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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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February 2, 2025 · 9:53 pm

The Week Ahead…& Some Photos from the Past Week

by Larry Janezich

Posted February 2, 2025

The Week Ahead…& Some Photos from the Past Week

by Larry Janezich

Posted February 2, 2025

RFK and the Commanders:  The exterior demolition of RFK is underway.  The Friends of Kingman Park RFK Taskforce will hold an in-person meeting on Tuesday, February 4, at St. Benedict’s Church to solicit community input on RFK in anticipation of a February 20 community meeting hosted by Friends of Kingman Park featuring representatives from the Washington Commanders.  The event is billed as an opportunity to meet and learn about proposed plans for RFK.  Since the Mayor’s office has not reached aa agreement on the proposed construction of a new stadium, any plans presented will be provisional and subject to change.  A sign over on the south side of RFK shows the sentiment of how some in the community feel about the stadium. 

EAT BRGZ Closes Eastern Market and the West End Locations.  The sign on the door says, “We’ve made the strategic decision to move on to an exciting new chapter.  It has been a our greatest pleasure serving this community over the past five years ….  Thank you for all the love, support and memories that will last a life time.”  EAT BRGZ owner Brandon Gaynor opened the burger joint in early summer of 2019, featuring a new concept based on a “complex burger” which set it apart from competitors.  See here:  https://bit.ly/2IOOcj3

Update on Lobby Bar.  Here’s a photo from the past week of the on-going renovation of the former Boxcar at 224 7th Street, SE, across from Eastern Market.  The owner of the new Lobby Bar expects to open at the end of February.  Photo credit:  Maggie Hall. 

Acqua al 2’s owner Ari Gejdenson is stirring up the across-the alley-neighbors.  Gejdenson is reopening AA2 at 212 7th Street across the street from Eastern Market.  All well and good.  However, the restaurant’s liquor license placard in the front window includes an application for an “Entertainment endorsement to provide live entertainment inside of the premises and on the sidewalk café with dancing and cover charge.”  And it goes on:  “House of operation alcoholic beverage sales, service and consumption and live entertainment for inside premises and for the sidewalk cafe.   Sunday through Thursday 7:00am to 2:00am Friday and Saturday 7:00am to 3:00am.”  That may be a bridge too far.  The application will come up before the ANC6B ABC Committee which will hold a virtual meeting on Tuesday night at 7:00pm (see below for details). Could be contentious. 

Foliage at Frager’s takes over the former Hype Café Space.  Staff says Foliage at Frager’s opened up the new space a few weeks ago.  A grand opening is a month or so away, but customers are welcome in the new space which is fully stocked with garden supplies.

Here’s what inside the former café looks like now.

BTW – Frager’s is holding its second annual Ladies; Night on Thursday  February 13, from 5pm – 8pm, with 20% off everything in the store during the event which features demonstrations, giveaways, and “good eats.” 

The Week Ahead…

Monday, February 3

ANC6D will hold a virtual Administrative Meeting at 7:00pm.

Tuesday, February 4

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

Agenda: 

  • New restaurant liquor license for Acqua al 2 (212 7th Street, SE)

MPD First District Citizens Advisory Council Monthly virtual 6:00 – 7:15pm

Agenda: 

  • Discussion of crime in the First District

Also on Tuesday:

  • The Friends of Kingman Park RFK Taskforce will hold an in-person meeting at St. Benedict’s Church to solicit community input on RFK
  • Representatives of Bridgepoint Hospital at 213 7th Street, NE, will hold a community meeting featuring Chris Lafontsee, the  new Chief Executive Officer, Capitol Hill and Perry Limes, the new Vice President of Business Development.  The purpose of the meeting is to discuss Bridgepoint Healthcare and community issues.  The meeting is at 6:30pm in the Bridgepoint Hospital Conference Room.   

Wednesday, February 5

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

Agenda: 

  • Update on the Potomac Ave Metro construction.
  • Continued discussion on the Penn/Potomac improvement project. Discussion will focus on forming an agreement with NPS for maintenance of the park in the traffic circle.
  • Discussion on Lincoln Park traffic safety collaboration with ANC 6A
  • Presentation on traffic closures related to the Capitol Hill Classic and discussion of a support letter request

ANC6C Planning, Zoning, and Economic Development Committee will hold a virtual meeting at 6:30pm. 

Agenda:  TBA

Thursday, February 5

  • ANC6C Transportation Committee will hold a virtual meeting at 6:30pm. 

Agenda:  TBA

Capitol Hill Corner would also like you to know about: 

Hill Center Events

Tuesday, February 4 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Free

Reel Abilities Film Festival – 2 screenings. Deaf Giants and Rally Caps.  For more and tickets, see here:  https://www.hillcenterdc.org/event/reelabilities-film-festival-greater-washington/

Rally Caps (In this star-studded family coming-of-age drama, young Jordy, who is recovering from a serious Little League baseball injury, goes to summer camp where he forms a friendship with Lucas, who just had Cochlear Implant surgery. Together, they form a special bond as friends and pitcher/catcher duo and lead their team in the camp championship game.)

Deaf Giants (Baseball-loving 10-year-old Bracken and his younger deaf brother investigate the contrast between early 1900s inclusion of deaf players in baseball and the present, seeking to understand why representation has regressed.)

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