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Vol. XLVIII, No. 25

The Northwest Current

Residents call for solutions after crashes

Metro entrance closes for Van Ness upgrade

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By CUNEYT DIL

Current Correspondent

Neighborhood leaders and residents are calling for solutions to improve pedestrian safety in the aftermath of back-to-back fatal pedestrian crashes that happened two weeks ago along Wisconsin Avenue. All Walks DC, a group that advocates for pedestrian rights, wants all crosswalks in the city without traffic signals to be studied and considered for removal. D.C. Department of Transportation officials say these crosswalks can give pedestrians a false sense of security, because even though drivers are required to yield to a pedestrian in a crosswalk they often don’t do so. Joe Riener from the All Walks group said a pedestrian-activated traffic signal, such as the HAWKs used in parts of Northwest, should be considered for Veazey Street’s intersection with Wisconsin Avenue in Tenleytown. There, 31-year-old George Mina of Arlington was injured June 10 as he crossed in an unsignalized crosswalk; he later died See Pedestrians/Page 16

By MARK LIEBERMAN Current Correspondent

The three-year escalator replacement project at the Van Ness Metro station began on Monday, with the western entrance to the station expected to remain closed at least until September, according to Metro officials. Between now and September, construction workers will assess the viability of the stairs that lead into the western entrance, making repairs

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The Washington Nationals showed support for youth baseball and softball in the D.C. area with the annual Champions Day pregame ceremony. Saturday’s event honored Gonzaga for winning the D.C. State Athletic Association baseball title. In addition to being on the field, the team got to go behind the scenes at Nationals Park and meet right fielder Jayson Werth.

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Most people have heard of the Williams sisters, who have taken the professional tennis world by storm since the late 1990s. But they might not know that Venus and Serena weren’t the first sister act to take command of the tennis world. That honor belongs to the Peters sisters, Margaret and Roumania, trailblazers who got their start in Georgetown in the late 1920s. After teaching themselves to play tennis at the Rose Park courts, four doors down from the house they grew up in at 2710 O St., they went on to win 14 national doubles titles between the 1930s and 1950s — a

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The Peters sisters, shown here at the Carter Barron courts in the 1970s, learned to play tennis at Rose Park in Georgetown.

record that remains unbroken today — and two singles titles for Roumania. The sisters later became D.C. public school teachers and tennis coaches, mentoring thousands of children along the way.

building now part of Deal By ELIZABETH WIENER Current Staff Writer

The Peters, who were black, accomplished all of this during the Jim Crow segregation era. And now the city is poised to recognize their achievements by naming a portion of Rose Park in their honor, as the Margaret Peters and Roumania Peters Walker Tennis Courts. “The renaming of the playground is long overdue,” said Monica Roaché, a Georgetown advisory neighborhood commissioner and fifth-generation Georgetowner who knew the Peters family and took tennis lessons from Roumania. “Oftentimes we don’t celebrate the rich history of African-Americans in Georgetown and the significant contributions they made to the commuSee Peters/Page 14

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‘Innovation Lab’ offers modern tech at MLK Library — Page 3

Senior Visitation pitcher nets D.C. Gatorade honors — Page 13

Reno School exhibit tells of lost black community ■ Education: Long-vacant

Tennis courts offer Georgetown history lesson By DEIRDRE BANNON

as needed, according to project manager Cedric Watson of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. Watson said at a neighborhood commission meeting last Tuesday that the assessment will be complete within the next three months, at which point the western stairs may be able to reopen. The eastern entrance will remain open throughout the duration of the project. “Our goal is to get there as quick as we possibly can,” Watson said at the meeting. The western entrance is located on Connecticut Avenue next to the See Van Ness/Page 17

A new exhibit documenting one of the uglier episodes in Tenleytown’s history — the systematic destruction of the African-American community that grew up around Fort Reno — also celebrates the painstaking restoration of that community’s last surviving building: the longneglected Jesse Reno School. School officials and the Tenleytown Historical Society last week hosted a reception at the 112-yearold structure, now attached to Deal Middle School via a striking modern addition. Attendees clustered in the three hallways where the historical society has mounted maps, photos and text describing the history of Tenleytown, the “colored” school in its midst — and the dismantlement of Reno City, spurred by local prejudice and with the acquiescence of federal officials who then controlled the District. “Progress to Displace Residents of Century-Old Black Enclave,”

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The renovated school hosted an event Wednesday to introduce an exhibition about Reno City.

reads one yellowed newspaper clipping. “The story doesn’t reflect well on the District of Columbia or some of its citizens,” said Jane Waldmann, president of the historical society. Yet it’s a story well worth telling, she added, and the restored Reno School is the logical place to tell it. Reno School closed in 1947 when its enrollment had dwindled to 15 students as the community that sent its children there disappeared. Now the story has come full circle, See Reno/Page 12

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Auditor reviewing ballooning cost of Ellington project — Page 5

Calendar/18 Classifieds/25 District Digest/4 Exhibits/19 In Your Neighborhood/8 Opinion/10

Police Report/6 Real Estate/15 Service Directory/23 Sports/13 Theater/21 Week Ahead/3

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Innovation lab takes root at MLK Library By CUNEYT DIL

Current Correspondent

Richard Reyes-Gavilan says he used to get kicked out of libraries for bringing in equipment like hammers and saws when he was a kid. Now, as director of the D.C. Public Library system, he’s opening “innovation

labs� at Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, where use of such tools — along with 3-D printers, laser cutters and more — is encouraged to educate residents on new technologies. Standing in a room that resembles a hardware workshop more than a traditional library space, Reyes-

Gavilan late last month announced the launch of the downtown library’s Fabrication Lab and audio/video studio lab. The 900-square-foot Fabrication Lab has several 3-D printers, laser cutters, soldering equipment and workshop tools like screwdrivers See Innovation/Page 16

Audit faults implementation of EMS reforms By BRADY HOLT Current Staff Writer

On Jan. 6, 2006, New York Times journalist David Rosenbaum was walking on Gramercy Street near his Chevy Chase home when he was badly beaten during a robbery. Attending emergency medical technicians overlooked his head trauma and treated him as a low-priority drunk, and he died of brain injuries two days later. Rather than suing the District for a cash settlement, Rosenbaum’s family requested a task force to evaluate the city’s emergency medical services, and the resulting group developed 36 recommendations. Then-Mayor Adrian Fenty accepted them in 2007. But a new report from the D.C. auditor, released last Thursday, found that the D.C. Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department has fully implemented fewer than a third of the recommendations — and the agency even modified its website to obscure some of its noncompliance. Mayor Muriel Bowser recently tapped Seattle’s longtime fire chief, Gregory Dean, to head the D.C. agency, and he started work about six weeks ago. In a statement, Dean thanked auditor Kathy Patterson for her office’s investigation. “There are challenges before us, but it is our respon-

sibility to rise above them,� the statement reads. “I am committed to taking a collaborative approach, with the support of the broader community and the [D.C.] Council to achieve our goal of providing the highest quality of professional and compassionate pre-hospital care to people who need it.� Key to the Rosenbaum Task Force recommendations were calls for the agency to strengthen its medical services focus and to ensure that employees are crosstrained in health care and firefighting. The auditor found that the department hired single-role EMTs and did not subsequently cross-train them as firefighters, and that a promised phase-in of cross-training practices for employees hired before the task force recommendations also did not reliably occur. Additional EMT supervisors and an assistant chief in charge of emergency medical services were hired, but their positions were eliminated in 2011. Furthermore, the mayor didn’t reliably review ambulance response times, urged by the task force. The task force also recommended a follow-up report on staff prioritizing fire calls over medical services calls, and that 2008 report’s recommendations weren’t implemented. Another Rosenbaum recommendation that was not adopted called for non-emergency hospital transports to be handled by a system of taxi vouchers or a van service See EMS/Page 17

The week ahead Wednesday, June 24

The D.C. Department of General Services will hold a community meeting to discuss plans for a new recreation center at Turtle Park/Friendship Recreation Center. The meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. in the library at Janney Elementary School, 4130 Albemarle St. NW.

Thursday, June 25

The D.C. Historic Preservation Review Board will meet at 9 a.m. in Room 220 South, One Judiciary Square, 441 4th St. NW. Agenda items include a landmark designation application for Tilden Hall Apartments at 3945 Connecticut Ave. NW and a proposed five-story addition to fill the rear court; a subdivision application to divide one lot into three lots at 16 Grant Circle NW; and an application for a rooftop addition and an accessible street-level entrance at Riggs National Bank, 1503-1505 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. â– Georgetown community leaders will host a public safety meeting with Metropolitan Police Department officials at 7 p.m. at Dumbarton House, 2715 Q St. NW. The meeting will include information on the Citizens Association of Georgetown Public Safety Program and security cameras. Police Chief Cathy Lanier is expected to attend.

Saturday, June 27

The D.C. Department of Housing and Community Development will host the annual DC Housing Expo from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, 801 Mount Vernon Place NW. For details, visit dhcd.dc.gov.

Sunday, June 28

Ward 4 D.C. Council member Brandon Todd will hold the annual Ward 4 Family Fun Day from 3 to 5 p.m. at Kingsbury Day School, 5000 14th St. NW. Activities will include food, games, music and face painting. To RSVP, contact Jackson Carnes at jcarnes@dccouncil.us.

Monday, June 29

At-large D.C. Council member David Grosso, chair of the Committee on Education, will hold a Ward 4 town hall meeting on public education in D.C. from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Petworth Library, 4200 Kansas Ave. NW.

Tuesday, June 30

At-large D.C. Council member David Grosso, chair of the Committee on Education, will hold a Ward 3 town hall meeting on public education in D.C. from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Tenley-Friendship Library, 4450 Wisconsin Ave. NW.

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simply referenced injuries. Officers performed life-saving treatments, but Johnson succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead, the police release states. The police department offers a reward of up to $25,000 for providing information that leads to arrest and conviction in a homicide case. Anyone with information can call 202-727-9099 or text anonymously to 50411.

A man was killed Friday night just blocks from the U.S. Naval Observatory, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. Second District officers responded to a call for an unconscious person in the 3600 block of Calvert Street at approximately 10 p.m. June 19 and found 53-year-old Joel Johnson of no fixed address, who was “suffering from visible injuries,� according to a news release. The Washington Post has reported that Johnson was found “under a portico in a courtyard of the St. Luke’s Mission Center� and said that D.C. police “initially described the incident as a stabbing� but later

Bowser fills three cabinet positions

Mayor Muriel Bowser named three new cabinet members last week. Jed Ross, former general counsel to Bowser’s transition team, is now

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Ward 4 senior village recruiting members

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Georgetown business leader to step down

The president of the Georgetown Business Association has stepped down from his position, citing “irreconcilable differences with another GBA leader.� Charles Camp, who has a law firm in Georgetown, told The Current that his resignation will be effective as of the group’s July meeting, at which point the board will select a new president. He declined to publicly identify the other leader or the nature of their conflict. “I sincerely thank the overwhelming number of supportive GBA Board members — as well as the entire GBA membership — for their tremendous kindness and encouragement. I truly, truly appreciate it,� Camp wrote in an email. “And I wish the GBA all the best in the future.� The Georgetown Business Association — not to be confused with the neighborhood’s business improvement district — is a nonprofit membership organization that lobbies for Georgetown business owners and other professionals and offers networking events. (The Current’s publisher, Davis Kennedy, is an ex officio member of the association’s board.)

Local club set to host amateur radio event The DC Amateur Radio Club is hosting Amateur Radio Field Day events Saturday and Sunday at Hains Point.

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Demonstrations for kids and adults will feature a solar/batterypowered high-frequency contest station, a high-frequency Get-OnThe-Air station, a VHF talk-in station and a continuous-wave Morse code station. “On the fourth weekend of June of each year, more than 35,000 radio amateurs gather with their clubs, groups or simply with friends to operate from remote locations,� according to the group’s website. “Field Day is a picnic, practice for emergencies, an informal contest and, most of all, FUN!� Activities will run from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. both days in Picnic Area C. Details are at w3hac.org/fieldday-2015.

Senior pageant to take place Sunday

The Ms. Senior D.C. Pageant 2015 will be held Sunday at the University of the District of Columbia. Seven District woman aged 60 and older will compete for the title, judged based on interviews, philosophies of life, talents and evening gown presentations. Tickets are available at the door for $20 or in advance by calling Daisy Savage at 202-829-0423 or Margaret Winston at 202-563-1291. The event will begin at 2:30 p.m. in Building 46 at the university, 4200 Connecticut Ave. NW.

Corrections

In the June 17 issue, a report on pedestrian fatalities on Wisconsin Avenue incorrectly reported the nature of George Mina’s death. He died in the hospital while on life support; he was not removed from life support. The same article also misstated the name of Kirsten Hawkins. In the June 10 issue, an article on the historic designation of the Sedgwick Gardens apartment building incorrectly described the ornamental decorations in the lobby as including carvings of nude women. Rather, the landmark nomination describes a fountain with “a statue of a nude, classically inspired youth holding a large fish� as well as lowrelief “sculptural panels of unclothed Native Americans poised to release an arrow from bows.� The Current regrets the errors. As a matter of policy, The Current corrects all errors of substance. To report an error, call the managing editor at 202-567-2011.

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Spiraling Duke Ellington School of the Arts renovation cost spurs audit By KATIE PEARCE Current Staff Writer

Over the years, costs for the renovation of the Duke Ellington School of the Arts have ballooned from $71 million to now nearly $178.5 million. The D.C. auditor is now trying to figure out exactly how that happened. “That’s an incredible jump in costs in a three-year period of time,” said D.C. auditor Kathy Patterson, whose office announced the launch of the audit earlier this month. She said the findings should be released sometime this fall.

Patterson said the Ellington budget has “been a subject of great concern by members of the [D.C.] Council, mentioned in public meetings and public budget markups.” Though the modernization project has won praise for promising state-of-the-art upgrades to a crown jewel of the D.C. school system, education activists and community members have also voiced alarm about the costs — particularly as other school modernizations fall by the wayside. It’s impossible to trace the specific causeand-effect, said D.C. education advocate Matthew Frumin, but “if we’re going to spend that

Golden Triangle set to debut pair of new light installations By DEIRDRE BANNON Current Correspondent

Two new light installations that aim to reflect parts of the nation’s history while enhancing public space will be unveiled at a downtown ceremony today. The Golden Triangle Business Improvement District, in partnership with the D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities, spearheaded the public art projects at two sites along Pennsylvania Avenue: Edward R. Murrow Park at 18th Street and the James Monroe Park between 20th and 21st. “It’s part of our strategic plan to make the streets of the city, the public realm, as attractive and interesting as possible,” said Leona Agouridis, executive director of the Golden Triangle BID. “That makes for a great environment for people who live, work and visit here, and public art is an important part of that.” “We feel that Pennsylvania Avenue west of the White House is one of the major untapped treasures of our city,” Agouridis added. “It’s such an important street — and the nature of the street has changed a lot since the area in front of the White House has been closed off. This is an important first project in the reenvisioning of Pennsylvania Ave-

nue.” The city agreed, and officials collaborated with the BID to bring the two installations by D.C.-based artist Duilio Passariello to the downtown area, on National Park Service property. The installation at Edward R. Murrow Park takes its inspiration from the renowned journalist. Titled “Murrow’s Mics,” it involved retrofitting eight existing Saratoga-style light poles with internal colorchanging LED lights, according to the BID’s David Suls. Because the light fixtures are historic, the external appearance remains the same during the day, but at night the illumination will slowly shift in color. The lights are programmed to change colors by responding to a looped recording of Murrow’s famous World War II radio broadcasts that he conducted from London rooftops late at night. A tiny speaker is placed next to a computer at the park that controls the lights, but the recording will be inaudible to visitors. A few blocks away at James Monroe Park is a triangular light sculpture called “Tricorne,” which was incorporated into an existing water fountain that the BID recently restored. Created from hand-woven See Art/Page 16

British School of Washington

The Year 2 students from BSW went on an overnight field trip to Cape Henlopen State Park in Delaware. Our topic was “we’re going on a holiday” and so we decided we needed to go on one! We thought of all the things we needed to take with us and made our own kit list. For homework we followed the list and packed our bags. School DISPATCHES On our long journey we travelled over the Chesapeake Bay Bridge, which we had studied last term. It was a great time to visit Delaware, as the horseshoe crabs were laying their eggs. We knew a lot of facts about them and their predators and we had made field guides in class to use whilst we were there. We had time on the beach playing in the water and sand and having fun with our teachers. When we were at the campsite we enjoyed making our dinner, taking a moonlight walk and having s’mores around the campfire. In the morning after a delicious breakfast we walked to the Atlantic Ocean. The water was freezing but we loved the enormous waves. On our return road trip we stopped for lunch at McDonald’s and played in the play area. — Year 2 Miami (first-graders)

much money on the Ellington project … a number of schools have to wait longer” for their own modernizations. Frumin praised the intent of the audit. “I think it’s really important that we figure out why the costs have exploded in the way they have for this project, which threatens to use up a lot of resources that might be used for other places,” he said. Construction is currently underway at the Burleith school at 35th and R streets, bringing sweeping changes to its 1898-built Classical Revival building. The project’s timeline remains a bit murky — it was originally slated

to be complete in time for the 2016-17 school year, and students have been relocated to temporary swing spaces since construction started last fall. The Department of General Services, which oversees all school modernizations, yesterday summarized the big reasons for the cost overruns at Ellington. Spokesperson Darrell Pressley said “the educational program, the building’s [increased] square footage, and the overall construction market conditions” have all played a role, in addition to historic preservation requirements that complicated the renoSee Ellington/Page 12

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Theft â– 900-999 block, F St.; 10:52 a.m. June 15. â– 800-899 block, 9th St.; 4:39 p.m. June 15. â– 900-999 block, G St.; 10:03 a.m. June 16. â– 800-899 block, 14th St.; 12:30 p.m. June 16. â– 700-799 block, 13th St.; 5:11 p.m. June 16. â– 1100-1199 block, Pennsylvania Ave.; 1:57 p.m. June 17. â– 1200-1299 block, G St.; 11:55 a.m. June 19. â– 1300-1399 block, Pennsylvania Ave.; 5:17 p.m. June 20. â– 400-499 block, 11th St.; 7 p.m. June 20. Theft from auto â– 1000-1099 block, H St.; 5:45 a.m. June 20. â– 1300-1399 block, Pennsylvania Ave.; 7:56 p.m. June 21. â– 1300-1399 block, Pennsylvania Ave.; 8:36 p.m. June 21.

psa 102

â– Gallery place PSA 102

PENN QUARTER

Robbery â– 600-699 block, I St.; 11:25 p.m. June 15 (with gun). â– G and 8th streets; 12:28 a.m. June 20.

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Theft â– 700-799 block, 7th St.; 7:41 a.m. June 15. â– 700-799 block, E St.; 8:45 a.m. June 15. â– 800-899 block, 7th St.; 6:45 p.m. June 15. â– 700-799 block, H St.; 6:59 p.m. June 15. â– 700-799 block, 6th St.; 6:09 p.m. June 16. â– 600-699 block, Indiana Ave.; 9:50 a.m. June 17. â– 300-498 block, Indiana Ave.; 2:14 p.m. June 17. â– 400-499 block, L St.; 6:09 p.m. June 17. â– 400-499 block, 7th St.; 9:22 p.m. June 17. â– 500-599 block, 7th St.; 9:56 p.m. June 17. â– 800-899 block, 7th St.; 9:24 a.m. June 18. â– 703-799 block, 9th St.; 3:35 p.m. June 18. â– 700-799 block, 7th St.; 4:11 p.m. June 19. â– 900-999 block, 9th St.; 8:28 p.m. June 19. â– 800-899 block, E St.; 2:06 p.m. June 20. Theft from auto â– 1300-1399 block, K St.; 5:45 a.m. June 19.

psa PSA 201 201

â– chevy chase

Burglary â– 3600-3699 block, Quesada St.; 6:41 p.m. June 15.

â– 5400-5419 block, Connecticut Ave.; 5:30 p.m. June 18. Motor vehicle theft â– 3700-3799 block, Harrison St.; 10:30 a.m. June 16. Theft from auto â– 5200-5231 block, Chevy Chase Parkway; 8:19 p.m. June 16.

psa 202

â– Friendship Heights PSA 202

Tenleytown / AU Park

Robbery â– 4300-4326 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 8:06 p.m. June 17. Burglary â– 4900-4999 block, 43rd St.; 5:47 p.m. June 18. â– 5300-5399 block, 43rd St.; 1:53 a.m. June 20. Theft â– 5300-5399 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 4:59 p.m. June 16. â– 4200-4299 block, Davenport St.; 8:22 p.m. June 16. â– Alton Place and 38th Street; 1:40 p.m. June 17. â– 5300-5399 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 9:09 p.m. June 19. Theft from auto â– 4100-4199 block, Davenport St.; 3:40 p.m. June 15. â– 4100-4199 block, Chesapeake St.; 9:12 p.m. June 15. â– 42nd and Chesapeake streets; 9:32 p.m. June 15.

psa 203

â– forest PSA 203 hills / van ness

cleveland park

Burglary â– 4400-4499 block, Connecticut Ave.; 6:03 a.m. June 15. â– 4200-4399 block, Connecticut Ave.; 7:34 a.m. June 19. Motor vehicle theft â– Newark and 36th streets; 7:56 a.m. June 16. Theft â– 3700-3999 block, 37th St.; 11:28 a.m. June 15. â– 4300-4449 block, Connecticut Ave.; 5:23 p.m. June 15. â– 4200-4399 block, Connecticut Ave.; 10:35 a.m. June 16. â– 4200-4399 block, Connecticut Ave.; 2:31 p.m. June 16. â– 3319-3499 block, Connecticut Ave.; 7:49 p.m. June 17. â– 3319-3499 block, Connecticut Ave.; 8:28 p.m. June 17. Theft from auto â– 3000-3399 block, Porter St.; 11:41 a.m. June 17. â– 3500-3599 block, Ordway St.; 1:55 p.m. June 17. â– 4300-4449 block, Connecticut Ave.; 3:05 p.m. June 17. â– 3400-3499 block, Yuma St.; 3:41 p.m. June 17. â– 3500-3599 block, Porter St.; 5:05 p.m. June 17. â– 5120-5199 block, 34th St.; 5 p.m. June 18. â– 5120-5199 block, 34th St.;

5:21 p.m. June 18. â– 5120-5199 block, 34th St.; 11:15 a.m. June 19. â– 2900-2999 block, Van Ness St.; 3:45 p.m. June 19. â– 2900-2999 block, Van Ness St.; 8:09 a.m. June 20.

psa 204

â– Massachusetts avenue

heights / cleveland park woodley PSA 204 park / Glover park / cathedral heights

Motor vehicle theft â– 2700-2748 block, Devonshire Place; 8:12 a.m. June 15. Theft â– 4000-4299 block, Cathedral Ave.; 12:11 p.m. June 17. â– 2731-2899 block, Connecticut Ave.; 2:30 p.m. June 18. â– 2400-2499 block, Huidekoper Place; 6:34 p.m. June 19. â– 2301-2499 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 5:14 p.m. June 21. â– 2400-2798 block, Calvert St.; 8:21 p.m. June 21. Theft from auto â– 3900-4099 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 5:49 p.m. June 15. â– 2500-2599 block, Tunlaw Road; 8:25 a.m. June 16. â– 3000-3199 block, Connecticut Ave.; 3:15 p.m. June 17. â– 3600-3699 block, Newark St.; 2:55 p.m. June 19.

psa 205

â– palisades / spring valley PSA 205

Wesley Heights / Foxhall

Sexual abuse â– 4400-4499 block, Massachusetts Ave.; 2:13 p.m. June 17. Motor vehicle theft â– 4900-5027 block, Cathedral Ave.; 9:43 a.m. June 18. Theft â– 5100-5199 block, Sherier Place; 1:51 p.m. June 16. â– 4000-4099 block, 52nd St.; 1:19 p.m. June 18. â– 3900-4048 block, 52nd St.; 11:09 a.m. June 19. Theft from auto â– 3700-3799 block, University Ave.; 9:30 a.m. June 20. â– 5000-5051 block, Overlook Road; 12:17 p.m. June 20.

psa PSA 206

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â– georgetown / burleith

Motor vehicle theft â– 1200-1299 block, 31st St.; 9:35 a.m. June 16. â– 1229-1299 block, 29th St.; 4 a.m. June 17. Theft â– 3200-3275 block, M St.; 2:37 p.m. June 15. â– 3400-3599 block, Water St.; 5:04 p.m. June 15. â– 1500-1533 block, 33rd St.; 9:08 a.m. June 16. â– 3200-3275 block, M St.; 4:13 p.m. June 16. â– 3100-3199 block, K St.;

4:44 p.m. June 16. â– 3200-3275 block, M St.; 12:25 p.m. June 17. â– Wisconsin Avenue and P Street; 3:52 p.m. June 17. â– 3800-3899 block, Reservoir Road; 5:56 p.m. June 17. â– 1200-1237 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 6:18 p.m. June 17. â– 3300-3399 block, M St.; 1:39 a.m. June 18. â– 1600-1677 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 12:25 p.m. June 18. â– 2900-2999 block, K St.; 2:15 p.m. June 18. â– 3200-3275 block, M St.; 2:50 p.m. June 18. â– 2600-2699 block, Dumbarton St.; 5:36 p.m. June 18. â– 3200-3275 block, M St.; 9:04 p.m. June 18. â– 3000-3029 block, K St.; 3:35 p.m. June 19. â– 3200-3275 block, M St.; 8:40 p.m. June 19. â– 1020-1199 block, 33rd St.; 4:58 p.m. June 20. â– 3276-3299 block, M St.; 5:13 p.m. June 20. une 21.

psa 208

â– sheridan-kalorama PSA 208

dupont circle

Robbery â– 2100-2199 block, P St.; 1:55 a.m. June 20. Motor vehicle theft â– 1600-1619 block, Church St.; 10 p.m. June 15. Theft â– 1721-1799 block, 19th St.; 11:32 a.m. June 15. â– 1400-1499 block, 16th St.; 2:50 p.m. June 15. â– 1600-1639 block, 20th St.; 1:40 a.m. June 16. â– 2120-2199 block, Massachusetts Ave.; 8:55 a.m. June 17. â– 1300-1699 block, Connecticut Ave.; 4:48 p.m. June 17. â– 1800-1899 block, N St.; 3:04 p.m. June 18. â– 1300-1699 block, Connecticut Ave.; 6:43 p.m. June 18. â– 1700-1799 block, Rhode Island Ave.; 10:13 a.m. June 19. â– 1300-1699 block, Connecticut Ave.; 10:41 a.m. June 19. â– 1300-1399 block, 14th St.; 12:51 p.m. June 20. â– 1700-1799 block, Connecticut Ave.; 6:15 p.m. June 21. â– 1721-1799 block, 19th St.; 6:52 p.m. June 21. Theft from auto â– 1400-1499 block, Church St.; 10:15 a.m. June 16. â– 1800-1899 block, S St.; 11:30 a.m. June 16. â– 1218-1299 block, Connecticut Ave.; 3:35 a.m. June 17. â– 1500-1599 block, O St.; 9:52 a.m. June 19. â– 1320-1399 block, 15th St.; 11:45 a.m. June 19. â– 1252-1299 block, New Hampshire Ave.; 3:18 p.m. June 20. â– 1800-1899 block, Riggs Place; 10:17 a.m. June 21.

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The commission will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday, July 9, at Stoddert Elementary School and Glover Park Community Center, 4001 Calvert St. NW. For details, email info@anc3b. org or visit anc3b.org. ANC 3C ANC 3C Cleveland Park â– cleveland park / woodley Park Woodley Park massachusetts avenue heights Massachusetts Avenue Heights Cathedral Heights The commission will meet at 7:30 p.m. Monday, July 20, at the 2nd District Police Headquarters, 3320 Idaho Ave. NW. For details, visit anc3c.org. ANC 3D ANCValley 3D Spring â– spring valley / wesley heights Wesley Heights palisades / kent / foxhall The commission will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 1, at the Sibley Memorial Hospital Medical Building, 5215 Loughboro Road NW. Agenda items include: â– police report. â– community concerns. â– consideration of a concept/design proposal filed by Washington Real

Estate Investment Trust for an addition to the Spring Valley Shopping Center, a historic landmark. ■consideration of a public space application for a leadwalk at 4615 Dexter St. ■consideration of a public space application for wall and tree removal in the 2900-2999 block of 49th Street. ■update on issues related to proposed razes in Wesley Heights. For details, call 202-957-1999 or visit anc3d.org. ANC 3E ANC 3E Tenleytown ■american university park American University Park friendship heights / tenleytown At the commission’s June 11 meeting: ■commissioner Tom Quinn announced that monthly neighborhood crime statistics handouts would be printed out and available at future meetings. ■Pepco and D.C. Department of Transportation officials presented preliminary proposals to bury some overhead electric lines on certain residential streets in Friendship Heights. Also presented were plans for placing pad-mounted transformers aboveground, with some going on the areas of homes’ lawns that are legally in public space, to the consternation of many residents. A Pepco representative said the company is considering the aboveground padmounts due to a savings of roughly $2,000 per unit and the ease of accessing them in case of needed repairs. ■a Pepco representative reported on updates to the Harrison Street substation in Friendship Heights. Pepco is upgrading the substation due to an increased demand for elec-

tricity in the surrounding neighborhoods. A temporary site, projected to be ready in 2016, will operate until the new substation is complete. ■commissioners voted 5-0 to call on Georgetown Day School, as part of the redevelopment of its campus, to present a transportation plan that “produces no net increase in automobile trips from the combined GDS campus and incorporates effective measures to replace the use of cars with walking, biking, carpooling, private buses, and use of Metro Bus and Rail.� At the meeting, residents and commissioners shared continued concerns about the potential traffic and parking problems the planned consolidation of the school’s lower and middle school campuses to Tenleytown would create. In addition, some residents are opposed to the scale of the school’s mixed-use redevelopment project at 42nd Street and Wisconsin Avenue, across the street from the campus. Neighbors complained that two proposed 90-foot-tall apartment buildings would not fit the rest of the neighborhood and would further exacerbate parking and traffic. Supporters, meanwhile, praised the plans as a much welcome revitalization of the 42nd Street area, which currently has a car lot. The commission will meet at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, July 9. The location has not been announced. For details, visit anc3e.org. ANC 3F ANCHills 3F Forest ■Forest hills / North cleveland park At the commission’s June 16 meeting: ■commission chair Adam Tope reported there are now two candi-

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dates, Shirley Adelstein and David Donaldson, to succeed the late Karen Perry as the commissioner for single-member district 3F02. The site and time of the election is undetermined. Speaking later in the meeting, Donaldson said he sees the community’s issues as traffic, crime and pedestrian safety, adding there will be new traffic problems with the University of the District of Columbia’s new student center. Tope said he would talk with the new university president about neighborhood issues. ■commissioner Malachy Nugent discussed a June 10 presentation by the Murch Elementary School architects. He said the community is pleased that the process is moving ahead. ■Cedric Watson of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority said the Van Ness Metro station will be closed only in the event of an unexpected emergency during the installation of new escalators, and work will occur only when subways are not running. However, the west side entrance will be closed until the end of August or early September, he said. Watson assured commissioner Sally Gresham that a written project timeline would be coming shortly, with the understanding that there could be changes. A timeline cannot be determined until construction starts, as the condition of the stairs below the current escalators is unknown. The D.C. Department of Transportation’s Matthew Marcou told commissioners that his agency is now “on the same page� with the transit authority. Responding to a suggestion that the parking lane be converted into pedestrian space near the station, he said that it’s a safety hazard when changes are made to pedestrian paths. Metro expects to spend three years replacing the four 35-year-old escalators, one at a time. ■Metropolitan Police Department Sgt. Ben Firehock told commissioners that overall area crime is down 11 percent from the same period last year, largely due to a substantial decrease in thefts from autos, down to 15 from 26. Other parts of the city are suffering from increases. Commissioner Mary Beth Ray said she is concerned about the upcoming increase in pedestrians crossing Connecticut Avenue with the upcoming closure of the west entrance to the Van Ness Metro station. She asked if the officer who is in a police car in a nearby alley could stand on the corner of Windom Place and Connecticut Avenue during rush hour. Lt. Ralph Neal said he would look into it. ■commissioners unanimously supported a landmark application for Tilden Hall on the southeast corner of Tilden Street and Connecticut Avenue. Steve Schwat of Urban Investment Partners, which owns rent-controlled buildings, said his firm purchased the complex after working with tenants and that the

company often asks that its buildings be named historic. Tilden Hall was built before World War II, has never been upgraded and is “quite dilapidated.� Schwat said his company is planning upgrades that meet zoning requirements and won’t interfere with parking on Tilden Street. Commissioner Mary Beth Ray questioned the architectural significance of the building. Commission chair Adam Tope responded that several area historic groups support the application and nobody opposes it. ■commissioners unanimously supported naming the alley between Brandywine Street and 4600-4650 Broad Branch Road as Fieldstone Lane. They said the change would make it easier for emergency vehicles, guests and delivery services to reach five houses that now have addresses on Broad Branch Road, but cannot use it to access their homes — as their alley has no access to Broad Branch. All five homeowners signed a petition calling for the change. ■commissioners unanimously asked D.C. Council members Jack Evans and David Grosso to withdraw a bill limiting the number of “red-top meters� for people with disabilities to one per block, saying that plan doesn’t consider the need for access to local doctors’ offices. The bill would also end the right to park free for extra time at all parking meters for people with disabilities. Proponents say there is substantial fraud occurring, with ineligible drivers obtaining disability placards because of the current benefits of using them at metered parking spaces. The commission’s resolution counters that there were no other attempts to address this issue, and calls for affected city agencies to report to the council within a year on how to address problems of placard fraud. ■the Forest Hills Connection formally requested an $850 grant to create a new, mobile-friendly website since about 50 percent of its readers access the current one from mobile devices. A decision is scheduled for the commission’s next meeting. ■commissioners reported that their budget calls for expenditures of $60,815 in the fiscal year with revenues of $49,000. As of the end of the quarter, the commission had a $130,822 balance. ■commissioners unanimously approved a resolution honoring the late Karen Perry, a longtime commissioner, for her dedicated work and her service to the commission. ■commissioners voted 5-0, with Adam Tope abstaining, to talk to different design teams about working on a new commission website at a cost of no more than $2,500. The commission will meet at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 21, at Forest Hills of DC, 4901 Connecticut Ave. NW. For details, call 202-670-7262 or visit anc3f.us.

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Toward ‘Vision Zero’

The tragic deaths this month of two pedestrians struck crossing streets along the Wisconsin Avenue corridor got us thinking about consequences. In D.C., the attorney general can prosecute drivers who fail to stop and give the right of way to a pedestrian, a misdemeanor. The U.S. Attorney’s Office steps in if the situation rises to the level of vehicular homicide, a felony that would require, at minimum, careless, reckless or negligent behavior. We suspect these top charges are extremely hard to prove, as they should be. But it’s certainly important to remind everyone that traffic collisions can result in such serious charges. We think a public information campaign about the legal outcomes of pedestrian collisions, including potential jail time, could encourage drivers to use more care. We don’t doubt there’s more to do as well. A group called All Walks DC led a tour of Wisconsin Avenue last week to remember George Mina, 31, and Margaret “Peggy” Ruth Dickie, 79, and draw attention to the issue of pedestrian deaths. A vehicle struck Mr. Mina on June 10 as he crossed Wisconsin at Veazey Street; he died nearly a week later. Ms. Dickie died on the scene after being hit on June 11 crossing Calvert Street at 37th. Mr. Mina was in a crosswalk, though it was unsignalized — a danger that even the D.C. Department of Transportation has flagged, particularly on wide, busy roads like Wisconsin and Connecticut avenues. Ms. Dickie was crossing a side street at a light, but she was in a sometimes-confusing location where two intersections sit just steps apart. And the Peapod delivery truck driver who hit her was making a right turn — a common problem for pedestrians. A 2009 D.C. Department of Transportation study of pedestrian issues recommended a pedestrian-activated signal at the Veazey intersection, among other changes along Wisconsin. But as with many studies, the suggestion was not heeded. Mayor Muriel Bowser has announced a “Vision Zero” plan to eliminate pedestrian deaths in the city by 2024. It’s an admirable goal, even if it offers little solace to the families and friends of Mr. Mina and Ms. Dickie. A first step might be cracking open that 2009 study. A campaign of the type we’ve described, emphasizing the potential jail time and other legal consequences of these collisions, could be another tool in the arsenal.

Metro woes

No news is good news, as the adage goes, and Metro has recently inspired a lot of copy. The most recent dispiriting reports point to problems with Metrorail’s control center, as well as delays in creating a new safety oversight board for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. On the latter point, D.C., Maryland and Virginia leaders decided in 2010 that a new entity should replace the Tri-State Oversight Committee, which many say lacks sufficient authority to properly assess and respond to Metro’s safety operations. But five years later, the new board has yet to materialize. That’s just inexcusable. The failure to move on this new committee is particularly galling given that Metro is clearly not as safe as it should be. A Federal Transit Authority report, spurred by a fatal Jan. 12 smoke incident and released last week, finds that the system’s control center is a mess. And the National Transportation Safety Board hearings on the January incident, which began yesterday, are revealing a scene of near-bedlam. At the same time, the system’s finances are a disaster, with entrenched grant-reporting issues having slowed the flow of federal funds. Metro’s financial house is so chaotic that outside accountants haven’t even been able to produce an annual report that was due seven months ago. Officials from D.C., Maryland and Virginia should come together to demand change — and finance it. Republicans in Congress are trying to decrease Metro funding, and the region’s representatives must continue to fight that move, but local government support will be crucial, too. For Washington’s part, Ward 2 D.C. Council member Jack Evans, who sits on Metro’s board, has been calling for a dramatic overhaul and pointing to the need for serious local monetary support. Mr. Evans, as the longtime chair of the D.C. Council Committee on Finance and Revenue, has a history of strong financial oversight, and he recently agreed to chair the Metro board’s Finance and Administration Committee, putting him in a solid position to spur action on this matter. Mayor Muriel Bowser has indicated that she thinks systemic change is needed as well, so we hope she will join Mr. Evans in working to effect major improvements. Metro is too important to this region to allow the system to continue veering downhill. Here’s hoping for some good news soon.

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hat do you see when you see the Confederate battle flag? The lines pretty clearly are drawn between hate and heroism. Hate has been winning. That flag has been waved by white racists for decades in defiance of federal power and in the name of “states’ rights.” It’s been used to assail black and white civil rights proponents with fear, and it festoons far more vehicles than just a few pickup trucks here and there. Against this high tide of intolerance, there are those who hold a more benign view of the flag, arguing that it has been coopted, stolen or disfigured from its true meaning. “There is no flag for the million Confederate soldiers other than this battle flag,” said Joe Whitney, an earnest and 30-year student of all that is the U.S. Civil War. On Monday, we stood in Fairfax County on the sliver of land that commemorates the Battle of Ox Hill, a battle that followed Manassas and played a role in the Confederates giving up a plan to attack the U.S. Capitol. The Union troops “put up a fight here and it dissuaded Robert E. Lee from trying to take D.C.,” Whitney said. When he sees the Confederate battle flag, he sees a flag that honors American soldiers even though they were on the losing side. Those soldiers, some in their early teens, “fought bravely, left their homes and families to go and fight and die for what they believed in,” he said. And that is how Whitney and thousands of others see the Confederate battle flag: “To us, it’s not about a cause; it’s about honoring American soldiers.” Whitney has spent more than 30 years re-enacting Civil War battles. He plays in Civil War-era bands. He’s been a technical adviser to films like “Glory,” “Gettysburg” and “Gods and Generals.” He’s made battle flags and he’s slept next to campfires more times than he can probably remember. As we walked on hallowed ground where maybe the bones of soldiers from both sides lay buried, we asked if it bothered him that white supremacists have corrupted the flag he cherishes. “Well, yeah, anybody can take any symbol,” said Whitney. “A symbol is a tool and a tool can be used for good or bad. They’re trying to make it something bad.” Before Republican leaders of South Carolina announced that they now thought the Confederate

flag should no longer fly at the state capitol, Whitney said it should have been lowered like the U.S. flag to honor the slain victims at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston. The undercurrents and hate that prompted those horrific shootings obviously are more than the persistence of one flag. Maybe the place for that flag is a museum, not flying in disgrace or disputed honor. It’s part of American history. Let’s learn from that history. ■ Confederate symbols in our area. NBC4 pointed out this week that the Mississippi state flag is among those flying in Columbus Circle at Union Station. It uses the Confederate design. The Arkansas flag and other banners incorporate parts of the Confederate flag. But the biggest Confederate flag can be seen along I-95 in Stafford County, Va. The flag, measuring 30 feet by 20 feet, flies from a flagpole 90 feet tall. It’s on private property but is seen clearly from the interstate. Its supporters, a small group call Virginia Flaggers, told The Washington Post that the flag is not racist but honors Confederate soldiers. ■ “The Star-Spangled Banner.” The History Channel has posted some little-known history of the national anthem. During the Civil War, “The StarSpangled Banner” was an anthem for Union troops. It was not until 1916 when President Woodrow Wilson signed an executive order designating it as the official anthem for military ceremonies. And it was not until 1931 that Congress passed a law officially designating it as the national anthem of the country. ■ The Frederick Douglass Bible. The Bible owned by Frederick Douglass is on display at the National Historic Site in Anacostia. It’ll be there until July 5. The Bible recently was used for the swearing in of Loretta Lynch as the nation’s first African-American female attorney general. Washington’s own historic church, the Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church, gave Douglass the Bible in 1889. It’s an Oxford University Press edition that has both the Old Testament and the New Testament. According to the National Park Service which maintains the Douglass home called Cedar Hill, Douglass’ life has been “the source of inspiration and hope for millions.” The address is 1411 W St. SE. Tom Sherwood, a Southwest resident, is a political reporter for News 4.

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transform these natural havens into something quite different — and worse. Howard Fox

that’s a solution that will really work for all of us right now, as officials are telling us that we may have to wait till 2040 or beyond for a new tunnel under M Street. Steve Crimmins

tors and commuters to Georgetown will not realistically want to spend an extra half-hour to take Metrorail to Rosslyn, then wait for a gondola to hoist them over the Potomac to the far west end of M Street, and then walk a halfmile into the center of the village. Instead of spending a huge sum on a project nobody will use, spend the funds to build a Georgetown Metrorail station near Washington Harbour, where the Orange, Blue and Silver lines touch land. If technically feasible,

I can’t believe anyone takes the Georgetown Business Improvement District’s proposal to build a gondola across the Potomac River seriously. The estimated cost is between $50 and $80 million. There are some much less expensive alternatives, including a water ferry, which the BID has not proposed. I recommend taking the Circulator. It costs $1 and runs every 10 minutes. Problem solved. Charles Pinck

Forest Hills Current setup helps protect green space Georgetown needs Georgetown I am concerned that the suggestions in The Current’s June 17 Metro, not gondola Circulator service editorial “Leaky limbo” would The proposed gondola parallelweaken protections for Washinging Key Bridge is a mistake. Visi- trumps costly idea

ton’s smaller parks. These are key islands of greenery in our city, many of which are located within walking distance of residents who otherwise lack nearby parkland. Their natural amenities should be protected and enhanced for current and future users (by planting trees, removing invasive vines, and so on). But I am concerned that the management change proposed in the editorial would instead lead in the opposite direction: to more pavement, fences, and equipment that would

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Letters to the Editor Pedestrian deaths are not ‘accidents’

In the June 17 article about recent pedestrian deaths in D.C., The Current continually uses the word “accidents� to characterize these tragic incidents. But they are not accidental occurrences. They are the consequence of poor planning, poor street engineering and poor behavior by car drivers. All Walks DC, a local pedestrian safety advocacy group, urges your newspaper to refer to cars striking pedestrians as “crashes.� If we consider them as preventable events, we may be able to work together to prevent the anguish and loss of life from their reoccurrence. Joe Riener All Walks DC

District doesn’t need tax cuts for wealthy


 D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson was planning to ask the D.C. Council to vote on June 16 for more permanent tax cuts for the rich and super-rich, with no public discussion. But Mayor Muriel Bowser or the chief financial officer must have objected, because on June 15 the chairman suddenly postponed the vote for two weeks, until June 30. The mayor asked the council to restore current law, which would mean only that permanent tax cuts for the rich and super-rich would happen next year instead of this year. The attempt to restore current law does nothing to stop eventual payoffs to the wealthy and to giant corporations. The mayor has not admitted publicly that the chairman’s tax cut menu includes $52.6 million in income tax cuts for payers of corporation tax and franchise tax, on top of the $20 million in business tax cuts last year. Side dishes also include a $4.4 million income tax cut for wealthy filers with adjusted gross incomes from $350,000 to $1 million, and two cuts in the estate tax on multimillion-dollar estates totaling $13.9 million. Last week, the chairman claimed he is changing the “triggers� only to make them effective sooner, but he also admitted under press questioning that the CFO’s new revenue estimates will not allow for any additional spending, other than the “triggers.� In other words, all new revenue will be dedicated to tax cuts! Council staff have admitted that any council member can offer amendments to stop the payoffs. The D.C. Council can still stop or postpone those irresponsible tax cuts by voting “No� on the Budget Support Act on June 30; by amend-

ing that act to repeal D.C. Code Section 47-181, which created the triggers; or by amending the “priority� list in that tax code section to postpone tax cuts for businesses, wealthy filers and super-rich estates. The priority list can easily be changed to postpone the irresponsible tax cuts for the rich and businesses until middle-class and poor workers receive a small amount of tax justice. Instead, the DC Fiscal Policy Institute said it would support the mayor if she proposed restoring current law, while staff for D.C.’s social service nonprofits told council members the automatic triggers were unwise but supported the mayor’s attempt to restore current law. It’s imprudent to give away over $71 million in tax cuts. Rich filers and rich businesses and super-rich estates do not “need� these tax cuts. The chairman’s claim that wealthy residents, super-rich estates and giant corporations need more “tax relief� is the purest Republican mythology. The mayor has shown that she believes the same myths. David Power Forest Hills

Public-private effort best option for power

With respect to The Current’s June 17 article “Public power advocates urge D.C. to deny proposed Pepco-Exelon merger,� the merger indeed is a bad idea, but D.C. having a public utility is a worse idea. A much better solution would be to keep Pepco investor-owned, with the city as an institutional investor with a meaningful stake and special voting rights as the customer. This can be done; it’s called a public-private partnership or PPP (sometimes abbreviated P3). A well-organized, well-financed P3 is the most likely way for utilities like Pepco to make their operations more resilient and smarter by including things like microgrids, as well as greener through purchase of renewably generated power and energy-productivity improvements. The D.C. Council and D.C. Public Service Commission ought not allow themselves to be bullied into acting as though the solution is an either-or proposition. There is a better way to achieve what everyone wants. All that is required is serious research and some creativity. Leni Berliner President and CEO, Energy Farms International LLC

D.C. should consider public energy utility

It’s too bad that the Salvation Army’s area commander has elected to place the needs of his organization above that of D.C. ratepayers in his June 3 Viewpoint piece.

The commander comes out fully in support of turning our local electric distribution system over to Exelon while acknowledging his organization’s pecuniary interest. Here’s what his Viewpoint missed: The $26 million in socalled “public benefits� Exelon offers is our own money — money Exelon is not entitled to under utility cost-of-service principles. And they’re only going to give it back to us for a couple of years; thereafter, they’ll keep it. Additionally, the purported reliability improvements appear to offer little beyond Pepco’s existing obligations. Here’s something else that Exelon, Pepco and the commander won’t tell you: D.C. ratepayers will pay for every penny of the $1 billion power line underground program (PLUG). Exelon/Pepco will then charge us a return on equity of about 9 percent for their PLUG capital. They will also charge us for depreciation and amortization expenses for up to the full $1 billion, likely taking any disallowed amounts as a write-down on their holding company’s books. Sounds like a wonderful deal for Pepco and Exelon. But what about the rest of us? At our group’s recent town hall, we learned that a public power utility could save D.C. ratepayers at least $150 million yearly. That’s infinitely more than the “public benefits� Exelon is offering. As to reliability, the public Electric Power Board in Chattanooga, Tenn., is able to restore power to all its customers within seven minutes or less during a major storm — even though 80 percent of its electric distribution grid is above ground, while in the District only about 35 percent of the local grid is above ground. Exelon is nowhere near EPB’s reliability and certainly does not set the gold standard, as the commander believes. How does Chattanooga’s EPB do it? By using technology such as sophisticated computers, sensors and real-time switching to restore power to its customers in a matter of seconds without human intervention — or in a couple minutes when human intervention is required. It is time for the District to think beyond Exelon and Pepco. We at DC Public Power applaud the D.C. Council for allocating funds to study a public power utility in the fiscal year 2016 budget. We also urge the Public Service Commission to act in the public interest by placing Exelon’s application to acquire Pepco’s assets in abeyance until such time as the study is completed and the council is able to consider its recommendations. Michael Overturf Co-founder, DC Public Power

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vation. The project’s designs went through a number of public meetings and hearings, and its budget increased by increments throughout the process. Last winter architects scaled back some of the designs in light of the growing costs. However, the city’s 2016 fiscal year budget sets aside $178.475 million total for the Ellington project — more than $100 million above the original projections.

“Everybody I’ve heard from said the original cost projections didn’t make sense,� said Frumin. “There was always an expectation that costs would go up.� He noted that that project was always envisioned as creating “a very dramatic showcase� for the magnet arts school. “It’s a great program, and it deserves a showcase, but it was never designed in a very economical way. It was designed to be stunning.� According to Patterson, the Ellington audit is one of a series of efforts to comply with

2006 legislation requiring regular audits of school modernizations — which she acknowledged the auditor’s office, where she started working about six months ago, hasn’t vigilantly addressed. But Patterson noted progress, including an audit that’s supposed to come out in about two weeks covering fiscal years 2010 through 2013. The Ellington audit is one of a series of “shorter reviews� looking into more recent and ongoing projects, Patterson said. She said her office has found that many

high school modernizations in the District have exceeded the ideal estimated cost of $210 per square foot. In Ellington’s case, that figure is closer to $1,000 per square foot, she said. “They’re fairly atypical cost figures for new and modernized high schools,� Patterson said. “What we want to do is really understand what’s behind this.� The auditor’s office will also be looking more broadly into the policies and procedures the Department of General Services follows for school modernizations, Patterson said.

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with the recent renovation and inclusion of Reno into the nowthriving Deal. The exhibit is “a tribute to how much history is in this space,� said Deal’s principal, James Albright. The District spent about $18 million renovating the 1903 Reno structure and building the glassy addition that attaches it to Deal, adding 38,000 square feet and capacity for 400 additional students, Albright said. The project “succeeded beyond our hopes,� he said. “Kids love to learn in this environment,� he said of the light-filled classrooms and communal spaces, which opened to students in January and helped relieve overcrowding at the popular middle school. At the same time, the restoration was clearly an opportunity to more fully tell the story of Reno City, which grew up around the Civil War-era fort and became a thriving community with about 100 homes, stores and several churches. Reno School on Howard Road, the last surviving roadbed of that community, was designed by municipal architect Snowden Ashford at a time when the city provided separate schools for blacks and whites. But in the early 20th century, increasingly prosperous Tenleytown grew uncomfortable with the African-American community in its midst. Efforts were mounted to dismantle it to make way for a reservoir, a junior high for whites (Deal), and playing fields for the white high school (Wilson) just to the south. Starting in the 1920s, federal officials authorized purchase of land and homes at Reno City for the two white schools. The last Reno City house was razed in the 1950s, according to the exhibit. There was “little evidence of anyone providing constructive help to Reno’s displaced residents,� one

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The newly renovated Reno School building includes various displays on its African-American roots. caption says. After it closed, the Reno School briefly housed special education students, but mostly sat unused and neglected at the eastern edge of Deal’s sprawling campus. Some Tenleytowners never even noticed the old school building, Waldmann said: “That’s just how invisible it was.� When principal Albright first saw it six years ago, it was “fundamentally decrepit — graffiti everywhere,� inside and out, he said. But the Reno School eventually got caught up in the push to modernize the city’s public schools, and Ward 3 D.C. Council member Mary Cheh worked hard to keep the funding stream up, Waldmann said. “Now it’s a gorgeous building, and so conducive to education,� Albright said. “When our kids walked in here last January, they were really stunned.� The large central lobby, which seems suspended in air and lighted by huge restored windows, is surrounded by original classrooms, restored but outfitted for modern educational purposes. Architect Cary BlackwelderPlair said 40 percent of the total project money went into restoration of Reno School, which had serious heating, cooling and structural problems. But the 112-year-old building can now survive another century, Albright predicted. “It’s built to last,� he said.

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Pitch Perfect: Visi’s Burke wins D.C. Gatorade award By BRIAN KAPUR Current Staff Writer

Visitation senior Alee Burke, a Cleveland native, grew up at ballparks watching Major League Baseball, especially the Indians, since her dad worked for the team when she was young. That instilled in her a love for the diamond. The city’s major sports teams, which haven’t won a championship since 1964, also taught her a great lesson — no matter the heartbreak, get back up and try again next year. That mentality helped Burke persevere through athletic anguish last year, when her team fell in extra innings in the softball city title game and she came up short of the city’s Gatorade award later that same week. But this year, Burke did something she hopes her Cleveland sports teams will eventually achieve: win the big one. The slinger led the Cubs to their first D.C. State Athletic Association softball crown in May, and she recently captured the D.C. Gatorade Player of the Year award for her efforts on the field, her work in the classroom and her service in the community. “After losing the D.C. title and Gatorade last year, I knew I wanted it this year and I worked hard to try to get there,” said Burke. “I think it’s so cool, and I felt so honored that I won it and that some big names like Derek Jeter won it. To have that kind of status is awesome.” Along with New York Yankees legend Jeter, Burke joined former Visitation softball great Christina Clark, who won the Gatorade award in 2009. Burke led the Cubs to a 13-5 record and second straight unshared

Independent School League banner — winning both the regular and postseason championships before the pitcher played through an injured thumb and a badly sprained ankle to help Visitation beat Maret 17-2 for the city crown in May. “It was hard to have to get taped every day for practice and for games. … I couldn’t play as hard as I would’ve liked to and I was restricted at times,” said Burke, who was in a walking boot after the DCSAA title game. Along with posting 13 wins from the circle in 2015, Burke had a 1.40 ERA and 114 strikeouts. At the plate, she was just as effective, hitting .500 with nine extra-base hits, 20 runs and 22 RBIs. She had a .561 on-base percentage and a .821 slugging percentage. Even opposing coaches sing her praises after her stellar two-year run with the Cubs. “Visitation is our archrival, but you can’t deny that Alee Burke was great,” National Cathedral coach John Soroka says in a news release. “She was as valuable as a hitter as she was as a pitcher. She has good stuff, throws strikes and made you hit the ball, and she was the hitter you had to concentrate on. I don’t think Visitation would’ve been anywhere near the team they ended up being the past two years without her.” Burke’s journey at Visitation was a long one, starting with her daily trip from her home in Frederick, Md., where she attended Governor Thomas Johnson High School before transferring. The pitcher would begin her day with a 5 a.m. alarm and hit the road about an hour later to make Visitation’s 8 a.m. bell. That long ride was always a challenge, but her dad works downtown

Sports Desk Wilson athletics director honored

Wilson athletics director Mitch Gore was recently honored with a State Award of Merit, which is presented to a National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association member who “demonstrates outstanding leadership and meritorious service and achievement in the vocation of interscholastic administration,” according to the group’s website. The award was presented with the cooperation of the D.C. Athletic Directors Association.

DCIAA to provide free physicals

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Alee Burke led the Cubs to 13 wins and three championships — the ISL regular- and postseason crowns along with the DCSAA hardware — in 2015. She will pitch for Notre Dame College in Ohio next year. for Catholic Charities, so at least her school was on his commute to work. “I sometimes would eat a granola bar on the way and sleep a lot on the way in,” said Burke. “It was a lot of driving, but the academics at Visitation are so strong and the school’s reputation was so strong that I wanted to be part of it, and it was an opportunity I couldn’t pass on.” Although the pitcher lives roughly 47 miles from the District, she and her family are very much part of the local community. Burke volunteers with Catholic Charities in D.C. in a variety of ways, including serving dinners on Wednesdays, an effort that factored into the Gatorade award. In addition, the Burkes adopt a family in the city each Christmas,

tion will offer free physicals for student athletes twice this summer. The first date is July 18 at Providence Hospital from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. for sixth- through 12th-graders. The second is Aug. 29 at Eastern High School from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. for fourth- through 12th-graders. Participants must have completed and signed permission slips, health history forms and universal health certificates. Visit thedciaa.com for more information and to access the forms.

DCSAA completes third year

The D.C. State Athletic Association celebrated its third year and touted its quick growth, expansion into more sports and addition of new championship tournaments in a

donating meals and presents they wouldn’t otherwise have. “I love doing the dinners where you serve meals to homeless people and talk to them. It’s really fun,” said Burke. “It’s great to also help out and give someone the joy of a Christmas, and giving hats, gloves and toys to the kids.” Burke has also served as a youth basketball and softball instructor and worked with Operation Second Chance, the Wounded Warrior Project and other nonprofits. And her long commute and service efforts didn’t prevent her from performing in the classroom. The pitcher maintained an A-minus average and was involved with the student government and peer mediation.

release last Wednesday. The state’s firsts for this year included chess, Ultimate Frisbee and tennis brackets. It also made every championship game available for online broadcast. In addition to adding variety, the DCSAA also provided 15 high school students with scholarships of $1,000 each, held a Title IX workshop and organized a youth football camp run by Washington Redskins superstar wide receiver DeSean Jackson’s foundation. This year’s state championship teams were: ■ Football Class AA — Gonzaga ■ Football Class A — Eastern ■ Boys soccer — Gonzaga ■ Girls soccer — National Cathedral

Burke wrapped up her time as a Cub with her last Visitation team event on Saturday: The Cubs took part in the Nationals’ Champions Day, where the local Major League team honors local softball and baseball championship teams on the field. “That was so cool — just to be on the field and meet Jayson Werth,” said Burke. She will now take her talents back to her native state of Ohio and suit up for Notre Dame College in Euclid. Her college is located just 12 miles northeast of Cleveland, and she heads there with the goal of doing something the professional teams haven’t done in over five decades — winning a championship along the banks of Lake Erie.

■ Boys cross-country — Sidwell ■ Girls cross-country — Visitation ■ Boys basketball — St. John’s ■ Girls basketball — Visitation ■ Boys indoor track — St. John’s ■ Girls indoor track — Visitation ■ Cheerleading advanced division — Carroll ■ Cheerleading novice division — Anacostia ■ Chess — St. Anselm’s ■ Ultimate Frisbee — Wilson ■ Baseball — Gonzaga ■ Softball — Visitation ■ Boys outdoor track and field — Georgetown Day ■ Girls outdoor track and field — Dunbar ■ Boys tennis — Sidwell ■ Girls tennis — Sidwell

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PETERS: Bill would name courts for two sisters who gained tennis fame

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nity — this is one way to tell” that story. The D.C. Council held a June 3 hearing on a bill to rename the courts, with public comment open until today. The legislation received support from the Georgetown advisory neighborhood commission, the Citizens Association of Georgetown and the Friends of Rose Park as well as Ward 2 Council member Jack Evans. Margaret and Roumania (whose first name was Matilda but went by her middle name) were born in 1914 and 1917, respectively. They started with tennis around age 10, after watching boys play at Rose Park and deciding that girls should play too, recalled Roumania’s daughter Fannie Walker Weekes. At the time, their mother told the sisters to stay close to home and play on the porch, but as soon as her back was turned they would sneak off to play tennis at Rose Park. It wasn’t long before they were beating the boys, Weekes said. Rose Park was one of the few integrated parks in the District at the time, and it was beloved by many Georgetown residents. The tennis courts weren’t in as good shape as they are today, and in the book “Black Georgetown Remembered,” Roumania told the author that she and her sister would “get out there in the morning and pick up the rocks

and sweep the line and put some dry lime on there” before they would play. The sisters played in doubles and singles tournaments around the District, earning the nicknames Pete and Re-Pete because when Margaret would make a shot during a doubles match, Roumania would come right behind her and make the same one, Weekes said. Their strong play garnered an invitation to a 1936 tournament held by the American Tennis Association, formed in 1916 by black players who were banned from playing in the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association. After their performance, the Tuskegee Institute (now University) offered them four-year scholarships and spots on the tennis team. There the sisters started their run of 14 ATA doubles championships from 1938 to 1941 and 1944 to 1953. (There were no tournaments in the intervening years because of World War II.) Roumania also won two ATA singles championships, in 1944 and 1946, the latter notable because she bested Althea Gibson — one of only two women to have done so. Gibson was the first black female player to cross the color line by playing in what is now the U.S. Open in 1950. Like the Williams sisters, the Peters were famous in their day. Highlights from their ATA tournaments were shown on movie theater newsreels, including in Georgetown. Actor Gene Kelly, who was sta-

tioned in the District during his naval service in World War II, often played tennis with the sisters at Rose Park. Upon graduating from Tuskegee in 1941, the sisters went to New York University, where each received master’s degrees in physical education. Margaret got a second master’s in special education and became a teacher at Cedar Knoll and Oak Hill juvenile facilities in Maryland. Roumania taught physical education at Howard University and later at Dunbar High School, where she also coached tennis and basketball. Both continued to play tennis competitively into the 1970s. Roumania also started a renowned kids summer tennis camp at Rose Park, which ran from the 1960s through the early ’80s. The camp had a strong family atmosphere and, while integrated, was free of racial tensions, Weekes said — though time on the court was serious and competitive. Although camp ended at 3 p.m., kids would often stick around until night, hitting balls or enjoying picnics and barbecues Roumania and her husband James Walker would host. The weekends also were devoted to tennis, as the couple took students to tournaments up and down the East Coast. Over the years, the sisters were recognized for their contributions to the sport. They were inducted into the U.S. Tennis Association’s MidAtlantic Section Hall of Fame in

2003, and the Black Tennis Hall of Fame in 2012. The USTA also gave the sisters an achievement award when the Fed Cup was played in the District in 2003. Despite these accomplishments, the sisters faced adversity and racial injustice throughout their lives. In one instance while students at Tuskegee, they traveled to a tennis tournament in Pennsylvania, but were denied entrance due to their race. “Mom said that’s just how the times were back then — they weren’t embittered; they just went back to school,” Weekes said. By the time the U.S. Tennis Association admitted black players, the Peters sisters were in their 30s and decided not to enter the tournaments. “My father always said my mother and aunt came around too early,” Weekes said. “But they were just happy with the experiences they had.” The sisters remained close throughout their lives. As an adult, Margaret moved to Upper Northwest near 16th Street, and Roumania followed, living within walking distance. Roumania died in 2003 and Margaret in 2004. The sisters were also known for being humble, and Weekes said her mother and aunt would be surprised to see the Rose Park courts named in their honor. “They didn’t think about who they were or that they had won so many tournaments; they were just enjoying their lives.”

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Roumania Peters, left, with Althea Gibson at Wilberforce College. Roumania won when the two played in 1946.

“I feel honored that the city is honoring them and that they haven’t been forgotten,” Weekes added. The Friends of Rose Park group, which headed up the renaming effort, plans to donate a plaque for the tennis courts, thanks to a gift from U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson and his wife, Dr. Susan DiMarco, who live across from the courts. David Abrams, a longtime board member of Friends of Rose Park, also plans to donate funds for poster-size photos of the Peters sisters for the Rose Park Recreation Center, with accompanying descriptions of their significance. “These two women were extraordinary in all aspects of their life, and they need to be remembered,” said Abrams, who took the lead on renaming the tennis courts after reading about the Peters sisters in the blog Georgetown Metropolitan in February.

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contemporary living. The 1927 home contains a number of original features, including unique light fixtures, gleaming hardwood floors, arched doorways and signature diamond-paned windows. Its main-level floor plan lends itself to an easy flow for entertaining, and it has a notable past of particular interest to opera lovers. Located at 6607 16th St., this five-bedroom home is offered for $995,000. Set back from the street, the semi-detached Tudor has an elegant curb appeal complete with a lush, manicured front garden and herringbone-patterned brick walkway. A neoclassical broken arch pediment surrounds its solid-oak front door with a crest above and a lion’s head doorknocker. Inside, a large foyer with an adjacent powder room and coat closet opens to a stunning living

room. Its most showstopping feature is its 12-foot plaster and gilt quatrefoil ceiling relief and crown molding, original to the house. A gas fireplace along one wall has a carved stone mantel and carved garland above. Natural light streams in through a three-window alcove that looks out to the front garden, and when the sun goes down, several sconces original to the house can illuminate the room. Up five steps off the main hallway is the formal dining room, which has a cloverleaf-patterned ceiling relief and can accommodate a party of 10 or more. Between the living room and dining room is a unique balcony feature with a wrought-iron railing and arched frame, which allows for viewpoints into each room. Part of the home’s early lore is that it was once owned by the National Symphony Orchestra’s music director, and in the 1950s, soprano Maria Callas performed in that spot to an intimate audience in the living room below. From the dining room, French doors lead to a spacious gourmet kitchen that would please any home chef. Rich cherry wood cabinets are complemented by charcoal granite countertops. Food prep is made easy at a center island with double

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This five-bedroom Wardman Tudor on upper 16th Street in Brightwood is priced at $995,000. sink. The kitchen features a SubZero refrigerator with double freezer drawers, a Dacor six-burner gas range with double oven and a Thermador hood. Oversize windows and built-in bookcases surround a comfortable breakfast nook. A door in the kitchen leads to a wood deck, perfect for outdoor entertaining, and beyond is the backyard and recently renovated detached two-car garage. Four of the home’s five bedrooms are on the second level. The wide staircase has a wrought-iron railing that mimics the cloverleaf pattern in the dining room. The spacious master suite features 10-foot ceilings, double closets and a fireplace. The en suite bath has a pedestal sink, vintage tub and patterned tile floor. A front bedroom’s highlight is

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Wesley Heights. Delightful expanded & renov. Colonial. Magnificent interior offers 5 BRs, 4.5 BAs. Stunning black & white kit & brkfst rm. Elegant entertaining spaces, 4 frps, family rm opens to patio & garden. Pkg for 5 cars. $1,595,000

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Chevy Chase. Splendid Tudor w/ 4 finished levels has 4 BR, 3.5 BA, eat-in Kit, MBR w/ FP, walk-out LL w/ au pair suite, deck, patio & garage. Community garden in alley. Blocks to shops on Connecticut Ave. $ 1,149,000

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an original stained-glass bay window. The rear bedroom looks out onto cherry and plum trees in the backyard through its oversized windows. And a third bedroom features an adjacent bonus room (with a second closet) that could be used as a home office or nursery. A shared bathroom has a clawfoot tub, pedestal sink and skylight. The fifth bedroom is located on the third floor and features dormer windows with an angled plaster ceiling. It too has an en suite bath with a clawfoot tub and penny tile floor. There’s also plenty of separate storage space on this level. A finished basement completes the home’s entertainment areas. A family room with a flat-screen tele-

vision is made cozy with plush wall-to-wall carpeting and recessed lighting. This level also features a walk-in pantry, a separate laundry room with two utility sinks, an extra refrigerator and freezer, an abundance of storage areas, and rough-in plumbing for a full bath. A door in the laundry room leads to the backyard and garage, which is accessible from a rear alley. Located at 6607 16th St., this five-bedroom, three-and-a-half-bath property is offered for $995,000. For details, contact Kim Jones or Colleen Lee of Gerlach Real Estate. Jones can be reached at 202-2555091 or soldbykim@mris.com, and Lee at 202-494-4519 or colleen@ gerlachrealestate.com.

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Northwest Real Estate ART: Light installations add flair to Murrow, Marshall parks along Pennsylvania Avenue From Page 5

stainless steel mesh, the installation stands 9 feet tall and about 5 feet wide on each side. Water from the fountain comes to the top of the sculpture and trickles down the sides as internal LED lights slowly change colors. If you’re walking through the park, you may not see the colors change, but if you stay for about

30 minutes, you’ll see them shift, said Suls. The sculpture will also stand out during the day as natural light passing through the mesh and water produces a prismatic effect. The triangular design pays homage to Monroe, who is thought to be the last president to wear a tricorn hat. Here too, Murrow’s voice is used to program the changing lights. “Whereas Murrow is much more subtle and

elegant, Monroe is much more transformative,� Agouridis said, comparing the two installations. For the D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities, it was also important that the artistic work reflected the park’s namesakes. “Our mission is to use the arts to express the culture of our city, and these artworks connect the figures that these parks are named for and

express that history in an artistic way,� said commission spokesperson Jeffrey Scott. The arts commission and the BID split the cost of the two installations, which totaled approximately $256,000, according to Scott. The unveiling ceremony will take place at 1 p.m. at James Monroe Park. Ward 2 D.C. Council member Jack Evans and D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton are expected to attend.

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and saws for visitors to use. An 850-square-foot studio lab has a voiceover studio and a digital production lab with recording and editing software for audio and video. Touring the new studios, which were fully launched June 20, Mayor Muriel Bowser touted the services as another example of creating “pathways to the middle class,� a phrase she uses regularly to describe her initiatives to create jobs and job training opportunities. “While we call it a library, we know that our libraries of the future won’t just be about books, will they?� Bowser said at the May 29 event. “We are casting a wide net connecting people to marketable skills of the future.� Google donated $20,000 to support the technology labs, with

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$15,000 set aside for audio and video equipment for the studio lab, and the remaining $5,000 going to train librarians on using the equipment and developing programming. The labs’ total cost was $490,000. The Friends of the TenleyFriendship Library also gave a $25,000 grant to set up a Maker-inResidence program for designers, artists and “makers� — people who are skilled in creating products from scratch using technologies like 3-D printers — to create projects using the library’s labs. Makers-in-Residence will create one significant project during their residency, according to a news release, and hold sessions with the community. “The labs represent the next step in the evolution of public libraries from passive centers of learning to active destinations for creativity and innovation,� said Reyes-Gavilan.

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of his injuries. Sam Zimbabwe of the Transportation Department said the agency can look at removing some unsignalized crosswalks and adding traffic signals, although he doesn’t have a timetable for such a study. “We’d like to do that on a more comprehensive basis rather than just looking at one intersection at a time,� he said. The agency has studied similar solutions on Connecticut Avenue, where officials have proposed removing some unsignalized crosswalks and adding pedestrian-activated HAWK signals. There are already HAWK devices on Connecticut Avenue in Cleveland Park and Chevy Chase. All Walks DC held a “Vision Zero Walk� last Thursday, with about 100 residents and government officials gathering to walk down Wisconsin from Veazey Street to the site of the second pedestrian death at 37th and Calvert streets. That was where a truck hit and killed 79-yearold Northwest resident Margaret “Peggy� Ruth Dickie. Vision Zero is a national initiative adopted by D.C. that aims to eliminate injuries and deaths from traffic accidents. Mayor Muriel Bowser has named 2024 as the year by which she wants to have reduced pedestrian deaths to zero. Riener later told The Current that his group wants the Transportation

Department to consider making all pedestrian walk signals turn green a few seconds before traffic signals do, a practice currently in effect on some city streets. These “leading pedestrian intervals� are intended to give pedestrians a head start on cars in getting across a street, particularly helping them avoid collisions with vehicles turning right. “What needs to happen for this to change? Does it have to be a child who dies? Does it have to be another adult?� said Kirsten Hawkins, a colleague of Mina’s and one of the participants at Thursday’s event. Ward 3 D.C. Council member Mary Cheh is coordinating a site visit with the Metropolitan Police Department and the Transportation Department, spokesperson Kelly Whittier said, but a date hasn’t been determined yet. The visit will be “to examine whether any changes can or need to be made to the structure/light configuration/etc. of the intersections,� Whittier wrote in an email. Riener, a Petworth resident, said he hopes to build momentum from last week’s walk, which was the first of its kind the group held. “We’re hoping that as our organization gets stronger and branches out over the city, that we’re able to call attention to other difficulties of street design and traffic engineering in other parts of the city,� he said. “We’re not going to be sticking to one ward; our view is for the entire city.�

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Northwest Real Estate VAN NESS: Metro entrance shuts EMS: Audit faults compliance with 2007 report From Page 1

University of District Columbia campus and across the street from the neighborhood Giant grocery store. Even if the entrance opens again in September, workers may have to close it again if the construction work would conflict with travelers, according to Metro spokesperson Sherri Ly. Metro is not willing to offer predictions about when or for how long the entrance might need to close until construction is further along. The project was originally scheduled to start on May 4, but the D.C. Department of Transportation held up needed public space permits in order to address community concerns about the short notice and pedestrian implications. Metro and the Transportation Department are now cooperating and ready to move forward, the department’s deputy associate director, Matthew Marcou, said at last Tuesday’s meeting. “WMATA has done a very good of coordinating with the community, bringing everyone up to speed on the project,� Marcou said. “We know what it’s like to have multiple projects moving at the same time and the challenges those can present.� By the end of the three-year project, four escalators will be replaced. The replacement process for each escalator takes approximately 40 weeks, and the KONE construction team can work on only one escalator at a time. All construction will take place outside of Metro’s normal operating hours, Watson said at the meeting. Watson noted that the station itself will not close during the construction, though Metro’s website alerts customers to be prepared for occasional station closures on short notice, with shuttle buses picking up where the train left off. That would happen only in emergency situations in which the eastern entrance was

clogged and the station was overrun, spokesperson Ly said in an interview. “If for some reason there is an emergency and we end up with delays, you don’t want the platform completely packed and unsafe,� Ly said. One ongoing concern is the Park Van Ness construction project underway near the Metro station, which impacts the area’s overall pedestrian conditions. Construction work has closed the sidewalk near the Metro’s eastern entrance until the end of this year, thereby forcing some local commuters to cross Connecticut Avenue twice in order to get to the Van Ness station. At last Tuesday’s meeting, Marcou said there are no plans to modify pedestrian access there at this point. The Transportation Department has considered community concern, but thinks the sidewalk area is already too deep into construction to accommodate pedestrians, while creating a temporary pedestrian walkway in the curb lane would cause too many complications for drivers. One community member at the meeting criticized Metro and the neighborhood commission for not doing enough to address other concerns raised by the project, including the simultaneous construction of a student union at the University of the District of Columbia campus down the street. “Give us real answers,� he said. Commissioner Pat Jakopchek responded by saying the commission has held numerous public meetings and met with representatives from Metro and the Transportation Department several times. The project as it stands is a product of that hard work, he said. “I know that this is a very frustrating project, and I’m frustrated myself,� Jakopchek said. “We haven’t just rolled over and accepted it.�

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rather than city ambulances. In other cases, the department was unable to provide documentation that it was following the recommendations. In total, 11 of the 36 recommendations were demonstrated to have been fully implemented and to remain in place. Six were partially implemented, and the rest are not in effect at all — including four recommendations that were implemented and subsequently reversed, primarily by Chief Kenneth Ellerbe, who served under Mayor Vincent Gary. Bowser pledged to replace Ellerbe as part of her mayoral campaign. In his statement, the new chief reported the re-creation of the assistant fire chief position — filled by

Edward Mills III, who served as interim chief prior to Dean’s arrival. The auditor’s report also notes that the department recently began additional cross-training. Asked whether Dean’s goal is to follow each of the Rosenbaum recommendations, department spokesperson Timothy Wilson wrote in an email that “Chief Dean has taken each recommendation into consideration. Implementing the remaining recommendations will be thoroughly assessed to ensure that it supports our goal of adopting the best practices to provide high-quality patient care.� Ed Smith, president of the DC Fire Fighters Association union, said in an interview that he believes the 2007 recommendations to be a wor-

thy goal, but that it could be a good idea to see if any better practices, ideas or lessons have emerged over the last eight years. He said some of the key recommendations that haven’t yet been implemented relate to shifting low-priority hospital transports away from emergency workers, as the trips can tie up resources and contribute to burnout. Smith also praised Dean for his collaboration and stewardship of the Seattle department, which he called a national model. His kind words for the chief stand in contrast to the combative relationship between the union and former chief Ellerbe. “Unlike before, we truly have a seat at the table to discuss these matters,� said Smith, providing on-the-ground insights to the new chief.

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Wednesday june 24 Classes ■“Sunset Fitness in the Park� will feature a one-hour class presented by Down Dog Yoga. 6 p.m. Free; reservations required. Georgetown Waterfront Park, Potomac and K streets NW. georgetowndc.com/healthydays. ■Knowledge Commons DC will present a class led by Patrick Lucey on “Security 202: Encrypt Your Data.� 6:30 to 8 p.m. Free; reservations required. cove K St, 1990 K St. NW. knowledgecommonsdc.org. ■David Newcomb will present a meditation workshop. 7 p.m. Free. TenleyFriendship Library, 4450 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-727-1488. ■The Vajrayogini Buddhist Center will host a class on meditation. 7 to 8:30 p.m. $6 to $12. Vajrayogini Buddhist Center, 1787 Columbia Road NW. 202-430-6540. Concerts ■The group New Inca Son will perform as part of the 2015 Smithsonian Folklife Festival. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. ■The Harbour Nights summer concert series will feature the Bubbas. 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Free. Washington Harbour, 3050 K St. NW. 202-295-5007. ■The Israeli-Palestinian YMCA Jerusalem Youth Chorus will perform with the Children’s Chorus of Washington. 7 p.m. Free; reservations required. Kogod Arts Center, Sidwell Friends School, 3825 Wisconsin Ave. NW. childrenschorus.com. ■Musician Matthew Frantz will perform. 7 p.m. Free. Gypsy Sally’s Vinyl Lounge, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com.

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Events Entertainment â– George Porter Jr. and His Runnin’ Pardners will perform. 8:30 p.m. $15 to $20. Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com. â– The Marine Band will perform. 8 p.m. Free. West Terrace, U.S. Capitol. 202-4334011. â– The ninth annual Nordic Jazz Festival will feature the Icelandic indie-folk band Ă rstĂ­dir. 8 and 10 p.m. $12. Twins Jazz, 1344 U St. NW. twinsjazz.com. Discussions and lectures â– Art historian William Kloss will discuss “Nineteen American Masterworks,â€? a special installation of works by Gilded Age, impressionist and Ashcan school painters. 6 p.m. Free. McEvoy Auditorium, Smithsonian American Art Museum, 8th and G streets NW. 202-633-1000. â– Bert Ashe will discuss his book “Twisted: My Dreadlock Chronicles.â€? 6:30 p.m. Free. Langston Room, Busboys and Poets, 2021 14th St. NW. 202-387-7638. â– Thomas de Waal will discuss his book “Great Catastrophe: Armenians and Turks in the Shadow of Genocide.â€? 6:30 p.m. Free. Kramerbooks & Afterwords Cafe, 1517 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-3871400. â– Lev Grossman will discuss his book “The Magician’s Land.â€? 6:30 p.m. Free. Busboys and Poets Brookland, 625 Monroe St. NE. 202-636-7230. â– Naveed Jamali will discuss his book “How to Catch a Russian Spy: The True Story of an American Civilian Turned Double Agent.â€? 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose,

5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-3641919. â– Wendy Kiang-Spray, a freelance writer, gardening blogger and D.C. Master Gardener, will discuss “How to Preserve Food.â€? 7 p.m. Free. Petworth Library, 4200 Kansas Ave. NW. 202-243-1188. Festival â– The Smithsonian Institution’s 49th annual Folklife Festival will focus on “PerĂş: Pachamama,â€? about the South American country’s diversity of ecosystems and cultures. 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Free. National Mall between 3rd and 4th streets. 202633-1000. The festival will continue daily through June 28 and from July 1 through 5. Films ■“Expo in DCâ€? will feature Maria Sole Tognazzi’s 2013 film “Viaggio Sola (A Five Star Life),â€? about a high-class hotel critic who travels to the most exclusive resorts but has a largely nonexistent home life. 6:30 p.m. Free. Abramson Family Auditorium, New York University Washington, DC, 1307 L St. NW. 202-654-8327. â– The NoMa Summer Screen outdoor film series will feature Baz Luhrmann’s 1992 movie “Strictly Ballroom.â€? 7 p.m. Free. Storey Park Lot, 1005 1st St. NE. nomabid.org/noma-summer-screen. â– The Reel Israel DC series will feature Meny Yaesh’s 2012 film “God’s Neighbors.â€? 8 p.m. $6.50 to $11.75. Avalon Theatre, 5612 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-966-6000.

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Performances ■Chamber Dance Project will present the world premiere of “Wild Swans,� among other works. 7:30 p.m. $40.50 to $49.50. Sidney Harman Hall, 610 F St. NW. 202-547-1122. Performances will continue through Sunday. ■Scena Theatre and the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia will present Evald Flisar’s “Antigone Now,� with the playwright in attendance. 8 p.m. Free; reservations required. Atlas Performing Arts Center, 1333 H St. NE. scenatheatre.org. ■The Wonderland Circus will feature musician Louisa Hall, burlesque artist Dixie Castafiore and comedians Jamel Johnson, Chris Lawrence and Dan Marse-Kapr. 8:30 p.m. $5 donation suggested. The Wonderland Ballroom, 1101 Kenyon St. NW. 202431-4704. Sporting event ■The Washington Nationals will play the Atlanta Braves. 7:05 p.m. $10 to $345. Nationals Park, 1500 South Capitol St. SE. 888-632-6287. The series will continue Thursday at 4:05 p.m. Thursday, June 25 Thursday june 25 Children’s programs ■Magician Joe Romano will use the art of magic and illusion to bring to life the characters in comic books, graphic novels and other stories about heroes (for ages 5 through 10). 4 p.m. Free. Mount Pleasant Library, 3160 16th St. NW. 202671-3121. ■Storyteller Donna Washington will share fun, interactive, celebratory hero tales. 4 p.m. Free. Petworth Library, 4200 Kansas Ave. NW. 202-243-1188.

■A French story time will offer a chance to practice the language and will feature songs, music and motion. 4 p.m. Free. Cleveland Park Library, 3310 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-282-3080. ■Friends of the Cleveland Park Library will present weekly chess instruction for kids of all ages. 5 p.m. Free. Cleveland Park Library, 3310 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-282-3080. Classes ■Serve DC will present a CPR, first-aid and automated external defibrillator training session. 1 to 3:30 p.m. Free; reservations suggested. Hattie Holmes Senior Wellness Center, 324 Kennedy St. NW. 202-727-7925. ■The Golden Triangle Business Improvement District will present an hourlong “Pilates in the Park� class led by a certified instructor. 5:30 p.m. Free. Farragut Square Park, Connecticut Avenue and K Street NW. goldentriangledc.com. Classes will continue each Tuesday and Thursday through Sept. 29. ■Dexter Sumner will lead a “HathaVinyasa Yoga� class. 7:15 p.m. Free. Palisades Library, 4901 V St. NW. 202-2823139. Concerts ■The “Tunes in the Triangle� lunchtime concert series will feature Phil Kominski performing top 40, rock and pop music. 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Free. Plaza, 5th and K streets NW. mvtcid.org. ■The American Roots Music Concert Series will feature the band Zydeco Crayz performing Louisiana roots music. 5 to 7 p.m. Free. Conservatory Terrace, U.S. See Events/Page 19

Continued From Page 18 Botanic Garden, 100 Maryland Ave. SW. 202-225-8333. ■ Classical Movements and the Kennendy Center will present the Cuban choir Coro Entrevoces performing a varied repertoire including polyphony, contemporary music, spirituals, Cuban folk and Latin American music. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. ■ The “Tunes in the Triangle” evening concert series will feature singer-songwriter Justin Trawick performing bluegrass and roots music. 6 to 8 p.m. Free. Milian Park, Massachusetts Avenue and 5th Street NW. mvtcid.org. ■ The Art on 8th performance series will feature Polvo & Scree. 6:30 p.m. Free. Arts Walk at Monroe St. Market, 716 Monroe St. NE. danceplace.org. ■ “Jazz and Blues on the Waterfront” will feature Nadine Rae & the All Stars. 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Free. Gangplank Marina Park, 600 Water St. SW. wharfdc.com. ■ The Falconers, an indie duo, will perform. 7 p.m. Free. Gypsy Sally’s Vinyl Lounge, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com. ■ The Marine Band will perform. 8 p.m. Free. Sylvan Theater, Washington Monument grounds, 15th Street and Independence Avenue SW. 202-433-4011. ■ King Street Bluegrass will perform. 8 to 11 p.m. No cover; two item per person minimum. Mr. Henry’s Restaurant, 601 Pennsylvania Ave. SE. 202-546-8412. ■ Singer-songwriter Wade Bowen and the Lauren Calve duo will perform. 8:30 p.m. $15 to $19. Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com. Demonstration ■ Writer Adrienne Cook and nutritionist Danielle Cook will present an “Unbeatable Beans” cooking demonstration on how to grow, prepare and serve snap beans. Noon and 12:45 p.m. Free. Conservatory Garden Court, U.S. Botanic Garden, 100 Maryland Ave. SW. 202-225-8333. Discussions and lectures ■ The National Archives and Fahrney’s Pens will present a talk by Linda Shrewsbury, creator and president of CursiveLogic, on “Saving Cursive: New Tools in the Fight for Handwriting.” 1 to 3 p.m. Free. McGowan Theater, National Archives Building, Constitution Avenue between 7th and 9th streets NW. 202-357-5000. ■ Carol Joynt’s Q&A Cafe series will feature ESPN 980 sportscasters Kevin Sheehan and Thom Loverro. 4:30 p.m. $25. The George Town Club, 1530 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-333-9330. ■ Curator J.W. Mahoney will discuss three decades of work by area artists Kurt Godwin and Betsy Packard, whose unexpected and visually narrative pieces in the exhibition “Outliers” stray from the conventional. 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Free. Katzen Arts Center, American University, 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW. 202-885-1300. ■ The group Georgetown Village will host a talk by veteran CBS News correspondent Bill Plante on “Selma Fifty Years Later,” about his experiences covering pivotal moments in the civil rights movement. 6 p.m. Free; reservations requested. St. John’s Episcopal Church, 3240 O St. NW. 202-999-8988. ■ Jessica Jackley will discuss her book “Clay Water Brick: Finding Inspiration From Entrepreneurs Who Do the Most With the

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Events Entertainment Least.” 6:30 p.m. Free. Busboys and Poets Takoma, 235 Carroll St. NW. 202-7260856. ■ The World Affairs Council will present a talk on “One Year Since Caliphate Declared: Combating ISIL,” featuring Shadi Hamid (shown) of the Brookings Institution and Thomas Sanderson of the Center for Strategic and International Studies. 6:30 to 8 p.m. Free; reservations required. University of California Washington Center, 1608 Rhode Island Ave. NW. worldaffairsdc.org. ■ Gary Fisketjon and Mike Rosenwald will read from “Our Souls at Night” by the late Ken Haruf. 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202364-1919. ■ David Greene of NPR’s “Morning Edition” will discuss his book “Midnight in Siberia,” about his experiences on the Trans-Siberian Railway. 7 p.m. Free; reservations required. Lower-level Meeting Room, Watha T. Daniel/Shaw Library, 1630 7th St. NW. dclibrary.org/ node/49055. ■ Graphologist Beverley East will discuss her book “Finding Mr. Write: A New Slant on Selecting the Perfect Mate,” about how handwriting relates to romance and relationships. 7 p.m. Free. Takoma Park Library, 416 Cedar St. NW. 202-5767252. ■ The National Archives and the U.S. Association of Former Members of Congress will present a panel discussion on “DC Statehood and Representative Democracy” featuring D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, former D.C. Mayor Anthony Williams and former U.S. Rep. James Walsh, R-N.Y. 7 p.m. Free. McGowan Theater, National Archives Building, Constitution Avenue between 7th and 9th streets NW. 202-357-5000. ■ The Georgetown Library’s Twentythirtysomething Book Club will discuss Teju Cole’s novel “Every Day for the Thief.” 7:30 p.m. Free; reservations requested. Breadsoda, 2233 Wisconsin Ave. NW. julia.strusienski@dc.gov. ■ Barbara Stark-Nemon, author of the novel “Even in Darkness,” will discuss “A Century of Challenges: The Holocaust’s Impact on Second and Third Generation Survivors.” 7:30 to 9 p.m. $10 to $12. Goldman Theater, Washington DC Jewish Community Center, 1529 16th St. NW. washingtondcjcc.org. Films ■ The weekly “Textiles at Twelve” series will present Yorkshire Sculpture Park’s 2013 film “Yinka Shonibare MBE, in Conversation,” featuring the internationally renowned textile artist in conversation about his work, influences and themes of identity. Noon. Free. George Washington University Museum and Textile Museum, 701 21st St. NW. 202-994-5200. ■ An LGBT Book and Film Festival will focus on Dee Rees’ 1998 coming-of-age film “Pariah” and the enduring legacy of Audre Lorde, author of “ZAMI: A New Spelling of My Name.” 6 p.m. Free. Back Studies Center, Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. 202-727-0321. ■ The West End Interim Library will host a Thursday night film series. 6:30 p.m. Free. West End Interim Library, 2522 Virginia Ave. NW. 202-724-8698. ■ The National Theatre Live series will feature Peter Morgan’s new play “The Audience,” featuring Helen Mirren as Queen Elizabeth II. 7 p.m. $18. AMC

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Caillebotte exhibit to open The National Gallery of Art will open two exhibits Sunday and continue them through Oct. 4. “Gustave Caillebotte: The Painter’s Eye” presents some 45 paintings from 1875 to 1882, the time in which the French

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artist was fully engaged with the impressionist movement. “Pleasure and Piety: The Art of Joachim Wtewael (15661638),” the first monographic exhibit on the Dutch painter, showcases his international mannerist style and remarkable technical ability. Located at 6th Street and Constitution Avenue NW, the gallery is open Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. 202-737-4215. ■ “Chinese Artistic Traditions,” featuring four artists who work in traditional media, will open today at Watergate Gallery with an artists’ reception at 6 p.m. Engaged in a dialogue with the 21st century, the artists include traditional Chinese painter Jianfeng Wu, calligraphers Wenhua Zhang and Tingyu Lin, and Shou master stone carver Zhizai Zhang. The three-day show will close Friday, with additional artists’ receptions tomorrow and Friday, both at 6 p.m. An RSVP is requested for the receptions. Located at 2552 Virginia Ave. NW, the gallery is open Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday from noon to 5 p.m. 202-338-4488. ■ “The Great Inka Road: Engineering an Empire,” telling the story behind the 20,000-mile Inkan road network that is still in use today, will open Friday at the National Museum of the American Indian and continue through June 1, 2018. Located at 4th Street and Independence Avenue SW, the museum is open daily from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. 202-6331000. ■ “American Affinities: Contemporary Pop Art From John Stango,” highlighting a Philadelphia native who has helped lead the pop art movement into the 21st century, will open Friday at Artist’s Proof Gallery and continue through July 19. The gallery will host “Pop with Stango,” featuring the artist Mazza Gallerie, 5300 Wisconsin Ave. NW. fathomevents.com. ■ The Capitol Riverfront’s outdoor movie series will feature the 1998 film “Rush Hour,” about two cops who team up to get back a kidnapped child. Sundown. Free. Canal Park, 200 M St. SE. capitolriverfront.org. ■ Beasley Real Estate will present Robert Stromberg’s 2014 dark fantasy film “Maleficent” as part of its 2015 Free Summer Movie Nights series. Sundown. Free. Embassy of Switzerland, 2900 Cathedral Ave. NW. Performance ■ Wolf Trap Opera Company will present “Vocal Colors: A Musical Exploration of Visual Art,” featuring soprano Alexandra

Gustave Caillebotte’s “On the Pont de l’Europe,” 1876-1877, oil on canvas, is on loan from the Kimbell Art Museum for the National Gallery of Art’s exhibition of the French artist’s work. in a live painting session, July 8 from 6 to 8 p.m. Located at 1533 Wisconsin Ave. NW, the gallery is open Monday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Sunday from noon to 5 p.m. 202-803-2782. ■ “Between,” featuring works by contemporary Korean artist Kim Ji Min about mass consumerism, will open Friday at the Korean Cultural Center and continue through July 20. The gallery will host an opening reception and artist talk Friday at 6:30 p.m. An online RSVP is required. Located at 2370 Massachusetts Ave. NW, the gallery is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to noon and 1:30 to 5:30 p.m. koreaculturedc.org. ■ The 52 O Street Open Studios will take place Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at 52 O St. NW. The annual event invites the public into the creative spaces at the studio complex that has existed since 1978. 52ostreet.com. ■ “Bold and Beautiful: Rinpa in Japanese Art,” showcasing Japanese artists in the Rinpa school derived from the 17thcentury Kyoto painter Tawaraya Sotatsu, will open Sunday at the Freer Gallery of Art and continue through Jan. 3. Located at 12th Street and Jefferson Drive SW, the gallery is open daily from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. 202-633-1000.

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the online Flash-based program Scratch (for ages 13 through 19). 2 p.m. Free. Tenley-Friendship Library, 4450 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-727-1488.

Special events ■ The Cady’s Alley Design & Art Walk will feature special events at the area’s design showrooms. 5 to 8 p.m. Free admission. Cady’s Alley south of M Street between 33rd and 34th streets NW. ■ A swimwear fashion show will feature Dar Be Dar by Tala Raasi. 7 to 9 p.m. $10. VIDA Penthouse Pool & Lounge at The Yards, 1212 4th St. SE. bit.ly/1QMwHZe.

Tour ■ A slide show and outdoor tour will focus on the Washington National Cathedral’s whimsical stone gargoyles and grotesques. 6:30 p.m. $6 to $15; reservations suggested. Washington National Cathedral, Massachusetts and Wisconsin avenues NW. cathedral.org.

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National City Christian Church, 5 Thomas Circle NW. 202-797-0103. ■ Saxophonist Marty Nau will perform as part of the “Jazz in the Garden” concert series. 5 to 8:30 p.m. Free. Sculpture Garden, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-737-4215. ■ The group Friends of the Forest Hills Playground will present a “Picnic in the Park Concert,” featuring local musician Marsha Goodman-Wood. 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Free. Forest Hills Park, 32nd and

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Chesapeake streets NW. foresthillsplayground.org. ■ The Israeli-Palestinian YMCA Jerusalem Youth Chorus will perform. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. ■ The Yards Park Friday Night Concert Series will feature Jah Works performing reggae. 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Free. The Yards Park, 355 Water St. SE. capitolriverfront. org. ■ “Summer Sounds” will feature the Wil Gravatt Band. 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Free. Gangplank Marina Park, 600 Water St. SW. wharfdc.com. ■ The ninth annual Nordic Jazz Festival will feature Swedish bands the Splendor and Nils Berg Cinemascope, Denmark’s Christian Winther and Finland’s Olli Hirvonen (shown). 6:30 to 10:30 p.m. $15 to $35; reservations required. House of Sweden, 2900 K St. NW. embassyofsweden.eventbrite.com. ■ The Watoto Children’s Choir, a group of 18 orphans from Uganda, will perform “Oh, What Love” as part of a six-month U.S. tour. 7 p.m. Free. Brighter Day Ministries, 421 Alabama Ave. SE. 202-8893660. ■ The 20th annual YouthCUE Nation’s Capital Festival Grand Concert will feature a combined choir of 250 students from 11 individual choruses and five Christian denominations across the U.S., with musical accompaniment by members of the National Symphony Orchestra. 7:30 p.m. Free. Washington National Cathedral, 3101 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-537-2228. ■ Hamell on Trial, a one-man punk band, will perform. 7:30 p.m. Free. Gypsy Sally’s Vinyl Lounge, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com. ■ The U.S. Army Brass Quintet will perform as part of the “Sunsets With a Soundtrack” concert series. 8 p.m. Free. West Steps, U.S. Capitol. usarmyband.com. ■ The weekly “Jazz on the Hill” event will feature the Kevin Cordt Quartet. 8 to 11 p.m. No cover; two item per person minimum. Mr. Henry’s Restaurant, 601 Pennsylvania Ave. SE. 202-546-8412. ■ Town Mountain, Nikki Lane and Grand Ole’ Ditch will perform. 8:30 p.m. $10 to $14. Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com. Discussions and lectures ■ Michael B. Oren will discuss his book “Ally: My Journey Across the AmericanIsraeli Divide,” at 4 p.m.; and Evan Thomas will discuss his book “Being Nixon: A Portrait in Light and Shadow,” at 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919. Films ■ The Woman’s National Democratic Club will present four short films — Oriana Oppice’s “Lobster Fra Diavolo” and “Lost and Found,” Shoshana Rosenbaum’s “The Goblin Baby,” and Eulonda Lee’s “Ode to Rosa.” 6 to 8:30 p.m. $10 to $25. Woman’s National Democratic Club, 1526 New Hampshire Ave. NW. 202-232-7363. ■ The outdoor Golden Cinema series will feature Steven Spielberg’s 1991 film “Hook,” starring Dustin Hoffman and Robin Williams. 7:30 p.m. Free. Farragut Square Park, Connecticut Avenue and K Street NW. goldentriangledc.com. ■ Union Market’s “Summer Drive-In Series” will feature Martin Brest’s 1984 movie “Beverly Hills Cop,” starring Eddie

Murphy and Judge Reinhold. Lot opens at 6 p.m.; gates close at 7:45 p.m.; film begins at 8 p.m. $10 per car; free in the picnic area for pedestrians and bicyclists. Union Market, 1309 5th St. NE. unionmarketdc.com. Performances ■ The Art on 8th series will feature the DC Casineros performing Cuban salsa. 6:30 p.m. Free. Plaza, Busboys and Poets Brookland, 625 Monroe St. NE. danceplace.org. ■ Washington Improv Theater will present “Summer Love,” featuring colorful characters and situations spurred by a single audience suggestion. 7:30 and 10 p.m. $8 to $15. DC Arts Center, 2438 18th St. NW. witdc.org. The performance will repeat Saturday at 7:30 and 10 p.m. Tours ■ U.S. Botanic Garden curator Bill McLaughlin will highlight the design concepts behind the National Garden and its environmentally friendly, forward-thinking approach to gardening. 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Free; reservations required. Meet by the entrance to the National Garden from the Conservatory Terrace, U.S. Botanic Garden, 100 Maryland Ave. SW. 202-2258333. ■ An expert on gardens and landscape history will lead a guided tour of the Tudor Place gardens and trace the history and horticulture of centuries-old trees, heirloom plants and flowers, and abundant English boxwood. 11 to 11:45 a.m. $10; free for members. Tudor Place Historic House and Garden, 1644 31st St. NW. tudorplace.org. Saturday, June 27

Saturday june 27 Children’s programs ■ “Saturday Morning at the National” will present Curtis Blues playing the blues and tracing its history as an American musical tradition. 9:30 and 11 a.m. Free; tickets distributed 30 minutes before the screening. National Theatre, 1321 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. 202-783-3372. ■ “Feasting on Film,” part of the National Gallery of Art’s children’s film series, will feature documentary shorts from the series “There’s No Food Like My Food,” about customs and cuisine throughout the world (for ages 4 and older). 10:30 a.m. West Building Lecture Hall, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-737-4215. The films will also be shown Sunday at 11:30 a.m. ■ “Weekend Tudor Tots: Spring Into Summer” will feature songs, stories and movement (for ages 2 through 4). 10:30 to 11:15 a.m. $5; free for accompanying adults. Tudor Place Historic House and Garden, 1644 31st St. NW. tudorplace.org. ■ Children will hear a story about Olympic swimmer Gertrude Ederle, who in 1926 became the first woman to swim across the English Channel, and then create a special piece of art. 1 to 4 p.m. Free. National Portrait Gallery, 8th and F streets NW. 202-633-1000. The program will repeat Sunday from 2 to 5 p.m. ■ As part of the D.C. Public Library’s summer reading program, “Family Fun Time” will feature Capoeira Malês DC with a blend of self-defense, music and fluid movement. 2 p.m. Free. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. 202-727-0321. Classes and workshops ■ Serve DC will present a CPR, first-aid See Events/Page 21

Continued From Page 20 and automated external defibrillator training session. 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Free; reservations suggested. Raymond Recreation Center, 3725 10th St. NW. 202-727-7925. ■Gary Shankman will lead a class on “Pastel Portraits.� 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. $115 to $161. S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Drive SW. 202-633-3030. ■Washington Project for the Arts and DC Arts Studios will present a workshop on “Professional Practices: Art Handling 101� led by Larissa Raddell and Rachel Schmidt, exhibition specialists at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. 2 to 4 p.m. Free; reservations required. DC Arts Studios, 6925 Willow St. NW. jflick@wpadc.org. Concerts ■The Petworth Jazz Project will present a children’s show featuring Baba Ras D, at 6 p.m.; and a concert by the Corey Wallace DUBtet, at 7 p.m. Free. Lawn, Petworth Recreation Center, 8th and Taylor streets NW. petworthjazzproject.com. ■The Chicago Children’s Choir will perform classical, world, gospel and popular music. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. ■The ninth annual Nordic Jazz Festival will feature Nils Berg Cinemascope (Sweden), Olli Hirvonen (Finland) and the Splendor (Sweden). 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Free. Dupont Circle Park, Connecticut, Massachusetts and New Hampshire avenues NW. embassyofsweden.eventbrite.com. ■Jazz@Wesley will feature the Tim Whalen Quintet in a performance celebrating the CD release of “Oblivion: The Music of Bud Powell.� 6:30 p.m. $5 to $10; free for ages 12 and younger. Wesley United Methodist Church, 5312 Connecticut Ave. NW. wesleydc.org. ■Classical Movements will present the Serenade! Festival 2015, featuring performances by the Coro Entrevoces (Cuba), the Transfiguration Choir of Boys & Girls (U.S.), the Australian Children’s Chorus (Australia) and Tapiola Chamber Choir (Finland). 7 p.m. $5 to $15 donation suggested to benefit the Welcome Table. Church of the Epiphany, 1317 G St. NW. 703-683-6040. ■Singer-songwriter Jackson Edwards will perform a solo acoustic show. 7:30 p.m. Free. Gypsy Sally’s Vinyl Lounge, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com. ■NSO Pops will present “An Evening With Fantasia,� featuring the “American Idol� winner performing timeless standards and favorites from her Broadway turns in “The Color Purple� and “After Midnight.� 8 p.m. $20 to $95. Concert Hall, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. ■Jam bands On the Bus and Big Black Car will perform. 9 p.m. $10 to $14. Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com. Discussions and lectures ■Adam Novak will discuss his book “Take Fountain,� at 1 p.m.; Martin Clark will discuss his book “The Jezebel Remedy,� at 3:30 p.m.; and Robert Beachy will discuss his book “Gay Berlin: Birthplace of a Modern Identity,� at 6 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919. ■Artist Michael Gross and curator Myrtis Bedolia will discuss his paintings and monoprints in “Abstraction.� 5 to 6 p.m. Free. Katzen Arts Center, American University, 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW. 202885-1300. Festival ■Safeway’s 23rd annual National Cap-

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Events Entertainment ital Barbecue Battle, benefiting DC Children’s Charities, USO-Metro and the Capital Area Food Bank, will feature cooking demonstrations, musical performances and America’s Only National Barbecue Championship. 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. $12 to $15; free for ages 12 and younger. Pennsylvania Avenue between 9th and 14th streets NW. bbqindc.com. The festival will continue Sunday from 11 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Films â– The two-month â€œÂĄPedro Extravaganza!â€? film series will feature Pedro AlmodĂłvar’s 1999 film “Todo sobre mi madre/All About My Mother.â€? 2 p.m. Free. Mount Pleasant Library, 3160 16th St. NW. 202-671-3121. ■“American Originals Now: Barbara Hammerâ€? will feature Hammer’s 2007 film “Diving Women of JejuDoâ€? (shown) and her 2001 film “My Babushka: Searching Ukrainian Identities.â€? 3 p.m. Free. West Building Lecture Hall, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202737-4215. â– The group Friends of Rose Park will present the 2014 animated film “Rio 2â€? (rescheduled from June 20 due to inclement weather). 8 p.m. Free. Rose Park, 26th and O streets NW. roseparkdc.org. Performance â– Russell Howard, star and creator of the hit BBC show “Russell Howard’s Good News,â€? will present his trademark blend of upbeat musings and razor-sharp wit. 8 p.m. $25. Sixth & I Historic Synagogue, 600 I St. NW. 800-745-3000. Sales â– FOLio, the used bookstore sponsored by the Chevy Chase DC Friends of the Library group, will let patrons fill a bag with fiction for $5 (hardback, trade, pocket-size, romance, kids and young adult). 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Free admission. Chevy Chase Library, 5625 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202282-0021. â– The Friends of McMillan Park will raise funds for its legal fight against the D.C. government and Vision McMillan Partners by holding a Sidewalk Benefit Sale featuring items such as a Turkish kilim rug, Chinese artifacts and a French gilded mirror. 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Free admission. Patio, Dupont Italian Kitchen, 17th and R streets NW. 202-462-2054. Special events â– Book Hill Park’s Dog Parade and Show will feature a chance for canines to meet Uncle Sam, strut in a parade and compete for prizes (for best costume, best couple and best trick, among others). 8 a.m. Free. Book Hill Park, Reservoir Road and Wisconsin Avenue NW (behind the Georgetown Library). 202-944-2753. â– Georgetown Lutheran Church will collect donations of peanut butter and jelly for delivery to a D.C. food bank to combat childhood hunger. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Georgetown Lutheran Church, 1556 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-337-9070. The collection will continue Sunday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. â– Miller Jeanne Minor and the Friends of Peirce Mill will host “Run of the Mill,â€? a chance to see Washington’s only surviving gristmill in action. 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Free. Peirce Mill, Tilden Street and Beach Drive NW. 202-895-6070.

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Keegan returns with ‘Hot Tin Roof’ The Keegan Theatre will present Tennessee Williams’ classic drama “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof� June 27 through July 26 as the first production at its newly

■The Kennedy Center will host the Tony Award-winning musical “Once� July 7 through Aug. 16 at the Eisenhower Theater. A Dublin street musician is about to give up on his dream when a beautiful On stage young woman takes a sudden interest in his haunting love songs. As the renovated theater in Dupont Circle. chemistry between them grows, his Over the course of one hot summer music soars to new heights — but their night at the unlikely connection family estate in turns out to be Mississippi, the deeper and more most cutting complex than most and brutally romances. Tickets cost $65 honest lines are to $160. 202-467tossed, 4600; kennedyunpleasant center.org. truths emerge, ■Folger Theatre and greed, lies has extended Tom and long-held secrets reach a The Broadway musical “Once� Stoppard’s existenwill run at the Kennedy Center boiling point. tialist tragicomedy July 7 through Aug. 16. Brick and his “Rosencrantz & wife Maggie are Guildenstern Are celebrating the 65th birthday of Brick’s Dead� through June 28 at the Folger father, Big Daddy Pollitt. Shakespeare Library. Tickets cost $25 to $36. The Tickets cost $35 to $75. The Folger Andrew Keegan Theatre is located at Shakespeare Library is located at 201 1742 Church St. NW. 202-265-3767; East Capitol St. SE. 202-544-7077; keegantheatre.com. folger.edu/theatre. ■In preparation for his 20th birthday celebration, Pokey the box turtle will visit the Georgetown Waterfront Park and a park ranger will explain why Rock Creek Park is a stronghold for box turtles. 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Free. Georgetown Waterfront Park, Wisconsin Avenue and K Street NW. 202-895-6070. ■George Washington University Museum will present a tour of its exhibition “The Civil War and the Making of Modern Washington,� followed by round-trip shuttle bus service to the Anacostia Community Museum to see the exhibitions “How the Civil War Changed Washington� and “Hands of Freedom: The Life and Legacy of the Plummer Family.� 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. George Washington University Museum and Textile Museum, 701 21st St. NW. 202-994-7394. ■“America Now! Innovation in Art� — a look at how artists are using technology to propel their work — will feature opportunities to play the interactive game “Starry Heavens� with video came designer Eric Zimmerman; to watch Jeremy Sutton as he creates images on an iPad; and to listen to the music of Good Co. and DJ Eliazar. 4 to 7 p.m. Free. Kogod Courtyard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, 8th and G streets NW. 202-633-1000. ■“Saturday Starter� will offer a chance to chat with sculptors John Ruppert and Dalya Luttwak and enjoy the Kreeger Museum’s sculpture garden with complimentary drinks. 5 to 7 p.m. $12; free for members. Kreeger Museum, 2401 Foxhall Road NW. 202-338-3552. Tours and walks ■Washington Walks’ “Get Local!� series will feature a visit to the U.S. Capitol, the Library of Congress, the U.S. Botanic Garden, the U.S. Supreme Court and the dramatic memorial to Gen. Ulysses S. Grant. 11 a.m. $15 to $20. Meet outside the Capitol South Metrorail station on 1st Street SE. washingtonwalks.com. ■Tour guide Dwane Starlin will lead a walking tour of Georgetown Heights,

including the Mount Zion Methodist and Female Union Band cemeteries, the Herring Hill neighborhood and Rose Park. 1 to 3 p.m. $15. Meet at 27th and Q streets NW. dumbartonhouse.org/events. â– A park ranger will lead a hike to Fort DeRussy and explain how soldiers passed time in local forts during the Civil War. 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. Free. Rock Creek Nature Center, 5200 Glover Road NW. 202-895-6070. Sunday, June 28

Sunday june 28 Classes and workshops ■Local yoga instructor Lauren Jacobs will present “Sunday Serenity: Yoga in the East Park.� 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. $5 donation suggested. Dumbarton House, 2715 Q St. NW. dumbartonhouse.org. ■Gary Shankman will present “The Still Life in Pastel.� 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. $115 to $161. S. Dillon Ripley Center,

The Keegan Theatre is set to stage “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.� ■Studio Theatre has extended the U.S. premiere of Tom Wells’ “Jumpers for Goalposts� through June 28 in the Metheny Theatre. Tickets cost $44 to $88. The theater is located at 1501 14th St. NW. 202332-3300; studiotheatre.org. ■Gala Theatre will stage the premiere of Patricia Suarez Cohen’s bilingual musical “Las Polacas: The Jewish Girls of Buenos Aires� through June 28. Tickets cost $20 to $42. The theater is located at 3333 14th St. NW. 202234-7174; galatheatre.org. 1100 Jefferson Drive SW. 202-633-3030. Concerts ■Guest organist Chuyoung Suter of Gaithersburg, Md., will perform a recital. 5:15 p.m. $10 donation suggested. Washington National Cathedral, Massachusetts and Wisconsin avenues NW. cathedral.org. ■Finland’s Tapiola Chamber Choir will perform. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. Discussions and lectures ■Brandel France de Bravo, Barbara Goldberg and Gary Dop will discuss their respective books, “Mother, Loose,� “Kingdom of Speculation� and “Father, Child, Water,� at 1 p.m.; and Gayle Wald will discuss her book “It’s Been Beautiful: ‘Soul!’ and Black Power Television,� at 5 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut See Events/Page 22

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and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-7374215. ■The National Coalition to Protect Civil Freedoms will hold a Ramadan iftar fundraiser featuring an exclusive showing of the documentary “(T)error,� a spoken word performance and an art exhibit by Muslim prisoners and families impacted by post9/11 U.S. policies. 6:30 p.m. $20. Impact Hub, 419 7th St NW. 608-239-3369. Performances and readings ■The Joaquin Miller Poetry Series will feature Sarah Browning and Neil Hailey. 3 p.m. Free. Rock Creek Park Nature Center, 5200 Glover Road NW. 703-820-8113. ■Fighting Cancer With Poetry will present a poetry jam hosted by Rebecca Dupas and featuring The Collective Mic. 5 to 7 p.m. $20 to $50; reservations required. Busboys and Poets Takoma, 235 Carroll St. NW. fightingcancerwithpoetry.org. Sporting event ■The Washington Mystics will play the Chicago Sky. 4 p.m. $19 to $300. Verizon Center, 601 F St. NW. 800-745-3000. Tour ■Ford’s Theatre Society will present a guided tour recounting the history of

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THE CURRENT Public Notice FRIENDSHIP PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS Friendship Public Charter School is seeking bids from prospective vendors to provide the below services: PreK-12 professional development and coaching for instructional professionals. Professional development may be focused on content, pedagogy and students with varied needs including gifted and talented, special education and students requiring additional support; PreK-12 reading, writing, and mathematics intervention programs, tools (and related teacher resources and professional development if applicable); Professional development and support for ESL instructional staff; HVAC System Maintenance and Repair;Science curriculum supplies and Materials for PR-k – 12th grade; Storm water Management System: to install a bio retention pond per DDOE drawings and details; HVAC maintenance services; Pest Control Services; Sprinkler and Fire Alarm, monitoring, repair, and maintenance services; Elevator Service and Monitoring; Water Delivery Services; Security System Activation/Installation/Upgrade; Laptop/Chromebook Replacement Parts ARMSTRONG REGGIO EMILIA REPOSITION/PARTIAL RENOVATION OF CLASSROOMS The competitive Request for Proposal can be found on FPCS website at http://www.friendshipschools.org/procurement. Proposals are due no later than 4:00 P.M. EST, July 10, 2015. Questions can be addressed to: ProcurementInquiry@friendshipschools.org NOTICE OF INTENT TO ENTER SOLE SOURCE CONTRACTS Administrative Tech Licenses/ Maintenance and Training Friendship Public Charter School intends to enter into a sole source contract with PowerSchool for administrative tech licenses/ maintenance and training. The estimated yearly cost is approximately $100,000 yearly. The decision to sole source is due to the fact that these vendors are the exclusive providers of these licenses. Friendship Public Charter School intends to enter into a sole source contract with Coupa for procurement tech licenses/ maintenance and training. The estimated yearly cost is approximately is $60,000. The decision to sole source is due to the fact that these vendors are the exclusive providers of these licenses. International Baccalaureate North America Inc. Friendship Public Charter School intends to enter into a sole source contract with International Baccalaureate North America for Fees, Training, Instructional materials and related services for the International Baccalaureate program. The annual cost of these contracts will be approximately $50,000. The decision to sole source is due to the fact that the vendor is the publisher and holds the copyrights to the materials and training. College Board Friendship Public Charter School intends to enter into sole source contracts with College Board for Advanced Placement (AP), SAT, PSAT, publications, software and materials. The estimated yearly cost is approximately $50,000. The decision to sole source is due to the fact that these College Board is the sole provider of advanced placement publications and software which includes tangible and intangible related services and materials. Resident Teacher Placement Friendship Public Charter School intends to enter into sole source contracts with Urban Teacher Center (UTC) for teacher placement services and ongoing developmental support. The estimated yearly cost is approximately $100,000. The decision to sole source is due to the fact that Urban Teacher Center has a proven data driven instrument specifically developed to determine the likelihood of success for teacher applicants at FPCS. Capital Teaching Residency Friendship Public Charter School intends to enter into sole source contracts with Capital Teaching Residency (CTR) for teacher training and ongoing developmental support. The estimated yearly cost is approximately $50,000. The decision to sole source is due to the fact that Capital Teaching Residency is has a proven training program designed to train highly effective teachers at FPCS. AVID Friendship Public Charter School intends to enter into sole source contract with AVID for AVID College Readiness System and related AVID curriculum and promotional materials. The estimated yearly cost is approximately $60,000. The decision to sole source is due to the fact that AVID is the exclusive providers of the AVID College Readiness System and related AVID curriculum and promotional materials. Project Lead the Way Friendship Public Charter School intends to enter into sole source contracts with Project Lead The Way (PLTW) a leading provider of rigorous and innovative Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education curricular programs used in middle and high schools across the U.S. The estimated yearly cost is approximately $80,000. The decision to sole source is due to the fact that vendors are the exclusive providers of the services and PLTW provider the curricula for the engineering academies. Wilson language Friendship Public Charter School intends to enter into sole source contracts with Wilson Language professional learning and research-based reading and spelling curricula. Its multisensory, structured curricula—the WILSON Reading System®, WILSON Fundations®, WILSON Just Words®, and WILSON Fluency®—have proven to be highly effective remedying reading deficits. The estimated yearly cost is approximately $40,000. The decision to sole source is due to the fact that the vendor is the publisher and holds the copyrights to this material. Teaching Strategies Friendship Public Charter School intends to enter into sole source contracts with The Teaching Strategies System for Pre-K; and The Creative Curriculum System for Preschool and all products and components associated with this and any professional development related to the curriculum; Teaching Strategies GOLD assessment system and the components, training, curriculum materials, and methodologies for licenses, curriculum materials, support and ongoing access to student information. The estimated yearly cost is approximately $60,000. The decision to sole source is due to the fact that the vendor is the publisher and holds the copyrights to this materials and training. Alarm System Monitoring and Service Friendship PCS intends to enter into a sole source contract with United Security to provide alarm system monitoring, key cards, and service for previously installed alarm systems at its Chamberlain, Woodridge, Blow Pierce, Collegiate, Tech Prep, and Southeast facilities. The decision to sole source is based on United Security’s role as the exclusive provider of this service. The annual fee for service is approximately $33,460.

EVENTS From Page 22 Tragedy.” 6:30 p.m. Free. Busboys and Poets Brookland, 625 Monroe St. NE. 202636-7230. ■ Knowledge Commons DC and the D.C. Public Library will present a seminar led by Allison Arlotta on “Murder Bay, Hell’s Bottom, and Other Long-Gone Neighborhoods From 1800s Washington.” 6:30 to 8 p.m. Free; reservations required. West End Interim Library, 2522 Virginia Ave. NW. knowledgecommonsdc.org. ■ Gretchen Carlson will discuss her memoir “Getting Real.” 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919. Films ■ “Tuesday Night Movies” will feature the 2015 film “Danny Collins,” starring Al Pacino. 6 p.m. Free. Room A-5, Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. 202-727-0321. ■ The Washington DC Jewish Community Center will present Hal Rikin’s 2015 documentary “Blue Like Me,” about the life and work of artist Siona Benjamin. A discussion with Benjamin will follow. 7:30 to 9 p.m. $12.50. Goldman Theater, Washington DC Jewish Community Center, 1529 16th St. NW. washingtondcjcc.org. Performances and readings ■ The Homegrown Concert series will feature Marinera Viva!!! performing the national dance of Peru. Noon. Free. Coolidge Auditorium, Jefferson Building, Library of Congress, 10 1st St. SE. 202707-5510. ■ The group Marinera Viva!!! will perform the national dance of Peru as part of the 2015 Smithsonian Folklife Festival. 6 p.m. Free; tickets available in the Family Theater lobby a half-hour before the performance. Family Theater, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. ■ The Washington Improv Theater’s “Harold Night” will feature performances by the ensembles Discoteca! and Richie, at 8 p.m.; and by Middle Child and Madeline, at 9 p.m. By donation. Source, 1835 14th St. NW. witdc.org. ■ The Beltway Poetry Slam will host a performance. 8 to 10 p.m. $5. Busboys and Poets Brookland, 625 Monroe St. NE. 202-636-7230. Special event ■ The Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Chapter of the American Marketing Association will host a knowledge-sharing and networking event with customer experience expert John Goodman, author of “Customer Experience 3.0: High-Profit Strategies in the Age of Techno Service.” The event will include food, an open bar and DJ. 6:30 to 10 p.m. $85 to $120. The Loft, 600 F St. NW. amadc.org/events. Wednesday, July 1

Wednesday july 1 Children’s program ■ Magician Joe Romano will use the art of magic and illusion to bring to life the characters in comic books, graphic novels and other stories about heroes (for ages 5 through 10). 3 p.m. Free. West End Interim Library, 2522 Virginia Ave. NW. 202-7248707. Class ■ Knowledge Commons DC will present a class led by Brandon Dube on social innovation hubs. 6:30 to 8 p.m. Free; reservations required. cove K St, 1990 K St. NW. knowledgecommonsdc.org.

Concerts ■ The ensemble Tutuma will present Afro-Peruvian music as part of the 2015 Smithsonian Folklife Festival. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202467-4600. ■ The Harbour Nights summer concert series will feature Justin Trawick and the Common Good. 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Free. Washington Harbour, 3050 K St. NW. 202295-5007. ■ The Rockin’ the Block Concert Series will feature the D.C. duo the Sweater Set. 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Free. Canal Park, 200 M St. SE. capitolriverfront.org. ■ The Vinyl Lounge Grateful Jam will feature an opportunity for beginning to intermediate players to join the regulars. 8 p.m. Free. Gypsy Sally’s Vinyl Lounge, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com. ■ The Woodshedders, Herb and Hanson, and Big Hoax will perform. 8 p.m. $10. Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com. Discussions and lectures ■ Pamela Newkirk, a professor at New York University’s Carter Journalism Institute, will discuss her book “Spectacle: The Astonishing Life of Ota Benga.” 6:30 p.m. Langston Room, Busboys and Poets, 2021 14th St. NW. 202-387-7638. ■ Marcus Jones, history professor at the U.S. Naval Academy and consultant at the Institute for Defense Analyses, will discuss “The Battle of Guadalcanal.” Afterward, educator Al Gaspar will present a miniature war-game battlefield created to depict the battle. 6:45 to 8:45 p.m. $30 to $42. S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Drive SW. 202-633-3030. ■ Neely Tucker will discuss his book “Murder, D.C.: A Sully Carter Novel.” 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919. ■ Anthony Gualtieri, historian and former curator at the Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum, will discuss “Neighborhood Heroes: The Homestead Grays and a Changing Washington.” 7 p.m. Free. Juanita E. Thornton/Shepherd Park Library, 7420 Georgia Ave. NW. 202-541-6100. Films ■ “Teen Heroes Summer Film Series” will feature the 2014 movie “X-Men: Days of Future Past.” 4:30 p.m. Free. Watha T. Daniel/Shaw Library, 1630 7th St. NW. 202-727-1288. ■ The NoMa Summer Screen outdoor film series will feature the 1978 movie musical “Grease,” starring John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John. 7 p.m. Free. Storey Park Lot, 1005 1st St. NE. nomabid.org/noma-summer-screen. ■ The fourth annual Jane Austen Film Festival will open with Ang Lee’s 1995 movie “Sense and Sensibility,” starring Emma Thompson and Kate Winslet. 7:30 p.m. Free. Dumbarton House, 2715 Q St. NW. dumbartonhouse.org. The festival will continue with the 1996 film “Emma” on July 15 and the 2005 film “Pride & Prejudice” on July 29. Performance ■ The Odisha Society of America will present “Amazing Odisha,” a multi-faceted program of classical Indian dance and music. 7:30 p.m. $50. Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. Teen program ■ Poet, emcee, producer, lyricist, writer and artist Bomani D. Armah will lead a program on making great independent and socially relevant art. 4 p.m. Free. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. 202-727-0321.

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