The Week Ahead…& Some Photos from the Past Week

by Larry Janezich

Posted March 17, 2024

The gentrification of weed.  Washington DC Cannabis & Marijuana Lawyers at 413 East Captiol Street, SE. 

SE Library Modernization Construction Update:  Here’s a photo of the current state of the main reading room in SE Library with ceiling stripped and terracotta and brick exposed on the interior walls.  For more information and additional photos, go here:   https://bit.ly/3TG11Q3

Last month, Mayor Bowser opened DC first safe commercial corridor Hub in Chinatown at 675 H Street NW.  The Safe Commercial Corridor Hubs will connect residents to a range of city services in priority areas, with a specific focus on working across government to keep corridors safe and clean. The hubs are staffed  be staffed by outreach teams from multiple public safety and human services agencies including Metropolitan Police Department, Mayor’s Office of Community Relations and Services, Mayor’s Office of Nightline and Culture, Mayor’s Office of Asian Pacific Islander Affairs, the Department of Human Services, and the Department of Behavioral Health. 

CHC was permitted to take a photo inside on the condition that none of the clients present in the office was included.  Friday afternoon, the staff included Calvin Woodward, pictured at right.

Calling out Colon Cancer:  These 27,400 blue flags on the National Mall were installed on March 19 as a visual representation of more that 27,400 people under 50 estimated to be diagnosed with colorectal cancer in 2030.  The display will be up until March 22.  For more info and to donate, go here:  https://fightcolorectalcancer.org/united-in-blue/

The Future of Orchids: Conservation and Collaboration features 200 hundred varieties of orchids displayed in the Robert and Arlene Kogod Courtyard.  Smithsonian American Art Museum.  January 27, 2024 – April 28, 2024.  Open Daily, 11:30 a.m.–7:00 p.m  Free.  For more, go here:  https://s.si.edu/3PpuA5C

The Week Ahead….

Monday, March 18

7:00 pm

ANC6A Transportation & Public Space Committee will hold a virtual meeting at 7:00pm.  

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

Among items on the draft agenda: 

• Florida Avenue NE Streetscape Project Update. The Florida Avenue NE Streetscape Project outreach team will provide project updates and address community safety concerns with related contractor work.
• West Virginia Avenue NE Traffic Safety. Commissioner Chatterjee will provide an update on community input and DDOT responses to traffic safety issues on the 800- block of West Virginia Avenue NE.
• National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Program. Tasin Malik, DDOT Transportation Planner, will present updates to DDOT’s Electric Vehicle (EV) Infrastructure Deployment Plan.
• DPW Public Restrooms Pilot Program. DPW has financed a pilot consisting of five standalone public restrooms under contract with Throne Labs, including one at the corner of 8th and H Streets NE. Jessica Heinzelman, co-Founder and COO of Throne Labs, will present the company’s plans for installing “The H Street Throne.”

Tuesday, March 19

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

For info on how to join the meeting, go here:  https://www.anc6d.org/anc6d-transportation-committee/

Agenda:  TBA

Wednesday, March 20

ANC6A Economic Development and Zoning Committee will hold a virtual meeting at 7:00pm. 

• For info on how to join the meeting, go here:  https://anc6a.org/community-calendar/
• 216 11th Street, NE: To construct a new two-story and basement rear addition to an existing two-story rowhouse.
• 1127 G Street, NE: To construct a new detached, two-story, accessory garage with second story dwelling unit to an existing, attached, two-story principal dwelling unit in the RF-1 zone.
• 235 10th Street NE: To construct a two-story with cellar, rear addition, to an existing, attached, three-story, principal dwelling unit in the RF-1 zone.

Thursday, March 21

ANC6D ABC Committee will hold a virtual meeting at 7:00pm

For info on how to join the meeting, go here:  https://www.anc6d.org/abc-committee/

Agenda:  TBA

Southeast Library Taskforce will hold an in person and virtual meeting at 6:30pm. 

The in person/virtual meeting will be held at Arthur Capper Recreation Center Interim SE Library Service Center.  1000 5^th Street, SE. 

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

Agenda:  TBA

Capitol Hill Corner would also like you to know about:

Library of Congress Cherry Blossum Festival https://bit.ly/3TGm8Bq

• The Library of Congress will host its annual Japanese Culture Day in celebration of the 2024 National Cherry Blossom Festival, an annual commemoration of Japan’s 1912 gift to the U.S. of 3,020 cherry trees.  Japanese Culture Day will take place at the Library’s Thomas Jefferson Building on Saturday, March 23, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., featuring family activities, including Japanese drum and traditional dance performances, a book talk with a featured author, storytelling, and arts and crafts from Japan. The event is free and open to the public. Tickets are available at loc.gov/events.

CHRS Walking Tour

The Capitol Hill Restoration Society is offering guided outdoor walking tours on Saturday, March 23 and Sunday, March 24 at 1 pm both days. Tickets ($15) now on sale through Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/march-walking-tours-tickets-853186502797?aff=oddtdtcreator

• The Civil War and Before – (learn about early residents of Capitol Hill, their homes, work, and community).  Saturday, March 23.
• A History of Capitol Hill in One block (rich in information but a very short walk). Sunday, March 24.
• Notable People – (sites associated with many of the historically significant people who have made Capitol Hill their home). Sunday, March 24