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Hello DC Voters, I’m Vincent Orange, an attorney, and certified public accountant with degrees in taxation, law, business administration and communications. I’ve served in the private and public sectors as President of the DC Chamber of Commerce, Ward 5 Councilmember, At-Large Councilmember, DC Democratic National Committeeman, Pepco Region Vice-President, National Children’s Center Chief Financial Officer and Tax Accountant at Arthur Andersen & Co. As an elected official, I worked with Mayor Anthony Williams and Chairwoman Linda Cropp to eliminate the Control Board and build a rainy-day fund which has helped the District financially survive the great recession, Federal shut-down, and now the coronavirus. Now, we must replenish our rainy-day fund again DC, and “Come Back Better”. I’m running to rejoin the DC Council to provide mature experienced leadership, institutional knowledge and sound judgment to plan and execute the successful come-back of the District for the benefit and general welfare of its citizens and businesses; and to define the “new normal in DC” caused by coronavirus, civil unrest, and a severely damaged DC economy. I’m #2 on the ballot, and I humbly ask for your vote on Tuesday, November 3, 2020. Together, DC, we “Come Back Better”. I'll never stop fighting for you,

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In 2017, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was photographed in her Supreme Court office by Philip Bermingham, a fellow Watergate resident. Photo by Philip Bermingham.

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EDITORIAL/OPINION · 12

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Georgetowner Endorses At 66, Getting More Online All the Time Letter to the Editor

ADVERTISING & MARKETING Danielle MartinTaylor Kate Sprague Richard Selden

THE VILLAGE · 13

Competitive ANC 2E Races Energize Election

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Robert Devaney

BUSINESS · 14

Ins & Outs What Makes Venus Run?

CONTRIBUTORS Mary Bird Susan Bodiker Allyson Burkhardt Evan Caplan Didi Cutler Donna Evers Michelle Galler Amos Gelb Wally Greeves Kitty Kelley Rebekah Kelley Jody Kurash Shelia Moses Kate Oczypok Linda Roth Alison Schafer Mary Ann Treger

COVER · 16 - 19 RBG Is The Point of Your Vote ‘Hear Me Roar!’ Does Bob Woodward Ever Get Angry? Looking Back at the Life of Georgetown

FOOD & WINE · 21 Latest Dish

DOWNTOWNER · 22 Downtown News

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BY RO BE RT DEVA NEY Anyone walking or driving through Georgetown in the past few weeks has come upon the cluttered flurry of renovation projects and sidewalk rebricking and roadway work. During this pandemic, Georgetown, it seems, is in the midst of a rebuilding campaign. So, too, is Georgetown’s oldest civic group, the Citizens Association of Georgetown, with roots going back to 1878 and goals of “livability, beauty and historic character,” along with public safety. The organization elected a new president, a new vice president and a new board over the summer. Tara Sakraida Parker now leads CAG with her veep Susan Dabbar. Their mantra is: “Fall in love with Georgetown all over again.” “We’re setting a vision of inclusion and growth, and executing our goals requires an all-hands-on-deck call to action,” Parker says. “We want everyone to love where they live.” The CAG board includes veterans like Stephanie Bothwell, Karen Cruse and Karin Wheeler, as well as past presidents Cheryl Gray, Pamla Moore and Jennifer Romm.

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CAG is seeking a new executive director and business manager following Leslie Maysak’s recent retirement. Many at CAG agreed that the group “needed new energy,” according to Parker. And it looks like the Parker-Dabbar administration is ready to provide just that. The two met four years ago at the George Town Club. A real estate lawyer in Colorado, Parker then served as director of gift planning and director of major gifts at UCLA. She has been with CAG for more than four years. Dabbar worked in Newport News and later for Disney. She’s held jobs in many countries, including Russia, where she worked for Nestlé in Moscow. She calls herself “queen of the pivot” and now leads an education consulting business as CEO of AdmissionSmarts. CAG held its first virtual annual meeting last month, launching a redesigned website it views as a community hub. The organization is looking to expand its membership and impact, after the pandemic

Susan Dabbar and Tara Sakraida Parker of the Citizens Association of Georgetown. Photo by Jilanne Doom. shut down the town. With thousands of resident members, CAG plans to take advantage of the opportunity to listen and solicit feedback. Parker says, “The more, the merrier. We are taking our cue from the members. What are their values?” CAG’s major refresh needs doers, engagement and implementation — people to “bring ideas to fruition,” Parker says. “And a diversity of ideas.” The group’s goals are many and include: “Rebranding and expansion efforts for community forums and social platforms to

include new and targeted interest groups” and “Refresh our community programs to include a broad range of topics covering areas such as culture, art, history, architecture, as well as safety and current events.” For now, along with Dabbar, Parker says, “CAG welcomes everyone … and fosters a sense of place where residents are not just neighbors but family. We have unlimited opportunity and are excited to see CAG grow in new ways, especially now.” Georgetown residents should expect an announcement of some big news from CAG before long.

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Hyde-Addison to Partially Reopen, Nov. 9 BY PEGGY SA NDS DC Public Schools will reopen Nov. 9 for the second term. That’s the good news that Mayor Muriel Bowser announced on Oct. 5. The realistic news is that back-to-school with classmates and a certified teacher will be limited to only a few prioritized students at each school. Everyone else will continue the remote-learning option. According to Principal Calvin Hooks, Hyde-Addison, Georgetown’s only public elementary school, located at 3219 O St. NW, will open only one classroom per grade on Nov. 9, with no more than 11 students in each class. “They will attend school four and a half days a week with a daily schedule similar to a typical school day,” Hooks wrote in the school’s Oct. 6 newsletter. Hyde-Addison had opened its expanded school building — with the latest educational technology and safety features — to a historic number of students in September of 2019. A second in-person option is called CARE: Canvas Academics and Real Engagement. It will offer “small-group in-person classrooms where students will have supervised care for the school day from a caring adult who is not their teacher,” according to DCPS. “Students will have the benefit of being with their peers at school but will participate in lessons virtually on a computer.” The CARE program begins the week of Nov. 16 for students in PK3 (a pre-kindergarten level) to first grade and the week of Nov. 30 for students in grades two through five. Students will be selected at random for both in-person options based on current enrollment information, according to DCPS. “Students experiencing homelessness and those with more intensive needs will be given first priority.” Second priority will go to students who are receiving special education services or who are English learners and third priority to students who are designated ‘at-risk.’ Siblings in the same school will also receive preference. Last priority is: “All other enrolled students.” Children of DCPS teachers, however, are guaranteed a place in the CARE program. “In order to be eligible for an in-person learning seat at a school, a student must have been enrolled in grades PK3 to five at that school by Oct. 5, 2020,” a DCPS spokesperson, passing on Hooks’s reponse, told The Georgetowner. “Enrolled students not meeting any of the priority criteria may be matched with an in-person learning seat if spaces remain. Those not initially matched with a seat will be placed on a waitlist. Non-priority group students will be waitlisted last, based on random number assignment. Schools will make offers off their waitlist in order.” Families will be notified by Oct. 23 should in-person learning be available for their student and by Oct. 30 for CARE places. While there isn’t an appeals process for families, according to DCPS, “school leaders may appeal to make no more than two seat offers per in-person learning classroom based on student need.” “We recognize returning to school may not be the preference of every family,”

Hooks wrote. And there remain questions regarding the in-person options. The ability to return to in-person school is staff dependent, according to DCPS, and at press time the availability of Washington Teachers’ Union teachers to return to the classroom was still unclear. “The union wants DCPS to at least follow its school safety checklist before moving ahead with any kind of in-person instruction,” Union President Elizabeth Davis said after

with schools over the next four weeks to ensure buildings are prepared to safely welcome staff and students,” Bowser wrote in her mayoral newsletter on Oct. 9. “In addition to sanitizing and quarantining, the reporting and response protocol involves communicating to the entire school community should a teacher, student or staff member test positive.”

the Monday press conference. Davis claimed that the mayor’s Nov. 9 in-person school openings announcement was a complete surprise to the union. The WTU’s safety checklist includes availability of personal protective equipment (such as N95 masks), checked ventilation in facilities and general safety protocols. “We are in the process of upgrading HVAC filters at all 80 elementary schools, and our operations team will be working

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Open-Air Holiday Market Coming to M St. BY PEGGY SA NDS Sometimes, in the midst of a downturn, an idea comes up that many people can embrace and look forward to. So it may be with Georgetown developer Anthony Lanier’s latest idea: to turn the vacant property he owns at the prominent juncture of M Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW into an open-air market during the coming holidays — and perhaps beyond. “It will be a kind of open-air food and retail place for Washingtonian mobile entrepreneurs,” the EastBanc founder said at the Georgetown-Burleith advisory neighborhood commission’s Sept. 29 meeting. “It will be a place of ongoing change for the neighborhood. But our primary objective right now is to have space to accommodate everyone who wants to celebrate the fall holidays. Initially, there will be setups for pumpkins, food, local vendors and retail.”

“We’re just developing ideas now,” Ian Callender, owner of Suite Nation — and selfdescribed “cultural architect” — told The Georgetowner, as he checked the cleanup of the site on Oct. 8. “Mr. Lanier hired me to develop the property into a vibrant, usable community space out of an eyesore. We welcome ideas and partnerships with local groups and individuals. We’re considering how to have mobile vendors, tented and heated table areas and gathering places.” The Rose Park Farmers Market at 27th Street is one local entity that may be jumping on board. “The market has been so successful this summer, with over 700 people attending a late August market and over 300 today,” said Gail Daubert, new Friends of Rose Park president, at the market on Oct. 7. “We are excited about the idea to extend it through the holidays at a space just a few blocks away.”

Downtown Holiday Market. The property is a triangle, bordered by Rock Creek Park, M Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, across from the Four Seasons Hotel. Fronting on land belonging to the National Park Service, it was the site of a gas station for decades. When Lanier bought it five years ago for some $4 million, he remarked: “I think it’s one of the most important sites in the city. It’s the entrance of Georgetown and it shouldn’t be a gas station.” Lanier hired Portuguese architect Eduardo Souto de Moura to design a building for the property and asked Georgetowners to “keep an open mind.” His plans, which have gone through several phases of review by the Old

Georgetown Board, include a five-story building with residential units averaging 2,000 square feet each, atop what he has promised will be a high-end restaurant with an outdoor seating area. “But because of the economic environment due to the pandemic, plans have been stalled. Now we are trying to figure out a symbiotic approach for usage of the property that will contribute to the Georgetown community,” Lanier said. “With a little bit of luck, plans will be completed and underway by November. Maybe it will go year ’round.”

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EDITORIAL

OPINION

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The Georgetowner Endorses There’s an almost obligatory judgment going around about the 2020 presidential election campaign: that voters are now indeed faced with the most important election in their — perhaps the nation’s — lifetime. What can we say, besides admitting to being exhausted, shocked and saddened by President Donald J. Trump? The list is too long; the so-called leadership so scattered, so narcissistic. We urge voters to vote for Joe Biden for President of the United States. Don’t do it just as a vote against Trump, although that, all by itself, is reason (in fact, a million reasons) enough. Biden is the promise that America forgot it had. Like anyone, he has his shortcomings, but he will return the hope and change that we thought were lost. He will be a solid president, knowing the ways of the White House, Congress and this great country of ours. With positivity and empathy, he will assemble a strong administration that reflects the talent, drive and diversity of America. We quibble a bit with the Gray Lady, the New York Times, which wrote, “Mr. Biden isn’t a perfect candidate and he wouldn’t be a perfect president.” We agree wholeheartedly with: “But politics is not about perfection. It is about the art of the possible and about encouraging America to embrace its better angels.” For all of the above — and more — reasons, The Georgetowner endorses Joseph R. Biden for President of the United States. Locally, The Georgetowner endorses: — Brooke Pinto, for the Ward 2 Council seat. She has jumped into her job after the special election during the pandemic. Her energy and pragmatism are welcome. She will serve Ward 2 well. — Eleanor Holmes Norton for Delegate to the House of Representatives, because of her eloquent voice and championship of home rule — and statehood, still. — Vincent Orange, running as an Independent, for another shot at an at-large seat on the District Council. Orange was president of the DC Chamber of Commerce. He has the business smarts and savvy that D.C. needs at this time,

along with awareness of inequities in the community. — Marcus Goodwin, also running as an Independent, for the other at-large seat. Goodwin has business experience, too, and is fully informed on issues like affordable housing and public safety. Still, with this large, talented at-large field, we applaud Council member Robert White’s work on returning citizens and recognize the significant candidacies of Christina Henderson, Chander Jayaraman and Monica Palacio. — Janeese Lewis George, with little opposition, for the Ward 4 seat on the Council. — Facing no opposition, former mayor Vincent Gray for Ward 7, which he has represented superbly on the Council, deserving credit for his efforts on Anacostia’s behalf. — Trayon “Ward 8” White, with little opposition, for, you guessed it, the Ward 8 seat. There are 10 candidates for eight seats on the Georgetown-Burleith-Hillandale Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC 2E). Check your D.C. Voter Guide to find your district. ANC candidates running unopposed are Kishan Putta (ANC 2E01), Rick Murphy (ANC 2E03), Anna Landre (ANC 2E04), Lisa Palmer (ANC 2E05), Elizabeth Miller (ANC 2E07) and Matias Burdman (ANC 2E08). They are doing an excellent job, and The Georgetowner endorses them all. Those competing for the other seats are Christopher Mathews and Jenny Mitchell (ANC 2E02), to replace the departing Joe Gibbons, and incumbent Gwendolyn Lohse and Matthew O’Donnell (ANC 2E06). — For ANC 2E02, The Georgetowner endorses Christopher “Topher” Mathews, for his knowledge of Georgetown issues, earnestness and accessibility. — For ANC 2E06, The Georgetowner endorses Gwen Lohse, who has brought intelligence, innovation and consensusbuilding to her position. She is a real plus for Georgetown. Vote Nov. 3 (or perhaps you already did), and God Help — we mean, Bless — America.

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At 66, Getting More Online All the Time This newspaper just turned 66 years old — but is not ready to apply for Social Security. On Oct. 7, 1954, The Georgetowner was founded, appropriately enough on Wisconsin Avenue, in the household store known as Little Caledonia. Founder Ami Stewart bequeathed the little company to David Roffman, who was succeeded by present-day publisher Sonya Bernhardt. We have long told the stories of this unique and historic community, which continues to strive to live in the present. With all the news around us, our beloved neighborhood has a special place in the nation’s capital. The stories about Georgetown and Washington, D.C., never stop coming. One Georgetowner staffer who told

those stories so well was Gary Tischler, who died on April 8. His writing ranged from legendary to lyrical; Gary was always curious and always writing. A wonder, our heart and soul for decades, he was loved by all. And we can imagine what insightful words he would be writing today. We dedicate this special anniversary issue to him. Meanwhile, The Georgetowner continues to expand its digital offerings. Have you subscribed to our twice-weekly newsletter, which pops into your email at the end of the day? It offers plenty of fresh content: the latest news, profiles, photo galleries, recipes and listings of community and arts events. In the months ahead, we will be doing more online, as our print issue is now published once a month.

Letter to the Editor Concerns Over School Without Walls Principal’s Dismissal I hope The Georgetowner will cover this story. Regardless of the legitimacy of the reasons for which DC Public Schools dismissed Principal Richard Trogisch, the ways in which DCPS has handled this dismissal raise serious concerns over how DCPS handles student, parent and teacher engagement. It raises serious concerns about the ability of D.C.’s current system

of “mayoral control” to engage trust — trust that is critical for the success of any democratically elected governmental institution, particularly one with the responsibility to care for and raise the next generation. — Allister Chang, Candidate, Ward 2 State Board of Education

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Competitive ANC 2E Races Energize Election BY PEG GY SA NDS Advisory Neighborhood Commission 2E is like the city council of Georgetown, Burleith and Hillandale. Eight elected commissioners, representing designated sections of the area, meet monthly, providing a forum for community concerns on just about everything that affects the daily life of residents. In the Nov. 3 election, there is competition for two of the ANC 2E seats. Christopher Mathews and Jenny Mitchell are vying for the 02 seat that covers central neighborhoods of Georgetown, mostly west of Wisconsin; the seat became open when longtime Commissioner Joe Gibbons announced he was retiring. Gwendolyn Lohse, the commissioner for 06, the central-east section of Georgetown, is facing a late-announcing competitor, Matthew O’Donnell. The Georgetowner asked the candidates to respond briefly to two questions: What are the biggest challenges for Georgetown in 2021? And why are they running? Here are their answers (shortened for space reasons), along with some biographical information. Lohse, the 06 incumbent, lives on O Street near Christ Church with her husband and her 6-year-old daughter. For decades, she was a strategic planner involved with health care policy development. She notes that her action-oriented experience in consensus building among diverse parties has served her well to collaborate on ANC projects such as streateries, parklets, a new athletic field at Rose Park, the completion of interior renovations at the park’s recreation hut, strengthening community relations with police leadership and securing bike docking stations. “I am running because I am committed to promoting the long-term vibrancy of our community,” she writes. “The key challenge facing Georgetown is our response to changes brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic in two areas. [We need to] revitalize our struggling commercial district and quickly adopt creative solutions for crime prevention and resident safety, including local public/

private mental health services.” Matthew O’Donnell writes that working “as a former hotel manager for Marriott, and assisting my roommate, Evan Moses, with the Rock Creek Kings concert series in Rose Park, have given me the opportunity to meet so many of my neighbors and local business owners. I have a passion to serve my community.” He continues: “The greatest challenges Georgetowners are facing are safety and clear communication regarding the pandemic, as well as the turnover of our local businesses. I have heard from my neighbors about their bikes being stolen and vehicle break-ins. “As ANC commissioner, I pledge to make myself our most responsive ANC yet, via email and with a monthly newsletter to respond to the concerns of our community. I am optimistic about the opportunity presented by vacancies on M Street and Wisconsin. It is important to me that incoming businesses serve the residents of Georgetown while making Georgetown competitive with the increasing number of other popular D.C. neighborhoods.” Christopher Mathews, known as Topher, is a 17-year Georgetown resident who lives on 33rd Street with his wife and his daughter, who is in third grade. He has been active with the Citizens Association of Georgetown since 2011 — as a member of CAG’s Historic Preservation and Zoning Committee, as chair of its Transportation Committee and as CAG’s representative at the Georgetown Community Partnership and the Business Improvement District’s “Georgetown 2028” project. Mathews also was vice president of Friends of Volta Park and served on Hyde-Addison Elementary’s School Improvement Team. Since 2008, he has produced a daily neighborhood news website, the Georgetown Metropolitan. “Through that, I have become closely familiar with just about every issue that affects Georgetown residents,” he says. “I don’t think any Georgetowner would want to live in a Georgetown without

a vibrant and thriving collection of shops and restaurants within walking distance from our homes,” Mathews writes. “The ANC must continue to work closely with the business community to best weather the challenges faced by the coronavirus. Outdoor ‘streateries’ and slow streets would be one of my primary focuses.” Jenny Mitchell has lived in Georgetown for over 20 years, raising four children with her husband Jack Maier. She was a CAG Public Safety Program block captain, a PTA president and a volunteer with her local church community, serving dinner to the homeless and delivering food to residents in need. Chief operating officer of a startup food company, she has been CEO of an international manufacturing company and local board chair of the Society of International Business Fellows. “Public safety and struggling businesses are two of the biggest challenges our community faces,” Mitchell writes. “I will work with you, MPD, BID, CAG and other stakeholders to present ideas and find solutions. I will also work to maintain the historic character that makes our community a beautiful and unique place in which to live.”

Clockwise from upper-left: Mathews, Lohse, O’Donnell and Mitchell.

COMMUNITY CALENDAR THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 2

The Commission of Fine Arts will meet virtually at 10 a.m. For details, visit cfa.gov.

The Georgetown-Burleith-Hillandale advisory neighborhood commission will hold its November virtual meeting at 6:30 p.m. For details, visit anc2e.com.

CFA MEETING

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20 CAG MONTHLY MEETING

The Citizens Association of Georgetown will hold its October virtual meeting at 6:30 p.m. Participants will get an update from the Georgetown BID and meet the ANC 2E candidates. For details, visit cagtown.org.

ANC 2E MEETING

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5 OLD GEORGETOWN BOARD

The Old Georgetown Board will meet virtually at 9 a.m. For details, visit cfa.gov.

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IN: BLU DOT, FROM MINNEAPOLIS

A mod, Minnesota-based furniture retailer opened at 3333 M St. NW, filling the large showroom space vacated by the North Face clothing company. “We design everything we make,” says Blu Dot furniture, started in 1997 by three friends after college. The sleek chairs, drawers, beds and shelves occupy a practical midrange position in the home goods sector. The M Street store will be Blu Dot’s second store on the East Coast. Practicing COVID-19 precautions (masks and gloves provided, if needed), the store adds, “If you’d like to prearrange a visit, please call us at 415-255-2345.”

IN: LE LABO

Le Labo perfumery opened at 3005 M St. NW (the former Hu’s Shoes). Along with its signature scents, given an online thumbsup by various celebs, the place offers skin and hair care products and candles — all handmade with vegan, natural ingredients.

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IN: UBREAKIFIX

Quick-repair shop UBreakIFix at 1519 Wisconsin Ave. NW — upstairs, where the yoga spot was, behind Wisconsin Nails — opened last week. Owned by David Ostler, the franchise mostly fixes consumer electronics, repairing phone screens and computers and dealing with camera and software problems.

COMING: APÉRO ON P STREET

GothWine Limited Liability Company has applied to the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board for a new retailer’s class “C” restaurant license for the shuttered restaurant at 2622 P St. NW. Its name in trade will be Apéro. According to Lauren Hayes of City Paper, the bar, “specializing in Champagne and caviar, aims to be the place people start or end their evenings out. That’s why Elli Benchimol, Felicia Colbert and Christian Johnston chose to name their bar for the French word for the time before a meal when apéritifs are sipped. Happy hour, in other words.” Apéro replaces 2622 Cafe and, before that, the After Peacock Room. It sits between the Washington Fine Properties office and the Avery Hotel, across from the 7-Eleven. The refined spot, which plans to open in January, seats 42 inside and 30 in the backyard (approval pending).

What Makes Venus Run? BY SU SAN BOD IKER Venus Davis does not do “Zoom fatigue.” The trainer and life coach has never let anything get in the way of achieving her goals. Her energy and joie de vivre practically burst through my laptop when we recently talked. This gave me some sense of how her clients feel after a workout sesh with her: wholly invigorated. For Davis, this new technology is every bit as important as weights or other fitness equipment. “It’s given me the versatility to stay connected with clients outside the traditional gym or studio. And it gives them a sense of normalcy, which reduces the anxiety we’re all feeling in these topsyturvy days,” she says. This is Venus 101 — reframing a negative situation and turning it into something positive. “It sets you up for success,” she explains. “When you ask yourself, ‘What can I do to help me in this moment?’ you release the clutter in your mind and get clarity to focus on your goals.” She has always been this way. The youngest of five children, she grew up in Ohio. When she was seven, her mother, a nurse, was in a near-fatal car accident. It was a defining moment. “It was very traumatizing to see this strong woman in this condition,” she says. But, as she spent time with her in rehab, she was impressed by the physical therapists and how they restored her mom. “I knew then what I would do with my life.” After graduating from Wright State University in Dayton, her career took a detour to New York City, where she worked in marketing and as a project manager, completing her education at NYU and raising her son, Malik (now a real estate agent with Compass). From there, she moved to Washington, D.C., where she has held several positions at Georgetown University.

She currently serves as program coordinator for the Office of Student Equity & Inclusion. Throughout all this, she has pursued her passion for fitness and health. At Georgetown, she blogs about wellness. In her “other life,” she is an ACE-certified trainer, helping corporate executives and teams achieve better work-life balance through nutrition, exercise and lifestyle workshops. Her newest enterprise is the Strong Academy, a coaching practice — launched during the pandemic — whose mission is to help clients “get strong for life.” Her favorite part of coaching is getting to know the client and looking for new ways to conquer what’s keeping them stuck. “It’s an ongoing process. And it starts with meeting them where they are. It’s so great when they make progress and you can build on those moments,” she says. For all the joy and success her fitness work has brought her, Davis is well acquainted with the unbearable whiteness of the wellness world. “I have definitely been marginalized and not given credit for programs I’ve brought to a studio or given the opportunity to grow beyond the box of being a trainer,” she says. “It definitely hurts, but that’s the nature of the beast. As a Black woman, you’re supposed to power through this. I want, and intend, to be seen as who I am.” As always, the Venus Way means turning disappointment into positive action. Davis plans to continue to advocate for greater equity in her industry and to share her passion with underserved Black and Brown communities. “I am very much a person who follows my own drum,” she says. “If you want to be successful, you can’t pay attention to what society says. Be true to yourself. Seize the reward and keep going. You own it and no one can take it away from you.”

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IS THE POINT OF YOUR VOTE BY R OBERT D EVAN EY

Photo by Philip Bermingham.

When Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died on Sept. 18, a flood of tributes and future promises rose among her many admirers. To visit the front of the Supreme Court those first days after the 87-year-old’s death was a proud, tearful inspiration for many. As America votes amid a pandemic — as well as a Senate hearing for a new justice of the Supreme Court, which began a new term last week — Ginsburg continues to inspire not only as a feminist idol but as a voting-rights advocate par excellence. By now, the image of Notorious RBG shown wearing her white “dissent collar” is recalled for many things, including the time she criticized the court in 2013 for disposing of a part of the Voting Right Act. She wrote that it was like “throwing away your umbrella in a rainstorm because you are not getting wet.” That’s one more reason to vote. The following are a few — out of so many — poignant tributes from those who knew RBG well. “Our nation has lost a jurist of historic stature,” Chief Justice John Roberts said in a statement. “We at the Supreme Court have lost a cherished colleague. Today we mourn, but with confidence that future generations will remember Ruth Bader Ginsburg as we knew her — a tireless and resolute champion of justice.” Justice Elena Kagan wrote: “To me, as to countless others, Ruth Bader Ginsburg was a hero. As an attorney, she led the fight to grant women equal rights under the law. As a judge, she did justice every day — working to ensure that this country’s legal system lives up to its ideals and extends its rights and protections to those once excluded. And in both roles, she held to — indeed, exceeded — the highest standards of legal craft. Her work was as careful as it was creative, as disciplined as it was visionary. It will endure for as long as Americans retain their commitment to law. Ruth reached out to encourage and assist me

in my career, as she did for so many others, long before I came to the Supreme Court. And she guided and inspired me, on matters large and small, once I became her colleague. I will miss her — her intellect, her generosity, her sly wit, her manifest integrity and her endless capacity for work — for the rest of my life. I give my deepest condolences to her beloved children and grandchildren. May her memory be a blessing.” Georgetowner and Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer paid tribute to RBG with a poem, writing: “I heard of Ruth’s death while I was reciting the Mourner’s Kaddish at the Rosh Hashanah service. I thought: a great Justice; a woman of valour; a rock of righteousness; and my good, good friend. The world is a better place for her having lived in it. And so is her family; her friends; the legal community; and the nation.” Former President Barack Obama wrote: “Over a long career on both sides of the bench — as a relentless litigator and an incisive jurist — Justice Ginsburg helped us see that discrimination on the basis of sex isn’t about an abstract ideal of equality; that it doesn’t only harm women; that it has real consequences for all of us. It’s about who we are — and who we can be. Justice Ginsburg inspired the generations who followed her, from the tiniest trick-or-treaters to law students burning the midnight oil to the most powerful leaders in the land.” Georgetowner and former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright wrote: “Ruth Bader Ginsburg devoted her life to the powerful premise that every person counts. She was a warrior for justice, equality and democracy. Thanks to her, those who carry on these fights will have not only history, but also the law, on their side.”

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‘HEAR ME ROAR!’ 5TH WOMEN’S MARCH PLANNED FOR OCT. 17 BY J EFF MA L ET “I am woman, hear me roar. In numbers too big to ignore,” began the song. Singer Helen Reddy died on Sept. 29 in Los Angeles. Her 1972 hit “I Am Woman” resonated with audiences worldwide in the midst of the women’s liberation movement. That same year, 1972, marked the Senate passage of the Equal Rights Amendment; Shirley Chisholm became the first woman ever to run for the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination; and the Supreme Court would decide Roe v. Wade, legalizing a woman’s right to choose to have an abortion, in January of 1973, just a month after “I Am Woman” reached number one on the charts. Just 17 days before the 2020 presidential election, the Women’s March organization plans a nationwide demonstration targeting President Donald Trump, in particular his move to fill the seat of Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a liberal icon on the Supreme Court, with a hard right-wing conservative. The court change, many feel, threatens to reverse Roe v. Wade, and otherwise stifle women’s progress toward full gender equality. This will be the fifth annual iteration of the Women’s March. It coincides with the 100th anniversary of women obtaining the right to vote. The first march, which took place the day after President Trump’s inauguration in 2017, was the largest protest in U.S. history, drawing upwards of 500,000 to D.C. and an estimated 4.6 million participants across the country. (Subsequent years have drawn smaller crowds.)

Unlike prior years, this demonstration cannot wait for January to come around. The goal of the Oct. 17 march, according to organizers, will be to “send an unmistakable message about the fierce opposition to Trump and his agenda, including his attempt to fill Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s seat.” At stake with the Supreme Court pick are reproductive rights, health insurance, sex discrimination, gun control, public education and the environment, to name but a few. “We will not allow Trump and the GOP to endanger our lives any longer,” states the promotional material. The women’s suffrage movement in the United States can trace its origins to the Seneca Falls Convention of 1848 in upstate New York, the first to be called for the sole purpose of discussing women’s rights. Elizabeth Cady Stanton, one of its organizers, began with a speech enunciating the meeting’s goals and its purpose, which resonate today: “We are assembled to protest against a form of government, existing without the consent of the governed — to declare our right to be free as man is free, to be represented in the government which we are taxed to support.” A century ago, on Aug. 18, 1920, Tennessee ratified the 19th Amendment, which finally guaranteed voting rights to all women in all states and in all elections (though it would take several more decades, culminating in the 1965 Civil Rights Act, before all women, particularly women of color, could exercise their full voting rights). The 1920 presidential election was the

first to allow women the vote in all 48 states. The League of Women Voters, a nonpartisan group, was established that year. Republican Warren G. Harding, elected to the presidency in 1920, would later be revealed to have been a womanizer, and the leader of the most corrupt administration in the nation’s history (at least up to that time). In every U.S. presidential election dating back to 1984, women turned out to vote at higher rates than men. (In 2016 exit polls, 53 percent of the electorate was female.) This did not lead to greater representation, however. The Republican conference in the House has 197 members, but only 13 are women. By contrast, of 233 House Democrats, 88 are women.

Women dislike Trump more than their male counterparts, by a lot. A representative Des Moines Register/Mediacom Iowa poll from late September anticipated a tie at 47 percent between the two presidential candidates. Among men in that state poll, the president led by 21 percent over former Vice President Joe Biden. However, Biden had more support from women, leading by 20 percent. On this 100th anniversary of women’s suffrage, women could take another bold step on Nov. 3 with the election of Sen. Kamala Harris (D-California) as the first female vice president of the United States. “But look how much I gained. If I have to, I can do anything. I am strong, I am invincible, I am Woman.”

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DOES BOB WOODWARD EVER GET ANGRY? BY RIC HARD S E L DE N Why is Bob Woodward’s new book called “Rage”? The half of President Donald Trump’s face on the book jacket doesn’t look particularly angry. And in the excerpts from Woodward’s 17 one-on-one interviews with the president, there is not a spark of Trumpian fury. No, we have met the enraged and it is us. Millions are furious at the way Trump has led the country and a roughly similar number, equally upset about societal trends, are furious not at Trump but at the first group. The title of Woodward’s latest addition to the shelf of books he has written about nine consecutive presidents refers to candidate Trump’s comment to Woodward and Robert Costa: “I bring rage out.” Trump later attributed it to his opponents’ jealousy of his accomplishments. But clearly much of the provocation is intentional, as in “owning the libs,” and Trump Derangement Syndrome — echoing Charles Krauthammer’s coining of Bush Derangement Syndrome during Dubya’s White House years — is real. The one person who isn’t enraged? Midwesterner, Yalie, naval officer, journalist’s journalist and longtime Georgetowner Bob Woodward, who seems to have a natural immunity. There was that one scene in the film “All the President’s Men” when Robert Redford, as Woodward, blurted out to Deep Throat: 18 OCTOBER 14, 2020

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“Listen, I’m tired of your chickenshit games!” (Whether these were Woodward’s or screenwriter William Goldman’s words, I don’t know.) And in Chapter 38 of “Rage,” the interviewer appears to lose his patience: “He was blowing off both me and the list [of “14 critical areas” relating to the pandemic “where my sources said major action was needed”]. Elsa, my wife, was in the room during the call. At times I raised my voice in order to be able to complete a question or press the president to answer. At one point, she told me to stop yelling.” Few of us would have lasted as long as Woodward without saying, as Joe Biden did in the first debate, “Will you shut up, man?” But temperament and stamina have been Woodward’s journalistic and authorial superpowers since the Pulitzer Prizewinning reporting he and Carl Bernstein did starting in 1972, recounted in their two masterpieces: “All the President’s Men” and “The Final Days.” Woodward’s first book on Trump, “Fear: Trump in the White House” of 2018, was written without access to the president. “I’m used to that,” Woodward says. “Rage,” however, was written with seemingly unlimited access: “For 10 months, I was able to call him.” And Trump got in the habit of ringing up Woodward on Q Street without warning. Is there an optimal amount of access?

“The more, the better,” says Woodward. Apart from Trump’s constant chaotic reiteration of his worldview (some would say alternative reality), events made organizing this book a challenge. “It was a national security book” at first, Woodward says, “and then the virus hit.” Having to “in a sense write a second book,” and do so remotely, it became “very much a telephone exercise.” This had its advantages, however, in getting subjects to talk. “The phone and the tape recorder tend to disappear,” he says. Of course, a reporter’s success or failure at getting past a source’s inhibitions, defenses and spin was more of an issue with other figures quoted in “Rage” than with the president himself. “Trump is different. He pretty much says what’s on his mind,” says Woodward (this wasn’t news). “I let him have his say.” The sections based on interviews with participants in and witnesses to events covered in “Rage,” the majority on deep background, are both convincingly written and highly readable. We gain insight into figures like Dan Coats, Lindsay Graham, James Mattis, Rod Rosenstein and Rex Tillerson, not only from the narrative but from the way they (presumably) told Woodward their side of the story. “Rage” offers new information about the White House’s interaction with China and North Korea, the Mueller investigation and — triggering criticism of Woodward’s

supposed holding back of “what he knew and when he knew it” — the pandemic. In the epilogue, Woodward refers to the “shadowy presence of Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner,” who he calls “[h]ighly competent but often shockingly misguided in his assessments,” yet it is Kushner who, earlier in the book, gives the clearest explanation of how Trump operates. And although the last line of “Rage” is “Trump is the wrong man for the job,” Woodward bends over backward to be fair (he credits assistant Evelyn M. Duffy for insisting on fair treatment for all), correcting statements and expressing skepticism with a light touch. What’s more, when statements are accurate, or relatively so, this is underlined in the text. Near the end of the footnotes, one even finds this: “Trump has some real accomplishments that are not understood. The NAFTA replacement, called the USMCA, fully is a success” and “Trump has a compelling case that the trade deficit of some $500 billion with China is a ripoff.” For some time now, Woodward has been writing what might be called journalism for the long haul. “You keep trying to learn about the presidency,” he says. Governance and politics are “sometimes at war with each other” and “sometimes they can work in tandem” — for good or otherwise, as he knows firsthand and has been instructing us, calmly, for nearly 50 years.

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LOOKING BACK AT THE LIFE OF GEORGETOWN: PART 1, THE 1920S BY CH RISTOP HER J ON E S It seems fair to say that most Georgetowners think of 2020 as the worst year in memory. This annus horribilis seems destined to be remembered as the year of the pandemic, the damages from the protests, school closures, the slumping economy and the increasingly partisan — if not dangerous — political divide in our nation’s capital. However, a look at Georgetown’s history may help to keep our challenges in perspective. From its beginnings, Georgetown has handled wrenching changes with resilience. As the nation has expanded and transformed, Georgetown has adapted to hardships and flourished. In many fascinating ways, the city’s earlier experiences have paralleled our own. So let’s look back at four windows into the past. First stop backward will be 1920, known for many things, but — especially this year — for the centennial of when women first voted in the national election.

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Following the deadliest war to date, World War I (1914-18), then known as the Great War, the nation began a period of recovery, economic growth and wrenching social and political change. From Georgetown, over 2,000 men fought; the first American to be killed in action was Denis R. Dowd, a graduate of Georgetown University. Even more Americans died, however, from the 1918 “Spanish flu” pandemic: 500,000 over the next two years. In October of 1918, the cities of Baltimore and Washington were reported to have run out of coffins. Public health requirements such as face masks, proper hygiene, healthful air and “keeping one’s distance” abounded. In an eerie parallel to today, the U.S. president became infected. Woodrow Wilson caught the flu in France while

negotiating the 1919 Treaty of Versailles. In September, he collapsed with fever while whistle-stop campaigning for support of U.S. entry into the League of Nations, suffering a major stroke a week later. Republicans in the Senate were quick to vote down Wilson’s proposals. The nation elected three Republican presidents in the 1920s, each devoted to laissez-faire policies. Following the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917, more aggressive union organizing at home and a wave of domestic terror events, the United States also entered the Red Scare of the 1920s. Despite these developments, 1920 marked the consummation of the Progressive Era. Between 1913 and 1920, Wilson and progressive Democrats had managed to amend the Constitution four times, requiring wealthy Americans to pay income tax for the first time (16th Amendment), popular election of U.S. senators (17th Amendment), Prohibition (18th Amendment) and women’s suffrage (19th Amendment.) The National Woman’s Party was formed in Washington, D.C., in 1916 by Alice Paul and Lucy Burns. Borrowing tactics from the British suffrage movement such as picketing, hunger strikes and property damage, they helped convince President Wilson and Congress to pass the 19th Amendment, at last granting women the right to vote. Also in 1920, Carrie Chapman Catt founded the League of Women Voters in Washington, D.C., to help inform women and the public at large about voting issues. In the postwar economic boom of the 1920s — influenced by the City Beautiful Movement and the recommendations of the 1902 McMillan Commission Report — splendid Beaux-Arts landmarks were erected that today help define the nation’s capital. But for Georgetown, the 1920s marked a lower economic point than would

the Depression decade of the 1930s. Industrialization and urbanization had created significant challenges. The waterfront was a bleak and insalubrious stretch of smokestacks and factories. Alley dwellings were unregulated, overcrowded and often unsafe. Housing on the eastern side of Georgetown was poor and poorly maintained. The years around 1920 were also the height of Jim Crow, seeing a national resurgence of the Ku Klux Klan. During a race riot in Washington in July of 1919, six were killed and 100 injured. Census data for 1920 shows that the city’s population was 437, 571, with 326,860 White and 109,966 Black. A typical advertisement in Washington’s Evening Star newspaper read: “For Sale — Colored: A number of nice homes in n.w. Section; price, $2,650 ... very easy terms.” In the face of segregation and racism, Black

Georgetowners established a community that included a variety of clubs, sports teams and Black-owned businesses. At 28th and P Streets, Stachowski’s used to be Pride Pharmacy; the Washington Fine Properties office, Burke’s Tailor Shop. Almost every corner near Rose Park boasted a business. In 1923, Key Bridge was completed, linking Georgetown with Virginia’s growing suburbs and expanding railway routes. According to city planning historian Frederick Gutheim, interest in the town’s “distinctive historical and aesthetic qualities” began to take hold. By 1931, he wrote, “the process of transforming Georgetown was compared to that of Beacon Hill in Boston.” And with the New Deal of the 1930s, scores of younger federal bureaucrats would choose to live in this transformed Georgetown.

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Our designer Troy says Colony Grill is the best pizza he’s ever had. More Food Halls! Unconventional Diner co-owner Eric Eden and renowned Japanese chef Makoto Okuwa plan to open a Japanese food hall at 200 Massachusetts Ave. NW at Capitol Crossing in the third quarter of 2021. Eden and chef David Deshaies are planning to open Love, Makoto, a multiconcept food operation slated to include a ramen shop, a Japanese bakery, a robata grill and a high-energy full-service dining room. This is in addition to L’Ardente, which will also open at Capitol Crossing. Nearly A Food Hall! Great American Restaurants opened Good Eats Emporium at 45990 Waterview Plaza in Sterling, Virginia.

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Yes, a museum is managing to open during the pandemic. Planet Word, originally scheduled to launch last spring, will open on Oct. 22. Housed in the Franklin School building, where Alexander Graham Bell made the first wireless voice transmission, the museum, founded by philanthropist Ann Friedman, will feature exhibits and interactive experiences relating to words, reading and public speaking.

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And there’s another new museum in town: the 14th Street Graffiti Museum, which opened on Oct. 3 near 14th and Crittenden Streets NW, behind Stein’s Café Raw Bar and a former pizzeria. Graffiti decorates two exterior walls and a fence that goes along Crittenden Street and an alley. The artists have captured images that seem to be in 3-D and drip in real time.

DOLCEZZA ANNOUNCES CLOSURES

Falling victim to COVID-19’s effect on the restaurant industry, popular gelato chain Dolcezza will close five of its outposts around town in neighborhoods like Logan Circle, the Wharf and CityCenterDC. Co-owners Robb Duncan and Violeta Edelman, who are husband and wife, launched the brand 16 years ago in Georgetown.

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NEW HOTEL IN MT. VERNON TRIANGLE

The AC Hotel Washington DC Convention Center opened this month in the Mt. Vernon Triangle neighborhood. The 13-story, 234-room hotel offers city views from floor-to-ceiling windows and a European-inspired travel experience, steps from the Convention Center, CityCenterDC and Capital One Arena. It is the third AC Hotels by Marriott property to open in the area.

D.C. OFFICIAL JOINS HOWARD UNIVERSITY

Rashad M. Young, who resigned abruptly as D.C.’s city administrator in August, has joined Howard University as chief strategy officer and senior vice president overseeing federal government relations and real estate. The job announcement came after an ethics probe and questions about a tax break Young negotiated for the planned new hospital at the university.

MAN SHOT DEAD IN COLUMBIA HEIGHTS

John Marvin Pollard, 33, was fatally shot on Sept. 30 one block from the Columbia Heights Metro station. The shooting happened just before 1:15 a.m. in the 3100 block of Hiatt Place NW, between 14th and 16th Streets NW. Pollard, who was shot in the head, was pronounced dead at the scene. No arrests have been made. As of press time, there have been 149 homicides this year, up 16 percent from 2019.

THE 411 ON 771

For those who will always associate 202 with the D.C. area, there’s a new number coming to town. In 2022, new 202 phone numbers are expected to run out. As a result, the DC Public Service Commission announced that the second area code for the District will be 771. The number was chosen by the North American Numbering Plan Administrator.

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continue to the upper levels of the house where a master suite includes two en suite bathrooms, a dressing room and a separate sitting room. There are additional bedrooms for family or guests. The wonderful, walled, private garden includes a pool and manicured terraces with a large water feature. The three-bay garage with, guest quarters above, is ideal for an office or help quarters.

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IN COUNTRY one of “America’s Best Fall Color Drives” by Travel + Leisure magazine. With nearly 100 scenic overlooks and 500 miles of viewing, it’s not hard to see why.

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Where to See Foliage 3 Hours From D.C. (or Less) BY KAT E OCZ Y P OK If you’re in the mood to leave the city and see some beautiful fall colors, there are lots of options within three hours of D.C. Of course, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, don’t forget to research where you are planning on going to make sure you know what’s open and what’s not. Happy adventuring!

AMISH COUNTRY, PENNSYLVANIA

If you’re looking to get away from the city and breathe in some crisp, fresh, fall air, Lancaster County (aka Amish Country), Pennsylvania, is a great choice. Next week is expected to be near-peak to peak for the area. Perfect for these pandemic times, there are plenty of parks to wander through

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and take in the gorgeous autumn colors. Remember to research where you’d like to visit; places like the Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area have public-access trails and areas open, but Middle Creek’s visitor center remains closed as of this writing.

SKYLINE DRIVE, SHENANDOAH NATIONAL PARK

If you want to stay a bit more local, taking a drive south to Luray, Virginia, along Skyline Drive is a great way to see vibrant fall leaves. Now through late October is the best time for peak viewing. For Shenandoah’s Fall Color Report, updated on Fridays, dial 540-999-3500. There’s also a mountain-view webcam to make it easy to see if it’s worth the drive down. Skyline Drive was named

Sure, places like Annapolis and St. Michaels, Maryland, are often viewed as summertime destinations. The fall is actually a beautiful time to visit the towns of the Eastern Shore. They’re easily walkable and small enough for visitors to remain safely socially distanced. Also, with much of the summer crowds at home, it’s easier to do activities like seeing the foliage from the water via kayak. Being along the water, the weather remains a bit warmer, perfect for eating famed Maryland crab outdoors.

WARRENTON, VIRGINIA

“Virginia’s northern Piedmont is an exceptional place,” the Piedmont Environmental Council tells us. “Located at the foot of the Blue Ridge Mountains, the Piedmont is beloved for its scenic beauty . . . This splendid natural setting, together with its distinctive towns and cities, make the Piedmont a wonderful place to live, work and visit.” Check out this group’s hiking guides at pecva.org.

MIDDLEBURG, VIRGINIA

Middleburg is the nation’s horse-and-hunt capital. A great way to enjoy the leaves is on horseback — Salamander Resort & Spa has a great equestrian program. There are 30 wineries nearby. See the accompanying sidebar.

MIDDLEBURG ATTRACTIONS Interested in checking out Middleburg, Virginia? Just over an hour away, it’s a great daytrip or weekend getaway destination. Here are some fall events happening in the town. Now through March 21, visit the National Sporting Library & Museum for the exhibition “Thrill of the ’Chace: Steeplechase in Art.” The museum is open on a limitedcapacity basis with timed entry. Now through Oct. 18, Artists in Middleburg is showing an exhibition called “Red Rules! The Power of Color.” Gallery visits are by appointment only. On Oct. 15 to 18, the Middleburg Film Festival will celebrate its eighth year with four days of virtual screenings, combined with outdoor, socially distanced and drive-in presentations. Now through Oct. 31, the Middleburg Community Farmers Market takes place every Saturday from 9 a.m. until noon. This year, the market has temporarily relocated to the rear parking lot of the National Sporting Library & Museum. Due to the pandemic, customers are encouraged to preorder from vendors.

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‘The Answer Is …: Reflections on My Life’ R EVIEWE D BY KIT T Y K E LLE Y The category is: Farewell Books. The answer is: “This memoir lists a philosophy of life, rather than the usual puff quotes from impressive names, on its back cover.” The question is: “What is Alex Trebek’s ‘The Answer Is …’? The tone of Trebek’s new book is conversational and follows the “Jeopardy!” format. But while the front cover shows a photo of the silver-haired host, the back takes your breath away. Superimposed on sunny yellow are four simple sentences: I believe in the will to live. I believe in the power of positivity. I believe in optimism. I believe in hope. These declarations, powerful and poignant, command attention because the quiz-show host is battling stage-four pancreatic cancer — although he objects to the word “battling.” “It suggests there are only two outcomes: winning or losing,” he writes. “If you don’t get well, you are a ‘loser.’ If you have decided to stop treatment, you have ‘given up.’ That’s nonsense.” Here, Trebek, who has hosted “Jeopardy!” for 36 years, discloses his decision to discontinue chemotherapy beyond his current regimen. No surprise, then, to learn his strategy for wagering in Final Jeopardy

mirrors one of Gen. George Patton’s favorite quotes: “L’audace, l’audace, toujours l’audace.” Audacity, audacity, always audacity. Trebek doesn’t shy away from the cost his cancer has exacted on his mind and body since he was diagnosed in 2019. “[Y] ou get hit with shock waves — whether pain or unpredicted surges of depression or just debilitating moments of agony, weakness. I don’t have much stamina anymore … Just pain and fatigue and, well, different kinds of agony. Each day brings a new set of challenges.” A consummate showman, Trebek manages to continue hosting with brio, despite chemotherapy, and that fact amazes even him: “It’s the strangest thing … there are days when I’m just a basket case before we tape. I can barely walk to the production meeting. But when … I get on stage, it all changes suddenly. I’m myself again. I feel good.” His book is an assemblage of short takes on his life, which he acknowledges has been “all good stuff.” No adolescent traumas. No adult catastrophes. Even his divorce was amicable. Born in Sudbury, Ontario, he emigrated from Canada to California in 1973 to begin his climb in American television, which included hosting a variety of game shows that rarely lasted more than 13 weeks. Then came “Jeopardy!” Syndication,

national recognition and an annual salary of $10 million followed. During this career rise, Trebek met his second wife, Jean, “my soul mate.” They have two children together. Readers also learn that Trebek loves luxury cars. He bought his first Bentley (a 1956 Mulliner Park Ward convertible) for $34,000 — and sold it for $54,000 to finance his divorce. He claims to have since shaken his car addiction: “I am past the age where I need a car to impress people.” Still, he includes a jazzy photo of himself in his first Jaguar (a 1956 XK140 roadster) and with a red 1971 Italia Spyder, which he sold — and which was later auctioned by Sotheby’s for $179,200. He now drives a Dodge Ram 1500. “Don’t get me wrong,” he writes of the truck. “I’m no redneck. I don’t have a gun rack in it. I have a wine rack.” As you’d expect from someone in the entertainment industry, Trebek drops a few names — Rudolf Nureyev, Merv Griffin, Ed Sullivan, Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip — but no startling anecdotes. He writes that, whenever he is asked which famous people he’d most like to see on the show, he responds: “Ava Gardner, because she was so beautiful. Mark Twain, because he was so bright. And Ava Gardner again, just because she’s Ava Gardner.” A bit of fanboy peeks through his polish, too, on the subject of Ava’s third husband, Frank Sinatra, who sent Trebek a typewritten thank-you note in 1987, when “Jeopardy!” created a category devoted entirely to the singer. Trebek framed the note and hung it in his office, saying it was one of “the highlights of my life.” He pays tribute to several “Jeopardy!”

contestants in his memoir, including the biggest all-time winner, who appeared for 16 weeks, won 74 straight games and walked away with more than $2.52 million. The answer is: “This player failed to respond ‘H&R Block’ when asked to name the firm whose 70,000 seasonal white-collar employees work only four months a year.” The question is: “Who is Ken Jennings?” (Jennings had incorrectly responded, “What is FedEx?”) Toward the end of Trebek’s book, the categories get more serious: “What is … Toughness?” “What is … The will to survive?” “What is … Getting your affairs in order?” “The answer is … Life.” Trebek assures us that he wants to continue living but, when the time comes, he’ll depart with dignity. “I’m not afraid of dying … I’ve lived a good, full life and I’m nearing the end of it. I know that.” Godspeed, Alex. Georgetown resident Kitty Kelley has written several number-one New York Times best-sellers, including “The Family: The Real Story Behind the Bush Dynasty.” Her most recent books include “Capturing Camelot: Stanley Tretick’s Iconic Images of the Kennedys” and “Let Freedom Ring: Stanley Tretick’s Iconic Images of the March on Washington.” She serves on the board of Reading Is Fundamental, the nation’s largest children’s literacy nonprofit.

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