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May 23, 2025 · 2:12 pm

Photo Essay:  The Mayor’s Hill East Town Hall on the RFK Development

Photo Essay:  The Mayor’s Hill East Town Hall on the RFK Development

by Larry Janezich

Posted May 23, 2025

Here’s a conceptual rendering of what the proposed new stadium for the Washington Commanders would look like. 

Thursday night, Mayor Bowser brought a Town Hall Meeting on development of the RFK Site to the communities most affected by it – Ward 7’s Hill East and Kingman Park.  Some 350 residents turned out for the meeting near the stadium in the gymnasium of St. Coletta’s School.

A panel comprised of Mayor Bowser, Ward 7 CM Wendell Felder, CM At-Large Kenyan McDuffie and Deputy Mayor for Planning and Development Nina Albert made presentations and took questions. The Mayor supported the current plan for a $3.7 billion development of the 65,000 seat covered stadium and the beginning of a new neighborhood on the Anacostia River.  She told the attendees that the 174 acre site could hold four Wharfs.  The Commanders will contribute $2.7 billion to the project for vertical construction and the DC government will pay $1 billion for infrastructure and parking. 

ANC7D08 Chair Brian Alcorn (far left), whose ANC encompasses the RFK site, commented after the meeting: “I’m pleased that Councilmember Felder is appropriately focused on ensuring development at the RFK site would be consistent with the community’s wishes as well as having a positive financial impact for neighbors and the District.  I also appreciate Mayor Bowser’s acknowledgement that the project is in the very early stages and community-driven modifications are both possible and expected.  As ANC7D hosts nearly 75% of the overall RFK campus, our Commission and residents look to closely coordinate with officials from the District, the Commanders, WMATA and all other stakeholders to ensure that the results, whatever they may be, support and enhance our many neighborhoods.

ANC7D05 Commissioner Ebony Payne (seated behind Alcorn), whose Single Member District borders the north edge of the RFK Campus commented:  “I am encouraged that we finally have a firm commitment from the Mayor that the Fields at RFK will be maintained – the number one concern I am hearing now from my constituents is about the two massive parking garages planned for Oklahoma Avenue.  This is the main thoroughfare to our community and people want to see a new map that does not burden Kingman Park with the bulk of the heavy traffic. 

Here’s the site plan for dividing the development into six districts.  The Commanders will oversee the development of the Plaza District, the Stadium District, and the Riverfront District, while the city will take charge of development of the Kingman Park District, the Recreational District and the Anacostia Commons.  The city will also fund a $89 million SportsPlex providing indoor track and gymnastic facilities not available in other District recreation centers.

The vision includes 6,000 new homes – 30% affordable housing – for 10,000 new residents. 

The crowd was mostly supportive of the development, but the occasion fell short of exuberant enthusiasm, perhaps over concerns about how the proposed development would change the community.  Questions from the audience reflected worries about parking, traffic, public safety, jobs for community members, funding for education, property taxes, and community benefits. 

There were caps and signs for residents to indicate support the new development – the caps went pretty fast.

Here’s an image reflecting the timeline for the project.  The Mayor is hoping for the City Council approval this summer, groundbreaking for the new stadium in late 2006, and opening of the stadium in the fall of 2030. 

While many in Ward 7 have reservations about the effects of the proposed development, the focus now – in the face of a full court press by the Mayor’s office and public support for a new stadium – seems to by focusing on addressing concerns of the nearby residents and getting the best deal possible for the city.  And despite the aggressive promotion, the Mayor and her supporters have not addressed the well-documented assertions of respected economic analysts that sports stadiums are not economic generators for a city.  The Mayor points to potential some 200 events annually, including 20-30 major events.  Perhaps, but how many Beyoncé or Taylor Swifts are there who can fill a 65,000 seat stadium?   It’s uncertain whether the city will make money from the new stadium – it’s more certain that the developers will. 

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May 18, 2025 · 9:58 pm

The Week Ahead…& Some Photos from the Past Week

The Week Ahead…& Some Photos from the Past Week

by Larry Janezich

Posted May 19, 2025

Last Monday night, the ANC6B SE Library Task Force, chaired by Commissioner David Sobelsohn, heard Jaspreet Pahwa, Director of Planning &Construction DC Public Library update the community on Renovation of SE Library.  Here’s a photo of the current state of the main floor looking toward the 7th Street entrance showing the slab demolition and ceiling opening which will provide natural light from the new skylight in the roof to all three floors.

Here’s a detail. 

Here’s a current photo of the former lower level (street level) of the library. It, too, will have an opening in the floor providing natural light to the level below. 

Here’s a schematic cross section showing the distribution of natural light to all three floors. For more, go here, https://bit.ly/47YgK1f and click on the May 9th update. 

Last Tuesday night, ANC6B, chaired by Commissioner Edward Ryder, heard an informational presentation from the principals behind the modernization of and addition to St. Peter School, 422 3rd Street, SE.  St. Peter School is a private Catholic school founded in 1868 affiliated with St. Peter’s Church.   It has a maximum capacity of 228.  This is an image of the current school. 

And here’s rendering of the completed project including a roof-top playground.  The renovation will bring the school into compliance with ADA requirements.  St. Peter School will remain 100% active throughout the construction of the new building which will open in 2028. 

ICYMI – The Lobby Bar at 224 7th Street, SE, across from Eastern Market, opened last Friday night.  The space was formerly occupied by Boxcar Tavern. 

Here’s a photo inside from mid-afternoon on Saturday. 

The Week Ahead…

Monday, May 19

ANC6B Public Safety Committee Meeting scheduled for 7pm tonight CANCELLED

ANC6D will hold its May Business meeting ONLY IN PERSON with no on-line option at 7:00pm at St. Augustine’s Episcopal Church, 555 Water Street SW (6th & M).   

Among items on the draft agenda:

  • Public Safety Report (PSA 103,105,106)
  • Community Announcements
  • Government Announcements (Executive and Legislative Branch)
  • Community Concerns  
  • Approval of April 2025 Minutes
  • ABC Matters
  • Further consideration of the DDOT 2025 TOPP   (Traffic Operations & Parking Plan)
  • Shall the ANC comment on DDOT’s “safety treatment” for 6th & M?
  • Shall the ANC establish a Task Force on Pedestrian Safety?
  • Shall the ANC support Modification of Consequence: M Street Landing?
  • Shall the ANC support 2-year extension of the PUD in ZC 16-02D & 16-02C?
  • Does the ANC endorse renaming a street for Leona Walker?
  • SMD Updates
  • Treasurer’s Report
  • Chairperson’s Report

ANC6ATransportation & Public Space Committee will hold a virtual meeting at 7:00pm.

Among items on the draft agenda: 

  • Introductions & Announcements.
  • Old Business.
    • West Virginia Avenue NE.  Kelly Jeong-Olsen from DDOT will discuss the recently issued NOI for the stretch of West Virginia Avenue NE between 8th Street and Florida Avenue NE and the signal project at the intersection of 8th Street/West Virginia Avenue/K Street NE.
    • Capitol Hill Open Streets on June 28. ANC 6A has a tent reserved along the route for this event. The TPS Committee does not have formal plans for this event at this time.
    • H Street NE Bus Priority Project. Last year, DDOT presented the 90% plans for this project which was slated to begin construction this year. DDOT stated the project is being reevaluated at this time.
  • New Business. 
    • 900 Block of A Street NE.  Requesting traffic calming and that DDOT close off this block to traffic similar to both parts of the 900 block of E Street NE where it intersects with Maryland Avenue NE. Neighbors are concerned about traffic speed and volume.
    • Alley Closure near the intersection of C Street NE and Warren Street NE scheduled for July 7-11, 2025 for construction. Permit applicants sent notice to the ANC as part of their DDOT application. Additional community comment (time permitting).

Wednesday, May 21

ANC6A Economic Development and Zoning Committee will meet at 7:00pm

Among items on the draft agenda:

  • Resolution of previously heard cases 
    • 901 H Street NE.  Hearing of May 8, 2025: Request for a Modification Without Hearing to the planned unit development (“PUD”) along with the Applicant’s associated request for special exception relief to permit fast food restaurant use at the Property. Zoning Commission approved the following modifications to the conditions of the approval: The PUD shall have a maximum density of 5.0 FAR and a gross floor area of 435,265 square feet. Of that, the PUD shall have approximately 51,420 square feet of retail and/or eating and drinking establishment uses, including fast food restaurant use, of which approximately 5,365 square feet may also be devoted to veterinary hospital use.  If any new uses are adopted under the eating and drinking establishment use category after the effective date of this Order, such newly adopted uses shall be considered matter-of-right uses within the PUD, except that following such amendment, the establishment of a new fast food restaurant or a new fast food drive-through shall require review and approval by the Zoning Commission.
    • 1355-1359 H Street, NE.  Hearing of April 30,2025: The BZA concluded that the applicant has satisfied the burden of proof for the requested relief to include: Special Exception from the rear yard requirements; Special Exception under the eating and drinking establishment use requirements; Special Exception under the fast-food establishment use requirements.  The Board approved the application consistent with plans submitted subject to the following conditions: All trash for tenants that have obtained a Certificate of Occupancy for fast-food shall be stored in indoor trash rooms within the main building envelope, until such time as the trash is removed from the premises by a garbage contractor.  No dumpsters or other trash or recycling containers serving the fast-food uses shall be kept in public space.  Exterior doors to any trash rooms shall be kept closed except when in use by tenants depositing trash or by the contractor removing trash. For more information, please contact: Dave Wethington and Michael Cushman,  Co-Chairs Economic Development and Zoning Committee,
  • Old Business
    • 917 Constitution Avenue.  To construct a second story addition to a detached garage, in the rear of an existing, attached, two-story plus cellar, principal dwelling unit in the RF-1 zone. A recommendation that ANC 6A send a letter to BCA to support the special exception was approved unanimously by the EDZ Committee on March 19, 2025, and approved by unanimous consent by ANC 6A on April 10, 2025. BZA Virtual Public Hearing is scheduled for May 21, 2025.
  • New Business
    • 1000-1014 H Street NE: The potential applicant is pursuing a zoning map amendment for the property at 1000-1014 H Street NE to rezone the property from the current NMU4/H-R zone to the NMU-5/H-R zone. The zoning map amendment would allow for an additional story in building height. If the zoning map amendment is successful, the potential applicant envisions a similar mixed-use project to what was approved by the BZA in 2023, with the primary change being the one additional story allowed in the NMU-5/H-R zone. 
    • 1382 East Capitol Street, NE; Della Barba Pizza, LLC requests a use variance and special exception to expand its existing, nonconforming, pizza restaurant use beyond the first floor, with cellar, in order to provide for additional seasonal outdoor patio seating within public space.

Capitol Hill Corner would also like you to know about:

Monday, May 19

Hill Center Event

Overbeck Lecture: Jack Jones on the building of the National Guard Armory

In-person.  7:00 pm – 9:00pm Free.  Get tickets here:  https://bit.ly/4j6xlow

How the vacant land between East Capitol Street and Independence Avenue west of the Anacostia River became a center of civic and military activity is a history worth telling. Jack Jones, historic preservation specialist at the DC Historic Preservation Office, will do just that at the May 19 Capitol Hill History Lecture.

Tuesday, May 20

Hill Center Event

Global Sounds on the Hill featuring Brazilian Singer/Songwriter Luciane Dom.  A multilingual singer, songwriter, and producer, she is part of a group of contemporary artists who use poetic themes to impact the construction of her emotions. 7:00pm – 9:00pm – $20

Go here for more info and tickets:  https://bit.ly/4kpt4O4

Wednesday, May 21

Hill Center Event

Hill Center Galleries 2025 CHAL Juried Exhibition Opening Reception.  6:30pm – 8:00pm – Free. Register here https://bit.ly/4ksUNNP

During the Opening Reception prizes will be awarded.  All pieces of art will be on display throughout our Galleries and online at Hill Center Galleries.

Thursday, May 22

Congressional Cemetery Event. 

Cemetery Speaker Series: The Pink Triangle and the Fight for LGBTQ+ Rights in the U.S. Speaker Dr. Jake Desai-Newsome is an award winning scholar of German and American LGBTQ+ history whose research and resources educate global audiences. 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm $20

Go here for more info and tickets:  https://bit.ly/44DnzGW

Saturday, May 24

Congressional Cemetery Event. 

An Evening with the Residents: A Comedy Show@ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm  $20 

The Congressional Cemetery is pleased to host an uproariously funny comedy show in our on-site chapel. An Evening with the Residents, so named to recognize the affectionate nickname for the permanent “residents” of the Congressional Cemetery, will feature some of DC’s top comedians bringing their best thematic material to the stage. Get your tickets today—this is a rare opportunity to spend an evening of live entertainment in one of DC’s historic, revered landmarks.

Go here for more info and tickets:  https://bit.ly/43443lO

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May 16, 2025 · 9:59 am

CM Allen Says He Will Work to Change a Bad Stadium Deal

Councilmember Charles Allen at Wednesday nights ANC6C meeting.

CM Allen Says He Will Work to Change a Bad Stadium Deal

by Larry Janezich

Posted:  May 16, 2025

CM Charles Allen told ANC6C Wednesday night in his presentation on the DC budget that the city will spend over a billion dollars to build a new stadium on the RFK campus. 

Allen said, “Right now a majority of the council does not support the proposal…I think actually a good number of my colleagues want to get to a yes but they are not there yet…A majority is absolutely opposed to the deal as is because it’s not a good deal for the city and it’s not a good deal for the taxpayer.”  Allen said that for more than a decade he has been consistent in pointing out that NFL stadiums are not economic generators.  

(More than a half dozen prominent economists and the St. Louis Fed point to data showing that using public funds for new stadiums is a poor investment.)

Allen cited one example out of what he said is many regarding why this is a bad deal.  He said that the proposal as it now stands is that DC would build, fund, own, and maintain parking garages for 8,000 spots.  The two parking garages at Nats Ballpark provide 1250 spaces for a 45,000 seat venue.  For the 65,000 seat stadium, the Commanders want 8,000 spaces.  “That,” Allen said, “would create a wall of parking garages right next to the fields and block off the fields from the community.” 

“I think it’s a really bad idea to build that much parking … also that we all need to foot the bill and on top of that…we get no parking tax revenue so we will own, build, maintain, and operate parking garages and then we get zero revenue from it.”

Allen said that there is no money in the proposal for another Metro to serve the site, and “that makes no sense if we’re going to be building a stadium and provide for 15,000 new people … as we build 6000 homes.”   

ANC6C Commissioner Mark Eckenweiler asked Allen if the proposed deal includes “sweeteners” for the city as is sometimes the case for municipalities providing subsides for sports arenas. 

Allen said that right now there’s no revenue sharing from things like naming rights.  The Commanders are also tax free on things like concessions and sales – not just on the stadium – but entire RFK campus…”and so the commanders will get all of that for a dollar a year and build everything on it…we will not get property tax, we will give up all parking revenue tax and sales tax….If you look at Nats Park the way that that works right now is that the District and the Nationals split 50/50 parking revenue on large scale events that are 5000 or more.  So why would we treat one stadium very differently than the other?”

Allen said it makes no sense that we’re just giving it all away “so that’s what I mean that this is a bad deal.  If it’s going to pass we’ve got to make a lot of changes to it.” 

Allen’s position seems to be that in the event the city council passes the bill, it will need to be a better deal – that being the case, he did not say that even with major changes he could support the bill.

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May 14, 2025 · 5:27 pm

CM Kenyan McDuffie on His Support for a New Stadium at RFK

by Larry Janezich

Posted, May 14, 2025

CM At-Large Kenyan McDuffie at Mr. Henry’s last night.

CM Kenyan McDuffie on His Support for a New Stadium at RFK

by Larry Janezich

Posted, May 14, 2025

Last night, CM At-Large Kenyan McDuffie appeared before a group of Ward Six Democrats upstairs at Mr. Henry’s on Pennsylvania Avenue, SE. 

In remarks, McDuffie expressed frustration on how long it’s taking to produce a budget owing to Congressional inaction to authorize DC to spend its own funds for the current FY.  He also expressed concern over the expected loss of $1 billion in city revenue over the next three FYs because of reductions in the federal workforce. 

Afterward, he made himself available for informal discussions with attendees. 

An audience member questioned McDuffie’s support for Mayor’s proposal to build a new NFL stadium to replace RFK, asking him if he is aware of any empirical evidence that a new stadium would provide new revenue or economic benefit for the city in light of economists’ assessment that there is none.  (Mayor Bowser wants the city council to approve spending $850 million in public funds for infrastructure to support a new stadium with the Washington Commanders covering the cost of building the stadium.)

McDuffie responded, “I guess my evidence that a stadium is good for DC would be what we see at Nats Stadium, what we see at Audi Field, what we see at Capital One Arena.” 

In a follow-up, he was asked, “So, you can point to (those developments) as maybe a catalyst for supporting that sort of investment.  What are you seeing at RFK that indicates that’s a similar situation?”

McDuffie replied, “What I’m seeing at RFK is 180 acres of dormant land that has been sitting idle for decades.  I’m seeing a lot of asphalt that’s collecting dust and it’s in extreme disrepair.   What I saw as a child growing up in the city were areas around SE and the Navy Yard and the Waterfront  that needed investment.  What I saw in the areas around SW was my friends who went to high school with me at Woodrow Wilson were communities that were starving for community service amenities that other parts of the city had.  What we have today (in those areas) that didn’t exist before are events coming out of those facilities that are supporting a lot of businesses around it that are giving job opportunities to residents and for small businesses the opportunity to service what is happening in and those neighborhoods. “

The Ward 6 Democrats website carries a notice inviting neighbors to a Fireside Chat on the Future of RFK:  Monday, June 2, at The Strand Restaurant, 131 Nannie Helen Burroughs Avenue, NE.  The event is sponsored by: The Hill Rag and East of the River Newspapers, The Ward 6 Democrats, and The Ward 7 Democrats. 

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May 12, 2025 · 10:09 am

PSA:  Upcoming events related to the future of RFK

PSA:  Upcoming events related to the future of RFK

The following is an update from ANC7D Commissioner Ebony Payne: 

Dear Kingman Park neighbors,

There are several RFK town halls in the upcoming weeks and I need your help keeping Kingman Park’s voice at the forefront of the conversation. Many of you reached out with concerns about the parking garages that are planned for Oklahoma Avenue.  I spoke about your concerns on Fox 5 this past weekend and I will continue to share these concerns with city leaders.

The deal needs 7 votes to pass. Now is the time to start contacting Councilmembers to let them know your thoughts on the stadium plan. Please cc me on any email correspondence you send.

Monday, May 12, 6:30-8pm (Doors open 6pm)

RFK Town Hall with Ward 7 CM Wendell Felder

Tuesday, May 13 at 6:30pm

Next ANC 7D Public Meeting

https://7d0761.wixsite.com/anc7d-1

Wednesday, May 14, 6:30-8pm

RFK Listening Session with Ward 5 CM Zachary Parker

https://us12.list-manage.com/survey?u=0cd3f22dbb41253440b441d5b&id=8a72e1e152&attribution=false&e=1afb3dd88d

Thursday, May 15, 7pm

Friends of Kingman Park Community Meeting

St. Benedict, 320 21st Street, NE

Details TBA

Monday, June 2, 6:30pm-8pm

Future of RFK Fireside Chat with Ward 6 CM Allen and Ward 7 CM Felder

https://www.ward6dems.org/post/save-the-date-fireside-chat-on-the-future-of-the-rfk-site-monday-june-2

Here are the current positions of city council members:

Undecided:

Chairman Phil Mendelson:

pmendelson@dccouncil.gov

(202) 724-8032

At-Large CM Robert White

 rwhite@dccouncil.gov

(202) 724-8174

At-Large CM Christina Henderson

chenderson@dccouncil.gov

(202) 724-8105

Ward 3 CM Matt Frumin

mfrumin@dccouncil.gov

(202) 724-8062

Ward 4 CM Janeese Lewis-George

jlewisgeorge@dccouncil.gov

(202) 724-8052

Ward 5 CM Zachary Parker

zparker@dccouncil.gov

(202) 724-8028

Yays:

At-Large CM Anita Bonds:

abonds@dccouncil.gov

(202) 724-8064

At-Large CM Kenyan McDuffie: 

kmcduffie@dccouncil.gov

(202) 724-7772

Ward 2 CM Brooke Pinto

bpinto@dccouncil.gov

(202) 724-8058

Ward 7 CM Wendell Felder

wfelder@dccouncil.gov

(202) 724-8068

Nays:

Ward 1 CM Brianne Nadeau:

bnadeau@dccouncil.gov

(202) 724-8181

Ward 6 CM Charles Allen:

callen@dccouncil.gov

(202)724-8072

Thank you!

Commissioner Ebony Payne

7D05@anc.dc.gov

202-427-2068

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May 11, 2025 · 10:37 pm

The Week Ahead…& Some Photos from the Past Week

The Week Ahead…& Some Photos from the Past Week

by Larry Janezich

Posted, May 11, 2025

ICYMI.  Capitol Hill Pastor’s car destroyed in suspicious garage fire.  The Rev. William H. Gurnee’s car, parked in the garage behind St. Joseph’s Catholic Church on Capitol Hill where he is pastor, was destroyed the night of Saturday May 3rd by a fire of suspicious origin.  In this photo, the fire’s debris has been cleaned up and hauled away leaving the burned out vehicle  behind the church.

The church is at 2nd and C Street, NE, catty corner from the Senate Hart Office Building.  The fire was apparently set in a dumpster near the garage.  DC fire (FEMS) controlled the blaze and kept it from spreading.  There have been a series of suspicious fires on Capitol Hill stretching across Capitol Hill in the direction of Barney Circle, as previously reported by CHC. https://bit.ly/3E3ZxtW MPD arrested an individual who FEMS observed setting a fire near Barney Circle Thursday night.  FEMS encourages the public to reach out using 202-673-27766 (ARSON) or submit information online https://fmhotline.femsdc.com/HotlineForm  Tips can be anonymous.

ANC6A invites Mayor Bowser to discuss her proposal to build a new NFL stadium for the Washington Commanders on the RFK site.  ANC6A met last Thursday, chaired by Commissioner Dave Wethington.  Noah Glasgow, one of the Mayor’s Ward 6 Community Relations representatives, said he would carry the invitation to the Mayor.  BTW – if you want to talk to CM Allen about RFK, he’s holding his ANC6A Office hours 8:30am – 10am next Friday, May 16, at Hiraya Café, 1248 H Street, NE.  Register here:  https://www.charlesallenward6.com/office_hours_0516

Moral Mondays demonstration at the Supreme Court and US Capitol:  Last Monday, a group of faith-based nonviolent activists continued a recurring action opposing the current federal budget being proposed by the administration and the US House of Representatives.  During a demonstration a week earlier, the Reverend William Barber, one of the group’s founders, was arrested while praying in the Rotunda of the US Capitol.  Barber was ill on May 5 and did not attend that day’s demonstration.  But some 100 other protestors marched to the Supreme Court for a rally and then some proceeded to the U.S. Rotunda to pray where five of them were arrested.  The group’s organizers say they plan to continue demonstrating over the next few weeks to take a stand against an immoral budget that harms people. 

ICYMI The Lobby Bar sets opening date. The Lobby Bar at 224 7th Street, SE, (across from Eastern Market in the old Boxcar space) will start taking dinner reservations on Friday, May 16.  That probably indicates a soft-opening this coming week. Stay tuned.  Meantime, here’s a look at their menu:  https://www.lobbybardc.com/menu (Uh-oh.  No prices.)

Friday Night Live at Eastern Market Metro.  Friday night, The Taiko Drummers of Japan performed at Eastern Market Metro Plaza, celebrating the Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month.  Here’s a video of a Taiko training demonstration session featuring four volunteers from the audience.  The volunteers really got into it. Subsequent Fridays during May will feature additional performers celebrating Asian and Pacific Islander culture. 

Ducks.  Here’s a photo of a mother Mallard duck which set up a nest to hatch her 12 ducklings on the basement steps of a house on the 300 block of 7th Street, NE.  April Linton from City Wildlife’s Duck Watch showed up with a box and conveyed all of them to the Tidal Basin.  Duck Watch says that this is a common occurrence in courtyards, parks, and roofs across the city every spring.  Volunteers gather up the ducks and take them to open water.  For more and to volunteer, go here:  https://citywildlife.org/programs/duck-watch/   Photo:  Jay Adelstein. 

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The Week Ahead…

Highlights:

  • Wednesday:  ANC6C Presentation:  CM Charles Allen—Ward 6 Update Announcements, see below.
  • Friday:  CM Charles Allen holds Office ANC6A community office hours 8:30am – 10am at Hiraya Café, 1248 H Street, NE. 

Monday, May 12

ANC6B Parks & Public Spaces Taskforce will hold an in person only meeting at 7:00pm. 

Meeting location will be 700 Pennsylvania Ave SE; Second Floor (entry adjacent to Trader Joe’s)

Agenda: 

Per Chair Jerry Sroufe:  Two residents to brief the committee on their experiences in dealing with two unique issues that are pertinent to our mission draft: (1) closing public school playgrounds; (2) loading and unloading at the CVS in early morning hours.  Additionally, we have the mission statement and foundational tasks topics carried over from the past meeting.

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

Meeting location will be 700 Pennsylvania Ave SE; Second Floor (entry adjacent to Trader Joe’s)

Agenda: 

Per Chair David Sobelsohn:  At Monday’s meeting we hope to have hard copies of the renovation update, also to learn about negotiations with Washington Gas to relocate its pipes, a problem that could cause DCPL to cut some of the renovation plans or even delay the library’s reopening, currently scheduled for mid-2026.

ANC6C Alcohol & Cannabis Licensing Committee will hold a virtual meeting at 7:00pm.

Among items on the draft agenda:

Pupatella: discussion of trash disposal amendment

Alcohol Beverage License Renewals

  • Junction Bistro Bar & Bakery
  • Cafe Fili
  • Sidamo Coffee
  • Chopsmith
  • Morrow Hotel Le Clou Vesper Upstairs at the Morrow
  • Cynthia
  • Shake Shack
  • Cafe Berlin
  • Whole Foods Market
  • The Monocle
  • Nostra Cucina
  • Bistro Cacao

Tuesday, May 13

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

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

Among items on the draft agenda:  TBD

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

Among items on the agenda: 

  • Swearing in of 7D01 Commissioner Joshua Taborn
  • Councilmember Update – Wendell Felder, Ward 7 Councilmember
  • Mayor’s Office of Community Relations & Services (MOCRS) Ward 7 Representative
  • Community Presentations
  • Dr. Joshua Jackson, Principal and Sanjay Mitchell, Executive Director, Cesar Chavez Public Charter School
    • Engaging Chavez in the Community
  • Alex Freedman, Ward 7 Representative, DC Office of Planning
    • DC 2050 Comprehensive Plan
  • Hakeem Mumford, Pepco (invited)
    • Consumer Rates

Wednesday, May 14

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

Among items on the draft agenda:

Presentation:  Charles Allen Ward 6 Update Announcements

Commissioner announcements

DC agency informational announcements

Other community announcements

Consent calendar TBD

Plenary Agenda

Alcohol and Cannabis Licensing Committee

Pupatella’s trash disposal amendment

Renewals—Junction Bistro & Bar

  • Café Fili
  • Sidamo Coffee
  • Chopsmith
  • Morrow Hotel  Le Clou Vesper Upstairs
  • Cynthia
  • Shake Shack
  • Café Berlin
  • Whole Foods Market
  • The Monocle
  • Nostra Cucina
  • Bistro Cacao   

Planning, Zoning, and Economic Development

  • 1109 4th Street NE – Special exception from nonconforming side-yard requirements to retroactively allow an already constructed third story with roof deck and three-story rear addition to a two-story principal dwelling.
  • 1151 Abbey Pl. NE – Special exception from rear yard requirements and variance from lot occupancy requirements to retroactively allow an already constructed rear deck and staircase addition to a two-story principal dwelling.
  • 304-308 K Street NE – Special exception for residential use of an alley lot and two variances, creation of a new alley lot and subdivision into two lots, to allow construction of two semidetached two-story dwelling units.

Transportation and Public Space Committee

  • 6th Street commercial traffic – Request for relief from heavy trucks – Christy Kwan.
  • 1232 4th Street NE – Ten-story affordable housing project with no parking, public space improvements including new curb and gutter, sidewalk, closure of existing driveway, bike racks, new street trees, benches, plantings, balcony and bay windows.
  • 316 Massachusetts Avenue NE – Request to allow additional furniture and equipment to the existing café.
  • Request for Zone 6 parking only – Residents seek the following locations to be restricted to Zone 6 parking only – 1 and 2 Terrace Court NE and 100 block of 5th Street NE.
  • Safety concerns at 5th and C Streets NE, Stanton Park.
  • Update on sidewalk safety—Scott Price

Friday May 16

CM Charles Allen Office ANC6A community office hours 8:30am – 10am at Hiraya Café, 1248 H Street, NE.  Register here:  https://www.charlesallenward6.com/office_hours_0516

Capitol Hill Corner Would Also Like You to Know About: 

Wednesday, May 14, Hill Center Event:

The Fate of America’s Cultural Institutions Featuring Philip Kennicott & Kitty Eisele

Wednesday, May 14 | 7:00 – 9:00 pm | $10 | Register here  https://bit.ly/4d9tLbQ

Sunday, May 18, Hill Center Event:

American Roots Concert Series: Duende Camarón| 4:30 pm | FREE

Duende Camarón is fronted by brothers Mario and Jose Oretea, who were born and raised in Bolivia. After spending time in Spain, they became enamored with Gypsy-Flamenco music and years later began collaborating with the Gipsy Kings. 

The meaning of “Duende Camaron” comes from the influence of flamenco culture in which Duende is a state of mind in which the artist reaches a magical connection with Art and Passion.  “Camaron” is the nickname of Jose Monje Cruz the most influential flamenco singer of contemporary times. 

Watch a video segment and register here:  https://bit.ly/3GRMkp6                                                 

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May 8, 2025 · 4:55 pm

New Laos-Thai-Bistro To Open near Eastern Market

660 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE, formerly Joselito.

New Laos-Thai-Bistro To Open near Eastern Market

by Larry Janezich

Posted May 8, 2025

Charles Kia, the owner of the popular Haad Thai restaurant at 1100 New York Avenue, NW, (which closed in October 2024 after 30 years) is opening a new restaurant at 660 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE, near Eastern Market.  The space was formerly occupied by Joselito.  Kia said the restaurant closed after being unable to renegotiate a new lease with the landlord. 

ZomTum – which translates to “papaya salad” names the new restaurant and the concept, variations of which will characterize the menu. 

Kia told Capitol Hill Corner that he had been looking for a place to open near Eastern Market for 15 years and found that the space was available and leased it.  He will make some cosmetic changes inside and hopes to open in July. 

Go here for more information:  https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/zomtum

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May 4, 2025 · 10:43 pm

The Week Ahead…& Some Recent Photos

The Week Ahead…& Some Recent Photos

by Larry Janezich

Posted May 4, 2025

Here’s FreeDC continuing its unrelenting campaign calling out House Speaker Mike Johnson for failing to pass the Senate-passed bill to allow DC to spend its own money to continue essential city services until the end of the fiscal year.  For more, go here:  https://freedcproject.org/news/dc-wants-our-money-mike

The National Museum of Women in the Arts (NMWA) currently features two temporary exhibits.  First is the exhibit Uncanny – now through August 10, 2025.  From the website: “A concept popularized by Sigmund Freud in 1919, the uncanny describes the psychological experience of something that is strangely familiar, yet alien, eliciting a sense of anxiety.”

Louise Bourgeois’ Untitled (with foot), 1989. The juxtaposition of a baby’s foot beneath a sphere could speak to the duality and interconnection of the wonder and trauma of birth.  (One reason artists decide not to title works is to allow the vieerw to bring their own interpretation.)

Leonara Carrington’s The Palmist, 2010, is a fantastical figure of an animal/human hybrid reflecting the artist’s interest in animals, myth and symbolism. A palmist interprets the lines on a palm for insights on a person’s character and future.  In this sculpture, the hands of the palmist appear to do the interpreting.

Also featured at NMWA is the exhibit Guerilla Girls, now through September 28, 2025.  The art cooperative Guerilla Girls has been making text-based art since 1985. 

Their subject in the late 1980s was inequality, and their message was feminism.  Women in America Earn only 2/3 of What Men Do, from the series, “Guerilla Girls Talk Back: The First Five years, 1985 – 1990. 

Works from the 1990’s onward broadened the scope of the cooperative to include politics, pop culture, reproductive rights, and the environment. 

The Week Ahead…& Some Recent Photos

by Larry Janezich

Posted May 4, 2025

The Week Ahead

Highlights: 

  • Tuesday:  MPD 1D Citizens Advisory Committee Virtual Meeting, 6:00pm – 7:15pm. See below.
  • Tuesday: MPD Public Safety Meeting at Stuart Hobson School 6:00pm – 7:15pm.  (Details under “Capitol Hill Corner would also like you to know aboutJ      
  • Wednesday:  ANC6B Transportation Committee will discuss Potomac Avene Metro shooting & lack of WMATA above-ground cameras. See below.

Monday, May 5

ANC6D will hold a virtual Administrative Meeting to discuss the agenda for the May meeting of ANC6D.

  • Please contact the office at 6d@anc.dc.gov for a link to view the meeting.

Tuesday, May 6

ANC6B Alcoholic Beverage & Cannabis Committee will hold a hybrid meeting at 7:00pm

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

Among items on the draft agenda:

RENEWALS

  • Congress Market, 421 East Capitol Street SE; Renewal of Class B Retail-Grocery.
  • We, The Pizza, 305 Pennsylvania Ave SE; Renewal of Class C Restaurant.
  • Santa Rosa Taqueria, 301 Pennsylvania Ave SE; Renewal of Class C Restaurant.
  • Good Stuff Eatery, 303 Pennsylvania Ave SE; Renewal of Class D Restaurant.
  • Sonoma, 233 Pennsylvania Ave SE; Renewal of Class C Restaurant.
  • Ted’s Bulletin, 505 8th Street SE; Renewal of Class C Restaurant.
  • Ambar, 523 8th Street SE; Renewal of Class C Restaurant.
  • Sushi Hachi, 735 8th Street SE; Renewal of Class C Restaurant.
  • Belga Cafe, 514 8th Street SE; Renewal of Class C Restaurant.
  • Café 8, 424 8th Street SE; Renewal of Class C Restaurant.
  • Han Palace, 522 8th Street SE; Renewal of Class C Restaurant. 
  • Hill Center, 921 Pennsylvania Avenue SE; Renewal of Class C Multipurpose. 
  • Playa Ocho Cantina, 514 8th Street SE; Renewal of Class C Restaurant. 
  • Akeno Sushi Bar and Thai at Capitol Hill, 524 8th Street SE; Renewal of Class C Restaurant.
  • National Democratic Club, 30 Ivy Street SE; Renewal of Class C Club.
  • Talay Thai Restaurant, 406 1st Street SE; Renewal of Class C Restaurant. 
  • Le Pain Quotidien, 666 Pennsylvania Avenue SE; Renewal of Class D Restaurant.
  • Los Caballeros Restaurant, 308 Pennsylvania Avenue SE; Renewal of Class C Restaurant.
  • Mr. Henry’s, 601 Pennsylvania Avenue SE; Renewal of Class C Restaurant.
  • Ruta Ukrainian Restaurant, 327 7th Street SE; Renewal of Class C Restaurant.
  • Folger Shakespeare Library, 201 East Capitol Street SE; Renewal of Class C Multipurpose.
  • La Casina DC, 325 7th Street SE; Renewal of Class C Restaurant.
  • Matchbox Capitol Hill, 521 8th Street SE; Renewal of Class C Restaurant.
  • Ugly Mug Dining Saloon/Valor Brew Pub, 723 8th Street SE; Renewal of Class C Restaurant.
  • Jabwemet Indian Kitchen, 515 8th Street SE; Renewal of Class C Restaurant.
  • La Lomita Restaurant, 521 8th Street SE; Renewal of Class C Restaurant.
  • Capitol Hill Club, 300 1st Street SE; Renewal of Class C Club.
  • Butterworth’s, 319 Pennsylvania Avenue SE; Renewal of Class C Restaurant.
  • District Taco, 656 Pennsylvania Avenue SE; Renewal of Class C Restaurant.
  • La Plaza Mexican Restaurant, 629 Pennsylvania Avenue SE; Renewal of Class C Restaurant.
  • Historic Congressional Cemetery, 1801 E Street SE; Renewal of Class C Multipurpose.

NEW APPLICATIONS

  • Taste Budz, 317 Pennsylvania Avenue SE; New Application of Medical Cannabis Retailers.

PROTESTS

  • Update on Acqua Al 2 Protest.
  • Conclusion of Tobacco King Protest.

MPD 1D Citizens Advisory Committee Virtual Meeting, 6:00pm – 7:15pm.

Agenda:  Community Safety Briefing and open dialogue with residents, businesses, ANCs, community organizations, etc. 

Wednesday, May 7

ANC6B Transportation Committee will hold a virtual meeting at 7:00pm. 

Among items on the draft agenda:

  • Request for DDOT to Prioritize Gessford Courtt Safety Improvements.
  • DDOT Presentation: Final 17th Street Plans for North of Potomac.
  • Updates from DDOT on ANC6B’s last two letters (17th Street & Watkins Court, SE).
  • Discussion on Potomac Ave Metro shooting – Lack of WMATA above-ground cameras. 

ANC6C Planning, Zoning, and Economic Development Committee will hold a virtual meeting at 7:00pm.

Among items on the draft agenda: TBA

Thursday, May 8

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

Among items on the draft agenda:

Consent Agenda: 

Alcohol Beverage and Cannabis Committee

Recommendation: ANC 6A take no action on the following:

  • Renewal of a Class C restaurant license with entertainment and summer garden endorsements at Maketto, 1351 H Street NE .
  • Renewal of a Class C multipurpose license with at Atlas Performing Arts Center, 1333 H Street NE.
  • Renewal of a Class C restaurant license with dancing entertainment and summer garden endorsements at Stable, 1324 H Street NE.
  • Renewal of a Class C restaurant license with sidewalk cafe endorsements at Taqueria al Lado H, 809 12th Street NE.
  • Renewal of the renewal of a Class C restaurant license at Milk and Honey Café, 1116 H Street NE.
  • Renewal of a Class C restaurant license with dancing entertainment sidewalk cafe and summer garden endorsements at Bens Chili Bowl/Bens Next Door/Ben’s Upstairs, 1001 H Street NE.
  • Renewal of a Class C restaurant license with sidewalk cafe endorsement at Pascual 732 Maryland Avenue NE.
  • Recommendation: ANC 6A protest the renewal of a Class C restaurant license with cover charge and entertainment endorsements at The Upper Room, 1360 H Street NE unless a settlement agreement is reached.
  • Recommendation: ANC 6A protest the renewal of a Class C restaurant license with entertainment and sidewalk endorsements at Choongman, 1125 H Street NE 

Transportation and Public Space Committee

  • Recommendation: ANC 6A send a letter to DDOT requesting a comprehensive traffic study of the neighborhood street grid bounded by 10th and 13th Streets NE and Maryland Avenue and Florida Avenue NE.

Plenary Session: 

Alcohol Beverage and Cannabis Committee.

  • Recommendation: ANC6A protest the Renewal of a Class C restaurant license with entertainment endorsement at Lydia’s Restaurant and Lounge at 1427 H Street NE and that Commissioner Velasquez seek enforcement information from ABCA.

New Business:

  • Suggested Motion: ANC 6A send a letter to the DC Council and the Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Administration (ABCA) to provide ABCA the authority to release to ANC Commissioners the contact info for owners of establishments seeking to renew an alcoholic beverage or medical cannabis license.
  • Suggested Motion: ANC 6A send a letter to the DC Council, the Directors of the Department of Building (DOB), the Bureau of Zoning Authority (BZA) and the District Department of Transportation (DDOT), asking for an explanation of why residents of large buildings, with more than X units, that do not have adequate parking for residents, as determined by a ratio of X/Y spaces per apartment, are currently allowed to obtain a Resident Parking Permit (RPP) stickers.  Previously, residents of buildings without adequate parking were denied RPP stickers.  Also, residents of buildings with addresses on commercial streets were not allowed RPP stickers.  The Council et. al. is asked to clarify the status of these previous restrictions and reinstate them if not currently in effect.

ANC6B Planning and Zoning Committee will hold a virtual meeting at 7:00pm.

Among items on the draft agenda:

  • 734 7th Street, SE
  • 730 Rear 11th Street, SE

ANC6D will hold a Special In-Person Meeting at 6:00pm at the Southwest Library, 900 Wesley Pl SW. 

Agenda:   To hear resident views and to further consider ANC recommendations for DDOT’s 2025 TOPP (Traffic Operations and Parking Plan) for handling traffic problems produced by Nationals Park and Audi Field.

ANC6D Alcohol Beverage and Cannabis Administration Committee will hold a virtual meeting at 7:00pm. 

Agenda:  TBA

Capitol Hill Corner would also like you to know about:

Tuesday, May 6 – MPD Public Safety Meeting at Stuart Hobson School – 410 E Street, NE – 6:00pm – 7:15pm.       

MPD invites the community to a hybrid (in-person and virtual) Public Safety Meeting. MPD wants to know your feelings on community safety, security, and policing   From the invitation: “We are present to listen and respond.”

Webex Teleconference Link Access: https://dcnet.webex.com/dcnet/j.php?MTID=m8295cbfc41e8f3f4e9b6f47ba7d7b6a1

Join by Meeting number (access code): 2309 223 8198 M

password: 101M Tap to join from a mobile device (attendees only) +1-202-860-2110   

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April 27, 2025 · 10:39 pm

The Week Ahead…& Some Recent Photos

by Larry Janezich

Posted April 27, 2025

Osgemeos – The Endless Story – is an on-going exhibit on the entire 3rd floor of the Hirshhorn Museum which continues through August 3.  Osgemeos means “the twins” in Portuguese and refers to two twin brothers, Gustavo and Otavio Pandolfo, who collaborate making art.  The exhibit – their most ambitious ever –is an astonishing explosion of creativity.  Its 1,000 or so pieces, span decades and stem from their lives and work growing up in Sao Paulo, Brazil. 

They work in paint, sculpture, drawing, photography, installations, fabric, video, music, light, found objects, and color. 

Much of the work references Tritrez, a surreal and mystical universe they invented and continue to explore. 

Here’s another image from Tritrez.

The Moon Room installation is a room created especially for the Hirshhorn exhibit. This is a view looking through one of the windows. A sense of dreamy intimacy is heightened by a thrilling operatic aria soundtrack drawing the real world into a fantastic one. 

Behind you as you look in the window is a floor to ceiling fantasy image.

Here’s a video of a piece titled Zoetrope, from 2014 – an actual handmade giant zoetrope – shown in operation in the video – which delights and creates a sense of wonder about the conceptualization and construction of the piece. 

For much more on the exhibit, go here:  https://hirshhorn.si.edu/exhibitions/osgemeos-endless-story/

The Week Ahead…

Highlights: 

  • Tuesday, FreeDC demonstrates an “Unwelcome Back” to Congress for failure to authorize DC to spend its own revenue.  See details under “Capitol Hill Corner would also like you to know about:”
  • Tuesday, Forum on the RFK Stadium Site at the Hill Center.  (Mayor Bowser and the Commaders will announce on Monday the details of a deal to build a new stadium at RFK per WaPo.)  See details under “Capitol Hill Corner would also like you to know about:”

Monday, April 28, 2025

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

Among items on the draft agenda: 

  • Announcements and Reminders: People’s Front of H Street; Sunday Clean ups in 6A01; May 31, 2025 Block Party; JO Wilson ES Auction; FreeDC.
  • 2025 Liaison List & Engaging the Ward 6 Historic Communit.y.
  • ANC 6A Grant Application.
  • Public Safety Discussion & Brainstorm: Mutual Aid & Caring for Our Community.

ANC 7D Community Outreach and Grants Committee will hold a virtual meeting at 7:00pm.

Agenda:  TBA

Tuesday, April 29

ANC6A Alcohol Beverage & Cannabis 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: 

  • Discussion of the renewal of a Class C restaurant license with entertainment endorsement at Lydia’s Restaurant and Lounge at 1427 H Street, NE. 
  • Discussion of the renewal of a Class C restaurant license with cover charge endorsement at The Upper Room 1360 H Street, NE
  • Discussion of the renewal of a Class C restaurant license with entertainment and summer garden endorsements at Maketto 1351 H Street, NE. 
  • Discussion of the renewal of a Class C multipurpose license with at Atlas Performing Arts Center 1333 H Street, NE.
  • Discussion of the renewal of a Class C restaurant license with dancing entertainment and summer garden endorsements at Stable 1324 H Street, NE.
  • Discussion of the renewal of a Class C restaurant license with sidewalk cafe endorsements at Taqueria al Lado H 809 12th Street, NE.
  • Discussion of the renewal of a Class C restaurant license with entertainment and sidewalk endorsements at Choongman 1125 H Street, NE.
  • Discussion of the renewal of a Class C restaurant license at Milk and Honey Cafe 1116 H Street, NE.
  • Discussion of the renewal of a Class C restaurant license with dancing entertainment sidewalk cafe and summer garden endorsements at Bens Chili Bowl/Bens Next Door/Ben’s Upstairs 1001 H Street, NE.
  • Discussion of the renewal of a Class C restaurant license with sidewalk cafe endorsement at Pascual 732 Maryland Avenue, NE.
  • Discussion of the renewal of a Class D restaurant license with summer garden endorsements at Whole Foods Market 600 H Street, NE.

Wednesday, April 30

RESCHEDULED April 2025 ANC6B Executive Committee will hold a virtual meeting at 7:00pm.

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:

FreeDC Event, Tuesday, April 29, 8:30am – 11:00am. 

Unwelcome Back Congress – gather in the Spirit of Justice Park on the South side of the Longworth House Office Building.  “The House returns from recess on Tuesday and we want to make sure they know DC wants our money unfrozen…We start with a training and practice session from 8:30-9:00 AM which everyone is encouraged to attend.”

For more info, go here:  https://freedcproject.org/event-list/unwelcome-back-congress

Petition Supporting a Second Story for Rumsey Aquatic Center

CM Charles Allen is circulating a petition to garner support for a redesign of the proposed plans for a new Rumsey Aquatic Center that would include a second floor for a senior center and other amenities. 

Allen says, “While neighbors have said they want a second story – and I funded $15 million more specifically to add one – DGS and DPR did not include a second floor in their first design concepts presented to the community last month. They’ve gone back to the drawing board now, and this petition will help send a message to honor the original plan. The more neighbors we have sharing your voices, the better. Please sign the letter and share it with your friends who love Rumsey and want to see a redesign that meets the community’s needs.”

Here’s a link to the councilmember’s website which has a link to the petition.  https://www.charlesallenward6.com/   

Forum on the RFK Stadium Site – Tuesday, April 29, 6 to 8 p.m. at the Hill Center (921 Pennsylvania Ave. SE).

No Billionaires Playground/Homes Not Stadiums is holding this community forum (dinner provided) to hear from residents & experts on the real economics behind an NFL stadium and to share a vision for how RFK could be developed to enrich the community.

Confirmed Speakers include:

  • Charles Allen, Ward 6 Council Member
  • Niciah Mujahid, Executive Director, Fair Budget Coalition
  • Dana White, Miriam’s Kitchen
  • Ashley Ruff, ANC 7F02
  • Dennis Chestnut, environmental activist
  • Pat Garofalo, American Economic Liberties Project

For more info and to register, go here:  https://homesnotstadiums.org/

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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 April 20, 2025

DC is reportedly close to a deal with the Commanders to build a new stadium to replace RFK Stadium.  The deal reportedly could cost DC taxpayers up to $1 billion in public funds for supporting infrastructure and associated financing costs – according to Council Chair Phil Mendelson.  No Playground for Billionaires – an organization which opposes using public funds for a new stadium – is hosting a public forum at Hill Center on Tuesday, April 29.  See below under “Capitol Hill Corner Would also like you to know about:” for more information.

Here are some photos of Saturday’s DPW Free Special Waste Collection Event at RFK Stadium Parking Lot Number 3.  DPW organizes the event which brings together organizations which collect hazardous waste, recycle electronics, and shredded paper.  The next scheduled Special Waste Collection Event is on Thursday, June 26, at 10:00am at the same location.  For more information and to register for a timed entry, go here:  https://bit.ly/3GjSlug

Drivers queued up on 22nd Street NE and turned right onto East Capitol to access Parking Lot #3.  The timed entry made the line manageable and it moved quickly.  After showing their DC driver’s license participants are directed to one or more of the three collection points where employees unload vehicles.  The whole process takes around 30 minutes from the time you join the queue.  

Electronics.

Hazardous waste.

Paper shredding. 

Easter Sunday Morning near Eastern Market: Here’s a photo of café society on 7th Street SE, circa 10:30am. 

The Week Ahead…

MONDAY April 21

ANC6D will hold a virtual meeting at 7:30pm.  Note new time.

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

Among items on the draft agenda: 

  • Public Safety Report (PSA 103,105,106).
  • Government Announcements (Executive and Legislative Branch).
  • DDOT briefing on final design of approach bridges to 14th Street (informational).
  • Consent Agenda 1. Approve Amazon-AF Ride May 31, 2. March for Babies May 3.
  • ABC Matters
  • Shall the ANC comment on a Modification without a Hearing for 2121 1st Street?
  • Shall the ANC support developers’ request for a 2-year extension of PUD for 807 Maine?
  • SMD Updates
  • Chairperson’s Report

Capitol Hill Corner would also like you to know about:

Hill Center Event – Tuesday, April 29 – 6:00pm to 8:00pm 

Forum on future of RFK Stadium sponsored by No Billionaires Playground’ Homes Not Stadiums. 

No Billionaires Playground/Homes Not Stadiums” is holding a community forum (dinner provided) to hear from residents and experts on the economics behind an NFL stadium and to share a vision for how RFK could be developed to enrich the community.

Confirmed Speakers include:

  • Charles Allen, Ward 6 Council Member
  • Niciah Mujahid, Executive Director, Fair Budget Coalition
  • Dana White, Miriam’s Kitchen
  • Ashley Ruff, ANC 7F02
  • Dennis Chestnut, environmental activist
  • Pat Garofalo, American Economic Liberties Project

For more info and to register, go here:  https://homesnotstadiums.org/

Petition Supporting a Second Story for Rumsey Aquatic Center

CM Charles Allen is circulating a petition to garner support for a redesign of the proposed plans for a new Rumsey Aquatic Center that would include a second floor for a senior center and other amenities.  Here’s a link to the councilmember’s website which has a link to the petition.  https://www.charlesallenward6.com/

“Sign My Petition to DPR! Rumsey Pool Needs a Second Story – Rumsey Aquatic Center is a beloved community asset in the heart of Capitol Hill. It’s also one of the most heavily used Department of Parks and Recreation facilities in the District, and it’s sorely in need of modernization.”

Hill Center Event – Thursday, April 24 – 7:00pm – 9:00pm – $10.00 – In Person

Atlantic Journalist Yoni Applebaum Discusses his new Book STUCK in Conversation with New York Times Writer Binyamin Appelbaum

For more and to register, go here:   https://bit.ly/42KlIgX

Hill Center Event – Friday, April 25 – 7:00pm – 9:00pm – $20

Singer/Songwriter Rochelle Rice Presents Tell Her This

For more and for tickets, go here:  https://bit.ly/4jJ4Lug

Hill Center Event – Sunday, April 27 – 5:00pm – 7:00pm – $20

Stone Room Concerts Featuring Singer/Songwriters Carrie Elkin & Danny Schmidt.

For more and for tickets, go here:  https://bit.ly/3GgUhnb

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