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27 Donna Scheeder: 1947–2022: Librarian And Community Activist

The Return of the Garden Fairs: A Fabulous Trio

by Andrew Lightman

by Rindy O’Brien

The Capitol Hill Home: Photo Contest Winners by Elizabeth Nelson

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Are Curbside Recyclables Actually Recycled? – Part Two of a Four-Part Spotlight DC Investigation by Mark R. Smith

A Letter from Tommy Wells, Director, DOEE

Eager Beavers: What An Increase in Beavers Might Mean for the District by Elizabeth O’Gorek

Our River: The Anacostia – Blue Plains; Working For All Of Us by Bill Matuszeski

Green Calendar by Kathleen Donner

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Greenleaf Redevelopment Inches Forward: Residents Remain Skeptical by Elizabeth O’Gorek

Donna Scheeder: 1947 - 2022. Librarian And Community Activist by Andrew Lightman

Capitol Hill Creators Receive a Major Funding Boost: Keller and Franzén Grants Awarded by Barbara Wells

Capitol Hill Village Celebrates its 15th! by Karen Stuck

Support for Kingman Dog Park Improvements – ANC 6A Report by Nick L. Alberti

USADC Tells ANC He’s ‘Laser-Focused’ on Violent Crime – ANC 6B Report by Elizabeth O’Gorek

ANC 6C Discusses Ward 6 Redistricting Map Drafts – ANC 6C Report by Sarah Payne

ANC Bemoans Heritage Trees Destruction – ANC 6D Report by Andrew Lightman

Bulletin Board by Kathleen Donner

Capitol Cuisine by Celeste McCall

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The Return of the Garden Fairs: A Fabulous Trio by Rindy O’Brien

The Capitol Hill Home: Photo Contest Winners by Elizabeth Nelson

Dear Garden Problem Lady by Wendy Blair

Changing Hands by Don Denton

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Capitol Cuisine by Celeste McCall

The Wine Girl by Elyse Genderson

Hands-On History Lessons at the Navy Yard Museum by Sarah Payne

At the Movies by Mike Canning

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Literary Hill by Karen Lyon

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Poetic Hill by Karen Lyon

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Shaking off the Post-Shutdown Blues: Re-Balancing Emotional Health After COVID by Pattie Cinelli

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District Vet by Dan Teich, DVM

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School Notes by Susan Braun Johnson

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Kids & Family Notebook by Kathleen Donner

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AZALEA PEAK BLOOM AT THE ARBORETUM

If you only go once, the time to go to the US National Arboretum is when their famous azaleas are in bloom. The early azaleas typically bloom in the second week in April; the late azaleas in the second week in May. Peak bloom is in between. The Arboretum grounds are open every day except Christmas from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The R Street entrance is closed to cars after 2 p.m., weekdays. Bicycles, pedestrians, ofﬁcial visitors, volunteers, tours, and contractors are still allowed in through R Street. Cars are always able to exit through the R Street gate. usna.usda.gov/discover/ gardens-collections/azaleas.

DC HIP HOP ARTISTS BRING THE GROOVE TO DANCE PLACE

Dance Place invites local Hip-Hop/Street and Club dance artists based in the greater Washington, DC region to celebrate the rich history of Street and Club dance culture. The Dance Place/DC Cypher will host three events on April 23 and 24 centering the experience of ciphering in these social dance forms. There will be a panel discussion on April 23, 4 p.m. in Arts Park; a Cypher dance performance at 6 p.m., also in Arts Park; and an indoor pay-what-you-can ticketed performance on April 24, 6 p.m. Dance Place is at 3225 Eighth St. NE. danceplace.org.

“WATERGATE: PORTRAITURE AND INTRIGUE” AT THE NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY

The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery presents “Watergate: Portraiture and Intrigue,” an exhibition exploring the 50th anniversary of the watershed moment through portraiture of the era. The June 17, 1972 break-in at the Democratic National Committee ofﬁces at the Watergate complex quickly escalated to a political and legal crisis that reached the highest levels of the United States government—including President Richard M. Nixon. The word “Watergate” came to mean the burglary itself, the subsequent cover-up of White House complicity and Nixon’s use of federal agencies to obstruct justice. The exhibition explores the relationship between portraiture, investigative journalism, activism and politics. “Watergate: Portraiture and Intrigue” is on view at the National Portrait Gallery, Eighth and G Streets NW, through Sept.5. npg.si.edu.

NATIONAL CANNABIS FESTIVAL

MENDELSSOHN’S ELIJAH AT THE NATIONAL CATHEDRAL

On Sunday, April 10, 4 p.m., commemorate Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday with the dramatic retelling of the life of the prophet Elijah and the epic return of the Jewish people to Israel. Brought to new life by the Washington National Cathedral Choir and Baroque Orchestra, the quiet intimacy of the Cathedral’s Great Choir will enliven the beginning of Holy Week with selections including “Lord, bow thine ear to our prayer,” and “He, Watching Over Israel.” $25 to $65. Online, pay-what-you-wish, access is also available. Registrants will be sent a link on April 10. cathedral.org.

The sixth annual National Cannabis Festival, the East Coast’s largest ticketed cannabis gathering, returns to Washington’s RFK Campus on Saturday, April 23 with performances from Wiz Khalifa and Ghostface Killah, a wide range of exhibitors, and a culinary pavilion complete with cooking demonstrations led by top chefs, talks and eating contests, among many other attractions. The weekend begins on Friday, April 22 at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center for the National Cannabis Policy Summit, where lawmakers and advocates convene to discuss the most pressing cannabis policy issues. On Sunday, festivities wrap up as homegrowers from across the MidAtlantic present their THC and hemp ﬂower and vie for the highest honors at the National Cannabis Championship. Early-bird tickets now on sale at nationalcannabisfestival. 12 ★ HILLRAG.COM

Image: “Watergate Breaks Wide Open” by Jack Davis, watercolor and ink on paperboard, 1973. National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of TIME magazine.

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SPRING ARTS Edition

MOUNT VERNON’S REVOLUTIONARY WAR WEEKEND

On April 30 and May 1, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (rain or shine), Mount Vernon’s serene 12-acre ﬁeld transforms into a battleground as Continentals, Redcoats, and Hessians conduct military drills, perform cavalry demonstrations, and engage in 18th-century tacticals. Meet the soldiers who are encamped at Mount Vernon, discuss military techniques, and greet General Washington. Activities are included in admission price: $28 for adults, 12+; $15 for age six to eleven; ﬁve and under, free. There is a $2 price reduction for early online ticket purchase. mountvernon.org.

Lois Mailou Jones, The Green Door, 1981, watercolor over graphite on wove paper. National Gallery of Art, Corcoran Collection (Museum Purchase, William A. Clark Fund)

AFRO-ATLANTIC HISTORIES AT THE NGA

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ONE WITH ETERNITY: YAYOI KUSAMA IN THE HIRSHHORN COLLECTION

Come closer to Yayoi Kusama through five of her artworks in the Museum’s collection, including two Infinity Mirror Rooms, immersive spaces that will heighten your sense of being part of something much larger than yourself. The exhibition also includes sculptures, an early painting and photographs of the artist. Throughout the eight-month exhibition, free same-day timed passes will be distributed at the Museum, Thursdays to Sundays, beginning at 9:30 a.m. on a first-come, first-served basis until all the day’s passes have been claimed. Each person over the age of 12 may claim up to two passes, based on availability. hirshhorn.si.edu. Visitor experiencing Yayoi Kusama’s Infinity Mirrored Room—My Heart Is Dancing into the Universe (2018), part of the 2022 exhibition One with Eternity: Yayoi Kusama in the Hirshhorn Collection at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Photo: Matailong Du

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For centuries, artists have told and retold the complex histories of the African Diaspora. Afro-Atlantic Histories takes an in-depth look at the historical experiences and cultural formations of Black and African people since the 17th century. More than 130 powerful works of art, including paintings, sculpture, photographs, and time-based media by artists from Africa, Europe, the Americas, and the Caribbean, bring these narratives to life. This exhibition was initially presented as Histórias Afro-Atlânticas in 2018 by the Museu de Arte de São Paulo in Brazil. Afro-Atlantic Histories is at the National Gallery of Art, West Building, from April 10 to June 17. On April 30, the John Wilmerding Community Celebration will invite audiences to experience the art and culture of the African Diaspora with music, dance, and spoken word. nga.gov.

ELIZABETH CATLETT SCULPTURES AT THE NMAAHC

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture has installed three sculptures created by acclaimed artist Elizabeth Photo: Josh Weilepp/NMAAHC Catlett. The more than five-foot-tall sculptures “Offering Education,” “Offering Life” and “Rejecting Injustice” are on long-term display as visitors enter the museum through Heritage Hall. The installation of these sculptures, which symbolize motherhood and the dignity, struggle and uplifting of African Americans, is one of many ways in which NMAAHC celebrated Women’s History Month in addition to amplifying stories through its Hidden Herstory initiative. The pieces will join a selection of her groundbreaking woodcuts currently featured in “Reckoning: Protest. Defiance. Resilience.” in the Rhimes Family Foundation Galleries on the museum’s fourth floor. The museum is closed Monday and Tuesday and open Wednesday through Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Timed-entry passes are required and available at nmaahc.si.edu.

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CHARM CITY BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL

On April 29 and 30, the Charm City Bluegrass Festival is back at Druid Hill Park in Baltimore for its ﬁfth year featuring the best in national and regional bluegrass. Here’s some of the lineup: Hiss Golden Messenger; Yonder Mountain String Band; The Lil Smokies; Larry Keel; Hackensaw Boys; Armchair Boogie; AJ Lee & Blue Summit; Fireside Collective; The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys; Charm City Junction; Dori Freeman; Hampden Bluegrass All-Stars. Single beer tickets to full two-day VIP passes are on sale now at $6 to $179. Twelve and under, free. charmcitybluegrass.com.

CAT POWER AT THE LINCOLN

Charlyn Marie “Chan” Marshall better known by her stage name Cat Power, is a singer-songwriter, musician, occasional actress, and model. Cat Power was originally the name of Marshall’s ﬁrst band but has become her stage name as a solo artist. Cat Power’s sound seems to be constantly evolving, with a mix of punk, folk and blues on her early albums, and elements of soul more prevalent in her later material. Cat Power is at the Lincoln Theater on Friday, April 15, 8 p.m. (doors at 6:30 p.m.). $40. Lincoln Theater, 1215 U St. NW. thelincolndc.com.

John Douglas Thompson and Alfredo Narciso. Photo: Henry Grossman.

THE MERCHANT OF VENICE AT SHAKESPEARE

Shakespeare’s remarkable exploration of justice returns to Washington, stoking the debate on what is right, what is fair, and what is lawful – and who gets to decide. Shakespeare’s most provocative problem play compels us to examine our own prejudices and the true nature of mercy. The Merchant of Venice is at the Michael R. Klein Theatre, 470 Seventh St. NW, Through April 17. shakespearetheatre.org.

MOUNT VERNON SPRING WINE FESTIVAL & SUNSET TOUR

On May 13, 14 and 15 (rain or shine), 6 to 9 p.m., taste unlimited samples of wines from Virginia’s ﬁnest wineries at Mount Vernon’s most popular event of the year. Bring a blanket and relax on the east lawn overlooking the Potomac River. Doors open at 6 p.m.; the Shops at Mount Vernon and wine valet service are open until 8:45 p.m.; cellar and Mansion are open until 8:30 p.m. Friday entrance, $59; Saturday, $63 and Sunday, $53. mountvernon.org.

SMITHSONIAN CRAFT SHOW RETURNS LIVE

The Smithsonian Craft Show returns to the National Building Museum, 401 F St. NW, on April 20 to 24. For the show’s 40th year, they’re planning a ﬁveday celebration that will feature the major contemporary artists and outstanding innovators now shaping new futures for craft. The theme is New Directions—new directions in design and production, ways to embrace sustainability, use of new materials and technologies, and more. Greet 120 jury-selected artists, working in a range of media and price points. Look for basketry, ceramics, decorative ﬁber, glass, furniture, jewelry, leather, metal, mixed media, paper, wearable art and wood. Browse by artist and/or category at smithsoniancraftshow.org. Paper: Flavia Lovatella

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SPRING ARTS Edition

LEXICON LANE (WORD SLEUTHING ADVENTURE) OPENS AT PLANET WORD

Planet Word, the nation’s only museum dedicated to renewing and inspiring a love of words and language, has just opened a new permanent space. “Lexicon Lane: A Word-Sleuthing Adventure” challenges visitors to solve a variety of different word puzzles. While the rest of the museum, housed in the restored historic Franklin School building, offers cutting-edge technology and contemporary gallery design, Lexicon Lane immerses the visitor in a completely different environment. The new experience is located on the third ﬂoor in a space designed to resemble an old village. Bespoke, eccentric, and mysterious, this quaint town offers 26 unique puzzle cases full of clues leading visitors to surprising solutions. Planet Word, 925 13th St. NW, is open Thursday to Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is free with a $15 suggested donation. planetwordmuseum.org/lexicon-lane.

Lexicon Lane: A WordSleuthing Adventure opened at Planet Word March 26. Image: Courtesy of Planet Word

DIANA KRALL AT THE WARNER WASHINGTON NATIONAL OPERA’S “CARMEN” Bold, uninhibited, and strong-willed, Carmen lives life on her own terms. She’s the woman who everyone wants – but she wants nothing but freedom. After she escapes trouble by seducing Don José, she sets her eyes on the bullfighter Escamillo. But when Don José’s jealousy finally catches up to Carmen’s fiery act of betrayal, her freedom will lead to shocking consequences. $45 to $299. Carmen is at the Kennedy Center’s Opera House from May 14 to 28. kennedy-center.org.

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DIONNE WARWICK AT THE WARNER

Dionne Warwick is a singer, actress, television host, and former Goodwill Ambassador for the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization. She is also one of the most-charted vocalists of all time, with 56 of her singles making the Hot 100 between 1962 and 1998. She is best known for “Walk on by”, “Don’t Make Me Over” and “Alﬁe.” Ms. Warwick is at the Warner Theater, 1299 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, on May 13, 8 p.m. $45 to $95. livenation.com/venue/KovZpZAJv7aA/warner-theatre-events.

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Diana Jean Krall is a Canadian jazz pianist, and singer known for her contralto vocals. She has sold more than 15 million albums worldwide, including over six million in the US. On December 11, 2009, Billboard magazine named her the second greatest jazz artist of the decade (2000–2009), establishing her as one of the best-selling artists of her time. To date, she has won three Grammy Awards and eight Juno Awards. Diana Krall is at the Warner Theater, 1299 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, on May 3, 8 p.m. $55 to $125. livenation.com/venue/ KovZpZAJv7aA/warner-theatre-events

CHESAPEAKE BAY BLUES FESTIVAL

The Chesapeake Bay Blues Festival is on May 21 and 22 (music starts at 11 a.m., both days) at Sandy Point State Park, Annapolis. Joss Stone on Saturday, 7 p.m. and Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band on Sunday, 7 p.m. lead the lineup. Here’s the rest: Samantha Fish, The Spinners, Bernard Allison, North Mississippi Allstars, Altered Five Blues Band, Ally Venable, Elektric Voodoo, Danielle Nicole, Wayne Baker Brooks, Lil’ Jimmy Reed, Gabe Stillman, and CBBF All Star Band. $100 each day and $130 dayof; under twelve, free. bayblues. org.

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United Arab Emirates: From poetry to perfume, explore past and present traditions of the region as resources for connecting communities and envisioning a sustainable future.

SMITHSONIAN FOLKLIFE FESTIVAL

Since 1967, the Smithsonian Folklife Festival has been a collaboration with cultural practitioners, communities, and heritage professionals to spark curiosity, catalyze intercultural exchange, and create participatory experiences that nurture human connection. Themes for this year’s Festival are United Arab Emirates (From poetry to perfume, explore past and present traditions of the region as resources for connecting communities and envisioning a sustainable future.) and Earth Optimism (Meet scientists, anthropologists, and other specialists to learn about conservation in action at the Smithsonian and in our communities.). The Smithsonian Folklife Festival is on the National Mall from June 22 to 26 and June 30 to July 4. festival. si.edu.

Kraftwerk is a German band formed in Düsseldorf in 1969 by Ralf Hütter and Florian Schneider. Widely considered innovators and pioneers of electronic music, Kraftwerk were among the ﬁrst successful acts to popularize the genre. The group began as part of West Germany's experimental krautrock scene in the early 1970s before fully embracing electronic instrumentation, including synthesizers, drum machines, and vocoders. $65 to $150. Kraftwerk 3-D is at The Anthem, 901 Wharf St. SW, on June 19, 8:30 p.m. (doors at 7 p.m.). theanthemdc.com.

SIX AT THE NATIONAL

(DIVORCED, BEHEADED, DIED, DIVORCED, BEHEADED, SURVIVED.) From Tudor Queens to Pop Princesses, the SIX wives of Henry VIII take the mic to remix ﬁve hundred years of historical heartbreak into an exuberant celebration of 21st century girl power. This new original musical is the global sensation that everyone is losing their head over. Six is at the National Theater, 1321 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, from July 5 to 10. broadwayatthenational.com. Brittney Mack (Anna of Cleves, center) with (l-r) Anna Uzele (Catherine Parr), Abby Mueller (JaneSeymour), Andrea Macasaet (Anne Boleyn) & Adrianna Hicks (Catherine of Aragon)

DRUMFOLK BY STEP AFRIKA AT ARENA STAGE

Electrifying percussive dance fused with contemporary art forms fuels Step Afrika!’s latest production, Drumfolk, inspired by the Stono Rebellion of 1739 and the Negro Act of 1740 in South Carolina. State laws mandated that enslaved Africans could not assemble or use their drums which were used to signal the uprising. They took away the drums, but they could not stop the beat. This is the rich story of a movement that could not be stopped and transformed African American culture from then to the present day. The immersive production will be the ﬁrst of three as part of a multi-year collaborative partnership between Step Afrika! and Arena Stage. $76 to $95. Drumfolk is at Arena Stage May 31 to June 26. arenastage.org. Photo: Jacob Andrew Iwinski

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Are Curbside Recyclables Actually Recycled? Part Two of a Four-Part Spotlight DC Investigation

by Mark R. Smith

efore dawn, the concrete tipping floor at that despite the city’s commitment to a world of Zero Fort Totten Transfer Station in NorthWaste, actual residential recycling of trash has fallen. east DC is quiet, and mostly cleared. It This article is the second in a Spotlight series is basically an empty shed that serves as on DC recycling. It investigates the fate of recyclathe landing spot for the District’s daibles collected by DPW at the curbside, examining ly recyclables. A little before 6 a.m. private haulers their complicated journey from blue bins to reuse. start to check in at the weigh station and dump their Curbside Pickup hauls. Thus begins an ersatz vehicular parade that Drive through the District on trash pickup day. The runs well into the mid-afternoon. The DC Dept. of curbside is dotted with those ubiquitous blue recyPublic Works (DPW) recycling trucks join the line cling bins, which the DC government provides to later in the morning, checking in at the weigh station 105,000 single-family dwellings and multi-family first before dumping their loads on the tipping floor. It’s a busy, crowded and loud scene, with a cacophony of engines and hydrauPlastic bags are an expensive lics punctuated by the grunts of aging danger, constantly tangling forklifts and big-clawed grapplers. DPW recycling equipment. They should never be used to hold recycling. staff manages the traffic, processing the Photo: Andrew Lightman evolving pile of recyclables into a semblance of order. Which brings us to Melinda. Readers may recall that Melinda, a resident of Northwest, from last month’s installment, enjoys a soda or two. As a conscientious steward of the environment, she places her empty plastic bottles, along with her cardboard and paper products, in her DPW-provided blue bin. Melinda knows her bottles will end up on that very tipping floor after pickup by a DPW recycling truck. Since plastic bottles are considered especially clean recyclables, she is confident hers will be recycled into another bottle or may be used to make a park bench, clothing, furniture, containers or myriad other products. But will this happen? How much of what is deposited in blue bins is actually recycled? This investigation has found

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buildings containing three or fewer units. Homeowners like Melinda deposit their recyclables in these containers and carry the bins to curbside. DPW employs 80 workers and 24 trucks based at W Street NE and Lot 8 of RFK Stadium, to collect recycles deposited in these blue bins. They run 115 routes throughout the District. “Their (DPW’s) workers are very good at picking up and moving the recycled products. In recent years, they’ve also worked on trying to limit the contamination in what they pick up and take to Fort Totten,” said Chris Weiss, executive director of the Washington-based DC Environmental Network. “So there are good things to say on that front.” DPW trucks haul approximately 30,000 to 40,000 tons per annum, which constitutes 10 percent of the city’s singlestream (mixed) recyclables. They deliver their loads to the Fort Totten Transfer Station, located on Bates Road NE.

Tipping The Recyclables After all of the recycle trucks “tip” their loads at Fort Totten, DPW employees conduct a visual inspection. “It’s not 100 percent scientific, but the workers get a good idea of what looks bad, especially with the crazy stuff that ends up getting tipped, including cinder blocks, plastic window blinds,” etc., said Charlotte Dreizen, a former program analyst with DPW’s Office of Waste Diversion and now a sustainability manager for a DCbased trade association. The crews either accept or reject the pile on the tipping room floor. If the load is acceptable, the crew transfers the re-

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A Message from Tommy Wells, Director, Department of Energy & Environment

cyclables into a larger, privately-owned long-haul truck for a 24-mile journey north on Route 95 to a processing facility owned by Waste Management (WM) in Elkridge, MD. “For any given load (of recyclables on the tipping room floor) that has more than 20 percent contamination, the entirety of that load will be moved to the trash pile, as recycling facilities can’t handle an infinite amount of contamination.” said Dreizen. All trash is later placed on another DPW truck for a trip to either one of the city’s landfills or the Covanta waste-to-energy plant (incinerator) on Furnace Road, in Lorton, VA. “Typically, they (DPW employees) see loads that are pretty good, though there are no official agency numbers,” Dreizen said. “A couple of times a day if a load of recycling comes in at 50 percent contamination, the contract with WM dictates that WM can reject it. So rather than taking it to Elkridge and wasting money on time and gas, plus polluting the air with the truck’s emissions, they just throw it in the trash.” To that point, Neil Seldman, director of the Waste to Wealth Initiative for the Washington-based Institute for Local Self-Reliance (ILSR) estimates that 20 percent of recyclable loads tipped out on to the floor at Fort Totten are found to be contaminated. DPW was unable to confirm Seldman’s and Dreizen’s statements. However, statistics of recycling can be gleaned from the DC Council’s Committee on Transportation & Environment’s Oversight Committee’s DPW hearings: In particular, the agency reported the recycling diversion rate for DPW residential collection for the past four fiscal years. The rates were: • FY 18 – 25.24% • FY 19 – 25.1% • FY 20 – 25.0% • FY 21 – 23.9% The recycling diversion rate is defined as the weight of diverted waste (recyclables) divided by the weight of all waste then multiplied by 100. So, over

Much Accomplished, But Much More to Do

s we approach Earth Day 2022, I pause to reflect upon our work over the past five or six years at the DC Department of Energy & Environment. It is a privilege to work with so many smart and dedicated people devoted to restoring and protecting the natural health of our city. And there have been some surprises along the way. The first is the prediction of a rapidly changing environment due to global warming has happened far faster than I could have imagined. Our city is experiencing unprecedented flooding and high heat for longer periods putting many of our residents and Important city assets at risk. While I am proud DC is leading the nation in implementing innovative programs to mitigate climate change, there is always a sense that it is not nearly enough. It is clear we must focus on adaptation and resilience in the face of major environmental change. The climate has already changed for the world and our city must prepare for what is to come. The team at DOEE has made this task its primary focus. The second surprise is found in the results of all the efforts we are making to restore streams, eliminate toxic pollution, prevent our sewer systems from overflowing and restore natural habitat throughout DC. We have seen nature do its part meeting us more than halfway in repairing natural habitats. Eagles, ravens and other species of birds not seen in nearly 100 years have returned to the city. Beavers and other wildlife are returning to our rivers as well. This is a miraculous phenomenon to observe as we restore nature to DC. We have made substantial progress as a city implementing new green infrastructure, deploying solar energy and cleaning up our waterways. Much of this has been accomplished because of the support of our residents and the resources made available through our tax dollars. On this Earth Day we know we have done much to lead the nation, but we also know there is so much more to be done. April 2022 H 31

n e e r G DC the last four fiscal years the diversion rate for residential trash pickup has fallen 1.34 percent. Not a positive trend. (https://zerowaste.dc.gov/ sites/default/files/dc/sites/zerowaste/CY%2018%20Diversion%20Report%20Final%203%2010%2021.pdf). DPW has not published an Annual Waste Diversion Report since 2018 (see the adjacent table). In that year, DPW collected 140,987.45 tons of solid waste from the curbside and at community drop-off locations. The largest portion of this, 18.79 percent, were “single stream recyclables.” Single-stream recycling is a system wherein recyclables, including newspaper, cardboard, plastic, aluminum, etc., are placed in a single bin for pickup by a truck to be sorted later. At the time of its most recent DC Council performance hearing, the agency testified that 2021 Diversion Report had been completed, but not been released. The report had not been published at the time this article was written. At a late March 2022 roundtable presided over by Ward 3 Councilmember Mary Cheh (D), Seldman and other veterans of the DC recycling industry all expressed frustrated by the DPW’s lack of transparency when dealing with the community. The national average recycling diversion rate is somewhere between 32 and 35 percent, stated Seldman. “A strong figure would be about 45 percent, he added. Cities such as Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, Portland (Ore.) and Bethlehem (NY) “are all at or above 70 percent. Any city that is doing well is at or above 40 percent,” Seldman pointed out. So, what happens to the recyclables deemed sufficiently uncontaminated enough to process at Elkridge?

Processing Recyclables At WM’s facility in Elkridge, the materials are weighed, dumped on WM’s own tipping floor, where they are evaluated again for contamination. Those that are accepted are moved to a conveyor belt. Line workers shuffle through the items in the facility’s pre-sort area. They remove everything not recyclable such as dirty diapers or soccer balls. Most importantly, they toss out those ubiquitous plastic grocery bags along with their contents. DC’s recyclables are then comingled with those of other jurisdictions. Recyclables at Elkridge are made up of: 40% - plastic, glass, aluminum cans and bimetal cans; 35% - corrugated cardboard ; 25% other paper products. After sorting the recyclables with its various machinery, WM bails the ma-

terials to sell as a commodity at market price. “One day, it may be purchased by a company in North Carolina, another day by a company in the Midwest,” said Dreizen, “and still another day by one of WM’s international clients. It depends on the market and quantities.” Twice a year DPW and WM cooperate to measure percentages of glass, paper, cardboard and contamination in DC’s recyclable stream, Dreizen said. “It’s usually a couple of people who make the trip from DPW to see the material that it is managing.” While the DC recycling rate stands at about 20 percent for cans, bottles, cardboard and paper products off to the trash pile, according to the DPW and to ILSR, “the amount of material in the general waste stream is much more than that,” he said. “Many plastic soda bottles, for instance, are in the regular trash, which is why DC has a very low recycling rate compared to other cities.” For its part in this equation, there has been much turnover in recent years at the top spot at the DPW, which some observers point out as part of the issue. A request by Hill Rag to interview current DPW Solid Waste Management Administrator Valentina Ukwuoma, who oversees recycling, was declined. Blake Adams, manager of the DPW’s Office of Waste Diversion, did respond to an interview request, after DPW public affairs initially answered most questions regarding this article via email. All of DPW recycling residential efforts will remain ineffective, however, if the public does not understand what to and what not to deposit in the agency’s blue bins.

Public Ignorance

After it’s bailed, recycled product at WM is loaded onto trucks and sold on the open market. Photo: Mark R. Smith

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Though the posted rate is 20 percent, “I estimate that about 50 percent of the cans, bottles and paper products in the trash stream are recyclable,” said Seldman, but do not end up in the blue bins “due to the lack of recycling culture and incentives in the District.” “The DPW is trying to get people to recycle better, by providing feedback to households about what not to recycle and to not put their recyclables in plastic bags,” said Seldman, “but what they are not doing is expanding the number of households that recycle.”

“Nor are they doing three things they need to do,” he said. “Raise public awareness efforts with bus and train ads, flyers, newspaper ads, etc.; start a school education program with recyclingbased curricula and industry internships for high school and junior college students; and create incentives to recycle, like unit pricing for garbage collection which is used in thousands of US cities. That can increase recycling by about 40 percent.”

Wish Cycling Whatever the numbers, there is one major issue that stems from the general public’s need for more information, communication and education. That’s dealing with contamination and its ugly neighbor, “wish cycling.” “There is much ‘wish cycling,’ going on, which occurs when the public – through lack of instruction/ education or indifference – throws out Christmas lights, aerosol cans, dirty diapers, small (or large) appliances, etc., said David Biderman, executive director for the Silver Spring-based Solid Waste Association of North America. “People are generally not good recyclers and there are fires in facilities every day due to propane tanks and lithium batteries being tossed into the blue bins. And plastic bags,” Biderman said, “are a MRF’s (a materials recovery facility or “murph”) number one enemy. MRFs have to shut down several times a day to pull the plastic bags out of the recycling equipment.” It’s a key aspect of the process that the public needs a better understanding of. “I don’t want to call out the public, but I think the local governments and solid waste companies can do a better job of training the general populace about what’s recyclable and what’s not,”

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he said. “The numbers are WHAT NOT TO RECYCLE improving, but we have ways What does not go in your blue to go.” recycling bin? Seldman concurred. • Recyclables in plastic bags “We need heightened • Plastic bags, period educational efforts by the (take them to your local grocer) District and the companies • Plastic film involved to educate the • Plastic wrap public,” he said. “Know • Batteries and electronics that the greater the • Clothing and shoes contamination, the more • Food waste expensive recycling is for • Food-soiled plastic/paper the city.” containers What generally • Glass happens today is that the • Paint and other household workers who pick up the hazardous wastes recyclables can put a sticker • Plastic window blinds on items and plastic bags • Scrap metal, wood and furniture that are not recyclable. “The • Styrofoam next option is to simply • “Tanglers,” like hoses, wires, not pick up the loads and cords and holiday lights let them pile up,” he said. • Textiles, clothing and linens “People get the message.” • Wet cardboard/paper The biggest reason to • Yard waste, wood, flowers get recycling done right is At http://zerowaste.dc.gov, users can to keep as much rejected type the name of an item into a search bar material as possible and see if it can or cannot be accepted. away from landfills and incineration. “ We d o n ’ t wa n t [anyone] to send any trash to incineration,” said Weiss. “There are a million reasons independent journalists. For more to not do that and it’s what the entire information on Spotlight, visit www. world is struggling to move away spotlightdc.org. from. We are also trying to move away from landfills; there are many Mark R. Smith is a freelance writer problems there, too. We want a based in Odenton, Md. He writes for system in DC that motivates residents The Business Monthly, in Columbia, to recycle the waste.” Md., where he also served as editorin-chief for almost 15 years; earlier, This four-part investigation on he spent 16 years contributing to The District recycling continues in May. Daily Record, in Baltimore. He has The third installment investigates also recently worked for Expansion the much larger world of commercial Solutions, the Georgetown University recycling. Where does it actually Law Center and the American go? How much of it is properly Association of State Highway and disposed of? This series is supported Transportation Officials, as well as by a grant from the Spotlight DC: many other publications during the Capitol City Fund for Investigative past three decades. ◆ Journalism. Spotlight DC encourages the submission for proposals by

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Eager Beavers

What An Increase in Beavers Might Mean for the District

he District is located at the confluence of two rivers, a city built around streams, marshes and wetlands. It’s the home of 800,000 people. It is also the perfect habitat for beavers. Over the past few years, residents and visitors have increasingly spotted the sleek, orangetoothed rodents and their activity in and around the city’s waters. One of those places is Kingman Island, where Friends of Kingman Island Vice President Lora Nunn and her family like to explore along the shoreline, looking for what her two children call ”beaver evidence”; trunks stripped of bark; trees felled, leaving pointed stumps; dams in the water. If they are very lucky, they will spot a beaver itself, swimming in the water under the bridge between Heritage and Kingman Islands. “They leave significant evidence on a tree that is unmistakably beaver,” said Nunn. “The kids love seeing it.” The beaver activity is proof of a tremendous

by Elizabeth O’Gorek resurgence. What does that mean for the District’s environment, its wildlife and its residents?

Fashion Victims

When Europeans arrived, there were between 60 and 400 million beavers on the North American continent; by 1850, the year the top hat fell out of fashion, and with it, demand for beaver pelts, they had been eradicated from many states. They could only be found in rare pockets around what was then the nascent District. But over the past 30 years, beavers have returned to the District in increasing numbers. They’ve reestablished themselves to about 25 percent of their pre-colonization population. District Department of Energy and the Environment (DOEE) doesn’t do a beaver census, but frequency counts indicate the area population has actually stabilized over the last ten years. The feeling that there are more beavers in the last few years might be as much perception as reality, said DOEE fish and wildlife biologist Lindsay Rohrbaugh. People have increasingly been outside during the pandemic. “A lot of people are just enjoying their parks and noticing the beavers,” she said. There’s a cap on how many beavers can populate the District, experts say. First, they don’t tolerate other beavers with their areas. Second, there’s only so much territory. “Absolute beaver numbers are always going to be limited by the fact that they can only occupy stream channel and flood plains,” agrees City Wildlife’s Dr. John Hadidian, formerly a scientist with both the Humane A beaver family has moved into Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens. Courtesy: NPS Capital Parks East. Society of the US and Na-

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tional Park Service (NPS). “That’s something that [only] extends 100 to 300 feet from the water, depending on tributary size. “

Giving A Dam Beavers are nature’s engineers, so well-known for their abilities that a determined beaver is the logo for the MIT athletic teams, the Engineers. Beavers dam rivers and streams to create ponds where they build their underwater homes, or lodges. In their lodges, they raise multi-generation families—babies, called kits, will live with their parents for two years, helping to raise the next yearlings. Their environmental modifications can have many benefits. Beaver dams slow the flow of water, creating new wetlands that can become the ideal habitat for birds and animals like muskrats, shorebirds and ducks as well as amphibian and plant life. The dams also act as natural filtration systems, capturing pollutants and silt before they can enter the river. Beaver activity is tremendously beneficial to the District, said Jorge Bogantes Montero, Stewardship Program Specialist for the Anacostia Watershed Society (AWS). Last fall, he and a group of volunteers were going down Nash Run, a tributary of the Anacostia River located roughly along the 4400 block of Douglass Ave. NE. The District restored Nash Run in 2016, part of an effort to reduce stormwater erosion and flooding that also created the perfected habitat for beavers. The project restored one acre of wetlands and more than 1,400 feet of stream, planting 99 canopy trees, more than a thousand bushes and creating a floodplain to dissipate the energy of stormwaters and to lower erosion. It mirrors the work of beavers, who create multiple pools that slow stormwaters. The AWS team was walking upstream, focused on the area’s mussel population, when they realized the path of the stream looked different. “I said, that’s weird,” Bogantes recalled. “I wonder why that is.” Walking up to the culvert where the tributary passes under the parking lot of New Smyr-

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n e e r G DC cherry trees and five cedars. But McGinty said plans Other neighbors have expressed are being formulated should beaver management beconcerns. Just a few months ago, NPS rangers at nearby Kenilworth Aquatcome a problem. ic Gardens noticed a family of beaRohrbaugh at DOEE said they have made ver had moved in and built a lodge recommendations to residents and contractors and even the Pentagon for beaver remediation, usually between two large ponds in the suggesting residents use mesh fencing to preserve northeast end of the park. While trees. But they won’t relocate beavers. beavers frequently visit the park, “We don’t do that, it’s not part of our work. The this is the first time they’ve tried to beavers are meant to be there,” she said. If an area is move in, said NPS spokesperson prime habitat, she added, another beaver will likely Sean McGinty. try to stake a claim to the area anyway. “It’s looking like they’re tryBeavers and humans are existing in a sort of a ing to make a home here, to stick tense relationship because of their mutual effect on around and try to possibly raise some our built environment, said Hadidian. But we also young,” he said. need them to mitigate some of the problems our But Kenilworth Park is home cities have caused, such as storm flooding and habitat to exotic species of plants and large destruction. “You can create win-win situations very meadow restoration sites, growth that easily with beaver,” said Hadidian. can be severely endangered by damPeople are becoming much more tolerant of livming. It’s technically illegal, even for Beaver activity is tremendously beneficial to the District, said Jorge ing with wild animals, he adds. “It’s just a matter of beavers, to cut down trees in a NaBogantes Montero, Stewardship Program Specialist for the Anacostia understanding them better, understanding how to retional Park, McGinty said. Rangers Watershed Society (AWS). solve conflicts and incorporate them into their lives.” are keeping an eye on the water lily Learn about City Wild Life at citywildlife. and lotus pools and watching for any na Missionary Baptist Church, they found a big beaorg/. See the District’s State Wildlife Action Plan at beaver engineering that could create ver dam. When they returned in February 2022, Bodoee.dc.gov. Learn more about Kenilworth Aquatunsafe conditions, such as blocking or flooding pathgantes counted up to four more dams. ic Gardens at www.nps.gov/keaq/ u ways. Rangers also want to make sure that both beaMany stream restoration systems are inspired by vers and people remain safe as they the work of beavers, he said, but the DOEE project interact; for instance, they don’t attracted nature’s experts in engineered waterland want people to try to feed beavers restoration. “The beaver dams you see at Nash Run or touch them. are exactly doing that,” he said, “slowing down the water, filtering nutrients, trash, sediment. It’s exactly Leave It To Beaver what we need.” There are devices that can main“We just have to evaluate the side effects [on] tain water levels—pond levelers— the people.” that can also help resolve flooding conflicts, though none are yet Nice Gnawing You known to be in use in the District. While the return of beavers to Nash Run is helping Trees can be protected with spray DOEE meet goals such as stormwater mitigation and repellents, or more effectively, with pollutant filtration, their return can create conflict wire mesh. NPS has employed the with humans. The beavers are cutting down some of latter measure for some time. the trees DOEE planted during restoration. They’re McGinty said rangers are also affecting the homes of human neighbors. monitoring the situation. If there During his last visit one neighbor told Borges is a significant negative impact, he that he liked the beavers fine—it’s the water he’s woradded, NPS might have to considried about. er relocating the beavers. “The beaver is ponding, so there are big ponds NPS hasn’t done that in years, getting closer to his house—the water line is probably maybe not since the infamous bea20 feet from the house now,” Borges recounted, “so ver family moved in to the tidal bayou have to think about basement water issues, sin around the Jefferson Memorial A beaver is captured on trail cameras in the Bladensburg, MD area by flooding that you have to start worrying [about] if the main stem of the tidal Anacostia River. Photo: Anacostia Watershed in 1999 and chopped down four Society (AWS). you are a neighbor of those beaver habitats.” 38 H HILLRAG.COM

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Blue Plains - Working For All Of Us Our River: The Anacostia

by Bill Matuszeski

long the Potomac, virtually in the back yard of Anacostia, is Blue Plains, a remarkable place that we are so lucky to have. Blue Plains is nothing less than “The Largest Advanced Wastewater Treatment Plant In the World.” How it got that recognition and what it does for us is a rather complicated tale, but worth getting to know. Blue Plains is part of DCWater, which also provides drinking water to 700,000 DC residents plus visitors. In addition to this, it treats wastewater for 1.6 million additional residents of nearby developed areas, including Montgomery, Prince Georges, Fairfax and Loudoun Counties. Blue Plains treats an average of nearly 300 million wastewater gallons per day, has a design capacity for 384 million and a peak capacity with temporary storage of more than a billion gallons per day. The south end of Blue Plains, where the Cleaned David Gadis is Up Waters are discharged into the Potomac. Photo: Bill Matuszeski the Chief Executive Officer and General Manager of DCWariculture and garden supply companies. ter. He ensures that DCWater delivers on Other processes in the digesters produce its commitment to virtually eliminate comenough electricity to cut the Blue Plains bined sewer overflows into the Potomac, bill by a third. the Anacostia and Rock Creek. We have These are only examples of a full already seen amazing results from its $2.7 range of innovative treatments that take billion investment in a massive system of the plant beyond a “primary” or “seconddeep tunnels and other projects in the Anary” designation and make it an Advanced acostia, with real progress toward the ulWastewater Treatment Plant. timate goal of a 98% reduction of sewer overflows—the highest percentage reducAdvanced Treatments tion goal in the metropolitan area, by the The whole process of this advanced treatway, and among the highest on earth! ment covers a wide range of options and an So rather than the sewers overflowextended period of time. Key elements are: ing into our rivers whenever it rains, they (1) Screening and Grit Removal: A set will now deliver near 100% of the overof screens removes objects, large particles, flow to Blue Plains. A tremendous effort rocks and other non-degradables. They are is underway to not only treat this sewage, loaded into trucks and taken to a landfill. but to develop a range of potential future (2) Primary Clarifiers: In a coneuses for its components. This effort has shaped tank, solid particles settle on the produced a range of re-use options unbottom, and wastewater flows outward der the leadership of Chris Peot, a longover a set of weirs. Fats, oils and grease time Capitol Hill resident who is Director are skimmed off the top, solids settle to of Resource Recovery. During treatment, Blue Plains, with the Potomac the bottom, and both are directed to Solbio-solids and energy are extracted and reRiver on the Left and I-295 on ids Thickening (see #8.) used. The bio-solids are marketed to agthe right. Photo: DCWater

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(3) Secondary Reactors and Sedimentation: Secondary Treatment is a biological process using activated sludge. The microbes need both oxygen and food. Air is blown into tanks for oxygen. Wastewater contains the food, which the microbes consume and grow more microbes. A portion of the microbes are kept to sustain the process; the rest are recycled with the biosolids. (4) Advanced Treatment: Most treatment plants stop treatment after completing 1,2 and 3 above. What follows establishes Blue Plains’ reputation as an Advanced Wastewater Treatment Facility. (5) Nitrification: The first step is to oxidize the nitrogen from ammonia to nitrate. This is done in nitrification reactors using microbes and a large amount of air. (6) Denitrification: As a second step, the newly formed nitrate is converted to nitrogen gas, which can be safely released to the atmosphere. (7) Multimedia Filtration and Disinfection: The remaining treated plant flow is filtered through sand and anthracite. It is disinfected and residual chlorine is removed. The final plant effluent looks the same as drinking water. (8) Solids Thickening, Dewatering: Solids are removed from the settling tanks, put through grit removal and sent to gravity thickeners. Solids from the secondary and nitrification processes are sent to tanks where they are floated to the surface. The two solids are combined in a blending tank and are de-watered. (9) Thermal Hydrolysis and Anaerobic Digestion: High heat and pressure eliminate pathogens, preparing “food” for the hungry microbes in the digesters, which produce methane and biosolids. The methane is used to fuel turbines, which produce a net 10 megawatts of electricity and steam

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to feed to other processes. (10) Bio-solids End Use: The bio-solids product is Class A so it can be safely applied in both Urban and rural areas. Much is hauled to farmlands, forests, reclamation projects and local soil blenders who can use it themselves or bag it and sell it through stores with the commercial name “BLOOM.” It is basically returning carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus to the soil. (11) Filtrate Treatment Facility: This group operates the DEMON process, using anammox bacteria to remove nitrogen without using methanol, which saves costs. (12) Enhanced Nutrient Removal: A recent project has reduced further the level of nitrogen discharged into the Potomac. This lower level will reduce the growth of grasses in the River that deplete nitrogen and harm fish habitat. With this in place, Blue Plains is now producing effluents with some of the lowest levels of nitrogen in the country. All in all, Blue Plains is a very impressive place to visit. And the priorities it sets provide major support for all the efforts to restore the

Reusing all the materials produced by the clean-up is the key to Advanced Treatment; this material becomes a safe fertilizer for plants of all kinds, from farmers’ crops to home ﬂower gardens. Photo: Bill Matuszeski

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Green Calendar Year-round #BloomCam. Brought to you by the Trust for the National Mall, in partnership with the National Park Service and Earthcam, is a 24/7, live, real-time view of the cherry trees lining the Tidal Basin, one of the most popular sites in Washington, DC. https://www.bloomcam.org/ offers yearround views of the cherry trees and their seasonal changes to viewers worldwide. nationalcherryblossomfestival.org/bloom-watch. Ward 8 Woods Monthly Cleanups. Ft. Stanton Park Volunteer Days--every first Saturday of the month from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Shepherd Parkway Community Cleanup, every second Saturday of the month from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Register at ward8woods.org/volunteer. DC Food Waste Drop-Off Sites. Year-round sites are Columbia Heights Farmers Market, 14th and Kenyon streets. NW, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.; Dupont Circle Farmers Market, 1500 20th St. NW, 8:30 to 1:30 p.m.; Eastern Market, 635 No. Carolina Ave. SE., 9 to 1 p.m.; Palisades Farmers Market, 49th Pl. and MacArthur, NW, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.; Brookland Farmers Market, 716 Monroe St. NE, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.; First Baptist Church of Deanwood, 1008 45th St., NE, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Find seasonal sites at dpw.dc.gov/ foodwastedropoff.

Anacostia Watershed Society Earth Day Cleanup. April 23, 10 a.m. to noon. Preregistration is required to volunteer and to get the coveted t-shirt at anacostiaws.org.

Living Earth Festival: Saving Sacred Spaces. April 22 to May 15. Panel discussions and film screenings at the American Indian Museum. Across the country, sites sacred to Indigenous communities are at risk due to environmental changes, population growth, tourism, and natural resource extraction. americanindian.si.edu/calendar.

Moonset and Sunrise Over Capitol Columns at National Arboretum. April 15, 4:30 to 7:15

Turkey Run Park Trail Opened.

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Making America’s Public Lands: The Contested History of Conservation on Federal Lands. April 19, 1 p.m. (online). archivesfoundation.org/event/making-americas-public-lands.

An Intro to the 2022 City Nature Challenge. April 20, 7 to 8 p.m. The City Nature Challenge is the area’s “spring census” of local plants, bugs, and wildlife. At this training session, you can get the basics about how to participate in the event. Read more at anacostiaws.org.

Potomac River Cleanup at Theodore Roosevelt Island. April 9, 9 a.m. to noon. Join Potomac Conservancy at Theodore Roosevelt Island for a day of preventing litter from entering the Potomac so the nation’s river can remain beautiful, drinkable, and fishable. Register at potomac.org.

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A half-mile section of trail within the George Washington Memorial Parkway at Turkey Run Park (adjacent to the C-1 parking area) has been opened. It took more than four years to complete. The trail allows for safe and easier access to the Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail, which parallels the Potomac River.

Earth Day Springhouse Run Volunteer Day. April 23, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Help keep the restored National Arboretum’s Springhouse Run stream healthy by pulling invasive vines and weeds. fona.org. Arboretum Garden Fair & Plant Sale. April 30, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Members get early admission.). Prepare your garden for the year with our fantastic array of plants, vendors, and expert gardening advice. Enter on New York Avenue. Shuttle will take you to the Visitor’s Center. fona.org.

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GREENLEAF REDEVELOPMENT INCHES FORWARD Residents Remain Skeptical

by Elizabeth O’Gorek

n March 9, the Board “Due to the age of the Greenleaf of Commissioners units and their advanced state of ob(The Board) for the solescence,” DCHA wrote in a 2017 DC Housing Authorpresentation, “partnership with the ity (DCHA) voted to private sector to leverage the strong approve the Greenleaf Revitalization real-estate market in the Southwest Plan (“the Plan”). The Plan provides neighborhood is a unique opportufor the replacement of all 493 public nity for DCHA to preserve 493 units housing units with a mix of 1,410 afof aging public housing and to realfordable and market rate apartments ize the value of the underlying land.” Advisory Neighborhood Comand townhomes. missioner Rhonda Hamilton (6D06) The Board’s resolution includhas represented Greenleaf Senior and ed an amendment pledging to “Build Greenleaf Midrise for 15 years. Over First,” which is a commitment to house existing residents onsite durthat time, Hamilton has observed the complex’s decrepit state of repair. ing the redevelopment project. There are residents who live with But many were skeptical of such mold, rodents, bugs, asbestos cona promise and wanted guarantees. tamination, fallen ceilings, flood and DCHA Commissioners asked Greenwater damage and many other issues leaf Senior Tenant Council President A man runs by the sign at Greenleaf Gardens near Delaware Avenue and I Street SW. Photo: Liz O’Gorek that impact their health negatively, she Patricia Bishop if she’d support the plan if a commitment to build first was said. These largely stem from unmet members of the public housing community. The Depmade explicit. Bishop said she wantcritical repairs. “No residents should uty Mayor for Planning and Economic Development ed reassurance. be exposed to lead and forced to live in deteriorating also serves on the board in an ex-officio capacity. “I would like to see it in black and white,” she housing,” Hamilton states. said. “Until we get everything in black and white, there Greenleaf badly needs to be renovated. But plans Greenleaf Gardens should be no moving forward in Greenleaf.” for redevelopment raise issues of trust between resiThe Greenleaf public housing complex stretches The DCHA Board recently approved a new redents and DCHA. along Delaware Ave. SW, beginning on I Street SW development team for the project. Bozzuto, a former and ending with Greenleaf Senior at 1200 Delaware The Plan project partner, has bowed out of the deal, which is Ave. It is a mix of high-rise, midrise and garden apartWhile the original resolution before the DCHA Board now being pursued by Pennrose Properties, EYA and ments, dating from 1959. It is a community primarily of Commissioners at their March 9 meeting did not Paramount Development. of families whose average median income is roughly include the words “Build First,” it did state that its DCHA manages more than 8,000 affordable $30,000. According to the DCHA website for Greenplanned redevelopment “minimizes resident moves housing units on 56 federally-owned parcels of land leaf, children make up 21 percent of residents. Only 15 and provides a plan for zero resident displacement.” in the District. 20,000 DC residents call DCHA their percent of those living at Greenleaf are single. DCHA Director Brenda Donald characterized landlord. An independent federal agency funded by Greenleaf Gardens on N Street SW, the largest objections to the Board’s resolution as “unwarrantthe US Department of Housing and Urban Developcomponent, contains 208 units, a majority of which are ed.” A commitment to Build First was already includment (HUD), it is governed by an 11-member Board 77 two- and 77 three-bedroom apartments. There are ed in the Greenleaf plan, she stated. “We do not have of Commissioners. Five commissioners are nominatalso another 50 four- and five-bedroom units, whose an extra parcel to build outside the property, but we ed by the Mayor and confirmed by the DC Council. size distinguishes Greenleaf from other public houshave committed to building on the property,” Donald The Metropolitan Central Labor Council and the ing complexes. DCHA claims to have invested $19.9 said. “No one will be displaced.” Consortium of Legal Services Providers each appoint million in repairs to the Greenleaf complex since 1996. Asked to define “Build First,” Donald said, “we one commissioner. The remaining four are elected by April 2022 ★ 47

[DCHA] will build a replacement unit before someone has to move if we’re doing a redevelopment.” The plan contained specifics only for the first of five expected phases of redevelopment. Commencing in 2023, Phase One foresees the rehabilitation of Greenleaf Senior Building, creating at least 211 renovated apartments. Senior residents of the building would be shifted to unoccupied apartments while their building is renovated, avoiding their displacement. Phase Two, slated for 2025, envisions construction of two high rise buildings. Phase Three, planned between 2028 and 2030, includes a mix of privately-owned and rental townhomes and multifamily rental buildings. Phase Five, expected to begin in 2032, includes additional town homes and multifamily buildings. The deal is based on a ground lease, DCHA said via email. “The only sale portion would be the individual parcels for each purchasing (townhome) homeowner.” ”You guys are asking us to move forward, and you’re telling us you’re moving forward,” said Joan Williams, a resident at the Greenleaf Senior Building. “However, what are we moving forward to? We don’t know.” The uncertainty, Williams told the board, is causing mental stress for the residents and exasperating existing health conditions. Residents were not alone in expressing a desire for specifics. ANC Commissioner Rikki Kramer (6D05) asked DCHA at its March meeting to supply her Advisory Neighborhood Commission with the specifics of the precise sequencing to implement Build First. “We want to see where each household and unit will be moved and when,” Kramer said. She also requested a copy the rules determining who could occupy the new units. 48 H HILLRAG.COM

Next Steps Now that the plan for the senior building has been approved in theory, DCHA will need to negotiate the specifics. The agency must negotiate a Master Development Agreement (MDA), outlining the ownership and deal structure for each phase with the developers. Then, developers must file an application for Planned Unit Development (PUD) with the DC Zoning Commission to change the density on the Greenleaf property, which is primarily zoned for garden apartments. Advisory Neighborhood Commission 6D (ANC 6D) will deliberate on the PUD and provide a recommendation that the Zoning Commission must accord “great weight.” In addition to the zoning process, DCHA must apply for a Section 18 demolition and disposition for each project phase with HUD. This process enables DCHA to secure federal housing vouchers for those Greenleaf residents who request them. The DCHA Board of Commissioners will hold two more votes on the plan’s First Phase. DCHA also pledged to make public the designs for each building prior to construction at its board meetings, meetings with Greenleaf residents and wider community meetings as well as make appearances before ANC 6D. After the March 9th vote, Councilmember Allen said that the community’s work to ensure the DCHA commitment to Build First would continue. “This has been the expectation from day one,” he wrote in a tweet, “and we’ll fight together to make sure it happens!” But some residents expressed fatigue with that work. “We’ve been told so many different things,” said Greenleaf resident Williams; “Our seniors don’t have 10 to 20 years to wait for you guys to decide what you all are going to do.” u April 2022 H 49

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DONNA SCHEEDER: 1947-2022 Librarian And Community Activist

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ome are born great, some achieve greatwere very limited in 1969. So, upon graduation, she started there were no computers…a Member would ness and some have greatness thrust pursued a career working for the US Congress, say I need a list of all the bills in the Congress on upon‘em,” wrote the Bard in Twelfth securing a job as a GS-5 library assistant at the health insurance and a summary of them…So you Night. Donna Wills Scheeder was one Congressional Research Service (CRS). would get a shopping cart and a lot of bookmarks such woman. In 1971, her then husband Louis Scheeder and you would roll over to the shelf and you’d get An award-winning librarian, Scheeder made was hired as Director at the Folger Theater Group, the index out, and you would stand there and put her mark on the Congressional the bookmarks in the book. Then Research Service and Library of you would take it to the world’s The Capitol Hill Community Foundation recognizes Donna Scheeder (center) as a Congress. However, it was in her slowest photocopy machine… 2009 Community Achievement Awardee. Photo: Andrew Lightman own beloved Capitol Hill where her crack open the spine and press it mettle was truly tested as she helmed down…it would take hours…” the fractious community of Eastern As CRS moved to the cutting Market stakeholders through the edge of information retrieval, combuilding’s reconstruction in the puters arrived, initially the size of wake of the devastating 2007 fire. small closets, recalled Scheeder. Sheeter died peacefully of During this technological transforcancer at her Capitol Hill home on mation, Scheeder served as DirecMarch 7, 2022 at the age of 74. tor of CRS and later as the Director of Law Services at the Library Early Life of Congress. She ended her career Donna Wills Scheeder was born on as CRS’s Chief Information Officer, Nov. 8, 1947 in Buffalo, New York, retiring in 2015. the only child of Detta Gorman and An expert on news informaJoseph Morris Wills. Scheeder attion services, Scheeder proved intended Mount St. Joseph Academy fluential not only within the halls of in her hometown. She was a highCongress, but also nationally and school debate champion, attending internationally. She was an active national competitions as far away member of the Special Libraries as Manhattan. Association for more than 45 years, Aided by the connections serving a term as president and of a high school mentor, Scheeder was one of only The Scheeders moved to Capitol Hill, settling in an earning election to the organization’s Hall of Fame. 25 women admitted in her undergraduate class at apartment at 12 Third Street SE. Eventually, they Scheeder also served for two years (2015-17) as the Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service. purchased a home on North Carolina Avenue SE president of the International Federal of Library AsCollege brought her to the District of Columbia, across from Brent Elementary School, where she sociations (IFLA), traveling extensively internationalwhich served as home for the remainder of her life. resided until her death. ly. She continued to sit on the IFLA governing board Scheeder recalled her first visit to Capitol Hill right up to the time of her death. as a college freshman in an interview with Stephanie Internationally Recognized Librarian Deutsch for the Ruth Ann Overbeck Capitol Hill Scheeder would serve the US Congress for more Democratic Politics History Project (www.capitolhistory.org): than three decades in a career at both the Library It was Capitol Hill Democratic activist Ted Gay, who “(T)he first time I went to Capitol Hill was of Congress and CRS. It was a period of explosive initially corralled Scheeder into District politics in to sign Christmas cards and address them in my expansion and technological changes that the heady days after the advent of District Home Congressman’s Office, which was in the Longworth transformed these organizations into sophisticated Rule. Gay knew the Scheeders from the Folger. At building. And, I thought at the time, this is the most legislative research operations. his encouragement, she attended the organizational exciting thing. Because I have always loved politics…” Recalling her early days at CRS, Scheeder said, meetings of the Ward 6 Democrats in the early 1970s. Opportunities for women in the Foreign Service “Basically, we answered a lot of requests when I first Casting her first vote for Betty Anne Kane in a

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School Board race, the only District elected body before the advent of Home Rule, Scheeder won election later as a Democratic precinct captain with the aid of happy hour friends at the Hawk’n’Dove. From that moment, she was hooked on District politics. Scheeder threw herself into local Democratic races, working phone banks, leafleting, standing at the voting precincts and raising money. She volunteered for the political campaigns of Ward 6 Councilmember Betty Anne Kane (D), Ward 6 Councilmember Sharon Ambrose (D) and Ward 6 and later At-Large Councilmember Harold Brazil (D), Ward 6 Councilmember Tommy Wells (D) and Ward 6 Councilmember Charles Allen (D). She worked to elect DC Mayors Marion Barry (D), Anthony Williams (D) and Vincent Gray (D). Scheeder also served as member of the DC Democratic State Committee and for a term as an Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner. Scheeder’s intelligence, political acumen and organizational abilities quickly brought her to the attention of Ambrose. The councilwoman often solicited the aid of community volunteers for special projects. Ambrose appointed Scheeder to the 2000 Redistricting Taskforce.

Helming EMCAC In 2004, Ambrose tapped Scheeder to fill the seat appointed by the Ward Councilmember on the Eastern Market Community Advisory Commission (EMCAC). EMCAC is the advisory board of stakeholders created under Ambrose’s landmark legislation, which established the governance under which Eastern Market still functions. EMCAC Vice Chair Monte Edwards recalls leaving the second EMCAC meeting attended by Scheeder, “I was walking away from the meeting with Donna, and told her that I was impressed with her observations at the meeting, and the EMCAC could best benefit from her insights and expertise if she were a member of the executive committee. I told her I would step down from my position as Vice Chair so she could assume that position. Donna’s reply was ‘No, I think I would like to be Chair.’” Elected chair at the next meeting, Scheeder helmed the EMCAC for 18 years. In the words of Edwards, her tenure was “to the absolute benefit of the Market.” “Donna to me was always ‘the library lady,’” recalled Councilmember Betty Anne Kane (D), a friend of Scheeder from her first days on the Hill. “She had a fierce determination, steadiness and dog52 ★ HILLRAG.COM

gedness about her. Then, she took on the worst job on Capitol Hill, chairing EMCAC,” she added. The job was difficult. Market stakeholders frequently clashed. Warring community factions held strong conflicting opinions on the institution’s future. All of this coalesced into a heady, combustible mixture at monthly EMCAC meetings. Scheeder kept the peace, chairing the gatherings with a deft combination of wit, poise, directness and finesse. Outside meetings, Scheeder proved a tough critic of The Market’s nonprofit managers, a welcome ally to Ward 6 councilmembers and a persistent lobbyist for The Market’s interests at the Council. “Scheeder’s consistency of leadership made it possible for other community members to remain engaged,” said Ward 6 Councilmember Tommy Wells (D).

The 2007 Eastern Market Fire In the wee hours of April 30, 2007, the historic Eastern Market caught fire. ScheedDonna Scheeder arrives to the reopening of Eastern Market by er had just flown in from a meeting of the horse carriage. Photo: Andrew Lightman Board of Directors of the International Library Association at The Hague. “I had my Scheeder played the principle role in managing window (open), it was beautiful out, and I thought it the expectations of the Market’s diverse stakeholders smells smoky around here,” she recalled in her Capas the District figured out how to preserve both the itol Hill History interview. She turned on the televibuilding and its businesses. It was a difficult series of sion, “I go ‘Oh my God, the Market,’” she recalled. transitions. First, the city closed the 300 block of SevThrowing on clothing, she walked up to the Market’s enth Street SE and allowed merchants to operate on burning ruin just as the mayor arrived. the Farmers’ Line. Then, Scheeder helped facilitate The fire, Scheeder believed, could not their move to a temporary tent structure constructed have happened at a more fortuitous moment. A next to what is now C Street. collaboration between EMCAC and the District had Scheeder proved a deft consensus builder, already spent months working on plans to renovate keeping all the market’s factions of merchants, the structure. An architect had been selected to lead vendors and community activists united during a phased repair in order to allow existing South Hall this difficult period. She was a tough realist. In the merchants to stay in business. EMCAC was about to fire’s wake, she supported the controversial District review the 90 percent drawings. takeover of the Market’s operations both in and out of While many hands were involved in making the doors. Understanding the importance of the outside restoration of Eastern Market successful, Scheeder vendors to the Market’s success, she backed the city’s played a unique role. She and Edwards kept a weekend closures of the 200 and 300 blocks of 7th St. watchful eye on the renovation’s plans and subsequent SE against the objections of many of the South Hall construction. Recognizing that the Eastern Market Merchants and allied community activists. was as much a community as a physical structure, she “Donna was the real face of the community and worked with Nicky Cymrot and Gary Peterson of the the Market with the District government and the Capitol Hill Community Foundation to raise funds council,” said Peterson. in order to provide relief to the merchants impacted In April of 2009, the Capitol Hill Communiby the fire. ty Foundation awarded Scheeder its Communi-

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ty Achievement Award in recognition of her work with the Market. On June 26 of that year, she joined Mayor Fenty and Councilmember Wells at Eastern Market’s reopening. Scheeder continued to chair EMCAC up to her final days. Scheeder’s neighborhood activism went well beyond her involvement in Democratic politics and the Eastern Market. She was an active participant in the planning of the Hine School Project and the Eastern Market Metro Plaza. Scheeder also served on the Hill Center’s Board since its inception. As president of its Board from June 2020 until her death, she helped steer that institution through the pandemic’s difficult days.

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Gone But Not Forgotten The past years have depleted the ranks of Capitol Hill’s elders. The names of Bill Phillips, John Franzén, Barbara Held, Margot Kelly, Steve Cymrot, Sharon Ambrose and Dick Wolf spring instantly to mind. The Hill Rag has written of the importance of their lives. It is a sad, but necessary duty to write now of Scheeder. Perhaps the best person to sum up Scheeder’s impact is Ward 6 Councilmember Charles Allen (D), who worked closely with her in the wake of the fire as chief of staff to Councilmember Wells and later when he himself ascended the dais. “We are all lucky for having Donna as our neighbor and friend,” said Allen. “More than ever, her calm and wise leadership in our community – in particular around Eastern Market – is a model we should aspire to.” A celebration of the life of Donna Scheeder will be held on June 14, 2022 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Hill Center 921 Pennsylvania Ave SE. Scheeder is survived by her partner Peter Waldron. ◆

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CAPITOL HILL CREATORS RECEIVE A MAJOR FUNDING BOOST Keller and Franzen Grants Awarded

very year, the Capitol Hill Community Foundation provides grants and other support to dozens of neighborhood organizations that strengthen the fabric of our community through social services, contributions to arts and culture, youth programming, and more. But beyond these grants of up to $5,000, the foundation provides $25,000 Keller and Franzén Grants to two outstanding organizations to help fund major new initiatives. This year, the foundation is proud to award these grants to Story of Our Schools and Chiarina Chamber Players for their efforts to enrich education and the arts in our neighborhood and its schools. “We have a long history of supporting these two groundbreaking organizations,” said Mark Weinheimer, chair of the Capitol Hill Community Foundation’s grants committee. “These grants give us the opportunity to help create unique experiences that will captivate our residents.”

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Story of Our Schools founder Jen Harris

nity stories to life. Through its partnerships with DC schools, SOOS invites students themselves to research and develop the storylines that showcase Jen Harris founded Story of Our Schools in 2015 their school’s past, with the guidance of teachers, to celebrate the role of schools in our city’s history parents, community members, and museum profesby creating permanent exhibits that bring commusionals. Then SOOS transforms the students’ work into museumquality exhibits that inform, inspire, and instill a sense of pride among the school’s community. SOOS has produced exhibits at five schools, including Capitol Hill Montessori at Logan, Payne Elementary School, and EliotHine Middle School. The Keller Grant will help fund one of the next three projects underway through a partPart of the Story of Our Schools exhibit at Payne Elementary on Capitol Hill. nership with Eastern

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High School, known as “the Pride of Capitol Hill.” “Schools not only educate their students but also serve as community hubs,” said Harris. “A permanent exhibit, honoring the history of Eastern while lifting up community voices, is a longterm investment in the Capitol Hill community. We are excited to help bring together the past and present through primary research, our neighbors’ stories, and historical photographs that will help to tell a powerful story for generations to come.” Like all SOOS projects, this effort is built on community collaboration, with students at the heart of the project. Harris will manage the project’s partnerships, fundraising, school engagement, community outreach, and exhibit design and installation. Ellen Dodsworth, Eastern High School’s reference librarian, will lead an SOOS program that engages Eastern students, with the research support of Kimberly Springle, the executive director of the Charles Sumner School Museum and Archives. The students will learn about the history of Eastern based on the information collected by Dodsworth, Springle, and Harris. The three collaborators are poring over artifacts that have been collected by Eastern High School and Sumner’s archives for decades. Next they will develop an exhibit “script,” mapping out the school’s story, timeline, and artifacts to be included. In the fall, the participating students will bring their own insights and stories to the project. Each of them will design a project based on a section of Eastern’s history, showcased through formats such as artwork, poetry, video, movie shorts, and oral history interviews, which ultimately will be included in the exhibit. Following the exhibit’s professional design, Harris expects it to be installed and unveiled by January 2023 – just in time for the building’s 100th anniversary. The full cost of the project is estimated at about $80,000, with the Keller Grant supporting outreach to Eastern’s tight-knit community of residents and alumni as well as new members of the community. “Projects and exhibits of this caliber are expensive,

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awarded in Franzén’s memory will support this pillar of our arts community. Chiarina founders Efi Hackmey, a pianist, and Carrie Bean Stute, a cellist, assemble a world-class roster of guest musicians from Washington and beyond to perform about seven concerts every year. With the Franzén Award Chiarina Chamber Players for the Arts, this September and October they Since its founding in 2015, Chiarina Chamber will expand this work by collaborating with the Players has been delighting Capitol Hill audiGrammy-award winning Attacca Quartet on a ences – and no one more than John Franzén, series of educational workshops and concerts who was one of the ensemble’s most ardent supin the Capitol Hill neighborhood. The quartet porters. So it is fitting that the first annual grant features Domenic Salerni, a renowned violinist and composer who has appeared with Chiarina several times as a guest artist. The Attacca Quartet has performed at some of the nation’s most celebrated venues, including Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Wolf Trap, and Tanglewood. Now three Hill public schools and St. Mark’s Church will join the list. “Our hope is that by presenting one of the country’s finest string quartets in an accessible setting, we will add to the quality of life and vibrancy of our neighborhood, while also inspiring public school students with a unique musical experience,” said Hackmey. “This is a rare opportunity to hear a touring ensemble of the highest caliber in our own backyard.” “The Attacca Quartet has a long track record of presenting in-school Chiarina founders Eﬁ Hackmey (l) and Carrie Bean Stute (r)

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CAPITOL HILL VILLAGE CELEBRATES ITS 15TH!

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he Village movement—a network of to encourage the city to develop Hill East as a more than 300 neighborhood-based model multi-generational mixed-income neighmembership orgaborhood that is senior-friendly,” nizations—observes she continued. “We’re part of its 20th Anniversary a collaborative effort to get the this year, and the second Village in city to address the shortage of the country—Capitol Hill Village— home health aides to serve oldwill celebrate its 15th anniversary. er adults and individuals with “Members, staff, and volundisabilities in their homes. And, teers have made CHV a leading in partnership with ANC 6B and Felice Development, we helped Village in the metro area, helping secure $225,000 to help plan, 12 other villages get established in design, and fundDC, with many more throughout raise for an Adult the country seeking our advice,” Geoff Lewis Photo: Capitol Day Health Censaid Geoff Lewis, a founding memHill History Project ter with Memory ber and Board member emeritus. Care to serve Ward 6 and surAdvocacy rounding neighborhoods.” CHV is proud of its history, but also of focusing on today’s priorities for older Capitol Hill residents. Auction and Online Gathering “In addition to providing individual servicThe Advocacy Team is made es and support, CHV is advocating for things that up of volunteers, as are the all older adults need, especially if they want to releaders the nearly 30 “affinity main in their current homes as they age,” explained groups,” who will be honored at CHV Executive Director Judy Berman. “We continthis year’s on-line Auction and ue to push for a strong senior strategy addressing the Virtual Gathering (a substitute needs of DCs growing population of older adults.” for the annual in-person Gala). “The CHV Advocacy Team is also working CHV is home to bikers, Robin Blum leads a weekly chair hikers, and walkers; book yoga class for CHV members and readers and memoir writers; volunteers. Photo: Karen Stuck songsters; petanque and mahjong players; art aficionados; and movie fans. There are practitioners of Qi Gong, Tai Chi, yoga, and meditation. If there’s an interest area, there’s a CHV affinity group for it. Many Village activities are open to the entire community, such as the monthly Village Voices On the day of the Village's official opening Oct. 7 2017, programs featuring Capitol Patricia Molumby standing) and her husband Larry sitting, Hill residents, and District Tai Chi. Photo: Karen Stuck check people in to the event, held in the back garden

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Dialogues: Conversations on Race and Justice in our City. Information on CHV affinity groups and activities is at capitolhillvillage.org. Volunteers are always needed and welcome. The on-line auction runs from April 14-24, and on April 21, members, volunteers, and friends will gather virtually, individually and at house parties, to celebrate the past year and the year ahead. u

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Support for Kingman Dog Park Improvements

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by Nick L. Alberti Chair Amber Gove (6A04) convened the February 10, 2022 meeting of Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC) 6A via Zoom with Commissioners Keya Chatterjee (6A01), Commissioner Phil Toomajian (6A02), Mike Soderman (6A03), Laura Gentile (6A05), Robb Dooling (6A06), Sondra Phillips-Gilbert (6A07) and Brian Alcorn (6A08) in attendance.

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Unanimous Actions The following motions and recommendations were passed by the Commissioners with unanimous consent;

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The Commissioners will send a letter of support for a stipulated license for Taqueria Al Lado II, LLC at 809 12th Street NE (ABRA #119979) t/a Taqueria Al Lado II, contingent on a Settlement Agreement being reached prior to the ANC’s consideration of the matter. ANC 6A adopt a resolution to officially name the alley in Square 1009, between C and D Street NE and 12th and 13th Street NE, “Overbeck Alley” in honor of Ruth Ann Overbeck, and send the resolution to Councilmember Charles Allen. The Commissioners will send a letter to the Board of Zoning Adjustment (BZA) in support of the request for a special exception zoning relief from the lot occupancy requirements from the accessory building area requirements of the matter-ofright to construct a detached, two-story, garage with second story dwelling unit to an existing, attached, two-story principal dwelling unit at 1127 G Street NE (BZA #20687) in the RF-1 zone, on condition that the owners make best efforts to get letters of support from the neighbors available at 1125 G Street NE, and the neighbors at 636 12th Street NE having facing windows. The Commissioners approved the appointment of Adina Wadsworth as a member of the Community Outreach Committee. The Commissioners will send a letter of support to the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) Public Space Regulation Administration for the enclosed patio application for Pursuit Wine Bar (Tracking Number #10905087 – 1025 H Street NE, (SSL: 0959-0017) under the condition that it keeps the same footprint as the existing unenclosed patio. The Commissioners will send a letter of support to the Committee on Recreation, Libraries & Youth Affairs for prioritization of Kingsman Dog Park for capital improvements in the FY23 budget. The Commissioners will send a letter of support to DDOT for Notice of Intent # 22-88 to convert no-parking spaces to Ward 6 RPP spaces on the 1400 block of Maryland Avenue NE, with no effect on travel lanes.

DC Sentencing Commission Brittany Bunch, an Outreach Specialist from the DC Sentencing Commission spoke about her organization. As listed on the organization’s website, “the mission of the District of Columbia Sentencing Commission is to implement, monitor, and support the District’s Voluntary Sentencing Guidelines, to promote fair and consistent sentencing policies, to increase public understanding of sentencing policies and practices, and to evaluate the effectiveness of the guidelines system in order to 60 ★ HILLRAG.COM

ADVISORY NEIGHBORHOOD COMMISSION 6A AMBER GOVE, CHAIR, 6A04@ANC.DC.GOV Serving the Near Northeast, North Lincoln Park, Rosedale, and H Street communities ANC 6A generally meets the second Thursday of the month, virtually on Zoom.

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ALL ARE WELCOME recommend changes based on actual sentencing and corrections practice and research.” The Sentencing Commission website lists sentencing data, guidelines as well as a history of sentencing guidelines in DC. To read

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USADC Tells ANC He’s ‘Laser-Focused’ on Violent Crime ANC 6B REPORT by Elizabeth O’Gorek Appearing were Commissioners Jennifer Samolyk (6B01), Gerald Sroufe (6B02), Brian Ready (6B03), Steve Holtzman (6B05), Corey Holman (6B06), Edward Ryder (6B07), Peter Wright (6B08), Alison Horn (6B09) and Denise Krepp (6B10). Kirsten Oldenburg (6B04) was unable to attend.

S Attorney for the District of Columbia (USADC) Matthew Graves spoke at the Mar. 8 meeting of Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC) 6B, answering questions

about violent offenses and gun possession in particular. Graves took office in November 2021. He said his vision is for his office to be a model of 21st century prosecution, meaning attorneys engage in evidence-based, District-

The Next meeting is 2nd Thursday, April 14, 7:00 p.m. Economic Development and Zoning Committee meeting 3rd Wednesday, April 20, 7:00 p.m. Virtual Meeting via Zoom Transportation & Public Space Committee meeting 3rd Monday, April 18, 7:00 p.m. Virtual Meeting via Zoom Alcohol Beverage Licensing Committee meeting 4th Tuesday, April 26, 7:00 p.m. Virtual Meeting via Zoom Community Outreach Committee meeting 4th Monday, April 25, 7:00 p.m. Virtual Meeting via Zoom Instructions for accessing the meeting via Zoom have been posted under Hot Topics at anc6a.org. Call in information will be posted under Community Calendar at anc6a.org 24 hours prior to the meeting. You will be able to enter the meeting no earlier than 15 minutes prior to its scheduled start time.

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Next meeting Wednesday, April 13, 2022. Information will be posted on the ANC 6C website.

ANC 6C COMMISSIONERS ANC 6C01 Christine Healey 6C01@anc.dc.gov

ANC 6C04 Mark Eckenwiler 6C04@anc.dc.gov

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ANC 6C06 Drew Courtney drewcourtney.anc @gmail.com

ANC usually meets the second Wednesday of each month at 7:00 pm, 214 Massachusetts Ave, N.E. Please check the ANC 6C website for dates.

ANC 6C COMMITTEES Alcoholic Beverage Licensing First Monday, 7 pm Contact: anc6c.abl.committee@gmail.com Grants Last Thursday, 7 pm Contact: torylord@gmail.com Twitter: @ANC_6C_Grants Environment, Parks, and Events First Tuesday, 7 pm Contact: 6C06@anc.dc.gov

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In Loving Memory

Noel Wentworth Kane July 6, 1941-September 10, 2021

oel Wentworth Kane, attorney and 54 year resident of Capitol Hill in Washington, DC passed away on September 10 from pneumonia after a brief stay at Midcoast Hospital, Brunswick, Maine, near his vacation home. Noel’s family- wife Betty Ann, daughter Jessica, and son Justin- invite you to a memorial service and celebration of his life on Saturday, April 30 at 11 a.m. at All Souls Church Unitarian, 16th and Harvard Streets NW, and a reception following at the church. The Capitol Hill community was the center of Noel’s family, professional and political life since moving here in 1967. A 1970 graduate of Georgetown Law, Noel spent eight years as an attorney in the consumer protection division of the Federal Trade Commission before setting up a solo practice on the Hill where he specialized in family law and probate. He practiced in DC Superior Court for 37 years until his retirement in 2017. He often served as a courtappointed guardian and conservator, and was recognized by the DC Bar Estates, Trusts and Probate Section and by AARP Legal Counsel for the Elderly in appreciation of his volunteer assistance to low income clients. He served as moderator of All Souls Church Unitarian, as a member of the DC Democratic State Committee, as a president and a founding member of the Capitol Hill Association of Merchants and Professionals, and as a board member for numerous DC organizations including For Love of Children, Capitol East Children’s Center, Friendship House, and Dunbarton Concerts. He loved politics and was a trusted advisor and supporter for Betty Ann’s campaigns for school board, DC Council and Mayor, as well as numerous other DC candidates. Noel will be remembered for his sardonic wit, his deep knowledge and interest in American presidential history and politics, his love of rock music, and his exhaustive knowledge of baseball. Inurnment and a memorial bench will be private at Congressional Cemetery. In lieu of flowers the family suggests donations in his name to the scholarship fund of Birch Rock Camp for Boys in South Waterford, Maine, mail to 15 Skyline Road, South Portland, Maine 04106.

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informed prosecution practices that have crime suppression as their primary goal. That’s not monolithic, Graves said; differing crimes have different solutions, but the USADC is “laser-focused” on violent crime. Calling the rise in violent crimes in recent years “unacceptable,” he said his office is doing everything possible to curve the trend back down. Between 200 and 300 community members are responsible for the most serious violent crimes, Graves said, and they are for the most part known to their communities. That makes relationships with the community key in addressing violent crime, but USADC also wants to build cases that hold that handful of individuals to account and take them out of the community so they can recover, Graves added. Asked about frustration expressed by some District officers who say suspects are arrested but not prosecuted for crimes, in particular gun use, Graves placed the onus on the courts. He said that although prosecutors seek holds in the majority of cases, a recent examination found that USADC requested holds in 97 percent of gun-related charges but only three percent were granted by the courts. USADC and the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) are usually aligned on whether charges can be pressed, Graves said, but up to fifty percent of holds requested in violent crimes are not granted. Graves said that there are two issues at play in gun cases; first is when USADC decides not to charge someone, usually where there is a constitutional problem with the arrest or seizure of the firearm. Graves said that the law itself is evolving; much that was permissible during an arrest only three or four years ago has now been declared unconstitutional by the DC Court of Appeals. Officers practicing for decades must constantly adjust, and USADC conducts officer train-

ings to help them do so. Second, he said, is insufficient evidence, usually when the person arrested is insufficiently linked to the gun, such as when officers find a gun under the floorboards in a car carrying multiple passengers. Graves pointed out that DC Council is in the process of reevaluating the DC Code. One proposal is to eliminate carjacking as a standalone office. Carjackings currently come with a seven-year mandatory minimum; armed carjackings have a 15-year minimum sentence. The proposal is to treat these as robberies, a move USA-DC plans to oppose.

Changing Zoning for DoorDash Mart Site Commissioners unanimously supported a motion to file a Notice of Intent with the Office of Zoning to rezone 1323 E St. SE from PDR to RA2. Corey Holman (6B06) said the property is designated moderate density residential in the future land use map and is in a neighborhood conservation area. Holman said that the reason the property is currently zoned commercial is because when the zoning map was first created in 1958, the site currently occupied by Safeway (415 13th St. SE) was the location for the National Capital Brewery. As a result, the entire area was zoned commercial. In 1984, the ANC pushed to rezone a portion as residential. After the devastating Frager’s Hardware Fire of 2013, Frager’s owner John Weintraub relocated hardware sales to 1323 E St. SE, first leasing and then purchasing the property in 2014. That same year, the rest of industrial land on the block was converted to residential for Watkins Alley and Lockwood and so now, the building is surrounded by residential uses. Frager’s was sold and returned to their original location in 2019, but Weintraub retained ownership of the

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Donna Willis Sheeder 1947 to 2022 E Street SE property. Commercial use of the property is grandfathered in, Holman said, meaning Weintraub could lease it for retail use even if the land is re-zoned. The goal is to encourage residential redevelopment of the space. Neighbors are supportive of the appeal, he said, as when Frager’s left they had hoped for an interesting use of the site and were disappointed by DoorDash. “We’re just trying to set a vision for the block that matches the comprehensive plan,” said Holman. He added that he hoped Weintraub would be part of the discussion moving forward. Update: On Mar. 21, ANC 6B announced that DoorDash Mart at 1323 E St. SE would be closing this fall. Holman said the ANC would continue to pursue the zoning amendment for the site.

In Other Business Commissioners voted to: • Withdraw an appeal of an Aug 12, 2021 decision by the Zoning Administrator to issue building permits for Ledo’s Pizza (415 Eighth St. SE). Commissioners had voted to appeal the permit at their September 2021 meeting, arguing that the permit was erroneously issued for a restaurant, while Ledo’s Pizza more closely conforms to fast-food use. Because the building is in an MU-25 zone, fast food use requires a special exception from the Board of Zoning Adjustment (BZA) and consideration before the ANC. The ANC had argued that efforts by residents on the block to ensure proper trash handling and rodent management would be undermined by Ledo’s non-compliance with the standards of the other busi-

Librarian to The United States Congress Chair of the Eastern Market Community Advisory Commission Chair of the Hill Center Board 2009 Capitol Community Achievement Award Winner A celebration of the life of Donna Scheeder will be held on June 14, 2022 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Hill Center 921 Pennsylvania Ave SE. Scheeder is survived by her partner Peter Waldron.

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nesses. Holman said Ledo’s was permitted to file an amended eating establishment questionnaire after the ANC had filed the appeal. If the establishment operates in a manner consistent with their stated eating assumptions, there are no grounds to appeal, Holman said. Support a Board of Zoning Application (BZA) for a special exception from rear setback requirements and lot occupancy limits to construct a second story rear addition to a two-story semi-detached home at 1500 D St. SE. The applicant wants to convert their second-floor rooftop deck into another bedroom. The applicant has letters of support from neighbors, but one objected on the grounds of the impact to light and space. The applicant argued that the sun study showed minimal impact. Approve two new committee members: Frank Avery (Transportation Committee, 6B01) and George Holman (Alcohol Beverage Committee, 6B04). Unanimously support a letter moved by Jennifer Samolyk (6B01) addressed to DC Council and the DC Attorney general expressing concern for the uptick in carjackings on Capitol Hill and noting that a majority of those arrested are juveniles. It requests that DC Council hold a roundtable on how to address the topic with the community and experts.

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ANC 6C Discusses Ward 6 Redistricting Map Drafts ANC6C Report by Sarah Payne Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC) 6C met on March 9 via WebEx. Commissioners Christine Healey (6C01), Karen Wirt (6C02), Jay Adelstein (6C03), Mark Eckenwiler (6C04), Joel Kelty (6C05) and Drew Courtney (6C06) were in attendance.

ommissioners discussed the ongoing redistricting of Ward 6 and voted unanimously to send a letter to the Ward 6 Task Force stating their opposition to aspects of the current redistricting map. At the suggestion of Commissioner Jay Adelstein (6C03), the commissioners voted unanimously to send a letter to the Ward 6 Redistricting Task Force and Ward 6 Councilmember Charles Allen (D) expressing their concerns and stating a preference for Commissioner Eckenwiler’s map draft (map 1).

Redistricting Feedback Commissioners discussed the current redistricting in the District ahead of the April 1 deadline for final maps. Commissioner Mark Eckenwiler (6C04) shared the latest versions of draft maps he created with the other commissioners. Eckenwiler expressed concern about the current task force draft map which allocates about 17,000 people and 9 single member districts (SMDs) to ANC 6E. If ANC 6E has 9 SMDs, they will average below the

to over 2,100. Eckenwiler said that the Ward 6 Redistricting Task Force was “totally uninterested” in his proposed suggestion of moving about 600 people west of the Union Station tracks back into ANC 6B to ameliorate this issue. Eckenwiler said that despite providing feedback at the Task Force meeting about his concerns, he does not believe that these changes will be taken up. Commissioner Eckenwiler map draft proposal #1, from “My impression is February 28. Photo: M.Eckenwiler. that the task force has made up its mind and that nothing’s going to change regardless of what we or anybody else says to them,” Eckenwiler said. “But that’s just my impression.” Commissioner Joel Kelty (6C05) spoke about the proposed maps and expressed support for a map that would not shift the boundary between ANC 6A and ANC 6C as it will reduce the ANC 6C influence on Commissioner Eckenwiler’s second map proposal that the H Street corridor. moves the 6A boundary in NoMa to 6th Street in north east NoMa. “It reduces our sphere of influence on legal minimum of 1,900 residents per the H Street corridor SMD which Eckenwiler said is “proand, in fact, takes us completely out of foundly out of balance” and stated the retail subdistrict,” he said. “I’m not concerns about representation issues sure it’s in the best interest of the ANC,” at the polls. Kelty said. “Their entire map, I think, is inTransportation and Public Space consistent with District law,” EckenCommittee (TPS) Chair Michael Upwiler said. “And honestly, I think it’s right spoke in support of Kelty’s com[subject to] legal challenges because it ments on the H Street corridor. gives overrepresentation to 6E voters.” “I just wanted to weigh in support In the current draft map, nearly all of Commissioner Kelty’s comments of the seven proposed SMDs in ANC on the H Street corridor, and how im6C are over 2,000 people; one is home portant that is to 6C,” Upright said.

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“DDOT is looking at changing and making improvements along that corridor, and we have the opportunity to weigh in on that now since it goes through 6C, and if we lose that, then we don’t have that opportunity.”

Grant Applications Victoria Lord, chair of the grants committee, provided a report of grants provided in 2021 and commissioners spoke about the current budget for 2022 grants. A total of 10 projects were reviewed by the committee last year with several ineligible or withdrawn. The committee is working with two groups on their grant applications. Story of our Schools, an organization that creates permanent, history-based exhibits to promote visible community stories, was awarded a grant of $3,000 in 2021. Lord emphasized that while applications can take time, she said they are continuing to work with organizations to get ready for primetime and to finalize and clarify budgets with the committee. Individuals interested in applying for grants are strongly encouraged to contact the committee before completing an application to see if the project is eligible. Commissioner Kelty told the audience that $27,000 remains in the budget for grants.

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tains continuity with the nearby Swampoodle Park. The Planning, Zoning and Economic Development (PZE) Committee discussed several proposals. First, an application to add a second story to an existing one-story rear addition at (103 4th St. NE). The ANC 6C and the committee previously reviewed and supported this project’s application. Second, an application for special-exception relief to construct a third-story rear addition and penthouse to an existing attached two-story principal dwelling unit at (931 5th St. NE) was unanimously supported. The committee included the recommendation that HVAC equipment be as far removed from the facade as possible, the one caveat to their support. Third, an application to construct a two-story addition plus roof deck at rear at (634 East Capitol St. NE). The committee passed this recommendation unanimously. The applicant plans to return in another month to seek zoning relief. • The TPS Committee unanimously supported the construction permit at (7 New York Ave NE) that requires demolition of an existing building for the construction of a 14-story residential building. The project was previously reviewed by DDOT and resubmitted after changes were made. The committee unanimously opposed the proposal for a loading zone The TPS committee also discussed the public hearing on the Safe Routes to School, Walk Without Worry, Safer Intersections and Upgrading Tactical Safety Projects legislation. The committee recommended that the ANC submit testimony with several points including recommendations about the speed limit changes, pick up and drop off regulations and several others. Finally, the TPS committee recommended that the ANC send a letter to the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) regarding the addition of a commercial vehicle loading zone at Giant (800 block of 3rd Street NE). The committee, however, expressed concern regarding the impracticality of reconfiguration due to moving van use. •

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The TPS Committee received a request from a resident for a route change for the Eastern Market and L’Enfant Plaza Circulator. Committee chair Michael Upright will reach out to ANC 6B who has previously discussed the issue to follow up regarding the turnaround at D Street.

The ANC 6C typically meets at 7 p.m. on the second Wednesday of each month. The next meeting of ANC 6C is scheduled for 7 p.m. on April 13 via Webex. For the most up-to-date information about the commission, visit anc6c.org. Sarah Payne is a general assignment reporter for Capital Community News. You can reach her at sarahp@ hillrag.com. u

ANC Bemoans Heritage Trees Destruction ANC 6D Report by Andrew Lightman Advisory Neighborhood Commission 6D (ANC 6D) met on March 14 over Zoom. Commissioners Dr. Marjorie Lightman (6D01), Jared Weiss (6D02, secretary), Andy Litsky (6D04), Fredrica (Rikki) Kramer (6D05, vice chair), and Edward Daniels (6D07, chair) were in attendance. Ronald Collins (6D03, treasurer) and Rhonda Hamilton (6D06) were absent.

C Department Of General Services (DGS) Outreach Coordinator Wayne Gore, DC Dept. of Transportation (DDOT) Community Engagement Manager Kelly Jeong-Olson, DDOT Urban Forester and Urban Forestry Administration Arborist Jack Chapman briefed the commission on the status of the trees on I Street SW and the northern end of Lansburgh Park, a 5,500 square foot section of which has been leased to the developers of the Bethel Church for $1 per year. Commissioners objected to DGS decision to lease a section of a public park to a private developer. “We want to know from the onset that a developer wants to use land in a public park,” stated Daniels. The commission had not been consulted in the matter. “This makes a mockery of the role of the ANC,” said Vice Chair Kramer. DGS is not required to consult the ANC in advance of such a lease, Gore replied. The amount under the lease is less than two percent of the entire park, he pointed out, and therefore had no adverse impact on the public. “They (the developer) M Street Draft 30% Design South Capitol to First Streets SE. Courtesy Capitol Riverfront BID didn’t need to (consult with the ANC). They wanted the lease and you gave it away for a $1. It seems like you took away our land and gave it away to a developer,” Secretary Weiss. “Possibly a dollar a year is not much of a public benefit,” he added. There are many ways that developer could have enM Street Draft 30% Design Cushing Place to Third Street SE. Courtesy Capitol Riverfront BID

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hanced the park after using it for three years,” stated Commissioner Lightman. “It was a lousy deal,” chimed in Commissioner Litsky, who was appalled that agency had forced Weiss to FOIA the agency’s agreement with the developer. “Anytime a developer goes into any space for any purpose, it is a public matter,” pointed out Kramer. More public benefits should have accrued, Kramer added. Having castigated DGS for the lease, commissioners turned their attention to the trees that had been removed both from the I Street’s curbside and from the area leased within the park. Commissioner Weiss had been noticed on the tree removal permit, stated DDOT’s Jeong-Olson. Urban Forestry had analyzed the site, stated Arborist Chapman. The agency concluded that the redevelopment would adversely impact both the trees on the curbside and those within the leased space by severing their expansive roots systems. This would make them unstable and dangerous. Removal and replacement were the best alternative, Chapman stated.

Greenleaf Build First Commissioner Kramer reported on her and Treasurer Collins’s testimony regarding plans to redevelop the Greenleaf public housing complex at the recent DC Housing Authority Board of Directors (The DCHA Board) meeting. The Board amended their resolution in support of redevelopment to include a commitment to the principles of ‘Build First,’ Kramer reported. The two commissioners remain dissatisfied about the level of specificity for the onsite relocation of existing Greenleaf residents in existing redevelopment plans. DCHA may be deliberately emptying out the Greenleaf Senior Building in preparation, Commissioners speculated. DHA has, however, committed to reviving The Greenleaf Advisory Group, Kramer reported. She also

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Representatives from Capitol Riverfront BID provided the commission with a quarterly update. In addition, they requested a general letter of support for the renewal of their charter by the DC Dept. of Small and Local Business Development. No increase is planned for the BID tax; thus a resolution by Council is not necessary for the renewal. There will be hearings in June. The mayor must certify the renewal by July. The organization’s new five-year plan would commence on Oct. 1, 2022. The Capitol Riverfront is evolving into a mature neighborhood with only 30 percent of the area remaining to be developed, stated BID Executive Director Michael Stevens, AICP. His organization’s goals for the next five years are to maintain a clean, high-quality public realm, foster a sense of community, implement a 10-year vision for the three parts under the BID’s care, add to the neighborhood’s civic and cultural infrastructure, enhance accessibility of parks and the river, and extend clean team operations to the highway underpasses developing a master plan for their civic enhancement. The BID will also focus efforts on getting DDOT to engage with the community regarding its plan for South Capitol Street, particularly the new traffic oval at the base of the renovated Frederick Douglass Bridge. A full range of programing is returning this summer to Canal and Yards Parks, Stevens stated. After some discussion, commissioners tabled the matter of the letter to their next meeting. However, they gave the BID’s “M Street Mobility Project” their full attention. As has been reported earlier, The BID is engaged in an The M Street Mobility Project, which is a study of how to improve transportation along the entire corridor. The BID plans to submit the study to DDOT in hopes it will provide the basis for future transportation planning related to M Street. The SE portion of the design is approximately 30 percent complete. The BID has contacted potential vendors for pricing and service levels.

It hopes to submit the final plan at the DC Council’s hearings on its renewal in June of 2022. Commissioners were split on the appropriateness of a quasi-government body usurping DDOT’s role is transportation planning, a traditional government function. Led by Commission Litsky, they questioned the effectiveness of the BID’s public engagement process in support of the study, which according to Commissioner Kramer did not adequately account for stadium traffic. “BIDs figure out how to get things done,” countered Commissioner Lightman in support of the BID’s transportation planning.

Petalpalooza The Cherry Blossom Festival is resuming with its main event, Petalpalooza, scheduled for April 16, 1-9 p.m. at Yards and Diamond Teague Parks. Each will sport a stage, reported Cherry Blossom Festival representatives. The event will close with fireworks. There will be extensive street closures surrounding the parks and Nationals Stadium. Water Street will be closed between Third and Four Streets SE. Dump trucks will provide street barricades. The festival is deploying traffic control officers at key intersections. Residents of the area will be given a hang tag to allow them access to their garages. Unarmed security officers are also being deployed. The only armed force will be the Metropolitan Police Department (MDP). Commissioners expressed concerns about traffic originating in Southwest and Buzzard Point, noting a soccer game is planned for that date and the plethora of tourists visiting the Tidal Basin. There will be a lot of visitors transitioning across SW from the Tidal Basin to the Yards. Asked about the Circulator, event organizers stated it will be accommodated.

Other Matters MPD First District Captain Jon Dorrough briefed the commission on public safety. There was a shooting at 101 G St. SW, he stated, as a result of a dispute. Bullets injured a bystander. Most recent crime, he stated, is petty theft and theft from vehicles. However, there have been more stolen autos, especially hop ins. Crime, he said, is generally returning to pre-pandemic levels. Asked by commissioners about the challenges posed by juvenile offenders, “We have tracked these kids for years,” Dorrough stated. The courts

EXTENSIVE KNOWLEDGE OF CAPITOL HILL & BEYOND cannot keep up with them due to the special arrangements under Home Rule for criminal justice. Moreover, MPD staffing is at historically low levels. Officers are working 12-hour shifts with no holidays due to the trucker protests. This impacts residential crime since civil disturbance units are drawn from patrol, he said. Ivan Frishberg and Troy Prestwood briefed the commission process of the Ward 6 and Ward 8 Redistricting Taskforces. Frishberg and Prestwood stated that both Ward 6 Councilmember Charles Allen (D) and Ward 8 Councilmember Trayon White (D) are supportive of created a bi-ward ANC that would unite the sections of the Capitol Riverfront below M Street SE with that above it. Ward 8 taskforce members have considered adding some areas on the eastern side of the Anacostia to that commission as well. Taskforce reports and draft maps must be submitted to the DC Council by April 1. The DC Dept. of Parks and Recreation (DPR) Chief of External Affairs Tommy Jones and DPR Landscape Architect David Wooden provided an update on renovations planned for the Greenleaf Recreation Center. DPR plans to resurface basket ball court, fencing and install upgrades to lighting, bathroom for ADA and security cameras. Th agency plans a new tech lounge. All work will take place between March 21 and May 31, they stated. The building will remain closed during renovations. DPR is moving all programming from King Greenleaf to Randall Recreation Center in the interim. The commission unanimously to: • approve sending a letter to DDOT to install the 22 pedestrian safety measures recommended by the agency at Van Ness Elementary over a year ago in the next 60 days;

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CHRS Mother’s Day House & Garden Tour The Capitol Hill Restoration Society is once again presenting the Mother’s Day House and Garden Tour, Saturday and Sunday, May 7 and 8. Enjoy a hybrid event with homes open both in-person and virtually, an artist’s studio, tours of St. Peter’s, Christ Church and Hill Center, plus outdoor walking tours. Visit chrs.org/more-house-tour-2022/ for details.

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Designing a Net Zero Energy Rowhouse Preservation Cafe The Capitol Hill Restoration Society presents “Designing a Net Zero Energy Rowhouse” online on Tuesday, April 19 at 6:30 p.m. Join Will Teass of Teass\Warren Architects as he examines how to retrofit an existing row house typology with practical solutions to accommodate the needs of a family and create a Net Zero housing solution for the 21st century. Visit chrs.org/designing-net-zerorow-house-pc/.

The Atlas Celebrates 15 Years The Atlas Fifteenth Year Celebration “Shine On” is Friday, April 22, 6:30 to 10 p.m.; 6:30 p.m. cocktail hour; 7:30 program and Akua Allrich & the Tribe performance; dessert and dancing immediately following the performance. $100 tickets for H Street Corridor resident; $150 individual tickets; $275 for two tickets. atlasarts.org/events/15th-anniversary-celebration-akua-allrich.

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and socially, can be seen through the history of five key Capitol Hill parks. At the April 11, 7:30 p.m. (seating starts at 7 p.m.), Overbeck History lecture, Vince Vaise, Chief of Visitor Services at National Capital Parks-East, will explore how their individual histories intersect with the evolution of DC. These parks are among the first federal parks in the nation. The lecture is at the Hill Center, 921 Pennsylvania Ave. SE. Admission is free but reservations are required at 202-549-4172. Check hillcenterdc.org for the latest Covid policies.

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Georgetown Canal Boat Rides Resume For the first time in more than a decade, a canal boat is back in Georgetown. Measuring 80 feet long and 12 feet wide, the new boat is modeled after designs for historic packet boats that were used on the canal during its early years of service and were built to fit the canal locks. It will connect and engage students, families and visitors from DC and beyond to the powerful stories of the people who helped build our nation’s capital, as well as the technology driving innovations at that time like the locks first developed by Leonardo DaVinci. See the new canal boat at near Thomas Jefferson and 31st Street. Rides start in late April and go through the end of October. Days, times and ticket prices will be announced soon. georgetownheritage.org.

National’s Home Run Charity 5K The Nationals Home Run Charity 5K returns for its second virtual Home Run from April 22 to 29. Each registrant will receive a race kit with exclusive gear including a t-shirt, finisher medal, race bib, towel, and drawstring bag. Early bird registration, $65; early bird registration and finish line party, $100. give.nats4good.org. The US Botanic Garden Reopens

US Botanic Garden Reopens The United States Botanic Garden fully reopened on April 1. Entrance to the USBG is free and timed tickets will not be required. The Conservatory has resumed normal hours of 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily; the gated outdoor gardens are open spring-summer hours of 7:30 a.m. to 7 p.m., and Bartholdi Fountain and Gardens will continue to be open dawn to dusk. The Children’s Garden and Southern Exposure seasonal outdoor courtyards are planned to reopen April 22, weather permitting. usbg.gov.

Behind the Scenes of Food & Friends In this informative 60-minute conversation, via Zoom, on Wednesday, April 13, 5 to 6 p.m., Executive Director Carrie Stoltzfus will share an update on Food & Friends’ program growth, Executive Chef Rasheed Abdurrahman and Community Dietitian Agata Williams will provide a look into the inner workings of their kitchen and meal preparations. To RSVP, contact Marilyn Turner at 202-269-6849 or mturner@ foodandfriends.org. Zoom link will be provided before the event. foodandfriends.org.

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Carpe Librum Used Book Sales On weather-dependent Saturdays, April 9, May 14, June 11 and 21 and July 9; from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., join Carpe Librum in the southern block of Canal Park, 200 M St. SW, for a popup used book sale. Browse through thousands of books under $6 in an outdoor setting. On Tuesdays in advance of the Saturday sale, you can donate books. They will be picked up in the Capitol Riverfront neighborhood. Donors simply leave their donations on a porch or sidewalk in boxes or in a building lobby. If interested in donating, email Marin at mkirk@ turningthepage.org. capitolriverfront.org/ canal-park.

Washington Nationals Announce Season Details The Washington Nationals have announced several details for fans in advance of the 2022 season, which begins Thursday, April 7, against the New York Mets at Nationals Park. Opening Day first pitch is set for 4:05 p.m. Single game tickets for all 2022 regular season games, excluding Opening Day, are on sale now. Fans coming to Nationals

Hang with Down to Earth Season Artists & Partners On Saturday, April 23, noon to 3 p.m., visit Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens, 1550 Anacostia Ave. NE, to hang out and meet the Season’s artists and partners. Feel free to bring food or drink if you want to. It’s a chill hang just to gather in person and celebrate Earth Day and the work, connections, and discoveries created during Down to Earth. If you are up for making a day of it at the Gardens, you’re welcome to join them for the Earth Day Clean-up at the park from 9 a.m. to noon. kenaqgardens.org.

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Capitol Hill Village Online Auction From April 14 to 24, Capitol Hill Village is having an online auction featuring vacation homes, salon dinners, restaurant coupons, art and decorative items at bidpal.net/chvgala. A virtual gathering on April 21 (a substitute for the annual CHV gala) will honor volunteers and affinity groups. An innovation this year is the opportunity to host a watch party, in lieu of the in-person event. Food and wine will be delivered, and you can enjoy the festivities with friends. Tickets are available on the auction site.

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CHAL Art Supplies Exchange On Saturday, April 23, 10 a.m. to noon, the Capitol Hill Art League invites you to recycle your unwanted paints, pencils, brushes, canvas, stretcher bars, drawing paper/pads, easels, clay and on and on at their free art supplies exchange on the corner of Seventh and G Streets, SE. The action goes inside CHAW in the event of inclement weather. Please bring items by starting at 10 a.m. You don’t have to bring something to take something. All unclaimed art supplies will be donated to Art Enables, 2204 Rhode Island Ave. NE. Art Enables is an art gallery and vocational arts program dedicated to creating opportunities for artists with disabilities to make, market, and earn income from their original and compelling work. art-enables.org. moderate-income District residents by the DC Department of Insurance, Securities and Banking (DISB) and the United Way of the National Capital Area (United Way NCA). The EITC, one of the nation’s largest and most effective anti-poverty programs, is a refundable tax credit. For the 2021 tax year, households with incomes

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or the past two years, the annual garden fairs hosted by three prestigious horticulture institutions – the US National Arboretum, the Franciscan Monastery, and the National Cathedral –were canceled due to Covid pandemic restrictions. Fortunately, all three are back this year! Thousands of plants have been ordered or grown over the winter months in local greenhouses to sell to the public. The fairs are full of fun, with food and drink, games for children, and garden experts to answer all your questions. New to gardening? Garden fairs are the perfect place to start buying the best plant material and to get guidance from some of the best gardening experts in the DC area.

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Saturday, April 30, 2022, from 8:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. on the grounds of the US National Arboretum, Friends of the National Arboretum (FONA) will host its annual garden fair. The first two hours are for members only. Membership begins at $35 for individuals and not only lets you beat the crowds on the day of the fair, its reciprocal discounts help get you into 330 gardens and arboretums across the country. There is an outdoor enthusiast membership level for $125 that also gives you a gift of an Arboretum Introduction plant. Memberships can be purchased online. Buying plants at local garden fairs, like the FONA one, is about buying quality. FONA’s board appoints a garden committee that spend hundreds of hours selecting plants that will grow well in our horticultural zone, 7A. The garden committee selects only vendors who have good credentials. This year, some of the plants that will be available include: Flowering Gentians (Gentiana acaulis hybrids) with true blue flowers making them beautiful plants for a rock garden and Cestrum “Orange Peel,” a shrub whose orange flowers bloom continuously from June until the first frost, undeterred by Shoppers can select from many diﬀerent annuals, perennials and trees at the spring Garden Fair. Photo: Friends of the National Arboretum

While at the FONA garden fair you have a chance to see meadows of ﬂowers, azaleas in bloom, and the Capitol Columns, part of the 446 acres of the US National Arboretum. Photo: Rindy O’Brien

heat. The Orange Peel are hardy and 100% deer resistant. You will also find Begonia “Paul Hernandez,” a non-hardy shrub begonia with large 12 inch palmate leaves. They are fast growing, getting up to 4 feet high in a single season. In addition, the fair will offer Peacock Spikemoss (Selaginella uncinata). They are a beautiful, low growing relative of ferns with blue-green leaves. The list goes on including hardy orchids and surprise donations from Plant Delights, JC Raulston Botanic Garden and Far Reaches Farm. In addition to thousands of plants, woody shrubs and trees, and herbs, FONA has assembled a great group of garden vendors offering garden-related items. This year Three Stone Steps, Olive Wood Crafts, and Down 2 Earth Pottery will be bringing April 2022 ★ 81

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The antique carousel built in 1890 is a favorite activity for young and old at the Flower Mart garden fair at the National Cathedral. Photo: All Hallows Guild Lou Maroulis is the President of the Franciscan Monastery Garden Guild. Here he is showing a tray of basil that has been propagated in the green house to sell in late April. Photo: Rindy O’Brien

beautiful items to adorn your garden space. Vegetable vendors Radical Roots Farm, Cultivating the City, and Peasant’s Parcel will bring mushrooms, many tomato plants and other vegetable plants to get your summer gardens

started. All said and done, there will be something for everyone, green thumb or not. Craven Rand, Executive Director of FONA, is excited that the fair will be returning this year. “The FONA plant sale is one of our favorite activities of the year, and it is a great way to introduce the beauty of the Arboretum to garden enthusiasts who may not have had a chance to explore it.” Shoppers need to enter at the New York Avenue entrance. The R street entrance will be closed to cars. There is plenty of parking at the adjacent lot and shuttle buses will run to the sale space near the administration building. Food vendors will be serving coffee and goodies throughout the day. This year it is a one day only fair and will only accept credit or debit cards. The US National Arboretum is located at 3501 New York Avenue, NE. For more information check FONA’s website, www.fona.org.

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The same weekend as the Arboretum sale, just a couple of miles away, the Garden Guild of the Franciscan Monastery will host a two-day garden fair, April 30, 9 - 3 and Sunday, May 1, from 9 - 3. The gardens at the Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land in America are some of the loveliest gardens in DC with formal rose and flower beds interspersed with replicas of Holy Land shrines. The gardens are located at 1400 Quincy St., NE. All profits from the plant and herb sale go for the operation of the gardens and restoration

The All Hallows Guild cares for the grounds of the National Cathedral and proceeds from Flower Mart held May 6 and 7th help keep their efforts going. Photo: All Hallows Guild

of its 103-year-old greenhouse. In addition to the formal gardens surrounding the building, you’ll find a greenhouse and many beds of vegetables and bees in partnership of urban beekeepers that harvest the honey from 20 beehives. There is also an orchard of 70 fruit trees that were donated by Casey Trees. Basically you could say that the garden guild operates a two-acre urban farm, and formal gardens in the heart of Brookland. The fair is unique in that many of the plants and herbs sold are propagated by volunteers in the greenhouse over the winter months. The quality of the plants is outstanding, and according to Lou Maroulis, President and CEO of the FMGG, the plants you buy come from award-winning fruits, herbs and vegetables shown at recent local county fairs that won 66 ribbons. As Lou says “We are back!” Basil, lavenders, lemon grass, and many more herbs will be available, ready to go from pot to your garden. In addition to herbs there will be roses, perennials, and annuals for sale. Be aware that the guild has been warned by plant vendors to expect a fuel charge increase due to the current gas situation. The fair takes cash or credit cards. In addition to the garden sale there will be tours of the gardens running on the hour starting at 11 a.m., through 2 p.m. on Saturday and two tours on Sunday at 11a.m. and noon. The tours will begin at the Visitors Center at the front of the Monastery. Food trucks will be at the gate. There is a parking lot across the street from the monastery. For more information go to www.FMGG.org.

Flower Mart at the National Cathedral The third garden sale is Saturday, May 6 and Sunday, May 7 on the National Cathedral grounds. The fair runs from 10 - 6 on Friday and 10 - 5 on Saturday. Like the two other fairs, the profits go to support good work and help sustain the operations of the All Hallows Guild that was found-

ed in 1916 to provide for the care of the Washington National Cathedral grounds. The fair’s theme this year is A Haven of Peace. This garden fair is over 80 years old and is considered a springtime tradition for many DC families. The National Cathedral is located at 3101 Wisconsin Ave, NW. Carrie Tydings, a member of the guild, says that many of the favorite activities will be returning this year, including the White Elephant Tent, which is filled with nearly new household items like dishes, glasses, china, jewelry, and fashion accessories. The Children’s Book Tent will be full of gently used children’s books. Of course, there will be annual plants, perennials, and some shrubs like azaleas to choose from. One of the favorite activities is riding the Cathedral’s antique carousel that dates to 1890. It is one of two carousels left that were made by the US Merry-goRound corporation. There is a nominal charge for the ride. There are many ways to get to the Flower Mart. Parking in the Cathedral’s underground parking lot is one option, but minimal spots are available. There is a shuttle from the Tenley Town metro, a good alternative to driving. Carrie says ride sharing to the fair is encouraged. Cash and credit cards are welcome. To learn more, go to allhallowsguild.org/programs/ flower-mart. Gardeners, get ready to spend all that pent up energy from missing these wonderful fairs the last two seasons. One final tip: All three garden fairs suggest arriving early to get the best selection of plants.

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My healthy indoor Clivia plant has not bloomed since we moved across the street. I swear I have put them in identical light and temperature conditions as before, but they just won’t bloom. It has been five years, now. Help! Check to see whether one of the following essential requirements is missing. Clivias need to be pot-bound. They must not be over-watered— nor can they be allowed to dry out! You should fertilize once a month as well— a balanced fertilizer—all 3 numbers the same. To bloom they require a 12-to14-week rest period in late fall in a cooler-than-usual place—15 degrees cooler than that of their normal spot. 40’F. is not too cool. During this time withhold water and fertilizer. Give plants just enough to keep their leaves hydrated, perhaps with a moist sponge. Following their rest period, gradually resume normal watering and feeding. You should see flower buds in a month or so. Both tree boxes in front of our house are an unsightly mess. What can I plant in them despite their compacted soil and tree roots? Do wrought iron fences damage trees?

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CHANGING HANDS Changing Hands is a list of residential sales in Capitol Hill and contiguous neighborhoods 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. CARVER LANGSTON 812 21st St NE

CENTRAL

2132 Newport Pl NW

$429,500

$1,335,000

COLUMBIA HEIGHTS 3629 13th St NW 1528 Spring Pl NW 3524 11th St NW 619 Lamont NW 420 Luray Pl NW 1504 Spring Pl NW 814 Otis Pl NW 1335 NW Taylor St NW 521 Lamont St NW 2529 11th St NW

$1,272,000 $1,222,000 $1,213,524 $1,150,000 $1,000,000 $939,000 $895,000 $782,100 $718,000 $717,000

CONGRESS HEIGHTS 562 Foxhall Pl SE 305 Atlantic St SE 3009 8th St SE 550 Foxhall Pl SE 608 Chesapeake St SE 227 Atlantic St SE 5 Danbury St SW 439 Newcomb St SE 316 Raleigh St SE 637 Brandywine St SE 1120 Barnaby Ter SE

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NEIGHBORHOOD

PRICE

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2262 High St SE 2006 Ridge Pl SE 2264 Mount View Pl SE 1328 Morris Rd SE 1624 Ridge Pl SE 1816 Minnesota Ave SE

BARRY FARMS 1420 Howard Rd SE

BLOOMINGDALE 72 W St NW 35 Seaton Pl NW

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$711,000 $545,000 $520,000 $500,000 $430,000 $345,000

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$354,000

$1,851,000 $1,296,000

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144 B S St NW 63 Seaton Pl NW 21 Adams St NW 1932 1st St NW 167 Adams NW 44 Randolph Pl NW

CAPITOL HILL 905 Massachusetts Ave NE 1624 E St SE 1302 Massachusetts Ave SE 333 5th St SE 130 12th St SE 421 1st St SE 808 North Carolina Ave SE 321 15th St NE 523 Constitution Ave NE 740 13th St SE 1828 Massachusetts Ave SE 306 G St SE

$1,249,900 $1,153,000 $1,100,000 $1,075,000 $899,000 $775,000

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$1,950,000 $1,920,000 $1,613,020 $1,565,000 $1,540,000 $1,510,000 $1,510,000 $1,450,000 $1,403,000 $1,315,000 $1,289,000 $1,285,000

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230 E Capitol St NE 1023 10th St NE 549 4th St SE 122 N Carolina Ave SE 1409 A St SE 1319 S Carolina Ave SE 1424 E St NE 1380 E St NE 508 3rd St NE 1335 Emerald St NE 105 14th St NE 1312 Emerald St NE 1434 F St NE 630 Browns Ct SE 414 E St SE

$1,250,000 $1,240,000 $1,210,000 $1,150,000 $1,007,000 $999,000 $985,000 $982,000 $958,305 $940,000 $890,000 $870,000 $830,000 $695,000 $610,000

CAPITOL HILL EAST 1304 E Capitol St NE 321 15th # ST NE 713 Kentucky Ave SE

$1,720,000 $1,450,000 $936,000

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5312 Central Ave SE 4945 Fitch Pl NE 4943 Fitch Pl NE 3944 Clay Pl NE 3943 Clay Pl NE 4334 Gault Pl NE 4320 Jay St NE 5118 Brooks St NE 209 62nd St NE 5501 Jay St NE 730 50th St NE 4215 Foote St NE 836 Division Ave NE 1104 49th St NE 802 52nd St NE 331 54th St NE 4217 Gault Pl NE 228 56th St NE 541 47th St NE 4500 Lee St NE

ECKINGTON 220 Randolph Pl NE 331 W St NE

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$669,900 $498,000 $486,400 $445,000 $440,000 $439,900 $410,000 $328,000 $308,500 $307,500 $278,500

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$670,000 $562,000 $560,000 $490,000 $490,000 $470,000 $454,000 $450,000 $430,000 $419,000 $415,000 $415,000 $385,000 $380,000 $375,000 $353,450 $350,000 $339,000 $310,000 $225,000

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$1,051,469 $940,000

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SPRING HOMES IN FULL BLOOM!

FORT DUPONT PARK 464 Burns St SE 409 Burbank St SE 3983 Alabama Ave SE 733 Adrian St SE 702 Ridge Rd SE 1527 Fort Dupont St SE 1629 Fort Dupont St SE 2956 M St SE 4211 Fort Dupont Ter SE 1655 Fort Dupont St SE 1231 44th Pl SE

$485,000 $480,000 $475,000 $457,000 $445,000 $445,000 $444,900 $419,000 $415,000 $325,000 $280,000

H STREET CORRIDOR 719 6th St NE 645 14th St NE 1009 9th St NE 809 G St NE 912 K St NE

$1,518,000 $1,400,000 $1,312,500 $1,237,000 $987,000

HILL CREST 1210 34th St SE 1400 25th St SE

$600,000 $585,000

KINGMAN PARK 556 25th Pl NE

$649,900

LEDROIT PARK 619 Florida Ave NW

$1,600,000

LILY PONDS 768 Water Lily Ln NE 3724 Roosevelt Pl NE 211 34th St NE

$407,900 $333,000 $300,000

LOGAN CIRCLE 1911 13th St NW 1005 P St NW 1329 10th St NW 1429 S St NW 1816 15th St NW

$1,775,000 $1,750,000 $1,895,000 $1,600,000 $1,425,000

MARSHALL HEIGHTS 5215 1/2 E St SE 5309 B St SE 5551 B St SE 5121 H St SE

$536,000 $479,000 $415,000 $380,000

MOUNT VERNON SQ 318 M St NW

$1,000,000

NAVY YARD 418 L St SE

$1,300,000

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311 7th St NE #202 2BD/1BA $525,000

BIG SPACES AND BEST LOCATION! Just ONE block to H Street’s restaurants, cafés, fitness boutiques, groceries and FRESHFARM market, make this spacious row home with a DEEP lot your own! A Keil Construction renovation with dramatic roofdeck, solar panels and large driveway with off street parking!

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527 9th St SE 2BD/1BA $849,000 STEPS TO EVERYTHING FROM BRIGHT & TALL BRICK BAY! Steps to Barracks Row and Eastern Market, enjoy this BRIGHT 2-bedroom home with tall ceilings, gleaming hardwood floors, 2 fireplaces, sunny rear brick patio and bonus LL storage! The best of the HILL at your doorstep!

ENJOY LIFE IN THE HEART OF THE HILL AT THE HARRIMAN! Classic pre-war design located near H Street, Eastern Market, Union Station and the Capitol Hill green spaces, your BRIGHT condo offers a wonderful new sunlit kitchen with plenty of prep counters and storage, updated bath plus two large bedrooms. Gleaming hardwood floors and 2019 renovated kitchen is ready for you to move in today!

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808 9th St NE 5BD/3.5BA $1,395,000

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714 North Carolina Ave SE 4BD/3.5BA $1,575,000

PLACEMENT AND POISE FOR ELEGANT ENTERTAINING! Live at the HEART of historic Capitol Hill, literally STEPS to Eastern Market! Elegant South-facing Victorian w/ DEEP (66 ft!) house dimensions. Entertain 2 or 20 in style w/ front parlor, formal dining, rear atrium and glass breakfast room overlooking serene secret garden and grounds! 3 BRs UP plus 2 all new spa-like baths, laundry center, sunny front BR w/ window bench overlooking market plaza. Separate front entry lower level w/bonus bath & laundry = lovely guest studio. Perfectly poised package for civilized city living!

1241 Maryland Ave NE 3BD/2BA $1,070,000 BRICK BAY-FRONT BECKONS FROM BROAD BOULEVARD! Tall brick bay-front beauty beckons from broad boulevard! Built by renowned Charles Gessford and dramatically updated with exposed brick and stunning modern kitchen and baths! Open living + dining w/ central fireplace + gorgeous cross-cut stairs; Renovated kitchen replacement is fully custom in every corner: stone counters, crafted cabinets, & curated appliances + step out to rear deck and patio. Huge primary bedroom up w/ vaulted ceilings plus renovated modern hall bath + 2nd bedroom; Lower level BONUS w/separate front & rear entries, tall ceilings, laundry, bath + 3rd FP - flex space or restore to previous role as separate apartment!

NOMA 342 10th St NE

$1,515,684

OLD CITY #1 900 10th St NE 649 F St NE

$1,536,000 $1,510,000

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330 Tennessee Ave NE 707 NE 8th St NE 622 13th St NE 230 Kentucky Ave SE 647 G St SE 310 5th St NE 23 16th St SE 1211 Walter St SE 121-17th SE 17th St SE 220 15th St NE 705 18th St NE

$1,385,000 $1,325,000 $1,299,990 $1,200,000 $1,156,000 $950,000 $935,000 $930,000 $825,000 $755,000 $675,000

OLD CITY #2 1515 8th St NW 1419 Swann St NW 208 Bates St NW 1603 16th St NW #3 1711 New Jersey Ave NW

$1,788,000 $1,480,000 $1,300,000 $1,125,000 $1,003,000

RANDLE HEIGHTS 1828 18th St SE 1841 Bruce Pl SE 2416 18th St SE 3212 Buena Vista Ter SE 1403 Shippen Ln SE 3501 21st St SE 1837 T St SE

$525,000 $500,000 $500,000 $470,000 $455,000 $455,000 $395,000

RIVER TERRACE 3362 Blaine St NE

$478,000

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$1,865,000 $1,385,000 $1,285,000 $1,165,000 $885,000

SW WATERFRONT 616 G St SW

$1,288,000

TRINIDAD 1325 Staples St NE 1229 Owen Pl NE 1172 Morse St NE 1429 Montello Ave NE 1944 Bennett Pl NE 1271 16th St NE 1422 Orren St NE

$915,000 $815,000 $749,000 $740,000 $650,000 $615,000 $509,000

2328 Champlain St NW #302 2360 Champlain St NW #1-2 2357 Champlain St NW #201 1851 Columbia Rd NW #506 1816 Kalorama Rd NW #203 2630 Adams Mill Rd NW #P-08

$685,000 $575,000 $513,000 $380,000 $270,000 $60,000

BARRY FARMS 2617 Douglass Pl SE #101

$255,000

BLOOMINGDALE 3 2 3 2 3

144 S St NW 42 Rhode Island Ave NW #2 58 T St NW #4 34 Channing St NW #1 1718 1st St NW #7

$1,249,900 $737,532 $549,900 $485,000 $365,000

CAPITOL GATEWAY 4 4 3 4 4 3 2

SHAW 1911 11th St NW 1508 8th St NW 629 Q St NW 1817 Vermont Ave NW 441 S St NW

ADAMS MORGAN

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88 V St SW #603 88 V St SW #303 88 V St SW #203 88 V St SW #104 88 V St SW #114

$823,000 $782,000 $771,000 $633,000 $518,000

CAPITOL HILL 209 8th St NE #2 1309 E St SE #15 226 Kentucky Ave SE #C-3 226 Kentucky Ave SE #C-4 1020 Pennsylvania Ave SE #504 440 12th St NE #214 634 North Carolina Ave SE #1 913 14th St SE #1 313 6th St SE #1 1455 A St NE #B 233 Kentucky Ave SE #22 610 3rd St SE #6 637 3rd St NE #204 1361 K St SE #104

$1,650,000 $991,000 $845,000 $840,000 $708,500 $635,000 $625,000 $615,000 $560,000 $465,000 $424,900 $386,000 $369,000 $308,000

CAPITOL RIVERFRONT 4 4 2 2 3 2 3

U STREET CORRIDOR

1211 Van St SE #PH1

$1,299,900

CENTRAL 400 Massachusetts Ave NW #215 1111 25th St NW #916 1010 Massachusetts Ave NW #812 1133 14th St NW #710 1325 18th St NW #707 1314 Mass. Ave NW #G-08

$749,500 $520,000 $500,000 $495,000 $410,000 $230,000

1914 13th St NW $1,860,000 4 1004 W St NW $700,000 2 COLUMBIA HEIGHTS 734 Kenyon St NW #1 $1,080,100 1214 Euclid St NW #2 $1,075,000 1323 Girard St NW #8 $950,000 1135 Harvard St NW #1 $926,000 CONDO 1462 Chapin St NW #7 $900,000 3614 13th St NW #1 $885,000 14TH STREET CORRIDOR 3475 Holmead NW #3 $832,500 2125 14th St NW #507 $740,000 2 1317 Randolph St NW #2 $820,000 2125 14th St NW #717 $599,000 1 1330 Randolph St NW #3 $814,000

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1214 Euclid St NW #1 1012 Harvard St NW #10 1427 Clifton St NW #3 4104 14th St NW #1 834 Lamont St NW #B 1444 Harvard St NW #302 836 Lamont St NW #B 2715 11th St NW #2 1444 Taylor St NW #3 3415 14th St NW #3 1461 Girard St NW #300 1308 Belmont St NW #1 1390 Kenyon St NW #811 3523 14th St NW #5 1380 Quincy St NW #3-C 1020 Monroe St NW #408 2910 Georgia Ave NW #203 1338 Fairmont NW #1 1237 Kenyon St NW #1 3622 Georgia Ave NW #21 646 Irving St NW #2 1464 Harvard St NW #9 1457 Park Rd NW #202 1341 Clifton St NW #205 1444 Harvard St NW #101 1462 Chapin St NW #2 2331 15th St NW #105-N 1441 Spring Rd NW #304 1341 Clifton St NW #301 3900-3902 14th St NW #611 2639 15th St NW #101

$770,000 $765,000 $750,000 $740,000 $721,000 $715,000 $715,000 $705,222 $685,000 $675,000 $627,500 $615,000 $615,000 $605,000 $605,000 $600,000 $545,000 $532,200 $455,000 $455,000 $440,000 $440,000 $435,888 $435,122 $435,000 $422,000 $420,000 $389,000 $370,000 $340,000 $272,000

CONGRESS HEIGHTS 1112 Savannah St SE #24 212 Oakwood St SE #B2 625 Chesapeake St SE #204

$214,999 $195,000 $114,000

DOWNTOWN 1108 16th St NW #604

$624,000

ECKINGTON 1500 Harry Thomas Way NE #501 132 U St NE #2 134 U St NE #2 1625 Eckington Pl NE #602 1500 Harry Thomas Way NE #314 217 Randolph Pl NE #1 219 Randolph Pl NE #1 1500 Harry Thomas Way NE #115 135 Quincy Pl NE #1 1625 Eckington Pl NE #PH202 115 Quincy Pl NE #1 1625 Eckington Pl NE #521 1625 Eckington Pl NE #616 1625 Eckington Pl NE #316 1625 Eckington Pl NE #310 1718 1st NW #10 1831 2nd St NE #509 330 Rhode Island Ave NE #104

$1,199,900 $950,000 $950,000 $844,900 $844,900 $800,000 $795,000 $792,900 $789,900 $769,900 $704,000 $659,900 $425,000 $399,900 $349,900 $332,500 $298,000 $285,000

FAIRFAX VILLAGE 2124 Suitland Ter SE #202

$155,000

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FT DUPONT PARK 3960-3960 Penn. Ave SE #T5

$200,000

H STREET CORRIDOR

1026 8th St NE #C 911 9th St NE #2 623 14th Pl NE #D 1217 Florida Ave NE #TWO 1350 Maryland Ave NE #216

$1,348,000 $956,911 $850,000 $670,000 $499,000

KINGMAN PARK 1710 Gales St NE #2 1605 E St NE #1

$390,000 $380,000

LEDROIT PARK 18 Channing St NW #1 2035 2nd St NW #G303

$749,900 $399,000

LOGAN CIRCLE 1300 13th St NW #204 1459 S St NW #1 1550 11th St NW #401 27 Logan Cir NW #3 1440 Church St NW #101 1423 R St NW #105 1317 11th St NW #8 1317 11th St NW #9 1133 14th St NW #1104 1435 11th NW #ONE 24 Logan Cir NW #1 1441 Rhode Island Ave NW #617 1317 11th St NW #4 1210 R St NW #107 1300 N St NW #713

$940,000 $699,000 $1,375,000 $1,000,000 $842,150 $820,000 $815,000 $700,000 $699,900 $609,000 $510,000 $410,000 $399,000 $300,000 $295,000

MARSHALL HEIGHTS 1

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5045 C St SE #201 4820 C St SE #201 4508 B St SE #3

$314,900 $165,000 $152,000

MOUNT VERNON SQ 1110 6th St NW #4 450 M St NW #3 1110 6th St NW #2 811 4th St NW #203 1112 5th St NW #1 1112 5th St NW #1 811 4th NW #202 1001 L St NW #503 910 M St NW #605

$805,000 $730,000 $680,000 $614,000 $552,500 $552,500 $475,000 $649,900 $532,000

NAVY YARD 1300 4th St SE #915 1300 4th St SE #603 1025 1st St SE #412 1300 4th St SE #211 37 L St SE #607

$949,000 $850,000 $715,000 $635,000 $569,900

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1700 NW 17th St NW #601 1226 4th St NW #2 1229 12th St NW #103 1125 11th St NW #403 437 New York Ave NW #Y30 1721 4th St NW #1 1401 R St NW #205 1916 17th St NW #412 440 L St NW #502 2001 16th St NW #505 1733 20th St NW #G4 1825 T St NW #503

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1906 Vermont Ave NW #B 1827 Wiltberger St NW #406 1223 5th St NW #1 1615 6th St NW #2 1615 6th St NW #1 929 Florida Ave NW #3008 1999 9 1/2 St NW #UNIT 403 910 M St NW #325 1720 New Jersey Ave NW #301 516 M St NW #2 1720 New Jersey Ave NW #203 929 Florida Ave NW #6004 1215 10th St NW #21 912 U St NW #302 1215 10th St NW #2 1999 9 1/2 St NW #505 1999 9 9 1/2 St NW #401 912 U Street NW #506 912 U St NW #304 1720 New Jersey Ave NW #402 929 Florida Ave NW #3006

SOUTH WEST 800 4th St SW #S718

$765,000 $731,000 $610,000 $598,000 $555,000 $380,000 $375,000

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$1,700,000 $1,200,000 $975,000 $898,000 $795,000 $755,000 $681,500 $670,000 $669,000 $665,000 $664,000 $575,000 $555,000 $550,000 $535,000 $530,000 $499,900 $495,900 $429,900 $429,000 $340,000

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CAPITOL CUISINE by Celeste McCall

ust in time for spring, the District Wharf welcomes Boardwalk Bar & Arcade, 715 Wharf St. SW, next to Ben & Jerry’s. The funky newcomer is the creation of Better Hospitality Group (BHG), which brought us Shaw’s Takoda Restaurant & Beer Garden and Cortez. Peter and I decided to lunch at Boardwalk after visiting our nearby fitness club. The late winter weather was nasty and drizzly, more conducive to Irish coffee than frozen margaritas. But we went anyway. A pair of mallard ducks tried to waddle in after us, but we gently shooed them away. Twice as large as its Penn Quarter original, Boardwalk’s candy-colored interior is festooned with surf boards, bicycles, arcade games and pelican prints. The 120-foot long bar serves frozen drinks, which flow from eight dispensers. There’s also beer, wine and tropical cocktails. And what’s a beach bar without BHG executive chef Julio Estrada’s breezy

Arcade is open daily for lunch and dinner, plus a happy hour. For more information visit www. boardwalkwharf.com.

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Just in time for spring, District Wharf welcomes Boardwalk Bar & Arcade, dispensing beachfriendly food, drinks and colorful décor.

lineup of hot dogs, corn dogs, chili, popcorn, pretzels and pizza? Kid-friendly options include cotton candy and ice cream sandwiches. However, children must be accompanied by an adult 21 or older. Perched at the bar, we munched on a better-than-decent Carnival Cuban sandwich (ham, pork, Swiss cheese and pickle nestled in a hoagie roll). We also shared a pair of blackened mahimahi tacos. Most dishes arrive with zesty chips. In keeping with the beach theme, my margarita arrived in a tall soda glass, which I sipped through a fat, candy-striped straw. Lunch for two came to about $50; service was pleasant and competent. A Carnival Cuban sandwich and blackened mahi mahi tacos are among Boardwalk Bar & Boardwalk’s fun, beach-themed selections.

The Atlas District restaurant scene is heating up. Among the latest arrivals is Lydia on H. The two-level African-Caribbean dining destination opened recently at 1427 H St. NE. Chef/owner Victor Chizinga, who hails from the southeastern African nation of Malawi, previously wielded his whisk at U Street’s now closed Bin 1301.

In the Atlas District, chef/owner Victor Chizinga, from Malawi, brings his homeland’s cuisine to Lydia on H.

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to craft hard seltzers and artisan beers. For updates and more information visit www.solacebrewing.com.

He now presides over Lydia’s open kitchen, turning out curried chicken with potatoes, cabbage, carrots and rice; jerk chicken, braised oxtail with joloff rice (concocted with tomatoes, vegetables, onions and meat); fried or grilled snapper. Chizinga also makes a mean masamba, a typical Malawian dish of kale, spinach, collards, peanut powder, onions and tomatoes. Another veggie side (this one reportedly flies out of Lydia’s kitchen) is made-to-order curried cabbage. A sweet finale is rum cake. Lydia’s handsome bamboo-lined bar dispenses daiquiris, rum punch and other potent potables. The restaurant moniker honors Chizinga’s late mother Lydia, who inspired him to cook at an early age. And—warm weather will bring a fenced-in patio. For Lydia on H hours and more information visit www.lydiaonhdc.com.

Bar with a View

Smoke & Mirrors, a rooftop bar with stunning views of downtown and the U.S. Capitol, has opened at 867 New Jersey Ave. SE. You’ll find it perched on the 11th floor of the recently opened AC Hotel, part of the J.W. Marriott group. The all-weather patio is equipped with a fireplace, fire pits and a retractable canopy. In bad weather, guests can find plenty of indoor seating Beverages include the eponymous (Smoke & Mirrors) cocktail made with Macallan Single-malt Scotch, Benedictine, Dubonnet Rouge and bitters. Wine and beer join the liquid menu, as The reborn Santa Rosa Taqueria’s interior is dominated by a “Day of the Dead” mural. well as booze-free “mocktails.” The food menu is divided between small (snacks) and large plates. For Vegas on the Potomac? snacks, a kale Caesar salad gets a kick from black garBombastic Brit Gordon Ramsay is unveiling the first lic, white cheddar and Iberico (Spanish) ham; spicy East Coast outpost of his Las Vegas hotspot, Gortuna is combined with avocado, fish eggs, wonton Taqueria Rebirth don Ramsay’s Hell’s Kitchen. Look for our spinoff chips and embellished with gold leaf. Among larger, Santa Rosa Taqueria, which closed in 2020 due to sometime this fall at 625 Wharf St. SW. (Ramsay’s entree plates: chicken and pesto pasta and a 16-ounce the pandemic, has resurfaced. The new Santa Rosa Hell’s Kitchen restaurants are named after the celebprime rib steak with various sauces. Brunch brings is opening soon—if not already—at 301 Pennsylrity chef ’s popular reality TV show.) a manchego and Iberico ham omelette, pulled short vania Ave. SE. Created by Sunnyside Restaurant Heading Ramsay’s upscale, eclectic menu is rib, salsas and bacon jam. For hours and more inforGroup, Santa Rosa will introduce an expanded taBeef Wellington, that richly delicious retro dish mation visit www.marriott.com. co-centric menu created by Chef Brian Lacayo and probably first resurrected by Ramsay. You’ll also find Sunnyside’s Catherine Mendelsohn. Beverage diseared scallops, lobster risotto, seafood towers, and— rector/mixologist Gina Chersevani—who brought RAMMY Awards English-style sticky toffee pudding. For updates visus Buffalo & Bergen and Last Call Bar—will recLooks like things are almost back to normal, as the it www.wharfdc.com/gordon-ramsay-hells-kitchen. reate her famous margaritas. We had a sneak peek Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washingat the interior, dominated by an amazing “Day of ton (RAMW) recently announced the 40th AnnuBeer and more Beer... the Dead” mural by local artist Rodrigo Pradel. For al RAMMY Awards. As usual, the black tie event As our Washington Nationals launch their 2022 seawill take place at the Walter E. Washington Conupdates visit www.sunnysiderestaurantgroup.com. son, beer is flowing in the Navy Yard/Capitol Rivvention Center July 24. Awards will return to long erfront. Solace Brewing Company has arrived at 71 standing categories including formal fine dining, Blossom Time Potomac Ave. SE, near the Frederick Douglass Mecasual restaurant, wine (cocktails and beer) proOn Barracks Row, Balkan restaurant Ambar, 523 morial Bridge. The local offshoot of the Virginia gram and chef of the year. Eighth St. SE, has created a cherry blossom-incompany, Solace pours IPAs, kettle sours and other For more information regarding the RAMMY spired cocktail and dessert to honor the National yeasty drinks. To accompany these libations are half Awards, how to support the program, and this Cherry Blossom Festival. The cherry sour is consmokes, brats and all-beef hotdogs from Stachowsyear’s format, visit www.ramw.org. Presented by cocted with cherry-infused vodka, house-made ki Market in Georgetown. For more information visRestaurant Association Metropolitan Washington berry juice, lemon and egg white. The Balkan-style it www.solacebrewing.com. (RAMW), The RAMMY Awards Gala honors the cherry pie is made with crisp phyllo, tart cherAnd next door at 25 Potomac Ave. SE, The accomplishments of hard-working individuals and ries, biscuits and cinnamon, served with vanilla ice Cove brewpub is due to arrive at the former Bardo organizations of the region’s restaurants and foodcream. For more information visit www.ambarresBrewing site. The creation of B. Social Hospitality, service community. u taurant.com. which operates several bars in Clarendon (Arlington), The Cove plans to tap Bardo Brewing’s barrels 94 H HILLRAG.COM

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DISCOVERING MEXICO’S SMOKEY SIDE A Taste of Mezcal by Elyse Genderson

ezcal’s popularity has no signs of slowing down. This category has enjoyed tremendous growth over the past 10 years and continues to climb. What’s considered trendy and current here in DC has a long history dating back over 500 years in Mexico. Mezcal is an overarching term for all agavebased spirits (of which there are many), much in the same way as Cognac is a regional classification for Brandy. Tequila is actually a type of Mezcal. The major differences between Mezcal and Tequila are that Mezcal can come from anywhere in Mexico (but is most commonly from the state of Oaxaca) and Tequila must come from the Tequila area in the state of Jalisco. Both distillates are sourced from the agave plant, but Mezcal can be made from about 30 varieties of agave, while tequila can legally only be made from the “Weber Azul” or “Blue Agave” plant. Mezcal is mostly made from the Espadin variety (accounting for over 80% of production), but other important varieties include Tobalá, Arroqueño, and Tepeztate. Some varieties can take up to 30 years to mature, most take about 10 years, adding to the cost of production. The specific place where they’re grown, the soil type, the microclimate, the traditions of the distiller and grower, and the variety of agave all contribute to the unique flavor in your glass. Much like wine, Mezcal is a drink capable of expressing terroir. Another key difference between Mezcal and Tequila is the flavor. Mezcal is renowned for its signature smoky character derived from smoking the heart of the agave called the piña in underground pits called “palenques,” for about 3 days before fermentation and distillation. Whereas Tequila is slowly roasted or steamed in stone ovens above ground. The smoked piñas are then crushed by a large stone wheel, sometimes still pulled by livestock, and then fermented in large barrels. Once fermented the liquid is distilled twice in small copper pot stills. Producers making Mezcal on a larger scale

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will use industrial mechanized crushers, but the ancient techniques are still used by heritage distillers. Both Tequila and Mezcal have been made in almost the same way for hundreds of years by artisanal producers.

Top Producers to Try: Yuu Baal is a 100% Mexican-owned company with the goal of promoting the rich traditions of native Oaxacan producers of Mezcal. Grupo Yuu Baal is made up of quality producers in several regions including San Juan del Rio, San Luis del Rio, Tlacolula, and Miahuatlan, Oaxaca. Each of these artisans produces outstanding, complex Mezcals from the best heritage varietals expressing the unique terroir of their village. Artisans are involved in every step of the production process including planting, cutting, and distillation. All of these steps are done by hand, with respect for the environment.

Yuu Baal Pechuga Mezcal $59.99: Powerful aromas of smoke, orange peel, anise, pineapple and mango are lifted by green herbs. The texture is velvety with bold honey, citrus, saline, and spice flavors on the palate. A turkey breast is hung over the still during the last distillation to impart more complexity.

Yuu Baal Joven Espadin Mezcal $59.99: Soft and elegant smoke flavors are balanced by exotic mango, peach, and orange. Full of weight and a round, rich texture.

Yuu Baal Reposado Espadin Mezcal $59.99: Pale golden-yellow in color, full bodied, the elevated production process and longer standards of aging, ensure the utmost quality and complexity. Aged six months in American White Oak.

Yuu Baal Anejo Espadin Mezcal $59.99 Aged for 12 months in White American Oak for an especially deep golden color and full body. Pronounced fruity, honey-agave aromas and flavors of charred oak and dried tropical fruits.

Yuu Baal Joven Tepeztate Mezcal $119.99 A unique mezcal with an herbal note of anise, dried cilantro and mint, orange, lime, and wild blossoms. An elegant touch of sweetness follows on the long finish.

El Buho Mezcal Tobala $89.99 Elegant smoke, tropical fruit flavors are enhanced by caramelized pineapple, sea salt and buttered popcorn notes. Elyse Genderson is the Vice President of Schneider’s of Capitol Hill. Visit her at the historic storefront at 300 Massachusetts Ave NE to discover wines you’ll love. ◆

HANDS-ON HISTORY LESSONS AT THE NAVY MUSEUM Plans Afoot for An Exciting Expansion

by Sarah Payne

unlight streams down from skylights onto ship models, guns and artifacts in the 123-year-old building that now serves as the US Navy Museum. The building, located at 736 Sicard Ave., SE in the Navy Yard, is filled with history. Small groups of visitors gather around artifacts, some older than the building itself. James Rentfrow, Director of the National Museum of the US Navy and the NMUSN Campus Program Office, is stopped by a group taken aback by a massive missile in the entrance of the museum’s cold war gallery. Instantly, Rentfrow launches into vivid description that reveals his wealth of knowledge to the awestruck visitors.

Visiting Stepping into the US Navy Museum is like stepping back in time. The building itself, a former gun factory, is now used to display ship models, guns and other artifacts from the Revolutionary War through World War Two. The museum showcases of the history of the US Navy, and a nearby building features two new exhibits: a cold war gallery and displays on the Vietnam and Korean wars. The Navy has had a museum on its campus for over 150 years and has used the space to educate and commemorate special events such as changes of command, promotions and retirement. The museum also features several different interactive exhibits such as guns that children can sit on. Rentfrow emphasized the importance of interactive displays and exhibits in museums, especially as COVID restrictions ease around the District. “Something we have to keep in mind in the new museum is how much the kids enjoy these artifacts that they can interact with, and touch and climb on.” While the museum is sure to provide an interesting and educational experience for all who visit, it’s a bit difficult to access. Guests must first officially enter the military base in order to get access to the museum, a process complicated by security measures. All visitors must check in at the Visitor Control Center

The historic Navy museum welcomes visitors to explore its many unique exhibits.

(VCC) at the primary access gate (1022 O Street SE) which is open daily 6 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

A More Accessible New Space The museum is beginning preparations to move to a location significantly more accessible to the public outside the gates of the military base. The proposed 240,000 square ft. complex will combine both of the current museums and include conference center space. The plans also include office and retail spaces just outside the museum. The new museum will not require individuals to officially enter the military base and, like the Smithsonian, plans to provide free admission. Currently, the space is occupied by a parking lot and a trapeze school. Rentfrow is excited about the potential of the space noting that it provides an opportu-

nity to expand exhibits and makes it easier for community members to visit the museum. Despite the cumbersome process needed to access the museum now, he is not concerned about security at the new location after closely following the opening of the Army and Marines museums. “We certainly will have a security posture, we’ll have a dedicated security force and we’re busy right now looking at exactly what that’s going to look like and how it will be done,” Rentfrow said. “But we feel based on the Army’s experience and the Marine’s experience at Quantico that it’s very manageable.” One of the other things he hopes to include in the new space is a more focused exhibit on the Vietnam war. He said he hopes to honor the veterans who will visit with a meaningful display, Rentfrow said. “The World War II generation will be gone when I open the new building,” Rentfrow said. “Who are the veterans that are going to be coming into the building? It’s going to be Vietnam veterans, so what can we do to do justice to and really tell their story, that’s what my staff is really focused on.” Rentfrow explained that while there is not an official timeline for the opening yet, he hopes to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Navy in 2025 with a commemorative ceremony with at least the retail and office space complete and hopes to “put a shovel in the ground” at the site of the new museum. While many of the reopening details remain uncertain, Rentfrow hopes to keep the current museum open to visitors for the next 24 to 36 months. The museum and associated galleries are open Monday through Friday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is free, and tickets are not required. Masks are no longer required for visitors inside the museum or on the base. Sarah Payne is a general assignment reporter for Capital Community News. She can be reached at sarahp@ hillrag.com. ◆

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AT THE MOVIES

Two Dramas, One Utterly Restrained and One Relentlessly Gripping by Mike Canning

Mothering Sunday Many English novels of the 20th C. had a restrained, guarded tone, where disclosures and motives were quietly or elliptically revealed: dramas of hidden secrets meted out in small gestures or coded language. I’m thinking of works from Virginia Wolff and Anthony Powell, through Malcolm Bradbury and David Lodge, to Julian Barnes and Ian McEwen. Another one of that lineage is Graham Swift who made his novelistic debut in 1986 and is probably best known for his work “Waterland.” Swift’s latest fiction is “Mothering Sunday,” published in 2016 and now a feature film directed by French director Eva Mussen. Its current version in theaters finds it a cinematically exquisite if occasionally torpid drama of the privileged (Opening on April 1 at local indie cinemas, the film runs 104 mins and is

rated “R” for nonchalant nudity). We are in the English countryside, in lolling landscapes dotted with mid-sized mansions of the aristocracy. The film takes place on March 30, 1924, in that “Downtown Abbey” world changed by the trauma of World War I, which has decimated family lines and their future male heirs. The Sheringham family has lost two sons to the war, and their eldest son, Paul (Josh Cooper) is studying for the law but seems wayward and unfocussed. Paul does have his easy pleasures in a longterm affair with the maid of the Nivens, neighbors and close friends of the Sheringhams. Jane Caulfield (Odessa Young) is a reserved orphan who has come to care about Paul, even though he is engaged to be married to a young woman of his class. On “Mothering Sunday,” a day in which servants

are permitted the afternoon off to return home and spend time with their mothers, we see the couple enjoying their standard liaison, for the first time at Paul’s house, Upleigh. When Paul leaves for a family picnic, Jane, who is just discovering her literary bent, lingers around the house in the nude, examining the secrets of the toffs, caressing book spines in the library, and eating delicacies from the kitchen. At the picnic, the Sheringhams wait for Paul with their neighbors, the aggrieved Nivens (Colin Firth and Olivia Coleman). They have also lost two sons and been terribly wounded by the experience. It is only later that day, when Jane arrives back at the Nivens’ house, that she learns of a terrible tragedy. All of this story spins out in a leisurely pace, punctuated by abrupt flash-forwards of Jane’s new life, where she is involved with an older, erudite figure who develops a debilitating disease. The time switches can be disruptive and hard to follow, making the narrative more sluggish than it needs to be. Adding to the confusion is the uneven development of Jane’s character, who comes across as fitful and uncertain. What is not uncertain is the stunning cinematography by Jamie Ramsay, whose lens captures the mood of languid leisure perfectly and in ravishing color. He typically opens a scene with a gorgeous set piece—in a manse, at a picnic table, over a field—then has the protagonists move wanly through them, in a state of elegiac grace.

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An experienced mountain rescuer, Pam Bales (Naomi Watts), undertakes a familiar route up Mt. Washington in the White Mountains of Vermont near her home but turns back before reaching the summit when a blizzard approaches. On her way back, however, she encounters footprints which lead to a man who is barely alive, dressed as if he were going to the beach. (The film, rated ”R,” is

CLASSES Basic Drawing Techniques: Drawing From an Image Tuesdays, April 5, 19, & 26, 6:30pm-8:00pm Master Chef: Flavoring and Savoring Passover w/Susan Barocas & Bonnie Benwick Sunday, April 3, 11:00am-2:00pm Eastern Market Art Series & Teachings (EAST) Sunday, April 3, 3:00pm-5:00pm Naomi Watts stars in Bleeker Street’s “Infinite Storm.” Photo: Bleeker Street

98 minutes of mostly snow-lashed storm). Pam takes it upon herself to get them both down the mountain before nightfall arrives and they succumb to the 80-mile-per-hour winds of the storm. The man, who she comes to call “John” (English actor Billy Howle, last seen in “On Chesil Beach”) is uncommunicative and weak, but she urges and drags him along, provides food and extra clothing, and quietly assures him everything will be all right. Since this is a drama, they first encounter a snow hole, which throws them down a crevasse festooned with tree branches (allowing them to climb their way out — barely). While trapped in the hole, Pam’s thoughts flash back to golden scenes with her two young daughters. Then John gets his foot injured on a rock, but Pam is an expert nurse and is able to keep him afoot in a stumbling limp. He eventually gains some strength and finally speaks, but his view is sour and he muses on dying, an attitude which dogged Pam cannot accept. All this struggle occurs through very lifelike roaring wind and snow, and finally to its resolution. Watts, a veteran of ninety films of every stripe, has done survivor stories before, most memorably in “The Impossible,” (2012) the story of a fami-

ly’s struggle during and after a South Asian tsunami. In that film, she won an Oscar nomination for playing an indominable mom trying to keep her family together after the disaster. Here she is even tougher in another film of cataclysm that gets the heart pulsing early and doesn’t let up. It is based on the true story of veteran mountaineer/rescuer Pam Bale told in a 2016 magazine article, which screenwriter Joshua Rollins adapted for the screenplay. Photography by Michael Englert puts you right in the deadly eye of this winter storm. The director of “Infinite Storm” is Malgorazata Szumowksa, one of Poland’s most prominent filmmakers, who decided to shoot mountain scenes in Slovenia during the COVID-19 outbreak. She specifically wanted the athletic Watts as her protagonist and got both her wish and a convincing thriller. 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. He is the author of the book “Hollywood on the Potomac: How the Movies View Washington, DC.” His reviews and writings on film can be found online at www.mikesflix.com. u

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ARTandtheCITY by Jim Magner

ARTIST PORTRAIT: BART O’RIELLY

ur perceptions of reality are ever shifting. So, what can we know? What can we understand? Anything? Bart O’Rielly wants to know, and he wants to know how color, light and shadow affect our understanding of form, space and material. Bart, as an artist and poet, asks the essential questions: How do we occupy space? How accurate are our perceptions compared with the true nature of reality? He has never been a traditional landscape painter; his work is about Nature in its idea form: the formation of thought. To see that in his paintings, look at “We Go Further Back Than We Care to Remember.” It is this. It is that. The ideas move. You look deeper and the main conception grows, but then dissipates–displaced by another understanding that is soon joined by visions–your visions and ever-evolving memories. Bart is from Ireland. He received his BFA from the Natural College of Art and Design in

Father’s Own (Moon and Stone), Acrylic on Raw Canvas, 7”x6.5”, 2021, Photo: Bart O’Reilly.

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Dublin and an MFA from Maryland Institute, College of Art in Baltimore where he teaches. He also teaches design and color theory at Harford Community College. He uses a variety of materials, mostly oil and acrylic, and lets the medium, water or turpentine, “do its own thing.” He says, “I’m still in control, but it can surprise me.” When he discovers something significant, it doesn’t need an explanation. It just is. It burrows into your curiosity and invites interpretations. He gives his paintings titles, but Bart doesn’t paint his poetry. The poems glide through his work in a visual language, and his poetry flows with a personal narrative that traces back through the ages in the lyrical idioms of Ireland – joined by the dreams and accents of America. You can see his paintings this month at the Hill Center (see, at the galleries) www.hillcenterdc.org

Jim Magner’s Thoughts on Art Bart O’Reilly (See, Artist Profile) wants to know how we occupy space? How accurate are our perceptions? Do we experience true reality? Does it matter? With everything shifting and jumping around, can we ever catch up to what is real? Or is perception just a collection of random impressions–a microscopic fragment of all the ideas in the universe? There was beauty in the beginning but we didn’t recognize it. But then we did and there was an explosion of looking and understanding. We made art. It was more than a delightful display…not just spectacle. It was a great idea; the best idea humankind has ever had. It connects to the spirits of the universe– the birth of creativity–the formation of thought never imagined. And imagination itself. It may seem now that most of our worthwhile human ideas are slipping up through the atmosphere–leaking into space. So while the more ascending purposes and beliefs are passing through the exosphere into the void, the most leaden ambitions and moribund virtues devour the consciousness of the people of the earth: we grab for more; grab for everything. But we can generate a counter force–a return to the origins of human recognition of value that link through art, beauty and the spirit of hope in a collective prayer. We can make art, look at art, hold dear those links to spiritualism. Revel in the gift of creativity for the purpose of adding elevated ideas to our primitive minds–to the space we occupy.

Tigh an Chnoic, Acrylic on Raw Canvas, 30”x 24”, 2016, Photo: Bart O’Reilly.

At the Galleries 2022 Regional Juried Exhibit – Hill Center Galleries 921 Penn Ave. SE This is really a terrific show. Artists from the DC, Maryland and Virginia metropolitan area submitted original work and 118 pieces were selected–including Bart O’Reilly (See: Artist Profile.) Prize winners have been selected by the juror, Arts Consultant Claude Elliot. Enjoy the exhibit in person as well as virtual. hillcenterdc.org/galleries. Art for Humanity – American Painting Fine Art 5125 MacArthur Blvd. Through May The war in Ukraine has had an immediate impact on gallery owner and artist Andrei Kushnir, who is of Ukrainian descent. This show is a fundraiser. 50% of the proceeds of all artwork sales will be donated to the Ukrainian Red Cross. Gallery artists whose works are featured in the special exhibition are Alexangel Estevez, Michael Francis, Andrei Kushnir, the late Ross Merrill, Carol

Spils and Michele Martin Taylor. The paintings will include new work as well as favorites from the gallery’s unique collection. The entire exhibition is also displayed on the gallery website, http:// americanpainting.com Studio Gallery 2108 R St NW, To Sat., April 23 Studio Gallery opens a new show with four artists: Cheryl Ann Bearss, in “Shape of Time,” explores the nature of trees, watching passing generations of humanity. Elizabeth Harris: The Trees and The Forest- Portraits of Trees: Her series is about connections between roots and sky, detail and big-picture, inner and outer, dormancy and renewal. Miriam Keeler: “Conceptual Animal Show.“ Miriam believes animal expressions and symbols are embedded our efforts to interpret our own behaviors and experiences. Lisa Battle: “Signs of Spring.” This is a celebration of hope, even in times of uncertainty and chaos. Amy Davis: “Starting.” Amy is restarting to create her signature encaustic portraits. She uses textures for a sense of liveliness and personality. www.studiogallerydc.com The Art League Gallery – Studio 21 105 North Union Street (in the Torpedo Factory Art Center) Alexandria, VA 22314 Through April The Art League presents Screen Dream, a themed exhibit featuring artworks inspired by stories, images, writers, actors, directors, and musical themes from film and television. In keeping with the spirit of the exhibit, actor Xander Berkeley will serve as juror. In addition to his roles in movies and on TV, Berkeley is also a prolific artist working in oil and sculpture. www.theartleague.org A Capitol Hill artist and writer, Jim can be reached at Artandthecity05@aol.com ◆

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the LITERARY HILL A Compendium of Readers, Writers, Books, & Events by Karen Lyon vocate. Murray eventually earned a course of his curatorial career. A historian with a dislaw degree—and was the first Black tinguished reputation, he often found himself batperson to earn a doctorate in juriditling unsympathetic directors to maintain a scholcal science from Yale. Her groundarly anchor for the exhibitions he curated. This was breaking work at Howard Universiespecially true, he notes, as Federal support for muty in 1944 laid the foundation for the seums waned and administrators turned more and landmark Brown v Board of Educamore to corporations and wealthy donors who detion decision a decade later, although manded “celebratory” exhibits that presented a oneshe never got credit for it. sided “heroic view of history.” As a feminist and “a woman As a result, curators frequently “seized on dubi/ who felt herself a man / trapped / ous ideas simply because there was funding or shadin a woman’s body,” she was instrued scripts to avoid controversy.” Daniel contends that mental in ensuring that women were the Smithsonian’s reluctance to confront controversial included in the 1969 Civil Rights subjects not only demeaned museum staff but also deAct, and, with Betty Friedan, helped nied visitors the benefits of their scholarship and perfound NOW. She was a writer and mitted “dangerous mythology to fester.” He places the poet, but perhaps her most lasting blame squarely on “unlettered Smithsonian secretarlegacy is her legal work. “She enies, feckless museum directors, and meddling politisconced the laws / that would make cians,” who, he claims, have imperiled the mission of it possible / for each human’s rights the institution. Civil rights pioneer Pauli Murray is brought to life for young readers by to flourish,” the authors write. “She Despite his ongoing battles, Daniel displays a Rosita Stevens-Holsey and Terry Catasús Jennings. strove / to make a difference / for passion not only for presenting the complex and exthose who couldn’t advocate / for citing history of America to the public, but also for the A Thorn in Her Heart themselves.” This unsung but transformative voice hard work that goes into mounting an exhibition: the With a Black woman now slated to sit on the Supreme against discrimination of all kinds died in 1985 just collecting, collaborating, interviewing, and researchCourt, children today may have trouble grasping the shy of her 75th birthday. ing. His pathbreaking exhibitions—on American agriextent of the struggle that went before. In “Pauli MurRosita Stevens-Holsey is Murray’s niece and culture, music, and photography—represent a legacy ray: The Life of a Pioneering Feminist & Civil Rights a teacher who promotes her aunt’s legacy through of historical integrity and an eloquent rebuff to viActivist,” co-authors Rosita Stevens-Holsey and Terspeaking and personal appearances (www. ry Catasús Jennings provide middle schoolers with an paulimurraycenter.com). Terry Catasús introduction, written in verse, to a woman who helped Jennings is a local award-winning author pave the way. of children’s fiction, non-fiction, and factAnna Pauline Murray was born in Baltimore in based fiction (www.terrycjennings.com). 1910 and brought up by an aunt in North Carolina after the early death of her mother. Growing up in the Exhibit A Jim Crow south, Pauli, as she was known, became Next time you visit a Smithsonian Museum a firebrand for justice. “Jim Crow meant / humiliaexhibition, you might want to think about tion.,” the authors write. “Suffering / the degradation what went on behind the scenes to bring it / let Pauli understand the / injustice / and unfairness to fruition. In many cases, the process belies / of her lot. / That understanding would be / a thorn the appeal of the finished product. / she would always want to / pull from deep inside / In “Curating the American Past: A her heart.” Pete Daniel relates his Memoir of a Quarter Century at the SmithDespite her twin obstacles of race and gender, experiences as a former sonian National Museum of American curator at the National Murray persevered, with her passion and clear viHistory,” Pete Daniel exposes the wartsMuseum of American sion drawing helpful people to her, including EleaHistory in “Curating the and-all wrangling that took place over the nor Roosevelt, who became a lifelong friend and adAmerican Past.” 102 H HILLRAG.COM

THE POETIC HILL by Karen Lyon sionless leadership that values money over truth. Pete Daniel is an award-winning historian whose previous books include “Lost Revolution: The South in the 1950s” and “Dispossession: Discrimination against African American Farmers in the Age of Civil Rights.” He retired from the Smithsonian in 2009.

C R. Kevin Mallinson, the first openly gay firefighter in the US, shares his story in “Alarm in the Firehouse.”

Trial By Fire The first day on any job is always a challenge: unfamiliar environment, new people, different procedures. Imagine if your co-workers were also snarling epithets at you. That’s what happened to R. Kevin Mallinson when, at 25, he joined the Key West Fire Department. His greeting from a fellow firefighter that morning in 1981 couldn’t have been clearer: “We heard you’re a goddamned faggot!” He tells that story—and many more— in his book, “Alarm in the Firehouse: A Memoir of America’s First Openly Gay Professional Firefighter.” Having realized at an early age that he was gay, Mallinson decided to live as openly and honestly as he could. “I had always heard that ‘the truth will set you free,’” he writes. “Well, it seems that it might slap you across the face first. Then, it will set you free!” Mallinson took a lot of slaps in pursuing his dream of becoming a firefighter. Being snubbed and bullied was bad enough, but there were times when his co-workers actually endangered his life, abandoning him in burning buildings and aiming powerful hoses at him to try and knock him off his ladder. How, he wondered, could “adult men devolve into acting like hostile adolescents? [And] why was I such a threat to these guys?” Despite the obstacles thrown in his path, Mallinson refused to quit. He became a top-notch firefighter, finishing first in the grueling six-week ordeal of Fire College and gaining the respect of some

of the older firemen, who appreciated his commitment and skill. The overall harassment from his co-workers, though, never stopped. After four years with the KWFD, his life began heading in another direction. Even while he was fighting fires, he was volunteering at a local HELPLINE and at a hospice. As the AIDS crisis came to the fore and friends began dying, he found himself providing health education and counseling. On the advice of a friend, he quit the fire department to enroll in nursing school, eventually earning a Ph.D. in nursing. While Mallinson acknowledges that many strides have been made in securing rights for LGBTQ+ people since his experience of the 1980s, he notes that we still have a long way to go in overcoming the “boys will be boys” mentality that allows such abuse to take place. “Alarm in the Firehouse” serves as a powerful reminder of why we should all work to overcome ingrained prejudices so that no one is ostracized or harassed because of their sexual orientation. R. Kevin Mallinson is a retired university professor, public speaker, and researcher who advocates for disenfranchised groups, particularly LGBTQ+ communities and people with, or at risk for, HIV disease. He and his husband split their time between Lewes, Delaware, and Capitol Hill. https://alarminthefirehouse.com u

apitol Hill poet Jean Nordhaus is the author of several highly regarded poetry collections, including “A Bracelet of Lies” (1987), “The Porcelain Apes of Moses Mendelssohn” (2002), “Innocence” (2006), which won the Charles B. Wheeler Prize, and “Memos from the Broken World” (2016), as well as a poetry chapbook, “A Language of Hands” (1982). Her work has been published in American Poetry Review, the New Republic, Poetry, Best American Poetry, and Pushcart Prize: Best of the Small Presses. Nordhaus was the poetry coordinator for the Folger Shakespeare Library’s poetry programs, has taught at the Writer’s Center in Bethesda, MD, and serves as the review editor of Poet Lore, the oldest continuously publishing poetry journal in the US. The poem below appears in “This Is What America Looks Like” (2021), an anthology of poetry and fiction from DC, Maryland, and Virginia published by The Washington Writers’ Publishing House and edited by Caroline Bock and Jona Colson (www.washingtonwriters.org). The anthology will be on sale at this year’s Literary Hill BookFest on May 1 in the North Hall of Eastern Market from 11am to 3 pm. www.literaryhillbookfest.org

Face to Face In the House of Zoom, we sit each at our windows, gazing out like days on an advent calendar from a study, a living room, a den into the common. Some have given thought to the mise en scène, arranging the art on the wall, objects and books on the shelf. I enjoy the display, but what grips me most is the glimpse into the rooms beyond, a bathrobe hung on the back of a door, a hanging pot in the kitchen just over your shoulder, the bottom step of a flight of stairs I could climb to a place that is hidden. Imagination helps, but who can truly grasp the mystery of another’s life: Summer is coming. Now we see through a glass darkly images of trouble and smoke as we wait in our separate rooms in the one human house. If you would like to have your poem considered for publication, please send it to klyon@literaryhillbookfest.org. (There is no remuneration.) u

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SHAKING OFF THE

POST-SHUTDOWN BLUES Re-Balancing Emotional Health After COVID

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oving to a new state in an unfamilMoving Forward iar town where I knew no one just After a few false hopes, it seems that now the world two months before the COVID is opening up to allow a more usual way of moving shutdown tossed me a curve ball among others. Now is the time to examine what we I wasn’t prepared to catch. I was have learned from two years of fearing death, fearing complacent (I never thought it would last so long), I touch and fearing the breath of others. We need to was frightened (no one, not even keep what is beneficial and let go the “experts” seemed to know what no longer works. what was happening or what to “We learned the importance do, and I became depressed. I of self-care. Washing your hands, was so far away from anyone or not hugging every single person anything familiar. we meet and respecting your perWhile I didn’t have the sonal space and the space of othphysical effects from catching ers are things we can carry with the virus, as time progressed I us,” explained Sharon L. Bernibecame more and more isolater, RN, Phd, a psychotherapist. ed. My soul companion Marcel“Hopefully, we also have learned lo died in my arms without my to pay attention to what’s going being able to consult a vet, and on with ourselves emotionally, the plans I had for starting my physically and spiritually.” Berbusiness in my new town evapnier said that there is not a “back Dr Kimberly Martin, Psy.D LLC orated with the prolongation of to normal.” “You can never go the shutdown. While many were back. It’s a new normal. How dealing with the physical consequences of the panwe define that new normal is how we demic, there was a hidden impact—their deterioratwill feel in our society.” Bernier ing emotional health. said it’s our choice to focus on One study about the impact of COVID on the positive and reject mismental health published in the Lancet Medical Jourinformation which can nal last year looked at the global prevalence of delead to fear and anxpression and anxiety disorders in 204 countries and iety. We’ve learned territories in 2020 as a result of the pandemic. how each of us Mental health dramatically declined in that is responyear, with an estimated 53 million additional cases sible for of major depressive disorders and 76 million addiour own tional cases of anxiety disorders seen globally. Womhealth and en and younger people were found to be affected well-being. more than men and older adults. “Fear, anxiety

and judgment is not helpful in promoting the kind of attitude and community we need now.” Dr. Kimber Martin, clinical psychologist, said she looks at normal as what feels right or correct for you personally. “The world is always changing. Ask yourself what’s comfortable with what you are doing now?” During the shutdown I got to know myself. I took a trip inward and I realized there were many things I was holding onto that I needed to let go of. For example, Marcello’s death revealed how I never got to mourn the deaths of my family members. It also made me so appreciative that I had such a deep, loving, unconditional relationship with him for 15 years. It also gave me a new appreciation of my long-time DC friends who are truly my family. Despite a raging pandemic,

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many visited me and that staved off my aloneness. Now we are ripping off our masks and welcoming others with open arms. Or are we? “No one officially said the pandemic is over,” said Martin. “Ask yourself, ‘What have I done to protect myself–vaccines, keeping personal space, meditation, exercise, learning about my immune system–what gains have I made during the pandemic that I can continue. Whatever a person may have found out about themselves that they enjoy doing during the shutdown, try not to lose it now that things are opening up.” Martin said now she only puts her mask on in an elevator instead of everywhere she goes. She cautions that we need to be generous and kind. Some people will be comfortable wearing masks all the time. Do not judge one way or another. Something else Martin said that can help bring our psyches back into balance is monitoring what we take in and learning how it affects us. “Find your middle ground where you can be informed but not obsessed or stressed.”

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Most of us know anxiety and stress are not helpful emotions unless your life is

in immediate danger. In fact, the more you stay in an anxious state, the more your immune system is being compromised and the more you are likely to become sick. It’s not a simple on/ off switch to release stress. It is something you can practice releasing. One way is to monitor your thoughts, Notice when your self-talk starts taking a nose dive and create a short and powerful phrase that you can easily think or say when anxiety spikes. Some are: This is a marathon, not a sprint; Be here now; I have endured …. I can weather this storm, and my favorite is: This, too, shall pass. Replace “but” with “and” to shift negative self-statements. For example, “But this is a terrible time” changes to “This is a terrible time, and we’ll get through it,” and, “But I’m so lonely” changes to, “I am lonely, and I’m grateful for the connections I do have.” I like to write about 10 things every day that I’m grateful for. You can do it in the mornings or before bed. It doesn’t matter. Country actress and singer Rita Wilson knows how to keep herself grounded and living in the present. “I’m a big believer in gratitude. Gratitude is the antidote to fear and there’s always something to be thankful for.” For more information contact: Sharon L. Bernier RN, PhD, psychotherapist. 202-544-6465 and/or Dr, Kimberly Martin, clinical psychologist. 317-721-9067. kimberly@drkimberlym.com Pattie Cinelli is a health and fitness professional and journalist who has been writing her column for more than 20 years. She focuses on holistic and non-mainstream ways to stay healthy, get well and connect with your true self. Please email her with questions, comments or column suggestions at: fitmiss44@aol.com. ◆

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DON’T EAT THAT PLANT! by Dan Teich, DVM

any people enjoy having houseplants and pets in their home. It is possible to have both coexist safely. A number of plants are dangerous to dogs and cats, but others will not affect your pet if chewed on. We have a list below of a few common plants—it is far from exhaustive. If you have questions regarding plant and pet safety, you may consult your veterinarian and the ASPCA Animal Poison Control website.

The Great Outdoors Once spring starts, local gardens become flush with flowers growing from bulbs. All of our typical bulboriginating plants have some degree of toxicity—in most cases the leaves and stems are mildly toxic, but the bulbs may be different story. Tulip and hyacinth: These plants are from the lily family, but are not as dangerous as true lilies. The leaves and flowers should not be eaten as they may cause drooling and mild gastrointestinal upset (similar causation as philodendrons), but the bulbs are a bigger concern. They contain higher concentrations of tuliposin A and B, which may cause increased heart rate and breathing problems. A Labrador consuming one tulip bulb will be fine, but a whole bag or garden bed is a different story. Daffodil (Narcissus): Leaf and flower clinical signs are similar to tulips, but a large ingestion of bulbs may lead to decreased blood pressure, tremors, seizures, and heart rate abnormalities. Crocus: The fall-blooming crocus (Colchicum autumnale) is much more toxic than spring-blooming species. All can cause the typical gastrointestinal upset, but the fall crocus can lead to liver and kidney damage, and even bone marrow suppression. Other garden flowers and plants ta=hat pose a significant threat to our domestic pets: Lilies: True lilies (Lilium spp. and Hemerocallis spp.) are found in temperate gardens and many cut flower arrangements. All parts of these lilies, which includes Easter, tiger, day, stargazer, and rubric lilies, are toxic to cats. Ingestion of a few leaves or petals,

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and even the water from the vase, can result in acute kidney failure. Even licking the pollen off of their fur may lead to death. If you have cats, do not have lilies on your house or garden (if indoor/outdoor cats). Lily toxicity is much less recognized in healthy dogs. Foxglove, oleander, lily-of-the-valley: These plants all contain cardiac glycosides, compounds which may have profound effects on the cardiovascular system, including affecting blood pressure, heart rate and rhythm, and / or cause tremors or seizures. All parts of the plant are considered toxic.

cycad, zamia, all parts of the plant—from roots to leaves, are toxic, but the seeds /nuts are the worst part to ingest. Although it contains a number of toxic compounds, the seeds contain cycasin, which can cause liver failure. Toxic signs may be noted within minutes, including salivation, depression, vomiting and diarrhea. If not treated quickly, liver damage may occur within 1-3 days. Decontamination, hospitalization, and administration of N-acetylcysteine may be necessary. Ingestion of this plant is an immediate emergency.

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Houseplants are a perennial popular snack for dogs and cats. Many are benign, but a number can cause irritation, and even death. Philodendron, Alocasia, Dieffenbachia: These plants are members of the Araceae plant family and contain insoluble calcium oxalate crystals. Contained within the leaves and stems are bundles of these crystals, called raphides, which release the crystals when chewed or disturbed, causing acute and generalized pain to the mouth and any mucous membrane, or even plain skin, that it encounters. This leads to pawing at the mouth, excessive salivation, swelling of the lips and tongue, and even rarely swelling of the airways. Although the pet may look uncomfortable, the clinical signs are usually self-limiting and will resolve in time. Plants in these categories include calla lily, elephant’s ear, monstera (Swiss cheese plant), devil’s ivy, mother-in-law’s tongue, peace lily, pothos, schefflera (umbrella plant). Note: personal experience has demonstrated dieffenbachia to be more severe than most other plants in this family. Euphorbia spp. Members of Euphorbia, including the pencil plant and poinsettia, have a thick resinous sap, which is quite irritating, but similar to philodendrons, it will not cause long-term ill effects. Personal experience with my own pencil plant can confirm that it is quite irritating, to human skin, too. Sago palm and cycads: This popular indoor houseplant, and warm-climate outdoor landscape plant, is deadly. Also called Coontie palm, Japanese

Plants and pets can readily co-exist. A number of common houseplants are non-toxic. While many plants may not be listed as toxic, the consumption of any plant material may cause vomiting and gastrointestinal upset in any dog or cat, especially in quantity. • • •

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African violet: A perennial favorite for indoor gardening, they are not dangerous to your domestic friends. Jade plant (Crassula spp.): The common jade may cause mild stomach upset, but is generally not thought of as being toxic to dogs. Bromeliads: Although bromeliads look fierce, they are safe around pets. Do take care around them though, many have small spikes on their leaves. Parlor palm: Although safe to have in your home, it is an attractive plant for your cat to shred. Calathea (prayer plant, zebra plant, rattlesnake plant, etc.): Colorful and full of life, calatheas are a great addition to a house with pet. Spider plant: - Ivy plants are toxic, but the trailing spider plant is not! That being said, cats may find it to be a delicacy, leading to vomiting. Boston fern: Many ferns can be toxic, but this showy plant will only cause vomiting if eaten in excess.

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SCHOOL NOTES by Susan Braun Johnson

Northeast Stars NES students are learning and building their skills each day with initial sound object matching, a tactile learning activity that reinforces learning the sounds associated with each letter, the Moveable Alphabet, which is a Montessori tool used to teach reading, spelling, and writing. Students have also been using phonetic reading blocks to practice spelling and sounding out three letter words. This activity helps to develop pre-reading skills, gain experience with words that rhyme, and reinforces blending sounds into words. Northeast Stars Montessori Preschool, 1325 Maryland Ave NE; nestars.net

Payne Elementary This winter, Payne Wildcats have been busy with field trips, Food Prints, Math Night sports, clubs, and Saturday Academy activities. In addition to girls and boys basketball, Wildcats are preparing for a season of Girls on the Run, and enjoying newspaper, book club, robotics, taekwondo, and culinary arts. Students have enjoyed field trips to Udvar Hazy Air and Space Muse110 H HILLRAG.COM

Capitol Hill Day School While learning about industrialization in Humanities class, Capitol Hill Day School eighth-graders worked together in groups using K’Nex to build original machines with interchangeable parts. Students mapped out their designs, built machines, and participated in different simulations. Capitol Hill Day School’s middle school location in Farren’s Stable allows lots of space for flexible working and learning. Capitol Hill Day School, 210 South Carolina Ave, SE; chds.org

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Otters Visit the Recycling Center The Van Ness Elementary kindergarten class took a field trip to the Montgomery County Recycling Center, capping off their unit of study on conservation. The students peppered the tour guide with dozens of questions about recycling, then explored the sorting facility—fascinated by the many machines, conveyor belts, and bulldozers moving around recyclables. Van Ness Elementary, 1150 5th St SE; vannesselementary.org;

um, the American History Museum, and are looking forward to environmental education field trips for all grades and a BayScaping service project on 14th St. SE in the spring funded by the Chesapeake Bay Trust. Payne, 1445 C St SE; paynedc.org

Waterfront Academy has been keeping busy this spring. Students eagerly anticipated a visit from the National Cherry Blossom Festival Goodwill Ambassadors on March 21. They were especially excited about the Haikus they wrote in honor of the cherry blossoms. The school was recently awarded GoDCGo Platinum Level Ambassador status too—Kids Ride Free (with the DCDOT) appeared at the school March 24 to promote the program. Current students welcomed back alumna Kai, who came back to give a talk to middle school students about what high school is like. Waterfront academy, 222 M St. SW; waterfrontacademy.org

Maury At Maury Elementary, 4th and 5th graders have been learning improvisation and rhythm skills through bucket drumming, under the direction of their new music teacher, Kaylee Mina. Using buckets emphasizes a consistent theme in her classroom: everything is an instrument and music is everywhere. When the weather is fine, the public is treated to impromptu street performances near the school’s main entrance. Maury ES, 1250 Constitution Ave. NE; mauryelementary.com.

Templeton Academy

Eastern HS Eastern Student’s Full Ride Scholarship to GW! Eastern senior Damiyah Brown earned the Trachtenberg, a scholarship that will cover her tuition, room, board, books, and fees all four years at George Washington University. Damiyah is an excellent student in Eastern’s Health and Medical Sciences NAF Academy and IB classes. She said of her future plans, “I want to study Public Policy and become a politician. My ultimate goal in life is to travel and explore new opportunities but eventually come back to the city that has my heart; the one I was born and raised in, so I’m able to help the people here. DC isn’t about the gun violence or drug abuse; DC is community and I want to show the nation the potential DC natives have. I want people to know how much I love my city and how passionate I am about improving it.” Eastern Senior HS, 1700 East Capitol St, NE; easternhighschooldc.org.

Te m p l e t o n Academy’s STEM Teacher and Coordinator, Rachel Stagner, has won two STEM grants for the school. Rachel has been selected to participate in Project Kindle—a six-day fellowship expedition where she will engage in climate change research at Acadia National park in Maine and learn how to plan a future expedition for students that will take place next year. Rachel also won a STEM Research Grant from the Society for Science that will provide approximately $1500 worth of STEM equipment to the school. Templeton Academy, 406 7th St. NW; templetonacademy.org/dc

Amidon-Bowen PTA Virtual Fundraiser Bidding is open to the public April 27-29. Items for sale will include sports tickets, gift cards for local businesses, and travel/adventure items. All proceeds will support students at Amidon-Bowen, including through technology purchases and expanded after school activities. To donate items to the auction or for questions, contact www.biddingowl.com/AmidonBowenPTA u

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March 1, 1985. Giant pandas Hsing-Hsing (left) and Ling-Ling (right) at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute

Kids Welcome at Anacostia Watershed Society Earth Day Cleanup

Once upon a time, there were three hungry Dinosaurs: Papa Dinosaur, Mama Dinosaur…and a dinosaur who happened to be visiting from Norway. That’s just the beginning of this hilarious, fractured, symphonic take on Goldilocks and the Three Bears, as retold by Mo Willems. This new classic is presented by favorite performers and the National Symphony Orchestra, featuring original music by indie pop icon and NSO Artistic Advisor Ben Folds. $25 to $55. Best for age five, up. Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs is at the Kennedy Center on Saturday, April 30 at 2 and 4 p.m. The 2 p.m. performance is sensory-friendly. kennedycenter.org.

Kids, accompanied by an adult, can join in the Anacostia Watershed Society’s Earth Day Cleanup--a DC-area tradition where thousands of volunteers cleanup sites all along the Anacostia River and its tributary streams throughout the watershed in DC, Prince George’s and Montgomery Counties. On the Saturday following Earth Day, thousands of volunteers come out to dozens of different sites to pick-up trash, serve their communities, and enjoy the Anacostia River. Registration is now open for the 2022 cleanup which is on Saturday, April 22 10 a.m. to noon. Preregistration is required to volunteer and to get the coveted t-shirt at anacostiaws.org.

Mount Vernon’s Revolutionary War Weekend On April 30 and May 1, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (rain or shine), Mount Vernon’s serene 12-acre field transforms into a battleground as Continentals, Redcoats, and Hessians conduct military drills, perform cavalry demonstrations, and engage in 18th-century tacticals. Meet the soldiers who are encamped at Mount Vernon, discuss military techniques, and greet General Washington. All activities are included in admission price: $28 for adults, 12+; $15 for age six to eleven; five and under, free. There is a $2 price reduction for early online ticket purchase. mountvernon.org. Mount Vernon hosts the nation’s largest Revolutionary War re-enactment. Photo: Rob Shenk

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On April 16 and 17, the National Zoo will celebrate 50 years of unprecedented achievement in the care, conservation, breeding and study of giant pandas. Over the past five decades, the Zoo’s pandas have become international icons, beloved both for their adorable antics and their ability to bring colleagues from the United States and China together to collaborate for a common goal: saving the species from extinction. On Saturday, April 16, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., visitors can enjoy lion dance performances, panda-shaped Bao buns and calligraphy demonstrations, courtesy of the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China, speak with the Zoo’s scientists who study giant panda biology and ecology, and see the pandas receive special enrichment treats. On Sunday, April 17, 10 a.m. to noon, visitors can enjoy a performance by Dong Xi, a musical collaboration between percussionist Tom Teasley and Chinese dulcimer artist Chao Tian. The Zoo’s giant pandas also will receive enrichment treats as part of the celebration. nationalzoo.si.edu/ animals/celebrating-50-years-giant-pandas.

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Petalpalooza at Capitol Riverfront at the Yards On Saturday, April 16, 1 to 9 p.m. (rain date, Sunday, April 17, 5 to 9 p.m.), celebrate spring at the National Cherry Blossom Festival‘s Petalpalooza at Capitol Riverfront at the Yards, with a full day of live music and engaging activities. This all-ages celebration brings art, music, and play to multiple outdoor stages, interactive art installations, a beer garden and family-friendly hands-on activities. The evening is capped by fireworks set to music. Free. nationalcherryblossomfestival.org/event/ petalpalooza.

Soar Together @ Air and Space Virtual Family Day When you think of careers in air and space, you might not think of clothing designers, bakers or artists. However, there are jobs that require skills in artistry, creativity and visuals and this month (May), they’ll introduce you to some of these air and space career connections. Join them on May 13 and 14, all day, for live, virtual story times, their monthly Air and Space Adventures challenge game, and artifact exploration. airandspace.si.edu/events/ soar-together-air-and-space-virtualfamily-day-crafty-and-creative-career-connections.

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Story Time at Union Market On Tuesdays, 10:30 to 11:15 a.m., join Northeast Library as they travel to the roof of Union Market, 1309 Fifth St. NE, to bring a unique story time to babies, toddlers, preschoolers, and their caregivers. Join them on the roof for books, songs, rhythm, rhyme and movement. Bring a blanket or towel to sit on. This outdoor program is canceled in the event of a heat/cold emergency. dclibrary.org/ northeast. April 2022 ★ 115

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Arboretum Eagles Egg Hatches The Eagle Nest Cam at the US National Arboretum revealed that on Feb. 22, Mr. President and LOTUS celebrated President’s Day weekend by laying two eggs. One egg hatched on March 27, but the eaglet died. A second eaglet hatched on March 29 and was doing fine. Eagle eggs take about 35 days to incubate before hatching. During that time, Mr. President and LOTUS took turns incubating and rolling the eggs so they stayed warm and developed evenly. With the arrival of the eggs, Azalea Road and parts of the Azalea Collections were closed to visitors for about the next four months. While there will still be plenty of trails to see the azaleas in full bloom in spring, please respect the closed sections and give the eagles space to care for their young. PLEASE NOTE: This is a wild eagle nest and anything can happen. Things like predators, natural disasters as well as territorial disputes can affect this eagle family and may be difficult to watch. naeaglecam.org.

A Special LUNCH DOODLES with Mo Willems! Variant Edition In March of 2020, millions of people of all ages from around the world first joined Emmy Award–winning writer and New York Times best-selling author and illustrator Mo Willems in his studio for weekday LUNCH DOODLES. To mark the second anniversary, Mo and the Kennedy Center are releasing a special new “Variant Edition” of LUNCH DOODLES, inviting everyone back into his studio to doodle, reflect on the past two years, and create art together. This new “Variant Edition” is available at kennedy-center.org/education/mo-willems.

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from July 5 to August 5 and offer a full-day of learning, fun, and friendship. Registration for the program has opened at dcpsreopenstrong.com/summer/#ESA. Space is limited, and families will be directed to the school in their assigned neighborhood feeder pattern when registering online. Registration has also opened for current students in grades five through eight where they can explore their career interests through the Career & Technical Education (CTE) Enrichment program from July 5 to Aug. 5. Current students in grades five to eight also can grow their math skills through the Algebra Accelerator program on weekdays from July 5 to Aug. 5. Rising ninth grade students will start their high school experience by attending Summer Bridge at their school from Aug. 8 to 12. During this orientation week, students will enjoy a variety of activities, such as team building games, scavenger hunts to get to know their new schools, excursions and field trips, creative projects, performances, and presentations about high school and beyond. dcpsreopenstrong.com/summer.

Applications Open for DPR Summer Camp This summer, DPR will have a wide range of summer camp offerings for ages three to thirteen. Registration for camps will open on a rolling basis during the week of April 4. DPR will aoffer reduced rates to qualifying DC residents. dpr.dc.gov/page/about-camps.

American Youth Philharmonic Orchestras Applications Open With a nationally recognized artistic staff, AYPO annually selects and trains more than 400 of the area’s most talented young musicians. Students up to age 21 are encouraged to audition in June for the opportunity to participate in one of their six orchestras and six instrumental ensembles. Auditions will take place virtually this season with video submissions due Friday, May 27. Rehearsals for the 2022-2023 season will start on Monday evenings in September and continue through May. aypo.org. ◆

Amidon-Bowen Elementary PTA Virtual Auction Fundraiser Amidon-Bowen Elementary’s online auction is on April 27 to 29. Auction items include sports tickets, gift cards for local businesses and travel/adventure tickets. All proceeds support Amidon-Bowen students from technology purchases and expanded after school activities. Visit auction site and bid at biddingowl.com/AmidonBowenPTA. To donate items to the auction or for questions, contact amidonbowenauction@gmail.com.

Free KN95 Masks for Kids at DC COVID Centers DC residents can obtain two packages of children’s masks each containing five masks. In addition to masks for children, all COVID Centers will continue to provide access to vaccinations, boosters, adult masks, take-home rapid antigen tests, and PCR tests. DC Health has eight COVID Centers with one in each Ward. All sites are open six days a week, as late as 9 p.m. COVID Centers are open across DC. Proof of residency is required. coronavirus.dc.gov.

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Easter Monday at the Zoo On Easter Monday, April 18, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. (rain or shine), the Smithsonian’s National Zoo will continue a Washington tradition that spans more than 100 years by hosting “Easter Monday: An African American Family Tradition”. Throughout the day, the Zoo will offer family-focused activities, from an Easter egg hunt with prizes to field games, special animal demonstrations and live entertainment. And don’t miss a chance to meet Easter Panda. Free but parking is $30 and you must reserve a parking pass online before you visit. nationalzoo.si.edu.

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To HILL with the Suburbs! These are Challenging Times! Interest Rates have Gone Up & will Go higher! Buying power has decreased. This may be April, but Now is Not the Time to be Foolish! An Agent’s ability is shown by ALL the homes he’s sold! John and the team have decades of experience, and have sold thousands of homes, most on the Hill! You need an experienced agent to handle challenging times.

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