Mother’s Day Weekend Highlights
• May 11, 2015

Bacchus Wine Cellar (1635 Wisconsin Ave. NW) has the perfect bottle to lift Mom’s spirits this Mother’s Day. The wine cellar is helping you celebrate by offering 15% off all weekend, plus in-store tastings of white, red and rosé wines Thursday through Saturday, 5 to 8 p.m., and Sunday, 1 to 6 p.m.

Treat mom to a sparkling brunch buffet at Café Milano (3251 Prospect St. NW) from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday. The brunch costs $95 per adult and $35 per child (12 years and under), which includes endless Prosecco for adults, tax and gratuity. Make a reservation at 202-333-6183.

Daily Grill (1310 Wisconsin Ave. NW) is featuring a special Mother’s Day brunch menu on Sunday. Specialties will include bottomless brunch cocktails, Texas French toast with fresh berry compote and lobster pot pie. All egg dishes include Daily Grill’s special Aunt Ronda’s Monkey Bread. Make a reservation at 202-337-4900.

The Grill Room at the Capella Hotel (1050 31st St. NW) is giving away a pair of vouchers for brunch at the Grill Room for Mother’s Day. To be entered to win, follow these steps: “like” the Capella Facebook page and the contest post, leave a comment about why your mom (or a mom in your life) is special and share it on your Facebook page.

Mothers boat for free with the purchase of another boat rental at Key Bridge Boat House (3500 Water St. NW).

Olivia Macaron (3222 M St. NW) is offering a chance to win a gift box of 24 macarons for Mom. To participate, you must “like” the Olivia Macaron Facebook page and contest post, then comment, mentioning two lovely ladies you’d like to honor this Mother’s Day (they must be on Facebook). The winner must pick up their macarons at the store May 8 through May 10.

Visit the DIY station at Paper Source (1019 M St. NW) on May 9 and create a special card for Mom. The store will provide materials and instruct you in the techniques to make the design of your choice. The Make-and-Take experience comes with a 10% discount applicable to your other in-store purchases that day. You can also take 25% off each additional Mother’s Day Card Make-and-Take purchase.

Rí Rá Irish Pub (3125 M St. NW) is hosting a special Mother’s Day brunch. Reservations for large groups will be accepted from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Each reservation will receive complimentary Baileys Buns, a sticky and sweet homemade indulgence. You can make a reservation via email by contacting marycatherinecorson@rira.com.

Tudor Place (1644 31 St. NW) is offering 10% off plant purchases at the Tudor Place Plant Sale from May 8 to May 10.

New Traffic Signal Timing Begins Friday for Downtown, Georgetown
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The District Department of Transportation has announced that it will implement new traffic signal timing plans for almost 650 intersections in the greater downtown Washington, D.C., area. The so-called timing optimization will be start 8 p.m., Friday, April 24, and continue throughout May.

This is expected to reduce motorist travel times and reduce emissions and fuel consumption, DDOT says. It will improve traffic flow, reduce transit running times and optimize pedestrian crossing times. The citywide signal optimization initiative started in 2012, and it will enhance D.C.’s entire traffic signal network of more than 1,650 signals by the end of 2016.

The project will be done in various downtown areas. A few intersections in Georgetown along M Street and Wisconsin Avenue are included in the effort. The project area boundary also includes 23rd Street NW to the west, North Capitol Street to the east, U Street and Florida Avenue NW to the north and I-395 to the south.

DDOT says it will be monitoring and making adjustments to the traffic signal timing operations, throughout April and May. DDOT advises motorists to use caution in these areas as drivers become acquainted with the new signal timing patterns.

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The Second District’s New Commander
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Melvin Gresham was promoted to commander of the Second District on April 6. He formerly served as a captain in also in the Second District under Commander Michael Reese.

Gresham has previously served in the Third, Fourth, Fifth and Seventh Patrol Districts, as well as the Narcotics Branch and the Special Operations Divisions.

He joined the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department in October 1984. Commander Gresham is originally from Prince George County, Maryland and attended the University of Maryland’s University College, where he majored in Criminal Justice.

“I am an advocate of community policing and believe that the police should know the citizens in the community that they serve,” Gresham said. “It is the only way for the police to become part of the fabric of the community.”

The Second District neighborhoods include Chevy Chase, Cleveland Park, Foggy Bottom, Georgetown, Palisades and Spring Valley. Several embassies are also locating in this region.

While total violent crime has decreased in the last year, Commander Gresham faces increased levels of other crime, including burglary and theft as he begins his new role.

“I believe that the Georgetown area will continue to be a very vibrant community,” he said.  “The police have to work with the community in problem solving and working together to make the community safer. I have always believed that the citizens are the eyes and ears of law enforcement.”

Hillary Clinton Finishes April Fundraisers in D.C.
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Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton visited the home of Elizabeth Frawley Bagley on 29th Street in Georgetown for an afternoon fund-raising luncheon April 30.

Previously in New York City for three receptions, Clinton visited the homes of Milly and Arne Glimcher, of Lisa Perry and of Doug Teitelbaum, according to the New York Times.

Bagley, a former ambassador, and her late husband Smith Bagley have supported both Bill and Hillary Clinton and their national campaigns. The Bagleys are known to have given more than $1 million to the Clinton Foundation, the Times reported.

Clinton also paid a visit to Frank White Jr., who was a member of Barack Obama’s 2008 national finance committee.

The ticket price for the Clinton fundraising receptions is $2,700. The money raised is to used for the Democratic primary campaign.

Mika Brzezinski Wants You to Know Your Value
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Mika Brzezinski may be the co-host of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” and a New York Times best-selling author, but she’s also leading a conversation about empowering women in the workforce. And she’s bringing that conversation to D.C. this May.

“I developed the message for 40-something women like myself,” Brzezinski said.

However, the dialogue created by her book, “Know Your Value,” has captured a far wider audience. “This message is universal,” she said. “It’s for women of all ages, stages and choices.”

Brzezinski is bringing a “Know Your Value” conference to town next month, with appearances by her “Morning Joe” co-host Joe Scarborough, Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.), Brooke Shields and others. The event will take place May 15 at the Marriott Marquis at 901 Massachusetts Ave. N.W. from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Brzezinski encouraged women to enter in the “Grow Your Value Bonus Competition.” Participants must submit a video pitch explaining why they deserve a bonus in one minute or less. Videos can be submitted at msnbc.com/know-your-value. Deadline for submissions is Sunday, April 19.

“I got so much response. Women were coming up to me everywhere,” she said. “I knew there needed to be more to the conversation.”

Her next book called “Grow Your Value: Overcoming Roadblocks to Women’s Success” will be available May 12.

The “Know Your Value” tour will continue through November, making stops in Boston, Chicago and Orlando. Check msnbc.com/knowyourvalue for details and tickets to the May 15 D.C. event.

Watergate Evacuated After Parking Garage Collapse
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Updated 5:30 p.m.

A three-story, partial collapse of a parking garage occurred around 10 a.m. Friday, May 1, at the Watergate complex, prompting evacuation of buildings and a large D.C. Fire Department response, shutting down Virginia Avenue from 25th Street to Rock Creek Parkway.

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser held a 4 p.m. press briefing after visiting the site of the accident and said that rescue dogs indicated no human activity at the three levels affected by the collapse but that a cadaver dog made “a possible hit.”

Two persons were hurt, and earlier Bowser said, “Not everyone is accounted for,” according to NBC News.

“The building shook a little bit and we saw a sinkhole growing in the courtyard,” said Tom Wall of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, which is headquartered on the 10th and 11th floors of the Watergate office building at 2600 Virginia Ave., NW. A tree and foliage fell down into the hole, as water sprayed up from broken pipes, the witness said.

A main part of the collapse was at the underground pathway to the public garage and between the office building and Watergate East. “Thank God it happened at 10 a.m.,” Wall said, “and not around lunchtime,” when the area would be more traveled by office workers and visitors. “With rubble spilling out,” the area “looked like footage from a war zone,” he said.

Office workers and residents are used to noise and construction activity, as the Watergate Hotel is undergoing a $125-milllion renovation, due for completion by the end of summer. The garage was also under construction at the time. All construction workers have been accounted for.

“Rescue crews are using dogs to search the rubble of the garage,” NBC News reported. “Special Ops and a local collapse team are searching the garage in the 2600 block of Virginia Avenue NW for any other possible victims. The D.C. Fire & EMS Department’s only search dog has been deployed to Nepal to help in the aftermath of the earthquake there. Montgomery County Fire & Rescue sent their dogs to aid at the Watergate.”

The cause of the collapse is undetermined at this time.

The Watergate complex, known for the 1972 burglary that led to the resignation of President Richard Nixon, lies along the banks of the Potomac River next to another Washington landmark, the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.

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Bill Clinton to Speak at Georgetown University
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Former President (and potential first “first gentleman”) Bill Clinton will speak at Georgetown University Tuesday, April 21, in the third of four lectures he plans to give at the Jesuit institution.

The university stated online: “The lectures examine the framework for a lifetime spent championing an idea espoused by his Georgetown professor Carroll Quigley: that America is the greatest nation in history because our people have always believed in two things — that tomorrow can be better than today and that every one of us has a personal, moral responsibility to make it so.”

The first of the Clinton lectures came in 2013, when the former president spoke on his background and the purpose of service. Clinton returned last year to argue the importance of public policy in a defense of Obamacare. There is no word yet on what Clinton is set to talk about tomorrow but it’s unlikely that he goes to bat for his wife’s presidential campaign – yet. He told Town & Country that his role “should primarily be as a backstage adviser” until the end of the campaign.

Clinton gave a series of talks at Georgetown University in 1991, as well, as he ramped up his own presidential campaign. In those three lectures, Clinton laid out a “New Covenant” on community, the economy and American security.

In a bit of happenstance, Clinton’s former foreign policy ally, ex-British Prime Minister Tony Blair will speak at Georgetown on Thursday, April 23, on “The Global Future of Development.” The university wrote online that his speech continues “a semester-long conversation” on the topic convened by the school’s new Global Futures Initiative, which invites world leaders in the public sector, business, and civil society to engage with the university community around critical issues.

Georgetown ANC Tonight: Hyde-Addison School 2016 Budget; Address by Jack Evans
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Georgetown-Burleith Advisory Neighborhood Commission 2E will hold its monthly meeting, 6:30 p.m., May 4, at Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School, 35th Street and Volta Place, NW, Heritage Room, main building, second floor. This following is tonight’s meeting agenda, as provided by ANC 2E.

Councilmember Jack Evans has kindly accepted our invitation to join us at this meeting and speak with the community. Councilmember Evans will join us during a break in the regular meeting agenda.

Approval of the Agenda

• Approval of May 4, 2015, ANC 2E Public Meeting Agenda

Administrative

• Approval of March 30, 2015 Meeting Minutes

• Public Safety and Police Report

• Financial Report

• Transportation Report

• DPW Report

Community Comment

New Business
• FY 2016 DC Budget funding for Hyde-Addison School addition and renovation

• Enlargement of existing curb cut for 3000 M St., NW

ABC
No Review At This Time by ANC 2E: The following applications for alcoholic beverage license renewals, which will be reviewed by the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board, have not been added to the ANC 2E May 4 agenda and we do not propose to adopt a resolution on them at this time. If there are concerns about any of these applications for renewal, please contact the ANC 2E office by Friday, May 1, 2015.

Zoning.

• Bacchus Wine Cellar, 1635 Wisconsin Ave., NW. ABRA-060414-Class A License renewal application

• Dixie Liquors, 3249 M St., NW ABRA – 077295. Class A license renewal application.

• Center for Hellenic Studies, 3100 Whitehaven St., NW. Campus Plan. Case No. 15-06

• 2907 P St., NW. BZA Application No. 19008 Old Georgetown Board

?Private Projects ?
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1. SMD 03 OG 15-180 ?(HPA 15-339)
3116 O Street, NW
Christ Church Rectory Rear addition Permit

2. SMD 03 OG 15-188 ?(HPA 15-347)
3300 O Street, NW
Residence Partial demolition, additions Concept

3. SMD 03 OG 15-187 ?(HPA 15-346)
3106 Q Street, NW
Residence Alterations to rear Permit

4. SMD 03 OG 15-154
3107 Dumbarton Street, NW ?(HPA 15-276)
Residence Raise roof, rear addition, replacement windows, front door and window alterations, remove balustrade, site paving, elastomeric coating — Existing alterations without review Concept

5. SMD 03 OG 15-120 ?(HPA 15-223)
3255-3259 Prospect Street, NW
Mixed use New construction Concept – revised

6. SMD 03 OG 15-175 1351 Wisconsin Avenue, NW ?(HPA 15-334)
Commercial Replacement doors and windows, alterations to canopy Permit – revised design

7. SMD 03 OG 15-167 ?(HPA 15-324)
1529 Wisconsin Avenue, NW
Commercial Outdoor seating terrace Permit

8. SMD 05 OG 15-176 ?(HPA 15-335)
2900 M Street, NW
Commercial Flag pole and signs – Ike Behar Permit

9. SMD 05 OG 15-177 ?(HPA 15-336)
2900 M Street, NW
Commercial Awnings and signs – Ike Behar Permit

10. SMD 05 OG 15-184 ?(HPA 15-343)
3295 M Street, NW
Commercial Alterations to storefront, signs – Club Monaco Permit

11. SMD 06 OG 15-189 ?(HPA 15-348)
2907 P Street, NW
Residence Two-story rear additions, alterations to front
Permit

12. SMD 07 OG 15-101 ?(HPA 15-189)
1609 31st Street, NW
Residence Demolition, new residence Concept – revised

?No Review At This Time by ANC 2E: The following additional projects, which are on the upcoming May 7, 2015, agenda of the Old Georgetown Board, have not been added to the ANC meeting agenda for OGB-related design review and we do not propose to adopt a resolution on them at this time. If there are concerns about any of these projects, please contact the ANC office by Friday, May 1, 2015.
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1. Government of the District of Columbia Department of General Services
3050 R Street, NW Jackson Art Center
Demolish and reconstruct site walls
Permit

?2. SMD 02 OG 15-171
1618 34th Street, NW
Residence Replacement windows and door at rear
Permit

?3. SMD 02 OG 15-163
1660 34th Street, NW
Residence Alterations to rear
Permit

?4. SMD 02 OG 15-159
1671 35th Street, NW
Residence Replacement metal fence
Permit ?
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5. SMD 02 OG 15-173 3203 R Street, NW
Residence Alterations
Permit

6. SMD 02 OG 15-166 3205 R Street, NW
Residence Alterations to pool house – alternate roofing material
Permit
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7. SMD 02 OG 15-139 ?
1576 Wisconsin Avenue, NW
Commercial Signs – Georgetown Shell – Existing alterations without review; monument sign
Permit
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?8. SMD 03 OG 15-181
1411 33rd Street, NW
Residence Replacement windows
Permit
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9. SMD 03 OG 15-182
1405 34th Street, NW Residence Alterations
Concept
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10. SMD 03 OG 15-153
1513 Wisconsin Avenue, NW
Mixed-use Rooftop and rear additions, trellis
Concept – design development
Awnings and signs – Pizzeria Napolitana, light fixtures, sidewalk cafe

11. SMD 05 ?OG 15-145
1065 31st Street, NW
Commercial
Permit – revised
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12. SMD 05 OG 15-164
3030 K Street, NW #105
Residence Replacement windows and doors
Permit
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13. SMD 05 OG 15-117
3000 M Street, NW
Mixed-use Partial demolition, addition, alterations Concept – design development
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14. SMD 05 OG 15-183
3104 M Street, NW
Commercial Alterations
Permit
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15. SMD 05 OG 15-178
3107 M Street, NW
Commercial Replacement window sashes
?Permit

?16. SMD 05 OG 15-092
3150 M Street, NW
Commercial Alterations Concept – revised

?17. SMD 05 OG 15-186
3222 M Street, NW
Commercial Exterior duct work and rooftop vent
Concept
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18. SMD 05 OG 15-165
3271-3273 M Street, NW
Commercial Replacement window sashes
Permit
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19. SMD 05 OG 15-179
3286 M Street, NW
Commercial Signs, alterations to parking lot
Concept
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20. SMD 05 OG 15-132
3347 M Street, NW
Commercial Signs – Capriotti’s Sandwich Shop
Permit – revised

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21. SMD 05 OG 15-192
3330 Cady’s Alley, NW
Commercial Alterations
Permit

22. SMD 05 OG 15-058
3069 Canal Street, NW
Residence Rear addition, replacement doors, trellis Permit
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?23. SMD 05 OG 15-169
1058 Thomas Jefferson Street, NW
Commercial Replacement standing seam metal roof, skylights Permit – revised
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24. SMD 06 OG 15-135
1212 28th Street, NW
Residence Two-story with basement rear addition Concept

?25. SMD 06 OG 15-168
1324 30th Street, NW
Residence Rooftop solar panels Permit
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?26. SMD 06 OG 15-071
2707 N Street, NW
Residence 2-story plus basement rear addition
Concept – revised

27. SMD 06 OG 15-162
2708 P Street, NW
Residence Replacement French doors at rear Permit
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28. SMD 07 OG 15-122
1624 29th Street, NW
Residence Rear yard excavation, new garage with roof terrace Concept – revised
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29. SMD 07 OG 15-185
2807 Q Street, NW
Residence Alterations to front porch Permit
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30. SMD 07 OG 15-161
3024 1?2 R Street, NW
Residence Replacement windows Permit
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31. SMD 07 OG 15-170
2522 Q Street, NW
Residence Alterations to rear
Permit
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31. SMD 07 OG 15-174
1650 Avon Place, NW
Residence Fenestration alterations, rooftop HVAC
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Government of the District of Columbia: Advisory Neighborhood Commission 2E

3265 S St., NW, Washington, D.C. 20007

202-724-7098

anc2e@dc.gov

www.anc2e.com

Celebs and Dignitaries Take Over the National Mall for Earth Day Concert
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The Global Citizen 2015 Earth Concert packed the National Mall with an estimated 300,000 persons April 18.

Dignitaries invited to attend were United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki Moon, World Bank President Jim Yong Kim and International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde.

Will.i.am of the Black Eyed Peas and TV news journalist Soledad O’Brien hosted the event. Chris Martin of Coldplay was in attendance because of his role as curator for Global Citizen. The concert featured performances by Mary J. Blige, Usher, Train, Fall Out Boy and No Doubt.

The concert was powered by solar energy. Food trucks, serving the rally attendees, surrounded the grounds of the National Mall. Trash and recycling bins were overflowing by the end of the event.

The rally was presented through the combining efforts with the Global Poverty Project to end extreme poverty. It also coincided with meetings at the World Bank and International Monetary Fund in Washington.

Attendees were asked to sign petitions for a U.N. conference on climate change, taking place in Paris during December.
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5 More Speed Cameras Set Up Around Town
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New speed enforcement cameras in the District were activated by the Metropolitan Police Department May 4. The five new locations joint the more 300 speed camera locations across the city, according to the District Department of Transportation.

During the first 30 days, violators will receive a warning ticket. Once the 30-day period is ended, speeders will receive a full-fledged speeding tickets.

Speed cameras — two of which are next to Georgetown — have just been set up at:
= 2600 block of Wisconsin Avenue NW, northbound
= 4400 block of Reservoir Road NW, eastbound
= 700 block of Maryland Avenue NW, southbound  
= 2400 block of 18th Street NE, southbound
= 3000 block of Pennsylvania Avenue SE, northwestbound  

According to WJLA News, the District saw a sharp drop in revenue from $75 million in fiscal 2013 to $37 million in fiscal 2014.

In April, six new cameras were set up at:
= 6100 block of Eastern Avenue NE, southeastbound
= 3200 block of Fort Lincoln Drive NE, southbound
= 600 block of Kenilworth Avenue NE, southbound
= 1400 block of South Capitol Street, northbound and southbound
= 1900 block of Branch Avenue SE, southbound