The Week Ahead…& Some Recent Photos

Here’s the grandstand for “A Capitol Fourth,” with the National Symphony Orchestra as it appeared Monday morning on the West Front of the US Capitol. Grounds open at 3:00pm, Tuesday – music starts at 8:00pm – fireworks at 9:06pm. Among the featured talent: Boys II Men, country duo Maddie and Tae, opera star Renee Fleming, R&R Hall of Famer Belinda Carlisle, and others.

The US Capitol – currently under renovation – faces the grandstand.

Off to the side is the mess tent to feed the dozens of crew members who make the event happen.

Over on the 300 block of Pennsylvania Avenue, SE, Mezeh Mediterranean Grill has papered over the windows of the former Roland’s. Not sure what’s going on behind the paper, but no permits are visible. (Re orginal caption, Barred in DC points out they will not be serving alcohol and will have no license issues with ABC6B.)

Bob Gellman from Friends of Southeast Library (FOSEL) has created a list of 160 Little Free Libraries – locations he collected while walking on Capitol Hill. One that’s not on his list is on Decater Street in Petworth that replicates the owners’ house and goes the extra mile…

I mean, with a wall-papered interior and all.

The Week Ahead…& Some Recent Photos

by Larry Janezich

Posted July 3, 2023

Tuesday, July 4

Barracks Row MainStreet July 4^th Parade starts at 10:00am. 

Wednesday, July 5

ANC6B Alcohol Beverage Control Committee will hold a virtual meeting at 7:00pm.

For info on how to join the meeting, go here:  https://anc6b.org/

Among items on the draft agenda:

• Extreme Pizza; 520 8th Street, SE.  Application  for an Entertainment Endorsement for Retailer’s Class “C” Tavern License. 
• 725 8th Street, SE. Application for a new Retailer’s Class “A” Liquor Store.
• Los Caballeros Restaurant.  308 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE.  Application for a Retailer’s Class “C” Restaurant License. 
• Capital Square Bar and Grill.  1500 East Capitol Street, SE.  (SMD 7D08)  On-going noise complaints impacting SMD 6B06 residents.
• Update on I Egg You Protest. ABC Chair attended the required Roll Call hearing.  The Mediation is scheduled for July 19 but the Chair has a conflict on that date.  Jayaraman for ANC 6B and the Counsel for the Establishment agreed to change the date to July 26 but this must be done as a formal joint request. Counsel for the Establishment is drafting a filing to do that.
• Pacci’s Trattoria.  106 13^th Street, SE.  Public Space Permit application for New Sidewalk Cafe Un-Enclosed. 

ANC6C Planning and Zoning Committee will hold a virtual meeting at 6:30pm.

For info on how to join the meeting, go here:  https://anc6c.org/hot-topics/

Among items on the draft agenda:

• 616 7th Street, NE.  Bureau of Zoning Adjustment Application for a variance from the lot occupancy requirements and a special exception to construct a rear deck on an attached, two-story (with cellar) principal dwelling unit in the RF-1 zone.

ANC6B Transportation Committee will hold a virtual meeting at 7:00pm.

For info on how to join the meeting, go here:  https://anc6b.org/

Among items on the draft agenda:

• DDOT Presentation on 17th Street, SE, (Barney to Potomac).  Notice of Intent (tentative).
• DDOT Presentation on Crosswalk at 6th and E Streets, SE. (tentative).
• DDOT Presentation on 295 and 11th Street, SE, (tentative).
• ANC 6B Electric Vehicle Testimony
• Raised Crosswalk Request at the Intersection of 13th Street and Massachusetts Avenue, SE.
• Report for the Transportation Committee

Thursday, July 6

ANC6B Planning and Zoning Committee will hold a virtual meeting at 7:00pm.

For info on how to join the meeting, go here:  https://anc6b.org/

Among items on the draft agenda:

• Hill Center Gathering Terrace Project. Adding a gathering terrace at the Hill Center for public use and events.
• 116 5th Street SE Project.  Historic Preservation Application.  Design concept for addition of a third floor containing a bedroom and bathroom and enclosure of a second-floor rooftop deck to extend an existing bedroom.
• 405 4th Street SE Project.  Historic Preservation Application.  Design concept for a three story rear addition to an existing two story row house principal dwelling and to add an Accessory Dwelling Unit in the RF-3 zone.
• 405 4th Street SE Project.  Bureau of Zoning Adjustment Application.  To construct a three story rear addition to an existing two story row house principal dwelling and to add an Accessory Dwelling Unit in the RF-3 zone.
• Update on Subcommittee on Alley Closing in Square 762

For info on how to join the meeting, go here:  https://anc6b.org/

Friends of Southeast Library will hold an in-person meeting at 5:30pm in Southeast Library, lower level.