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Wednesday, November 23, 2011
The Dupont Current
Vol. X, No. 26
Watergate hotel reopening delayed
giving back
■ Development: Firm hopes
for expedited zoning review
By BRADY HOLT
Current Staff Writer
Opposition from some Watergate
residents may further delay or even
derail efforts to reopen a luxury hotel
at the complex, a representative of
the hotel owner warned last week.
Two of the complex’s three hous-
ing cooperatives — Watergate South
and Watergate East — already support Euro Capital Properties’ plan to
renovate the vacant hotel’s interior
to add rooms and amenities, while
leaving the building’s exterior largely untouched.
But the third co-op, despite backing the basic idea behind the hotel
renovations, has yet to follow suit.
Although representatives of the
board of Watergate West won’t specify their objections publicly, resi-
dents appear concerned about construction impacts and patrons’ noise.
The boards of directors for the
other two co-ops don’t share
Watergate West’s objections, and
they agreed to recommend that the
D.C. Zoning Commission consider
the plans “minor,” which would let
Euro Capital get approval without a
full public hearing process. A hearing would delay the project six to
nine months while awaiting a slot on
See Watergate/Page 18
GWU office project sparks ANC strife
By BRADY HOLT
Current Staff Writer
Bill Petros/The Current
Washington Capitals defenseman John Carlson volunteered on
Tuesday at the Capital Area Food Bank, where he helped put
together Thanksgiving meals that will be distributed to
residents in need throughout the Washington area.
As George Washington University seeks approval to
build a new commercial office building on its campus,
one community leader wants to take a stand against what
he calls the nonprofit institution’s shift from education to
revenue-generating development.
Asher Corson, a Foggy Bottom/West End advisory
neighborhood commissioner and president of the Foggy
Bottom Association citizens group, vowed at last
Wednesday’s neighborhood commission meeting to pour
resources into fighting the project — and elected officials
who disagree with him.
Corson announced plans at the meeting to seek recall
elections against three fellow commissioners who didn’t
back his request to hire a lawyer now to fight the project
in the 2100 block of Pennsylvania Avenue. And if a revote next month doesn’t change the outcome, he said, he
See GWU/Page 5
Courtesy of George Washington University
The 130-foot office building would replace a row of
town houses and an existing commercial building
on Pennsylvania Avenue.
Shared use at MLK Library
site draws legislator’s support
O Street Market gets
long-awaited launch
By AISHA AZHAR
By KATIE PEARCE
Current Correspondent
Current Staff Writer
After a series of roadblocks over the last decade, the
$300 million development project to restore Shaw’s
historic O Street Market kicked off at a ceremony Friday
attended by Mayor Vincent Gray, D.C. Del. Eleanor
Holmes Norton and other city and federal officials.
“I cannot wait to get the apparatus out there and
knock out the building,” said Gray, referring to demolition of the former Giant Food supermarket on the twoblock construction site between O, P, 7th and 9th streets
NW.
The mixed-use development, dubbed “CityMarket at
O,” is the brainchild of D.C.-based real estate firm
Roadside Development. The project, in the works since
2001, has become notorious for its history of delays —
Following a presentation of
future options for the Martin Luther
King Jr. Memorial Library, a key
legislator is expressing support for a
shared-use idea.
Ward 6 D.C. Council member
Tommy Wells, who heads the council committee in charge of libraries,
said “the proposal for leasing out
part of the building, and [using] the
leased amount to fund the renovations, seems to be the most prudent”
option for the building at 901 G St.
NW.
NEWS
■ City regulators say
Islamic Center addition
lacks permit. Page 3.
■ ‘Small Business
Saturday’ targets local
shoppers. Page 3.
Matt Petros/The Current
Mayor Vincent Gray gives up a thumbs up as
demolition begins on the site’s Giant Food store.
The new supermarket will be the city’s largest.
caused primarily by financial challenges.
The development was one of 14 across the country
that the Obama administration fast-tracked through its
financing and permitting process this year, said Carol
Galante, acting assistant secretary at the U.S. Housing
See Market/Page 18
EVENTS
■ Botanic Garden opens
‘Season’s Greetings’
show. Page 23.
■ Washington Ballet
presents signature
‘Nutcracker.’ Page 23.
PASSAGES
New book uncovers
‘lost’ D.C. sites. Page 13.
■ Paul Charter helps
support Food & Friends
drive for Thanksgiving.
Page 13.
■
This was one of the scenarios an
advisory panel presented last Friday,
after a weeklong study of the downtown property.
Wells said he plans to check in
with Mayor Vincent Gray and the
library system’s board of trustees to
hear their thoughts. In addition, he
hopes to visit some shared-use models in other areas, like Miami and
Salt Lake City.
Meanwhile, Ralph Nader,
through his D.C. Library Renaissance
Project watchdog group, has called
on the mayor to convene a citizens
task force to discuss options.
See Library/Page 7
INDEX
Calendar/20
Classifieds/29
District Digest/4
Dupont Circle Citizen/11
Exhibits/23
In Your Neighborhood/10
Opinion/8
Passages/13
Police Report/6
Real Estate/19
School Dispatches/14
Service Directory/25
Theater/23
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Islamic Center trailer lacks permit, city says
By ELIZABETH WIENER
Current Staff Writer
Bill Petros/The Current
The trailer was installed this fall
in a parking lot at the mosque.
federal parkland.
Staffers at the Islamic Center
offered conflicting information. One
said the trailer houses Arabic classes.
A secretary reached by phone called
it a “pre-fab shed used for storage.
Everybody has a shed in their backyard,” she said. “This is our property
and we have the right to use it.”
Messages left for the center’s director were not returned.
City regulators have already
weighed in. After an inspection and
several discussions with staff at the
Small businesses target
local holiday shoppers
By DEIRDRE BANNON
Current Staff Writer
Small Business Saturday, a nationwide initiative to
encourage consumers to shop locally, will kick off the
holiday shopping season this weekend — and local businesses all over the District are participating in special
events to attract local customers.
In Adams Morgan, Dupont Circle and Georgetown,
businesses will be offering giveaways and special sales
as well as hosting events like wine and cheese tastings.
“Nationwide, studies show that for every $100 spent
at an independently owned business, $68 are reinvested
into the local economy in the form of creating jobs for
residents, hiring local contractors and eating at local restaurants,” said Lisa Duperier, executive director of
Adams Morgan MainStreet Group. “That same $100
spent at a national chain only returns $43 to the community.”
Small Business Saturday was created in 2010 to help
local businesses reach more customers, a particularly
pressing need since the 2008 recession. It’s also a direct
response to “Black Friday,” the day after Thanksgiving,
which has become an enormously popular retail day at
big-box stores around the country.
American Express is one of the key supporters of
Small Business Saturday, and this year the company is
partnering with community organizations around the
country to help spread the word and encourage customers to shop locally on Nov. 26.
In D.C., the Adams Morgan MainStreet Group is one
of those beneficiaries. The group is planning a festival of
sorts, with events taking place all day at SunTrust Plaza
on the corner of 18th Street and Columbia Road.
According to Duperier, more than 300 small businesses call Adams Morgan home, and in the last year, 12
new businesses have opened in the neighborhood. Many
are participating in Small Business Saturday by offering
special sales.
One is AM Wine Shoppe, located at 2122 18th St.,
which is hosting wine and beer tastings from 4 to 6 p.m.
“Small Business Saturday is a win-win for us,” said
Andrew Akre, the shop’s general manager. “As traffic
goes online and to shopping malls, … we need to do
what we can to remind people we’re here.”
See Shopping/Page 5
The weeks ahead
Tuesday, Nov. 29
The D.C. Council Subcommittee on Redistricting will hold
a public hearing on proposed boundaries for the city’s advisory neighborhood commissions and single-member districts.
The hearing will begin at 10 a.m. in Room 500 of the John A.
Wilson Building, 1350 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. To testify, contact Carol Sadler at 202-724-8198 or csadler@dccouncil.us.
■ The Citizens Association of Georgetown will hold a meeting
on “Ideas, Visions and Prospects for Commercial
Development on Wisconsin Avenue.” Speakers will include
Ward 2 D.C. Council member Jack Evans, developer Herb
Miller and real estate broker John Asadoorian. The meeting
will begin at 7 p.m. at the old Georgetown Theater site, 1351
Wisconsin Ave. NW.
■ The Ward 3 Democratic Committee will hold a “Community
Dialogue” with Mayor Vincent Gray and Ward 3 D.C. Council
member Mary Cheh. The meeting will begin at 7:15 p.m. at
St. Columba’s Episcopal Church, 4201 Albemarle St. NW.
Wednesday, Nov. 30
The D.C. Council Committee on Government Operations
will hold a public hearing on the Board of Ethics and
Government Accountability Establishment and
Comprehensive Ethics Reform Amendment Act of 2011, as
proposed by the committee. The hearing will begin at 11 a.m.
in Room 500 of the John A. Wilson Building, 1350
Pennsylvania Ave. NW.
■ The Metropolitan Police Department’s 2nd District Citizens
Advisory Council will hold its monthly meeting at 7 p.m. at the
2nd District Police Headquarters, 3320 Idaho Ave. NW.
Wednesday, Dec. 7
The D.C. Council Committee on the Environment, Public
Works and Transportation will hold a public hearing on the
Urban Forestry Administration Reorganization Act of 2011
and the Litter Prevention Amendment Act of 2011. The hearing will begin at 10:30 a.m. in Room 412 of the John A.
Wilson Building, 1350 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.
Saturday, Dec. 10
Ward 4 D.C. Council member Muriel Bowser will hold a
Ward 4 Holiday Party from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Kingsbury
Day School, 5000 14th St. NW. To RSVP or to volunteer, contact Ebonee Price at 202-724-8052 or eprice@dccouncil.us.
Wednesday, Dec. 14
The D.C. Alcoholic Beverage Control Board will hold a
hearing on proposed changes to the Metropolitan Police
Department Reimbursable Detail Subsidy Program. The hearing will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. in the Board Hearing Room
in the Reeves Building, 2000 14th St. NW.
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Row is in hot water with District and
federal regulators over a vinyl-covered doublewide trailer, installed —
without any permits — in a parking
lot behind the mosque this fall.
The D.C. Department of
Consumer and Regulatory Affairs
says the sprawling beige structure,
complete with two added covered
entryways, has neither a building
permit nor a certificate of occupancy. In addition, the plans should have
been submitted to the D.C. Historic
Preservation Office because the
Islamic Center lies within the
Sheridan-Kalorama Historic District.
And there’s an even stickier
problem: Because the L-shaped
structure sits off the Waterside Drive
entrance to Rock Creek Parkway, it
also needs approval from the U.S.
Commission of Fine Arts, which
might not look favorably on a vinylcovered trailer clearly visible from
mosque, regulatory agency spokesperson Helder Gil said his department issued a letter this week stating
that a permit application, including
“plans and plats,” must be submitted
within 10 days. If that deadline is
missed, Gil said, the Islamic Center
will be subject to a $2,000-per-day
fine. And until the permit is
approved, “no occupancy or use” of
the structure behind the mosque will
be allowed.
According to Gil, all structures
beyond a certain minimum size need
a building permit in the District,
whatever the use or materials. “If it’s
a shed — and this is a pretty big
shed, a very nice shed — it still
needs a building permit,” he said.
“Whether it’s temporary, prefab, or
built by Michelangelo, it still needs a
permit,” he said. Religious institutions are not exempt.
Things get even more complicated when the Shipstead-Luce Act
kicks in. That 1930 statute gives the
federal Fine Arts Commission
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District Digest
District announces
accord with Walmart
Mayor Vincent Gray yesterday
announced a community partnership with Walmart in which the
retailer promises to promote local
employment, contribute money to
D.C. charities and form a committee to address concerns in the communities where the stores open.
The document, which can be
found at walmartwashingtondc.
com, includes promises by Walmart
to:
• establish local job fairs and
recruitment centers and hire mostly
D.C. residents;
• invest $21 million in local charities over seven years;
• form a committee “to enable
ongoing engagement between
Walmart and the communities in
which they are located”;
• bring in local retailers to provide
services within Walmart stores;
• sell no guns or ammunition in
D.C. stores; and
• create a $2 million transportation
management plan including bus
stops, bus shelters and Capital
Bikeshare stands.
In the news release, the mayor
called the agreement an “unprecedented, citywide commitment from
a retailer that is already poised to
help create more than 1,800 permanent jobs in our city.”
Walmart plans to open six stores
in the District, including one at
Georgia and Missouri avenues NW
that has drawn major protests.
Norton urges against
immigration measure
D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes
Norton has joined many of her
House colleagues in opposing a
controversial federal program that
requires local law-enforcement
authorities to share information on
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arrests of illegal immigrants.
Norton signed onto a letter to
President Barack Obama asking
that he end the Department of
Homeland Security’s “Secure
Communities” program, according
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District officials had previously
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on the expansion of the 7-Eleven
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The university’s proposal is to
demolish a row of town houses and
the adjacent 90-foot-high Kaiser
Permanente office building to make
room for the new structure, officials
said at last Wednesday’s meeting.
The school would lease out the
256,000-square-foot, 130-foot-high
building to non-university tenants to
help pay for its academic operations,
officials said.
The school officials were presenting an initial draft of a plan that
they hope to file with the Zoning
Commission early next year; neighborhood commissions don’t typically vote to support or oppose a project
until after plans have been formally
filed. Nonetheless, Corson said the
very idea of the plan is so egregious
that the neighborhood commission
should hire an attorney immediately
to prepare to fight it.
“I oppose in principle nonprofits
doing things to make money that are
not consistent with their nonprofit
mission,” he said in an interview
after the meeting, adding, “They
really are in the real-estate development business, and that’s not consistent with their nonprofit status.”
Corson’s motion to retain the
attorney failed 2-2-1. Neighborhood
commission chair Rebecca Coder
voted with him; Armando Irizarry
and David Lehrman opposed the
motion; and newly elected commissioner Graham Galka abstained, saying he lacked the background to
make an informed decision.
“I don’t want to waste my time
supporting you on your issues all the
time if you’re not going to support
me on my No. 1 issue,” Corson told
his colleagues. He promised to use
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of Irizarry, Lehrman and Galka, and
to use the association’s newsletter to
publicize the issue. (The Foggy
Bottom Current publishes the newsletter, the Foggy Bottom News, as a
paid advertising supplement.)
Florence Harmon, whose singlemember district includes the project,
left the meeting before the vote; she
declined to comment later.
University attorney David
Avitabile questioned Corson’s assertion that the project is somehow
unprecedented. The concept of an
office building that would be leased
commercially was already approved
as part of the school’s 2007 campus
plan. That project would have
replaced the town houses — now
home to university offices, the
Froggy Bottom Pub and other small
businesses.
The university decided to add the
adjacent office building to its proposal’s footprint when Kaiser
Permanente — that building’s primary tenant — decided to vacate,
officials said. The university also
developed another mixed-use parcel,
which now holds Whole Foods, to
generate revenue, though through a
slightly different zoning process.
Because of enrollment caps,
Avitabile said, “we can’t increase
revenue by bringing in more students, so we need to raise revenue in
creative ways so we can overall
improve the university.”
Lehrman, one of the commissioners who opposed fighting the
project, said he recognizes the university’s need for a stronger endowment. “They’re trying to make a
better university, and they see one of
the routes to do that is cash flow,”
Lehrman said.
He also disagreed with Corson
that the commission should back
him on this issue because of Corson’s
past support for various other initiatives the body considered. “I don’t
think one of us who cast a vote for
you or against you thought that there
were chips being accumulated to be
called in,” said Lehrman.
At the meeting, a few other residents raised some concerns about
the proposed building itself.
Referring to the expanse of glass the
11-story building would spread
along much of the block, one resident said the structure would have
“one mother of a facade.” Barbara
Kahlow of the West End Citizens
Association also requested a shadow
study of the project’s effects on
nearby buildings.
Because the new proposal is larger than the concept the Zoning
Commission originally approved,
the university will need to offer more
community amenities to offset the
effects of extra density. The university hasn’t yet released a proposed
“amenities package” for the office
building project.
The commission will likely consider a re-vote at its December meeting on Corson’s contentious motion
to hire an attorney and begin fighting
the project. A “yes” from Harmon at
that point would tip the vote.
If Corson continues to push for
the recall of his three colleagues, he
would need a resident of each of
their single-member districts to
request a petition from the D.C.
Board of Election and Ethics,
according to Gottlieb Simon, director of the District’s advisory neighborhood commission office.
If 10 percent of a district’s registered voters sign such a petition
within 60 days, the city holds a recall
election for that seat, which is decided by the majority of voters in that
election.
Commissioners can’t be recalled
until they have served six months
— meaning that Galka, who was
sworn in in October, cannot be
recalled for another five months,
said Simon.
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authority to review private construction that fronts or abuts the main
federal areas of Washington, as well
as federal parkland like Rock Creek
Park.
Before the D.C. regulatory agency can approve a permit in such
cases, “it gets routed to the
Commission of Fine Arts,” Gil said.
“If the commission says nope, we
deny the permit.”
SHOPPING
From Page 3
Adams Morgan isn’t the only
neighborhood organizing its small
businesses for Nov. 26. Historic
Dupont Circle Main Streets is also
planning events and neighborhood
businesses are offering customers
special sales.
Paul Williams, executive director
of the Main Streets group, said over
35 Dupont Circle businesses are
slated to participate Saturday, with
more joining as the day grows near.
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Tom Luebke, secretary of the
fine arts panel, and Steve Callcott of
the city preservation office both confirmed that plans had not been submitted to their offices for review.
Bruce Wentworth, a local architect who was alarmed when he saw
the trailer being installed a few
weeks ago, noted that it is also “quite
visible”
to
passersby
on
Massachusetts Avenue.
“It’s entirely plausible they didn’t
realize they needed a permit. We just
treat it like any project done without
a permit,” Gil said.
Special sales and events will be
tweeted regularly throughout the
holiday weekend. For details, follow
@dupontcirmainst on Twitter.
The Georgetown Business
Improvement District is also organizing a series of events for shoppers
on Black Friday and Small Business
Saturday, including sales, special
incentives and extended hours at
nearly 35 area shops. According to
the business organization, 73 percent
of Georgetown’s retail shops are
small businesses. For details on
stores offering specials this weekend, go to georgetowndc.com.
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Robbery (stealth)
■ 4500 block, Wisconsin Ave.;
restaurant; 1:30 p.m. Nov. 19.
Assault with a dangerous
weapon
■ 3700 block, Warren St.; residence; 7:15 p.m. Nov. 20.
Theft (below $250)
■ 4100 block, Wisconsin Ave.;
restaurant; 2:45 p.m. Nov. 15.
■ 5300 block, Wisconsin Ave.;
store; 4:04 p.m. Nov. 15.
■ 4500 block, Wisconsin Ave.;
restaurant; 4:30 p.m. Nov. 18.
■ 5300 block, Wisconsin Ave.;
store; 2:21 p.m. Nov. 19.
Theft from auto (below $250)
■ 4400 block, Yuma St.; street; 3
p.m. Nov. 18.
■ 45th and Springdale streets;
street; 11:15 a.m. Nov. 20.
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from Nov. 13 through 20 in local
police service areas.
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psa
PSA
203
203
■ forest hills / van ness
Burglary
■ 3500 block, Chesapeake St.;
residence; 6 p.m. Nov. 14.
■ 3400 block, Albemarle St.; residence; 8:30 a.m. Nov. 14.
Theft (below $250)
■ 4200 block, Connecticut Ave.;
restaurant; 6 p.m. Nov. 15.
Theft from auto (below $250)
■ 3000 block, Davenport St.;
street; 9:30 p.m. Nov. 14.
psa 204
■ Massachusetts avenue
heights / cleveland park
woodley park / Glover
PSA
204
park
/ cathedral heights
Robbery (force and violence)
■ 3000 block, Porter St.; sidewalk; 9:25 p.m. Nov. 16.
Burglary
■ 3800 block, Klingle Place; residence; 10 a.m. Nov. 17.
Stolen auto
■ 3700 block, Macomb St.;
street; 4 p.m. Nov. 13.
Theft (below $250)
■ 3500 block, Ordway St.; alley;
1 p.m. Nov. 15.
■ 3300 block, Cleveland Ave.;
residence; 6:30 a.m. Nov. 17.
Theft from auto (below $250)
■ 2700 block, 42nd St.; street; 9
a.m. Nov. 14.
psa
PSA
206
206
■ georgetown / burleith
Robbery (force and violence)
■ 3000 block, P St.; sidewalk;
10:25 a.m. Nov. 15.
Robbery (knife)
■ 1800 block, 38th St.; sidewalk;
9 p.m. Nov. 19.
Assault with a dangerous
weapon
■ 3200 block, M St.; sidewalk;
2:38 a.m. Nov. 19.
Theft (below $250)
■ 31st and K streets; park area;
9:30 p.m. Nov. 13.
■ 3200 block, S St.; unspecified
premises; 3:40 p.m. Nov. 14.
■ 1200 block, Wisconsin Ave.;
store; 1:43 p.m. Nov. 16.
■ 1500 block, 35th St.; school;
10:15 p.m. Nov. 17.
■ 1400 block, Wisconsin Ave.;
hotel; 9:30 a.m. Nov. 19.
■ 2500 block, Q St.; sidewalk;
8:20 a.m. Nov. 20.
Theft (shoplifting)
■ 3200 block, M St.; store; 7:20
p.m. Nov. 18.
Theft from auto ($250 plus)
■ 1200 block, Wisconsin Ave.;
parking lot; 12:41 a.m. Nov. 16.
■ 3200 block, Water St.; street;
7:08 p.m. Nov. 17.
Theft from auto (below $250)
■ 1400 block, 36th St.; street; 3
a.m. Nov. 14.
psa
PSA
207
207
■ foggy bottom / west end
Robbery (force and violence)
■ 2200 block, H St.; sidewalk; 1
a.m. Nov. 18.
■ 2200 block, H St.; sidewalk; 1
a.m. Nov. 18.
■ 2000 block, H St.; sidewalk; 1
a.m. Nov. 18.
Burglary
■ 2100 block, F St.; residence;
10 p.m. Nov. 18.
Theft ($250 plus)
■ 23rd and I streets; university; 2
p.m. Nov. 16.
■ 1900 block, Pennsylvania Ave.;
restaurant; 5 p.m. Nov. 16.
Theft (below $250)
■ 200 block, 17th St.; street;
10:12 a.m. Nov. 19.
■ 2100 block, E St.; hotel; 11
a.m. Nov. 19.
Theft from auto ($250 plus)
■ 2500 block, K St.; street; 10
p.m. Nov. 15.
psa 208
■ sheridan-kalorama
PSA
208
dupont circle
Assault with a dangerous
weapon (gun)
■ 1700 block, Corcoran St.; sidewalk; 4:43 p.m. Nov. 20.
Assault with a dangerous
weapon (other)
■ 1900 block, K St.; tavern; 2:15
a.m. Nov. 13.
■ 1800 block, Connecticut Ave.;
tavern; 2:20 a.m. Nov. 19.
■ 1800 block, M St.; tavern;
11:20 p.m. Nov. 19.
Burglary (attempt)
■ 1700 block, Willard St.; residence; 9:31 p.m. Nov. 15.
Stolen auto
■ 1800 block, T St.; street; 9
p.m. Nov. 15.
■ 2100 block, O St.; street; 4
p.m. Nov. 16.
Stolen auto (attempt)
■ 1600 block, T St.; parking lot; 8
p.m. Nov. 17.
Theft ($250 plus)
■ 1500 block, 22nd St.; tavern; 1
a.m. Nov. 14.
■ 1300 block, Connecticut Ave.;
drugstore; 7 a.m. Nov. 14.
■ 1900 block, K St.; store; 6 p.m.
Nov. 17.
Theft (below $250)
■ 1700 block, N St.; hotel; 10:30
a.m. Nov. 13.
■ 2000 block, P St.; sidewalk;
6:30 p.m. Nov. 13.
■ 1500 block, Connecticut Ave.;
store; 6:30 p.m. Nov. 14.
■ 1000 block, Connecticut Ave.;
store; 8:30 a.m. Nov. 15.
■ 2000 block, K St.; sidewalk;
12:50 p.m. Nov. 15.
■ 1800 block, M St.; restaurant;
12:40 p.m. Nov. 16.
■ 1000 block, Connecticut Ave.;
store; 1:50 p.m. Nov. 16.
■ 1500 block, U St.; store; 2:30
p.m. Nov. 16.
■ 1600 block, Connecticut Ave.;
office building; 2:30 p.m. Nov. 17.
■ 1700 block, T St.; residence;
6:45 p.m. Nov. 17.
■ 1700 block, K St.; unspecified
premises; 9 p.m. Nov. 17.
■ Unit block, Dupont Circle; sidewalk; 9 a.m. Nov. 18.
■ 1000 block, 19th St.; sidewalk;
9:07 a.m. Nov. 18.
■ 1100 block, Connecticut Ave.;
store; 6:40 p.m. Nov. 18.
■ 1000 block, Connecticut Ave.;
store; 10:13 a.m. Nov. 19.
■ 1200 block, 18th St.; restaurant; 5:30 p.m. Nov. 19.
■ 1800 block, M St.; tavern; 10
p.m. Nov. 19.
■ 1600 block, R St.; sidewalk; 11
p.m. Nov. 19.
■ 1900 block, M St.; tavern; 1:30
a.m. Nov. 20.
■ 1700 block, Rhode Island Ave.;
sidewalk; 2:40 p.m. Nov. 20.
Theft from auto ($250 plus)
■ 1700 block, Swann St.; residence; 4 a.m. Nov. 18.
■ 1400 block, T St.; street; 2:45
p.m. Nov. 19.
Theft from auto (below $250)
■ 1500 block, Corcoran St.;
street; 3 p.m. Nov. 13.
■ 1600 block, M St.; street;
12:50 p.m. Nov. 14.
■ 1500 block, Corcoran St.;
street; 8:20 p.m. Nov. 14.
■ 1700 block, Q St.; alley; 11:09
a.m. Nov. 15.
■ 1800 block, 23rd St.; street;
1:40 p.m. Nov. 16.
■ 1800 block, Riggs Place;
street; 2:30 p.m. Nov. 19.
■ 20th and K streets; street;
4:45 p.m. Nov. 19.
■ 16th and P streets; street;
6:30 p.m. Nov. 19.
■ 1500 block, Corcoran St.;
street; 10:10 a.m. Nov. 20.
■ 1600 block, 16th St.; street;
11 a.m. Nov. 20.
■ 18th and T streets; street; 6:30
p.m. Nov. 20.
psa 303
PSA
303
■ adams morgan
Robbery (force and violence)
■ 1700 block, Columbia Road;
sidewalk; 2:25 a.m. Nov. 19.
Assault with a dangerous
weapon (knife)
■ 2400 block, 18th St.; alley;
2:27 a.m. Nov. 19.
Stolen auto
■ 1600 block, Columbia Road;
street; 8:15 a.m. Nov. 14.
■ 2500 block, Ontario Road;
street; 7 p.m. Nov. 17.
■ Kalorama and Ontario roads;
street; 11 p.m. Nov. 19.
Theft (below $250)
■ 2400 block, 18th St.; tavern;
8:30 p.m. Nov. 13.
■ 1800 block, Ontario Place;
parking lot; 9 a.m. Nov. 15.
■ 17th Street and Columbia
Road; street; 1:30 p.m. Nov. 15.
■ 2200 block, 18th St.; restaurant; 12:30 a.m. Nov. 19.
■ 1600 block, Columbia Road;
street; 6 p.m. Nov. 20.
Theft from auto ($250 plus)
■ 1800 block, Wyoming Ave.;
street; 5:45 p.m. Nov. 15.
■ 2200 block, Champlain St.;
street; 10:30 p.m. Nov. 17.
Theft from auto (below $250)
■ 1800 block, Kalorama Road;
street; 3:54 a.m. Nov. 14.
■ 2100 block, 18th St.; alley;
6:30 p.m. Nov. 14.
■ 1900 block, Kalorama Road;
alley; 2:15 a.m. Nov. 15.
■ 19th and California streets;
street; 4:45 p.m. Nov. 15.
■ 2300 block, 19th St.; alley; 4
p.m. Nov. 17.
■ 1600 block, Crescent Place;
street; 6:30 p.m. Nov. 17.
■ 1600 block, Crescent Place;
street; 9 p.m. Nov. 17.
■ 2100 block, 16th St.; street;
9:30 p.m. Nov. 17.
■ 2300 block, Champlain St.;
street; 10:30 p.m. Nov. 17.
■ 1700 block, Lanier Place;
street; 10:30 p.m. Nov. 19.
psa 307
PSA
307
■ logan circle
Robbery (gun)
■ 1400 block, 9th St.; store;
2:15 p.m. Nov. 16.
Robbery (force and violence)
■ N Street and Vermont Avenue;
sidewalk; 1:35 a.m. Nov. 15.
Assault with a dangerous
weapon
■ 1400 block, R St.; unspecified
premises; 4:50 p.m. Nov. 17.
Burglary
■ 1400 block, Corcoran St.; residence; 9 a.m. Nov. 15.
■ 1300 block, 15th St.; alley;
6:30 p.m. Nov. 18.
Stolen auto
■ 900 block, O St.; street; 5:30
p.m. Nov. 19.
Theft ($250 plus)
■ 1100 block, Vermont Ave.;
store; 5 p.m. Nov. 18.
Theft (below $250)
■ 1400 block, Massachusetts
Ave.; street; 9 p.m. Nov. 13.
■ 1100 block, Vermont Ave.;
liquor store; 11:41 a.m. Nov. 16.
■ 1100 block, Vermont Ave.;
drugstore; 4:25 p.m. Nov. 17.
■ Unit block, Thomas Circle;
hotel; 11:30 a.m. Nov. 19.
Theft from auto ($250 plus)
■ 1500 block, Kingman Place;
street; 2:45 p.m. Nov. 17.
■ 900 block, M St.; street; 11
a.m. Nov. 18.
Theft from auto (below $250)
■ 1100 block, 13th St.; street; 8
p.m. Nov. 14.
■ 1300 block, Vermont Ave.;
street; 1 a.m. Nov. 15.
■ 13th and Corcoran streets;
street; 1:10 p.m. Nov. 15.
■ 1100 block, 13th St.; street; 8
p.m. Nov. 15.
■ 1500 block, Vermont Ave.;
street; 12:05 a.m. Nov. 17.
■ 14th and Corcoran streets;
street; 11 a.m. Nov. 17.
■ 1200 block, N St.; street; 9
a.m. Nov. 18.
■ 15th and N streets; street; 5
a.m. Nov. 19
The Current
LIBRARY
form.
Panelist Michael Reynolds
emphasized the value of the King
library’s current location. The area
surrounding it, he said, is “the most
expensive and valuable real estate in
the city and really all of the country,”
with some spaces going for around
$700 per square foot. The most profitable, he said, is office space.
As such, keeping the library as
the sole occupant in its current home
is “not an economically feasible
option,” said panelist Ayahlushim
Getachew, given the costs of renovations. The building’s problems now
include asbestos, poor ventilation
and inadequate lighting.
“If this is such an amazing building, why did it fall apart in only 38
years?” one audience member asked
later. Panelist Dan Brents responded
that “any building would fall apart”
in that time without proper funding
or attention to maintenance.
As for the two scenarios that
would be feasible, to accomplish the
first — bringing in a new tenant to
share space with the library — two
new levels could be added, and a
second entrance could be built on
9th Street. The panel also believes
From Page 1
The library system and the
Downtown Business Improvement
District commissioned an advisory
panel from the Urban Land Institute
to look at redevelopment schemes
for the property. The panel, made up
of experts in real estate, architecture
and other fields, spent last week in
D.C. researching and interviewing
more than 70 stakeholders before
presenting its findings Friday.
Both of the most viable options
could involve adding two floors on
top of the historic-landmarked building, designed by Ludwig Mies van
der Rohe. They would also require
up to $250 million in upgrades to the
property, which hasn’t seen an
extensive renovation since it opened
in 1972.
“Something has to be done here,
folks,” concluded panel chair Wayne
Ratkovich. “This building is not in
good condition, and it needs help.”
The panel worked with the
assumptions that the central library
needs 225,000 square feet, and that it
must remain downtown in some
the library’s existing Popular Fiction
area, the glassed-walled corner at 9th
and G, could be a “showcase space,”
potentially for a museum.
This shared-occupancy scenario
could raise an estimated $4.1 to $5.5
million annually in rental revenues,
the panel said.
“In a perfect world,” Ratkovich
said, “it would be one tenant” sharing space with the library, and “that
tenant would have a compatible
use.” He mentioned museums and
“creative industries,” and noted that
the National Trust for Historic
Preservation has shown interest; a
charter school was also suggested.
The second option — moving the
library and replacing it with a new
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
occupant — also could add two
floors to the building, but the
entrance would remain in the same
spot. To resolve the building’s darkness, “light wells” could funnel sunlight from the roof through the center of the building.
This would be “the most financially viable option,” said Getachew,
generating between $58.8 to $70.5
million — accounting for renovation
needs — through the sale of the
building, which could go toward
constructing a new library.
“There have been offers on the
building, apparently, at higher numbers,” said Ratkovich.
Council member Wells, in an
interview, said the costs of creating a
new library from scratch would be
substantial, making the shared-use
proposal more attractive.
He also pointed out that he
doesn’t “know of any land available
for that size of building downtown”
and two options that have come up
— the Franklin School and the
Carnegie Library — present numerous obstacles.
In the presentation, Getachew
emphasized that “any place that you
move to would have to be a city
asset — you cannot go out and buy a
new site.”
The panel’s presentation is available online at tinyurl.com/mlklibrary. A final report is due to the
library within 60 days.
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The Dupont
Current
Davis Kennedy/Publisher & Editor
Chris Kain/Managing Editor
An ethical approach
Next week, the D.C. Council will hold one of its most important
public hearings of the year. The Government Operations Committee
will hear public reaction Wednesday to its recommended language for
the Board of Ethics and Government Accountability Establishment
and Comprehensive Ethics Reform Amendment Act of 2011.
The drumbeat for a strong ethics bill has grown louder and louder
over the past year amid suspect actions of various elected officials.
The calls for action have ranged from reinstituting term limits to prohibiting outside employment by council members.
The absence of attention-grabbing ideas such as these in the draft
language released last week by the committee’s chair, Ward 4’s
Muriel Bowser, has led some to criticize the measure as insufficient.
We, too, have complaints; for one, we would like to see the council eliminate longstanding fundraising loopholes such as “bundled”
contributions that allow some donors to flout donation limits. But it is
essential that the council act promptly to establish an ethics apparatus
capable of rooting out and punishing future misdeeds. Achieving this
may mean having to wait on particularly controversial measures.
There are also many things to praise in the bill. The ethics board
— as long as it is altered to ensure that not all three members belong
to the same political party — is a promising approach. We like the
legislative provision that would give the board six months to recommend changes to the code of conduct for D.C. officials.
The bill also responds to past lapses; for instance, it would limit
contributions to “defense funds” that are now removed from public
scrutiny. The bill would also limit legislators’ constituent services
funds to $40,000 a year, as well as limiting permissible expenditures.
Undoubtedly, further tightening is necessary in many areas. We
would like to see these constituent services funds available only for
truly dire expenses like funeral arrangements and emergency housing.
We commend Council member Bowser for scheduling next week’s
hearing. Too often, the D.C. Council has failed to seek community
input after developing draft language and specific proposals — thereby leaving citizens out of the process at a key juncture.
Rules of the road
The tales from this month’s D.C. Council hearing on bike safety
were harrowing. One cyclist caught his attack by a truck driver on
camera — but couldn’t get the U.S. Attorney’s Office to press charges. Another biker was hit by a police van, only to be ticketed.
The cyclist community is pushing legislation that would allow bikers to seek triple damages, as well as attorney fees, from motorists
who intentionally run them down or threaten injury or assault. The
idea is to counter the problem of lawyers who won’t take cyclists’
cases now because the monetary rewards are relatively small.
We support this effort; drivers who target bikers should be punished. But we would also like to see legal changes to discourage biker
scofflaws — and we think combining such measures, and thus creating a balance, would make the pro-biker laws more appealing.
Obviously, one issue is enforcement: Stricter laws wouldn’t have
much effect if police didn’t ticket violators. But enforcement aside,
the existing penalties are practically pointless. The threat of a $25
ticket for disobeying a stop sign or other traffic-control device, for
instance, surely isn’t much of a deterrent. Plus, there’s no way to
enforce payment, since bikers aren’t required to carry identification.
These are issues the D.C. Council should spend some time considering. Higher fines would be helpful, but it might be necessary to take
a more expansive approach. Perhaps any adult biker riding on city
roads should be required to carry identification. Maybe there should
be cycling licenses. We know opponents will say such measures
would discourage bike use in the city, and we don’t want that; anything that helps reduce congestion and pollution is a positive. But we
think a new approach to bike laws — both protective and restrictive
— would make the roads safer for everyone.
The Current
An extra helping of ethics … please!
A
s Thanksgiving was arriving this week, Ward
4 D.C. Council member Muriel Bowser was
serving up some substantial ethics reforms
that her colleagues will now taste and chew over.
We hope what’s left after it’s been picked at will
be a strong ethics bill that’s woefully needed.
“The bill responds specifically to recent ethical
lapses,” Bowser told the Notebook on Monday, “by
subjecting elected officials to strict penalties, criminal
and civil; to enhanced
disclosure of potential
conflicts of interest; and
to limits on the use of
constituent services
funds.”
She said the new
enforcement system would “sheriff any future misdeeds. It’s a serious effort to restore the public’s trust
in its representatives.” (That’s all well said, we
thought, although it may be the first time we’ve ever
seen “sheriff” used as a verb.)
One key reform would create a new, three-member ethics panel with teeth. It would be able to subpoena witnesses and information and assess fines of
up to $5,000 for each violation. It would be funded
and truly staffed. It would be independent. It would
oversee the mayor, the council, advisory neighborhood commissioners and top government officials.
In serious cases, council members would be
removed from any committee chairmanships and
could be barred from voting in committees.
A second reform would slash constituent services
funds — slush funds — from $80,000 to the original
amount of $40,000. Your Notebook was in the council chamber a while back when the council giddily
— and that’s the only word that fits — raised the
limit to $80,000.
The money is supposed to be used for true constituent emergencies or community events. But
there’s little accountability.
Other changes would limit contributions to popular “defense funds” that now are shielded from public
view. (Ward 5 Council member Harry Thomas is currently repaying $300,000 to the city; it’s not clear to
the Notebook how Thomas is repaying the funds, and
current law doesn’t require disclosure of whether
those funds are coming from a defense fund or some
other source.)
Lawyers hired to represent any official would not
be able to charge discounted rates. Inaugural and
“transition” committees — overt versions of slush
funds — would have for the first time stringent limits
and reporting requirements.
(For example, Council Chairman Kwame Brown
briefly publicized his transition expenditures and then
withdrew them from public view. When your
Notebook, independent analyst/political adviser
Chuck Thies and others asked recently to see the
documents, Brown declined. He said they had
already been made public.)
The proposal by Bowser, which synthesized about
10 different bills into one, would not ban outside
employment or prohibit contributions from lobbyists.
As we wrote in The Washington Post recently, we
believe “disclose, disclose, disclose” is the best
approach in a democratic form of government. With
enough disclosure, the people can decide whether to
re-elect someone and the ethics committee can
decide whether a misbehaving official should be
fined and/or prosecuted.
Let’s have a heaping helping of ethics for
Thanksgiving that we can all be thankful about.
■ Let ’em hear you. So, you want to have your say
on the ethics package?
Bowser has scheduled a hearing on her comprehensive bill for Nov. 30
at 11 a.m. in the council
chamber.
Let’s have a good
turnout, folks. But,
please, everyone keep to
the three-minute rule.
Know what you’re going to say, say it, and then
make room for the next person. We’ll all be thankful
for that, too.
■ Rehab and history. There’s so much going on in
the world of renovation and historic preservation that
we’re going to summarize a few things of interest:
■ Wonders of wonders. The city’s Historic
Preservation Review Board has declared the
“Wonder Bread Factory” (7th and S streets NW) an
individual landmark. The proposal was made by the
D.C. Preservation League and developer Doug
Jemal’s company. Take a ride by the site. The
extraordinary brickwork alone is worth saving. The
original building dates to 1913.
■ Old Post Office Building. The towering structure at 12th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW has
one of the best views of downtown Washington you
can get, especially since the Washington Monument
is closed. But plans by the federal General Services
Administration to revamp the building (again) have
been delayed until next year. The site has drawn
interest from several folks, including Hilton
Worldwide and Ivana Trump.
■ Cardozo and Dunbar. Two of the city’s storied
high schools are finally on the list. Cardozo, which
sits atop 13th and Clifton streets NW, is getting a
$100 million makeover. It has one of the best panoramic views of Washington, and its faculty wants it
to be one of the best schools in the city. Meanwhile,
the hideous Dunbar building at 3rd Street and New
Jersey Avenue NW will be torn down. Dunbar used
to have a classic school building until a 1960s
Brutalist monstrosity was built in its place. The new
new Dunbar will be a modern glass structure that will
make the students proud.
■ Carnegie Library. The long-suffering Carnegie
is a spectacular building that sits on a plot of land
right in front of the Walter E. Washington
Convention Center. But the Carnegie has suffered
because the Historical Society of Washington, D.C.,
couldn’t afford to turn it into something. Now DC
Events, the city’s sports and convention management
team, is taking over the building. There is hope that
the classic library will become a restaurant and gathering place, in addition to the home to historic treasures that are now there and unseen.
If we get even a little of all this done, we can all
be thankful for more than one turkey-filled day.
Tom Sherwood, a Southwest resident, is a political
reporter for News 4.
TOM SHERWOOD’s
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the Editor
income tax. Just let us truly govern ourselves without congressional review.
Jane Sundelof Jones
Woodley Park
Territory status is
best for D.C. citizens Giant’s promised
I have lived for the greater part
of the past 70 years in the District. store is overdue
We were created as a separate
entity by the Founding Fathers; let
us be a territory. And let us have
the benefits of being a territory —
no federal income tax. I would
gladly pay a bit more in D.C.
So now it’s been years since
our neighborhood Giant grocery
store was supposed to be rebuilt.
I live just a few blocks away,
so I am particularly interested in
seeing the construction begin and
then completed in an efficient
manner. And I know that many of
my neighbors in my building —
the Marlyn Condominium —
would appreciate having a modern
store close by. But now the project
just seems to be lingering with no
signs of progress.
Maybe Giant should just sell
the area to Safeway or Harris
Teeter? They seem to be able to
construct beautiful, efficient stores
in record time.
David White
Cathedral Heights
The Current
Letters to
the Editor
Sidewalks crucial
for public safety
The residents of the 5700 block
of Oregon Avenue and of Moreland
Place who are advocating for safe
pedestrian access from our cul-desac location to schools, bus stops,
public facilities and other amenities
of the wider Chevy Chase community are heartened to read that “…
the Neighbors United group has
consistently supported safe pedestrian access to Oregon Avenue … ”
[“Neighbors United group sought
consensus,” Viewpoint, Nov. 9].
In the commentary, Neighbors
United member Ms. Beth
Lamoreaux says this is not a shift in
the group’s position. Maybe so.
Given the obviously dangerous
pedestrian conditions along sections
of Oregon Avenue, opposition to
sidewalks would not be a creditable
position for a community group to
take. To have millions of taxpayer
dollars expended in a once-in-a-lifetime improvement of the Oregon
Avenue corridor without addressing
the lack of safe pedestrian access
would be fiscally irresponsible and
illegal under current D.C. law.
Disturbingly, the comments on
the Oregon Avenue rehabilitation
project environmental assessment
submitted by Neighbors United
include a section that attempts to
establish that under the D.C. sidewalk law, sidewalks are not in fact
required when public road reconstruction is undertaken.
I hope Ms. Lamoreaux speaks
for Neighbors United members who
live in my section of Oregon
Avenue when she says that sidewalks are not a point of contention
in this project. Some past statements are not consistent with that
position.
I look forward to the day when
all residents of the 5700 block of
Oregon Avenue and their neighbors
have safe pedestrian access along
the roadway. In my remarks mentioned by Ms. Lamoreaux, I did not
mean to imply that all residents of
the 5700 block supported that goal,
rather that we are the ones who do.
I apologize if I was imprecise.
Henry Custis
Chevy Chase
Program shouldn’t
focus on helmets
I’m puzzled by the sense of crisis presented by your Nov. 16 article on helmetless Capital Bikeshare
riders, considering the fact (curiously buried in paragraph seven) that
one year and 1 million rides later,
there have been only 20 accidents
and no serious head injuries or
fatalities. By way of comparison,
over the same period, 15 pedestrians and 50 car drivers or passengers
were killed by motorists in D.C.
The safety benefits of helmets
have been greatly exaggerated.
Helmets have made the sport of
bicycle racing safer, but they have
never been shown to reduce injury
rates in urban commuting populations. The risk reduction statistic
you cite is based on research by
helmet manufacturers involving
specific impacts on crash-test dummies. Independent studies in the
real world show that increased helmet adoption is not correlated with
lower fatality or injury rates.
For urban cyclists, careless or
aggressive motorists are the main
source of danger, and helmets offer
little protection. Worse, research
shows that drivers are measurably
less careful around helmeted riders
— giving them less room when
passing, for example.
What helmet laws do accomplish, on the other hand, is to discourage cycling. Helmet requirements are consistently followed
with a drop of 20 percent to 40 percent in bicycling rates. Fewer people on bikes means that the remaining cyclists are less safe; furthermore, more people driving means
more pollution, more traffic accidents, more congestion and a more
sedentary population.
Capital Bikeshare has been a tremendous success, providing a
clean, healthy and economical way
for thousands of D.C. residents to
get around. It’s been the catalyst for
a resurgence in bicycle commuting
in the region, and it is looked to as a
model by cities around the country.
If The Current wants to make
cycling safer, you could work to
educate motorists about bicycling
laws. You could advocate for stricter enforcement of aggressive driving laws, or for the adoption of the
anti-assault law that is currently
before the D.C. Council. You could
promote bike-friendly transportation
planning and dedicated bicycle
infrastructure like bike lanes and
paths, so that cyclists have their
own safe space. Any of these would
do a lot more to prevent injuries
than drumming up an artificial culture of fear around bike-sharing.
Herb Caudill
Cleveland Park
Glover Park project
will bring benefits
Patricia Senchur is misguided in
her views on the coming changes to
Wisconsin Avenue [“City mustn’t
impede emergency capacity,”
Letters to the Editor, Nov. 16].
Her vision for the road — a
high-speed, six-lane highway
designed primarily for those cutting
through the area — is outdated and
ignores the needs of those who live,
work and play in Glover Park and
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Cathedral Heights. In recent years,
there have been numerous pedestrian accidents and two fatalities on
Wisconsin Avenue.
More traffic at higher speeds
would increase safety risks and
present unacceptable dangers to
anyone who uses Wisconsin
Avenue. The misinformed and
unreasonable disdain of pedestrians
and bicycle riders expressed in her
letter is unfortunate and unhelpful.
We can and should improve
Wisconsin Avenue for all, and the
coming changes to Wisconsin
Avenue in Glover Park and
Cathedral Heights will have benefits galore: wider sidewalks, safer
streets and a better environment for
our community’s businesses and
pedestrians.
Brian A. Cohen
Chair, Advisory Neighborhood
Commission 3B
DMV online appeals
process ineffectual
The D.C. Department of Motor
Vehicles’ online appeals process is a
total sham. On June 3, I received
from the department a notice of
unsatisfied parking ticket. My vehicle had supposedly been cited on
April 28, for a violation of the residential parking restriction on the
north side of the 5000 block of
Dana Place. The fine had now been
doubled.
I responded through the online
appeals process. I explained that:
■ I had never received any such
ticket, which accounted for my failure to respond earlier.
■ I had just renewed the registration
for that vehicle, and there were no
outstanding tickets listed. The April
28 ticket was therefore suspect.
■ The vehicle was registered to my
wife at our residence in the 5000
block of Dana Place, which the
Department of Motor Vehicles
obviously knew in order to send the
notice there. As the holder of a
Ward 3 sticker, we are exempt from
the two-hour residential parking
restriction on Dana Place. We are
D.C. residents who were legally
parked in front of our house.
Any rational observer would
conclude that this ticket was a mistake. However, the Department of
Motor Vehicles hearing examiner
did not see it that way. On Nov. 9, I
received notice from the examiner
that I would have to pay the ticket.
Moreover, to appeal this decision, I
would have to pay a $10 “appeal
fee.” I have done so and now await
the decision of the appeals board.
What would it have taken for
my previous appeal to be granted?
Are any online or mail appeals ever
granted? This procedure seems to
exist solely as a runaround with no
intent of rectifying wrongful tickets.
Hugh Winkler
The Palisades
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ANC 1C
ANCMorgan
1c
Adams
■ adams morgan
The commission will meet at 7
p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 7, at Mary’s
Center, 2355 Ontario Road NW.
Agenda items include:
■ public safety report.
■ public comments.
■ presentation by D.C. Department
of Motor Vehicles director Lucinda
Babers.
■ update on the 18th Street reconstruction project by D.C. Department
of Transportation community liaison
Tom Pipkin.
■ committee reports.
For details, call 202-332-2630 or
visit anc1c.org.
ANC 2A
ANCBottom
2A
Foggy
■ Foggy bottom / west end
At the commission’s Nov. 16
meeting:
■ commissioner Armando Irizarry
announced that the National Park
Service is planning to work from
now through January to renovate the
Juarez Circle park, returning in the
spring for more landscaping
upgrades.
■ residents and commissioners discussed grocery alternatives for residents living near the Watergate
Safeway after that supermarket closes on Dec. 3.
Watergate residents said they
have been in contact with various
supermarkets they hope might be
interested in filling the 2550 Virginia
Ave. space. They are also seeking
short-term ways to get the convenient, inexpensive groceries that
they said they would no longer have
in the neighborhood without a supermarket in their building.
Whole Foods Market representative Kimberly Bryden asked residents to contact the store about particular items they were having trouble getting in Safeway’s absence.
Neighbors also reported that Trader
Joe’s would be interested in providing a shuttle to its store if the District
would subsidize its cost.
■ Matthew Troy of the Office of the
Deputy Mayor for Planning and
Economic Development reported
that the District is nearly ready to
issue its request for proposals regarding the Stevens School site, 1050
21st St. The city hopes a developer
will build on the site and make room
for an educational use.
Officials had previously said they
would issue the request no later than
last month, but Troy said they
recently revised the parameters
based on feedback from D.C. Public
Schools and developers. Instead of
asking for each developer to team up
with a school before presenting its
plans for the site, the economic
development office will seek separate proposals from schools and
commercial developers, he said.
■ commissioners took no action on
an application for valet parking at
District Commons Restaurant, 2200
Pennsylvania Ave.
■ commissioners took no action on a
series of Alcoholic Beverage Control
license renewal applications.
■ Ward 2 D.C. Council member
Jack Evans told residents that
although the city’s finances are in
good shape, he is concerned that
some of his colleagues are unwilling
to make necessary spending cuts.
■ Jacques Cohen of Euro Capital
Properties discussed planned renovations to the Watergate Hotel.
Euro Capital hopes to reorganize
the hotel’s internal layout to create
355 rooms and suites instead of the
existing 237 and to upgrade the
lobby, restaurant and ballroom, said
Cohen, but few exterior changes are
anticipated.
Some Watergate West residents
are seeking concessions regarding
noise and other issues, but Cohen
said the differences are irreconcilable and are merely delaying the
project.
■ commissioners voted 5-0, with
Florence Harmon absent, to support
plans to build an apartment building
on the site of the West End
Neighborhood Library, 1101 24th St.
The support is conditioned upon the
Zoning Commission closely reviewing potential impacts on surrounding
buildings and neighborhood traffic,
among other requests.
Developer EastBanc recently
reconfigured its envisioned parking
garage entrances and removed a
planned L Street lay-by lane based
on conversations with neighbors and
the
D.C.
Department
of
Transportation, officials said.
■ George Washington University
officials discussed their plans for a
new office building at 2100
Pennsylvania Ave.
The university received Zoning
Commission approval for an
11-story office building on the block
as part of its 2007 campus plan, and
it now hopes to also demolish the
existing adjacent office building to
make more room for its project.
A motion by Asher Corson to
hire an attorney to fight the project
failed 2-2, with Armando Irizarry
and David Lehrman opposing and
Graham Galka abstaining. Criticizing
the lack of support from his colleagues, Corson said he would work
to organize recall efforts against
Irizarry, Lehrman and Galka, and
may also resign from the commission.
The commission will meet at 7
p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 7, at Heart
House, 2400 N St. NW.
For details, visit anc2a.org.
ANC 2B
ANCCircle
2B
Dupont
■ dupont circle
The commission will meet at 7
p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 14, in the
Brookings Institution building,
1775 Massachusetts Ave. NW.
For details, visit dupontcircleanc.
net.
ANC 2C
ANC 2C
Shaw
■ SHAW
The commission will meet at
6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 14, at
the Watha T. Daniel-Shaw
Neighborhood Library, 1630 7th
St. NW.
For details, call 202-387-1596.
ANC 2D
ANC 2D
Sheridan-Kalorama
■ sheridan-kalorama
The commission will meet at 7
p.m. Monday, Jan. 16, at Our
Lady Queen of the Americas
Church, California Street and
Phelps Place NW.
For details, contact davidanc2d01@aol.com or visit anc2d.
org.
ANC 2E
ANC 2E
Georgetown
■ Georgetown / cloisters
Cloisters
burleith / hillandale
The commission will meet at
6:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 28, at
Georgetown
Visitation
Preparatory School, 1524 35th St.
NW.
Agenda items include:
■ discussion of a District Department
of Transportation proposal for
Wisconsin Avenue from S Street to
Calvert Street.
■ consideration of a Board of Zoning
Adjustment application for Grace
Street and Cecil Place for a special
exception and variance to allow the
construction of a three-level building
that also includes a mezzanine.
■ consideration of an Alcoholic
Beverage Control application by
Blue Gin at 1206 Wisconsin Ave. for
a substantial change to add a summer garden with 120 seats (license is
currently in safekeeping).
■ consideration of Old Georgetown
Board items: 3051 M St., National
Park Service, Old Stone House,
replacement stairs, final; 1248 30th
St., residence, alterations to garage
for new windows and door, concept;
1249 Wisconsin Ave., retail, blade
sign for UGG Australia, permit;
2823 Q St., residence, rear opening
alterations, lighting, concept; 1669
Wisconsin Ave., commercial, alterations to window, awning and sign for
Macaron Bee, concept; 1738
Wisconsin Ave., residence, threestory rear addition to two-story
building and rooftop deck, permit/
concept; 1525 34th St., residence,
relocation of front door to side,
alterations, concept; 1525 34th St.,
residence, alterations to side and
rear, permit; 3254 O St., residence,
partial demolition, reconstruction of
garage with enlarged footprint and
second floor, trellis, permit —
design; 1432 Wisconsin Ave., retail,
sign for DC Jewelry Center, rolling
grille, permit/concept; 3259 M St.,
commercial, alterations at rear, raise
roof, concept.
For details, call 202-724-7098 or
visit anc2e.com.
ANC 2F
ANCCircle
2F
Logan
■ logan circle
The commission will meet at 7
p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 7, at
Washington Plaza Hotel, 10
Thomas Circle NW.
For details, call 202-667-0052 or
visit anc2f.org.
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The People and Places of Northwest Washington
November 23, 2011 ■ Page 13
Local author shares tales
behind D.C.’s ‘lost’ sites
By BETH COPE
Current Staff Writer
I
t’s hard not to feel disappointed
while reading John DeFerrari’s
new book, “Lost Washington,
D.C.” But that discontent isn’t
spurred by anything lacking in the
text — rather, it’s about what’s
lacking in Washington.
“Definitely,” DeFerrari said
when asked if he mourns the places his book spotlights. Yet he sees
an upside: “Part of the pleasure of
writing the book is to help preserve
the memories of lots of places.”
“Lost” seeks to harness the
memories of 22 D.C. buildings and
neighborhoods — most of them
gone today — by telling their stories in a spare 159 pages. DeFerrari
brings the reader along, for
instance, to Pennsylvania Avenue
in 1800, when most residents took
a daily trip to the Center Market,
or to Columbia Road in 1916 and
the ill-fated Knickerbocker
Theater.
Forest Hills resident DeFerrari,
a government analyst by day and
amateur historian by night, has
been hunting down Washington’s
forgotten facilities for years. It all
started with a vintage postcard.
“I discovered that there were so
many of them … and they were
relatively common and easy to get
ahold of,” he said, explaining that
“postcards were kind of the instant
message” of the early 1900s.
Telephones weren’t yet ubiquitous,
but “on the other hand, mail was
delivered several times a day. …
You could dash off a postcard to
Historical photos from Library of Congress;
other images courtesy of The History Press
Sites lost to the city like the old Knickerbocker
Theater, above, and the Center Market, left,
feature in John DeFerrari’s new book, “Lost
Washington, D.C.”
say, ‘Could I meet you for lunch
tomorrow at the cafe?’”
At first, DeFerrari shared his
postcard finds on Flickr, sometimes researching the background
of a particular site. That work
inspired a blog, at streetsofwashington.com, and the site, in turn,
led to a book. “Lost” came out last
month, published by The History
Press, and it is available at various
local bookstores and online.
A casual reader might be surprised by how engaging the stories
of old buildings can be.
The section on Center Market,
for instance,
offers up such
tidbits as the
fact that a river
ran through the
site — literally.
The “Marsh
Market” building sat atop
Tiber Creek,
and “fish vendors would store live
fish in wire baskets that they lowered into the creek,” the book
explains.
The surrounding wetlands also
created some of the market’s fare:
“The marshy areas in the vicinity
of the … market supported numerous waterfowl, and boys would
happily find and shoot them and
then immediately sell them to vendors in the marketplace,” DeFerrari
writes.
But the market, which once
operated where the National
Archives now stands, wouldn’t
last. And as in nearly every chapter
of the book, just as a place comes
alive, DeFerrari explains what
brought it down.
In the case of the once-handSee Lost/Page 28
Paul charter school prepares for Turkey Day with Food & Friends drive
By ANNA WEAVER
Current Correspondent
H
eratio Carr’s 12th birthday falls on
Thanksgiving this year, and the Paul
Public Charter School seventh-grader
is looking forward to a large Thanksgiving
meal plus birthday cake.
But Carr said he knows not everyone
expects to have a great Thanksgiving. That’s
why he and other Paul students, along with
parents, faculty and staff, spent part of last
weekend at the Northwest school sorting and
delivering food for local nonprofit Food &
Friends.
Starting at 11 a.m. Saturday, an assembly
line formed in a corner of the school’s basement cafeteria as cans of gravy, bags of
beans, boxes of macaroni and cheese and
more were quickly sorted. Expired or damaged items were set aside, and about 425
food items made their way into brightly decorated boxes for delivery.
Paul development associate Genee
Robinson said the school focuses on character education, with a different value emphasized each month. She said that the food
drive fits November’s focus on citizenship.
“It is extremely important for us as a
school community to have a very active role
in community outreach and volunteer service education,” she said.
Paul’s PTA equivalent, the Parent Action
Group, its student Beta Club, and its counseling department spearheaded the food collection, which started on Nov. 1.
Parent Action Group co-chair Rose
Swain said the food drive is educational
because it “shows compassion, being
respectful, helping those in your community.
And doing it as a school family, it strengthens the school to see the family working
together.”
While the school has done non-perishable
food drives in years past, this is the first year
it is working with Food & Friends.
“We wanted to partner with an organization that was close to our school,” said
Robinson.
Food & Friends, located on Riggs Road
in Northeast, provides healthy meals and
groceries to people with HIV/ AIDS, cancer
and other serious illnesses.
Because the group serves critically ill
people, said Parent Action Group co-chair
Swain, students were encouraged to bring in
healthy food items like sodium-free or lowsugar goods.
Paul Public Charter School enrolls 585
students in sixth to ninth grades. Each of its
35 or so homerooms was challenged to get
100 percent participation in the food collection effort.
Danalyn Hypolite, dean of academics,
said faculty and staff had their own healthy
competition to see which school department
could put together the best-decorated box
filled with donations toward a complete
Thanksgiving meal.
The 14 staff boxes were given to Paul
families that the school identified as needing
a little extra help for the holiday.
Heratio Carr’s mother, Michelle Carr,
was working alongside her son to sort and
tally food Saturday. “Hopefully this will
instill in him wanting to volunteer as he gets
older,” she said.
Parent Ingrid Rose came to help with the
drive even though it meant missing her son
Victor’s first basketball game of the season.
She said she wanted to show him that “we
have to extend ourselves more beyond just
who we are.”
“It’s a blessing to help out,” she said.
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The Current
Spotlight on Schools
Aidan Montessori School
Aidan Montessori School’s
upper elementary students have a
new classroom and teacher.
Sixth-grader Sofia Brown said,
“We have new students, new teachers and a new pet.” She likes the
new students.
Sixth-grader Lucia Braddock
said, “Mrs. York teaches differently
and has new, fresh ideas.” She said
the class is organized differently
and has a different vibe. Her favorite work in math is trinomial theorem, which involves algebra.
A new member of the class,
Sebastian Lenart, said so far he has
been expanding his friendships. His
favorite science experiment is the
bucket experiment. “It is fun to
swing the bucket in circles,” he
School DISPATCHES
said.
Fifth-grader Elliot Seals said,
“There isn’t much different about
the classroom except for Mrs. York
does work-journal check every day,
and she lets us sit on the rug when
she reads us a story.” There are
some new materials, such as sentence-analysis and interpretive-reading cards. “The job that everybody
loves is telephone,” he said.
Fifth-grader Eva Gondelman
said that Mrs. York is “very funny
and gives fun and interesting lessons. I like school this year because
it is my second year here at Aidan,
so I know everybody.” She likes
creative writing.
Mrs. York said, “It is very
rewarding. I have an exceptional
group of children, and I learn from
them every day.”
— Eva Sophia Shimanski and
Isabel Bouhl, fifth-graders
Annunciation School
We have been very busy and
working hard for the past few
weeks. Every year our parish holds
a Christmas bazaar. The bazaar has
all sorts of gently used items for
sale, baked goods, and handmade
Christmas items. As part of our service, seventh- and eighth-graders
helped transfer and set up items. We
also worked in the kitchen and
helped serve the lunch. It took a lot
of work, but when everyone pitched
in, the job got done faster.
Every year, our school holds a
grandparents’ tea just before
Thanksgiving. This gives our grandparents an opportunity to visit our
school and watch their grandchildren perform. Classes work hard
learning songs for this performance,
and grandparents enjoy being taken
on tours of the school.
— Mina Grace Larraquel,
eighth-grader
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when the kid, played by my friend
Charlie, beats the rat piper, played
by Matteo. My part is an FBI agent.
I had to learn a song and dance,
which I will perform with all the
year 5 and year 6 pupils who do not
have main speaking parts.
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wait to perform the play, which will
be the best show in British School
of Washington history!
— Anthony Pagedas,
Year 5 York (fourth-grader)
Deal Middle School
Last Thursday at Alice Deal
Middle School was a day that all
students were looking forward to …
Viking Time! Viking Time is a
45-minute activity after all periods
are over. All periods are shorter that
day so students can have this time.
Some of these activities include:
chess, quilting, meditation, Disney
movies and Rubik’s Cube. This is
not the only thing students do on
Thursdays. On some Thursdays
there is Pause, in which students
organize their lockers, binders and
basically their lives. With Sustained
Silent Reading, students are given
45 minutes of silent reading time.
In the Deal athletics program,
basketball tryouts for all grades are
going on. Almost 120 kids try out
each year. The cross-country team
just wrapped up its season with a
city championship. And the volleyball team had an undefeated season.
A turkey drive competition has
started up in homerooms. Each
homeroom has to decorate a box
and fill it with canned foods. The
food will be donated to a charity so
the homeless can have a
Thanksgiving feast. The homeroom
with the most food wins a pizza
party! There is also a freerice.com
competition going on. This is a
website where people answer ques-
tions to donate rice to poor families
in Asia and Africa. One question
right means 10 grains of rice. Team
Alexandra is in the lead right now.
— Joe Inglima, sixth-grader
Edmund Burke School
On Nov. 9, there was an extended assembly at Edmund Burke.
Members of the Young
Playwrights’ Theater performed a
play that was written by a fourthgrader. The play was about 15 minutes long, and it was very well written for a fourth-grader. Six young
men and women performed the
play, which was about a singing
contest and generosity. The main
character is a girl who wins her
school singing contest. A girl who
despises her really wants to win but
catches a cold on the stage and ends
up losing. The mother of the child
who wins takes her daughter out to
dinner and the girl is nice enough to
bring the other girl, who becomes
her friend.
Also at the assembly, one of the
coaches and two of the former
champions of the DC Youth Poetry
Slam Team spoke about the program they run. The 2010 winner
and the team’s coach had a poetry
showdown, and the former champion won. Even though the team is
called the Poetry Slam Team, it is
more rap than poetry. It made every
student and teacher laugh.
— Matthieu Leo, eighth-grader
Holy Trinity School
On Oct. 26, the fourth-grade
class traveled to the Smithsonian
Environmental Research Center on
the Rhode River in Edgewater, Md.
We did lots of fun things and
learned about the Chesapeake Bay
and estuaries.
We participated in several activities. One of them was seining. We
grabbed partners and a huge net and
caught some fish! Then, we went to
the plankton station, where we
looked at plankton and other microorganisms under microscopes. We
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We’re Preparing for Winter Storms
Here’s How You Can Prepare, Too
The work we are doing now will help us provide more reliable
service in the event of severe storms. We’ve been working hard
to make our systems more reliable. And while we can’t prevent
winter storms, we can take steps to address some of the most
common causes of outages. We can also be better prepared to
address outages when they occur.
5 Tips to Help You Prepare for Storms
1. Assemble a storm kit
Include nonperishable foods, bottled water, a telephone with a cord or a
cellphone, a flashlight, battery-powered radio, medicines, and infant supplies.
2. Develop an emergency plan and practice it regularly
Identify special needs of family members, particularly infants and elderly persons.
If someone relies on life-support equipment, identify an alternate location with
power where they can go during a storm.
3. Protect electronic equipment
Plug items such as computers, televisions and DVD players into electrical
surge protectors.
4. Update your contact information
Update your phone number to help us respond more quickly to outages. Call
our Customer Care Service Center at 202-833-7500. Please have your Pepco
account number handy.
5. Sign up for the Emergency Medical Equipment
Notification Program
Customers who rely on electricity to power life-support equipment can learn of
planned outages and severe weather that could disrupt power. To enroll, call
202-833-7500 or visit pepco.com.
To learn more about how we restore power,
visit pepco.com, or to report an outage or
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Holidays inWashington
Northwest hosting varied holiday festivities
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he National Zoo will present
“ZooLights” this week
through Jan. 1.
Thousands of environmentally
friendly light displays, dancing
trees, Pandaw Claws, seasonal food
and drink, and live entertainment
will illuminate the Zoo this season.
Visitors will also be able to thaw
their paws in exhibit buildings and
view the animals at night, check out
a Kids’ Farm-themed model train,
take in gingerbread habitat contest
entries, skate on an “iceless” rink
and ride around Great Cats Circle
on a new trackless train.
ZooLights runs from 5 to 9 p.m.
Friday through Sunday nights
through Dec. 11 and then nightly
through Jan. 1 except Dec. 24, 25
and 31. Admission is free, but skating costs $5 for a 30-minute session
(skate rental $2), the trackless train
costs $3 per person, and parking
costs $9 for Friends of the National
Zoo and $16 for nonmembers.
Spots can be reserved ($30 for nonmembers, $20 for members) by
calling 202-633-4486 at least 48
hours in advance.
■ The Fairmont Washington,
D.C., 2401 M St. NW, will offer a
buffet Thanksgiving brunch with
unlimited sparkling wine and complimentary valet parking from 11
a.m. to 2 p.m. The cost is $95 per
person. For reservations, call 202457-5020. fairmont.com.
■ The Willard InterContinental’s
Willard Room and Crystal Room
will offer seatings at a Thanksgiving
buffet at 10:30 and 11 a.m. and 1:30
and 2 p.m. The cost is $85 per adult
and $35 per child age 4 through 12;
children under 4 are free. 1401
Pennsylvania Ave. NW.
washington.intercontinental.com.
■ Hillwood Estate, Museum and
Gardens, 4155 Linnean Ave. NW,
will host a Lane Sanson Jewelry
Trunk Show Nov. 26 from 10 a.m.
to 5 p.m., offering a chance for
early holiday shopping.
Admission to Hillwood, which
will be decorated for the holidays,
costs $15 for adults, $12 for seniors,
$10 for college students and $5 for
children ages 6 through 18. 202686-5807; hillwoodmuseum.org.
■ The Fairmont Washington,
D.C., 2401 M St. NW, will present
its eighth annual tree-lighting cere-
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The National Zoo’s “ZooLights” festival, opening Friday, will feature
environmentally friendly light displays and live entertainment.
mony from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Nov. 30.
Guests will enjoy refreshments,
holiday card making, family photos
with Santa, the Marine Corps Color
Guard and the Georgetown
Visitation Madrigals. Admission is
free, but guests are asked to bring a
gift for Toys for Tots. fairmont.com.
■ Tudor Place Historic House
and Garden, 1644 31 St. NW, will
present “Tudor Nights: Punch
Royal and Holiday Trimmings” for
guests ages 21 and older Dec. 1
from 6 to 8 p.m.
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Choral Concerts” Dec. 1 through 23
in its grand lobby. The concerts are
free and begin at 5:30 p.m.
washington.intercontinental.com.
■ Hillwood Estate, Museum and
Gardens, 4155 Linnean Ave. NW,
will host wreath workshops at 10:30
a.m. Dec. 2 and 10:30 a.m. and 2
p.m. Dec. 3.
Tickets $40 for members and
$50 for nonmembers. 202-6865807; hillwoodmuseum.org.
■ The Junior League of
Washington will present its annual
fundraising event, “A Capital
Collection of Holiday Shops,” Dec.
2 through 4 at the Washington
Marriott Wardman Park Hotel, 2600
Woodley Road NW.
The three-day event will begin
with a special breakfast (tickets
$45) at 9 a.m. Dec. 2. That night
will feature a “Belles and Beaus”
ball (tickets $65 in advance; $70 at
the door) of hors d’oeuvres, cocktails, dancing and auctions starting
at 6 p.m. Events will conclude with
pictures with Santa from noon to 3
p.m. Dec. 4. General shopping
hours (tickets $10) will be 11 a.m.
to 5 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Saturday and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Sunday. jlw.org.
■ Tudor Place Historic House
and Garden, 1644 31st St. NW,
will hold holiday wreath workshops
for ages 12 and older at 10 a.m. and
1 p.m. Dec. 2 and 3 and 10 a.m.
Dec. 9.
All materials will be provided.
The cost is $30 per wreath for
members and $40 per wreath for
nonmembers. 202-965-0400;
tudorplace.org.
■ The Washington Project for the
Arts will present “IceBox,” its
annual holiday gift shop, Dec. 2
through 23 at its 2023
Massachusetts Ave. NW site.
The store will feature crafts, jewelry, housewares and small works
of art made by Washington Project
for the Arts members.
Store hours will be 11 a.m. to 5
p.m. Monday through Friday, with
special events from 6 to 8 p.m. Dec.
2, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dec. 18 and 6
to 8 p.m. Dec. 19. Admission is
free. wpadc.org.
■ Dumbarton Concerts will present the Linn Barnes & Allison
Hampton Celtic Consort performing
music Dec. 3 through 11 at
Dumbarton United Methodist
Church in Georgetown, 3133
Dumbarton St. NW.
Performances times are 4 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday, along with 8
p.m. Dec. 10. Tickets cost $33 for
adults, $29 for seniors and $16 for
ages 18 and younger. 202-9652000; dumbartonconcerts.org.
■ Four historic house museums will
open their doors together for the
first time with a special “Holidays
Through History” event Dec. 3
from 4 to 8 p.m.
Included sites are Dupont
Circle’s Anderson House (2118
Massachusetts Ave. NW), SheridanKalorama’s Woodrow Wilson
House (2340 S St. NW) and
Georgetown’s Dumbarton House
(2715 Q St. NW) and Tudor Place
Historic House and Garden (1644
31st St. NW). Event participants
will stroll the mansions to see festive period decorations, listen to
music from the Federal period
through the Roaring Twenties and
sample seasonal treats.
Admission for all four costs $16
in advance or $20 at the door for
adults or $10 for ages 17 and
younger. Admission to one museum
costs $10. Complimentary shuttle
buses will be provided among the
houses. holidaysthroughhistory.
eventbrite.com.
■ House of Sweden, at 2900 K St.
NW, will present a Swedish
Christmas Bazaar Dec. 3 from 11
a.m. to 5 p.m.
Visitors will experience a typical
Swedish “julmarknad” with vendors, food, music and the traditional
Santa Lucia procession. Children
will sing Swedish Christmas carols
at 1 p.m. Admission is free.
houseofsweden.com.
■ House of Sweden, at 2900 K St.
NW, will present “Home for
Christmas,” an exhibit of illustrations from the book by Jan Brett,
weekends Dec. 3 through 18.
The exhibit will be open from 11
a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and noon to
5 p.m. Saturday. Storytelling will
take place at noon and 2 p.m. Dec.
10, 11, 17 and 18. Admission is
free. houseofsweden.com.
■ The St. Albans School Parents
Association will host its 29th annual Christmas House Tour Dec. 2
and 3 in Sheridan-Kalorama.
This year’s tour is “city sidewalks,” reminding guests of the
joys of urban living during the holidays. Five homes, decorated for the
holidays, will be open from 11 a.m.
to 5 p.m. Dec. 2 and 10 a.m. to 4
p.m. Dec 3.
Tickets cost $35 and are available at St. Albans, Wisconsin and
Massachusetts avenues NW, on the
days of the tour. There will also be
a holiday luncheon ($15) served
from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. both days
in the St. Albans Refectory.
stalbansschool.org/CHT.
■ St. John’s Episcopal Church in
Georgetown, at 3240 O St. NW,
will hold its annual greens sale and
Christmas bazaar from 10 a.m. to 3
p.m. Dec. 3.
The church benefit will feature
wreaths, gourmet foods, holiday
plants, gifts and more. A Vintage
Christmas and Collectibles Shop
will offer items from years gone by,
including jewelry and children’s
holiday outfits.
■ Tudor Place Historic House
and Garden, 1644 31st St. NW,
will present a holiday ornament
workshop for ages 12 and older at
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the zoning panel’s calendar, Euro Capital principal Jacques Cohen said at last Wednesday’s
Foggy Bottom/West End advisory neighborhood commission meeting.
More than four months of negotiations with
Watergate residents have already pushed the
$70 million project beyond its target opening
of January 2013 for the presidential inauguration, Cohen said. And he said Watergate West’s
requests “are not reasonable.”
“The spirit has to be that we have to understand it’s not going to be very easy but we want
the hotel, and let’s get it done,” said Cohen. “I
see the spirit’s just not there.”
Neither Cohen nor members of the
Watergate West board would comment on the
specific issues, citing the confidentiality of
their negotiations. But in his comments to the
neighborhood commission, Cohen implied
that residents were seeking parking arrangements and promises for relief from construction disruption that he considered impossible.
“We’re putting in $70 million in this building,” he said. “We’re not going to be able to do
that with ballet dancers. It is going to be noisy;
it is going to annoy some of the residents for
12 months.”
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and consensus and certainly not breaking any
speed records,” she said, adding, “It’s just a
matter of putting things down in writing that
would be conditions we would want.”
At last week’s meeting, a Watergate West
board member and a resident also raised concerns about noise from hotel patrons using an
exit near their building, and requested a study
on traffic impacts from the extra hotel rooms.
Euro Capital hopes to increase the number
of rooms from 237 to 355, which Cohen said
would be necessary to make the hotel economically viable.
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and Urban Development.
“I don’t think most people can
appreciate the complexity of these
kinds of mixed-use, transformational, mixed-income developments,”
said Galante. “It really is as hard as it
gets in any kind of development
activities.”
Expected to generate 2,400 jobs
in the short run and more when the
new buildings are functional, the
development overcame financial
hurdles with the help of more than
$100 million from the federal housing agency and $35 million from the
city’s tax increment financing program.
“So many people came together
to make this happen,” said Roadside
founding partner Richard Lake, who
headed the ceremony.
The project, Lake said, is
designed around a planned underground loading dock built for Giant.
At 72,000 square feet, the restored
grocery store slated to open in 2013
will be the largest in the city. “This
The company also hopes to raise the ballroom’s ceiling, improve the hotel restaurant
and add an outdoor courtyard, he said. These
plans have already been approved by the U.S.
Commission of Fine Arts, but the D.C. Zoning
Commission must sign off on an increase in
rooms beyond 300.
Many residents and neighborhood commissioners applauded the basic plan to reopen the
hotel and said they hope it can reverse the
exodus of tenants from the Watergate’s retail
space.
“It makes the whole complex more viable,”
said Julian High of Watergate South. “We are
quite frankly frustrated with our neighbors that
they haven’t signed the consent letter.”
Giant will be particularly unique,”
said Chris Paradissis, Giant Food’s
regional vice president, “retaining
much of the historic … facade while
incorporating the new state-of-theart merchandising features to best
serve our customers.”
The project will “seamlessly”
connect with the downtown and
uptown sections of 7th Street,
according to Gray, adding to overall
progress in the Shaw community.
Along with retail, restaurants, a 182room hotel, 150 condos and 401
market-rate apartments, the project
will also include an 84-unit senior
housing building, singled out by the
mayor as the key component.
“We don’t want to have our
seniors get to a point where they feel
like that they cannot afford to live in
the city,” Gray said, “when so many
have paved the way to make it what
it is today.”
Letha M. Blount, 81, a Shaw
resident for more than 50 years, said
she looks forward to senior housing
on the site. Giant’s closure is inconvenient, Blount said, “but it’s worth
waiting for.”
“I used to use this Giant every
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day,” said Gerry Coates, who works
for Shaw Main Street, “so I’m suffering from withdrawal symptoms.”
“You know it’s the real deal when
there is an excavator,” Del. Norton
joked, drawing giggles from the
audience over the failure to break
ground last fall, as planned. Ward 2
D.C. Council member Jack Evans
called the event the project’s “annual
groundbreaking.”
One of the five original brick
markets in the city, the historic O
Street Market saw a decline after the
1960s civil rights riots, according to
Norton. “Since the founding of this
market 130 years ago,” she added,
“it has been a prized public market,
a meeting place for residents not
only in the immediate neighborhood
but from all over the city.”
“This neighborhood could not
fully revive as long as this market
remained in disrepair,” Norton said.
“Now we’re going to get, with this,
not only a market, but a revitalization.”
CityMarket at O is one of the
many high-profile projects aimed at
transforming the Shaw area, which
include the Marriott Marquis hotel
near the convention center, and a
mixed-use headquarters building for
the United Negro College Fund.
“Of all the communities in Ward
2, this community has come further,” Evans said.
But not everyone in the community supports the development. Ervin
Henderson, 58, said that for senior
residents without cars, traveling to
the closest grocery store — about a
mile from the Giant at O Street —
will be inconvenient while the new
store is under construction.
He said the project is geared
toward “young hip-hopsters” and
that the deserving senior community,
“who are the true legitimate D.C.
taxpayers, are really not being treated fairly.”
Residents with low incomes can’t
come and buy anything at this market, according to Henderson. “It’s
always been a middle-class and
diverse neighborhood,” he said, “but
I feel that now it isn’t balanced.”
The project should hire local people, Henderson added. And a crowd
of protesters outside the market
backed him on that point, waving
placards that read, “Clark
Construction didn’t hire me.” Clark
is one of the companies involved
with the project.
A Look at the Market in Northwest Washington
November 23, 2011 ■ Page 19
Colonial offers top-to-bottom renovations in Chevy Chase
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stock in Northwest D.C.
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each home’s history. But if a recent
full revamp is still noteworthy —
and it is — a stylish top-to-bottom
redo of a gracious 1922 Colonial is
enough to make the most jaded
market-watcher take notice.
The Chevy Chase home’s exterior saw improvements during the
redesign, from a new roof to a
newly excavated and waterproofed
foundation. But the impact is that of
an impeccably maintained classic
home, with black shutters popping
on a white and pale-gray background.
Inside, the home’s best features
were spiffed up and retained. White
oak floorboards on the ground floor
(pine on the second level) have been
refinished, and plaster has been
repaired and repainted.
But particularly impressive is the
commitment renovators demonstrated in restoring the home’s many
casement windows. The repaired
period pieces are backed with new
storm windows whose seams are
invisible from inside the home.
Those windows as well as
restored French doors flank a woodburning fireplace in the large living
room. Built-in bookcases add further architectural interest.
In a dining room, the refurbished
windows are set in a bright bay. A
chair rail, sconces and a chandelier
also help to define the space.
Through a swinging door, the
home’s kitchen is soothing in warm
neutrals. Creamy cabinetry and a
matching refrigerator contrast with
the natural walnut that lines a center
island. While travertine pops up on
floors and backsplash, the star is the
honed Crema Marfil marble that lies
on the countertops and island.
Contrasting with those warm
tones is the stainless steel on the
room’s suite of GE Monogram
appliances, including a six-burner
dual-fuel range and oven.
One flight up the broad stairs,
four bedrooms have been renovated. The smallest connects to the
master suite and would be ideal as a
nursery or sitting room.
The master bedroom includes
double French doors to let in light
and air and connects to a thoroughly
renovated master bath. Two types of
marble — Carrera and Arabescato
Photos courtesy of Long & Foster
A recent renovation provided stylish
updates to the 1922 home.
— line floors, a soaking tub, separate vanities and a shower with a
frameless glass door.
Bathrooms here, including a hall
bath on this level and a powder
room on the first, have been renovated in a classic style, with pedestal
sinks and accent tile in a Greek key
pattern.
A third level is lined in flatweave carpet and features a bedroom, a cedar closet and a large
space that would easily work as a
playroom, home office or more.
In the bottom level, functional
spots include a full bath, carpeted
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family room, laundry spot and utility room. In that final space, the
extent of this renovation becomes
clear. The property has been almost
fully rewired, and the hot water
boiler has been rebuilt. CAT-5 and
coaxial cable is ready for hookup.
Hidden improvements include
widespread replacement of old
pipes throughout the home.
Further improvements are in the
offing for this property. Plans call
for a new family room addition
open to the kitchen and main living
areas with tall ceilings, hardwood
floors and lots of tall casement windows. Once construction begins, the
home will be offered for $1,449,500.
In the meantime, this five-bedroom, 4.5-bath home at 3803
Huntington St. is offered for
$1,299,500. For more information,
contact broker Joseph Rubin of
Long & Foster Real Estate at joe.
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Wednesday November 23
Concert
■ The “Swing, Swing, Swing” series will
feature violinist Miri Ben-Ari performing her
unique fusion of classical, jazz, R&B and hiphop styles. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage,
Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.
Discussion
■ Author, blogger
and activist David
Swanson will discuss
his book “When the
World Outlawed War.”
6:30 to 8 p.m. Free.
Langston Room,
Busboys and Poets,
2021 14th St. NW. 202-387-7638.
Film
■ “The Cinema Week in Washington DC”
will feature Russian documentary films. 7 to
10 p.m. Free. Letelier Theater, 3251 Prospect
St. NW. leteliertheater.com. The festival will
continue through Tuesday.
Sporting event
■ The Washington Capitals will play the
Winnipeg Jets. 7 p.m. $59 to $145. Verizon
Center, 601 F St. NW. 202-397-7328.
Thursday, Nov. 24
Thursday november 24
Concert
■ The “Swing, Swing, Swing” series will
feature vocalist, guitarist, composer and keyboardist Daryl Davis and his band. 5 and
8:30 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy
Center. 202-467-4600.
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Events Entertainment
annual Thanksgiving Day Trot for Hunger, a
5K run and family walk to benefit the homeless and hungry. 8:30 a.m. $25. Freedom
Plaza, Pennsylvania Avenue between 12th
and 13th streets NW. some.org.
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Book signing
■ George Norfleet will sign copies of his
book “A Pilot’s Journey.” Noon to 5 p.m. Free
admission. Museum Store, National Museum
of American History, 14th Street and
Constitution Avenue NW. 202-633-1000.
Children’s program
■ Barefoot Puppet Theatre will present a
retelling of the classic tale “The Little Red
Hen,” and then audience members will decorate gingerbread cookies. 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.
$3 to $12. S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100
Jefferson Drive SW. 202-633-8700. The event
will repeat Saturday at noon.
Concert
■ NSO Pops will
present guitarist and
vocalist George Benson
in “An Unforgettable
Tribute to Nat King
Cole.” 1:30 and 8 p.m.
$20 to $85. Concert
Hall, Kennedy Center.
202-467-4600. The concert will repeat
Saturday at 8 p.m.
Dinner
■ St. Alban’s Episcopal Church, Church of
the Annunciation and Washington Hebrew
Congregation will present their annual
Thanksgiving Day Community Dinner. Noon.
Free. Church of the Annunciation, 3810
Massachusetts Ave. NW. 202-362-3323, ext.
22.
Films
■ The National Gallery of Art will present
Andy Warhol’s 16 mm film “Lupe.” 12:30
p.m. Free. East Building Auditorium, National
Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Constitution
Avenue NW. 202-737-4215.
■ British film historian Kevin Brownlow
will illustrate his latest work on a lifelong project to return Abel Gance’s 1927 film
“Napoleon” to its original form. 2:30 p.m.
Free. East Building Auditorium, National
Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Constitution
Avenue NW. 202-737-4215.
Walk
■ So Others Might Eat will host its 10th
Sporting event
■ The Washington Capitals will play the
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■ A park ranger will lead a tour of the
newly restored
Peirce Mill and
discuss how the
use of water
power to make
flour advanced
the industrial
revolution. Noon. Free. Peirce Mill, Tilden
Street and Beach Drive NW. 202-895-6070.
New York Islanders. 4 p.m. $95 to $207.
Verizon Center, 601 F St. NW. 202-397-7328.
Saturday, Nov. 26
Saturday november 26
Book signing
■ Sandra O’Connell will sign copies of her
book “An American Family in World War II.”
Noon to 5 p.m. Free admission. Museum
Store, National Museum of American History,
14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW.
202-633-1000.
Children’s programs
■ A hands-on family workshop will focus
on the King James Bible. 10 to 11 a.m. Free;
reservations required. Folger Shakespeare
Library, 201 East Capitol St. SE. 202-6750395.
■ Children ages 5 and older will listen to
a story about Sequoyah — the man who
made reading and writing in Cherokee possible — and create a special piece of art. 1 to 4
p.m. Free. National Portrait Gallery, 8th and F
streets NW. 202-633-1000. The program will
repeat Sunday from 2 to 5 p.m.
■ A park ranger will help children ages 5
and older create a corn-husk doll like those
made by Colonial children. 2 p.m. Free. Peirce
Barn, Tilden Street and Beach Drive NW. 202895-6070.
Classes and workshops
■ The Institute for Spiritual Development
will host a “Seated Kundalini Yoga” class for
people who have limited mobility, are recovering from an injury or deal with tight muscles
that make sitting on the floor a challenge. 10
to 11:30 a.m. $18. Institute for Spiritual
Development, 5419 Sherier Place NW. 202363-7106.
■ Gala Hispanic
Theatre’s seventh annual Flamenco Festival will
feature a family workshop in flamenco zapateo, castanets and fans.
11 a.m. and 2 p.m.
Free. Gala Theatre,
3333 14th St. NW. 202-234-7174.
Monday, Nov. 28
Monday november 28
Friday, november 25
■ Concert: The Eric Felten Jazz
Orchestra and singer/songwriter Nellie
McKay will perform classic big band
music of the swing era as part of the
“Swing, Swing, Swing” series. 5 and
8:30 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage,
Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.
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Performance
■ Double Nickels Theatre Company will
present the debut performance of “Scattered
Pictures,” featuring the stories of seven veterans who served in World War II and the
Korean War. 3 p.m. $30. Atlas Performing
Arts Center, 1333 H St. NE. 202-399-7993.
Class
■ Teacher and therapist Elizabeth Muniot
will lead a weekly yoga class. 5:30 p.m. Free.
Watha T. Daniel-Shaw Neighborhood Library,
1630 7th St. NW. 202-727-1288.
Concerts
■ The U.S. Air Force Airmen of Note’s saxophone section will perform. 6 p.m. Free.
Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-4674600.
■ The Turkmenistan Folk Ensemble will
perform. 6 to 8 p.m. Free. Coolidge
Auditorium, Jefferson Building, Library of
Congress, 10 1st St. SE. 202-707-5676.
■ Cast members from the national tour of
“Jersey Boys” will perform hits from the
1950s and 1960s in “Rock Like a Man,” a
benefit concert for Broadway Cares/Equity
Fights AIDS and Food & Friends. 7:30 p.m.
$50. DC Improv, 1140 Connecticut Ave. NW.
202-296-7008.
Films
■ The National Gallery of Art will present
Andy Warhol’s 16 mm film “Afternoon.” 11
a.m. Free. East Building Auditorium, National
Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Constitution
Avenue NW. 202-737-4215.
■ “Seeking Spain in the Cinema” will feature Joseph L. Mankiewicz’s 1954 film “The
Barefoot Contessa” and Fred Zinnemann’s
1964 film “Behold a Pale Horse.” 2 p.m.
Free. East Building Auditorium, National
Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Constitution
Avenue NW. 202-737-4215.
Films
■ “Seeking Spain in the Cinema” will feature Josef von Sternberg’s 1935 film “The
Devil Is a Woman,” at 2 p.m.; and Carlos
Saura’s 1986 film “El Amor Brujo,” at 4 p.m.
Free. East Building Auditorium, National
Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Constitution
Avenue NW. 202-737-4215.
■ The “Focus-In! Cinema for a Conscious
Community” series will feature Jeanne
Hallacy’s 2010 film “Into the Current:
Burma’s Political Prisoners.” 8 to 10 p.m.
Free. Cullen Room, Busboys and Poets, 1025
5th St. NW. 202-387-7638.
Discussions and lectures
■ A symposium will highlight Turkmen literature and performing arts. 8:30 a.m. to
2:30 p.m. Free. Room 119, Jefferson
Building, Library of Congress, 10 1st St. SE.
202-707-5676.
■ Andrew Skerritt
will discuss his book
“Ashamed to Die:
Silence, Denial, and the
AIDS Epidemic in the
South.” 6:30 to 8 p.m.
Free. Langston Room,
Busboys and Poets,
2021 14th St. NW. 202-387-7638.
■ Robert K. Massie will discuss his book
“Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman.” 7
p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015
Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919.
■ Author Judy Blume, recipient of the
13th annual Smithsonian McGovern Award
for her work supporting
children and the
American family, will discuss her career, contemporary society and the
importance of preserving
intellectual freedom in
literature for children
and adults. 7 to 9 p.m. $23. S. Dillon Ripley
Center, 1100 Jefferson Drive SW. 202-6333030.
■ Chuck Todd, NBC News chief White
House correspondent and political director,
will discuss the 2012 election. 7:30 p.m.
Free. Jack Morton Auditorium, School of
Media and Public Affairs, George Washington
University, 805 21st St. NW. smpa.gwu.edu.
■ The “Classic Conversations” series will
feature Shakespeare Theatre Company artistic director Michael Kahn interviewing actor
Kevin Kline. 8 p.m. $35. Sidney Harman Hall,
610 F St. NW. 202-547-1122.
Open house
■ Wagshal’s will host an open house and
tasting event to celebrate its renovated Spring
Valley Catering facility. 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Free.
Wagshal’s, 49th Street and Massachusetts
Avenue NW (enter through Yuma Street park-
Tours and walks
■ A park ranger will lead a visit to the
earthworks of Fort Stevens and talk about
the lives of the soldiers who defended the
nation’s capital in 1864. 10 a.m. Free. Fort
Stevens, 1000 Quackenbos St. NW. 202-
Films
■ The Chevy Chase Neighborhood
Library will present the 1994 film “Burnt by
the Sun.” 2 p.m. Free. Chevy Chase
Neighborhood Library, 5625 Connecticut
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Concerts
■ Pianist Raj Bhimani will perform works
by Rameau, Debussy, Brenet and Schubert.
1:30 p.m. Free. Society of the Cincinnati,
2118 Massachusetts Ave. NW. 202-7852040.
■ Guitarist
Paulo Martelli
will perform as
part of the
Brazilian series
Movimento
Violão. 6 p.m.
Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center.
202-467-4600.
Sunday, Nov. 27
Sunday november 27
Concerts
■ Pianist Kate Liu will perform. 4 p.m.
$20. Phillips Collection, 1600 21st St. NW.
202-387-2151.
■ New York-based singer/songwriter
Alfonso Velez will perform. 6 p.m. Free.
Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-4674600.
■ Concert pianist
Steven Spooner will perform. 6:30 p.m. Free.
West Garden Court,
National Gallery of Art,
6th Street and
Constitution Avenue NW.
202-737-4215.
■ Dahlak Restaurant will host its weekly
“DC Jazz Jam” session. 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.
Free. 1771 U St. NW. 202-527-9522.
Discussions and lectures
■ Walter Isaacson will discuss his book
“Steve Jobs.” 4 p.m. Free. Barnes & Noble,
3040 M St. NW. 202-965-9880.
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Ave. NW. 202-282-0021.
■ “Homage to Christoph Schlingensief”
will feature a showing of Frieder Schlaich’s
2004 interview with the German film, theater
and opera director. 6:30 p.m. $7. GoetheInstitut, 812 7th St. NW. 202-289-1200, ext.
160.
■ The Washington Psychotronic Film
Society will present Maria Peters’ 1989 film
“Sonny Boy.” 8 p.m. Donation suggested.
McFadden’s Restaurant and Saloon, 2401
Pennsylvania Ave. NW. 202-462-3356.
Reading
■ Theater J’s “Voices From a Changing
Middle East” series will feature a reading of
“Such a Beautiful Voice Is Sayeda’s” and
“Karima’s City” by Egyptian-American playwright Youseff El Guindi. 7:30 p.m. $5.
Goldman Theater, Washington DC Jewish
Community Center, 1529 16th St. NW. 800494-8497.
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Classes and workshops
■ Teacher and therapist Heather Ferris
will lead a weekly yoga class. Noon. Free.
Watha T. Daniel-Shaw Neighborhood Library,
1630 7th St. NW. 202-727-1288.
■ Yoga Activist will present a weekly yoga
class geared toward beginners. 7 p.m. Free.
Cleveland Park Neighborhood Library, 3310
Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-282-3080.
■ Attorney and writer Jeffrey Gorsky will
lead a two-part class on “Inquisition and
Expulsion: The Jews of Spain and Portugal.” 7
to 8:15 p.m. $40. National Museum of
American Jewish Military History, 1811 R St.
NW. jewishstudycenter.org. The second class
will be held Dec. 6 at 7 p.m.
■ Delia McCormick and Kathyi Kershaw
of Evers & Co. Real Estate will hold a workshop for home buyers. 7 p.m. Free; reservations requested. 4400 Jenifer St. NW. 301977-7273.
Concerts
■ The Tuesday Concert Series will feature
soprano Rachel Evangeline Barham and pianist Chloe Canton performing American and
British art songs. Noon. Free. Church of the
Epiphany, 1317 G St. NW. 202-347-2635, ext.
18.
■ The University of Maryland, Baltimore
County Wind Ensemble will perform. 6 p.m.
Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202467-4600.
Discussions and lectures
■ Rep. Barney Frank,
D-Mass., will discuss
“The Central Role of
Reductions in Military
Spending in Making
Rational Cuts in the
Deficit.” 11:30 a.m. $30.
Woman’s National
Democratic Club, 1526 New Hampshire Ave.
NW. 202-232-7363.
■ Rick Marschall will discuss his book
“Bully!: The Life and Times of Theodore
Roosevelt,” featuring political cartoons that
chronicle Roosevelt’s public life. 11:30 a.m.
Free. Dining Room A, Madison Building,
Library of Congress, 101 Independence Ave.
SE. 202-707-5221.
■ Carol Joynt will celebrate the 10th
anniversary of her Q&A Cafe series by interviewing infamous Washington insider Jack
Abramoff, author of “Capitol Punishment:
The Hard Truth About Washington Corruption
From America’s Most Notorious Lobbyist.”
Noon. $50; reservations required. The RitzCarlton Georgetown, 3100 South St. NW.
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■ Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at
American University will present a talk by
Kristie Miller on her book “Ellen and Edith:
Woodrow Wilson’s First Ladies.” 12:15 to
1:15 p.m. Free. Temple Baptist Church, 3860
Nebraska Ave. NW. 202-895-4860.
■ John Owen, associate professor of politics at the University of Virginia and recipient
of the Georgetown University Book Prize for
his book “The Clash of Ideas in World Politics:
Transnational Networks, States, and Regime
Change 1510-2010,” will discuss “Clash of
Ideas, Regime Change and the Arab Spring.”
4:30 to 6 p.m. Free; reservations required.
Main Conference Room, Mortara Building,
Georgetown University, 36th and N streets
NW. 202-687-8107.
■ James Carroll, scholar-in-residence at
Suffolk University and author of “Jerusalem,
Jerusalem: How the Ancient City Ignited Our
Modern World,” will discuss “Christian AntiSemitism: The Unfinished Reckoning.” 6:30
p.m. Bioethics Research Library, Healy Hall,
Georgetown University, 37th and O streets
NW. eventbrite.com/event/2142510306/.
■ Political commentator Chris Matthews
will discuss his book
“Jack Kennedy: Elusive
Hero.” 7 p.m. Free.
Politics and Prose, 5015
Connecticut Ave. NW.
202-364-1919.
■ Staff members from the Martin Luther
King Jr. Memorial Library’s Washingtoniana
Division will discuss “Researching Your
Home’s History.” 7 p.m. Free. Takoma Park
Neighborhood Library, 416 Cedar St. NW.
202-576-7252.
■ Laura Katzman will discuss her book
“Re-viewing Documentary: The Photographic
Life of Louise Rosskam.” 7:30 p.m. $10; $8
for seniors and students. Washington DC
Jewish Community Center, 1529 16th St. NW.
washingtondcjcc.org/authorsoutloud.
Films
■ The Georgetown Neighborhood Library
will present the 1972 film “Cabaret.” 6 p.m.
Free. Georgetown Neighborhood Library,
3260 R St. NW. 202-727-0232.
■ The Center for Environmental
Filmmaking will present “Colliding Civilizations
— Humans vs. Wildlife,” featuring films by
Maggie Burnette Stogner, Aditi Desal and Kai
Fang. A question-and-answer session with the
filmmakers will follow. 7 p.m. Free. Wechsler
Theatre, Mary Graydon Center, American
University, 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW.
environmentalfilm.org.
Performance
■ Busboys and Poets will host “Tuesday
Night Open Mic,” a weekly poetry event. 9 to
11 p.m. $4. Langston Room, Busboys and
Poets, 2021 14th St. NW. 202-387-7638.
Reading
■ A birthday celebration for Louisa May
Alcott will feature Jo Ann Beard and Maud
Casey reading from the American author’s
work and discussing her influence on their
own writing. Noon. Free. Whittall Pavilion,
Jefferson Building, Library of Congress, 10
1st St. SE. 202-707-5502.
Sporting event
■ The Washington Capitals will play the
St. Louis Blues. 7 p.m. $45 to $138. Verizon
Center, 601 F St. NW. 202-397-7328.
Nov. 30
Wednesday,
Wednesday
november 30
Classes
■ Housing Counseling Services, a local
nonprofit, will present a foreclosure-preven-
Monday, november 28
■ Film: The “Celebrate the Holidays”
series will feature William Keighley’s
1942 film “The Man Who Came to
Dinner,” starring Bette Davis, Monty
Woolley, Ann Sheridan and Jimmy
Durante. 6:30 p.m. Free; tickets
required. Helen Hayes Gallery, National
Theatre, 1321 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.
202-783-3372.
tion clinic to help homeowners in danger of
losing their homes. 6 p.m. Free. Suite 100,
2410 17th St. NW. 202-667-7712.
■ A weekly workshop will offer instruction
in “Sahaja Yoga Meditation.” 7 p.m. Free.
West End Neighborhood Library, 1101 24th
St. NW. 202-724-8707.
Concert
■ The U.S. Army Blues will perform a
Christmas program featuring
the music of
Stan Kenton. 6
p.m. Free.
Millennium
Stage, Kennedy
Center. 202-467-4600.
Discussions and lectures
■ Maria Fusco, associate curator of the
Textile Museum, will discuss “Displaying
African Textiles.” Noon. Free. Textile Museum,
2320 S St. NW. 202-667-0441, ext. 64.
■ Arsalan Iftikhar will discuss his book
“Islamic Pacifism: Global Muslims in the PostOsama Era.” 12:30 p.m. Free; reservations
required. Room 270, Intercultural Center,
Georgetown University, 37th and O streets
NW. islamicpacifism.eventbrite.com.
■ Jack Bishop, editorial director of Cook’s
Illustrated, will discuss “The Cook’s Illustrated
Cookbook: 2000 Recipes From 20 Years of
America’s Most Trusted Food Magazine,” at
4:30 p.m.; and Ann Beattie will discuss her
book “Mrs. Nixon: A Novelist Imagines a Life,”
at 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015
Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919.
■ “Evenings With Extraordinary Artists”
will feature a talk by Lionell Thomas, the
newly appointed executive director of the D.C.
Commission on the Arts and Humanities.
5:30 p.m. $20; reservations required. Arts
Club of Washington, 2017 I St. NW. 202-3317282, ext. 16.
■ Jean H. Baker will discuss her book
“Margaret Sanger: A Passion of Life.” 6 p.m.
Free. National Portrait Gallery, 8th and F
streets NW. 202-633-1000.
■ Panelists will discuss “Election and
Government Turnover in Spain.” 6 to 8 p.m.
Free. Room 450, Intercultural Center,
Georgetown University, 37th and O streets
NW. spanishroundtable.eventbrite.com.
■ Howard Ross will discuss his book
“ReInventing Diversity: Transforming
Organizational Community to Strengthen
People, Purpose, and Performance.” 6:30 to
8 p.m. Free. Cullen Room, Busboys and
Poets, 1025 5th St. NW. 202-387-7638.
■ Donald Eigler of IBM’s Almaden
Research Center will discuss “Atom
Manipulation: New Perspectives in
Nanoscience.” 6:45 p.m. Free. Carnegie
Institution of Washington, 1530 P St. NW.
202-328-6988.
■ National Museum of Natural History
researchers Gabriela Perez Baez, Joshua Bell
and Gwyneira Isaac will discuss “Keeping
Endangered Languages Alive.” 6:45 to 8:45
p.m. $40. S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
21
Jefferson Drive SW. 202-633-3030.
■ Wildlife photographer Steve Winter will
discuss “On the Trail of the Tiger,” about his
recent travels
through India,
Sumatra and
Thailand to document the dwindling population
of Asian tigers.
7:30 p.m. $20. Grosvenor Auditorium,
National Geographic, 1600 M St. NW. 202857-7700.
Films
■ “Homage to Christoph Schlingensief”
will feature the German director’s 1989 film
“100 Years Adolf Hitler — The Last Hours in
the Bunker” and his 1990 film “The German
Chainsaw Massacre.” 6:30 p.m. $7. GoetheInstitut, 812 7th St. NW. 202-289-1200, ext.
160.
■ The National Archives will present the
Oscar-nominated 2009 documentary “Food,
Inc.” in conjunction with the
“What’s
Cooking, Uncle
Sam” exhibition.
Afterward, a
panel discussion
will feature Alice Kamps, the exhibition curator; Ann Harvey Yonkers, co-director of
Freshfarm Markets; and Brooks Miller, coowner of North Mountain Pastures Farm in
Newport, Pa. 7 p.m. Free. McGowan Theater,
National Archives Building, Constitution
Avenue between 7th and 9th streets NW.
202-357-5000.
■ The Reel Israel DC series will present
Eitan Tzur’s 2010 film “Naomi,” about a
58-year-old astrophysics professor who discovers his young wife has a lover. 8 p.m. $11;
$9 for students; $8.25 for seniors; $8 for children ages 12 and younger. Avalon Theatre,
5612 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-966-6000.
Meditation
■ The Divine Science Church will offer a
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WHY, WHEN, AND HOW CHILDREN
SHOULD LEARN LANGUAGES
Lecture and Discussion with Alison Mackey, PhD
sponsored by
Monday, December 5, 2011
7:00-8:30 PM
admission is free; this event is open to everyone
WIS Primary School Campus
Reservoir Road at 36th Street
Washington, DC 20007
Dr. Mackey is a professor of linguistics and head of the applied
linguistics program at Georgetown University. She has coauthored nearly 100 research articles and books on methods
of teaching and learning languages. She will address common
myths and misconceptions about language learning; her lecture
will be followed by a Q&A.
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Saturday at 7:30 p.m.
weekly hour of silent meditation. Noon. Free.
2025 35th St. NW. 202-333-7630.
Discussions and lectures
■ Daniel W. Drezner, professor of international politics at Tufts University, will discuss
his book “Theories of International Politics
and Zombies.” 11 a.m. to noon. Free.
Abramson Family Founders Room, School of
International Service Building, American
University, 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW.
american.edu/calendar.
■ Rebecca Boggs Roberts, program director of Historic Congressional Cemetery, will
discuss the 204-year-old graveyard on Capitol
Hill and her research into the lives of some of
the people buried there. 11:30 a.m. $30.
Woman’s National Democratic Club, 1526
New Hampshire Ave. NW. 202-232-7363.
■ “Early American Cooking, Customs, and
Chocolate” will feature panelists Stephen A.
McLeod, author of “Dining With the
Washingtons”; Mary V. Thompson, research
historian at Mount Vernon; Rodney Snyder,
Mars Chocolate history research director; and
B.L. Trahos, open hearth cooking instructor at
Gunston Hall. A book signing and chocolatemaking demonstration will follow. Noon to 2
p.m. Free. McGowan Theater, National
Archives Building, Constitution Avenue
between 7th and 9th streets NW. 202-3575000.
■ A panel discussion on contemporary
diplomacy will feature Álvaro de Soto, a
Peruvian diplomat and international mediator; Ricardo Luna, former Peruvian ambassador to the United States, the United Kingdom
and the United Nations; Cardinal Theodore E.
McCarrick, archbishop emeritus of
Washington; and Alexander Evans, a counselor in the British diplomatic service. 4 p.m.
Free. Room 119, Jefferson Building, Library of
Congress, 10 1st St. SE. 202-707-3302.
■ Johns Hopkins University professor
Pier Massimo Forni will discuss Boccaccio’s
“Decameron.” 5:30 to 7 p.m. Free. Room
462, Intercultural Center, Georgetown
University, 37th and O streets NW.
lc368@georgetown.edu.
■ As part of the George Washington
University Veterans
Campaign Distinguished
Speakers Series, Rep.
Tim Walz, D-Minn., will
discuss his transition
from the military to public office. 6 to 8 p.m.
Free; reservations
required. Fifth floor, Minutemen Memorial
Building, 1 Constitution Ave. NE.
veteranscampaign.org.
■ A panel of former national security
advisers — Henry Kissinger, Stephen Hadley
and James Steinberg — will discuss the
issues that arose during their tenure, and
Jane Harmon — former ranking member on
Performance
■ The “Happenings at the Harman”
series will feature Forum Theatre performing
a selection of short Samuel Beckett plays.
Noon. Free. Sidney Harman Hall, 610 F St.
NW. 202-547-1122.
Thursday, Dec. 1
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Concerts
■ As part of the Willard InterContinental’s
yearlong commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the start of the Civil War, members
of the Washington National Opera’s DomingoCafritz Young Artist Program will present
“Songs of the Civil War.” 12:30 p.m. Free.
Willard InterContinental, 1401 Pennsylvania
Ave. NW. 202-628-9100.
■ The U.S. Navy Ceremonial Band will
perform. 1 p.m. Free. U.S. Navy Memorial,
701 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. 202-433-2525.
■ “Holiday Lobbying” will feature the
Washington Chorus. 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Free.
Willard InterContinental, 1401 Pennsylvania
Ave. NW. 202-628-9100.
■ Jazz quartet Laissez Foure
will perform seasonal selections.
6 to 8 p.m. Free.
Garden Court,
U.S. Botanic
Garden, 100 Maryland Ave. SW. 202-2258333.
■ The National Symphony Orchestra, conductor Christoph
Eschenbach and violinist
Midori (shown) will perform works by Britten,
Golijov and
Shostakovich. 7 p.m.
$20 to $85. Concert
Hall, Kennedy Center.
202-467-4600. The concert will repeat Friday
and Saturday at 8 p.m.
■ The Embassy Series will present “A
Luxembourg Christmas,” featuring the
Quattro Corde String Quartet, pianist Edvinas
Minkstimas, baritone Jerome Barry, tenor
Noah Donahue and soprano Grace Kim.
7:30 p.m. $125. Embassy of Luxembourg,
2200 Massachusetts Ave. NW. 202-6252361. The concert will repeat Friday and
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repeat Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m.
Thursday, december 1
■ Concert: The Rhythm Road —
American Music Abroad series will feature Paul Beaudry & Pathways (shown)
performing jazz selections, at 6 p.m.;
and the Melvin Williams Group performing gospel selections, at 7:15 p.m.
Free. Grosvenor Auditorium, National
Geographic, 1600 M St. NW. 202-8577700.
the House Intelligence Committee — will offer
a congressional perspective. 7 to 8:15 p.m.
$40. Baird Auditorium, National Museum of
Natural History, 10th Street and Constitution
Avenue NW. 202-633-3030.
■ Walter Isaacson will discuss his book
“Steve Jobs.” 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose,
5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919.
■ Faculty member Edward Beal will discuss “Talking With Trauma: The Experience of
Working With Returning Soldiers at Walter
Reed Army Medical Center.” 7:30 p.m. Free.
Bowen Center for the Study of the Family,
4400 MacArthur Blvd. NW. 202-965-4400.
Films
■ The 22nd Washington Jewish Film
Festival will open with a reception and the
D.C. premiere of the 2010 film “Mabul,”
about a boy whose unstable family threatens
to crumble
when his autistic brother
returns home
after spending
years in an institution. A postfilm discussion will feature director Guy Nattiv
and screenwriter Noa Berman-Herzberg. 7
p.m. $25. Avalon Theatre, 5612 Connecticut
Ave. NW. washingtondcjcc.org. The film festival will continue through Dec. 11 with events
at various venues.
■ United Productions Foundation will
present Rob Gardner’s documentary “Islamic
Art: Mirror of the Invisible World.” 7:30 p.m.
$25. Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center. 202467-4600.
■ The Capital Irish Film Festival will open
with Alexandra McGuinness’ 2010 film “The
Lotus Eaters.” 8 p.m. $10. Landmark’s E
Street Cinema, 555 11th St. NW.
irishfilmdc.org. The festival will continue
through Dec. 10 at various venues.
Performances
■ Stand-up comedian and sketch writer
Michael Ian Black will perform as part of his
national tour “Black Is White.” 8 p.m. $27.50.
Sixth & I Historic Synagogue, 600 I St. NW.
800-745-3000.
■ The Black Theatre Ensemble will present “The African American in Art: The Harlem
Renaissance Revisited,” a performance installation featuring poetry, essays, artwork, interactive videos and music. 8 p.m. $8. Devine
Studio Theatre, Davis Performing Arts Center,
Georgetown University, 37th and O streets
Special events
■ “Phillips After 5” will feature a performance of scenes from “The Nutcracker” by
Washington School of Ballet trainees and a
gallery talk on Pierre-Auguste Renoir’s use of
friends and colleagues as models for his
monumental impressionist painting
“Luncheon of the Boating Party.” 5 to 8:30
p.m. Cost varies by activity; registration suggested. Phillips Collection, 1600 21st St. NW.
phillipscollection.org/phillipsafter5.
■ “Tudor Nights: Punch Royal and Holiday
Trimmings” will offer a chance to sample a
traditional 18th-century holiday treat and to
roam the Neoclassical mansion, trimmed with
festive greenery and décor. 6 to 8 p.m. $15;
reservations required. Tudor Place Historic
House and Garden, 1644 31st St. NW.
tudornightsdecember.eventbrite.com.
Sporting event
■ The Washington Capitals will play the
Pittsburgh Penguins. 7 p.m. $138 to $250.
Verizon Center, 601 F St. NW. 202-397-7328.
Wine tasting
■ The “Le Studio: Wine Tasting 101”
series will present “Cognac Hennessy.” 7 p.m.
$75. La Maison Française, 4101 Reservoir
Road NW. InstantSeats.com.
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Classes and workshops
■ Tudor Place will host a holiday wreath
workshop. 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. $40; reservations required. Tudor Place Historic House
and Garden, 1644 31st St. NW. 202-9650400, ext. 116. The workshop will repeat
Saturday at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. and Dec. 9 at
1 p.m.
■ Horticulturist Bill Johnson will lead a
holiday wreath workshop. 10:30 a.m. to
12:30 p.m. $50; reservations required.
Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens, 4155
Linnean Ave. NW. 202-686-5807. The workshop will repeat Saturday at 10:30 a.m. and
2 p.m.
Concerts
■ The Friday Morning Music Club will
present a concert of works by Beethoven,
Mompou, Turina, Albéniz and Shostakovich.
Noon. Free. Calvary Baptist Church, 755 8th
St. NW. 202-333-2075.
■ The Friday Music Series will feature a
holiday concert and singalong. 1:15 p.m.
Free. McNeir Auditorium, Georgetown
University, 37th and O streets NW. 202-6873838.
■ “Holiday Lobbying” will feature the a
cappella men’s ensemble open5ths. 5:30 to
7:30 p.m. Free. Willard InterContinental, 1401
Pennsylvania Ave. NW. 202-628-9100.
■ “Barbara Cook’s Spotlight” will feature
signer Alexandra Silber. 7:30 p.m. $45.
Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center. 202-4674600.
■ The Cathedral Choir, Baroque Orchestra
and soloists Gillian Keith
(shown), Marianne
Beate Kielland, Rufus
Muller and Nathan Berg
will perform Handel’s
“Messiah.” 7:30 p.m.
$25 to $85. Washington
National Cathedral,
Massachusetts and Wisconsin avenues NW.
202-537-6200. The concert will repeat
Saturday and Sunday at 4 p.m.
■ The KC Jazz Club will feature vocalist
Tierney Sutton and her band. 7:30 and 9:30
p.m. $26 to $30. Terrace Gallery, Kennedy
Center. 202-467-4600.
■ The American University Chorus will
present “Noël,” featuring works that celebrate
the joys and mysteries of the Christmas season. 8 p.m. $15; $10 for seniors. Abramson
Family Recital Hall, Katzen Arts Center,
American University, 4400 Massachusetts
Ave. NW. 202-885-2787. The concert will
repeat Saturday at 8 p.m.
■ The In Series will present “Arlen Blues
& Berlin Ballads,” featuring songs by Harold
Arlen and Irving Berlin in a cabaret show
chronicling their film and Broadway careers. 8
p.m. $37; $34 for seniors; $20 for students
and youth. Sprenger Theater, Atlas Performing
Arts Center, 1333 H St. NE. 202-204-7763.
The performance will repeat Dec. 3 and 10 at
7 p.m., Dec. 4 and 11 at 3 p.m., Dec. 8 at
7:30 p.m. and Dec. 9 at 8 p.m.
Discussions and lectures
■ The Greater Washington Board of Trade
and TD Bank will present a talk by Gallup
chief executive officer Jim Clifton on his book
“The Coming Jobs War.” 8:30 to 10:15 a.m.
$100; reservations required. Capital Hilton,
16th and K streets NW. bot.org.
■ Henriette Mueller, a visiting scholar at
the BMW Center for German and European
Studies at Georgetown University, will discuss
“The Commission President in Crisis —
Political Leadership in the European Union.”
Noon to 2 p.m. Free. Room 450, Intercultural
Center, Georgetown University, 37th and O
streets NW. mueller.eventbrite.com.
Performances
■ “Fuego Flamenco VII” will feature the
world premiere of “Flamenco Men,” choreographed, directed and performed by Edwin
Aparicio with featured artists Sergio Aranda,
Norberto Chamizo and Carlos Menchaca. 8
p.m. $30; $18 for seniors and students. Gala
Theatre, 3333 14th St. NW. 202-234-7174.
The performance will repeat Friday and
Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 3 p.m.
■ The Merce Cunningham Dance
Company will perform “Antic Meet,”
“Squaregame” and “Sounddance” to live
music as part of its Legacy Tour. 8 p.m. $22
to $65. Eisenhower Theater, Kennedy Center.
202-467-4600. The performance will repeat
Saturday at 8 p.m.
Reading
■ Edith Pearlman,
author of more than
250 works of short fiction and nonfiction, will
read from her body of
work at the PEN/
Malamud Award
Reading. 7:30 p.m. $15.
Folger Shakespeare Library, 201 East Capitol
St. SE. 202-544-7077.
Special event
■ The Junior League of Washington will
host “A Capital Collection of Holiday Shops,”
an annual fundraiser to support literacy programs in the Washington area. 11 a.m. to 5
p.m. $10 for general shopping; prices vary for
special activities. Hall A, Washington Marriott
Wardman Park Hotel, 2660 Woodley Road
NW. jlw.org. The event will continue Saturday
from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from 10
a.m. to 4 p.m.
Tour
■ The St. Albans School Parents
Association will host the 29th annual “St.
Albans Christmas House Tour,” featuring five
homes in Sheridan-Kalorama and a holiday
luncheon at the school. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
$35 for the tour; $15 for the luncheon. St.
Albans School, 3001 Wisconsin Ave. NW.
202-256-7365. The tour will continue
Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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Botanic Garden combines plants, trains in holiday display
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holiday exhibit at the U.S. Botanic Garden, will open tomorrow and
accomplished African-American artists and
include plants traditionally used in holiday
will continue it through Jan. 7.
decorations, eight model trains and miniature
Curated by gallery director Roberta
buildings made from plant materials. The
McLeod, the show features artists Gwendolyn
show will continue through Jan. 2.
Aqui-Brooks, James Biggers, Bernard
Located at 100 Maryland Ave. SW, the
Brooks, Kenneth Bullock, Antonette Hodges,
Botanic Garden is open daily from 10 a.m. to
Kevin Holder, John Jones, Jackie Lee,
5 p.m. 202-225-8333.
Hampton Ofus and George
■ “Jet as Art: A Photographic
Smith.
Typology of Modern Flight
Located at 2400 6th St.
by Jeffrey Milstein,” a yearNW, the gallery is open
long exhibit of Milstein’s
Monday through Friday from
large-format photographs of
9 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Saturday
airliners, will open Friday at
from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. 202the National Air and Space
806-5689.
Museum.
This 1912 proposal by John ■ “Fathers of the Puerto
Located at 6th Street and
Russell Pope for the
Rican Graphics Movement,”
Independence Avenue SW,
Lincoln Memorial is part of part two of a series highlightthe museum is open daily
ing great Latino printmakers,
“Unbuilt Washington.”
from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
opened recently at Fondo del
202-633-1000.
Sol Visual Arts Center, where it will con■ Howard University’s Armour J.
tinue through Dec. 1.
Blackburn University Center Gallery
Located at 2112 R St. NW, the center is
recently opened an exhibit of works by 10
open Wednesday through Saturday from 1 to
6 p.m. 202-483-2777.
■ “Moving Forward: Life After the Great
East Japan Earthquake,” featuring photojournalism that documents the lives and stories of
those affected by the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami, opened recently at the
Japan Information and Culture Center,
where it will continue through Nov. 30.
Located at 1150 18th St. NW, the culture
center is open Monday through Friday from 9
a.m. to 5 p.m. 202-238-6900.
■ “Wild Horses of Sable Island,” presenting
photoworks by Roberto Dutesco, opened
recently at the Embassy of Canada, where it
will continue through March 24.
Located at 501 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, the
embassy is open Monday through Friday
from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. 202-682-1740.
■ “Unbuilt Washington,” highlighting unrealized proposals for noteworthy architectural
and urban design projects in D.C. and its
environs from the 1790s to the present,
opened recently at the National Building
Museum and will continue through May 28.
Located at 401 F St. NW, the museum is
The U.S. Botanic Garden’s holiday exhibit
includes models of the Capitol and other
landmarks made from plant materials.
open Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m.
to 5 p.m. and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Admission costs $8 for adults and $5 for
youth, students and seniors. 202-272-2448.
Washington Ballet offers traditional ‘Nutcracker’
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anniversary of its holiday productions of “The
Nutcracker” Nov. 25 through 27 at the Town
Hall Education Arts Recreation Campus (THEARC)
and Dec. 1 through 24 at the Warner Theatre.
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heroic Nutcracker, King George III as the villainous
Rat King, Anacostia Indians, frontiersmen and many
other all-American delights.
Performance times are generally 7 p.m. Tuesday
through Saturday; 2 p.m. Saturday; and 1 and 5:30 p.m.
Sunday. Tickets cost $29 to $90. THEARC is located at
1901 Mississippi Ave. SE; Warner Theatre is located at
513 13th St. NW. 202-397-7328; washingtonballet.org.
■ City Artistic Partnerships will present David
Sedaris’ “The Santaland Diaries” Dec. 1 through 24 at
The Shop at Fort Fringe.
Based on the outlandish but true accounts of
Sedaris’ experience as an elf in Santaland at Macy’s,
the play riffs on
the author’s truly
odd encounters
with his fellow
man, woman and
child during the
height of the holiday crunch.
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Tickets cost $20.
The Shop at Fort
Fringe is located at 607 New York Ave. NW. 202-2132474; cityartisticpartnerships.org.
■ Studio Theatre will present former “Daily Show”
correspondent Lauren Weedman in her solo show
“Bust” Dec. 1 through 18.
“Bust” is a mostly autobiographical play based on
Weedman’s experiences working as a volunteer advocate in a Southern California prison for women. She
plays dozens of characters, switching from prostitute to
parole officer and addict to editor with nuance and
empathy.
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Sunday and 2:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Tickets
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will run Nov. 25 through Dec. 24.
cost $35 to $60. Studio Theatre is located at 1501 14th
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■ American Ballet Theatre will present “The
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Opera House.
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Kennedy Center for the D.C. premiere of Alexei
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Performance times are 7:30 p.m. Thursday through
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p.m. Sunday. 202-467-4600; kennedy-center.org.
■ Theater Alliance will present Langston Hughes’
“Black Nativity” Dec. 3 through 31 at the H Street
Playhouse.
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from an Afro-American perspective, woven with gospel
music, griot-style storytelling and dance.
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also learned about the food chain.
We went crabbing on a floating
dock. We used meat on a string as
bait and waited for a tug on the line.
Unfortunately, we didn’t catch any
crabs. We did examine a live crab
and learned about crab anatomy.
Other activities included water testing and checking out what creatures
live in an oyster bar.
— Emma Conner, Anna Volkman
and Alex Burney, fourth-graders
Hyde-Addison Elementary
Hyde-Addison second-graders
have been studying the three R’s:
reduce, reuse and recycle. On Nov.
10, we went to the Prince George’s
County Recycling Center in
Maryland. We went to see what
happens with our recycling and to
learn how to help the environment.
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If there wasn’t any recycling, there
would be landfills everywhere.
Everybody would have to live near
landfills, Earth would smell bad and
our water would be polluted.
At the center, there was so much
stuff mixed together it looked like a
mountain of trash. We saw an old
soccer ball and a buoy. We saw a lot
of cans going up a conveyor belt
and dropping into a really big crate.
The cans got crushed into bales. We
learned that the things we throw
away can be turned into other stuff.
It takes 60 days to turn an old can
into a new one. Other cans can be
used for airplane parts. Plastic can
become purses or park benches.
Plastic bottles can even be cut up
into little pieces and turned into
fleece jackets like a lot of us have.
The trip encouraged us to practice the three R’s even more. Our
whole school had Trash Free Lunch
Day on Nov. 15. Instead of plastic
bags, some kids used containers
they took back home. Instead of a
plastic bottle or carton, some kids
used a thermos. Some brought cloth
napkins. But we still have a lot of
recycling work to do. When we
looked in one classroom trash can,
there was a milk carton, some Postits, paper and tissues. All of those
could have been recycled.
— Mrs. Zabst’s Helping Cheetahs
Janney Elementary
Bravo! Bravo!
Janney fifth-graders Gabriella
Anifantis, Usha Hippenstiel,
Caroline Katzive, Fiona Martone,
Emily Oliphant, Charlie Thompson
and Naomi Todd acted in Wilson
High School’s production of
“Oliver!” They appeared in the first
scene of the musical. They sang and
danced in the songs “Food,
Glorious Food” and “Oliver.”
The play was performed on Nov.
11, 12, 18 and 19 in the new Wilson
auditorium. The Janney students
rehearsed almost every day for
about a month.
Hippenstiel said that being in a
play with older kids was “kind of
weird because we were all short
compared to the Wilson kids, but it
was also fun.”
Anifantis said that there were a
lot of differences between the
Wilson play and the Janney school
plays. “In the Wilson plays, it is a
lot more practice and the auditorium is big. There are lots of sets and
music and a lot of choreography,”
she said.
The orphans wore light-brown
long-sleeve shirts and light-brown
pants. There were 24 orphans in all.
They performed a complicated
dance that used their metal bowls as
musical instruments.
The students said they loved acting. “It was fun because we got to
use our talent and show people
what we can do,” Anifantis said.
— Chloe Fatsis, fourth-grader
Jewish Primary Day School
Jewish Primary Day School has
many fun activities and performances.
For example, the shin-shins (our
volunteers from Israel) will sometimes come in to play a game, make
an art project or just say hi to us.
On Nov. 10, we had our
Veterans Day performance, where
all the classes performed a song or a
dance to thank and honor the veterans who served for us, and sometimes gave their lives for us.
The second-graders (including
my brother, Jacob) sang a song
related to “Yankee Doodle.” The
fourth grade (my grade) sang a song
that recognized the four branches of
the U.S. military. The third grade
sang a song about the 50 states, and
the pre-kindergartners were videotaped talking about optimists and
optimistic behavior.
Later, when the performances
were finished, all of the staff and
family members in the audience
who are veterans were recognized.
We also had a ceremony at
school to mark the anniversary of
the death of former Israeli Prime
Minister Yitzhak Rabin. Every
grade sang a song to honor the man
who tried to make peace between
Israel and countries that Israel had
fought. When we finished with all
the songs, one teacher from each
grade lit a candle in Rabin’s honor.
Then we put the candles on display
in the lobby.
— Eliana Nicolson, fourth-grader
Key Elementary
It’s November, and it’s time for
giving. Key School participates in a
Martha’s Table food program as a
schoolwide community service
project. Martha’s Table is a nonprofit that serves the homeless and
low-income population of the
Washington area. Every Tuesday
during the months of November
and December, classes from Key
make sandwiches for the homeless.
It felt really good to help the
poor and needy. In just a few minutes of our time, my class made
more than 250 sandwiches. We are
proud of ourselves and our classmates. It doesn’t take much time or
effort to make a huge impact.
— Samantha Squires and
Isabelle Shea, fifth-graders
Lafayette Elementary
When it comes to this time of
year, we start thinking about what is
important in life and what we are
grateful for. A lot of kids at
Lafayette are really thankful for
having great family and friends, a
place to sleep at night and food on
their plate.
Here is what some staff and students at Lafayette had to say.
“Dogs and music, that’s what I
am thankful for,” said math specialist Ms. Erin Betz, laughing.
Second-grader John Rogan said
he is thankful for his best friend,
third-grader Thomas Reilly.
Fourth-grader Yonatan Dawit
told us, “I am thankful for my
house, parents and food.”
A.J. Branton, a fifth-grader,
knew exactly what he was thankful
for: “I am thankful for books, family, life, music and food.”
Nate Belman, a third-grader,
said, “I am thankful for my family,
friends and nature.”
Kids all over Lafayette are realizing more and more what they are
thankful for and what is important
in life. We hope that kids across the
country are, too. Happy
Thanksgiving!
— Emma Fisher, Ellida Parker and
Anna Reilly, fifth-graders
Murch Elementary
On Oct. 26, the planetarium
from Explore-It-All Science Center
came to Murch Elementary! It was
a blow-up portable planetarium in
the shape of a dome, and it was in
our gym. Lisa and Eloise were our
guides to astronomy. They taught us
about the four cardinal directions:
north, south, east and west. They
taught us how to use star maps.
Then we took off our shoes and
went inside the planetarium.
We went into a tunnel, and there
were lights everywhere. When we
got to the dome, it was pitch black.
There were little white lights representing the stars.
“It was so dark, and the tunnel
was really big inside — I didn’t
expect it,” said Blake Andrews, a
fifth-grader.
We learned that a million earths
could fit into one sun. We also
learned that the sun is only a medium-sized star. Our guides also told
us about the horizon line and the
stars that are close to the horizon.
We learned about the pole star, also
known as the North Star.
“It was really dark, and the stars
in the domes were outstanding,”
said Erin Harper, a fifth-grader.
Before we left, our guides taught
us that when our seasons change,
the stars change, too. The portable planetarium was a
great way to close out our unit on
the planets and the stars; it made
everything seem much more real.
— Ella Gantman and
Winston Stewart, fifth-graders
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some Center Market, the end started after World War I, when “substantial changes in the food industry began to spell doom for municipal markets like Center Market,”
in the form of canned and frozen
foods and more community markets.
The old Victorian structure also
clashed with the McMillan Plan
for the city’s “monumental core,”
according to the book.
The demise ultimately came
down to a Supreme Court fight
between merchants who pointed to
George Washington’s role in the
market’s creation and the federal
government, which wanted the
space for more lofty pursuits. The
feds won the day and razed the
building in 1931.
The causes were more natural
when it came to the Knickerbocker
Theater — at least in part.
The Neoclassical theater was
built in 1916 at 18th Street and
Columbia Road, and for several
years it was “a big hit,” DeFerrari
writes, drawing crowds to its
1,800-seat theater, ladies “retiring”
room, gentlemen’s smoking room
and Japanese tearoom.
But on Jan. 28, 1922, a recordbreaking snowstorm hit D.C.,
dropping 29 inches of “heavy,
wet” snow on the city within 24
hours. It was a Saturday night, and
the weather hadn’t deterred a couple hundred people from comedy
night at the Knickerbocker. Shortly
after 9 p.m., disaster struck.
DeFerrari quotes a Washington
Post article: “With a roar, mighty
as the crack of doom, the massive
roof of the Knickerbocker broke
loose from its steel moorings and
crashed down upon the heads of
those in the balcony. Under the
weight of the fallen roof, the balcony gave way. Most of the audience was entombed. It was as sudden as the turning off of an electric
light.”
Ninety-eight people died from
the accident, almost all of them
that night, and ultimately it became
clear that the theater’s roof “had
not been properly anchored to its
footings.” That failure ruined the
career of theater architect Reginald
W. Geare, who killed himself by
asphyxiation five years later in his
house on Porter Street.
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felled one, and for a period in the
1960s and ’70s it housed a wild
nightclub where Jimi Hendrix once
played, but the building eventually
fell into disrepair and was torn
down in 1969. A bank and outdoor
plaza replaced it in 1978.
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he has joined the board of the D.C.
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Portrait Gallery to compete against
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The Geo-Plunge is a geography
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states and capitals. The creator of
Geo-Plunge is Alan Fishel, and he
was at the event to watch the competition and award the prizes. Each
team had three people, with up to
two teams from each school. We
competed against fifth- and sixthgraders. We felt like we were one of
the few fourth-grade teams at the
competition.
There were three games in the
competition: Guess the State, Race
for the Borders and Play the Ranks.
The Race for the Borders game was
timed.
Everyone at the contest had
Domino’s Pizza for lunch, and we
got to eat as much as we liked. We
played for hours, and then we went
to the auditorium for the awards.
Each Ross team won an award. One
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of 78 schools.
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Since the tumultuous earthquake
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Washington National Cathedral has
been closed to the public. Two
cranes fell while in the process of
fixing the Cathedral towers, closing
the Cathedral for an even longer
time.
Even though the 5.8-magnitude
earthquake wreaked havoc in this
area, there was no chance of canceling the St. Albans School opening
ceremony. It is a longstanding tradition for the C-formers (fourth-graders) and VI-formers (12th-graders)
to walk down the aisle of the
Washington National Cathedral on
the first day of school with the
entire school watching.
This year, due to the reconstruction of the Cathedral, the event was
postponed until Nov. 17. Before the
ceremony began, each C-former
was paired with a senior, and pictures were taken of each pair. Once
all of the pictures were taken, the
boys processed into the Cathedral
as the other forms and many parents
observed and the beautiful organ
played.
When all of the students were
seated, the school chaplains recited
an opening prayer. The rest of the
opening service consisted of hymns,
prayers and a homily by
Headmaster Vance Wilson. This
event is a demonstration of the
importance of brotherhood at St.
Albans; no matter if you are a
C-former or a VI-former, every student at St. Albans is a brother to one
another.
— Miki Rae, Form II
(eighth-grader)
St. John’s College High
School
“[Trivia question] — beep! …
[Trivia question] — beep! ...”
These were the sounds heard last
Saturday as sophomore captain Jack
Newell and juniors Danny
Dunlavey and Matt Graham competed in the 51st season of the “It’s
Academic!” quiz show. After a
fierce competition among St.
John’s, Westfield High and HoltonArms, it was Holton-Arms that took
the victory. Jack, Danny and Matt
represented the St. John’s
Brainstorm team, a club that meets
twice a week and is led by Mr.
Brian McCarthy and new Latin
teacher Ms. Irene Murphy.
The team has been a club open
to anyone for a while now, and it
competes annually on the quiz
show. The new moderators hope to
have the team compete more
throughout the area. “It will be a
great way of growing more accustomed to the fast-paced action of a
quiz show,” Murphy said.
The team as a whole encourages
everyone who can to come out and
support the members the next time
they are in action. “Students of
other schools come out in full force
and show immense school spirit.
SJC should do the same and show
them that we are the best in all
aspects,” said Jack Newell.
The full competition team consists of Dunleavey, Newell,
Graham, Justin Trabue (’13), Christ
Cousté (’12) and Max Wade (’15).
The episode featuring St. John’s
will air Saturday, Jan. 14, at 10 a.m.
on NBC4.
— Josh Petrillo, 12th-grader
School Without Walls
For underclassmen, the arrival of
Thanksgiving means a break from
homework and classes. For (most)
seniors, it means focusing uninterrupted on college applications and
scholarships.
Last week, underclassmen took
their school photos. Multiple
announcements were issued
throughout the morning declaring
that at that instant and that instant
only it was the final opportunity to
take your picture. While some
teachers abhorred the interruption, it
was the administration letting each
and every student know they would
very much like to have each student
present in the yearbook.
In sports news, the School
Without Walls girls soccer team
defeated Bell 3-0 in the semifinals.
The girls play Wilson on Saturday.
The robotics team met
Wednesday with mentors from
Booz Allen Hamilton, sponsor of
the team since its founding back in
2008. The team now has a season
calendar and marketing plan that
will soon be implemented.
The student government has
been busy this week, ordering food
for the feast next Wednesday and
putting up fliers. All that remains is
for students to donate a small sum
of $5 to attend. And why shouldn’t
you pay? You’ll get to boast about
attending a feast at your school.
— Keanu Ross-Cabrera,
12th-grader
Sheridan School
Up in the Shenandoah
Mountains, it’s cold but cozy. There
is a place called Mountain Campus,
where Sheridan kids have a school
away from school. The third grade
recently went, and here are some of
our experiences.
We did a whole day of teambuilding games! To play “Jedi,” one
person was blindfolded while the
other yelled out where to go. One
person picked up a lightsaber and
then had to swat until he or she
found the other. This helped us
work together.
At the end of the day, we took a
sunset hike and climbed up a hill as
the grass swayed in the wind.
Rivers of light filled the sky with a
sense of peace. We clicked off our
flashlights to enjoy the last light as
we walked up a rocky pathway, trying not to trip. At the top, we stared
out upon the ridge. Then, we ran
down a hill, our flashlights bobbing.
Some of us rolled down the hill!
On day two, we went on a big
hike. We came across a rotten fallen
tree, and we learned about using
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we were 3,000 feet high!
After two days of crawling
through ropes, using only nature
and glue to make a self-portrait,
using Oobleck to represent moving
mountains, and going on hikes, the
third-graders were exhausted — and
happy.
— Ella Farr, Lucy Netchvolodoff,
Ellie Kearns, Rachael van der
Linden, Jordan McAuliff, Gabrielle
Periera, Jonathan Schwartz and
Elise Van Meter, third-graders
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The seventh-graders recently
took a field trip to the Martin Luther
King Jr. Memorial. There, the students learned about his sayings and
his history. One of the best things
about the trip was the understanding
gained about what made Martin
Luther King Jr. a hero.
From his most famous speeches
to when he was talking with friends,
his words were always inspirational.
This is one of the things we most
enjoyed about the memorial. We
had the opportunity to better understand this man.
This inspirational trip was part
of the seventh-grade curriculum
because we are reading Harper
Lee’s “To Kill a Mockingbird.”
This masterpiece taught us to
admire everyone for who they are.
It also taught us about the consequences of prejudice and the significance of honesty. Though this all
made sense in the classroom, we
were fortunate enough to go to the
King memorial and read his quotes,
which gave us a whole new perspective on the matter. Now that we
have had both Harper Lee’s and
Martin Luther King Jr.’s perspectives, I have a better understanding
of the matter.
Thanks to this trip, our entire
grade has a more open-minded
opinion and there is less prejudice
at our school. Martin Luther King
Jr. has taught all 64 of us a very
important lesson.
— Katja Volker, seventh-grader
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