CAPITOL HILL CORNER

Tonight!  Creative Vendor Event at The Fridge

Friday, October 17 – 5pm – 9pm in The Fridge Alley – 518 ½ 8^th Street, SE

Benefitting the renovation of The Fridge – projected opening in January 2026

The Week Ahead…& Some Photos from the Past Week

by Larry Janezich

Posted October 13, 2025

New Café/Bar/Creative Space coming to Barracks Row.  A knowledgeable source says the former Ophelia’s Fish House at 501 8th Street, SE, will reopen as a coffee/pastry cafe/creative space by day and a cocktail bar by night.  The new venture will be the first all African American woman-owned hospitality venue on Barracks Row. Eat DC reports that it will be called Civic and operated by Andra “AJ’ Johnson.

The Former 7-11 on Barracks Row is on track to reopen as a gift shop, according to several sources familiar with Barracks Row businesses. 

Here’s the latest photo of progress on the quick service counter opening at 325 7^th Street, SE.  Eat DC reported some months ago that according to WaPo food critic Tom Sietsema, the 25 seat space – Maru San – will have no servers and one thing on the menu:  Peruvian fish rolls.  Photo credit:  Maggie Hall

MPD 1st District Commander Colin Hall met with community members in Lincoln Park last Tuesday, and then with ANC6C on Wednesday night.  In his remarks to the ANC, he said:  Violent crime on H Street NE has plummeted – violent crime in the First District is down 17% and down 12% city-wide – discussed MPD’s relationship with its federal partners on the Crime Fighting Taskforce and said the major difference in the relationship now is that agents are patrolling with MPD – said that MPD knows the community and can direct federal agents to hot spots and other violent areas – that MPD doesn’t engage in ICE activities other than protecting the scene in cases where officer safety is an issue – and crime statistics are being reported the way they have always been reported despite allegations of down grading violent crime to get better stats. 

Photos from Walk and Roll to School Day.  Local organizers billed the Walk and Bike to School Day as a Unity Walk and urged participants to bring DC flags and wear FreeDC Tee Shirts.  CM Charles Allen welcomed and thanked people for showing up, platformed the event’s partnership with FreeDC and asserted that “nobody does this event better than we do.” 

FreeDC was on site distributing literature about the renewed campaign to protect Home Rule. MPD cadets who were there to escort bikers and walkers to schools are shown taking advantage of the refreshment table where free coffee, granola bars and tangerines were provided courtesy of the Ward 6 Public Schools Parent Organization which received a $350 mini-grant from the Capitol Hill Community Foundation.

The Week Ahead…& Some Photos from the Past Week

by Larry Janezich

Posted October 13, 2025

The Week Ahead…

Tuesday, October 14

ANC7D 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:

Elected District Government Updates

• Office of Ward 7 Councilmember Wendell Felder
• Mayor’s Office of Community Relations & Services (MOCRS)
• Eboni Rose-Thompson, President, Ward 7, DC State Board of Education
• Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) Updates – Districts 1, 5 and 6 invited (TBD)

Community Presentations

• Nash Street NE Pedestrian Bridge Demolition – Kisha Anderson, District Department of Transportation
• DC 2050 Comprehensive Plan – Alex Freedman, DC Office of Planning

Commissioner SMD Reports

Wednesday, October 15

ANC6A Economic Development & Zoning 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:

• 307 15th Street NE; Zoning Adjustment Application for special exception to construct a two-story with basement rear addition, and a garage with second story accessory dwelling unit, to an existing, attached, two-story with basement, principal dwelling unit.  The official action of ANC 6A resulted in a letter of support approved by unanimous consent during the ANC 6A meeting of October 9, 2025. The recommendation for an additional request for special exception (pending) is that ANC 6A takes no further action at this time.

New Business

• 1371-1375 H Street NE; Zoning Adjustment Application to extend for an additional year, Board of Zoning Adjustment Order, to construct a new, attached, six-story with roof deck, 30-unit, mixed use building.
• 1332 Corbin Place NE; Zoning Adjustment Application for a special exception to construct a third story and a three-story with basement rear addition, to an existing, attached, two-story with basement, principal dwelling unit.   

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).

• For info on how to join the virtual meeting, go here:  https://anc6b.org/

Among items on the draft agenda:

Adoption of Agenda

• Expected motion to amend the agenda to provide for discussion of the use of the National Guard in DC, in contrast to what seems to be the informal consensus of members ANC6B’s Public Safety Committee voiced at a September 29th meeting, who suggested that the best course of action for the ANC would be to ignore the National Guard’s request for recommendations from each individual ANC Commissioner for beautification projects for which the Guard might provide assistance. Subsequently, the ANC6B Executive Committee, in setting the agenda for the October 15 meeting, voted against a motion to invite the National Guard and a representative of the ANC Home Rule Caucus to give presentations, and then failed to agree to a motion to place a discussion of the use of the National Guard in DC on the agenda.

Consent Agenda (TBA)

Community & Commission Announcements and Speak Out

• Office of the Mayor
• Councilmember Charles Allen’s Office
• Metropolitan Police Department
• Reminder of Upcoming Meeting Dates

Alcohol Beverage and Cannabis Committee

Renewal of restaurant and tavern licenses

• Barrel – 613 Pennsylvania Ave SE.  Renewal with Entertainment & Sidewalk Café endorsements.
• The Eastern – 360 7th Street SE.  Renewal with Sidewalk Café endorsement.
• Tune Inn Restaurant – 331 Pennsylvania Ave SE.  Renewal with Sidewalk Café endorsement.
• Ginza BBQ Lounge & Karaoke Spot – 526 8th Street SE. Renewal with Entertainment & Summer Garden endorsements. .
• Omakase @ Barracks Row – 522 8th Street SE.  Renewal – no entertainment.
• Trusty’s Bar – 1420 Pennsylvania Ave SE.  Renewal with Entertainment, Sidewalk Café & Summer Garden endorsements.

New restaurant and tavern licenses

• Awakening Bar & Grill – 520 8th Street SE.  Request for Class “C” Tavern license with Sidewalk Café, Carry-out/Delivery, Entertainment Endorsement (inside only). Draft Settlement Agreement under consideration.
• Streets Market – 1442 Pennsylvania Ave SE.  Request for Class “B” Full-Service Grocery Store license with Tasting Permit.

Protests and other updates

• Ambar – 523 8th Street SE.  Ongoing negotiation regarding settlement agreement and protest hearing. Parties have requested continuance while discussions proceed.
• ALOHA/Tobacco King – Medical Cannabis Retailer (Second Application) – 539 8th Street SE – Second application for medical cannabis retailer license, including Delivery Endorsement. ANC6B has retained legal counsel (Kerry Verdi) to assist with protest.
• Tobacco King Outlet in NW Shutdown (Informational)

Transportation Committee

• Discussion of Issues at Capitol South Metro Station
• Barney Circle Illegal Left Turns

Planning & Zoning Committee

• 624 C St SE, Historic Preservation Application.  Postponed
• St. Peter School.  Zoning Adjustment Application
• Alley Homes campaign

Capitol Hill Corner Would Also Like You to Know About:

Wednesday, October 15

Congressional Cemetery Holds Community Meeting 2 on Master Plan.

Location: Christ Church, 620 G St. SE

5:30pm  (Presentation begins at 6:00 PM)

• “Join us, share your thoughts, and enter our door drawing for great prizes, including VIP tickets to Soul Strolls, jars of our Rest in Bees honey, and gift shop swag.
• This is an important meeting—don’t miss your chance to be heard.
• This meeting, hosted by Christ Church, the cemetery’s owner, is your opportunity to weigh in on the concepts and recommendations that will shape the next decade and beyond at HCC. From preservation priorities and landscape design to programming and sustainability, the Master Plan will be our roadmap for the cemetery’s future.
• Your voice matters. This is a chance to make sure the values and needs of our community are reflected in how we steward this historic landmark for generations to come.”

RSVP Here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/master-plan-community-meeting-tickets-1758336735509?aff=oddtdtcreator

Folger Theater – Continuing, through Sunday, October 26

Julius X – a re-imagining of Shakespeare’s classic tragedy Julius Caesar through the lens of the American Civil Rights Movement, focusing on the story of Civil Rights leader Malcolm X and drawing parallels between ancient Rome and 1960s Harlem.

Playwright and poet Al Letson, a Peabody Award-winning journalist and the host of the Reveal podcast, champions Shakespeare’s original text, amplifying it with his own verse.

Tickets starting at $20.  Go here:  http://bit.ly/4mZJ1ve

Video from Dead Man’s Run – Historic Congressional Cemetery – October 12

by Larry Janezich

Posted October 12, 2025

Here’s the scene in Congressional Cemetery about 20 minutes before the start of Dead Man’s 5K Run.

Seconds before the start of the race. Organizers said about 530 runners registered.

Interim Executive Director of Congressional Cemetery A.J. Orlikoff, after thanking this year’s sponsors of the race – which included Fulcrum Residential, DC Access, Duffy’s Irish Pub, and Grounds Maintenance and Landscaping LLC – counted down the start of the race.

And here’s the first 60 seconds of the start of the Dead Man’s Run.

Here’s the first runner to cross the finish line at just under 17 minutes.

The second and third runners cross.

The annual race is a fundraiser for Congressional Cemetery. All proceeds help fund the physical preservation of the cemetery grounds and structures, as well as support the cemetery’s ongoing programs and operations. 

The Week Ahead…& Some Photos from the Past Week

by Larry Janezich

Posted October 5, 2023

Prospective Opening and the menu for the Awakening Bar and Grill on Barracks Row:  The former Extreme Pizza at 520 8^th Street on Barracks Row is becoming Awakening Bar and Grill.  A new coat of black paint and signage coming this week herald the planned grand opening on Saturday, October 25 for an inaugural brunch. 

Here’s a link to their website and menu:  https://awakeningdc.com/ Photo: Awakenings

One step forward and two steps back for Popeyes on Barracks Row.  Still in the buildout stage, a stop work order appeared on the door of Popeyes at 409 8^th Street, SE.  Then some new building permits went up and the stop work order disappeared.  Now a new (double) stop work order is up citing the continuation of work under a stop work order and the unauthorized removal of a stop work order. 

Dos Torros Taqueria at 215 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE, is ready to open…

awaiting the final permitting.  On Friday afternoon the restaurant’s owner said he hoped that would happen this week. 

Illegal Weed in the shadow of the Library of Congress has been shut down:  At the September 29th ANC6B’s Public Safety Committee meeting, MPD 1st District Commander Colin Powell said that the previous week, MPD assisted the DC Alcohol Beverage and Cannabis Administration close down TGP Exotics, an illegal weed dispensary literally in the shadow of the Library of Congress.  Powell said one arrest was made and a number of illegal drugs were seized.  The locks have been changed and the property is now under ABCA Control. 

Here’s the sign notifying visitors that The US Capitol Visitors Center has closed “owning to a lapse in appropriations.” 

Tight security at the Capitol on Friday afternoon.  The House was not in session, but the Senate was holding another vote on a short term House-passed funding resolution to permit the reopening of the federal government.  Capitol Police had secured the East Plaza in front of the Senate Wing of the Capitol Building.  Asked what those two tiny figures on the roof of the Senate Wing were doing, an officer replied, “SWAT.”

The Week Ahead…

Monday, October 6

ANC6C’s Alcohol Beverage and Cannabis Committee usually meets the first Monday of the month.

• For more and for info on how to join the meeting, go here:  https://anc6c.org/hot-topics/

Agenda:  Details on the meeting are not yet available.

Tuesday, October 7

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

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

• For info on how to join the meeting, go here:  https://anc6b.org/

Agenda:

Renewal Applications – Class C Taverns

• Barrel – 613 Pennsylvania Ave SE.  Renewal with Entertainment & Sidewalk Café endorsements.
• The Eastern – 360 7th Street SE.  Renewal with Sidewalk Café endorsement. 
• Tune Inn Restaurant – 331 Pennsylvania Ave SE. Renewal with Sidewalk Café endorsement. 
• Ginza BBQ Lounge & Karaoke Spot – 526 8th Street SE.  Renewal with Entertainment & Summer Garden endorsements, 
• Omakase – 522 8th Street SE.  Renewal – no entertainment. 
• Trusty’s Bar – 1420 Pennsylvania Ave SE.  Renewal with Entertainment, Sidewalk Café & Summer Garden endorsements. 

Ongoing Settlement Agreement/Protest Negotiation

• Ambar – 523 8th Street SE.  Ongoing negotiation regarding settlement agreement and protest hearing. Parties have requested continuance while discussions proceed.

Applications Under Protest or Review

• ALOHA – Medical Cannabis Retailer (Second Application) – 539 8th Street SE. Second application for medical cannabis retailer license, including Delivery Endorsement. ANC6B has retained legal counsel (Kerry Verdi) to assist with protest.

New License Applications

• Awakening Bar & Grill – 520 8th Street SE.  Request for Class “C” Tavern license with Sidewalk Café, Carry-out/Delivery, Entertainment Endorsement (inside only). Draft Settlement Agreement under consideration.
• Streets Market – 1442 Pennsylvania Ave SE. Request for Class “B” Full-Service Grocery Store license with Tasting Permit.

Conversation and discussion about the ABC Committee’s recommendation regarding how to proceed with maintaining commercial diversity on Barracks Row.  At our April meeting, we unanimously passed a motion to “instruct the ANC 6B com­mit­tees on Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis and on Planning and Zoning to propose, by the ANC’s July 2025 meeting, measures to preserve commercial diversity on the part of 8th St., SE, known as ‘Barracks Row,’ including the possibility of a moratorium on licensing new medical-cannabis retailers and ‘fast food restaurants’ as defined in Title 11, Chapter 1 of the DC Code.”

• Community Comments & Concerns
• Input from residents, businesses, and stakeholders
• Review of petition deadlines and hearing schedules
• Committee Discussion & Recommendations
• Votes on recommendations to the full ANC6B

CAC MPD 1^st District Meeting, 6:00pm – 7:00pm at Lincoln Park.  (light refreshment served)

• For more info, go here:  https://1dcac.com/

Agenda:

• 3^rd – 14^th Street Safety Concerns
• G Street – K Street NE Safety Concerns
• H Street NE Crime and Drug Concerns
• Burglaries, Car Jackings, Stolen Auto, Homicides Follow Up
• Policing Streets SE/14^th Place, NE/15^th Street NE/other areas
• 15th and Independence Avenue, SE update
• ANC Commissioners and Block Associations input
• Business and Resident comments

Wednesday, October 8

ANC6B Transportation Committee will hold a virtual meeting, 7:00pm – 9:00pm.

• For info on how to join the meeting, go here:  https://anc6b.org/

Among items on the draft agenda:

• Discussion of Issues at Capitol South Metro Station
• Barney Circle Illegal Left Turns

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

• For info on how to join the meeting, go here:  https://anc6c.org/hot-topics/

Among items on the draft agenda: 

• Announcements
• Commissioner announcements
• DC agency informational announcements
• DC Director of National Guard, Marcus Hunt
• Other community announcements/public comment
• Consent calendar

Plenary agenda

Alcohol and Cannabis Licensing Committee

• Scissors and Scotch, 331 N Street NE.  Class C Tavern renewal.
• Lost Sock Roasters, LLC, 1100 4th Street NE.  Class B retail grocery (?)

Planning, Zoning, and Economic Development

• 605 Constitution Ave NE.   Historic Preservation Application.  Revised application, concept approval to construct a third story addition to an existing one-story dwelling with a two-story addition.
• 304-308 K Street NE.  Zoning Adjustment Application.  Revised application, area variances and special exception to subdivide an alley record into three record lots and to construct three semi-detached two-story dwelling units.
• Office of Planning omnibus proposed amendments to the zoning regulations.

Ward 6 Walk & Roll to School Day, 7:30am at Lincoln Park.  (For more, see below under Capitol Hill Corner Would Also Like you to Know). 

Thursday, October 9

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 Presentation

• Commander Colin Hall, MPD First District

Consent Agenda

• Economic Development and Zoning
• Recommendation: ANC 6A send a letter to BZA in support of a special exception to construct a  second story accessory dwelling unit to an existing, detached, accessory garage, in the rear of an  existing, attached, two-story with basement, principal dwelling unit at 1231 F Street NE.
• Recommendation: ANC 6A send a letter to BZA in support of a time extension 1207 H Street NE; Zoning Adjustment Application.  Submitted by WCP 1207 H Street, LLC, to  extend for an additional two years, Board of Zoning Adjustment Order Number 20943, raze an existing  structure, and to construct a new, detached, six-story with below-grade parking and penthouse, 184- 210 dwelling unit, mixed-use building.
• Recommendation: ANC 6A send a letter to BZA in support of a special extension to construct a third story and a three-story with basement rear addition, to an existing, attached, two-story  with basement, principal dwelling unit at 1332 Corbin Place NE in the RF-1 zone.

Transportation and Public Space

• Recommendation: ANC 6A send a letter to DDOT requesting replacement of the blinking stop sign at 9th and K St NE and to consider additional safety improvements to the intersection and to 10th and Mass Ave NE.

New Business                                                                                  

• Suggested Motion: ANC 6A send a letter to the DC Council, Director Brian Hanlon DOB, and Director Sara Benjamin Bardin with copies sent to Utku Aslanturk, CEO of Dila Developments, Attorney General Brian Schwalb and ANC 6C regarding real estate developments by Dila Developments (ANC 6A at 1000-1014 H Street NE and ANC 6C at 901 3rd Street NE) and to request that ANC 6C consider sending a similar letter to the cited parties.
• Suggested Motion: Renewal of a class C tavern license for Paste & Rind, LLC dba Paste & Rind, 904 H Street NE.
• Suggested Motion: Renewal of a class C tavern license with sidewalk cafe endorsement for Hoost, LLC dba Nomad Hookah Bar, 1200 H Street NE.
• Suggested Motion: Renewal of a class C tavern license with summer garden endorsement for Queen Vic, LLC dba The Queen Vic, 1206 H Street NE.

 Single Member District reports

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

• For info on how to join the meeting, go here:  https://anc6b.org/

Among items on the draft agenda:

• 624 C St SE, Historic Preservation Application (repeat from September).
• St. Peter School, Zoning Adjustment Application  (previously approved HPA). 
• Alley Homes campaign

ANC6D’s is scheduled to hold a virtual meeting at 7:00pm. 

• For more and for info on how to join the meeting, go here:  https://www.anc6d.org/abc-committee/

 Agenda:  Details are not available yet

Saturday, October 11

Book Sale – Northeast Library.

(See Capitol Hill Corner Would Also Like You To Know About below).

Sunday, October 12

Deadman’s Run, Congressional Cemetery

(See Capitol Hill Corner Would Also Like You To Know About below).

Capitol Hill Cormer Would Also Like You to Know About

Wednesday, October 8

Walk & Roll to School Day.

Wednesday, October 8, at 7:30 am at Lincoln Park for a Unity Walk.  Bring DC flags or wear a Free DC t-shirt or anything else that is meaningful to you as a symbol of unity.

This year will feature the Ludlow Taylor Dancing Stars, the Watkins Bucket Drummers, and the Eastern High School Marching Band.  Councilmember Charles Allen will emcee.  There will be granola bars and oranges for students and coffee for adults.

Thanks to Amidon-Bowen, CHM@Logan, SWS@Goding, Ludlow Taylor, Maury, Payne and the Capitol Hill Cluster School for already registering. 

If your school isn’t registered, you can register here.  https://www.walkbiketoschool.org/registration/

Wednesday, October 8

Hill Center Event

At Issue: The Politicization of the F.B.I. Featuring New York Times F.B.I. and DOJ correspondent Devlin Barrett and Former F.B.I. Agent Michael Feinberg | 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm – $10.

For more info, to register and get tickets go here:  https://bit.ly/3IEVuGF

Friday, October 10

Hill Center Event

Iranian Journalist Fatemeh Jamalpour discusses her new book For The Sun After Long Nights: The Story of Iran’s Women-Led Uprising | 7:00 pm – $10.

To register and get tickets, go here:  http://bit.ly/4o2985z

Sunday October 12

Dead Man’s Run is Congressional Cemetery

The annual fall 5K fundraiser race. 5:30pm.

The region’s most death defying and thematic 5k race. This bare bones run is the best way to stay ahead of your grave… by running among them! The race starts inside the cemetery and continues onto the Anacostia Trail for a ghostly evening run full of spooky music and other fun!

Registration ends on Sunday, October 12 at 5:30pm. 

Go here for more info and to register: https://runsignup.com/Race/DC/Washington/DeadMansRun

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

bobbartlettjr@gmail.com

Reminder:  CHAW Reception Tonight:  In Focus: Photographs from CHAW’s Darkroom Community

Now open and running through Friday, October 24, 2025, Capitol Hill Arts Workshop (CHAW) invites you to consider the role of analog photography and its storytelling power in a digital age.

Opening reception, this Saturday, September 27th, from 5:30 – 7pm. Capitol Hill Arts Workshop Gallery, 545 7th Street SE.

Memorial Fund for Eastern Market Farmer Dan Donahue

by Larry Janezich

Posted September 27, 2025

Dan Donahue’s engaging presence on the Farmer’s Line at Eastern Market on weekends stretched for 34 years.  Dan passed last year and his friends at the Market have launched a GoFundMe to raise $10,000 to inter Dan’s ashes in Congressional Cemetery.  As a decorated veteran, Dan could have been buried in Arlington Cemetery, according to his long-time friend Chris Girardot of Ravenhook Bake House.  But Dan was not interested in that, Girardot said; “Dan loved Capitol Hill, and Congressional Cemetery is the place where Dan should be.” 

Here’s a link to the fundraiser.  https://www.gofundme.com/dan-donahue  

A celebration of life for Dan will be held on Monday, October 13 at 11:00am at Capitol Hill United Methodist Church, 412 Seward Square, SE.  Dan had been a regular contributor of food the church’s meal center.

Girardot says that Dan had not worked at the Market in the year before his death, as debts mounted; “Dan was a mentor to me, and it matters to me what happens to him.  Everything he did was to make his food and his stand better and to leave people happy.”

His survivors include his sister, Patricia, several nieces and nephews, and his former wife, Susan Donahue of Maryland.