The Georgetowner: July 11, 2023 Issue

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ANC 2E: AS MILLER STEPS DOWN, CHAO STEPS UP

BY ROBERT DEVANEY

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‘THE LIBERTY OF COLOR,’ VIBRANT DISPLAY AT BOURBON STEAK

BY ROBERT DEVANEY

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NEW PHILLIPS DIRECTOR INSPIRED BY DUNCAN

BY RICHARD SELDEN

Dr. Jonathan P. Binstock, the Phillips Collection’s Vradenburg Director and CEO, speaking at The Georgetowner’s June 22 Culture Power Breakfast. Georgetowner photo.

HILLWOOD SUMMER GALA LIGHTS UP THE NIGHT

BY MARY BIRD

Skip Sroka, Kathie Legg and Hillwood Executive Director Kate Markert with Gail West and Mark Lowham, co-chairs of Hillwood’s “Light Up The Night” Gala on June 6. Photo by Tony Powell.

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FIRE AT RISTORANTE PICCOLO SHUTS DOWN 31ST AND M ST. BY THE GEORGETOWNER

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Lisa Fager and Neville Waters of Black Georgetown Foundation on Juneteenth; Nannie’s gravesite restored on June 24. Photo by Bill Starrels; photo by Chris Jones.

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NEWS BYTES

BY KATE OCZYPOK

JELLEFF

Jelleff Community Friends has launched a survey on the center’s extensive refurbishment project and what community members would like to see improved at the aging facility. The venue, managed by the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Washington, is located at 3265 S St. NW. As

city agencies carry out cost and design studies, community groups are giving their input into renovations planned for the Ward 2 recreational and community center, which serves all eight city wards. You can find the survey here: https://www. surveymonkey.com/r/236JS87.

DR.

After dedicating nearly 60 years to public service, Presidential Medal of Freedom-winner Dr. Anthony Fauci is now a “Distinguished University Professor” at Georgetown University’s School of Medicine. He will be

part of the Division of Infectious Diseases, an academic division that provides clinic care, research and trains future physicians in infectious diseases. Fauci will also have an appointment at the McCourt School of Public Policy.

SEXUAL HARASSMENT ALLEGATIONS SUBSTANTIATED IN DEPUTY MAYOR CASE

Two of the eight allegations of sexual harassment brought by a former staff member against her boss, Mayor Muriel Bowser’s Chief of Staff and former Deputy Mayor John Falcicchio, have been substantiated. A three-month investigation by D.C.’s Legal Counsel concluded that “the complainant’s

substantiated allegations against the [Deputy Mayor] more likely than not constituted sexual harassment as defined and prohibited by Mayor’s Order 2017-313.” Six additional allegations that were investigated were not substantiated, according to the report.

WARD 2 COUNCIL MEMBER BROOKE PINTO ANNOUNCES 2024 RE-ELECTION BID

Ward 2 Council member Brooke Pinto announced last month she’s running for re-election in 2024, hoping to serve another four-year term representing the ward on the D.C. Council where she currently serves as Chair of the Committee on the Judiciary and Public Safety. In June 2020, Pinto won a

special election to succeed Ward 2 Council Member Jack Evans. With her win, Pinto became the youngest member of the D.C. Council in the city’s history at just 28 years old. She also became the first woman ever to represent Ward 2 in District government.

ANTHONY FAUCI NAMED GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR

Dr. Anthony Fauci, now a Georgetown University professor. Courtesy photo.

Ward 2 Council member Brooke Pinto at the Georgetown Village Gala on June 14. Photo by Bill Starrels.

COMMUNITY FRIENDS LAUNCH SURVEY ON REC CENTER REFURBISHMENT

Aerial view of Jelleff Community Center. Courtesy Jelleff Community Center

Deputy Mayor John Falcicchio in December 2022. Photo by Bill Starrels.

ANC2E: Cannabis, Vandalism, Fire, Traffic Study, TJ St. Project

BY PEGGY SANDS

The Georgetown-Burleith-Hillandale Advisory Neighborhood Commission’s June 29 meeting for July started with a grateful goodbye to ANC2E Chair Elizabeth Miller. Her family’s downsizing move from Q Street to O Street puts her two blocks out of her single-member district, and therefore she had to resign. “I’ll still be around though,” Miller said. The full agenda of the fivehour meeting proved there was a lot to be around for. The following are some highlights.

The crime report from two Metropolitan Police Department officers focused on a new campaign to close down large illegal marijuana retailers and distributors in D.C. “There are only a few authorized medical marijuana shops in D.C. – fewer than ten. Gifting marijuana legally is allowed for a home grower to a friend in need, perhaps. But people taking out business licenses to distribute large amounts of marijuana as gifts, that is not allowed.

As for the fire at the gravesite of seven-yearold Nannie at Mt. Zion Cemetery at 27th and Q Streets, both MPD and a D.C. arson investigator announced that “a person of interest” had been identified and is being questioned. The person is homeless, frequents the cemetery and is known as a “mental illness services consumer,” as one of the officers put it. No charges have been made as yet. There is no known motivation, police told commissioners.

“There is also no indication at all of any accelerant that was used in the fire,” added the investigator. “Most of the items burned were toys made of light plastic that easily catch fire in an open flame.”

Black Georgetown Chairman Neville Waters and former advisory neighborhood commissioner Monica Roche, who each have family members buried at the historic Black cemetery, expressed concerns about a possible hate crime.

Investigators of the two-alarm fire at Ristorante Piccolo at 1068 31st St. NW, early in the afternoon on June 29, was trying to determine the cause and damage — much from heavy water usage — the DC Fire & EMS spokesperson reported to the ANC.

Details of a holistic transportation study exclusively for Georgetown were laid out by DDOT project director Ted Van Houten. Beginning in March of 2023 with a public meeting, there are two more town meetings scheduled along with report draft reviews. A fund of $75,000 has been activated to pay for any recommendations that may need implementing in the near future, such as a speed bump during the study period. About $3 million has been allotted for future projects identified by the study. Those can include new parking signs, areas, and the like. An interactive project map will be maintained by the agencies involved. The study and final recommendations are scheduled to be completed by March 2024.

Commissioner Kishan Putta announced that the new principal for Hardy Middle School is Maurine Westover.

New outdoor street furniture for Georgetown –some of it from Vienna, Austria – was discussed at length following a Georgetown Business Improvement District proposal to replace the multicolored but tired-looking metal bistro furniture found throughout Georgetown’s outdoor parks and miniparks up and down Wisconsin Avenue and M Street and at Georgetown Waterfront Park. Bold-color, minimalist plastic settees, chairs and tables — as seen in Vienna, Austria — was included in a BID proposal. But there were criticism of the Enzi-style pieces. Former advisory neighborhood commissioner Tom Birch, who is on the board of the Friends of Georgetown Waterfront Park strongly objected to the design as “inappropriate” to the natural environmental mission of the waterfront park.

“Maybe we could just try some of the pieces in the park for a month or so,” suggested commissioner Topher Mathews. “No!” said Birch. “That’s a camel’s nose under the tent.”

What the commissioners did approve unanimously were the reconstruction plans for two Georgetown houses of worship.

The Georgetown Lutheran Church — the town’s oldest congregation — at 1556 Wisconsin Ave. NW will restore its bell tower, including replacing steps, reopening louvres and doing roof repairs, along with other restoration work supported by grants. An addition to the Jewish orthodox synagogue, Kesher Israel, at 2801 N St. NW will also involve some renovation work. That project will be done in two phases.

Well over an hour was spent discussing the preliminary plans of a huge project along Thomas Jefferson Street — the complete reconfiguration of the two large office buildings, from K Street to almost mid-block — that calls for 300 apartments (with some 300 parking places supposedly) and some ground floor retail. The buildings will be redesigned with serrated floors and spaces and includes an alleyway that connects 31st and Thomas Jefferson Streets

However, there are significant objections from owners of apartments in the adjacent Wadsworth House with 32 condominiums on 31st Street. Resident and former advisory neighborhood commissioner Bill Starrels (who is a photographer for The Georgetowner) pointed out that there will be serious and documented impacts on the owners, pedestrians and many visitors to that section of Georgetown. “We are all for converting office buildings to needed apartments and used spaces,” Starrels told the commissioners, “but this is a larger scale project than even Washington Harbour. The proposed massing and height alone must be considered carefully.”

“I don’t expect to get it through the first review of the architectural review board,” said the architect. The ANC approved a resolution of general support.

The next ANC2E meeting is scheduled for Sept. 5.

Looking for a First Home? Try Georgetown

You know what they say -- location, location, location. While that phrase is of course hackneyed, it’s 1,000 percent true for Georgetown. If you’re a longtime renter looking to buy your first home, our community is truly an ideal place to take the plunge. Sure, a lot of properties can be expensive. However, the right purchase can be a fruitful and fulfilling investment. Where else can you own a part of history?

Property in Georgetown is on track to continue becoming even more of a hot commodity than it already is. Washington Fine Properties says buyers love Georgetown’s historical ties and modern city life. And Georgetown is the best of both worlds.

Also, the neighborhood has seen several high-end retailers like furniture brand Blu Dot, department store Showfields and the longtime shops and boutiques we used in our June cover story call Georgetown home.

For young first-time buyers, there’s so much

to do for families. Rose Park, Volta Park, the Georgetown Waterfront and all of the seasonal activities from the Georgetown BID, Georgetown Main Street and the Citizens Association of Georgetown are ideal places and things-to-do to keep little ones busy.

Keep in mind, the housing market here is competitive. If you find your dream home, it’s best to work with a realtor to get things moving.

Most important, get to know the neighborhood. We here in Georgetown are a welcoming bunch! We encourage potential buyers to visit the community often. Hold on to this copy of The Georgetowner for reference. Get to know our restaurants, neighborhood library, schools and shops. Speaking of shops — check out our Discover Georgetown Map we launched in a beta version this month. In it, you’ll find multiple options for local boutiques, places to eat and exciting things to do. Happy exploring and we can’t wait to welcome you to the neighborhood!

Safe at Home? D.C. Fears

Washington, D.C., once again is generating headlines in a bad way. But do we feel what the victims of crime feel? So far, we’ve been hearing the news rather than directly experiencing it … So far.

Such as … “9 people, including 2 kids, are shot and wounded in the nation’s capital as violence mars July 4.” Searingly ironic and deplorable was a July 3 shooting near the U.S. Capitol, as CNN reported: “A former Afghan interpreter who immigrated with his family to America in 2021 was shot and killed early Monday in Washington, D.C., while on an extra shift as a Lyft driver…” Nasrat Ahmad, 31, died of a gunshot wound. Need we continue or provide more details?

The frustration and sorrow of this local and national epidemic seems to be numbing us. Someone, anyone? Is our society helpless or hopeless?

At least, our Ward 2 Council member Brooke Pinto responded to the continued violence with a round of new legislative proposals, including her “Prioritizing Public Safety Emergency Amendment Act,” as chair of the Committee on the Judiciary and Public Safety on the D.C. Council.

“The crime and violence we have seen in recent days and months is evidence that we must move with urgency to address the crisis we’re

Biden’s 2024 Playbook May Result in Victory

BY JULES WITCOVER

President Joe Biden has hit the ground running. Instead of heading for cover as his presidency encounters uncommon political challenges from a growing field of potential Republican opponents to his reelection next year, he has decided to focus on the presidency he already holds.

experienced a sea change in attitude since the days when Donald Trump was president. A president can set the tone for the country, holding it to a higher standard, filtering down to society as a whole.

seeing in our city,” she said. “The measures I am introducing… are necessary to prevent repeat offenders from further harming and traumatizing our community, hold perpetrators accountable, protect and support victims, ensure police are able to keep our community safe, and increase accountability and transparency around our public safety apparatus.”

Pinto’s legislation would encourage crime data-sharing among city agencies, protect victims of sexual abuse and domestic violence, shore up accountability for offenders and address criminal violence.

Testifying before Congress a few months ago, Council Chair Phil Mendelson said, “There is no crime crisis” in Washington. A day ago, however, Mendelson said: “You can get away with murder in this city.” He supports Pinto’s bill.

The Metropolitan Police Department reports a 17-percent increase in homicides so far this year over the same period in 2022, along with a 33-percent increase in violent crime. MPD estimates a 30-percent increase in overall crime.

As we write this, the Council is considering Pinto’s bill with slight changes. Perhaps a reason to hope will return. Enough with words. Act now, or more will live in fear. Or, die.

The president has engaged in much foreign and domestic traveling, demonstrating his political style and energy, building more support from voters who up until now have seemed to denigrate his experience and skills, and above all his personal authenticity as a national and world leader. That experience is an unusual example of his on-the-job-training, developed in his 36 years in the Senate and his vice-presidency.

In writing the first and comprehensive biography of Joe Biden as vice president and now as president, I have traveled extensively with him in Delaware and retain an essential source in his sister and long-time campaign manager Valerie Biden Owens. His ambitious plan called Bidenomics includes creating 13 million jobs and cutting inflation in half, improving the economic infrastructure while maintaining price controls.

After the 6-3 Supreme Court decision ended affirmative actions in college admissions, Biden declared that discrimination by race still exists in America. The Court also struck down Biden’s plan providing student loan forgiveness. He has pledged to install “a new path” to achieve the same objectives. “I’m never going to stop fighting for you. We’ll use every tool at our disposal to get you the student debt relief you need,” he declared.

Biden will also replay his successful strategy of 2020, casting himself once again as the alternative to the man he disparagingly calls “the former guy.” The country has

For Biden, being the best person he can be is almost a religion for him. Whereas the former president offered derisive remarks that led to polarization, this president sees himself as a unifier who refuses to tolerate bullying.

While Biden’s age is cited as a deterrent to a second term, he is also considered safe. “This is a guy just coming to work every day, calling it as he sees it, with no self-interest,” says David Plouffe, the 2008 Obama-Biden campaign manager. The burden of high office, like all else in his life, Biden said, “is my responsibility, and I’ll meet it. I’ll always believe governing, quite frankly, and life for that matter, is about connecting with people. That won’t change.”

Biden is proud to be a reliable safe haven for voters who have seen Trump to be a threat to the American election process with his attacks of a “rigged” process. Once again, not being Donald Trump may well give Joe Biden a second term in 2024. Now it will be up to the news media and members of the journalism profession to handle the upcoming battle with steadiness and accountability as the nation makes its choice between polar opposites.

Longtime Georgetown resident Jules Witcover has been writing from Washington on politics and history since 1954, first for the Newhouse Newspapers, then the Washington Post and Baltimore Sun and later as a syndicated columnist. His 20 books include “Joe Biden: A Life of Trial and Redemption.”

President Joe Biden walks with Vice President Kamala Harris along the West Colonnade of the White House on May 26 to the Oval Office. Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz.

Neighbors & Legends: Jim Hoagland

BY SAM SALLICK

Meet a Georgetown neighbor who was face to face with Saddam Hussein, Moammar Gaddafi and Vladimir Putin.

Jim Hoagland may not even be the most famous journalist on his own block, but the two-time Pulitzer Prize winner from Rock Hill, South Carolina is one of the most esteemed international reporters of his era.

Hoagland has been a Georgetown resident for nearly 30 years, saying his wife, author Jane Stanton Hitchcock, was “the one who really developed a love for this house.” Hoagland’s East Village block contains enough journalistic firepower to start a newsroom, including famed reporter Bob Woodward, NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly, Financial Times Bureau Chief Edward

books. He talked about the journey that placed him at some of the most important international events of our time.

Starting his career right after leaving the University of South Carolina, he worked at local newspapers in the Palmetto State. He also lived in Europe for many years, spending time in Aix-En-Provence, Paris and Germany, where he spent two years serving in the U.S. Air Force. He came back to the United States in 1966, where a fateful conversation would change his career forever.

On a trip to Washington to inquire about a job working for Congressman Tom Gettys of his native South Carolina, the brother of a friend, introduced him to Washington Post Executive

All of a sudden, another guard stops and takes control of us to take us to Saddam. Before seeing him, we had to wash our hands with this blue liquid because they were afraid we were going to kill him.” Steady nerves through such situations are part of what made Hoagland such a respected reporter. His career has put him in close quarters with leaders as wide ranging as Putin, Mikhail Gorbachev, Nelson Mandela, as well as many American presidents and secretaries of state.

Another example of Hoagland’s storied career is when he talked to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi. After raising tough questions at a press conference about Black September and the Jordanian Civil War, the Dictator had an aide pull him aside. Hoagland said that was “about the only time I have ever been nervous about meeting somebody.” Gaddafi said, “Why do you drink poison?” After asking for clarification, he figured out that Gaddafi was talking about drinking alcohol. He responded by saying, “How do you know I drink alcohol?” That type of

understated fearlessness personifies Hoagland.

Unsurprisingly, Hoagland said the stories he is most proud of are the two for which he was awarded Pulitzer Prizes (in International Reporting, and Commentary.) His first came in 1971, when he wrote about apartheid in South Africa. Hoagland recounted in an NPR interview in South Carolina that it struck him how similar apartheid was to the segregated South during his childhood. The other, in 1991, was for a 10-part series he wrote on the lead-up to the First Gulf War and the problems facing Mikhail Gorbachev. According to Hoagland, “the way I covered Gorbachev, I thought was an interesting story and a very consequential one.” The Soviet Union collapsed that same year.

Sitting by the pool and reading with his dog Chloe by his side, Hoagland can reflect on a remarkable career that has informed millions of readers and influenced policy makers all over the world. As Georgetowners, we are lucky to call Jim Hoagland our neighbor.

COMMUNITY CALENDAR

CAPITAL FRINGE FESTIVAL

July 12-23

1025 Thomas Jefferson St. NW, Theater J at 1529 16th St. NW, and Powerhouse on 3255 Grace St. NW. More than 250 artists will be performing sketch comedy, stand-up, documentary theatre, musical theatre and more at Georgetown Park. For information go to CapitalFringe.org.

CARPE LIBRUM

the Georgetown Waterfront along the Potomac! Every Saturday night through October.

JANE AUSTEN FILM FESTIVAL

July 19, July 26, 7-10:00 p.m.

Luce and iconic Baltimore Sun columnist Jules Witcover. But it’s Hoagland’s incisive observations that got him access to some of the most powerful and controversial leaders of the late 20th and early 21st centuries.

Woodward in particular is an admirer of his long-time colleague having “worked together [with him] at The Washington Post for over 50 years.” Woodward said of his neighbor and fellow writer, “Jim Hoagland is a truly great journalist — independent and does his work based on his own in-depth reporting. He understands diplomacy like no other reporter and realizes intensive listening and understanding of all sides is essential.”

Greeting me with a gentle southern accent, a firm handshake, and a glass of water, Hoagland and I sit in his gracious living room lined with

Editor Ben Bradlee. He only talked to Bradlee for 10 minutes, but that was enough time for both men to commit their futures to each other. Sitting back in his chair with a smile, Hoagland described Bradlee as “magnetic” and said, “You knew you wanted to work for this guy.” This started a lifelong friendship for both men and a career at the Post that lasted over half a century.

Hoagland has had a chance to interview some of the most consequential leaders in the world. One interview that stuck with him was with Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein. Interviewing the tyrannical dictator was like, “sitting across the desk from a coiled Boa Constrictor.” When he went into Hussein’s palace for the meeting, he said, “they started walking us down this long hallway escorted by a military guide. It became clear the guide didn’t know where he was going.

July 14 – 16, 11:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Georgetown Main Street, Take Care Studio, 3144 Dumbarton St. NW. Don’t miss this three-day pop-up book sale of high-quality, gently used books. Browse vinyl, DVDs, and CDs, all on sale for $6 and under. Proceeds support Turning the Page’s work in local schools.

TOUR THE HISTORIC CITY TAVERN

July 15, 2-3:00 p.m. and Aug. 4, 4-5:00 p.m.

3206 M St. NW. If you love Federal Period Architecture, Decorative Arts, and learning about the history of Georgetown, this tour is for you.

DANCING ON THE WATERFRONT

July 15, 22, 29, Aug. 5, Aug. 12, 5-9:00 p.m.

BID, 3300 Water St. NW. Dance on

2715 Q St. NW, See “Love & Friendship” (2016) on July 19 and “Pride and Prejudice” (2005) on July 26. Grab a blanket, your date, friends, or family, and enjoy Jane Austen’s timeless love stories under the stars in the historic North Garden. Tickets: $10. For more info go to DumbartonHouse.org.

MEETING, COMMISSION OF FINE ARTS

July 20, 9:00 a.m. 401 F. Street NW, Suite 312. Filing deadline: July 6.

ART IN THE GARDEN

Aug. 12, 9:30-11:30 a.m.

644 31st St. NW. Enjoy a colored pencil workshop in the garden. Participants will explore summer flora, incorporating brilliant hues, using hatching, crosshatching and subtraction techniques. Materials provided. Members: $45. Non-members: $55. For more info go to TudorPlace.org.

Jim Hoagland. Image from Charlie Rose.

He only talked to Bradlee for 10 minutes, but that was enough time for both men to commit their futures to each other.

INS & OUTS

BY ROBERT DEVANEY

IN: FANGYÁN, FASHION FROM ASIA, OPENS

East Asian fashion store Fangyán opened June 30 at 1057 Wisconsin Ave. NW in the ground floor space that used to be the AT&T store. The clothing store will feature collections from more than 15 Asian designers and labels, such as Mukzin, ZI II CI IEN and Fansilanen, in addition to its own brand of silk, wool and cashmere styles, including outerwear, swimwear, dresses and more.

IN: ARCAY CHOCOLATES ON O

And you thought this chocolate fad was over. Arcay Chocolates will open this month at 3211 O St. NW, the former site of the cat cafe, Crumbs & Whiskers. The chocolate machines arrived July 1, we are told. Chocolatier Anabella Arcay started the family business in Venezuela and moved five years ago to the U.S. and already has a spot at Union Market. The business tells us “Arcay Chocolates is a family-run and awardwinning chocolate studio in Washington D.C. With more than 15 years of experience, we offer an exquisite range of chocolate bonbons, bars and confitures.”

IN: LUGANO DIAMONDS AT ENO SPACE

Who knew that wine, cheese and charcuterie could lead to diamonds?

Lugano Diamonds & Jewelry, designer and manufacturer of high-end, one-of-a-kind jewelry, took over the space once held by the Eno Wine Bar at 2810 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. Next to the Four Seasons Hotel, the luxe jeweler was founded in 2004 and purchased by Compass Diversified two years ago for $256 million. Lugano has four other retail shops: Newport Beach and Aspen as well as Palm Beach and Ocala, Florida.

IN: GEORGETOWN GARDEN SHOP ON O

Georgetown Garden Shop just opened at Robert Bell’s spot at 3214 O St. NW. Caroline Ervin is selling garden decor, small tools and accessories on the first floor and continuing her Landscape Design business from the lower level. Stop by and say hello. Check how this little commercial piece of O Street is getting revived.

IN: MUGSY ON M ST.

Ready for summer? Mugsy is — No, not the basketball player — but the super smooth jeans maker, which opened at 2922 M St. NW, where Keith Lippert once had a shop. Made with high-tech fabrics, Mugsy sells “the most comfortable men’s jeans ever,” it tells us, that are “infused with buttery softness and insane stretch. Mugsys are stylish jeans that feel like sweatpants.”

REOPENED: DR. MARTENS

Dr. Martens, the iconic footwear brand and retailer supplying chunky shoes and funky boots, has reopened after temporarily closing its store at 3108 M St. NW for renovation.

LA CHAUMIÈRE GETS NEW OWNER

Carol Joynt was first to report: “Owner M artin Lumet confirms he sold his popular #Georgetown #restaurant La Chaumière to a new owner, ‘who is French, of course,’ and the almost 50 yr old bistro ‘will keep its name, menu and staff.’ The sale is effective immediately, but Martin will be on hand a few more weeks.”

“If it’s not broken, don’t change it,” Lumet told Washingtonian, which added, “He’s held fast to that guiding principle since he took over the country-style French restaurant in 2006, when its original owner, Gerard Pain, retired. Now, Lumet is retiring too, and has sold the business to new owners. But he says La Chaumière will continue to stay true to its roots.” The new owners are French native Gil Fornaris and fellow industry veteran Mike Connelly.

SOON: GRECO TO MOVE INTO &PIZZA-AU PIED DE COCHON BUILDING

And first to report on Greco was Topher Mathews in his blog: “This month’s Old Georgetown Board materials hint at a new tenant for the historic Au Pied de Cochon space at Wisconsin and Dumbarton. Proposed signage for the space indicates that a Bostonbased Greek fast casual restaurant is coming. The restaurant is called Greco. And if you weren’t clear on what type of food Greco serves, the slogan helpfully clarifies that it’s ‘truly Greek.’

EMPTY PAOLO’S SPACE TO BECOME ALARA

The long shuttered Paolo’s Ristorante space, most recently High Street Grill, will become Alara, a Turkish restaurant by Hakan Ilhan. Meaning “beautiful water fairy” in Turkish, Alara will feature seasonal menus and wines with a focus on the four Mediterranean coastal nations of Turkey, Greece, Lebanon and Israel, according to Eater DC.

The prime restaurant space at 1303 Wisconsin Ave. NW is next to the newly opened Dig eatery, which took the smaller corner portion of the old Paolo’s, which closed in August 2018 after a 30-year run.

Among Ilhan’s extensive portfolio is Brasserie Liberté, one block away on Prospect Street — along with Al Dente on New Mexico Avenue and Il Piatto at Black Lives Matter Plaza. Alara is scheduled to open in March.

OUT: LUSH

Purveyor of hair and skincare products, makeup and other fresh, vegetarian body products, Lush has closed at 3066 M St. NW. In 1996, the first Lush shop opened in Vancouver, Canada. Today, it has 269 shops in North America.

OUT: KINTARO

Kintaro at 1039 33rd St. NW has closed its doors. The intimate sushi spot was 10 years old and never recovered from the loss of business during the pandemic.

OUT: BANGKOK JOE’S AT WASHINGTON HARBOUR

ICYMI (we did): Bangkok Joe’s at 3000 K St. NW has permanently closed. Its farewell note three months ago read, “Thanks, D.C. Dear Friends: We are saddened to announce Bangkok Joe’s permanent closure. We kindly thank all of our supportive past patrons and appreciate the opportunities we’ve had to serve in Georgetown, DC. It’s been an honor to have shared our cuisine for the past 20 years. With Love, Chef Aulie Bunyarataphan & Mel Oursinsiri.”

Bangkok Joe’s opened in 2003, home to the first “Dumpling Bar in the Nation’s Capital.”

Caroline Ervin of Georgetown Garden Shop with shoppers on her opening day. Courtesy Georgetown Garden Shop.

Bonbons from Arcay Chocolates, soon to open on O Street.

Restaurateur Hakan Ilhan will open Alara next year. He is pictured at Il Piatto downtown on 16th Street-Black Live Matter Plaza. Photo by Rey Lopez. Courtesy Il Piatto.

Lugano Diamonds & Jewelry is now open at 2810 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. Courtesy Lugano.

BY KATE OCZYPOK

COCAINE FOUND AT WHITE HOUSE

The White House was evacuated for a short time over the July 4 holiday weekend while President Joe Biden was at Camp David. The incident happened after the U.S. Secret Service (USSS) found a suspicious powder in a common area of the West Wing. Testing determined that the powder was cocaine. USSS agents were doing routine rounds on Sunday when they discovered the substance around 8:45 p.m. Fire and emergency crews were sent in to do testing and the White House reopened shortly thereafter.

FRENCH BULLDOGS STOLEN AT GUNPOINT, RECOVERED

Two French Bulldogs, 1-year-old Uno and 5-month-old Cartier, were stolen at gunpoint along V St. in SW D.C. Just before the poor pups were snatched, a suspect tried to take another dog but was unsuccessful. Surveillance captured the suspect and vehicle, and police offered a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to an arrest. The suspect was described as in his teens. On July 6, during their investigation, detectives from the Violent Crimes Suppression Division recovered the dogs and reunited Uno and Cartier with their family. The case remains under investigation.

D.C. HOME BUYERS PROGRAM OUT OF FUNDS

The District’s launch of a program for firsttime home buyers has run out of money. The program, which hoped to help with the frustrations of rising interest rates, housing costs, inflation and more, had its dollars yanked through the end of the budget year. Typically, funds trickle down toward the end of the cycle, but this year it’s much earlier. The D.C. Department of Housing and Community Development said the demand was so much greater this year, given the economy, budget pinch and other factors and called it “the perfect

storm,” so they had to pause the program, saying they did “everything they could.”

FREDERICK DOUGLASS HISTORIC HOME REOPENS

Abolitionist Frederick Douglass’s home has reopened for the first time since 2020. The site, located at 1411 W St. SE, was forced to close due to the pandemic and subsequently underwent extensive renovations. A new HVAC system was installed which necessitated changing humidity levels, which could damage the historic paintings and finish on antique furniture. The new system will help preserve the thousands of items belonging to Douglass. Timed entry tours will be offered Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Advanced tickets are encouraged and can be found at recreation.gov.

D.C. SOCCER FANS -- GET READY TO CHEER ALL NIGHT

Bars in the District can stay open 24/7 during the upcoming Women’s World Cup July 20 through August 20. The D.C. Council recently passed “The Women’s World Cup Emergency Amendment Act of 2023,” which allows participating bars to stay open 24 hours during the event. However, keep in mind that while they will be open, the bars can’t sell drinks between 4 and 6 a.m.

Agouridis’s Plan for Golden Triangle

BY KATE OCZYPOK

This year celebrates 25 years of the Golden Triangle Business Improvement District (BID), a 44-block area with nearly 6,000 businesses and around 200 restaurants with almost 34 million square-feet of office space. The Golden Triangle area is just steps from the White House and such D.C. landmarks as Farragut Square and Black Lives Matter Plaza.

Golden Triangle BID President and CEO Leona Agouridis has been along for the oftenwhirlwind ride. “Downtowns not only here but throughout the country and world are never going to be the same,” she said. “The central business district as we used to know it will no longer exist; it will re-emerge, it’s not dead, but it will re-emerge looking different.”

Agouridis, who is the child of a Greek immigrant father, loves the sense of idealism that her dad brought to the U.S. “I’ve been saying this a lot lately — we’re a local city, but also a national capital and a global leader,” she said. “We have an opportunity to redefine downtown in a way that acknowledges all of those things and embraces them too.”

As we continue to leave the pandemic behind us, The Golden Triangle is choosing to focus on a mixed-use business district. “It’s much more complex than just converting office buildings to apartments,” Agouridis added. “That’s important and a key part, but there’s also a way to infuse that with vision and aspiration.”

Along with the DowntownDC BID, Mayor Bowser’s office and the Office of the Deputy Mayor of Planning and Economic Development, and Federal City Council, the Golden Triangle BID is working on a Downtown Action Plan. You can read more about that plan at https:// www.reimaginedowntowndc.com/.

getting input not only from the general public, but experts in their fields, as well as specialists from other cities, including in real estate, human services, arts and culture, retail, residential conversions and more. “That’s coupled with a pretty robust economic development analysis, looking at data to determine all of these ideas and which ones would be reasonable or feasible to put in place,” she added.

The analysis will take several months to mold together, but the plan is to deliver a report in late fall or early winter that will explain the highest impact projects and specific recommendations on how to move forward with them.

Agouridis has noticed more people on the Golden Triangle’s streets, recognizing that the city’s tourism is good this summer. “I do think residents are moving around the city more,” she added. “We’re close to Dupont Circle, Foggy Bottom, the West End and more — people can walk down here on their lunch hour or after work.”

She suggested visiting places like coffee shops in the Golden Triangle to work or visit when you need a work change of scenery. “I do think that we are a neighborhood, we don’t own homes, but businesses and buildings,” she said. “We can create a common vision that we can drive [forward], especially in conjunction with the government, that can bring people together in ways that others can’t. I think there’s a lot of power in that.”

Bars will be open 24/7 in D.C. for the Women’s World Cup July 20 through August 20.

Agouridis called the action plan a massive undertaking, and the organizations involved are

In her spare time, which Agouridis says she doesn’t have much of these days, she has taught group exercise in the past and keeps up with it now on her own, having taught classes in Zumba, kickboxing, body pump and more. She also has two grown children, Nick, 29, who just got engaged, and Elena, 25.

Uno and Cartier were recovered by detectives of the Violent Crimes Suppression Division and reunited with their families.

Leona Agouridis. Courtesy Golden Triangle BID via Twitter.

Our New Interactive Retail Map Has Launched

BY VIVIEN DOBRESCU

As one of the most popular shopping destinations in Washington, Georgetown welcomed more than eight million visitors per year since 2021. Prominent retailers and restaurants operate here — and more are coming.

The Georgetowner has decided to create the most accurate interactive map linked to Google Earth, denoting every major store, mom and pop shop, where to eat, and all the hidden gems to know about and see in 3D. All viewable via the newest version of Google Maps and even better when seen on Google Earth.

We’ve designed our Discover Georgetown Map to help our readers receive a more complete, colorful, up-to-date and informative guide to the commerce in our beloved community.

While the revitalization has been impressive, Georgetown still has around 80 boarded up, vacant or for lease commercial spaces along the main streets. Our goal for this interactive map is to help fill out these vacant storefronts in the future and contribute to the continuing growth of Georgetown’s vibrant business scene.

We’ve lost numerous small businesses over the years to major retailers and declining sales.

As an ideal spot for flagship stores, startups and on-trend retailers, Georgetown has a plethora of independent businesses to choose from and we hope you can use our map to discover some exciting new stores and restaurants. Or act as a reminder of the ones we know and love.

An Easy Guide to Using the Map

Keep in mind, this map is in its beta stage. It was designed to help our readers receive a more complete perspective of the state of commerce in our community. While we work out the fine details of our beta map and make sure the most up-to-date and accurate information is available, do not hesitate to offer a suggestion and help us create the most comprehensive map of Georgetown available.

For a more immersive view of our map, press on the three vertical buttons next to the search bar and click “View in Google Earth.” There you can toggle between 2-D and 3-D displays, zoom in and out, change orientations, and even use it to guide a walk along the streets of our map.

We hope you enjoy our interactive map experience of all that Georgetown has to offer! And we look forward to your feedback.

To offer your map suggestions: Email editorial@georgetowner.com or if you’re reading this on the web, leave a comment on the story below. Thank you!

Real Estate Development Updates

BY ROBERT DEVANEY AND KATE OCZYPOK

Georgetown is abuzz with real estate projects, mostly residential, and just about everyone is taking notice.

A longtime resident and property owner Karen Snyder of Snyder Properties had this to say about the latest construction activity: “Currently, our vibrant shops and restaurants are experiencing a remarkable rebound, with bustling streets and lively streateries that exude a delightful European ambiance for outdoor dining. The upcoming introduction of new residential units in Georgetown will undoubtedly contribute to this thriving economic growth, generating heightened demand for local businesses and services. As a result, we may witness the emergence of

additional exciting ventures in the area.

“One particular development that has me eagerly anticipating the future is the collaboration between award-winning restaurateur Stephan Starr and chef Nancy Silverton. Together, they’re preparing to launch an exhilarating new Italian restaurant and market in the former Dean & Deluca space later this year. This venture promises to bring a fresh and invigorating dining experience to the neighborhood, attracting residents and visitors alike.”

Here’s an overview of the projects currently underway around town. Keep an eye on The Georgetowner this year as these developments continue to evolve.

3. GEORGETOWN WEST HEATING PLANT, 1051-55 29TH ST. NW

A 10-story condo with about 70 units is planned for the site of the former West Heating Plant. Some of the building will be preserved, including the western facade entrance. The residences will be managed by The Four Seasons, which lies directly north of the plant. The project will include a one-acre public park and bridge connecting Rock Creek Park with the Georgetown waterfront.

6. 3601 M ST. NW

The Key Bridge Exxon site on the western edge of Georgetown has gone through many development plans over the last decade (and then some!) Over the years, a variety of ideas for the property have been entertained, including condos, a gondola station, EV charging station and graduate student housing. As of October 2022, the plan was still for student housing. With the many changes over the years, we’re sure there’s more to come involving this site.

1. 2715 M ST. NW

Plans to transform this office and retail building into 28 new apartments that will add to eight already existing residential units are in the works. Units are said to be primarily one-bedrooms.

2. 2715 PENNSYLVANIA AVE. NW

EastBanc is developing this six-story building, which will include seven apartment units, one level of below-grade for storage and a commercial kitchen. The new building is designed by Portuguese architect Eduardo Souto de Moura, a Pritzker Prize-winner.

4. 2900 M ST. NW

Part of a city block will be reimagined with plans for nearly 10,000 square feet of renovated and newly built space with retail fronts on M Street and apartments rising in the back of the complex.

Former Latham Hotel, 3000 M St. NW

5. FORMER LATHAM HOTEL, 3000 M ST. NW

Among the design features of this development are 97 hotel rooms, 9,600 square feet of retail along M Street NW, a restaurant and more. Planners are expected to break ground the fall of this year, after tearing down the remaining structure.

2715 M St. NW.

Pennsylvania Ave. NW

3601 M St. NW

7. GEORGETOWN PARK CONDOS

Built in 1981, Georgetown Park condominiums — at 1080 Wisconsin Ave. NW — comprise five stories with 154 units. Owner Jamestown plans to add 166 residential units from the shopping complex’s space.

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8. WEAVER’S ROW, 3220 PROSPECT ST. NW

Across from Cafe Milano and Peacock Cafe, the project at 3220 Prospect St. NW calls for a five-story building with some setbacks, containing 115 units, along with a parking garage. Owned by the Weaver family, which runs its hardware business nearby, the property is being developed by Landmark Construction Development. The architect is Eric Colbert & Associates.

10. CITIZENM ON WATER STREET

The Georgetown waterfront property at 3401-3403 K (Water) St. NW, owned by CitizenM Hotels, earned approval from the Old Georgetown Board to begin work on the 100-year-old waterfront property. The OGB approved expansion and conversion of the building into a 230-room hotel.

12. THE COLONIAL GEORGETOWN: 1305, 1311, 1315 30TH ST. NW

Scheduled for fall, 18 condominium homes with deeded parking in the back and private terraces will transform a historic building erected in 1820. Details at Guggenheim Savage Real Estate, HRL Partners and Washington Fine Properties.

13. CONVERSIONS PLANNED ON THOMAS JEFFERSON ST.; NEIGHBORS CONCERNED

A 300-unit conversion is planned for two Georgetown office buildings, located on the southern end of Georgetown, near the waterfront. An affiliate of Potomac Investment Trust plans to convert parts of 1000 and 1050 Thomas Jefferson St. NW. Architect Shalom Baranes Associates will design the two buildings’ conversions.

Conversions at 1000 Thomas Jefferson St. NW would include a two-level addition as well as a penthouse with residential units on upper floors and commercial use on the lower levels and add between 95 and 115 residential units. The 140 parking spaces and loading areas will remain in use. Plans also call for 1050 Thomas Jefferson St. NW to be turned into a mostly residential building with three additional levels and a penthouse. The first count for units in the building is 170 to 220. The project is stirring controversy due to massing issues, neighbors contend.

At the corner of S Street, a parking lot and paint store will yield to a four-story building with 43,000 square feet of residential units and 8,500 square feet of ground floor retail, according to Fortis Companies. Beyer Blinder Belle is the architect.

Georgetown’s newest and completed luxury building is located at 3255 Prospect St. NW. The five residences are spacious and include a penthouse roof garden and terrace. The Elliott — named after local developer Bob Elliott (1941-2021) — boasts an elevator that can whisk residents straight into their homes from the garage.

14. WISCONSIN & PROSPECT

The buildings at 1234-1238 Wisconsin Ave. NW offer retail — Wolford, Ever/Body, Blank Street Coffee and Van Leeuwen Ice Cream — but also have 15,000 square- feet of office space and five residential units above the ground-floor retail. Developer EastBanc plans to relocate its office to the prominent corner. The 30,000-square-foot Georgetown landmark property previously boasted a Zara store and, before that, Billy Martin’s Carriage House and Tramps Discotheque.

11. THE ELLIOTT ON PROSPECT

9. 1805 WISCONSIN AVE.

The 30,000-square-foot Georgetown landmark property previously boasted a Zara store.

Weaver’s Row, 3220 Prospect St. NW.

CitizenM on Water Street. The Old Georgetown Board approved expansion and conversion of the building into a 230-room hotel.

The Elliot on Prospect

The Colonial Georgetown. The condos are currently scheduled for a fall opening.

1000-1050 Thomas Jefferson St. NW.

H I C KO R Y T R E E FA R M

The Plains, Virginia • $7,950,000

304 acres | Main house, stunning guest house w/ garage, 2 tenant houses, manager’s house, apartment complex, pool, 5 barns, approx 60 stalls, 3/4 mile all weather sand track, pond & extensive paddocks, fencing & sheds | Panoramic views of Bull Run Mountains & the Blue Ridge Mountains | Original home site still surrounded by towering trees, garden & stone walls

Helen MacMahon (540) 454-1930

Plains, Virginia • $4,900,000 64 acres on a lake in2 parcels & Little River frontage | French Country stone home w/slate roof | 5 bedrooms, including 2 large suites w/balconies | Large pool w/spa & pool house, pavilion, tennis court, gazebo, barn w/2 apartments, equipment building/garage & 2 generators | Open fields and rolling pasture w/extensive wooded trails in prime Orange County Hunt territory

F U LT O N R U N

Middleburg, Virginia • $2,982,250

Middleburg Hunt location | House built in 2020, frame exterior | 3 BR, 3 1/2 BA, 11 ft ceilings, moldings | Antique french doors | 50 acres are gently rolling & useable | 40 fenced acres | 4 large paddocks & 3 small holding fields | 24x48 barn/farm structure w/ tack room, 24x14 run in shed, 12x36 2-bay run in shed w/ feed room, 12x14 tack room

Paul MacMahon (703) 609-1905

Brian MacMahon (703) 609-1868

O U

W E S T Middleburg, Virginia • $2,850,000 Gracious home w/ /renovated kitchen |Hardwood floors, substantial millwork & fine finishes & 4 FP| Perfectly sited to enjoy the views | 5 BR, home office, large family room, newly resurfaced tennis court, pool w/ cabana and 4 BR guest house w/workshop/3 stall stable | Large field for turn out, 1 paddock & hay field | 32 acres in 2 recorded parcels

Helen MacMahon (540) 454-1930

G L E N D O N N E L L

Warrenton, Virginia • $1,700,000

Stone Neo-Tudor home built in 1918 | Features light-filled rooms, a center hallway w/ arched doorways | Kitchen gives the gourmet cook all the amenities for efficient food prep | 5 wood-burning fireplaces | A separate office and gym on the first floor | 4 bedrooms, 2 full baths, 2 half baths | stone patio for outdoor entertaining | Detached garage w/ storage | 1.14 Acres

Lynn Wiley (540) 454-1527

C AT E S B Y V I N E YA R D

Upperville, Virginia • $1,300,000

44.55 acres of which 15 acres are producing grapes | 8.5 acres of Chambourcin, Traminette on 4.3 acres and Vidal Blanc on 2.1 acres. | Vineyard infrastructure includes fencing, irrigation system and computerized well | Perc site for 4 bedroom home. Property is in conservation easement | Property can be converted to Residential use.

Paul MacMahon (703) 609-1905

Brian MacMahon (703) 609-1868

Helen MacMahon (540) 454-1930 info@sheridanmacmahon.com

(540) 687-5588

R E C T O R T O W N R O A D

Marshall, Virginia • $1,100,000

Lovely country home on private lot in the village of Rectortown | FIBER INTERNET | Open floor plan with main level suite and home office | Upper level overlooks large family room with two story vaulted ceiling and stone fireplace and two large bedrooms and second family room | Multiple porches and decks with extensive plantings - easy maintenance

Helen MacMahon (540) 454-1930

O T L E Y R O A D

Purcelleville, Virginia • $475,000

Hard to find 10 acre parcel between Purcellville and Middleburg | No HOA/covenants | Partly open, some mature woods, creek frontage, possible pond site | Potential building site is now closer to Otley Road

Paul MacMahon (703) 609-1905

Brian MacMahon (703) 609-1868

110 East Washington Street Middleburg, Virginia 20117

July 2023 Auction Block

BY KATE OCZYPOK

July’s auction block includes a unique stamp from H.R. Harmer, a $1 million Bulgari Kashmir sapphire and diamond ring, a 19th century Chinese carved wooden figure, a Western-Americana Daguerrotype portrait of gold miners, and a Billboard music award from the estate of Donna Summer.

WESCHLER’S

Chinese Painted and Carved Wood Figure of a Seated Official, 19th Century

Estimate: $100-$200

Sold for: $5,500

Part of a June Metro Timed Auction, this painted and carved wood figure of a seated official has some minor chipped losses but is generally in good condition. The figure sold for almost 30 times its asking price.

H.R. HARMER

Canal Zone Stamp

Estimate: $150

Sold for: $2,100

The fine stamp auctions house established in 1940 had a realized price of $2,100 on a unique use of a 1920 1-cent Canal Zone stamp on cover from Balboa Heights to Michigan. The stamp sold at 14 times its starting price.

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HINDMAN

Western Americana – Mining: A Half Plate Daguerrotype of Three Gold Miners

Estimate: $4,000-$6,000

Sold for: $37,800

A half plate daguerreotype portrait of three miners sold for well over its asking price. The portrait shows three bearded men, each with a cigar in his mouth. The man in the middle wears a wheel cap and carries a poke bag in his front pocket and a knife in his belt.

ACE WINDOW CLEANING, CO.

Residential specialists inside and outside. Family owned and operated for over 30 years. (202) 363-2897

Chevy Chase, MD • We also offer glass, screen, and sash cord repair service • Ask about our no damage, low pressure Powerwashing.

DOYLE

Bulgari Platinum, Fancy Intense BlueGreen and Fancy Intense Pink Diamond Ring

Estimate: $300,000-$500,000

Sold for: $1,058,500

A highlight of a recent Doyle Important Jewelry Auction was an exquisite Bulgari ring. It features a nine-carat Kashmir sapphire and diamonds and is by Ramond Yard, circa 1930. The ring was property of a New Jersey collector and sold to a private buyer participating by phone. The piece of jewelry ended up selling for more than double its estimate.

CHEVY CHASE FLOOR

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WESLEY HEIGHTS 4417 Garfield Street NW Washington, DC SOLD

$6,245,000

Kelly Basheer Garrett Represented Buyer +1 202 258 7362

FOREST HILLS 4825 Linnean Avenue NW Washington, DC

$1,975,000

Corey Burr +1 301 346 3345

BURLEITH 3705 Reservoir Road NW Washington, DC

$1,739,000

Brent Jackson +1 202 263 9200

Robert Sanders +1 202 744 6463

THE WATERVIEW 1111 19th Street N #2203 Arlington, VA

$965,000

Kelly Basheer Garrett +1 202 258 7362

CIRCLE 2000 Massachusetts Avenue NW Washington, DC

$29,950,000

Daniel Heider +1 202 938 3685

KALORAMA 2134 Wyoming Avenue NW Washington, DC

$6,995,000

Michael Rankin +1 202 271 3344

OLD TOWN 1201 N Royal Street #404 Alexandria, VA

$2,170,000

Heather Corey +1 703 989 1183

DUPONT 1523 Caroline Street NW Washington, DC

$1,349,500

Bo Billups +1 202 431 4052

Fringe Fest in Georgetown, July 12-23

BY CHRISTOPHER JONES

Put on your alternative theater hats! Georgetown will be hosting the Capital Fringe Festival for the second consecutive year this July 12-23. Showcasing almost entirely original theater, dance and music with more than 300 artists – 75 percent from the D.C. metro area – this year’s venues are at 1025 Thomas Jefferson St. NW and Theater J’s Cafritz Hall with free creative live music at Powerhouse on 3255 Grace St. NW.

This year’s theme? “Find the Sweet. Find the Sour.”

When life gives you lemons, make lemonade!, the founder of the festival, Julianne Brienza believes, especially as the theater world has struggled to emerge from the pandemic. Show attendees will be “encouraged to enjoy fresh squeezed lemonade and live performance” throughout the festival.

Showing their love for the local theater community, the festival returns $10.50 of each $15 general admission ticket to artists and performers. With performances between 50-75 minutes, showtimes will run Wed.-Friday, 5-11:00 p.m. and Sat.-Sunday, 11:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. with Wednesday performances exclusively at Theater J.

Look for signs from Georgetown businesses offering discounts for attendees who display proof-of-ticket-purchases.

Launched by Brienza in 2005, Capital Fringe aims to “nurture in stuffy D.C. the informal, all-in-this-together attitude” she had found in Philly’s theater community, Brienza told the audience at one of our Cultural Leadership Breakfasts last year.

For Brienza, the phrase “fringe” is “rooted in unsanctioned performances around the edges of the 1947 Edinburgh Festival” in Scotland, The Georgetowner reported last year. The term implies performances that are “in opposition to something,” she said. Fringe festivals now take place worldwide,

presenting unjuried assortments of short plays, musicals, comedy acts and cabaret shows that provocatively engage with current issues.

The “primary philosophy of fringe is that there is no gatekeeping” Brienza told DC Theatre Arts. The Edinburgh Fringe is the “largest arts festival in the world” and today there are an “estimated 250 independent fringe festivals taking place around the world.”

Capital Fringe’s mission is to “celebrate cultural democracy and art for everyone,” by “embracing diversity and a spirit of independence,” the festival says. Its aim is to “challenge perceptions, shake up the institutional hierarchy, be brave and unafraid, and serve as a launching pad for unseasoned and established artists.”

This year’s Capital Fringe Festival, in its 16 iteration, offers a wide-range of quirky, edgy, compelling performances, several of which embrace spontaneity, surprise, shock and audience participation. Forty of the shows will be unique to the festival.

With such a wide panoply of shows, audience members are bound to enjoy giving the festival a try. Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet with audience participation (Don’t drink that!), an imagined evening shared by Hemingway, Fitzgerald and Zelda, the Sharp

Dance Company’s sharing of the story of Nicholas Winton rescuing 669 children during the Holocaust, story-telling from Burning Man aficionados, a magic show serving as a revealing stand-up comedy….

Many of the stories will address salient political themes surrounding life journeys, identity and discrimination. In “TBD,” Natalia Corvoisier and Courtney Simmons direct this “musical love letter,” performed by BIPOC and LGBTQ+ artists, combining 15 plays performed in 30 minutes, in an order selected by the audience.

In “Mutu Sakata,” written and performed by Renee Namakau Ombaba, a young Black woman from Mississippi named Mutu – meaning “genuinely human” in the Lozi language – explores her big-city adventures, dealing with culture shock and confronting her innermost fears. In “Dildos and Body Parts,” Sarah Greenspan plays Diva D’Luscious “combining burlesque, opera, and fantasy in a story about a mermaid who turns into a newly single woman,” DCist reported.

“Explode the Form,” a Philadelphia Comedy Troupe, sets out to “dismantle your thoughts on everything from capitalism to Taylor Swift,” in “This is What You Look Like.”

“Hey Pamela? Yes Pamela?,” a two-person

play from Pamela H. Leahigh is semiimprovised as one of the performers is only given their role in the script 24 hours in advance of each show. In her one-act play “Between Raindrops,” writer/director Elizabeth Cutler explores themes of connection and memory, delving into the 1922 collapse of D.C.’s Knickerbocker Theatre, the city’s worst theater disaster that killed 98 residents and injured over 100 more.

In addition to “Best in Festival,” Audience members will be encouraged to vote for shows in the categories of “Best in” comedy, drama, dance, ensemble, solo, musical, and music.

Capital Fringe Festival in Georgetown runs from July 12-23. For a full listing of shows with their descriptions, showtimes and venues go here.

Courtesy Capital Fringe Festival.

David John Preece’s drama “Tender” focuses on literary legends Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and his wife, Zelda. Courtesy Capital Fringe Festival.

“A Moment in Time,” from Sharp Dance Troupe. Courtesy Capital Fringe Festival.

LABOR DAY WEEKEND | AUGUST 30 SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

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CHECK OUT THIS YEAR’S ALL-STAR LINEUP!

GREGORY PORTER • KENNY GARRETT AND SOUNDS FROM THE ANCESTORS • CHARLES LLOYD KINDRED SPIRITS FEAT. GERALD CLAYTON, MARVIN SEWELL, REUBEN ROGERS, & KENDRICK SCOTT • SAMARA JOY

TERRI LYNE CARRINGTON NEW STANDARDS • DAVE HOLLAND TRIO FEAT. KEVIN EUBANKS AND ERIC

HARLAND• BIG CHIEF DONALD HARRISON • ARTURO O'FARRILL AND THE AFRO LATIN JAZZ ENSEMBLE

GENERATIONS FEAT. GEORGE CABLES, BENNY GREEN, ORRIN EVANS, SHAMIE ROYSTON, HOPE UDOBI, JAZZMEIA HORN, JEFF "TAIN" WATTS, & KRIS FUNN • OMAR SOSA QUARTETO AMERICANOS • ORRIN

EVANS QUINTET WITH SPECIAL GUEST SY SMITH • CHASE ELODIA'S PERENNIALS • ETIENNE CHARLES

& CREOLE SOUL • WARREN WOLF & HISTORY OF THE VIBES • SUNNA GUNNLAUGS • THE STRING QUEENS

LUDOVICA BURTONE • ISABELLA OLIVIER FEAT. REZ ABBASI • VINNY VALENTINO GROUP FEAT. MARSHALL KEYS, FREDERICO PENA, DENNIS CHAMBERS • BRASSAHOLICS • JULIETA EUGENIO TRIO • LEIGH PILZER STARTET • MARK G.

MEADOWS • BIRCKHEAD • JOGO PROJECT • VERONNEAU• GEORGE V. JOHNSON JR. • LANDON PADDOCK GROUP

AYO • CORCORAN HOLT GROUP FEAT. MARQUIS HILL • LISA SOKOLOV • JOSÉ LUIZ MARTINS • ALEX HAMBURGER

LANGSTON HUGHES II • FLAVIO SILVA QUARTET FEAT. PAT BIANCHI • NEXT JAZZ LEGACY • AARON MYERS

DCJAZZPRIX FINALISTS: BIRCKHEAD, EMBER, NEW JAZZ UNDERGROUND

The DC Jazz Festival®, a 501(c)(3) non-profit service organization, and its programs are made possible, in part, with major grants from the Government of the District of Columbia, Muriel Bowser, Mayor; DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities; National Capital Arts and Cultural Affairs program of the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts; DC Office of Cable Television, Film, Music & Entertainment, the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development; and with awards from National Endowment for the Arts, Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, Gillon Family Charitable Fund, Galena-Yorktown Foundation, The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation, Leonard and Elaine Silverstein Family Foundation, Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, Dallas Morse Coors Foundation for the Performing Arts, Max and Victoria Dreyfus Foundation, Mid Atlantic Arts, The Venable Foundation, Arts Forward Fund of the Greater Washington Community Foundation, Les Paul Foundation, Ella Fitzgerald Charitable Foundation, and HumanitiesDC. ©2023 DC Jazz Festival. All rights reserved. ©2023 DC Jazz Festival®. All rights reserved.

Cocktail of the Month

The City Shandy, a Sophisticated Tipple

BY JODY KURASH

Whether you love it or hate it, one thing seems certain — it’s hard to avoid. Season two of “And just Like That” (AJLT), the sequel to the blockbuster “Sex and the City” (SATC), started dropping episodes recently and it’s set the media world abuzz with stories about fashion, narratives, guest stars and an avalanche of political correctness. Even the appearance of a pigeon clutch handbag made headlines.

The frenzy started months ago with numerous tributes related to the 25th anniversary of the original groundbreaking “Sex and the City” series that changed the way society looks at single women. Next came leaks of Carrie’s fan-loved ex, Aiden, returning, glimpses of upcoming wardrobe choices, expanding plot lines for new characters with the pinnacle being the cameo return of Samantha Jones! (Which inevitably led to total rehash of the notorious feud between the leading stars.)

Even the tiniest details have been scrutinized… Miranda, the whip-smart lawyer, not understanding how to use an Android phone… Proper Charlotte obsessing over her spot on a MILF list at her daughter’s school… Or Carrie’s pin cushion bracelet she paired with her recycled wedding dress at the Met Ball. With all this he-said, she-said, they-said… the biggest thing missing is the cocktails.

Well, the girls’ nights out have definitely changed since Miranda went on the wagon after being caught hiding vodka miniatures in her backpack and having tequila-induced sex in Carrie’s kitchen last season. While Miranda attends her AA meetings in LaLaland, it’s time for Carrie and girls to have a raging night out.

But what would they drink? Certainly not their old standby cosmopolitans which have become as dated as Carrie’s Hermes headscarf and 80’s prom dress ensemble. By the time the first movie was released in 2008, our favorite New York girls had cooled on the cosmos. In the film, Miranda asks why the girls stopped drinking cosmos and, Carrie replies, “Because everyone else started.”

It’s rumored that real-life Carrie, Sarah Jessica Parker, does like cosmos, or at least enough to release a line of pre-mixed canned cosmopolitans. She’s also said in interviews that she prefers wine, so much so that she even has her own line of wines she helped blend.

Parker began collaborating with New Zealand winery Invivo Wines in 2019 and their varieties include Rose and Sauvignon Blanc.

Apparently the SATC reboot has been good for business. According to TheDrinksBusiness. Com, sales of Parker’s wine line “have grown ‘significantly’ throughout 2022 and in the first months of 2023.”

To keep the success flowing, why not

introduce a wine cocktail for the Big Apple’s expanded glam squad? After all, it’s said that Parker uses some of her own wardrobe items on the show, so why not drink her own wine?

And just like that… bartender Meaghan Dorman from Dear Irving on Hudson in New York, has created the new “It” drink. Her cocktail, “The City Shandy,” inspired by NYC and sponsored by Invivo, has been making the rounds on social media and getting positive reviews (perhaps even more positive than the AJLT).

The cocktail highlights the citrus flavors of Sauvignon Blanc by combining it with pear brandy, ginger beer, and a dash of cranberry juice to create a luscious tall cocktail. “Filled with warming spice flavors, the concoction has depth with a refreshing, long finish, so every sip can be savored,” Invivo boasts. “The elegant oak influence in Invivo X, SJP Sauvignon Blanc inspired the choice of pear brandy in this recipe, which blends deliciously with the wine and gives the mix a spirit backbone,” Dorman said, “just like the city it’s inspired by.”

This sophisticated tipple is easily mixed at

home and it’ll make an engaging companion while you’re watching your guilty pleasure (or displeasure).

No matter what you opinion is about the coupling of Miranda and Che, Charlotte’s teen parenting skills or simply Carrie being “Carrie,” a good cocktail will always make things better.

The City Shandy

INGREDIENTS

• 1 OZ. PEAR BRANDY

• 2½ OZ. SAUVIGNON BLANC

• 3 OZ. GINGER BEER

• SPLASH OF CRANBERRY JUICE

INSTRUCTION

Add the wine and brandy to a glass with ice and stir. Top with ginger beer and cranberry juice. Garnish with a lime wheel and skewered cranberries.

Beyond Sit and Stay: The Secret to Dog Training is Teamwork

BY THE GEORGETOWNER

“Dogs communicate through their emotions. It’s our job to interpret what they’re feeling and what it means.” says Stefanie Duval, owner and founder of Happy Paws DC, a boarding, training and daycare home-awayfrom-home in upper Northwest. “The owner, trainer and the dog have to understand each other so they can work as a team to bring out the dog’s best behavior.”

Since 2007, Happy Paws has been helping pet parents live happily ever after with their dogs—from recent rescues. Without consistency, Stefanie explains dogs and their caregivers can easily forget their lessons. “Every day is training day, whether our canine clients are here with us or at home with their owners.”

Lauri Spiliotes would definitely agree. The now-retired in-house counsel for a large DC-based philanthropy and her husband have always lived with dogs. “We had boxers while the kids were growing up and planned to get a new dog once we retired. But the pandemic came and we were still both working--now from home—and it seemed like the right time to bring another dog into our lives.”

That one dog turned into two: young siblings Coco and Nellie, pit bull and beagle mixes, who were, in a word, “ten handfuls,” Lauri recalls. “They were very high energy and hyperalert, each in different ways. And we were at our wit’s end.”

Happy Paws to the rescue. The couple discovered that daycare was the answer to their needs. “From the beginning, we could see a difference. They responded to clicker training and that helped us help them settle down and become more manageable. It made a tremendous difference. in their lives and ours.”

The experience has turned the Spiliotes family-canine and human--into devoted fans of Happy Paws. Three years later, Coco and Nellie are still enrolled in their play and train sessions and even spend the occasional night in the boarding facility. “What I appreciate about Stefanie is that she’s very direct and honest. She’s done a terrific job hiring people...they are knowledgeable and love dogs. You sense that there’s nothing they haven’t seen.” Lauri concludes, “if you are either overwhelmed or need some guidance, Happy Paws is the place to go.”

Happy Paws is located at 4904 Wisconsin Ave. NW, Washington, D.C., 20016. Tel: 202.363.7297. For more information, visit happypawsdc.com or contact frontdesk@happypaws.com

Courtesy Invivo.

fairy in Turkish mythology, is slated to open in Q1 2024.

American comfort food eatery, Purl , opened where Hikari Sushi used to be at 644 H Street, NE in the H Street corridor. The 88-seat restaurant is brought to you by Ashlee Jack, formerly of District Restaurant Group ( The Ugly Mug) who is now director of hospitality for the Lemon Group Hospitality. Toronto-based Kelsey Ramage has orchestrated the cocktail menu.

Quick Hits: La Bonne Vache will open where the iconic Booeymonger used to be at 3265 Prospect St. NW, in early Q3 2023 this summer with vet chef Rob Aikens….

THE LATEST DISH

BY LINDA ROTH

Ch-Ch-Changes: Georgetown’s La Chaumière owner Martin Lumet, (who bought it from longtime owner, Gerard Pain in 2006) has sold the country-style French restaurant to Gil Fornaris, formerly of P.F. Chang’s, Ruth’s Chris Steak House, and First Watch, and another industry veteran, Mike Connelly. Martin’s chef/partner Patrick Moulet will continue to run the kitchen until a new chef is named.

Thompson Hospitality Corp. ( Matchbox, Big Buns Damn Good Burgers, Wiseguy Pizza, Milk & Honey, Hen Quarter) plans

to open Makers Union gastropub at The Wharf, at the end of Q3 2023. It will be their second Makers Union, with a third slated for National Landing. THC also has plans to open Hen Quarter at River Point, near Audi Field, and Wiseguy Pizza in Wheaton.

Hakan Ilhan (Ottoman Taverna , Brasserie Liberté , Al Dente , Il Piatto) plans to open Alara, at 1303 Wisconsin Ave. NW in Georgetown where Paolo’s used to be. It will feature Turkish, Greek, Lebanese and Israeli (Mediterranean) cuisines. The 120-seat Alara, named for a beautiful water

Jerome and Sophia Grant opened Mahal BBQ, serving Afro-Filipino food, in the H Street NE Corridor… Taco Bell plans to open a Cantina, serving alcoholic beverages with its fare, at 8662 Colesville Road in Silver Spring, where Pollo Campero used to be. It’s next to the Fillmore Silver Spring.

Linda Roth is Founder & CEO of Linda Roth Associates (LRA), a D.C.-based public relations and marketing firm that specializes in the foodservice and hospitality industries. Follow her at: @LindaRothPR, #LindaRothPR, or www.lindarothpr.com.

Crab Stuffed Salmon from Makers Union. Instagram photo.

Moroccan-Style “Impossible” Kebabs from Makers Union. Instagram photo.

‘Taking Things Hard: The Trials of F. Scott Fitzgerald’

ANALYZING THE AUTHOR VIA HIS LESSER KNOWN STORIES.

REVIEWED BY KITTY KELLEY

Success is said to be a bitch goddess who sprays splendor like a shooting star in the night sky. Many writers spend their lives chasing her, most to no avail. John Keats, Franz Kafka, Henry David Thoreau, Emily Dickinson, Herman Melville, Edgar Allan Poe — all died without ever experiencing her starshine.

Not so F. Scott Fitzgerald. The goddess wrapped him in riches, recognition, and renown at the age of 24 with his first novel, “This Side of Paradise.” Two years later, in 1922, he published “The Beautiful and the Damned,” and she showered him with international fame and prestige. Fitzgerald became the trumpeter of the Roaring Twenties, an era of champagne wealth and flapper frivolity that lasted as long as a bubble before it burst and plunged the country into years of depression. The bitch goddess took flight just as the trumpeter was embarking on the novel that would eventually become his legacy. He would not live long enough to savor its rewards.

Fitzgerald’s life has been chronicled in numerous biographies, letters, essays,

scrapbooks, memoirs, notebooks, documentaries and films, a challenging cornucopia facing any modern-day author who aspires to examine the life that produced what many claim is the United States’ greatest novel.

“If you want to know what America’s like, you read ‘The Great Gatsby,’ ” said Professor John Kuehl of New York University. “Fitzgerald is the quintessential American writer.”

Most scholars sniff at Fitzgerald’s short stories, but Robert R. Garnett, professor emeritus of English at Gettysburg College, has chosen to limn the writer’s life through some of those 180 tales in “Taking Things Hard: The Trials of F. Scott Fitzgerald.” The title springs from Fitzgerald’s assessment of himself as a scribe. In a letter to Ernest Hemingway, he wrote, “Taking things hard… That’s [the] stamp that goes into my books so that people can read it blind like brail.”

Hemingway agreed. “We are all bitched from the start, and you especially have to be hurt like hell before you can write seriously.”

Garnett concurs. “For Fitzgerald, the

emotions of love and loss were far more compelling than any idea,” he writes. “[He] was not an intellectual.”

Starting with one of “the worst things F. Scott Fitzgerald ever wrote for publication,” Garnett pulls out a “deservedly unknown” 1935 short story published in Redbook, which he describes as “wooden, simplistic, puerile, awash in cliché and banality, with ninthcentury colloquial rendered in a hodgepodge of cowboy-movie, hillbilly, and detective novel.” (Here, one is tempted to steer the professor to “The Elements of Style,” in which Strunk and White advise using nouns and verbs rather than adjectives and adverbs.)

The year 1935 is crucial to Garnett’s book — and to Fitzgerald’s life — because it marks “the crack-up,” when the magic had drained from the writer’s golden world and everything turned to dross. He was institutionalized for alcoholism, and his descent was chronicled in a 150-page, single-spaced journal that Garnett feels “is the most valuable single source for any period of his life.” The journal was written by Laura Guthrie, who met Fitzgerald when both were recuperating in Asheville, North Carolina. During that time, she became his confidant, advisor, and crying towel.

Fitzgerald later wrote three Esquire articles about his “crack-up,” which one biographer described as “sheer brilliance.” Garnett dismisses this as sheer nonsense. “Far from brilliantly written, the articles are littered with the cliches and tired metaphors of slipshod writing — ‘the dead hand of the past,’ ‘up to the hilt,’ ‘a place in the sun,’ ‘not a pretty picture,’ ‘burning the candle at both ends,’ ‘sleight of hand,” and ‘beady-eyed men.’ ” Garnett further fillets Fitzgerald’s series as “filled with vagueness, obscurity, facile generalizing, non sequiturs, and padding (a random diatribe against Hollywood, for example).”

Tinseltown was hell for Fitzgerald, who’d moved there in 1937, hoping to resuscitate his career and recapture vanished glory. Still married to Zelda, at the time institutionalized with schizophrenia, he moved in with Sheilah

Graham, the nationally syndicated Hollywood gossip columnist, and lived with her until he died of a heart attack in

On the subject of Graham, Garnett sounds a bit puritanical, alluding to her “amorous past” and dismissing her as “ambitious, enterprising, attractive, hardworking, shrewd, and not over-scrupulous, she had climbed from… poverty to become a chorus girl, then journalist.” The professor judges her as “too conventional, vin ordinaire, to generate much emotion [from Fitzgerald] beyond comfort and gratitude.”

How interesting it might’ve been for an accomplished scholar such as Garnett to have examined Graham and her ascent in the world in comparison to that of Jay Gatsby in Fitzgerald’s masterpiece. Both workingclass characters of questionable backgrounds and no education came to represent the American Dream. An analysis of such by an English professor could’ve added insight and scholarship to the corpus of F. Scott Fitzgerald. Alas, a missed opportunity.

Chances are, the bitch goddess will not be spraying splendor on Garnett’s treatise, but the professor can take comfort in the legion of Fitzgerald aficionados who will find some nuggets within “Taking Things Hard” to be worthy of gold.

Georgetown resident Kitty Kelley has written several number-one New York Times best-sellers, including “The Family: The Real Story Behind the Bush Dynasty.” Her most recent books include “Capturing Camelot: Stanley Tretick’s Iconic Images of the Kennedys” and “Let Freedom Ring: Stanley Tretick’s Iconic Images of the March on Washington.” She serves on the board of BIO (Biographers International Organization) and Washington Independent Review of Books, where this review originally appeared.

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