The Week Ahead & Some Photos from the Past Week
by Larry Janezich
Posted August 25, 2024
Name change for the former Tyler Elementary. A new sign announced the change just in time for the start of school on Monday. On January 9th, 2024, the DC council approved changing the name of John Tyler Elementary to Shirley Chisholm Elementary School. She was the first Black Congresswoman and the first Black woman to seek a major party’s nomination for president and a strong advocate for early education.
Over on Barracks Row, the in-coming medical marijuana shop at 727 8th Street – Miel Wellness – drew attention this week for the crown of artificial blossoms over their doorway. The building was formerly the home Soul to Summit sports clothing outlet. For more on Miel Wellness, go here: https://mielwellness.com/menu/
ICYMI Also on Barracks Row, Trattoria Alberto is sporting a new coat of hard-to-miss paint. The restaurant was a favorite of former Speaker of the House John Boehner.
Another new sign at 215 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE, confirms the coming of Dos Toros Taqueria to the space formerly occupied by Firehook Bakery. Dos Toros has outlets in Chinatown and Duport Circle, and multiple locations in NYC. For more on their menu, go here: https://www.dostoros.com/menu
New Pasha Café Sweet Shop’s arrival on PA Ave SE appears to be in doubt. Here’s a photo from last week of the store front at 615 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE, sans the Pasha Café Coming Soon and the Now Hiring signs. Pasha Café, whose coming was announced by a window sign last May, was (is?) to be a sister restaurant to Pasha Castle on M Street in Georgetown, billed itself as a Mediterranean Dessert Shop.
Last Wednesday, the Italian Air Force flying team Frecce Tricolori did a flyby over DC, starting on the east side of the city with a single east to west pass just south of the National Mall. Frecce Tricolori are on a tour of North America, the first time since 1992 that their signature red, white and green smoke has been seen over the United States. The team will perform flyovers of iconic U.S. landmarks in a series of major U.S. cities. Separately, a local pigeon pictured above the smoke trails did its own flyover.
The Week Ahead….
Monday, August 26
ANC6B Southeast Library Taskforce will hold a virtual and in person meeting at 6:30pm at 700 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE, second floor, entry adjacent to Trader Joe’s.
For info on how to join the virtual meeting, go here: https://anc6b.org/
Among items on the agenda:
- Discussion of the renovation and the status of the interim library service at the Arthur Capper Recreation Center.
Tuesday, August 27
ANC 6B Executive Committee will hold a virtual meeting at 7:00pm.
For info on how to join the meeting, go here: https://anc6b.org/
Agenda:
- The committee will set the agenda for the September meeting of the full ANC6B Commission on Monday, September 9th.
CAPITOL HILL CORNER 
What does Miel Wellness offer that I can;t find within any of the 5 gifting outlets within a 1/2 block of my home? (Editor’s Note: ABCA has begun issuing cease and desist orders against the gifting shops. CHC has reported on recent enforcement procedures against outlets on H Street, NE. Some gifting shops – like Mother Blossom on the 400 Block of 8th Street, SE – have closed because the gifting outlet next to the former 7-11 beat them to punch in applying for a license and regulations prohibit another licensed outlet from operating within 400 feer. Other gifting shops are applying for Medical MJ licenses. The Medical MJ outlets are being undercut by the gifting shops, and it’s in the city’s interest to close the gifting shops down, cite the owners for being in violation of the possession limits, and levy fines – all so the legal market and its tax revenue can survive. As is the case in NYC, DC has the authority to padlock the gifting outlets. That hasn’t happened yet and enforcement is slow but it’s progressing.)
Yo Hill – are we a little freakier than most people think?
Have you visited NYC recently? Government may have the authority, but the non-licensed outlets are operating with relative impunity. It’s been the same story in DC for several years now.
Decriminalization was a great idea, but the failure to establish any regulatory oversight for the market has been a major failing. The promised tax dollars are never coming.