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The Foggy BoTTom CurrenTWednesday, December 28, 2011 Serving Foggy Bottom & the West End Vol. VII, No. 3

■ Kennedy Center to present hit musical ‘La Cage.’ Page 20.■ Library of Congress features comic art acquisitions. Page 20.

■ Agencies gather input on trail project in Rock Creek Park. Page 5. ■ Appeals Court OKs Giant redevelopment. Page 3.

NEWS EVENTS■ Palisades teen raises money to build playground for his childhood home: a Russian orphanage. 5.

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By BRADY HOLTCurrent Staff Writer

A series of recent changes have improved the District’s ability to cope with large snowfalls, agency heads testified before a D.C. Council committee last week. Since the “Snowmageddon” storms of February 2010, the Public Works and Transportation departments have established contracts for reserve snow-removal vehicles in cases where the District’s fleet is over-whelmed, officials said. And since the gridlock that resulted from a January 2011 ice storm, the city has launched a new winter-weather website, improved communication among agencies and employees, and installed backup power supplies for stoplights at about 100 major intersections.

The District is also piloting efforts to get residents to park in designated lots rather than on the street to aid snow removal, and will study other methods of making side streets fully accessible to plows. “It sounds like we’re in pretty good shape,” said

See Snow/Page 7

City leaders take cues from past snowstorms

Bill Petros/Current File PhotoThe city public works director said that thanks to improvements, the District would be better prepared to handle another “Snowmaggedon.”

By KATIE PEARCECurrent Staff Writer

It’s hard now to remember the days when cigarette smoke was a common feature of D.C.’s restau-rants and bars — and the drama that surrounded the smoking ban also seems part of the distant past. As the ban’s five-year anniver-sary approaches, D.C. entrepre-neurs are now dealing with other issues related to smokers — such as

where they should congregate — while the group that pushed for the ban, Smokefree DC, has moved on to new areas of reform. D.C.’s “smokefree workplace law” went into effect at bars and restaurants on Jan. 1, 2007, after prolonged and contentious debate. As longtime community busi-ness advocate Mark Lee recalls, “it was the single biggest issue that affected the owners and operators of [local] establishments.” The res-taurant and bar industry success-fully warded off the ban for years before it kicked in, and the D.C.

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Five years later: Washington has adapted to smoking ban


The Republic of Congo is work-ing to restore the front yard of its Dupont Circle embassy to green space after it paved over the city-owned land in September. The D.C. Department of

Transportation, which controls the rights of way that line city streets, wrote to the Congolese Embassy Nov. 17 ordering it to restore the yard at 16th and Riggs streets within 30 days. And although the embassy missed that deadline, Transportation Department spokesperson John Lisle said it’s clear Congo plans to abide by the order. “When a property owner shows it is working to comply, as is shown by its meeting with DDOT and the

State Department to discuss these issues and its actions to tear up the paving, the Department may sus-pend strict enforcement since our ultimate goal is compliance,” Lisle wrote in an email. The Republic of Congo bought the historic Toutorsky Mansion in March to serve as its embassy, at which point it received city approval to renovate the building and to add a flagpole in the front-yard public

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Embassy works to restore front yard

By ELIZABETH WIENERCurrent Staff Writer

“Like Phoenix rising from the ashes,” as one city official put it, a vastly improved Takoma Education Campus reopened last Thursday — one year to the day after a devastating fire forced closure of the kindergarten-through-eighth-grade school at the beginning of its win-ter break. The sprawling school at 7010 Piney Branch Road, admittedly dark and dingy before the three-alarm fire, has been not only repaired but also totally redone. Outmoded open classrooms have been replaced by bright and reconfigured spaces, along with a new audito-rium and stage, gym with showers, dance studio, art room, science and computer labs, and greenhouse. At a ceremony in the airy new cafeteria, principal Rikki Taylor said she divides time into “BF — before the fire,” when she presided over dark halls and open class-

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Takoma school reopens one year after fire

■ Diplomacy: Feds urged compliance with DDOT rule

■ Looking back: D.C. one of 493 municipalities with law

Bill Petros/The CurrentLocal jazz artist Ski Johnson spent a recent morning playing his saxophone at the Katzen Cancer Research Center at GWU.

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Bill Petros/The CurrentThe school sustained about $2 million in damages from a three-alarm fire on Dec. 22, 2010. The city spent $25.5 million to update the facility.

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The D.C. Court of Appeals last week upheld a Zoning Commission decision that approved extensive redevelopment of the Giant super-market site at Wisconsin Avenue and Newark Street. The 25-page ruling tossed aside critics’ contentions, including that the commission had erred in declar-ing Giant’s mixed-use “Cathedral Commons” project to be generally consistent with the city’s Comprehensive Plan. The court also said the commission adequately enforced the Macomb-Wisconsin Neighborhood Commercial Overlay District’s height and density restric-tions. In addition, the three-judge panel rejected two alleged procedural errors, saying that the commission’s decision provided an adequate ratio-nale both for accepting Giant’s truck-

loading plan and for opting not to refer elements of the case to the Board of Zoning Adjustment. “We’re very happy to be able to lift this cloud and move the project forward after many, many years,” said Phil Feola, zoning attorney for Giant Food. Anne-Marie Bairstow, chair of the Cleveland Park advisory neigh-

Appeals Court OKs Giant project in Cleveland Park By BRADY HOLT

Current Staff Writer

Although several presidential primary contenders have been unable to get onto the Virginia ballot, D.C.’s Republicans will likely be able to vote April 3 for Newt Gingrich, John Hunstman and other candi-dates who didn’t meet that state’s requirements. Virginia made national news for its tough proce-dures — 10,000 valid signatures on a petition, includ-ing at least 400 from each of 11 congressional dis-tricts — when just two candidates met the criteria. But according to officials with the D.C. Republican Committee and the D.C. Board of Elections and Ethics, it’s easier in the District. Republican presidential primary candidates must collect signatures of 1 percent of registered Republicans in the city — this year, 296 signatures — with no geographic restrictions. They must also pay a $5,000 filing fee with the state GOP committee. Alternatively, they can pay the committee a $10,000 filing fee and bypass the signature requirement alto-gether. An additional requirement is more challenging, though, said Paul Craney, the Republican commit-tee’s executive director. Each qualifying candidate must get the names of 16 delegates and 16 alternate

delegates, and each of those 32 must file financial disclosure forms and other paperwork with the elec-tions board. “You have to do a lot of work to get on the D.C. ballot,” Craney said. “The well-organized campaigns are going to get it done. The less-organized cam-paigns, they’re going to struggle.” Candidates have until Jan. 4 to file either their signatures or their higher filing fee, along with their 32 names. None has completed the process yet, but Gingrich, Huntsman, Ron Paul and Mitt Romney have already filed their lists of delegates and alter-nates, according to elections board spokesperson Alysoun McLaughlin. At least two delegates were once Republican can-didates for the D.C. Council, Carney said: at-large candidate Patrick Mara, who is running as a delegate for Romney, and Ward 5 candidate Timothy Day, who would be an alternate delegate for Gringrich. According to McLaughlin, the D.C. Council first authorized the policy in which candidates can get on the ballot without signed petitions in 2008. Fred Thompson was the only major Republican candidate who couldn’t meet the requirement at that time, Craney said. “There are a lot of hoops to jump though,” he said. “It’s doable, but you need an orga-nized campaign.”

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Current Staff Report After a year that brought repeated threats of a federal government shutdown — which would have meant an accompanying paralysis of city services — Mayor Vincent Gray said there may be room for compromise in the District’s quest for local budget autonomy. Congress could treat the District’s budget the way it treats other city laws, Gray suggested in a recent wide-ranging interview. Under such a compromise, Congress would not have to formally approve the city’s budget, but would be allowed 30 days to either reject or amend it. This arrangement would eliminate the threat of a local shut-down every time the federal govern-ment seems poised to close. Another advantage of this setup, Gray said, is that it would allow the District to start its fiscal year on July 1. This would streamline the “really unwieldy” system that D.C. Public Schools now has to follow, he said: Since a school year covers two fiscal years, D.C. schools cur-rently have to operate under two separate budgets. Gray said the city is currently researching how to reduce its enormous overhead expenses, and that the results should be reflected in the next budget cycle.

As one example of new efficiency measures being implemented this year, he pointed to the D.C. Department of General Services, which is now handling all city con-struction contracts. A new tax revision commission will be appointed in January, Gray said. The mayor is responsible for appoint-ing five members to the group, while D.C. Council Chairman Kwame Brown will appoint the other five. Gray said he would like former D.C. Mayor Anthony Williams to chair the commission, but Gray said he’s not overly optimistic about that prospect. A key question the commission will be grappling with is whether the city could raise more revenue by lowering tax rates for high-income earners, given that doing so might encourage more residents to remain in the District — or even entice Maryland or Virginia resi-dents to move into the city. When Maryland raised its tax rates for high-income earners a few years ago, its number of affluent residents dropped precipitously, Gray said. He acknowledged that the decline could be attributed to incomes dropping in the recession. But, he noted, the change could also be due to citizens moving their legal residences out of state. Many wealthy retirees move their legal residences to Florida, which has no personal income tax, or to

Mayor Gray floats ideas for budget autonomy

By DEIRDRE BANNONCurrent Staff Writer

Scheele’s Market, a treasured neighborhood institution in Georgetown, has a new lease on life thanks to an agreement reached ear-lier this month between the new owner of the building and a com-munity group dedicated to saving the store. Jordan O’Neill, who bought the property at the corner of 29th and Dumbarton streets in February, agreed to maintain the first-floor retail space as a corner market for the next 15 years. Current tenants and longtime store operators Shin and Kye Lee agreed to a five-year

lease with an option to renew for an additional five years. And Friends of Scheele’s, a community group that formed to help maintain the rare neighborhood shop, helped coordi-nate the deal. “Scheele’s Market is a neighbor-hood treasure,” O’Neill said of the shop, which provides fresh produce and pantry staples and still offers charge accounts to customers. “I’m very happy to be able to work out an arrangement where we can keep Mr. and Mrs. Lee in the neighborhood. They are a beloved part of the com-munity, and are well-respected, hard working, and do everything they can to make sure the store runs effi-ciently.”

In order to keep the Lees as ten-ants, O’Neill agreed to lease the space at a price they could afford,

Friends help keep Scheele’s in Georgetown

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Bill Petros/The CurrentThe operators of Scheele’s have agreed to a new five-year lease.

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Rendering courtesy of Giant FoodA five-story residential building will join the revamped grocery.

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Congress requests Spring Valley funding The federal budget that Congress approved this month includes a sup-plemental report requesting that the U.S. Defense Department pay for health studies of Spring Valley, according to D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton. In a news release sent last Thursday, Norton said the budget’s language makes it likely that a study of the community — which is already under way — will receive federal funding. The Army aban-doned munitions and chemical weapons in the then-vacant neigh-borhood in the late 1910s and is now cleaning them up. Norton had previously said that requests for this language had got-ten bipartisan support in committee and were likely to pass.

Capital City schoolto move to Rabaut The growing Capital City Public Charter School recently won per-mission to move into a vacant school property in Manor Park by the 2012-2013 school year. On Dec. 19, the D.C. Public Charter School Board granted Capital City approval to operate in the former Rabaut Junior High School property at 100 Peabody St. NW. According to a news release, a $24 million renovation — funded with help from Bank of America, Building Hope and the Office of the State Superintendent of Education — will prepare the 1964 building to serve about 900 Capital City stu-dents from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade. The charter board’s

approval allows an enrollment increase to up to 1,000 students. Capital City currently operates out of two campuses in Columbia Heights.

District sees growth since 2010 Census The District population grew by 16,273 residents, or 2.7 percent, in the period since the 2010 Census, according to estimates released last week. Between April 2010 and July 2011, the District saw a higher esti-mated population growth than any state, according to a news release from Mayor Vincent Gray’s office, and nearly half the percentage of total growth of the preceding decade. “The latest Census numbers sup-port something I’ve said for a long time: The District is a wonderful place to call home,” Gray says in the release.

Walgreens drugstore opens in Van Ness Walgreens opened its third District location Friday, at Connecticut Avenue and Veazey Terrace in Van Ness, according to a news release from the drugstore. The newly constructed store fea-tures a “health and daily living for-mat,” with two employees dedicat-ed to helping customers with their health needs, as well as fresh food selections, the release states. Mayor Vincent Gray attended the store’s ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate its participation in the District’s “One City, One Hire” pro-gram; with the Van Ness location, Walgreens created 35 new jobs,

according to the release. The com-pany hopes to open another five drugstores in D.C. by 2017.

City seeks contractor to combat cheating The District hopes to hire a con-tractor to help detect cheating in standardized tests, according to a news release from the Office of the State Superintendent of Education. “Testing impropriety is an issue this agency takes very seriously,” superintendent Hosanna Mahaley says in the release. “Any violation of security undermines trust and faith in our entire educational sys-tem by casting doubt on the positive growth we have begun to see city-wide.” The release does not specify what measures the office hopes the contractor will take, but states that the selected firm will “investigate and assess individual classrooms” in order to ensure the validity of D.C. Comprehensive Assessment System results.

Bowser bill would license tire dealers Ward 4 D.C. Council member Muriel Bowser has introduced leg-islation to require licensing for new and used tire dealers, a measure that she said would cut down on the piles of tires on car lots that can be aesthetic and environmental blights. Bowser said her own ward has 14 businesses licensed to do auto repairs, which generally includes selling new and used tires. But a recent survey found five non-licensed tire dealers, along with “unsightly piles of tires” that Bowser said can become breeding

grounds for mosquitoes. Her bill would require specific license provisions for tire dealers, including a cap on the number of tires sold and requirements that the tires be stored indoors. Requiring a license — as well as the threat of license revocation — is the best way to keep businesses in line, Bowser said.

Former Ward 5 ANC chair to repay funds The former chair of a Ward 5 advisory neighborhood commission has agreed to repay nearly $29,000 he allegedly took from his commis-sion’s bank account, according to a news release from the D.C. Office of the Attorney General. William Shelton, who represent-ed single-member district 5B01 in the Brentwood section of Northeast for a decade, resigned over the sum-mer. According to the news release, he will owe the city an initial pay-ment of $5,000 and at least $200 per month until the balance of the “misappropriated” money is paid off. According to WUSA, which broke the story in June, Shelton allegedly withdrew the money from ATMs between August 2010 and March 2011 and used part of it to make car payments on a Lexus.

Church reopens after a major renovation First Congregational United Church of Christ reopened Saturday for Christmas Eve services after an extensive reconstruction effort, according to a news release from the Downtown Cluster of Congregations. The church has been housed in a series of buildings at 10th and G streets NW since the 1860s, the release states, and has most recently

replaced an outmoded, undersized 50-year-old building there. The new church has more natu-ral light, better handicap accessibili-ty and more distinctive architecture, the release states. Weekly services are scheduled to resume there Jan. 8.

Planned street trees shown in online map The District is working to plant 3,540 trees in public space through May, and the agency is listing the locations and details online, accord-ing a D.C. Department of Transportation news release. The online map, available at tinyurl.com/treemapddot, shows a dot at the location of each planned tree. Clicking on the dot provides its exact address and the species of tree planned. According to the news release, most locations were identified by residents who called 311 to request a tree before June 15 — the city’s annual procedure. Additionally, the Casey Trees group announced last month that it would be planting 52 trees in Georgetown — 32 by the end of November and 20 more in March. The plantings are being undertaken in partnership with Trees for Georgetown and the Transportation Department’s Urban Forestry Administration.

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Wednesday, Jan. 11 The National Capital Planning Commission, the Trust for the National Mall, the City Parks Alliance and the National Archives will hold a panel discussion on “(r)Evolutionary Parks: The Future of Public Space.” The forum will be held from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in the McGowan Theater at the National Archives, 700 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. Admission is free; to RSVP, visit ncpc.gov/rsvp.

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The agencies planning improvements to Rock Creek Park’s bike and pedestrian trail heard mostly encouragement at a meeting this month, aside from some concerns about changes to Georgetown’s Rose Park. The trail project is now in a public review phase, after the National Park Service, the

Federal Highway Administration and the D.C. Department of Transportation released an environmental assessment in early December. The project aims to rehabilitate a 3.7-mile segment of the asphalt trail between Broad Branch Road and P Street NW, including a “social trail” around Peirce Mill, as well as areas around the National Zoo. Under the agencies’ “preferred alternative,” which would cost approximately $7.45 million, the

multi-use trail would be resurfaced and wid-ened, up to a maximum of 10 feet depending on location. The project also encompasses the Piney Branch Parkway trail from Beach Drive to Arkansas Avenue, most of which is now unpaved, along with a trail within Rose Park. Most of the attendees of a Dec. 14 meeting praised the project’s goal to improve connec-tivity and access to the well-used park trail.

Jean Osburn, chair of the facilities commit-tee for the D.C. Bicycle Advisory Council, said the widening of the trail has been “a long time coming” for the cycling community, which will be “delighted to … ride safely and enjoy nature with everyone else” in the park. “The general widening and resurfacing of the trail is really important,” agreed one regu-lar bike rider, particularly for the hectic eve-

Park Service plans multimillion-dollar trail upgrade in Rock Creek Park


A Connecticut Avenue restaurant will likely be able to begin serving alcohol out front and in its basement early next year, after the Forest Hills/Van Ness advisory neighborhood commission stopped protesting its liquor license last week. Jake’s American Grille, 5016-5018 Connecticut Ave., faced months of permit delays at the D.C. Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs, according to

owner Gaynor Jablonski. And when Jablonski tried to get his liquor license before the regulatory agency had formally established the base-ment’s occupant capacity, the neigh-borhood commission fought the effort. Unlike in many liquor license protests, there were few substantive disagreements about the terms of the voluntary agreement created between Jake’s and the neighbor-hood commission. Nor have neigh-bors complained of problems. But neighborhood commission-

ers repeatedly expressed concerns that if they supported plans that lacked sufficient detail, they could miss their chance to oppose some-thing that they wouldn’t like. “I have a problem with approving things that we don’t know what we’re getting,” commissioner Karen Perry said at the body’s Aug. 15 meeting, when the commission unanimously voted to protest the liquor license. The main floor of Jake’s opened in February, but Jablonski said it took eight months for the regulatory

ANC reaches license accord with Jake’s Grille

By ELIZABETH WIENERCurrent Staff Writer

The latest mixed-use project on 14th Street has cleared the D.C. Historic Preservation Review Board, with debate — as usual — focusing on height. But “The Irwin” offers an especially stark contrast on that point: It would tower four stories over neighboring historic buildings on its own block, although it’s no taller than many new buildings on the rapidly developing corridor. Named after developer Irwin

Edlavitch, the retail and residential complex to be built at 1328 14th St. has gone through repeated design revisions, both in materials and height. The architect lopped off a floor at the behest of neighbors and the city preservation office, and changed the skin from red brick to masonry, metal and glass. The latest iteration, presented to the review board Dec. 15, was inspired by the historic auto show-rooms found farther north on 14th Street. Architect Sarah Alexander “switched from an apartment build-

ing model to an auto showroom model,” said staff reviewer Steve Callcott, pointing out the large expanse of glass on upper floors, broken up by metal panels. The ground floor would have projecting storefront windows, along with an entrance to the residences above. “We looked at the auto show-rooms, which we all love — the concentration of glass, the masonry facade, clarity of design,” said Alexander, predicting that the end result will be “a building with quiet

14th Street project clears preservation hurdle

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This is a listing of reports taken from Dec. 18 through 25 by the Metropolitan Police Department in local police service areas.

PSA 201

Theft from auto ($250 plus)■ 5800 block, Broad Branch Road; street; 12:30 p.m. Dec. 20.Theft from auto (below $250)■ 3700 block, Ingomar Street; residence; 10 p.m. Dec. 19.■ 5100 block, Chevy Chase Parkway; alley; 10:30 p.m. Dec. 19.■ 3200 block, Worthington St.; street; 10:30 p.m. Dec. 21

PSA 202

Theft (below $250)■ 5300 block, Wisconsin Ave.; store; 10:17 p.m. Dec. 19.■ 5300 block, Wisconsin Ave.; store; 1:20 p.m. Dec. 21.■ 4300 block, Windom Place; residence; 3 p.m. Dec. 22.Theft from auto (below $250)■ 4800 block, 46th St.; street; 9 p.m. Dec. 22

PSA 203

Burglary■ 2500 block, Upton St.; resi-dence; 9:59 p.m. Dec. 23.Theft (below $250)■ Connecticut Avenue and Van Ness Street; sidewalk; 1 am. Dec. 18.Theft (shoplifting)■ 4300 block, Connecticut Ave.; drugstore; 7:45 a.m. Dec. 20.Theft from auto (below $250)■ 3500 block, Brandywine St.; street; 9 p.m. Dec. 18.■ 3600 block, Brandywine St.; street; 9 p.m. Dec. 22.

PSA 204

Robbery (carjacking)■ 4200 block, Massachusetts Ave.; street; 8:55 a.m. Dec. 20.Assault with a dangerous weapon ■ 2400 block, Wisconsin Ave.; restaurant; 1 a.m. Dec. 24.Burglary■ 2100 block, 37th St.; resi-dence; 10:43 p.m. Dec. 23.■ 2000 block, 37th St.; resi-dence; 1 a.m. Dec. 23.Theft (below $250)■ 3200 block, Klingle Road; residence; 7:12 p.m. Dec. 21.■ 2700 block, 36th Place; resi-dence; 6 p.m. Dec. 22.■ 2600 block, Wisconsin Ave.; street; noon Dec. 23. ■ 2700 block, Wisconsin Ave.; unspecified premises; 11 p.m. Dec. 2.Theft from auto (below $250)■ 3200 block, Woodley Road; street; 5 p.m. Dec. 18.■ 2700 block, Woodley Place;

parking lot; 9 p.m. Dec. 20.

PSA 205

Burglary■ 4400 block, Massachusetts Ave.; university; 12:15 a.m. Dec. 19.Theft (below $250)■ 4800 block, MacArthur Blvd.; drugstore; 4:22 p.m. Dec. 19.

PSA 206

Burglary ■ 2900 block, Q St.; residence; 11:15 p.m. Dec. 19.Theft ($250 plus)■ 37th and O streets; unspeci-fied premises; 2:40 p.m. Dec. 24.■ 1200 block, Wisconsin Ave.; store; 2:50 p.m. Dec. 24.Theft (below $250)■ 37th and O streets; university; 2:45 p.m. Dec. 20.■ 3000 block, M St.; store; 3:10 p.m. Dec. 20.■ 3100 block, M St.; store; 6:10 p.m. Dec. 20.■ 37th and O streets; university; 3:30 p.m. Dec. 21.■ 1300 block, Wisconsin Ave.; store; 2:10 p.m. Dec. 22.■ 1000 block, 31st St.; restau-rant; 3 p.m. Dec. 22.■ 3000 block, M St.; store; 4:44 p.m. Dec. 22.■ 3200 block, M St.; store; noon Dec. 23.■ 3200 block, M St.; store; 2:15 p.m. Dec. 24.■ 3800 block, Reservoir Road; medical facility; 2:30 p.m. Dec. 24.Theft (shoplifting)■ 1200 block, Wisconsin Ave.; store; 2:30 p.m. Dec. 20.Theft from auto (below $250)■ 1300 block, 20th St.; parking lot; 4 p.m. Dec. 18.■ 2700 block, N St.; street; 9:40 p.m. Dec. 22.■ 3200 block, M St.; street; 2 p.m. Dec. 23.

PSA 207

Burglary■ 900 block, 26th St.; resi-dence; 8 a.m. Dec. 19.Theft (below $250)■ 800 block, 21st St.; universi-ty; 11 a.m. Dec. 19.■ 900 block, 23rd St.; medical facility; 5 p.m. Dec. 22.Theft from auto ($250 plus)■ 2500 block, K St.; street; 11:59 p.m. Dec. 21.Theft from auto (below $250)■ 2100 block, I St.; street; 8:30 p.m. Dec. 21.■ 800 block, 21st St.; universi-ty; 7:40 p.m. Dec. 22.

PSA 208

Robbery (assault)■ 1600 block, P St.; bus stop; 7:18 p.m. Dec. 20.Robbery (force and violence)

■ 1200 block, Connecticut Ave.; sidewalk; 2 a.m. Dec. 18.■ 1900 block, Pennsylvania Ave.; restaurant; 10:50 a.m. Dec. 19.Robbery (stealth) ■ 1600 block, Connecticut Ave.; restaurant; 2:40 p.m. Dec. 23.Assault with dangerous weapon (gun)■ 1100 block, 17th St.; street; 5:30 p.m. Dec. 20.Stolen auto■ 1800 block, Massachusetts Ave.; street; 6 p.m. Dec. 18.■ 1500 block, K St.; street; 11 p.m. Dec. 21.■ 1200 block, 21st St.; street; 8:30 p.m. Dec. 22.■ 1400 block, 17th St.; street; 10:30 p.m. Dec. 23.Theft ($250 plus)■ 1100 block, 17th St.; office building; 5 p.m. Dec. 22.■ 1100 block, Connecticut Ave.; hotel; 2 a.m. Dec. 23.Theft (below $250)■ 1700 block, Connecticut Ave.; restaurant; 4:15 p.m. Dec. 19.■ 1000 block, Connecticut Ave.; store; 4:25 p.m. Dec. 20.■ 1100 block, 19th St.; store; 5:31 p.m. Dec. 20.■ 1900 block, S St.; residence; 3:50 p.m. Dec. 21.■ 1600 block, L St.; restaurant; 1 p.m. Dec. 22.■ 900 block, 19th St.; restau-rant; 4 p.m. Dec. 22.■ 1100 block, 17th St; tavern/nightclub; 2:30 a.m. Dec. 23.■ 1200 block, Connecticut Ave.; store; 6 p.m. Dec. 23.■ 2100 block, P St.; hotel; 12:01 a.m. Dec. 24.■ 2100 block, N St.; residence; 11:30 a.m. Dec. 24.■ 1200 block, 22nd St.; conve-nience store; 2:34 p.m. Dec. 24.Theft from auto ($250 plus)■ 2200 block, N St; street; 5:30 p.m. Dec. 22.■ 1100 block, New Hampshire Ave.; parking lot; 6 p.m. Dec. 23.■ 1600 block, Swann St.; street; 9:17 a.m. Dec. 24.Theft from auto (below $250)■ 1500 block, U St.; street; 2:30 a.m. Dec. 18.■ 17th and O streets; street; 10 a.m. Dec. 18.■ 1200 block, 19th St.; street; 10:30 p.m. Dec. 18.■ 18th and N streets; street; 11 p.m. Dec. 18.■ 22nd and N streets; street; 2 p.m. Dec. 19.■ 2200 block, Bancroft Place; street; 1:45 a.m. Dec. 20.■ 1100 block, 18th St.; street; 4:15 p.m. Dec. 20.■ 1400 block, 21st St.; street; 7 p.m. Dec. 20.■ Decatur Place and Florida Avenue; street; 5:30 p.m. Dec. 21.■ 1700 block, Q St.; street; 7 p.m.; Dec. 21.■ 22nd and M streets; street; 12:30 a.m. Dec. 22.■ 1400 block, 21st St.; street; 8 a.m. Dec. 22.■ 2000 block, R St.; street; 10:30 a.m. Dec. 22.■ 1500 block, S St.; alley; 1:10

p.m. Dec. 22.■ 2000 block, Q St. l street; 3 p.m. Dec. 22.■ 1500 block, Swann St.; alley; 3:30 p.m. Dec. 22.■ 1600 block, Riggs Place; alley; 10 p.m. Dec. 22.■ 1700 block, Q St.; parking lot; 4 p.m. Dec. 23.■ 2100 block, N St.; street; 6:30 p.m. Dec. 23.

PSA 303

Stolen auto ■ 1800 block, Belmont Road; street; 1:30 a.m. Dec. 18.■ 1600 block, Harvard St.; street; 8 a.m. Dec. 19.Theft (below $250)■ 2200 block, 18th St.; street; 3:30 a.m. Dec. 19.■ 2400 block, 18th St.; restau-rant; 5 p.m. Dec. 19.■ 1700 block, Columbia Road; sidewalk; 4:15 p.m. Dec. 21.■ 1900 block, Kalorama Road; tavern/nightclub; 7 p.m. Dec. 23.Theft from auto (below $250)■ 1800 block, Wyoming Ave.; alley; 10:30 p.m. Dec. 18.■ Biltmore Street and Cliffbourne Place; street; 8 p.m. Dec. 19.■ 1700 block, Lanier Place; street; 9 p.m. Dec. 20.■ 2400 bock, 16th St.; street; 10 p.m. Dec. 20.■ 1800 block, Calvert St.; resi-dence; 9:30 p.m. Dec. 22.■ 2300 block, Champlain St.; parking lot; 3 a.m. Dec. 24.

PSA 307

Assault with dangerous weapon■ 1400 block, 12th St.; resi-dence; 1:30 a.m. Dec. 24.Theft ($250 plus)■ 1300 block, Corcoran St.; street; 7:50 p.m. Dec. 22.Theft (below $250)■ 1200 block, Massachusetts Ave.; street; 10 p.m. Dec. 18.■ 1700 block, 14th St.; store; 11:30 a.m. Dec. 19.■ 1400 block, P St.; restaurant; 8:40 p.m. Dec. 20.■ 1100 block, 14th St.; restau-rant; 5:28 p.m. Dec. 24.■ 1100 block, Vermont Ave.; convenience store; 1:30 a.m. Dec. 21.Theft from auto (below $250)■ 900 block, M St.; parking lot; 2:45 a.m. Dec. 20.■ 1200 block, O St.; alley; 7:30 a.m. Dec. 20.■ 1500 block, 15th St.; alley; 6 p.m. Dec. 20.■ 1100 block, 13th St.; street; 6 p.m. Dec. 20.■ 1500 block, 14th St.; alley; 5:30 p.m. Dec. 21.■ 1400 block, R St.; residence; 2 p.m. Dec. 22.■ 1400 block, P St; parking lot; 9 a.m. Dec. 23.■ 1100 block, 9th St.; street; 11 p.m. Dec. 23.■ 1300 block, R St.; street; 10:30 a.m. Dec. 25.■ 1400 block, S St.; street; 5 p.m. Dec. 25.

psA 201■ chevy chase

psA 202■ friendshiP heiGhts tenleytown / au Park

psA 204■ massachusetts avenue heiGhts / cleveland Parkwoodley Park / Glover Park / cathedral heiGhts

psA 203■ forest hills / van ness

psA 205■ Palisades / sPrinG valleywesley heiGhts/ foxhall

psA 206■ GeorGetown / burleith

psA 207■ foGGy bottom / west end

psA 208■ sheridan-kaloramaduPont circle

psA 303■ adams morGan

psA 307■ loGan circle


Pennsylvania, where the rate is just 2 percent and income from Social Security and retirement accounts is not taxed. Another idea the D.C. tax com-mission could consider, Gray said, is whether exempting retirement income from taxation or lowering the tax rate for residents over 65 or over 70 would end up bringing the city more net revenue. The mayor also discussed gov-ernment ethics and the public’s erod-ing trust in city leaders. Asked why he hasn’t spoken out forcefully against alleged corruption by Ward 5 Council member Harry Thomas, Gray said he had talked personally with Thomas about the matter and also pushed authorities to begin their investigation. “To me, that is a huge statement that I want to ensure integrity,” Gray

said. “I think that speaks volumes.” Thomas recently agreed to pay back $300,000 in funds that he alleg-edly redirected from city youth pro-grams toward his personal expenses. He did not admit wrongdoing; the U.S. Attorney’s Office is conducting a criminal investigation. The mayor said he has not pub-

licly called for Thomas’ resignation because “I didn’t want to inject myself into the situation in that way. I wanted the people responsible to do it.” Gray suggested that the D.C. Council could take certain steps to increase its transparency. Lawyers on the council should make public

their firms’ clients who do business with the city, he said, and council members who earn outside income should disclose exactly what they do to make that money. He said he does not have a prob-lem with political contributors “bun-dling” their contributions. “Some people have a strong feeling about a particular candidate,” he said. Gray urged residents looking at his own ethical track record to give him a “fair evaluation.” He said “the answer is unequivocally ‘no’” to the question of whether he steered con-tracts to his campaign contributors. Gray said he spends only his per-sonal money when he takes trips that include both personal and official elements. For example, he said he paid “out of my pocket” to visit Tampa, Fla. — although part of the goal of that trip was to look at train-ing facilities for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and determine whether the Redskins could construct similar facilities in D.C.

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Mary Cheh, who chairs the council’s Committee on the Environment, Public Works and Transportation. “I think that’s a fair assessment: that we’re ready.” Cheh opened the Dec. 19 “public oversight roundtable,” which did not invite public testimony, on a some-what tough note: “The District’s response to moderate to heavy snow in recent years has been an area of some concern.” But as she spent about 90 min-utes grilling Public Works Department director William Howland and Transportation Department director Terry Bellamy on how the city would respond in various scenarios, Cheh seemed pleased with the responses. “If we had Snowmageddon again, would we be able to handle it?” Cheh asked at one point. “Yes,” replied Howland. “And I thought we did remarkably well [in 2010] given the amount of snow that we had, but I think we would prob-ably cut down the amount of time in half.” In the dual February 2010 storms, which dumped some 40 inches of heavy snow, few city vehicles were powerful enough to plow effective-ly, according to Howland. Furthermore, he said, mechanical failures of aging trucks meant that the city couldn’t effectively plow snow as it fell, which caused it to build up. The contracts the city has estab-lished give the District access to reserve snowplows for continuous clearing and construction equipment when heavy lifting is needed, he said. Although this program was established soon after “Snowmagaddon,” the 11 inches of snow that fell in total last winter wasn’t enough to require the reserves. “I’m hoping that we get 11 inch-es of snow like we did last year so we don’t have to worry about it,” said Howland. Officials also hope new measures can help alleviate problems that befell commuters in January’s unex-pectedly messy storm that stranded thousands of motorists across the region during the afternoon rush hour. Laptops in some city vehicles will let employees better track con-ditions citywide while observing particular areas firsthand, and resi-dents will also be able to track plows’ progress at the District’s new snow.dc.gov website. Howland also pledged to issue

earlier recommendations on what time motorists should be off the roads, giving residents and commut-ers more time to plan ahead and helping keep the streets empty for plows. The agency will also coordi-nate better with the federal govern-ment on its timing for releasing employees, he said. The Public Works Department also anticipates fewer outages and roadways blocked by fallen trees this winter than during the January 2011 storm because of Pepco’s tree-trimming efforts around its power lines, Howland said. The agency is also experimenting with ways to clear curb lanes on side streets. The District can ticket and impound cars left on snow emer-gency routes, but officials are work-ing with private parking lots to secure off-street spaces for residents to move other cars while residential streets are plowed. A new pilot this year includes deals with the DC USA shopping center in Columbia Heights and RFK Stadium in Ward 6, Howland said. In response to requests from Cheh and Ward 4 Council member Muriel Bowser, he said the agency would also experiment with asking residents to move their cars around the corner while their block is addressed, as the agency already does with leaf pickup. Officials also issued reminders that D.C. law requires residents and business owners to clear their own sidewalks within eight daylight hours of a snowfall. Legislation from Cheh would make noncompli-ance punishable by a $25 citation for residents and $250 for businesses; the council is set to discuss it Jan. 4. Howland also reminded residents that the Department of Public Works generally can’t plow alleys, and asked residents near street corners to help clear a path from the sidewalk to the street.

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elegance.” Alexander also pointed out that The Irwin will replace a dingy auto repair shop and its parking lot, which is surrounded by a chain-link fence. But Jim Kane, who lives on adjacent Rhode Island Avenue and previously served on the preservation board, represented a group of neighbors unhappy with both the height and design. “Who wouldn’t want to replace a rat-infested garage?” he asked. “But nowhere else on 14th Street does a new infill building tower 45 feet over neighboring historic buildings.” Kane also argued that the auto showroom motif is inappropriate. “Since this block and the block across the street have no auto showrooms, this is simply an attempt to cloak a very large building. Copying historic styles will not conceal the bulk.” Kane and his neighbors said another story should be lopped off, with the new top floor set back and rooftop structures redesigned to be less visible. But Callcott, in his staff report, said the board could consider the entire 14th Street historic district to deter-mine if the new design is compatible. Instead of focusing on a six-story building in a block of two- and three-story buildings, he said, “look at the larger context,” where taller buildings — often new construction approved by the board — “co-exist” with smaller historic storefronts. The board had mixed reactions. “Mr. Kane knows

well, we have wrestled with the question of taller modern buildings in historic districts,” said member Tersh Boasberg. “Since this is new construction, the rule is: not incompatible, consistent with the historic district, not the [specific] block.” “I think it’s too high, and could lose a floor. The pent-house has to disappear,” member Robert Sonderman said. Member Elinor Bacon disagreed: “To ask a devel-oper to lop off one floor is a huge economic impact.” The board’s resolution approved the project in con-cept, but asked the architect to consider a “significant setback” for the sixth floor, and to rethink “the very complicated roofline” that results from having several large mechanical structures on the roof.

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Taxing with care In recent years, budget pressures have led D.C. officials to consid-er a variety of tax increases, many of which present vexing policy issues. The D.C. Council has rebuffed Mayor Vincent Gray’s proposed hike for residents earning more than $200,000. But a number of legis-lators support the idea, leading to repeated, divisive debates. So far, the arguments of Ward 2 Council member Jack Evans have carried the day. He has noted that it would not take much to encour-age the District’s wealthiest residents to leave the city or discourage affluent would-be taxpayers from choosing the District. In many cases, it is not even a question of residents actually mov-ing. Those who have second homes elsewhere — such as Florida, where there is no personal income tax — can avoid D.C. tax liability by ensuring that they spend a majority of the year outside the District. Factors such as this help explain the many unintended consequenc-es of tax policy. As numerous researchers have found, when a juris-diction raises taxes on the wealthy, revenues end up dropping. The same pattern can apply when raising sales taxes — particularly when buyers can easily travel elsewhere to make their purchases. Practically speaking, the bottom line in setting tax policy ought to be maximizing revenue — without imposing inequitable or unfair burdens on residents or businesses. Next month, the mayor plans to appoint five members to the tax revision commission, which last convened in the late 1990s. D.C. Council Chairman Kwame Brown will appoint the other five mem-bers. A report is expected nine months later. Among the panel’s statutory responsibilities are encouraging busi-ness growth and job creation; providing for fairness in apportionment of taxes; and modernizing and simplifying the tax code. Achieving any one of these is a tall order, but we hope that the commission’s findings will also help ensure that future debates hinge on data and solid research, rather than heated rhetoric and conventional wisdom of unsubstantiated value.

An important first step The D.C. Council’s ethics reform package is drawing a lot of attention for what it won’t do. Regrettably, it won’t eliminate fund-raising loopholes such as “bundled” contributions that in practice allow some donors to exceed donation limits. It also will not ade-quately restrict uses of council members’ constituent services funds. Yet lost in the criticism are the many positive aspects of the legis-lation. The new Board of Ethics and Government Accountability, for instance, will have broad responsibilities that will enable it to act as “sheriff” to root out and punish future misdeeds. It will also be able to recommended changes to the code of conduct for D.C. officials. In addition, the council took steps to allow members to expel a colleague who “significantly violates the public trust.” If an ethics violation occurs, the new board would investigate and then an ad hoc council committee would review the findings. A vote of 11 of 13 council members would mean expulsion. Right now, even the most egregious misbehavior doesn’t force a council member out of office unless he or she is sent to jail for a felo-ny. That has to change if the council is to restore public confidence. Many of the remaining issues deal with fundraising. We are glad that Ward 4 Council member Muriel Bowser has pledged that her Government Operations Committee will take a broad look at cam-paign finance laws in 2012. The discussion ought to include tighter reporting requirements — weekly immediately before an election, and monthly in the year prior — to provide real accountability. Council members should commit now to adopting comprehensive campaign finance reform by the end of 2012 — and constituents must not tolerate inaction on the many loopholes that still exist. While much remains to be done, the council merits praise for the major steps it has taken.

Storms, earthquakes and all sorts of political grief occurred in 2011; can 2012 even com-pete?

We’re confident it can, but maybe not with anoth-er earthquake, please. The new year is looking to feature some interest-ing events of a positive nature. The spring will bring the 100th anniversary of Japan’s gift of flowering cherry trees to the city. There will be more than a month of celebrations, fireworks and exhibits. But the little ol’ cherry blossoms that bring so much pleasure as usual will be in bloom for only about a week, so plan accordingly. It’s also the 100th anniversary year of the sinking of the Titanic. At midnight on April 14, you should get yourself down to the Southwest waterfront for a small, unique and moving ceremony at the base of the little-known Titanic Memorial. And yes, we said midnight. That’s when the Titanic sank. The modest memorial honors those who gave up their lives to get women and children into the too few lifeboats available. The yearly ceremony features a group of men who ring a ship’s bell and offer a series of stirring toasts “to those brave men.” It lasts only a few minutes, so don’t be late. We did a quick check. Other institutions celebrat-ing centennials in 2012 include Boston’s Fenway Park, the Better Business Bureau and the Girl Scouts of America. There will be many Girl Scout celebrations around the country. But the organization is planning a huge June 8 celebration on the National Mall. It expects a crowd of 250,000 people.■ Politics, continued. The hangover of 2011 is con-tinuing into 2012. Mayor Vincent Gray did the traditional round of year-end interviews, and he knew what to expect. Every reporter was asking what he thought about the year that was marred by hiring embarrassments and the ongoing federal probe into his 2010 campaign. Gray dutifully answered that he called for the investigation and yes, he is cooperating in any way he is asked. He again denied wrongdoing and said he hopes U.S. Attorney Ronald Machen does a thorough job but gets it done soon so Gray can move on. Gray has several administrative achievements he can point to — budget reform, a good youth summer jobs program, and the permanent appointment of Kaya Henderson as chancellor after the turbulent Michelle Rhee years. But the investigation lies like a wet blanket over his future and the city’s. And if one federal investigation weren’t enough,

we have two others, involving D.C. Council Chairman Kwame Brown and Ward 5 Council mem-ber Harry Thomas Jr. All three probes hold the possibility of blowing up our election calendar in 2012 if they end as badly as some expect.■ Politics and polling. As the week was ending, there was more bad news for the mayor and council chairman. The respected Claris poll showed that city

voters aren’t happy with either leader.

Gray’s approval rat-ing in the poll was only 34 percent positive, while 53 percent disap-proved of him. The find-

ing was actually a slight improvement for the mayor, who had fallen to 31 percent approval in March when the hiring scandal was still fresh. But as bad as the numbers are for Gray, they’re worse for Chairman Brown. Only 23 percent of the voters polled said they approve of the chairman, who has been mired in his federal probe and public embarrassment over order-ing not one but two “fully loaded” SUVs when he first took office. And that 23 percent may be one of the lowest approval ratings in city history. Another 57 percent of the respondents disapproved of Brown. Some political observers believe Brown, as chair-man, may be in an irreversible slide, but Brown told NBC4 he would redouble his efforts to communicate better with citizens and focus on his job as chairman. Brown did help lead a rewriting of the city’s ethics code and helped get the budget through the council, but it’s not clear if that dulls the bad stuff. The Claris polling showed that only 30 percent of the citizens approve of the 13-member council itself. Last spring, before the scandals and public spats too numerous to name, the council enjoyed a healthy 54 percent approval rate. A drop of 24 percentage points is extraordinary and ought to be some type of — to use a cliché — wakeup call.■ A final word. We will modestly point out that Washingtonian Magazine named us one of its eight “Washingtonian of the Year” honorees in its January issue that came out late last week. The brief article in the magazine noted our long-time affection for local Washington. And the article rightly points out our work with the Kojo Nnamdi Show on WAMU 88.5 and this weekly column. Our thanks go to everyone who works with us. As we say in the article and elsewhere every chance we get, our local city is only as good as the people active in it. Tom Sherwood, a Southwest resident, is a politi-cal reporter for News 4.

Dang, another year zapped …

TOM SHERWOOD’S NotebooK

ANC needs to clarify its advisory function The Current’s Dec. 14 article “ANC creates panel to look at cleanup proposal” raises some legitimate concerns about the role of the advisory neighborhood commission in the cleanup of a Spring Valley property. The article notes, “But commissioners are still disagreeing over what their role should be in the cleanup.” As a former chair of Advisory Neighborhood Commission 3D, I was urged to venture down this path by a current commissioner, but it became clear the commis-sion is not the appropriate venue for consideration of issues related to Spring Valley’s status as a “for-

merly used defense site.” This role belongs to the Restoration Advisory Board. The commission has no techni-cal adviser and lacks the neces-sary expertise to inform the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on steps it should take relative to the clean-up of 4825 Glenbrook Road. While the Spring Valley clean-up of World War I munitions has become the “raison d’être” for one member of the commission, The Current highlights the current contentious atmosphere among commission members stemming from this obsession. Most com-mission members possess only basic knowledge of the overall Spring Valley project and are therefore unable to comprehend the technical elements of the reso-lution. The “advisory” role afford-ed local commissions by the Home Rule Charter does not

extend to such matters. Alma Gates

Member, Restoration Advisory Board

Group’s litter pickup plan is appreciated My neighbors and I just received the best holiday gift! The Adams Morgan Partnership Business Improvement District is expanding its cleaning services to include one block into residential areas during the weekends. This hopefully will take care of the many items that clutter the area during the weekends: greasy pizza paper plates with tinfoil, beer/water/sports-drink cans and bottles, red plastic cups, et cetera. As a resident of Mintwood Place since 1976, I give a hearty thank you for this new service.

Marie P. StaiharAdams Morgan

Letters tothe eDitor

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ANC 1CAdams Morgan

The commission will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 4, at Mary’s Center, 2355 Ontario Road NW. For details, call 202-332-2630 or visit anc1c.org.

ANC 2AFoggy Bottom

The commission will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 18, at School Without Walls, 2130 F St. NW. For details, visit anc2a.org.

ANC 2BDupont Circle

The commission will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 11, in the Brookings Institution building, 1775 Massachusetts Ave. NW. For details, visit dupontcircleanc.net.

ANC 2DSheridan-Kalorama

The commission will meet at 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 23, at Our Lady Queen of the Americas Church, California Street and Phelps Place NW. For details, contact [email protected] or visit anc2d.org.

ANC 2EGeorgetownCloisters

The commission will meet at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 3, at Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School, 1524 35th St. NW. Agenda items include:■ public safety report.■ financial report.■ transportation, with an update on the O and P streets reconstruction.■ public works report.■ election of officers and discussion of areas of interest in 2012.■ community comment.■ update on the West Heating Plant, 29th and K streets.■ designation of Friends of Volta Park as the park’s official commu-nity representative.■ update on the Georgetown University campus plan.■ discussion of traffic at Safeway, 1855 Wisconsin Ave.■ consideration of Old Georgetown Board matters: 2516 East Place, residence, alterations to rear, retract-able awning, shutters, permit; 1738 Wisconsin Ave., residence, two-sto-ry rear addition, concept — revised design; 1609 35th St., residence, alterations to rear, removal of two-story porch, concept; 1408-1412 36th St., residences, door surround, transom, window casing, permit; 3254 O St., residence, partial demo-lition, reconstruction of garage with enlarged footprint, concept — revised design; 3254 O St., resi-dence, alterations to rear of main

house, remove chimney, concept; 3240 P St., commercial, alterations to glass roof at rear yard, permit/concept; 1432 Wisconsin Ave., retail, sign for “DC Jewelry Center,” rolling grille, permit/concept — revised design; 1510 Wisconsin Ave., commercial, alterations to storefront, sign scheme for “Luigi Parasmo Salon,” permit; 2810-2812 Pennsylvania Ave., Four Seasons Hotel/Eno Wine Bar, rear addition with basement, window replace-ments, signs and awnings, concept — revised design; 2624 Dumbarton St., First Baptist Church, Georgetown, handicapped access ramp, concept; 3010 Dumbarton St., residence, replacement windows, alterations, gas light fixtures, roof-top HVAC, permit. For details, call 202-724-7098 or visit anc2e.com.

ANC 2FLogan Circle

The commission will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 4, at Washington Plaza Hotel, 10 Thomas Circle NW. For details, call 202-667-0052 or visit anc2f.org.

ANC 3BGlover Park

The commission will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 12, at Stoddert Elementary School and Recreation Center, 4001 Calvert St. NW. For details, call 202-338-2969, contact [email protected] or visit anc3b.org.

ANC 3CCleveland ParkWoodley ParkMassachusetts Avenue Heights

At the commission’s Dec. 13 meeting:■ Fire Chief Kenneth Ellerbe explained that because of new, larg-er fire trucks, historic fire stations such as the Cleveland Park fire-house need wider doors. The new trucks, he said, include features mandated by the federal govern-ment. The commission had previously opposed widening the doors of the firehouse. Commissioner Nancy MacWood said the commission’s previous resolution was “looked at solely from the historical preserva-tion perspective.” Commissioner Leila Afzal pointed out that the commission did not have the infor-mation from the fire department when it passed its resolution oppos-ing the widening. When asked why the department could not order smaller fire trucks, Ellerbe said it was bound by the decision of the city’s contracting department.■ commissioners announced that they would meet on Tuesday, Jan. 17, and Tuesday, Feb. 21, instead of the previous Mondays, which are holidays.

■ commissioners unanimously rec-ommended approval of Historic Preservation Review Board applica-tions for a rear shed dormer and a reconfiguration of the driveway and parking at 3212 Porter St. and a rear addition, new side porch and win-dow replacement at 3607 Lowell St.■ after a long discussion, commis-sioners voted unanimously to rec-ommend that the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board grant an interior liquor license to Café Sorriso, to be located at 2311 Calvert St. But commissioners said the license should not include the pro-posed outdoor portion of the restau-rant, which is not yet open. Previously, the commission voted 2-5-2 to reject a resolution proposed by commissioner Lee Brian Reba that would have urged the board to defer consideration of the license for a month. The Woodley Park Community Association had felt it had insuffi-cient time to consider the matter. Sorriso’s lawyer was criticized for not informing the neighborhood and the commission of the plans at an earlier time. Commission chair Anne-Marie Bairstow said a delay would be unfair to a small business of the type the residents very much want to attract. “When you hurt a business owner, it’s a lot of money.” Commissioner Leila Afzal point-ed out the commission would have a “second bite” at the question when the license for the outdoor portion of the cafe is considered. The Italian restaurant is expected to open in mid-January.■ commissioners voted 5-1-1 to endorse Bernstein Property Management’s plans for new paving treatments, tree boxes and signage in public space in front of Cathedral Mansions at 3000 Connecticut Ave. The resolution expressed concern about the application to install a clock tower, which has been approved by the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, for fear it would be “an unnecessary intrusion into already crowded public space” in an area where “without frequent mainte-nance, a glass clock tower will become unsightly.”■ commissioners voted unanimous-ly to allow expenditures of $2,500 to improve the body’s website. The commission will meet at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 17, at the 2nd District Police Headquarters, 3320 Idaho Ave. NW. Its regular meeting date falls on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. For details, call 202-657-5725 or visit anc3c.org.

ANC 3DSpring ValleyWesley Heights

The commission will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 11, in the new medical building at Sibley Memorial Hospital, 5215 Loughboro Road NW. For details, call 202-363-4130 or visit anc3d.org.

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ANC 2E■ GeorGetown / cloisters burleith / hillandale

ANC 2A■ foGGy bottom / west end

ANC 2D■ sheridan-kalorama

ANC 2F■ loGan circle

ANC 2B■ duPont circle

ANC 1C■ adams morGan

ANC 3B■ Glover Park/cathedral heiGhts

ANC 3D■ sPrinG valley/wesley heiGhtsPalisades/kent/foxhall

ANC 3C■ cleveland Park / woodley Parkmassachusetts avenue heiGhts cathedral heiGhts

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Palisades resident Josh Kennedy-Noce’s memories of the four and a half years he spent in a Russian orphanage are sparse — just foggy snapshots of the begin-ning of his life. “I remember walking up the steps with a guy with jeans — jeans and a jean jacket,” he says. He doesn’t know who the man was, but wonders if it might have been his birth father. The picture in Josh’s mind stops mid-torso, show-ing no head. He also remembers his bed, where he would wait each morning until he was allowed to get up. “It’s like a light brown. It’s lighter than this,” he says, pointing to a chair. And he recalls, somewhat, the orphanage director: “I remem-ber saying ’bye and stuff and she’s holding me.” Though the memories are murky, Josh’s years at the Kirov Baby Home Orphanage made an impact: He’s not haunted by the experience, but he certainly thinks about it. So when the Wilson High School sophomore was casting about for community service proj-ects to fill a school requirement, what came to mind were the orphans. Starting last year, Josh began a project to provide yolka — holiday gifts — to the 125 kids in his childhood home. He set a goal of $2,500, but raised $4,700, which covered not only gifts, but also creation of an indoor play area. This year, he’s aiming for at least

$15,000, which will pay for both a holiday celebration and a new out-door playground. “It’s just a super-duper sparse building,” said mother Kristy Kennedy. And the existing play-ground? “Nothing works. The swings are rusted. It’s just awful.” Kennedy and her partner, Ginger Noce, first encountered the dilapidated Kirov Baby Home Orphanage 12 years ago, when they spent a full day traveling around the world to meet 4-year-old Josh and 13-month-old Zach (they adopted both at once, adding a sister, Madison, a few years later). They say it’s not a bad place, just lacking in resources. “The Kirov Baby Home Orphanage is extremely poor. There are about 125 children living there from infants to four years old,” Josh wrote in his Yolka Project solicitation fliers. “The staff loves the kids very much but due to limited funding, the children have very little.”

Josh had ended up at Kirov after both of his parents were injured in a factory accident. Unable to care for him, they took him to the orphanage — intending to leave him for just months. “They put me in the Kirov Baby Home Orphanage so I could be clothed and fed,” he wrote in his flier. “For three and a half years, they visited me with the intention of bringing me back home. Eventually, they realized that I would have a chance for a better life if I was adopted.” Meanwhile, Kristy and Ginger were looking for a baby and a 3-year-old. Why so specific? They wanted to adopt two kids and fig-ured having one older child would make things easier. They chortle now at their naiveté: “We thought that because we had three dogs and

two cats, we’d be fine,” said Kristy. But they were fine. The family is now happily ensconced in a kid-filled community just off MacArthur Boulevard. Josh is a sophomore at Wilson, where he’s obsessed with sports, Zach is a sixth-grader at the Lab School of Washington, and Madison is in fourth grade at Key Elementary. “They fight like brothers and sis-ter,” said mom Kristy, who runs her own consulting business. Mom Ginger works for the Corporate Executive Board, where her co-workers have donated more than $6,000 to Josh — which the com-pany will match. Both parents have been involved with Josh’s project. Ginger tallied up contributions as of Friday and found that he had collected $14,700 and counting. Some of that came from her col-leagues, some from community members and some from other adoptive families, whom Josh found through the Frank Foundation adoption agency. “They provided me with about 600 labels of families that adopted kids from Kirov,” said Josh. “I edited my letter that I gave out” and sent a copy to each family. He got not only donations but also responses from fellow adoptees who wanted to help. Several have emailed or connected with him through Facebook. “I’m 14 and was raised in the same orphanage as you were for

the first year of my life,” wrote Kate. “My parents were too young to raise me as they were both in highschool and eventually turned me over to the services. Now I’m living in Raleigh, NC with a great family. I don’t know much about where I came from but I would love to help anyway I can. (:” “Dear Josh,” wrote another adoptee. “I am Irina Isabella Ray. I too was adopted from the Kirov region, from Kotelnich orphanage. Adopted at the age of 4 1/2, by Penny Sue Ray. I am now 13 years old. I want to join your fundraiser because I want to give others in the orphanage a chance. Please send me more information. Thank You.” Ginger said the outpouring of support has been amazing. “It’s been wonderful to see the number of kids that have responded,” she said. “What’s been amazing to me is to see the number of kids their age who want to do more.” Ginger expects her son to raise more than $20,000 before he’s done; he’s already wired over the funds for the orphanage’s Jan. 7 holiday celebration. And she and Kristy say this effort is just the beginning. “I really do” think he’ll continue the fundraising, said Kristy. She said she recently asked him what the project had taught him, and he said, “‘I’ve really learned how much of a difference one person can make.’” For more information — including online donation options — visit joshsyolkaproject.org.

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Palisades teen gives back to childhood orphanage

Above: Bill Petros/The Current; other photos courtesy of the Kennedy-Noce familyJosh Kennedy-Noce — left, bottom left and foreground above — organized a fundraiser for the Russian orphanage, bottom right, where he spent much of his first five years. Ginger Noce, third from left above, and Kristy Kennedy adopted him 12 years ago, along with Zach and, later, Madison.


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Presiding over a block of LeDroit Park row houses, a 1906 brick Victorian seems

to visitors to be the grande dame

of the lot, thanks to meticulous upkeep and smart updates. Typically, a well-maintained property of this vintage will have original wood floors, perhaps a lead-crystal light fixture or two, or even original tile in its vestibule. But this property sports all that and much, much more, including loads of paneling and the home’s origi-nal gilded silk wall covering in the bay-front living room — all in pristine condition. The ample wood here has — remarkably — never been painted, so visitors are immediately envel-oped in its deep, rich tones. Details pop, including small dentils along the dining room’s plate rail, and beading that outlines box paneling near the stair, which supports an original wrought-iron railing. The high-ceilinged living room is warmed by a working gas fire-place. The stately mantel gets a jolt of color from a blue-tile surround

that echoes that of the vestibule. Pairs of French doors topped by fixed transoms lead from the living room to the center hall and from that spot to the dining room. The plate rail here tops rich paneling, yielding a moody space that seems per-fect for holiday dinners.

Kitchen ren-ovations in old row homes typically sacrifice peri-od charm for modern convenience. But this space manages to marry the two, with granite counters and new appliances and cabinetry blending with an exposed brick wall and hardwood floors. There’s room for a table here as well — always a cozy touch. Even a powder room has wood wainscoting in this home, and its location off the kitchen is a conve-nient one. Also near the kitchen, a screened porch looks out on a

brick patio. Upstairs, a master bedroom is sizable and sunny, thanks to the large bay of windows in the space. Two other bedrooms wait on this level, as does a large, updated hall bath with a spa tub. Hardwood flooring, cabinetry and moldings are smart inclusions in a renova-tion that works in the historic prop-erty. A lower level is accessed from a stair off the kitchen but also fea-tures an exit to the front of the

home. Tiled in a classic black-and-white palette, this floor, which includes a kitchen, could be an in-law suite or a casual living space. Heated floors take the chill off winter mornings, and a full bath is a graphic wake-up in its high-con-trast black-and-white. There’s a laundry room on this floor with new appliances, but hook-ups wait upstairs in case the

bottom level is converted to a rent-al apartment. This three-bedroom, 2.5-bath home at 127 U St. NW is offered for $712,000. Open houses will be held Jan. 7 and 8 from 2 to 4 p.m. For details, contact Realtor Jonathan Rutherford of TTR Sotheby’s International Realty at [email protected] or 202-714-1181.

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LeDroit Park row house offers authentic historic charm

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borhood commission, said she is hopeful that the deci-sion will help bring to a close the divisive debate over the project. “It’s taken a lot of people’s time and energy,” she said. “I’m hopeful that we’ll move forward and that they will begin construction soon. … I’m optimistic that once it’s done, most people will be happy with the result.” In the wake of the decision, Giant reiterated its inten-tion to start construction in the spring, with the opening of the new supermarket tentatively set for late 2013. The company applied in August for building permits for the south parcel, where a new 56,000-square-foot supermarket and other shops will replace the 1950s-era store and vacant retail space now on the site. “It’s usually a four- to five- to six-month process,” Feola said of the permitting effort. “I would guess that they’re pretty close.” In all, the approved plan calls for 128,000 square feet of retail, more than 500 parking spaces, 137 apartment units and eight town houses. The battle over Giant’s plans has lasted the better part of a decade. The company pursued several options for redevelopment over that time, but many neighborhood activists objected for various reasons — declaring that one “suburban-style” design would have created dead space along Wisconsin Avenue, while decrying other iterations as too dense for a neighborhood-oriented shop-ping area. Yet for many in the neighborhood, the desire for a modern supermarket eclipsed other concerns, as well as any need for relief from a restrictive “neighborhood commercial overlay” established in 1989. The most recent design — which includes a five-story residential building with ground-floor retail on the parcel north of Newark Street, as well as mixed-use development with a grocery store to the south — enjoyed backing from smart-growth advocates, and it ultimately gained conditional support from the local advisory neighborhood commission. But Giant’s request to remove the overlay limitations

— as part of a planned-unit development and map amendment — spawned objections from three groups that filed the court appeal, including the Wisconsin-Newark Neighborhood Coalition. The appeal said the Zoning Commission’s decision clashed with land-use principles for the neighborhood and that the body made procedural errors. In its decision, the court said the Zoning Commission has broad statutory authority that empowered it to remove property from the commercial overlay without action by the Board of Zoning Adjustment. Further, the judges said, the regulations for zoning overlay districts did not preclude the commission from approving the project as a planned-unit development, which is designed to provide flexibility for proposals of particular merit in return for community benefits. In terms of adherence to the Comprehensive Plan, the court rejected the idea that the proposed apartment build-ing was inconsistent with the plan’s provisions because it was not “low-density” or “commercial.” The judges noted that residential uses are allowed in commercial districts, and they wrote that the designation as “low-density commercial” in the 2006 future land-use map does not require “that each block strictly correspond with the general description.” The decision also describes the commission’s reli-ance on provisions that made the project “appropriate for denser redevelopment as a pedestrian-oriented commer-cial node along the Wisconsin Avenue corridor.” On a final question, the ruling cites “substantial evi-dence in the record” as justifying the commission’s acceptance of Giant’s truck-loading operation on Idaho Avenue. The neighbors who filed the appeal had argued that Idaho is too narrow to handle two-way truck traffic, partly on the basis of one report by the D.C. Department of Transportation that cited “undue conflicts” arising from truck traffic on streets of similar width. The court said other testimony and evidence pre-sented by Transportation Department representatives and Giant’s consultants provided a solid basis for the com-mission’s decision. The ruling also notes that the com-mission specifically rejected the opinion of an expert hired by neighbors. The court heard oral arguments in the case in April.

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rooms that were once considered innovative but are now thought to disrupt learning. “Now we’re in the land of AF — after the fire, and the school is gorgeous, no amenity spared. To the Takoma community, welcome home,” Taylor told a crowd of parents, kids and school and city officials. One statistic tells the story. The school suffered an estimated $2 mil-lion in damages from the Dec. 22, 2010, fire. But the city, through a hasty reprogramming of funds, poured $25.5 million into repairing the damage and re-creating a “Catalyst Arts Integration” school, where visual arts, dance and theater are woven into the academic curric-ulum. “We could have just fixed the damage. But it sends a message when we make an investment like this for our children,” said Ward 4 D.C. Council member Muriel Bowser, who pushed for the funds. With the school ready for stu-dents to return Jan. 3, officials praised the speed of the makeover, which city administrator Allen Lew, the former school modernization czar, said would normally take at least 18 months.

Four weeks into her job as inter-im school chancellor, Kaya Henderson got a call about the still-smoldering fire. School officials scrambled to find and prepare a temporary site — the former Meyer Elementary School in Columbia Heights, closed in 2008. It was large enough to accommodate the Takoma kids, but had no heat, running water, desks or telephones. “People mobilized here over the Christmas holidays,” Henderson said — city workers and contractors to prepare the Meyer school, teach-ers and “a small army of parents” to pack up needed books and equip-ment. The children did not miss a single day of class, she said. Then, city officials could have shrugged and said “‘this is an unan-ticipated emergency. Let them stay at Meyer,’” Henderson said. Instead, they cobbled together the money and workers for a complete redo. A brief tour showed the result: an early childhoold wing with two classroms, a light-filled art room, a greenhouse, a new gym and a new stage. The redo raises a question: Will the beautiful new facility persuade more Takoma parents to enroll their children in the school, which is heavily populated with kids who live elsewhere? The school will hold open houses on Dec. 31 and Jan. 2.

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space. Embassy officials originally sought to pave the yard as a drive-way, but they withdrew that request amid community objections. When the embassy later removed landscaping and a tree from the fenced front yard without a permit, neighbors complained to not only the embassy but also District and federal officials, asking for the green space to be restored. The Nov. 17 Transportation Department letter states that the agency must approve the embassy’s new plan for replacement landscap-ing, which Lisle said may or may not mimic the previous conditions. The U.S. State Department also wrote to the embassy, urging compliance with local regulations. Embassy officials have not responded to requests for comment, but Lisle said Transportation Department officials and Ambassador Sergei Mombouli have discussed the landscape plan over the last few weeks. “Our public space staff has worked with the State Department to address this issue and we are pleased the ambassador and the embassy are taking steps to comply and remove the pavement,” Lisle wrote.

The Transportation Department letter also notes that the embassy installed its flagpole in a different location within the public space than the District had originally approved, but that the agency will not require that it be moved. Dupont Circle advisory neigh-borhood commissioner Jack Jacobson, who lives within sight of the embassy, wrote in an email that he was “delighted and relieved” that the front yard was being restored. “The trees, bushes and landscaping had been a beautiful addition to the neighborhood’s green space, and I’m hopeful it will be again with

time,” he wrote. Jacobson had previously worried it would be difficult for the District to take enforcement action against a foreign government. In zoning hear-ings early this year, State Department officials said any perceived intransi-gence from the District could jeopar-dize the American embassy in Brazzaville, Congo. “I was dubious that the Congo would move to rectify this situa-tion,” Jacobson wrote, “but the pres-sure from neighborhood groups and the intervention of the State Department appears to have been effective.”

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agency to complete various steps to incorporate basement seating into the building’s certificate of occu-pancy. Before Jake’s took over the space, the basement and main floor were independent operations. At the Dec. 19 meeting, with the outdoor patio seating already con-structed and the certificate of occu-pancy newly approved, commis-sioners had few reservations about Jake’s expanding. In the voluntary agreement, Jablonski promised not

to rent out the basement for pro-moted events, and to continue keep-ing the restaurant open no later than midnight on weeknights and 1 a.m. on Friday and Saturday nights. The outdoor seating must close at mid-night daily. But Jake’s is facing a further delay before it can secure its liquor license for the outdoor seating and basement, Jablonski said. Because the neighborhood commission’s Dec. 19 meeting fell just before the holidays, he won’t be able to secure Alcoholic Beverage Control Board approval of the voluntary agreement until at least Jan. 11.

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Blessed Sacrament School Imagine that your family had to live off of $2 per week. Imagine that you didn’t have the toys and good things to eat that you do now. You would need help. Heifer International can give that help. Every year, Blessed Sacrament School does the “Labors of Love” project. Every student does chores around the house for $2. That money is collected at the end of the week, and with the money each grade raises, that grade picks live-stock to purchase for needy villages in the developing world. For exam-ple, the fifth grade this year bought a cow, a goat and a trio of rabbits. When the livestock produces off-spring, the family promises to give an animal to another family in that community. This is called “passing on the gift.” By “passing on the gift,” an entire community can be lifted out of poverty. This year, our school teamed up with Holy Redeemer School, and we raised a total of almost $10,000! We bought three cows, three pigs, three sheep, three goats, six trios of rabbits, 13 flocks of chicks, 13 flocks of ducks, nine flocks of geese and six hives of bees. That means we can help a lot of families.

— Emily Orem, fifth-grader

British School of Washington At the British School of Washington, students in Year 11 (10th grade) prepare for their International General Certificate of Secondary Education examinations, which will occur in June. The course begins in Year 10 and ends with the exams at the end of Year 11. The results from these exams are very important; a good set (C grade or above) qualify in the United Kingdom as a standard high school diploma would in the United States. In order to prepare for these exams, all students in Year 11 sit for mock exams in December to get a sense of how the real exams will work, and this past week was the one. Everyone was sure that this was to be a difficult week, draining us of all energy. And certainly it has been no picnic. But at the same time, the experience was not as bad as I thought it would be. I was studying till late, pushing myself to remember and even crying the night before my history exam, dreading the coming morning. But along the way, we realised that these scores are nothing to get worked up over; indeed, we were told later that the scores would not necessarily predict our grades for the real exams in June. The process is to just let the students see where they stand in each subject, letting them know which areas they need to focus on and how the real exams work: the setup, layout, timing and rules.

— Noelle Cremer, Year 11 Belfast (10th-grader)

Hyde-Addison Elementary In social studies, second-graders

have been learning about the three branches of government. For one part, we are looking at different pictures that show the dif-ferent stages a bill goes through to become a law. We talk about them and cut them out and put them in the right order on our social studies paper. Mrs. Boyd’s class wrote a letter to D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton. She represents us in Congress. The letter asked her to make it a law for all people to wear helmets when riding bikes and scooters and using pogo sticks. We tried to catch her attention by telling her about people who have gotten hurt. “Even though I was wearing a helmet, I got a concussion when I fell off my skateboard,” Eddie said. Eddie was lucky because he had a helmet on. He could have gotten really hurt if he wasn’t wearing one. A lot of kids don’t wear helmets, and they can get hurt real badly. We hope to meet with her to talk about this. We hope our law will pass.

— Sage Saada-Saar and Eddie Reno, second-graders

Murch Elementary On Dec. 9, the second- and fifth-grade students participated in a project for homeless children to receive holiday presents. For about 15 days, students brought in things such as warm winter clothing, small toys, and personal items like sham-poo and toothbrushes. Everything had to fit in a shoebox. Students and teachers also brought in shoe-boxes and wrapping paper. On Friday, the second- and fifth-graders were paired up to work together and make the presents. First, the students covered the top and the bottom of a shoebox with wrapping paper. Then, we filled the shoeboxes with items; the items were set up along an assembly line. After the boxes were full, the stu-dents wrote cards to the children receiving the gifts, added ribbon and placed the gifts into a large bag, separated by girl/boy and age. More than 100 boxes were made and sent to the groups So Others Might Eat and Community of Hope. “It felt good to know that I could help other kids who don’t have what we have,” said fifth-grader Sally Philpott. All students enjoyed the project and were inspired to help homeless families again in the future.

— Annie Hedgepeth, second-grader, and Jacques

Nissen and Leela Yadav, fifth-graders

St. Ann’s Academy Happy holidays! St. Ann’s Academy is preparing for Christmas break. We had our Christmas con-cert last week and Breakfast with Santa. Monday, the middle school students went ice skating at the National Gallery of Art Sculpture

Garden downtown. It was such a blast! Back at school, our classes are having fun-filled holiday parties with many delicious treats and goodies. Our class also made Christmas cards for the homeless during one of our indoor recess days and holiday door-knockers for nursing home residents. From our classroom and the whole school body at St. Ann’s Academy, we wish you a merry Christmas and a happy new year!

— Amalia Grobbel and Molly Quinn, sixth-graders

Shepherd Elementary We are in the middle of the bas-ketball season at Shepherd Elementary. Our boys team mem-bers are Lyndon Downing, Jamal Dean, Quinton Anderson, Jarad Nolen, Colin Powell, Jaden Iniss, Christian Watkins, Devon Dunn, Jordan Johnson and Alex Leonard. Our team already played against Key Elementary and Whittier Education Campus. I am excited that we won against Lowell 45 to 14! Wow — our team is good! I would like to wish all my fel-low Mustangs and their families a happy and safe holiday! See you in January 2012!

— Sophia-Rose Herisse, fourth-grader

Washington Latin Public Charter School Last year at Washington Latin Public Charter School, we had study hall every day. But this year, our seventh- and eighth-grade teachers decided to give us some choice, so the school added elec-tives instead. An elective is some-thing that we can choose as individ-uals to take part in. Our electives this year include knitting club, team sports, creative writing, history’s greatest battles, advanced recorder, Latin lab, math lab, printmaking and study hall. Electives are valuable because they allow us to pursue our unique passions. In creative writing class, we are writing ghost stories. We have developed characters, settings and conflicts, in between characters and within characters. Two people are writing scripts about a school love triangle. Another student is writing a story about an agent in child protective services. Two stu-dents are collaborating on a tragedy about drunk driving and three boys who are murdered as a result. Another student has written a sci-ence fiction story that is more than 20 pages long. Each quarter, we have the chance to choose a new elective, or we can re-enroll in the one from the previous quarter. Electives are use-ful, but it would be even better if they were in the morning first peri-od, rather than the current spot right before lunch. We can’t think of a better way to start the day than a class you have chosen to take part in.

— Elijah Lee, eighth-grader

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Wednesday, Dec. 28

Children’s programs ■“WinterGamingDay”willfeatureinstructionfromJackieGeschickterandPatSowersintraditionalgamessuchaswhist,marbles,skittles,ShuttheBoxanddice.10a.m.tonoon.$10perchild;$5foradults.DumbartonHouse,2715QSt.NW.202-337-2288. ■Childrenages5andolderwilltourahistoricmansiontoseehowtheholidayswerecelebratedinWashingtoninyearspast,andthentheywilldesignandbuildtheirownediblegingerbreadhouses.10:30a.m.and1:30p.m.$12perchild;freeforadultchaper-ones.Reservationsrequired.TudorPlaceHistoricHouseandGarden,164431stSt.NW.202-965-0400,ext.108.The program will repeat Thursday at 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.

Classes ■HousingCounselingServices,alocalnonprofit,willpresentaforeclosure-preven-tionclinictohelphomeownersindangeroflosingtheirhomes.6p.m.Free.Suite100,241017thSt.NW.202-667-7712. ■Aweeklyworkshopwillofferinstruc-tionin“SahajaYogaMeditation.”7p.m.Free.WestEndNeighborhoodLibrary,110124thSt.NW.202-724-8707.

Concert ■TheGreaterMountCalvaryRecordingChoirwillperform.6p.m.Free.MillenniumStage,KennedyCenter.202-467-4600.

Discussion ■TheNationalGalleryofArtwillpresent“PictureThis:OldMasterPaintingsforPeopleWithVisualImpairments.”1p.m.Free.WestBuildingRotunda,NationalGalleryofArt,6thStreetandConstitutionAvenueNW.202-737-4215.

Meditation ■TheDivineScienceChurchwillofferaweeklyhourofsilentmeditation.Noon.Free.202535thSt.NW.202-333-7630.

Films ■TheNationalGalleryofArtwillpresentShellyDunnFremontandVincentFremont’s2000film“PieintheSky:TheBrigidBerlin

Story,”at12:30p.m.;andChristinaClausen’s2008film“TheUniverseofKeithHaring,”at2:30p.m.Free.EastBuildingAuditorium,NationalGalleryofArt,4thStreetandConstitutionAvenueNW.202-737-4215.

Performance ■TheDanceInstituteofWashington’sannualKwanzaacele-brationwillfeaturedance,poetryandsong.7p.m.$15.Auditorium,ColumbiaHeightsEducationalCampus,310116thSt.NW.danceinstitute.org.The performance will repeat Thursday at 7 p.m.

Reading ■RegieCabico(shown)andDanielleEvennouwillhostthemonthly“Sparkle”open-micpoetryevent,areadingseriesexploringlesbian,gay,bisexualandtransgenderthemes.9p.m.$4.CullenRoom,BusboysandPoets,10255thSt.NW.202-332-6433.

Special events ■“CampKwanzaa,”afamily-friendlycel-ebrationofthesevendaysofKwanzaa,willfeatureperformances,hands-onactivitiesandcrafts.10:30a.m.Free;reservationsrequired.PanoramaRoom,OurLadyofPerpetualHelpChurch,1600MorrisRoadSE.202-633-4844. ■“ZooLights”willfeatureenvironmental-lyfriendlylightdisplays,amodeltrain,liveentertainmentandpresentationsonhowvisitorscanadoptenergy-savingpracticesathome.5to9p.m.Free.NationalZoo,3001ConnecticutAve.NW.202-633-4470.The event will repeat Thursday, Friday and Sunday from 5 to 9 p.m.

Sporting events ■The2011MilitaryBowlwillpittheU.S.AirForceAcademyagainsttheUniversityofToledo.4:30p.m.$25to$90.RFKMemorialStadium,2400EastCapitolSt.SE.202-397-7328. ■TheWashingtonCapitalswillplaytheNewYorkRangers.7:30p.m.$101to$209.VerizonCenter,601FSt.NW.202-397-7328.

Thursday,Dec.29

Children’s program ■Aparkrangerwillleadchildrenages3andolderonascavengerhuntinsearchofnaturaltreasures.3p.m.Free.Montrose

Park,RStreetbetween30thand31ststreetsNW.202-895-6070.

Concert ■Theband40ThieveswillperformIrishrockmusic.6to8p.m.Free.GardenCourt,U.S.BotanicGarden,100MarylandAve.SW.202-225-8333.

Discussion ■Agallerytalkwillfocuson“DuncanPhillipsandEdgarDegas,”aboutthepur-chaseoffiveofDegas’worksbythefounderofthePhillipsCollection.6and7p.m.$12;$10forseniorsandstudents;freeforages18andyounger.PhillipsCollection,160021stSt.NW.202-387-2151.

Films ■TheNationalGalleryofArtwillpresentMartinaKudlácek’s2006film“NotesonMarieMenken.”12:30p.m.Free.EastBuildingAuditorium,NationalGalleryofArt,4thStreetandConstitutionAvenueNW.202-737-4215. ■ThePhillipsCollectionwillpresentVincenteMinnelli’s1951film“AnAmericaninParis,”star-ringGeneKelly,NinaFochandLeslieCaron.6p.m.$12;$10forseniorsandstudents;freeforages18andyounger.PhillipsCollection,160021stSt.NW.202-387-2151.

Performance ■TheTopazHotelBar’sweeklystand-upshowwillfeaturelocalcomics.8to10p.m.Free.1733NSt.NW.202-393-3000.

Special events ■TheFarafinaKanYouthEnsemblewillpresent“AKwanzaaCelebration,”featuringahistoricaloverviewoftheholidayseason,audienceparticipationandaconcert.10:30a.m.Free;reservationsrequired.PanoramaRoom,OurLadyofPerpetualHelpChurch,1600MorrisRoadSE.202-633-4844. ■Shelly’sBackRoomwillpresentasamplingofJLohrwineswithpaireddishes.5:30to10:30p.m.$50.1331FSt.NW.202-737-3003.

Sporting event ■TheWWERAWHolidayTourwillfeatureJohnCena(shown),CMPunkandTheMiz.7p.m.$20to$75.VerizonCenter,601FSt.NW.202-397-7328.

Tour ■AparkrangerwillleadatouroftheOldStoneHouse,abuildingthathasstoodfornearly250years.10a.m.Free.OldStoneHouse,3051

MSt.NW.202-426-6851.

Friday,Dec.30

Film ■TheNationalGalleryofArtwillpresentJamesRasin’s2010film“BeautifulDarling:TheLifeandTimesofCandyDarling,AndyWarholSuperstar.”12:30p.m.Free.EastBuildingAuditorium,NationalGalleryofArt,4thStreetandConstitutionAvenueNW.202-737-4215.

Special event ■AKwanzaaartsworkshopwillfocusondesigningandproducingaspecialgift.10:30a.m.and1:30p.m.Free;reservationsrequired.AnacostiaCommunityMuseum,1901FortPlaceSE.202-633-4844.

Sporting event ■TheWashingtonCapitalswillplaytheBuffaloSabres.7p.m.$80to$167.VerizonCenter,601FSt.NW.202-397-7328.

Saturday,Dec.31

Children’s program ■Childrenages5andolderwilllistentoastoryaboutwriter,poetandartcollectorGertrudeSteinandcreateaspecialpieceofart.1to4p.m.Free.NationalPortraitGallery,8thandFstreetsNW.202-633-1000.

Concerts ■ANewYear’sEveconcertwillfeature

RosaLamoreaux,J.ReillyLewis,JohnHurd,DianeHeathandAnnColgroveSmithper-formingmusicspanningthecenturiesfromBachtoGershwin.6p.m.$20;$5forstu-dents.St.Columba’sEpiscopalChurch,4201AlbemarleSt.NW.202-363-4119. ■“ACelticNewYear”willfeatureguitar-istZanMcLeod(shown),accordionistPeterBrice,fiddlerRosieShipleyandtheNewCenturyDancers.6p.m.Free.MillenniumStage,KennedyCenter.202-467-4600. ■GuestconductorMurrySidlin,mem-bersoftheNationalSymphonyOrchestraandguitaristPepeRomero(shown)willpresent“NewYear’sEveattheKennedyCenter,”featur-ingworksbyRossini,Enesco,DeFalla,Bernstein,Copland,Tchaikovskyandothers.8:30p.m.$50to$95.ConcertHall,KennedyCenter.202-467-4600.

Films ■TheNationalGalleryofArtwillpresentAndyWarhol’s16mmfilm“VelvetUndergroundandNico.”Noon.Free.EastBuildingAuditorium,NationalGalleryofArt,4thStreetandConstitutionAvenueNW.202-737-4215. ■“LeCinémaFantastique”willfeatureJeanCocteau’s1950film“Orphée,”at2p.m.;andJacquesDemy’s1970film“DonkeySkin,”at4p.m.Free.EastBuildingAuditorium,NationalGalleryofArt,4thStreetandConstitutionAvenueNW.202-737-4215.

Special events ■ThelilommYogaStudiowillhosta“Rock-N-Flow”familyyogaclass.5to6p.m.$40perfamily.4708WisconsinAve.NW.202-248-6304. ■TheFrenchAmericanCulturalFoundationwillsponsoraNewYear’sEveGalawithinternationalcuisine,music,danc-ing,mockcasinogamblingandchampagne.7:30p.m.to2a.m.$117to$225.WardmanParkMarriott,2660WoodleyRoadNW.instantseats.com. ■ThelilommYogaStudiowillhosta“Rock-N-Flow”eventforadults.9p.m.to1a.m.$40.4708WisconsinAve.NW.202-248-6304. ■“FromWoollyWithLove:ANewYear’sEveBenefit”willfeatureaperformanceofTheSecondCity’s“SpoilerAlert:EverybodyDies”followedbyareceptionfeaturingdes-sertsfromJoséAndrésCatering,anopenbarandachampagnetoast.10p.m.$140to$160.WoollyMammothTheatreCompany,641DSt.NW.202-393-3939. ■WashingtonImprovTheaterwillpres-ent“BestNewYear’sEver,”featuringarantagainst2011,sketchcomedy,improvisationandachampagnetoast.10p.m.$25inadvance;$35atthedoor.Source,183514thSt.NW.202-204-7770.

Sunday,Jan.1

Concerts ■OrganistStefanoBertulettifromBergamo,Italy,willperform.5:15p.m.$10donationsug-gested.WashingtonNationalCathedral,

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MassachusettsandWisconsinavenuesNW.202-537-6200. ■RootsrockquartetTheGrandsonswillperform.6p.m.Free.MillenniumStage,KennedyCenter.202-467-4600.

Sporting event ■TheWashingtonWizardswillplaytheBostonCeltics.6p.m.$10to$605.VerizonCenter,601FSt.NW.202-397-7328.

Tour ■ThePhillipsCollectionwillpresentatouroftheexhibition“Degas’sDancersattheBarre:PointandCounterpoint.”Noon.$12;$10forseniorsandstudents;freeforages18andyounger.PhillipsCollection,160021stSt.NW.202-387-2151.The tour will repeat Jan. 8 at noon.

Monday,Jan.2

Concert ■TheHeavenlyStateswillperformrockmusic.6p.m.Free.MillenniumStage,KennedyCenter.202-467-4600.

Discussion ■NationalGalleryofArtlecturerWilfordW.Scottwilldiscuss“PeasantsCelebratingTwelfthNight”byDavidTenierstheYounger.Noon.Free.WestBuildingRotunda,NationalGalleryofArt,6thStreetandConstitutionAvenueNW.202-737-4215.The talk will repeat Tuesday at noon.

Film ■TheShakespeareTheatreCompanywillhostanencore“NTLive”high-definitionbroadcastofJohnHodge’s“Collaborators,”aboutanimaginaryencounterbetweenJosephStalinandtheplaywrightMikhailBulgakov.7:30p.m.$20.SidneyHarmanHall,610FSt.NW.202-547-1122.

Tuesday,Jan.3

Children’s program ■TheNationalBuildingMuseum’s“BuildingZone”willhostaninteractivereadofJacquelineBriggsMartin’s“SnowflakeBentley”(forages3through5).10:30and11:30a.m.$3.NationalBuildingMuseum,401FSt.NW.202-272-2448.

Class ■YogaActivistwillpresentaweeklyyogaclassgearedtowardbeginners.7p.m.Free.ClevelandParkNeighborhoodLibrary,3310ConnecticutAve.NW.202-282-3080.

Discussions and lectures ■TheOsherLifelongLearningInstituteatAmericanUniversitywillpresentapaneldiscussionaboutmembers’volunteeractivi-tiesatgroupssuchasProjectReboot,theLibraryofCongressandtheNationalMuseumofAmericanHistory.10to11:50a.m.Free.TempleBaptistChurch,3860NebraskaAve.NW.202-895-4860. ■JanetLanghartCohenandWilliamCohen,authorsofthebook“LoveinBlackandWhite,”willdiscuss“GrowingUpinandWithAmerica.”11:30a.m.$30.Woman’sNationalDemocraticClub,1526NewHampshireAve.NW.202-232-7363. ■TheBread&RosesLaborSerieswillpresentatalkbyJosephA.McCartin,authorof“CollisionCourse:RonaldReagan,theAirTrafficControllers,andtheStrikeThat

ChangedAmerica.”6to8p.m.Free.CullenRoom,BusboysandPoets,10255thSt.NW.202-332-6433.

Films ■TheGeorgetownNeighborhoodLibrarywillpresentthe1959film“NorthbyNorthwest,”starringCaryGrant.6p.m.Free.GeorgetownNeighborhoodLibrary,3260RSt.NW.202-727-0232. ■“HomagetoChristophSchlingensief”willfeatureashowingofthedirector’s1986film“Egomania—IslandWithoutHope.”6:30p.m.$7.Goethe-Institut,8127thSt.NW.202-289-1200,ext.160.

Meeting ■RecoveryInternationalwillhostagroupdiscussionforpeoplesufferingfromstress,anxiety,panic,depression,sleepproblems,anger,fearandothermental,ner-vousoremotionalproblems.7p.m.Free.ChevyChaseCommunityCenter,5601ConnecticutAve.NW.202-364-2680.The group meets every Tuesday.

Sporting event ■TheWashingtonCapitalswillplaytheCalgaryFlames.7p.m.$46to$138.VerizonCenter,601FSt.NW.202-397-7328.

Wednesday,Jan.4

Classes ■TheCapitolHillArtsWorkshopwillhosta“DarkroomPortraits”classledbyteachingartistBruceMcKaig.7to8:30p.m.Free;reservationsrequired.202-547-6839. ■HousingCounselingServices,alocalnonprofit,willpresentaforeclosure-preven-tionclinictohelphomeownersindangeroflosingtheirhomes.Noon.Free.Suite100,241017thSt.NW.202-667-7712.The event will repeat Jan. 11 and 18 at noon and Jan. 25 at 6 p.m.

Concerts ■RobertMcCormick,directorofmusicatSt.Paul’sParish,KStreet,willpresent“NoelsOld&New:WorksbyDaquin,Dupré,andanImprovisationbytheArtist.”12:10p.m.Free.St.John’sEpiscopalChurch,LafayetteSquare,16thandHstreetsNW.202-347-8766. ■VocalistSofiaRei,anativeofBuenosAires,willperform.6p.m.Free.MillenniumStage,KennedyCenter.202-467-4600. ■MembersoftheNationalSymphonyOrchestrawillperformworksbyBeethovenandDvorák.7p.m.Free.LangstonRoom,BusboysandPoets,202114thSt.NW.202-387-7638.

Discussions and lectures ■TheOsherLifelongLearningInstituteatAmericanUniversitywillpresentatalkbyMetroStageartisticdirectorCarolynGriffinandactressNatasciaDiazabouttheAlexandria-basednonprofittheatercompany.10to11:50a.m.Free.TempleBaptistChurch,3860NebraskaAve.NW.202-895-4860. ■TheShepherdParkBookClubwilldis-cuss“TheGirlWiththeDragonTattoo”byStiegLarsson.1:30p.m.Free.JuanitaE.Thornton/ShepherdParkNeighborhoodLibrary,7420GeorgiaAve.NW.202-541-6100. ■Collegestudentswilldiscusstheirexperiencesinapaneldiscussionforareateens.5p.m.Free.PetworthNeighborhoodLibrary,4200KansasAve.NW.202-243-1188.

■OriZ.Soltes,residentscholarintheol-ogyandfineartsatGeorgetownUniversity,willleadadiscussionof“TheMoor’sLastSigh”bySalmonRushdieaspartofaseriesonheroicadventureinWesternliterature.6:30p.m.Free.WestEndNeighborhoodLibrary,110124thSt.NW.202-724-8707.

Film ■“TheMet:LiveinHD”willfeaturetheMetropolitanOpera’sproductionofHandel’s“Rodelinda.”6:30p.m.$18.AMCMazzaGallerie,5300WisconsinAve.NW.fathomevents.com.

Performance ■PoetHollyBasswillhost“WednesdayNightOpenMicPoetry.”9p.m.$4.CullenRoom,BusboysandPoets,10255thSt.NW.202-332-6433.

Thursday,Jan.5

antiques show ■TheWashingtonWinterShow—featur-ingantiques,finearts,anda“TreasuresoftheFirstFamilies”exhibition—willopenwithachampagnereceptionforsponsorsandbenefactors,from5:30to6:30p.m.;andforgalapatronsandyoungcollectors,from6:30to9p.m.$125to$500.KatzenArtsCenter,AmericanUniversity,4400MassachusettsAve.NW.washingtonwintershow.com.

Concert ■TheStoogesBrassBandwillperformablendoftraditionalNewOrleansbrassandcontemporaryurbanbeats.6p.m.Free.MillenniumStage,KennedyCenter.202-467-4600.

Discussions and lectures ■TheOsherLifelongLearningInstituteatAmericanUniversitywillpresentatalkbyformerNBCNewscorrespondentandWhiteHousepresssecretaryRonNessenonhismemoir“MakingtheNews,TakingtheNews:FromNBCtotheFordWhiteHouse.”10to11:50a.m.Free.TempleBaptistChurch,3860NebraskaAve.NW.202-895-4860. ■WashingtonPostreporterEliSaslowwilldiscusshisbook“TenLetters:TheStoriesAmericansTellTheirPresident.”11:30a.m.$30.Woman’sNationalDemocraticClub,1526NewHampshireAve.NW.202-232-7363.

■NationalGalleryofArtlecturersJamesMeyerandSallyShelburnewilldiscuss“ArtTalk:IntheTower:MelBochner.”Noon.Free.EastBuildingAuditorium,NationalGalleryofArt,4thStreetandConstitutionAvenueNW.202-737-4215. ■TheMysteryBookClubwilldiscussAustralianauthorPeterTemple’s“TheBrokenShore.”6:30p.m.Free.Barnes&Noble,55512thSt.NW.202-347-0176. ■Journalist,author,playwrightandteacherRogerRosenblattwilldiscusshisbook“KayakMorning:ReflectionsonLove,Grief,andSmallBoats.”7p.m.Free.PoliticsandProse,5015ConnecticutAve.NW.202-364-1919.

Special event ■“PhillipsAfter5”willfeatureFrenchmusicalperformancesandrefreshments,multilevelFrenchlanguagelessons,earlymotionpicturesdepictingwomenperform-ers,andatalkon“PasdeDeux:Degas’sRepresentationsofEleganceandStrength.”5to8:30p.m.Costvariesbyactivity;regis-trationsuggested.PhillipsCollection,160021stSt.NW.phillipscollection.org/phillipsafter5.

Friday,Jan.6

antiques show ■TheWashingtonWinterShowwillfea-tureantiques,finearts,andanexhibitionon“TreasuresoftheFirstFamilies.”11a.m.to8p.m.$20.KatzenArtsCenter,AmericanUniversity,4400MassachusettsAve.NW.washingtonwintershow.com.The show will continue Saturday from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Concerts ■TheFridayMorningMusicClubwillpresentaconcertofworksbyJ.S.Bach,Janácek,SchnittkeandPoulenc.Noon.Free.CalvaryBaptistChurch,7558thSt.NW.202-333-2075. ■Theseven-piecebandCanzoniereGrecanicoSalentinowillperformanupdated

twistontraditionalItalianfolkmusic.6p.m.Free.MillenniumStage,KennedyCenter.202-467-4600. ■TheFolgerConsort,femalevocalensembleAnonymous4andinstrumental-istsShiraKammenandDebraNagywillpresent“HeavenlyRevelations:HildegardvonBingenandMedievalFrance.”8p.m.$30to$40.WashingtonNationalCathedral,MassachusettsandWisconsinavenuesNW.202-544-7077.The concert will repeat Saturday at 8 p.m.

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The Library of Congress opened two exhibits this year that draw on its per-manent collection.

“Earth as Art” features 40 award-winning Landsat satellite images of Earth taken from high altitude. It will continue through May 31 in the exhibition hall outside the Geography and Map Reading Room on the basement level of the James Madison Building. “Timely and Timeless: New Comic Art Acquisitions” presents polit-ical and social satire, comic-strip and comic-book draw-ings, New Yorker magazine illustrations and graphic nar-ratives acquired by the library during the past decade. It will continue through March 10 in the Graphic Arts Galleries on the ground floor of the Thomas Jefferson Building. The James Madison Building is located at 101 Independence Ave. SE, and the Thomas Jefferson Building is located at 10 1st St. SE.

Both are open Monday through Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 202-707-8000.■ “Blood and Ink: Front Pages From the Civil War,” showcasing more than 30 historic newspaper front pages that span the American

Civil War, opened recent-ly at the Newseum, where it will continue through 2012.

Located at 555 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, the museum is open daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is $21.95 for adults; $17.95 for seniors, students and mil-itary personnel; $12.95 for ages 7 through 18;

and free for ages 6 and younger. 888-NEWSEUM.■ “Seat of War: A Panoramic View of Civil War Washington Through Historic Prints,” illuminating President Abraham Lincoln’s

Civil War Washington, opened recently in the Robert H. Smith Visitor Education Center adjacent to President Lincoln’s Cottage at the Soldier’s Home. The exhibit will continue through Jan. 15. Located at the Armed Forces Retirement Home, Rock Creek Church Road and Upshur Street NW, the center is open Monday through Saturday from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Sunday from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 202-829-0436, ext. 31231.■ The Woman’s National Democratic Club recently opened two exhibits. “Digital Migrations,” on view through Jan. 11, highlights artists and photographers who are reinterpreting modern and postmodern art digitally. “Colors of Life,” on view through Feb. 28, showcases the photographic works of the Exposure Group African American Photographers Association, whose members include portrait artists, photojournalists, and documentary and fine-art photographers. Located at 1526 New Hampshire Ave. NW, the club is open Monday through Friday

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Glynis Sweeny’s 1991 drawing of Paul Simon is part of the “Timely and Timeless” exhibit at the Library of Congress.

The hit musical “La Cage aux Folles” comes to the Kennedy Center’s

Eisenhower Theater Jan. 17 through Feb. 12.

Georges is the owner of a glitzy nightclub in lovely Saint-Tropez, and his partner Albin moonlights as the glamorous chanteuse Zaza. When Georges’ son brings his fian-cée’s conservative parents home to meet the flashy pair, the bonds of family are put to the test as the feather boas fly. Performance times are generally 7:30 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday and 1:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Tickets cost $65 to $130. 202-467-4600; kennedy-center.org.■ Washington Stage Guild will present the world premiere of the epic Civil War romance “Amelia” Jan. 5 through 29 in the Undercroft Theatre of Mount Vernon Place United Methodist Church. The compa-ny’s 25th anni-versary is also the 150th of the Civil War, and this premiere celebrates the former while acknowledging the latter. Playwright Alex Webb was inspired by the true story of a woman whose determination to find her wounded husband led her to the horror of the Andersonville prison camp. Performance times are 7:30 p.m. Thursday; 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday; and 2:30 p.m. Saturday

and Sunday. Tickets cost $40 to $50. The church is located at 900 Massachusetts Ave. NW. 240-582-0050; stageguild.org.■ Scena Theatre will present Irish playwright Brian Friel’s translation of “Hedda Gabler” Jan. 7 through 29 at the H Street Playhouse.

In this classic by Henrik Ibsen, the title character returns from a long honeymoon consumed by anxiety and regret. Bored by her academic husband, Hedda Gabler fears a life of tedious convention.

Aided by her predatory cohort, she manipulates the fates of those around her with devastating and tragic consequences. Performance times generally are 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday and 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Tickets cost $16 to $40, with $10

previews through Jan. 11. The H Street Playhouse is located at 1365 H St. NE. 703-683-2824; scenatheater.org.■ The Mariinsky Ballet will pres-ent “Les Saison Russes” Jan. 17 through 22 in the Kennedy Center’s Opera House. Boasting an artistic legacy that spans more than 200 years, the St. Petersburg company will present three works by Michel Fokine: “Chopiniana,” “Scheherazade” and “The Firebird.” Performance times are 7:30 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and 1:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Tickets cost $29 to $150. 202-467-4600; kennedy-center.org.■ The Shakespeare Theatre Company will present “The Two Gentlemen of Verona” Jan. 17 through March 4 at the Lansburgh Theatre. Director PJ Paparelli puts a new twist on Shakespeare’s earliest romantic comedy. Valentine and Proteus are lifelong friends unex-

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pectedly thrust into the rivalries and complications of adolescence. When both fall in love with the Duke of Milan’s daughter, Silvia, the cunning Proteus betrays his friend. Will the banished Valentine find his home in the woods, among the outlaws? And what of Julia, Proteus’ first love, who comes to court disguised as a boy? What hap-pens when a group of youths is left without parents to guide them through life’s journey? Performance times are 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Sunday; 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday; 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday; and noon Wednesday, Feb. 1. Tickets cost $37 to $90. The Lansburgh is located at 450 7th St. NW. 202-547-1122; shakespearetheatre.org.■ City Artistic Partnerships will

close an extended run of David Sedaris’ “The Santaland Diaries” Dec. 31 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. Performance times are 8 p.m. Wednesday through Friday and 7 p.m. Saturday. Tickets cost $20. The Shop at Fort Fringe is located at 607 New York Ave. NW. 202-213-2474; cityartisticpartnerships.org.■ Ford’s Theatre will close “A Christmas Carol” Dec. 31. Edward Gero returns to play Scrooge in Michael Wilson’s adap-tation of the classic tale by Charles Dickens. Performance times are 7:30 p.m. Wednesday through Friday and 2 p.m. Thursday through Saturday. Tickets cost $20 to $85. Ford’s Theatre is located at 511 10th St. NW. 800-982-2787; fords.org.■ The Keegan Theatre will close the world premiere of Matthew Keenan’s “An Irish Carol” Dec. 31 in the Church Street Theater. Set in a modern Dublin pub, “An Irish Carol” is an homage to the Dickens classic. Performance times are 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday. Tickets cost $30 to $35. The Church Street Theater is located at 1742 Church St. NW. 703-892-0202; keegantheatre.com.■ Studio Theatre will close an extended run of Lauren Weedman’s

solo show “Bust” Dec. 31. “Bust” is a mostly autobiograph-ical play based on Weedman’s experiences working as a volunteer advocate in a Southern California prison for women. Performance times are 7:30 p.m. Wednesday through Friday and 2:30 p.m. Saturday. Tickets cost $35 to $60. Studio Theatre is located at 1501 14th St. NW. 202-332-3300; studiotheatre.org.■ Washington Improv Theater will close “Seasonal Disorder” Dec. 31 at Source. Performance times are generally 8 and 9:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday, 11 p.m. Friday and 10 p.m. Saturday. Tickets cost $10 in advance and $15 at the door. Source is located at 1835 14th St. NW. washingtonimprovtheater.com.■ Arena Stage will close Amy Freed’s “You, Nero” Jan. 1 on the Fichandler Stage. As Rome collapses beneath

Nero’s outra-geous narcis-sism, a forgot-ten playwright tries to restore order through the art of theater in this farce.

Performance times are 7:30 p.m. Wednesday and Sunday; 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday; and 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

Tickets cost $55 to $85. Arena Stage is located at 1101 6th St. SW. 202-488-3300; arenastage.org.■ Arena Stage and the Oregon Shakespeare Festival will close Bill Cain’s “Equivocation” Jan. 1 in the Kreeger Theater. Set in 1605 London, this high-stakes political thriller reveals the complexities of the truth and the consequences of compromise. Performance times are 7:30 p.m. Wednesday and Sunday; 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday; and 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Tickets cost $40 to $85. Arena Stage is located at 1101 6th St. SW. 202-488-3300; arenastage.org.■ Studio Theatre will present Donald Margulies’ “Time Stands Still” Jan. 4 through Feb. 12. This drama from Pulitzer Prize winner Margulies follows a globe-trotting photojournalist who returns home injured from the battlefields of Iraq. Performance times are 8 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, 7 p.m. Sunday, and 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Tickets cost $35 to $60. Studio Theatre is located at 1501 14th St. NW. 202-332-3300; studiotheatre.org.■ Theater J will present Renee Calarco’s “The Religion Thing” Jan. 4 through 29 at the Washington DC Jewish Community Center. Performance times generally are 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Wednesday and Thursday, 8 p.m. Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday. Tickets cost $35 to $60. The Washington DC Jewish Community Center, is located at

1529 16th St. NW. 202-777-3214; theaterj.org.■ The In Series will present “Barber & Barberillo” Jan. 7 through 22 at Source. A double bill of Samuel Barber and Giancarlo Menotti’s “A Hand of Bridge” and Francisco Asenjo Barbieri’s “The Little Barber of Lavapies,” the show melds the American operatic piece into a Spanish zarzuela. Performance times vary. Tickets cost $40 for adults, $36 for seniors and $20 for students and youth. Source is located at 1835 14th St. NW. 202-204-7763; inseries.org.■ “Jersey Boys” is back at the National Theatre through Jan. 7. Performance times are generally 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday; 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday; and 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Tickets cost $41.50 to $276.50. National Theatre is located at 1321 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. 202-628-6161; nationaltheatre.org.■ The Shakespeare Theatre Company has extended “Much Ado About Nothing” through Jan. 7 at Sidney Harman Hall. Performance times are generally 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Sunday; 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday; 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Tickets cost $20 to $100. Sidney Harman Hall is located at 610 F St. NW. 202-547-1122; shakespearetheatre.org.■ The Kennedy Center’s produc-tion of Mo Willems’ “Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Musical” is in the Family Theater through Jan. 8. Performance times vary. Tickets cost $20. 202-467-4600; kennedy-center.org.■ Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company is presenting Chicago comedy troupe The Second City in a new work, “Spoiler Alert: Everybody Dies,” through Jan. 8. Performance times are generally 8 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, 3 p.m. Saturday and 2 and 7 p.m. Sunday. Ticket prices start at $30. Woolly Mammoth is located at 641 D St. NW. 202-393-3939; woollymammoth.net.■ Faction of Fools Theatre Company will present an adapta-tion of “Romeo and Juliet” Jan. 12 through Feb. 4 at the Mead Theatre Lab at Flashpoint. Performance times are 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday. Tickets cost $25 for adults, $20 for students and $15 for children ages 12 and younger. Flashpoint is located at 916 G St. NW. 800-838-3006; factionoffools.org.■ The Kennedy Center is present-ing “Ann: An Affectionate Portrait of Ann Richards,” starring Holland Taylor, through Jan. 15 in the Eisenhower Theater. Performance times vary. Ticket prices start at $54. 202-467-4600; kennedy-center.org.■ “Billy Elliot the Musical” is at the Kennedy Center’s Opera House through Jan. 15. Performance times vary. Ticket prices start at $25. 202-467-4600; kennedy-center.org.

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from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Thursday until 9 p.m. 202-232-7363.■ “Wedding Belles: Bridal Fashions From the Marjorie Merriweather Post Family, 1874-1958,” featuring wedding dresses and attire from Hillwood Estate founder Marjorie Merriweather Post and her family, has been extended at Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens through Jan. 15 due to popular demand. Located at 4155 Linnean Ave. NW, the museum is open Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is $15 for adults, $12 for seniors, $10 for students, $5 for ages 6 to 18 and free for ages 5 and younger. 202-686-5807.■ “Ted Kaczynski: The Unabomber,” highlighting items secured in a June 2011 government auction of Kaczynski’s personal belongings, opened this year at the National Museum of Crime & Punishment, where it will remain on view indefinitely. Located at 575 7th St. NW, the museum is open Sunday through Thursday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Admission is $19.95 for adults, $16.95 for seniors and military and law enforcement per-sonnel; $14.95 for ages 5 through 11; and free for ages 4 and younger. 202-621-5550.■ “Creativity in Our Community,” the debut exhibit for the ART Options community-based arts-infused program for people with

disabilities, opened last month in the Events Room of the Mandarin Oriental, Washington DC, where it will continue through the month of January. Located at 1330 Maryland Ave. SW, the Events Room is open daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. unless a pri-vate event is scheduled there. 202-554-8588.

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This 1946 gown is on exhibit at hillwood estate, Museum and Gardens as part of “Wedding belles,” which has been extend-ed through jan. 15.

The Shakespeare Theatre Company has extended “Much ado about nothing” through jan. 7.

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ning rush hour when many runners and cyclists share the path. As is, the resident said, “it’s very difficult to avoid collisions and obstacles.” David Abrams, representing the Friends of Rose Park group, indi-cated some concern about the plans for the Georgetown park. Aside from a required “no action” alternative, the agencies have proposed resurfacing and wid-ening the trail that runs through Rose Park from P to M streets. One option would make the trail 6 feet wide; the other would make it 8 feet wide. The project would also pave a dirt path that connects the trail to an M Street sidewalk. Abrams said his group will be submitting “extensive written com-ments” about both of the action alternatives.

“The authors of the [environ-mental assessment] do not address an issue of critical importance,” Abrams said, referring to the trail’s proximity to several children’s play areas. He called that a “glaring omission” since the agencies have already received a variety of com-ments on that matter. Some people have noted that improvements to the path would encourage more cyclists, which could increase the risk of col-lision with children. In the past, Abrams said, the National Park Service has pledged that the path would remain in its current location and at its current width (between 5 and 6 feet, accord-ing to the assessment document). Abrams also addressed concerns about impacts to a “venerable oak tree” in the park, as well as the assessment’s failure to address per-sistent flooding problems on the trail. This month the Washington Area

Bicyclist Association also posted some comments about the assess-ment on its website. Though gener-ally enthusiastic about plans for the trails, the association expressed dis-appointment about the inability to keep a bike path around the Zoo open at nightime, along with the absence of a proposal to connect the trail to Adams Morgan and Mount Pleasant via Harvard Street. The environmental assessment is available online at parkplanning.nps.gov/rockcreektrailrehab and in hard copy in a variety of locations such as local branch libraries and the downtown Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library. Residents can go to the above website to submit written comments through Jan. 13, or mail them to Austina Casey, D.C. Department of Transportation; Infrastructure Project Management Administration; Attn: Rock Creek Trail EA; 55 M Street SE, Suite 500; Washington, D.C. 20003.

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Council held “an infamous hearing” on the topic that stretched until 3 or 4 a.m., he said. The debates continued well into the first year or two of the ban — as some business owners praised the clean air while others, true to predictions, reported decreased revenues. But by now, most agree, the law has become an accepted norm. The District is among 493 municipali-ties in the nation that prohibit smoking in workplaces, restaurants and bars, according to information from the American Nonsmokers Rights’ Foundation. Like D.C., Maryland requires 100 percent smoke-free environments for restaurants, bars and nonhospi-tality workplaces; in Virginia, several counties and cit-ies abide by ordinances for smoking restrictions. “Almost immediately, people adapted to” the ban in D.C., and most consider it a “resounding success,” said Angela Bradbery, co-founder and president of Smokefree DC. Bradbery pointed out that the restaurant industry “is booming in D.C.,” even amid the recession. And for those establishments that have floundered recently, it would be impossible to attribute their challenges to the smoking ban, she said. “There are so many variables … it would be hard to isolate that particular one.” Efforts to reach the Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington this week were unsuccessful. From Lee’s perspective, “five years out … [the smoking ban] has become merely one obstacle to a suc-cessful operation.” Though restaurant and bar owners have stopped being vocal about the ban, there have been lingering and sometimes indirect ramifications, Lee said. The ban may be one of a number of factors contrib-uting to a “continuous decline of the number of estab-lishments” in the gay nightlife scene, Lee said. Studies have shown that gay and lesbian patrons are statisti-cally more likely to be smokers. And outdoor smoking has brought its own set of conflicts, including those between restaurateurs and residential neighbors. “The venues that have weathered it best,” Lee said, “are those that have convenient or easy access to smok-ing areas” like rooftop decks or outdoor patios. But sometimes even those don’t work out. Local restaurateur Jeff Black, who owns five Washington-area establishments, learned that lesson while opening his latest this year, Pearl Dive Oyster Palace at 1612 14th St. NW. Black’s original plans called for a small screened smoking porch at the back of the restaurant, “so people had a place to go” without having to put down their drinks or venture outside. He called the concept “a new idea” for D.C. and said

he came up with it after experiencing problems at his Black’s Bar & Kitchen in Bethesda. That venue is smoke-free indoors, but “customers complained about breathing in second-hand smoke outside the restaurant” as they passed through smokers at the entrance. But 14th Street neighbors bucked against the idea, worried about late-night noise in the alley, and Black ultimately dropped it, turning the space into an office instead. Smokers at Pearl Dive have to use the sidewalk out front, he said. Black said he understands the negativity toward smoking but also believes in tolerance. “I don’t like smoking, I don’t like my cooks to smoke,” he said, “But on the other side, I realize that it’s a free country. … It seems like as a society we’re getting less tolerant of people with behavior that’s not identical to our own.” For bar owner Babak Movahedi, the nonsmokers won out when he crafted his business model. Halo, the former venue at 1435 P St. that Movahedi co-owned, was ahead of the curve with the smoking ban — implementing a no-smoking policy back in 2004. The venue continued with the prohibition when it went under Movahedi’s sole leadership in 2007 and eventually became Mova Lounge. Movahedi wrote in an email that there were initially “concerns that some of our customers would feel a little disgruntled and that sales would suffer, but the opposite happened in fact.” Both smokers and nonsmokers, he said, seemed “happy to be in a place where they could enjoy a great drink … without going home smelling like an ashtray.” Mova, which is moving to a new spot at 2204 14th St. NW and will open there on Jan. 13, will apply a no-smoking policy to its outdoor deck space. “There’s no reason why we would smog it up with second hand smoke,” Movahedi wrote. Bradbery with SmokeFree DC said that with the smoking ban in D.C. now a routine part of life, her advocacy group has taken on other goals. The organization pushed to include additional lan-guage in the law that allows businesses to post “no smoking” signs outside their entrances, she said. There’s no way to enforce those measures, but “most smokers are pretty considerate … about [not] bothering people,” she said. SmokeFree DC was also vocal last summer when two D.C. Council members proposed an exemption to the smoking ban, allowing hotels to host one-day cigar-smoking events. The group helped tighten a loophole in that law that would have made more than 75 hotels eligible for the exemption, Bradbery said. And these days, the group is focused more and more on “people who are dealing with secondhand smoke in their apartments or homes,” she said. Smokefree DC regularly helps explain residents’ options for using condo bylaws and apartment management rules to handle the issue, she said.

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