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How to Open a Small Business in DCInterested in opening a small business in the District of Columbia? Then make sure you attend this training session where DCRA staff will walk you through every step you need to open a new business including:

• The benefits of incorporating or creating an LLC • Types of business licenses & how much they cost • How to apply for a business license • Zoning requirements for various businesses types• Obtaining a Certificate of Occupancy (C of O) • What building permits are needed to do renovations • How to apply for a building permit, and much more.

Location: Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs Second Floor – Room E 200 1100 4th Street, SW. Washington, D.C. 20024

When: Wednesday, June 25, 2014Time: 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm

To Register Go To: http://bizdc.ecenterdirect.com/ConferenceDetail.action?ID=38416

A Comprehensive Guide for Small Business PlanningWhy develop a business plan? The purpose for creating a business plan is almost as important as the content of the plan itself. Writing a well thought-out and organized plan dramatically increases the odds that your business venture will succeed. This workshop covers the basics of business planning and why it’s important for business success. Topics include starting-up a successful business, the important linkages between marketing, sales, and your financial projections, and gaining a competitive advantage. Location: Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs

Fourth Floor – Room E 4302 1100 4th Street, SW. Washington, D.C. 20024

When: Wednesday, July 2, 2014Time: 2:00 pm - 6:00 pm


Quality, Affordable Health Insurance For Your Business!The Affordable Care Act (ACA) allows individuals, families and small businesses the op-portunity to shop for high-quality, affordable health coverage. With access to coverage beginning January 1st of this year, the New Health Law Impacts Your Business. DCRA, in partnership with the DC Chamber of Commerce, will present information on DC Health Link, which is an online marketplace that provides small businesses with direct access to the Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP), a tool that helps you compare and enroll in the health insurance package that meets your needs.

Location: Department of Consumer & Regulatory Affairs Small Business Resource Center Fourth Floor - Room E-4302 1100 4th Street, SW. Washington, DC 20024

When: Wednesday, June 18, 2014Time: 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm


Financial Management & Credit Reporting Presented by: BB&TLocation: Department of Consumer & Regulatory Affairs

Fourth Floor – Room E 4302 1100 4th Street, SW. Washington, D.C. 20024

When: Thursday, June 26, 2014Time: 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm


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CONTENTS JUNE 08 What’s on Washington10 Calendar19 A Local Tourism Guide! • Kathleen Donner

out and about30 Insatiable • Jonathan Bardzik

32 Retail Therapy • Mariessa Terrell

33 Tackling the Trouble-Spot Trifecta • Jazelle Hunt

your neighborhood34 The Nose • Anonymous

36 District Beat: The Orange Equation • Andrew Lightman

38 The Numbers • Soumya Bhat and Jenny Reed

40 Bulletin Board • Kathleen Donner

46 Logan Circles • Mark F. Johnson

47 Shaw Streets • Pleasant Mann

48 Bloomingdale Bites • Jazzy Wright

49 ANC6E • Steve Holton

kids and family50 Kids and Family Notebook • Kathleen Donner

at home56 Changing Hands • Don Denton

58 Classifieds

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COVER: Trombone Shorty. Photo: Jonathan Mannion

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08 What’s on Washington10 Calendar19 A Local Tourism Guide! • Kathleen Donner

out and about30 Insatiable • Jonathan Bardzik

32 Retail Therapy • Mariessa Terrell

33 Tackling the Trouble-Spot Trifecta • Jazelle Hunt

your neighborhood34 The Nose • Anonymous

36 District Beat: The Orange Equation • Andrew Lightman

38 The Numbers • Soumya Bhat and Jenny Reed

40 Bulletin Board • Kathleen Donner

46 Logan Circles • Mark F. Johnson

47 Shaw Streets • Pleasant Mann

48 Bloomingdale Bites • Jazzy Wright

49 ANC6E • Steve Holton

kids and family50 Kids and Family Notebook • Kathleen Donner

at home56 Changing Hands • Don Denton

58 ClassifiedsCOVER: Trombone Shorty. Photo: Jonathan Mannion

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Waterfront Academy is Hosting Five Open Houses in June!

Join us and meet some of our school’s leaders, tour the new facility and learn more about our great school!

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Handi-Hour Crafting at tHe ameriCan art museumHandi-hour is DC’s premier crafty hour, bringing together the city’s craftiest folks for an evening of creative revelry. All-you-can-craft activities, world-class art paired with craft beer hand se-lected by Greg Engert of ChurchKey, live music by local acts, and scavenger hunts for prizes make this quarterly event something you won’t want to miss. The next Handi-hour is Wednesday, June 11, 5:30 p.m., at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, 8th and F Sts. NW. It’s $20 at the door. There will be another in September. Watch for it on their website. 202-633-7970. americanart.si.edu

Photo: Courtesy of Smithsonian American Art Museum

new water taxi serviCe between national mall and old town, alexandriaThe Potomac Riverboat Co. now offers water taxi services between Old Town, Alexandria, and the National Mall. Passengers can board the “Miss Sophie” for a 30-minute cruise, departing from the Alexandria City Marina and docking at the Potomac River side of the Na-tional Mall near the intersection of West Basin and Ohio Drive, steps from the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial, Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial, Tidal Basin, and a Capital Bikeshare station. Boats depart from the National Mall at 10:30 a.m., 11:50 a.m., 2:30 p.m., 3:50 p.m., 6:30 p.m., and 9:10 p.m. Through Sept.1 the water taxi runs six days a week (closed on Wednesday); Sept. 2-Oct. 13, five days a week (closed on Tuesday and Wednesday); and Oct. 14-Nov. 2, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Tickets are $28 round trip or $14 one way for adults; children are $16 round trip or $8 one way. PotomacRiverboatCo.com

Photo: Courtesy of Potomac Riverboat Co.


smitHsonian star-spangled banner biCentennial ConCert and sing-a-longThe National Museum of American History’s keystone celebration will take place on Flag Day, Saturday, June 14, 4:00 p.m., near the National Mall en-trance to the museum, when it invites Americans around the globe to join Raise It Up! in a worldwide commemoration of the flag and the anthem. Raise it Up! Anthem for America will be a call to millions of Americans to participate in singing “The Star-Spangled Banner” simultaneously, steps from the original flag that flew over Fort McHenry in 1814. Grammy-winning composer Eric Whitacre will conduct a 500-person choir in performance of “America the Beautiful.” MacArthur “genius” fellow Francisco J. Núñez conducts “Lift Every Voice,” with commander and conductor Col. Larry Lang directing the US Air Force Band and Singing Sergeants. For more information visit anthemforamerica.si.edu.

Photo: Courtesy of Smithsonian National Museum of American History

dC Jazz festivalWith more than 125 performances in dozens of venues across the city, the DC Jazz Festival, June 24-29, is the largest music festival in Washington. It presents year-round music education programs and concerts for DC stu-dents and residents by local, national, and internationally known talent at venues across DC. It promotes music integration in school curricula and supports outreach to expand and diversify the audience of jazz enthusiasts. dcjazzfest.orgThis year’s highlight is Jazz at the Capitol Riverfront, which features eight performances by acclaimed artists at the Capitol Riverfront, 355 Water St. SE, on June 27-29. The Friday, June 27, concert featuring Frédéric Yon-net and Akua Allrich is free. Gates open at 5:00 p.m. The Saturday, June 28, concert featuring Gregory Porter, Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue, Yasiin Bey (aka Mos Def), and special guests is ticketed. Gates open at 2:00 p.m. The Sunday, June 29, concert featuring Rebirth Brass Band and Irma Thomas, is also ticketed. Gates open at 2:00 p.m. Tickets, offered in one- or two-day packages for June 28-29 performances, are on sale now at Ticketmaster.com.

Trombone Shorty. Photo: Jonathan Mannion

CHesapeake Crab & beer festival On Saturday, June 21, join thousands of others for this new Maryland tradition at Balti-more’s Inner Harbor. The Chesapeake Crab & Beer Festival is an all-you-care-to-taste extrav-aganza complete with over 20,000 crabs, corn on the cob, coleslaw, arts and crafts, music, family fun, and much more. In addition guests will enjoy over 20 different beers and wines in festival souvenir glasses. There are two sessions: noon-4:00 p.m. and 5:00-9:00 p.m. All tickets are advance purchase only and both sessions are expected to sell out. It’s $79 for the first session, $89 for the second; $59 for the designated driver, and $29 for kids ages 4-20. The festival repeats on Aug. 16 at the National Harbor waterfront. mdcrabfest.com

Photo: Courtesy of Chesapeake Crab & Beer Festival


Independence Day Celebration and Air Force Band Concert. July 4, 8:00 PM (fire-works over Washington Monument follow). Air Force Memorial at One Air Force Memorial Drive in Arlington, VA. (14th St. Bridge into Virginia, merge onto Washington Blvd. and then Columbia Pike in the direction of the Navy Annex. Then follow signs and crowds.) Contemporary and patriotic tunes and spec-tacular views of the nighttime Washington, DC skyline. Free. airforcememorial.org

SPECIAL EVENTSAND DESTINATIONS

2014 Twilight Tattoo at Fort Myer. Wednes-days (except July 2), through Aug 20 , 7:00 PM with pre-ceremony pageantry starting at 6:45 PM. Members of the 3rd US Infantry (The Old Guard), the US Army Band “Persh-ings Own,” Fife and Drum Corps and the US Army Drill Team will perform an hour-long sunset military Pageant. Over 100 Old Guard soldiers dressed in period uniforms will pro-vide a glimpse of Army history from colonial times to the soldier of the future. Summerall Field on historic Fort Myer in Arlington, VA. twilight.mdw.army.mil

Swing Time-The Musical! at the Naval Heri-tage Center. June 8, 15, 25 and 26; July 2, 3, 9, and 10; 7:00 PM. Set in a World War II era radio studio, this lively musical revue features three men and three women who are work-ing together to put on their live big-band war bond drive radio broadcast. Lots of delightful surprises ensue, as well as wartime romance and plenty of comedy. $39. Naval Heritage Center, Naval Heritage Center, 701 Pennsylva-nia Ave. NW. SwingTimeTheMusical.com

Capital Pride Festival. June 8, noon-10:00 PM. Pennsylvania Ave. NW, between 3rd St. and 7th St.; Constitution Ave. NW, between 3rd St. and 7th St. 202-719-5304. capital-pride.org

Celebrate Amber Waves of Grain! Festival. June 14, 10:00 AM-2:00 PM. Join the U.S. Botanic Garden in celebrating Amber Waves of Grain and the wonderful world of wheat. This year’s festival will feature wheat-related activities for all ages. Explore grains with Chef Tania Mercer, learn which types of wheat are best for making different types of dough, discover how wheat is used in everyday prod-ucts like shampoo and concrete, and much, much more. Not to be missed, this year’s fes-tival will cause you to think about wheat in a

INDEPENDENCE DAYCELEBRATIONS

July 4th National Symphony Orchestra Concert Full Dress Re-hearsal. July 3, 7:30 PM. US Capitol west lawn. You will find a much smaller crowd at the concert rehearsal. You will be allowed on the Capitol grounds starting at 3:00 PM. You will go through security and alcohol may be confiscated. Free. nso.org

An American Celebration at Mount Vernon. July 4, 8:00 AM-5:00 PM. Mount Vernon salutes our first commander in chief with a daz-zling display of made-for-daytime fireworks during its annual Inde-pendence Day event! Visitors will be treated to spectacular smoke fireworks in patriotic colors fired over the Potomac River. The event also includes an inspirational naturalization ceremony for 100 new citizens, military reenactments, a special wreathlaying ceremony, free birthday cake for all (while supplies last), and a visit from the “first” first couple, “General and Mrs. Washington.” An American Celebration at Mount Vernon is included in admission. 703-780-2000. mount-vernon.org

July 4th Fireworks and National Sympho-ny Orchestra Concert. July 4, 8:00 PM. US Capitol west lawn. Fireworks at about 9:15 PM. No one will be allowed on the Capitol west lawn until 3:00 PM. Come early with a picnic and a blanket to the grounds of the U.S. Capitol for the National Symphony Or-chestra Annual Independence Day Concert. The fireworks can be seen from all over the mall, from many rooftops and from across the river. Just make sure that you have a clear view of the top half of the Washington Monu-ment. You will go through security and al-cohol may be confiscated. The fireworks and concert go on except in the case of extremely bad weather. Your best source for up-to-the-minute information is local TV and radio sta-tions. Free. nso.org

This Frisbee Clears Mines Tournament. July 4, 9:30 AM. at Anacostia Park. Come out on July 4 to enjoy some ultimate, barbecue, and raise money for a great cause! Mines Advisory Group (MAG) America is an organization that clears landmines and saves lives in dozens of countries around the world. All participants should arrive no later than 9:30 AM for reg-istration and team assignments. This is an open tournament and will be great fun to play or to watch. lendyourleg.org.

Capitol Hill July 4th Parade and Festival Picnic. July 4. Parade,10:00 AM. Festival, 11:00 AM. Parade route is along 8th St. SE between Penn. Ave. and I St. SE. Festival is at Eastern Market Metro Plaza. Free.

“What to the Slave is the 4th of July?”. July 4, 11:00 AM-noon. On July 5, 1852 Frederick Douglass climbed onto a stage in Rochester, NY and into the history books. His

audience that day came to hear just another 4th of July speech. What they got was as brilliant indictment of slavery and of those who would not lift a hand to attack “the accursed system” as the country had ever seen. On July 4th hear the speech ring out from the steps of Frederick Douglass’s own home in Washington, DC. Frederick Douglass national Historic Site, 1411 W St. SE, (corner of 15th and W). nps.gov/frdo

Annual Independence Day Organ Recital at the National Cathe-dral. July 4, 11:00 AM. Cathedral organists Christopher Betts and Benjamin Straley lead the musical fireworks on the fourth of July. Free. 202-537-8980. nationalcathedral.org

National Archives Celebrates the Fourth of July. July 4. Band per-formance, 8:30–9:45 AM; Ceremony, 10:00-11:00 AM; Family activi-ties, 11:00 AM-4:00 PM. The celebration will include patriotic music, a dramatic reading of the Declaration by historical reenactors, and exciting free family activities and entertainment for all ages. Free. Constitution Ave. and 7th St. NW. 202-357-5400. archives.gov

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Independence Day Celebration and Air Force Band Concert. July 4, 8:00 PM (fire-works over Washington Monument follow). Air Force Memorial at One Air Force Memorial Drive in Arlington, VA. (14th St. Bridge into Virginia, merge onto Washington Blvd. and then Columbia Pike in the direction of the Navy Annex. Then follow signs and crowds.) Contemporary and patriotic tunes and spec-tacular views of the nighttime Washington, DC skyline. Free. airforcememorial.org

SPECIAL EVENTSAND DESTINATIONS

2014 Twilight Tattoo at Fort Myer. Wednes-days (except July 2), through Aug 20 , 7:00 PM with pre-ceremony pageantry starting at 6:45 PM. Members of the 3rd US Infantry (The Old Guard), the US Army Band “Persh-ings Own,” Fife and Drum Corps and the US Army Drill Team will perform an hour-long sunset military Pageant. Over 100 Old Guard soldiers dressed in period uniforms will pro-vide a glimpse of Army history from colonial times to the soldier of the future. Summerall Field on historic Fort Myer in Arlington, VA. twilight.mdw.army.mil

Swing Time-The Musical! at the Naval Heri-tage Center. June 8, 15, 25 and 26; July 2, 3, 9, and 10; 7:00 PM. Set in a World War II era radio studio, this lively musical revue features three men and three women who are work-ing together to put on their live big-band war bond drive radio broadcast. Lots of delightful surprises ensue, as well as wartime romance and plenty of comedy. $39. Naval Heritage Center, Naval Heritage Center, 701 Pennsylva-nia Ave. NW. SwingTimeTheMusical.com

Capital Pride Festival. June 8, noon-10:00 PM. Pennsylvania Ave. NW, between 3rd St. and 7th St.; Constitution Ave. NW, between 3rd St. and 7th St. 202-719-5304. capital-pride.org

Celebrate Amber Waves of Grain! Festival. June 14, 10:00 AM-2:00 PM. Join the U.S. Botanic Garden in celebrating Amber Waves of Grain and the wonderful world of wheat. This year’s festival will feature wheat-related activities for all ages. Explore grains with Chef Tania Mercer, learn which types of wheat are best for making different types of dough, discover how wheat is used in everyday prod-ucts like shampoo and concrete, and much, much more. Not to be missed, this year’s fes-tival will cause you to think about wheat in a


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whole new way! Free, no pre-registra-tion required. United States Botanic Garden Conservatory, 100 Maryland Ave. SW. 202-225-8333. usbg.gov

Safeway Barbecue Battle. June 21, 11:00 AM-10:00 PM; June 22, 11:00 AM-7:30 PM. $10-$12. Pennsylvania Ave. NW, between 9th & 14th sts. bbqdc.com

Washington Monument Open. The Monument will be open from 9:00 AM-10:00 PM until the end of summer. Re-serve your time to take the elevator to the top at recreation.gov.

DC Housing Expo and Home Show. June 21, 10:00 AM-3:00 PM. Featur-ing: home purchase assistance, new affordable housing developments, energy efficient products, remolding and decorating on a dime, free credit reports and one-on-one foreclosure and credit counseling, Free admis-sion. Giveaways all day long. Walter E. Washington Convention Center

Smithsonian Folklife Festival. June 25-29 and July 2-6. 11:00 AM-5:30 PM. Evening events at 6:00 PM. Festi-val features programs on China: Tradi-tion and the Art of Living and Kenya: Mambo Poa! Free entrance. National Mall between 7th and 14th sts. folklife.si.edu/center/festival

OuTDOOR MuSICAND MOVIES

Canal Park Outdoor Film Series. Thursday nights (movies be-gin at sundown-around 8:45 PM). 2014 theme is “It’s a Whole New Ballgame,” and includes sports-related movies of all kinds. June 12, Happy Gilmore; June 19, Dodgeball; June 26, Wimble-don; July 10, Balls of Fury; July 17, Space Jam; July 24, In-vincible; July 31, Bend it Like Beckham; Aug 7, Rudy; Aug 14, A League of Their Own; Aug 21, The Blind Side; and Sept 4, Moneyball. Movies shown in northern block of Canal Park, 2nd and “Eye” Sts. SE. yardspark.org

Golden Cinema Series at Farragut Square. Fridays through June 27 and July 11, pre-show seating starts at 7:30 PM. June 6, Dave; June 13, My Date with the President’s Daughter; June 20, Legally Blonde 2: Red, White, and Blonde; June 27, Annie; July 11, American President. Farragut Square, at the intersec-tions of Connecticut Ave. and K St. NW. goldentriangledc.com

War of 1812 Outdoor Concert Series. Fridays, Through June 27, 6:00-7:30 PM. Carlyle House, 121 N. Fairfax St., Alexandria, VA. Suggested donation, $5. 703-549-2997. VisitAlexandriaVA.com/1812

Military Band Concerts at the US Capitol. Mondays, Tues-days, Wednesdays and Fridays in summer (weather permitting). 8:00 PM. Mondays, US Navy Band; Tuesdays, US Air Force Band;

Wednesdays, US Marine Band; Fridays, US Army Band. Free. West Terrace US Capitol Building.

The Sounds of Summer Concert Series at the Botanic Garden. June 12 and 26; July 10 and 24; 5:00-7:00 PM. Evenings in the National Garden are a delight. Come experience the wonder of the USBG’s outdoor garden. Concert is held outdoors. No chairs will be provided. The indoor gardens and related facilities (re-strooms) will not be available for use. They suggest bringing chairs/blankets for sitting, sunscreen, protective clothing and water. The concert will be canceled if it rains. usbg.gov

Navy Band “Concerts on the Avenue.” Tuesdays starting June 17, 7:30 PM. US Navy Memorial. The United States Navy Band and its specialty groups will perform. Free. 7th and Penn. Ave. NW. 202-737-2300. navymemorial.org

Jazz in the Sculpture Garden. Fridays, through Aug 29 (rain or shine, except July 4), 5:00-8:00 PM. National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden. Live jazz performed by an eclectic mix of top artists from the Washington area entertains visitors outdoors in front of the fountain or in the Pavilion Cafe (if it’s raining). The Pavilion Cafe features a seasonal tapas-style menu and bar service during the concerts. Everyone can enjoy these concerts. You do not have to order food or drinks. Free. 202- 289-3360. nga.gov

Rosslyn Outdoor Film Festival. Fridays at dusk. June 13, Hor-rible Bosses; June 20, Thank You For Smoking; June 27, Two Weeks Notice; July 11, The Internship; July 18, How to Lose a Guy in Ten Days; July 25, Up in the Air; Aug 1, Nine to Five; Aug 8, Empire Records; Aug 15, Miss Congeniality; Aug 22, Anchorman. Movies shown at Gateway Park, Lee Highway near Key Bridge.

Air Force Band Concerts. Fridays in June, July and Aug. 8:00 PM. Air Force Memorial at One Air Force Me-morial Drive in Arlington, VA. (14th St. Bridge into Virginia, merge onto Washington Blvd. and then Colum-bia Pike in the direction of the Navy Annex. Then follow signs.) Expect a pleasing mix of contemporary and patriotic tunes and spectacular views of the nighttime Washington, DC sky-line. Free. airforcememorial.org

Rock and Roll Hotel Rooftop Mov-ies. Sundays, 7:00 PM and 9:00 PM. Join them on their rooftop deck for Sunday night movies shown on their massive projection screen! Hhappy hour specials all throughout the night, including on our frozen drinks and wings. The rooftop deck has plenty of seating available, but feel free to bring a beach chair and settle in. Free popcorn. rockandrollhoteldc.com

Friday Night Live at National Har-bor. Fridays (except July 4) through Sept 19, 6:00-9:00 PM. Performances include local and nationally-touring bands playing a variety of genres: pop, rock, soul, funk, blues, country and jazz. nationalharbor.com

Free Summer Outdoor Concerts at Strathmore. Wednesdays, June 25-Aug 20, 7:00 PM. Parking is in the Metro garage for $5 with Metro SmarTrip card or major credit card; enter off Tuckerman Lane. Strathmore, 10701 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD. strathmore.org

BlackRock Free Summer Concert Series. June 29-July 26, 7:00 PM. The lineup includes The Crawdaddies, The US Navy Band: The Commodores, The Nighthawks, Chopteeth, and Tom Principato. Reservations are not required, but BlackRock en-courages patrons to check blackrockcenter.org. Concerts are at BlackRock Center for the Arts, 12901 Town Commons Dr., Germantown, MD.

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Music at The Howard. June 8, August Alsina; June 10, Tevin Campbell; June 11, Seun Kuti & Egypt 80; June 12, Lalah Hatha-way & Ruben Studdard; June 13, Monte Alexander’s 7-th Birthday Celebration: My Jamaica to Jazz; June 14, the Yannis Pappas Show; June 15, Cody ChestnuTT; June 16, Curtis Stigers; June 17, Scott Stapp; JUne 20-21, Alice Smith; June 22, Taj Mahal Trio; June 23, Lira; June 24, Joe Purdy; June 25, Luciano; June 26, Latryx; June 27, Ginger Baker; June 28-29, Fantasia. Howard Theatre, 620 T St. NW. 202-803-2899. thehowardtheatre.com

Music at 9:30. June 8, Kishi Bashi and La Roux; June 9, Tyler, The Creator; June 10, MS MR; June 11, Die Antwoord; June 12, First Aid Kit; June 13-14, tUnE-yArDs; June 14, Who’s Bad: The Ultimate Michael Jackson tribute Band; June 15, Kelis; June 16,

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The Knocks & ASTR; June 17, Sharon Van Etten; June 18, Kai-ser Chiefs; June 19, A-Trak; June 20, JunkFood; June 22, Xavier Rudd; June 24, Lake Street Dive; June 27, Throwing Muses with Special Guest Tanya Donelly; June 28, No Scrubs: 90’s Dance Party with DJs Will Eastman and Brian Billion; July 3, Pigeons Playing Ping Pong (CD Release Party) with Cabinet. 9:30, 815 V St. NW. 877-435-9849. 930.com

Music at Sixth and I. June 8, Flashband; June 19, Heather Ma-loney & Darlingside; June 25, Cyrus Chestnut Quartet; June 28, Rodrigo Amarante. Sixth & I Historic Synagogue, 600 I St. NW. 202-408-3100. sixthandi.org

Music at the Lincoln. June 9, Jeff Tweedy; June 10, Morrissey; June 12, James Blake; June 14, The Funk Brothers & friends; June 15, WAR & Guest. Lincoln Theatre, 1215 U St. NW. 202-328-6000. thelincolntheatre.org

Music at Black Cat. June 9, My Gold Mask; June 10, Punk the Capital; June 12, The Cold and Lovely; June 13, House of Sweet-bottom Burlesque Revue; June 14, CRYFEST-The Crybaby Cham-pionship of the World!; June 15, Ryley Walker; June 16, Asgeir; June 17, Painted Palms; June 18, Tweens; June 19, Gemini Club; June 21, Mr. Brightside: 2000s ALT-POP DANCE PARTY!; June 23, Wreckless Eric; June 25, Old Man Canyon; June 28, Girls Rock! DC BENEFIT; June 30, Pattern is Movement; July 3, The Sea life. Black Cat, 1811 14th St. NW. blackcatdc.com

Music at the Atlas. June 14, Justin Thomas Ritchie’s CD Release Concert; June 27, Go-Go Symphony Capital City Symphony; June 29, Underwater Ghost and Double Date. Atlas performing Arts Center, 1333 H St. NE. 202-399-7993. atlasarts.org

HR 57 Weekly Jam Sessions. Wednesdays and Thursdays, 8:00 PM-midnight. Since 1993 HR-57 has provided a place where as-piring musicians gather to learn the history and cultures of the genres of jazz and blues. It’s a venue for the exchange of ideas and information between aspiring and professional musicians, students, aficionados and the general public. $8. 1007 H St. NE. 202-253-0044. hr57.org

Church of the Epiphany Weekly Concerts. Every Tuesday, 12:10 PM. Free but free will offering taken. 1317 G ST. NW. 202-347-2635. epiphanydc.org

Sunday Gospel Brunch Featuring the Harlem Gospel Choir. Ev-ery Sunday, 12:30-2:00 PM. $30-$45. The Howard Theatre, 620 T St. NW. 202-803-2899. thehowardtheatre.com

ThEATER AND fILM

Freud’s Last Session at Theater J. Through June 29. On the day England enters World War II, Freud summons then unknown professor Lewis to his office for an impassioned exchange about God, love, sex, and the meaning of life. Theater J, 1529 16th St. NW. 800 494-8497. washingtondcjcc.org

Private Lives at Shakespeare. Through July 13. Noël Coward’s fast-talking, manners-breaking comedy makes its STC debut to finish a stellar season. Lansburgh Theatre, 450 7th St. NW. 202-547-1122. shakespearetheatre.orgThe Totalitarians at Woolly. Through June 29. Written by Peter Sinn Nachtrieb, author of Boom, this high-energy farce exposes just how vacuous and absurd our political language has be-

come. If you worship at the altar of Colbert, if you religiously watch “The Daily Show,” you won’t want to miss The Totalitar-ians. Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company, 641 D St. NW. 202-393-3939. woollymammoth.net

Puro Tango 2 at GALA. Through June 22. GALA presents Puro Tango 2, a dazzling musical revue with singers and dancers from Argentina and Uruguay, the birthplace of tango. GALA Theatre, 3333 14th St. NW. 202-234-7174. galatheatre.org

Grounded at Studio. Through June 29. A hot-shot fighter pilot is reassigned to fly drones in Afghanistan from a trailer outside Vegas in this gripping solo show. This acclaimed production from London’s Gate Theatre was a sold-out hit at the Edin-burgh Fringe. Studio Theatre, 1501 14th St. NW. 202-332-3300. studiotheatre.org

Lisa Loomer’s comedy, Distracted. June 12-22. Nine-year-old Jesse’s teacher informs the boy’s parents that Jesse may have Attention Deficit Disorder, setting off the parents’ zany quest to improve the child’s quality of life. Associated Press calls the comedy “a smartly comic, sharply observant and surprisingly humane play.” Living in a world where we are bombarded with information, the comedy shines hilarity and light on what really matters. Strong Language and Content. Recommended for ages 16 and up. $29-$32. Atlas performing Arts Center, 1333 H St. NE. 202-399-7993. atlasarts.org

Clock and Dagger at Signature. June 12-July 6. Third-rate de-tective Nick Cutter is down on his luck when a beautiful blonde bombshell tosses a very intriguing case (and herself) into his lap. For the next 90 minutes, Nick races through every New York neighborhood in this zany, mile-a-minute whodunit. Signature Theatre, 4200 Campbell Ave. off I-395 at the Shirlington exit (#6). signature-theatre.org

EXhIBITIONS, OPENINgSAND gALLERIES

(inter)Related at DC Arts Center. Through July 13. The pro-cess of making art is, for the most part, one that is intimate and private. No matter that the work was created to later be on public display, open for observation and criticism, the actual process of art making comes from an internal, creative dialogue within the artist as the art work evolves. DC Arts Center, 2438 18th St., NW. 202-462-7833. dcartscenter.org

Reconstructing Nature, Sum of its Parts and Experiments in Color at Studio Gallery. Through June 21. Andrea Kraus’ Ba-zaars. This unique artistic perspective distills the kaleidoscope of sights in exotic markets allowing us to focus on the array of colors, shapes and textures in an explosion of detail. Harriet Lesser’s Night Journal. The images in this exhibit are based on quilt and duvet covers as seen in the morning. Studio Gallery, 2108 R St. NW. 202-232-8734. studiogallerydc.com

Summer Gallery Artists at Cross Mackenzie Gallery. Through June and July. Cross Mackenzie Gallery, 2026 R St, NW. 202-333-7970. crossmackenzie.com

Judy Rushin: Between us: Variance Invariance Project at Flashpoint. Through June 21. Opening reception, May 16, 6:00-8:00 PM. Between Us: Variance Invariance Project by Judy Rushin & treats paintings as things in motion rather than inert artifacts.

With a focus on the vernacular of quick-assembly housing and furniture, Rushin created a system in which artworks are assem-bled, dismantled and shipped in small boxes. Flashpoint Gallery, 916 G St. NW. 202-315-1305. culturaldc.org

Sonya Lawyer: A Peace (of the Dream) at Flashpoint. June 27-Aug 2. Opening reception, June 27, 6:00-8:00 PM. A Peace (of the Dream) is an exhibition of vintage images celebrating color, design and texture overlaid with a narrative of family sto-ries, personal memories, and universal truths. Sonya Lawyer will weave together images of men, women and children from the past and present. The exhibition will also incorporate music, spo-ken word and gallery visitors’ personal stories and photographs. Flashpoint Gallery, 916 G St. NW. 202-315-1305. culturaldc.org

Shakespeare’s the Thing at the Folger. Through June 15. Ex-plore Shakespeare’s influence on visual art, performance, and scholarship through treasures from the Folger collection hand-picked by Folger staff, including a special look at how fans have celebrated Shakespeare from his time to ours. Marking Shake-speare’s 450th birthday. Folger Shakespeare Library, 201 E. Capi-tol St. SE. 202-544-4600. folger.edu

Ralph Fasanella: Lest We Forget at American Art Museum. Through Aug 3. Ralph Fasanella (1914-1997) celebrated the common man and tackled complex issues of postwar America in colorful, socially-minded paintings. American Art Museum, 8th and F Sts. NW. 202-633-7970. americanart.si.edu

Pop Art Prints at American Art Museum. Through Aug 31. In the 1950s and 1960s, pop art offered a stark contrast to ab-stract expressionism, then the dominant movement in American art. The distinction between high art and popular culture was assumed until artists like Jasper Johns, Roy Lichtenstein, Rob-ert Rauschenberg, Andy Warhol and others of their generation challenged a whole range of assumptions about what fine art should be. American Art Museum, 8th and F Sts. NW. 202-633-7970. americanart.si.edu

“Peruvian Gold” at National Geographic. Through Sept 2. “Peruvian Gold: Ancient Treasures Unearthed” will showcase ex-traordinary objects from Peru’s pre-Inca heritage, including gold ceremonial and funerary masks, textiles, ceremonial ornaments, ceramics and jewelry. National Geographic Museum, 1145 17th St. NW. ngmuseum.org

American Cool at the National Portrait Gallery. Through Sept 7. What do we mean when we say someone is cool? Cool carries a social charge of rebellious self-expression, charisma, edge and mystery. National Portrait Gallery, 8th and F Sts. NW. npg.si.edu

“A Thousand Years of the Persian Book” Exhibition. Through Sept 20. An exhibition at the Library of Congress will explore the rich literary tradition of the Persian language over the last millennium, from illuminated manuscripts to contemporary publications. The exhibition will bring attention to the literary achievements of Iran and the greater Persian-speaking regions of Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Central and South Asia and the Caucasus. Thomas Jefferson Building, 10 E. First St. SE. loc.gov

ASCAP: One Hundred Years and Beyond” Exhibition. Through Feb 14, 2015. The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers exhibition features 45 objects, including sheet music, photographs, pamphlets, posters and more. Some highlights in-clude the first ASCAP license, which was issued to Rector’s Res-taurant in New York City (Broadway and 44th Street) in 1914; the


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original manuscript of “The Pink Panther,” in the hand of com-poser Henry Mancini; Paul Williams’ lyrics for “The Rainbow Con-nection”; and the original lyrics, including drafts and revisions, for “The Way We Were” by Alan and Marilyn Bergman. Performing Arts Reading Room Gallery on the first level of the James Madison Memorial Building, 101 Independence Ave. SE. The exhibition is free and open to the public from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Saturday. loc.gov

Cool & Collected: Recent Acquisitions. Through May 25, 2015. The National Building Museum presents an exhibition dedicated solely to the objects and documents in the Museum’s permanent collection. National Building Museum, 401 F St. NW. 202-272-2448. nbm.org

First Fridays in the Dupont Circle Neighborhood. First Friday of every month, 6:00-9:00 PM. First Friday openings are a col-laborative effort to strengthen arts and culture in the beautiful, multi-cultural neighborhood of Dupont Circle. On the first Friday of every month, galleries in the neighborhood host simultaneous openings for art enthusiasts from all walks of life. They encourage all come to the openings and to circulate between neighboring galleries, which host an ever-changing array of styles and media. $5 suggested donation.

Third Thursday Open Studios (Brookland). June 19, 6:00-8:00 PM. Meet the artists, peruse the art and join in activities and events. Arts Walk at Monroe Street Market, 716 Monroe St. NE.

SPORTS AND fITNESS

DC United at RFK. June 7, 7:00 PM vs. Columbus; June 28, 7:00 PM vs. Seattle. RFK Stadium. dcunited.com

Washington Mystics Basketball. June 10, 13, 15 and 27. Veri-zon Center, 601 F St. NW. wnba.com/mystics

PurpleStride Washington, D.C. 2014. June 14, 6:30 AM ay Free-dom Plaza.. This 5K run and family-friendly walk takes partici-pants on a journey of hope and inspiration through the heart of our nation’s capital. With children’s activities, entertainment, re-freshments and more, there is something for everyone to enjoy! purplestride.kintera.org

XXIV Lawyers Have Heart 10K, 5K & Fun Walk. June 14, 7:00 AM. Lawyers Have Heart is Washington’s largest 10K race. The annual event was co-founded in 1991 by Richard Frank, Founder and Senior Principal of Olsson Frank Weeda Terman Matz PC and Alan Charles Raul, Partner at Sidley Austin, LLP as a way the Washington legal community could unite annually in support of the American Heart Association. More than $9 million has been raised for research. lawyershaveheartdc.org

Washington Nationals Baseball. June 17, 18, 19,20, 21, 22 and 30 at Nat’s Park. Tickets, $5, up. washington.nationals.mlb.com

Pups in the Park. June 22 and Sept 7. Purchase a discounted ticket for you, your family and your favorite family pet and sup-port the Washington Humane Society. $10 of every dog ticket purchased will benefit the Washington Humane Society. $25 for you; $10 for your dog. washington.nationals.mlb.com

Tidal Basin 3K Monthly Run. Third Wednesday of each month at noon. This run is free and informal. West Potomac Park (meet on

Ohio Dr. at West Basin Dr., near the Tourmobile stand). 703-505-3567. dcroadrunners.org

Woodrow Wilson Bridge Half Marathon. Oct 5. Registration now open. 703-587-4321. wilsonbridgehalf.com

Marine Corps Marathon Registration. Register online at marine-marathon.com. Marathon is Sunday, Oct 26.

SALES AND MARkETS

The Route 1 Farmers Market & Bazaar. Saturdays, 8:00 AM-2:00 PM and every first Friday, 4:00 PM-8:00 PM. June 6-Sept 27. Lo-cated in the Prince George’s County Gateway Arts District at 4100 Rhode Island Ave. in Brentwood, MD.

Grant Avenue (flea) Market in Takoma Park. June 8, Sept 14 and Oct 12, 10:00 AM-3:00 PM. The market is at the intersection of Grant Ave. and Carroll Ave. in Takoma Park, MD with antiques, collectibles and funky finds. grantavenuemarket.com

U Street Flea. Saturdays and Sundays, 10:00 AM-5:00 PM. The U Street Flea features a diverse mix of art, crafts, fashion, jewelry, imports, antiques, collectibles, furniture, and more. The market is in the parking lot, next to Nellie’s Sports Bar (three blocks east of U Street Metro), at 912 U St. NW. ustreetflea.com

Clarendon Night Market. Alternate Saturdays, May 17-Oct 25, 3:00-9:00 PM. It features a diverse mix of art, crafts, fashion, jewelry, imports, antiques, collectibles, furniture, and more. Bistro lights will be strung among the tents creating a festive evening shopping bazaar. It is in the Wells Fargo Bank parking lot, 3140 N. Washington Blvd. at the intersection of Washington, Wilson and Clarendon Blvds in North Arlington, VA. Clarendon-Market.com

Penn Quarter FRESHFARM Market. Thursdays through Dec 18, 3:00-¬7:00 PM. North end of 8th St., between D and E, NW. fresh-farmmarket.org

Aya Community Markets @ SW Waterfront. Saturdays, through Nov 22, 9:00 AM-1:00 PM at 900 4th St. SW on the grounds of Christ United Methodist Church. dreamingoutloud.net

RFK Stadium Farmers’ Market. Open Saturdays, year ¬round (weather permitting), 8:00 AM¬-3:00 PM. The market also has merchandise vendors. It can be seen in the RFK parking lot from the interestion of Benning Rd. and Oklahoma Ave. NE.

Branch Avenue Pawn Parking Lot Flea Market. Saturdays. Set up (depending on the weather) after 10:00 AM. 3128 Branch Ave., Temple Hills, MD

Fresh Tuesdays at Eastern Market. Every Tuesday, 3:00¬-7:00 PM. Tuesday afternoon farmers’ line of fresh produce. Eastern Market, 200 block of 7th St. SE. 202-¬698-¬5253. easternmarket-dc.com

Union Market. Tuesday¬Friday, 11:00 AM-¬8:00 PM; Saturday¬Sunday, 8:00 AM-¬8:00 PM. Union Market is an arti-sanal, curated, year¬round food market featuring over 40 local vendors. 1309 5th St. NE. 301¬652¬7400. unionmarketdc.com

Eastern Market. Daily except Mondays and important holidays.

Weekdays, 7:00 AM-¬7:00 PM; Saturdays, 7:00 AM-¬5:00 PM; Sundays, 9:00 AM-¬5:00 PM. Flea market and arts and crafts market open Saturdays and Sundays, 9:00 AM-¬6:00 PM. East-ern Market is Washington’s last continually operated “old world” market. On weekends the market area comes alive with farmers bringing in fresh produce, craft and flower vendors, artists, a flea market and street musicians. 200 block of 7th St. SE. 202-¬698-¬5253. easternmarket¬dc.com

Anacostia Big Chair Flea Market. Saturdays, 10:00 AM-¬4:00 PM. The market features a diverse mix of art, crafts, imports, antiques, collectibles and furniture. The market will also feature local specialty food items such as fruits and vegetables, flow-ers, preserves, prepared foods and beverages. 2215 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. SE. bigchairmarket.com

Dupont Circle Farmers Market. Sundays year round (rain or shine), 9:00 AM-¬1:00 PM. The Wall Street Journal and The Financial Times of London named the market one of the top farmers’ markets in the country. During the peak season, there are more than 30 farmers offering fruits and vegetables, meat, poultry, fish, cheeses, fruit pies, breads, fresh pasta, cut flowers, potted plants, soaps and herbal products. 20th St. and Mass. Ave. NW, 1500 block of 20th St. NW (between Mass. Ave. and Q St. in the adjacent parking lot of PNC Bank). 202-¬362-¬8889. freshfarmmarket.org

Georgetown Flea Market. Sundays year around (except in the case of very inclement weather), 8:00 AM¬-4:00 PM. The crowd is as diverse as the items for sale! Antiques, collectibles, art, furni-ture, rugs, pottery, china, jewelry, silver, stained glass, books and photographs are an example of the available items. 1819 35th St. NW. 202¬-7750-¬3532. georgetownfleamarket.com

Maine Avenue Fish Market. Open 365 days a year. 7:00 AM-¬9:00 PM. 1100 Maine Ave. SW. 202-¬484-¬2722.

CIVIC LIfE

Small Business Brief Advice Legal Clinic. June 18, 5-7:30 p.m. This clinic is for aspiring or existing small business owners. At-tendees will meet one-on-one with attorneys for brief advice on any legal issues their businesses may be facing. Clinic is at the D.C. Department of Small & Local Business Development, 441 4th St. NW.

Congresswoman Norton’s NW District Office. Open weekdays, 9:00 AM-6:00 PM. 529 14th St. NW, suite 900. 202-783-5065. norton.house.gov

All-Ways Mount Pleasant. First Saturday, noon-2:00 PM. LaCasa. All-Ways is a citizen’s association primarily for the tenants of the larger apartment buildings of Mount Pleasant. 3166 Mt. Pleasant St. NW. aa-ss.org

Chinatown Revitalization Council. Fourth Monday, 7:00-8:00 PM. 510 I St. NW. Chinatown Revitalization Council (CRC) pro-moting the Chinatown renewal and the preservation of its cul-tural heritage. The public is welcome.

Convention Center Community Association. Last Tuesday, 7:00-8:30 PM. Kennedy Rec Center, 1401 Seventh St. NW. www.ccca-online.

Downtown Neighborhood Association. Sec-ond Tuesday, 7:00-9:00 PM. US Naval Memori-al Center, 701 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. [email protected]. dcdna.org East Central Civic Association of Shaw Meeting. First Monday, 7:00 PM. Third Bap-tist Church, 1546 Fifth St. NW. Contact: Al Hajj Mahdi Leroy J Thorpe Jr, 202-387-1596.

Eckington Civic Association. First Monday, 7:00-8:30 PM. Harry Thomas Recreation Center, 1743 Lincoln Rd. NE. www.ecking-tondc.org

Edgewood Civic Association. Last Monday, 7:00-9:00 PM. Edgewood senior building, 635 Edgewood St. NE, nineth floor7-9pm. They encourage all Eckington and Edgewood resi-dents to come out and take part in the lively civic life of our communities. www.theedge-woodcivicassociationdc.org

Logan Circle Citizens Association. Please contact Jennifer Trock at [email protected] for meeting dates and times. logancircle.org

Mount Vernon Square Neighborhood As-sociation. Third Tuesday, 7:30-9:30 PM. Yale Steam Laundry, 437 New York Ave. NW. lifein.mvsna.org

U Street Neighborhood Association. Second Thursday, 7:00-8:30 PM. Source (second floor classroom), 1835 14th St. NW

ANC 1A. Second Wednesday, 7:00 PM. Har-riet Tubman Elementary School, 3101 13th St. NW. 202-588-7278. anc1a.org

ANC 1B. First Thursday, 7:00 PM. Reeves Cen-ter, 2000 14th St. NW (second floor). 202-870-4202. anc1b.org

ANC 1B11. Second Monday, 7:00 PM. LeDroit Senior Building (basement community room), 2125 Fourth St. NW. 202-481-3462. www.anc1b.org

ANC 1C. First Wednesday, 7:00 PM. Mary’s Center for Maternal and Child Health, 2355 Ontario Rd. NW. 202-332-2630. anc1c.org

ANC 1D. Third Tuesday, 7:00 PM. 3166 Mount Pleasant St. NW. 202-462-8692. anc1d.org

ANC 2C. First Wednesday, 6:30-8:30 PM. Watha T. Daniel Library, 1630 Seventh St. NW (new location). 202-682-1633. anc2C.org

ANC 6E. First-Tuesday, 6:30 PM. NW One Li-brary, 155 L St. NW. u


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If you feel “stuck” in Washington, DC for the summer, you’re just not doing it right. DC and the sur-rounding area is a remarkable place to be in the heat and swelter of sum-

mer. In addition to which, the place is full of new faces--interns, vacationers, stu-dents and job seekers. For those of us who live here, summertime in Washing-ton also offers opportunities to play the tourist, revisit favorite sites, see Andrew Wyeth’s windows at the NGA, bike to Mount Vernon, take a dip in the Chesa-peake Bay and generally enjoy what peo-ple come from all over the world to en-joy. We’re offering you some suggestions to make this summer memorable.

Have a Good LaughThe Capitol Steps began as a group of Hill staffers who set out to satirize the very people who employed them. The group was formed in December, 1981 when staffers for Illinois Senator Charles Percy were planning a Christ-mas party. Their first idea was to stage a nativity play, but they said they “couldn’t find three wise men or a virgin.” Since then, they’ve been ruthlessly poking fun at the Washington political scene. They perform every Friday and Saturday night at 7:30 p.m. at the Ronald Reagan Building. Tickets are $40.50. Get them at ticketmaster.com/artist/844674.

It’s corny but it’s also lots of fun. Shear Madness at the Kennedy Center is a comedy whodunit that lets the au-dience solve the crime. Set in George-town, Shear Madness engages the audi-ence members as armchair detectives to help solve the murder of a famed con-cert pianist who lives above the Shear Madness hairstyling salon. The Kennedy Center claims that it’s the second longest

running play in American theater. $50. kennedy-center.org

Standupcomedytogo.com has a weekly opportunity for amateurs to make fools of themselves in their “The Laugh-ing Buddha-ha-ha” Comedy Open Mic

on Thursdays at 8 p.m., at the Topaz Ho-tel Bar, 1733 N St. NW. It’s a free (you’ll have to buy drinks) show with 10 local comedians doing 3 to 10 minute bits (re-member Seinfeld). After the show, “Ev-eryone’s a Comedian” and “non-coms” can get up and tell a joke. Best joke gets $25 which is also the price of the valet parking. Must be 21 and older.

Break Bad (for repressed boomers)First, scout your location. Rumor has it that a certain member of the Capital Community News editorial staff used the Federal Reserve fountains (enormous black granite urns with water spilling over

into circular bases for racing) for this kind of mischief some decades ago. We’re not sure what has changed in the intervening years, but running naked (or not) in DC’s fountains is a great 3 o’clock in the morn-ing activity. A few things--don’t be intox-icated, please get into shape (see section below), have some cash in your wallet and we’re not responsible. Whether or not you get away with it, you won’t go to prison

and it will make a great story. To crash a party properly, you have

to look the part. The better you look, the less likely you are to be challenged. Some have been known to have a wine glass in their car to pull out for just this occasion.

When you walk in with the glass, you’re returning to the party. Your cellphone is, however, your best ally. Think VEEP’s Selina Meyer (Meyer the liar) signal-ing her body-man to say the President’s calling. No one interferes with an intent cellphone conversation. The trick is to lean in and pretend it’s the President or Hillary or that you’re the Ukraine Desk Officer at State. As you pass the gate-keeper, whisper “I’m holding for the secretary.” Remember if you believe it, they’ll believe it. Parties worth chasing are all around in hotel ballrooms, muse-ums, restaurants, the convention center and function rooms in the House and Senate office buildings. There are peo-ple in this town who never buy their own dinner and drinks.

Don’t donate your old car, wreck it. The Potomac Speedway is the ven-ue for the Silver Hill Lions Club De-molition Derby on Sept. 6 and 13 at 7 p.m. (gates open at 5:30 p.m.). We figure that this gives you enough time to deco-rate your car, screw up your courage and enter. The big winners take home tro-phies and cash prizes. Go to silverhill-

lionsclub.com for entry details and many pages of competition rules. For spectators, tickets are $18; $9 for kids 10 and under and $25 for pit passes. All profits are used to support Lions Club community service projects. Potomac Speedway is about an hour south of DC, the Potomac Speed-way is at 27963 Budds Creek Rd., Me-chanicsville, MD

Summertime in DCCongress is Out and the Living is Easy

by Kathleen Donner

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Get Into Shape (finally, at last)There’s no excuse. DC’s Parks and Recreation Depart-ment has 18 fitness centers located throughout the city. Fitness Centers feature elliptical, stationary bikes, tread-mills, free weights (dumbbells and kettlebells), and uni-versal weight machine (leg extentions, leg curls, lat pull downs, seated rows, flat and incline chest press, military press, bicep curls and tricep press downs). Oh my! All the centers require a paid individual, family or senior mem-bership for access privileges. You can sign up for a day at $5, a month at $25, a quarter at $60 or a year $125 (little more than $10 a month). There’s a significant senior dis-count. Find the center closest to you at dpr.dc.gov.

DC Front Runners is a running, walking and so-cial club serving the LGBT community and their friends for over 30 years. Membership is open to all people re-gardless of age, gender, race, pace or sexual orientation. Founded by a small group of local gay runners in 1981, the DC Front Runners has become a thriving and inte-gral part of the Washington, DC gay and lesbian commu-nity and has fostered fun, fitness, and friendship among gay runners and walkers of all ages and abilities. If run-ning sounds like too much at first, the club also organiz-es weekly walks. dcfrontrunners.org

Golf will help you get in shape only if you practice a lot and avoid golf carts. Get Golf Ready is a fast and af-fordable ($99) way to get connected to the game of golf. You get six hours of group instruction from a teaching professional covering everything you need to know to get you ready for the golf course. Full swing, short game, even rules and etiquette; you’ll get it all. Get Golf Ready is of-fered at Langston, East Potomac and Rock Creek courses. We’re sure it’s unfair but there are also Women’s Wednes-

days at all three golf courses with special $25 workshops and special greens fees. Langston and East Potomac have driving ranges where you can go after dinner and hit a few balls with-out finding a golf pal or making a huge time commitment. Get details at golfdc.com.

Reconnect with Your Inner FishIf you been lumbering around in the water like a wounded flounder, maybe it’s time to lift your game. Remember, it’s a glide! The excel-lent staff at DC public pools are eager to sort you out--both non-swimmers and self-taught flailers. Swimming lessons are a bargain at $10 for a beginners course. Sign up at dpr.dc.gov or ask at your closest pool.

Water Country USA in Williamsburg is Virginia’s largest waterpark. It features more

than 30 water attractions. It can also be used as a refresh-ing detour during a history-laden family trip to Colonial Williamsburg. It’s pricy at $42-$49 a day but it’s a com-plete day’s entertainment. $99 buys you a season pass. Read more at watercountryusa.com. Closer to home, we like Great Waves Waterpark in Cameron Run Region-

al Park, 4001 Eisenhower Ave., Alexandria, just off the beltway. It features 20 acres of pools, waterslides, great food, cool souvenirs, miniature golf, a nine-station bat-ting cage and picnic shelters. Great Waves is open dai-ly through Labor Day, 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Weekday rates are $11.75 if you’re under 4 feet and $14.75 if you’re over 4 feet. Add $.50 for weekends. Read more at greatwaveswa-terpark.com.

Thirty-five miles away are Chesapeake Beach and North Beach on the Chesapeake Bay. These beaches are ideal because (1) they don’t involve a three hour drive and (2) you don’t have to strategize about Bay Bridge traf-fic. They also are seem quieter and more charming than the ocean beaches in the summer. It’s a easy outing where there’s bay swimming, a crab dinner, a scoop shop ice cream cone and home before dark. Done. There’s also a lot of charter fishing but make arrangements before your leave at chesapeake-beach.md.us.

Listen to the MusicIn summer, every night of the week, you can spread out a blanket or relax in a folding chair and listen to out-of-doors live music. You’re always invited to bring along a picnic, kids, and well-behaved (leashed) pets. It’s a Wash-

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Trainer Emmanuel Jeudy, Sr. with exercisers Bernard Moore and D’Angelo Andrews at Turkey Thicket Fitness Center. Photo: Kathleen Donner


ington area ritual and you don’t want to miss it. Hear live music outside at the Capitol, Fort Dupont, the Sylvan The-ater, Fort Reno, the Botanic Garden, the Navy Memorial, the Sculpture Garden at the National Gallery of Art, and the Air Force Memorial. Throughout the sum-mer, pay attention to the Calendar in this publication for details. We also list mov-ies shown outdoors throughout the area.

We know this is going to sound quite esoteric but for people who love early mu-sic, it’s heaven. On the weekend of June 2-22, there is a “Baroque Bonanza” con-cert series at Church of the Epiphany, 1317 G St. NW. It is three concerts fea-turing six different ensembles performing on period instruments. On Friday, June 20, 8 p.m., two groups will perform mu-sic of C.P.E. Bach, Boyce, Fasch, Tele-mann and Zelenka: Modern Musick di-rected by Risa Browder and John Moran and Kleine Kammermusik featuring obo-ists Geoffrey Burgess and Meg Owens. On Saturday, June 21, 8 p.m. two groups will perform music of J.C. and C.P.E. Bach, Graun, Dornel, and Boismortier: Ensemble Gaudior directed by Alexandra MacCracken and The Friends of Fasch, directed by Thomas MacCracken. On Sunday, June 22, 4 p.m., two groups will perform music of Croft, Handel, Kusser, LaGuerre and Philidor: ArcoVoce strings and voice featuring soprano Rosa Lam-oreaux and Sarabande featuring oboists Sarah Davoll and Sarah Weiner. Tickets are $25 ($15 for students and seniors) at the door only.

Nothing says summer like an eve-ning at Wolf Trap and their stupendous lineup. To really enjoy it you have to in-corporate into your thinking that there will be a line of cars on the way in and a line of cars on the way out. You’ll be rewarded with symphonic music, musi-cal theater, dance, comedy, folk music, jazz, a singalong “Grease”, and names such as Yo-Yo Ma, Mary Chapin Car-penter; Diana Ross, Lionel Richie, Sar-ah Brightman and Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band. As a bonus, you can bring

Children splash and play in the waters of Rock ‘N’ Roll Island at Water Country USA. Photo: Courtesy of Water Country USA

Ensemble Gaudior (left to right): Elena Tsai, Alexandra MacCracken (director), Doug Poplin, Marta Howard. Photo: Suna Lee

Nick Briggs, Carnival Film and Television Limited 2012

your own picnic (including alcohol). Wolf Trap is about a hour away. From I-66 westbound, take exit 67 to route 267 (Dulles Toll Road), follow signs for local exits, pay a $2.50 toll, and exit at the Wolf Trap ramp. wolftrap.org

Wax Nostalgic for Jolly OldeDC Touch Rugby games are Saturdays at 10 a.m. and are currently played on the National Mall, on the west side of the Washington Monument. Here’s how they describe themselves. “We are a group of (male and female) rugby fans that like to meet on Saturdays to play an informal and very much social game of touch rug-by. Touch is a fast-paced and fun game that is suitable for all ages and skill levels--and it’s a great way to meet people and stay fit. Some of us have played rugby for many years, some converts from flag foot-ball and others are completely new to the game. We always welcome new people to the group so please join this blog and stay updated with the latest game info!” Catch up with this group at dctouchrugby.com.

The Willard Hotel says that their Peacock Alley Tea is the best in town and they’re right. Tea is served Friday, Satur-day and Sunday from 1-4 p.m. and fea-tures live harp music, an array of organic teas, finger sandwiches and fresh deca-dent pastries in an elegant setting. You must dress. It’s pricy but worth it at $45 ($59 with champagne). You’ll find the menu on their website at washington.in-tercontinental.com.

Through Jan. 4, 2015, Costumes of Downton Abbey is on display at Win-terthur. This is an original exhibition of designs from the television series. Forty historically inspired costumes from the television show are displayed and sup-plemented by photographs and vignettes inspired by the fictional program and by real life at Winterthur. Visitors have the chance to step into and experience the world of Downton Abbey and the contrasting world of Winterthur found-er Henry Francis du Pont and his con-temporaries in the first half of the 20th


century. Winterthur, 5105 Kennett Pike (Route 52), Winterthur (Wilmington), DE, is open daily except Mondays, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. (last ticket sold at 3:15 p.m.). winterthur.org

Venture Farther AfieldThree hours away (south past Richmond), Colonial Williamsburg beckons. It is the world’s largest living history muse-um--the restored 18th-century capital of Britain’s largest, wealthiest, and most populous outpost of empire in the New World. Here they interpret the origins of the idea of America, conceived decades before the American Revolution. There are hundreds of restored, reconstructed,

and historically furnished buildings in Williamsburg’s 301 acres historic area. Costumed interpreters tell the stories of the men and women of the 18th-centu-ry city--black, white, and native Ameri-can, slave, indentured, and free. Single day tickets are $22-$43.95. You can wan-der Williamsburg freely but if you want to talk with the blacksmith, you need a pass. colonialwilliamsburg.com

For our readers who remember the Williamsburg Pottery Factory, we have some bad news. It is no longer the dirt-floored collection of run-down buildings that strattle the railroad tracks. It’s been moved to a different location, cleaned up and put totally indoors and not nearly as

much fun. williamsburgpottery.com The town of St. Michaels on Mary-

land’s Eastern Shore is another place we recommend for a day trip. We also recom-mend that you visit when nothing’s hap-pening and wander the cluster of perfectly groomed houses on the park in the cen-ter of town. Then lunch at the legendary Crab Claw Restaurant, 304 Burns Street, on the water. Sit outside. The Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum in St. Michael’s, open daily 10 a.m.-6 p.m., is also worth a visit. St. Michaels is about two hours away depending on bridge traffic. townofstmi-chaels.com

Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, about a hour and a half away, is the site of the

John Brown raid which precipitated the Civil War. It was visited by George Wash-ington on his very first surveying expedi-tion at the age of 17, was cited by Thom-as Jefferson as such a beautiful spot that it was worth a trip across the Atlantic and was the starting place of the Lewis and Clarke expedition. It’s full of history. It’s also a charming small town to visit and a jumping off point for tubing and kay-aking. Read more at historicharpersfer-ry.com.

Don’t Miss the ClassicsEvery local knows that the best time to vis-it the monuments is after dark. It’s cooler and the crowds have calmed down a bit.

Harpers Ferry from Maryland Heights. Photo: Don Burgess


Go after 9 o’clock and it’s easy to park on Ohio Drive. By monuments, we mean the Lincoln, the Jefferson, the Washington, the FDR and MLK. The Washington Mon-ument, open until 10 p.m. during summer, only counts if you go to the top which you now can because it just reopened for visitors. Make a reservation at recreation.gov. Unfortunately, the Jefferson, which may be the most powerful of them all, has in-convenient parking a good walk from the memorial itself. At the Lincoln, don’t miss reading his second Inaugural Address (on the right facing Lincoln) which is consid-ered the best Presidential Inaugural Address ever delivered.

The Changing of the Guard at Arlington Cemetery is a must-experience for all visitors and residents. During the summer, the ceremony takes place on the hour and the half-hour. At this time, a uniformed relief commander appears on the plaza to an-nounce the Changing of the Guard. This is a moving and precise tribute to all the fall-en whose remains are missing or unidentified. The view from the site is breathtaking. In summer the cemetery is open to visitors from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Take Metro or you can park for $1.75 a hour in the lot across from the Visitors’ Center. arlingtoncemetery.mil

You can take a self-guided White House tour, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thurs-day, 7:30-11:30 a.m.; and Fridays and Saturdays, 7:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. (excluding feder-al holidays). Tour requests are submitted through your Member of Congress. Requests can be submitted up to six months in advance and no less than 21 days in advance. You are encouraged to submit your request as early as possible as a limited number of spac-es are available. The US Capitol tour, daily except Sunday, 8:50 a.m.-3:20 p.m., is a walk-in but you can also book in advance with your Member or Senator. The Supreme Court is open to the public Monday through Friday, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m., excluding fed-eral holidays. Courtroom Lectures are available Monday through Friday. On days that the Court is not sitting, lectures are generally scheduled every-hour on the half-hour beginning at 9:30 a.m. with a final lecture at 3:30 p.m. When the Court is in session, Courtroom Lectures are available only after Court adjourns for the day. Trained Do-cents lead these 30-minute programs, which are designed to introduce visitors of all ages to the judicial functions of the Supreme Court, the history of the Building, and the architecture of the Courtroom. To obtain updated information, call 202-479-3211 or visit supremecourt.gov. u

On the White House Tour, you’ll see this corridor but President Obama won’t be in it. He has been known to pop out of a doorway and greet visitors but your odds are probably the same as

winning a lottery.


Love Is…Eating Spanish Ham in ShortsEach year in June my husband and I celebrate our anniversary. I share memories of gathering at my family’s farm. He expresses lingering bitter-ness about having to wear a suit. I reminisce about the Spanish ham we en-joyed on our honeymoon in Barcelona. Jason reminds me that I forgot our first anniversary while on a 10-day business trip to Nebraska, and returned home without a gift. That, my friends, is why this month we will be enjoying many nice meals out … somewhere we can wear shorts.

Dino’s Grotto Opens in ShawHowever, let’s be perfectly clear, there is no way I’m compromising quality for casual. At Dino’s Grotto (www.dinoinshaw.com, 1914 9th St. NW),

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I N S A T I A B L Eby Jonathan Bardzik

Great ingredients, prepared simply and well, describes Dino’s Grotto perfectly, including these delicately crispy fried artichokes.

Dino’s handmade pappardelle pasta, bright tomatoes, and piney rosemary are the perfect bold balance to lightly gamey boar.

newly transplanted to Shaw from eight years in Cleveland Park, I don’t have to. Dino Gold, who owns the restaurant with his wife Kay Zimmerman, takes a very Italian approach to dining, casual and slow, with simple preparations showcasing the best seasonal ingredients, and plenty of time for talking and sharing stories and drinking wine.

Dino’s Grotto delivered some of the best Italian food I’ve enjoyed among many recent DC restaurant openings. The fried baby artichokes were crisper than any I have eaten, beautifully trimmed and opened, allowing the individual leaves to fry separately from the base. The Tuscan bacon with strawberries pairs crisp pork belly with roasted fruit and sweet/bright, aged balsamic vinegar. Dino tells me, “I’ve never had any Tuscan bacon but my own. I’ve read about it and this is what we came up with.” Untrained in the kitchen, Dino pairs creativity with a very Washington appetite for learning, delivering dishes that are Italian inspired

without all the traditional rules.Our second course showcased the true benefits of using

seasonal ingredients. The asparagus and mushroom risotto, creamy and mild, is usually prepared with morels, but, fall-ing perfectly between the black and yellow morel seasons, Dino was using fresh porcinis that night. Which is kind of like winning Powerball. Twice. The mild risotto was bal-anced beautifully by a bold bowl of cinghiale – pappardelle noodles with wild boar, tomato, hazelnuts, and just a touch of cream. The boar delivered a perfect hint of gaminess

tempered by piney rosemary.When I thought I couldn’t

eat anymore, out came a steak truly as large as my head. The bistecca Fiorentina, 36 ounces of dry-aged T-bone, was per-fectly cooked (that means pink most of the way through) with roasted potatoes and sharply dressed kale balancing the rich meat. Seriously, this is steak for four, which is the perfect size for Jason and me to share.

There was more: pate, trot-ter tots (just order them!), ci-oppino, house-made sausages, and the best tiramisu you have ever eaten. Just go. You can wear shorts, though the food is worth dressing up for.

MenomaleServes Traditional Neapolitan Pizza in BrooklandWhile Dino blends Italian tradition and technique freely, Ettore and Mariya Rusciano deliver strictly authentic Neapolitan pizza at their Brookland res-taurant, Menomale (www.menomale.us, 2711 12th St. NE). Stepping through the front door feels like walking into their home kitchen, dominated by the wood-fired stove that delivers the 900º F required to quickly crisp crust without overcooking the top-pings. Everything about the restaurant, from the sidewalk seating to the small dining room, feels cozy and casual. Even waiting until 5:00 p.m. for your first drink (there’s a school nearby) forces you to slow down from DC’s hectic pace of life.

From the perfectly dressed fresh salad, light and crisp with fennel, to the rich pizza, the meal was de-licious and the ingredients well-sourced and beau-tifully prepared. The pollo verde sandwich simply pairs rosemary chicken with pesto and mozzarella, a menu item you could find at many “casual” chains. At Menomale, however, the chicken is well sea-soned and moist, the imported Genovese pesto is bright with fresh basil, rich with toasted pine nuts with a sharp bite of cheese, and the mozzarella is mild and creamy. Pizza dough is used for bread and the sandwich is baked in the wood oven.

The pizza menu issues the siren calls of Grana Padano, roasted eggplant, and even lobster, but the porcini mushrooms on the bianca proved truly irre-sistible. This white pizza combines salty prosciutto with rich mushrooms and mild, creamy fior di latte,

or cow’s milk, mozzarella. The first bite was fresh and light, the ingredients tasting richer as I worked my way through the pizza, finally shoving down the last couple of delicious bites.

Since they don’t deliver, you’ll find Jason and me sitting on the sidewalk, again in shorts and t-shirts, arriving shortly before five.

Boqueria Serves Spanish Tapas in DupontAfter getting married, Jason and I jetted off to Spain for two weeks, including a stay in Barcelona. Our visit to the Boqueria market in Las Ramblas was one of the most memorable days. Waking up to a grumpy husband last Sunday, I suggested we head over to DC’s Boqueria (www.boquerianyc.com, 1837 M St. NW) restaurant.

Boqueria, a New York City import, delivered, starting with the price point, $39 for unlimited tapas, drinks, and sweets. Salivating over the menu, we jokingly asked our server to send out one of ev-erything. She obliged.

Let’s start with the basics: pan con tomate y jamón is toasted bread rubbed with garlic and topped with grated tomato and serrano ham. We’re pretty sure it is a direct gift from God. Boqueria got it right with crusty, spongy bread, ripe, fresh tomato pulp, and perfectly salty/gamey jamón. The addi-tion of Manchego cheese was just gilding the lily (a phrase I’ve always wanted to use!).

Patatas bravas are simply fried, seasoned pota-toes in a spicy tomato sauce, yet despite a number of efforts I just can’t duplicate it at home. Boqueria again got it right with the earthiness of pimentón,

smoky hot Spanish paprika, with a rich sauce. The tortilla, a potato and egg omelet, was delicious and dense, served with or without chorizo.

As for the rest of the menu? We’ll be back. From the beautifully scrabbled eggs with mush-rooms to the lamb meatballs and the perfectly crisp churros it was (almost) all delicious (sorry, steamed mussels) and the sangria flowed like water.

Happy Anniversary!How do you annually atone for missing your first anniversary? Each year I buy my husband a quar-ter-pound of the best Spanish ham, jamón Iberico de bellota, from a black-toed pig that finishes its life on a rich diet of acorns. A pound will run you about $150. Buy a quarter-pound and taste it side by side with $25-a-pound serrano ham so you know just how good it is. I’ve given you the relationship equivalent of a get-out-of-jail-free card. You can thank me later.

Jonathan Bardzik is a cook, storyteller, and au-thor living in Eckington. Known for his weekly live cooking demos at Eastern Market (Saturdays from March to November), Jonathan loves cooking fresh ingredients as much as seeking them out in DC’s growing restaurant scene. His first cookbook, “Simple Summer: A Recipe for Cooking and En-tertaining with Ease,” is available now (and would make a wonderful gift!). Grab a copy and find out what Jonathan is cooking at www.jonathanbardzik.com or his Facebook page “What I Haven’t Cooked Yet.” Need some foodporn? Follow @Jonathan-Bardzik on Twitter and Instagram. u


Simple and delicious, Boqueria delivers the authentic taste of Barcelona’s famed marketplace in this classic dish of fried potatoes with a spicy tomato sauce.


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article by Mariessa Terrell

I believe in cultivating a blended reality. Infus-ing fact with fiction oftentimes encourages upside-down original thinking. My favorite Vogue editor, Diana Vreeland, took great pleasure in “designing” the lives of her readers

to incorporate fantasy into daily life. Vreeland once famously said that there is only one great life, the one you conjure up and create for yourself.

The life that I am picturing for myself this June is filled with fantasy retail. My menagerie begins with me, hip slung with Gucci, watering a metallic rosebud chandelier under a magnolia tree. Pourquoi? Because fashion is fantasy even in DC, darling.

(Photos and set design by James S. Terrell, DC musician, painter, and Perry Charter School Art In-structor, www.jstephent.wix.com/music.)

Fashion attorney Mariessa Terrell, aka Simone Butter-fly, Fashion Investigator, does her sleuthing at www.simonebutterfly.com and @ SimoneBtrfly. u

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Renaissance man and featured photog-rapher/designer James S. Terrell.

Vintage Gucci waist bag from Current Boutique (1809 14th St. NW) and silver lettered rings (“J,” “N,” “B,” “T”). Lettered necklaces (“S,” “B”) from Lou Lou (1802 14th St. NW) and black satin high-low balloon skirt by Jarmal Harris.

Simone’s vintage Air Jordan high-top kicks with metallic silver and fuchsia leather shoelaces, courtesy of Fraîs, by Aman Itomi and Clyne Cunningham. And a Metal rosebud chandelier from Miss Pixie’s (1626 14th St. NW).

I like to think that being able to chal-lenge one’s own beliefs is a sign of sensibility and intelligence. So, as a card-carrying member of Team Anti-Workout, I occasionally like to venture

out and see if I’ve unknowingly had a change of heart. Crunch Metro Center’s Belly, Butt, and Thighs Bootcamp seemed like a good way to do this without going overboard.

Walking into the studio, I saw that each of the 15 participants (all women) had their own set-up of a floor mat, two 8-to-15-pound weights, a Bosu ball (the cut-in-half stability ball), and a step platform on risers. Filling in for the usual instructor was Crunch Metro Center fitness manager Shifu Antonio Hamilton.

This Was Going to HurtHalf the lights were off and techno mu-

sic pumped through the studio. The warm-up was a simple series of jumping jacks, jogging in place, and all-fours side leg lifts. No biggie. Then came push-ups with simultaneous leg raises. Now, I’ve never been a half-push-up kind of person, but after about 10 of these I was a convert.

And we were just getting started. The 45-min-ute workout continued with burpies (in which we had to stick a landing on the Bosu ball); lunge squats (while holding one or two weights, with the back leg resting on the elevated step platform); the ruthless lower ab exercise known as a reverse crunch, and much more. At some point during my fitness throes Hamilton called out, “Ok, now let’s work the muscles under the abs!”

Say What?For the big finale we did scissors – 20 counts then a 30-second hold-in-place. Hamilton turned on Bach’s Cello Suite No. 1, I assume to help the class focus as our lower body muscles threatened to re-volt. Judging from the sputters and groans around the room the nice gesture was futile.

The class description is exactly one sentence: “Focus on your lower half in this belly-busting,

booty shaping class.” And it’s exactly that, no frills or surprises, as verified by the laser-like burn and resulting soreness. Afterwards my core felt pleas-antly tight, my hips a bit achy but loose, and my thighs useless. Basically I lurched about like the Adams Family’s butler for a few days, but my upper body was totally unaffected.

Crunch developed the Belly, Butt, and Thighs Bootcamp DVD in 2007; it’s a blend of fat-blast-ing cardio and muscle-toning strength training. The movements are designed to tone and build lower-body muscles, particularly the midsection, thighs, and butt (also known as the trouble-spot trifecta).

Everyone is allowed to go at an individual pace and choose his or her own weights. There is sweat, but the moves are low impact, with the temp o at each person’s discretion. While the class is chal-lenging, it is also accessible for varying fitness levels and body types.

Lola Adebiyi, for example, is dedicated to build-ing her core but cannot put stress on her knees. “I really want to improve my core,” she says, “and the

ab work is really tough,” adding that she also takes the gym’s Jillian Michaels BodyShred class. “I like that I’m able to go at my own pace to feel comfort-able. I can modify everything, and you also feel like you have a personal trainer in class.”

At the end of class Hamilton congratulated us on our hard work and offered goal-oriented fitness advice. He also announced that he would be assum-ing a new role as the gym’s group fitness director, and that suggestions and requests were welcome.

Patience Dean, a Columbia Heights resident and runner, was a first-timer for this class and says she’ll be back. “The class really focuses on legs and core. As a runner I have to remember to mix things up a bit, so this was good for me,” she says. “At the end, trying to push it … those ab exercises! It was a good challenge. If I can’t finish, it’s a good sign.”

I admire this sentiment in others, and find it rings true, but I will be renewing my membership with Team Anti-Workout. u

Crunch Metro Center is located at 555 12th St, NW. www.crunch.com, 202-621-6698.


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Tackling the Trouble-Spot Trifectaby Jazelle Hunt


the nose

The answer to any, and all, of life’s complicated politics may be discov-ered somewhere in vast repertoire of American musical theater. As De-voted Readers are aware, this is a cen-

tral axiom of The Nose’s column. Much as the Jets and Sharks of West Side Story fame, the denizens of the Wilson Building, both current and less re-cent, have squared off against Ronald ‘The Sheriff ’ Machen. Put on your imagination caps and let The Nose whisk you away to conference room deep in the recesses of US Department of Justice near the steps of the Capitol. There, many of the players in DC recent corruption saga have lined up to make deals with the Sheriff. Honoring the recent judicial gag order, The Nose will identify certain individuals only by carefully selected monikers.

Milling among assembled are Coffee Mug Brown, Uncle Earl, Perennial Robinson, At-Large Candidate Tangerine, Candidate Not-So-Long, Candidate Bag Woman Harris, Operative Hawkins, Kwame ‘Titanic’ Brown, Mayoral Candidate Shad-ow, Shredder Gore and Candidate Blacksmith.

Suddenly, Officer Krupke, a tune from West Side Story, erupts from Tangerine’s cell phone; and, to the Sheriff ’s amazement, he leads the other sup-plicants in a musical salute...

Tangerine:Dear kindly Prosecutor Machen, You gotta understand, It’s just our running for officeThat gets us out of hand. Our accountants all are flunkies, Our treasurers all chumps. Golly Moses, naturally we’re skunks!

Everyone:Gee, Prosecutor Machen, we’re very upset; We never had the love that every child ought to get. We ain’t on the take, We’re just misunderstood. Deep down inside us there is good!

“There is good!” exclaims Brown.

Everyone:There is good, there is good, There is untapped good! Down deep inside, the most venal of us is good!

“That’s a touchin’ good story,” says Brown.

“Lemme tell it to the world!” replies Tangerine.“Just tell it to the prosecutor,” suggests Robinson.

Uncle Earl:Prosecutor Machen, you really are a square; This pol don’t need a sentence, he needs an analyst’s care! It’s just his kleptocracy that ought to be curbed. He’s just simply psychologically disturbed!

“I’m disturbed!” yells Tangerine.

Everyone:We’re disturbed, we’re disturbed, We’re the most disturbed, Like we’re kleptologically disturbed.

“In the opinion on this court, this politician has been financially molested by his evil Uncle Earl,” states Brown in a judicial mien.“Hey, I’m depraved on account I’m molested,” wryly observes Tangerine.“So take him to a headshrinker,” orders Brown rendering judgment.

Tangerine:My campaign manager is inept, My treasurer is corrupt,My campaign workers are always plastered, My flack is abrupt,My driver can’t navigate, My lover forgot to dress. Goodness gracious, that’s why I’m a mess!

“Yes!” states Robinson in an analytic tone.

Uncle Earl:Prosecutor Machen, you’re really a snob. This pol don’t need a doctor, just a good honest job. Society’s played him a terrible trick, And kleptologically he’s just sick

“I am sick!” concludes Tangerine.

Everyone:We are sick, we are sick, We are sick, sick, sick, Like we’re kleptologically sick!

“In my opinion, this pol don’t need to have his head shrunk at all. Political delinquency is purely a venal disease!,” concludes Uncle Earl.

“Hey, I got a venal disease!” states Tangerine.“So take him to a political consultant!” sentences Brown.

Tangerine:Dear kindly political consultant, You say go find a buck. Like be a full time fundraiser, Which means like be a schmuck. It’s not I’m anti-political, I’m only anti-work. Golly! Jesus! That’s why I’m a jerk!

Uncle Earl:Prosecutor Machen, you’ve done it again. This politician don’t need home detention, he needs a year in the pen. It ain’t just a question of misunderstood; Deep down inside him, he’s no good!

“I’m no good!” concludes Tangerine.

Everyone:We’re no good, we’re no good! We’re no political good, Like the most honest of us is no damn good!

“The trouble is he’s crazy,” judges Uncle Earl.“The trouble is he drinks,” states Robinson.“The trouble is his memory is hazy,” diagnoses Brown.“The trouble is his financial reports really stink,” states Robinson.“The trouble is his contributions are growing,” says Uncle Earl.“The trouble is they’ve grown,” replies Brown.

Everyone:Machen, we got troubles of our own! Gee, Prosecutor Machen, We’re down on our knees, ‘Cause no one wants a politician with a venal disease. Gee, Prosecutor Machen, What are we to do? Gee, Prosecutor Machen, To ‘H---’ with you!

When the music finally stops, the last politician to make a deal with the Sheriff will undoubtedly take the longest, all-expense-paid vacation to a federal facility. u

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by Anonymous


limited to an aggregate of $1,000 per candidate per At-Large campaign and $500 for a ward race. In his plea, Robinson admitted to taking excessive cash and in-kind contributions directly from Thompson; and also from ‘straw’ donors reimbursed by Thompson. He filed false campaign finance reports covering up these actions.

In the spring of 2010, according to Robinson’s plea, the Ward 6 candidate asked Thompson for $90,000 in support for his campaign against in-cumbent Tommy Wells. Thompson, with the aid of Jeanne Clarke Harris, provided Robinson with in-kind and cash donations including roughly $33,000. These monies, garnered from Thompson’s accounting firm, Thompson, Cobb, Brazilio and Associates P.C. (TCBA), and DC Chartered Health, another wholly owned company, were routed either through Harris; or through a network of ‘straw donors later reim-bursed for their contributions. Robinson then filed “false and misleading” forms with the DC Office of Campaign Finance (OCF), obscuring the scope of Thompson’s illegal donations.

Interestingly, the federal plea agreement with Robinson mentions his consulting company, Emerge DC LLC. However, the company is not in the plea’s Statement of the Offense. According to court records discovered by the Washington City Paper, on March 9, 2006, three days after Emerge received a $5,250 check cut from a bank account controlled by DC lob-byist David Wilmot, the company donated $2,000 to Council Chair Linda Cropp’s 2006 mayoral cam-paign. This coincidence suggests that Emerge may have served at least in one instance as a vehicle for Thompson’s straw donations. (Cropp’s bid received $280,000 of such monies in the 2006 according to The Washington Post.)

Robinson had a close personal relationship with Thompson, an association further detailed in the latter’s March plea, which identifies him as “Can-didate B.”

The Orange ConnectionAccording to Thompson's plea, on March 10, 2011,

Robinson allegedly met with “Uncle Earl” (Thomp-son) and “Council Candidate D” at TCBA’s offices. Council Candidate D has been identified by The Washington Post as Vincent B. Orange Sr. (D-At Large). At that point Orange was running in an open special election for the at-large seat he cur-rently holds.

Earlier that day Thompson had purchased money orders to make straw donations to Orange’s cam-paign. After placing Orange in a separate office to make phone calls soliciting contributions, he and Robinson processed the money orders and other do-nations, entering the information into the campaign’s OCF reporting form. The majority of contributions reported were either directly or indirectly reimbursed by Thompson. This massive infusion of cash pro-pelled Orange to front of the pack in the month prior to the election.

In his plea agreement Thompson stated that Or-ange was aware of the illegal straw contributions. Under questioning from the presiding judge at his plea hearing, as reported by the Washington, Post, Thompson qualified his statement by testifying that he had not directly communicated with Orange. This admission leaves Robinson as the only other individ-ual at March 10th meeting able to attest to Orange’s knowledge. The filing of a plea deal with Robinson that ignored his role in filing false campaign reports for Orange’s 2011 bid suggests he may be cooper-ating with the authorities. The prosecution may not have wanted to tip its hand.

An Alternative Path to IndictmentEven if Robinson fails to name Orange, Machen may have another card up his sleeve. According to Thompson’s plea, between March 4 and May 10, 2011, Harris disbursed $148,146 in cash and in-kind donations through her personal companies to fund a shadow GOTV (Get Out The Vote) effort on Or-ange’s behalf.

According to the Washington City Paper, Ver-non Hawkins, former head of the DC Department of Human Services under Mayor Marion Barry

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The Orange Equationby Andrew Lightman

In a recent post on Greater Greater Wash-ington, Ward 6 Councilmember Tommy Wells announced his decision not to run as an independent for the at-large elec-tion position vacated by David Catania

(I-At Large) in this November’s general election. However, Wells may not have to wait very long to take a shot at a Democratic at-large seat. The corruption investigation headed by US Attorney Ronald C. Machen Jr. may be turning in the di-rection of Vincent B. Orange Sr. (D-At Large). This path likely leads through Kelvin Robinson, former chief of staff to Mayor Anthony A. Wil-liams and Wells' previous opponent.

“If you participated in backroom, under-the-table deals with Jeff Thompson, I urge you to come forward now and own up to your conduct,” stated Machen at the March press conference held in the wake of DC businessman Jeffrey E. Thompson’s guilty plea. By signing a plea deal with Robinson, Machen has signaled that he is done waiting. Why Robinson?

Robinson and ThompsonUnder DC law, contributions to political candi-dates by individuals and corporations are strictly

during his fourth term, was a key member of Orange’s 2011 election team. Coincidentally, Hawkins had run the Thomp-son-funded shadow campaign in support of Gray earlier that fall.

Pleading guilty, Hawkins has agreed to cooperate with the federal investigation. So far he has not made any pub-lic statement on the mechanics of the 2011 shadow campaign in support of Orange. There is a chance, however, that he has direct knowledge of the ex-tent of Orange’s awareness of Thompson’s illegal activities.

ImplicationsIf Robinson or Hawkins testify that Orange knew of either the falsified OCF campaign docu-ments or the illegally funded GOTV effort, the prosecution can charge the councilmem-ber with conspiracy to commit campaign fraud. In this case the prosecution may well negotiate a plea deal with Orange condi-tioned on his resignation as was done with Michael A. Brown (I-At Large), Harry “Tommy” Thomas Jr. (D-Ward 5), and Kwame R. Brown (D-Chair). Therefore, odds are good that District voters may be casting ballots in April 2015.

If Orange resigns, the State Committee of the DC Demo-cratic Party led by Anita Bonds (D-At Large) will be called on to select an interim successor. That person will then face an open election in April 2015 in which all registered voters will be permitted to vote regardless of party affiliation.

Open special elections his-torically have had very low turnouts. In 2011 Orange was elected to replace Phil Men-delson (D-At Large) with just 13,583 votes. In 2013 Anita Bonds triumphed in an open contest with 18,027 votes. With the base of 12,393 vot-ers who supported him in last spring’s mayoral contest, and good name recognition, Wells has a significant head start. u



It is hard to imagine a city that has pur-sued school reform more assertively than the District of Columbia. Th ere have been major eff orts to improve teaching through better pay, incentives, and stricter perfor-

mance accountability. Th ere have been huge in-vestments to modernize school facilities and in-crease access to pre-school. And DC now has an impressive level of school choice and innovation through one of the largest charter school sectors in the nation.

Th ese investments have made a diff erence, but the city has a long way to go, with most low-income students still scoring below profi ciency on standardized tests and many schools strug-gling to improve. Th at may refl ect the problems that poor children bring with them to school, rather than problems in the schools themselves.

Th e next step in education reform may not be about what happens in the classroom but instead about dealing with the stresses of poverty that make it hard for students to succeed.

In DC, over one in four children lives in pov-erty, defi ned as less than $18,500 per year for a family of three. In some neighborhoods in Wards 7 and 8, the child poverty rate is greater than 50 percent. Low-income students are more likely than other children to have physical or mental health problems. Th ey are more likely to live in violent neighborhoods or in families marked by instability that comes from poor quality housing and low-wage jobs. Poor parents who themselves struggled in school or who work at nights are less able than other parents to be active in their

child’s education. School provides a natural setting for the

provision of services that can alleviate the ef-fects of poverty on students. In school, children with mental health problems can be identifi ed. Schools can take steps to make sure homeless children get the help they need. And schools can help parents reinforce teaching at home.

Helping Students Cope with“Toxic Stress” Low-income children are often exposed to fre-quent trauma and stress, which has been shown to aff ect their ability to concentrate, plan, organize, recall information, and analyze. Children experi-encing toxic levels of stress perform worse on aca-demic tests than their unstressed counterparts.

In DC there are 5,000 children with unmet mental health needs, according to the Children’s Law Center, which means more needs to be done. DC’s School-Based Mental Health (SBMH) program places professionals in traditional public and public charter schools, who off er one-on-one counseling, screening, and classroom-based pre-vention activities. But due to lack of funding , the program is located in just 72 schools — roughly a third of all schools — with services primarily located in Ward 6, 7, and 8.

Improving access to mental health services is not only important to helping children succeed in school. It also can help children avoid entering the criminal justice system. Nationally, the vast majority of children in the juvenile justice system have at least one mental illness.

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Unlocking OpportunitiesServices That Help Poor Children Succeed in the Classroomby Soumya Bhat and Jenny Reed

More than a Backpack Poor Children Bring Many

Problems with Them to School

Poverty affects children negatively in a number of ways that make it harder to succeed in school.

Physical health problems. Low-income chil-dren are more likely to suffer from asthma, lead poi-soning, low birth weight, developmental delays, and learning disabilities. They are more likely to face ob-stacles to learning and have poor school attendance.

Mental health problems. Low-income chil-dren are more often exposed to trauma and stress, which limits the ability to concentrate, plan, orga-nize, recall information, and analyze. More than 5,000 District children who need mental health ser-vices are not receiving them.

Neighborhood instability. Many DC parents report that their children are not safe in their neigh-borhood or school. Low-income children are more likely to experience violent crime and say they are afraid to go out. Low-income children often live in neighborhoods with poor air and water quality, or in housing that exposes them to lead, asbestos, mold, roaches and rodents.

Family instability. Low-income students and their families move around much more than other children, including frequent moves from school to school. Homelessness in particular leads to child anxiety, depression and withdrawal that can result in poor educational outcomes. In some DC schools, as many as one-fourth of the students are homeless.

Low levels of literacy. Children in low-income families on average are read to less, exposed to more television, and have less access to reading materials than other children.

Maintaining EducationalStability for HomelessStudents When families move frequently from home to home, or become homeless, that disrupts a child’s educational continuity. Homeless-ness in particular leads to child anxiety, depression and withdrawal that can result in poor educational outcomes. Over 4,000 students in DC Public Schools are homeless, a number that has grown 37 percent in two years (See Figure 1.) In some schools, as many as one-fourth of the students are homeless, and the student homelessness rate is over 10 percent in one of eight schools. Th is means that meeting the special needs of homeless students is an important part of improving school outcomes in the District.

Th e federal McKinney-Vento program is the main way DC and states provide services to homeless students. It sets important goals, such as providing transportation so that students can remain at their school of origin, helping students enroll in school quickly, identify-ing homeless youth, and providing fi nancial assistance for things like fi eld trips and graduation fees. But the District gets just $34 per home-less student from this program, making it unlikely the District can support all of these goals in a mean-ingful way.

Given the complexities of bar-riers facing homeless students, it is important that the District assess the adequacy of these services and expand them if needed. Th is in-cludes additional support for home-less liaisons in schools so that they are better able to meet the needs of a rising homeless youth population.

Engaging Parents inTheir Child’s EducationStudents do better in school when their families are engaged, including improved literacy and math skills in elementary school, reduced tru-ancy, and fewer behavioral problems. Also, a parent who is engaged in their child’s education can reinforce what is learned in the classroom.

For a variety of reasons, however, low-income parents are less likely to have a healthy connection to their

child’s school than parents who are not poor. Th is is partly because low-income parents often work multiple jobs and have less free time and re-sources available to regularly partici-pate in school activities.

A number of school systems have developed parent engagement strategies to reach out to parents. One local foundation, Flamboyan, is working with DCPS to support pro-grams in 15 schools (21 next year) where school staff visit families at their homes. Th is allows teachers to communicate with parents about what their children are working on during the school day, and to off er guided activities to be done at home with their child. For example, if a fi rst grader is meeting most academ-ic goals but is not on track for the number of words per minute they can read, a home visit can alert par-ents to this situation and help them develop learning goals to address it.

DCPS also has started working with teachers in other schools to build family engagement skills and encourage teachers to make home visits. In the 2013-2014 school year, over 52 teachers from 28 schools participated in the FEC and have completed over 520 family home visits to date.

Th e District’s approach to boost-ing student achievement needs to go beyond improving the quality of classroom instruction to also address the challenges that poor children bring with them to school. Address-ing the stresses that are common in poor neighborhoods is critical to im-proving outcomes of DC’s lowest-performing schools, most of which have very high poverty rates. Non-instructional supports like mental health services can help ensure that all students benefi t from the class-room improvements being made in publicly funded DC schools.

Reed is the policy director and Bhat is the education policy analyst at the DC Fiscal Policy Institute (www.dcfpi.org). DCFPI conducts research on tax and budget issues that aff ect low- and moderate-income DC residents. u


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Ribbon Cuttings at Seven New Shaw Businesses in Less Than Two HoursOn June 2, Shaw Main Streets hosted Mayor Vin-cent C. Gray and other invited guests as ribbons were cut celebrating the opening of seven new busi-

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NoMa Summer ScreenNoMa Summer Screen movies are shown on Wednesdays through Aug 20. Movies start at dark and are screened with subtitles. Here’s the 2014 lineup: June 4, Silver Lin-ings Playbook; June 11, Midnight in Paris; June 18, Up; June 25, When Harry Met Sally; July 2, Clueless; July 9, Th e Muppets; July 16, Th e Perks of Being a Wallfl ower; July 23, Th e Dark Knight; July 30, Pitch Perfect; Aug 6, Top Gun; Aug 13, Th e Sand-lot; Aug 20, rain date movie. Movies shown at the fi eld at 2nd and L Sts. NE. Coolers, children and friendly (leashed) dogs are welcome. nomasummerscreen.org

NoMa Summer Screen is a free 13-week outdoor fi lm series in NoMa. This year’s theme is “Unlikely

Friendships”, complete with coming of age tales, 80’s comedies, and more. Photo: Sam Kittner Photography

nesses, including new African, Ital-ian, and seafood restaurants, a muffin shop, a salon, and a Starbucks. Par-ticipating venues offered samples of food and beverage offerings or other refreshments. At 10:30 a.m., the rib-bon cutting marathon started at the Cambria Suites at 899 O St. NW, a 180-room all suites hotel that is part of the City Market at O develop-ment (cambriadc.com). Included in the hotel is Urban Kitchen, a small plates restaurant on the second floor.

The second stop on the Ribbon-Cutting Marathon was next door at 815 O St. NW, where Starbucks has opened their newest Washing-ton, DC location (starbucks.com). Then on to 1817 7th St. NW, where Uprising Muffin Company owner Donnie Simpson, Jr. had fresh coffee and freshly-baked muffins ready (up-risingmuffins.com). Next door, Fish-net’s first DC location, 1819 7th St. NW, was ready to serve their popular fish sandwiches and tacos for lunch and dinner (fishnet.com). A few long strides up the block is Wanda’s on 7th, 1851 7th St. NW, an all-new salon and spa from the only busi-ness owner returning to Progression Place from before the redevelopment of the site, with neighborhood favor-ite Wanda Henderson at the helm (wandason7th.com). Then there was a dash to 1924 9th St. NW, Lower Level, where owner Prince Makey’s Appioo African Bar and Grill serves West African cuisine at lunch and dinner time (appioorestaurant.com). The finish line was at Dino’s Grotto, 1914 9th St. NW. (dinoin-shaw.com), where the team from Dino in Cleveland Park, led by chef/owner Dean Gold, has brought Ital-ian favorites from their former loca-tion and paired them with new, small



Mount Vernon Triangle farm stand in-clude Boston Properties, K at City Vis-ta, Lyric 440K Apartments, the MVT CID and Paradigm Development Co.

Energy-Saving Tips for AirConditioning (rebates coming)Air conditioners can wreak havoc on your energy bills in the District’s hot spring and summer months. By maintaining your equipment and pur-chasing a properly sized unit for your cooling needs, you can save energy and money without sacrifi cing comfort in your home. Bigger doesn’t mean better. When buying a new room air condi-tioner, choose the smallest ENERGY STAR® qualifi ed unit appropriate for the size of the room. Visit dcseu.com for tips on how to use your room air conditioner most effi ciently. If you have central air conditioning, set the fan to “auto.” Th is setting on your ther-mostat shuts the fan off at the same time as the compressor. Don’t use the system’s central fan to provide air cir-culation—use circulating fans in indi-vidual rooms. Frequently change your air fi lter. Check it every month, and change it whenever it looks dirty. At a minimum, change the fi lter every three months. Get a yearly tune-up. Install a programmable thermostat. With pre-programmed settings that allow your system to rest while you’re out of the house, a programmable thermostat can save you about $180 per year in energy costs. If your central air conditioner is malfunctioning or if the unit is over 10 years old, consider upgrading to an ENERGY STAR qualifi ed model.

Rebates for central air conditioners, programmable thermostats, and dehu-midifi ers are coming soon. Sign up at dcseu.com to be notifi ed when rebates are available.

Th e DCSEU is now off ering up to

New West End Library to AnchorMixed-use ProjectTh e West End Neighborhood Library, at 1101 24th St. NW, will close permanently on Sunday, June 8 at 5 p.m. A new library will be built and be part of a mixed use project being built by EastBanc real estate development company. Th e design, by architect Enrique Norten of Ten Arquitectos, features a 21,000 square foot library on two levels, with eight stories of residential hous-ing above. During construction, interim library services will be provided at 2522 Virginia Ave. NW. Th e interim library will open on Monday, June 23. Th e 4,000 square foot space will feature separate spaces for children, teens and adults, 20 computers and a meeting room for 40 people.

The future library will feature wel-coming spaces for children, teens and adults. It will have a large meet-ing room, two conference rooms and several quiet study rooms. The development also includes a cafe and underground parking.

plate selections and two bars.

Logan Hardware’s New 14th Street LocationNearly 4,000 square feet of new indoor and outdoor retail space will be added to two existing historic DC row homes to serve as the hardware store’s new loca-tion at 1734-36 14th Street. Structural, mechanical, and conveying systems will

be added while maintaining and preserv-ing the existing masonry façade. Logan Hardware will occupy all 12,500 SF of the project upon completion, a signifi cant in-crease from its current 6,500 SF space at 1416 P Street, NW.

FRESHFARM Market Coming to Mt. Vernon SquareMount Vernon Triangle area residents

will now be able to enjoy the fresh tastes of the season at a FRESHFARM Market farm stand located at 5th & K Sts. NW on Saturday mornings throughout the summer. Th e festive, open-air new farm stand will open on June 7th on the sidewalk plaza in front of City Vista. It will be open from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. and will con-tinue each Saturday morn-ing through Oct. 25. Th ere will be a variety of commu-nity activities throughout the summer such as chef demonstrations, live music, children’s activities, games and more. 2014 sponsors for the FRESHFARM Market

$500 in rebates for central air condi-tioning systems for District residents.

Trading Card Meetupat MLK LibraryCan’t get enough of Yu-Gi-Oh, Pokemon, or Magic: The Gather-ing? On Saturdays, June 14, 21, 28 and July 5, starting at noon, prepare to exhibit your trading card prowess at this day-long event in the Great Hall. Enjoy swapability at the ex-pense of your opponents and win weekly bragging rights. Players will meet until 5 p.m. in the lounge area in front of the Digital Commons. Games are open to adults and teens and tournaments will be held twice a year. Martin Luther King Jr. Me-morial Library, 901 G St. NW. 202-727-0321. dclibrary.org/mlk

Adams Morgan Yoga inthe ParkTaking yoga out of the studio and into Walter Pierce Park isn’t much of a stretch according to organiz-ers of “Yoga in the Park,” happen-ing in Adams Morgan Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays at 6:30 p.m. through June. Wannabe yogis sign up through the three participating Adams Morgan yoga studios and gyms: Embrace Yoga, [email protected]; CenterPointe, [email protected]; and Mint, [email protected].

DDOT Releases DraftmoveDC Plan forPublic CommentThe District Department of Trans-portation has released the draft moveDC Transportation Plan, a comprehensive, multimodal trans-portation strategy that outlines poli-


Mount Vernon Triangle farm stand in-clude Boston Properties, K at City Vis-ta, Lyric 440K Apartments, the MVT CID and Paradigm Development Co.

Energy-Saving Tips for AirConditioning (rebates coming)Air conditioners can wreak havoc on your energy bills in the District’s hot spring and summer months. By maintaining your equipment and pur-chasing a properly sized unit for your cooling needs, you can save energy and money without sacrificing comfort in your home. Bigger doesn’t mean better. When buying a new room air condi-tioner, choose the smallest ENERGY STAR® qualified unit appropriate for the size of the room. Visit dcseu.com for tips on how to use your room air conditioner most efficiently. If you have central air conditioning, set the fan to “auto.” This setting on your ther-mostat shuts the fan off at the same time as the compressor. Don’t use the system’s central fan to provide air cir-culation—use circulating fans in indi-vidual rooms. Frequently change your air filter. Check it every month, and change it whenever it looks dirty. At a minimum, change the filter every three months. Get a yearly tune-up. Install a programmable thermostat. With pre-programmed settings that allow your system to rest while you’re out of the house, a programmable thermostat can save you about $180 per year in energy costs. If your central air conditioner is malfunctioning or if the unit is over 10 years old, consider upgrading to an ENERGY STAR qualified model.

Rebates for central air conditioners, programmable thermostats, and dehu-midifiers are coming soon. Sign up at dcseu.com to be notified when rebates are available.

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cies, programs and capital investments to enhance the District’s transportation network, and includes detailed “elements” or “master plans” for each mode of travel in the District.

DDOT is welcoming public comments on the draft plan through July 6, 2014. In addition to elec-tronic versions of the draft plan that are available on the project website at wemovedc.org, copies of the draft moveDC Plan are available at DDOT’s offices at 55 M St. SE and the DDOT Public Space Permit Center at 1100 4th St. SW. The project website has a brief survey for gathering feedback, or comments can be sent via email to Project Manager Colleen Hawkinson at [email protected] or mailed to DDOT at 55 M Street SE, 5th Floor, Washing-ton DC 20003. In addition, the Council of the Dis-trict of Columbia’s Committee on Transportation and the Environment will hold a roundtable on the draft moveDC Plan at 11 a.m. on June 27, at the John A. Wilson Building, 1350 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. A final plan will be completed by July 31, 2014.

Second Street NW Closed betweenE and G StreetsThe District Department of Transportation has an-nounced the full closure of 2nd Street NW, between E and G Streets. The related work—which involves upgrading and installing new underground utili-ties along 2nd Street NW—is expected to last for approximately 16 months, weather permitting. In preparation for the utility relocation and roadway reconstruction, contractors will install temporary pedestrian walkways, ramps and safety barricades to create a safe pedestrian path before work begins. Traffic control signs will be placed to guide travel-ers along the corridor and direct traffic to alternative routes. As the work progresses, residents and busi-nesses will be notified of any changes or updates to the project activities and schedule.

Nighttime Lane Closures on H Street,Massachusetts Ave. between 2nd St.and 4th St. NWThe District Department of Transportation has implemented nighttime lane closures on H St. NW and Massachusetts Ave. NW, between 2nd and 4th. The lane closures will continue to take place on a

nightly basis, from 10 p.m.-5 a.m., Sunday through Friday for approximately 14 months, weather per-mitting. For more information, visit 3rdsttunnel.com. For additional details, contact DDOT Project Manager Ali Shakeri at 202-671-4612 or the proj-ect’s public outreach office at 202-719-0196.

Health Literacy at MLK LibraryOn Tuesday, June 10 and 24, 1 p.m., learn to find and assess quality online health information. This class will be 2.5 hours. Seats will be filled on a first-come, space-available basis. You will learn to: Navi-gate medical websites. Evaluate medical websites for updates and active links. Research personal health issues. Make informed health decisions based on information retrieved from credible health websites. You must have the ability to read and comprehend English well, and the skills acquired in PC Basics, Word I Basics and Web I Basics. Bring your own flash drive to save class documents, or send them to your email account. Martin Luther King Jr. Memo-rial Library, Computer Lab, Room 311, 901 G St. NW. 202-727-0321. dclibrary.org/mlk

FRESHFARM Markets Presents AnExceptional Evening with Philip GlassJoin FRESHFARM Markets for an exceptional evening with Philip Glass, a benefit concert by one of the most renowned and influential artists of the 20th century, on Thursday, July 10. The evening fea-tures a solo piano performance by Mr. Glass, a post-performance Q & A with author Sam Fromartz, and an exclusive private dinner at Proof restaurant. The dinner includes a vegetable-centric, four-course meal created by Proof Chef Haidar Karoum in hon-or of Philip, personal wine pairings from the cellar of Mark Kuller and a unique cocktail by Adam Bern-bach of 2 Birds 1 Stone. General admission tickets for the concert performance, which begins at 6 p.m., are $150. Dinner seating is very limited and begins at 8:30 p.m. Dinner tickets include VIP seating for the performance and parking at $600 per person. The concert will be held in the modern and elegant sanctuary of First Congregational United Church of Christ, 945 G St. NW. Proof restaurant is located at nearby 775 G St. NE. To purchase tickets, visit freshfarmmarkets.ejoinme.org/?tabid=535625. Pro-

ceeds benefit FRESHFARM Markets’ Matching Dollars Program. For more information, contact Amanda Phillips Manheim, Director of Fundraising & Advancement at [email protected] or 202-362-8889, ext 5.

Books & BarsJoin DC Public Library librarians on the third Wednesday of each month ( June 18) at a neighbor-hood bar for a modern-day book club. Books & Bars is a book club that promises great food, drinks, a comfortable atmosphere, and great discussion on to-day’s most intriguing books. June 18, Books & Bars will be discussing Little Green: An Easy Rawlins Mystery by Walter Mosley at Bistro D’oc, located at 518 10th St. NW across from the Ford’s Theater. Arrive early at 6:30 p.m. for socializing; book discus-sion will begin at 7 p.m. To ensure seating for all, let them know to expect you. For further information and to RSVP, contact Kari Mitchell at [email protected].

Sculpture Adorns First & M IntersectionA new sculpture now adorns the First and M inter-section, thanks to support from the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, the NoMa Business Improvement District, and Principal Real Estate Investors. The structure was selected through a pub-lic design competition and awarded to NADAAA, a Boston-based multidisciplinary design firm. The piece, entitled “Torqued Tensility,” activates the street, engages pedestrians and creates a strong icon and reference point for the neighborhood.

The 31-foot-tall installation is comprised of four steel tubes held in compression by cables, and an-chored in three locations on a raised concrete plinth. The plinth acts as seating, and also contains up-lighting for the sculpture. Thin stainless steel wires are laced between the compressive tubes, bypassing each other so no two wire “surfaces” intersect. NoMa BID oversaw fabrication and installation.

Construction Completed in 2100Block of O St. NWThe Department of Public Works has resumed street sweeping in the 2100 block of O St. NW now that construction is completed. Additionally, parking en-

forcement has resumed there to ensure the curb lane is clear of parked vehicles.

Third Round of Meetings for theNorth-South Corridor Planning StudyThe District Department of Transportation will host the third and final round of public meetings for a planning study that examines opportuni-ties for public transportation improvements in the north-south corridor through the District of Columbia. At the final round of public meetings, DDOT will report back on what the agency has heard from the community, present analy-sis for potential streetcar routes and provide an overview of the next steps in the process. These routes have been evaluated using criteria such as ridership potential and traffic. The meetings will be open-house style and will include two op-portunities for participants to hear an overview presentation. The same information will be pre-sented at all three public meetings.

Meetings are Monday, June 9, at Banneker Recreation Center Community Room, 2500 Georgia Ave. NW; Tuesday, June 10, at the De-partment of Consumer & Regulatory Affairs, 2nd Floor Community Room, 1100 4th St. SW; and Thursday, June 12, at the Emery Rec-reation Center 2nd Floor Community Room, 5701 Georgia Ave. NW. All meetings are from 3:30-8:30 p.m. with a presentation at 4-7 p.m.

The study area is focused on a 9-mile, north-south corridor that connects the Takoma/Silver Spring area to the Buzzard Point/Southwest Waterfront area. The study area extends from approximately 16th St. NW to 5th St. NW, across the National Mall and into Southwest. For more information about this study, visit North-South Corridor Planning Study or con-tact Jamie Henson at 202-671-1324 or [email protected]. To join the project distribu-tion list, visit dcstreetcar.com/connect.

Juneteenth 2014 Celebrationat MLK LibraryCelebrate Juneteenth at a special evening Read-In. Members of the Aspiring Writers Circle and library staff will present original works

and letters from slaves that evoke the strength, courage, and freedom that Juneteenth repre-sents. This multimedia event will be held on Thursday, June 19 at 6:30 p.m. in Room A-5, located on the lower level. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. 202-727-0321. dclibrary.org/mlk

Celebrate 25 Years of DCTV at theirCommunity Day Festival DCTV’s Community Day Festival on June 21, noon-3 p.m., will feature live music and comedy performances, delicious eats from lo-cal food trucks, games, and family entertain-ment to celebrate DCTV’s 25th anniversary. DCTV’s historic Brooks Mansion campus at 901 Newton St. NE will transform into fes-tival grounds to host vendors, face painters, a larger-than-life moon bounce, DJs and per-formances by The Chuck Brown Band, gos-pel dynamo Mike McCoy & Voices United, Comedian Timmy Hall and afrobeat band Chopteeth among other local rock, jazz and hip-hop bands. For more information and a complete list of performances, visit dctv.org/communityday or call 202-526-7007.

2014 Bethesda SummerMusic Festival If you’re an arts lover…an opera aficionado…or a musical theater lover, be sure to check out the stars of tomorrow at the Bethesda Sum-mer Music Festival, June 16-28. Performances are Art Songs Recital, Saturday, June 21 at 5 p.m.; Opera to Pop Concert, Saturday, June 21 at 7:30 p.m.; Musical Revue & Opera Scenes, Saturday, June 28 at 2:30 p.m.; and Cosi Fan Tutte, Friday, June 27 at 7:30 p.m. and Satur-day June 28 at 7:30 p.m. $20 donation (chil-dren, free). All performances are at Bethesda Presbyterian Church, 7611 Clarendon Rd., Bethesda, MD. u


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District Flea Bites the DustJust when I was planning another visit, the almost-famous District Flea closed down, months before their expected November end! According to a let-ter from organizers the Brooklyn-based flea market wasn’t doing well in DC, at least not since April 5, the debut of the 2014 season. On that sunny but very windy Saturday lots of folks came out and many ven-dors say they did quite well selling their wares.

But then attendance dropped off. Flea market organizers were very selective about whom they took in the first place, hoping to get the vintage furniture and clothing vendors and jewelry and art sellers that they thought would attract the big crowds – much the formula that they’ve used for years in Brook-lyn and other cities like Philadelphia that the mar-ket had expanded to. But it seems that things went south this year, unlike in 2013 when the Flea first opened in DC and seemed to do well throughout the summer, even extending its stay on the vacant lot at 9th and V streets NW well into the fall. This location will soon see the construction of the Atlantic Plumb-ing complex, but for right now it’s vacant.

While the food vendors did well for the six or so weeks that District Flea ran this spring, furniture vendors turned their backs on the market, and, since they along with clothing vendors were the bulk of the sell-ers, District Flea ultimately couldn’t sustain itself. While the organizers in their letter say that the flea market could possibly return, they didn’t convey much optimism of that in their communica-tion. Union Market, the Northeast foodie outfit, has expressed interest in using the vacant space at least once a month for food vending.

The very abrupt closing of the District Flea does leave a void in DC’s flea market choices. There is still Eastern Market on Capitol Hill and Georgetown Flea on Sundays and a few others in in the nearby suburbs, but none really have the cool factor that District Flea had. With all the talk about this city becoming a hipster haven and a destination of cre-ative types looking for high-end options, the city’s flea markets and vintage stores that endeavor to bring something different and affordable at the same time ought to be overrun with customers every weekend. Why should it be only the New Yorkers and others

who visit the city who whisk stylish and hard-to-find items away, and at prices people who live in these cit-ies, where the stuff costs so much more, can see and “find” a bargain instantly?

The Corner of 14th and P NWIs Getting SweeterDolcezza, the Argentinean-style ice cream shop that first opened in Georgetown years ago, has taken the street-level space of the beautiful 19th-century building at the southwest corner of 14th and P that used to house the Mid-City Fish Market and Deli. Owners are bringing their sweet and popular gelato to a street that already has Pitango, which is more the Italian-style ice cream, at the end of the block near 15th.

It is great to see the stunning Victorian building live again, especially after a fire about three years ago that raged at the top of the building. Incidentally the upstairs is being renovated as well, possibly for resi-dences. We reported in this column a few short years ago that Taylor Gourmet was likely to take over the space for a sit-down concept more geared toward a fancier space like this gem, built as a pharmacy. Ob-viously that won’t now happen, and Dolcezza’s team of owners say they want to keep much of the integ-rity of the 1870s building, even incorporating some of the original details of the pharmacy into the re-design. Look for Dolcezza to open in early(ish) June.

A Little Bit of Italy for UMama mia, the Italians are almost here! Alphonse Italian restaurant is banging out a new space in the

1300 block of U Street next to Ulah Bistro. The new Italian eatery plans to serve breakfast, lunch, and din-ner and also have a retail component, selling Italian goodies of course. One thing that already makes the new restaurant stand out, no pun intended, is its pro-truding vertical sign of the old-fashioned kind that used to hang off buildings in the early-to-mid 20th century. It even lights up at night. So many things about the concept and the exterior look of the build-ing remind me of my youth in New York City. And the fact that it is also a market gives it even more of a Little Italy feel. Benvenuti nel quartiere, Alphonse!

The Smell of Cakes, Pies, Cookies, and TartsSay what you will, health nuts, but we all know a

baked good can be a thing of beauty, and a bakery a place of temptation. While we can’t say how good they’ll be at this point, two new businesses are about to rise up, one in Columbia Heights, the other in Adams-Morgan, to peddle pies, cakes, and cookies fresh from the oven.

Love and Faith community bakery is almost ready to open in the Capitol View on 14th. It will be the first coffee-bake shop in that stretch of 14th Street between U and Columbia Road to open since the great transformation began. It isn’t a big space, nestled between Elevate gym and Crème

restaurant, neither of which are close to opening yet. As far as is known, Love and Faith will serve coffee drinks and offer counter as well as table seat-ing. What will make it work of course is the tasti-ness of the cakes.

Over on 17th Street just a bit shy of U is Three Fifty, a bake shop that’s not quite “done” yet either. Three Fifty is housed in a step-down commercial space underneath some apartments. From the looks of it you’d think the bakery was already opened, with all the fake cakes in the front window. But, according to what I hear, the bakery owners are still awaiting some licensing to come through before they can open. It isn’t clear to me what the name Three Fifty refers to, but I guess that will all become clear once the cat is out of the bag ... or the cannoli is out of the oven. u

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Love and Faith Café is about to open at Capitol View on 14th.

Hodge on 7th OpensHodge on 7th, part of the City Market at O com-plex devoted to affordable senior housing, formally opened on May 13. Armond Spikell, a founding partner of building developer Roadside Develop-ment, outlined how the building came about for the crowd attending the opening ceremony.

In starting to develop City Market at O, Road-side found that most of the residents in the Shaw neighborhood had the question “What will happen to me?” if the project brings in more affluent resi-dents and upscale retail. The developers wanted to reassure the community that they were interested in maintaining affordable housing in Shaw, but they did not know the best way of doing this. Af-ter consulting with Emmaus Services for the Aging, they decided to build housing that would require a housing voucher, allowing seniors who might be dis-placed to use the housing voucher they received to stay in Shaw. Declaring the resulting building to be the “prettiest of the City Market buildings,” Spikell also noted that Buwa Binitie, principal of Dantes Partners, who helped pull together the financing of the building, was the one to suggest that the design for Hodge on 7th be modified to increase the num-ber of units from 80 to 90, in order to improve its fiscal viability.

Mayor Vincent Gray welcomed the completion of the building as evidence that “we are not going to be accused of running people out of the District of Columbia.” He went on to say that “we won’t be complete people if we do not make the District af-fordable” through similar projects in the future. Then Lucy Marino, the first resident to move into the

building, came to the podium to express how happy she was to be living there. Finally Buwa Binitie expressed his appreciation to Michael Kelly and the District’s Department of Hous-ing and Community Development for assist-ing his effort to finance the construction.

After the ceremony concluded with a rib-bon cutting, guests and neighborhood resi-dents went upstairs to see the community cen-ter, exercise room, and individual apartments at Hodge on 7th. The one-bedroom apartments range from 536 to 658 square feet in size. There

have been 500 applications received for the building, with about 50 percent of the units already leased.

Immaculate Conception Church Celebrates150 YearsImmaculate Conception Church (1315 8th St. NW) celebrated its 150th an-niversary with a block party on May 17. Organized by pastor Monsignor James D. Watkins, the festivities included grilled hamburgers and hot dogs, cotton candy, face painting, clowns, prize drawings, and tours of the church.

Immaculate Conception started in 1864 as a “mission” church that was an extension of St. Patrick’s Cathedral downtown, needed to serve Catholics at the then northern edge of the growing

city. The church soon built an adjacent boys school (now the Center City Public Charter School – Shaw Campus) and a Catholic girls school in the neigh-borhood at 8th and Q streets (now the Ujamma School). In the 20th century Immaculate Concep-tion became known for holding a “Printer’s Mass” at 2:00 a.m. for newspaper printers working on the big Sunday editions downtown. It also had its own radio program in the 1930s. Immaculate Conception provides a link between Shaw and legendary actress Helen Hayes, who was baptized in the church.

Two Closings in ShawMandalay DC restaurant (1501 9th St. NW) closed suddenly on May 15. Aung Myint, the chef/owner of the restaurant, felt that he had to close the eight-month-old restaurant after two deaths in his family required him to relocate to Burma to take over the management of a large family business there. Myint, who retains ownership of his building in Shaw, has signed a lease with a new restaurant that will make an opening announcement soon.

The District Flea Market, which was located on a vacant lot at 9th St. and Florida Ave., announced on May 13 that it was closing immediately. A spi-noff of the well-known Brooklyn Flea Market, it had just reopened in April to start a second season in the District. While food and beverage patrons were still coming to the market in good numbers, a falloff in visitors to the market’s high-end vendors, compared to that seen last year, led to the decision to close the flea market. u


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Parishioners and Shaw residents at the Immaculate Conception Church 150th-anniversary celebration. Photo: Pleasant Mann

Developers and Mayor Gray cut the ribbon to open Hodge on7th Senior Apartments. Photo: Pleasant Mann

Immaculate Conception Church celebrates its 150th anniversary. Photo: Pleasant Mann


Food Markets Swing into SeasonAs the weather warms up for the summer, several Bloomingdale food markets are selling the fresh fruits and vegetables local customers love. First, the Arcadia Mobile Market is bring-ing its iconic green school bus back to the LeDroit Park-Bloomingdale area to deliver local meats, eggs, fruits, veg-etables, dairy, bread, fish, and granola. The local farmers-market-on-wheels organization makes nutritious food more accessible by selling fresh foods at community centers and senior liv-ing facilities.

Fresh food from the mobile mar-ket is available to low-income DC residents. Arcadia accepts federal food assistance vouchers such as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC). As a bonus all federal food access program dollars are doubled by a matching program run by the city and various nonprofits. The Arcadia bus parks at 3rd and Elm streets on Wednesday afternoons, now through the end of October.

Down the street, the long-running Bloomingdale Farmers’ Market con-tinues to offer an array of locally grown

and produced food options. Now in its eighth season, the market offers food classics such as fresh greens, eggs, meats, tomatoes, cucumbers, berries, and root vegetables. In addition it of-fers locally sourced food products like cheeses and fermented vegetables; one producer combines the two ingredi-ents to sell grilled cheese sandwiches with kimchi.

“We’re getting more customers every year, said market director Robin Shuster. “We have a great diversity of customers of different incomes and backgrounds.” The Bloomingdale Farmers’ Market “is a wonderful com-munity gathering space for the whole neighborhood,” declared Shuster. The customer base is also changing. “I’m seeing a lot of people with kids now and babies, a lot of family formation in the market,” she added. “It’s a nice mix of old and new customers.”

Like the Arcadia mobile market, the Bloomingdale market participates in food access programs such as WIC and Food Stamps. At the moment, the market is participating in the Fruit and Vegetable Prescription Program, which is supported by food nonprofit DC Greens and organization Whole-some Wave. As part of the program low-income families and at-risk DC residents who receive a fresh-food

prescription from their healthcare provider can purchase food at their local farmers market (as a “farmacy”). This year the program has expanded to include four health clinics and eight farmers markets, including the Co-lumbia Heights Community Market-place and the Mount Pleasant Farm-ers’ Market.

“We have a robust food access program because we want everyone in the communities around the market to be able to buy fresh, healthy, local foods,” said Shuster. “Every fruit and vegetable farmer accepts WIC and seniors and Produce Plus; every pro-ducer participates in our SNAP food stamp program. No exceptions.”

The market is becoming annu-ally more interactive and educa-tional. It hosts acoustic-only music sessions throughout the day, and it also brings in local chefs and pro-ducers to host informative cooking demonstrations. “The cooking dem-onstrations are educational. They help teach people how to cook the wonderful food that we have at the market,” said Shuster. “It’s our goal to have a program every week.”

Additionally the market continues to offer a bicycle repair clinic every week, which is operated by volunteers from Bike House, a bicycle repair coop

based in the District. In the past year Bike House volunteers repaired more than 300 bicycles at the Bloomingdale market. Every weekend local bicyclists have the opportunity to visit bicycle workshops across the city to work with an experienced bike mechanic to learn how to repair their bicycle themselves.

“We do love working at farmers markets when we can,” said Alex Bea, communications clerk and a board member of the Bike House. “The community is really strong, people find us who wouldn’t have otherwise, and incidentally there’s often a source of pastries nearby to fuel our work. The fact that Bloomingdale Farmers’ Market is still a key location for us is a testament to its place in the commu-nity and the strength of that market.” He added that “the Bike House really is driven by a desire to help our neigh-bors, strengthen biking in DC and empowering people with skills to help themselves. The fact that the visitor can learn how to do the work them-selves is key, both to our operation as an all-volunteer organization and to the success of our mission.”

Shuster said that it’s not too late to sign up to sell your produce or food product at the Bloomingdale commu-nity market. “We’re always looking for vendors,” she remarked. u

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Shoppers at the Bloomingdale Farmers’ Market.

Seventh Street MakeoverDistrict Department of Transportation (DDOT) officials were on hand at the ANC 6E meeting in early May to give an overview of the Howard The-ater streetscape project. The project will resurface the pavement and will also include several streetscape enhancements on 7th Street between N Street and Florida Avenue NW. This area was originally a part of the Howard Theater rehabilitation project, but to speed construction the 7th Street portion was removed. “The project will include building-face improvements and street-light and traffic-signal upgrades,” said a DDOT official. As a part of the sidewalk replacement a new technique will be in-cluded to capture stormwater for vegetation before it goes to the sewage drain. The current sidewalks have old bricks that have risen above the surface, making it unsafe to traverse. New sidewalks will have permeable interlocking concrete pavers that look like cobblestones and will allow water to seep through and reach the adjacent tree boxes. Upgrad-ing and complying with ADA standards and im-proving substandard lighting are also priorities of this project.

Construction will start early this summer and could take up to a year to complete, depending on the weather. Work will be done during the week and off-peak hours to alleviate traffic concerns. The commission motioned to support the project with an additional recommendation that bicycle racks be installed on each block. The commission plans on communicating its support and recommendations to the director of DDOT.

Statue to HonorCarter C. WoodsonOfficials from the Office of Planning and General Services appeared at the meeting to solicit com-ments on a plan to honor Carter C. Woodson, African-American historian and founder of the As-sociation for the Study of African American Life and History. The project calls for a memorial located at a triangle park at the confluence of 9th Street, Q Street, and Rhode Island Avenue NW. The statue will face the Rhode Island Avenue side, which offi-cials referred to as the “gateway to the city,” and will be illuminated with L.E.D. lighting. Landscaping is in the plans, and officials are taking a hard look at

the irrigation aspect to ensure proper growth for vegetation. The park will also feature six benches for visitors. The commission motioned to sup-port the plan provided that a water source is made available to maintain the greenscape.

Support for Quality SchoolsDupont Circle Commissioner Stephanie Maltz discussed ANC 2B03’s resolution supporting quality neighborhood schools. “We should have good schools in every community, and parents would like more options for their kids,” said Maltz. The resolution urges the city to provide every parent with a readily accessible school in which their child is comfortable. “We can’t have great schools in some neighborhoods and lousy schools in other communities and believe that it is fair. Kids should not have to go across town to get a quality education,” said ANC 6E01 Com-missioner Alexander Padro. The board motioned to support the resolution.

Support for Food Market Street ClosureA representative of the Capital Area Food Bank was on hand to ask for support for a street clo-sure on the 100 block of L Street NW on the first Saturday of every month, year-round. The market will be open to qualified residents from 10:00 a.m. to noon, but food bank representatives expect the market’s operational impact to extend from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Participants must be DC-area residents and meet certain income eligibility re-quirements. Once approved, residents may drop by and shop every month, and may procure up to 30 pounds of free fresh produce. According to the food bank representative most produce will be lo-cal when it is in season. “We are in talks with local community groups to have physical and mental health screenings and literacy and health services. We would like to bring anything the community needs to this marketplace,” said the representative. The board motioned to support the street closure, contingent on there being an agreement between the Northwest One Library and the Southern Baptist Church to alleviate any parking concerns. The market will be positioned between the library and church.

No New Beer GardenHoward Theater requested that the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board (ABC) grant an outdoor summer garden permit for a beer garden to be located in a parking lot behind the theater. “We support and attend theater events but there are al-ready noise issues with the post-theater crowd af-ter midnight,” said an area resident, who thought that “adding a beer garden to the mix may not be a good idea.” ANC 6E02 Commissioner Kevin Chapple led a motion to express concern to the ABC and oppose future alcohol license requests from Howard Theater.

Renovation Request AcceptedA renovation request for a property located at the corner of 7th and Q streets NW was approved. A third floor will be added for residential use and will have a ladder to the rooftop. The second floor will be for residential and office use and the first floor will feature a restaurant. Renovation is expected to take up to eight months to complete.

Shaw Crime WatchThere was one stabbing at 6th and O streets NW, and it is being investigated as a targeted crime be-tween two groups and not a random stabbing. DC Police Department (DCPD) officials noted that car theft and muggings will rise with warmer weather and advised residents to be alert for suspicious ac-tivity. “Keep your smartphones out of view when walking and backpacks and purses out of view when exiting your vehicle,” said a DCPD official.

Other TopicsThe commission passed a motion of support to have the 6E area stay Zone 2 parking.

The commission supported a request for sup-port for a parade route on June 8 by the Bible Way Church from noon to 1:30 p.m. The route will be between M Street and New Jersey Avenue NW.

ANC 6E will meet again at 6:30 p.m. on June 3 at the Northwest One Library, located at 155 L St. NW.

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Saturday Morning atthe National FreePerformances for ChildrenOn Saturdays at 9:30 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. there are free live performances for children in the Helen Hayes Gallery. Tickets are required and distributed first come-first seated. Tickets are dis-tributed 1/2 hour prior to perfor-mance. One ticket per person in line. The National Theatre, 1321 Pennsylvania Ave., NW. 202-783-3372. June 7, Happenstance The-atre-Pinot and Augustine; June 14, Single Carrot Theatre-Rum-pled; June 21, Uncle Devin; June 28, the Yolo Show! Choose to Read; July 12, Arianna Ross-The Magic of the Sea; July 19, Mark Lohr-Classic Comedy; July 26, Mary Ann Jung-Pee Wee Pirates; Aug. 9, Brian Curry-It’s Magic; Aug. 9, Bright Star Theatre-The Ugly Duckling; Aug. 16, Christi-ana Drapkin-Bop Goes the Wea-sel!; Aug. 23, Synetic Theatre-Miraculous Magic Balloon. Read more at thenationaldc.org.

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Alexandria Archaeology’s Family Dig Days On Saturdays, June 28, Aug. 2, Sept. 13 and Oct. 11 and 25, 1:30-3 p.m., help Alexandria city archaeologists screen excavated soil from a real dig on the grounds of the George Washington Masonic National Memorial. There is a non-refundable $5 fee per person. Children under 16 must be accompanied by a participating adult. Space is limited and reservations are required. Upon receipt of full payment slots are secured and confirmation and additional information will be emailed. Due to the popularity of this event, sessions fill quickly and participants may only sign up for one session per season. Call 703-736-4399 or email [email protected]. alexandriava.gov/historic/archaeology

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D-Day 3D: Normandy 1944IMAX (G rated)June 6, 1944: The largest Allied op-eration of World War II began in Normandy, France. Yet, few know

in detail exactly why and how, from the end of 1943 through August 1944, this region became the most important location in the world. Blending multiple cinematographic techniques, D-Day 3D: Normandy 1944 brings this monumental event to the world’s largest screens for the first time. Audiences of all ages will discover from a new perspec-tive how this landing changed the world. Exploring history, military

strategy, science, technology and human values, the film will educate and appeal to all. Narrated by Tom Brokaw, D-Day 3D: Normandy 1944 pays tribute to those who gave their lives for our freedom… A duty of memory, a duty of gratitude. ai-randspace.si.edu

Family & Youth Casting CallFishing EventSpend a free day fishing in the

C&O Canal. Family & Youth Casting Call provides the instruc-tors and all the gear you will need to catch fish! When not fishing, children can take part in activities including fish printing/art, knot tying, fly and spincasting instruc-tion, watershed education activi-ties, and fish hatching and local fish and animal displays. Partner agen-cies and organizations will have displays set up to learn about how

they are helping fish and fishing across the country. This event is on Saturday, June 14, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. at Fletcher’s Cove on the C&O Canal, 4940 Canal Rd. NW. familyandyouthcasting-call.com

Summer Sing-a-longSeries at Shaw and MLK LibrariesJoin Watha T. Daniel-Shaw Library and Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library for six nights of song this sum-mer. Whether you prefer to sing with a crowd or step up to the mic for a solo, DCPL has your favorite movie musicals ready. Sing-a-longs at Watha T. Dan-iel-Shaw Library are June 25, You’ll be laughing at the clouds with this rainy tune; July 23, A girl worth fighting for fights as a boy for China; and Aug. 27, Hop in a canoe and find out what’s around the river bend. Sing-a-longs at MLK are June 1, This fish-out-of- water wants to be part of your world; July 9, Two 1920s murderesses whose victims had it coming; and Aug. 13, A princess with an icy touch has to learn to let it go. All shows begin at 6:30 p.m. Prizes will be awarded for movie trivia and most spirited performance. Shows are free and open to all ages. They’ll bring the popcorn. Call 202-727-0971 for film ti-tles or more information.

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Kids Free Summer Fun Deal at NewseumThe Newseum offers everything from the Berlin Wall and Pulitzer Prize-winning photos to interactive games. And this summer, July 1 through Labor Day, the Newseum waives admission for visitors age 18 and younger. Up to four kids visit for free with each paid adult or senior admission, or Press Pass membership. Whether you have just a few hours or want to spend all day, you’ll find something for everyone in the Newseum’s 15 theaters and 15 galleries. Don’t miss “Anchorman: The Exhibit,” on display through Aug. 31, featuring props from the hit movies and a look at real 1970s news teams. Also see “One Nation with News for All,” a new exhibit that tells the dramatic story of how immigrants and minorities used the power of the press to fight for their rights and shape the American experience. Remember to save your admission ticket and come back the next day for free! Newseum, 555 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. newseum.org

DC Ed Fund LaunchesArtsNowDC Th e DC Public Education Fund (DC Ed Fund) launched ArtsNowDC—a year-round fund for arts programming in DC Public Schools—at Art Night 2014, a gala art auction at the Pepco Edison Place Gal-lery. Th e DC Ed Fund intends to raise a minimum of $100,000 to support arts pro-gramming at schools, focusing fi rst on the lowest 40 performing schools. Chancellor Henderson has asked that the initial funds from ArtsNowDC be invested in art sup-plies and programs. $2,500 per school will fully equip a visual arts program with sup-plies to use throughout the year including paint and brushes, printers and ink, pen-cils and markers, paper, and clay, supplying students with the resources to expand and grow their art potential. Th e same amount per school will support music program needs, such as equipment repairs, or ma-terials and transportation to performances.

Free Camp for BereavedGirls (ages 9-14)Circle of EKC, a program of Circle Camps for Grieving Children, is off ering a free week of overnight camp to young girls ages 9-14 who have experienced the death of parent, Aug. 17-22, 2014 at the Emma Kaufmann Camp in Morgantown, West Virginia. In the past 12 years, over 350 grieving young girls have attended a Cir-cle Camp. While fun fi lled summer camp activities are an important part of Circle, their program is unique in its integration of grief activities throughout the campers’ week. Campers are accepted into the pro-gram on a need-blind basis. Circle of EKC is free for campers including transportation to and from camp from a central meet-ing place in the DC Metropolitan Area. For applications, contact Robin Berman, Camper Director at 703-655-8324 or [email protected].

Family Film Night atSursum CordaNow in its fourth year, the NoMa BID presents Family Film Night at Sursum Corda, where families and children gather

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Free Family-Friendly Films at theNational Gallery HighlightDegas/CassattTh e summer season of the popular Film Program for Children and Teens celebrates the exhibition Degas/Cassatt from June through August. A free family guide, de-signed to help families explore the exhi-bition together, will be available at each screening. Film programs are shown in the West Building Lecture Hall. Seating is available on a fi rst-come, fi rst-served basis. Groups are welcome. For up-to-date infor-mation on the current month’s fi lms, call 202-789-3030.

“Getting to Know Degas and Cassatt” (for ages 4 and up) is on Saturdays, June 7, 14, 21, 28 and Aug. 9 and 16 at 11 a.m.; Sundays, June 8, 15, 22, 29 at 1 p.m. and Aug. 10 and 17 at noon; Wednesdays, July 9, 16, 23, 30, noon. Two animated fi lms about Edgar Degas and Mary Cassatt are based on Mike Venezia’s Getting to Know the World’s Greatest Artists books. Learn about the life and work of these two artists who were friends and collaborators in later 19th-century Paris. (Mary Cassatt, Mike Venezia, US, 2008, 24 minutes; Edgar De-gas, Mike Venezia, 24 minutes)

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“Mary Cassatt: American Im-pressionist” (for ages 8 and up) is on Saturdays, June 7 and 21 at noon; Sundays, June 15 and 29 at noon; Wednesdays, July 9 and 23 at 1 p.m. This story finds American artist Mary Cassatt—intelligent, charm-ing, and fiercely independent—liv-ing an ordered life in Paris until her brother arrives with his three unruly children. At first dreading the pres-ence of the children, she soon finds herself inspired by them and even uses them as models. Her teenage niece Katherine, who believes that marriage is essential to position-ing oneself in society, plays match-maker between Cassatt and Edgar Degas. (Richard Mozer, Devine Entertainment, Canada, 1999, 56 minutes)

DC Black Theater FestivalKids’ Performances“My Little World”, Friday - June 27, 10 a.m. and 1 p.m.; and Sat-urday, June 28, 11 a.m. My Lit-tle World: A Day In PreSchool “LIVE” is a vibrant theatre pro-duction, full of cultural music that promotes 60-minutes of healthy physical activity, while engaging children in interactive lessons that teach movement techniques and healthy living principles. “Young Wild and Out of Control”, Satur-

day, June 28, 5 p.m. Young, Wild, & Out of Control is the urban teen stage play about a group of teen’s transformation from a life of reck-lessness, with nothing they won’t do and nothing they won’t try, to a destined life of purpose. “Mufa-ro’s Beautiful Daughters”, Sunday, June 29, 1 p.m. Mufaro’s Beauti-ful Daughters: An African Tale is a children’s stage play that teaches lessons about character, positive values and principles and compas-sion, based in the southeast Afri-can country of Zimbabwe. Victoria Falls, the Zambezi River, and Mt. Nyangani are the backdrops for this tale of recognizing beauty on the inside as well as the outside. “Seven Spools of Tread”, Sunday, June 29, 4 p.m. The Seven Spools of Thread is an African folktale about the origin of the kente cloth. It weaves together the seven prin-ciples of Kwanzaa using the fate of seven brothers and their looming inheritance. These performances are at THEARC, 1901 Mississippi Ave. SE.

“Why Can’t We Be Friends”, Saturday, June 21, 2 p.m. This play examines the mental and emotion-al affects that bullying has on chil-dren. Ricky, who is a nice, loving, and very friendly kid, is torment-ed and bullied for being different and for not becoming a part of the “cool kid” group. This performance is at the Sitar Arts Center. 1700 Kalorama Rd. NW. Tickets for all plays are $15 (plus $2.97 service fee) for all children’s performances. Order them at dcblacktheatrefesti-val.com.

Parent-Child Yoga at Watha T. Daniel/Shaw LibraryOn Saturday, June 14, 3 p.m., join them for a parent-child yoga class with instructor Sarah Alim for chil-dren ages 2-9 and their caregivers. Dress comfortably and bring a yoga mat or towel. Due to space con-

siderations, they will give out free tickets on a first-come, first-served basis the day of the class. Because this is an exercise class, a signed waiver is required for each partici-pant, and parents should sign one for their child. Contact children’s librarian Theresa Wang or call 202-727-0971 for more information. Watha T. Daniel/Shaw Neighbor-hood Library, 1630 7th St. NW. 202-727-1288. dclibrary.org/watha

Baseball Cap GiveawayOn Sunday, June 22, 1:35 p.m. at the Nat’s vs. Atlanta Braves, the first 20,000 fans will receive base-ball caps. Kids can also run the bases after this game. Kids Run the Bases begins immediately following the game, weather permitting. An adult must accompany runners to the field. One adult per child on the field. Starting at first base, kids will be directed to run around the bases as the adults continue along the warning track and meet the runners near home plate. Once the game has ended, it takes the grounds crew approximately 20 minutes to prepare the field. Kids and parents/guardians can begin lining up at the end of the 7th inning, however fans that would like to stay and watch the entire game will still be able to line up once the game has ended. Participants must exit the ballpark through the Right Field Gate. The line forms outside of the park on the sidewalk along First St. wash-ington.nationals.mlb.com

2014 Great AmericanBackyard Campout The 2014 Great American Back-yard Campout will take place on Saturday, June 28. The National Wildlife Federation has set a goal of getting more than 200,000 people across the country to camp out. And, just in time for the 10th anniversary of the Great Ameri-

can Backyard Campout, National Wildlife Federation’s Board of Directors and other friends have offered to donate $2 in support of NWF’s wildlife conservation work for every person that participates in this year’s Campout--up to $400,000. All proceeds benefit the National Wildlife Federation. Read more at nwf.org/Great-American-Backyard-Campout where you can also download campfire stories and songs.

Turnaround ArtProgram ExpandedThe President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities will ex-pand its successful Turnaround Arts initiative, a program designed to help turn around low-perform-ing schools, narrow the achieve-ment gap, and increase student engagement through the arts. The newly expanded program is funded through a public-private partner-ship, providing over $5 million over the next three years from the U.S. Department of Education, the Na-tional Endowment of the Arts, the Ford Foundation and other private foundations and companies to bring arts education into low-performing schools. Local program partners will provide an additional $12 mil-lion and the money will be used to hire new arts and music teachers, bring teaching artists, art supplies and music instruments into schools and support arts integration into other core subjects such as reading, math and science.

Additionally, the President’s Committee announced a number of new “Turnaround Artists,” who will work to support individual schools’ arts education curriculum: Chad Smith, Clarence Greenwood (aka Citizen Cope), Doc Shaw, Elizabeth Banks, Elton John, Frank Gehry, Jason Mraz, Jesse Tyler Fer-guson, Josh Groban, Marc Anthony,


Rashida Jones, Russell Simmons, the Silk Road Ensemble, Tim Robbins and Troy Andrews (aka Trombone Shorty). Th ese artists join PCAH members who are cur-rently working with the program, including Alfre Woodard, Chuck Close, Damian Woetzel, For-est Whitaker, John Lloyd Young, Kal Penn, Kerry James Marshall, Kerry Washington, Sarah Jessica Parker and Yo-Yo Ma.

All schools participating in Turnaround Arts will receive training and resources to address their individual needs. Resources will include a summer leadership program, in-school professional development, partnerships with community arts education and cultural organizations, art supplies and musical instruments. Partici-pating artists will “adopt” Turn-around Arts schools for the length of the program, working with stu-dents, schools and communities to highlight their success. Read more at turnaroundarts.pcah.gov.

Backyard Theater forChildren: Recess Monkeyat StrathmoreOn Th ursday, June 26 at 9:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m., Strathmore welcomes back Recess Monkey, a trio of Seattle teacher-musicians whose music has been praised by People, Time and NPR for their pitch-perfect understanding of what gets kids up and moving. Get ready to dance, shout and de-velop a devotion to “kindie rock.” Tickets are $8. Th e Backyard Th e-ater stage is outdoors under a tent. Please bring blankets or low beach chairs and no pets, please. You are welcome to bring a bag lunch and grab a patch of grass after the ap-plause. Strathmore, 10701 Rock-ville Pike, Rockville, MD. strath-more.org

Smithsonian Sleepovers atthe Natural History Mu-seumOn Saturdays, June 21 and 28; July 12; and Aug. 1, 8, 15 and 22; go on an interactive explora-tion of the museum, participate in hands-on crafts projects, and view an IMAX fi lm. Th en roll out your sleeping bag and dream away in the darkened halls of one of the world’s most famous museums! For ages 8-12. $135 per person for non-Smithsonian members. Th is is a telephone registration only event because the program requires them to collect extra in-formation about the participants. Call to register at 202-633-3030, Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Th ese sleepovers sell out quickly. smithsonianassociates.org

Born Free AfricaIn 2012, 260,000 children were infected with HIV passed on by their mothers at birth. Without treatment, half of them will die before their second birthday. With your help, mother-to-child trans-mission can be eliminated forever. Born Free Africa’s global deadline for elimination is Dec. 15, 2015. Born Free invests people, time, and business acumen to signifi -cantly accelerate the pace towards a generation born HIV-free in the African countries most aff ected by this issue. Born Free invests in local African talent who work behind the scenes to drive change within their own governments to-ward elimination. Born Free also produces analyses on key policy issues using a business lens and is harnessing the voice, creativity, and reach of the fashion industry to inspire urgency as the deadline for a generation born HIV-free approaches. Read more at born-freeafrica.org. u

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ADAMS MORGAN 2305 ONTARIO RD NW $837,500 2

BLOOMINGDALE 120 RHODE ISLAND AVE NW $735,000 3

BROOKLAND 3061 CHANCELLOR’S WAY NE $790,000 33057 CHANCELLOR’S WAY NE $744,500 431 GIRARD ST NE $717,500 41018 KEARNY ST NE $710,000 44317 12TH ST NE $682,500 43509 17TH ST NE $675,000 41607 OTIS ST NE $586,000 419 MICHIGAN AVE NE $547,500 44537 SOUTH DAKOTA AVE NE $510,000 3619 AVA CIR NE $500,000 32335 3RD ST NE $417,500 22704 10TH ST NE $412,000 33905 17TH PL NE $372,500 3720 DECATUR PL NE $330,000 3629 EMERSON ST NE $243,000 2

CLEVELAND PARK 3715 IDAHO AVE NW $2,525,000 63001 34TH ST NW $1,575,000 62923 34TH ST NW $1,071,000 43418 34TH ST NW $857,500 43422 GARFIELD ST NW $1,720,000 6

COLUMBIA HEIGHTS 1355 OAK ST NW $1,225,000 63001 13TH ST NW $1,150,000 51331 SPRING RD NW $887,500 41307 TAYLOR ST NW $780,000 43467 HOLMEAD PL NW $765,000 31111 FAIRMONT ST NW $730,000 41452 OGDEN ST NW $716,600 43805 KANSAS AVE NW $689,000 44127 ARKANSAS AVE NW $685,000 3924 SPRING RD NW $642,000 3725 ROCK CREEK CHURCH RD NW $630,000 33672 PARK PL NW $605,000 3534 NEWTON PL NW $530,000 2732 GIRARD ST NW $461,000 42520 12TH ST NW $451,000 3502 PARK RD NW $435,000 31022 FAIRMONT ST NW $426,000 21304 SHEPHERD ST NW $425,000 3526 LAMONT ST NW $400,000 2

DUPONT 1719 SEATON ST NW $770,000 3

ECKINGTON 35 RANDOLPH PL NW $902,000 5163 RHODE ISLAND AVE NE $705,000 4133 U ST NE $600,000 4

35 U ST NE $500,000 31928 1ST ST NE $345,000 3

KALORAMA 2446 BELMONT RD NW $5,295,000 92122 BANCROFT PL NW $3,100,000 52206 DECATUR PL NW $2,049,000 2

LOGAN CIRCLE 1517 VERMONT AVE NW $1,910,000 51534 15TH ST NW $1,231,000 31420-1422 12TH ST NW $1,100,000 9

MOUNT PLEASANT 2721 ONTARIO RD NW $1,240,000 51725 HOBART ST NW $1,161,000 31834 LAMONT ST NW $1,150,000 51837 KILBOURNE PL NW $715,000 32331 17TH ST NW $580,000 2

OLD CITY 2030 R ST NW $3,400,000 51333 R ST NW $2,000,000 101717 Q ST NW $1,625,000 7929 WESTMINSTER ST NW $1,050,000 51839 9TH ST NW $825,000 31509 3RD ST NW $770,000 31719 4TH ST NW $682,500 4209 BATES ST NW $670,000 3124 BATES ST NW $640,000 3641 Q ST NW $561,000 32227 10TH ST NW $525,000 2219 R ST NW $520,000 5

PETWORTH 417 SHEPHERD ST NW $769,000 6412 SHEPHERD ST NW $759,000 44826 7TH ST NW $740,000 44414 ILLINOIS AVE NW $722,000 34535 5TH ST NW $682,500 44404 ILLINOIS AVE NW $679,000 3423 JEFFERSON ST NW $660,000 4814 EMERSON ST NW $645,000 45018 ILLINOIS AVE NW $625,000 4526 CRITTENDEN ST NW $613,000 4615 WEBSTER ST NW $610,000 35006 5TH ST NW $570,000 4743 MADISON ST NW $545,000 45020 5TH ST NW $530,000 34014 3RD ST NW $529,000 45319 4TH ST NW $525,000 34719 8TH ST NW $500,000 3817 VARNUM ST NW $485,000 4116 VARNUM ST NW $467,000 34519 GEORGIA AVE NW $450,000 34808 ILLINOIS AVE NW $426,000 5319 EMERSON ST NW $320,000 35325 5TH ST NW $265,000 3

SHAW 1535 5TH ST NW $685,000 2222 BATES ST NW $491,000 3

TRUXTON CIRCLE 142 BATES ST NW $630,000 2

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ADAMS MORGAN 2412 17TH ST NW #404 $620,000 22328 CHAMPLAIN ST NW #310 $570,000 22363 CHAMPLAIN ST NW #B $549,900 22434 ONTARIO RD NW #2 $470,000 12633 ADAMS MILL RD NW #B-4 $386,000 2

BLOOMINGDALE 2119 FLAGLER PL NW #2 $675,000 2161 RANDOLPH PL NW #1 $465,000 270 RHODE ISLAND AVE NW #501 $390,000 12022 FLAGLER PL NW ## FL02 $356,000 1

BROOKLAND 3007 HAWTHORNE DR NE #3007 $270,000 2

CENTRAL 925 H ST NW #902 $1,096,150 21010 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW #613 $610,000 21150 K ST NW #1002 $599,000 2

925 H ST NW #907 $567,000 1400 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW #1008 $529,750 1631 D ST NW #932 $450,000 11325 18TH ST NW #R-1009 $445,000 1777 7TH ST NW #808 $445,000 11330 NEW HAMPSHIRE AVE NW #201 $445,000 12311 M ST NW #903 $439,000 1631 D ST NW #637 $420,000 11230 23RD ST NW #705 $419,000 1777 7TH ST NW #810 $409,000 11312 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW #506 $390,000 11260 21ST ST NW #904 $325,000 11316 NEW HAMPSHIRE AVE NW #106 $251,500 0

CLEVELAND PARK 3680 38TH ST NW #B242 $624,900 43420 38TH ST NW #415 $600,415 43880 RODMAN ST NW #212 $470,000 33028 WISCONSIN AVE NW #B8 $326,000 12755 ORDWAY ST NW #103 $206,000 0

COLUMBIA HEIGHTS 1449 HARVARD ST NW #6 $789,000 21341 IRVING ST NW #D $775,000 23039 16TH ST NW #PH-2 $749,000 21336 BELMONT ST NW #101 $680,000 2

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Changing HandsChanging hands is a list of most residential sales in the District of Colum-bia from the previous month. A feature of every issue, this list, based on the MRIS, is provided courtesy of Don Denton, manager of the Coldwell Bank-er office on Capitol Hill. The list includes address, sales price and number of bedrooms.

1331 KENYON ST NW #4 $657,880 33545 13TH ST NW #2 $650,000 21103 PARK RD NW #6 $649,555 21451 BELMONT ST NW #324 $645,000 22543 13TH ST NW #1 $639,900 22550 UNIVERSITY PL NW #3 $620,000 21362 MONROE ST NW #B $609,000 21221 KENYON ST NW #1 $570,000 21419 CLIFTON ST NW #302 $560,000 21419 CLIFTON ST NW #205 $530,000 21478 HARVARD ST NW #1 $519,900 21356 KENYON ST NW #1 $465,000 21420 CLIFTON ST NW #304 $455,000 21451 BELMONT ST NW #303 $440,000 11300 TAYLOR ST NW #3 $350,000 22639 15TH ST NW #206 $337,000 13511 13TH ST NW #204 $334,900 23500 13TH ST NW #504 $329,000 14120 14TH ST NW #7 $310,000 23900 14TH ST NW #505 $299,000 12608 SHERMAN AVE NW #03 $235,000 11451 PARK RD NW #217 $225,000 11451 PARK RD NW #115 $199,900 03642 NEW HAMPSHIRE AVE NW #1 $740,000 3

DUPONT 1700 Q ST NW #3 $830,000 21838 16TH ST NW #2 $751,000 21625 19TH ST NW #40 $515,000 11506 17TH ST NW #12 $431,750 11916 17TH ST NW #110 $374,000 11727 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW #202 $371,500 11828 RIGGS PL NW #2 $360,000 11601 18TH ST NW #718 $256,000 01825 T ST NW #503 $237,500 02031 Q ST NW #4 $895,000 31619 R ST NW #106 $578,000 21916 17TH ST NW #401 $431,000 12141 P ST NW #801 $399,900 11718 P ST NW #208 $395,000 11931 17TH ST NW #401 $353,000 11545 18TH ST NW #116 $335,000 11718 P ST NW #612 $330,100 12130 N ST NW #409 $309,000 11718 P ST NW #720 $285,000 0

ECKINGTON 147 R ST NE #12 $372,000 21831 2ND ST NE #202 $341,900 2249 FLORIDA AVE NW #33 $339,000 11831 2ND ST NE #504 $244,900 11831 2ND ST NE #507 $242,900 12004 3RD ST NE #103 $240,000 12004 3RD ST NE #102 $225,000 11831 2ND ST NE #509 $215,000 1314 V ST NE #B-2 $85,000 0

KALORAMA 1943 BELMONT RD NW #1117 $639,000 22301 CONNECTICUT AVE NW #1D $455,000 12009 BELMONT RD NW #204 $379,000 12012 WYOMING AVE NW #103 $369,500 11831 BELMONT RD NW #203 $362,500 11831 BELMONT RD NW #402 $319,130 12032 BELMONT RD NW #504 $259,900 01801 CALVERT ST NW #G2 $340,000 11801 WYOMING AVE NW #25 $439,000 1

LOGAN 1413 P ST NW #302 $1,890,000 31444 CHURCH ST NW #704 $1,329,000 21425 11TH ST NW #504 $775,000 21229 12TH ST NW #107 $708,000 224 LOGAN CIR NW #6 $505,000 11516 Q ST NW #PENTHOUSE $1,630,000 31516 Q ST NW #FLAT TWO $1,000,000 21515 15TH ST NW #416 $980,000 21515 P ST NW #3 $962,187 21516 Q ST NW #FLAT ONE $840,000 21451 N ST NW #2 $722,700 21715 15TH ST NW #16 $540,000 21515 15TH ST NW #202 $540,000 11715 15TH ST NW #29 $460,000 124 LOGAN CIR NW #4 $454,000 11325 13TH ST NW #104 $399,900 11420 N ST NW #206 $290,000 11215 10TH ST NW #32 $463,600 1

MOUNT PLEASANT 2713 ONTARIO RD NW #5 $785,000 31616 BEEKMAN PL NW #A $713,500 21660 BEEKMAN PL NW #C $688,600 22633 ADAMS MILL RD NW #402 $620,000 31650 BEEKMAN PL NW #A $610,000 21613 HARVARD ST NW #202 $599,000 21673 PARK RD NW #401 $449,500 21673 PARK RD NW #B2 $357,000 21763 COLUMBIA RD NW #509 $285,000 1

MT VERNON TRIANGLE 440 L ST NW #604 $570,000 2910 M ST NW #1018 $805,500 2811 4TH ST NW #514 $426,000 1811 4TH ST NW #502 $424,000 1

OLD CITY 1125 11TH ST NW #801 $950,000 21125 11TH ST NW #702 $889,500 21124 10TH ST NW #4B $790,000 21426 RHODE ISLAND AVE NW #E $685,000 212091219 13TH ST NW #607 $609,900 21725 WILLARD ST NW #4 $595,000 21300 N ST NW #505 $573,000 21209 13TH ST NW #607 $569,900 1555 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW #1213 $542,500 21232 4TH ST NW #2 $525,000 21441 RHODE ISLAND AVE NW #511 $500,000 11441 RHODE ISLAND AVE NW #407 $491,000 1910 M ST NW #204 $465,000 1475 K ST NW #312 $447,500 1475 K ST NW #411 $441,000 17 LOGAN CIR NW #B1 $439,000 1437 NEW YORK AVE NW #324 $435,000 11306 12TH ST NW #D $433,900 1440 L ST NW #906 $429,900 1301 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW #604 $425,000 11727 R ST NW #501 $410,000 1811 4TH ST NW #301 $410,000 1440 L ST NW #502 $399,750 11725 NEW HAMPSHIRE AVE NW #301 $399,000 11711 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW #625 $295,000 11239 VERMONT AVE NW #606 $294,900 11239 VERMONT AVE NW #510 $293,000 11711 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW #202 $275,000 11 SCOTT CIR NW #811 $275,000 11 SCOTT CIR NW #411 $255,000 11718 P ST NW #719 $249,000 0

PENN QUARTER 601 PENNSYLVANIA AVE NW #610 $384,500 1601 PENNSYLVANIA AVE NW #309 $330,000 1

PETWORTH 939 LONGFELLOW ST NW #110 $150,000 3

SHAW 515 Q ST NW #2 $630,000 21117 10TH ST NW #611 $588,000 21209 4TH ST NW #1 $575,000 21215 10TH ST NW #41 $516,000 2910 M ST NW #303 $510,000 11827 6TH ST NW #3 $437,041 1

U STREET 2101 11TH ST NW #501 $679,900 22100 11TH ST NW #305 $658,750 22125 14TH ST NW #318-W $929,900 21407 W ST NW #201 $650,000 22125 14TH ST NW #616 $641,000 12128 11TH ST NW #6 $640,000 21706 U ST NW #204 $315,000 12250 11TH ST NW ## 106 $640,000 2929 FLORIDA AVE NW #15 $499,000 11390 V ST NW #403 $470,000 12120 VERMONT AVE NW #304 $421,000 1

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