The former Frager’s Hardware finds a new life in day care. The blue building at 1323 E Street, SE, is morphing into a day care center. The owner, John Weintraub, found a tenant who in the view of neighbors is a welcome addition to the community. A current ANC6B application to rezone the building into residential has been put on hold, even though it appears that a day care center would qualify a legitimate use of the site after rezoning. The ANC doesn’t want to muddy the water until the new enterprise has its Certificate of Occupancy.
Work is already underway inside the building and the build out for the former occupant – Door Dash – has been pretty much demolished.
Capitol Square Bar and Grill at 15th and East Capitol, NE, is in trouble with the neighbors who say blatant noise violations are upending their quality of life. Councilmember Charles Allen has requested the Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Administration to investigate the alleged violations. And three ANCs – 6A, 6B, and 7D – are piling on, considering a letter requesting action against the management because they allegedly violated their Settlement Agreement. The issue comes up in the ANC6B meeting on Tuesday night.
PA Avenue’s new Bike Lanes will be open by month’s end. Last Wednesday, DDOT Project Manager Greg Matlesky told ANC6B’s Transportation Committee, that Phase I of the PA Avenue Southeast Project will be complete by the end of June. He listed the remaining work:
- Add bike lane barriers to remaining blocks in East Bound direction
- Add correct handrail opening at bus platforms
- Install trench drain at 7th Street and PA Avenue, SE
- Install pavement markings on boarding platforms.
- Now traffic signal configuration
- Bike Lane Close signs removed
Phase II from 13th to Barney Circle schedule will begin in 2025.
The Capitol Lounge served its last drink in September of 2020. The current owners – The Conservative Partnership – want to close the alley behind the legendary bar to create what will likely become event space for the organization’s new headquarters comprised of several buildings in the 200 block of Pennsylvania Avenue, SE. ANC6B Planning and Zoning Committee Chair Frank D’Andrea told the Committee at its June meeting last Tuesday that the Conservative Partnership’s legal reps have agreed in principle to community benefits to compensate the community for privatizing public property. The committee unanimously agreed to a motion to set up a subcommittee to consider the application to close the alley and consider all issues related to the application. The ANCs are advisory bodies and can only make recommendations, but city regulations require city agencies to give those recommendations “great weight.” In this case, the DC City Council will ultimately decide the fate of the alley closure. The Conservative Partnership is led by former South Carolina Senator Jim Demint, Chairman; and former White House Chief of Staff, Mark Meadows, Senior Partner.
Friday evening The Too Much Talent Band took over the Eastern Market Metro Plaza with their high-energy explosion of jazz, funk, and rhythm & blues. If you missed it, they’ll be back in two weeks according to Brian Ready, Barracks Row MainStreet Executive Director. If you want to know more about them, go here: https://toomuchtalentband.com/
The Week Ahead…& Some Photos from the Past Week
Monday, June 12
ANC6D will hold a virtual meeting at 7:00pm.
To join the meeting, go here: https://www.anc6d.org/virtualmeeting/
Among items on the draft agenda:
- Public Safety Report
- Presentation: Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement
- Presentation: Department of Licensing and Consumer protection
- DDOT Update
- ABC Report
ANC6B Special Committee on Public Safety will hold a virtual meeting at 7:30pm.
To join the meeting, go here: https://anc6b.org/
Among items on the draft agenda:
- Introductions – New Members
- Discussion – City 911 System
- Identify agenda items and potential Expert/Guest speakers for next meeting
Tuesday, June 13
ANC 7D will hold a virtual meeting at 6:30pm.
To join the meeting – which will be on Zoom – find the link here: https://7d0761.wixsite.com/anc7d-1
Among items on the draft agenda:
- Presentation: Brian L. Schwalb, Attorney General, District of Columbia
Mayor’s Office of Community Relations & Services (MOCRS)
- Presentation: Office of Ward 7 Councilmember Vincent Gray
- Presentation: Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) [pending]
- Presentation: Lead Free DC – Stephen Akyereko, DC Water
- Presentation: DC Public Library Rosedale Project. Martha Saccocio, DCPL
New business
- Special July Meeting for Q3 QFR Adoption
- Adopt Revised ANC 7D Bylaws (Commission) 10 minutes
- Consideration of a Resolution or Letter Concerning Parkside Development.
- Consideration of a Letter to DC Department of Energy and Environment (DDOE) concerning Playground Application.
- Motion to send a letter of support concerning BZA #20921 (Hill East).
- Motion to adopt ANC 7D Resolution re: Installing Left Signal at C Street, NE, at 21st Street, NE Pipestem/Oklahoma and Conducting Area Traffic Study.
- Motion to send letter of support to DOB/DOEE re: Apogee Farms/Rosedale Urban Farm.
- Motion to send letter of support to DC Historic Preservation Board (HPRB) re: Proposed Eastern High School Historic designation #23-08.
ANC6B will hold a virtual meeting at 7:00pm.
To join the meeting, go here: https://anc6b.org/
Among items on the draft agenda:
- Consent Agenda – TBD
- Presentations: DDOT Presentation on 8th Street SE Bus Priority Project; Andrew Grinberg, DDOT Transportation Planner.
New business:
- Extreme Pizza, 520 8th Street. Consideration of application for an Entertainment Endorsement for Tavern License.
- National Democratic Club (NDC), request to amend the existing SA to increase the hours of operation and sales, service, and consumption of alcohol. Current: Mon-Fri: 11:30am – 1:00am. The requested hours are: Sun-Thur. 7:00 am – 2:00 am; Fri-Sat. 7:00 am – 3:00 am.
- 202 10th Street, SE: Zoning Adjustment Application to construct a two-story rear addition and roof deck, to an existing, attached two-story with basement.
- 202 10th Street, SE: Historic Preservation Application to construct a two-story rear addition and roof deck, to an existing, attached two-story with basement.
- Consideration of application of LLC affiliated with the Conservative Parnership proposing closing the NE portion of existing alley system in Square 762 behind the former Capitol Lounge.
- Discussion on Progress of Rezoning of 1323 E Street, SE, the former Frager’s Hardware.
- Resolution on Better Bus Visionary Network (including 96 bus route).
- Report for the Southeast Library Task Force.
- Report for the Public Parks and Recreation Spaces Task Force
- Resolution Supporting SYC/W6MA 4th Annual Back to School Bash at Eastern Market Metro Plaza.
- Report for the Special Committee on Public Safety.
- Report for Eastern Market Community Advisory Committee.
Wednesday, June 14
ANC6C will hold a virtual meeting at 7:00pm.
To join the meeting, go here:
Among items on the draft agenda:
TBA
Thursday, June 15
Friends of Kingman Park will hold an in person and a virtual meeting at 7:00pm at St. Benedict’s the Moor.
To join the meeting, go here: https://fokpdc.com/event/fokp-community-meeting/?instance_id=455
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