The Week Ahead…& Some Photos from the Past Week
by Larry Janezich
Posted June 8, 2025
St. Georges Boulangerie Update – Here’s a hopeful sign: the arrival of new equipment waiting to be installed at the forthcoming French Bakery at 7th and C Streets, SE, across from Eastern Market. There hasn’t been much progress on the build out inside, though the demolition work is well underway. A fall opening looks more likely than one hoped for this summer.
Pasha Castle Arrives at 615 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE – The Mediterranean dessert shop serving Turkish and Lebanese sweets and savories opened last Monday. Among menu items: chocolate crepe, pistachio ice cream, kaake sandwiches (sesame coated soft bread with cheese or turkey), caramel latte frappe, baklava milkshake, ten infusions, hot chocolate and hot and cold coffees. Here are some photos.
And here’s an Instagram link for the site of the main restaurant at 3279 M Street, NW: https://www.instagram.com/pashacastle/
Lavender Retreat Wellness Center Celebrates: Farther down Pennsylvania Avenue, SE, at number 1236, Lavender Retreat is celebrating its 10th Anniversary. Founder and CEO Jaime Bohl says she strives to mold Lavender Retreat into a world-class alternative health organization offering massage and acupuncture therapies, Chakra balancing, Reiki healing, and Naturapathic healing. Here’s a link to the website: https://www.lavenderretreat.com/
ANC6B’s Planning and Zoning Committee met last week. Resident member and former commissioner Corey Holman (top center) is stepping down as Committee chair as he is relocating. Commissioner Vince Marino (top left) will fill in as chair until a new Chair can be elected.
The ANC6B Transportation Committee chaired by commissioner Karen Hughes (top center) also met last week. Residents continue to express unhappiness about the up-coming June 28 Open Streets Event which anticipates closing North Carolina Avenue SE between 6th and 11th Streets SE, East Capitol SE, as well as Massachusetts Avenue between 13th and 17th Street SE from 7am until 5pm. No vehicles will be allowed on or to cross the route at any time. One block north and south of the route will also be closed except to residents of those blocks. Parking will not be allowed on any of the segments from 12am to 5pm on Saturday.
Triple Candies is back with the June installation in the space formerly occupied by the Li’l Pub at 655 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE. This month’s offering references the DC World Pride celebration. 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 (which for the most part does not include original artworks).
The Week Ahead…& Some Photos from the Past Week
by Larry Janezich
Posted June 8, 2025
The Week Ahead…
Highlight:
- Tuesday: ANC7D meeting. Topic: RFK development and Community Benefits Agreement.
Monday, June 9
ANC6B Parks & Public Spaces Taskforce Meets at 7:00pm In Person Only) POSTPONED UNTIL MONDAY, JUNE 16.
- This meeting will be held 700 Pennsylvania Ave SE; Second Floor (entry adjacent to Trader Joe’s).
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)
- For info on how to join the meeting, go here: https://anc6b.org/
Among items on the draft Agenda:
- Renovation Update from DCPL
- Arthur Capper and Public Hearing on 06/10/2025
Tuesday, June 10
ANC6B will hold a hybrid meeting at 7:00pm.
- This meeting will be held 700 Pennsylvania Ave SE; Second Floor (entry adjacent to Trader Joe’s).
- For info on how to join the meeting, go here: https://anc6b.org/
Among items on the draft agenda:
Presentation:
- Mayor Bowser’s Deputy Chief of Staff Steve Walker to make a presentation regarding Mayor Bowser’s FY26 budget.
Plenary Session:
Resolution Against Military Parade on President Trump’s Birthday.
Alcoholic Beverage & Cannabis Committee License Renewals
- National Republican Club of Capitol Hill, 300 First Street SE.
- Tunnicliff’s Tavern, 222 7th Street SE.
- Hunan Dynasty, 215 Pennsylvania Avenue SE.
- Beuchert’s Saloon, 623 Pennsylvania Avenue SE.
- Pacci’s, 106 13th Street SE.
- The Roost, 1401 Pennsylvania Avenue SE.
Alcoholic Beverage & Cannabis Committee New Applications
- ZomTum, 600 Pennsylvania Avenue SE; Application for new Class CRestaurant license with Sidewalk Café and Alcohol Carry-Out & Delivery endorsements;
- Garden Hill LLC, 1322 G Street SE; Application for new Medical Cannabis Retailer license with Delivery endorsement; Protest Hearing Deadline: June 30, 2025.
Protests/Other Updates
Protests/Other Updates
- ALOHA cannabis dispensary (protested, application dismissed, seeking reinstatement).
- Café 8 (Extended to 06/30/2025).
- Ambar (Currently Protesting).
- Taste Budz (Currently Protesting).
- Ted’s Bulletin (Extended to 07/21/2025).
- Acqua al 2 – Status, Protest Hearing.
Transportation Committee
- 1500 Block of L St: Need for speed humps and other safety measures.
- Bus stop removal planned at E Cap & 6th SE.
- Ives Pl construction project – operating without permits.
- Report: Follow-up on CVS loading/unloading situation.
Planning and Zoning Committee
- 730 Rear 11th St SE
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:
- ANC 7D Commission-Led RFK Campus Proposal Discussion.
- Receive Feedback from Commissioners.
- Receive Feedback from ANC 7D Community Members.
- Consider Request from Councilmember Felder’s Office on Community Benefit Priorities.
- Commissioner SMD Reports.
- Transportation/Public Space Committee.
- Proposed Motion: Recommend ANC 7D issue a resolution that “appropriate DC government agencies should develop new parking facilities on the RFK campus in a manner that neither impedes access to recreational areas along the Anacostia River for neighborhoods that adjoin the campus nor disproportionately contributes to an increase of vehicular trafficin these same neighborhoods. Additionally, parking facilities should not interfere with potential location of additional Metro.
Wednesday, June 11
ANC6C will hold a virtual meeting.
- For info on how to join the meeting, go here: https://anc6c.org/hot-topics/
Among items on the draft agenda:
- Commissioner announcements.
- DC agency informational announcements, Department of Aging and Community Living; DDOT study, driver signage to slow speeds of MBT micro-mobility users.
Plenary agenda.
- Alcohol and Cannabis Licensing Committee.
- Washington Marriott Capitol Hill, 175 L Street NE, renewal, entertainment summer garden.
- Transportation and Public Space Committee.
- Requests for Resident Only Parking in NE, 100 block 4th Street, unit block 5th Street, 100 block 5th Street, 600 block 7th Street, 700 block 7th Street, 300 block Maryland Ave.
- ANC 6A request to support bus priority routes.
- 1232 4th Street NE, TOPS, paving, curb, gutter, sidewalks.
- Planning, Zoning, and Economic Development Committee.
- 424 7th Street NE, special exception from rear-yard requirements to demolish a two-story rear addition and construct a two-story addition with basement.
- 406 7th Street NE, special exceptions from rear-yard and lot occupancy requirements to demolish a two-story rear porch and replace with an enlarged two-story with cellar enclosed rear addition to a three-story with cellar principal dwelling unit.
- 605 Constitution Ave. NE, Concept approval to construct a third-story addition to an existing one-story row dwelling with a two-story addition.
Thursday, June 12
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:
- Presentation regarding Mayor Bowser’s FY26 Budget – Mr. Stephen Miller, Chief Technology Officer, Government of the District of Columbia.
Consent Agenda
- Alcohol Beverage and Cannabis
- Recommendation: ANC 6A protest the renewal of a Class C restaurant license for Focus DC 1348 H Street NE, unless a settlement agreement is reached and that the ANC Chair and Vice Chair and the ABC Chair represent the ANC in this matter.
- Recommendation: ANC 6A send a letter to ABRA supporting a stipulated Class C restaurant license for Feru at 1128 H Street NE.
- Recommendation: ANC 6A renegotiate the settlement agreement with Montana Liquors at 710 H Street NE and that ANC Chair and Vice Chair and the ABC Chair represent the ANC in this matter.
- Transportation and Public Space
- Recommendation: ANC 6A send a letter of support and suggested modifications to DDOT NOI regarding the 800 & 900 blocks of West Virginia Avenue NE.
- Recommendation: ANC 6A send a letter to the Mayor, City Administrator, Deputy Mayor for Economic Planning and Development, DDOT, and Council Member Charles Allen in support of the H Street NE bus priority lanes.
- Economic Development and Zoning
- Recommendation: ANC 6A withhold support for the pending request for a zoning map amendment for the property at 1000-1014 H Street NE to rezone the property from the current NMU-4/H-R zone to the NMU-5/H-R zone, subject to letters of support and coming to a draft agreement/acceptable MOU with the residential neighbors.
- Recommendation: ANC 6A send a letter of support to BZA for use variance and special exception on parking requirements to allow a seasonal outdoor patio at 1382 East Capitol Street, NE; Della Barba Pizza, LLC.
- Transportation and Public Space.
- Recommendation: ANC 6A send a letter to DDOT requesting they include TSI 2500296033 concerning the 900 block of A Street NE in future quarterly prioritizations.
Standing Committee Reports
- Economic Development and Zoning
- Suggested Motion: ANC 6A draft a letter to be sent to the DC Council regarding its concerns about Mayor Bowser’s FY26 Budget. The draft letter will be placed on the July 2025 ANC 6A meeting agenda to allow for community input and a vote by the Commission.
ANC6D Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis Committee will hold a virtual meeting at 7:00pm.
- For info on how to join the meeting, go here: https://www.anc6d.org/abc-committee/
Among items on the draft agenda: TBA
Capitol Hill Corner Would Also Like You to Know About:
Monday, June 9, 6:00-7:00pm
Events DC Quarterly Meeting (Virtual)
Go here to register for the meeting: https://bit.ly/3HxIj9t
Friday, June 13, 5:00pm – 630pm.
Metro Plaza Friday Night Live
The “Original” Moonlighters: Since 1990, The Moonlighters have been performing throughout the United States as one of the country’s best-loved and most authentic Motown and variety dance bands.
Saturday, June 14, 9:30am – 12:30pm.
Eastern Market Metro Park & Barracks Row Walking Tour: Starting at the park (701 Pennsylvania Ave. SE) Barracks Row Main Street hosts this walking tour to explore the vibrant neighborhood filled with historic sites, shops, and eateries.
Free. Tickets here: https://bit.ly/4kP03eQ
Sunday, June 15, 1:00pm.
Ceremonial Last Run of the Fire House Horses: Sunday. Starting at William H. Rumsey Aquatic Center (635 North Carolina Ave. SE), the site of the former Capitol Hill Firehouse. One hundred years ago, the DC Fire Department held a ceremonial Last Run of the Horses to commemorate the service of the great fire horses, which assisted in fire responses before firetrucks came to be. DC Fire and EMS Department, in partnership with the Friendship Fire Association and the DC Fire & EMS Foundation, will re-enact the historic ceremonial Last Run of the Horses, using a cosmetically preserved 1905 American LaFrance horse-drawn steam fire engine. You can cheer on the procession from Rumsey to Lincoln Park, and then join the small reception at the park.
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