March 9, 2025 · 10:34 pm

The Week Ahead…Rumsey Meeting Wednesday Night & Some Photos from the Past Week

The Week Ahead…Rumsey Meeting Wednesday Night & Some Photos from the Past Week

by Larry Janezich

Posted, March 9, 2025

Community Meeting on Rumsey Pool Wednesday Night.  DC Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) and the DC Department of General Services (DGS) will host a community meeting to discuss the survey results and see the initial concept designs for Rumsey Aquatic Center.

(Also, Rumsey Aquatic Center will be closed starting Monday, March 10, for annual scheduled maintenance. The pool is expected to reopen on Monday, March 17.)

The Flea Market at Eastern Market Returns to 7th Street SE.  On Sunday, Diverse Markets Management brought the flea market back to 7th Street SE, after its January – February winter hiatus.  Diverse Markets: “The Flea Market at Eastern Market remains an essential space for small businesses, artists, and creative entrepreneurs to exhibit their products. bFrom vintage fashion to one-of-a-kind artistic impressions, the Flea Market continues to be a creative force of local culture. Alongside our colleagues in the Eastern Market Main Street corridor, we are optimistic for the season of our entire community.”  For more market updates, follow the Flea Market at Eastern Market Facebook page and Flea Market Instagram:   https://www.facebook.com/search/top?q=the%20flea%20market%20at%20eastern%20market &  (https://www.instagram.com/fleamarketateasternmarket/?hl=en  )

Barracks Row Aloha Medical Marijuana Application Runs into Trouble.  Last Tuesday night, ANC6B’s Alcohol and Cannabis Committee considered the medical marijuana license application for Aloha, at 539 8th Street, SE – formerly LaVagna.   The committee agreed to 1) file a complaint with ABCA that Aloha’s parent company, Tobacco King at the same location, is selling (or gifting) cannabis illegally, 2)  a motion to recommend the full ANC protest the license on the grounds of peace, order, quiet, parking, property values, and proximity to a school, and 3)  a motion that the committee file its own complaint that ABCA improperly accepted the application for a medical marijuana license because the store’s location is within 400 feet of a school.    

Work Has Begun on the Pennsylvania/Potomac Avenues Intersection Project.  Construction started on February 18 and is expected to take 700 days to complete, without counting snow and weather days.  The hoped for completion date is December 28, 2026.  Construction of bike lanes east on Pennsylvania Avenue will begin once the circle project is complete.  The National Park Service will maintain the circle.  The canopy for the Potomac Avenue Metro entrance has been put off until 2026. 

Garfield Park Renovation Update.  Construction on the project – including installation of playground surfacing and restriping of the tennis courts – was paused recently pending the arrival of warmer weather. As of now, the new tennis court surface has been poured and cured but painting the surface requires consistent temperatures in the 40s and 50s and is scheduled to occur in early April.  DGS says the general contractor is continually monitoring the forecast and will improve upon the schedule as weather permits.  The project was to have been completed last fall but has fallen behind schedule.  Here’s a link to the kick off construction presentation in June of 2024 where readers can judge where DGS is in the process.  They look to be close.  https://app.box.com/s/mixr9jrjfy8lmor9ozprk6xuvayjee09

Here’s a shot of the resurfaced tenns courts.

Folger Park Renovation Update.  The National Park Service closed Folger Park near 2nd and D Streets SE, to the public on Monday March 3 for renovation.  It will remain closed until December 31st 2025. The renovation will include: 

  • Improving the historic walkways
  • Restoring the historic flagstone plaza
  • Repairing and adding benches
  • Restoring vegetation in the plaza

The Week Ahead…

Tuesday, March 11

ANC6B will hold a hybrid meeting at 7:00pm.

  • Meeting location will be 700 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE; First Floor (entry adjacent to Trader Joe’s).

Among items on the draft agenda: 

Consent Calendar

  • Letter in support of DDOT Lincoln Park study, in partnership with ANC 6A.
  • Late Breaking – Write DDOT urging a stop sign on Independence @ 5th St SE.
  • Support BZA application for 1227 Independence Avenue, SE.
  • Support HPA Application for Library Court, SE.
  • Support Withdrawal of Barney Circle Historic District application.

Presentations

  • Office of Charles Allen
  • Office of the Mayor
  • Metropolitan Police Department
  • Late Breaking – Ms. Skye Webster of RiverSmart Homes Program

Other business: 

  • Acqua al 2, 212 7th Street, SE.  Application for restaurant liquor license – possible Settlement Agreement. 
  • Aloha, 539 8th Street, SE.  Application for Medical Cannabis license. 
  • Discussion.  Update on presentation invitations to DC Attorney General Schwalb and Office of the US Attorney for DC. 
  • Letter to request a DDOT Lincoln Park traffic study, in partnership with ANC6A.
  • Update on Rumsey Aquatic Center Renovation. 
  • Follow-up on Eastern Market Community Advisory Committee letter about security barriers.
  • Late Breaking – Elections. (ANC6B Chair Vince Mareino is stepping down as chair, citting professional and family obligations.)

ANC7D will hold a virtual meeting at 7:00pm.

Among items on the draft agenda (TBA)

Wednesday, March 12

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

Among items on the draft agenda:

  • Request for approval of legal assistance, ABCA application 130329, Consortium, 201 Massachusetts Avenue.

Announcements

  • Commissioner announcements.
  • DC agency informational announcements.
  • Office of the Ombudsman for Public Education.
  • Other community announcements.

Consent calendar

  • Tapori, 600 H Street NE, class “C” tavern liquor license.

Plenary agenda       

  • Capitol Hill Classic, May 18—Jayme Johnson.
  • St. Joseph’s Church project, update.
  • Notice of Intent from DDOT.  6th and K Streets: modifications to parking and traffic patterns.
  • DDOT Public Space Application.  6th and K Streets: benches, various locations.
  • 304-308 K Street NE. BZA application to subdivide an alley and construct two semi-detached, two-story dwelling units.

New Business

  • Contingency planning    

Thursday, April 13

ANC6A 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: 

Community Presentations

  • Zoning Regulation Change Affecting Ability to License Group Homes for Foster Youth over the Age of 18.
  • Priscilla Hall, Resource Development Specialist, Office of Planning, Policy and Program Support, Child and Family Services Agency.
  • RiverSmart Homes – DC’s Residential Stormwater Management Program Skye Webster, RiverSmart Homes Environmental Protection Specialist, Department of Energy & Environment.

Consent Agenda

  • Recommendation: ANC6A and ANC6B send a joint letter to DDOT requesting a traffic study around Lincoln Park.

New Business

  • Suggested Motion: ANC6A send an official Letter of Appeal to the Director of OANC asking for reconsideration of the denial of ANC 6A’s 2024 grant of $1,000 Guerilla Gardeners.  The purpose of the grant was to hold a public, community event to plant Tulips around the periphery of Sasha Bruce House. The appeal letter should capture the public benefits of this grant.

Capitol Hill Corner would also like you to know about:

Tuesday, March 11

Free DC is having a Ward 6 meeting at 6pm at the Northeast Library (7th and Maryland Ave NE). According to Free DC co-founder Alex Dobbs, “For anyone interested in joining our effort you can come to one of our campaign organizing meetings – we provide an overview of our strategy and how to get involved.

Wednesday, March 12

Hill Center Event

Our City. Our Music. Our Writers.  7:00 pm - 9:00 pm $10.00

Two eminent, essential local writers on jazz are featured in the March 12 session of the series.: Georgetown University Professor Maurice Jackson and NEA Jazz Master Willard Jenkins

Go here for tickets:  https://www.hillcenterdc.org/event/our-city-our-music-our-writers/  

Tuesday, March 11

Folger Library Event

The Anthony Hecht Poetry Prize.  7:30pm. $20.00.

The Anthony Hecht Poetry Prize, created in honor of the Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Anthony Hecht, is awarded annually for a poetry collection by a poet who has published no more than one previous book of verse. This season, the O.B. Hardison Poetry Series and co-sponsor The Waywiser Press celebrate Julia Thacker, the 19th winner of the Anthony Hecht Poetry Prize with this year’s prize judge, Irish poet, critic, playwright, and translator Paul Muldoon, who will read with Thacker.

For more info and tickets, go here: 

https://www.folger.edu/whats-on/2025-anthony-hecht-poetry-prize-with-paul-muldoon/

Please note: Children under the age of 4 are not permitted.

Friday, March 14

Hill Center Event 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Award-Winning Duo Veronneau Perform the Music of Joni Mitchell & Carole King,

Veronneau perform the music of two iconic artists, from their iconic albums – Joni Mitchell’s “Blue” & Carole King’s “Tapestry.” “Inspiring & Joyful…excellent performers” – The Washington Post “The kind of thoughtful artistry one can expect from masters of the music.”  – Washingtonian Magazine.  Tickets $20.00

For more info and tickers, go here:  https://www.hillcenterdc.org/events/category/concerts/

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