Volume 63 Number 7
TRUMP 45th President
Inaugural HAPPENINGS and much more All Things Media: Journalism’s New Vitality Real Estate: Ivanka Chooses Kalorama Live from Hollywood: Golden Globes
January 11 - 24, 2017
IN T HIS IS SUE n e w s . 4 -7 Calendar Town Topics Overheard at Lunch
O N T HE C OV E R In this issue, The Georgetowner congratulates Donald Trump on his upcoming inauguration. God bless America.
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This caricature of Donald Trump was adapted by DonkeyHotey from a Creative Commons licensed image from Gage Skidmore’s flickr photostream.
Barack Obama: The Man and The President
BUSI N E S S . 10 Ins & Outs
A l l T hings m e di a . 11 Shed No Tears for the Media
REAL E S TAT E . 12-14 Ivanka Forsakes Georgetown for Kalorama Feature Property Auction Block
DOW N T OW N E R D C . 15
WE B E XC LUSI V E S
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Prominent Trump Voter Claims Cyberbullying by Georgetown Professor
C OV E R . 18 -19 Trump Change
LE DEC OR . 20 When Make Them Green with Envy
F ood & Win e . 21-23 he Latest Dish T Cocktail of the Month
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Left: Asra Nomani. Photo courtesy CNN. By Ro b e r t D e va n e y Right: Prof. Christine Fair of “Your vote helped normalize Georgetown University. Photo courtesy Nazis in D.C.,” tweeted Christine WorldAffairs/YouTube. Fair to her former GU colleague, Asra Nomani (and worse).
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Swearing In the 115th Congress with Joe Biden and Paul Ryan (photos))
Murphy’s Love New Year, New Skin
Arts . 28 -29 Spending Election Year With “The Gabriels” “Stuart Davis: In Full Swing” at the National Gallery
Good Work s & Good T ime s . 30 -31 Inauguration Week Festivities 200,000 Women Expected at Jan. 21 March Golden Globes Loves ‘La La Land’
Vice President Joe Biden gives a hug before administering the Senate oath of office to Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nevada) in the Old Senate Chamber Jan. 3. Photo by Jeff Malet.
By J eff M a l e t Reflecting the ethnic and religious diversity of the new Congress, a variety of religious books were provided by the Librarian of Congress.
Nat Hentoff, 1925-2017 By G a ry T i s c h l er A documentary about the jazz writer and First Amendment advocate is titled “The Pleasures of Being Out of Step.”
Nat Hentoff. Photo by Tom Pich. Courtesy NEA.
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up & coming January 14 Woodshop for Kids: The Hammer
top-secret hibernation program. Forgotten, he awakes five centuries in the future in a society so dumbed down that he’s the most intelligent person alive. Tickets are $25, including a buffet dinner and a glass of wine. For tickets, visit viaumbria.com. 1525 Wisconsin Ave. NW.
This introduction to hammer and nails is part one in a new series of workshops geared towards kids who like to build and create. Participants (age 7 and older, adult supervision required) will learn how to properly hold and use a hammer and which nails are best for the job, then create nail art to take home and display. Tickets are $20. For details, visit go.nbm.org. National Building Museum, 401 F St. NW.
January 19 Inauguration Week Cocktail Class
January 25 Twentythirtysomething Book Club
This month’s cocktail class at Via Umbria will feature guest mixologist Matt Demia from True Syryps preparing classic American cocktails inspired by powerful women. All of the proceeds will be donated to Planned Parenthood. For details, visit viaumbria.com. 1525 Wisconsin Ave. NW.
TTBC, a DC Public Library book group for younger adults at least 21 years old, will discuss “Eileen” by Ottessa Moshfegh. In the novel, set in 1964, a restless young woman seeks escape from her work at a boys’ prison and her home life with her alcoholic father. For details, email julia. strusienski@dc.gov. Mad Fox Tap Room, 2218 Wisconsin Ave. NW.
January 20 ‘Don't Tell Me This Town Ain't Got No Heart’
January 17 Why Did the Holocaust Happen?
A benefit for Planned Parenthood, MoveOn. org and Electric Frontier Foundation, this concert will feature John Kadlecik, Oteil Burbridge, Aron Magner and Jeff Franca, with special guests Joe Uehlein and David Gans. Tickets are $55 ($50 in advance). For details, visit gypsysallys.com. Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St. NW.
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At this free event, historian Peter Hayes will discuss what scholars know about the Holocaust, answering such questions as: Why were Jews the primary victims? Why were Germans the instigators? Why did murder become the “Final Solution”? And why didn’t the international community do more to help? A book signing of Hayes’s book “Why?” will follow. For details, visit ushmm.org. U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, 100 Raoul Wallenberg Place SW.
Movie and a Meal at Via Umbria The inauguration week film is “Idiocracy,” a 2006 science-fiction comedy starring Luke Wilson, Maya Rudolph and Dax Shepard. Private Joe Bauers is selected by the Pentagon to be the guinea pig for a
January 18 Evening of Cured Meats and Wine
January 22 Songs of Tchaikovsky and His Students
Stachowski’s Market founder Jamie Stachowski will be at Eno Wine Bar to offer samples of a wide variety of handcrafted gourmet fresh sausages, cured meats, gallantines, pâtés and terrines, paired with a tasting flight chosen by Eno’s wine experts. Tickets are $35. For tickets, email enowinebar@fourseasons.com. Located at 2810 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.
Vocal Arts DC presents soprano Antonina Chehowska and baritone Alexey Lavrov in a recital of vocal selections by Tchaikovsky, Glière, Scriabin, Rachmaninov, Taneyev and Rubinstein with pianists Steven Blier and Michael Barrett, co-artistic directors of the New York Festival of Song. Tickets are $50. For details, visit vocalartsdc. org. UDC Theatre of the Arts, 4200 Connecticut Ave. NW.
Ryo Yanagitani performing at Evermay Estate’s Overtures concert series. Photo courtesy of S&R Foundation.
January 28 Jonathan Carney Piano Trio Pianist Ryo Yanagitani will join Baltimore Symphony Orchestra concert master Jonathan Carney and principal cellist Dariusz Skorazewski to perform Brahms’s “Piano Concerto No. 2” in B-flat major, Opus 83. Tickets are $35. For details, visit dumbartonconcerts.org. Dumbarton United Methodist Church, 3133 Dumbarton St. NW.
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Murder Shocks D.C.’s Theater Community — and Many Others When actress Tricia Lynn McCauley, 46, failed to arrive at a Christmas gathering hosted by Bill Largess, artistic director of the Washington Stage Guild, where McCauley had appeared frequently, her friends began to worry. They had, as it turned out, good reason. Her car was spotted by another member of the theater community, Jonathan Padgett, who knew McCauley. He saw the car near Dupont Circle around midnight, while walking his dog, and encountered a man in the driver’s seat. The man turned out to be Adrian Duane Johnson, whom police found later with the car, which contained the slain body of McCauley. Johnson was arrested and arraigned on murder charges. The D.C. theater community, alerted by her brother, Brian, reacted with shock and horror as details emerged later. “Tricia is gone, they have found her body,” Brian McCauley announced. “Thank you for all your work, support and love. To all of her DC family, I
know she truly thought of you that way, thank you for being there for all these years. Hang on to each other.” Almost immediately, there were notices of vigils for Tricia McCauley, who was also an herbalist, who taught yoga and gardened. Stunned and angry friends appeared at Johnson’s court appearance. The story appeared all over the internet, soHer resume includes a nutshell description of a professional life: Tricia McCauley, AEA-SAG-AFTRA, DC resident, 5’ 2 1/4”, size 4. But if you look at pictures from her stage roles, or her portraits, you can pick up some of that almost breathless spirit and impact she had on others.
All Police to Wear Cameras; Footage Viewable by Public Guess you can say the pilot program begun in 2014 to test the effectiveness of 75 Metropolitan Police Officers to activate body cameras when on active duty was a resounding success. Last week, Mayor Muriel Bowser announced that by next summer all of the some 3,000 D.C. patrol officers will be outfitted with the body cameras to record their community interactions.
watch body-camera footage before writing police reports. But footage taken in private homes or dealing with highly sensitive crimes like rape will not be open to public review.
Guns, Ammo Found Along C&O Canal
Actress-yoga instructor Tricia McCauley's body was found in the Dupont Circle-West End neighborhood. More than 500,000 videos recorded over 100,000 hours of actions by D.C.’s finest over the past two years, according to reports. “This 21st-century policing tool helps the public in terms of transparency and accountability … allowing greater insights into how police do their work,” Ward 5 Council member Kenyan R. McDuffie told the Washington Post. “But it’s not a panacea.” McDuffie has led the efforts to secure broader public viewing of the videos through a variety of processes, including Freedom of Information Act requests. Subjects of police videos can review specific footage at local police stations, free of charge, with a maximum 48-hour wait. District police can
A cache (or two) of firearms and ammunition in garbage bags, pails and a violin case was uncovered Jan. 4 near Fletcher’s Boat House on Canal Road NW, about two miles north of Key Bridge. On a morning walk along the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, a woman noticed the violin case in a pile of debris by a stone wall. Inside were one or two guns. (Reports differ. WTOP said “two guns”; the Washington Post said “at least one firearm,” described by U.S. Park Police Sgt. Anna Rose as a long gun.) The walker brought her find to the attention of the authorities, who discovered additional weapons and ammunition stashed near the towpath, again amid trash, about a quarter of a mile north. None of the weapons was believed to be loaded. Canal Road between Reservoir Road and Arizona Avenue and nearby trails were temporarily closed. A bomb squad determined that the area was explosive-free. Violin cases were apparently less popular containers for submachine guns among realTown Topics continued on page 6
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ANC Meeting Rescheduled to Jan. 30; New Regulations in Effect The Georgetown-Burleith Advisory Neighborhood Commission postponed its Jan. 2 meeting until Jan. 30, when it will hold a combined January-February gathering. The commission will also face almost a dozen new regulations that were passed by the District Council in December over the objections of Ward 2 member Jack Evans and Ward 6 member Charles Allen. The ANC Amendment Act of 2016 adds requirements intended to increase public interaction and strengthen oversight. For instance, each ANC must now submit a comprehensive annual report detailing all its actions for the year. All commission members will be required to attend mandatory training sessions on the proper use of ANC funds for community grant projects. And every ANC will now be required to provide advance notice to businesses and residents directly affected by upcoming agenda items. Some critics say these new regulations will make the volunteer commissioners’ duties more
difficult and time-consuming. Proponents see them as “raising the great weight standard.” That is a goal of many involved with ANCs; though they have no official legislative or enforcement authority in the District, their deliberations, advice, votes and opinions are officially given “great weight” by the D.C. Council. A proposal to provide monetary compensation for ANC members did not make it into the final approved bill.
So Long, Special Agents For the past several years, my Georgetown street has been arguably the most protected in D.C. The secretaries of State and Homeland Security live here. Both cabinet positions were assigned round-the-clock Secret Service details to surveil their homes. At first, it was a bit surreal for immediate neighbors like myself. How much did they know about us, our friends and our lifestyles, we wondered. How friendly should we be? Chat? Bring them coffee? The answer to all that turned out to be “No.” “Hope you don’t mind having the Secret Service in front of your house 24/7,” one of my cabinet-member neighbors said to me the first month. “Might make the neighborhood safer.” “Great if they’ll stop somebody carrying my TV out the front door,” I answered. “Oh, we’d probably notice that,” the special agent by him laughed. “We might call the police.”
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“It’s kind of fun telling friends about them when they come to visit,” a 40-year neighbor said. We both enjoyed watching people walk by the corner and jerk with surprise when they’d notice the black SUV with the running engine in front of the official parking signs — with two buff young men (sometimes a woman) dressed mostly in casual clothes, the bulge of their guns noticeable on their hips or at the small of their backs. And there were interactions. One time someone kept placing garbage cans in front of my front door. Exasperated, I asked the agent if they just might tell me what she or he looked like. “I’ll see,” the agent said. “Otherwise it’s kind of Groundhog Day around here.” On Jan. 21, we’ll notice when the agents are gone. We may even get a chance to thank them for their service.
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We got it after a while, of course. They weren’t there to protect us. In fact, getting distracted by us would be exactly what they shouldn’t do. They watched just him and his house. When he’d leave or come home, three big black SUVs and at least six agents would flank the entrance. I asked the secretary of Labor once if he got four vehicles too. “I’m lucky I get one,” he answered. “Only the HLS and State secretaries get that kind of protection, because they get the most serious threats.” What? Like bombings? Assassinations? So much for making the neighborhood safer. Still we got used to them being there. “When I walk to town at dark now, I go the route that puts me in their sight,” a female neighbor told me.
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Secret Service agents parked at the intersection of 27th Street NW and O Street NW. Photo by Peggy Sands.
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Celebrity hosts for the Creative Coalition’s Inaugural Ball for the Arts will include Tim Daly of “Madam Secretary,” Christina Hendricks of “Mad Men” and John Leguizamo of “Chef.” There is also an honorary congressional host committee. The ball will take place Jan. 20 (natch) at the Harman Center for the Arts. At press time, a musical act was yet to be announced, but Sting, the Red Hot Chili Peppers and the Black Eyed Peas have appeared in the past. The nonprofit advocacy group was formed by members of the entertainment industry.
Community Calendar SATURDAY, JANUARY 14 MLK Day of Service Georgetown University will honor the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. through this day of action and contemplation. The event will begin at 10 a.m. at MSB Commons, first floor of Rafik Hariri Building, and conclude with a 2 p.m. community celebration at Cesar Chavez Parkside High School. To register, visit president.georgetown.edu.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18 (Postponed) CAG Meeting: West Heating Plant This Citizens Association of Georgetown meeting will be rescheduled.
Feminist icon Gloria Steinem has signed on with the planned Jan. 21 Women’s March on Washington, which she will co-chair with singer-activist Harry Belafonte, DCist reported. After fears about lack of organizational experience and permits arose, the march now has help from Planned Parenthood and a few celebrity guests. The event will kick off at 10 a.m. at Independence Avenue and Third Street SW near the U.S. Capitol.
Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wisconsin) administers the House oath of office to Representative Francis Rooney III (R-Florida) with wife Kathleen during a swearing-in ceremony inside the U.S. Capitol Jan. 3. Photo by Jeff Malet.
Rooney Returns to Washington Republican Francis Rooney became a member of the 115th Congress last week, representing the district that include Fort Myers and Naples, Florida. He was the Ambassador to the Holy See, 2005 to 2008. A majority owner of the Manhattan Construction Company, which built the U.S. Capitol Visitors Center, Cato Institute, George H. W. Bush Presidential Library and college and federal works, Rooney is renovating the house at the corner of 33rd and O Streets NW. He even purchased the carriage houses behind it, which were part of the original property — and made a offer the homeowners at the time could not refuse. As neighbors know, it’s a serious project. Welcome to your old-new neighborhood, Rep. Rooney. (He went to Georgetown Prep and got his undergraduate and law degrees from Georgetown University.)
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Wonder Woman Loses Ambassadorship Iconic cartoon character Wonder Woman is out as honorary United Nations ambassador for the empowerment of women and girls, CNN reported. When the announcement was made in October, many U.N. workers protested, citing the character’s lack of clothing. United Nations spokesman Jeffrey Brez said the objective was to raise awareness of the U.N.’s Sustainable Development Goal No. 5: to achieve gender equality by 2030.
Study: Sanders Makes Us (Comparatively) Happy Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-Vermont) has won a popularity contest of sorts. The former presidential candidate’s “America” television spot was the highest rated campaign ad for making viewers feel optimistic and happy, The Hill reported. The ad, set to Simon and Garfunkel’s “America,” shows Americans from various parts of the country.
GBA Monthly Networking Meeting The Georgetown Business Association will host its monthly reception at 6:30 p.m. at Ike Behar, 2900 M St. NW. For details, visit georgetownbusiness.org.
MONDAY, JANUARY 23 (Note Date Change) Commission of Fine Arts Meeting The next meeting of the Commission of Fine Arts will be held at 10 a.m. at the National Building Museum, 401 F St. NW. For details, visit cfa.gov.
MONDAY, JANUARY 30 (Note Date Change) Advisory Neighborhood Commission 2E The monthly ANC 2E public meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. at Georgetown Visitation Prep, 35th Street NW at Volta Place, main building. For details, visit ANC2E.com. Send your community event listing to editorial@georgetowner.com or call 202-338-4833.
The future Rooney residence at 3300 O St. NW. Photo by Robert Devaney.
Megyn Kelly Dumps Fox for Peacock After 12 years at Fox News, Megyn Kelly is headed to NBC for a daytime show and a Sunday evening newsmagazine. She will also cover major political and breaking events, Fox News reported. Kelly joins fellow attorney and “Today” show anchor Savannah Guthrie at the peacock network.
Clintons, Bushes Will Attend After All While it was previously reported that they would not be attending the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump, former presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush will be there, the Daily Beast reported. Former first ladies Hillary Clinton and Laura Bush will also join the festivities. (Talk about the ultimate fakea-smile moment for Hillary.)
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Editorial/opinion Jack Evans Report
2017 Resolutions and Predictions Getting Back to the City’s Business By Jac k Evan s
The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority should retool under its new leadership and ensure that bus and subway riders … won’t be killed in accidents or by assailants, can count on getting to work on time and in and out of special events promptly, feel safe and can reasonably look forward to expansion. Actually, this is pretty much the same resolution we wrote last year, and here’s what’s happened: we can anticipate shorter hours of operation and higher prices. How about a Metro line to the MGM Grand? Under no circumstances would we like to see a new Redskins stadium, unless, of course, it’s in Washington, at RFK, and Mexico pays. There will be a challenging new District Council — we know that already — and we think some sparks will fly from the Ward 7 seat occupied by former Mayor Vincent Gray, who appears to still have a bone or two to pick with Mayor Muriel Bowser. We wish Council Chairman Phil Mendelson all the luck in the world with this group. We predict that the edgy, progressive agenda pursued by the Council is going to attract the attention of the triumphant GOP congress, which will be feeling its oats. It’s quite possible we could go from “No Taxation Without Representation” license plates to ones that say “End Home Rule.” Predictions: This is the year. We’re going to end those Stanley Cup blues with Ovie and Oshie. The Wizards will turn around, just barely in time to get into the playoffs. Another frustrating year in which Bryce Harper underperforms may lead to a trade. And if Strasburg gets hurt again, well, who knows. But Max Scherzer will pitch two no-hitters and give
up a record-breaking number of home runs. In a can-you-top-this, the Redskins and the Cleveland Browns will swap quarterbacks, as the Skins, in a fit of nostalgia and amnesia, get back Robert Griffin III in exchange for Kirk Cousins. Griffin breaks his passing thumb on opening day and the Skins go to 1-15, while the Browns, under Cousins, go to the Super Bowl against Tom Brady, where they lose to the Patriots on a last-play, rally-killing interception by Cousins. Lady Irony smiled big-time all year. Midway through the year, it will be discovered, through information gathered from Secret Service personnel (who spoke anonymously, fearing that they would be fired and/or insulted on Twitter), that President Donald Trump had been sneaking away at night to Trump Tower, where he watched videos of his 2016 campaign rallies. First lady Melania Trump, while playing hostess for three different state dinners for Vladimir Putin, will continue to refuse to move to the White House. Her complaints: it’s too cramped and she can’t find the bathrooms. She also said that she would soon be getting a single ticket to “Hamilton” “any day now.” We predict that new neighbors Ivanka Trump and Michelle Obama will start having regular coffee dates at Tryst in Adams Morgan. Adams Morgan residents will complain about the lack of parking. It was learned that after the popular former general James Mattis had been sworn in as the new secretary of Defense, approximately 500 Washington dog owners had named their pooch “Mad Dog,” including several teacup poodles. One cat was named “Nutty Kitty.”
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The D.C. Council is back in session and ready to get to work. Council Period 22 officially began Jan. 2, after I and five of my colleagues were sworn in for a new fouryear term. Following the swearing-in ceremony, the Council held its organizational meeting to establish the committees and rules for the new session. I’m honored to have again been selected to chair the Finance and Revenue Committee and to serve as the Council’s representative on the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority board of directors. The Council established eleven committees for this session: Committee of the Whole (chaired by Council Chairman Phil Mendelson), Education (David Grosso), Government Operations (Brandon Todd), Housing and Neighborhood Revitalization (Anita Bonds), Labor and Workforce Development (Elissa Silverman), Transportation and the Environment (Mary Cheh), Business and Economic Development (Kenyan McDuffie), Finance and Revenue (myself), Health (Vincent Gray), Human Services (Brianne Nadeau) and Judiciary and Public Safety (Charles Allen). In addition to chairing Finance and Revenue, I will serve on the Committee of the Whole and on the Transportation and the Environment, Business and Economic Development and Government Operations committees. The beginning of a Council period is a little slow, as members reintroduce bills that failed to receive a vote in the last session. Likewise, committees are establishing their rules and waiting for new legislation on which to hold
hearings. The Council will undertake its annual performance oversight process in February and March, when all committees will review and question the actions of the agencies under their purview. If you’ve had a positive or negative experience with a D.C. government agency over the past year, I encourage you to sign up to testify at a performance oversight hearing or submit written testimony. After the performance oversight hearings, Mayor Bowser will submit her budget proposal for the upcoming fiscal year. The Council will use this, along with the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report produced by the CFO, to inform our public budget oversight process in March, April and May. I look forward to working with the mayor and my Council colleagues to craft a budget that funds our priorities, expands programs that are working well and continues to lower taxes for residents. The Council session may have just kicked off, but we’ve got a busy spring on the horizon. I encourage everyone to continue to let me know about issues you encounter with the D.C. government, whether temporary problems or more structural matters that may require legislation. The city continues to get stronger every year — our CFO called the past several quarters the strongest in the District’s history — but we have more work to do. I’m excited to serve as your Council member again and get back to the city’s business. Jack Evans is the District Council member for Ward 2, representing Georgetown and other neighborhoods since 1991.
Trump, Our 45th President — Believe It or Not
By M a rk P l ot k in Donald Trump will be, on Jan. 20, the 45th President of the United States of America. I finally wrote it. This is a very painful sentence to write. Registered Democrats, thoughtful Independents and reasonable Republicans are extremely anxious if not downright disturbed about what the next four years will bring. The country, as we all know, actually chose Hillary Clinton. She received 2.8 million more votes than Trump. But because of some vestigial organ called the electoral college, the loser was declared the winner. The first thing the 115th Congress should do is do away with the electoral college and repair democracy by instituting a system in which the person who gets the most votes wins. Send
this major and essential change out to the states and have 38 states ratify this constitutional amendment in record time. Then our new, improved and truly democratic system will be ready for the 2020 presidential election. The issue of conflict of interest as it applies to Donald Trump’s financial dealings will haunt this president for his entire time. It is hard not to believe that this alone will trip him up at some point. It is not too farfetched to envision impeachment proceedings, conviction and removal from office. Or a resignation “a la Nixon.” Then we will be talking about President Pence. For the purposes of this column, let’s assume that Trump serves a full fouryear term. The first thing he should do is
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stop tweeting. His words may be wildly misinterpreted and we all could be the victims of his un-presidential utterings. Second, the new president should take up reading. I don’t expect him to be a scholar, but policy should not be formulated and decisions of global importance made by watching “the shows.” His initial personnel decisions for the cabinet and other high offices seem to have only one thing in common: you must be rich. Fabulously rich. The U.S. Senate hopefully will reject some of the most odious choices (Sessions at Justice, DeVos at Education, Puzder at Labor, Price at Health and Human Services). We will soon find out if there are any “Profiles in Courage” on the Republican side of that august body.
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BARACK OBAMA The Man and The President
By G ary T ischl eR Ever since the startling upset election of Donald Trump, and perhaps even before that, President Barack Obama has seemed like a changed man, very different from the coolcustomer persona he presented to the public during most of his presidency. Whereas earlier he was consistently calm, studied, difficult to provoke, an intellect-overemotion man not quick to act, over the last few months, and especially lately, he has been practically the president as action figure. He wasn’t just making speeches, he was doing things — executive actions galore, trying to salvage his policy achievements, startling the world and angering Israel with an abstention in the United Nations, pursuing direct action against Russia for alleged massive hacking. Yet, many of Obama’s appearances and actions were also elegiac. They forced us to remember the man in full, and our time with him. This was particularly true for residents of greater Washington, where he often intersected with our lives in the flesh — out with the first lady on restaurant excursions, living and working in the White House, at state dinners, tree lightings, the routine ceremonials, a blurred moment in a motorcade, at State of the Union addresses and two improbable inaugurals. While his policy initiatives — notably “Obamacare” — often excited fierce opposition in the GOP (and frequently irrational responses on the fringes of the right), exacerbating America’s blue-red divide, Obama steadily grew into the role of American president. With Michelle Obama, their daughters and the Bidens, Barack Obama also embodied the values of family and friendship. This more personal side of his presidency, a portal into the life of the First Family, was a demonstration of how presidents and their families and friends should behave. There were no scandals of greed, sexual misbehavior or corruption. What’s more, the Obamas —
Barack Obama and the first family enjoying a baseball game. White House photo.
attractive, attentive, accessible — acted in a manner that suggested we were witnessing a real-life American family, rooted in deep affection and respect. The president deserved respect, not just because he wore the mantle of office and had the title, but because of the way he behaved, from the beginning. He was a historic figure, the first African American ever elected president, drawing an awestruck reaction of joy from the nation’s African Americans, many of whom had adopted the consolation of “not in my lifetime,” only to see themselves and their lives transformed. Whether or not the president lived up to often unrealistic expectations as to what
they could gain from his presidency is a difficult question; Obama always seemed keenly aware of his historic role, and was therefore keenly careful of how he exercised power within that framework (perhaps, by some judgments, too careful). From day one, this president experienced unrelenting partisan opposition, criticism and even hatred. He did not forego attempts at bipartisanship, but most would agree that his attempts failed. Obama suffered through House Republican Leader Mitch McConnell’s stated determination to prevent his success, a congressman from South Carolina yelling, “You lie, you lie,” during a State of the Union speech and Trump’s equally determined
attempt to prove the president was not a citizen, which he finally dropped without comment during the campaign. Known for his stirring hope-and-change candidacy, Obama was a powerful orator who could inspire action and soothe the pain of tragedy. His speeches in the aftermath of the slaughter of children at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut, of the murder of Dallas police officers and of nine black parishioners at a South Carolina church were purposeful, stirring, eloquent as prayers. He was our mourner in chief in a way that no other president had been. History did not evade him, and his administration made a difference. He took office in the middle of the worst recession since the Great Depression and halted the horrible slide that had occurred, launching a stimulus package and an infrastructure effort, as well as the much maligned but sorely needed Affordable Care Act — all of which were accomplished without much help from across the aisle (and, for that matter, sometimes not much effort to gain it). During Obama’s time, gays and lesbians achieved the right to marry, two women jurists were named to the Supreme Court and his military forces hunted down and killed 9/11 planner and perpetrator Osama bin Laden. Obama pursued a cleaner, greener planet. He won two elections — the one perhaps a meeting of man and time, when Americans suddenly seemed ready to take that first step. They were not wrong to do so. The Obamas, who want to see their youngest daughter through school in Washington, are renting in Kalaroma — where they will have as neighbors Ivanka Trump and her husband and children. He’s not leaving. He’s only moving. So it’s not farewell, Mr. President. It’s more like, see you around the neighborhood.
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José Undecided Streetcars? Consider Autonomous Vehicles An item that ran [“Overheard at Lunch,” The Georgetowner, Dec. 21, 2016] falsely identified the new location of José Andrés’ America Eats Tavern as Paolo’s. We’ve included a statement below and would like to request a correction. José Andrés’ ThinkFood Group is looking forward to re-opening America Eats Tavern in Georgetown next year; however, we have not yet finalized any location for the new restaurant. — Katherine Hurd, Baltz & Company, Inc., Washington, D.C.
I recently read “A Streetcar Named Impossible” [The Georgetowner, Dec. 21, 2016] and have written a piece to complement it regarding autonomy. The streetcar project is one which pulls at the heart strings. It evokes sentimentalism and a yearning for what has past. We seek connection with a time when Washington, D.C., streetcars spanned the District and could even take one out for a weekend at the local amusement park in suburban Maryland. Today, D.C.’s urban density is high, cars are widespread, and neighborhood streets play Waze shortcuts to many. As D.C. policies and real estate moguls further enable increasing densities, and
infrastructure costs associated with density. Perhaps, we should embrace the forthcoming autonomous vehicles of the near future, existing shared car services, and other forms of urban transportation — causing us to reflect on this streetcar project and realizing that the economics will never make sense — especially in a world of autonomous vehicles. DC Streetcar on H Street. Courtesy DDOT.
regulatory disruptors, such as Uber, complement and perhaps threaten public transport, we should start pursuing autonomous vehicles. With autonomy, D.C. will be able to continue densifying without the large
— Muieen Cader, Vancouver, British Columbia The author is CEO of Melange Research, Inc., a company specializing in autonomous vehicles, and working to bring all-weather radar systems to autonomous vehicles.
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200,000 Women Expected at Jan. 21 March BY PEGGY S A NDS
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ast month, D.C. police issued a permit the Sierra Club. They represent issues such as for a gathering of women from across the reproductive and equal rights for women, gun country — perhaps control, police reform and as many as 200,000 — at voting rights. Independence Avenue and The Woman’s National 3rd Street SW on Jan. 21 at Democratic Club will host a 10 a.m. But it is not clear pre-march breakfast from 7 to exactly who is organizing the 9 a.m. at its historic mansion event, how long it will last near Dupont Circle. A womnor exactly what will happen. an’s empowerment activity Will it be a protest? A march? is planned from 2 to 6 p.m. A demonstration? as a follow-up to a “Girls The event took off, Empowerment Reception,” to seemingly spontaneously, in be held at the club Jan. 20 response to a Facebook page from 6 to 9 p.m. created by retired Hawaiian “We see this as the start lawyer Teresa Shook on elecof a wave of activism on the tion night, which saw the On January 21st, the Pussyhat Project left, much as the conservative defeat of the first female presi- plans to make a visual statement at the Tea Party began as a grassdential nominee of a major Women’s March in Washington, D.C. roots movement,” Janaye Artwork by Aurora Lady party. Shook called for protests Ingram, the march’s head of by women across the nation. In Washington, logistics, told USA Today. The Tea Party, howD.C., that call triggered a decision by a loose ever, coalesced around reducing government coalition of women activists to organize what’s spending and lowering taxes. now being called the Women’s March on What impact the broad coalition of passionWashington. ate female advocates for various issues will have More than 100 liberal activist organizations on Trump’s national agenda is unclear. There have signed on as Women’s March partners, is no doubt that many women activists feel including MoveOn, LGBTQ advocacy organiza- besieged. The basic message of the march may tion Human Rights Campaign, the NAACP and just be: “We’re watching.”
Ins & Outs BY R OBERT D EVAN EY
In: T&U Mongolian Cashmere by Gobi College besties Una Ganbold and Tosca Metz opened T&U Mongolian Cashmere by Gobi last month at 1663 Wisconsin Ave. NW, in the former Dandelion Patch space. The store fulfills one of their clothing-shop dreams with the debut of the first Mongolian cashmere store in the U.S. to carry the luxury Gobi brand. At first owned by the government of Mongolia and now a private company, Gobi distributes products worldwide, from Ulan Bator to London. “We sell 100-percent cashmere, camel and yak wool goods from Mongolia,” Metz told The Georgetowner. “We have camel wool socks to cashmere coats for men and women, and blankets and throws for the home.” A grand opening party for T&U is planned at 5 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 13. Go say hello to the latest addition to Book Hill’s retail scene. And, yes, in the store’s name, “T” stands for Tosca and “U” for Una.
In: Carine’s Bridal Named Best Window Speaking of Book Hill, the Georgetown Business Improvement District named Carine’s Bridal Atelier the winner of the storefront windows competition during Christmastime. Announced the BID: “Drumroll, please ... Georgetown’s Fifth Annual Holiday Window Competition officially ended as the clock struck 2017, and Carine’s Bridal Atelier (1623 Wisconsin Ave. NW) received the most votes for their beautiful window! Signature and LiLi The First put up a good fight in second and third, but congratulations to Carine’s! Visit www.georgetowndc.com to support all of our local businesses, not just during the holidays, but year-round. And thanks to everyone who voted!”
Out: Lacoste Store Closes
The winner of the Georgetown’s Fifth Annual Holiday Window Competition. Courtesy BID.
Out: Clyde’s of Tysons to Close Feb. 5 Clyde’s of Tysons Corner, one of the most successful restaurants in the Clyde’s empire, will close its doors Feb. 5, as the property at 8332 Leesburg Pike, across from Tysons Corner Center, will be redeveloped. Clyde’s first Virginia venture, the restaurant, with its unique murals, artwork and four dining rooms, has been around since 1980. Clyde’s Real Estate Group is one of the partners in the new project on the six-acre site. It is uncertain if the restaurant will return to the location, the Clyde’s Restaurant Group tells us that it is “exploring options in Tysons.”
Out (Temporarily): Phoenix Under Renovation The Phoenix will rise again ... yeah, had to write that, too. The Phoenix shop at 1514 Wisconsin Ave. NW is closed for renovations and remodeling. However, the 62-year-old boutique has a pop-up, just around the corner at P Street Gallerie at 3235 P St. NW. (Nice to know that the retail businesses around Wisconsin and P are a tight group and help each other out.)
See you later, alligator ... yeah, had to write that. The Lacoste shop at 3146 M St. NW has closed.
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ake news. Shrinking revenues. Vanishing jobs. Oh, woe be journalism. Oh, woe to be a journalist. Oh, spare me. It is true that many talented journalists, including friends of mine, are looking at a gloomy 2017. Overnight, many lost their jobs when Al Jazeera America closed up shop. Washington, D.C., lost a great outlet recently with the shuttering of the local news website Borderstan. Local television seems to be as much about cutting costs as about journalism lately. The going will be especially tough for those who got started during the golden age
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of journalism, who trained for a career with the legacy media, the holy grail of which was “objectivity.” Even for some with a consistent paycheck, like the Washington Post’s media columnist Margaret Sullivan, the goal is extremely conservative: Don’t let the sun go down on Journalism (initial cap intentional), as still taught in J-schools across the country. Sullivan Some of the many new media outlets that have sprouted in the last decade. missed the point when she proffered her solution to fake news — for Facebook to hire doom, is that President-elect Trump is good for York Times is dinosaurs like journalism. It is a great story. He is the gift that pioneering new herself to help keeps on giving. video work. “police” what is “I am ashamed to say that For progressive publications like the Facebook, while real and what is Washington Monthly and Mother Jones, a venue for fake. what I believe is a disaster a Trump White House is the best news in fiction, is also I might financially speaking. (Conservative jamming real point out how for the country is great for my i n f o r m a t i o n years, publications are likely in for a rougher time quickly you, Ms. with their side in absolute power.) As one editor down people’s Sullivan, forgot told me at the time of the divisive election of phones. the “fake” news publication.” President George W. Bush: “I am ashamed Also, forget peddled by the to say that what I believe is a disaster for the not ProPublica, New York Times country is great for my publication.” BuzzFeed, Politico, Quartz — let alone such about weapons of mass destruction that help As for all the journalists who fear that outlets as the Counted and D.C.’s own DC dash us into invading Iraq. Who was policing reporting on the new president somehow risks Witness (of which, in full disclosure, this writer that? Besides, wouldn’t legacy journalists “normalizing” his politics or behavior, I detect is the publisher) — that in most cases did not deciding what is worthy and unworthy be just a a waft of hypocrisy. What happened to your exist and in many cases were inconceivable step short of a journalistic inquisition? vaunted “objectivity?” Rather, I ask: Where is barely a decade ago. Plenty of great journalism But mourn not for journalism. “The Colbert Report” when you really need it? is happening out there. First, the upside. The Washington Post But, most of all, mourn not because the announced it is hiring 60 new journalists sad reality, whatever your politics and sense of for video and investigative work. The New
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Ivanka Forsakes Georgetown for Kalorama By Ro b ert Devaney
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or a couple of weeks, conversations in Georgetown hummed about soonto-be first daughter Ivanka Trump and husband Jared Kushner looking for a home in Georgetown, especially on the east side of town, where the orthodox synagogue Kesher Israel is at 28th and N Streets NW — and given the fact that Ivanka spent her first two years of college at Georgetown University. Georgetown insider Carol Joynt, founder of Q&A Cafe, mused with others about Ivanka’s leasing a home in Georgetown — and one with “a green door.” “Good luck,” Joynt concluded. (Even CNN called the Georgetowner Newspaper inquiring.) All this talk, despite Georgetown’s limited inventory of houses suited for the protection of high-profile persons. Well, it was indeed all for naught. Washingtonian Magazine reported Jan. 3 that the Kushner couple has chosen Kalorama, an even more upscale neighborhood than Georgetown: “Washington Fine Properties agent William F.X. Moody tells Washingtonian that Ivanka Trump has completed a deal for a house in D.C. Moody was part of a team of agents that represented Trump. He says Washington Fine Properties also represented the house’s owner in the transaction. Moody
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would not disclose the house’s location, citing contractual obligations to his client not to share that information.” Washingtonian also reported, “However, multiple real-estate sources say Trump and husband Jared Kushner will move into 2449 Tracy Place NW in Kalorama. That will put the
couple less than two blocks from the Obamas, who will reportedly move here post-White House.” The Obamas are moving to Belmont Road. (Already the White House dogs, Bo and Sunny, have been seen being walked in neighborhood, one TV reporter said.)
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Real Estate
The Auction Block By A ri Po st
Christie’s
“Madonna lactans with the Last Supper” North Italian School (late 15th/early 16th century) Estimate: $100,000 – $150,000 Auction Date: January 25 It is rare to find a North Italian School work of this quality and stature up for auction: a woodcut printed from two blocks in black with extensive hand-coloring in blue, yellow, white, grey and brown on laid paper with a watermark. The image — a kneeling angel in a single circle surmounted by a trefoil (Veneto, c. 1530) — is a unique and unrecorded impression of this large single-leaf woodcut, trimmed on or just inside the borderline, framed and in remarkably good condition.
The Potomack Company Special Sale: Estate of Novelist Tom Clancy Auction Date: January 31
The Potomack Company will host an online sale from the estate of best-selling novelist Tom Clancy, author of “The Hunt for Red October” and “Patriot Games.” Highlights include a collection of chic modern furniture from Clancy’s 80-acre waterfront estate on Chesapeake Bay, including a mid-century modern shagreen-covered cabinet, a Garrison Rousseau crocodile-skin coffee table, a snakeskin-topped table and set of cut velvet dining chairs, along with the author’s golf cart and a telescope he used to view ships and wildlife from his office window. Reflecting Clancy’s fascination with Cold War history is a Sovietera military trench coat with insignia.
Bonhams
“By the Dock” Antonio Cirino (1889–1983) Estimate: $4,000 – $6,000 Auction Date: January 26 Included in Bonhams’ Important Maritime Paintings and Decorative Arts auction, this work conveys a peaceful elegance; its availability at such a modest price is a rare opportunity. This auction is a must for any collectors interested in items related to boating or maritime traditions, including paintings from several eras as well as globes, sextants, orreries, figureheads and ship models.
Doyle New York
“The Grand Canal, Venice, Looking Toward Santa Maria della Salute” Follower of Bernardo Bellotto Estimate: $6,000 – $9,000 Auction Date: January 25 Doyle will hold an auction of English and Continental Furniture and Decorations, including Old Master Paintings and Drawings, presenting a broad selection of furniture, decorations, porcelain, Georgian silver, sculpture, clocks, chandeliers, sconces, tapestries and rugs. The section of the auction devoted to Old Master paintings and drawings offers landscapes, still lifes, portraits and religious subjects from the Renaissance to the 19th century, including this Venetian scene by a follower of Bellotto, the renowned painter of the city.
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BY KAT E O CZ YPO K
Rolling Out the Inaugural Welcome Mat
Stolen Mercedes Strikes Two Types of Police Cars
Two Dry Cleaners Taken to the Cleaners
Attempting to get away from police Jan. 3, the driver of a stolen Mercedes SUV ended up slamming into multiple police cars, the Washington Post reported. Though officers hadn’t turned on lights or sirens to make a traffic stop, the vehicle sped up and, in the 1700 block of H St. NE, reversed, backing into a D.C. police cruiser then colliding with several parked cars, including Prince George’s County police vehicles. After running into a traffic-light pole, Michael Anthony Burwell, 25, was charged with leaving the scene of an accident, assault on police officers, unauthorized use of a vehicle and resisting arrest.
Metro will provide commemorative Trump-themed SmarTrip card sleeves to riders on Inauguration Day. (Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority).
Auction Will Serve Up Florida Avenue Grill
Preparation for the presidential inauguration is underway. Dozens of security agencies are getting ready for not only a million Trump supporters but also for possible large-scale protests, MassLive.com reported. According to Voice of America, the D.C. police have requested thousands of National Guard members, who will have authority to make arrests. (Incidentally, in case of inclement weather, the military has three different uniforms to choose from. Each branch’s commander will make the uniform decision at 4:30 a.m. on Inauguration Day, Jan. 20.)
Free WiFi Coming to Underground Metro Stations In a move that will hopefully bring some positive vibes to the plagued transit system, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority GM Paul Wiedefeld has okayed a plan to install free WiFi at all underground Metrorail stations, The Hill reported. The rollout will start this summer. Sixty percent of underground stations are expected to be online by year-end and the rest in 2018.
Coming to a Pier Near You: D.C.’s First Over-Water Offices Hoffman-Madison Waterfront, developers of the $2-billion, mile-long Wharf neighborhood on the Southwest waterfront, unveiled plans for D.C.’s first office building built on a pier. Pier 4 will offer tenants panoramic views of the Washington Channel. The building is set to stretch the entire length of a Wharf street, with amenities such as outdoor terraces and a bike storage room.
Thieves robbed two D.C. dry cleaners on the same day last month, Borderstan reported. The robberies, which may not have been connected, occurred at Happy Cleaners on 17th Street NW in Shaw and at Red Valet Cleaners on P Street NW in Dupont Circle. A half-dozen young boys entered Happy Cleaners around 10:45 a.m. and took $160 from a cash register. Less than three hours later, two teenage boys got $172 from the Red Valet till after a brief struggle.
The Florida Avenue Grill, at 1100 Florida Avenue NW. photo by Mr. T in DC.
Power Tool Used in New Year’s Day Break-In
A foreclosure auction for the Florida Avenue Grill property, including all equipment, machinery and fixtures, will be held at the closed restaurant, 1100 Florida Ave. NW, on Jan. 18, DCist reported. The historic down-home diner, which celebrated 70 years of operation in 2014, defaulted on its mortgage. A pot from the restaurant is on display at the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture.
Co-editors Move On from Defunct Borderstan Borderstan logo from borderstan.com
Unable to secure enough advertising to stay afloat, local news site Borderstan went under late last month. Thankfully, the shutdown did not come with layoffs, Washingtonian. com reported. Co-editors Tim Regan and Andrew Ramonas have gone to work at ARLnow.com and Bloomberg BNA, respectively.
About $25,000, the owner’s entire New Year’s Eve earnings, was stolen from a Brightwood Park liquor store early on New Year’s Day, Fox 5 reported. The culprit apparently cut through the wall of the adjacent restaurant — judging from the large hole and Sawzall power tool found at the scene. Owner Kassa Aragaw chose to keep the money in the register overnight rather than walk out with it after dark in the Northwest D.C. neighborhood, just north of Fort Totten.
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Long & Foster. For the love of home.™
Georgetown, Washington, DC. Restored main house w/sep 2-story carriage house (1BR, 2BA, office, kitchen and great room), off-street parking, 3FPs, porch off MBR. Cobble stone courtyard. 5,000+/- SF total. $2,895,000 Judi Cochran/Edina Morse 202-415-1510/202-277-4224 Georgetown Office 202-944-8400
Georgetown, Washington, DC. Gracious Victorian near Tudor Place & Dumbarton Oaks. 4,000 ± SF of modern amenities and architectural details. 4 large master suites, chef’s kitchen, au-pair suite, and 2FP. $2,795,000 The Szabo Group 202-445-0206 Georgetown Office 202-944-8400
Bethesda, Maryland. New 5BR, 5.5BA, 7,800 SF custom-built home. Unsurpassed amenities & finishes, Chef’s kitchen, 3FP, luxurious MBR, gazebo porch, elevator, LL w/bar, rec & game room. Huge back yard. $2,249,999 Mehrnoosh Neyzari 202-421-8979 Georgetown Office 202-944-8400
Georgetown, Washington, DC. Stylish renovation with marble, stone & granite throughout. 7BR, 6.5BA, 2FPs, high vaulted ceilings, 4 levels, family room w/French doors to patio garden, 1-car detached garage. $1,895,000 Janet Whitman 202-321-0110 Georgetown Office 202-944-8400
Kalorama, Washington, DC. Luxurious living at the Historic Dresden. Stunning 1,950 SF 2BR, 2.5BA residence. Renovated w/marble foyer, double living room, wet bar, roof deck, new windows. 24-hr desk/security. $1,500,000 Terri Robinson/Erica Moorhead 202-607-7737/202-256-1855 Georgetown Office 202-944-8400
Chevy Chase, Washington, DC. This 3 finished level home features spacious DR, LR w/FP, Chef’s kitchen, den/office, 9.5’ ceilings, 4BRs, 2FBAs. 3rd level offers 2 enormous BRs. Lower level with guest/au pair space, new FBA. Space for rec room and home theatre. $1,479,000 Chevy Chase Uptown Office 202-364-1300
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Kalorama, Washington, DC. Rarely available apt in The Carthage with 2BRs, 2.5BAs, living room w/FP, sep dining room w/hwd floors. New sliding glass doors to balcony, laundry in unit. One assigned garage space. $1,298,000 Wendy Gowdey 202-258-3618 Foxhall Office 202-363-1800
Chevy Chase, Maryland. Updated Colonial with original charm. Gleaming hwd floors, bay window, custom built-ins, formal LR & DR, fam rm & FBA. Front & back staircases to 2nd level w/4BR, 2FBA. LL w/family room, laundry room, generous storage. Attach garage. $999,999 Chevy Chase Uptown Office 202-364-1300
Bethesda, Maryland. Custom 4 bedroom, 3.5 bath home with formal dining room, spacious kitchen, fireplaces, and French doors that lead to a lush yard. Four-car parking. Quiet oasis close to shops, restaurants and Metro. $829,900 Woodley Park Office 301-767-0123
Rockville, Maryland. NEW PRICE. Graceful, classic 3BR, 2FBA, 2HBA Colonial, expanded Jennifer Gilmerkitchen renovation, Sub-Zero, Miele, Wolf, Brazilian Cherry, energy-efficient home, Rennai tankless water heater, lagoon style pool, new windows, home generator. $810,000 Miller Spring Valley Office 202-362-1300
Cathedral, Washington, DC. 2 units, 1,644 SF each, at Cathedral West - balconies, pet friendly, garage parking, year round pool, 24-hour desk. $779,000 & $699,000 Marge Lee 202-253-4618 Louise Sullivan 202-494-7675 Miller Chevy Chase Office 202-966-1400
Penn Quarter, Washington, DC. 1BR condo, sunny & spacious, is move-in ready. 24-hr concierge/front desk & great building amenities. Close to eateries, museums, & 1 blk to Metro. Rental parking available. Pet friendly. $470,000 Mary Bresnahan 202-841-4343 Georgetown Office 202-944-8400
Wesley Heights, Washington, DC. Light-filled 1BR, 1BA unit at The Towers with balcony and indoor parking space. Metro bus at the door. Shops and dining nearby. Full-service building with doorman, tailor, convenience store. Pool and tennis available. $296,000 Mary Jo Nash/Foxhall Office 202-363-1800
Wesley Heights, Washington, DC. Large one bedroom with updated kitchen and bath. Large balcony, beautiful views of the park. Building amenities include swimming pool, fitness center, 24-hr desk service, party room, dry cleaners, hair salon, and grocery store. $275,000 Miller Spring Valley Office 202-362-1300
Wesley Heights, Washington, DC. LUXURY RENTAL. Unique unit w/12ft ceilings & large private patio. Pool, tennis courts, 24/7 concierge & assigned underground parking. Walk to Georgetown, Glover Park, trails. $2,800/mo. Jameson Freeman 202-957-2745 Miller Bethesda Office 301-229-4000
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Everybody Has an Opinion — and Expectations B y R O B E RT D E VA N EY
“There are a lot of really, really rich people coming to Washington, which will bring a new confluence of money and power,” longtime Washington Post writer Sally Quinn told The Georgetowner. “That may make those in power feel even more invincible than ever, which is not good. There will be a lot more great restaurants in Georgetown, which is good. We won’t be able to get a table at them though, which is bad.”
Donald Trump speaks after he accepted the nomination for president of the United States at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Ohio, on Thursday, July 21, 2016. Courtesy CNN.
With Donald Trump’s arrival comes
a new slew of administration types and bosses and the expected vibe of serious, big-business leaders checking out liberal D.C. It seems a clash of cultures, but need not be. Apart from policy shifts, everyone’s talking about restaurants and real estate. Here are a few comments on what’s around the corner.
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Already we know José Andrés and Johnny Spero will open in Georgetown, and Nobu is coming to M Street in the West End. Recalling that the neighborhood let its longstanding restaurant liquorlicense moratorium expire last spring, the overall takeaway for 2017 is that the restaurant business will keep getting better for Georgetown. Because of Trump’s election, Bo Blair decided not to shut down his Smith Point nightspot, popular with the previous Republican administration’s young staffers and friends. Cafe Milano remains ground zero. Last year, the Washington Post wrote: “If there’s a Trump bump for restaurants, Georgetown is first in line … Shaw may have been the ‘it’ neighborhood of 2016, but 2017 will mark the great Georgetown comeback.” Quinn’s neighbor, one block away, author Kitty Kelley, simply got biographical — of course — and just said what many are still thinking: “For eight years we’ve had a GQ president, the epitome of cool. Now we’re getting the Pillsbury doughboy. From panache to patootie, from ‘Eureka’ to ‘Egads!’” Less than a week after Trump’s victory, the New York Times published a hyperbolic piece, headlined, “A Newly Vibrant Washington Fears That Trump Will Drain Its Culture,” in which it described some Washingtonians mildly freaking out. Council member and former mayor Vincent Gray told the Gray Lady, “I’m worried about people not wanting to come here because of the image they have of the Trump administration.” Gray added that he had found the Obama family “tremendously uplifting. … Their presence in the city brought a level of dynamism that just wasn’t there before.” Curiously, as we know, the Obamas are staying in Washington, about to leave the White House for Kalorama, the same fancy neighborhood to which future first daughter Ivanka Trump and her family will move. “I think it is pretty difficult to predict anything at this time, as everything looks so unpredictable,” said
Zubair Popal of Café Bonaparte, Malmaison and Lapis, who didn’t talk about restaurants but the larger picture. “We hope for the best for consumers and businesses and want unity with our political leaders to maintain the prestige and credibility of the nation inside and around the globe.” Many do expect a vibrant real estate market and think the new administration will be good for business. “The fact that some members of the Trump family and staff are moving here and some of the new appointees are from Washington most likely will have a positive effect on the city,” said Margaret Heimbold of Long & Foster. “The stock market has shown early signs of a positive response.” But it is not really a Trump bump, said Donna Evers of Evers & Co. Real Estate, Inc. “There is one big element that will affect the market positively,” she said. “Surprisingly, it is rising interest rates. We don’t expect a big rise this year. So, properties will still be affordable, but the rise is making the fence sitters decide to move now, rather than miss out completely on this whole era of low-cost borrowed money. “Most of these fence sitters are baby boomers, who have nice big houses that the next generation is waiting impatiently to buy. The enthusiasm of these buyers coupled with the low inventory we have been experiencing for years should make for a very brisk spring market.” Regardless, the coming Trump changes herald greater glamour and glitz. “The most exciting part of the new administration is our incoming first lady Melania Trump, who, along with Ivanka, will radiate old-school glamour for a new Instagram generation,” said social and fashion writer Stephanie Green, now with WWD. “Being the first foreign-born first lady in centuries, Mrs. Trump has a special bond with new citizens, as she just became an American in 2006! What a testament to our country to go from communist-born immigrant to presidential spouse in only a decade!
The Path to the White House A 1998 Dinner Seemed to Predict the Future
President Barack Obama and President-elect Donald Trump meet at the Oval Office Nov. 10, 2016. Official White House Photo by Pete Souza.
Donald and Melania Trump at the 2016 Republican National Convention. Photo by Disney | ABC Television Group.
“I also think it’s important to realize she’s the first first lady to speak more than three languages and to have had extensive professional experience in places like Paris and Milan. I can’t wait to see how she redefines this role and inspires us all with her warmth and elegance.” In the Washington Times, Stephanie Mansfield didn’t seem to go too far out on a limb when she wrote: “Think of it as Reagan Redux: Russian sable blankets and Lear-lock at local airports. The resurrection of the $600 tasting menus and the 14-karat gold tins of Almas caviar. Faberge eggs for breakfast. … Washington is bracing for what may be the biggest seismic shift in taste and culture since 1981” (when Ronald Reagan took office). “With anxious embassies vying to snag all the new cabinet members and restaurants looking for ways to tap into a steady stream of American Express Black cards, Washington feels like a capital on the verge of a sudden sea change.” Talking to Mansfield, Washington insider Tandy Dickerson cited past glamour for the new administration: “It will be a la Kennedy and Reagan — in that order.” “Mr. Trump and his administration would be wise to make nice with their new neighbors here, especially the Old Washington Hands who are often willing to share the wisdom and experience they have gained over many years, regardless of party,” said Kevin Chaffee of Washington Life. “The social scene in the nation’s capital has been a parched desert for the past 16 years because the Obamas and [George W.] Bushes hardly ever mixed it up with the locals, invited very few — apart from top lobbyists and media — to the White House and rarely bothered to break bread in private homes or embassies. The Kennedys and Reagans made a concerted effort in this regard and it is generally considered that such exposure to people outside their inner circles served them well.” Still others got back to the basics of why they voted for Trump in the first place. “I’ve been a supporter of Mr. Trump for years and am very happy he was elected. I now hope and expect he will keep most of his promises — especially on lowering capital gains and payroll taxes and eliminating ISIS. But most important and one of the main reasons I voted for him is that he will nominate a conservative Supreme Court justice to replace [Antonin] Scalia,” said Republican, real estate agent and philanthropist Nicole D’Amecourt, who is typical of the largely ignored urbane and sophisticated Trump supporter who is not an angry, white, uneducated rural man. (She is the daughter of Viscountess Gertrude de Ponton D’Amecourt, a Georgetown personality who died in 2012 at age 102.)
Donald Trump has been making a splash in Washington, D.C., for years. Sometimes a yuuge splash. News to you? Try this on for size. In the fall of 1998, Trump and several of his family members attended a Larry King Cardiac Foundation gala at the Four Seasons, right here in Georgetown. It was indeed a remarkable scene: a $1,000-a-plate dinner with 380 guests — and now, in hindsight, powerfully prophetic. Trump was at the gala to receive the Larry King Heart Award. The Georgetowner’s headline for the story that ran the following week on the paper’s social scene pages was: “Larry King, the Donald and a Couple of Hundred Friends.” King was front and center, but it was Trump who got the most attention. At his table were his future wife, Melania, and his mother, Mary Anne, along with his two sisters and brother. Celine Dion sang four songs, including, appropriately, “My Heart Will Go On.” Among the minglers were Hammer, Helen Gurley Brown, the Canadian ambassador, NBA star Grant Hill, Robert Altman (the attorney and businessman, not the film director) and Wonder Woman herself, Lynda Carter. Compliments and congratulations were in ample supply that happy November night. The event received big play in the Washington Post, which pointed out that “Larry and The Donald also have been buddies for years” and that “Donald is a big fan of Celine, who has sung at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago a couple of times.” King was quoted on “The Donald,” saying: “Ego? I’m not in his league! By his standard, I have none at all.” Writer Roxanne Roberts observed: “Say what you will about The Donald, the man has charisma. And all his hair. Trump was the most popular photo-op at the party.” The evening’s kicker was the parody CNN newscast. On video, Wolf Blitzer announced that Trump had purchased Washington, D.C., which would be renamed “Washington, D.T.” Under the new ownership, the White House was to become a club and casino and a revolving restaurant would be added atop the U.S. Capitol rotunda.
The mock graphics depicted it all on screen, but now who’s laughing? At the event, The Georgetowner asked the bigtime New York developer an obvious question: Was he interested in any Washington real estate at the moment? Looking a touch haughty, Trump replied that it would have to be a big project, a major project. There was nothing in D.C. to interest him at the moment. That disinterest dissolved three years ago, when the Trump Organization won the rights to lease and renovate the Old Post Office building on Pennsylvania Avenue. The Trump International Hotel opened last October, less than three blocks from the White House. In between the King Foundation gala and the hotel project, there was another key moment in Trump’s path to the presidency: the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner on April 30, 2011 (the night the president ordered the covert operation that killed Osama bin Laden). At the dinner, President Obama and comedian Seth Meyers made fun of Trump as one of the leaders of the “birther” movement. Some say it was those jokes and jabs by Obama and Meyers that got Trump so steamed he decided to focus his energies and resources on winning the presidency. The president-elect disagrees. “It’s such a false narrative,” Trump told the Washington Post’s Roberts in April of last year (the Post had invited him to the 2011 dinner). “I had a phenomenal time. I had a great evening. … The president was making jokes about me. … I was so honored. I was actually so honored. And honestly, he delivered them well.” But as for Meyers: “I didn’t like his routine. His was too nasty, out of order.” So, the decision to run wasn’t ignited that night — or was it? Either way, Trump has been coming to Washington, D.C., for many a moon. Now, in about a week, the 45th president will be settling into 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, with a full cast of characters — some for him, some against, old D.C. hands and newcomers alike — in his wake. — Robert Devaney
Bowser Prepares for Inauguration In an “all-hands-on-deck” strategy, Mayor Muriel Bowser is calling up 5,000 members of the D.C. National Guard — along with some 3,000 police from other jurisdictions — to provide additional security for the inauguration and related events, supplementing the efforts of the city’s Metropolitan Police Department and the U.S. Capitol Police, Park Police, Secret Service and other federal law enforcement agencies. Security is always stepped up to deal with the inauguration crowds. How large those crowds will be this year is unknown. As of Jan. 7, it was reported that some 250,000 tickets to the inaugural ceremonies were still available. Bowser is concerned about the seemingly record number of demonstrators who may be active on Jan. 20 and, especially, Jan. 21. The National Park Service is processing official applications
from more than 20 protest and support groups, a historic number. As many as 200,000 demonstrators are expected to participate in the Woman’s March on Washington Jan. 21. Other groups, official and unofficial, are hoping for a large turnout. Marijuana advocates are planning a “pot giveaway” in Dupont Circle. “We aren’t expecting mass arrests,” said Deputy Mayor for Public Safety and Justice Kevin Donahue, according to DCist.com. “The MPD is planning for the possibility ... but it doesn’t mean they expect or believe it will happen.” As for arresting those who partake in marijuanaadvocacy group DCMJ’s pot giveaway, Bowser said that it “wouldn’t be a priority.” — Peggy Sands
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washington dc’s finest restaurants
La Chaumiere
2813 M Street, NW 202-338-1784 lachaumieredc.com Celebrating our 40th Anniversary, La Chaumiere is as close to dining in the French countryside without flying there as you can get. Chef Orange serves cassoulet on Thursdays, Hearty Choucroute Alsaci-enne in the winter, Dover Sole Meuni-ere, Boudin Blanc, Pike Quenelles and many other French specialties. And your dinner wouldn’t be complete without a luscious Grand Marnier Souffle or warm Apple tart with caramel sauce.
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THE OCEANAIRE
MARTIN’S TAVERN
Ranked one of the most popular seafood restaurants in D.C., “this cosmopolitan” send-up of a vintage supper club that’s styled after a '40’s-era ocean liner is appointed with cherry wood and red leather booths, infused with a “clubby, old money” atmosphere. The menu showcases “intelligently” prepared fish dishes that “recall an earlier time of elegant” dining.
Fifth generation Lauren Martin learns about the family business from her dad, Billy Martin, Jr.
1201 F St., NW 202–347–2277 theoceanaire.com
Lunch Mon.–Fri. 11:30 a.m.–5 p.m. Dinner Mon.–Thu. 5–10 p.m., Fri.-Sat. 5–11 p.m., Sun. 5–9 p.m.
TOWN HALL
DAS Ethiopian
Situated just north of Georgetown on Wisconsin Ave, Town Hall has been a neighborhood mainstay in Glover Park since 2005. Whether you’re popping in for dinner, drinks, or weekend brunch, Town Hall is the spot you’ll want to call home to Gulp, Gather & Grub. Free parking is available nightly after 7 p.m., and during warmer months, our outdoor courtyard is one of DC’s best kept secrets.
DAS Ethiopian offers you a cozy twostory setting, with rare outside dining views and al fresco patio dining. DAS is located at the eclectically brilliant historic corner of the internationally renowned shopping district of Georgetown.
2340 Wisconsin Ave., NW 202-333-5640 townhalldc.com
Malmaison
3401 K ST.,NW 202–817–3340 malmaisondc.com Malmaison opened in June 2013 and features elegant French dining in Washington D.C’s historic Georgetown waterfront. Housed in a majestically refurbished industrial warehouse reminiscent of NYC’s Meatpacking District, the modern restaurant, pastry shop and event lounge features the culinary talents of legendary 2 Michelin Starred French Chef Gerard Pangaud and Pastry Chef Serge Torres (Le Cirque NYC).
1201 28TH ST., NW 202–333–4710 dasethiopian.com
A tent under which all come to feast is the very Amharic definition of DAS. From neighborhood diners, nearby students and journalists to international visitors and performers, all enjoy the casual but refined atmosphere that serves up the freshest Ethiopian dishes from local and sustainable food sources.
1264 WISCONSIN AVE., NW 202-333-7370 martinstavern.com
Since 1933, the warm atmosphere of Martin’s Tavern has welcomed neighbors and world travelers looking for great food, service and years of history within it’s walls. Fourth generation owner Billy Martin. Jr. continues the tradition of Washington’s oldest family owned restaurant. Brunch until 4 p.m. 7 days a week!
ENO Wine Bar
2810 PENNSYLVANIA AVE., NW 202–295–2826 enowinerooms.com HAPPY HOUR: Offered nightly Tuesday Thursday from 5 – 7 PM & Sunday from 4 – 6 PM. Enjoy select $5 wines on tap. Join us on Sunday’s for 30% off bottles, Wednesday’s for College Nights from 9 – 11 PM, & Thursday evenings for live music starting at 6 pm. Our delightful wines are best enjoyed with local charcuterie, cheese and small plates. Tues - Thurs 5 p.m. - 11 p.m., Fri - Sat 4 p.m. - 12 a.m., Sunday 4 p.m. - 10:30 p.m. Free 2-hour parking at Four Seasons.
Clyde’s of Georgetown
SEA CATCH Restaurant
This animated tavern, in the heart of Georgetown, popularized saloon food and practically invented Sunday brunch.
Overlooking the historic C&O Canal, we offer fresh seafood simply prepared in a relaxed atmosphere. Beautiful waterside outdoor dining available.
3236 M St., NW 202–333–9180 clydes.com
Clyde’s is the People’s Choice for bacon cheeseburgers, steaks, fresh seafood, grilled chicken salads, fresh pastas and desserts.
1054 31st St., NW 202–337–8855 seacatchrestaurant.com
Complimentary 3 hours parking. Lunch / Monday - Saturday 11:30 - 3:00 Dinner / Monday - Saturday 5:30 - 10:00 Happy Hour Monday - Friday 5:00 - 7:00
THE GRILL ROOM
CAFE BONAPARTE
Tucked up along the historic C&O Canal, a national park that threads through the Georgetown neighborhood, The Grill Room at Rosewood Washington, D.C., specializes in hand-cut, bone-in, artisan meats, bracingly fresh seafood and tableside preparations. Framed with a wall of floor-to-ceiling windows and fluid geometric lines, the ambiance is one of relaxed refinement.
Captivating customers since 2003, Cafe Bonaparte has been dubbed the “quintessential” European café, featuring award-winning crepes and arguably the “best” coffee in D.C.! Other can't-miss attractions are the famous weekend brunch every Saturday and Sunday until 3 p.m. and our late-night weekend hours serving sweet and savory crepes until 1 a.m.
1050 31ST ST., NW 202-617-2424 thegrillroomdc.com
1522 Wisconsin Ave., NW 202–333–8830 cafebonaparte.com
Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. Brunch Sat.-Sun. 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.
We look forward to calling you a “regular” soon!
Filomena Ristorante
Grill from Ipanema
Filomena is a Georgetown landmark that has endured the test of time for over 30 years. Our old-world cooking styles and recipes brought to America by the early Italian immigrants alongside the culinary cutting-edge creations of Italy’s foods of today executed by our Executive Chef and his team. Open 7 days a week 11:30 a.m. - 11:00 p.m. Free salad bar with any lunch entrée Mon-Sat and try our spectacular Sunday Brunch Buffet complete with carving stations, pasta stations!
Family-owned restaurant serving authentic Brazilian food in Washington, D.C., for more than 23 years. Our Executive Chef, Alcy de Souza, cooks with the heart and soul. Live music on Thursday nights is a romantic blend of bossa nova, jazz, samba, choro and forró. Monday – Thursday 4:30 to 10:30 p.m. Friday 4:30 to 11:30 p.m. Saturday noon to 11:30 p.m. (brunch until 4 p.m.) Sunday noon to 10 p.m. (brunch until 4 p.m.) Parking validation available for breakfast, lunch and brunch.
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xpanding its D.C. presence, Philadelphia-based Table 95 Hospitality Group plans to open its second City Tap House in the District this summer at 1250 Connecticut Ave. NW, where STK was. A City Tap House opened at 9th and I Streets NW in 2013, followed by another Table 95 concept, Pennsylvania 6, a few blocks west in May of 2015. There are three other City Tap locations outside D.C. Quaint Old Town Alexandria will get a new German restaurant called Old House at what was Sultan Kabob’s location, 1024 Cameron St, after the building undergoes a complete renovation. The owners are Ivan and Amela Svalina, who used to operate Cosmopolitan Bakery in Alexandria. The Bosnian couple’s German connection is Ivan, who lived in Germany for nine years. Popular Nantucket restaurant Millie’s will open a second location at 4866 Massachusetts Ave. NW in Spring Valley. Several of owner Bo Blair’s restaurants, such as Smith Point, Jettie’s and Surf Side, have a Nantucket theme. A first-quarter 2017 opening is planned. Joselito Casa de Comidas is slated to open this month at 660 Pennsylvania Ave. NW where Sona Creamery & Wine Bar used to be. This new Spanish restaurant is brought to you by Javier Candon and his wife Christiana
Seared tuna tacos from Millie’s Restaurant in Nantucket. Photo taken by Kate Z. and featured on yelp.com. Campos, known for SER in Ballston. The chef is David Sierra, who hails from Madrid. Anna Bran-Leis and her husband Shawn Leis plan to open a Mexican spot called Taqueria del Barrio at 821 Upshur St. NW in Petworth, where Domku used to be. It’s next door to Jamie Leeds’s Twisted Horn, which is how they learned of the space. They were looking for a brick-and-mortar spot after operating a food truck and a Union Market stall. Quick Hits: The Atlas District’s Po Boy
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Jim will open at 1932 9th St. NW in Shaw, where Axum Ethiopian used to be. The plan is to open at the end of the second quarter of 2017 … José Andrés’s food-truck concept, Pepe, will open a brick-and-mortar location in Andrés’s Launch Test Kitchen at the Verizon Center, making it the second operation there, Beefsteak being the first. Chef & GM Update: Ryan Ratino is the new executive chef at Cleveland Park’s Ripple, taking the reins from Marjorie MeekBradley. Previously, he was at Masa 14 and at Minibar by José Andrés. The new general manager and wine director at Ripple is Jose Aguirre, who directed wine programs for Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants around the U.S. and was wine director at the legendary Fifth Floor in San Francisco. Aguirre earned his Advanced Sommelier Certificate in 2014 … Tyler Stout is the new chef at Macon Bistro & Larder in Chevy Chase, promoted from the sous chef position … Sergio Rivera was named general manager of Vinifera restaurant at the Westin Reston. He was previously at San Antonio Grill. Vinifera’s new sommelier, Sharon Dodd, is certified by the Court of Master Sommeliers, the Wine and Spirits Education Trust and the Society of Wine Educators as a CSW. Mike and Sarah Keenan will make the Capital Riverfront neighborhood a bit
healthier when they open The Juice Laundry at the Yards, at 1331 Fourth St. SE. This Charlottesville-based concept offers an allorganic, vegan, gluten-free menu of coldpressed juices, smoothies, house-made nut milks, acai berry bowls and soups. A spring 2017 opening is scheduled. Is Miami’s Yardbird Southern Table & Bar coming to Rockville Town Square where American Tap Room was? Just opened: Tredici Enoteca from Philadelphia’s Zavino Hospitality Group at the St. Gregory Hotel in the West End … Fabio and Maria Trabocchi’s Sfoglina at 4445 Connecticut Ave. NW in the Van Ness ’hood … Farmers & Distillers, the new concept from Farmers Restaurant Group, near Mount Vernon Square … Quara Ethiopian at 2406 18th St. NW in Adams Morgan … Bên Tre Vietnamese restaurant at 2414 18th St. NW in Adams Morgan … Jade 11 Japanese restaurant at 785 Rockville Pike … Tim Ma’s Ten Tigers Parlour in Petworth at 3813 Georgia Ave. NW … Dolan Uyghur in Cleveland Park, serving Northwest Chinese regional with Middle Eastern influences. Linda Roth is president of Linda Roth Associates, a public relations and marketing firm that specializes in the hospitality industry. Reach her at linda@lindarothpr.com.
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Cocktail of the Month By J o dy K u r a s h s January kicks into high gear and the temperature drops, even your drinks may need heating up. It’s time for winter-warmer cocktails, and the granddaddy of them all … the hot toddy. The term “hot toddy” has become a catchall phrase for a hot alcoholic beverage, but it properly refers to a specific drink. In its simplest form, a hot toddy is a mixture of a spirit, (whiskey, rum or brandy), hot water and honey (or sugar). The most common recipe consists of bourbon, honey, hot water and lemon, often spiced up with cloves or cinnamon. Another variation: using tea instead of water. The origins of the name “toddy” are unclear, but there are three predominant theories. The first dates back to the British colonial era, when an East Indian drink called the tārī, made from the sap of the toddy palm, became popular. However, this drink was served cold. Another theory comes from 18th-century Scotland and the Todian spring in Edinburgh. The spring would have supplied the water to make the whisky (Scottish spelling) in the drink. It was common at this time to add honey and spices to make whisky more appealing to women. The third hypothesis relates to the
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perceived healing quality of a warm tipple. According to Town & Country magazine, “a story dates back to the days of Robert Bentley Todd, a physician in mid-19th-century Dublin. Dr. Todd was known to prescribe his patients a cure-all mixture of brandy, canella (white cinnamon), sugar, and hot water.” While its medicinal value is debatable, a good hot toddy might just be the secret to surviving winter. Variations abound and, with D.C. being a cocktail town, mixologists have jiggered the formula to create some inspired concoctions for beating the winter blues. If you are in a romantic mood, the sophisticated Rye Bar in the heart of Georgetown has a hot toddy for two made from Buffalo Trace bourbon, hot water, honey syrup, lemon juice, rosemary springs, ginger, lemon peel, orange peel and chamomile tea. For something a little more adventurous, you can venture out to All Set Restaurant & Bar in Silver Spring, where the staff has conjured up a toddy with house-made chai tea syrup, lemon juice, cinnamon-infused whiskey and a splash of falernum. If you’re not familiar with the latter ingredient, falernum is sweet syrup, often used in Caribbean drinks with flavors of almond, ginger, cloves and sometimes vanilla or allspice. If the hot whiskey in this one doesn’t warm your body, the array of tropical
flavors will at least transport your mind to a sunny island retreat. Even if you choose to escape the icy months by jetting off to the tropics, getting to the airport will still require exposure to the frigid air. Legal Sea Foods at National Airport makes a classic toddy with Eagle Rare 10 Year bourbon, honey, lemon and cloves. Next we move on to the Balkans, where they should know a thing or two about combatting frosty weather. Ambar Capitol Hill is offering a special cocktail from the Sumadija region of Serbia, known for producing some of the best fruit brandies in Europe. The Sumadija hot toddy is made with sugar, slivovitz (plum brandy), Becherovka (Eastern European herbal liqueur) and water, then garnished with a cinnamon stick and star anise. Finally, Blue Duck Tavern in the West End
has gone in a different direction with their toddy, using gin as the main liquor and mixing it with green Chartreuse, toasted cardamom and lime. Chartreuse is a French liqueur made by the Carthusian monks since 1737 from a secret blend of 130 herbs, seeds and spices. The gin is infused with genmaicha, a Japanese green tea containing roasted brown rice. Perhaps it’s best to avoid going outside altogether, in which case (when the mercury rises above freezing) be sure to stock up on the ingredients to mix a hot toddy at home. Play around with the liquor and spices to suit your personal style.
Hot Toddy 1 tablespoon honey 1/2 cup hot water 1.5 oz. bourbon Strip of lemon peel Cinnamon stick Stir honey and water until honey dissolves. Add bourbon. Twist a strip of lemon peel over the drink, then add it to the glass. Stir with a cinnamon stick.
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Escape D.C. During the Inauguration
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ith the presidential inauguration set to descend on Washington, D.C., there are many who would rather avoid the congestion and crowds expected Jan. 20. Luckily, there are some great surrounding areas to escape to — where you can watch the events from afar, if you wish. Here are a few destinations to consider.
Culinary Excursions Goodstone Inn & Restaurant, located in Middleburg, Virginia, has a new chef taking over the helm: Jeffrey Surma, formerly of the Capital Grill in Tysons Corner. Chef Surma plans to commit to a farm-to-table concept while specializing in the classic French and brasserie styles for which Goodstone is known. He will feature a seasonal presentation with heavy emphasis on local products from Goodstone and other local farms, showcasing the freshest of vegetables, herbs, microgreens, eggs, pork and lamb. 36205 Snake Hill Road, Middleburg, Virginia. Also in Middleburg, Salamander Resort & Spa’s restaurant, Harrimans, offers a local bounty of bold, fresh and flavorful dishes made from the highest quality ingredients, all while celebrating the rich resources and history
of Virginia’s most fertile region. Like Italy’s Piedmont, the Virginia Piedmont contains land with high agricultural value. Whether you choose a private chef’s dinner in Salamander’s cooking studio or prefer to relax with an afterdinner cordial by the fire pit, you will feel miles away from the bustle of the city. 500 N. Pendleton St., Middleburg, Virginia. Since its opening last September, Field & Main has been a welcome addition to Virginia’s dining scene. Located on Main Street in Marshall, the restaurant occupies the former O'Bannon house, parts of which date to the 1790s. With its custom 10-foot hearth and unique décor, Field & Main, which is now offering brunch, would make the return trip to D.C. so much easier. 8369 W. Main Street, Marshall, Virginia.
An Inaugur-cation The Inn at Willow Grove in Orange, Virginia, is the perfect destination for escaping from your routine. Among the inn’s current specials and packages is a weekend getaway with a $100 resort credit. This package includes a chilled glass of Prosecco at check-in and a sweet treat and hot tea in your room at turndown. Plus, each morning a butler will deliver hot French-press coffee and fresh house-made
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Charming cape nestled among sunny meadow, shade trees and creek • 4 BR, 3FB, 1HB • 2 master bedrooms with full baths en-suite • Large kitchen • Light-filled family room • Pool w/pool house and patio • Separate 3-car garage w/in-law suite/home office above. Helen MacMahon (540) 454-1930 Alix Coolidge (703) 625-1724
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A pastoral 5 bedroom c. 1830 farmhouse and a grand stone pavilion • Elegant but unfussy • 103 acres of open farmland • The pavilion serves as a pool house, greenhouse, banquet room, and guest quarters • Great location. Ann MacMahon (540) 687-5588 Paul MacMahon (703) 609-1905
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Circa 1807 • 33 acres ideally located between Middleburg & The Plains • Rare quarried stone exterior, 10foot ceilings • Period mantels, original wood floors, two-story front porch • 3 bedrooms/3 baths, each a private suite • Historic stone barn includes one bedroom/ bath apt, heated tack room, 6 stalls • Carriage barn • 3 paddocks, large turnout field, run-in sheds, auto waterers • Whole farm generator • Pond • Orange County Hunt Helen MacMahon (540) 454-1930
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Circa 1860 Virginia Farmhouse • House updated & enlarged in 2004 • 3 to 4 bedrooms • 2 1/2 baths • Hardwood floors • 3 fireplaces • Exposed beams & gourmet kitchen • 10 acres • Fenced & cross fenced • 2 stall barn with tack & hay storage • Spring house & smoke house • Protected with mountain views • Piedmont Hunt Territory. Paul MacMahon (703) 609-1905 Helen MacMahon (540) 454-1930
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of the Choptank River in Cambridge, on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, the resort is offering a special “inaugur-cation” rate Jan. 19 to 22 — the crunch-time for inaugural events, when road closures, crowds and other inconveniences will be stressing out those of us who stayed in D.C. 100 Heron Boulevard, Cambridge, Maryland.
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The rolling hills and verdant valleys of Virginia’s Piedmont region will provide the perfect backdrop for Virginia-based singersongwriter Randy Thompson. On Jan. 20, the Randy Thompson Band will be performing at Smokehouse Live. 1602 Village Market Boulevard SE, Leesburg, Virginia. Bring out your child’s inner princess at the annual Snowflake Ball at the Lovettsville Community Center in Loudoun County. On Jan. 21, the center will be magically transformed into a castle with crafts and activities for princesses ages 3 to 10. Admission is $15 per child and online registration is available through Jan. 12 at loudoun.gov/webtrac (activity 202705-01). For details, call 540-822-5284. 57 E. Broad Way, Lovettsville, Virginia.
Originally built in 1764, Castle Hill Cider is a Virginia cidery located in Keswick’s horse country. Melding tradition with the cutting edge, Castle Hill Cider strives to produce the highest quality and most enjoyable ciders. The tasting room features different ciders to take home enjoy on-site. 6065 Turkey1Sag Road, 1:20 PM Page 1 T &and T_Georgetowner_1.2017_Layout 12/30/16 Keswick, Virginia.
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‘Moping’ By Middle Schooler Worries Mom By Stacy N ota r a s M u r p h y Dear Stacy, My daughter is struggling with making friends (she’s in middle school) and her mood about this is affecting our household. We have tried so many things, like after-school activities, hosting parties, encouraging sleepovers and so on. Nothing seems to work — she’s made no good friends from any of our efforts. She never has plans and her moping around the house is just too much for me sometimes, but she won’t talk to me about it either. We have two younger children who pick up on their big sister’s negativity. I know it’s just a matter of time before they are emulating it. I really am working to understand her better, but I never had a problem socially and always had a strong group of girlfriends growing up. My husband was less successful socially, but his reaction to my worrying is to say it will make her stronger, like it did for him. Is there anything I can do to help her make friends? — Trying Not to Helicopter
Dear Trying: Hold on a minute, Trying. I’m not sure I heard the part where Big Sister agrees with you that her “moping” is related to not having a strong group of girlfriends. Is that your story or hers? I can truly empathize with your situation. You find yourself predicting a dire future for your child, but I’m still not convinced that you aren’t simply catastrophizing the circumstance of having a preteen girl in your home. The transition from elementary to middle school can be shocking. Kids change overnight, and the natural reaction to so many hormonal and developmental changes often
is unexplainable “moping.” Her reluctance to talk to you about it is also fairly predictable, as is her likely refusal to let you and your “efforts” make friendships on her behalf. Part of being a preteen is starting to test the waters about befriending people your mom doesn’t like. Sound scary? I’m sorry, but that’s totally normal. Please don’t read this as a warrant to ignore all of the changes you see before your eyes; I am not advocating that. But go slow. Keep your door open and recognize that you may be raising a “late(r) bloomer” — or, sound the alarm, an introvert! — who doesn’t want to have plans on a Friday night just yet. Your daughter may not take after you socially or otherwise, and that may be something to process on your end. (This is where you’ll need Husband’s support and assistance.) That’s not necessarily a sign that there’s anything wrong. Stacy Notaras Murphy is a licensed professional counselor in Georgetown. Visit her on the web at stacymurphyLPC.com. This column is meant for entertainment only and should not be considered a substitute for professional counseling. Send your confidential question to stacy@stacymurphyLPC.com.
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Spending Election Year With ‘The Gabriels’ By Gary T is chl er
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irector and playwright Richard Nelson came to town recently for the Kennedy Center’s presentation of his ambitious, intimately epic “The Gabriels Trilogy: Election Year in the Life of One Family.” The three plays — “Hungry,” “What Did You Expect?” and “Women of a Certain Age” — were conceived as real-time plays taking place during the 2016 election year. Originally produced at New York’s Public Theater, the trilogy centers on the experience of one middle-class American family in the upstate New York town of Rhinebeck. “Hungry” premiered last March, in the aftermath of a Republican debate; “What Did You Expect?” in September; and “Women of a Certain Age” on election night — early in that long night’s proceedings, with the characters not knowing the outcome.
When you chat with Nelson, as we did by telephone, you end up talking about the place of theater in the body politic and the importance of the human connection between play and audience. “We all know politics is like theater,” he said. “It’s often very theatrical and full of heightened drama. But what we deal with in my plays is not the noise of politics and elections but its effect, the way things are talked about around a kitchen table, what people are thinking about and feeling during the course of the concerns about what’s going on in their lives.” Unlike their initial as-events-unfold journey, the plays are being presented in repertory at the Kennedy Center Theater Lab. On a Saturday or Sunday through Jan. 22, you can take in the trilogy in one gulp (an eight-hour marathon). If you prefer to
Maryann Plunkett, Jay O. Sanders, Lynn Hawley and Amy Warren in "What Did You Expect?", Play Two of "The Gabriels". Photo by Joan Marcus. Courtesy Kennedy Center. see them one at a time, the last separate performances are Jan. 17, 18 and 19. An earlier set by Nelson, “The Apple Family Plays,” was a tetralogy (as in four), strung out over four years. Each play was cued to history, politics and commemorations of note: the eve of midterm elections, the anniversary of 9/11, election night 2012 and the 50th anniversary of JFK’s assassination. Two were presented here in Washington at Studio Theatre. Speaking of “The Gabriels,” Nelson said: “For each of the three plays, and this was true of ‘The Apple Family Plays,’ when they entered repertory, you had the total emotional impact. And it was very powerful. It’s different from how it all began. But initially, you have all this immediacy, this intimacy of the here-and-now. They’re talking about things familiar to all of us.” The first play opens following a funeral. Throughout the trilogy, says Nelson, family issues are “the real focus — death, aging, economics in terms of daily life, money, love and attitudes. The election isn’t overt. It’s not like some obsessive things in their life, as if that’s all they talked about.” “The Gabriels” has the original New York cast, including Meg Gibson, Lynn Hawley, Robert Maxwell and Amy Warren. It also has Jay O. Sanders and Mary Ann Plunkett, who were also in “The Apple Family Plays.” Sanders is a veteran stage, television and screen actor and playwright. His “Unexplored Interior,” an epic play about the Rwanda genocide, opened the Mosaic Theater’s debut season at the Atlas Performing Arts Center in 2014. Nelson is a prolific, successful and versatile playwright. He’s written the books for the Tony Award-winning musicals “The Dead” (based on James Joyce’s short story) and “Chess” and delved into Frank Lloyd Wright with “Frank’s Home.” He adapted Chekhov’s “Three Sisters,” “The Seagull” and “The Wood Demon” and wrote “Misha’s
Roberta Maxwell and Amy Warren in "Women of a Certain Age," Play Three of "The Gabriels." Photo by Joan Marcus. Courtesy Kennedy Center.
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Party” for the Royal Shakespeare Company, where he had ten plays produced. His plays “The Vienna Notes” and “Principia Scriptoriae” were staged in Washington by Woolly Mammoth and Studio Theatre, respectively. Many times when you read about him and his work, Chekhov comes up. “Oh, sure. He’s enormously influential to me, important to me. If you see any of his plays — in whatever form — you tend to listen carefully,” Nelson said. “The most important thing in theater is that bond between audience and the stage and the actors,” Nelson said. Of “The Gabriels,” he stated: “This is an intimate world of very human conversations that you will want to lean forward to witness and overhear, as if you were watching and listening through a half-opened window or keyhole.” The audience will be looking at a middleclass family, not necessarily wealthy or even close to wealth, watching their town change with new arrivals, listening to the echoes of the election as it proceeds, dealing with advancing age, death, the choices that must be made, the family members being pulled into closer proximity. It’s meant to be an inviting setting — kitchen, house, food and talk — but, as someone once said, attention must be paid. What impacts the Gabriels most about the election is not the candidates themselves — although, for the women, Hillary Clinton does come up in conversation (but Donald Trump does not) — as the strangeness of the process, how different it is from the past and what that might mean for the future. No matter how or when you experience the complete trilogy, it will be different. As an audience, we’ll be bringing the events in our lives, in our city, in our country, in the world to the theater. They will enter into the plays, in that sense, unspoken but alive.
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"Stuart Davis: In Full Swing"at the National Gallery By Ar i Pos t
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was 17 when I first saw Willem de Kooning’s black-and-white paintings from the late 1940s. These were the years just before his legacy was cemented in history, before there was much money in American art, when he struggled to pay his rent and drank coffee because alcohol was too expensive. He used enamel, cheap commercial-grade house paint, which only underscores the austere, workmanlike urgency radiating from the canvases. It looked to me as if he couldn’t get the paintings out fast enough, each one an encrypted message scribbled desperately in a fever dream. With a brusque, tactile magnetism and a bounty of historical lore in tow, these paintings catapulted a tamely frustrated teenage art student toward an inescapable and insufferably masculine fixation with midcentury American art: Pollock, Rothko, Marca-Relli, Tworkov, Kline. I would not know for years how typical my story was. Perhaps because of the awestruck skew of my lenses, I long believed that the artistic energy of this period was born in something of a vacuum. It was my feeling that the frenetic visual lexicon of the ’40s and ’50s, which compounded the rhythmic bebop of postwar American aesthetics with European modernism into a pure visual abstraction, was something forged from the raw by a handful of exceptional artists when history presented an opportunity. Obviously I knew this was not true, that art is in essence built from shared history, but for a long time I never came across any work that I felt entirely invalidated my opinion. Then I saw the work of Stuart Davis. At the National Gallery through March 5, “Stuart Davis: In Full Swing” moves through five decades of the painter’s groundbreaking career, from his early post-Ashcan days amid the influence of Cubism through his steady
"The Mellow Pad," 1945-1951. Brooklyn Museum. Courtesy National Gallery of Art.
construction of a geometric visual language that brilliantly heralds many essential principles of postwar American art, from Abstract Expressionism to Pop Art. Born in Philadelphia to artists and raised in East Orange, New Jersey, Davis devoted himself to painting early, dropping out of high school to study in Manhattan with Robert Henri, the legendary teacher who urged his students — among them, George Bellows, Rockwell Kent and Edward Hopper — to
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Co mp il ed b y R i ch a r d S e ld e n The Smithsonian’s 22nd annual orchid exhibition, opening Jan. 14, will take place in an unusual location: the Hirshhorn Museum. “Orchids: A Moment,” a collaboration among Smithsonian Gardens, the U.S. Botanic Garden and the Hirshhorn, will be on view through May 14. Among the innovations will be timelapse videos of orchids blossoming, shown on monitors interspersed with displays of live plants. On Jan. 14, Washington National Opera will present the world premiere of three 20-minute operas inspired by the ideals of John F. Kennedy. (The centenary of JFK’s birth is May 29.) The works — semi-staged and accompanied by chamber orchestra — are: “What Gets Kept,” with music by Frances Pollock and libretto by Vanessa Moody; “Adam,” with music by Zach Redler and libretto by Jason Carlson; and “Lifeboat,” with music by Matthew Peterson and libretto by Emily Roller.
The Washington Ballet’s “Icons” series of conversations with dance legends continues with Judith Jamison, artistic director of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, who succeeded Ailey in 1989, on Feb. 5 and Patricia McBride, associate artistic director of Charlotte Ballet, who danced for Balanchine and with Villella and Baryshnikov, on April 9. Both talks are currently labeled: SOLD OUT. The largest literary gathering in North America, the AWP Conference & Bookfair, organized by the Association of Writers and Writing Programs, will be held Feb. 8 to 11 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center. Featured presenters at the event, celebrating the association’s 50th anniversary, will include Ta-Nehisi Coates, Rita Dove, Jonathan Galassi, Margo Jefferson, Azar Nafisi and Ann Patchett. More than 800 presses, journals and literary organizations will exhibit at the fair.
sketch daily life, ignore convention and find their own voices. Another early and lasting influence was the poetry of Walt Whitman, “our one big artist.” In his journal, Davis once wrote that he hoped to capture “the thing Whitman felt — America.” It should probably be said here, before my praise gets too far out of hand, that Davis in many respects was working in step with the shifting American scene. He certainly didn’t invent all these things on his own. Among other artists, I could write similarly of early American modernists like Marsden Hartley, Arthur Dove or even Arshile Gorky, the proverbial godfather of Abstract Expressionism. But the reason Davis stands out has to do with the way he captured the specific energy of postwar America, particularly the buzzing beauty of New York City. There is a roiling enthusiasm about his work that defies its cold geometric frameworks. The way shapes and colors move through each other with increasing fluidity over his career, always isolated and interweaving like a tapestry or cut paper — he seems to have not mixed colors on his canvas since the early 1920s — elicits the skittishly syncopated harmonies of jazz. (On Davis’s connection to jazz, see Philip Kennicott’s coverage of this exhibition for the Washington Post.) At the same time, his compulsive reworking of compositions and repeating of motifs over decades was both investigatory and savagely self-critical. While obviously influenced by jazz, the process also reinforced a poetry of urban environments that almost no
other artist has captured so well (Léger comes to mind). Taken together — a rare opportunity afforded by this exhibition — Davis’s body of work exudes the astonishing immediacy and vitality of a hungry city, both in its soaring, dimensional physicality and the bustling, entangled staccato of its human activity. If there were only one great painting in this exhibition, it would be “The Mellow Pad,” a fulmination of Davis’s free-form deconstruction of color, architecture, urban environment, text, shape and line. Made over six years as he struggled with personal hardship, between 1945 and 1951, it is remarkable to note that it was painted at the same time as de Kooning’s 1948 masterpiece “Asheville,” which took de Kooning a similarly extended spell to complete (an entire summer, but it is the only painting he worked on). The two paintings share an energy and a compositional trajectory; it is impossible to see them and not to beg a connection. I’m not saying Davis directly inspired de Kooning or otherwise. I suppose I’m just admitting — and maybe just to myself — that de Kooning didn’t just make it up on his own. Because Davis had been living in that pad for quite some time already. Davis is truly one of the deans of American painting, aware of all movements yet beholden to none. Embracing high and “low” culture, abstraction and realism, image and text, his vision was remarkable for its breadth and inventiveness. Don’t miss this show.
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Inauguration Week HAPPENINGS
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BY KAT E OCZ YP OK With the inauguration around the corner, many Washingtonians are gearing up for a week of parties, balls and galas. Compiled below are two dozen events worth looking out for. At press time, President-elect Donald Trump was expected to attend three official inaugural balls, but the specifics had not been released.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 17 Sister Cities International Inaugural Gala 7 to 11 p.m. Organization of American States, 200 17th St. NW. conference@sistercities.org A nonprofit founded by President Dwight D. Eisenhower, Sister Cities unites citizen diplomats and volunteers from all over the world.
This event recognizes American citizens who work for “causes greater than themselves.”
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18
Asian Pacific American Presidential Inaugural Gala 6 to 11 p.m. Mayflower Hotel, 1127 Connecticut Ave. NW. service@asian.gop This gala is hosted by the Asian Pacific American Advisory Council and the National Committee of Asian American Republicans.
Bluegrass Ball 6 p.m. to midnight. Omni Shoreham Hotel, 2500 Calvert St. NW. Mary Farmer, bluegrassballtickets@gmail.com The Kentucky Society of Washington will celebrate with food, dancing and, of course, bourbon.
Black Tie & Boots Inaugural Ball 7 p.m. Gaylord National Resort, 201 Waterfront St., Oxon Hill, Maryland Chelsea Brown, texasstatesociety@ epiphanyproductions.com. This ball is hosted by the Texas State Society.
Latino Coalition 2017 Inaugural Event 7 to 11 p.m. Ronald Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW 949-200-6844
THURSDAY, JANUARY 19 All American Inaugural Ball 8 p.m. to midnight. Hyatt Regency, 400 New Jersey Ave. NW. andrewdonnelly1006@gmail. com
Deplorables Inaugural Ball 7 to 11 p.m. Ronald Reagan International Trade Center, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW info@deplorablesinauguralball.com Under the theme “We the People,” the organizers of this event plan to “celebrate freedom and make America great again.”
Garden State Inaugural Gala 7:30 to 11:30 p.m. Washington Court Hotel, 525 New Jersey Ave. NW. Donise Cameron, 202-580-9775 This gathering of New Jersey natives will feature a gourmet boardwalk food buffet. Georgia State Society Inaugural Ball 8 p.m. to midnight. National Museum of Women in the Arts, 1250 New York Ave. NW info@georgiastatesociety.org. This ball celebrates the Peach State. Inaugural Heartland Ball 5:30 p.m. Marriott Marquis Hotel, 901 Massachusetts Ave. NW. 202-741-1284 This event is nonpartisan. New York State Society Inaugural Ball 7 p.m. to midnight. Fairmont Hotel, 2401 M St. NW. nyss1@verizon.net. A unique feature at this event: mini-golf. South Carolina Presidential Inaugural Ball 7:30 p.m. Smithsonian American Art Museum/ National Portrait Gallery, 8th and F Streets NW. Leslie Lake, scinaugural@gmail.com This ball is hosted by the South Carolina State Society.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 20 Dardanella: The Great Gatsby Inaugural Ball Smithsonian American Art Museum/National Portrait Gallery, 8th and F Streets NW. info@ dardanella.com. 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. This ball is billing itself as “the chance to step back to women’s suffrage, Prohibition and the end of World War I. GW Inaugural Ball 8 p.m. to midnight. Omni Shoreham Hotel, 2500 Calvert St. NW. uevents@gwu.edu George Washington University holds a ball every inauguration weekend.
Inaugural Ball 2017: Celebrating Education in the Digital Age 7 to 11 p.m. Folger Shakespeare Library, 201 E. Capitol St. SE. Jennifer Galloway, Jennifer@wolcotthillgroup.com. This ball is presented by the National Coalition for Technology in Education and Training. Native Nations Inaugural Ball 7 p.m. National Museum of the American Indian, 4th Street and Independence Avenue SW. supportnmai@si.edu. Featuring music, dancing and Native cuisine, this event will celebrate and honor Native American veterans. Salute to Heroes Inaugural Ball 5:30 p.m. Renaissance Washington Hotel, 999 9th St. NW. 317-630-1200. The American Legion and the Veterans Inaugural Committee are hosting this tribute to America’s Medal of Honor recipients. The Deploraball William F. Bolger Center, 9600 Newbridge Dr., Potomac, Maryland. 7 p.m. to midnight info@inauguraldeploraball.com. This event is hosted by Gays for Trump. Great American Inaugural Ball 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. Gaylord National Resort, 201 Waterfront St., Oxon Hill, Maryland. contact@ greatamericanball.com. This event will feature access to the MGM Casino. Vettys Inaugural Ball Hay Adams Hotel, 800 16th St. NW. 703-6494510. This event is hosted by the Disabled American Veterans with Paralyzed Veterans of America and the Coalition to Salute American Heroes, Military Order of the Purple Heart.
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Numerous Protests Planned for Inauguration and Day After BY PEGGY SA NDS
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lose to 30 applications from groups planning demonstrations and protests near the Capitol and the National Mall on Inauguration Day and the day after were being processed by the National Park Service at press time. As of Jan. 5, only three had been granted and only one — for the ANSWER Coalition — was for Inauguration Day, Jan. 20, referred to by some as J20. Permits for groups wanting to hold demonstrations and protests on national park sites were in doubt until the Partnership for Civil Justice Fund, an organization of civil rights lawyers, accused NPS of quashing dissent and threatened a lawsuit. The Park Service claimed it was just following procedures; the Presidential Inaugural Committee had control of sites along the parade route from the Capitol to the White House and the Ellipse. On Thursday, Jan. 10, NPS announced it would regain control of permits for some sites on Jan. 20 and for the Ellipse on Jan. 21. Now a record number of applications are being considered.
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The ANSWER (Act Now to Stop War and End Racism) Coalition is an antiwar movement founded three days after the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks. It has been granted two protest sites on Jan. 20: 14th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW (the west portion of Freedom Plaza) and 8th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW (the Navy Memorial). “Our message will resonate along the parade route,” the organization’s website claims. The largest Jan. 21 group is expected to be the Woman’s March on Washington, a broad coalition of women’s and other groups and their supporters. As of Jan. 7, more than 150,000 individuals had indicated on the Women’s March website that they would participate in the D.C. event (marches are also planned in other cities), gathering at 10 a.m. at Independence Avenue and 3rd Street SW. Both the American Constitution Society, which “works for positive change by shaping debate on vitally important legal and constitutional issues,” and the Black is Back Coalition For Social Justice, Peace and
Reparations have received permits to hold events on Jan. 21. Among the groups reportedly planning events, whether they get official permission or not, is the Occupy Inauguration Movement. The movement’s goal, as stated on its website, is “to build a new independent coalition movement for the 99 percent that stands outside the stranglehold duopoly of the Republican and Democratic party committees.” A group of African American lawmakers is also planning protests ahead of the Jan. 20 inauguration. “Our community is counting on us as the last line of defense between Donald Trump and the worst of what America could offer,” Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-New York), told Politico. A pro-marijuana legalization group plans to hand out “4,200 free joints” at Dupont Circle during the inaugural ceremonies “to raise awareness about the benefits of marijuana legalization.” According to DCMJ, the event’s organizer, “At 4 minutes and 20 seconds into President Trump’s speech we’ll light up! (unless
President Trump comes out now in support of full cannabis legalization in all 50 states and DC!).” (“420” is known as the “stoner’s code.”) The DC Counter-Inaugural Welcoming Committee, also called DisruptJ20, is planning “a series of massive direct actions that will shut down the Inauguration ceremonies and any related celebrations” on Jan. 20, according to their website. “We encourage everyone to express their First Amendment rights,” D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser said at an inauguration security press briefing Friday, Jan 6. “But we expect it to be done peacefully.” Security for this inauguration is the tightest in history, according to the mayor. She is deploying thousands of police officers and National Guard members from some 42 states to guard the official events and sites, along with the Capital Police and other federal law enforcement agencies. The mayor indicted that arresting demonstrating marijuana smokers would not be a priority.
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Golden Globes Loves 'La La Land'
BY ELIZ A B E T H W E B S T E R , G E O R G E TO W N E R H O LLYWOOD C OR R ESPON D EN T The biggest winner of the night was "La La Land," breaking Golden Globe records by winning its seven Globe categories. Another big win: "The People vs. O. J. Simpson." A memorable moment was Jimmy Fallon's opening musical skit of "La La Land" with Justin Timberlake and Nicole Kidman. Important to note: all three Drama Series TV wins went to streaming networks, Netflix and Amazon for "The Crown" (two awards) and "Goliath." Meryl Streep's speech brought the room to complete silence.
Golden Globes host Jimmy Fallon with Elizabeth Webster, wearing a Sue Wong gown, after the show on the NBC/ Universal red carpet. Courtesy Elizabeth Webster.
Joyce Chow and Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa of "The Man in the High Castle." Courtesy Joyce Chow.
Meryl Streep's speech silenced the room and soon got a Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone won for "La La Land." Trump response. Photo by Clinton H. Wallace/Photomundo Photo by Clinton H. Wallace/Photomundo International. International.
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