No.52 December 31, 2014 - The Current Newspapers

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Serving Communities in Northwest Washington Since 1967
Wednesday, December 31, 2014
Vol. XLVII, No. 53
The Northwest Current
Panel to take up Walter Reed zoning
zoolights
■ Development: Campus
eyed for mixed-use project
By BRADY HOLT
Current Staff Writer
As plans continue to move forward for the redevelopment of the
former Walter Reed Army Medical
Center campus, the Zoning Commission is preparing to hold public
hearings on proposals that would
govern what can be built.
The District is slated to receive
66.5 acres of the 110-acre campus in
Brightwood, which it has agreed to
turn over to a development team of
Hines, Urban Atlantic and Triden. A
general plan of how to re-use the
site — where to put homes, retail,
offices, open space and institutional
uses, among other factors — has
already been accepted both by
developers and the D.C. Council.
Now, the Zoning Commission will
consider specifics that include
height, density, parking and affordable housing.
Commissioners voted unanimously on Dec. 8 to set down proposals by the D.C. Office of Planning that cover those details and
countless others, fleshing out the
general plan. The setdown decision
means that the Zoning Commission
will hold hearings to take public
input on planners’ recommendaSee Zoning/Page 8
2015: School modernizations advance
By KATIE PEARCE
Brian Kapur/The Current
The National Zoo’s annual ZooLights dazzled visitors last week.
The event, which wraps up Thursday, features energy-conscious
light displays, entertainment, a carousel and a big slide.
The buzz of construction is always a welcome sign at
D.C. Public Schools campuses, many of which are grappling with overenrollment, aging facilities or both. In
Northwest, a few multimillion modernizations are slated
to wrap up by next fall, including at Duke Ellington
School of the Arts, Roosevelt High and Hearst Elementary. Several other schools will see construction activity
or design progress during 2015.
Below is a listing of in-progress school modernizations in The Current’s coverage area next year, based on
information from the Department of General Services
(DGS), which oversees the modernization projects.
In Ward 1, construction is expected to start next fall
at Marie Reed Elementary in Adams Morgan. The
$43.95 million project, which is currently in the design
phase, will address not only the 1977 elementary school
See Schools/Page 8
Ward 4’s Roosevelt High is undergoing a $121.4
million modernization project, slated to wrap up in
time for classes next fall.
Bird-watchers tally up
park’s feathered fauna
Bowser appoints top staffers
as inauguration approaches
By KAT LUCERO
■ Politics: Mayor-elect also
Bright crimson cardinals, flocks of starlings, woodpeckers with red tips and even rare little winter wrens
were among the various bird sightings at Battery Kemble Park as part of the National Audubon Society’s
annual continent-spanning Christmas bird count.
In its 115th year, the annual volunteer-driven survey
is considered the world’s “longest-running wildlife census to assess the health of bird populations — and to
help guide conservation action,” according to the bird
conservation nonprofit’s main website. From Dec. 14 to
Jan. 5 every winter, thousands of volunteers throughout
North America participate in this “citizen science” — a
term used to describe a research project conducted by
novices or nonprofessional investigators.
NEWS
weighs in on pressing issues
By GRAHAM VYSE
The volunteer bird-watchers took to Battery Kemble
Park on Dec. 20 to track the local avian population.
“We are trying to count every individual bird we see
in the District of Columbia. And those numbers are
compared against the 114 previous attempts to see how
bird populations have changed in that time,” said Nicholas Lund, a board member in the society’s D.C. chapter,
See Birds/Page 19
SPOR TS
Pepco-Exelon deal
sparks concerns at
commission hearing
— Page 3
St. John’s hoops
looks to contend
with young roster
— Page 9
Ahead of her inauguration this
Friday, Mayor-elect Muriel Bowser
has spent the holiday season making
personnel announcements and other
preparations for her administration.
Yesterday, Bowser announced
several key appointments to her
executive staff: Betsy Cavendish as
general counsel; Charon Hines as
director of the Mayor’s Office of
Community Affairs; Lindsey Parker
as deputy chief of staff; Rob Hawkins
as deputy general counsel and Sean
Floyd as director of scheduling.
Cavendish was recently the president of Appleseed, a nonprofit network of public interest centers in the
United States and Mexico.
Hines, a former educator in the
District and Maryland, worked on
Bowser’s campaign this year and
has served as the mayor-elect’s traveling chief of staff during the transition period.
Parker has also worked for
Bowser, serving as director of legisSee Bowser/Page 5
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Violence in Petworth
draws MPD response
Mayor-elect and Ward 4 D.C.
Council member Muriel Bowser is
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a recent wave of violence in Petworth and nearby areas.
On Saturday evening, she
released an open letter to Ward 4
residents and toured the area with
4th District Cmdr. Wilfredo Manlapaz to ensure appropriate deployment. Bowser wrote that Chief
Cathy Lanier had committed to providing additional foot patrols in
Ward 4 “with a focus on wellknown hot spots” and developing a
full action plan “to stop violence
before it starts.”
“The violence of the last few
days is unacceptable — no resident
should expect to live in fear in
Washington, DC,” Bowser wrote.
Although many in the neighborhood were already on edge after an
apparent uptick in robberies, shootings and other violence, two homicides took place in southern Ward 4
just before Christmas.
On Dec. 23, police responded to
a shooting in the 900 block of
Delafield Place at approximately 6
p.m., according to a news release.
Daniel Joseph Hinton, 21, suffered
multiple gunshot wounds and was
reported dead on the scene.
The next day, police responded
around 5:30 p.m. to what they
believed to be the sound of gunshots in the 4000 block of 14th
Street, according to a news release.
Officers found an woman suffering
from a gunshot wound a block
away; the victim, Yamalith Arroyo,
died at a local hospital from her
injuries.
Police later announced that they
had obtained an arrest warrant for
Marvin W. Lopez, also known as
Marvin Lopez Cabrera. Authorities
described the 35-year-old Emerson
Street resident as 6 feet tall, weighing 190 pounds and having been
last seen wearing brown pants and a
red, white and blue jacket.
DCPS names interim
principal for Wilson
When students return to Wilson
High School from winter break,
they’ll find new leadership in place.
D.C. Public Schools Chancellor
Kaya Henderson announced Dec.
23 in an email to the school community that principal Peter Cahall
had resigned effective immediately,
with assistant principal Gregory
Bargeman taking over the top post
through the end of the school year.
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News of Cahall’s departure first
surfaced Dec. 8 after he wrote to
D.C. Council members that the
school system had decided not to
renew his contract for the 2015-16
school year based on low student
test scores. He blasted that decision
as “purely capricious and arbitrary”
based on a flawed interpretation of
available data.
As word spread, Cahall reiterated that he planned to serve out his
term with “passion, energy and
commitment.”
Henderson’s letter did not
explain the change in course, focusing instead on plans for finding a
permanent replacement. She wrote
that a community meeting in midJanuary will provide a chance for
stakeholders to share their visions
for the school and identify qualities
critical for the position.
“I am confident that, together,
we will identify an outstanding
principal to help Wilson reach new
heights,” Henderson wrote.
Escalator work set to
start at Woodley Park
The Washington Metropolitan
Area Transit Authority will begin
installing new escalators at the
Woodley Park Metro station next
week.
The project, set to begin Jan. 5,
is part of an effort to replace more
than 130 of the Metrorail system’s
oldest escalators to improve reliability, according to a news release.
Woodley Park’s three 102-foot
escalators, which have been in place
since the station opened in 1981,
are the longest in D.C. and the third
longest in the system. The station
also has three short units, for a total
of six escalators.
During the work, Metro contractor KONE will take two escalators
out of service at a time (one long,
one short). It will take about 46
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weeks to replace each pair, the
release states.
The project is expected to continue through mid-2018.
Police arrest suspect
in Ingomar St. case
A suspect in a Dec. 7 burglary
attempt in Chevy Chase was arrested last Tuesday in connection with
the incident.
Darius Jennings, 20, of Northwest, was allegedly part of a Sunday morning burglary attempt in the
3900 block of Ingomar Street,
according to a Metropolitan Police
Department news release. In that
case, a resident was home at the
time and successfully kept the burglar from forcing his way into the
home.
According to The Washington
Post, Jennings was also sought by
Metro Transit Police in connection
with an armed carjacking at the
New Carrollton Metro station parking garage in Maryland. The suspect in that case stole a Toyota
RAV4, and a similar vehicle was
spotted at the Ingomar Street scene.
Jennings turned himself in to Metro
police, and D.C. police charged him
soon after, according to the Post.
Police are also investigating
whether Jennings is connected with
a third Dec. 7 incident — an
attempted carjacking in the 5300
block of 28th Street in Chevy
Chase, the Post reported. In that
incident, a man pushed a 75-yearold woman to the ground and stole
her car keys but fled when a neighbor ran to her aid.
D.C. sees population
increase in past year
D.C.’s population continues to
grow, with the city gaining 9,782
new residents between July 2013
and July 2014, Mayor Vincent Gray
announced last week.
The data from the U.S. Census
Bureau place the District’s population at 658,893 — the highest since
the 1970s — according to a city
news release.
Additionally, D.C. was among
the nation’s five fastest growing cities for the fourth year in a row,
helping toward a Sustainable DC
goal of increasing the population by
250,000 residents between 2010
and 2030, the release states. The
city added 57,000 people between
April 1, 2010, and July 1, 2014.
“This data confirms what I have
often said over the last four years
— that the District is one of the
most attractive, greenest, and livable cities in the nation,” Mayor
Gray says in the release.
The census data attribute the
growth primarily to international
migration and births.
Corrections
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Large turnout at Exelon-Pepco merger hearing highlights D.C. impacts
By KAT LUCERO
The proposed merger between Pepco Holdings Inc. and Exelon Corp. has energized various D.C. groups, generating a massive turnout
for the long-awaited first hearing on the case.
More than 75 people came to speak at a
five-hour hearing on Dec. 17 before the D.C.
Public Service Commission, the panel that
must decide whether the proposal is in the
public interest.
While supporters endorsed the merger pri-
marily for the economic development and
charitable incentives the larger company may
provide, critics pushed back for many reasons,
including the long-term possibility of higher
electricity rates. Various stakeholders have
also joined forces to form a grass-roots coalition, Power DC, to push for renewable energy
sources.
Last April, the bigger entity Exelon agreed
to purchase Pepco and its regional affiliates for
$6.8 billion. If successful, the deal would make
the Chicago-based company the largest natural
gas and electricity provider in the Mid-Atlan-
tic.
As part of the agreement, Exelon has promised to improve Pepco’s quality of service and
utility infrastructure, but opponents were skeptical of those claims.
“We’re concerned about the costs that
could be incurred by we the taxpayers and
whether or not we’ll be impacted in terms of
reliability,” said Gale Black of the
Crestwood/16th Street Heights advisory
neighborhood commission, among the few
commissions to issue an early stance.
Black pointed out that the merger raises
risks that need more clarification, such as
unexpected costs, liability and delays. “Don’t
we have the right to know what those are
before there’s any kind of approval?” she
asked.
Several opponents also chastised the plan’s
$50 per month in estimated savings as too low.
“The fact of the matter is BG&E customers
were offered $200 per person,” said Michael
Bodaken, president of the National Housing
Trust, comparing part of the utility giant’s
2012 offer to acquire Baltimore Gas and ElecSee Pepco/Page 19
D.C. principals earn
leadership degrees
Ward 2 residents join effort
to get solar panel discounts
By KAT LUCERO
By GRAHAM VYSE
The second class of students in a new master’s program for D.C. Public School principals graduated this
month, receiving executive leadership degrees from
Georgetown University during a ceremony at Gaston
Hall.
Several Northwest principals were among the graduates, including Liz Whisnant of Horace Mann Elementary, Carmen Shepherd of John Thomson Elementary, Norah Lycknell of Janney Elementary and Kim
Burke of Benjamin Banneker Academic High School.
D.C. Schools Chancellor Kaya Henderson donned
Hoya regalia to speak at the Dec. 13 ceremony, recalling that she earned her undergraduate and graduate
degrees from Georgetown — including her own master’s in executive leadership several years back —
before partnering with the school to create the specialized program for principals and central office staff.
When Henderson acknowledged last year’s inaugural
class, several of its members hooted and hollered from
the back of the hall.
“The first class was guinea pigs,” the chancellor
said with a smile. “We gave it a shot. It turned out all
right.”
Photo courtesy of Georgetown University
D.C. Schools Chancellor Kaya Henderson addressed
graduates of the executive leadership program.
Henderson said the second class benefited from “the
opportunity to hone and tweak what we did wrong or
what we could improve from the last go-around.” She
praised the graduates for completing a yearlong program that required attending classes several weekends
each month while holding down their full-time jobs.
See Principals/Page 5
The week ahead
Thursday, Jan. 1
Mayor-elect Muriel Bowser will host a “Fresh Start” 5K Run/Walk at 9 a.m.
at the Oyster-Adams Bilingual School, 29th and Calvert streets NW. Free registration is required by 5 p.m. Dec. 31; visit murielbowser.com.
Friday, Jan. 2
Mayor-elect Muriel Bowser will attend an Inauguration Interfaith Service at
8 a.m. at First Congregational United Church of Christ, 945 G St. NW. The mayor’s inauguration and the swearing-in of the attorney general, The D.C. Council
chairman and D.C. Council members will follow at 9:30 a.m. at the Walter E.
Washington Convention Center, 801 Mount Vernon Place NW. Mayor Bowser’s
“DC Proud” Inaugural Ball, also at the convention center, will begin at 7 p.m.
Free registration is required for the interfaith service and inaugural ball; visit
murielbowser.com.
■ The D.C. Council will host the swearing-in of new members of the D.C. State
Board of Education, shadow U.S. senator, shadow U.S. representative and advisory neighborhood commissioners. The event will begin at 3 p.m. at the Walter
E. Washington Convention Center, 801 Mount Vernon Place NW.
Saturday, Jan. 3
Mayor Muriel Bowser will host an Inaugural Kids Party at 2 p.m. at the
Southeast Tennis and Learning Center, 701 Mississippi Ave. SE. Registration is
required, and children must be accompanied by a parent or adult guardian; visit
murielbowser.com.
Thursday, Jan. 8
The D.C. Public Service Commission will hold a public hearing regarding the
accelerated pipe replacement program proposed by Washington Gas. The hearing will focus on whether the proposed settlement in the case is in the public
interest. The hearing will begin at 10 a.m. in the Commission Hearing Room,
Suite 700, East Tower, 1333 H St. NW.
Ward 2 homeowners interested in
installing solar panels can now join
other city residents in purchasing
renewable energy systems at a discounted group rate.
The program kicked off this
month with a Dec. 8 event at Foundry United Methodist Church. Representatives from Community Power
Network introduced a dozen people
to the benefits of a solar cooperative,
such as the 20 to 30 percent cost
reduction the network promotes.
The effort requires “a group of
educated and motivated homeowners,” said Grant Klein, solar cooperative manager for the D.C.-based
network, which educates and assists
organizations and homeowners in
purchasing solar panel technology.
Typically, at least 20 to 30 residents must come together in order
for the network to solicit bids for
bulk sales from local solar panel
installers. But Klein said having a
higher number of residents brings
out more competitive bids.
To join the Ward 2 cooperative, a
homeowner can attend an information session hosted by the Community Power Network and then sign
up at dcsun.org/bulk-purchases.
Klein performs an initial assessment
of the resident’s roof to make sure
solar panels are feasible.
Then a selection committee
review the bids from different solar
panel installers and choose a single
contractor.
Because D.C. homes vary so
widely in their structures, each
installation is customized. For example, in historic districts, preservation
rules restrict exterior additions —
including solar panels — that would
be visible from the street.
“Most installers in D.C. know
how to work with historic district
See Solar/Page 19
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This is a listing of reports taken
from Dec. 22 through 28 in
local police service areas.
psa
PSA
101 101
■ downtown
Theft
■ 14th and F streets; 1:26
p.m. Dec. 22.
■ 900-999 block, New York
Ave.; 3 p.m. Dec. 22.
■ 1200-1299 block, G St.;
7:53 p.m. Dec. 22.
■ H and 11th streets; 10:10
a.m. Dec. 23.
■ 1200-1299 block, G St.;
4:42 p.m. Dec. 23.
■ 900-999 block, H St.; 3 p.m.
Dec. 24.
■ 1000-1099 block, F St.; 2:16
p.m. Dec. 26.
■ 1000-1099 block, F St.; 2:19
p.m. Dec. 26.
■ 900-999 block, F St.; 6:57
p.m. Dec. 26.
■ 1200-1299 block, G St.;
3:45 p.m. Dec. 27.
■ 900-999 block, H St.; 11:10
p.m. Dec. 27.
■ 800-901 block, I St.; 3:40
p.m. Dec. 28.
Theft from auto
Ave.; 2:15 p.m. Dec. 22.
■ 1000-1099 block, G St.; 5
p.m. Dec. 22.
■ 1000-1099 block, 12th St.;
8:45 p.m. Dec. 22.
■ 1000-1091 block, 11th St.;
2:45 p.m. Dec. 23.
■ 900-999 block, E St.; 2:13
a.m. Dec. 27.
■ K and 13th streets; 2:50
a.m. Dec. 27.
■ 1000-1199 block, K St.;
1:23 p.m. Dec. 28.
psa 102
■ Gallery place
PSA 102
PENN QUARTER
Robbery
■ E and 5th streets; 9:22 a.m.
Dec. 22.
Theft
■ 400-457 block, Massachusetts Ave.; 6:18 a.m. Dec. 22.
■ 600-699 block, H St.; 11:45
a.m. Dec. 22.
■ 600-699 block, H St.; 1:07
p.m. Dec. 22.
■ 800-899 block, F St.; 3:43
p.m. Dec. 22.
■ 300-498 block, Indiana Ave.;
12:31 p.m. Dec. 23.
■ 400-457 block, Massachusetts Ave.; 12:42 p.m. Dec. 23.
■ 500-599 block, 7th St.; 1:55
a.m. Dec. 24.
■ 400-499 block, K St.; 1:55
a.m. Dec. 24.
■ 600-699 block, H St.; 2 a.m.
Dec. 24.
■ 400-457 block, Massachusetts Ave.; 4:30 p.m. Dec. 25.
■ 800-899 block, F St.; 5:57
p.m. Dec. 26.
■ 600-699 block, D St.; 7:36
p.m. Dec. 26.
■ H and 7th streets; 8:26 p.m.
Dec. 26.
■ 600-699 block, H St.; 12:19
p.m. Dec. 27.
■ 700-799 block, G St.; 12:30
a.m. Dec. 28.
St.; 10:13 a.m. Dec. 28.
Theft from auto
■ 800-899 block, 5th St.; 8:11
p.m. Dec. 23.
■ 1000-1099 block, 4th St.;
9:30 p.m. Dec. 25.
■ K and 7th streets; 3:37 a.m.
Dec. 27.
Ave.; 3:50 a.m. Dec. 28.
psa 204
psa
PSA
201 201
■ chevy chase
Robbery
■ 3200-3299 block,
Northampton St.; 6:05 p.m.
Dec. 26.
Burglary
■ 2919-2999 block, McKinley
St.; 12:40 a.m. Dec. 25.
Theft
■ 6300-6331 block, Utah Ave.;
9:14 a.m. Dec. 24.
psa 202
■ Friendship Heights
PSA
202
Tenleytown / AU Park
Theft
■ 5300-5399 block, Wisconsin
Ave.; 11:52 a.m. Dec. 23.
Ave.; 3:08 p.m. Dec. 23.
■ 4500-4599 block, 40th St.;
8:05 p.m. Dec. 26.
■ 4600-4699 block, Yuma St.;
7:06 p.m. Dec. 27.
Theft from auto
■ Wisconsin Avenue and Davenport Street; 2:50 p.m. Dec.
22.
■ 4400-4499 block, Burlington
Place; 10:50 a.m. Dec. 27.
■ 4600-4619 block, 44th St.;
11:19 a.m. Dec. 27.
■ 4514-4599 block, 38th St.;
12:16 p.m. Dec. 27.
■ 4400-4499 block, Windom
Place; 12:50 p.m. Dec. 27.
■ 4900-4911 block, 41st St.;
11:40 a.m. Dec. 28.
psa 203
■ forest hills / van ness
PSA
203
cleveland park
Motor vehicle theft
■ 4400-4499 block, Connecticut Ave.; 9:44 a.m. Dec. 24.
■ 3000-3099 block, Rodman
St.; 3:03 p.m. Dec. 28.
Theft
Ave.; 3:08 p.m. Dec. 22.
■ 3319-3499 block, Connecticut Ave.; 4:25 p.m. Dec. 22.
■ 3500-3599 block, Yuma St.;
4:44 p.m. Dec. 24.
■ 3000-3399 block, Porter St.;
1:59 p.m. Dec. 26.
3:38 p.m. Dec. 26.
■ 3500-3599 block, 30th St.;
5:56 p.m. Dec. 28.
Theft from auto
■ Reno Road and Rodman
Street; 12:30 p.m. Dec. 26.
6:45 p.m. Dec. 27.
■ 3000-3379 block, Ordway
■ Massachusetts avenue
heights / cleveland park
woodley park / Glover
PSA
204
park / cathedral heights
Burglary
■ 4200-4349 block, Massachusetts Ave.; 5:45 p.m. Dec.
25.
Motor vehicle theft
■ 2900-2999 block, 29th St.;
9:01 a.m. Dec. 23.
■ 3600-3691 block, Calvert
St.; 2:30 p.m. Dec. 28.
Theft
■ 2800-2899 block, New Mexico Ave.; 3:32 p.m. Dec. 22.
Ave.; 12:40 p.m. Dec. 24.
Theft from auto
■ 2600-3899 block, Tunlaw
Road; 12:26 p.m. Dec. 27.
psa 205
■ palisades
/ spring valley
PSA
205
Wesley Heights / Foxhall
Burglary
■ 4000-4299 block, Cathedral
Ave.; 2:55 p.m. Dec. 22.
psa
PSA
206 206
■ georgetown / burleith
Motor vehicle theft
■ Wisconsin Avenue and K
Street; 3:49 a.m. Dec. 27.
Theft
■ 3200-3275 block, M St.;
3:12 p.m. Dec. 22.
Ave.; 6 p.m. Dec. 23.
■ 3422-3499 block, M St.;
7:34 p.m. Dec. 23.
■ 3200-3275 block, M St.;
5:49 p.m. Dec. 24.
■ 3030-3099 block, K St.;
3:16 p.m. Dec. 26.
■ 3601-3699 block, M St.; 5
a.m. Dec. 27.
■ 3200-3275 block, M St.;
3:58 p.m. Dec. 28.
■ 1000-1099 block, Thomas
Jefferson St.; 10:15 p.m. Dec.
28.
Theft from auto
■ 2600-2799 block, Pennsylvania Ave.; 12:57 p.m. Dec. 22.
■ Water and Potomac streets;
10:58 p.m. Dec. 23.
psa
PSA
207 207
■ foggy bottom / west end
Robbery
■ 1800-1899 block, I St.; 4:30
p.m. Dec. 23.
■ 1400-1499 block, G St.;
6:43 p.m. Dec. 24.
Assault with a dangerous
weapon
■ 2400-2499 block, Pennsylvania Ave.; 12:37 a.m. Dec. 27
(with knife).
Motor vehicle theft
Ave.; 4:56 p.m. Dec. 23.
Theft
■ 1100-1129 block, Connecticut Ave.; 3 p.m. Dec. 22.
■ 1700-1799 block, Pennsylvania Ave.; 5:12 p.m. Dec. 22.
■ 1100-1199 block, 15th St.;
5:29 p.m. Dec. 22.
■ 16th and L streets; 7:45 p.m.
Dec. 22.
■ 1130-1199 block, Connecticut Ave.; 11 p.m. Dec. 22.
■ 1100-1199 block, New
Hampshire Ave.; 3:03 a.m.
Dec. 23.
■ 1400-1499 block, H St.;
6:43 p.m. Dec. 23.
■ 2200-2299 block, I St.; 1:57
p.m. Dec. 24.
■ 1400-1499 block, M St.;
3:46 a.m. Dec. 25.
■ 1100-1199 block, Vermont
Ave.; 5:26 p.m. Dec. 26.
Ave.; 7:53 p.m. Dec. 26.
■ 1800-1899 block, L St.;
10:21 p.m. Dec. 26.
■ 700-723 block, 14th St.;
11:33 a.m. Dec. 27.
■ 800-899 block, 18th St.;
6:41 p.m. Dec. 27.
Ave.; 4:19 a.m. Dec. 28.
Theft from auto
■ 2000-2099 block, M St.;
8:56 a.m. Dec. 23.
■ 1000-1099 block, 14th St.;
12:17 a.m. Dec. 26.
■ 1400-1433 block, K St.;
11:46 a.m. Dec. 26.
■ 2000-2099 block,
Pennsylvania Ave.; 9:12 a.m.
Dec. 27.
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208
dupont circle
Motor vehicle theft
■ 1400-1499 block, 17th St.;
4:30 a.m. Dec. 27.
Theft
■ 1220-1299 block, 19th St.;
9:22 a.m. Dec. 22.
■ 1900-1999 block, 7th St.;
2:54 p.m. Dec. 25.
■ 1-7 block, Dupont Circle;
12:02 a.m. Dec. 27.
Theft from auto
■ 1400-1499 block, Rhode
Island Ave.; 6:53 a.m. Dec. 22.
■ 1900-1999 block, N St.;
1:32 p.m. Dec. 24.
■ Dupont Circle and 19th
Street; 4:30 a.m. Dec. 25.
■ N and 15th street; 7:42 a.m.
Dec. 25.
■ 1900-1999 block, Sunderland Place; 2:53 p.m. Dec. 26.
■ 1500-1599 block, N St.;
4:01 p.m. Dec. 26.
■ 1200-1399 block, 16th St.;
11:20 a.m. Dec. 27.
■ 1500-1599 block, M St.;
11:46 a.m. Dec. 27.
■ 1200-1221 block, 17th St.;
4:42 a.m. Dec. 28.
■ 1300-1349 block, 17th St.;
4:40 p.m. Dec. 28.
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ednesday, December 31, 2014
5
2015: City moves forward with parking, street projects
By KAT LUCERO
The D.C. Department of Transportation
had an eventful 2014.
Major milestones include last fall’s release
of the city’s comprehensive long-term transportation vision, “moveDC.” This month, the
agency added 4th Street NW/SW to its bike
lane system, part of a record-setting year for
the city’s bicycling initiative in which more
than nine miles were installed.
But the agency also experienced some
busts, including delays of the only completed
stretch of an ambitious vision for a streetcar
network, and the D.C. Council’s removal of
some dedicated funding for further expansion.
Nevertheless, the Transportation Department continues to move on with its diverse
range of projects, including new or updated
initiatives that involve very little “transportation” — for instance, parking programs and
tree plantings.
Starting Jan. 1, a revised visitor parking
pass program will become active. (Most of
Ward 2, however, continues to shun the passes.) The agency is also wielding its green
thumb stronger than ever for this planting
season. Upper Northwest is expected to gain
hundreds of new trees in the next few months.
With traffic woes inevitably continuing into
the new year, the agency plans to continue or
launch major road and sidewalk work in several neighborhoods with the goal of improving
traffic flow and safety for drivers and pedestrians. Below are some of the major projects and
initiatives the Transportation Department has
in store for Northwest.
Visitor parking passes
Status: Starts Jan. 1
Visitor parking permits are back by popular
demand in most of the city — but only for
residents who ask for them.
The passes are valid for a year, letting
guests park on blocks zoned for residential
parking. The reformed program now allows
households in eligible areas to sign up online,
replacing the previous system in which all eligible addresses received the passes in the mail
automatically.
Most of Ward 2 is opting out of the program. However, Logan Circle residents can
obtain the permits, after the local advisory
commission pressed for inclusion for more
than a year.
Approved by D.C. Council this year, the
updated parking program has a new registra-
tion website. Many households that have
signed up have already received their 2015
passes. Website: vpp.ddot.dc.gov
Military Road/16th Street construction
Status: Ongoing
A major 11-month project in Ward 4 is
making some progress along Military Road
— much to the dismay of drivers accustomed
to the thoroughfare’s uninterrupted flow.
Construction started in October with plans
to finish the first of two phases by March. Currently, workers are installing a new median
along Military Road, between Oregon Avenue
and 14th Street, pushing traffic off to the
shoulders and into single lanes. Other fixes
here include improved drainage, streetlights
and traffic signals.
Once Military Road is complete, the project will move to its second phase — replacing
the aging 16th Street overpass over Military.
Traffic will be limited to one lane in each
direction during much of the work, which
should wrap up by next fall, according to the
agency website.
16th Street bus improvements
Status: Planning
Although many transportation advocates
Brian Kapur/Current file photo
New DC Circulator routes on tap include
service to the National Cathedral.
have long called for dedicated bus lanes along
16th Street, the agency opted this past August
to study the area first to determine the best
solution for easing the corridor’s traffic congestion.
Starting next year, the agency will start
developing the “Transit Priority Study” for
16th Street with public input. Planners are
specifically eyeing a long stretch between
downtown’s H Street and 16th Street Heights’
Arkansas Avenue — among the city’s busiest
bus corridors, serving 20,000 bus riders every
weekday, according to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. The city’s twoyear action plan states that the forthcoming
study would devise “high capacity transit”
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BOWSER: Inauguration on Friday PRINCIPALS: Program aims to boost leadership skills
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lative affairs and economic development in the mayor-elect’s D.C.
Council office. Hawkins also
worked in that office, serving as the
chief legal and policy adviser since
2009.
For his part, Floyd joins Bowser’s staff after several years working
on high-profile Democratic campaigns across the country.
Two days ago, the mayor-elect
announced that Laura Green Zeilinger, executive director of the U.S.
Interagency Council on Homelessness, will lead the D.C. Department
of Human Services. Zeilinger had
also served as the department’s deputy director under former Mayor
Adrian Fenty.
In addition, Bowser tapped Dr.
LaQuandra Nesbitt as director of
health and Clinton Lacey as director
of youth rehabilitation services. Nesbitt will come to D.C. after leading
the public health and wellness
department in Louisville, Ky. Lacey
will leave New York City, where she
currently serves as deputy commissioner for the Department of Probation.
Although most of Bowser’s transition period has focused on personnel announcements, the mayor-elect
has also made some notable public
appearances.
Following Marion Barry’s death,
she discussed the former mayor’s
life and legacy on national television
and delivered a speech at his funeral.
Comparing Barry to a prizefighter,
Bowser said, “He was unlike anybody I have ever known. ... He
showed everybody it was possible to
rise, it was possible to lead.”
The mayor-elect has also commented on the recent series of
national controversies involving
race and community policing. When she spoke at a Politico
event in early December, Bowser
reported that she had just met with
local activists who had “some real
constructive solutions” for reforming law enforcement policies.
“They wanted to have a public
police complaints board where they
could be involved in making sure
that any officer who steps outside of
his or her duty is held accountable,”
the mayor-elect said.
Bowser herself seems to share
their concern about public safety
issues. A policy plan released by her
transition team includes significant
discussion of community engagement in policing. In the document,
the mayor-elect explicitly commits
to “holding officers accountable
when they engage in misconduct.”
She pledges to hold regular town
hall meetings about public safety
with residents in each of the District’s wards.
In addition, Bowser says she will
“allocate funding for the purchase
and use of body cameras and mobile
devices,” which can “decrease both
the number of police complaints
filed and the use of force, thereby
increasing the community’s trust
and confidence.”
Bowser will be sworn in as
mayor at 9:30 a.m. this Friday at the
Walter E. Washington Convention
Center. The ceremony will be preceded by an 8 a.m. interfaith service
at First Congregational United
Church of Christ and followed by a
7 p.m. inaugural ball at the convention center. Tomorrow, on New
Year’s Day, the inaugural festivities
will begin with a 5K road race at
Oyster-Adams Bilingual School’s
Calvert Street campus. Registration
for that event is open until 5 p.m.
today at dcproud2015.org.
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At the end of her speech, the chancellor implored the principals to
“lead with love,” making the case
that educators can help to prevent the
kind of racially charged violence that
has recently made headlines across
the country.
“We’re not going to fight our way
through Ferguson,” Henderson said.
“We’re not going to fight our way
through Staten Island. We’re not
going to fight our way through the
playgrounds of Cleveland. We’ve
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Graduate Maggie Thomas, an
assistant director in the central office,
raised similar issues in a speech she
gave to her classmates, alluding to
the weekend’s protests against racialized policing.
“As people are marching right
now to the Capitol building, we still
see a very dense fog of racism and
poverty and injustice,” Thomas said.
“We are here to change that.”
After the ceremony, two of last
year’s graduates spoke with The
Current about why they found the
program valuable. School Without
Walls principal Richard Trogisch
said he learned to resist the temptation to make decisions alone, without the support of colleagues.
Wilson Cox, principal of the.
Noyes Education Campus in Northeast, echoed Trogisch. “I am guilty
of isolationism,” he said. “I have
some of that lone-wolf syndrome.
It’s something we all struggle with.”
Praising his time in the program,
Cox added, “I think I’ll be unpacking that experience for the next 20
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Starting out right
Muriel Bowser has always impressed us for her attentiveness to constituents. She has made a point of being accessible to Ward 4 residents as their
D.C. Council member. Ms. Bowser’s staff has been a consistent presence at
the ward’s advisory neighborhood commission meetings and other civic
events, and she herself has attended them with great frequency.
Of course, D.C. activists know all too well the trajectory of Adrian Fenty,
another former Ward 4 council member who seemed to lose sight of community interests upon his election to mayor. And as her Jan. 2 swearing-in
ceremony approaches, we’re seeing promising signs that community engagement is no mere empty rhetoric for our next mayor.
As Ms. Bowser prepares to take office, her transition team has hosted a
series of public engagement forums on a bevy of important topics. These
include public safety, health and human services, homelessness, affordable
housing, transportation, the environment, sustainability and infrastructure,
open and good government, education, jobs and economic development, arts
and the creative economy, and Ward 8 issues.
“The forums are designed to take input from residents to ensure they
have a voice on some of the biggest challenges facing the District,” the transition website states.
We are also impressed that her transition team includes a wide variety of
voices, including former mayors and even Democratic primary opponents.
It’s not just campaign loyalists.
Of course, hearing opinions means little if the Bowser administration
doesn’t strive to shape the city based on what residents are saying. At the
same time, we count on Ms. Bowser to exercise her own judgment on challenging issues when the best choice isn’t necessarily the most politically
expedient.
We look forward to seeing Ms. Bowser apply her talents to the District of
Columbia over her coming mayoral term.
Leaving a legacy
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When a politician faces a colorful scandal, it can easily become the defining characteristic of his or her tenure: Marion Barry was the mayor who was
arrested for smoking crack. Vincent Gray was the mayor who was elected in
2010 with the help of a well-funded secret campaign.
But following Mr. Barry’s recent death, the former mayor’s achievements
have received more attention. His legacy is not just one of being re-elected
after serving his jail term. Rather, the D.C. political establishment and many
residents have praised his initiatives like minority hiring and the summer
jobs program.
Mayor Gray, meanwhile, is in his final days in office, having lost re-election largely due to the campaign scandal of four years ago despite his assurances that he was not involved and did nothing wrong. In his Dec. 17 farewell address, he sought to similarly draw attention to his record in governance — which we agree is commendable. We endorsed his opponent when
we no longer had enough confidence that Mayor Gray knew nothing of the
2010 “shadow campaign,” but we felt then and now that he has demonstrated an excellent ability to run the city.
We wish to draw particular attention to Mayor Gray’s successful efforts
to continue much-needed education reform, reduce unemployment and
improve the District’s finances. He chose a capable schools chancellor with a
knack for making difficult decisions without excluding key stakeholders, and
he oversaw implementation of special-education reform he had introduced as
chairman of the D.C. Council. The mayor says his One City, One Hire program helped some 10,000 unemployed residents find jobs, part of a 3-percentage-point reduction in unemployment during his tenure. And Mayor
Gray made tough budget decisions to reverse a spending pace that exceeded
revenue.
The Gray administration also helped the city build for the future by
attracting new development and bringing existing plans to fruition. Perhaps
most notable is the new presence of Walmart, which has brought jobs and
amenities to underserved communities.
We don’t agree with every decision Mayor Gray made, but Mayor Gray
has an impressive record. We agree with the overwhelming majority of his
initiatives, and he showed an ability to bring his visions to reality.
The specter of the mayor’s possible indictment in the 2010 campaign
scandal continues to loom, despite criticism that the U.S. Attorney has hinted
at more than he’s been able to follow through on. But no matter what happens, Mayor Gray’s achievements as a longtime public servant will live on
for D.C. residents.
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T
he Notebook welcomes the New Year.
Then again, what choice do we really have?
Before we dive into 2015, let’s take a look
at the top stories of 2014, many of which still will be
roiling in the coming days, weeks and months.
1. Marion Barry dies. Although his actual influence on city politics and the D.C. Council had waned
considerably, Barry for good and bad defined much
of local Washington to the world. But local D.C. is
changing, with the rapid
gentrification — Manhattanization — not only
affecting our future but
what we’ll value years
hence from our past.
2. Only the shadow
knows. At long last, we may soon know the ultimate
conclusion to the 2010 “shadow campaign” that
helped elect Vincent Gray mayor and planted the
political seeds of corruption that destroyed his reelection chances last April. U.S. Attorney Ronald
Machen is expected finally to decide what legal
charges will be brought, moving Gray’s shadow campaign’s fate from the court of public opinion to a
court of law.
3. Muriel Bowser wins. Back in 2012, Bowser
was one of only three council members to suggest
Gray should resign because of the shadow corruption
case. (David Catania and Mary Cheh were the other
two.) Bowser subsequently ran a cautious but welldisciplined campaign for mayor. Her era is just
beginning with this week’s inauguration.
4. Pot’s highs and lows. The D.C. Council
decriminalized marijuana possession (effective last
June) after advocates demonstrated the apparent
racial bias of arrests among blacks and far fewer
whites. The city already had provisions allowing
medical marijuana in place. But when the voters in
November overwhelmingly approved outright legalization of marijuana — 65 percent voted yes —
Maryland Republican Rep. Andy Harris helped lead
the successful effort (so far) on Capitol Hill to block
implementation of Initiative 71. It’s unclear whether
in 2015 the city’s attempt to use a unique interpretation of Harris’ wording will revive the measure in the
Republican Congress.
5. D.C. economy booms. Despite the loss of federal jobs throughout the Washington region, the District is still attracting new jobs and new residents in
record numbers. Chief financial officer Jeffrey
DeWitt noted one startling statistic: It used to be that
70 percent of the jobs within the District were held
by suburbanites; now it’s 55 percent.
6. Housing and homelessness. Amid the plenty
of a good economy, there are several trouble areas.
Mayor-elect Bowser pledged again this week to
aggressively address homelessness and the use of the
old D.C. General shelter in particular. But housing is
not just a homeless or low-income problem. As
Washingtonian editor Michael Schaffer pointed out
on WAMU, the city’s middle-class residents also are
being priced out of both rentals and homeownership.
7. New faces, familiar faces. After special elections in wards 4 and 8 this coming April, five of the
city’s 13 council members will be new. Additionally, three of the current members are pretty
new (at-large members
David Grosso joined in
2013 and Anita Bonds
in 2012, and Ward 5’s Kenyan McDuffie in 2012).
How that will affect city politics is uncertain. New
members tend to be more liberal than those who have
been seasoned by serving (for better or worse).
8. A streetcar named delay. The District already
has been handing out $100 tickets for blocking the H
Street NE streetcar. Too bad as of this writing not one
customer has actually ridden it. Are streetcars the
future in the District, or will the idea die like it did in
Arlington? Traffic is not getting better in D.C. even
as it lurches toward a more equitable use of roadways
for all — bicycles, vehicles and pedestrians.
9. Soccer. But the ’Skins? Mayor Gray barely got
his soccer stadium deal done before his term ends
Friday. He had to depend on changes made by Mayor-elect Bowser (whom Gray, though a fellow Democrat, never endorsed). Details of the land swaps and
financing to make the stadium a reality will unfold
into 2015. But as of now, Ward 2 Council member
Jack Evans likes to say, the major professional teams
that use “Washington” or “D.C.” in their names all
play “in” Washington, except the NFL team. Despite
the lousy record of the football team and controversy
over its name, Evans and others still see a good
chance the team will return to the RFK site.
10. No boundaries on education. Whether it’s
sports, economic development, housing, jobs or anything else in life, it all can be affected by education.
The District has been on an education reform track
since Mayor Tony Williams. It was jet-propelled by
Mayor Adrian Fenty, and Gray has kept it up. The
next hurdle is the redrawing of neighborhood school
boundaries. Mayor-elect Bowser said she would
review and possibly revise the controversial rewrite
that Gray’s administration drew up. How that plays
out may turn out to be one of the biggest issues
Bowser faces.
Tom Sherwood, a Southwest resident, is a political reporter for News 4.
TOM SHERWOOD’s
Notebook
Letters to
the Editor
City should follow
charter funding law
This past summer, the District’s public charter schools
brought a lawsuit requesting equal
funding for all District public
school students, as required by
D.C. law. The government has
filed a motion to dismiss the complaint, and charters are preparing
to respond to this action.
Successive administrations
have underfunded tens of thousands of D.C. charter school students by between $1,600 and
$2,600 each year in public school
funds. Over the past eight years,
this illegal underfunding has sent
$770 million to D.C. Public
Schools, with no equivalent funding for public charter students.
In response, the charter school
association and Washington Latin
and Eagle Academy public charter
schools reluctantly initiated legal
action. They did this only after
charters’ patient demands for lawful funding and fairness were
ignored for years.
A higher share of charter students grow up in economically
disadvantaged homes than their
counterparts enrolled in D.C. Public Schools. In part, this is because
charters, by choice, locate in District neighborhoods where the
need for quality public schools is
greatest. Accordingly, of the charter students whom D.C. underfunds, 78 percent are AfricanAmerican, compared to 68 percent in D.C. Public Schools.
D.C. public charter schools
have led a renaissance in public
education in the District, with an
on-time high school graduation
rate 21 percentage points higher
than the school system’s average,
enabling a larger share of charter
students to get accepted to, and
graduate from, college.
Charter student performance
on standardized test scores is
superior to that of D.C. Public
Schools students. These academic
results have been most pronounced east of the Anacostia
River, where poverty, unemployment and crime are highest. In
wards 7 and 8, public charter students outscore their D.C. Public
Schools peers by 18 and 26 percentage points, respectively.
D.C.’s public charter school
community is not asking for special treatment, or for the government to make good its previous
years of underfunding — merely
that the law, and the basic fairness
that underscores it, be enforced.
Robert Cane
Executive Director,
Friends of Choice in Urban Schools
The Current
Letters to
the Editor
District CBE program
is rife with abuse
I’m writing in response to your
Dec. 24 editorial “Spend locally.” I
believe that the D.C. Council legislation to increase the District’s contractual spending with “certified
business enterprises” is misguided,
and your support of it is naive.
District agencies should have
one objective — to provide the services they are charged with providing in an efficient and cost-effective
manner — and they should not be
shackled with restrictive procurement requirements like the ones that
come with this legislation.
These programs do not achieve
their goals of supporting local
minority business development.
Rather, they create an opportunity
for entrepreneurial D.C. locals who
understand how to work the system.
I sublet some of our office space to
one such enterprise, which in turn
sublet part of its space to another —
both of which subcontracted their
D.C. contracts to Maryland businesses. One of the subtenants filled
its office with family pictures and
other markers of occupancy — to
create the appearance of legitimate
business activity in the event of an
audit — but never even used the
space they rented.
D.C. taxpayers should not be
made to support such shams.
Michael Fasano
President, Fasano Associates
NCS sophomore class
brings open dialogue
Recently, the National Cathedral
School’s sophomore class and the
school’s faculty have united to
address the issue of sexual harassment. I say “united” in the sense
that both parties want a safer space
for students at National Cathedral
and its brother school, St. Albans.
The underlying issue, however, was
somehow lost in translation.
The recent discussions regarding
unwanted sexual advances arose
from a proposal written by NCS
sophomores recommending that St.
Albans offer a health and human
sexuality class, like the one required
at our school. Despite the classroom
education boys do receive about
these issues, some at NCS feel as
though a high school class parallel
to theirs is necessary.
While this positive proposal is
still on the table, it has been overshadowed by an anonymous document that circulated through the
sophomore class in the past few
weeks. The document was started
as a safe place to share stories of
past experiences of sexual harassment. With the protection of ano-
nymity, girls felt safe and inspired
to share their own experiences. Yet
within days, NCS faculty members
learned of the document from a few
students who were upset and scared
and who hoped that teachers could
help facilitate this escalating discussion. Faculty expressed that the
class of 2017’s use of social media
and technology was not an appropriate way to start this conversation.
The girls were urged to talk to the
school counselor and other adults
about their experiences, rather than
write about them anonymously.
Soon after, some members of the
St. Albans class of 2017 obtained
this document and sent inappropriate messages over another form of
anonymous social media, further
diluting the discussion.
As a member of the NCS sophomore class, I have witnessed each
new development. Initially, other
girls and I were moved by reading
about the terrifying experiences of
our classmates. In my opinion, the
first assembly in response to the
document would have been more
beneficial if it had focused on the
issue of harassment, rather than
how the information was communicated. Yet, after talking to classmates and teachers, I am glad to see
that safety within the community is
a priority and that the two schools
plan to further collaborate.
For those who believe this will
tarnish the reputation of our
schools, I think the opposite. Sadly,
students across the country face
unwanted sexual advances and
harassment every day. The open
dialogue that now exists between
National Cathedral and St. Albans
will hopefully help us create a safer
campus, become mentors to younger members of the community and
better prepare for the future.
Alexa Perlmutter
Student, National Cathedral School
End of ANC term
prompts reflections
It’s been six years. As I write
this, we’ve just finished our last
advisory neighborhood meeting for
this term, which was my last as a
sitting commissioner. I “enjoyed”
my time and valued it. A small part
of me will miss it. And so, I wanted
to acknowledge the moment and to
thank everyone who had a role in
making the six years the experience
it was. (I get only so many words,
and so just a select few get specific
mention — I apologize in advance.)
I’d especially like to thank all
the commissioners I served with —
they put a lot into what is volunteer
work, and each deserves special
thanks from all of us.
On top of that, I now have the
good fortune to consider two of
them friends — friends with alternative perspectives who challenged
my thinking and were open to being
challenged, all while collaborating
constructively in the best interests
of the community. Without them,
this body wouldn’t have achieved
as much for the community. Similarly, thanks to all of the residents
who make their voices heard (on all
sides of issues).
There’s a lot more work to be
done, including a few areas I’ve
focused on and would really like
the next commission, council and
mayor to focus on. Gender equity
still does not exist in Department of
Parks and Recreation facilities and
usage. The tree canopy is important
and needs to be protected, and to
date we’re failing. The government
must ensure the public good is protected against corporate expediency
and profits. Additionally, pedestrian
safety must be prioritized, more
commercial vibrancy must come to
Wisconsin Avenue, and development projects should provide mixed
housing options for residents.
With that said, thanks to everyone who’s doing their share, and
thanks to the next group of commissioners for their service over the
next term. And finally, thanks to my
wife and children who accepted the
time sacrifice involved in having an
advisory neighborhood commissioner in the house. Thank you!
Sam Serebin
American University Park
Palisades playground
head helped many
If you were lucky enough to
grow up in the Palisades neighborhood, you were also lucky enough
to know Wade Hubbard, who
directed the Palisades Playground
for many, many years. Wade sponsored, coached and mentored countless youth, both at the playground
and for the Montgomery County
football program.
My association with Wade
began at Palisades and grew into a
lifelong friendship between his family and mine. Our oldest son followed in my footsteps, playing
football for Wade, and my youngest
son developed a special relationship
with his Uncle Wade when he and
his family moved to our street.
Wade was always ready for fun,
and he loved to play pranks on
folks. When my wife turned 40,
Wade posted signs all over McLean
announcing that fact.
After Wade and Mary Evelyn
moved to Virginia Beach to be near
their kids and grandkids, we didn’t
see them as often. But we spent a
week with him before he passed
away Oct. 30 at the age of 84. He
told me then, as he had many times
before, that I was his oldest friend. I
told him he was my brother.
Peace, Wade. Rest well. We miss
you.
Joe Fletcher
McLean, Va.
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tions and ultimately render a decision.
The first hearing is scheduled for
March 5, but complicated proposals
typically require multiple days;
commissioners also accept written
comment.
As the development team envisions, the project will include some
2,100 housing units, 250,000 square
feet of retail space, housing for
homeless veterans, educational and
other institutional uses, office space,
arts uses and open lawns and plazas.
The redevelopment will include
both new construction and adaptive
reuse of existing buildings on the
site.
In its presentation, the Planning
Office outlined four key goals in the
D.C. Council-approved plan: integrating the site into the surrounding
community, providing a mix of uses,
creating jobs and revenue for the
city, and activating the site.
The agency’s 61-page proposal
breaks the city’s Walter Reed parcel
into eight zones, each of which
would allow different types of
development. For instance, development along Fern Street would be
limited to 40-foot-tall town houses
of at least 18 feet wide with a lot
occupancy of no more than 80 percent. Another section a little deeper
into the campus, though — west of
12th Street between Dahlia and
Elder streets — would allow mixeduse buildings up to 85 feet tall, and
the proposal encourages the creation
of a vibrant urban streetscape.
At the Zoning Commission’s
meeting, city planners said that
these plans have been shaped by 11
well-attended community workshops held by the Planning Office,
along with the agency’s participation in other neighborhood meetings. Commissioners praised this
process, but nonetheless seem ready
to question some specifics — namely affordable housing requirements.
The Office of Planning isn’t proposing any requirements on affordable housing in the zoning that go
beyond broader citywide requirements, which mandate subsidizing 8
to 10 percent of a residential development for residents meeting
income requirements. Current plans
call for 18 percent of the development’s residential component to be
affordable, but several commissioners weren’t sure that was even
enough, or that the subsidies would
help enough residents in need.
Commissioner Michael Turnbull noted that many of the proposed
affordable units would be set aside
for residents earning 80 percent of
the area median income, as opposed
to lower totals. “I’m not saying it’s a
well-heeled individual, but … I’m
just concerned that we’re looking at
a high end that a lot of people can’t
afford in this city,” he said.
Commissioner Marcie Cohen
added that many cities try to achieve
an equal mix of market-rate, moderate-income and low-income housing in their developments, and questioned whether that might be appropriate in this case.
Joel Lawson of the Planning
Office said that would be an appropriate topic to flesh out as the commission moves forward in reviewing the proposals. “We’ve already
noted that we expect affordable
housing to be an issue and will be
part of the public hearing,” he said.
Other issues raised by commissioners include outdoor recreational
space, parking and transportation,
and rear yards for town houses.
The Zoning Commission’s consideration of this case is the main
remaining opportunity for public to
comment on the Walter Reed redevelopment. Once the zones are
established, the developers won’t
need further approvals unless they
ask to deviate from the requirements
Rendering by Hines-Urban Atlantic-Triden
Plans call for much of the sprawling Walter Reed campus in Ward 4
to be redeveloped into a mixed-use community.
the commission approves in the current process. The community will
also be able to weigh in before the
Historic Preservation Review Board
on the designs of individual buildings, but only with regard to issues
affecting the site’s historic character.
As the Zoning Commission
reviews the proposed regulations,
the U.S. State Department, the Army
and Children’s National Medical
Center will be closely studying Walter Reed’s remaining 43.5 acres.
Originally slated for an enclave
of foreign missions, this northeast
corner could also house a Children’s
research laboratory, making use of
an existing lab that would otherwise
be demolished. State Department
officials have been reluctant to give
up the 13 acres eyed by Children’s,
though, unless they could get at least
7 aces of the District’s allocation —
which city officials fiercely resist.
According to the Washington
Business Journal, the Defense
Authorization Act recently approved
by Congress spells out what can
happen at the site: The State Department can work out an agreement
with the Army to pay for its acreage
(instead of receiving it for free), but
could lose any claim to the parcel if
no deal is achieved. At that point,
the Army would grant the 13 acres
to a public health institution and
declare the other 30 acres surplus
— meaning that the District government could apply to take over that
area as well.
SCHOOLS: Several Northwest campus modernizations scheduled to wrap up in 2015
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but also the attached community center, which
includes an indoor pool and a health clinic.
Officials haven’t decided yet whether the work
will update the existing joined building at 2201
18th St., or build a new elementary school and
new recreation center, separated by Champlain
Street. The target end date is August 2017.
Meanwhile, work is underway at Bancroft
Elementary in Mount Pleasant to better unify
the school’s existing buildings, requiring some
demolition and shuffling of students. Renovation of the main building at 1775 Newton St.
— and creation of a new soccer field — is
expected to be complete in 2017.
In Ward 2, city officials in mid-December
celebrated the groundbreaking for the $82 million renovation of the acclaimed Duke Ellington School of the Arts in Burleith. The project
will update the 116-year-old building at 3500
R St., creating new performance spaces
(including a new 850-seat theater), studios and
classrooms, as well as an underground parking
lot and a rooftop terrace. In total the project
— which should wrap up by next September
— will add about 100,000 square feet.
Nearby in Georgetown, work is ongoing at
Hyde-Addison Elementary at 3219 O St.
Students returned to a renovated main Hyde
building this fall, while the project’s next phase
will create a 25,000-square-foot connection to
the separate Addison building. The latest plans
for that three-story addition include a gymnasium, cafeteria and media room.
Although the new building was originally
scheduled to be ready by fall 2015, parents are
now crossing their fingers for fall 2016 — but
it’s not a sure bet. DGS told The Current this
fall that there’s $6 million available for the
project in fiscal year 2016, and another $9 million for the next year.
Meanwhile at Garrison Elementary in
Shaw, a projected $40 million modernization is
The D.C. Department of General Services just completed work on one phase of the Mann
Elementary expansion project. The rest of the work should be done by August 2015.
scheduled to be complete by August 2016 —
although some big questions remain about the
project. Officials expect to decide in January
whether the renovation will update the existing
1960s school building at 1200 S St., or tear it
down entirely to build a new one. It’s unclear
how the latter option would affect the timeline
or budget, but DGS recently requested another
$5 million in funding. The school’s community, which has increased its advocacy in recent
years, continues to monitor the project closely.
At School Without Walls at Francis-Stevens at 2425 N St. in the West End, DGS is
currently in the process of hiring a design firm
for “limited interior renovations,” which
should be complete by next August, according
to a news release from the agency.
In Ward 3, several bursting-at-the-seams
schools are in the midst of renovations.
The long-delayed $40 million modernization of Hearst Elementary at 3950 37th St. is
scheduled to wrap up in time for next fall,
according to DGS. The project is adding two
new buildings to the overcrowded school —
one of which was recently completed. The
other, which includes a new gym that will be
available for neighbors’ use, should be done by
August. Additional public meetings on the
project will take place in February.
The modernization of Mann Elementary,
4430 Newark St., is also adding two new
buildings, creating a connected U-shaped campus around a new turf play area, “the range.”
Another new playground will be down the hill
on Macomb Street. Work on the glassy new
addition — which includes a sweeping lobby
area — will be done in two phases. One building was just completed, and the second is targeted to wrap up by August 2015.
Meanwhile, advocates are still pushing to
move forward renovations for another overcrowded school: Murch Elementary at 4810
36th St. The D.C. Council this year approved
$44 million for the project, but feasibility studies show the budgeted amount is insufficient,
according to a project update at a recent advi-
sory neighborhood commission meeting. Even
so, after agreeing to get the process back on
track, DGS last week issued a long-awaited
request for a design team with a Jan. 23 due
date. Construction work is expected to take 18
to 24 months and to start in summer 2016.
Another project is expected to wrap up
soon: the expansion of Deal Middle, achieved
by connecting it to the historic Reno School
at 4820 Howard St. The project is not only
renovating the 1903 school Reno building but
also adding a new structure to join it to the
main Deal building. According to the DGS
website, the new area is expected to open in
early 2015.
In Ward 4, the $47.6 million modernization of Lafayette Elementary in Chevy Chase
will add new wings to replace temporary trailers and 1970s additions. The overhaul of the
5701 Broad Branch Road school will bring an
end to the controversial use of the “open classrooms” model that minimized physical separations between classes. Additionally, a new gym
will connect the original building with new
multipurpose space. The project is currently in
the design phase, scheduled for an August
2016 finish.
Meanwhile, big changes are underway for
Roosevelt High in Petworth. While the campus undergoes a $121.4 million renovation
(centered around a new enclosed atrium), the
city is busy designing an international studiesthemed curriculum for the high school.
Students are expected to return to the 4301
13th St. campus by next fall. In the meantime,
they’ve been camping out at the former MacFarland Middle School at 4400 Iowa Ave.,
which the city closed due to underenrollment.
In response to long-standing concerns about
Ward 4’s current void of a stand-alone middle
school, planning is underway for the reopening
of MacFarland as a “Ward 4 South” facility
and for the creation of a new “Ward 4 North”
campus.
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Young Cadets hoping to
grow into title contenders
By BRIAN KAPUR
The St. John’s girls basketball
team limped to a D.C. State Athletic
Association crown at the end of last
season despite a litany of injuries.
This year the Cadets are already
starting off banged up, with senior
guard Amari Carter out for the year
with a knee injury. Her absence
leaves St. John’s with a green but
talented roster going into the season.
“We just have a lot of inexperience right now. That’s the bottom
line,” said Cadets coach Jonathan
Scribner. “The vast majority of the
team is new to the varsity, new to the
team, new to this level. We have a lot
of growing to do.”
The coach said the team is showing growing pains through “little
things: dropped passes, missed
assignments, missed free throws —
inexperience plays,” but he said
they’re striving to refine their skills.
“They’re good kids, and they work
hard. They’ve got talent.”
The team has turned to junior
forward Sarah Overcash as a leader.
“She is by far the most experienced,” said Scribner. “She is the
only player on the team with two
years of varsity playing experience.
Everyone else is either one or none.”
The post player has also provided
the team with unrelenting effort in
the paint, and a scoring option.
“She is going to have a huge
year,” said Scribner. “She continues
to be underrated; she’s giving great
effort every night. I think she’s one
of the best players in the area. She
has to have teammates that are willing to match her intensity level.”
The team also gets an added
boost with junior Kayla Robbins
returning to the lineup after missing
most of last season with a preseason
knee injury.
“She is doing well; her timing is
still a little off,” said Scribner. “She
started back in early October, so her
effort is there and she is working
hard. You’re going to see steady
improvement for her.”
The Cadets also have high hopes
for sophomore point guard Niya
Beverley, who comes into her second season as the team’s floor general.
“She is going to have the ball and
play a lot of minutes,” said Scribner.
“She has a lot of experience after
playing in every game last year. She
has to be our floor leader.”
Scribner also expects the Cadets
to see support from a talented fresh-
The Cadets are relying on a young roster with players like sophomore point guard Niya Beverley, left, to
lead St. John’s into contention for the WCAC and DCSAA championships.
man class — Jaylin Carodine, Amira
Collins, Shawn Mills and Sydney
Wood — once they adapt to the
Washington Catholic Athletic Conference.
So far Collins has been the standout of the bunch. “We’ve been really
happy with the practices and how
she is playing,” Scribner said. “She
is going to adapt really quickly. It’s
just a matter of getting a couple
under your belt.”
With the young roster, St. John’s
has struggled to a 3-5 record so far
this season. But with a brutal nonconference schedule against national
competition such as Christ the King
from New York, the Cadets hope
those lessons will pay off in February.
“I think we can be right there in
the hunt for a league title,” said
Scribner. “The goal is to get to that
game and be a contender for the
league championship every single
year. That’s where we expect to be.
But we have to put the time in, go
through the daily grind and get game
experience for these players.”
Maret volleyball
star earns honor
Fouls doom Gonzaga at the beach
LEWES, Del. — With a slew of college
coaches in town to check out the action, the
officials took center court as Gonzaga struggled with foul trouble Saturday en route to a
63-51 loss to Christ the King from New York
at the first day of the Slam Dunk to the Beach
basketball showcase event.
Gonzaga’s scoring was led by senior forward Sam Miller’s 12 points. Meanwhile,
sophomore guard Eddie Scott added 11, while
sophomore point guard Chris Lykes and senior
guard Bryant Crawford each scored eight.
The Eagles found themselves with seven
fouls compared with just one for Christ the
King midway through the first quarter.
“One team was in foul trouble for the most
part,” said Eagles coach Steve Turner. “To
have six fouls called in the first four minutes of
the game — there is no flow. You had two
really good teams trying to prepare to get better as they go back into league play. The game
got ruined by the officials.”
Although the Royals would be awarded
free throws for the Eagles’ fouls for the
remainder of the half, Gonzaga started the
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By BRIAN KAPUR
By BRIAN KAPUR
Maret sophomore outside hitter Evelyn
Gray was recently named the Gatorade D.C.
volleyball player of the year.
In a Dec. 11 announcement, the sophomore
became the fifth volleyball star from Maret to
garner the honor. Carolyn Bottelier was the last
Frog to win the award, back in 2008.
“Evelyn Gray is the entire package,” Maret
coach Liz Hall said in a news release. “She is
an outstanding player, a tremendous leader and
someone who thrives on competition. She is
extremely humble given her incredible talent.”
This fall the Frogs reached the D.C. State
Athletic Association volleyball title game for
the first time in school history, with Gray proving to be the catalyst. The outside hitter
notched 354 kills (with a hitting percentage of
.597), 301 digs, 92 aces and 22 blocks.
The Maret sophomore was also an Independent School League all-conference selection.
In addition to athletic performance, the
Gatorade award takes into account academics
and extracurricular activities. Gray posted an
Photo courtesy of Cory Royster
Maret sophomore Evelyn Gray helped the
Frogs’ volleyball team reach the DCSAA
title game for the first time.
A-minus average, plays the bassoon, serves on
the school’s yearbook staff and volunteers for
Maret’s Action for Women organization as a
volleyball coach.
The Eagles saw a halftime lead evaporate
as foul trouble sent key players to the
bench on Saturday.
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game unfazed. The Eagles jumped
on the Royals and built a 28-25
advantage by halftime.
After the break, the foul trouble
finally caught up to Gonzaga. Christ
the King went on a 14-3 scoring run
to build a 39-31 lead. During that
swing, Lykes and Miller found
themselves with four personal fouls
each — just one away from being
forced to sit out the rest of the game.
That made a challenging situation worse, with both players sitting
on the bench until just three minutes
remained, in an effort to keep them
in the game.
“We came out a little flat, and
settled on an early jump shot right
away and allowed them to get right
back in it and they made us pay for
it,” said Turner.
The absence of Lykes and Miller
ended up throwing off the Eagles’
offensive rhythm from the first half
and derailed any comeback attempt.
“With all the foul calls, there was
never an opportunity to gain any
kind of continuity as a team and
being able to sub the way I would
like to sub,” said Turner. “Tonight I
had to sub based on all the fouls that
were being called. So our guys never
really got into a groove.”
Despite the Eagles’ dissatisfac-
Gonzaga’s offense couldn’t find its groove as the team dealt with
foul trouble throughout the game.
tion with the officiating, Turner
admitted the team didn’t play its best
game and would need to learn to
adjust to the way the game was
being called. Christ the King also
found itself with foul trouble in the
fourth quarter, but it wasn’t much of
a hindrance as its top three scorers
each notched 29 minutes of action.
Meanwhile, Gonzaga’s Miller only
tallied 19 of 32 possible game minutes, while Lykes played for 22.
Gonzaga also lost starting senior
forward Jabari Greenwood when he
fouled out in the third quarter after
playing just 10 minutes.
“As a team we have to learn how
to handle adversity,” said Turner.
“Until we grow in that area, you’re
going to have those type of hiccups
when you’re playing against national
competition. You have to be able to
stay together — five guys on the
same script.”
Gonzaga did rebound with a
dominant performance on Sunday
night, dominating Gill St. Bernard’s
out of New Jersey 70-49.
In that contest, Miller had 16
points, Lykes had 13 and freshman
forward Myles Dread had 10. Meanwhile, Bryant Crawford had eight
assists, nine rebounds and nine
points.
Sports Desk
Visitation off to historic start
Although Visitation has been dominant in girls
basketball over the past decade, the team was able to
break new ground for their program this week.
The Cubs knocked off Bishop McNamara — the
No. 4 team in the country according to USA Today
— 59-58 on Monday night in the semifinals of the
National Title IX Holiday Invitational Tournament at
the D.C. Armory.
The win brought the Cubs to a perfect 10-0 on the
season, and they also played against Stonewall Jackson in the tournament championship after The Current
went to press last night. According to Visitation coach
Mike McCarthy, Monday’s win was the team’s first
victory over a nationally ranked team.
Junior point guard Alexis Gray led the way with 28
points, including 11 in the fourth quarter. Senior forward Kate Delaney scored 10 and grabbed eight
boards. Sophomore forward Maeve Carroll added six
points and 10 rebounds. Junior Maddy Reed chipped
in eight points, six rebounds and six assists.
The Cubs started the game strong and jumped out
to a 27-18 lead by halftime and kept the pressure up
by extending their lead to 40-24 in the third period.
The Mustangs made a furious rally to cut the lead
down to 51-44 with just four minutes to go, but Grady
ended the run with a three-pointer to defuse the pressure.
Despite the setback, McNamara was able to trim
the lead down to 59-58 with 20 ticks left on the clock.
But the Cubs were able to play keep-away and avoided being fouled in the waning moments to preserve
the win.
Purple Puck finale set
The 22nd annual National Capital Hockey Tournament, better known as Gonzaga’s Purple Puck event,
will wrap up today at Fort Dupont Ice Arena.
Brian Kapur/Current file photo
Alexis Gray, right, scored 28 points in the Cubs’
historic win on Monday night. It was the team’s
first win over a nationally ranked opponent.
The final four will begin at 8 a.m. with St. Joseph’s
Prep playing Gonzaga, followed by Auburn Drive
battling the Hun School at 10.
Those games will be followed by a contest between
the Visitation and Holy Cross girls hockey teams at
noon.
The boys championship game will be played this
afternoon with the winner of the two earlier games
taking the ice at 4 p.m. to determine who wins the
crown.
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A Look at the Market in Northwest Washington
December 31, 2014 ■ Page 13
Cleveland Park Colonial boasts prominent corner lot
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or the first time in 50 years,
a handsome 1924 singlefamily home in Cleveland
Park is ready for a new set of loving owners.
Those newcomers can enjoy a
location two blocks away from the
ON THE MARKET
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neighborhood’s latest addition —
Cathedral Commons, a long-awaited development that now includes
a Giant Food supermarket and
CVS Pharmacy, with more shops
and restaurants to come. Historical
landmarks such as the Washington
National Cathedral and Rosedale
are also within walking distance.
At nearly a century old, the
Colonial at 3422 36th St. is among
the neighborhood’s traditional
stock of homes with its wooden
shingle exterior, a row of dormers
and a portico entrance. The
3,700-square-foot residence offers
five bedrooms, three full baths and
a powder room. It’s priced at
$1,970,000.
Sitting on an elevated corner
lot, the property has a venerable
presence. A white picket fence
brings out the home’s warmth,
enclosing a spacious front
lawn flanked by
lush plantings.
A slate-covered
path connects
directly from
the sidewalk to
the main entry
of this centralhall residence.
Through the
entrance is a
gracious foyer
complete with a
U-shaped staircase and a
roomy coat
closet underneath it. This area
offers glimpses of other bright, spacious rooms on the main level and
their classic decorative moldings.
To the left is the living room. A
wood-burning fireplace here is
flanked by a twin set of multipaneled glass doors, leading to the
sunroom. This multipurpose area
with built-in shelves — a later
addition to the home’s original
footprint — can serve as a study,
library or family room. Brightened
by southern exposure, this spot
also gets privacy from leafy side
landscaping.
The formal dining room is on
Photos courtesy of Cathie Gill Inc. Realtors
This five-bedroom Cleveland Park home dates to 1924. It’s
listed for $1,970,000.
the other side of the foyer. A sliding glass door leads to the side
garden and patio, which sit
between the house and one-car
garage. Offering plenty of natural
light is the all-white kitchen in the
back, which includes a breakfast
area and a catering entrance.
The main staircase climbs up to
the top floors. As in the main level,
the upper landings and all five
sleeping quarters feature large windows that pour in plenty of natural
light even on dreary days. Vintage
touches up here include the white
five-panel doors and their hardware.
Selling The Area’s Finest Properties
Luxury & Style
Bethesda, MD. New classic elegance in Greenwich
Forest. Superb culinary center & designer
appointments. 5 BRs, 4 BAs. Attached 2 car garage.
$2,395,000
Eric Murtagh 301-652-8971
Stately & Charming
Chevy Chase, MD Grand style so close in. Exciting
floor plan w/bright open spaces on 4 levels.
Pristine condition. 6 BRs, 4.5 BAs Picturesque
street short stroll to dwntwn Bethesda, Crescent
Trail. $1,860,000
Eric Murtagh 301-652-8971
Design For Living
AU Park. Light filled renov. Colonial on quiet
street. 3 BRs, 2.5 BAs. TS kit w/granite & SS. Sun
rm, hrdwd flrs, frpl. Fin. LL w/rec rm. Deck, large
flat yard, shed. Metro nearby. $849,000.
Andrea Saturno-Sanjana 202-696-0701
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Washington Grove. Delightful Victorian with
4 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, large kitchen and MBR
suite. Town amenities incl. parks, ball fields, tennis
cts and a lake! $575,000
Kathi Kershaw- 301-613-1613
On the second floor are three
bedrooms, including the master
suite in the southern section. It
offers a private bath, sloped ceilings and a large walk-in closet
with dual entrances side by side.
The second of three baths and a
linen closet are also off the hall
landing.
Two more bedrooms and the
third bath are on the top floor. One
of the rooms, above the master,
offers glimpses of the National
Cathedral’s towers through quarter-
circle windows.
Back down to the kitchen is
access to the basement. This semifinished level, which could serve
as a recreation area, includes a
laundry room, quarter bath, utility
closet and storage space.
Located 3422 36th St., the
property has five bedrooms and
three-and-a-half baths and is
offered for $1,970,000. For more
information, contact Cathie Gill,
John Gill or John Pruski of Cathie
Gill Inc. Realtors at 202-364-3066.
Classic
Favorite
Georgetown.
Semi-detached 4 BR
townhouse w/large
deep lot. 2 frpls, high
ceilings. Renovated
TS kit w/granite &
SS. Carriage house/
studio w/guest
suite. 2 car pkg.
$1,550,000
Louise Lang 202-345-2631
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Sparkling & Sunny
Cleveland Park. Large, sunny 1 bedroom at The
Wilshire Park. Updated kitchen & bath. New
appliances. Refinished hrdwd floors. $285,000
Laura McCaffrey 301-641-4456
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ANC 2D
ANC 2D
Sheridan-Kalorama
■ sheridan-kalorama
The commission will meet at 7
p.m. Monday, Jan. 12, at Our
Lady Queen of the Americas
Church, California Street and
Phelps Place NW.
Agenda items include:
■ administrative matters, commissioner comments and government
reports.
■ discussion of a Board of Zoning
Adjustment application for relief at
2405 Tracy Place.
■ discussion of a Board of Zoning
Adjustment application to permit an
increase in capacity at the School for
Friends, which operates at the
Church of the Pilgrims, 2201 P St.
■ announcement of the annual Sheridan-Kalorama
Neighborhood
Council and Sheridan-Kalorama
Historical Association neighborhood
meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 24,
at the Woodrow Wilson House.
■ open comments.
For details, visit anc2d.org or
contact [email protected].
ANC 3B
ANCPark
3B
Glover
■ Glover Park / Cathedral heights
p.m. Thursday, Jan. 8, at Stoddert
Elementary School and Glover
Park Community Center, 4001
Calvert St. NW.
For details, call 202-338-2969,
email [email protected] or visit
anc3b.org.
ANC 3C
ANC 3C
Cleveland
Park
■ cleveland park / woodley Park
Woodley
Park
massachusetts avenue heights
Massachusetts
Avenue Heights
Cathedral Heights
The commission will meet at
7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 20, at the
2nd District Police Headquarters,
3320 Idaho Ave. NW.
For details, visit anc3c.org.
ANC 3D
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3D
Spring
■ spring valley / wesley heights
Wesley
Heights
palisades / kent / foxhall
p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 14, in Room
B108, West Hall, George Washington University Mount Vernon
Campus, 2100 Foxhall Road NW.
For details, call 202-363-4130 or
visit anc3d.org.
ANC 3E
ANC 3E
Tenleytown
■ american university park
American
University Park
friendship heights / tenleytown
7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 8, in the
Tenleytown I room at the Embassy Suites Hotel, Chevy Chase
Pavilion, 4300 Military Road NW.
Agenda items include:
■ approval of contract for staff assistance.
■ announcements/open forum.
■ police report.
■ discussion of and possible vote on
a resolution regarding the D.C.
Department of Transportation’s
notice of intent to install all-way stop
signs at 43rd Street and Alton Place.
a resolution regarding a public space
application for wall reconstruction at
the Lisner-Louise-Dickson-Hurt
Home, 5425 Western Ave.
a resolution regarding proposed
removal of two mature ginkgo trees
on the 4300 block of Verplanck
Place.
■ update by Douglas Development
on construction of the Tenley View
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possible vote on a resolution regarding the need for extension of a public
space permit for construction.
■ presentations on and discussion of
Pepco’s proposed merger with
Exelon (tentative).
a resolution of appreciation for
departing public servants.
■ commission business, including
the election of officers.
For details, visit anc3e.org.
ANC 3F
ANCHills
3F
Forest
■ Forest hills / North cleveland park
At the commission’s Dec. 16
meeting:
■ commissioner Malachy Nugent
announced that the D.C. Department
of Transportation had installed new
signs around Murch Elementary to
facilitate traffic flow and increase
safety during student pickup and
drop-off.
He also reported that the city had
approved Bread Furst’s application
for a grant under the Great Streets
program, and that Ward 3 D.C.
Council member Mary Cheh’s staff
had agreed to push for expansion of
the city’s Clean Team and Great
Streets grant programs to the 5000
block of Connecticut Avenue as part
of the 2016 budget.
■ commissioner Mary Beth Ray
announced that Van Ness Vision
Committee adviser Travis Price is
preparing a version of proposed
improvements for Windom Place for
the commission’s website. The next
committee meeting is scheduled for
Jan. 9, she said.
■ commissioner Adam Tope reported that he will serve on the selection
committee for the next University of
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Davenport Street).
Commissioners expressed general support but cited various concerns, such as the many children
who cross at Chesapeake to get to
the nearby Forest Hills Playground
and the number of drivers who
ignore the HAWK signal in Cleveland Park.
Branyan said it will take about a
year to finalize the plans and promised to remain in close contact with
the commission throughout the process.
■ commissioners voted 6-0 to support a public space application for a
12-foot-wide driveway at 4829 32nd
St. pursuant to the plans submitted at
the meeting. The commission was
assured that the nonconforming
driveway pad will be replaced by
one that conforms to D.C. regulations.
■ commissioners voted 6-0 to support statehood for the District of
Columbia.
■ commissioners voted 6-0 to continue the Van Ness Vision Committee as an ad hoc committee for
another two years and extend the
deadline for the committee’s report
to January 2015.
■ commissioners voted 6-0 to pay
$500 toward the purchase of a new
television monitor at Forest Hills of
DC. Commissioner Sally Gresham
said the monitor will be used for
presentations at commission meetings, as well as during events held by
other community groups and the
home itself.
7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 20, at Forest Hills of DC (formerly the
Methodist Home of D.C.), 4901
Connecticut Ave. NW.
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■ commissioner Sally Gresham
reported that Park Van Ness project
managers have requested a sixmonth extension of the existing traffic control plan. Due to weather
delays, the concrete work will not
reach street level until sometime in
January or February, she said.
■ commissioner Manolis Priniotakis
provided an update on the Murch
Elementary School modernization
project. He reported that D.C.
Department of General Services
director Brian Hanlon had explained
the latest delay at a school improvement team meeting earlier that evening: The agency did not issue a
request for proposals in the fall
because feasibility studies showed
the current budget for the project
was insufficient. With urging from
Ward 3 Council member Mary
Cheh, Hanlon agreed to try to get the
procurement process back on track,
Priniotakis said.
■ commissioners voted 5-0 with
Bob Summersgill abstaining to
authorize Summersgill to represent
the commission at the Board of Zoning Adjustment proceedings regarding the Hillwood Museum and Gardens even though the hearing will
take place in January after his term
has ended.
■ George Branyan, pedestrian program coordinator for the D.C.
Department of Transportation, discussed an agency plan to increase
safety for pedestrians crossing Connecticut Avenue between Albemarle
and Fessenden streets. The proposal
would remove crosswalk markings
at unsignalized crossings (Everett,
Cumberland, Chesapeake and
Appleton streets); add a HAWK
signal at Ellicott Street; and move
bus stops from unsignalized to signalized crossings (from Everett to
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Spotlight on Schools
Annunciation School
Fifth and second grades went on
a field trip to the National Museum
of the American Indian. The teachers, Ms. Boucher and Ms. Kenealy,
separated us into four groups. We
School DISPATCHES
learned that there were special people who became stars. One was a
sheep who loved to climb mountains and climbed the steepest
mountain there was. He had to find
a tunnel and did, but when he went
in, the rocks closed him in so he
couldn’t get down without dying.
Then we went to see a boat that
used four woods, and took a little
tour of the exhibits.
— Emily Reagan, fifth-grader
Our Lady of Victory School
December is an exciting month
at Our Lady of Victory! Two weeks
ago, the first-through-fourth-grade
children’s choir went to the Renaissance Center at Sibley Memorial
Hospital to sing Christmas carols
with the patients. Parent volunteers
Dr. Giral and Mrs. Carter gave us
packets with the words to songs
like “Jingle Bells,” “Hark: The
Herald Angels Sing” and “Joy to
the World,” along with Santa hats
to wear. Everyone seemed to enjoy
making music together. My favorite
part was when we got to hand out
Wilson scores with Sondheim’s ‘Into the Woods’
We begin our journey into the woods
enveloped in a sense of fantasy and wonder.
Wilson Theater Arts’ recent production of
“Into the Woods” was excellently executed
with many aspects that left lingering impressions in audience members’ minds.
“Into the Woods” was written in 1986 with
music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and
book by James Lapine. It was met by vast
commercial success and won multiple Tony
Awards including for best score and best
book.
Act I incorporates many of the beloved
fairy tales that we all have grown up with,
such as Jack and the Beanstalk, Little Red
Riding Hood, Rapunzel and Cinderella, and
retells their stories while drawing multiple
connections among them. Intermission comes
with the wonderful conclusion that we have
all grown fond of — “happily ever after.” Yet
there is a full other act to go. In Act II, we are
shown the aftereffects of everyone’s wonderful wishes being granted and seeing the repercussions that they have. This brings across the
main theme of the show: Be careful what you
wish for.
The talented actors of the Wilson Theater
Arts’ department carried over Sondheim’s
calendars and Christmas cards. At
that point, we also had the chance
to share treats and talk to the doctors and patients. It was a lot of
fun!
challenging score with finesse and aplomb.
Although running into some problems with
diction and pacing, the show was overall one
of the most enjoyable productions I have seen.
Ben Topa handled the demanding focal
character of the baker with a mixture of
strength and vulnerability, making him one of
the many standout performances of the night.
Yana Madrid, the witch, used wonderful physicality and a powerful voice to demand the
audience’s attention whenever she stepped on
stage, and she was able to act through the constraints of her mask in Act I. Cinderella’s
prince, Zac Nachbar-Seckel, may not have
had as much stage time as other characters,
but any time he was present the audience was
in a fit of laughter. His use of voice and physicality brought his archetypal character to an
entirely different level that was unmistakable.
Finally, Little Red Riding Hood, portrayed by
Joey Schulman, had wonderfully impressive
stage presence and comic timing. Her performance had a remarkable sense of professionalism that is rare to witness in high school theater. She grandly tackled all songs and
brought a sense of youth that greatly added to
the show.
The overall production was very well han-
On Christmas Eve, we had a
very special Mass to celebrate the
birth of Christ. Students of all ages
prepared to read, act out the Gospel
message and sing the Angel Gabriel
Wilson High School staged the musical
“Into the Woods” in November.
dled by the stage management crew, Charlie
Feller and Alice Ruznack. The scene transitions in a production of “Into the Woods” are
very important considering how often they
occur and how quickly, and in Wilson’s production they all went very cleanly and smoothly. This feat is incredibly difficult to accomplish. The props for the show were also
impressive, rounding out the show quite nicely.
“Into the Woods” is an unusually challenging show to produce that Wilson Theater Arts’
production put together beautifully, creating a
wonderfully enjoyable night of fun at the theater.
— Katie Humphries
of Washington-Lee High School
song. We had Mary, Joseph, angels,
the Angel Gabriel, shepherds, innkeepers, wise men, a star and a doll
for baby Jesus. Father Dave said an
awesome Mass and invited us to
stay in the front for the homily. He
told us about how St. Francis of
Assisi was one of the first people to
set up a Nativity scene. The whole
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Wednesday, Dec. 031
Wednesday december 31
Concerts
■ The
Brooklyn-based
Williamsburg
Salsa Orchestra will perform
indie pop
tunes. 6 p.m.
Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center.
202-467-4600.
■ A New Year’s Eve concert will feature local musicians Rosa Lamoreaux
(shown), J. Reilly
Lewis, Ann Colgrove,
Judy Dodge, John
Hurd and Diane Heath
performing “Music
From Bach Through
the American Songbook.” 6 p.m. $20
donation suggested; $5 for students. St.
Columbia’s Episcopal Church, 4201 Albemarle St. NW. 202-363-4119.
■ Twins Jazz will present a New Year’s
Eve dinner and concert with jazz pianist
Larry Willis and his quartet. 9 p.m. to 1
a.m. $85. Twins Jazz, 1344 U St. NW.
twinsjazz.com.
■ “New Year’s Eve at the Kennedy
Center” will feature the Grammy-winning
band Ozomatli and members of the
National Symphony Orchestra. 8:30 p.m.
$55 to $120. Concert Hall, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.
■ “An Americana New Year’s Eve” will
feature Yarn, Nora Jane Struthers & the
Party Line, and South Rail. 8:30 p.m. $45
to $60. Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St. NW.
gypsysallys.com.
Performance
■ The Kennedy Center will host its
New Year’s Eve Grand Foyer Party with
the Williamsburg Salsa Orchestra and the
Craig Gildner Big Band. 10:30 p.m. Free
with Dec. 31 evening performance tickets
or Roof Terrace Restaurant receipt from
that evening. Grand Foyer, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.
Special events
■ “Noon Yards Eve,” a family-friendly
New Year’s Eve festival, will feature moon
bounces, games, craft stations, face
painting, stilt walkers, magicians, kids’
performers and a balloon drop at noon.
10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Free. Yards Park, 355
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Water St. SE. theyardsdc.com.
■ The Washington Harbour ice rink
will offer public skating. 10 a.m. to 11
p.m. $8 to $10. Washington Harbour,
3000 K St. NW. 202-706-7666. Holiday
hours are Dec. 31 from 10 a.m. to 11
p.m., Jan. 1 from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. and
Jan. 2 from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.; regular
hours are Monday and Tuesday from
noon to 7 p.m., Wednesday and Thursday
from noon to 9 p.m., Friday from noon to
10 p.m., Saturday from 10 a.m. to 10
p.m. and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
■ A family-friendly party with instructor
Pleasance Silicki will ring in the new year
by wiggling, jumping and dancing the
afternoon away while exploring playful
age-appropriate partner poses (for families with children up to 3 years old). 4 to 5
p.m. $30 per family. lil omm yoga, 4708
Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-248-6304.
■ A family-friendly pizza party with
instructor Pleasance Silicki will ring in the
new year with postures for the whole family, including appropriate variations to
accommodate everyone (for families with
children ages 3 and older). 5:30 to 7 p.m.
$50 per family. lil omm yoga, 4708 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-248-6304.
■ “Downtown Countdown Washington
D.C.” will feature an open bar, dinner buffets and performances by comedians, DJs
and the bands Third Eye Blind and Delta
Rae. 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. $139 to $225.
Washington Hilton, 1919 Connecticut Ave.
NW. downtowncountdown.net.
■ President Lincoln’s Cottage at the
Soldiers’ Home will ring in the new year
with “Freedom’s Eve,” an evening that will
celebrate the anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation with a dessert buffet,
drinks and live music. 9:30 p.m. to 12:30
a.m. $100; reservations required. President Lincoln’s Cottage, Upshur Street and
Rock Creek Church Road NW. 202-8290436, ext. 31228.
■ ArtJamz will host its third annual
New Year’s Eve Glitter Ball, featuring art
materials, a canvas, three hours of studio
time, hors d’oeuvres and a midnight
Champagne toast. 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. $65
to $75; $95 to $105 per couple. ArtJamz
Dupont Studio, 1728 Connecticut Ave.
NW. artjamznyeglitterball.evenbrite.com.
Thursday, Jan. 01
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Concert
■ The
Grandsons will
perform a mix
of rockabilly,
swing, jazz and
honky-tonk
country. 6 p.m.
Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center.
Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202737-4215.
■ “Selections From Oberhausen” will
feature a second program of new international short films, including “Two Museums” by Heinz Emigholz, “Broken Tongue”
by Monica Saviron, “Just Like Us” by
Jesse McLean, “Seven Times a Day We
Bemoan Our Lot and at Night We Get Up
to Avoid Our Dreams” by Susann Maria
Hempel, “Construction of the Day” by
Wojciech Bakowski and “Listening to the
Space in My Room” by Robert Beavers.
3:30 p.m. Free. West Building Lecture
Hall, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street
and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-7374215.
202-467-4600.
Sporting event
■ The Washington Capitals will play
the Chicago Blackhawks in the 2015
Winter Classic. 1 p.m. $79 to $349.
Nationals Park, 1500 South Capitol St.
SE. ticketmaster.com.
Special event
■ The National Zoo will host the final
evening of “ZooLights,” featuring environmentally friendly light displays, a model
train exhibit, two 150-foot-long “snow tubing” tracks, the Conservation Carousel
and live entertainment. 5 to 9 p.m. Free
admission. National Zoo, 3001 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-633-4470.
Friday, Jan. 02
Friday january 2
Class
■ The Capitol Hill Arts Workshop will
hold a drop-in “Working From the Figure”
session for artists to work on drawings or
paintings in front of a live model. 6:30 to
9:30 p.m. $20. Capitol Hill Arts Workshop, 545 7th St. SE. 202-547-6839.
Concerts
■ Pianist Larry Willis and his jazz
quartet will perform. 8 and 10 p.m. $15.
Twins Jazz, 1344 U St. NW.
twinsjazz.com. The concert will repeat
Saturday at 8 p.m.
■ The Dub City Renegades, an eightpiece reggae band, will present a CD
release show. 9 p.m. $12 to $15. Gypsy
Sally’s, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com.
Discussion
■ National Gallery of Art lecturer Eric
Denker will discuss “Degas and Monotype.” Noon. Free. West Building Rotunda,
National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and
Constitution Avenue NW. 202-737-4215.
The talk will repeat Saturday and Sunday
at noon.
Performance
■ Beny Blaq will host “Live! From Busboys” open mic and talent showcase. 11
p.m. to 1 a.m. $5. Langston Room, Busboys and Poets, 2021 14th St. NW. 202387-7638.
Saturday, Jan. 03
Saturday january 3
Children’s programs
■ “Become a Spymaster” will offer a
chance to explore the world of spies in
Shakespeare’s plays (for ages 6 through
12). 10 to 11 a.m. Free; reservations
required. Haskell Center for Education and
Public Programs, Folger Shakespeare
Library, 201 East Capitol St. SE. folger.edu.
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■ Concert: Six-string electric cellist
Wytold, a Strathmore artist-in-residence, will perform original livelooping compositions accompanied
by double bass, violin/viola, flute/
sax and world percussion. 6 p.m.
Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy
Center. 202-467-4600.
■ Children will hear a story about food
pioneer Alice Waters and then create a
special piece of art inspired by her life
and accomplishments. 1 to 4 p.m. Free.
National Portrait Gallery, 8th and F
streets NW. 202-633-1000. The program
will repeat Sunday from 2 to 5 p.m.
Class
■ The Mount Pleasant Library will
present “Saturday Morning Yoga.” 10 a.m.
Free. Free. Mount Pleasant Library, 3160
16th St. NW. 202-671-3122.
Concerts
■ The Tim Whalen Septet — featuring
Whalen on piano, Joe Herrera on trumpet,
Marty Nau on alto saxophone, Elijah
Jamal Balbed on tenor saxophone, Matthew Niess on trombone, Regan Brough
on bass and Harold Summey on drums —
will perform original works and jazz improvisations. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage,
Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.
■ A benefit concert for Charlie Lemmer will feature Jeff Severson, Margot
MacDonald, Westmain, Ben Mason with
Jim Mason, and the Patty Reese Band. 8
p.m. $15 donation suggested. Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com.
Discussions and lectures
■ Jennifer Gilmer will discuss her
book “The Kitchen Bible: Designing the
Perfect Culinary Space,” at 1 p.m.; Malcolm Byrne will discuss his book “IranContra: Reagan’s Scandal and the
Unchecked Abuse of Presidential Power,”
at 3:30 p.m.; and Joshua DuBois will discuss his book “The President’s Devotional: The Daily Readings That Inspired President Obama,” at 6 p.m. Free. Politics and
Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202364-1919.
Films
■ “Selections From Oberhausen” will
feature a program of new international
short films, including “Time and the
Wave” by William Raban, “Orizzonti Orizzonti” by Anna Marziano, “Sea of Vapors”
by Sylvia Schedelbauer, “Either/Or” by
Laida Lertxundi, “Resistfilm” by Pablo
Marin and “The Dark, Krystle” by Michael
Robinson. 2 p.m. Free. West Building Lecture Hall, National Gallery of Art, 4th
Reading
■ In conjunction with the current
exhibit “A Day in the Life,” the Smithsonian’s Archives of American Art will present
a public reading revealing the personal
resolutions and reflections of 19th- and
20th-century artists. 4 p.m. Free. Lawrence A. Fleischman Gallery, Donald W.
Reynolds Center for American Art and
Portraiture, 8th and F streets NW. 202633-1000.
Special events
■ The Washington Harbour ice skating
rink will hold a weekly “Cartoon Skate”
event. 10 a.m. to noon. $9 to $10. Washington Harbour, 3000 K St. NW. 202-7067666.
■ The Washington Harbour ice skating
rink will hold a weekly “Rock n Skate”
event. 8 to 10 p.m. $9 to $10. Washington Harbour, 3000 K St. NW. 202-7067666.
Walk
■ Writer Rocco Zappone will present
“Walking Tour as Personal Essay,” a look
at downtown Washington filled with his
reminiscences and impressions of a lifetime in D.C. 10 a.m. $20. Meet at the
statue of Andrew Jackson in Lafayette
Square, 16th and H streets NW. 202-3415208.
Sunday, Jan. 04
Sunday january 4
Children’s program
■ “Family Fun Day Sunday: Winter Science Sessions” will offer a chance to
learn about how snowflakes form by creating your own crystals (for ages 3 and
older and their families). 2 p.m. Free. Children’s Room, Mount Pleasant Library,
3160 16th St. NW. 202-671-3121.
Concerts
■ Soprano Abigail Mitchell (shown),
prizewinner of the 2013 Washington
International
Competition,
and pianist
Casey Robards
will perform
vocal works by
Debussy, Ravel,
Rimsky-Korsakov and Richard Strauss. 4
p.m. $15 to $30; reservations suggested.
Phillips Collection, 1600 21st St. NW.
phillipscollection.org/music.
■ Karen Electra Christianson, a sophomore at Harvard College, will present an
organ recital. 5:15 p.m. $10 donation
suggested. Washington National Cathedral, Massachusetts and Wisconsin avenues NW. nationalcathedral.org.
■ A National Symphony Orchestra
Youth Fellows concert will feature 15-yearold violinist Sean Yongjoo Lim of McLean,
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Va. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.
■ Dahlak Restaurant will present its
weekly “DC Jazz Jam” session. 6:30 to
9:30 p.m. Free. 1771 U St. NW. 202-5279522.
■ Mad Dog Jazz will perform. 8 p.m.
$10. Twins Jazz, 1344 U St. NW.
twinsjazz.com.
■ Gina Dinicolo will discuss her book
“The Black Panthers: A Story of Race,
War, and Courage — The 761st Tank Battalion in World War II,” at 1 p.m.; and
Carine McCandless will discuss her book
“The Wild Truth,” at 5 p.m. Free. Politics
and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW.
202-364-1919.
■ The Legends & Lore DC book discussion series will focus on “Literary Capital: A Washington Reader.” 2 p.m. Free.
Cleveland Park Library, 3310 Connecticut
Ave. NW. 202-282-3080.
■ “Deconstructing Gentrification:
Development Without Community” will
feature panelists Robert Samuels, reporter for The Washington Post; Jennifer Bryant, organizer with ONE DC; Patrick Madden, reporter for WAMU; and Eugene Puryear, activist, author and former D.C.
Council candidate. 5 to 7 p.m. Free.
Langston Room, Busboys and Poets,
2021 14th St. NW. 202-387-7638.
Films
■ The Palisades Library will present
George Cukor’s 1943 drama “Keeper of
the Flame,” starring Spencer Tracy and
Katharine Hepburn. 2 p.m. Free. Palisades Library, 4901 V St. NW. 202-2823139.
■ The National Gallery of Art will present Nancy Buirski’s 2014 film “Afternoon
of a Faun: Tanaquil Le Clercq,” about one
of the greatest American dancers of the
20th century. 4 p.m. Free. West Building
Lecture Hall, National Gallery of Art, 4th
Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202737-4215. The film will be shown again
Jan. 11 at 4 p.m.
Performance
■ Regie Cabico and Danielle Evennou
will host “Sparkle,” an open mic event for
LGBT-dedicated poets. 8 to 10 p.m. $5.
2021 14th St. NW. 202-387-7638.
Special events
■ GALA Theatre’s “Three Kings Day
Celebration/Fiesta de los Reyes Magos”
will feature singing, dancing and storytelling, as well as the traditional nativity and
the giving of gifts by the Magi. 11:30 a.m.
and 2:30 p.m. Free; tickets suggested.
GALA Theatre, 3333 14th St. NW. 202234-7174. A procession with the Three
Kings and live animals will begin at 1
p.m. at the corner of 14th Street and
Park Road NW.
■ The National Museum of Women in
the Arts will hold its monthly Community
Day. Noon to 5 p.m. Free. National Museum of Women in the Arts, 1250 New York
Ave. NW. 202-783-7370.
■ Writer and poet Christieama will
share personal stories from her life. 5 to
7 p.m. $40; reservations required. Cullen
Room, Busboys and Poets, 1025 5th St.
NW. busboysandpoets.com.
Sporting event
■ The Washington Capitals will play
the Florida Panthers. 3 p.m. $40 to $536.
&
The Current
Verizon Center, 601 F St. NW. 800-7453000.
Tour
■ “Close-up Tour: Jewels of Light” will
explore the Washington National Cathedral’s stained-glass windows (for ages 10
and older). 3 p.m. $16 to $20; reservations suggested. Washington National
Cathedral, Massachusetts and Wisconsin
avenues NW. nationalcathedral.org.
Monday, Jan. 05
Monday january 5
Classes and workshops
■ Yoga District instructor Smita Kumar
will lead a weekly class. 12:30 p.m. Free;
registration required. West End Interim
Library, 2522 Virginia Ave. NW. 202-7248698.
■ The nonprofit Physicians Committee
for Responsible Medicine will host a
weekly yoga class led by instructor Francesca Valente. 6 to 7 p.m. Free; reservations required. Suite 400, Physicians
Committee for Responsible Medicine,
5100 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-686-2210.
■ The Science of Spirituality Meditation Center will begin a four-week class on
Jyoti meditation, a discipline focusing on
the experience of inner light. 7 to 8:30
p.m. Free; reservations required. Science
of Spirituality Meditation Center, 2950 Arizona Ave. NW. [email protected].
■ The Georgetown Library will host a
workshop for job seekers on how to
improve search strategies, interview skills,
networking and more. 7 p.m. Free.
Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. 202727-0232.
Concert
■ Listen
Local First will
present the
Funk Ark, a
funk/Afro-beat
ensemble. 6
p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202467-4600.
■ Director Steven Scott Mazzola and
his design team will preview the In Series’
upcoming production of Vincenzo Bellini’s
opera “La Sonnambula” with a look at
their concept and the process of putting
the show together. 7 p.m. Free. Source,
1835 14th St. NW. 202-204-7763.
■ Joel Simon will discuss his book
“The New Censorship: Inside the Global
Battle for Media Freedom.” 7 p.m. Free.
Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave.
NW. 202-364-1919.
Tuesday,
Jan. 06
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Class
■ Yoga teacher and therapist Heather
Ferris will lead a yoga class. Noon. Free.
Watha T. Daniel/Shaw Library, 1630 7th
St. NW. 202-727-1288.
Concerts
■ The Tuesday
Concert Series will feature the D.C.-based
vocal trio Eya performing medieval chant
and polyphony for
Christmas and Epiphany. 12:10 p.m. Free.
Church of the Epiphany, 1317 G St. NW.
202-347-2635.
■ The Baltimore-based gypsy jazz
band UltraFaux, led by guitarist Michael
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Exhibition looks at passage of time
“The Passing Moment,” featuring
new works by Foundry Gallery artists
that reflect on the passage of time, will
Smithsonian Institution.
Located at 555 Pennsylvania Ave.
NW, the museum is open daily from 9
a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission costs $22.95
for adults, $18.95 for seniors and
On exhibit
$13.95 for ages 7 through 18; it is free
for ages 6 and younger. 888-639open today and continue through Feb.
7386.
1.
■ “A Dialogue With Landscape,” high An opening reception will take
lighting large lyrical abstract canvases
place Friday from 6 to 8 p.m.
by Cuban-born French-national Rafael
Located at 1314
Torres Correa, will
18th St. NW, the galclose Saturday at
lery is open WednesCross MacKenzie
day through Sunday
Gallery. Presented in
from noon to 6 p.m.
partnership with the
202-463-0203.
Cultural Service of the
■ “One Nation With
Embassy of France,
News for All,” telling
the show includes
the dramatic story of
images that conjure
how immigrants and
imagined experiences
of water and floating
minorities used the
“Red X” is on display at islands.
power of the press to
Located at 1675
fight for their rights
Long View Gallery.
Wisconsin Ave. NW,
and shape the Amerithe gallery is open Tuesday through
can experience, will close Sunday at
Saturday from noon to 6 p.m. 202-333the Newseum. The exhibit is being
presented in partnership with the
7970.
Joseph Harris, will perform. 6 p.m. Free.
Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202467-4600.
■ Gypsy Sally’s Vinyl Lounge will host
its weekly open mic show. 8 p.m. Free.
Gypsy Sally’s Vinyl Lounge, 3401 K St.
NW. gypsysallys.com.
■ The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at American University will present a
talk by former U.S. diplomat Phillip Wilcox
Jr. on “Working Toward Peace in the Middle East.” 10 to 11:50 a.m. Free. Temple
Baptist Church, 3850 Nebraska Ave. NW.
202-895-4860.
■ Researcher John Emond will discuss
“Civil War Voices From the National
Archives and a Private Collection,” featuring dramatic, humorous and poignant
observations from Northern and Southern
soldiers through their documents and letters. 11 a.m. Free. Room G-25, Research
Center, National Archives Building, Pennsylvania Avenue between 7th and 9th
streets NW. 202-357-5000.
■ National Gallery of Art lecturer
David Gariff will discuss “Manet in Spain.”
1 p.m. Free. West Building Rotunda,
The gallery talk will repeat Thursday at 1
p.m.
■ Beau Phillips — former radio DJ, program director, general manager at influential rock stations and radio networks,
and senior vice president of marketing for
VH1 — will discuss his book “I Killed Pink
Floyd’s Pig: Inside Stories of Sex, Drugs
and Rock & Roll.” 6:30 p.m. Free. Watha
T. Daniel/Shaw Library, 1630 7th St. NW.
202-727-1288.
■ Pamela Katz will discuss her book
“The Partnership: Brecht, Weill, Three
Women, and Germany on the Brink.” 7
p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919.
■ As part of the D.C. Public Library’s
“Orwellian America” program, the monthly
Chevy Chase Library Book Club discussion will focus on Julia Angwin’s “Dragnet
Nation: A Quest for Privacy, Security, and
Freedom in a World of Relentless Surveil-
lance.” 7 p.m. Free. Chevy Chase Lounge,
5510 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-2820021.
Films
■ “Tuesday Night Movies” will feature
Robert Stromberg’s 2014 film “Maleficent,” a dark fairy tale starting Angelina
Jolie and Elle Fanning. 6 p.m. Free. Auditorium A-5, Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. 202-727-0321.
■ The Washington DC Jewish Community Center will present Yossi Madmony’s
2013 epic drama “A Place in Heaven.”
7:30 to 9:30 p.m. $12.50. Washington
DC Jewish Community Center, 1529 16th
St. NW. washingtondcjcc.org.
Performances
■ “The Illusionists: Witness the Impossible” will feature a magic show of
unprecedented proportions. 7:30 p.m.
$39 to $135. Opera House, Kennedy
Center. 202-467-4600. The performance
will repeat Wednesday through Friday at
7:30 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday at
1:30 and 7:30 p.m.
■ The Washington Improv Theater’s
“Harold Night” will feature performances
by company ensembles, followed by an
improv jam. 9 p.m. By donation. Source,
1835 14th St. NW. witdc.org.
■ Busboys and Poets will present an
open mic poetry night hosted by Twain
Dooley. 9 to 11 p.m. $5. Langston Room,
Busboys and Poets, 2021 14th St. NW.
202-387-7638.
Tour
■ A U.S. Botanic Garden volunteer will
lead an afternoon tour. 2 to 3 p.m. Free.
Meet in the Conservatory Garden Court,
U.S. Botanic Garden, 100 Maryland Ave.
SW. 202-225-8333.
Wednesday, Jan. 07
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january 7
Class
■ St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Rock
Creek, will host a weekly tai chi class. 2
p.m. Free. St. Paul’s Episcopal Church,
Rock Creek, 201 Allison St. NW. 202-7262080.
“The Commissioners Fountain”
by Heather Jacks is part of an
exhibit at Foundry Gallery.
■ Long View Gallery will close an
exhibit Sunday of new works made
from discarded wood by Chicago artist
Michelle Peterson-Albandoz.
Located at 1234 9th St. NW, the
gallery is open Wednesday through
Saturday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. and
Sunday from noon to 5 p.m. 202-2324788.
Concerts
■ The First Wednesday Concert series
will feature organist Iris Lan performing
Paul Hindemith’s complete sonatas.
12:10 p.m. Free. St. John’s Episcopal
Church, Lafayette Square, 16th and H
streets NW. 202-347-8766.
■ Puerto Candelaria, a Colombian
cumbia troupe, will perform a mix of
eclectic folk rhythms and Latin jazz beats.
6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy
Center. 202-467-4600.
■ “NSO in Your Neighborhood: Brookland to NoMa” will kick off with a performance by National Symphony Orchestra
musicians Gleen Donnellan, Teri Lee, Carole Evans, Jan Chong, Mark Evans, Charles
Nilles and Joe Connel. 7 p.m. Free; reservations required. Dock 5, Union Market,
1309 5th St. NE. kennedy-center.org/nso.
The festival will continue through Jan. 12
at various venues.
■ New Orleans-born trumpeter Marlon
Jordan will perform. 8 p.m. $10. Twins
Jazz, 1344 U St. NW. twinsjazz.com.
talk by Nancy Grace Roman on “A Female
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&
Astronomer’s Life.” 10 to 11:50 a.m.
Free. Temple Baptist Church, 3850
Nebraska Ave. NW. 202-895-4860.
■ Malcolm Byrne, deputy director and
research director at the National Security
Archive, will discuss his book “Iran-Contra:
Reagan’s Scandal and the Unchecked
Abuse of Presidential Power.” Noon. Free.
International Spy Museum, 800 F St. NW.
202-393-7798.
■ Robert Brammer and Eiichi Ito of the
Library of Congress will present a gallery
talk on military authority and the internment of Japanese Americans during World
War II. Noon. Free. “Magna Carta: Muse
and Mentor” exhibition, South Gallery,
Great Hall, Jefferson Building, Library of
Congress, 10 1st St. SE. 202-707-0185.
■ National Museum of Women in the
Arts chief curator Kathryn Wat will illuminate the themes and artworks in the exhibition “Picturing Mary: Woman, Mother,
Idea.” Noon to 12:30 p.m. Free. National
Museum of Women in the Arts, 1250
New York Ave. NW. 202-783-7370.
■ National Gallery of Art lecturer Jennifer Riddell will discuss “From the École
de Paris to the New York School: Selections of Modern Art.” 2 p.m. Free. West
Building Rotunda, National Gallery of Art,
4th Street and Constitution Avenue NW.
202-737-4215. The gallery talk will
repeat Jan. 12 and 14 at 2 p.m.
■ U.S. Rep. Steve
Israel, D-N.Y., will discuss his satirical novel
“The Global War on
Morris.” 7 p.m. Free.
Politics and Prose,
5015 Connecticut Ave.
NW. 202-364-1919.
Performances
■ The Happenings Happy Hours series
will feature Crude Mechanicals performing “Shakesprov.” 5:30 p.m. Free. Sidney
Harman Hall, 610 F St. NW. 202-5475688.
■ Dance Place and the National Symphony Orchestra will present “Artistic
Exchange: Classical and Dance,” featuring the ReVision dance company, concertmaster Nurit Bar-Josef, violist Eric de
Waardt and flutist Aaron Goldman. 7 p.m.
Free; reservations required. Dance Place,
3225 8th St. NE. danceplace.org.
The Current
‘Disney’s Beauty and the Beast’ to return to D.C.
■ The Studio Theatre has extended Joshua Harmon’s savage comedy “Bad Jews” again, this time
through Jan. 18.
The night after their grandfather’s funeral, three
cousins engage in a verbal battle over a family heirloom. In one corner is “Super Jew” Daphna: volatile,
On stage
self-assured and unbending. In the other is Liam: secular, entitled and just as stubborn. And in the middle,
woman in a provincial town, and the Beast, who is
Liam’s brother Jonah tries to stay out of the fray and
really a young prince trapped in a spell placed by an
honor his grandfather’s memory on his own.
enchantress. If the Beast can learn to love and be
Tickets cost $44 to $88. The Studio Theatre is
loved, the curse will end and he will be transformed to located at 1501 14th St. NW. 202-232-3300;
his former self. But time is running out, and he could
studiotheatre.org.
soon be doomed for all eternity.
■ Arena Stage has extended “Fiddler on the Roof”
Tickets cost $32 to $122. The Warner Theatre is
through Jan. 11 at the Fichandler Stage.
located at 13th and E streets NW. 800-745-3000;
The iconic American musical, which won nine Tony
warnertheatredc.com.
Awards for its 1964 debut, weaves
■ Studio Theatre will stage Tarell
together a portrait of family, comAlvin McCraney’s “Choir Boy” Jan.
munity and life’s unexpected mira7 through Feb. 22.
cles. Arena Stage artistic director
For 50 years, the elite boarding
Molly Smith helms the production.
school Charles R. Drew Prep has
Tickets cost $50 to $99, subject
stood by its traditions and preto change based on availability.
pared young black men to lead.
Arena Stage is located at 1101 6th
But times and finances have
St. SW. 202-488-3300; arenastchanged, and the pressure on the
age.org.
school’s legendary gospel choir is
■ Ford’s Theatre will present “A
high. When Pharus, an ambitious
Christmas Carol” through Jan. 1.
and talented student, is told to
Tickets cost $22 to $95. Ford’s
ignore a gay slur to take his place
Theatre is located at 511 10th St.
“The Tempest” will continue NW. 202-347-4833; fords.org.
as the choir’s leader, he must
decide who he is and what he’s
■ Pointless Theatre will present
through Jan. 18 at Sidney
willing to fight for.
“A Very Pointless Holiday SpectacuHarman Hall.
Tickets cost $44 to $88. The
lar: The Annual North Pole Talent
theater is located at 1501 14th St. NW. 202-332Show” through Jan. 3 in the Mead Theatre Lab at
3300; studiotheatre.org.
Flashpoint.
■ The Shakespeare Theatre Company has extend- Tickets cost $18 to $25. The theater is located at
ed “The Tempest” through Jan. 18 at Sidney Harman
916 G St. NW. pointlesstheatre.com.
Hall.
■ The Washington premiere of the Tony Award-winning
revival of “Pippin” will continue through Jan. 4 at the
Trickery, magic, romance and revenge set the
stage for one of Shakespeare’s late masterpieces, in
National Theatre.
which sprites, goddesses and fools hold court. Ethan
Tickets start at $48. The National Theatre is locatMcSweeny directs.
ed at 1321 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. 800-514-3849;
thenationaldc.com.
Tickets cost $20 to $110. The theater is located at
610 F St. NW. 202-547-1122; shakespearetheatre.org.
■ The Kennedy Center will host a national tour of
The Warner Theatre will host a new touring production of the hit Broadway musical “Disney’s Beauty
and the Beast” Jan. 6 through 11.
The play tells the classic story of Belle, a young
■ Holly Bass will host an open mic
poetry event. 9 to 11 p.m. $5. Cullen
Room, Busboys and Poets, 1025 5th St.
NW. 202-789-2227.
Reading
■ Novelists Dolen Perkins-Valdez and
Emily Raboteau will celebrate the birthday
of American writer Zora Neale Hurston by
reading selections from Hurston’s work
and discussing her influence on their own
writing. Noon. Free. Whittall Pavilion, Jefferson Building, Library of Congress, 10
1st St. SE. 202-707-5394.
Sporting event
■ The Washington Wizards will play
the New York Knicks. 7 p.m. $15 to $472.
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■ Smithsonian American Art Museum
director Betsy Broun and chief curator
Virginia Mecklenburg will present a
gallery talk and tour of the exhibition
“Richard Estes’ Realism.” 5:30 p.m. Free;
reservations required. Meet in the Kogod
Courtyard, Smithsonian American Art
Museum, 8th and G streets NW.
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Antiques show
■ The Washington Winter Show — featuring antiques and fine arts, with the
theme “Ports of Call” — will open with a
champagne reception for sponsors,
benefactors and designers, from 6 to
6:30 p.m.; and for gala patrons and
young collectors, from 6:30 to 9 p.m.
$145 to $500. Katzen Arts Center, Amer-
“Disney’s Beauty and the Beast” will run
Jan. 6 through 11 at the Warner Theatre.
“Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat”
through Jan. 4 in the Opera House.
Tickets cost $25 to $155. 202-467-4600;
kennedy-center.org.
■ Canada’s acclaimed Old Trout Puppet Workshop will
bring “Famous Puppet Death Scenes” to the Woolly
Mammoth Theatre Company through Jan. 4.
Tickets start at $35. The theater is located at 641
D St. NW. 202-393-3939; woollymammoth.net.
■ Studio 2ndStage will present Irish playwright Mark
O’Rowe’s linguistic drama “Terminus” through Jan. 4
in Stage 4 at the Studio Theatre.
Tickets cost $30 to $35. The theater is located at
1501 14th St. NW. 202-232-3300; studiotheatre.org.
■ Theater Alliance will stage Langston Hughes’
“Black Nativity” through Jan. 4 at the Anacostia Playhouse.
Tickets cost $10 to $35. The Anacostia Playhouse
is located at 2020 Shannon Place SE. 202-241-2539;
theateralliance.com.
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Ave. NW. washingtonwintershow.com.
Children’s program
■ A Mad Hatter’s Tea Party will celebrate the birthday of author Lewis Carroll
and the 150th anniversary of “Alice’s
Adventures in Wonderland” with crafts,
tea and refreshments, followed by a singalong screening of Disney’s animated
movie based on the book. 5 p.m. Free.
Palisades Library, 4901 V St. NW. 202282-3139.
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■ Saffron Dance will present a promotional belly dance class. 7:30 to 8:30
p.m. Free. Capitol Hill Arts Workshop,
545 7th St. SE. 202-547-6839.
Concert
■ Musicians Scott Miller and Doug
Seegers will perform. 8:30 p.m. $12 to
$15. Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St. NW.
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talk by legal expert and author Clare Sullivan on “Digital Identity — A Significant
New Legal, Commercial, and Political
Concept.” 10 to 11:50 a.m. Free. Temple
Baptist Church, 3850 Nebraska Ave. NW.
202-895-4860.
■ Nancy Duff Campbell, founder and
co-president of the National Women’s
Law Center, will discuss what to expect
from the U.S. Supreme Court this year.
Luncheon at 12:15 p.m.; program at 1
p.m. $10 to $30. Woman’s National
Democratic Club, 1526 New Hampshire
Ave. NW. 202-232-7363.
■ A National Gallery of Art lecturer
will discuss “Modern American Prints and
Drawings From the Kainen Collection.” 2
p.m. Free. West Building Rotunda,
The gallery talk will repeat Jan. 10 at 2
p.m. and Jan. 11 at 1 p.m.
■ The Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial
Library will host a discussion of Sebastian Barry’s novel “The Secret Scripture.”
2:30 p.m. Free. Room 220, Martin Luther
King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW.
202-727-0321.
■ The George Washington University
Museum and Textile Museum will present
“Taking Shape: How Natural Materials
Can Inspire Design,” featuring internationally recognized artists Philip and Matt
Moulthrop. 6 p.m. $10; reservations
required. Myers Room, George Washington University Museum/Textile Museum,
701 21st St. NW. 202-994-7394.
■ The Mystery Book Group will discuss “I Remember You” by Yrsa Sigurdardottir. 6:30 p.m. Free. Barnes & Noble,
555 12th St. NW. 202-347-0176.
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BIRDS: D.C. volunteers join in Audubon’s 115th Christmas count
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which organized the Dec. 20 event. Other
D.C. counts took place that day in Rock Creek
Park, at Fort Dupont and at the U.S. Naval
Observatory.
On the cold Saturday morning at the hilly
Battery Kemble Park, around 20 bird lovers
from different parts of the city bundled up to
participate in the tally, splitting into two
groups paired with a guide.
Lund led one group up to the main hill,
then toward a grassy knoll, moist from the
melting morning frost. Fenceless yards of
multimillion-dollar homes along Chain Bridge
Road abut this lofty spot on the parkland.
Birders peered through their binoculars looking for whatever feathery creatures they came
across — sitting on the leafless branches or
darting from tree to tree.
“Right now, we’re creeping into a bunch of
people’s backyards with binoculars and seeing
what we can see,” joked Lund. He noted that
other bird-watchers at last year’s Christmas
count spotted all kinds of fluttering activity at
nearby feeders full of seeds.
Down the hill, the group stopped and tallied what they’d seen so far — chickadees,
juncos, white-breasted nuthatches, a large
flicker woodpecker, Carolina wrens, robins,
blue jays, song sparrows, a mockingbird and,
of course, dozens of cardinals. The metallicsounding chirps of these bright red, blackbeaked birds were heard throughout the walk.
“They’re everywhere,” one of the bird-watchers noted as he looked around.
Non-native white-throated sparrows were
also plentiful at Battery Kemble that day.
Every winter, these full-bodied brown and
gray northern birds with a yellow, black and
white head migrate to the D.C. area from their
natural habitat in Canada.
For an urban area like D.C., bird count
participant Chris McMurray said that “it’s
important to realize that in [D.C.] there’s a lot
of wildlife.”
“It’s very accessible. You don’t have to
drive out to the country,” said McMurray, who
also serves on the board of the D.C. Audubon
Society. He added that people need to appreciate the diversity of the urban landscape, especially in terms of policy that affects wild animals’ natural habitat.
On Jan. 24, the D.C. chapter will host the
The Dec. 20 tally brought some two dozen
bird-watchers to Battery Kemble Park.
annual C&O Canal Mid-winter Bird Survey, a
larger event that requires groups to span the
historic 180-mile-plus waterway from Georgetown to Cumberland, Md. The organization
has been conducting this activity for the past
15 years.
PEPCO: Acquisition stirs debate TRANSPORTATION: Various projects ahead in 2015
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tric Company. He also said the proposal lacks incentives for lowincome residents, who are in most
need of these savings.
Along the same lines, other critics warned that D.C. residents would
inevitably get the short end of the
deal. Touting that message is the
new Power DC coalition.
“Instead of brokering a losing
deal with a utility already in decline,
city officials should work with our
local utility and local innovators to
build a system that delivers clean,
efficient, reliable, local energy to
keep our bills low, enhance security
and increase local economic resilience,” Power DC declares on its
website.
Launched on the same day as the
hearing, the coalition comprises
local renewable energy advocates
who believe solar power is among
the most effective, innovative and
sustainable ways to lower electricity
bills. Over the past few years, solar
panels have become less expensive
to install, and solar cooperatives are
flourishing in the D.C. area to help
with cheaper, easier bulk purchases.
To broaden the coalition’s membership, organizers mobilized with
civic leaders and nonprofits that
want affordable rates. Those include
the DC Fiscal Policy Institute, Interfaith Power and Light, DC Working
Families and the D.C. Tenants’
Advocacy Coalition.
Another opponent of the proposed merger, D.C. People’s Counsel Sandra Mattavous-Frye, also
made an appearance at the coalition’s launch. Her office rejected the
plan back in November absent substantial changes, saying the firms’
proposal lacked customer benefits.
“There are too many unanswered
questions, missed opportunities and
a clear shifting of risk to consumers
for the application to be approved as
filed,” she said in a Nov. 3 statement.
Meanwhile, supporters of the
proposed merger praise what Exelon
has offered for D.C.’s economic
development — $95 million to $134
million more in the local economy,
as well as 900 to 1,300 new jobs.
“I really like that one,” DC
Chamber of Commerce’s Harry
Wing said of those job prospects.
“As the voice of businesses large
and small in the District, the chamber is committed to maintaining a
healthy and competitive commercial
environment.”
Entrepreneurs also testified that
the proposal would expand their
business, as demonstrated by their
contracting work with Baltimore’s
power company now owned by
Exelon. Many were members of the
Presidents’ Roundtable, a group that
represents African-American smallbusiness owners, who believe the
deal would support ventures owned
by women and minorities.
Several major beneficiaries of
Pepco’s corporate social responsibility program also rallied behind the
two powerhouses at the hearing.
Monsignor John Enzler, president of Catholic Charities, the
region’s largest social service provider, described company staff as
“gracious” with volunteers, fundraisers and corporate sponsorships.
“It’s a massive undertaking. We
can’t do it alone,” said Enzler.
The Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington also backs the
merger. Pepco has been a major
partner for the trade association,
according to president Kathy Hollinger, who said at the hearing that
the company donates to her group’s
education programs. Pepco also provides energy savings training to restaurant operators, trimming an
important expense for small businesses.
Hollinger said her group is confident that “Exelon would maintain
Pepco’s community involvement in
our region and our industry.”
The proposed merger has already
received endorsements from federal
energy regulators and the Virginia
State Corporation Commission. It
still needs vetting by the U.S.
Department of Justice and other
local regulatory agencies in Delaware, New Jersey and Maryland.
The Maryland Office of People’s
Counsel recently opposed the proposal.
The Dec. 17 hearing was the first
of four planned by the D.C. Public
Service Commission before the public comment period closes on March
9.
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schemes for this corridor. It also states the Transportation
Department plans to look at bus shelters along 16th
Street and to look at signal timing adjustments that would
reduce delays.
Tree planting
Status: Ongoing
Contrary to popular belief, the D.C. Department of
Transportation is more than just streets and sidewalks. It
also has a tree program that currently has an ambitious
campaign for this planting season — 8,000 new street
trees throughout the city. The plan is the largest single
planting undertaking for the department’s Urban Forestry Administration, according to a news release.
In Northwest, the most arboreous recipients are wards
3 and 4, which are expected get hundreds of new trees
based on the city’s online tree planting map. While workers will install a watering device alongside each tree and
refill it at least twice a month, the department also
encourages neighbors to help maintain the plants through
its tree adoption program, “Canopy Keepers.” Website:
ddot.dc.gov/page/tree-planting-ddot-trees
Expansion of DC Circulator service
Status: Planning
The city’s red-and-gray buses may soon infiltrate
further into Northwest. A proposal to expand the DC
Circulator’s service to more neighborhoods is expected
to move forward in 2015.
Unveiled this month, the final plan identifies 10 total
routes — six new and four extended lines — to be implemented in three phases within the next 10 years. The
project aims to start the first phase next year with service
to the Washington National Cathedral, National Mall and
U Street corridor/Howard University, among the new
destinations.
Union Station to Georgetown streetcar
Status: Planning
While broader expansion of the city’s streetcar network remains in doubt, a long-desired goal to build a
crosstown line is still a go. Planners are developing an
environmental assessment that includes refining two
options unveiled back in October. The city aims to continue H Street NE’s streetcar segment westward by constructing a 3.46-mile line from Union Station to Georgetown. Another public meeting will be held early 2015.
Website: unionstationtogeorgetown.com
Parking meter innovations
Status: Pilot
The District is currently test driving “parkDC,” a new
parking meter program that aims to minimize congestion
and the endless search for parking, before rolling out the
program citywide next year. To see how the pilot run
works, head to the Chinatown/Penn Quarter — bounded
by H, E, 11th and 3rd streets NW, according to a release.
Improved signage, new machines, real-time information on available parking spaces, and adjustment of a
meter’s prices depending on demand are among parkDC’s strategies listed on the agency’s website. Website:
ddot.dc.gov/page/parkdc
SOLAR: Ward 2 initiative seeks to attract homeowners
From Page 3
restrictions,” said Klein.
Various incentives are available
to help offset the amount a homeowner would otherwise pay a solar
contractor — which could be
$12,000 to $36,000, depending on
the size of the panel system, according to an example representatives
provided at the Dec. 8 meeting. The
incentive package includes a cooperative discount, a 30 percent federal
tax credit, an annual electricity savings and a “solar renewable energy
credit,” or SREC.
The latter incentive — “a paper
accounting of how much electricity
you created” — is often overlooked,
and it can be tricky to calculate, but
network representatives said it can
be a valuable source of savings.
D.C.’s electricity provider, Pepco, is
required to produce some of its electricity from solar, so it purchases
SRECs from residential users of
solar panels via third-party businesses, which some solar panel
installers also operate, said Klein.
Only a few states and the District
participate in this practice.
“SRECs are worth a lot of money
in D.C. We have the strongest market,” said Emily Stiever, chief of
staff for the Community Power Network.
The D.C. Department of the
Environment has also offered a solar
rebate program for residents who
install panels, though the program is
on hold due to funding glitches.
Meanwhile, the Community
Power Network has been organizing
renewable energy groups on a grassroots level since 2011, starting in
D.C. and expanding across the country. Anya Schoolman founded the
association after setting up DC Solar
United Neighborhoods, or DC SUN,
an umbrella group now comprising
11 solar panel co-ops in the city.
Recently, the Community Power
Network also assisted with a bulk
purchase of solar panels for a group
of local religious organizations,
including Dupont Circle’s Foundry
Church, the site of the Dec. 8 information session for Ward 2 residents.
Explaining the network’s organizing efforts, Klein said installers
now pay his organization $500 for
each homeowner customer participating in a co-op. That funding
stream, according to network representatives, has helped the four-person staff expand its reach.
However, as chief of staff Stiever
emphasized, the Community Power
Network is a still a nonprofit that
doesn’t have preferences for specific
solar suppliers.
“Our goal is to be a consumer
advocate, and help homeowners go
solar and have a good experience,”
Stiever said.
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various areas of work listed below.
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The Clark Construction Plan Room, 7500 Old Georgetown Road, Bethesda, MD 20814
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If you believe
in your business,
exhibition “Neo-Impressionism and the
Dream of Realities: Painting, Poetry,
Music,” will explore the creative exchange
between Neo-Impressionist painters and
Symbolist writers and composers in the
late 1880s and early 1890s. 6:30 p.m.
$10 to $12; free for members and ages
18 and younger. Phillips Collection, 1600
21st St. NW. phillipscollection.org.
■ “Spotlight on Design: 11th Street
Bridge Park,” about the District’s plans
for an elevated park over the Anacostia
River, will feature Jason Long, partner-incharge at OMA; Hallie Boyce, partner at
OLIN; Scott Kratz, director of the 11th
Street Bridge Project; and David W.
Smith, executive director of the Pearl
Coalition. 6:30 to 8 p.m. $12 to $20; reservations required. National Building
Museum, 401 F St. NW. 202-272-2448.
■ Anya Kamenetz will discuss her
book “The Test: Why Our Schools Are
Obsessed With Standardized Testing —
But You Don’t Have to Be.” 7 p.m. Free.
Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave.
NW. 202-364-1919.
■ “Literature of the English-Speaking
World,” a six-part monthly series led by
George Mason University adjunct professor Phil Burnham, will feature a discussion of “The Sheltering Sky” by Paul
Bowles. 7 p.m. Free; reservations
requested. Cleveland Park Library, 3310
Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-282-3072.
■ A support group for job seekers will
host a breakout session for participants
to network and strategize. 7 p.m. Free;
reservations requested. Georgetown
Library, 3260 R St. NW. 202-727-0232.
■ Social worker Margaret Donley will
discuss “Love and the Primary Triangle:
An Evolutionary Perspective on Gender
and Stress Reactivity.” 7:30 p.m. Free.
Bowen Center for the Study of the Family,
4400 MacArthur Blvd. NW. 202-9654400.
Performance
■ Rachel Feinstein, a nationally touring comedian and actress, will perform. 6
p.m. Free; tickets distributed in the
States Gallery starting at 5:30 p.m. Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center. 202-4674600.
Friday, Jan. 09
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Antiques show
■ The Washington Winter Show will
feature antiques and fine arts with the
theme “Ports of Call.” 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.
$20. Katzen Arts Center, American University, 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW.
washingtonwintershow.com. The show
will continue Saturday from 11 a.m. to 8
p.m. and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Concerts
■ The Friday Morning Music Club will
present works by Duparc, Beethoven and
Georges Auric. Noon. Free. Calvary Baptist Church, 755 8th St. NW. 202-3332075.
■ The Momenta String Quartet will
perform works by Janácek and other
composers. 3:30 p.m. Free. West Garden
Court, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street
and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-7374215.
■ The soul-jazz ensemble Soule
Monde — featuring percussionist Russ
Lawton and keyboardist Pay Paczkowski
— will perform organ-driven funky
rhythms, luscious melodies and leaping
improvisations. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium
Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.
■ “NSO in Your Neighborhood: Brookland to NoMa” will present a classicalcontemporary “mix” concert featuring the
National Symphony Orchestra, progressive hip-hop artist Christylez Bacon, sixstring electric cellist Wytold and D.C.’s
own DJ Stylus. 7:30 p.m. Free; reservations required. EchoStage, 2135 Queens
Chapel Road NE. kennedy-center.org/nso.
■ “Barbara Cook’s Spotlight” will feature Tony Award nominee Will Chase.
7:30 p.m. $45. Terrace Theater, Kennedy
Center. 202-467-4600.
■ Jazz pianist Mark G. Meadows &
Somethin’ Good will perform. 8 and 10
p.m. $15. Twins Jazz, 1344 U St. NW.
twinsjazz.com. The concert will repeat
Saturday at 8 and 10 p.m.
■ The Folger Consort and the vocal
ensemble Lionheart will present “The
Road to Canterbury: Music of Medieval
England,” featuring engaging dances,
ethereal motets and a tune mentioned in
Chaucer’s “Canterbury Tales.” 8 p.m.
$30 to $50. Washington National Cathedral, Massachusetts and Wisconsin avenues NW. folger.edu. The performance
will repeat Saturday at 8 p.m.; a discussion open to concertgoers will precede
each performance.
■ New Orleans Suspects will perform
with Paul Barrere and Fred Tackett of Little Feat. 8:30 p.m. $27 to $35. The Hamilton, 600 14th St. NW. 202-787-1000.
■ Roosevelt Dime, By & By and Bellwether Bayou will perform American roots
music. 8:30 p.m. $12 to $15. Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com.
■ The Washington Winter Show will
feature a luncheon and lecture by attorney and museum professional Amy Herman on “The Art of Perception.” 10:30
a.m. $135. Katzen Arts Center, American
University, 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW.
washingtonwintershow.com.
■ Nick Galifianakis, Gene Weingarten
and David Apatoff will discuss “The Art of
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Mass was great and made Christmas Eve extra special.
— Jack S., fourth-grader
School Without Walls High School
On Dec. 17, members of the School Without Walls
community participated in a march and lie-in to raise
awareness of police brutality and killings of unarmed
black men and children, such as Michael Brown and
Eric Garner. The protest was planned by the AfricanAmerican history class. Many students, wearing all
black, marched down G Street and Pennsylvania Avenue shouting chants including “Black Lives Matter”
Richard Thompson.” 7 p.m. Free. Politics
and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW.
202-364-1919.
■ Jacques Bodelle will discuss his
book “Petites histoires des français
d’Amérique” in conversation with journalist Claude Porsella. 7 p.m. $10 to $15.
Alliance Française de Washington, 2142
Wyoming Ave. NW. francedc.org.
Films
■ The Georgetown University School
of Continuing Studies will present a film
screening and talk by Father Jerry Martinson on “Giuseppe Castiglione in China:
Imperial Painter, Humble Servant.” 6 to 9
p.m. Free; reservations required. Auditorium, Georgetown University School of
Continuing Studies, 640 Massachusetts
Ave. NW. surveymonkey.com/s/QD822XY.
■ The 19th annual Iranian Film Festival will feature Mohammad Rasoulof’s
2013 thriller “Manuscripts Don’t Burn.” 7
p.m. Free. Meyer Auditorium, Freer Gallery of Art, 12th Street and Jefferson
Drive SW. 202-633-1000.
Performances
■ Busboys and Poets will present
“Nine on the Ninth,” a poetry night hosted
by Derrick Weston Brown. 9 to 11 p.m.
$5. Langston Room, Busboys and Poets,
2021 14th St. NW. 202-387-7638.
■ Busboys and Poets will present
“11th Hour Poetry Slam,” hosted by
2Deep the Poetess. 11 p.m. to 1 a.m. $5.
2021 14th St. NW. 202-387-7638.
Special event
■ Capitol Hill Arts Workshop teaching
artists Ellen Cornett and Sheppard Bear
will present “Paint & Sip,” an evening of
painting and wine. 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. $30.
Capitol Hill Arts Workshop, 545 7th St.
SE. 202-547-6839.
Sporting event
■ The Washington Wizards will play
the Chicago Bulls. 8 p.m. $25 to $577.
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and “Hands Up, Don’t Shoot.” In the front of the
march, students held a sign with the message “Silence
Is Acceptance,” and many others held a variety of posters.
When we arrived at the White House, all of the participants lay down and shared a moment of silence for
the victims of shootings, whose names were included
on our banner. We continued our lie-in for 30 minutes
and proceeded chanting, including “No Justice, No
Peace” and “I Can’t Breathe.” Following the die-in, we
marched back to our school building.
Overall, the march was successful and everyone
who participated was excited to have the opportunity to
speak out on an important issue of racial profiling and
the value of all human life.
— Montana Lee, ninth-grader
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