March 8, 2026 · 10:10 pm
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The Week Ahead…& Some Photos from the Past Week

The Week Ahead…& Some Photos from the Past Week

by Larry Janezich

Posted Sunday, March 8, 2026

Last Saturday’s open house on the future of H Street.  The DC Office of Planning has launched a new H Street Land Use and Market Study covering 3rd to 15th Streets NE. This study will help shape what gets built, what kind of businesses we support, how public spaces are designed, and how to strengthen H Street’s identity for the long term.  Here’s a photo of participants in the meeting on Saturday afternoon.  For more on the study, go here:  https://engage.dc.gov/w68032

Here’s what some participants want to see on H Street, NE.  movie theater, local bike shop closer to Eastern High, Outdoor-focused business (beer garden), art gallery/creative spaces, music venues, children/family oriented businesses, hardware store, home goods/gardening store, offices/medical.

CM Charles Allen interacts with ANC6A and C Commissioners who were at the open house, from left:  Commissioners Jay Adelstein (6C), Roberta Shapiro (6A), and Stephen Kolb (6A).

Update on renovation of SE Library.  The renovation is expected to be complete by June.  The Library will reopen a couple of months after that.  Here are two photos – a view of the Historic Entrance restoration in progress and a view of the Historic Entrance from inside the Library.  (Photo:  DCPL)

Installation of wood bookshelves on the main floor is complete.  (Photo:  DCPL)

Wood and plaster restoration, staining and finishing on the main floor are complete.  (Photo:  DCPL)

For more, Commissioner David Sobelsohn’s ANC6B SE Library Task Force will hear a verbal update regarding the final stages of renovations of the Library on Monday evening at 6:30pm.  For info on how to attend or join the meeting on line, see below. 

A banner of the façade of the SE Library trumpets Women in Construction Week, March 1 – 7.   

Whiting and Turner Construction takes a moment to celebrate Women in Construction.  (Photo:  DCPL)

The Week Ahead…

Highlights:

  • Tuesday – ANC7D – DC Office of Planning: RFK Master Plan Presentation
  • Wednesday – ANC6C – CM Charles Allen presentation re budget

Monday, March 9

ANC6B Southeast Library Task Force will hold a hybrid meeting at 6:30pm. 

Meeting location will be 700 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE; Second Floor, Conference Room #1 (entry adjacent to Trader Joe’s).

Agenda: 

  • Update regarding the final stages of renovations
  • Discussion of how to keep the Arthur Capper interim library open until the Southeast branch opens
  • Input from nearby neighbors if there are lingering renovation issues.

Tuesday, March 10

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

Meeting location will be at 700 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE.

Agenda:  TBA

ANC 7D will hold a virtual meeting at 7:00pm.

For info on how to join the meeting, go here:  https://7d0761.wixsite.com/anc7d-1

Among items on the draft agenda:

DC Office of Planning – RFK Master Plan Presentation

Elected District Government Official Updates

  • Letisha Vinson, Office of Ward 7 Councilmember Wendell Felder
  • Amber Wright, Mayor’s Office of Community Relations & Services (MOCRS)
  • Eboni-Rose Thompson, State Board of Education (SBOE), Ward 7 Representative
  • Kisha Anderson, District Department of Transportation (DDOT), Ward 7 Community Engagement Specialist

Community Matters

  • DC Responsible Rat Management Presentation, Max Broad, DC Voters for Animals Education Fund
  • Events DC (invited)

Commissioner SMD Reports

Commission Business Items

  • ANC 7D Committees

Other Commission Business

  • Proposed Motion: ANC 7D send a letter to DMPED, WMATA, DDOT, the DC Office of Planning, the Washington Commanders the D.C. Council Committee on Transportation and Environment and the National Capital Planning Commission urging immediate inter-agency coordination and calibration on transportation planning to support development of the RFK Campus.
  • Proposed Motion: ANC 7D send a letter to the Navy Museum Development Foundation urging consideration of an RFK Campus location for the Museum of the United States Navy.
  • Proposed Motion: ANC 7D send a letter to the Department of Public Works requesting posting of “No Parking Anytime” signs in the east-west alley behind The Bell Apartments on the 1700 Block of East Capitol Street, SE.
  • Proposed Motion: ANC 7D send a letter to the Mayor’s Office of Special Events of the District Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency (HSEMA) expressing support for the 45th Capitol Classic running races on May 17, 2026.
  • Proposed Motion: ANC 7D send a letter to DDOT requesting agency engagement and action to re-grade a portion of the alley system in Square 1069 (bounded by A St NE; 15th St NE; Constitution Ave NE; and 16th St, NE) to remediate water drainage.
  • Proposed Motion: ANC 7D send a letter to DDOT requesting installation of an automated traffic signal at the intersection of 16th Street, NE and East Capitol Street, NE.

Wednesday, March 11

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

Among items on the draft agenda: 

Council Member Charles Allen – D.C. budget summary

FOIA Update – Commissioner Andrew Hayes

Consent agenda – TBA

Transportation and Public Space Committee

  • DDOT, NOI.  No parking zone, 70. ft. addition to west side of 1st Street NE for trash removal and deliveries to the Union Station loading dock.

Alcohol and Cannabis Licensing Committee

  • Viet Pho Restaurant, 333 H Street NE, Class C restaurant, new application
  • The Little Grand, 808 7th Street NE, Class C tavern, application for streatery

Thursday, March 12

ANC6A will hold a virtual meeting at 7:00pm.

Among items o the draft agenda: 

Community Presentations

  • H Street Study – Emma Estes and Vincent Ubiera, Office of Planning

Consent Agenda

Alcohol Beverage and Cannabis

  • Recommendation: ANC6A take no action with regards to the application for a substantial change to a Retailer’s Class “C” Restaurant to change hours of operation and alcoholic beverage sales, service, and consumption, and hours of live entertainment, for AG Restaurant and Lounge, 816 H Street NE

Transportation and Public Space (TPS)

  • Recommendation: ANC 6A send a letter to the Office of Planning team in charge of the H Street Corridor Study that includes a reference to our past letters regarding the H Street corridor, recommendations for the OP study, and asks that they reflect on the 2004 H Street study and actions taken or not taken with respect to improvements along the H Street Corridor.
  • Recommendation: ANC 6A send a letter of support for the Capitol Hill Classic
  • Recommendation: ANC 6A appoint Malcolm Laskowski (6A05) to the ANC 6ATransportation and Public Space (TPS) Committee.

New Business

  • Suggested Motion: ANC6A send a letter of support to DC Water to conduct night work tied to the small diameter water line replacement project on Tennessee Avenue NE between East Capitol Street and 15th Street NE as well as 15th Street between E and G Streets NE. The night work is requested at the following locations to minimize disruption to schools and is estimated to be conducted during the following phases:
  • Phase 1: This phase is in its final stage, and no night work is anticipated at this location.
  • Phase 2: Begins at the intersection of Constitution and Tennessee Avenues and continues to Corbin Place NE. Night work is currently anticipated during the last week of April 2026.
  • Phase 3: Extends from Corbin Place to E Street NE. Night work is anticipated during the last week of August 2026.
  • Phase 4: Begins at E Street NE and continues slightly past the intersection of Tennessee Avenue and 15th Street NE, including F St NE. Night work is anticipated during the first week of January 2027.
  • Phase 5: Begins just north of E Street NE and continues along 15th Street NE to G Street NE, including G Street NE. Night work is anticipated during the first week of April 2027.

Please note that the dates listed above are tentative and may change depending on field conditions and constru2ction progress.

Single Member District reports

Community Comments

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

Agenda:  TBA

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Capitol Hill Corner would also like you to know about:

Go here to see a list of upcoming events for this week and to sign up to join FreeDC:  https://freedcproject.org/

Folger Salon with Debbie Finkelstein, Yunah Kae, and Austin Raetz

Thu, Mar 12, 2026 at 4:30pm

Shakespeare and popular television.  Comedy and racial formation.

Venue:  Great Hall – Tickets:  Free; no ticket required

Book Sale – NE Library

Saturday, March 14

Friends of NE and SE Library will hold a book sale from 10am to 3:00pm at NE Library

Congressional Cemetery – New Daily Operating Hours

Beginning March 23, Historic Congressional Cemetery will implement new daily visiting hours. The grounds will now be open to general visitors from 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM each day.

This change is part of ongoing efforts to improve safety and security across the cemetery landscape and reflects common operational practices at historic sites like ours. Visitors should plan their time on the grounds so that they are not arriving until the 7:00 AM opening time and exiting by the 7:00 PM closing time.

Members of the K9 Corps will continue to have after-hours access using a gate code that will be provided at orientation. The cemetery will also continue hosting evening programs and special events for registered attendees.

For more details about the new hours and what they mean for visitors, please read the full announcement on our website:  https://bit.ly/3NmWjGm

National Gallery of Art – Spark Awe – On Going

Finding Awe all around

Awe is the feeling of being in the presence of something vast or profound that leads you to see the world in a different way. Awe can bring us to tears, give us chills, and uplift us.

Inspired by our beloved Finding Awe program, we’re launching more ways to cultivate awe every day. Learn strategies to nurture curiosity and wonder. https://bit.ly/47gZPZC

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