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Gary Tischler • July 10, 2014

If you pay attention to polls and pollsters and pundits and punsters, you’d think the American people—you know, us, you and me and yours and mine but maybe not the other guy and gal—haven’t been so depressed since the Depression.

Americans, these days, appear not to trust anybody in a position of authority or influence. The president, congress and even the venerable, black-robed members of the Supreme Court, are enjoying (if enjoy they can), their lowest approval ratings ever or in their lifetime. When it comes to President Barack Obama, not even Nixon was ever so low or unpopular, whether he was a crook or not. Lawmakers are creeping towards single-digit approval ratings, being compared not only to do-nothings but the famous know-nothings of the Civil War era. Only the pope and Angelina Jolie have consistently high approval ratings or score at the box office.

Things look so bad that you might have thought that everybody would have stayed home and sulked or snuck into their separate bathtubs at the beach and not bothered with the stuff that makes the Fourth of July so — I don’t know — uplifting and elevating.

Think again.

Americans may have no confidence in the president, and less in congress, but they still love a good, old-fashioned blow-out of fireworks, hot dogs by the dozens, the flag flying in the breeze at dusk and dawn, and aging rock-n-rollers. They still spread out their blankets, submit to searches, pop a cold one, sing old songs, and sit curbside as the parade marches by, tuba, cheerleader, mom and the kids, grandpa and the old slow-walking guy with all the medals from another time.

It may be Americans don’t trust their government—especially if the government spies on them with things that look like model airplanes. It may be we get a little lost in all our touch-screen gizmos which contain the world but with no directions. It may be if we’re most of us struggling to make the rent, we’re a little resentful of some 20-year-old making millions telling the manager how to make up his lineup. Maybe we can’t even trust General Motors—seriously. But, by God, there’s still nothing as American as apple pie (though British in origin), especially if your mother makes it or the market lady with her wonderful rhubarb pie from out in West Virginia a ways.

Here’s what happened on the Fourth of July in these parts—a phrase I don’t normally use except on the Fourth or watching a Memorial Day Parade, and remembering an old GI with a ribbon on his chest recall that “S.O.B. Patton” running into the Battle of the Bulge. It reminds of my adopted home, which is this country, this of thee as well as me. It reminds me of years ago when I sat around a wrinkled blanket full of afternoon holiday goodies with my Serbian stepfather and German mother, all of sort of crunched together in a mishmash of Ohio hot dogs, Serbian strong drinks, kraut and sausages and my mom’s potato salad and somebody’s apple pie.

In Georgetown, amid the many backyard parties, S&R Foundation supporters gathered Friday night at Evermay to watch far-away fireworks and cheer and clap amid beer, wine, water and barbecue, along with a lovely recital by acclaimed violist Ori Kam. Bill Dean’s house sat ready for its party-goers. Others were down at the Georgetown waterfront; still others were on the water with their boats in the Potomac. Shut down for the fireworks, Key Bridge was a cool spot for a huge, public crowd. Nearby, a small private group gathered at Halcyon House. Rooftops across town flickered with new visitors.

All across the country, I know, in those small towns and struggling mid-sized towns with a real main streets of shops, some shuttered, some sharing their wares, the Fourth was still a big day, and most people left cynicism in the wood shed or the barn, or gave it away at a yard sale.

Thousands showed up at the National Mall waving little and big flags, and listened to the Jersey Boy himself, 80-year-old Frankie Valli starting dangerously to look like a constrained Joe Pesci, but singing just like his high-pitched self, and watched the wholesome pretty Broadway star Kelly O’Hara sing the Sousa, the Cohan, the Berlin stomping like a red head, and the National Symphony Orchestra grooved out. Our heroes were lauded, sitting on the national front lawn.

They had parades that day or the next day everywhere, including the traditional one in Palisades, which always includes old cars, someone dressed up like a green Statue of Liberty, kids and their dogs, a feast of neighborhood Americans and the usual politicians trolling to be remembered in elections that come in near-winter. We always expect politicians in parades: they wave, they smile, they rush out to greet a familiar face, or unfamiliar ones. They are, forgive us, like the acrobats, the marching band and the clowns, out of costume, even as this particular occasion included a public endorsement of a candidate, which might have waited for a down-the-road press conference or e-mail, not a parade.

But no matter.

On this day, most of us managed to express that — despite the polls — we had a spirited, still optimistic sense of our country (this of thee and all that jazz, too), that we understood our virtues of inclusion without intrusion, that freedom is not just another word for nothing left to lose but a word we embrace like a last stand, as if we were winged, flying free. We honor brave men and women. We love the endless expanse of sea to shining sea, and recognize, too, that it’s all, well, complicated, but also rich. We can sing and voice all that and come tomorrow, still might scowl and say none of the above.

Because we can.
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Robert Devaney • July 7, 2014

National Archives: Reading of the Declaration of Independence

For the 238th anniversary of the signing of the the Declaration of Independence, sign a facsimile of the Declaration of Independence on the steps of the National Archives at 7th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW, between 8 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. Then, with color guards and music, the Declaration of Independence Reading Ceremony runs 10 a.m. to 11 a.m., along with emcee Steve Scully of C-Span and Archivist of the United States David S. Ferriero — and a dramatic reading of the Declaration of Independence by historical re-enactors, who will portray Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Ned Hector and others. There will activities at the Archives until 4 p.m. — 202-357-5000; Archives.gov.

National Independence Day Parade

If you are at the Archives, why not stay for the parade, too? The National Independence Day Parade will begin 11:45 a.m. and will run along Constitution Avenue from Seventh to 17th Street, NW. For details, visit July4thParade.com.

The 48th Annual Palisades Parade and Picnic

As Georgetowners know, it is the best small-town parade in D.C. and will begin at 11 a.m. and will run up MacArthur Boulevard from Whitehaven Parkway to Edmunds and Sherier Place. The picnic will be at Palisades Recreation Center. All are welcome. If you wish to participate in the parade, show up before 11 a.m. If you have further questions or would like to volunteer, call Anne Ourand at 202- 363-7441 or email palisadesdc@hotmail.com.

Capitol Hill Parade

The parade will 10 a.m. begin at 8th and I Streets, SE, and wind up near Eastern Market. It will be led by the Marine Corps Commandant’s Drum and Bugle Corps.

‘A Capitol Fourth’: A Star-Spangled Birthday

This July Fourth, America’s national Independence Day celebration on the West Lawn of the Capitol at 8 p.m. will salute our country’s 239th birthday with an all-star salute led by two-time Emmy Award-winning television personality Tom Bergeron, along with a cast of legendary performers. John Williams will introduce a new arrangement of “The Star-Spangled Banner” in honor of its 200th birthday and author Francis Scott Key. Expect a security check and access at 3 p.m.; 100 Constitution Ave., NE — 202-226-8000.

Spots to See the Fireworks —

Georgetowners have a wide choice of viewing spots, as the neighborhood is close to the fireworks display.
From Key Bridge to Washington Harbour and Georgetown Waterfront Park, there are open areas to view the pyrotechnics. Of course, many people go to their roofs briefly during their backyard parties to see the fireworks. The Capella and the Graham hotels have rooftops for viewing — whether as a guest or a ticket-holder (at the Graham).

The National Mall

The best spot — whatever your opinion of crowds , heat and humidity — remains the National Mall, especially from the Lincoln Memorial looking eastward at the Washington Monument. There are restrictions and special entry points. Lots of details to consider here, visit www.nps.gov/foju.
Remember: there is East Potomac Park nearby with good views and lots of space.

Other spots include:

= The White House lawn, if you were invited.

= The Kennedy Center roof terrance, if you have tickets — but you are free to go to the plazas around the building to see the fireworks.

= The roof balcony of the Embassy of Canada, if you are on the list.

= The top of the National Museum of American History — again, if you have a ticket.

= The Marine Corps Memorial — you can walk over Key Bridge to Arlington to this spot at North Meade Street. (There’s also the Air Force Memorial near the Pentagon on Columbia Pike.)

Georgetowner •

Blues Alley: Loide Album Release

July 5th, 2014 at 05:00 PM | $24.00 General Admission | Event Website

World Jazz artist Loide (pronounced Loy-deh), announces the release of her album In Time. As her sophomore project,In Time is the follow-up to her 2011 album “Live at Bohemian Caverns.” Staying true to her sound, fans can expect to hear what Loide calls her signature “Afro-Lusophone,” jazz. Loide coined the affectionate term to express her sound with a mix of her African heritage, lusophone because she occasionally sings in Portuguese and jazz because there is much jazz influence in her music.

Address

Blues Alley; 1073 Wisconsin Ave NW

Castleton Festival: Madam Butterfly

July 6th, 2014 at 02:00 PM | Event Website

Maestro Lorin Maazel will conduct a new production of Madama Butterfly at the 2014 Castleton Festival, held in the 650-seat Festival Theatre. Madama Butterfly, one of Giacomo Puccini’s most influential and famous works which tells the dramatic love story of an American naval officer and his young Japanese bride, directed by Tomer Zvulun.

Address

Castleton Farms; 7 Castleton Meadow Lane; Castleton, VA 22716

The Aloha Boys

July 6th, 2014 at 05:00 PM | Free | evelyn.verdon@fairfaxcounty.gov | Tel: 703-790-0123 | Event Website

Part of the Summer Sunday Concerts in the Park series. The Aloha Boys play an acoustic down-home, backyard-style Hawai’ian music, a style which includes everything from the very traditional to contemporary songs and styles. Concerts will be held in the McLean Central Park Gazebo, located at Route 123 and Old Dominion Drive. Parking available at McLean Community Center.

Address

McLean Central Park Gazebo; 1468 Dolley Madison Blvd; McLean, VA 22102

Powerhouse Georgetown: Design@+ Exhibit

July 7th, 2014 at 06:00 PM | Event Website

In celebration of the 30th Anniversary of the Sister Cities Relations between the District of Columbia and Beijing, China, the Powerhouse will be the venue for the ‘Design@+’ exhibit and activities, being unveiled on July 7, followed by a series of free public programs, panels and pop up artisans until July 11. The design exhibit includes approximately 80 contemporary designs by D.C.-based and Beijing-based designers.

Address

the Powerhouse; 3255 Grace Street, NW

Capital Fringe Festival Opening Day

July 7th, 2014 at 05:00 PM | $17 | communications@capitalfringe.org | Tel: 202-737-7230 | Event Website

The first of eighteen days of creative and uninhibited performances. In addition, much merriment and revelry is to be had at the Baldacchino Tent Bar at Fort Fringe, where visitors and fanatics alike can enjoy even more live local music than ever before, food, drinks and pulled BBQ pork, and catch the latest buzz about all of the Fringe performances.

Address

Fort Fringe; 607 New York Avenue NW

Take an Om Break Yoga at the Georgetown Neighborhood Library

July 7th, 2014 at 07:15 PM | Free | Erika.Rydberg@dc.gov | Tel: 202-727-0232 | Event Website

Yoga continues this July at the Georgetown Neighborhood Library. In addition to our continuing afternoon classes we now will have a few evening classes as well.

As of this month we also have 6 community yoga mats available on a first come first serve basis.

To RSVP to any or all classes please email Erika.Rydberg@dc.gov with your name and the class dates you are interested in. I will take the first 30 RSVPs for each class, the remainder will be put on a wait-list.

Address

3260 R Street NW

Joseph Park •

“This is a great opportunity to showcase the Kenyan culture in Washington, D.C.,” said Phyllis Kandie, Kenya’s Secretary from the Ministry of East African Affairs, Commerce and Tourism. “The U.S. and Kenya have enjoyed a strong diplomatic relations, and festival like will help our people to tie a stronger knot by understanding the Kenyan culture.”

This year, the 48th Smithsonian Folklife Festival, which celebrates diverse cultural traditions each summer, features two nations: “China: Tradition and the Art of Living” and “Kenya: Mambo Poa.” Visitors enjoye a wide variety upbeat music concerts, dance shows, traditional art displays and food stations to buy authentic food.

Representatives from the Kenyan government also attended the festival on July 2 to look around the different sections and interact with tourists.

“It is great to see how successful this event turned out to be,” said Hassan Wario, Ministry of Culture, Sports and the Arts. Tourists visiting the site are enjoying some authentic Kenyan cuisine, and we have had food run out at our station. Ever since the festival began, we have had so many visitors enjoy Kenyan music from our Ngoma stage.

Kandie also expressed her positivity in attracting more American tourists to visit their homeland.

“This year, we have had 125,000 American tourists in Kenya,” Kandie said. “Some of them come for vacation, but an increasing number of development tourists are coming as well. We are hopeful that a festival like this will attract more tourists to Kenya.”

The Smithsonian Festival will continue on July 4 through July 6 at the National Mall.

Natalie Koltun •

Due to an increase of crowds anticipated for upcoming Independence Day events, the District Department of Transportation is advising residents and visitors to travel with extreme caution and encourage the use of public transportation.

Metrorail will operate its Saturday schedule until 2 p.m. on Friday, with increased service just before and after the fireworks display on the National Mall. Metrobus will also operate its Saturday schedule, but some routes will be detoured around the National Mall due to lane closures and increased traffic. The DC Circulator will operate its regular weekday schedule on Friday, July 4.

For those traveling around the city in a car, DDOT plans to manage the flow of traffic leaving the city after the fireworks display by extending particular green lights, beginning a half hour after the fireworks conclude for a total of one hour. DDOT will open the temporarily-closed travel lanes from noon Thursday, July 3, to Saturday, July 5. Public parking near the National Mall will be extremely limited during the fireworks display and throughout the day on Friday, July 4.

Please use extreme caution when walking or driving near the National Mall during the Independence Day festivities. DDOT will have Traffic Control Officers stationed in the area to assist with traffic and ensure the safety of pedestrians at busy intersections.

For more information on getting around Washington, D.C., this weekend, visit godcgo.com/.

Gary Tischler •

WAYNE CURRY

Wayne Curry, the transformative Prince George’s County executive for two terms in the 1990s, believed in the power of economic development and prosperity, and he fought for it with steel-strong toughness, charm, and authentic authority.

Curry, who died of lung cancer July 2 at the age of 63, gained wealth and prospered as a real estate and corporate lawyer, and held the firm belief that opportunities existed for others to do what he did. The result was that when he came to power as one of the first African American county executives in the nation, Prince George’s County, which is now more than 60-percent black, became one of the first county or city jurisdictions in the nation to go from a white majority to an African American majority with its economy prospering and improving, along with the level of education among its residents.

He also did something else that was unique. He stood up to the imposing and bullish Jack Kent Cooke, the owner of the Washington Redskins who was used to getting his way. In the 1990s, Cooke had already decided to bring the Redskins from RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C., to Landover, Md., in Prince George’s County and demanded that the county pay for the resulting $175-million stadium. Curry bluntly said no, causing consternation among Maryland state politicians who were afraid that Cooke might back out. But Curry stood fast—and it was the state that ended up picking up the tab, not Curry or Prince George’s County.

He could be confrontational. He clashed with Wall Street over the county’s bond rating, but eventually prevailed. He laid the groundwork for the rise of National Harbor and made sure that the county was first and foremost prosperous. In addition, crime went down under Curry, and businesses came to the county. Washington’s loss of African American residents was the county’s gain. It is the country’s wealthiest black-majority county. What Curry sought was respect for the county, which includes College Park and Laurel among its cities. He got it with economic growth, the completion of the integration of schools, an integrated police force, and the raising of the county’s image and profile among its neighbors.

High praise for Curry came from Maryland leaders like Governor Martin O’Malley, Lieutenant Governor Anthony Brown, who just won the Democratic primary for governor, GOP candidate for Governor Larry Hogan, the current Prince George’s County Executive Rushern Banker III, Rep. Donna Edwards, D-Md., and House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer.

PAUL MAZURSKY

Paul Mazursky, the noted American film director of the 1970s and 1980s, had a way with words. He also had a way with actors, and he was a keen observer of American social, sexual and cultural mores of those decades.

Which is not to say he was Woody Allen, although, oddly enough, he directed Woody Allen in a movie with Bette Midler. Mazursky’s best work was in some fleshy, colorful way, much warmer, less idiosyncratic, and without the cool and too-hip intellectual baggage that characterized Allen’s lesser work.

Mazursky took a long time getting started—it wasn’t until he and his writing partner Larry Tucker came up with the screenplay for “I Love You Alice B. Toklas,” a film in which the endlessly inventive comic actor Peter Sellers plays a middle-aged man getting lost in a cloud of acid, fringed jackets and a hippie goddess, played by Leigh Taylor Young, that his directing gear took off.

When he stayed away from self-indulgent, navel-gazing and semi-autobiographical films like “Blume in Love,” “Alex in Wonderland” and “Willie and Phil,” he ran off a series of films that were notable for their full-of-life, sharply observed, empathic, funny, often romantic as well as satiric films. They were small classics. First in line was the still famous but also slightly dated “Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice” (1969) about two cool couples wandering awkwardly into a sexual-swinging scene. The performance were top-notch—Natalie Wood, Robert Culp, young Elliott Gould and a surprisingly sweet Dyan Cannon. In its day, it was considered “too dirty” by some studio heads. Today, it would probably grace the Lifetime network.

“Harry and Tonto,” about an elderly man who embarks on a cross-country road trip with his pet cat after being evicted from his New York apartment, was a gem, and a triumph for Art Carney, previously known for his work on “The Honeymooners.” It was funny, warm, full of terrific performances—including Chief Dan George, and Larry Hagman and Ellen Burstyn as his children. It won Carney an Oscar for best actor.

In “An Unmarried Woman,” the luminous, sometime brittle star of the 1970s Jill Clayburgh plays a woman at sea in a changing sexual world after being dumped by her husband. She’s surrounded by wonderful actors, including Michael Murphy as the husband and Alan Bates, providing magnetic love interest as a bearded painter.

You go down that list, and you keep finding memorable work—“Moscow on the Hudson” with Robin Williams as Russian who defects in Bloomingdale’s and courts Maria Conchita Alonzo; “Down and Out in Beverly Hills” with Richard Dreyfus and Bette Midler as Hollywood types, whose lives are upended by the presence of a grungy, scruff Nick Nolte as a homeless person they’ve taken in.

His last really great movie was “Enemies: A Love Story,” based on Isaac Bashevis Singer’s novel about a Holocaust survivor who ends up marrying three amazing women. At the same time.

Mazurzky died of cardiac arrest at the age of 84 June 30.

Robert Devaney • July 3, 2014

Advisory Neighborhood Commission 2E will hold its July meeting, 6:30 p.m., tonight, June 30, at Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School, 35th Street and Volta Place, NW, Heritage Room, main building, second floor. The following is tonight’s meeting agenda, as provided by ANC 2E.

Approval of the Agenda

• Approval of June 30, 2014, ANC 2E Public Meeting Agenda

Administrative

– Approval of June 2, 2014, Meeting Minutes

– Public Safety and Police Report

– Financial Report

– Transportation Report

– DPW Report

– Introduction of ANC 2E Commissioner Dennis Quinn for SMD 08

– Designation of ANC 2E Secretary

Community Comment

– George Washington University will provide updates on the partnership with the Corcoran College of Art and Design, focusing on the 35th Street building.

New Business

– Taste of Georgetown – Georgetown BID

– Rose Park Movie Night, Permit Application No. 15056 – August 28, 2014

– Use of public space during construction projects

– Georgetown BID reauthorization

ABC

– 3050 K Street, NW, Orange Anchor, ABRA-095194, new license, petition date July 14 (max hours, with summer garden)

Zoning

– GU/MedStar application for approval of a proton therapy center, Z.C. Case No. 10-32B (the hearing is June 26 but GU/MedStar have asked to hold the record open for 10 days after the 26th so ANC 2E can consider the application and file comments)

Old Georgetown Board
MAJOR AND PUBLIC PROJECTS

SMD 06, Government of the District of Columbia, Department of General Services, D.C. Department of Parks and Recreation, OG 14-251 (HPA 14-492) 2609 Dumbarton Street, NW – 2590 P Street, NW – Rose Park, Alterations to playground, ADA ramp, and site work, Permit

SMD 05, M Street and Wisconsin Avenue Bus Stops, OG 14-248 (HPA 14-489) Digital Transit Screen Pilot Program, Concept

SMD 06, 2715 N Street NW, OG 14-143 (HPA 14-283) Alexander Memorial Baptist Church – Rectory, additions and alterations, Revised Concept

SMD 06, 2717 N Street NW, OG 14-225 (HPA 14-430) Alexander Memorial Baptist Church – Vacant lot, new construction, revised concept

SMD 06, 2709 N Street NW, OG 14-227 (HPA 14-432) Alexander Memorial Baptist Church, alterations, revised concept

PRIVATE PROJECTS

1. SMD 05, 3000 M Street, NW, OG 14-130 (HPA 14-270) Mixed-use, Partial demolition, addition, alterations, Revised Concept

2. SMD 05, 3614 Prospect Street, NW, OG 14-264 (HPA 14-505) Residence, Partial demolition, 3-story rear and rooftop addition, alterations to front, replacement windows, Concept

3. SMD 06, 1521 29th Street, NW, OG 14-252 (HPA 14-493) Residence, Alterations to front yard and to driveway, Concept/Permit

4. SMD 06, 1521 29th Street, NW, OG 14-199 (HPA 14-402) Residence, Replacement wood fences, terraces, Permit – revised design

5. SMD 06, 3014 O Street, NW, OG 14-256 (HPA 14-497) Residence,
Addition at 2nd floor, alterations to rear, Concept

6. SMD 06, 3018 P Street, NW, OG 14-261 (HPA 14-502) Residence, One-story rear addition to replace open porch, alterations, Concept

7. SMD 06, 3023 P Street, NW, OG 14-266 (HPA 14-507) Residence, Demolition, 3-story rear addition plus basement, Concept

8. SMD 07, 2920 R Street, NW, OG 14-246 (HPA 14-487) Residence, Partial demolition, additions, alterations, pool and pool house, Concept

9. SMD 01, 1813 35th Street, NW, OG 14-253 (HPA 14-494) Residences, Addition, alterations, site work, replacement windows and doors, Concept

10. SMD 02, 3329 Q Street, NW, OG 14-238 (HPA 14-473) Residence, Fence and wall – existing, Permit

11. SMD 02, 3320 Reservoir Road, NW, OG 14-257 (HPA 14-498) Residence, Partial demolition, rear and side yard additions, site work, Concept

12. SMD 02, 1623 Wisconsin Avenue, NW, OG 14-249 (HPA 14-490) Commercial, Alterations to storefront, Concept

13. SMD 03, 1525 34th Street, NW, OG 14-205 (HPA 14-410) Residence, Site work at front yard: fences, storage bins, walkway, gates – existing, Permit – revised design

14. SMD 03, 3238 P Street, NW, OG 14-103 (HPA 14-206) Residence, Two- story rear addition, Revised Concept

15. SMD 03, 1314 Potomac Street, NW, OG 14-231 (HPA 14-481) Private alley, Chain link fences and gates, Permit

16. SMD 03, 1351 Wisconsin Avenue, NW, OG 14-250 (HPA 14-491) Commercial, Pedestrian gate at alley, Permit

No Review At This Time by ANC 2E: The following additional projects, which are on the upcoming July 3, 2014, 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, June 27, 2014.

1. SMD 01, 3800 Reservoir Road, NW, OG 14-241 (HPA 14-478) MedStar Georgetown University Hospital – Pasquerilla Center, Alterations to entrance, Permit

2. SMD 02, 1552 33rd Street, NW, OG 14-150 (HPA 14-319) Residence, Replacement metal fence on areaway, Permit – additional information

3. SMD 02, 1665 34th Street, NW, OG 14-242 (HPA 14-479) Residence, Rear deck, Permit

4. SMD 02, 1667 34th Street, NW, OG 14-243 (HPA 14-480) Residence, Rear deck, Permit

5. SMD 02, 1545 35th Street, NW, OG 14-255 (HPA 14-496) Residence, Replacement driveway and alterations to front yard, Permit

6. SMD 02, 3336 Dent Place, NW, OG 14-175 (HPA 14-346) Residence, 3-story rear addition, alterations to front, Revised Concept

7. SMD 02, 3424 Reservoir Road, NW, OG 14-234 (HPA 14-484) Residence, Replacement windows – existing, Permit – revised design

8. SMD 02, 1641 Wisconsin Avenue, NW, OG 14-232 (HPA 14-482) Commercial, Awning and signs – Washington Printmakers Gallery, Permit

9. SMD 02, 1641 Wisconsin Avenue, NW, OG 14-233 (HPA 14-483) Commercial, Pole-mounted sign – Washington Printmakers Gallery, Permit

10. SMD 02, 1673 Wisconsin Avenue, NW, OG 14-254 (HPA 14-495) Commercial, Alterations for new window well on side yard, Permit

11. SMD 03, 1525 34th Street, NW, OG 14-205 (HPA 14-410) Residence, Site work at front yard: fences, storage bins, walkway, gates – existing, Permit – revised design

12. SMD 03, 3265 N Street, NW, OG 14-209 (HPA 14-414) Residence, Alterations to garage, Revised Concept

13. SMD 03, 3238 P Street, NW, OG 14-103 (HPA 14-206) Residence, Two- story rear addition, Revised Concept

14. SMD 03, 3422 P Street, NW, OG 14-259 (HPA 14-500) Residence, Alterations to carriage house, Permit

15. SMD 03, 1511 Wisconsin Avenue, NW, OG 13-229 (HPA 13-401) Commercial, Rear addition at second story, Permit – revised design (per DCRA
comments)

16. SMD 05, 3050 K Street, NW, OG 14-228 (HPA 14-433) Commercial, Alterations to storefront, signs – The Orange Anchor, Concept

17. SMD 05, 3061 M Street, NW, OG 14-240 (HPA 14-477) Commercial, Alterations to storefront, Permit

18. SMD 05, 3104 M Street, NW, OG 14-263 (HPA 14-504) Commercial, Rear addition, Permit

19. SMD 05, 3303 M Street, NW, OG 14-244 (HPA 14-485) Commercial, Alterations to storefront, sign – Alice and Olivia by Stacey Bendet, Concept

20. SMD 05, 3330 M Street, rear, NW, OG 14-235 (HPA 14-469) Commercial, Alterations for new storefront at Cady’s Alley, Permit

21. SMD 05, 2810 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, OG 14-190 (HPA 14-389) Commercial, Sidewalk café on public space, awning and signs – Eno – existing, Permit

22. SMD 05, 3410 Prospect Street, NW, OG 14-206 (HPA 14-411) Residence, Alterations to rear, terraces, Revised Concept

23. SMD 05, 1025 Thomas Jefferson Street, NW, OG 14-247 (HPA 14-488) Office building, Back-lit address numbers, Permit

24. SMD 05, 1071 Thomas Jefferson Street, NW, OG 14-265 (HPA 14-506) Mixed-use Internally-illuminated blade box sign – Curio, Permit

25. SMD 05, 3601-3607 M Street, NW, OG 14-113 (HPA 14-220) Residential, New building, Revised Concept

26. SMD 06, 2929 M Street, NW, OG 14-182 (HPA 14-354) Commercial, Alterations to ATM, Revised Concept, (Reviewed: 5 June 2014)

27. SMD 06, 3009 M Street, NW, OG 14-268 (HPA 14-509) Commercial, Sign – Free People, Concept

28. SMD 06, 3030 P Street, NW, OG 14-267 (HPA 14-508) Residence, Revised windows and doors at rear addition, fence, Permit – revised design

29. SMD 07, 1623 28th Street, NW, OG 14-207 (HPA 14-412) Residence – Evermay, Greenhouse and driveway repaving, Revised Concept

30. SMD 07, 1699 31st Street, NW, OG 14-258 (HPA 14-499) Residence, Alterations to front stairs, Permit

31. SMD 07, 2500 Q Street, NW, OG 14-188 (HPA 14-385) Gateway Georgetown Condominiums, Rooftop antennas with enclosures, equipment platform, Permit – revised design

32. SMD 07, 2528-2530-2532 Q Street, NW, OG 14-237 (HPA 14-472) Residence, Replacement windows – existing, Permit

33. SMD 07, 3059 Q Street, NW, OG 14-262 (HPA 14-503) Residence, Replace metal roof, Permit

34. SMD 07, 2816 R Street, NW, OG 14-239 (HPA 14-474) Residence, Dormer, alterations, site work: areaways on public space, Concept

35. SMD 07, 3016 1?2 R Street, NW, OG 14-260 (HPA 14-501) Residence, New window opening, Permit

36. SMD 08, 3700 O Street, NW, OG 14-245 (HPA 14-486) Georgetown University – NET hall, Foundation-to-grade , utility work, Permit

37. SMD 08, 3700 O Street, NW, OG 14-214 (HPA 14-419) Georgetown University – Ryan and Mulledy Halls, Alterations and renovation, Permit

Agenda submitted June 23 — GOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, Advisory Neighborhood Commission 2, 3265 S Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20007 — 202-724-7098 — anc2e@dc.gov — www.anc2e.com

Robert Devaney •

A woman discovered floating face down in the Potomac River near Georgetown Waterfront Park and Washington Harbour June 23 has died. One source familiar with the case called her death a suicide.

According to a D.C. Fire Department spokesman, “Witnesses reported talking to the woman not long before she was seen unconscious in the river. Land units from the water rescue assignment were able to get a line on the victim and brought her to shore … Fire boats 2 and 3 also initiated a grid search to assure there were no other victims.”

Found feet from shore, the woman — identified as 53-year-old Robyn McShay of Maryland — was given CPR at the scene and then transported to the hospital where she died.

Joseph Park •

Residents of Hillandale are complaining about the armed, security vehicles that are crowding in front the residence of the nation’s top banker, Janet Yellen.

According to the Wall Street Journal, the residence of Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen is crowded with oversized security vans armed with guns, surveillance cameras and “security trucks sit idling on the street for approximately 22 minutes every morning” to pick up Yellen to work, causing frustration among neighbors.

Some residents have argued that despite the fact that they comply with the security measures put forth by the government, the price of security is just too high, according to the Wall Street Journal.

The Wall Street Journal said that after Yellen became the Fed Chairwomen, a house was rented for her near her residence. Also, a surveillance camera was installed.
Hillandale residents told the Wall Street Journal that they now want the FBI or the Fed’s inspector general to evaluate “what appears to be an excessive level of [Federal Reserve] security” on Yellen’s street at “enormous government cost to taxpayers.”

In response, the Federal Reserve told the Wall Street Journal that Yellen receives the same level of security as her predecessors and chose not to respond to questions about the detail’s cost.

Joseph Park •

The Crime Museum’s latest interactive gallery asks the question: “Counterfeit Crimes: Are You Part of the Black Market?” It will teach visitors of all ages about counterfeit products – sold on prices far lower than the original — that hurt businesses, lead to loss of jobs and can injure consumers using unsafe products.

The museum, in partnership with the International Anti-Counterfeiting Association and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center, opened up its newest gallery that offers in-depth examination on counterfeit crimes June 23. It is the first of its kind in the United States.
“What many don’t realize is that the counterfeit trade is organized crime on a global scale, and the counterfeiters don’t care who gets hurt,” said Robert Barchiesi, president of the International Anti-Counterfeiting Coalition. “We want the public to understand the real price of counterfeit goods.”
Some of the counterfeit artifacts on display include, purses, video game consoles, sports jerseys and other electronics.

“The crimes outlined in our other galleries have primarily been those that are obvious crimes, for which the public generally comprehends the crime and the resulting punishment,” said Janine Vaccarello, chief operating officer of the Crime Museum. “As always, our mission at the Crime Museum is to educate utilizing interactive and informative exhibits and this gallery has allowed us to do that while touching upon an area we are all familiar with—consumerism.”

The new gallery will replace the former America’s Most Wanted Studio located on the museum’s lower level. The museum is located at 575 7th St., NW, less than a block from the Chinatown-Gallery Place Metro Station (Arena Exit). Regular business hours are 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday through Thursday; 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., Friday and Saturday; 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., Sunday. More information on daily hours and ticket prices are available at www.crimemuseum.org.
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