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Ward 4 sees series of power outages

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■ Utility: Pepco sees criticism

over communication issues

By BRADY HOLT Current Staff Writer

A series of Ward 4 power outages late last month — some of which repeatedly hit the same neighborhoods — were unrelated coincidences, Pepco officials told residents at a community meeting Monday.

Ward 4 D.C. Council member Brandon Todd arranged the meeting after his ward faced six power outages between July 19 and 28, including four in one four-day stretch.

Residents have challenged Pepco’s commitments to service reliability and blasted the company for not communicating more to customers suffering outages.

“Two things are certain,” said one longtime Shepherd Park resident: “We’ll have summer outages at

the most inconvenient times, and we’ll have winter outages at the most inconvenient times.”

The latest spate of outages began July 19, when a tree limb came down on a feeder near Kalmia Road and 17th Street NW, knocking out power to the North Portal Estates/ Colonial Village area. On July 22, the area was affected again, this time because of a programming issue — some residents were getting power See Outages/Page 22

GU hospital expansion takes first steps

By MARK LIEBERMAN Current Correspondent

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Big Hillbilly Bluegrass, a veteran of global State Department tours and the Kenendy Center’s Millennium Stage, performed at a free concert Friday evening organized by the Friends of the Forest Hills Playground. The group raised funds by selling memberships and T-shirts at the event.

MedStar Georgetown University Hospital is taking first steps toward a $400 million modernization project that would involve constructing a new pavilion for surgical, critical-care and emergency procedures on the space now occupied by a parking lot at 3800 Reservoir Road NW. MedStar, the nonprofit healthcare organization that operates the hospital, submitted a letter of intent for the new building to the D.C. State Health Planning and Development Agency on Friday. The agency dictates that the company wait 60 days before taking further action. At that time, MedStar will submit a certificate of need application, a requirement for any new medical facilities in D.C. MedStar estimates that construction would begin late next year and wrap up in 2020. The application process See Hospital/Page 12

Wilson grads growing rooftop farm initiative

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The MedStar hospital plans to replace some of its undersized, aging facilities by constructing a new medical pavilion on the site of a parking lot.

Grass-roots organizers work to save Adams Morgan Day

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Kathleen O’Keefe, Kristof Grina and Jeffrey ProstGreene graduated from Wilson High School in 2008 and went their separate ways. O’Keefe studied urban planning at Yale, Grina traveled north to study agriculture at the University of Vermont and Prost-Greene went to University of Massachusetts-Amherst for a business degree.

When they all returned to D.C. in 2012, they got back in contact and realized they had a common interest: rooftop gardens. So the three set to work and formed Up Top Acres, a company that’s in the process of launching its first projects, with three green roofs in various stages of completion.

At 409 7th St. NW in Gallery Place, a 700-square-

Adams Morgan Day is back from the dead.

The annual festival was abruptly canceled in June after usual organizers Adams Morgan Main Streets announced it wouldn’t be hosting it.

But residents have resurrected the event — albeit a greatly pared-down version — to be held Sunday, Sept.

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“It’s going to look very different, but it’s something we’re very excited about,” organizer A. Tianna Scozzaro said.

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Kathleen O’Keefe tends to an Up Top Acres rooftop garden atop a Gallery Place office building.

foot garden sits atop a narrow office building. An industrial hum from the building marks a harsh contrast to the natural garden. Microbeets, microgreens, cilantro, mustard seed and bachelor’s buttons sprout in the sunlight.

Once their cycle is complete, Up Top ships the complete haul to Think Food Group, a chain of local restaurants owned by famous chef José Andrés; then the cycle See Farming/Page 12

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Revised Ingleside project reduced in height by one story — Page 2

Cathedral alumna takes volleyball to international stage — Page 11

Scozzaro, an Adams Morgan resident who has attended the festival for the past seven years and helped with its organization, said she didn’t think it was right for the event to be canceled. When she heard the news, she began contacting business owners to organize a new grass-roots Adams Morgan Day. It won’t be the large-scale event of previous years, where the 18th Street corridor is closed down, but Scozzaro expects plenty of activity.

Businesses will host events on their own patios and maybe even in parklets, according to Scozzaro, See Festival/Page 5

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After lengthy delay, hardware store set to reopen in Glover — Page 3

Calendar/14 Classifieds/21 District Digest/4 Exhibits/15 In Your Neighborhood/10 Opinion/8

Police Report/6 Real Estate/13 Service Directory/19 Sports/11 Theater/17 Week Ahead/3

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City details procedures, timelines for removal of homeless encampments

By MARK LIEBERMAN Current Correspondent

A new city protocol regarding homeless encampments is receiving a mixed but passionate response in Foggy Bottom, where some of the neighborhood’s open spaces have long been popular settlements.

In the meantime, D.C. officials were scheduled to clear out an encampment at the Whitehurst Freeway’s eastern ramps this week.

Moving forward, the D.C. Department of Transportation will be authorized to disband encampments after posting a two-week warning sign to their inhabitants, Jennifer Valdivieso from the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services told residents last Thursday.

The new protocol defines an encampment as any outside abode that stays in the same place even when its occupant is not present.

However, it does not apply to some of the

community’s most prominent homeless encampments because they are on federal land outside of the District’s jurisdiction.

City officials have struggled for years to balance the rights of the homeless with a desire to keep public parkland available for the community. Previously, enforcement for encampment protocol was inconsistent, and budget allotments for homelessness relief went unspent.

At the same time as the long-term govern-

ment efforts, Foggy Bottom Association president Marina Streznewski said she plans to convene a homelessness task force that will meet for the first time on Sept. 19 to discuss practical solutions to immediate issues in the neighborhood. The association co-hosted last week’s meeting with Mayor Muriel Bowser’s Office of Community Relations and Services.

Streznewski said in an interview that she wants to focus on achievable goals like increasSee Homelessness/Page 12

Ingleside revisions include reduced building heights

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Soon after Ingleside at Rock Creek won approval for a controversial development plan, the retirement community brought in a new vice president of program management, Tom Seybold, to help oversee the planned 30-month construction project.

Seybold quickly suggested a number of changes to the project — perhaps most notably, reducing the height of two planned independent living buildings from eight stories to seven. “We are trying to simplify the project so that we can complete it within the 30 months that we promised,” he said at the

Chevy Chase advisory neighborhood commission’s July 13 meeting.

The new buildings will replace surface parking lots and aging facilities on Ingleside’s campus at 3050 Military Road NW. Approval for the work at the complex was contingent upon a series of conditions carefully hammered out with the community, governing the project’s scale and construction impacts. Limiting the duration of construction was an important condition; Ingleside originally planned to spend 54 months building the project before reducing it to 30 amid community complaints.

The neighborhood commission, See Ingleside/Page 12

DC Water outlines options for Soapstone Valley work Current Staff Report As the D.C. Water and Sewer Authority grapples with emergency repairs to a leaking sewer line in Soapstone Valley Park, the agency is also seeking the best permanent long-term solution to replace the pipe.

The existing 100-year-old sewer line recently burst near the east end of Audubon Terrace NW in southern Forest Hills, DC Water officials told residents last Tuesday. The resulting sewage outflow, described as minor, led to elevated concentrations of E. coli in a nearby stream.

According to DC Water design manager William Elledge, much of the emergency work has already been completed, but it will take a couple more weeks to finalize the repairs because the pipe liner must be specially manufactured. He said a number of other sections of the pipe are also at risk of leaking, accelerating the need for the permanent fix.

DC Water is considering two options for the permanent repair.

One would be to install new replacement pipes mostly outside of the park, which the agency says would cost more and have the greater overall impact, but would have less effect on Soapstone Valley Park in particular. The other would be to insert new pipes into the old pipes, as has been

done elsewhere, which would require more disruption inside the park.

Should new pipes be installed outside the park area, as currently desired by the National Park Service, the most important one handling about 70 percent of the sewage flow would connect with the major sewer lines near the corner of Albemarle and 32nd streets NW, according to Elledge. Although a final path hasn’t been selected, Elledge said it would likely be built under the parking lane of Audubon Terrace, then run under the Soapstone Valley Trail to Broad Branch Road NW. In addition, Elledge added, this option would include two pumping stations on the south side of the park.

One would be in an alley on the south side of the Park Van Ness apartment project currently under construction on Connecticut Avenue NW; the other would be on the park side of the Van Ness East Condominium at 2939 Van Ness St. NW. Both stations would need backup generators, which he said would undergo tests from time to time. Possible impacts include odors and noise similar to a small truck (but limited by a wall).

For the pumping stations, there would need to be a permanent gravel See Soapstone/Page 7

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Eight months later, Glover Shinola expands to permanent 14th St. site Park Hardware set to return

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hinola has been offering its Detroit-built watches, leather goods and bicycles to D.C. residents in its temporary location at 1534 14th St. NW since November 2014. But next month, the luxury

By MARK LIEBERMAN Current Correspondent

Glover Park Hardware is scheduled to reopen in its new location at 2233 Wisconsin Ave. NW in midSeptember, more than eight months after the store’s lease expired at its old location a block away.

Rite Aid is building a new store at the old Glover Park Hardware location, according to the drugstore’s spokesperson Kristin Kellum.

The hardware store closed at that 2251 Wisconsin spot in January after its landlord sought a large rent increase. After scouting several options in the neighborhood, owner Gina Schaefer opted for a nearby site down Wisconsin, right next to Breadsoda.

Schaefer signed the lease for the new location in February, but the opening has been on hold ever since.

The missing link is a freight elevator needed to transport goods from a ground-floor loading dock down into the hardware shop, which is located below street level. Schaefer said scheduling the elevator’s construction has taken much longer than expected.

Glover Park Hardware’s new space is smaller in square footage than the old store, but Schaefer said the store benefits from a friendlier relationship with the landlord, cheaper operating costs, and a nicer appearance than the unrenovated old space.

Schaefer, who owns 10 Ace Hardware locations in the D.C./Baltimore area, guessed that her former Glover Park space will likely be a better fit for Rite Aid and the landlords than her store was.

“The landlords in our old space did not want to negotiate with us.

They wanted us to leave,” she said.

“They wanted a tenant that would pay a lot more money than the market is technically getting right now.”

Nonetheless, Schaefer said she’s heard from many regular customers that they consider Rite Aid to be a

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The hardware store closed its former location in January.

less productive use of that space.

“People were upset that we were closing,” she said.

The loss of the original location hit the community hard, according to Glover Park advisory neighborhood commissioner Brian Turmail, who said he often visited the store on Saturdays for his home improvement efforts.

“When the store shut down, it was heartbreaking,” Turmail said.

“It’s the kind of store that really filled a void in the retail mix of the neighborhood.”

The staff members from the original Glover Park store were offered transfers to six other Ace Hardware locations in the D.C. area (the company also has three stores in Baltimore, as well as one set to open in Adams Morgan). Aside from five or six employees who chose to move on, all of the former Glover employees still work for Ace, Schaefer said, and some will return to work at the new location.

The shutdown of Glover Park Hardware was a significant blow to the company’s finances, Schaefer said, especially since that location was among the company’s three highest-grossing stores. On the other hand, Schaefer said the Tenleytown Ace Hardware has experienced a boost in business that she attributes partially to Glover Park customers.

Schaefer said she’s eager to restore business to Glover Park.

“The team is really looking forward to get back into their own store in Glover Park and seeing their customers,” she said.

goods store will pack up and move down the street to a larger, more permanent location at 1631 14th St. NW. The move marks the establishment of Shinola’s second flagship location, according to company officials. The first one opened four years ago in Detroit, also home to the factory that produces all of the brand’s products. Shinola also operates eight additional store locations across the country.

Steve Bock, president of Shinola’s parent company Bedrock Brands, said the goal of the Shinola is to bring industry and jobs typically found overseas back into the United States.

“The idea of Shinola was to create wonderfully well-designed products with great value and outstanding positioning from a marketing standpoint,” Bock said in an interview. “What governs everything is the quality of the product.”

Early returns for the temporary D.C. location have exceeded the company’s expectations, Bock said. “The early results in DC have been nothing short of fantastic,” he said. “The business just continues to grow.”

Bock said the company had an eye on D.C. since the first Shinola opened. The temporary 14th Street location was initially designed as a “pop-up” while the company waited to find a suitable permanent home.

Customers familiar with other Shinola locations will have a slightly different experience in the new D.C. store, Bock said. The tall 24-foot ceilings and expansive windows provide literal and figurative warmth.

“Every time a customer goes into one of our stores, that store needs to be uniquely positioned to that particular market,” Bock said. “We’re not looking to create a cookie-cutter approach to retailing so that the layout is the same.”

In every Shinola location, employees are directed to provide a friendly experience that’s not focused on pressuring customers to make purchases.

The company name comes from the phrase, “You don’t know s--- from shinola,” referring to a defunct shoe-polishing company with the same name whose approach and aesthetic served as inspiration, according to Bock. “We felt it was very interesting, perhaps quirky, but lent itself very nicely to everything that we’re doing.”

Once Shinola moves out of 1534 14th St., Bock said Bedrock Brands will fill that space with a branch of its outdoor clothing and apparel store Filson. The D.C. location will be the sixth Filson store nationwide. Bedrock, a private firm based in Dallas, is owned by the founder of Fossil Inc. See Businesses/Page 22

The week ahead Wednesday, Aug. 5

The D.C. Department of the Environment will hold a community meeting on updates to the District’s Wildlife Action Plan from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Visitor Center Auditorium of the National Zoo, 3001 Connecticut Ave. NW. Information will focus on critical habitats, threats to wildlife and conservation actions the agency and its partners plan to implement. The meeting will feature an openhouse format, with a presentation from 6:45 to 7:15 p.m.

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Ward 4 D.C. Council member Brandon Todd will host a block captain training session for Ward 4 residents. Samantha Nolan of the Chevy Chase Citizens Association will lead the training. The event will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. at the 4th District Police Headquarters, 6001 Georgia Ave. NW. For details, contact Jackson Carnes at 202-724-8793 or jcarnes@dccouncil.us.

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District Digest President to speak today at American U.

Today President Barack Obama is set to deliver a foreign policy address at American University’s School of International Service, focusing on the Iran nuclear deal.

Security will be heavy for the midday, invitation-only event, according to a news release from the university. “We appreciate the understanding of the campus and neighboring community during this event,” the release says.

The White House chose American as the location because it’s where President John F. Kennedy made his famous 1963 speech on nuclear disarmament and world peace, according to the university.

Obama’s speech will be streamed live on the White House website, and archival video will be available later on American University’s site.

Only White House-approved attendees will be allowed near the School of International Service building for the event. That build-

ing, its parking garage, and the East Quad Building will be closed until 4 p.m. today, according to the university. The building sits at the corner of Nebraska and New Mexico avenues NW, and those corridors could face traffic impacts during the event.

City seeks input on wildlife preservation

In updating its wildlife and habitat preservation program for the first time in 10 years, the District is now seeking comments from the public.

Two community meetings are scheduled this month on the D.C. Department of the Environment’s 2015 “Wildlife Action Plan.” One of those will take place today at 6:30 p.m. at the National Zoo Visitor Center Auditorium, 3001 Connecticut Ave. NW. The action plan addresses the forests, waters, meadows and wetlands in the District and the hundreds of species they provide habitat for, as the agency has systematically documented and ranked

according to threat. The update is intended as “a roadmap for the next ten years of conserving, sustaining, and protecting the District’s wildlife and habitats for the benefit and enjoyment of residents and visitors,” according to its introduction.

Among the notable species in the city are nesting bald eagles, the federally threatened northern longeared bat, recovering populations of American shad, and the endangered Hay’s Spring amphipod, according to the report.

The District is unique as the only completely urban jurisdiction required to manage its wildlife as a state. The updated wildlife action plan is part of the process for a federal grant program that funds efforts to prevent extinction of rare species and to prevent common species from becoming rare.

The second community meeting will take place Thursday at 6:30 p.m. at the environment agency’s Aquatic Resources Education Center at 1900 Anacostia Drive SE. The full draft and details about the public input process, which goes through Sept. 7, are available at green.dc.gov/node/1098272; questions and comments can be directed to SWAP.Comments@dc.gov.

DMV introduces new features on website

The D.C. Department of Motor Vehicles has added two more services to its website, dmv.dc.gov, allowing users to apply for a disability placard and to track the mailing status of a driver’s license or identification card online.

Applying for a disability license plate — as opposed to a placard to hang over a rear-view mirror — will still require visiting a service center.

Those eligible for a disability placard are: disabled visitors; residents with a short-term disability

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DC Water selects winning projects

The winners of the D.C. Water and Sewer Authority’s Green Infrastructure Challenge will bring their projects to life in the 100 block of Kennedy Street NW and in two triangle parks on Kansas Avenue NW. The agency, known as DC Water, is working to capture stormwater and prevent combined sewer overflows as part of a federally mandated program to clean the area’s waterways. Two years ago it began the GI Challenge with a call to engineering firms for submissions. Seven teams were selected in the first phase, and two were chosen for further design and construction.

In 2017, the firm CH2M will install green infrastructure in triangle parks at Kansas Avenue and 2nd and 3rd streets. The project “supports community use of the parks and highlights revealed stormwater management processes that function as a site amenity,” according to a news release.

In 2016, Nitsch Engineering will integrate green infrastructure into the streetscape on Kennedy Street, working in coordination with a larger D.C. Department of Transportation project.

“Not only functional, the designs were creative, innovative and attractive,” DC Water CEO/general manager George Hawkins says in the release. “I applaud the winners and we all look forward to a walk in these parks.”

Film contest invites high school directors

A summer film contest invites D.C. high school students to submit a three- to five-minute mini-documentary by Aug. 31 to compete for a $500 first prize.

Part of the Investigative Film Festival, to be held this fall, the contest this year focuses on the theme “The Hidden Life of My ...

(Street/Neighborhood/City/World).”

More information is at investigativefilmfestival.com/spotdocs.

Wilson Class of 1970 gives teaching award

The Wilson High School Class of 1970 has honored social studies instructor James Leonard with its Vincent E. Reed Award for Excellence in Teaching.

This year’s recipient came to Wilson in 2001 and has taught all of the school’s Advanced Placement Government and Politics classes for the past five years, according to a news release. His students give him high marks for his “tireless passion, substance and rigor,” the release states, noting that he is a “master of

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using political cartoons to prove historic points.” Leonard also serves as the building representative to the Washington Teachers’ Union.

“I think I have proven that a willingness to discuss tough issues in an unconventional style — which may include humor, a degree of political incorrectness and some sarcasm — can be effective in a classroom,” Leonard says in the release. “The day that I come to school and my students and I are no longer having fun together while they are learning, that is the day I’ll know to retire. I’m not there yet, not even close.”

The annual award is named after former Wilson principal Reed, who went on to head D.C. Public Schools and then serve as assistant secretary for elementary and secondary education at the U.S. Department of Education before working as an executive for The Washington Post. The honor includes a $1,000 prize.

Area preschool draws international visitors

Visitors from Singapore and Shanghai came to the National Child Research Center preschool this summer to learn about the school’s play- and research-based model.

In June, a group of early-childhood researchers and policymakers from Singapore visited the Cleveland Park school via the Association for Childhood Education International. In July, early-childhood teachers from Shanghai came to NCRC, courtesy of the University of the Pacific in Stockton, Calif.

Corrections

In the July 29 issue, an article on proposed construction at the Spring Valley Shopping Center misidentified one of the advisory neighborhood commissioners scheduled to meet with the developers. The meeting was to be with Tom Smith and Nan Wells, not Smith and Alma Gates.

In the same issue, an article on Nando’s dropping plans for a Woodley Park restaurant misidentified Robert Miller, who sat on the Board of Zoning Adjustment case as the Zoning Commission’s representative.

The Current regrets the errors.

As a matter of policy, The Current corrects all errors of substance.

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By BRADY HOLT Current Staff Writer

From a legal perspective, the pending issue regarding The Carlyle hotel is rather arcane: how city officials should determine — in the absence of specific documentation — what commercial activity existed there as of 1980, the date at which these uses would have been grandfathered.

But to the several dozen neighbors who filed an appeal of the hotel’s building permits, it’s about finding the fairest way to accommodate the large commercial establishment at 1731 New Hampshire Ave. NW, located in an otherwise residential section of Dupont Circle.

Under D.C. regulations, hotels in residential zones are allowed to have “adjunct” commercial uses such as restaurants and bars as long as they don’t exceed the size and scope that they were 35 years ago. The new owners of The Carlyle, formerly the Carlyle Suites Hotel, applied for permits to renovate the ground-floor and underground levels to accommodate larger restaurant, bar and function spaces. The city’s zoning administrator said this was appropriate based on evidence that large areas of the hotel had been used for commercial and function space before 1980, even if some of it was subsequently converted to other uses.

But this spring, the neighbors filed an appeal of the building permits with the Board of Zoning Adjustment.

They argued that based on their interpretation of the information available, this expansion would greatly exceed the 1980 levels of commercial adjunct space and broaden the customer base to more patrons who aren’t guests at the hotel. Speaking at the board’s June 30 hearing, next-door neighbor Katharine Gresham said allowing the renovations would “destroy the careful balance” envisioned by the grandfathering rule.

The appeal is based on information from the few available documents about the hotel’s past operations and longtime residents’ knowledge of the hotel. Neighbors say these sources are the best way to fill in the gaps and conclude how much space is legally available now for commercial uses.

“You have to come to the most reasonable accommodation that effectuates the purpose of the provisions,” said Gresham. “We can’t just say, ‘We don’t know, so

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Neighbors want to limit the amount of restaurant and bar space in the New Hampshire Avenue hotel.

this protection for the neighbors doesn’t apply.’ You say, ‘What’s the best we do know?’”

Zoning administrator Matt LeGrant testified that he compared information from the hotel operators with available floor plans to see how spaces were most likely used, based on their configuration and amenities, and agreed with their conclusions that the expansion was allowable. “I had to look at all the information I had available and make a determination as to what is the most accurate or most reasonable representation of the use of those spaces,” he said.

Matt Wexler, representing the owners of the hotel, said a key planned change to the restaurant space is expanding its kitchen. As of 2012, the time of the hotel’s most recent sale, the kitchen was “about the size that you’d find in a typical Dupont Circle house,” he said; the expansion will allow more on-site food preparation as opposed to requiring deliveries.

The hotel’s 198 guestrooms have already been renovated, according to Wexler, and that work was never contested by neighbors. He told The Current this week that work began on the ground-floor and underground spaces once the permits were issued; he declined to say what effect, if any, the appeal has had on the construction schedule.

The zoning board will vote on the issue Sept. 15.

Members spoke little during the two-hour hearing, but chair Lloyd Jordan seemed skeptical of the neighbors’ position.

When Gresham said the regulations weren’t specific about how to handle missing documentation, Jordan asked: “So how did the zoning administrator violate something that was not in the regulation?”

Neighbors argued that it makes most sense to cap the hotel at the amount of commercial space present in 2012 See Hotel/Page 22

FESTIVAL: Grass-roots planning From Page 1

rather than having street vendors plotted along 18th Street as in previous years. Some merchants are coordinating to share storefront space with local artists to display their work — one of the traditional festival’s major attractions.

Festivities will include local musicians and artists, face painting, historical walks, food and drink specials, contests, and a kids’ carnival at Marie Reed Elementary School.

Businesses and volunteers interested in helping host activities and manage the event can get involved at tinyurl.com/AdamsMorganDay15.

“It’s a chance for the businesses to really showcase their work, their expertise, their cultural diversity and bring the community alive with some very self-starter initiatives,” Scozzaro said.

The usual organizers, Adams Morgan Main Streets, didn’t provide an explanation when announcing earlier this summer that the street festival would be canceled. But a

WAMU report cited multiple business owners and Main Streets group board members who pointed to turbulence and mismanagement within the organization for years.

Complaints allege that Main Streets group president Marc Morgan, who took over in 2013, was not forthcoming about the organization’s finances. Adams Morgan Day, held since the late 1970s, typically costs around $100,000 to host, WAMU reported, and board members said the organization still owes $50,000 to vendors and the District from last year’s festival.

This year’s festival will be completely volunteer-driven, and organizers plan to move forward without raising any money. “It’s been a really beautiful exercise in collaboration and creativity,” Scozzaro said. “It’s been a tremendously generous volunteer effort.”

The Adams Morgan advisory neighborhood commission tonight will hear requests from local businesses for regulatory permissions related to the festival.

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Racine seeks juvenile justice reform, District autonomy Current Staff Report D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine told the Rotary Club of Washington last month that despite Mayor Muriel Bowser’s unsuccessful attempt to take over some of his office’s powers, “there has been real collaboration with the mayor on most issues.”

In his July 15 remarks, Racine said his major efforts since starting in the position at the beginning of the year include pursuing juvenile justice reform; protecting consumers, particularly senior citizens; and helping to get more freedom from Congress for the District government.

In the spring, Bowser proposed eliminating the elected attorney Racine general’s power to review contracts, city legislation, regulations and real estate deals for legal soundness, but D.C. Council members rebuffed her.

The District’s attorney general is responsible for handling juvenile criminal procedures, while almost all adult criminal activity is handled by the U.S. attorney. Racine told the Rotarians that imprisoning juveniles for minor offenses often results in their becoming repeat offenders as adults.

“The majority of kids don’t need to go to the places we send them,” he said.

In another public safety issue, Racine said city spending on mental health services has declined substantially, which he said is increasing the need for more police officers on the

street. He quoted Police Chief Cathy Lanier as saying that between 30 percent and 40 percent of officers’ time is spent on “folks who have mental health issues,” and he argued that the city should redirect funds away from jails into treatment.

Regarding local autonomy, Racine said that while he wishes it were not the case, he does not believe the District government has the right under the Constitution to pass a budget that’s not subject to “rider” measures inserted by Congress. In the wake of the 2014 charter amendment approved by voters, the D.C. Council this year passed its budget as a piece of legislation that’s merely subject to passive congressional review, but Racine disagrees with members’ legal interpretation.

Thus, he is supporting city Chief Financial Officer Jeffrey DeWitt’s efforts to obtain a court ruling declaring the Budget Autonomy Act invalid and unenforceable by the District.

Racine said one way to get more power for the D.C. government is to push Congress on issues where the American public disagrees with the congressional majority.

An example, he said, was legalizing marijuana. The majority of Americans say it should be legal to possess small amounts of the drug — which is now the case in D.C.— while the majority of Congress argues otherwise. Congress has said the District does not have the right to regulate or tax marijuana, but Racine urged the city government to come up with reasonable regulations. He said the result will be a dispute with Congress, which would give the District’s plight national publicity.

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July 31.

■ 400-499 block, H St.; 7:46 p.m. July 31.

■ 600-699 block, I St.; 1:54 a.m. Aug. 2.

Theft ■ D and 6th streets; 7:12 p.m.

July 27.

■ 400-499 block, 7th St.; 8:43 p.m. July 29.

■ 400-457 block, Massachusetts Ave.; 12:31 a.m. July 30.

■ 400-499 block, 5th St.; 7 p.m. July 31.

■ 7th and H streets; 7:29 p.m.

July 31.

■ 800-899 block, 7th St.; 9 p.m. July 31.

■ 800-899 block, 7th St.; 12:19 a.m. Aug. 1.

■ 800-899 block, E St.; 1:06 a.m. Aug. 1.

■ 300-319 block, 7th St.; 7:08 p.m. Aug. 1.

■ 800-899 block, 7th St.; 11:09 p.m. Aug. 1.

■ 904-999 block, 6th St.; 9:40 a.m. Aug. 2.

Theft from auto ■ H and 5th streets; 9:28 p.m.

July 30.

■ 600-699 block, New York Ave.; 11:44 p.m. July 30.

■ 700-799 block, G St.; 10:52 a.m. Aug. 1.

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Robbery ■ 5400-5419 block, Connecticut Ave.; 12:54 a.m. July 28 (with gun).

■ Quesada Street and Western Avenue; 2:13 a.m. July 28 (with gun).

Theft ■ 5523-5599 block, Connecticut Ave.; 11:53 a.m. July 27.

■ 5420-5499 block, Connecticut Ave.; 3:54 p.m. July 27.

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co Ave.; 4:50 p.m. Aug. 2.

Theft from auto ■ 4500-4599 block, 40th St.; 11:18 a.m. July 28.

■ Wisconsin Avenue and Brandywine Street; 12:21 p.m. July 29.

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■ forest PSA 203 hills / van ness

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Robbery ■ 3500-3599 block, Albemarle St.; 1:39 a.m. July 28 (with gun).

Burglary ■ 3100-3399 block, Rodman St.; 7:46 a.m. July 28.

■ 4000-4099 block, Connecticut Ave.; 12:30 p.m. Aug. 2.

Motor vehicle theft ■ 4400-4499 block, Connecticut Ave.; 4:40 p.m. July 27.

Theft ■ 2900-2999 block, Van Ness St.; 10:47 p.m. Aug. 1.

Theft from auto ■ 4400-4499 block, Connecticut Ave.; 10:08 p.m. July 28.

■ 3500-3599 block, Springland Lane; 9:57 a.m. July 29.

■ 4400-4499 block, Connecticut Ave.; 11:58 p.m. July 29.

■ 3700-3999 block, 37th St.; 12:55 p.m. July 30.

■ 3500-3599 block, 35th St.; 2 p.m. July 30.

■ 4000-4199 block, Connecticut Ave.; 3:17 p.m.

July 31.

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Robbery ■ 2300-2399 block, Cathedral Ave.; 1:05 a.m. July 29 (with gun).

Sexual abuse ■ 3000-3299 block, Whitehaven St.; 2:17 p.m. July 31.

Motor vehicle theft ■ 4200-4349 block, Massachusetts Ave.; 9:09 a.m. July 29.

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Theft ■ 2300-2499 block, 37th St.; 10:32 a.m. July 28.

■ 2200-2298 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 12:32 p.m. July 28.

■ 2800-2899 block, Woodland Drive; 6:54 p.m. July 30.

■ 2400-2798 block, Calvert St.; 5:29 p.m. July 31.

Theft ■ 5300-5399 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 1:31 p.m. July 27.

■ 4500-4599 block, Fort Drive; 5:50 p.m. July 28.

■ 4500-4537 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 2:22 p.m. July 29.

■ 4200-4269 block, River

Theft from auto ■ 2300-2599 block, 42nd St.; 9:08 a.m. Aug. 2.

■ 3100-3299 block, 39th St.; noon Aug. 2.

■ 3917-3999 block, W St.; 4:13 p.m. Aug. 2.

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Theft from auto ■ 5931-5999 block, Utah Ave.; 2:07 p.m. July 28.

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■ 5300-5399 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 5:33 p.m. Aug. 2.

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Theft from auto ■ 7800-7899 block, Eastern Ave.; 4:51 p.m. July 28.

■ 905-1199 block, Taylor St.; 9 p.m. July 29.

■ 1300-1399 block, Roxanna Road; 7:59 a.m. Aug. 2.

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Robbery ■ 5910-5999 block, 14th St.; 12:10 a.m. July 27 (with gun).

■ 800-899 block, Sheridan St.; 3:14 a.m. July 27.

■ 6400-6403 block, Georgia Ave.; 3:07 a.m. July 29 (with gun).

■ 6200-6299 block, Georgia Ave.; 12:16 p.m. July 31 (with gun).

Assault with a dangerous weapon ■ 5900-5909 block, Piney Branch Road; 1:30 a.m. July 30 (with gun).

■ 500-699 block, Somerset Place; 12:06 a.m. Aug. 1 (with gun).

■ 6300-6311 block, 9th St.; 11:55 p.m. Aug. 1 (with gun).

Burglary ■ 500-699 block, Somerset Place; 7:45 p.m. July 30.

Motor vehicle theft ■ 6000-6099 block, 8th St.; 8 a.m. July 30.

■ 500-699 block, Somerset Place; 6:30 p.m. Aug. 2.

Theft ■ 5900-5999 block, Georgia Ave.; 3:10 p.m. July 27.

■ 6200-6299 block, Georgia Ave.; 9:15 p.m. July 27.

■ 1306-1399 block, Fort Stevens Drive; 10:30 a.m. July 30.

■ 6500-6599 block, Georgia Ave.; 8:05 p.m. July 30.

■ 5900-5999 block, Georgia Ave.; 4:45 p.m. July 31.

Theft from auto ■ 1300-1331 block, Missouri Ave.; 7:33 a.m. July 27.

■ 500-699 block, Sheridan St.; 5:39 p.m. July 27.

■ 6400-6403 block, Georgia Ave.; 1:30 p.m. July 28.

■ 6300-6399 block, Georgia Ave.; 2:30 p.m. July 28.

■ 1300-1399 block, Van Buren St.; 3:47 p.m. July 30.

■ 700-799 block, Sheridan St.; 11:56 a.m. July 31.

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Burglary ■ 5400-5499 block, 8th St.; 6:25 p.m. July 28.

Motor vehicle theft ■ 1300-1331 block, Missouri

Ave.; 9:20 a.m. July 27.

■ 1350-1399 block, Longfellow St.; 11 p.m. July 27.

■ 5500-5599 block, 7th St.; 6:02 p.m. July 31.

Theft ■ 700-799 block, Longfellow St.; 8:15 a.m. July 28.

■ Morrow Drive and Kennedy Street; 12:13 a.m. July 30.

■ 900-935 block, Kennedy St.; 11:50 a.m. July 31.

■ 5400-5499 block, 5th St.; 8:19 p.m. July 31.

Theft from auto ■ 5300-5321 block, 3rd St.; 9:52 p.m. July 27.

■ 1500-1599 block, Hamilton St.; 4:55 p.m. July 28.

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Robbery ■ 4200-4299 block, Arkansas Ave.; 2 a.m. July 28 (with gun).

■ 4000-4099 block, Georgia Ave.; 4:45 p.m. Aug. 2.

■ 4100-4199 block, Georgia Ave.; 5:28 p.m. Aug. 2.

Burglary ■ 1300-1399 block, Farragut St.; 11:19 a.m. July 28.

Theft ■ 4209-4499 block, Blagden Ave.; 1:20 p.m. July 27.

■ 900-999 block, Spring Road; 8:39 p.m. July 28.

■ 3700-3799 block, Georgia Ave.; 6:41 p.m. July 30.

■ 1400-1499 block, Crittenden St.; 7:31 p.m. Aug. 1.

Theft from auto ■ 9th and Quincy streets; 6:42 p.m. July 27.

■ 13th and Allison streets; 3:10 p.m. July 28.

■ 900-998 block, Randolph St.; 8 p.m. Aug. 1.

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Robbery ■ 800-899 block, Upshur St.; 10:28 p.m. July 28.

Assault with a dangerous weapon ■ 3800-3804 block, New Hampshire Ave.; 12:30 a.m.

July 31.

Motor vehicle theft ■ 69-129 block, Gallatin St.; 7:56 p.m. July 30.

■ 600-699 block, Upshur St.; 3:15 a.m. July 31.

■ 4800-4899 block, New Hampshire Ave.; 3:10 a.m. Aug. 1.

Theft ■ 4700-4799 block, 4th St.; 9:15 p.m. July 31.

Theft from auto ■ 69-129 block, Gallatin St.; 10 a.m. July 30.

■ 3700-3799 block, Georgia Ave.; 12:18 p.m. July 31.

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road offering emergency access, within the park from the west end of Audubon Terrace to Park Van Ness.

This approach would require trimming or cutting down 440 trees over 10 centimeters in circumference, of which 148 are in Soapstone Valley Park, Elledge said. Many of

those removed would not be replaced within the park itself. Some land would need to be acquired from the condominium and from the park for the pumping stations. The total cost of this approach would be about $10.3 million, with construction lasting between one and two years.

With the other option, installing new pipes inside the existing ones,

DC Water would need some temporary access paths and roads, and a few temporary bridges over the stream. Under this approach, 379 trees over 10 centimeters in circumference would need to be trimmed or cut down, 235 within the National Park Service’s boundaries.

There would be no need for pumping stations, no permanent

roads in the park and far fewer affected trees, according to Elledge.

The total cost would be about $5.7 million, and construction would last between four and six months.

In considering the two different projects, Elledge said environmental effects will be more important than costs.

In an interview, Elledge said his

agency hasn’t yet decided what to do if the National Park Service objects to the approach it chooses, but he added that “the cooperation between us and the Park Service has been friendly and positive.”

Elledge told residents that the new pipe system is estimated to last for at least 50 years, but will probably last significantly longer.

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Pipe problems

A leaking sewer pipe, more than 100 years old, is threatening the bucolic environment of Soapstone Valley Park in the Forest Hills/Van Ness area.

Officials with the D.C. Water and Sewer Authority are scrambling to make emergency repairs amid E. coli contamination of the valley’s stream, whose waters eventually make their way to Rock Creek. But DC Water warns that other sections of the pipe are also at risk in the future.

DC Water has two potential long-term fixes, both of which involve replacing the pipe: inserting a new pipe inside the old one, or constructing a new sewer line mostly outside of the national parkland. The former would have a greater short-term impact on the park; the latter, a greater effect overall, as well as the permanent presence of a new access path through Soapstone Valley parkland. Based on last week’s community presentation, we found the first option to be the more compelling.

As is the case with many DC Water pipe replacement projects, it’s hard to imagine a solution that would avoid disruptions to the areas around them.

Removing and installing large pipes requires digging trenches in the ground and getting heavy equipment to the scene — and in woodlands, sadly, that means harming large numbers of trees.

To insert a new pipe in the old one, DC Water estimates it would need to trim or remove 379 trees over 10 centimeters in circumference, including 235 within Soapstone Valley Park, and construct temporary access roads and bridges. To go outside the park, DC Water’s proposed route would affect 440 trees of that size, of which 148 are on National Park Service property, and the agency would also need two pumping stations to move sewage uphill.

The results aren’t pretty in either scenario, but the damage is less if DC Water can continue following the stream — the most direct route, and one that, like the stream itself, is dictated by the laws of gravity. The park’s trees are a great treasure, to be sure, but so are the trees that sit just outside its boundaries. They contribute just as much to the environment, and also affect the ambiance of the park itself.

Another key point is that inserting a new pipe into the old one will take far less time than the alternate route — four to six months instead of one to two years. The old pipe could leak or burst at any time, once more spilling sewage into the park. Getting the work done expeditiously is a valuable priority.

And although DC Water told residents this isn’t a priority, routing the sewage around the park would nearly double the cost of the project, from $5.7 million to $10.3 million. If the extra money yielded a conclusively superior environmental benefit, we could understand making the monetary sacrifice. Given the total number of affected trees, the greenhouse gas emissions resulting from pumping stations, and the heightened risk of further sewage leaks from a longer construction period, we don’t see evidence of a benefit.

As the affected landowner, the National Park Service will have great power to shape this project. We hope that its officials, while charged specifically with protecting their own resources, will look at the long-term impacts as they make their decisions.

Garden goods

A new rooftop garden at the University of the District of Columbia is nurturing two invaluable products: fresh vegetables, and graduates who are skilled at cultivating them in an urban setting.

Students at the university’s College of Agriculture, Urban Sustainability and Environmental Sciences are growing such produce as cucumbers, basil, tomatoes, onions, soybeans, sweet peppers, chard and okra in a 20,000-squarefoot “urban farm” atop the Life Sciences Building on the Van Ness campus.

This half-acre rooftop — possibly the largest of its kind on the East Coast — quickly began producing hundreds of pounds of vegetables, which are distributed to area nonprofits and the university’s nutrition programs.

We certainly agree with the need for more fresh vegetables in D.C., and urban farms like the University of the District of Columbia’s are a valuable step. Local nonprofits are already receiving the university’s vegetables and passing them along to Washingtonians in need. And moving forward, students working at this farm are learning farming strategies as well as food preparation, distribution strategies and related entrepreneurial opportunities, and waste and water management.

There are a lot more rooftops in D.C. that would be ripe for these students to put their talents to work. We applaud the university’s great strides toward promoting urban agriculture in the District and look forward to seeing the fruits of its labors for many years to come.

‘Harvesting’ Cecil …

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ecil the lion is dead. His death is being uniquely lionized.

The Minneapolis dentist who shot him in a questionable, baited hunt in Zimbabwe went into hiding. Outraged citizens from around the world hounded him. He released a statement saying he now “deeply regrets” the killing.

It turns out Cecil was something of a national pet and symbol in Zimbabwe. We think the killing of Cecil likely won’t fade in the news media nearly as fast as some of the massacres of people occurring here and around the world.

What’s going to happen to the dentist? Did he knowingly participate in an illegal act? Will he face charges in Zimbabwe?

Will the big world of hunt-for-sport suffer only short-term setbacks?

At this writing, the only clear thing is that the media will be riveted for some time.

“The outrage is understandable,” wrote Washington Post editorial writer Jo-Ann Armao last week, “That’s not to suggest in any way that any harm should come to [to the dentist]; only that it’s fitting that this big-time hunter might now know a little of what it is like to be on the other end of things.”

Armao (full disclosure, a friend and former news colleague) noted that those of us “who are not hunters will never be able to understand the attraction of killing something as beautiful as this animal — and paying $50,000 to do so. One can hope, though, that this travesty will cause those who do hunt to do some soul searching about their sport. And the rest of us need to ask ourselves the hard question of whether we would have cared about this lion if he didn’t have a name.”

■ What’s in a name? Your Notebook is not a hunter.

We are wary of wading into the endless controversy over the efficacy and morality of sport hunting.

The Cecil controversy prompted us to take a look at hunting regulations in Maryland and Virginia. Our online search overwhelmed us with rules, laws, regulations, licenses, fees, timetables, weapon restrictions, age limits and whether or when you have to wear safety orange. Similarly, there are reams of information and guidelines for fishing, which is just another form of hunting.

None of the hunted prey — birds, bears, deer, ducks, to name only a few — has an individual name like Cecil. They all are “wild.” Anti-hunting activists campaign against “killing Bambi,” but not to much effect.

But words do matter. You have to know that animals in Maryland, Virginia and other states aren’t “hunted.” They officially are “harvested.”

In Virginia, you can read all about the “Virginia Wildlife Harvest Information Program.” Find it at dgif.virginia.gov. For Maryland, hunting or harvesting guidelines are found at dnr2.maryland.gov.

“Harvested” certainly sounds less bloody. It

evokes for most the fall season of reaping hay or corn on a farm. But it also means stalking other animals, lying in wait for them to come into target focus with either your rifle or archery bow.

Neither state allows hunters to “bait” fields to attract animals, another issue in the Zimbabwe incident. Of course, fishing is the ultimate baited sport.

On the Virginia site, there is an appeal for hunters to follow the many rules to ensure safety and fair play — but is it “fair play” when one side is armed and the other isn’t?

“Don’t allow the actions of a few outlaws to tarnish the reputation of Virginia’s sportsmen and sportswomen!” the site implores.

Both states have contact information online to report any hunting violations. In Maryland, you can call 1-800-635-6124 to anonymously report poachers and possibly receive a cash reward. In Virginia, the number is 1-800-237-5712.

In Maryland, the website notes the upcoming black bear season and declares, “to take a wild black bear is a true achievement.”

The site reports that black bears were not legal to hunt until 2004, ending a 51-year ban.

In 2004, the state granted 200 permits out of 2,272 requested and 20 bears were reported killed. A decade later in 2014, there were 450 permits issued out of 3,631 applications. In the four-day season allowed, 69 bears were reported killed.

The Notebook says “reported,” because it’s not clear what fines or penalties occur if you don’t report a killing.

Yes, we said killing, not harvesting. We’ll leave the euphemisms to others.

■ No debate about it. This is a big week nationally for the GOP. Leading presidential contenders will gather Thursday for the first debate of the season. It could be a doozy if other candidates try to rile Donald Trump into one of his tantrums. If he doesn’t take the bait, it might be a dud.

■ DC GOP choice? The small but energetic GOP in the District had a recent candidate poll. The winner was Ben Carson, who captured 45 percent of the vote to 17 percent for Jeb Bush and 11 percent for Marco Rubio. All the other candidates trailed significantly.

Trump had only 3.5 percent. Mike Huckabee and Rick Santorum were shut out; no one voted for them.

It was a small sample. Only 200 D.C. Republican voters participated out of 28,500 registered. DC GOP executive director Patrick Mara said a small but diverse group took part in the poll. “We are very pleased with the participation,” Mara said.

■ Don’t miss this. Comedian John Oliver made the best statehood argument ever in his HBO show. It’s available on YouTube at tinyurl.com/oliver-clip.

(Caution: some “bad” words).

Tom Sherwood, a Southwest resident, is a political reporter for News 4.

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Letters to the Editor Death with Dignity bill morally suspect

I must respectfully disagree with Ward 3 D.C. Council member Mary Cheh’s defense of her proposed Death with Dignity legislation as set forth in her Viewpoint in The Current’s July 29 issue.

No one, in the circumstances addressed by the legislation, including the person suffering the terminal illness, has the right morally to take a life. That is

solely within the province of a person’s maker.

As someone who recently lost a wife after a long-suffering illness, I can well attest to the adequacy and effectiveness of hospice care.

Furthermore, while many may be assuaged by the safeguards Council member Cheh points out in her bill, I fear that it is but a crack in the door to the day when big government may decide that in the interest of relieving an onerous and expensive burden on the tax-paying public, the pill should just be ordered, period.

As a senior, I can appreciate the unease a person of my age at

that time will feel.

James P. Nash Chevy Chase

Local ‘commissars’ have done it again

The best part of The Current is reading about our own Council of People’s Commissars. This past week was their quadruple play — preservation of two derelict houses, preservation of a parking lot, holding open a vacant storefront for future use as a mattress store, and adding to the cost of the central library renovation. Bravo!

Robert Burchard Friendship Heights

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Letters to the Editor City shouldn’t put off rec center upgrades

I have been following the design process and community comments at Turtle Park (aka Friendship Park) closely over the last two years. I have read the letter submitted to the mayor’s office and The Current’s recent articles, and I am disappointed by the tone. I would like to offer a different perspective. I am not on any board or neighborhood council.

I am a native Washingtonian, a resident of American University Park and a parent of two young children.

While I greatly appreciate the enormous effort that the Friends of Friendship Park and our advisory neighborhood commissioners have put into the project thus far, I am concerned that the group is lost in the process, that D.C. has mismanaged their expectations, and that further delay will be detrimental to the park and the community as a whole.

While this “group of residents” (aka Friends of Friendship Park and advisory neighborhood commissioners) and the city bicker over the design, the Turtle Park recreation center has been shut down, and for going on three years our community has been left without a co-op, any community space, functioning bathrooms and water play space in the middle of summer. Rats, garbage and broken toys continue to litter the park. Turtle Park, in its current state, is the embarrassment of our neighborhood.

This project has been ongoing for several years, and enough is enough. Compromise is in order, and I think the newest design is far from the travesty it is made out to be. The redesign is highly successful given the site and budget constraints, and it does in fact incorporate the initial project goals. Not only does the redesign increase the rec center footprint to a reasonable scale, but it also provides additional public bathrooms with necessary access to the playground; modern, light-filled play spaces for a thriving co-op; and a large multipurpose community room (an amenity most parks lack). Two playgrounds will be provided to meet the needs of older and younger children, and the water play area will be centralized.

The site’s mature trees and expansive baseball fields will be preserved, and new basketball and tennis courts will be provided.

I am grateful for the incredible initiative D.C. has undertaken to renovate playgrounds citywide.

They are spectacular. Their success is the result of committed officials, dynamic design teams and dedicated residents alike. The recent back-

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lash from a small group of residents does not reflect everyone in the community, and I think that should be made crystal clear.

Let’s support the city and its designers in completing this project and get the kids back on the playground as soon as possible!

Katie Scott

road are inevitable — cars break down, parents make unauthorized stops to drop off their kids. The Georgetown Day School Transportation Management Plan for the school actually encourages more traffic onto the campus, for example, by offering parking spaces for a small fee to “parents who want to American University Park drive their children to school and leave their car in the GDS lot for the day.”

We frown on the intended swap of public space along 42nd Street, land necessary to construct the A few decades ago when homonorthern mixed-use building, for a sexuality was illegal, the D.C. police had sting operations to entrap set of steps that would extend through a canyon formed between and arrest gays. We are doing the the north and south mixed-use same thing now with sex workers, buildings — steps of dubious benetrying to impose conventional lifefit to the neighborhood, yet counted styles on people who have adopted as a community amenity by a different path in life.

Georgetown Day. The new law to confiscate valu All D.C. residents are affected able property is particularly offenby the prospect that, as a nonprofit sive [“Logan calls for solution to institution, Georgetown Day School prostitution increase,” July 22]. No will be exempt from property taxes matter how much one dislikes sex in general or commercial sex in par- on the Safeway land, now taxed as ticular, the taking away of one’s car a commercial business. Advisory Neighborhood Commission 3E, in for a misdemeanor prostitution offense is an action more suitable to its July 13 letter to the school, estimates this loss at $230,000 without a dictatorship than a democratic improvements — and much more society.

Dennis Sobin once the land has been improved.

Director, Safe Streets Arts Foundation We regret that GDS principals have dragged their feet and been less than forthcoming, despite promised transparency, when asked by the neighborhood commission Members of the community east and by us, the people who live here, to provide more detailed informaof Wisconsin Avenue have formed tion about their plans for our comthe Wisconsin Avenue Gateway munity.

Group, or WAGG, to work with Kate Berenson and encourage Georgetown Day Tenleytown School to promote smart growth development on its Safeway and Martens auto dealership properties.

We welcome an expanded campus and strongly support new shops, You report that the grass-roots eateries and housing.

“Raise DC TAG Committee” has In other words, we enthusiasti“heard informally” from the admincally support the fundamentals of istrator of that college scholarship the Georgetown Day School plan program “that the ideal annual for campus expansion and mixedfunding would be around $45 miluse retail/residential development. lion” [“Parents lead fight against But to build something great for DC TAG cut,” July 22]. That’s 50 both the school and community, percent more than Congress has Georgetown Day will have to been appropriating. reduce the ambitious scale of its project to more reasonable and real- Moreover, you write, Ward 2 D.C. Council member Jack Evans izable goals, take meaningful steps “has agreed on the need for funding to maximize community benefits, boosts” and also calls for a 70 perand do all possible to minimize cent increase in the maximum colpotential burdens on its neighbors. lege scholarship. They ask a reluc We greatly appreciate the close tant Congress to lift this unique attention advisory neighborhood funding. commissioners have given to what Maybe Congress has noticed seem to be questionable underpinhow little the D.C. Council itself nings of elements critical to the appropriates to fund college scholplan’s success. We find that the school’s plans insufficiently account arships for needy residents: a mere $1 million annually for the Mayor’s for the impact of more than 1,000 daily vehicular trips in and out of its College Scholarship Fund, which the Office of the State Superinten10-acre plot through only four dent of Education also administers. access points. Moreover, the 42nd Is that really enough?

Street access road is to be reduced David Jonas Bardin to 20 feet, allowing only one lane in Forest Hills each direction. Backups on this

Don’t seize vehicles due to misdemeanor

Answers needed on GDS project impact

D.C. Council should boost college grants

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The commission will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 5, at Mary’s Center, 2355 Ontario Road NW. Agenda items include: ■ possible vote on requests from local businesses for regulatory permissions in support of Adams Morgan Day. ■ discussion of and vote on an Alcoholic Beverage Control application

by Churreria Madrid, 2505 Champlain St. NW, for an entertainment endorsement to its license.

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by High Dive, 2337 18th St. NW, for an entertainment endorsement and sidewalk cafe.

■ discussion of and vote on a letter to the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board regarding proceedings against Club Timehri, 2439 18th St. NW, due to an assault with a dangerous weapon at the establishment.

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by We Work, 1875 Connecticut Ave. NW, for a tavern license.

■ discussion of and possible vote on a request by Ventnor Sports Cafe, 2411 18th St. NW, to amend its settlement agreement in order to open at 7 a.m.

■ discussion of and possible vote on potential adjustments to the consolidated valet system that the commission supported at its July meeting.

■ discussion of and vote on the Planning, Zoning and Transportation Committee’s recommendation that the commission support a public space application by Bul, 2431 18th St. NW, for a sidewalk cafe.

■ discussion of and vote on the Planning, Zoning and Transportation Committee’s recommendation that the commission file a Board of Zoning Adjustment appeal of a building permit at 1636 Argonne Place NW. ■ discussion of and vote on historic preservation issues at 1922 Belmont Place NW (the Planning, Zoning and Transportation Committee recommended that the commission ask the D.C. Historic Preservation Office to

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■ discussion of and vote to support proposed D.C. Council legislation that would give permanent residents the right to vote in local elections.

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Chevy Chase Citizens Association

All Walks DC was founded last year by a group of Washingtonians eager to make walking safer and easier throughout the District. A year earlier, one of the founding members, Kelly Dillon, was walking near her house on Arkansas Avenue in Petworth when a speeding car crashed into her, crushing her leg. After a long recovery, Dillon and a group of friends organized their neighbors to push the D.C. Department of Transportation to improve the safety of the street. Realizing that similar problems exist throughout the city, Dillon and several likeminded people came together to found All Walks DC, an independent citywide walking advocacy group.

Jacob Mason, vice president of the organization, says that All Walks DC has had several major accomplishments since its inception. One of the first was convincing the Transportation Department to implement safety improvements on Arkansas Avenue, greatly reducing speeding there. The organization then pushed mayoral candidate Muriel Bowser to adopt a Vision Zero policy, resulting in a multi-agency effort aimed at eliminating all traffic deaths and serious injuries in D.C. by 2024. A draft plan for implementing this policy will be unveiled next week, and a final plan is expected in October.

All Walks DC also organized a memorial walk in response to the recent pedestrian deaths on Wisconsin Avenue. Soon the group will be reaching out to neighborhoods like ours, as well as others across the city, through the advisory neighborhood commissions, to ask residents to help identify safety issues and prevent similar tragedies. Mason is well aware of the problems pedestrians have crossing streets in our neighborhood. “Our goal is to have every intersection designed so that people can cross safely and comfortably to get where they are going,” he says. All Walks DC is paying attention to several dangerous intersections in Chevy Chase and near Murch Elementary School, and is asking people from the Chevy Chase neighborhood to visit an online map and mark other dangerous intersections at visionzero.ddot.dc.gov/ VisionZero. The Transportation Department will use this information to develop solutions to increase safety for people walking. As Mason put it, “No matter how your trip starts or ends, everyone walks at some point. Let’s make it safer.” Find out more at allwalksdc.org.

— Amy R. Mack

Shepherd Park Citizens Association

An information meeting was held Thursday at the Georgia and Eastern avenues site for Douglas Development to give Shepherd Park residents a first look at the drawings of the Harris Teeter/apartment proposal. In addition to Harris Teeter’s 55,000-square-foot grocery store, there will be 2,500 square feet of other retail space plus 217 studio, one-bedroom and two-bedroom apartments with two floors of underground parking with 271 spaces. Drawings and a slide presentation offered architectural views of the project wrapping around the present Terra Nova building and parking lot with frontages on Eastern and Georgia avenues and Kalmia Road.

There was plenty of time for questions and opinions from the 75-plus neighbors who came out. The major concerns dealt with the project’s effect on the character of the neighborhood, the way the development could serve the community, the displacement of small businesses currently on the site, and the traffic and neighborhood impacts of the proposed entrance/exit on residential Kalmia Road. The Douglas Development representatives listened and responded, describing ways the project team has tried to seek input and accommodate concerns from the local advisory neighborhood commissioner Dwayne Toliver and his constituents; Harris Teeter management; and D.C. government agencies, especially the D.C. Department of Transportation.

They also took away alternative ideas to explore further and expressed willingness to look continually at community concerns during the possible two-year planning and permitting stage. Another meeting is planned for the fall, when Harris Teeter representatives will be invited.

The community will see other development in the area with The Blairs apartments, the Walter Reed site, and the recently sold Eddie’s site (along with three adjacent properties). There is a strong desire for Douglas Development to take note of how these and the reworking of the 16th Street circle will affect their project and the neighborhood, not just during the planning phase but also during construction and activation.

Reminder: There will be an Aug. 9 showing of “Mary Poppins” at 2 p.m. at the Juanita E. Thornton/Shepherd Park Library.

— June Confer visit anc4a.org.

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Eagles’ ace: Cathedral alum joins Big Ten stars on European tour

By BRIAN KAPUR Current Staff Writer

For National Cathedral alumna Hailey Murray, summers routinely have been jampacked with playing volleyball and improving her game.

This summer she again worked on her craft — but this time in Europe, as part of the Big Ten Conference’s first-ever volleyball foreign tour.

The mid-June trip lasted two weeks, with the squad competing in several matches, hosting a volleyball clinic and taking part in community service projects.

Murray, a rising sophomore at the University of Maryland at College Park, earned the chance to go on the trip after her volleyball coach Steve Aird nominated her for the honor. Each of the conference’s 14 schools had one representative, and Murray was one of six underclassmen to make the team.

“I was really surprised and grateful, because I couldn’t have done it without my coaches and the rest of the people here at Maryland. I was pretty excited,” Murray said in a phone interview.

The former National Cathedral star had a chance to build off a standout freshman season at Maryland, where she started all 31 matches, led the team with 117 total blocks and was third on the team in kills. She says her time at Cathedral and playing for the Metro American Volleyball Club helped her take off at the college level right away.

“I played for a really competitive

club and at the highest level of U.S. volleyball, so that prepared me a lot for Maryland,” said Murray. “Then, getting on the Big Ten stage and getting playing experience and working with my teammates helped me grow.”

Murray hasn’t had a chance to visit with her former Cathedral teammates, but she has kept in touch and hopes to make a trip to the Close this fall.

In Europe, Murray continued her strong play and found instant chemistry with her Big Ten counterparts, who often chatted and joked about moments from the last collegiate season, from “crazy refs” to other memorable episodes.

“The fact that we played each other during the season gave us a common bond because we had moments,” said Murray. “We bonded from the moment we walked onto the court for the first practice.”

The Big Ten all-stars played against the national teams from Slovenia, Hungary and Italy along with the Croatian Club Champions Zok Porec.

Murray held her own in the middle and earned 12 block assists, three solo blocks, seven kills and three aces.

Playing against high-level competition on big stages, with 4,000 fans crammed into the arena, gave the rising sophomore valuable lessons.

“A lot of the European players we saw, they’ve been doing it for so long that nothing really shakes

Photos courtesy of University of Maryland Athletics

Hailey Murray, a 2014 graduate of National Cathedral who now plays for the University of Maryland at College Park, participated in the Big Ten Conference’s first-ever volleyball foreign tour this summer. them,” Murray said. “That’s something that I can bring back to Maryland and share with my teammates to be better for next season.”

Off the court, the team volunteered their time with local kids.

“We had the opportunity to visit a local preschool, where we shared books, games and the English language,” Murray wrote in a journal on the Big Ten’s website. She said she and her teammates also taught the kids volleyball.

In between games and service, the team was able to enjoy some fun European excursions, including an alpine slide in Slovenia, where they

took a ski lift-type ride to the top of a hill and rode down in fast carts.

The athletes also enjoyed a hike through waterfalls in Croatia.

With the well-rounded itinerary of business and leisure, Murray hopes this trip was the first of a new tradition.

“It was a great experience, and I’m really happy that I got to go,” she said. “I just hope the Big Ten keeps allowing kids to go overseas for that experience. I think it’s a very valuable opportunity.”

Murray also hopes that the extra training will help her work with the Terrapins to improve on a 3-17 mark

in the ultra-competitive Big Ten, which this year included NCAA champion Penn State and five other teams that won at least 23 games.

“We’re ready to compete,” said Murray. “I think we’ll go out there and surprise some people with what we have, and I’m excited for it.”

The Terrapins will open their schedule at home on Aug. 28 with a match against Morgan State. Murray will also return to the District for a pair of games on Sept. 5 when Maryland plays the University of Pennsylvania and Howard University as part of the D.C. Classic at George Washington University.

Recent Roosevelt grad wins award

By BRIAN KAPUR Current Staff Writer

Photo courtesy of Cory Royster

Recent Roosevelt graduate Maurice Morris won four gold medals for the Rough Riders last spring. This fall he will suit up for North Carolina State University.

Recent Roosevelt grad Maurice Morris was named the District’s Gatorade boys track and field athlete earlier this summer.

“Maurice Morris has always been a selfmotivated athlete,” Roosevelt High coach Anthony Bowden said in a news release. “He’s the kind of athlete who is very easy to coach.

When he first came to me to run track he said he wanted to be the best. He must have meant it because he became the best.”

Morris continues a trend of D.C. Interscholastic Athletic Association athletes capturing the D.C. track and field Gatorade honor, following Wilson’s Acey Calhoun in 2014 and Dunbar’s Michael Smith in 2013. For Roosevelt, Morris is the second Gatorade track and field winner, following former Rough Rider Imani Kelly (2010).

The 5-foot-9-inch sprinter was a blur on the D.C. State Athletic Association scene last spring, and he set and tied records in the city championship. Morris won gold in the 100and 200-meter races while also taking part in the four-man 100- and 400-meter relay events.

While Morris was a star on the track, he also excelled in the classroom and in community service — two other areas that factor into the Gatorade award. Academically, the recent graduate had a 3.22 GPA. He also volunteered at the U.S. Soldiers’ and Airmen’s Home along with participating in a summer scholar program in association with the Office of the State Superintendent of Education.

Morris’ running career is far from over. The Rough Rider will be trading in his orange-andblue uniform for the Wolfpack Red, White and Black of North Carolina State University at Raleigh this fall.

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HOSPITAL: MedStar to seek approval for $400 million expansion at Georgetown University

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is lengthy and requires multiple steps, including several reviews and meetings with officials in the D.C. health planning agency.

The new facility will mark major progress in the hospital’s ability to provide quality care, according to spokesperson Marianne Worley.

“It is basically a partial replacement of the old facility and absolutely vital to our ability to continue to deliver the high level of care our community depends on,” Worley wrote in an email. “It will allow us to meet current and increased future demand for world-class care.”

MedStar has already assembled firms necessary for the construction project: Trammell Crow for development management, HKS for interior work and Shalom Baranes Associates for exterior design.

The project has been in the works since 2009, when Georgetown University and the hospital nixed what would have been a much larger and potentially more disruptive construction project.

Georgetown advisory neighborhood commission chair Ron Lewis said his commission hasn’t evaluated many details of the project because it’s very early in the process, but he hopes that the community will provide input

on solutions.

“We’ll definitely be talking with MedStar,” Lewis said. “We hope we can work something out that’s good for everyone.”

Neighborhood commissioner Ed Solomon, whose single-member district includes the hospital, said community members want to make sure that MedStar addresses potential impacts from traffic, noise and growth that might come with a new building. Ultimately, though, Solomon said there’s interest in the hospital moving forward with the project, since the existing hospital building — constructed in the 1940s — demands upgrades.

“They need space. They need to be mod-

INGLESIDE: New buildings to replace aging facilities From Page 2

which took the lead in developing the agreement, praised the latest Ingleside revisions. “I think all of this is basically good news from the perspective of the community,” said commission chair Randy Speck.

The reduced height of the independent living buildings won’t force Ingleside to reduce the number of units, which still stands at 97 in the two new buildings. Seybold said the project team increased the footprints of the buildings and reduced the size of a multipurpose room to make up the lost space.

Ingleside also tweaked the facade of a planned health services building along Military Road — which will be screened from the street — and replaced part of the top floor with an outdoor “garden terrace.” The team also

modified the facades of the independent living buildings, and revised the plan for an internal driveway in order to prevent traffic backups on Military Road.

Planners also found space in Ingleside’s existing McCracken building to temporarily house seven to eight assisted living residents during construction, who had originally been slated to occupy a home owned by the retirement community at 5314 29th St. NW. The Board of Zoning Adjustment approved the plan — with the condition that Ingleside restore and sell the property once the new assisted living units were ready on its campus — but some neighbors continued to oppose an institutional presence moving into their residential community. Seybold said Ingleside is now moving to sell the 29th Street house and an adjacent empty lot.

Ingleside hopes to begin construction in late 2016.

HOMELESSNESS: Mayor, community target uptick From Page 2

ing the number of trash cans and porta-potties on the streets, and said she’s optimistic that the community and city effort will improve the quality of life in Foggy Bottom.

As explained by Valdivieso, residents with a complaint about an encampment should call her directly at 202-727-7973. If representatives of the city’s departments of Human Services and Behavioral Health agree with the claim, the Transportation Department posts signage announcing that the encampment will be disbanded and anything within view of the sign removed two weeks after the posting date.

Valdivieso acknowledged that the time delay might frustrate neighbors, but she said it’s important to help the homeless make arrangements for other living quarters. Simply throwing away the contents of an encampment would not be productive, she said.

“Although it may seem like just trash, these are the valuable items that these residents hold close to them,” Valdivieso said. “We want to give them the opportunity to collect what they want and move somewhere else if they can.”

The protocol brings together multiple D.C. government agencies in a group effort to eradicate chronic homelessness, a lofty goal which the mayor has said she hopes to accomplish in five years.

“This is a topic that is a really, really high priority for the mayor,” Bowser’s community relations director Gregory Jackson said at the

meeting. Jackson said Bowser would have been there herself if she wasn’t instead dealing with a police briefing regarding a shooting the previous day in Southeast.

Kristy Greenwalt, director of the mayor’s Interagency Council on Homelessness, said the city government’s efforts to curb homelessness need to be viewed through a longterm lens.

“We’re in a really deep hole. I would like to think over the last several years we were at least standing still, but I think we actually took a few steps backwards,” Greenwalt said. The city’s long-term plan, she said, “is really intended to flip the entire homelessness services system on its head. These things don’t happen overnight.”

Greenwalt also said that the federal government last week awarded the District $9 million to fund outreach services for affordable housing.

Judy Williams, homeless services coordinator at the D.C. Department of Behavioral Health, said her agency, in concert with the police, extracts homeless people from immediate danger and places them in the care of medical professionals, offering them psychological counseling and access to important services like social security.

During the question-and-answer portion of the meeting, some attendees advocated for tolerance, arguing that homeless people have the same right as people with residences, even if they don’t always possess the mental stability to conduct themselves within the law.

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City officials say they plan to remove an encampment near the Whitehurst Freeway ramps.

Chris Otten of DC for Reasonable Development said the D.C. Council should take more responsibility for issues homeless people face. “We really have to put some emphasis on advocating as a community for these humans that happen to be caught up in this issue,” he said.

But several women at the meeting said their safety was a concern.

“I can’t walk on the second half of my own block because of the homeless,” one woman said. “I’ve been accosted sexually. I have been asked for money. I have been spoken to in disrespectful ways. I just don’t even use my own street. I’m ashamed to live here.”

Streznewski said she can see an obvious split between people who regard the homeless as fellow citizens and those who regard them as “other.” Bridging the gap between the two might be impossible, Streznewski said, but with unprecedented government backing, disagreement at the local level might be irrelevant. “I and many other advocates are more optimistic about what could happen than we have been in many years,” she said.

ernized,” Solomon said. “It’s just to bring them up to standards that they’re having difficulty [meeting] within the facility that they have now.”

Discussions between the commission and the hospital are ongoing, according to Solomon, but details are still thin at this point. “It’s still in the talking stage,” he said.

Solomon said a strong connection between the hospital and the community is key.

“We want them as neighbors, and we’re supportive that they want to build a worldclass facility there to meet their needs now and into the future,” he said. “It’s a very positive relationship.”

FARMING: Rooftop gardens From Page 1

repeats.

The company’s other two rooftop gardens are atop a residence at 4626 Greene Place in the Palisades and an office building at 4905 Elm St. in Bethesda. (The Bethesda garden isn’t fully operational yet, but it will be soon.)

Eventually, O’Keefe said, the company hopes to build a flagship garden where it can hold workshops for community members and others interested in learning more about sustainable living and plant maintenance. She’d love to bring Wilson High School students up to the flagship garden, bringing her experience “full circle,” she said.

Building a green roof system involves installing a network of root barriers, insulation, a drainage mat, filter fabric and a specialized soil blend developed specifically for rooftop farming. An irrigation system allows the garden to be more self-sustaining.

In addition to providing an opportunity to work outside and grow healthy vegetables and herbs, rooftop gardens present a sustainable alternative to more industrial forms of agriculture, O’Keefe said.

They appeal to her, she said, because they solve existing environmental problems with ease. Some people think certifications like LEED Platinum, the highest sustainability designation awarded by the U.S. Green Building Council, are the only measure of sustainability, O’Keefe said, but she thinks there’s more to it.

“You can make a building LEED Platinum and everyone inside can get sick from lack of airflow,” O’Keefe said. “It seemed like we were missing the human element.

This brings the human element back.”

The Up Top Acres trio were casual friends in high school before reconnecting after college. (O’Keefe and Prost-Greene knew each from elementary school.)

For their new venture, Grina serves as the farm director, in charge of establishing agreements like the one with Think Food Group. He secured that partnership after working as Andrés’ personal gardener, a job he got through a mutual friend.

The food from the 7th Street garden goes to Think Food Group, while in

the Palisades the homeowners get the garden’s yield. Once the Bethesda garden is ready, Grina will seek out interested nearby restaurants.

Prost-Greene handles the business end, including financial transactions and long-term planning. For her part, O’Keefe manages development, scouting locations and talking to building owners.

Convincing an owner to let Up Top Acres operate a garden on their rooftop is a matter of explaining the benefits of sustainable growth and the logistics of working in a building that operates one. Getting all-access permission to the building is a key sticking point, O’Keefe said.

“A lot of people are skeptical about rooftop farms still,” O’Keefe said. “People are on board with green roofs, but it’s the next step of letting us have access to the building when we need it.”

Each of the current three gardens gets attention from one of the Up Top Acres members at least once a day. Once the irrigation system is set up, the garden will take care of water itself, but it’s up to the team to make sure the garden stays on track. At their peak, the gardens can produce a new crop of vegetables every two weeks.

All three Up Top Acres team members have outside jobs: O’Keefe works full-time at a business improvement district, while Grina and Prost-Greene work part-time at D.C.’s Elevation Greenroofs, one of Up Top Acres’ partners that provides assistance in setting up the gardens.

Grina said he puts in more than 40 hours per week at Up Top Acres alone.

By 2020, the team hopes to expand to more than 150,000 square feet of green roofs, including several flagship farms. Even further out, they hope to start moving from major cities into the suburbs, setting a precedent with an alternative to more industrial forms of agriculture.

O’Keefe said the team is committed to the project for as long as it proves viable, and their goal is for the company to turn a profit like that of Brooklyn Grange, a similar but more established company in New York that inspired O’Keefe.

“We all just love this. We are very passionate about it,” O’Keefe said.

“It’s hard to explain. It’s something we want to see happen.”

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Row house offers contemporary, green design

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fully contemporary dwelling. After all, Victorian period details, like neoclassical moldings lining bay windows and dormers, are still prominent throughout the home’s refurbished brick facade, which was recently coated with dark shades of blue and black.

But, inside, 4416 14th St. is a bright, luxurious home boasting many high-end features and systems that would please the techsavvy and/or environmentally conscious buyer. Four bedrooms and three-and-a-half baths make up this three-level property, which includes a front yard, rear deck and parking pad. It is listed at $1,349,000.

The main level offers an open layout that shows off the home’s notably broad width, along with a modern mix of exposed red brick and crisp white custom-designed walls adorned with built-in shelves.

Complementing such features

are stained ash hardwood floors that repeat in all three stories, as do the high-end Marvin Ultrex fiberglass, double-hung windows that keep the home wellinsulated and comfortable.

The entire main floor layout is anchored by the original paneled staircase, paying tribute to the home’s Victorian roots. A traditional built-in cozy bench sits in between the upper-level steps and an entryway to the basement.

At the front is the living area, featuring a custom-made entertainment unit on the exposed brick wall, with a 60-inch smart television and concealed storage for wires. A European ventless fireplace, powered by bioethanol, shares the same space.

Behind a custom pocket door is a chic half-bath with glass mosaic tiles and a floating mirror with integrated accents. In the adjacent dining area, rear windows bring in

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This four-bedroom, three-and-a-half-bath row house in 16th Street Heights is listed for $1,349,000. extra light.

The dining room leads into the kitchen, which boasts custom offerings like warm red gum wood cabinets and complementary whitelaminated counters and cabinets with dimmable LED lighting beneath them. The space, also equipped with a TV and Kitchen Pro-Line appliances, offers views and access to the deck.

On the second floor, a Velux skylight tops the main landing. Its innovative system can be programmed to detect various kinds of weather; if it rains, for example, the skylight window would automatically close. Homeowners can also control its roller shade to increase

or decrease the amount of sunlight pouring in.

All four bedrooms are on this level. Each of their entrances come with a custom fabricated transom window that can be operated for ventilation using a control panel.

The master bedroom immediately opens into a swanky European bathroom showcasing a walk-in shower with a pair of high-pressure rain heads, a wall-mounted vanity designed to reduce clutter, and a toilet and linen closet hidden by a pocket door.

Another skylight hovers above

this exquisite bath, which can also be accessed by the second bedroom. A separate hallway bath also features a skylight and high ceilings.

Down in the basement is a wet bar, laundry room and more storage space. There’s also access here to the rear deck and its parking pad.

Located at 4416 14th St., the property has four bedrooms and three-and-half baths. It’s priced at $1,349,000. For more information, contact M2 Real Estate’s listing consultant Justin Paulhamus at 202-706-6175.

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Wednesday, Aug. 5

Wednesday august 5 Classes and workshops ■ “Sunset Fitness in the Park” will feature a one-hour class presented by Fitness Together Georgetown. 6 p.m. Free; reservations required. Georgetown Waterfront Park, Potomac and K streets NW. georgetowndc.com/healthydays.

■ As part of a summer garden series, the D.C. Department of Parks and Recreation will present a workshop led by Josh Singer and Xavier Brown on inclusive community practices to increase food justice in the District. 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. Raymond Recreation Center, 3725 10th St. NW. dpr.dc.gov/ service/urban-gardens-programs.

Concerts ■ Students and faculty-artists of the George Washington University Summer Piano & Chamber Music Institute will perform chamber works. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-4674600.

■ The band Deer Run Drifters will perform. 7 p.m.

Free. Gypsy Sally’s Vinyl Lounge, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com.

■ The Marine Band will perform. 8 p.m.

Free. West Terrace, U.S. Capitol. 202-4334011.

■ The U.S. Air Force Concert Band and Singing Sergeants will present “Fiesta!” 8 p.m. Free. National Sylvan Theater, Washington Monument grounds, 15th Street and Independence Avenue SW. 202-7675658.

■ Herb Scott will host a weekly Capitol Hill Jazz Jam. 8 to 11 p.m. No cover; two item per person minimum. Mr. Henry’s Restaurant, 601 Pennsylvania Ave. SE. 202-546-8412.

■ Broccoli Samurai and the Jauntee will perform. 8:30 p.m. $10. Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com.

Discussions and lectures ■ Marione Ingram will discuss her book “The Hands of Peace: A Holocaust Survivor’s Fight for Civil Rights in the American South.”

6:30 p.m. Free. Busboys and Poets Takoma, 235 Carroll St. NW. 202-726-0856.

■ Laura Hankin will discuss her book “Summertime Girls.” 6:30 p.m. Free.

Kramerbooks & Afterwords Cafe, 1517 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-387-1400.

■ Pulitzer Prize-winning critic Michael Dirda will discuss his book “Browsings: A Year of Reading, Collecting, and Living With Books.” 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose,

5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-3641919.

■ A panel discussion on the artistic inspiration, creation and distribution of graphic novels and comics will feature Esther Kim, manager of Fantom Comics; Peter Casazza, distributor, publisher and manager of Big Planet Comics of College Park; and Shawn Martinbrough, local comics artist. 7 p.m. Free. Tenley-Friendship Library, 4450 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202727-1488.

■ Caroline Fredrickson will discuss her book “Under the Bus: How Working Women Are Being Run Over” in conversation with Washington Post reporter Danielle Paquette. 7 p.m. Free.

Upshur Street Books, 827 Upshur St. NW. upshurstreetbooks.com.

Films ■ The West End Interim Library will host a screening and discussion of “The Greatest Man in the World,” adapted from the classic short story by James Thurber as part of the American Short Story Collection shown on PBS. 7 p.m. Free. West End Interim Library, 2522 Virginia Ave. NW. 202-724-8707.

■ The NoMa Summer Screen outdoor film series will feature the 2007 drama

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Thursday august 6 Children’s programs ■ A park ranger will lead a half-mile “Habitat Hike” (for ages 5 and older). 2:30 p.m. Free. Rock Creek Nature Center, 5200 Glover Road NW. 202-895-6070.

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

Wednesday, august 5 ■ Concert: The Rockin’ the Block Concert Series will feature Justin Trawick and the Common Good performing urban rock. 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Free. Canal Park, 200 M St. SE. capitolriverfront.org.

“Stomp the Yard.” The event will include music by DJ Hpnotiq and a performance by the Dance Place Youth Step Team. 7 p.m.

Free. Storey Park Lot, 1005 1st St. NE. nomabid.org/noma-summer-screen.

■ Robin Hamilton will present her documentary short “This Little Light of Mine: The Legacy of Fannie Lou Hamer,” about the life of an impoverished sharecropper. A conversation between Hamilton and NPR host Michel Martin will follow. 7 p.m. Free.

Hill Center at the Old Naval Hospital, 921 Pennsylvania Ave. SE. 202-549-4172.

■ The Avalon Docs series will feature Larry Weinstein and Drew Taylor’s 2013 documentary “Our Man in Tehran,” about the true story behind Ben Affleck’s Oscarwinning drama “Argo.” 8 p.m. $6.50 to $11.75. Avalon Theatre, 5612 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-966-6000.

Performance ■ Busboys and Poets will host an open mic poetry event. 9 to 11 p.m. $5. Cullen Room, Busboys and Poets, 1025 5th St. NW. 202-789-2227.

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Special event ■ An event commemorating the 70th anniversary of the atomic bombings in Japan will include a moment of silence at the American University Museum, site of an exhibit featuring the Maruki panels that depict the horrors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The event will also include remarks by a survivor of the atomic bombings and a performance by the children of Little Friends of Peace. 7 to 8:30 p.m. Free.

American University Museum, Katzen Arts Center, American University, 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW. 202-885-1300.

Sporting events ■ The 2015 Citi Open tennis tournament will feature Andy Murray, Victoria Azarenka, Kei Nishikori, Eugenie Bouchard, Marin Cilic and Ekaterina Makarova, among others. 2 p.m. $45 to $70. William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center, 16th and Kennedy streets NW. 202-721-9500. The tournament will continue with sessions Thursday at 2 p.m., Friday at 1 and 7 p.m., Saturday at 12:30 and 7 p.m., and Sunday at 12:30 p.m.

■ The Washington Mystics will play the San Antonio Stars. 7 p.m. $19 to $300.

Verizon Center, 601 F St. NW. 800-7453000.

■ The Washington Nationals will play

Classes and workshops ■ The Golden Triangle Business Improvement District will present an hourlong “Pilates in the Park” class led by a certified instructor. 5:30 p.m. Free. Farragut Square Park, Connecticut Avenue and K Street NW. goldentriangledc.com. Classes will continue each Tuesday and Thursday through Sept. 29.

■ VIDA Fitness and the Capitol Riverfront Business Improvement District will present a weekly outdoor Zumba class. 7 p.m. Free. Boardwalk, The Yards Park, 355 Water St. SE. vidafitness.com. Classes will continue through Sept. 10.

■ Joe Ryan, managing principal of CareerMentor.us, will lead a workshop for job seekers. 7 p.m. Free; reservations requested. Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. 202-727-0232.

Concerts ■ The “Live! on Woodrow Wilson Plaza” series will feature the Bowie State Big Band Community Orchestra. Noon to 1:30 p.m. Free. Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. 202-312-1300.

■ The U.S. Air Force Band’s Singing Sergeants and Celtic Aire ensembles will perform. Noon, 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. Free.

Flag Hall, National Museum of American History, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-767-5658.

■ The 257th Army Band will perform as part of the 2015 Summer Concert Series sponsored by the Friends of the National World War II Memorial and the National Park Service. 6 p.m. Free. World War II Memorial, 17th Street and Independence Avenue SW. 703-696-3399.

■ The Art on 8th series will present “maDCap Night” featuring the DJ collective Computer Club. 6:30 p.m. Free. Arts Walk at Monroe St. Market, 716 Monroe St. NE. danceplace.org.

■ “Jazz and Blues on the Waterfront” will feature the Avon Dews Blues Revue.

6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Free. Gangplank Marina Park, 600 Water St. SW. wharfdc.com.

■ The D.C.based folk duo Planes on Paper will perform. 7 p.m.

Free. Gypsy Sally’s Vinyl Lounge, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com.

■ The Marine Band will perform. 8 p.m.

Free. National Sylvan Theater, Washington Monument grounds, 15th Street and Independence Avenue SW. 202-433-4011.

■ “An Evening With Delta Spirit & Friends” will feature a collaborative musical experience with members of the band and their musical friends. 8 p.m. $25 to $30. Sixth & I Historic Synagogue, 600 I St. NW. 800-745-3000.

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Continued From Page 14 ■ Jessica Stiles and Rickey Simpkins will perform bluegrass and Americana music. 8 to 11 p.m. No cover; two item per person minimum. Mr. Henry’s Restaurant, 601 Pennsylvania Ave. SE. 202-546-8412.

■ Singer-songwriters Brad Cole, Matt Nakoa and Robinson Treacher will perform. 8:30 p.m. $12 to $15. Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com.

Demonstration ■ Writer Adrienne Cook and nutritionist Danielle Cook will present a “Peach Passion” cooking demonstration featuring two recipes for the summer favorites. Noon and 12:45 p.m. Free. Conservatory Garden Court, U.S. Botanic Garden, 100 Maryland Ave. SW. 202-225-8333.

Discussions and lectures ■ The “Textiles at Twelve” series will feature a talk by chief conservator Esther Méthé on how the textiles in the exhibition “Unraveling Identity: Our Textiles, Our Stories” are displayed. Noon. Free. George Washington University Museum and Textile Museum, 701 21st St. NW. 202-9945200.

■ Emilye Crosby, professor of history and coordinator of black studies at the State University of New York at Geneseo, will lead a discussion on “Teaching the Civil Rights Movement From the Bottom-Up Fifty Years After the Voting Rights Act.” Noon. Free. Mumford Room, Madison Building, Library of Congress, 101 Independence Ave. SE. 202-707-5510.

■ The Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library will host a discussion of William Trevor’s novel “Love and Summer,” set in the imaginary Irish town of Rathmoye in the mid-20th century. 2:30 p.m. Free. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. 202-727-0321.

■ A park ranger will present a talk on the historic Old Stone House, highlighting middle-class life in Georgetown, the evolution of the neighborhood and the changing uses of the home’s urban garden. 2:30 p.m. Free. Old Stone House, 3051 M St. NW. 202-895-6070. The program will repeat each Saturday, Sunday, Wednesday and Thursday at 2:30 p.m. through Aug. 30.

■ An interdisciplinary panel of scholars will discuss “Stories About Life in the Cosmos: Historical, Cultural, and Artistic Perspectives on Astrobiology.” 3 p.m. Free.

Room 119, Jefferson Building, Library of Congress, 10 1st St. SE. 202-707-0213.

■ The Mystery Book Group will discuss “Standing in Another Man’s Grave” by Ian Rankin. 6:30 p.m. Free. Barnes & Noble, 555 12th St. NW. 202-347-0176.

■ Susan Casey will discuss her book “Voices in the Ocean: A Journey Into the Wild and Haunting World of Dolphins.”

6:45 to 8:45 p.m. $30 to $42. S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Drive SW. 202-633-3030.

■ Science fiction/ fantasy novelist Carolyn Ives Gilman will discuss her book “Dark Orbit.” 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919.

■ The Crime and Punishment Museum will present a “Bloodstain Pattern Analysis” session on how forensic experts and detectives are portrayed on television and how they solve cases in real life. 7 p.m. Free.

Mount Pleasant Library, 3160 16th St. NW. 202-671-3121.

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Events Entertainment ■ The West End Nonfiction Book Club will discuss Jo Becker’s “Forcing the Spring: Inside the Fight for Marriage Equality,” about the controversial California ballot initiative Proposition 8 that banned samesex marriage. 7 p.m. Free. West End Interim Library, 2522 Virginia Ave. NW. 202724-8707.

■ David Nicholson will discuss his book “Flying Home: Seven Stories of the Secret City.” 7 p.m. Free. Takoma Park Library, 416 Cedar St. NW. 202-576-7252.

■ Local author Liliane Willens will discuss her memoir “Stateless in Shanghai” and her experiences living in Shanghai during World War II. 7 p.m. Free. Cleveland Park Library, 3310 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-282-3080.

Films ■ The Palisades Library’s monthly family movie singalong series will feature Walt Disney’s “Robin Hood.” 6 p.m. Free. Palisades Library, 4901 V St. NW. 202-2823139.

■ As part of a celebration of the good food and films of Italy, the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the Embassy of Italy and the Italian Cultural Institute will present Gianni Di Gregorio’s 2008 film “Pranzo di Ferragosto (Mid-August Lunch),” about a middle-aged man forced to stay at home and entertain his elderly mother and three other feisty old women during Italy’s biggest summer holiday. 6:30 p.m. Free; tickets distributed in the G Street lobby at 5:30 p.m. McEvoy Auditorium, Smithsonian American Art Museum, 8th and G streets NW. 202-633-1000.

■ The Capitol Riverfront’s outdoor movie series will feature the 2012 musical comedy “Pitch Perfect.”

Sundown. Free. Canal Park, 200 M St. SE. capitolriverfront.org.

■ City Paper Summer Cinema will feature Ben Stiller’s 2001 comedy “Zoolander,” about a dimwitted male model who is brainwashed to kill Malaysia’s prime minister. Sundown. Free. The Park at CityCenter, 11th Street and New York Avenue NW. citycenterdc.com.

Performances and readings ■ D.C. teens will lead a theatrical tour that brings the National Portrait Gallery’s collection to life through an original, student-written play. Noon and 1:30 p.m.

Free. National Portrait Gallery, 8th and F streets NW. 202-633-1000. The tour will repeat Friday and Saturday at noon and 1:30 p.m.

■ In honor of the 100th anniversary of World War I, the Kennedy Center and the WINGS Performing Arts program will present “Remembrance,” featuring the rich legacy of poetry, letters and music from the era. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.

■ The First Thursday Evening Poetry Reading series will feature local poets Rosalie Werback and Pamela Passaretta, followed by an open mic. 7 p.m. Free.

Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. 202727-0232.

Special event ■ August’s “Phillips After 5” installment will feature opportunities to embrace the great American road trip while sampling cuisine from across the country during the Phillips Collection’s fourth annual Food Truck Fiesta. Activities will include travel-

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Exhibit highlights nature in D.C.

provocative.

“Summer Sampler” presents small works by gallery artists in various media.

Located at 901 New York Ave. NW, the gallery is open Wednesday through

On exhibit Friday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday from noon to 5 p.m. tecture Center. On view through Oct. 202-347-2787.

3, the works offer different perspectives ■ “Summer Splash on 14th Street,” the on Washington’s beauty, character and inaugural exhibit of Neptune Fine Art livability, depicting the plants and wildand Robert Brown Gallery at their life that complement buildings and satellite space in the 14th Street Arts streets. An artists’ reception will take District, opened recently. Featuring place Sept. 9 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. works by Polly Apfelbaum, Alex Katz and Located at Richard Serra, the 421 7th St. NW, show will continue the center is open through Sept. 5.

Monday through Located at Thursday from 10 1530 14th St. a.m. to 7 p.m., FriNW, the gallery is day from 10 a.m. open Wednesday to 5 p.m. and Satthrough Saturday urday from 10 from noon to 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. p.m. and Sunday Lisa Allen’s “Morning Ritual” is from 11 a.m. to 4 202-347-9403. part of the new exhibition ■ Touchstone p.m. 202-986Gallery will open “MiniSilos@Touchstone.”

1200. two shows Friday ■ “Lifting Off: with a reception from 6 to 8:30 p.m.

Teen Artists Take Flight, Make a Differand continue them through Aug. 27. ence,” highlighting new artwork created “MiniSolos@Touchstone” highlights for the Kids with Food Allergies Division 38 mostly local and emerging artists in of the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of a range of works from the serene to the America, will close tomorrow with a “Nature in the Walkable City,” featuring more than 50 artworks in diverse media by the 15 artists of Studio 155, will open Friday at the District Archi-

related gallery talks and a viewing of road trip episodes from classic TV shows. 5 to 8:30 p.m. $10 to $12; reservations suggested. Phillips Collection, 1600 21st St. NW. phillipscollection.org/events.

Tours and walks ■ A park ranger will lead a hike along the Rapids Bridge route and use rock formations and terrain features to explain the park’s geology. 2 p.m. Free. Rock Creek Nature Center, 5200 Glover Road NW. 202-895-6070.

■ The Washington National Cathedral’s art and architecture tour series will spotlight “Women in Glass and Stone” (for ages 10 and older). 3 p.m. $16 to $20; reservations suggested. Washington National Cathedral, Massachusetts and Wisconsin avenues NW. cathedral.org.

Friday, Aug. 7 Friday august 7 Book signing ■ Kelly Browne will sign copies of her book “101 Ways to Say Thank You! For Kids & Teens.” 6 p.m. Free. Barnes & Noble, 555 12th St. NW. 202-347-0176.

Children’s programs ■ Cantaré will perform Latin American music in an interactive show with audience members singing, playing instruments and dancing. 11 a.m. Free. Chevy Chase Library, 5625 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202282-0021.

■ “Pokey in the Park” will celebrate Pokey’s upcoming 20th birthday. 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Free. Near the statue of Joan of Arc at Meridian Hill Park, 16th and Euclid streets NW. 202-895-6070.

■ “Science at the Cinema” will feature an experiment and a related film (for ages 4 and older). 2 p.m. Free. Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. 202-727-0232.

■ “Smithsonian Sleepover at the American History Museum” will feature a

“Q Street Bridge Buffalo,” a watercolor by Michael Rawson, is on display at the District Architecture Center. reception from 5 to 7:30 p.m. at Pepco Edison Place Gallery.

Located at 702 8th St. NW, the gallery is open Tuesday through Friday from noon to 4 p.m. 202-872-3396.

■ Two light sculptures were recently unveiled by the Golden Triangle Business Improvement District, in partnership with the D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities, in parks along Pennsylvania Avenue between 18th and 20th streets NW. The works by area artist Duilio Passariello are on permanent display, one in Monroe Park and the other in Murrow Park. 202-427-3603.

chance for ages 8 through 12 to participate in an interactive exploration of the museum with quizzes, puzzles, games and craft projects. 7 p.m. to 9 a.m. $120 to $135. National Museum of American History, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-633-3030. The program will repeat Aug. 14 and 28.

item per person minimum. Mr. Henry’s Restaurant, 601 Pennsylvania Ave. SE. 202-546-8412.

■ “Ladies Sing the Blues” will feature Cathy Ponton King, Erin & the Wildfire, the Jill Warren Band and Mary El. 8:30 p.m. $10 to $14. Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com.

Concerts ■ Jazz violinist Miles Stiebel will perform as part of the “Jazz in the Garden” concert series. 5 to 8:30 p.m. Free. Sculpture Garden, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202737-4215.

■ Six first-prize winners of the 30th International Young Artist Piano Competition will perform works by Berkovich, Liszt, Ravel and others. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.

■ “Summer Sounds” will feature the Johnstone Reggae Band. 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Free. Gangplank Marina Park, 600 Water St. SW. wharfdc.com.

■ The Yards Park Friday Night Concert Series will feature the Morrison Brothers performing alt country. 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Free. The Yards Park, 355 Water St. SE. capitolriverfront.org.

■ Singer-songwriter Clara Blume will perform. 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Free; tickets required. Embassy of Austria, 3524 International Court NW. acfdc.org.

■ The all-acoustic trio Rivers will perform. 7:30 p.m. Free. Gypsy Sally’s Vinyl Lounge, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com.

■ The U.S. Army Orchestra will perform as part of the “Sunsets With a Soundtrack” concert series. 8 p.m. Free. West Steps, U.S. Capitol. usarmyband.com.

■ “Jazz on the Hill” will feature “Dial 251 for Jazz.” 8 to 11 p.m. No cover; two

Discussions and lectures ■ Beverly McIver, an acclaimed artist from North Carolina and a finalist in the Outwin Bochever Portrait Competition, will discuss the work of another groundbreaking painter, Elaine de Kooning. Noon. Free.

National Portrait Gallery, 8th and F streets NW. 202-633-1000.

■ Andrew K. Johnston, a geographer at the National Air and Space Museum and author of “Time and Navigation: The Untold Story of Getting From Here to There,” will explain the challenges of determining longitude at sea and the solutions on display in the current Folger exhibition “Ships, Clocks, and Stars: The Quest for Longitude.” 6:30 p.m. Free; reservations suggested. Folger Shakespeare Library, 201 East Capitol St. SE. folger.edu.

■ Michael Hiltzik will discuss his book “Big Science: Ernest Lawrence and the Invention That Launched the MilitaryIndustrial Complex.” 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919.

Film ■ The 20th annual Hong Kong Film Festival will feature Lee Po-cheung’s 2014 movie “Gangster Payday.” 7 p.m. Free.

Meyer Auditorium, Freer Gallery of Art, 12th Street and Jefferson Drive SW. 202633-1000.

Performances and readings ■ Actor Ry Kincaid will perform “Presidential Briefs,” about a history teacher See Events/Page 16

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Continued From Page 15 who gives his class a musical, bipartisan lesson on every U.S. president. 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Free. U.S. Department of Agriculture Farmers Market, Independence Avenue and 12th Street SW. ■ The “Live! on Woodrow Wilson Plaza” series will feature the dance troupe Project Rock Out. Noon to 1:30 p.m. Free. Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. 202312-1300.

■ “Washington Performing Arts’ Summer Steps With Step Afrika! Showcase” will feature a performance by youth steppers who participated in a free summer camp session. 5 to 6 p.m. Free. National Portrait Gallery, 8th and F streets NW. 202-6331000.

■ The Art on 8th series will feature an interactive dance event using recycled objects with People Objects Play — POP. 6:30 p.m. Free. Plaza, Busboys and Poets Brookland, 625 Monroe St. NE. danceplace.org.

■ The Singapore theater group How Drama will present “Fat Kids Are Harder to Kidnap,” a playful, tongue-in-cheek show with quirky observations and a wacky take on current affairs. 7:30 p.m. $25. Family Theater, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.

■ Paso Nuevo and participants in GALA ’s Summer Intensive Youth Program will present “Slaves to Society/Esclavos de la sociedad,” an evening of original works about issues faced by today’s youth and how society impacts their views on relationships, technology, stereotypes and success (presented in English with some Spanish). 8 p.m. Free. GALA Theatre, 3333 14th St. NW. 202-234-7174.

■ Beny Blaq will host the “Live! From Busboys Talent Showcase.” 11 p.m. to 1 a.m. $5. Langston Room, Busboys and Poets, 2021 14th St. NW. 202-387-7638.

Special event ■ As part of the monthly First Friday Dupont art event, the Heurich House Museum will open its first floor and the historic carriage house used by the artists

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Sporting event ■ The Washington Nationals will play the Colorado Rockies. 7:05 p.m. $10 to $345. Nationals Park, 1500 South Capitol St. SE. 888-632-6287. The series will continue Saturday at 7:05 p.m. and Sunday at 1:35 p.m.

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Saturday august 8 Children’s programs ■ A children’s film series will present “Hilarious Hounds,” featuring William Wegman’s 2006 film “Alphabet Soup” and animated shots featuring pups facing everyday challenges with comic results. 10:30 a.m. Free. East Building Auditorium, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-737-4215. The film will also be shown Aug. 9 and 16 at 11:30 a.m. and Aug. 15 at 10:30 a.m.

■ The weekly “Arts for Families” series of drop-in programs will feature a chance to design a “roundel” badge inspired by those worn by imperial courtiers and government officials in 18th-century China. 1 to 4 p.m. Free. George Washington University Museum and Textile Museum, 701 21st St. NW. 202-994-5200.

■ “Family Fun Time: Michael Albert’s Art” will feature the author of “An Artist’s America” explaining the techniques behind his unique pop-art style. 2 p.m. Free. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. 202-727-0321.

Classes and workshops ■ The Mount Pleasant Library will present “Saturday Morning Yoga.” 10 a.m.

Free. Mount Pleasant Library, 3160 16th St. NW. 202-671-3122.

■ Heather Markowitz, founder of WithLoveDC, will lead a “Stop & Smell the Roses” yoga class. 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.

Free. National Garden, U.S. Botanic Garden, 100 Maryland Ave. SW. 202-2258333.

■ Yoga Activist will present a class for beginners. 11 a.m. Free. Petworth Library, 4200 Kansas Ave. NW. 202-243-1188.

■ Bahman Aryana of Rendezvous Tango will lead a class on the Argentine tango. 2:30 p.m. Free. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. 202727-0321.

■ Annie Carlin will present “Curvy Yoga Lab: Sun Salutations.” 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. $20. lil omm yoga, 4708 Wisconsin Ave. NW. bit.ly/1IDIfel.

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Saturday, august 8 ■ Special event: Miller Jeanne Minor and the Friends of Peirce Mill will host “Run of the Mill,” a chance to see Washington’s only surviving gristmill in action. Accompanying activities for children will focus on milling and on how to build simple machines. 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Free.

Peirce Mill, Tilden Street and Beach Drive NW. 202-895-6070. cert series will present “Jazz in the Park Night” with Marc Cary, Steven B. & Friends and the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Washington Jazz Band. Gates open at 5:30 p.m.; DJ at 6 p.m. and between sets; concert from 7 to 9 p.m. Free. Fort Dupont Park, 3600 F St. SE. 202-426-7723.

■ Guitarist Jim Heald will perform. 7:30 p.m. Free. Gypsy Sally’s Vinyl Lounge, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com.

■ RighteousGIRLS — featuring flutist Gina Izzo and pianist Erika Dohi — will perform as part of their CD release tour for “gathering blue.” 8 p.m. $12 to $15. Atlas Performing Arts Center, 1333 H St. NE. 202-3997993.

■ “Ladies of Jazz” will feature Conice Washington. 8 to 11 p.m. No cover; two item per person minimum. Mr. Henry’s Restaurant, 601 Pennsylvania Ave. SE. 202-546-8412.

■ “Summer Funk Night” will feature Funky Dawgz Brass Band, Feelfree and Albino Rhino. 9 p.m. $10 to $14. Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com.

Films ■ The DC Anime Club will present “Justice League Gods and Monsters” (for ages 13 and older). 2 to 5 p.m. Free; reservations requested. Room A-9, Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. dcanimeclub.org.

■ “Titanus Presents: A Family Chronicle of Italian Cinema” will feature Steno’s 1962 film “Totò Diabolicus,” a parody of a giallo crime thriller, at 2 p.m.; and Ermannno Olmi’s 1963 film “The Fiancés (I fidanzati),” about two Milanese lovers who have been engaged for years but lack the financial means to marry, at 4 p.m.

Free. East Building Auditorium, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-737-4215.

■ The group Friends of Rose Park will present the 2014 animated film “Rio 2” as part of its summer family movie series. 8 p.m. Free. Rose Park, 26th and O streets NW. roseparkdc.org.

Special events ■ The National Zoo’s Wildlife Traffick-

ing Awareness Day event will feature educational booths and activities, animal demonstrations, talks by keepers and scientists, and a special exhibit highlighting efforts to combat wildlife trafficking. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Free. National Zoo, 3001 Connecticut Ave. NW. nationalzoo.si.edu.

■ The Petworth Library will host the Washington Humane Society’s mobile pet adoption center Adopt Force One with adoptable cats and dogs. Noon. Free.

Petworth Library, 4200 Kansas Ave. NW. dclibrary.org/node/48352.

■ Jason Story, co-owner of Washington’s Straw, Stick, and Brick Delicatessen, will explore the traditions and techniques of barbecue in “The Best of Barbecue: It’s Smokin’!” The event will include a barbecue lunch with a menu of pulled pork, rips, beef brisket, traditional sides, lemonade and sweet tea. Noon to 2 p.m. $80 to $95.

S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Drive SW. 202-633-3030.

■ As part of Vietnamese Cultural Days in the U.S., “Essence of Vietnam” will showcase the country’s cultural diversity through traditional musical instruments, graceful dances and traditional costumes by the National Art Troupe of Viet Nam. 6 p.m. Free; tickets distributed in the States Gallery starting at 5:30 p.m. Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.

Tours and walks ■ A Civil War-themed tour of Tudor Place will focus on the lives of the predominantly Southern-sympathizing Peter family, which opened a boarding house for Union officers and their families during the war, at 10:30 a.m.; and a walking tour of Georgetown will point out the final resting place of three renowned Civil War spies, a Union hospital, the residences of military leaders and a neighborhood of enslaved and free African-Americans, at 1 p.m. $8 to $10 for one tour; $12 to $15 for both.

Tudor Place Historic House and Garden, 1644 31st St. NW. tudorplace.org.

■ A relaxing walk at the Georgetown Waterfront Park to various local overlooks will share the bittersweet history of how Georgetown became an attractive and vibrant community (for ages 7 and older).

11 a.m. Free. Meet at the fountain in the Georgetown Waterfront Park, Wisconsin Avenue and K Street NW. 202-895-6070.

■ Washington Walks’ “Get Local!” series will feature a tour of the LeDroit Park neighborhood. 11 a.m. $15 to $20.

Meet on 7th Street between S and T streets NW outside the Shaw Metrorail station. washingtonwalks.com.

■ A park ranger will lead a hike to Fort DeRussy. 2:30 p.m. Free. Rock Creek Nature Center, 5200 Glover Road NW. 202-895-6070.

Sunday, Aug. 9 Sunday august 9 Children’s program ■ A park ranger will lead a planetarium program on “Fire and Ice: Moons of the Solar System” (for ages 7 and older). 4 to 4:45 p.m. Free. Rock Creek Nature Center, 5200 Glover Road NW. 202-895-6070.

Classes and workshops ■ Local yoga instructor Lauren Jacobs will present “Sunday Serenity: Yoga in the East Park.” 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. $5 donation suggested. Dumbarton House, 2715 Q St. NW. dumbartonhouse.org.

■ Dumbarton House will host an “English Country Dance” workshop. 1 to 2:45 p.m. $5. Dumbarton House, 2715 Q St. NW. 202-337-2288.

■ A teacher from Yoga Activist will pres-

ent a “Soothing Sunday Yoga” class for adults. 1:30 p.m. Free. Watha T. Daniel/ Shaw Library, 1630 7th St. NW. 202-7271288.

Discussions and lectures ■ National Gallery of Art lecturer Yuriko Jackall will discuss “Fragonard and the Question of Portraiture in 18th-Century French Painting.” 2 p.m. Free. West Building Lecture Hall, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-737-4215.

■ Carol Dyson, arts curator for Busboys and Poets, will lead a discussion on “Who Supports the Arts?” 5 to 7 p.m. Free. Busboys and Poets Takoma, 235 Carroll St. NW. 202-726-0856.

Films ■ The Palisades Library’s “Family Movie Afternoon” series will present the 2010 film “The King’s Speech,” starring Colin Firth and Helena Bonham Carter. 2 p.m. Free.

Palisades Library, 4901 V St. NW. 202282-3139.

■ The “Golden Sunday Movie” series will feature the 1995 film “The Usual Suspects,” starring Kevin Spacey, Gabriel Byrne, Benicio del Toro and Kevin Pollack.

2 p.m. Free. Tenley-Friendship Library, 4450 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-727-1488.

■ A monthly “Singalong Movies!” series will feature the 1964 musical “Mary Poppins.” 2 p.m. Free. Juanita E. Thornton/ Shepherd Park Library, 7420 Georgia Ave. NW. 202-541-6100.

■ The Hong Kong Film Festival will feature Johnny Mak’s 1984 directorial debut “The Long Arm of the Law.” 2 p.m. Free.

Meyer Auditorium, Freer Gallery of Art, 12th Street and Jefferson Drive SW. 202633-1000.

■ “Titanus Presents: A Family Chronicle of Italian Cinema” will feature Michelangelo Antonioni’s 1955 film “Le Amiche,” about a fashion stylist who returns to her native Turin to open a salon on the heels of her big Roman success and painfully tries to bond with the local au courant crowd. 4 p.m. Free.

East Building Auditorium, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-737-4215.

Performances and readings ■ The 2015 Beltway Poetry Slam Sendoff Showcase will feature Cecily, Rasheed Copeland, Regie Cabico and host Sarah Lawson. 6 to 8 p.m. $15 to $20. Langston Room, Busboys and Poets, 2021 14th St. NW. 202-387-7638.

■ Chris Brandt will host a comedy showcase. 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Free. Reading Room, Petworth Citizen, 829 Upshur St. NW. petworthcitizen.com.

■ Busboys and Poets will present “Nine on the Ninth,” a poetry night hosted

by Derrick Weston Brown. 9 to 11 p.m. $5.

Langston Room, Busboys and Poets, 2021 14th St. NW. 202-387-7638.

Special event ■ As part of Vietnamese Cultural Days in the U.S., a “Miraculous Transformation” fashion show will feature designers Lan Huong, Quang Nhat, Chula and Minh See Events/Page 17

Continued From Page 16 Hanh. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.

Sporting event ■ The Washington Mystics will play the Connecticut Sun. 4 p.m. $19 to $300. Verizon Center, 601 F St. NW. 800-745-3000.

Tours and walks ■ A park ranger will lead a two-mile “125th Celebration Hike” exploring Rock Creek Park’s history and future. 10 to 11:30 a.m. Free. Rock Creek Nature Center, 5200 Glover Road NW. 202-895-6070.

■ Ford’s Theatre Society will present a guided tour recounting the history of Ford’s Theatre and the events surrounding the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln — including entry to the anteroom leading to the Presidential Box where John Wilkes Booth waited to shoot Lincoln. 5 p.m. $28. Ford’s Theatre, 511 10th St. NW. fordstheatre.org.

Monday,august Aug. 10 Monday 10 Children’s programs ■ “Under the Sea With Andrew Wilson” will offer an introduction to the Chesapeake Bay and a look at a blue crab, horseshoe crab, oyster, sea horse and toadfish (for ages 4 through 12). 1:30 p.m.

Free. Juanita E. Thornton/Shepherd Park Library, 7420 Georgia Ave. NW. 202-5416100.

■ Blue Sky Puppets will present a show celebrating community heroes and featuring Chester, a pig who dreams of having superhero powers (for ages 3 through 6). 4 p.m. Free. Tenley-Friendship Library, 4450 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-727-1488.

Classes ■ Yoga District will present a class on “Yoga for Skeptics,” about the benefits of the practice. 5:30 p.m. Free. West End Interim Library, 2522 Virginia Ave. NW. 202-724-8707. The class will repeat Aug. 17, 24 and 31.

■ “Sunset Fitness in the Park” will feature a one-hour class presented by CorePower Yoga. 6 p.m. Free; reservations required. Georgetown Waterfront Park, Potomac and K streets NW. georgetowndc. com/healthydays.

■ The D.C. Department of Parks and Recreation will present a workshop led by Lincoln Smith on permaculture and forest gardens. 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. Deanwood Recreation Center, 1350 49th St. NE. dpr.dc.gov/service/ urban-gardens-programs.

Concerts ■ The “Live! on Woodrow Wilson Plaza” series will feature the Dub City Renegades performing reggae rock. Noon to 1:30 p.m.

Free. Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. 202-312-1300.

■ The U.S. Army Blues will perform as part of the 2015 Summer Concert Series sponsored by the Friends of the National World War II Memorial and the National Park Service. 6 p.m. Free. World War II Memorial, 17th Street and Independence Avenue SW. 703-696-3399.

■ The U.S. Navy Band Concert Band will perform. 8 p.m. Free. West Steps, U.S. Capitol. navyband.navy.mil.

Discussions and lectures ■ Physicist, neuroscientist and robotics mentor Bill Marks will lead a weekly open discussion of science topics with students

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Room B101, Wilson High School, 3950 Chesapeake St. NW. 202-329-8320.

■ Saadia Faruqi will discuss her book “Brick Walls: Tales of Hope and Courage.”

6:30 p.m. Free.

Kramerbooks & Afterwords Cafe, 1517 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-387-1400.

■ Delphine Schrank will discuss her book “The Rebel of Rangoon: A Tale of Defiance and Deliverance in Burma.” 6:30 p.m. Free. Langston Room, Busboys and Poets, 2021 14th St. NW. 202-387-7638.

■ The Rev. Barry Lynn, executive director of Americans United for Separation of Church and State since 1992, will discuss his book “God and Government: Twenty-Five Years of Fighting or Equality, Secularism, and Freedom of Conscience.”

6:30 p.m. Free. Busboys and Poets Brookland, 625 Monroe St. NE. 202-636-7230.

■ Christopher Dickey will discuss his book “Our Man in Charleston: Britain’s Secret Agent in the Civil War South.” 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919.

■ Andrew K. Johnston, a geographer at the National Air and Space Museum, will discuss his book “Time and Navigation: The Untold Story of Getting From Here to There.” 7 p.m. Free. West End Interim Library, 2522 Virginia Ave. NW. 202-7248707.

■ David Nicholson will discuss his book “Flying Home: Seven Stories of the Secret City.” 7 p.m. Free. Mount Pleasant Library, 3160 16th St. NW. 202-671-3121.

Films ■ The “Marvelous Movie Monday” series will feature the 2002 film “About Schmidt,” starring Jack Nicholson, Kathy Bates, Dermot Mulroney, Hope Davis and Howard Hesseman. 2 and 6:30 p.m. Free.

Chevy Chase Library, 5625 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-282-0021.

■ The Georgetown Library’s weekly “Superhero Film Series” will feature the 2013 movie “Iron Man 3,” starring Robert Downey Jr. 6:30 p.m. Free. Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. 202-727-0232.

■ Fathom Events will present “Enchanted Kingdom in 3D,” a BBC Earth nature documentary about Africa’s seven distinct realms. 7 p.m. $18. AMC Mazza Gallerie, 5300 Wisconsin Ave. NW. fathomevents. com.

■ The Music and Poetry Club will screen the 1975 film “Rocky Horror Picture Show,” starring Susan Sarandon and Tim Curry. A performance by Blues Muse will follow. 7:30 p.m. Free. St. Mary’s Court, 725 24th St. NW. 202-393-1511.

■ The Screen on the Green festival will feature the 1985 film “Back to the Future,” starring Michael J. Fox as a small-town California teen thrown back into the 1950s when an experiment by his eccentric scientist friend goes awry. 8 p.m. Free.

National Mall between 4th and 7th streets. friendsofscreenonthegreen.org.

Performance ■ As part of Vietnamese Cultural Days in the U.S., “Colors of Vietnamese Ethnic Cultures” will feature traditional music and dances, as well as Western music performed on Vietnamese bamboo musical

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killed his 9-year-old brother after discovering a seemingly unloaded gun. Now, the court-appointed social worker has come for a home visit to determine whether Adam should be let off parole early.

Tickets cost $25. The theater is located at 916 G St. NW. oneinthechamberdc.com.

■ The Musical Theatre Institute for Teens, a program of the Theatre Lab School of the Dramatic Arts, will present a student production of the classic Kander and Ebb musical “Cabaret” Aug. 6 through 8.

In early 1930s Germany during the beginnings of the gathering Nazi storm, an American writer strikes up a relationship with a young English showgirl. The production uses the version from the 1998 Broadway remount.

Tickets cost $10 to $15. The theater is located at 733 8th St. NW. theatrelab.org.

■ The Summer Acting Institute for Teens, a program of the Theatre Lab School of the Dramatic Arts, will stage Tina Howe’s “Museum” Aug. 7 at the Washington DC Jewish Cominstruments. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.

Tuesday, Aug. 11

Tuesday august 11 Children’s program ■ The Herb Block Foundation and the Scholastic Art & Writing Award will present “An Introduction to Editorial Cartooning Workshop” for students. 2 p.m. Free; reservations required. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. programs@artandwriting.org.

Classes and workshops ■ The Georgetown Library will present a yoga class led by Margaret Brozen of Yoga Activist. 11:30 a.m. Free; reservations required. Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. geoyogarsvp@gmail.com.

■ Housing Counseling Services Inc. will present an introductory workshop on reverse mortgages. 2 p.m. Free. Suite 100, 2410 17th St. NW. 202-667-7006.

■ VIDA Fitness and the Capitol Riverfront Business Improvement District will present a weekly outdoor Vinyasa yoga class. 7 p.m. Free. Boardwalk, The Yards Park, 355 Water St. SE. vidafitness.com.

Classes will continue through Sept. 8.

■ Dexter Sumner will lead a “HathaVinyasa Yoga” class. 7:15 p.m. Free. Palisades Library, 4901 V St. NW. 202-2823139.

■ Yoga Activist will present a class for beginners. 7:30 p.m. Free. Petworth Library, 4200 Kansas Ave. NW. 202-2431188.

Concerts ■ The “Live! on Woodrow Wilson Plaza” series will feature saxophonist Wake Campbell performing jazz. Noon to 1:30 p.m. Free. Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. 202-312-1300.

■ As part of the Tuesday Concert Series, violinist Jorge Orozco, violist Maria Montano and cellist Seth Castleton will perform trios by Reger and Ponce. 12:10

An extended run for the Second City’s “Let Them Eat Chaos” at Woolly Mammoth will end Aug. 9. munity Center.

“Museum” compellingly and humorously explains how people’s perceptions of themselves and the world are shaped by their relationships to art.

Tickets cost $10 to $15. The theater is located at 1529 16th St. NW. theatrelab.org.

■ The Second City’s “Let Them Eat Chaos” will continue at Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company through Aug. 9.

Following up on past sold-out runs at Woolly, the famed Chicago troupe returns to skewer American culture with irreverent sketch comedy and razor-sharp satire. Subjects range from the chaos of national and world politics to the conundrums created by contemporary lifestyles, virtual reality, workplace nightmares and dating.

Tickets range from $35 to $100. The theater is located at 641 D St. NW. 202-393-3939; woollymammoth.net.

p.m. Free. Church of the Epiphany, 1317 G St. NW. 202-347-2635.

■ The American Roots Music Concert Series will feature blues/rock artist Samantha Fish. 3 to 5 p.m. Free. Conservatory Terrace, U.S. Botanic Garden, 100 Maryland Ave. SW. 202-225-8333.

■ The U.S. Navy Band and Ceremonial Guard 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 present “Legends Among Us.” 8 p.m. Free. West Side, U.S. Capitol. 202-767-5658.

■ Gypsy Sally’s Vinyl Lounge will host its weekly open mic show. 8 p.m. Free.

Gypsy Sally’s Vinyl Lounge, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com.

Discussions and lectures ■ Dalia Kirschbaum, a physical scientist with the Hydrological Science Division of NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, will discuss “Finding the Slippery Slope: Detecting Landslides From Space.” 11:30 a.m. Free. West Dining Room, Madison Building, Library of Congress, 101 Independence Ave. SE. 202-707-4751.

■ Rachel Hills will discuss her book “The Sex Myth.” 6:30 p.m. Free. Kramerbooks & Afterwords Cafe, 1517 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-387-1400.

■ National Gallery of Art lecturer Lorena Baines will discuss “When in Rome, Do as the French Do? The Lure of Italy in Baroque France.” 1 p.m. Free. West Building Lecture Hall, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-737-4215.

■ Jennifer Tsien, professor of French at the University of Virginia, will discuss “Voltaire for the 21st Century.” 6:45 to 8:45 p.m. $30 to $42. S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Drive SW. 202-633-3030.

■ Veteran astronaut Don Thomas will discuss “Science Among the Stars: The History of Space Stations.” 6:45 to 8:45 p.m. $30 to $42. S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Drive SW. 202-633-3030.

■ Jonathan Weisman will discuss his book “No. 4 Imperial Lane.” 7 p.m. Free.

Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919.

■ Local author Shannon Morgan will discuss her book “100 Things to Do in Washington DC Before You Die.” 7 p.m.

Free. Tenley-Friendship Library, 4450 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-727-1488.

Films ■ The Bread & Roses labor series will feature Laura Kissel’s documentary “Cotton Road,” followed by a discussion. 6 to 8 p.m. Free. Busboys and Poets Takoma, 235 Carroll St. NW. 202-726-0856.

■ The Italian Cultural Institute will present Paolo Virzì’s 2012 romantic comedy “Tutti i santi giorni (Every Blessed Day).” 6:30 to 8:15 p.m. Free; reservations required. Auditorium, Embassy of Italy, 3000 Whitehaven St. NW. www.iicwashington.esteri.it.

■ The International Spy Museum and Alliance Française de Washington will present the 2009 spy spoof “OSS 117 — Lost in Rio.” 6:30 p.m. $8 to $10. International Spy Museum, 800 F St. NW. 202-3937798.

■ The Washington DC Jewish Community Center will present Felix Moeller’s 2014 documentary “Forbidden Films,” about the vaulted, explosive-resistant compound where the political propaganda films produced by the Nazi regime are kept. 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. $13. Washington DC Jewish Community Center, 1529 16th St. NW. washingtondcjcc.org.

Performances and readings ■ As part of Vietnamese Cultural Days in the U.S., “Night of Lotus” will feature traditional music and dances celebrating the beauty of the Lotus flower as the soul of Vietnam. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.

■ Story District (formerly known as SpeakeasyDC) will present its monthly show, “Emotional Overload: Stories About Being Drunk with Power, Mad with Love, or High on Life.” 8 p.m. $15. Town Danceboutique, 2009 8th St. NW. speakeasydc.com.

■ The Washington Improv Theater’s “Harold Night” will feature performances

by Love Onion and Richie, at 8 p.m.; and

by We Should Talk and Discoteca!, at 9 p.m. By donation. Source, 1835 14th St. See Events/Page 18

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■ Busboys and Poets will present an open mic poetry night hosted by Pages Matam. 9 to 11 p.m. $5. Langston Room, Busboys and Poets, 2021 14th St. NW. 202-387-7638.

Sporting event ■ The Washington Mystics will play the Indiana Fever. 7 p.m. $19 to $300. Verizon Center, 601 F St. NW. 800-745-3000.

Wednesday, Aug. 12

Wednesday august 12 Children’s programs ■ “Under the Sea With Andrew Wilson” will offer an introduction to the Chesapeake Bay and a look at a blue crab, horseshoe crab, oyster, sea horse and toadfish (for ages 4 through 12). 1:30 p.m.

Free. West End Interim Library, 2522 Virginia Ave. NW. 202-724-8707.

■ “Pacific Rhythm” will feature traditional dances and music from Hawaii, Tahiti, New Zealand, Fiji, Cook Islands and Samoa. 4 p.m. Free. Petworth Library, 4200 Kansas Ave. NW. 202-243-1188.

Classes and workshops ■ St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Rock Creek, will host a weekly tai chi class. 2 p.m. Free. St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Rock Creek, 201 Allison St. NW. 202-7262080.

■ “Sunset Fitness in the Park” will feature a one-hour class presented by Down Dog Yoga. 6 p.m. Free; reservations required. Georgetown Waterfront Park, Potomac and K streets NW. georgetowndc. com/healthydays.

■ As part of a summer garden series, the D.C. Department of Parks and Recreation will present a workshop led by Viviana Lindo, Blain Snipstal and Angela Adrar on the process of saving seeds from plants. 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. Raymond Recreation Center, 3725 10th St. NW. dpr.dc.gov/service/ urban-gardens-programs.

■ The Vajrayogini Buddhist Center will host a weekly class on meditation. 7 to 8:30 p.m. $6 to $12. Vajrayogini Buddhist Center, 1787 Columbia Road NW. 202986-2257.

Concerts ■ The “Live! on Woodrow Wilson Plaza” series will feature neo-soul artist Jocie Renne. Noon to 1:30 p.m. Free. Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. 202312-1300.

■ The National Flute Association’s Flute Jamboree will feature flutists from around the world. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.

■ The Harbour Nights summer concert series will feature Project Natale. 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Free. Washington Harbour, 3050 K St. NW. 202-295-5007.

■ Singersongwriter Wilson Harwood will perform. 7 p.m.

Free. Gypsy Sally’s Vinyl Lounge, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com.

■ The Marine Band will perform. 8 p.m.

Free. West Terrace, U.S. Capitol. 202-4334011.

■ The U.S. Air Force Band’s Airmen of Note ensemble will present “Legends Among Us.” 8 p.m. Free. National Sylvan Theater, Washington Monument grounds,

CareerMentor.us, will lead a workshop for job seekers. 7 p.m. Free; reservations requested. Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. 202-727-0232.

15th Street and Independence Avenue SW. 202-767-5658.

■ Herb Scott will host a weekly Capitol Hill Jazz Jam. 8 to 11 p.m. No cover; two item per person minimum. Mr. Henry’s Restaurant, 601 Pennsylvania Ave. SE. 202-546-8412.

Discussions and lectures ■ National Museum of Women in the Arts membership coordinator Emily Haight will discuss selections from the special exhibitions “Organic Matters — Women to Watch 2015” and “Super Natural.” Noon to 12:30 p.m. Free. National Museum of Women in the Arts, 1250 New York Ave. NW. 202-783-7370.

■ A panel discussion on video games and art will feature Michael Mansfield, curator of film and media arts at the Smithsonian American Art Museum; Ed Fries, creator of “Halo 2600”; and Kellee Santiago, co-creator of “Flower.” 6 p.m.

Free. McEvoy Auditorium, Smithsonian American Art Museum, 8th and G streets NW. 202-633-1000.

■ Liz Carter will discuss her book “Let 100 Voices Speak: How the Internet Is Transforming China and Changing Everything.” 6:30 p.m. Free. Langston Room, Busboys and Poets, 2021 14th St. NW. 202-387-7638.

■ Ruth Galm will discuss her novel “Into the Valley.” 6:30 p.m. Free. Kramerbooks & Afterwords Cafe, 1517 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-387-1400.

■ William LeoGrande, professor of government at American University, and Peter Kornbluh, director of the Cuba Documentation Project at the National Security Archive, will discuss their book “Back Channel to Cuba: The Hidden History of Negotiations Between Washington and Havana.” 6:45 to 8:45 p.m. $30 to $42. S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Drive SW. 202-633-3030.

■ Ari Berman, a contributing writer for The Nation magazine, will discuss his book “Give Us the Ballot: The Modern Struggle for Voting Rights in America.” 7 p.m. Free.

Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919.

■ The Petworth Library’s “A Song of Ice and Fire” Book Club will discuss “A Feast for Crows” by George R.R. Martin. 7 p.m.

Free. Reading Room, Petworth Citizen, 829 Upshur St. NW. 202-243-1188.

■ Jennifer Weiner will discuss her novel “Who Do You Love.” 7:30 to 9 p.m. $30 to $50 for admission and a copy of the book.

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Films ■ Filmmaker Melissa Donovan will present her documentary “Zemene,” about the story of a young Ethiopian girl and an American doctor helping Ethiopian children with spinal deformities. A discussion with Donovan will follow. Noon. Free.

Mary Pickford Theater, Madison Building, Library of Congress, 101 Independence Ave. SE. 202-707-9897.

■ The NoMa Summer Screen outdoor film series will feature “Footloose.” 7 p.m.

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■ The Lions of Czech Film series will feature Ondrej Sokol’s 2014 dark comedy “Krásno,” about two childhood friends who return after 20 years to their rural hometown with disaster teetering precariously on the horizon. 8 p.m. $6.50 to $11.75.

Wednesday, august 12 ■ Concert: Austrian-born flutist Elisabeth Möst will perform. 7:30 to 9 p.m. Free; tickets required.

Embassy of Austria, 3524 International Court NW. acfdc.org.

Avalon Theatre, 5612 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-966-6000.

Performance ■ Dwayne Lawson-Brown will host an open mic poetry event. 9 to 11 p.m. $5.

Cullen Room, Busboys and Poets, 1025 5th St. NW. 202-789-2227.

Special event ■ Book Club With a Beat, a monthly music appreciation event, will feature music that inspired Chris Raschka’s picture books such as “John Coltrane’s Giant Steps,” “Mysterious Thelonious” and “Charlie Parker Played Be Bop.” 2 p.m.

Free. Room A-10, Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. 202-7270321.

Thursday, Aug. 13 Thursday august 13 Children’s programs ■ A park ranger will lead a half-mile “Habitat Hike” (for ages 5 and older). 2:30 p.m. Free. Rock Creek Nature Center, 5200 Glover Road NW. 202-895-6070.

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

Classes and workshops ■ The Golden Triangle Business Improvement District will present an hourlong “Pilates in the Park” class led by a certified instructor. 5:30 p.m. Free. Farragut Square Park, Connecticut Avenue and K Street NW. goldentriangledc.com. Classes will continue each Tuesday and Thursday through Sept. 29.

■ The GenHERation Summer Leadership Series will present a workshop featuring interactive skill-building activities and a panel discussion with female professionals from more than a dozen industries (open to high school girls and rising college freshmen). 6:30 to 9 p.m. $20. Butler Boardroom, Butler Pavilion, American University, 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW. genheration.com.

■ VIDA Fitness and the Capitol Riverfront Business Improvement District will present a weekly outdoor Zumba class. 7 p.m. Free. Boardwalk, The Yards Park, 355 Water St. SE. vidafitness.com. Classes will continue through Sept. 10.

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■ The “Live! on Woodrow Wilson Plaza” series will feature the Claritee Band performing blues/guitar music. Noon to 1:30 p.m. Free. Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. 202-312-1300.

■ The Art on 8th series will present Cheick Hamala Diabaté performing contemporary West African music. 6:30 p.m.

Free. Arts Walk at Monroe St. Market, 716 Monroe St. NE. danceplace.org.

■ “Jazz and Blues on the Waterfront” will feature the Lovejoy Group Jazz. 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Free. Gangplank Marina Park, 600 Water St. SW. wharfdc.com.

■ Kandia Crazy Horse will perform. 7 p.m. Free. Gypsy Sally’s Vinyl Lounge, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com.

■ Pianist Sara Daneshpour will present a classical piano recital featuring works

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■ Israeli flutist Esti Rofé (shown) and Serbian pianist Jasna Popovic will perform works by Debussy, Dvorák, Chopin, Klein, Ravel, Amzalag, Morlacchi and Williams.

7:30 to 10 p.m. $16.50. Washington DC Jewish Community Center, 1529 16th St. NW. washingtondcjcc.org.

■ The Marine Band will perform. 8 p.m.

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■ The Rogue Farmers will perform as part of a bluegrass series. 8 to 11 p.m. No cover; two item per person minimum. Mr. Henry’s Restaurant, 601 Pennsylvania Ave. SE. 202-546-8412.

■ Whiskey Myers and Banditos (shown) will perform. 8:30 p.m. $10 to $14. Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com.

Discussions and lectures ■ Video artist Rico Gatson will present a gallery talk about “Gun Play,” his socially conscious work in the “Watch This!” exhibition. 5:30 p.m. Free. Smithsonian American Art Museum, 8th and G streets NW. 202-633-1000.

■ The Advancement Project and Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law will present a panel discussion celebrating the 50th anniversary of the landmark Voting Rights Act of 1965. The event will include a reading by Ari Berman, author of “Give Us the Ballot: The Modern Struggle for Voting Rights in America” and a contributing writer for The Nation magazine. 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Free; reservations required.

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■ Renée Maurer, curator of the exhibition “American Moments: Photographs from The Phillips Collection,” will discuss additions to the museum’s photography collection. 6:30 p.m. $10 to $12; reservations suggested. Phillips Collection, 1600 21st St. NW. phillipscollection.org/events.

■ Max Blumenthal will discuss his book “The 51 Day War: Ruin and Resistance in Gaza.” 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202364-1919.

■ The Crime and Punishment Museum will present a “Bloodstain Pattern Analysis” session on how forensic experts and detectives are portrayed on television and how they solve cases in real life. 7 p.m.

Free. Chevy Chase Library, 5625 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-282-0021.

Films ■ The West End Interim Library will host a Thursday night film series. 6:30 p.m. Free. West End Interim Library, 2522 Virginia Ave. NW. 202-724-8698.

■ The Capitol Riverfront’s outdoor movie series will feature the 1985 film “The Goonies.” Sundown. Free. Canal Park, 200 M St. SE. capitolriverfront.org.

■ City Paper Summer Cinema will feature Wolfgang Petersen’s 1984 film “The NeverEnding Story,” about a troubled boy who dives into a wondrous fantasy world. Sundown. Free. The Park at CityCenter, 11th Street and New York Avenue NW. citycenterdc.com.

Performances ■ “Comedy at the Kennedy Center” will feature comedian Owen Benjamin and opening act Jamel Johnson. 6 p.m. Free; tickets distributed starting in the States Gallery at 5:30 p.m. Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.

■ Dance Place will present a concert showcasing the talent of its Energizers Creative Arts Camp students in dance, music and more. 7 p.m. $10 to $15. Dance Place, 3225 8th St. NE. 202-269-1600.

The performance will repeat Friday at 7 p.m.

■ In collaboration with the Constellation Theatre Company, composer and multimedia creator Tom Teasley will perform his live score for one of the world’s first animated films, the shadow puppetinspired “Die Abenteuer des Prinzen Achmed.” 8 p.m. $20 to $45. Source, 835 14th St. NW. 202-204-7741. The event will repeat Friday at 8 p.m. and Saturday at 2 and 8 p.m.

Tour ■ Anna Mische John, a gardener at the U.S. Botanic Garden, will lead a walkthrough and discussion of the Southern Exposure courtyard garden. 10:30 to 11:15 a.m. Free; reservations required.

Meet in the center of the Conservatory Garden Court, U.S. Botanic Garden, 100 Maryland Ave. SW. 202-225-8333.

The Current welcomes submissions for the Events & Entertainment calendar, although space constraints limit the number of items we can include. Items should be submitted at least two weeks prior to the event and include a summary of the event and its date, time, location with complete address, and cost to attend (indicate “free” if there is no charge). Also, please list a phone number for publication and a phone number for an editor to reach a contact person. Entries may be sent to calendar@currentnewspapers.com or The Current, P.O. Box 40400, Washington, D.C. 20016-0400.

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BUSINESSES From Page 3 “We expect to have great success,” Bock said. “Once again, it’s a true test of a brand and its ability to expand on a national basis.”

Markets select new director

Mike Koch has been named the new executive director of FreshFarm Markets, which runs the Dupont Circle farmers market and 12 others in the region.

Koch takes over for organization founders Ann Harvey Yonkers and

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The Rev. Jonathan Weaver is the new board chairman of Industrial Bank, the oldest and largest African-

American-owned community bank in the region, according to a news release.

Weaver, the senior pastor of Greater Mount Nebo AME Church in Bowie, Md., has been on the bank’s board since 2008.

His predecessor, Clinton W. Chapman, will remain a board director.

“I’ve never met a Harvard MBA who could preach so well; he’s good for business and he’s good for people,” said B. Doyle Mitchell, president and CEO of Industrial Bank.

The bank is headquartered at 4812 Georgia Ave.

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without conclusive evidence that there had been more commercial uses in 1980. Jordan responded: “That’s what you chose, but who says the zoning administrator can’t choose something else?”

Board members did, however, seem disinclined to dismiss the appeal as an untimely filing — a charge levied by attorneys for the hotel owners and the D.C. Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs, which includes the zoning administrator’s office. They argued that the appeal period expired soon after the zoning administrator released his determinations in 2013; neighbors said they filed the appeal this spring promptly after the city actually issued building permits, and they also said the permits had been revised since 2013.

The Dupont Circle advisory neighborhood commission voted in June to ask the zoning board to grant the appeal “special consideration,” while noting that the

commission “makes no attempt to determine fact or litigate the appeal.”

The appeal is separate from a previous neighborhood dispute about a planned roof deck on The Carlyle, which received Historic Preservation Review Board approval following successful negotiations with neighbors to reduce its size. “We worked tirelessly with the community on its design and parameters in the fall of 2013,” Wexler said in an interview.

Wexler said the roof deck has all its permits but hasn’t yet been built, and the owners haven’t yet decided when to move forward with that. “It was always thought of as a future phase of the hotel’s renovation,” he said.

The neighborhood commission is scheduled to consider next week whether to join another Board of Zoning Adjustment appeal by neighbors, challenging a building permit for a rooftop bar. The appeal argues that this project, too, requires a zoning variance, contrary to a ruling of the D.C. zoning administrator.

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He is a local food advocate and award-winning entrepreneur who created an artisanal cheese business, FireFly Farms, based on relationships with farmers, according to a news release. He has also worked for the government of Garrett County in Maryland, leading community and economic development teams, and he has been a member of FreshFarm’s board since 2010.

from the wrong source following that earlier outage.

The next incident occurred when another tree limb came down near Alaska Avenue and Fern Street NW on July 25, which Pepco says affected just two customers. The next day, an animal damaged the lines near 13th and Sheridan streets NW, affecting a chunk of Brightwood.

And the day after that, lightning struck a pole carrying two feeder lines near Blair and Piney Branch roads NW, affecting Shepherd Park and Takoma. Then a blown fuse in an underground system affected two customers near 4th and Cedar streets NW on July 28.

“As a company, reliability is definitely extremely important to us,” Pepco region president Donna Cooper told residents on Monday. “One outage event is significant — but in this particular situation, we had a series of outage events. But these outage events were actually isolated to individual causes.”

To many meeting attendees, the bigger issue was that they found it difficult to learn what was happening while their lights were out.

“You call, and then they say up to two seconds before it’s restored that they’re ‘trying to diagnose,’” said one resident. “To fix a problem, you have to know what it is, right? Why can’t you tell us?”

Shepherd Park resident Kelly Shuy, co-owner of the Ledo Pizza

restaurant at 7435 Georgia Ave. NW, added that a lack of information means she doesn’t know when to power down her equipment and send home her customers and staff.

Knowing that the lines were damaged by lightning, for instance, would make it clear that electricity would be out for a while. “You can’t control the lightning strikes, but you can control your communication,” she said.

In response to complaints about ever-changing estimated times of restoration, Pepco officials responded that updates come as the company learns more information. The first estimate is based simply on how many crews are available at the time of the outage, and more precise figures come once crews have located and identified the problem. Sometimes too, workers find additional damage while making repairs, pushing the estimate back further.

Officials also said that they’re working to better interconnect the power network, which allows a customer to get power from a different feeder line if one is damaged. The downside, though, is that an outage on either feeder would knock out the customer’s power initially — meaning that outages could be more frequent, but would likely be restored more quickly except for the customers nearest to the problem area.

As part of the troubleshooting process, workers routinely shut off and restore power to different areas served by the feeder — one of the

complaints from residents, who wished they could be told when this was about to occur. Pepco officials didn’t directly respond to this feedback during the meeting, but Council member Todd pledged to follow up with the company.

Cooper did describe Pepco’s efforts to reduce the number of outages, which include trimming trees near power lines; adding new animal guards; and upgrading wires, poles and other equipment. Along with the additional feeders, Cooper said that over the past five years these efforts have led to a 51 percent decrease in the frequency of outages and a 60 percent decrease in their duration.

“This issue has my full attention, it has the full attention of my staff, and it has the full attention of Pepco,” said Todd, “and they have told me they’re working to ensure reliable electric service in the neighborhood.”

Pepco is also hoping to begin a project with the D.C. Department of Transportation, long in the works, to bury some of its most trouble-prone feeder lines; that project is now tied up in court. Under the earliest schedule, the first projects would have already been underway. In Ward 4, two feeders were targeted for undergrounding starting in 2016 and 2017 respectively; the first serves the 16th Street Heights/Crestwood area; the second, serving Petworth and Brightwood, was the one affected July 26 by the animal issue. The current timeline is unclear.

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