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Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Vol. XLIII, No. 32
Serving Communities in Northwest Washington Since 1967
THE NORTHWEST CURRENT
Many schools fall short on DC-CAS
BEST FRIENDS
■ Test scores: Stoddert, Key,
Mann shine on annual exams
By JESSICA GOULD
Current Staff Writer
Some of the most highly regarded public schools in the District fell
short of newly strengthened proficiency marks that were established
to meet federal mandates.
While school system officials
continue to hail progress on the D.C.
Comprehensive Assessment System
(DC-CAS) over the past three years,
the 2010 schoolb y - s c h o o l ■ SCHOOL BY
results released SCHOOL: A
Friday paint a breakdown of
dimmer portrait area results.
Page 27.
in many cases.
For example,
in Upper Northwest — which typically leads the city in test scores —
the only three elementary schools to
make adequate yearly progress in
both reading and math under the
federal No Child Left Behind law
were Stoddert, Key and Mann.
On the high school level,
Benjamin Banneker Academic High
School and School Without Walls
— which are both magnet schools
with entrance requirements — made
adequate yearly progress in both
subjects, while the open enrollment
Wilson High School did not make
See Scores/Page 26
Wilson pool rules puzzle some users
By IAN THOMS
Bill Petros/The Current
Washington Humane Society volunteer Breen Byrnes, left,
introduces Freeman to Elissa Goetschius during Saturday's
pet adoption event at Open City in Woodley Park. The group is
looking for more volunteers. See story, page 11.
For some, the one-year-old Wilson Aquatic Center is
a welcome community asset, a state-of-the-art example
of taxpayer money put to good use. For others, it is frustration embodied, a microcosm of the District government’s all-too-typical shortcomings.
“Wilson is a beautiful facility and I’m happy to finally get some use out of all the tax money I pay to D.C.,”
expressed Dawn Leijon, a Tenleytown resident who regularly visits the Wilson pool with her three children.
“But,” she wrote in an e-mail to The Current, “the way
the pool is run just reinforces the negative stereotypes
people have about the D.C. government — heavy on
regulations and bureaucracy, light on service and enjoyment.”
Leijon and some other pool users — primarily parents — have begun voicing such frustrations on the
See Pool/Page 33
Bill Petros/Current File Photo
The city and community members have agreed to
hold regular meetings of an advisory committee to
discuss issues at the Wilson Aquatic Center.
Metro mulls ‘virtual’
Farragut connection
Ward 4 straw poll gives Gray
a win on Fenty’s home turf
By IAN THOMS
By ELIZABETH WIENER
Sometime later this year, Metro will consider setting
up a system to allow passengers to exit one Farragut station and enter the other without being charged for a new
fare, according to an agency spokesperson.
Often referred to as a “virtual tunnel,” the concept of
allowing passengers to transfer from one station to
another — while treating their rides as single trips —
has been discussed among Metro officials and riders for
more than a decade.
In the case of the Farragut stations, the connection’s
chief advantage would be to allow passengers to transfer between the Red Line and the Blue and Orange lines
without having to go through busy Metro Center.
Until recently, the Washington Metropolitan Area
Mayoral candidate Vincent Gray
scored yet another straw poll victory last week, this time in the Ward 4
home territory of his chief rival,
Mayor Adrian Fenty.
The final tally, announced hours
after a boisterous and crowded
forum sponsored by the Ward 4
Democrats group, gave the current
D.C. Council chairman 581 votes to
401 for Fenty, who got his start in
District politics as the ward’s council member and still lives there.
The Wednesday evening event
NEWS
■ Whole Foods comes
to Foggy Bottom site.
Page 3.
■ City presents initial
schemes for Walter
Reed campus. Page 14.
A new fare collection system could allow Metrorail
riders to go from one of the two stations to the
other without incurring an extra charge.
Transit Authority did not have the technology available
to make rail-to-rail transfers possible. But the agency
now has a new fare collection system in place.
The system “can allow rail-to-rail transfers, a capaSee Farragut/Page 33
SPORTS
■ Local Gonzaga alum
climbs NFL ranks. Page
11.
■ Area Little Leaguers
struggle in regional
play. Page 11.
PA S S A G E S
■ Exhibit showcases
storied history of
Franklin School. Page 13.
■ Volunteers take to
the farm to ‘glean for
the city.’ Page 13 .
finds Gray winning straw polls of
registered Democrats in wards 3, 4,
6, 7 and 8. Fenty, in a season crowded with debates and campaigning,
has won only in
Ward 2.
■ CAMPAIGN
Straw polls CONTRASTS:
are clearly an Mayoral rivals
imperfect indi- air views. Page
cator of the 3.
actual outcome
of the mayoral primary Sept. 14.
But observers say they hint at campaign organizers’ ability to bring out
supporters and at the loyalty of
those who do show up for a comSee Straw Poll/Page 28
INDEX
Business/7
Calendar/22
Classifieds/34
District Digest/4
Exhibits/25
In Your Neighborhood/20
Opinion/8
Passages/13
Police Report/6
Real Estate/19
Service Directory/29
Sports/11
Theater/25
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Leading mayoral hopefuls Whole Foods on its way to Foggy Bottom site
differ on priorities, styles
By KARA BRANDEISKY
Current Correspondent
By BRADY HOLT
As the two leading mayoral
candidates compete to serve the
District for the next four years,
both are emphasizing the last four.
Incumbent Mayor Adrian
Fenty is running on his record,
promising more of the same after
a first term that he says has
brought about great strides in
school reform, public safety and
city services through a prevailing
get-it-done attitude.
Council Chairman Vincent
Gray doesn’t deny that Fenty has
made some important progress
since he became the District’s
youngest mayor. But as Gray
makes his case for replacing
Fenty, he says his opponent has
been fiscally irresponsible and
nontransparent, engaged in crony-
ism and not worked well with others.
It’s a message that has cut into
support for the man who won all
142 precincts in the 2006
Democratic mayoral primary.
Gray has come out ahead in many
recent citywide and straw polls.
The two candidates have also
differed on the leadership styles
they have indicated they would
use to run the city if elected.
In an interview with The
Current, Fenty deflected a series
of nitty-gritty policy questions by
deferring to the expertise of others
in his administration or elsewhere
in the D.C. government. “There’s
so many questions, I don’t actually have the information at my fingertips,” Fenty said.
“You’ve got to understand, as
mayor the whole reason of having
See Campaign/Page 28
Clean City study suggests
changes to clean up alleys
By KARA BRANDEISKY
A new report from the D.C.
Clean City Office this summer rates
15 percent of the District’s alleys
and 4 percent of the District’s streets
as either hazardous or dirty.
Volunteers who compiled the ratings considered amounts of litter,
graffiti, illegal dumping and overgrowth, according to Clean City
spokesperson Keith Jones.
The spring report, which was
released in July, details the cleanliness of all the streets and alleys in
the District on a scale of one to four
where one is “clean” and four is
“hazardous.”
The document also suggests a
range of solutions to the problems,
including the creation of a task force
and the adoption of new legislation.
Northwest D.C. fared reasonably
well in the rankings, with no streets
or alleys in wards 1, 2 or 3 declared
hazardous. In Ward 4, however,
almost 3 percent of the alleys were
rated hazardous. And 16 percent of
the alleys in Ward 1 hit the second
rating level — “dirty.”
Nine percent of the alleys in both
wards 3 and 4 were deemed dirty.
No alleys in Ward 2 reached that
mark.
In Ward 4, five of the seven areas
the report deemed hazardous fall
within the boundaries of the
Petworth advisory neighborhood
commission.
Commissioner Joseph Vaughan
said he has not seen the Clean City
report, but he has heard various
complaints from neighbors about
“trouble spots” in alleys.
See Clean/Page 21
The week ahead
Tuesday, Aug. 17
The Sustainable Business Network of Washington, Think Local First DC and
the Clean Economy Network will hold a mayoral candidates forum focusing on
ways to stimulate the growth of the sustainable business sector. The forum
will be held from 6 to 8:30 p.m. in the Langston Room at Busboys and Poets,
2021 14th St. NW. Admission is free, but registration is required; visit
sbnow.org.
Wednesday, Aug. 18
The Wilson Aquatic Center Advisory Group will meet at 7 p.m. in the
Community Room at the Wilson Aquatic Center, 4551 Fort Drive NW.
Tuesday, Aug. 24
The Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Washington and the
Sixth & I Historic Synagogue will host a D.C. mayoral debate featuring candidates Adrian Fenty and Vincent Gray. Candidates will be asked to share their
vision for the District and discuss issues that affect the Jewish community as
well as matters of general concerns. The forum will be held from 8 to 9:30
p.m. at the Sixth & I Historic Synagogue, 600 I St. NW. Admission is free, but
reservations are required; visit sixthandi.org.
The Foggy Bottom community learned last week
that a Whole Foods will be moving into the massive
new complex at 2200 Pennsylvania Ave. The grocery store is expected to open in fall 2011, according
to Whole Foods regional vice president Ken Meyer.
Negotiations began five years ago to redevelop
Square 54, the former home of the George
Washington University Hospital. In 2008, the university arranged a long-term lease with Boston
Properties for retail, residential and office development.
A grocery store was always a key goal for the
property, said Louis Katz, George Washington’s
executive vice president and treasurer.
“You, our neighbors, have been a key part of this
development plan since the very beginning,”
Michael Akin, assistant vice president for communi-
The new complex under construction at Square
54 will include a Whole Foods supermarket.
ty relations, wrote in a letter to residents.
“Throughout, one message that came across loud
and clear was the desire for a grocery store in Square
54.”
See Grocery/Page 21
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District Digest
Firm agrees to not
call its travel ‘free’
Under the terms of a lawsuit settlement with the D.C. Office of the
Attorney General, a Nevada-based
promotions company must disclose
the requirements and restrictions on
its travel packages touted as “free”
and must not pitch its regular prices
as a “one-time offer.”
According to a D.C. government news release, Sunshine
Promotions did not tell its customers they would need to attend
sales promotions to redeem their
free travel, nor did the company
spell out restrictions on that travel.
Under the settlement, which still
needs approval from a D.C.
Superior Court judge, Sunshine
admits no liability but agreed to be
more forthcoming in its marketing
material. The release said the firm
will “restrict its use of terms like
‘free,’ ‘complimentary,’ ‘gift’ or
‘winner.’”
Sunshine must also contribute
$90,000 to the city’s Consumer
Protection Fund.
WASA awarded for
environmental work
The D.C. Water and Sewer
Authority received two national
environmental awards last month,
according to a news release.
The water agency won the
National Environmental
Achievement Award from the
National Association of Clean
Water Agencies for development of
a new nitrogen-removal process,
which it plans to implement at its
Blue Plains treatment facility.
During the treatment process, the
nitrogen — which would contribute
to oxygen-sucking algal blooms if
released into water — is inexpensively converted into a harmless
gas, according to the release.
The agency also netted the
Platinum Peak Performance Award
for Blue Plains’ first-ever five-year
period of perfect U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency
permit compliance.
Bill would place D.C.
statues in Capitol
Sen. Joe Lieberman, I-Conn.,
has agreed to introduce in the
Senate a bill to allow the District to
place two statues in the U.S.
Capitol, according to a release from
D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton,
who proposed the same measure in
the U.S. House of Representatives.
“ I like SAFE
banking.”
Norton’s bill received committee approval late last month.
If the measure wins final passage, the District government will
likely choose statues of Frederick
Douglass and Pierre L’Enfant to
place in the Capitol’s Statuary Hall,
where they will join figures from
each state.
Pepco gives funds
for Georgetown park
Utility provider Pepco has
agreed to contribute $50,000
toward the completion of
Georgetown Waterfront Park after
the project ran short of funds due to
delays and cost overruns.
Company spokesperson Clay
Anderson confirmed the donation
yesterday, saying that Pepco
“understands the need” for the
funds to complete the park.
A statement released by Pepco
did not address claims by the
National Park Service and the
Friends of Waterfront Park that
errors by the utility led to $300,000
worth of redesign costs.
Friends president Bob vom
Eigen said that his group was
“pleased” with the development
and was confident that the
Georgetown community would
contribute the remaining $100,000
that is needed. The $150,000 in
donations will be matched by a
federal grant to reach the total
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City Tenant Summit
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The D.C. Office of the Tenant
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800 Florida Ave. NE.
The free event is scheduled to
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Grant to help church
assess water damage
A $5,000 grant awarded last
month to the Church of the Holy
City at 16th and Corcoran streets
NW will fund a study on damage
to its 1890s-era bell tower, according to a news release.
Over the years, clogged drains
sent water into the frame of the 95foot-high English Gothic Revival
tower. The water and subsequent
termite infestation damaged the
structure’s wooden beams, the
release says.
The grant from the nonprofit
National Trust for Historic
Preservation will let the church
determine whether the existing
structural components will be
repaired or replaced. The study will
be complete in the fall.
Washington relic is
back at Tudor Place
A chest that once sat in George
Washington’s bedroom at Mount
Vernon has been restored and
returned to Tudor Place Historic
House and Garden in Georgetown,
according to a release.
Washington purchased the
piece, called a chest-on-chest, in
1773, and Tudor Place owners
Thomas and Martha Peter bought it
in 1802 after Martha Washington’s
death.
The conservation effort took six
months and removed layers of
grime and a poorly done previous
refinishing, the release says.
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Secret is out: Fans bid adieu to Dupont store
By JESSICA GOULD
For fans of the Townhouse
Safeway, “checking out” had special meaning Saturday as clerks
bagged their last bread loaves and
customers gave a wistful goodbye.
Just a month ago, Safeway officials announced that the store would
be closing its doors in August after
40 years at 20th and S streets.
“We’re disappointed, but we
hope [neighbors] will find one of the
other stores nearby convenient to
use,” Safeway spokesperson Craig
Muckle said at the time.
But Dupont Circle advisory
neighborhood commissioner Mike
Feldstein said nothing could beat
the convenience of the so-called
“Secret Safeway,” which was
tucked into the first floor of an
office building and did not offer the
same deals as other Safeway stores.
“Yes, it was expensive. Yes,
selection was limited,” Feldstein
said. “But it was there night and day
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needs of the community — more so
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area. It will be sorely missed, as will
its wonderful staff.”
In fact, as they scanned the
almost-empty shelves last week,
neighbors said they hope another
supermarket eventually comes to
the discreet 20th Street space.
“I don’t know what I’m going to
do when I’m cooking dinner and I
need something. It’s very nice to be
See Safeway/Page 26
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Repaving plans at Lafayette park spark debate
By JESSICA GOULD
A group of Chevy Chase residents is hoping that,
when it comes to Lafayette Park, the city will take the
road less traveled.
For years, a glorified path — some say a driveway or
road — has extended from the intersection of 33rd and
Patterson streets to Lafayette School.
Lafayette principal Lynn Main said delivery trucks
use the driveway because it leads to the school’s only
entrance that does not involve a lot of stairs.
She estimates that two or three trucks make the trip
daily — to deliver food, milk and mail.
But, according to Main, the quasi-road has grown
ragged over the years. “It’s a big strip of blacktop with
ruts on either side,” she said. “It’s disintegrating.”
So when the city proposed repaving the driveway,
she supported the plan.
In fact, she requested that workers widen the pavement so that when an ambulance or delivery truck drives
by, “a mom with a stroller wouldn’t have to yank the
stroller out of the way.”
But some neighbors worry that widening the driveway — from 9 feet to 12 feet, 6 inches — will only
encourage more motorists to use it.
And that, they said, could lead to accidents.
“The bottom line is that we don’t want kids getting
hurt,” said Chevy Chase resident Jeff Stoiber.
Stoiber is president of the Friends of Lafayette Park.
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amphitheater. Meanwhile, he said, the group is crafting
a new master plan that calls for repaving all of the park’s
pathways.
“One of the things we’ve done all along is ask the
city to pay attention to the park,” Stoiber said.
But, he said, this isn’t the kind of attention Lafayette
Park supporters had in mind. “I don’t think anyone
would disagree that it’s not ideal having trucks going
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Carol Campbell agrees. Campbell attended Lafayette
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footpath leading residents to the school, park, ballfields,
tot lot and playground.
“It’s crazy to divide property that children run up and
down,” she said. “Money should be spent on safety, not
cement.”
If the city moves forward with its plan to make the
pathway friendlier to truck traffic, she worries that an
accident is “inevitable.”
And she’s not alone. In recent days, concerned
neighbors have sent a flurry of e-mails to the Chevy
Chase listserv expressing alarm about the plan, and calling on Mayor Adrian Fenty to consider other options.
One poster said the mayor would lose her vote if the
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Theft (below $250)
■ 4500 block, 40th St.; grocery
store; 5:30 p.m. Aug. 5.
■ 4500 block, Fort Drive; store;
1:30 p.m. Aug. 6.
■ 4500 block, 40th St.; store;
1:20 p.m. Aug. 7.
Theft from auto (below $250)
■ 3800 block, Veazey St.;
street; 8:45 p.m. Aug. 5.
Simple assault
■ 4100 block, Wisconsin Ave.;
restaurant; 7:55 p.m. Aug. 2.
unspecified premises; 10 p.m.
Aug. 6.
Destruction of property
restaurant; 7:35 p.m. Aug. 3.
Property damage
■ 4200 block, Butterworth
Place; street; 11:45 p.m. Aug.
6.
Phone | 202.244.7223
Fax | 202.363.9850
Burglary
■ 4300 block, Connecticut Ave.;
office building; 5 p.m. Aug. 4.
Theft ($250 plus)
■ 3000 block, Van Ness St.;
residence; 11:12 p.m. Aug. 1.
Theft (below $250)
■ 3000 block, Van Ness St.;
■ 4500 block, Connecticut
Ave.; unspecified premises;
8:22 a.m. Aug. 3.
■ Reno Road and Yuma Street;
street; 3 p.m. Aug. 5.
■ 36th and Davenport streets;
■ 35th and Yuma streets;
street; 8 a.m. Aug. 6.
■ 3500 block, Davenport St.;
Property damage
■ 3000 block, Veazey Terrace;
Aug. 1.
Ave.; street; 12:30 p.m. Aug. 6.
PSA 204
■ MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE
HEIGHTS/ CLEVELAND PARK
WOODLEY PARK / GLOVER
PSA
204
PARK / CATHEDRAL HEIGHTS
Burglary
residence; 7:30 a.m. Aug. 3.
3900 block, Fulton St.; residence; 9:05 a.m. Aug. 6.
Theft (below $250)
■ 3600 block, Newark St.; residence; 11 p.m. Aug. 1.
■ 3600 block, Newark St.;
unspecified premises; 4:30
p.m. Aug. 5.
Theft from auto ($250 plus)
■ 3500 block, Woodley Road;
parking lot; 3 p.m. Aug. 5.
■ 3500 block, Quebec St.;
office building; 2 p.m. Aug. 5.
p.m. Aug. 5.
Property damage
Ave.; alley; 9 a.m. Aug. 3.
■ 3500 block, Porter St.;
■ 3100 block, 38th St.; street;
8 a.m. Aug. 5.
■ 3700 block, Benton St.;
■
PSA 205
■ PALISADES
/ SPRING VALLEY
PSA
205
WESLEY HEIGHTS/ FOXHALL
Burglary
■ 2600 block, 44th St.; residence; 11:30 p.m. Aug. 2.
■ 5400 block, Potomac Ave.;
a.m. Aug. 6.
7 p.m. Aug. 2.
Simple assault
■ 5200 block, Loughboro Road;
p.m. Aug. 3.
PSA
PSA
206 206
■ GEORGETOWN / BURLEITH
Assault with a dangerous
weapon
■ 1900 block, 35th Place;
alley; 4 p.m. Aug. 2.
Theft (below $250)
■ 3400 block, Volta Place; government building; 11:48 a.m.
Aug. 2.
■ 3200 block, M St.; store; 4
p.m. Aug. 2.
■ 3200 block, M St.; unspecified premises; 6 p.m. Aug. 2.
grocery store; 12:05 a.m. Aug.
4.
■ 37th and P streets; sidewalk;
8 a.m. Aug. 4.
■ 3100 block, M St.; store;
1:25 p.m. Aug. 4.
■ 31st and K streets; sidewalk;
11 a.m. Aug. 6.
11:21 a.m. Aug. 6.
■ 3900 block, Reservoir Road;
university; 12:50 p.m. Aug. 6.
■ 1100 block, 29th St.; parking
lot; 5:30 a.m. Aug. 7.
Theft (shoplifting)
12:20 p.m. Aug. 5.
■ 1200 block, 33rd St.; parking
lot; 8 p.m. Aug. 1.
■ 1500 block, 31st St.; street;
6:15 p.m. Aug. 4.
Simple assault
■ 3000 block, M St.; residence;
5:35 p.m. Aug. 2.
■ 36th and M streets; park
area; 10 p.m. Aug. 4.
3:15 p.m. Aug. 6.
■ 3200 block, Prospect St.;
restaurant; 3:41 a.m. Aug. 7.
Property damage
■ 36th and O streets; street;
5:20 p.m. Aug. 5.
Drug possession (marijuana)
■ 3500 block, Water St.; street;
4:35 p.m. Aug. 3.
■ 3500 block, Water St.; park
area; 7:35 p.m. Aug. 4.
■ 3500 block, Water St.;
p.m. Aug. 6.
■ 3500 block, Water St.;
p.m. Aug. 6.
PSA
PSA
207
207
■ FOGGY BOTTOM / WEST END
Burglary
■ 2200 block, F St.; hotel; 9:40
p.m. Aug. 1.
Theft (below $250)
■ 2100 block, F St.; university;
10 a.m. Aug. 1.
■ 2100 block, H St.; university;
1:45 p.m. Aug. 2.
■ 2300 block, Constitution Ave.;
construction site; 5 p.m. Aug. 2.
■ 700 block, 24th St.; unspecified premises; 1 p.m. Aug. 5.
■ 500 block, 19th St.; store;
4:25 p.m. Aug. 7.
■ 2100 block, Pennsylvania
Ave.; parking lot; 9 p.m. Aug. 1.
Simple assault
Ave.; hotel; 3 p.m. Aug. 2.
Stalking
■ Unspecified location; sidewalk; 3:40 p.m. Aug. 2.
■ 1900 block, E St.; sidewalk;
10:30 p.m. Aug. 6.
Property damage
■ 2400 block, M St.; parking
lot; 2 p.m. Aug. 2.
PSA 208
■ SHERIDAN-KALORAMA
PSA
208
DUPONT CIRCLE
Sexual abuse (adult, seconddegree)
■ 1200 block, 22nd St.; hotel;
6 a.m. Aug. 7.
Sexual assault (misdemeanor)
■ 18th and P streets; sidewalk;
12:50 a.m. Aug. 6.
Robbery (snatch)
■ 1900 block, 14th St.; restaurant; 11:50 a.m. Aug. 5.
Aggravated assault
■ 20th and R streets; unspecified premises; 8:45 a.m. Aug.
6.
Burglary
■ 2200 block, P St.; church;
5:30 p.m. Aug. 2.
■ 1800 block, 15th St.; resi-
dence; 7:45 a.m. Aug. 3.
Stolen auto
■ 1400 block, Swann St.; sidewalk; 1:30 a.m. Aug. 2.
■ 1700 block, P St.; street;
6:30 p.m. Aug. 3.
■ 1700 block, De Sales St.;
■ 18th and K streets; street;
10:40 a.m. Aug. 6.
Theft ($250 plus)
■ 1000 block, 17th St.;
p.m. Aug. 3.
■ 1400 block, U St.; restaurant; 5 p.m. Aug. 3.
■ 1100 block, 19th St.; office
building; 10:30 a.m. Aug. 4.
building; 5:30 p.m. Aug. 6.
Theft (below $250)
■ 1100 block, 20th St.;
p.m. Aug. 1.
■ 1100 block, 20th St.;
Aug. 1.
■ 1300 block, 19th St.; sidewalk; 10 a.m. Aug. 2.
■ 1700 block, Massachusetts
Ave.; street; 11 a.m. Aug. 2.
■ 1900 block, K St.; grocery
■ 1600 block, U St.; unspecified premises; 3 p.m. Aug. 2.
■ 1600 block, I St.; tavern; 6
p.m. Aug. 2.
■ 1700 block, Rhode Island
Ave.; sidewalk; 6:10 p.m. Aug.
2.
■ 1600 block, P St.; unspecified
premises; 6:30 p.m. Aug. 2.
■ 1700 block, U St.; sidewalk;
7 p.m. Aug. 2.
■ 1800 block, K St.; store;
8:35 p.m. Aug. 2.
■ 1100 block, 15th St.;
p.m. Aug. 3.
Ave.; unspecified premises;
1:45 p.m. Aug. 3.
■ 20th and L streets; gas station; 4 p.m. Aug. 3.
■ 1300 block, 18th St.; medical facility; 8:30 a.m. Aug. 4.
building; 2 p.m. Aug. 4.
■ 1800 block, M St.; unspecified premises; 4 p.m. Aug. 4.
Ave.; unspecified premises; 5
p.m. Aug. 4.
sidewalk; 6:30 p.m. Aug. 4.
Ave.; sidewalk; 7:30 a.m. Aug.
5.
Ave.; store; 4:40 p.m. Aug. 6.
sidewalk; 3:30 p.m. Aug. 7.
■ 1200 block, 19th St.; parking
lot; 10 a.m. Aug. 2.
■ 18th and K streets; parking
lot; 10 a.m. Aug. 5.
1:45 p.m. Aug. 5.
■ 1600 block, New Hampshire
Ave.; street; 8 p.m. Aug. 5.
■ 1800 block, 14th St.; alley;
1:30 p.m. Aug. 6.
Drug possession (marijuana)
■ 22nd and P streets; park
area; 7:40 p.m. Aug. 7.
THE CURRENT
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Natural medicine practice offers alternatives
T
here are many who dismiss
“natural medicine” as
hocus-pocus. And to them
Victoria Goldsten, founder of the
Washington Institute of Natural
Medicine, says ... nothing.
“I’m not really here to convince
them,” she said of her work at the
15-year-old practice, which recently relocated to Friendship Heights.
“At first it was difficult, and there
were more skeptics than there are
now.”
Now the business draws plenty
of clients who are interested in the
benefits of homeopathy, hypnotherapy, acupressure and reiki — just
some of the institute’s practices. “I
just tell them from my experience
what I’ve been able to do over the
years,” said Goldsten.
And that experience started with
traditional medicine.
When she was beginning her
career, Goldsten trained and
worked as a nurse. But she found
the field unsatisfying, in part
because the rapid pace left too little
time to spend with patients, so she
left hospitals behind and began
working as an interior designer.
Some time later, her own health
problems — sinus infections,
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My first path is, I’m gonna try my
herb.”
And she certainly doesn’t advocate against traditional doctors. “I
always encourage people to see
their medical doctors also. ... I
believe in traditional medicine.”
which she treated with near-monthly doses of antibiotics, and an
inflamed gall bladder — encouraged her to
study a different type of
healing.
“I started
using homeopathic remedies, and it was
like a miracle. I
was off antibiotics for 14
years,” she
said.
Inspired, she Victoria Goldsten, founder of the Washington
became a natuInstitute of Natural Medicine, with practitioners and
ral health-care,
staff members at the new Friendship Heights office
or holistic,
But she also believes that alternurse. She treated patients in her
home until the practice outgrew her native methods can address subtleties that physicians might miss
space.
— as well as problems that are not
These days Goldsten, who
yet considered problems under traheads up four offices and more
ditional medicine, such as signs of
than a dozen practitioners, doesn’t
a “pre-disease state.”
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doesn’t turn to it first. “I’m not
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Core principles
The D.C. State Board of Education last month joined a national push for school reform with its vote to follow 31 states in
adopting a common set of math and English standards for students in kindergarten through 12th grade.
We believe the District can gain public confidence by aligning
its expectations with other jurisdictions adopting the same “common core” guidelines.
Despite ongoing efforts to overhaul the District’s public
schools, there is understandable doubt about the strength of the
curriculum, given students’ performance on national tests. The
uncertainty lingers even though the D.C. Comprehensive
Assessment System — and the underlying standards adopted several years ago — are based on a well-regarded framework developed by Massachusetts.
Much work remains, however, in implementing the new standards. A key challenge is developing new assessments that will
eventually replace the DC-CAS tests that now track student performance in the District’s public schools.
It’s essential that officials avoid past pitfalls. In the 1990s, the
D.C. Public Schools ditched its longtime standardized test in
favor of the more rigorous Stanford 9 exam. Then the District
ditched the Stanford 9 in favor of the DC-CAS. The resulting
data may have improved with each change, but the ability to
gauge the performance of D.C. schools over time fell by the wayside — a major shortfall.
Surely, statisticians can formulate ways to tie the existing DCCAS data to results on the forthcoming exam — while still linking test results with those in other school districts with the same
“common core” standards. Unfortunately, this would probably
require giving both tests for one or two years. In the long run,
though, this would foster accountability and transparency by
enabling comparisons with prior years in the District, as well as
with schools in other parts of the country.
A new West End cinema
The recently released indie flick “The Kids Are All Right” has
drawn rave reviews and huge crowds. But local residents hoping
to catch the film have just one D.C. option: Landmark’s E Street
Cinema downtown.
Other art houses require a trip to Maryland or Virginia. A oncevast array of neighborhood movie theaters in Northwest has dwindled to the Georgetown megaplex, a great asset but a host primarily to blockbusters; the wonderful but one-screen Uptown; and the
appealing but similarly small Avalon, which has two screens.
In the past, local moviegoers could find films in Tenleytown,
Friendship Heights, Georgetown, the Palisades, Dupont and more.
But as the industry has consolidated screens, local viewers have
lost out.
So it’s great news that New York film distributor Josh Levin is
considering reopening the Inner Circle theater in the West End.
Mr. Levin has spoken to residents about his plans for a luxurious cinema offering independent films, and he’s led tours of the M
Street space, which has changed little since playing its last film in
2003.
The community has welcomed his proposal, raising only minor
concerns about controlling noise and governing possible alcohol
sales.
We urge residents to work with Mr. Levin to resolve any possible issues and then to support his plans. Along with providing
entertainment, movie theaters can bring life to a neighborhood,
increasing foot traffic and benefiting other businesses. A revived
Inner Circle would be a boon for the area, and we hope to be
watching the next must-see movie there this fall.
THE CURRENT
Vote early and often …
N
ews reports keep referring to the Sept. 14
primary, when the polls will be open for
Election Day. But under the District’s new
elections law, people can begin voting on Aug. 30,
two weeks before.
Early voting is different from absentee voting. In
the past, you could claim you were going to be out
of town on Election Day and you could vote absentee. Now, you can just
go vote early; you don’t
have to give an excuse.
The city also for the
first time will accept
“same day” registrations.
That means on Election
Day, any District citizen who wants to vote can
show up at his or her neighborhood polling place
and vote.
You’re supposed to show some sort of official
identification or other proof that you live where you
say you do. Your ballot also will be tallied separately
in case someone wants to challenge the results.
These new changes and others have some campaigns worried that the system is ripe for voter fraud
or confusion.
Last Friday on WAMU-FM’s “Politics Hour,”
Ward 3 D.C. Council member Mary Cheh said she
is confident the election will be properly held. Cheh
heads the committee that oversees the elections
office.
Let’s hope so. It’s looking like the mayor’s race
could be close. We don’t need to be plunged into a
contentious and lengthy legal battle over the results.
Cheh also says election officials appear to have
solved a problem that plagued voting in 2008 when
some precincts reported far more votes than there
were registered voters.
■ Heads up. On Aug. 18, Mayor Adrian Fenty and
Council Chairman Vincent Gray will face off in a
one-hour interview on “The Kojo Nnamdi Show.”
It’s a special edition of the “Politics Hour.” It’s a
Wednesday at noon, not the regular Friday. Just
Fenty, Gray, Kojo and your Notebook. Please tune in
and call in.
■ Ward 4 smackdown. It was a week ago, but we
can’t ignore how challenger Gray defeated Fenty in
the mayor’s home ward. Gray got 58 percent of the
straw poll vote, just shy of the 60 percent needed for
an official endorsement by Ward 4 Democrats.
Congratulations to Gray. It’s unclear whether
such straw polls have any impact on the real
Election Day, but there’s no question the victory has
energized Gray’s supporters and could prompt more
campaign contributions. And it was an embarrassment for Fenty even though he said it wasn’t.
■ Front-row seats? Maybe it’s just our competitive
nature, but we thought Fenty missed a chance to
sharply define his campaign with Gray’s.
Sitting on the front row at the Ward 4 forum were
former Mayor Marion Barry, his ex-wife Cora
Masters Barry and boxing promoter Rock Newman,
who was a big promoter of Barry’s politics. Sitting
nearby was former Mayor Sharon Pratt, for whom
Gray worked in the early 1990s. All support Gray
this time around.
Fenty, on the other hand, has been endorsed by
former Mayor Anthony Williams.
Fenty has tried to tag Gray as being from the “old
school” of budget deficits and problems of the past.
But Fenty didn’t make the argument with the living
examples of that past
sitting right there in
front of him.
Sources close to the
Gray campaign say
Gray was not all that
happy to have such controversial people seated so prominently in the audience, but there was nothing he could do. Had the
Gray campaign asked them to move to a less visible
spot, one staffer said, the media would have jumped
all over that.
The same is true, we suppose, for an event Gray
held in Ward 1 the next day. Gray was on Mount
Pleasant Street being loudly cheered by the D.C.
Latino Caucus, which had presented him with a
$2,000 campaign donation.
There in the crowd, up front cheering and taking
pictures, was Ted Loza. And Loza was wearing a
huge Gray campaign button.
Loza, if you’ve forgotten, is the former chief of
staff to Ward 1 Council member Jim Graham. Loza
was arrested and charged with several counts of
bribery involving taxicabs after a two-year FBI
undercover operation. He has pleaded not guilty.
■ No endorsement. Lots of organizations — business, labor, and community — have been making
endorsements in the mayor’s race.
But the political arm of the Hotel Association of
Washington punted. It didn’t endorse anyone for
mayor.
“The H.O.T.E.L. PAC has elected to forgo an
endorsement for either mayoral candidate,” the press
release says, “due to the fact that the PAC recognizes that both candidates would very capably represent the interests of the hotel industry and our City.”
Maybe there was no endorsement because your
Notebook was the moderator of the hotel forum and
both Fenty and Gray did a good job of presenting
their case. But maybe the hotel group was just playing it safe. You decide.
■ Whoops. On a more lighthearted note, Ward 2
Council member Jack Evans was enjoying his summer recess. But he and other legislators trudged back
to the Wilson Building last week to vote on summer
jobs and a nominee for the city’s elections board.
Chairman Gray had just asked for the customary
moment of silence when Evans burst into the council chambers, shouting out, “All right, let’s go!”
We give him an “A” for enthusiasm, and a “Dplus” for failing to look before he spoke. Evans was
appropriately chagrined.
Tom Sherwood, a Southwest resident, is a political reporter for News 4.
TOM SHERWOOD’S
NOTEBOOK
LETTERS TO
THE EDITOR
Tenants must fight
rent-increase errors
I am a senior citizen who was
able to receive the rent rate
increase limited to the Consumer
Price Index under D.C. law
[“Senior tenants may see rent
relief,” July 14].
The first three years of the
new policy (2006, 2007 and
2008), I was charged the proper
increase. Of course, I had
applied to the proper agency in
2006 to establish my eligibility.
I received the certified form
back from the D.C. government,
and a copy of the form was also
sent to the management company.
In August 2009 the rent
increase notification was sent to
me as usual. This time, the
increase was the Consumer Price
Index plus 2 percent. I immediately informed the building manager of the error, but she didn’t
seem concerned. She said the
main office was aware of the
problem.
After not hearing from anyone
for a week, I called the main
office and spoke to the financial
manager. He said he was aware
of the problem but could give no
further explanation of the cause
of the error. I thought it was just a
clerical error, but a few months
later another eligible tenant told
me the same thing happened to
him when he received his
October 2009 increase. So, I’m
not so sure.
The management companies
are in the business of making
money, and it really is up to tenants, especially the elderly, to
protect their own interests.
I am curious to see if the same
error occurs when I receive the
2010 increase.
Michael Vail
Washington, D.C.
THE CURRENT
9
Double standard on display on 17th Street
VIEWPOINT
JACK JACOBSON
T
here has been much discussion in recent
weeks concerning Hank’s Oyster Bar’s application to the Alcoholic Beverage Control
Board to expand into the vacant building next door
and add outdoor seating during reasonable business
hours. Unfortunately, a vocal minority — the selfappointed “stewards” of 17th Street — has met this
responsible small business’s attempts to grow with
fierce opposition.
What would a Hank’s expansion mean for our
neighborhood? It would mean that rather than 20
customers outdoors, we could potentially see 40 sitting outside on the days where it’s not too hot, too
cold, too windy or too rainy. The outdoor hours at
Hank’s would not change from the current closure of
11 p.m. on weeknights and midnight on weekends. I
represent the residents directly across the street from
Hank’s, and in more than two years as a commissioner I have never received a noise complaint.
Indeed, this expansion would come with added
benefits, including a handicap-accessible restroom
for patrons. And more of our friends and neighbors
would be able to enjoy the culinary works of art of
master chef Jamie Leeds. More of our unemployed
or underemployed residents could work as servers,
bartenders, chefs and hosts. More local food growers, delivery personnel, garbage haulers and linen
cleaners would support Hank’s expanded business.
But time and time again, we hear the argument,
“Seventeenth Street has too many liquor licenses
and will turn into Adams Morgan.” Fine, that’s a fair
argument. But in reality, what do many dislike about
Adams Morgan? The fine dining at Cashion’s Eat
Place? The delicacies of La Fourchette? Because
that’s what Hank’s should be compared to.
Or do we dislike the crowds and noise of
Madam’s Organ and Heaven and Hell? The fights
that break out in front of Millie & Al’s and
Pharmacy Bar? The littered streets from jumbo-slice
LETTERS TO
THE EDITOR
New IMPACT system
ignores many skills
I am a D.C. Public Schools
teacher at Wilson High School
who received a termination letter
for low IMPACT scores, indicating I was judged to be an ineffective teacher. Yet many students
and parents, some in these pages,
have praised my teaching. I
believe I have a useful perspective
for your readers to ponder about
the IMPACT evaluation system.
The Current’s Aug. 4 editorial
defending the IMPACT process
doesn’t account for the rigid
nature of the evaluation categories. I was marked down for
not writing the objective for that
day’s lesson on the board. Yet
every student had the objective,
in a lesson plan I had handed out
to them, or understood what it
was.
IMPACT had no category for
considering written student work.
shops?
Our decisions as to the types of licensed venues
we support or oppose can have long-term ramifications. Rather than simply protest every Alcoholic
Beverage Control license as a knee-jerk reaction, we
should support the expansion of responsible businesses like Hank’s and bring accountability to the
less-than-desirable management of offending venues.
You see, at the same time Hank’s was applying
for expansion, which these “stewards” protested,
another 17th Street business applied for a license
renewal and met no resistance whatsoever. This is
the only establishment on 17th Street with outdoor
hours until 2 a.m. seven nights a week. This bar is
currently contesting $4,000 in fines for illegal construction without permits or approval from the advisory neighborhood commission or the Historic
Preservation Review Board. It has been investigated
by the D.C. Alcoholic Beverage Regulation
Administration seven times since 2009 and accumulated fines totaling at least $8,250 for everything
from sales to minors to having no Alcoholic
Beverage Control-licensed manager on duty to not
selling food. In recent weeks this establishment has
been visited on more than one occasion by the
Metropolitan Police Department for public safety
issues involving customers.
Where is the outrage here? Where are the
protests? Why single out Hank’s — a responsible
business owner — while another operates with
impunity?
I am disappointed in my neighbors for their double standard. Enough is enough. Allow Hank’s to
move forward and expand. Drop your protests and
work to keep Hank’s in Dupont and serving the
thousands of residents who enjoy it. Perhaps in supporting more upscale restaurants like Hank’s, we
can keep out badly managed bars and taverns that
are the real threat to turning 17th Street into another
Adams Morgan.
Jack Jacobson is a member of the Dupont Circle
advisory neighborhood commission.
When I attempted to show the
evaluators my students’ essays,
and my comments on them, this
was dismissed as not part of the
evaluation. IMPACT used the
notion of “learning styles,” which
you cite in your editorial, when
many educators and cognitive
psychologists regard this notion
as educationally invalid.
There was no credit given in
IMPACT for content — what students were actually reading or
thinking about. Evaluators did not
look at my course syllabus. Not
one of the five evaluators inspected my grade book to examine
what work the students were
actually doing in my class.
IMPACT used the same evaluating criteria for students ages 4
to 18 and of all ability levels.
When I raised this point with one
of the master educators, she told
me that they were instructed to
ignore the context of who the students were. A teacher addressing
a classroom of 15 bright and able
students was to be judged on the
same basis as a teacher with 35
very challenged students.
IMPACT asserted there was
only one way to be an effective
teacher, as if the teacher-student
relationship isn’t subtle, with
daily nuances and adjustments.
IMPACT in no way reflected the
understanding of the difficulties
and challenges of my profession
that I’ve gained over the past 15
years in the classroom, and a lifetime of thinking and reading
about education. Over the years
at Wilson, I’ve depended upon
administrators understanding that
effective teaching was a complicated matter, not able to be
reduced to a simple formula.
My Advanced Placement students consistently did well on the
AP English exams. My gradelevel students reported learning
things of value to them. Over the
years, many students expressed
how well I prepared them for college. Yet I was forced to retire to
avoid being fired as an ineffective
teacher because I did not fit into
the categories specified in the
IMPACT system.
Joe Riener
Retired English teacher,
Wilson High School
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for at-large council
I am honored to support Clark
Ray for an at-large seat on the D.C.
Council.
Clark Ray has a record of working for the people of the District,
both as a former reserve police
officer walking the beat to protect
us, and through helping thousands
of people with their problems as
director of the Mayor’s Office of
Neighborhood Services. He will be
the only member of the council
with actual experience running a
city agency (the Department of
Parks and Recreation), and he did it
successfully. In Dupont Circle,
Stead Park users know that without
Clark’s efforts that park wouldn’t
be the great place it is now for
young children.
Clark supports education
reform. He would have voted yes,
unlike the incumbent, who voted
no. Clark supports Schools
Chancellor Michelle Rhee but
insists that both budgets and policy
be totally transparent.
Clark Ray would have moved
the crime bill through the council
instead of holding it up for six
months. Clark has called on the
Department of Youth Rehabilitation
Services to release the names of all
those who have escaped custody.
The incumbent hasn’t even recognized that we have a revolving
door of justice. Clark Ray knows
about these issues because he has
been on the street working with the
Metropolitan Police Department.
The incumbent has said, “Crime is
not a legislative issue.” Well, if it
isn’t, what is he running to do?
Giving the incumbent who
voted for budgets filled with gimmicks and new fees credit for fiscal
responsibility, as The Current’s July
28 editorial did, is questionable. It
is Clark Ray who has called for the
immediate formation of a “Tax and
Revenue Commission” chaired by
someone of the stature of Alice
Rivlin, to give the council the real
information it needs to make
responsible budget decisions.
Clark Ray has a record of service, a vision for the future and the
energy to make things happen. The
council is not the place to retire. It
is time to say thank you to the
incumbent for nearly 20 years of
service in the Wilson Building and
time to vote for change.
Peter D. Rosenstein
Dupont Circle
GU shows disregard
for its neighbors
We recognize that Georgetown
University, as a world-class educational institution, makes positive
contributions to our neighborhoods.
Unfortunately, being the university’s neighbor also has major disadvantages, such as group-house
noise, alcohol-fueled student misbehavior, traffic and parking congestion, trash and blighted, unsafe
housing stock. Georgetown
University’s 2010 expansion plan
promises more of the same.
The university’s plan proposes
to increase enrollment by approximately 3,400 students from its
2009 level, but fails to provide any
additional significant on-campus
housing. It is clear the university
will continue to rely on the existing
homes in the surrounding neighborhoods to house a substantial
portion of its student body. This is
unconscionable and irresponsible,
and it threatens the viability of our
communities.
Other negative aspects of its
plan include the construction of
new mixed-use buildings in West
Georgetown, despite the protests of
residents and the accompanying
increase in traffic through our
already-overburdened neighborhoods. Our communities are also
concerned about the environmental
impact of the proposed 83-foot-tall
utility plant chimney, the proposed
new loop road, the roof over Yates
Field House, and the alignment of
38th Street with the university’s
main campus and hospital entrance.
Georgetown University and its
president, John J. DeGioia, have
failed to effectively manage offcampus student behavior.
Disorderly conduct, late-night noise
and trash violations resulting in
rodent infestation all fundamentally
degrade our quality of life. The
absence of on-campus housing in
the proposed plan ensures continuation of the town-gown stalemate
that has defined our relations with
the university for far too long.
An outpouring of concern by
citizens has galvanized neighborhood associations representing the
communities most affected by the
university’s intransigence. We
stand together in opposing the proposed campus plan.
We would like Georgetown
University to honor its pledge to be
a good neighbor, one of the 2010
plan’s own guiding principles. We
intend to hold the university to its
responsibility to comply with the
D.C. zoning regulations, which
provide that a college or university
shall be located so that it is not
likely to become objectionable to
neighboring property because of
noise, traffic, number of students or
other conditions.
We expect Mayor Adrian Fenty,
Ward 2 D.C. Council member Jack
Evans and other council members
to support our efforts. The D.C.
Office of Planning and the D.C.
Zoning Commission need to
require the university to comply
with D.C.’s zoning regulations and
help us protect our communities.
For a point-by-point rebuttal to
the university’s recent letter to the
community, visit cagtown.org.
Jennifer Altemus
President,
Citizens Association of Georgetown
Lenore Rubino
President,
Burleith Citizens Association
Robert Avery
President, Foxhall Community
Citizens Association
Cynthia Howar
President, Hillandale
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By BORIS TSALYUK
Boris Tsalyuk/The Current
Since
graduating
from
Gonzaga in 2003, Joey Haynos
has accomplished more on the
football field than he ever expected. He now enters his third season
as an NFL tight end and looks to
continue finding his way onto the
field for the Miami Dolphins.
Haynos, who was a four-year
letterman at the University of
Maryland, entered as the No. 2
tight end behind starter Anthony
Fasano when Dolphins training
camp opened July 30. Last season, his 19 catches, 162 receiving
yards and three touchdowns were
all career highs as he played in
every game for the team.
He got significant playing
time in two tight-end formations
and offered young quarterback
Chad Henne a big target. Haynos
stands 6-foot-8 and weighs 268
pounds.
Although his life is now in
Florida, Haynos still spends considerable time in the area where
he was raised. The Rockville
native worked out all summer
with the Terps football team and
said he still follows Gonzaga
football, pointing to quarterback
Kevin Hogan, a senior committed
to Stanford University, as a play-
er with promise.
Gonzaga athletic director Joe
Reyda compared Hogan’s potential to what he once saw in
Haynos. “They are both gifted
individuals,” he said.
The quarterback will try to
lead the team to its first
Washington Catholic Athletic
Association crown since 2002 —
Haynos’ senior year — before
heading to Stanford.
After walking on at Maryland,
earning a scholarship all four
years and starting every game as
a senior, Haynos went undrafted
in the 2008 NFL Draft but signed
with the Green Bay Packers and
made their practice squad. Less
than a month later, Miami signed
him to its 53-man roster, and he
has been with the team ever since.
“Joey has made the most of
his opportunities,” Reyda wrote
in an e-mail this week. “There are
a small percentage of football
players that make it to the NFL. I
am proud of what Joey has
accomplished. I hope he has
many more successful years.”
At Dolphins camp last week,
Haynos said it hits him “more and
more every year” how far he’s
come and that he welcomes any
competition that comes his way.
“The Gonzaga community is
very proud of Joey,” said Reyda.
St. John’s preps for annual tourney
By BORIS TSALYUK
A day of girls volleyball and field hockey at St. John’s on Sept. 4 will pit area high
schools in an annual tournament that raises
funds for research on Fragile X syndrome.
The ninth annual Fragile X Classic this
year will feature 14 volleyball squads,
including St. John’s, Sidwell, Maret and
National Cathedral. Eight field hockey
teams — including St. John’s, Sidwell and
National Cathedral — will also be contenders.
Unlike in previous years, this year’s
Fragile X Labor Day weekend event will
take place on only one day, said Bill Pribac,
the event’s organizer and St. John’s volleyball coach. The one-day schedule will limit
expenses for teams traveling to D.C. to participate, he said.
St. John’s volleyball, which won the
Fragile X in 2008 and finished second to
Covenant Life of Gaithersburg a year ago,
graduated top player Maya Louis and looks
to junior Darian Dozier to lead the squad
this season.
Maret made a run to the semifinals last
year before falling to St. John’s, while
Sidwell and National Cathedral both lost in
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August 11, 2010 ■ Page 11
ATHLETICS IN NORTHWEST WASHINGTON
Joey Haynos led Gonzaga to its last conference title in 2002. He
now looks to help the Miami Dolphins claim a championship.
CH
the quarterfinals.
This year marks the third time that field
hockey will make its appearance in the
Fragile X. Sidwell was the runner-up in
2009, and National Cathedral finished in
third place. St. John’s and first-year head
coach Kelly Davies had a couple of tough
defeats en route to a seventh-place finish.
St. Mary’s of Annapolis is the two-time
defending champion.
The Fragile X Classic was founded by
Pribac to raise money for research on
Fragile X syndrome, a cause of mental
impairments and autism. Pribac’s son
Trevor, 10, suffers from Fragile X.
Fragile X causes intellectual handicaps
and emotional disabilities among other
symptoms and affects one in 2,000 boys
and one in 4,000 girls, according to the
National Fragile X Foundation.
The tournament has raised nearly
$27,000 over eight years. “We always hope
to achieve a couple thousand dollars here or
there — tournament sponsors always help
— but whatever we can get to help out,”
Pribac said in an interview yesterday.
“It really helps people understand there
are things going on they may not be accustomed to,” he added. “It has become a great
event, I think.”
Sports Desk
Capitol City struggles in
Little League regionals
Capitol City Little League,
which won the 12-and-under D.C.
title in July, trekked to Bristol,
Conn., last week, but lost its first
three regional tournament games.
The team will play its final game
today.
In its first matchup last Friday,
Capitol City led much of the way,
with home runs by David Orem and
Stuart Reed giving the team a 5-3
advantage. A two-out homer by
Maryland in the bottom of the fifth,
however, gave the victory to
Maryland.
Capitol City also lost to New
York and New Jersey due to a
“depleted pitching staff,” reported
head coach Brice Plebani. The team
will face 3-0 Pennsylvania today.
A day before leaving for Bristol
last week, Plebani, a former Capitol
City Little Leaguer and Sidwell
Friends baseball standout, said it
would be tough for his squad to
match up against top teams from
the Eastern region.
“D.C. has four leagues.
Pennsylvania has 32 districts with
at least 10 teams, so that’s over 300
teams total. You’re trying to compete with teams that had to play 25
games to qualify where we played
three, and two were against the
same team,” he said.
Last week, Plebani promised the
squad would “go out there and try
to win games” and “enjoy the experience no matter the result.”
To reach regionals, Capitol City
recaptured the D.C. title from
Northwest Little League and reestablished itself as the premier
U12 Little League program in the
city.
Washington Nationals to
host baseball clinic today
Matt Petros/The Current
St. John’s last won its home Fragile X
tournament in 2008. The Cadets finished
second to Covenant Life last year.
Also on Sept. 4, St. John’s football will
play its home opener, giving fans a chance
to check out multiple fall sports at the
team’s Military Road complex.
The Washington Nationals will
welcome young baseball players
from the D.C. Department of Parks
and Recreation and from Silver
Spring and Takoma Park youth
leagues to participate in a free
baseball clinic at Nationals Park
from 10 a.m. to noon today.
Nationals coaches will offer
instruction on batting, fielding and
pitching, and participate in a question-and-answer
session.
A
Nationals player is expected to sign
autographs following the clinic.
Each participant will receive
two tickets to an upcoming
Nationals game, lunch and an
equipment bag.
— Boris Tsalyuk
Adrian Fenty:
No Fingerpointing.
Just Results.
“Schools are improving.Test scores are up, student enrollment
has stabilized, an innovative teachers contract is being
implemented and school buildings have never been in better
shape. For thousands of children whose futures depend on the
District's schools, it would be tragic to slow down now.”
Washington Post Endorsement
August 1, 2010
Sept 14, vote for results.
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The People and Places of Northwest Washington
Franklin’s present belies past glory
showcases Franklin’s role in the
history of D.C.’s education system.
It also makes a case for preserving
the building as a public resource.
Designed by prominent
Washington architect Adolf Cluss,
Franklin was built in the late 1860s
to promote a public school system
on the upswing.
“With Franklin, [the city was]
the public school system in
Washington had featured one- or
two-room buildings where students
of all ages learned together. “The
fter its most recent stint as
system failed to thrive,” exhibit
a homeless shelter, the
materials note. The free schools
Franklin School at 13th
were viewed as charity or “pauper
and K streets NW now sits vacant
schools.”
and deteriorating as city leaders
When Mayor Richard Wallach
debate its future. But a few blocks
came in, he pumped funds toward
away, at the Historical Society of
school improvements,
Washington, D.C., a
hoping to bring dignismall exhibit offers a
ty to the system. In
reminder of grander
1864, the Wallach
times.
School at
The exhibit, organPennsylvania Avenue
ized by the Coalition
SE, between 7th and
for Franklin School, is
8th streets, opened as
part history lesson,
the prototype for a
part political advocanew breed of public
cy.
schools, combining
“It’s an attempt to
several of the older,
tell the story of
smaller schools under
Franklin and the story
one roof.
of D.C. Public
The red-brick
Schools,” said Joseph
Franklin School, built
Browne, chair of the
downtown in 1869,
coalition’s steering
took this model to the
committee. “But it’s
Courtesy of Sumner School Museum and Archives next level.
also the story of how
Adolf Cluss’ design for Franklin School in the District
Franklin’s distincwe came to have so
tiveness was tied
many surplus schools
inspired many similar buildings across the country.
directly to its architecand what we’ve done
trying to make the statement that it
ture. Cluss, who had also designed
with them.”
was OK to go to public school,”
the Wallach School, mixed
Through text and old photos —
exhibit curator Lucinda Janke said
Rennaissance style and modern
along with a couple of signature
in an interview.
technology in the new building.
pieces, like an intricate model of
For the first half of the 1800s,
“When it was built, there was
the school building — the exhibit
By KATIE PEARCE
A
Volunteers give,
get from animals
By LINDA LOMBARDI
W
hen Bethany Meissner decided to
try volunteering at the Washington
Humane Society, it wasn’t only
because she felt sorry for poor homeless animals. “I had just moved to D.C., and I was
bored and wasn’t meeting enough people,”
she says.
Meissner got her start walking dogs and
socializing cats, but in the past two years it’s
grown to much more. She’s not only found a
community of like-minded people and “discovered a real passion for animals,” she says,
but she’s also found that it’s not just the animals that feel the benefit of volunteering.
“If you have a bad day at work, when you
walk into the shelter to take a dog for a walk,
that dog is happy to see you,” Meissner says.
“It doesn’t care about a mistake that you
made or a typo that you missed.”
Although a certain minimum time commitment is generally required, shelter volunteers come from all walks of life and all ages,
including many busy people with high-profile careers, says Mary Jarvis, chief operations officer of the Washington Animal
Courtesy of Frances Benjamin Johnston collection, Library of Congress
The Franklin School was at the forefront of 19th-century educational
innovations, including high school classes and coed school rooms.
nothing higher around it, and you
could see it from many places in
the city,” Janke said. “It was meant
to stand out and be attractive.”
The three-and-a-half-story
school, with 14 classrooms for 900
students, showcased groundbreaking features at the time like blackboards and a central auditorium.
Students sat at individual desks
rather than sharing long benches.
From its first day, Franklin succeeded in attracting notice.
Applications consistently exceeded
capacity and the school drew students from the affluent neighbor-
hood around it, including the children of two presidents. Models of
the award-winning building were
sent to other states and countries.
Franklin’s programs followed
this trend of innovation. In 1873,
the building made room for the
Washington Normal School, the
city’s first professional training
school for teachers. In 1876,
Franklin offered the city’s first high
school classes. By 1890, the genders — previously separated —
were joined in the classrooms.
The school building housed
See Franklin/Page 35
Gleaning crews aim to feed hungry
vaging program known as “Glean for the
City.”
Now in its second year, the program
gleans crops from local farms in order to
o deep!” yells a girl in a white
add large quantities of produce to the 5,000
tank top as she chucks three
ears of corn in rapid succession food bags its Northwest-based parent organization, Bread for the City, provides to
toward a man stooped over a crate behind a
D.C.’s poor and needy each month.
row of stalks.
Though Bread for the City collects canned
The man springs upright, deftly grabbing
goods and other noneach ear as it hurtles
perishable food items
through the air.
year-round, from July
Laughing to himself,
to November it focuses
he snaps off the stalk
on the gleaning probutts and peels the
gram, gathering differthick outer husks. He
ent crops — ranging
begins to drop the ears
Bill Petros/The Current into a crate lying at his
from broccoli to apples
Washington Humane Society volunteer
— at area farms.
feet but pauses and
Breen Byrnes nestles Freeman in her arms turns his head toward
The program organizes gleaning sessions
the girl.
during a pet adoption event at Open City.
Teke Wiggin/The Current on farm acreage that
“You’re not checkhas just undergone haring these, Ashley!” he
Volunteers at Parker Farm collected
Rescue League. “But they’ll always take an
vest — furnishing vans
shouts.
hour or two a week — that’s their pleasure
3,000 pounds of corn on Saturday.
and coordinators to
Ashley shakes her
time being with the animals,” she says.
guide participants through crop fields. Last
head and prepares to launch another salvo,
“There’s a lot of stressful jobs in the
year, the program salvaged more than 50,000
scooping up ears from the tilled soil and
Washington area, and this is a good place to
pounds of fresh produce, according to Bread
snapping off others from trimmed stalks.
come and feel good about yourself.”
for the City spokesperson Greg Bloom, who
On a sweltering Saturday, the two volunBut feeling good and helping animals isn’t
said that figure should increase this year by
all there is to it — there are many opportuni- teers, along with about 30 others, are scourat least 50 percent.
ties to learn new skills and make use of your ing Parker Farm’s cornfields in Oak Grove,
See Volunteers/Page 35 Va., to harvest leftover crops for the food-salSee Gleaning/Page 16
By TEKE WIGGIN
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THE CURRENT
Retail, residential uses
eyed for Walter Reed
Court dismisses challenge
to used-car lot regulations
By CAROL BUCKLEY
By IAN THOMS
With polls and plans in hand, city officials and community members imagining the future for a chunk of
Ward 4’s Walter Reed Army Medical Center are
approaching the finish line for their work.
“We’re at a sweet spot,” said Eric Jenkins, who
heads the city’s project team. “We’re about to make
some decisions” and craft a final plan that should be
ready in October, he said.
The 17-member Local Redevelopment Authority
Committee is tasked with recommending uses for a
62.5-acre parcel of the Georgia Avenue hospital campus
that will close in 2011. Armed with data that residents
overwhelmingly prefer mainly retail and residential
uses, consultants said last week that the site could support 800 housing units and about 160,000 square feet of
retail.
“I’m comforted by those base uses” appearing in the
plan, said Office of Planning director Harriet Tregoning.
“Other uses will build on that.”
Among those will almost certainly be organizations
such as homeless service providers, a charter school or
others that provide public benefits. High-profile possibilities mentioned in the past, such as a Howard
University hospital, did not come up at Thursday’s
meeting.
Under Army rules, the District must first consider
such options before private developers. But the committee will have to address the inherent tension between
the needs of nonprofit service providers and a cashstrapped city government.
City officials are still looking at how many service
providers the site can support, said Jenkins. The costs of
renovating existing buildings will have to be figured in,
The D.C. Court of Appeals last
week rejected a challenge to the
city’s strict regulations governing
used-car lots.
Capital Auto Sales, a group of 10
District-based used-car dealers, said
their businesses were unfairly shut
down by regulations adopted in
early 2009 that barred outdoor storage of more than five cars in most
areas of the city. (Outdoor lots are
still permitted in industrially zoned
areas.) The rules also required usedcar lots to maintain an office, with
working electricity, heat and a restroom.
The dealers argued that the new
rules made it impossible for them to
do business and said they were arbitrarily singled out because of a few
bad operators.
But the appeals court disagreed.
“Although the rule does have
teeth, the problem it addresses is
undeniable,” the court wrote in its
decision. “Although imposing a
potentially costly burden on usedcar dealers who wish to locate or
remain in commercial districts, it is
not unreasonable ... as a response to
the conditions of public nuisance
that it addresses.”
In calling for the new rules in
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Planners are narrowing options in order to come up
with a final plan by October.
he added — an important consideration, since “we want
a net zero impact on the D.C. budget,” he said.
The three schemes that planners showed committee
members last week all included extensive reuse of existing Walter Reed buildings, part of what planner Jack
Robbins said could be a “model sustainable community.”
Another constant was the preservation of some green
space. In one design an east-west “greenway” would
stretch between Georgia Avenue and, with some help
from the National Park Service, an entrance to Rock
Creek Park. Another option would arrange buildings as
“frames” around a series of three green spaces, and a
third would dot the site with “small, intimate green
spaces” as found on some university campuses.
All three designs also aim to restore the street grid to
some extent. The General Services Administration and
the State Department will still control parts of the site,
which may remain isolated, but planners said they
would like to extend 12th Street at least to Dahlia Street,
which would in turn become a continuous street as well.
Better transit could improve the amount of commercial and residential demand for the site, which is about
half a mile away from Metrorail, said development conSee Walter Reed/Page 26
2008, Mayor Adrian Fenty said
most dealers were using their lots as
chop shops and storage dumps.
They often housed wrecking and
rusting cars, and attracted infestation and litter, according to Fenty
and some D.C. Council members.
Some said that there were times
when the lots stored so many cars
that it was impossible to walk
through them.
“They were a complete blight,”
said Ward 4 Council member
Muriel Bowser, who noted that
Georgia Avenue was home to at
least one large and egregious example. “They were a problem from a
regulatory standpoint because they
weren’t doing what they said they
were doing. They were licensed to
sell cars, but they were just storing
cars from all over the region.”
During a legislative meeting last
year, Bowser fought an attempt by
some council members to gut the
regulations in order to permit some
used-car dealers to remain in business.
Ward 8 Council member Marion
Barry led the ultimately unsuccessful charge to change the new rules.
At the time, he said: “I must admit
that a number of [lot owners] were
unscrupulous ... but those people
have been put out of business now;
those people are gone.”
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From Page 13
Since its inception, Glean for
the City has been a hit, attracting
hundreds of volunteers eager to
sample a day’s work in the fields.
“It’s hard to imagine exhausting
the interest in this kind of volunteer
work,” Bloom said. “The prospect
of heading out to the country to
pick up food ... that’s something a
lot of people are ready to get
behind.”
THE CURRENT
Chevy Chase father-and-son
team Larry and Kevin Carlson
labored in the fields Saturday,
trudging through the dirt ditches
that cleave crop rows and foraging
with their hands for forgotten ears.
Both said they enjoyed the experience of scrounging up sweet corn
that otherwise would have gone to
waste.
“It’s gratifying,” Kevin said. “It
feels like you’ve accomplished
something. I like filling bins.”
Aforementioned corn-tossing
enthusiast Lawson, who is also the
coordinator of D.C. food kitchen
Miriam’s Kitchen, said she likes
that gleaning allows her to be part
of the giving process from start to
finish.
“It’s nice when we can come
out here and assess the quality of
food we’re serving ... it really
shows that we care about them,”
she said.
Miriam’s Kitchen is one of several service organizations and projects that regularly partners with
Glean for the City. Coordinator
Vince Hill explained that gleaning
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is not uncommon for food pantries
and kitchens, but usually “is very
ad hoc.” Glean for the City, Hill
said, is one of the only programs he
knows of that has the wherewithal
— vans, crates, staff — to operate
on a large scale.
Hard work and feel-good generosity aside, gleaning can also be
quite the eye-opener for some volunteers.
Sarah Ngueyem, who is pursuing an associate’s degree at
Montgomery College, said she was
no stranger to this work. Back in
Cameroon, she and her family regularly handpicked crops together.
But Ngueyem saw something
Saturday she’d never witnessed on
her family’s farm: enormous volumes of produce left to rot.
“Back home we don’t use
machines, so we do it all by ourselves. My grandma used to come
behind us to check,” she said, puzzled by the leftover ears that smattered the ground or still poked up
out of post-harvest stalks.
Bread for the City project manager Jeffrey Wankel — who started
the gleaning program last year
along with the organization’s nutritionist, Sharon Gruber — said he
was also surprised to find out about
the excess. When researching how
the organization could acquire
more fresh produce, he learned that
factors like consumer size standards, blemishes and human error
cause up to half of crop yields to
go to waste.
That frustration was what led
Wankel to engineer Glean for the
City in the first place. Last year,
Wankel and Gruber drew up a list
of 100 farms within a 60-mile
radius of Bread’s headquarters at
1525 7th St. NW. Then they started
putting out cold calls.
Bread for the City spokesperson
Bloom recalled the process:
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“What we found along the way
... was farmers [saying], ‘We have
tons of food here, but we just don’t
have the resources. But if you send
volunteers out here, we’re happy to
let you come and take it.’”
Wankel said many farmers were
eager to help, and gave tips on the
best ways to scout out leftover produce — like visiting farmers markets. Glean for the City now visits
local markets several times a week
to scrounge up vendors’ excess
products, allowing the organization
to supply at least five types of produce throughout the harvest season.
When it comes to visiting actual
farms, Wankel said selecting the
right ones depends on yield potential. “You have to find a farm with
the capacity; small farms will say,
‘We’d love you to come, but we
only have 200 pounds,’” he said.
That quantity might sound hefty
on paper, but it’s just a fraction of
what Glean for the City can amass
with a 30-person crew over only
two hours.
After gleaning in the sun for an
afternoon on Parker Farms, Hill
and Wankel told a sweaty, dirt-spattered crowd they’d rounded up
3,000 pounds of fresh, quality
sweet corn.
Glean for the City will average
this quantity on every one of its
weekly trips to local farms. But
Hill said all the trips combined will
still leave a disturbing amount of
the total surplus behind: almost all
of it.
For this reason, he said he can
count on hearing the following
words from Parker Farms owner
Rod Parker during every gleaning
trip: “You didn’t bring enough bins,
and you didn’t bring enough people.”
More information about Glean
for the City is available at breadforthecity.org/gleanforthecity.
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Chevy Chase Office
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CHEVY CHASE
$1,099,000
A CHEVY CHASE GEM! 4BR, 3.5BA Colonial
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Dianne Bailey
301-980-5354
Chevy Chase Office
202-363-9700
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Foxhall Office
202-363-1800
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202-251-5157
Georgetown Office
202-944-8400
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703-522-6100
TOP FLR – large 1BR
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202-256-7039
Woodley Park Office
202-238-2867
SILVER SPRING
$599,900
CLOSE IN to DC. Large 4BR, 2BA rambler on
over an acre of treed lot backing to Parkland.
Seller will pay $8,000 purchaser’s closing costs.
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Glenn Blong
202-256-2072
Friendship Heights
301-652-2777
Kornelia Stuphan
Georgetown Office
2 master stes on 2nd lvl w/marble en suite
BAs. Roof deck, rear porch, W/D, CAC,
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Linda Low
Foxhall Office
202-363-1800
ADAMS MORGAN
$399,000
JUST REDUCED! Large 1BR, 1BA co-op
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Terri Griffith
202-420-1725
Woodley Park Office 202-483-6300
BOYDS
$879,000
SIX WOODED plus one cleared acre with
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Wendy Gowdey
Foxhall Office
202-363-1800
CHEVY CHASE DC
$1,050,000
PRICE REDUCTION! Renov home across
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new windows, flagstone walkway, custom
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450 SF three-season room. Deck leads to
huge back yard. Lafayette Elementary.
5850 Oregon Ave NW.
Tucker Farman
202-905-7926
Georgetown Office
202-944-8400
CHINATOWN
$649,900
IN THE HEART OF THE ACTION! Huge
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Jennifer Knoll
202-441-2301
Chevy Chase Office
202-363-9700
CLEVELAND PARK
$445,000
GORGEOUS LOFT CONDO in Ordway
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Chevy Chase Office
202-363-9700
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202.483.6300
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TREE TOP VIEWS, Quiet Cul-de-sac.
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202-487-5162
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202-944-8400
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202-725-2250
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571-331-8557
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$479,900
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202-256-1624
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202-364-5200
floor plan. Gracious foyer, huge LR, sep
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$599,000
exceptional closet space, built-ins & IRRESISTIBLE, bright, charming 2BR
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Foxhall Office
202-363-1800
DUPONT / WEST END
$439,000
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Josh Harrison
301-602-5400
onto large patio and terraced garden.
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Jeanne Livingston
202-321-2600
Sarah Howard
703-862-7181
Georgetown Office
202-944-8400
LOGAN CIRCLE
$399,000
STUNNING 700 SF 1BR virtually sitting
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gleaming hdwd floors, high ceilings
FT. DUPONT PARK
$249,900 w/crown moldings, W/D, large balcony,
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202-255-2986
basement w/RR and much more.
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Friendship Heights
202-364-5200
MT PLEASANT
$629,000
GEORGETOWN
$910,000 STUNNING, spacious 3BR, 3BA condo
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EAST VILLAGE - NEW PRICE
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$749,500
NEAR 2 METROS!! Stately oversized side
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Nicely proportioned rooms, ample yard
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Library, formal DR, Eat-In KIT, Rec Rm.
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202-215-9242
Chevy Chase Office
202-363-9700
TAKOMA DC
$268,000
SUPER LOCATION! 4 blocks to Takoma
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2BR, 2BA Townhome is convenient to
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Low $175 fee includes parking!
Walt Johnson
240-351-4663
Chevy Chase Office
202-363-9700
WESLEY HEIGHTS
$1,295,000
FIVE BEDROOM brick Tudor on lovely
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AU and the shops and restaurants of
Sutton Square and Foxhall Square.
Ingrid Suisman / Karen Barker
Foxhall Office
202-363-1800
A Look at the Market in Northwest Washington
U Street penthouse condo offers stylish living
T
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around the U Street corridor
has turned once-uniform
blocks of row homes into lines of
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differentiated, mostly modern residences. But as with those earlier
homes, materials along the 2100
block of 11th Street provide continuity: Brick, glass and steel are
constants among the varying architectural visions here.
A perfect perch to view the
block and beyond waits in the penthouse of a seven-unit condominium built in 2005. The unit, like the
development as a whole, uses that
trinity of common materials effectively, with forms that are clean
and crisp but nod at the row homes
that used to stand on the lot.
Two balconies and a roof deck
overlook completed and ongoing
developments nearby. The deck
offers room for seating, grilling and
watching fireworks over the
Washington Monument.
Interior views are also expansive. A 23-foot-high ceiling arches
over an open-plan kitchen, living
and dining area. Neutral walls and
light maple floors keep
the space open and
airy, as do huge, practically floor-to-ceiling
windows.
Wooden beams provide architectural definition to the large
space, as does exposed
ductwork — one of a
handful of loftlike elements in this home.
Though open, the
main level suggests a
particular layout. Place
the dining area between
the kitchen and the dramatic floating staircase, and tuck
the living room furniture in the bay
between the front door and the wall
of windows.
The arrangement provides a
happy medium between cavernous loft and traditional condo.
In each spot, a fixed element —
the stair in one case, the second
level’s floor in another — creates
a more intimate nook for dining
or lounging.
The kitchen again strikes a balance between warmth and sleek
contemporary design. Golden
maple cabinets sport a simple tray
front, while stainless-steel appliances from brands KitchenAid and
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The commission will meet at
7 p.m. Sept. 1 at Mary’s Center,
2355 Ontario Road NW.
For details, call 202-332-2630 or
visit anc1c.org.
ANC 2A
ANCBottom
2A
Foggy
■ FOGGY BOTTOM / WEST END
At the commission’s July 21
meeting:
■
District
Department
of
Transportation director Gabe Klein
talked about the city’s bike-sharing
projects and the proposed streetcar
routes. He also said that L and M
streets will be getting cycle tracks,
or dedicated bike lanes. He said he
does not think the lanes will
decrease the number of residential
parking spaces, which residents fear
could happen.
■ Josh Levin told residents about his
plan to reopen a West End cinema.
His three-screen venue will sell food
and alcohol to patrons only, with
ticket prices between $10 and $12,
he said. Levin predicted that the theater will open in October.
7 p.m. Sept. 15 at St. Stephen
Martyr
Church,
2401
Pennsylvania Ave. NW.
visit anc2a.org.
ANC 2B
ANC Circle
2B
Dupont
■ DUPONT CIRCLE
7 p.m. Aug. 11 in the Brookings
Institution building, 1775
Massachusetts Ave. NW.
Agenda items include:
■ introduction of Joyce Tsepas, the
Office of Planning’s Ward 2 community planner.
■ consideration of a request for a
trash compactor at Ross Elementary
School.
■ presentation of a community
involvement award.
■ consideration of a request for a letter of support to the Board of
Zoning Adjustment for a rear addition with a garage at 2023 N St.
■ consideration of an application by
Rosemary’s Thyme, 1801 18th St.,
to open its outside patio one hour
earlier (to 4 p.m. Monday through
Thursday and to 10 a.m. Saturday).
■ consideration of a request by
Carlos Rosario Public Charter
School to relocate its satellite campus from 1501 Columbia Road to
2001 S St.
Johns Hopkins University to occupy
public space at 1619 Massachusetts
Ave. for the purpose of paving the
sidewalk and installing bike racks
and tables.
■ consideration of an application by
Scion, 2100 P St., for a substantial
change to include the extension of
hours of operation and sales
(Monday through Friday from 11
a.m. to 2 a.m. and Saturday and
Sunday from 10 a.m. to 2 a.m.)
Policy, 1904 14th St., for an amendment to its voluntary agreement.
■ consideration of comments on the
city’s proposed vending regulations.
■
presentation by the D.C.
Department of Transportation on an
experimental bicycle crossing at the
intersection of New Hampshire
Avenue, 16th Street and U Street.
■ committee reports, including
updates on the status of the 17th
Street streetscape project, Alcoholic
Beverage Control legislation and
proposed median landscaping on
Connecticut Avenue.
For details, visit dupontcircleanc.net.
ANC
2D2D
ANC
Sheridan-Kalorama
■ SHERIDAN-KALORAMA
7 p.m. Sept. 20 at Our Lady
Queen of the Americas Church,
California Street and Phelps
Place NW.
For details, call 202-246-5155, email [email protected] or
visit anc2d.org.
visit anc3d.org.
ANC 3E
ANC 3E
Tenleytown
■ AMERICAN UNIVERSITY PARK
American
University Park
FRIENDSHIP HEIGHTS/TENLEYTOWN
7:30 p.m. Sept. 23 at St. Mary’s
Armenian Apostolic Church,
42nd and Fessenden streets
NW.
For details, visit anc3e.org.
ANC 3F
ANCHills
3F
Forest
■ FOREST HILLS/NORTH CLEVELAND PARK
7:30 p.m. Sept. 20 at the
Capital Memorial Seventh-Day
Adventist
Church,
3150
Chesapeake St. NW.
visit anc3f.org.
ANC 3/4G
ANCChase
3/4G
Chevy
■ CHEVY CHASE
7:30 p.m. Sept. 20 at the 2nd
District Police Headquarters,
3320 Idaho Ave. NW.
visit anc3c.org.
At the commission’s July 12
meeting:
■ commissioners voted 4-2, with
Henry Griffin and Carolyn Cook
dissenting, to support a Board of
Zoning Adjustment application for a
special exception at 3609 Patterson
St. The exception was requested to
make way for a small two-story rear
addition.
■
D.C.
Department
of
Transportation officials said they
would hold off on installing three
speed humps on the 3200 block of
Beech Street to give the neighborhood commission an opportunity to
weigh in. They said the commission
would be allowed 30 days to comment on the traffic-calming devices.
The officials also explained their
agency’s policy on traffic calming.
They said prior to 2008, the
Transportation Department required
a traffic study before determining
whether it would install devices like
speed humps.
But now the agency will install
speed humps as long as 75 percent
of the block’s residents request them
and the humps meet basic engineering requirements. Also, a speed
analysis must show that 85 percent
of drivers exceed the speed limit by
at least 25 percent — a little over 30
mph on a block with a 25 mph speed
limit.
The commission will schedule
an August meeting if warranted.
7:30 p.m. Sept. 13 at the Chevy
Chase Community Center,
Connecticut
Avenue
and
McKinley Street NW.
send an e-mail to [email protected].
ANC 3D
ANCValley
3D
Spring
■ SPRING VALLEY/WESLEY HEIGHTS
Wesley
Heights
PALISADES/KENT/FOXHALL
ANC 4A
ANC 4A
Colonial
Village
■ COLONIAL VILLAGE/CRESTWOOD
Shepherd
Park
SHEPHERD PARK/BRIGHTWOOD
7 p.m. Sept. 1 in the community
center at Mann Elementary
School, 4430 Newark St. NW.
7:15 p.m. Sept. 7 at Fort
Stevens Recreation Center,
13th and Van Buren streets NW.
For details, call 202-291-9341.
ANC 2E
ANC 2E
Georgetown
■ GEORGETOWN / CLOISTERS
Cloisters
BURLEITH / HILLANDALE
6:30 p.m. Aug. 30 at
Georgetown
Visitation
Preparatory School, 1524 35th
St. NW.
visit anc2e.com.
ANC 2F
ANCCircle
2F
Logan
■ LOGAN CIRCLE
7 p.m. Sept. 1 at Washington
Plaza Hotel, 10 Thomas Circle
NW.
visit anc2f.org.
ANC 3B
ANCPark
3B
Glover
■ GLOVER PARK/CATHEDRAL HEIGHTS
7 p.m. Sept. 9. The location has
not been determined.
For details, call 202-338-2969,
contact [email protected] or visit
dcnet.com/anc/3b.
ANC 3C
ANC 3C
Cleveland
Park
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Woodley
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Asher Corson, president of the Foggy
Bottom Association, said he is “tremendously
pleased” that a lease with Whole Foods has
been finalized. A 2007 George Washington
graduate and longtime advocate for a Whole
Foods in this location, Corson said that despite
some concerns about redevelopment of
Square 54 as a whole, he is glad to see the university fulfill its commitment to bring in a grocery store.
“I believe this is great news for everyone
who lives in the neighborhood, for all of our
CLEAN
From Page 3
Vaughan said overflowing or
punctured trash bins provide an
ample food supply for rodents,
which residents complain have
infested the neighborhood. Houses
that are illegally rented to too many
tenants, he added, have increased
alley trash.
As one solution, he suggested
that the D.C. Department of Public
Works reduce the price of new trash
cans from $65 to about $30 so residents will be more willing to replace
damaged containers. He also said
the “most egregious cases” — apathetic residents who fail to clean up
debris or cut their grass — should be
fined.
The Clean City report recommends the same tactic: stepped-up
enforcement for neighbors who fail
to trim overgrowth, remove cans
from alleys or report broken containers.
According to Public Works
Department administrator Hallie
Clemm, a program known as
“SWEEP” is already attending to
most of the report’s recommendations. The Solid Waste Education
and Enforcement Program uses a
team of inspectors to educate residents about proper waste removal
and levy fines for repeat offenders.
The Clean City report also calls
for creating a task force to serve as a
liaison between the Public Works
Department and various other government agencies, like the D.C.
Department of Consumer and
Regulatory Affairs and the D.C.
Housing Authority.
Though there is no formal task
force yet, Clemm said the Public
Works Department is already in
contact with the Clean City Office
and other agencies on “a fairly regular basis” to share information
about blighted properties and tailor
city services to each neighborhood.
The Clean City report also suggests that the D.C. Council could
help keep streets and alleys cleaner
through new legislation. For example, the report suggests creating
incentives for bottle return and
deposits, strengthening existing
laws on property maintenance and
re-establishing
the
city’s
Environmental Crimes Unit, which
links to the Metropolitan Police
property values and all of our quality of life,”
he said.
Corson said he considers Whole Foods a
“very high-quality grocery,” and he believes
George Washington students will benefit from
the healthier options. He added that the local
Safeway at 2550 Virginia Ave. offers an
option for patrons looking for a more traditional grocery store.
In 2007, the Foggy Bottom-West End
advisory
neighborhood
commission
expressed concerns that the university’s plans
set aside only 25,000 square feet for the yetto-be-named store, as opposed to the originally promised 40,000 square feet.
According to Whole Foods public relations
Department.
A spokesperson for Ward 1 D.C.
Council member Jim Graham —
who chairs the public works committee — said Graham has not yet
reviewed the Clean City report and
would need to wait until the council
reconvenes in September to consider new legislation.
Jones said Ronald Austin, coordinator for the Clean City Office,
regularly testifies before the D.C.
Council about the office’s suggestions and initiatives. Austin could
not be reached for this article.
Jones also said his office hopes
to establish a Clean City Citizens
Advisory Group with two or three
individuals from each ward to meet
monthly and discuss new ideas.
Though the report didn’t rate any
areas in Tenleytown as hazardous,
residents on a local listserv have
been talking about problems with
garbage trucks that leave a trail of
debris behind them. The Clean City
Office acknowledged an issue with
spillage from containers in alleys by
Department of Public Works personnel.
Clemm explained that as time
goes on, the sweeping mechanism
in the trucks can wear down, causing some debris to fall out. She said
that the department is working with
fleet management officials to repair
the faulty vehicles now that the
representative Ivy Goldberg, the store has
signed a lease for a 36,000-square-foot space.
She said that other Whole Foods locations
throughout the District range between 32,000
square feet and 42,000 square feet.
Goldberg said Whole Foods could not provide details about the store’s lease. Boston
Properties senior project manager Jake
Stroman could not be reached for comment.
Corson said that while 36,000 square feet
sounds like a good size, he is concerned about
the traffic burden on Washington Circle. But
he pointed out that the store’s proximity to the
Foggy Bottom Metro station might encourage
more people to use public transit.
Whole Foods’ Meyer said he hopes that the
problem has been brought to officials’ attention.
According to department officials, visual inspections of the trucks
cannot identify the problem beforehand, so the agency must rely on
neighbors bringing it to managers’
attention.
Residents can also help, Clemm
said, by always bagging their
garbage.
Tenleytown resident Richard
Clark said he believes citizens need
to take more responsibility to clean
up the public space around their
homes.
“I do not believe it’s the city’s
job to come through several times a
year and do a spotless job of cleaning up any debris left by trash trucks
or other people,” Clark said. “If people really care, they will work to
keep their own environment clean.”
He said residents should leave
their trash out in a more orderly way
to make it easier for the garbage collectors.
Jones said volunteers are now
inspecting streets and alleys for the
next Clean City report, which will
be available in late September.
Advisory neighborhood commissions, civic associations, the
D.C. Council and environmental
interest groups helped recruit volunteers for the spring report, Jones
said.
store will be able to serve a “large and diverse
group of customers from the surrounding
area.”
George Washington senior and student
association president Jason Lifton said he has
heard only positive feedback from other students about the store. “We’re happy to have it
near campus,” he said.
Corson, who is also a Foggy Bottom advisory neighborhood commissioner, said he is
confident that the community will be supportive of the project in its next steps.
The new supermarket will be the Austin,
Texas-based chain’s fourth in the District. Its
existing D.C. stores are in Tenleytown, Glover
Park and Logan Circle.
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Wednesday,
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11
Wednesday
AUGUST
11
Classes
■ A weekly Bible class will focus on “A
Study of Consciousness.” 7 p.m. Free.
Divine Science Church, 2025 35th St. NW.
202-333-7630.
■ A weekly workshop will offer instruction in “Sahaja Yoga Meditation.” 7 p.m.
Free. West End Neighborhood Library,
1101 24th St. NW. 202-724-8707.
Concerts
■ The sixth floor trio — made up of
pianist and clarinetist Teddy Abrams, fiddler
and oboist Harrison Hollingsworth and clarinetist Johnny Teyssier — will perform. 6
p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy
Center. 202-467-4600.
■ The U.S. Marine Band will perform
works by Sousa, Offenbach and
Tchaikovsky. 8 p.m. Free. West Terrace,
U.S. Capitol. 202-433-4011.
Discussions and lectures
■ Nikolas Kozloff
will discuss his book
“No Rain in the
Amazon: How South
America’s Climate
Change Affects the
Entire Planet.” 6:30 to
8 p.m. Free. Langston
Room, Busboys and Poets, 2021 14th St.
NW. 202-387-7638.
■ Musician
Rosanne Cash will discuss her book
“Composed: A
Memoir.” 7 p.m. $10.
Sixth & I Historic
Synagogue, 600 I St.
NW. 202-364-1919.
Films
■ The “Voices of Palestine” film series
will present
Rashid
Masharawi’s
2008 film
“Laila’s
Birthday,”
about the toll
that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict extracts
from civilians clinging to employment and
other elements of everyday life amid chaos,
missile attacks and bursts of gunfire. 6:30
p.m. Free. The Jerusalem Fund, 2425
Virginia Ave. NW. 202-338-1958.
■ The “Lions of Czech Film” series will
feature Juraj Jakubisko’s 2008 film
“Bathory,” about the notorious Countess
Elizabeth Bathory (in Czech with English
subtitles). 8 p.m. $10.50; $8.50 for students; $8 for seniors; $7.50 for ages 12
and younger. Avalon Theatre, 5612
Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-966-6000.
Special event
■ The “We Are Africa Road Tour” will
feature a talk by Gina Paige, founder of
African Ancestry, about DNA-based ancestry tracing for people of African descent; a
dance performance by StepAfrika; and
appearances by former “Top Chef” contestant Carla Hall and photographer Kea Taylor,
author of “I Still Do — A Celebration of
African-American Weddings.” 6:30 to 9
p.m. Free. Embassy of the Federal Republic
of Nigeria, 3519 International Court, NW.
202-726-0287.
Sporting event
■ The Washington Nationals will play
the Florida Marlins. 7:05 p.m. $5 to $80.
Nationals Park, 1500 South Capitol St. SE.
888-632-6287. The series will continue
Thursday at 7:05 p.m.
Thursday,
AugustAUGUST
12
Thursday
12
Children’s program
■ A park ranger will lead ages 5 and
older on an exploratory hike along the
Woodland Trail. 4 p.m. Free. Rock Creek
Nature Center, 5200 Glover Road NW. 202895-6070.
Concerts
■ “Live! on Woodrow Wilson Plaza” will
feature The
Grandsons performing a mix
of New Orleans
R&B, rockabilly,
swing and
country twostep. Noon to 1:30 p.m. Free. Ronald
Reagan Building and International Trade
Center, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. 202312-1300.
■ The U.S. Navy Band’s eight chamber
music ensembles will perform music from
the 16th century to contemporary times. 6
p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy
Center. 202-467-4600.
■ The Fort Reno concert series will feature performances by Office of Future
Plans and America Hearts. 7 p.m. Free.
Fort Reno Park, 40th and Chesapeake
streets NW. fortreno.com.
works by Sousa, Offenbach and
Tchaikovsky. 8 p.m. Free. Sylvan Theater,
Washington Monument grounds, 15th
Street and Independence Avenue SW. 202433-4011.
■ Debra Lattanzi Shutika of George
Mason University will discuss “Place and
the Politics of Belonging.” Noon. Free. Mary
Pickford Theater, Madison Building, Library
of Congress, 101 Independence Ave. SE.
202-707-5510.
■ Peter Miller will discuss his book “The
Smart Swarm: How Understanding Flocks,
Schools, and Colonies Can Make Us Better
at Communicating, Decision Making, and
Getting Things Done.” 7 p.m. Free. Politics
and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW.
202-364-1919.
event will feature Capitol Movement Inc.
Junior Company, Contradiction Dance, New
School of Dance & Arts, Next Reflex Dance
Collective and other performers. 7:30 p.m.
Free. Carter Barron Amphitheatre, 16th
Street and Colorado Avenue NW. 202-4260486.
Wednesday, AUGUST 11
■ Film: The “Films on the Vern” outdoor film series will feature the 2007
film “The Kite Runner,” based on the
book by Khaled Hosseini. 8:30 p.m.
Free. Quad, George Washington
University Mount Vernon Campus,
2100 Foxhall Road NW. 202-2426673.
Films
■ “Let Us Entertain You,” a summer
film series, will feature “Brigadoon.” 4 p.m.
Free. Palisades Neighborhood Library,
4901 V St. NW. 202-282-3139.
■ The Smithsonian American Art
Museum will present Frank Capra’s 1948
film “State of the Union,” starring Spencer
Tracy and Katharine Hepburn. 6:30 p.m.
Free. Smithsonian American Art Museum,
8th and F streets NW. 202-633-1000.
■ The Neighborhood Farm Initiative’s
Local Foods Series will feature the documentary
“Corner Plot,”
about one
man’s determination to work
his land, share
his produce
and enjoy the farm life he has always
known — all inside the Capital Beltway. A
panel discussion will follow. 6:30 to 9
p.m. $25; reservations suggested.
Letelier Theater, 3251 Prospect St. NW.
neighborhoodfarminitiative.org.
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African dance, drumming, theater, hip-hop,
singing and more. 7 p.m. Dance Place,
3225 8th St. NE. 202-269-1600. The performance will repeat Friday at 7 p.m.
■ The Topaz Hotel Bar’s weekly standup
comedy show will feature local comics. 8 to
10 p.m. Free. 1733 N St. NW. 202-3933000.
Special events
■ Oasis at The Avalon will feature “The
Great Saxophonists,” featuring selected
recordings, video excerpts and live performances by musician and composer Seth
Kibel. 10:30 a.m. $10. Avalon Theatre,
5612 Connecticut Ave. NW. theavalon.org.
■ “Phillips After 5” will feature Polish
director Krzysztof Kieslowski’s 1994 film
“White,” about a down-and-out Polish immigrant in France who plans vengeance when
his beautiful wife deserts him; a jazz performance by Federico Peña and Friends; a
gallery talk on “The Spaces Between:
Hanging Ryman’s Paintings”; and a scavenger hunt. 5 to 8:30 p.m. Cost varies by
activity; reservations suggested. Phillips
Collection, 1600 21st St. NW. 202-3872151.
Friday,
August
13
Friday
AUGUST
13
Class
■ Vanessa Alsondo will lead a class on
“Crochet 101.” Noon to 2 p.m. $39. First
Class Inc., 1726 20th St. NW. 202-7975102.
Concerts
feature piano iconoclast ELEW performing
a mix of ragtime, rock and pop that he calls
“rockjazz.” Noon to 1:30 p.m. Free. Ronald
Reagan Building and International Trade
Center, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. 202312-1300.
■ The “Jazz in the Garden” series will
feature Norway’s Carsten Boe Trio. 5 to
8:30 p.m. Free. Sculpture Garden, National
Gallery of Art, 7th Street and Constitution
Avenue NW. 202-737-4215.
■ The Philadelphia Jazz Orchestra will
perform. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage,
Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.
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■ The eighth annual Metro DC Dances
Sporting events
■ The Washington Mystics will play the
Minnesota Lynx. 7 p.m. $17 to $125.
Verizon Center, 601 F St. NW. 202-3977328.
■ The Washington Nationals will play
the Arizona
Diamondbacks.
7:05 p.m. $5 to
$80. Nationals
Park, 1500
South Capitol
St. SE. 888632-6287. The series will continue
Saturday at 7:05 p.m. and Sunday at 1:35
p.m.
Saturday,
August
14
Saturday
AUGUST
14
Benefit
■ The Potomac Massage Training
Institute’s “Massage-A-Thon Fundraiser” will
feature program graduates offering 60minute therapeutic massage sessions. 9
a.m. to 4:30 p.m. $75 suggested donation;
reservations required. Suite LL, Potomac
Massage Training Institute, 5028
Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-686-7046. The
event will continue Sunday from 9 a.m. to
4:30 p.m.
Book signing
■ Roland Mesnier, former White House
pastry chef, will sign
copies of his memoir
“All the President’s
Pastries: Twenty Five
Years in the White
House.” 1 p.m. Free.
Second Floor, National
Museum of American
History, 14th Street and Constitution
Avenue NW. 202-633-1000.
■ A park ranger (and writer) will talk
about some of the animals in Rock Creek
Park, and then participants will write and
illustrate their own stories about a favorite
animal (for ages 7 and older). 2 p.m. Free.
Rock Creek Nature Center, 5200 Glover
Road NW. 202-895-6070.
Classes
■ Lynn O’Connell will lead a class on
“How To Become a World-Class Meeting
Planner.” 10 a.m. to noon. $39. First Class
Inc., 1726 20th St. NW. 202-797-5102.
■ A two-day shoemaking workshop
will teach participants how to make a
wearable shoe by hand. 10 a.m. to 6
p.m. $795; registration required. Jelleff
Boys & Girls Club, 3265 S St. NW.
shoemakingclasses.com.
■ Wakili McNeill will lead a beginning
African dance class. 10:30 a.m. to noon.
$10; reservations required. Festival Center,
1640 Columbia Road NW. 202-459-8157.
The class is offered every Saturday.
■ Ukulele
prodigy Brittni
Paiva will lead a
House of
Musical
Traditions workshop for beginners, from noon to 1:15 p.m.; and for intermediate and advanced players, from 1:30
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to 2:45 p.m. $30 per workshop; registration required. Seeker’s Church, 276 Carroll
St. NW. 301-270-9090.
■ Lynn O’Connell will lead a class on
“How To Become a Professional GrantWriting Consultant.” 1 to 3 p.m. $39. First
Class Inc., 1726 20th St. NW. 202-7975102.
Concert
■ Lynn Meadows Discovery Center of
Gulfport, Miss., will present participants in
its WINGS Performing Arts program. 6 p.m.
Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center.
202-467-4600.
Family programs
■ The Smithsonian American Art
Museum and the Washington Nationals will
host the fourth annual “Baseball Family
Day,” featuring storytelling, crafts, games
and photo ops with players. 11:30 a.m. to
2 p.m. Free. Kogod Courtyard, Smithsonian
American Art Museum/National Portrait
Gallery, 8th and F streets NW. 202-6331000.
■ “What a Relief!” will offer a chance to
examine the many colors and shapes that
make up the portraits in the special exhibition “Chuck Close Prints: Process and
Collaboration.” After the tour, participants
will create an original relief print. 10:30
a.m. to noon. $12 per child; reservations
required. Corcoran Gallery of Art, 500 17th
St. NW. corcoran.org.
Festival
■ The Arts on N Street Festival, sponsored by the D.C. Commission on the Arts
and Humanities and the Walter E.
Washington Convention Center, will feature
work by local artists, musical performances, gardening tutorials, painting workshops
and cupcake decoration. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Free. Walter E. Washington Convention
Center, N Street between 7th and 9th
streets NW. The festival will continue
Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Films
■ “From Vault to Screen: Il Cinema
Ritrovato” will present Edward Yang’s 1991
film “A Brighter Summer Day,” about everyday life in 1960s Taiwan. 2 p.m. Free. East
Building Auditorium, National Gallery of Art,
4th Street and Constitution Avenue NW.
202-737-4215.
■ An international film series will feature Eytan Fox’s
2004 film
“Walk on
Water,” about
an Israeli intelligence agent
assigned to
befriend the grandchild of a Nazi war criminal. 2 p.m. Free. Takoma Park
Neighborhood Library, 416 Cedar St. NW.
202-576-7252.
Performance
■ The Carter Barron Amphitheatre will
host the Culture Shock East Coast Dance
Concert 2010. 7:30 p.m. Free. Carter
Barron Amphitheatre, 16th Street and
Colorado Avenue NW. 202-426-0486.
Sporting event
■ D.C. United will play FC Dallas. 8 p.m.
$23 to $52. RFK Memorial Stadium, 2400
East Capitol St. SE. 202-397-7328.
Walks and tours
■ A bus tour will visit D.C. locations
used as backdrops in more than 50 televi-
sion shows and movies, including “The
Exorcist,” “The West Wing” and “Wedding
Crashers.” 10 a.m. $34; reservations
required. Tour departs from a location near
Union Station. 800-979-3370.
■ Washington Walks will present a tour
of the Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens and the
eastern bank of the Anacostia River. 11
a.m. $15. Meet outside the Minnesota
Avenue Metro station at the entrance to
the Kenilworth Avenue exit tunnel.
washingtonwalks.com.
■ A walking tour of Georgetown will
examine how and why the village’s transportation system evolved over time. 12:15
p.m. Free. C&O Canal National Historical
Park Visitor Center, 1057 Thomas
Jefferson St. NW. 202-653-5190.
Sunday,
August
15
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AUGUST
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Class
■ Adrienne Tucker will lead a class on
cake and cupcake decorating. 1 to 4 p.m.
$49. First Class Inc., 1726 20th St. NW.
202-797-5102.
Concerts
■ “A Sojourn in Sound and Song” will
feature classical, country and western,
gospel, jazz and R&B music. 3 to 5 p.m.
Free. Social Hall, Takoma Park Baptist
Church, 635 Aspen St. NW. 202-723-4700.
■ Dahlak Restaurant will host its weekly
“DC Jazz Jam” session. 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.
Free. 1771 U St. NW. 202-527-9522.
■ The U.S.
Navy Band
Commodores,
U.S. Army
Blues (shown)
and U.S.
Airmen of Note
will present a jazz concert. 7:30 p.m. Free.
Carter Barron Amphitheatre; 16th Street
and Colorado Avenue NW. 202-426-0486.
Dancing
■ The Washington DC Jewish
Community Center will present “RikudDC:
Israeli Dancing in the Heart of DC,” a weekly drop-in dance night. 7 to 11 p.m. $9; $6
for students. 1529 16th St. NW. 202-5189400.
■ National Gallery of Art lecturer Eric
Denker will discuss “At Home and Abroad:
Prints of Venice, 1900-1940.” 2 p.m. Free.
East Building Auditorium, National Gallery
of Art, 4th Street and Constitution Avenue
NW. 202-737-4215.
■ A park ranger will discuss how to
build a shelter with materials available in
the woods. 2 p.m. Free. Rock Creek Nature
Center, 5200 Glover Road NW. 202-8956070.
Films
■ “From Vault to Screen: Il Cinema
Ritrovato” will present John Cassavetes’
1968 film “Faces.” 4:30 p.m. Free. East
Building Auditorium, National Gallery of Art,
4th Street and Constitution Avenue NW.
202-737-4215.
■ The “5 Eye Asian Film Series” will feature the 2007 film “The Host (Gwoemul),”
about a huge mutant creature that begins
to attack the locals in Seoul (in Korean with
English subtitles). 8 p.m. Free. 5th and I
streets NW. 202-247-5113.
Performance
■ Participants in the Washington
Performing Arts Society’s Summer Steps
program will perform with the Step Afrika!
troupe. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage,
Seattle Storm. 4 p.m. $17 to $125.
Verizon Center, 601 F St. NW. 202-3977328.
Monday, AUGUST 16
■ Film: “Cary Grant: A Star To
Remember,” a summer movie series,
will feature Grant in Stanley Donen’s
1963 film “Charade,” co-starring
Audrey Hepburn as a widow who
finds herself at the center of considerable attention after her husband’s
body is found abandoned near a railroad track. 6:30 p.m. Free; tickets
required. Helen Hayes Gallery,
National Theatre, 1321 Pennsylvania
Ave. NW. 202-783-3372.
Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.
Reading
■ “Sunday Kind of Love” will feature a
poetry reading, followed by an open-mic
event. 4 p.m. Free. Langston Room,
Busboys and Poets, 2021 14th St. NW.
202-387-7638.
Special event
■ A celebration of the Feast of St. Mary
the Virgin will feature guest speaker Barry
C. Black, chaplain of the U.S. Senate. 10
a.m. Free. St. Mary’s Episcopal Church,
728 23rd St. NW. 202-333-3985.
Sporting event
■ The Washington Mystics will play the
Walks and tours
■ An exhibition tour will focus on the
luminous, poetic paintings created by
Richard Pousette-Dart using graphite and
oil on canvas to produce works both complex and spare. Noon. $12; $10 for seniors
and students; free for ages 18 and
younger. Phillips Collection, 1600 21st St.
NW. 202-387-2151. The tour will repeat
Aug. 29 at noon.
■ A walking tour on “Tobacco Lords of
the Potomac” will examine how mercantile
tobacco production re-ordered life along the
Potomac. 12:15 p.m. Free. C&O Canal
National Historical Park Visitor Center,
1057 Thomas Jefferson St. NW. 202-6535190.
■ A slide show and outdoor tour will
focus on the whimsical stone gargoyles and
grotesques that decorate Washington
National Cathedral. 6:30 p.m. $10; $5 for
ages 12 and younger; $30 per family.
Seventh-floor auditorium, Washington
National Cathedral, Massachusetts and
Wisconsin avenues NW. 202-537-6200.
The tour will repeat Aug. 22 at 2 p.m.
■ Washington Walks will present a tour
of the historic Dupont Circle neighborhood. 3 p.m. $15. Meet outside the south
exit to the Dupont Circle Metro station.
washingtonwalks.com.
uses movement, breathing and meditation
techniques. 7 p.m. Free. West End
Neighborhood Library, 1101 24th St. NW.
202-724-8707.
Concerts
feature Kruze Control featuring Shang.
Noon to 1:30 p.m. Free. Ronald Reagan
Building and International Trade Center,
1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. 202-3121300.
■ Austin, Texas-based Mingo Fishtrap
will perform. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium
Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.
■ The U.S. Navy Band’s Concert Band
will perform. 8 p.m. Free. West Side, U.S.
Capitol. 202-433-2525.
■ Paul Street will discuss his book “The
Empire’s New Clothes: Barack Obama in
the Real World of Power.” 6:30 to 8 p.m.
Free. Cullen Room, Busboys and Poets,
1025 5th St. NW. 202-387-7638.
■ David
Zirin will discuss his book
“Bad Sports:
How Owners
Are Ruining the
Games We
Love.” 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose,
5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919.
Films
Monday,
August
16
Monday
AUGUST
16
Classes
■ Peter
Mandel will
lead a class on
“Write and Sell
Your First
Children’s
Book.” 6 to
8:30 p.m. $45. First Class Inc., 1726 20th
St. NW. 202-797-5102.
■ A weekly workshop will offer instruction in qi gong, a Chinese practice that
■ “Marvelous Movie Mondays” will feature the 2003 film “The Story of the
Weeping Camel.” 2 p.m. Free. Chevy Chase
Neighborhood Library, 5625 Connecticut
Ave. NW. 202-282-0021.
■ “Midnight Movies at 6” will feature
the 1999 film “Go.” 6 p.m. Free. Chevy
Chase Neighborhood Library, 5625
Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-282-0021.
■ “For the Love of Sound,” a music documentary series, will present Karin
Berger’s 2008 film “Tearing Your Heart
Apart,” about a style of Viennese folk song
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popular from the late 1800s through the
1930s (in German with English subtitles).
6:30 p.m. $6. Goethe-Institut, 812 7th St.
NW. 202-289-1200.
■ The Washington Jewish Film Festival
and Oscilloscope Laboratories will present
Yael Hersonski’s documentary “A Film
Unfinished,”
about the making of a Nazi
propaganda
film about the
Warsaw Ghetto.
A question-andanswer session with Hersonski will follow.
7:30 p.m. Free; reservations required.
Washington DC Jewish Community Center,
1529 16th St. NW. 202-339-9598.
Tuesday,
August
17
Tuesday
AUGUST
17
Shahriar Saleh, will perform music of the
Persian masters. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium
Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.
■ The U.S. Navy Band’s Concert Band
will perform. 8 p.m. Free. U.S. Navy
Memorial, 701 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. 202433-2525.
Discussion
■ Paul Greenberg will discuss his book
“Four Fish: The Future of the Last Wild
Food.” 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose,
Film
■ The D.C. Commission on the Arts and
Humanities will sponsor the Summer
Screenings independent film series, featuring selections from the Capital Irish Film
Festival. 7 to 10 p.m. Free. Lounge,
Renaissance Dupont Circle Hotel, 1143
New Hampshire Ave. NW.
[email protected].
Class
■ Peter Mandel will lead a class on
“Travel Writing for Fun and Profit.” 6 to
8:30 p.m. $45. First Class Inc., 1726 20th
St. NW. 202-797-5102.
Concerts
■ “Live! on
Woodrow
Wilson Plaza”
will feature the
band
Fitzmaurice performing bluegrass and country music. Noon to 1:30
p.m. Free. Ronald Reagan Building and
International Trade Center, 1300
Pennsylvania Ave. NW. 202-312-1300.
■ Pianist Wen-Yin Chan will perform.
12:10 p.m. Free. Church of the Epiphany,
1317 G St. NW. 202-347-2635, ext. 18.
■ Nava Ensemble, led by Iranian-born
Support
■ Recovery International will host a
group discussion for people suffering from
stress, anxiety, panic, depression, sleep
problems, anger, fear and other mental,
nervous or emotional problems. 7 p.m.
Free. Chevy Chase Community Center,
The group meets every Tuesday.
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Classes
■ Housing Counseling Services Inc. will
offer a workshop to help distressed homeowners understand their options and find
alternatives to foreclosure. Noon. Free.
2410 17th St. NW. 202-667-7006.
Concerts
feature the
Eastman String
Band performing Americana
music. Noon to
1:30 p.m. Free.
Ronald Reagan
Building and International Trade Center,
1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. 202-3121300.
Conservatory Garden Court, U.S. Botanic
Garden, 100 Maryland Ave. SW. 202-2251116.
works by Ron Nelson, Clifton Williams and
Julius Fucik. 8 p.m. Free. West Terrace,
U.S. Capitol. 202-433-4011.
■ National Archives staff members will
present an introduction to records relating
to Army service in the Civil War. 11 a.m.
Free. Room G-24, Research Center,
National Archives Building, Pennsylvania
Avenue between 7th and 9th streets NW.
202-357-5000.
■ Curator Nicholas Bell and exhibits
specialist James Baxter will discuss Kim
Schmahmann’s “Bureau of Bureaucracy.”
Noon. Free. Renwick Gallery, 17th Street
and Pennsylvania Avenue NW. 202-6331000.
■ Philippa Strum will discuss her book
“Mendez v. Westminster: School
Desegregation and Mexican-American
Rights.” 6:30 to 8 p.m. Free. Busboys and
Poets, 2021 14th St. NW. 202-387-7638.
■ Jonathan Weiner will discuss his book
“Long for This World: The Strange Science
of Immortality.” 7 p.m. Free. Politics and
Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202364-1919.
Films
The “Make a Splash” children’s
movie series will feature “The Magic School
Bus Catches a Wave” (for ages 3 and
older). 1:30 p.m. Free. Chevy Chase
Neighborhood Library, 5625 Connecticut
Ave. NW. 202-282-0021.
■ The “French Cinémathèque” series
will feature
Jacques
Rivette’s 2009
film “Around a
Small Mountain
(36 vues du Pic
Saint Loup),”
about lost love, chance encounters and the
transformative power of art (in French with
English subtitles). 8 p.m. $10.50; $8.50
for students; $8 for seniors; $7.50 for
ages 12 and younger. Avalon Theatre,
■ The “Films on the Vern” outdoor film
series will feature Spike Jonze’s 2009 film
“Where the Wild Things Are,” an adaptation
of Maurice Sendak’s classic children’s
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■ A park ranger will lead ages 5 and
older on an exploratory hike along the
Woodland Trail. 4 p.m. Free. Rock Creek
Nature Center, 5200 Glover Road NW. 202895-6070.
Thursday, AUGUST 19
■ Discussion: Akbar Ahmed, a professor of Islamic studies at American
University, will discuss his book
“Journey Into America: The Challenge
of Islam,” about the diversity within
American Muslim communities. 6 to
8 p.m. Free. Busboys and Poets,
2021 14th St. NW. 202-387-7638.
story. 8:30 p.m. Free. Outdoor pool,
George Washington University Mount
Vernon Campus, 2100 Foxhall Road NW.
202-242-6673.
Performance
■ Trinidad and Tobago’s New Dimension
Performing Arts Company, a group of practitioners in traditional and contemporary
music and dance, will perform. 6 p.m.
Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center.
202-467-4600.
Special event
■ “Mod Madness” — an after-hours
“PM @ The TM” event celebrating design
motifs of the 1950s and 1960s — will feature drinks, food, gallery tours and live jazz
by the Pete Muldoon Quartet. 6 to 9 p.m.
$10; reservations suggested. The Textile
Museum, 2320 S St. NW.
textilemuseum.org.
U.S. Botanic Garden facility manager
John Gallagher will lead a behind-thescenes tour of the conservatory systems
that provide heating, cooling and misting. 1
to 2 p.m. Free; reservations required.
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■ Benjamin Herson and Jeff Deck will
discuss their book “The Great Typo Hunt:
Two Friends Changing the World, One
Correction at a Time.” 6:30 p.m. Free.
Borders, 1801 K St. NW. 202-466-4999.
■ Frank Deford will discuss his novel
“Bliss, Remembered.” 7 p.m. Free. Politics
and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW.
202-364-1919.
■ The Georgetown Book Club will discuss “The Immortal Life of Henrietta
Lacks” by Rebecca Skloot. 7:30 p.m. Free.
Georgetown Interim Library, 3307 M St.
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Concerts
feature Nolan Williams & the Voices of
Inspiration performing spiritual music. Noon
to 1:30 p.m. Free. Ronald Reagan Building
and International Trade Center, 1300
■ The Brad Linde Ensemble will present
a jazz concert in tribute to the late tenor
saxophonist Lester Young. 5 to 8 p.m.
Free. Smithsonian American Art Museum,
8th and F streets NW. 202-633-1000.
■ Fredericksburg, Va., native and multiinstrumentalist Erin McKeown will perform.
6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy
Center. 202-467-4600.
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■ “Let Us Entertain You,” a summer
movie series, will feature Mel Brooks’
1968 film “The Producers,” starring Zero
Mostel and Gene Wilder. 4 p.m. Free.
Palisades Neighborhood Library, 4901 V
St. NW. 202-282-3139.
■ “Pix on the Plaza” will feature an outdoor screening of Guto Barra’s 2009 film
“Beyond Ipanema.” 9 p.m. Free. Woodrow
Wilson Plaza, Ronald Reagan Building and
International Trade Center, 1300
Special events
■ “Phillips After 5” will feature a talk by
chief curator Eliza Rathbone about the luminous and poetic paintings, sculptures and
works on paper featured in “Pousette-Dart:
Predominantly White Paintings”; a jazz performance by the Marshall Keys Quartet; a
gallery talk on “Robert Ryman: Painting as
Performance”; and hors d’oeuvres by
Ruth’s Chris Steak House. 5 to 8:30 p.m.
Cost varies by activity; reservations suggested. Phillips Collection, 1600 21st St.
NW. 202-387-2151.
■ Tudor Place will host a cocktail
reception to celebrate “100 Years of Film
in Georgetown,” featuring drinks, light
refreshments and one free movie ticket to
any AMC theater. 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. $15;
registration required. Tudor Place Historic
House and Garden, 1644 31st St. NW.
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W
ashington Improv
Theater will present the
latest rendition of its
“Neutrino Video Project” Aug. 14
through Sept. 11 at Source.
It begins with a suggestion.
On STAGE
Then, Washington Improv
Theater’s cameras, actors and crew
take to 14th Street to shoot, edit,
score and screen an entirely improvised movie in as much time as it
takes you to watch it. By the end of
the final scene, they’re back in the
theater.
Performance times are 8 p.m.
Friday and Saturday. Tickets cost
$15. Source is located at 1835 14th
St. NW. 202-204-7770;
washingtonimprovtheater.com.
■ Participants in GALA Hispanic
Theatre’s Summer Youth Program
and Paso Nuevo will present an
evening of poetry, scenes, song and
music — “The Color(ed)s Are
Talking Again/Los colores hablan
de nuevo” — at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 14.
The original, bilingual show —
written by 40 local students and
produced under the guidance of
artist Quique Avilés — explores
issues of identity, race, legacy and
legality, and the dreams and aspirations of today’s youth.
Admission is free. GALA
Theatre is located at 3333 14th
St. NW. 202-234-7174;
galatheatre.org.
■ Local theater group dog & pony
dc will present “Separated at
Birth,” a clown show in a train station, Aug. 11 through 29 at Mead
Theatre Lab at Flashpoint.
Wednesday through Saturday and
3 p.m. Sunday, as well as 3 p.m.
Monday, Aug. 23. Tickets cost
$15. Flashpoint is located at 916 G
St. NW. Send an e-mail to
[email protected] for tickets.
■ The GLBT Arts Consortium and
the Capitol Hill Arts Workshop
will close Gilbert and Sullivan’s
“The Mikado” Aug. 14.
Thursday through Saturday and 3
p.m. Saturday. Tickets cost $20.
The Capitol Hill Arts Workshop is
located at 545 7th St. SE. 202-5476839; chaw.org.
■ The Broadway, puppet-studded
musical “Avenue Q” will close
Aug. 15 at the Lansburgh
Theatre.
Performance times are 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday and Sunday; 8 p.m.
Thursday through Saturday; and 2
p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Tickets
cost $75 to $85. The Lansbugh is
located at 450 7th St. NW. 202547-1122; harmancenter.org.
■ The Keegan Theatre and new
island project are presenting the
world premiere of “Stella Morgan,”
Museum exhibit features endangered plants
“L
osing Paradise: Endangered Plants Here
and Around the World,” featuring 45
botanical illustrations by members of the
American Society of Botanical Artists, will open
Saturday at the National Museum of Natural
History and continue through Dec. 12.
With more than 20 percent of the world’s flora in
danger of extinction, the exhibit highlights the ongo-
On EXHIBIT
ing collaboration between botanical illustrators and
scientists to document diminishing plant diversity
for future generations.
Located at 10th Street and Constitution Avenue
NW, the museum is open daily from 10 a.m. to 5:30
p.m. 202-633-1000.
■ “Samples 2003,” highlighting multimedia electronic artist Robert Bocci, will open Saturday with a
reception from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Capitol Hill Arts
Workshop and continue through Aug. 31.
Bocci, an associate professor of digital imaging
and photography at Georgetown University, will
exhibit a series of photographs and an installation
that investigates the human body as a site of artistic
and formal exploration.
Located at 545 7th St. SE, the gallery is open
Monday
through Friday
from 9:30 a.m.
to 6 p.m. 202547-6839.
■ “Black Box:
Superflex,”
presenting a
film by the
Danish art col“Two smiling informants, Nigeria” lective
is part of an exhibit at the
Superflex that
Anacostia Community Museum.
shows the
inside of a
McDonald’s restaurant devoid of patrons and staff,
opened recently in the Black Box Theater at the
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. The
fill will be shown on a continuous loop through Nov.
28.
The collective creates unconventional artworks
that use social intervention to call attention to such
Catherine Kopper’s watercolor of the moccasin
flower is part of an exhibit at the National Museum
of Natural History.
issues as democratization, environmentalism and consumerism.
Located at Independence Avenue and 7th Street
SW, the museum is open daily from 10 a.m. to 5:30
p.m. 202-633-1000.
■ “Word, Shout, Song: Lorenzo Dow Turner
Connecting Communities Through Language,”
exploring the life, research and scholarship of academic and linguist Lorenzo Dow Turner (18901972), opened recently at the Anacostia
Community Museum, where it will continue
through March 27.
Much of the exhibit focuses on how Turner’s discoveries linked communities in Africa to the New
World through language. His pioneering research
connected the Creole language of the Gullah/Geechee
people of South Carolina and Georgia with their
ancestors who were captured in Africa and sold as
slaves.
Located at 1901 Fort Place SE, the museum is
open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. 202-633-1000.
■ Sculptor Sam Noto will lead a tour of the Foggy
Bottom Outdoor Sculpture Exhibit on Saturday at
11 a.m., starting from the corner of New Hampshire
Avenue and I Street NW.
Featured are 15 contemporary sculptures in the
front yards of homes in the Foggy Bottom Historic
District. savefoggybottom.com.
Washington Improv Theater will present its “Neutrino Video Project”
Aug. 14 through Sept. 11 at Source.
a play by Rosemary Jenkinson, one
of Northern Ireland’s most respected female playwrights, through
Aug. 18 at the Church Street
Theater.
Sunday through Wednesday and 3
p.m. Saturday. Tickets cost $20 to
$25. The Church Street Theater is
located at 1742 Church St. NW.
703-892-0202; keegantheatre.com.
■ The Kennedy Center is hosting
“Mary Poppins” through Aug. 22.
Performance times generally are
7:30 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday
and 1:30 p.m. Saturday and
Sunday. Tickets cost $25 to $135.
202-467-4600; kennedy-center.org.
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only a block and a half away,” said neighbor
Henry Curry, who was contemplating spices.
“I hope something else [like it] comes in.”
Feldstein said he’s optimistic. Since the
announcement, he said, he has been in regular
contact with landlord S.C. Herman &
Associates to discuss future plans for the site.
And according to Feldstein, the company
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adequate yearly progress in either.
Of course, when it comes to adequate yearly progress, 2010 was a
particularly challenging year.
Under No Child Left Behind,
schools must continue increasing
scores so that, by 2014, all students
across the country are able to score
proficient on statewide tests.
In D.C., the bar gets a little bit
higher every two years — meaning
that, in 2010, a greater percentage of
students at each school had to score
proficient in order for the school to
is in talks with two “high-end” grocery stores,
although representatives have not specified
which ones.
Feldstein said he plans to work with fellow
commissioners to see how the group can help
entice a supermarket — including possibly
supporting a new beer and wine license at the
site.
In the meantime, he said, he encouraged
management at the Rite Aid at 1815
Connecticut Ave. to add more items to its
refrigerated section, which it has done.
meet the overall target.
But even with the higher bar,
there were some surprises. Eaton,
Janney, Lafayette and Murch elementary schools — all considered
top performers — failed to make
adequate yearly progress this year.
While those schools had overall
scores that placed them above, even
in some cases far above, the proficiency target — 73.69 percent of
students had to be proficient in reading and 70.14 percent had to be proficient in math — their subgroups
failed to make the mark.
Under No Child Left Behind, a
certain percentage of the student
body must score proficient in order
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sultants at the meeting. D.C. Department of
Transportation director Gabe Klein said that
his agency’s proposed streetcar network could
help. The Georgia Avenue streetcar line could
— with assistance from Maryland — continue to Silver Spring, he said, and the line could
potentially split to form a dedicated branch for
the Walter Reed site.
to make adequate yearly progress.
In addition, various categories of
subgroups — divided by ethnicity,
gender, special-education status,
English proficiency and economic
status — must also meet the mark.
So, at Lafayette, 87.16 percent of
the overall student body met the
proficiency target in reading, and
84.44 met the target in math.
But in reading, only 67.21 percent of African-American students
met the target — down from 83.33
percent the year before.
In math, 68.85 percent of
African-American students met the
proficiency target — compared to
83 percent in 2009.
Lafayette principal Lynn Main
said she thinks the decline might
reflect a recent jump in enrollment
at the Chevy Chase school.
“I think one of the challenges in
the last probably two years at
Lafayette has been the continuing
growth at the school — especially
students coming into the upper
grades.”
For instance, she said, the school
anticipated an enrollment of 585
students last year. Instead, it ended
up with 630.
Main said some of the students
have come from private schools,
where they were unaccustomed to
the statewide tests, while others
came from other public schools that
hadn’t prepared them as well. She
said both the recession and the
change in the administration contributed to the influx of students.
Main said she plans to continue
efforts to boost learning among all
of her students, while paying special
attention to those who failed to meet
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But even without a streetcar or immediately accessible Metrorail stop, Georgia Avenue
is teeming with public transit riders who could
support retail along the corridor, said
Tregoning. “There are more people in public
transportation on Georgia [Avenue] than in
cars,” she said.
And planners don’t even need to worry
about parking spaces for those shoppers and
diners, she noted: “They have a free two-hour
transfer. That’s a dinner window, a shopping
window,” she said.
the proficiency target.
“For every child at Lafayette, we
have a reading specialist, we have a
math specialist, as well as a peer
tutoring program,” she said.
In addition, she said, teachers
will use the scores to continue differentiated instruction so that students who are underperforming are
brought up to speed.
But she said parents should keep
in mind that many individual scores
increased. “I know parents look at
the school as a whole, but I hope
they also look at the individual
kids,” she said. “There are individual kids who are making progress.”
Certain schools demonstrated
significant progress schoolwide.
For instance, scores at Stoddert
skyrocketed, from 74.55 percent
meeting the proficiency target in
reading in 2009 to 90.48 percent this
year.
In math, students’ scores jumped
from 80 percent to 92.38.
Unlike at Lafayette, subgroup
scores also rose dramatically at
Stoddert, from 59.26 percent of
African-American students scoring
proficient in 2009 to 82.14 percent
scoring proficient in math in 2010.
For African-Americans, the
reading scores increased from 62.96
scoring proficient in 2009 to 92.86
in 2010.
Stoddert principal Marjorie
Cuthbert, a former Murch principal
who returned to D.C. Public
Schools last year after four years in
Minnesota, said the school
employed a variety of strategies to
boost test scores.
First and foremost, she said,
teachers looked closely at the information that came back from the
D.C. Benchmark Assessment
System (DC-BAS) tests, which are
given earlier in the year.
“We just kept watching to see
what kind of progress students were
making,” she said.
Meanwhile, she said, everyone at
the school — from the administration to support staff — pitched in
with tutoring. “Anyone who could
worked with kids to give them an
extra boost,” she said.
Generally, she said, teachers did
not target efforts toward specific
subgroups but toward individual
needs.
“If we found out that someone
didn’t know their multiplication
table,” she said, “we didn’t think
about the subgroup, we just said,
‘Let’s look at the times table.’”
But the overall results from this
year’s citywide tests were mixed.
While secondary school students
gained 3 percentage points in reading and 4 percentage points in math,
elementary school students’ scores
went down 4 percentage points in
both subjects.
In an e-mail, D.C. Public
Schools spokesperson Jennifer
Calloway said that despite the
strong progress made over the past
three years “in nearly every subgroup and demographic across the
city,” there is plenty of work yet to
be done.
“Although the benchmark for
what constitutes adequate yearly
progress increased this year, we
embrace those high expectations for
ourselves and for our students,” she
said.
She added that the system plans
to equip individual school staff with
new “data tools” as they scrutinize
their scores to inform professional
development and instruction.
“For example, systemwide there
will be a particular emphasis on
sixth-grade reading where we saw a
decline,” she said.
Reforms now in place, such as
the new teacher contract and evaluation system, and the presence of
strong school-based leadership “will
help us as we work toward that very
high bar,” she said.
D.C. State Board of Education
president Ted Trabue said the board
will hold a hearing in the coming
weeks to discuss the test scores.
And as it always does, he said,
the board will invite administrators
from schools that were able to
increase their scores to testify about
their strategies for success.
“I think we have a mixed bag,”
he said of the 2010 scores. “We really need to move scores up dramatically across the board. ... We have a
long way to go.”
Meanwhile, longtime education
activist Mary Levy said the scores
make her question both No Child
Left Behind in general and D.C.
Public Schools’ emphasis on test
preparation in particular.
In terms of the federal law, she
said that reaching for 100 percent
proficiency by 2014 is “unrealistic.”
Plus, she said, the criteria for
adequate yearly progress is flawed
because — due to the high rates of
turnover — the same students aren’t
tested each year.
Furthermore, she said, the
emphasis on subgroup progress
could act as a disincentive for
schools seeking to enhance specialeducation offerings and diversity.
Finally, she said, the scores make
her think that D.C. Public Schools
should reconsider devoting so much
time and energy to the test. “Given
the instructional time devoted to test
prep, you would think the kids
would have done better,” she said.
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D.C. COMPREHENSIVE
ASSESSMENT SYSTEM
2007
READING
2008
2009
2010
2007
MATH
2008
2009
27
2010
ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS
BARNARD
Meeting Target
Below basic
Basic
Proficient
Advanced
66.33%
6.80%
28.16%
49.51%
15.53%
66.37%
9.32%
25.42%
55.93%
9.32%
84.83%
1.97%
13.16%
68.42%
16.45%
67.31%
5.41%
27.03%
47.75%
19.82%
56.12%
8.74%
36.89%
37.86%
16.50%
55.75%
16.95%
27.97%
33.90%
21.19%
80.00%
0.64%
18.59%
53.21%
27.56%
64.42%
7.21%
28.83%
40.54%
23.42%
SPRING 2010 SCHOOL-BY-SCHOOL RESULTS
H.D. COOKE
Meeting Target
Below basic
Basic
Proficient
Advanced
36.84%
20.33%
43.09%
33.33%
3.25%
36.89%
17.31%
46.15%
31.73%
4.81%
31.86%
21.19%
46.61%
32.20%
0.00%
36.26%
21.43%
43.88%
32.65%
2.04%
29.82%
25.20%
47.15%
23.58%
4.07%
43.69%
20.19%
36.54%
36.54%
6.73%
38.05%
15.13%
47.06%
31.09%
6.72%
38.46%
25.00%
38.00%
32.00%
5.00%
These are the school system’s spring 2010
results for the D.C. Comprehensive Assessment
System tests for area public schools, compiled
from data released
last week and posted
on the D.C. Office of
the State
Superintendent of
Education’s website.
The current test was
first administered in
spring 2006. The line after each school’s name
shows the percentage of students who met the
proficiency targets in reading and math. In 2010,
to make “adequate yearly progress,” as defined by the District in adherence to the federal No
Child Left Behind Act, an elementary school had to have 73.69 percent of students meet the target in reading and 70.14 percent in math; a secondary school, 71.79 percent in reading and
70.27 percent in math; schools also had to meet the same thresholds for various subgroups of
students. These percentages have increased each year. Schools that do not meet the targets
can also make adequate yearly progress by showing a 10 percent reduction in the percentage of
students not meeting the academic target. The charts also show the percentages of students
who tested at below basic, basic, proficient and advanced levels. Prior to 2009, the school system did not list some information for Hearst Elementary because it had too few students in the
grades tested. Francis-Stevens Education Campus opened in the 2008-09 school year.
EATON
Meeting Target
Below basic
Basic
Proficient
Advanced
67.02%
4.98%
28.86%
56.72%
9.45%
73.96%
5.15%
21.13%
57.73%
15.98%
85.57%
1.95%
12.68%
66.83%
18.54%
78.31%
1.18%
20.00%
61.76%
17.06%
57.07%
11.44%
31.84%
38.81%
17.91%
64.06%
7.22%
28.87%
41.24%
22.68%
80.10%
2.40%
17.79%
40.38%
39.42%
74.70%
2.92%
22.22%
49.12%
25.73%
FRANCISSTEVENS
Meeting Target
Below basic
Basic
Proficient
Advanced
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
47.46%
12.83%
41.71%
42.25%
3.21%
45.14%
10.97%
45.16%
40.00%
3.87%
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
42.61%
17.89%
40.00%
38.42%
3.68%
39.58%
24.20%
36.94%
35.03%
3.82%
HEARST
Meeting Target
Below basic
Basic
Proficient
Advanced
n/a
n/a
13.33%
0.00%
26.67% 13.04%
46.67% 56.52%
13.33% 30.43%
80.77%
3.70%
14.81%
70.37%
11.11%
75.56%
6.67%
17.78%
64.44%
11.11%
n/a
0.00%
40.00%
33.33%
26.67%
n/a
0.00%
13.04%
47.83%
39.13%
92.31%
3.70%
7.41%
37.04%
51.85%
66.67%
4.44%
28.89%
42.22%
24.44%
HYDEADDISON
AYP Math
Meeting Target
Below basic
Basic
Proficient
Advanced
82.43%
2.67%
14.67%
73.33%
9.33%
82.89%
3.85%
14.10%
67.95%
14.10%
82.89%
3.75%
13.75%
72.50%
10.00%
78.26%
4.17%
16.67%
54.17%
25.00%
74.32%
2.67%
22.67%
40.00%
34.67%
80.26%
2.56%
17.95%
46.15%
33.33%
85.53%
1.23%
14.81%
54.32%
29.63%
88.41%
1.33%
13.33%
48.00%
37.33%
JANNEY
Meeting Target
Below basic
Basic
Proficient
Advanced
83.40%
0.79%
15.87%
53.57%
29.76%
87.80%
0.79%
11.42%
57.87%
29.92%
90.80%
1.15%
8.02%
59.16%
31.68%
88.21%
0.51%
11.22%
53.06%
35.20%
80.57%
1.19%
18.25%
46.03%
34.52%
88.98%
1.57%
9.45%
41.34%
47.64%
85.44%
1.91%
12.60%
40.84%
44.66%
88.21%
1.01%
10.61%
45.96%
42.42%
KEY
AYP Reading
AYP Math
Meeting Target
Below basic
Basic
Proficient
Advanced
80.00%
1.10%
18.68%
53.85%
26.37%
84.21%
0.00%
15.79%
64.04%
20.18%
84.73%
1.49%
13.43%
62.69%
22.39%
89.84%
0.77%
9.23%
63.85%
26.15%
85.56%
1.10%
13.19%
41.76%
43.96%
92.11%
0.00%
7.89%
42.98%
49.12%
86.26%
2.17%
12.32%
41.30%
44.20%
90.63%
0.77%
9.23%
43.85%
46.15%
LAFAYETTE
Meeting Target
Below basic
Basic
Proficient
Advanced
91.11%
0.36%
9.42%
61.23%
28.99%
88.89%
3.91%
7.12%
60.14%
28.83%
90.56%
0.35%
9.38%
65.63%
24.65%
87.16%
3.44%
9.16%
62.21%
25.19%
85.93%
1.81%
12.32%
41.67%
44.20%
88.53%
1.42%
9.96%
43.77%
44.84%
89.51%
1.03%
9.97%
46.74%
42.27%
84.44%
3.44%
12.21%
55.34%
29.01%
MANN
AYP Reading
AYP Math
Meeting Target
Below basic
Basic
Proficient
Advanced
95.37%
0.00%
4.55%
63.64%
31.82%
91.40%
0.00%
8.60%
61.29%
30.11%
91.89%
1.80%
6.31%
69.37%
22.52%
90.09%
0.00%
9.73%
58.41%
31.86%
83.33%
1.82%
15.45%
46.36%
36.36%
84.95%
0.00%
15.05%
40.86%
44.09%
88.29%
0.00%
11.86%
42.37%
45.76%
89.19%
0.00%
10.34%
53.45%
36.21%
2007
READING
2008
2009
2010
2007
MATH
2008
2009
2010
SECONDARY SCHOOLS
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
BANNEKER
AYP Reading
AYP Math
Meeting Target
Below basic
Basic
Proficient
Advanced
94.50%
0.92%
4.59%
60.55%
33.94%
97.12%
0.00%
2.88%
55.77%
41.35%
97.03%
0.00%
2.97%
44.55%
52.48%
96.30%
0.00%
3.70%
57.41%
38.89%
90.83%
0.92%
8.26%
68.81%
22.02%
98.08%
0.00%
1.92%
55.77%
42.31%
98.02%
0.00%
1.98%
50.50%
47.52%
100.00%
0.00%
0.00%
55.56%
44.44%
COOLIDGE
AYP Reading
Meeting Target
Below basic
Basic
Proficient
Advanced
24.05%
24.18%
51.65%
24.18%
0.00%
29.09%
18.25%
54.76%
24.60%
2.38%
36.17%
9.00%
53.00%
35.00%
3.00%
56.57%
5.45%
40.91%
48.18%
5.45%
22.78%
30.77%
47.25%
20.88%
1.10%
50.91%
15.87%
36.51%
37.30%
10.32%
42.55%
11.00%
46.00%
31.00%
12.00%
48.48%
8.18%
43.64%
44.55%
3.64%
MURCH
Meeting Target
Below basic
Basic
Proficient
Advanced
84.28%
1.29%
15.02%
63.09%
20.60%
80.65%
3.95%
16.60%
63.24%
16.21%
83.84%
1.73%
15.15%
62.34%
20.78%
86.91%
1.55%
12.89%
58.76%
26.80%
73.80%
3.86%
22.32%
45.49%
28.33%
74.19%
4.35%
22.53%
43.08%
30.04%
82.10%
3.80%
15.19%
52.32%
28.69%
80.21%
3.03%
17.17%
40.91%
38.89%
DEAL
Meeting Target
Below basic
Basic
Proficient
Advanced
72.62%
3.31%
24.31%
44.01%
28.36%
78.59%
1.34%
20.04%
44.85%
33.78%
78.37%
1.45%
21.05%
45.37%
32.12%
83.05%
1.28%
16.32%
43.94%
38.46%
73.76%
4.42%
22.10%
49.54%
23.94%
77.01%
4.77%
18.13%
49.43%
27.67%
77.63%
4.16%
19.53%
45.03%
31.28%
84.12%
2.79%
14.29%
44.95%
37.98%
OYSTER
Meeting Target
Below basic
Basic
Proficient
Advanced
81.16%
3.33%
16.19%
59.52%
20.95%
74.53%
5.54%
20.66%
60.15%
13.65%
77.46%
2.80%
19.61%
54.06%
23.53%
75.41%
3.54%
20.98%
49.05%
26.43%
69.08%
4.29%
26.67%
46.19%
22.86%
69.66%
5.54%
25.46%
41.33%
27.68%
72.96%
5.54%
22.16%
43.21%
29.09%
72.13%
5.18%
22.62%
44.96%
27.25%
ELLINGTON
Meeting Target
Below basic
Basic
Proficient
Advanced
64.29%
7.86%
27.86%
48.57%
15.71%
75.97%
2.27%
21.21%
62.88%
13.64%
77.42%
1.59%
20.63%
61.90%
15.87%
72.50%
0.00%
27.87%
51.64%
20.49%
47.86%
10.00%
42.14%
39.29%
8.57%
51.94%
3.03%
44.70%
44.70%
7.58%
61.29%
0.00%
38.10%
50.79%
11.11%
60.00%
1.64%
38.52%
50.00%
9.84%
POWELL
AYP Reading
Meeting Target
Below basic
Basic
Proficient
Advanced
22.73%
19.85%
57.35%
22.06%
0.74%
34.04%
18.12%
49.66%
28.86%
3.36%
26.22%
20.11%
52.51%
26.26%
1.12%
39.66%
36.07%
22.95%
40.98%
0.00%
21.97%
30.15%
47.79%
20.59%
1.47%
48.94%
12.08%
41.61%
37.58%
8.72%
43.03%
15.22%
43.48%
34.24%
7.07%
34.48%
21.54%
46.15%
29.23%
3.08%
HARDY
Meeting Target
Below basic
Basic
Proficient
Advanced
68.42%
6.89%
25.90%
49.18%
18.03%
70.63%
1.95%
26.71%
54.72%
16.61%
72.85%
0.93%
26.32%
58.82%
13.93%
74.63%
2.40%
22.84%
56.73%
18.03%
58.25%
12.79%
29.84%
43.61%
13.77%
64.21%
7.52%
29.08%
49.67%
13.73%
69.21%
7.43%
24.15%
55.73%
12.69%
66.67%
6.92%
26.73%
50.84%
15.51%
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Below basic
Basic
Proficient
Advanced
48.41%
12.50%
38.75%
41.88%
6.88%
61.39%
9.32%
29.81%
48.45%
12.42%
69.42%
4.03%
28.23%
58.06%
9.68%
48.70%
14.66%
36.21%
44.83%
4.31%
29.94%
22.50%
47.50%
25.00%
5.00%
58.23%
18.63%
22.98%
37.27%
21.12%
73.55%
5.65%
22.58%
44.35%
27.42%
51.75%
12.07%
36.21%
31.90%
19.83%
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Meeting Target
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Proficient
Advanced
68.60%
3.37%
28.37%
60.58%
7.69%
72.44%
0.88%
27.31%
65.64%
6.17%
68.50%
2.00%
29.50%
54.50%
14.00%
72.02%
1.76%
26.47%
55.29%
16.47%
57.00%
5.77%
37.02%
51.92%
5.29%
62.67%
3.52%
33.92%
57.27%
5.29%
70.50%
4.00%
25.50%
58.00%
12.50%
76.19%
1.76%
21.76%
66.47%
10.00%
ROSS
AYP Reading
Meeting Target
Below basic
Basic
Proficient
Advanced
66.67%
1.30%
33.77%
61.04%
3.90%
65.63%
5.97%
31.34%
59.70%
2.99%
77.05%
1.56%
21.88%
65.63%
10.94%
76.79%
5.36%
17.86%
57.14%
19.64%
57.33%
9.09%
35.06%
37.66%
18.18%
48.44%
13.43%
40.30%
38.81%
7.46%
70.49%
3.03%
28.79%
45.45%
22.73%
58.93%
1.79%
39.29%
37.50%
21.43%
ROOSEVELT
Meeting Target
Below basic
Basic
Proficient
Advanced
17.78%
28.16%
55.34%
16.50%
0.00%
22.13%
30.66%
48.18%
21.17%
0.00%
29.27%
23.08%
47.69%
26.15%
3.08%
32.04%
22.95%
45.08%
28.69%
3.28%
25.56%
29.13%
44.66%
26.21%
0.00%
26.23%
31.39%
41.61%
26.28%
0.73%
26.02%
39.69%
35.88%
21.37%
3.05%
43.14%
25.83%
34.17%
34.17%
5.83%
SHEPHERD
Meeting Target
Below basic
Basic
Proficient
Advanced
65.00%
6.71%
28.66%
54.27%
10.37%
73.91%
2.05%
25.34%
64.38%
8.22%
77.78%
1.83%
20.73%
62.80%
14.63%
63.16%
10.07%
27.34%
53.96%
8.63%
58.13%
13.41%
28.66%
42.68%
15.24%
63.77%
3.42%
33.56%
41.78%
21.23%
76.47%
4.27%
20.12%
49.39%
26.22%
63.16%
11.51%
26.62%
45.32%
16.55%
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AYP Reading
AYP Math
Meeting Target
Below basic
Basic
Proficient
Advanced
90.11%
3.92%
6.86%
42.16%
47.06%
92.73%
0.00%
7.02%
57.89%
35.09%
98.02%
0.00%
2.88%
51.92%
45.19%
96.12%
0.00%
3.77%
41.51%
54.72%
86.81%
3.92%
11.76%
53.92%
30.39%
92.73%
0.00%
7.02%
61.40%
31.58%
94.06%
0.00%
5.77%
68.27%
25.96%
95.15%
0.00%
4.72%
50.00%
45.28%
STODDERT
AYP Reading
AYP Math
Meeting Target
Below basic
Basic
Proficient
Advanced
69.44%
3.90%
28.57%
50.65%
16.88%
77.50%
6.98%
19.77%
63.95%
9.30%
74.55%
0.91%
24.55%
64.55%
10.00%
90.48%
0.87%
12.17%
62.61%
24.35%
66.67%
5.19%
29.87%
41.56%
23.38%
66.25%
2.33%
36.05%
38.37%
23.26%
80.00%
1.71%
18.80%
37.61%
41.88%
92.38%
0.83%
9.92%
54.55%
34.71%
WILSON
Meeting Target
Below basic
Basic
Proficient
Advanced
56.92%
17.08%
27.72%
37.13%
18.07%
62.42%
6.19%
31.27%
44.84%
17.70%
72.18%
3.70%
24.07%
38.89%
33.33%
64.71%
8.27%
28.20%
43.61%
19.92%
50.65%
27.97%
22.77%
34.16%
15.10%
60.00%
10.91%
29.20%
35.10%
24.78%
67.17%
10.41%
22.30%
42.01%
25.28%
67.72%
9.06%
24.53%
43.40%
23.02%
WEST
Meeting Target
Below basic
Basic
Proficient
Advanced
49.41%
10.00%
43.33%
44.44%
2.22%
56.04%
5.32%
39.36%
53.19%
2.13%
61.76%
2.73%
38.18%
55.45%
3.64%
49.60%
7.46%
43.28%
44.03%
5.22%
42.35%
16.67%
43.33%
32.22%
7.78%
38.46%
7.45%
54.26%
28.72%
9.57%
53.92%
4.42%
44.25%
34.51%
16.81%
44.35%
10.45%
47.76%
38.81%
2.99%
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pletely nonbinding vote.
The forum itself, at St. George Antiochian
Orthodox Christian Church, had a carnival
atmosphere. Candidates and their backers
swarmed and shouted outside the church on
upper 16th Street, then divided into two long
and ragged lines — one for the straw poll and
one for the forum itself. Organizers at times
had to bar the doors to the forum because the
church’s large ballroom was so packed.
Ward 4 Democrats chair Deborah Royster
kicked off the event by warning the audience
not to boo or applaud the candidates.
Decorum broke down almost immediately, as
the candidates began launching verbal
assaults.
Fenty touted some of his administration’s
achievements — 11,000 units of affordable
housing, new recreation centers and renovated
schools. “The council is very good at criticizing the mayor, but they all show up at the ribbon cuttings,” he said.
Gray hit back, with a bit more humor but
equal bite: “I show up at ribbon cuttings to see
what projects you take credit for that you had
absolutely nothing to do with.”
They also traded charges on economic
development,
fiscal
mismanagement,
Attorney General Peter Nickles, and — predictably — the tenure of Schools Chancellor
Michelle Rhee.
Gray talked about his new economic
development plan, released earlier that day,
and said it would help create jobs in health
care, green buildings and early-childhood
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education, as well as making sure District residents get first dibs in filling them.
Fenty attacked: “What type of chair would
cut $22 million from a jobs program?” he
asked, referencing the council’s refusal to
expand the summer youth employment program or use federal Temporary Assistance for
Needy Families to extend it. “What kind of
chair is that?” he asked.
“The council is working hard to protect citizens and citizens’ money from your mismanagement,” Gray fired back. “You took money
from homeless families.”
Panelist Dorothy Brizill, noting controversy over Attorney General Nickles, questioned
whether the position should be elected. “Who
is his client — the people or the mayor?” she
asked.
Fenty waved off the question. “Over the
past four years, the Office of Attorney General
has gone after more slumlords, and used-car
lots. He’s gotten us out of four consent
decrees,” the mayor said.
“If ever a case is to be made for an elected
attorney general, Peter Nickles is it,” Gray
said.
Panelist Mark Plotkin asked why perceptions of Fenty have changed so drastically
over the past four years. “What happened to
you?” the political commentator said, noting
that Fenty used to be “warm and accessible.
You’re now seen as autocratic, tyrannical.”
“When we were on the city council, residents came to me with problems. We charged
straight ahead, solved the problem,” Fenty
said. As mayor, he said, he faces more problems, but his approach is the same. “We don’t
look back. We solve the problem.”
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together,” Gray said. “The last time I met with
Fenty was seven months ago. You cannot run
a city that way.”
Moderator Bruce Johnson, a WUSA-TV
reporter, asked the inevitable Chancellor Rhee
question. If Rhee were to say she was leaving
for another job, Johnson said, “do you try to
convince her to stay or let her go?”
Fenty cited “improved test scores [and] the
best collective bargaining agreement in the
country” as evidence of Rhee’s achievements.
He turned the question on Gray, attacking the
chairman’s refusal to comment on whether
he’d retain Rhee. “How could you not know?
You know your decision, but you’re trying to
have it both ways.”
“Don’t get yourself too worked up,” Gray
told Fenty. Then he read from a statement:
“We’re not making any decisions on any cabinet-level appointments until after the election,” he said. “That was not me, those are his
words in 2006.”
Then he added: “Rhee has already said she
can’t work with me. She’s already made her
decision. I haven’t.”
Royster had to break in and restore order
several times, repeating the “ground rules: no
boos, and no applause. Does anyone have a
problem with that?” Within moments, the
cheers and boos resumed.
Three minor candidates, Leo Alexander,
Sulaimon Brown and Ernest Johnson, got in
some zingers too, most aimed at Fenty.
“He’s only transparent to his friends,”
Brown said. “We are not electing a king here.”
Asked how to control overspending,
Johnson said, “The first thing is, stop people
from stealing our money. Revoke the bonds”
for the convention center hotel.
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a police chief and transportation
experts is to give you recommendations,” he added.
In many cases, Fenty has
leaned toward a more hands-off
approach in which he offers a long
leash to trusted specialists, and
encourages them to get results
however possible with the understanding that he will stand behind
their often-controversial decisions. In candidates forums, he
emphasizes “we” over “I” to refer
to his administration’s actions.
For his part, Gray has described
a process of bringing together
interested parties inside and outside government to collaborate
thoughtfully to make a decision.
This deliberative approach was
highlighted in his response, in an
interview with The Current, to
another highly specific policy
question: “It starts with trying to
work towards a plan.”
Fenty calls Gray wishy-washy;
Gray says Fenty is too abrasive.
The candidates are also divided
on the city’s finances. Fenty says
the District is doing well financially and will only get better. He says
he helped trim excess spending
over the years in the four budgets
he prepared — budgets that, with
some modifications, all won the
approval of the D.C. Council.
“All of our agencies have had
to take a little bit of a hit during
the budget crisis. But because of
that, we’re managing the finances
much better and we’re living
Responding to a question about the redevelopment of the Walter Reed campus,
Alexander said he’d like to see restaurants and
a movie theater “so I don’t have to go take my
family to Silver Spring.” In a swipe at Fenty’s
move to increase parking meter fees, he
added: “I could go downtown, but parking’s
so high you need a roll of quarters.”
The forum ended the same way it started,
with attacks.
“Over the past four years, my opponent has
not been solving problems, but criticizing
me,” said Fenty. “All these budgets, he voted
for every single one.”
“The way to improve fiscal stability,” said
Gray, “is to elect a new mayor.”
Some Ward 4 voters were still in line for
the straw poll, which opened at 6 p.m., while
the forum concluded more than two hours
later.
In other straw poll results, at-large council
member Kwame Brown bested former Ward 5
member Vincent Orange, 524 to 385, for
council chairman. Del. Eleanor Holmes
Norton outpolled challenger Douglass Sloan,
685 to 256, for the non-voting seat in
Congress.
There’s apparently name confusion in the
straw polling for an at-large council seat.
Incumbent Phil Mendelson led the pack with
389 votes. Shadow senator Michael D. Brown
came in second, with 330 votes, while challenger Clark Ray scored just 199. Observers
say some voters thought they were voting for
at-large Council member Michael A. Brown,
who is not on the ballot this year.
In the mayoral race, Gray fell short of the
60 percent tally required for an endorsement
by the Ward 4 Democrats group.
much more within our means,”
Fenty said.
“I believe there’s still fat and
waste in all the agencies,” he
added. “As we move forward and
get better at our jobs, we’ll get better at locating that waste and save
the District’s
taxpayers more
money.”
The
city
doesn’t desperately need to
increase its revenues or slash
services to make Fenty
ends
meet,
Fenty
said.
“The key for us
is to manage the
money we have
better.”
Gray, however, said the
only way Fenty Gray
has been able to
avoid deeper spending cuts is by
unsustainably burning through the
city’s reserve funds. “The budget
is ‘balanced’ on the basis of using
reserves, and I think we’ve passed
the point where we’re able to do
that,” Gray said in an interview,
saying the District must cut spending and dedicate revenue toward
replenishing those funds.
And while Fenty has generally
cut broadly from different agencies to reduce spending, Gray said
he would prioritize cuts for the
costliest sections of D.C. government: public safety, health and
human services and education.
“With 80-plus percent of our
expenditures in those areas,
there’s really nowhere else to
look,” Gray said.
On education, an issue on the
forefront of many voters’ minds,
both candidates say they are committed to pushing forward with the
reform effort that began in Fenty’s
first term. Gray has drawn fire for
not saying whether he would seek
to retain controversial Schools
Chancellor Michelle Rhee, who he
said has a record of mixed success
so far. Fenty has emphasized that
Rhee would be an integral part of
his second term.
But in interviews and debates,
the past has reigned. Fenty has
raised questions about Gray’s performance as head of the D.C.
Department of Human Services
during the fiscal turmoil of the
early 1990s, as well as about a
lack of permits for a fence at
Gray’s home and an allegation that
he improperly influenced the
awarding of a lottery contract.
Gray, meanwhile, has blasted
Fenty for awarding contracts for
park upgrades to his fraternity
brothers — describing it at a Ward
3 candidates forum as “the worst
instance of cronyism I’ve seen in
D.C.” — and said the mayor was
being fed baseless talking points
to attack him.
“I find it interesting that somebody who is an incumbent who
claims to have done such wonderful things for the District of
Columbia would have to resort to
these things against his challenger,” Gray said.
The Democratic primary will
be held Sept. 14, although early
voting is set to begin Aug. 30.
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enhance safety along the driveway, not decrease it.
In addition to repaving, the officials said, the proposal calls for creating a new pedestrian pathway, divided
from the road by a rubber barrier, as well as speed
humps and signs instructing motorists to keep their
speeds under 15 mph. Only authorized vehicles would
be permitted to pass.
Ward 4 D.C. Council member Muriel Bowser said
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bility that should include the ‘seamless’ transfer between the Farragut
North and Farragut West stations,
allowing customers to continue on
their journey while being charged as
if they never left the Metrorail system,” agency spokesperson Steven
Taubenkibel wrote in an e-mail to
The Current.
Given their proximity to one
another, the Farragut stations
seemed ideal for such a connection.
One of the two entrances to Farragut
West, a Blue and Orange line station, is at 17th and I streets, while
the southernmost entrance to
Farragut North, a Red Line station,
is a short walk away at Connecticut
Avenue and K Street.
“The proposal for transfers
between the two Farragut Square
stations is worthwhile and may well
be implemented in the future, with
appropriate upgrades to the existing
system,” wrote Taubenkibel.
During its meeting last month,
the Dupont Circle advisory neighborhood commission endorsed the
idea of allowing single-fare transfers between the stations.
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Tenleytown listserv and to Ward 3 D.C. Council member Mary Cheh. They say lifeguards and other pool
employees arbitrarily and rigorously enforce inane rules
— such as one that prohibits wearing anything but a
bathing suit poolside — without explanation.
“Even having a swimsuit on isn’t good enough. I
once witnessed a lifeguard go up to a mom and tell her
that she couldn’t have her cover-up on over her suit
while at the side of the pool,” wrote Leijon.
D.C. Department of Parks and Recreation spokesperson John Stokes said he was not aware of Leijon’s specific complaint, but said he has heard other concerns.
“We’ll do a better job communicating to the public,”
said Stokes. “DPR takes safety, and especially pool safety, very seriously, but we need to explain the reasoning
behind the rules.”
Jessica Tomback, a Tenleytown parent, said she, too,
has encountered strange and unexplained rules. In one
instance, her son, who is learning to swim, was using a
kickboard to swim back and forth in the leisure pool. A
lifeguard told Tomback her son could not use the kickboard because they were for exercise only, she said.
“I’ve never had so many conversations with lifeguards in my life,” Tomback said in an interview.
Tomback and Leijon said lifeguards often blow their
whistles at people for “breaking rules” but don’t explain
what they did wrong. Some other rules — like one that
prohibits bringing bags poolside or one that requires taking a shower before swimming — seem to be enforced
intermittently, they said.
The residents pointed out that when lifeguards are
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she’s working with the two sides to bring them together,
but she doesn’t think widening the driveway is the
answer.
“We don’t want it to look like a road. It’s a path. We
want to make it look like a path,” she said. “I think we’ll
get to the right solution.”
Community members and city officials are also
working on setting up a meeting later this month to discuss and refine the plans.
Stoiber said he’s optimistic that the two sides will be
able to come together. “They’ve been very cooperative,”
he said. “I think it’s going to work out.”
additional flexibility and convenience to a system that is having its
share of problems right now is a
good thing,” said Dupont commissioner Mike Silverstein.
Despite the commission’s support, Silverstein said he and his colleagues assume the virtual tunnel
falls rather low on Metro’s list of
priorities, which includes implementing fare increases and fixing a
multitude of infrastructure problems, such as broken escalators and
aging railcars.
“They seem to be pretty busy
right now,” Silverstein said.
Taubenkibel acknowledged that
Metro will consider the Farragut
connection only after implementing
the fare increases and ensuring that
the new system is working smoothly.
“We will re-examine the
Farragut North-Farragut West transfer concept later this year after we
have had sufficient time to observe
the latest fare changes in full operation and make any needed adjustments,” Taubenkibel wrote.
But even if Metro decides to pursue the connection, it won’t necessarily be easy to put in place.
Taubenkibel noted that the transfer
would require a tricky programming
effort, especially given the system’s
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Leona Agouridis, executive
director of the Golden Triangle
Business Improvement District and
a former Metro spokesperson, said
that although her group is interested
in helping the transit authority pilot
the virtual tunnel, she foresees some
issues.
She said Metro would have to
decide how much time it would
allow passengers to get from one
station to the other. She pointed out
that merchants in the area would
want riders to have as much time as
possible so they could stop off to
do a little shopping or grab a bite to
eat while making their way to the
other station. “It could be a wonderful thing for the merchants,” she
said.
Agouridis also said officials will
need to consider the impact on the
Farragut stations, which already see
their platforms filled during rush
hours. She questioned whether the
additional traffic that now goes
through Metro Center would push
the Farragut stations past their
breaking points.
But Agouridis believes the concept is worth trying. “If Metro
decides to give this a try, we’re
ready and willing to help them,” she
said.
enforcing such rules, they have to take their eyes off the
swimmers they’re supposed to protect.
Tomback said when the pool, at 4551 Fort Drive,
first opened “it was paradise,” and she brought friends
from Maryland in to enjoy it. Now, “I’ve been embarrassed,” said Tomback. “It’s awful.”
The Department of Parks and Recreation held a
sparsely attended community meeting last week to
address such issues.
Community members decided to hold regular meetings of the Wilson Aquatic Center Advisory Group. The
next one will be Aug. 18.
Cheh attended last week’s meeting and said she
expects that most of the issues can be easily resolved.
“Most people are very happy with the pool, and
some are just ecstatic about it. ... Some issues came up,
but I think they are things that can probably be fixed
up,” she said.
Cheh said some pool users have asked that lifeguards
tell parents if children are misbehaving rather than
yelling at the children. And she noted that the problem
of thefts at the pool, which emerged shortly after its
opening, has been “pretty much handled.”
Cheh also pointed out that the pool has many defenders on the Tenleytown listserv. In one recent posting, a
user wrote: “The Wilson Aquatics Center is an absolutely wonderful community resource. For me, its opening
has been like a huge gift.”
Starting Aug. 23, the pool will be closed three weeks
for regularly scheduled maintenance. Work will include
acid-washing the pool shell; cleaning all pool drains;
installing new lighting; cleaning tile floors; pressurewashing the pool deck; and deep cleaning of offices,
locker rooms and the lobby. The pool will reopen on
Sept. 14.
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THE CURRENT
BUSINESS
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practice has been able to address have included
menopause-related issues, skin conditions, body pain,
arthritis and digestive issues. “I never realized how
many people were constipated,” she said.
She works on these issues with a team of about 10
practitioners trained in areas ranging from herbology to
colon hydrotherapy. The services available include
massage, reflexology, bodywork, chakra balancing and
magnetic therapy. Some patients come in for a particu-
VOLUNTEERS
From Page 13
talents. Training is provided for
working directly with the animals,
but shelters are complex businesses
where there’s a lot to do in addition
to walking dogs.
Kelly Manion, adoption events
coordinator at the Washington
Humane Society, says her organization needs people to do everything
from making nice signs for animal
cages to helping at special events,
where there are sometimes a hundred volunteers performing tasks
that can include setting up tables,
tending bar and “poop patrol.”
“It’s kind of whatever you’re
interested in doing, we’ll find a
task that you’ll be useful to us and
you’ll be entertained,” Manion
says.
Meissner has done a wide range
of jobs at the shelter, from running
off-site adoption events to updating
adoptable animal listings on the
web, some of which have benefited
her outside the shelter as well.
“I’ve been moving into social
media in my job,” she says. “Kelly
welcomed the plan that I drew up,
so I’ve gotten to practice things for
my real job.”
You can even volunteer for a
shelter by staying at home: The
Washington Animal Rescue League
is particularly looking for volunteers to expand its foster program.
lar service, while others simply present their concern
and seek advice on how to treat it.
The institute does not deal directly with insurance
companies, and costs vary depending on the service
and the practitioner seen, but some of the staff members offer certain insurance-related discounts.
The Washington Institute for Natural Medicine,
which moved in May from Connecticut Avenue, is now
located at 5101 Wisconsin Ave. NW in Suite 100.
Office hours are 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through
Friday and 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, though many
practitioners see patients outside those hours. For
details, visit washingtoninstituteofnaturalmedicine.com.
There are many reasons that even
the best shelter may be a difficult
place for certain animals — if
they’re very shy, need a lot of exercise, or are healing from injuries,
for example. That’s where foster
homes come in. The rescue league
provides vet care, food and equipment to fosters, says Jarvis. Foster
volunteers “just have to open their
home and be willing to take [the
animal] to at least one adoption
event a month.”
Mary Ann Behme, who fosters
dogs for the rescue league, calls it
“an amazing process to be involved
in.” And in some ways it’s not really much work if you already have
pets, she says. “What’s one more
bowl of food to put down? What’s
one more head to pat?”
Behme’s first foster was a
puppy-mill rescue unaccustomed to
living in a normal home. “She had
learn to be a dog and not be afraid
of people,” she says. “It’s amazing
to see the transformation, and it’s
wonderful when they do find their
forever home.”
When people ask if it’s sad to
see a foster go, Behme tells them
it’s bittersweet, but “it’s not a final
goodbye by any means. All the
families keep in touch and send
pictures. And when you place a
dog, you’re going to be able to help
another dog.”
Meissner emphasizes the same.
“People ask how I can volunteer
knowing how I have to say good-
FRANKLIN
From Page 13
some administrative offices from the start, but in 1925
— by which time both the schoolchildren and the
teachers-in-training had moved out — Franklin
became the administrative headquarters of the D.C.
school system for the next four decades.
When those offices eventually moved out, too,
Franklin fell into near-vacancy. According to Janke, an
adult education center operated in part of its space until
a men’s homeless shelter opened there in 2004. After
almost five years of operation, the city shut the shelter
down in 2008.
Over the years, the Franklin School has survived
many threats of demolition.
Only about 10 percent of the architecture of Cluss
— who is now best known as the designer of Eastern
Market — has survived to this day, according to Janke.
Most of his work, including several Washington school
buildings, “suffered in the 20th century when Victorian
architecture went out of style for a while,” she said.
One other Cluss school does survive, though: the
Charles Sumner School at 17th and M streets NW.
Built in 1872 as a flagship for the city’s AfricanAmerican schools, Sumner’s history closely followed
Franklin’s in a racially segregated school system.
Today the building houses a small museum and the
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bye, but it’s so [much] more
rewarding than it is sad,” she says.
Shelter volunteers can actively
participate in the process of helping
animals find homes at both shelters. At the rescue league, volunteers help conduct personality
assessments in the “Meet Your
Match” program, which helps
adopters choose a pet that fits their
family. And the Washington
Humane Society is particularly
looking for volunteers at the New
York Avenue shelter to get to know
the dogs and help show them to
potential adopters.
The humane society is also
especially looking for a few good
men who’d have an easier time
walking the larger, more energetic
dogs. Events coordinator Manion
notes a particular benefit that might
attract the guys to step up.
“My volunteers are all gorgeous, attractive, caring women in
their 20s and early 30s, and we
have just one guy,” she says. “Here
is a great singles opportunity!”
To see volunteer opportunities at
the Washington Humane Society
and fill out an application, go to
support.washhumane.org/.
To inquire about becoming a
foster home for the Washington
Animal Rescue League, go to
warl.org/about-us/programs/volunteering/. Other volunteer programs
at the rescue league will reopen to
new applications on Oct. 1; watch
its website for information.
archives of the D.C. Public Schools.
Meanwhile, the city is now discussing how to proceed with the Franklin School. Some past ideas — a
2005 plan for a boutique hotel, and more recently,
three charter schools’ attempts to take over the building
— have failed. But the city requested new development ideas last fall.
The Coalition for Franklin School is one group that
submitted a proposal. The group is advocating for the
building to be retained for public, ideally educational,
use.
The new exhibition, which remains at the Historical
Society until Sept. 26, “was a thought the coalition
came up with to draw attention to the Franklin
School,” said group chair Browne.
Browne said last week that “one of the most promising suggestions” for the property now seems to be as
a new home for the University of the District of
Columbia’s law school. He noted that D.C. Council
Chairman and mayoral candidate Vincent Gray agreed
with that suggestion at a recent community meeting,
although Browne predicted that the city will stall on a
decision until after elections.
In the meantime, the coalition hopes to present the
exhibition — which was funded by a number of local
and federal sources — at other venues, such as the
Wilson Building, when it leaves the Historical Society.
More information about the exhibit is available at
the coalition’s website at franklinschooldc.org.
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