The Week Ahead…& Some Photos from the Past Week
by Larry Janezich
Posted September 28, 2025
Rumsey Update – Pool Repairs Slated for November. Ward Six CM Charles Allen announced Saturday that DPR and DGS will replace the faulty boiler which is why the pool’s water has been unheated. The work will start in October and is scheduled for completion in November. Regarding the longer term plans for demolition and reconstruction of Rumsey, Allen said that the project is behind schedule and that it’s likely work won’t start before next summer.
Barracks Row Starbucks closes – A letter on the door of the coffee shop addressed to “our amazing customers” announced the closing of the Barracks Row Starbucks yesterday, September 27. The store is one of the chain’s ten DC shops which closed as part of a nationwide $1 billion restructuring plan.
Here’s a photo of some of the outlet’s last customers circa 10:30am on Saturday.
For Sale – The National Association for Home Care & Hospice Building opposite Eastern Market is up for sale. The building went on the market about a month ago with a listing price of $10 million. The 25,000 square foot building was built in 1995. The sale will not affect the MedStar Urgent Care Center which is in the middle of a 20 year lease.
The demolition of RFK Stadium started in early 2025 and is scheduled for completion in fall of 2026. Currently, it resembles the skeleton of a beached whale. Here’s a link to the DC RFK Demolition website which has a link to the live demolition camera atop DC Armory. https://eventsdc.com/venue/rfk-stadium/rfk-demolition-updates The photos are from Wednesday, September 24.
The Week Ahead…
Monday, September 29
ANC6B Public Safety Committee will hold a hybrid meeting at 6:30pm.
- Physical Location: 700 Pennsylvania Ave SE, 2nd Floor (Entrance Adjacent to Trader Joe’s)
- For info on how to join the virtual meeting, go here: https://anc6b.org/
Agenda: TBA
Tuesday, September 30
ANC6B Executive Committee will hold a virtual meeting at 7:00pm.
- For info on how to join the virtual meeting, go here: https://anc6b.org/
Among items on the agenda:
Continuation of consideration of items on the agenda from the last full ANC6B meeting, including:
- Update from the ANC6B Standing-Rules Working Group
- ANC6B Community-Grants Working Group
- Discussion of amendments to the By-Laws to make them conform with current practice regarding committee vice-chairs & standing rules.
- Proposed discussion to the offer, made by the director of the DC National Guard, to assign the DC Guard to help with DC “beautification.”
- In addition, the Executive Committee will set the agenda for the next full ANC6B meeting on October 14.
ANC6C Planning, Zoning & Economic Development Committee will hold a virtual meeting at 6:30pm.
NEW DATE: THE MEETING SCHEDULED FOR SEPTEMBER 30 WILL BE HELD ON FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3.
- For info on how to join the virtual meeting, go here: https://anc6c.org/hot-topics/
Among items on the draft agenda:
- 605 Constitution Avenue, NE. Revised Historic Preservation Application to construct a third-floor addition to an existing one-story row dwelling with two-story addition.
- 304-308 K Street, NE. Revised Zoning Adjustment for special exceptions and an area variance.
- Office of Planning omnibus proposed amendments to the zoning regulations (ZC 25-12).
Wednesday, October 1
Dedication and reception for the John Franzen Terrace and the opening of the Hill Center Sculpture exhibit. 5:30pm at Hill Center. Mayor Bowser is scheduled to attend.
(See below under Capitol Hill Corner Would Also Like You to Know About for additional info.)
Friday, October 3
ANC6C Transportation and Public Space Committee will hold a virtual meeting at 7:00pm.
For info on how to join the meeting, go here: https://anc6c.org/hot-topics/
Capitol Hill Corner Would Also Like You To Know About:
Monday, September 29
FreeDC Event
DC Community Lobby Day
9:00 AM 4:00 PM
DC needs the Senate to end the occupation, block the 13+ bills attacking DC, and reject the 20+ budget riders that would freeze our funds. Community members are invited to join us on September 29 for a Community Lobby Day to meet with Congressional staff and call on them to side with DC.
Attend this event: https://freedcproject.org/event-list/dc-community-lobby-day
Monday, September 29
Hill Center Event
Talk of the Hill with Bill Press Featuring Best Selling Author Lynne Olson
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm | $10 | Register Here http://bit.ly/42ft8ta
Before becoming a full-time author, Lynne Olson worked as a journalist for ten years, first with the Associated Press as a national feature writer in New York, a foreign correspondent in AP’s Moscow bureau, and a political reporter in Washington.
Tuesday, September 30
Hill Center Event
Our City. Our Music. Our Writers. Dwandalyn R. Reece, Ph.D. and John Troutman, Ph.D., two outstanding Smithsonian Museum curators will present and discuss their books to increase our understanding of the influence of American music.
7:00 – 9:00 pm | $10 | Register Here http://bit.ly/4nTuu4X
Wednesday, October 1
Hill Center Event
Dedication and reception for the John Franzén Terrace and opening of new works of sculpture from local sculptors.
During the Opening reception prizes will be awarded. All pieces of art will be on display in our gardens and online at Hill Center Galleries.
The exhibitions run from October 1st through March 27th.
Register here: http://bit.ly/4pJL4Gj
Continuing:
Congressional Cemetery Event
September 18 – October 12. 8:00pm (Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays) 2:00 PM (Saturdays and Sundays).
New Adaptation of Frankenstein to be Staged at Historic Chapel at Congressional Cemetery
Location: Historic Congressional Cemetery, 1801 E Street, SE.
Mary Shelley’s Monsters. The author of the infamous novel faces her creations and comes to understand the lasting impact of her radical and horrific story in this new retelling of Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus. Directed by Alex Levy, Artistic and Managing Director at 1st Stage in Tysons, VA, and featuring Katrina Clark as Mary Shelley; Jon Beal as the Creature; and JC Payne as Victor Frankenstein
Tickets are available online only at http://www.bob-bartlett.com
Contact: Bob Bartlett
(301) 643-4099
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