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By GRAHAM VYSECurrent Staff Writer

D.C. officials are showing off some of the city’s recent environmental sustainability efforts, including green infrastructure projects, job training programs and education initiatives. Ward 3 D.C. Council member Mary Cheh joined officials from the D.C. Water and Sewer Authority last Wednesday for a celebratory news conference at Tenley-town’s Fort Reno, where a one-acre green roof was recently installed atop the reservoir. The agency is currently using the site for a summer program called Growing Futures, which teaches young D.C. residents skills for jobs maintaining the green infra-structure that is increasingly abundant across the city. “D.C. leads the nation in terms of the amount of the

green roof square footage,” Bethany Bezak of DC Water said in an interview. “We think there is a great potential for green infrastructure to provide a sustainable work-force.” Growing Futures graduate Leon Green, who is now employed as a green roof maintenance technician for Baltimore-based Furbish Co., was quoted in a release as

See Green/6

DC Water hails new Fort Reno green roof

Photo courtesy of DC WaterDC Water last week celebrated the installation of a one-acre green roof atop the Fort Reno reservoir.


The race to replace David Cata-nia as an at-large member of the D.C. Council is approaching its first milestone. A whopping 13 would-be candi-dates are now collecting signatures for petitions to get on the November ballot as independents, hoping to fill the seat Catania is vacating by run-ning for mayor this year. The field

won’t be set until petitions are sub-mitted Aug. 6, but candidates are already making their pitches to vot-ers. Elissa Silverman, who came in second in last year’s special election for the at-large seat now held by Anita Bonds, reports that she filed her petitions with 4,534 signatures earlier this month. (Each candidate needs 3,000 to make the ballot.) Sil-verman is a former political reporter and analyst for the progressive DC Fiscal Policy Institute. In an interview, Silverman said she will stress her role as an advo-

See Council/Page 16

At-large race attracts slew of independent candidates

By CHRIS KAINCurrent Staff Writer

American University’s 10-year operational and development plans will remain in place despite a court victory by neighbors, after the D.C. Zoning Commission voted Monday to stand by its campus plan order.

In response to a D.C. Court of Appeals decision ordering further review of the campus plan, the Zon-ing Commission voted 3-0 to affirm its earlier decision and will have its attorneys draft technical corrections to address the issues raised by the judges. Last November’s court decision found that the Zoning Commission had not adequately sorted through some of the arguments raised by Advisory Neighborhood Commis-

sion 3D and the Office of Planning. Issues ranged from the “buffer zone” between the Nebraska Avenue East Campus development and neighbor-ing homes to worries about undesir-able use of the Mann Elementary School parking lot by university students. The Spring Valley-Wesley Heights Citizens Association, which brought the court challenge, had hoped that the Zoning Commission

See Campus/Page 7

Zoning panel holds firm on AU plan

Brian Kapur/The CurrentClub 60+ celebrated its first anniversary Thursday with a potluck lunch at the Chevy Chase Community Center. The group aims to help neighborhood seniors through various programs, including wellness activities. From left, Joan Goodin, Loretta Kiron, Dietlinde Dasch, advisory neighborhood commissioner Carolyn Cook, YMCA fitness instructor William Yates, Margaret Flanagan and Maureen Gehrig Cook enjoyed the festivities.

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By KAT LUCERoCurrent Staff Writer

PNC Bank will soon be enforcing stricter parking regulations at its lot behind the Chevy Chase Arcade, in response to community objections about noise from non-banking patrons. The bank, which plans to install automatic gates at the parking lot, will restrict public access to 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily, PNC representatives said at a D.C. Board of Zon-ing Adjustment hearing last week. The change represents an attempted accord with neighbors who discovered expired permits for the park-ing lot while protesting against the small trash facility for the new restaurant Macon Bistro & Larder. Both the restaurant and PNC Bank operate on the 5500 block of Connecticut Avenue. Behind them, the bank’s parking lot at 3808-16 Morrison St. has histori-cally been open to patrons of all nearby businesses.

See Parking/Page 13

Bank scales back community parking use

■ Campus: Commission to elaborate on order’s rationale

Brian Kapur/Current file photoThe parking lot at PNC Bank, which requires zoning review due to its location on a residentially zoned lot, will soon be open only from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.

■ Politics: 13 seeking to join party nominees on the ballot

Donation brings upgrade to Takoma tennis courts

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City seeks input on plans for power line undergrounding

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Construction, varied bus changes eyed along 16th Street

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No one would blame Vivek Murthy for staying out of D.C.’s city politics this year. The Boston physician is President Barack Obama’s pick to be surgeon general, and he has sought to avoid the spotlight since his vocal support for gun control placed his Senate confirmation in jeopardy earlier this year.

Yet there he was Monday night, front and center in the ballroom of the Chastleton Coop-erative near Dupont Circle, exhorting Wash-ingtonians to cast their ballots for one of his old college friends, independent at-large D.C. Council candidate Kishan Putta. “I’ve known Kishan for almost 20 years,” Murthy told the crowd at a reception for the Dupont advisory neighborhood commission-er’s first citywide campaign. “One of the

things that has really stood out to me is his passion for helping people ... for really looking for ways that he can reach out to make other people’s lives better.” Murthy, who met Putta when the two men were both students at Harvard, was one of several medical professionals hosting Mon-day’s health care-focused event. Putta has worked on the issue throughout his career, first

At-large candidate Putta hails health care credentials


American City Diner’s second attempt to build a sidewalk cafe faced another objection Monday from the Chevy Chase advisory neighborhood commission. But unlike their 3-2 vote in May, commissioners were nearly unani-mous in their opposition this week, and for a new reason. Now, commis-sioners said the 28-seat cafe would leave limited sidewalk area for pedestrians, particularly between the corner of the proposed cafe deck and the traffic light post at Connecticut Avenue and Morrison Street. “That really does seem to be pinching it,” said commissioner Randy Speck. In response, the restaurant at 5532 Connecticut will likely file a revised public space application shaving nearly 8 feet off the tip of the proposed cafe, according to Lyle Blanchard, attorney for the diner. “I’m here to cooperate with the ANC,” diner owner Jeffrey Gilden-horn said at the meeting. When commissioners opposed the same design for a sidewalk cafe back in May, the main issue had been the diner’s stormy history with the commission. In 1999, Gilden-horn proposed an outdoor deck that the commission supported — but much to commissioners’ chagrin, the city subsequently approved a perma-nent enclosed seating area instead. On Monday, commissioners voted on essentially the same design they’d seen in May, which requires approval from the city’s Public Space Committee. The dispute from 15 years ago wasn’t mentioned at this week’s meeting, to the surprise of commis-sioner Gary Thompson, who abstained from the latest vote. “I’m confused as to where we stand as an ANC,” Thompson said in an inter-view. During the meeting, commis-sioner Speck said the proposed cafe design could exacerbate some public safety issues on Morrison Street as well as cause difficulties for indi-viduals with limited mobility. “It deserves more space,” Speck said. He added that nearby sidewalk cafes are better designed to give room to pedestrians.

ANC opposes American City sidewalk cafe

Photo courtesy of Kishan PuttaKishan Putta is running as an independent for an at-large D.C. Council seat.See Putta/Page 7

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Thursday, July 31 The D.C. Historic Preservation Review Board will meet at 9 a.m. in Room 220 South, One Judiciary Square, 441 4th St. NW.■ The D.C. Water and Sewer Authority and the National Park Service will hold a public scoping meeting on the DC Clean Rivers Potomac River Tunnel Project. The meeting will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Lab School of Washington, 4759 Res-ervoir Road NW. A brief welcome and overview of the tunnel project will be pre-sented at 6:30 p.m., with project staff members available to discuss the project throughout the scheduled meeting time.■ The 2nd District’s Mountain Bike Tactical Unit will host a community-police bicy-cle ride from 7 to 8 p.m., starting from 26th and P streets NW. For details email [email protected].

Tuesday, Aug. 5 The Metropolitan Police Department’s 4th District will hold a National Night Out anti-crime event from 4 to 7 p.m. at Emery Recreation Center, 5701 Georgia Ave. NW.■ The Metropolitan Police Department’s 2nd District will hold a National Night Out event from 5 to 7 p.m. at the 2nd District Police Headquarters, 3320 Idaho Ave. NW. ■ Georgetown University will host a National Night Out event featuring officers and representatives from the university’s police department, the Metropolitan Police Department, the U.S. Park Police, the Georgetown Emergency Response Medical Service and the university’s Student Neighborhood Assistance Program. The event will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. in front of the Office of Neighborhood Life at 36th and N streets NW.■ The Metropolitan Police Department’s 3rd District will host a National Night Out event from 6 to 9 p.m. at Bruce-Monroe Park, 3000 Georgia Ave. NW.■ The Metropolitan Police Department’s Latino Liaison Unit will host a National Night Out event from 6 to 9 p.m. at 1800 Columbia Road NW.

Wednesday, Aug. 6 Experience Corps, an AARP program that places adults ages 50 and older in elementary schools to tutor and mentor students in reading and literacy, will host an information session for prospective volunteers. The meeting will be held from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. in Room 130 on the second floor of the “B” Building, AARP Headquarters, 601 E St. NW. To register, visit aarp.cvent.com/d/q4q2fz, email [email protected] or call 202-424-6495.

The week ahead


The $1 billion “DC Plug” initia-tive by D.C. and Pepco to bury cer-tain overhead power lines in five wards is expected to significantly improve the utility company’s qual-ity of service.

But how the project would impact other aspects of consumers’ quality of life still needs to be addressed, according to D.C. Peo-ple’s Counsel Sandra Mattavous-Frye, whose office represents local consumers on utility issues.

“There was not really an explana-tion of the communications strategy and education component. ... That seems to be the issue my constitu-ents are concerned with,” Mat-tavous-Frye said last Wednesday at a Public Service Commission hearing in Ward 4. “What they want to know is, bottom line, how is this going to personally affect me?”

Ward 4 business owner and resi-dent Taalib-Din Uqdah, one of two residents who testified at the com-mission’s third of seven hearings, said many details about how the work will be done are unclear.

“There are too many unanswered questions dealing with the [initia-tive’s] implementation that is unknown to the ordinary citizen,” said Uqdah, head of the 14th Street

Uptown Business Association.For instance, while the proposal’s

maps show which streets will be affected, they don’t specify the loca-tion of the required excavation (the sidewalk, the middle of the street, or a side lane) and the dimensions of the holes and underground tubes, Uqdah said. “If I go by the pictorials supplied in the handouts, these cylindrical concrete tubes look large enough to drive a small Circulator bus through,” he said.

Uqdah also inquired where work-ers will stage the materials and equipment, and he pointed out potential obstructions — rats’ nests; an underground creek along upper 14th Street; and a sinkhole on Jef-ferson Street — and the possibility of disruption of existing residences and businesses or encountering unknown utility lines. “Unfortunate-ly, the city is just not absolutely sure where some of these lines or hazards are,” said Uqdah.

Mattavous-Frye said the initia-tive’s “Integrated Communications Strategy” should be fleshed out. The 53-page plan details official methods to inform the public about the proj-ect. It’s part of a 500-plus-page doc-ument on the program that’s avail-able to the public.

She also asked the commission to host an eighth hearing before the

Public seeks more details on undergrounding effort By BRADY HoLT

Current Staff Writer

A prominent Northwest D.C. restaurateur is con-sidering opening a new family-friendly seafood res-taurant in Spring Valley, in the former Chicken Out location at 4866 Massachusetts Ave. Bo Blair co-owns nine local restaurants — includ-

ing Jetties and Surfside — and one more outside of the D.C. area: Millie’s, located on Nantucket. At a recent advisory neighborhood commission meeting, Blair said this restaurant gets a lot of business from District residents vacationing in the area, which has inspired him to open a second Millie’s location. He attended the meeting to get preliminary community

Nantucket eatery slated for Spring Valley site

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ANC opposes school boundary proposal The advisory neighborhood commission for Crestwood and 16th Street Heights is calling for its local students to keep attending Deal Middle School and Wilson High School in Ward 3 until Roos-evelt High and the planned MacFar-land Middle provide “equal or bet-ter academic offerings.” A proposal from the D.C. deputy mayor for education could alter existing feeder patterns for Ward 4 students as part of a broader sweep of changes to school assignment policies across the city. A chief goal of the policy proposal is to address overcrowding at popular, high-per-forming schools like Wilson and Deal in Tenleytown. At their meeting last Tuesday, neighborhood commissioners said Roosevelt High and a potentially reopened middle program at Mac-Farland have yet to demonstrate their quality. “No child should be moved from a higher achieving school to a lower performing school,” the commis-sion said in its resolution. The commission also called for a modernization project for nearby Coolidge High to commence as soon as the ongoing renovation at Roosevelt is complete; and for the creation of “highly effective pro-grams to attract and graduate the college and career-ready students” in the neighborhood.

Norton panel targets postal service issues D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Nor-ton will host a panel discussion on

postal service in the District on Aug. 6 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at One Judiciary Square, 441 4th St. NW. The panel will include D.C. postmaster Gerard Roane and repre-sentatives from the National Associ-ation of Letter Carriers and the American Postal Workers Union, along with local residents, accord-ing to a news release from Norton’s office. Norton has previously raised concerns about the safety of mail carriers working after dark and in inclement weather. She and other congressional Democrats have also sought to address financial prob-lems stemming from Congress’ requirement that the U.S. Postal Service pre-fund future retiree health benefits. “The Postal Service receives no federal funds for its operations and has been mandated by Congress to operate like a private business,” Norton says in the release. “Yet Congress mandates the use of much of the Postal Service’s revenue.” Norton’s office is choosing resi-dents for the panel now, and it wel-comes those interested in participat-ing to email their concerns or expe-rience to [email protected] with “postal service” in the subject line.

District expands free summer lunch service The city is expanding its Free Summer Meals Program for kids from 12 to 19 sites and offering Sat-urday service for the second year. Free lunches are being offered on Saturdays at 15 parks and four libraries for children up to 18 years old, with no registration or applica-

tion required, according to a news release. This marks the second year that summer meals are available six days a week. There are no sites in wards 2 and 3 but two each in wards 1 and 4, where meals will be served from noon to 2 p.m. on Aug. 2, 9 and 16: Lamond Recreation Center at 20 Tuckerman St. NE; Petworth Recre-ation Center at 801 Taylor St. NW; Banneker Community Center at 2500 Georgia Ave. NW; and Kal-orama Recreation Center at 1875 Columbia Road NW. The District ranks No. 1 in the nation in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Summer Food Service Program. “I am proud that the Dis-trict continues to rank first in the country in access to nutritious meals for children and young people dur-ing the summer months,” Mayor Vincent Gray said in the release.

Sibley Hospital picks new chief of nursing Sibley Memorial Hospital has named Joanne O. Miller, previously of Mount Sinai Roosevelt & Mount Sinai St. Luke’s Hospital in New York City, as its vice president of patient care services and chief nurs-ing officer. “We are delighted to have some-one with the rich experience and successful track record that Ms. Miller brings to Sibley,” said Rich-ard Davis, president of Sibley Memorial Hospital. “She will be a strong advocate for our nurses and most important, she will be a strong advocate for our patients.” Miller held a similar post at Mount Sinai, where she worked to ensure consistency of nursing prac-tice and standards. Previously, she

worked at Union Hospital in Elk-ton, Md., and at Charlotte Hunger-ford Hospital in Torrington, Conn. She is currently pursuing a doctor of nursing degree at Drexel Univer-sity in Philadelphia.

SunTrust plans pilot in Georgetown branch SunTrust aims to open an “inno-vation branch” later this year in Georgetown, offering TellerConnect machines that allow live video con-ferencing; a tablet bar offering online banking; and an 80-inch touch screen giving customers information on accounts and servic-es.

The branch, located at 2929 M St., will serve as a “live testing ground for the latest banking tech-nology,” according to a news release. “As consumers show increased appetite for self-service options across industries … banks are updating their branches to reflect this new reality,” the release states.

Taste of Georgetown tickets go on sale Tickets are now on sale for the 21st annual Taste of Georgetown, scheduled for Sept. 13 on the water-front. The festival — billed as “the only way to taste one’s way through Georgetown in an afternoon” — will feature nibbles from 35 neigh-borhood restaurants and sips from a craft beer and wine pavilion. Entertainment will include a Georgetown Chef Showdown com-petition, bocce courts, face painting, a Taste Marketplace featuring local stores, and a live music stage with bluegrass and country bands pre-sented by Gypsy Sally’s. The Georgetown Business Improvement District hosts Taste of Georgetown, which benefits the Georgetown Ministry Center’s homeless support services. It will run from noon to 5 p.m., when “After Taste Happy Hour” events start at select restaurants. Tickets are available at tasteofgeorgetown.com. Food tickets cost $5 for one tasting or $20 for five, and beer and wine tickets cost $4 for one or $10 for three.

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In response to neighborhood concerns, the Ingleside at Rock Creek retirement community in Chevy Chase has removed a controversial curb cut from its latest expansion plans. The proposed driveway was intended for a delivery entrance into the 3050 Military Road property, across from 30th Place, but neighbors voiced worries about negative effects on traffic congestion and pedestrian safety. The issue came up earlier in the summer as Ingle-side held its first two public meetings about broader plans to construct new high-rise buildings and replace outdated assisted living facilities. At a public meeting held at the retirement commu-nity last Wednesday, Ingleside president and CEO Lynn O’Connor announced that the nonprofit “decided to eliminate the driveway in the spirit of cooperation.” That was music to the ears of Randy Speck, a Chevy Chase advisory neighborhood commissioner who wit-nessed public pushback against the proposal. In an interview, Speck said neighbors were grateful for “a very substantial concession” on the part of Ingleside. “They are doing a great job listening to the com-munity,” he said, noting that O’Connor’s announce-ment drew applause from the crowd Wednesday.

Speck said questions remain about the logistics of construction — set to begin in 2016 — as well as potential changes to the view of Ingleside from Military Road. Still, he sounded more hopeful about resolving these issues: “Working together, there’s a good possi-bility of working out the concerns that people have.” Architect Gary Steiner from Perkins Eastman said Wednesday that questions about construction — such as where trucks will cue up to bring materials to the site, the hours of the work, and exactly how long the project will take — would be answered at a public meeting next month. Steiner also offered some specifics about the new buildings planned for the campus. One of the two new high-rises will have 46 assisted living units as well as 40 independent living units. The other high-rise will simply have 50 independent units. Both will be at least eight stories tall. In a second phase of construction, the retirement community’s current assisted living building will be replaced with a new health center, complete with 32 units for memory care — a new offering — and 64 units for skilled care. Some neighbors are worried that the new construc-tion will turn Ingleside into a highly visible eyesore out of place with the low-rise homes along Military Road. They’re grateful that the retirement community right

Ingleside drops curb cut plan in expansion work

Current Staff Report Commuters on 16th Street should expect a slew of changes in coming months, including a major construction project, higher-capacity Metrobuses and optimized signal timing. And over the long term, a dedicated bus line could speed up service. Officials from the D.C. Department of Transportation and Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority discussed the projects at last Tuesday’s meeting of the advisory neighborhood commission that represents 16th Street Heights, Crestwood and Shepherd Park. The most disruptive change will be the long-planned replacement of 16th Street’s overpass over Military Road, which will cut

the thoroughfare from two lanes to one in each direction for about 110 days. The work will begin soon after the Citi Open Tennis Tourna-ment wraps up Aug. 3, according to the Trans-portation Department’s Paul Hoffman. Mili-tary Road will also be repaved in the area as part of the project. Meanwhile, the agency has been allocated $300,000 in the current fiscal year’s budget to study the possibility of eventually designating bus-only lanes on 16th Street between Arkan-sas Avenue and H Street NW. Steve Strauss of the Transportation Depart-ment said the lanes would probably give bus commuters a quicker trip than driving, encour-aging more ridership. Metro planner Douglas

Stallworth noted that buses are already a popu-lar option on the corridor, with ridership increasing by about 25 percent since 2008, to 20,000 riders daily. Strauss said the new study will analyze the project’s traffic impact on other nearby streets such as 14th Street and Georgia Avenue. It will also consider whether the bus-only lanes should flow only along with rush-hour traffic or also in the opposite direction to allow buses to “re-cycle.” There will be numerous opportunities for pubic input once the study is completed and well before any decisions, Strauss said. He added that the Military Road bridge work will be completed long before any potential instal-

lation. Bus riders seeking a short-term fix can take comfort in plans for longer buses to begin operating Aug. 25 on the S1, S2 and S4 routes on 16th Street. Though 16th Street buses are scheduled every two or three minutes, traffic often causes the problem of “bunching,” said Metro’s Stallworth. The Transportation Department also plans to roll out a traffic signal optimization plan for 16th Street, allowing signals to vary along with the different traffic volumes throughout the day. Work on the upgrade will begin this year, finishing by 2015. Strauss said the project will also consider traffic on cross streets.

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This is a listing of reports taken from July 21 through 27 in local police service areas.

PSA 102

Robbery■ 400-499 block, L St.; 2 a.m. July 22 (with gun).■ 7th and H streets; 3 a.m. July 25.

Motor vehicle theft■ 600-699 block, F St.; 3:31 p.m. July 26.

Theft■ 800-899 block, E St.; 1:23 p.m. July 22.■ 400-499 block, 8th St.; 3:33 p.m. July 23.■ 400-457 block, Massachu-setts Ave.; 8:20 a.m. July 24.■ 700-799 block, 7th St.; 2:54 p.m. July 25.■ G and 7th streets; 10:50 p.m. July 25.■ F and 9th streets; 3:13 p.m. July 26.■ 400-499 block, K St.; 12:35 a.m. July 27.

Theft from auto■ 400-499 block, L St.; 3:52 a.m. July 22.■ I and 6th streets; 3:05 p.m. July 26.

PSA 201

Burglary■ 2700-2799 block, Stephen-son Lane; 12:44 p.m. July 22.■ 3100-3199 block, Oliver St.; 5:59 a.m. July 25 (with gun).

Theft from auto■ 5300-5399 block, 29th St.; 3:40 p.m. July 25.

PSA 202

Burglary■ 4123-4199 block, Military Road; 5:40 p.m. July 24.

Motor vehicle theft■ 4520-4599 block, 49th St.; 9:45 a.m. July 21.

Theft■ 4404-4499 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 12:08 p.m. July 23.■ 5254-5299 block, Western Ave.; 7:30 p.m. July 23.■ 4500-4537 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 1 p.m. July 24.■ 4200-4299 block, Davenport St.; 1:34 p.m. July 24.■ 4200-4215 block, 37th St.; 5:44 a.m. July 25.■ 3814-3989 block, Chesa-peake St.; 1 p.m. July 27.

Theft from auto■ 4824-4899 block, Brandy-wine St.; 2 p.m. July 22.■ 4900-4999 block, Belt Road; 9:34 a.m. July 23.■ 5300-5399 block, Wisconsin Ave.; 1:29 p.m. July 23.■ 4500-4537 block, Wisconsin

Ave.; 3:17 p.m. July 25.

PSA 203

Burglary■ 4800-4899 block, Connecti-cut Ave.; 7:55 p.m. July 23.■ 4800-4899 block, Connecti-cut Ave.; 9:38 p.m. July 23.■ 3700-3899 block, Connecti-cut Ave.; 10:22 p.m. July 24.

PSA 204

Burglary■ 4200-4349 block, Massa-chusetts Ave.; 5 p.m. July 21.

Motor vehicle theft■ 2400-2798 block, Calvert St.; 11:26 a.m. July 25.

Theft■ 2400-2432 block, 39th St.; 6:26 p.m. July 23.

PSA 205

Theft■ 2600-3199 block, Chain Bridge Road; 1 p.m. July 25.■ 4800-4899 block, Massa-chusetts Ave.; 9:11 a.m. July 26.

Theft from auto■ 2103-2199 block, Foxhall Road; 1:56 a.m. July 24.

PSA 401

Assault with a dangerous weapon■ 200-399 block, Carroll St.; 8:45 p.m. July 26.

Burglary■ 6600-6699 block, 7th St.; 9:14 p.m. July 23 (with knife).

Motor vehicle theft■ 6800-6899 block, 4th St.; 12:14 a.m. July 26.

Theft■ 1100-1129 block, 17th St.; 4:40 p.m. July 23.■ 200-299 block, Cedar St.; 1:52 a.m. July 24.■ 100-199 block, Carroll St.; 8:21 p.m. July 24.■ 7100-7119 block, 9th St.; 9:25 p.m. July 24.■ 6900-7099 block, Georgia Ave.; 11:34 a.m. July 25.■ 6600-6699 block, 8th St.; 8:15 p.m. July 25.■ 7200-7299 block, 7th St.; 10:27 p.m. July 25.

Theft from auto■ 7500-7699 block, Eastern Ave.; 8:48 a.m. July 22.■ 6800-6899 block, 8th St.; 10:06 a.m. July 22.■ 7000-7099 block, Blair Road; 7:30 a.m. July 24.

■ 100-199 block, Carroll St.; 6:56 p.m. July 24.■ 6600-6699 block, Eastern Ave.; 8:03 a.m. July 25.■ 6800-6899 block, 5th St.; 1:50 a.m. July 26.■ 6800-6899 block, 4th St.; 1:53 a.m. July 26.■ 6900-6999 block, 5th St.; 2:05 a.m. July 26.■ 6800-6899 block, 5th St.; 2:30 a.m. July 26.■ 7600-7699 block, Georgia Ave.; 4:20 p.m. July 27.

PSA 402

Assault with a dangerous weapon■ 1200-1241 block, Van Buren St.; 3:40 a.m. July 25 (with knife).

Motor vehicle theft■ 6500-6599 block, Piney Branch Road; 11:46 p.m. July 27.

Theft■ 5910-5999 block, Georgia Ave.; 7:49 p.m. July 22.■ 500-699 block, Quintana Place; 8:55 p.m. July 22.■ 5910-5999 block, Georgia Ave.; 3:01 p.m. July 23.■ 5910-5999 block, Georgia Ave.; 2 a.m. July 24.■ 5910-5999 block Georgia Ave.; 7:30 p.m. July 24.■ 5910-5999 block, Georgia Ave.; 3:09 p.m. July 26.■ 300-399 block, Van Buren St.; 4:50 p.m. July 26.■ 6200-6299 block, Georgia Ave.; 6:08 p.m. July 26.■ 1300-1399 block, Ritten-house St.; 3:19 p.m. July 27.

Theft from auto■ 800-899 block, Quackenbos St.; 7:40 a.m. July 21.■ 1400-1499 block, Fort Ste-vens Drive; 7:40 a.m. July 22.■ 1300-1399 block, Tewkes-bury Place; 9 p.m. July 22.

PSA 403

Robbery■ 5600-5699 block, 13th St.; 12:18 a.m. July 21 (with gun).■ Georgia Avenue and Kenne-dy Street; 2:30 a.m. July 22.

Assault with a dangerous weapon■ 1300-1344 block, Montague St.; 11 p.m. July 23 (with knife).■ 5300-5399 block, Georgia Ave.; 6:20 a.m. July 25 (with knife).■ 5300-5399 block, Georgia Ave.; 2:50 a.m. July 26.

Motor vehicle theft■ 700-799 block, Longfellow St.; 10:23 a.m. July 22.■ 5300-5399 block, 2nd St.; 3:51 a.m. July 25.

Theft■ 1300-1399 block, Jefferson St.; 6:44 p.m. July 24.

■ 5200-5299 block, Georgia Ave.; 12:40 p.m. July 27.

Theft from auto■ 1400-1599 block, Missouri Ave.; 5:29 p.m. July 21.■ 900-999 block, Longfellow St.; 6 p.m. July 21.■ 900-999 block, Longfellow St.; 8:15 a.m. July 24.■ 1100-1199 block, Jefferson St.; 12:01 a.m. July 26.■ 5606-5617 block, 5th St.; 4:15 p.m. July 26.■ 1300-1344 block, Montague St.; 12:59 p.m. July 27.

PSA 404

Assault with a dangerous weapon■ 3700-3799 block, 14th St.; 5:15 a.m. July 26 (with gun).

Burglary■ 1300-1391 block, Delafield Place; 3:30 a.m. July 21.■ 4840-4919 block, 16th St.; 7:07 a.m. July 21.■ 4700-4799 block, 13th St.; 3:30 p.m. July 22.■ 4500-4599 block, Arkansas Ave.; 10:40 p.m. July 22.■ 4400-4499 block, 15th St.; 1:40 p.m. July 27.

Motor vehicle theft■ 1300-1399 block, Upshur St.; 3 a.m. July 24.■ 3900-3999 block, Georgia Ave.; 9 a.m. July 25.

Theft■ 1500-1599 block, Varnum St.; 2:31 p.m. July 21.■ 4400-4499 block, 15th St.; 3:57 p.m. July 21.■ 1400-1499 block, Allison St.; 2:20 a.m. July 2.

Theft from auto■ 1600-1699 block, Taylor St.; 9:13 a.m. July 21.■ 828-899 block, Quincy St.; 1 p.m. July 21.■ 1700-1799 block, Webster St.; 5:37 p.m. July 21.■ 3800-3899 block, 14th St.; 6:48 p.m. July 23.■ 900-927 block, Quincy St.; 10:34 a.m. July 26.■ 3700-3799 block, 9th St.; 9:30 a.m. July 27.

PSA 407

Burglary■ 800-899 block, Delafield Place; 10:30 a.m. July 22.■ 3700-3799 block, New Hampshire Ave.; 11 a.m. July 26.

Theft■ 4400-4499 block, Georgia Ave.; 8 p.m. July 22.

Theft from auto■ 700-714 block, Randolph St.; 7:24 p.m. July 22.■ 1-99 block, Farragut Place; 4:58 p.m. July 23.■ 4800-4816 block, 9th St.; 8 p.m. July 26.

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would rethink its order, but the three remaining members who sat on the 2011 case instead defended their earlier reasoning. Early on a crowded agenda at Monday’s monthly meeting, the commissioners spent about a half-hour elaborating on their decision-making on each of the issues identi-fied by the court, concluding that the rationale was correct but had not been adequately reflected in the written order. “We want to make sure we close the loop on some outstanding issues,” said commission chair Anthony Hood. One discrepancy related to the calculations behind the 13,600-stu-dent enrollment cap included in the order, which neighbors character-ized as excessive and based on incorrect methodology. The com-mission stood by its analysis, saying that the alternative was an “apples and oranges” comparison. The confusion relates to the inclusion, in the overall number, of students at the law school, which is now located at 4801 Massachusetts Ave. in commercial space that is not included in the university’s campus plan. When the law school moves to the Tenley Campus — a project included in the document and now well underway — its estimated enrollment of 2,000 will figure into the overall cap, as the commission oversees university uses in residen-tial but not commercial zones. Commissioner Peter May explained that they figured the 1,770 current law students into their calcu-lation when estimating an overall increase of 13 percent or less. The court declared that “there is merit” to neighbors’ contention that the count ought to leave out students now in commercial space, thereby revealing a 28 percent rise in the number of students on the university’s main and Tenley campuses. “What we need to do is explain better the math that went into this,”

May said. He added that the new law campus will likely have less impact on the community given its proxim-ity to the Tenley Metro station. Commissioners also dismissed complaints about their reliance on the university’s traffic consultants, who had relied on an earlier study by the U.S. General Services Adminis-tration that had been withdrawn. They said the commission had already sorted through the issues during its campus plan hearings. In response to the court’s objec-tion, May noted that only parts of the government analysis had been with-drawn and that the university’s con-sultant had relied on data that the D.C. Department of Transportation confirmed was still valid. “I just don’t think it was explained very thoroughly in the order,” said May. Regarding the playground issue highlighted in the court’s decision, Hood said that the commission had not heard a lot of complaints from neighbors. May also noted that the university has committed to working with Mann Elementary administra-tors to address any issues. On noise from the planned East Campus dormitories, May said that the order “did not reflect the level of detail” in the plan, which provided a buffer of green space and adminis-trative buildings less likely to cause nighttime noise issues. Commissioners also said the uni-versity had adequately addressed the buffer zone between the East Cam-pus — now under construction — and the Westover Place town house community. The university is will-ing to put up a fence to prevent the green space from becoming recre-ation space for students, May said. May and commissioner Michael Turnbull also acknowledged a “pinch point” where parked cars will be within 40 feet of the property line, less than the 65-foot setback that will be provided elsewhere on the East Campus site. May said the pres-ence of dense trees there, including some evergreens, would give “suffi-cient separation.”

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as a journalist covering federal issues, then as a policy analyst for the BlueCross BlueShield Association, and most recently as an adviser to the District’s insurance marketplace under the federal Affordable Care Act. In an interview with The Current, Putta touted his work helping to get more than 50,000 D.C. residents insured, and he argued that the next big challenge will be ensuring access to care across the city, particularly in neighborhoods east of the Anacostia River. “I think it takes people who know the complexities of health care to lead the changes,” Putta said. “We’ve got a lot of great, smart people in health care here tonight, starting with my old friend Vivek.” Another member of the host committee was Alice Chen, a physician at the University of California at Los Angeles and executive director of the group Doctors for America, previously known as Doctors for Obama. In an interview, Chen said Putta’s experience has made him “very savvy in terms of the political nuances” of health care issues, making him well prepared for the Wilson Building. “He understands the different points of view, the dif-ferent perspectives and the different players at the table. I think that helps him to navigate the waters,” she said. The ability to use political savvy to achieve concrete goals is at the core of Putta’s pitch to voters, even beyond health care. It could be seen as a bit audacious

coming from a one-term neighborhood commissioner, but Putta’s implicit argument is that he punches above his weight. He points to a record of accomplishment that includes high-profile public transportation advocacy, such as securing a commitment from the Washington Metropoli-

tan Area Transit Authority to address bus congestion along 16th Street. The Washington Post recently called him “a major force pushing city transportation officials” to repave 15th Street’s bike lane, reporting more gener-ally that Putta “has racked up some notable accomplish-ments” as a commissioner. Putta faces a crowded field of at-large contenders to fill the seat that David Catania is vacating in order to run for mayor this year. Among the other independent candi-dates is Elissa Silverman, the political reporter-turned-progressive activist who came in second in last year’s special election for the seat now held by Anita Bonds. This article is the first in a series exploring key policy objectives of at-large D.C. Council candidates.

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❝I think it takes people who know the complexities of health care to lead the changes.❞

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Autonomy for the District President Barack Obama lit up local news outlets last week when he backed efforts to make the District a state. “Folks in D.C. pay taxes like everybody else,” he said. “They should be represented like everybody else. … There has been a long move-ment to get D.C. statehood, and I’ve been for it for quite some time.” Many, including D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, praised the president for supporting the effort, though some — including our col-umnist Tom Sherwood, writing in this edition — have noted that his comments weren’t exactly a call to arms. In fact, as Mr. Sherwood points out, he sounded a pessimistic note when he said the “politics of it end up being difficult to get it through Congress.” But it’s still something — and in fact, it’s more something than ever before. And perhaps these words from the executive branch will have an impact on a more concrete effort toward D.C. self-governance: the proposal currently in Congress to give D.C. legislative and budgetary autonomy. Last week a Senate subcommittee passed a D.C. appropriations bill for fiscal year 2015 that includes provisions removing city laws and budgets from Congress’ purview. Of course, just as in the president’s support for statehood, there’s a major practical hitch: the U.S. House of Representatives. We wish the senators luck in conference on this bill, because the current House version goes in a completely different direction. Rather than including full autonomy measures, it has riders that would dis-mantle the city’s strict gun laws, prohibit city-funded abortions for low-income women and undo our decriminalization of marijuana pos-session. It’s not shocking that House Republicans would so assail our home rule, but it’s still disappointing. Perhaps those members of the Tea Party who are so intent on controlling the District should consider whether they’re appropriately emulating their namesakes. After all, the phrase “no taxation without representation” didn’t get its start in Washington.

A license to sip and shop In two years of monthly meetings, Giant officials didn’t mention to Cleveland Park residents that they hoped to allow shoppers to drink wine while shopping in their new Newark Street store. Given the harsh reaction they’re facing now that they’ve shared the information, that may have been a tactical mistake. Advisory neighborhood commissioners are peeved about the omis-sion, and a majority voted to protest the grocery store’s requested liquor license. Perhaps they would have raised objections even with full disclosure of this plan, but the poor communication can’t have helped. It’s too bad, because we think the request is reasonable. Giant has no plans to send customers careening through the aisles with carafes of vino sloshing onto the merchandise. Shoppers will be allowed a max of two glasses, as already occurs at the O Street store in Shaw, where no problems have arisen. “I’ve been there in the morning and I’ve been there at night, and I haven’t seen any disco balls and people running around with their drinks,” said Lee Brian Reba, one of three commissioners who voted against the protest. Five voted in favor. Commissioner Nancy MacWood does raise a reasonable concern about crowding during busy hours, which she said is what happens when Whole Foods holds a happy hour-style event once a week. But here we think Giant’s plans to serve alcohol for most of the day — 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. in the aisles and in an attached cafe — could actually alleviate some of the evening rush. And if it does get crowded, then at least it’ll be clear that the community is enjoying the offering. Meanwhile, the neighborhood commission can keep an eye on the program and raise concerns should any problems arise, which seems a more fair approach than speculating about theoretical issues in advance. Giant officials could undoubtedly help their case by pledging to keep lines of communication open.

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There was lots of swooning last week when President Barack Obama deigned to embrace statehood for the District. The praise poured

out even though it was just an answer to a casual question, not a clarion call to the nation to right the wrong of our disenfranchisement.

But the reaction from Florida Republican Rep. John Mica might tell us more about how people real-ly feel about our city’s lack of voting rights.

“I think the President must be spending too much time in Colorado,” Mica said to Fox5 reporter Matt Ackland, “because you would have to be high to think that Congress or anyone else is going to support making the District of Columbia the 51st state.”

Side-splitting.But Mica wasn’t through. He rolled out a tired

“solution” to our voting rights issue.“I think one of the things we might consider is

giving back most of the District to Maryland,” he said — “just keep the public buildings in the District and possibly disband the D.C. Council.” Note to Mica: Maryland doesn’t want us. That plan would forever disrupt and alter that state’s politics. Ask any-one in Baltimore.

Mica made his comments following the Donald Trump hotel groundbreaking last Wednesday. D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton dismissed Mica as a “known District-basher.” Mica previously has sug-gested the city would soon get better public officials: “We’ll get some new blood here because the Dis-trict’s demographics are changing.” We’ll leave you to figure out what that means.

But back to the president.Obama previously has supported voting rights in

Congress, and his administration has supported more budget autonomy for city leaders, rather than tying the city government’s $11 billion to the stops and starts of the federal budget process. (The autonomy bill on the Hill is mired in amendments that would loosen our gun laws and block our marijuana decrim-inalization law.)

Even supporting statehood, Obama didn’t pledge to do anything about it. Instead he was pessimistic: “The politics of it end up being difficult to get through Congress, but I think it’s absolutely the right thing to do.”

Praise for the president’s modest statement came from several groups.

The D.C. Statehood Coalition said it was “very pleased” with Obama’s brief answer to a question. And it called for action.

“After so many attempts at incremental reform over past decades,” the group wrote, “we ask Con-

gress to hold hearings on the New Columbia Admis-sion Act and then pass this bill, which would truly bring the promise of democracy to the people of the District of Columbia.”

Meanwhile, up on the fortress known as Capitol Hill, Norton was battling other assaults on the city.

She reserved floor time on Friday — the least attended day of the week other than Monday – to denounce Maryland Republican Andy Harris (mari-

juana) and Kentucky Republican Thomas Massie (guns) for inter-fering with the city’s limited home rule.

“The District of Columbia is under

attack by two Members who are completely unac-countable for their actions,” Norton said in a press release. “These assaults on home rule, especially on our ability to protect our residents from dangerous weapons, deserve a full-throated response, which I intend to give today.”

Norton and other D.C. residents have noted that a congressional staff member was recently arrested for bringing a gun into a congressional office building.

Norton wryly — or just bitterly — noted that Rep. Massie has made no effort to ease the anti-gun laws on Capitol Hill. She reiterated the point Monday after a federal judge ruled against the District’s ban on the carrying of handguns in public.

Your Notebook in past columns has suggested that if the city is going to become an open market for guns, city leaders should pick the street closest to the Capitol building to license a retail gun operation. It should be open 24 hours. It should have a large, flashing neon sign in the shape of a six-shooter, the barrel every minute emitting clouds of gunpowder smoke. Heck, they could even give away toy guns to all the children who stop by.

Maybe Massie could cut the ribbon, or use a handgun to shoot it in half.■ Clarification. Last week we mentioned the planned Bible Museum and a proposal that the city block or delay any local government permits it needs. We said the museum was a project of the Hobby Lobby retail craft store corporation.

A spokesperson for the museum asked us to point out that the Museum of the Bible planned for South-west Washington is a 501(c)(3) organization that is legally separate from the Hobby Lobby corporation itself. The museum is a project of The Green Collec-tion, which is led by Hobby Lobby president Steve Green and is named for the Green family, the found-ers and owners of Hobby Lobby.

All clear. Tom Sherwood, a Southwest resident, is a politi-

cal reporter for News 4.

How they really feel …

TOM SHERWOOD’S notebook

metrobus ride offers technological lesson I am such a techno-dinosaur. I was embarrassed on the bus yes-terday coming to work. I sat next to my favorite baby and her mom. The baby is only 2 and is a little Einstein. She has her own hand-held device and knows exactly how to work it! She scrolled it and showed me pictures of herself! Then she showed me other things on it. She handed it to me, and I could not tell what I was looking at. She quietly removed it from my hand, turned it upside down, and placed it back into my palm. I was the one who had it

upside down and didn’t even real-ize it. Then she looked at me and smiled, as if to say, “There ya go. Now it’s in the right position.” This beautiful, animated, intel-ligent child speaks English and Portuguese. When she leaves the bus, she waves to all the passen-gers and says, “Bye-bye!” She is always smiling. What a joy. I can be in a bad mood, but every time I see her, it becomes a good day. She is the best entertainment ever! Kids today are so smart and advanced they scare me!

Diane GibbsGlover Park

consider conditions on ingleside project In her commentary on Ingle-side’s development plans, Anne

Renshaw forgot to include a few things in her list of protections neighbors should demand in order to support Ingleside’s project: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Occupational Safety and Health Administration reviews of every step in the pro-cess; a requirement that all elec-tricity come from wind or solar sources; and independent daily monitoring and online reporting of all violations of hours of opera-tion, parking, lighting, et cetera, along with proposed corrective action by responsible parties with-in five days [“Ingleside project will try neighbors’ patience,” Viewpoint, July 23]. If that doesn’t stop them — or at least slow them down until I die — I don’t know what else to do.

Craig HoogstraWashington, D.C.

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raising height limits would threaten city I lived in the Dupont Circle area for 15 years, from 1963 through 1978. During that time, I did a fair amount of writing, including short fiction, poetry and published arti-cles. I also attended hearings of the Zoning Commission and Board of Zoning Adjustment on proposals that would have raised height limits in the Dupont Circle neighborhood. Thankfully the proposals were defeated. Now I’m concerned about pro-posals to raise height limits in the District. Though Congress did not act on the recent push by Mayor Vincent Gray and former Office Planning director Harriet Tregoning to allow taller buildings, the idea

could easily resurface. The Dupont Circle Citizens Association, the Dupont Circle Conservancy and the National Trust for Historic Preservation have long fought to preserve the Dupont Cir-cle area the way it is. Particularly north of the circle, many of the buildings are historic in nature; unfortunately much was lost south of Massachusetts Avenue due to excessive development and con-struction of bland commercial buildings. The Dupont area is the creative, artistic, literary and intellectual cen-ter of Washington, yet even now its historic character is in danger from developers who would like to erect expensive office buildings, apart-ment houses, condominiums and retail shops. They would destroy individual shops, restaurants, art galleries and apartment houses that have been there for a long time. Many people work and live in

the Dupont Circle area. Redevelop-ment would put many people out of work, and residents would be driv-en from their homes for lack of affordable housing and places to shop. If the height limits for buildings are raised above 12 stories, it would give developers an incentive to tear down buildings wherever possible around Dupont Circle and amass large profits, justifying it in the name of the “public interest.” The inclusion of most of the Dupont neighborhood in historic districts would not be enough to protect the neighborhood’s character. The city of Washington, D.C., and Dupont Circle in particular have a special ambiance because of their height limits. It would be a shame to destroy the skyline — and traditions — of the “Jewel on the Potomac.”

Richard E. SeidenSilver Spring

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In our sprawling region, where road projects often engender intense opposition, rail holds the key to the future. Rail is the most efficient and environ-

mentally friendly mode of mass transportation. Now, thanks to Ward 3 D.C. Council member Mary Cheh’s leadership, D.C. may have the opportunity to develop a plan to accommodate future growth of commuter, long-distance passenger, and freight rail in our region. Amtrak plans to double the number of passenger and commuter trains running through Union Station. MARC plans to begin using “through-running” trains from Maryland all the way to Alexandria via D.C. Virginia Railway Express, which says that it is already “at or near capacity,” plans an ambitious expan-sion over the coming decades. And CSX, the freight rail behemoth, plans a dramat-ic and highly controversial increase in the amount of freight rolling through Washington, in part by doubling the size of the Virginia Avenue Tunnel and the Long Bridge over the Potomac River near 14th Street. Yet, even though we have many individual plans, we are the only “state” in the country without a compre-hensive rail plan as required by federal law. The result is that, as currently envisioned, none of the rail-specific plans has considered the Southwest bottleneck that could stymie these efforts. All trains running through the city converge just north of the Long Bridge at a set of three tracks between 12th Street SW and the 1st Street Tunnel. At this point, passenger and commuter trains go north toward Union Station, and freight goes east toward the Virginia Avenue Tunnel. Even at current levels of use, the tracks are insufficient to meet demand. One train frequently has to wait for another to pass before con-tinuing on its way. Further, the three Southwest tracks cannot be expanded to four tracks because of the nar-row width of the depression in which the tracks are located along Maryland Avenue SW between 7th and 12th streets, where dense surrounding development makes widening the depression impossible. If we fail to address this bottleneck, we may well face a train-plan wreck. For all of the careful planning each individual stake-

holder may have done, no one has put all of these plans together to ask the most important question of all: How can D.C. best accommodate such a large expansion of railroad traffic? Make no mistake. The expansion of rail traffic is both necessary and desirable. Rail is the most efficient way to move people and freight by a factor of five, compared to cars and trucks. The Washington region is expected to grow by 2 million people in the next 25 years. What’s more, the area’s proximity to Norfolk, Va., and Baltimore will add to the need, given the planned expansion of the Panama Canal that will allow more and larger ships to pass through; Norfolk and Baltimore are among the relative-ly few East Coast ports able to handle the larger size of “post-Panama” ships. Our rail system is largely dependent on a genera-tions-old infrastructure. The Long Bridge, for example, was built in 1903 and rebuilt in 1943. Congress autho-rized the limited width of the Southwest tracks in 1901 to accommodate rail requirements at that time. Moreover, unlike many other important components of our infrastructure, railroad tracks are typically pri-vately owned. Both the Long Bridge and the Southwest tracks, for example, belong to CSX. Understandably, CSX makes decisions that are best for CSX — giving freight trains priority over passenger and commuter trains that share the tracks. For example, CSX uses die-sel fuel and will not electrify the Southwest tracks, requiring Amtrak to use diesel locomotives rather than clean electrical engines. Is this best for the region as a whole? What are the costs in time and air pollution of allowing this to continue? A D.C. rail plan will both coordinate the numerous existing plans and protect the public interest. It will guide the city to target its investments to receive the greatest return for the public. And, a rail plan will har-ness the great power of rail transportation to move peo-ple and goods, reduce traffic congestion, and improve air quality. As chair of the D.C. Council Committee on Trans-portation and the Environment, Ward 3 member Mary Cheh recommended spending $500,000 in fiscal year 2015 to develop a comprehensive rail plan for our city. Thanks to her leadership, the funds are in the budget to provide a D.C. rail plan. Monte Edwards is vice chair of the Committee of 100 on the Federal City.

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The commission does not plan to meet in August. The next regu-lar meeting will be at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 11, at Wilson High School, 3950 Chesapeake St. NW. For details, visit anc3e.org.

ANC 3/4GChevy Chase

The commission will not meet in August. The next regular meet-ing will be at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 8, at the Chevy Chase Com-munity Center, Connecticut Ave-nue and McKinley Street NW. For details, call 202-363-5803 or email [email protected].

ANC 4AColonial VillageShepherd ParkCrestwood

The commission does not plan to meet in August. The next regu-lar meeting will be at 7 p.m. Tues-day, Sept. 2, at the Fort Stevens Recreation Center, 13th and Van Buren streets NW. For details, call 202-450-6225 or visit anc4a.org.

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At the commission’s July 9 meeting:■ commissioner Joseph Vaughan complained that excess trash was collecting in his single-member dis-trict because of illegal rooming houses.■ Department of General Services spokesperson Darrell Pressley dis-cussed renovations to Powell Ele-mentary School and Roosevelt High School, and whether the Twin Oaks Community Garden will be dis-placed because of the construction at Powell. He announced that the com-ment period on whether to move the garden was being extended until July 18. He invited residents to send comments to [email protected].■ Ward 4 D.C. Council member Muriel Bowser said that the council has allocated $7 million to begin the planning for the construction of a new middle school in Ward 4. She announced that the empty parcel in the 3800 block of Georgia Avenue across the street from Safeway will soon be developed. Bowser also said that District agencies have begun the process of designating the vacant sites of the Hebrew Nursing Home and the Paul Robeson School as no longer need-ed by the District. She said there were plans to build affordable hous-ing on the site but that the makeup of this housing hasn’t been deter-mined. Bowser intends to hold a neighborhood meeting on the issue in August.■ commissioners voted 5-4 to oppose a request for a parking vari-

ance from Neighborhood Develop-ment Co. to build 20 new units at 4308 Georgia Ave. Members of the public voiced concern that the new development wouldn’t have on-site parking. ■ commissioners voted 9-0 to sup-port an application by Lyman’s Tav-ern, 3820 14th St., to use public space for a patio. ■ commissioners voted 9-0 to allo-cate a $1,000 grant to Cease Fire Don’t Smoke the Brothers and Sis-ters for its seventh annual event.■ commissioners voted 8-0, with

Jeff Standish abstaining, to grant the Georgia Avenue Business Alliance $1,000 to fund a program to help small businesses.■ commissioners announced that people seeking to run for a seat on the commission can pick up elec-tions material at the D.C. Board of Elections until Aug. 6. The commission will meet at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 13, at the Petworth Library, 4200 Kan-sas Ave. NW. For details, call 202-723-6670 or visit anc4c.org.

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In Your Neighborhood

Chevy Chase Citizens Association Instead of attending our Police Service Area 201 monthly meeting in August, the Chevy Chase community will join the rest of the city and nation in observing National Night Out Against Crime. Next Tuesday, Aug. 5, from 5 to 7 p.m., neighbors across the 2nd District community will join Metropolitan Police Department Cmdr. Michael Reese for a meet and greet at the 2nd District Police Headquarters, 3320 Idaho Ave. NW. Also available at the police station that evening will be free FBI child fingerprinting, a moon bounce and game truck; lots of informa-tion on crime prevention and safety; and staffers on hand from the D.C. Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency. Refresh-ments will be served. Our next monthly PSA 201 meeting with the new lieutenant for our area, John Hedgecock, will be at its usual location, the Chevy Chase Community Center, 5601 Connecticut Ave. NW, on Tuesday, Sept. 2, at 7:30 p.m. Lt. Hedgecock formerly served in PSA 206 in George-town. Please save the date for this year’s 2nd District Citizens Advisory Council Award Banquet, on Tuesday, Sept. 30, from 6:30 to 10 p.m. at Maggiano’s Little Italy, 5333 Wisconsin Ave. NW. Tickets are avail-able by writing to Samantha Nolan at [email protected]. Your $50 ticket buys you a delicious four-course meal, helps spon-sor the event, and shows your support for the men and women who help protect our community against crime. If you’re unable to attend but would like to show support, you can sponsor an officer by sending your $50 check made out to “2D MPD CAC” to Samantha Nolan, 2940 Northampton St. NW, Washington, DC 20015. Each officer or command staffer presented with an award will also receive two free tickets to the event. Winners will be selected based on exemplary duty and crime prevention. Please consider attending the event and/or sponsoring an officer.

— Samantha Nolan

Shepherd Park Citizens Association Summer is a good time to remind friends and neighbors of who we, the Shepherd Park Citizens Association, are and what we do. For some this may be old news, but with the large number of new neighbors I see from my screened porch this may helpful. The Shepherd Park Citizens Association is a membership organiza-tion for residents of Shepherd Park, Colonial Village and North Portal Estates. The association’s mission is to improve the quality of life for Shepherd Park residents. We hold regular membership meetings at which issues of local interest, such as the schools, public safety, prop-erty and the environment are discussed. We also host candidate forums in advance of local elections. The association sponsors many special local events, including an annual community picnic in June, a yard sale in June, a potluck dinner in January, a fabulous neighborhood and garden tour in May, and a Hal-loween parade. Our food events all feature a kosher table along with many vegetarian options. To keep our neighbors informed, we main-tain a website and publish a quarterly newsletter. Although not spon-sored by the association, the neighborhood also has a very active email listserv. Sign up for the listserv at shepherdpark.org. We are fortunate to have many new neighbors, and we want to tap into your ideas and energy. One of my neighbors has suggested a cook-out and three-items-per-person “swap meet” at Marvin Caplan Park in the early fall! We even have a Twitter presence (@spcadc), so tweet about the good things going on as well. You can join our citizens asso-ciation at any of our events or by visiting shepherdpark.org. When there are events that you’d like to help with or suggest, mat-ters you’d like the citizens association to investigate or ideas you have to enhance our community, please contact the association board at [email protected].

— Cheryl Teare

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By BRIAN KAPURCurrent Staff Writer

Northwest Washington Little League’s 12-and-under team knocked off Cap City 5-2 at Banneker City field to capture the D.C. City Championship on July 22. It was Northwest’s fourth championship in six years and first since 2012. “Winning the D.C. Little League Tourna-ment was a huge thrill — especially with such excellent other programs in the District,” Michael Caskin, one of several coaches for the squad, wrote in an email. “This group of play-ers has been playing together since they were eight and nine years old and they have always been viewed [as] and, more importantly, believed that they were a special team.” Northwest had to go through a tough Ban-neker City/Satchel Paige squad in the semifi-nals and needed a walk-off 2-1 win to advance to the finals. That tough matchup showed just how far the District’s teams have come. “Cap City, Capitol Hill and Banneker City/Satchel Paige are all fantastic programs and the Southern District program is thriving as base-ball is revitalized in DC Wards 7 and 8,” wrote

Caskin. “While the DCLL tournament is prob-ably smaller than any other around the Nation, we feel that the competition is top-flight. Base-ball is booming in DC right now and [with] the recent opening of the Washington Nationals Anacostia Baseball Academy, this should only continue.” In the championship match, Northwest’s pitching was led by Dylan Waldner, who threw 87 pitches in four-plus innings while earning seven strikeouts. “Dylan is an excellent player — one of the best on the team,” wrote Caskin. Max DeLorme, a rising seventh-grader at St. Albans, came in and pitched the fifth inning, giving up no hits. In the final inning, Peter Yanes stepped up to earn the save by closing out the game with two strikeouts. At bat, Northwest was just as effective. Johnny Muller knocked in the first run of the game when he pinch-hit, and the squad would never trail. Jack Greenburg, a Maret seventh-grader, scored a run in the third. In the fourth, North-west’s offense kept the pressure on when a pair of seventh-graders, Brian Gill (Holy Trinity) and Jack Donnellan (Our Lady of Victory), each singled to get on base. Then Charlie

“Beetle” Furlong, a rising eighth-grader at Holy Trinity, brought both runners home. Caleb Ehrenhaft put the game out of reach with an RBI in the fifth inning. The win propelled Northwest to the Little League Mid-Atlantic Regional in Bristol, Conn. Northwest will battle New York on Fri-day, New Jersey on Saturday, Delaware on Monday and Pennsylvania on Wednesday, Aug 6.

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By BRIAN KAPURCurrent Staff Writer

Over the years, Ward 4 D.C. Council member Muriel Bowser has seen a major change in locals’ recre-ation habits thanks to an effort to upgrade the facilities in the District. “There was a time when every-body in D.C. went to Mont-gomery County or to Vir-ginia to enjoy their pools, tennis courts and parks,” said Bowser. “Now we can see the exact reverse hap-pening — they’re coming here to enjoy our pools, our courts and our parks.” On Monday, D.C. cele-brated the reopening of yet another upgraded facility: the tennis court at the Tako-ma Community Center at 3rd and Van Buren streets, refurbished with a fresh paving and paint job and sporting new nets thanks to a donation from Emirates Airlines. The Emirates Returns program also donated $7,500 to USTA Serves, the charitable arm of the U.S. Tennis Association, which will give it to the Washington Tennis & Education Foundation as a grant. In addition, the airline donated $5,000 worth of equipment including 100 junior ten-nis rackets, 10 QuickStart nets and 180 bags of balls for use at the Takoma courts. This was part of a $140,000 grant to refurbish courts across the country.

“Our primary goal is to provide underserved youth from various U.S. markets access to the sport of tennis and educational opportuni-ties,” said Jim Baxter, the airline’s vice president for the United States, Central America and the Caribbean. “Sports has the ability to blend peo-ple together and unite them in a shared experience.”

With the new courts and the QuickStart nets — which are child-size and portable, allowing users to create more small courts out of exist-ing space — there are hopes to grow the sport in the District. “As I look back and see the young people here, I’m filled with joy,” Deputy Mayor Paul Quander Jr. told the crowd Monday, adding that tennis holds a special place in his heart. “I know this great game is going to be passed on to them — not only the skill of tennis, but other les-sons about life, about leadership, about dedication, about commit-

ment. The QuickStart courts are designed to get [kids] 10 and under into the game so they can compete.” Department of Parks and Recre-ation spokesperson John Stokes shared that sentiment and discussed a wide variety of tennis programs that are available, including, for the first time, night tennis at Takoma from 9 p.m. until midnight. Those

late-night sessions will allow adults to play match-es with each other and hit with coaches. (More infor-mation will be available at dpr.dc.gov. when the plan is finalized.) The District also offers 34 tennis programs and summer camps.

This was the second time Emirates has refur-bished tennis courts in D.C. Last year, King Greenleaf Recreation Center’s courts in Southwest received a

similar upgrade. “We’re trying to expand the game of tennis,” said Stokes. “At the end of the day this refurbishment will help us expand the game of tennis in the District of Columbia.” After the reopening formalities were over, Tomas Berdych, the No. 5 ranked men’s tennis player in the world, held a clinic for a group of children who came out for Monday’s event. Berdych is in town for the Citi Open, which takes place this week through Aug. 3 at the William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center at 16th and Kennedy streets.

Tennis set to soar on refurbished courts

Brian Kapur/The CurrentTomas Berdych, above right, joined in Monday’s ceremony at the upgraded Takoma courts. The world’s No. 5 ranked tennis player and the No. 1 seed in this week’s Citi Open also held a children’s clinic.

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Photo courtesy of Amanda DeLormeNorthwest won its fourth city crown in six years and first since 2012.

DCSAA announces matchups for city’s inaugural Pigskin Kickoff Classic in September The D.C. State Athletic Association will host the first-ever Pigskin Kickoff Classic on Sept. 6 and 12. The event will pit private, public and charter schools against one another as teams begin to jockey for placement in the state tournament in November. “We are eager to see these matchups between opponents that rarely have opportunities to meet and allow our stu-dent-athletes from across the city to face one another,” DCSAA executive director Clark Ray said in a news release. “Just as the state football playoffs have become an annual tradition, our fans can look forward to this becoming a yearly event.” The slate on Saturday, Sept. 6, will include Anacostia against St. Albans, Eastern against Maret, and McKinley Tech battling Carroll at Eastern High School. Then on Friday, Sept. 12, Wilson will play Friendship Collegiate at Catho-lic University.

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feedback before filing for costly city permits, and residents and commis-sioners praised the idea. The prospective Millie’s site is a former gas station that Chicken Out converted into a restaurant in 1995, according to a 1999 Historic Preser-vation Review Board report. The property is part of the Spring Valley Shopping Center, which is designat-ed as a historic landmark; the 1995 renovation was carefully crafted to retain the feel of the 1939 gas sta-tion, for instance using windows that replicated the original garage bay doors. Blair’s plans would further dis-tance the site from its original use by converting the station’s U-shaped driveway into an outdoor seating area. He hopes to cover the asphalt with bricks and flatten the sloping driveway, adding steps and a wheel-chair ramp, the project’s architect said at the July 9 meeting. The architect said at the meeting that some community members have reportedly questioned this part of the plan, given the site’s historic nature. “It’s one of the first suburban malls of the area, so there was con-cern about keeping the integrity of the driveway to be able to under-stand that quality of it,” she said. But because the plans will preserve the shape of the driveway, “you can still reminisce on that being a driveway in the past.” There were no objections to the Millie’s plans at the commission meeting, though commissioners said they can make formal determina-tions only after Blair files detailed applications with the city. “Any time you take out two curb cuts from the city, you’d get a lot of support,” said commissioner Penny Pagano. “I think taking out those

curb cuts ... would take away the big interruption there.” Former commissioner Eleanor Roberts Lewis, who was involved in earlier discussions about the proper-ty, also said she had no objections. “Although we discussed the desirability of keeping the general appearance of this gas station, I don’t remember it being a serious consideration for anyone about the exact appearance of the driveway,” she said. Under Blair’s plan, “you keep the feeling of the space in front, but it’s not an asphalt-paved curbed driveway.” At the July 9 meeting, commis-sioners also heard plans for a second family-friendly restaurant — 7th Pizza, which is poised to open in the former Palisades Pizzeria & Clam Bar site at 4885 MacArthur Blvd. The 70-seat restaurant would offer pizza and sandwiches, and owners would rent out space on weekend mornings for children’s parties. “That would be a good thing for the neighborhood,” said commission chair Gayle Trotter. The commission is scheduled to talk with the restaurant owners at its Aug. 6 meeting to discuss a settle-ment agreement, which will likely include provisions for employee parking and a prohibition on outdoor music. The Palisades restaurant would be the second for the owners, who also run the 7th Hill pizza shop on Capitol Hill.

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public comment period ends on Sept. 15. The public advocate said the addition would be an opportunity for people who missed the original hearings to attend.

“The timing of the meetings, just based on the attendance, suggests that people are not available and not coming out for whatever reason,” said Mattavous-Frye, who provided the only testimony at the July 22 Ward 3 hear-ing.

Public Service Commission chair Betty

Ann Kane said that an additional meeting after Labor Day is “certainly something we’ll look at.”

In Upper Northwest, four neighborhoods will be affected in the first year of the project: American University and Friendship Heights in Ward 3, and 16th Street Heights and Crest-wood in Ward 4.

There are 1,344 customers in the affected Ward 4 areas, the largest base in the first-year batch in Northwest, Pepco’s Caryn Bacon explained at last Wednesday’s hearing. The feeder lines run nearly 10 miles north-south

between 13th Street and 16th Street from Madison Street to Allison Street.

By contrast, Ward 3’s designated neighbor-hoods serve 590 customers through almost four miles of power lines running in the area of Brandywine Street, between the diagonal Western Avenue and north-south 44th Street; and west of 44th Street between Brandywine and Harrison streets.

The only lines that will be buried are the feeders that serve entire neighborhoods, not wires that run along every street to reach indi-vidual homes.

The Public Service Commission recently approved the DC Plug initiative, which was authorized under the Electric Company Infra-structure Improvement Financing Act signed in May by Mayor Vincent Gray. The three-year project plans to move the least reliable primary feeder lines in five wards underground to reduce power outages.

Funding includes $62 million in Transpor-tation Department capital improvement funds, $375 million from issued bonds and $500 mil-lion from Pepco. Consumers are expected to foot Pepco’s bill through rate increases.

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Brian Kapur/The CurrentThe restaurant site was originally used as a gas station.

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Another change will allow Metrobuses traveling in the direction of rush-hour traffic to “talk to” stop-lights on 16th — prolonging the green light for a few seconds so the buses can pass. Strauss didn’t have

details on the number of intersec-tions that will see this new feature. Additionally, the Transportation Department will consider adding an hour to rush-hour parking restric-tions on 16th Street, ending them at 10:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. rather than 9:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Strauss also

said earlier start times could be an option for the parking restrictions. At the meeting, neighborhood commissioner Stephen Whatley also called for the D.C. Department of Public Works to enforce towing of vehicles illegally parked on 16th during rush hour.

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That’s become a problem recently for some neighbors, who object to noise that comes from the lot after the bank itself is closed. “We have a number of different constituen-cies we’re trying to address,” Chris Collins, attorney for PNC Bank, said at the July 22 zoning hearing. “We do have people who’d like to have the lot open 24/7. We have neigh-bors in front of you who’d like the lot closed at the end of business.” The zoning board voted 4-0 to accept the bank’s compromise, conditioning approval on the installation of both the new automatic gate and new lighting at the parking lot. The bank will need to return to the board in three years to demonstrate that the changes have addressed community issues. The city recently determined that PNC’s approval to operate the parking lot had expired. The issue came to the government’s attention with prodding from residents of the 3800 block of Livingston Street, whose homes back to the parking lot and other businesses in the Chevy Chase Arcade building. Specifically, neighbors have been con-

cerned about vermin and other issues related to the trash area for Macon Bistro, the French restaurant that opened this spring. Their frus-trations expanded to PNC Bank more recently, after they learned the trash area is technically on the bank’s property. The parking lot itself has also been prob-lematic recently for some neighbors. At the zoning hearing, resident Mara Ver-heyden-Hilliard said the area had become a “nuisance,” with increasing numbers of visi-tors using it and causing noise after PNC Bank was closed. Until recently, the lot had allowed 24-hour public parking access. Since the discovery of the expired permits in May, PNC has closed the lot the same time the bank closes. Now — with the zoning approval, and after the automatic gates are installed — the public will be able to park for free until 10 p.m., PNC Bank spokesperson Roger Wallace in an inter-view. At the hearing, attorney Collins said the lot needs to stay open that late to accommodate the bank’s business customers who make deposits in the evenings. He added that the installation of new gates will require review by

the D.C. Public Space Committee. Verheyden-Hilliard, the bank’s neighbor, objected to these changes, stating that they were “an expansion of use.” The parking lot has served the bank build-

ing since the 1940s — first as Riggs Bank, and then as PNC since 2006 — despite the lot fall-ing into an area designated for residential use. Under zoning regulations, the bank must renew its approvals periodically to offer com-mercial parking. Lynn Osman, a former Riggs employee who now works for PNC, said providing unre-stricted parking has been “not only a benefit to

our customers, but also to the community.” She also said the 24-hour access had been available since about 1998. PNC managers hadn’t realized that their rights to the lot expired in 2008, citing an over-sight amid the ownership changes. Brian Murphy, attorney for the Chevy Chase Arcade building, had hoped PNC Bank would also help resolve the trash issues involv-ing Macon Bistro. But attorney Collins said at a July 14 Chevy Chase advisory neighborhood commission meeting that the bank didn’t want to get involved in a “neighborhood squabble.” Murphy told The Current that the trash mat-ter would be resolved through a separate zon-ing case. As part of its agreement with PNC Bank, the neighborhood commission supported maintaining public access to the parking lot until 10 p.m. provided several conditions are met, including that the bank cooperate with Chevy Chase Arcade owners. “It’s in the best interest of the entire com-munity for PNC to have the option at its discre-tion to open its accessory parking lot for rea-sonable use after banking hours,” said com-mission chair Jim McCarthy.

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now is largely hidden by trees and shrubbery. But Steiner said all the new buildings will be earth-toned to blend into natural surroundings. There will also be new plantings,

such as spruce and pine trees. “You’re not going to be able to see the new health care building,” he said. “We’re going to make sure that there is enough screening so that the impact will be mitigated and it won’t have an effect on the Military Road neighborhood.”

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❝It’s in the best interest of the entire community for PNC to have the option at its discretion to open its accessory parking lot for reasonable use after banking hours.❞

— ANC chair Jim McCarthy

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PALISADES, DC $1,400,000A little bit of Mayberry in DC. This 1923 charmer has been renovated & expanded to meet today’s needs. 5BR, 4.5BA, high ceiling, beautiful hardwood floors, granite/stainless kitchen opens to great room w/FP, large deck w/sandbox! Fenced yard w/2-car garage. Julie Roberts 202.276.5854 / 202.363.9700 (O)

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WASHINGTON, DC $1,029,000Gorgeous large high-end 2BR + Den at Chase Point in heart of Friendship Heights. Amazing kitchen w/Viking appliances & natural cherry cabinets. Elegant finishes. Dreamy luxury spa bath w/Carrara marble, fabulous closet, sep laundry room. Garage parking. Miller Bethesda Office 301.229.4000

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The West End neighborhood is punctuated by tall, modern structures, but an early-20th-

century single-family home remains

in place among its towering neigh-bors on L Street. This four-level row house dons gables, red brick with white trimmings and tall win-dows of varying sizes on each floor. Enhancing the home’s vintage charm is an arced portico covering elegant main entrance. Located at 2150 L St., this home with three bedrooms and two-and-a-half baths — plus a separate one-bedroom unit — is on the market for $1,995,000. The residence is close to a wide array of restaurants, the Sports Club LA at the Ritz-Carlton, a Whole Foods and a Trader Joe’s. Both Georgetown and Dupont Circle are within walking distance, while mul-tiple Metro lines and a steady stream of buses run nearby. Beyond the house’s old-world exterior is a contemporary interior decked out with chic features, from the appliances and fixtures to the sound system. Mellowing the

home’s energy is a Zen outdoor space that has been featured on DIY Network’s “Indoors Out.” Inside, prospective buyers immediately find a bright open lay-out with high ceilings, recessed lighting and herringbone-patterned, ebonized oak floors. In a setup that bucks tra-dition, the dining room is set at the front of the house, surrounded by tall slim windows. The attached living room is anchored by a gas-powered fireplace with a beige brick frame. Toward the rear of the first floor is the kitchen, awash in white Car-rera marble and white cabinets with lights behind their frosted windows. Stainless steel Electrolux appliances complement the blanched theme. A large window here shows off the back deck and garden. This rear area also has a powder room and access to the garden. Two floors up is an airy master suite, brightened with skylights, more recessed lighting and vaulted 11-foot ceilings. The top floor looks

over L Street through stained-glass windows alongside a sitting area. High built-in shelves with lighting and matching cabinets abound in this section, which still has the orig-inal white-stained flooring. The master bedroom opens right into the private bath, which has Por-celanosa fixtures, a jetted tub and a steam shower. The suite also includes a large walk-in closet with a convenient laundry unit. The second floor has two more bedrooms, both with contemporary light fixtures and custom handmade Spanish cedar doors that comple-

ment dark stained hardwood on the floors and staircase. Frosted double doors connect the two bedrooms. The larger of the two has a small fireplace and views of L Street, while the back room features a Juliet balcony. A shared bath sits at the end of the second-floor hallway. Though it’s designed as an urban respite, the rear Zen garden can also serve as a sophisticated outdoor entertainment spot with its large patio and firepit.

This back area also offers access to the alley and basement apart-ment. Currently used as an office, this unit is complete with a bed-room, full kitchen, bath, living area and separate entrance to L Street. This three-bedroom, two-and-a-half-bath house with a separate one-bedroom, one-bath unit at 2150 L St. is offered for $1,995,000. For details, contact Washington Fine Properties’ Jeff Wilson at 301-442-8533 or [email protected].

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Vintage row house embraces contemporary urban living

Photos courtesy of Washington Fine PropertiesThis row house on L Street in the West End is priced at $1,995,000.

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“Journey’s End”Chevy Chase, MD. Unique & delightful residence. 2 story LR w/balconies, Ballroom w/speakeasy, grand staircase & oval DR. Lovely grounds w/fountains, pond & patio. $1,750,000

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Gardener’s DelightChevy Chase, MD Expanded & renovated spacious classic Colonial. 6 BRs includes 2 BRs on main level w/Jack & Jill bath. Landscaped garden oasis. $1,249,000.Laura McCa�rey 301-641-4456

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saying that the program “gives pro-spective employers the confidence that graduates have learned best practices.” Growing Futures covers subjects like planting and weeding as well as irrigation system opera-tion and pest control. DC Water has also recently installed a green roof at the East Side Pumping Station in Southeast. And at the Anacostia Water Pumping Sta-tion, the authority has put in a rain garden and pervious pavement that allows water to seep into the ground. In terms of educational initia-tives, officials are collaborating with Deal Middle School to provide materials like fact sheets for science lessons in stormwater management. And with the green roof installation at Fort Reno, students at nearby Deal were able to observe the kinds of projects they’re learning about. “Working together with DC

Water, we’ve been able to provide our students with a more real-life, real-work curriculum,” Deal teacher Elyse Lerum said in an interview. For one lesson, Bezak of DC Water issued students a challenge to design models of surfaces that would reduce runoff. Lerum said the stu-dents built models using tiles, sponges and gravel, completing a lesson aligned to the national Next Generation Science Standards. “It’s been an awesome start,” Lerum said of Deal’s collaboration with DC Water. “It’s also something we’re looking to grow.” Council member Cheh said in an interview that Wednesday’s “very rewarding” event demonstrated the diverse benefits that can come from a single sustainability project. For example, green roofs have practical advantages like collecting rainwater and providing insulation, but they can also be more aesthetically pleas-ing than traditional roofs, Cheh said.

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cate and organizer who helped pass major council legislation like D.C.’s recent bills on the minimum wage and paid sick leave: “There’s just no one else in the field who has that kind of track record.” Drawing on a baseball metaphor, Silverman also argued that her back-ground of diverse experiences in journalism, policy research and advocacy make her a kind of utility infielder — a player with a variety of abilities. Touting her ability to get people working together, she chose a different metaphor: “Maybe I’m the orchestra conductor — if you want to go high-brow.” Another journalist-turned-activist running for Catania’s seat is Kishan Putta, a Dupont Circle advisory neighborhood commissioner. After covering federal health care policy as a reporter during the introduction of the Affordable Care Act, he turned in his press credentials to enter the fray himself. Putta worked for the BlueCross BlueShield Association and subsequently served as a con-tract adviser to DC Health Link, the local insurance marketplace created under the new federal law. In an interview, he said helping 50,000 people across the city sign up for insurance was a transformational experience: “It made me want to do more citywide, and it gave me the confidence that I could run a city-wide campaign.” Describing his qualifications, Putta also cited his advocacy related to bus service along the 16th Street corridor. Another at-large hopeful can also boast a high-profile supporter: Rob-ert White, who was recently endorsed by Ward 5 Council member Kenyan McDuffie. Both men are former staff members for D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton. In an interview, White noted that he is a native Washingtonian whose family roots in the District can be traced back to the 1860s. Having earned his law degree at American University’s Washington College of Law and worked in D.C. as a young professional, he said he can relate to

longtime residents as well as new-comers. White was the first person in his family to go to college — he gradu-ated from St. Mary’s College of Maryland — and he said it’s painful to see his family members struggling economically. Both White’s father and brother have been priced out of D.C. by skyrocketing rents, so he sees housing affordability as a highly personal issue. The former Norton aide said he plans to tout his work on D.C. voting rights, but no at-large candidate has more experience with that issue than statehood Sen. Michael D. Brown. In an interview, Brown said one of the reasons he’s running is to push the council to support the statehood movement with public funds. Brown, who has an office in the Wilson Building, also stressed his concerns about corruption: “We need to put some honesty back in government.” (Michael D. Brown is not to be confused with Michael A. Brown, a former at-large council member who pleaded guilty to cor-ruption charges earlier this year.) Logan Circle restaurateur Khalid Pitts might be the at-large candidate with the most diverse background of experiences. First, he spent a decade as a labor advocate with the Service Employees International Union, helping lead national political cam-paigns. Then he went into business, opening Cork Wine Bar and its sister operation, Cork Market. In an inter-view, Pitts said his ability to under-stand both sides of the labor-man-agement divide would help him deliver on job creation. “When someone has a good job, they walk a little prouder,” he said. “When you’re creating a good job, you’re creating not only a person who provides for their own lot in life, but a person who contributes to the economic vitality of this city.” Also running is Adams Morgan advisory neighborhood commission-er Brian Hart, who also talked up his ability to negotiate divisive issues, including recent community con-flicts over the 18th Street liquor moratorium. On education reform, Hart has done pro bono legal work

through the organization DC Apple-seed, providing analysis on how schools can better implement health education standards. In his spare time, Hart teaches and mentors stu-dents at Anacostia and Ballou high schools in Southeast. The other office seekers vying for an at-large seat as independents include Plymouth United Church of Christ pastor Graylan Hagler — a longtime liberal activist — as well as former DC Young Democrats offi-cial Eric Jones, former Democratic alternate national committeewoman Courtney R. Snowden, city contrac-tor Christian Carter and perennial candidate Calvin Gurley. Two at-large seats are up for elec-tion this November, but the District’s home rule charter allows political parties to nominate just one at-large candidate per election cycle. The party nominees vying for one of the at-large seats are Democrat Anita Bonds, the incumbent; Republican Marc Morgan; Libertarian Frederick Steiner; and the D.C. Statehood Green Party’s Eugene Puryear. Bonds is seen as a favorite to win re-election, as an incumbent and as the representative of the city’s domi-nant political party. Meanwhile, Morgan, a LeDroit Park advisory neighborhood commissioner, said he hopes to inject some fiscal conserva-tism into District politics. He identi-fies as an “urban Republican” with progressive social views. Morgan is also hoping his chanc-es will be helped by D.C.’s small GOP base turning out for the two former Republicans running for mayor, Catania and former at-large Council member Carol Schwartz. “Part of our strategy is to capitalize on that base,” he said. Puryear, the D.C. Statehood Green candidate, is a self-identified socialist who pledges to be a “con-sistent and relatively uncompromis-ing voice for working families.” The longtime local activist supports a $15 minimum wage and touts his organizing background as the co-founder of the District’s Jobs Not Jails Coalition, a group advocating for the rights of individuals returning from prison.

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Wednesday, July 30

Classes■ “7 & 7 — Fitness in the Park” will fea-

ture a yoga class. 7 p.m. Free. Chevy Chase Recreation Center, 41st and Livings-ton streets NW. 202-340-8779.

■ The Vajrayogini Buddhist Center will host a weekly class on meditation. 7 to 8:30 p.m. $12 per class. Vajrayogini Bud-dhist Center, 1787 Columbia Road NW. 202-986-2257.

Concerts■ The summertime Harbour Nights

concert series will feature musician Ken Fischer and friends. 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Free. Washington Harbour, 3050 K St. NW. 202-295-5007.

■ Soprano Mandy Brown, pianist Sher-ry Freund, harpist Jasmine Hogan and vio-linist Nick Montopoli will present an art song recital, “Dances, Ditties, Ballads, & Rags.” 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Ken-nedy Center. 202-467-4600.

■ The Washington International Piano Festival will present a Young Pianist Showcase Concert. 6:45 p.m. $10 to $20. Ward Recital Hall, Catholic University, 620 Michigan Ave. NE. 202-319-5416. The concert series will continue Thursday at 6:45 p.m.

■ The Washington International Piano Festival will present a guest recital by Ralitza Patcheva. 7:30 p.m. $10 to $20. Ward Recital Hall, Catholic University, 620 Michigan Ave. NE. 202-319-5416.

■ The U.S. Air Force’s Airmen of Note ensemble will present “Oh Say Can You Swing.” 8 p.m. Free. Sylvan Theater, Wash-ington Monument Grounds, 15th Street and Independence Avenue SW. 202-767-5658.

■ The U.S. Marine Band will perform works by Jacob, Sibelius and Sousa. 8 p.m.

Free. West Terrace, U.S. Capitol. 202-433-4011.

■ Roomful of Blues will perform. 8:30 p.m. $20 to $25. Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com.

Discussion■ Kenneth Turan

will discuss his book “Not to Be Missed: Fif-ty-Four Favorites From a Lifetime of Film” in conversation with NPR’s Susan Stam-berg. 7 p.m. Free. Poli-tics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919.

Films■ The Global Perspective Film Series

will feature Juliet Lamont and Jessica Douglas-Henry’s film “Miss Nikki and the Tiger Girls,” about a young Australian band manager who tries to empower Myanmar’s first all-girl band to speak out in one of the world’s most repressive regimes. A Q&A with Susan Markham of the U.S. Agency for International Development and Curtis Sandberg of the Meridian International Center will follow. 6:30 p.m. Free; reserva-tions requested. Meridian International Center, 1630 Crescent Place NW. [email protected].

■ The Washington DC Jewish Commu-nity Center will present two of Joel and Ethan Coen films — 1984’s “Blood Sim-ple,” at 6:30 p.m.; and 2007’s “No Coun-try for Old Men,” at 8:30 p.m. $12. Wash-ington DC Jewish Community Center, 1529 16th St. NW. washingtondcjcc.org. The films will be shown again Thursday, Satur-day and Sunday at various times.

■ National Geographic will present an advance screening of Lasse Hallström’s film “The Hundred-Foot Journey,” starring

Helen Mirren. A discussion with producer Juliet Blake and actor Om Puri will follow. 7 p.m. Free; reservations required. Grosve-nor Auditorium, National Geographic, 1600 M St. NW. 202-857-7700.

■ The NoMa Summer Screen outdoor movie series will feature the 2012 film “Pitch Perfect.” 7 p.m. Free. Loree Grand Field, 2nd and L streets NE. nomabid.org/noma-summer-screen.

■ The Jane Austen Outdoor Film Series will feature Ang Lee’s 1995 film “Sense & Sensibility,” starring Emma Thompson, Kate Winslet and Hugh Grant. 8:30 p.m. Free. Dumbarton House, 2715 Q St. NW. 202-337-2288.

■ The “Films on the Vern” outdoor film series will feature Ron Johnson’s 2014 sports drama “Draft Day.” 8:30 p.m. Free. Quad, George Washington University Mount Vernon Campus, 2100 Foxhall Road NW. 202-242-5117.

Performance■ DeWayne B will host an open mic

poetry event. 9 to 11 p.m. $5. Cullen Room, Busboys and Poets, 1025 5th St. NW. 202-789-2227.

Sale■ St. Alban’s Opportunity Shop will

host a “Half Price Sale.” 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Free. 3001 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-966-5288. The event will continue through Saturday, with a $7 bag sale offered as well on the final two days.

Sporting events■ The 2014 Citi Open tennis tourna-

ment will feature Tomas Berdych, Milos Raonic, Grigor Dimitrov, Kel Nishikori, John Isner, Richard Gasquet, Eugenie Bouchard, Sloane Stephens, Madison Keys and Alize Cornet, among others. 1:45 p.m. $45 to $80. William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center, 16th and Kennedy streets NW. 800-745-3000. The tournament will continue through Sunday at various times.

■ D.C. United will play Toronto FC. 7 p.m. $25 to $55. RFK Stadium, 2400 East Capitol St. SE. 800-745-3000.

Tour■ Exhibition curator Leslie Umberger

will lead a tour of the exhibit “Ralph Fasanella: Lest We Forget” and share the stories behind the work. 5:30 p.m. Free. G Street Lobby, Smithsonian American Art Museum, 8th and G streets NW. 202-633-1000.

Thursday, July 31

Classes and workshops■ “7 & 7 — Fitness in the Park” will fea-

ture a Zumba class. 7 a.m. Free. Chevy Chase Recreation Center, 41st and Livings-ton streets NW. 202-340-8779.

■ The Golden Triangle Business Improvement District will present a “Pilates in the Park” class. 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Free. Farragut Square Park, Connecticut Avenue and K Street NW. goldentriangledc.com.

■ The DC Poetry Workshop Group will share poems and provide constructive criti-cism of each other’s work. 7 p.m. Free. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. [email protected].

Concerts■ “Music on the Mall” will feature

vocalist Liza Hodskins. Noon to 1 p.m.

Free. 12th Street and Jefferson Drive SW. tinyurl.com/MusicOnTheMall.

■ The Marine Band’s String Quartet will present a community concert. 12:30, 1:30 and 2:30 p.m. Free. National Muse-um of American History, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-433-4011.

■ “Art on 8th,” presented by Dance Place and Monroe Street Market, will fea-ture the band Sahel performing contempo-rary African and Afro-Latin music. 6:30 p.m. Free. Arts Walk at Monroe Street Mar-ket, 8th and Monroe streets NE. 202-269-1600.

■ The Fort Reno concert series will fea-ture the bands Give and Protect U. 7:15 p.m. Free. Fort Reno Park, 40th and Ches-apeake streets NW. fortreno.com.

■ The U.S. Marine Band will perform works by Jacob, Sibelius and Sousa. 8 p.m. Free. Sylvan Theater, Washington Monu-ment grounds, 15th Street and Indepen-dence Avenue SW. 202-433-4011.

■ The “Sunsets With a Soundtrack” concert series will feature Downrange, the U.S. Army Band’s party band. 8 p.m. Free. West Steps, U.S. Capitol. usarmyband.com. The concert will repeat Friday at 8 p.m.

■ The Main Squeeze and Threesound will perform. 8:30 p.m. $12 to $15. Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com.

Discussions and lectures■ Matt Wasniewski, historian of the

House of Representatives, will discuss “Hispanic Americans in Congress,” the most recent publication of the House his-tory office. Noon. Free. Room G-25, Research Center, National Archives Build-ing, Pennsylvania Avenue between 7th and 9th streets NW. 202-357-5000.

■ Amy Bloom will discuss her novel “Lucky Us.” 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919.

■ Chris Shaheen of the D.C. Office of Planning will discuss “Public Space 101,” about the history and evolution of the Dis-trict’s regulations governing the use of public space. 7 p.m. Free. Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. 202-727-0232.

■ The “Science Fiction or Fact” series will feature a discussion of Deborah Blum’s book “The Poisoner’s Handbook: Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York.” 7 p.m. Free. Chevy Chase Library, 5625 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-282-0021.

■ A support group for job seekers will

host a breakout session for participants to network and develop strategies. 7 p.m. Free; reservations requested. Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. [email protected].

■ The Circle Yoga Book Club will dis-cuss “My Stroke of Insight: A Brain Scien-tist’s Personal Journey” by Jill Bolte Taylor. 7:30 to 9 p.m. Free. Circle Yoga, 3838 Northampton St. NW. 202-686-1104.

Films■ The West End Interim Library will

host a weekly movie night throughout July. 6:30 p.m. Free. West End Interim Library, 2522 Virginia Ave. NW. 202-727-8707.

■ “Tough Dames in Satin Slips: Films From Pre-Code Hollywood” will feature the 1932 film “Red-Headed Woman,” starring Jean Harlow. The event will include a dis-cussion led by movie critic Neil Minow and journalist Margaret Talbot. 7 to 9 p.m. Free; reservations suggested. Hill Center at the Old Naval Hospital, 921 Pennsylvania Ave. SE. hillcenterdc.org.

■ “City Paper Summer Cinema” will feature Amy Heckerling’s 1995 film “Clue-less.” Sundown. Free. Garden, Heurich House Museum, New Hampshire Avenue and 20th Street NW. heurichhouse.org.

■ “Canal Park Thursday Movies: It’s a Whole New Ballgame” will feature Gurind-er Chadha’s 2003 film “Bend It Like Beckham.” Sun-down. Free. Canal Park, 200 M St. SE. capitolriverfront.org.

Performances■ The “Live! on Woodrow Wilson Plaza”

series will feature an R&B concert by Sound Proof Band and a poetry perfor-mance by Jason Wallace and Angela. Noon to 1:30 p.m. Free. Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. 202-312-1300.

■ Comedians James Adomian and Peter Bladel will perform. 6 p.m. Free. Ter-race Theater, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.

■ Wolf Trap Opera Company will pres-ent “Vocal Colors: A Musical Exploration of Visual Art,” featuring performers’ respons-es to the “Made in the U.S.A.” exhibition. 6:30 p.m. $8 to $20; reservations required. Phillips Collection, 1600 21st St. NW. phillipscollection.org/events.

■ The Washington Improv Theater’s “Binge 2014” festival will feature “Huggy Spreadums,” “Neighbors” and “Prettier Than You Presents … ,” followed by an “all-welcome improv jam.” 8 p.m. $12 to $30. Source, 1835 14th St. NW. washingtonimprovtheater.com. The festival will continue with performances by various ensembles through Aug. 2.

Special event■ Hillary Clinton supporters encourag-

ing their candidate to run for president in 2016 will host a Ready for Hillary House Party at the Woman’s National Democratic Club. 6 to 8 p.m. Free; reservations required. Woman’s National Democratic Club, 1526 New Hampshire Ave. NW. [email protected].

Sporting event■ The Washington Nationals will play

the Philadelphia Phillies. 7:05 p.m. $10 to $90. Nationals Park, 1500 South Capitol St. SE. 888-632-6287. The series will con-tinue Friday and Saturday at 7:05 p.m. and

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Tours and walks■ Morrigan McCarthy and Alan Win-

slow, co-founders of Restless Collective, will tour the Gallery Place area on the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s first Instagram Walkabout. 4 p.m. Free. Meet in the Kogod Courtyard, Smithsonian Ameri-can Art Museum, 8th and G streets NW. 202-633-1000.

■ A slide show and outdoor tour will focus on the Washington National Cathe-dral’s gargoyles and grotesques. 6:30 p.m. $6 to $15. Washington National Cathedral, Massachusetts and Wisconsin avenues NW. nationalcathedral.org.

Friday, Aug. 1

Children’s programs■ Storyteller Arianna Ross will present

“Earth Adventure” (for ages 6 through 12). 10:30 a.m. Free. West End Interim Library, 2522 Virginia Ave. NW. 202-724-8698.

■ “Uno, Dos, Tres con Andrés” will offer a chance to sing, shake and sound out rhythms while trying regional Latin dances and practicing Spanish words (for ages 5 and younger). 11 a.m. Free. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. 202-727-0321.

Class■ “7 & 7 — Fitness in the Park” will fea-

ture a Zumba class. 7 p.m. Free. Harrison Recreation Center, 1330 V St. NW. 202-340-8779.

Concerts■ The “Live! on Woodrow Wilson Plaza”

series will present the ReLive Luther Tour. Noon to 1:30 p.m. Free. Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. 202-312-1300.

■ Jazz violinist Miles Stiebel will per-form as part of the 14th sea-son of “Jazz in the Garden” concerts. 5 to 8:30 p.m. Free. Sculpture Gar-den, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-737-4215.

■ The sixth annual Washington Interna-tional Piano Festival will present its Young Pianist Showcase. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.

■ The Friday Night Concert Series will feature White Ford Bronco performing songs from the 1990s. 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Free. The Yards Park, 355 Water St. SE. capitolriverfront.org.

■ Orgone and the Funk Ark will per-form. 9 p.m. $12 to $15. Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com.

Discussions and lectures■ The U.S. Holocaust Memorial Muse-

um will host a panel discussion on “Com-plicity and Collaboration: Definitions, Dis-tinctions, and Debate.” 2 to 4 p.m. Free; reservations requested. Rubinstein Audito-rium, U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, 100 Raoul Wallenberg Place SW. ushmm.org/events/collaboration-workshop.

■ Electronic musician and sound artist Stephen Vitiello and Smithsonian Ameri-can Art Museum associate curator of film and media arts Michael Mansfield will dis-cuss the legacy of artist Nam June Paik. 5:30 p.m. Free. Lincoln Gallery, Smithson-ian American Art Museum, 8th and G

streets NW. 202-633-1000. ■ John W. Dean will discuss his book

“The Nixon Defense: What He Knew and When He Knew It.” 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919.

Films■ The National Archives will present “A

Masterpiece by Midnight,” the 10th epi-sode of Ken Burns’ documentary “Jazz: A Film.” Noon. Free. McGowan Theater, National Archives Building, Constitution Avenue between 7th and 9th streets NW. 202-357-5000.

■ “The Union Market Drive-In” will fea-ture the 2003 animated film “Finding Nemo.” Lot opens at 6 p.m.; gates close and previews begin at 8:15 p.m.; film begins at 8:30 p.m. Free admission. Union Market, 305 5th St. NE. dcdrivein.com.

■ The 19th annual Made in Hong Kong Film Festival will feature Tsui Hark’s 1984 comedy “Shanghai Blues.” 7 p.m. Free. Meyer Auditorium, Freer Gallery of Art, 12th Street and Jefferson Drive SW. 202-633-1000.

Meetings■ A weekly bridge group will meet to

play duplicate bridge. 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. $6; free for first-time players. Chevy Chase Community Center, 5601 Connecticut Ave. NW. 301-654-1865.

■ Overeaters Anonymous will host a beginner’s meeting. 6:30 p.m. Free. St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church, 1830 Con-necticut Ave. NW.

Performances■ “Art on 8th,” presented by Dance

Place and Monroe Street Market, will fea-ture the DC Casineros’ company of com-munity DJs and dancers. 6:30 p.m. Free. Arts Walk at Monroe Street Market, 8th and Monroe streets NE. 202-269-1600.

■ Comedian and activist Sampson will present “The Shade of It All: A Stand Up Comedy Affair.” 10 p.m. $5 to $10. DC Arts Center, 2438 18th St. NW. 202-462-7833.

■ Beny Blaq will host “Live! From Bus-boys: Open Mic & Talent Showcase.” 11 p.m. to 1 a.m. $5. Langston Room, Bus-boys and Poets, 2021 14th St. NW. 202-387-7638.

Reading■ The Outwrite LGBT Book Fair will kick

off with poets Philip Clark, Wayson Jones, Michelle Parkerson and Regie Cabico will participating in a tribute to D.C. poet Essex Hemphill. Afterward, author Martin Duber-man will read from his dual biography “Hold Tight Gently: Michael Callen, Essex Hemphill, and the Battlefield of AIDS.” 6 p.m. Free. The DC Center for the LGBT Community, Reeves Center, 2000 14th St. NW. outwritedc.org. The festval will contin-ue with readings and workshops from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and with a poetry brunch at 11 a.m. Sunday.

Saturday, Aug. 2

Book signing■ Chef Roland Mesnier will sign copies

of his book “A Sweet World of White House Deserts: From Blown-Sugar Baskets to Gin-gerbread Houses, a Pastry Chef Remem-bers.” 1 to 3 p.m. Free. Mall Store, Nation-al Museum of American History, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-633-1000.

Children’s programs■ “Saturday Morning at the National”

will present Brian Curry’s show “It’s

Magic!” 9:30 and 11 a.m. Free; tickets dis-tributed 30 minutes before the screening. National Theatre, 1321 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. 202-783-3372.

■ The Folger Shakespeare Library will present “Shake Up Your Saturdays: We Are Shakespeare,” an exploration of the Bard’s language (for ages 6 through 12). 10 to 11 a.m. Free; reservations suggested. Folger Shakespeare Library, 201 East Capitol St. SE. folger.edu.

■ “Roman Holiday: Giovanni Paolo Panini” will offer a chance to explore an ancient architectural site in Rome through Panini’s paintings (for ages 4 through 7). 10:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. Free. West Building Rotunda, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Con-stitution Avenue NW. 202-737-4215. The program will repeat Sunday at 11:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 1:30 p.m., 2:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. and Monday at 10:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m. and 1:30 p.m.

■ A park ranger will lead a planetarium program about summer’s brightest stars, planets and constellations (for ages 5 and older). 1 to 1:45 p.m. Free. Rock Creek Nature Center, 5200 Glover Road NW. 202-895-6070. The program will repeat Sunday at 1 p.m.

■ “Uno, Dos, Tres con Andrés” will offer a chance to sing, shake and sound out rhythms while trying regional Latin dances and prac-ticing Spanish words (for ages 5 and young-er). 2 p.m. Free. Mount Pleasant Library, 3160 16th St. NW. 202-671-3122.

■ A park ranger will lead a planetarium program about distant galaxies, nebulas

and other deep space objects (for ages 7 and older). 4 to 4:45 p.m. Free. Rock Creek Nature Center, 5200 Glover Road NW. 202-895-6070. The program will repeat Sunday at 4 p.m.


ture a Zumba class. 7 a.m. Free. Kennedy Recreation Center, 1401 7th St. NW. 202-340-8779.

■ The Kadamba Tree Foundation will present a class on “Caring for You, Caring for Me: Preventing and Solving Problems,” part of a series on communicating effec-tively with medical professionals about a loved one’s long-term illness or disability. 10 a.m. to noon. Free. Large Meeting Room, Tenley-Friendship Library, 4450 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-727-1449.

■ Robert DeCaroli, associate professor of history and art history at George Mason University, will lead a seminar on “Cultures of the Mekong.” 10 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. $100 to $140. S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Drive SW. 202-633-3030.

■ Curtis Cord, publisher of Olive Oil Times, will lead a seminar on “The World of Olive Oil” with a tasting and lunch. 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. $110 to $150. S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Drive SW. 202-633-3030.

■ The Glover Park Village will present a weekly “Tai Chi for Beginners” class led by Geri Grey. 11 a.m. to noon. Free. Guy Mason Recreation Center, 3600 Calvert St. NW. [email protected].

■ Yoga Activist will present a class for beginners. 11 a.m. Free. Petworth Library, 4200 Kansas Ave. NW. 202-243-1188.

■ Bahman Aryana of Rondezvous Tango will lead a class on the Argentine

Tango. 2:30 p.m. Free. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. 202-727-0321.

■ Art therapist Rebecca Wilkinson will lead a workshop on “Reducing Stress: How to Feel Happier and Increase Well-Being.” 4:15 to 5:30 p.m. Free. Cleveland Park Library, 3310 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-352-5225.

■ “Skyline Ride” will feature an intense interval-based spin class. 6 p.m. $30; res-ervations required. Penthouse Pool Club

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“Investigating Where We Live: D.C. Now & Next,” featuring digital photogra-phy, writing and original artwork by local teens in the “Investigating Where We

Live” program at the National Build-ing Museum, will open Friday and remain on view for 11 months. Participants in the program learn to use photography, creative writing and exhibition design as a means of under-standing D.C. and describing how the city’s buildings, neighborhoods and cul-ture change over time. An opening reception and talk will take place Friday from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Located at 401 F St. NW, the muse-um is open Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission costs $8 for adults and $5 for seniors, students and ages 3 through 17; it is free for ages 2 and younger. 202-272-2448.■ “MiniSolos@Touchstone,” presenting works by 38 guest artists, will open Fri-day at Touchstone Gallery with a reception from 6 to 8:30 p.m. The exhibit can be previewed tomorrow dur-ing regular gallery hours and will remain on view through Aug. 28. Located at 901 New York Ave. NW, the gallery is open Wednesday through

Friday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Satur-day and Sunday from noon to 5 p.m. 202-347-2787.■ “Everyware,” a show dedicated to exploring handheld digital art by three artists sharing their work and ideas through social media, opened last week at Project 4 and will continue through Aug. 16. The artists are Aaron Cahill, William Deegan and Lynette Jackson. Located at 1353 U St. NW on the third floor, the gallery is open Wednes-day through Saturday from noon to 6 p.m. 202-232-4340.■ In partnership with the NoMa Busi-ness Improvement District, the Wash-ington Project for the Arts recently opened its sixth “Lobby Project” installa-tion in the lobby of the building at 1200 1st St. NE, which is open 24/7.

Titled “From the Archives,” the installation features 280 individual prints of works created by Anthony Palli-parambil Jr. on an iPad in a project meant to bridge the gap between tech-nology and social media in the arts. It will remain on view through Aug. 29. For more information, visit wpadc.org.■ “Ralph Fasanella: Lest We Forget,” featuring key works from the 52-year career of the 20th-century American painter, will close Sunday at the Smithsonian American Art Museum. Bronx-born Fasanella (1914-1997) celebrated the common man and tackled issues of postwar America in his colorful, socially minded works. Located at 9th and G streets NW, the museum is open daily from 11:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. 202-633-1000.

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Sundeck, VIDA Fitness, 1612 U St. NW. vidafitness.com.

Concerts■ The sixth annual Washington Interna-

tional Piano Festival will present its Young Pianist Showcase. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.

■ The Fort Dupont Park summer con-cert series will feature a national artist. 7 p.m. Free. Fort Dupont Park, 3600 F St. SE. 202-426-7723.

■ Dance Place will present the Freddie Dunn Quartet performing jazz selections. 8 p.m. $15 to $25. Dance Place, 3225 8th St. NE. 202-269-1600. The performance will repeat Sunday at 7 p.m.

■ Telesma and Swampcandy will per-form. 9 p.m. $10 to $14. Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com.

Demonstration■ “Reptiles Alive!” will feature snake

secrets, lizard stories and turtle tales. 1 p.m. Free. Chevy Chase Library, 5625 Con-necticut Ave. NW. 202-282-0021.

Discussions and lectures■ Art and architectural historian Karin

Alexis will discuss “Architecture 101: Art Nouveau,” about a style that comprises some of the most innovative, experimen-tal and even eccentric architecture of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. $10 to $20. National Building Museum, 401 F St. NW. 202-272-2448.

■ In conjunction with the exhibit “Pas-sionate Collectors: The Washington Print Club at 50,” curators, artists, collectors and Washington Print Club members will discuss the group’s collecting interests over the past five decades. 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. Free. American University Museum, Katzen Arts Center, American University, 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW. 202-885-1300.

■ Art historian Dennis Weller will dis-cuss “Behind the Smiles: Frans Hals and His Circle.” 1 p.m. Free. West Building Lec-ture Hall, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-737-4215. The lecture will repeat Sunday at 2 p.m.

■ Edan Lepucki will discuss her novel “Cali-fornia,” about a couple struggling with the unprecedented chal-lenges of a post-apoca-lyptic world. 6 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919.

Film■ The National Gallery of Art will pres-

ent Michael Maglaras and Terri Temple-ton’s 2013 film “The Great Confusion: 1913 Armory Show.” 2:30 p.m. Free. West

Building Lecture Hall, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-737-4215.

Performance■ Spooky Action Theater will present a

fully staged workshop production of Brett Abelman’s “Curiouser,” a parade of sights and sounds on a mysterious journey underground. 8 p.m. Free. Universalist National Memorial Church, 1810 16th St. NW. spookyaction.org. The performance will repeat Sunday at 3 p.m.

Special events■ The DC Meet Market will feature

local vendors, Peruvian dishes, a workshop on how to create paper fans, and music by Black Hills, Olivia Mancini and DJ Ayeshcold. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Free admission. Parking lot, St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 15th and P streets NW. dcmeetmarket.com.

■ “Library-Con: Anime, Comics, Manga, and Beyond” will feature “Star Wars” fami-ly storytime, local comic book author talks, movies, crafts, a cosplay contest, trading card game tournaments and more. Noon to 4 p.m. Free. Petworth Library, 4200 Kansas Ave. NW. 202-243-1187.

■ The Humanities, Arts & Technology Festival at Gateway DC will feature live music, art exhibits, cultural events, technology demonstrations and children’s programming. 1 to 6 p.m. Free. Gateway DC, 2700 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. SE. HATFestDC.com. The festival will continue Sunday from 1 to 6 p.m.

Tour■ Washington Walks’ “Get Local!”

series will feature a walking tour of the Uni-versity of the District of Columbia and its urban sustainability efforts. 11 a.m. $15. Meet outside the Van Ness/UDC Metro station. washingtonwalks.com.

Sunday, Aug. 3

Class■ The Georgetown Library will present

its “Take an Om Break” yoga series. 1 to 2 p.m. Free; reservations suggested. Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. [email protected].

Concerts■ The Washington International Piano

Festival will present a closing concert by participants. 11 a.m. $10 to $20. Ward Recital Hall, Catholic University, 620 Michi-gan Ave. NE. 202-319-5416.

■ Presented by the Organization of Chi-nese American Women, the Opera Interna-tional Operatic Vocal Gala Concert will fea-ture sopranos Huanhuan Ma, Caroline Gib-son and Jessica Sticklein, tenor Rolando Sanz, bass-baritone Alvy Powell and pianist Kai-Ching Chang performing works by Mozart, Bellini, Verdi, Puccini, Massenet and Gershwin. 2 p.m. $35. Terrace The-ater, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.

■ The Washington International Piano Festival will present a Young Pianist Show-case Concert featuring piano competition winners. 3:15 p.m. $10 to $20. Ward Recital Hall, Catholic University, 620 Michi-gan Ave. NE. 202-319-5416.

■ The Washington International Piano Festival will present a guest recital by San-tiago Rodriguez. 4 p.m. $10 to $20. Ward Recital Hall, Catholic University, 620 Michi-gan Ave. NE. 202-319-5416.

■ Listen Local First will present D.C. band Baby Bry Bry performing original lounge-punk music. 6 p.m. Free. Millenni-um Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.

■ Dahlak Restaurant will present its weekly “DC Jazz Jam” session. 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Free. 1771 U St. NW. 202-527-9522.

Films■ The Palisades Library will present

Alfred Hitch-cock’s 1954 film “Rear Win-dow,” starring Grace Kelly and James Stewart. 2 p.m. Free. Palisades Library, 4901 V St. NW. 202-282-3139.

■ The 19th annual Made in Hong Kong Film Festival will feature Adam Wong’s 2013 movie “The Way We Dance.” 2 p.m. Free. Meyer Auditorium, Freer Gallery of Art, 12th Street and Jefferson Drive SW. 202-633-1000.

■ The National Gallery of Art will pres-ent Chris Teerink and Sarah Payton’s 2007 film “In the Shadow of the Light,” about the life of avant-garde luminary and Anthol-ogy Film Archives founder Jonas Mekas. 4 p.m. Free. West Building Lecture Hall, National Gallery of Art, 4th Street and Con-stitution Avenue NW. 202-737-4215.

Performance■ The National Building Museum and

Washington Performing Arts will present CityDance Ensemble performing dances from around the world. 2 to 3 p.m. Free. National Building Museum, 401 F St. NW. 202-272-2448.

Reading■ Regie Cabico and Danielle Evennou

will host “Sparkle,” an open mic event for

LGBT-dedicated poets. 8 to 10 p.m. $5. Langston Room, Busboys and Poets, 2021 14th St. NW. 202-387-7638.

Special events■ Atlas Performing Arts Center and All-

In Enterprises will present a Las Vegas-style “Deep Stack No-Limit Texas Hold’em Tournament,” featuring prizes ranging from $5,000 to $10,000. 11 a.m. $180 to $200. Atlas Performing Arts Center, 1333 H St. NE. 202-399-7993.

■ The D.C. Office on African Affairs will host its fifth annual DC Africa Festival, fea-turing music, food, entertainment, storytell-ing, jewelry, art, a parade of flags, activities and more. Noon to 6 p.m. Free; reserva-tions required. Woodrow Wilson Plaza, Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. oaa.dc.gov.

■ The National Museum of Women in the Arts will hold its monthly Community Day. Noon to 5 p.m. Free. National Muse-um of Women in the Arts, 1250 New York Ave. NW. 202-783-7370.

Tour■ “Forged in Fire: Cathedral Ironwork”

will explore the use of wrought iron in the Washington National Cathedral, ranging from fantastic creatures to stunning flow-ers. 1:30 p.m. $16 to $20. Washington National Cathedral, Massachusetts and Wisconsin avenues NW. nationalcathedral.org. The tour will repeat Thursday at 3 p.m.

Monday, Aug. 4


ture a yoga class. 7 a.m. Free. Volta Park, 1555 34th St. NW. 202-340-8779.

■ Yoga District instructor Smita Kumar will lead a weekly class. 12:30 p.m. Free; registration required. West End Interim Library, 2522 Virginia Ave. NW. 202-724-8698.

■ The nonprofit Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine will host a week-ly yoga class led by instructor Francesca Valente. 6 to 7 p.m. Free; reservations required. Suite 400, Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, 5100 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-686-2210.

■ The group Yoga Activist will present a weekly yoga class. 7 p.m. Free. Cleveland Park Library, 3310 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-282-3080.

■ The Georgetown Library will host a skills-building workshop for job seekers. 7 p.m. Free; reservations requested. Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. [email protected].

■ Vajrayogini Buddhist Center resident teacher Gen Kelsang Varahi will present a weekly class featuring guided meditations and teachings. 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. $10 per class. Third-floor lounge, Seabury at Friend-ship Terrace, 4201 Butterworth Place NW. meditation-dc.org.


series will feature the Chuck Brown tribute band Familiar Faces. Noon to 1:30 p.m. Free. Ronald Reagan Building and Interna-tional Trade Center, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. 202-312-1300.

■ The U.S. Navy Band will present an alumni reunion concert. 7:30 p.m. Free. U.S. Navy Memorial, 701 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. navyband.navy.mil.

Discussions and lectures■ An international symposium will

focus on the work of Sudanese author al-

Tayyib Salih. 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Free. Montpelier Room, Madison Building, Library of Congress, 101 Independence Ave. SE. 202-707-7311.

■ The group 40Plus of Greater Wash-ington will present a talk by Shira Har-rington on “Acing the Job Interview.” 9:45 a.m. to noon. Free. Suite T-2, 1718 P St. NW. 202-387-1582.

■ Emily Gould will discuss her novel “Friendship.” 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919.

■ The Smithsonian Associates will present a panel discussion with sports agent Scott Boras, former Washington Senators stadium announcer Phil Hoch-berg, veteran D.C. sportscaster Phil Wood and Washington Post writer Adam Kilgore. 6:45 to 8:45 p.m. $35 to $45. Baird Audi-torium, National Museum of Natural Histo-ry, 10th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-633-3030.

■ Colin Powell, former U.S. secretary of state, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and national security adviser, will discuss his book “It Worked for Me: In Life and Leadership” in conversation with Frank Sesno, director of the School of Media and Public Affairs at George Washington University. 7 to 8:30 p.m. $35 to $45. Lisner Auditorium, George Washington University, 730 21st St. NW. 202-633-3030.

Films■ The Chevy Chase Library will host the

“Marvelous Movie Mondays” series. 2 and 6:30 p.m. Free. Chevy Chase Library, 5625 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-282-0021.

■ The “Audrey: Her Life in Film” series will feature Billy Wilder’s 1957 film “Love in the Afternoon,” starring Audrey Hepburn, Gary Cooper and Maurice Chevalier. 6:30 p.m. Free; tickets distributed 30 minutes before the screening. National Theatre, 1321 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. 202-783-3372.

■ The Screen on the Green festival will feature John Huston’s 1948 film “Key Largo,” starring Humphrey Bog-art and Lauren Bacall. 8 p.m. Free. National Mall between 7th and 12th streets. friendsofscreenonthegreen.org.

Performances■ The Millennium Stage and the

Embassy of Nigeria will present a perfor-mance celebrating Nigeria’s art and cul-ture. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Ken-nedy Center. 202-467-4600.

■ The Al-Buggaa theater group will per-form scenes from Sudanese author al-Tayyib Salih, and Sudanese singer Abd al-Karim al-Kabli and the Nile String Ensem-ble will perform. 7 p.m. Free. Coolidge Auditorium, Jefferson Building, Library of Congress, 10 1st St. SE. 202-707-7311.

Sporting event■ The Washington Nationals will play

the Baltimore Orioles. 7:05 p.m. $10 to $90. Nationals Park, 1500 South Capitol St. SE. 888-632-6287.

Teen program■ “Back to School Teen Book Discus-

sion” will focus on “First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remem-



Sunday, AuGuST 3■ Concert: The 2014 Capitol Hill Chamber Music Festival will present “Louis XIV’s Bassoon,” featuring Jeffrey Cohan on baroque flute, Marlisa Del Cit Woods on baroque violin, Stephen Creswell on baroque viola and Anna Marsh on baroque bassoon. 8 p.m. $20 to $25. St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 3rd and A streets SE. 202-543-0053.

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bers” by Loung Ung. 5 p.m. Free. George-town Library, 3260 R St. NW. 202-727-0232.

Walk■ The D.C. Department of Parks and

Recreation will host a hike along the Adams Morgan heritage trail, “Roads to Diversity.” 7 to 9 p.m. Free. Meet at the Kalorama Recreation Center, 1875 Colum-bia Road NW. 202-741-8716.

Tuesday, Aug. 5

Children’s program■ “Uno, Dos, Tres con Andrés” will offer

a chance to sing, shake and sound out rhythms while trying regional Latin dances and practicing Spanish words (for ages 5 and younger). 3 p.m. Free. Palisades Library, 4901 V St. NW. 202-282-3139.

Classes■ Yoga teacher and therapist Heather

Ferris will lead a yoga class. Noon. Free. Watha T. Daniel-Shaw Library, 1630 7th St. NW. 202-727-1288.

■ The Georgetown Library will present its “Take an Om Break” yoga series. 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Free; reservations suggested. Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. [email protected].

■ The group Yoga Activist will present a weekly yoga class. 7 p.m. Free. Cleveland Park Library, 3310 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-282-3080.

■ “7 & 7 — Fitness in the Park” will fea-ture a Zumba class. 7 p.m. Free. Volta Park, 1555 34th St. NW. 202-340-8779.

Concerts■ “Music on the Mall” will feature

vocalist and guitarist Cecily Bumbray. Noon to 1 p.m. Free. 12th Street and Jefferson Drive SW. tinyurl.com/MusicOnTheMall.

■ The “Live! on Woodrow Wilson Plaza” series will feature J Rock Music performing contemporary jazz/R&B. Noon to 1:30 p.m. Free. Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, 1300 Pennsyl-vania Ave. NW. 202-312-1300.

■ The Tuesday Concert Series will fea-ture the U.S. Air Force Band’s Air Force Strings ensemble. 12:10 p.m. Free. Church of the Epiphany, 1317 G St. NW. 202-347-2635.

■ The U.S. Air Force Band’s Max Impact ensemble will present “Celebrating Freedom.” 8 p.m. Free. West Steps, U.S. Capitol. 202-767-5658.

■ The U.S. Navy Band’s Sea Chanters ensemble will perform. 8 p.m. Free. Sylvan Theater, Washington Monument grounds, 15th Street and Independence Avenue SW. navyband.navy.mil.

■ Gypsy Sally’s Vinyl Lounge will host its weekly open mic show. 8 p.m. Free. Gypsy Sally’s Vinyl Lounge, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com.

Discussions and lectures■ Nidal Sliman, legal consultant on

international trade at the World Bank and former policy reform team leader on the Palestinian Investment Climate Improvement Project, and Phyllis Bennis, fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies, will discuss “International Organizations: A New Forum for Discussion?” 1 to 2 p.m. Free; reservations required. The Palestine Center, 2425 Virginia Ave. NW. 202-338-1290.

■ Art historian David Gariff will discuss “The Goldfish and the Minotaur: The Mod-ernist Rivalry Between Matisse and Picas-

so.” 6:45 to 8:45 p.m. $28 to $42. S. Dil-lon Ripley Center, 1100 Jefferson Drive SW. 202-633-3030.

■ Robert Timberg will discuss his book “Blue-Eyed Boy: A Memoir.” 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919.

■ “Book Club With a Beat” will discuss “Divided Soul: The Life of Marvin Gaye” by David Ritz. 7 p.m. Free. Room 221, Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. [email protected].

■ The Chevy Chase Library Book Club will discuss “The Disaster Artist: My Life Inside ‘The Room,” the Greatest Bad Movie Ever Made” by Greg Sestero and Tom Bis-sell. 7 p.m. Free. Chevy Chase Library, 5625 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-282-0021.

■ In honor of the publication of the National Geographic book “Mars Up Close,” space scientists and Mars experts involved in current Mars exploration will discuss findings from Curiosity and other Mars rovers. A book signing will follow. 7:30 p.m. $24. Grosvenor Auditorium, National Geographic, 1600 M St. NW. 202-857-7700.

Films■ The Georgetown Library’s weekly

August film series, “I Do,” will focus on wedding-themed selections. 6 p.m. Free. Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. 202-727-0232.

■ The Italian Cultural Institute will pres-ent Rocco Papaleo’s 2009 film “Basilicata Coast to Coast.” 6:30 p.m. Free; reserva-tions required. Auditorium, Embassy of Italy, 3000 Whitehaven St. NW. www.iicwashington.esteri.it.

Performances■ The Silk Road Dance Company will

perform. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.

■ The Washington Improv Theater’s “Harold Night” will feature performances by Breaker Breaker and Love Onion, fol-lowed by an improv jam. 9 p.m. By dona-tion. Source, 1835 14th St. NW. washingtonimprovtheater.com.

■ Busboys and Poets will present an open mic poetry night. 9 to 11 p.m. $5. Langston Room, Busboys and Poets, 2021 14th St. NW. 202-387-7638.

Sporting events■ The Washington Mystics will play the

New York Liberty. 7 p.m. $15 to $300. Ver-izon Center, 601 F St. NW. 800-745-3000.

■ The Washington Nationals will play the New York Mets. 7:05 p.m. $10 to $90. Nationals Park, 1500 South Capitol St. SE. 888-632-6287. The series will continue Wednesday at 7:05 p.m. and Thursday at 12:35 p.m.

Tour■ A guided garden tour will trace the

history and horticulture of centuries-old trees, heirloom plants and flowers, and English boxwood. 11:15 a.m. and 12:15 p.m. $10; free for members. Tudor Place Historic House and Garden, 1644 31st St. NW. tudorplace.org.

Wednesday, Aug. 6

Classes■ “7 & 7 — Fitness in the Park” will fea-

ture a Zumba class. 7 p.m. Free. Harrison Recreation Center, 1330 V St. NW. 202-340-8779.

■ The Georgetown Library will present its “Take an Om Break” yoga series. 7:15 to 8:30 p.m. Free; reservations suggested.

Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. [email protected].

Concerts■ Rob Maletick will perform jazz selec-

tions. 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Free. L’Enfant Plaza, 10th and D streets SW. lenfantplaza.com.

■ Phil Wiggins and Friends, an all-star blues and dance group from Maryland, will perform as part of the “Homegrown: The Music of America” concert series. Noon. Free. Coolidge Auditorium, Jefferson Build-ing, Library of Congress, 10 1st St. SE. 202-707-5510.

■ The Harbour Nights concert series will feature the band Hand Painted Swing-er. 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Free. Washington Harbour, 3050 K St. NW. 202-295-5007.

■ The all-star blues and dance group Phil Wiggins and Friends will perform. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.

■ The U.S. Air Force Band’s Max Impact ensemble will present “Celebrating Freedom.” 8 p.m. Free. Sylvan Theater, Washington Monument Grounds, 15th Street and Independence Avenue SW. 202-767-5658.

■ The U.S. Marine Band will perform. 8 p.m. Free. West Terrace, U.S. Capitol. 202-433-4011.

■ The Dawn Drapes, the Genuine and Stranger in the Alps will perform. 8:30 p.m. $10 to $12. Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com.

Demonstration■ U.S. Botanic Garden staff members

will show off carnivorous plants and explain how they have adapted to their environments. 1 to 1:30 p.m. Free. Conser-vatory Garden Court, U.S. Botanic Garden, 100 Maryland Ave. SW. 202-225-8333.

Discussions and lectures■ National Museum of Women in the

Arts associate curator Virginia Treanor will discuss “89 Seconds at Alcázar” by Eve Sussman and Rufus Corporation. Noon to 12:30 p.m. Free. National Museum of Women in the Arts, 1250 New York Ave. NW. 202-783-7370.

■ The H&B Book Club will discuss “Last Call: The Rise and Fall of Prohibition” by Daniel Okrent. 6:30 p.m. Free. Room 221, Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial

Library, 901 G St. NW. 202-727-0321.■ Michael Atwood Mason, a longtime

Cuba researcher and the director of the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultur-al Heritage, will discuss “Cuba Today: His-tory, Heritage, and Modern Life.” 6:45 to 8:45 p.m. $30 to $42. S. Dillon Ripley Cen-ter, 1100 Jefferson Drive SW. 202-633-3030.

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The Warner Theatre will host Rob Becker’s comedy “Defending the Caveman” for two shows on Aug. 2. The longest-running solo play in Broadway history explores the misunderstandings between men and women Becker

observed during his three-year informal study of anthropology, prehistory, psychology, sociology and mythology. Tickets cost $27 to $46.50. The Warner Theatre is located at 513 13th St. NW. 800-745-3000; warnertheatredc.com.■ Scena Theatre will present two Irish dramas — Conor McPherson’s “Shining City” and George O’Brien’s “Molly” — in repertory Aug. 9 through Sept. 21 at the Atlas Performing Arts Center. “Shining City” examines the impulsive choices people make and their haunting effects. Dubliner John, convinced he sees his dead wife, visits a fledgling therapist who has his own troubles. “Molly,” a world premiere by a Georgetown University pro-fessor emeritus born in Ire-land, explores secret revela-tions of the young mistress of J.M. Synge, esteemed playwright of the Irish literary renaissance. Tickets cost $20 to $40. The Atlas Performing Arts Center is located at 1333 H St. NE. 202-399-7993; scenatheater.org.■ Studio 2nd Stage will present “Carrie: The Musical” through Aug. 3. New blood courses through this contemporary rock musical based on Ste-phen King’s story of teen angst, religious fervor and the com-plicated relationship between a mother and daughter. As Car-rie navigates the harsh realities of high school bullying and her overprotective mother, a new and violent power is unleashed

inside her — and she’ll use it. Tickets cost $40 to $45. The theater is located at 1501 14th St. NW. 202-332-3300; studiotheatre.org.■ The Capitol hill Arts Workshop will present Gilbert and Sullivan’s comic opera “Patience, Bunthorne’s Bride,” a satire of the aesthetic movement popular in England in the 1870s and 1880s, July 31 through Aug. 9. Tickets cost $10 to $20. The Capitol Hill Arts Workshop is located at 545 7th St. SE. 202-547-6839; chaw.org.■ The Kennedy Center will host “Disney’s The Lion King” through Aug. 17 in the Opera House. The winner of six Tony Awards, including Best Musical, returns to D.C. with direction and costumes by Julie Taymor and music by Elton John and Tim Rice. Tickets cost $40 to $195. 202-467-4600; kennedy-center.org.■ Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company will reunite the cast of last year’s production of Aaron Posner’s “Stupid F—-ing Bird” through Aug. 17. Loosely based on Anton Chekhov’s “The Seagull,” the play offers a contemporary, irreverent riff on the Russian classic. An aspiring theater director named Conrad struggles to get out from under the shadow of his mother Emma, a famous actress. Meanwhile his young muse, Nina, falls for Emma’s lover, Doyle — and everyone discovers just how disappointing love, art and growing up can be. Woolly Mammoth artistic director Howard Shalwitz again directs. Tickets start at $35. Woolly Mammoth is located at 641 D St. NW. 202-393-3939; woollymammoth.net.

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Films■ The NoMa Summer Screen outdoor

movie series will feature the 1986 action film “Top Gun.” 7 p.m. Free. Loree Grand Field, 2nd and L streets NE. nomabid.org/noma-summer-screen.

■ The Jane Austen Outdoor Film Series will feature Joe Wright’s 2005 movie “Pride & Prejudice,” starring Keira Knight-ley, Matthew Macfadyen and Brenda Blethyn. 8:30 p.m. Free. Dumbarton House, 2715 Q St. NW. 202-337-2288.

■ The Avalon Docs series will feature Joe Berlinger’s 2014 film “Whitey: United States of America v. James J. Bulger,” about the infamous gangster who terror-ized Boston for years. 8 p.m. $8.50 to $11.50. Avalon Theatre, 5612 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-966-6000.

Performance■ The “Live! on Woodrow Wilson Plaza”

series will feature a dance performance by Project Rock Out. Noon to 1:30 p.m. Free. Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. 202-312-1300.

Tours■ Area teens will lead a theatrical tour

that brings the National Portrait Gallery’s collection to life through a student-written play. Noon and 2 p.m. Free. National Por-trait Gallery, 8th and F streets NW. 202-633-1000. The event will continue Thurs-day and Friday at noon and 2 p.m.

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Art event■ Arts on the Block and the Urban

Alliance will host a reception with music and art-making activities to highlight their monthlong creative workshop for teens, “Pour Your ART Out.” 5 to 8:30 p.m. Free; reservations suggested. Pepco Edison Place Gallery, 702 8th St. NW. artsontheblock.com.

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series will feature Valerie Simpson per-forming R&B and Motown favorites. Noon to 1:30 p.m. Free. Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. 202-312-1300.

■ The U.S. Air Force Band’s Woodwind Quintet will present a community concert. 12:30, 1:30 and 2:30 p.m. Free. National Museum of American History, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-767-5658.

■ Justin Trawick and the Common Good will perform Americana, bluegrass and folk music as part of the Sounds of Summer concert series. 5 to 7 p.m. Free. National Garden Lawn Terrace, U.S. Botan-ic Garden, 100 Maryland Ave. SW. 202-225-8333.

■ Indian multi-instrumentalist, compos-er and arranger Charanjit Singh will pres-ent a concert of raga to a disco beat, fea-turing several variations on Indian classical music. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.

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■ The U.S. Marine Band will perform. 8 p.m. Free. Sylvan Theater, Washington Monument Grounds, 15th Street and Inde-pendence Avenue SW. 202-433-4011.

■ The “Sunsets With a Soundtrack” concert series will feature the U.S. Army Concert Band and Chorus performing music about the American flag by Johnny Cash, John Philip Sousa and others. 8 p.m. Free. West Steps, U.S. Capitol. usarmyband.com. The concert will repeat Friday at 8 p.m.

■ Musician Mike Peters will perform the Alarm’s album “Declaration” in full as part of a 30th anniversary tour. 8:30 p.m. $15 to $20. Gypsy Sally’s, 3401 K St. NW. gypsysallys.com.

Discussions and lectures■ U.S. Botanic Garden science educa-

tion volunteer Todd Brethauer will discuss “A Grain of Wisdom: Botany, Evolution and the History of Cereal Crops.” Noon to 1 p.m. Free; reservations required. Conserva-tory Classroom, U.S. Botanic Garden, 100 Maryland Ave. SW. 202-225-8333.

■ Tripp Onnen, a Society of the Cincin-nati genealogist, will discuss his work reconstructing family lines extending back to the Revolutionary War. 6 p.m. Free. Soci-ety of the Cincinnati, Anderson House, 2118 Massachusetts Ave. NW. 202-785-2040.

■ The Mystery Book Group will discuss “The Devil’s Gentleman: Privilege, Poison, and the Trial That Ushered in the Twentieth Century” by Harold Schechter. 6:30 p.m. Free. Barnes & Noble, 555 12th St. NW. 202-347-0176.

■ Susan Frank, associate curator for research at the Phillips Collection, will dis-cuss “From Ryder to Rothko, the Quest for the Best American Art.” 6:30 p.m. Free. Room 207, Martin Luther King Jr. Memori-al Library, 901 G St. NW. 202-727-0321.

■ Don Hirsch, a former designer on HGTV’s “Curb Appeal,” will discuss “Home Makeover Magic.” 6:45 to 8:45 p.m. $25 to $30. S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100 Jef-ferson Drive SW. 202-633-3030.

■ Barnard College psychology profes-sor Alexandra Horowitz will discuss her book “On Looking: Eleven Walks With Expert Eyes.” 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919.

■ Dr. Neal Barnard, founding president of the Physicians Committee for Responsi-ble Medicine, will discuss “Healthy Approaches to Weight Control, Reversing Diabetes, and the Best of Health.” 7 p.m. Free. Tenley-Friendship Library, 4450 Wis-

consin Ave. NW. 202-727-1449.

Films■ A “Summer Movie Singalong” series

will offer a chance to help save China from the invading Huns. 6:30 p.m. Free. Tenley-Friendship Library, 4450 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-727-1449.

■ Goethe-Institut will host the D.C. pre-miere of “Hope,” about cyclist Maria Park-er’s 2013 Race Across America. Proceeds will benefit brain cancer research through 3000 Miles to a Cure. 7 and 8:15 p.m. $35 to $100. Goethe-Institut, 812 7th St. NW. dchopescreening.splashthat.com.

■ “Canal Park Thursday Movies: It’s a Whole New Ballgame” will feature David Anspaugh’s 1993 film “Rudy.” Sundown. Free. Canal Park, 200 M St. SE. capitolriverfront.org.

■ “City Paper Summer Cinema” will feature the 1993 film “Mrs. Doubtfire,” starring Robin Williams, Pierce Brosnan and Sally Field. Sundown. Free. Garden, Heurich House Museum, New Hampshire Avenue and 20th Street NW. heurichhouse.org.

■ Beasley Real Estate’s Summer Movie Series will feature Jason Moore’s 2012 film “Pitch Perfect.” Sundown. Free. St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 1514 15th St. NW. beasleyre.com.

Performance■ The Theatre Lab’s Musical Theatre

Institute for Teens will present the hit musi-cal “Evita,” about the rise and fall of Eva Perón. 7:30 p.m. $10 to $15. Theatre Lab, 733 8th St. NW. 202-824-0449. The per-formance will repeat Friday at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday at 2 and 7:30 p.m.

Reading■ A monthly poetry reading will feature

Pamela Murray Winters and Nancy Naomi Carlson, followed by an open mic event. 7 p.m. Free. Georgetown Library, 3260 R St. NW. 202-727-0232.

Special event■ “American Bounty” — this month’s

“Phillips After 5” program — will feature gallery talks about American art and food, a digital scavenger hunt for prizes, and a chance to sample classic American cuisine through a movable feast of food trucks. 5 to 8:30 p.m. $10 to $12; reservations sug-gested. Phillips Collection, 1600 21st St. NW. phillipscollection.org/events.

Tour■ A horticulturist will lead a tour and

discussion of some of the vegetables and flowers in the National Museum of Ameri-can History’s re-creation on a World War II-era victory garden. 1 p.m. Free. Meet at the welcome desk near the Constitution Avenue entrance, National Museum of American History, 14th Street and Consti-tution Avenue NW. 202-633-1000. The tour will repeat Aug. 21 at 1 p.m.

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[email protected] 703-868-3038

Dog BoardingSusan Mcconnell’s Loving Pet Care.

• Mid-day Walks • Home visits • Personal Attention

202-966-3061

EXPERIENCED PETSITTER/ House-sitter available. Responsible 32/F, seeking long or short-term opportuni-ties. Employed non-smoker with car, can provide multiple references. Call 703-772-8848 or email [email protected] for more details.

Pressure Washing

Chesapeake Power Washing, Co. Gentle, low-pressure, thorough turbo-

washing wand ensures no damage to clean brick, stone, slate, wood, and siding. Careful workmanship with 20 years exper. Lic. Bond Ins. 301-656-9274 Chevy Chase, MD

Neighborhood Powerwashing Family Operated: Father & SonsDecks • Patios • Fences • SidingReferences • Licensed • Insured

20% off with this ad 202-329-6006

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Upholstery

Windows

Ace Window Cleaning, Co.Family owned and operated for over 20 years using careful workmanship301-656-9274 Chevy Chase, MD

Licensed • Bonded • Insured • We also offer glass, screen, and sash cord repair service

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