” said David Messineo, president of the Friends of Guy Mason group. In 2008, more than 100 volunteers built equipment at the playground to honor Lyles Parachini, a local boy who See Playground/Page 7

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Revised plans to redo the Guy Mason playground in Glover Park retain more of the existing equipment at the request of many neighbors.

Area groups aim to help D.C.’s homeless seniors

At-large hopeful Rubio seeks after-school mentor program

By DEIRDRE BANNON

By GRAHAM VYSE

the master’s degree in real estate he started at Georgetown University. But in an interview yesterday, For a single 27-year-old, Pedro Rubio didn’t want to talk about any of those commitments. He Rubio has more than his wanted to talk about the 10 share of responsibilities. hours a month he spends He’s an at-large D.C. with a 6-year-old boy from Council candidate, a board Randle Highlands — a member of the DC Latino first-grader he works with Caucus and a federal govthrough the Southeast ernment contractor who White House Mentoring works with the Department Program. of Defense on procure- Rubio As an at-large candiment. He shares a Brightwood town house with his sister, date, Rubio is pitching a $5 million where he helps raise her two young plan to fund 83 after-school mentorchildren, and he still plans to finish See Rubio/Page 14 Current Staff Writer

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John Hines had a job from the time he was 13 years old, when he started working for his uncle’s trash removal business on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. He labored on farms, worked at a gas station and plowed roads for the state — whatever it took. And for 28 years, he worked for the Maryland Department of Transportation. “Sometimes I think about how many times I’d driven up and down the roads and saw homeless people living on the streets,” said Hines. “I never gave it a second thought that it could be me one day.” But one day it would be. Chronic illnesses including hypertension and kidney disease put him on disability in 2000, and by 2009, when he was 61, mounting medical bills, increasing housing costs and a decrease in disabil-

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John Hines was living out of his car when the Friendship Place group helped him find a home.

ity benefits forced him to give up his home and live in his car, which he would often park overnight in the District or Maryland. Hines had family and friends he could have stayed with, and sometimes he did, but mostly he didn’t want to tell people what was going on. See Homeless/Page 16

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Gray wins straw polls after spirited debate at two Democratic caucuses By GRAHAM VYSE Current Staff Writer

Mayor Vincent Gray won overwhelming victories in two mayoral campaign straw polls this past Saturday, securing re-election endorsements from the Latino Democratic Caucus and the Asian American & Pacific Islanders Democratic Caucus. “I’m absolutely exhilarated,� the mayor said after the votes. “I’m thrilled.� Gray received 85 percent of the vote from the Latino group and 66 percent from the

Asian and Pacific Islander organization. The straw polls were held at a candidates forum hosted by the two caucuses at the Josephine Butler Parks Center in Meridian Hill — an opportunity for mayoral hopefuls to address issues facing immigrants and non-English speakers in the District. The event was packed primarily with supporters of Gray, but they didn’t deter his challengers from going on the offensive. D.C. Council members Muriel Bowser (Ward 4) and Tommy Wells (Ward 6) both condemned the mayor for his proposal two

years ago to cut hospital insurance coverage for undocumented immigrants through the D.C. Healthcare Alliance. “I’m glad the council stood up and said no to that,� said Bowser, who has ranked in polls as the mayor’s top challenger. On the subject of law enforcement and accusations of racial and ethnic profiling, rapper Carlos Allen said police officers should be equipped with on-body video cameras to verify their interactions with the people they stop. “Mr. Allen is exactly right,� Wells chimed

in. The council member suggested that the District follow the example of Los Angeles, which is currently piloting an on-body camera program for its own police force. For his part, Ward 2 Council member Jack Evans said he would increase the number of police officers in D.C. to 4,000 or 5,000, but also boost sensitivity training. Busboys and Poets owner Andy Shallal echoed that call. “Without cultural competency, there cannot be good policing. When I hear the chief of police saying that she’s colorblind, I’m conSee Mayoral/Page 33

New plans for Dupont manse win approval By BRADY HOLT Current Staff Writer

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Plans for seven stories of tiny apartments behind Dupont Circle’s Patterson Mansion won unanimous approval Thursday from the D.C. Historic Preservation Review Board. Developer SB-Urban is planning to build 69 “micro units,� roughly 350 square feet each, on the site of the Patterson Mansion’s 1950s ballroom at the corner of Dupont’s central traffic circle and P Street. An additional 23 units would be within the mansion itself, and a two-story connection would be constructed between the two structures. The main area of the mansion — its second story — would be largely preserved as community space for the buildings’ residents. No parking would be provided. The narrow seven-story addition would stand 69.5 feet tall, with the top story set back so as to not overwhelm the 57.5-foot Patterson Mansion, which dates to the early 20th century. The preservation board rejected similar plans for a boutique hotel on the site last fall, saying the addition sought in that case would sit too close to the mansion. At last week’s hearing, board members were enthusiastic about the new plans. “This seems to be a very good solution to a problem that keeps coming back and back and back,� said board member Nancy Metzger. “I will be very jealous of the tenants who get to use these fabulous spaces every day.� “I think this is a good, solid proposal, a good addition to arguably one of the more important historic assets we have in the city,� added member Andrew Aurbach. Although it has cleared the historic preservation hurdle, the Patterson project still needs Board of Zoning Adjustment approval for its lack of parking and for the placement of its courtyards and rooftop mechanical equipment. Twenty-three parking spaces are required under the zoning code for See Patterson/Page 33

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City plans block-by-block walk to identify key issues for District seniors By GEORGE ALTSHULER Current Correspondent

This spring, volunteers will comb every block of the District, inspecting sidewalks, counting down seconds on pedestrian walk signals and mapping locations of pharmacies. They will be part of the District’s inaugural Block-by-Block Walk, a municipal effort to identify problems and resources for residents 60 and older. Volunteers will gather data for a

strategic plan and report immediate problems using the 311 system. They’ll set out in small groups between March 20 and April 15. The walk will be entirely funded by the city. It’s part of the interagency “Age-Friendly DC� initiative, which aims to bring Washington into accord with the World Health Organization’s standards for “age-friendly� cities by 2017. “The World Health Organization recognized that we need to be ready for changes in

our population,� said Age-Friendly DC coordinator Gail Kohn. “We’re going to have many more older people in every area of the world.� Kohn said that the walks will monitor everything from “low-hanging fruit� like sidewalk cracks to strategic issues like where to build more grocery stores. “Whatever is better for old people is better for everyone,� she said. Keeping older residents in the city, or attracting new ones, also serves another goal:

It helps the local economy. Bill McLeod, executive director of the Historic Dupont Circle Main Streets business and neighborhood group, echoed the importance of making the District and its businesses more appealing to people over 60. “People are aging in place or moving back to cities and downsizing,� he said. “This is the trend that is going to support business in the future, and we need to be ready for it.� See Walk/Page 7

The week ahead Wednesday, March 5

The D.C. State Board of Education will hold a working session at 4:30 p.m. in Room 842, One Judiciary Square, 441 4th St. NW. The agenda will include briefings on feeder patterns and boundary revisions, the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers, test integrity and revisions to Local Education Authority Report Cards.

Thursday, March 6

The D.C. Historic Preservation Review Board will meet at 9 a.m. in Room 220 South, One Judiciary Square, 441 4th St. NW. Items on the agenda include deliberation on the proposed designation of the Meridian Hill Historic District and consideration of modifications to a proposed residential addition at the Washington Hilton, 1919 Connecticut Ave. NW. â– The U.S. Department of State will hold a public hearing on its draft environmental impact statement for the Foreign Missions Center Master Plan for the former Walter Reed Army Medical Center campus. The meeting will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. at Tifereth Israel Congregation, 7701 16th St. NW.

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The D.C. Office of Planning will hold an open house to provide an opportunity for residents to discuss the draft proposed changes to the District’s existing zoning ordinance with the agency’s staff. The event will be held at the agency’s offices from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Suite E650, 1100 4th St. SW.

Saturday, March 8

Advisory Neighborhood Commission 3F’s Van Ness Vision Committee will hold a Windom Place-Connecticut Avenue Community Hub Dream and Design Workshop from 9 a.m. to noon at the WAMU office building, 4401 Connecticut Ave. NW. Renowned architect Travis Price will lead the event. Reservations are required; contact berlin@mgberlin.com for details on how to register. ■Ward 3 D.C. Council member Mary Cheh will hold a “Chat With Cheh� event from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Guy Mason Recreation Center, 3600 Calvert St. NW. The District’s new chief financial officer, Jeff DeWitt, will join Cheh.

Monday, March 10

The Dupont Circle advisory neighborhood commission and the Golden Triangle Business Improvemnent District will hold a public safety meeting in response to recent violence in the area south of Dupont Circle and other nightlife areas. The meeting will be held at 7 p.m. at the Embassy Row Hotel, 2015 Massachusetts Ave. NW.

Tuesday, March 11

The D.C. Office of Planning will hold an open house to provide an opportunity for residents to discuss the draft proposed changes to the District’s existing zoning ordinance with the agency’s staff. The event will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. at the Petworth Library, 4200 Kansas Ave. NW. ■The Ward 3 Democratic Committee will hold a forum for Democratic at-large D.C. Council candidates. The forum will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Methodist Home of D.C., 4901 Connecticut Ave. NW. ■Mayor Vincent Gray will deliver the 2014 State of the District Address at 7 p.m. at Kelly Miller Middle School, 301 49th St. NE (rescheduled due to inclement weather). ■The Brightwood Community Association will hold its monthly meeting from 7 to 9 p.m. at St. John United Baptist Church, 6343 13th St. NW. Agenda items include a presentation and food from Whole Foods Market, brief discussion on grocery store options as part of the Walter Reed Army Medical Center redevelopment, and an update from the Safeway Consumer Advisory Group.

Wednesday, March 12

The Woman’s National Democratic Club, the Dupont Circle Citizens Association and the Logan Circle Community Association will hold a forum for candidates on the Democratic primary ballot for at-large D.C. Council member, shadow senator, national committeeman and national committeewoman. The meeting will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Woman’s National Democratic Club, 1526 New Hampshire Ave. NW. ■Iona Senior Services, the Methodist Home of D.C. and Sunrise Assisted Living will hold a meeting about Connecticut Avenue crosswalks with no traffic signals. The meeting will be held from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Methodist Home of D.C., 4901 Connecticut Ave. NW.

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District Digest Police investigating Petworth homicide

A Northwest man was fatally shot in Petworth early Saturday morning, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. Fourth District officers respond-

ed to 9th and Decatur streets at about 3 a.m. March 1 and found 51-year-old Billy Andre Harris suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. Harris was transported to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The police department offers a

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President proposes budget autonomy

President Barack Obama’s 2015 budget would grant budget and legislative autonomy to the District, Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton announced yesterday in a news release. Language in the bill would allow D.C. officials to spend the city’s local funds without congressional approval, and it would eliminate congressional review of legislation passed by the D.C. Council. “This is the best news in a president’s budget for D.C. funding in several years and for D.C. policy ever,� Norton said in the release. “Residents will be cheered to see the President’s statutory language for both budget and legislative autonomy.� Norton also applauded the budget’s inclusion of funds for local people and projects: $40 million for tuition assistance for students; more than $323 million for work at the

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Department of Homeland Security headquarters in Ward 8; $20 million for public schools; $20 million for public charter schools; $5 million for HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment; $16 million for stormwater system improvements; and $150 million for capital safety improvements by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. Norton was disappointed, however, that the president changed the eligibility requirements for students seeking tuition assistance, dropping the annual threshold from $1 million to $450,000, and that funding for the Homeland Security site did not include money for the cityowned portion.

City to begin street sweeping after delay

The D.C. Department of Public Works’ annual street-sweeping program and related parking restrictions will resume Monday, March 10. Street sweeping was originally slated to begin March 3, but this week’s snowstorm forced department employees to focus on clearing the streets of snow, rather than debris. “The employees who drive the sweepers are the same employees who drive snow plows and until the streets are clear of snow, the sweepers will be ineffective,� read a news release from the agency. The agency ecourages drivers to use the extra week to become familiar with the street-sweeping locations and rules, which involve $45 tickets for motorists who don’t move their vehicles. For details, visit dpw.dc.gov.

21 schools win funds for garden projects Twenty-one D.C. schools won

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garden grants from the city’s Office of the State Superintendent of Education last week, collecting a total of nearly $300,000 to “facilitate garden-based learning and nutrition education,� according to a news release. The program, an initiative of the Healthy Schools Act, is in its third year. It awarded up to $15,000 apiece to fund new and existing school gardens and farm-to-school programs at schools including Capital City Public Charter School, Columbia Heights Educational Campus, DC Bilingual Public Charter School, E.L. Haynes Public Charter School, Harriet Tubman Elementary, H.D. Cooke Elementary, Horace Mann Elementary, John Eaton Elementary and Seaton Elementary.

Ward 3 residents arrange to buy solar

More than 30 Ward 3 households are adding solar panels to their homes via local nonprofit DC SUN (DC Solar United Neighborhoods). Residents can join the group — which is saving about 30 percent by buying in bulk — until the end of the month. The group sought bids from local installers, and then a selection committee reviewed the proposals and chose D.C.-based Solar Solution to do the work. A group of residents in Ward 4 chose the same company last year. “We had a great experience working alongside DC SUN last year,� said Atta Kiarash of Solar Solution. “We’re excited to also be the solar installer for the Ward 3 Neighborhood Bulk Purchase group.� DC SUN has facilitated six bulk solar purchases in the city over the past year. “Going solar as part of a group makes the process much easier to navigate,� said DC SUN president Anya Schoolman. “Participants can rely on each other throughout the process while saving money.� For more information, visit dcsun.org/bulkpurchases.

DC Health Link adds hours on Sundays

The DC Health Link call center has added Sunday hours during the final month of open enrollment season for health insurance before the March 31 deadline, according to a news release. The center, reached via 855-5325465, will be open Sundays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and then 8 a.m. to midnight on the final Sunday, March 30. Customer service representatives can answer questions, provide information and help with enrollment in insurance plans at dchealthlink.com.

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Principals outline key principles for success By GRAHAM VYSE Current Staff Writer

The principals of two high-achieving D.C. public schools reflected on their students’ successes at the D.C. State Board of Education’s Feb. 19 meeting, opining on what factors lead to academic achievement. The Board of Education heard testimony from Richard Trogisch of School Without Walls in Foggy Bottom and Harold Miles of Maya Angelou Public Charter School’s middle school campus in Capitol Heights. Both leaders run “reward schools� with high standardized test scores. Trogisch listed several key principles for success, including maintaining transparency in school decisionmaking and keeping high levels of trust between schools and families. He spoke of the constant need to collaborate with government agencies to ensure “the

basic needs of food and shelter� for all students. With regard to classroom instruction, he said the first priority is that teachers be truly engaged. “We want coaches in the classroom, not referees,� Trogisch said. “We can teach teachers to teach. We can’t teach them to care.� At the request of Ward 3 board member Laura Slover, Trogisch provided an in-depth description of how his high school approaches its senior project requirement. The Walls principal said this was an idea he brought with him from his time as a principal in Rhode Island, where the project was one of three prerequisites for receiving a diploma. Students choose a research question, write a 15-page paper graded by George Washington University faculty members, and ultimately make a formal presentation to a panel of judges. See Principals/Page 14

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Zoning board rejects Palisades dog boarding By BRADY HOLT Current Staff Writer

Plans to board up to six dogs at a Palisades grooming shop were nixed by the Board of Zoning Adjustment last week after residential neighbors said they feared noise and odor impacts. Diva Dogs is located at 4824 MacArthur Blvd. in a stretch of commercial row houses. But it backs to single-family homes on Reservoir Road, separated from those properties by a 16-foot-wide alley. “We are concerned that having a dog boarding establishment — a kennel, essentially — will really affect ‌ the quiet and peaceful enjoyment of our home, not just within the four walls of our home, but also on our deck ... and outside,â€? Reservoir Road resident Mary Rodriguez testified at a Dec. 18 hearing. It isn’t a problem that dogs

are on the site during the day, she said, but it could be unpleasant at night. Project architect David Mitchell argued that any impacts would be minimal. “The nature of the services is truly small-scale, or what I’d call boutique boarding,� he said in December. “This would normally be four, five, six maximum dogs in the building for boarding purposes, and as I say, this is far fewer than the number of dogs living on any particular block in the Palisades.� Zoning board members were divided on the noise issue. At the board’s Feb. 25 deliberations, Peter May praised commitments to soundproof the building, to board just a small number of dogs, and to keep dogs overnight only in the front of the building rather than in the space nearest to Reservoir Road. But the board members unanimously agreed that the establishment abuts residential property, a

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situation in which zoning laws prohibit dog boarding. Diva Dogs and the city zoning administrator contend that the business would not “abutâ€? the homes in the legal sense because of the alley. Zoning board chair Lloyd Jordan said that while zoning definitions may not be explicit, “if you look up in Webster’s Dictionary what abutting means ‌ it clearly abuts.â€? The Palisades/Foxhall advisory neighborhood commission also opposed the application. In an interview yesterday through a translator, Diva Dogs owner April Lee said she will offer to board customers’ dogs in her Virginia home instead of at her business, a plan that she said was OKed by her neighbors. But she also said she’d gotten 40 letters of support from Palisades residents who backed the idea of neighborhood dog boarding. “Every other neighbor, they agree with us, but there’s only one house that did

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Robbery ■ 900-999 block, F St.; 4:50 a.m. March 2 (with knife).

Assault with a dangerous weapon ■ 4300-4326 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 2:27 p.m. Feb. 25.

Motor vehicle theft ■ 700-799 block, 12th St.; 7:45 a.m. Feb. 24. ■ 9th and I streets; 9:30 a.m. March 2.

Burglary ■ 5100-5199 block, Belt Road; 3:10 p.m. Feb. 27. ■ 4400-4420 block, 47th St.; 6:27 p.m. March 2.

Theft from auto ■ 700-749 block, 10th St.; 9:26 a.m. Feb. 26. ■ 1200-1299 block, G St.; 3:56 p.m. Feb. 26. ■ H and 13th streets; 8:49 p.m. March 2.

Theft from auto ■ 4100-4199 block, Chesapeake St.; 7:13 a.m. Feb. 24. ■ 4400-4499 block, 42nd St.; 7:01 a.m. Feb. 27. ■ 4500-4599 block, Davenport St.; 7:33 a.m. Feb. 27. ■ 4400-4499 block, Burlington Place; 7:40 a.m. Feb. 27. ■ 4600-4699 block, Ellicott St.; 7:43 a.m. Feb. 27. ■ 4400-4499 block, Burlington Place; 9:10 a.m. Feb. 27. ■ 4300-4399 block, 40th St.; 8:47 a.m. Feb. 28. ■ 5200-5299 block, 43rd St.; 11:21 a.m. Feb. 28. ■ 4500-4599 block, Burlington Place; 11:29 a.m. March 1.

Theft ■ 1200-1299 block, G St.; 7:05 p.m. Feb. 25. ■ 600-699 block, 13th St.; 7:30 p.m. Feb. 26. ■ 1200-1299 block, G St.; 5:02 p.m. Feb. 27. ■ Constitution Avenue and 6th Street; 7 p.m. Feb. 27. ■ 1200-1299 block, New York Ave.; 7:07 p.m. Feb. 27. ■ 500-599 block, 14th St.; 2:25 p.m. Feb. 28. ■ 1100-1199 block, New York Ave.; 8:54 a.m. March 1.

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Robbery ■ 700-799 block, 6th St.; 3:17 a.m. Feb. 26 (with gun). ■ F and 9th streets; 8:30 p.m. March 2. Assault with a dangerous weapon ■ 600-699 block, H St.; 4:16 a.m. Feb. 24 (with knife). ■ 1000-1003 block, 7th St.; 2:15 a.m. March 2 (with knife). Theft from auto ■ 700-799 block, 6th St.; 4:31 a.m. Feb. 27. ■ 703-799 block, 9th St.; 8:19 p.m. Feb. 28. ■ 900-902 block, 6th St.; 6:21 p.m. March 1. ■ 1000-1099 block, 4th St.; 11:18 a.m. March 2. Theft ■ 700-799 block, 7th St.; 1 a.m. Feb. 24. ■ 500-599 block, 7th St.; 3:20 p.m. Feb. 24. ■ 700-799 block, 6th St.; 6:34 p.m. Feb. 25. ■ 400-457 block, Massachusetts Ave.; 4 p.m. Feb. 26. ■ 700-799 block, 7th St.; 12:59 a.m. Feb. 27. ■ 400-457 block, Massachusetts Ave.; 12:10 p.m. March 1.

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Theft ■ 6900-6999 block, Greenvale

Theft ■ 4530-4599 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 4:21 p.m. Feb. 26. ■ 5300-5399 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 5:27 p.m. Feb. 27. ■ 3800-3899 block, Van Ness St.; 9:30 a.m. Feb. 28. ■ 4100-4151 block, Brandywine St.; 3:15 p.m. Feb. 28.

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Burglary ■ 3319-3499 block, Connecticut Ave.; 2:20 p.m. Feb. 26. ■ 3319-3499 block, Connecticut Ave.; 3:32 p.m. Feb. 26. Theft ■ 4707-4799 block, Connecticut Ave.; 6 p.m. Feb. 24. ■ 4800-4899 block, 36th St.; 5 p.m. March 1.

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Robbery ■ 2600-2699 block, Woodley Place; 4:55 a.m. March 1. ■ 2301-2499 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 1:31 p.m. March 1. Motor vehicle theft ■ 3400-3410 block, Garfield St.; 11:55 a.m. Feb. 27. ■ 2900-2999 block, Bellevue Terrace; 8:18 p.m. Feb. 28. Theft from auto ■ 3400-3410 block, Garfield St.; 8:56 p.m. Feb. 25. ■ 3800-3819 block, Beecher St.; 6 p.m. Feb. 27. ■ 3200-3212 block, Wisconsin

Ave.; 11:57 p.m. March 1. ■ 2600-2699 block, Woodley Road; 2:57 a.m. March 2. ■ 3300-3399 block, Cathedral Ave.; 8:30 a.m. March 2. ■ 3300-3399 block, Cathedral Ave.; 9:42 p.m. March 2. Theft ■ 2600-2649 block, Connecticut Ave.; 7:14 p.m. March 1.

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Burglary ■ 3000-3099 block, 43rd St.; 8:46 p.m. Feb. 27. Theft from auto ■ 2600-3199 block, Chain Bridge Road; 12:24 p.m. Feb. 24. ■ 4300-4399 block, Cathedral Ave.; 4:01 p.m. Feb. 26.

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Robbery ■ 3400-3499 block, Reservoir Road; 11:04 p.m. Feb. 26 (with gun).

■ 1100-1199 block, Vermont Ave.; 11:39 a.m. Feb. 27. ■ 1718-1799 block, L St.; 7:15 p.m. Feb. 27. ■ 600-699 block, 15th St.; 9:19 p.m. Feb. 27. ■ 600-699 block, 23rd St.; 1:50 a.m. Feb. 28. ■ 1420-1499 block, L St.; 9:35 a.m. Feb. 28. ■ 800-899 block, 17th St.; 8:56 p.m. March 2.

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Robbery ■ 1600-1622 block, 19th St.; 1:30 a.m. March 1. Theft from auto ■ 1700-1799 block, Church St.; 10:01 a.m. Feb. 25. ■ 1500-1599 block, P St.; 9:40 p.m. Feb. 25. ■ 1600-1618 block, 17th St.; 11:30 p.m. Feb. 28. ■ N and 19th streets; 3:18 a.m. March 1.

Theft ■ 1300-1399 block, 33rd St.; 11:08 a.m. Feb. 24. ■ 1900-1999 block, 35th St.; 2:08 p.m. Feb. 24. ■ 2600-2799 block, M St.; 11:58 p.m. Feb. 25. ■ 1224-1299 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 1:01 p.m. Feb. 26. ■ 3200-3275 block, M St.; 7:33 p.m. Feb. 26. ■ 3200-3275 block, M St.; 9 p.m. Feb. 27.

Theft ■ 1800-1899 block, S St.; 9:06 a.m. Feb. 24. ■ 1700-1799 block, Connecticut Ave.; 10:46 a.m. Feb. 24. ■ 1400-1499 block, Rhode Island Ave.; 1:37 p.m. Feb. 24. ■ 1350-1399 block, 17th St.; 9:41 a.m. Feb. 25. ■ 1300-1699 block, Connecticut Ave.; 1:25 p.m. Feb. 25. ■ 11-15 block, Dupont Circle; 11:51 a.m. Feb. 26. ■ 1400-1499 block, Rhode Island Ave.; 4:30 p.m. Feb. 26. ■ 1700-1799 block, N St.; 11:09 p.m. Feb. 27. ■ 1900-1999 block, R St.; 3:36 p.m. Feb. 28. ■ 2000-2099 block, M St.; 5:05 p.m. March 1. ■ 1518-1599 block, 17th St.; 8:42 p.m. March 1. ■ 1500-1599 block, New Hampshire Ave.; 11:10 p.m. March 1.

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Assault with a dangerous weapon ■ 2100-2499 block, K St.; 4 p.m. Feb. 27 (with knife).

Robbery ■ 1700-1780 block, U St.; 2 a.m. Feb 25.

Assault with a dangerous weapon ■ 3200-3965 block, Prospect St.; 1:01 p.m. March 1. Theft from auto ■ 2800-2899 block, Dumbarton St.; 11 a.m. Feb. 28.

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Theft from auto ■ 1100-1129 block, Connecticut Ave.; 5 p.m. Feb. 24. Theft ■ 1900-1999 block, L St.; 1:30 p.m. Feb. 24. ■ 1900-1999 block, K St.; 2:30 p.m. Feb. 24. ■ 1100-1199 block, 19th St.; 4 p.m. Feb. 24. ■ 1600-1699 block, K St.; 4:01 p.m. Feb. 24. ■ 1100-1129 block, Connecticut Ave.; 5:50 p.m. Feb. 24. ■ K and 15th streets; 6:45 p.m. Feb. 24. ■ 1400-1433 block, K St.; 9:37 p.m. Feb. 24. ■ 800-899 block, 17th St.; 10:47 a.m. Feb. 27.

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Burglary ■ 1900-1926 block, 16th St.; 5:37 p.m. Feb. 26. ■ 1700-1720 block, 14th St.; 7:13 p.m. Feb. 28. Motor vehicle theft ■ 2100-2199 block, New Hampshire Ave.; 3 p.m. March 1. Theft from auto ■ 1600-1699 block, Q St.; 3 p.m. Feb. 28. ■ 1620-1699 block, 16th St.; 10:43 a.m. March 2. Theft ■ 1800-1823 block, 14th St.; 4:41 p.m. Feb. 27. ■ 1600-1699 block, U St.; 12:01 a.m. March 1.

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Church’s plans bring questions in Dupont Brian Kapur/The Current

Plans for the St. Thomas site include a new church and residential buildings.

“We don’t need any more apartments,” said Paul Riley, winning applause from other neighbors who packed the meeting. A longtime resident who lives across the church, Riley said he understands the needs of the parish (especially after he and his wife witnessed the 1970 fire); however, he believes the current land deal alters the character of the church. The development can proceed as a “matter of right” under city zoning rules, but the project will require design approval by the D.C. Historic Preservation Review Board since the property falls within a historic district. According to the development team, costs have yet to be determined as both parties are finalizing the land sale. The Church Street property is valued at just over $8.57 million, according to the D.C. Office of Tax and Revenue. The new church building will be constructed on the site of the original church and a small open park. Community members Wednesday also lamented the loss of this green space. Kevin Riegler of the development company tried to assure residents that this undertaking will be smallscale construction, particularly when compared to massive projects taking place in other parts of the city like the Navy Yard. “But it’s our neighborhood,” Richardson shot back. At the same meeting, St. Thomas’ Rev. Nancy Lee Jose said she was “shocked” by the reception to the project, explaining the church’s need to expand to See Church/Page 14

WALK: Age-Friendly DC to review each city block During the walk, teams of a few people will survey each of the city’s single-member districts, organized according to advisory neighborhood commission. Kohn believes that both longtime District residents and people who are new to their communities will enjoy participating. “I think it’s always fun to be engaged in something that’s as granular and down to the grass roots as walking around your own neighborhood,” she said. Kohn especially hopes the event will draw three types of volunteers: “techy” people such as university students; veterans; and those over 60 themselves. About 125 people have signed up so far on the Age-Friendly DC website, but Kohn is confident the initiative will meet its goal of recruiting 3,000 volunteers. Currently she’s reaching out to veterans groups, the AARP, local universities and advisory neighborhood commissions. Mills Wallace is a second-year Master’s in Public Health student at George Washington University who will participate in the Block-byBlock Walk as part of a class. She

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St. Thomas Parish’s latest attempt at building a new church received the blessing of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington, but many neighbors aren’t thrilled about the proposal for new residential units. The 123-year-old parish in Dupont Circle has pursued several plans to build a new church since the original Gothic structure was destroyed in a 1970 fire. The parish came close five years ago, but that endeavor became too costly. Eventually, to offset the costs of a new space for the growing congregation, church officials opted to sell parts of the church’s nearly half-acre property to local residential developer CAS Riegler. “It’s not a make-money proposition. It’s to use the equity to help fund building the church,” said Michael Foster of MFTA Architecture at an initial public meeting on the project last Wednesday. The event was hosted by Dupont Circle advisory neighborhood commissioner Leo Dwyer, who represents the church site and the immediate neighbors. The new church building at 18th and Church streets is expected to have a “green” four-level structure to include a worship space, a meeting hall, elevators and a rooftop terrace. Detailed plans aren’t yet available for the residential component, though the basic scheme was described in a request for proposals released last September. The project envisions a new building at 1772 Church St. with up to 52 housing units and an underground 45-space parking garage for both the church and the residences. The development team hasn’t yet decided whether the residential units will be condominiums or rental apartments. The request also listed two abutting lots on P Street that are also zoned for residential use. Several residents, fed up with the area’s construction boom, are leery that the church is in cahoots with a residential developer. “It’s an unholy alliance,” said Douglas Richardson at the Wednesday meeting.

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said that as a public health student it’s “really good” to see residents engaged in their own neighborhoods. “I think that sometimes the perception is that neighbors aren’t as involved in people’s lives as they used to be,” Mills said, adding that her personal interest lies in helping people advocate for themselves. “Having neighbors out assessing their own neighborhood gives them a common ground to push for change.” Once the volunteers submit information, a mayorally appointed task force composed of city officials and nonprofit, business and community leaders will analyze the data and make recommendations by July. Kohn said Age-Friendly DC plans to organize the walk every year in order to “make comparisons” and better prepare the city for the goal of earning the “age-friendly” certification from the World Health Organization by 2017. The international program includes a network of 115 member cities in 20 countries, which share best practices and technical support. Other locales including New York City have done block-by-block walks, but Kohn said that as far as

she knows, the District is the first to organize a walk that covers an entire city. In addition to the concrete changes that will come out of the walk, Kohn said the Age-Friendly DC initiative also aims to ensure that people older than 60 have a voice in the city’s direction. For example, the term “agefriendly” could become more common in policies and planning. (Kohn pointed to a recent example of Ward 7 D.C. Council member Yvette Alexander using the phrase to ask about the attributes of another program.) McLeod, the director of the Dupont Circle business and neighborhood group, also emphasized the importance of changing attitudes as the city ages. “Businesses need to be ready for this new demographic. That may mean adding an early-bird special or training to make sure everyone is treated equally,” said McLeod. “This trend is coming, and it’s going to be huge.” For more information about AgeFriendly DC’s Block-by-Block Walk, visit agefriendly.dc.gov/page/ get-involved.

had died of leukemia. A memorial tree, a small play house and a sandbox were important parts of the project to honor Parachini, and Messineo said that these features weren’t preserved in the original design, but will be in the final one. Messineo and Lucie Leblois, president of the Guy Mason Cooperative Play Program, both noted that there isn’t currently a good entrance into the park on Wisconsin Avenue for people with strollers. Leblois said that in response to public comments, the new design will include a ramp that will resolve the issue. She echoed Messineo’s view that the Department of Parks and Recreation responded well to people’s concerns and brought better proposals to the second public meeting, held on Feb. 8. “We love the playground, and a lot of people went into the first meeting very apprehensive about change,” she said. “Overall we were pleasantly surprised by what happened in the second meeting. They really listened.” Some residents were also concerned that the original design didn’t use the park’s natural features well enough, according to Messineo. But he said that the parks department

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team, which attended the last Friends of Guy Mason monthly meeting, also incorporated this critique into the new design by planning to build slides on the park’s hills. Guy Mason is one of eight playgrounds being renovated in the 2014 fiscal year as part of the Play DC program, after 32 others were done in 2013, according to parks department spokesperson John Stokes. Guy Mason was selected based on a scorecard that includes the age of the park, the park’s proximity to other playgrounds and the needs of the community, Stokes said. Before renovating a playground, the agency always holds community meetings and works to adapt its designs to the needs of the neighborhood, he said. “If you go around the city, you’ll see that there are unique playgrounds based on what the citizens choose,” said Stokes. Stokes said a survey the parks agency sent out to the community about the Guy Mason playground drew one of the largest participation totals the department has seen. “I was pleasantly surprised by how many people were engaged in the process,” Leblois said. “This reinforces what kind of a community Glover Park is generally.” The agency will unveil a final design for the playground at a public meeting at the Guy Mason Recreation Center at 6:30 p.m. March 12.

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For D.C. mayor

As next month’s Democratic primary for D.C. mayor approaches, we — like many, no doubt — are assessing the state of the city. Our schools are improving, but there’s still serious work to do. More than 29,000 residents are unemployed, and most of them lack high school degrees. And in recent years two D.C. Council members have resigned due to corruption or fraud. With all this in mind, we assessed the candidates on the April 1 ballot, also considering whether they have the management skills to run a large bureaucracy. We found three to be most worthy of consideration: Council members Muriel Bowser and Jack Evans, and incumbent Vincent Gray. Businessman/musician Carlos Allen and former State Department official Reta Jo Lewis don’t demonstrate the grasp on the issues that we would demand of our mayor, though Ms. Lewis has strong government experience. Restaurateur Andy Shallal has a firm handle on the nuances of local concerns, and he certainly has management experience. But we question some of his positions, including his strong support for failed legislation that would have raised the minimum wage for certain large retailers. Walmart had threatened to cancel plans for new stores in the city should the bill become law, eliminating thousands of new jobs. At-large Council member Vincent Orange heads the committee that sent this bill to the full council for consideration, and the version he backed would have endangered several barely profitable chain drugstores located in areas that desperately need their services and employment. Mr. Orange also has shown some ethical lapses. He pushed to reopen a parking meter contract that had been awarded to one of his contributors’ competitors. The city ethics board admonished him for trying to help a grocery store (another of his donors) stay open despite health code violations. Ward 6 Council member Tommy Wells is refusing corporate contributions to his mayoral bid, and has a sterling record on issues of honesty in government. He also opposed the Walmart bill, instead supporting legislation to raise the minimum wage for all workers. But we worry about his lack of management experience, and that frayed relations with his colleagues impede his ability to get more major legislation through the council. That leaves us with three choices: Ms. Bowser, Mr. Evans and Mr. Gray. Ms. Bowser has a solid record representing Ward 4. She opposed the Walmart bill, thus helping to guarantee scores of new jobs in her ward, and we respect her push to improve the city’s struggling middle schools. She has no ethical lapses of which we’re aware, though her campaign recently sent out a flier with images of residents who did not give permission for their use. We doubt Ms. Bowser was aware of it and don’t believe she should be held personally accountable. Council member Bowser’s only real weakness is her lack of extensive managerial experience. We believe she can bolster her credentials via the key committee she now heads, which is devoted to attracting employers to D.C. Mr. Evans, who represents Ward 2, could take over the city’s top post without much of a learning curve. He has been a major factor in the city’s outstanding financial record. He has helped spur job creation — though we wonder about his support for the Walmart bill, and whether it was due to concerns about his own backing from labor unions. Finally, there’s the current mayor. Mr. Gray had a weak start but has done well in managing the city. He has brought in development and created jobs by recruiting Walmart. And his administration helped bring to fruition stalled projects in Shaw (City Market at O) and downtown (CityCenterDC). The mayor also maintained the overall thrust of his predecessor Adrian Fenty’s education reforms, while appointing a school chancellor with broader community support. As council chairman, he authored legislation expanding early childhood education, a smart move that has seen proven results. Mr. Gray has had some management failures. The city has endured serious problems with the D.C. Fire and Emergency Medical Services agency, with a number of high-profile deaths; the city’s shortage of shelter for homeless families this winter is exasperating as well. Even so, we consider Mr. Gray’s first term to be an overall success. But a strong record doesn’t address many voters’ concerns about the “shadow” campaign waged to help elect him four years ago. Mr. Gray told us that he was unaware of the illegal effort, and most of the people we asked about his integrity — an array of political insiders — have said they don’t question it. While we think he should have been aware of the shadow campaign, we believe he was in the dark. And we think that if the evidence existed to indict him, the U.S. attorney would have done so by now. Finally, we’re pleased with the bulk of Mr. Gray’s staff — an important component in ensuring a smoothly run city. Given that and his other strengths, we urge voters to re-elect the mayor, giving him a chance to continue his reforms and extend his efforts to bring more jobs to Washington.

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Now, time for a beer break … ! Let’s face it, the grind of political campaigns seems endless. If you don’t think so, ask the candidates. They’ll tell you — privately, of course — that campaigns are a grueling marathon for them and voters. So, this week we are stepping away from the campaign trail for a refreshing break to explore the unique, local history of beer with D.C. author Garrett Peck and his new book. Politically, beer and booze have had a turbulent history in America. Our nation’s capital certainly has been at the center of it before, during and after Prohibition’s short-lived constitutional ban. A good part of local Washington’s history — not the national fights over alcohol — involves beer breweries dating back to the 1770s. But a lot of that local history has remained lost, dispersed, hard to find and only sporadically recalled or celebrated. Until now. Peck’s new book out this month is titled “Capital Beer: A Heady History of Brewing in Washington, D.C.” (The book is available through the publisher, The History Press of Charleston, S.C., and from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Politics and Prose.) “Alcohol always has been a fundamental part of American culture,” Peck told us in an interview this past week. “It’s such a fascinating topic.” It’s especially relevant given the burst of new breweries operating in the city. Some of the newest places include the huge Bluejacket Arsenal near the Nationals ballpark, Right Proper near the Howard Theatre in Shaw and Hellbenders Brewery opening this May in the city’s Takoma neighborhood. (Please don’t say “Takoma Park” — that’s in Maryland.) “DC’s best days as a brewing center are ahead of it, not behind it,” says the book’s introduction written by Greg Kitsock, the beer columnist for The Washington Post and editor of Mid-Atlantic Brewing News. Virtually all of us know of the Heurich brewery. Its owner’s mansion near Dupont Circle was long home to the local historical society. But the beer world of local Washington is far more than one brewery. Peck, an independent writer, has authored four other books. “The Prohibition Hangover” describes both the national love affair and contempt for alcohol. An earlier book focused on Prohibition in Washington. (If you meet Peck, ask about the obscure Temperance Fountain erected in 1882 and still located along Pennsylvania Avenue downtown.) “The Smithsonian Castle and the Seneca Quarry” explored the little-known Maryland quarry of red

sandstone along the C&O Canal. And his “Potomac River: A History and Guide” is just that, a close look at our underused river resource. But back to the beer break. Peck has nearly two dozen events coming up in the Washington region to discuss and autograph books. Check them out at garrettpeck.com. Our favorites to hear Peck in the District: ■ Heurich House, 6:30 p.m. March 13. The Heurich House Museum, the only brewer’s home open to the public and the last architectural remnant of old brewing in D.C. And oh yes, there will be beer. 1307 New Hampshire Ave NW. Tickets are required for this event. ■ Politics and Prose, 1 p.m. March 22. Washington’s proud independent bookstore will host Peck for a talk about “Capital Beer.” 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. ■ The D.C. Public Library’s Washingtoniana Division and the Historical Society of Washington, D.C. This event will be held at RFD, but an April date is still to be selected. (The event is being moved from the library to RFD so beer can be served. Good move.) ■ Bikes & Beer. The bike shop and social group BicycleSpaceDC is planning a special event for cyclists to join Peck on a Temperance Tour of Washington, winding up at the Right Proper brewery. No date yet, but check the website for details and availability. BicycleSpaceDC events can draw 200 or more participants. ■ Back to politics. Our break is over. As we mentioned, campaign season brings a slew of candidate forums, cramming the calendar, exhausting the candidates and devaluing the value of the whole process. Now, Ward 7’s Democrats have shown how it can be done. The mayoral forum was held last Saturday at H.D. Woodson High School. Instead of just the ward Democratic Party organization, the forum hosts included other community groups from Benning Ridge, Deanwood, Fort Davis, Dupont Park, Hillcrest, Northeast Boundary, Park Naylor, Parkside, Penn Branch and River Terrace, and Woodson’s parent, teacher and student representatives. Some group somewhere should take on organizing comprehensive public forums in all eight wards. It would be more efficient, more newsworthy, more respectful of voters and candidates and, frankly, more fun and interesting. ■ Early voting. Early voting starts March 17. If you forgot to register, don’t worry. The city has same-day registration. Tom Sherwood, a Southwest resident, is a political reporter for News 4.

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Letters to the Editor Walkability requires clear sidewalks

Bravo to Mary Cheh for pointing out that snow that remains on sidewalks is hazardous not only for walkers but also for people who deliver services in our communities. As a year-round walker, I am especially offended by homeowners who have shoveled their driveways but not their sidewalks. Also, when the weather got warmer, I noticed at least two homes that had landscapers doing spring cleaning but did not have their driveways or sidewalks

shoveled. During the winter, if property owners are away, they should contract with companies to provide snow removal as well as landscaping services. If the city wants to minimize car use, our neighborhoods need to be walkable all year. Denise Paolella The Palisades

D.C. failed to clear its snowy walkways

Ward 3 D.C. Council member Mary Cheh’s Feb. 26 Viewpoint, “Clear sidewalks are essential for winter safety,” should have been subtitled “Do as I say, not as I do.” The “icy, snow-covered sidewalks” I was faced with for many

days after each snowfall were not my neighbors’ sidewalks, but the ones by the Newark Street playground and the 2nd District Police Headquarters. Unlike the staffs of the Washington Hebrew Congregation and Annunciation Church, who worked efficiently to make their sidewalks safe and walkable, the D.C. Snow Removal Team was nowhere in evidence when it came to clearing the sidewalks the District is responsible for. The D.C. government needs to find a way to clear public sidewalks quickly, instead of legislating heavier fines and penalties on residents. Let’s encourage civic duty and neighborliness, rather than heavy fines. Theresa Conroy Cleveland Park

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.C. has seen a record increase in the number of homeless families this winter. Nearly 725 families, with more than 1,400 children, are currently living in emergency shelter. The increase is enormous but not completely surprising. D.C.’s main family shelter, the run-down former D.C. General Hospital, was nearly full before the start of this bitterly cold and snowy winter, and housing in this city is becoming less affordable each year. That means more families are on the edge of homelessness. The administration of Mayor Vincent Gray responded by placing families in motels when the weather turned freezing, and then into recreation centers when the city ran out of low-cost motel options. Yet recreation centers do not protect the safety and stability of families and children, and their use seems to violate District law that homeless families must have private space. The mayor also has sought authority to make it easier to turn families away from shelter. Meanwhile, his administration hasn’t moved fast enough to make needed improvements to help move families out of shelter and into stable housing in order to help them get back on their feet. Instead of putting energy into improving recreation center shelters to try to make them more home-like, the city would be wiser to put its resources into placing families in safer shelter for a short period and then quickly into stable housing — which would open space up for newly homeless families. In late February, a D.C. administrative law judge ruled that the way the District government has sheltered families in recreation centers violated D.C. law, because it placed the safety and privacy of families at risk. In response to the ruling, D.C. purchased new partitions to address privacy concerns. That doesn’t seem like much of a solution. Recreation centers as homeless shelter raise several other concerns: ■ Families may not stay in shelter at recreation centers when temperatures are above 32 degrees. A family might be placed at a rec center one night but be expected to leave the next. ■ Families must re-apply for shelter every single day. Families in recreation centers must go through a lengthy screening and intake process every hypother-

Letters to the Editor There’s reason to be wary of Safeway plan

Is the Palisades falling victim to another bait and switch? In early February, the San Francisco Business Times reported that “Safeway is the subject of persistent speculation that it will be acquired or taken private even as it tries to improve performance while going up against some of the nation’s most powerful retailers. … On the table: The possible sale of other divisions, especially those that fall far beyond the grocer’s West Coast stronghold. Analysts suggest Safeway’s operations in Washington, DC, Houston and Dallas could wind up on the chopping block.” It is possible that Safeway is

mic night in order to go back into shelter. It is hard to imagine parents holding down a job or kids doing well in school when the family has to pack up its belongings daily. ■ Even if new partitions are in place, it is difficult to conduct the daily tasks of family life living in a cubiclelike environment. Imagine trying to get a toddler to sleep when overhead lights are on until almost midnight. ■ It is in the interest of both families and the city to create stable environments that help homeless families get back on their feet. Students who move more frequently do worse in school and often have a hard time getting to school, according to research studies. And children under 3 who move frequently are more likely to face a host of challenges, including food insecurity, poor health and development outcomes, and lower birth weights than their stably housed peers. This is why urgency needs to be placed on more safe and stable shelter arrangements and moving families quickly into housing of their own with supportive services. Mayor Gray recently announced a plan to help move families out of shelter. These initiatives hold promise and should be acted on urgently. The plan includes better outreach to landlords; quicker inspections of possible units; and better staffing for the city’s Rapid Re-housing program, which moves families out of shelter quickly and into housing with temporary subsidies and social supports. D.C. also could reach out to members of the faith community to see if they any have space in their church facilities to house families temporarily, and the city could take a hard look at the property in its portfolio to see if it could quickly convert residential properties into temporary shelter for families. In the long run, it is critical that D.C. increase resources for affordable housing and target a portion of those resources toward homeless families. By focusing on these steps — and working on strategies that help prevent families from needing shelter in a way that doesn’t harm their safety or stability — the District can exit families from the system more quickly, help families re-establish their lives in the community, and create much-needed vacancies for other families in need of emergency shelter. This will allow the District to start next winter on the right foot. Jenny Reed is policy director of the DC Fiscal Policy Institute.

endeavoring to upgrade its D.C. stores in an attempt to capture greater market share, but it is also possible that all the improvement is aimed at making its stores more attractive to another national brand. A new owner would prefer not to have to invest in massive infrastructure improvements following a major purchase. And it is easier to buy a new store and replace the brand signs than to refurbish an older, outdated store. Consider the recent demise of Fresh & Green’s in Spring Valley. Palisades should not forget its experience with Sibley Memorial Hospital’s expansion plans, which preceded its merger with Johns Hopkins Medicine. The Palisades is no longer dealing with familiar faces who swore the hospital was not for sale while going through its zoning approval, but a Baltimore group in need of a D.C. facility.

The Safeway developer is familiar with this business model, having bought the Canal Ridge development (at the former Riverside Hospital site) from the group that saw it through the zoning process. Now the firm wants to deliver a 65-foottall Safeway complex with 100 stacked housing units and several single-family homes along V Street. This proposal is outrageous given the low scale and density of the surrounding residential community. The Safeway planned-unit development will return little to the community in the way of amenities, but Safeway will have a new store in its property portfolio. Be careful, Palisades: The handwriting’s on the wall. Learn from past experience. Something is prolonging the process, and design isn’t the issue! Alma Gates The Palisades

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he final recommendations of the Tax Revision Commission were presented to the D.C. Council on Feb. 12 by former Mayor Anthony Williams, the commission’s chair and CEO of the Federal City Council. I clap for these recommendations with one hand, for the welcome but too modest tax relief for low- to middle-income residents. In 2011, D.C. returns with adjusted gross incomes of $1 million and above had a taxable income of $3.3 billion. Those returns with adjusted gross incomes of $100,000 per year and above (22 percent of all returns) had a taxable income of $12.4 billion, 67 percent of the D.C. total. Implementing the Tax Revision Commission’s recommendations will result in a projected cut in anticipated revenue of at least $38 million for fiscal year 2015 instead of a badly needed increase in revenue — imperative to better fund low-income programs such as Temporary Assistance for Needy Families income support, which is now below the federal poverty level. The District government now has a $1.9 billion fund balance, with a surplus of several hundred million dollars projected for fiscal year 2015. A transfer should be made to enhance the low-income budget. The incremental revenue from a truly progressive D.C. tax structure should be targeted to underfunded low-income programs and lower taxes for all. Here are results from the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy study on the impact of the commission’s final recommendations if implemented: The lowest 20 percent of families, averaging $12,600 annual income, will benefit by approximately $50 per year; the second 20 percent, averaging $28,800, will benefit by approximately $140 per year; the middle 20 percent averaging $50,200 will benefit by approximately $200 per year. Meanwhile, the average of the top 1 percent, with $2.36 million in annual income, will pay 0.3 percent more in taxes; and the top 0.1 percent, multimillionaires, will pay lower D.C. taxes because the provision capping personal exemptions will be more than canceled out by the reduction in the present marginal rate to 8.75 percent for the wealthiest taxpayers. A family with a taxable income of $20 million would typically pay 0.2 percent ($35,000) less in taxes, according to

Letters to the Editor Heart attack drew immediate response

In light of the public outrage at the failure of a D.C. Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department team to respond to a heart attack case across from their station, I’d like to point out the quick action of the staff of Engine Co. 23 on G Street in Foggy Bottom a few summers ago. That team launched an immediate response to my request for help in an emergency in the lobby of my building two and a half blocks away. Having no cellphone, nor encountering anyone close by with one, I deemed it quicker to run to the station. I knocked on a door inside, and informed an officer, who happened to be in charge, that a person needed medical attention. In an instant men jumped onto the firetruck and backed out into the street with the siren blazing. Within minutes they attended to an ailing mail delivery person overcome by the heat, and transported her to the

the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy. Hence, the commission’s final recommendations would result in lower tax payments from the wealthiest residents. Here’s an alternative for a more just tax structure: ■Add a progressive sales tax credit in the D.C. income tax structure, which would generate even more tax relief for low- and middle-income residents. Support the Tax Revision Commission recommendations to expand the Earned Income Tax Credit for workers without children in the home, and raise the standard deduction and personal exemptions to the federal level. ■The Tax Revision Commission recommends a reduction in the top marginal rate from the present 8.95 percent to 8.75 percent. In fact, this rate should be raised, not lowered, for increased progressivity and capacity to generate more revenue. The Fair Budget Coalition supports raising this rate to 9.5 percent for taxable income between $150,000 and $350,000 and to 10 percent for above $350,000. Note that a significant fraction of a higher D.C. income tax liability would be offset in federal income taxes. ■The Tax Revision Commission recommends business tax cuts amounting to $57 million for fiscal year 2015, growing to $65.4 million by fiscal year 2018. Rather, there should be no lowering of business tax rates except for small businesses. Ed Lazere of the DC Fiscal Policy Institute has shown that D.C. business taxes in general are very comparable to surrounding jurisdictions and there is no valid argument to reduce them. ■Keep the present $1 million threshold for the D.C. estate tax rather than raising it to the federal threshold of $5.25 million as the Tax Revision Commission recommends. Its proposal would translate into a $13.9 million cut in projected revenue for fiscal year 2015. Let’s recognize the national attention focused on income inequality and D.C.’s very high income inequality and child poverty level. Let’s also require a living wage for all D.C. workers, reduce the income gap and thereby improve the quality of life for all residents, whatever their income. For data, see the Tax Revision Commission website at dctaxrevisioncommission.org for my testimony and the DC Citizens for Tax Justice site at dcctj.org for information on tax burdens, the impact of the commission’s recommendations and an explanation why hiking the top tax rate won’t erode our tax base. David Schwartzman is a D.C. Statehood Green Party candidate for shadow U.S. senator.

emergency room. They needed no 911 call — there was no question about what to do when I ran into the fire station to ask for help. That’s why I couldn’t understand why the other team did not “know their duty� when they refused to walk over to help someone in a critical situation. Laetitia Combrinck Foggy Bottom

Reservoir Road signal must move forward At 9 a.m. Jan. 31, officials of the D.C. Department of Transportation and the National Park Service met for the first time at Canal and Reservoir roads to explain their longrunning conflict over the Transportation Department’s proposed pedestrian crossing signals for the intersection. D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton and Ward 3 D.C. Council member Mary Cheh called for the agencies to meet at the site in an effort to clear any National Park Service objections to the safety measures, first recommended in 2002. The Park Service’s concerns, voiced by Kevin Brandt, superin-

tendent of the C&O Canal National Historical Park, focused on whether the signals might impede his agency’s planning for safer vehicle access from Canal Road to Fletcher’s Cove and the park. In response to Cheh’s questions that morning, James M. Cheeks Jr., the Transportation Department’s chief of traffic signals, explained why the planned signals would not obstruct the Park Service’s contemplated access improvement, still years away. Cheeks said the crossing project is funded and the current Canal Road traffic study does not affect it. Cheeks said construction of the signals could begin this summer if the Park Service responds soon to the Transportation Department’s design in accord with its comments at the site. Brandt agreed to respond promptly. The D.C. Department of Transportation and National Park Service officials should be held to their commitments. That will require steady oversight and, if needed, prodding from Congresswoman Norton and Council member Cheh. Howard Bray Foxhall Village

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During pregame warm-ups on Sunday evening, Roosevelt senior Johnnie Shuler bent over to adjust his lucky Superman socks. The point guard’s effort in the D.C. State Athletic Association semifinals would have made the Man of Steel proud. At first, St. John’s appeared to have Roosevelt’s kryptonite, as Shuler suffered two bloody noses and painful cramps. But eventually the senior shrugged off the ailments to lift the Rough Riders to a 84-77 victory over the top-seeded Cadets at American University’s Bender Arena. With the win, the team advances into the DCSAA title game tomorrow at the Verizon Center at 8 p.m. “I just play the game for the love of it,” said Shuler. “I just had to finish it out. If I’m hurt, I’m still going to play hard through the pain and the struggle. It’s just will and heart.” “Johnnie Shuler is a warrior,” said Roosevelt coach Rob Nickens. “Since he came to my program he has played at a high level. Tonight wasn’t going to be a night where he didn’t do that.” Shuler led the Rough Riders with 20 points. Senior forward Jibreel Faulkner scored 18, senior guard

Troy Stancil had 15, and senior guard Jarell Allen added 13 points and 11 rebounds. Meanwhile, St. John’s was led by senior guard James Palmer, who had 20 points. Senior guard Mike Morsell had 19 points, sophomore guard Anthony Cowan scored 16, and senior guard Darian Bryant added 10. Roosevelt set the tone for the game from the opening tip by playing a full-court pressure defense. It was a bold strategy, allowing St. John’s to play at its preferred uptempo rate. But the Rough Riders didn’t flinch — they’ve used the same quick pacing themselves before, including in their win of the D.C. Interscholastic Athletic Association crown earlier this season. “We’ve been doing that the second part of the season,” said Nickens. “Our guys believe that we can play full-court pressure. I’ve always been a pressure and man-to-man guy. It takes good conditioning.” Nickens’ confidence in his team to unleash such a brazen defensive scheme brought out the players’ swagger, despite entering the game as the underdogs. “No fear at all,” said Faulkner. “We have 12 guys, and we use each of them. We came in as a family, we’re going to leave as a family and

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Roosevelt senior Johnnie Schuler, far left, led the Rough Riders into their first city title game since 2011. we’re going to play as a family. The word on the street was that they were going to blow us out. We came in and played our hardest, and now we’re going on to the next one.”

Roosevelt’s speedy pace didn’t pay immediate dividends, as the teams battled to an 18-18 tie late in the first quarter. St. John’s then took See DCSAA/Page 12

Mid-Atlantic Conference champion Maret will battle D.C. Interstate Athletic Conference winner Roosevelt for the city championship tomorrow night at the Verizon Center. The Frogs dismissed Cesar Chavez 79-40 while the Rough Riders edged St. John’s 84-77 on Sunday to advance to the championship contest. “This city has an incredibly rich history of basketball,” said Maret coach Garrett O’Donnell. “To be a part of that in the most minuscule way is exciting. To see these kids’ faces and how hard they’ve worked, that’s the best part.” Both teams entered the D.C. State Athletic Association bracket as underdogs — and they used that status for motivation. “We came in with a chip on our shoulders,” said Maret senior guard Drake Goddard. “Nobody thought that we could do this at Maret and See Basketball/Page 12

Visitation, St. John’s to battle for girls basketball title By BRIAN KAPUR Current Staff Writer

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Visitation will battle St. John’s for the DCSAA title on Thursday. It will be the teams’ second meeting of the season.

Visitation rolled past National Cathedral and St. John’s took down Wilson Sunday at American University’s Bender Arena to set up a city title clash at the Verizon Center tomorrow. St. John’s, the top-seeded team in the bracket, trounced Wilson 61-29, using a dominant first quarter to run away with the game. The Cadets also held Wilson to eight points or fewer in three of the quarters. “The girls are resilient,” said Cadets coach Jonathan Scribner. “It’s a great opportunity. It’s the D.C. city title, and it’s important to the girls, to the team and the school. This is something we want to be in every year.” St. John’s entered the D.C. State Athletic Association girls basketball tournament for the first time this year. The event offered the Cadets an opportunity to pick themselves up after losing the Washington Catholic Athletic Conference championship game at Bender Arena on Feb. 25. “It felt great to come back and make shots and have fun,” said junior guard Amari Carter. “It feels great to be in some type of championship. Hopefully we can go out there and get a

win at the Verizon Center. We’re definitely hungry. We want a championship.” Senior guard Kailyn Ebb led St. John’s in the semifinals with 13 points. Junior Zion Campbell added nine. On the Wilson side, senior Mercedes Suarez paced the squad with 11 points. The Tigers finished the season with a 21-8 record. In the other semifinal game, Visitation beat National Cathedral 63-49. It was the fourth win for the Cubs against the Eagles this season. Senior guard Ana Hagerup led the Cubs with 23 points. Sophomore Alexis Gray added 20, and senior forward Sarah Tierney had 11. For Cathedral, junior guard Marta Sniezek came out on top with 23 points, and sophomore Isabella Alarie chipped in 12. The Eagles’ season ended with a 17-5 record. Tomorrow’s Verizon Center match will be the second meeting of the season for St. John’s and Visitation. The Cadets rolled the Cubs 70-48 on Feb. 8 without Carter, who didn’t play in several contests this season due to a stress fracture. St. John’s will focus on getting Visitation’s strong shooters off their spots. That strategy worked in the first meeting, when the Cadets held the Cubs to eight points in the first quarter

and two points in the third. “They have a lot of good guards and shooters,” said Carter. “We have to make sure they don’t knock shots down early and get them out of their rhythm.” For Visitation, the game will offer the prestigious program its first chance at a city championship. The Cubs didn’t participate in the DCSAA tournament last year, and the old format pitted the Washington Catholic Athletic Conference champion against the D.C. Interscholastic Athletic Association winner. I have always thought that a true city championship was a great idea,” said Cubs coach Mike McCarthy. “Our team and our school are very excited to play in this game.” But the Cubs will have to go through their biggest rival in the city to capture the title. After losing at home to St. John’s earlier this season, they have some ideas for a revamped strategy. “I saw how good St. John’s was up close even without Amari Carter,” said McCarthy. “We also learned that we need to play much better on Thursday. We need to play four good quarters of basketball.” The two pre-eminent basketball programs in Northwest will vie for the city crown at 6 p.m.

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so hard in that game last year, it really hurt.� In the championship game, senior Jarell Allen led the Rough Riders with 17 points; junior forwards Deion Haynes and Anthony Whitney each added 14; and senior guard Johnnie Shuler scored 11. Junior guard D’Vonte Kay and sophomore guard Mighal Ford “were the key to that game,� said Nickens. “Our young guys had to play on the big stage and they did a great job, so I was happy with that.� Roosevelt will wrap up its season tomorrow at 8 p.m. when it battles

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advantage of three Roosevelt turnovers to take a 27-18 lead early in the second period, led by three layups by Cowan. But Roosevelt wouldn’t fold. Shuler led the squad on a scoring run, coupled by three-point shooting from Stancil to help the Rough Riders tie the game at 31. Roosevelt’s momentum was momentarily halted when a nosebleed forced Shuler out of the game for a time. But he quickly returned to help the Rough Riders take a 47-40 lead into the locker room at halftime. In the second half, St. John’s made a run when a second nosebleed, after contact, again took Shuler out of play. The Cadets whittled the deficit to 61-57 early in the fourth quarter. But Faulkner drained a three-ball to swing the momentum back to the Rough Riders in the final period. Roosevelt seemed poised to put the game on ice when Shuler scored a tough layup, but he had a rough landing on the hardwood and began to cramp with Roosevelt up 73-69 with two minutes to play. When Shuler was sent to the sideline to stretch and jog out his cramps, St. John’s took advantage with a late rally to come within one point. But when Shuler returned to the court, he helped lead the final charge.

“It’s all about Catholic school hype,� said Schuler, who played for DeMatha his freshman season. “They don’t give credit to the public schools. We just proved the whole city wrong.�

Maret throttles Cesar Chavez to advance

Battling the Rough Riders at the Verizon Center this week will be the Frogs, who throttled Cesar Chavez 79-40 Sunday afternoon at American University’s Bender Arena to earn a spot in the D.C State Athletic Association title game. “It’s exciting,� said Maret coach Garrett O’Donnell. “We didn’t get to play in it last year. They really wanted to do it this year.� Senior guard Steffen Davis led Maret with 18 points, while junior guard Austin Vereen had 17, junior forward Alex Peltier scored 15 and senior point guard Drake Goddard added 13. Maret jumped on Chavez from the opening tip and built a commanding 40-14 lead by halftime. The Frogs, who are built on defense, held the Eagles to just three points in the second quarter and four in the final period. “It feels great,� said senior forward Jalen Barnes. “People thought we were the underdog and that we wouldn’t even win the MAC championship. And here we are in the D.C. title game at Verizon Center. It feels good to prove a lot of people wrong.�

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we’re doing it.� Both Maret and Roosevelt play a fast-paced scheme, which is predicated on using pressure in defense to create offensive opportunities. “We do what we do; they’re going to do what they do,� said O’Donnell. “Sometimes those styles collide or sometimes they flow really well together. It will be small-ball — fast and flying around.� Maret holds a slight advantage, having defeated the Rough Riders 77-60 on Dec. 13 as part of the St. Albans Bishop Walker Tournament. But both teams have progressed since then, and Roosevelt coach Rob Nickens wasn’t able to attend that game. But Roosevelt seems to have found its stride, evolving into a fearless full-court-press team. The Rough Riders’ swagger was on display when they throttled the No. 1 seeded Cadets to advance to the title game. They also know where to

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focus their defensive effort after losing to Maret earlier this season. “They have a great program,�

coach Nickens said of Maret. “We have to come to play. We know about Steffen [Davis]. He’s a great player. They have great guard play. Hopefully we can rebound and defend and do what we do and win the game.� Maret is also well aware of Roosevelt’s speedy style. “We have the weapons to control the tempo,� said coach Goddard. “If we want it to be a track meet, we can do a track meet. If we want to slow it down, we can slow it down. We can play either way.� Both coaches come into the city title game with experience on that stage, but neither has won the crown. O’Donnell was an assistant coach for Bishop O’Connell when the Knights lost to Cardozo in 2004. And Nickens led Roosevelt to the championship game twice — in 2008 and 2011 — but the Rough Riders lost both contests. When the final whistle sounds, one coach will end his personal streak. The match starts at 8 p.m.

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Spotlight on Schools Deal Middle School

I am a sixth-grader at Alice Deal and I went on the sixth-grade ski trip. First, the name is a misnomer, since you could snowboard too. Some people had their own gear, and some rented. Our destination was Whitetail Mountain Resort. They had tons of things to do there; you could board/ski down the mountains, take a public lesson, ride the lift or just hang in the main lodge. The conditions were pretty good but slightly icy. They had a huge mountain, but I forgot the name of it. Anyway, this random guy said he could go down in 30 seconds. Well, since I wasn’t a rookie I didn’t believe him, but guess what? I got to the bottom in two minutes! Can you believe it? It was scary, yet extremely fun. Not to mention the argument between the students about which was better: snowboarding or skiing (obviously it’s snowboarding). They even were so rude as to compare Shaun White to Ted Ligety in the Olympics. Overall, the sixth-grade ski trip was a great success, and I look forward to it next year at Whitetail or maybe even Ski Liberty. — Jamir L. Grier, sixth-grader

Eaton Elementary

At John Eaton, we have spelling bees for grades one to five. Every year, the top three competitors from the fourth- and fifth-grade bee go on to compete in the “Cluster Bee� against students from nearby D.C. schools. This year our top three students plus our student assistant coach attended the event on Feb. 25 with our spelling bee coordinator, Mr. Lewis. To prepare, we spent our lunch/ recess periods studying every day. Our student coach, Lukas, read the words aloud and we would take turns spelling the words. If we got one wrong, the next speller would try to spell that word. If no one got the word, Lukas would tell us the correct spelling and we would write it down to practice at home. Lukas

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made up different exercises and games to keep us motivated and to help us memorize the words. All of our hard work paid off. We went in to the bee feeling confident, but when we got seated on stage, we all felt extremely nervous. The hardest part was getting past the first three letters of the first word. In the end, Eaton spellers did really well. Eaton’s Mathew Tirajoh took second place; Bennett Cullison, fifth; and Benjamin Schwartz, sixth. The top six spellers from each cluster go to the citywide spelling bee in March. We are very proud that we qualified for that competition, and we will continue to study! — Lukas Borja, Bennett Cullison and Matthew Tirajoh, fourth-graders

Georgetown Day School

Every year, Georgetown Day students have the opportunity to participate in the American Mathematics Competition, or AMC. The AMC is a nationally administered, multiple choice, 75-minute examination for high school students, with two versions, one geared for students in 10th grade or below and one for students in 12th grade or below. This year, nine students from Georgetown Day scored in the top 5 percent of the 55,000 students who took the examinations. According to math teacher Andrew Lipps, this is the largest number of qualifying students the high school has generated in the past eight years. For scoring in the top 5 percent of students who took the national exam, these nine students are rewarded with another, more demanding, three-hour math test in two weeks. Last Friday, the high school welcomed representatives from Furia Flamenca to perform in a special assembly in the gymnasium. The dance company possesses a unique style that combines flamenco’s gypsy heritage with modern fla-

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Classes celebrated Black History Month by researching and sharing facts about different African-American people. We displayed posters around the school. Our class researched George Washington Carver. George Washington Carver was born a slave, and he took his slave owner’s name of Carver. He was often sick and didn’t help his brother Jim in the fields. When he was a kid, he had to leave home to go to school out of state. He wanted to go to college in Kansas, but they wouldn’t let him since he was a different color, so he had to go to Simpson College. He studied agriculture. He helped farmers make fertilizer out of swamp muck and dead leaves. He invented 300 different ways to use peanuts and more than 100 ways to use sweet potatoes. He thought that if you don’t take care of nature, nature won’t take care of you. He inspired us to go to college and study what we want to study. He inspired us to keep on believing in ourselves even if something bad

has happened. He inspired us to invent what we want to invent, and to keep trying. — Ms. Brown’s third-grade class

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“We had a considerable amount of frustration at the beginning — students not wanting to do that,” Trogisch said. But the principal reported that many former students were amazed by how well the project prepared them for college, especially in terms of writing skills. Ward 2 board member Jack Jacobson asked Trogisch about his timeline for achieving “reward school” status for School Without Walls’ newly acquired Francis-Stevens campus, which houses students in lower grades. “I would hope two to three years,” the principal said, describing plans to align the curriculum between the two campuses to ensure readiness for Advanced Placement courses. Ideas for strategies at the middle school level came from Miles of Maya Angelou Public Charter

School. These included using educational computer programs for students struggling with specific subject matter and adding extra algebra prep for eighth-graders. “As a part of our enrichment program, we ran Saturday school, and we did that Saturday mornings from 9 a.m. to noon,” he said. Miles highlighted results from the last academic year, when the voluntary program averaged 20 to 25 students each weekend and ran for the first three Saturdays of each month from November through March. “What we’re trying to do is get students ready to handle the academic rigor that goes along with high school, whether it’s School Without Walls or any high school across the country,” he said. “We’re making sure that every student we send out of the building as an eighth-grader is ready for those challenges.”

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ship programs across the District. The initiative would give annual grants of $60,000 to nonprofit programs operating in schools and churches. “After-school programs would give students an alternative to crime and drugs,” he said. “As a council member, I want to open our school doors to these kinds of programs.” Rubio said his effort would also include outreach to the District’s service-oriented young professionals, whose participation would be key to its success. “For these programs to work, you have to get volunteers,” he said. “A lot of young professionals volunteer. If they want to help out our students, we should help them out.” In addition to the direct grants, Rubio is proposing a tax credit — $500 for singles, $1,000 for a married couple filing taxes jointly — for those who volunteer for the program. He said he draws inspiration from the After School for America’s Children Act introduced in Congress last year. He even drew a comparison to President Barack Obama’s recently announced “My Brother’s Keeper” initiative, which aims to create opportunities for young black men. Mostly, though, Rubio said the impetus for his policy

proposal came from his own personal history. The candidate said he could have used a mentor when he was at Paul Junior High School in Brightwood (now Paul Public Charter School) and his peer group began making bad choices. “A lot of my friends were stealing cars. They were dealing drugs. They were entering gangs,” he said. Rubio himself skipped class, got into fights and struggled with being one of the few Latino students at Paul at the time. “At a predominantly black school, we got picked on a lot,” he said. Fortunately for Rubio, he was able to move in with an uncle in Hyattsville and attend Northwestern High School there. Though he arrived as a struggling student, he was making the honor roll most quarters by the time he reached 12th grade. “I turned my life around enough that I graduated from American University and I also got into Georgetown,” he said. “I was lucky enough to have good mentors and role models, but that’s not the case for every child.” In fact, Rubio said his own experiences showed him just how tragic the lives of troubled young people can become without some kind of intervention: “A lot of the friends I grew up with are either locked up or dead.” This article is the second in a series exploring key policy objectives from at-large D.C. Council candidates.

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accommodate its growing congregation. Jose’s Sunday sermon focused on the upcoming project, highlighting the need for a new space. “We have been living and worshipping in a converted social hall adjacent to the original site for more years than Moses and the Israelites were in exile,” she said. “Currently, our average Sunday attendance is right at 80 percent of our seating capacity

— the point at which [studies] show that people think that there’s not enough room for them to join and some do leave.” The parish has 344 active baptized members. Of that number, 139 of them regularly worship at the church and 117 have pledged to financially support the mission of the parish, according to Jose. She also said Sunday that the current space doesn’t accommodate people with limited mobility nor does it allow room for a nursery or Sunday

school area for the parish’s 23 children, which doubled from last year. This is not the only house of worship to receive criticism from the community in recent years for its development plans. For many years, the Third Church of Christ, Scientist, butted heads with preservationists who opposed tearing down the Brutalist-style structure at 16th and I streets to make way for a new office building that includes church space. Demolition began last week.

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Up the stairs is a neoclassical-style main entrance. Its white entablatures encase a paneled entryway complemented by a red door with leadeddesign transom window. Just inside the 1942 property, visitors find a foyer and hallway clad with original oak floors. This corridor heads west to a spacious living room, a light-filled space with access to a balcony through glass doors. This al fresco spot overlooks a rear garden terrace and offers plenty of space for outdoor furnishings. A marble gas fireplace in the living room is adorned with the original mantel, a piece designed with intricate millwork. A wide wet bar also makes its home here near the room’s entrance. From the main hallway, two staircases lead to lower and upper levels. Downstairs on the ground floor are a gourmet kitchen and formal dining room. These spaces occupy the rear of the house, where it was expanded to accommodate

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“It’s very humiliating to be homeless — it’s dangerous and degrading, and I didn’t want to be there,� Hines said. “The isolation is the worst feeling you can have. Nobody notices you and what you’re going through.� But in the District, Hines was not alone. Each night there are about 6,865 homeless people in the city, according to the nonprofit Community Partnership for the Prevention of Homelessness. A study the organization conducted between 2008 and 2013 showed that more than 5,000 people were chronically homeless in D.C., meaning they spent at least 181 days in a shelter during that time period. Of those, 41 percent were more than 51 years old.

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The senior homeless are often more vulnerable than their younger counterparts, Giraud said. They could be seen as easy targets for robbery or assault; they may not know how to navigate social services; and they are more likely than younger folks to have medical problems that could become exacerbated from living on the streets. “The challenge is to find the best possible living situation for each person, given their health care needs, as well as some level of activity and engagement with the community,� Giraud said. While some say that affordable housing needs to be built before such efforts can begin, Giraud would argue that affordable housing does exist now, and it’s just a matter of connecting people to it.

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That’s what happened with Hines. But not until he had spent about five years living in his car. When he would get his disability check, Hines would stay for a day here and there in local motels, and when he could, he would buy hot meals from the dollar menu at McDonald’s. “I’d sit there and see people leave to go home, and it brings you down,� said Hines. “But I tried to hang onto my belief in the Lord and that there must be a reason this was happening, so I’d just try to take it one day at a time.� It was hard to live out of his car, but managing his health under those conditions was even more difficult. When doctors told him he needed rest to recover from dialysis treatment, he knew that wouldn’t be easy, but he tried to stay in motels on those nights. And following his prescription protocols, like taking certain medications with food or keeping them cold, also proved challenging. One morning he woke up with no feeling in his legs, so he called 911 and was taken to a hospital where he was treated for hypothermia. At times Hines tried to access shelters and other nonprofits for housing and medical help, but he said it just resulted in staff members telling him to call back or saying they would call him back but never doing so. “You go through all this, answer all their questions and give them all this information, and you end up feeling like no one can really help you,� Hines said. But one day that changed. Last year when he was undergoing a dialysis treatment, a technician noticed he wasn’t doing well. She asked him what was wrong, and Hines admitted he was homeless. She shared that she had been through the same thing and that she knew someone who could help. The technician introduced Hines to Laura Woody, a social worker and division director at Friendship Place. “She took me right into her office and treated me with respect and dignity,� Hines said. Woody searched with Hines to find housing he could afford, and she told Hines they would look until he found a place where he would be comfortable and safe. Within a week, in August 2013, Hines moved into a third-floor room in a home in Brookland. Hines said Woody still calls and checks in on him regularly and that he “can’t say enough good things about her.� Hines said he’s now more inclined to help others and that he plans to start volunteering for Friendship Place soon. Hines found his home through Friendship Place’s new Direct Housing program, which is part of its Rapid Solutions initiative that aims to place people in housing in less than three months. Along with homeless prevention and job placement programs, Direct Housing helps match clients with rental prop-

erties they can afford. The nonprofit often assists with first month’s rent and security deposit payments — as it did with Hines — which are typical barriers for low-income people looking for permanent housing, and then the client takes over from there. “There are very affordable studios and other apartments in the outskirts of D.C., and we’ve found that landlords are very happy to engage with us,� said Giraud. Friendship Place provides dropin services and also conducts outreach, with clinicians and formerly homeless volunteers reaching out to those living on the streets to offer their help as well as pathways to transitional and permanent housing. Miriam’s Kitchen at 2401 Virginia Ave. in Foggy Bottom is also actively working to end homelessness through meal programs, case management services and advocacy efforts. Both organizations, and about 20 others, have joined a campaign called “The Way Home� that seeks to end chronic homelessness in the District by 2017. Adam Rocap, chief program officer at Miriam’s Kitchen, said one thing that worries him is research showing that clinically, the chronically homeless often have the health problems of someone 10 to 15 years older than their actual age. On a given day at Miriam’s Kitchen, 37 percent of the guests are over 55 years old, and 15 percent are 62 or older. The nonprofit is actively advocating for more permanent supportive housing for the chronically homeless, which Rocap said would cost the city the same or less than periodic emergency hospitalizations for homeless individuals with medical issues. “Our basic program model is to offer guests a really good meal and through that build a relationship with people who are vulnerable, isolated or lacking resources,� Rocap said. “The relationship is key for our case workers, who can then link them to housing, employment and health care programs.� With so many homeless people on D.C.’s streets, residents often wonder what they can do to help. Giraud said people can call Friendship Place, which will arrange to send a team out to help. Miriam’s Kitchen doesn’t have outreach teams, but Rocap recommended calling the city’s Hypothermia/Shelter Hotline at 800-535-7252 to help a homeless person in need of assistance, especially during cold or inclement weather. And both organizations welcome volunteer help and in-kind or cash donations. Hines noted offering a homeless person a cup of coffee or a sandwich can make a huge difference. “When you see a person that’s homeless, remember that they are just like you,� said Hines. “They want the same things you do — a simple life, where they have a safe place to live and food to eat.�

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ANC 2E ANC 2E Georgetown ■Georgetown / cloisters Cloisters burleith / hillandale The commission will meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday, March 31, at Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School, 1524 35th St. NW. For details, call 202-724-7098 or visit anc2e.com. ANC 3B ANCPark 3B Glover ■Glover Park / Cathedral heights At the commission’s Feb. 18 meeting: ■commissioners voted 5-0 in favor of a resolution to improve pedestrian safety when all six lanes reopen on Wisconsin Avenue this spring. The resolution requests that the D.C. Department of Transportation and Metropolitan Police Department implement traffic speed cameras on southbound Wisconsin Avenue between Massachusetts Avenue and 35th Street; shift the Wisconsin Avenue bus stops from Fulton Street to Garfield Street; and install additional pedestrian safety features including rumble strips and better signage at the intersection of Wisconsin Avenue and Fulton Street. ■commissioners voted 5-0 in favor of a resolution calling on the D.C. Department of Transportation and Metropolitan Police Department to install stop signs and speed cameras on 42nd Street between Beecher Street and Davis Place. The commissioners emphasized the urgency of the problem. “It’s almost like the stop signs don’t exist,� said commissioner Charles Fulwood. “We think there is a very high risk for injury or even worse.� Resident Ariadne Henry expressed concerns over the “invasiveness� of speed cameras, and commissioners responded that speed cameras cause less inconvenience than speed bumps. Commissioner Mary Young added that they are very effective. ■commission chair Brian Cohen reported that the Stoddert Elementary PTA has a tentative plan to begin construction on the school’s upper playground in late spring and complete the project in time for the next school year. The D.C. government would fund the project, which would cover the space with artificial turf. The Stoddert Elementary PTA would pay for the landscape firm Sustainable Life Designs to design additional features. The PTA will attend an upcoming commission meeting to further explain the plan. Part of the playground is fenced off as pieces of glass and jagged metal are present in the soil. ■commissioner Jackie Blumenthal discussed the Feb. 8 public meeting on the renovation of the Guy Mason Recreation Center. A sizable turnout reviewed three potential designs for the center. There will be another public meeting in March. Glover Park Day will remain on the first Saturday in June, and this year will mark its 25th anniversary.

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If you are reading this column, I can assume you have an interest in the historic character of Georgetown, as well as its charm and community appeal. Recently a number of building projects have been submitted to both the Old Georgetown Board and Advisory Neighborhood Commission 2E that, if approved, could bring about some changes to the residential density of our streets. The Citizens Association of Georgetown monitors all projects in the historic district, minor and not minor. Our historic preservation and zoning committee actively reviews plans and attends both the neighborhood commission’s and the Old Georgetown Board’s monthly meetings. Often the committee members alert neighbors to projects and meet with neighbors to assist them in understanding proposed property additions and changes. Through a process that includes board approval, we draft and present statements to the decision makers in support of or opposition to a particular project. For your review: ■3601-3607 M St. (OG 14-113), the Exxon station property near Key Bridge — concept plans have been submitted for a new residential building; ■1357 Wisconsin Ave. (OG 14-14-084) — a revised concept has been proposed for a three-story addition, including apartments; and ■3000 M St. NW, the Latham Hotel, recently closed — there are no public plans, but rumors say the site will be turned into mini-apartments. The preservation/zoning committee is chaired by Victoria Rixey. Members include Jennifer Altemus, Ken Archer, Eleanor Budic, Shannon Christmas, Betsy Cooley, Barbara Downs, Joseph Gibbons, Ann Goodman, Walter Groszyk, Richard Hinds, Nola Klamberg, John Lever, Topher Mathews, Pamla Moore, Jordan O’Neill, Shelley RossLarson, Bob vom Eigen and Jim Wilcox. These committed members can be helpful to you as you consider projects that relate to our historic community. Many thanks to them for their work and the hours they volunteer. — Pamla Moore ■commissioners voted 5-0 to approve an agreement with the Good Guys strip club that would end the commission’s protest against the renewal of the establishment’s liquor license. The agreement requires Good Guys, at 2311 Wisconsin Ave., not to have performances in private spaces unless the nearby strip club JP’s Lounge receives permission to do so or regulations change. It also encourages performers to enter the building through the back door before 5 p.m. and states that Good Guys will add a security camera. This agreement will remain in place regardless of who owns Good Guys. Commissioner Jackie Blumenthal warned that JP’s Lounge plans to rent out its space every month to a swingers’ club. She said that the commission will object to this and that she will provide updates on this situation at future meetings. The commission will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 13, at Stoddert Elementary School and Glover Park Community 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 ■cleveland park / woodley Park Woodley Park massachusetts avenue heights Massachusetts Avenue Heights Cathedral Heights The commission will meet at 7:30 p.m. Monday, March 17, at the 2nd District Police Headquarters, 3320 Idaho Ave. NW. For details, visit anc3c.org.

ANC 3D ANCValley 3D Spring ■spring valley / wesley heights Wesley Heights palisades / kent / foxhall The commission will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 5, in the Abramson Family Founders Room, School of International Service Building American University, Nebraska and New Mexico avenues NW. Agenda items include: ■presentation by D.C. Department of Transportation planner Anthony Foster on existing “narrow� bus shelters at the corner of MacArthur Boulevard and Cathedral Avenue and at Massachusetts Avenue and Fordham Road, both of which have been identified as candidates for exchanges with a larger non-ad or regular bus shelter. ■presentation on the 2014 Marine Corps Marathon on Sunday, Oct. 26. ■presentation on the American Diabetes Association’s Tour de Cure on Saturday, Sept. 27. ■consideration of a public space application by Sycamore Design Build for a new driveway at 2715 49th St. ■consideration of a Board of Zoning Adjustment application for a special exception at 5009 Weaver Terrace to permit an addition to a one-family detached dwelling not meeting the side-yard requirements. The commission’s zoning committee will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 12, in the Community Room at Sutton Towers, 3101 New Mexico Ave. NW. For details, call 202-363-4130 or visit anc3d.org.

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Serving D.C. residents who are age 18+ with a disability or age 60+ and their caregivers

Executive Director’s Message John M. Thompson, Ph.D., FAAMA, D.C. Office on Aging as this issue of the Spotlight on Aging, i would like to discuss hoarding. according to the mayo clinic, “hoarding is the excessive collection of items, along with the inability to discard them.” hoarding is referred to as compulsive hoarding syndrome and may be a symptom of obsessive-compulsive disorder. individuals who hoard do not perceive that they have a problem with collecting unnecessary items; therefore, loved ones intervening experience challenges of trying to clean their homes. let me clarify, a hoarder differs from a collector. a collector is a person who accumulates items, such as model trains and stamps, and deliberately searches for specific collector items of value and proudly displays them. a hoarder’s home is cluttered with random items such as newspapers, magazines, junk mail, greeting cards and other items stacked on the countertops,

sinks, stoves, desks, floors, tables, chairs, and other furniture. a hoarder’s rationale for keeping all of these items is because it is of value and may be useful in the future. a hoarder also has difficulty with organizing items and may move items from one stack to another, but refuses to discard any items. such individuals have excessive attachment to possessions and are uncomfortable when others touch or borrow their belongings. in a study conducted by researchers steketee, frost, and Kim (2001), clutter significantly prevented many seniors from functioning effectively at home. for example, hoarders were unable to sleep in their beds because their beds were covered with random items; therefore, they slept in a chair or couch. in some cases, some seniors had so much clutter in their homes that they were climbing over these items just to get to another room. this is very

PrimAry eleCtion APril 1, 2014 Requesting an Absentee Ballot you do not need a reason to vote by mail, but the Dc board of elections and ethics (Dcboee) must receive your written request not later than 4:45 p.m. on tuesday, march 25. to request an absentee ballot, complete the form online at www.dcboee. org and then print, sign and mail it to the Dcboee or send a letter to Dcboee at 441 – 4th street, nw, suite 250 north, washington, Dc 20001. a letter must include

the following information: n your name, and date of birth; n your residence address and any change of address; n the address where your ballot is to be mailed (if different from your residence address); n your date of birth; and n your signature. you can request a mail absentee ballot for one election, for all elections held in an entire calendar year, or for all future elections (as a permanent absentee voter). your voted ballot must

dangerous as seniors could fall and break a hip or arm while climbing over these items. beyond clutter posing a fall hazard, it is also a fire hazard. many collected items such as newspapers, magazines, and junk mail could quickly fuel a fire and can make it very difficult for the seniors to safely exit the home and for firefighters to enter the home to extinguish the fire. lastly, those who hoard are reluctant to allow people into their homes, which could lead to

increased social isolation. if you know of someone who is a hoarder, i encourage you to talk with a doctor as soon as possible. this is an opportunity for a medical professional to intervene and assist the senior with coping with compulsive hoarding syndrome. i also encourage you to contact the D.c. office on aging to learn about available resources for assisting seniors with organizing their homes into a safe and productive environment. ~

Mayor Gray Celebrates the Lunar New Year and highlights support for District of Columbia Asian and Pacific Islander senior residents during the event.

be postmarked by election Day, april 1 and received at the board’s office by april 11. if you prefer, you may return your absentee ballot by hand to the Dcboee office or to any polling place by 8:00 p.m. on election Day. for more information, please contact the board of elections at 202-727-2525. Choice 2: Voting at an Early Voting Center early voting centers have increased to thirteen sites throughout the District. you can cast your ballot at any center using the board’s touch-screen voting equip-

ment. the touch screen offers a voter-verifiable paper audit trail of all votes cast. early voting begins on march 17, visit www.dcboee.org for locations, dates and times.

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Age-Friendly dC BloCk-By-BloCk WAlk what do you see when you walk around your neighborhood? what about other parts of the city where you may shop, visit friends, or go to medical appointments? the age-friendly Dc block-by-block walk— march 20 – april 15—will document what you and others see so decisions can be made based on real-time information about improvements to make. the walk will also document what is good (great!) about neighborhoods across the District of columbia. examples of what age-friendly Dc walk organizers are looking for: n unsafe sidewalks n accessibility of retail outlets and social services n Personal and pedestrian safety want to do more than volunteer? Join the effort as a team leader. team leaders get special training-though anyone is welcome to participate in the training sessions. Dates, times and locations are here: Tuesday, March 11 from 7:00 – 9:00 pm (training is at 8:00 pm) at the brightwood community association meeting (st. Johns united baptist church, 6343 13th street nw) register to volunteer and/or to participate in the training by visiting www. agefriendly.dc.gov.

dCoA JoB AnnounCementS the D.c. Department of human resources has posted Program coordinator and Public health analyst positions for the D.c. office on aging. all applications must be submitted online at www.dchr.dc.gov for consideration. Please visit www.dchr.dc.gov to locate

partner agencies and community based organizations that provide computer and internet access. all inquiries related to employment and job applications should be directed to hr answers at (202) 442-9700.

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Community EvEnts CalEndar mARCh 4th and 18th • 12 pm caregivers can get valuable information and resources to assist them with their caregiving responsibilities during the D.c. caregivers online chat at noon. log on at noon or check back at your convenience, and hit replay to see what you missed. visit www.dcoa.dc.gov and click on online chat to join the discussion. you may also contact linda irizarry at 202-535-1442 or linda.irizarry@dc.gov.

6th. 13th, 20th and 26th • 10:30 am learn all about diabetes in a class at the ft. lincoln iii senior nutrition site, 3298 ft. lincoln Dr. ne, each thursday in march. to register, call vivian grayton at 202-529-8701.

8th • 1 to 3 pm the District of columbia commission on Persons with Disabilities invites the community to attend a community forum on personal care attendants. it will be held at the old council chambers, 441 4th st. nw. for more information, call alice a. thompson at 202 535-1321.

10th to April 28 • 10:45 am or 12 pm choose either session of the weekly

“strength, balance and Posture” class at iona senior services. build muscle and improve movement using weights and bands. the instructor works with beginners and advanced students to help them progress at their own rate. iona is located at 4125 albemarle st. nw. for more information, call 202-895-9448.

17th • 11 am to 1 pm the washington seniors wellness center hosts a town hall meeting with Dr. John thompson, the executive director of the D.c. office on aging. the center is located at 3001 alabama ave. se. for more information, call 202-581-9355.

18th • 11 am the Kibar nutrition site, 1519 islamic way (4th st.) nw, hosts a seminar titled “older adults & healthy relations.” to register, call vivian grayton at 202-529-8701.

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learn all about the metro smarttrip card, including a bus demonstration at the washington seniors wellness center. the center is located at 3001 alabama ave. se. for more information, call 202-581-9355.

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aarP swwf (southwest waterfront) chapter meets to discuss 2014 goals,

Spotlight on Community living Spotlight on Community Living is published by the External Affairs and Communications unit of the D.C. Office on Aging. Advertising contained in the Current is not endorsed by the D.C. Office on Aging or by the publisher. The D.C.Office on Aging is responsible for developing and carrying out a comprehensive and coordinated system of health, nutrition, education, employment, training, and social services for the District’s elderly population, who are 60 years of age and older. The Office on Aging also administers the Aging and Disability Resource Center, a one-stop shop resource center, designed to assist seniors, persons with disabilities 18 years of age and older and family caregivers navigate the long-term services and supports system. 500 K Street, NE, Washington, D.C. 20002 202-724-5622 • www.dcoa.dc.gov John M. Thompson, Ph.D., FAAMA Executive Director In accordance with the D.C. Human Rights Act of 1977, as amended, D.C. Official Code Section §§2-1401.01 et seq.,(Act), the D.C. Office on Aging does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived: race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, marital status, personal appearance, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, familial status, family responsibilities, matriculation, political affiliation, genetic information, disability, source of income, or place of residence or business. Sexual harassment is a form of sex discrimination which is prohibited by the Act. In addition, harassment based on any of the above protected categories is prohibited by the Act. Discrimination in violation of the Act will not be tolerated. Violators will be subject to disciplinary action.

resources and services of the office on aging, aging and Disability resource center with speaker Dr. chantelle teasdell, associate director of the center and other staff members. the program is presented in conjunction with the 2014 national women’s history month theme: celebrating women of character, courage and commitment. current aarP members and new prospective members are welcome. the meeting will be held in river Park mutual home’s community room, 1311 Delaware ave, sw. for further information, contact chapter president betty Jean tolbert Jones, bettyjeantolbertjones@yahoo.com or 202-554-0901. cost: $5 for lunch.

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the east river family strengthening Keen seniors Program will celebrate national nutrition month with a “Parade of aprons luncheon.” contact robin gantt at 202-534-4880 ext 110, for time and location.

25th • 10 am

seabury resources for aging will host a seminar on diabetes, obesity and heart disease with information provided by washington hospital center medstar. it will take place at 2900 newton st., ne. call vivian grayton at 202-529-8701 for more information.

the PerSonAl CAre AttendAntS Community Forum SAtuRdAy, mARCh 8, 2014, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm 441 4th st, nw old council chambers washington, Dc 20001 (red line - Judiciary square metro station) for more information or to request reasonable accommodations please contact christina mitchell at 202-481-3877 or christina.mitchell@dc.gov

mArCh iS nAtionAl nutrition month while taste drives most food choices, eating nutrient-rich foods that provide the most nutrition per calorie is one of the best ways to “enjoy the taste of eating right,” according to the academy of nutrition and Dietetics. as part of the 2014 national nutrition month® theme, the academy encourages everyone to choose the most nutritionally-packed foods you can from each of the five

myPlate food groups every day. the office on aging funds nearly 50 group meal sites and provides home bound meal delivery for the frail elderly in the District of columbia. to find out how you can enjoy a nutritious mid-day meal and or a culturally sensitive meal near you, contact the D.c. office on aging information and assistance unit at 202-724-5626. ~

dCoA rAnkS high in grAde dC the grade Dc ratings are in for January. Dcoa scored a letter grade of “a” overall for the rating period of the advanced customer-service platform grade Dc, designed to provide the best possible feedback on, and analysis of, service delivery and customer care by District government agencies. grade Dc allows residents to

provide feedback on their encounters with participating agencies by text messages from cell phones, tweets on twitter, facebook posts or through the grade. Dc.gov website directly. to provide feedback on customer service or services rendered by Dcoa or any other grade Dc agency, visit www.grade.dc.gov. ~

SAlute to 100 the District is searching for residents who are age 100 or older to honor during an event planned for this spring. if you know of residents who have celebrated their centennial birthday by March 30, please call Darlene nowlin at (202) 724-5622 or you may email: darlene.nowlin@dc.gov. when registering centenarians, please make sure you know the name, birth date and contact information for each individual.

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2014 A green agenda, with a multigenerational approach By KAT LUCERO Current Staff Writer

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ustainability, eco-friendly, green energy: These words are commonly associated with trendy new developments. In the Logan Circle neighborhood, a retirement home is on that same path. Locals living at The Residences at Thomas Circle, at 1330 Massachusetts Ave., have been pursuing an initiative to make their community “green.” To do so, they’ve also engaged students from local architecture and engineering schools. “We have an amazing group of residents who are putting time and energy into finding ways to improve their home and make the difference in their environment,” said Angie Layfield, the property’s executive director. The retirement community’s environmental group — aptly called GoGreen — was started in 2012 by resident Jewell Fenzi. Shocked at the building’s use of plastic foam

cups, Fenzi launched a “revolution against Styrofoam” to replace them. Last October, GoGreen set its sights on the building’s roof deck. The vision included a solar table for the space that could harness power to nearby electrical outlets. “We saw that gorgeous roof and we decided to make it better,” Tina Hobson, a co-chair of GoGreen, said of the underutilized roofdeck. Hobson was the director of consumer affairs at the U.S. Department of Energy when it was first formed in the 1970s. The group sought design inspiration from local college students, launching a competition to find the best ideas. Winning teams from Howard University and Catholic University are now splitting the prize pot of $2,500 to share their visions with both The Residences at Thomas Circle and other local communities. That money comes from GoGreen’s own pockets. Through a “green boutique” in

which residents sell their personal items, the group has raised almost $10,000, according to Fenzi. “This is a tremendous opportunity for students to solve real-world problems,” said Scott Mathews, faculty adviser for the Catholic University team. On their own campus, students have already designed a solar picnic table. “If another group of similar age or that has similar needs approaches us, we will be all over it.” Nea Maloo, faculty adviser for the Howard team, said the contest allowed students to see that meeting the clients — in this case the residents — is key. “The best part was when we were sitting there after the presentation and almost everyone thanked us,” she said. Maloo said the university will be using the award as seed money to develop its own solar-powered table. The contest was also part of a new rooftop design program at the Washington Architec-

Dupont activist wins community service award zation has recognized 33 cities around the world as “age friendly.” New York City and Portland, Ore., are currently the only two in the United States. Pender McCarter, who manages the age-friendly iniris Molotsky was stunned when she received Maytiative for the Dupont Circle Village, said that when or’s Award for Community Service late last year. Molotsky tapped him to run the project, he couldn’t say “There are tons of people who do lots of things. no. I didn’t expect to get it,” said Molotsky, the co-founder “With the all the hard work she puts into projects, I and current president of the Dupont Circle Village. had to accept,” said McCarter, whose professional However, many people who have come across experience included marketing research and communiMolotsky disagree — even those like Kathleen Cardications. lle, who only recently met her. Under Molotsky’s leadership, Dupont When Cardille started volunteering Circle Village has flourished into an for the nonprofit last summer, she immeactive multi-generation network of memdiately concluded that Molotsky had the bers and volunteers. With the help of stumagic touch to make things happen. So dents from George Washington Universishe nominated Molotsky to be the award ty and School Without Walls High recipient. School, she created technology tutorials “She has the ability to pool people for members. She also teamed up her together. That’s not always an easy thing group with the George Washington Unito do. That’s a skill that has been cultiversity Medical School’s geriatric medivated for a long time,” said Cardille. cine students for a study on aging. The Dupont Circle Village is among When the organization started, Molotsky’s recent hallmarks. She coMolotsky said it quickly attracted 58 founded the organization in 2008, part of members. Now, it has 150 members and a national movement that allows seniors Iris Molotsky 65 volunteers. The goal is to get 200 to age in their own homes, yet provide a members, which Molotsky says she has “no doubt that community of people — hence the name “village.” we’re going to reach.” Through the village, she also spearheaded an initiaGail Kohn, coordinator for the Mayor’s Age-Friendtive to make Dupont Circle’s commercial district adopt ly City Initiative, has been working with Molotsky on more “age-friendly” practices, which the District government recently decided to replicate to other neighbor- the age-friendly business project. She describes her Dupont Circle counterpart as “a pro” when it comes hoods, as it strives to become one of World Health getting people together to achieve a goal. Organization’s age-friendly cities by 2017. The two women also worked closely together in the Last year, Molotsky orchestrated a survey of residents and businesses looking into how the Dupont com- formation of the Dupont Circle nonprofit, after Kohn’s days working on the Capitol Hill Village. mercial area meets the needs of elderly patrons. The “That effort paid off with well-organized, neighborfinal results led to “Strategies for Marketing to Aging to-neighbor support for members to stay put in wonderConsumers,” a set of best practices that businesses can adopt to accommodate customers with various needs. It ful, historic Dupont Circle,” wrote Kohn in an email. Seniors in Capitol Hill were the first in D.C. to establish recommends that merchants outfit their venues with such a group in 2006. sturdy railings, automatic doors, clear signage and As the city continues to develop, Molotsky is glare-free lighting at tables, as well as offer early-bird thoughtful when it comes to balancing new growth with specials at restaurants and sensitivity training for staff. her neighborhood’s historic character. “Any city has to “The next step is to go back to merchants and see be dynamic unless it doesn’t want grow,” she said. how this will get implemented,” said Molotsky. She executes this delicate dance through her work According to the D.C. Office of Aging’s Agewith both the Dupont Circle Conservancy and the Friendly DC Initiative, consumers age 50 and up are “diverse, fast-growing, and control 50 percent of discre- Dupont Circle Citizens Association. See Molotsky/Page 24 tionary spending.” Currently, the World Health Organi-

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Architects and engineers judged the design competition for a solar table.

tural Foundation. The two student designs will be shared within the foundation. “It will be made available to any community who’s interested. There’s a growing interest. That’s a plus,” said Hobson. For GoGreen, the next step is a meeting on March 11, at 7 p.m., so residents can collectively identify what they want for their roof deck. The group will use that information to produce a final plan that it can send to the building owner, The Carlyle Group, in hopes of getting it funded.

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2014 Area book club celebrates 40 years of literary pleasure, informal support

By ZACH C. COHEN Current Correspondent

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udy Smith didn’t care much for “Dear Life,� Alice Munro’s collection of short stories. But she hasn’t missed many meetings of the Second Monday Book Club in its 40 years of existence, so she headed over to American University Park anyway. With the group’s number capped at 12, prospective members sometimes face a long wait for a vacancy, and then must be approved by a vote. Book club members have met in one of their homes nearly every second Monday of the month (hence the name) since September 1973 to discuss the latest or greatest in literature. Now in March 2014, they’re reading “The Warmth of

Other Suns: The Epic Story of America’s Great Migration� by Isabel Wilkerson. Authors as diverse as Maya Angelou and Bob Woodward have penned the more than 480 books the group has tackled over the years, ranging from contemporary best-sellers, like those of Amy Tan and J.K. Rowling, to the classics, from writers like George Orwell and James Barrie. “Though we can’t all remember that we read all those books,� Iowa native Pat Larson said at the group’s January 2014 meeting. To many in the group, it’s more than just a book club, though they prefer to define it by what it’s not. It’s certainly not a parenting group. (“One of the first rules was: No talking about our children,� said

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founding member Nancy Nollen.) It’s definitely not a drinking club. Members limit themselves to one glass of wine each per meeting. Though that rule may have “evolved,� they admit. It’s not an alumni group, though many graduated from Wilson High School or American University. It’s not a church group, though the club’s history involves congregants and clergy of St. Columba’s Episcopal Church in Tenleytown. It is a special place for the 12 women lucky enough to find a spot. “We’ve gone through many stages of life together,� said founding member Carolyn Hill — from motherhood, to children leaving for college, to parents’ passing and beyond. Most of the women are at least 70 years old. “It’s been a wonderful experience. ... I don’t think anybody envisioned in the beginning that it was going to be like a support group.� Space is tight, both in the living rooms they occupy and in the schedule. Each member is responsible for hosting one meeting each year, and each leads a discussion of a book at least once every 12 months as well. A few have lived in the District all their lives, including some of the “founding mothers,� a term that pays tribute to the women’s empowerment movement of the early 1970s. Others moved here from Tennes-

see, Ohio or Iowa, and 20, 30 or 40 years ago replaced those who moved away or died. Most are mothers from the American University Park neighborhood, though some have left for other areas of D.C. and stayed involved. “Mostly we had little kids in diapers, and we were so glad to have something else,â€? Hill said of the early years of the club. “Real thoughts,â€? interjected Smith. Those real thoughts are evident. Each month’s leader brings research and reviews to spark discussion. Members use personal experiences to highlight certain aspects of the works. They ask questions and pose hypotheticals and explore language, themes, characters and more. “There was more than once when I read a book and thought I understood it completely,â€? said Jan Benini, the group’s newest member, “and then I come to book club and somebody else has picked up something that I totally missed that really is significant to the book.â€? The discussion is fluid and frequently punctuated with laughter and moments of reverent silence. “We really have a strong ethic that we actually read the book, ‌ sometimes we can’t, sometimes we don’t, but mostly we always do,â€? said Larson. “Or you try to fake it,â€? Hill said to a roomful of laughs. The books get read, even if that

means cutting dinner short or skipping work, according to member Penny Angle of Adams Morgan. Then at the end of each meeting, there’s a lively “negotiation� over what to read next month. “If left to your own devices, sometimes you kind of read in patterns,� said Judy Singleton. “I really appreciate being asked to read something that I probably wouldn’t have.� The group has changed in slight ways over the years. There was a half-serious proposal to change the name of the club to the “Second Monday at 8 p.m. Book Club� so members wouldn’t forget the time. The women also sometimes forget the house at which they’re meeting. Or if they’re hosting. Most recently, the group has tackled the question of choosing books with Kindle versions since some have gotten the e-reader. “We’re getting older, so it takes us longer� to make decisions, said member Nancy McCloskey. Though they usually meet to discuss the book every second Monday, they also orchestrate field trips to complement that month’s selection. After reading presidential biographer Doris Kearns Goodwin’s “Team of Rivals,� they visited President Lincoln’s Cottage at the Soldiers’ Home in Park View. When they read “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo� by Stieg Larsson, a trip See Club/Page 24

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■Winterthur Museum, Garden and Library and “The Costumes of Downton Abbey� (May 10) ■Pennsylvania Dutch country (May 17) ■Rehoboth Beach (June 1 day trip; June 1 through 6) ■“Ladies Night in a Turkish Bath,� performed at a theater resort in Pennsylvania (June 15) ■Barnes museum for Cezanne exhibit (Aug. 23, Sept. 13 and Sept. 20) Call Marilyn Rubin at 202-2231259 (feel free to leave a message) for cost and other details.

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■“Brandywine Valley Treasures of Pennsylvania and Delaware� — Longwood Gardens, Brandywine River Museum, Hegley Museum, Auburn Heights, Marshall Steam Museum, Winterthur, Brandywine Arts Museum and more (March 28 to 30, $665 to share a room; $835 for a single) Several trips are being planned, but only one is currently scheduled. Contact Benita Lubic at blubic@aol. com or 202-362-6100 for more information.

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■“Art Along the Coast of Maine,â€? a weeklong cruise showcasing seascapes and paintings by Maine’s most famous painters (Aug. 1 to 9, starting at $4,370) ■“Scandinavian Journey: Norway, Sweden, and Denmark,â€? an opportunity to explore Scandinavia by foot, ferry, coach and rail (multiple dates, including June 3 to 19, starting at $6,974) ■“Splendors of Italy,â€? a small-ship cruise featuring Rome, the Amalfi Coast and Sicily (Sept. 16 to 26, $7,995) The Smithsonian has more offerings and details on these at smithsonianjourneys.org. great, because everybody is very friendly. ‌ I have never seen someSee Travel/Page 24

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Circle Conservancy president Tom Bower. Bower praised her past work in co-founding of Friends of S & T Streets Parks, which revitalized two small triangular parks in the neighborhood that previously attracted drug dealers and rats. It took five years to make it

happen, but the S Street green space became the first official dog park in the city. Before she retired in 2001, Molotsky worked for the American Association of University Professors and served as the organization’s director of public information for 19

years. One of her achievements there was creating an award to recognize outstanding reporting on higher education. After she retired, the association named the accolade after her — the Iris Molotsky Award for Excellence in Coverage of Higher Education.

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to a movie theater was in order to see David Fincher’s blockbuster adaptation. After reading “King of the World” by Muhammad Ali biographer David Remnick, some went to a boxing match. Planning those outings can be tough. They’re all busy women. Though most are retired, their schedules are laden with travel, volunteering and part-time work. But they make an effort to attend the monthly meetings, even if that means rescheduling around vacations. August’s gathering gets canceled every once in a while to accommodate summer travel. The regularity at which the group meets means many members count each other as their closest

friends. There’s a real effort to make every meeting, though attendance isn’t obligatory. “Once a month is more than I see a lot of friends,” said member Barbara Wolanin, the curator at the U.S. Capitol. The group has been a formative experience for many of the members. It presciently banned discussion of illnesses and nursing homes during meetings when it was first founded. But the women act as a support network during times of sickness and after the death of loved ones. “I really value this so much,” said Angle. “I think all of us do.” Even if they don’t agree on the book to read next month or even the history of the group, that’s one idea they all recognize.

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two contingents traveled last year. Destinations also include spots closer to home, including Fallingwater, the Pennsylvania site of one of Frank Lloyd Wright’s bestknown homes, and even occasional author-led walking tours of D.C. Smithsonian Voyages, perhaps the oldest trip-planning game in town, also features destinations near and far. Since the program launched in 1969, it has expanded to a roster of 150 trips across seven continents, with many of the adventures wellsuited for seniors. “Our destination specialists work closely with each guest to help them consider the activity level of the trip and make sure it matches their capabilities,” said marketing coordinator Lindsay Senior. All of Rubin’s Encore! adventures, on the other hand, are suitable for seniors. In fact, the art enthusiast got her start partly because of one aspect the Smithsonian didn’t offer. “The Smithsonian offered one pickup, down at Capital Park Hotel, and other groups seemed to have [just] one pickup” as well, she said. So Rubin started collecting her travelers at their homes. Even today, her trips start with a jaunt from Foggy Bottom to Chevy Chase, picking up her travelers along the way. “The people don’t mind the extra travel time, since it gives them a chance to see who’s going,” she said. “Like the ‘Social Safeway,’ this is Encore’s ‘Social Tour.’”

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DISPATCHES From Page 13 could do. In class, we wrote different types of poems including rhyming, metaphors, similes and alliterations. We looked at examples of acrostic poems; a word is written vertically, and you write a word or a line that begins with each letter of that word. These words and lines are written horizontally. For example, check out our poem about Maret: Marvelous Awesome Respect Education Terrific After reading so many poems, we noticed that poetry can make you sleepy, make you feel relaxed and sometimes be confusing! And that’s our poetry story! — Ms. Skivington’s second-grade class

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Every Tuesday after school, I have karate in the gym with other OLV kids. My school offers karate as an after-school activity every week. Karate is used for selfdefense. Our class is about one hour. We all wear karate uniforms received from our teacher. Boys and girls have class together and all grades and levels of experience are welcome. Karate class is great because we only have to walk downstairs to the gym. Many of my friends are in class with me. During karate, we run laps, break boards, and do pushups and situps. We can use sticks, nunchucks and targets. We use substitute swords and shields for practice. Everyone has to present kicks, punches and stick-fighting in front of the class to get their first belt. With some activities we work in pairs. Other times we follow the example of our teacher or an older student. We do exercise and our class teaches us discipline. We have fun and play games. I am currently a blue belt. I have been doing it since kindergarten. Belts are different colors and awarded in class as you continue and gain more experience. I like the teacher Mr. Whoulihan and the class a lot!
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Norton speaks at Wilson High event

D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton spoke Feb. 21 at Wilson High School as part of a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) speaker series. The school recently received computers through a program administered by the U.S. General Services Administration, and Norton helped facilitate the effort. “STEM education has become increasingly critical for

many occupations and professions,� Norton said in a release. “I am pleased [to see programs] bring D.C. students together with leaders in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.� The USA Science & Engineering Festival runs the speaker series. The Wilson event featured Dr. Erich Jarvis, an associate professor of neurobiology at Duke University.

helped to get all these volunteers from her job to read different Dr. Seuss books to us. So the guest readers and Mr. Flanagan, our librarian, wore the striped top hat the Cat in the Hat wore. Also, we read Dr. Seuss books to ourselves to win a prize! Oh, and also you can’t talk about Dr. Seuss without saying “Cat in the Hat.� Also, we made a bulletin board representing this, and we showed the work the students did (writing down different Dr. Seuss books) to win the prize. Speaking of famous authors, kindergarten through second grade went to see a Shakespeare play, “A Mini Midsummer Night’s Dream.� Also, the prekindergarten went on a field trip to the Wolf Trap. And like I said last week, my teacher, Mr. Markus, took the fourth- and fifthgraders on a ski trip. — Jonathan Velasquez, fifth-grader

Each day of Spirit Week has a special theme for students to follow. This year, Monday was Mismatch Day, Tuesday was Pajama Day, Wednesday was Sports Day, Thursday was Neon Day and Friday was Green & White Day. Each year, Spirit Week is held the week before the annual auction that raises money for the financial aid program. Students think it is fun because they can be creative and do not have to follow the dress code. Some examples of themes from past years are Beach Day, during which some students wore bathing suits and a rash guard, and Decades Day, where students dressed up in the spirit of a particular decade — like a pink lady from the 1950s. Sometimes the teachers even participate! Even though some of the dressup days change every year, two days are always in the mix: Green & White Day and Pajama Day. I think these are always included because they are most students’ favorites, and because green and white are the school colors. The lower school only participates in a few of the days — usually Green & White Day and Pajama Day. — Bunny Cameron, fourth-grader

St. Patrick’s Episcopal Day School

Each year at St. Patrick’s, Spirit Week allows upper school students to dress up in different ways to show their Wolfhound spirit. Each student who participates gets a score from his or her homeroom teacher. Points are awarded based on a student’s creativity in dressing for the theme of the day. The grade that has the most points wins a casual dress day.

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Wednesday, march 5 ■Concert: Israeli-American cellist Inbal Segev will perform. 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. Performance Hall, National Museum of Women in the Arts, 1250 New York Ave. NW. reservations@nmwa.org. Into Meditation� series. 7 p.m. Free. Tenley-Friendship Library, 4450 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-727-1225. Concerts ■New York-based based ModernWorks Ensemble will perform works by Turkish composers for Western and Turkish instruments. 7:30 p.m. Free; tickets required. Meyer Auditorium, Freer Gallery of Art, 12th Street and Jefferson Drive SW. 202-633-1000. ■The Howlin’ Brothers (shown) and the Honeycutters will perform bluegrass, Americana and roots music. 8:30 p.m. $10 to $15. Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com. Demonstration ■Gardening specialist Adrienne Cook and nutritionist Danielle Cook will present ideas on how to cook the many varieties of potatoes. Noon and 12:45 p.m. Free. Conservatory Garden Court, U.S. Botanic Garden, 100 Maryland Ave. SW. 202-2258333. Discussions and lectures ■“Cell Phones in North Korea: Has North Korea Entered the Telecommunications Revolution?� will feature panelists Yonho Kim, reporter at Voice of America; Alexandre Mansourov, visiting scholar at the School of Advanced International Studies; and Sascha Meinrath, vice president of the New America Foundation and director of the Open Technology Institute. 9 a.m. Free; reservations required. Room 500, Bernstein-Offit Building, Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies, 1717 Massachusetts Ave. NW. bit.ly/uski-sais. ■Kazuhiko Togo, former Japanese ambassador to the Netherlands and director of the Institute of World Affairs at Kyoto Sangyo University, will discuss “Japan’s Diplomatic Catastrophe After Yasukuni: Is There a Way Out?� 11:15 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. Room 213, Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University, 1957 E St. NW. go.gwu.edu/yasakuni. ■Dr. Robert Ivkov of Johns Hopkins University Medical School will discuss “Nanotechnology for Cancer Treatment.�

11:30 a.m. Free. Mary Pickford Theater, Madison Building, Library of Congress, 101 Independence Ave. SE. 202-707-5664. ■Cheryl Strayed will discuss her memoir “Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail.� 2:30 p.m. Free. Room 220, Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. 202-727-0321. ■Karina V. Korostelina, associate professor at George Mason University, will discuss “Constructing the Narratives of Identity and Power: Self-Imagination in a Young Ukrainian Nation.� 4 to 5 p.m. Free; reservations required. Suite 412, Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University, 1957 E St. NW. go.gwu.edu/Kkorostelina. ■James Goldgeier, dean of the American University School of International Service, and Maria Otero, former undersecretary for civilian security, democracy and human rights at the U.S. Department of State, will discuss “Civilian Security in Today’s World.� 4 to 5 p.m. Free; reservations required. Abramson Family Founders Room, School of International Service Building, Nebraska and New Mexico avenues NW. deansdiscussionotero.eventbrite.com. ■Joshua D. Hendrick of Loyola University of Maryland, Ihsan Dagi of Johns Hopkins University and Bayram Balci of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace will discuss “Turkey in Crisis? Transformations of the State and Civil Society.� 4 to 5:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. Room 505, Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University, 1957 E St. NW. go.gwu.edu/Turkey. ■Tyler Cowen, professor of economics at George Mason University, will discuss “Average Is Over: Powering America Beyond the Age of Great Stagnation.� 4:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. Rome Building Auditorium, Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies, 1619 Massachusetts Ave. NW. saissgicowen.eventbrite.com. ■Ambassador Robert Orr, U.S. executive director of the Asian Development Bank, will discuss “The U.S., Japan, and the Asian Development Bank: Charting Regional Development Through Rough Waters.� 4:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. Rome Building Auditorium, Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies, 1619 Massachusetts Ave. NW. reischauer@jhu.edu. ■Renowned orchid grower Arthur Chadwick will discuss “First Ladies and Their Cattleyas: 1929 to Present.� 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. $7 to $20. Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens, 4155 Linnean Ave. NW. 202-686-5807. ■Howard Feinstein will discuss his book “Fire on the Bayou: True Tales From the Civil Rights Battlefront.� 6 p.m. Free. Room 209, Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. 202-727-0321. ■Nancy Whipple Grinnell, curator and archivist at the Newport Art Museum in Newport, R.I., will discuss her book “Carrying the Torch: Maud Howe Elliot and the American Renaissance.� 6 p.m. Free. Society of the Cincinnati, Anderson House, 2118 Massachusetts Ave. NW. 202-7852040. ■The Georgetown University Library Associates will present a talk by Dennis P. Lockhart, president and chief executive officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta. 6 to 8 p.m. Free; reservations required. Lohrfink Auditorium, Hariri Building, Georgetown University, 37th and O streets NW. 202-687-7446. ■Issam Nassar, associate professor of See Events/Page 27

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Continued From Page 26 Middle East history at Illinois State University, will discuss “Photographing the First World War in the Middle East: The Suez Campaign in Palestine, 1915.� 6 p.m. Free. Room 241, Bunn Intercultural Center, Georgetown University, 37th and O streets NW. issamnassar.eventbrite.com. ■Curators Josefine Raab and Stefan Becht will discuss “Photography in Germany Today,� followed by an exhibit opening and a contemporary dance performance by German performance artist Marcel Sparmann. 6 p.m. Free; reservations required. Goethe-Institut, 812 7th St. NW. goetheinstitutwashington.eventbrite.com. ■Poet Yearn Hong Choi will discuss the Korean poetry tradition and its impact on his contemporaries, including Korean American poets published in the recent compilation “I Am Homeland,� which he edited. 6 p.m. Free; reservations required. Korean Cultural Center, 2370 Massachusetts Ave. NW. KoreaCultureDC.org. ■The Mystery Book Group will discuss “Bad Things Happen� by Harry Dolan. 6:30 p.m. Free. Barnes & Noble, 555 12th St. NW. 202-347-0176. ■Opera director Stephen Lawless will discuss Donizetti’s bel canto classic “The Elixir of Love,� the Washington National Opera’s latest production. 6:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. Embassy of Italy, 3000 Whitehaven St. NW. www.iicwashington.esteri.it. ■Fred Plotkin, an expert on Italy, will discuss “Liguria: Paradise Found.� 6:45 to 9 p.m. $30 to $42. S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Drive SW. 202-633-3030. ■Dave Barry will discuss his book “You Can Date Boys When You’re Forty: Dave Barry on Parenting and Other Topics He Knows Very Little About.� 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202364-1919. ■“Slate Political Gabfest — Live� will feature a live taping of a podcast by Slate’s Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson and David Plotz. 7 p.m. $25. Sixth & I Historic Synagogue, 600 I St. NW. 877-987-6487. ■Edward Jones Jr., general manager and executive producer for the University of the District of Columbia’s educational cable channel, will discuss “Communicating Bowen Theory Through the Medium of Television.� 7:30 p.m. Free. Bowen Center for the Study of the Family, 4400 MacArthur Blvd. NW. 202-965-4400. ■Bruce Rosenstein, managing editor of Leader to Leader and a lecturer in library and information science at Catholic University, will discuss his book “Create Your Future the Peter Drucker Way.� 7 p.m. Free. Great Hall, Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. 202-7270321. Films ■The Berkley Center and the World Faiths Development Dialogue will present the documentary “Mani: The Hidden Valley of Happiness at a Crossroads.� A discussion with co-director Sonam Lama will follow. 6:30 to 8 p.m. Free; reservations required. Third-floor conference room, Georgetown University Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, 3307 M St. NW. berkleycenter.georgetown.edu. ■The 24th annual Washington Jewish Film Festival will feature the D.C. premiere of Julia Von Heinz’s 2013 film “Hanna’s Journey.� 8:30 p.m. $12 to $15. Washing-

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exhibit will continue through April 25. RSVP for the reception at goetheinstitutwashington.eventbrite.com. Located at 812 7th St. NW, the institute is open Monday through Thursday On exhibit from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. 202-289-1200, ext. 165. and change, will open today at Foundry ■“Spiritual Journeys,� highlighting works Gallery and continue through March by Syrian/Lebanese artist Rana Chalabi 30. that offer homage to the dervishes and An opening reception will take place dancers of Sufism, will open tomorrow Friday from 6 to 8 p.m. with a reception from 6 to 8 p.m. at Located at 1314 18th St. NW, the Syra Arts at the Alla Rogers Galgallery is open Wednesday through Sunlery. The exhibit will continue through day from noon to 6 p.m. 202-463-0203. March 20. ■“Retrato en Voz Alta: Portraits of Con Located at 1054 31st St. NW in temporary Mexican ArtSuite A, the gallery is ists,� highlighting the phoopen Tuesday through tography of Allan Fis, will Saturday from noon to 6 open today at the Organip.m. 202-733-8199. zation of American States ■“Out of Africa,� presentArt Museum of the Ameriing photographs taken by cas’ F Street Gallery John H. Brown Jr. when with a reception at 6 p.m. he was traveling through The exhibit will remain on Tanzania in 2013, will view through May 23. open Friday with a recep Located at 1889 F St. tion from 6 to 8 p.m. at NW, the gallery is open Cross MacKenzie GalMonday through Friday lery. The show will conRana Chalabi’s work tinue through April 9. from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. by is on exhibit at Syra appointment only. 202Located at 2026 R St. Arts at the Alla 370-0151. NW, the gallery is open Rogers Gallery. ■“Gute Aussichten: Wednesday through SatYoung German Photograurday from noon to 6 p.m. phers, 2013-2014,� featuring the works 202-333-7970. of nine award-winning German photogra- ■The Arts Club of Washington will phers, will open tomorrow at Goetheopen an exhibit Friday of works by Yuan Institut with a reception from 6 to 8 Chin-Taa, Jack Hannula and Amanda p.m. that will include a performance by Tseng with a reception from 6 to 9 p.m. German artist Marcel Sparmann. The The show will continue through March “Shifting Gears,� featuring colorful acrylic paintings by Ana Elisa Benavent that explore revival, healing, reinvention

ton DC Jewish Community Center, 1529 16th St. NW. wjff.org. Performance ■RFD will host a first-round March Madness of Comedy performance with 12 comics. 8:30 p.m. Free. RFD, 810 7th St. NW. 202-431-4704. Reading ■Poets Will Stockton and D. Gilson will read from their new book “Crush.� 7:30 to

9:30 p.m. Free. Honors Townhouse, George Washington University, 714 21st St. NW. gwtoday.gwu.edu/events. Special event ■“Mad Museum: The American 60s,� this month’s “Phillips After 5� program, will feature a chance to sample classic cocktails while viewing works by Washington Color School and abstract expressionist artists; a screening of a 2008 episode of “Mad Men� that centered

Ana Elisa Benavent’s diptych “Not Anymore� is part of an exhibit of her acrylic paintings at Foundry Gallery. 29. Located at 2017 I St. NW, the gallery is open Tuesday through Friday from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. 202-331-7282. ■Touchstone Gallery will open three exhibits Friday with a reception from 6 to 8:30 p.m. They will continue through March 30 and can be previewed today and tomorrow during regular gallery hours. “Light and Dark Member Show� highlights works exploring the dance between darkness and light. “Memoryscapes — Blurry Lines� features landscape and waterscape paintings by Steve Alderton. “Faces Many Ways� presents paintings by Charles St. Charles about faces in groups or alone. An “Encore Party� will take place March 20 from 6 to 8:30 p.m. with an artist talk at 7 p.m. Located at 901 New York Ave. NW, the gallery is open Wednesday through Friday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturon a Mark Rothko painting; a photo booth inspired by “Breakfast at Tiffany’s�; and 15-minute focused discussions about American art in the 1960s. 5 to 8:30 p.m. $10 to $12; reservations suggested. Phillips Collection, 1600 21st St. NW. phillipscollection.org/events. Tour ■“Close-up Tour: Women in Glass and Stone� will feature a look at aspects of the Washington National Cathedral’s artisan-

day and Sunday from noon to 5 p.m. 202-347-2787. ■“36 Years on a Creative Journey,� a group show celebrating the 36th anniversary of Zenith Gallery, will open Saturday with an artists’ reception from 2 to 6 p.m. There will be an additional artists’ reception Sunday from 2 to 4 p.m., and the show will continue through April 26. Located at 1429 Iris St. NW, the gallery is open Friday and Saturday from noon to 6 p.m. 202-783-2963. ■The Woman’s National Democratic Club will hold a spring art reception Tuesday from 6 to 8 p.m. to celebrate the recent opening of two exhibits that will continue through May 28: “Swirling Rocks, Porquerolles� by Suzanne Goldberg and “White Tree� by Sandra Warren Gobar. An RSVP is required for the reception. Located at 1526 New Hampshire Ave., the club is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 202232-7363. ship. 3 p.m. $16 to $20; tickets required. Washington National Cathedral, Massachusetts and Wisconsin avenues NW. nationalcathedral.org. Friday, March 7

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Continued From Page 27 Church, 755 8th St. NW. 202-333-2075. ■ The Arts Club of Washington’s Friday Noon Concert series will feature the Piove Trio performing works by Granados and Turina. Noon. Free. Arts Club of Washington, 2017 I St. NW. 202-331-7282. ■ As part of the Atlas Intersections Festival, the DC Youth Orchestra Percussion Ensemble will perform. 5:30 p.m. $2 reservation fee. Atlas Performing Arts Center, 1333 H St. NE. 202-399-7993. The festival will continue through Saturday. ■ “Barbara Cook’s Spotlight,” a cabaret series, will feature two-time Tony nominee Brian d’Arcy James. 7:30 p.m. $45. Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center. 202467-4600. ■ The Embassy Series will present the Minetti String Quartet performing works by Beethoven, Mendelssohn and Arvo Pärt. 7:30 p.m. $65. Embassy of Austria, 3524 International Court NW. 202-625-2361. ■ The KC Jazz Club will present the Lewis Nash Quintet. 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. $26 to $30. Terrace Gallery, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. ■ The Elias String Quartet will perform works by Haydn, Kurtág and Beethoven. 8 p.m. Free; tickets required. Coolidge Auditorium, Jefferson Building, Library of Congress, 10 1st St. SE. 202-707-5502. ■ Jazz musicians Laila Biali and Tim Green will perform. 8 and 10 p.m. $16. Twins Jazz, 1344 U St. NW. twinsjazz.com. The performance will repeat Saturday at 8 and 10 p.m. ■ Andre Thierry and Zydeco Magic will perform, with a dance lesson offered during the band break taught by Dancing by the Bayou’s Sharon Schiliro and Michael

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and scholar Nahal Tajadod discussing her works. 7 p.m. $8 to $10. Alliance Française de Washington, 2142 Wyoming Ave. NW. francedc.org. Films ■ Director Jason Hutt will show clips from his 2013 documentary “In Sukkah City” and discuss the creative process of constructing an ancient building. Noon. Free. Room 240, Madison Building, Library of Congress, 101 Independence Ave. SE. 202-707-9897. ■ As part of the Atlas Intersections Festival, “Rewind” will feature films from the decade-long run of the DC Shorts Film Festival. 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. $20 per screening; $30 for both. Atlas Performing Arts Center, 1333 H St. NE. dcshorts.com/ rewind. Meeting ■ A weekly bridge group will meet to play duplicate bridge. 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. $6. Chevy Chase Community Center, 5601 Connecticut Ave. NW. 301-654-1865. Performances ■ Janney Elementary School will present its spring musical, “Doctor Dolittle.” 7 p.m. $5 to $10. Auditorium, Deal Middle School, 3815 Fort Drive NW. 202-2820110. The performance will repeat Saturday at 2 p.m. ■ As part of the Atlas Intersections Festival, Bowen McCauley Dance will present “From the Ground Up,” featuring a diverse program of modern dance. 7 p.m. $16.50 to $26.50. Atlas Performing Arts Center, 1333 H St. NE. 202-399-7993. ■ “Act Two @ Levine” will present students in its Pre-Professional Program performing the musical “Urinetown.” 7:30 to 10 p.m. $17 to $19. Rehearsal Hall, Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company, 641 D St. NW. levinemusic.org. The performance will repeat Saturday at 2 and 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. ■ The In Series will present “The Cole Porter Project: It’s All Right With Me,” featuring nine singers and 36 songs. 8 p.m. $20 to $38. Source, 1835 14th St. NW.

Friday, march 7 ■ Performance: Flamenco dancer Eva Yerbabuena will perform. 8 p.m. $35 to $65. Lisner Auditorium, George Washington University, 730 21st St. NW. 202-994-6800. 202-204-7763. The performance will repeat Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 3 p.m. Saturday, March 8 Saturday march 8 Children’s programs ■ “Saturday Morning at the National” will feature high-spirited, high-energy jigs and step-dancing presented by Laureen O’Neill James Irish Dance. 9:30 and 11 a.m. Free; tickets distributed 30 minutes before each show. National Theatre, 1321 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. 202-783-3372. ■ “Shake Up Your Saturdays: The Queen and Other Women” will offer a chance to discover how Shakespeare pleased Queen Elizabeth I through his portrayal of powerful women characters on stage (for ages 6 through 12). 10 to 11 a.m. Free; reservations required. Folger Shakespeare Library, 201 East Capitol St. SE. folger.edu. ■ The National Symphony Orchestra’s latest Teddy Bear Concert will feature musicians Glenn Donnellan and Jan Chong in “Imagination Duo,” using stories, sound

effects, children’s songs and gems from the classical repertoire to make the imagination come alive (for ages 3 through 5). 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. $20. Family Theater, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. The performance will repeat Sunday at 1:30 and 4 p.m. ■ A park ranger will lead a planetarium program about winter’s brightest stars, planets and constellations (for ages 5 and older). 1 to 1:45 p.m. Free. Rock Creek Nature Center, 5200 Glover Road NW. 202-895-6224. ■ As part of the fifth-anniversary Atlas Intersections Festival, GALita will present a bilingual adaptation of Cecilia Cackley’s “Fabulas Mayas,” featuring shadow and hand puppets, traditional songs and original music. 1 p.m. $8. Atlas Performing Arts Center, 1333 H St. NE. 202-399-7993. ■ The National Building Museum and staff from Play-Well Teknologies will present a “LEGO Build” event on how to make strong, tall towers. 2 to 4 p.m. $20 to $25 per child; free for accompanying adults. Reservations required. National Building Museum, 401 F St. NW. 202-272-2448. ■ Author, illustrator and food blogger Asmae Otmani will present “Les P’tits Gourmands,” a cooking workshop for ages 5 through 10. 2 to 4 p.m. $55. Alliance Française de Washington, 2142 Wyoming Ave. NW. francedc.org. ■ A park ranger will lead a Women’s History Month planetarium program about “Astronomy Stars: Women Who Changed the Night” (for ages 7 and older). 4 to 4:45 p.m. Free. Rock Creek Nature Center, 5200 Glover Road NW. 202-895-6224. Classes and workshops ■ The Friday Morning Music Club will present a choral workshop featuring works by Haydn, Tchaikovsky, Brahms, Poulenc and Caracciolo. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Free for members; $25 for others. Reservations required. Fellowship Hall, First Baptist Church of the City of Washington, D.C., 16th and O streets NW. peterbaum@cox.net. ■ Stephen Engle, a professor of history and director of the History Symposium Series at Florida Atlantic University, will lead a seminar on “Abraham Lincoln and Northern States’ Rights.” 9:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. $87 to $130. S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Drive SW. 202633-3030. ■ A hands-on workshop will focus on “How to Get Your Orchid to Rebloom.” 10 a.m. to noon. $20 to $25. Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens, 4155 Linnean Ave. NW. 202-686-5807. The workshop will also be offered on March 15 and 22 at 1 p.m. ■ Opera expert Fred Plotkin will lead a seminar on “The Worlds of Richard Strauss.” 10 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. $58 to $100. S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Drive SW. 202-633-3030. ■ The Alliance Française de Washington will present a coffee class and tasting, featuring tips on how to make espresso drinks and French press coffee. 10:30 a.m. $15 to $ 20. The Caucus Room, The Westin Georgetown, 2350 M St. NW. francedc.org. ■ Yoga Activist will present a class for beginners. 11 a.m. Free. Petworth Library, 4200 Kansas Ave. NW. 202-243-1188. Concerts ■ Pianist Mark Valenti will perform works showing the evolution of piano styles from classicism and romanticism through impressionism and modernism. See Events/Page 29

Continued From Page 28 1:30 p.m. Free. Society of the Cincinnati, Anderson House, 2118 Massachusetts Ave. NW. 202-785-2040. ■ The Friday Morning Music Club’s choral workshop will culminate with a concert featuring works by Haydn, Tchaikovsky, Brahms, Poulenc and Caracciolo. 4 p.m. Free. First Baptist Church of the City of Washington, D.C., 16th and O streets NW. 202-333-2075. ■ The Japan Society will present a performance by the critically acclaimed group Shomyo no Kai, comprised of priests from the Shingon and Tendai sects whose mission is to showcase the beauty of one of the oldest living forms of vocal music. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. ■ As part of the Atlas Intersections Festival, musicians Nistha Raj and Behzad Habibzai will present “No Hay, Yahan,” blending sounds of the Indian violin and flamenco guitar. 7 p.m. $20 to $25. Atlas Performing Arts Center, 1333 H St. NE. 202-399-7993. ■ The Carpe Diem Quartet and guest artist Dariush Saghafi will perform works by IranianAmerican composer Reza Vali. 7:30 p.m. Free; tickets required. Meyer Auditorium, Freer Gallery of Art, 12th Street and Jefferson Drive SW. 202-633-1000. ■ The Phillips Academy Andover Choir and Orchestra will perform works by Haydn, Beethoven, Bach, Poulenc, Monteverdi and others. 8 p.m. Free. Church of the Epiphany, 1317 G St. NW. 202-3472635. ■ Baritone Gregory Porter will perform jazz, blues and Southern soul. 8 p.m. Free; tickets required. Coolidge Auditorium, Jefferson Building, Library of Congress, 10 1st St. SE. 202-707-5502. ■ Singer Mark Mulcahy will perform. 8 p.m. $13 to $15. Sixth & I Historic Synagogue, 600 I St. NW. 877-987-6487. ■ Zydeco Jed and Djesben will present “Mardi Gras Redux.” 9 p.m. $8 to $12. Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com. ■ As part of the Atlas Intersections Festival, the Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington will present “My First Time,” featuring true stories of life-changing experiences told through surprising patter and pop songs. 9:30 p.m. $16.50 to $26.50. Atlas Performing Arts Center, 1333 H St. NE. 202399-7993. Discussions and lectures ■ Alexandra Hughes and Ruth Polden of theblissspace.com will discuss “Simple Strategies to Help Moms Stay Relaxed and Energized.” 10 a.m. $5 to $10 donation suggested. Tenley-Friendship Library, 4450 Wisconsin Ave. NW. alex@theblissspace. com. ■ Susan Minot will discuss her book “Thirty Girls,” at 1 p.m.; Haroon K. Ullah will discuss his book “The Bargain From the Bazaar: A Family’s Day of Reckoning in Lahore,” at 3:30 p.m.; and Masha Gessen will discuss her book “Words Will Break Cement: The Passion of Pussy Riot,” at 6 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919. ■ Artist and writer Patterson Clark will discuss “Alienweeds: Tapping the Abundance of Invasive Plants.” 1 to 2 p.m. Free; reservations required. Conservatory Classroom, U.S. Botanic Garden, 100 Maryland

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Events Entertainment Ave. SW. 202-225-8333. ■ Musicologist Saul Lilienstein will discuss the creative genius of composer Richard Strauss through the lens of three of his most frequently performed operas. 3 p.m. $15. Terrace Gallery, Kennedy Center. 202467-4600. ■ Baritone Gregory Porter will discuss jazz, blues and Southern soul in a pre-concert talk with Library of Congress jazz curator Larry Appelbaum. 6:30 p.m. Free. Whittall Pavilion, Jefferson Building, Library of Congress, 10 1st St. SE. 202-707-5502.

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tournament with anxiety, angst and determination. As they progress, the competitors discover a new sense of belonging and learn that there is more to life than winning a trophy. At each performance, four volunteers from the audience are invited to participate in the goings-on. Tickets start at $18. Ford’s Theatre is located at 511 10th St. NW. 202-347-4833; fords.org. ■ Keegan Theatre will stage the exuberant rock musical “Hair” March 15 through April 12. Offering a joyous celebration of youth as well as a poignant journey through a tumultuous 1960s America, “Hair” depicts a group of teenagers searching for truth, peace and love. The eclectic score features classics such as “Aquarius” and “Let the Sun Shine In.” (Due to nudity and mature language, ages 13 and younger will not be admitted to the theater.) Tickets cost $37 to $42. The Andrew Keegan Theatre is located at 1742 Church St. NW. 703-892-0202; keegantheatre.com. ■ The Highwood Theatre will present the rock musical American University “Bloody Bloody Andrew Jack- will host the musical son” March 8 and 9 at Amer- “Bloody Bloody ican University’s Katzen Arts Andrew Jackson.” Center. Featuring a mixed cast of student and professional actors, the musical takes an energetic look at America’s first political maverick and rock star — Andrew Jackson. Tickets cost $25. The Katzen Arts Center is located on the campus of American University at 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW. 202-885-2787; thehighwoodtheatre.org. ■ Studio Theatre will stage Quiara Alegría Hudes’ Pulitzer Prize-winning drama “Water by the Spoonful” March 5 through April 13. Tickets cost $39 to $75. Studio Theatre is located at 1501 14th St. NW. 202-332-3300; studiotheatre.org. ■ The Washington Ballet will present “British Invasion: The Beatles & The Rolling Stones” March 6 through 9 at the Kennedy Center’s Eisenhower Theater. Tickets cost $35 to $135.

Family program ■ “Family Day 2014: The Great Escape!” will feature live performances, gallery activities and hands-on art workshops designed to let participants escape to Paris, New York and the Wild West without leaving D.C. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Free. Corcoran Gallery of Art, 500 17th St. NW. 202-639-1770. Special events ■ A Lenten Day of Reflection will focus on “When I Survey the Wondrous Cross, Praying With Our Lenten Hymns.” 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Free admission; $15 for lunch. St. Columba’s Episcopal Church, 4201 Albemarle St. NW. 202-363-4119, ext. 243. ■ The Macular Degeneration Network and Sibley Senior Association will present “ABCs of Low Vision Enhancement,” featuring an informational display by Burt Levy of current technologies that can help people with impaired sight maximize their daily activities. 10:30 a.m. to noon. Free; reservations required. Conference Room 2, Sibley Medical Building, 5215 Loughboro Road NW. 202-364-7602. ■ “Nowruz: A Persian New Year Celebration” will feature “fire” jumping, chess and backgammon, cartoons from Iran, musical performances, stories by Xanthe Gresham, hands-on activities and traditional Persian food. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Free. Arthur M. Sackler Gallery and Freer Gallery of Art, 12th Street and Jefferson Drive SW. 202-633-1000. ■ A “Downton Abbey”-themed event will feature a traditional English tea with scones, sandwiches and petite desserts, as well as a guided tour through the Tudor Place mansion with a special focus on serving areas, rituals and “upstairs-downstairs” mores in the early 1900s. 1 to 3 p.m. $25 to $30; reservations required. Tudor Place Historic House and Garden,

1644 31st St. NW. tudorplace.org. ■ The DC Craft Beer Festival will feature unlimited tastings of approximately 150 American craft beer selections, with

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Ford’s Theatre will stage the musical comedy “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.” 202-467-4600; kennedy-center.org. ■ Arena Stage will present “Playwrights’ Arena — A Weekend of New Work” March 6 through 9 in the Kogod Cradle. Tickets cost $10. The theater is located at 1101 6th St. SW. 202-4883300; arenastage.org. ■ The Washington National Opera will present the East Coast premiere of Jake Heggie and Gene Scheer’s “MobyDick” through March 8 at the Kennedy Center Opera House. Tickets start at $25. 202-467-4600; kennedy-center.org. ■ The hit musical “Mamma Mia!” will visit the National Theatre through March 9. Tickets start at $48. The theater is located at 1321 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. 800-514-3849; thenationaldc.com. ■ Arena Stage will present a music-filled adaptation of Bertolt Brecht’s anti-war play “Mother Courage and Her Children” through March 9 in the Fichandler Stage. Tickets cost $55 to $99. The theater is located at 1101 6th St. SW. 202-4883300; arenastage.org. ■ Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company will stage Jackie Sibblies Drury’s innovative, fast-paced and funny examination of race and empathy — “We Are Proud to Present a Presentation About the Herero of Namibia, Formerly Known as Southwest Africa, From the German Sudwestafrika, Between the Years 1884-1915” — through March 9. Tickets start at $35. Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company is located at 641 D St. NW. 202-393-3939; woollymammoth.net. ■ GALA Hispanic Theatre will present “La Señorita de Tacna,” by Nobel laureate and internationally acclaimed Peruvian writer Mario Vargas Llosa, through March 9. Tickets cost $20 to $42. GALA Theatre is located at 3333 14th St. NW. 202-234-7174; galatheatre.org. ■ Spooky Action Theater will present the D.C. premiere of Brazilian playwright Nelson Rodrigues’ “The Wedding Dress” through March 9 at the Universalist National Memorial Church. Tickets cost $25 to $35. The theater is located at 1810 16th St. NW. 202-248-0301; spookyaction.org.

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Continued From Page 29 ington Convention Center, 801 Mount Vernon Place NW. craftbeerfestdc.com. Sporting event ■D.C. United will play the Columbus Crew. 7 p.m. $25 to $55. RFK Stadium, 2400 East Capitol St. SE. 800-745-3000. ■The Washington Capitals will play the Phoenix Coyotes. 7 p.m. $50 to $476. Verizon Center, 601 F St. NW. 800-745-3000. Tours and walks ■Ranger Scott Einberger will lead a walking tour on “Matriarch in the Castle: Mary Foote Henderson’s Meridian Hill Park.� 10 to 11 a.m. Free. Meet at the northwest corner of Meridian Hill Park, 16th and Euclid streets NW. 202-8956227. ■Joel Dinerstein, co-curator of “American Cool� and professor of American civilization at Tulane University, will lead a tour of the exhibition. 2 p.m. Free. Meet at the “American Cool� exhibition entrance, National Portrait Gallery, 8th and F streets NW. 202-633-1000. Sunday, March 9

Sunday march 9 Children’s programs ■The hands-on program “All Tied Up in Knots!� will offer a chance to learn about seafaring life and how sailors tied knots (for ages 7 through 12 and their families). 10 to 10:45 a.m. Free. Old Stone House, 3051 M St. NW. 202-895-6227. ■In honor of Women’s History Month, children will hear a story about Georgia O’Keeffe and then create a special piece of art inspired by her life and accomplishments. 2 to 5 p.m. Free. National Portrait Gallery, 8th and F streets NW. 202-6331000. ■A park ranger will lead a planetarium program about distant galaxies, nebulas and other deep space objects (for ages 7 and older). 4 to 4:45 p.m. Free. Rock Creek Nature Center, 5200 Glover Road NW. 202-895-6224. Classes and workshops ■The Georgetown Library will host a memoir writing workshop led by Chloe Yelena Miller. 2 to 4 p.m. Free; reservations requested. Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. 202-727-0232. ■The Washington Performing Arts

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Sunday, march 9 â– Concert: Pianist Asiya Korepanova will perform works by Beethoven, Ravel and Rachmaninoff. 4 p.m. $15 to $30; reservations suggested. Phillips Collection, 1600 21st St. NW. phillipscollection.org/ music.

■Guest organist Richard Gowers will present a recital. 5:15 p.m. $10 donation suggested. Washington National Cathedral, Massachusetts and Wisconsin avenues NW. nationalcathedral.org. ■Pianist Sara Davis Buechner will perform works by Arensky, Gershwin, Mozart and Stravinsky. 6:30 p.m. Free. West Garden Court, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202842-6941. ■Dahlak Restaurant will present its weekly “DC Jazz Jam� session. 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Free. 1771 U St. NW. 202-5279522. ■The Smithsonian Chamber Players will perform Mozart’s “Viola Quintets.� Lecture at 6:30 p.m.; concert at 7:30 p.m. $22 to $28. Warner Bros. Theater, National Museum of American History, Constitution Avenue between 12th and 14th streets NW. 202-633-3030. Discussions and lectures ■A discussion group will focus on the book “Jesus, the Bible, and Homosexuality: Explode the Myths, Heal the Church� by Jack Rogers. 12:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. Sayre House, Washington National Cathedral, Massachusetts and Wiscon-

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sin avenues NW. espencer@cathedral.org. ■Maud Casey and Melissa Pritchard will discuss their respective historical novels, “The Man Who Walked Away� and “Palmerino,� at 1 p.m.; and Madhulika Sikka will discuss her book “A Breast Cancer Alphabet,� at 5 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202364-1919. ■The 24th annual Washington Jewish Film Festival will present a Community Day of Education on Israeli Arab Issues, featuring panel discussions on “Shared Society Through Public Spaces� and “Shared Society Through Teacher Integration.� 1:30 and 3:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. Washington DC Jewish Community Center, 1529 16th St. NW. wjff.org. ■“The Collecting of African American Art: The Wedge Collection� will feature Maria Kanellopoulos, collection manager and exhibition coordinator at Wedge Curatorial Projects; Kenneth Montague, collector, curator and director of Wedge Curatorial Projects; and Trevor Schoonmaker, chief curator at the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University. 2 p.m. Free. East Building Auditorium, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202737-4215. ■Gina Caruso, program director of the Breastfeeding Center for Greater Washington, will discuss her organization’s services. 2 p.m. Free; reservations required. Barstons Child’s Play, 5536 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-244-3602. ■Author and editor Joanna Krakowska will discuss “Gender Agenda in Poland: Why Are Women So Dangerous?� 5 p.m. Free. The Kosciuszko Foundation, 2025 O St. NW. 202-785-2320. ■The Classic Conversations series will feature Shakespeare Theatre Company artistic director Michael Kahn and Tony Award-winning actress Phylicia Rashad. 7:30 p.m. $15 to $40. Lansburgh Theatre, 450 7th St. NW. 202-547-1122. Films ■The Palisades Library will present Delmer Daves’ 1957 drama “3:10 to Yuma.� 2 p.m. Free. Palisades Library, 4901 V St. NW. 202-282-3139. ■The “Kurosawa’s Shakespeare� series will feature Japanese director Akira Kurosawa’s 1960 film “The Bad Sleep Well,� a noir-inflected crime drama with similarities to “Hamlet.� 2 p.m. Free. Meyer Auditorium, Freer Gallery of Art, 12th Street and Jefferson Drive SW. 202-6331000. ■The National Gallery of Art will present “Early Video Pioneers: Videofreex With Portapaks.� A discussion will feature Skip Blumberg and Parry Teasdale of Videofreex and Tom Colley of Video Data Bank. 4 p.m. Free. East Building Auditorium, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-737-4215. ■The National Congress of Black Women will present the documentary “Reflections Unheard: Black Women in Civil Rights.� A post-screening discussion will feature the group’s national chair, E. Faye Williams, and the director, Nevline Nnaji. 5 to 8 p.m. Free. Langston Room, Busboys and Poets, 2021 14th St. NW. 202-387-7638. ■The 24th annual Washington Jewish Film Festival will close with a screening of Eytan Fox’s 2013 film “Cupcakes,� about a tightknit group of friends thrust into the sharp

elbows of the pop music business. A reception will follow. 7:30 p.m. $25 to $30. Washington DC Jewish Community Center, 1529 16th St. NW. wjff.org. Performances ■“Blacks in Wax,� an annual black history production, will feature youth from the Southeast Tennis & Learning Center who transform from a wax replica to a live portrayal of historical and contemporary characters involved in movements and struggles throughout American and world history. 4:45 to 5:45 p.m. in the Grand Foyer near the Opera House; 6 p.m. on the Millennium Stage. Free. Kennedy Center. 202467-4600. ■Washington Concert Opera will present Verdi’s “Il corsaro,� starring tenor Michael Fabiano, soprano Nicole Cabell and soprano Tamara Wilson in a story of pirates on the open seas. 6 p.m. $15 to $110. Lisner Auditorium, George Washington University, 730 21st St. NW. 202-3645826. ■Busboys and Poets will present its monthly “Nine on the Ninth� poetry event. 9 to 11 p.m. $5. Langston Room, Busboys and Poets, 2021 14th St. NW. 202-3877638. Special event ■The Neighborhood Farm Initiative will hold its fourth annual “Hops & Crops� fundraiser, featuring a friendly competition among local homebrewers. 3 to 6 p.m. $15 donation suggested. Park View Patio, 3632 Georgia Ave. NW. neighborhoodfarminitiative.org. Monday, March 10

Monday march 10 Classes ■The group Yoga Activist will present a weekly yoga class. 7 p.m. Free. Cleveland Park Library, 3310 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-282-3080. ■Susan Lowell of Tenleytown T’ai Chi will lead a weekly class in the meditative martial art rooted in Chinese medicine. 7:30 p.m. Free. Palisades Library, 4901 V St. NW. 202-282-3096. ■Vajrayogini Buddhist Center resident teacher Gen Kelsang Varahi will present a weekly class featuring guided meditations and teachings. 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. $5 to $10 per class. Third-floor lounge, Seabury at Friendship Terrace, 4201 Butterworth Place NW. meditation-dc.org. Concert ■The Duke Ellington School of the Arts will present a performance by female vocal ensemble The Mellow Tones and choir The Sophisticated Ladies. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-4674600. Discussions and lectures ■Raanan Rein of Tel Aviv University will discuss his book “Futbol, Jews and the Making of Argentina.� Noon to 1 p.m. Free. Room 642, Madison Building, Library of Congress, 101 Independence Ave. SE. 202-707-9897. ■Neil Lake will discuss his book “The Caregivers: A Support Group’s Stories of Slow Loss, Courage, and Love.� 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919. Films ■The Chevy Chase Library will host the “Marvelous Movie Mondays� series. 2 and 6:30 p.m. Free. Chevy Chase Library, 5625 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-282-0021. See Events/Page 31

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Continued From Page 30 ■ The Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library will present the first half of David Lean’s 1962 epic “Lawrence of Arabia,” starring Peter O’Toole, Omar Sharif, Alec Guinness and Anthony Quinn. 6 p.m. Free. Room A-5, Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. 202-727-0321. The second half of the film will be shown Tuesday at 6 p.m. ■ The Goethe-Institut will present episodes 6, 7 and 8 of the award-winning, 10-part German miniseries “In Face of the Crime,” a fast-paced crime drama that reveals a panorama of diverse communities and depicts Russian-Jewish culture. 6:30 p.m. $4 to $7. Goethe-Institut, 812 7th St. NW. 202-289-1200. The series will conclude March 17 with a screening of episodes 9 and 10. ■ The District of Columbia Arts Center will host a screening of “Videofreex Pirate TV Show” and “Mayday 1971.” A Q-and-A session will follow. 7:30 p.m. $8. District of Columbia Arts Center, 2438 18th St. NW. 202-462-7833. Sporting event ■ The Washington Capitals will play the Pittsburgh Penguins. 7 p.m. $82 to $610. Verizon Center, 601 F St. NW. 800-7453000. Tuesday, March 11 11 Tuesday march Classes ■ Vajrayogini Buddhist Center resident teacher Gen Kelsang Varahi will present a weekly class featuring guided meditations and teachings. 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. $5 to $10 per class. Third-floor lounge, Seabury

at Friendship Terrace, 4201 Butterworth Place NW. meditation-dc.org. ■ Soprano Sarah Coburn will present an opera master class. 7 p.m. $12. Terrace Gallery, Kennedy Center. 202-4674600. ■ The group Yoga Activist will present a weekly yoga class. 7 p.m. Free. Cleveland Park Library, 3310 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-282-3080. ■ A three-part class led by Rabbi Scott Perlo on “Stories of the Jews” will focus on “The Birth of Ecstasy: The Ba’al Shem Tov and the Chasidim.” 7:30 p.m. $20 per session. Sixth & I Historic Synagogue, 600 I St. NW. 877-987-6487. The class will conclude on March 18 with a session on “Rachel the Poetess: The Story of Rachel Bluwstein.” Concerts ■ The Tuesday Concert Series will feature cellist Sarah Biber and organist Jeremy Filsell performing “Lententide Bach I.” 12:10 p.m. Free. Church of the Epiphany, 1317 G St. NW. 202-347-2635. ■ The Polyphony Foundation, a group that bridges the divided between Arab and Jewish communities in Israel by creating a common ground where young people can come together around classical music, will present a performance. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-4674600. Discussions and lectures ■ The Prevention of Blindness Society of Metropolitan Washington will present a talk on “The Importance of Vision Care for People With Low or No Vision.” 11 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. Free; reservations required. Room 1A-19, Washington National Eye

Tuesday, march 11 ■ Concert: The S&R Foundation’s third annual Overtures Spring Concert Series will feature violinist Sayaka Shoji. 7:30 p.m. $65. Evermay Estate, 1623 28th St. NW. overtureseries.org. Center at MedStar Washington Hospital Center, 110 Irving St. NW. 202-877-6159. ■ David Henning Plylar of the Library of Congress will discuss “Remembering Argos: Life and Loss in the Funeral Odes of Franz Liszt.” Noon. Free. Coolidge Auditorium, Jefferson Building, Library of Congress, 10 1st St. SE. 202-707-5502. ■ Rep. John Conyers, D-Mich., will discuss “Jobs, Justice and Peace: The Struggle Continues.” 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. ■ The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at American University will present a talk by Center on Budget and Policy Priorities research analyst Danilo Trisi on “The War on Poverty at 50: Large Positive Impact, But More Work Remains.” 12:15 to 1:15 p.m. Free. Temple Baptist Church, 3850 Nebraska Ave. NW. 202-895-4860. ■ Rebecca Prime, professor of the humanities and art at Hood College, will discuss her book “Hollywood Exiles in Europe: The Blacklist and Cold War Film Culture.” 4 to 5 p.m. Free; reservations required. Suite 412, Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University, 1957 E St. NW. go.gwu.edu/Prime. ■ Asen Kirin, associate professor and associate director of the Lamar Dodd School of Art at the University of Georgia in Athens, will discuss “The Art Collections of Two Powerful Women: Empress Catherine the Great of Russian and Marjorie Merriweather Post.” 6 to 8 p.m. $7 to $20; reservations required. Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens, 4155 Linnean Ave. NW. 202-686-5807. ■ Daniel Mendelsohn will discuss his book “Waiting for the Barbarians: Essays From the Classics to Pop Culture.” 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919. ■ Washington Post journalist Brigid Schulte will discuss her book “Overwhelmed: Work, Love, and Play When No One Has the Time” in conversation with Tom Bowman, her husband and an NPR national desk reporter. 7 p.m. $12. Sixth &

I Historic Synagogue, 600 I St. NW. 877987-6487. ■ Mystery author Cara Black will discuss her book “Murder in Pigalle.” 7 p.m. $8 to $12. Alliance Française de Washington, 2142 Wyoming Ave. NW. francedc.org. ■ The Wilson High School ParentTeacher-Student Organization’s Mental Health Speaker Series and Dialogue will feature a talk on “Bullying: How to Intervene.” 7 to 8:30 p.m. Free. Library, Wilson High School, 3950 Chesapeake St. NW. wilsonhs.org. ■ Author Connie Krupin will present a Jewish genealogy talk on “How Jews Got Our Last Names.” 7 p.m. Free. Adas Israel Congregation, 2850 Quebec St. NW. 202362-4433. Films ■ The Tuesdays at Noon film series will feature the 1968 National Geographic special “Lonely Doryman: Portugal’s Men of the Sea,” with introductory remarks by Karen Buckley of the National Geographic Film Preservation Project. Noon. Free. Grosvenor Auditorium, National Geographic, 1600 M St. NW. 202-857-7700. ■ The Japan Information and Culture Center will present Joseph Krakora’s 2013 film “Narrow Path to the Deep North.” 1 and 6:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. Japan Information and Culture Center, 1150 18th St. NW. www.us.emb-japan.go.jp/jicc. ■ The Georgetown Library’s monthlong “Herstory” film series will celebrate Women’s History Month. 6 p.m. Free. Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. 202-7270232. ■ ITVS will present a Community CineSee Events/Page 32

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Readings ■First Draft will present a reading of Richard C. Washer’s new play “Sandcastles,� about an artist in a run-down studio who contemplates love and loss. 7:30 p.m. Free. Arts Club of Washington, 2017 I St. NW. 202-331-7282. ■Busboys and Poets will present an open mic poetry night hosted by Pages Matam. 9 to 11 p.m. $5. Langston Room, Busboys and Poets, 2021 14th St. NW. 202-387-7638.

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Performances â– As part of the “World Stages: International Theater Festival 2014,â€? France’s ThÊâtre des Bouffes du Nord will present “The Suit,â€? Peter Brook’s stage adaptation of a classic South African story about a lawyer who forces his adulterous wife to treat her lover’s left-behind suit as an honored guest. 7:30 p.m. $49. Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. The performance will repeat Wednesday and Thursday at 7:30 p.m. â– SpeakeasyDC will present its monthly show, “Unprecedented: Stories about breaking ground, pioneering, or being new.â€? 8 p.m. $15. Town Danceboutique,

Tours ■Masum Momaya, curator at the Smithsonian’s Asian Pacific American Center, will lead a behind-the-scenes tour of the new exhibition “Beyond Bollywood: Indian Americans Shape the Nation.� 8:30 to 10 a.m. $25 to $35. Meet in the Constitution Avenue lobby of the National Museum of Natural History, 10th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-633-3030. The tour will repeat March 19 at 8:30 a.m. ■Biochemist and U.S. Botanic Garden volunteer Beth Burrous will lead a Medicinal and Poison Plants Tour. Noon to 1 p.m. Free. Conservatory Garden Court, U.S. Botanic Garden, 100 Maryland Ave. SW.

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cerned,” Shallal said, explaining his view that “color consciousness” is preferable to “colorblindness,” and neighborhoods of color ought to be policed primarily by officers of color, or at least those who speak the language of those communities. As discussion turned to the availability and affordability of public transportation, the restaurateur said D.C. relies too much on Metro fares to fund its transit system. “Our fares here give us 60 percent of the cost of our Metro, as opposed to other jurisdictions, where it’s actually 60 percent paid by government, in order to make it accessible,” said Shallal. When her turn came, Bowser offered specific dollar amounts she would like to see invested. “What Metro needs is $26 billion by 2040 and $6 billion by 2025,” she said. Evans sought to portray himself as the most responsible steward of public finances, saying the first priority for Metro should be a dedicated funding source.

“The next mayor has got to sit down with the governor of Maryland and the governor of Virginia and work out that funding source, regardless of what it is,” he said. “Is it a gas tax? Is it a sales tax?” Gray responded that he had just met with the two governors and agreed on $25 million more in Metro upgrades. The most heated moments of the forum came on the vexing subject of how to achieve statehood for the District. Bowser attempted to manage expectations by saying the first order of business should be budget autonomy. But it was Wells who riled up the crowd, angering Gray’s supporters by arguing that corrupt government would continue to be an impediment to statehood. The audience booed him loudly, but the council member pressed on. “Get real,” Wells said, raising his voice. “Three council members indicted? Three council members admonished for breaking basic ethics laws? A mayor under investigation by the FBI? You’ve got to have a government that you’re proud of.”

Moments later, Gray made the case that voters should take pride in his government — specifically its handling of the federal shutdown last year. “I went down there and we stood up,” Gray said. “I said, you know what, the only shutdown plan I’m going to give you is that every operation in the District of Columbia — every employee in the District of Columbia — is essential. We ain’t shutting down nothing.” Asked about Wells’ criticism in an interview after the forum, the mayor had some harsh words for the council member. “Let’s look at the larger picture,” Gray said. “This is somebody that is desperately trying to find some inroad in order to come at me. Just listen to him at all these forums — it’s the same crap.” Gray acknowledged that he had talked about reducing the budget for the D.C. Healthcare Alliance early in his term, as Bowser and Wells said, but the mayor attributed the proposal to “the horrible financial mess that we inherited.”

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The Trinidad neighborhood in Ward 5, near the H Street NE corridor and its new streetcar line, shows the steepest rise of the city’s residential areas. Home values there have increased by nearly 25 percent this year. The assessed value of homes in Petworth has increased by 18.27 percent and in nearby Brookland by 16.69 percent. Columbia Heights itself has risen in value by over 15 percent, while Brightwood, Shepherd Park, Mount Pleasant and Old City I (which includes Dupont Circle and Logan Circle) are seeing gains of more than 10 percent. Closer to downtown, residential values have increased by more than 15 percent in both LeDroit Park and Eckington. On the commercial side, some of the sharpest rises are seen in established neighborhoods like Spring Valley (up by 48.59 percent — the highest increase in the city); Forest Hills (up by 22.34 percent); and American University Park (19.90

percent). According to the tax office, this year’s assessment increases are driven by “an influx of 1,000 new residents per month and strong investment in our commercial real estate by both national and international investors.” Across the board, the assessments show very few declines this year. A notable one is a decrease in the assessed value of residential properties in the Navy Yard area, by 12.34 percent. Homes in the Barry Farms neighborhood decreased very slightly in value, while those in Anacostia remained flat with no increase. The notices mailed out by the tax office include proposed assessed values as well as information on tax relief programs. Property owners who disagree with their 2015 assessments are encouraged to file an appeal before April 1, 2014. A complete listing of the average assessment changes by neighborhood, as well as information on the appeals process, is available online at tinyurl.com/dctaxvalues.

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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Invitation to the Public Hearing on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement and Compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act for the Foreign Missions Center Master Plan at the Former Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC The U.S. Department of State (DOS) invites you to attend a Public Hearing on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969 to identify a Preferred Alternative to prepare a master plan for the long-term development of a Foreign Missions Center, under authorities of the Foreign Missions Act of 1982, on the site of the former Walter Reed Army Medical Center (WRAMC) in the District of Columbia. The master plan is intended to guide the development of a cohesive campus by establishing design and land-use planning principles for the construction of new buildings, roadways, open green space, and utilities, while minimizing environmental impacts. The Department of State invites individuals, organizations and agencies to submit comments concerning the content and findings of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement during the Public Hearing. Doors will open at 6:00pm and the Hearing will start promptly at 6:30 pm. Thursday, March 6, 2014 6:00pm - 9:00pm Tifereth Israel Congregation 7701 16th Street, NW (16th & Juniper Streets) Cherner Auditorium Washington, D.C. 20012

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The Department of State will consider and respond to comments received on the Draft EIS in preparing the Final EIS. The public comment period starts with the publication of the Notice of Availability in the Federal Register and will continue for forty-five (45) days, commencing February 14 to March 31, 2014. In addition, the Department of State is continuing to carry out the review process under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 regarding the potential effect of the proposed undertaking on identified historic properties. Public comments regarding the effect of the proposed undertaking on identified historic properties will be accepted as part of the Draft EIS review process. All comments on the Draft EIS process must be submitted by March 31, 2014, to ensure that they are considered during preparation of the Final EIS. The public can provide comments in the following ways: 1) oral and written comments may be submitted during the Public Hearing; 2) email comments to FMC.info@state.gov; or 3) mail comments to (if mailed, comments should be post-marked no later than March 31, 2014):

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DISPATCHES From Page 25 in partnership with the Washington International School (WIS), will be holding its fourth annual Global Issues Network Conference. Each year the club, which is student-run, partners with WIS to create this conference. This two-day-long event, held on the WIS campus, is focused on the theme “The World Needs Youth” and will include students from public, private and charter schools from throughout the Washington area. Four keynote speakers are being flown in from across the globe, from as far as China, with experiences ranging from environmental film-making to working at the Inter-American Development Bank. With a goal of having 300 students present, this conference looks to be the largest conference that Walls and WIS has put on, and it will hopefully help develop some of the world’s next global leaders. — Delmar Tarragó, 12th-grader

Shepherd Elementary

Hello, everybody! This is Henry. The Shepherd Auction is coming up again on Saturday, March 15. Every class will be making a project to donate to the auction to raise money for the school. The project my class is doing is making a picture of the Washington, D.C., flag with our fingerprints. We each got to choose our favorite color to use. Along the bottom, we each put another fingerprint and then signed our name. Shepherd parents: Don’t forget to buy your tickets for the auction so you can bid on this project and other great ones! Bye, everybody — don’t forget to bid! — Henry Trimble, fourth-grader

Sheridan School

You may not believe it but in sixth grade we’ve spent the entire year filling in our “pickle” chart, but probably not the pickle you’re thinking of. When we say “pickle” at Sheridan we are talking about Power, Change and Leadership, or pickle for short. We’ve been using this chart to document important shifts in India’s history. We look back to study aspects of Indian history such as changes in the economy, political decisions and civic concerns. For example, during the colonial era Gandhi led the nonviolent movement and this was important because it helped the Indian people gain their independence from the British. As a way to show what we’ve learned throughout the year, my group and I choreographed a dance and wrote a song addressing the power, change and leadership in India. We created it to the tune of “Jai-Ho,” from “Slumdog Millionaire,” and based our dance on Bollywood-style dancing. This song was written by the same person who also composed the music for the movie “LaGaan,” which we watched in class to learn about

Indian culture. It helped us learn about the British influence on the everyday lives of Indians. All of this has showed me that India is very rich in culture and has strong roots as a country. — Zoe Ferland, sixth-grader

Stoddert Elementary

Hi, I’m Myiah, and I’m in Ms. Marquez’s fourth grade. On Friday mornings, we work as PALs in the computer lab. Basically, we help the computer teacher with responsibilities like cleaning the computers and laptops in the lab and in the classrooms. We make labels and we make sure all the laptops are on the carts and put together. We are typing a list of helpful hints for the computer lab. One tip we have is: Happy hands equals happy computers! Ms. Barr is really helpful and nice. Hi, I’m Mia, and I’m also in Ms. Marquez’s class. Even though we help in the computer lab, we also help in the library. We care for the computers in there and we do other things. We help organize the books on the shelves. We started making bar code labels for books. Sometimes we help set up the classroom for pre-K and kindergarten. We put out crayons, scissors and glue for an activity, or we put books on the tables. If there’s a special holiday project, we help set up the materials. We put out the supplies for gingerbread houses, but that was before our winter break. We like the library. We feel like we are making a difference. Our help makes the library better, and Ms. Bowlin does, too. She helps everyone. She’s new this year. We like it when she reads chapter books to us. — Myiah McKenzie and Mia Roberts, fourth-graders

Washington Latin Public Charter School

On Feb. 21, Washington Latin held its Poetry Out Loud competition. Poetry Out Loud is a contest that encourages the nation’s teens to learn about poetry through performance and memorization. This program helps students gain public speaking skills, build confidence and learn about literary heritage. Poetry Out Loud was launched in high schools nationwide in 2006 and has grown to involve millions of students across the country. Several upper school students participated in this challenge, after practicing poetry recitation in sophomore English. The top performance of a single poem was by sophomore Amanda Rycroft. Other students memorized two poems, as the actual contest requires. This year’s second-place winner was sophomore Mica Carroll. She will serve as alternate for first-place winner Micailah Guthrie at the citywide competition. Guthrie presented a poem by Gwendolyn Brooks and one by Langston Hughes. — Niara Tarleton-Allen, 10th-grader

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