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out and about18 Insatiable•JonathanBardzik

21 RetailTherapy•MariessaTerrell

22 JazzAvenues•SteveMonroe

your neighborhood23 TheNose•Anonymous

24 FreeRide•AmandaAbrams

28 DistrictBeat•MartinAustermuhle

30 TheNumbers•EdLazere&JessicaFulton

31 EonDC•E.EthelbertMiller

32 LoganCircles•MarkF.Johnson

33 ShawStreets•RalphBrabham

34 BloomingdaleBusiness•JazzyWright

kids and family36 KidsandFamilyNotebook•KathleenDonner

at home42 GardenFairy•SarahMcLaughlin

44 ChangingHands•DonDenton

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08 GO SEE DO10 Calendar

out and about18 Insatiable•JonathanBardzik

21 RetailTherapy•MariessaTerrell

22 JazzAvenues•SteveMonroe

your neighborhood23 TheNose•Anonymous

24 FreeRide•AmandaAbrams

28 DistrictBeat•MartinAustermuhle

30 TheNumbers•EdLazere&JessicaFulton

31 EonDC•E.EthelbertMiller

32 LoganCircles•MarkF.Johnson

33 ShawStreets•RalphBrabham

34 BloomingdaleBusiness•JazzyWright

kids and family36 KidsandFamilyNotebook•KathleenDonner

at home42 GardenFairy•SarahMcLaughlin

44 ChangingHands•DonDenton

46 ClassifiedsCOVER:IllustrationbyJasonYen.

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At-Large Candidate ForumsThere will be a series of At-Large candidates fo-rums in March and April. Candidates will debate on Wednesday, March 27 at Eastern Senior High School, 6:30-9 p.m. (see page 24 for a complete list of forums). It will be moderated by Sam Ford, WJLA-TV News Reporter. Candidates for the At-Large Council Seat are Anita Bonds, Michael A. Brown, Matthew Frumin, Patrick Mara, Perry Redd, John F. Settles, II, Elissa Silverman and Paul Zukerberg. Monday, April 1, is the last day to register to vote in this special election. For more information about the April 23 special election, call l 202-727-2525 or visit dcboee.org.

WorldPlay: Traditional Music of theWorld at Hill CenterHill Center at the Old Naval Hospital announces the new series WorldPlay: Traditional Music of the World at Hill Center. Curated by Parker Jayne and Thea Austen, WorldPlay offers a unique collection of artists perform-ing a wide variety of music and discussion about the culture and heritage of music that rarely appears on Capitol Hill. Each concert will feature a half hour, moderated discussion about the history of the culture, heritage, music and performers. Tickets are $15. All concerts are on Saturdays at 3:30 p.m. and 6 p.m. Here’s the line-up: Trio Sefardi: Sepharic Music, March 24; Gerdan: Eastern Eu-ropean Music, April 14; Karpouzi Trio: Greek Music, May 19, Children’s Choir of Tblisi: Music from the Republic of Georgia, July 21; Dr. Nadar Majd and the Chakavak Ensemble: Persian Music, September 22; Andrea Hoag, Loretta Kelley and Charlie Pilzer: Scandanavian Music, October 20. Hill Center at the Old Naval Hospital, 921 Pennsylvania Ave. SE. 202-549-4172. hillcenterdc.org

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trio Sefardi, the fi rst worldPlay concert in march. Photo: Courtesy of the Hill Center


“Hitchhiker with his dog, ‘tripper,’ on u.S. 66. u.S. 66 crosses the Colorado river at topock.” Charles o’rear, Yuma County, arizona, may 1972. Photo: Courtesy of

the national archives

Folger Consort Celebrates St. Patrick’s Day with Dublin: Celtic and Art MusicFolger Consort, the early music ensemble in residence at Fol-ger Shakespeare Library, presents five performances of Dublin: Celtic and Art Music in the Folger’s Elizabethan-style theater, March 15-17. The program samples the rich array of music from Ireland, Scotland and England, and includes pieces for bagpipe, harp, and fiddle. The concert is the fourth production in Folger Consort’s 2012/13 season of City Ayre: Music of City, Court, and Countryside. Folger Consort artistic co-directors Robert Eisen-stein (viol) and Christopher Kendall (theorbo) will be joined by the celebrated Irish harpist Siobhán Armstrong, soprano Molly Quinn, in addition to guest instrumentalist David Douglass (vi-olin) and frequent consort collaborator Tom Zajac (multi-instru-mentalist). $37. Folger Elizabethan Theatre, 201 East Capitol Street, SE. 202-544-7077. www.folger.edu

Shaw Main Streets Annual MeetingOn March 27, 7-9 p.m., come join Shaw Main Streets for an evening celebrating the revitalization of central Shaw’s 7th Street and 9th Street commercial corridors. The Shaw Main Streets Annual Meeting will be held on the 7th floor of the Progression Place office building, 1805 7th Street, NW. The event is free of charge, and no reservations are required. Highlights will include the announcement of the winners of the Best New Shaw Business of 2012 poll, a presentation on the major achievements of the past year and upcoming projects and events, the election of board members, and a closing recep-tion featuring food and beverage from neighborhood businesses. And, of course, the view of the neighborhood and city from this perch above it all. For more information, call 202-265-SHAW or email [email protected].

Searching for the SeventiesBad fashion, odd fads, and disco dance music sum up the 1970s for many Americans. But the1970s were much more than leisure suits, streaking, and disco. During the seventies, profound changes took root in American politics, society, en-vironment, and economy. “Searching for the Seventies” takes a new look at the 1970s using remarkable color photographs taken for the Federal photography project called DOCUMER-ICA (1971-1977). Created by the Environmental Protection Agency, DOCUMERICA was born out of the decade’s environ-mental awakening, producing striking photographs of many of that era’s environmental problems and achievements, but also captured the era’s trends, fashions, and cultural shifts. On Friday, March 8, the National Archives unveils the photo-graphic exhibition, “Searching for the Seventies: The DOC-UMERICA Photography Project.” Located in the Lawrence F. O’Brien Gallery of the National Archives Building, “Searching for the Seventies” is free and open to the public, and runs through September 8, 2013. archives.gov

Last year’s attendees enjoying the buffet table. Photo: Pleasant P. Mann, Courtesy Shaw Main Streets.

folger Consort’s artistic directors (and founders), robert Eisenstein and Christopher Kendall. Photo: Courtesy of the folger Shakespeare library


ST. PATRICK’S CELEBRATIONSSt Patrick’s Day 8K. Mar 10, 9:00 AM, Freedom Plaza. This event offers a great downtown course, a deep awards structure, team competition, a 1K Kids Run, Irish dancing, refreshments, random prizes, and much more. Bring the family for a day of fun and help support Special Olympics DC, Habitat for Humanity & Back on My Feet. $40. 301-871-0400. runwashington.com

National ShamrockFest ‘13. Mar 16, 1:00-9:00 PM at RFK Sta-dium grounds. Event features nine musical stages, tented party areas, beer stations, bar-game areas and athletic competitions, craft, food and beverage markets and strolling entertainers and much more. RFK Stadium. shamrockfest.com DC St Patricks Day Parade. Mar 17, noon, Constitution Ave. between Seventh St. and 17th St. NW. The colorful three-hour procession of floats, marching bands, and drill teams will also feature antique bicycles, cars, fire trucks, and Irish wolfhounds.

Grandstand seats are $15. 202-670-0317. dcst-patsparade.com

St Patrick’s Day Celebration with FullSet at National Geographic. Mar. 17, 7:00 PM. Wash-ington-area fans of Celtic music know Nat Geo Live is the place to hear great new traditional groups before they become legends. Check out Ireland’s next hot band on the horizon-FullSet-recently named “New Group of the Year” for 2012 by the Live Ireland Music Awards. The band will be touring hot on the heels of their critically acclaimed debut release, Notes at Liberty. $25. nationalgeographic.com

Dubliner. Mar 17, 10:00 AM-3:00 AM. Three bands on two stages and giveaways. Full menus served with $10 cover. 4 “F” St. NW. 202-737-3773. dublinerdc.com

Kelly’s Irish Times. Mar 17, 10:30 AM-3:00 AM. Live Irish music all day. 14 F St. NW. 202-543-5433. kellysirishtimesdc.com

Molly Malone’s. Mar 17, 8:00 AM-3:00 AM. Live Irish music in the evening. Discounted Irish whiskey and beer. Drink and food specials. 713 Eighth St. SE. 202-547-1222. mollymalonescap-itolhillsaloon.com

18th Amendment Bar & Restaurant. Mar 17, 11:00 AM-3:00 AM. Live music and bagpipes. Drink specials, giveaways and prizes throughout the day. 613 Pennsylvania Ave. SE. 202-543-3622. 18thdc.com

My Brother’s Place. Mar 17, 11:00 AM-3:00 AM. Food and drink specials. 237 Second St. NW. 202-347-1350. mybrothersplacedc.net

Star and Shamrock. Mar 17, 11:00 AM-3:00 PM. Food and drink specials. Live music. 1341 H St. NE. 202-388-3833. starandsham-rock.com

EASTERThe Great Vigil of Easter at National Cathe-dral. Mar 30, 8:00 PM. This is the night when Christ broke the bonds of death…and rose vic-torious from the grave. Tonight we hear the an-cient stories of God’s redeeming work, moving

from darkness to light, from solemn chant to joyful song, as we celebrate the glorious Resurrection. Intersection of Massachusetts and Wisconsin aves. NW. 202-537-6200. nationalcathedral.org

Easter Monday-Celebrating the African American Tradi-tion. Apr 1 (rain or shine), 11:00 AM-4:00 PM. Since 1891, Easter Monday at the National Zoo has been a historic tra-dition in the African American community. The National Zoo

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Dance Exchange artists Shula Strassfeld and Matthew Cumbie in Cassie Meador’s How To Lose a Mountain, to premiere March 16 & 17 at Dance Place. Photo: Zachary Z Handler

How To Lose a Mountain at Dance PlaceA 500-mile walk, a 150-year old piano, a mountain kept, and a mountain lost. Dance Exchange Artistic Director Cassie Meador examines loss and gain, risk and reward, and the distances travelled by our stories, our stuff, and ourselves, in How To Lose a Mountain. The world premiere will take place March 16 & 17 at Dance Place, 3225 8th St. NE. 202-269-1600. danceplace.org. One year prior to the How To Lose a Mountain world premiere, Meador investigated the resources that power the electricity in her home by walking from Washington, DC to a mountaintop removal site in West Virginia. Along the way, she and Dance Exchange artists slept outdoors, visited power plants, partnered with the US Forest Service to lead movement and outdoor education workshops called “Moving Field Guides,” and collected stories from community members in workshops called “500 Miles/500 Stories.”

proudly commemorates this family tradition that has grown to include all families in the metro area. This special event features fam-ily activities, a traditional Easter egg hunt, animal demonstrations, live entertainment, field and relay-style games with an animal theme and visits from the Easter Panda. Na-tional Zoo, 3001 Connecticut Ave. NW. na-tionalzoo.si.edu

Solemn Easter Vigil Mass at National Shrine. Mar 30, 8:00 PM. National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, 400 Michigan Ave. NE. 202-526-8300. nationalshrine.com

Holy Saturday at St. Matthews. Mar 30. Mass at 9:00 AM and 11:00 AM. Easter Vigil Mass at 8:00 PM. Cathedral of Saint Matthew the Apostle, 1725 Rhode Island Ave. NW. 202-347-3215. stmatthewscathedral.org

Festival Holy Eucharist at National Cathe-dral. Easter Sunday, Mar 31, 8:00 AM and 11:00 AM (free tickets required). 4:00 PM, Evensong on Easter Day. 5:15 PM, Organ Recital. Intersection of Massachusetts and Wisconsin aves. NW. 202-537-6200. nation-alcathedral.org

Easter Sunday Mass at National Shrine. Easter Sunday, Mar 31, 7:30 AM, 9:00 AM, 10:30 AM, Noon, 4:30 PM. Spanish Mass at 2:30 PM. National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. 400 Michigan Ave. NE. 202-526-8300. nationalshrine.com

Easter Sunrise Service at the Lincoln Me-morial. Mar 31, 6:30 AM. A Washington tra-dition for 34 years-on Easter Sunday morning over 6000 people will gather at the Lincoln Memorial for one of the nation’s largest Sun-rise Services, hosted by Capital Church of Vienna, Virginia, Pastor Amos Dodge. As the sun begins to rise over the Capitol dome, the mall will ring with sounds of celebration as Pastor Dodge leads those in attendance, in the hope-filled proclamation and celebration of Easter’s message.

Solemnity of the Resurrection of the Lord at St. Matthews. Easter Sunday, Mar 31. Masses at 7:00 AM, 8:30AM, 10:00 AM (eng-lish), 11:30 AM, 1:00 PM (en español), 5:30 PM. Cathedral of Saint Matthew the Apostle, 1725 Rhode Island Ave. NW. 202-347-3215. stmatthewscathedral.org

National City Christian Church Easter Ser-vices. Easter Sunday, Mar 31, 8:30 AM, Gos-pel; 11:00 AM Traditional; 11:00 En Espanol. 5 Thomas Circle. 202-232-0323. nationalci-tycc.org

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Saint John’s Church at Lafayette Park Eas-ter Services. Easter Sunday, Mar 31, 9:00 AM and 11:00 AM. Easter music with Brass Quintet and Timpani. 1525 H St. NW. 202-347-8766. stjohns-dc.org

MUSIC AROUNDTHE NEIGHBORHOODMusic at The Howard. Mar 10, Israel Vibra-tion, $30; Mar 13, Crowder, $40; Mar 14, El Gran Combo 50th Anniversary Tour, $55; Mar 15, Slick Flick & Rakim, $37; Mar 21, Jefferson Starship, $50; Mar 22, Loose Ends, $30; Mar 23, James Cotton Super Harp, $30; Mar 24, The Afro-Cuban All Stars, $40; Mar 26, Watsky, $15; Mar 30, Tevin Campbell, $32; Apr 4, John Sco-field’s Hollowbody Band, $30; Apr 5, Incogni-to, $40; Apr 6, Shirley Jones of the Jones Girls, $35; Apr 7, Bell Biv Devoe, $42; Apr 9, Bomba Estero, $20; Apr 10, Immortal Technique, $22; Apr 11. Netsky, $25; Apr 12, DJ BL3ND LIVE, $25. Howard Theatre, 620 T St. NW. 202-803-2899. thehowardtheatre.com

Sir James Galway Master Class at Sixth and I. Mar 18, 10:00 AM. The living legend of the flute is regarded as both the supreme inter-preter of the classical flute repertoire and a consummate entertainer whose appeal crosses all musical boundaries. Sir Galway and Lady Jeanne Galway lead a master class the day after their main stage recital at the Kennedy Center. $10. Sixth & I Historic Synagogue, 600 I St. NW. 202-408-3100. sixthandi.org

Luce Unplugged with kindlewood. Mar 24, 1:30-3:30 PM. A concert series, Luce Un-plugged invites local musicians to perform after staff-led art talks. Free coffee or tea available. Self described “dream folk-rock” trio kindlewood performs after an art talk on a piece selected by the group. The trio is current-ly busy at work on a new album, which comes on the heels of the success of their 2011 album Desiderium. American Art Museum, 8th and F sts. NW. americanart.si.edu

Stephane Wrembel and His Band at Sixth and I. Mar 24, 7:00 PM. To say that Stephane Wrembel has already had a remarkable career would be an understatement. This virtuoso gui-tarist from France has just begun to make his mark as one of the most original guitar voices in contemporary music. He composed the theme track to Woody Allen’s Oscar-nominated film, Midnight in Paris, which he performed during the 2012 Academy Awards. Wrembel has headlined at Lincoln Center, played major fes-tivals, and shared stages with everyone from Elvis Costello to Patti Smith to The Roots. $25. Sixth & I Historic Synagogue, 600 I St. NW. 202-408-3100. sixthandi.org

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

Tuesday Concert Series at Church of the Epiphany. Every Tuesday, 12:10 PM. The Tues-day Concert Series is a major outreach program of Epiphany to the people of downtown Wash-ington. High-quality music--mostly classical, but with occasional performances of folk and

traditional music--is presented here every Tuesday. Talented artists from all over greater Washington, and frequently from around the country and world, seek out Epiphany’s fi ne acoustics, exceptional musical instruments and reliable and appreciative audience. Programs in the Tuesday Concert Series are free, but they encourage attendees to make a contribution in support of the performers of each event, who receive as payment only what the day’s audience contributes. 1317 G St. NW. 202347-2635. epiphanydc.org

National City Christian Church Organ Concerts. Every Friday, 12:15-1:15 PM. Free. 5 Thomas Cir. NW. 202-232-0323. na-tionalcitycc.org

Steinway Series of classical music concerts at American Art Museum. Second Sunday, 3:00 PM The Steinway Series is a classical music concert that features the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s refurbished Steinway Concert Grand piano. Free. McEvoy Auditorium, Lower Level American Art Museum (between Seventh and Nineth and and F and G sts. NW.) 202-633-1000. americanart.si.edu

“Take Five” (free jazz at the American Art Museum). Third Thursday, 5:00-7:00 PM. Smithsonian American Art Museum, (Great Hall on the 3rd fl oor), Eighth and F sts. NW. 202-633-1000. AmericanArt.si.edu

THEATER ANDFILM AROUNDTHE NEIGHBORHOODHughie at Shakespeare Theatre. Through Mar 17. Shakespeare Theatre, Lansburgh Theatre, 450 7th St. NW. 202-547-1122. shakespearetheatre.org

Race at Theatre J. Through Mar 17. The latest work by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Glengarry Glen Ross ruthlessly examines guilt, betrayal and racial postur-ing. Two male lawyers are called to defend a wealthy white client charged with the rape of a black woman, while their female asso-ciate betrays an agenda of her own. Theater J, 1529 16th St. NW. 202-518-9400. wash-ingtondcjcc.org

Metamorphoses at Arena. Through Mar 17. Lost love, dangerous passion and reunited soul mates wrestle with fate in Tony Award winner Mary Zimmerman’s Broadway smash, Metamorphoses. Back in DC for the fi rst time since her awe-inspiring productions of The Arabian Nights and Candide,Zimmerman’s interpretation of Ovid’s Metamorphoses proves romance never goes out of style-even for the Gods. Arena Stage, 1101 Sixth St. SW. 202-488-3300. arena-stage.org

The Motherfucker with the Hat at Studio. Extended through Mar 24. An unfamiliar hat in Jackie’s living room threatens his relationship, his parole, and his fl edgling sobriety in this intoxicating and cheer-fully vulgar look at the complicated recov-ery from love and other addictions. Studio Theatre, 1501 14th St. NW. 202-332-3300. studiotheatre.org


Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs1100 4th Street, SWWashington, DC 20024

To register for the SBRC workshops go to:

https:bizdc.ecenterdirect.comFor assistance with registering for the SBRC workshops call:

202-442-4538

The SBRC Presents its“DC Farmers’ Market Seminar”

March 6 & 30, 2013 • 9:00 am-4:00 pm, Room E-200If you are a Farmers’ Market Vendor, or are interested in learning about the District of Colum-bia‘s current rules and regulations, then it is imperative that you attend this free training. We will provide training for ALL Farmers’ Market vendors who sell food of any kind (baked goods, eggs, meat, fruits and vegetables), or use a scale for vending in the District of Columbia. The purpose of this training is to educate current and new Farmers’ Market vendors of the regula-tory inspection processes and of any new document requirements that will begin to take place at the farmers’ markets.

The SBRC Presents its “DC Bar Pro Bono Clinic”

March 13, 2013 • 5:00 pm-7:30 pm, Room E-4302If you are an existing or an aspiring small business owner, come and meet one-on-one with attorneys at this brief advice clinic. You can get information on business formation, contracts, leases, taxes or any other questions you may have related to small business legal issues.

In Partnership w/ The Federal DepositInsurance Corporation (FDIC)

The SBRC Presentsits “Smart Money for Small Business 8 Week

Workshop”

Week 1: Financial Management – March 21, 2013Week 2: Credit Reporting – March 28, 2013Week 3: Banking Service – April 4, 2013Week 4: Insurance – April 11, 2013Week 5: Organization Types – April 18, 2013Week 6: Tax Planning and Reporting – April 25, 2013Week 7: Recordkeeping – May 2, 2013Week 8: Time Management – May 16, 2013

Note: Each session will be held in room E-4302;from 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

DCRA Will Be Closed Thursday, April 11, 2013 for Offsite Staff Training DCRA offices will reopen at 8:30 am on Friday, April 12, 2013.

Available services: Online applications for preparing building permit applications, for getting supplemental and postcard permits, and for scheduling permit-related inspections will be available.

To schedule your permit inspection - call 442-9557 and follow the prompts (more information is available on DCRA’s website).


Hello, Dolly at Ford’s. Mar 15-May 18. The production features Broadway’s Nancy Opel in the title role and Edward Gero as Horace Vandergelder. Ford’s Theatre, 511 10th St. NW. fords.org

Mart T and Lizzy K at Arena. Mar 15-Apr 18. Writer-director Tazewell Thompson stitches to-gether an insider’s look at the unlikely friend-ship between First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln and her talented seamstress, the successful freed slave Elizabeth Keckly. As one woman’s skilled hands work overtime, creating the most beau-tiful garments of her career, the other’s reality continues to slip ever further from her grasp. Old wounds and new recriminations explode in this riveting drama about loss, love and the importance of promises, both kept and broken. This world premiere drama is the first com-mission of Arena Stage’s American President’s Project. Arena Stage, 1101 Sixth St. SW. 202-488-3300. arena-stage.org

A Behanding in Spokane at the Keegan. Mar 16-Apr 7. A mysterious stranger is on the hunt for his missing appendage, and two bungling crooks-and a hotel clerk with an aversion to gunfire-are caught up in his dangerous machi-nations. Scathing and hilarious, Behanding is another dazzlingly macabre tale from the brilliant, twisted mind of Martin McDonagh. Keegan Theatre, 1742 Church St. NW. 703-892-0202. keegantheatre.com

4000 Miles at Studio. Mar 20-Apr 6. A compassionate and unsentimental drama about the life-changing relationship be-tween a grandson who can’t face his life and a grandmother who is starting to for-get hers. Studio Theatre, 1501 14th St. NW. 202-332-3300. studiotheatre.org

American Utopias at Woolly. Mar 25-Apr 21. Mike Daisey takes us all over the map to pursue the story: from Disney World and its nostalgic theme park perfection, to the drug-fueled anarchic excesses of Burning Man, to Zuccotti Park, where in the unlikeliest place the Occupy Wall Street movement was born. Gun-play, giant glittery dildos, raving anima-tronic presidents, and brutal police actions come together to paint the landscape of our new American dream. After record-breaking performances in New York, Chicago, and Bos-ton, American Utopias returns to where it all began at Woolly Mammoth. Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company, 641 D St. NW. 202-393-3939. woollymammoth.net

Coriolanus at Shakespeare Theater. Mar 28-June 2. A mighty hero, Caius Martius, earns the new name of “Coriolanus” for his triumphs. However his inflexible self-belief and contempt for popular rule cause him to be condemned as a traitor and sent into exile. Desiring revenge against the Romans who banished him, he be-friends his blood enemy, Aufidius, to launch an assault on his beloved city. Rome, in its terror, pleads with Coriolanus to end his crusade for vengeance. Sidney Harman Hall, 610 F St. NW. 202-547-1122. shakespearetheatre.org

Andy and the Shadows at Theater J. Apr 3-May 5. A comedy about family with Freud-ian hallucinations and pre-marital angst, from Theater J’s Artistic Director and award winning playwright. Zipping from one rite-of-passage

(and time period) to the next, Andy Glickstein is the filmmaking son of Holocaust refugees looking back at the wild weekend of his en-gagement to Sarah-as party plans fall apart; a famous film flop is hilariously re-made; duendé is discovered; and two vulnerable, differently indomitable parents and their pasts become more deeply understood. Theater J, 1529 16th St. NW. 202-518-9400. washingtondcjcc.org

National Theatre’s Spring Cinema Series (films of Montgomery Clift). Series begins Mar 25, Mondays, 6:30 PM. Free admission. Tickets required: first come-first seated. Tick-ets distributed 1/2 hour prior to screening. One ticket per person in line. Food and drink are not allowed. The National Theatre, 1321 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. 202-783-3372. nation-altheatre.org

LITERARY EVENTS AROUND THENEIGHBORHOODNine On the Ninth Monthly Poetry Series. Mar 9, 9:00 PM. Nine On The Ninth is a now legendary monthly poetry series that debuted in October 2005. It’s a feature driven format, which means, the feature opens the show and the open mic follows. They do this to make sure you get the full effect of each and every specially selected feature they bring to the Langston Room stage. BUSBOYS @ 14th & V. 2021 14th St. NW. 202-387-7638. busboysand-poets.com

Author Event, Barbara Miner, Busboys and Poets. Mar 11, 6:30-8:00 PM. Teaching for Change’s Busboys and Poets Bookstore wel-comes Barbara Miner Interviewed by Bill Fletcher, Jr. and discussing her new book, “Lessons from the Heartland: A Turbulent Half-Century of Public Education in an Iconic Ameri-can City”. BUSBOYS @ 14th & V. 2021 14th St. NW. 202-387-7638. busboysandpoets.com

Ezekiel Emanuel In conversation with Corby Kummer. Mar 28, 7:00 PM. The mayor of Chi-cago, a Hollywood super-agent, and a leading bioethicist and oncologist also happen to be brothers born into a family of modest means. So, what did Ezekiel, Rahm, and Ari’s mom put in the cereal? In Brothers Emanuel: A Memoir of an American Family, eldest brother “Zeke” explains the path Ari took from an entrepre-neurial kid who suffered from dyslexia to the real-life model for the character of Ari Gold on Entourage; the path (quietest child!) Rahm took from underachieving student and accom-plished ballet dancer to American politics; and the path Zeke himself took from geeky high school debater to bioethicist and special advi-sor for health policy in the Obama administra-tion. Sixth & I Historic Synagogue, 600 I St. NW. 202-408-3100. sixthandi.org

Tuesday Night Open Mic Poetry at Busboys. Every Tuesday Night, 9:00-11:00 PM. For two hours, audiences can expect a diverse cho-rus of voices and a vast array of professional spoken word performers, open mic rookies, musicians, and a different host every week. BUSBOYS @ 14th & V. 2021 14th St. NW. 202-387-7638. busboysandpoets.com



Wednesday Night Open Mic Poetry at Busboys. Every Wednes-day, 9:00-11:00 PM. For two hours, audiences can expect a di-verse chorus of voices and a vast array of professional spoken word performers, open mic rookies, musicians, and a different host every week. USBOYS @ 5TH & K, 1025 5th St. NW. 202-789-2227. busboysandpoets.com

AROUND THE NEIGHBORHOODMarch 2013 Exhibition at Hillyer Art Space. Through Mar 29. Featuring paintings by Spanish artist Narciso Maisterra, mix me-dia works by South Korean artist Jungmin Park, and our NIN9 members’ gallery will feature new works by Garth Fry. 9 Hillyer Ct. NW. 202-338-0680. artsandartists.org

Foundry Gallery March 2013 Solo Exhibit “Bits and Pieces.” Through Mar 31. A full show of partial things. Photographs by Sarah Alexander Foundry Gallery, 1314 18th St. NW. 202-463-0203. foundrygallery.org

Steve Alderton’s ICONS at Touchstone. Through Mar 31. For DC-based artist Steve Alderton, the human subjects of ICONS, his new figurative series, are less like realistic representations than they are loose components of a still life painting. Alderton strips his subjects down; the nonessential is cast off, the self is bared whole. As a result, subjects rendered impressionistic in paints transcend the merely visual to reveal what Alderton the artist be-lieves is the human essence: form and spirit. Touchstone Gallery, 901 New York Ave. NW. 202-347-2787. touchstone.com

Studio Gallery Solo Show: soulprint Angelika Wamsler. Through Mar 23. Here are the happenings of your life, the memo-ries printed on your mind, the story you tell. Your thoughts weave them together, making sense of them, keeping the picture alive and colorful, connecting one memory with another. And then there are the marks you get by living your life, the imprints on your soul, the ghost prints of your memories, solely visible to a non-conscious you: fragile and true, pointing to another reality, revealing who you are, fulfilling your call. Studio Gallery, 2108 R St. NW. 202-232-8734. studiogallerydc.com

Kurt Godwin “Through the Trees”. Through Apr 13. An exhibi-tion of new paintings by VCU art professor Kurt Godwin, one of the DC area’s most accomplished artists. Cross Mackenzie Gallery, 2026 R St, NW. 202-333-7970. crossmackenzie.com

Zenith Gallery. Through Apr 27. Featuring the Sculpture of Paul Martin Wolff and Paintings by Bradley Stevens. 1111 Pennsylvania Ave NW. 202-783-2963. zenithgallery.com

Reflections in Washington at WVSA ARTiculate Gallery. WVSA ARTiculate Gallery, 1100 16th St. NW. vsadc.org

MARKETSFresh Tuesdays at Eastern Market. Every Tuesday, 3:00-7:00 PM. Tuesday afternoon farmers’ line of fresh produce. Eastern Market, 200 block of Seventh St. SE. 202-698-5253. eastern-market-dc.com

Union Market. Wednesday-Friday, 11:00 AM-8:00 PM; Saturday-Sunday, 8:00 AM-8:00 PM. The newly-opened Union Market is an artisanal, curated, year-round food market featuring over 40 local vendors. 1309 Fifth St. NE. 301-652-7400. unionmarketdc.com

Eastern Market. Daily except Mondays and important holi-days. 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. Eastern 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 ven-dors, artists, a flea market and street musicians. 200 block of Seventh St. SE. 202-698-5253. easternmarket-dc.com

Dupont Circle Farmers Market. Sundays year round (rain or shine), 9:00 AM-1:00 PM. The Wall Street Journal and The Finan-cial 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. 202-775-3532. or georgetownfleamarket.com

SPORTS, DANCE ANDPHYSICAL FITNESSWashington Wizards Basketball. Mar 9, 13, 15, 16, 25, 31 and Apr 2 and 6. Verizon Center, 601 F St. NW. 202-397-SEAT. nba.com/wizards

Georgetown 10 Miler. Mar 9, 9:30 AM. Starts at the Georgetown, Capital Cresent Trail. 240-472-9201. dcrunningclub.com

DC Tap Jam at Busboys and Poets. Mar 10, 6:00-8:00 PM. Lace up your taps, select a song, the host will introduce you, and the floor is yours. Come dance, eat, and have fun. Poets, Singers, and Musicians are welcome to join in! Not a dancer, but instead a lover of dance and music; you are welcome too. Busboys and Poets, 5th and K, NW. busboysandpoets.com

Washington Capitals Ice Hockey. Mar 10, 12, 17, 26 and Apr 4. Verizon Center, 601 F St. NW. 202-628-3200. capitals.nhl.com

Ice Skating at the National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden. Through mid-Mar (depending on the weather). Monday through Thursday, 10:00 AM-9:00 PM; Friday and Saturday, 10:00 AM-11:00 PM; Sunday, 11:00 AM-9:00 PM. View magnificent works of sculpture while skating in the open air and enjoying music from the state-of-the-art sound system. $7 for adults, $6 for children 12 and under, students with ID and seniors 50 and over. Skate rental is $3. Seventh St. and Constitution Ave. NW. 202-289-3361. nga.gov/ginfo/skating

Canal Park Ice Rink. Through mid-Mar (depending on the weath-er). Monday-Friday, noon-9:00 PM; Saturday, 10:00 AM-10:00 PM; Sunday 10:00 AM-7:00 PM. Adult fee is $8; children, seniors (55+) and military fees are $7. Skate rental i $3. On Tuesdays, two can skate for the price of one from 4:00-6:00 PM. The park is at Sec-ond and M sts. SE, one block from the Navy Yard Metro (New Jersey Avenue exit). canalparkdc.org.

Public Skating at Fort Dupont Ice Arena. Fridays, noon-1:50 PM; Saturdays, 11:15 AM-12:15 PM. Dress for warmth and safety. A helmet or knit hat is strongly recommended (loaner helmetsare available). $5. $4 for kids and seniors. $3 for skate rental. Fort Dupont Ice Arena, 3779 Ely Pl. NE. 202-584-5007. fdia.org

SunTrust Rock ‘n’ Roll USA Marathon. Mar 16. This is the in-augural SunTrust Rock ‘n’ Roll USA Marathon & CareFirst Rock ‘n’ Roll USA Half Marathon. Celebrate the history and culture of our nation’s capital as you run alongside the Potomac River, the Na-tional Mall, and some of our country’s most majestic monuments. runrocknroll.competitor.com

Spring 5K. Mar 16, 8:00 AM. Starts at Hains Point, 927 Ohio Dr SW (East Potomac Park). 703-486-1466. racepacket.com

Tidal Basin 3K Monthly Run. Mar 20, noon (third Wednesday of each month). 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

The Hills Are Alive 5K & 10K. Mar 23, 8:00 AM, Fort Dupont Park. This is the toughest 5K & 10K in Washington DC. The course is made up of hills, trails, and more hills. All Proceeds To Help Fund The DC Running Clubs Six Month Childhood Obesity Program. $30-$40. 240-472-9201. dcrunningclub.com

Spring Training Game -Nats vs Yankees. Mar 29, 2:05 PM, at Nationals Park. (Home Opener, Apr 1, vs. Marlins.) washington.nationals.mlb.com

National’s Ballpark Tours. Wednesday-Sunday (non-game days), 10:30 AM and 1:30 PM. On day of night-time home games, tours at 10:30 AM. Take the Nationals Park Ballpark Tour for a behind-the-scenes look at Nationals Park. Over the course of an hour and fifteen minutes you will visit the PNC Diamond Club, the Lexus Presidents Club, the Stars & Stripes Club, luxury suites, the Shirley Povich Media Center, Nationals dugout and Nationals clubhouse. Throw a pitch in the Nationals bullpen. $12-$15. All proceeds from Nationals Park Tours will be donated to the Nationals Dream Foundation. washington.nationals.mlb.com

DC Rollergirls. Mar 30, 4:00 PM. (Doors open at 3:00 p.m.) Tick-ets are $12 for ages 12 and up, $6 for children 6-11, and free for kids 5 and under. Tickets are available in advance at ticketmaster.com or at the door on bout day. Individuals with a valid military ID can purchase tickets for $10 at the door. Bouts are at DC Ar-mory. dcrollergirls.com

Woodrow Wilson Bridge Half Marathon. Oct 6. Registration open. 703-587-4321. wilsonbridgehalf.com

Marine Corps Marathon Registration. Register online beginning Mar 27 at marinemarathon.com. Marathon is Sunday, Oct. 27.

CIVIC LIFEWMATA Performance Oversight Hearing. Mar 15, 1:00 PM in room 120 of the John A. Wilson Building, 1350 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. For anybody who wishes to testify, contact Rob Hawkins, Leg-islative Director of the Office of Councilmember Bowser at 202-724-8052 or at [email protected].

Smart Money for Small Business 8 Week Workshop. All work-shops are from 1-2 p.m. in room E-4302, Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs, 1100 4th St. SW. Classes scheduled are Mar 21, Financial Management; Mar 28, Credit Reporting; Apr 4, Banking Service; Apr 11, Insurance; Apr 18, Organization Types; Apr 25,Tax Planning and Reporting; May 2, Recordkeeping; and May 16, Time Management. To register, go to bizdc.ecenterdirect.com. For help with registering, call 202-442-4538.

Grosso Near You (informal) Meeting. Fourth Thursday, 8:00-9:30 AM, Big Bear Cafe, 1700 1st St. NW. The meetings will pro-vide the opportunity for constituents to bring ideas and issues directly to Councilmember Grosso as part of an effort to make the DC Council more accessible.

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

ANC 1B. First Thursday, 7:00 PM. Reeves Center, 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. u


Cold weather sent us in search of soup. Thick and hearty, rich and brothy. We needed a reprieve from DC’s damp winter days. We

found great soup, but along the way....

Come for the Soup,Stay for the Pork Belly Pizza

Ulah Bistro (1214 U St. NW, www.ulahbistro.com) has been on my list to try for a while. From the owner of Tunnicliff ’s on the Hill and Station 4 in Southwest, Ulah feels as comfortable in your suit right from the office as it does in your good jeans. I walked in to a warm greeting and tempting look at the menu from manager Kathleen Bohrer.

My friend Greg arrived and we sat down to take the menu out for a spin by ordering far too much food. We started light with a bowl of gratineèd French onion soup and a roasted pork belly pizza from their wood-fired oven. My defi-nition of good French onion soup is rich with slow caramelized onions and hours-long steeped stock. It gets a sharp balance from gruyere, melted down over the sides of the bowl. A splash of brandy or sherry gives depth to balance the caramelized sweetness. Ulah’s did not fail me. However, it was eclipsed by the pizza that came next.

A crisp brick oven crust was topped with caramelized onions, gorgonzola cheese, sweet fig preserves, bright, peppery arugula, and, of course, pork belly. Unlike newsboy hats, this darling of the hipster scene just never gets old.

Boxing up half the pizza, at Kathleen’s sug-gestion we next ordered the braised lamb fettuc-cini. The slow-cooked lamb shank was tender and

gamey, paired perfectly with a port wine reduction and balanced by the sharp bite from curls of par-mesan cheese. I’d love to tell you that the leftover pizza tasted just as good the next day, but we ate it as soon as we returned home.

Come for the Soup,Stay for the Empanadas

The next day I met a friend at Union Market (1309 5th St. NE, www.union-marketdc.com) for a cup of coffee (Per-egrine Espresso, if you’re wondering. www.peregineespresso.com). Walking toward DC Empanadas, I was waved over from behind the counter, by my friend Mikey Torres. In addition to managing their stall at Union Market, Chef Mikey makes all the soups they sell both there and from their food trucks.

That week he had cooked up a batch of tom kha – spicy Thai coconut milk soup – one of my favorites. But Mikey’s was unlike any I had tasted before. The tom kha I typically eat is a rather coarse, but comforting, battle between rich, sweet coconut milk and spicy Thai chil-ies. This was far more subtle and com-plex. The balance of heat and fat was delicate: galangal, lemon grass, kafir lime leaf, and nam pla – fish sauce – gave this soup elegant depth.

My husband Jason knows that I would eat Asian food every day if I could, but I’ll have to wait a little while for another bowl. DC Empanada’s food trucks serve a different soup every week. Mikey’s repertoire includes Mexican tortilla soup, shrimp gumbo, and lamb chili. The menu changes seasonally and with the weather. Cold, wet week? Ex-pect something hearty and rib-sticking.

The small pies DC Empanadas has built their name on also change weekly and seasonally. If you’ve got to have their

basics – beef, pork, chicken, vegetarian, and cheese – you can always find them at Union Market. Founded by Guatemalan-born Anna and her hus-band, Shawn Leis, the business began with a food truck that continues to circulate DC each week. The locations and menu are available on Twitter.

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

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Ulah crowd: Ulah offers a friendly welcome whether suited up from the office or going casual in your good jeans.

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Come for the Beer,Stay for the Soup

It had been far too long since Mikey and I had gotten to sit down and catch up, so we booked a dinner date with our husbands for the fol-lowing week. Our first stop was for a drink at Bistro Bohem (600 Florida Ave. NW, www.bistrobohem.com).

Jason and I met Mikey’s hus-band Dan and ordered impossible-to-pronounce beers and wines from countries too poor to afford vowels. Charming bartender Daniel gra-ciously smiled through our butch-ered pronunciations. With soup on the brain, I ordered a bowl of borscht off the daily specials. As we’ve expe-rienced with their menu before, it was hearty peasant food, delicious and earthy, with large pieces of pork and cabbage, almost a stew. This is exactly what you want to walk into on a damp, cold winter day.

Come for Whatever TheyFeel Like Serving. Stay.

Running late from hand-shaping hundreds of wontons for a Chinese New Year soup, Mikey met us at Thai Xing (pronounced “crossing,” across the street at 515 Florida Ave. NW, www.thaixing.com). It’s not imme-diately clear how to enter the restau-rant, located in a row house, but the awkwardness of opening a door and hitting the back of somebody’s chair is totally worth it.

Chef and owner Taw Vigsit-taboot’s restaurant has a different menu each night: whatever he feels like cooking. Except for some nights offering fish and others fish or veg-etarian dishes, you have no choices.


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You can’t even order a drink, which we discovered when they set glasses and a pitcher of water on the table.

Our table was in the front win-dow: low stools and a divan comfort-ably huddled around a coffee table. We were asked if we wanted fish, and the dishes began to appear. The tom kha was delicious, hearty and simple (but I’ll take Mikey’s sophisticated take first, any day!).

The soup was followed by a pa-paya salad, bright citrus balanced with earthy, sweet peanut. Our waiter mumbled the name of the next dish, but we all decided that it was the Thai fish version of chicken nuggets. Next up? A whole fish.

Pompano is oily and tastes like the ocean. It’s not for sissies, but it won’t slap you upside the head like mack-erel. Dan deftly filleted the fish and we enjoyed the perfectly cooked and sea-soned meat. Two tofu dishes proved that tofu does not need to suck, and set the stage for the best dish of the night.

I would miss the season finale of “Downton Abbey” for another plate of their pumpkin curry. Large, sweet chunks of squash were coated in a rich, spicy coconut milk sauce, lightened with fresh basil, bright with red curry

paste. It was a hearty winter dish that never felt heavy. This may be why the good Lord put pumpkins on this earth.

The PunchlineWe spent a month searching out

soups. DC Empanadas came out clearly on top with their elegant take on tom kha. Ulah Bistro made us forget all about soup with their pork belly pizza, while Bistro Bohem made us forget the cold night with cold beer. Thai Xing made us forget our already tired New Year’s resolutions about serving two couples enough food for four families. The best mo-ment of our gluttonous night was the bill. The entire evening at Thai Xing was $30 a head. With fat and happy wallets we headed back to Daniel for another drink.

Jonathan Bardzik is a demo chef and food writer in Washington, DC. When fresh produce returns to Eastern Market you can find him cooking outside each Satur-day morning. To find out what Jonathan and his husband Jason eat at home when they are not dining go to his blog, www.whatihaventcookedyet.com, or his Face-book page of the same name. u

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RETAIL THERAPYby Mariessa Terrell, photos James Terrell

Treasury: 1843 14th Street, NWFASHIONETTE QUERY 104: My boyfriend’s new job with the World

Bank has him headed for Reagan National twice a month. What can I do to ensure I am not out of sight and mind?

SIMONE: Try gifting him a vintage dopp kit from Treasury. Instead of filling it with disposable razors and Kiel’s face balm, add a monogramed hand-kerchief scented with your perfume. And don’t forget to replace the silver-framed Ginger Rogers photograph with a pinup version of you. Et voila...personal face time!

Flowers on Fourteenth: 1718 14th Street NWFASHIONETTE QUERY 105: DC’s winters are so dreary that I am

thinking of getting a teeny tiny doggy to bring some life into my walkup. The only problem is my job. I am a second-year associate with no time for prom-enades or thrice daily feedings. Plan B?

SIMONE: Forget about puppy love for now and opt for a bit of greenery. Ac-cording to Delores at Flowers on 14th Street, teeny tiny terrariums are the newest way to add life to the home front. All you need is your widest vase, pebbles from Rock Creek, evergreen moss, and several succulents (think aloe vera, agave, and sedum). The resulting menagerie is not only hearty (it can actu-ally thrive on DC tap water twice a month), but is also low cost ($25-35). Now you can surround yourself with still-life forms in every room for next to nothing.

Home Rule: 1807 14th Street NWFASHIONETTE QUERY 106: Despite my best efforts I am habitu-

ally late for most appointments. I have been told to set my watch 30 min-utes ahead. But I am always misplacing it. Any low-cost options?

SIMONE: A pop of color may be just what you need to keep up with your timepiece. Home Goods offers a rainbow of inexpensive ($29.99) Winky Slap watches with interchangeable plastic bands. Find them along with magnetic neighborhood alarm clocks to the right of the artisan check-out counter. Artist and co-owner Rod Glover created the counter out of shards of the original shop window shattered during the 1968 riots. Tick tock! No time like the present to make every minute count!

Passport: 2003 11th Street NWFASHIONETTE QUERY 107: I was not able to attend London Fashion Week

this year. And watching Style.com streaming presentations is nothing like the real thing. Any suggestions on where I can find a UK fashion experience in town?

SIMONE: Everyone, including Anna Wintour, knows that real style emanates upwards from the street. For a London viewpoint, we recommend popping over to Passport for an interesting mix of High Street-inspired multicolor party dresses per-fect for spring 2013 and beyond. London-born proprietor KC (Kourosh Chitsaz) knows what he is doing. He designed his boutique to resemble a flat replete with full bar and fireplace. Fashion, libations, and conversation. What is more British than that?

Mariessa Terrell, aka Simone Butterfly, Fashion Investigator, does her sleuthing at yoo-hoodarling.com and @SimoneBtrfly. u

Vintage face time (Treasury vintage dopp kit, shawl, and visor)

Tick tock (Home Rule watches and alarm clocks)

Teeny tiny terrarium

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Women in Jazz“On the Radar”

The Washington Women in Jazz Festival is coming back for its third year, thanks to pianist, composer, bandleader, and all-around impresa-rio Amy K. Bormet. Maybe the time has gone when, as Capitalbop.com put it, “this city’s many expert female musicians too often fly under the ra-dar – as is frequently the case in the male-dominated greater jazz world.”

Or maybe not. Maybe there is still much need for a Women’s His-tory Month and a spotlight on the Washington Women in Jazz Festival every March, as well as the Kennedy Center’s Mary Lou Williams wom-en in jazz event each May.

“We are digging deeper into women in jazz history with Leigh Pilzer’s concert of early jazz women, while looking to the future and ex-panding our Young Artist Contest to a Saturday afternoon prime slot in the festival,” says Bormet. “We are also stretching into new instru-mentation with cellist and composer Janel Leppin’s chamber works at the Bohemian Caverns.”

The festival has a preview on March 4, with vocalist Integriti Reeves and Bormet on piano, at the American Art Museum. It has its main run during March 21-27, including the opening night with Miller and the WWJF All Stars: Sarah Hughes and Leigh Pil-zer (saxophones), Melissa Gard-ner (trombone), Amy K. Bormet (piano), and Karine Chapdelaine (bass) at the Atlas Performing Arts Center, with other perfor-mances at various venues. Pianist Geri Allen, a Howard University graduate and former professor, and

Bormet’s mentor, plays at the Atlas on March 27. See washingtonwo-meninjazz.com for details.

“This year builds upon the foundations of the last two festivals and strengthens the greater jazz community of Washington DC,” says Bormet.

InPerson...Carol Morgan A blend of topnotch chops, a lit-

tle wit, a lot of humor, a lot of swing-ing, some bebop and some free jazz and edgy jazz all made up the Carol Morgan Quartet’s entertaining set at the Atlas last month. Morgan is a New York-based trumpeter who plays hot and spicy but also swings with the best of them. She appeared with Matt Wilson, drums, Martin Wind, bass, and Joel Frahm, tenor saxophone. The group impressed an appreciative crowd with tunes like “Blue Boogie,” “Nica’s Dream,” and “Let’s Get Lost.”

InPerson...MAJF IVThanks to saxophonist and edu-

cator Paul Carr, the Howard Uni-versity product who found time to

deliver a blistering set of music one night with organist Pat Bianchi and friends, the Mid-Atlantic Jazz Fes-tival last month was big fun at the Hilton in Rockville. Top perfor-mances included those by pianists Larry Willis and Orrin Evans, vo-calists Gregory Porter and Sharon Clark, saxophonists Tim Warfield and Bobby Watson, organists Joey DeFrancesco and Akiko Tsuruga, bluesman Linwood Taylor, the Howard University Jazz Ensemble, and groups including the Blues Al-ley Youth Orchestra and several high school bands.

Emy Tseng’s CD, and OthersCheck out “Sonho,” the debut

recording by Emy Tseng, an area vocalist who specializes in Brazil-ian lullabies but also standards, and another debut by former Howard University Jazz Ensemble saxophonist Elijah Balbed, who blows some hot bop on “Check-ing In.” Then there is saxophon-ist Tim Warfield, who attended Howard and plays here regularly, whose new “Eye of the Beholder”

CD was released late last month. Coming in May is a new CD, “It Was Beauty,” with pianist Orrin Evans, a big hit at the Mid-Atlan-tic Jazz Festival.

Steve Monroe is a Washington, DC, writer who can be reached at [email protected] and followed at www.twitter.com/jazzavenues. u

by Steve Monroe

March Highlights:Project Natale, March 8-9, Twins Jazz … Jacob Ander-skov/Nordic Cool 2013, March 9, Kennedy Center … Carmen McRae-Jazz Master, March 10, Smithsonian Anacostia Com-munity Museum … Paul Pieper Sextet, March 11, Blues Alley … Jimmy Bruno, March 12, Blues Alley … Shakers & Bak-ers, March 13, Atlas Perform-ing Arts Center … Kristine Key, March 15, Westminster Church … Matthew Stevens, March 15, Bohemian Caverns … Anthony Nelson, March 15-16, Twins Jazz … Jack De-Johnnette, March 16, Kennedy Center … Eri Yamamoto Trio, March 17, Bohemian Caverns … Charles Lloyd, March 22, Kennedy Center … Shannon Gunn & The Bullettes/Wash-ington Women in Jazz Festival, March 22, Westminster Church … DC Women in Jazz, March, 24, Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum ... Geri Allen, March 27, Atlas Per-forming Arts Center … Lee Ri-tenour, March 28, Blues Alley … Thad Wilson, Allison Crock-ett, Tribute to Sarah Vaughan, March 29, Westminster Church … Brad Linde, March 29-30, Twins Jazz .…

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Pianist Amy K. Bormet, shown with her band mates during last year’s festival, presents her third annual Washington Women in Jazz Festival this month, March 21-27, at various venues.

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Poor James Graham could not go quietly into that good night.

Rather, the public was treated to weeks of extensive hand-ringing, obfuscations, last minute legal maneuvers and angry denials whose convoluted reasoning would have done Richard Nixon proud.

In the end, the man behind the signature bow tie buckled under the inevitable judgment of his esteemed and much maligned colleagues and quietly suff ered a reprimand.

In the twilight moments of Graham’s des-perate rearguard action, the only colleague to come to his aid was Marion “Mayor for Life” Barry. Barry’s primary interest in Aff air Le Graham, lay not in the plight of his embattled colleague, but rather in the relitigation of his own censure of years past.

Having watched the whole dismal proceeding, Dear Readers, Th e Nose wasleft wondering.

Recent investigations by an esteemed fel-low scribbler at the Washington City Rag reveal a mysterious nexus between Jeff rey Th ompson’s largess, the bank accounts of one of the city’s most infl uential lobbyists and ser-endipitous political contributions. Th ese mon-ies have managed to fi nd their way into the

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campaign funds of many whose derrières still grace the dais.Was Graham thrown under the wheels of the ethics bus by colleagues a-feared

of the impact of the looming Machen locomotive?Did the specter of Jeff ery Th ompson turning state’s evidence provide an essen-

tial motivation?Will Graham be the last or the fi rst in a succession of councilmembers to suff er

the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune?Given the penchant of members for mixing constituent service fund raising with

unlicensed nonprofi ts, Th e Nose would wager on the former rather than the latter.So, in the spirit of the Artful Dodger, here is a tune to fi t to unwind the most

diffi cult knotted tie:

After all the strum und drang, Dear Readers, Graham regained Th e Nose’s re-spect by standing up and taking the blow on the chin. On some not too distant day, he may yet have the pleasure of witnessing one of those colleagues ducked walked off in handcuff s.

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by Amanda Abrams

t’s not the kind of thing you forget. On a chilly winter night six years ago, I

rode my bike to Metro Center with plans to hear a band in Clarendon. Using a Kryp-tonite lock I secured my trusty metal steed to a parking meter in front of the station and headed down to the Metro. Th at was around 8 p.m. Four hours later I emerged from underground and the bike was gone.

I did a double take, and then a double think. Did I really leave the bike at this exact corner? But a cursory investigation and re-hashing of my earlier

actions confi rmed it: the bike had been there, and

now it was gone. Th e ser-viceable brown Raleigh had

been stolen, never to be heard from again. But to be honest, I count myself

lucky. Despite riding my bike all over town on a daily basis, I’ve been largely un-scathed by theft since that night in 2007. Talk to other dedicated riders and you’re likely to hear a litany of stolen bike stories.

A Growing TrendTh e FBI estimates that over 200,000

bicycles were stolen nationwide in 2010. But those are simply the documented thefts; only a percentage of folks call the cops when they discover their bike is gone (I didn’t even consider it). Which means the real number could be four or fi ve times

higher. New York City alone, according to bicycle advocacy groups there, sees 75,000-100,000 bike thefts per year.

Getting numbers for DC is tricky. Th eft data is not easily categorized by stolen property type, which makes isolat-ing cases of bicycle theft a time consum-ing business. Fortunately, the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) cooperated with a request for information from this reporter. Th ey furnished preliminary num-bers for bike thefts, arrests of bike thieves and also those fencing stolen bikes for 2011 and 2012.

Th e data demonstrates that bike theft is a major problem in the city’s western wards. Th e First District comprising Capi-tol Hill, Southwest and parts of the Penn Quarter, the Second District comprising the suburban areas east of Rock Creek and the Th ird District comprising the central neighborhoods of U Street, Dupont, Lo-gan and Columbia Heights compete for most stolen bikes.

Th e reports of stolen bikes fell margin-ally from 1835 in 2011 to 1797 in 2012. Ar-rests for bike theft increased from 65 in 2011 to 98 in 2012. Arrests for receiving stolen

Bike Theft in DC

bikes, so-called ‘fencing,’ increased from 32 in 2011 to 36 in 2012.MPD’s First District Commander, Daniel Hickson, describes

bike theft as a “signifi cant issue” and says his team gets calls about stolen bikes a few times a week.

And biking is clearly up around the city. Th e DC Department of Transportation’s December “bike count,” in which staff ers tally the number of bikers at various locations around town, showed a 175 percent increase in peak-hour ridership between 2004 and 2012. Increased biking means, of course, more bikes and more op-portunity for theft.

“Every day, people come in and say their bike was stolen,” com-mented Denise D’Amour, co-owner of Capitol Hill Bikes on Bar-racks Row. D’Amour has her own tale: her bicycle disappeared while she was attending the inauguration of the DC Bicycle Advi-sory Council at Judiciary Square.

Adrian Fenty had two bikes stolen out of his garage while he was mayor. Councilmember Mary Cheh was the victim of bike theft. And of course, it’s all over the internet: a quick Google search for “stolen bikes DC” turns up dozens of personal stories and several websites cataloguing recently stolen cycles.

So what do the MPD’s numbers tell us? Firstly, given anecdot-al evidence, bike theft appears to be a signifi cantly underreported crime. Secondly, the MPD arrests very few bicycle thieves or fences.

Bicycle theft is a clearly a major quality of life crime. So, why are there so few arrests?

Th e US Attorney is not interested in prosecuting bicycle theft, stated one DC Council source. Very few of the cases that the MPD brings to them are pursued. As a result, the police are reluctant to waste time chasing bike thieves.

Th is writer was unable to obtain any data on the prosecution of bike related arrests from the US Attorney. “We do not keep track of our theft cases in this manner,” stated spokesperson William Miller.

Stolen Bikes’ Destination?It’s safe to guess that thousands of DC bikes are ripped off

each year. But what’s still unknown is where they wind up. I’ve wondered that ever since losing my own bike. Despite keeping a keen eye out for it, I never spotted it.

My half-hearted hunch was that DC’s hot bikes get shipped to Baltimore, and Charm City’s black market cycles come here. But upon asking around, I found that most in-the-know folks



think the city’s stolen bicycles remain here and get resold pretty quickly. “The major-ity of [stolen] bikes are just circulated on the street in the informal economy,” Loren Copsey, co-owner of H Street NE’s Daily Rider store (and a former police officer), told me. “If you walk on H Street for long enough, someone will walk by and ask if you want to buy a bike.”

Copsey said he sees it regularly. Some-one will poke their head into his shop and ask if he wants to purchase their cycle. “We ask, ‘What kind of bike is it?’ If you have to look down and see what kind it is, it’s prob-ably not yours,” he said. Resale prices are invariably low. Most thieves, he said, have no idea of the vehicle’s market price. “The street value of a bike is $25-$40, no mat-ter how high-end the bike is. The bike is a means of transportation, nothing more.”

Greg Billing, advocacy coordinator for the Washington Area Bicyclist Associa-tion (WABA), agreed. “What we’ve heard is that most bikes are sold very quickly,” he said. “It’s normally a crime of opportunity; the bikes are usually staying nearby.”

Investigating for Myself:Pawnshops, Craigslist andDC’s Bike Messengers

It makes sense, but something doesn’t ring true to me. Maybe it’s because I’ve lived in the District for a decade and have never, ever been offered a cut-rate bike on the street. And aside from one-on-one transactions, I can’t see where the thieves would dump the hot vehicles. After all, the city’s bike shops can’t sell used cycles with-out a pawn license, which most don’t have.

Pawnshops themselves aren’t a great option, either. Oh, they see the bikes. “About three times a day, people come in

trying to sell them,” said David Brown, an employee at 14th Street NW’s Crown Pawnbrokers, told me. But the store’s own-ers don’t accept secondhand bicycles of any sort. Those pawnshops that do take bikes are required to report each one to the po-lice, who run the vehicle’s details through a database of stolen bicycles.

Eastern Market’s weekend flea market, meanwhile, stopped accepting bicycle ven-dors a couple of years ago. And the wild-and-woolly Shaw flea market at 9th and U streets NW doesn’t exist anymore. That’s two fewer options right there.

Of course, the most obvious outlet for anything used is Craigslist, and there are several well-publicized stories of DC resi-dents finding their stolen bikes there. On any given day there might be hundreds of used bikes listed for sale. But very few are priced at the outrageously low rates Cops-ey referred to – and most include details about the vehicle that you’d imagine only a former owner would know.

I was not the only one curious, Ward 6 Councilmember Tommy Wells, an avid cyclist himself, often wondered what be-came of all those stolen bikes. During his unfortunately brief tenure as head of the DC Council’s Committee on Transporta-tion and Public Works, Wells designed and funded a groundbreaking partnership between MPD and DDOT designed to find answer to the stolen bike conundrum. This initiative involved leaving “bait bikes” – leaving GPS-tagged bicycles un- or un-der-locked in public.

The city’s police officers, at least, don’t seem to think Craigslist is a major outlet for stolen bicycles. In August 2012, the “bait bikes” scheme had made 24 arrests by early January. “No suspect has debriefed

[us] about Craigslist,” wrote assistant po-lice chief Diane Groomes in an email. “Most appear to be used by suspect.”

Recently, with the aid of a victim, the MPD successfully arrested a suspect for fencing a stolen bike on Craig’s List. So, the picture remains muddy.

But the info is far from definitive. Bill-ing, from WABA, had recommended I talk to bike couriers if I wanted more details, so I headed downtown to seek out the ragtag band of dudes who make their living by rid-ing all day. Turned out, none of them had much in the way of news. Oh, sure: they all had stories of getting their rides ripped off at some point. And many said they’d been offered cycles they assumed had been stolen. “Guys come through here all the time sell-ing [secondhand] bikes,” said Rodger, who was hanging out at 18th and L Street and declined to give his last name. He said that while messengers might buy components from the sellers, they generally try to avoid purchasing cycles they think are stolen.

By and large, the messengers thought that most of the stolen cycles remain in the District. A few, however, repeated a rumor I’d come across. “I’ve heard that people come down from New York with a van ev-ery spring” and steal bikes, said Tony Az-zouzi; several of his colleagues agreed.

Aha! So perhaps my DC-Baltimore bike-swap theory wasn’t too far off after all. Was it possible that my little brown Raleigh had been shipped off to the Big Apple? But rumors are rumors; if I wanted to learn more about where my bike – and the thousands of others stolen this past year – had gone, I’d have to dig further.

Bike Theft Part 2 will appear in the April issue of the Hill Rag. u

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your neighborhood + District Beat

If you’re feeling a little elec-toral fatigue, we hate to break it to you: there’s another elec-

tion coming on April 23. On that day, DC residents from across the city will choose the new At-Large councilmember to fill the seat once held by DC Council Chair Phil Mendelson, now occupied on an interim basis by Councilmem-ber Anita Bonds (D-At Large). Seven candidates are all in: Bonds, Ward 1 State Board of Education Representative Patrick Mara, Ini-tiative 70 activist Elissa Silverman, former At-Large Councilmember Michael Brown, Ward 3 ANC Commissioner Matthew Frumin, defense attorney Paul Zukerberg, and social activist Perry Redd.

The context of the election is both quite similar and quite dif-ferent than in the past. Ethics remains an issue on the forefront of many voters’ minds—Council-member Jim Graham (D-Ward 1) was recently reprimanded for his controversial role in a Metro land deal—while lawmakers begin to tackle education challenges rang-ing from school closures to chronic truancy. And while the city recent-ly posted a $417 million surplus and continues to grow (55 cranes dot the city’s sky, officials like to boast), the squeeze on neediest residents is acute, with affordable housing remaining in short supply and a persistent homeless popula-tion (including 600 children) at DC General.

Still, this is a special election, so the dynamics are different than in most races. Turnout is likely to be anemic at best—in the 2011

At-Large special election it barely exceeded 10 percent—and candi-dates have less time to raise money and campaign. How will it shape up? Here’s a quick review of the top candidates.

Patrick MaraFor the current Ward 1 repre-

sentative to the DC State Board of Education, this could well be it. While he failed in two prior bids for the DC Council—in 2008 and 2011—he’s now among the best-positioned. Mara can draw on a database of supporters gathered in previous efforts. And, while many would say that that’s the case de-spite his party affiliation—he’s a Republican, a rare breed in these parts—others say it’s because of it that he might well win.

Republicans haven’t held a seat on the council since 2008, and they’ve suffered a steady string of defeats since. Special elections are low-turnout affairs, and with a tar-geted and spirited effort Mara will be able to attract enough local Re-publicans to his cause. Additional-ly, being anything but a Democrat isn’t a bad thing in scandal-ridden DC; Mara’s message of political diversity could play well to the many new voters who are opting to remain independent.

Finally, Mara is of even rarer breed than just any Republican—he’s an urban Republican. Socially progressive, fiscally prudent, heav-ily involved in education, and a proven vote-getter, Mara can ap-peal to many crowds. Still, will his usual calls for lower taxes resonate in a city suffering from a severe

affordable housing crunch and enduring surpluses? And will his strongest bases of support—wards 1, 2 and 3—remain as solid with other competitors vying for them? More importantly, can he repeat his last success in the city’s largest ward, Ward 6? There, Mara polled strongly in the neighborhoods surrounding Eastern Market.

Elissa SilvermanThe former Washington Post

reporter and policy wonk at the DC Fiscal Policy Institute has transitioned smoothly into her role as an At-Large candidate: she has a well-known political spon-sor (former Ward 3 Councilmem-ber Kathy Patterson), a snappy campaign slogan (“Integrity, Ac-countability and Investment”) and wonky-yet-approachable answers to many of the city’s most intrac-table problems.

Silverman has translated her work on Initiative 70—which would have banned corporate con-tributions to local campaigns—into a pitch for why she’d be best-placed to address the council’s lack of ethics, while hammering home the need for more affordable hous-ing and better-spent workforce development dollars. Silverman also has access to the network of activists that very nearly placed Initiative 70 on the ballot. This rolodex no doubt gives her an edge in volunteers.

Silverman’s natural base seems to be among the city’s young pro-gressive set, but even there she’ll have to temper any enthusiasm for their causes with appeals to

the Ward 3 voters that Patterson will insist she attract. At a recent forum, for example, she said she was opposed to a DC plan to scrap parking minimums at new devel-opments. That might sound like music to the ears of some Ward 3 residents, but it’ll be nails-on-a-chalkboard for those in denser parts of town.

Will Silverman’s progressive appeal attract the same demo-graphic that turned out strongly for David Grosso in Wards 4, 5 and 6? Can Silverman secure the endorsement of the Washington Post Editorial Board, who have given Mara the nod in the past?

Michael BrownThe former councilmem-

ber wants his old job back after having been handed a humbling defeat by Councilmember David Grosso (I-At Large) last November. It’s not impossible to see it happen: Brown is affable and approachable, has citywide name recognition and can tout many of the progressive causes he championed—affordable housing, jobs—while on the council.

Given that prominence of is-sues of affordable housing and unemployment in recent months, Brown is in a perfect position to capitalize. Still, his biggest obsta-cle seems to be his own inability to muster an aggressive campaign. With little raised as of the end of January—a mere $9,500 from 10 donors—and talking points pre-mised on what he once did instead of what he plans to do, Brown runs the risk of sounding like he merely expects to get the job back.

The April 23 Special Election Primerby Martin Austermuhle


Matthew FruminDespite being a novice in

citywide campaigns, Frumin isn’t a total political newbie. A Ward 3 ANC commissioner and former congressional candidate, Frumin led all his competitors in fun-draising at the end of January, taking in over $80,000 from over 200 contributors.

Frumin’s work on Wilson High School’s modernization gives him education credentials. His mediation of sensitive devel-opment matters in his ward allows him to claim that he can handle those that are difficult and divisive. He’s also got a heck of a campaign slogan for the moment DC finds itself in: “Let’s Grow Together.” Frumin is challenged by low vis-ibility, though with the money he has, he could well spread it far and wide by Election Day.

Anita BondsThe current Interim Council-

member has been a behind-the-scenes operative in DC politics since the era of Marion Barry. She knows the ins-and-outs of the city’s po-litical machinery—the DC Demo-cratic State Committee, which she leads, is backing her—and can call upon many people for favors.

But in these uncertain times, Bonds close ties with the Demo-cratic establishment can do more to sink her candidacy than help her to victory. The DC Demo-cratic State Committee hasn’t elected new members in over four years (and that might be the least of the issues it has faced). And, for as much as Bonds pro-fesses to favor stronger ethics laws, the fact remains that for years she was on the payroll of Fort Myer Construction, one of the biggest DC contractors.

The Remainder ofthe Pack

Redd and Zukerberg are wor-thy candidates in some respects, but they simply haven’t raised enough money to be viable. Money isn’t ev-erything, but rare is the candidate that wins with none of it. To their credit, both have brought diverse perspective to candidate debates: Redd speaks passionately about helping returning citizens reinte-grate into society, while Zukerberg insists that the possession of small amounts of marijuana should be decriminalized.

The Horse RaceHow is each candidate going

to approach the race? For Mara, Silverman and Frumin, Grosso’s successful campaign in unseating Brown is instructive. Focus your efforts on Wards 2, 3, 4 and 6. All of these wards are rich in voters and have shown an inclination to dump the incumbents. Ward 6, in particular, powered Grosso ahead.

For Brown and Bonds, much like Mayor Vincent Gray, Wards 5, 7, and 8 hold the key: Brown drew most of his votes in the race against Grosso from these eastern localities. These neighborhoods provided the votes for Fenty’s de-feat. Here, Bonds can rely on her institutional contacts to help push her candidacy. Yet, the lack of a strong, single African-American candidate may reduce their influ-ence and turnout. The battle there-fore is likely to be won elsewhere.

Given the lineup, though, this election won’t break down the same way that the 2011 At-Large special did. Mara won’t be able to corner the market on Ward 3; both Frumin and Silverman have significant claims to some of those voters. Additionally, Wards

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H could help as many as 9,000 in Ward 3, 15,000 in Ward 6, and 18,200 in Ward 8. Although not all eligible residents will take advantage of the tax cred-it, thousands will benefit from the reforms.

DC’s GrowingProsperity Offers aChance to MakeSchedule H aPowerful Anti-Displacement Tool

The District ended 2012 with a whopping $417 million surplus, and all indicators suggest that tax collections in 2013 are equally strong. Mayor Gray already is talking about how he hopes to take advantage of the city’s growing resources, including a major com-mitment to affordable housing. Schedule H is not technically a housing program, but it should be thought of as one. With housing costs ris-ing faster than incomes, Schedule H can target tax assistance directly on residents struggling the most to keep up. Mayor Gray should fund the ad-opted improvements to Schedule H as part of his commitment to making housing affordable for all DC residents.

Lazere and Fulton are staff at the DC Fiscal Policy Institute (www.dcfpi.org), which conducts research on tax and budget issues that affect low- and moderate-income DC resi-dents. u

Imagine walking down H Street, NE, on your way to a restaurant that just opened,

passing new housing under con-struction along the way. For many us that image generates mixed feelings: excitement about the new housing and retail options but also concern about what the changes will mean for the low- and mod-erate-income residents who have been living there for years.

Wouldn’t it be great if we could have the best of both worlds — new development coupled with efforts to help existing residents stay and benefit from the changes? That requires concerted strategies to preserve affordable housing in gentrifying neighborhoods before prices rise too much.

Mayor Gray’s recent commit-ment to create 10,000 units of af-fordable housing could be used in this way.

But another, more immedi-ate strategy is available as well — buried in DC’s tax code of all places — that has the potential to help homeowners and renters stay in their homes as property taxes and rents rise. The little known tax credit with an unremarkable name, Schedule H, is severely lim-ited in its reach and power. How-ever, Mayor Gray and the DC Council have the power to address problems that have left Schedule H very under-utilized for a long time, by providing funding for re-forms passed by the DC Council. These changes could help tens of thousands of DC households get a tax credit of up to $1,000.

Schedule H Is a PropertyTax “Circuitbreaker”

Schedule H kicks in when resi-dents end up spending a large share of their income on property taxes. These kinds of tax credits are used across the country to cut off proper-ty taxes when they become too bur-densome. They are often described as “circuitbreakers” because they act like the switches in our homes that shut off the electricity when a circuit is overwhelmed.

Schedule H helps not only homeowners, but renters as well. Before you think to yourself “But renters don’t pay property taxes,” think about this: Land-lords pay property taxes, and the rents they charge need to cover all of their expenses, including taxes. This means tenants indirectly make property tax payments. DC’s Schedule H assumes that 15 per-cent of a resident’s rent payment goes to cover their landlord’s prop-erty taxes.

Given that most DC house-holds are renters, allowing all overburdened households to claim Schedule H is important to mak-ing it an anti-displacement tool. Especially in a city where rents rose sharply over the past decade — even in the midst of a recession.

Recent ChangesAddress ScheduleH’s Shortcomings

Currently, only households earning under $20,000 can ap-ply for Schedule H, an income limit dating back to the mid 1970s

when the credit was established. Even worse, people who share housing — like a grandmother who lives with a grown child and grandchild — have to have com-bined income below $20,000, and they have to count some sources of income that are hard to docu-ment. It is no wonder that only 7,000 households — 20 percent of those potentially eligible — claim it each year.

Fortunately, the DC Council adopted major changes to Sched-ule H last year, although without any of the needed funding. The changes include raising the maxi-mum income limit to $50,000, a much better measure of the resi-dents likely to be burdened by high property taxes, and raising the maximum credit amount to $1,000. The reforms also simplify the complex rules that have lim-ited participation.

Under the changes, a family with an income of $25,000 and monthly rent of $750 would get an annual $1,000 tax credit from Schedule H, while a family earn-ing $40,000 and paying $1,000 in rent or property taxes would get an $800 tax credit.

That level of assistance will not necessarily offset rising rents or property taxes for every DC fam-ily, but it will help them cope with DC’s high costs of living. Setting the Schedule H credit at this level also allows it to serve tens of thou-sands of households across the city, including those who are likely to sit for years on waiting lists for afford-able housing. Improving Schedule

your neighborhood + The Numbers

The Little Tax Credit That Could:Using the Tax Code to Help Residents

in Gentrifying Neighborhoodsby Ed Lazere and Jessica Fulton


1 and 6 will remain in play: Mara is proven vote-getter in both, but Silverman calls Ward 6 home and can ap-peal to younger voters pack-ing into Ward 1. Brown and Bonds will fight for votes in wards 5, 7 and 8, but the biggest question is whether Brown will be able to seek amends among the Ward 4 voters that can be so deci-sive in most local races.

Money, of course, will play its usual role. Fru-min took in an exception haul, while Silverman did well with $35,000 raised. Mara seemed a little limp at $20,000 collected, but a few high-profile fundraisers in February might reverse that trend. (He said he plans to raise $100,000.) Neither Brown nor Bonds seems particularly aggressive about raising money, which could make them non-factors come Election Day.

Still, given the nature of the race, Mara will be tough to beat if he can get his party faithful to the polls. Yet he is far from having a lock on the election. An aggressive Silverman is bent on con-testing every vote in Wards 3 and 6, threatening Mara’s support at The Post, and organizing a GOTV effort using the bones of Initiative 70. Frumin will also erode Mara support in northwest precincts. In the absence of polling data, the race is much too early to call.

Martin Austermuhle is Ed-itor-in-Chief of DCist.com and a freelance writer. He lives in Columbia Heights. u

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Next month the season of baseball begins again. DC will be a city with great

expectations. Can we shake off those weary blues from the last game The Nationals played? Do you recall how loud the silence was in the ball park? Cardinals dancing on our field like vultures plucking out our hearts.

Now we are about to march back into April. It’s a year in which no names will be voted into the hall of fame. Our nation went from junk bonds to Barry Bonds. What’s next?

It’s so important that our young baseball team have another great year. Our city needs to win. I want the best for Strasburg and Harper. I’m glad LaRoche didn’t leave. Spring is a time of hope: Easter and eggs. Show me a robin sticking out its chest and chirping and I know the smell of hotdogs and beer will soon be in the air and the sun will make me sweat before the seventh inning stretch.

Do I have any fears? Yes, a few – well, make that many since RGIII went down. What is the future go-

ing to look like? One minor change that might soon hit baseball is the replacement of the dugout phone with cellphones. This seems like such a small matter, but consider how much drama there is when a manager or pitching coach turns to use that phone hanging on the wall. One call and you know the guy standing on the mound might be yanked after facing one or two more batters. I need to see a man-ager making that call.

Texting someone in the bull-pen is like refusing to go out to the opera.

It’s the small changes to the game of baseball that mirror what is taking place in our society. Tradi-tion is sometimes upheld by a belt around one’s pants, a tie to an inter-view, polished shoes, and letting an elder go to the front of the line. Too often these small things slip away like a gas-line leak making you shake your dizzy head in circles.

I’ll always be a fan of baseball because of how the game is played. It’s where individuals make er-rors, guys get picked off first after a date with a single and people

steal without going to jail. This is what I have to look forward to in April. Don’t remind me about the IRS when I want to count the first RBIs. I’m waiting for the winning streak to hit double figures, a few walk-off homeruns and maybe an early no-hitter.

This is DC, a city where dreams are honored on the mall, and a place where history never sleeps. I wish it was always spring here – endless cherry blossoms and water flowing in Rock Creek Park, the sound of many languages laughing and dancing in duets.

This is the city by the Po-tomac, blessed by both north and south, blessed to have a baseball team first in its division. Now I need the movie sequel with the happy ending. I want to say good- bye to March and kiss April hello. Oh, and don’t tell me about the rain that might fall next month. I don’t want to confuse it with tears.

Baseball will be back soon, and what makes a curveball break is nothing but splendor, perfection and happiness. u

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If you’re talking about the pace of new businesses getting ready for opening day in U/14, then

March is definitely full of madness!

The Hunger Aims tobe Satisfied

On U Street, at least two new food and drink spots are to open within the next several months according to the timetable that I hear, and on 14th Street, that number multiplies by at least two to four. Near the corner of 13th on U Street, the old Quiznos sand-

wich shop is about to give way to &Pizza, the made-to-order pizza sensation that, like Taylor Gour-met, got its start on H Street NE and, also like Taylor Gourmet, has now muscled its way into U/14.

H&Pizza became a real hit in its first year in the Atlas Dis-trict, as H Street is now gener-ally called. During last summer’s H Street Festival, lots of Shaw, U Streeters, Loganites and Colum-bia Heights folks discovered the place and now they won’t have to go across town just to get a slice or

two. Ironically, Ben’s Chili Bowl, across the street from the soon to be &Pizza is doing a reverse move pretty soon to Atlas. Ben’s has bought a building on H Street and will soon open what looks to be a Ben’s Too in Hipsterville. I’m not sure why &Pizza isn’t going with “U&Pizza” for its U Street offshoot but anyway, here comes more of the quick and easy treats that many urbanites pick up to take home and devour.

Down the street from the &Pizza spot in the building that

formerly housed Urban Essen-tials furniture at 1330 U, look for a concept to be called District Pub or something similar. We re-ported a couple months ago that Streetsense had been negotiating a contract with a restaurant for that space. District Pub is applying for a liquor license. I expect they will open sometime in early summer if the plans go on schedule.

Apparently 14th Street has a whole bunch of hungry folks walk-ing around night after night. And there are many cooking up ways to satisfy that hunger! Another new

eatery well on the way is Le Dip-lomate, at the corner of 14th and Q. We had heard about a year or so ago that this place would be called the Italian Shirt Laundry, which was fitting because the building had housed a laundry for decades. But as it turns out, that deal frayed at the edges and now the place is to be yet another French bistro from Philly restaurateur Stephen Starr.

According to the timetable, the place is to open later this month but that could possibly be optimistic as they have just very recently begun

to interview for waiter and management positions.

Further up 14th at S, the people behind Ted’s Bulletin and Matchbox, which opened at the cor-ner of 14th and T at the top of the year, say that their comfort food concept Ted’s Bulletin is also well on the way to a spring opening on the ground floor of the District on 14th between S and Swann Streets. This would be the second Ted’s in the city. The first is on 8th Street SE in Barracks Row.

As if just hearing about all these new foodie joints isn’t enough to make someone bust, moving up 14th less than a block, we’ll soon find the Evening Food Market I am told. The concept, which ap-parently started in London, would bring various food truck vendors to the old Hunted House space at 1830 14th. That space would actu-ally be great for this kind of con-cept because of the three separate apartments that form chopped up spaces for individual “booths” or something similar. And because the space is “primitive” and quirky,

which worked nicely for Hunted House’s Mid Century Modern furniture, it is easy to pack up if a particular vendor moves and there is no need to install kitchens or ventilation with food trucks.

I’m not sure yet if the Food Market would take up both floors of the building or just the upstairs. Just recently, Arts 1830, an art gallery that had renovated and moved into the ground floor space closed down after about a year of trying to make a go of it. Hunted House moved out last April and set up a brand new shop in the Atlas District.

The Jeans are ComingDown You Say?

So, if Loganites and those who visit us regularly ate at all these new eateries that are about to launch in our midst, surely it would be time for some new gear! While not nearly as plentiful as restaurants, U/14 does have a re-spectable share of clothing stores. One of these stores, Universal Gear which moved to Logan from 17th Street a few years back, is very possibly moving again so I hear. Owner David Franco, it has been said, is considering moving the store, currently on 14th be-tween P and Q, up the street to a new development between Wal-lach and T, on the site of what used to be the Mid City Post Of-fice. He and partners are building a residential and commercial de-velopment there and, as I hear it, the clothing store might go into a ground floor space in that build-ing once it is constructed. As the building is still in the scaffolding stage, don’t look for the jeans to come down at the current space anytime too soon. u

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Le Diplomate, at the corner of 14th and Q.

Shaw Main Streets’ Chef-Focused Gala

Shaw Main Streets recently announced plans for its 2013 gala, to take place at 7:00 p.m. on April 18 at Long View Gallery. This year’s gala will feature several of the most no-table chefs of Shaw. The star chefs of the host committee will provide small bites for attend-ees of the gala, which will also be catered and have a bar.

Gala Chair Mary Margaret Porterfield is excited about the foodie-focus of this year’s event. “We’ve developed a serious cluster of noteworthy restaurateurs in the Shaw Main Streets service area, like RJ Cooper, Tom Pow-er, and Frederik De Pue (just to name a few). Their eateries are sought-out destinations in Washington, if not the country. We are going to take this moment to celebrate who they are and how they’ve enhanced our neighborhood.”

As with last year’s gala, the atmosphere will

be lively and fun. A jazz band, silent auction of about a dozen exciting packages, and surprises will keep guests entertained. Tickets are $75 and can be purchased through the Shaw Main Streets website, www.shawmainstreets.org. Sponsorship opportunities are also available. An after-party beginning at 9:00 p.m. will take place at Long View Gallery, with a DJ, beer, and cash bar. Tickets, just $15, can be purchased through the Shaw Main Streets website.

WorkSpaces Out ofWonder Bread

Last summer, Douglas Development and WorkSpaces LLC announced that the latter would be the lead tenant of the Wonder Bread Factory at 641 S St. NW. The deal called for the workplace furniture dealer to lease 20,817 square feet of the under-renovation/expansion historic structure. In late February the plan fell through when WorkSpaces abruptly closed.


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Scripture Cathedral at 9th and O, poised for redevelopment. Photo: Ralph Brabham

Sherry Bar and Salon Coming to Progression Place

The Shops at Progression Place consist of ap-proximately 19,000 square feet of ground-floor re-tail space in the 1800 block of 7th St. NW. Two retail tenants have been announced.

Wanda’s at Seventh Salon & Spa will be a full-service Aveda salon, featuring make-up, hair, nails, and skin services to help men and women main-tain a healthy, radiant appearance. Some of the specific services to be offered are manicures and pedicures, skin treatments, waxing, barber services, braiding and natural hair services, cut and color, and children’s services.

Mockingbird Hill will be a sherry-focused bar featuring ham-focused small bites. It is the brain-child of star mixologist Derek Brown of The Pas-senger and Madrid resident Angie Salame.

Condos Coming to 11thand M

Community Three Development plans an 80-unit project at 11th and M St. NW. The developer proposes to replace two surface parking lots with a structure wrapping the building at the corner – currently home to a self-service laundry on the ground floor. The project will have distinctive front-ages on 11th and M St. NW, with ground floor re-tail on 11th and residential entrance on M Street. Assuming all goes according to plan, construction could begin within the year. Community Three has been responsible for several high-quality projects throughout Shaw, including The Nine (1316 9th St. NW), M Street Flats (444 M St. NW), and The Centre (under construction at 435 R St. NW).

Scripture CathedralRedevelopment Coming

On March 1 the Washington Business Journal broke the story that a partnership of Four Points LLC and The Warrenton Group LLC is under con-tract to purchase the Scripture Cathedral Church at 9th and O St. NW. The likely plan for the church’s properties, which are just across from CityMarket at O and a block north of the convention center, is a mixed use redevelopment. u


Looking for Green in the Concrete

A battle over park space is being waged in Eckington, the neighbor-hood bordering Bloomingdale to the east. As the DC Department of Parks and Recreation makes plans to redesign the grounds of the Harry Thomas Recreation Center, the Eckington Dog Park Association is asking that the city set aside 5,000 square feet at the community center for a small dog park. “Harry Thomas is basically the only given space we have, and it’s a shame because when you start looking at other areas around Eck-ington, like LeDroit and Truxton, you have to go several blocks west to find park space,” said a represen-tative from the association.

But some residents aren’t so happy about the idea of pet own-

ers bringing their dogs to the field. Local neighborhood commissioner Joyce Robinson-Paul said that she has collected more than 800 signa-tures on a petition from concerned parents strongly opposing the dog park. “We don’t want dogs to walk on the field and spread feces and urine where children play,” said Robinson-Paul, adding that the dog park should not be built near the field. “It’s a safety issue.”

Once the petitions are filed the city will decide whether to build the dog park. The dispute reflects the lack of public parks in the Bloomingdale area. While there are more than 70 city and federal parks throughout Ward 5, only five small triangle parks are in Bloomingdale. “The dog park is-sue is an urban issue – there’s only so much green space,” said John

Stokes, chief of staff at DC Parks and Recreation.

Peter Harnik, director of the Center for City Park Excellence at the Trust for Public Land, noted that “Bloomingdale does need more space because even though DC has more green space than many other cities, that part of the city probably has the least amount of parkland compared to other spaces.” A 2012 report from the Trust ranked DC fifth among the nation’s 40 largest cities for its park access and park space.

According to Harnik, city parks are vital to the development of communities because they im-prove neighborhood safety, in-crease property values, reduce am-bient temperature, and hold flood water. Right now, the Blooming-dale area’s 10,700 residents have

only one park, Crispus Attucks, a private one-acre space bounded between the alleys of 1st, North Capitol, U, and V streets NW. Though the park meets some of the community’s needs for green space, it is not large enough to serve a wide range of uses, such as dog walking or sport activities.

“Our little Crispus Attucks Park can’t really serve as a proper park for active play,” said John Corea, board member of the Cris-pus Attucks Development Corpo-ration. “Ours is really a place for more passive recreation.”

Residents may see new green areas in the coming years. In Janu-ary the DC Office of Planning an-nounced that city officials would assess park and open space in the neighborhood as part of a new plan to revitalize six neighbor-

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hoods. The office will provide rec-ommendations to the city council by May 2014.

Many area residents are hop-ing, in the meantime, that public park space comes out of the rede-velopment plans at McMillan, the historic 25-acre water treatment fa-cility located at the northern tip of Bloomingdale. If the city approves the site developer’s plans, McMillan could have nearly six acres of park space, in addition to new homes, of-fices, and retail, according to Tania B. Jackson, outreach coordinator for Vision McMillan Partners.

But for many in the area, six acres may not be green enough. Preliminary data from a 2012 Mc-Millan Advisory Group survey showed that most area residents prefer McMillan to consist of 50 percent or more of park space. In 2012 the Bloomingdale Civic As-sociation passed a resolution of no confidence in the Vision McMil-lan plan on grounds that it lacked green space and did not acknowl-edge the site’s historical signifi-cance. “We don’t have many [park] options, which is why McMillan became such a focal point,” said John Salatti, a resident who used to give tours of McMillan before the city closed the site to the public last year. Salatti served as a neigh-borhood commissioner for five years and currently is a member of the Friends of McMillan, an advo-cacy group favoring preservation of the site.

“When you’re doing urban de-velopment,” declared Salatti, “the first thing you do is build the park, then everything else around that.” Comparing the McMillan devel-opment plan to the recently gen-trified NoMa district, he stated, “In NoMa, you have this large con-crete area, but the people have no-where to go. The city’s developers have no overall vision for what to do with McMillan, this amazing space, but the community contin-ues to fight on.” u


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Nowruz: A Persian New Year Celebration Family Day

In conjunction with the US debut of the iconic Cyrus Cylinder, visitors of all ages are invited to enjoy “Haft Sin” table displays, “fire” jumping, a pho-to booth, games, stories by Xanthe Gresham, performances by the Nomad Dancers, and concerts by Mamak Khadem’s new ensemble. Explore digitized photographs by Antoin Sevruguin and participate in a variety of family activi-ties. Traditional Persian food by Moby Dick House of Kabob is available for purchase. Saturday, Mar 16, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.at the Freer and Sackler, S. Dillon Ripley Center.

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On Saturdays at 9:30 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. there are free live performances for children in the Helen Hayes Gallery. Tick-ets are required and distributed first come-first seated. Tickets are distributed 1/2 hour prior to performance. One ticket per person in line. The National Theatre, 1321 Pennsyl-vania Ave., NW. 202-783-3372. Mar 9-The Bog Band and Shannon Dunne Dance Company. Celebrate the Irish in all of us with a fun-filled St. Patrick’s Day show of traditional Irish music and dance! The Bog Band, a group of young musicians totally mad for traditional Irish music, will be joined by the Shannon Dunne Dance Company which specializes in “Old Style“ dance step. Mar 16-The Adventures of Polly Pedestrian. Polly learns important lessons—in English and Spanish—about traffic, pedestrian and bicycle safety from an unlikely friend: Ri-cardo, The Cavalier Raccoon! Puppetry, cool characters and a rockin’ finale enhance this wise play which teaches taking responsibil-ity for one’s actions and having compassion for others. Mar 23-Mother Goose: Jazz’n Blues! Christiana Drapkin’s Jazz Ensemble returns by popular demand! Sing, clap your hands, snap your fingers and swing in this interactive musical morning filled with vari-ations on popular children’s tunes. Everyone is part of the action whether singing about

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St. Patrick’s DayCelebration atMLK Library

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Kites of Asia Family Day at Air and Space

Th e fi rst aviation-related objects collected by the Smithsonian were two Chinese kites, donated in 1876. Celebrate this unique start to the National Air and Space Museum’s collection by visiting on the Kites of Asia family day. Experience the art-istry and beauty of Asian kites, see indoor kite fl ying, and make your own kite! Free. Saturday, Mar 23, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. National Air and Space Museum, Independence Ave at 6th St. SW. 202-633-2214. ai-randspace.si.edu

DDOT and Metro Roll Out Pilot Program With Giant Stores

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Science Saturday at the Botanic Garden

Not enough science in your week? Join them for an afternoon of hands on plant science. Travel through the Conservatory expe-riencing the different biomes and learn about plant adaptations, ex-plore the special relationship be-

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2013 Secondary Schools Shakespeare Festival

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Want to Play? Want to Invent? What’s the Difference? When asked what inspired them to be-come inventors, many adults tell stories about playing as children. Among their most frequently cited childhood play experiences are: mechanical tinkering, fiddling with construction toys, reflecting about nature, and drawing or en-gaging in visual modeling. There is something about the skills fos-tered by play that inventors value and keep using as part of their working lives. The playful ap-proaches cited by creative adults form an interesting parallel to the

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Science Experiment: Germs -The Impor-tance of Handwashing

You may have heard in the news about the recent outbreaks of the flu and colds this win-ter. Doctors and scientists both recommend washing your hands with soap to avoid spreading germs. This experiment will help show your kids (and you) why just wiping your hands and not washing is not enough to stop the spread of germs.

You will need two slices of dark bread (white bread will work but it will take longer because of the preservatives), two zippered sandwich bags, tongs, permanent marker and a spray bottle. La-bel one bag touched and one bag untouched. Set up this experi-ment after an outing or an activity where you would normally wash your hands. Wipe hands to re-move dirt, but do not wash with soap and water. “Wipe” hands on both sides of one of the pieces of bread. Place this piece in the bag marked touched. Use the tongs to carefully place the second piece of bread in the untouched bag. Spray both pieces with two sprays of wa-ter and seal up the bags. Place the bags in a dark cabinet and check back every few days.

Mold will grow on both slices of bread, but it will grow much sooner and in higher abundance on the touched slice. The germs from the dirty hands provide food for the mold to breed faster. These are germs that we are exposed to if our hands are not washed before we eat. This experiment proves the importance of hand washing. Source:education.com/activity/ar-ticle/germs_make_me_sick_kind-er. This experiment was featured in the Children’s Science Center January Newsletter. .TheChild-rensScienceCenter.org u

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GALita Presents Las aventuras de Don Quijote de La Mancha

GALita, a program for the entire family, presents the return of Las aven-turas de Don Quijote de La Mancha, a play based on the famous novel by literature by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, written by Argentine playwright Patricia Suárez, with a bilingual adaptation by Cornelia Cody. Commissioned by GALA and directed by Hugo Medrano, GALA’s co-founder and Producing Artistic Director, Las aventuras de Don Quijote de La Mancha will be present-ed from Mar 18-28, at GALA Theatre, 3333 14th St. NW. Green line. Tickets are $12, and the group rate for 10 or more is $10. A special performance for the general public will take place on Saturday, Mar 23 at 3 p.m. The duration of the show is approximately 70 minutes and the content is appropriate for the entire family, but particularly for ages 7-12. For more information call 202-234-7174 or visit galatheatre.org. GALita produces children’s theater in both Spanish and English that inspire a sense of joy, discovery, pride and identity in our com-munity’s youngest children. Accessible to both Spanish and English speaking children, GALita’s productions spark their curiosity and tolerance for cultures other than their own.


For further information contact Philip Pannell, ACC Executive Director, 202-889-4900, [email protected]. For information about the Central Northeast Civic Association debate, contact Janis D. Hazel, Communications Committee, Central NorthEast Civic Association (CNECA) at 202-630-5099

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Tuesday, March 19th, 7 to 9 p.m.

Ward Memorial AME Church241 42nd Street, NE

Moderators: Tracee Wilkins, Bureau Chief for NBC & Sam Ford, WJLA-TV News Reporter

Sponsors: Central Northeast Civic Association, East of the River Newspaper

Wednesday, March 20th, 1 to 3 p.m.

Congress Heights Senior Wellness Center3500 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, SE

Moderator: Stuart Rosenthal, Publisher, The Beacon Newspaper

Sponsors: Anacostia/Bellevue/Congress Heights AAARP Chapter #4870, Congress Heights Senior Wellness Center, Anacostia Coordinating Council (ACC), East of the River Newspaper

Wednesday, March 27th, 6:30 to 9:00 p.m.

Eastern Senior High School1700 East Capitol Street, NE (Stadium-Armory Metro Station)

Moderator: Sam Ford, WJLA-TV News Reporter

A Straw Poll will be Conducted After The Forum.

Sponsors: DC Federation of Civic Associations, Advisory Neighborhood Commission 6A, Anacostia Coordinating Council, Councilmember Tommy Wells, The Hill Rag Newspaper

Monday, April 8th, 6:30 to 9:00 p.m.

Ballou Senior High School3401 4th Street, SE (at Trenton Street)

Moderator: Denise Rolark Barnes, Publisher, The Washington Informer

Sponsors: Ballou SHS PTSA, Congress Heights Com-munity Association, Anacostia Coordinating Council, Advisory Neighborhood Commissions 8A, 8B, 8C, 8D, 8E, East of the River Newspaper

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The beginning of 2013, as with all new seasons, has been filled with promises

of better eating, more exercise, frequent journaling, and more let-ter writing. Somehow New Year’s resolutions seem to disappear so quickly, but this year I am deter-mined to make my promises of better health last with a simple, long-term oriented trick: growing my own medicine!

It is incredible how easy it is to grow a medicine cabinet full of goodness, even in a small ur-ban garden. So far this year I have made a hand salve, body soap, chap stick, and a host of teas from herbs grown in my tiny backyard. Easy, organic, and a lot cheaper than buying products already made. I used skin-calming herbs such as calendula, lavender, and chamo-mile, and healing herbs such as plantain, oregano, and rosemary. I paid a visit to my favorite herb store (Blue Nile on Georgia Av-enue) for shea butter, essential oil, and beeswax, and in a few hours and with the help of YouTube had crafted a host of products for my-self and loved ones.

The best thing about herbs is that they are often some of the easiest plants to grow. Perennials like rosemary, lavender, mint, and oregano will grow exponentially each year, with very little attention or care (you may need to control them so they don’t take over your garden). Many herbs can grow on windowsills and don’t even need a full day’s sunlight. Herbs can be harvested fresh or dried for use during the winter. Those harvest-

ed for their leaves are the fastest and most efficient way to use a small space.

You can gain the healing pow-ers of herbs such as motherwort, nettles, or chickweed through teas and tinctures. A Google search of herbal remedies can lead to over-whelming and conflicting infor-mation, so if you are new to the herbal world, start simply with cooking herbs. Growing them is crazily easy and saves money al-most immediately. At Old City green we sell all sorts of culinary herb seedlings for about three dol-lars, not much more than a bunch would be at the grocery store. With a little water and sunlight you’ll be using them recipe after recipe. Adding your own culinary herbs to cooking often enhances the medicinal properties over old, store-bought dried herbs.

Culinary herbs have some surprising properties. Rosemary is an astringent, oregano is anti-bacterial, and thyme is antisep-tic. One home remedy for deep coughs is to simmer fresh or dried oregano in a shallow skillet of wa-ter and breathe the steam deeply to loosen phlegm. You can obtain the medicinal properties of herbs by making infused oils, simmer-ing them for a few hours in olive oil, then using the oil in culinary recipes or topical concoctions. A great book that uses fresh herbs in delicious recipes is “Nourishing Traditions” by Sally Fallon. If you are looking for help as you dive into the herb world, here are some good local places to start:

Herb plants and gardening

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The Garden Fairyby Sarah McLaughlin

Sarah McLaughlin teaches a children’s gardening class.

supplies: Old City green (925 Rhode Island Ave. NW) Dried herbs, shea butter, cocoa butter, and “concocting” supplies:

Blue Nile (2826 Georgia Ave. NW) Herbal consultations and products:Tricia McCauley, leafyhead.com Herbal CSA and plant walks: Little Red Bird Botanicals, http://

redbirdbotanicals.wordpress.com/A window box full of herbs and a pot of healthy, homemade soup

is a great way to follow up on New Year’s promises!

Sarah McLaughlin is a manag-er at Old City green and a chil-dren’s gardening teacher whose loves include worms, sungold tomatoes, kitchen experiments, and hiking. u


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16TH STREET HEIGHTS 1335 GALLATIN ST NW $527,000 41206 GALLATIN ST NW $585,000 31314 DECATUR ST NW $600,000 51333 HAMILTON ST NW $605,000 31501 GALLATIN ST NW $735,000 3

ADAMS MORGAN 2205 ONTARIO RD NW $615,000 2

AMERICAN UNIVERSITY PARK 4212 46TH ST NW $830,000 34316 46TH ST NW $849,900 44510 BRANDYWINE ST NW $890,000 4

BLOOMINGDALE 11 R ST NW $716,000 3

BRIGHTWOOD 7137 GEORGIA AVE NW $218,000 3528 ROXBORO PL NW $242,000 3434 ONEIDA PL NW $261,250 3526 SHERIDAN ST NW $265,000 3707 SHERIDAN ST NW $389,000 3625 LONGFELLOW ST NW $459,000 47011 8TH ST NW $525,000 35821 4TH ST NW $656,000 4

CLEVELAND PARK 3400 RODMAN ST NW $900,000 33001 CATHEDRAL AVE NW $1,950,000 6

COLUMBIA HEIGHTS 734 COLUMBIA RD NW $340,000 3825 EUCLID ST NW $350,000 23028 SHERMAN AVE NW $358,000 3749 GRESHAM PL NW $401,000 3445 LAMONT ST NW $515,000 43209 11TH ST NW $550,000 31002 COLUMBIA RD NW $553,900 43300 WARDER ST NW $560,000 43545 13TH ST NW $615,000 4624 PRINCETON PL NW $770,000 41300 EUCLID ST NW $950,000 51314 IRVING ST NW $1,125,000 43533 13TH ST NW $1,300,000 7

CRESTWOOD 4352 BLAGDEN AVE NW $697,000 31722 VARNUM ST NW $805,000 4

DUPONT CIRCLE 1626 S ST NW $1,395,000 61620 RIGGS PL NW $1,315,000 71632 RIGGS PL NW $1,500,000 4

GEORGETOWN 1716 34TH ST NW $70,000 01528 26TH ST NW $619,000 22802 N ST NW $929,000 12907 DUMBARTON ST NW $1,100,000 21406 30TH ST NW $1,549,000 33304 N ST NW $3,640,000 4

3249 N ST NW $7,550,000 61248 30TH ST NW $7,600,000 5

GLOVER PARK 2113 37TH ST NW $788,000 33823 BEECHER ST NW $825,000 4

KALORAMA 2430 20TH ST NW $1,210,000 51872-1874 CALIFORNIA ST NW $1,218,000 52334 19TH ST NW $1,327,500 51821 FLORIDA AVE NW $1,450,000 3

LEDROIT PARK 437 ELM ST NW $440,000 264 CHANNING ST NW $701,000 446 ADAMS ST NW $783,000 4

MASS. AVE. HTS. 2910 EDGEVALE TER NW $5,495,000 6

OLD CITY 208 N ST NW $361,500 31431 3RD ST NW $433,000 31407 NEW JERSEY AVE NW $590,000 31227 S ST NW $601,000 21604 3RD ST NW $630,500 4

PETWORTH 316 WEBSTER ST NW $270,000 45123 7TH ST NW $277,000 3733 FARRAGUT ST NW $370,000 4809 JEFFERSON ST NW $389,000 45023 8TH ST NW $415,000 35320 9TH ST NW $439,900 35237 5TH ST NW $479,000 35730 8TH ST NW $499,900 4725 TAYLOR ST NW $520,000 35201 2ND ST NW $525,000 54924 3RD ST NW $547,500 44618 8TH ST NW $585,000 4405 WEBSTER ST NW $595,000 4539 SHEPHERD ST NW $654,000 44421 9TH ST NW $693,000 3122 LONGFELLOW ST NW $407,000 4

SHAW 1513 4TH ST NW $475,000 4

TAKOMA PARK 17 UNDERWOOD PL NW $263,000 36707 2ND ST NW $415,000 3724 FERN PL NW $459,000 3

U STREET 2241 12TH ST NW $516,000 22224 12TH ST NW $632,000 2

WESLEY HEIGHTS 4334 KLINGLE ST NW $885,000 44532 MACOMB ST NW $1,195,000 5

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16TH STREET HEIGHTS 5832 GEORGIA AVE NW #202 $136,000 1

5511-5517 COLORADO AVE NW #501 $599,000 3

ADAMS MORGAN 1725 LANIER PL NW #4B $355,000 22516 17TH ST NW #1 $479,000 21701 KALORAMA RD NW #203 $555,000 22363 CHAMPLAIN ST NW #25 $570,000 21700 KALORAMA RD NW #302 $732,000 11801 WYOMING AVE NW #24 $539,900 21801 WYOMING AVE NW #34 $544,900 2

BLOOMINGDALE 149 W ST NW #14 $283,900 170 RHODE ISLAND AVE NW #403 $308,000 12201 2ND ST NW #31 $317,900 11827 1ST ST NW #2 $359,500 2

CENTRAL 2201 L ST NW #408 $239,000 0809 6TH ST NW #45 $425,000 2631 D ST NW #1230 $440,000 12141 P ST NW #203 $550,000 2

CLEVELAND PARK 3700 39TH ST NW #177 $200,000 03446 CONNECTICUT AVE NW #207 $296,500 13821 NEWARK ST NW #440B $430,000 24301 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW #A204 $472,000 33710 39TH ST NW #169 $549,900 33879 RODMAN ST NW #62 $560,000 33883 CONNECTICUT AVE NW #912 $679,000 2

OBSERVATORY CIRCLE 2801 NEW MEXICO AVE NW #713 $335,426 1

COLUMBIA HEIGHTS 3318 SHERMAN AVE NW #204 $260,000 13900 14TH ST NW ##407 $270,000 11308 CLIFTON ST NW #310 $279,000 13900 14TH ST NW #416 $289,900 11439 EUCLID ST NW #303 $299,900 11442 HARVARD ST NW ##1 $390,000 11423 NEWTON ST NW #201 $408,000 23512 NEW HAMPSHIRE AVE NW #1 $432,500 2732 LAMONT ST NW #303 $449,000 21101 FAIRMONT ST NW #8 $467,000 24024 14TH ST NW #3 $475,000 24024 14TH ST NW #2 $482,000 21442 HARVARD ST NW ##4 $489,900 11361 IRVING ST NW #15 $490,000 24024 14TH ST NW #4 $495,000 24024 14TH ST NW #1 $500,000 21215 PARK RD NW #3 $645,000 21435 CHAPIN ST NW #305 $659,000 2

DUPONT CIRCLE 2141 P ST NW #205 $299,990 11615 Q ST NW #712 $315,000 12141 P ST NW #904 $425,000 12145 N ST NW #1 $405,000 11750 16TH ST NW #21 $626,000 21750 16TH ST NW #34 $630,000 21230 23RD ST NW #908 $420,000 1

FOGGY BOTTOM 2030 F ST NW #606 $265,000 03 WASHINGTON CIR NW #1003 $365,000 1

2501 K ST NW #1C $417,500 22600 PENNSYLVANIA AVE NW #304 $805,000 2

FOREST HILLS 3901 CONNECTICUT AVE NW #212 $356,000 13901 CONNECTICUT AVE NW #510 $709,000 2

GALLERY PLACE 400 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW #807 $538,490 1

GARFIELD 2725 CONNECTICUT AVE NW #305 $350,000 12619 GARFIELD ST NW #3 $652,500 2

GEORGETOWN 3035 Q ST NW #1 $472,500 13303 WATER ST NW #B-7 $790,000 1

GLOVER PARK 3925 DAVIS PL NW #B-7 $210,500 12725 39TH ST NW #401 $309,000 12339 40TH PL NW ##305 $339,000 1

KALORAMA 2032-2040 BELMONT RD NW #503 $227,000 02410 20TH ST NW #101 $350,000 121151/2 S ST NW #2115 $478,500 21808 CALIFORNIA ST NW #21 $499,500 21822 VERNON ST NW #302 $500,000 22123 CALIFORNIA ST NW #E5 $550,000 22127 CALIFORNIA ST NW #807 $692,500 21817 KALORAMA SQ NW #9 $2,000,000 4

LEDROIT PARK 2201 2ND ST NW #35 $199,900 040 ADAMS ST NW $484,700 3

LOGAN CIRCLE 1301 RHODE ISLAND AVE NW #B $659,000 21300 N ST NW #512 $239,900 01245 13TH ST NW #516 $256,320 01634 14TH ST NW #02 $299,900 11634 14TH ST NW #502 $330,000 11634 14TH ST NW #302 $334,900 11634 14TH ST NW #205 $375,000 11634 14TH ST NW #03 $397,000 11634 14TH ST NW #405 $402,000 11634 14TH ST NW ##605 $409,900 11634 14TH ST NW #705 $431,500 11634 14TH ST NW ##204 $496,900 11634 14TH ST NW #101 $584,185 21133 14TH ST NW #208 $590,000 21634 14TH ST NW #303 $655,000 21634 14TH ST NW ##604 $660,155 11634 14TH ST NW #301 $664,900 21634 14TH ST NW #501 $680,753 21634 14TH ST NW #603 $726,900 21410 S ST NW #1 $845,000 21634 14TH ST NW #PENT 703 $1,026,660 21410 S ST NW #2 $1,300,000 31634 14TH ST NW #403 $674,900 21324 14TH ST NW #3 $794,433 1

MOUNT PLEASANT 2426 ONTARIO RD NW #103 $355,000 11885 MONROE ST NW #4 $499,000 21700 KALORAMA RD NW #301 $519,000 1

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Changing HandsChanging hands is a list of most residential sales in the District of Columbia 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

Banker office on Capitol Hill. The list includes address, sales price and number of bedrooms.

1823 NEWTON ST NW #210 $587,500 2

MOUNT VERNON TRIANGLE 440 L ST NW #1104 $533,500 2555 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW #1212 $377,000 1

OLD CITY 1 SCOTT CIR NW #320 $228,500 11711 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW #102 $230,000 11 SCOTT CIR NW #220 $234,000 1910 M ST NW #206 $388,000 1555 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW #1016 $418,000 11300 13TH ST NW #102 $449,000 11300 13TH ST NW #102 $449,000 21423 R ST NW #206 $452,000 12004 11TH ST NW #235 $485,000 21616 11TH ST NW #303 $500,000 2440 L ST NW #311 $550,000 21117 10TH ST NW #502 $561,000 2301 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW #701 $575,000 21340 Q ST NW #23 $659,000 2420-422 M ST NW #A $385,000 1

PENN QUARTER 440 L ST NW #813 $415,000 1915 E ST NW #514 $379,000 1616 E ST NW #801 $422,000 1616 E ST E #854 $560,000 2675 E ST NW #510 $740,000 2

RLA (SW) 1435 4TH ST SW #B214 $195,000 11250 4TH ST SW #W301 $345,000 2

U STREET 1418 W ST NW #402 $361,000 12250 11TH ST NW #403 $654,900 21414 BELMONT ST NW #208 $407,500 12120 VERMONT AVE NW #323 $620,000 3

WEST END 2501 M ST NW #607 $355,000 11155 23RD ST NW #PH3N $1,320,000 21177 22ND ST NW #9H $1,749,000 2

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ADAMS MORGAN 1661 CRESCENT PL NW #101 $349,000 11820 CLYDESDALE PL NW #103 $392,500 23025 ONTARIO RD NW #304 $420,000 2

CLEVELAND PARK 3620 CONNECTICUT NW #9 $275,000 12802 DEVONSHIRE PLACE NW #205 $370,000 23000 TILDEN ST NW #UNIT #1 $1,100,000 3

DUPONT CIRCLE 1701 16TH ST NW #725 $249,000 11701 16TH ST NW #817 $390,000 11701 16TH ST NW #716 $425,000 1

FOGGY BOTTOM 2475 VIRGINIA AVE NW #506 $176,000 02475 VIRGINIA AVE NW #428 $237,000 1730 24TH ST NW #604 $251,000 1730 24TH ST NW #321 $270,000 1700 NEW HAMPSHIRE AVE NW #717 $850,000 22700 VIRGINIA AVE NW #1001 $1,200,000 3

GEORGETOWN 1657 31ST ST NW #310 $290,000 1

KALORAMA 2122 CALIFORNIA ST NW #453 $451,000 11870 WYOMING AVE NW #104 $750,000 32101 CONNECTICUT AVE NW #83 $1,950,000 3

MOUNT PLEASANT 1820 CLYDESDALE PL NW #101 $225,500 12707 ADAMS MILL RD NW ##308 $235,000 1

TAKOMA PARK 7058 EASTERN AVE NW #309 $154,000 2u


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