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1 FREE Readership Now 100,000 Vol. 36, No. 11 Click the Link to Visit Our Advertisers at TheInTowner MAY 2005 Next Issue June 10 Council Acts to Close Hated 95/5 Loophole, Tenants Regain Rights By Anthony L. Harvey With a late start and an abrupt, late noontime recess to join Representative Tom Davis (R-Va.) for a Capitol Hill ceremony launching Davis s drive to secure a vote in Congress for the District of Columbia, the fifth monthly legislative meeting of the District s City Council on May 3rd produced a plethora of new bills and resolutions--and many enactments of older bills and resolutions, ranging from Ward 1 Councilmember Jim Graham s emergency legislation authorizing the creation of an Adams Morgan Business Improvement District (BID) to the passage on second and final reading of Graham s measure abolishing the current practice of exempting certain so-called partnership transfers of apartment building Since 1968 Serving Washington D.C. s Intown Neighborhoods Harris Teeter Project Closer to Reality But Subject to Conditions By Anthony L. Harvey Thought by some to be a bold leap of faith with what they consider to be a flawed if lengthy negotiating strategy, five of the eight Adams Morgan Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC) members voted at the ANC s May 4th monthly meeting to conditionally recommend approval by the DC Zoning Commission of a planned unit development (PUD) consisting of a multi-level project containing a Harris Teeter supermarket, an office building, street-level retail, and two levels of indoor parking in the World War II-era former roller skating rink known as the Citadel, located on Kalorama Road between the Dorchester Apartments and 17th Street in the heart of the ANC s Reed- Cooke neighborhood. New Projects Bridging Gap on 14th Street; U Street & Columbia Heights Linking Up By Michael K. Wilkinson Projects Bringing Residents and Retail With most major development projects along the U Street corridor complete and fully occupied, the greater U Street area is experiencing a flurry of project milestones in a second wave of large-scale development, mainly in the two-to-three blocks north of 14th Street immediately north of U Street itself. photos courtesy, Carmel Partners. One of the several prominent older buildings in which the tenants have been affected by the 95/5 loophole is the Barclay at 16th and Corcoran Streets, shown here. ownership rights from the provisions of the District s Tenants Right to Purchase Act, known as TOPA. Co-authored by at-large Councilmembers Phil Mendelson and Ward 4 Councilmember Adrian Fenty, this bill was nicknamed 95/5 in honor of the city s Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs (DCRA) controversial practice of issuing letters interpreting partnership transfers of less than 100 percent within one year as not constituting sales and thus not requiring the notification of tenants of their rights under the law to pursue Cont., RIGHTS p. 9 WHAT S INSIDE Letters 3 Community Forum 3 Community News 4 Call Boxes 7 Crimes Reported 8 Scenes from the Past Food, Dining Museums Classifieds 18 Service Directory 19 Real Estate Where to find the InTowner: See updated list at our website photo Michael K. Wilkinson The InTowner. View looking north on 17th Street toward the intersection with Kalorama Road. Shown in the upper right is the Citadel with a car at the building s northeast corner entrance. A major point of contention with the immediate neighbors whose homes line both streets is that these two narrow streets simply will not be able to accommodate the large volume of commercial delivery and customer truck and car traffic that will be entering and exiting both the loading dock and parking garage. Further, they fear that the traffic volume will be constant day and night to such an extent that they will be overwhelmed with congestion, noise, and pollution. However, notwithstanding that the project is championed by the ANC Chairman Alan Roth, Vice chairman Graham King, and Commissioner Josh Gibson, who chairs the ANC s planning, zoning and transportation committee, conditional approval constitutes the key phrase in the ANC s deliberative recommendation, and is the consequence of a failure to complete a community-wide process which was intended to produce a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the developers and the neighborhood. The fault for this failure remains debatable, with all parties bemoaning the absence of Douglas Development and Harris Teeter at certain key ANC, committee, and community meetings. Neighbors living immediately adjacent to the Citadel have been questioning the responsiveness of the Citadel project principals as well as the ANC itself to their concerns, and this perceived disregard remains a matter of bitter dispute. Cont., CITADEL, p. 6 photo--michael K. Wilkinson--The InTowner. Arial view of the PN Hoffman construction site for Union Row, looking north from above V Street toward W Street and Columbia Heights, with 14th Street on the far left. Shown behind the old row houses and to the right of the construction area, is the former light industry building on W Street that will be converted into the portion of the project that will be known as the Warehouse. PN Hoffman to Break Ground for Union Row at 14th & V After nearly two years of preparations, PN Hoffman will hold a groundbreaking ceremony at its Union Row condominium project, on 14th Street between V and W Streets, on May 15. In one of the area s most interesting adaptive reuse and infill development schemes, the project encompasses a number of rather large, former light industrial buildings on the site, and fills in the rest with new construction. What results is a two-part development with a surprise inside. The Flats at Union Row, as the new construction is to be known, is an allnew, traditionally structured condominium building with 208 residential units ranging from studios to three-bedrooms. While most of the units are standard, single-level apartments, some of the penthouse units on the 9th floor will have an open loft over the living area with access to a private rooftop terrace. That building will occupy the entire length of the 14th Street block between V and W Streets, giving the street an entirely new façade with 26,000 square Cont., U STREET, p. 10 endering courtesy PN Hoffman. Architect s rendering showing the building s elevation as viewed looking north from V Street.

2 Page 2 The InTowner May 2005 Mail and Delivery Address: 1730-B Corcoran Street, N.W., Lower Level Washington, DC Website: Editorial and Business Office: (202) / intowner@intowner.com Press Releases may be ed (not faxed) to: newsroom@intowner.com Publisher & Managing Editor P.L. Wolff Associate Editor Anthony L. Harvey Contributing Writers Terry Lane, Rafael Valero Paul K. Williams, Michael K. Wilkinson Layout & Design Mina Rempe Webmaster Eddie Sutton Visual Arts Editor David Barrows Restaurants Alexandra Greeley Food in the Hood Joel Denker Real Estate Jo Ricks Photographer Keith Kreger Founded in 1968 by John J. Schulter Circulation & Delivery George Morgan Member National Newspaper Association The InTowner (ISSN ) is published 12 times per year by The InTowner Publishing Corporation, 1730-B Corcoran Street, N.W., Washington, DC Owned by The InTowner Publishing Corporation, P.L. Wolff, president and chief executive officer. Copyright 2004, The InTowner Publishing Corporation. 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Wolff CITY COUNCIL S BUDGET ACTION ON THE RIGHT TRACK On May 10th, the City Council passed, on First Reading, our new city budget for the next fiscal year. It certainly was tempting to allocate all the unexpected tax windfall receipts for lavish new spending as would have been done in the old days. The Council, however, is a more fiscally thoughtful body than it once was and so was able to avoid, for the most part it seems, getting sucked into fiscal irresponsibility through entreaties by special interests or constituencies. We recognize that there are definite needs that must be met and now that we have more revenue, even if unexpected, responsible citizenship calls for us to acknowledge that maybe the time has come to reverse the worst consequences of deferred maintenance-- think schools and bridges and roads and sewers, among other collapsing infrastructure. But it is equally important ensure adequate funding of health and social services, too often pushed aside for what have been deemed higher priorities. We must recognize that unless we strive to even the disparities between the well-off and the not well-off in this city we will find ourselves back where we were following the riots of And, that surely would hurt property values (the mention of which we slip in here only because that seems to be the one thing we all talk about--from the perspective of the well-off because of the riches it may bring and the added taxes that are a result; and from the perspective of the not well-off because of the effect these out-of-sight property values are having in causing so many residents to lose their homes due to the inevitable march of gentrification.) Having made these observations, we nevertheless recognize that there are other considerations when it comes to allocation of resources and determining spending priorities. One thing is certain: The city s middle class, along with lower-income homeowners whose homes have been in their families or generations, are being squeezed out due to ever-escalating property taxes, thanks to zooming assessments. So it is that we applaud the Council for taking the first step toward a lower rate per $100 of assessed value. For too long it has remained at 96-cents; and, while lowering it by only two cents is not nearly as much as we or many others have advocated, it is an important first step for the politicians who have now awakened to the fact that 96 cents should not be carved in stone like a federal monument. Added to the small per $100 rate decrease and the lowering of the cap by another two percent to 10 percent this year, plus the new revenue projection formula incorporated into the spending bill that will serve to reign in unrealistic revenue projections by building in a mechanism that will allow for further decreases in ensuing years, we may be on the right track at last. But, we must continue to insist that our politicians carefully monitor spending. There is still vastly too much waste on cockamamie undertakings, inappropriate travel and conferencing expenses, and outside contractors, many of whom seem to be pals of out-of-state officials lured to high positions here to serve in jobs that local DC folk would be equally, if not better, suited to perform as actual employees and not as overpaid consultants. Furthermore, while we applaud the fact that the Council has recognized the need to earmark some $20 million for school infrastructure rebuilding, as well as textbooks and not to fire teachers to cover those costs, we still are dubious that this won t be yet another instance of good money being thrown after bad at the school system. For more years than we can recall, the schools have been environmental hellholes, while the business about no books seemingly ever on hand at the start or even well into the school year has been a plague forever, and previous promises and dollar allocations guaranteed to solve that problem have not seemed to produce results. So, while we applaud the Council for being on the right track and trying to be vigilant as to how the funds are being utilized by the bureaucracy, we have no allusions that we will be solving these matters anytime soon. But, if the politicians do succeed on getting a handle on all the waste so that in the next budget cycle they may be able to appropriate adequate program funds and at the same time keep us headed in the direction of more property tax relief, that alone will help the economy overall and that could mean more revenue might be generated from increased consumer spending and business investment. Taxes and tax policy, budgeting and monitoring expenditures is really all part of one seamless web. NEXT ISSUE JUNE 10 DISPLAY ADVERTISING SPACE RESERVATION GUARANTEE DATE: FRIDAY, JUNE 3 Classifieds Deadline: Friday, June 3 (See classifieds section for information about procedures) News, Events & Letters Deadline: Friday, June 3 NOTE: Publication date always second Friday of month.

3 LETTERS Letters must be mailed, faxed, or delivered to our office or sent via to: All correspondents MUST supply a home address AND both day and evening telephone numbers for verification purposes. Persons employed by or volunteering with entities that are the subject of their letters MUST reveal their positions with same so as to avoid misleading the readers as to their special interest. In appropriate instances, if so requested, letters may be printed on a name withheld by request basis. We reserve the right to edit for propriety, clarity, and to fit the available space. Identifiers below writers names are inserted at the editor s discretion. Special Note: Only envelopes from government agencies, recognized civic groups and other organizations, or mail from individuals in envelopes bearing verifiable return addresses that include sender s full name will be opened; any other postal or hand-delivered mail will be either returned to sender or destroyed. DC vs. Baltimore I read with great interest the article DC, Baltimore Realty Boom Reveals Huge Disparity in What Sale Price Gets What [April 2005, page 1] by Paul Williams. The comparison between how much house you can get in Baltimore compared to DC is very interesting, but it is necessary to compare similar neighborhoods. I lived for about 11 years in DC (Dupont Circle, Logan Circle, Bloomingdale) and was a real estate agent for one year in DC. I moved to Baltimore about three years ago, first living in Fells Point and now in Mount Vernon. It is really not appropriate to compare a house at 1217 T Street, NW with a house in the Guilford neighborhood in Baltimore. Guilford, with primarily detached houses, is more analogous to Cleveland Park. The more appropriate Baltimore neighborhood in regards to 1217 T Street, NW is Fells Point or Canton; they are both increasingly gentrified neighborhoods of row houses nearby shops, restaurants and bars. Residents of DC will find that they can get far more for their money in Baltimore than in DC. They can spend the money they save in our great restaurants. G. Byron Stover Baltimore Editor s Note: Actually, this report was strictly a price comparison revealing approximately what size and kind of house $875k would get one in both cities. COMMUNITY FORUM SIDNEY DRAZIN: AN APPRECIATION Excerpted from Eulogy by Rabbi Ethan Sidel Editor s Note: Part of the glue that helped hold the Adams Morgan community so that it could emerge from less happy times, Sid Drazin was also well-known to this newspaper from the moment he and his wife Bernice bought the Comet Liquor store on Columbia Road back in the 1970s. For it was then that they came to know and closely work with both The InTowner s founder, John J. Schulter, and the Adams Morgan Business Association s secretary and legislative and regulatory spokesman (and also The InTowner s Senior Columnist), George Frain. Between them, they worked hard to promote the positives about Adams Morgan. Upon hearing of Sid s passing from his friend and business colleague Pat Patrick, former executive director of several of the original Adams Morgan Day festivals and later the business asociation s president, we asked that he help steer us to what we hoped might be used as an appropriate rememberence. Thus it was with gratitude that we received from Pat the beautiful Eulogy by Tiferith Israel Congregation s Rabbi Sidel, which we present below (shortened and somewhat edited to fit the space available). We hope our readers will be as moved by these words as were we and Sid s multitude of friends and admirers. As Ian Fisk, who so graciously allowed us to use the photograph he took of Sid behind the counter has written, He was a good neighbor, a pillar of our community, a mentor to me and hundreds of people who frequented the Comet over the years and, frankly, a good friend. We should also mention that the store carries on with Bernice, who continues to welcome neighbors with coffee, bagels, sandwiches and the other offerings from the popular deli section--as Pat Patrick said to us, Just like the old days. Sidney Drazin was born here in Washington, DC on April 27, His mother, Sarah, had emigrated from Moscow; With five children to support, Sarah apparently put pressure on her husband to earn more money to support the househoid. In response, Sidney s father abandoned the family. How was Sid s mother to support her brood? She was able to start a restaurant on the corner of 13th and E; and they lived above the store, next to the Warner Theater. It was a spare beginning--sid grew up poor, but he had many fond memories of his childhood. As fifth child and as a child of a mother who had her own business, Sid may not have been quite as carefully supervised as other children. Sid used to roam around town an his own. And he liked to pull a prank, if the opportunity arose. He recalled rolling marbles down the aisle of the Warner Theatre, even putting a dead goldfish from Cont., FORUM, p. 7 photo--ian T. Fisk. Free 2005 D.C. Lottery (One FREE HOT Buy $5 Worth of May 2005 The InTowner Page 3 FIVE ticket for each $5 ticket See pdf archive at for 3 years of past issues purchase) on a single ticket and get one FREE

4 Page 4 The InTowner May AROUND OUR COMMUNITY The editor welcomes the receipt of information about community happenings, such as church-sponsored events, neighborhood and block association activities, public meetings dealing with neighborhood issues, and other events of a non-commercial nature. These may be ed to us at newsroom@ intowner.com, or sent by regular mail but not by fax. Because we are a neighborhood newspaper and not a city-wide or regional publication, we restrict our reporting to that about news and activities occurring within the specific neighborhoods we serve Adams Morgan, Mt. Pleasant, Columbia Heights; Dupont, Scott, Thomas & Logan Circles; Mt. Vernon Square/Pennsylvania Quarter, Shaw, U Street. Special Note: s received bearing no substantive entry in the Subject field will NOT be downloaded for reasons of virus protection security. Neither will we open anonymous Postal Service-received mail. Only envelopes from government agencies, recognized civic groups and other organizations, or mail from individuals in envelopes bearing verifiable return addresses that include sender s full name will be opened; any other postal or hand-delivered mail will be either returned to sender or destroyed. Church of the Pilgrims A More Light Congregation of the Presbyterian Church USA A Contemporary Church with a Sense of History Welcoming Inclusive - Diverse Sunday School for All: 9:30 am 10:30 am Worship Service: 11:00 am noon Child Care Provided 2 blocks from Dupont Circle Metro Parking Available 2201 P Street NW (at 23rd St), Washington, DC phone: Sat., May 14 (9am-2pm) & Sat., May 21 (9am-3pm): It s the start of Sidewalk Sales season once again, and the first one out of the gate will be in the 1700 block of Corcoran Street in DUPONT EAST, specifically in mid-block right out front of No Joining in will be other Corcoran Street neighbors selling a wide range of stuff, from furniture and patio furnishings to electronics to kitchen appliances, including grills to clothing, books and plants. For more info, call (Note: Rain date will be the next day, Sun., the 15th. The signal to watch for if there is any doubt will be to check the Weather Channel s local on the 8s to see if the radar image shows significant green at or near the 10 am starting time.) But, if you don t find anything to meet your needs there, plan on being in either or even both LOGAN CIRCLE and ADAMS MORGAN the following Saturday (the 21st). Between 9 am and 12 noon, The Logan Circle Community Association (LCCA) will be sponsoring its annual Stoop Sale in the 1300 block of Vermont Avenue. For more info, call sale coordinator Note: No rain date planned.) And, starting just an hour later, at 10 am, and running through 3 pm., up in Adams Morgan more than 50 households will be participating in a huge sidewalk sale all along Biltmore Street, Mintwood Place and the adjacent parts of 19th and 20th Streets. Sat., May 14 9am-12:30pm): The Reed- Cooke Neighborhood Association will be sponsoring the SPRING CLEAN-UP of the surrounding streets and alleys that had been originally scheduled for April 30th, but postponed due to rain. Meet at Unity Park (Champlain & Eurclid Sts., across from City Bikes) to pick up brooms, rakes, shovels and trash bags that will be provided- -as will refreshments, too. In cooperation with the city, there will be three convenient DPW collection points: at 17th & Euclid, Ontario & Kalorama, and Champlain & Euclid. For more info, call any of the following: Ed Jackson ( ), Bill King ( ), Eleanor Johnson ( ), or Peter Lyden ( ). Mon., May 16 (7:30pm): The Sheraton/ Kalorama ANC will be holding its regular monthly meeting at Our Lady Queen of the Americas (Calif. St. & Phelps Pl.). In addition to its announced agenda, there may be discussion about the plan, just recently come to light thanks to a neighbor and not having been previously known to the ANC, for the National Symphony Orchestra s annual Designers Show House to be held in the 2200 block of Wyoming Avenue this fall. According to the neighbor who has brought event to light, the Kennedy Center s development officer, Clint Nesmith, has agreed to attend the ANC s June meeting, although he did emphasize that the DC Government does not require us to meet with the community. Already, some residents are calling for a change in DC regulations if, indeed, there is no requirement for sponsors of major, extended events like a designers show house to have their applications for such temporary use, including permits, to be submitted to the ANCs. Among the immediate concerns are the disruptions that will necessarily be caused by the need to prepare the property in a very short time frame, particularly because of the renovation construction that will occur in addition to the work by the participating decorators. Tue., May 17 (6-8pm): The DC transportation department (DDOT) will be holding its second Adams Morgan Transportation and Parking Study PUBLIC MEETING at the Marie Reed School (bet. Champlain St. & Kalorama rd.; enter from 18th St.). Latest data that has been collected regarding the neighborhood s (including a portion of Woodley Park) streets, crosswalks, traffic levels, and parking will be presented, followed by discussion of possible solutions to transportation, parking, and urban design challenges. Bilingual (Spanish/English) representatives will be available for assistance and Spanish-language handouts will be available. For more info and to share comments with others on-line, visit Fri., May 20 (close of business): This is the DEADLINE for receipt of proposals from qualified applicants to create Public Art projects in Shaw. The goal of this National Trust for Historic Preservation program, in collaboration with the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, is to highlight the history of the neighborhood, while also creating gateways to the historic districts. The National Trust is interested in commissioning artwork that meets the needs of the community, the public use of each site, and reflects the preservation of the historic assets of the neighborhood. Artists will create site-specific works that incorporate the collaborative ideas of all of the interested parties involved in the effort to improve, beautify, and strengthen the neighborhood. The competition is open to local and national artists, with preference given to District residents. The first site is Carter G. Woodson Park, at 9th and Q Streets and Rhode Island Avenue, NW. A freestanding commemorative statue of Dr. Woodson, the father of African-American history who lived and worked half a block away, is proposed. The budget for this work is $190,000. Site design appropriate to the artwork will be created and implemented under a separate budget. The second site is the plaza at the 7th Street and Rhode Island Avenue, NW entrance to the new Watha T. Daniel/Shaw Neighborhood Library. Artwork will be commissioned that reflects the history of jazz Cont., COMMUNITY, p. 5

5 COMMUNITY From p. 4 and famous jazz musicians that entertained and/or lived in the Shaw neighborhood. The work should be in the form of a vertical sculpture that complements the modern architecture of the new building design and should also identify the site as a gateway into the historic districts as well as marking and highlighting the library entrance. Other elements that could be used to reflect the art include lighting, paving, and fencing. The budget for this work is $140,000. The prospectus and application are available at Initiatives/RFQ_publicart.pdf or by calling Submission deadline is May 20, Sat., May 21 (7-10pm): Pulp Bookstore & Gallery ( th St.) will be hosting a wine and hors oeuvres RECEPTION and book signing in honor of the publication by Arcadia Press of Frank Muzzy s Gay and Lesbian Washington, D.C., another in Arcadia s prolific Images of America series. Muzzy, who is Pulp s gallery manager and an artist in his own right, in addition to signing copies of his new book, will be on hand to discuss his recent photographic work on display in the exhibit, From Stone to Flesh, that will be opening that same evening. For more info, call Mon., May 23, (7pm): The Design Committee of Adams Morgan Main Street will meet at the Christian Science Reading Room (1782 Col. Rd.) to be briefed on the progress of the neighborhood reforesting project that is bringing in 30 new trees. Also on the agenda will be the bike rack plan, alley improvements and safety, art, façades, the 7-Eleven triangle park, and gateways. For more info, Lisa Duperier at AMMainStreet@aol.com or call Mon., Jun. 6 (6:30-8:30pm): All are welcome at the free EVENT HONORING Adams Morgan volunteers who have been giving back to the community. Sponsored by Adams Morgan Main Street and to be held at Hilton Washington Hotel (Conn. & T Sts.), this planned ulti-media, interactive event will feature neighborhood history and anecdotes from residents, business owners and non-profit organizations about why dams Morgan is one of the best city neighborhoods in the country to live in. Also hear about plans for upcoming events, including Adams Morgan Day, scheduled for September 11, along with enjoying free food and music. RSVP requested. Send name, , phone & mailing address to the MainStreet office by (organizat ion@ammainstreet.org). by June 1st. For more info, visit or call Tue., Jun. 9 (7pm): The DC Office of Planning (OP) will hold a PUBLIC HEARING at the Kennedy Recreation Center (7th & P Sts.) to receive to receive comments on the Convention Center Area Strategic Development Plan: Draft Development Guide. The purpose of the Plan is to guide private investment that best addresses the retail and affordable housing issues facing the study area; to identify publicly-held sites that have potential for addressing community issues; maintain and enhance the character of existing residential neighborhoods; and provide a neighborhood assessment for OP and other city agencies to review as they implement programs, undertake studies of, or review projects in the study area. The draft plan is available for public Cont., COMMUNITY, p. 9 Schedule of Activities Anderson House of the Society of the Cincinnati 2118 Massachusetts Avenue; tel., Sat., 10am 4pm; Sun., 1pm 5pm Join guided tours of this century-old palatial, Beaux Arts mansion designated a National Historic Landmark, relax with refreshments in the garden, visit the special exhibition Serving in Style: A Century of Art and Politics at Anderson House, and marvel at the beauty of the original owners collection of fine and decorative arts. Fondo del Sol Visual Arts Center 2112 R Street; tel., or Sat. 10am 4pm; Sun., 12noon 4pm Live Latino entertainment and videos, and explore three diverse exhibitions of cultural heritage, art, and music by Latino, Iberian and Russian artists. Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site 1318 Vermont Avenue; tel., ( Sat., 10am 5pm; Sun. 1 5pm Jazz garden reception with Unified Jazz Ensemble and the African Heritage Drummers from the Washington, D.C. area, arts and crafts for children ages 8-12, poetry readings by the American Poetry Museum and interpretive tours of the historic headquarters of Mary McLeod Bethune and the National Council of Negro Women. The Phillips Collection st Street; tel ( Sat., 10am 5pm; Sun., 12noon 5pm See paintings by European masters including Degas and Cézanne along with works by American greats such as O Keeffe and Diebenkorn. Now in the final phase of a three-year renovation and addition, the new and expanded museum shop is already open. May 2005 The InTowner Page 5 Dupont-Kalorama Museum Walk Weekend Sat. June 4 (10am-4pm) & Sun., June 5 (1-5pm) The Dupont Kalorama Museums Consortium will be sponsoring its 22nd annual weekend of local museum exploration featuring the Off the Mall museums that grace our several neighborhoods, most of which will be open, and all with special programs designed to attract the whole family. Those that do not customarily charge will continue their policy on these days. Free shuttle buses will be provided. The event will be held rain or shine. Note: not all museums will be open on both days. For more information, call , ext 12 or visit for more information. Meridian International Center 1624 Crescent Place; tel., ( Sat., 10am-5pm; Sun., 1-5pm Join guided tours of these two adjoining former grand mansions and the surrounding terraces, designed by John Russell Pope, overlooking downtown and Meridian Hill Park while at the same time taking in the current exhibition, Pilgrimage: Photographs by Steve McCurry, Images from India, Nepal, Cambodia, Afghanistan and Burma. The Textile Museum 2320 S Street; tel., ( Sat., 10am-4pm; Sun., 1-4pm Hands-on fiber art activities and demonstrations await you at the 27th annual Celebration of Textiles! Batik a textile in the tradition of Indonesian artists, make a felt container, and try out a variety of looms, including one for blind weavers that is based on the Braille typewriter. Experience spinning, weaving, knitting, quilting, rug restoration and much more. On Saturday there will be sheep shearing (weather permitting) in the museum s gardens and the unveiling of a special display of textile art by students from three DC Public Schools: Ludlow-Taylor Elementary, Seaton Elementary, and Thomson Elementary. Please note that on Sunday only a limited number of demonstrations and hands-on activities will be available. Woodrow Wilson House 2340 S Street; tel., , ext. 12 (www. woodrowwilsonhouse.org) Sat., 10am 4pm; Sun., 1 5pm Visitors are invited to explore the house and garden of our 28th president, Woodrow Wilson. Washington s only presidential museum, Wilson House is a living textbook of life in the 1920 s, from flapper dresses to zinc sinks. On display are gifts of state from around the world, family items and the personal mementos of a president. Watch silent movie shorts popular in the 1920s.

6 Page 6 The InTowner May 2005 CITADEL From p. 1 Faison Associates, on behalf of the Citadel s owner, Douglas Jemal of Douglas Development Company, asserts that, contrary to neighbors complaints, an unusual range and number of concessions have been made to the neighborhood during the course of the MOU negotiations. These include a reduction in the magnitude of the project through the elimination of the two mezzanines, one for the supermarket and the other for the second floor and adjacent office building space; the reduction in supermarket hours from a 24-hour operation to that of a 7 a.m. midnight schedule (cutting back to 11 p.m. during the late fall, winter, and early spring months); and the provision of fully enclosed loading docks on the 17th Street side for Harris Teeter s delivery trucks. Nonetheless, many of the most important issues adversely affecting the immediate neighborhood remain unresolved. These include delivery truck management; increased vehicular traffic and traffic flow patterns; and added load on available curbside parking spaces in a neighborhood of narrow, irregular local streets which are already congested during rush hours and over the weekends. Moreover, many of the immediate householders on Kalorama Road and 17th Street have no back yard access and thus no rear parking capability. Curbside parking pressures, the neighbors say, are already under intense impact from the many new condominium buildings and apartment house renovations underway in the immediate area and these pressures would only be further exacerbated. Also, pedestrian safety issues remain and are of expressed concerns to the entire ANC and community residents. The most contentious aspects of this controversy are those being articulated by many of the 16 homeowners living directly across from the Citadel. ANC Chairman Alan Roth has characterized the relief being sought by these homeowners as unreasonable. But, these homeowners respond with concern for their perceived diminution of quality of life and for the feared decrease in the value of their homes when the Citadel redevelopment is operational, especially complaining of the prospective loss of curbside parking spaces, the traffic congestion and hours of operation, and the adverse impact on them of the Citadel s redevelopment design concentrating all vehicular and pedestrian traffic on Kalorama Road. Their specific requests for relief were articulated in a memorandum dated February 1, 2005, addressed to the developer, a portion of which reads as follows: The developers will grant each homeowner from 1650 to 1680 Kalorama Road free, 24-hour access to a defined parking space in the Citadel garage that can be transferred from current to future homeowners; Separate vehicle entrance/exit and pedestrian entrance on the corner; ensure that vehicle and pedestrian traffic is evenly spread across 17th Street and Kalorama Road; Design traffic flows to encourage vehicular traffic to distribute evenly across Kalorama Road and other streets. As currently designed, all traffic concentrates on Kalorama Road, disproportionately decreasing our property values and standard of living; [Set] grocery store hours from 8 am to 10 pm; and grocery deliveries from 9 am to 2 pm Monday to Friday [with] more limited on Saturday and no deliveries on Sunday. The developer has not budged on the question of providing parking spaces of any kind to the immediate neighbors nor has it expressed any interest in adopting an 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. operating schedule such as in effect for the Whole Foods Market in the 1400 block of P Street. As for the request to reconfigure and redistribute the entrances and exits, the project architect estimates that the costs for either of two possible options would be prohibitively expensively, each being in the range of approximately $2 million. However, regardless of the perceived lack of sympathy for these concerns by the ANC members, 12 other powerful sets of concerns were articulated by Chairman Roth and were adopted by the ANC as its first of two sets of conditions. This list of 12 additional ANC requirements (see accompanying sidebar)--which were expanded during deliberations to include other neighborhood groups by name through an amendment by Commissioner Bryan Weaver whose primary concerns include cooperative agreements over jobs and job training to neighborhood residents--sends a powerful message of community concerns, concluding with the threat of withdrawing the ANC s conditional approval of the Citadel proposal if these 12 additional demands are not met. The commissioners will revisit their May 4th decision when they next meet on June 1st, five days before the Zoning Commission conducts its June 6th hearing on the matter. The second of the two contingencies for continuing ANC support of the project requires the District s Department of Transportation (DDOT) agreeing to take the following actions prior to the opening of 12 Requirements Adopted by ANC 1C... resolved that ANC 1C supports and recommends to the Zoning Commission approval of the applicants PUD application, as modified or conditioned by the terms of the April 28, 2005 MOU proposal, contingent upon the applicants and HT agreeing to the following changes in that MOU proposal: 1) Row Require that all future office and retail tenants agree as a condition of their respective leases to abide by the applicable terms of the final MOU. 2) Row HT to implement a definitive plan to provide employee transit subsidies. 3) Rows HT to provide greater specificity with regard to actions taken and to be taken in connection with its proposed partnership with Jubilee Jobs, as well as with regard to contacts made and relationships established with other neighborhood non-profits--including but not limited to: Mary s Center, Good Shepard s Teen Learning Center and Latin American Youth Center--for the purpose of training and employment. 4} Row HT to provide ANC 1C with more specific information regarding the number and/or percentage of its store employees expected to receive the described benefits package. 5) Row Greater specificity in HT s plans to extend its Second Harvest program to DC. 6} Row In recognition of the permanent loss to the community of a large space previously used for recreational purposes and still zoned to allow such use, the applicants shall also agree to install and/or provide ongoing maintenance for one or more park- or recreation-related infrastructure amenities within the boundaries of ANC 1 C, and to display historical photographs and other memorabilia in a public area of the PUD depicting former recreational and other uses of the building. 7) Row Limit the hours of HT s operations to 7 am to 11 pm year-round. 8) Row Specify that HT will refuse deliveries from trucks exceeding 40 feet in length. 9) Row Specify a formal mechanism for implementation of a truck management plan. 10) Row Hours for beer and wine sales to be 9 am to 10 pm, as provided in current law. Further, HT shall enter into a Voluntary Agreement in connection with its Class B ABC license application substantially similar to that entered into by ANC 1C with Safeway. 11) Rows Specify the mechanisms for administration and enforcement of the MOU s terms, as well as for management of the construction process. 12) Row Provide a letter to ANC 1C signed by an authorized officer of HT regarding the intended disposition of the currently owned Class A ABC license, consistent with the representations outlined in an from its ABC counsel to its zoning counsel dated April 21, the Harris Teeter supermarket: (1) Adoption of one-way streets [for the Citadel project] using the study recently presented by DDOT to the ANC; (2) Installation of a traffic signal at the intersection of 16th Street and Kalorama Road; (3) Installation of signage to prohibit large trucks from using certain streets in the Reed Cooke section of the neighborhood. Commissioners Jon Canty and Lynn Taylor joined their three fellow commissioners in support of the ANC s conditional approval of this important Reed-Cooke redevelopment project, one which enjoys widespread support throughout Adams Morgan, with Commissioner Bryan Weaver abstaining and Commissioners Mindy Moretti and Andy Miscuk opposing. Other neighborhood organizations and groups are expected to weigh in on the matter during subsequent meetings in May with representations of their positions then provided to the ANC and the Zoning Commission at their respective June 1st and June 6th meetings and hearings. A R C H I T E C T U R A L A N T I Q U E S A N D S A L V A G E Washington s largest architectural dealer with two locations in one neighborhood! 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7 As we first reported nearly five years ago ( Street Call Boxes on Track to Being Saved; City Officials Helping, InTowner, November 2000, page 1), Cultural Tourism May 2005 The InTowner Page 7 Popular Historic Fire & Police Call Box Adaptations Coming to Sheridan/Kalorama photos Keith Kreger The InTowner. DC, in concert with the DC Commission on Arts and Humanities and other groups are working to identify, protect, renovate, and creatively re-use the city s hundreds of antique fire and police call boxes, long since abandoned and deteriorating, as mini-showcases for community art and history. Community groups and hundreds of volunteers in neighborhoods throughout the city-- including Mt. Pleasant, Dupont Circle, Cardozo-Shaw, Logan Circle, Sheridan/Kalorama, Adams Morgan, Woodley and Cleveland Park--have been joining with historians and artists to adopt the remaining nearly 900 of these unique 19th century holdovers for preservation. Last summer in Mt. Pleasant, restored and artistically altered call boxes celebrating the neighborhood s history, were unveiled. This month, the creative efforts that have been underway in Sheridan/Kalorama are now beginning to see the light. Within a few days of our press date, a group of neighborhood leaders, joined by participating artists and volunteers came together at the corner of 24th Street and Kalorama Road to view the first of the renewed call boxes, replete with a marvelous painting by artist Peter Waddell depicting the pre-world War II reconstruction of the historic Lindens mansion that had been dismantled and moved from Massachusetts to its new site here in DC, across Kalorama Road from this very call box, and reassembled just as it is seen today in this accompanying view. --P.L. Wolff FORUM From p. 3 the little pondin the front window of the nearby Gude s flower shop on one of the seats. Behind the theater and their restaurant there were sametime animals tied up, depending on what sort of show was playing at the Warner. Once Sid lit a fire in a trash can and succeeded in gettng a few elephants to stampede down Pennsylvania Avenue. When he was only nine or 10, Sid struck up a friendship with Clark Griffith, of Griffith Stadium, the old home of both the Washington Senators, and the Negro League s Greys. Sid helped with the counting of the money from ticket sales. He was also a witness to an historic vote when he was but a little kid still in knickers. Griffth had called all the major-league owners to DC to try to persuade them to integrate the big leagues. Griffith had his reasons: a few incredible players on the Greys, whom he knew, could transform the Senators. But the owners voted no--this was the mid- 1930s. A photograph was taken of all the owners present at that vote, and you can we that picture today, hanging in the Baseball Hall of Fame. All of the owms are in it, as well as little Sidney off to the side wearing knickers. In high school, Sid himself was quite the athlete, well-known at the time in DC. He lettered in baseball, basketball, soccer, and was a crack tennis player as well. His basketball coach at Rooselvelt High was none other than Red Auerbach, later coach of the Boston Celtics for many years. From Red he learned important lessons, among them, whatever happens, you always play your best; you don t give up. Given that Sid knew C1ark Criffith, a professional athletic career was not out of the question. However, his senior year, World War II took precedence. That year, the principal of Roosevelt, convinced the entire senior class to enlist en masse. Sid was still underage, but that didn t stop him. Through the duration of the war, Sid served as a yeoman in the Navy. He was stationed in a PT tendev, a sort of floating gas can, in the general vicinity of the Solomon Islands. At one paint, a kamikaze pilot just missed them; landing in the water just off their bow. Both he and his captain were temporarily blinded by the explosion, and it was at least six weeks before their sight returned. When Sid returned to DC after the war, he spent a semester at GW on an athletic scholarship. But he soon left school, and, with his brother Harry, bought Good Heart Printers downtown. When Harry was married in the late 40s, Sid took pleasure in meeting the bridesmaid of honor, the future Bernice Drazin. Sid and Bernice were married in 1950 and children followed--marc in 52, Lisa in 53, and Eric in 57. In 1951, Sid bought the Bethesda Printing Company, this at a time when there weren t many Jews in that suburb. Sid also scerved for many years with the Bethesda-Chevy Chase rescue squad. Later, when Bernice s father took ill, Sid and Bernice bought his liquor store at 14th and Harvard. Unfortunately, they owned that store during the riots after Martin Luther King s assassination in the sprinig of Theirs was the only building left standing in a stretch of eight blocks. Sid had already become a beloved part of that community, and people protected the store. They reopened in August. However, in 1976, HUD took the building for an urban renewal project. They were not given much money for the building; it was a big setback. But Sid perservered, and in the end they were able to buy Comet Liquor in the 1800 block of Columbia Road, where he worked--night and day--until his death. Sid was a catalyst for community improvement in the Adams Morgan neighborhood where he now found himeif. In response to the needs of his customers, he started up a little league; he sponsored a Comet Cycle team that rode in a number of the AIDS rides; and there was a baseball team for grownups he fathered that helped a number of young men at loose ends to find themselves. Sid respected everyone, and treated everyone equally, whatever their situation in life. He was even empathetic to the worst drunks--refusing to sell to them but also telling them what they should do to take care of themselves. He was a living example of the American work ethic; despite the difficulties he would say, You just have to go on. In truth, there were obstacles Sid faced: the poverty of his childhood, his dangerous service in the war, losing has business twice. But he was not a complainer, he was a doer. Sid was very proud of his children s accomplishments, especially their scholastic achievements. And he doted on Bernice. They recently had a quiet 55th wedding anniversary dinner in their store, alone, just the two of them. He was a thoughtful man, uncomplaing. Sid was not a man for whoom the simple amassing of wealth counted for much. Life was about much more than money; life was a question: What can I give today? Yes, he was a successfug merchant; more importantly, he was a successful human being, a mensch. His sudden death, on March 15, 2005 of an aneurism, is a loss to his family and to the community be helped build in Adams Morgan. 2004/05 Income Eligibility Guidelines: Household size Maxium Annual Income 1 $13,965 2 $18,735 3 $23,505 4 $28,275 5 $33,045 6 $37,815 7 $42,585 8 $47,355

8 Page 8 The InTowner May 2005 SELECTED STREET CRIMES: Reported, April 4 - May 1, 2005 Following is a sampling of reported crimes in the expanded 3rd Police District and the Bloomingdale neighborhood portion of the 5th District. Times shown are when reports recorded by police; actual incidents will have occurred earlier. Occasionally we include reports not recorded by the MPD. Emphasis here is placed, for the most part, on listing crimes against persons occurring in or adjacent to public space. Not generally reported are the extraordinary numbers of burglaries, auto heists, and smash and grab from parked cars. These crimes appear to be consistently a problem from Rock Creek eastward and from downtown north, spread fairly evenly throughout affluent, transitioning, and low-income neighborhoods. Also not reported, for reasons of space, are most assaults stemming from verbal altercations nor most of the numerous, random purse & other snatchings that can occur anywhere and at any hour. Belmont, 1300 blk.: person or persons assaulted by one or more others with gun (no further details provided) [12mid, Sat., 4/30] Champlain, 2200 blk.: person or persons robbed at gunpoint by one or more others (no further details provided) [1am, Sat., 4/30] Champlain, 2500 blk.: man approached by 2 others, one of whom bumped him & then grabbed his cell phone off his belt clip [6pm, Sat., 4/9] Chapin, 1400 blk.: man grabbed by neck by one of 2 others who came from behind & robbed [10pm, Wed., 4/6] Col., 500 blk. (rear): man relieving himself [MPD characterization] in alley approached by another from behind who placed a knife to his neck & robbed him of cash [4pm, Wed., 4/6] Col., 1400 blk.: person or persons forcibly robbed by one or more others (no further details provided) [1am, Sat., 4/30] Col., 1600 blk.: person or persons forcibly robbed by one or more others (no further details provided) [3am, Sun., 5/1] Conn., 1200 blk.: person or persons assaulted with an unspecified weapon by one or more others (no further details provided) [2am, Sat., 4/30] Conn., 1700 blk.: man attacked from behind by 4 others who began to beat him about his face & body causing him to fall to pavement & injure his forehead at which time he was robbed [3am, Sat., 4/9] Corcoran, 1300 blk.: person or persons robbed at gunpoint by one or more others (no further details provided) [12mid, Sun., 5/1] Euclid, 700 blk.: man approached by another whose hand was under his shirt as if he had a gun while 2 other men were standing nearby as if they were in on the apparent attempted robbery which was not carried out when the 3 spotted police nearby [10pm, Sat., 4/9] Euclid, 700 blk.: man approached by 3 others who demanded his money, one of whom had his hand was under his shirt as if he had a gun, following which he handed over $3 & was then punched by one of the other men [10pm, Sat., 4/9] (note similarity with other incident at the very same location reported above) Fairmont & Sherman: man robbed at knifepoint by another who first robbed him & then kicked him to ground [11pm, Thu., 4/21] Fla. & N. Capitol: woman stopped at traffic light has purse snatched by man who reached into her car & grabbed it away [3pm, Sun., 4/17] Fla., 1300 blk.: woman followed into her office by man she noticed loitering in front of the building & who first asked for a cup of water & then robbed her at knifepoint [7am, Tue., 4/19] Fuller, 1500 blk.: man accosted from behind by 4 others, punched, fell to ground & continued to be attacked & then robbed [11pm, Sat., 4/9] Girard, 1100 blk.: taxi driver robbed of cash at gunpoint by passenger who then forced the driver out & drove off in the cab [6pm, Fri., 4/22] Girard, 1400 blk.: person walking toward apt. bldg. door approached from behind by man who instructed, turn around slowly and empty your pockets... I don t want to hurt or shoot you, so person complied believing there was a gun concealed in the camera bag that man was holding [6pm, Tue., 4/12] Gresham, 700 blk.: 3 persons robbed at gunpoint by 5 men, 3 of whom had guns [12mid, Sat., 4/9] Harvard, 1300 blk.: man unlocking his front door approached from behind by another claiming to have gun & demanding wallet, which he took when tossed to ground [9pm, Sun., 4/17] Kalorama, 1900 blk.: man robbed at gunpoint by another who departed the scene in a car [3pm, Tue., 4/19] Kenyon, 1200 blk.: man approached by 4 others claiming to have gun & who then began to beat him about the face & body & robbed him [12mid, Sat., 4/9] (note similarity with incident about 6 blks. east the same night) Lamont, 700 blk.: while walking home, man approached by a group of men, one of who punched him from behind & robbed him [12mid, Sat., 4/9] (note similarity with incident about 6 blks. west the same night) Lamont, 1800 blk.: woman robbed of purse & cell phone at gunpoint [11pm, Sun, 4/3] M, 900 blk.: man approached by 2 others, one of whom, without any warning, struck him in the face with his fist causing him to fall to ground, whereupon he was robbed [4pm, Fri., 4/15] Mass., 1300 blk. (rear): man approaching rear door of his bldg., jumped & thrown to the ground & robbed at gunpoint by another who got out of a car that had pulled up behind him [1am, Thu., 4/7] Mass., 1300 blk.: person or persons robbed at gunpoint by one or more others (no further details provided) [9pm, Sun., 5/1] Meridian, 1300 blk.: man walking home jumped by 4 others who knocked him to ground, kicked & robbed him [11pm, Fri., 4/22] New Hamp., 1200 blk.: man unloading luggage from car approached by another from behind who robbed him of cash at gunpoint [9pm, Tue., 4/12] O, unit blk.: one person cut by another with knife as that person & another attempted to retrieve a new, blue recycling bin from the person who had dragged it away from in front of the home where it belonged [1pm, Tue., 4/19] Q, 400 blk.: man approached from behind by another who demanded, Give me the wallet; I don t want to shoot [5pm, Sat., 4/23] Q, 600 blk.: person or persons robbed by one or more others (no further details provided) [6pm, Sat., 4/30] Q, 600 blk.: person or persons robbed by one or more others (no further details provided) [2am, Sun., 5/1] Q, 1500 blk.: man accosted by another who struck him in face causing him to fall & then robbed [2am, Thu., 4/21] Rhode Is., 900 blk.: man walking home has some items snatched from his belt clips by man who rode past him on a silver BMX bicycle [8pm, Mon., 4/11] S, 1700 blk.: woman sitting in front of her building approached by man who first asked, How do I get in the building, & then grabbed her laptop, whereupon she tried to stop him by kicking him & he then punched her in the face & took the laptop [10pm, Sun., 4/10] U, 1300 blk.: man walking to bank accosted by another who came up beside him, placed a gun to his side & told to keep walking until they reached a car into which he was placed wherein 2 other men were waiting with guns & who then robbed him [7am, Mon., 4/18] U, 1400 blk.: man walking suddenly struck in his face with an unknown object by another man who then fled [10pm, Tue., 4/19] Vermont, 1100 blk.: man approached by another who struck him on head with frying pan [1am, Wed., 4/20] (case closed with arrest) W, 200 blk.: 3 men standing on sidewalk all struck by 5-6 gunshots fired by the rear seat passenger of a car that had just turned onto the street [9pm, Sat., 4/9] 6th, 1500 blk. (rear): man walking through alley approached by another who pulled a gun & fired 2 shots, striking him in the buttock [11am, Wed., 4/20] 7th & O: man found lying on ground, conscious & breathing but suffering from 3 gunshot wounds to shoulder, armpit & lower back [9pm, Wed., 4/27] 7th, 1200 blk.: person or persons assaulted with a club by one or more others (no further details provided) [11am, Fri., 4/29] 7th, 1900 blk.: girl walking home from school shot in hip by person using paintball gun [3pm, Wed., 4/20] 9th & T: man about to get in his car attacked from behind by 2 others who stabbed him in the back & then struck him on the head with a bottle [3am, Sat., 4/23] 10th, 1400 blk.: man robbed at gunpoint by another [3am, Sun., 4/17] 11th & O: man standing at corner suddenly rushed at my another man wielding a golf club who exclaimed, You don t know who you are messing with, I will crack your head open! [4pm, Sun., 4/10] Cont., CRIME, p. 9

9 May 2005 The InTowner Page 9 CRIME From p. 8 11th, 1200 blk.: man approached by another who got out of his passing car & stated, If you didn t have your child with you, I would have stabbed you., whereupon he kicked the man in his stomach, got back into his car and drove off [5pm, Fri., 4/8] 11th, 1900 blk.: man jumped & knocked down by several others 7 repeatedly kicked about his head [2am, Sun., 4/10] (one of the assailants arrested following positive ID by witness who observed incident & called police) 11th, 2800 blk.: woman s purse snatched by 2 persons who approached from behind [4pm, Tue., 4/26] 12th, 1900 blk.: man approached by 3 others who asked if he had a cigarette & when he replied that he did not, was pushed to the ground & robbed [10pm, Sun., 4/17] 12th, 1900 blk.: man & companion accosted by 2 men with knives, one of whom grabbed the man, & were robbed [11pm, Tue., 4/26] 13th & Harvard: two men approached by 2 others who declared, You f***ing faggots, get the f**k out of here, whereupon they started chasing & throwing bricks at both [9pm, Tue., 4/12] 13th, 1600 blk.: 2 men walking together robbed by man who, as they made way for him to pass between them, turned around & robbed one of them at knifepoint (one of the men having complied with the demand for the wallet, while the other refused) [10pm, Wed., 4/27] 14th & Irving: man approached by another who first asked, Do you have a jack?, then clarified by asking, Do you have a light?, whereupon he produced a gun from his waistband, pushed it into the man s midsection & ordered him to walk toward the Metro (no further report on the outcome provided) [4pm, Tue., 4/12] 14th, 2000 blk.: man standing on sidewalk upon hearing gunshots, ran south & while running struck on right hand & left back [8pm, Mon., 4/11] 14th, 2400 blk.: man attacked by a group of juveniles who punched & kicked & then robbed him [5pm, Sun., 4/24] 15th & Harvard: 2 persons robbed by 4 men, one of whom pulled a gun [12mid, Mon. 4/11] 15th, 2000 blk.: man walking home attacked by another who jumped out from behind a tree, struck him in the throat with his elbow, pushed him to the ground, shoved his knee down on his stomach & chest & robbed him [2am, Sat., 4/16] 16th & Euclid: woman approached from behind by man who snatched items from her hand [8pm, Sun., 4/17] 16th & Euclid: man approached by 2 others who asked if they could use his cell phone to make a call to which he said he would dial the number for them & while he was dialing they snatched it from him & fled [8pm, Sun., 4/17] 16th & Mt. Pleasant: woman standing at corner robbed of purse at gunpoint by passenger who jumped out of car that pulled up next to her [12mid, Mon., 4/4] 16th & R: man walking past several persons stopped to ask for a cigarette & as one of the persons obliged, another pulled a gun from his jacket & fired 3 shots at cigarette requester, who was later treated at scene [4am, Wed., 4/6] 16th & S: woman s purse snatched by man who approached her & her companion from in front [1am, Sat., 4/16] 16th, 3600 blk.: man approached by 4 others, one of whom held him at gunpoint while he was robbed, all the while one of the other men was urging, Shoot his ass.... [10am, Mon., 4/25] 17th, 2400 blk. (rear): man assaulted & robbed by 3-5 unknown assailants who beat him unconscious as he was walking through alley, left unconscious & bleeding from face & head but became alert when EMS arrived to assist [5pm, Wed., 4/6] 18th, 2200 blk.: man walking home attacked by 2 others who jumped out from behind a tree, hit him about his face & body causing him to fall to ground & then robbed him [2am, Sun., 4/24] 18th, 2400 blk.: person or persons robbed at knifepoint by one or more others (no further details provided) [2am, Sat., 4/30] 18th, 2400 blk.: person or persons assaulted with an unspecified weapon by one or more others (no further details provided) [2am, Sun., 5/1] 22nd, 1200 blk.: woman & companion who were getting their car from the Embassy Suites Hotel approached by man who had been hiding behind a pillar & who brandished a knife & robbed them [10pm, Thu., 4/14] RIGHTS From p. 1 the purchase of their respective apartment buildings. (See, Adams Morgan, Dupont & Citywide Tenants May be Near Regaining Rights, InTowner, April 2005, page 1.) In shepherding this legislation from introduction in January to its early May final passage, Councilmember Graham noted the vital efforts of Council Chair Linda Cropp in crafting a compromise measure that satisfied both the DC title insurance industry and those of the affected tenants who, Graham noted, organized mightily in furtherance of the noteworthy objectives of the 95/5 measure. Graham summarized the bill s principal provisions as: (1) repeal of the just short of 100 percent property transfers used by DCRA in their misinterpretation of what constitutes a TOPA triggering apartment building sales transaction; (2) replacement of the so-called 95/5 provision with very narrow and explicitly written exceptions; (3) creation of an explicit notification to tenants of any actions affecting their respective building s ownership and an explicit dispute resolution process; (4) the provision of certainty to landlords and property title holders; and (5) the establishment of a task force to be appointed by Mayor Williams and Chairman Cropp and charged with studying all aspects of the District s Rental Housing Conversion and Sales Act, including its implementation and compliance. Several amendments offered by Council Members Mendelson, Sharon Ambrose, and Marion Berry were specifically added to this last provision calling for a study. And in a dramatic, final action on the last successful amendment--which was the most controversial amendment of the day and which was offered by Councilmember Fenty, Marion Barry saved the day with a Another of the several prominent older buildings in which the tenants have been affected by the 95/5 loophole is the Lanier in Adams Morgan, shown here. deft suggestion to eliminate the so-called retroactive phrase--which read and has always been, from Fenty s amendment which explicitly prohibits any future 95/5 letters of misinterpretation of the District s TOPA statute. With the elimination of those words, Council Chair Cropp announced that the amendment was no longer retroactive; Councilmember and former Mayor Barry opined that it simply eliminated something that was superfluous. Following the Council s early afternoon recess, the bill s co-author, Adrian Fenty, allowed that it really didn t make that much difference to him; he was far more concerned, he informally noted to The InTowner, with the successful further nailing down through a unanimous agreement to the adoption of the modified amendment of the bill s prohibition on any further misinterpretation letters violating the statutory rights of tenants under TOPA, the Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act. The final vote was 12 in favor; Ward 6 Councilmember Sharon Ambrose abstained. photos courtesy, Carmel Partners. COMMUNITY From p. 5 review at the following locations: Office of Planning (801 N. Capitol St., NE - Suite 4000); Martin Luther King, Jr. Library, Washingtoniana Division (9th & G Sts., 3rd Floor); and at the Kennedy Recreation Center. It is also available on line at planning.dc.gov. Individuals or representatives of organizations wishing to present testimony is requested to provide his or her name, address, telephone number and name of organization represented (if any) by calling Chris Shaheen, Ward 2 Neighborhood Planning Coordinator at no later than 5 p.m., Tuesday, June 7. All oral presentations will be limited to three (3) minutes. Written statements may be submitted for the record until 5 p.m., Thursday, June 9 and should be addressed to: Chris Shaheen, Ward 2 Neighborhood Planning Coordinator, DC Office of Planning, 801 N. Capitol Street, NE, Suite 4000, Washington, DC

10 Page 10 The InTowner May 2005 U STREET From p. 1 feet of retail lining the sidewalk. In the plans, the retail is divided into two halves of roughly equal size, suggesting that the retailers selected for the building will be larger, and perhaps fairly well-known. However, because retail tenants are most often only sought and selected in the final phase of construction of large-scale buildings such as this, specifics are unknown at this time. Set back from 14th Street on the interior of the parcel, two existing buildings will be transformed into The Warehouses at Union Row, with 58 split-level warehouse units. This portion of the development will feature townhouse-styled, multi-level homes with entrances at ground level plus either one or two additional levels of living space above, and private rooftop terraces. One of the project s most appealing features will be a pedestrian walk running along the interior of the development between the two renovated buildings, with landscaping and a fountain in the center. The developer is marketing this feature as a gathering place for residents and the visual centerpiece of the development. rendering--courtesy PN Hoffman. Architect s rendering showing how the common area walkway between the reconstructed former industrial buildings will appear. Each of the two sections of the project has its own parking: the Flats will provide 174 residential spaces for its 208 units plus 50 retail parking spaces, and the Warehouses will have 48 spaces for its 58 units. Metropolis Delivering Keys to Langston Lofts Buyers Just across V Street in the block situated just to the south of Union Row and across from the Reeves Municipal Center, Metropolis Development has been working to finalize its Langston Lofts project, an 80- unit loft condominium development with 7,500 square feet of retail lining the 14th Street side of the building. The first buyers began moving into the building in early May, and all units are expected to settle within about two months. At press time, final touches were being prepared throughout the public areas of the building, with cork flooring outside the elevators on the upper floors carefully covered in protective cardboard sheets, and hallways newly painted in vibrant colors, their blank wall spaces beckoning the arrival of the art that is being selected by the developer. The units vary in size and layout but all fall within the general category of loftstyle. Metropolis Development has made a name with platform loft condominiums, photo--michael K. Wilkinson--The InTowner. which give the whole unit the same ceiling, but elevate the bedroom space, toward the interior, a few feet above the level of the main living area. This layout gives the bedroom a commanding view of the rest of the unit, as well as visual access to the large windows in the main living space. Another unit type in the building actually has two levels, with main living space on the first level and bedrooms and baths on the upper level. Along the 14 Street façade, a new restaurant, to be called Busboys and Poets, is being built, with completion projected for early summer. Owned by Andy Shallal, also proprietor of the two well-known Dupont Circle restaurants Luna Grill and Mimi s American Bistro, Busboys and Poets will actually contain a bookstore and internet café, a 100- to 125-seat lounge area with casual seating within range of the wireless network), a 150-seat restaurant with additional bar seating, and a soundproofed theater area which will be used for business meetings, rehearsals for local theater companies, occasional poetry readings. The menu will emphasize individual-sized gourmet pizzas, gourmet sandwiches and pastries, and the café will serve its own private-label brand of coffee. Plans include breakfast, lunch, dinner and weekend brunch, as well as patio dining. Selection by NCRC of Parcel 34 Developer Raises Process Issues On February 25th, following a nearly photo Michael K. Wilkinson The InTowner. View of the upper, south-facing portion of Langston Lofts from the vantage point of the roof terrace, with 14th Street at the far end, showing the set-back, upper stories with their balconies offering views over U Street s smaller commercial buildings toward downtown. rendering--courtesy Jair Lynch Companies. Portion of architect s rendering showing how the building will appear on the northwest corner of 14th and Florida as one approaches up 14th Street toward Columbia Heights nine-month process, the National Capital Revitalization Corporation (NCRC) selected a development team for the vacant slice of land at the northwest corner of 14th Street and Florida Avenue, designated as Parcel 34. Often referred to as a gateway between the Greater U Street Historic District and Columbia Heights, Parcel 34 is the last of 10 parcels of land in Columbia Heights under NCRC control. Many say it is the most important NCRC parcel in the neighborhood, standing prominently at the intersection of the two rapidly developing neighborhoods, on the backbone of one of the city s fastest changing mixed-use corridors. The NCRC board selected Gateway 34, LLC, a team led by the Jair Lynch Companies, which has its headquarters around the corner from the site at 15th and U Streets. Gateway 34 won the competition with an $18.4 million proposal that includes 48 units of housing with a 20 percent setaside for affordable housing, 37 parking spaces, and a total of 4,800 square feet of retail condominiums that would be sold to two well-known specialty retailers currently leasing their stores on U Street, Trade Secrets and Zawadi. The appearance of the building, designed by the noted local architectural firm Sorg and Associates, could be considered more conservative, and is somewhat smaller, than the other buildings proposed and not accepted by the NCRC. In fact, the Gateway 34 decision came as a bit of a surprise to many neighborhood residents and activists. While many acknowledged that the choice was difficult, with each proposal possessing distinct pros and cons, a consensus emerged from several neighborhood groups, including the Columbia Heights ANC, that the best proposal came from a team led by PN Hoffman. ANC Commissioner Phil Spalding told The InTowner that several factors emerged from discussions with constituents, community meetings, and formal developer presentations pointing to the PN Hoffman proposal: the design was terrific ; the plan had the highest density (and as a consequence, the greatest number of affordable units set aside); and the retail plan was by far the most popular among neighborhood residents because of their intention to attract a small organic market such as Yes! Foods and a café such as Java House. Neighbors had consistently expressed a preference for these types of neighborhood services over a destination restaurant, or specialty retailers with specialized product lines. Ernest Springs, president of the Meridian Hill Neighborhood Association (see sidebar), suggested additional concerns with the Jair Lynch proposal, particularly with regard to the process by which they were selected by the NCRC. In a series of meetings with the community, the various developers demonstrated very different levels of responsiveness to community input, with Jair Lynch showing the least amount of flexibility in its plans over the time period. Springs specifically cited concerns that neighborhood associations and ANC members raised about building density, pedestrian safety, lack of parking, and a lack of enthusiasm among community members for the retail pro- Meridian Hill Neighborhood Residents Pulling Together Cont., U STREET, p. 22 The Meridian Hill section is sandwiched between several very popular neighborhoods that have been getting an much attention lately, and its residents have begun to take actions to strengthen their own neighborhood identity. Like many areas adjacent to newly popular neighborhoods (remember Dupont East, now known as Logan Circle, or is Dupont now being referred to as Logan Circle West?), the Meridian Hill neighborhood has been alternately included in Columbia Heights, Greater U Street and Cardozo-Shaw. With the spectacular Meridian Hill Park as its centerpiece, the neighborhood has always had a strong and vocal band of citizen activists and boosters, neighborhood associations, and park pushers, a fact which some believe has contributed to the lack of a clear identity for the residential streets surrounding it. Recently, members of three area neighborhood associations, the Florida Avenue Neighborhood Watch, the Friends of W Street, and the Belmont Street Civic Association, banded together to form the Meridian Hill Neighborhood Association. Together, association president Ernest Springs told The InTowner, we have strength in numbers that we didn t have before. Coming together into a larger group with one voice, he noted, adds to the strength of the neighborhood in critical debates in larger forums such as ANC meetings and development summits (such as was the case with the Parcel 34 selection process), and in interacting with city officials, elected representatives, the police, as well as the federal agencies with jurisdiction over the park. The new association draws members from as far south as W Street and as far north as Euclid Street, which form the southern and northern borders of Meridian Hill Park, and is working closely with neighboring community groups, including the highly organized Cardozo-Shaw Neighborhood Association and the South Columbia Heights Neighborhood Association. The association is applying for federal 501(c)3 tax status. Michael K. Wilkinson

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12 May 2005 The InTowner Page 13 photo Alexander Phimister Proctor Museum archive, Poulsbo, Washington (courtesy, Jeff Nelson). photo Washington, DC Dept. of Transportation (courtesy, Jeff Nelson). Page 12 The InTowner May 2005 Scenes from the Past... People can be seen here walking westward across the Q Street Bridge in the early 1920s, next to the beautiful lamp standards atop an Isle of Safety in middle of the bridge. They were removed in 1938, following numerous automobile accidents. bridge tigers, which had been cast in bronze at his own expense, he was awarded the contract for producing bronze buffaloes for the Q Street Bridge in Glenn Brown was chosen as the architect of the bridge. He began a partnership with his son Bedford Brown in 1907 after many years in business, and is perhaps best known for his central role in the McMillan Plan. Brown designed a 342-foot long, curved bridge, which is unique, as their construction is much more complex. The New York construction firm of A.L. Guidone & Company was given the contract to construct the bridge, which began in To accommodate the bridge s approach on the Georgetown side, the Dumbarton House, which occupied a site adjacent to Rock Creek, was relocated a few blocks west, and was raised off its foundation, rotated 90 degrees, and now occupies its present-day position on the north side of the 2700 block of Q Street. The bridge was completed with five large arches, above which were situated 56 carved sandstone Indian heads, based upon a life mask of Sioux Medicine Man and Chief photo Engineering News, Jan. 6, 1916 (courtesy, Jeff Nelson). nown popularly as the Buffalo Bridge, the Q Street Bridge that connects Dupont Circle and Georgetown is one of Washington s most unusual masonry bridges, with a gentle curve, multiple arches, and decorative features that include Indian heads and the familiar Buffaloes guarding each entrance. Georgetown citizens had lobbied for years for a grand bridge over Rock Creek Park, long before they witnessed the Connecticut Avenue (Taft) Bridge built in 1907, and an impressive 16th Street bridge built over Piney Branch in The bridge at Q Street was finally authorized by Congress in And like the others nearly 100 years later, the Q Street Bridge is also about to have its impressive bronze sculptures restored. This was a time of nostalgic interest and sympathy for Native Americans, as evidenced by the release of the Indian Head/Buffalo nickel in With lions on the Taft Bridge and tigers adorning the 16th Street bridge, buffaloes were proposed as mascots for the Q Street bridge. Because the city s commissioners had been impressed by sculptor Alexander Phimister Proctor s 16th Street Glenn Brown, architect of the Q Street Bridge, shown below in this photograph taken in the Octagon House, at 18th Street and New York Avenue, NW. photo Library of Congress, HABS Collection, Prints and Photographs Division, Shown here is one of the Indian head sculptures which adorn the side of the Q Street Bridge. photo William Dinwiddie, 1896, federal Bureau of Agricultural Economics; National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution (courtesy, Jeff Nelson). The newly completed Q Street Bridge is shown looking west toward Georgetown in this late 1915 view. The lamp standards had yet to be installed,and Rock Creek Parkway had yet to be developed. Chief Kicking Bear, wearing shirt decorated with human scalps, came to Washington, DC several times with Sioux delegations in the mid-to late 1890s, and on one of those visits he modeled for a life mask at the Smithsonian. Years later, his life mask was chosen as the basic model for the 56 carved sandstone Aztec-style heads which grace the Q Street Bridge. Kicking Bear (Mato Wanahtaka), which was owned by the Smithsonian. Kicking Bear was the leader of the Sioux Ghost Dance, which through misunderstanding and mistrust on the part of the pioneers led to the tragic massacre at Wounded Knee in December of Kicking Bear was jailed, only to have his bail paid by Buffalo Bill who took him to Europe in his Wild West Show. The model for the Indian heads was made by John Joseph Early, and they were handcarved by Ardolino Brothers Studios, from Kingwood sandstone located in Kingwood, West Virginia. At the time of his commission to sculpt the Q Street buffaloes, Alexander Phimister Proctor ( ) was one of the most famous animal sculptors in the world. As the bridge took shape, Proctor worked in his studio in New York to produce a 36-inch tall plaster model of a Buffalo, photographs of which were sent to the Fine Arts Commission for approval, after which Proctor enlarged his buffalo up to its final heroic size of eight feet tall by 14 feet long. He enlarged his Greenwich Village studio to accommodate the work. The left-facing buffalo (hooves together) was cast at the Henry-Bonnard Bronze Company in New York in 1913, and the right-facing buffalo (hooves apart) was cast there a year later. At the time, the buffalo statues were apparently the largest singlepiece bronze castings in U.S. history. The bridge was nearly complete at the end of 1915 at a cost of $223,553, and on Christmas Day, it was opened to the public. The lampposts were installed shortly thereafter and the bridge was complete. It was later given its official name of the Dumbarton Bridge, after the historic estate nearby, but has been known to locals for decades simply as the Buffalo Bridge. Almost 100 years of the harmful effects of weathering and acid rain have damaged the sculptures. Save Outdoor Sculpture (known as SOS!), a joint project between the DCbased nonprofit Heritage Preservation orga- photo Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection, Library of Congress (courtesy, Jeff Nelson). K Sculptor Alexander Phimister Proctor, above, in his Rome, Italy studio in 1925 seated among several of his works in progress, including a large buffalo head bas-relief commissioned for the keystones to be placed atop each arch of the Arlington Memorial Bridge. Being abroad, however, Proctor was unable to stop the U.S. Commission on Fine Arts from taking his design and giving it to sculptor C.P. Jennewin who then added the art deco aspect we see today. nization and the Smithsonian s American Art Museum, funded a renovation analysis, completed in January 2005 by private conservator Nicholas F. Veloz. An $85,000 renovation fund-raising campaign is being coordinated by the Dupont Circle Conservancy. Jeff Nelson, a co-owner of Dischord Records, a local Washington, DC record label founded in 1980, has been working on a book about the bridge for the past 17 years, and provided much of the information in this article. Phimister Sandy Proctor Church, the artist s grandson, had been a strong advocate for restoring his grandfather s work found all across the country. The four proud buffaloes that have stood guard these 90 years are very much in need of cleaning and restoration, and they truly deserve our attention and continued protection, so they may endure to greet pedestrians for generations to come. Paul Kelsey Williams Historic Preservation Specialist Kelsey & Associates, Washington, DC

13 Page 14 The InTowner May 2005 Searching for Cinnamon? Addisu Gebeya ( th St.; tel., ). This Ethiopian market sells a container with a mixture of tea spices--cinnamon, cloves, and cardamom. Caravan Grill ( th St.; tel., ). One of the standards of the Persian buffet is shami kebab, a ground beef roll scented with cinnamon. Jolt N Bolt ( th St.; tel., ). Chef Kirankumar B. Kamble from Mumbai (Bombay) is back with his Indian buffet, which frequently offers meatball and chicken curry, both fragrant from cinnamon stick. Todito Grocery (1813 Columbia Rd.; tel., ). The Latin- American grocery carries Mexican cinnamon and an intriguing mix to make horchata, a milky Central-American drink enriched with cinnamon and ground nuts and seeds. Five Spice Powder. Most supermarkets now carry this Chinese spice, a combination of cinnamon, cloves, star anise, and other flavorings. Penzey s Spices (tel., ). The mail order house with a large spice repertoire sells some hard-to-find condiments like Ceylon Cinnamon. David Pursglove Team writes to your needs Food in the Hood By Joel Denker SWEET WOOD : CINNAMON'S APPEAL Editor s Note: The writer, a former Peace Corp volunteer in Africa many years ago, is the author of Capital Flavors: Exploring Washington s Ethnic Restaurants (1988, Seven Locks Press), which evolved from his series in this newspaper over a decade ago, known then as The Ethnic Bazaar. In addition, in June 2003, his The World on a Plate: A Tour Through the History of America s Ethnic Cuisines was published by Westview Press (www. westviewpress.com), in which part of one chapter was drawn from articles that originally had appeared in this space. Queries, comments, suggestions can be sent to denker@starpower.net. have sprinkled my bed with myrrh, I with aloeswood and with cinnamon, come let us drink deep of love until the morning, and abandon ourselves to delight. In this ancient Hebrew proverb, an adulteress offers a seductive invitation. Cinnamon, then, possessed an allure it doesn t enjoy today. Much more than a seasoning, it was cosmetic, holy fragrance, perfume, medicine, and aphrodisiac in earlier epochs. Cinnamon is a spice made from the bark peeled from a tropical evergreen tree. Its rich oils were used as purifying agents in religious rites. In the Bible, the Lord instructs Moses to anoint the tabernacle of the congregation of the children of Israel with cinnamon s holy oil. When the Emperor Nero killed his wife, the story goes, he burned a year s supply of the spice in her funeral pyre. Cinnamon scented incense permeated Asian temples during religious ceremonies. Cinnamon was both sacred and profane. The sophisticated men of classical Rome massaged their faces and perfumed their hair with malabathrum, an oil drawn from the leaves of the tajpat, a cinnamon tree relative. The Romans infused wine with the luscious aromatic. The spice reached Greece and Rome by the 7th century B.C. But few knew where this mysterious bark came from. The Arab and Persian traders who imported it kept its origins a secret. They concocted fabulous stories about the plant, one of which was retold by the Greek historian Herodotus: Celebrating Our 18th Year! We could not have done it without you! Enjoy our acclaimed Regional Italian cuisine at moderate prices, overlooking the bustling neighborhood scene Patio Dining Piano Player Convenient to major hotels and Dupont Circle Metro 1701 Connecticut Avenue, N.W. Washington D.C (202) VALET PARKING FOR OUR DINNER CUSTOMERS The Arabians cover their bodies and faces, all but their eyes, with ox-hides and other skins before going out to collect kasie. It grows in a shallow lake. The lake and all the country round are infested by winged creatures like bats, which screech horribly and are very fierce. They have to be kept from attacking the men s eyes while they are cutting the cassia. (Note: Kasie and cassia are words for cinnamon.) Some tales had cinnamon coming from Arabia, others from Ethiopia and Somalia, the region called Cinnamon country. But since none of these areas had the damp climate the tree requires, they were not plausible sources. Historian Lionel Casson argues that the spice traveled to the Mediterranean from a vaster distance. From China and Southeast Asia, cinnamon arrived in India in small vessels that probably sailed with the monsoon. From there, it was carried to ports in Arabia and along the Horn of Africa, where middlemen took them West. These merchants called the bark darchini, an Arabic word that means both Chinese wood and sweet wood. Cinnamon was supplied in many forms- -whole branches, bushes, and bark. The Greek physician Galen assembled a present of aromatic wood for the Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius: a box shipped from the land of the barbarians in which was a whole cinnamon tree of the first quality. The spice from the Orient is a variety called cassia, one member of the very large Cinnamon family. Discovered by the Northern Chinese when they were colonizing the tropical South in the 2nd century B.C., the trees grew wild in large forests in the high mountains. The Chinese, who quickly began domesticating the tree, treated it with awe. If eaten with toad s brains for seven years, the philosopher Bao-pu-zi wrote, cinnamon would make one immortal. Cinnamon s aroma was considered beneficent. According to an ancient Chinese text, the spice could eliminate the stench of raw meat. This quality made it a valuable meat preservative. Cinnamon also conquered nausea and diarrhea, the Chinese believed. Applied to the face, it gave one a youthful appearance. Another kind of cinnamon, a sweeter, more delicate variety than the more pungent cassia, would lure traders and empire builders. Its bark was tan, not the reddishbrown of the Chinese evergreen. This was the cinnamon of Sri Lanka, what some called true cinnamon, in contrast to the bastard Chinese type. We rarely see it because most supermarket cinnamon is actually cassia. In the 14th century, the famous Arab voyager Ibn Battuta traveling in Sri Lanka saw the whole of the coast... covered with the trunks of cinnamon brought down by the rivers. The Portuguese, who had already built forts and trading posts along the southwestern coast of India, set out to capture the island s spice treasure. They took over Sri Lanka in 1536 and forced the king, who once monopolized the spice, to pay tribute in kilos of cinnamon. Bursting with cinnamon, ships sailed for Lisbon. Carracks were often so loaded down with the spice that sailing was difficult. In 1610, Captain Jean Mocquet, according to historian Anthony Disney, wrote that steering was a great deal of trouble because the ship had cinnamon almost as far as the middle of the mast. The cinnamon fleete was hauling a spice that was gaining cachet among the upper classes of Europe. Synamome, the 15th century English naturalist, John Russell, wrote, was for lordes, canelle (cassia), for commyn people, On the Continent, cinnamon became popular as a tonic, a sedative for childbirth, and as a Cont., FOOD, p. 15

14 T he evening started off with an almostmishap: Narrowly running over Andy Rooney (or his clone) crossing near the Cosmos Club, which preceded an interminable conversation about terrorism and politics at a nearby table. Could the food rescue the mood, the evening? Yes, as it turned out. The dinner at Etrusco salved the sagging spirits, offering the promise of better things to come. Of all the Dupont Circle restaurants, Etrusco has seemed to stand apart with its limited hours and very sophisticated ambiance. A change in chefs from Francesco Ricchi to George Vetsch and a substantial change in menu mark a sea change for this very up-scale Italian eatery. Don t expect to find tomato-based spaghetti sauces favored by Italo-American cooks, or the pappardelle with duck sauce once served on Ricchi s menu. What you will find is classic Italian cooking stripped of any frills or fripperies. Although the menu changes nightly, assured the waiter, you can expect exquisite perfection in, say, the asparagus appetizer served with olive oil, lemon quarters and parsley, or scaled up a notch with butter and Parmesan cheese. For simplicity s sake, stick with the olive oil, which seems more authentic anyway, and let the waiter garnish your olive oil ramekin for bread dunking with freshly grated Parmesan cheese, then drizzle some of that over the carefully peeled and trimmed spears. Five to a plate, and just enough to appreciate the simple pleasures of fresh lemon juice squeezed over asparagus brushed with olive oil. Oh, yes, the bread. Rustic, whole-grained and with a crumbly texture, it s a perfect foil for fruity olive oil. You may even wish for more bread for soaking up sauces and for dunking in olive oil. Starter selections avoid such routine offerings as grilled sausage, fried calamari, or bruschetta in favor of buffalo mozzarella with anchovy sauce or an antipasto mixture with artichokes, asparagus wrapped in Parma prosciutto, farm egg with anchovy, and beans, tuna and onion. Salads, too, FOOD From p. 14 breath sweetener. The Portuguese also sold Europeans a liqueur distilled from the halfdried bark. The Dutch supplanted the Portuguese in Sri Lanka in 1656 and established a ruthlessly efficient system of cultivating cinnamon. When prices of their crop began dropping, they would cut supplies by burning bark in the Netherlands. RESERVATIONS RECOMMENDED By Alexandra Greeley* ETRUSCO Reprise seem to take the less-is-more approach with the asparagus choices joined by an arugual, dandelion and cress bowl and a vegetable soup purée. Adhering to a strict Italian meal format, you d move on to the pasta course, here spaghetti brightened by your choice of four different sauce toppings: tomato and basil; shrimp, squid and mussels; anchovies tomato, olives, oregano and breadcrumbs; and, finally, mussels with garlic and parsley On the other hand, the eager would skip that in favor of the main game: here, a choice of seafood or meat entrées. If it shows up, a classic zuppa di pesce a brawny but not briny seafood chowder has a broth with a delicate tomato base laced with herbs and wonderful seafood flavors, and brimming with chunks of a fleshy white fish, mussels, plump shrimp and calamari--all in all, a memorable feast. The ideal conclusion? A fresh strawberry gelato, obviously seasonal, and so intensely strawberry you might think you have sat down to a bowl of fresh fruit. Fresh strawberries also turn up topped with crema zabaione, and fresh pineapple in a sorbeto. Otherwise, expect a vanilla gelato several ways or a torta alla caprese, or chocolatealmond cake. With its sand-colored walls, scattered potted greens, and modern jazz background music, Etrusco offers a quiet respite from the DC crush. And with some imagination, if you sit in the atrium section, you could almost believe you are on a terrazzo in some Italian villa. Perhaps. Trattoria Etrusco, th St., NW; tel., (202) Hours: Dinners only, Mon.-Sat. Entrée price range: $16 to $27. Major credit cards accepted. *Alexandra Greeley is a food writer, editor, and restaurant reviewer. She has authored books on Asian and Mexican cuisines published by Simon & Schuster, Doubleday, and Macmillan. Other credits include restaurant reviews and food articles for national and regional publications, as well as former editor of the Vegetarian Times and former food editor/writer for the South China Morning Post in Hong Kong. As cinnamon was transplanted to new lands, like the Indian ocean islands of Seychelles and Mauritius, the feverish struggles to capture the spice dissipated. But the aromatic retains its mystique. Scientists have discovered that adding the spice to apple juice contaminated with E coli bacteria killed almost all the germs. It has natural killing power, Professor Daniel Fung, a food science expert, told the BBC. Our Weekday Lunch Specials Mondays Bud, Burger & Fries $7.95 It s the Real Deal! A 12oz Budweiser, A Half-Pound Burger, and Steak Fries. Tuesdays Ceasar Chicken Wrap $8.95 Grilled Chicken with Lettuce, Tomatoes, Onions, Rice & Our Special Sauce. Served with Baked Beans. May 2005 The InTowner Page 15 Our Website Is Open All Day All Night Wednesdays Pancakes $ 7.95 Pancakes & Eggs $ 8.95 Served with Fresh Fruit, Home Fries or Steak Fries, and Sausage or Bacon. Thursdays BBQ Sandwich $8.95 A 6oz Portion of BBQ Pork Served on a Sesame Seed Bun. Served with Steak Fries and Cole Slaw. 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15 Page 16 The InTowner May 2005 At The Museums By David Barrows* and Anthony L. Harvey** CORCORAN GALLERY OF ART 17th Street & New York Avenue, NW tel., ; $5, adults; $3 seniors; $1 students* Wed.-Mon., 10am-5pm; Thu. to 9pm After a nation-wide art survey focusing on new American work of exceptional quality, the Corcoran s co-curators and 48th Biennial exhibition co-organizers selected a baker s dozen of America s contemporary artists men and women Spaulding, Bucket Girl, (2000); G Fine Art, Washington, DC. *David Barrows is a published poet and painter whose work has been shown in the Washington area over the past 20 years. He studied at the Cooper Union in New York and at the Corcoran School of Art and earned his B.A. in Fine Arts at The George Washington University **Anthony L. Harvey is a collector of contemporary art, with an emphasis on Washington artists. He is a founding member of the Washington Review of the Arts. For many years he was the staff person in the United States Senate responsible for arts and Library of Congress oversight by the Senate s Rules and Administration Committee and the House and Senate s Joint Committee on the Library. working in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago, New York City, and Washington, DC. Closer to Home, the exhibition s formal title, includes four hometown heroes, three of whom work with still photography, computer digital imaging, and the use of film and video in the creation of conceptual works. These three Colby Caldwell, James Huckenpahler, and John Lehr are all accomplished young artists whose cool, ironic, and self-referential works are often featured in cool white box exhibitions at such handsome local venues as Fusebox and Hemphill Fine Arts in their new 14th Street locations on 14th Street. The work of a fourth local artist, that of the much admired sculptor Jeff Spaulding, exhibits more traditional artistic accomplishments, especially in his realizations of uncanny, arresting, and visually dramatic sculptural figures using, in unexpected juxtapositions and arrangements, the most unlikely mélange of found objects. Spaulding s work is a delight and is among the show s treasures; it also displays a wonderfully subversive sense of humor. Another deservedly featured artist is the Chicago sculptor Richard Rezack, whose ingenious architectural creations of painted wood and metal, which are installed next to his preparatory and parallel drawings, are severe and beautiful, delicate and sturdy, whimsical, and structurally fascinating. Rezack s sculptures are the conceptual highlights of the Biennial; they are also the best installed and lighted pieces in the show. New York City s Chakaia Booker s terrific large sculpture made of torn rubber tires mounted on a large wooden frame is installed behind the atrium s westernmost pillars and not well lighted--what a shame! And Chicago sculptor Inigo Manglano- Ovalle s single sculpture, a magnificent, ceiling-hung work made of titanium alloy and fiberglass titled Cloud (2004) is lost in a large gallery lery space of other works. Other pieces es in this exhibition are interesting in their reflection of what artists are doing in the prestige venues es of contemporary American art. And a final artist viewing can be had by exiting the Biennial through the soon to be demolished historic rotunda where a bizarre display of the Fall of Babylon by the Reverand Ethan Acres of Los Angeles is installed. The 48th Corcoran Biennial of American Art continues through June 27, and is accompanied by a hardbound exhibition catalog Booker, The Nest, (2003); courtesy Marlborough Gallery, New York. containing illustrations of many if not most of the works in the show, and some that are not. Anthony L. Harvey Gilbert Stuart, Francis Malbone and His Brother Saunders, c NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART Constitution Ave. at 4th St., NW info, / Daily, 10am-5pm Gilbert Stuart With bravura brush strokes, a lustrous palette of warm, rich flesh tones, and a keen sense of human personality and how to render that personality s facial expression on a painterly canvas, Gilbert Stuart set an example of American portrait painting in the late 18th and early 19th centuries that has rarely been equaled here or abroad. The current exhibition of Stuart s masterpieces which is now on display in the West Building will be a further revelation to those who only know Stuart as the painter of George Washington s famous iconic images--especially the familiar face on the American one dollar bill. The painting for this image, and the many more that Stuart painted to make of himself America s pre- mier portrait painter, as well as rich and famous, served also to establish Washington s personal appearance as the epitome of those strong human qualities that made him justly called the father of his country. Organized by the Smithsonian s National Portrait Gallery, whose home in the old Patent Office Building remains under r e n o v a t i o n, and New York s Metropolit an Museum of Art, Stuart s portraits are present- ed chronologically, grouped according to the cities where he intrepidly conducted his profession. The exhibition s 91 paintings are drawn from over 50 collections located throughout the United States, the United Kingdom, and from the National Gallery of Ireland in Dublin. The stars of the show are the baker s dozen of Stuart s Washington portraits, which are beautifully installed and lighted in the Gallery s handsomely appointed rooms. Their centerpiece is the famous Lansdowne standing portrait of Washington as the American Republic s first President; this painting was only recently acquired by the National Portrait Gallery as a gift to the nation through the generosity of the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation. Together with the equally well-known Athenaeum Portraits of George and Martha Washington and the Vaughan Portrait in the Andrew Mellon Collection at the National Gallery, one is able to view at the same time three of the greatest Washington portrait paintings. These works alone would continue Stuart s fame through the centuries. And it is the great joy of this exhibition to see a full retrospective of the artist s long and productive career during which he created a universe of masterful portraits. These include those of the new nation s first presidents after Washington and other remarkable men and women prominent during the early days of the American Republic--all informatively presented. This large and generously proportioned show has stunning paintings in each room, beginning with several from Stuart s early days in Newport, including the Copleylike double portrait of Francis Mallbone and his Brother Saunders painted in 1774 when Stuart was just 19 and the riveting London portrait done nine years later of Gilbert Stuart, Elizabeth Patterson Bonaparte, 1804.

16 William Woollett, the artist and engraver to King George III, a painting that amply foreshadows Stuart s future greatness. Woollett, described as an odd little figure, is painted dressed in brilliant reds and greens with his shaved head covered by a dramatic, red velvet turban. Other brilliant paintings from Stuart s London days include his powerful portrait of the great Mohawk Chief, Joseph Brant, painted wearing his silver gorget at his throat, the armor-like protective gorget having been a gift from George III. Stuart s painting was a commission from Brant s close friend and comrade in arms, the Duke of Northumberland. One sees Stuart s impact on Homer and Eakins in both the painterly skills and the dramatic flourishes of the Woollett and Brant masterpieces. A favorite from the National Gallery of Art s own collection, the astonishing portrait of Catherine Brass Yates, painted in 1794 while Stuart was living in New York, is a masterwork of taut and severe silken elegance. Stuart seemed drawn to painting women with powerful personalities--no doubt married to men with powerful pocketbooks. And Stuart s well-known contrarian streak is beautifully reflected in a pair of somewhat unfinished and equally dissimilar portraits of two remarkable and at times eccentric early American figures--john Bill Rickets, the handsome proprietor and star attraction of America s first circus, who was also George Washington s favorite equestrian, and Elizabeth Patterson Bonaparte, the shrewd, willful, and beautiful Baltimorean who married (a displeased Napoleon s) younger brother Jerome. The charming Rickets portrait includes a pair of sketchedin horse heads, while Betsy Patterson Bonaparte s painting is a triple portrait in a humorous style of the three graces. The exhibition concludes with a triumphant room of masterpieces painted by Stuart in the last part of his career when he was living in Boston. These paintings range from the penetrating, 1818 portrait of Stuart s long-time friend and colleague, the history painter John Trumbull to the animated, 1825 visage of Josiah Quincy shown with Boston s Quincy Market in the background. Others include the exquisite portrait of Lydia Smith (1810) and a deft and captivating portrait of the pioneering American surgeon and medical scholar John Collins Warren (1812). The enigmatic and wildly alert head of Washington Allston appears--off center--floating in the middle of an 1818 canvas, while the show concludes with a breathtakingly brilliant final portrait of John Adams, which Stuart painted in This wonderful exhibition, which is sponsored by the Target Corporation and the Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, In Bed: The Kiss, 1892 Charles Maurin, Loïe Fuller, c Donald W. Reynolds Foundation, continues through July 31. It is accompanied by a (customarily) terrific, free full-color exhibition leaflet, as well as a magnificent scholarly catalog by the co-curators--carrie Rebora Barratt of the Metropolitan Museum and Ellen G. Miles of the National Portrait Gallery. Anthony L. Harvey Toulouse-Lautrec Even if you have overdosed on Belle Époque posters and think you ve seen all the Toulouse-Lautrec you can digest, Toulouse-Lautrec and Montmartre will show you other artists you do not get to see often since this exhibition is as much concerned about Montmartre as it is with Lautrec. During the 1890s and into the early years of the 20th century Montmartre was a marginal area outside the Parisian city limits where artists could feel free to self-destruct and/or to create. By its interesting weave of film and cogent wall texts, along with well-integrated display cases and photographs, the National Gallery gives off some of the excitement Parisians must have felt when they entered the daring and licentious milieu of Montmartre with its numerous nightclubs and its maisons closes (the polite French way of saying whorehouses ). Featured in the exhibition documentary is some old film footage of Loïe Fuller doing the first voguing as she stood on a disc of revolving, colored lights affecting her flowing, otherwise white robes. Montmartre--a community bridging middle class and working class districts- -contained in some of its stores and nightclubs the chosen ingredients from colonial arts and cultures. The chosen foreign spice for the nightclub called Le Chat Noir (The Black Cat) was the shadow play. Such plays indigenous to China, Japan, and Indonesia used light that was projected from behind a screen to cast silhouettes from moving cutouts of animals, gods and humans. Towards the turn of the 20th century, France was at the height of its empire with possessions in China, Africa, India and South America, not to mention many of its occupied islands. Colonial empires were introducing something other than raw materials: occupied lands in the East and Africa were starting to give off the radiance of their dying cultures as they were being transformed and plundered. Commodore Perry had already forced open the trade route to Japan by cannon less than 50 years before. Artifacts and crafts were streaming in. Parisian audiences could see with new eyes and ears what the ancients had never considered. They could separate art for its own sake as a source of aesthetic pleasure away from art that which was produced to serve cultural and religious necessities. Japan was present in stores as well as in the shadow plays at Le Chat Noir. And it was from these projections of shadow and silhouette that curators say Count Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec owed his flat and reduced poster style. Lautrec in his turn would be one of the main inspirers of the style called Art Nouveau, a style that, Art Deco that eas to come along later, was influenced by artifacts coming from colonial possessions. Lautrec himself, crippled and deformed as a result of a childhood accident when thrown from a horse, found himself to be a kind of outcast and sought solace in liquor and sex. He was the companion of sex workers and artists alike. He was the inspiration for such Montmartre residents as Pablo Picasso and Pierre Bonnard. The nightclubs and maisons closes of Montmartre, peopled with the fallen and the debauched, would become his study. Nor would he be the only artist so occupied. Hence, in this exhibition we have sketches by painting or by pencil depicting the underworld by such artists as Edgar Degas, Emile Bernard and Pablo Picasso. A special treat is The Client, a pencil, watercolor and gouache by Jean-Louis Forain in which a businessman studies the entreaties of several provocatively undressed prostitutes as if he were an old dilapidated version of Paris judging among rude goddesses. Toulouse-Lautrec s take is different. Unpleasant but tasteful--considering the circumstances--is his Medical Inspection painted in 1894 where prostitutes are lifting their dresses at the local STD clinic which is trying to ensure the safety of their customers. We also encounter the penetrating, psychological portraits of members of May 2005 The InTowner Page 17 the demi-monde. Outstanding is Lautrec s La grosse Maria. In contrast to his stylized work in the form of posters, his portraits zero in candidly, often showing a frenzied brush work, where he seeks to portray his sitters beyond the face put on for the public. Especially touching and worth the trip to the gallery by itself is his 1892 painting, In Bed: The Kiss. With just a little imagination, you can see that the women were braving two worlds: the harsh one of prostitution and the other taboo of lesbianism. Their love lives still in their zealous and impassioned faces, as well as in the sensitive portrayal of their arms. We see how they were able to transcend the hell that the world had made for them. The painting moves with great tension and sensitivity alike. On loan from a private collection, this is a painting not likely to be seen in public for a long time to come; see it while you can. Some of us might think that we have overdosed on Lautrec over the years until we see such a work. Even if cabaret posters seem too familiar, other works from that genre will surprise you, especially the anonymously created Ambassadeurs Aristide Bruant dans son cabaret. One can see Lautrec s affection for this entrepreneur of the nightclub, probably because he was a happy patron. But in this anonymous poster, the eyes of Aristide Bruant appear eagle-like and ruthless, of a strong and too powerful personality. The image is fierce and memorable. Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Medical Inspection (Rue des Moulins), c Who can ignore the marvelous portrait by the Spaniard in Paris, Ramón Casas, of the modern, French composer Eric Satie, shown as clearly satisfied with his bohemian life and dress. The painting is on loan from Northwestern University. And, you will join the chorus and mew with delight on seeing Theophile-Alexandre s Apotheosis of Cats. There is plenty to amaze and delight in this stimulating exhibition that also includes a couple of works by Van Gogh and a wonderful oil on paper painting by Louis Valtat. Closing on June 12, this is a must-see not to be missed. David Barrows Editor s Note: Accompanying the exhibition is a superbly presented documentary about the artist and his relationship to the artists and movements of his generation in Paris. The cinematography is gorgeous and the manner in which his complex life story is told is both engrossing and lively. Well worth the modest $19.95 cost in the museum shops for this full-length documentary produced by the Gallery s own creative staff.

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19 Page 20 The InTowner May 2005 PREMIUM CUSTOMER SERVICE It Is Our Name And Our Standard Let us know if we can help you with your real estate closing. AT DUPONT CIRCLE (South Exit) 1914 Sunderland Place, NW, Washington, D.C (202) (202) Fax TENACITY GROUP VISIT OUR HOME Selected Recent Real Estate Sales Prepared for the InTowner by Jo Ricks* Reporting Period: March 2005 SINGLE FAMILY HOUSES 595 Columbia 450, Columbia 555, Elm 455, Euclid 365, Euclid 450, Euclid 811, Flagler 412, Girard 781, Hopkins 1,410, Irving 221, Kenyon 660, Lamont 364, Manor 395, Mintwood 1,369, Monroe 815, N 430, New Jersey 605, New Jersey 660, NEW JERSEY 340, Newton 633, Newton 589, Newton 637, O 1,135, Oakwood 615, Odgen 625, Ontario 555, P 350, P 455, P 450, P 439, Park 799, Park 535, Park 799, Q 544, R 1,800, R 374, R 390, R 2,050, Rhode Island 499, Rock Creek Church 425, Rock Creek Church 535, S 499, S 763, S 872, Seaton 479, Shepherd 359, Spring 487, Swann 1,276, Swann 977, Swann 1,100, T 330, T 889, T 890, Thomas 585, U 350, U 518, Upshur 430, Upshur 470, Upshur 525, W 459, Wyoming 3,214, rd 378, th 450, th 660, th 1,050, th 380, th 545, th 430, th 655, th 525, th 1,300, th 525, th 600, th 660, th 600, th 807, st 1,560,000 CONDOMINIUMS 2611 Adams Mill #T-3 Lynshire 326, Bryant #1 Bryant Court 479, Bryant #2 Bryant Court 539, Calif. #21 Kalorama 489, Calif. #20 Wendell 524, Calif. #21 Wendell 527, Calif. #30 Wendell 494, Calif. #1 449, Calif. #2 485, Calif. #3 450, Calif. #4 430, Champlain #102 Adams Row 565, Champlain #202 Adams Row 575, Champlain #213 Adams Row 500, Chapin #404 Denver 349, Chapin #204 Chapin Heights 329, Church #507 Saxon Court 660, Church #401 Metro 640, Clifton #514 Wardman Court 419, Columbia #108 Adams Court 200, Columbia #102 Halsten 240, Columbia #414 Wyoming 1,025, Conn. #6 Kalorama 702, Corcoran #19 Corcoran Walk 510, Euclid #202 Euclid Manor 174, Euclid #301 Euclid Manor 309, Fairmont #5 Galvin 508, Fairmont #1 398, Harvard 342, Harvard #A 267, Kalorama #310 Kalorama Loft 661, L #206 Quincy Park 449, L #406 Quincy Park 515, L #705 Quincy Park 515, L #807 Quincy Park 427, L #808 Quincy Park 489,000 1 Logan Cir. #8 805, M #603 Mark On M 382, M #606 Mark On M 544, M #607 Mark On M 524, M #707 Mark On M 590, M #706 Mark On M 524, M #903 Mark On M 379, Mass. #809 Midtown 461, Mass. #331 Boston House 225, Mass. #115 Winthrop House 191, Mass. #406 Winthrop House 168, Mass. #815 Winthrop House 189, Meridian #Ll-3 292, N #102 Radius 199, N #116 Radius 385, N #705 Radius 509, N #207 Central 392, New Hamp. #225 Appoline 355, New Hamp. #404 Portsmouth 559, New York # , O #1 325, O #32 Leland 436, O Twining Court 990, P #T3 Webster House 312, P #502 Webster House 360, Park #A Cheyenne 454, Park #B Cheyenne 415, Q #205 Cairo 231, Q #304 Cairo 456, R #101 Logan 345, R #401 Roydon 601, R #601 Roydon 566, Randolph #301 Nebraska 264, Rhode Is. #712 Zenith 555, Rhode Is. # , Rhode Is. # , Rhode Is. # , Rhode Is. # , S #506 Chateau Thierry 390, S #3c 582,000 1 Scott Cir. #616 General Scott 226, T #2 Ipara 515, T #305 Nolando 379, T #406 Nolando 297, T #2 353, Vernon #21 361, Wash. Cir. #1 329, Willard #106 Willard Mansions 345, Willard #204 Willard Mansions 310, st #1 Petwin 415, st #B Ledroit House 430, nd #1 324, nd #3 259, th #T1 Flats At Shaw 324, th #02 Tabacco Factory 552, th #2 470, th #1 Jacob 490, th #2 Jacob 460, th #3 Jacob 475, th # , th # , th # , th # , th # , th # , th # , th # , th # , th # , th # , th #2 Logan Villa II 445, th #001 Portner 390, th #301 Portner 499, th # , th # , th #2d Stonesdale 370, th #206 Easterly 239, th #306 Easterly 229, th #6 195, th #417 Park Tower 265, th #3 Renaissance 589, th #102 Tuskaloosa 510, th #101 Dupont East 217, th #814 Imperial House 233, th #4 Barbour House 306, th #1011 Kalorama Place 757, st #302 Jason 390, st #301 The Lexington 713, rd #2g South Ritz-Carlton 731, rd 3d South Ritz-Carlton 1,025, rd #6f South Ritz-Carlton 2,095, rd #2c Ritz-Carlton 1,025, rd #1006 Gibson 599, rd #719 Metropolitan 419,500 COOPERATIVES 1801 Clydesdale #403 The Saxony 145, Clydesdale #424 Saxony 235, Clydesdale #4 Clydesdale 325, Ontario #418 Ontario 350, R #32 Hawarden 480, R #41 Hawarden 445, Wyoming #11 Altamont 836, th #B-3 Copley Plaza 160, th #514 Copley Plaza 340, th #411 Rutland Court 180, rd #911 Westhaven 561,000 *Jo Ricks is Associate Broker at City Houses in Washington, DC. The sales shown here were handled by various agents from the many real estate brokerage firms actively working in the neighborhoods reported on by this newspaper.

20 DC, Baltimore Realty Boom Reveals Huge Disparity in Prices vs. Values: Part 2 By Paul K. Williams This month continues a short series on the comparison of residential real estate between Washington DC and Baltimore, Maryland. The IRS reported that over 80,000 residents of Washington moved to Baltimore and its close suburbs between 2000 and 2003, and realtors in Baltimore City now claim that new homebuyers from Washington account for 20 percent of their client base. This may challenge Mayor Williams program to increase DC residency by 100,000, and The InTowner is interested in exploring where many of the current DC residents are relocating. In future reports, we will compare similar purchase costs, housing types, condominiums, property taxes, highest price home on the market, and a few other real estate revelations that might surprise homebuyers or the curious alike. In this, our second look into the real estate market for both locations, we compare a similar, highly desirable urban neighborhood for both cities: Dupont Circle in DC and Mount Vernon Square in Baltimore. Our DC house is an end unit townhouse in Dupont Circle, blocks away from the Circle itself, shops, dining, gay nightlife and the urban center, as is our house in Baltimore, which is situated on Mount Vernon Square itself. Both houses sold over their asking prices, photos Paul K. Williams The InTowner. At left, Washington, Greater U Street Historic District. At right, Baltimore, Mt. Vernon Square Historic District. but both are vastly different in size. In addition, the Baltimore example had served previously as several apartments, and is in need of renovation. However, for the two comparable neighborhoods, the house in Washington Baltimore has more than 3,312 additional square feet of living space at half the cost. The details of each property are shown, below: Address: 1512 T Street, N.W. Neighborhood: Dupont Circle Sale Date: January, 2005 Sold Price: $890,000 (asking price: $799,900) Previous Sale Date/ Price: September 10, 2001, for $367,000 Stories: 2 (17 wide x 51 deep) Enclosed Square Footage: 1,916 Lot Size (sf): 1,156 Bedrooms: 3 Baths: 2.5 Year Built: c Minutes to Downtown: 15 Similar Baltimore Neighborhood: Mount Vernon Square Known Amenities: Parking, completely renovated, unfinished basement. Baltimore Address: 13 West Mount Vernon Place, Baltimore Neighborhood: Mount Vernon Sale Date: May 13, 2004 Sold Price: $462,000 (asking price: $350,000 by auction) 1 Previous Sale Date/Price: September 25, 2003, for $450,000 Stories: 5 (27 wide by 62 deep) Enclosed Square Footage: 5,228 Lot Size (sf): 1,800 Bedrooms: 15 Baths: 8 Year Built: 1830 Minutes to Downtown: 15 Similar Washington Neighborhood: Dupont Circle Known Amenities: Parking, original architectural detailing, situated on south side of Mt. Vernon Sq. 1 The house was sold with a tenant on the second floor, with a life interest in occupying the unit. However, for an additional $35,000, payable to the tenant at any time in the future, the new buyer can terminate the lease. May 2005 The InTowner Page 21 JO This Realtor Is Not Your Average Jo. JO RICKS Associate Broker, CBR, GRI Specializing in Washington s Downtown Neighborhoods Since Logan Circle Resident x112 Disclaimer Data on transactions and property is culled from a combination of government real property tax databases, MRIS listings, historic maps and photographs. Every effort is made for accuracy, but in some instances, square footage, bedrooms, or other inclusions must be estimated.

21 Page 22 The InTowner May 2005 U STREET From p. 10 gram. He noted that while other developers, including PN Hoffman, made significant changes to their plans over the course of several months of dialog with the community, the Jair Lynch team won with a proposal that reflected very few of the neighborhood s suggestions for improvements. Springs and others concluded that the NCRC, in the end, gave far less consideration to developers responsiveness to neighborhood concerns than they suggested they would in their meetings with the public. Rather, some participants in the process suggested, it was the partnership arrangement that Jair Lynch included for NCRC and its RLARC subsidiary that put their proposal over the top in the decision process. Ward 1 Councilmember Jim Graham, who had given his public support to the PN Hoffman proposal, told The InTowner that he feared the participation of the NCRC/ RLARC would actually slow down the process, noting his long-standing dissatisfaction with the pace of development on other NCRC parcels. At a minimum, echoing many others concerns, he further stated, The building s appearance is going to have to change dramatically. Newly elected ANC Commissioner Mike Smith, while agreeing that the process seems to have marginalized the great weight of ANC and community group decisions, struck an optimistic note: I hope we can work with Jair Lynch, develop a good relationship with them, and help him and his team produce a structure that is aesthetically pleasing and contributes to the neighborhood.

22 May 2005 The InTowner Page 23 j i m b e l l r e a l e s t a t e. c o m D U P O N T C I R C L E L i s t i n g K A L O R M A U n d e r C o n t r a c t Stunningly renovated Row home with 2 parking spaces Historic detail blended with modern design All new systems Beautifully designed kitchen and baths Three bedrooms and two full and one half bath in the main house Two story deck with views of the Washington Monument Basement/in-law unit $1,498, T Street, NW Stately totally renovated Massachusetts Avenue row house with one car parking Four Bedrooms and Two Full and Two Half Baths Design features granite, marble, stainless steel, Waterworks fixtures Home retains the charm and warmth of the original details Exceptionally large deep south rear boxwood garden that overlooks Rock Creek Park $1,895, Massachusetts Avenue NW EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY

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