The Week Ahead…Thursday Community Meeting on SE Library & Photos from Last Week

The Week Ahead…Thursday Community Meeting on SE Library & Photos from Last Week

by Larry Janezich

Posted December 10, 2023

The US Botanic Gardens “Season’s Greenings” holiday display features model trains in the gated outdoor gardens running through a display of pollinators and their related plants all made from plant parts.  Tickets are not required to view the trains or any part of the USBG’s outdoor holiday display.  G-gauge model trains circulate from 10:00-5:00 daily between Nov. 23, 2023, and Jan. 1, 2024, closed Dec. 25.  The train display will run until 8:00 p.m. on three Thursdays: Dec. 14, Dec. 21, and Dec. 28.  Inside the building the display features a series of iconic Washington landmarks all made from plant parts.  The pollinator-plant scenes made from plant parts include:

Gecko pollinating a Trochetia flower

Chocolate midge pollinating a cacao flower

Long tongued fruit bat pollinating a banana flower

Honeycreeper bird pollinating a lobelia flower

Euglossine orchid bee pollinating a vanilla orchid flower

Lemur pollinating a traveler’s tree flower

A Swallow Tail Butterfly greets visitors outside the main entrance to the Botanic Gardens. For more information, go here:  https://www.usbg.gov/holiday

The Week Ahead…

Monday, December 11

ANC6D will hold a virtual meeting at 7:00pm.

For info on joining the meeting, go here:  https://www.anc6d.org/virtual-meetings/

Among items on the draft agenda:

Public Safety Report (PSA103,105,106)

Community Concerns 

• Amidon-Bowen Swing Space 

Presentations: 

• DC Battery Recycling Program (Carin Stuart)
• DMV – Vision Zero and New License Design (Dir. Robinson)
• OAG Snap Alert (Gabe Shoglow-Rubenstein)
• 60 I St. Project (Rudy Knott)
• Pepco – 4th and I Streets, SW Capitol Grid Project (Jamaal Jordan)

Consent Agenda

• ABCA Hearing on Safeway License Renewal Dec. 26 – Designate CM Pawley

Development, Planning, and Transportation Committee

• Wharf Parcel 6, 7 Café Enclosure 8:33 15 min.
• Letter to WMATA – 74 Bus Service 8:48 5 min.

ABCA Committee Reports and Committee Appointments

• Hen Quarter Protest Letter (CM Kramer)

Tuesday, December 12

ANC6B will hold a virtual meeting at 7:00pm

For info on joining the meeting, go here:  https://anc6b.org/calendar/

Among items on the draft agenda:

Consent Agenda

Beverage & Cannabis Committee

• No Kids Allowed; 637B Pennsylvania Avenue, SE; New Medical Cannabis Retailer license.
• Tentative: DC DASH, 727 8th Street, SE; New Medical Cannabis Retailer license
• Planning and Zoning Committee

Letter to DOB Regarding Illegal Construction at 516 Archibald Walk

• Update on Alley Closing in Square 762

Wednesday, December 13

ANC6C will hold a virtual meeting at 7:00pm.

For info on how to join the meeting, go here:  TBA

Among items on the draft agenda: 

Transportation and Public Space Committee

• Proposed installation of raised crosswalk in 1200 block of 4th Street, NE.

Alcoholic Beverage Licensing Committee

• New Leaf Smoke Shop, 416 H Street, NE, (new license, cannabis retailer.
• Thrive Hair Bar, 528 H Street, NE, new license, class C tavern.
• Chopsmith, 300 M Street, NE, new license, class C restaurant.
• Grand Central Sports Book,  new license, class D tavern,

Planning, Zoning, and Economic Development Committee

• 424 4th Street, NE, Historic Preservation Application. 

New Business

• Alley safety, 6th/7th/Eye/K Streets.   

Thursday, December 11, 2023

ANC6A will hold a virtual meeting.

For info on how to join the meeting, go here: https://anc6a.org/community-calendar/

Among items on the draft agenda:

Community Presentations:

• Dr. Oye I. Owolewa, Shadow US Representative for Washington, DC
• Tommie Jones Chief of External Affairs and Michael Watts, Program Manager
• Community Relations. Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR)

New Business

• Motion:  ANC6A resolves to oppose Washington Gas’ PROJECT pipes Phase 3 Application, authorize the Chair, Vice Chair, and/or their designee(s) to represent ANC 6A on this matter, and forward copies of our resolution to the DC Council, the Office of the Peoples Council, and the Office of Mayor Bowser.
• Discussion of methods for cooperation between Ward 6 ANCs on the processing of Ward 6 Cannabis applications under the Emergency Regulations and on gathering of data and community feedback for any future regulatory modifications

Community Meeting on Closure of SE Library.  DC Public Library will hold an in-person community meeting in SE Library, lower level, on the closure of SE Library at 7:00pm. The last day of service will be Thursday, Jan. 4, 2024.  Library officials will discuss the upcoming logistics related to construction and more details about interim services.

The Northeast Library will serve as the primary interim location for services while the Southeast Library is closed for renovation and will remain open seven days per week.

Weekly Story Time will be held at 700 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE (in partnership with Barracks Row Main Street).

An express services location at the Arthur Capper Recreation Center, will offer:

• Holds Pick-Up
• Item Return
• Wi-Fi Access
• Public Computers
• Printing and Copying

The opening date for Arthur Capper will be announced at the December 14 community meeting.  There will be no browse-able collections housed at this location.

For more info, go here:  https://www.dclibrary.org/news/southeast-library-modernization-project