News & Politics

Robert Devaney •

The Citizens Association of Georgetown met March 25 at Malmaison at 34th and Water streets for “Talking Traffic, Transportation & Bridges” with the hopes of answering such questions as: “Can traffic congestion ever be reduced in Georgetown? Is there a solution to the nightmarish rush-hour backups on 34th Street? How will repairs on the Pennsylvania Avenue and Key bridges affect us? What happened to the crosstown bus service? And the perennial question: will Georgetown ever get a Metro stop?” CAG’s Christopher Mathews who chairs its transportation committee introduced a trio of experts on the subject.

Allison Davis WMATA, regional planning manager in the office of planning, began by discussing Metro rail service and its benefits: 54 percent of all jobs are half a mile from a station; job growth is four times in neighborhoods with a station.
Davis also noted how expensive rail gets and how long it takes. She spoke of the ambitions in 1960s for a monorail to the newly opened Dulles Airport. Rail, she said, “takes a lot of time.” By 1985, planner got serious about a Metrorail link to the airport. So, she said, it took 29 years for the first rides to begin on the Silver Line that will connect Dulles to downtown. “It is about matching modes and needs,” said Davis, who noted the flexibility of bus service.

As for Georgetown, a Metro subway station is in the future, as in the year 2040. “We’re looking 2040 or beyond,” she said. Long-term commitments are needed from Virginia, Maryland, the feds and the District, she said. She gave a piece of advice on transit choices: “Don’t focus so far in the future.”

Colleen Hawkinson of the District’s Department of Transportation said that it is important to recognize that DDOT not only oversees roads, curbs and trees but also runs the Circulator buses, Capital Bikeshare and the streetcar project on H Street.
Hawkinson said DDOT looks at the “big five,” as it sees them: “pedestrians, bicycles, transit, vehicles and freight. The streetcar has “no fatal flaw” in its system, according to a critical report, she said. Those in vehicles will feel the impact of upcoming projects on Rock Creek Parkway and Canal Road as well as the rehabilitation of Key Bridge.

Will Handsfield, transportation director at the Georgetown Business Improvement District, listed the increasing use of ride services, such as Uber and Lyft. He said that on-demand travel cost can be 30 to 60 percent cheaper and that entrepreneurs were jumping into the transportation sector. Some bus lines were privately run and owners like Leap Line in San Francisco. New companies like Flex Spot were trying to monetize shared parking of homeowners’ driveways. He also said the Bridj, a pop-up bus service, was coming to Washington.

Some of the techie and innovative ideas Handsfield mentioned may take the heat off some systems or streets in the years to come but this day. During the question-and-answer session, residents took their chance to voice frustration about backed-up traffic and potholes in Georgetown, a perennial issue, to be sure – almost as old as the question of what to tie up one’s carriage.

One 34th street resident, Ann Satterthwaite, with her neighbor complained about traffic on 34th street that is snarled from M street north to Q street and sometimes farther. Traffic used to back up later in the week, Satterthwaite said. Now, it is four days at least. A neighbor said his house vibrates with the increased traffic: “I wake up every morning at 5:30 to 7 [a.m.] with the house shaking.” DDOT’s Hawkinson said she would look into traffic signal changes made on M Street by the department in a few months to see if it causes delays up 34th Street. Satterthwaite said one solution would be to divert traffic off 34th Street during rush hour.

Ari Post •

The Georgetown galleries on Book Hill are one of the last remaining clusters of local art in the city. Along a few blocks of Wisconsin Avenue, the galleries call to us through their windows with wine, music and the chattery buzz of mingling art lovers.

And the buzz is never better than in spring, when gallery walks signal the arrival of a new season as surely as the blooming of the cherry blossoms.

Book Hill’s annual spring gallery walk offers a fine variety of works to explore, from renowned glasswork to calligraphy, the contemporary and the avant-garde. Using the guide below, experience it for yourself. Stand in front of a painting on a balmy spring evening with a glass of wine in one hand and a nibble of Roquefort in the other. I dare you not to feel good.
More information is available at GeorgetownGalleries.com.

Addison/Ripley Fine Art

1670 Wisconsin Ave. NW

Kay Jackson: Malthusian Paintings, Twenty-five Years and Counting
Kay Jackson is a local artist whose paintings have garnered national and international acclaim, including a commission by President Clinton for the official White House holiday card in 1997. She has long focused her work on addressing environmental concerns such as endangered species, pollution and loss of animal habitat.

All We Art

1666 33rd St. NW

Forms of the Journey: Félix Angel, Marta Luz Gutierrez, and Jesus Matheus
The three artists share their work as part of their experience as individuals committed to artistic recreation of the journey that started several decades ago when they migrated to the United States.

Artist’s Proof Gallery

1533 Wisconsin Ave. NW

Jean-François Debongnie: Les Printemps
Belgian artist Jean-François Debongnie is a self-taught artist who works exclusively in water-based acrylic and Chinese ink. His canvases seamlessly straddle seemingly disparate elements: old and new; organic and synthetic; vibrant ochre, blue, and red against muted shades of gray and black.

Cross MacKenzie Gallery

1675 Wisconsin Ave. NW

Blast Off: Views of Man and Flight
“Blast Off!” is a group exhibition celebrating man’s passionate quest for flight. Presenting seven accomplished contemporary artists, including five whose work has flown in from Switzerland, New York, Pennsylvania and Montana and represents multiple mediums: painting, photography and ceramic sculpture.

Maurine Littleton Gallery

1667 Wisconsin Ave. NW

Botanical Wanderings
Featuring works in glass and vitreographs (prints made from glass plates), “Botanical Wanderings” includes work by Cynthia Bringle, Edwina Bringle, David Dodge Lewis, John Littleton and Kate Vogel, Peter Loewer, Judith O’Rourke and Hiroshi Yamano.

Neptune Fine Art

1662 33rd St. NW

Modern & Contemporary: Masterworks on Paper
The exhibition features works by Henri Matisse, Pablo Picasso, Chuck Close, Robert Longo and Joan Mitchell.

Robert Brown Gallery

1662 33rd St. NW

Stephen Addiss: Thirty Years of Discoveries: Paintings, Calligraphy and Ceramics
Stephen Addiss is a painter, poet, ceramicist, musician and Japanese art historian. He began studying calligraphy and ink painting in 1969 with Asian scholars, later studying in Japan and Taiwan. This exhibition features over thirty years of ink paintings, calligraphy and ceramics.

Susan Calloway Fine Arts

1643 Wisconsin Ave. NW

Karen Silve: Layered Memories, The In-Between
After spending the summer in the South of France, Karen Silve reflects on the differences between older and new memories. Her seductive, painterly abstractions reveal a unique expression of harmonious colors: bright and joyous, warm and sensual, cool and luscious.

Washington Printmakers Gallery

1641 Wisconsin Ave. NW

Jack Boul: Monotypes
Jack Boul’s works are included in major collections across the country – the National Gallery of Art made a recent acquisition – and his distinguished exhibition record stretches back 60 years. Most of the works in this show date from the past two years.

Jeff Malet •

The First Family hosted the 137th annual White House Easter Egg Roll under sunny skies and summer-like temperatures on Easter Monday, April 6, 2015. 35,000 guests and celebrities joined the First Family in their “back yard”. This year’s theme was “#GimmeFive,” encouraging children to lead healthy, active lives in support of the First Lady’s “Let’s Move” initiative and featured traditional Easter activities, live music, and storytelling with the President reading from Maurice Sendak’s “Where the Wild Things Are”. The President noted it was the 5 year anniversary of his wife’s “Let’s Move” initiative and the singing group 5th Harmony led the crowd in singing Happy Birthday. Mrs. Obama urged participants to find five new ways to lead a healthier lifestyle. The White House Egg Roll dates back to 1878 under President Rutherford B. Hayes.

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Sallie Lewis •

On a rainy Friday morning in April, a throng of visitors waited for their tour time inside the new National Public Radio headquarters at 1111 North Capitol St. A man in black skinny jeans wove through the crowd carrying a guitar case covered with stickers. In the entry, a massive LED media mosaic flashed large images while a ticker streamed the day’s top headlines in bright, bold letters.

Since 1973, NPR has been creating conversations. It’s a place where the stories of our day reach millions of radios across the nation, where curiosity and exploration come together. Reimagining a new home for this institution was no small feat. But today, the 440,000-square-foot LEED Gold landmark building has shown what can happen when a strong company mission teams up with a clear vision of sustainability.

In 2008, the Georgetown-based architecture firm Hickok Cole created the winning entry in a competition to design NPR’s new D.C. headquarters in the NoMa (North of Massachusetts Avenue) neighborhood. Hickok Cole was inspired by the building’s history, which dates back to 1926, when it was a warehouse and workshop for the Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Company, and later, a storage facility for the Smithsonian. NPR’s new home is made up of three main elements: the entry block, the old four-story warehouse building and a new seven-story office block.

Mixing old with new was an important priority for the firm. The design incorporates many of the building’s existing features, including pre-cast concrete, which references the original cast-in-place concrete facade. In the building’s entry, visitors can see the original mushroom-cap columns alongside new, modern interpretations. The team put a great deal of effort into restoring and exposing elements of the past while implementing fresh, forward-thinking, sustainably-minded designs.

“NPR was very focused on being sustainable,” said Robert Holzbach, who led the design team at Hickok Cole. “So much of sustainability is not visible, but they wanted to be visibly green too,” he added.

Completed in spring 2013, the building earned LEED Gold Certification from the U.S. Green Building Council, and has a number of systems in place that helped it earn this accolade. One of the largest challenges faced in D.C. is storm-water collection. At NPR, the small plots of trees and plants that hug the edge of North Capitol Street are actually bio-retention ponds or rain gardens. Rainwater running off the streets is captured and steered into these ponds or gardens so it can percolate into the ground. The permeable paving along the main plaza also takes advantage of any excess rainwater.

Green roofs are another design feature that assist with this effort. The team at Hickok Cole sees great value in their implementation.

“We love green roofs,” said Bryan Chun, the firm’s project architect on the NPR building. “They decrease heat-island effect and add insulation to the roof. The biggest component is storm-water retention, so the sewer facility doesn’t have to treat it,” he added.

NPR has three green roofs that cover everything except for the very top portion of the building, where the mechanical elements are. Hydrated purely by rainfall, these roofs are home to an ever-changing show of natural vegetation, not to mention active honey beehives.

From the street, a cluster of satellite dishes can be seen from the roof. These satellites are what beam out NPR’s content to all of the United States. Because of their obvious, symbolic importance, they became an integral part of the design, a means for passersby to visibly witness what the NPR mission is all about.

One of Hickok Cole’s main goals was to incorporate NPR’s vision and ethos into the project whenever possible. Along the exterior of the large glass office block there are waves of blue fins, long rectangular sheets of glass with a color fill sandwiched between them. This glass, though decorative and aesthetically pleasing, is also a subtle notion of NPR’s vision, expressed abstractly. Since NPR is all about sound, these fins are a stylistic representation of the nature of sound waves.

Fostering a positive, bright workspace was a key priority for the organization’s leadership. They recognized that the more natural light available, the more productive the work environment. Having natural light was also the number-one wish of NPR’s radio hosts.

As a result, there is a tremendous amount of natural light that filters through the building’s large glass walls and into the open offices.

“It’s like a glassy jewel box inside this concrete shell,” said Holzbach.

Light cascades through all the office windows on the upper stories in addition to pouring through a clerestory into the two-story, 100,000-square-foot newsroom on floors three and four. This addition lifted the office block up above the existing roofline, so that light could infiltrate the central part of the building. Even the studio rooms make use of small slivered windows, bringing in light whenever possible without jeopardizing the quality of the sound.

In a symbolic sense, the prevalence of glass is a great metaphor for the transparency that NPR strives for in all their work. With glass, however, came many important design decisions related to energy efficiency. At NPR, “Low-E” glass windows (referring to their low-emissivity coating) are used, reducing radiant heat.

One of the most impressive LEED features is the facility’s solar-shades system, which operates off of a central computer that gauges the location of the sun while monitoring heat gain. The computer controls the shades, mechanically lowering and lifting them to maintain optimal brightness in each room.

Even the emergency staircase is light and inviting. One of the main themes of the new design was fostering a collaborative spirit. This effort can be seen in areas such as the large stairwell landings, the office island blocks, the 30-minute meeting rooms and the large outdoor terraces.

No technology was spared in the making of NPR’s new headquarters. “It’s a building that was built for radio,” said Marty Garrison, vice president of technology operations, distribution and broadcast engineering.

Inside the Studio 31 Control Room, where many of the shows take place, it is apparent how many small but significant technical issues are involved in building a studio of NPR’s caliber. For acoustic reasons, no wall is shaped the same; the control boards, glass thicknesses and soundproofing all have to be designed and prepared with unparalleled precision. Advanced, state-of-the-art technology can be seen throughout the complex, from the master control systems to NPR’s renowned microphones, network operations and data centers.

This spring marks NPR’s second anniversary in their new location. It’s evident that fostering a healthy, productive environment is a key priority. On the top floor, with views of the Capitol and the Washington Monument, light floods over the white office space. Next to the windows are spin machines for employees to use after work. There are outdoor terraces on the fourth floor for working and relaxing during off-hours.

Each floor has its own kitchenette with free Peet’s Coffee. Downstairs, there is a fitness center with a full-time trainer and a cafeteria that serves both hot dishes and a full salad bar.

In the world of sustainability, even small decisions can have a large impact. There are many LEED accreditations within NPR that might surprise, for instance, its limited customer parking, which encourages more eco-friendly means of getting to work. The facility is located close to pubic transportation and has a bike garage for employees. Additionally, the bathrooms have low-flow toilets, the cafeteria has recyclable packaging and all the cleaning products are biodegradable. No effort is too small.

NPR is a place that seeks to inspire thought, encourage learning and develop an understanding of the world at large. The new headquarters is a beacon of great design and strong, transparent storytelling. Thanks to the large team of designers, architects, engineers and consultants who worked diligently on this project, NPR is housed in a building that will carry public radio forward in a thoroughly modern and sustainable fashion in the years to come.

Caitlin Franz •

This Thursday, April 16 marks the 153rd anniversary of the abolition of slavery in Washington, D.C. Over 3,000 enslaved persons were freed in the District eight months before the Emancipation Proclamation called for the end of slavery in 1862.

A series of events will be held to commemorate D.C. Emancipation Day, beginning with a parade down Pennsylvania Avenue at 11 a.m. Thursday, April 16.

Freedom Plaza will serve as the end of the parade route and the venue for a concert at 5 p.m. that will feature performances from Doug E. Fresh, Maysa, Eric Benet, Raheem DeVaighn and more.

A program discussing black life in the District in the 19th century will take place at the National Archives at 7th Street and Constitution Avenue NW from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. The discussion is presented by the Smithsonian National Museum for African American History and Culture, The National Archives and the D.C. Office of Public Records.

A candlelight vigil at the African American Civil War Memorial & Museum on Vermont Avenue and U Street NW will begin at 6 p.m. It will feature a reading of the names of the 3,100 enslaved individuals freed by the Compensated Emancipation Act of 1862, as well as a screening of Marvin Jones’s film on Dunbar High School.

The night ends with fireworks at 8:30 p.m. and a screening of Selma at 9:15 p.m., both at Freedom Plaza.

Robert Devaney •

On the occasion of Hillary Clinton’s official announcement to run for president, here is a look back to October 1991 outside Healy Building at Georgetown University, after newly announced candidate Gov. Bill Clinton gave his “New Covenant” speech at Gaston Hall. On the steps of Healy, the future 42nd president is seen in the center with G.U. president Leo O’Donovan, S.J., and Hillary Clinton.

The photo was assigned by editor and publisher David Roffman, who said, “Go see this guy, Bill Clinton, who is giving a speech at Gaston Hall, even though he’ll never make it.” Roffman was certain that Sen. Bob Kerrey, D-Neb., would get the 1992 Democratic Party nomination.

Both Bill and Hillary Clinton have visited and continue to visit Georgetown University for speeches and seminars. Hillary Clinton is an honorary co-chair of the U.S.-Afghan Women’s Council, headquartered at Georgetown.

The Clintons own a home on Whitehaven Street NW, just east of Georgetown.

On Sunday, Hillary Clinton announced that she is a candidate for president.

Then, the former first lady, senator and Secretary of State left her home in Chappaqua, N.Y., and began a road trip to Iowa, where she is expected to arrive Tuesday.

Robert Devaney •

“The public interest is our client,” said Attorney General for the District of Columbia Karl Racine to members of the Georgetown Business Association during its monthly networking reception at Das Ethiopian Restaurant April 15.

Racine met with business leaders to explain his view of a disagreement he has with Mayor Muriel Bowser. According to Racine, the mayor’s fiscal 2016 budget “contains provisions that would gut the Attorney General’s independent ability to review the city’s legislation, regulations and real-estate deals for legal soundness . . .” Racine is D.C.’s first publicly elected attorney general. His supporters handed out a petition that asked those in attendance to use and send to Councilman Jack Evans.

According to the GBA, “Mayor Muriel Bowser’s Ward 2 Community Liaison, John Fanning, was also in attendance to articulate the mayor’s continued support of GBA’s initiative in providing resources and support to the Georgetown small business community. GBA President, Charles Camp, is thrilled to have the support of the Attorney General and Mayor Bowser as the association continues to lobby for additional resources to support Georgetown’s small business community.”

Also stopping by to meet GBA members and guests was Steven Shulman of Cultural Tourism D.C., who spoke of Passport D.C., which makes the 31 days of May into “a month-long journey around the world highlighting D.C.’s thriving international diplomatic community and its lively and varied international culture.” It includes programming by 70 embassies and more than 40 of D.C.’s best cultural institutions.
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Georgetowner •

Cottage Conversation with Don Doyle and Sidney Blumenthal

April 9th, 2015 at 06:00 PM | $10-$20 | mmartz@savingplaces.org | Tel: 202-688-3735 | Event Website

Join us on Thursday, April 9, as historian Don Doyle, author of “The Cause of All Nations: An International History of the American Civil War,” examines international perspectives of the American Civil War. Dr. Doyle will be joined by Mr. Sidney Blumenthal, a widely-published journalist and former aide to President Clinton, for this program.

Address

Upshur Street at Rock Creek Church Road NW

2015 DC Design House Preview Day

April 11th, 2015 at 12:00 PM | $50 | dcdesignhouse@theloftatai.com | Tel: 301-807-0910 | Event Website

Be the first to see the 2015 DC Design House, a new country estate at 956 Mackall Farm Lane in McLean, VA. This is the 8th Annual DC Design House benefiting Children’s National Health System. The Preview Day offers the first look at the 27 finished spaces, designed by the area’s top interior designers and architects. Chef Bryan Voltaggio will prepare food for the event as well as signed copies of his new book, which will be for sale.

12:00 pm to 4:00 pm

Address

956 Mackall Farm Lane; McLean, VA 22101

Blessing of the Fleets

April 11th, 2015 at 01:00 PM | Free | mweber@navymemorial.org | Tel: (202) 380-0723 | Event Website

The Blessing of the Fleets ritual is intended to safeguard crews and ships from the danger of the seas through a blessing given by a clergyman at the water’s edge. During the Navy Memorial’s ceremony, sailors from the U.S. Navy’s Ceremonial Guard proceed across the outdoor plaza’s “Granite Sea” to pour water from the Seven Seas and Great Lakes into the surrounding fountains, “charging” them to life and welcoming the spring season.

Address

The United States Navy Memorial; 701 Pennsylvania Ave., NW

A Shakespeare Birthday Celebration

April 11th, 2015 at 01:30 PM | Free | julia.strusienski@dc.gov | Tel: 202-727-0232 | Event Website

Join the Georgetown Neighborhood Library as we honor the Bard in the month of his birth with a talk by a Folger Shakespeare Library docent and a group reading of the first act of “Hamlet.”

Questions? Interested in participating in the reading? E-mail julia.strusienski@dc.gov

Address

Georgetown Neighborhood Library; 3260 R St. NW

The Hoya 95th Anniversary Gala

April 11th, 2015 at 08:00 PM | gala@thehoya.com

Mark your calendars! The Hoya 95th Anniversary happens on April 11th, and you’re invited to take part in the festivities. Join for a night of fun and excitement.

#TheHoya95th @TheHoyaGala

Address

CITY TAVERN CLUB; 3206 M St NW

Salomé Chamber Orchestra

April 11th, 2015 at 08:00 PM | $35 adults, $30 seniors (65 and up), $30 students | office@dumbartonconcerts.org | Tel: 202-965-2000 | Event Website

Dumbarton Concerts’ season comes to an electrifying close with the Washington debut of Salomé Chamber Orchestra–New York City’s sensual, conductor-less orchestra formed by the three dynamic Carpenter siblings. The program includes Brahms’ Clarinet Quintet, “Libertango” by Astor Piazzolla, showpieces by Alexei Shor, and “La cumparsita”, one of the most famous tangos of all time, by Matos Rodríguez.

Address

3133 Dumbarton St. NW

Victory Road- The World Premiere

April 11th, 2015 at 07:30 PM | $40-45 | dance@bmdc.org | Tel: 703-910-5175 | Event Website](http://www.bmdc.org/victory-road)

Bowen McCauley Dance unites with Jason and The Scorchers to transform their songs into movement. Featuring music from their deep collection, the band joins BMD on stage for an exhilarating performance.

Enjoy an evening with revolutionary artists: The Washington Post named BMD “DC’s premier contemporary dance company” and Rolling Stone Magazine credited Jason and The Scorchers with “rewriting history of rock-n-roll in the South.”

Address

The Kennedy Center Terrace Theater; 2700 F St. NW

Washington Bullets Legends Kevin Grevey & Phil Chenier Team Up to Help the Casey Cares Foundation

April 11th, 2015 at 05:30 PM | Monique@MaroonPR.com | Tel: 443.864.4246 | [Event Website](http://caseycares.org/index.cfm?page=news&id=1240.)

The exclusive event benefiting the Foundation, which provides ongoing, uplifting programs with a special touch to critically ill children and their families, will include a conversation and Q&A session with the former Washington Bullets teammates, who will share insights on basketball’s rich history in the district and their outlook on the Washington Wizards. NBC Sports anchor, Steve Buckhantz is set to emcee the event.

Address

Grevey’s Restaurant & Sports Bar in Falls Church, VA

DC’s Taste of the Nation for No Kid Hungry

April 13th, 2015 at 06:00 PM | 120-225 | sdenafo@strength.org | [Event Website](http://ce.nokidhungry.org/events/taste-nation-washington-dc-0)

Residents of our nation’s capital can enjoy the most celebrated food in the DC area on April 13, when DC’s Taste of the Nation for No Kid Hungry returns to the historic National Building Museum. The annual tasting event will feature the city’s top chefs, sommeliers and mixologists united for a cause: making sure all children in this country get the healthy food they need, every day. Proceeds from the event benefit No Kid Hungry’s work to end childhood hunger in America.

Address

National Building Museum;401 F Street NW

Upperville Garden Club Daffodil Show

April 14th, 2015 at 02:00 PM | Free | stephybates@aol.com | Tel: 5405927086 | [Event Website](http://www.uppervillegardenclub.org/)

This American Daffodil Society accredited horticultural competition will amaze you. View thousands of daffodils of all sizes, colors, and forms, posed and submitted by amateur daffodil growers. All amateur growers are invited to exhibit. There will also be artistic arrangement divisions to enter.

Address

Buchanan Hall; 8549 John Mosby Highway; Upperville, VA 20185

Caitlin Franz •

A second person was arrested on Wednesday morning in connection with the stabbing death of lawyer David Messerschmitt, who was found dead at the Donovan hotel in Washington, D.C. Feb. 10.

A 19-year-old woman, Dominique Johnson was charged with conspiracy to commit armed robbery, according to a statement released by the Metropolitan Police Department.

Last week, Jamyra Gallmon, 21, was arrested and charged with first-degree murder. She allegedly went to his hotel room after answering a Craiglist ad Messerschmitt had placed for a sexual encounter with a man

Gallmon and Johnson were reportedly roommates.

Messerschmitt was found dead Feb. 10 at the Donovan Hotel in a fourth-floor room. He had stab wounds in his abdomen, groin and heart.

According to court documents, Gallmon acknowledged that she intended to rob Messerschmitt, but pulled a knife from her sweatpants, which she used to stab him. She then took his cash and Metro card.

Johnson’s initial appearance in D.C. Superior Court was Thursday, and Gallmon is due in court on Friday.