February 2019

The Monthly Newsletter of the Glover Park Citizens' Association

Glover Park

A Tribute to Dorothy Biondi Ezrow

For her neighbors and many colleagues, Dorothy Biondi Ezrow’s death on Janu-ary 6 was a shock and a source of great

sadness. For Glover Park and the wider DC community, her passing represents an incal-culable loss of talent, energy, and inspiration.As the memories below attest, Dorothy was passionate about and all-in on any project she tackled. As one colleague observed, Dorothy endlessly gave of herself, no matter the price. There was nothing half-hearted about anything she did or undertook. She was committed to success. She contributed an astonishing number of volunteer hours and thrived on community engagement. She also drew on her life in the arts. Her famous network of connections was not only impressive but constantly expanding.

Dorothy first began volunteering through the Glover Park Village, but her interests and energies quickly outgrew those parameters. She found a home for her wide-ranging plans at Guy Mason Recreation Center, where she and her team of volunteers developed free classes, social events, various holiday parties, author presentations, and concerts. Dorothy readily found collabora-tors, too, including Georgetown Library, Friends of Guy Mason, and Levine School of Music among many, many others. Dorothy never rested; she was always alert to potential partnerships and events for Guy Mason.

Her programs frequently attracted all generations but she also deeply involved with the DC Office of Aging and Iona House on senior issues.

Guy Mason colleagues, who joked that Dorothy practically lived there, had particu-larly fond memories of their associations with her.

Ralph Wright, Guy Mason Recreation Center, noted that “like many of us, I don’t remember the exact date or occasion when I first spoke with Dorothy. She was full of ideas and plans and wanted to expand

senior programs at the Rec Center. Once we expressed our interest, things really took off. She surrounded herself with a core group of volunteers that worked closely with our staff. Her commitment to Guy Mason and to the neighborhood was so obvious and infectious. She organized classes, talks, concerts, and museum tours. If you still have your old Ga-zettes, just look back at the monthly offerings. That was Dorothy. She made the community come alive.”

Milt Grossman, Friends of Guy Mason, recalled that “warm and gracious as she was, Dorothy had a knack of conveying her expec-tations clearly and directly. In one of her first communications with Friends of Guy Mason, Dorothy said she wanted to present music programs at Guy Mason and needed a good

piano. We found her that piano, and Dorothy immediately set to work. I was continually surprised at the breadth and depth of her connections to the Washington performing-arts community. Looking close to home, she arranged for a Glover Park institution, Ann Glendinning, to lead holiday sing-alongs. Her contacts with the Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington were particularly revealing of her skills as a promoter and arranger. Many of the piano-playing members of the chorus had been getting together at someone’s home to enjoy a glass or two of wine and demon-strate their mastery of a challenging piano piece. Dorothy managed to persuade the chorus members that a receptive Guy Mason audience would more than compensate for

Dorothy at Guy Mason's 2017 St. Patrick's Day Party.

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A Tribute to Dorothy Biondi Ezrow.....1

President’s Report..............................3

GPCA February Agenda......................3

GPCA January Meeting Minutes.........3

ANC 3B News.....................................4

Poem..................................................4

Dig This!.............................................5

Glover Park History.............................6

Guy Mason Programs.........................8

Glover Park Holiday Party....................8

Glover Park Citizens' Association (GPCA)President Karen Pataky (president@gpcadc.org)1st Vice President Jack Everett (1stvicepresident@gpcadc.org)2nd Vice President Allen Tomlinson (2ndvicepresident@gpcadc.org)Treasurer Maggie Simpson (treasurer@gpcadc.org)Secretary Sally Everett (secretary@gpcadc.org)Sergeant at Arms Frank Martorana (sergeantatarms@gpcadc.org)Federation Reps Patricia Clark, Frank Martorana, and Karen Pataky Membership Director Allen Tomlinson (membership@gpcadc.org)Glover Park Day Amanda Gant and Cheri Meyer (amanda.gant@gmail.com and clmeyer202@yahoo.com)Business Community Liaison Paul Holder (pch@townhalldc.com)Stoddert Liaison Lisa McCluskey (lkmccluskey@gmail.com)

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President’s Report

Federation of Citizens’ AssociationsKaren Pataky

GPCA January 2019 Minutes Sally Everett

Glover Park Citizens' AssociationTuesday, February 5, 2019GP Community Center at Stoddert

Police Report Palisades' Initiative to Repurpose Old Hardy School, Avi Green

Treasurer's ReportGPCA Budget Proposal for 2019Guy Mason Classes/ActivitiesMembership ReportSecretary’s ReportGlover Park Day 2019Remembering Dorothy BiondiNew Business

Check www.gpcadc.org and the Glover Park list serv for updates.

My report this month focuses on the December 3rd Holiday and Award Luncheon of the DC Federation of

Citizens’ Associations. I attended as GPCA President and a GPCA Federation Representa-tive along with Federation Representative Pat Clark and GPCA Treasurer Allen Tomlinson, who came in place of GPCA Federation Rep-resentative Frank Martorana. Pat Clark also serves as a member of the Federation’s Board of Governors.

As its website states, the DC Federa-tion of Citizens’ Associations is “dedicated to informing, representing, and supporting residents of the District of Columbia by bring-ing together leaders of its diverse neighbor-hoods in an action-oriented body.” Founded in 1910 and incorporated in 1940, the Federation provides a forum for informed discussion and problem-solving that furthers the interests of District of Columbia residents. Each citizens’ association pays an annual membership dues of $100. Representatives attend Federation meetings and are expected to report back to

their memberships.The December luncheon took place at

the historic DACOR Bacon House located at 1801 F St. NW. The most rewarding aspect of the event was the opportunity to discuss com-munity concerns with members from other neighborhoods.

Guest Speaker Paul Kihn, the new Dep-uty Mayor for Education, inquired about local school concerns and the GPCA representa-tives raised the issue of Stoddert’s overcrowd-ing and trailer classrooms. We also noted that Stoddert educates students from both the Russian and Chinese embassies.

The Federation bestowed The Outstand-ing Citizen Award upon Sandra Mattavous- Frye, founder of DC’s Office of People’s Council. Ms. Mattavous-Frye was also a guest speaker at the January GPCA meeting and her agency is discussed in the GPCA Minutes below.

The Federation also designated Pathways to Housing DC as the Sponsored Charitable Organization. “Pathways” is a revolutionary

approach to placing long-term homeless into homes. I encourage everyone to learn about this initiative, which originated in New York City (www.pathwaystohousingdc.org).

DC’s citizens’ associations are hives of activity, trying to make every life in DC a bit better.

We will keep you apprised of the Federa-tion’s work.

GPCA President Karen Pataky called the meeting to order at 7:03 p.m.

Police Report. Officer Esmeralda Zamora provided statistics for the 30-day period from December 9, 2018 to January 8, 2019 in 204 PSA.

Three violent crimes were reported: one homicide and two assaults with a deadly weapon (guns). The homicide is still under investigation but is considered an isolated incident and not a threat to the wider commu-nity. Property crimes included two burglaries, 26 thefts, 10 thefts from autos, and 3 stolen autos.

Office of the People’s Counsel for the Dis-trict of Columbia (OPC-DC). OPC Chair San-dra Mattavous-Frye and Consumer Outreach Specialists Jean Gross-Bethel and Stephen Marencic provided an overview of OPC’s role as an independent agency of the DC govern-ment serving as DC’s utility lawyer and advo-cate for District consumers of electric, natural gas, and landline telephone services.

Discussion included information about going solar, third-party electricity providers, and a program offering significant cost sav-ings for landlines. Residents can text OPC at

42828 to sign up for its email distribution and monthly newsletter.

DC Office on Aging. Alice Thompson, Team Lead for Community Outreach, re-ported that, while not yet publicly announced, the Office on Aging has been renamed the Department of Aging and Community Liv-ing. She provided information on programs and services for DC seniors; people aged 18 and older living with disabilities; and their caregivers, including news that the Safe at Home program that helps people age in place at home has been funded again for fiscal 2019. DC, with 110,000 seniors, is part of the Age Friendly City initiative.

Glover Park Village. Pat Clark reported that the Glover Park Village has received some grants, including from the DC Office on Aging, enabling it to hire a social worker. She noted that the services provided are based on need and not age, and a goal is to develop long-term relationships to help people feel they’re an integral part of the community.

Guy Mason Activities. Marsha Goldberg announced the passing of Dorothy Biondi, long-time program director for seniors at Guy Mason. No information about funeral/memo-

rial arrangements was available. Information about upcoming free events and classes at the center will be published in the February Gazette.

Treasurer’s Report. No report was avail-able at the time of the meeting.

Membership Report. Membership Direc-tor Allen Tomlinson filed a report indicating that the GPCA currently has 384 members, including 257 households.

Secretary’s Report. Motions were made and seconded and the October and November 2018 meeting minutes were accepted.

New Business. Organizing for the 2019 Glover Park Day will begin in the next few weeks. President Pataky invited any former officers interested in assisting in the develop-ment of a budget to contact her.

Office of the People’s Counsel for the District of Columbia (OPC-DC) Chair Sandra Mattavous-Frye and Consumer Out-reach Specialist Stephen Marencic.

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Innocence

He smiles at the little ones, not at them, exactly –it’s not for them to see.

Rather, his face fillswith pleasure just watchingchildren as they pretend to reada huge menu, or carefully balanceon a slightly raised wall,or pat a large dog, cautiously.Kids doing almost anythingseem to delight him.

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Next Meeting. The next meeting of the GPCA will be held on Tuesday, February 5.

President Pataky adjourned the meeting at 7:57.

December 13, 2018Police Report. Lt. R. Neal reported that there were no violent crimes during the 30-day period, but there were a number of property crimes, including stolen vehicles and thefts.

Update on DC Department of Public Works Programs. Celeste Duffie from DPW discussed the leaf collection schedule, snow removal, and holiday tree pick-up. She said that leaf collection was a bit behind schedule because of all the rain. Most areas of 3B had their first leaf collection, but a resident report-ed several areas that were missed. Ms. Duffie noted the blocks in question and committed to getting crews dispatched to those areas.

Discussion with Ward 3 Councilmember Mary Cheh. CM Cheh provided updates on a number of topics, including the Clean Energy DC bill that she introduced in July to set higher goals for the use of renewable energy in the District and improved energy efficiency of buildings and households. She also spoke about the steps the city is taking toward “small cell” technology for high-speed 5G telecom-munication service.

Responding to questions from the Com-missioners, she addressed the problem of homelessness and urged residents to contact the DC emergency line for homeless indi-viduals in need of shelter. She also said she will support a grant to establish a Main Street program in the Glover Park commercial area.

Open Forum. Steve Marencic of the DC Office of People’s Counsel distributed infor-mation about third-party energy suppliers for

gas and electric. He urged residents to contact him with any questions and concerns about DC public utilities.

January 3, 2019Election of Officers. ANC 3B voted for officers for calendar year 2019: Brian Turmail, Chair; Jackie Blumenthal, Vice Chair; Mary Young, Treasurer; Ann Mladinov, Secretary; and Melissa Lane will continue handling the website and communications.

Police Report. Sgt. B. Firehock reported that there had been one violent crime between 12/4/18 and 1/3/19. An ADW excluding gun charge arrest was made as the result of an altercation between a homeowner and an em-ployee of a landscape company. The number of property crimes was 15 (up from 8 the previ-ous year) largely due to thefts (up from 4 to 9).

Updates and Information. ANC com-missioners elected in November for the new two-year term were sworn in on January 2.

Open Forum. Cole Wogoman, legisla-tive counsel for Councilmember Mary Cheh, responded to a question on the status of city regulations for “small cell” antennas and poles to handle 5G communications. Late in December, CM Cheh sent a letter to DDOT asking that the maximum number of poles per block be decreased and that poles erected by all private companies be uniform and attrac-tive. DDOT is currently developing revised design guidelines for small-cell installations that will be presented for public comment. She estimated the process of revising the guide-lines would take about six months.No updates on reopening of the Glover Park Whole

Foods. The lawsuit between the company and the landlord is set for a court date in coming weeks.

Residents of the 4100 block of Cathe-dral Avenue, NW, expressed their continu-ing concern about pedestrian safety on that block. Commissioner Young has been working with her constituents for years to get safety improvements, including repainting the crosswalks and installing more signs to slow traffic. Residents also mentioned the idea of a HAWK device to allow safe passage for pedes-trians. Rich Harrington, the Mayor’s liaison to ANC3B, offered to work with Commissioner Young to obtain striped crosswalks in coming weeks and have DDOT complete additional investigations and take further safety measures there.

DDOT is undertaking a “livability study” in the area west of Rock Creek Park, including transportation and safety issues. Several public meetings will be announced for late February or early March.

The next meeting of ANC3B will be Thursday, February 14.

January Minutes Continued from page 3

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February 2019

Ican always rely on February to get me thinking about flowers. It’s not the pricey roses of Valentine’s Day I’m dreaming of;

it’s the common garden flowers that cause you to smile and just feel happy when you see them. For me, nothing says “cheerful” like asters and native sunflowers. Both are easy to grow in your Glover Park yard or garden. The asters are particularly accommodating, as they will reseed themselves so no annual replanting is needed (possibly my favorite part!).

Asters are the common name for a group of plants of several species that have star-shaped flowers (think daisies) and come in colors from white to vibrant purple and in a variety of heights. Asters are highly valued as late-season pollinators, as they flower into October and even November, giving pollen-gatherers one final grab before cold weather comes. The asters in my own garden always give me a boost when I see bees all over them in October. It’s really something to see your hard work nourishing all those little lives.

Asters are also fun as they are fairly easy to identify and do a pretty good job of plant-ing themselves. So it can provide a means to showcase your plant prowess when you come upon a plant of unknown origin and can exclaim “Ah, an aster of course”!

Many Aster Options Asters that have done very well in my GP garden include the white wood aster (Aster divaricatus or Eurybia divaricate), which grow up to 2½ feet and pop with small white flowers from July through October as well as the heath aster (Aster ericoides), which flowers from white to violet and rose, and sometimes even blue. These two-foot tall beauties flower from July to November for me!

If bright colors are what you are after, look no further than the New England aster (Aster novas angliae or Symphyotrichum novae-angliae). This showstopper blooms in vibrant violet and pretty deep purple from August to October.

And Native SunflowersNative sunflowers aren’t the giant-headed variety that squirrels enjoy munching. In my rocky, rough garden I have Woodland sunflowers (Helianthus divaricatus) that do quite well and spread slowly. While they can grow up to 6 feet, mine settle in around 3½ feet and are bright yellow with lots of foliage, blooming from July through September. My favorite is the Oxeye sunflower (Heliopsis helianthoides), which in my garden show up at the top of the height range—5 feet—and are a

paler but still showy yellow. While technically their bloom time is from June to September, mine are often some of the last flowers to leave in late October.

Looking to start planning your cheerful garden? Be sure you give asters and native sunflowers some consideration. These smile-inducing, pollinator-supporting stars deserve a place in every garden!

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Glover Park History

The Local Meat IndustryCarlton Fletcher

According to 1865 assessments, there were seven slaughter-houses on either side of what is now Wisconsin Avenue, in the northern portion of Beatty and Hawkins’ Addition to

Georgetown, in what is now Glover Park. The slaughterhouses be-longed to Charles Homiller, Benjamin F. Hunt, Christian C. Yeabower, Theodore Barnes, Frederick Scheele, Henry Weaver, and Peter Dill. The Georgetown syndicate of master butchers also included Joseph Weaver and the Kengla brothers, who had their slaughterhouses just outside of Georgetown, in Washington County.

Although there were butchers and slaughterhouses at many other places on the periphery of Georgetown and Washington City, the list of District butchers affected by the fire at Centre Market (December 19, 1870) suggests that from one-quarter to one-third of them were from upper Georgetown or Tenleytown. The reason for this seems to have

been that their livestock was driven here from points west of the city.Compared to its present-day industrial equivalent, a private

slaughterhouse of the 19th century was miniscule, and before the advent of refrigeration, its activity was probably mostly seasonal: livestock was purchased in late summer, fattened in fall, and killed in winter.

But even if it is small and only operates for a few months a year, a slaughterhouse is not something people want in their neighborhood. In 1820, the city of Georgetown ordained that new slaughterhouses had to be at a fixed distance from the commercial and residential heart of the city––specifically, north of Madison Street (Whitehaven Parkway) and west of Lingan Street (36th Street).

For the rest of the 19th century, the bulk of the land that is now Glover Park was, to a great extent, characterized by the meat industry.

For more information, go to gloverparkhistory.com.

performance in an alcohol-free zone. (I think she also called attention to the facilities across the street available for a post-concert libation.) We enthusiastically responded to some wonderful amateur piano play-ing, and Dorothy was very pleased.”

Marsha Goldberg, Guy Mason Senior Programs Volunteer, stressed that “Dorothy was the dynamic impresario of the Guy Mason Recreation Center. She single-handedly created and directed what be-came known as the Senior Programs, which reflected Dorothy’s broad range of interests, her voluminous rolodex, and what she thought the community might enjoy. These free programs included classes; trips to local points of interest such as museums; and special events such as the annual wellness fair and holiday parties, book talks, movies, and concerts by Levine School of Music students and the Gay Men’s Chorus Piano Group. The classes nourished the body as well as the mind—in-cluding yoga, gyrokenesis, conversational French, and a book group. The special events were designed to appeal to the community at large and always included delicious food elegantly presented. Dorothy never skimped and even the simplest event had style.”

Family MatteredThose who knew her well also commented on how grounded she was in her family. One who knew her through the library and met her son and granddaughter at a story-time session remembers smiling at what a close and beautiful family they were. Although Dorothy made light of it, she said, her dear husband’s lengthy illness had taken a lot out of her. His passing left an absence that seemingly could not be filled by any amount of work she took up.

From Dorothy’s ObituaryDorothy was born on October 17, 1936, in Chicago, and attended Marquette University where she majored in speech and was involved in many student productions. She worked several years as an actress and director in New York City; spent a year and a half teaching English in Milan and touring Europe; and then moved to Washington, DC in 1964 with her then-fiancé, David H. Ezrow. She held various jobs in production and publicity for TV stations WTOP and WDCA, took several years off to start a family, and then returned to theater as Artistic Director and General Manager of Prince George’s Civic Opera

and guest director at the Atlanta Opera, the Spoleto Festival, and Wolf Trap. Later in her career, she served as an event planner and an arts administrator at Georgetown University. A memorial service will be announced at a later date. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to Iona Senior Services (iona.org).

Discussions are also underway in Glover Park to honor Dorothy’s memory at the Guy Mason Recreation Center.

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February 2019

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Selling or buying a home can bring intense feel-ings of uncertainty. Will my home sell? How long will it take? Am I paying too much for the home I am buying? This isn’t surprising since, in fact, real es-tate transactions are all about risk versus reward. If you set your listing price high and it is sold quickly, that’s re-ward! But if the high price means that your property lin-gers on the market … ugh! Taking that risk didn’t pay off. Importantly, though, it’s not all about price. There are many other aspects to a property sale that involve uncer-tainty and negotiations should take account of these, as well as price. In fact, a real estate agent’s job, to a large extent, involves trying to minimize the client’s risk – and push it onto the other party. In representing a seller, I want to ensure that most of the risk is taken on by the buyer (and, when representing a buyer, the reverse.) There are a number of clauses in the standard real estate contract, as well as in the contingency clauses, that can help or hin-der this allocation of risk depending on your perspective. Are you hoping to sell your home, but concerned about whether you’ll then be able to find a home you love? The “Home of Choice” contingency clause can help – but make sure that it’s structured to your advantage, allowing you enough time to find your next place or cancel the contract on your existing home. If you sell your home under multiple bids, you don’t need to stop there. Use the “Back-up Contract or Offer” clause to put a second-best offer in place and ensure that your property sells even if

the winning bid falls through. This is sometimes dif-ficult to execute because it allocates so much uncer-tainty to the back-up buyer, but in a low-inventory mar-ket like ours many buyers are open to this strategy. Have you accepted a great offer on your home, know-ing that the buyer is working with a solid lender who will make sure their financing comes through? Sounds good, BUT the standard contract contains a clause that allows the buyer to switch lenders. Yikes! If the buyer decides to shop around for a better mortgage deal, you the seller are suddenly facing a great deal of risk. Don’t let this “Alternate Financing” clause make your deal uncertain. Make sure you’re aware of these and other claus-es in the contract that can have a big impact on how much risk you will bear in any real estate transaction.

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Questions? Feel free to contact me for a fuller explanation of the sales process, the contract, or anything real estate-related.

February 8, Friday Free For All. 11 a.m. Scrabble; 12 p.m. Lunch with friends and neighbors; and 1 p.m. Film, A Great Day in Harlem—57 Jazz Legends. This 1994 documentary compiles interviews with participants in the now iconic 1958 photograph. Narration by Quincy Jones.

February 22, Friday Free for All 11 a.m. Scrabble; 12 p.m. Lunch with friends and neighbors; and 1 p.m. Film, The Music of Strangers: Yo-Yo Ma & the Silk Road Ensemble captures the joyful interactions of musicians from around the world in an award-winning 2015 documentary.

Classes and Discussion GroupsWednesday, February 20, 11 a.m.–12 p.m., The Reading Club will be discussing In the Midst of Winter by Isabelle Allende

Mondays, 6 p.m. English as a Second Language with Abigail Bruhlmann.

Wednesdays, 2:30 p.m., Functional Movement with Gyrokinesis, taught by Nina Dunham. This class focuses on functional movement, balance, injury prevention, and sensory stimulation. Good for all ages, physical abilities, and post-rehabilitation.

Wednesday, February 6, 3:30–4:30 p.m., The DC Public Library at Your Finger Tips. Wendell Keller explains how to access just about everything you want or need to know. Bring your electronic devices for assistance.

Second and Fourth Wednesdays, 11 a.m.–12 p.m., French Conversation with Maurice Schiff.

Glover Park Holiday Party!The Glover Park Holiday Party/Toys for Tots collection has been a wonderful way to mark the end of a year. In recent years, the Friends of Glover Park organized the event. In 2018 the GPCA teamed up with the Stoddert PTO and other local organizations to again create some holiday magic. The 295 toys collected for the Marine Corps Program were distributed to children in Anacostia.

With the hard work of our community volunteers and sponsors we were able to provide a place for all to gather, with great food and space to enjoy each others' company.

We want to thank the DC Department of Parks and Recreation, Friends of Glover Park, Potomac Pizza, and Surfside, as well as Maggie Simpson, Long & Foster Real Estate; Sophia Henry Real Estate; and Veritas City Church. Their contributions and sponsorships helped make the 2018 Glover Park Holiday Party possible.

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