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April 6, 2025 · 10:49 pm

The Week Ahead…& Some Photos from the Past Week

The Week Ahead…& Some Photos from the Past Week

by Larry Janezich

Posted April 6, 2025

On Wednesday, April 3, 1st Street and the sidewalk in front of the Supreme Court were occupied by rival activists – supporters and opponents of Planned Parenthood.  The Court was scheduled to hear a case on funding for Planned Parenthood.  Here’s a photo of demonstrators supporting defunding Planned Parenthood. 

Those supporting Planned Parenthood, shown here, appeared to outnumber those opposed by about 6 to 1.  Later that day, AP reported that the Supreme Court appeared divided over whether states should be able to cut off Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood.

In June of 2022, CHC reported the closing for good of Congress Market at 421 East Capitol Street.  The move came with the retirement of the owner.  Now new life is being breathed back into the Market and a new owner told ANC6B Commissioner Jerry Sroufe that the store will reopen “soon.” 

Shelves are being stocked, and it’s possible the store will open before it gets its liquor license – the ABCA placard says the hearing on the license application isn’t scheduled until June 9.

Stormy skies provided a backdrop for a photo op of the Southeast Library the last week of March. 

Here’s another angle. 

Here’s Triple Candies’ extension of last month’s installation featuring The Raft of the Medusa in the exhibit space of the former Li’l Pub, at 655 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE.  CHC has unpacked it for your convenience: 

Moechella (lower left) is a DC concert series inspired by the Cochella Festival, which according to Wiki, is an annual music and arts festival held in Indio, California, in the Colorado Desert’s Coachella Valley.  The event features musical artists from many genres of music, including rock, pop, indie, hip hop and electronic dance music, as well as art installations and sculptures.

We. Construct. Marvels. Between. Monuments.  (upper right) “An exhibition series held at the Portland Art Museum (2017 – 2019) encouraging audiences to think critically about how museums have traditionally granted access to art and knowledge, and what the future of the institution could look like.”  Libby Werbel

La beauté est dans la rue.  (lower right) “Beauty is in the Street” is a slogan from France, May of 1968.  The poster depicts a young woman throwing a paving stone.  Wiki. 

The Week Ahead.

Highlights:

  • Monday – FreeDC volunteers lobby Congress on passage of bill to allow DC government funding for the rest of the fiscal year.  (See “Capitol Hill Corner would also like you to know about:” below.) 
  • Tuesday – CM Charles Allen is scheduled to brief ANC6B on the upcoming FY Budget.
  • Thursday – CM Charles Allen is scheduled to brief ANC6A on the upcoming FY Budget.

Monday, April 7

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

The meeting will be held on the second floor of 700 Pennsylvania Ave., SE.  Entrance is next door to Trader Joe’s.

Among items on the draft agenda:

Renovation Update, Including Washington Gas Pipe Relocation.

Interim Library Facility.

  • Flyer distribution.
  • Follow-up on Elias Benda meeting.
  • Arthur Capper days & hours.

Upcoming budget hearing. 

Tuesday, April 8

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

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

To join the hybrid meeting, go here: https://anc6b.org/

Among items on the draft agenda:

Letter from ANC 6B urging DC action on EMCAC’s call for bollards at Eastern Market.

Community & Commission Announcements & Speak Out.

  • Office of the Mayor.
  • Metropolitan Police Department.

Presentations

  • Open Streets Capitol Hill 2025.
  • Ward 6 Councilmember Charles Allen: Update on Upcoming Fiscal Year Budget.

ANC 6B Input on Other Concerns.

  • Referral to Committees of Need to Maintain Diversity of Commercial Properties on Barracks Row.
  • World Pride: How Can ANC 6B Support.

Alcoholic Beverage & Cannabis Committee.

  • Bombay Street Food 2, 524 8th Street SE; Renewal of Class C Restaurant.
  • Aatish On The Hill, 609 Pennsylvania Ave SE: Renewal of Class C Restaurant.
  • Torai Grill & Sushi, 751 8th Street SE; Renewal of Class D Restaurant.
  • Young Chow Asian Restaurant, 312 Pennsylvania Ave SE; Renewal of Class C Restaurant.
  • The Duck & The Peach/The Wells/La Collina, 300 7th Street SE; Renewal of Class C Restaurant.
  • I Egg You, 517 8th Street SE; Renewal of Class C Restaurant.
  • Chiko, 423 8th Street SE; Renewal of Class C Restaurant; Protest Hearing Deadline.
  • Extra Fancy, 721 8th Street SE; Renewal of Class C Restaurant.
  • Little Pearl, 921 Pennsylvania Ave SE; Renewal of Class C Restaurant.
  • Pineapple and Pearls, 715 8th Street SE; Renewal of Class C Restaurant.
  • Rose’s Luxury, 717 8th Street SE; Renewal of Class C Restaurant.
  • Paraiso, 1101 Pennsylvania Ave SE; Renewal of Class C Restaurant.
  • Bullfeathers, 410 1st Street SE; Renewal of Class C Restaurant.
  • Sanpan Thai Cuisine, 653 Pennsylvania Ave SE; Renewal of Class C Restaurant.
  • Kenneth H Nash Post 8 t/a Kenneth H Nash Post 8 American Legion, 224 D Street SE; Renewal of Class C Club.
  • Trattoria Alberto, 504 8th Street SE; Renewal of Class C Restaurant.

Transportation Committee.

  • Watkins Alley: Support Efforts by Residents of Watkins Alley for Bollards or Other Safety Measures to Protect Pedestrians in the Alley.
  • Item From March Full Meeting: letter to DDOT, in collaboration with 6A, regarding Lincoln Park.

Letter Related to Rumsey Pool Update.

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

Among items on the draft agenda:

Election of Vice Chair of the Commission. 

Community Presentation.

Mars Eagleston, Facility Planning and Design, DC Public Schools.

  • Update on Kenilworth School Swing Space Construction.
  • Proposed Motion:  ANC 7D to send a letter to DCPS concerning evening, Sunday and holiday work permits for the project.  

DC Government Updates.

  • Eric Mullins, Mayor’s Office of Community Relations & Services (MOCRS) Ward 7 Representative.
  • Lawrence Davin, Office of Ward 7 Councilmember Wendell Felder.
  • MPD Districts Updates (1st, 5th, 6th Districts invited).

Commissioner Single Member District Reports.

Community Comments.

Wednesday, April 9

AN6C 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.

Other community announcements.

  • RiverSmart Homes, Skye Webster, DOEE.

Plenary agenda.

  • Union Pub, Ethiopic Restaurant, Cane, Boiling Crab, Indigo, The 116 Club,

application renewals  

  • Planning, Zoning, and Economic Development Committee (Mark Eckenwiler, Chair)

313 2nd Street NE.  Historic Preservation Application of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church for concept approval, renovation and expansion of carriage house, razing two structures, landscaping.

Illegal construction, 1165 3rd Street, NE.

Thursday, April 10

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

Among items on the draft agenda: 

Community Presentations DC Budget and other Ward 6 Topics of Interest

Councilmember Charles Allen.

Consent Agenda.

Alcohol Beverage and Cannabis Committee.

  • Recommendation: ANC 6A take no action on the renewal application of a Class C restaurant license with entertainment and summer garden endorsements at Granville Moore’s, 1238 H Street, NE .
  • Recommendation: ANC 6A take no action on the application for a new Class C Restaurant license with extended holiday hours, carry out and delivery endorsements at Tapori, 600 H Street, NE.  

Community Outreach.

  • Recommendation: ANC 6A approve the revisions to the ANC’s Grant Application form, including ANC 6A coversheet, project report form, and closeout form to conform with the OANC guidelines for applications.

Economic Development and Zoning (EDZ)

  • Recommendation: ANC 6A send a letter to BZA to support special exceptions to combine five lots (2 facing H Street NE, 3 facing alley) and convert to a retail and eating and drinking establishment use an existing, semi-detached, mixed use at 355-1359 H Street, NE.
  • Recommendation: ANC 6A send a letter to BZA to support a special exception 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 at 917 Constitution Avenue.

Capitol Hill Corner would also like you to know about:

Monday, April 7

FreeDC Sponsored Event:  9:30am – 3:30pm. 

Meet at the Spirit of Justice Park (South side of Rayburn House Office Building) at South Capitol and C Streets, SE.    

Teams will visit offices of Members of the US House of Representatives to urge passage of the DC Local Funds Act being held at the Speaker’s Desk since March 18.  The Bill has passed the Senate and is awaiting action by the House.  The Bill would authorize DC to spend its ownrevenues for the rest of the fiscal year.  It includes funding for schools, first responders, Metro, buses, etc. 

Volunteers are requested to register so FreeDC will know how many are coming.  Go here:  https://freedcproject.org/event-list/recess-at-the-capitol

Friday, April 11

Hill Center Event: 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm $20.00

Global Sounds on the Hill featuring Ethiopian Funk with Afro-Zen Allstars.  “Their music exists at the place where African musical tradition connects with Jazz & Jam.”

For more info, go here:  https://bit.ly/3RCJuGo

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March 23, 2025 · 11:06 pm

The Week Ahead…& Some Photos from the Past Week

The Week Ahead…& Some Photos from the Past Week

by Larry Janezich

Posted March 23, 2025

Currently at the Rubell Museum.  American Vignettes: Symbols, Society, and Satire.

September 27th, 2024 – Fall, 2025.  65 I Street, SW.  11am – 5pm.  You can probably find parking on a nearby side street. 

American Vignettes: Symbols, Society, and Satire showcases nearly 100 artworks spanning painting, photography, sculpture, installation, and mixed media by over 40 emerging and established artists, all from the Rubells’ collection of more than 7,700 works of contemporary art. Here’s a selection of some pieces categorized as Symbols which address our and the artist’s relationship to flags, emblems, and slogans.  

Piotr Uklanski.  Untitled (American Eagle).  Styrofoam.  79 X 118 in.

“In an untitled American Eagle Piotr Uklanski depicts the eagle used on the American quarter. The eagle is a symbol with layered implications, emblematic of the United States, Uklanski’s  native Poland, and many other countries, while also being associated with the Nazi Party and later appropriated by Neo Nazis worldwide. In engaging with such imagery, the artist challenges viewers to recognize and reinterpret symbols across cultural codes, whether political or historical.”

Natalie Ball. Bang Bang. Elk hide, rabbit fur, oil stick, acrylic, charcoal, cotton and pine.  84 X 124 in.

 “Bang Bang came from my solo exhibition in New York at Half gallery titled Bad Lucky Indian. … I was thinking through gesture, materiality, complex narratives, form, assemblage, but mostly humor.  In the studio I was looking at the great seal of the United States and I started to think about what that seal and its eagle means to me, what it means for our history, and what it means to be a dual citizen: to be a citizen of the Klamath Tribes, of a sovereign nation, but also a citizen of the United States…..I wanted my own seal.  The eagle and its symbolism have been appropriated historically. It has a significance in my culture too, and I wanted to bring that forward and honor it in a different way.

Sterling Ruby.  Flag.  Bleached and dyed fabric and elastic.  174 X 343 in. 

Damian Ortega.  Transportable Obelisk.  Fiber glass with metal base and wheels.  236 1/8 x 23 5/8 x 23 5/8 in.

“I am thrilled by the idea of a work that commemorates an imprecise moment, which could be associated with anything, just by the fact of moving the piece to one place or another. This work is a mobile print of reference.  It is a point of departure but also a full stop, even though it could change its position.”

Vaugn Spann.  Dark Days Bring New Hope (Never Forget).  Polymer paint, pulp, mixed media, terry cloth, canvas on aluminum stretcher bars.  160 x 220 in.

“This painting centers around the idea of hope but also around the idea of gloom or even doom. Dark days bring New Hope (Never Forget) is from Flag series. The series is a postmodern idea of how we might take these symbols, our relationship to these icons, and splice new meanings into them. The totallity of the piece is about the idea of claiming space and holding on to that proximity to the flag to interpret it on my own.  In the painting the flag is very dark; it’s a gloomy flag because there’s a lot of darkness and trauma we as a nation are perpetually working through.”

Glenn Lignon.  Condition Report D.  Iris print and iris print with serigraph, each 35 x 26 in.

“The text displayed on both panels of this diptych derives from protest placards from the American civil rights movement of the 1960s, specifically the Memphis sanitation workers strike in 1968. During this strike, over 1000 African American men went on strike for better pay and safer working conditions. Martin Luther King Junior went to Memphis to march with these workers and make speeches in support of their strike.  He was assassinated in Memphis the following day. Ligon first created a painting of the protest placard in 1988, untitled (I Am A Man), which the print on the left directly mirrors. For the right panel, Ligon gave his painting to an art conservator to create a condition report with handwritten annotations, which was in turn made into a print. In addition to the historical depth of the text presented, Ligon allows the object to be reinterpreted in a new context.”

The Week Ahead….

Highlights: 

  • Friday:  CM Charles Allen holds community office hours at Quill & Crumb at the Folger Shakespeare Library (see below).
  • Tuesday, Wednesday & Saturday:  (See Free DC Events under “Capitol Hill Corner Would Also Like You To Know About” below)

Monday, March 24

ANC7D 7D01 Hold a Special Virtual Meeting to confirm election/voting details for filling Single Member District 7D01 seat at 6:30pm. 

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

Among items on the draft agenda:

Announcements and Reminders:

  • People’s Front of H Street, Sunday Clean Ups in 6A01.
  • Mardi Gras Feedback.
  • Free DC Update.
  • ANC 6A Grant Application.
  • Public Safety Discussion & Brainstorm: Mutual Aid & Caring for Our Community.
  • Community Comments.

The ANC6B Public Safety Task Force Meeting, schedulted for Monday night, has been cancelled.

Tuesday, March 25

ANC6B Executive Committee will hold a virtual meeting at 6:30pm. 

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

Among items on the agenda:

  • The agenda for the ANC6B April meeting will be discussed, voted upon, and adopted.
  • Prior to the April agenda being adopted, the Executive Committee will address the items below, deferred from the March full ANC6B meeting:
  • ANC6B Resolution on B26-48.
  • Historic Preservation Application re 4-5 Library Court SE: Second floor additions to two adjacent attached alley dwellings.
  • Update on ABC Protest of restaurant license for Acqua Al 2

ANC6A Alcoholic Beverage Licensing Committee will hold a virtual meeting at 7:00pm.

Among items on the draft agenda:

  • Discussion of the renewal of a Class C restaurant license with entertainment and summer garden endorsements at Granville Moore’s, 1238 H Street, NE.
  • Discussion of a new Class C Restaurant license with extended holiday hours, carry out and delivery endorsements at Tapori 600 H Street  NE, located within ANC6C.
  • Discussion of the status of the application for a new medical cannabis license for Proper Exotic, 313 8th Street, NE.

Friday, March 28

CM Charles Allen holds community office hours at Quill & Crumb at the Folger Shakespeare Library from 4 to 5:30pm.  RSVP here:  http://charlesallenward6.com/calendar

Capitol Hill Corner Would Also Like You To Know About:

Free DC Event – Tuesday, March 25

Members of Congress Office Visits: Encourage House Reps to pass the DC Local Funds Act – 10:00am to 3:00pm .

Rayburn House Office Building, 45 Independence Avenue Southwest, Washington, DC,

For more info and to register, go here:  https://freedcproject.org/event-list/office-visits-encourage-house-reps-to-pass-the-dc-local-funds-act

Free DC Event – Wednesday, March 26

March Campaign Orientation, online – 6:00 pm – 7:30pm.

For more info and to register, go here:  https://freedcproject.org/event-list/campaign-orientation-mar-26

Free DC Event – Saturday, March 29

Community Art Build! – 10:00am to  3:00am – St. Martin’s of Tours Church

1908 North Capitol Street Northwest, Washington, DC. 

For more info and to register, go here:  https://freedcproject.org/event-list/community-art-build

Hill Center Event

Thursday, March 27 – 7:00 pm – $10

Memoirist Kat Chow Discusses Her Bestselling book Seeing Ghosts in Conversation with Jung Yun.  Kat Chow is a reporter, teacher, writer and the author of Seeing Ghosts: A Memoir, named a Notable Book by The New York Times.

For more info and to register, go here:  https://bit.ly/4iV5LuQ

Hill Center Event

Saturday, March 29 – 2:00 pm – FREE

Volunteer Capitol Hill

Sponsored by Hill Center Private Events.  Local organizations will be present to share how you can help them meet their mission. Find the right fit for your talents as we build a better community.

For more info and to register, go here:  https://www.hillcenterdc.org/event/volunteer-capitol-hill-2/

Hill Center Event

Friday, March 28 – 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm – $20

Global Sounds on the Hill Celebrating Bolero with Miramar, a Richmond-based bolero group.

For more info and to register, go here:  https://bit.ly/4hGa6kt

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January 26, 2025 · 9:08 pm

The Week Ahead…& Some Photos from the Past Week

The Week Ahead…& Some Photos from the Past Week

By Larry Janezich

Posted January 26, 2025

Here are the 1st, 2nd  (2), and 3rd place winners of the Hill Center’s 2025 Regional Juried Exhibition, juried by Phil Hutinet, publisher of East City Art.  The exhibitions run from January 15th through May 3rd.

First Place, Jessica Maria Hopkins.  Colors of My Reflection.  Acrylic, Acrylic pen, ball point pen on canvas. 

Second Place # 1, James Terrell, The Last Supper.  Collage, Acrylic Paint, Paper and Fabric.

Second Place #2, Take Me to the Water.  Collage, Paper, Fabric, Paint.

Third Place, Maddy Keener, Pick The Gleaming Bones Clean.  Acrylic on Canvas. 

Capitol Hill Books at night.

Here’s Triple Candies’ January exhibit and a detail from same, in the space in front of the former Li’l Pub at 655 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE.  Triple Candie is a research-oriented curatorial agency run by art historian co-founders Shelly Bancroft and Peter Nesbett.  Their purpose is to create alternative exhibition methods making that the object of critical focus rather than what is displayed.   

The Week Ahead…

Highlights: 

  • Tuesday:  ANC6A ABC Committee considers  proposed letter requesting the city council to pass legislation creating a provision for a moratorium zone for cannabis licenses equivalent to the provision for a moratorium zone for alcohol licenses.
  • Wednesday:  Watkins Improvements Meeting

Monday, January 27

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

Agenda:

  • Adoption of Agenda and Approval of Minutes​
  • Ice Breaker – Movie suggestions
  • Announcements & Updates – Reminder of Sunday morning cleanups on I Street NE – People’s Front of H Street NE Group – How to join the 6A list serve.
  • Introduction of ANC6A Community Outreach Committee New Members
  • Vote on New Meeting Schedule

ANC6B Parks and Public Spaces Task Force will hold an in-person meeting at 7:00pm.

  • 700 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE; Second Floor, Conference Room 3 (Main Entrance Adjacent to Trader Joe’s)

Agenda:   TBA

ANC6B Public Safety Committee Meeting will hold a virtual meeting at 6:30pm. 

Among items on the agenda:

  • Metro Police Department 1D Update
  • Guest Presentation
  • 2025 Committee Goals Planning
  • February Commission Action Items and February Committee Agenda Planning

ANC7D Community Relations and Grants Committee will hold a virtual meeting at 6:30pm.

Agenda:  TBA

Tuesday, January 28

ANC6A Alcohol Beverage & Cannabis Committee will hold a virtual meeting at 7:00pm. 

Agenda:

  • Discussion of a new Medical Cannabis Retailer license with delivery endorsement at Dreamy DC, 1111 H Street, NE.
  • Discussion of a letter requesting the city council to pass legislation creating a provision for a moratorium zone for cannabis licenses equivalent to the provision for a moratorium zone for alcohol licenses.
  • Discussion of a new Class C Restaurant license with carry out and delivery endorsement at Dumpling Hot Pot Beyond, 1216-1218 H Street.

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

Agenda:  TBA

Wednesday, January 29

EMCAC will hold an in-person and virtual meeting in the North Hall, Eastern Market at 7:00pm.

  • For info on how to join the meeting, go here:  TBA

Agenda:  TBA

Thursday, January 30

Watkins Improvements Meeting

  • DC Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) and the DC Department of General Services will discuss the Watkins Recreation Center park and playground improvements on Thursday, January 30, 2025, 6:00-7:30 @ Watkins Elementary School. RSVP at https://watkins.splashthat.com/

Capitol Hill Corner would also like you to know about: 

Thursday, January 30.  6:30pm. Free Event at Folger Library. 

This panel discussion explores the unexpected ways Shakespeare’s legacy has endured, and how engaging with theater-making enhances the relevance and value of Shakespeare in the everyday lives of people.

The keynote is led by Folger’s Director of Programming & Performance and Folger Theatre Artistic Director Karen Ann Daniels in conversation with:

  • author, adaptor, director, theater scholar and Where There’s a Will podcast host, Barry Edelstein
  • Latine playwright, educator, facilitator, producer and Director of Public Works at the Public Theater Laurie Woolery

Register here:  https://www.folger.edu/whats-on/shakespeare-as-a-starting-point-shakespeare-with-community-reading-room-festival-2025/

Free Exhibit at the Folger through February 9.  Little Books, Big Gifts: The Artistry of Esther Inglis – A special exhibition at the Folger.

Stuart and Mimi Rose Rare Book and Manuscript Exhibition Hall

Free; timed-entry pass recommended

Esther Inglis (1570?—1624) was a professional-class Franco-Scottish refugee, a working mother of eight, and a contemporary of Shakespeare. Earning her living by her pen, she combined her artistic skills and her religious beliefs to create over 60 miniature handwritten and hand-illustrated books. She strategically gifted these books to dozens of prominent European Protestants during a period of religious turmoil. Four hundred years after her death, this exhibition explores Esther’s life and work as an early modern influencer and as the first woman in Britain to preface her works with selfies.

For more on this and other exhibits, go here:  https://www.folger.edu/whats-on/

Artists: Open Call at the Capitol Hill Art League – Submissions Close 2/14/24.  The Capitol Hill Art League (CHAL) is holding its 14th Annual “Open Call” art competition for artists throughout the DMV as well as Pennsylvania, Delaware and West Virginia. This year’s theme is “Landscape”.

This annual competition awards cash prizes and attracts artists of many varied talents. The juror for the competition is Glenn Kessler, an internationally collected and awarded artist and founder of the Compass Atelier in Rockville, MD.  

If you are an artist, you need not be a member of CHAL to enter.  Link for more information about the show:  https://client.smarterentry.com/chal

For more information about the Capitol Hill Art League please visit: https://www.caphillartleague.org/

Capitol Hill Chorale is recruiting 55 and older adults as new members.  No experience is required to join an Encore choir!  There are no auditions to become a member of an Encore program; interested singers need only to have a love for music and a desire to improve their physical, mental, and emotional health. No singer needs to have any experience with music or singing, and the ability to read music is not necessary. Singers may be seated or standing for all ninety-minute rehearsals and performances. Most importantly of all, Encore is fun! Encore singers love the music, love to sing, and thrive on the camaraderie that comes with the Encore experience.  You can register at: https://tinyurl.com/5y9e5up4

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