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City restores Fillmore arts funding

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■ Schools: DCPS program’s

future finances still uncertain By DEIRDRE BANNON Current Staff Writer

D.C. Public Schools has restored funding to Fillmore Arts Center, Chancellor Kaya Henderson announced last week. Reversing course on her decision earlier this year to cut Fillmore’s budget by

about $250,000 — deemed “devastating” by the school’s supporters — the chancellor instead will fund the arts center at the same level as this last school year. The restored funding means the center will retain all five of its fulltime faculty positions; four of those positions would have been cut under the previously proposed budget. And students from eight elementary schools in Northwest will continue to receive arts education at Fill-

more’s two campuses. In a letter to Fillmore’s community members, Henderson cited “recent, positive changes in our budget outlook for Fiscal Year 2014,” as the reason funding was restored to the arts center. Council members Jack Evans (Ward 2) and Mary Cheh (Ward 3) are staunch supporters of the school and lobbied the chancellor to restore its budget, even offering to assist with finding funding. See Fillmore/Page 14

Board denies Springland landmark bid By JULIA O’DONOGHUE Current Correspondent

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Szalonna and his band, musicians of the Hungarian National Folk Ensemble, performed a concert of Eastern European music on Monday evening at American University’s Katzen Arts Center. He was joined by klezmer musician Bob Cohen.

There’s little debate that a 1940s Georgian Revival in North Cleveland Park that will likely be razed soon is an attractive home with an interesting backstory. But despite some neighbors’ request, the D.C. Historic Preservation Review Board determined last Thursday that it’s just not significant enough to be declared a historic landmark. Siding with its own staff on the matter, along with the local advisory neighborhood commission, the board declined to recommend the single-family home at 3530 Springland Lane for the National Register of Historic Places. “The house, of course, does contribute to the feeling of this Springland Lane ensemble, as do all the other ones, but I can’t say it rises to landmark status,” board member Nancy Metzger said. A group of neighbors had submitted the residence for See Springland/Page 14

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The Historic Preservation Review Board declined to offer landmark protections to 3530 Springland Lane, clearing the way for the home to be razed.

D.C. schools accused of violating Title IX

Zoning rewrite plan endures contentious council hearing

By BRIAN KAPUR

■ Development: Planners to

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Many of the city’s public high schools are failing to adequately support girls sports, according to a complaint the National Women’s Law Center filed last week with the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights. A report from the law center released June 28 identifies a lack of teams, quality coaches and facilities for girls sports within D.C. Public Schools. “The District is not fulfilling its obligation to give girls in the nation’s capital an equal chance to reap the benefits of playing sports that extend far beyond the playing field,” the law center’s co-president, Marcia Greenberger, says in a news release. The group charges that the school system is violating

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file draft proposal this month By ELIZABETH WIENER Current Staff Writer

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Wilson High and School Without Walls are the only two D.C. public schools with varsity field hockey.

Title IX, a federal law established in 1972 that prohibits gender-based discrimination in schools that receive federal funding. One of the main goals of Title IX was equality in access to athletics. “Forty-one years after passage of Title IX, it’s past time to give girls who have waited far too long the athSee Athletics/Page 13

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Council considers extra funding for low-income students

GU’s Porter chosen No. 3 by Wizards in NBA draft last week

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“This package is going to the Zoning Commission,” D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson declared Tuesday during yet another crowded and contentious hearing on major revisions proposed for the District’s zoning code. “This train is moving.” Mendelson, like many of the witnesses, seemed uncomfortable with some changes proposed by the city

Office of Planning — notably, eliminating minimum parking requirements for new buildings near transit stops, allowing “accessory dwelling units” inside some existing homes without special approvals, and clearing the way for corner stores on some residential streets. But those issues are not up to the council, and the controversy will continue even as the Zoning Commission weighs in. “Consensus in not likely,” said planning director Harriet Tregoning. “We’ve gotten a tremendous amount of feedback, and at this point, there are diminishSee Zoning/Page 14

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Council nixes change to per-pupil spending By ELIZABETH WIENER Current Staff Writer

As the D.C. Council last week closed out deliberations on next year’s budget, a new and emotional fight erupted over funding for the city’s least advantaged school students. At-large Council member David Catania was trying to raise per-pupil spending for children who receive free or reduced priced lunch. Ultimately Catania, who chairs the council’s reconstituted Education Committee, narrowly lost his bid to use money from newly found revenue to change what is known as the “per student funding formula.” Critics derided the effort as hasty and an

ill-conceived use of limited city funds. But it’s clear Catania’s effort to add funding for disadvantaged students will continue into the fall. He described the effort as an almost-desperate attempt to close a seemingly intractable achievement gap between minority and white students. “Where is the political will for public education?” the oftenacerbic council member wrote in a news release immediately after the 6-7 council votes. Yesterday, Catania’s committee began hearings on a raft of school reform measures, including one that would also change the formula to add money for students eligible for free and reduced price lunch (a

rough measure of poverty), for schools with low graduation rates, and for students in career and technical education programs. Schools Chancellor Kaya Henderson testified that she agreed with the goal, but expressed concern about its “execution.” She said the public school system is already making “targeted investments” in schools with poor achievement, but is awaiting a thorough “adequacy study” before making changes in per pupil funding. The proximate cause for last week’s late-breaking debate last week was a new estimate, released June 24, of $92 million in added city revenue for fiscal 2014, which starts See Budget/Page 21

Bill alters debate over drugstore alcohol sales By ELIZABETH WIENER Current Staff Writer

Since January, the D.C. Council and the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board have been struggling to define which “full-service grocery stores” can sell wine and beer. The question arose when several chain drugstores applied — as “full-service groceries” — for a Class B alcohol license. But at-large council member Vincent Orange last week proposed a way to circumvent the controversy: Orange, who chairs the committee overseeing alcohol regulation, introduced legislation that would allow drugstores to sell wine and beer as long as they have a licensed pharmacist on the premises and alcohol represents under 15 percent of their sales. The move clearly disturbed Ward 1 member Jim Graham, who until recently had alcohol matters within the purview of his committee. “We are fast reaching the point where we have too many alcohol [outlets],” he said in an interview. “Where do we stop? How about 7-Elevens, convenience stores? Is there no end to it?” Graham said he’s withholding judgment on Orange’s

new bill until it has a hearing. But he noted that the city has already expanded alcohol sales in recent years, with longer hours at bars and restaurants, for example, and now Sunday sales at full-service liquor stores. “Do D.C. consumers have enough opportunities to purchase alcohol? People have plenty of outlets all week long,” Graham said, noting those opportunities will only increase as new supermarkets come to the city. “Fullservice groceries are one thing, but a pharmacy? Maybe not.” Beer and wine sales are clearly lucrative, but also perennially controversial — so controversial that many years ago the city put a moratorium on new Class B licenses to combat the proliferation of sales from dingy corner stores, and the public drunkenness and disorder that sometimes followed. Then in 2000 came the exemption for new full-service groceries and those undergoing substantial renovation. Officials saw it as way to attract back supermarkets that fled to the suburbs in the city’s darkest days, and to bring in new ones, like the Whole Foods near Logan Circle that spurred that regulatory change. See Drugstores/Page 22

The week ahead Wednesday, July 3

The D.C. Council Committee on Education will hold a public hearing on the Unified Public Education Lottery Act of 2013 and the Comprehensive Planning and Utilization of School Facilities Act of 2013. The hearing will begin at 9 a.m. in Room 412 of the John A. Wilson Building, 1350 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.

Monday, July 8

The D.C. Council Committee on Education will hold a public hearing on the Parent and School Empowerment Act of 2013 and the Public Education Governance Improvement Act of 2013. The hearing will begin at 9 a.m. in Room 123 of the John A. Wilson Building, 1350 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.

Tuesday, July 9

The D.C. Council Committee on Education will hold a public hearing on the Individual School Accountability Act of 2013, the Focused Student Achievement Act of 2013, the Increasing Access to High Quality Educational Opportunities Act of 2013 and the Reading Development and Grade 3 Retention Act of 2013. The hearing will begin at 9 a.m. in Room 500 of the John A. Wilson Building, 1350 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. ■ The National Park Service and the U.S. Secret Service will hold a public open house on the President’s Park South Project. The open house will be held from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW.

Thursday, July 11

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 review of an eight-story rear addition to three-story row houses at 1456-1460 Church St.; a three-story rear addition at 1451 S St.; and a rear addition and renovation at 2012-2014 Kalorama Road.

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District Digest Air conditioning work to shut area library

The Chevy Chase Library, at 5625 Connecticut Ave. NW, will be closed for repairs this Friday and Saturday, July 5 and 6. According to D.C. Public Libraries spokesperson George Williams, there will be no air conditioning in the building on those days during the installation of a new cooling tower. The library will also be closed Sunday, following its normal schedule.

ington Regional Alcohol Program, aims to “keep local roads safe from impaired drivers during this traditionally high-risk holiday,” according to a release from the nonprofit. The service is available in D.C.; Prince George’s and Montgomery counties in Maryland; and Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun and Prince William counties in Virginia. Last year 215 people used the service, according to the release. More information is available at soberride.com.

Flashpoint operators SoberRide to provide buy downtown site taxi service on July 4 The nonprofit responsible for the The “SoberRide” program will offer free taxi rides to would-be drunk drivers from 10 p.m. on the Fourth of July until 4 a.m. the next morning. Residents who need a ride during those hours can call 1-800-200TAXI; AT&T customers can also dial #WRAP. SoberRide covers all fare costs up to $30. SoberRide, offered by the Wash-

Flashpoint artists’ hub, performance venue and exhibit space has purchased the 916 G St. building it had leased for the last decade, the CulturalDC group announced Friday. CulturalDC’s lease was about to expire and the group feared it would be displaced by rents that could jump by 20 percent, according to a news release. “A substantial gift from a generous donor” helped

raise the $1.75 million purchase price for the space, the release states. “Making space for artists and arts organizations is at our core, which is why securing a downtown presence is so important to us,” CulturalDC executive director Juanita Hardy says in the release.

Metro drops minimum for SmarTrip reload SmarTrip cards signed up for automatic reloads will be triggered to do so at $10 now instead of $20, according to a news release from the Washington Area Transit Authority. The transit agency advertises “Auto Reload” as a hassle-free “set it and forget it” feature that restores value to SmarTrip cards when their balances dip below a minimum threshold. Metro lowered that threshold to $10 last week to encourage more riders to use the program, which already has 22,000 participants, according to the release.

More information is available at wmata.com.

Washington Latin set to expand facilities

A “topping out” ceremony took place May 7 for the Washington Latin Public Charter School’s new campus at 5200 2nd St. NW. Construction is expected to finish by September, allowing the 750,000-square-foot campus to open in time for the school year, according to a news release from Perkins Eastman, the architecture firm working on the project. The new campus — on the site of the former Rudolph Elementary School — will be able to fit up to 650 middle- and high-schoolers from Latin. The high-performing charter school is now spread among three separate sites along 16th Street. Students at Latin’s new campus will share an amphitheater, plaza, and a “double-height library that will become the heart of the school,” the release says. However, the middle school and high school

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Art students receive congressional honors

A charcoal drawing by Maret School junior Alexandra Adams will hang in the U.S. Capitol building for a year — along with art by other students from around the country — as part of the prize for winning the D.C. Congressional Art Competition. Adams also received a partial scholarship to the Savannah College of Art and Design in Georgia and a $300 scholarship from the competition. Adams and other winners were announced at a May 16 reception at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, where additional artwork entered in the competition will be displayed through July 31. Sara Sellers, a senior at Georgetown Day School, and Cindy Portillo, a senior at Capital City Public Charter School, took second and third prizes, respectively. Sellers’ photograph will go on display in the offices of D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton. She received a summer scholarship to the Corcoran College of Art + Design’s pre-college program and a $200 scholarship from the competition. Portillo’s mixed-media work will also be on display in Norton’s offices, and she received an internship at National Journal Magazine and a $100 scholarship.

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City contracts with 9:30 Club owner to operate historic Lincoln Theatre By JULIA O’DONOGHUE Current Correspondent

The owners of a well-regarded D.C. nightclub and music venue have swooped in to help the historic but beleaguered Lincoln Theatre on U Street. Mayor Vincent Gray announced last Thursday that I.M.P., which owns the nearby 9:30 Club and handles bookings for many other performance spaces in the area, will start running the Lincoln this September. “There are a lot of acts who want to work with us, love the 9:30 Club, want to play downtown, but would understandably like to

try something different. And I think our audience will appreciate the variety as well,� I.M.P chair Seth Hurwitz wrote in a statement to The Current. Opening in 1922, Lincoln Theatre was a go-to performance space for black performers and audiences during segregation, which restricted their access to white establishments. Duke Ellington, Billie Holliday and several other famous acts performed there. The theater shut down in 1968 following the riots, but eventually it was bought by the city and reopened in 1994, a year after it earned a place on the National Register of Historic Places.

Located a few blocks away from each other, the Lincoln and 9:30 Club are similar in size, with capacities of around 1,200, but have very different atmospheres. The 9:30 Club, at 815 V St., is a standing-room-only, black box nightclub. The Lincoln Theatre, 1215 U St., is a seated venue with decorative wallpaper and sophisticated ceiling moldings. Hurwitz, who also operates Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Md., believes the two spaces are likely to appeal to different acts. “Obviously, this will fill a need for sitdown shows. We do those at 9:30, and they are OK, but this will be better,� he wrote. “There are some genres that simply don’t fit

Accord allows ice cream shop Come to remain through Oct. 31 By ALIX PIANIN Current Staff Writer

After an outpouring of community support, the 20-year-old Max’s Best Ice Cream will be allowed to remain operating in its current Glover Park location through Oct. 31 — before permanently clearing out. A legal agreement reached by shop owner Mahmood “Max� Keshani and landlords Gail and Barbara Bassin will allow Keshani to continue running the shop through the fall, according to a statement released Saturday by the Bassins’ legal counsel. “Max and Gail and Barbara Bassin, the owners of the property, have agreed that this represents a fair and reasonable outcome for all

involved,� attorney Glenn Bonard wrote in the statement. “It gives Max and the community the benefit of having Max’s Best Ice Cream in Glover Park for the entire 2013 summer and part of the fall.� The statement had been signed by all involved parties, Bonard added. Earlier this summer, the Bassins had informed Keshani that his lease would be terminated at the end of June, at which point the sisters would be establishing a new longterm lease with neighboring Rocklands Barbeque and Grilling Co., whose property they also own. The new lease will allow Rocklands owner John Snedden to expand into the current Max’s space. Max’s, located at 2416 WisconSee Max’s/Page 22

D.C. Tax Revision Commission hears pleas for policy changes Current Staff Report Raise taxes. Lower taxes. Restructure tax policy with a mixture of the two to promote specific outcomes. These were among the many — and often conflicting — recommendations aired at the D.C. Tax Revision Commission’s June 24 public hearing. The commission, established by the D.C. Council to evaluate the city’s tax policies, is due to provide a summary of its conclusions Dec. 10 followed by a formal presentation to the council in midJanuary. One witness at the hearing last week was former Pittsburgh Mayor Tom Murphy, who recommended that the District adopt his city’s longtime model of taxing land and buildings at different rates in commercial areas. Until recently, Pittsburgh’s property tax included two components: the land itself, and the buildings or other improvements to the land, which are taxed at one-sixth the rate. In D.C., the total assessed value of land plus improvements is taxed at the same rate. According to Murphy, Pitts-

burgh’s approach — in place as the city struggled to reinvent itself after the demise of the steel industry — encouraged property owners to put their valuable land to productive use, because there was little extra tax burden to do so and it was difficult to pay tax bills for costly underutilized land. Several individuals at the hearing — including former D.C. Mayor Anthony Williams, the tax commission chair — were skeptical of the idea, which proponents have long touted for the District. There’s relatively little vacant land in D.C.’s business areas, it could be complicated to administer, and it could cause “a lot of gaming,� said Williams. Murphy also noted that the District has significant amounts of land used as parking lots that could be improved. He urged the District to remove its tax exemption for surface parking at churches and museums. Other witnesses included activists, business leaders and residents, offering varied ideas. DC Chamber of Commerce presSee Taxes/Page 21

in a nightclub setting. ‌ We will be experimenting with those. Obviously, comedy will work well here.� Despite a D.C.-funded renovation a decade ago, the Lincoln has struggled financially. I.M.P will manage the day-to-day operations and finances of the Lincoln, but the city will continue to own the theater and be responsible for its upkeep. In recent years, the Lincoln Theatre has spent more time closed than open. The D.C. Commission on Arts and Humanities took over management of the theater from a nonprofit organization in 2012, after the city had See Lincoln/Page 14

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Police Report This is a listing of reports taken from June 24 through 30 by the Metropolitan Police Department in local police service areas.

psa PSA 101 101 â– downtown

Robbery â– 900-999 block, G St.; 4:33 p.m. June 24. â– 900-999 block, 9th St.; 11 p.m. June 28. â– 1300-1321 block, Pennsylvania Ave; 5:34 a.m. June 29. Burglary â– 1000-1059 block, Massachusetts Ave.; 3:41 a.m. June 24. Motor vehicle theft â– 11th and E streets; 4:29 p.m. June 29. Theft from auto â– 1100-1199 block, K St.; 10:04 p.m. June 28. Theft â– 900-999 block, 11th St.; 6:44 p.m. June 24. â– 500-599 block, 13th St.; 9 p.m. June 24. â– 1000-1099 block, F St.; 9 p.m. June 24. â– 1200-1279 block, H St.; 2:37 p.m. June 25. â– 1300-1399 block, Pennsylvania Ave.; 11:23 a.m. June 26. â– 1200-1299 block, G St.; 3:08 p.m. June 26. â– 9th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue; 3:44 a.m. June 27. â– 1000-1099 block, F St.; 3:55 p.m. June 28. â– 900-999 block, Massachusetts Ave.; 10:56 a.m. June 30.

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Robbery â– 600-699 block, F St.; 12:33 a.m. June 30. Assault with a dangerous weapon â– 700-799 block, 7th St.; 12:34 a.m. June 25. Theft from auto â– 800-899 block, 8th St.; 8:30 p.m. June 30. Theft â– 300-399 block, 7th St.; 9:57 a.m. June 24. â– 400-499 block, Massachusetts Ave.; 11:16 a.m. June 24. â– 800-899 block, H St.; 6:54 p.m. June 24. â– 800-899 block, H St.; 7 p.m. June 24. â– F and 7th streets; 9 p.m. June 24. â– 700-799 block, 7th St.; 8:01 p.m. June 24. â– 400-499 block, 8th St.; 9:14 p.m. June 25. â– 600-699 block, F St.; 8:22 p.m. June 26.

â– 600-699 block, F St.; 2 p.m. June 27. â– 700-799 block, 7th St.; 2:47 p.m. June 27. â– 900-999 block, 9th St.; 9 a.m. June 28. â– 700-799 block, 7th St.; 10:15 a.m. June 28. â– 700-799 block, 6th St.; 12:31 p.m. June 28. â– 1000-1089 block, 5th St.; 10:10 p.m. June 28. â– 700-799 block, 7th St.; 1:12 a.m. June 29.

Burglary â– 3730-3799 block, W St.; 11:57 a.m. June 29. Motor vehicle theft â– 2900-2999 block, Garfield Terrace; 11:20 a.m. June 29.

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Theft from auto â– 3000-3199 block, Connecticut Ave.; 12:30 p.m. June 24. â– 2731-2899 block, Connecticut Ave.; 5:50 p.m. June 25. â– 2200-2399 block, 38th St.; 6:38 p.m. June 25. â– 2200-2299 block, 42nd St.; 1 p.m. June 27.

Burglary â– 5210-5228 block, Connecticut Ave.; 8 p.m. June 24. â– 3600-3699 block, Military Road; 3:32 p.m. June 25. â– 3800-3899 block, Legation St.; 9:33 a.m. June 27.

Theft â– 2600-2699 block, 24th St.; 10:42 a.m. June 28. â– 2111-2199 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 12:01 p.m. June 28. â– 3700-4102 block, Nebraska Ave.; 4:30 p.m. June 29.

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PSA 205 Wesley Heights / Foxhall

Assault with a dangerous weapon â– 5300-5399 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 10 a.m. June 25 (with knife).

Motor vehicle theft â– 5026-5099 block, MacArthur Blvd.; 1:45 p.m. June 29.

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â– Friendship Heights

Theft from auto â– 4400-4499 block, Brandywine St.; 5:50 p.m. June 27. Theft â– 5224-5299 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 1:08 p.m. June 24. â– 4530-4599 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 4:50 p.m. June 24. â– 4500-4537 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 3:14 p.m. June 25. â– 5300-5399 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 3:03 p.m. June 26. â– 4500-4599 block, Fort Drive; 6:45 p.m. June 26. â– 5300-5399 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 4:30 p.m. June 27. â– 4520-4599 block, 49th St.; 7:45 p.m. June 27. â– 4500-4537 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 12:30 p.m. June 28. â– 5200-5299 block, 44th St.; 2:02 p.m. June 28. â– 4100-4199 block, 38th St.; 7:45 p.m. June 29. â– 4400-4499 block, Garrison St.; 8:11 p.m. June 30.

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Theft from auto â– 4700-4799 block, Quebec St.; 8:46 a.m. June 24. â– 3600-3700 block, Fordham Road; 12:09 p.m. June 24. â– 4800-4824 block, W St.; 2:18 p.m. June 24. â– 5000-5033 block, Glenbrook Road; 2:32 p.m. June 24. â– 4700-4799 block, Quebec St.; 9:39 a.m. June 25. â– 5000-5051 block, Overlook Road; 11:50 a.m. June 25. â– 3700-3799 block, Corey Place; 3:25 p.m. June 25. â– 2200-2299 block, 47th St.; 9 p.m. June 25. â– 4900-4999 block, Quebec St.; 8:58 a.m. June 26. â– 2000-2099 block, 48th St.; 10 a.m. June 26. â– 4800-4899 block, Rodman St.; 2:09 p.m. June 26. â– 5026-5099 block, MacArthur Blvd.; 8:48 a.m. June 29. â– 5300-5399 block, Sherier Place; 12:47 p.m. June 29. â– 5026-5099 block, MacArthur Blvd.; 5:42 p.m. June 29.

Theft â– 4200-4399 block, Connecticut Ave.; 8:55 a.m. June 26. â– 4800-4899 block, Connecticut Ave.; 10:38 a.m. June 26.

Theft â– 5000-5033 block, Glenbrook Road; 2:07 p.m. June 24. â– 5000-5099 block, Weaver Terrace; 2:47 p.m. June 24. â– 5210-5299 block, Loughboro Road; 2:51 p.m. June 24. â– 4940-4999 block, Ashby St.; 5 p.m. June 27. â– 4443-4464 block, MacArthur Blvd.; 6:07 p.m. June 30.

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Burglary â– 2900-2999 block, Van Ness St.; 11:08 p.m. June 27.

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Robbery â– Connecticut Avenue and Woodley Road; noon June 29.

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Robbery â– 1200-1299 block, 31st St.; 2:16 p.m. June 28. â– Prospect Street and Wisconsin Avenue; 3:16 a.m. June 30.

Burglary â– 1700-1799 block, 35th St.; 3:45 a.m. June 25. â– 2600-2699 block, O St.; 10:14 a.m. June 27. Theft from auto â– 1801-1999 block, 35th St.; 3:35 p.m. June 25. â– 3300-3399 block, Water St.; 5:40 p.m. June 30. Theft â– 3036-3099 block, M St.; 2:47 p.m. June 24. â– 3400-3500 block, Water St.; 4:31 p.m. June 24. â– 3200-3277 block, M St.; 9:05 p.m. June 24. â– 3000-3099 block, Q St.; 8:47 a.m. June 25. â– 1234-1299 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 2:23 p.m. June 25. â– 3000-3091 block, K St.; 2:29 p.m. June 26. â– 3808-3899 block, Reservoir Road; 4:15 p.m. June 26. â– 3600-3699 block, O St.; 5:49 p.m. June 26. â– 1402-1442 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 11:14 p.m. June 26. â– 3200-3257 block, Prospect St.; 10:58 a.m. June 27. â– 3100-3199 block, M St.; 1:05 p.m. June 27. â– 2700-2899 block, Virginia Ave.; 10 a.m. June 28. â– 2300-2699 block, Q St.; 4:25 p.m. June 28. â– 3100-3199 block, O St.; 5:33 p.m. June 28. â– 3000-3049 block, M St.; 6:22 p.m. June 29.

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Robbery â– Rhode Island Avenue and M Street; 4:24 a.m. June 29. Motor vehicle theft â– 1400-1499 block, Q St.; 4:48 a.m. June 29. Theft from auto â– 1500-1523 block, 15th St.; 9:03 a.m. June 27. â– 1500-1523 block, 15th St.; 8:50 a.m. June 28. â– 1400-1499 block, Church St.; 12:22 a.m. June 30. Theft â– 1200-1217 block, 18th St.; 8:30 a.m. June 25. â– 1700-1799 block, 21st St.; 10:30 a.m. June 25. â– 1300-1699 block, Connecticut Ave.; 7:17 p.m. June 25. â– 1-6 block, Dupont Circle; 11:12 a.m. June 26. â– 1353-1499 block, New Hampshire Ave.; 7:40 p.m. June 26. â– 1300-1699 block, Connecticut Ave.; 1:41 p.m. June 27. â– 1300-1699 block, Connecticut Ave.; 7:16 p.m. June 27. â– 1250-1299 block, 21st St.; 3:10 p.m. June 28. â– 2204-2239 block, Q St.; 8:40 p.m. June 29. â– 2300-2399 block, California St.; 4:17 p.m. June 30.

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Agencies plan sewer work in Glover Archbold, Soapstone Valley parks By BRADY HOLT Current Staff Writer

With sewer pipes in two Northwest national parks due for rehabilitation, the D.C. Water and Sewer Authority and National Park Service are determining how to accomplish the potentially disruptive work. The project will cover 1.4 miles of pipe in

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Soapstone Valley Park in Forest Hills and Van Ness and 4.3 miles in Glover Archbold Park from north of Massachusetts Avenue to near the Potomac River. A timetable for the work hasn’t yet been established and plans are very preliminary, according to water authority spokesperson Pamela Mooring, but the authority and park service are already seeking public comment. “Both sewer systems have pipe segments

and manholes with cracks, fractures, holes, and root growth inside the pipe,� Mooring wrote in an email to The Current. “Exposed sewer pipes and manholes in natural stream beds were also present in both parks. Although the sewers are not known to be leaking at present, DC Water is acting proactively.� The water authority will carry out the project “while maintaining the functions of the parks and limiting disturbance,� she added.

However, the pipe rehabilitation will likely require heavy equipment to access relatively isolated areas of the two parks. Wesley Heights advisory neighborhood commissioner Kent Slowinski reported at his commission’s meeting last week that he’d met with project officials — who, according to Slowinski, said hundreds of trees could be affected by the work. The water authority See Pipes/Page 22

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This summer, it’s “all playground openings, all the time� for Mayor Vincent Gray, according to D.C. Parks and Recreation spokesperson John Stokes — and Georgetown’s Volta Park and Palisades Park are next in line for ribbon-cuttings, right in time for July Fourth. Construction at Volta Park, located at 33rd and Q streets, began in late May and wrapped up at the end of June with new play equipment for both younger and older children, benches, refurbished sandboxes and “PebbleFlex� safety surfacing on the playground tops to replace wood chips. At 10 a.m. today, Gray and Ward 2 D.C. Council Member Jack Evans will lead a ribbon-cutting ceremony to kick off the new play area, according to Stokes. “It’s awesome, it’s just beautiful,� Friends of Volta Park president Steven Barentzen said of the renovations. Barentzen added that his organization was hoping to put together a neighborhood event to celebrate the improvements in the coming weeks. And the annual Volta Park Day on Oct. 7 will fully incorporate the overhauled playground, he said. Meanwhile, the District’s PlayDC program involves renovations at 32 city playgrounds, with the projects slated to be finished by October 2013. The initiative includes renovations to Palisades Park at 5200 See Playgrounds/Page 22

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In Your Neighborhood ANC 2D ANC 2D Sheridan-Kalorama

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The commission will meet at 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 16, at Our Lady Queen of the Americas Church, California Street and Phelps Place NW. For details, visit anc2d.org or contact davidanc2d01@aol.com. ANC 3B ANCPark 3B Glover ■ Glover Park / Cathedral heights

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At the commission’s June 13 meeting: ■ commissioners voted unanimously to award a $2,284 grant to the Potomac Appalachian Trail Club for maintenance of the Whitehaven Trail in Rock Creek Park. ■ commissioners voted 4-1, with Mary Young opposed, to support a parking variance request for a proposed development on a vacant lot at 2140 Wisconsin Ave. Developers want to build a six-unit condominium building at the site, with two off-street parking spaces instead of the required three. Providing more than two spaces on the narrow lot would be impossible, said owner Zak Elyasi. Alternatives include building underground parking, which Elyasi said would be cost-prohibitive, or getting permission for a curb cut on Wisconsin Avenue, which commissioners said would take away street parking from the commercial corridor. ■ commissioners voted unanimously to support changing 35th Street between Wisconsin Avenue and Whitehaven Parkway from one-way to two-way. The hope is that allowing northbound traffic on 35th Street would ease traffic congestion on Wisconsin Avenue, which has increased as a result of the streetscape project’s changed lane patterns. The resolution was drafted and first passed by the Georgetown advisory neighborhood commission. Both groups needed to sign off on the road change before the D.C. Department of Transportation could proceed with construction work. ■ commissioner Brian Cohen reported that construction work at 37th Street and Tunlaw Road has stalled, due to weather and delays from the contractor. Cohen did not know when the project would resume. ■ commissioners voted unanimously to pass a resolution in support of Sunday hours for the Guy Mason Recreation Center, located at 3600 Calvert St. Commissioners said there is a demand from community members of all ages to keep the center open on both weekend days. The center’s pottery program is already planning to offer Sunday classes, and it’s expected that other groups will follow suit. ■ commissioner Jackie Blumenthal reported that a settlement agreement had been reached between the Mason Inn bar and restaurant at 2408 Wisconsin Ave. and its residential neighbors, who had objected to a planned rooftop deck. Mason Inn owners agreed to surround the deck

with a sound-absorbing wall to mitigate noise, and to close the deck at 11:30 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and midnight Friday and Saturday. No speakers will be allowed on the deck, and television sets must be muted at all times. The Alcoholic Beverage Control Board is reviewing the agreement; once it is approved, Mason Inn could begin building the deck. The commission will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday, July 11, at Stoddert Elementary School and Recreation Center, 4001 Calvert St. NW. For details, call 202-338-2969, email info@anc3b.org or visit anc3b. org. ANC 3C ANC 3C Cleveland Park ■ 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 15, at the 2nd District Police Headquarters, 3320 Idaho Ave. NW. For details, visit anc3c.org. ANC 3D ANCValley 3D Spring ■ spring valley / wesley heights Wesley Heights palisades / kent / foxhall At the commission’s June 24 special meeting: ■ commission chair Penny Pagano reported that the commission’s city allotment was reduced by $400 because of an expenditure last summer that was improperly approved in a closed private session. The expenditure — a salary increase for the commission administrator — was subsequently reaffirmed at a public meeting, but the amount paid before that was withheld, she said. ■ commissioner Kent Slowinski reported that the D.C. Water and Sewer Authority is preparing to reline a pipe in Glover Archbold Park, a project that will likely disrupt many trees because the workers need to bring heavy equipment to the pipe. Commissioners will discuss the issue in more detail at their July meeting. ■ commissioners voted 9-0, with Tom Smith absent, to offer qualified support to a Board of Zoning Adjustment application for a basement apartment at 4463 Greenwich Parkway. There was some question at the meeting about whether the house is large enough to legally accommodate an apartment without needing more zoning relief than the homeowner is seeking; commissioners said the application may have erred in counting the attic toward the home’s living space. The homeowner also needs a waiver of publicnotice requirements because she changed her application less than two weeks before her scheduled hearing. Several Foxhall Village residents said the request should be denied because it would threaten the community character by encouraging more conversions of single-family homes into multifamily buildings.

But commissioners were sympathetic to this homeowner because she is seeking proper city approval and because she said financial pressures could force her from her home without the rental income. The home’s immediate neighbors signed letters of support. The commission will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 10, in the Abramson Family Founders Room, School of International Service Building, American University, Nebraska and New Mexico avenues NW. Agenda items include: ■ police report. ■ community concerns. ■ presentation of a petition by neighbors in support of sidewalk installation in the 4300 block of Lowell Street. ■ consideration of a Board of Zoning Adjustment appeal by Alexi Stavropoulos challenging the decision of the D.C. Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs not to permit a garage addition at 3215 45th St. ■ consideration of a public space application for a curb-cut enlargement and front-yard driveway/parking at 3216 44th St. ■ discussion of a proposed bike lane and commercial loading zones on New Mexico Avenue. ■ update on a Board of Zoning Adjustment application at 4463 Greenwich Parkway. ■ update on planned D.C. Water and Sewer Authority work in Glover Archbold Park. For details, call 202-363-4130 or visit anc3d.org. ANC 3E ANC 3E Tenleytown ■ american university park American University Park friendship heights / tenleytown The commission will meet at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, July 11, at the Embassy Suites Hotel in the Chevy Chase Pavilion, 4300 Military Road NW. Agenda items include: ■ announcements/open forum. ■ police report. ■ discussion regarding ongoing noise and odor issues emanating from the Chevy Chase Pavilion. ■ discussion of and possible vote regarding a Board of Zoning Adjustment application for a variance at 4916 Belt Road. ■ discussion of and possible vote regarding an application by Cava Mezze Grill, 4237 Wisconsin Ave., to serve alcohol at its sidewalk cafe. ■ presentation regarding plans for the Chevy Chase Open Space Urban Park on Western Avenue in Chevy Chase Village, Md. For details, visit anc3e.org. ANC 3F ANCHills 3F Forest

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The commission will meet at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 16, at the Methodist Home of D.C., 4901 Connecticut Ave. NW. For details, call 202-670-7262 or visit anc3f.us.

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Tax tinkering

The D.C. Tax Revision Commission is working on recommended changes to the city’s revenue structure, which are due in December. But in the meantime, the D.C. Council has signaled a commitment to reform by reducing the city’s sales tax. The reduction — from 6 percent to 5.75 percent — is modest. And it was overdue: Passed in 2009 as an emergency measure to help fill a major budget shortfall, it had been scheduled to expire in 2012. We are pleased by this action for several reasons. First, this puts the District’s sales tax rate below Maryland’s and Northern Virginia’s — both stand at 6 percent — which gives us a healthy jolt of regional competitiveness. It should help shake the D.C.’s reputation for notoriously high tax rates. Secondly, with the District now expected to collect an extra $92 million in overall revenue in the upcoming fiscal year, the sales tax reduction is a showing of good faith — demonstrating that our city is willing to return some of the windfall to its residents. And in this case, low-income residents may benefit the most since they are hardest hit by the sales tax, which is among the most regressive form of taxation. And lastly, it’s important to note that the council has wisely avoided jumping too quickly to cut taxes without waiting for the tax commission’s recommendations. The commission’s report will be grounded in expert analysis rather than anecdotal evidence, political whims and lobbying pressure. While we’re pleased the council has restrained itself so far in tinkering with the tax code, we do hope legislators will attack the issue with great enthusiasm once the tax commission issues its recommendations. Now that the District’s revenue situation is improving, there’s room to ease the tax burden on our residents and businesses. The council has wisely set aside $18 million for future tax cuts in the 2014 fiscal year based on the commission’s report. We should also note that that some tax cuts might actually boost the District’s total revenue. For instance, if the city were to increase the amount of money exempted from the estate tax — as one resident suggested at a public hearing of the tax commission — fewer elderly wealthy residents might move away from D.C. If they stayed, they would contribute income, sales and property taxes, as well as the remaining estate tax. Of course, this is speculation based on common-sense thinking — which doesn’t always align with economic realities. We trust the tax commission’s expertise to sort through the myriad of suggestions it receives and to present sensible revisions to our tax code. Implementation will be up to the council and mayor.

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Throughout the spring, parents at various Northwest schools sounded the alarm about looming cuts at Fillmore Arts Center, a hub for music and arts instruction for about 3,000 elementary school students. More than 1,000 petition signers urged Chancellor Kaya Henderson to reverse course. Perhaps next year’s students ought to put on Shakespeare’s “All’s Well That Ends Well.” Last week, Chancellor Henderson announced that “positive changes in our budget outlook” have allowed restoration of funding for Fillmore to last year’s level. This will allow Fillmore to keep four positions that had been cut from the budget, according to the chancellor’s letter to Fillmore families. Chancellor Henderson won raves for the decision. “We’re thrilled to hear the news,” said Kelly Richmond of the Friends of Fillmore. D.C. Council members Jack Evans and Mary Cheh thanked her in a joint news release. We join in the commendation, but the tone of the next act remains very much up in the air. The Friends of Fillmore noted the work ahead to come up with a “sustainable, long-term funding model” — so that Fillmore and its supporters won’t have to battle each year for adequate funding. Chancellor Henderson’s letter also hints of uncertainty ahead, citing the need to “determine how to best support the Fillmore program as more and more schools hire art and music teachers at their home schools.” This spring, PTA presidents from Key, Stoddert, Hyde-Addison, Ross and Marie Reed elementary schools all spoke out on behalf of a viable budget for Fillmore. It would seem they like the program quite well — and have a continuing interest in ensuring there is diverse, robust programming not possible in classrooms lacking the right equipment and specialized instructors. The Fillmore Arts Center has been a cornerstone of the educational offerings in much of Northwest. We hope next year will bring conversations on how to build on that success — not more cuts that threaten its viability.

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et’s put away the scandal sheet and focus on our country’s birthday. Happy birthday, America! Okay, the moment’s over. Now, back to work. Washington Post columnist Colby King wrote a scathing column this past Saturday, foretelling lots more scandal to come. The only reaction a reasonable person could have is a simple one — wrongdoers beware. The prosecutors are on to you. If you think the fireworks on the Fourth are dramatic, you should stay tuned for the fireworks still to be set off by U.S. Attorney Ronald Machen. Most recently, there were indictments of veteran city restaurateur Anthony “Tony” Cheng and his son Anthony Jr. in connection with payments associated with efforts to get taxi licenses. The owner of the popular restaurant denies wrongdoing, his lawyer said, while blaming prosecutors for trying to use Cheng to implicate elected officials. The case has nothing to do with the campaign scandal swirling around the mayor and council. But it fits in generally to Machen’s attack on what he calls “pay-to-play” politics in the city. Light another fuse, guys — we’re getting ready for the big finale. ■ 1963 March on Washington. Former D.C. Council member Frank Smith has been tapped to lead the city’s observance of one of the biggest civil rights events in American history. Smith, as head of the official Washington Commemorative Committee, will help highlight local people, events and landmarks that played a role in the march that is now most famous for Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech. The group also will try to find ways to promote voting rights and statehood for the District. Events for the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington will take place Aug. 24 at the Lincoln and King memorials, with organizers also planning commemorative and protest activities over a fiveday period. A march downtown is slated for the actual anniversary, Aug. 28. Your Notebook notes again — we suggested this before the King Memorial dedication — that the city should get permits to take over the D.C. World War I Memorial on the Mall to make that the headquarters

for District citizens that day. Just sayin’. Smith, the committee chair, was a founding member of the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee, better known as SNCC. It was considered the upstart group that challenged some of the more conservative actions of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. Smith led marches in Mississippi during the “Freedom Summer of 1964.” Since his days on the D.C. Council, Smith has helped support and to promote the African American Civil War Memorial at 11th and U streets NW. ■ Douglass but no L’Enfant. While we’re mentioning memorials, it’s nice that the city’s $98,000 sculpture of Frederick Douglass finally made it to Capitol Hill. The statue was installed during a very nice ceremony in Emancipation Hall. The statue is a gift from the people of the District of Columbia. Each state has two statues in the Capitol, but Congress only allowed the city to have one — and only after a long and sometimes bitter fight by D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton and rabble-rousing (the good kind) by commentator Mark Plotkin. In hopes of getting two statues in the Capitol, the city also commissioned a statue of Pierre L’Enfant. It remains standing in the lobby of One Judiciary Square, partially obscured by the security checkpoint leading into the city government building. Maybe one day it will be given a place of honor. The activist buried inside this reporter suggests that the city simply put the statue on a mule wagon and take it up to Capitol Hill. Let the Capitol Hill police reject the man credited with laying out the nation’s capital. That might make a little international news. As Norton herself said in her speech about Douglass during the Capitol Hill ceremony: “Mr. Douglass did not mince his words, but spoke with fearless militancy in the voice of a local D.C. citizen at the height of his international celebrity. Today, perhaps his most famous words, ‘agitate, agitate, agitate,’ inspire the District’s determination to become a state.” Or maybe to get the other statue respected. Tom Sherwood, a Southwest resident, is a political reporter for News 4.

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Letters to the Editor Time to fix a wrong with Oyster-Adams

As the former Adams School PTA president and the former chair of Parents United for the D.C. Public Schools, I am writing to express my dismay at the proposals from the Oyster Local School Advisory Team to turn Oyster back into a neighborhood school for Woodley Park. Having evicted the Adams Morgan community from Adams School in the name of bilingual education, making Adams the upper school for Oyster (primarily fourththrough sixth-graders), they now would evict the Latino community from Oyster in the name of community neighborhood schools. The irony bites. Adams was the first white school in the District of Columbia to desegregate. No longer would neighborhood children living next

to the school have to go to that other school down the street. Years later, after Chancellor Michelle Rhee “merged” Oyster and Adams — keeping neither children nor curriculum nor staff from Adams but only the building for Oyster’s use — these Adams children were again asked to go elsewhere, anywhere, so long as the needs of the privileged could therefore be adequately served. This irony bites even deeper. Chancellor Rhee merged the schools because she wanted places for her two children, and to get adequate space for the younger child expanded the preschool program at Oyster. After Chancellor Rhee left, Oyster kept its extra staff (English and Spanish for each class), its two school buildings and its expanded preschool program. Not surprisingly, given these extraordinary resources for what is basically an upper-middle-class clientele, the school is oversubscribed. The Adams community no longer has a school-based team or

a school board representative to enunciate and defend its interests. Residents of this community have children; they pay taxes. They should be entitled to be treated with a measure of respect both by their elected representatives and the new chancellor in establishing boundaries. That is why I am writing. Oyster has no claim to be a bilingual education school; virtually none of its Latino parents are in-boundary. The city needs to establish a full bilingual program elsewhere. If Oyster wants to be a neighborhood school, so be it, but not just for young children who will graduate into the private school system. If Oyster wants to be a neighborhood school with two campuses available to it, that second school (Adams) should also become a neighborhood school, sharing those campuses. It is time to fix a serious wrong of Chancellor Rhee’s administration. It is time to give the Adams community back its school. Vic Miller Washington Heights

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afeway and its project partner, Duball LLC, propose completely redeveloping Safeway’s site at 4865 MacArthur Blvd. Local citizens have expressed skepticism. As a 41-year-long Palisades resident, I say it’s about time for a makeover. The proposed concept envisions a new, full-service Safeway store three times larger than the existing store; at least three levels of condominium apartments above the store; a two-level underground parking garage below the store for shoppers and apartment residents; and four single-family homes facing V Street. Built in 1942, today’s cramped Safeway store is functionally obsolete and economically unviable. The ugly building and awkwardly configured, unsafe parking areas are aesthetically and environmentally offensive. Their current value as a community asset can’t get much lower. Yet Safeway’s poorly utilized site could become a positive asset for the Palisades. Facing MacArthur Boulevard, Palisades’ “main street� and also a commuting arterial served by bus transit, the Safeway site is centrally located between V Street and CVS. It anchors a three-block-long array of disparate, architecturally and functionally eclectic buildings varying in size and height. A well-crafted makeover could positively transform this “mini-town center.� But can such a makeover be in “character� with the Palisades? Could its architectural scale fit the neighborhood? How will traffic, schools and nearby retail be affected? What economic, social and environmental benefits will accrue? Final redevelopment parameters are undetermined, but generally the proposal is neither arbitrary nor unreasonable. Reflecting environmental, aesthetic and economic realities, the conceptual goals are worthwhile: 1) a state-of-the-art yet still modestly sized supermarket; 2) below-grade parking to replace unsightly surface parking and eliminate environmentally harmful stormwater runoff; and 3) modern residential opportunities for current and future Palisades citizens on one of the few sites remaining in the area for redevelopment. Consider this reality: Without apartments, the first two goals cannot be met. Underground parking costs over $40,000 per space and is unfeasible without enough revenue-producing uses and on-site density to amortize millions of dollars of construction cost. Could Safeway build a larger store with one level of underground parking? The answer is no! The store’s limited size and revenue make it financially unfeasible due to disproportionate costs for excavating and constructing even a one-level underground garage that pro-

Letters to the Editor Evans on wrong side of GWU alley closing

I was disappointed to see Ward 2 D.C. Council member Jack Evans disregard the “great weight� of the Foggy Bottom/West End advisory neighborhood commission for a special interest whose support he surely wants for his mayoral bid. George Washington University is seeking legislation that would permanently close a public alley in the heart of Foggy Bottom in Square 77 (between 21st, 22nd, H and I streets), so that it can build a

vides free parking. Why not build an elevated store over surface parking? This too is financially unfeasible because of topography along with substantial costs for vertical transportation access and ground-level loading and trash removal facilities. More important, this would be environmentally a giant step backward as well as an ugly, antipedestrian addition to the streetscape. It’s fallacious reasoning to believe that denser, mixed-use redevelopment will automatically threaten the character of the Palisades. Street-fronting, sidewalklevel stores with several apartment floors above represent a historic building type characterizing many American towns and cities. If well-designed aesthetically and functionally, this is the right architectural model for the Safeway site. It could mean a better supermarket and conveniently located apartments, and it also could substantially enhance retail and pedestrian activity. There are traffic issues. MacArthur Boulevard will be minimally affected, as apartments generate relatively few trips compared to other uses. The problem will be potential rush-hour congestion at the intersection of U Street and MacArthur. Little queuing space is available on U between MacArthur and the parking garage exit near the intersection. The adjacent truck loading area on U exacerbates the problem, and mitigation will be challenging because of the Safeway site’s limited U Street frontage. Solving this problem may require a building footprint with a larger, on-site vehicular space for parking access as well as loading. The proposed makeover concept we’ve seen so far is only the first step in a multistep process. It is schematic and uncrystallized, addressing only a few variables and posing many questions. Yet this is always how design first begins. Collaborating with the community, the team must refine and elaborate upon its preliminary concept. Architecture firm Torti Gallas must further study massing, height, facade composition, floor plans, materials and colors to ensure that building form, scale and character harmonize with the context. But harmony can be achieved without replicating surrounding buildings. Redevelopment of the MacArthur Boulevard Safeway store site is desirable, justifiable and long overdue. Nevertheless, the degree of success ultimately will depend on how wisely and sensitively Safeway and its redevelopment team designs, builds and manages this complex project. And as always, God and the devil will be in the details. Roger K. Lewis, a Palisades resident, is a practicing architect, a University of Maryland professor emeritus of architecture, a Washington Post columnist writing “Shaping the City,� and a regular guest commentator on WAMU’s Kojo Nnamdi show.

new dorm on the space. The neighborhood commission passed a unanimous resolution requesting that the closure be conditioned on the university’s contribution of funds for discrete elements of a second entrance/exit to the Foggy Bottom-GWU Metro station. After Jack Evans assured us he would support the neighborhood commission’s position, we hired legal counsel and even received assistance from Evans’ staff in crafting the language used in our resolution. However, Evans broke his promise, and no condition was included in the council legislation, which won initial approval June 26. It’s not too late for Council member Evans to stand up for the

community he has represented for more than 22 years. At the second reading on July 10, he or another council member could move to table this legislation until an agreement is reached, or offer an amendment to condition the public alley closing as we had originally asked. According to the D.C. surveyor, the appraised value of this public alley is $2.8 million. The council’s legislation sets a precedent for more alley giveaways in coming years. Siding with George Washington University over the community interest in this instance is a clear sign of a sweetheart deal and being out of touch with constituents. Jackson Carnes Commissioner, ANC 2A07

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D.C. Council gives initial approval to living wage bill for big-box retailers By ELIZABETH WIENER Current Staff Writer

The fate of a bill that would require large retail stores to hike hourly pay more than $4 over the District’s minimum wage will be decided July 10, at the D.C. Council’s final session of the summer. Meanwhile, lobbying over the measure continues at a fevered pace. Council members granted the Large Retailer Accountability Act initial approval by an 8-5 vote on first reading June 26, but only after a late amendment limited it to new stores of

more than 75,000 square feet. Existing stores of that size, with parent companies grossing more than $1 billion a year, would have four years to comply with the wage provisions. Smaller retailers would not be covered. That change focuses the bill more squarely on big-box stores like Walmart, which has been planning to open six stores in the District in this and coming years. The company is still issuing cryptic statements on how the bill could affect plans for those stores, particularly the three that are not yet under construction. But Walmart spokesperson Steve Restivo

says in a news release that the so-called “living wage� measure “will ultimately lead to higher prices, less jobs and fewer stores from some of the country’s largest retailers.� For D.C. residents, Restivo warned, poorer areas won’t be able to attract “fresh, affordable grocery options.� Walmart is urging Mayor Vincent Gray to veto “this discriminatory legislation.� Meanwhile, the DC Chamber of Commerce is continuing its full-court press, arguing that it’s unfair to target only non-union stores, while exempting those — like Giant and Safeway — that have collective bargain-

ing agreements with their workers. But labor unions and their allies are hoping for a repeat vote July 10. They say most unionized workers already receive wage and benefit packages worth more than the $12.50 an hour mandated by the bill. And the DC Fiscal Policy Institute, a liberal think tank, said that a higher wage at big-box stores would not only spread throughout the economy, but also cut social service costs. Mayor Gray has not yet indicated whether he will veto the bill. It would take nine council members to overturn a mayoral veto.

ANC battles extra hours at Shadow Room By BRADY HOLT Current Staff Writer

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The Shadow Room nightclub at 2131 K St. will not get to stay open late for the July Fourth holiday as it had requested. The Foggy Bottom/West End advisory neighborhood commission voted unanimously June 19 to deny the club’s request, saying that years of ongoing disturbances associated with the Shadow Room did not warrant special privileges. Shadow Room was seeking to be open until 4 a.m. on the Fourth of July and Labor Day weekend, and management pledged to hire a detail of off-duty Metropolitan Police Department officers to help manage crowds on those days. But neighborhood commissioners said a “reimbursable detail� needed to be in place more often — in fact, every Thursday night. Few objections to the holiday hours in particular were raised at the neighborhood commission’s meeting. The problem, said residents of a nearby condominium, is that Shadow Room has continually failed to mitigate the noise of patrons leaving the establishment at regular times. Thursdays are often the worst, especially because many neighbors have to get up early for work the next morning, they said. “This club is causing concentric circles of disruption,� one resident said at the meeting. “It is a free-forall, a bedlam on that block.� But at the meeting and in a subsequent interview, Acott pushed back against criticisms of the club’s operations. Objections come from just a small group of residents, he said, and those residents have been unable to demonstrate that their complaints are related to Shadow Room. “It’s the same couple of people who complain at every single ANC meeting, and they have conjecture and hearsay,� he said in an interview. Neighborhood commission chair Florence Harmon said the commission could consider revisiting the issue before Labor Day if the situation at Shadow Room improves.

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Wizards draft Georgetown’s Otto Porter Jr. third overall By BRIAN KAPUR Current Staff Writer

Washington Wizards coach Randy Wittman spends plenty of time at Verizon Center — even when the team isn’t at work — so it was only natural he’d check out some Georgetown University home games played at the Phone Booth. Those look-ins allowed Wittman a glimpse at Hoyas sophomore Otto Porter Jr. “I’m a basketball coach,” said Wittman. “So whenever there’s a basketball game in our arena and I’m around, I stick my head in and watch. It doesn’t matter who it is.” The coach took an interest in Porter’s development over the last two years. “Watching him from his freshman year to what he did last year — that to me is encouraging,” Wittman said. “I thought his total package fit what I was looking for more than anybody else.” Those firsthand looks made the Wizards’ pre-draft work easier. But Wittman said he “was a little worried” another team might scoop up Porter before the Wizards’ selection on NBA draft night last Thursday. The coach even gave a joking warning to the small forward after he worked out for the team at Verizon Center on June 14. “I told the kid when he came here, ‘Don’t go and visit anywhere else.’” Although Porter still completed his other scheduled workouts, the Wizards were able to keep him in D.C., selecting him with the No. 3 overall pick in Thursday’s draft. The sophomore became the highest picked Hoya since Allen Iverson went No. 1 overall in 1996, and the ninth Georgetown player to be picked in the top 10. “It’s a dream come true just to even [be picked],” Porter said at his introductory news conference Friday. “Just knowing that it’s in my backyard makes it even better and that much more special.” The Wizards were just as pleased to land the Morley, Mo., native, who was the top-rated player on their draft board when their turn

came up. “He’s the type of player that we’re trying to build this franchise with,” said Wizards president Ernie Grunfeld. “He adds to what we have — a very solid backcourt — with John Wall and Bradley Beal. He will be a very good complement in the frontcourt to those players. We feel like we have a nice foundation of young players with high character. We can build with these players for years to come.” Although the chance to pick a local product was enticing, the Wizards see more than just a homegrown talent. “Fans are familiar with him,” said Grunfeld. “He has a very good reputation here, and that makes it all that much better.” Porter vaulted himself up the Wizards’ draft board thanks to his stellar sophomore season at Georgetown last winter. The 6-foot-8 player started 31 games while leading the team in both scoring and rebounding, with 16.2 points and 7.5 boards per game. He also showed flexibility, with a team-high 42 percent shooting from three-point range along with 57 steals. And his breakout season netted prestigious accolades — Big East player of the year and first-team All-American play last season. Porter’s numbers illustrate the versatility he will bring to the Wizards. “He has the total package — good work ethic, a team player, he can do multiple things out on the floor, he can guard several positions,” said Grunfeld. “He’s a young player that can be with us for many years to come.” Coach Wittman also praised Porter’s wellroundedness. “He’s a guy that, as a coach, you want guys like him,” Wittman said. “Sometimes people get labeled to be a shooter, rebounder, a guy that blocks shots. … This guy plays basketball. He knows how to play. I think he’s going to fit right in.” The Wizards’ coach points to Porter’s Georgetown pedigree as a factor in the 20-yearold’s development and skill set. Wittman said Hoyas coach John Thompson III “forces them to learn how to play the game the right way.

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The Washington Wizards stayed local with the No. 3 overall pick in Thursday’s NBA draft, selecting Georgetown’s Otto Porter Jr., right. The team introduced the former Hoya Friday in front of the media and Porter’s friends and family. That’s huge.” One of the biggest lessons Porter learned coming to the Hoyas from small-town Missouri was a relentless work ethic. “I knew nothing was going to be given to me easily,” said Porter. “I knew I had to work hard for it. Being under Coach Thompson definitely allowed me to explore my game and be a complete ball player.” While Porter appears to be an ideal fit in Washington, critics and scouts have pointed to his shooting as a potential weakness. But that purported deficiency was lost on Wittman. “I think he’s an underrated shooter,” said the coach. “When we were able to bring him in here and be with him the amount of time we

were on the floor, I don’t think that’s going to be a problem.” Hoyas coach Thompson also attended Friday’s news conference, talking up Porter’s potential at the NBA level. “He’ll show them,” Thompson said. “He’s one of the few players that I’ve coached ... where he’s not going to make the same mistake twice. He is going to understand and figure it out.” Porter hopes to make a quick impact and believes he can help the Wizards make their first postseason appearance since 2008. “I feel like with the talent that we have and the leadership we have that we can make that run next year,” he said.

TITLE IX: Complaint against DCPS alleges unequal opportunities for female athletes

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letic opportunities they deserve and that the law requires,” Greenberger says in the release. Despite the allegations in the report, D.C. Public Schools is “proud of the steps we have taken to create opportunities for our female studentathletes,” spokesperson Melissa Salmanowitz wrote in an email. “Over the past several years, we have pursued an aggressive agenda to help ensure our female studentathletes are able to compete in a variety of athletics. While we can’t comment on the specifics of this case, we are confident in the facts and look forward to correcting the

record.” According to data the National Women’s Law Center obtained from D.C. through Freedom of Information Act requests, roughly 700 more athletic opportunities for girls would be needed to create true equity with the opportunities provided to boys. Often the biggest tilt in Title IX equality is football, which has a large male roster and no female equivalent sport — such as the pairing between baseball and softball, or boys and girls soccer. It wasn’t clear in the law center’s report whether football was factored in. Terry Lynch, a parent at School Without Walls, said that in his experience boys are provided with better

resources and options than girls in the District are. He provided an example of a talented girls coach getting switched to the boys side at the Foggy Bottom school. “[We] brought on a semi-pro soccer coach to help the girls in the final month of their flagging season,” Lynch says in the law center’s release. “The girls responded quickly to the coach and ended up upsetting a stronger team and going on to the finals. So guess what happened? The school suddenly hired this coach for the boys’ team!” The model D.C. public school for gender equality in sports may be Wilson High School — it’s the only public school in the city, for exam-

ple, with a girls lacrosse team. Wilson is also one of just two D.C. public schools with field hockey (Walls is the other). But with only one artificial turf field at Wilson, there’s a constant need for use by all the teams. Critics say it’s often the girls teams that are forced to practice elsewhere, like nearby Fort Reno lawns. During the school’s first year of field hockey — a sport that should be played on a smooth turf surface, not a grassy, muddy field like at Fort Reno — the girls didn’t get much time on the Tigers’ main field, team members told The Current last year. The National Women’s Law Center also noted that sports like

swimming, soccer and tennis aren’t offered to girls at all schools. The report also pointed to Roosevelt High’s lack of a girls soccer team and the cancellation of its 2010 girls basketball season. “Athletics is more than an extracurricular activity; it is an opportunity to be part of something bigger and to learn leadership and other life skills,” Neena Chaudhry, the center’s senior counsel and director of equal opportunities in athletics, says in the release. Greenberger cited studies that show “girls who participate in sports attain higher academic achievement, experience lower teenage pregnancy rates and have overall better health.”

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ing returns in going back and forth.� The Planning Office has been working for five years to update the District’s half-century-old zoning regulations, a process punctuated by public meetings, task force recommendations, revisions and re-presentations. Now Tregoning plans to submit a draft rewrite to the Zoning Commission July 29, so the panel can start this fall in setting up hearings, making more revisions and setting dates for a final decision. Rough battle lines have long been drawn, between those who say they want a “livable, walkable city,� with more density but also more transit options so streets don’t have to be monopolized by cars; and residents of older neighborhoods who want to preserve their low density and protect already-scarce parking. “These regulations would turn our streets into a vast, polluted parking lot,� said Juliet Six of the Tenleytown Neighbors Association. “OP is still on an unassigned mission to make our city higher, tighter and denser,� said George Clark, a Forest Hills civic activist. Some are impatient with the slow pace of the rewrite. “Process is imperiling progress,� said at-large Council member David Grosso. “More hearings are unnecessary.� He noted the zoning code was last revamped in 1958, when the goal of city planners was to move commuters in and out, in an era when the private car was king. “Now step back, let OP finish its work, send this to the Zoning Commission and get this job done,� Grosso told the council chairman.

But Mendelson bristled at the idea that the council is responsible for any delay. He said he’d received a host of virtually identical emails, all generated by the Coalition for Smart Growth, saying the zoning update is “long overdue,� and pleading for “no more council hearings.� “I was perplexed,� he said. “These hearings don’t effect any delay. Whether and when OP submits is up to OP, and when the Zoning Commission [takes action] is up to the Zoning Commission. But as long as folks want to talk about these issues, there should be a venue.� But Mendelson also deflected complaints about poor communication and the Office of Planning’s alleged resistance to residents’ suggestions. “It would be helpful to have more testimony on the merits, rather than the process — not whether this or that table is perfect, but whether it makes sense if a building a few blocks from Metro needs a minimum amount of parking,� he told the witnesses. “That is what the Zoning Commission will decide.� As for the Office of Planning, Tregoning said it is still making revisions — on parking, and defining transit zones, for example. “The public input has been helpful. We’re in a fairly constant state of revision,� she said. “Today, July 2, my sense is you’re now in crunch time,� Mendelson acknowledged. And as to complaints that it’s difficult for the public to keep up with the revisions, he said, “it will probably get worse.� The final draft will be on the Planning Office’s website, and in libraries in each ward of the city, toward the end of July.

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poured hundreds of thousands of dollars in subsidies into the venue. Prior to soliciting bids for a new operator, the arts commission then spent another $1.1 million on upgrading the sound system and heating, ventilation and air conditioning. Officials declined to say who, besides I.M.P, bid on

the Lincoln Theatre contract, but said experience with promoting and operating a live performance venue was paramount. “What the commission was looking for was a proven track record. I think that was really a primary concern, that there was a proven ability to manage,� said Sarah Massey, a spokesperson for the arts commission. Hurwitz wrote that he intends to save money by using his 9:30 Club staff to operate the Lincoln Theatre.

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landmark status in the hopes it would prevent the owners from demolishing the existing house and building a new, larger home on the site. But the preservation board rejected the request, with every member who participated voting against it. (Board member Maria Casarella recused herself because she is the architect for the planned replacement house on the site.) The decision clears the way for the redevelopment of the site with a larger single-family home. In an earlier interview, Casarella had said the project will require no zoning relief. She also noted that although the lot is large enough to be legally subdivided, the property owner has never pursued that route. Brent Blackwelder, a neighbor who submitted the historic landmark application for the house, is considering an appeal of the preservation board’s decision. “We are disappointed, but we may take some further action,� he said. While the board didn’t think the

existing house merited landmark designation, several members thought there could be a good case for granting protections to Springland Lane in general, which might put some restrictions on the house itself. “I think this would qualify as a contributing building if this were to become a historic district,� said board chair Gretchen Pfaehler. Some neighbors indeed had a historic district in mind when they started to fight the razing of the 3530 house. The neighbors had already conducted some research on Springland Lane so they could pursue historic designation when they became aware of plans to tear down 3530. They began to worry that the loss would cause irreparable harm to the neighborhood’s character. Even though the landmark case failed, the staff report hinted that some of the same arguments could be tweaked for a strong historic district application. The neighbors had emphasized that the woman who lived in the house until 2007, Adlumia Sterrett

Sargent Hagner, was the great-great granddaughter of John Adlum, the “father of American Viticulture.� Adlum and his son-in-law had owned two farms adjacent in the Springland area as early as the 1840s. The Historic Preservation Office agreed that the presence of one family living on a piece of property continuously for nearly two centuries was impressive. Still, the family’s continuous presence seemed more relevant for a historic district proposal than a landmark application for a specific home. “[The family history] would likely only bolster a historic district nomination for an area broader than the subject lot. In that context, any of the family houses could be seen as among the important buildings of such a district,� wrote Tim Dennee in the Historic Preservation Office staff report. While Blackwelder said he would be happy to pursue a historic district for Springland Lane, some of the property owners on the street aren’t supportive. “Some residents are vigorously opposed to a historic district,� he said.

FILLMORE: Stakeholders seeking long-term solutions From Page 1

But according to Sherri Kimbel in Evans’ office, the chancellor was able to come up with the funds from within the D.C. Public Schools budget. “In the case of Fillmore, the small amount budgeted was well spent and provides solid results to students, and to parents who attend dance recitals or see the artwork students bring home,� Cheh and Evans said in a joint statement. “We are very pleased to hear that the Chancellor agreed with us and the parents and decided to keep Fillmore open.� D.C. Public Schools spokesperson Melissa Salmanowitz did not respond to The Current’s request for more details on how the additional funding became available. Fillmore’s stakeholders are pleased with the reprieve, but remain concerned about the arts center’s future. “We’re all breathing a big sigh of relief today knowing that we have what we need to keep the program strong for the 2013-2014 school year,� Kelly Richmond, president of Friends of Fillmore, said in a statement about the budget. “We’re still concerned about the years ahead, because we need to find a sustainable, long-term funding model and assure that Fillmore won’t be forced to fight each year for the money needed to deliver its award-winning programs, just as it has done for more than 30 years.� Parents and other Fillmore stakeholders have been advocating for the school since the chancellor announced the potential cuts in early spring. More than 1,000 people

signed an online petition asking the Henderson restore the funding. Supporters argued that over the past four years, Fillmore’s per-pupil funding was reduced by more than 40 percent — and they feared continued cuts would threaten the viability of the nearly 40-year-old arts program. Fillmore provides a music, visual arts, drama and dance curriculum to Stoddert, Key, Ross, Marie Reed, Hyde-Addison, Garrison, Houston elementary schools and Raymond Education Campus at two locations: Fillmore West, co-located at Hardy Middle School in Georgetown; and Fillmore East, co-located at Raymond Education Campus in Petworth. Each school community has noted that Fillmore offers a depth of programming for its students that individual schools would not be able to provide on their own. One change will take effect this fall: Fillmore will get a new principal. Katherine Latterner recently announced her retirement after serving eight years in that role at Fillmore. Before that, she spent 14 years teaching music and creative writing at the arts center. In the interim, Terry DeCarbo, D.C. Public Schools instructional superintendent, will oversee the day-to-day responsibilities of the arts center, according to Henderson. Friends of Fillmore president Richmond said Latterner was “instrumental in the expansion of the Fillmore Arts program,� and that she ensured “offerings were robust, that students were able to learn and develop, and that parents were informed and engaged.� Richmond reported that Latterner plans to remain a member of the Fillmore community.

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$1,475,000. Built in 1988, this loftlike five-bedroom home is located on a private drive, backing into Rock Creek Park. The property is part of a fourhome hidden enclave off Oregon Avenue designed by the same builder. Each has a slightly different footprint and is situated to take advantage of the best views of Rock Creek Park and the tributary below. The home at 6702 Oregon Ave. is the largest of the four. The foyer exemplifies the style of the home, with a view of the park behind the house immediately visible through wall-to-wall and floor-to-ceiling windows at the far wall. The home has an open floor plan, but also defines separate spaces with architectural details such as columns and half walls. There’s a formal dining and living room, as well as a den and a sunny reading room. Large windows and gleaming

oak hardwood floors can be found throughout the home. The kitchen was renovated in 2005, and includes granite countertops and custom cabinetry in maple. Top-of-the-line appliances include a Viking four-burner cooktop, SubZero refrigerator and Bosch dishwasher. The adjacent breakfast nook juts out over the backyard, and a contemporary chandelier descends from the ceiling above. In the step-down living room, a gas fireplace with a modern marble mantel is the focal point — that, and the picture window that looks out onto the park behind the house. A large glass door leads to the deck, which was replaced this year. An adjacent sitting area is drenched in natural light, providing a comfortable spot to curl up with a good book. Columns and a half wall that doubles as a built-in buffet separate the living room from the step-up dining room. Tucked behind a divider wall is a first-floor powder room. On the opposite side of the kitchen is the den, made even cozier by its wood-burning fireplace. A floating staircase leads to the second floor, where four of the home’s five bedrooms are located.

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Wednesday july 3 Discussion â– A summer lecture series on architecture will feature Nader Tehrani of Bostonbased NADAAA. 5:30 p.m. Free. Koubek Auditorium, Crough Center of Architectural Studies, Catholic University, 620 Michigan Ave. NE. architecture.cua.edu. Festival â– The Smithsonian Institution’s 47th annual Folklife Festival will focus on “Hungarian Heritage: Roots to Revival,â€? “One World, Many Voices: Endangered Languages and Cultural Heritageâ€? and “The Will to Adorn: African American Diversity, Style, and Identity.â€? 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Free. National Mall between 7th and 14th streets. 202-633-1000. The festival will continue daily through Sunday. Films â– The NoMa Summer Screen outdoor film series will feature Andrew Davis’ 1993 movie “The Fugitive,â€? starring Harrison Ford and Tommy Lee Jones. 7 p.m. Free. Loree Grand Field, 2nd and L streets NE. nomabid.org/noma-summer-screen. â– The Avalon Docs series will feature Dror Moreh’s film “The Gatekeepers,â€? about Israel’s domestic security agency. 8 p.m. $8.50 to $11.50. Avalon Theatre, 5612 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-9666000. Meeting â– The Petworth Bibliophiles’ Book Club will discuss Tupelo Hassman’s novel “Girlchild.â€? 7:30 p.m. Free. Petworth Library, 4200 Kansas Ave. NW. 202-243-1188. Performances â– As part of the Smithsonian Folklife Festival, the group MÄ puna Leo will celebrate the revitalization of Hawaiian culture and language. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. â– The collective LYGO DC will host a stand-up comedy show featuring Troy Lamont and Maija DiGiorgio. 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. $10. The Codmother, 1334 U St.

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Events Entertainment NW. lygodc.com. ■Washington Women in Theatre’s 10th-anniversary celebration will feature staged readings of “Funnel Cake Flowers & The Urban Chameleons� and “Showhouse� (shown). 8 p.m. $10 to $12; reservations required. Studio Theatre, Katzen Arts Center, American University, 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW. american.tix.com. Sporting event ■The Washington Nationals will play the Milwaukee Brewers. 6:05 p.m. $5 to $65. Nationals Park, 1500 South Capitol St. SE. 888-632-6287. The series will continue Thursday at 11:05 a.m. Thursday, July 4

Thursday july 4 Concerts ■The Washington National Cathedral’s annual Independence Day Organ Recital will feature selections by the U.S. Navy’s Sea Chanters ensemble, as well as classical and patriotic organ and piano performances. 11 a.m. Free. Washington National Cathedral, 3101 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-537-2228. ■The U.S. Air Force Band’s Airmen of Note ensemble will perform. 6 p.m. Free. National Air and Space Museum, 6th Street and Independence Avenue SW. 202-767-5658. ■As part of the Smithsonian Folklife Festival, Klezmer musician Bob Cohen will perform a blend of Hungarian, Romanian, Moldavian and Yiddish music with Szalonna and His Band. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-4674600. ■The National Symphony Orchestra and cast members from Broadway’s “Motown the Musical� will join singers Barry Manilow, Candice Glover, Scotty McCreery (shown), Darren Criss, Jackie Evancho and Megan Hilty for the musical extravaganza

her book “An American Family in World War II.� Noon to 5 p.m. Free. Mall Store, National Museum of American History, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-633-1000.

“A Capitol Fourth 2013.� 8 p.m. Free. West Lawn, U.S. Capitol. 202-467-4600. Parade ■The 2013 National Independence Day Parade will feature marching bands, floats, balloons and military units. 11:45 a.m. Free. Constitution Avenue between 7th and 17th streets NW. july4thparade. com. Special events ■The National Archives will celebrate the Fourth of July with an annual dramatic reading of the Declaration of Independence, performances by the Fife and Drum Corps and Continental Color Guard, and tours and activities inside the Archives Building. Ceremony from 10 to 11 a.m.; other activities from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Free. National Archives Building, Constitution Avenue between 7th and 9th streets NW. 202-357-5000. ■Cardinal Donald Wuerl, archbishop of Washington, will celebrate a July Fourth Mass as part of the 2013 Fortnight for Freedom, a two-week period of prayer and education about preserving religious freedom rights. Noon. Free. Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, 400 Michigan Ave. NE. 202-5268300. ■Friends of the Soldiers’ Home and the Armed Forces Retirement Home will host a July Fourth celebration with food vendors and children’s activities such as balloon-twisting, games and fishing. The day will culminate with a viewing of the fireworks on the National Mall. 4 to 9:30 p.m. Free admission. Southern grounds of the Armed Forces Retirement Home, Rock Creek Church Road and Randolph Street NW. thefourthatthesoldiershome.blogspot. com. Friday, July 5

Friday july 5 Concerts â– The U.S. Air Force Band’s Air Force Strings ensemble will perform. 12:30 p.m. Free. National Air and Space Museum, 6th Street and Independence Avenue SW. 202-767-5658. â– Ernest “EC3â€? Coleman and Friends will perform Latin jazz music. 5 to 8:30 p.m. Free. Sculpture Garden, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-289-3360. â– As part of the Smithsonian Folklife Festival, an ensemble from the Ecuadorian Hatun Kotama Cultural Center will perform traditional flute music from Ecuador. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. Films â– The “Hungary, Hero and Myth: Immigrant Experience and the Artist’s Eyeâ€? series will feature GĂĄbor BĂłdy’s 1975 film “American Postcard,â€? about Hungarian officers dispatched to survey the American Civil War, at 1 p.m.; and Ender Holes’ 2011 film “The Maiden Danced to Death,â€?

Children’s program ■A children’s film program will celebrate the joy of dance (for ages 5 and older). 10:30 a.m. Free. East Building Auditorium, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-7374215. The program will repeat Sunday at 11:30 a.m. and Wednesday at 10:30 a.m.

Thursday, july 4 ■Parade: The 47th annual Palisades Citizens Association Fourth of July parade will include neighborhood children on decorated bicycles, the Washington Scottish Bagpipe Band, Alma Boliviana (shown), the Georgetown-Palisades Lions Club, the Masons, the D.C. Different Drummers marching band, D.C. Fire Department Engine Co. 29, United Horsemen’s Association, clowns, vintage cars and city officials. The parade will start at 11 a.m. at Whitehaven Parkway and MacArthur Boulevard NW and proceed along MacArthur to the Palisades Recreation Center at Sherier and Dana places NW, site of a free post-parade picnic. 202-363-7441. about family separation following immigration, at 3 p.m. Free. East Building Auditorium, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-737-4215. ■The Golden Triangle Business Improvement District and the Heurich House Museum will present Michael Curtiz’s 1942 film “Yankee Doodle Dandy� as part of the weekly “Golden Cinema Series� of outdoor screenings. 8 p.m. Free. Courtyard, Heurich House Museum, 1307 New Hampshire Ave. NW. goldentriangledc.com. Performance ■The U.S. Marine Corps will host a weekly Friday Evening Parade with music and precision marching. 8:45 to 10 p.m. Free; reservations required. Marine Barracks, 8th and I streets SE. 202-4336060. Sporting event ■The Washington Nationals will play the San Diego Padres. 7:05 p.m. $5 to $65. Nationals Park, 1500 South Capitol St. SE. 888-632-6287. The series will continue Saturday at 4:05 p.m. and Sunday at 1:35 p.m. Saturday, July 6

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Class â– The Veterans History Project of the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress will lead a workshop about the oral history interviewing process, particularly in gathering first-person accounts of America’s wartime veterans. 1:30 p.m. Free; registration required. Corcoran Gallery of Art, 500 17th St. NW. veteranshistoryproject.eventbrite.com. Concerts â– The U.S. Navy Band’s Commodores ensemble will perform jazz music. Noon. Free. Corcoran Gallery of Art, 500 17th St. NW. 202-639-1700. â– The Adult Music Student Forum will perform works by Bach, Chopin and Beethoven. 3 p.m. Free. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. â– The Adams Morgan Summer Concert Series will feature the alternative rock band Devils Walk as Saints. 5 to 7 p.m. Free. Public plaza in front of BB&T Bank at Columbia Road, Adams Mills Road and 16th Street NW. 202-997-0783. â– As part of the 2013 Smithsonian Folklife Festival, singer Andrea Navratil will perform different styles of folk tunes from the Carpathian Basin. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-4674600. â– The 12-member band The Polyphonic Spree will perform a blend of pop, orchestral rock and gospel music. 8 p.m. $20. Sixth & I Historic Synagogue, 600 I St. NW. 800-745-3000. Discussion â– Contributors to “Baseball Prospectus 2013â€? will discuss this year’s baseball season. 6 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919. Family program â– The National Portrait Gallery and Dance Place will present “Dance Jam Family Day: Art on 8th NW,â€? featuring performances, arts and crafts, hula hooping and line dancing. 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Free. National Portrait Gallery, 8th and F streets NW. 202-633-1000. Films â– The “Hungary, Hero and Myth: Immigrant Experience and the Artist’s Eyeâ€? series will feature the 2008 film “No Subtitles Necessary: Vilmos and LĂĄszlĂł,â€? at 2 p.m.; and the 2002 romantic opera “BĂĄnk bĂĄn,â€? at 4 p.m. Both screenings will feature remarks by Hungarian cinematographer Vilmos Zsigmond. Free. East Building Auditorium, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202737-4215. â– The Black and White Classics Film See Events/Page 17

Continued From Page 16 Series will feature Woody Allen’s 1979 movie “Manhattan,� starring Diane Keaton and Meryl Streep. 2 p.m. Free. TenleyFriendship Library, 4450 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-727-1488. ■The Corcoran Gallery of Art will present the documentary “Bearing Witness,� about female war journalists. 3 p.m. Free; registration required. Corcoran Gallery of Art, 500 17th St. NW. bearingwitnessscreening.eventbrite.com. Performances ■Jamel Johnson will host Jose Sanchez, Adrian Rodney and Chelsea Shorte in “Wake & Bacon,� a weekly brunch and comedy show presented by the collective LYGO DC. 3 to 5 p.m. $10. Shaw’s Tavern, 520 Florida Ave. NW. lygodc.com. ■Washington Women in Theatre’s 10th-anniversary celebration will feature a staged reading of Sidra Rausch’s “How I Became a Bennington Girl.� 4 and 8 p.m. $10 to $12; reservations required. Studio Theatre, Katzen Arts Center, American University, 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW. american.tix.com. The performance will repeat Sunday at 4 p.m. ■The Alliance for New Music-Theatre will present a performance by Irish entertainer and playwright Dezy Walls. 8 p.m. Donation suggested. Salt & Pepper, 5125 MacArthur Blvd. NW. 202-364-5125. Sporting event ■The Washington Mystics will play the Seattle Storm. 7 p.m. $12 to $300. Verizon Center, 601 F St. NW. 800-745-3000. Walks and tours ■A three-mile hike through Rock Creek Park will focus on the area’s rich geology. 10 a.m. to noon. Free. Rock Creek Park Nature Center and Planetarium, 5200 Glover Road NW. 202-895-6070. ■As part of the “Free Summer Saturdays� program, the Corcoran Gallery of Art will lead a tour of its collection’s abstract works, and then participants will have a chance to create their own abstract art. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Free. Corcoran Gallery of Art, 500 17th St. NW. 202-639-1700. ■Washington Walks will present a walking tour of “Abraham Lincoln’s Washington.� 11 a.m. $15. Meet outside the White House exit to the McPherson Square Metro station. washingtonwalks.com. ■Washington Walks will present a walking tour of the Woodley Park neighborhood and the Washington National Cathedral. 11 a.m. $15. Meet outside the Woodley Park-Zoo Metro station. washingtonwalks.com. ■A tour of Peirce Mill and its grounds will feature a look at how renewable energy and gravity powered the 1820s technological marvel. 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Free. Peirce Mill, Tilden Street and Beach Drive NW. 202-895-6227. The tour will repeat Sunday at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. ■A park ranger will lead a tour of the Old Stone House and discuss life in Georgetown in the late 1700s. 3 to 3:30 p.m. Free. Old Stone House, 3051 M St. NW. 202-895-6070. Sunday, July 7 Sunday july 7 Children’s programs ■Children will hear a story about President Theodore Roosevelt, naturalist John

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Events Entertainment American cultures (for ages 3 through 12). 2 p.m. Free. Mount Pleasant Library, 3160 16th St. NW. 202-671-3121. â– An outdoor storytime and themegames day will feature stories about burrowing animals (for ages 4 through 9). 4:30 p.m. Free. Petworth Library, 4200 Kansas Ave. NW. 202-243-1188.

Muir and the National Parks. 2 to 5 p.m. Free. National Portrait Gallery, 8th and F streets NW. 202-633-1000. ■Rock Creek Park volunteer Libby Moulton will introduce games and toys that children played with during the 1770s (for ages 6 through 12 and their families). 3 p.m. Free. Old Stone House, 3051 M St. NW. 202-895-6070. Concerts ■The 20th annual Bach Festival will kick off with a concert by the Teiber Trio, featuring violinist Regino Madrid, cellist Charlie Powers and violist Sarah Hart. 1:30 p.m. $20 donation suggested. Grace Episcopal Church, Georgetown, 1041 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-333-7100. ■Dahlak Restaurant will present its weekly “DC Jazz Jam� session. 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Free. 1771 U St. NW. 202-5279522. Discussions and lectures ■Sculptor and installation artist Sam Scharf will discuss his work and how it connects to art on view at the Smithsonian American Art Museum. 1:30 p.m. Free. Smithsonian American Art Museum, 8th and F streets NW. 202-633-1000. ■Barnard College dance professor Lynn Garafola will discuss “Bronislava Nijinska: A Choreographer’s Journey.� 2 p.m. Free. East Building Auditorium, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-737-4215. ■TransAfrica Forum president Nicole Lee will lead a discussion on “Deconstructing the Mandela Myth.� 5 to 7 p.m. Free. Langston Room, Busboys and Poets, 2021 14th St. NW. 202-387-7638. ■Marvin Kalb, founding director of the Joan Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy, will discuss his book “The Road to War: Presidential Commitments Honored and Betrayed.� 5 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919. Film ■The “Hungary, Hero and Myth: Immigrant Experience and the Artist’s Eye� series will feature the 2006 film “Children of Glory,� about the 1956 Hungarian Revolution. 4 p.m. Free. East Building Auditorium, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-737-4215. Performances ■The collective LYGO DC will present a stand-up comedy show featuring Damo Hicks, Alexx Starr and Rich Bennett. 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. $10. Desperados, 1342 U St. NW. lygodc.com. ■Washington Women in Theatre’s 10th-anniversary celebration will feature performances of “Frances Perkins� and “Some Like It Hot, a Cabaret.� 8 p.m. $10 to $12; reservations required. Studio Theatre, Katzen Arts Center, American University, 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW. american.tix.com. The performance will repeat Monday at 8 p.m. Reading ■The Joaquin Miller Poetry Series will feature readings by Emily Fragos and Dora Malech. 3 p.m. Free. Rock Creek Park Nature Center, 5200 Glover Road NW. 703-820-8113. Special event ■Dumbarton House will host an ice

Class â– A workshop on the benefits of vermiculture will feature tips on how to create worm bins. 7:30 p.m. Free. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. 202-727-0321.

Sunday, july 7 ■Performance: As part of the 12th DC Hip-Hop Theater Festival, Grammy-nominated D.C. progressive hip-hop artist Christon “Christylez� Bacon will perform. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. Festival events will continue through July 14 at various venues. cream social, followed by a tour of its historic grounds. 1 to 3 p.m. $6. Dumbarton House, 2715 Q St. NW. icecreamsundayjuly.eventbrite.com. Walks and tours ■Rock Creek Park will present a “Fun Run,� featuring a three- to four-mile loop and a five- to seven-mile option. 10 to 11 a.m. Free. Rock Creek Park Nature Center and Planetarium, 5200 Glover Road NW. 202-895-6227. ■Ranger Tony Linforth will lead a horseback tour through Rock Creek Park. 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. $45. Rock Creek Park Horse Center, 5100 Glover Road NW. 202-362-0117. ■Ranger Michael Zwelling and his dog Brooke will lead a “Bark in the Park Hike� — for well-behaved canines and their companions — to Peirce Mill and back. Noon to 2:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. Rock Creek Park Nature Center and Planetarium, 5200 Glover Road NW. michael_zwelling@nps.gov. ■A tour of the Washington National Cathedral will focus on “Remembering the American Civil War.� 1:30 p.m. $10. Washington National Cathedral, 3101 Wisconsin Ave. NW. nationalcathedral.org. Monday,july July 8 8 Monday Children’s programs ■“Uno, Dos, Tres con Andres� will feature a musical program focusing on Latin

Concerts ■The “Live! on Woodrow Wilson Plaza� series will feature The Vibe performing Latin jazz. Noon to 1:30 p.m. Free. Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. 202312-1300. Performances will continue through Aug. 27 each Monday and Tuesday at noon. ■Kobo Town, led by Trinidadian-Canadian songwriter Drew Gonsalves, will perform Calypso music. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-4674600. ■The 21st Century Consort, the Folger Consort, soprano Mary Mackenzie and members of the Cathedral Choirs will perform music written specifically to be played at the Washington National Cathedral, including works by composers Stephen Albert, James Primosch and Christopher Patton. 7 p.m. $25. Washington

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Sporting event ■ The Washington Kastles, featuring South African power hitter Kevin Anderson, will play the New York Sportimes in Mylan World TeamTennis competition. 7 p.m. $35 to $60. Kastles Stadium at The Wharf, 800 Water St. SW. 800-745-3000. Teen program ■ The Petworth Library will lead teens in writing, directing and acting in their own reality-based “webisodes.” 4 p.m. Free. Petworth Library, 4200 Kansas Ave. NW. 202-243-1188. Tuesday, July 9 Tuesday july 9 Classes and workshops ■ Teacher and therapist Heather Ferris will lead a weekly yoga class. Noon. Free. Watha T. Daniel-Shaw Library, 1630 7th St. NW. 202-727-1288. ■ Instructor Jillian Penndorf will lead a gentle yoga class. 4 p.m. Free; reservations required. Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. 202-727-0232. ■ The group Yoga Activist will present a weekly yoga class geared toward beginners. 7 p.m. Free. Cleveland Park Library, 3310 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-2823080. Concerts ■ The “Live! on Woodrow Wilson Plaza”

Tuesday, july 9 ■ Discussion: Playwright Anton Piatigorsky will discuss his book “The Iron Bridge: Short Stories of 20th Century Dictators as Teenagers.” 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-3641919. series will feature blues singer Gina Sicilia. Noon to 1:30 p.m. Free. Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. 202-3121300. ■ Pianist Hyeweon Lee, a member of the Levine School of Music faculty, will perform works by Bach, Schumann, Brahms and Chopin. 12:10 p.m. Free. Church of the Epiphany, 1317 G St. NW. 202-3472635. ■ Students from the Eastern Music Festival Piano Program will perform. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. ■ The U.S. Navy Band’s Commodores ensemble will perform. 7:30 p.m. Free. U.S. Navy Memorial, 701 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. navyband.navy.mil. ■ The U.S. Air Force Band’s Airmen of Note ensemble will perform. 8 p.m. Free. West Steps, U.S. Capitol. 202-767-5658. Demonstration ■ Gardener Eric Leavitt will demonstrate how to grow, harvest and store garlic. Noon to 1 p.m. Free. Conservatory Garden Court, U.S. Botanic Garden, 100 Maryland Ave. SW. 202-225-8333. Discussions and lectures ■ The Omnibus Lecture Series will feature a streaming video of retired U.S. Ambassador Thomas R. Pickering discussing “The Role of Diplomacy in a Changing World.” 12:30 p.m. Free. Second-floor West Lobby, Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. 202-727-0321. ■ A lecture series on aging in place in D.C. will feature a talk by Courtney Wil-

liams of the D.C. Office on Aging and Jennifer Berger of AARP Legal Counsel for the Elderly on “Free Government and Legal Services at Your Doorstep.” 2 to 4 p.m. Free; reservations required. Iona Senior Services, 4125 Albemarle St. NW. 202895-9448. ■ Justice Policy Institute senior researcher Melissa Neal will lead a discussion of the group’s book “Incarceration Generation.” 6 to 7:30 p.m. Free. Langston Room, Busboys and Poets, 2021 14th St. NW. 202-387-7638. ■ Holistic nutrition expert Nancy Nelson will discuss the health benefits of the Mediterranean diet, which emphasizes greens, grains, healthy proteins and healthy fats. 6:30 p.m. Free; registration requested. Figs Mediterranean Cafe, 4828 MacArthur Blvd. NW. 202-333-7773. Films ■ The Popular Movie Series will feature Tyler Perry’s 2013 film “Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor.” 6 p.m. Free. Room A-5, Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. 202-7270321. ■ The Georgetown Library’s “Groundbreakers” film series will feature Julian Schnabel’s 2007 movie “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly.” 6:30 p.m. Free. Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. 202-727-0232. Meetings ■ The History Book Club will discuss Larry McMurtry’s “Oh What a Slaughter: Massacres in the American West: 18461890.” 1 p.m. Free. Chevy Chase Library, 5625 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-2820193. ■ The Creative Juices Writing Club will host a monthly workshop led by author and poet Ginger Ingalls. 7 p.m. Free. Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. 202727-0232. Performances ■ The Culture of the Spirit Tour will present music, dance and theater performances by artists from around the globe. 6:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. Greenberg Theatre, American University, 4200 Wisconsin Ave. NW. american.tix. com. ■ Washington Women in Theatre’s 10th-anniversary celebration will feature a staged reading of Caleen Sinnette Jennings’ “Cream Soda & Creme de Menthe.” 8 p.m. $10 to $12; reservations required. See Events/Page 20 KĨĨĞƌŝŶŐ Ă WĞƌƐŽŶĂůŝnjĞĚ ƉƉƌŽĂĐŚ

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is open Wednesday through Sunday from noon to 6 p.m. 202-463-0203. ■“The Burning of Visibility: From Reality to Dream,� featuring three photographic series by French artist Anne-Lise Large that depict American culture between 2009 and 2012, will open today with a reception at 6 p.m. at the Art Museum of the Americas’ F Street Gallery. It will continue through Aug. 9. Located at 1889 F St. NW, the gallery is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. 202-370-0147. ■“The Alien’s Guide to the Ruins of Washington, D.C.,� a site-specific installation by

Ellen Harvey that envisions the District 10,000 years into the future through the eyes of visitors from another planet, will open today at the Corcoran Gallery of Art and continue through Oct. 6. Located at 500 17th St. NW, the gallery is open Wednesday through Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Wednesday until 9 p.m. Admission costs $10 for adults and $8 for seniors and students; it is free for ages 12 and younger and military personnel. 202-6391700. ■“Man and His Passion,� presenting new paintings by Nigerian-born Maryland artist Stanley Agbontaen that lushly and impressionistically portray cities and their inhabitants, will open Saturday with a reception from 6:30 to 9 p.m. at International Visions Gallery. The exhibit will continue through Aug. 10. Located at 2629 Connecticut Ave. NW, the gallery is open Wednesday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. 202-234-5112. ■“The Marvelous Real: Colombia Through the Vision of Its Artists,� highlighting the complexities, challenges and singularities of

Colombia through the works of 24 of its artists, will open Monday at the Inter-American Development Bank Cultural Center and continue through Sept. 27. Located at 1300 New York Ave. NW, the gallery is open Monday through Friday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. 202-623-1213. ■“Romance of Flight,� presenting semiabstract energetic paintings by Mimi Stuart on subjects that include aeronautics, music, sports, legendary individuals and celebrities, opened recently at Watergate Gallery, where it will continue through July 27. Works by special guest artists Kristin Hill, Crissie Murphy and Michelle Rouch are also being shown. 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 Confidence Booster,� an installation by New York artist Angelo Tirambulo employing mirrors and hip-hop lyrics, opened Monday in the lounge of the Capitol Skyline Hotel. The exhibit, part of the Washington Project for the Arts’ new Hothouse series, will

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Concerts â– New Orleans-based ensemble Native America will perform a blend of experimental rock, pop and folk music. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202467-4600. â– The 20th annual Bach Festival will feature Stephen Ackert on organ and harpsichord, Claudia Chudacoff on violin and Ben Wensel on cello. 7:30 p.m. $20 donation suggested. Grace Episcopal Church, Georgetown, 1041 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-333-7100. â– The Marine Band will perform. 8 p.m. Free. West Terrace, U.S. Capitol. 202-4334011.

Special event ■The Woman’s National Democratic Club will host a barbecue party with food, drinks and cowboy songs. 6 to 8 p.m. $15 to $30. Woman’s National Democratic Club, 1526 New Hampshire Ave. NW. 202232-7363. Sporting event ■The Washington Kastles, featuring South African power hitter Kevin Anderson, will play the Boston Lobsters in Mylan World TeamTennis competition. 7 p.m. $35 to $60. Kastles Stadium at The Wharf, 800 Water St. SW. 800-745-3000. Teen program ■The Albus Cavus art collective will teach a class on wheatpasting and poster making. 2 p.m. Free. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. 202-7270321. Wednesday, July 10

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Discussions and lectures â– Retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Sheldon Goldberg will discuss “From Clarinet to Combat to Clandestine Service ‌ One Jew, Two Careers of Service ‌ and One More.â€? Noon to 2 p.m. Free. National Museum of American Jewish Military History, 1811 R St. NW. 202-265-6280. â– Northwest Neighbors Village will host an afternoon tea and discussion about plans for a cruise to New England from Oct. 17 through 25 on the Grandeur of the Seas, as well as other cruising opportunities around the world. 3 p.m. Free; reservations requested by July 8. 3211 Tennyson St. NW. 202-237-1895. â– Catherine Allgor, author of “A More Perfect Union: Dolley Madison and the Creation of the American Nation,â€? will discuss the role of women in the early republic. 6 to 7 p.m. Free. National Portrait Gallery, 8th and F streets NW. 202-633-1000.

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Wednesday, july 10 ■Discussion: Best-selling thriller novelist Brad Thor (shown) will discuss his books and work with the Department of Homeland Security’s “Red Cell� program — a group of artists commissioned to brainstorm terrorist scenarios for the government — in a conversation with Daily Caller editor Jamie Weinstein. 7 p.m. $14. Sixth & I Historic Synagogue, 600 I St. NW. 877-987-6487. ■Photographer Louie Palu, whose work is featured in the Corcoran Gallery of Art’s exhibition “War/Photography,� will discuss his experiences on the front lines covering conflict. 7 p.m. $6 to $12. Corcoran Gallery of Art, 500 17th St. NW. 202-6391700. ■Novelist Jami Attenberg will discuss her book “The Middlesteins.� 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919. Films ■“The Met: Live in HD� will feature an encore showing of Rossini’s “Armida.� 7 p.m. $12.50. AMC Mazza Gallerie, 5300 Wisconsin Ave. NW. fathomevents.com. ■The NoMa Summer Screen outdoor film series will feature Paul Feig’s 2011 comedy “Bridesmaids.� 7 p.m. Free. Loree Grand Field, 2nd and L streets NE. nomabid.org/noma-summer-screen. ■Dumbarton House’s Jane Austen Film Festival will feature the 1999 film “Mansfield Park,� starring Frances O’Connor and Jonny Lee Miller. 7 p.m. Free; reservations suggested. North Garden, Dumbarton House, 2715 Q St. NW. dumbartonhouse.org. ■The Lions of Czech Film series will feature Jan Hrebejk’s 2008 comedy “Shameless,� about a television weatherman who deals with a looming mid-life crisis and his increasingly unsatisfying marriage with a steady stream of affairs. 8 p.m. $8.50 to $11.50. Avalon Theatre, 5612 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-9666000. Performances ■The collective LYGO DC will host a stand-up comedy show featuring Max Rosenblum, Becca Steinhoff and Danny Rouhier. 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. $10. The Codmother, 1334 U St. NW. lygodc.com. ■Busboys and Poets will host an open mic poetry night. 9 to 11 p.m. $5. Cullen Room, Busboys and Poets, 1025 5th St. NW. 202-789-2227. Special event ■Washington Nationals fans will have a chance to watch their team take on the Philadelphia Phillies and talk baseball with Thom Loverro, sports columnist and cohost of “The Sports Fix� on ESPN 980. 7

Classes and workshops ■The Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library will host a workshop on how to locate film reviews and nonfiction book reviews in the New York Times and Washington Post databases. 2 p.m. Free. Room 311, Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. 202-727-0321. ■The Juanita E. Thornton/Shepherd Park Library will lead a class on the art of painting rocks. 3 p.m. Free. Juanita E. Thornton/Shepherd Park Library, 7420 Georgia Ave. NW. 202-541-6100. Concerts ■The American Folklife Center’s Homegrown Concert Series will feature Ohio-based group Harmonia performing music from Central Europe and the Transcarpathian Mountains. Noon. Free. Coolidge Auditorium, Jefferson Building, Library of Congress, 10 1st St. SE. 202707-5510. ■The band Harmonia will perform music styled after turn-of-the-century Gypsy bands. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600. ■The 14th Street Uptown Business Association’s summertime concert series will feature the ensemble Seven performing jazz. 7 to 8:30 p.m. Free. Plaza, 4700 14th St. NW. summeroftheartsdc.org. ■The Fort Reno concert series will feature the bands Feed the Bird, Typefighter and Blockhead. 7:15 p.m. Free. Fort Reno Park, 40th and Chesapeake streets NW. fortreno.com. ■The Marine Band will perform. 7:30 p.m. Free. Yards Park, 355 Water St. SE. 202-433-4011. ■Singer-songwriter Julia Holter will perform indie rock. 8 p.m. $12 to $15. Sixth & I Historic Synagogue, 600 I St. NW. 800745-3000. ■The U.S. Army Concert Band will perform as part of its “Sunsets with a Soundtrack� series. 8 p.m. Free. West Steps, U.S. Capitol. usarmyband.com. Discussions and lectures ■Joshua Kendall will discuss his book “America’s Obsessives: The Compulsive Energy That Built a Nation.� Noon. Free. Madison Building, Library of Congress, 101 Independence Ave. SE. 202-707-5221. ■Peter Carlson will discuss his book “Junius and Albert’s Adventures in the Confederacy: A Civil War Odyssey,� about two New York Tribune correspondents who were captured at the Battle of Vicksburg and spent 20 months in prisons before escaping. Noon. Free. McGowan Theater, National Archives Building, Constitution Avenue between 7th and 9th streets NW. 202-357-5000. ■Author, commentator and columnist E.J. Dionne will discuss “Our Divided Political Heart and How Washington Can Work Again.� Luncheon at 12:15 p.m.; program at 1 p.m. $10 to $30. Woman’s National Democratic Club, 1526 New Hampshire

Ave. NW. 202-232-7363. â– Maria Alberola-Boada will discuss “The Ballets Russes and Spain: A Source of Inspiration.â€? 3 p.m. Free. West Building Lecture Hall, National Gallery of Art, 6th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202737-4215. â– Historian Sanjay Subrahmanyam will discuss “The Hidden Self: Some First-Person Narratives From India 1500-1800.â€? 4 p.m. Free. Room 119, Jefferson Building, Library of Congress, 10 1st St. SE. 202707-5510. â– Author Cathleen Schine will discuss her novel “Fin & Lady.â€? 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919. Films â– The Southern Food Short Film Series will show movies about regional cuisine. Noon. Free. Second-floor West Lobby, Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. 202-727-0321. ■“Canal Park Thursday Moviesâ€? will feature an outdoor screening of Christopher Nolan’s 2005 film “Batman Begins,â€? starring Christian Bale and Michael Caine. Sundown. Free. Canal Park, 2nd and M streets SE. capitolriverfront.org. Meetings â– The Afternoon Book Discussion Group will discuss selected poems of the 2011 poet laureate, Phillip Levine. 2:30 p.m. Free. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. 202-727-1161. â– The Mystery Book Group will meet to discuss “The Big Blowdownâ€? by George Pelecanos. 6:30 p.m. Free. Barnes & Noble, 555 12th St. NW. 202-347-0176. Performance â– Carnival dancers from Barranquilla will present typical performances from the Atlantic coast of Colombia. 6:30 p.m. Free. Iglesias Auditorium, Inter-American Development Bank, 1330 New York Ave. NW. 202-623-3558. Special events â– The Phillips Collection and Brightest Young Things will present “UnStill Life,â€? a cubism-inspired Bastille Day fĂŞte with live music, a dessert bar, cocktails and more. The event will include a tour in French of the “Georges Braque and the Cubist Still Life, 1928-1945â€? exhibition and a gallery talk about “Playful Inventions: Repetition and Rhyme in Braque’s Still Lifes.â€? 5 to 8:30 p.m. $22; free for Phillips Collection members. Phillips Collection, 1600 21st St. NW. phillipscollection.org/events. ■“Brew at the Zooâ€? will feature beer tastings with samples from more than 40 microbreweries. Proceeds will support animal care and other initiatives at the National Zoo. 6 to 9 p.m. $30 to $85; tickets required. National Zoo, 3001 Connecticut Ave. NW. nationalzoo.si.edu. â– The Divine Science Church of the Healing Christ will present a special meditation series. 6:30 to 8 p.m. Free. 2025 35th St. NW. 202-333-7630. The series will continue July 18 and 25 at 6:30 p.m. Sporting event â– The Washington Kastles will play the Springfield Lasers in Mylan World TeamTennis competition. 7 p.m. $45 to $85. Kastles Stadium at The Wharf, 800 Water St. SW. 800-745-3000.

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current homeowners used as a gallery to display their art collection. With large windows looking out to the park, it could easily be envisioned as an art studio space or music room. The home’s fifth bedroom is to the right,

and includes built-in bookcases. To the left is a step-down family room that features a gas fireplace and a wet bar. Two sets of sliding glass doors lead to a large screenedin porch. There’s also a separate laundry room and a full bath on this level. The current homeown-

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Oct. 1. The council had to immediately decide how to allocate $50 million of the windfall. Over the next two days, Catania tried to round up support for spending most of the money on both public and charter schools that educate poorer children. The precise numbers kept changing, but he won enough support to keep the outcome in doubt right up to the June 26 vote. Catania initially proposed spending an extra $700 per disadvantaged student, but whittled that down to keep funding for other council members’ favored programs. He ended up with a plan to add $558 for each targeted child — totaling $19 million for public schools, and about $13 million for charters. He called the money “a down payment on full weighting, what other cities do for poor children.” In often-heated debate, Catania repeatedly cited the school system’s lack of progress in meeting minimum proficiency goals in schools in poor neighborhoods, and said the money could pay for “longer school days, a longer school year, smaller classes.” “For those who think it costs the same to educate a child on Nebraska Avenue and on Alabama Avenue, think again,” he argued. Newly won supporters chimed in: “We have a school system now where children come out too disabled to support themselves. We have to change the formula and improve their chance for leading productive lives,” said Mary Cheh of Ward 3. She noted the debate “has all unfolded in the last 12 hours,” but added, “we have to seize this opportunity.” Marion Barry of Ward 8 said the District’s achievement gap “between white and black is the largest in the nation,” with scores actually dropping at Ballou and Anacostia high schools. “These black kids of lowincome parents are missing out,” he said. Jim Graham of Ward 1 reeled off a list of schools serving his ward — Adams, Banneker, Cardozo, Coolidge, H.D. Cooke, Marie Reed — that would benefit if the per-pupil formula is changed to favor poorer students. But opponents said the change needed more thought, and that a comprehensive study of per-pupil funding is already underway. Chair Phil Mendelson said the council already had a “priority list” to use the extra $50 million, and that programs for seniors, mental health

and other needs would be cut if Catania got his way. “The weighted formula was not even a whisper two days ago, and the numbers keep changing,” he said. Although Mendelson said he agrees with a formula that benefits economically disadvantaged students, he wants to work with the school system “to get the numbers right.” “This is a false choice,” said Ward 5 member Kenyan McDuffie, “that we have to decide today.” More substantively, other members said the District already spends more per pupil than virtually any other jurisdiction, yet still hosts some of the nation’s lowest performing schools. Just “throwing money at the problem” won’t work, they said. “If more money for schools was the answer, we would have the best school system in America,” said Jack Evans of Ward 2. “We have the highest paid teachers in the region; we’ve spent billions on modernization.” He said Catania offered no detailed plan for spending the extra funds. “We have to spend money wisely, not to just do something to make us feel better,” Evans said. Catania lit into those who opposed him. “They offer excuses, but no solutions. The mayor says ‘study it some more.’ Every year we study, and our children fall farther behind.” Ultimately, Catania won support from Barry, Cheh, Graham, Muriel Bowser of Ward 4 and Yvette Alexander of Ward 7 — one shy of a majority vote. The council instead voted to spend some of the new money on affordable-housing programs, subsidized child care, adult literacy and other social services. For schools, it added funding to expand mental health, technology and truancy prevention programs, as well as subsidizing free Metrobus and Circulator rides for all District schoolchildren. In the approved D.C. budget, the council also fulfilled a long-pledged but modest reduction in the city sales tax rate, from 6 percent to 5.75 percent; and set aside $18 million to fund other recommendations expected from a tax revision commission later this year. And Mendelson agreed to direct 50 percent of revenue from a future tax on Internet sales to homeless programs, a priority of Cheh and Graham. Two weeks earlier Mendelson had proposed using that potential revenue to improve Metro services.

ers used another separate room as an exercise space, but it could also be reconceived as a wine cellar. The home also features a two-car garage, accessible from the main level. Located just steps from the trails of Rock Creek Park, the house is also a short walk from the park’s horse stables just down the street.

This five-bedroom property with four-anda-half baths at 6702 Oregon Ave. is offered for $1,475,000. For details contact Stacy Berman or Rose Siegel of Stacy & Partners Real Estate Consultants, a Long & Foster company, at 301-466-4056 or stacy.berman@lnf.com, or 202-744-9139 or rose@lnf.com.

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ident Barbara Lang said the District has “the worst business tax climate in the nation.” She called for lower corporate tax and commercial property tax rates, urging the commission to consider the economic impact of local businesses rather than just the tax revenue. “What we need to do is support entrepreneurs and small-business people who want to make a better life for themselves and their communities and are the true job creators in our economy,” Lang said. “Stifling taxation and fees only make the decision easier for a small business to locate in Virginia or Maryland.” The District’s corporate franchise tax rate is 9.975 percent while the Maryland rate is 8.25 percent and Virginia’s is 6 percent. The D.C. commercial property tax rate is $1.882 per $100 valuation. The next highest in the area is Reston’s $1.487. In Rosslyn the rate is $1.224. “When a company considers a location or relocation, the tax burden can easily remove the District from a shortlist,” said Lang. She acknowledged D.C. couldn’t afford to match Virginia’s 6 percent rate, but said it could “come up with something fair.” Williams argued that businesses are not driven just by taxes when they select locations. Lang agreed that taxes “are not the only factor,” but said they “are a part of the equation. ... There is a tipping point.” Commission member David Brunori, a George Washington University professor, said that the proximity of competitive jurisdictions to D.C. means that relative tax rates can have a greater impact locally than they do in most other areas. Marie Drissel, an activist who lives in Sheridan-Kalorama, criticized the city law that limits property tax increases to 10 percent annually, regardless of the value of the property. Because of the law, residents in different

parts of the city are taxed at different proportions of their property values, she said — as low as 40 percent in some areas to nearly 100 percent in Sheridan-Kalorama. The current measure is in place largely to help prevent people with fixed incomes from being forced from their homes due to major increases in tax liability, but Drissel said most of the benefit goes to areas where values have skyrocketed. She suggested that the city instead tax all property owners between 50 and 85 percent of their values. Drissel also urged the District to follow federal guidelines for estate taxes, exempting the first $5 million of an inheritance instead of the $1 million currently allowed in D.C. She said many of her neighbors have moved their legal residences to Florida or Virginia to avoid the tax, which also means that the District loses out on revenue from other taxes. Edward Krauze of the D.C. Association of Realtors attacked the recordation tax, assessed at 1.1 percent to 1.45 percent of a property’s sale price (the lower rate applies to transactions of less than $400,000). Krauze said it’s often difficult for buyers to come up with that money. Williams answered that it raises a great deal of money for a valuable purpose — $239 million annually, most funding affordable housing. “Just because it’s easy [to collect] ... doesn’t make it right,” countered Krauze. “Let’s start to roll it back.” Numerous individual citizens complained that the D.C. tax code is regressive, hitting the poor more than the wealthy. Witnesses included high-income residents who said they wouldn’t mind paying a higher share. Some witnesses also criticized business tax breaks as “corporate welfare.” “Higher taxes on high incomes are unlikely to cause [residents] to move,” said Adams Morgan resident Jerry Clark. “The risks are very slight.”

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And then, most recently, came attempts to stretch the exemption: A Walgreens in Cleveland Park apparently slipped through the cracks a few years back and got a B license as a “full-service grocery,” and last year a Walgreens in Van Ness and a CVS outlet in Woodley Park also applied. Ward 3 Council member Mary Cheh pushed through a bill late last year requiring the alcohol board to clarify what constitutes a full-service grocery. She said she wasn’t taking a stand on whether pharmacies should sell alcohol. “My objection was they were trying to

fit into that narrow definition, and they didn’t fit,” Cheh said. So over recent months, the alcohol board painstakingly crafted a rather complex definition for a “full-service grocery,” setting out square footage requirements and percentage minimums that must be devoted to selling food, and to various types of food products — meat, fresh produce, dairy foods and nonalcoholic drinks, for example. At a council hearing last week on the issue, Alcoholic Beverage Regulation Administration director Fred Moosally explained the three-part test: 50 percent of retail space, or a minimum of 6,000 square feet devoted to sale

of groceries, with 5 percent or more in at least six of seven listed food categories. “We recognize the Costcos and Walmarts, and we wanted to allow smaller stores, too,” Moosally told Orange, who chaired the hearing. “And the 5 percent test is supposed to mean full-service, to make sure you’re not just putting out bananas.” Orange questioned the 5 percent test, but said he understood the general rationale for requiring at least half of a store or 6,000 square feet to be devoted to groceries. He said that test would likely exclude chain drugstores like Walgreens and CVS, which typically devote a few aisles to snacks, staples and a smattering

of fresh and prepared foods. “I did introduce bill that will address their issue,” he said of the drugstores. Orange said his bill’s restrictions would limit wine and beer sales only to larger drugstores. Alcohol would have to constitute less than 15 percent of gross sales, for example, and a licensed pharmacist would have to be on the premises. That will “keep the number of stores low, because it excludes small corner stores without pharmacists. And it keeps views of the neighborhood in mind because [advisory neighborhood commission] opinions weigh heavily,” Orange said. Only Marion Barry of Ward 8 signed on as a co-sponsor.

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Sherier Place, where the reopening will dovetail with one of the neighborhood’s best-known and most-loved events: its 47th annual Fourth of July parade. While Palisades Citizens Association first vice president Steve Waller said community members were unsure whether the Palisades’ new play space would be ready in time for the parade, Stokes said that the renovations would indeed be complete by July Fourth and that Mayor Gray will be on hand for a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The popular parade is funded by donations and

money raised from Palisades Citizens Association’s annual T-shirt sale, according to Waller. The event typically features floats from community organizations, as well as marching bands, cultural groups and dance exhibitions. Local political and church leaders lead the pack. “The community event makes it almost like we’re a little city out in the middle of nowhere,” Waller said. The event also includes an awards ceremony, where Gray is expected to open the renovated Palisades Park. The Palisades play area, which is currently closed, will feature new shading, water spray features, outdoor fitness equipment, a skating area, gardens and features evocative of Native American themes.

PIPES: Work could affect trees in two area parks would likely either widen hiking trails or create a new access road to make room for construction vehicles, Slowinski said. Mooring said she couldn’t confirm Slowinski’s report. “We don’t know yet how many trees will be impacted as we are very early in the planning process,” she wrote.

As part of the project, the water authority will also eliminate exposed pipes and manholes when possible, according to Mooring. Slowinski added that “daylighting” some streams — bringing them out of pipes up to the surface — may also be involved. The D.C. Water and Sewer Authority will hold a public meeting on the project from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m.

July 18 at the Methodist Home of D.C., 4901 Connecticut Ave. NW. Comments may also be submitted to the water authority’s project manager at jessica.demoise@dcwater.com and to the National Park Service at tinyurl.com/pipe-project-comment. Also, the Wesley Heights/Foxhall advisory neighborhood commission will discuss the project in more detail at its July 10 meeting.

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sin Ave., has been a go-to for Glover Park ice cream fans for the past two decades. Last month, an online open letter at change.org asking the Bassins to reconsider garnered more than 500 signatures, and a “Save Max’s” Facebook page has more than 860 “likes.” The Glover Park Citizens Association also sent a letter asking the Bassins to reverse course. In May, Snedden said that Rocklands had become a target for harassment, and filed a police report after two inflamed incidents inside his 2418 Wisconsin Ave. restaurant. Snedden said many of the neighborhood complaints have died down since the landlords released a statement of their intentions for the properties. “It seemed like people calmed down after that, and were more considerate,” he said. “We certainly had people who would like to have seen a different outcome reached, but other people just in passing, walking on the street have offered words of encouragement.” Snedden also noted that the space will be used by an already well-loved local restaurant, and not interlopers from an unknown restaurant group or national franchise. When reached by The Current this week, Keshani declined to issue a formal statement for both “personal and legal reasons,” but described the situation as “twisted.” Still, Keshani had nothing but glowing remarks for his devotees in the neighborhood. “Everything I could do over the past 20 years, I did. … I’m grateful for the people who have been supporting me all along,” he said. “They know I’ve been robbed.” Keshani accepted the property owners’ Oct. 31 compromise on the advice for his daughter Neda, who has taken on a management role at the store, according to Joe Fiorillo, a longtime Max’s customer who has been following Keshani’s travails. Fiorillo, who is also a Glover Park advisory neighborhood commissioner but has followed the issue as a private citizen, said Keshani is “really taking [the closing] rough.” Fiorillo said Neda plans to take inventory of the kitchen equipment currently in Keshani’s shop to deter-

mine what pieces of machinery — some of which has a value running into the hundreds of thousands of dollars — belong to the building itself, and which belong to Keshani. According to Fiorillo, the family hopes to either work out an agreement to leave behind the equipment for Rocklands for a price, sell it elsewhere or store it. Snedden said he has not had a discussion with the Max’s owners about acquiring their kitchen equipment. Snedden has been operating Rocklands for more than 20 years, and has long expressed a desire to expand table and chair space, as well as to add food runners — effectively making Rocklands a sit-down restaurant. The planned expansion will also allow Rocklands to install bathrooms in the restaurant, and provide more space for its growing baked-goods offerings. “There’s no right and there’s no wrong here. It’s just two guys who each had a business, but never had a personal relationship. There was never any repertoire between the two of them,” Fiorillo said of Snedden and Keshani. “It’s like one of those Hatfields and McCoys situations.” He also dismissed some residents’ suggestions that Snedden had secured the lease in a way that was not aboveboard. “[Snedden is] a squeaky clean guy. He supports the community, and he’s very enterprising. It just came at a bad time for Max,” said Fiorillo. Community members have been trying to offer alternate suggestions for Keshani to possibly set up shop elsewhere on Wisconsin Avenue, but Keshani has been reluctant to entertain moving his ice cream store. A source close to Keshani who declined to be identified said that “you can’t really address moving with Max, you can’t look for another space. He doesn’t want to hear that. He’s really divorced himself from moving.” Snedden said he hasn’t yet had access to Max’s store but anticipates being able to check it out within the next couple of months. Renovations for Rocklands’ expansion will begin after Oct. 31, he said, and he anticipates finishing construction by early December.

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Wednesday, July 3, 2013 D St. NW. 202-393-3939; woollymammoth.net. ■ The Kennedy Center will host the hit Broadway musical “The Book of Mormon” July 9 through Aug. 18 in the Opera House. The irreverent show by “South Park” creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone received nine Tony Awards in 2011, including Best Musical. It is the story of two young, naive missionaries sent to a remote village in Uganda overseen by a warlord. Performance times are generally 7:30 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday and 1:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Tickets cost $43 to $250. Limited tickets are available on the Kennedy Center website; there are also some obstructed-view seats available at the box office or by phone. 202467-4600; kennedy-center.org. ■ The Studio 2ndStage will celebrate its 25th anniversary with the horror comedy musical “Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show” from July 10 through Aug. 4 in the Metheny Theatre. Two lovers, Brad and Janet, seek shelter from a thunderstorm in an old castle — and find themselves thrust into the laboratory of pansexual, cross-dressing mad scientist Dr. Frank ‘N’ Furter and his cadre of madcap minions. Stripped of their clothes and their inhibitions, the couple embarks on a wild odyssey of carnal pleasures and self-discovery. Performance times are Wednesday through Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 7 p.m. Tickets start at $40, with some discounts available. The Studio Theatre is located at 1501 14th St. NW. 202-332-3300; studiotheatre.org. ■ Scena Theatre will present Oscar Wilde’s controversial one-act tragedy “Salomé” July 10 through Aug. 18 at the Atlas Performing Arts Center. Victorian-era censors banned the play from the London stage on the grounds that it was illegal to portray biblical characters on stage. The dark tale of revenge, lechery and deception tells the story of the beautiful stepdaughter of King Herod Antipas. Performance times are generally Thursday through Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 3 p.m. Tickets cost $20 to $40, except for $10 previews July 10, 11 and 12. The Atlas Performing Arts Center is located at 1333 H St. NE. 202-399-7993; scenatheater.org. ■ WSC Avant Bard will present the world premiere of Allyson Currin’s “Caesar and Dada” through July 14 at Catholic University’s Callan Theatre. As a group of actors rehearse “Julius Caesar,” the inner workings of their avant-garde troupe show the members searching for truth and striving to challenge and change the audience’s expectations and experiences. Performance times are generally 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday and 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Tickets cost $20 to $50, except for pay-what-you-can admission to previews and Saturday matinees. Cal-

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lan Theatre is located at Catholic University, 3801 Harewood Road NE. wscavantbard.org. ■ The Studio Theatre will host “Baby Universe: A Puppet Odyssey,” presented by Wakka Wakka Productions and Nordland Visual Theatre, through July 14. Written by Kirjan Waage and Gwendolyn Warnock, the U.S.-Norwegian collaboration features animation, a space-age score and nearly 30 puppets. Sometime in the future, a government program to save the population of a dying planet is furiously underway. In a race against the clock, scientist-generated baby universes are being placed in the care of lonely spinsters — all in the hope of birthing a planet that can support the relocation of the entire population. Performance times are generally Tuesday through Saturday at 8 p.m., Saturday and Sunday at 2 p.m., and Sunday at 7 p.m. Tickets cost $39 to $72, with some discounts available. The Studio Theatre is located at 1501 14th St. NW. 202-3323300; studiotheatre.org. ■ The Keegan Theatre will present David Lindsay-Abaire’s “Rabbit Hole” through July 21 at the Church Street Theater. The play, winner of the Pulitzer Prize in 2007 and recipient of five Tony Award nominations, charts a couple’s journey from darkness to light. With empathy and great imagination, Lindsay-Abaire depicts Becca and Howie Corbett, an ordinary suburban couple whose calm existence is shattered by a terrible accident. Performance times are generally Thursday through Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 3 p.m. Tickets cost $30 to $35. The Church Street Theater is located at 1742 Church St. NW. 703-892-0202; keegantheatre.com. ■ Arena Stage will reprise last year’s hit show “One Night With Janis Joplin” through Aug. 11 in the Kreeger Theater. With a voice like whiskey and a laugh like pure joy, Joplin took the music scene by storm, proving it wasn’t a man’s world anymore. Packed with classic songs like “Piece of My Heart,” “Summertime” and “Mercedes Benz,” the show also shines a spotlight on trailblazers who influenced Joplin. Performance times are generally 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Tuesday and Wednesday; 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday; and 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Tickets cost $45 to $99. Arena Stage is located at 1101 6th St. SW. 202-488-3300; arenastage.org. ■ The long-running whodunit “Shear Madness” at the Kennedy Center draws input from the audience and provides up-to-the-minute improvisational humor. The setting for the comic play is the Shear Madness Hair Styling Salon at 3229 P St. in Georgetown. The schedule is generally 8 p.m. Tuesday through Friday; 6 and 9 p.m. Saturday; and 3 and 7 p.m. Sunday. Tickets cost $38 to $50. 202-467-4600; kennedy-center.org.

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