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out and about14 Insatiable • Jonathan Bardzik

18 Depeche Art • Phil Hutinet

20 Shaw Barbershop • Pleasant Mann

your neighborhood22 Bulletin Board • Kathleen Donner

26 District Beat • Jonetta Rose Barras

28 The Numbers • Ed Lazere

30 East Side News • Max Moline

32 Bloomingdale Buzz • Max Moline

34 Shaw Streets • Pleasant Mann

36 ANC 6E • Steve Holton

kids and family38 Notebook • Kathleen Donner

at home42 Rebates Abound at the DCSEU • Cathy Plume

44 Changing Hands • Don Denton

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Brew at the ZooOn Thursday, July 21, 6 to 9 p.m., raise a glass to conservation. Join Friends of the National Zoo at DC’s biggest and best beer festival, all in support of wildlife conservation. Enjoy great times and great brews with unlimited beer tastings from more than 70 breweries, exotic animal encounters, live music from The Rea-gan Years, fare from popular food trucks and a unique after-hours Zoo experience. Proceeds benefit the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute in its mission to save species. Tickets are $65 (Sober Ride, $30) and available at nationalzoo.si.edu.

Photo: Mehgan MurphySmithsonian’s National Zoo

horse racing at LaureL ParkNo need to gamble, often genteelly referred as wagering, to enjoy thoroughbred racing. Live racing this month at Laurel Park takes place on July 1, 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 15, 16, 17, 22, 23, 24, 29, 30 and 31. All other days are what they call “simulcast” days with horse races on television. Avoid these. If you do want to gamble, Laurel Park has put up a “how to wager” page on their website with a Beginners Guide at laurelpark.com/racing-101/how-to-wager. Learn the terms and techniques before placing your first bet. Laurel Park, Rt 198 and Racetrack Rd, Laurel, Maryland. 301-725-0400. laurelpark.com.

Photo: Courtesy of Laurel Park

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georgetown FLea MarketSince 1972, there’s been a flea market in the school parking lot, just north of S Street, across Wisconsin Avenue from the George-town Safeway. It’s open every Sunday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., except in the case of very inclement weather. The crowd is as diverse as the items for sale. You’ll find antiques, collectibles, art, furniture, rugs, pottery, china, jewelry, silver, stained glass, books and pho-

tographs. Read more at georgetownfleamarket.com.

aMerican roots Music outdoor concerts at the Botanic gardenEnjoy the Garden and listen to the sounds of American roots music. Here’s the lineup: July 7, Jarekus Singleton; July 21, Fast Eddie & The Slowpokes; Aug. 4, The Crawdaddies; Aug. 18, Vintage#18. All concerts are on the Conservatory Terrace (rain location, Conservatory Garden Court) from 5 to 7 p.m. Seating available on a first come, first served basis. US Botanic Garden, 100 Maryland Ave. SW. USBG.gov.

The Crawdaddies perform on Aug. 4.

keniLworth Park Lotus & water LiLy FestivaLThe annual Lotus & Water Lily Festival is Kenilworth Park’s signature summer event. On Saturday, July 16, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., the lotuses will be in full bloom. The festival celebrates the profusion of flowers all around the gar-den and the cultures that nuture them with music, dance, crafts, tours and children’s activities. Kenilworth Park is at 1550 Anacostia Ave. NE. nps.gov/keaq. Volunteers are needed to work two to three hour shifts during the day to help with set-up/take down and to orient visitors. Register to volunteer at goo.gl/forms/vpT5CfUB9f.

Lotus flower art making table presented by Modern Buddhism of America Inc. Photo: M. Marquez

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C a l e n d a rJ U L Y

Alexandria’s 267th Birthday Celebration with Fireworks. July 9, 6 to 10 PM. Fireworks at about 9 PM. Bring lawn chairs, blankets and a picnic and enjoy live music by the Alexandria Symphony Orchestra plus cannon fi ring, birthday cake, food trucks and a fi reworks display. Oronoco Bay Park at Old Town. visitalexandriava.com.

Old Town’s annual birthday fi reworks on the waterfront. Photo: Courtesy of the Cityof Alexandria

EVENTS SURROUNDINGINDEPENDENCE DAY

Folklife Festival on the Mall. July 4 through 10. Featuring Basque Country and the Sounds of California, The Folklife Festival is on the National Mall be-tween Fourth and Seventh Streets. The Festival Marketplace is inside the Arts and Industries Building, newly renovated for special events. festival.si.edu.

Fourth of July National Symphony Orchestra Concert Full Dress Rehearsal. July 3, 7:30 PM. US Capitol West Lawn. There is a much smaller crowd at the concert rehearsal. Spectators are allowed on the Capitol grounds starting at 3 PM. One must go through security and alcohol may be confi scated. Free. nso.org.

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An American Celebration at Mount Vernon. July 4, 8 AM to 5 PM. Mount Vernon salutes our fi rst commander in chief with a dazzling display of made-for-daytime fi reworks. Visitors will be treated to spectacular smoke fi reworks in patriotic colors fi red over the Potomac River. The event also in-cludes an inspirational naturalization ceremony for 100 new citizens, mili-tary reenactments, a special wreath-laying ceremony, free birthday cake and a visit from the “fi rst” fi rst cou-ple, “General and Mrs. Washington.” 703-780-2000. mountvernon.org.

Fourth of July Fireworks and National Symphony Orchestra Concert. July 4, 8 PM. US Capitol West Lawn. Fireworks at about 9:15 PM. No one is allowed on the Capi-tol west lawn before 3 PM. Come early with a picnic and a blanket to the grounds of the Capitol for the National Symphony Orchestra Annual Independence Day Concert. The fi reworks can be seen from all over the mall, from many rooftops

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and from across the river. One must go through security and alcohol may be confiscated. The fireworks and concert go on except in the case of extremely bad weather. The best source for up-to-the-minute information is local TV and radio sta-tions. Free. nso.org.

Annual Independence Day Organ Recital at the National Cathedral. July 4, 11 AM. Free. nationalcathedral.org.

“What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?” July 4, 11 AM to noon. On July 5, 1852 Frederick Douglass climbed onto a stage in Rochester, New York, and into the history books. His audi-ence that day came to hear just another Independence Day speech. What they got was as brilliant indictment of slavery. On the Fourth of July hear the speech ring out from the steps of Frederick Douglass’s own home in Washington, DC. Frederick Douglass National Historic Site, 1411 W St. SE. nps.gov/frdo.

Air Force Memorial Independence Day Celebration. July 4, 8 PM. Air Force Memorial at One Air Force Memorial Drive in Arlington, VA. Contemporary and patriotic tunes and spec-tacular views of the nighttime DC skyline. Free. airforceme-morial.org.

National Archives Celebrates the Fourth of July. July 4. Band performance, 8:30 to 9:45 AM; Ceremony, 10 to 11 AM; Family activities, 11 AM to 4 PM. The celebration will in-clude patriotic music, a dramatic reading of the Declaration by historical reenactors, and exciting free family activities. Free. Constitution Ave. and Seventh St. NW. 202-357-5400. archives.gov.

Alexandria’s 267th Birthday Celebration with Fireworks. July 9, 6 to 10 PM. Fireworks at about 9 PM. Bring lawn chairs, blankets and a picnic and enjoy live music by the

Alexandria Symphony Orchestra plus cannon firing, birthday cake, food trucks and a fireworks display. Oronoco Bay Park at Old Town. visitalexandriava.com.

OUTDOOR MUSIC, MOVIESAND CEREMONY

Jane Austen Film Festival. July 13, Emma (1996); July 27, Pride & Prejudice (2005). Doors open at 7 PM. General ad-mission is $6. Dumbarton House, 2715 Q St. NW. Dumbar-tonHouse.org.

Navy Band Concerts on the Avenue. Tuesdays through Aug. 30; 7:30 PM. US Navy Memorial, 701 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. na-vyband.navy.mil.

Photo: Courtesy of DC Department of Parks and Recreation

Nearby Outdoor Pools. Open through Labor Day weekend. Nearby outdoor pools are Francis Pool, 2435 N St. NW; and Randall Pool at South Capitol and I Streets SW. Pools close one weekday each week for scheduled service and maintenance. Free for DC residents. Have ID. dpr.dc.gov.

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NoMa Summer Screen. July 6, Pee Wee’s Big Adventure; July 13, Life of Pi; July 20, O Brother, Where Art Thou?; July 27, E.T.; Aug. 3, Apollo 13; Aug. 10, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire; Aug. 17, Jurassic Park; Aug. 24, rain date. Movies are at dusk at Storey Park Lot, 1005 First St. NE. nomabid.org.

Capitol Riverfront Outdoor Movies. July 7, Mean Girls; July 14, Jurassic World; July 21, Minions; July 28, Creed; Aug. 4, Pitch Per-fect 2; Aug. 11, The Martian; and Aug. 18, Skyfall. Movies at Canal Park, Second and I Streets SE, begin at sundown Arrive as early as 7 PM.

Yards Park Friday Night Concerts. July 8, Jeff From Accounting; July 15, The Texas Chainsaw Horns; July 22, Sara Gray; July 29, Sly 45; Aug. 5, Justin Trawick; Aug. 12, Lovely Rita; Aug. 19, The 19th Street Band; Aug. 26, Lloyd Dobler Effect; Sept. 2, Almost Journey. These free concerts are 6:30 to 8:30 PM on the Great Lawn of Yards Park. Yards Park, 355 Water St. SE. yardspark.org.

Rosslyn Cinema Outdoor Movie Festival. July 8, Dirty Dancing with The Union Dog Food Truck; July 15, Finding Nemo with The Big Cheese Food Truck; July 22, Casablanca with Fava Pot Food Truck; July 29, Top Gun with Urban Bumpkin BBQ Food Truck; Aug. 5, Up with Captain Cookie & The Milkman Food Truck; Aug. 12, Roman Holiday; Aug. 19, Casino Royale (2006); Aug. 26, The Notebook. 5 to 11 PM. Gateway Park, 1300 Lee Hwy. rosslynva.org.

Jazz in the Garden at the NGA. Fridays from 5 to 8 PM. July 8, Chelsey Green and the Green Project; July 15, Origem (Brazil-ian jazz); July 22, Incendio; July 29, East-ern Standard Time; Aug. 5, Creative Love Happening; Aug. 12, Paul Carr; Aug. 19, Sin Miedo; Aug. 26, Moonshine Society; Sept. 2, Fred Hughes Trio.

Outdoor Concerts at the Botanic Garden. July 7 and 21, Aug. 4 and 18, Sept. 8 and 22, Oct. 6 and 20; 5 to 7 PM. Free. U.S. Botanic Garden, 100 Maryland Ave. SW. USBG.gov.

Cinematery Movie Night at Congressional Cemetery. July 22 and Sept. 16; 7 PM. His-toric Congressional Cemetery, 1801 E St. SE. 202-543-0539. congressionalcemetery.org.

Military Band Concerts at the Capitol. Weeknights throughout summer, 8 PM. West side of the Capitol. There’s plenty of parking near the Botanic Garden.

Glen Echo Summer Concerts. Thursdays through Aug. 25, 7:30 PM. The concert se-ries offers music for family audiences under the glittering lights of the Park’s covered, open-air Bumper Car Pavilion. Bench seating is available or visitors may bring their own seating. Dancers are welcome. The historic Dentzel carousel operates during the concerts for $1.25 per ride. Glen Echo Park Bumper Car

Pavilion, 7300 MacArthur Blvd,, Glen Echo, MD. 301-634-2222. glenechopark.org.

Air Force Band Concerts at the Air Force Memorial. Fridays in summer, 8 PM. Air Force Memorial at One Air Force Memorial Drive in Arlington, VA. Expect a pleasing mix of contemporary and patriotic tunes set to spectacular views of the nighttime DC skyline. airforcememorial.org

Twilight Tattoo at Joint Base Myer-Hen-derson Hall. Wednesdays through Aug. 3 (no performances July 6 or July 13), 6:30 PM. Twilight Tattoo is an hour-long, live-action military performance that blends the precision and discipline of the Third US In-fantry Regiment (The Old Guard) with the orchestral sounds and pop music from The US Army Band. twilight.mdw.army.mil.

Sunset Parades at Iwo Jima Memorial. Tuesdays, through Aug. 16, 7 to 8 PM. The Sunset Parade features the music of “The Commandant’s Own,” The United States Marine Drum and Bugle Corps, as well as precision drills by the Marine Corps Silent Drill Platoon.

Marine Barracks Row Evening Parades. Fridays, through Aug. 26, 8:45 to 10 PM. Performance features music and precision marching. Reservations highly recommend-ed a month in advance but there is also a general admission line with no guarantees. barracks.marines.mil.

MUSIC

Music at The Howard. July 2, The Huggy Lowdown; July 3, Los pericos and Rare Es-sence; July 8, Los Cafres & Estelares; July 9, The Sweet Spot DC and Bomba Party; July 10, Luciano; July 14, Aterciopelados; July 15, Tarrus Riley w/ Dean Fraser & The Blak Soil Band; July 16, Rakim - Performing “Paid in Full”; July 17, Harlen Gospel Choir; July 22 and 23, Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus, Live!; July 25, Zion I & Grouch & Eligh; July 27, Brazilian Girls; July 28, DMX; July 29, Point Break Live; Aug. 1, Todrick Hall Presents: Straight Outta Oz Tour. How-ard Theatre, 620 T St. NW. 202-803-2899. thehowardtheatre.com.

Music at Hill Country. July 2, Andrew Lea-hey & the Homestead; July 3, The High-ballers; July 6, Hill Country Live Band Kara-oke; July 7, Forlorn Strangers; July 8, Human Country Jukebox; July 9, Angela Perley & The Howlin’ Moons; July 10, Yarn, Tony Furtado; July 14, Graham Wilkinson; July 15 and 16, Ray Wylie Hubbard; July 19, Fort Defiance; July 21, Locust Honey; Aug. 5, Henry Wag-ons. Hill Country Live, 410 Seventh St. NW. hillcountry.com/dc.

Music at the U Street Music Hall. July 2, Anamanaguchi (DJ Set) and Skylar Spence;


July 3, THE BIG BOOM ft. The Golden Pony; July 6, Zella Day; July 15, Mike Cooley; July 16, REV909: Daft Punk/French House Trib-ute & Indie Dance Classics; July 22, Young Summer and Robag Wruhme; July 23, BJ The Chicago Kid and Marvel Years; July 24, Vic Mensa; July 26, LP; July 27, Club Cheval (live); July 28, Lindstrøm. U Street Music Hall, 1115 U St. NW. 202-588-1889. ustreet-musichall.com.

Music at Rock and Roll Hotel. July 2, Green River Junction; July 5, Phoebe Ryan; July 7, NOTHING and CITIZEN; July 8, Lights & Mu-sic’s “Drake VS Kanye”; July 12, Gone Is Gone; July 20, Cousin Stizz; July 22, Trixie Whitley; July 28, Quilt; Aug. 4, Elvis Depressedly, Teen Suicide. Rock and Roll Hotel, 1353 H St. NE. 202-388-7625. rockandrollhoteldc.com.

Blues Night in Southwest. Every Monday, 6 to 9 PM. July 4, Linwood Taylor Band; July 11, Reggie Wayne Morris Band; July 18, Moonshine Society; July 25, Vince Evans Blues Band. $5 cover. Children are free under 16. Reasonably priced meals offered. 202-484-7700. Westminster Presbyterian Church, 400 I St. SW. westminsterdc.org.

Music at 9:30 Club. July 6, Los Van Van; July 7, Guided By Voices; July 8, Soul Rebels; July 9, Emily King and MIXTAPE: Alternative Dance Party; July 16, An Evening with Jack & Amanda Palmer; July 21, Brett Dennen; July 22, No Scrubs: ‘90s Dance Party with DJs Will Eastman and Brian Billion; July 23, Super Furry Animals; July 26, Digable Plan-ets; July 28, Swans; July 29, Femi Kuti & The Positive Force; July 30, Drop Electric & Tone; Aug. 1, BROODS; Aug. 4, Boris performing Pink; Aug. 5, Us the Duo. 815 V St. NW. 877-435-9849. 930.com.

Music at Black Cat. July 6, Rainbow Kitten Surprise; July 7, The Split Seconds; July 8, Sick of it All and Underground; July 9, David Bazan; July 10, Steve Gunn; July 14, Wussy; July 15, Hey Mercedes; July 16, Air Guitar Championship; July 17, Technophobia (re-cord release); July 19, Azealia Banks; July 23, Cryfest; July 29, The Suspects; July 30, Run for Cover 2016; Aug. 3, Vita and the Woolf; Aug. 5, The Flop House. Black Cat, 1811 14th St. NW. blackcatdc.com.

Music at the Library of Congress. July 6, noon, NOKA: Basque Song and Music from California; July 21, noon, The Legendary Ingramettes: African American Gospel Music from Virginia; July 28, noon, Rahim AlHaj Trio: Middle Eastern Music from New Mexico. Free. Coolidge Auditorium, Thomas Jefferson Building. 202-707-5502. loc.gov.

Jazz Night in Southwest. Every Friday, 6 to 9 PM. July 8, Paul Carr; July 15, Mavis Waters Jazz Ensemble; July 22, Introduc-ing B.J. Simmons; July 29, Three Saxes for Butch Warren; Aug. 5, Lavenia Nesmith Jazz Singer. $5 cover. Children are free under 16 years old. Reasonably priced meals offered.

202-484-7700. Westminster Presbyterian Church, 400 I St. SW. westminsterdc.org.

Music at the Lincoln. July 12, John Carpen-ter-Live Retrospective; July 16, Kian ‘n’ JC; July 25 Bryan Ferry; July 28, Case/Lang/Veirs; Aug. 3, Garbage. Lincoln Theatre, 1215 U St. NW. 202-328-6000. thelincolndc.com.

NSO POPS: The Beach Boys at the Ken-nedy Center. July 19, 8 PM. In addition to founding Beach Boy Mike Love (lead vocals) and Beach Boy vet Bruce Johnston (vocals/keyboards)—Jeffrey Foskett (guitar/vocals), Brian Eichenburger (bass/vocals), Tim Bon-homme (keyboards/vocals), John Cowsill of The Cowsills (percussion /vocals), and Scott Totten (guitar/vocals) round out the band. Tickets from $29. kennedy-center.org.

The Phantom of the Opera at the Kennedy Center. July 13 to Aug. 20. This fresh and dazzling production of Andrew Lloyd Web-ber’s perennial classic comes to DC as part of a brand-new North American tour. $25 to $149. kennedy-center.org.

NSO POPS: The Beach Boys at the Kennedy Center. July 19, 8 PM. In addition to founding Beach Boy Mike Love (lead vocals) and Beach Boy vet Bruce Johnston (vocals/keyboards)—Jeffrey Foskett (guitar/vocals), Brian Eichen-burger (bass/vocals), Tim Bonhomme (key-boards/vocals), John Cowsill of The Cowsills (percussion /vocals), and Scott Totten (gui-tar/vocals) round out the band. Tickets from $29. kennedy-center.org.

Summer Organ Recitals at the National Shrine. Sundays through Aug. 28, 6 PM. No admission fee but a free will offering will be accepted. All are welcome. There’s plenty of parking. National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, 400 Michigan Ave. NE. nation-alshrine.com.

THEATER

Next to Normal (musical) at the Keegan. Through July 10, The Goodmans seem like a perfect family. The only problem is that some-times mother Diana is, well…a little too hap-py. Her husband Dan worries all the time. Her daughter Natalie seems awfully intent on get-ting that scholarship to Yale so she can leave home. Keegan Theatre, 1742 Church St. NW. 202-265-3767. keegantheatre.com.

La Cage aux Folles at Signature. Through July 10. The twenty year relationship between Al-bin, the lead drag performer of The Saint-Tropez Night Club on the French Riviera, and Georges, the club’s owner, faces a test when their son announces his engagement to the daughter of ultra-conservative political parents. Signature Theatre, 4200 Campbell Ave, Shirlington, Vir-ginia. signature-theatre.org.

Another Way Home at Theater J. Through July 17. Another Way Home, directed by

Shirley Serotsky, follows the Nadelman par-ents at summer camp visiting day which quickly turns into a family emergency. The-ater J, 1529 16th St. NW. 800-494-8497. washingtondcjcc.org.

Riches by Lee Blessing and Yellowman by Dael Orlandersmith at Anacostia Play-house. July 7 to Aug. 7. Anacostia Play-house presents two plays performing in rotation, Lee Blessing’s Riches, directed by Paul-Douglas Michnewicz, and Dael Orland-ersmith’s Yellowman, directed by Thembi Duncan. Both plays focus on relationships that veer of the tracks in unexpected ways. Tickets are $30 ($20 for seniors, students, and East of the River residents) at anacosti-aplayhouse.com. Anacostia Playhouse, 2020 Shannon Pl. SE.

The Phantom of the Opera at the Kennedy Center. July 13 to Aug. 20. This fresh and dazzling production of Andrew Lloyd Web-ber’s perennial classic comes to DC as part of a brand-new North American tour. $25 to $149. kennedy-center.org.

SPORTS AND FITNESS

Washington Nationals Baseball. July 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 15, 15, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23 and 24; Aug. 5, 6 and 7. washington.nationals.mlb.com.

DC Road Runners Bastille Day 4 Miler. July 14, 7 PM. This four-miler commemorates the storming of the Bastille and the beginning of the French Revolution. The start/finish line is near the Fletcher’s Boat House, 4940 Canal Rd. NW. dcroadrunners.org/sign-up/bastille.

Washington Mystics. July 20 and 22. Veri-zon Center. mystics.wnba.com.

DC United at RFK. July 31, 6:30 PM vs. Montreal Impact; Aug. 6, 7 PM vs. Philadel-phia Union. dcunited.com.

Practice with Love Yoga Gathering at the Botanic Garden. Saturdays through fall ex-cept July 4th weekend, Labor Day weekend and Oct. 1; 10:30 to 11:30 AM. Free. Bring your own mat. usbg.gov.

Nearby Indoor Public Pools. Turkey Thicket, 1100 Michigan Ave. NE. 202-576-9236. Rum-sey Pool, 635 North Carolina Ave. SE. 202-724-4495. All DC public pools are free for DC resi-dents. Have ID. dpr.dc.gov.

Nearby Public Tennis Courts. Banneker Community Center, 2500 Georgia Ave. NW. 202-673-6861. Kennedy Recreation Cen-ter, 1401 Seventh St. NW. 202-671-4794. All courts are open daily, dawn to dusk. Some are lighted for extended evening play. Courts are available on a first-come, first-served basis for one-hour intervals; extended use of tennis courts requires a permit. Proper shoes and attire is re-quired. 202-671-0314. dpr.dc.gov/dpr.

MARKETS

Shaw Farmers Market. Sundays through Oct. 30, 10 AM to 2 PM. 925 Rhose Island Ave. NW. community-foodworks.org/shaw.

Mount Vernon Triangle Farmstand. Every Saturday, 10 AM to 1 PM, through Oct. 29. Lo-cated at the Fifth and K Streets, NW sidewalk plaza in front of City Vista.

CityCenterDC FRESHFARM Market. Tuesdays, 11 AM to 2 PM, through Oct. 25. I St. NW, between 10th and 11th Streets. freshfarm-market.org.

Penn Quarter, DC FRESHFARM Market. Thurs-days, 3 to 7 PM, through Dec. 15. North end of Eighth St. NW, between D and E Streets, NW. freshfarmmarket.org.

SW Market. July 23, Aug. 26, Sept. 23 and Oct. 28, 4 to 10 PM. Featuring arts and crafts, jewelry, accessories, bath/beauty, furniture, furnishings, accessories, collectibles, live-mu-sic, food trucks and a beer garden. Market is at the Waterfront Station, Fourth and M Streets SW. marketswdc.com.

Eastern Market. Daily except Mondays and important holidays. Weekdays, 7 AM to 7 PM; Saturdays, 7 AM to 5 PM; Sundays, 9 AM to 5 PM. Flea market and arts and crafts market open Saturdays and Sundays, 9 AM to 6 PM. Eastern Market is Washington’s last continu-ally operated “old world” market. 200 and 300 blocks of Seventh St. SE. 202-698-5253. east-ernmarketdc.com.

Dupont Circle Farmers Market. Sundays (rain or shine), year round, 8:30 AM to 1:30 PM. 20th Street and Mass. Avenue NW. 202-362-8889. freshfarmmarket.org.

Branch Avenue Pawn Parking Lot Flea Mar-ket. Saturdays, year-round (weather permit-ting). Set up after 10 AM. 3128 Branch Ave., Temple Hills, MD.

Union Market. Tuesday-Friday, 11 AM to 8 PM; Saturday-Sunday, 8 AM to 8 PM. Union Market is an artisanal, curated, year round food mar-ket featuring over 40 local vendors. 1309 Fifth St. NE. 301-652-7400. unionmarketdc.com.

Georgetown Flea Market. Sundays year around, 8 AM to 4 PM. 1819 35th St. NW.

CIVIC LIFE

Congresswoman Norton’s NW District Of-fice. Open weekdays, 9 AM to 6 PM. 529 14th St. NW, suite 900. 202-783-5065. nor-ton.house.gov.

All Ways Mount Pleasant. First Saturday, noon to 2 PM. LaCasa. All Ways is a citizen’s association primarily for the tenants of the larger apartment buildings of Mount Pleasant. 3166 Mt. Pleasant St. NW. aass.org.

Chinatown Revitalization Council. Fourth Monday, 7 to 8 PM. 510 I St. NW. Chinatown Revitalization Council promotes the China-town renewal and the preservation of its cul-tural heritage. The public is welcome.

Convention Center Community Association. Last Tuesday, 7 to 8:30 PM. Kennedy Rec Center, 1401 Seventh St. NW. facebook.com/pages/Convention-Center-Community.

Downtown Neighborhood Association. Sec-ond Tuesday, 7 to 9 PM. US Naval Memorial Center, 701 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. [email protected]. dcdna.org.

East Central Civic Association of Shaw. First Monday, 7 PM. Third Baptist Church, 1546 Fifth St. NW. Contact: Al Hajj Mahdi Leroy J Thorpe Jr, 202-3871596.

Eckington Civic Association. First Monday, 7 to 8:30 PM. Harry Thomas Recreation Center, 1743 Lincoln Rd. NE. eckingtondc.org.

Edgewood Civic Association. Last Monday, 7 to 9 PM. Edgewood senior building, 635 Edge-wood St. NE, ninth fl oor.

Logan Circle Citizens Association. Visit lo-gancircle.org/calendar for meeting dates and times. logancircle.org.

Mount Vernon Square Neighborhood Asso-ciation. Third Tuesday, 7:30 to 9:30 PM. Yale Steam Laundry, 437 New York Ave. NW. lifein.mvsna.org.

U Street Neighborhood Association. Second Thursday, 7 to 8:30 PM. Source (second fl oor classroom), 1835 14th St. NW.

ANC 1A. Second Wednesday, 7 PM. Harriet Tubman Elementary School, 3101 13th St. NW. 202-588-7278. anc1a.org.

ANC 1B. First Thursday, 6:30 PM. DC Housing Finance Agency, 815 Florida Ave. NW. 202-870-4202. anc1b.org.

ANC 1B11. Second Monday, 7 PM. LeDroit Senior Building (basement community room), 2125 Fourth St. NW. 202-481-3462. anc1b.org.

ANC 1C. First Wednesday, 7 PM. Mary’s Center for Maternal and Child Health, 2355 Ontario Rd. NW. 202-332-2630. anc1c.org.

ANC 1D. Third Tuesday, 7 PM. 3166 Mount Pleasant St. NW. 202-462-8692. anc1d.org.

ANC 2C. First Wednesday, 6:30 to 8:30 PM. Watha T. Daniel/Shaw Library, 1630 Seventh St. NW. 202-682-1633. anc2C.org.

ANC 6E. First Tuesday, 6:30 PM. Meeting at Watha T. Daniel/Shaw Library, 1630 Seventh St. NW. anc6e.org.

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Sitting down to brunch at Shaw’s Tav-ern, a charming pub with a great out-door patio, I decided to begin with the hush puppies. Round and bigger than falafel balls, they were crunchy with

corn and celery and paired nicely with curry aioli. My guest enjoyed the perfectly moist

and just-underdone-enough Bailey’s battered French toast, topped with three giant dollops of vanilla Chantilly cream and fruit completed the feeling of decadence amid giant forkfuls of vibrant flavor.

Other items also sang with vivid notes. The runny eggs, pickled onions, and optional bacon

gave hearty twangs to the breakfast sandwiches. The egg-vocado, an avocado cut in halves, each half topped with a sunny-side-up egg and pico de gallo, was filling and delicious. Together an entree and cocktail runs about $25.

Asking for a heart-to-heart with the chef, I was greeted moments later by the wide smile

I N S A T I A B L Eby Max Moline

OUT AND ABOUT

Those Hush Puppies Sing

Start your meal with the Teddy’s barrel flight and the hush puppies.

of a man who can’t wait to go to work in the morning. Chef Ja-vier Marquina, who arrived in the US from El Salvador as a twelve-year-old and was working in the kitchen at 14, just reached his one-year anniversary at Shaw’s. Th e biscuits’n’andouille sausage gravy was Javier’s recommendation for brunch. At dinner he suggested the citrus-glazed Atlantic salmon.

“I just want people to have a good time,” Javier explained. “I want everyone to leave here with a smile, saying, ‘I want to eatthis again!’”

Mission accomplished, Javier!Shaw’s Tavern (shawstavern.com)

is located at 520 Florida Ave. NW.

Bully for UsOn a weeknight at Teddy & Th e Bully Bar, the choice was between the expansive, reasonably quiet dining room and the chaos of a bar fi lled with the tipsy-with-my-co-workers happy-hour crowd. I chose the dining room.

Not to worry, though – I could still order the Teddy’s barrel fl ight, featuring four barrel-aged old fashioneds, each inspired by a dif-ferent part of President Roosevelt’s history. A good friend’s favorite, the Rough Rider, shocks with an immediate citrus taste that is the grapefruit bitters. Enjoy the Trust Buster, a more traditional old fash-ioned that couples mahogany-col-ored bourbon with an orange peel. Or try the Lion, whose dominating fl avor is apple brandy. I am partial to the Conservationist, a curious mixture of blood orange liqueur and lavender bitters.

Teddy’s pairs hush puppies with a bold, smoky tomato crema. Th e kale salad with zatar off ers a complex mix of tastes not found elsewhere. Try the lamb and zuc-chini tater tots or the buttery, melt-in-your-mouth sea bass. Finish it off with dangerously rich and fl uff y doughnut holes.

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What should you get from the summer menu? Assistant GM Chris Carranza’s appetizer rec-ommendation was the Brussels sprouts. While the wedge salad is excellent, he said, the beet salad has a more unique flavor. An en-tree decision really had him con-flicted, but he finally chose the fried chicken and zucchini ched-dar waffles.

Carranza praised the corn-bread and mac’n’cheese. “We have people from the South coming in and saying they are better than their grandmas’.” The menu is mostly seasonal with a few stal-warts like Brussels sprouts avail-able always. “We like to give peo-ple our take on hearty Southern food,” said Carranza.

I scanned the surroundings while dining. Mounted animal heads lined the walls, each crafted from the skull of an animal that died naturally. They were joined by jars of jams and pickled veg-etables. The smell of fresh bread wafted from a baker’s stand.

Now nearing its third anni-versary, Teddy & The Bully Bar is the second of three presidential restaurants owned by PRG Hos-

pitality in DC. Lincoln opened a couple of years earlier; Decla-ration, with a founding fathers theme, is the group’s newest venture; and a fourth may be in the works.

Price-wise, you’ll spend anywhere from $20 to $60.

Visit Teddy & The Bully Bar (teddyandthebullybar.com) at 1200 19th St. NW.

Smoke If You’veGot ‘Em

There’s never a dull moment on the 1300 block of Okie Street NE. Once known as a vibrant center for food craftsmanship, the neighborhood is now more recognized for the Amtrak trainyard and the iconic Hecht’s warehouse. More recently the neighborhood has welcomed Atlas Brew Works, One Eight Distilling, a massive Nike store, and now the Ivy City Smokehouse.

“We’re hoping to expose peo-ple to Ivy City,” said GM Peter Loftus; “expose them to the new cultural movement here. It’s not just warehouses anymore.” Just

a couple months old, Ivy City Smokehouse is serving up Indian candy smoked salmon. The irre-sistible aroma of its kitchen and the basement smokehouse floats through the neighborhood.

Walking in, I was greeted by a spare, almost industrial space. Notes from Earth, Wind and

Fire played in the background. Listed colorfully on a prominent blackboard were the daily spe-cials which included oysters and clams for $1 apiece, as well as the fish du jour.

“Definitely start with the smoked chicken wings,” said Loftus. A pick from the fresh lobster tank, fish tacos, and peel-and-eat shrimp made his list too. And for dessert? “The jalapeno lime cheese cake has a very exotic flavor.”

Before departing Ivy City, make sure to visit the adjoining retail market. Buy any of the six varieties of smoked salmon or take some fish home for dinner. Want my advice? Grab a pound of the Norwegian salmon and follow this recipe:

1. Cut two slits in the fish and stuff with fresh basil.

2. Spray the flesh side with cooking spray.3. Season with salt, pepper, and garlic.4. Arrange 4-8 lemon slices on top of the filet.5. Wrap the fish tightly in parchment paper and fold the ends underneath.6. Bake on a baking sheet at 400 F for 22-25 minutes.7. Serve with roasted Brussels sprouts and mashed cauliflower.

Ivy City Smokehouse (ivy-citysmokehouse.com) is at 1356 Okie St. NE.

Max Moline is a communications specialist living in DC. He frequents Nationals Park and enjoys writing about food as much as he does eat-ing it. He’s always looking for new places to try – rooftops and cigar lounges are a plus! Get in touch: [email protected]; @MaxMoline425. u

The Sagamore Room is one of two private event rooms at Teddy’s.

Bailey’s battered French toast at Shaw’s Tavern comes with house-made whipped cream and berries.

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A Divine Shine 723 T Street, NW

Al Crostino 1926 9th Street, NW

Bank of Georgetown 1301 U St NW

Beau Thai 1550 7th St. NW

Ben’s Chilli Bowl 1213 U ST NW

Big Bad Woof 117 Carroll ST NW

Big Bear 1700 1st ST NW

Bloomingdale Wine & Spirits 1836 First St. NW

Bread for the City 1525 7th Street NW

Bus Boys & Poets 1025 5th ST NW

Bus Boys & Poets 2021 14th ST NW

Calabash 1847 7th St. NW

Cambria Hotel 899 O St. NW

Cantania Bakery 1404 North Capitol NW

Capitol Food Market 1634 North Capitol St.

CCN Office 224 7th ST SE

Chaplin 1501 9th Street, NW

Chinatown Coffee 475 H ST NW

City First Bank 1432 U ST NW

City Paws Hospital 1823 14th St NW

Coldwell Banker 1606 17th ST NW

Commissary 1443 P St NW

Compass Coffee 1535 7th St. NW

CVS 2129 14th ST NW

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CVS 400 Massachusettes AVE NW

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Dodge City 917 U Street, NW

Dove House 1905 9th Street, NW

Drafting Table 1529 14th ST NW

Dunkin Donuts 1739 New Jersey Ave NW

Emmaus Services for Aging 1426 9th ST NW

First Cup Coffee 900 M ST NW

Flash 645 Florida Avenue, NW

Foster House Apartments 801 Rhode Island Ave, NW

Giant 1345 Park RD NW

Giant 1050 Brentwood RD NE

Giant at O Street Market 1400 7th St NW

GMCHC Family Life Center 605 Rhode Island Avenue NE

Grassroots Gourmet, LLC 104 Rhode Island Ave NW

Habesha market 1919 9th st

Harris Teeter 1631 Kalorama RD NW

Harris Teeter 1201 First St, NE

Home Rule 1807 14th Street, NW

Howard Founders Library 500 Howard Place, NW

Howard University 2225 Georgia Avenue, NW

Java House 1645 Q ST NW

Kafe Bohem 602 Florida Avenue, NW

Kennedy Recreation Center 1401 7th ST NW

Lettie Gooch 1517 U Street, NW

Lincoln Westmoreland Apts. 1730 7th Street, NW

Logan Hardware 1734 14th St NW

Lost & Found 1240 9th St. NW

Marriott Hotel 901 Massachusetts Ave NW

MLK Library 901 G ST NW

Modern Liquors 1200 9th ST NW

Mount Vernon Sq. Metro 7th & M ST NW

Nelly’s 900 U St NW

Nest DC 87 Florida Ave. NW

Northwest One Library 155 L ST NW

NW Settlement House - S St. 1739 7th Street, NW

Off Road Cycling 905 U Street, NW

Passport 11th & U Streets, NW

Paul Laurence Dunbar Sr. Apts U & 15th Street NW

Pekoe Acupuncture 1410 9th Street, NW

Peregrine Epresso 1718 14th St NW

Petco Unleashed 1200 First St. NE

Phyllis Wheatly YWCA 901 Rhode Island Ave, NW

Piassa 1336 9th ST NW

Planet Pet 1738 14th St NW

Politics & Prose 5015 Connecticut Ave, NW

Rahama African Restaurant 1924 9th Street, NW

Reeves Center 2000 14th ST NW

Reeves Center Street Box 14th & U Street, NW

Reformation Fitness 1302 9th St NW #1

Right & Proper Brew 624 T St. NW

Rite Aid 1306 U Street NW

Rito Loco 606 Florida Avenue, NW

Safeway 490 L St. NW

Safeway 1747 Columbia RD NW

Safeway 1701 Corcoran ST NW

Sbarro 1101 7th St. NW

Seaton Market 1822 North Capitol St. NW

Senior Building 1713 7th St. NW

Shaw Library 945 Rhode Island AVE NW

Shaw Mainstreet 875 N Street, NW, Suite 201

Shaw Metro 1800 7th St NW

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Showtime Lounge 113 Rhode Island Ave. NW

Simon Vintage 1911 9th Street, NW

Skynear Design Gallery 1800 Wyoming Avenue, NW

SMASH Records 2314 18th Street, NW

Solid Core 1821 7th Street, NW

Starbucks 1425 P St NW

Starbucks 2225 Georgia AVE NW

Starbucks 1301 Connecticut Ave, NW

Studio Theatre Street Box 14th & P Street, NW

Sunset Spirits 1627 First St. NW

T Street Market 80 T St. NW

The Coffee Bar 1201 S St NW

Third District MPD 1620 V ST NW

Trilogy NoMa 151 Q Street, NE

Tryst 2459 18th ST NW

Tynan Coffee 1275 First St. SE

U Street Cafe 1301 U ST NW

U Street Metro 11th & U Streets, NW

U Street Wine & Beer 1351 U St NW

Universal Gear 1919 14th Street, NW

Unleashed 1550 7th St. NW

Uprising Muffin Company 1817 7th St NW

Velvet Lounge 915 U Street, NW

Vida 1612 U St NW

Walgreens 1325 14th ST NW

Wanda’s 1851 7th Street, NW

Whole Foods Yellow Box 1440 P Street NW

Why Not Boutique 1348 U Street, NW

Wilson Building 1350 Pennsylvania AVE NW

Windows Cafe 101 Rhode Island AVE NW

Wydown Coffee Bar 1924 14th St NW

Yes Organic Market 2123 14th St NW

YMCA 1711 Rhode Island Ave, NW

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Al Crostino 1926 9th Street, NW Off Road Cycling 905 U Street, NW

Beau Thai 1550 7th St. NW Paul Laurence Dunbar Sr. Apts U & 15th Street NW

Big Bad Woof 117 Carroll ST NW Peregrine Epresso 1718 14th St NW

Bloomingdale Wine & Spirits 1836 First St. NW Phyllis Wheatly YWCA 901 Rhode Island Ave, NW

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Touchstone In “Unscripted” Lina Alattar takes an interest in the outcomes of “making mistakes” while creating. These so-called accidents provide the artist with an opportunity to begin working on new paint-ings. As she sees it, these blotches and blurs of ink and paint allow her the “freedom to toil with paint and the chance for something new to emerge. This process contradicts our existing condition of perfection that can often lead to cold and sterile experiences. As we become more dependent on au-tomated, machine-produced realities, we lose our comfort level with making the accidental work to our advantage.” However, during the course of the artist’s work on this series, these “accidents” take on a more deliberate role, becoming her process as she pours and splatters paint, ink, and spray paint. The artist gains greater skill in interpreting the random outcomes of her new-found process, transforming the random into the formed, shaped, and deliber-ate. Much as scientific discovery often derives from serendipitous research, Alattar’s improvisations have led to a body of work with a developed sense of composition, an insightful balance of color, and a series of discernible forms.

McCain McMurray has expressed in “Immer-sion” a lifetime of memories, a kaleidoscope of primary colors in harmony to re-flect the ever-changing, clear waters of the Caribbean. Colors and forms play off each other and develop visual streams of consciousness. Long vertical forms draw

the viewer into the work, creating an immersive experi-ence. McMurray’s process, which uses acrylic paint as a medium, begins with an unprimed canvas upon which he allows pigments to stain the fabric through absorp-tion. He then uses these marks to

guide him through the finished process, where multiple applica-tions of paint, diluted at each sequence, layer to create the final work. The images are incidental. The artist has created a series of painted essays which culminate in a single narrative about experi-ences and how they reflect in space.

HamiltonianChristie Neptune’s “She Fell from Normalcy” is the third and final installment of the multimedia series “Eye of the Storm,” a body of work that examines how constructs of race, gender, and class limit personal experience. The exhibition also marks the artist’s first solo show in DC. Neptune uses a variety of media including photog-raphy, film, and experimental methods to deconstruct what she calls a “hegemonic system of whiteness” that defines who we are in society. Neptune focuses on the impact this “system” has on people of color, in particular their emotional and mental health.

Using sound, installation, text, and video, Neptune subverts the “system” by creating an environment in which race, gender,

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DEPECHE ARTEast City Art’s Mid-City GalleryExhibitions and Newsby Phil Hutinet

McCain McMurray, “Anse de Cayes.”Image: Touchstone Gallery

Lina Alattar, “Balance Beam.” Image: Touchstone GalleryLaura Berman, new work. Image: Long View Gallery

Christie Neptune, “She Fell from Normalcy,” 2016. HD video, sound, 7:30 minutes (loop). Image: Hamiltonian Gallery

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and class do not exist. She has set a stage where two women have been trapped in a “sterile, white environment,” controlled by “an unseen presence.” Only once a fis-sure occurs, leading to a collapse of the “system,” do the two trapped female sub-jects come to possess “clarity and self-recognition.”

Long View GalleryLaura Berman draws inspiration from landscapes ranging from the vast to the smallest scale. Recently she has spent much of her time in the middle of Kan-sas, the Flint Hills region. The artist com-pares the endless landscape to “nothing-ness,” where neither trees nor people live and where not a thing can be found. She likens the experience to being out at sea. She states, “Out there the distance be-tween sky and land is short and unmediated.” Her new body of work, “Ebb and Flow,” reflects “the slow and dramatic connections between enormous spaces on and beyond our earth and dense details found in environments of transition such as blades of grass and rocks on a beach. These coalescing landscapes are all born of stardust and motion. Ev-erything is related – and nothing is identical. Stars follow this pattern, as do planets, and rocks and people.” Berman’s latest print series in “Ebb and Flow” reflects her universalist philosophy of the oneness in everything.

FoundryFor collectors with an affinity for landscapes, Foundry Gallery’s “Take It Outside” provides

a broad range of work. In this group exhibition, about a time-honored and often traditional sub-ject, a number of paintings and photographs re-flect interpretations of the outdoors by Foundry Gallery member artists. While more representa-tional and traditional examinations of the land-scape can be found, other artists have discovered less conventional, expressive outcomes for the way in which they view the world beyond the confines of the home.

Exhibitions on View Charles KrauseReporting Fine Art1300 13th St. NW, Suite 105202-638-3612www.charleskrausereporting.com

Hours: Sat.-Sun., 1-6 p.m.Through July 15Annie Bissett,“Past/Present/Now!”

Gallery Neptune & Brown1530 14th St. NW202-986-1200www.neptunefineart.comHours: Wed.-Sat., noon to 7 p.m.Through July 16“Ladies First” group exhibition with Carol Barsha, Raya Bodnarchuk, Ci-anne Fragione, Emily Francisco, Janis Goodman, Tazuko Ichikawa, Linn Meyers, and Beverly Ress

Foundry Gallery2118 Eighth St. NW202-232-0203www.foundrygallery.orgHours: Wed.-Sun., 1-7 p.m.Through July 30“Take It Outside” grouplandscape exhibition

Hamiltonian Gallery 1353 U St. NW202-332-1116www.hamiltoniangallery.comHours: Tue.-Sat., noon to 6 p.m.Through July 30Christie Neptune,“She Fell from Normalcy”

Hemphill Fine Arts 1515 14th St. NW

202-234-5601www.hemphillfinearts.comHours: Tue.-Sat., 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.Schedule TBA

Long View Gallery 1234 Ninth St. NW202-232-4788, www.longviewgallerydc.comHours: Wed.-Sat., 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.Through Aug. 14Laura Berman, “Ebb and Flow”

Touchstone Gallery901 New York Ave. NW202-347-2787, www.touchstonegallery.comHours: Wed.-Fri., 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.Sat.-Sun., noon to 5 p.m.Through July 30Gallery A: Touchstone Gallery All MemberArtists Group ShowGallery B: Lina Alattar, “Unscripted” Gallery C: McCain McMurray, “Immersion”

Washington Project for the Arts2124 Eighth St. NW202-234-7103, www.wpadc.orgHours: Mon.-Sat., noon to 6 p.m.Through July 9-“Enter State: Sensing the Natural World” groupexhibition curated by Raquel de Anda

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Becky S. Kim, “The Field.” Image: Foundry Gallery

Jay Peterzell, “Some Trees.” Charcoal on vellum. Image: Foundry Gallery


The Shaw Community came together on Sun-day morning, April 26, to spruce up Gregg’s Barber Shop at 1909

Seventh St. NW. Shaw Main Streets coordinated the effort to give Shaw’s oldest barber shop a modest make-over.

City directories show that there has been a barbershop in the space since 1910. But the story of Gregg’s Barbershop starts elsewhere in Shaw. William R. Greggs appears as a barber in the District in 1913. After working at two different locations in Shaw, he set up his business at 1905 Ninth St. in 1915. In 1936 Greggs moved to 1909 Seventh St., where Gregg’s Bar-ber Shop has been ever since. (There is no record of when the barber shop acquired the apostrophe in its name.) Greggs died in 1957, and the build-ing was sold in 1974 after the death of his widow, but the barbershop has continued to operate. After Greggs, the shop was owned by two partners, Jackson and Hill. The business went to Frank Love in 1999.

Love, 81, has been cutting hair at Gregg’s Bar-ber Shop since 1961. He remembers when enter-tainers appearing at the Howard Theater would come in for a trim. Notables included James

Brown’s band (Brown himself stopped by, but didn’t get his hair cut) and Pearl Bailey. The five-chair shop, which still charges old school prices ($14.00 for hair-cuts), remains a vibrant part of the Shaw com-munity. Gregg’s first gained celebrity status after being featured in a 2006 documentary series on DC neighborhoods presented by public tele-vision station WETA. Love was interviewed for a segment entitled

“The Barbershop,” recounting the changes he’s seen in Shaw over the decades he’s been observing from his spot on Seventh Street.

After 80 years of continuous operation, Gregg’s Barbershop was starting to show signs of wear. Since 2005 Shaw Main Streets has designated the Saturday closest to Earth Day as Keep Shaw Beautiful Day, an opportunity for the community to spruce up the neighborhood’s commercial cor-ridors by picking up trash or planting flowering plants in tree boxes.

As the neighborhood has progressed and pe-rennials have taken root, the decision was made to devote this year’s community effort to helping a small business. Gregg’s Barbershop, the oldest barbershop in Shaw and possibly in the city, was an obvious choice. “We decided to show Mr. Love some love,” recalls Alexander Padro, executive di-rector of Shaw Main Streets. “It was time to add a little color to the dated, pale green and white palette, polish the pre-World War I cash register and Dixie Cup dispenser, and give new customers

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Shaw’s Oldest Barber Shop Gets aCommunity Makeover

by Pleasant Mann

Ana Harvey, director of the Department of Small and Local Business Development, visits Gregg’s Barber Shop after its makeover. Photo: DC Department of Small and Business Development

Volunteers from Howard University and the Shaw neighborhood repaint Gregg’s Barber Shop. Photo: Alexander Padro

a reason to join regu-lars in patronizing a proud, 100-year-old business survivor.”

Work on Sunday morning started with teams of Howard University students coming to repaint the interior. Mem-bers of the Alpha Chapter of the Delta Sigma Th eta sorority and the Beta Chap-ter of the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity started to change the interior of Gregg’s into a riot of red, white, and blue, the colors of the traditional barber pole, an antique model of which still occupies the front bay at Gregg’s. Neighborhood residents also joined in, hear-ing about the remodeling eff ort through Shaw Main Streets’ tweets about the event. More than 20 volunteers came to work on the painting alone. Th e event drew coverage on WRC News4 and WTOP radio.

Th e next day, workers from CMT Design Build, a Shaw-based construction contrac-tor, came in to lay a new fl oor. While Shaw Main Streets paid for the fl ooring, the CMT crew donated time to lay and stain it. “We are a part of the community as residents, busi-ness owners, and patrons,” observed O’Dette McDonald, co-owner of CMT. “We have watched Shaw grow into a community that embraces diversity and celebrates tradition. It’s an honor to do our small part to improve our neighborhood one block at a time.”

Other parts of the Shaw community were also involved. Members of the Shaw Clean+Safe Team, along with other volunteers from Career Path DC, helped to clear out de-

cades of debris. An electrician was called in to refurbish the fl uorescent lighting; some of the fi xtures appear to be from the 1940s. Because the barber shop wanted to retain the plants it had accumulated over the years (“Th ey have sentimental value,” Love said), Lee’s Flower and Card shop provided new containers and repotted the vintage greenery.

Th e result? “Everybody says they love what we’ve done with the place,” barber Gennaro Ballard reports. “But they ask whether we’re going to raise the prices, which we tell them we won’t.” Th e new signage still advertises the pre-spruce-up prices.

Th e spruce up of Gregg’s Barber Shop led to a visit by Ana Harvey, director of the Dis-trict’s Department of Small and Local Busi-ness Development. Harvey visited on May 3 to check out the new work as part of her tour of small businesses in each of the city’s eight wards in observance of DC Small Business Week. She brought the barbers a cake, com-memorating their importance to Shaw’s small business community.

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Frank Love and Gennaro Ballard working at Gregg’s Barber Shop before its makeover.Photo: Pleasant Mann

CMT Design Build team put down a new fl oor for Gregg’s Barber Shop. Photo: Alexander Padro

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Aspiring Writers Circle at MLK LibraryThe Aspiring Writers Circle meets on the second Tuesday of every month at MLK Library in the Dig-ital Commons at 6 p.m. A place for peer support and networking for new and emerging writers, the Circle is open to Playwrights and Poets, Bloggers and Free-lancers, Children’s authors and Graphic Novelists, Fiction and Nonfiction writers. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. 202-727-0321. dclibrary.org/mlk.

Capital Bikeshare Ridership Soars DDOT has announced record ridership on Capi-tal Bikeshare during the first week of WMATA’s SafeTrack repair campaign. Capital Bikeshare had 89,436 users last week. That is 6 percent higher than the previous record week established during Bike to work Week in May of 2015. The spike in ridership coincides with the introduction of a new single-trip fare allowing residents, visitors and commuters to take single bike trips of up to 30 minutes on Capital Bikeshare for just $2. Since the launch of the new

initiative on June 4, single-trip fare usage has more than doubled from approximately 600 to more than 1,300 trips daily.

To support the growing ridership, additional morning Corral Service is available at 17th and K Streets NW in Farragut Square. Farragut Square joins existing morning Corral Service at 21st and I Streets NW and 13th Street and New York Avenue NW. DDOT is also expanding bikeshare capacity at Eastern Market Metro Station during the sec-ond surge of SafeTrack. For more information, visit safetrack.godcgo.com.

Queer Book Club July at Shaw Library On July 7 at 7 p.m., join the queer book club at Shaw Neighborhood Library. For July, the group is reading The Porcupine of Truth by Bill Konigs-berg, winner of the 2016 Stonewall Book Award for Young Adult Literature.

Carson, a teenager from New York City, goes to Montana to spend the summer with his estranged father. There he meets Aisha, a girl who was kicked

out by her parents for being lesbian. Together, they road trip across the country to search for clues from his family’s past. Pick up a copy at Shaw Neighbor-hood Library, join the lively discussion on July 7. Shaw (Watha T. Daniel) Neighborhood Library is at 1630 Seventh St. NW. 202-727-1288. dclibrary.org/watha.

Zika Virus Community EventsOn Saturday, July 16, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., there will be Department of Health Zika Virus Community Events in all eight wards. Free educational materi-als and Zika virus prevention kits will be provided. There will also be on-site teams to share information on how to protect yourself and others from mos-quito bites. Emergency Preparedness Backpacks will be distributed to first 50 households at each loca-tion. Ward 1, Columbia Heights Community Cen-ter, 1480 Girard St. NW; Ward 2, Stead Recreation Center, 1625 P St. NW; Ward 3, Palisades Recre-ation Center, 5200 Sherier Pl. NW; Ward 5, Turkey Thicket Recreation Center, 1100 Michigan Ave. NE; Ward 6, King Greenleaf Recreation Center.

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New Arcadia Mobile MarketFeatures Asian Produce

The Mayor’s Office on Asian and Pacific Island-er Affairs is partnering with the Arcadia Mobile Market to provide residents in the DC China-town area with more affordable high-quality Asian produce from local farms. The Arcadia Mobile Market has added an additional stop in Chinatown in front of the Wah Luck House, 800 Sixth St. NW. It will sell fresh locally grown fruits, vegetables, meats, eggs and other Asian produce to residents on every Wednesday, 10 a.m. to noon. Adding the additional Mobile Market stop in Chinatown will help solve a ma-jor issue in Chinatown: residents’ need for af-fordable Asian produce.

Arcadia is recruiting Chinese and Eng-lish bi-lingual volunteers to help out on each Wednesday. Visit apia.dc.gov or arcadiafood.org.

This market doesn’t sell Asian produce only. They do sell only lo-cally, sustainably grown produce, much of it from their farm in Alex-andria on the grounds of Woodlawn-Pope-Leighey.

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out by her parents for being lesbian. Together, they road trip across the country to search for clues from his family’s past. Pick up a copy at Shaw Neighbor-hood Library, join the lively discussion on July 7. Shaw (Watha T. Daniel) Neighborhood Library is at 1630 Seventh St. NW. 202-727-1288. dclibrary.org/watha.

Zika Virus Community EventsOn Saturday, July 16, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., there will be Department of Health Zika Virus Community Events in all eight wards. Free educational materi-als and Zika virus prevention kits will be provided. Th ere will also be on-site teams to share information on how to protect yourself and others from mos-quito bites. Emergency Preparedness Backpacks will be distributed to fi rst 50 households at each loca-tion. Ward 1, Columbia Heights Community Cen-ter, 1480 Girard St. NW; Ward 2, Stead Recreation Center, 1625 P St. NW; Ward 3, Palisades Recre-ation Center, 5200 Sherier Pl. NW; Ward 5, Turkey Th icket Recreation Center, 1100 Michigan Ave. NE; Ward 6, King Greenleaf Recreation Center.

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Questions about Zika? Contact the DOH Ani-mal Services Program at 202-442-5833 or [email protected].

ESL English Conversation ClubPractice English skills in a casual environment at the ESL English Conversation Club. This con-versation group is for English learners at all levels. However, participants should have some English knowledge. This is an open group. Drop in at on Tuesdays through Dec. 31, between 7 and 8 p.m. Watha T. Daniel Neighborhood Library is at 1630

Seventh St. NW. 202-727-1288. dclibrary.org/watha.

Limited Purpose DMV Credentials Require No Appointments

District residents who want to obtain a Limited Purpose driver license or identi-fication card will no longer be required to make an appointment as part of the appli-cation process. Effective Aug. 2, 2016, the District of Columbia Department of Mo-tor Vehicles will accept walk-ins Wednes-day through Saturday for those applying for a Limited Purpose Credential. Tues-days will be by appointment only. For a Limited Purpose credential, residents must provide proof of identity, two proofs of current DC residency; two proofs of six-month DC residency, and Social Security ineligibility. dmv.dc.gov.

DC Traffic Control PlansNow Published Online

The District Department of Transporta-tion has announced that traffic control plans (TCPs) for occupancy permits at construc-tion staging areas are available for viewing online. DDOT is publishing this informa-tion in an open data format through the Transportation Online Permitting System (TOPS). Through TOPS, residents are now able to download TCPs and any permit is-sued by DDOT. To view TCPs for construc-tion staging events, users must search for occupancy permits. The TCPs outline the portions of roadways, sidewalks, bike lanes and other types of public infrastructure that will be temporarily occupied or altered as part of an approved occupancy permit. The basic objective for each TCP is to permit the

contractor to work within the public right of way efficiently and effectively while maintaining a safe, uniform flow of traffic.

Searches for construction and occupancy permits can be performed on permits that are up to six months old. Additionally, unlike some TOPS features, one does not have be a registered user to perform a permit search. For more information, visit tops.ddot.dc.gov.

Theater Alliance’s Cheap SeatsTen tickets to every performance (excluding opening nights) are reserved for walkups. Starting one hour

before the performance, walk up to the box office and Name Your Own Price! Tickets are limited. One per person. Come early to ensure you get one. Addi-tionally, discounted prices ($10 off) are available for each performance for students, seniors and military personnel. theateralliance.com.

Mental Health Help for DC ResidentsDistrict residents seeking immediate or ongo-ing mental-health care for themselves or a family member can speak with a certified behavioral health care provider by contacting the Access HelpLine at 1-888-793-4357.

AC/DC Rock or Bust WorldTour Rescheduled

The rescheduled AC/DC ‘Rock or Bust World Tour will be at the Verizon Center on Sept. 17. Original tickets will be honored. Refunds are avail-able at point of purchase.

RiverSmart “Innovation” Grant WinnersEarlier this year, the Department of Energy and Environment launched the RiverSmart Innovation Grant program to provide start-up funding for com-munity-oriented projects that improve storm water management in the District. Applicants were chal-lenged to propose innovative initiatives from green infrastructure to awareness-raising projects like art installations. The program requires applicants to be physically located in the District. Nonprofits, faith-based organizations, government agencies, educa-tional institutions and small businesses were eligible to apply for up to $20,000.

The 2016 RiverSmart Innovation grantees and projects are: DC Wheel Productions, Inc./DBA: Dance Place for 8th Street Arts Park Native Gar-dens, $20,000; Landscape Architecture Foundation for RiverSmart Homes Rain Garden Evaluation, $19,990; Forest Hills Neighborhood Alliance for Broad Branch & Linnean Stream Restoration and Education Project, $19,650; George Washington University for GroW Garden Rainwater Catch-ment System, $5,900; Endangered Species Coali-tion for Rock Creek Songbirds, $18,500; Anacostia Watershed Society for Saving our Native Grasslands (SONG), $13,000; Bona Terra LLC for Sousa Mid-dle School Rain Garden and Sculpture, $20,000; Liv-ing Classrooms of the National Capital Region for Watershed Watchers, $20,000; and University of the District of Columbia for East Capitol Urban Farm GZEP Education and Green Roof Project, $19,460.

Kitchen Sink Fest performer Sarah Greenbaum. Photo: Ben Levine

Kitchen Sink Fest at Dance PlaceKitchen Sink Fest is a mega-collaborative movement-based performance project with theater technology and design as the rudiment, exploring the power of the “outside eye.” This evening of 50 fast-paced, one-minute pieces, jux-taposed with 10 meditative installation works, features the work of Erica Rebollar, Tia Nina, ReVision dance com-pany and many other of DC’s most daring dance-makers.

One-minute dance collaborators will create “dances by democracy,” teaming up to distill longer works into their most essential, interesting, exciting, surprising and memo-rable moments. Installations will dismantle the traditional theatrical structure and give audiences a necessary respite from the full tilt frenzy. While lighting, sound, scenic and multimedia design elements are accepted as critical com-ponents to bolster choreographic works, Kitchen Sink Fest tips the traditional balance of significance between the movement and the design. Several “dances without danc-ers” will take place on stage, focusing on the technical el-ements and featuring no fully visible performers. Perfor-mances are on July 30 at 8 p.m. and 31 at 7 p.m. at Dance Place, 3225 Eighth St. NE. Tickets are $15 to $30. Book at danceplace.org or call 202-269-1600.

Pepco’s Preparations for Summer Hurricanes

Pepco’s overall 2016 storm readi-ness includes: Advanced metering technology that limits the amount of times it is necessary to send a truck with a crew to inspect an individual customer’s service; 150 permanent line personnel and 250 contract line personnel on the system ready to re-spond to emergencies. Since 2010, nearly 9,900 miles of trees trimmed to enhance the reliability of Pepco’s system. An enhanced free mobile app with interactive outage maps and more accurate restoration estimates to provide a convenient way for cus-tomers to get more information and reach us in the event of an outage. Pepco provides a “Weathering the Storm Fact Sheet” that can be down-loaded from pepco.com.

SafeTrack HelpDC’s plan to deal with SafeTrack includes expanded rush hour park-ing restrictions, re-timing traffi c sig-nals, deployment of additional traf-fi c control offi cers and discounted fares on Capital Bikeshare. It also includes the formation of a citywide Traffi c Operations and Control Center, increased Roadway Op-erations Patrol staffi ng during rush hours, and expanded use of variable message boards to alert motorists to Safetrack changes.

DDOT will provide additional staging areas for taxi cabs and car-pooling. Th e District is also exploring expanded hours for the DC Circula-tor and enhanced capacity at Capital Bikeshare locations impacted by the SafeTrack operations. Capital Bike-share has created a new $2 per trip fare to provide an additional transit option for commuters. More infor-mation on commuter impacts and alternatives is available at safetrack.godcgo.com. Th is site will remain ac-tive for the entire SafeTrack process to provide residents with up-to-date transportation resources.

SafeTrack EmergencyParking Restrictions Begun

DDOT has extended morning and evening rush hours by 30 minutes Monday through Friday on certain bus priority corridors. On these corridors, morning rush will begin at 7 a.m. and continue until 10. Th e evening rush will run from 4 p.m. until 7. To ac-commodate the extended rush hours, emergency parking restrictions will also be extended and enforced. Tempo-rary signs notify motorists of the emer-gency parking restrictions. DDOT will implement similar measures for each phase of repairs being conducted by WMATA over the next year. DDOT encourages commuters to consider other transit options or carpooling dur-ing the SafeTrack repair work.

Shakespeare Theatre’sAnnual Free For All

Th e Shakespeare Th eatre Compa-ny’s Free For All is a much-loved Washington tradition, off ering free performances of a Shakespearean classic to the general public each summer. Th is year, Th e Tempest by William Shakespeare, will be at Sid-ney Harman Hall, Aug. 16 to 28.

Started in 1991 to bring free Shakespeare to new and diverse audiences in the Washington met-ropolitan area, the Free For All pre-sented Shakespeare under the stars at the Carter Barron Amphitheater. In an eff ort to make Shakespeare completely accessible for all resi-dents of the area, the Free For All was brought to downtown DC in 2009 and now resides at the Shake-speare Th eatre Company’s Sidney Harman Hall. To date, the Free For All has reached more than 662,000 area residents and counting. shake-spearetheatre.org.

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The mayor never had seven votes down here, anyway,” said Ward 2 Councilmember Jack Evans during a recent

interview about the effect of the Democratic primary. Three of May-or Muriel Bowser’s allies – Vincent Orange (At-large) Yvette Alexander (Ward 7), and LaRuby May (Ward 8) – failed to be renominated. That has prompted some pundits to as-sert the departure of those legisla-tors spells trouble for the mayor as she attempts to secure votes in the 13-member legislature to advance her administration’s agenda.

That conclusion ignores the real-ity that the executive’s path was never smooth. “She’s not warm and fuzzy. She’s aloof and has a bit of a mean

streak. She has a [Mayor Adrian M] Fenty personality,” said one observer who requested anonymity.

Bowser’s political disorder cou-pled with council Chairman Phil Mendelson’s developing skills result-ed in the mayor’s racking up signifi-cant losses long before the June 14 primary. The biggest slap-down may have come just days before the elec-tion, when the legislature approved an alternative plan to build and locate family homeless shelters throughout the city. Bowser was so frustrated by their action, she splattered Mendel-son with an expletive. Interestingly, the vote was unanimous; even her al-lies weren’t in her corner.

The mayor’s vote-whipping talents are not the point. The ability of the leader of the legislative branch is far

more important. After all, that’s where all the action will take place.

“The council is [now] even more inexperienced and frankly kind of rudderless,” said Evans, who has had disagreements with the chairman, particularly over committee structure. The Ward 2 legislator is one of two politicians left standing from that so-called Bowser Caucus. The other per-son, Ward 4’s Brandon Todd, won his reelection battle, earning 8,145 votes over his nearest competitor, Leon T. Andrews, who won 6,738 votes, ac-cording to the uncertified results pub-lished by the DC Board of Elections.

Evans’ assessment may elicit criti-cism. But as At-large Councilmem-ber Elissa Silverman astutely noted, “The burden is on Mendelson.” The chairman’s political future could rise

or fall based on how he deals with this new council, which includes at one person who has been a former legislator, former council chairman, and former mayor.

Herding Cats “My job is to find con-sensus whenever possible. That has been the chal-lenge forever,” said Men-delson, noting there have always been new mem-bers. Of course, he’s right.

In 2012 the council seemed the paragon of political instability. Three legislators, including the chairman, pleaded guilty

to federal felony charges and were forced to leave office. Mendelson was chosen by his colleagues as tem-porary chairman and subsequently won a special election. That same year Ward 5’s Kenyan McDuffie ar-rived on the council. In 2014 Ward 1’s Brianne Nadeau, Ward 6’s Charles Allen, and at-large member Elissa Silverman came on board. Last year LaRuby May and Todd each won special elections.

As an example of the effect of council changes on District com-munities, consider that in the past two years Ward 8, one of the most depressed areas of the city, will have had three different leaders: Marion F. Barry, who died in 2014; May, who took over in 2015; and Trayon White, who unseated May last month.

Mendelson called the level of experience for new members “typi-cal.” Neither Silverman nor Allen held elective office before. But Silver-man, a former journalist and public policy analyst, knew the government like the back of her hand. Allen was chief of staff to former Councilmem-ber Tommy Wells. Similarly, Todd worked in various positions in Bows-er’s council office. Robert White, who beat Orange, 38,790 to 36,985 votes, worked for DC Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton. Trayon White, who pushed out May, winning 4,272 votes to her 3,584, served for a time as the member of the DC State Board of Education representing Ward 8, a post he later resigned.

“With Vince and Trayon, I think we [will start] to see a more vigor-

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Trayon White (center red tie)

ously engaged independent council, which is a good thing. We don’t want a rubber stamp legislature,” said civic leader Terry Lynch.

“I don’t think I have a more inde-pendent council. The council has al-ways been independent of me,” Men-delson disagreed. Over the past year, however, there have been signs of a more cohesive council, held together by the chairman’s increasing ability to herd his cats.

New MathThat could get easier, according to political insiders. “When people talk about fresh start, they don’t just mean new faces. DC is moving away from the type of politics Orange had been engaged in,” said Melik Abdul, a Ward 8 political activist. “It’s not just Robert [White’s] youth that appealed to people, it’s also his approach.”

Silverman has concluded that the same progressive move-ment that was behind her elec-tion victory was behind White’s win. White defeated Orange in Wards 1, 2, 3, and 6. The pounc-ing came despite the fact that Orange received The Washing-ton Post’s endorsement. “The city is changing,” said Silver-man. “The issues that voters care about are different. A lot of younger, affluent residents, both

black and white, care about progres-sive policies.”

DC progressives have supported tax reform that would force wealthy residents to pay more. They have ad-vocated for more low-cost housing. They have pushed for better schools and more generous benefits for wel-fare recipients. They also have voiced support for a $15 minimum wage. They have sought campaign finance reform and removal of the council from the contract approval process. (With the arrival of Robert White there may be enough votes to pass the latter two issues.)

Some of that agenda may be music to Mendelson’s ears, although he has pushed against removing the council from contract approval and

lately he has shown signs of becom-ing more fiscally cautious. He may get some help in the financial arena from Gray, who, during his mayoral tenure was a tad frugal.

The Elephant Entering the Room“I think Gray is a very interesting factor in the new council,” said Silverman.

Gray had a good turn as chair-man; many people believe he made a mistake running for mayor. His level of knowledge means he could quickly dominate the council conver-sation. “He’s experienced. He’s wise and he has a lot to offer,” said Ward 3 Councilmember Mary Cheh. Public disclosure of the illegal 2010 shadow campaign prompted Cheh and other legislators to call for then-Mayor Gray’s resignation. After the Office of the US Attorney General dropped the investigation last year, Cheh, like others in the city, suggested she may have judged too quickly.

Abdul remarked, “In a perfect world if Vince Gray is able to mentor Trayon White, providing assistance to help him grow from community activist to legislator, they could be a power, a force for East of the River.”

Some people have worried aloud that Gray may strike out against Bowser and council members. But during an appearance on WAMU-FM radio, he said, “I am there to get the Ward 7 agenda done. I’m not

there to engage in any contentious relationship.”

That pledge of cooperation may be tested as Mendelson con-siders who will chair a committee. In 2015 he refused to assign one to any new members. That, said some Wilson Building sources, has created a problem for the chairman. “How can he give a committee to Vince Gray and not the others? Where do you start drawing the line?” asked one gov-ernment employee.

“I may have a philosophy about chairmanships,” said Men-delson. “But in practice I talk with

members around the end of the year.” He said he would be guided by those conversations in making decisions about the committee structure.

“The chairman has a lot of pow-er,” noted Silverman, adding that she would give a committee to Gray. “It’s sign of respect.”

When Barry was elected initially as the Ward 8 council representative after serving as mayor, then-Chair-man Linda Cropp gave him a sub-committee. If Mendelson chose to do the same that could give Gray the kind of citywide platform he would need, if as some have predicted he runs for mayor again.

Gray wouldn’t be the only elect-ed official whose ambition would be on full display. The 2018 election season likely will begin as soon as new council members are sworn-in. The mayor, council chairman, and seats of six other legislators will be up for grabs. Everyone is expect-ing lethal levels of pontificating and pandering.

There has been talk that Coun-cil Chairman Pro Tempore Kenyan McDuffie may consider running for mayor. Evans said earlier this year he might run for council chairman. But running against Mendelson is more than a notion. Based on past election returns, he may be the second most popular locally elected official. In the 2014 primary he received 69,138 votes; the only person to receive more than that was DC Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton (87,247).

That trend continued in the gen-eral election. Mendelson brought in 138,066 votes. Bowser received only 96,666. The numbers underscore why Mendelson may have even more to lose than Bowser in this new po-litical reality that includes the arrival at the council of an unrepentant for-mer mayor.

Jonetta Rose Barras is a Washington, DC-based writer and author. Read more of her thoughts on DC politics at www.jonettarosebarras.com. u

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It’s impossible to miss the construc-tion cranes that dot the District and seem to spring up

everywhere you look. Most of them are building hous-ing to meet the demands from a growing population. New housing construction in the District is the high-est it’s been in 25 years and will create over 16,000 new apartments. Unfortunately most of them will be high-end rentals – out of reach of the growing number of DC families struggling with rising housing costs. DC’s private market simply isn’t producing apartments that moderate- or low-income families can afford.

The good news is that the District has a program – called inclusionary zon-ing – to harness market-rate housing production to create affordable housing. The bad news is that, as cur-rently designed, inclusion-ary zoning tends to create

housing for people who actually don’t need much help finding af-fordable housing.

That’s why it is important to take steps – now – to strengthen inclusionary zoning so that it pro-duces new homes for the residents most in need.

How to Create AffordableHousing without Tax Dollars?Inclusionary zoning, also known as IZ, has created over 900 be-low-market homes throughout the District over the past few years. Here’s how the program works. Developers are allowed to build residential units larger than zoning rules normally allow. That is a financial gain to them. In return, a share of the building’s apartments or condos must be rented or sold for more afford-able prices. The value of the added density covers the cost of making some units affordable.

It’s a program with lots of po-tential. Because IZ works wher-ever new development happens, it can create affordable housing in neighborhoods otherwise out of reach to low-income residents,

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Inclusionary Zoning Has Untapped Potential to Expand Affordable Housing in DC

by Claire Zippel

where access to public transpor-tation, good schools, retail ame-nities, and job opportunities are likely to be best (See Figure). Research shows that when low-income families have access to such neighborhoods, their lives improve: better health, lifetime earnings, and family stability. So not only does IZ help create af-fordable housing in economically diverse neighborhoods, it also improves economic mobility – all without requiring tax dollars.

IZ Is Not Helping FamiliesWho Need It MostBut this potential has so far been untapped. DC’s IZ pro-gram now mostly creates hous-ing that’s too expensive for those who need it. Most IZ homes rent for over $1,600 a month for a one-bedroom – close to mar-ket-rate prices in most neigh-borhoods, and affordable only to households with incomes close to $80,000 for a family of three. Yet most families at this income level, while not wealthy, are not facing severe housing affordabil-ity problems. The DC families most likely to struggle to afford housing are at lower incomes.

That’s why a group of afford-able housing advocates and sup-porters (including the DC Fiscal Policy Institute) asked the Zon-ing Commission to strengthen the IZ program. We recom-mended that future IZ rentals should be set aside for residents with incomes below $59,000 for a family of three, and priced at a level those families can afford, about $1,100 a month.

Real estate developers and Mayor Bowser have opposed

making the changes – despite the fact that economic analysis from the Bowser administration shows IZ hasn’t hurt DC’s real estate market. In fact, IZ has made some projects more prof-itable because of the extra hous-ing it allows developers to build. That added value should go to help more DC residents in need of affordable homes, instead of to developers’ bottom lines. We can make IZ homes more af-fordable without hampering new development in DC – the numbers show real estate proj-ects will pencil out under our proposal too.

With tens of thousands of DC families struggling to pay the rent and get by, the city can’t afford to leave this important affordable housing tool sitting on the shelf. We hope the Zon-ing Commission will decide to adopt our proposed changes. If they do, the DC Council would likely join in support. The coun-cil passed a resolution last year calling for strengthening IZ’s affordability.

Now is an opportune time to ensure IZ fulfills its potential. The cranes rising over the city should signal not only a boom-ing real estate market, but new housing opportunities for low-income DC families as well.

Claire Zippel is a policy associate at the DC Fiscal Policy Institute (www.dcfpi.org). DCFPI pro-motes budget and policy solutions to reduce poverty and inequality in the District of Columbia and to increase opportunities for residents to build a better future. u

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Books, Buildings,and Bridges

To Stan, Merry Christmas 1997, Love Kathy.” The inscription on a used, but well-preserved, copy of Ted Nancy’s “Letters from a Nut” peeks out from behind the cover as the book stands

atop a shelf in what used to be a coffee shop. Right around Thanksgiving, Tynan Coffee and Tea per-manently closed its doors. Exactly five months later, on April 25, it was replaced by Carpe Librum, a popup bookstore.

The charming storefront, nestled between an office building and Roti Mediterranean Grill on First Street NE, still has all of the Tynan signs. Sit-ting behind the store’s bar on a stool with a thick book in front of him, Carpe Librum’s Peter smiles wryly about some of the confused customers he oc-casionally sees. “Yeah, people still come in asking for coffee sometimes,” Peter says. As he lifts his hefty book, patrons browse through the assorted

collection of bookshelves – some wire, some made of particleboard, some wooden.

Turning the Page, a local nonprofit (www.turningthepage.org), runs the bookstore. It works to provide family engagement programs, children’s books, and more to the families of students in DC Public Schools, specifically seven elementary and middle schools located in Ward 8.

While the permanent Carpe Librum location is in Farragut Square, the recent popup locations have been in the Mid-City East area; last summer, they were located just around the corner on M Street NE. They also called a storefront on K Street NW between Fourth and Fifth Streets home for a while. According to Turning the Page’s development manager, Robin Crowell, the permanent location opened in 2013; prior to that it rotated throughout the city in different locations every spring for two months or so, for 12 years.

While they try to have as many locations open at any given time as possible, they choose their pop-up spots carefully. “We try to look for good com-munities with a lot of foot traffic,” Crowell explains.

For those interested in finding a new book or two, Peter recommends Carpe Librum’s art sec-

tion. “We have some very cool art books here, some still in their original wrapping,” Peter says, flipping through collections and guides on a wooden shelf just to the right of the front door. Meanwhile, a young couple enters arm in arm.

Could that couple have been Stan and Kathy? We may never know.

Highway Cover-UpResidents travelling between Capitol Hill and East End have for years had to deal with dangerous in-tersections featuring long traffic lights, crowded sidewalks, and almost no room for bikes. Thanks to the folks at Property Group Partners (PGP), that will soon be a thing of the past. On June 14 PGP’s development project finished the first of three plat-forms that will be a new area, dubbed “Capitol Crossing.” It will complete the bridge covering the stretch of I-395 between Massachusetts Avenue and New York Avenue.

“This has been a scar on the neighborhood,” said PGP Regional VP Bob Braunohler, just be-fore addressing the excited crowd assembled to celebrate the milestone. The gap, Braunohler said,

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Mayor Muriel Bowser joins DC Bar executives in breaking ground for their new building.

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Several small buildings will be demolished to make way for parking.

“I don’t have to tell you how far we’ve come in the last 15 years,” Mayor Bowser told the crowd, “but we still have a long way to go.”

disrupted the grid and kept the city from reaching the original layout that was Pierre L’Enfant’s vision. Capitol Crossing will start on the 200 block of Massachusetts Avenue NW and travel south, all the way to E Street NE. Eleven hundred feet of this will be what Braunohler called “new land.”

Th e main eff ect for drivers will be to move the entrance to I-395 from being a confusing and compli-cated curve involving a brief foray onto Th ird Street NW, to being a simple entry ramp that begins in the middle of Massachusetts Avenue, Braunohler said. Th e area will also have bike lanes. Th e event not only marked the completion of the north block of the project, it also was the one-year anniversary of Mayor Mu-riel Bowser’s groundbreaking of the site. But it’s been much longer than that since the project started.

“We’ve been at this for 11 years now,” PGP’s Senior VP of Devel-opment Sean Cahill told the crowd. “It’s been an incredible journey.” Th e project, noted Cahill, repre-sented a $30 million private invest-ment from PGP, and seeks to create new opportunities for people who want to “live where they work.” Braunohler noted that construction of the fi rst building, at 200 Mas-sachusetts Ave., will commence shortly and be completed within two years, and will feature 50,000 square feet of ground-fl oor retail.

As the eager group snacked on immaculately prepared appetizers and cocktails from the full bar and chef ’s table, Cahill ended his com-ments with a call to action: “Bring us your leases!” Visit www.capitol-crossingdc.com for more informa-tion on the project.

Triangle DefenseOn June 6 Mayor Bowser helped to break ground on a new project to bring the DC Bar Association building to Mt. Vernon Triangle at 901Fourth St. NW. Th e DC Bar,

whose headquarters is on the 1100 block of K Street NW, is excited to be moving into a building in a vi-brant neighborhood that can stay open all hours of the night. “We love that 24/7 concept,” said Chief Operating Offi cer Victor Velazquez. He went on to say that many of their visitors come from around the world at odd hours of the night, and having a building in a neighborhood that is up late will help to facilitate the meetings. Kenyattah Robinson, the President and CEO of the Mt. Ver-non Triangle Community Improve-ment District (CID), welcomed the group to the area. “You are now part of something special,” Robinson said. “We’re going to make sure it’s clean and safe.”

“I don’t have to tell you how far we’ve come in the last 15 years,” Bowser told the crowd, comfortably seated in a tent on the new location on the balmy day, “but we still have a long way to go.”

Bowser emphasized the build-ing’s pro bono center, which she praised for the help it will provide for DC residents. “We’re always interested in how to re-make old spaces,” Bowser told reporters af-ter she joined DC Bar executives in a ceremonial shoveling of dirt to symbolize the groundbreaking. “And as you can see, this one is de-veloped in a part of town that is the investment,” she said, in reference to Mt. Vernon.

Amid the remarks, DC Bar President-Elect Annamaria Stew-ard could barely contain her excite-ment. “Let me add an enthusiastic welcome to this new beginning. Yay!” Steward exclaimed.

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Bloomingdale CivicAssociation Meets

“I would not resist at all … a cell phone is not worth your life.” Police Commander William Fitzgerald of DC’s Fifth District addressed the unusually large crowd gathered for the Bloomingdale Civic Asso-ciation’s June meeting, speaking mainly to a recent uptick in armed robberies in the area and offering advice to those confronted by robbers.

In the two weeks preceding the June 20 meet-ing there had been a total of nine armed robberies in the area. All of them, said Fitzgerald, had the common theme of two individuals approaching a single person. One robber would do the talking while the other took the victim’s possessions. The dozens of residents who turned up were concerned about the recent crimes. As a result, the allotted 15 minutes for public safety in the meeting stretched to nearly an hour, as Fitzgerald and several other Metropolitan Police Department representatives discussed the issues.

Another area of concern was the prevalence of synthetic drugs. “They call it synthetic marijuana, but you don’t act like you’re on marijuana,” Fitzger-

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The iconic Dcity Smokehouse pig calls sister restaurant Wicked Bloom home while it waits for a new location.

Dcity Smokehouse’s future location at Florida Avenue and Second Street NW.

ald noted. “I think zombie is a very accurate term.” He contin-ued, “We’ve got to bring some social services in for it,” add-ing that arresting a person who is addicted to drugs, while it keeps that person off the streets for a certain period of time, is unlikely to help them kick the drug habit.

While the attendees ex-pressed gratitude at the work the police have done thus far, it was clear that they felt more was needed. One resident noted a program from the early 2000s in the neighborhood called the Community Safety Walk. The walks are being reintroduced, noted Bloomingdale Civic As-sociation President Teri Quinn, and the first revival was on

Wednesday, June 22.Fitzgerald urged attend-

ees to take advantage of a rebate offered by the city to residents who purchase and install CCTV surveillance cameras outside their homes. As one resident who recently took advantage of the program pointed out, the city expects the funding for this program to run out by August, so those interested should take advan-tage as soon as possible.

Also addressed at the meet-ing was the ongoing construc-tion of the Northeast Boundary Tunnel, part of the DC Clean Rivers Project. An updated list of lane closures was posted. Closures began in June and are projected to continue for 17

months. Each will last no longer than 12 months. Current closures are:• RhodeIslandAvenue, Mon.-Fri., 9:30am-3:30pm; night work, 8:00pm-5:30am• RStreet,Mon.-Fri., 9:30am-3:30pm• SixthStreet,Mon.-Fri., 9:30am-3:30pm; night work, 8:00pm-5:30am• TStreet,Mon.-Fri.,7am-7pm• FloridaAvenue,Mon.-Fri., 9:30am-3:30pm• ThirdStreet,Mon.-Fri.,7am-7pm

Keep up with the Bloomingdale Civic Association at www.bloomingda-lecivicassociation.org.

Wicked SmokeFor those who’ve been missing the red pig outside of Dcity Smokehouse (www.dcitysmokehouse.com) at 8 Florida Ave. NW, by the intersection with North Capitol, fear not! The beloved neighbor-hood restaurant will be moving just a few blocks northwest, to the intersection of Florida Avenue and Second Street NW. Dcity Smokehouse’s previous loca-tion had a very small capacity, often not big enough to contain the line of eager patrons inside. The new location offers significant sidewalk space.

“Construction is slated to finish in late July,” said Smokehouse’s director of operations Andrew Thiou. They’re aiming to open in early August. “We’ve outgrown our current location,” Thiou said. “The new location will have more space for seating inside and outside, and we’ll be able to have two smokers in-stead of one.”

The restaurant’s owners have opened a second location, Wicked Bloom, at 1540 North Capitol St. NW (wickedbloomdc.com) just around the corner from the original smokehouse, which the aforementioned red pig is calling home for the time being. “We had our roots in this neighborhood and we wanted to stay close by and keep our regulars,” Thiou said, when asked why the two locations are in such close

proximity. He continued that there have been talks about additional locations, but they want to make sure they don’t move too fast.

Those interested in the restaurant’s popular food can visit Wicked Bloom Social Club, which is of-fering “Wicked Mon-days,” featuring a revolv-ing selections of liquors and DJs every second Monday.

A Lesson in Local History

The Bloomingdale His-toric Designation Co-alition, a group of resi-dents, sponsored two Bloomingdale history presentations over the last two months, re-searched and produced by Prologue DC. The presentation featured a 50-minute slide-show. Local residents from all age groups attended, includ-ing Therrell Smith, a local institution known for her ballet instruction, who “wouldn’t miss it for the world,” she said. Smith celebrat-ed her 100th birthday in June.

Bloomingdale, which is consider-ing becoming an official historic dis-trict, has a rich history that was out-lined in the presentations. Highlights of that history included a discussion of the Beale estate (the neighborhood’s namesake) and the slaves that worked it; the unique history of the McMillan Reservoir, which supplies most of DC’s drinking water and its role within the city; and the racially and ethnically re-strictive housing covenants that once dominated the neighborhood.

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The Bloomingdale Historic Designation Coalition reached out beyond theneighborhood’s borders to attract attendees.

along with some of the more notable past residents including artists, performers, and politicians. Panelists from the DC His-toric Preservation Office and the DC Preservation League, and passionate historic preservation advocates from Anacos-tia and Bloomingdale, spoke about historic preservation and its role today.

The discussions were moderated by Bloomingdale residents Pat Mitchell and Jim Myers. For more information visit www.facebook.com/historicbloomingdale.

Max Moline is a communications specialist living in DC. He frequents Nationals Park and enjoys writing about food as much as he does eating it. He’s always looking for new places to try—rooftops and cigar lounges are a plus! Get in touch: molinecommunications(at)gmail(dot)com; @MaxMoline425. u


Shaw Main Streets Holds Annual GalaOn Wednesday night, June 1, Shaw Main Streets held its annual gala at the Howard Theatre. This year’s gala, with the theme “A Taste of Shaw,” became a celebration of Shaw Main Streets’ winning the coveted Great American Main Street Award (GAMSA) at the National Main Streets Conference in May. The gala, the primary fundraiser for Shaw Main Streets, drew over 400 people this year.

Ceremonies began on the stage with Mayor Muriel Bows-er presenting a proclamation declaring June 1 to be Shaw Main Streets Day in the District of Columbia, recognizing its role in bringing about the revitalization of the neighborhood. Then Councilmembers Charles Allen and Brianne Nadeau presented the “Shaw Main Streets 2016 Great Ameri-can Main Street Award Resolution of 2016” from the DC Council, congratulating Shaw Main Streets for winning the GAMSA award and noting that the organization has helped 200 new businesses open in Shaw and attracted an estimated $3 billion in public and private investment.

Next, Shaw Main Streets Board Chair Gretchen Whar-ton and Executive Director Alexander Padro announced

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Shaw Main Streets Gala attendees get a taste of Shaw. Photo: Pleasant Mann

Mayor Muriel Bowser declares June 1 Shaw Main Streets Day at the gala. Photo: Pleasant Mann

that Derek Brown, proprietor of the Columbia Room, Mockingbird Hill, Eat the Rich, and Southern Efficiency, was this year’s winner of the Shaw Champion Award. In his remarks Brown expressed how happy he was to locate his businesses in Shaw and how grateful he was for the critical sup-port he got from Shaw Main Streets. Then Department of Small and Lo-cal Business Development Director Ana Harvey and DC Main Streets Coordinator Christina Amoroso presented the GAMSA award plaque to Wharton and Padro in front of a line of current and former Shaw Main Streets board members.

Councilmembers Jack Evans, Vincent Orange, and Elissa Silverman came later to offer greetings to the gathering. Twenty-two Shaw busi-nesses, consisting of both veterans and those soon to open, set up stations to offer attendees a taste of Shaw. Meanwhile the Jazzy Blu band kept the audience entertained with dance standards through the night.

Ribbon-Cutting Express Runs Through ShawOn Wednesday morning, June 22, the Shaw Main Streets ribbon-cutting express rolled out to welcome 19 new businesses to the neighborhood. The ribbon-cutting conductors included three DC councilmembers along with Department of Small and Local Business Development Director Ana Harvey and staff.

Councilmember Charles Allen started the ribbon cutting in Ward 6 at wine shop Grand Cata and wine bar La Jambe, then at fine-dining res-taurants Kinship and Metier and casual vegetarian Shouk. Ward 2 Coun-cilmember Jack Evans joined the group to cut ribbons at Espita Mez-

caleria and Buttercream Bake Shop, EditLab, the Columbia Room, Chao Ku, and 9th & P Liquors. Vincent Orange, at-large DC councilmember, closed out the effort by cutting ribbons at Drift on 7th, bear bar Uproar, Takoda, and the restaurants Kyirisan, Declaration, and Hazel. The final stop of the ribbon-cutting express was the Bazaar Spices shop.

Shaw Restaurants Continue toGain Recognition

Shaw restaurants continue to be in national and local spotlights for their excellence. Food and Wine magazine chose The Dabney as one of its 2016 Restaurants of the Year. In putting The Dab-ney on its prestigious list of 10 of the nation’s best restaurants, the magazine noted, “It’s no small feat for a restaurant to source 95 percent of its ingredi-ents from the region ... To turn those ingredients into outstanding food is more challenging still.”

At the RAMMY Awards presented by the Restaurant Association of Metropolitan Wash-ington on June 12, Right Proper Brewing Com-pany won the award for Beer Program of the Year.

And Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton came to Shaw on June 10, stopping by Uprising Muf-fins, accompanied by Mayor Bowser and other lo-cal figures. “You guys have got to try the cold chai,” she told a row of reporters.

Dolci Gelati Finalist inWorld Tour

Dolci Gelati was selected as a finalist on the Ge-lato World Tour over the Memorial Day weekend in Chicago. The competition, held at the Windy City’s Millennium Park, was one of a series held in major cities all over the globe, culminating next year in the selection of the world’s best gelato.

The Chicago competition was to determine the best gelato flavor in the Americas. An ini-tial field of over 100 was winnowed down to 16 teams. In an event that involved the consumption of an estimated 9,000 pounds of gelato, in 78,000 cups and cones, Gianluigi Dellaccio, owner of Dolci Gelati, was able distinguish himself from the crowd, winning the Technical Jury Award for his saffron pistachio with orange lemon peel ge-lato. While the rest of the world will have to go

to Rimini, Italy, to sample this award-winning ge-lato in the final competition in September 2017, you can try it in Shaw at its periodic appearances on the Dolci Gelati menu.

Tenth Annual Shaw Open HouseOn Saturday afternoon, June 18, Shaw Main Streets held its 10th Shaw Open House, an annu-al event to introduce shoppers to Shaw business-es. This year the emphasis was on establishments at the northern end of Shaw, with the 30 partici-pating businesses stretching from Grand Cata on the 1500 block of Seventh Street all the way to the McDonalds at Barry Place. An estimated 400 people took advantage of the open house that af-ternoon to see what Shaw has to offer. At the end more than a hundred people congregated at the Atlantic Plumbing Landmark Theater lobby for the Shaw Open House raffle. Almost 40 prizes were awarded in the raffle, including gift cer-tificates from businesses such as Solidcore gym, Right Proper Brewing Company, and Kyirisian restaurant. A final prize was a marijuana smok-ing kit from YourGrove.com that included a small amount of cannabis. u

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Councilmember Vincent Orange and Chef Rob Rubba cut ribbon to open Hazel restaurant. Photo: Pleasant Mann


‘Darth Vader Building’ Turning away from the Dark Side

The advisory neighborhood commission-ers heard a presentation by a representative from the Douglas Development Corporation about a building that has a long presence in the District. Plans call for making the build-ing – at 111 Massachusetts Ave. NW, which also borders New Jersey Avenue and Second and H streets – a true gateway to the Mount Vernon Triangle community.

Douglas Development owns the building under the name Jemal’s Darth Vader LLC, and once the tenant moves out it will trans-form the building into a great addition to the community. Currently the building is 110 feet tall, and development plans call for add-ing two floors to the top. The development team is working with the community and lo-cal artists to find a site-specific art concept that will help tell the story of the community. The project will eliminate parking spaces and will add bike spaces.

The property’s dark, heavy massing will be replaced with a light, glassy visual design. The building’s streetscape will undergo major improvements as well. The representative also noted that talks with the DC Department of Energy & Environment are underway to make solar panels a part of the package. The commissioners moved to communicate sup-port for the building’s modifications to the DC Zoning Commission.

Pepco Substation PresentationA representative from Pepco spoke at the meeting and shared plans of a new substation that will be located at the corner of First and K streets NW, which also borders New Jersey Avenue. Pepco purchased the property from the city last year for the purpose of building a new substation due to a growing number of residents. It is estimated that the location and surrounding areas will experience a growth of up to 14,000 living units, 800 hotel rooms,

and additional retail. A new power substation is needed to facilitate extra electricity when-ever a sector of neighborhoods is experienc-ing growth.

All of the zoning requirements in terms of building height and lot occupancy have been met. An architectural firm has been en-gaged to ensure that the outside of the sub-station’s structure shares the characteristics of the neighborhood. The Pepco representa-tive noted that several substations in the city go unrecognized due to the exterior design. Most of the designs mimic a row house or surrounding structures so that they are not obtrusive or an eyesore. Pepco is working with ANC 6E on design plans and encour-aging residents to provide input through the commissioners. Once design plans receive support, Pepco will seek approval from the Board of Zoning Adjustment (BZA) in early 2017. Underground work installing distribu-tion feeders will be performed later in the year, with above-ground construction start-ing in 2018. The timeframe to construct the building could be a year and a half, so the substation would be in service by June 2021.

Mission MuffinsSally Cox, a representative of the Central Union Mission, spoke about a new project to help integrate homeless people into main-stream society. The Central Union Mission is a homeless shelter located at 65 Massachu-setts Ave. NW, and some of its occupants have been used as a clean team for the Mount Ver-non Triangle area. “Mission Muffins,” started a few months ago, trains men and women to work in a kitchen and prepare muffins. Muffins can be delivered to residents, coffee shops, and restaurants. Orders can be placed at www.missionmuffins.com by 5:00 p.m. and be ready the next day. Cox is encourag-ing anyone who knows a resident, restaurant, or coffee shop owner who could use their services to contact them. ANC 6E05 Chair Marge Maceda commented that the partici-

pants have done an incredible job in keeping the Mount Vernon Triangle streets clean, and have been real ambassadors of the neighbor-hood. Maceda also noted that the efforts of Central Union Mission have enabled many participants to turn their lives around and rent apartments and have a credit rating.

ANC 6E Quick HitsThe commissioners voted in support of Beau Thai, located at 1550 Seventh St. NW, to build a canopy for the outside cafe area to shield guests from extreme heat and rain. The commission will communicate support to BZA for the Catholic Charities to build three flats located at 611-17 Rhode Island Ave. The commissioners supported a zoning request for Liberty Place apartments, which will be located at Third and I streets NW. It will be a nine-story building with 67 affordable hous-ing units, seven of them reserved for home-less veterans. The building meets all zoning requirements, and a garage will be built for parking. The commissioners supported an Al-coholic Beverage Regulation Administration (ABRA) liquor license for Le Pain restaurant located at 433 Massachusetts Ave. NW. The commissioners voted to protest an ABRA li-quor license for Busboys and Poets, located at 475 K St. NW, due to community complaints of disruptive noise from bands playing on the establishment’s sidewalk and deliveries being made in the middle of the night. The vote to protest the alcohol license was 5-2.

Next MeetingANC 6E will meet at 6:30 p.m. on July 5 at the Northwest One Library on 155 L St. NW. Visit www.anc6e.org to view the newsletter; follow on Twitter @ANC6E and on Face-book by searching ANC6E. Steve Holton can be contacted at [email protected] and followed on twitter @ssholton. u

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Kids’ Club at MLK LibraryJoin other kids from around the neighborhood every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday at 2 p.m. for Kids Club. This is an hour of fun activities for children age 6 to 12. For more information, call 202-727-1248. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. dclibrary.org/mlk.

National Postal Museum Story Time

On Mondays, including July 4, at 10:30 and 11 a.m., the Smithson-ian’s National Postal Museum in-vites adults and young children (ages 2 to 4) to discover the world around them together at Story Time. Chil-dren will build important devel-opmental and social skills through books, activities, songs and self-guided gallery exploration. Explore themes such as shapes, colors and sizes in a relaxed setting. Feel free to bring snacks and enjoy the space after the program. The 11 a.m. story is a repeat of the 10:30 a.m. story. The museum is at 2 Massachusetts Ave. NE. postalmuseum.si.edu.

Mars Day!Mars Day! is an annual National Air and Space Museum event that cel-ebrates the Red Planet with a variety of educational and fun family activi-ties. Visitors can also talk to scientists active in Mars research and mission planning. Learn about current and future missions. Meet a Mars rover driver and see a meteorite from Mars. Mars Day! is on Friday, July 29, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. throughout the Mu-seum. airandspace.si.edu.

Flower Beds in Holland, 1883, oil on canvas on wood, by Vincent van Gogh, 1853 - 1890. Photo: Courtesy of the National Gallery of Art

Stories in Art at the National Gallery of Art“Stories in Art” introduces children, ages 4 to 7, to artists through storytell-ing and hands-on experimentation. Led by museum educators, each pro-gram includes reading a children’s book, exploring one work of art in the galleries and completing a simple, hands-on activity. Each program is about 60 minutes. These free drop-in programs are designed for individual fami-lies, and they cannot accommodate groups. There is no advance registration. They will only accept sign-in for children ages 4 to 7. Sign-in is in the West Building Rotunda, beginning at 10 a.m. on Saturdays and Mondays and at 11 a.m. on Sundays.

This summer, “Stories in Art” discovers Dutch Art. Visit a windmill. Sail the seas. Discover mince pie and listen to a concert. Learn about landscapes, still life, seascapes and scenes of interior Dutch life by reading children’s books, looking at 17th-century Dutch art and making a souvenir to docu-ment each adventure. Here’s the schedule. Landscape: Visit a Windmill, July 9 to 11; Still Life: Enjoy a Feast, July 16 to 18; Seascape: Sail the Seas, July 23 to 25; Music: Listen to a Concert, July 30 to Aug. 1. The days and hours are Saturdays, 10:30 and 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 and 1:30 p.m.; Sun-days, 11:30 a.m. and 12:30, 1:30, 2:30 and 3:30 p.m.; and Mondays, 10:30 and 11:30 a.m., and 12:30 and 1:30 p.m. nga.gov.

Kids Run the Bases atNat’s Park

Kids ages 4 to 12 can run the bases after select Nationals games. Kids Run the Bases immediately fol-lows the game, weather permitting. Remaining dates are July 3, 17 and 24; Aug. 7, 14 and 28; and Sept. 11. An adult must accompany runners to the field. One adult per child on the field. Starting at first base, kids run around the bases as the adults continue along the warning track and meet the runners near home plate. Kids and parents/guardians can begin lining up at the end of the seventh inning, however fans that would like to stay and watch the entire game will still be able to line up once the game has ended. Partici-pants must exit the ballpark through the Right Field Gate. The line forms outside of the park on the sidewalk along First St. SE. washington.na-tionals.mlb.com.

Jazz for KidsOn Saturday, July 9, 2 p.m., Christia-na Drapkin and her jazz group, BOP GOES THE WEASEL, introduce young audiences to the fun of a live jazz performance. You will want to sing along, clap to the rhythm, snap your fingers and get up and dance. For ages three to ten. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. dclibrary.org/mlk.

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ent a multicultural concert of music and dance at the Sylvan Theater on the grounds of the Washington Monument. The last stop on the Peace Train’s multi-city tour, the concert culminates months of rehearsals and workshops designed to foster unity and peace among diverse groups. The Washing-ton concert will be joined by local perform-ers and groups gathered to celebrate the second annual Nelson Mandela Day.

Our American GirlOn July 9, 1 to 3 p.m., join Mount Ver-non’s own American girl, “Nelly Custis,” on a tour of George Washington’s estate. Enjoy refreshments with “Lady Wash-ington” and create colonial crafts. $35 for ages 11 and under; $25 for adults. Our American Girl takes place rain or shine. mountvernon.org.

Young Adult Twitter Book ClubYA readers of all ages are invited to join DCPL librarians for a twitter book club (#DCPLnewYA) on the fourth Tuesday of the month from 4 to 5 p.m. Discuss recent and upcoming YA releases, share opinions. Report on trends in YA fiction. Share thoughts. Find an absorbing rea in #DCPLnewYA.

Science in the SummerThis year’s program introduces students to Oceanography through fun activities. Level 1 classes for children entering grades two and three are at 2 p.m. on July 11, 12, 13 and 14. Level 2 classes for children entering grades four through six are at 3:30 p.m. on the same days. Register in-person at Shaw Library or at scienceinthesummer.com. Shaw Neighborhood Library is at 1630 Sev-enth St. NW. dclibrary.org/watha.

Li’l Red & the PigsWhat’s so bad about the Big Bad Wolf? At last B.B. (Big Bad) Wolfe tells his side of the story, in rap, no less. Has the notorious pork poacher and grandma impersonator gotten a bum rap; or is he truly deserving of his moniker? Children will be the judges! This is one of their funniest productions and includes lots of audience participation. On stage at Glen Echo, through July 17. Recommended for ages 3 and up. Running time is 40 minutes. Tickets

are $12. Coming soon is Peter and the Wolf, July 21 to Aug. 28. thepuppetco.org.

Peter and the WolfStaged with half life-size marionettes, “Peter and the Wolf ” is one of the Puppet Co.’s best-loved stories. Over a million children and adults have seen this one-man show based on Prokofiev’s popular tale of versus evil and performed by Puppet Master Chris-topher Piper. An introduction to the instruments in the orchestra precedes this story of Peter and his ani-mal friends and their attempts to capture wily Old Lupus. On stage at Glen Echo, July 21 through Aug. 28. Recommended for ages 4 and up. Running time is 40 minutes. Tickets are $12. thepuppetco.org.

Celebrate Harry Potter’s BirthdayOn Sunday, July 31, celebrate Harry Potter’s birth-

day with special family-friendly tours of the Stabler-Leadbeater Apothecary Mu-seum, 105-107 S. Fairfax St., Alexandria, VA, from 1:30 to 6 p.m.

Hooray for Books will be selling Har-ry Potter merchandise, including the latest release. Fun photo opportunities and take home booklet are included in the $6 ticket price. Advance purchase for a timed ticket is required through the online store, shop.alexandriava.gov, and all children must be accompanied by ticketed adult. Tickets are available online beginning July 1 at shop.alexandriava.gov.

The Little Mermaid In this faithful re-telling of the Hans Christian Andersen original, the Little Mermaid falls in love with a human Prince and longs to join him in his world above the waves. Despite the warnings of her Mer-family, the Little Mermaid seeks out the Enchantress who trades her pair of legs for the mermaid’s beautiful singing voice. A follow-up to the highly acclaimed “The Lion, The Witch & the Wardrobe (2012),” this collaboration between Imag-ination Stage and The Washington Ballet features dance, puppets, music and sing-ing in a highly theatrical and epic style of performance. Best for ages five, up. Tick-ets are $15 to $35. The show runs through Aug. 14 at Imagination Stage, 4908 Au-burn Ave., Bethesda, MD. 301-280-1660. imaginationstage.org.

Inside OutInside Out follows the story of two siblings who use their imaginations to turn their room into a won-derland of mess instead of getting ready for bed. While playing dress-up, a glove becomes a dancing fish, a shirt becomes a fantastic creature and a sock dance rocks the closet. The audience even gets to join in on the fun and discover the joy of turning things inside out.

Inside Out at Imagination Stage, through July 31, closes out the 2015-2016 Season of My First Imagination Stage programming. Originally written and directed by Kathryn Chase Bryer and Natasha Holmes, this interactive show is all about getting creative with clothes and our imaginations is a fan-favorite. Inside Out is best for ages 1 to 5. Performances are Saturdays and Sundays at 10 a.m. and 11:15 a.m. Tickets are $14, with a $5 lap

Cantaré with instruments. Photo: Courtesy of the US Botanic Garden

Children’s Musical RainforestOn Sunday, July 17, 1:30 p.m. and 3:15 p.m., come to the Bo-tanic Garden for music and magical tales from the heart of the rainforest. Cantare’s original song delivers a powerful ecological message about protecting the rainforest and the plants, animals and people that live there. Audience members will experience song, folk stories and dance from the rainforest of South Amer-ica, Central America and Puerto Rico. The 3:15 p.m. concert will be a repeat of the 1:30 p.m. concert. Limited seating is available on a first come, first served basis.

Cantare performers Cecilia Esquivel and Dani Cortaza are very active in the Washington area music scene. They have extensive training in performance and music education. Vo-cals are accompanied by string and percussion instruments from Latin America with bass, percussion, and keyboard backing tracks.

seat for children under 12 months. Tickets may be purchased online at imaginationstage.org, at the Imagination Stage box office, or by calling 301-280-1660. Imagi-nation Stage is at 4908 Auburn Ave., Bethesda, MD.

Glen Echo Hosts aFamily Dance

On Sunday, July 10, 3 to 5 p.m., the Folklore Society of Greater Washington hosts an afternoon, family dance. Bring the children to live music and called dances. The entire family, neighbors, a birthday party or girl or boy scout troop are all welcome. Admission is $5 for age 4 and older. Glen Echo Park is at 7300 MacArthur Blvd,, Glen Echo, MD. 301-634-2222. glenechopark.org.

There will be other Family Dances at Glen Echo on Sundays, Sept. 11, Oct. 9 and Nov. 13 from 3 to 5 p.m.

How the Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical

(save the date)Discover the magic of Dr. Seuss’ classic holiday tale as it comes to life on the National Theatre stage from Dec. 13 to Dec. 31. Featur-ing the hit songs “You’re A Mean One, Mr. Grinch” and “Welcome Christmas,” The Grinch discovers there’s more to Christmas than he bargained for in this heart-warming holiday classic. As Max the Dog narrates, the mean and scheming Grinch, whose heart is “two sizes too small,” decides to steal Christmas away from the Whos, an endlessly cheerful bunch bursting with holiday spirit. thenationaldc.org.

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There are many perks to living in DC, but did you know that as a DC resi-dent or business you also qualify for rebates for purchasing energy-sav-ing appliances, cooling and heating

systems, and lighting – regardless of your income bracket? The District of Columbia Sustainable Energy Utility (DCSEU) offers discounts and rebates to help residents and businesses use less energy and save money through energy efficiency and renewable energy programs. This is a resource that every DC resident or business owner should be taking full advantage of.

DCSEU has an easy-to-navigate website (www.dcseu.com) that includes a wealth of infor-mation. You’ll find a list of appliances that qualify for rebates and the corresponding amount for each appliance type by brand and model. You’ll also find links to the application process and instructions for submitting an application. DCSEU also provides guidelines for when you should consider replacing appliances such as air-conditioning and heating systems, the estimated savings over time, and tips for where you can recycle your old appliance.

The DC Council established DCSEU as part of the Clean and Affordable Energy Act of

2008. Operating since 2011, and overseen by the District Department of Energy & Environment (DOEE), DCSEU has an FY16 budget of roughly $20 million to spend on energy-efficiency initia-tives. Funding comes from the Sustainable Energy Trust Fund (SETF), which is financed by a sur-charge on electric and natural gas utility ratepayers in DC. Essentially your money is made available to help you offset the price of making smart en-ergy investments.

DCSEU offers several types of rebates, noted below.

Appliance RebatesDCSEU provides rebates for a wide variety of Ener-gy Star home appliances. Rebates for the FY16 fiscal year (Oct. 1, 2015, through Sept. 30, 2016) include:

• $50-$75forclotheswashers• $50-$250forclothesdryers• $50-$75forrefrigerators• $25fordehumidifiers

Other RebatesDCSEU will provide significant rebates for home heating and cooling systems including hotwater heaters, mini-split systems, and programmable

thermostats. Rebate amounts include:• $100-$500forhomecoolingsystemssuchas – $100 for (ductless) mini-split systems – $250-$500 for high-efficiency central air-conditioners• $300-$1,000forhomeheatingsystemssuchas – $500-$750 for-high efficiency natural gas boilers – $500 for high-efficiency natural gas furnaces – $300-$500 for (ductless) mini-split heat pumps – $350-$750 for an air-source heat pump• $100-$500forhotwaterheaters: – $100-$500 for natural gas, storage water heaters – $300 for whole-home, tankless gas water heaters – $500 for heat pump water heaters.

DCSEU provides $250 to retrofit an outdoor reset control on a boiler. This control adjusts the water temperature to the lowest possible setting, based on the outdoor temperature, to maintain a comfortable inside temperature. It can be retrofit-ted to older models. DCSEU also provides $25 for programmable thermostats.

To qualify for these rebates homeowners must

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work with a DCSEU participating contractor to determine which systems are best suited for their home.

Specifi c Programs for Homeowners andMulti-Family UnitsDCSEU off ers rebates to residents who com-plete energy-effi ciency upgrades through certifi ed District contractors. Th e DC Home Performance Program off ers up to a $450 in-centive to households that complete a quali-fying home energy upgrade. To qualify for this incen-tive requires an energy audit through a qualifi ed DCSEU contractor. Th e audit will evaluate the amount of air leakage and the eff ectiveness of insulation, the heating sys-tem, lighting, appliances, and windows, and provide profes-sional advice on ways to lower energy bills. You’ll then need to contract with a participat-ing contractor and complete a minimum of $600 worth of approved improvements (in-clusive of the $400 cost of the energy audit). DCSEU off ers 50 percent cash back on air sealing (up to $150) and 50 percent cash back on insulation (up to $300), upon completion of the project. For an overview visit www.dcseu.com/for-my-home/audits-air-sealing-insulation/audits.

Making Energy-Effi cient LightingMore AffordableLight-emitting diode (LED) technology is evolving rapidly, and many lighting hues and styles are available. Energy Star qualifi ed LEDs use 75-90 percent less energy and last 8-15 times longer than an incandescent bulb. While you may pay more for an LED, one bulb can save you approximately $42 or more in energy costs over its lifetime. DCSEU’s site has a comprehensive lighting guide to help you determine the most appropriate lighting for your needs. DCSEU has part-nered with local businesses to bring down the costs of Energy Star-qualifi ed LEDs at the point of purchase, so you can purchase for less without the need for additional re-bates. Home Depot, Safeway, Annie’s Ace Hardware, and Yes! Organic Markets are just some of the DC stores participating in

this program. For a list of all participating District retailers check out www.dcseu.com/for_your_home/lighting/fi nd-a-retailer and click on the “Find A Retailer” tab near the bottom of the page.

Programs for BusinessesDCSEU off ers technical assistance to im-prove energy effi ciency in DC businesses and institutions. It provides reduced up-front costs for upgrading to energy-effi cient

technologies and equipment that reduce electric and gas consumption. Rebates are available for HVAC and re-frigeration as well as other equipment. Check out www.dcseu.com/for-your-business/business-rebates for more spe-cifi c information. Th e Busi-ness Energy Rebate program helps pay for the replacement of less effi cient lighting with more effi cient options. Res-

taurants on average consume 2.5 times more energy per square foot than other commer-cial buildings. Union Kitchen is just one local business that has collaborated with DCSEU with investments that are saving over 6,800 kilowatt hours of electricity annually.

“Our programs are meant to help reduce energy demand, and ultimately lower energy costs for District residents and businesses, regardless of income,” says Ted Trabue, man-aging director of DCSEU. “Th ey will stabi-lize energy costs across the District – which is a benefi t to everyone in the District.” Since its inception in 2011, DCSEU has conserved over 192,671 megawatt hours of electricity, enough to power over 22,000 homes in the District for an entire year. Th e DCSEU pro-grams described are available through Sept. 30, 2016, the end of the fi scal year. All DC-SEU rebates are subject to funds availability, so it’s in your best interest to act quickly to maximize savings!

For more information check out www.dcseu.com, write to [email protected], or call 202-479-2222.

Catherine Plume is a lifelong environmental-ist, a writer, and a blogger for the DC Recy-cler: www.DCRecycler.blogspot.com; Twitter @DC_Recycler. u

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Brentwood 2268 13TH ST NE $329,000 3

Brookland 1231 IRVING ST NE $940,000 43019 CHANCELLORS WAY NE $782,000 3611 FRANKLIN ST NE $769,900 41343 KEARNY ST NE $745,000 41419 LAWRENCE ST NE $723,000 42930 12TH ST NE $720,000 31620 HAMLIN ST NE $650,000 31009 UPSHUR ST NE $560,000 41403 KEARNY ST NE $435,000 2719 FARADAY PL NE $432,000 22829 5TH ST NE $385,000 34807 6TH ST NE $340,000 3

Capitol Hill 225 9TH ST SE $1,875,000 4234 11TH ST NE $1,499,500 6300 NORTH CAROLINA AVE SE $1,317,500 4644 INDEPENDENCE AVE SE $1,245,000 4654 E ST NE $1,200,000 41525 E ST SE $1,180,000 5259 KENTUCKY AVE SE $1,150,000 4417 4TH ST SE $1,075,000 4326 12TH ST SE $1,050,000 3139 D ST SE $1,008,500 2221 3RD ST SE $1,004,495 3314 10TH ST SE $1,000,000 3322 5TH ST SE $925,000 3157 DUDDINGTON PL SE $867,500 3331 9TH ST SE $865,000 2302 4TH ST SE $849,000 31919 D ST NE $800,000 31814 INDEPENDENCE AVE SE $770,000 41414 G ST SE $750,000 31361 EMERALD ST NE $716,000 2809 KENTUCKY AVE SE $677,500 21610 G ST SE $631,000 22413 E ST NE $540,000 31524 NORTH CAROLINA AVE NE $512,500 2254 14TH ST NE $509,000 1704 G ST NE $985,000 3

Columbia Heights 1304 PARK RD NW $1,250,000 51323 RANDOLPH ST NW $835,000 5646 KEEFER PL NW $825,000 43617 13TH ST NW $769,000 4830 OTIS PL NW $758,000 3521 HARVARD ST NW $712,000 4930 SHEPHERD ST NW $665,000 41385 QUINCY ST NW $660,000 33664 NEW HAMPSHIRE AVE NW $654,900 41405 OAK ST NW $650,800 3633 COLUMBIA RD NW $617,132 3530 IRVING ST NW $550,000 3

Dupont Circle 1744 SWANN ST NW $2,100,000 5

Eckington 1916 2ND ST NE $755,000 4318 TODD PL NE $543,000 4

Edgewood 2406 2ND ST NE $560,000 2

H Street Corridor 1332 G ST NE $760,000 4

Kingman Park 618 19TH ST NE $550,000 21629 ROSEDALE ST NE $516,500 3

Ledroit Park 33 W ST NW $1,275,000 41942 1ST ST NW $1,050,000 32024 N. CAPITOL ST NW $907,000 41910 5TH ST NW $537,500 3

Michigan Park 1919 SHEPHERD ST NE $699,000 42013 TAYLOR ST NE $560,000 31910 UPSHUR ST NE $560,000 34007 21ST ST NE $559,000 34418 EASTERN AVE NE $370,000 3

Mount Pleasant 1743 PARK RD NW $1,413,035 51680 IRVING ST NW $1,360,000 61746 KENYON ST NW $1,215,000 43333 18TH ST NW $1,150,000 62059 PARK RD NW $1,051,000 43147 ADAMS MILL RD NW $975,000 4

Mount Vernon Square 448 M ST NW $1,000,000 4

Shaw 939 N ST NW $1,050,000 3419 Q ST NW $1,030,000 41621 5TH ST NW $761,621 3

Trinidad 1268 OWEN PL NE $720,000 41245 OWEN PL NE $655,000 41206 OATES ST NE $600,000 31213 18TH ST NE $590,000 41778 LYMAN PL NE $557,000 41246 16TH ST NE $535,000 21934 BENNETT PL NE $520,000 41739 HOLBROOK ST NE $516,500 31406 MORSE ST NE $450,000 31306 TRINIDAD AVE NE $375,000 31826 M ST NE $360,000 4

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Bloomingdale 55 RHODE ISLAND AVE NW #2 $795,000 31822 NORTH CAPITOL ST NW #3 $760,000 3129 W ST NW #103 $345,000 1

Brentwood 1326 DOWNING PL NE #2 $272,000 21706 VIRGINIA AVE NE #4 $198,000 1

Brookland 3310 9TH ST NE #2 $699,900 33312 9TH ST NE #1 $619,900 33211 12TH ST NE #102 $519,000 22701 4TH ST NE #301 $299,000 22615 4TH ST NE #306 $250,000 12625 3RD ST NE #305 $247,000 14420 1ST PL NE #11 $132,000 1

Capitol Hill 215 I ST NE #101 $1,085,000 2528 13TH ST SE #B $874,000 21101 9TH ST NE #1 $679,900 3606 KENTUCKY AVE SE #A $620,500 218 9TH ST NE #103 $568,500 21813 EAST CAPITOL ST SE #3 $549,900 21209 G ST SE #10 $464,000 2115 D ST SE #G2 $450,000 21209 G ST SE #11 $449,000 2414 SEWARD SQ SE #403 $242,000 01211 G ST SE #2 $220,000 0

Central 1010 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW #502 $720,000 1920 I ST NW #413 $688,000 12425 L ST NW #534 $613,750 1777 7TH ST NW #1024 $605,000 21150 K ST NW #1111 $550,000 1400 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW #1005 $455,000 11150 K ST NW #207 $437,500 11150 K ST NW #903 $435,000 12201 L ST NW #614 $410,000 1701 PENNSYLVANIA AVE NW #1226 $406,500 11230 23RD ST NW #805 $397,000 11314 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW #704 $392,000 12101 N ST NW #T3 $359,900 11111 25TH ST NW #716 $539,000 1

Columbia Heights 3624 10TH ST NW #7 $854,000 2526 LAMONT NW #2 $779,900 31451 GIRARD ST NW #PH5 $775,000 21032 LAMONT ST NW #B $750,000 31303 CLIFTON ST NW #2 $630,000 21451 GIRARD ST NW #3 $630,000 21451 GIRARD ST NW #4 $625,000 22725 13TH ST NW #2 $620,000 23114 WARDER ST NW #1 $586,100 23441 14TH ST NW #3 $570,000 21308 CLIFTON ST NW #312 $550,000 23205 GEORGIA AVE NW #503 $509,900 21390 KENYON ST NW #324 $505,000 23205 GEORGIA AVE NW #203 $424,900 21427 CHAPIN ST NW #303 $385,000 12750 14TH ST NW #407 $385,000 11341 CLIFTON ST NW #103 $335,000 11401 COLUMBIA RD NW #103 $327,000 13902 14TH ST NW #216 $315,000 1430 IRVING ST NW #202 $290,000 11464 COLUMBIA RD NW #E $289,000 21451 PARK RD NW #104 $275,000 1

Dupont 1823 RIGGS PL NW #3 $499,900 21736 WILLARD ST NW #402 $392,000 11 SCOTT CIR NW #702 $268,000 1

1727 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW #612 $249,000 01330 NEW HAMPSHIRE AVE NW #401 $550,000 11740 NEW HAMPSHIRE AVE NW #F $510,000 11929 16TH ST NW #402 $424,900 11833 S ST NW #23 $345,000 11828 RIGGS PL NW #27 $266,000 01738 T ST NW #3 $649,750 2

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H Street Corridor 1367 FLORIDA AVE NE #302 $485,000 2500 25TH PL NE #102 $262,500 1

Ledroit Park 438 OAKDALE PL NW #2 $767,000 3531 T ST NW #101 $532,000 11907 3RD ST NW #302 $465,000 2

Logan Circle 1425 RHODE ISLAND AVE NW #50 $1,234,500 21309 T ST NW #1 $784,432 220 LOGAN CIR NW #3-3 $775,000 21304 RHODE ISLAND AVE NW #6 $1,049,000 21306 RHODE ISLAND AVE NW #2 $792,500 21529 14TH ST NW #503 $765,000 21441 RHODE ISLAND AVE NW #919 $715,000 21229 12TH ST NW #101 $675,000 21537 15TH ST NW #301 $570,000 11225 N ST NW #A $550,000 21225 13TH ST NW #107 $485,000 11125 12TH ST NW #41 $270,000 11904 VERMONT AVE NW ##B $1,500,000 3

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Trinidad 1205 MORSE ST NE #3 $602,000 2

Truxton Circle 15 N ST NW #2 $719,900 315 N ST NW #1 $605,000 3

U Street 2331 15TH ST NW #406 $479,900 12331 15TH ST NW #405 $449,000 12125 14TH ST NW #409 $375,000 1u

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