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Howl-O-Ween Contest / Andrew Lightman Hill-O-Ween Photos / Andrew Lightman

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E On DC / E. Ethelbert Miller The Bulletin Board The District Beat / Martin Austermuhle The Numbers / Elissa Silverman & Ed Lazere ANC 6A Report / Heather Schoell ANC 6B Report / Emily Clark ANC 6C Report / Roberta Weiner ANC 6D Report / Roberta Weiner

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Who Benefits From The Capitol Hill Community Foundation? We All Do / Stephanie Deutsch Giving Locally

communitylife 57 Spotted on the Hill / Peter Vankevich 58 Nan Raphael Joins Redskins Band / Maggie Hall 60 Peter Bug Garners Donations for Spingarn / Ann Quarzo 62 H Street Life / Elise Bernard 64 Barracks Row / Sharon Bosworth South By West / Will Rich 66 Capitol Riverfront News / Michael Stevens 68 @ Your Service / Heather Schoell 70

realestate 73 76

Presidential Residents / Robert S. Pohl Changing Hands: Home Sales / Don Denton

ARTSdiningentertainment Special 83 88 90 92 94 96 98 100 103

Talking Turkey Locally / Jonathan Bardzik Does It Work: Turkey Tools / Jennifer Zatkowski The Wine Guys / Felix Milner Dining Notes / Celeste McCall Dog & Pony DC’s Very Different Approach to Playmaking / Amanda Abrams At the Movies / Mike Canning Art and The City / Jim Magner The Literary Hill / Karen Lyon Diana McLellan: An Afternoon of Poetry / Maggie Hall

20002 ZIP CODE

Sep-12

Sep-11

% Change

Avg Sold Price

$463,790

$350,033

32.50%

8.33%

Sold Dollar Volume

$24,117,098 $16,801,597 43.54%

Median Sold Price

$439,500

Units Sold

Avg Days on Market

Avg List Price for Solds Avg SP to OLP Ratio

105 108 110

Active Isolated Stretching / Pattie Cinelli Vet Advice: Deflating Bloat /Matthew Antkowiak, DVM Barbie & GI Joe / Ronda Bresnick Hauss

kidsandfamily 113 118

Kids & Family Notebook / Kathleen Donner School Notes / Susan Braun Johnson

homesandgardens 127 132 136

The Hill Gardener: A Simple Bench in King’s Court Community Garden / Rindy O’Brien Garden Spot: Pruning / Derek Thomas Dear Garden Lady / by Anonymous

Cover Info: Roy Lichtenstein, The Oval Office, 1992, color screenprint National Gallery of Art, Washington. Gift of Roy and Dorothy Lichtenstein. Exhibit: Roy Lichtenstein Retrospective. On View at National Gallery of Art, October 14, 2012–January 13, 2013. www.nga.gov.

$466,663 97.1%

$356,258 98%

52.87% -42.47% 30.99% -0.96%

Stats provided by Realestate Business Intelligence (RBI). 20003 ZIP CODE

Sep-12

Sep-11

% Change

Avg Sold Price

$604,591

$622,359

-2.85%

-25.93%

Sold Dollar Volume

$12,091,815 $16,803,700 -28.04%

Median Sold Price

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$287,500

$516,335

Units Sold

Avg Days on Market

Avg List Price for Solds Avg SP to OLP Ratio

$603,416 99.5%

$640,000 33

$630,226 98.5%

-19.32% -6.06% -4.25% 1%

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GO.SEE.DO. Grand Opening of DC’s Canal Park

On November 16 and 17, help celebrate the grand opening of a $20 million city park that is a model of sustainable, green urban development containing the largest rain garden in the District of Columbia. Also within the park: a linear ice skating path, water features, Park Tavern restaurant, sculptures by DC artist David Hess, interactive light cubes displaying video and photographic art. This official opening features live music performances, ice skating and Aerial view of the park. Photo: Courtesy of Canal Park ice skating performances, fitness activities, Zumba, boot camp, face painting, an interactive light cube launch and a lot more. Ice rink hours this winter are: Monday-Friday, noon-9 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m.-10 p.m.; Sunday 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Adult fee is $8; children, seniors (55+) and military fees are $7. Skate rental is $3. The park is at Second and M sts. SE, one block east from the Navy Yard Metro (New Jersey Avenue exit). For more information, visit canalparkdc.org.

Diana McLellan (“The Ear”) Reads from “Making Hay”

DC’s grande dame of gossip, Diana McLellan, will entertain and amuse at a special appearance at the Hill Center on Sunday afternoon, Nov 18 at 2:00 p.m. While the legendary journalist, columnist, author and editor, will be mainly reading from her latest publication-a collection of poetry-she will also recall the days when she was privy to the ‘secrets’ of the famous and infamous. Those heady DC days, when one hardly passed that Diana-or The Ear as she was internationally known-did not drop some sexy, tasty, delicious morsel of information about those in the fast-lane of life, the White House, the corridors of DC power and Hollywood. As well as reading from Making Hay-which is delightfully illustrated by the esteemed New Yorker cartoonist Peter Steiner-Diana will chat with the audience in a question and answer session. She will also sign copies of Making Hay. For more information, call 202-549-4172 or visit hillcenterdc.org. 14 H HillRag | November 2012

Alexandria Holiday Boat Parade of Lights

On Dec, 1, starting at about 4 p.m., Old Town Alexandria’s harbor lights up when more than 50 illuminated boats cruise the Potomac River at the historic waterfront at the foot of Cameron Street. Enjoy this spectacle from any place that has a water view. Earlier in the day is Alexandria’s famous Scottish Christmas Walk Parade and Concert. The parade, which begins at the corner of Wilkes and South Saint Asaph and ends at King and Royal, steps off at 11 a.m. The massed-band bagpipe concert is from 1-1:30 p.m. in front of City Hall at Market Square. For more information, call 703-838-5005 or visit visitalexandriava.com. Alexandria also has the first major Christmas tree lighting ceremony in the area. On Nov 23 (always the Friday after Thanksgiving) from 7-9 p.m., enjoy musical entertainment, caroling with a community sing along and greetings from the Mayor and Santa Claus at Historic Market Square in Old Town, 301 King Street. The Holiday Boat Parade of Lights approaches the Alexandria harbor. Photo: Chester Simpson

Union Market

The newly-opened Union Market, at 1309 5th Street, NE, is an artisanal, curated, year-round food market featuring over 40 local vendors. This approximately 25,000 square foot authentic marketplace is composed of the finest food artisans ranging from up-and-coming entrepreneurs to well known restaurateurs all creating a unique culinary experience. Union Market vendors include: Rappahannock Oysters Co.; Buffalo & Bergen created by well-known mixologist Gina Chersevani; an Amanda McClements’ lifestyle boutique; Righteous Cheese; Peregrine Espresso; Lyon Bakery; Trickling Springs Creamery; Harvey’s Market; Oh! Pickles; Almaala Farms; DC Empanadas and TaKorean. Starting Nov 10, market hours are WednesdayFriday, 11 a.m.-8:00 p.m.; Saturday-Sunday, 8 a.m.-8 p.m. For more information, call 301-652-7400 or visit unionmarketdc.com.

Spy Museum Parade of Trabants

Trabants at the Capitol. Photo: Courtesy of the International Spy Museum

Where were you when the Wall fell? The Berlin Wall is long gone, but one Cold War icon is still chugging away-the Trabant. Despite their questionable performance and smoky two-stroke engines, these little cars are now affectionately regarded as a symbol of East Germany and the fall of Communism. Trabants are a rarity here, but on Nov 10 some of the finest examples in the US will chug their way to the International Spy Museum to celebrate their Sixth Annual Parade of Trabants. Drop in to view the vintage cars, which will be parked in front of the museum on F St. NW, and enter a raffle to win a ride in a Trabant. While the cars are on display, experts will be on hand to answer questions about Trabants, the Cold War, and Communism, while the Blaskapelle Alte Kameraden German Band provides festive music. International Spy Museum: 800 F St. NW. For more information, call 202-393-7798 or visit spymuseum.org. hillrag.com H 15

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A Classic Restored-The Negro Soldier. Nov 9, noon. The Negro Soldier was produced by Frank Capra’s Army motion picture unit to help unite white and black troops in the fight against the Axis. National Archives, 700 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. 866272-6272. archives.gov Veterans Day Wreath Laying at Arlington. Nov 11, 11:00 AM. President Obama will lay a wreath at the tomb of the unknown soldier at Arlington. The public is invited to watch this ceremony and to listen to the speech that follows. There is standing room at the wreath laying and seating in the adjacent amphitheater for the speech. Get there early. The better the weather the earlier you should arrive. Security will be tight so please leave umbrellas and backpacks at home. Parking and the Tourmobile trip to the ceremony site are free. arlingtoncemetery.mil Veterans Day Ceremony at Folger Park. Nov 11, 11:00 AM. Keynote speaker, invocation, Veterans Day narration, bagpipes and taps. A reception follows at the American Legion Post across the street. Third and D sts. SE. Send Morale by Mail. Through Nov 11. Throughout American history, our nation’s armed forces have relied on mail to boost morale and bring memories of home, especially during wartime. The military and postal service has combined forces to deliver mail under challenging circumstances. Stop by the Smithsonian National Postal Museum any day between now and Veteran’s Day to sign a postcard (or design your own). Messages will be gathered and sent to Operation Gratitude where they will be enclosed with a care package sent in time to reach its recipient by the winter holidays. National Postal Museum, 2 Massachusetts Ave. NE. 202-633-5555. postalmuseum.si.edu Veterans Day Observance at The Wall. Nov. 11, 1:00 PM. Vietnam Veterans Memorial. 202-393-0090. vvmf.org Wreath Laying at World War II Memorial. Nov. 11, 9:00 AM. 17th St. between Constitution and Independence aves. NW. 202-619-7222. wwiimemorial.com Mount Vernon Salutes Veterans. Nov. 11, 9:00 AM-4:00 PM. In honor of our nation’s

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veterans, Mount Vernon admits all active duty, former, or retired military personnel free-of-charge. Special activities include a free patriotic community concert by the all-veteran barbershop chorus The Harmony Heritage Singers in the Robert H. & Clarice Smith Auditorium at 11:00 AM. 3200 Mount Vernon Memorial Highway, Mount Vernon, VA. mountvernon.org Free Newseum Admission for Veterans. The Newseum offers free admission to members of the military and their families on Veterans Day weekend. Active and retired members of the military and up to three family members are invited to visit the Newseum as the country pauses to recognize their service. Service members should present military IDs or another form of military-service credentials, or wear their uniforms. No IDs will be required for family members. newseum.org. Veterans Day 10K & Tidal Basin Walk. Nov 11, 8:00 AM. Honor America’s veterans with a run through West & East Potomac Parks along the Potomac River. Fast, flat course. T-shirts, refreshments, random prizes. Generous awards structure: 10 deep overall & 3 deep in 5-year age groups; top masters male & female. 301-840-2042. runwashington.com/veterans10k

THANKSGIVING Montgomery County Thanksgiving Parade. Nov. 17, 9:30 AM. 50 foot balloons, floats and marching bands. Downtown Silver Spring on Georgia Avenue from Sligo to Silver Plaza. silverspringdowntown.com Potomac Valley Track Club Cranberry Crawl 5K & 10K. Nov. 17, 7:30 AM. $20. East Potomac Park Golf Course, 972 Ohio Dr. SW. 301-292-1441. pvtc.org Annual Safeway Feast of Sharing. Nov. 21, 11:00 AM-2:30 PM. The program will offer a complete sit down Thanksgiving meal, opportunities to explore the possibility of gainful employment; health screenings; and also information on achieving and maintaining good health. Please help get the information out to seniors, churches, senior housing residences and especially to individuals and families in need. Free. No reservations required. Washington Convention Center.

“The Droogs”: Mitchell Grant, Chris Stinson, Chris Aldrich & Armand Sindoni in A Clockwork Orange. Photo: Robert Bowen Anthony Burgess’ A Clockwork Orange at SCENA Theatre. Through Nov 19. “What’s it going to be then, eh?” Droogs, devotchkas and ultra-violence open SCENA Theatre’s historic 25th season with Anthony Burgess’ A Clockwork Orange – A play with music based on the novella. Since 1989, it has been the goal and mission of SCENA Theatre to bring this modern classic to DC audiences. Continuing a tradition of provocative theater, SCENA Theatre premieres the complete musical production of A Clockwork Orange using Burgess’ own adaptation including the author’s original lyrics and musical selections. The original lyrics are set to the music of Beethoven, with addition original scoring composed by Eric Trester for this production. Appropriate for audiences 16, up. H Street Playhouse. 703-683-2824. scenatheater.org

Parish of St. Monica and St. James Thanksgiving Service. Nov. 21, 6:30 PM. Mass with hymns. 222 Eighth St. NE. 202-546-1746. saintjameschurch.org Christ Church Thanksgiving Service and Pot Luck Dinner. Nov. 22, 11:00 AM service. Pot luck meal immediately afterward. 620 G St. SE. 202-547-9300. washingtonparish.org St. Mark’s Thanksgiving Service with Fellowship Hour. Nov. 22, 10:00 AM. Fellowship hour follows. Third and A sts. SE. 202-543-0053. stmarks.net Thanksgiving Day Service at New Samaritan Baptist Church. Nov. 22, 10:00 AM. 1100 Florida Ave. NE. 202397-1870. newsamaritan.org

Thanksgiving Service at Washington National Cathedral. Nov. 22, 10:00 AM. Cathedral at the intersection of Massachusetts and Wisconsin aves. NW. 202537-6200. cathedral.org Thanksgiving Mass at the National Shrine. Nov. 22, 9:00 AM, 10:30 AM and noon. National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, 400 Michigan Ave. NE. 202526-8300. nationalshrine.com Bilingual Thanksgiving Mass at St Matthews. Nov. 22. 10:00 AM. Join them in celebrating a bilingual (English and Spanish) Mass on Thanksgiving Day. Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle, 1725 Rhode Island Ave. NW. 202-347-3215. stmatthewscathedral.org

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Thanksgiving Day Trot for Hunger 5K. Nov. 22, 9:00 AM. Kids fun run at 8:30 AM. The only turkey trot in Washington, DC, SOME’s Thanksgiving Day Trot for Hunger offers community members a way to help the homeless and hungry on Thanksgiving Day. Start and Finish on Pennsylvania Ave. NW, between 12th St. and 13th St. Event benefits So Others Might Eat. 202-797-8806. some.org Alexandria Turkey Trot 5 Mile. Nov 22, 10:00 AM. The annual Thanksgiving Day Alexandria Turkey Trot is taking place in the Del Ray area of Alexandria with some exciting new additions. With a starting line change, this year’s race will be metro accessible, the start line is 2 blocks from the Braddock Metro Station. The DC Road Runners Club sponsors the event and proceeds will benefit the the A.L.I.V.E foundation. $20. alexandriaturkeytrot.com National Mall Museums Open Thanksgiving Day. US Holocaust Memorial Museum is open. The National Zoo is open. The national monuments are all available for viewing but Washington Monument is closed. All Smithsonian museums are open. Newseum, National Archives, US Capitol Visitors Center and Corcoran Gallery of Art are closed.

Thomas E. Ricks. Photo: Courtesy of Hill Center at the Old Naval Hospital THE GENERALS-American Military Command from World War II to Today. Dec 3, 7:00 PM. Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Thomas E. Ricks discusses his new book in conversation with Foreign Policy editor-in-chief Susan Glasser. A booksigning will follow the conversation. Books will be available for purchase. Hill Center, 921 Pennsylvania Ave. SE. RSVP at 202-549-4172. hillcenterdc.org

EARLY CHRISTMAS A Christmas Carol at Ford’s. Nov. 16-Dec. 31. (no performance Thanksgiving Day). Join the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future as they lead the miserly Ebenezer Scrooge on a journey of transformation and redemption. Originally conceived by Michael Baron, this music-infused production captures the magic and joy of Dickens’s Yuletide classic. $35-$75. 202-347-4833. fordstheatre.org “Season’s Greenings” at the US Botanic Garden. Opens Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 22, 10:00 AM-5:00 PM. The US Botanic Garden invites you to remember that the best things in life are free--the fragrance of a freshly cut fir tree, the magic of holiday lights and sumptuous decorations, and the delight of a child discovering the make-believe world of model trains. Free. 100 Maryland Ave. SW. 202-225-8333. usbg.gov Old Town Alexandria Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony. Nov. 23, 7:00-9:00 PM, (rain or shine). Enjoy musical entertainment, caroling with a community sing along, and greetings from the Mayor and Santa Claus. Historic Market Square in Old Town, 301 King St., Alexandria, VA Mount Vernon by Candlelight. Nov. 23, 24 and 25; Dec. 1, 2, 8, 9, 15 and 16; 5:00-8:00

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PM. Experience includes a candlelight tour, singing around a campfire, costumed characters, hot cider and cookies. $14-$20. Mount Vernon, VA (at the southern end of the George Washington Memorial Parkway-16 miles from DC). 703-780-2000. mountvernon.org Theater Alliance Presents Christmas on H Street. “Night Before Christmas” Nov 23-29, 10:00 PM. Adult comedy play. “Wonderful Life” Nov 29-Dec 30. 1365 H St. NE. 202-241-2539. theateralliance.com Zoolights. Starts Nov 23, 5:00-9:00 PM. Don’t miss your chance to meander through the Zoo when it is covered with thousands of sparkling lights, attend special keeper talks, and enjoy live entertainment. Free. National Zoo, 3001 Connecticut Ave. NW. nationalzoo.si.edu The Garden of Lights (Winter Garden Walk) at Brookside Gardens. Nov. 23-Jan. 6, 5:309:00 PM, weekdays; 5:30-10:00 PM, Fridays, Saturdays and Sunday. 940,000 twinkling colorful lights shaped in imaginative displays throughout the gardens. $20-$25 per car. It’s a walk-through, however. Brookside Gardens Wheaton Regional Park, 1800 Glenallan Ave.,Wheaton, MD. montgomeryparks.org/ brookside Capital Holiday Parade. Nov. 24, 11:00 AM. Capitol Holiday Parade will begin on Ron Brown Way at the corner of 14th and Constitution and will turn left on the national parade route marching past the Smithsonian, National Archives and other historic locations. The procession will march east towards

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MUSIC AROUND THE NEIGHBORHOOD High Street Hymns CD Release with Timothy Brindle. Nov 2, 7:30-10:00 PM. $15 includes CD. Ebenezers Coffeehouse, 201 F St. NE. 202558-6900. ebenezerscoffeehouse.com Jazz at the Atlas-Rebecca Martin with Larry Grenadier. Nov 7, 8:00 PM. Rebecca Martin is “a fresh jazz singer set loose in folk-pop, or vice versa; you never quite know which… and both sides of the equation come out well” (New York Times). Her vocals been compared to Joni Mitchell, but jazz lovers will hear echoes of Billie Holliday’s intimate, honest style. $15-$30. Atlas Performing Arts Center, 1333 H St. NE. 202-399-7993. atlasarts.org Liz Longley with Barnaby Bright with Barnaby Bright. Nov 8, 7:30-10:00 PM. $12. Ebenezers Coffeehouse, 201 F St. NE. 202-5586900. ebenezerscoffeehouse.com Benefit Concert for Jazz Hip Hop Nutcracker. Nov 9, 8:00 PM. Jazz and Brazilian trio featuring Kim Scudera on vocals, Rob Orwin

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on piano, and Jerry Del Rosso on bass and guitar. Trio Scorro plays original music by Rob and original lyrics and text settings to jazz classics by Kim, along with uber-cool covers from off the beaten track. All proceeds support Momentum Dance Theatre’s Jazz Hip Hop Nutcracker 2012 student scholarships and costume additions. $18-$20. Corner Store, 900 So. Carolina Ave. SE. cornerstorearts.org “Notes from the Crypt” Chamber Music Concert. Nov 11, 4:00 PM. Handel-Halvorsen, Bach Brandenburg #6, Mozart Oboe Quintet and Telemann Concerto for 4 violas. $20 ($15 for students, seniors). Historic Congressional Cemetery, 1801 E St. SE. Jazz at the Atlas-William Parker Double Quartet. Nov 11, 8:00 PM. World-renowned double bassist William Parker was so inspired by Jean Luc Godard’s 1960s iconic film, which is described as an Orwellian take on man invents machine, machine controls man that Parker re-scored the film for double quartet and vocals. $15-$28. Atlas Performing Arts Center, 1333 H St. NE. 202-399-7993. atlasarts.org Takács Quartet with Marc-André Hamelin, piano. Nov 13, 8:00 PM. Schubert: Quartet no. 13 in A minor, D. 804, “Rosamunde”; Britten: String Quartet no. 1 in D major, op. 25 (Coolidge Foundation commission); Shostakovich: Piano Quintet in G minor, op. 57. Pre-concert presentation: Nicholas A. Brown of the Music Division presents “20th Century Masters: Britten’s Coolidge Commission and Shostakovich’s Soviet Redemption.” Coolidge Auditorium in the Thomas Jefferson Building, 10 First St. SE. loc.gov Robby Hecht with Angel Snow with Angel Snow. Nov 15, 7:30-10:00 PM. $15. Ebenezers Coffeehouse, 201 F St. NE. 202-558-6900. ebenezerscoffeehouse.com Hollertown at Sova. Nov 15 (also Dec 20), 9:00 PM. This six-piece band with a big sound plays an infectious variety of bluegrass, oldtime, Americana, and pop. Free. Sova, 1359 H St. NE. 202-397-3080. sovadc.com Hill Center Concert Series-A Night in Vienna-The Sunrise String Quartet. Nov 16, 7:30-9:00 PM. The quartet presents rarely heard masterpieces in addition to the standard quartet repertoire. At Hill Center, the quartet will perform music of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ludwig von Beethoven, and Johann Strauss. $15. Hill Center, 921 Pennsylvania Ave. SE. 202-549-4172. hillcenterdc.org Apollon Musagète Quartett. Nov 16, 8:00 PM. Haydn: Quartet in C major, op. 76, no. 3, “Emperor”; Szymanowski: Quartet no. 1 in C major, op. 37; Suk: Meditation on the Old Czech Chorale “Saint Wenceslas,” op. 35a; Mendelssohn: Quartet no. 2 in A minor, op. 13. Coolidge Auditorium in the Thomas Jefferson Building, 10 First St. SE. loc.gov Jeanne Jolly at Corner Store. Nov 16, 8:00 PM. Jeanne Jolly broke onto the music scene as the featured vocalist for Grammy Award winning jazz trumpeter Chris Botti. $15-$20. Corner Store, 900 So. Carolina Ave. SE. cornerstorearts.org Country Music Association Songwriters’ Series. Nov 17, 8:00 PM. Bob DiPiero returns

to host another evening of country music from some of the nation’s great country artists. Coolidge Auditorium in the Thomas Jefferson Building, 10 First St. SE. loc.gov Paint the Music at the Atlas. Nov 17, 8:00 PM. PTM brings together local musicians and area painters for a showcase whereby the visual artist paints an entirely new work of art on stage with the singersongwriter, using inspiration from the first song of the musician’s live set. $10-$15. Atlas Performing Arts Center, 1333 H St. NE. 202-399-7993. atlasarts.org New Music at the Atlas-So Percussion. Nov 30, 8:00 PM. Since 1999, Sō percussion has been creating music that explores all the extremes of emotion and musical possibility. Called an “Experi- mental powerhouse” by the Village Voice, “astonishing and entrancing” by Billboard Magazine, and “brilliant” by The New York Times, the Brooklyn-based quartet’s innovative work with today’s most exciting composers and their own original music has quickly helped them forge a unique and diverse career. $15-$28. Atlas Performing Arts Center, 1333 H St. NE. 202399-7993. atlasarts.org Nita Chawla, Frank Viele, Rachel Levitin, & Zia Hassan. Nov 30, 7:3010:00 PM. $8. Ebenezers Coffeehouse, 201 F St. NE. 202-558-6900. ebenezerscoffeehouse.com Library Late- The Library of Congress Presents Acme and Ymusic. Nov 30, 9:30 PM. Two brilliant new music groups, inhabitants of a number of interesting and intersecting sound worlds, come together with “all the attitude and energy of an indie rock band” (Paste Magazine). Meet artists like Caleb Burhans, Nadia Sirota, and Clarice Jensen-veterans of venues and series like Wordless Music, Grizzly Bear, Carnegie Hall and the Tribeca New Music Festival-between sets in the Atlas’s intimate, café-style Sprenger Theater. Featuring music by composers under the age of thirty-five. For ages 8 and older. Tickets are free, but must be reserved ($2 per ticket service fee). Atlas Performing Arts Center, 1333 H St. NE. 202-399-7993. atlasarts.org HR 57 Weekly Jam Sessions (new location). Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, 8:00 PM-midnight. Since 1993 HR57 has provided a place where aspiring musicians gather to learn the history and cultures of the genres of jazz and blues. It’s a venue for the exchange of ideas and information between aspiring and professional musicians, students, aficionados and the general public. $8. (Tuesday, draft beer $3.) 1007 H St. NE. 202-2530044. hr57.org Jazz Night (and fish fry) in Southwest. Fridays, 6:00-9:00 PM. Every Friday night. Expect a large, fun and friendly crowd. Westminster Presbyterian Church, 400 I St. SW (Fourth and I, south side of intersection). The cover is $5. Children are welcome and free un-

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der 16 years old. 202-484-7700. westminsterdc.org/jazz Blue Monday Blues. Mondays, 6:00-9:00 PM. Westminster Presbyterian Church. Local musicians perform, and the Southwest Catering Company provides a fish fry from 5:308:30 PM. $5/general; free/children under 16. Modestly priced food. 400 I St. SW. 202-4847700. westminsterdc.org/blues Church of the Epiphany Weekly Concerts. Every Tuesday, 12:10 PM. Free but an offering will be taken. 1317 G ST. NW. 202-347-2635. epiphanydc.org

THEATER AROUND THE NEIGHBORHOOD Tale of the Tiger with Rachel Hynes. Nov 11, 2:00 PM and 8:00 PM. Rachel is an international devisor, actress, performance artist, director and cabaret artist based in Washington DC. She trained in physical and devised theatre at the London International School of Performing Arts and creates storytelling shows; ritual-based site-specific theatre experiences; performance art spectaculars; lyrical epic dramas; and wicked little cabaret characters. Corner Store, 900 So. Carolina Ave. SE. cornerstorearts.org Stephen Landrigan & Qais Akbar OmarShakespeare in Kabul. Nov 16, 6:00 PM. Shakespeare in Kabul chronicles a remarkable production of Love’s Labor’s Lost that was staged in the Dari language in Afghanistan in 2005 and 2006. It provides a glimpse into the rich cultural life of Afghanistan as it describes the challenges faced by the actors on and off stage, the response they stirred, and the tragic consequences that followed for one of them. Folger Shakespeare Library, 201 E. Capitol St. SE. 202-544-4600. folger.edu My Fair Lady at Arena. Through Jan 6. When Professor Henry Higgins wagers he can transform a Cockney flower girl into an aristocratic lady, he never guesses that Eliza Doolittle will in turn transform him. Lerner and Loewe’s sparkling score includes such enduring favorites as “I Could Have Danced All Night,” “Wouldn’t It Be Loverly,” “The Rain in Spain,” “On the Street Where You live,” and “Get Me to the Church on Time.” Based on Shaw’s most incisive social satire, My Fair Lady is a joyful, crowd-pleasing celebration for the entire family. Arena Stage, 1101 Sixth St. SW. 202-488-3300. arenastage.org The Conference of the Birds. Through Nov 25. A theatrical adventure soars in this poignant 12th-century Persian fable about the search for the divine. $30-$60. Folger Shakespeare Library, 201 E. Capitol St. SE. 202-5444600. folger.edu Pullman Porter Blues. Nov 23-Jan 6. Jampacked with 12 classic blues songs, including “Sweet Home Chicago,” Pullman Porter Blues is the world-premiere production that reveals the true heroes hidden within every man. Arena Stage, 1101 Sixth St. SW. 202-488-3300. arenastage.org

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A Killing Game at CHAW. Nov 28-Dec 22. In a not-so-distant time, in a city strikingly similar to this one, a deadly plague begins killing the citizenry--inexplicably, indiscriminately, and fast! What’s going on? Can the disease be contained? Where can you turn? Only your cunning and skills can keep you alive ‘til the end of dog & pony dc’s newest production A Killing Game. Do you have what it takes to survive? We can’t all die, can we? CHAW, 545 Seventh St. SE. 202-547-6839. chaw.org

LITERARY EVENTS AROUND THE NEIGHBORHOOD Southeast Library Book Sale. Nov 10 (monthly on the 2nd Saturday), 10:00 AM2:00 PM. 403 Seventh St. SE. 202-698-3377. dclibrary.org/southeast Free Radicals: Robert Stone & Lauren Groff. Nov 12, 7:30 PM. Lecture explores the idealism and aftermath of utopian aspirations. $15. Folger Shakespeare Library, 201 E. Capitol St. SE. 202-544-4600. folger.edu The Anthony Hecht Poetry Prize-Mark Strand & Chris Andrews. Nov 19, 7:30 PM. Mark Strand, former U.S. Poet Laureate and judge of The Anthony Hecht Poetry Prize, has chosen Chris Andrews’ Lime Green Chair as the 2011 winner. Strand and Andrews read from their works. Reception and book signing to follow. $15. Folger Shakespeare Library, 201 E. Capitol St. SE. 202-544-4600. folger.edu Beltway Poetry Slam. Nov 27, 7:30 PM, poet sign-up and doors open; 8:00 PM, show. The last Tuesday of each month, The Fridge is home to the Beltway Poetry Slam, DC’s leading source for slam poetry. Beltway features a new nationally acclaimed poet poet each month in addition to the ongoing competition. Poets are competing for a chance to represent the DC area at national and international events. The Fridge, 516 1/2 Eighth St. SE. 202-664-4151. thefridgedc.com Frederick Douglass The Lion of Anacostia Book Signing. Nov 30, 7:00-9:00 PM. Hill Center, 921 Pennsylvania Ave. SE. 202-5494172. hillcenterdc.org

EXHIBITIONS Muslims and US Presidents, 1787-2011. Through Nov. 30, America’s Islamic Heritage Museum presents the Department of State exhibit, “Presidential Engagement of Muslim Communities 1787-2011.” Exploring the relationship of US Presidents and Muslim communities, here and abroad, the exhibit is perfect for school groups and for all ages interested in learning more about Muslims in the US throughout the centuries. TuesdaysSaturdays, 10 a m -5 p.m.; Sundays, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. 2315 MLK Ave. SE. 202 610-0586. Very Like a Whale at the Folger. Through Jan 6. Is anything what it seems? By juxtaposing books and manuscripts from the Folger collection, natural history objects and passages from Shakespeare and other earlymodern thinkers, this exhibition explores the interplay between the real world and the

world of the Renaissance imagination. Folger Shakespeare Library, 201 E. Capitol St. SE. 202-544-4600. folger.edu D’s Nails by DECOY at the Fridge. Nov 3-25. Opening reception, Nov 3, 7-11 PM. Artist talk, Nov 18, 2-4 PM. Manicures, Nov 10, 17 and 24, 11:00 AM-4:00 PM. $30-book online at thefridgedc.simplybook.me. DC street artist DECOY will be transforming The Fridge into a fullyfledged nail salon this November. 516 1/2 8th St. SE (across the street from Matchbox on 8th St. SE behind the Belga Cafe and Shakespeare Theatre Company offices). 202-664-4151. thefridgedc.com

MARKETS Fresh 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. easternmarket-dc.com H Street FRESHFARM Market at New Location. Saturdays, 9 AM-noon. 1300 H St. NE. The market is a producers-only outdoor market offering fruit, vegetables, meats, baked goods, cheese, flowers and more for sale. freshfarmmarket.org Union Market. Starting Nov 10, market hours are Wednesday-Friday, 11:00 AM8:00 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 holidays. Weekdays, 7:00 AM-7:00 PM; Saturdays, 7:00 AM-5:00 PM; Sundays, 9:00 AM-5:00 PM. Flea market and arts and crafts market open Saturdays and Sundays, 9:00 AM-6:00 PM. 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 vendors, artists, a flea market and street musicians. 200 block of Seventh St. SE. 202-698-5253. easternmarket-dc.com

SPORTS, DANCE AND PHYSICAL FITNESS Washington Capitals Ice Hockey. Nov. 2, 4, 8, 10, 16, 18, 21 and 27. Dec 1. Verizon Center, 601 F St. NW. 202-6283200. capitals.nhl.com Take A Sick Day & Run A 5K & 8K. Nov 5, 10:00 AM. 100% of the donations will be given to Childrens Hosiptal. 240-4729201. dcrunningclub.com Run for Rwanda 5K. Nov 10, 12:30 PM. Run (or walk!) along the Georgetown C&O canal, enjoy fall treats like hot cocoa, hot cider, and baked goodies, and benefit GlobeMed’s work with Rwanda Village Concept Project in Butare, Rwanda! Reg-

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The Hills Are Alive 5K & 10K Part II. Nov 17, 9:00 AM. The course is made up of hills and trails in beautiful Ft. DuPont Park. Donate $5 or more to their Childhood Obesity Running Program and receive a a custom long sleeve technical “Hills Are Alive” TShirt. 240-472-9201. dcrunningclub. com DC Rollergirls. Nov 17, 4:00 PM. (Doors open at 3:00 p.m.) Tickets 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. Good Health and Wellness Open House at St Marks. Nov 30, 7:30 PM. Event features dance, live music, blood pressure testing, occupational therapy rish screening, pilates, exercise and yoga. $10-$20. St. Mark’s Dance Studio, 301 A St. SE. stmarksdancestudio.org Capitol Hill Bikes Road Rides. Wednesdays, 6:45 AM; Saturdays, 11:00 AM; Sundays, 7:45 AM. All rides start at Capitol Hill Bikes, 719 8th St. SE. Helmets are required. Check facebook/capitolhillbikes for announcements and cancellations. 202-5444234. capitolhillbikes.com Rumsey Pool. Public swim, MondayFriday, 6:30-9:00 AM; noon-5:00 PM and 6:30-9:00 PM. Public swim, Saturday and Sunday, 9:00 AM-5:00 PM. Pool is closed Nov 12 and Nov 22. 635 North Carolina Ave. SE. 202-724-4495. dpr.dc.gov Capitol Hill Tai Chi Study Group. Saturday mornings (except when it’s below zero or very inclement weather), meeting to teach and practice Tai Chi, 8:00-10:00 AM. All styles and abilities welcome. First hour form practice, second hour the martial practice of Push Hands. Lincoln Park. Dr. David Walls-Kaufman, a Capitol Hill chiropractor, conducts this class every Saturday morning. Please dress comfortably. Free. E. Capitol St. between 11th and 13th sts. 202-544-6035.

CIVIC LIFE Small Business Brief Advice Legal Clinic. Nov 13, 5-7:30 PM. If 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. DCRA Small Business Resource Center, 1100 4th St. SW (second floor). Please bring any documents relevant to the issues you wish to discuss. This is a walk-in clinic; however, if you wish to pre-register, visit bizdc.ecenterdirect.com/ConferencePresignup. action?iD=34676 or call Lauren Paley, Project Coordinator at 202-737-4700, ext. 3357.

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Gospel group at last year’s service. Photo: Rindy O’Brien CHGM’s Thanksgiving Interfaith Service. Nov 18, 4:00 PM. Capitol Hill Group Ministry will host their annual Thanksgiving Interfaith Service at the Capitol Hill United Methodist Church, 421 Seward Sq. SE. The service will celebrate CHGM’s 45th year of service, the Capitol Hill community, and many of the congregations that help make Capitol Hill such a wonderful place. It is also an opportunity to lift a prayerful voice of concern for those in our neighborhood still in need and to celebrate those who in faith are called to serve those in need.

NCPC Open House. Nov 14, 6:30–8:30 PM. NCPC hosts an open house to present draft policies for first-ever Federal Urban Design Element of the Comprehensive Plan. The policies will provide guidance for the design of federal facilities and promote more active public spaces. District Architecture Center, 421 7th St. NW. ncpc.gov/urbandesign Community Office Hours with Ward 6 Councilmember Tommy Wells. First Thursday in Southwest at Channel Inn; third Thursday on H St. NE at Sova; fourth Thursday in Shaw. Please call the councilmember’s office for Shaw location as it varies. 8-9:30 AM. All Ward 6 residents encouraged to come out and meet with Councilmember Wells and members of his staff. 202-724-8072. tommywells.org ANC 6A. Second Thursday, 7:00 PM. Meeting at Miner Elementary School, 601 15th St. NE. 202-423-8868. anc6a.org ANC 6B. Second Tuesday, 7:00 PM. Meeting at Hill Center at the Old Naval Hospital, 921 Pennsylvania Ave. SE. 202-543-3344. anc6b. org ANC 6C. Second Wednesday, 7:00 PM. Meeting at Heritage Foundation, 214 Mass. Ave. NE, first floor conference room. 202-5477168. anc6c.org ANC 6D. Second Monday, 7:00 PM. Meeting at 1100 4th St. SW, DCRA meeting room, 2nd floor. 202-554-1795. anc6d.org H

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Capitol Streets

Fathering Gentrification

here comes a point in a writer’s life when it’s time to move beyond workshops, conferences and retreats. Failure to do this can result in lost opportunities and stunted growth. I think it’s the same with conversations about Washington, D.C. How long can one continue to “workshop” gentrification? How many times can we talk about neighborhoods changing without saying the same things over and over? I refuse to count the number of white people who now walk along U Street. I was never good at math. I did however learn the difference between multiplication, subtraction and division. Lately I’ve started defining myself as an immigrant whose children happen to have been born in the new country. My daughter and son are Washingtonians. They were both born in George Washington University Hospital. It’s my daughter who sometimes reminds me of the limitation of language and how words lose their meaning or are simply misused. If one was to describe the “face” of gentrification, could my daughter model its clothes? My daughter attended only private schools while growing up in this city. Her early childhood was spent near the streets of 14th and Rhode Island, NW, and Fuller Street (behind the Potter’s House) in Adams Morgan, in the building once owned by the arts patron and restaurateur Herb White. I wrote about this time in our lives

by E. Ethelbert Miller in my second memoir, The 5th Inning: It was a small white building with four floors pushed back from a street behind Columbia Road. It had a veranda instead of a terrace, and on the hot days you could watch all the drug transactions. If someone had told me there was a “God of Gentrification” I would have been on my knees almost everyday praying to it. How many fathers are forced to raise their children on Fuller Streets? We moved into Ward 4 during her adolescence, and found a house near the so-called Gold Coast where the black middle class often discovered gold disguised as government jobs and Howard University employment. Here my daughter would turn 16, survive the Edmund Burke School and go off to Boston for college; she would return to Washington and attend law school at George Washington University. Today, my daughter works at a K street law firm. She lives in Anacostia. When I learned she was moving to Southeast to live with her boyfriend it reminded me of Columbus getting lost while trying to find a way to the Indies. Might parts of D.C. today represent the New World and all that comes with it including the misunderstanding of the original inhabitants, their displacement and destroyed way of life? Why does progress sometimes comes with a cross, a gun or a sign that says “Condominium”? What is the difference between

discovery and gentrification? What if I stop a white jogger or bike rider and he says his name is Vasco da Gama or Ponce de Leon? And who is this woman, once my baby, who carries my name and love? How is she viewed in the Anacostia neighborhood? What are the many shades of blackness? How many types of chocolate are there? In 2012 the beautiful ones are here again. My daughter represents the type of African American women we have been waiting for. If DC is to be a capital city it must dance with my daughter again. It must remain her city, a place where she is able to afford a home and raise her children. If this city works for her, it might just work for all of us. Of course there is much to repair. There are still many things broken in Washington. Some things might even need to be erased. It is the word “erasure” that now seems problematic and perhaps dangerous. It appears to be what comes after invisibility. There is a “Ralph Ellison” in me that keeps counting the light bulbs in the basement. How many black Washingtonians feel they are slowly being driven underground? How many no longer see light or hope in the shadow of the Capitol? What are the choices they must navigate on a daily basis in order to survive? I look into my daughter’s eyes for a possible answer. I need to father more words in order to tell her story. H hillrag.com H 27

bulletin board 2012 Military Bowl Tickets on Sale

Tickets for the 2012 Military Bowl presented by Northrop Grumman are now on sale. The game is set for a 3 p.m. kickoff on Thursday, Dec. 27 and will be televised live nationally on ESPN. Ticket prices start at $25.Returning to RFK Stadium for its fifth year, the Military Bowl will once again provide $100,000 to the USO and more than 5,000 tickets for military families. Ticket prices remain the same as the 2011 Military Bowl, a 42-41 victory for the Toledo Rockets over the Air Force Falcons. Tickets are priced at $25 for reserved, $55 for premium reserved and $90 for VIP, and can be purchased at militarybowl.org.

CHGM’s Thanksgiving Interfaith Service

Capitol Hill Group Ministry (CHGM) will host their annual Thanksgiving Interfaith Service on Sunday, Nov 18 at 4 p.m. at the Capitol Hill United Methodist Church, 421 Seward Sq. SE. The service will celebrate CHGM’s 45th year of service, the Capitol Hill community, and many of the congregations that help make Capitol Hill such a wonderful place to call home. This years’ service will include readings, prayers, and the inspired voices of congregational choirs that have made past services of thanksgiving extraordinarily meaningful. Returning this year will also include the recognition of volunteers from our member congregations as well as the Second Annual Ruth Rappaport Wisdom Award. This annual award will honor the spirit of one of the Hill’s generous, energetic and 28 H HillRag | November 2012

caring citizens, Ruth Rappaport. Ruth was a founding member of the Hill Havurah, and a longtime friend and donor to the Capitol Hill Group Ministry. To remember Ruth’s indomitable spirit, the Capitol The 2012 Military Bowl presented by Northrop Grumman returns to RFK Stadium for the fifth time on Thursday, 27 at 3:00 p.m. Last year the Toledo Rockets defeated the Air Force Falcons 42-41. Tickets for this year’s Hill Group Ministry December bowl are on sale now. Photo: JD Kline Photo will recognize the work of one individual andoors rather than knobs, which perHousing Adaptations for All Ages nually at the Interfaith On Tuesday, Nov 6 at 11:00 a.m., sons with arthritis may find difficult Service who has displayed remarkable warmth, wisdom, and commitment Louis Tenenbaum, noted speaker to use. Mr. Tenenbaum will also speak to the Capitol Hill Community. For and expert on home modifications about major modifications to existing more information, visit CHGM.net and products that make living in our homes, including installation of stair or contact Jacob Wilkins at Wilkins@ homes easier for all, will speak about lifts, hand-held shower heads, pull“Home Design for the Rest of Your out and adjustable shelves for cabichgm.net or 202-544-3150. Life.” The gathering will be held nets, decorative grab bars at showers in the Multi-purpose Room of the and toilets, appliances and cabinets Boy Scout Troop 500 Annual District of Columbia Hayes Senior at easy-to reach heights, remote conWinter Coat Drive Wellness Center at 500 K St. NE. trols for lights, windows that can be Capitol Hill Boy Scout Troop 500 The meeting is open to all DC resi- opened with a crank, and stovetops will collect winter coats at Eastern dents. Mr. Tenenbaum is speaking with ‘cool’ burners and large lettering Market on Saturdays, Nov 10 and 17, through the cooperation of the DC on the controls. for donation to those in need. Dona- Office of Aging and Capitol Hill tions towards dry-cleaning costs will Village, an organization of neigh- CHAW Hosts Short Workshops in also be gratefully received. bors whose goal is sustaining and enriching the lives of Capitol Hill the Visual and Performing Arts The Capitol Hill Arts Workshop residents for the long term. CHRS Fun Fall Auction & (CHAW), 545 7th St. SE, hosts a Mr. Tenenbaum is a former series of one, three, and four-week Members Reception builder with extensive experience in This benefit is Tuesday, Nov 13, renovating homes to accommodate workshops in the visual and perform7:00 p.m. at Eastern Market, North persons with special needs or those ing arts running throughout NovemHall. All are welcome. They still who want to be prepared for pos- ber and December. Create gifts in need auction items such as beauty sible future restrictions in their ability classes focusing on Ceramic Ornatreatments, home dinners, restau- to make full use of their homes. He ment, Decorative Plates and Platrant coupons, furniture, art, kitchen will present the concept of “Universal ters, Playing with Paint, Bookmakitems, holiday items, collectibles and Design,” in which homes and prod- ing, Printmaking, and more. Expand weekend getaways. They will accept ucts are created to be usable to the your vocal and musical repertoire in auction items up until Nov.12. Con- greatest extent possible by everyone, a Ukelele, Harmonica, or Madrigals tact Michelle Carroll at pilliodmp@ regardless of their age, ability, or sta- and Chorals workshop. Prepare for aol.com or you may leave a message tus in life. Universal Design features the hustle and bustle in a dance or fiton Michelle’s work phone at 202- include simple, fairly inexpensive ness class. And lots more! Visit chaw. 544-7900. products such a lever handles on org or call 202-547-6839 for more

information. Tuition assistance and payment plans are available for all classes.

Free DCRA Vending Workshop

If you are interested in learning about obtaining a Vendors permit, then you should attend this workshop. DCRA’s Vending Division will assist current and future Vendors with navigating through the Vending processes. During these workshops, Vending subject matter experts will provide customers with all the requirements needed to obtain a license. The staff will also assist participants with the following topics: Inauguration 2013 Vending Rules and Processes; Road Way Vending (food only); Vending Carts (food versus merchandise); Vending Application Processes and Timelines; Vending Safe-Keeping Tips (not vending for a period of time). Workshops are Nov 8 and Dec 6, from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs, 1100 4th St. SW, Room E-200. The closest Metro is WaterfrontSEU (Green Line). To register please go to bizdc.ecenterdirect.com/ConferencePresignup.action?iD=34044. If you need further assistance with registering for this workshop, please contact Jacqueline Noisette (DCRA) at jacqueline.noisette@dc.gov or 202-442-8170.

Capitol Hill Chorale to Mark 20th Anniversary Year

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Thompson and Magnificat by Herbert Howells. On Mar 16 and 17, 2013, the Chorale presents Handel’s Messiah, in its less frequently performed arrangement by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, accompanied by a professional orchestra. On June 1 and 2, 2013, the Chorale presents a program of lieder in vocal tribute to the renowned and beloved German baritone Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, who passed away earlier this year. The December and March concerts will be performed at Lutheran Church of the Reformation, 212 E. Capitol St. NE. While drawing singers from all over the Washington metropolitan area, the Capitol Hill Chorale has rehearsed and performed as part of the Washington DC’s Capitol Hill neighborhood since its creation in the summer of 1993. For more information, contact Katherine Rubida at 202-540-0547 or visit capitolhillchorale.org.

New Rosedale Library Opens

On Oct 18, Mayor Gray, Ward 6 Councilmember Wells and DC Chief Librarian Cooper joined Ward 6 community members for the grand opening of the new Rosedale Library. Located at 1701 Gales St. NE, Rosedale increases the number of libraries in the District to 26. The state-of-theart, 5,000-square-foot library features separate spaces for adults, teens and children, 15,000 new books, DVDs and other library materials, 22 computers (including four Macs for teens and four PCs for children), an early literacy station for young children and comfortable lounge seating.

Overbeck Lecture: Tersh Boasberg Tells the DC Historic Preservation Success Story

Longtime champion of DC historic preservation Tersh Boasberg will deliver the next Overbeck History Lecture on Tuesday, Nov 20, 7:30 p.m. at the Naval Lodge Hall, 330 Pennsylvania Ave. SE, reflecting on his experience as chairman of the District’s Historic Preservation Review Board, the DC Zoning 30 H HillRag | November 2012

The Capitol Hill Chorale performs with Jacqueline Hoerner-Kwiatek of Anonymous 4 at Capitol Hill Presbyterian Church, March 2010. Photo: Timo Krug

Commission, and other leadership roles. A noted author, professor of preservation law and protector of Civil War sites, Boasberg is a legend among local preservationists. Looking at designation and design review in Washington’s historic districts, Boasberg will present an illustrated success story, particularly around the contentious issues of compatibility and economic growth. Boasberg is the past president and a founder of the Cleveland Park Historical Society, which successfully preserved and rezoned the third largest local and national historic district in the city, and is also a former chair of the Committee of 100 on the Federal City, a past trustee of the National Building Museum, and a past president of the Alliance to Preserve the Civil War Defenses of Washington. As counsel to the Brandy Station Foundation in Culpeper County, VA, he led the nine-year legal fight which preserved over 1,500 pristine acres of the largest cavalry battle of the Civil War, and was also attorney for the conservation groups in the Virginia Piedmont that stopped the proposed Disney theme park at Manassas. As

always, admission is free but a reservation is required due to limited seating. Email OverbeckLecture@ CapitolHillHistory.org giving your name and the number of seats you will need.

“My Fair Doggie” at SW Duck Pond

On Saturday, Nov 17, noon-2 p.m., there will be a “My Fair Doggie” event at the Southwest Duck Pond with a costume contest for dogs in conjunction with Arena Stage’s run of “My Fair Lady.” Judges will include Ward 6 Council member Tommy Wells and Arena Stage’s artistic director Molly Smith. Proceeds will benefit PAWS of SW.

Preservation Café: Maintenance Tips for Hill Homeowners

The Capitol Hill Restoration Society presents the Preservation Café series, a free forum with topics of interest to the greater Capitol Hill community. On Wednesday, Nov 14, 6:30-7:15 p.m. at Ebenezers Coffee House (downstairs), Second and F sts. NE, Cliff Kornegay, of Capitol Hill Home Inspection, will offer

“Maintenance Tips for Capitol Hill Homeowners.” This is a golden opportunity to ask questions and get advice on the proper care of our historic homes. Topics will include common hazards in homes on the Hill; indications/warning signs that you might want to call in an inspector; and how to tell you’re getting a good, qualified inspector. The event is free and handicapped accessible, and the public is encouraged to attend. No reservations required. chrs.org.

Mayor Gray Announces DC Streetcar Financing and Governance Task Force

Mayor Gray has established a Streetcar Financing and Governance Task Force to advise him on potential sources of funding and forms of governance for the District of Columbia’s emerging streetcar system. The 14 member Task Force will be chaired by City Administrator Lew and will include 6 public members, appointed by the Mayor, with expertise in transportation systems design or engineering, public-private development partnerships, project financing

and/or economic development. Mayor Gray has appointed Jair K. Lynch, President and CEO of JAIR LYNCH Development Partners to serve as Vice Chair of the Task Force. For more information about the DC Streetcar, visit dcstreetcar.com.

Dance Class for Persons with Parkinson’s Being Developed

Margot Greenlee has received the Stanley J. Wertheimer Fellowship for her study of dance for Parkinson’s Disease patients. A long-time company member with the Liz Lerman Dance Exchange and founder of Capitol Hill’s BodyWise Dance, Greenlee is increasingly involved in arts-in-healthcare projects both here in DC and through out the US. Greenlee is collaborating with Iona Senior Center to launch the District’s first Dance for Parkinson’s class. Capitol Hill Village has also been a strong supporter of this effort and is a co-sponsor’s Greenlee’s Move Learn Create class at the Hill Center. For more information, contact Margot Greenlee at 202-2537946 or margot@bodywisedance.com.

SW Duckpond Upgrades

The Neighbors of Southwest Duck Pond volunteer group, with support from ANC Commissioners Bob Craycraft and Ron McBee, were successful in requesting DDOT to install an ADA-compliant curb cut at the Makemie Place, S.W., entrance to duck pond park. Future improvements include a new crosswalk, and a curb cut and crosswalk across Wesley Place, S.W., to the Southwest Library Branch.

Capitol Quarter Completes Final Townhomes

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come HOPE VI community that replaced part of the Arthur Capper and Carrollsburg public housing complexes at the Capitol Riverfront. This phase completes the 323 townhome units ranging from housing for public housing residents to market rate homes in the $700,000 to $1 million+ range.

Free Foreclosure Prevention Clinics

Housing Counseling Services (HCS), a DC based non-profit, will offer free Foreclosure Prevention Clinics to help homeowners in danger of losing their homes. Clients will receive information and individual counseling to help them identify their realistic options for avoiding foreclosure and “foreclosure rescue scams.” DC law gives DC homeowners in danger of losing their homes the right to seek mediation with their lender in order to avoid foreclosure. Learn about the benefits of mediation and how to navigate the mediation process on Wednesday, Nov 7, 14 and 21 at noon and Wednesday, Nov 28 at 6 p.m. Please call Su Cheng at 202-667-7006 for more information.

CHGM’s Annual Adopt-A-Family Christmas Program

Each year CHGM provides Christmas gifts to homeless and underprivileged chil-

dren and families in the Capitol Hill community through their Adopt-A-Family Program. While many of the gift requests from each family are small, the demand from the community has greatly increased over the last few years. CHGM relies on the support of community donors to help bring joy to the hearts of families in crisis. Families request a few items of clothing and a toy or book for each child, as well as a household gift like pots or towels. There are several ways to get involved: you can “sponsor” a family by volunteering to purchase presents, make a cash donation towards gifts for families, or contribute toys, games, gift cards. For more information, CHGM.net or contact Shelah Wilcox at Wilcox@chgm.net or 202-544-3150.

Capitol Hill Group Ministry to Provide Thanksgiving Holiday Meals

Each fall Capitol Hill Group Ministry hosts a Thanks-Giving Food Basket Drive throughout Oct and Nov. Families throughout the area are provided a Thanksgiving Day feast with all the trimmings. Last year CHGM and their donors surpassed all of its prior food basket distributions and provided 1,540 meals for homeless and low-income families on Capitol Hill and greater Ward 6. Given the steadily increasing trend over

the past few years, CHGM estimates that this year’s demand will come close to 475 baskets and that they will need new sponsors to help pick up the demand. Each Thanksgiving Day Basket typically costs about $50 and feeds a family of four. Individuals and groups interested in making donations are asked to email Shelah Wilcox at wilcox@ chgm.net. For more information about how to register to donate a Thanksgiving Day Basket or for detailed instructions regarding what items go in a thanksgiving basket, visit CHGM.net.

$27,500 Raised at “Hope for the Homeless” Golf Tournament

This year’s Capitol Hill Group Ministry’s golf tournament raised just over $27,500 by hosting more than 75 golfers making it one of their largest and most successful tournaments to date. The annual event raises necessary funds to help homeless and underserved families in the Capitol Hill community. By sponsoring and golfing in the tournament, individuals and businesses help provide services for homeless families not just on Sept 24th but all year long. CHGM.net

Street Vending Details for 2013 Inauguration

DCRA begun accepting applications for 2013 Inauguration. Street Vending. 750 vending licenses will be issued. Applicants not already registered with the Office of Tax and Revenue (OTR), must register their business using OTR Registration Form FR-500B. Applications may be obtained at OTR, 1101 4th St. SW. This form may be obtained online by going to: (a) cfo.dc.gov, then (b) Taxpayer Service Center, then (d) Forms and finally, selecting the Form FR-500B. Applicants must also obtain a Clean Hands Certification from OTR. (Available at hillrag.com H 33

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Urban Gardening Free Workshops

Thursday, November 8, SOIL REMEDIATION WORKSHOP, from 6:00 to 8:30 PM, UDC -Van Ness Campus, 4200 Connecticut Ave., NW, Building 41, Room A03. Cost: Free! Led by Josh Singer (Master Gardener, 2011) and Bahiyyah Parks, this comprehensive overview will give you all the information you ever wanted to know about your soil--from soil types to soil remediation with composting. The evening will end with a live demonstration of vermiculture (composting with worms). Saturday, November 10, BACKYARD HABITAT WORKSHOP from 1:00 to 5:00 PM, UDC - Van Ness Campus, 4200 Connecticut Ave., NW, Building 41, Room A03. Cost: Free! Spend an afternoon with Damien Ossi (District Department of the Environment) and Karen Mullin (Maryland Audubon Society) learning about the importance of using native plants in the landscape to increase biodiversity and get your hands dirty while we install a demonstration of native plant landscaping. Materials and starter kits included. Please contact Mary Farrah, Extension Agent, Urban Gardening & Forestry Outreach (mfarrah@udc. edu) to register.

Greater Washington Urban League Financial Literacy Seminars

Greater Washington Urban League is offering a series of financial Literacy and first time homebuyers’ seminars. Registration available online for all classes at gwul.org. First Time Homebuyer’s Seminars are 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Nov. 17, Spauldings Library, 5811 Old Silver Hill Rd., District Heights, MD; Dec. 15, New Carrollton Library, 7414 Riverdale Rd., New Carrollton, MD. Financial Literacy “Know Your Credit Score” Seminars are at the Greater Washington Urban League (Pepco Community Room), 2901 14th St. NW, 6:30-8:30 p.m. on Nov. 15 and Dec.13. Attending one

of these seminars gives you the opportunity to register for the GWUL Homebuyers Club. This club offers monthly meetings that will prepare you for Homeownership. For more information, contact Tracey Johnson at 202-265-8200 x 228 or email carlafreeman@gwul.org.

William Penn House Quaker Potluck & Dialogue

On Nov. 11, 6:30 p.m., in the leadup to World AIDS Day (12/1), Brad Ogilvie will talk about how self-testing works, what the ethical and legal issues are, as well as the opportunities these tests create for innovative to engage in effective dialog about HIV. This is an opportunity for fellowship among Quakers, attenders and fellow seekers. Bring a dish to share; family members, neighbors and friends are always welcome. William Penn House, 515 E. Capitol St. SE. For mor information, call 202-543-5560 or visit WilliamPennHouse.org.

Patient Navigation Leads to Faster Diagnosis for Breast Cancer

Researchers from The George Washington University have published a study showing that breast cancer patients can reduce potentially dangerous delays in the identification of breast cancer with the assistance of patient navigation services. Patient navigation helps patients overcome barriers to getting health care, including setting up appointments, and dealing with health insurance, led to a nearly four-fold reduction in the time it took to diagnose a suspicious breast lump, the new study found. Navigators in the study were trained to deal with a lack of insurance, childcare difficulties and other barriers that can mean missed medical appointments and a delay in the provision of care. In some cases, women who do not get this extra help wait so long that a small and treatable cancer grows and becomes difficult, if not impossible, to stop. For example, women in the navigated group had a mean diagnosis time for breast cancer of just 25 days. In contrast, women in the control group waited an average of 42 days to receive a diagnosis, a delay that slows down radiation therapy or other treatments that can prevent the cancer from spreading. H

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It’s Time for a (S)election!

nce you walk out of a polling place on November 6, you can feel proud knowing that you’ve done your democratic duty. With a few strokes of a pen, you chose the men and women that will represent you, both locally and federally, for the coming years. And as with any representative democracy, you can sit back and know that election season is over, that all of those political TV ads and campaign yard signs will soon disappear. Well, kind of. At some point next year, the D.C. Board of Elections will call a special election to fill the At-Large seat on the D.C. Council that will be vacated by Phil Mendelson, the likely victor in the race for the council’s chairmanship. The petitions will come back out, the candidate forums will be scheduled, the fundraising pitches will return, and you’ll again be asked to come out and vote. In the meantime, though, there will be an election that you probably won’t know much about—nor will you likely be invited to participate in. As with every At-Large vacancy on the council, the D.C. Democratic State Committee—the local franchise of the Democratic Party—will be charged with selecting an interim councilmember, a seat-holder who will briefly assume the responsibilities and enjoy the perks of being an elected official in D.C.

The Battle for Biddle

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by Martin Austermuhle ing someone to fill the seat vacated by Kwame Brown, who was rising to the council chairmanship. Party members gathered in a small conference room and hashed out who would succeed Brown, and after three rounds of hotly contested balloting, chose Sekou Biddle over Vincent Orange to fill Brown’s seat until a special election could be held. The process wasn’t pretty, though. Open ballots weren’t used, as required by the party’s rules, and members refused to say whom they had voted for. When it became evident that Orange would fight Biddle to the bitter end, Brown, former Councilmember Harry Thomas, Jr. (D-Ward 5) and Councilmember Marion Barry (D-Ward 8) appeared on site to press the flesh for Biddle’s interim appointment. The whole process ended up tainting Biddle; painted as a party insider who benefited from Brown’s endorsement, Biddle lost the April 26 special election to Orange, who had the gumption to present himself as just the type of outsider that the D.C. Council needed. (His political resume included representing Ward 5 for two terms and running for mayor and council chair.)

Selecting Mendo’s Successor

Will this January’s selection of an interim successor to Mendelson be any better? Not according to some critics. “What you’re going to see play out in the Democratic State Committee selection process is exactly what’s wrong with what voters are seeing in District politics today,” said Charles Allen, a member of the

Ward 6 Democrats. “There’s already so much talk within the committee wanting to select someone who will be beholden to the 80 or so members of the state committee. That’s not an approach that will select the best Democrat—let alone the best person—to represent the District at-large.” Other critics, some who wanted to remain anonymous, say that the local Democratic Party has simply failed to remain open and engaged with the 350,000 registered D.C. Democrats it is supposed to serve and represent. To them, the party remains an insular club of people unable to adequately manage their finances or find a way to make themselves relevant in a town that’s overwhelmingly Democratic. Philip Pannell, a Ward 8 activist and candidate for the State Board of Education who served the party in a variety of capacities over the course of 30 years, pulls no punches when speaking of the committee’s current trajectory. “I’ve seen the party in the best of times and the worst of times. This is indeed the worst of times. The Democratic State Committee is the pits. It is an absolute intellectual wasteland, and it does practically nothing for the body politic in this city,” he said. Other critics say that the committee just doesn’t seem to want to invite competition from those outside the inner circle. As evidence, they point to a change in the way the party chooses its 48 members. Late last year the committee announced that it was doing away with the direct election of its members, opting instead for a caucus.

While committee officials said that the decision stemmed in part from consultations with the Democratic National Committee, one party critic who asked to remain anonymous said that the move was made to ensure that the party leadership didn’t change ahead of the Democratic National Convention. Pannell said much the same, adding that a caucus—“consummate inside baseball,” he termed it— would keep outsiders from participating. Even worse, there’s no set date for a caucus, meaning that many members will be exceeding the length of their terms. That feeling of a rigged inside game extends to the At-Large selection process, undoubtedly one of the few moments when the committee’s actions attract citywide attention. Not only does a small group of people get to elevate one of its own to the city’s legislature, but it largely gets to do so without the usual checks or balances on the process. To that end, one person who has already put their name in the running is the ultimate insider: committee chairwoman Anita Bonds, a former aide to Barry—and a senior executive for Fort Myer Construction, one of D.C.’s biggest contractors. Still, some committee members say they’re hoping to use the appointment process as a means to present a new, more inclusive side. “All of us want it this to be a process…that’s as broadly based as possible and have as much interaction with the public as possible and be as representative as possible. As with any public body, there’s a

real struggle to find out what the best way is to do that,” explained Tania Jackson, the committee’s Director of Communication and an At-Large member elected in 2008.

Democratic Party Doldrums

Will the committee be able to pull it off ? Maybe. But more importantly, will it even matter? The committee seems to be suffering from an existential crisis, awkwardly trying to define itself and its mission in a changing city. Maybe having no real competition has made the committee atrophy—D.C. voters are so consistently Democratic, after all, that the committee doesn’t have to do much to fight for their support. But worse than being irrelevant is being ineffectual, a position the committee has found itself in in the past. Not only did Biddle lose to Orange despite being endorsed by the committee, but in 1997 Arrington Dixon, another interim councilmember chosen by the committee, lost to David Catania, who was then a Republican. That the committee will again be able to exercise its power to appoint a councilmember should raise the question: is the process is even necessary? Ward-based seats, for one, remain empty until special elections are held. Additionally, the city can now hold special elections more quickly after vacancies are announced. Do we really need someone to keep a council seat warm for two months before someone is elected to do so on a fulltime basis? That’s a question all D.C. voters should consider over the next few months.

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by Elissa Silverman and Ed Lazere

n this month’s column, we’re going to talk about why the District has unexpected deficits or surpluses sometimes—such as the $140 million in bonus money announced at the end of September—and how we can best use our resources given this volatility.

No matter what the District must balance its budget every year. While the challenge of making expenditures equal revenue in tough times is brutal, there also are tough choices to make when we bring in more money than expected, as is happening right now. Some DC leaders are suggest-

The amount of money our local government brings in—and, therefore, the amount we can spend—is varies based on many factors. Some of those factors the District has more control over— like what tax rates are set—and some the District has less control over—like whether the federal government will do a massive spending cut in a move called sequestration.

ing that we save every penny of surplus money while others are proposing tax cuts, but the most judicious path is to use the money to prepare us for the future. That can involve saving some of the surplus and spending some of it on programs that give a good return on investment, like putting money into affordable housing that stabilizes families or libraries that promote literacy.

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Looking into the Crystal Ball of Revenue Forecasting

DC government does a lot of different things, and a few of the people who work for our city are tasked with predicting the future. No, they are not psychics or palm readers. They are economists, and they work for the Office of Revenue Analysis for our city’s Chief Financial Officer in Southwest DC. These economists analyze a range of economic indicators, including population, employment, and housing to predict how much money will come into District coffers, and, therefore, how much we can spend. During the Great Recession, the Office of Revenue Analysis delivered a lot of bad news to District leaders, but lately their forecasts have been more uplifting as the District’s population boom has meant more people living and working in the city, more houses and condos sold, and more people spending money at District businesses. There are 15,000 more working DC residents than a year ago, and wage income grew five percent. The number of new housing permits issued in the last 12 months is double the number from a year ago. Four times a year, ORA looks at all of these trends and tells us how much revenue we have to spend now and how much we might have down the road. In September, the Office of Revenue Analysis announced that tax collections at the end of fiscal year 2012 were $140 million higher than had been predicted just three months earlier. Overall tax collections for 2012 are $500 million higher than in 2011. This doesn’t mean everything is rosy, of course. While unemployment is low for college-educated DC residents, more than 20 percent of residents with a high school degree or less remain out of work, and nearly one-third of DC’s children live

in poverty. For these residents, the recession is not over and we have to consider whether it makes sense to use some of the boost we get from some parts of our economy to help those who haven’t done so well in it.

The Fiscal Cliff – A Risk that Probably Will Be Avoided

Another factor that goes into our forecast is what happens in the federal government. The feds are the largest employer in our city, and so changes to the federal budget and the federal workforce can have a big impact on the District. Right now, budget experts and economists are watching to see if we go over the so-called federal “fiscal cliff ”-- a mix of tax increases and spending cuts that will go into effect to cut the federal deficit. The good news is that, despite the recent history of federal political gridlock, both Democrats and Republicans in Congress have really strong incentives to work out a deal. Neither wants the deep defense cuts or tax increases on middle-income families that come with the fiscal cliff. That is why most blue chip economists and political observers feel that in the end Congress will either decide to delay tax increases or spending cuts entirely or create a new budget deal that brings down the deficit more slowly and responsibly. That has a big impact on DC’s revenue picture. If the fiscal cliff is avoided future forecasts might be revised to reflect more money, and just like we have planned for the worst case scenario in which sequestration happens, we should also start thinking about if it doesn’t.

Using Our New Resources to Make DC A Better Place

When DC’s $140 million yearend bonus was announced in September, many elected officials said we should save the whole thing. While it is important to have money in the bank, whether you’re a household or a government, it also makes sense to spend savings sometimes, particularly if you have a decent amount set aside and the expenditures would serve an important purpose. After falling for

several years, DC’s savings account — the city’s “fund balance” — grew last year to $1.1 billion. As a share of the city’s budget, that is larger than in all but eight states. This means a part of the $140 million could be spent without putting our fiscal security at risk. That is exactly the approach Mayor Williams took in the mid-2000s when the city was adding large surpluses year after year. The city faces many challenges now that could be addressed by using some of the $140 million revenue surplus. The DC budget approved last summer did not have adequate funding for basics such as homeless services, for example. The surplus also could be used for things like building up collections at libraries, including school libraries, or providing down-payment assistance to first-time homebuyers, or creating a small-business loan fund. There are no doubt many other good ideas. In just a few months, the mayor and DC Council will start the process of developing a budget for the next year. If it turns out DC’s tax collections are still growing, that will provide a great opportunity to think about tackling some of DC’s greatest challenges: improving outcomes at our lowest performing schools, a key goal of Chancellor Henderson; getting more adults trained for jobs; helping residents cope with the rising costs of housing; opening up libraries and rec centers on Sundays. We all can point to public investments that have made the city more attractive in recent years, whether it is the Wilson pool, the new H.D. Woodson High School, or a host of new libraries and recreation centers. With more money in the bank these days, DC’s leaders should not take the approach that the most responsible action is to save it all. Instead, they should focus on smart investments that will add to DC’s vitality and help more residents succeed. Silverman and Lazere work at the DC Fiscal Policy Institute (www.dcfpi.org), which conducts research on tax and budget issues that affect low- and moderate-income DC residents. H

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NEWS ANC 6A Report

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by Heather Schoell

Grants Overhaul

resent at the Oct. 11 ANC 6A meeting: Commissioners Alberti, Healy, Holmes, Hysell, Ronneberg, Veenendaal-Selck. Absent: Commissioners Lawler, Mack.

Mobile Options

Options Public Charter School Annex— the Options Academy formerly located at P St. NW, has moved to 702 15th Street NE, close to its main campus at 1375 E St. NE. Their general counsel, Paul Dalton, introduced two Options Task Force members who will ride Segways around the neighborhood from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on school days. Should you see problems with Options students, please call immediately. Reach Mr. Malone at 202-657-1218 and Mr. Carson at 202-657-1039. Minor Elementary’s principal, LaVonne Taliaferro-Bunch, told commissioners that since the Annex’s relocation, she has lost five students (in budget terms, a loss of five students could cost the school a teacher), and her families have had to walk past Options students who were smoking pot. Necothia Bowens pointed out that the area behind Gibbs is a regular hangout. Dalton reiterated that his men would be there for the community, from C to H Sts. and 12th to 18th. In the works is a community bulletin board 40 H HillRag | November 2012

ANC 6A is one of the few ANCs that do community grants – there is a budget and application process that has operated on a first come/ first served basis. Elizabeth Nelson, Outreach Chair, stated, “We used to have more money than applicants, but now we have more applicants than money.” Commissioners voted unanimously to adopt new guidelines that the Outreach Committee developed, based upon the Capitol Hill Community Foundation’s approach – two yearly cycles, small and large grants, and merit-based, chosen among a pool of applicants.

Brick, Impervious Brick

The Transportation Committee recommended the ANC support a petition by residents asking DDOT to extend the brick sidewalk on the 1200 block of D St. NE, as the sidewalk is mostly dirt, which becomes a muddy mess when it rains. Chairman David Holmes supported this, “despite the District’s move in a different direction.” Nick Alberti offered that he is familiar with the street, and that the other side of the street had the same tree boxes, but are planted and well-cared for. Nelson cautioned against adding impervious brick, which creates run-off and diminishes the tree canopy. Commissioners voted 5-1, with Alberti against.

H Street Quick Park

Commissioners voted unanimously to support 4-hour meters on the 800 block of 12th St. NE be converted to 15 minute parking spots, with the hope that this will alleviate illegal parking. Healy stated that the request came from his constituent, who constantly deals with cars in the crosswalk, with Holmes adding that there are cars driven up on the sidewalk. There was discussion about opening this up to other high-turnover parking along H St., but for now, the focus will be to improve the safety of this one block.

No Bench for the Wicked

Holmes’ reasons to not have a bench on public property in front of Capitol Hill Towers at 9th and G NE: there are sex and drugs already on that block, you’d get a “tax” every time you pass, and a 6’ bench is a nice place to sleep. Commissioners agreed and unanimously opposed the public space application for installation of a bench in front of the property.

H St. Going Grand

Between the redevopment of Murry’s/H Street Storage by Insight Property and 601-645 H St. owned by Jair Lynch, the 600 block of H St. is going grand. The latter property will be mixed use, with dining, retail, and residential (about 300 apartments for rent), along with 399 parking spaces. Murry’s and H Street Storage will be developed in phases, according to Trent Smith, who presented plans to the Commission. It will also be mixed use, with

ADVISORY NEIGHBORHOOD COMMISSION 6A DAVID HOLMES, CHAIR, 202-251-7079 perhaps a large-scale gym and many residential units – 320 in the Murry’s parcel, and 130 at the storage site. Necothia Bowens commented on the modernity of the building in the renditions, and asked if they could bring more historic feeling to the design. Smith explained that they are committing to integrate historic design into the bottom 30’ of the project – 90% of their work has been focused on getting the base right, and that they are calling it “The Apollo”, which was the name of the theater on the H Street Storage site. Alberti said he appreciated the 30’ focus. Commissioners voted unanimously in favor of the design changes to 601-645 H, and to support the set-down of the PUD for the Murry’s storage site.

And the Rest

The commission voted to support the variance for Pilgrim Baptist Church’s administrative use of 712 I St., with Ronneberg in opposition only because they didn’t need a variance. Eastern High School was granted $533 for storage protection of marching band items. Commissioner Drew Ronneberg has made two email inquiries to the DCRA Permitting & Inspections Office, July 6 and Aug. 20, as to why DCRA has not issued a stop work order for 1400 Maryland Ave. when it installed an underground tank without an underground tank permit. The motion to send a Commission letter passed 6-0. ANC 6A meets 2nd Thursdays at 7pm, Miner Elementary, 601 15th St. NE. All are welcome to attend. For more information, go to www.anc6a.org.

ANC 6B Report by Emily Clark

NC 6B covered miles of territory at its October meeting, with lively discussions ranging from fire safety to fence foot-dragging, gardens to good neighbors. Not to mention art

projects and the ever-present unease over Eastern Market outdoor weekends during construction of the Hine School Project. All commissioners were present.

Firehouse Invitation

DC Fire Chief Kenneth Ellerbe outlined the department’s EMS redeployment plan, which he said will cut expenses and increase effectiveness. Ellerbe said that through statistical analysis the department has concluded that it needs 40-45 ambulances. The cost differential between a fire truck and an ambulance is significant, he noted, adding that EMS comprises 80% of department services. “But 70-80% of our purchasing goes to fire services, which makes no sense.” “We expect pushback,” Ellerbe said. “But change always involves pushback.” He also said the department has 25 new ambulances. He urged residents to check smoke detector batteries, noting that the department will provide and install detectors for those who don’t have them. (For information on smoke or carbon monoxide detectors, call 202-673-3331.) Ellerbe said the DC Fire Department now has the lowest number of fire fatalities in 15 years and that “Other departments around the country come to DC to model us.” He urged residents to follow the law and pull over for ambulances and fire trucks. He also invited residents to visit any firehouse for blood pressure and diabetes screenings. The Fence That Won’t Go Away More than a year ago, the ANC voted in support of removing part of a fence at 768 13th St. SE. that encloses public property, exceeds height limits and that residents want to turn into a community garden. The fence is still there. One by one, commissioners expressed frustration with DDOT for lack of enforcement and voted 9-1-0 to send a letter to DDOT director Terry Bellamy urging that the fence be taken down by the end of October. Commissioner Garrison voted against the resolution, saying he didn’t think a letter will help. Commissioner Flahaven said,

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capitolstreets news “The big question is why the fence is still there and we should focus on this fact,” rather than setting a deadline. Commissioner Frishberg said that the letter will add to the record and that “We need to push DDOT and trigger a response.”

Kim’s Garden

The Commission voted unanimously to support an amended application by the Friends of Kim Brenegar for a grant of approximately $50,000 from the DDOT Performance-Based Parking Fund to create lighting at the site of Kim’s Garden near the Eastern Market. Commissioner Oldenburg cautioned that if the grant is approved, it could take a while for funds to be dispersed, but she noted that much of the work for the memorial garden is already underway, and the project has widespread community support. Speaking on behalf of Friends of Kim Brenegar, Juliet Brenegar Michaud called the garden “a win-win for the Capitol Hill community,” providing both aesthetics and enhanced security. She noted that the organization has already received private funding, as well as grants from community-based organizations such as the National Capitol Bank fund, the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, the Capitol Hill Community Foundation and the Community Foundation for the National Capitol Region. Much of the work has been performed by volunteers, she said. “Whether or not you knew Kim, this is a community activity,” Michaud said, calling the garden a “bittersweet endeavor” in memory of her late sister, a Capitol Hill resident and landscaper.

CHAW Night Lights

The Commission voted unanimously to send a letter to the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities in support of “Two Views,” a Capitol Hill Arts Workshop project. Project manager Bruce McKaig said the light show—which would be visible at night from the second floor windows of the CHAW building at 7th and G Streets SE—involves two 42 H HillRag | November 2012

projectors and a changing display of works from different artists. McKaig said he had distributed flyers in the neighborhood about the project and invited feedback from the community. He also said that the exhibition would be on timers and would not impinge on neighborhood tranquility. Commissioner Metzger said he supported the project as long as there was “a resolution that within one or two months of the project opening, we can assess neighborhood reaction.” Commissioner Garrison backed sending the letter but said it “needs to express the understanding that nothing will project out into the neighborhood.”

Expansions and Variances

The vote was unanimous in support of restaurateur Henry Mendoza’s applications to expand capacity and extend hours at La Plaza restaurant on Pennsylvania Avenue SE. Mendoza’s attorney Jeff Jackson, who appeared at the beginning of the meeting, went the extra mile and returned toward the end with a signed Voluntary Agreement from the owner. He also asked for a stipulated license to expedite the expansions. Jack Pfeiffer, who heads the Capitol Hill Association of Merchants and Professionals, praised Mendoza as a good neighbor and a part of the community. “Henry is a responsible operator and he needs to remain competitive,” Pfeiffer said. The Commission also unanimously approved sending a letter of support to the Zoning Administrator for applicants of a property at 1442 Pennsylvania Ave. SE. The applicants were granted variances in 2009, which were extended until January of next year, and they have since changed the façade design and reduced the size of the structure. They would like to proceed without having to restart the zoning process. The Commission noted letters of support from the neighborhood in voting for the applicants to move ahead with the project.

7th Street, Hine School, Eastern Market

The vote was 9-0-1 (with Com-

missioner Glick abstaining) in support of closing the 300 block of 7th Street SE during construction of the Hine School Project. But weekend market vendors and farmers at the Eastern Market are still nervous about management during the construction phase, and they pleaded with the Commission to address the management issue. Artist Joe Snyder said that “We need continuity of management during construction” and predicted chaos if different managers are brought in during this time. “We’re talking about people’s livelihoods,” said farmer David Fowler. “Why not just let the current management continue?” Although Commissioner Frishberg asserted that management continuity is extremely important, ultimately the Commission said its resolution was strictly addressed to street closure and that management is a separate issue. Next regular meeting is Nov. 13, 7 p.m. at Hill Center at the Old Naval Hospital, John Philip Sousa Room, Room 209, Second Floor, 921 Pennsylvania Avenue SE

ANC 6C Report by Roberta Weiner

Parks for NoMa

Last month the ANC voted to thank Mayor Gray for finding $490,000 in his budget for planning for parks in NoMa. This month, Robin Eve Jasper, Executive Director of the NoMa BID, presented the BID’s proposal for a Public Realm Design Plan, a series of parks and plazas throughout NoMa While not having the money to build parks, Jasper said, the BID did have the funds for a study. Jasper sees pieces of funding coming from various federal and local sources.in the near future. Working with AECOM, a consulting firm looking at potential needs and uses for NoMa green space,

they have come up with a plan for creating a series of open spaces, with a major green space at L Street, that will be suitable for concerts, the farmer’s market, summertime’s outdoor film festival. The space will open up to hold more than 500 people. The plan requires the developers of the buildings to the north and south of the plaza to cede about 25 feet of their property, and both owners appear interested. There will be two levels of retail at the Greyhound site, and it will be designated by DDOT as a Festival Street so that it can be closed easily for special events. A second piece of the project that could be done in the short term is a small park at 6th Street, which is temporarily named PEPCO Park for its location at the site of an unused PEPCO station at Florida Avenue. The park could be included in a Florida Avenue renewal project that is being funded by the Federal government. The ANC voted unanimously to encourage the NoMa BID to secure the funding for the NoMa Public Realm Project.

What’s a GAR? And Do ANCs Need Them?

For the past several years, the Zoning Commission has been undertaking a review and modernization of the District’s complex and vast Zoning Code. That process is nearing completion and Council consideration and hearings should begin within the next months. As sections of the Code have been completed, they have been circulated to ANC Commissioners and others for comment, with a mixed result on returns, ANC 6C is fortunate to have as citizen chair of its Planning, Zoning and Environment Committee Mark Eckenweiler who brings extensive knowledge, and more than that, interest in the labyrinthine byways of local regulation. And the October meeting provided a great opportunity to learn something new as Mr. Eckenweiler presented information on a new section of the regulations covering Pervious Surface Minimum Requirements and Green Area Ratio (GAR). Sounds fairly obscure for the

untrained, but it turns out that this marks both an important new direction for the District’s environmental regulations, and the potential to place a substantial new regulatory burden on DC residents. The regulations include a chart that contains the minimum GAR for various zones, beginning with 0.1 for manufacturing//light industry/commercial to .40 for R-5. These would apply to all new buildings and additions to existing structures. The regulations then provide a formula for calculating GAR, ranging from trees and plants to green roofs and grass, each of which is assigned a numeric value. Every applicant for zoning relief will have to submit a detailed plan prepared by a Certified Landscape Expert, defined in the regulations. Similarly, but more simply, a minimum pervious surface area will be established in R-1 to R-4 residential districts based on a comparison between the green area and the total lot area -- e.g. 20% to 50%. The regulations also establish landscaping requirements for parking lots with more than ten spaces. Mr. Eckenweiler reported that his committee felt that while it was an interesting and important issue for the District, this was not the vehicle for dealing with it. Calling it overly complicated and difficult, if not impossible to enforce, he said it placed an onerous burden on developers and residents. The ANC agreed. There was a lively discussion about whether the Commission should offer to work with the Zoning Commission on the changes needed to make the regulations viable and useful. But in the end, they voted to oppose the provision on the grounds that they were overly complicated and onerous, and that they were next to impossible to enforce.

ern block of the project—the block bounded by 2nd and 3rd and E and F Street NW, The proposed 130’ building will have a glass curtain wall, with twostory set-backs on the northeast and southwest corners. It will have a central atrium bringing light to the core of the building, and will have its own co-generation plant and is expected, according to the developer, is expected to meet LEED Platinum standards. Most importantly, the Applicant anticipates starting site preparation, including the relocation of utilities, in about ten months, and full construction commencing in the first quarter of 2014. The Commission voted unanimously to support the request for a second stage PUD.

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Agreed to support the switch of I Street NE between 3rd and 4th Street from one-way to two-way to facilitate a less complicated route for traffic leaving the garage of a new office building taking up the whole block at I street

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Heard an update on the Murry’s development site at 6th andH Streets NE, where Trent Smith of Insight Development said he is completing the acquisition of the storage company which will complete his ownership of the entire block, and is planning a large dark brick and glass building with retail, and many amenities. Smith is requesting an alley closing between 6th and 7th Street. It was decided that too many questions remained outstanding to make a recommendation, and the discussion was tabled until the November meeting, Approved a voluntary agreement for a new Indian restaurant with an outdoor café. Thunju Indian Food Bar at 1335 2nd Street NE,. The Commis-

I-395 Air Rights Project Moves Forward

After two years planning, and the successful filing of applications for first and second stage PUD applications, the developers of the enormous I-395 AIR Rights project has come to the ANC for support for a second stage PUD for an office building with retail on the south-

In other actions, ANC 6C… Voted to support a sidewalk café for Wise Guy Pizza, at 300 Massachusetts Ave. NW, a café promising genuine New York pizza, and bagels imported from New York

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sion also approved a lobby bar for the Hampton Court Hotel at 5th Street and Massachusetts Ave, NW The next meeting of ANC 6C will be on Wednesday, November 14th, 7 PM at The Heritage Foundation, 214 Massachusetts Avenue NE

ANC 6D Reports by Roberta Weiner

Sometimes “Great Weight” Has Great Weight

The regulations governing ANCs say that the views of the Commissions will be given “great weight” in zoning cases, the granting of alcoholic beverage licenses and other issues that impact the communities in which the ANC is located. Often, city officials and agencies follow the advice of the ANCs, but there are times when issues are given great weight, and decisions turn out otherwise. This is a tale about how it should work. Waterfront Station, the development at the Waterfront Metro station that has changed the face of 4th and M Street, SW, was the product of years of hard negotiation between the ANC, the National Capital Redevelopment Corporation, the District and the project’s developers, Forest City Washington and Vornado, Over the past several years, like many other local development projects, parts of Waterfront Station have remained undeveloped, waiting for an improved economy, among them the plot of land at 425 M Street SW, developed by what is now Waterfront 425 M Street LLC, which will be an office building with retail, and the plot of land in the northeast corner of the property, which is owned by the office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development (DMPED) and is scheduled to be affordable housing. Last month, the ANC was asked by the developers and DMPED to

support a two-year extension of their PUD, a by now routine procedure by developers to allow the hunt for construction funding to continue. And the ANC said no, passing a resolution citing a lack of effort on the developers part in seeking out promised—and badly needed—retail outlets, a branding campaign for what they are calling the “Heart of Southwest.” and most importantly, leaving untouched the rubble strewn lot that is the site of 425 M Street and the muddy lot, being used as a footpath, that is the DMPED residential site. The ANC passed a strong resolution in opposition to the time extension and it was submitted, along with a decision on the extension until the end of October, suggesting that the ANC and the developers talk, and expressing particular concern about DMPED’s plans for badly-needed affordable housing, The great weight given the ANC opposition has paid off in the subsequent submission by the applicants of far more detailed information on why it is so difficult to find funding, and from DMPED laying out more of its plans; and by a lengthy memo acknowledging the concerns expressed in the ANC report, explaining why some of the problems continue to exist and promising action on what can be fixed in the short term. In fact, the rocky lot facing on M Street has already been paved, enabling pedestrians a shortcut for walking from the Metro to the Arena Stage. And so, with things seeming to be moving more effectively, the ANC voted to rescind its opposition and support the request for an extension.

A Major Removal of Curb Cuts

The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) doesn’t like curb cuts. They interfere with street traffic and make it difficult for pedestrians trying to negotiate unloading trucks, so it’s a longstanding policy to use as few of them as possible. Christy Shiker, an attorney with Holland & Knight, came to the ANC with a request for support for the removal of what may be a record number of curb cuts on a lot at 909 Half Street SE, between I and K Streets, SE. It’s another one of

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An Idea Whose Time Has Not Yet Come

Commissioner David Garber has an idea he is enthused about, and he brought it to the Commission for discussion and for a possible vote. The idea? Working with the Gangplank Marina to bring paddle boat rentals to Diamond Teague Park, with a vendor managing the rentals; it could be a great idea if it’s done with a lot of careful planning and organization. Mr. Garber, however, had not discussed the possibilities with his ANC colleagues, or with Councilmember Wells’ staff. His colleagues were concerned that they hadn’t received copies of his proposed resolution, and had no real idea about what the project entailed. And so, while expressing interest and curiosity about it, the ANC voted to table the discussion until next month, when more information will be available.

Another Building, another Extension

This is another request for support for a two-year extension of a PUD, This one for 250 M Street SE, an office building that is part of the Hope VI Arthur Capper project and is being developed in conjunction with the DC Housing Authority, and, when completed, will contain client-serving social service offices. Questions were raised as to why there were delays in this particular building when projects like St. Elizabeth’s were getting a lot of attention, and they were urged to move forward on this building, Their attorney, Kyrus Freeman of Holland & Knight, assured the Commissioners that promised job training and job placement efforts

would continue, despite the delay, and mentioned that, for example, there had been 16 job placements at CANAL Park. Commissioner Craycraft suggested that the lot be used for some other moneymaking effort, such as a parking lot,. The ANC unanimously moved to support the extension,

A New Look at An Old Project

1111 New Jersey Avenue SE is the lot between M and L at the Navy Yard Metro stop, across the street from CVS. St, Matthews Church is on the property, but will be moving. For several years, this lot was to be an apartment house wrapping around the entire block, with 12,000 square feet of retail on the ground floor, and there will be three levels of underground parking. In answer to a question, however, the developer said that they are ‘exploring’ just how much LEED initiative they can incorporate into the building. Many people commented on what was seen as the bad judgement of the developer. After that, the developer was chided by Chair Andy Litsky for giving the ANC a “bum’s rush,” not making plans available until the Friday prior to the meeting, not contacting David Garber, who is the SMD Commissioner, until two weeks ago, and not discussing their meeting with the Office of Planning. Mr. Freeman, because he often deals with ANC 6D, was singled out for not following the ANC’s regular process, The Commission voted 6-0-1 to oppose the project as it stands right now.

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In other actions, ANC 6D Amended a voluntary agreement with Boomerang Boats, which is adding another boat to the one it already has docked at the Washington Marina • Approved a race sponsored by the National Heart Association on November 10. The next meeting of ANC will be on Monday, November 12, at 1100 4th Street SW H •

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Who Benefits from the Capitol Hill Community Foundation?

We all do.

by Stephanie Deutsch

wenty years ago I received a letter asking me to consider making a gift to a Foundationthat would put my money to work benefiting people on Capitol Hill. I had never heard of the organization, but right away I grasped and liked the concept – instead of giving my charitable dollars to UNICEF or my alma mater, I could support initiatives in my own neighborhood, a place where affluence and need coexist rather dramatically. I didn’t know exactly what the local activities were that needed financial assistance, but the beauty of the idea was that someone else would figure that out for me. Now that I am that someone else, I am even more convinced of the strength of this plan. It’s the old “community chest” that I remember from long ago days playing Monopoly; it’s the United Way,

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but centered where I live. It is, as the foundation’s literature suggests, “neighbors helping neighbors.” As a donor, I can have a bigger impact than I would ever have had at a theater or a big university and I can actually see the results of my giving all around me. I can see them in the grounds around Watkins Elementary School, which the Capitol Hill Community Foundation has funded for years with small CHCF President Nicky Cymrot confers with Councilmember Tommy Wells on the day of the Eastern Market fire. CHCF subsequently managed the distribution of the outpouring of donations from grants enabling teachers the community. Photo: Andrew Lightman to buy topsoil and gardening tools, wood to create raised beds and signage explaining the vari- other Little Lights staffer and we talk about the ous gardens. I see them in the Yu Me tree mosaic latest developments – the new “Green Team” proacross the street from Watkins on the wall of the gram that trains residents to do landscaping work CVS which the Foundation helped underwrite. I and has gotten them a contract to do the maincan take pride in the beautiful new Hill Center to tenance at Potomac Gardens; the internship that which the Foundation made a major donation and gives stipends to resident teens who help with the in the Eastern Market where vendors benefited children at summer camp; the community resource from many small grants during the difficult period center in a freshly painted apartment where people can learn to use a computer, check a job data bank after the fire there. There are also, though, things that I am privi- or just visit. We can’t fund all of the programs Litleged to see because of my role as chairman of the tle Lights sponsors – we have way too many other grants committee that a regular donor to the Foun- requests to do that and fortunately Little Lights dation might not even be aware of. Each spring and has many donors. But I always come away from a fall the dozen members of the committee evaluate visit there feeling hopeful and inspired. The Atlas Performing Arts Center has been a scores of applications for funding (this fall, for the wonderful addition to our neighborhood, one I’ve first time, the number topped one hundred). We enjoyed often as a patron attending plays there. But make phone calls to people serving our community if it weren’t for my work evaluating grant requests, in a variety of ways. We visit places we would not I never would have been to a performance of their otherwise see. Theatre for the Very Young series. One Saturday This was how I first met Steve Park, who allast spring, though, I joined several dozen toddlers most twenty years ago founded Little Lights Urand their parents, baby sitters, big sisters and brothban Ministries to serve families in Potomac Garers in a circle on the floor. Together, we took a trip dens. Steve has guided Little Lights as it grew from to an imaginary island where we found music and an after-school “Homework Club” using volunteers bubbles, colored lights, sonorous seashells and flyfrom his church to a whole variety of programs that ing fish. I can’t wait to take my grandson to a show now recruit volunteers at Howard University and like that. It’s nice to know there will very likely be other places. Every year or two I meet Steve or an-

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of dance classes she offers at an after-school program run by her friend, Joanne Buford. It’s for children in local schools whose families might not have the means to offer them lessons in music, karate or dance. The space is donated by Capitol Hill Methodist Church and Rosie teaches the kids ballet and jazz dance. She pays herself a small stipend per class and at the end of the year, she uses the rest of the grant money to buy costumes for a short recital. “The program gives these kids a shot at something cultural, something that enhances their lives,” Many programs at the Atlas Performing Arts Center have been supported through funding from CHCF. Photo: Andrew Lightman Rosie says. “If it enhances their lives then it is going to enhance the one at the Atlas next time he’s here. community. I grew up Rosetta Brooks has been a here and it’s my way of giving back.” friend for years. She grew up on One Thursday afternoon this Capitol Hill, attended Howard fall I went to Payne Elementary University, and for over twenty years school at 14th and C Streets, SE has been the Artistic Director of the where students from Eastern High dance studio at St. Mark’s Episcopal School were tutoring second and church where I worship and have third graders in phonics and readparticipated in the liturgical dance ing, supervised by a graduate stuprogram. Each year Rosie applies dent in special education from the for a small grant to cover expenses University of Maryland; a young

Students from Eastern High School tutor Payne Elementary students through the Reach, Inc. program supported by CHCF. 52 H HillRag | November 2012

man who works at Eastern as an educational aide; and one of the Payne teachers. The tutors, tenth graders, many of whom struggle with academics themselves, earn $40 a week for the two sessions they spend preparing lesson plans with their supervisors and the two sessions a week with their tutees. Their pride in what they do is evident. Mark Hecker, who created the Reach, Inc. program two years ago, reports that all the tutors he started with last year are back for a second year; they find satisfaction in helping the younger children and being respected for it. And, of course, their own skills improve too. I listened while lead tutor Rashaan explained the phonics worksheet and watched the children scramble excitedly to follow his directions. When I left, they were working one-onone with tutors, reading a poem by A.A. Milne. “Halfway up the stairs isn’t up, and isn’t down. It isn’t in the nursery, it isn’t in the town.” I was so sorry I had to go. I couldn’t stay to hear them answer the question about the line “all sorts of funny thoughts, run around my head.” I would have loved to hear them talk about the funny thoughts in their heads. The Capitol Hill Community Foundation can encourage programs like these because of generous support from individual donors. The term “foundation” is perhaps misleading, implying a large endowment, an unlimited source of funds. But in fact, each year we must raise the money we give away to the community. All the foundation’s work is done by volunteers so every dollar given goes out to the community as a grant. It was one of those fundraising letters, quite a few years ago, that got me into this and if you get one, perhaps it will pique your interest. And, of course, even if you don’t get a letter, you can still donate to support these and other worthwhile programs. Find out how at www.capitolhillcommunityfoundation.org!

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Access Housing, Inc. CFC #22663

Access Housing, Inc. (DC) operates the Southeast Veterans Service Center and Chesapeake Veterans House in Southeast DC. This is a non-profit agency dedicated to providing support services and housing to formerly homeless veterans. Both male and female veterans reside at the facilities. Veterans from all branches and wars have been served by the SEVSC; which celebrated its 10 year anniversary last November.  820-840 Chesapeake Street, SE, DC  20032, 202-561-8387, Accesshousingdc.org

Association for the Preservation of The Congressional Cemetery CFC #7537

In 1807 a burial ground for citizens in the east end of the new federal city was founded. In the first five years, 13 members of Congress, two vice presidents, and numerous military and government officials were interred, along with a number of ordinary citizens. The Association maintains and operates the 35+ acres, 14,000 headstones, and burial place of over 55,000 people. 1801 E St SE, Washington, DC 20003, 202-543-0539, http://www.congressionalcemetery.org/

Capital Area Food Bank CFC #30794, United Way #8052

For 30 years, CAFB has been the D.C. metro area’s hub for food sourcing, distribution and nutrition education - serving over 478,000 people struggling with hunger.  Through direct service and a network of 700 nonprofit partners, the CAFB distributed 27 million pounds of food last year, including 10.8 million pounds of fresh produce. For more on hunger, visit our website at CapitalAreaFoodBank.org. 645 Taylor Street, NE, Washington, DC  20017, 202526-5344, www.CapitalAreaFoodBank.org

Capitol Hill Restoration Society CFC #50747

CHRS provides guidance on the preservation of historic sites and buildings on the Hill and conveys the views of its 1,000 members to governments and other organizations on issues affecting the Capitol Hill community. CHRS convenes several forums annually on key community issues such as education, crime, transportation, development, zoning and the environment. 420 10th St. SE, Washington, DC 20003, 202-543-0425, www.chrs.org

Capitol Hill Village CFC #55474

Capitol Hill Village is a nonprofit organization of neighbors working together to provide services Hill residents need to live safely and comfortably in their own homes throughout their lives. With one phone call or e-mail message, Village members gain access to professional and volunteer services and a variety of educational and social programs. Box 15126, Washington DC 20003, 202-543-1778, www.capitolhillvillage.org

Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Washington CFC#83997, UW#8054

Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Washington helps individuals and families overcome poverty and isolation in the District and Maryland. Annually, over 100,000 people receive help with housing, food, legal aide, physical and mental health, immigration and more. We have 79 programs in 53 locations. www.CatholicCharitiesDC.org

Central Union Mission CFC# 85786

Central Union Mission is a faith-based 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. It operates a rehabilitation program for men with life-controlling issues, free meals program, a clothing and furniture distribution center, and a 220-acre retreat center with a camp for underprivileged children and recreation facilities for the community. Its current programs serve homeless men, underprivileged women, children, seniors, veterans and the growing Hispanic community. The Mission works to help transform the area’s toughest rehabilitation cases into productive members of society

Coalition for the Homeless CFC #83436, United Way #8194

The Coalition for the Homeless was established in 1979. Our mission is to help transition homeless and at risk individuals and families in the Washington area to self-sufficiency through housing programs and supportive services.  The Coalition fulfills its mission by operating 13 housing and shelter facilities. 1234 Massachusetts Avenue NW.,  Suite C-1015, Washington, DC 20005, 202-347-7279, www.dccfh.org

For Love of Children CFC #72093, United Way #8260

For Love of Children (FLOC) provides educational services beyond the classroom to help students

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succeed from first grade through college and career. We bring together students, volunteers, families, and community partners in proven programs that teach, empower, and transform. 1763 Columbia Rd, NW, DC 20009, 202-462-8686, www.flocdc.org

Green Door CFC #13954 , United Way #8197

Since 1976, Green Door has been empowering people with mental illnesses to take charge of their own recovery and rehabilitation by focusing on their three biggest challenges: stigma, poverty and recovery. Today, we serve nearly 1,500 individuals through programs and services at our locations. 1623 Sixteenth St, NW, Washington, DC 20009, 202.462-4092, http://www.greendoor.org

Little Lights Urban Ministries CFC # 89156

Little Lights provides award-winning programs to under-resourced children on the Hill. Recruiting 80+ weekly volunteers, Little Lights offers one-toone tutoring, enrichment, and youth job training. Chosen by the Catalogue of Philanthropy as one the “best small charities in DC,” Little Lights also received the Keller Award in 2009. 760 7th Street SE, DC 20003, 202-548-4021, www.littlelights.org

So Others Might Eat (S.O.M.E) CFC#74405

Since the 1970s, SOME has offered meals, a medical clinic, job programs and affordable housing programs to those in need. 1,000 meals are served each day in our dining room. SOME offers comprehensive programs that meet a full spectrum of needs while giving a sense of dignity to the poor and homeless of the District. 71 O Street, NW, DC 20001, 202-797-8806, www.some.org

Washington Humane Society CFC #58899

The WHS has been the area’s leading voice for animals since 1870. As the only open-access shelter in the Nation’s Capital, WHS provides comfort and care to nearly 30,000 animals each year through its broad range of services including sheltering, adoption, spay and neuter, CatNiPP, Humane Law Enforcement, lost and found, human–animal therapy programs and Humane Education. 4590 MacArthur Boulevard, NW  Washington, DC  20007, 202-2348626 , www.washhumane.org H

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Crossword Author: Myles Mellor • www.themecrosswords.com • www.mylesmellorconcepts.com

“Perseverance” by Myles Mellor and Sally York Across:

1. Up’s partner 6. Billiards move 11. Reebok rival 15. Actress Wells 19. Ecdysiast Starr 20. Wrinkle-resistant fabric 21. Astringent 22. She loved Narcissus 23. Part 1 of quip, with “If” 27. Staggering one 28. Equinox mo. 29. Nighttime get-together 30. Small conveyance 34. Tomato blight 36. Spreading tree 37. Malaise 38. Spanish grocery 40. Soundproof 44. Schmo 45. Author of quip persona 46. Old Toyota 49. Foofaraw 50. Spicy stew 52. Oliver’s family 54. Author of quip 57. “Tommy,” e.g. 59. Further 60. Pine 61. Batiking need 62. Move 64. Home to the Palazzo Gambacorti 67. Catullus composition 69. Part 2 of quip 76. Nurse 77. Tycho Brahe, for one 78. Antipathy 79. Payoff 82. The out crowd 85. Throw off 87. Museum Folkwang locale 88. Part 3 of quip 90. Fiend 92. Fall flat 93. Emerald Isle 94. Flycatcher 96. Pork place 97. Not enough, for some 100. Soap ingredient 103. Domed homes 105. Scams 107. Former Portuguese colony in India 108. Part 4 of quip 109. Stretched to the limit 110. Supplement 113. Where the buoys are

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114. Showed contempt 117. End of quip 124. Time to give up? 125. Dotty 126. Hitching post? 127. Make blank 128. Makes a supply last, with “out” 129. Gathering clouds, say 130. Monroe’s successor 131. Lowlife

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1. Dr. J’s first pro league 2. Counter offer? 3. Butterfingers 4. Action film staple 5. Rough uplands 6. Some church music 7. Organic radical 8. Spiny shrub 9. Gone bad 10. Swan song 11. Jipijapa hats 12. Part of UHF 13. Greek letters 14. Delighted 15. Wipe out 16. Super server 17. Cry on a roller coaster 18. Junction point 24. Sun-cracked 25. Ends 26. “Unforgettable” singer 30. Nickname 31. Palindromic songstress 32. Branch of applied mathematics 33. Some nightclubs 35. Cabinet div. 38. Genu varum 39. “Miss ___ Regrets” 41. Close up 42. Turning point 43. Very slim margin 45. Grave marker 47. “Concentration” pronoun 48. Wood sorrel 51. Barracks sight 53. Old print 55. Batrachian critters 56. Composed 57. Morsel 58. Via 60. Cry of disgust 63. Uses a computer 65. Room offerer 66. Charger

Look for this months answers at labyrinthgameshop.com 68. Subterfuges 70. Infomercials, e.g. 71. Orders 72. Pop-rap artist 73. Perfume 74. Indian tongue 75. Cygnet’s mother 79. Measure 80. Its quarter says “Birthplace of Aviation Pioneers” 81. Sprightly 83. Nursing abbr. 84. Bambi’s mom 86. Soybean paste 89. Chemical substances

90. ___ Sea 91. Sub station? 95. Sage 98. Lettuce 99. N.Y. minutes? 101. Spiritual, e.g. 102. Gave it a shot 104. Listening to Muzak, maybe 105. Auntie ___ 106. Throws into confusion 108. Safire subject 109. Pre-Revolution leaders 110. “___ Danger” 111. Cheat, in a way 112. Languish

115. Whit 116. Kind of dance 118. Hydroelectric project 119. Govt. watchdog 120. WWW address 121. ___ chi ch’uan 122. Dogma 123. Pipe joint

Community Life Spotted on the Hill:

The House Sparrow

text and photo by Peter Vankevich

ith a twinge of sadness, this is my last species for Spotted on the Hill. For my coda, next month I will review the bird life on Capitol Hill that I have observed since I began this column for the Hill Rag in March of 2006. Of all the birds that may be recognized on Capitol Hill, the House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) is certainly one of them These hardy birds arrived in North America in the early 1850s when a homesick Brit expat named Nicolas Pike released about 100 of them in Brooklyn, NY. Later followed by more releases in other regions, they found the North American landscape appealing and to the detriment of native birds, wasted no time in adapting and spreading out throughout the continent. Early expansion in ranges throughout North America in the early years of the 20th century included areas along railroads that carried grain from the farmlands to cities. Today House Sparrows are the most widely distributed birds in the world, but always appearing close to human habitats. The male is easily identified by its black bib, whitish cheeks, single white wing bar and Rufus-colored neck. During breeding season, the plumage is quite crisp and in winter more subtle. The females are plain appearing with a tan color, pale eye line, white

wing bar and a brownish streaked back. They have a cheerful song consisting of a series of cheeps and also use a single similar sounding call note throughout the year. A major reason that the House Sparrow is so widely distributed is that, as its name implies, it thrives in human modified habitats that provide both food and shelter including both cities and farmlands. This fact is no surprise to establishments on Pennsylvania Ave, as they will nest in and

on the smallest of nooks and crannies of buildings. They will also nest in tree cavities. These birds are highly social and will flock together during the day and at night roost communally sometimes in great numbers in trees and on building ledges. They can often be seen both dust and water bathing as the habitat dictates. They are opportunistic mostly ground feeders and will eat not only seeds and insects and but also discarded human foods such as French fries.

The House Sparrow is an invasive species and one of the major criticisms of the species is that it has had a negative impact on the native song bird populations especially cavity nesters that live within the same area. House Sparrows are highly aggressive in selecting and defending nest sites intended for other species including nest boxes and gourds intended for the use of Purple Martins. Attempts to discourage their nesting include designing nesting boxes that will allow use by native birds, but not the House Sparrow. In spite of their great numbers, House Sparrows appear to be in decline in some areas of the world. Historically, I found reports that there were also declines in the early part of the 20th century in cities such as Denver, Colorado and Lakewood, Ohio. The reason cited was that cars were replacing horses and the elimination of horse droppings removed an important food source. A study released this year on House Sparrows in the UK, where their populations have been in decline in many areas, speculated that excessive noise in urban areas could be responsible for high mortality rate for young birds. The researchers said that the noise could prevent the parent birds from hearing the hunger calls from their dependent offspring. Comments contact: petevankevich@gmail.com H

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communitylife

Nan Raphael

Local Musician Joins the Redskins Marching Band

or a musician who is a Redskins’ fan there can be no greater dream than playing in the legendary NFL marching band. For Capitol Hill’s famed piccoloplayer Nan Raphael that dream has come true. Every Sunday that the Redskins play at home sees Nan at the ground blasting out Hail to the Redskins and a multitude of favorite game bigband pieces. Nan, who was a solo piccoloist in the US Army Field Band for 26 years, joined the Redskins’ family this season. With her eclectic musical background - she’s played all over the world both with the military and the International Flute Orchestra - and four CDs of her solo work under her belt, she was a natural choice when Redskins owner Dan Snyder decided to expand the band, which is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year. Apart from being the oldest band in the NFL, the other notable fact is that the ‘Skins’ band is one of only two NFL marching bands left. The other belongs to the neighboring Baltimore Ravens. Nan plays alongside 125 members of a band that is pivotal to the Redskins’ story. The players are drawn from all walks of life - teachers, lawyers, shop-workers, office staff, scientists, even a judge. Some of them have been with the band 40 plus years. And while they all have to be able to play at a high level there’s something else they have to do, equally as well, and that’s march. Anyone unable to march in time does not make the cut - no matter how good their musical talent. Despite their dual talents none of the band members is paid, but they each get two tickets to every game to use as they wish. 58 H HillRag | November 2012

by Maggie Hall For Nan, becoming part of the band brought together two of her great loves: playing the piccolo and watching football. “I’m a huge Redskins fan,” she said. “I’ve been a fan through thick and thin, since about 1980 when Joe Gibbs became coach. I put my name on the waiting list for season tickets in 1984 and finally got them 17 years later.” Nan grew up with football, the daughter of a fanatical New York Jets supporter who regularly took her to

games when she was growing up. Even so she admits: “I never really felt the affinity for the Jets that I do for the Redskins. I know this city lives and breathes football so when they lose I can feel the pall in the Monday morning air.” And that is a main reason she loves being part of the Redskins’ atmosphere - be it celebratory or mourning - for the way it pulls DC together. “I’m all for anything that brings our city together and the ‘Skins have done

that for many years. I don’t play in the band just to get to see games but also as a community service. I’d say the greatest thing about being in the band is being part of something that adds to the excitement of the game, as well as giving something back to my city and my team.” Although Nan has a busy personal playing schedule between her recording commitments, performances as a guest soloist with various orchestras, taking part in band festivals and piccolo workshops, every Wednesday, from the end of April to the end of the football season, sees her at Fed Ex Field for band practice. Every rehearsal session starts and ends with Hail to the Redskins (or HTTR as its known within the band). On the 10 home game days, the band marches round and about outside the stadium for an hour-and-ahalf before the game, entertaining the arriving and tailgating fans. Then it moves onto the field for a 20-minute pre-kickoff show. As the game starts the band moves into the stands - ready to blast-off every time the ‘Skins score, play during half-time, and burst into action during timeouts and as the fans leave the stadium at the final whistle. The band repertoire runs the gamut, from show songs, top ten hits through the ages, classical pieces and, of course, Hail to the Redskins. Nan enjoys everything the band plays. “I don’t really have a favorite piece. I enjoy most everything we play, especially Hail to the Redskins.” Which, of course, every fan of the burgundy and gold is always happy to hear - hopefully many times each game! For more info about Nan go to: www.nanraphael.com H

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Shoe Service Institute Supports Peter Bug’s Shoe Repair Program at Spingarn High by Ann Quarzo

pingarn High School in Northeast DC “Training in the blue collar trades is behas received $10,000 in new equip- ing phased out through budget squeezes that ment, and $5,000 in supplies from the amount to ‘systematic occupational genoShoe Service Institute of America (SSIA) cide,’” he explained. While the schools have to help John “Peter Bug” Matthews re- academic counselors, there are no technical tain and expand his shoe repair program. counselors. “What the administrators fail to The presentation occurred at a ceremony recognize is that this program can be selfat the school on October 16. sufficient. There are 10,000 women in DC SSIA president Don Rinaldi said the public schools who need shoes and handbags group “considers this an investment in our repaired, not to mention the potential for fixfuture because one of our main challenges is the shortage of training programs to bring young people into our industry.” Matthews, teacher and proprietor of Peter Bug’s Shoe Repair Academy in southeast DC, said this donation is a commitment to gainful employment for young people. “Grown folks need to start believing in kids, and this wonderful contribution demonstrates that faith,” he said. Matthews has helped students develop marketable skills since 1977. His program produces “leather technicians” capable of handling all types of products. His students learn entrepreneurship. Each one must open his own shop in the school and an account in the school bank. The purpose is to Peter “Bug” Matthews showcases the newly donated equipment. make a profit. Matthews calls this Photo: Andrew Lightman “the new hustle.” Last year, 10 of his students found employment in the industry. The ceremony culminated a lengthy process that began when school opened. After learning that the shoe repair program budget for supplies was just $100, Matthews got creative. The stakes were not just his program, but the future of Career Technical Education, formerly known as vocational education, in A student signs a thank-you card to the Shoe Service Institute DC public schools. of America. Photo: Andrew Lightman

ing zippers in athletic bags. We could handle the repairs for the maintenance staff and ROTC,” he said. He also noted that there are few shoe repair shops in DC Wards 5, 7,and 8. Undaunted, Matthews turned to Spingarn principal Gary Washington, who arranged for a $250 donation from the alumni association. To purchase supplies, Matthews then approached Joe Stern, the grandson of his former employer, who now operates the Cobblers Bench shoe repair shops. Mr. Stern not only doubled the order and provided machinery, but also asked Mr. Matthews to find two students whom he could employ. Later, at the annual National Shoe Industry Convention in Chicago, Mr. Stern reported on Peter Bug’s program, capturing the attention of the Shoe Repair Industry Association (SSIA). The SSIA is a 108-year-old trade association. Its members are shoe repair shops, manufacturers and importers of shoe repair and shoe care products and machinery and their wholesale-distributor trading partners. The program has become a farm club. One member from Delaware already asked Matthews to find several students to be hired. DC Mayor Vincent Gray, Council Member Tommy Wells, and Education Chancellor Kaya Henderson attended the ceremony. Matthews’ nickname derived from an old VW Beetle he drove years ago. A community activist, he has worked with the children in Potomac Gardens, coached a football team for disadvantaged kids, and received the Capitol Hill Community Achievement Award from the Capitol Hill Community Foundation. The 400 block of 13th St. SE was named Peter Bug Way in 2010 in recognition of his community service. H

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he temperatures may be dropping, but the H Street NE corridor remains hot. The long awaited 360° H Street (http://360hstreet.com) mixed use development is on schedule to open this spring. That development features 215 apartments and a Giant grocery store. This month brought two major pieces of restaurant news. One is that the massive space at 1348 has found a new tenant in a local gourmet pizza place. The second revelation is the reincarnation of Bardo Rodeo along a largely desolate stretch of Bladensburg Road NE.

Red Rocks Pizzeria to Open on H Street NE

Red Rocks Pizzeria (http://www.redrocksdc.com) recently announced plans to open a third location at 1348 H Street NE. The pizzeria, which has its first location in Columbia Heights, specializes in Neapolitan style pies. You can expect thin crust pizzas baked in a wood-fired oven. They profess a strong dedication to fresh and locally 360° will bring housing and a new grocery store to the neighborhood sourced ingredients. This commitment extends to making many of their own cheeses, and curing their own meats in house. out around 7,000 square feet. The space is impressive in scale. It’s owned by Evolve Property Management Continuing a popular trend along (http://evolvedc.com, 1344 H Street NE), which is located in the same block. It’s the H Street NE Corridor (and the actually a couple of properties combined. That makes it a huge space, that totals District more generally) Red Rocks plans to add a rooftop deck with seating and a bar. According to the Prince of Petworth blog (http://www.princeofpetworth.com), which broke the story, Red Rocks will likely open in spring of 2013.

Massive Brewpub Headed for Bladensburg Road

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The former owner of Dr. Dremo’s and Bardo Rodeo recently announced plans to open a huge brewpub in the 1200 block of Bladenburg Road NE. According to the liquor license application, Bardo will accommodate around 350 patrons total. Just under 100 of those seats would be inside, and

the rest would be part of a huge outdoor beer garden. For those unfamiliar with the aforementioned establishments, they are somewhat legendary in the area. Bardo Rodeo was purportedly one of the largest brewpubs on the East Coast. It always had several beers on tap, no bottled beers, no wine, and no liquor. Bardo Rodeo inhabited a former car dealership, and boasted a jukebox built into an old car. Dr. Dremo’s offered patrons a laid back experience. The walls were decorated with vintage pieces, and Christmas lights. Games of darts, pool, and shuffleboard could all be had. Like Bardo Rodeo, Dr. Dremo’s also featured a large outdoor space. It’s often been pointed out that it served a very diverse clientele, and that this contributed to the relaxed atmosphere. This is big news for Bladensburg

Wednesdays get local at the Pug

Road NE. Though that stretch of Bladensburg is home to Jimmy Valentine’s Lonely Hearts Club (http:// www.jimmyvalentineslhc.com, 1103 Bladensburg Road NE), it currently offers little else beyond a Denny’s, assorted carryouts, liquor stores, and used car dealerships. There’s been much talk about how to extend the economic revitalization up from H Street NE, and this could be a huge step in that direction. Based on people’s reactions (both online, and off ) to this news, I’d say that Bardo is likely to become a destination bar pretty quickly. The food will be simple, microwave nachos, and whatever they throw on the outdoor grill.

Obama Dines at Smith Commons

Twitter was all abuzz about a special very important visitor coming to H Street. It began with a lunchtime tweet from Sticky Rice (1224 H Street NE) “VIP on hst today during lunch. No hst parking for now.” The speculation started immediately. Could another spot along the H Street NE Corridor really be about to get the Obama bump mere months after he dined at the newly opened Boundary Road (http://www. boundaryrd.com, 414 H Street NE)? Tweets flew around with speculation that whoever it was would be dining at Smith Commons (http://www. smithcommonsdc.com, 1245 H Street NE). Might it be another VIP? Journalists offered that we wouldn’t know for sure until a white tent appeared. It would take a few hours, but that eventually happened, sealing

the deal. No word on what President Obama ordered, but the presidential visit is sure to bring a steady crowd of new visitors to Smith Commons. The dinner was part of the Dinner with Barack series, and the president’s companions were six voters from battleground states.

Introducing Local Nights at the Pug

Local bar the Pug (http://thepugdc.com, 1234 H Street NE) recently launched an intriguing new event. Every Wednesday the Pug will feature a different special guest from a local food or drink producer (both brewers and distillers). The inaugural visitor was from Three Stars Brewery, and the Pug had two of the Three Stars brews on tap. The idea behind this new endeavor is to highlight the Pug’s commitment to local products. Did you know that all ten of the bar’s draft lines are produced within 250 miles of H Street NE?

Chicken and Rice Offers More Than Its Name Suggests

The name Chicken and Rice (813 H Street NE) doesn’t reveal much about the fare on offer. From the words alone it could be nearly any sort of cuisine. As it turns out, Chicken and Rice serves Indian food. They specialize in a variety of curries (not all of which involve chicken), and the early reviews are positive. They also cater. For more on what’s abuzz on and around H Street you can visit my blog http://frozentropics.blogspot.com. You can send me tips, or questions at elise.bernard@gmail.com. H

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The Hits Keep On Comin’! by Sharon Bosworth

013 will usher in a growth spurt on all six blocks of Barracks Row. New restaurants and new retailers are slated to open, and, one big surprise, a farmers’ market is being proposed. Here’s a look at what’s being planned for our corridor in its 212th year of operation. Believe it or not, the very first Eastern Market was not located where it was today. The original Eastern Market, developed around 1801, was located where we find Sousa Band Hall today, between 6th and 7th Streets, SE at Virginia Avenue, SE. It was much later, in 1863, when city fathers moved Eastern Market to reflect demographic shifts in the area. For over sixty years local families bought their groceries from covered farmers’ stalls near today’s lower Barracks Row. Most goods arrived by boat via canal. According to area real estate entrepreneur Leon Kafele, a modern farmers’ market is in early planning stages to be located within a block of the initial Eastern Market site, returning the presently under-developed area to its original purpose. The hand of capitalism seems to be at work: precisely when citizens of the 21st century Capitol Hill want to buy local and organic it arrives, and is open at hours when they want to shop – Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. The 2013 farmers’ line would be located along today’s Virginia Avenue, SE, between 7th and 8th Streets, SE, across from a rare public parking area.

Wagtime Opens Near Proposed Truckeroo Site

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to Eastern Market. Instead da. Seebachan quickly of sailing ships and horse opened a second play space carts, today we have trucks close to her customers. The – a regularly scheduled same is now true of pet day truckeroo is being considcare - pet play space, Wagered for the private parking time Too. If you are used lot, owned by Kafele, at Virto driving across town to ginia Avenue, SE, and 8th Wagtime’s location at 9th Street, SE. The nearby, unand N Streets, NW, near der-freeway area has come the Convention Center, life alive with Barracks Row’s is about to get a whole lot handsome, well lit murals easier for you and your dog! which share their glow with the 75-cent-per-hour city Adieu, BackStage - Welparking lot. At 8:30 pm on come DCanter and Ambar a Friday night it might soon be possible to grab dinner - Sushi Craw Ahead from an assortment of inPlayseum shares its adternational food trucks then dress at 525 8th Street, SE buy farm fresh ingredients with Backstage Costumes straight from growers for which opened in 1981, tomorrow evening’s home- Byron Peck creates I-295 mural at Bachelors Enlisted when the Row was sketchy cooked repast, all in the Quarters Gate - Marine Barracks Washington. on good days. After Halshadloween, Backstage Cosow of the Navy Yard’s 1815 tumes will relocate to Virginia to make way for bouLatrobe Gate. Then stroll up tique wine and beer retailer, DCanter. Focused on the Row, have a night cap and small vineyards and breweries, owners Michelle and toast the best little neighbor- Michael Werner will also host tastings and pairings. hood in DC! Just a few buildings north of DCanter, the construcIn other lower 8th Street tion at Ambar (formerly Jordan’s 8), 523 8th Street, developments, Lisa Schrieber SE, is now well underway with a contemporary, and husband Ofer Khal’s Wag- Euro style makeover. Ivan Iricanian, who recently time Too is nearing comple- returned from a big-chef hunting expedition to Sertion at 9thth and M Street, SE. bia, also owns Masa14 on 14th Street, NW. At AmWe’ve all heard how Playseum, bar the menu will be modern rather than traditional 525 8th Street, SE, the chil- Balkan fare. Both DCanter and Ambar will open in dren’s play space, came to be early 2013. located on the Row. Playseum At 524 8th Street, SE, (formerly the site of the owner, Gina Seebachan took original Chateau Animeaux) renovation and conone look at the home addresses struction has been plagued with delays and permiton her mailing list and realized ting issues. Work began over eighteen months ago, a dramatic percentage of fami- and is still ongoing. Two restaurants are planned for lies were driving from Capitol the building: Nooshi Sushi and Tash (Turkish keWagtime Too at 9th and Virginia Avenue, SE. Hill to her location in Bethes-

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babs). Owned by metro area couple Vanessa Lim and Nari Modanlou, each place will have separate entrances, differing color schemes and décor, distinct wait staffs and chefs and, of course, unique menus. Tash will possibly open late 2012 with Nooshi Sushi to follow early in 2013. As the new year dawns, Nooshi Sushi will be one of three sushi spots on 8th making long awaited sushi crawls a reality. Yes!Organic, 410 8th Street, SE, is opening a sushi counter, serving by mid November and Old Siam, 606 8th Street, SE, will soon convert the right side of their dining area to specially priced daily sushi.

Eight on 8th in 2013

Capitol Hill Bikes, 717 was formerly one of 8th Street’s invisible buildings - not decrepit enough to draw attention, but an empty hulk nonetheless. This was a building searching for a soul mate. Enter Chef Aaron Silverman. Formerly of 2941 in Falls Church, VA, Momufuku and Insieme in NYC, and McCrady’s in Charleston, SC, Chef Silverman will fill this old building with his new concept eatery. Silverman describes the vibe as exclusively un-exclusive. Rose’s Luxury is named after grandmother, Rose, and will feature $46.00 per person dinners. For the fixed price menu tables will order from four lists (one vegetable, one starch, etc) with one meat dish all to be shared family style... dessert is separate. Or, sit at the bar and order a la carte. Dress in jeans; bring your kids. Rose’s Luxury will feature an interior dining courtyard and opens summer 2013. H

If you’ve been keeping track so far that’s six new businesses (counting the farmer’s market concept) – all with probable openings in the first half of 2013. But, there are two more to go. At 415 8th Street, SE, next door to Chipotle, Kraze Burger, a franchise operation with one store in Bethesda, will open soon. A kitchen will have to be added to the space, making opening day timing hard to predict. But baseball crowds returning after the Nats’ 2012 post season run might inspire the owners to aim for April 2013. Kraze Burger is a chain out of Korea with 100+ locations. The name is pronounced in Asia to rhyme with blase’ but the owners of the USA franchise plan to use the English pronunciation ‘crazy’. Rounding out the Class of 2013 we have Rose’s Luxury. At 717 8th Street, SE, the owners of Rose’s Luxury bring to 8th Street a completely new concept res- Chef Aaron Silverman of Rose’s Luxury, 717 8th Street, SE, taurant. Tucked between Homebody and opening 2013.

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SOUTH article and photos by William Rich Temporary Uses on Display at 700 Delaware

Shane Pomajambo owns Art Whino, an art gallery located in National Harbor. When he was approached last year by Steve Tanner, owner of the Old Friendship Baptist Church at 700 Delaware Avenue, SW at Marcatus art market in Yards Park , the two started talking about art and eventually, the idea came about to create a mural on Tanner’s vacant building. “That’s when it came to my mind to do an Art Basel style building wrap during the (e)merge fair. The rest was history,” said Pomajambo. He enlisted HENSE to create the mural around the entire building, which took about two weeks to do. The art installation was completed in October during the second annual (e)merge art fair, which took place nearby at the Capitol Skyline Hotel. (e)merge was organized by A mural was created during this year’s (e)merge art fair on the Old Friendship Baptist Church at 700 Delaware Avenue, SW by HENSE. the Rubell family, which country. Next door to the church at ideal since it is centrally located, Parks and People has leased space owns the hotel and the Randall Recreation Center, the lo- lighted, and easy to get to for the behind the church to set up a comRandall School site with Telesis. Other efforts have been made cal DC Junior RBI Little League players. The Randall field has been munity garden with several raised recently to activate 700 Delaware team has been practicing this sea- underutilized by youth - the only beds. The fate of 700 Delaware AvAvenue, SW while its redevelop- son at the ball field. Even though people using it previously have been ment has been placed on hold for some of the 14 kids on the team are adult softball teams. Coach Andrew enue lies in what happens next door several years. Tanner leased the local Southwesters and attend Jef- says DC RBI has been working at the Randall School site, whose grounds this year to the Batter Up ferson Middle School, this is the with the Department of Parks and own fate has had its twists and Foundation for use by DC RBI as first season that the team has been Recreation, King-Greenleaf Recre- turns. Last spring, the current owna bullpen, batting cage, and storage practicing in Southwest. Coach ation Center, and community leaders requested a two-year extension space. The Batter Up Foundation is Andrew Williamson, who is in his ers to bring the team to Randall. of the original Planned Unit Dea non-profit organization affiliated fourth year of coaching with DC “We want people to know that kids velopment (PUD) approval, which with Major League Baseball that RBI, said that DC RBI draws kids here have an interest in baseball,” called for a new college building for helps to bring baseball to inner-city from Wards 5, 6, 7, and 8 and the said Williamson. In addition to the the Corcoran in the existing buildyouth in several cities across the Randall Rec Center ball field is Batter Up Foundation, Washington ings and new construction in the 66 H HillRag | November 2012

Dave Lloyd & Associates form of an apartment building to be developed by Monument Realty. Prior to that, the Telesis-Rubell team was selected by the Corcoran as a new partner in 2010, two years after the partnership with Monument Realty ended. Bing Thom Architects has designed the current plans for the project, including a modern art museum and a restaurant in

created behind the central heritage building that will be open to the public. A boutique hotel was also planned previously, but it was determined that it was not financially feasible, so the residential component was increased. In the spring, Marilyn Melkonian from Telesis hoped that the entire project would be built in one phase starting in 2013, but

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Let the Celebration…and Ice Skating Begin! Canal Park To Open November 16

anal Park, the much anticipated and new 3-acre park in the heart of the Capitol Riverfront, will celebrate its grand opening the weekend of November 16-17, 2012. The park will become the centerpiece of the rapidly growing residential neighborhood north of M Street, SE as well a focal point and activity center for the ongoing redevelopment of the Arthur Capper Carrollsburg residential complex. While Yards Park is considered a regional waterfront destination, Canal Park is envisioned as more of a neighborhood park that will appeal to Riverfront residents and employees. It is envisioned as a very family friendly park with water jet/fountain features that will be fun for children to play in. Mayor Vincent Gray, Representative Eleanor Holmes Norton, Councilmember Tommy Wells and other dignitaries will be in Canal Park for the opening ceremonies and ribbon cutting at 11a.m. on Friday, November 16. The ribbon cutting ceremonies will be followed by the opening of the new ice rink/skating oval on the southern block of

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Canal Park Grand Opening Schedule of Events Friday, November 16, 2012

Music by the String Poets: 10:30 a.m. Ribbon Cutting with Officials: 11a.m. Ice Skating at the Park: Noon – 9 p.m. Launch of the Light Cube: 4 p.m.

Saturday, November 17, 2012

Ice Skating at the Park: 10 a.m. – 10 p.m. Musical Entertainment: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Art in the Park: 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Get Active (by Results Gym): 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Canal Park; skating will begin at noon and go until 9 p.m. Saturday, November 17 will be a family friendly day at Canal Park featuring fitness events by Results Gym, art classes and face painting for kids, live music for children and adults, and more

ice skating at the rink. Canal Park covers three blocks of public land east of 2nd Street, SE and north of M Street, SE. The idea for the park was originally conceived by Chris Smith of the William C. Smith Companies as an anchor for the new development occurring in the neighborhood and to provide a welcome sense of open space for the new residences and the rebuild of the Arthur Capper Carrollsburg public housing complex. The park later become a signature project of the Anacostia Waterfront Corporation (AWC), but when the AWC was dissolved in 2007 the Canal Park Development Association (CPDA) took over the project in partnership with the office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning & Economic Development (DMPED). CPDA oversaw the redesign of the park and its development as a model of environmental sustainability through storm water capture, management and reuse on site. Each of the park’s three blocks features a unique design that showcases an aspect of the canal that historically ran through the site on its way to the

U.S. Capitol building in the 1800s. The canal was used to transport goods for the construction of the Capitol Building and originated at the Anacostia River. Each block also features a different activities and programming opportunities for a variety of users: • Southern Block – perhaps the most active of the three blocks, the southern block includes the restaurant building for the Park Tavern restaurant, the ice rink that will operate for 4 months every season from November to early March, and 36 water jet features that children can play in from May through September. The restaurant building supports an iconic “glow cube” that can be programmed with illuminated images in the evening and can also be used for rooftop receptions overlooking the park, the water features, and skating rink. • Middle Block – this block contains a children’s play area and water feature that is a direct reference to the earlier canal. Water will flow through a rectangular granite basin and culminate at a small water wall. A “glow cube” that also serves as a pump house, storage facility and stage for children’s productions in the park will span the canal water feature and glow at night as well. • Northern Block – featuring an open expanse of lawn surrounded by tree plantings on three sides, this block can be used for BID noontime concerts and summer outdoor movies, as well as relaxation, reading, picnics, and more. It includes a third glow cube for storage of chairs, and a rain garden which showcases the life cycle of a canal from an active water transportation system to a silted-in basin where nature reclaims the space through natural vegetation. The new parks in the Capitol Riverfront are open spaces that create identity and a sense of place for a neighborhood that had neither quality for over sixty years. But they also function as communal gathering areas for our residents, employees and visitors to our neighborhood, and can be programmed with activities and uses that encourage social interaction. Canal Park has been envisioned and designed with this communal gathering in mind, especially for the residents of the mid-rise residential buildings and the existing and future residents of the neighborhood. The Capitol Riverfront will be a high density, transit oriented community, and most of our residents will not have the opportunity for a front or back yard as open space relief. We are also seeing a trend in multi-family housing where residential units are being designed in

smaller, more functional footprints – everyone has less space that is more efficient. Our parks will offer the benefit of a communal, outdoor “living room” or “front porch” where residents can get fresh air, picnic, walk the dog, visit with neighbors, enjoy a concert, or just relax and read on a park bench beneath a tree or on the open lawn. While Canal Park will be surrounded by higher density commercial and residential buildings, similar to Bryant Park in New York City, it will as also serve as the transitional seam between the higher density midrise buildings to the west and the 3-4 story residential townhouses of the Capital Quarter neighborhood to the east. The park will become common ground for all of these residents and their children, a place to mingle, relax and even enjoy a meal at the beginning or end of the day in the Park Tavern restaurant. While the park is certainly welcome, what is most exciting to many is the skating rink. This can become a fall and winter regional attraction and destination for the neighborhood that can attract thousands of ice skaters, young and old to the Capitol Riverfront. Imagine coming down for an evening or afternoon of skating, enjoying a cup of hot chocolate, and then a having wonderful lunch or dinner at the Park Tavern restaurant. Now set aside your winter thoughts, put on your spring and summer personas, and imagine movies on the lawn of the northern block, picnics at outdoor concerts, productions at the children’s pavilion in the middle block, and children playing in the water jets while parents and others enjoy beverages in the plaza outside the Park Tavern restaurant. Canal Park will truly be a multi-seasonal open space and destination for the Capitol Riverfront, Capitol Hill, and the District. The Capitol Riverfront BID thanks the many stakeholders and government officials who have made this wonderful park possible – Chris Smith of William C. Smith; the administrations and staff of Mayors Williams, Fenty and Gray; the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning & Economic Development; the DC Housing Authority; the Canal Park Development Association; Councilmember Tommy Wells; the EPA; and the JBG Development Companies. Canal Park will be a beautiful and functional testament to their collective visions and diligence to make sure that the park was built as a resource for our new community. Come celebrate the grand opening of Canal Park on Friday, November 16 and Saturday, November 17. And bring your skates!

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Attention, designers and people who want fantastic spaces and moments of brilliance in the home! Keith Jarrell will open an H Street design storefront in November. Be the first to check out the two floors of decorated vignettes, which Keith is converting from old plaster dotting the brick walls to spaces that showcase his wares – glassware, furnishings, rugs, window treatments, and the decorative elements that tie interior spaces together and make them pop. (Note that he is embracing the design elements of this H St. building rather than removing them. He has some tricks for you to embrace your spaces, like a door that only needs 18” clearance.) Visionary’s will offer something for all spending levels – off the rack to semi-custom to “make it fabulous and make it happen.” Keith’s goal is to be the go-to place for tasteful hostess gifts, recognizable bags and all. In time for the holidays, stop in for a perfect gift or something to accentuate your own table. Look for a grand opening around Nov. 15!

Capitol Hill Cake Mom Sharon Boesen • (202) 230-4588 capitolhillcakemom@gmail.com • capitolhillcakemom.com

Keith of Visionary’s as he chooses colors for each vignette.

Surely you know Sharon Boesen – if not as the Capitol Hill Cake Mom, then as the Capitol Hill 4th of July Parade director, VP of Tiber Creek Associates of Capitol Hill, Free Lobster Buffet’s manager, Lem Wills Foundation Executive Director, writer, mother of four, and PTA member at Maury and the Cluster School. She’s also a model and actress. But about the cakes -- Sharon loves the chemistry of baking, perfecting the flavor, and the artistic side of design and color. Sharon is an events planner –- she gets customer service and delivery of the goods, meaning you get just what you ask for, but also she offers free delivery! (Her biggest competitor is in Laurel, with their prices far exceeding hers – the icing being the back-and-forth drive to Maryland!) She considers herself a “cake concierge”, and can accommodate dietary restrictions. Sharon keeps it local when she’s shopping for her business, and hopes you will do the same. She gives back to the community, including 15% back to school PTAs. She’s surprising Jack Maslin with fun Muppet cupcakes! Check out Sharon’s great work at her website and on Facebook under Capitol Hill Cake Mom! Josephine with her Capitol Hill Cake Mom, Sharon Boesen, adding the finishing touches to Elmer the Elephant.

Regal Ceylon Tea Dular Niyangoda • RegalCeylonTea.com

Capitol Hill tea lovers, rejoice! Regal Ceylon Tea (RCT) owner Dular Niyangoda, a long-time resident of Capitol Hill, has brought us certified organic Single Estate Ceylon Tea and Ceylon Cinnamon Brew (real cinnamon, not cassia, which we know as cinnamon). These products are certified organic, produced based on fair trade practices and packaged at the origin to optimize freshness. RCT’s line of Single Estate Ceylon Tea is similar to fine wine or single malts; tea is carefully selected in micro batches to maintain the taste and quality. RCT has staff in Sri Lanka sourcing the finest tea and assisting growers in sustainable farming. RCT selects tea from high altitude regions with micro-climatic conditions to give its exquisite taste and aroma. The company also offers guided Ceylon Tea Tours, a chance to explore various tea growing regions and tea production, in luxury accommodations. Regal Ceylon Tea is a winner of the North American Tea Championship in the signature Ceylon Tea category, the only certified organic tea to win an award in this category. To learn more about Regal Ceylon Tea, visit the website. Regal Ceylon Tea products are now available at The Silver Spork (7th & C SE, formerly Marvelous Market). Look for upcoming tea tasting event! H 70 H HillRag | November 2012

Seth Shapiro of Silver Spork offers Dular Niyangoda’s Ceylon Regal Teas.

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Real Estate Presidential Residents Living on Capitol Hill

by Robert S. Pohl

residents don’t tend to spend much time on Capitol Hill. After their triumphant inauguration in front of the Capitol, their return visits tend to be brief stops to speak to Congress, or possibly to twist a Congressperson’s arm. But they don’t live there – after all, not only do they have their own house, but it would be unseemly for the head of the Executive branch to spend too much time in the fiefdom of the Legislative branch. It was not always thus, and three Presidents have spent time during their presidency on the Hill. Sadly, none of the homes they lived in have survived, but at least their stories linger on.

John Adams

The first president to live on Capitol Hill was also the first to be President in Washington–John Adams. Adams arrived in the nascent federal city in June, 1800, months before the rest of the government made the move. In spite of the construction that had been going on eight years, the President’s house – as Peter L’Enfant named the mansion that we know of as the White House today – was not yet available for use, and so Adams found himself living in one of the taverns that had been hastily thrown up around the Capitol. The tavern Adams chose was formally known as the Washington City Hotel, but usually referred to by the name of its owner, William Tunnicliff. Tunnicliff ’s tavern was located on 1st Street NE, on what was then known as Capitol John Adams, as painted by John Copley and engraved by James Smither. Square. President Adams was quite pleased with both his Published 1797. (LOC) accommodations and the new city, writing to his wife “I like the seat of government very well and shall sleep or lie awake down to put up a temporary Capitol after the burning of next winter in the President’s house. … Mr Marshall and Mr Washington in 1814. Today, the Supreme Court graces the Dexter lodge with me at Tunnicliff ’s City Hotel very near the former site of Tunnicliff ’s. capitol. The establishment of the public offices in this place has given it the air of the seat of government and all things Thomas Jefferson seem to go on well.” The second president to live on the Hill was Adams’s Vice Even as Adams moved to the Hill, voting had already President, and successor, Thomas Jefferson. Jefferson boarded commenced in the 1800 election, which would determine at Conrad and McMunn’s Boarding House, located on the whether the president would serve another term. By the time northwest corner of C Street and New Jersey Avenue, SE. he moved to the – still uncompleted, but at least inhabitable Jefferson arrived at his new digs on November 27, 1800. He – President’s house on November 1, the polls had closed, and joined 30 other Congressmen – all Democrats – in the boardit was clear that he would not be returning for another term. ing house. In spite of his nominally exalted status as second in Tunnicliff sold his tavern shortly thereafter, and after be- command of the United States, Jefferson took his meals at the ing owned by several other owners, the last of which, John foot of the table presided over by the landlady. McLeod was bought out by local businessmen who tore it It was from this vantage point that Jefferson watched the hillrag.com H 73

Thomas Jefferson, as painted by Tadeusz Kosciuszko and engraved by MichaĹ‚ Sokolnicki. Early 19th Century (LOC)

heavily disputed election of 1800 play out, as mistakes made by the electors indicated a tied vote for President between himself and his chosen Vice President, Aaron Burr. Finally, on the 17th of February, the House of Representatives gave Jefferson the

election, and for the next two weeks, Jefferson remained at Conrad and McMunnâ€™s as President-elect. On March 4, 1801, Jefferson walked the 200 or so paces from his boarding house to the Capitol, and took the oath of office.

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Chester Arthur, detail from a campaign poster published by Haasis & Lubrecht in 1880. (LOC)

He then returned to his boarding house for lunch, proceeding as usual to his customary place. On this occasion, he was offered a better seat at the table by Mrs. Margaretta Brown, wife of Senator John Brown of Kentucky, but, as Margaret Bayard Smith wrote in her history The First Forty years of Washington Society, Jefferson “smilingly declined it, and took his usual place at the bottom of the table.”

Chester Arthur

The third and final President to live on the Hill was the eminently forgettable Chester Arthur. Arthur was elected Vice President in 1880, a job he was hardly suited for, having never before held political office, though his post as Collector of the Port of New York had kept him in the midst of political intrigue for many years. Arthur was thus not exactly qualified to take over as President, but was thrust into that position when Garfield died on September 19, 1881. Arthur was sworn in as President in New York, where he had spent most of his career as Vice President, then returned to Washington – where he was sworn in a second time. Arthur’s first decision as President was to order a remodeling of the White House, a job so complete that it was necessary for him to move out. He thus found refuge from the noise and dust at the home of John P. Jones, Senator from Nevada. Jones lived in a house on the corner of B Street and New Jersey Avenue, southeast. For the next couple of months, while such modifications as a screen made by Louis Tiffany was added to the White House, Arthur ran the country from Capitol Hill. The house Arthur had lived in was torn down in 1929, at the same time that the house Jefferson had inhabited on the Hill was razed. Four years later, the Longworth House Office Building was opened for business on the spot where two Presidents once lived. H

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Changing Hands

Changing 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. 1411 SOUTH CAROLINA AVE SE 1328 F ST NE 617 ACKER PL NE 437 5TH ST NE 225 TENNESSEE AVE NE 711 14TH ST SE 203 13TH ST NE 331 14TH ST NE 1431 POTOMAC AVE SE 1618 E ST SE 1107 4TH ST NE 1444 C ST SE 106 15TH ST NE 1312 EMERALD ST NE 222 14TH PL NE 809 17TH ST SE 1521 A ST SE 1513 INDEPENDENCE AVE SE 1416 DUNCAN ST NE 426 20TH ST NE 508 25TH PL NE 638 G ST SE #REAR GARAGES 3 AND 4 1120 ABBEY PL NE 1516 GALES ST NE 451 TENNESSEE AVE NE

$765,000 $765,000 $750,000 $669,000 $659,000 $657,000 $645,000 $639,400 $630,000 $625,000 $585,000 $553,500 $550,000 $515,000 $485,000 $456,250 $435,000 $425,000 $412,500 $390,000 $338,000 $129,500 $611,120 $524,900 $476,000

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5737 9TH ST NW 1254 VAN BUREN ST NW 724 WHITTIER ST NW 818 QUINTANA PL NW FEE SIMPLE 627 UNDERWOOD ST NW 814 UNDERWOOD ST NW 16TH STREET HEIGHTS 521 SOMERSET PL NW 1631 MADISON ST NW $1,015,000 5 614 ROXBORO PL NW 5503 16TH ST NW $807,000 6 5208 14TH ST NW 1626 MONTAGUE ST NW 1303 BUCHANAN ST NW 1114 BUCHANAN ST NW

$755,000 $680,000 $626,000 $405,000

AMERICAN UNIVERSITY PARK 4300 BRANDYWINE ST NW 4441 BURLINGTON PL NW 4339 BRANDYWINE ST NW 4310 BRANDYWINE ST NW 4409 FESSENDEN ST NW 4812 43RD PL NW

$980,000 $890,000 $820,000 $755,000 $725,000 $669,000

ANACOSTIA 1344 MAPLE VIEW PL SE 1436 V ST SE 2270 MOUNT VIEW PL SE 1612 V ST SE 1526 MISSISSIPPI AVE SE

$170,000 $89,000 $85,000 $43,000 $520,000

BARRY FARMS 2216 HUNTER PL SE

$195,000

BLOOMINGDALE 14 T ST NW

$699,900

BRENTWOOD 1340 W ST NE

$136,000

BRIGHTWOOD 321 MADISON ST NW

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$563,500

6 5 4 4 4 3 4 3 4 4 4 2 4 3 4 4 4 3 4

$499,000 $480,000 $450,000 $425,000 $380,000 $330,000 $236,500 $160,000

BROOKLAND 3220 15TH ST NE 1616 OTIS ST NE 3402 10TH ST NE 332 BRYANT ST NE 713 CRITTENDEN ST NE 1332 VARNUM ST NE 742 FARADAY PL NE 1004 UPSHUR ST NE 1220 ALLISON ST NE 5023 NORTH CAPITOL ST NE 2309 3RD ST NE 2525 NORTH CAPITOL ST NE 106 VICTOR ST NE

$685,000 $401,000 $395,000 $339,900 $339,000 $320,000 $319,900 $290,000 $265,000 $244,000 $160,000 $339,000 $332,000

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BURLEITH 3510 WHITEHAVEN PKWY NW

$804,000

CAPITOL HILL 319 L ST NE 18 9TH ST SE 1229 MASSACHUSETTS AVE SE 628 E ST NE 613 INDEPENDENCE AVE SE 146 NORTH CAROLINA AVE SE 312 8TH ST SE 629 F ST NE 1009 9TH ST NE 661 F ST NE 8 10TH ST SE

$579,900 $1,265,000 $1,020,500 $929,900 $925,000 $852,500 $825,000 $825,000 $810,000 $802,000 $800,000

2 3 4 5 4 3 4 2 3 4 3 2

3724 MCKINLEY ST NW 3830 HARRISON ST NW 4111 FESSENDEN ST NW 3919 LIVINGSTON ST NW 5327 43RD ST NW 5605 33RD ST NW 5433 31ST ST NW 5412 NEBRASKA AVE NW 7037 WYNDALE ST NW 6312 31ST ST NW 5010 NEBRASKA AVE NW 6687 32ND PL NW

$1,430,000 $1,061,150 $999,900 $999,000 $881,000 $855,000 $808,000 $807,500 $767,000 $740,000 $728,000 $725,000

3 4 3 2 2 3 3 3 2 3 2 3 4 3 3 3 5 2 2 2 2 0 3 4 4 5 3 3 4 5 4 4 5 4 3 3 3

CHILLUM 38 LONGFELLOW ST NW 5613 NORTH CAPITOL ST NE 5527 KANSAS AVE NW

$629,500 $415,000 $272,000

CLEVELAND PARK 3701 PORTER ST NW 3505 PORTER ST NW 0 ORDWAY ST NW 3214 WOODLEY RD NW 3422 PORTER ST NW

$1,500,000 $1,405,000 $1,350,000 $1,195,000 $1,119,000

COLONIAL VILLAGE 8425 EAST BEACH DR NW 1905 TULIP ST NW

$772,500 $730,000

COLUMBIA HEIGHTS 1114 LAMONT ST NW 1523 MONROE ST NW 3605 11TH ST NW 1432 TAYLOR ST NW 434 LURAY PL NW 1011 FAIRMONT ST NW 609 ROCK CREEK CHURCH RD NW 620 KENYON ST NW 2319 SHERMAN AVE NW 737 HOBART PL NW 1006 QUEBEC PL NW 738 GRESHAM PL NW

$1,150,000 $758,000 $757,213 $729,500 $612,000 $600,000 $599,000 $578,500 $461,000 $410,000 $390,000 $421,000

CONGRESS HEIGHTS 3218 10TH PL SE 807 CHESAPEAKE ST SE

$225,000 $115,000

CRESTWOOD

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4834 16TH ST NW #4834 1/2 1734 WEBSTER ST NW

$995,000 $795,000

DEANWOOD 1017 46TH ST NE 4409 EDSON PL NE 118 DIVISION AVE NE 5354 HAYES ST NE 5603 EADS ST NE 5217 DIX ST NE 5206 EAST CAPITOL ST NE 849 50TH PL NE

$278,000 $249,999 $245,000 $178,000 $170,000 $142,500 $120,000 $120,000

4 3 5 4 3 3 3 3

DUPONT 1534 T ST NW 1531 S ST NW

$1,295,000 $1,595,000

ECKINGTON 134 SEATON PL NW 124 U ST NE 4 QUINCY PL NE 23 Q ST NE

$765,000 $530,000 $487,000 $385,000

FOGGY BOTTOM 2530 QUEEN ANNES LN NW 2523 I ST NW 914 25TH ST NW

$840,000 $810,000 $775,000

FOREST HILLS 2850 DAVENPORT ST NW 2912 ELLICOTT ST NW 4113 CONNECTICUT AVE NW 5147 34TH ST NW

$1,675,000 $960,000 $825,000 $819,000

FORT DUPONT PARK 818 BURNS ST SE 3948 S ST SE 1195 46TH PL SE 4318 BOWEN RD SE

$143,000 $142,900 $110,000 $90,000

5 3 4 3 3 3 2 2 2 7 3 4 3 2 3 3 2

FOXHALL 4405 GREENWICH PKWY NW

$830,000

GEORGETOWN

6 4 1 5 4

3413 DENT PL NW 2509 P ST NW 1652 35TH ST NW 3401 R ST NW 1532 32ND ST NW 1651 35TH ST NW 1251 35TH ST NW 1253 35TH ST NW

5 4

GLOVER PARK

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3 3

4 4

2509 39TH ST NW 2215 39TH PL NW 827 9TH ST NE

$1,875,000 $1,700,000 $1,360,000 $1,325,000 $860,000 $699,000 $520,000 $490,000 $726,000 $687,000 $505,000

HILL CREST 3410 CARPENTER ST SE 1523 38TH ST SE 2544 36TH ST SE 1400 25TH ST SE 2057 34TH ST SE

$335,000 $330,500 $257,500 $129,000 $329,900

HILL EAST 24 16TH ST SE

$575,000

KALORAMA 1915 BILTMORE ST NW 1929 19TH ST NW 1831 VERNON ST NW

$2,141,915 $1,850,000 $1,010,000

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KENT 5019 LOWELL ST NW

$3,300,000

LEDROIT PARK 14 BRYANT ST NW 348 V ST NW 2134 FLAGLER PL NW 53 W ST NW

$689,000 $580,000 $462,600 $391,000

6 4 4 3 3

LOGAN 1413 SWANN ST NW 1604 13TH ST NW

$895,000 $1,065,000

MARSHALL HEIGHTS 5025 ASTOR PL SE 4937 CALL PL SE 49 47TH ST SE 4645 A ST SE 5217 E ST SE 5024 A ST SE

$255,000 $190,000 $166,000 $160,000 $143,000 $66,000

MICHIGAN PARK 4000 21ST ST NE 4748 EASTERN AVE NE 2016 PERRY ST NE 3712 22ND ST NE

$585,000 $381,500 $275,000 $220,000

MOUNT PLEASANT 1820 KILBOURNE PL NW 1708 KILBOURNE PL NW 1820 IRVING ST NW

$1,010,900 $806,000 $645,000

MT VERNON 1215 4TH ST NW

$918,000

OLD CITY 27 16TH ST SE 708 5TH ST SE 918 8TH ST NE 209 14TH ST NE 442 15TH ST NE 528 14TH ST NE 440 15TH ST NE 644 6TH ST NE 107 16TH ST SE 1536 MASSACHUSETTS AVE SE 107 15TH ST SE 523 FLORIDA AVE NE 1319 EMERALD ST NE 537 24TH ST NE 1440 A ST NE 612 ORLEANS PL NE 545 25TH PL NE 2003 GALES ST NE 917 12TH ST SE 1725 F ST NE 1632 ROSEDALE ST NE 514 25TH PL NE 937 WESTMINSTER ST NW 1536 T ST NW 2112 R ST NW 1010 S ST NW 1302 S ST NW 919 FRENCH ST NW 1812 10TH ST NW 970 FLORIDA AVE NW 35 N ST NW 58 FLORIDA AVE NW 213 BATES ST NW 53 P ST NW 59 BATES ST NW

$761,000 $749,000 $725,000 $672,500 $670,000 $640,000 $632,500 $525,000 $518,000 $500,000 $500,000 $477,300 $412,000 $399,999 $395,000 $350,000 $342,500 $258,000 $250,000 $240,000 $234,399 $210,000 $1,200,000 $1,120,000 $955,000 $890,000 $840,000 $657,500 $561,000 $505,100 $492,746 $475,000 $395,000 $300,000 $300,000

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PETWORTH 531 RANDOLPH ST NW 741 VARNUM ST NW 434 NEWTON PL NW 5015 9TH ST NW 411 BUCHANAN ST NW 5400 4TH ST NW 4630 4TH ST NW 4516 8TH ST NW 603 DECATUR ST NW 5106 KANSAS AVE NW 718 HAMILTON ST NW 4919 7 TH ST NW 314 MISSOURI AVE NW 5237 5TH ST NW 5210 ILLINOIS AVE NW

$694,000 $645,000 $587,000 $563,000 $550,000 $405,000 $402,000 $399,000 $361,000 $345,000 $309,000 $285,500 $265,000 $240,000 $235,000

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$145,000

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5876 EASTERN AVE NE 4919 12TH ST NE

RLA (SW)

702 CAPITOL SQUARE PL SW

SHAW

1610 6TH ST NW 59 P ST NW 1708 NEW JERSEY AVE NW 220 Q ST NW

SHEPHERD PARK 8009 16TH ST NW

SPRING VALLEY

4800 SEDGWICK ST NW

TAKOMA

6106 1ST PL NE

TRINIDAD

1288 MORSE ST NE 1324 MONTELLO AVE NE 1222 MONTELLO AVE NE 1526 TRINIDAD AVE NE 1413 MORSE ST NE 1150 NEAL ST NE 1326 QUEEN ST NE 1334 QUEEN ST NE 1216 18TH ST NE 1122 OATES ST NE

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WAKEFIELD

3625 ALBEMARLE ST NW

WESLEY HEIGHTS 3211 44TH ST NW

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$279,000 $225,000

2 3

$800,000

$680,000 $514,900 $489,000 $582,500

3 3 3 3

$657,500

$1,075,000

$263,000

$515,000 $376,000 $305,000 $267,500 $250,000 $238,370 $230,000 $220,000 $200,000 $160,000

3 4 2 4 3 3 3 3 3 3

$701,000 $741,000 $825,000

3 3 4

$1,100,000

$1,545,000

$639,500 $260,000 $215,000 $203,000

4 3 3 3

$625,000 $499,900 $442,500 $376,500 $321,500

2 2 2 1 1

$262,000 $609,990

0 3

$82,000 $70,000

1 2

$389,900

$383,699 $355,900 $332,000 $75,000

2 2 2 1

$449,000 $619,900 $599,000 $565,000 $488,500 $475,000 $399,900 $350,000 $345,000 $260,000 $220,000 $165,000

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2035 2ND ST NW #G203 2128 1ST ST NW #2

BRENTWOOD

1390 BRYANT ST NE #101 1384 BRYANT ST NE #102

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BRIGHTWOOD

343 CEDAR ST NW #110

BROOKLAND

329 RHODE ISLAND AVE NE #405 329 RHODE ISLAND AVE NE #402 329 RHODE ISLAND AVE NE #102 3000 7TH ST NE #110

CAPITOL HILL

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1331 I ST NE 236 MARYLAND AVE NE #UNIT B 226 5TH ST SE #301 253 14TH ST SE #253-A 220 4TH ST SE #3 313 6TH ST SE #1 629 CONSTITUTION AVE NE #202 117 2ND ST NE #1 3 14TH ST NE #3 1515 CONSTITUTION AVE NE #1 101 NORTH CAROLINA AVE SE #403 18 9TH ST NE #204

CENTRAL 2425 L ST NW #531 $865,000 2425 L ST NW #205 $855,000 2555 PENNSYLVANIA AVE NW #401 $750,000 1010 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW #607 $553,000 1010 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW #803 $518,000 601 PENNSYLVANIA AVE NW #307 $500,000 400 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW #PH-1301 $465,000 1010 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW #811 $450,000 400 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW #506 $447,500 1230 23RD ST NW #502 $432,600 777 7TH ST NW #1008 $399,500 400 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW #705 $388,500 400 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW #605 $370,000 601 PENNSYLVANIA AVE NW #906 $355,000 1411 21ST ST NW #1411 $308,000 1133 14TH ST NW #307 $245,000 1314 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW #708 $225,000 1260 21ST ST NW #912 $211,000

CHEVY CHASE 4750 41ST ST NW #507 5315 CONNECTICUT AVE NW #209

$1,200,000 $185,000

CLARA BARTON 616 E ST NW #219

$353,500

CLEVELAND PARK 3883 CONNECTICUT AVE NW #310 3883 CONNECTICUT AVE NW #105 3883 CONNECTICUT AVE NW #518 3861 NEWARK ST NW #464B 3110 WISCONSIN AVE NW #702 3401-3420 38TH ST NW #417 2726 ORDWAY ST NW #3 3616 CONNECTICUT AVE NW #300 3010 WISCONSIN AVE NW #304 3010 WISCONSIN AVE NW #406 3022 WISCONSIN AVE NW #104 3616 CONNECTICUT AVE NW #206

$685,000 $680,000 $657,000 $485,000 $385,000 $380,000 $345,000 $327,500 $268,500 $255,900 $252,000 $208,000

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ARTS & Dining Up Pennsylvania and Through Lincoln Park, to Thanksgiving Dinner We Go...

by Jonathan Bardzik

y football-loving, grad-school roommate Adam hates Superbowl parties. He says they get in the way of watching the big game. I feel exactly the same about Thanksgiving dinner. I love sitting down with family and friends, but as far as I’m concerned the true joy of the holiday is found in the kitchen, spending three days hand-crafting an elaborate meal, using fresh, local ingredients -- and for me, “local” means Capitol Hill.

Let’s Talk Turkey

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Pick up apples and other produce fom Marvin Ogburn at Long Meadow Farm. in the Shenandoah. Photo: Andrew Lightman

A Thanksgiving tradition, customers line up for their pre-ordered fresh turkeys at Market Poultry. Photo: Andrew Lightman

tive consciousness has to be enormous, golden brown and, we imagine, richlyflavored and moist. Success starts with a great bird, and you can find one at Market Poultry, inside Eastern Market (www.easternmarket-dc.org), where owners Mel Sr. and his son Mel Jr. are taking orders through November 18th. Plan on buying about 1.5 pounds of turkey per person. Brining, whether with a complex blend of spices or simply kosher salt and water, is critical for juicy meat. Now, let’s talk gravy. Mine starts with homemade turkey stock. You’ll need 6 pounds of turkey necks, wings or legs to make a rich stock. At under $2.75 a pound, that won’t break the bank. Stop to say “Hi” to Mrs. Calomiris and grab carrots, onions and celery for the stock, and save time later by making stock ahead of time and freezing it.

Reduce the stock, add turkey drippings and whisk in farm-fresh butter for a rich gravy you’ll ladle liberally over your entire plate. Guests will want to sop up the rest with hearty bread. Hit Spring Mill Bread Co., trust me! (www.springmillbread.com, 701 8th St SE). While you’re waiting in line to pick up your turkey (an Eastern Market tradition), ask Mel Sr. and his sons about the Redskins (they’re feeling good about Cooley!).

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Now, it’s not Christmas without a tree, but if you want to have Thanksgiving without a turkey, cross over to Canales Quality Meats (www.canalesqualitymeats.com) for their rabbit and ginger, lamb and rosemary, or wild boar and sage sausages; they all hillrag.com H 83

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go well with a traditional meal. If you still want a showstopper on the table, visit Union Meat Co. (www. unionmeat.com) for other holiday cuts like a crown roast or prime rib. If you’re going vegetarian, focus on the selection of sides. No to-furkey, please.

Side by Side

Beyond sacred traditions, like my grandmother’s stuﬃng, sides are where Thanksgiving dinner gets creative and exciting. I let the fresh selection at the Eastern Market’s farmers line shape my menu. Starting outside at the south end of the building is Agora Farms (www.agorafarms.com), where I grab a handful of cippolini onions. Small and flat, I roast or braise them before glazing them with owner Dan Donahue’s pear cider. This year I’m adding a splash of the new Cinnamon Pear Balsamic vinegar I grabbed from Renee at Sapore Oil and Vinegar (www. saporeoilandvinegar.com, 660 Pennsylvania Ave SE).

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fall I decided to discover a recipe for the best mashed potatoes ever. Marvin Ogburn, owner of Long Meadow Farm, also at the south end of the Market, told me I needed a starchy potato like Russet, Salem or Eva. Fresh cream and butter make them rich, but homemade crème fraîche from Bower’s Fancy Dairy (www.bowerscheese. com), inside the Market, bestowed a balancing bite. (And you can grab some of their light, soft new sheep’s milk Gouda for your guests.) The final secret came from Leah Daniels at Hill’s Kitchen (www. hillskitchen.com, 713 D Street SE). Mashing or whipping potatoes makes them gummy. A food mill or ricer makes them pillowy and light. While you’re there, check out her may-aswell-be-free $100 price tag on the 3 qt. All-Clad sauté pan. If you have more friends than furniture, swing over to Frager’s (www.fragersdc.com, 1115 Pennsylvania Ave SE) and rent a few extra chairs.

Lunch break

All this shopping makes me hungry, and I’m taking a quick break for lunch at the recently-renamed Silver Spork (née, Marvelous Market, still at 303 7th St SE). Jamon beurre with cornichons and a Pelegrino soda recharge me for the afternoon. I grab a dozen cookies for our guests, which, let’s face it, are not going to last until they arrive.

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Forget creativity. If there is not a pumpkin pie and an apple pie on the table, it’s not Thanksgiving. If you’re

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Happy Thanksgiving!

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Pear Cider and Cinnamon Pear Balsamic-Glazed Cippolini Onions

Ingredients: • 4 cups Cippolini onions • 2 tbs farm-fresh butter • 2 tbs thyme • 2 cups pear cider • 2 tbs parsley • 2 tbs butter • 2 tbs Cinnamon Pear Balsamic vinegar Directions: 1. Blanch onions in boiling water. Shock in an ice bath. When cool, peel and trim the root ends. 2. Sauté onions in butter for 10 min. 3. Add thyme and pear cider, cover and cook for ten min. If cider hasn’t evaporated, uncover and cook until it reduces to about 1/4 cup. Add a little water if it gets dry. 4. Add parsley, butter and Cinnamon Pear Balsamic vinegar. Continue to cook until the sauce coats the onions. 5. Season to taste with salt and white pepper.

Masterfully Mashed Potatoes

Ingredients: • 3 large Russet potatoes • 2 tbs butter • 1/2 cup cream • 3 tbs crème fraîche Directions: 1. Boil whole and unpeeled potatoes until a paring knife easily pierces to the center, but potatoes are not falling apart. 2. Using the finest disc, press potatoes – peels and all – through a food mill, into a medium bowl. The food mill will catch the peels. 3. Stir butter, cream and crème fraîche into warm potatoes. 4. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Jonathan Bardzik was raised on his mom’s garden-fresh vegetables. He shares those recipes, and his experience gained spending 2-3 hours each night in the kitchen, every Saturday morning at Eastern Market, where he gives free cooking demonstrations, complete with tastings and recipe cards. For more information, and to see what Jonathan is cooking in his kitchen right now, visit www.whatihaventcookedyet.com. H

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DOES IT WORK? TURKEY TOOLS

by Jennifer Zatkowski

he holidays are upon us once again, so I decided to see what was new for preparing your holiday turkey. For the past 13 years, I have been hosting Thanksgiving at my house for family, friends, and strays unable to make it home for this non-partisan holiday. Over the years, I have cooked traditional turkeys, vegan “turkeys”, turkey breasts and turkey stew. While I didn’t find anything revolutionary to prepare and serve that Thanksgiving bird a la the Jetsons , I did try some handy gadgets that claim to make your turkey more moist & flavorful, neater to truss, and easier to get from roasting pan to presentation platter. I do admit that while I was very tempted to try out the $120 turkey fryer I saw at Fragers, my husband put the kabash on that. Why on earth wouldn’t he want me to fry a turkey in gallons of hot oil on our 2’x2’ wooden deck? I totally would NOT have burnt the house down. So here’s what I did try.

ball of the baster into the saucepan and sucked up a barrel-full of marinade. Unfortunately, that’s where it went horribly wrong. The injector was clumsy and messy to use. Each time I tried to get the injector from the saucepan to the turkey, it spit marinade at me and my kitchen. Each time I sucked up marinade and then leveled it to inject the turkey, it ejected marinade with force. There was marinade all over my kitchen, and all over me. But I did manage to inject about half of the marinade into the bird and it looked all puffed up like the Good Year tire man. Because the turkey looked so full, I decided not to stuff it. The turkey took significantly longer to cook than I had calculated, and there were deep pockets of marinade that had congealed throughout. The meat that was edible was very moist and flavorful – I think if I knew the correct proportions, injecting a marinade would have been successful. What I learned – this gadget takes a lot of practice, so I wouldn’t wait until Turkey Day to try it for the first time.

Flavor Injector / Baster ($6.99-$30+ at Fragers and Hill’s Kitchen)

I had heard of flavor injectors before – these are essentially syringes that inject a marinade directly into the meat of the turkey to make it moist and very flavorful. The one I purchased was a flavor injector/baster in one. Since the turkey baster I had been using for years was really made up of mis-matched parts of basters past, I thought this new gadget would, at a minimum, be an improvement over what I already had. To use, you easily screw the sy88 H HillRag | November 2012

Brining Bag ($8.95 for the bag/$8.50 for Spiced Brine Blend at Hill’s Kitchen, $6.99 for bag at Fragers)

The Cuisipro Lifter

ringe top onto the end of the baster, and suck up the marinade from the saucepan. You then stab the turkey with the needle, and squeeze the ball top of the baster to inject the marinade into the meat. Sounded simple enough – though none of the injectors came with instructions for how much marinade to inject at each stabbing, or how much mari-

nade total for the six pound breast I was cooking. I found an easy recipe online with ingredients I already had on hand – butter, salt, dried herbs and beer. What’s not to love? I melted the butter and added the rest of the seasonings in a small saucepan and had the naked turkey in the roasting pan beside me. I depressed the

I had also heard that brining a turkey does wonders for the flavor and moistness of the meat. The brining seemed simple enough – it was a huge, heavy-duty plastic bag to which I added salt, sugar and water. These directions were much easier to follow, and the size of the turkey was accounted for in how much of each ingredient you put in the bag. Brining is supposed to flavor the meat as

it tenderizes it – kind of like a turkey ceviche. As advised, I placed the bag in a pasta pot with the turkey in it, and stuck that in the fridge for about 24 hours. Before putting in the oven, I thoroughly washed the turkey of the brine and generously buttered and peppered the skin. I also didn’t stuff this turkey – I wanted to be able to compare the results with the injected turkey. WOW. This was the best turkey I have ever prepared. The meat was juicy and moist, and very flavorful, without being too salty. It cooked perfectly in a little less time than I had calculated, and the juices didn’t flow out each time I inserted the meat thermometer, like the injected turkey did.

And From Pan to Platter – Cuisipro Lifter ($19.95 at Hills Kitchen)

No matter how your turkey turns out, getting it from the roasting pan to the platter can often be a puzzler. There are large forks you can jam into the sides of the turkey to lift it up, but this pierces the meat and loses precious juice out the tine holes. Years ago, my mother gave me a lifter that you placed the turkey on to roast, and it lifted the turkey great. But there was no way to get the turkey off of the lifter without rolling it onto the platter. I gave up using that lifter the year the turkey rolled off the lifter, off the platter, and into the sink. But the Cuisipro lifter is ingenious – there is a long pin that holds the two sides of the lifter together underneath the turkey. You just lift the turkey out of the pan and place it onto your platter. Then, you slide out the pin and the two sides cradling the turkey fall away. Beautiful turkey – placed beautifully on the platter! Happy Turkey Day To All! If you have a product you want me to try, please email me at jenzatkowski@ gmail.com. H

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Something Different for Thanksgiving by Felix Milner

he wine industry is an incredibly seasonal business, whether you’re a vigneron, bound by the climactic seasons, or like us, have the job of supplying our friends and customers. While we’re open all year round, November and December is far and away the craziest time of year. It’s a time when we don’t really get much sleep, partly because of all the adrenaline necessary for keeping the store together and also because when we’re not working, we’re enjoying all the food, family, and festivities the season has to offer. Of course one of the most common questions at this time of year is what my thoughts are on wine pairings for the all-important Thanksgiving feast. If you are looking for a new bottle of a traditional favorite, we are always happy to recommend a Pinot Noir, Syrah, Chardonnay, etc. However, over the last couple of years I’ve become increasingly interested in fortified wines, and will take this Thanksgiving as a perfect opportunity to pair these often overlooked gems with great food. Even the big three -- Port, Sherry and Madeira -- are seriously overlooked contenders for the holiday feast. In their countries of origin they have always been enjoyed with food, but in the United States we consider them a quirky aperitif, or after-dinner drink, not something that can tie a whole meal together. By exploring a wider range, from bone dry to lusciously sweet, you can find the perfect partner to accompany every course. And best of all because they’ve been overlooked for so long you can pick up some phenomenal examples at an incredible price. I mean, where else can you get a beautifully complex, twenty or thirty year old wine for under $100?

Sherry

Sherry is a unique fortified wine made in and around the town of Jerez, from which it takes its rather crudely anglicized name. Jerez’s summers are dry and hot with little to no rainfall during most of the growing season and temperatures normally between 85 and 105 degrees. The region also benefits from a stunning white, calcareous soil called albariza, which only increases the heat of the dazzlingly bright sun. The triangle of land inside the three points of Jerez - Puerto de Santa Maria, and Sanlucar de Barrameda – form the demarcated area known as Jerez Superior. This is 90 H HillRag | November 2012

where the soil has the best balance of nutrients and texture. By trapping moisture under its sun baked crust, it provides the native varieties --Palomino, Muscatel, and Pedro Xinmenez -- a continuous source of water throughout the growing season. The brilliant white color reflects most of the light, and therefore heat, away from the ground maintaining a sustainable temperature under the vines’ canopy. Another influence comes from two prevailing winds; the Levante (easterly), bringing hot, dry air from the Mediterranean, and the Poniente (westerly), which draws in a cooler, more humid stream down the Straits of Gibraltar from the Atlantic. By situating the bodegas correctly to take advantage of the wind, their lofty ceilings circulate the hot air out keeping the wine cool enough.

Finos, Amontillados, Palo Cortados

While there are a number of different styles of sherry there are two broad types; oxidized and unoxidized. Within the unoxidized branch, Finos are the lightest, with Manzanillas (a Fino from the town of Sanlucar de Barameda) being the lightest of all. Finos form a great aperitif especially with cheese and charcuterie (think tapas). Amontillados, which start life as a Fino but are aged for longer, take on a character reminiscent of lightly roasted nuts, and pair wonderfully with delicate, root vegetable soups. A richer, more concentrated style, considered by aficionados as the finest, is Palo Cortado. These are made in the same way as an Amontillado, however Palo Cortado’s are made using only the finest Fino and aged for a considerable length of time, usually twenty to thirty years. Traditionally these wines occurred only by accident, but a modern understanding of the yeasts allows them to be produced deliberately and consistently. They have great depth yet really light nuances that work really well with turkey and all the trimmings. Gonzalez Byass’s 30 year old Apostoles is a great example.

Olorosos, Pedro Ximenez

While the fully oxidized style, Olorosos, are a great component in a flavorful gravy, their intensity works very well with the darker parts of the bird. Valdespino’s 1842 Solera with just a touch of sweetness is one of my favorites. Lastly, Pedro Ximenez, both a grape variety and style, is

made from berries that are first raisined and then fermented in the same manner as Olorosos. While some of the younger examples are great added to pies and even served on ice-cream, some older VOS (20 year old) and VORS (30 year old) examples are worthy of individual attention due of their incredible length and complexity.

Madeiras

Madeira, a remote volcanic island situated 600 miles off the coast of Portugal is home to the world’s most indestructible but yet beautifully expressive wine. The wine came about by accident in the days of the thriving Dutch East India Company when they would stop off to stock up on supplies before heading off across the globe. As a way of making the island’s wines last the voyage they were fortified with grape spirit however it was soon noticed that the wines actually improved after crossing the tropics. The island’s producers cottoned on to this and developed rooms called Estufas that simulated the hot and humid environment the barrels would have been exposed to inside a ship. The finest Madeira’s are bottled varietally, with Sercial being the driest style, Verdelho and Boal progressively sweeter, and finally Malmsey (Malvasia) the sweetest. I think Madeira goes so well with food because of its incredibly vibrant acidity. Even the sugar filled Malmsey’s are counterbalanced by a refreshing acidity which lifts any sweet dessert. And among drier styles Sercials and Verdelhos accompany the likes of chestnut and mushroom soups beautifully, not to mention turkey and stuﬃng. Felix Milner is Schneider’s New Media Manager. He is currently working on their newly released website and working towards a diploma with the Wine and Spirits Education Trust, the prerequisite to the Masters of Wine. Schneider’s weekly newsletter and website cellar.com will be brimming with choices over the next months. H

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ood news. Partners Jamie Leeds and mixologist Gina Chersevani’s hot spot-Hank’s Oyster Bar, 633 Pennsylvania Ave. SE--is now open for lunch. Hours are 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. There’s lots to choose from. Hank’s small plates (ideal for sharing) include crunchy popcorn shrimp with calamari; lobster bisque; fried oysters or clams; arugula salad. Entrees include fish ‘n’ chips; lobster rolls with Old Bay fries; oyster (or shrimp) po’boys; Cobb salad; Hank’s burger; smoked salmon Reuben with coleslaw, BLT with applewood smoked bacon. Plus a rotating list of daily specials. We particularly like the salmon Reuben, a lighter version than the usual corned beef/Russian dressing sauerkraut combo. For more information call 202-733-1971 or visit www.hanksoysterbar.com.

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Gina Chersevani has been up to her ears in exotic potables and other endeavors. Besides crafting cocktails at Hank’s Eddy Bar, Gina is launching her own venture–Buffalo & Bergen– named after streets in Brooklyn where Gina’s Mom grew up. Due to open in mid November in Union Market (1309 5th Street NE), Buffalo & Bergen is modeled after classic New York soda shops. B&B will dispense egg creams, malts and phosphates (some with booze), plus all sorts of knishes. Last month, Chersevani competed in the latest DC Lady Arm Wrestlers (DC/LAW) brawl October 19. Assuming the stage name of Doma MIXTRESS, Gina–like the other wrestlers--donned a zany costume, complete with a corset, boots, stockings and a cape. “I’m doing it for fun, and to help the charity,” Chersevani said. The match-up was held at 92 H HillRag | November 2012

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The moniker–Silver Spork-might be new--but the food, beverages, and personal attention at the former Marvelous Market are as good as ever. After six years operating as a Marvelous Market franchise, proprietors (and Hill residents) Seth and Megan Shapiro have gone solo. “We’re excited to become a local independent shop, so we can better serve the local community,” Seth Shapiro said, adding that new independence will provide “flexibility down the line.” Why Silver Spork? “We were brainstorming,” Shapiro responded, explaining that a “spork” is a combination spoon and fork, often provided at quick service outlets.” Why silver? “We wanted to dress it up,” Shapiro said. That works for us. We shop at Silver Spork often, maybe to pick up a loaf of freshly baked bread or yummy cookies, still provided by an excellent Virginia bakery. Perhaps a bottle of Sauvignon Blanc, a sixpack of artisan beer, Swiss yogurt or a ready-made salad or sandwich (we especially love the turkey, brie and cranberry combo) or a packet of sushi. Located at 303 Seventh St. SE (corner of Seventh and C streets near Eastern Market), Silver Spork is open daily. Call 202-544-7127.

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Dog & Pony DC’s Very Different Approach to Playmaking

by Amanda Abrams

s audience members wandered into the Woolly Mammoth Rehearsal Hall this summer to watch Beertown, a production by Dog & Pony DC, there was no indication that they were expected to get involved in the show. Sure, cast members roaming around the space were treating the spectators as if they were townspeople attending a civic meeting, but there were no explicit requests—just a table full of desserts to sample before the ‘meeting’ began. But gradually, a transition took hold. For some people, it started after the group was asked to recite the pledge of allegiance; for others, it was when they were encouraged to think about how their ‘town’ would be best represented. Little by little, audience members became so engaged in the event’s outcome that, without prompting, many declared passionately-held opinions to the group—in some cases, creat- Elaine Yuko Qualter and Joshua Drew from premiere of BEERTOWN at ing characters and histories on the spot to serve CHAW in Nov 2011 (Photo: Clinton Brandhagen) those points. That kind of engagement is the direct result ences that engage and include spectators. Each proof what Dog & Pony DC’s members like to call the duction is the result of an intuitive, months-long ‘soft invite.’ It’s a technique for building audience process that can seem messy and unintelligible to integration, as the company dubs it, and it’s Dog & outsiders, but is critical to gradually sculpting a genPony’s specialty. eral concept into a complex theme that can carry an By Washington standards, the four-year-old audience for a couple of hours. ensemble is deeply unique. Not only do company “We are creating a work of art that is intentionmembers collaboratively develop plays, but they’ve ally keeping the audience’s experience in mind,” exbecome experts in gauging a show’s mood and flow plains Rachel Grossman, a DC theater professional from moment to moment in order to craft experi- who co-founded Dog & Pony (or in the company’s vernacular, is one of its ‘ring leaders’). “That could involve a bunch of people just watching us do something—but knowing they’re going to be watching it, asking what their journey is and how they’re moved, is key for us.”

Big group collaboration

Wyckham Avery as Mother Courage singing at the mic in COURAGE at CHAW in June 2010 (Photo: C. Stanley Photography) 94 H HillRag | November 2012

It’s June at the Capitol Hill Arts Workshop, where the company is in residence, and about a dozen ensemble members are reading through a script. The play, A Killing Game, by Romanian playwright Eugene Ionesco, will form the basis of the latest Dog & Pony

production, which is set to premiere November 28. On this particular evening, the group splits up after about an hour. A few folks peel off to focus on modernizing the script, led by the show’s director, Colin K. Bills, while the rest remain in the theater to work on a square dance sequence. “This is true organic collaboration, so if people have suggestions for how to pair movement and sound, that’s great,” says Wyckham Avery, a company member who’s introducing the dance movements. Creating a Dog & Pony show—and this will be the company’s 7th—requires a very long timeline. The company began talking about putting on A Killing Game last April at Bills’ suggestion, and has been actively developing the show since November 2011. Sometimes that occurs as a full ensemble, like tonight, and other times as a limited cluster of folks to hammer out the production’s narrative structure. That’s typical, says Grossman. “We work well when we devise assignments or experiments, chunking things up, so we tend to do a lot of smaller group work that reports back to larger group,” she says, adding that the ensemble is largely collaborative in its work.

Bringing in the public early on

That said, the company doesn’t isolate itself. Because audience reactions are so crucial to the success of its shows, the group invites the public in on a regular basis to try out various ideas. It’s experimental: ensemble members might have a hunch about how participants will react to something, and these workshops allow them to test their hypotheses. Throughout the summer, Dog & Pony holds a workshop event each month, one of which occurs just a few days after the square dancing rehearsal. It’s at CHAW again, but now about 20 visitors are scattered around the theater on metal folding chairs. Upon entering, everyone has been given a card with instructions on it; one card reads, “On ‘Who killed my babies?’ die quietly in your seat.” Other cards use different lines as cues. The ensemble begins the scene, which has been further developed over the past few days. The ten actors are wearing country-music regalia and two members with guitars sing the song “Fever” with a folksy twang. Then they begin speaking.

A Killing Game is an absurdist take on what happens when a town’s citizens begin dropping dead from a plague. So it’s not completely surprising when members of the audience, in response to invisible cues, begin collapsing in their seats. Towards the end of the scene, when an actor cries out plaintively, “We can’t all die, can we?” a last large group dies en masse with a loud thump. After a beat or two, everyone gets up and the game begins anew, with fresh cards and different instructions. Increasingly, the viewers get to choose when to die and how; by the third go-round, people are dying throughout the scene. But as the actors repeat a final phrase over and over and over, audience members, unsure of what to do, sit quietly in their seats. That experience gave the ensemble helpful information, says Bills later. On the one hand, the spectators completely obliged when explicitly asked, via their cards, to participate. On the other, their participation had limits.

the room, the kind that comes from smart, creative people who enjoy bouncing ideas off each other. At various times, the group riffs on theater trends, inside jokes, movies like The Princess Bride, and the website WebMD. But they always come back to the play, dissecting each scene and gradually establishing their own structure. It’s not a perfect process, and the group gets snared in details while failing to establish a coherent narrative. But it all falls into place when Suilebhan asks, “What’s the arc of the plague experience?” and uses the ensuing public health process to create a frame for the play. Everyone in the group is aware that they want to up the ante with this show and see how far the audience will go in playing along with them. “With Beertown, the game was just talking and voting at the end. With this, how soon can the gaming begin?” asks Suilebhan. “Right away,” respond the other three in unison.

Final steps to create a finished show

Rachel Grossman, Lenore Sack, Wendy Nogales, Micael Bogar in SEPARATED AT BIRTH at Mead Theater Lab in Aug 2010 (Photo: C. Stanley Photography)

“In A Killing Game, we’re struggling with how to give people that soft invitation to die,” explains Bills. During the last looped segment, the group was wondering how much the audience would do without any cuing at all. “And the answer was, not much—which is a good thing to know,” he says.

Building an outline by bouncing ideas oﬀ each other

Developing a finished script is a surprisingly nonlinear process. Almost two months after the workshop event, a small group is gathered in a conference room at the Source Theater to pick through Ionesco’s play and determine their own production’s arc. This group includes Grossman, Bills, Jeremy Plath—who moved to DC specifically to work with Dog & Pony—and Gwydion Suilebhan, a local playwright who has joined the ensemble for this production. It’s a wordy bunch. Despite a tight focus on the play, there’s an electric vibe in

A month later—and only about two months before the show is set to premiere— the Dog & Pony folks say they’re putting the finishing touches on the play’s final outline. “We’re in a place that to anyone else would seem terrifying, but to us seems like the right place,” says Plath. The group doesn’t yet have a script, and some sections may never have written ‘lines’—and that’s OK. The hard part of determining intentions, tone and mechanics is done. “Figuring out what you want to do is a lot harder than what line you say to get it across,” explains Plath. From here on, the full ensemble will begin rehearsing more intensively. They’ll be meeting several times a week to flesh out established themes, using improvisation and a lot of discussion. The group is hoping to incorporate Twitter in the show, but how that’ll work is still unclear. But no one, including Grossman, seems fazed by the uncertainty. The group’s process just works, she says, in part because members hold themselves to very high standards. “We are aggressive bar raisers,” she says. “For us, the power of that collective creative process is about fully interrogating ideas so that they can grow into their most rich and complex version of themselves—or at least as far as the group can get them.” For tickets and more information on Dog & Pony DC go to www.dogandponydc.com. The Killing Game, November 28 December 22, Wed-Sat - 7:30PM, Capitol Hill Arts Workshop, 535 7th St. SE, Online tickets: $17; At the door tickets: ($5 - 40). H

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Two Spirited New Triumphs: One over Disability and One over Terror by Mike Canning

The Sessions

A new film, “The Sessions,” could be seen as gringe-inducing: it’s the true story of a totally disabled man who, at 38, decides he wants to experience real sex— and hires a surrogate to supply it. However, we are leagues away from porn in this narrative, one which convinces and charms through handling the subject dead-on, with both seriousness and humor, and through its beautiful central performance. It’s a film that will make awards lists at year’s end. (The film opened October 26, runs 95 minutes, and is rated “R” for ample, offhand nudity and sexual language.) Mark O’Brien ( John Hawkes) suffered childhood polio, leaving him partially dependent on an iron lung, though with a full sense of touch, unable to move his limbs and needing constant care. Now mature, he has amazingly constructed a career as a writer and journalist, using a pencil-like device to type out his pages on a typewriter. He has also come to realize that he has missed out on a piece of life and looks to attain physical love. He learns of hiring a sex surrogate to achieve this, then, being a devout Catholic, he consults with his parish priest, Father Brendan (William H. Macy) who eventually, with some soul-searching of his own, gives Mark his blessing. His surrogate Cheryl (Helen Hunt) is an attractive but no-nonsense wife and mom, who calmly and tenderly introduces him to the feel of the feminine and, gingerly, to the sex act. Not surprisingly, Mark falls 96 H HillRag | November 2012

Helen Hunt as Cheryl and John Hawkes as Mark O’Brien in “The Sessions.” Image courtesy of Fox Searchlight Pictures.

big time for his new “lover,” and she, practiced at keeping her distance, begins to have feelings for the almost helpless Mark. How both achieve a satisfying conclusion to their sexual encounters—their “sessions”--caps this endearing and moving film. Writer/director Ben Lewin was a polio sufferer as a child himself, so adapting Mark’s story, from a 1990 magazine article “On Seeing a Sex Surrogate,” seemed a natural. William H. Macy, as the tested but trusting padre, brings humanity and grace to his role as the reluctant confidante; he puts aside church doctrine to minister to one of his flock in need. Helen Hunt radiates a composed and

sensible sexiness. Though we see her coolly report each session’s results into her tape recorder, we also see how Mark is breaking through to her humanity. A very pleasant surprise, too, is the beautiful Moon Bloodgood as Vera, O’Brien’s laconic but dogged caregiver. She can push me around on a gurney anytime. Then there is John Hawkes as Mark O’Brien. His rawboned, scruffy looks have served him well recently as the cult leader in “Martha Mary May Marlene” (2011) and, especially, as the menacing Teardrop in “Winter’s Bone” (2010) for which he won an Oscar nomination. Here he utterly transforms himself as the sweet

but sardonic Mark, his plaintive but assured voice emitted in a soft rasp from a leaden body that is always horizontal. Finally, one sympathizes with him not simply because of his wrenching disability, but because of his abundant heart and fully-rounded humanity.

Argo - DC in the Movies

An almost fanciful tale that tells of the triumph of securing the escape of Americans from the grips of revolutionary Iran resurfaces after more than 30 years in the new suspense film “Argo,” a well-wrought new film from Ben Affleck. Affleck, who directs and stars,

discovered the story of the “Canadian Caper” via a 2007 article by Joshuah Bearman in “Wired” magazine. The Caper involved the Canadian Embassy sheltering six US Foreign Service officers during the 1979-80 Iran hostage crisis and eventually helping them to escape. At the time—January 1980—the Americans’ escape was wholly attributed to Canadian efforts, but in 1997, classified information emerged which indicated that the rescue was engineered by the CIA and an Agency expert in “exfiltration,” Tony Mendez, along with assistance from some Hollywood veterans. The screenplay for “Argo” sets a neat three-act set-up: 1) the Embassy takeover and the resulting effort by the CIA to spring the six; 2) Mendez creating an escape scenario by using a science fiction film--“Argo”— set in Iran to sneak into Tehran, and 3) Mendez, as the supposed film director, prepping the fugitives as a Canadian film crew to mask their escape. A story too strange to be true, except that it happened. Affleck himself plays Mendez, with a distinctive 1970’s shag and a poker face. John Goodman and Alan Arkin are his lively industry contacts who create the sham project.Personal note: As a Foreign Service officer myself in Tehran in 1976-78, I was aware of the Iran hostage crisis, and I looked at this film with different eyes because I worked in the Embassy compound, knew the city’s streets, and was familiar with its airport. This is to say up front that “Argo” is not a documentary but an entertainment vehicle, and it fully succeeds as that. Parts of the film achieves real verisimilitude. For example, using Istanbul as a standin for Tehran, Affleck and his team get the right look for the latter’s streets. Yet this is an entertainment, right? Where the film truly departs from the actual Canadian Caper is in its ending. All the tension in the film leads up to a nail-biting finale at Tehran’s Mehrabad Airport, as Mendez and his charges sweat a series of trails. There is the passport check, a last-minute mission approval from Washington, and their being scrutinized by a wary (and scary) Revolutionary Guard. All this as another group of zealots comes ever closer to identifying the fugitives from their shredded photos followed by a last-ditch chase sequence on the airport’s tarmac airplane. Didn’t happen, any of it.

The real escape was, in fact, uneventful on the surface—even if the minds of those escaping were in turmoil. But it’s a Hollywood ending, and who would deny Affleck his boffo finish. Not me, for one; it proves to be a real rouser in a film that also offers rare kudos to the dogged work of our intelligence services and our diplomats. (The film is rated “R” for violence and language and runs 120 minutes.)

Hollywood on the Potomac

A number of my readers on Capitol Hill may know that I have been working on a book about DC in the movies. That effort is finally finished with the new volume “Hollywood on the Potomac: How the Movies View Washington, DC.” You can read a review of it in this issue in “The Literary Hill” by my colleague Karen Lyon.

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Hill Rag movie critic Mike Canning and his new book.

Here I just wanted to acknowledge the important part the Hill Rag played in the book’s genesis. Jean-Keith Fagon and Melissa Ashabranner took me on as a movie reviewer almost 20 years ago and have allowed me a voice in describing and commenting on movies for my neighbors. In recent years, Andrew Lightman has added continued encouragement. Writing for the Rag fostered a large part of what the book offers and much of its text appeared first in this newspaper, since I highlight films made in or about DC. This is just to express how grateful I am to the Hill Rag for stimulating me to undertake this enterprise, which I hope its readers will find enlightening and entertaining. Long-time Capitol Hill resident Mike Canning has written on movies for the Hill Rag since 1993 and is a member of the Washington Area Film Critics Association. His reviews and writings on film can be found online at www.mikesflix.com. H

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rt “was a natural thing for him,” his twin sister, Sarah Tolar, told me. Robert Tolar, 1941-2012, was one of those kids who was always making things, elegant things. When Queen Elizabeth was crowned in 1953, Robert made an exacting copy of her ornate coach out of balsa wood, giving it all the gilt and glamor of the original. He painted eggs elaborately and built towers for them, researching Egyptian and Greek architecture for authenticity. Robert was born in DC and raised in Alexandria. He started painting as a teenager, with commissions for murals from local churches, and went on to major in art at William and Mary. He and his sister stayed emotionally close, but made separate life decisions. Robert served two years in the army as an artist, drafting manuals. He came to DC, and lived on the Hill for decades. His professional career is not clearly recorded, but he was employed by the big department stores like Woodward & Lothrop and Hecht’s as an illustrator and catalogue designer. When those DC icons faded away, so did the jobs, and Robert became a freelance artist. None of this affected his love for painting and drawing. His skill with trompe l’oeil—the art of making scenes or objects painted on flat surfaces look super-real—brought commissions from the Middle East and around the world. He had many admirers and patrons on Capitol Hill as well. His work was always meticulous and precise, and yet creatively dynamic. You can see his passion and his artist’s eye in his exquisite pen and ink drawings, decorative screens, etchings, and oil paintings. Robert died in June of this year after an extended illness. For him, his art was more than a natural thing. It was a lifelong thing.

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Jim Magner’s Thoughts on Art

I usually talk to the person I’m profiling. I try to avoid interviews and simply have conversations about art. All artists are delighted to talk about what they live to do, and how they do it. It provides us the chance to exchange ideas and opinions. We usually find a connection—a shared joy. I get a feeling of the private person behind the artist—a sense of why they care and spend so much time working at it. It is never about good or bad art. Those judgments do not exist. Robert Tolar (see Artist Profile) is deceased and can’t pour out his soul. I wish he could. I can only talk to others: a landlord, a friend, a patron. I try to reconstruct his life from the work left behind and from the glimpses that the words of others might reveal. His twin sister, with whom he was always close, said art was

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a natural thing with Robert. I can only take that skeleton of information and try to reconstruct a living person…one with childhood wonders and adolescent dreams. I feel a connection with Robert the art student—full of learning and looking, with the whole world out there waiting, like the Land of Oz, with one witch welcoming and kind, and the other dark and mean, waiting to crush your dreams. And that is what Robert finds. Friends and employers are enthused and cheering, but the cosmic winds begin to shift and the earth tilts and wonder becomes worry, and promise becomes a struggle. Big victories are followed by obscurity… and then more discoveries, and a new devotion to his first love: Art. Robert Tovar lived out his life with a passionately stubborn dedication to creative flights of imagination. The natural thing.

At the Museums

Roy Lichtenstein. National Gallery of Art. 3rd and Constitution SW -- Jan. 13

Roy Lichtenstein, 1923-1997, and “Pop Art” are almost synonymous. Although there were many practitioners of Pop, Lichtenstein and Andy Warhol pretty much shared the throne. American artists didn’t invent it, or even name it, but mocking post-war popular culture in the 60’s was clever and super-cool. And fun. This was a time when art actually mattered in American culture, and Pop had a huge impact by both reflecting and shaping the cynical attitudes of the growing hip sub-culture. It began as parody, a laugh at the banal and kitschy, became Irony, and soon led to a stated abhorrence of all that was “commercial.” That gets minimized, if not lost, in this retrospective, but that allows a more stylistic analysis. Lichtenstein’s own word, “cartoony,” comes up often in describing his style, mostly because of his famous comic-book reproductions with paint, and because of his use of dots instead of brush strokes throughout his career. Parody became, in some ways, a salute to earlier generations of painters, but always in an edgy way. To me, “Cool” became cold, lacking warmth, but I admire the precision, the exactness. Lichtenstein was a master draftsman with vision who rode the crest of cultural evolution. The last room of the exhibit empties into the works the masters of the first decade of the 20th century—Dufy, Kirchner, Klimt, Picasso, Braque, Kandinsky and others. I let out a sigh. I unexpectedly felt warmth…relief… comfort. Those artists were radical in their time, but not cold. The Lichtenstein retrospective includes over 100 paintings, drawings and sculptures from all periods of his career. www.nga.gov.

At the Galleries

Nancy Freeman. Hill Center Gallery Hill Center at the Old Naval Hospital. 921 Pennsylvania Ave., SE -- Dec.31

Nancy Freeman scans one of her oil or watercolor paintings, or a photograph, and transforms it by layering, drawing or painting to create a hybrid image “with the form of a photograph and the soul of a painting.” During the course of the exhibit, Nancy will conduct the Hill Digital Quilt Project. Anyone will be able to choose from an online selection of photos of the Capitol Hill neighborhood. She will use the “crowd-sourced” picks to create a weekly matrix of panels, which in turn will become digital prints. NancyFreemanStudio.com.

Peter Kephart. Zenith Gallery. Chevy Chase Pavilion – Level 2. 5335 Wisconsin Ave., NW Nov 2– Nov.27

“Fire, Water, Earth and Wind” reveals some of Peter Kephart’s newer works. His images take form through the process of fire and water. Using starch, liquid pigments and gunpowder on the paper before it is exposed to flames, he completes each picture with pastels, inks and charcoal. Reception: Sat. Nov. 3, 3-6. www.zenithgallery.com.

Donna K. McGee. Foundry Gallery 1314 18th St. NW -- Dec. 2

In “Room for Blue,” Donna McGee’s solo show of large abstracts reach for both the heart and the head, using color to create atmosphere and form. www.foundrygallery.org

Michael B. Platt. Honfleur Gallery 1241 Good Hope Rd. SE -- Dec. 21

With “Steppin’ Out,” Michael B. Platt cuts digital prints from adhesive fabric, “playing with repeated figures, generating and implying a sense of ritual-familiar and unfamiliar.” arts@archdc.org

Carolina Mayorga. The Gallery at Vivid Solutions. 1922 MLK Jr Ave. SE -- Dec. 21

“Divine Revelations” is a photography installation in which the Colombian-born artist uses her own image to reconstruct iconic depictions of the Virgin Mary in a series of photographs and text, examining issues of cultural identity, gender and ethnicity. A Capitol Hill artist and writer, Jim can be reached at Artandthecity05@aol.com. Jim’s award-winning book, “A Haunting Beauty” can be acquired through www.ahauntingbeauty.com. H

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A Compendium of Readers, Writers, Books, & Events by Karen Lyon on previously untapped sources, as aliens bent on destruction. well as anecdotes and quotes from Another essay reveals some fasMike Canning finally got his wish. A Foreign Douglass himself, to first paint a Service Officer for 28 years, he always dreamed of cinating behind-the-scenes intel vivid portrait of the former slave’s being able to go to the movies in the daytime—and on locations. Many of the scenes of boyhood in Baltimore and his early being paid to review them. For nearly 20 years now, “Capitol Hill,” for example, are acpolitical life in Washington, where he’s been the Hill Rag’s movie critic. Happily, all tually shot elsewhere because of the he held a short-lived but influential that time spent in dark theaters has dimmed neither tight security and the difficulty of Presidential appointment on the navigating permissions through the his insight nor his enthusiasm. Territorial Government’s legislaIn his new book, “Hollywood on the Potomac: myriad jurisdictions on the Hill. tive council. How the Movies View Washington,” Canning gives Some filmmakers resort in frustraDouglass then went on to a lively rundown of every major feature film made tion to “guerilla shots,” where they serve as editor of the “New Nain our hometown, with a special focus on scenes capture their target on the fly. Spetional Era,” an African-American shot on Capitol Hill. From “Mr. Smith Goes to cial effects guru Ray Harryhausen newspaper that was “one of the Washington” and “The Day the Earth Stood Still” to confessed that he poked a camera first organs of early civil rights,” “Wag the Dog” and “J. Edgar,” he delivers not only through the fence of the White The abolitionist leader’s years in DC as a US Marshall facing the chalthe basics of cast and plot synopsis, but also back- House to shoot the background for are brought to light in a new book lenges of post-Civil War DC, and ground information, commentary, notes about the the scene in “Earth vs. the Flying about his life in Anacostia. as a Trustee of Howard University. location shots, and those inevitable goofs that make Saucers” where the aliens land on In 1872, he bought a house on A the front lawn. Washingtonians roll their eyes. Intended for fans and students of both mov- Street NE, but five years later, “with an ever-present Palm trees show up at Dulles Airport. Metro entrances empty onto a train platform in Baltimore. ies and politics, “Washington on the Potomac” is a bundle of grandchildren at their Capitol Hill home Our hero sprints from the Kennedy Center to Union great read on many levels. Between the thoughtful and frequent guests passing through,” he sought Station in a matter of minutes. And a Metro stop essays, historical perspectives, and the entertain- more space, purchasing Cedar Hill across the Eastwith the name ‘Georgetown’ mysteriously appears. ingly browse-able compendium, readers can’t miss. ern Branch in Uniontown (now Anacostia). Muller does not shy away from the controversies Canning notes that when he first saw this blooper, “Washington on the Potomac” is published by the which appeared in 1987’s “No Way Out,” the DC Friends of Southeast Library and is available at Riv- surrounding Douglass, including his marriage to a white woman, but he also includes reminiscences audience hooted with derision and threw popcorn at erby Books. from his grandchildren, who describe an aging Douthe screen. “The goof was all the more egregious,” he glass getting down on all fours “where he would play writes, “because Georgetown residents had famous- Frederick Douglass Brought to Life the role of the family horse.” These personal touches, ly refused to have a Metro stop built in their ‘tony’ When the statue of Frederick Douglass finally as well as a rich trove of photographs, make this neighborhood – and everybody in assumes its rightful place in the well-researched book a pleasure to read. As one reWashington knew it.” US Capitol, no one will be cheerviewer notes, “Muller brings Douglass to life as few But the gotchas are only part ing louder than John Muller. Yet have done or even attempted.” of the story. In an introductory esthe author of “Frederick Douglass John Muller is a DC-based journalist, historian, say, Canning discusses how DC in Washington, D.C.: The Lion playwright, and policy analyst, as well as co-founder has been portrayed by moviemakof Anacostia” was not always an of DreamCity Theatre Group. The author will sign ers over the decades. Politicians expert on the famous abolitionist and discuss “Frederick Douglass in Washington” at are frequently seen as either corleader. Spurred by a friend’s questhe Hill Center on Fri., Nov. 30, from 7 to 9pm. rupt villains in need of “comeuptions during a visit to Cedar Hill, pance” or as “a combination of naïf Douglass’s home in Anacostia, and ‘White Knight,” he writes. Muller taught himself “enough China and Africa The military and intelligence serabout Frederick Douglas for a When the Libyan crisis of 2011 revealed the exvices provide the “perfect set-up lifetime. Yet around every corner,” tent to which China was involved in Africa, some to highlight that necessary man he writes, “I came across a new people were probably surprised. It’s a good bet that of action, the Lone Ranger.” And, connection he had, or a helping David H. Shinn was not one of them. A former US of course, our familiar buildings hand he extended.” ambassador to Ethiopia and Burkina Faso, the loand monuments serve not only as Focusing on Douglass’s years cal author shares his considerable expertise in a new “postcard shots” behind the action, The Hill Rag’s movie critic reveals how in Washington, from 1863 until book, “China and Africa: A Century of Engagement,” have used (and abused) but also as iconic foils for invading filmmakers his death in 1895, Muller draws co-written with Joshua Eisenman, Senior Fellow in Washington over the years.

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China Studies at the American Foreign Policy Council. Intended as a guide for future policymakers, diplomats, and scholars, the book begins with a comprehensive historical overview of relations between China and Africa, focusing primarily on the post1949 period, which saw the beginnings of Afro-Asian alliances. The Cultural Revolution of 1966 “marked a new phase in the China-Africa relationship,” but it is China’s relatively new outward-looking focus, coupled with its need for resources to fuel its burgeoning economy, that have led to its rising power in Africa. “For China,” write the authors, “Mao’s ‘Little Red Book’ has been replaced with a bal- A former ambassador and his co-author ance sheet.” offer a detailed study of China-Africa Based on more than 400 interviews relations over the past century. and extensive fieldwork, “China and Africa” is a solid foundational study that approaches its subject from a variety of perspectives: political and trade relations, military and security ties, financial investments and assistance, and media and education. The authors provide a country-by-country analysis, and conclude with a number of informed predictions about the future of China-Africa relations. “As relationships among Chinese and Africans become increasingly mature, the future appears ripe with opportunity for both sides,” they write, “but of course, with increased interaction, more problems are bound to emerge.” When they do, we’ll know whom to call.

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Hill Writer News

Award-winning short story writer Louise Farmer Smith will be at the Hill Center on Nov. 11.

Louise Farmer Smith will read from and sign copies of her novel in stories, “One Hundred Years of Marriage,” at the Hill Center on Sun., Nov. 11, at 2pm. Profits from book sales will go to the Hill Center. Ariel Sabar’s in-depth article on the papyrus fragment purporting to show that Jesus was married, which appeared in Smithsonian.com in September, made him the go-to guy for the PBS Newshour. Sabar is the author of “My Father’s Paradise” and “Heart of the City.” Stephanie Deutsch, author of “You Need a Schoolhouse: Booker T. Washington and Julius Rosenwald and the Building of Schools for the Segregated South,” has written an article for the fall issue of Preservation magazine (www.preservationnation.org) titled “Reinventing Rosenwalds.” H hillrag.com H 101

An Afternoon of Poetic Promise Diana McLellan Reads From Her Latest Book

by Maggie Hall

C’s grande dame of gossip, Diana McLellan, will entertain and amuse at a special appearance at the Hill Center on Sunday afternoon, November 18th. While the legendary journalist, columnist, author and editor, will be mainly reading from her latest publication -- a collection of poetry -she will also recall the days when she was privy to the ‘secrets’ of the famous and infamous. In those heady DC days, one hardly passed that Diana, or The Ear as she was internationally known, did not drop some sexy, tasty, delicious morsel of information about those in the fast-lane of life, the White House, the corridors of DC power and Hollywood. British-born Diana, who has called Capitol Hill home for 50 years, will introduce the audience to some of her highly personalized poems in the inspiring Making Hay. The book has won critical acclaim from a wide array of reviewers. Allan Dodds, of Newsweek and The Beast, called it “enchanting.” John Kelly of the Washington Post labeled it “essential.” While Joan Rivers instructed, “Buy it!” Diana is looking forward to meeting her fans and introducing them to her poetry, those who have followed her sparking career for decades and those who are new to the work of this scintillating doyen of the written word. “I’ve always loved reading poetry aloud,” she said. “But this will be the first time I read my own in public. I’m really chuffed!” For those not familiar with the term “chuffed,” it’s across-the-pond slang for pleased, proud and happy. And in this case it also indicates that you can’t take the gal out of England. Diana’s famed column The Ear appeared in the Washington Star, Washington Post, and Washington Times. She spent several years as Washington editor of Washingtonian Magazine, a Washington correspondent for the Ladies Home Journal, and feature writer for magazines of papers like the London Times, the London Telegraph, the London Mail on Sunday. She is the author of the ever entertaining Ear On Washington, and the best-seller The Girls: Sappho Goes to Hollywood. As well as reading from Making Hay -- which is delightfully illustrated by the esteemed New Yorker cartoonist Peter Steiner -- Diana will chat with the audience in a question and answer session. She will also sign copies of Making Hay which will be on sale at the Hill Center, or can be bought from any online bookseller, like Amazon or Barnes and Noble. To honor the arrival of November, here is one of Diana’s poems. Tinged with a layer of emotive sadness it’s entitled Susurration:

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The leaves are clinging to their boughs Although November’s growing old, Presenting, as the chill wind soughs, Singing bouquets of red and gold. What is their ballad, soft and long, Serenading the cold pearl sky? Their time is past, as is all their song. Soon they must go. And so must I. To listen to and meet Diana: 2:00 pm, Sunday, November 18th, the Hill Center at the Old Naval Hospital, 921 Pennsylvania Ave, SE; 202-549-4172; www.hillcenterdc.org For info about Making Hay go to the publishers: www.booktrope.com. H

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Health & Fitness Active Isolated Stretching

Exercise that Can Increase Strength and Flexibility, Eliminate Pain and Improve Overall Health

by Pattie Cinelli

working muscles helps to increase assage therapist Jeffrey the temperature of the muscles Haggquist had an inand fascia. It also improves circujured shoulder from years lation and increases elasticity and of playing sports. It was uncomfortstrength of the muscle and fascia. able, and as the years progressed, his ability to lift his arm deteriorated. Dr. Haggquist thought the pain and Benefits immobility was permanent until he AIS can result in what some met kineologist Aaron Mattes and may call “miracles” on people who discovered Active Isolated Stretchthink they are lost causes. One ing (AIS). man, who understood osteopa“AIS helped me restore the thy, walked into QuistMD offices range of motion to my shoulder,” hunched over with back pain and he said as he happily raised his arm misalignment. “I worked with him straight up and down several times for an hour and he left standing alongside his head. “I would have upright.” Dr. Haggquist said he relost much of its movement and moleased spasms in the man’s gluteus bility.” Dr. Haggquist became a deand lower back and used AIS to voted practitioner of AIS. He studstretch the lower body that released Jeffrey Haggquist, MD, founder of QuistMD, he Flexibility, ied with Mattes, who created AIS Sports and Rehabiliation in northwest DC. the man’s mechanical stress. almost 40 years ago. “Aaron encourThe benefits of AIS also can inaged me to go to medical school.” clude an enhanced immune system than two seconds, a protective mechaAfter 17 years of practicing massage and an improved feeling of well-being nism called “myotatic stretch reflex” is therapy, Dr. Haggquist became a phybecause of increased flexibility. triggered. This reflex is our body’s natsician and in 2006 founded QuistMD, According to Dr. Haggquist, AIS ural protection against strains, sprains the Flexibility, Sports, and Rehabilihelps patients learn to identify arand tears. However in athletic pertation Clinic in northwest Washingeas of their bodies that need work, formance, injury rehabilitation or the ton. The clinic is a mecca for injured and then target specific muscles and desire to instill lasting changes in the athletes, people who are frustrated by joints with short-duration stretches. body, this reflex is undesirable. When chronic pain, who have neck and back the stretch reflex is initiated, the mus- Through AIS, patients can experience injuries or who just want to feel better. cle being stretched begins to contract, decreased pain, improved joint flex“We use many techniques, but the core inhibiting blood flow and depleting ibility and balance, expanded range of our therapy is AIS,” said Haggquist. oxygen which is not good for rehabili- of motion, increased muscle strength and restoration of physical function. tation or performance improvement. Why Active Isolated Since meeting Dr. Haggquist in The perfect environment to stretch September, I have used basic AIS exStretching Works a muscle is when it is relaxed. AIS Active Isolated Stretching uses four achieves this with every stretch. AIS ercises with most of my clients. Rebasic principles: isolate the muscle to stretches are “active”-- meaning the sponses immediately after performing be stretched; repeat the stretch at least person being stretched actually helps the exercises have been, “Amazing. I 10 times; hold each stretch for no more move her own body part with her can’t believe how well my neck (arm, than two seconds, and breathe through own muscles, before assistance with a leg, etc.,) feels.”; “I didn’t know how the stretch. strap or another person is used. This tight my quads were.”, “That felt reWhen a stretch is held for longer enhances the stretch because actively ally good.” All of my clients felt relief hillrag.com H 105

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from stiffness, felt greater range of motion and fluidity in joints. Dr. Haggquist practices what he preaches and showed me the AIS exercise routine he does before bed each night to maintain strength and flexibility. It only took a few minutes to complete. “You can’t do too many AIS stretches,” he explained. “You can do them until you lose form, or until you achieve your desired range of motion.” He also explained that AIS can be used to develop flexibility or maintain it. “You learn where you are flexible so you do fewer repetitions on those areas. Where you are tight you do more.” Dr. Haggquist’s clinic recently began to work with patients from the Georgetown Breast Care Center. “AIS is great for helping realign scar tissue.” I can’t think of anyone who could not benefit from AIS. Dr. Haggquist has helped people with arthritis, Parkinson’s disease and MS. He’s taught the technique to hundreds of MDs and trained staffs in medical offices. AIS can be done by yourself or with assistance of a trainer or therapist. It can make you feel better, move better and enjoy life more and it’s non-discriminating. Anyone can do it and anyone, from a high school athlete to an aging grandmother, can achieve lasting benefits. AIS education materials are available at the Dr. Haggquist’s clinic or from Aaron Mattes’ website: www.stretchingusa.com. Aaron Mattes’ book is called Active Isolated Stretching: the Mattes Method. For more information about QuistMD The Flexibility, Sports and Rehabilitation Clinic log onto: www.quistmd. com; or call: 202-244-7432. Pattie Cinelli is a personal trainer specializing in pre/postnatal exercise, mind/body balance for weight loss programs and functional training. She teaches a variety of techniques including yoga and Pilates. Contact her at: fitness@pattiecinelli.com. H

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by Matthew Antkowiak, DVM

here are certain emergencies you come to anticipate when working in the ER; however none of them get a veterinary staff to jump to attention more quickly than when the word “bloat” is mentioned. Every member of the triage team understands that when it comes to bloat or the more scientific name – Gastric Dilatation Volvulus (GDV ) - time is of the essence and cutting a half an hour off of initial treatment of that patient may be the difference of life or death. “Bloat” is a bit of a misnomer. If you eat too much Thanksgiving dinner, too much Shawafel or too much Taylor Gourmet, you feel bloated (happy, but bloated). If your dog eats too much, they can get this “food bloat” as well. In and of itself, a large stomach full of food is not a dangerous condition. It is only if the stomach twists that the true emergency develops. What is GDV? Technically it is the abnormal “twisting” of the stomach. A dog’s stomach is a bit “free swinging” in the abdomen and is connected on one end via the esophagus (food tube between the mouth and the stomach) and is anchored on the other via the duodenum (first part of intestine). Envision that “free hanging stomach” twisting around on itself (like grabbing two ends of a bean bag and flipping). The stomach then has no way to release the gas trapped inside of it and expands causing a dangerous, progressive distention which can impair blood flow to itself and other vital organs. What are the signs of GDV? Aside from the classic distended abdomen, many dogs are restless,

pacing, panting and choosing not to lie down. They will often act like they have to vomit and may repeatedly try to do so, but produce nothing or just a small amount of fluid. Dogs with advanced signs will be extremely weak, have a very fast heart rate and pale gums, and may collapse. What can be done to treat GDV? Only through surgical intervention can this condition be reliably reversed. Yes, sometimes it can spontaneously resolve, but this is extremely rare. This is a life threatening emergency and if your dog is exhibiting the signs above, your veterinarian should be contacted immediately or your dog should be transported to the ER as soon as possible. • The good: If signs are picked up on early, this is a very treatable disease and prognosis is fair to good. • The bad: Surgical intervention and overnight hospitalization and monitoring are not cheap. You should expect a $40006000K bill depending on where you have surgery and severity of signs on presentation. Also if the GDV is not treated quickly, a portion of the stomach may be deprived of blood supply and may need to be removed at surgery. This may affect long term prognosis. How can you prevent GDV? Unfortunately, the causes of what makes a dog’s stomach twist are not well understood. It is usually a problem for large breed dogs that have deep chests but we have seen medium and small breed dogs af-

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Feed your dog 2-3 small meals throughout the day, rather than one large meal to avoid it eating too much or too quickly. • Avoid strenuous exercise before and after meal time. • Limit intake of large amounts of water at one time. Instead, allow your dog a limited amount of water on a hot day or after exercise, and then give them a short break before re-offering. • Consider preventative surgery. Gastropexy is an elective surgical procedure performed to “tack” the stomach to the abdominal wall and will greatly reduce the possibility of GDV. If your large breed dog needs any abdominal surgery at a young age (spay, intestinal foreign body removal) then this procedure should be discussed with your veterinarian. Educated awareness is the key to identifying and treating GDV. As usual, if you have questions or concerns about your pet, you should contact your veterinarian. Have a great Thanksgiving and see you ‘round the Hill!

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Barbie and GI Joe

How Society’s Idealized Bodies Undermine our Health

ou know the look because you’ve seen it all your life -on T.V., in fashion magazines, from kid’s toys: the “ideal” female body - tall, stick thin and big breasted and the “ideal” male body - huge biceps, sculpted muscles, six pack abs. The fact is that these idealized images are far outside the body dimensions of healthy and normal bodies. For example, one study found that if Barbie were full size, her measurements would be 32-17-28, which would be typical of a woman suffering from anorexia. Any man trying to attain GI Joe’s sized biceps and body proportions would find it is virtually impossible. The messages in these idealized unattainable images,which bombard us daily in the media, have taught us that the natural human body is unattractive, that women and girls are judged more on how they look than who they are, and that all men should be like a super hero - powerful, strong and tough.

The Profound Effect on Women and Girls

The media and society’s expectations have had a profound affect on the way women and girls perceive their own bodies. Here are some interesting facts: eating disorders have increased over 400% since the year 1970; most models weigh an average of 23 percent - that’s a quarter - less than the typical woman, while twenty years ago the difference was 8 percent; the diet business currently makes over $33 billion a year. Girls are starting to diet younger than ever before, sometimes starting as early as 5 or 6 years old; 90 percent of American women consider themselves overweight and half of them are 110 H HillRag | November 2012

by Ronda Bresnick Hauss, LCSW and David Fago, PhD

“Be yourself. The world worships an original.” – Ingrid Bergman dieting. Finally, studies have shown that exposure to images of the beauty ideal increases dissatisfaction, depression and anger and lowers self esteem in both women and men. So often in our society, physical appearance is falsely linked to being healthy, happy and successful. Nonetheless, women are increasingly risking unnecessary surgery to fit the ideal look, in search of happiness -- breast implants, collagen injections, liposuction, just to name a few. American women spend $20 billion a year on cosmetics. According to Naomi Wolf, that’s enough to pay for: 2,000 women’s health clinics, 33,000 battered women’s shelters, 400,000 university scholarships, 200,000 vans for safe nighttime transport, 1 million highly paid child care workers, or 1 million home health aids for the elderly.

What about “The Boys?”

While the pernicious influences of Barbie and Cosmopolitan have gotten fairly wide media attention, the issue of male body obsession has remained relatively hidden. In fact, the influence of GI Joe and the “Adonis Complex,” may have particularly sinister implications for young men, particularly those in middle-to-high income groups. Robert Olivardia of Harvard Medical School and coauthor of The Adonis Complex: The Secret Crisis of Male Body Obsession has suggested that the incidence of male eating disorders may, in fact, be highest at Ivy

League universities. Although the research (most of which has been conducted with college students) has found that, while approximately 15% of eating disorders occur in males, only about 6% of those receiving treatment are male. At the same time, the research also has found significantly higher rates of suicide attempts, depression, and anxiety in males diagnosed with eating disorders. These concerns may be further exaggerated by the recent advent of “drunkorexia,” particularly prevalent on campuses, where young people fast during the day so that they can consume large quantities of calorie-rich alcohol at night. Although males have seemingly arrived at problem-eating more recently than females, their issues appear to reflect the cultural transition towards greater “gender equality,” particularly equality in sexual attitudes and behavior. Many young men feel daunted and intimidated by a newly established sexual assertiveness in young women, and they tend to compensate for this anxiety by focusing on physical appearance, especially weight and muscle mass. This dynamic is rather fundamental to the etiology of eating disorders, which tends to be rooted in a Self that is obsessed with outer appearances to the exclusion of inner substance - for example, character traits such as integrity, maturity, and fidelity. The individuals most prone to this obsession often are the product of hyper-competitive en-

vironments where the outer symbols of success and achievement are valued more than deeper personal qualities.

What To Do?

As is the case with most psychological and health issues, the answer lies in finding balance, specifically a balance in healthy eating and maintaining a healthy weight (which is somewhat unique to everyone), and a balance in one’s attention to inner experience as well as outward appearance. As Sobel and Ornstein have written (The Healthy Body Healthy Mind Handbook), health lies at the intersection of a healthy mind and a healthy body that coexist in a balance, with each contributing equally to the other. Clearly, the answer is not to burn all of the Barbie and GI Joe dolls, or to banish all attention to food, diet and physical exercise, but rather to work to locate a sustainable, middle ground where all of the aspects of a healthy Self can coexist. “For both excessive and insufficient exercise destroy one’s strength, and both eating and drinking too much or too little destroy health, whereas the right quantity produces, increases or preserves it... This much then, is clear: in all our conduct it is the mean that is to be commended.” – Aristotle. Ronda Bresnick Hauss is a licensed clinical social worker and the founder of the Quiet Waters Center for Trauma, Stress and Resilience, on Capitol Hill. She can be reached at: 202-5445050 or at www.quietwaterscenter.com David P. Fago is a licensed psychologist practicing on Capitol Hill. He works with children, adults, couples and families. He has been in practice for 30 years, approaching therapy holistically, giving equal attention to the psychological, biological, social and spiritual aspects of life. He can be reached at: 202-441-8823. H

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kids&family NOTEBOOK by Kathleen Donner

Crowds at last year’s fair. Photo: Courtesy of the Black Student Fund

Black Student Fund Independent School Fair

On Sunday, Nov. 4, from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Washington Convention Center, 801 Mt. Vernon Pl. NW, meet with representatives of over 50 day and boarding schools and learn about private school options for students-pre kindergarten to grade 12. Free admission. For more information, call 202-387-1414 or visit blackstudentfund.org.

Attention Third Graders!

On Monday, Nov. 12 at 11 a.m., sharp (there’s no school). Third graders of all Capitol Hill schools are invited to a huge play date and book exchange at Lincoln Park at the Lincoln statue. Bring your family! Bring an outdoor

toy! Bring a book to exchange! Bring 3rd graders you know!

“My Fair Lady” Parent-Child Tea

On Dec. 16 at 2:00 p.m., enjoy premium seats to the matinee performance of “My Fair Lady” followed by a traditional British Afternoon Tea. Tickets are $250 for an Adult and Youth pair; additional tickets are $125 each. To purchase tickets and for more information, visit arenastage.org/ support/special-events/mfl-tea or call 202-600-4025. All proceeds will benefit Arena Stage’s award-winning Community Engagement Programs.

Largest Playground Improvement Project in DC History

Mayor Gray, D.C. Department of

Parks and Recreation Director Aguirre and Department of General Services Director Hanlon have announced that the District government would be undertaking the largest playground renovation project in its history. The announcement was made at Benning Park Recreation Center, one of the sites scheduled to be renovated under the expanded and accelerated Playground Improvement Project. As part of his Playground Improvement Project, Mayor Gray tasked DPR with identifying the playgrounds across the city most in need of renovations. Initially this project was to be a multi-year endeavor as the District worked to improve all of the playgrounds in DPR’s inventory. However, Mayor Gray prioritized this initiative and worked with his budget team to identify additional end-of-year capital funds to both add additional playgrounds to the project and accelerate the pace of renovations. As a result, a total of 32 playgrounds will now be renovated in Fiscal Year 2013. The following Ward 6 playgrounds will be renovated: Randall Playground, S. Capitol and I sts. SW and Kennedy Playground, 1401 7th St. NW. Renovations are expected to start this fall, with completions during 2013.

“My Fair Lady” Family Fun Pack

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conductor, versatile performer and singer/songwriter. She is recognized worldwide for her creative and holistic choral method: “Making Music with Body and Soul,” which combines vocal expression with movement and drama. Nov 10, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Free. For ages 5-11. Hill Center, 921 Pennsylvania Ave. SE. 202549-4172. hillcenterdc.org Hill Center is a venue partner for this year’s Kid’s Euro Festival. Free performances, workshops and screenings for children: storytelling, pupManna Nichols as Eliza Doolittle and Benedict Campbell as Henry Higgins petry, dance, magic, cinema. in Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater’s production of My Fair Lady November 2, 2012-January 6, 2013. Photo: Scott Suchman. Presented by the 27 European Union Member States and organized by the French-Amerin turn transform him. Lerner and Loewe’s ican Cultural Foundation in collaboration sparkling score includes such enduring fawith 30 cultural institutions of the Washingvorites as “I Could Have Danced All Night,” ton DC area. kidseurofestival.org “Wouldn’t It Be Loverly,” “The Rain in Spain,” “On the Street Where You live,” and “Get Me to the Church on Time.” Based on Shaw’s most incisive social satire, My Fair Lady is a joyful, crowd-pleasing celebration for the entire family. Bring the whole family to Arena Stage to see My Fair Lady, through Jan 6. They have brought back the Family Fun Pack: four seats for $125. Must include a minimum of two patrons between ages 5 and 17 per Fun Pack; cannot be combined with any other offer or applied to previously purchased tickets; limit two Fun Packs per household. All standard fees apply. Must be purchased by phone or in person. arenastage.org

Capital City Symphony Family Concert and Instrument Petting Zoo

This annual concert is on Sunday, Nov 18, 2:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. at the Atlas Performing Arts Center. “I like to Move it-Music and Motion” includes music by McLean, Strauss, and Kabalevsky. $16-$25. Free for kids 16 and under. Arrive early for the petting zoo. Atlas Performing Arts Center, 1333 H St. NE. 202-399-7993.

Sing and Shine Around the Globe with Sanna Valvanne from Finland

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Boy Scout Troop 500 Annual Winter Coat Drive

Capitol Hill Boy Scout Troop 500 will collect winter coats at Eastern Market on Saturdays, Nov 10 and 17, for donation to those in need. Donations towards dry-cleaning costs will also be gratefully received.

DC Youth Orchestra Concert at the Kennedy Center

The DC Youth Orchestra Program launches its 53rd concert season with its Youth Orchestra’s Fall Concert at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Terrace Theater on Saturday, Nov 17 at 2:00 pm. Led by Maestro Jesus Manuel Berard, the program includes “Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage” by Felix Mendelssohn, Charles Ives’ “Fugue” from his Symphony No.4 and Beethoven’s Symphony No.8. The concert is free and open to the public, although tickets are required. Tickets are available at dcyop. org or through Eventbrite at dcyopfall2012efbevent.eventbrite.com.

Bill’s Buddies Performance and Workshop for Students

On Nov 26, 10:00 a.m.-noon, Bill’s Buddies ensemble of professional actors from the Folger Shakespeare Library, presents samplers from Shakespeare’s plays. Each performance gets the audience up on stage and into Shakespeare’s language. For ages 8-18. $15. Tickets are available through the Box Oﬃce. Please call 202-675-0336 to reserve

your tickets. Folger Elizabethan Theatre, 201 E. Capitol St. SE. folger.edu Bill’s Buddies will perform 45-minute shows for any size audience, in almost any space. Optional workshops accommodating a maximum of 50 participants may be scheduled along with a performance for an additional fee.

Living Classrooms Anacostia River Clean Up

On Oct 26, nearly 200 youth and adults participated in the Living Classrooms Anacostia River Fall Clean at along the shoreline RFK Stadium. The clean up was followed by an awards ceremony and picnic lunch during which the organization presented its 2012 “Living Legend Award” to individuals with a vested interest and a record of diligent work in the Anacostia River watershed and community.

Mayor’s Scholars Fund Launched

Mayor Gray, State Superintendent of Education Jones, Trinity Washington University President McGuire, Howard University President Ribeau, Georgetown University President and DC Consortium of Universities President DeGioia and DC college students announce the creation of the Mayor’s Scholars Fund, a 100-percent-need-based grant program to provide financial support for low-income District students 18-24 years old currently attending DC colleges and universities. For the first time, students attending the University of the District of Columbia (UDC) and the UDC Community College (UDCCC) will also be eligible to receive funding. Mayor Gray placed $1.59 million in the District’s Fiscal Year 2013 budget to support resident students attending DC colleges and universities. Approximately 185 students will receive financial assistance this fall, ranging from up to $3,000 hillrag.com H 115

at UDCCC, up to $7,000 at UDC and up to $10,000 for students attending private schools. Mayor’s Scholars were selected based on current undergraduate enrollment in a DC college or university, good academic and disciplinary standing, established District residency and verified financial need-defined as being Pell Grant-eligible with an expected family contribution toward their education of $0. The new funds for students in private DC institutions are in addition to existing DC Tuition Assistance Grant (DCTAG) awards they may also be receiving. Previously, resident students attending private institutions in the District were eligible to receive up to $2,500 in DCTAG funds, with UDC/CCDC students not eligible for any DCTAG support.

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Opening its fifth season, American Youth Chorus invites you to join them on Saturday, Nov 3 at 7:30 p.m. at the Lutheran Church of the Reformation, 212 E. Capitol St. NE., as they travel across the globe in song! From Japan to Spain and from Russia to Brazil, they will explore a rich mix of music from around the world. 100 choristers, ages 8 to 14, will raise their voices in a program that is both spirited and reflective. The Northeast Senior Singers, a new addition to the Congressional Chorus family of choruses, will make a guest appearance. Their young people will bring a smile to your face and hopefulness to your heart-as they remind us that, despite our differences, we all smile in the same language. Tickets are $15 for adults, $10 for students/seniors, under 6 is free. Purchase tickets online with the link above or visit congressionalchorus.org. For more information, call 202-399-7993 x182 or email info@congressionalchorus.org.

Rapunzel, Snow White and The Valiant Little Tailor at the Hill Center

These films are shown in commemoration of the 200th anniversary of the first publication of Grimm’s Fairy Tales in 1812. They are approximately 60 minutes long

and will be shown in German with English subtitles-appropriate for adults and children of all ages who understand German or are able to read English subtitles. Rapunzel on Nov 4, Snow White on Nov 11 and The Valient Little Tailor on Nov 18. All movies are free and are shown at 2-3 p.m. at the Hill Center, 921 Pennsylvania Ave. NE. 202-549-4172. hillcenterdc.org

CHAW at Mr. Henry’s Family Night

CHAW will be at Mr. Henry’s Family Night (Sixth St. and Pennsylvania Ave. SE) on Nov 6 and Dec 4, from 6-8 p.m. doing art projects with the kids. Stop by for some great food and fun! mrhenrysrestaurant.com

Saturday Morning at the National Free Performances for Children

On Saturdays at 9:30 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. there are free live performances for children in the Helen Hayes Gallery. Tickets are required and distributed first come-first seated. Tickets are distributed 1/2 hour prior to performance. One ticket per person in line. The National Theatre, 1321 Pennsylvania Ave., NW. 202-783-3372. Nov 17-The Frog Prince. Baltimore’s award-wining Black Cherry Puppet Theatre tells the classic Brothers Grimm fairy tale about a beautiful princess, a talking frog, and the importance of keeping one’s promises. Dec 1-Oh! Hanukkah! Nell and David Greenfieldboyce combine music, comedy and puppets to bring out the Hanukkah spirit in everyone! Two enchanting puppet tales of Jewish life in the old country combined with a novel retelling of the story of Hanukkah brings the seasonal tale of the “Festival of Lights” to life. Dec 8-Christmas Dreams from The Nutcracker. Saturday Morning at the National families eagerly await the annual presentation of the Virginia Ballet Company and School’s selections from Tchaikovsky’s glittering confection. Snowflakes and Sugar Plum Fairies fill the air in

a dazzling presentation full of lovely costumes, lively dances and elegant holiday cheer. Dec 15-Chris Davis: A Christmas Carol. Join Tim Cratchitt (all grown up) and his blushing bride, Rose, in recreating Charles Dickens’s classic tale, A Christmas Carol. Kids in the audience take roles in the show, playing Jacob Marley, Ghosts of Christmas, and the cantankerous old miser himself to the delight and merriment of all!

Art Trails at the American Art Museum

On Saturday, Nov 10, 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., lace up your favorite pair of comfy sneakers as you prepare to explore the galleries of the Smithsonian American Art Museum. Pick up a themed scavenger hunt and begin your trek through time, through space, and through art. You’ll have to answer questions, solve puzzles, and look closely. Some curious characters might even be waiting for you along the way! It’s free. American Art Museum (begin in the Kogod Courtyard), Eighth and F sts. NW. americanart.si.edu

Fall Harvest Scavenger Hunt at Brookside Gardens

On Nov 16, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m., have some seasonal fun throughout Brookside Gardens. Start at the Visitors Center and follow the colorful leaf trail leading you to the conservatory and back again. Along the way, hunt for seasonal clues and participate in fun activities, exercises and crafts. Guided garden walks leave on the half hour beginning at 10:00 a.m. Last walk leaves at 12:30 p.m. An adult must walk with each child and assist in the activities. This event is designed for ages 2-6. $5 per child. Please register online at montgomeryparks.org/ brookside. Brookside Gardens, 1800 Glenallan Ave., Wheaton, MD. For more information, call 301-962-1400 or visit brooksidegardens.org. H hillrag.com H 117

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St. Peter School News Fall Service Day Spent Sprucing Up School Grounds and Area Parks

Almost fifty members of the school community – students and parents – gathered recently to spend a fall day of service sprucing up the school grounds and removing litter from nearby Marion and Providence parks. The school grounds are now clean and prepared for a major landscaping project! A special thanks to local businesses Ginko Gardens and Fragers for contributing to this community-wide beautification project.

Student Council Raises $200 for The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society

After learning September was designated as Leukemia Awareness Month, the student council came up with a unique way to raise funds for The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. The awareness color for leukemia is orange, so the student leaders decided to sell orange awareness beads and sponsor an orange juice stand. Mem-

bers sold bottles of orange juice before school and raised almost $200 for The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Hats off to the student council for their creative leadership!

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Middle Schoolers Explore Portraiture

Brent parents are going back to math class! At Brent’s Investigations Parent Sessions parents are seeing firsthand how children are developing deep mathematical thinking by learning strategies children use each CHDS student at National Gallery hand sculpture exhibit. Credit: Amanda Bruner day in class, playing math games to see observing classroom routines, sharing how they support content, and discussing ideas. These stories during Writers’ Workshop, or math sessions continue every month agreeing on rules for play, these children are developing an essential life until spring. skill: recognizing – and celebrating – our differences and similarities. Open Houses! During a discussion about comIf you would like to visit Brent munity, the children held their hands Elementary, please join us for an out in the middle of their morning Open House. At these events inter- meeting circle. Struck by the variaested families will be able to meet tions in color, size, and shape, as well Principal Young, Brent teachers and as the shared characteristics, they parents, and hear more about Brent’s talked about how we use our hands to high-quality responsive education and communicate (sign language, waving, unique museum program. Families hugging), work (building, writing), will also receive a tour of the school. and play (throwing, climbing), and The next few Open Houses are: how all of these activities help to build Nov 5, Dec 3, from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. a community. Please RSVP to Denise Diggs at The children made observational denise.diggs@dc.gov or at 202-698- drawings of their hands, and took a 3364. Children are most welcome to field trip to an exhibit of hand sculpattend Brent’s open houses. tures at the National Gallery of Art, Brent Elementary, 301 North where they used their hands to imitate Carolina Ave SE. the sculptures. CHDS teachers engage students in dynamic investigations of topics they help choose. By proposing Exploring “Community” with a research ideas and doing field work, students learn about themselves as Show of Hands In playful and serious ways, CHDS learners and from others by workEarly Childhood students explore what ing in groups toward common goals. it means to be a community. Whether Teachers tap into the passions of the

Seventh and eighth grade students in Ms. Constantopoulos’ art classes are exploring the world of portraiture, the clothed figure and modeling. Students are taking turns as models, sitting for short, five minute drawing sessions while the rest of the class interprets and draws the model either as a portrait, the clothed figure or both. At the end of five minutes, the students move on to a new model and a new session. These short drawing sessions build confidence in each student’s ability to trust and depend upon their own intuition and visual memory.

St. Peter School Fall Open House

St. Peter School Fall Open Houses will be held on November 7 from 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. and November 8 from 9 a.m. – 11 a.m. Prospective families are invited to tour the school and meet with faculty and parents. - By Sally Aman. St. Peter School, 422 Third St, SE. 202-544-1618, www.stpeterschooldc.org

Brent News Rocknoceros Concert – Nov. 3rd

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Rocknoceros, the award-winning children’s band, will perform a fundraising concert at Brent on Nov. 3 at 11 a.m. (doors open at 10:30 a.m.) Tickets are $10 each and all proceeds will benefit the Brent PTA. It’s great fun for the whole family and supports our school. Tickets may be purchased online at www.brentelementary.org/events/ rocknoceros. For more information please e-mail Kelly Sherman

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class while assessing how a topic will better their understanding of themselves and the world in which they live. So what’s next for this class? Their recent focus is on “amazing” buildings –Egypt’s Pyramids, China’s Great Wall. If they choose to pursue this topic, think of the amazing options they have for their weekly field trips and the myriad connections to art, math, and science! -Jane Angarola. CHDS, 210 South Carolina Ave, S, www.chds.org

Eliot-Hine News Introducing Angela McMillan

The lost city of Atlantis… Myth? Legend? Tall tale? The students in Anglea McMillan’s sixth grade English class are pondering this and other similar questions as they examine the differences between these types of story-telling. They are currently exploring cultural values through folklore and various forms of fine art. Students are expected to demonstrate higher order thinking through critical analysis of texts, synthesis of ideas across texts, creative writing, and the formal presentation of their learning to teachers and

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peers. These are key components of the International Baccalaureate Programme (IB). IB may be new to Eliot-Hine but the underlying philosophy has informed Ms. McMillan’s teaching throughout her career. As she puts it “The goal for my students has always been to master the skills necessary to become world leaders. I strive to provide an atmosphere where students hillrag.com H 119

kids&family the care and feeding of their small charges, go to Think Tank teacher Vanessa Ford’s wonderful blog, maurythinktank.blogspot.com. You can see preschoolers singing and describing what they see with the magnifying glass – it’s ridiculously cute discovery and exploration!

Maury third graders delighting in the butterfly they raised from larva, giving it love before the big send-off. Credit: Elizabeth Nelson.

are engaged, enriched, and challenged. I want them think critically about global issues.” To this end, she partners with the Embassy Adoption Program and Global Classrooms DC. This year she is working with the Democratic Republic of Congo. Her students will also debate the topic “Climate Change” at this year’s Mini United Nations Day at the State Department. This is all very impressive, but what is most striking to a visitor in her classroom is the students’ level of engagement. Middle-schoolers can be a rowdy bunch but these kids have their heads bent together in small groups, talking quietly, absorbed in their studies. Ms. McMillan’s students have are avid readers so she would welcome additional books for her classroom library. If you can help, contact her through the school. – Elizabeth Nelson, Eliot-Hine Middle School, 1830 Constitution Ave NE. Tynika Young, Principal, 202-939-5380.

Maury Elementary Maury Think Tank – Butterflies!

Every child at Maury knows the joys of parenthood. Students from preschool through 5th grade raised Monarch butterflies from larvae, each class with at least three teeny, tiny babies to witness as the caterpillars fed on milkweed and grew and grew. Students watched the chrysalis process and -- if they were lucky – hatching. Then, after their charges grew strong enough, each class met in the garden for a send-off, bidding their butterflies a bon voyage to Mexico. To read about the students and 120 H HillRag | November 2012

Maury 5th Grade on the Anacostia

Maury is working with Living Classrooms to learn about the stewardship of our waterways. Here’s what fifth- grader Olivia Schoell had to say about it: “We learned about high tide and low tide. When it’s low tide, you can see the dirt from construction and people’s lawns that go into the Anacostia. And about how people rolled the tires down the hill into the river. Australian plants were an invading species, and they were hurting the ecosystem because the geese would eat anything but that plant, so the plants kept reproducing and getting bigger and bigger. We took a pontoon boat ride down the Anacostia, past Beaver dam Creek – it’s the most polluted river – we saw a lot of trash. It was cool. I think we should take another field trip there.” –Heather Schoell. Maury Elementary, 1250 Constitution Ave., NE. Carolyne Albert-Garvey, Principal. 202-698-3838 or mauryelementary.com. Follow us on Facebook and Twitter.

Capitol Hill Cluster School Peabody Primary Campus and Stuart-Hobson Middle School

Our oldest and youngest students enjoyed a day together this fall. On Read for the Record day—designed to bring preschool children and grownups in their lives together to read the same book—a group of Stuart-Hobson middle schoolers and teachers headed to Peabody to read with some enthusiastic young students. Both age groups enjoyed the program so much that the school hopes it will become a regular event, promoting literacy and community at the Cluster.

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Watkins first-graders have watched monarchs progress through their lifecycle from caterpillar to chrysalis and celebrated their metamorphosis into adult butterflies by releasing them into the school gardens. Watkins fourth and fifth-graders learned about democracy first-hand as they geared up for a Student Government Election. Recess has become even more fun for all students ever since the Cluster staff took advantage of a PTA-sponsored training by Playworks.

Renovator’s House Tour

Many, many thanks to all who opened their homes, volunteered, and toured the beautiful Capitol Hill homes featured in the school’s 12th Annual Renovator’s House Tour. Raising more than $20,000 for the Cluster School, the annual house tour improves the programs available to students at all three campuses. Check out the Renovations! After three months of renovation, Stuart-Hobson Middle School opened August 27 without a glitch. According to Principal Clemens, “The students looked fantastic in their red and khaki uniforms, and there was a feeling of excitement and new beginning at every turn.” Parents were invited to attend a tour of the renovated building on September 6.

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New Garden Program

Stuart-Hobson’s garden program is the Cluster School’s newest, but it is no less ambitious than those at Watkins and Peabody. The Nancy Cunningham Memorial and Native Plant Garden is a habitat for native birds and insects and includes a monarch butterfly habitat. Parents, students, and teachers are currently working on creating the Bird Walk, which will incorporate a studentmade fused-glass birdbath, bird feeders and houses, and a patio and bench, all nestled among native plantings. In addition, a sloping concrete wall was replaced by a Terraced Garden helping prevent storm water overflow, a major cause of pollution in the Anacostia River, and teaching students about the ways to better manage storm water in urban areas. If you are interested in helping to grow the Stuart-Hobson gardens, please contact Suzanne Wells at m.godec@att.net. by Molly Dewsnap Meinhardt. Peabody Primary Campus – 425 C St NE. Watkins Elementary Campus

About the Modernization Plan

The full modernization plan will be implemented in phases over the next couple of years. The plan includes not only substantial renovation to the existing building, but the addition of an arts wing. The arts wing is critical to the success of StuartHobson’s revamped and reimagined museum magnet/ arts integration program and will include: • Art studios and project rooms. • Exhibition space for flat and 3-D display • Rehearsal and performances spaces for music,

“B-I-N-G-O!” reads the signs raised by Peabody Primary Campus students Julia Rudick, Jayden Elliot, Milo Harris, Logan Higginbotham, and Leilani Hampton, who are excited to read out loud with Stuart-Hobson Middle School teacher John LaRue and seventh-grader Latonya Burwel.

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Two Rivers PCS News Two Rivers Launches Expeditions

With much excitement and fanfare Two Rivers Public Charter School, which serves elementary and middle school students and is locatTyler Elementary is thrilled to ed in the NoMa neighborhood anannounce that 13 of its teachers will nounced the kickoff of their annual be honored as outstanding educa- classroom expeditions. Each grade tors at A Standing Ovation for DC was given a project that will provide Teachers, an event hosted by the hands-on experience and help them DC Education Fund and held at the learn new subject material. Kennedy Center for the Performing The projects are part of Two RivArts. This star-studded event brings ers commitment to Expeditionary together celebrities and commu- Learning, a system built on interacnity leaders to recognize DC educa- tive, project-based learning: teachtors who are rated ing students how to “Highly Effective,” learn. the top distincTwo Rivers is tion in the DCPS one of only 22 Disperformance evalutrict public charation system. We ter schools that is are also extremely ranked high perproud to announce forming by the that Tyler’s Jennifer D.C. Public Charter Krystopowicz will Board. In the Disreceive the coveted trict’s 2012 stanRubenstein Award dardized tests, Two for Highly Effective Rivers came first in Teaching. math and second In addition to in reading among awards for its exall D.C. charter elJennifer Krystopowicz ceptional teaching Tyler’s ementary campuses. receives the Rubenstein Award for staff, Tyler is also Highly Effective Teaching! For more about being recognized the educational for its commitment to health and program at Two Rivers visit www. wellness with a Silver Award from tworiverspcs.org . the Healthier US School Challenge (HUSSC), which is part of First Lady Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move!, a national initiative to combat child- Extended Adventures at Miner hood obesity. The Silver Award Mr. Tony’s Adventure Camp, a comes on the heels of Tyler’s 2011 popular Capitol Hill based summer Bronze Award from HUSSC, which camp, is running an after-school field was featured in an HBO series on trip program at Miner this school school nutrition. As a result of that year. The goal is to tap into Adventure Award, HBO donated an awesome Camps’ experiential philosophy and salad bar to Tyler Elementary, which bring exploration, play and cultural students enjoy on a daily basis. enrichment to the children enrolled Lastly, Tyler Elementary would in Miner’s Aftercare Program. In like to thank the Capitol Hill Com- November, the children will hit DC’s munity Foundation for its generous newest library located at the Rosedale support of our auditorium beautifi- Community Center and meet the cation efforts, which included a com- children’s librarian, Tamara McKinplete renovation of our sound system ney. They also will visit the Fine Sweet as well as lovely new stage curtains. Shop at Eastern Market to hear about We appreciate your support! Tyler (and of course sample) sweets popuElementary is located at 1001 G lar during the Great Depression, folStreet, SE. For more information, lowed by a trip to a local bank to learn contact Colleen Cancio at ccancio@ about the stock market and banking gmail.com in the context of the Depression.

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Redskins at Miner

Lorenzo Alexander, linebacker for the Washington Redskins, is bringing his “ACES” foundation to Miner. ACES’ volunteers serve as mentors to youth and seek to create a positive cycle by inspiring them to obtain a higher education, pursue a career, maintain a strong family unit and give back to the community. Mr. Alexander will provide tutorial support to Miner fifth graders with the help of psychology students from the Chicago School of Psychology and he will work directly with parents to build literacy skills. - Lauren Kabler. Myrtilla Miner Elementary School, 601 15th St, NE. LaVonne Taliaferro-Bunch, Principal. 202-397-3960 or http://profiles.dcps.dc.gov/ miner. Follow us on Facebook.

Cesar Chavez News Mayor’s Award for Arts Teaching Goes to Jennifer Sonkin

Jennifer Sonkin, a Fine Arts Teacher at the Cesar Chavez Public Charter Schools for Public Policy – Capitol Hill Campus, was recently selected as one of three Washington teachers to receive the Mayor’s Arts Awards for Arts Teaching, one of the most prestigious honors of the DC Arts Community conferred by the city on individual artists, teachers, nonprofits, and patrons. Ms. Sonkin has taught for 14 years, eight of them at the Chavez Schools’ Capitol Hill Campus. In their nomination letters, Ms. Sonkin’s colleagues all stated that she is not only a teacher and an artist, but also an incredible mentor and source of inspiration for her students and the Chavez Schools community. In addition to teaching, Ms. Sonkin started the New Orleans and Back Program – now in its sixth year – to involve scholars in rebuilding New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. The program helps students see the connections between the community in New Orleans and in D.C. and educates them about housing policy and its impact on communities. The program has helped students turn around academically or socially, and earned scholarships to make it possible for some to attend college. Ms. Sonkin’s constant drive, energy, and enthusiasm to work hard and support students is extraor-

dinary, and the Chavez Schools’ community is very proud to recognize her dedication to the school and its scholars. -- Christine Lai, Christine.Lai@chavezschools.org.

School Within a School at Logan Annex Folktale Day – November 2

Folktale Day has been a traditional part of SWS’s fall schedule for many years. Although storytelling – and folktales in particular – are a vital part of SWS’s entire curriculum, Folktale Day provides a special opportunity for students across various classrooms to share in the art of storytelling. This year, 1st-grade and Kindergarten students will perform a selected folktale, story, or poem in front of their SWS peers and staff.

Upcoming Open Houses

If you would like to learn more about SWS and the Reggio Emilia approach to learning, please attend any of the upcoming open houses: Tues., Nov 13 at 9:30am – 11 a.m. Ebenezer’s Coffee House / SWS @ Logan Annex. Wed. Nov 14 at 6 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. SWS @ Logan Annex. All are welcome to stop by, meet SWS teachers and parents, and tour the school facilities. (The morning open houses will begin at Ebenezer’s Coffee House, then continue on to the school.) SWS, 215 G St. NE, schoolwithinschool.org.

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J.O. Wilson Elementary School Taste of H Street Auction

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Department of Consumer & Regulatory Affairs employees help organize classrooms at AmidonBowen. Photo: Cecillia Arce, DCRA

teers, with the generous support of the Friends of J.O. Wilson, local restaurants and businesses, Ward 6 Councilmember Tommy Wells, and many, many others. Guests enjoyed live jazz music, delicious restaurant tastings and refreshments, and a silent, live and online auction—all for the worthy cause of supporting our students and our school. We reached our fundraising goal of $25,000 for this inaugural event, and offer great thanks to all our amazing partners and friends.

Reading Blitz

The J.O. Wilson ES PTA is sponsoring two reading incentive programs this year, with the support of Principal Cheryl Warley and the teachers and staff of J.O. Wilson. Top readers in different grades will be awarded new bikes and helmets in the spring through the school-based ‘Books for Bikes’ program. - Samantha Caruth, J. O. Wilson Elementary School, 660 K NE, 202-698-4733, www.jowilsonelementary.org, jowilsonpta@gmail.com.

Amidon-Bowen Elementary Organizations step up to support Amidon-Bowen

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in supporting the school and their families. DCRA actively participated during the School Beautification Day by organizing classrooms, putting up bulletin boards, and landscaping. Employees recently donated school supplies notebooks, pencils, backpacks, lunch boxes. DCRA employees are planning a winter hat and glove drive also. Folks who live at Harbour Square Cooperative have collected funds for 73 school uniform pants and shirts for Amidon-Bowen’s “Emergency Uniform Closet.” This provides replacements throughout the school year as kids grow out of their clothes, or suffer the usual wear and tear of active youngsters. Mandarin Oriental held a FANtastic Fun Run/Walk in which over $40,000 was raised including $20,000 in contributions from vendors and Southwest Community members and a single donation of another $10,000 from a long-time Southwest resident. This money will fund special, graded classroom libraries that will supplement the collection of the main library that was the beneficiary of a ”makeover” sponsored by Heart of America Foundation and Target. In addition, Target Foundation granted $750,000 to be spent over three years to help improve literacy and reading at Amidon-Bowen. The Potomac Chapter of the Links, a professional organization for women of color, sponsored a special Saturday field trip for students who are passionate about reading. The Links covered the cost of the student’s lunches, METRO fare and organized a schedule of events for students to attend the National Book Festival on the National Mall on September 22. - Meg Brinckman, Amidon-Bowen ES 401 Eye Street SW, 202-724-486.

Friendship Collegiate Academy Dr. Raymond Jackson

To encourage students and highlight American-African history Friendship Collegiate Academy hosted Howard University Professor and acclaimed concert pianist Raymond Jackson.

Dr. Raymond Jackson Speaks to Friendship Collegiate College. Credit: Bernie Dare.

Dr. Jackson spoke to a schoolwide assembly about the importance of music education and being open to a variety of musical styles. During his talk Dr. Jackson encouraged students to consider writing classical music and to pursui their education to the highest levels. The visit to Friendship Collegiate Academy was part of the annual HistoryMakers back-to-school program. The HistoryMakers Project is a nationwide effort dedicated to preserving African American history as the missing link in American history. The program puts black leaders in direct contact with young people all across the nation. Friendship Public Charter School’s Collegiate Academy, located on Minnesota Avenue in Northeast D.C., is a college preparatory public charter high school. Friendship’s Collegiate Academy has a graduation rate of 85 percent, which compares to an average high-school graduation rate of 53 percent for District of Columbia Public Schools’ high schools. To learn more about enrollment visit www. friendshipschools.org.

Friends Community School News Open Houses and Capitol Hill Reception

Friends Community School, a kindergarten through 8th grade Quaker school that welcomes stu-

dents of all beliefs, will host several admissions open house meetings throughout the fall. They will be November 3; 13; and Dec 7. All run from 9 a.m. through 11 a.m. The annual Capitol Hill admissions reception will be January 10. The deadline for applications is January 28. Westchester Park Drive, College Park, MD. More information about the Capitol Hill reception, the open house meetings and the admissions process is available by contacting Connie Belfiore, Director of Admissions and Outreach, at connie@friendscommunityschool.org or 301-441-2100 x129 or at www.friendscommunityschool.org. -Eric Rosenthal.

Elsie Whitlow Stokes PCS Celebrating Hispanic/Latino Heritage Month

To encourage to students to understand and appreciate the diversity of cultures in our community Elsie Whitlow Stokes Community Freedom Public Charter School hosted a month long Hispanic/Latino Heritage Month celebration. For a month this fall, everyday at 8:15 am students attended an assembly and learned about the culture of nations from the Caribbean, Central and South America. As part of the festivities, students learned about a variety of topics including folk music, crafts and costumes, and geography. Countries covered included Cuba, Guatemala, the Dominican Republic, Argentina, Spain, Peru. Stokes School is one of 22 tuition-free city public charter schools classified as ‘high performing’ by the city’s Public Charter School Board. Educating students from pre-K through the sixth grade, the school teaches students to think, speak, read, write and learn in two languages, either French and English, or English and Spanish. Elsie Whitlow Stokes Community Freedom Public Charter School is located at 3700 Oakview Terrace Northeast; 202-2657237. www.ewstokes.org *School Notes welcomes submissions from area schools. Please contact the editor at schoolnotes@ hillrag.com for more information. H

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Homes & Gardens A Simple Bench in King’s Court Community Garden

written and photographed by Rindy O’Brien

t is amazing that a simple bench can teach us so much about conservation and land ethics. The new bench in the King’s Court Community Garden is the original design of one of America’s leading conservationist and nature thinkers, Aldo Leopold. “Conservation is a state of harmony between men and land. By land is meant all of the things on, over, or in the earth. Harmony with land is like harmony with a friend; you cannot cherish his right hand and chop off his left,” wrote Leopold. The tale of how the bench came to be a part of this vegetable garden is a good one. Aldo Leopold wrote the “Sand County Almanac”, a collection of nonfiction essays about land and forests in Wisconsin. The book was published in 1949 and has sold over two million copies. Leopold wrote about the responsibilities and relationship of people and the land they inhabit. He famously wrote, “There are some who can live without wild things and some who cannot.” His book is often compared to Thoreau’s Walden and has been an inspiration to many conservationists over the years, including volunteer conservationist Carl Wallman, owner of Graylag Cabins in New Hampshire where Hill resident Pat Taylor often vacations.

The King’s Court community garden is one of three community gardens founded by Pat Taylor.

Finding Leopold’s Bench

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The Leopold Bench is simple in design and instills harmony.

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dening and dedication to making the Hill a much better place to live. She is the founder of the King’s Court Community Garden, which is located in the King’s Court alley between the 200 blocks of 14th St and 15th St. SE in Ward 6. King’s Court is the original member of the Capitol Hill Community Garden Land Trust whose mission is to create, acquire, own, preserve, manage and sustain community garden areas, principally in Capitol Hill. The Trust currently holds leases to or owns three of DC’s community gardens, and helps garden managers in Capitol Hill gardens coordinate their efforts. Pat has testified before the DC City Council on several occasions advocating for better use of the city’s under-used spaces. As much as Pat may love her Hill garden, when the summer heat and humidity reach the uncomfortable zone, her New England sensibility takes over and she escapes north to New Hampshire. In 2006, she and one of her sisters discovered Graylag Cabins, a small resort, just being renovated and restored, near Pittsfield, New Hampshire. The place is named for the graylag goose, a European bird that is always behind when other geese fly south for winter. Years ago, Bob Cousy’s summer basketball camp operated on the property. About

Pat Taylor’s love of gardening is deeply rooted in her New England background and she is inspired by nature every summer when she returns to Graylag in New Hampshire.

12 years ago, Carl Wallman had just sold his cattle-breeding ranch and was looking to retire to a peaceful setting. It took a couple of years for him to buy the Cousy Camp, but soon he was busy restoring the place into a sustainable summer resort. In retirement, he soon found more time to read and discovered the writings of Aldo Leopold. Carl had been volunteering for some years with several of the local conservation and wildlife organizations, and Leopold’s wisdom about caring for the land really hit home. In addition to the inspirational writings, Carl also discovered Leopold’s bench.

Bringing It Home to the Hill

As Carl was busy learning more about Leopold, Pat and her sister were soon returning and making the Graylag Cabins a regular part of their summers. It was during one of their summer visits that Carl invited them into his woodworking shop to show them how easy it is to make the benches that he had built and placed around Graylag. They bought the $25 set of construction plans. “Carl’s plan actually has been modified from other drawings, making the bench much more comfortable to sit on,” Pat says. Susan Flader, a member of the Leopold Foundation, said “The Leopold children say that their father never did make any drawings of the bench that has now been copied and constructed around the world.” As a result the Foundation decided not to endorse any one set of plans. Instead they encourage folks like Carl and Pat to go online and find plans that suit their needs. In other words, there is no right or wrong way to build a Leopold bench. The bench can be constructed out of many different kinds of wood, including recycled lumber. Most conservationists like to keep the wood natural and let the seasons weather it, hillrag.com H 129

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The King’s Court scarecrow guards the garden and seems right at home with the fall colors.

but a couple of coats of stain can help extend its existence. The original bench was designed for adults. It is made out of 2×8 lumber, with a 2×10 seat. The seating area is about 42 inches wide, with a 22 degree angled back. It is just big enough to fit two adults comfortably. Since Pat is not a carpenter, she reached out to fellow community gardener, Ron Berger, and had him look at her drawings. In no time at all, she got a call from Ron that the bench was ready to be put into the community commons at King’s Court. Pat estimates that the cost was just over $25 to build. The bench is always the first to be filled during the monthly potluck dinners or cocktails hours. It also seems to be just

the right fit whether you are resting your tired body from a day of weeding or you are a kid cooling your heels while your parents work in the garden. In its simplicity, the bench creates its own harmony. Pat’s hope would be for more of us to adhere to Leopold’s land ethic. As she said,” It really is as easy to understand, as the bench was to build. Simply put, Leopold believed that “a thing is right when it tends to preserve the integrity, stability and beauty of the biotic community. It is wrong when it tends otherwise.” Rindy O’Brien has enjoyed reading Leopold’s writings and was privileged to work with Nina, daughter of Aldo, on wilderness advocacy campaigns. Rindy can be reached at rindyobrien@gmail.com

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Pruning with Purpose

Article and pictures by Derek Thomas

ur beloved gardens of Capitol Hill are often gardens in miniature. We find smaller varieties of favorite plants due largely to the space limitations our properties present. Many Hill gardeners can be seen frantically pruning unruly plants in an attempt to contain some of the larger specimens within limited space. Enter the art of pruning-- a complex cutting of the branches and leaves of our plants and trees. What follows is a broad overview of the craft; any attempt I make here to fully cover the topic of pruning will need more pages that this column allows. What I want to do

is challenge each one of you to go out and get a good book on pruning so before you start to chop off life and limb of your plants, you are armed with the understanding of why.

To prune or not to prune

One of the primary reasons for pruning is to make sure that plants are as healthy as possible. Removing weak and damaged limbs and reducing the risk of disease and infection are two of the accomplishments proper and timely

Removing dying leaves helps the plant both aesthetically and ensures better health.

pruning achieves. Pruning will also increase a plantâ€™s ornamental value, and improve their natural appearance. You have to understand the principals of a plantâ€™s response to pruning in order to fully realize its full potential. Understanding how plants grow will aid you in comprehension of the how and why pruning should be done. Pruning should never be done without a good reason or without a clear purpose. You should have a clear idea of the intention of each pruning cut you make.

Why pruning works

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The most important thing to know about pruning is that when a part of a plant is removed you are diverting hormones. Plants have growth regulating hormones that ensure that the tips continue to grow away from the

roots, a phenomenon termed “apical dominance.” When you remove these young green shoots, the plant will have to divert its growth hormone known as auxin to the next highest node, a node is usually located in the space where the leaf connects to the stem. Most plants will respond with new growth at the node closest to the cut you make. Some plants will respond to this type of pruning by producing multiple stems along nodes below the cut. Each plant has different requirements when pruning. Knowing the growing habits of the plant will help you to properly prune. Pruning also ensures vigorous new growth while keep dead and decaying limbs from spreading disease and infection to younger healthier limbs.

Controlling plant size

Heavy pruning can be used to control plant size. When heavy pruning is done there is usually a flush of new growth that follows. The pruning has stimulated new growth, however you have also cut the plant’s ability to produce food (photosynthesis), while forcing the plant to use up its stored food. Keep in mind repeated heavy pruning without proper fertilizer will actually hurt the plant in the long term. So it is important to use heavy pruning sparingly. If your plant continues to exceed the space allowed perhaps it is best to eliminate the plant and replace it with a smaller variety.

When to prune

It is important to understand the habits of the plant you are about to prune. If you are thinking about pruning your Hydrangea back to the ground this spring, be prepared to have sparse, if any, blooms this year. You see, most Hydrangeas only bloom on last year’s stems and pruning them back to stubs in early spring will produce wonderful leaves and very few, if any, blooms. Always be care-

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Pruning just above a node or lower branch helps the plant heal better and have stronger re-growth.

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harshly in early spring can severely hurt the plant. This problem can be avoided by pruning in late winter or once the plant has fully leafed out. Try to avoid heavy pruning in the middle of summer as this can harm the plant. Pruning deciduous trees in winter allows you to see the structure of the tree without the obstruction of its leaves. Winter pruning also helps prevent the entry of pathogens, since healing will be rapid in spring. Once you know the time is right for your particular plant, and you know the parts that will be removed, you must now consider performing the job in a way to insure rapid healing with minimal risk of

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The newly pruned plant is now size appropriate and does not look hacked off.

infection. The cuts must be made cleanly, with no crushing or fraying of twigs. This requires that you use tools that are suitable for the pruning task at hand. This is where referring to a good pruning book will be particularly helpful. You should prune above a bud that is the right height for the desired outcome. Make sure that the uppermost bud is pointing in the direction that is desired. Make an upwardly sloping cut starting on the opposite side of the shoot to the bud. Cutting on an angle will ensure water runs off the new cut. Refrain from using pruning seals since their benefits have not been proven. In fact many professionals are doubtful that there is any value in using these products. Depending on the type of pruning you are planning on doing there are many products on the market. Make sure that you purchase tools from a company that is well respected. Buying discount pruning tools will produce discounted results. When buying your pruning tools make sure you buy a reputable brand, keep your tools sharpened, and clean and your plants will respond in a healthy manner.

The final cut

I hope this overview has inspired you to do more research in this area of gardening. Keep in mind that proper pruning is a must to plant health. Proper tools and knowledge of pruning techniques will take you far in this very important, often discounted area of plant maintenance. Derek Thomas is principal of Thomas Landscapes. His garden designs have been featured on HGTV â€™s Curb Appeal, and Get It Sold. His weekly garden segment can be seen on WTTG/ Fox 5 in Washington. He can be reached at www.thomaslandscapes. com or 301.642.5182. You can find and friend us on Facebook at Facebook/Thomas Landscapes. Follow us on Twitter @ThomasGardenGuy For Great Garden Tips. H

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hich of the following should I cut back in the autumn? Hydrangea, roses, peonies, New England asters. lavender, thyme. rosemary, zinnias. Cut back peonies. Their leaves fade and rot. Cut back roses to about a foot. They need protection from winter winds. Leave the hydrangea, the asters and the annuals – for winter beauty, and for the birds. As for herbs, there seems to be a consensus that it is wiser to leave them unpruned until their new growth starts in the spring. Then remove any dead branches. I always forget when best to plant spring-flowering bulbs such as crocus, daffodil, tulip and, my favorite, allium. Plant all spring-flowering bulbs in the autumn. They need a good three months of coolness in the ground to bloom their best. The bigger the bulb, the lower in the ground it should go, with crocus at only about two inches, and the large allium down a good 7 inches or more. A friend referred to “spring ephemerals”. I pretended to know what he was talking about – but I don’t. Please enlighten. Spring ephemerals are perennial flowers, often growing in woodlands, that develop and bloom in the early spring before trees have leaves to rob the flowers of sunlight. After the

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unanimous support from the ANC for a solution that accommodated the interests of the market and residents. Thank You, Capitol Hill 3. Thank you to the Capitol Focusing on the Hill community, which includes Institution First – the kindest neighbors and Any debate about friends a family could hope for. Eastern Market Since the day our lives changed must focus first so tragically, you have supported on the vitality of us, prayed for us, and empowered Eastern Market us. Thank you for your abundant as an institution, love and generosity. You have both by addresstruly made it possible for us to ing its long-term go on and keep fighting. We are financial sustainproud to be members of such a ability and abilcompassionate community and ity to evolve. Few we are blessed to have a strong are aware that the and loving army behind us as we Market runs a regcontinue on this journey. TC, Jack and Abby Maslin ular, systemic defiWith love, cit. While the City The Maslins (TC, Abby, and Jack) would likely backstop the market in a financial crisis, it is irresponsible to make this a key assumption. Further, this situation hampers Market operations We Have Accomplished a Lot Together and long range planning. As the ANC’s represenOver the last year, Eastern Market and the fu- tative to the Eastern Market Community Advisory ture of the weekend markets that currently operate Council, I worked to ensure that proposed Council on the Hine School parking lot garnered a great deal legislation on the Market addressed long-term fiof our collective attention. As November 6 nears, the nancial security and have led efforts to incorporate markets have become part of the political debate for revenues from weekend market activity into the the ANC elections. These markets are an integral bottom line of the Market (vice the City’s general part of our community. Recognizing this, I worked fund). I have worked with City leadership to secure diligently over the past year to ensure their continu- support for Eastern Market capital improvements ity through the ups and downs of City legislation and fought bureaucratic impediments hindering and the Hine project. initiation of the “Fresh Tuesday” market. The ANC, particularly my colleague, Ivan Fr4. Using Hine to Benefit Eastern Market ishberg, and I, have consistently sought creative so- Working with Commissioner Frishberg, we negotilutions to solve Eastern Market problems, preserve ated for and won specific protections for the marthe weekend vending capacity of the Market during kets, including parking for vendors and a binding and after Hine construction and ensure the future commitment from developers to provide space and financial viability of the Market. Here are some of logistical support. Ultimately, the Eastern Market those results: Community Advisory Committee and the two in1. Preserving and Expanding Vending Ca- dependent operators of the weekend markets suppacity - The ANC unanimously passed a resolu- ported the Hine Development before the Zoning tion, forwarded to the Mayor, endorsing closure Commission. of the 300 block of 7th St during Hine construcI am proud of the earnest and honest work that tion. Coupled with optimization of existing space, I have done to support Eastern Market and all of this will provide a viable area to ensure continuity its stakeholders. With your support for ANC, I will of market operations. Upon conclusion of construc- continue that work for two more years. tion and opening of the new C St plaza, the Market Brian Pate area actually stands to expand total vending capacity 6B05@anc.dc.gov from 220 tents to almost 250 tents. 2. Balancing the Interests of Disparate Stakeholders - During recent consideration of expansion Support Necothia Bowens for ANC 6A07 Necothia “Nikki” Bowens is running for a seat as of parking protections for residents, I worked with vendors to develop a compromise that respected the ANC Commissioner – ANC 6A07. We believe she logistics requirements of vendors and the needs of is the best candidate because of her sterling personal Market patrons, while also securing increased park- qualities and the extent of her involvement in civic ing protections for nearby neighbors. The result was affairs. As Commissioner for ANC 6A04 (Nick)

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and the Chair of the ANC 6A Community Outreach committee (Elizabeth) we are acutely aware of the commitment and interpersonal skills necessary to serve as an effective commissioner. Nikki has both in abundance. She is very familiar with the functioning of the ANC, having served on the Community Outreach Committee and she has been a key figure for many years with the Rosedale Citizens Alliance, one of the official Park Partners for the Rosedale Recreation Center. It’s fair to say that without her continued efforts, we would not be where we are today with a beautiful new facility and library. She knows her community living, as she does, in the home where she was raised. She is invariably patient, collegial, collaborative and respectful of the views of others. If you live in Necothia’s single member district, please consider giving her your vote. You will be well served by her as commissioner. Nick Alberti alberti6a04@yahoo.com

Why You Should Vote for Me!

My name is Phil Peisch, and I am running to represent Single Member District 6B03 on Advisory Neighborhood Commission 6B. Capitol Hill is a wonderful neighborhood, with strong public elementary schools, beautiful and historic streets, vibrant commercial corridors, and a great sense of community. This did not happen by accident—it is the result of decades of hard work by Capitol Hill residents. I’m running for ANC because I want to help build on these successes and preserve the accomplishments that have been achieved. As a commissioner, I will focus on three priorities. First, I will work to improve public safety. We have a right to feel safe and secure in our neighborhood. Whether advocating for more police patrols on bicycle and foot, or better street lighting, I will demand that our community receives the resources necessary to keep our homes and streets safe. Second, I will work with neighbors to balance the growth of 8th Street with residential livability. Barracks Row is a great asset to our neighborhood, and ensuring that it continues to thrive in a way that is compatible with its residential neighbors is an ongoing challenge. As a commissioner, I will serve as a voice for residents and facilitate cooperation with local businesses to address important concerns about parking, noise, and trash maintenance. Third, I will advocate for better city services for our neighborhood. Whether pushing for responsive cleanup after storms or more prompt sidewalk repair, I will work to make sure that the District provides Capitol Hill with the services our community deserves. In addition, although the ANC has not traditionally played an active role in public education, I will be a vocal advocate for our local schools. I hope that my campaign for ANC has given voters an idea about the type of commissioner I will

be. I have knocked on hundreds of doors, and I have distributed my e-mail address and cell phone number to almost a thousand households. As your commissioner, I will continue to proactively seek your input on neighborhood issues, and my door will always be open to residents. If you have any questions, or would just like to chat about the neighborhood, please feel free to contact me at philfor6b03@gmail.com or 339-9276908. You can learn more about my candidacy by visiting www.philfor6b03.com. Phil Peisch 500 Block of G Street SE philip.peisch@gmail.com

My Accomplishments Deserve Another Term

As your Commissioner I have dedicated hundreds of hours to service for our neighborhood-my biggest focus being the Hine School Development. Unfortunately, that work and the work of my colleague Commissioner Pate, have become the principal line of attack by two ANC challengers; They claim that the ANC achieved little in the negotiation with the developers. That is simply is not a fair or accurate assessment. Compare the agreement Commissioner Pate and I negotiated to the comparable agreement the Georgetown ANC made with the same developer. That agreement secured seven provisions. Our agreement had 48 provisions, including supporting a childcare facility, a children’s playground, landscaping at the Metro plaza, community involvement in C Street, and a 10% reduction in the overall height of the development. Our Construction Agreement includes indemnification of near by properties, a mitigation fund for the closest residents, money to promote local businesses, restrictions on construction times and myriad protections for the local community. Our agreements are far stronger and deliver much more for the community than the same agreements secured by our colleagues in Georgetown. Commissioner Pate and I also worked hard to provide security for Eastern Market and the weekend markets. We successfully negotiated that the developer cannot get out of its obligation to support weekend Markets. We found solutions for hosting market activities during and after construction, and we got space and logistical support for the weekend markets. After initially opposing the development, the weekend market operators told the Zoning Commission that their issues had been resolved and withdrew their opposition. The greatest distortion of the Hine case, however, is the contention that if the ANC had opposed the development and refused to execute an agreement with the developers, the Zoning Commission would have demanded significant changes such as a smaller scale, more opens space, etc. It would be lovely if ANC’s had that power but it is

an irresponsibly dishonest representation of reality. Why? The City Council supported this project; its size, scale and density. Tommy Wells supported it, and would have likely opposed the reductions in height. Historic Preservation reviewed this case and approved its scale, height and mass. Furthermore, the comments from Zoning Commissioners themselves clearly and repeatedly conveyed their support for the scale, height or mass of the project. To believe that a resolution in opposition from the ANC was going to change their minds about this is not backed up by the history of this case. I don’t begrudge opposition to the Hine development as proposed. I don’t like a lot about the development and have testified repeatedly to that effect. But distorting this case and our work for political gain is a disservice to our community Commissioner Pate and I negotiated hard with the developers. We led a very open and engaged process with dozens of public meetings, working groups with community members, including a diverse set of stakeholders having a seat at the table. I am extremely proud to have reelection support from many of the closest neighbors who worked as hard as anyone to impact the Zoning Commission. I hope I can have your support as well. Ivan Frishberg www.ivanforanc6b.com 6B02@anc.dc.gov

Meet and Greet at Lincoln Park Nov. 12 for the Class of 2022

My wife and I have enjoyed our time on Capitol Hill both as business owners and parents. I remember the stress of trying to find that perfect elementary school for our children, touring every school on the Hill and signing up for the lottery. Fate would send us to Maury Elementary where we would be allowed to contribute to the amazing community that we are a part of today. We have added immensely to our lives with our grown up friends, the ones that you have because of your kids -- “Friends for Life.” Somehow, our eldest child is a third grader. Where did the time go? Every conversation naturally flows to where are we sending our kids to school next? Who’s moving? What’s the hot new charter school in town? I love you and your family, but the lottery ball needs to bounce our way… Really? Aren’t we better then this? Do you see the talent in both the classroom and the homes on Capitol Hill? How many fundraisers do we have in all the schools? I’m sure the local restaurants know when it’s auction time. We need to come together to make our options better for everybody. But how do we get a Maury parent to work with a Brent parent? Or a Tyler parent to engage a Logan parent? There is one bond -- it just takes a little foresight to see it. In twenty years, our eight year olds will be celebrating their

10th high school reunion. These are our children’s first “Friends for Life.” The high school graduating class is the true bond. The Class of 2022. I have met with other parents of the Class of ’22. We have decided to host meet and greets amongst 3rd grade families across Capitol Hill to start getting everyone together. We hope there is enough interest so that we can create a cohort of families that will demand and support change that will satisfy our expectations of education, develop grass roots sports and arts programs that maximize the talent of this class, help those families that need extra support, focus on the strengths of the class academically, and face the weaknesses head on. Even if there is no way you are sending your child to Eastern or the middle schools that he/she feeds into, you need to be involved and you will have a voice. Your children have talents that will raise the skills of our children whether they be on the soccer field or the classroom. We want to set up a program that maybe you would consider sending your next child to the public high school on the Hill. Plus, you’re my neighbor and no matter what you choose for middle and high school, we are raising a community of diverse and outstanding citizens together. Please join the Class of ’22 on November 12th at Lincoln Park at the Lincoln statue, 11 a.m. sharp to begin this journey together. Bring some books for a book exchange. You never know, maybe in 20 years, our children will celebrate their reunion and remember this as the day they first met. Drew Golin Proud Parent, Class of 2022 dgolin@intersolutionsinc.com

Than You Hill Rag!

Thank you, Derek! The article and pictures [Eclectic Enclave, Garden Spot, p. 138, October Hill Rag] are sensational. Rick and I think you caught the flavor we have tried to capture, and will treasure the article! Great working with you! Hardy Pearce hardy_pearce@usgs.gov

We Support David Grosso

We the undersigned ANC Commissioners from Ward 6 are happy to endorse David Grosso for election to the At Large Council seat. Adam Healy, 6A01 Drew Ronneberg, 6A02 David Holmes, 6A03 Nick Alberti, 6A04 David Garrison, 6B01 Ivan Frishberg, 6B02 Kirsten Oldenburg, 6B04 Brian Pate, 6B05 Jared Critchfield, 6B06 Brian Flahaven, 6B09 Francis Campbell, 6B10 Tony Goodman, 6C04 David Garber, 6D07 H hillrag.com H 147

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Where is Vincent Orange? by Anonymous

ear Friends, there used to be a few things that The Nose could depend on in DC politics. Ubiquitous yard signs littering medians. Pointless political debates in which candidates discoursed at great length on whatever topic intrigued them, ignoring moderators while lulling audiences into premature senility. And, of course, one could always depend on Vincent “I’m The Best” Orange for unabashed, unashamed, unending self-promotion. Yet, Election Day approaches and Orange yard signs are scarce. The candidate himself appears uncharacteristically reticent for a man who, channeling the spirit of Khrushchev, came close to banging his shoe on the table last June in his campaign for Chair Pro Tempore of the DC Council. Councilmember Orange, The Nose is sincerely worried about your mental facility. Has the sheen on your number ‘Five’ stick pin dulled? Has the inner fire that prompted you to run repeatedly for nearly every elected office in the District been quenched? What’s the problem, Councilmember? Has Jeffrey Thompson got your tongue? Yes, it does seem that Orange has a Thompson problem. Thousands of dollars in money orders from former king of DC contracts flooded the treasury of Orange’s 2011 race. As persistently reported by our fellow scribbler Alan Suderman at the Washington City Paper, these checks, which feature sequential numbers and identical handwriting, very likely were part of a larger illegal scheme of campaign funding at the heart of US Attorney Ron “Take My Sweet Time” Machen’s current investigation. Meet the new Vincent Orange, the Stealth Candidate of 2012. In Orange’s calculations, the less heard, the more likely Obama voters will simply vote the Democratic slate carrying him along to victory. Yet, Orange cannot abide silence even when it is in his own interest. “OCF Final Audit Report complete. 2011 Orange At Large campaign cleared again for the 6th time. NO referral 2 FBI, US Atty, DC BD of Ethics,” crowed Orange recently on Twitter. So, Dear Readers, The Nose has penned a pan-

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egyric to the spirit of the councilmember’s campaign cribbed with some liberties from “My Fair Lady,” Friends! There’s just a few more hours. That’s all the time you’ve got. A few more hours Before the voters tie the knot. Friends! There are voters all over DC; and I’ve gotta shake all of their hands in just a few more hours! I’m getting elected in the morning! Ding dong! The bells are gonna chime. Pull out the stopper! Let’s raise a whopper! But get me to the election without a fine! I gotta be there in the morning, Spruced up and lookin’ in me prime. Lobbyists, come and kiss me; And prove that you won’t diss me, But get me to the election without a fine! I’m getting elected in the morning. Ding dong! The bells are gonna chime. Drug me or jail me. Stamp me and mail me, But get me to the election without a fine! If I am throwing a fund-raiser, roll up the floor. If I still got my hand out, push me out the door! I gotta be there in the morning, My tie pin has got to shine. Some treasurer who’s able, stop staring at your navel, and get me to the election without a fine! For I’m gettin’ elected in the morning. Ding dong! The bells are gonna chime. Kick up a rumpus, but don’t lose the moral compass; And get me to the election. Get me to the election! For God’s sake, get me to the election without a fine! If all a politician has to boast about is an escape from the incompetent clutches of DC Office of Campaign Finance, then perhaps, Dear Readers, silence is golden. H