■ Gonzaga beatsDeMatha to move intofirst place. Page 13.■ Coolidge downsRoosevelt to snapRiders’ streak. Page 13.

■ Council funds Janneyparking garage, Takomarebuilding. Page 3.■ Four projects aim forConnecticut Avenueimprovements. Page 5.

NEWS SPORTS■ NHL All-Star helps outelementary school’sgarden project. Page 15.■ Local film festivalspotlights ‘Our City.’Page 15 .

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By JESSICA GOULDCurrent Staff Writer

Ward 3 D.C. Council memberMary Cheh worries that with grow-ing enrollment and limited space,some Northwest schools could soonbecome victims of their own suc-cess.

“Going forward, we’re going tohave to figure this out,” she said inan interview last week.

So on Feb. 8, Cheh sent a letterto interim Schools Chancellor KayaHenderson outlining her concerns. Specifically, shesaid, the number of students at Janney, Mann and Keyelementary schools is beginning to overwhelm the space

— and enrollment appears to be ris-ing.

Take Janney. According to D.C.Public Schools records, the schoolwas already serving 489 students in2008. Now, Janney serves 500, withnearly all of them coming from in-boundary homes. And while Janneywill have a capacity of 550 studentsonce its $25 million modernizationis complete, Cheh said it will not belong before the students cannot fit inthe space.

“It cannot have 600 students,”she said. “What do you do instead?”

Meanwhile, Mann, which is scheduled for a modern-

By CAROL BUCKLEYCurrent Staff Writer

The city’s lead attorney has sig-naled that D.C. will cancel the finalfour years of a five-year contractthat would have paid the Boys &Girls Clubs of Greater Washingtonmore than $2 million total to runGeorgetown’s Jelleff RecreationCenter.

The decision, termed “correctiveaction” in a letter from the D.C.

Office of the Attorney General,comes amid ongoing legal actionstemming from a protest by theFriends of Jelleff. That group thatwas among last year’s bidders tooperate the recreation center at 3265S St.

The switch also comes after amove by the city’s contracting officelate last year to yank the Boys &Girls Clubs’contract for a ColumbiaHeights site and award it instead tothe Latin American Youth Center.

The contracting office declinedto comment because the matter is inlitigation.

Cheh flags enrollment growth, boundaries

Residents mull actionson Glover Park parking

See Jelleff/Page 36

City to seek new bidsfor contract at Jelleff

By BRADY HOLTCurrent Staff Writer

After a storm leaves large sec-tions of the District without electric-ity, it is routine for Pepco to comebefore the D.C. Public ServiceCommission to explain how it willprevent the problem from recurring.

It is also routine, Ward 3 D.C.Council member Mary Cheh said,for the utility to make the samepromises while failing to improvethe reliability of its system.

“The recommendations thatthey’re offering and the promisesthat they made, they’re the same,and the problems recur,” Cheh saidat a Friday evening roundtable heldby the council’s Committee onPublic Services and ConsumerAffairs. The hearing was called todiscuss Pepco’s performance duringthe Jan. 26 “thundersnow,” whichleft about 32,000 District customerswithout power, some for more thanthree days.

During the roughly six-hourhearing, Cheh called on the PublicService Commission to set toughstandards for Pepco’s service relia-bility and to fine the company forpoor performance — and sharplycriticized the commission for not

Pepco, PSCtake heatfor outages

See Pepco/Page 23

Bill Petros/The CurrentTudor Place Historic House and Garden hosted a Valentine’sDay Tea and Chocolate Tasting event on Saturday. Pat Sowersportrayed Sally Purdie, a servant for Martha Peter, whoowned the 19th-century Georgetown estate.

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By TEKE WIGGIN Current Correspondent

Faced with parking shortages inGlover Park, some residents andcommunity leaders are trying to findsolutions that tighten restrictions fornon-residents — but also preservesome flexibility for their visitors.

Striking the right balancebetween these two objectives is keyto winning enough support to per-suade the D.C. Department ofTransportation to take action, com-munity members said at a meetinglast week.

Residents are now mulling ideaslike extending the hours for non-res-idential parking restrictions and lim-iting parking on one side of somelocal streets to residents-only.

The biggest parking problems inGlover Park occur at night, residentssaid at last Thursday’s meeting ofthe area’s advisory neighborhoodcommission. They said visitorsseem to flock to the area after resi-dential permit parking (“RPP”)

restrictions end, clogging the streetsand often forcing residents to parkfar from their homes.

“We have our parking problembeginning when residential permitparking restrictions end, beginningat 7 at night,” said commissionerBrian Cohen.

Damon Harvey, a TransportationDepartment representative presentfor the meeting, said residents coulduse “the release valve” of extendingpermit parking restrictions to as lateas 2 a.m. (which, for practical pur-poses, would set the deadline at

■ Recreation: Attorneys aimto fix issues raised by protest

Bill Petros/Current File PhotoGlover Park residents say parkingis scarce at night.

Bill Petros/The CurrentExpanded in 2003, Key is abovecapacity with 365 students.

■ ANC: Later end to parkingrestrictions under discussion

See Enrollment/Page 23 See Parking/Page 12

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Thursday, Feb. 17The Kalorama Citizens Association will hold its monthly meeting, which will fea-

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Wednesday, Feb. 23The National Park Service, Federal Highway Administration and District

Department of Transportation will hold a public meeting about the proposed reha-bilitation of the Rock Creek Park Multi-Use Trail. The project would encompass thesection of the trail from Broad Branch Road to P Street, as well as the PineyBranch Parkway trail from Beach Drive to Arkansas Avenue and part of the RosePark trail from M Street to P Street. The meeting will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. inthe Visitor Center Auditorium at the National Zoo, 3001 Connecticut Ave. NW.■ The Current Newspapers and The Georgetown Dish will hold a candidates forumfor the at-large D.C. Council seat. Confirmed participants are Sekou Biddle, VincentOrange, Josh Lopez and Jacque Patterson. The forum will be held from 7 to 9 p.m.in the lounge at the Social Safeway, 1855 Wisconsin Ave. NW.

Monday, Feb. 21Serve DC, the Mayor’s Office on Volunteerism, will hold a weeklong Community

Emergency Response Team class to train volunteers on how to prepare, preventand respond to emergencies. Sessions will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. Mondaythrough Friday in the 11th-floor conference room at One Judiciary Square, 441 4thSt. NW. Admission is free, but registration is required; visit serve.dc.gov.

Thursday, Feb. 24The Historic Preservation Review Board will hold its monthly meeting, which will

begin at 10 a.m. in Room 220 South, One Judiciary Square, 441 4th St. NW.■ The Ward 3 Democratic Committee will hold a community dialogue with MayorVincent Gray and Ward 3 D.C. Council member Mary Cheh. The meeting will beheld from 7:15 to 9:15 p.m. at St. Columba’s Episcopal Church, 4201 AlbemarleSt. NW.

The week ahead

By ELIZABETH WIENERCurrent Staff Writer

Nancy Szemraj’s daughter ishealing, slowly, from the collisionlast June when a driver blewthrough a red light on ConnecticutAvenue in Cleveland Park and into acrosswalk, where the fifth-graderwas shoved 20 feet, suffering a frac-tured pelvis, concussion and multi-ple abrasions.

But the anger and disbelief arestill raw, Szemraj testified at arecent D.C. Council hearing. Theoffending motorist was issued onlytwo traffic citations — for running ared light and failure to yield to apedestrian — which, Szemrajbelieves, have never been paid.“According to police, unless thepedestrian dies, there’s little they doexcept fine.”

The Feb. 4 hearing on enforce-ment of traffic laws to protectcyclists and pedestrians, before thecouncil’s committee on public safe-ty, brought out other painful storiesof accidents where lax enforcementand minimal punishment meant theculprits suffered far less than thevictims.

As committee chair and at-largemember Phil Mendelson put it, theDistrict’s efforts to promote a bik-able, walkable city are meaningless“unless people feel safe.” Andunless there are clear penalties, con-sistent enforcement, and educationfor motorists, pedestrians andcyclists, the accidents will continue,he and others said.

There are other perspectives, ofcourse. Some witnesses put the onus

on pedestrians and cyclists for flout-ing laws, in a city where jaywalkingis almost a cultural norm.

Anthony Muhammad, chair of aWard 8 advisory neighborhoodcommission, said installation ofbike lanes there has only increasedsafety concerns. “Cyclists are notrequired to wear helmets or uselights. They do not use hand signals,they run red lights and stop signs.Cyclists cause major damage tocars, but they don’t have collision orliability insurance,” he testified.

Still, the motorist has a definiteadvantage, as another witness put it:“There are no ‘fender-benders’ invehicle/human collisions — it ishard steel against human flesh.”

Metropolitan Police DepartmentAssistant Chief Patrick Burkereported that the District has made“tremendous progress” in reducingtraffic fatalities, cutting them in halfover the past four years to a low of25 in 2010. Speed and red-lightcameras, along with education cam-paigns, have also reduced nonfatalinjuries, even as the total number ofcollisions has increased, he said.

But while bike fatalities haveremained both stable and low —about 1.5 per year of late — pedes-trian fatalities have not declined.The average is about 16 a year since2005, with more than half involvinga pedestrian violation, such as cross-ing against the light or not using acrosswalk, Burke testified.

Last year District police issuedroughly 13,000 tickets for violationsthat threaten pedestrian safety, a 19percent jump from 2009, with 98

D.C. Council hearing airspedestrian safety worries By ELIZABETH WIENER

Current Staff Writer

The D.C. Council passed emergency legislationTuesday that ensures funding for a 50-car under-ground garage at Janney Elementary School andreconstruction of Takoma Education Campus, whichwas devastated by fire late last year.

Pieced together by Mayor Vincent Gray, thereprogramming of funds for the school moderniza-tion program provides $4.1 million for a garage atJanney, which is now undergoing major renovationand expansion at 4130 Albemarle St. NW.

Some Janney parents had worried there might notbe enough funds for the promised garage, forcingcars to park on limited aboveground green space.But Gray, working with Ward 3 Council memberMary Cheh, identified funding for the full 50 spaces.The bulk of the money — $3.5 million — will comefrom a proposed “central kitchen” to provide nour-ishing food for schools as part of Cheh’s “HealthySchools” initiative.

Cheh spokesperson David Zvenyach said thetransfer “wasn’t our preferred approach.” But henoted that the central kitchen is still in the planningstage, and could be funded later. “The loss is notideal, but it will not hurt implementation of theHealthy Schools Act,” Zvenyach said.

But the shift angered Ward 5 member HarryThomas, who argued that schools in his ward aren’tgetting such luxuries. Citing “gross disparities,”

Thomas asked, “How can we fund an undergroundparking lot in Ward 3? That’s a Cadillac, and we treatother schools like a Yugo.”

The $14.3 million to reconstruct TakomaEducation Campus came from a variety of sources.Ward 4 member Muriel Bowser said she was pleasedto help identity the funding:“Only a couple weeksago we only had $154,000 [budgeted].”

The school, at 7010 Piney Branch Road NW, sus-tained major damages during a three-alarm fire inDecember. Its students have relocated temporarily toa school building in Columbia Heights.

The council’s action also provides $2.5 million toplan the modernization of Ballou High School inWard 8. The badly outdated school had been far backin the queue for an update.

Council member Marion Barry, who representsWard 8, was pleased to snare those funds. But hepointed angrily to what he called “vast inequities” inthe school modernization program, with higherspending in wealthier wards. According to Barry’sstatistics, 72 percent of public school students inWard 3 now go to renovated schools, while only 15percent of students in his ward enjoy modernized orrenovated facilities.

“Look at Wilson [High School] and Ballou. Theywere supposed to be on the same track, but Wilson isgetting $102 million, and Ballou only $3 million,”Barry complained, adding that he fears the city’sbudget problems will limit future funding to mod-ernize Ballou.

Council funds projects at Takoma, Janney

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D.C. won’t lose anypost offices, rep says

Contradicting recent reports, aspokesperson for the U.S. PostalService said the agency does notplan to close the post office at 191514th St NW.

In fact, the agency has no firmplans at this time to close any sta-tions in the District, said SharonTennison, the local spokespersonfor the Postal Service.

The ailing Postal Service recent-ly announced its intent to closemore than 2,000 offices across thecountry, in addition to the 491 pre-viously declared closures, accord-ing to a January Wall Street Journalreport. The agency suffered $8.5billion in losses during the last fis-cal year as mail volume has contin-ued to decline.

The Wall Street Journal reportidentified a “midcity” post office inZip code 20009 on a list of 491 sta-tions slated for closure. A recentpost from the Prince of Petworthblog also took note of the rumor.

But Tennison said yesterday:“We’re not closing that office.”

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Giant Food celebratesits 75th anniversary

Giant Food kicked off its 75thbirthday celebration last week at itsPark Road store in ColumbiaHeights, near where the chain gotits start.

On Feb. 6, 1936, N.M. Cohenand Samuel Lehrman opened theDistrict’s first supermarket at thecorner of Georgia Avenue and ParkRoad. Today, Giant has six stores inthe District with 800 employees,and 179 stores and 22,000 employ-

ees throughout the chain, nowowned by the Dutch companyAhold.

Ward 1 D.C. Council memberJim Graham thanked the companylast Thursday for returning to itsroots to celebrate. He pointed outthat during the 1968 riots, residentsprotected the local Giant store, andit was one of the few buildingsunscarred from the aftermath.

He praised the chain for defyingconvention when it built the ParkRoad store with above-store park-ing. Graham called the decisionkey to the revitalization ofColumbia Heights.

Rob Harman, Giant’s regionalvice president, traced the chain’shistory, and a group of TubmanElementary School children sang“Happy Birthday.”

Special notice was given to the$2.4 million in merchandise Giantgave last year to local food banksand the $8.5 million the companyhas given to fight pediatric cancer.

Giant was also celebrated as thesponsor of “It’s Academic.”

Park Service namesnew Rock Creek head

The National Park Service hasannounced that Tara Morrison willbe the superintendent of RockCreek Park starting March 31.

Morrison has been with the ParkService for more than a dozenyears, serving for the past five asthe head of the African BurialGround National Monument inManhattan, according to a releasefrom the Park Service.

Before joining the Park Service,Morrison earned an undergraduatedegree from Boston’s NortheasternUniversity in African-American

studies. In 1997, she completed agraduate certificate in museummanagement and coursework for agraduate degree in anthropology,both from the University of SouthCarolina, the release states.

As superintendent, Morrisonwill manage about 72 employeesand a budget of more than $10 mil-lion.

Police arrest suspectin Champlain murder

On Saturday, the MetropolitanPolice Department’s HomicideBranch arrested a suspect in ahomicide that took place the daybefore in the 2200 block ofChamplain Street in AdamsMorgan.

Detectives believe the crimewas domestic. They have charged21-year-old Deon EugeneThornton in connection with thefatal stabbing of Derrick PhillipThornton Jr., 22.

Motorcycle fatalityunder investigation

The Metropolitan PoliceDepartment is investigating a fatalFeb. 12 traffic accident, accordingto a news release.

A 37-year-old motorcyclist, lateridentified as Rubin Cedillo-Ramosof Silver Spring, was killed whenhe ran into an unoccupied, parkedtow truck at 3 a.m. in the 5300block of 16th Street NW, accordingto police.

New Mount Pleasantmarket begins Friday

Beginning Friday, the space at3068 Mount Pleasant St. NW will

host a temporary market allowingmore than 30 local vendors andartisans the opportunity to show-case their handcrafted goods.

The “Mt. Pleasant Temporium,”which will be open until March 13,is funded by the D.C. Office ofPlanning through its newTemporary Urbanism initiative.The project was developed byMount Pleasant Main Street in col-laboration with SpeakEasyDC,Hello Craft and several others,according to a release.

An opening reception for thetemporium will take place Fridayfrom 7 to 9 p.m. Many specialevents during the project’s 24-dayrun will revolve around the themeof storytelling.

For an events schedule, visitmtptemporium.com, or e-mailmtptemporanium@gmail.com.

Field to Fork allianceto hold symposium

The DC Field to Fork Network,an organization composed ofdozens of local groups working tosupport sustainable agriculturalpractices in the region, will host thefourth annual Rooting DC Forumon Saturday at Coolidge HighSchool.

The forum will feature presenta-tions by Gordon Clark, founder ofMontgomery Victory Gardens, andPaul Blundell, owner of theSouthern Exposure Seed Exchange,among others. The free event,which is expected to draw morethan 500 attendees, will alsoinclude interactive workshops,cooking demonstrations and paneldiscussions, according to a release.

The forum will be held Feb. 19from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at

Coolidge, 6315 5th St. NW. Moreinformation is available at root-ingdc.org or 202-638-1649.

GWU nets accoladesfor green building

West Hall, George WashingtonUniversity’s newest dormitory, isthe second university building inthe District to receive a Leadershipin Energy and EnvironmentalDesign gold certification.

West Hall, formerly calledPelham Hall, is located at 2100Foxhall Road NW on the school’sMount Vernon campus. Designedby FYP Architecture &Engineering, the new building wascompleted this fall, nearly twoyears after construction began.

Solar light tubes power the 288-student facility, which includeskitchens, laundry rooms and studyareas. The building includes cam-pus amenities such as a fitness cen-ter, a dining hall, a dance studio, astudio art room and two art gal-leries.

The dorm was constructed fromrecycled materials and is equippedwith Energy Star appliances, whichreduce energy consumption by 20to 30 percent.

The first university building inD.C. to receive a gold certificationwas George WashingtonUniversity’s South Hall, located at2135 F St., which won the designa-tion in early 2010.

CorrectionDue to a submission error, the

author’s name on a school reportfrom Murch Elementary in the Feb.9 issue was incorrect. The authorwas fourth-grader Ellen Harris.

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By TEKE WIGGINCurrent Correspondent

Several citizens associations aretrying to raise awareness of fouroverlapping Connecticut Avenueinitiatives that aim to improvepedestrian safety and traffic prob-lems along the corridor.

While the D.C. Department ofTransportation moves on two proj-ects on the avenue, the D.C. Officeof Planning and a local volunteergroup are still working to find fund-ing for implementation of theirrecent studies of the area.

The four related efforts cameinto focus at a Feb. 1 meeting host-ed by the Chevy Chase, ClevelandPark, Forest Hills and Woodley Parkcitizens associations, which featuredcity and police officials.

Susie Taylor, who moderated thediscussion, said in an interview thatshe and other community leadersare trying to spread word of the ini-tiatives because they are not wellknown but offer significant opportu-nities for much-sought-after modifi-cations to Connecticut Avenue.

“I don’t think many people knowabout them,” said Taylor, whoserves as president of the ClevelandPark Citizens Association and chairof a community-led Connecticut

Avenue coalition. “And I’m not surehow well they’re coordinating witheach other. Or what, if any, synergyexists.”

And if there’s anything her advo-cacy work on the avenue’s safetyhas taught her, Taylor said, it’s thatusing community input to “nudge”city agencies tends to encourageaction.

“It is actually easier for citizensto come in and … say, ‘Hey, we’renoticing this; we’re willing to put inthe work to organize our communi-ty, gather community input, evenuse volunteers to collect data. Willyou work with us?’”

The answer was “yes” for the

most well-funded initiative alongthe corridor: the TransportationDepartment’s $1.5 millionConnecticut Avenue StreetscapeImprovement and Pedestrian SafetyProject, which identifies troubletraffic spots and implements reme-dial improvements, like adjustingsignals and installing midblockcrosswalks.

The project focuses on thestretch of Connecticut Avenuebetween Porter and Macomb streets.

When Taylor caught word of theeffort, she quickly formed theConnecticut Avenue CoalitionCommittee, with representativesfrom local community organiza-tions. The committee gathered resi-dent input through a survey andmeetings, ultimately compiling areport that it submitted to theTransportation Department.

By May, the organization andTransportation Department hadworked out a community-endorsedblueprint for the project.

Taylor pointed to synchroniza-tion of pedestrian countdown sig-nals at Ordway Street andConnecticut and a southbound left-turn signal installed at Porter Streetand Connecticut as examples ofproject plans already put into action.

Groups spotlight Connecticut Avenue projects

By CAROL BUCKLEYCurrent Staff Writer

A whopping eight candidates competing totake the up-for-grabs D.C. Council at-largeseat gathered Feb. 3 to face off in the firstforum of the race.

But the expected jabs and put-downs nevermaterialized as would-be council members

politely answered — and at times flubbed —the wonky questions from forum hosts DC forDemocracy, DC Environmental Network andGreater Greater Washington. Instead, candi-dates, who ranged from political veterans tofirst-race newcomers, built off each other’sideas and at points joked with each other dur-ing lulls in the forum, which was held at OneJudiciary Square and webcast live.

Candidates also largely refrained fromattacking interim at-large member SekouBiddle, the anointed favorite of the D.C.Democratic State Committee. At the time ofthe forum, the committee was reaffirming itssupport for Biddle and deciding — with 46members voting — to allot $1,000 to his cam-paign. A few days later, Biddle won theendorsement of DC for Democracy.

Biddle, an outgoing Ward 4 school boardmember, played to his strengths with com-ments on education policy. School reform isprogressing, he said, but a key promise tobring successful innovations from charterschools to all students has failed so far. Biddlealso used the opportunity to burnish hisnative-Washingtonian bona fides with stories

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This is a listing of reports takenfrom Feb. 6 through 12 by theMetropolitan Police Departmentin local police service areas.

PSA 201

Theft (below $250)■ 6100 block, Nevada Ave.;residence; 1:20 p.m. Feb. 7.■ 5500 block, ConnecticutAve.; grocery store; 3:30 p.m.Feb. 12.Theft from auto (below $250)■ Nevada Avenue andRunnymede Place; street; 1:20p.m. Feb. 7.■ 5100 block, Chevy ChaseParkway; street; 7 p.m. Feb. 7.Property damage■ 5300 block, Nevada Ave.;street; 1 p.m. Feb. 12.

PSA 202

Burglary■ 4500 block, 38th St.; resi-dence; 9 a.m. Feb. 8.■ 4200 block, ButterworthPlace; residence; 2 p.m. Feb.9.■ 4800 block, MassachusettsAve.; restaurant; 10 p.m. Feb.9.Theft (below $250)■ 5300 block, Wisconsin Ave.;store; 5:28 p.m. Feb. 11.■ 5200 block, Western Ave.;store; 4:50 p.m. Feb. 12.Theft (bicycle)■ 4000 block, Albemarle St.;sidewalk; noon Feb. 7.■ 4100 block, Albemarle St.;parking lot; 4 p.m. Feb. 7.Property damage■ 5000 block, Wisconsin Ave.;street; 9:45 a.m. Feb. 8.■ 4800 block, Brandywine St.;street; 9:30 a.m. Feb. 10.■ 5300 block, Wisconsin Ave.;parking lot; 6:30 p.m. Feb. 12.

PSA 203

Assault with a dangerousweapon■ 4200 block, ConnecticutAve.; sidewalk; 3:25 p.m. Feb.10.Stolen auto■ 2900 block, Van Ness St.;parking lot; 12:15 a.m. Feb. 8.Theft (below $250)■ 4300 block, ConnecticutAve.; school; 11:45 a.m. Feb.8.Theft from auto (below $250)■ 4000 block, ConnecticutAve.; parking lot; 2 p.m. Feb.10.Simple assault■ 4300 block, ConnecticutAve.; sidewalk; 3:40 p.m. Feb.9.■ 4000 block, ConnecticutAve.; street; 5 p.m. Feb. 11.Disorderly conduct (fighting)■ 4300 block, ConnecticutAve.; school; 11:45 a.m. Feb.8.Unlawful entry■ 4100 block, Linnean Ave.;

unspecified premises; 2:45a.m. Feb. 12.Property damage■ 5000 block, ConnecticutAve.; parking lot; 11:30 a.m.Feb. 9.

PSA 204

Simple assault■ 2600 block, Woodley Road;hotel; 2 a.m. Feb. 11.Theft (below $250)■ 2800 block, ConnecticutAve.; residence; 7 a.m. Feb. 6.■ 2600 block, Woodley Road;street; 9 a.m. Feb. 8.■ 2500 block, Calvert St.;hotel; 1 p.m. Feb. 8.■ 3600 block, Woodley Road;school; 8 p.m. Feb. 9.■ 3600 block, Woodley Road;school; 2 p.m. Feb. 10.■ 3600 block, Woodley Road;school; 2 p.m. Feb. 10.■ 2600 block, Wisconsin Ave.;residence; 2:34 p.m. Feb. 10.Theft from auto (below $250)■ 2800 block, New MexicoAve.; street; 6 p.m. Feb. 6.■ 2800 block, New MexicoAve.; street; 9 p.m. Feb. 6.■ 4200 block, Cathedral Ave.;street; 10 p.m. Feb. 6.■ 2800 block, New MexicoAve.; street; 9:15 p.m. Feb. 7.■ 2800 block, New MexicoAve.; street; 12:30 a.m. Feb. 8.Destruction of property■ 42nd Street and New MexicoAvenue; street; 11:50 p.m.Feb. 6.■ 2800 block, New MexicoAve.; street; 9:50 p.m. Feb. 7.■ 2000 block, 37th St.; resi-dence; 3:15 a.m. Feb. 12.Property damage■ 2600 block, Tunlaw Road;street; 11 a.m. Feb. 6.■ 4000 block, Tunlaw Road;parking lot; 8 p.m. Feb. 6.■ 3400 block, Fulton St.;street; 8 a.m. Feb. 11.

PSA 205

Simple assault■ 4900 block, MassachusettsAve.; parking lot; 2 p.m. Feb. 6.■ 3200 block, Nebraska Ave.;residence; 10:30 a.m. Feb. 7.Theft from auto (below $250)■ 4100 block, Cathedral Ave.;street; 2 a.m. Feb. 7.■ 1500 block, Foxhall Road;street; 4:30 p.m. Feb. 7.■ 4400 block, Volta Place;street; 10 p.m. Feb. 7.■ 2700 block, 44th St.; street;11:30 a.m. Feb. 9.Destruction of property■ Tilden Street and SedgwickStreet; street; 11:30 p.m. Feb.6.■ 4000 block, 47th St.; street;10:30 p.m. Feb. 7.Property damage■ 5100 block, MacArthur Blvd.;street; 11:30 a.m. Feb. 7.■ 4600 block, Tilden St.;

street; 10 p.m. Feb. 11.

PSA 206

Burglary■ 3300 block, Prospect St.;residence; 3:20 p.m. Feb. 11.Stolen auto■ 1600 block, 33rd St.; street;4 p.m. Feb. 7.■ 3500 block, T St.; street;9:30 p.m. Feb. 11.Theft (below $250)■ 37th and O streets; street;10:10 a.m. Feb. 7.■ 3300 block, M St.; store; 1p.m. Feb. 11.Theft from auto (below $250)■ 3000 block, CambridgePlace; street; 8:30 a.m. Feb. 9.Simple assault■ 37th and O streets; universi-ty; 12:23 a.m. Feb. 9.Destruction of property■ 2800 block, M St.; unspeci-fied premises; 1 a.m. Feb. 8.■ Unspecified location; 6:30p.m. Feb. 10.Property damage■ Unspecified location; street;11 a.m. Feb. 12.Fraud■ 1000 block, Wisconsin Ave.;restaurant; 3:30 a.m. Feb. 11.

PSA 207

Stolen auto■ 1800 block, G St.; parkinglot; 9:15 a.m. Feb. 8.■ 2600 block, PennsylvaniaAve.; street; 10 a.m. Feb. 10.Theft (below $250)■ 2300 bock, M St.; govern-ment building; 8 a.m. Feb. 8.Simple assault■ 27th Street and WhitehurstFreeway; park area; 8:19 p.m.Feb. 8.■ 2400 block, L St.; unspeci-fied premises; 8:25 p.m. Feb.9.Unlawful entry■ 900 block, 24th St.; universi-ty; 4 a.m. Feb. 7.■ 700 block, 20th St.; universi-ty; 10:38 a.m. Feb. 10.■ 600 block, 23rd St.; universi-ty; 11 p.m. Feb. 11.■ 600 block, 23rd St.; universi-ty; 6:40 a.m. Feb. 12.Fraud■ 900 block, 23rd St.; medicalfacility; 8 a.m. Feb. 7.Drug possession with intent todistribute (cocaine)■ 500 block, 21st St.; unspeci-fied premises; 11 p.m. Feb. 8.

PSA 208

Robbery (gun)■ 18th and S streets; gas sta-tion; 3 a.m. Feb. 10.Robbery (pocketbook snatch)■ 21st and P streets; restau-rant; 6:50 p.m. Feb. 7.Burglary■ 1700 block, T St.; restau-rant; 8 a.m. Feb. 11.■ 1500 block, R St.; resi-dence; 8 a.m. Feb. 11.

■ 1500 block, 18th St.; resi-dence; 7 p.m. Feb. 11.Burglary (attempt)■ 1800 block, S St.; resi-dence; 6:05 p.m. Feb. 11.Stolen auto■ 16th and R streets; street;1:30 p.m. Feb. 12.Theft (below $250)■ Unit block, Dupont Circle;store; 10:45 a.m. Feb. 7.■ 1500 block, Rhode IslandAve.; hotel; 7:20 p.m. Feb.10.■ 1600 block, R St.; restau-rant; 2 a.m. Feb. 12.■ 1300 block, ConnecticutAve.; store; 11 a.m. Feb. 12.■ 1600 block, ConnecticutAve.; unspecified premises;1:30 p.m. Feb. 12.Theft (bicycle)■ 1500 block, Corcoran St.;sidewalk; 11:35 a.m. Feb. 8.Theft from auto ($250 plus)■ 1800 block, N St.; street;11:30 p.m. Feb. 6.■ 1600 block, M St.; street; 8p.m. Feb. 10.Theft from auto (below $250)■ 16th and O streets; street;1 p.m. Feb. 7.■ 1500 block, Church St.;street; 6 p.m. Feb. 9.■ 1100 block, 17th St.;street; 6:45 p.m. Feb. 10.■ 1500 block, R St.; street; 2p.m. Feb. 11.■ 1600 block, O St.; street; 5p.m. Feb. 11.■ 21st and L streets; street;11:30 p.m. Feb. 11.■ 1800 block, 16th St.;street; 1 a.m. Feb. 12.■ 1600 block, O St.; church;noon Feb. 12.■ 1700 block, MassachusettsAve.; street; 6 p.m. Feb. 12.Simple assault■ 2100 block, P St.; tavern;11:50 p.m. Feb. 8.■ 2100 block, P St.; sidewalk;11:50 p.m. Feb. 8.■ 2100 block, K St.; sidewalk;1 a.m. Feb. 12.■ 1800 block, 14th St.; side-walk; 2:15 a.m. Feb. 12.■ Unspecified location; street;2:30 a.m. Feb. 12.Destruction of property■ 1300 block, New HampshireAve.; unspecified premises;4:40 a.m. Feb. 8.■ 16th and O streets; street;10:15 a.m. Feb. 8.■ 1800 block, 16th St.; resi-dence; 9:45 a.m. Feb. 9.■ 1500 block, N St.; street;10 p.m. Feb. 10.Property damage■ 1700 block, 17th St.; store;10:25 p.m. Feb. 6.■ 1600 block, I St.; street; 7a.m. Feb. 7.■ Connecticut Avenue andJefferson Place; street; 4 p.m.Feb. 8.■ 1400 block, T St.; alley;6:45 p.m. Feb. 11.Drug possession (marijuana)■ 1600 block, K St.; alley;3:45 p.m. Feb. 8.■ 1800 block, 14th St.;street; 4 p.m. Feb. 10.■ 1900 block, 14th St.; side-walk; 12:35 p.m. Feb. 12.

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Neighbors concerned that a pro-posed expansion at the U.S.Department of Homeland Security’sNebraska Avenue Complex wouldoverburden their communityremained skeptical of planned traf-fic mitigation strategies presentedthis month.

The General ServicesAdministration has put forth threeconcepts for the 37-acre campus inwhich the facility grows in capacityfrom 2,390 seats to between 3,700and 4,500, but the number of park-ing spaces decreases slightly.

After a presentation at its Feb. 2meeting, the Spring Valley/WesleyHeights advisory neighborhoodcommission unanimously passed afive-page resolution spelling outcommunity complaints about theGeneral Services Administration’splan — chiefly about traffic, butalso on parking and aesthetics.

“Basically what we’ve said tothem is that this plan is reallyscrewy and [they] need to go back tosquare one,” said commission chairTom Smith.

The administration has pledgedto boost carpooling and transit useamong the facility’s employees, butrepresentatives at the meetingcouldn’t answer a barrage ofdetailed questions about the masterplan.

The comments from the Feb. 2meeting — as well as those fromanother meeting the following week

and those submitted togsa.gov/ncrnepa — will beanswered in writing in a future draftof the site’s master plan, GeneralServices representative SuzanneHill said, as the meetings were notintended to be a “back-and-forth.”

In a Feb. 3 e-mail to commis-sioners, a representative from D.C.Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton’soffice said Norton will host an addi-tional session in which residents canhave a dialogue with GeneralServices officials. The date andlocation have not yet been set.

At the Feb. 2 meeting, commis-sioners were particularly curiousabout the scope, depth and accuracyof the master plan’s traffic study,which the representatives at themeeting said they could not yetaddress.

Commissioners were concernedthat the plan does not call for feder-al investment in Ward Circle ornearby roads, which GeneralServices Administration officialssaid would be the responsibility ofthe D.C. Department ofTransportation.

“All you do is wave your handand say, ‘Ah, DDOT will take careof it,’” Smith said. “It seems like allthis stuff is just ‘out of the scope’ ofyour plan, and you just want to passit along to someone else, and thenyou go ahead and exacerbate the[poor traffic] conditions,” he added,noting the District’s lack of moneyto boost the capacity of its streets.

Hill said she hopes an on-sitetransportation coordinator — a new

post the master plan recommendscreating at the campus — will helplink up employees with transitoptions and incentives to discouragethem from driving alone to work.She also said officials will be meet-ing with the city TransportationDepartment to ensure that thestudy’s traffic counts are accurateand up-to-date.

But commissioners said theyfeared the workforce at the facility— 53 percent of which is expectedto commute from Virginia — wouldfurther clog the routes between theNebraska Avenue Complex and theChain and Key bridges. “If 53 per-cent of your employees are inVirginia, why don’t you locate thisproject in Virginia?” asked commis-sioner Ann Haas.

In its resolution, the commissionformally “urges GSA to consideralternative locations for its expan-sion of DHS operations.”

The resolution further calls for“the least growth possible” at thesite, asks that any new developmentbe screened from the streets, andrequests more on-site parking thanwhat is proposed in any of the threeconcepts presented.

General Services Administrationofficials noted that any developmentis well in the future, likely not evenstarting until 2016 and possibly notuntil 2018 or 2020, so there will beno sudden influx of new employees.“When we’re talking about a masterplan, we’re talking about the possi-bility of further use down the road,”Hill said.

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Transportation Departmentpedestrian program coordinatorGeorge Branyan said his agencyalso intends to program “leadingpedestrian intervals” into many sig-nals on Connecticut. The functionshows four red lights all at once forat least three seconds, allowingpedestrians to establish a presencein crosswalks before cars can turn.

It’s a technology that residentTaylor persuaded the Transportation

Department to adopt. “I said, ‘Waita minute, how come you didn’tinclude this in your options?’ Theysaid, ‘Well, you didn’t ask us,’” shesaid.

At the meeting, Branyan alsosaid the department had securedfederal funding to upgrade streetlamps in the project zone — achange the project’s $1.5 millionbudget wouldn’t have covered.

And to increase safety at somemidblock crosswalks onConnecticut, the agency is testing a“HAWK” traffic light, Branyansaid. Prompted by a pedestrian

touch button, the signal flashes twoyellow lights at oncoming traffic,followed by two red lights to pro-vide the pedestrian with safer pas-sage than in normal circumstances,when cars stop only on sight of aperson.

Branyan said one likelyConnecticut Avenue HAWK loca-tion would be between Macomb andOrdway streets, if the agency canfigure out how to synchronize thesignal with nearby traffic lights.

The streetscape initiative willalso beautify the corridor by plant-ing trees and refurbishing side-

walks. And it aims to take a “morein-depth look at the pros and cons”of the service lane on a stretch ofroad between Macomb and Ordway,Branyan said.

The second initiative that hassome financial muscle behind it isthe Rock Creek West II LivabilityStudy, which focuses on an areaincluding American UniversityPark, Forest Hills, FriendshipHeights, Tenleytown and parts ofChevy Chase.

The Transportation Departmentstudy has $250,000 to spend onmeasures aimed at solving traffic

problems at their source, rather thanpushing them to other street net-works. “The idea was to look at alarge area,” Branyan said.

On Connecticut Avenue, recom-mendations soon to be implementedinclude curb extensions, raisedcrosswalks and enhanced bicyclefacilities, he said. The far-right laneof Connecticut will also become ashared one for bicycles and cars.

The study will also result in moresignal timing changes, which“dovetail” with those planned forthe Connecticut Avenue streetscapeproject, Branyan said.

Another study discussed at thismonth’s meeting stands as a testa-ment to what community activismcan achieve for traffic safetyimprovement, according to support-ers.

Marlene Berlin, chair of theConnecticut Avenue PedestrianAction group, said the organizationdistinguishes itself with its big-pic-ture focus, which examines the cor-ridor all the way from Calvert Streetup to Western Avenue. Even theRock Creek West II Livability Studydoesn’t expand as far, she said.

The grass-roots volunteer effortused more than $30,000 in grantsfrom the University of NorthCarolina, local advisory neighbor-hood commissions and citizensassociations to produce a report sub-mitted to the TransportationDepartment recently, Berlin said.

The study’s recommendationsfocus on slowing traffic, increasingtraffic light timing, and better struc-turing the environment so motoristsstop for pedestrians at sidewalks.

Among many other recommen-dations, the study suggests installingtechnology-outfitted midblockcrosswalks between Ordway andNewark streets and somewhereclose to Northampton Street inChevy Chase, said Taylor, whoserves on the project’s steering com-mittee.

But bringing the study’s recom-mendations to fruition, said Taylorand Berlin, will now take more“nudging” of city officials.

Berlin said meet-and-greets forat-large council candidates are agood place for neighbors to tune inofficials to the recommendations.

Like this community-led study,the fourth initiative — the VanNess-UDC Metro CommercialCorridor Enhancement Study —must also attract funding before itsimplementation.

The D.C. Office of Planningstudy produced the neighborhood-specific report to gauge sustainabili-ty practices in the area aroundForest Hills and Van Ness, includingthe Connecticut Avenue corridor.The study found that many residentswanted to be “better stewards of ourwaterways” and regretted drab plazaareas, like the one in front near theUniversity of the District ofColumbia, according to AndreaLimauro, who led the project.

The study is “more of a visionexercise,” he said, and must “goafter federal money” and receiveapproval from the TransportationDepartment before it can be translat-ed into action.

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“R& G — a pop-upantiques shop,” readsthe banner in front of

the Georgetown boutique. “That’s been a part of the fun:

People come in and say, ‘What’s apop-up shop?’” said Rooms &Gardens co-owner MargaretRubino.

The answer, of course, is a tem-porary business — one that popsup in an empty space, sometimesfor the purpose, as in Rubino’scase, of reminding “people thatwe’re here.”

“My first sale was [to] someonewho walked in and said, ‘Ah! It’syou,’” she said.

The familiarity comes from thefact that Rubino isn’t new to thefurnishings game. She opened herfirst Rooms & Gardens store in1987, just down the street from thenew shop at 1742 Wisconsin Ave.,and she has run an interior designpractice in Washington almost eversince.

“Georgetown was the obviousplace to go” in the mid-’80s, shesaid, when there were few antiqueshops and “nobody was bringingover to Washington anything thatwasn’t completely traditional.”

Rubino learned about antiquesduring her upbringing in Europe,and she launched Rooms &Gardens as a source primarily forFrench items. In 1994 she closedup shop and moved it to greenerpastures — New York’s SoHoneighborhood — but “9/11 closed

the door on that chapter,” she said,“and then it was back toWashington.”

As she ran the shop over theyears, Rubino’s work expanded toinclude her interior design practice.

“Like a lot of people whenyou’re in thetreasure busi-ness, … peoplesee that you canput thingstogether andyou become abuyer/design-er,” she said. Inthe latter half ofthe ’90s, creat-ing spaces washer entire focus.But in late2010, she decided to revisit retail.

“Retail right now — c’est pasevident; it’s not the obvious thing,”she said. “The economy is still at acrawl.” But she found a landlordwilling to lease her a space tem-porarily at a reduced rate, andRooms & Gardens opened inDecember. While its initial leaseends this month, Rubino hopes tokeep the shop open longer. “Untilthey have someone who wants torent it for real … we’re squatting.”

The interior of her temporaryspace has an airy, peaceful atmos-

phere, partly due to its Frenchfocus. “The French style … ismuch lighter than American andEnglish,” she said.

There’s also a bit of a commer-cial feel, due to Rubino’s focus,while in New York, on items drawnfrom former shops and restaurants.On the first of her two floors shedisplays bistro bottles embellishedwith logos like that of Martini andRossi ($60), alongside a pair of old

bistro tables($900 each).Other finds hereinclude old teatins ($300each),Napoleon IIIarmchairs($500 to$2,500) andtwo ceramicand Plexiglaslight fixturesfrom Australian

designer Jeremy Cole ($3,500each).

Rubino has her merchandisedistributed in a catalogued fashion,as if her space were the inside ofher home. With just a small num-ber of pieces set out, she makescustomers curious as to what shehas hidden — “not a lot more,” shesaid when asked, “but we do havemore. [We will be] revolving andevolving.”

For now, Rooms & Gardens isopen from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.Tuesday through Saturday.

‘Pop-up’ antique shop revolves and evolvesON THE STREETBETH COPE AND NELLIE GOLD-PASTOR

Bill Petros/The CurrentMargaret Rubino is again part ofGeorgetown’s retail scene.

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Peace and quietWe’ll be curious to see whether the noise provision of the city’s

amended disorderly conduct law yields additional arrests. Previously, the rules on late-night noise allowed arrests for “the

intent to provoke the breach of peace.” The updated law letspolice arrest those making “unreasonably loud noise” that is “like-ly to disturb or annoy” nearby residents. It is effective between 10p.m. and 7 a.m.

At-large D.C. Council member Phil Mendelson, who authoredthe amendment, says the change is just a clarification to make theprovision clearer. But we think a shift from relying on intent tosimply finding likelihood could make it easier for police toenforce complaints about excessive noise. And that’s a good thing.

The measure leaves a lot to the discretion of officers, whomight appropriately choose to issue warnings before makingarrests in most cases. We imagine the change could be useful inthe case of disruptive house parties, which are a particular prob-lem near university campuses. Council member Mendelson saysthat in the case of loud parties, it would be the city’s less weightynoise ordinances — rather than the disorderly conduct law, whichis part of the criminal code — that would come into play. But wethink police might resort to the higher offense when a party won’tstop, even after a warning or ticket.

After the law has been in place a while — six months or a year— the D.C. Council should assess the change to see whether theupdated rule is effective. Council members should consider howmany arrests have been made, whether cases have been prosecut-ed and whether judges have taken action. Then, if necessary, theyshould modify the rule. Strong and solid noise laws are crucial tocontrolling frustrating breaches of peace and quiet, which are toofrequent in many parts of town.

An empty seatIt’s been a while since the three-member D.C. Board of

Elections and Ethics has actually had three members.Last summer, as the September primary election drew near,

then-Mayor Adrian Fenty and the D.C. Council reached a last-minute settlement that allowed the board to function. But theappointment of Togo West, former U.S. secretary of the Army,still left the board with only two members.

That’s far from ideal in any circumstance, as there’s no roomfor disagreement and a constant risk of inaction if one memberhas to miss a meeting. But it is particularly serious in this case.One of the three board seats is reserved for a non-Democrat —and that’s the one that is empty.

The requirement for non-majority-party representation stemsfrom the city’s Home Rule Act, and it is there for good reason —ensuring the integrity of the electoral process. The same provisionalso calls for the members to serve staggered three-year terms toprotect institutional memory and lessen the potential for wholesaleturnover. Leaving a seat empty runs counter to these two goals.

The D.C. Republican Committee rightly sent a letter last weekto Ward 3 Council member Mary Cheh, who chairs the govern-ment operations committee with oversight over the electionsboard. The party’s chair, Bob Kabel, asked that she and MayorVincent Gray work with the GOP to appoint a Republican to theboard. He noted that past mayors have all nominated a Republicanto the board.

With the April 26 special election rapidly approaching, weheartily agree on the urgency of filling this seat with a capable,well-qualified appointee. Though Mayor Gray’s administrationhas many important appointments to worry about little more thana month after assuming the reins, this one requires priority atten-tion.

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Sherwood showedno abortion bias

A letter in the Feb. 9 issue crit-icizes Tom Sherwood for cover-ing the Right to Life march andnot the pro-choice counter rally[“Sherwood left out pro-choice

march”]. I thought Sherwoodcovered the abortion issue fairly.

More importantly, the writerof the letter seems confused whenshe states that anti-choice womenproselytizing their beliefs were in“direct violation of the separationof church and state.” What ourConstitution mandates is not a“separation” of church and statebut a prohibition againstCongress establishing a state, i.e.

national, religion. Also in theFirst Amendment is a guaranteeof the free exercise of religion, offree speech, of the right to peace-ably assemble, and of the right topetition the government for aredress of grievances — all ofwhich is exactly what the pro-life(and, for that matter, the pro-choice) marchers were doing.

Anne AllenHawthorne

LETTERS TOTHE EDITOR

News came last week that Ingmar Guandique,a 29-year-old illegal immigrant, had beensentenced to 60 years in prison for the 2001

murder of Chandra Levy.U.S. Attorney Ronald Machen Jr. told NBC4,

“Ten years ago, everyone wanted to know who wasresponsible for Chandra Levy’s murder. That ques-tion was answered in November, and today the manresponsible was heldaccountable and willspend 60 years inprison.”

The sentencing in thiscase was big news. Butit’s unusual, really, forthe media to follow up horrendous crimes with newsabout the indictment of suspects or conviction andsentencing of the bad guys.

We looked over dozens of chilling news releasesissued in recent months by Bill Miller in Machen’soffice. Few, if any, made news. Here are the detailsfrom a couple:• One of the most violent members of the ToddPlace Crew, a gang known for engaging in murder,assaults, drug trafficking and other crimes, was sen-tenced to 50 years in prison. He was 25 at the time.• A 51-year-old man pleaded guilty to charges stem-ming from armed sexual attacks against two womenand one boy in separate incidents linked by DNAevidence. He faces up to 45 years in prison and mustregister as a sex offender.

And here are some headlines from news releases:• District man sentenced to more than 30 years forJanuary 2009 murder• Two men sentenced to 36-year prison terms in con-nection with 2007 witness slaying• Man sentenced to six years in prison for scaldingand nearly drowning girlfriend’s 10-month-old baby• Man sentenced to 50-year prison term for first-degree felony murder of 21-month-old boy• Man sentenced to 105 years in prison for deadlyshooting rampage• Maryland woman pleads guilty in fatal stabbing• Man found guilty of compelling women to engagein prostitution• Man sentenced to 14 months in prison in attackagainst transgender women• Jury convicts mother in slaying of child

The work of law enforcement — police, prosecu-tors and correctional officers — is tough and grimy.We only wish our news media were as diligent atreporting the end road of crime — tough sentencing— as we are in trumpeting the crimes when theyoccur.■ Bag the bag search? Metro police last weekdefended their sporadic bag searches of transit rid-ers. They say unpredictable searches keep terroristsguessing.

Some Metro board members say the policeshould be given wide latitude on this issue. Fairfaxmember Jeff McKay noted that the board membersare not “terrorism experts.”

Other members fear choosing to eliminate thesearches, only to have the decision thrown into theirfaces should some horrible incident occur. (That’sthe “what if” syndrome that keeps a lot of peoplefrom questioning police tactics.)

And some board members worry about delayedriders, intrusive searches and an image of hyper-

security tactics making riders more nervous. At last week’s meeting on the subject, some

shrugged and noted that people are asked for identi-fication or sent through metal detectors at manybuildings, sports venues and the like.

But no one raised the questions that come to ourmind. When hundreds of thousands of people get onthe subway at so many points, isn’t it needle-in-the-

haystack stuff to stoponly a few?

If a terrorist did infact have a bomb — orseveral did — wouldthey stupidly walk up toa checkpoint and be

searched? (There’s nothing stopping a person fromturning around and heading to another station oreven another entrance to the same station.)

When people try to ask questions like this, some-one invariably says something like, “Well, you don’tknow what the police know.”

We do know that we live in a free and open soci-ety, and with that comes risks. Your Notebook loveslife, but we’ve said more than once that we’d ratherdie in a horrific terrorist attack than live in fearbehind the barriers that continually are erected inAmerica. Capitol Hill is a good example. Walk thestreets around Congress and remind yourself howfree and open we are.

We can almost hear the groans now. “Oh,Sherwood, you don’t know what you’re talkingabout. This is a different time and a different era.” Etcetera, et cetera.

Well, we say we love America, land of the freeand the home of the brave. ■ Policing our debt. Mayor Vincent Gray, CouncilChairman Kwame Brown, chief financial officerNatwar Gandhi and council finance head Jack Evansmade a crucial trip to New York City last week.

The city leaders paraded before the three bond-rating companies, whose decisions could add or sub-tract millions of dollars in interest the city pays onits debts.

Evans says the meetings went well — but thecity leaders had to assure the bond companies thatthe city won’t keep spending down its reserves.Those reserves once stood at $1.5 billion. They’renow down to $600 million.

And the trip heightened concerns that the Districtneeds to do something about the United MedicalCenter in Southeast Washington. The bond compa-nies say the city can’t afford to keep the hospitalafloat. Watch for more intense efforts to sell the hos-pital. Just closing it isn’t really an option given thenumber of people who need medical services east ofthe Anacostia River.■ Let’s play ball. We want to end on an upbeat noteafter all the grousing about crime and money andMetro. This coming President’s Day weekend, theWalter E. Washington Convention Center will host avolleyball tournament that is expected to draw about25,000 people.

It’s the fifth annual Capitol Hill VolleyballClassic. The tournament “showcases the versatility”of the downtown facility, said convention centerdirector Erik Moses. He said the event has quadru-pled in size since it was first held.

Tom Sherwood, a Southwest resident, is a politi-cal reporter for News 4.

Law and order …

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Turnabout’s fair playin snow removal

I have two questions for Ward 3D.C. Council member Mary Chehin connection with her proposednew sidewalk shoveling law:

Question 1: If the city can fineresidents and businesses for asnow-covered sidewalk, then whynot allow the residents to fine thecity for failing to plow theirstreets? Some streets in my neigh-borhood saw no plow, no salt andno sand in the five days after ourrecent storm.

The popular Macomb Street(next to Eaton Elementary) wasimpassable on Monday, five daysafter the storm. The police had tostretch tape across the road to keepcars from getting stuck on theuntreated pavement.

The city completely ignored thatand other streets in Ward 3. In theend, the sun did more than the cityto clear the snow and ice. If the citywere “fined” a tax refund to Ward3 residents, then maybe it wouldhave an incentive to do a better job— hey, isn’t that the same argu-ment Mary Cheh is using on us toget the city’s sidewalks clean!?

Question 2: If the city requiresresidents and businesses to shoveltheir city-owned sidewalks, thenwhy not require them to shoveltheir city-owned streets, too! Afterall, we deserve not only to walkaround, but to drive around, too.

Brigitte AdamsCathedral Heights

For slippery steps,try applying sand

I have one solution for the sen-ior lady who wrote about the trou-ble of walking down her stepswhen it snows [“Sidewalk bill askstoo much of residents,” Letters tothe Editor, Feb. 9].

She should buy a small bag ofsand, funnel some into a plasticmilk jug, and sprinkle sand on thesteps and the walk as she goes. Itprovides a non-slip surface and caneven be swept up and used againafter the thaw.

I try to clear a small path formyself (also a senior with similarsteps) and for Mike the Mailman,and the sand is my answer.

E. BeckerFoggy Bottom

Klingle Trail solutionis just doublespeak

Even the various parties whoprepared the draft Klingle trailenvironmental assessment couldn’tignore the Catch-22 situation inher-ent in the attempt to replace a sec-

tion of Klingle Road with a “trail,”and their attempts to draft aroundthe problems would have madeGeorge Orwell proud.

The final assessment says thatthe prior version erred in statingthat construction of the trail wouldrequire removal of the roadwayfrom the D.C. functional classifica-tion map, as well as compliancewith the D.C. Street and AlleyClosing Act. The drafters of thefinal assessment have decided thata road can be closed to traffic forsome purposes (construction of atrail to replace most of the pave-ment) but remain open, at least insome technical sense, for other pur-poses (retaining the easement thatgave the city the road in the firstplace).

In other words, when is a roadnot a road? When those responsiblefor an environmental assessmentattempt to figure out a way aroundthe quite real problems posed byapplicable laws and regulations andsay (with straight faces, apparently)that the “public” part of a right-of-way refers only to non-motorizedtransportation and (limited) accessfor emergency, utility and mainte-nance vehicles.

Fortunately, it is not too late.The mayor and D.C. Council,before spending any more from thestrained D.C. budget, would bewise to consider whether the addi-tion of a hike-bike trail right nextto more than 1,700 mostly car-freeacres in Rock Creek Park (whichitself contains extensive hike/biketrails) is a responsible use of D.C.funds. They should also re-examinethe issues raised by Mr. William H.Carroll and others [“ExperimentalKlingle trail is costly, unwise,”Viewpoint, Feb. 2] and should fol-low the procedures of the Streetand Alley Closing Act, including apublic hearing.

Patty HahnCleveland Park

Friendship Academygets many in ‘Posse’

I read with interest TheCurrent’s Feb. 2 article on PosseScholars. I think your readerswould be interested to know thatthere is a school in Northeast,Friendship Collegiate Academy,where students earned five Possescholarships this year — the mostof any private or public high schoolnot only in D.C., but in theWashington metropolitan area.

Since 2005, FriendshipCollegiate Academy students haveearned 19 Posse scholarships notonly to Grinnell and Lafayette, col-leges that were mentioned in thearticle, but also to the other fourparticipating universities, namely,Bucknell University, Sewanee: TheUniversity of the South,Pepperdine University and the

University of Wisconsin atMadison.

This year about 1,600 nominat-ed seniors from private and publichigh schools in the Washingtonarea competed for a Posse scholar-ship. In the end, 62 Posse scholar-ships were awarded to seniors from35 high schools. Of the nearly 100high schools that participated in thecompetition, Friendship CollegiateAcademy alone accounted for 8percent of all the Posse scholars,and the rate of success of its stu-dents was three times the averagerate of success of other winningschools in the area.

Arsallah ShairzayDean of Early College and Director

of Advanced Placement ProgramFriendship Collegiate Academy,

Carter G. Woodson Campus

Would noise law alsocover trash trucks?

I write in response to TheCurrent’s Feb. 2 article “Revisedlaw targets noise disturbances.”

Along with party noise, causedby a nearby bar and drunk revelers,our major noise issue is garbagetrucks in our neighborhood near theWhite House. They come at 2:30a.m. on occasion, and often at 4 or5 a.m. Between the beeps for back-ing up and the dropping ofDumpsters, this makes a hugeamount of noise. I suspect this is aproblem in other areas as well.

I know there are rules on this,but there evidently is no enforce-ment. What can be done aboutthis? Do the current disorderly con-duct rules apply? A follow-up arti-cle would be appreciated.

Scott OsbergWashington, D.C.

Chef Geoff rejectionis hard to fathom

It appears strange to me thatAmerican University assistant vicepresident Jorge Abud would find itso difficult to find a new markettenant for the retail space on NewMexico Avenue, when one had pre-viously survived there for so long[“AU draws flak over vacant mar-ket spot,” Feb. 9].

It seems sad and tragic that theuniversity would turn down restau-rateur Geoff Tracy’s request for asimilar concept in a smaller size, asthis is exactly what the neighbor-hood has been demanding. Loweryour rent expectations, Mr. Abud,and plug in a year-on-year increaseof inflation plus 2 percent to 3 per-cent per annum.

From a real estate negotiationsstandpoint, one can only be leftwondering if American Universityofficials are realistic or capablelandlords.

Barry MadaniWashington, D.C.

LETTERS TOTHE EDITOR

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percent of them going to drivers forfailing to yield to pedestrians, fail-ing to obey stop signs and similarviolations. Bike safety violationsalso increased, but cyclists wereissued only 300 tickets last year,while more than 700 went tomotorists for stopping, standing orparking in a bike lane, Burke said.

He also emphasized theDistrict’s efforts at education andenforcement, including an intensebiannual “Street Smart” campaign,use of “bike ambassadors” to workwith city cyclists, and the highlypraised “Safe Routes to School”campaign. Police are also planningto install more automated red-lightand speeding cameras, which recentstudies show reduce traffic fatalities.

Other witnesses offered pointedcriticism of District police, particu-larly in writing accident reports thatthey said improperly blame cyclistsfor collisions without hearing thecyclist’s story.

“Cyclists are routinely faultedfor legal behavior,” said ShaneFarthing, director of the WashingtonArea Bicyclist Association. “Evenwhen the cyclist was never inter-viewed, because they were on theway to the hospital, the police report

would blame the cyclist for thecrash.”

David Alpert, founder of theGreater Greater Washington blog,told of a cyclist hit by a turningtruck at 17th Street and NewHampshire Avenue NW. After leav-ing the hospital, he said, “the cyclistfound police had filed a report blam-ing her, but never spoke to thecyclist.”

Most wrenching was the storytold by Ruth Rowan, whose daugh-ter Alice Swanson was hit and killedby a garbage truck that turned rightin front of a bike lane on R StreetNW in July 2008. Swanson wasdoing everything right when shewas hit — “she was in a bike lane,she had a green light, she was wear-ing a helmet,” Rowan testified.

Later, through litigation, the fam-ily learned that the driver had notbeen given a drug test, and had arecord of citations for reckless driv-ing and “at fault accidents,” Rowantestified. Discovery revealed thedriver had been convicted of drugtrafficking and was in the UnitedStates illegally, using a fraudulentlyobtained driver’s license, she said.

But none of that was in the policereport. Instead, it said that “the bicy-clist struck the side of the trashtruck.”

“Alice did not hit the truck; thetruck hit her,” Rowan testified.

Witnesses at the hearing alsooffered suggestions to make cyclistsand pedestrians safer when theyventure onto city streets.

Alpert said “huge penalties” fortraffic infractions are less effectivethan “small penalties, consistentlyenforced.” He said “the certainty ofenforcement, rather than the severi-ty” deters violations. He also askedfor release of police departmentaccident reports, to determine “if thepolice are following through, or giv-ing a ticket to the victim” becauseit’s easier.

Marlene Berlin of ConnecticutAvenue Pedestrian Action testifiedthat surveys by her volunteer groupshow that one of the biggest hazardsis turning cars not stopping forpedestrians in crosswalks.

Berlin suggested a clearer law,modeled on one in Georgia, thatspecifies more precisely where carsshould stop for pedestrians in cross-walks and when they are allowed toproceed again. Mendelson agreedthat current District law is silent onthose details, making enforcementdifficult.

Berlin also called for a separatetraffic enforcement unit within thepolice department, a proposal PoliceChief Cathy Lanier has rejected inthe past, and installation of morephoto-enforcement cameras, a pro-posal Lanier has embraced.

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midnight, allowing visiting cars to remain for two hoursbefore facing fines).

But Harvey said there’s a hurdle to overcome tomake this happen: Advocates would need to secure sig-natures from 51 percent of residents on each blockrequesting the change.

And that’s no easy task, commissioners said.“That’s a lot of signatures to collect — all of Glover

Park,” said commission chair Jackie Blumenthal, whoargued that the measure should be neighborhood-wide ifit goes into effect.

But Cohen, in an interview, said he thinks advocatescould indeed garner the requisite John Hancocks, bycanvassing block-by-block and posting information onlistservs and in the Glover Park Gazette.

“If it comes to that, I think we could probably do it,”he said. “I think this is an area where we need to sitdown to work with DDOT and determine the appropri-ate way to proceed.”

The same 51 percent support threshold is requiredfor the other major idea, implementing resident-onlypermit parking. This parking restriction reserves oneside of the street exclusively for neighborhood residents.

As with extended hours for residential permit park-ing, commissioners last week said this change wouldwork only if it takes place comprehensively.

Implementing the two restrictions on just one blockwould only cause parking congestion to spill over ontoother streets lacking the protections, they said.

The Transportation Department’s Harvey alsobrought up another tool that could help the nighttimeparking woes: He said his agency is ramping upenforcement of the so-called “ROSA” (Registration ofOut-of-State Automobiles) law, which allows non-D.C.residents only 30 days of overnight parking, after whichthey are subject to a $100 fine.

Though agreeing that enhanced enforcement is agood idea for the neighborhood, residents cautionedagainst putting too much muscle behind new parkingmeasures, pointing out that excessive restrictions couldprevent them from accommodating guests who visit incars.

“One significant concern that we need to address iswhat do you do for guests … if you have dinner parties,

boyfriends, girlfriends,” Cohen said. Harvey said residents currently have three types of

passes they can obtain for guests: the annual guest park-ing pass all residents receive; 15-day guest passes,which they may obtain at the police station; and one-dayguest passes (which Harvey said must not exceed a “rea-sonable number”), which they can also pick up at thepolice station.

Probably within a year, Harvey said, this processshould get much easier: Residents will be able to goonline and enter guests’ license plate numbers to procurethe passes.

Harvey also said residents can apply for an exemp-tion from the overnight ROSA enforcement for a guestwho makes frequent visits by contacting theTransportation Department.

Residents and commissioners also discussed creativeways to generate new parking spots in Glover Park.

An especially promising prospect, commissionerssaid, is opening up certain streets to two-side parking,which Harvey said is possible as long as the streetsmeasure at least 32 feet wide. Cohen said streets theTransportation Department is evaluating for two-wayparking are Tunlaw Road north of Calvert Street andCalvert Street east of 39th Street.

Another possibility is eliminating what commission-ers and residents say are an excessive number of busstops in the area. Harvey agreed there seems to be soundrationale for eliminating some of the stops, but hereminded attendees that authority to do so lies with theWashington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, notthe city Transportation Department.

Prompted by one resident’s pleas, Harvey and neigh-borhood commissioners also said they would investi-gate inconsistencies in the location of intersection-abut-ting “No Parking” signs, to see if it’s possible to movesome signs farther up and create new spaces. The signsmust be 25 feet from the intersection, Harvey said.

The community needs to “actively scour the neigh-borhood for spots where spots are poorly signed,” addedCohen.

Commissioners and residents also discussed the ideaof creating shared parking spots in Glover Park lots.

Some raised the possibility of parking in the lot atStoddert Elementary during non-school hours, but aschool representative said some who now use the spotswithout permission don’t vacate by the start of schoolday.

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By BORIS TSALYUKCurrent Staff Writer

The Lady Quakers basketball teamknocked off St. Andrew’s in a tough roadmatch Friday night, 36-34, giving them a

two-game lead over St. Stephen’s & St.Agnes in the Independent School League ADivision with one week to play.

Sidwell (7-1 league) won its sixth gamein seven tries and handed St. Andrew’s itsthird conference loss. Caroline Bowmanscored 12 points and Tiara Wood scored 11to lead the Quakers.

Sidwell now turns its attention to its

remaining three games, including onetomorrow night at home against Holy Child,the team that handed the Quakers their onlyleague loss this year, on Jan. 25.

St. John’s falls for second time

Until Feb. 4, the Lady Cadets were pitch-ing a perfect season. Now the team has to

recover from two losses in three tries andregain momentum before playoff time.

Riverdale Baptist blew out St. John’s 79-55 last week in a non-league contest. TheCadets couldn’t stop Riverdale’s TyonnaWilliams, who scored 24 points; three otherRiverdale players scored in double figuresas well.

By MIKE DEFABOCurrent Correspondent

Regulation time wasn’t enough todetermine a winner between the toptwo basketball teams in the D.C.Interscholastic Athletic AssociationWest Division on Friday night.

In overtime, Juwan Watkins hit twofree throws to give Coolidge (14-8, 8-1) its second lead over Roosevelt (21-3, 9-1). The Colts held on for the finaltwo minutes to earn a 60-56 road winand snap the Rough Riders’ 14-gamewinning streak that dated back toDec. 27. It was Roosevelt’s first loss

in league play. Khalen Cumberlander scored 23

points, 17 of which came in the fourthquarter and overtime, to go along withsix rebounds and three assists to leadCoolidge. Watkins also had a hugenight, with 13 points, 17 rebounds andseven blocks in the win.

“It means a lot to us. It put us on topin the West,” Cumberlander said afterthe game. “All I had to do was keepattacking with the ball in my hands,make my free throws, play defense, getrebounds and close the game out.”

The Colts’ seventh-straight victorymoved the team into a tie for first place

with Roosevelt, and it came after along, back-and-forth battle. The gamewas tight through all four quarters,with neither team able to gain a signif-icant advantage.

Down 48-46 with less than a minuteremaining, Roosevelt senior EzellStarks hit a 3-pointer to put the RoughRiders up 49-48. Then, with only 20.4seconds to go, Cumberlander wasfouled. He hit one of two free throwsto tie the game up at 49.

Coolidge pressed Roosevelt on theinbound play and two defenderstrapped Antone James along the base-

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By BORIS TSALYUKCurrent Staff Writer

At the start of the basketball sea-son, Gonzaga dropped its first twoleague contests and then lost seniorCahli Thomas to injury on a trip toSouth Carolina over winter break.But head coach Steve Turner neverpanicked. “We’ll bounce back,” hesaid at the time.

And bounce back they did. TheEagles won 12 of 13 games afterthe new year to catapult to the brinkof first place in the WashingtonCatholic Athletic Conference. OnSunday night, they got over thehump. Gonzaga beat DeMatha 62-52 at Gallaudet University to takeover the top spot in the conferencewith one week left in the regularseason.

The win, against the Eagles’biggest rival — the Celtics to theirLakers; the Blue Devils to theirTerrapins — came in convincingfashion.

Sophomore sensation Nate Brittscored 17 points and sophomoreKris Jenkins added 13, whileGonzaga’s offense controlled thetempo, dominating most of theway.

DeMatha took a brief lead in thefourth quarter as forward BeeJayAnya broke through the Eaglesdefense for a 3-point play and fol-lowed it up with a rim-rattling slam

on the next possession. ButGonzaga came right back.

Britt, who has stepped up in keyspots for his team since his fresh-man year, knocked down a big 3-pointer from near the left baselineand the Eagles re-gained the lead.The shot completely swung themomentum. “They were cleaningup everything inside … . I had toknock it down,” he said after thegame.

Thomas hit four big free throwsin the final minutes to prevent anylate heroics by DeMatha. Afterrecovering from a collarbone injurythat kept him out for over a month,he was just glad to be back con-tributing for his team. “You appre-ciate basketball so much morewhen you lose it,” he said.

Thomas had initially returned toaction on Feb. 6 against BishopIreton. Wearing just a light, protec-tive sleeve over his arm againstDeMatha, he scored seven points.

“He’s our veteran senior leader;he’s a captain of the team,” Turnersaid. “When it counted the most, hewas there for us [tonight].”

Gonzaga senior center BenDickinson also stepped up. He wastough inside against DeMatha’s bigmen — Anya, and Mikael Hopkins,a Georgetown University recruit,holding Hopkins to just two points.

Turner especially liked histeam’s competitiveness on the glass

against a bigger opponent. “Wewanted to try our best to keep themoff the boards. They’re a heck of arebounding team … . They’vedominated everybody they’veplayed on the boards,” he said. “Wehad a big emphasis on making surethat we put a body on somebodyevery time a shot went up tonight. Ithought our guys did a heck of a jobof doing that.”

Now the Eagles will prepare foranother trip to the WashingtonCatholic Athletic Conference play-offs. They’ll finish the regular sea-son at DeMatha on Sunday.

Eagles beat Stags, take over first place

Matt Petros/The CurrentLed by sophomore sensations Nate Britt, above left, and Kris Jenkins,above, Gonzaga has stormed back from a poor start to reach the topof the WCAC as the regular season winds down.

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Coolidge knocks off Roosevelt in DCIAA

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Sidwell girls take down St. Andrew’s to remain atop conference

Matt Petros/The CurrentCoolidge players celebrate after coming from one pointdown in overtime to end Roosevelt’s long winning streak. See Colts/Page 14

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Bulldogs host wrestling competition

St. Albans hosted its annual wrestling tournamentFriday and Saturday, featuring private school teamsfrom the Mid-Atlantic region. Wyoming SeminaryPrep (Kingston, Penn.) won the event with 256 totalpoints. Gonzaga senior Paul O’Neill placed second inthe 119-pound weight class to Wyoming’s DomMalone.

Gonzaga’s Ellison commits to Howard

Last week, Gonzaga senior center Oliver Ellisoncommitted to playing basketball at HowardUniversity. The 6-foot-8 205-pounder will play forthe Bison alongside two other D.C. Metro area play-ers, Gwynn Park’s Brandon Ford and Largo’sBrandon Bailey.

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Northwest Sports

line. But Coolidge was called for apush, sending James to the line.James missed his foul shot, andCoolidge got the rebound, but theColts missed as well.

Roosevelt then had a chance towin in regulation. As the final seven

seconds ticked off the clock, theRough Riders took the ball downthe court with a chance for one lastshot. But unaware of the time,Devin Gallman allowed the clock torun out without putting one up,sending the game into extra time.

Starks scored 24 points, JarrellAllen had 10 and Gallman pitchedin eight, but it wasn’t enough.

“This is our fourth overtime

game, so we actually worked on[time and score] in practice,” saidCoolidge head coach Vaughn Jones.“Fortunately they didn’t make theright decision and it worked out inour favor.”

Coolidge finished its regular sea-son last night after deadline at BellMulticultural. Roosevelt will closeout at home Thursday againstSchool Without Walls.

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Matt Petros/The CurrentLocal wrestlers competed at St. Albans’ annual tournament last weekend.

Junior Mooriah Rowser led St.John’s (23-2, 14-1) with 15points, sophomore Lindsay Allenscored 12 and senior MariahJones added 11 in the losingeffort.

The Cadets bounced back towin at Archbishop Carroll 64-53the next night.

They faced nationally rankedGood Counsel last night afterdeadline and still have two leaguegames remaining.

The team will need to shake offthe losses before the WashingtonCatholic Athletic Conferencetournament later this month. St.John’s fell to Elizabeth Seton inlast year’s title game, but the teamis a favorite this year, along withGood Counsel and Holy Cross.

Flint Hill basketball stillhaunts Sidwell

The Quakers lost to Flint Hillfor the fourth straight time onFriday, 62-55, assuring theirnemesis another regular-seasonbanner.

Junior Jamal Lewis scored 20points, grabbed six rebounds anddished out four assists — all team-highs — but it wasn’t enough, asFlint Hill grabbed a five-pointlead by halftime and never lookedback. Sophomore Matt Hillmanadded 12 points for the Quakers.

Even after blowing outGeorgetown Day Monday 60-37,Sidwell (8-3 league) will settle foranother second-place finish in theMid-Atlantic Athletic Conferenceregular season.

The team has one more gamebefore the postseason beginstomorrow at St. Andrew’s.

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SPORTS DESK

Boys basketball

Gonzaga 74, Good Counsel 50Gonzaga 63, O’Connell 59Gonzaga 62, DeMatha 52St. John’s 69, Bishop Ireton 59St. John’s 75, Archbishop Carroll 46St. John’s 64, St. Mary’s Ryken 51 Roosevelt 65, Bell 45Coolidge 60, Roosevelt 56Coolidge 65, Wilson 60St. Albans 55, St. Stephen’s & St. Agnes 51

St. Albans 61, Georgetown Prep 58Potomac School 66, Sidwell 64Flint Hill 62, Sidwell 55

Maret 61, St. James 57Maret 75, Latin School 35Flint Hill 70, Georgetown Day 27St. Andrew’s 65, Georgetown Day 59

Girls basketball

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The People and Places of Northwest Washington February 16, 2011 ■ Page 15

By TEKE WIGGINCurrent Correspondent

At an event where nonprofit outreachand community building meetsfilmmaking, Our City Film Festival

screened shorts about D.C. on Sunday thatwent beyond the city’s wonky exterior anddelved into its other defining characteristics.

Now in its fourth year, the festival fea-tured 11 films culled by judges from 35submissions, all of which touched on com-munity issues that festival sponsor Yachadstrives to address in its work to repair andrebuild low-income neighborhoods.

Yachad, a D.C. nonprofit named for theHebrew word that means “together,”“mobilizes the resources of the Washington-area Jewish community to repair andrebuild lower-income neighborhoods,”according to its website.

Festival founder Kendra Rubinfeld, whoworks as the nonprofit’s director of pro-gramming, said the selected films did thebest job of exploring city tensions — like

stereotypes and gentrification — and tellingstories of community-led projects that suc-ceeded in transcending those tensions.

“A lot of our films concentrate on things

that are important to Yachad,” she said —“these types of stories that people might notnecessarily know about [but] really deservethe spotlight.”

The festival not only serves to exposeattendees to such subject matter, but alsofunctions as its own community-buildingevent, luring attendees across racial, classand geographic lines, Rubinfeld said. “Wewant an opportunity to bring people in.We’re bringing people together to celebrateWashington, D.C.”

The event, held at the Goethe-Institut inChinatown, provides valuable publicity forYachad, too, said Rubinfeld, noting that thefestival has helped her organization findvolunteers and pro bono workers and con-tractors.

To foster this networking element, thefestival features an array of interactiveevents, many of which mix filmmakers withtheir audiences and make the contributingartists feel like stars, said Rubinfeld.

“It really is — more than even a film fes-tival — a community event, so we really

work hard to highlight filmmakers as wellas the subjects and the actors in the film,”she said.

Special features included question-and-answer sessions among the audience andfilmmakers, a filmmakers’ lounge whereartists can “hang out and schmooze,” andfood and beer specials for filmmakers atneighboring bar Fado.

Lance Kramer, who directed“Community Harvest,” a story about a com-munity-driven effort that produced a publicgarden in Columbia Heights, said he treas-ures the work the festival organizers do tomake their contributors feel at home.

“She’s really interested in having the fes-tival be a place where people can meet eachother, exchange ideas,” Kramer said ofRubinfeld.

To that end, Rubinfeld threw an opening-night party before the festival and hosted asocial gathering the next day to provide achance for attendees to interact with film-makers beyond the question-and-answer

By BORIS TSALYUKCurrent Staff Writer

Ahead injury forced NHLAll-Star Mike Green tomiss a game for the

Washington Capitals last week.But he wasn’t about to miss outon an opportunity to help localkids.

Green was on hand Thursdayas Powell Elementary School andthe U.S. Department ofAgriculture launched a collabora-tive effort to design and build agarden at the 16th Street Heightsschool.

The effort is part of thedepartment’s “The People’sGarden” initiative, which aims toboost communities nationwide bycreating gardens to promotehealthy lifestyles.

The Capitals, who have a part-nership with the AgricultureDepartment, sponsored Powellthis year, and Green took aninterest in planning the gardenfrom the get-go.

“I’m a big believer in ahealthy lifestyle and eating prop-erly, and this is a great exampleof that,” he said at Thursday’sworkshop. “When they men-tioned it to me, I was all for it.”

First- through fourth-gradersdrew designs for the garden withthe help of Green, ComcastSportsNet analyst and Capitalsalumnus Alan May and others.

Pre-k and kindergartenstudents were alsoencouraged to give theirinput.

The children’s con-cepts will be incorporat-ed by architects MattArnn and Bob Snieckusinto a blueprint for thegarden, which will beunveiled in March, withgroundbreaking set forApril.

Powell principalJaneece Docal said the initiativeis a great way for students tomake a difference at an early age.

“Part of it is a sense of

pride and ownership in the schoolthat they can create some of thedesign concepts,” she said.“That’s a real-life skill, to be able

to take that processfrom a dream to reali-ty.”

Green was involvedwith Powell evenbefore it opened for theschool year, helpingteachers and adminis-trators prepare. “He’s

been one of the family here,” saidDocal. “They love him. When he[first] came, he was painting, hewas cleaning toilets, he was put-

ting up bulletin boards. He dideverything.”

The 25-year-old hockey starspoke at the workshop and assist-ed students with their projectseven after suffering a lacerationnear his left temple on Feb. 6,when a slap shot drilled him inthe side of the head. The kids“were nervous that he had stitch-es,” said Docal. “They want tomake sure he’s OK.”

Hockey star returns toroots with local students

Matt Petros/The CurrentCaps star Mike Green signed autographs and sketcheddesigns for a garden at Powell Elementary School Thursday.The hockey player spent part of his childhood on a farm.

See Films/Page 24

See Powell/Page 24

Bill Petros/The CurrentOur City Film Festival founder KendraRubinfeld also works at sponsor Yachad, anonprofit that helps rebuild low-incomecommunities. The festival’s films focus onissues relevant to that work.

Annual film festival shares stories of ‘Our City,’ encouraging D.C. pride

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Aidan Montessori SchoolSince Jan. 27, architects from a

Georgetown firm have been com-ing to Aidan Montessori School towork with Mrs. Mosher’s upper-elementary class. Every Wednesday

after recess they teach us about thewonders of architecture throughfun and exciting activities.

“I like building stuff,” said fifth-grader Ariel, “and even though weget homework, I don’t mindbecause because it’s fun.”

The first week they came, weworked on building our architec-ture vocabulary by acting it out.For example, one of the words was“arch,” so two people stood in frontof each other, put their hands upand put their palms together.

The second week, we had to doa model of a house and comparethe human body to architecture.

“The best thing we did so farwas ... the plumbing and electrical

work in a model house,” saidAmira Clark, a fifth-grader.

The third week, they showed usexamples of a plan, elevation andsection using a bell pepper.

During their last visit, we aregoing to build something usingeverything we’ve learned.

Lucia Braddock said she isenjoying the program because herdad has an architecture company.

— Blaire Hardison, sixth-grader, and

Brooke Jacobs, fourth-grader

Annunciation SchoolThis is Annunciation’s first year

of Mad Science Club, taught byMs. Penny Tsipanitis, our kinder-garten teacher. Club members arein first, second and third grades.

Over the past semester, ourmain focus has been to create thesolar system. We have been study-ing each planet’s characteristics andhave learned the order of the plan-ets. We are making a replica of thesolar system using Styrofoam balls.

Other projects include making

our own dinosaur fossils and erupt-ing volcanoes. This week in MadScience Club we are celebratingChinese New Year. We made drag-ons and decorated a 3-D dragon.

When I asked the students aboutMad Science Club, they all agreed:Mad Science Club rocks!

— Kennon Arnold, first-grader;Abraham Smith, Robert

Thompson and Robert Giroux,second-graders; and Jordon

Williams and Adia Keene, third-graders

British School of Washington

On Feb. 1, students from yearsseven and eight took a trip toPolitics and Prose bookstore tomeet David Whitley, author of the“Agora” series.

Mr. Whitley introduced himselfand started off by telling us aboutthe idea of a Utopia, a perfectworld. He said that his books werepartly inspired by the idea of a per-fect world. He told us that the ideaof Utopias had always been in theback of his mind but never trulycame out until he went to Prague.

He was in the central square ofPrague when he noticed there wereso many market stalls that youcouldn’t see the buildings. Thestalls sold miniature models of thebeautiful buildings in Prague. Mr.Whitley then thought that if thestalls continued to grow they wouldhave to sell miniature versions ofstalls rather than of the buildings.

This led him to the creation ofAgora, a place where you can liter-ally buy anything (includingthoughts and emotions).

Mr. Whitley then helped us tocreate a fantasy world as a group.Our fantasy world was an islandmade of pure light that was sur-rounded by great statues that pro-tected our land. The people therewere actually shadows and all thebuildings were made of glass. Mr.Whitley knew that we could keepon adding to our fantasy world for-

ever, so we had to stop and headback to school. When we arrivedback at school, our minds werebuzzing and we had smiles on ourfaces.

— Will Churchill, Year 8Plymouth, (seventh-grader)

Eaton ElementaryAll students in our school take

Chinese. The Chinese New Yearwas on Feb. 3 and as part of ourcelebration, the fourth-graders inMs. Ramsey’s class wrote poemsabout the new year and aboutspring. Here are some of ourpoems:

“Spring (Chun)”I smell the flowers all red and

green, / See the bees buzz around, /Hear the birds chirping. / I stay out-side all day having good timesbecause spring has come!

— Annalise Myre, fourth-grader

“Happy New Year!”In spring flowers bloom, / And

red leaves turn to green. / All isbeautiful in the spring. / And newyear brings us peace. / Pop! go thefirecrackers. / Boom! go the drums./ People dancing in the streetssinging gong! Gong!

— Olivia Greene, fourth-grader

“Dragon Dance”Red and yellow flash, New Year

bells clash, / New year has come,firecrackers pop, and everyonestops / To watch the dragon pass.

— Sophia Mohammed, fourth-grader

“Happy New Year”Happy New Year. / The spring

has red and green flowers. / In thesummer beautiful birds fly. / In thenew year a monster of firecrackerslights up the sky.

— Niko Baker, fourth-grader

The Field SchoolClasses were suspended for the

past two weeks in order for stu-dents to participate in 60-hourinternship programs in a field oftheir choice.

Upon their arrival back atschool, students are required tocomplete “internship projects,”assignments in which students haveto display either the skills theyhave developed in the past twoweeks or the experience they’vegained. For the ninth grade, stu-dents had to write blog entriesdescribing their day-to-day dutiesat their internship. This project wassupposed to have been started overthe course of the internship, and theteachers can see when studentsposted their blog entries, so it willbe clear who did the work on time.

— Nellie G.P., ninth-grader

Georgetown Day SchoolIn sixth-grade science, we’ve

just started a unit about physics.We’ve focused on potential andkinetic energy and how to calculatespeed (distance divided by time).We’ve also learned about the thingsthat affect speed, such as frictionand mass.

For example, it’s harder for amarble to slide down a ramp with arough texture than a ramp of ice,because a rough texture would cre-ate more friction. We are alsolearning more about Newton’s lawsof motion, which we started tostudy in fifth grade.

— Samantha Shapiro, sixth-grader

Hearst ElementaryHearst Elementary School is

proud to be an official NationalPark Trust “Where’s Buddy BisonBeen?” school. There are only 23schools in the program, and we arethe only D.C. public school!

Each week a child takes Buddyhome and writes about their adven-tures outside. The child also has apicture taken with Buddy. The pic-tures can be seen online.

We’ve learned about the BuffaloSoldiers of Yosemite National Park,too. We are going to read and illus-trate “Buddy Bison Goes to thePark.” We love being a BuddyBison School!

— First-graders

Holy Trinity SchoolHoly Trinity School recently

celebrated Catholic Schools Week.Here are some of the highlights.

On Feb. 5, we came together asa school to talk about service andto hear about Haiti’s living condi-tions. Four people from HolyTrinity parish came to speak to usabout their trip to Haiti.

Here is some of the informationwe learned from them: An earth-quake brought massive destructionto Haiti. Despite the terrible havocit caused to the area, the Haitianskept their unbreakable faith in God.We heard that many children inHaiti could not go to school, so forthis reason education is cherished.

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For some buyers, older homes’façades are more desirable, butthey want the large living spaces,open floor plans and amenities typ-ical of high-end homes built in the1970s and later.

This Federal-style brick home,built in 1983 as part of a develop-ment on a site formerly used as theEmbassy of Nicaragua, has thoseamenities and more, allowing buy-ers to focus attention on cosmeticupdates instead of knocking downwalls and upgrading the home’ssystems.

Most buyers will make one easychange right off the bat: color.Many spaces here are coated in ashell pink, and a simple switch to acool, neutral palette will update thehome immediately.

A smart color choice will alsohighlight the home’s assets: hard-wood floors on much of the ground

level, a double-height foyer and akitchen that connects to a breakfastspot and the soaring family roombeyond.

The kitchen’s pickled-oak cabi-netry will read insufferably 1980sto some, but the whitewashed lookhas made something of a comebackrecently. A few changes — coolneutral walls, new hardware andlighting — could yield an updatedspace without a call to a contractor.

The kitchen connects to sizabledining and living rooms, but mostlow-key gatherings will center onthe family room. The casual spacegets definition from a brick fire-place and vaulted ceiling, and natu-ral light pours in through Frenchdoors.

Another ground-floor room getsample sun through its two frontwindows and would be useful as ahome office, library or more.

Four of the home’s five bed-rooms are on the second floor.Three share a hall bath, while themaster suite has two full baths ofits own as well as a sitting roomand a walk-in closet.

One of the master baths is big-ger than the other and includes aspa tub. When updating this space,buyers could keep the arrangementas is or reconfigure the spots easily:Instead of separate baths, for exam-ple, new owners could make one

into a larger, all-inclusive bath andthe other into a luxurious dressingroom.

This property’s bedroom countsets it apart from most of the otherhomes in the same development,according to Realtor Rita Liptz.Many of those three-bedroomhomes also lack the walk-outbasement that this property’s bot-tom level offers, she added.

That feature makes for a sunny,tiled room that could easily servefor watching movies or stashingexercise equipment. A bedroomand full bath mean that the levelcould also work to house guests or

an au pair.A two-car garage is another

useful feature of this quiet cul-de-sac property, as is a laundry andstorage spot on the bottom level.

Though Forest Hills, tucked asit is against Rock Creek Park, is apeaceful neighborhood, residentsthere have access to some of thecity’s most popular spots.Bookstore Politics and Prose, aswell as the restaurants and retail

surrounding it, wait just downConnecticut Avenue. And the VanNess Metrorail stop is less than amile away for easy transport toother parts of the city.

This five-bedroom, 4.5-bathhome is offered for $1,350,000.For details, call Realtors RitaLiptz or Barbara Finkelstein ofW.C. & A.N. Miller, a Long &Foster Co., at 240-305-6496 or202-369-2960.

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At the commission’s Jan. 31meeting:■ Lt. John Hedgecock of theMetropolitan Police Departmentsaid there had been no robberies inGeorgetown so far this year.

He also discussed a new noisemeasure, part of an amendment toD.C.’s disorderly conduct law, thatallows arrests for “unreasonablyloud noise that is likely to disturb orannoy” nearby residents between 10p.m. and 7 p.m. Hedgecock saidpolice were still wrestling withsome of the legal complexities ofthe law, but planned to use it tocombat noise problems in residen-tial areas. ■ commissioners offered a formalcommendation to outgoing commis-sioner Aaron Golds, a GeorgetownUniversity senior.■ commissioner Ron Lewisannounced that the commission was“actively seeking community com-ments” on Georgetown University’s10-year campus plan. In order togather more input, the commissionopted to delay a vote on the matteruntil its next meeting.■ commissioners voted to ask theD.C. Department of Transportationto consider measures to improve thetraffic flow at the Safeway at 1855Wisconsin Ave. The commissionasked the agency to install a leadingleft-turn signal for traffic exiting thesouth driveway onto Wisconsin, andto lengthen the pedestrian-crossingtime at the driveway.■ commissioners voted to requestthat the D.C. Department ofTransportation designate a stretch ofThomas Jefferson Street, between KStreet and the Colonial Parkinggarage, for two-way traffic. Thechange would allow drivers exitingthe garage to avoid M Street.■ commissioners voted to supportthe Friends of Rose Park group in itseffort to retain the existing locationand 6-foot width of the park’spedestrian footpath. CommissionerRon Lewis called the notion ofwidening the path “a hardenedperennial” issue that’s now arisingfor the third time, as the Districtinvites public comments on an envi-ronmental assessment for RosePark. Several meeting attendeesargued that the path should bewidened to accommodate bikes, butcommissioners said a larger pathwould create safety issues in thesmall park.■ commissioners voted to thank theD.C. Department of Transportationfor “adhering to the tradition of col-legiality” with the U.S. Commissionof Fine Arts on a recent decision toallow 18-inch tree-box fences inGeorgetown. The transportationagency’s citywide standard calls for14-inch fences, which the Fine ArtsCommission objected to based onhistoric preservation concerns.■ commissioners voted to opposeMaté’s application to the city’sPublic Space Committee for two

valet parking spots at 3101 K St.Commissioners were concernedabout the potential for increasedcongestion, but said they would beopen to a new plan from Maté usinga parking garage closer to therestaurant.■ commissioners voted to approveseveral noise-control amendmentsin their voluntary agreement withThird Edition, at 1218 WisconsinAve. Representative Andrew Klinesaid “the substantive meat of theagreement” is Third Edition’s planto install fencing and landscaping tocut down noise from its rear tiki bar.■ commissioners voted to approvean amendment to their voluntaryagreement with Smith Point, at 1338Wisconsin Ave., provided the estab-lishment’s owners incorporate cer-tain details in their substantial-change application with theAlcoholic Beverage RegulationAdministration. According to theplan, Smith Point would limitcapacity in its summer garden to170 and prohibit music or any noisethat reaches a nearby hotel or resi-dences.■ commissioners voted to recom-mend that the Old GeorgetownBoard approve developerEastBanc’s concept for an additionto the Georgetown Post Office at1215 31st St. Following a directivefrom the D.C. Office of Planning,EastBanc is planning a residentialproject behind the historic postoffice, abandoning previous plansfor an office building. The commis-sion asked the Old GeorgetownBoard to remain mindful of thethree-story building’s impact on itsresidential neighbors, particularly interms of privacy concerns.

The commission will meet at6:15 p.m. Feb. 28 atGeorgetown Visitation

Preparatory School, 1524 35thSt. NW. The commission willmeet initially as a committee ofthe whole to consider a recom-mendation to the full commis-sion regarding GeorgetownUniversity’s proposed campusplan. The commission will thenhold its regular monthly meet-ing.

For details, call 202-724-7098 orvisit anc2e.com.

ANC 3BGlover Park

The commission will meet at7 p.m. March 10 in the cafeteriaof Stoddert Elementary School,4001 Calvert St. NW.

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ANC 3CCleveland ParkWoodley ParkMassachusetts Avenue Heights

The commission will meet at7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 22,at the 2nd District PoliceHeadquarters, 3320 Idaho Ave.NW. The regular meeting datewas changed because it falls onPresidents Day.

For details, call 202-657-5725 orvisit anc3c.org.

ANC 3DSpring ValleyWesley Heights

The commission will meet at7 p.m. March 2 at SibleyMemorial Hospital, 5225Loughboro Road NW.

For details, call 202-363-4130 orvisit anc3d.org.

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Citizens Association of GeorgetownThere has been a lot in the local news lately about Alcoholic

Beverage Control issues and voluntary agreements.For decades, our association has worked with the city, the adviso-

ry neighborhood commission, Georgetown restaurants and neighborsto find the best way for businesses and residents to coexist. Voluntaryagreements are contracts entered into by alcohol establishments andneighbors or neighborhood groups that become part of the liquorlicense. The voluntary agreement transfers with the liquor licensewhen a new business acquires that license.

The agreements can cover issues like hours of operation, capacitylimits and noise issues. The purpose of voluntary agreements is not toarbitrarily impose restrictions but to preserve a certain quality of lifefor all. Georgetown is a unique federally protected historic district.Residents and visitors alike have come to expect a certain vibe in thearea. That’s the reason businesses prosper here.

Several area establishments have asked the Alcoholic BeverageControl Board to terminate their voluntary agreements. But ourunderstanding from the statute is that the contracts may be terminat-ed only if there is a need due to circumstances beyond the control ofthe applicant or there has been a change in the neighborhood, and thetermination would not have an adverse impact on the neighborhood.Thus, it is our position that the agreements may not be terminatedsimply because one side or the other no longer likes what’s in the con-tract. This is a condition of the liquor license.

We are concerned that if an entity can simply walk away from thiscontract it would nullify the intent of the law and jeopardize the qual-ity of life in Georgetown for both residents and businesses. We askthat beverage control board members carefully consider the ramifica-tions of possible precedent-setting decisions in the cases before them.

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having done so already.“The problem really lies with

them in terms of oversight. … ThePublic Service Commission hasfailed us,” Cheh said, adding thatthe independent regulatory agencyhad gone from a “watchdog” to “afat little contented puppy.”

Commission chair Betty AnnKane said her agency has severalongoing investigations into Pepco’sreliability and noted that it held itsown four-hour hearing a day beforethe council’s. She added that hercommission was particularly upsetthat Pepco hadn’t followed throughon a previous request to improve itscommunications during outages.

Nonetheless, Kane said, the utili-ty has “largely met” the commis-sion’s existing performance stan-dards.

Cheh countered that Pepco’sability to meet any standards, while

scoring poorly in industry ratings ofoutage frequency and duration,reflects poorly on the Public ServiceCommission. “I think the record ispretty stark that this commission isjust timid, reactive and not up to thejob, and maybe all of this activity

will prompt you to change yourways,” she said.

Cheh and others at the hearingalso had harsh words for Pepcoitself, with various officials and res-idents referring to the company’sperformance as “poor,” “woefullyinadequate” and “absolutely unac-ceptable.”

David Velazquez, executive vicepresident of Pepco Holdings, the

utility’s parent company, said Pepcohas accelerated a reliabilityimprovement plan that includestrimming trees, improving particu-larly problematic feeder lines andmoving a few lines underground.

“We recognize the importance ofmeeting customer expectations,” hesaid, adding that the companyexpects to seek a rate increase thatworks out to approximately $1 permonth to help fund the upgrades.

Velazquez did not directlyanswer legislators’ questions aboutPepco’s reaction to an idea torequire the company to reimbursecustomers for hotel expenses duringpower outages. “I think the bestthing we can do is what we’ve beendoing: Working to fix the problem,”he said.

But, he added, “We have neverpromised or guaranteed uninterrupt-ed supply … for events that are out-side our control.”

The council committee will beaccepting written comments aboutPepco through 5:30 p.m. Friday.

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ization/expansion in fiscal years2012 and 2013, has 274 studentsand is 30 percent above capacity.And Key, which was expanded in2003, has 365 students and is 14percent above capacity.

“As with Janney, the enrollmentat these and other schools in Ward 3continues to rise each year,” Chehwrote in her letter to Henderson.“This trend is expected to continue.If this enrollment pressure is notaddressed, I fear that it will ulti-mately hurt the quality of our publicschools.”

So Cheh is urging officials tobegin looking at options to addressfuture overcrowding at Ward 3’smost populous schools.

“One way to relieve in-boundaryenrollment pressures would be toconsider adjusting attendance zonesto shift some new students to othernearby elementary schools that havefewer in-boundary students,” shewrote in her letter to Henderson.

She noted that fewer than a thirdof the students who attend Eatonand Hearst live in-boundary.

Eaton is currently at capacitywith 422 students and is not sched-uled for a modernization until 2014.Hearst is 34 percent over capacity,with 241 students, but is scheduledfor a modernization and addition infiscal years 2012 and 2013.

But shifting school boundariescan generate a great deal of concernamong parents. Many people buyhomes in particular neighborhoodslargely to secure school slots there.

And last year, then-SchoolsChancellor Michelle Rhee madewaves with her effort to draw more

in-boundary students toGeorgetown’s Hardy MiddleSchool, which has long served alarge out-of-boundary population.

Janney parent and Tenleytownadvisory neighborhood commissionchair Jonathan Bender said theschool’s increased enrollmentamounts to a “blessing and a curse.”

“It shows enhanced respect forJanney’s offerings,” he said. But, headded, “the modernized schoolcould see an enrollment thatexceeds its capacity.”

As a result, Bender said, redraw-ing school boundaries may be theonly “long-term option” at thispoint. But he said any change mustbe “equitable and sensible.”

Selena Smart, secretary ofHearst’s PTA, agrees that somethingmust be done to prevent overcrowd-ing at certain schools. “I thinkHearst and Eaton have very smallboundaries,” she said. “And thereisn’t a huge number of kids in theCleveland Park area.”

Cheh acknowledged that theissue is a difficult one. But she saidit’s crucial to make sure studentshave the space they need to learn.“Even though it’s going to causeheartburn,” she said, “we have toget the word out.”

And she emphasized that shedoes not advocate moving childrenout of the schools they currentlyattend. “This is going forward,” shesaid, adding that any change wouldpertain to “kids coming in.”

Finally, Cheh said any changesto school boundaries must be con-tingent upon discussion with thestakeholders. “There are many fac-tors involved with adjusting schoolboundaries and the communitymust be fully engaged in thisprocess,” she wrote in her letter.

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sessions.The meet-and-greet enabled

audience members to learn moreabout the details of films like“Touch, Pause, Engage,” directedby Jonni Masella.

The film tells the story behindone of the city’s first African-American high school rugbyteams, and explores how the groupserved as a source of stability formany students raised in “shat-tered” homes.

“When you give the kids thesetools to explore who they are …and then give them the support onthe outside to interact with it, it’sjust magic,” said Masella.

Other films included “Types inStereo,” directed by GemalWoods, which examines stereo-types in D.C.; “Equilibrium City,”the festival’s Best DC Suburb

Documentary, directed by JosefSawyer, which traces the develop-ment of Columbia, Md. (a cityengineered to have racial diversi-ty); and “She’s a Sensei,” directed

by Michael Blain, about thewoman who founded the DC Self-Defense Karate Association.

The festival’s finale sent someattendees away licking their lips:Organizers screened the season-two premiere of the TLC realityshow “DC Cupcakes” and servedup attendees some of thisGeorgetown shop’s treats after-ward.

But Rubinfeld hopes the audi-ence members took away morethan just icing in their stomachs.

“I like to say that when peoplecome into the film festival for thefirst time, they are curious, andwhen they leave, they are proudof where they live,” she said.

The festival will take placenext year around Valentine’s Dayas it usually does, Rubinfeld said,and is accepting submissions now.Tickets will go on sale inDecember and will be available onYachad’s website at yachad-dc.org.

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Green, who was born in Canada, spent part of hischildhood on a farm and maintains an interest ingardening. “It’s something I’ve done a little bit ofback home when I’m training in the summertime,”he said. “I like to grow my own stuff — vegetables— just to make sure I’m eating properly.”

The kids worked hard Thursday drawing designs— and interacting with the sports star. Third-graderDominique Treadwell hopes to see “oranges andevery vegetable” in the garden. Another studentrushed to show his friends the autograph he gotfrom Green.

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack launched ThePeople’s Garden initiative in February 2009, and

there are now more than 1,200 such projects in thecountry. More information is available atusda.gov/peoplesgarden.

In a news release from the AgricultureDepartment, Docal said garden planning is part of abigger picture at Powell. “It will create teachingopportunities and authentic learning projects for allof our scholars, ages three to fourth grade — aboutthe environment, biology, mathematics and relatedliterature,” the principal said. “It also will promoteour health and wellness initiatives and enable socialand cultural connections among our multiculturalPowell community.”

Green was happy to assist the school on the goal.“It doesn’t matter what you do, whether you work inan office, if you’re a CEO, or a professional athlete— you work at your best when you’re healthy,” hesaid.

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supplies, but this does not keepthem from their studies. Because inmany places the Haitians have noelectricity, they go to bed at twi-light and wake up with the roosters.

Many people live in tentsbecause their homes have beendestroyed and the remaining housesare too expensive to buy. A prob-lem with the tents is that mudslidescan destroy them. Another problemin Haiti is health. Clean water ishard to get and so disease spreads.

— Emily Kehoe and ChiaraTartaglino, third-graders

Hyde-Addison ElementaryHow can it be a boring day

when a peacock, a penguin and adoor mouse come to visit you?That was what happened in a poemcalled “Today Is Very Boring” byJack Prelutsky. It was one of themore hilarious poems recited to thefourth- and fifth-graders of Hyde-Addison when they visited theKennedy Center Feb. 3 to see“American Scrapbook: ACelebration of Verse.” The showwas based on poetry written andcollected by Caroline Kennedy andJacqueline Kennedy Onassis.

In the show, people acted outand recited a variety of poems. Weare studying poetry, and the showhelped us to appreciate poetry andto widen our knowledge of how towrite poems.

— David Hla, fourth-grader

Key ElementaryCongratulations to Joey

Massaro and Daniela Ilhan, whoare representing the Key School inthe D.C. Cluster 2 Spelling Bee.The Cluster 2 Spelling Bee isTuesday, Feb. 15. They were thewinners of the fifth-grade SpellingBee at the Key School. If they win,they will go on to the citywidecompetition.

This week, the fifth-graders arepartnering with one pre-kinder-garten and one first-grade class toread together. The fifth-gradershelp the younger students withtheir reading.

— Marion Lagara, fifth-grader

Lafayette ElementaryMs. Freund’s and Ms. Shapiro’s

fourth-grade classes enjoyed the100th day of school on Feb. 8 witha pajama party and a 100-minuteread-a-thon. In a read-a-thon, stu-dents read a certain number ofpages, chapters or words and getsponsors to donate money for allthat reading. The fourth-gradersdecided that the $617.85 that theyraised would go to the Red Crossto benefit Haiti.

The students read the day awaywith the comfort of blankets, paja-mas, pillows and slippers fromhome. They sipped Capri Suns andnibbled on a homemade trail mix.

Fourth-grader Dallas Hardeesaid, “It’s been a really fun day.”

Laurent Williams added, “Iloved it because we didn’t have to

do any work — just read!” Students Ellida Parker, Evelyn

Smyth and Ben Spaeth agreed thata pajama party read-a-thon was agreat way to celebrate the 100thday of school, especially since themoney will go to a good cause.

— Jalen Ciagne, Izabella Pinoand Clare Trinity,

fourth-graders

Mann ElementaryThis is Green Week at Horace

Mann! Students here are bringingin trashless lunches and snacks allweek. We are trying to reducetrash, so it won’t go into a landfill.We do this by using reusable con-tainers, cloth napkins, and metalspoons and forks instead of plasticones. We wanted to weigh homelunch vs. hot lunch to see whichproduces the most trash. So far, thestudy is incomplete, but by doingthis, we hope to find out whichgroup needs to work harder toreduce its trash.

It’s also Reading IsFundamental week in the library!We have Reading Is Fundamentalthree times per year. Everybodygets to choose one free book thatthey get to keep forever! Eachweek has a theme; this week’s isTerrific Tropical Rain Forest.

Finally, every Friday afternoonon our basketball court (or in thecafeteria if it’s cold), we have afarmers market. Different classeseach week help make posters andhelp at the farmers’ booths. Someof the younger kids even helpedsell carrots and herbs once. Youcan buy eggs, bread, cookies,cheese, fruits and vegetables. Thisis not just for Horace Mann fami-lies, but is open to the public. Feelfree to stop by any Friday!

— Bianca Berrino, KatarinaKitarovic and Chase Palmer,

fourth-graders, and CatherinaBley and Nyusha Lin,

fifth-graders

National Cathedral SchoolA team of National Cathedral

School students recently attendedthe Chesapeake Bay Bowl atAmerican University. The competi-tion involved six other teams andrequired students to answer ques-tions about topics ranging fromgeology to marine policy. Threeseniors and a freshman were quickto push the buzzer in response tosome challenging questions.

The upcoming musical has cre-ated a buzz on campus. Studentswill perform the Broadway hit“Hairspray.” Each year, the upperschools of St. Albans and NationalCathedral bring a different produc-tion to the Close Theater. One ofthe actors said, “I love the processof putting together an entire showwith a really fun cast. Though theactual performance aspect is great,what really makes the experienceso memorable is the group of peo-ple you get to work with.” Themusical will begin on Feb. 25 andcontinue for two weekends.

— Parisa Sadeghi, 11th-grader

Our Lady of Victory SchoolLast week was Catholic Schools

Week at Our Lady of VictorySchool.

Monday was Accessory Day.Tuesday was Pajama Day. It wascool seeing all the kids in theirpajamas. On Wednesday we coulddress up as any movie/televisioncharacter or sports player, andsome people got to be a teacher forthe day.

Thursday was International Day,when every class was assigned acountry and we traveled around theschool. When you visited the deco-rated classrooms, you experiencedthe country’s culture, history andgeography. You also tried some ofthe country’s delicious food, suchas rice and beans, sticky rice,empanadas, fried plantain strips,egg rolls and kiwi.

Friday was Decades Day, whenyou could dress up in an outfitfrom a certain decade, and therewas a talent show.

— Fourth-graders

Parkmont SchoolIn our consumer math class at

Parkmont School, we have beenlearning things in preparation forwhen we leave school, like manag-ing credit card information andinterpreting cell phone and cablebills. We also looked at apartmentsonline and learned how to livewithin a certain budget.

Recently we have begun look-ing at used cars on carmax.com.We are finding cars within a givenbudget, and then tried to find thebest deals based on mileage, driv-ing style and other details. We alsogo to the Kelley Blue Book site tosee what the cars are really worth.

Although some of the mathmay not be terribly challenging,the context in which we use itmakes it a helpful learning experi-ence. Most of what we’re learninginvolves practical scenarios, likeequations for loan payments ortaxes.

— Jack Hussey, 12th-grader

Ross ElementaryThe third-graders had their writ-

ing celebration last week. It was asuccess! They shared their person-al narratives. “The neat thing waseach student brought in props thatwent with their personal narrative,”said teacher Ms. Anderson. “Wehad fun!”

The second-graders took whatthey know about writing how-tobooks and taught their pre-k bud-dies how to make a love bug. Thesecond-graders went to the pre-kclass and taught them how to cutout a heart, arms, legs and ears.Then they put them together tocreate their bugs.

“Practicing writing steps helpedme give directions to my pre-kbuddy,” said second-grader Nia.The second-graders were alsoexcited to host a guest speaker tolearn more about Black HistoryMonth.

First- and second-graders havestarted working with Club Invent.During their first session they had

to make an airtight container out ofwax paper, masking tape and ducttape. The goal was to keep theirdata logs dry when put into water.“What I liked best of all was thatour logs did not get wet! I knew itwouldn’t get wet because we usedtwo layers of wax paper,” said sec-ond-grader Max. Another student,Jackie, said, “I think the club isreally good and awesome!”

Grades one through five put ona great performance at FillmoreArts Center. The third- throughfifth-graders sang songs from “ByeBye Birdie” and by MichaelJackson. Second-graders presenteda warm-up dance, and some evenplayed their violins.

— Max Akridge and Nia Diggs, second-graders

St. Albans SchoolAs winter changes into spring,

preparations for the spring playbegin. “Up the Down Staircase,”based on a book by Bel Kaufman,is a comedy about a middle-schoolstudent who often acts out in class.Recently, the directors of the play,Mr. Snipe and Ms. Montague, heldtryouts to give all students achance to participate. Followingseveral days of tryouts, the call-backs lists were posted. More than

30 students were invited to call-backs.

The actors, in only their firstweek of practice, are still familiar-izing themselves with their parts.At this point, the actors sacrificetheir free time in order to attendseveral practices a week. As theperformance date approaches andthe anticipation grows, the fre-quency of practices is sure toincrease.

But there are more componentsto the play than actors. An impor-tant piece to making the play runsmoothly is the tech crew. Manystudents volunteer to assist thedirectors by working on the tech.This includes the lighting, scenery,microphones and sound effects.Though only the actors are seenduring the play, the jobs behind thescenes are just as important.

The performance will takeplace in Trapier Theater on April15 and 16.

— Spencer Swensrud, Form II (eighth-grader)

St Ann’s AcademyThis month is Black History

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Concerts■ The Cathedral Choral Society will host

students from area schools for its sixthannual “Celebrate Youth! High School ChoirFestival.” 7 p.m. Free. Washington NationalCathedral, Massachusetts and Wisconsinavenues NW. 202-537-5538.

■ The OrionString Quartetand Windscapewill performBach’s “TheArt of theFugue.” 7:30p.m. $38. Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center.202-467-4600.

■ The Fessenden Ensemble will per-form works by Mozart. 7:30 p.m. $30.National City Christian Church, 5 ThomasCircle NW. 202-362-2390.

Discussions and lectures■ Nelly Lahoud, associate professor at

the U.S. Military Academy at West Point,will discuss “The Jihadi’s Path to Self-Destruction.” 4 p.m. Free. Room 119,Thomas Jefferson Building, Library ofCongress, 10 1st St. SE. 202-707-2692.

■ Todd Gitlin will discuss his book “TheChosen Peoples: America, Israel, and theOrdeals of Divine Election.” 6 p.m. Free;reservations required. Room 450,

Intercultural Center, Georgetown University.37th and O streets NW. 202-687-4245.

■ Richard Whitmire will discuss hisbook “The Bee Eater: Michelle Rhee Takeson the Nation’s Worst School District.”6:30 p.m. Free. Borders, 18th and Lstreets NW. 202-466-4999.

■ David Hazony will discuss his book“The Ten Commandments: How Our MostAncient Moral Text Can Renew ModernLife.” 7 p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919.

■ Peter Pfeiffer, professor of German atGeorgetown University, will discuss“Balduin Möllhausen: Travel Books andBestsellers About America.” 7 p.m. Free;reservations required. Goethe-Institut, 8127th St. NW. rsvp.agsevent@gmail.com.

■ Steve Stern will discuss his novel“The Frozen Rabbi.” 7:30 p.m. $11.Goldman Theater, Washington DC JewishCommunity Center, 1529 16th St. NW.washingtondcjcc.org/authorsoutloud.

Films■ “Movie Night” will feature Mary Pat

Kelly’s 2004 film “Proud,” about one oftwo U.S. Navy ships that saw combat inWorld War II with an African-American crew.6 p.m. Free. Juanita E. Thornton/ShepherdPark Neighborhood Library, 7420 GeorgiaAve. NW. 202-541-6100.

■ The DC Human Rights Watch FilmFestival will feature Thet Sambath and RobLemkin’s film “Enemies of the People,”about the explanations offered by perpetra-tors of the Cambodian genocide. 7 p.m.$11; $9 for seniors and students; $8 formilitary personnel. West End Cinema, 2301M St. NW. 202-419-3456.

■ The French Cinémathèque series willfeature Burno Dumont’s 2009 film“Hadewijch.” 8p.m. $11; $9for students;$8.25 for sen-iors; $8 forages 12 andyounger. AvalonTheatre, 5612 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-966-6000.

Performance■ Modern dance company Jane Franklin

Dance will perform “Take a Deep Breath.”

6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage, KennedyCenter. 202-467-4600.

Sale■ The St. Alban’s Opportunity Thrift

Shop will hold a half-price sale. 9:30 a.m.to 3 p.m. Free admission. 3001 WisconsinAve. NW. 202-966-5288. The sale will con-tinue daily through Feb. 26 (except Sundayand Monday) from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Thursday, Feb. 17

Children’s program■ A park ranger will lead ages 3 and

older on a hike along the Woodland Trail. 4p.m. Free. Rock Creek Nature Center, 5200Glover Road NW. 202-895-6070.

Class■ Ray Franklin-Vaughn will lead a weekly

class on “Classical Yang Style T’ai ChiCh’uan” for area seniors. 10:30 a.m. Free;reservations required. Friendship TerraceRetirement Community, 4201 ButterworthPlace NW. 202-244-7400.

Concerts■ Deep River, a power-folk trio from

Virginia, will perform a combination of pop,folk and blues. 6 p.m. Free. MillenniumStage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.

■ TheJuilliard StringQuartet(shown) andthe AfiaraString Quartetwill performworks by Schubert, Bartók andMendelssohn. 7:30 p.m. $38. TerraceTheater, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.

Discussions and lectures■ “Tunisia and Egypt: We the People”

will feature panelists Radia Daoussi, MaryElizabeth King, Linda Likar and ElizabethSpiro Clark. 11:30 a.m. $25. reservationsrequired. Woman’s National DemocraticClub, 1526 New Hampshire Ave. NW. 202-232-7363.

■ Douglas Waller will discuss his book“Wild Bill Donovan: The Spymaster WhoCreated the OSS and Modern AmericanEspionage.” Noon to 1 p.m. Free.International Spy Museum, 800 F St. NW.202-393-7988.

■ Tim Jaroch of David NassifAssociates and David Varner of SmithGroupwill discuss the collaborative designprocess undertaken at Constitution Center,the largest private office building in D.C.and now one of its most energy efficient.12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Free; reservationsrequired. National Building Museum, 401 FSt. NW. 202-272-2448.

■ Audrey Marks, Jamaican ambassadorto the United States, will speak at a BlackHistory Month celebration. 5 p.m. Free;reservations required. Room 806, RomeBuilding, Johns Hopkins University Schoolof Advanced International Studies, 1619Massachusetts Ave. NW. 646-644-9673.

■ Curator Brandon Fortune will lead agallery talk on rapper and actor LL Cool J. 6to 6:30 p.m. Free. National Portrait Gallery,8th and F streets NW. 202-633-1000.

■ Panelists will discuss “Recognizingthe New Sudan: Innovation, Investment andCapacity Building.” 6 p.m. Free; reserva-tions required. Rome Building Auditorium,Johns Hopkins University School ofAdvanced International Studies, 1619Massachusetts Ave. NW. 202-663-5676.

■ A gallery talk will focus on “Roma onMy Mind,” about the inspiration PhilipGuston took from ancient Roman architec-

ture. 6 and 7 p.m. $12; $10 for seniorsand students; free for ages 18 andyounger. Phillips Collection, 1600 21st St.NW. 202-387-2151.

■ “For the Greener Good” will feature apanel discussion on “Life After Plastic.”6:30 to 8 p.m. $20; $12 for students.Reservations required. National BuildingMuseum, 401 F St. NW. 202-272-2448.

■ Historians Harold Holzer and CraigSymonds will discuss “All the News That’sFit to Print: The Civil War Years,” about thefirsthand accounts written by New YorkTimes correspondents about the war. 6:45p.m. $25. S. Dillon Ripley Center, 1100Jefferson Drive SW. 202-633-3030.

■ Susan Jacoby will discuss her book“Never Say Die: The Myth and Marketing ofthe New Old Age.” 7 p.m. Free. Politics andProse, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919.

■ The Center for the Studies of SelfKnowledge will present a lecture on“Enigmatic Egypt — the Sphinx and thePyramids.” 7 p.m. Free. Cleveland ParkNeighborhood Library, 3310 ConnecticutAve. NW. 202-701-3321.

■ Stella Demesticha, a maritimearchaeologist with the University of Cyprus,will discuss “Underwater Archaeology:Excavation at the Mazotos Shipwreck inCyprus.” 7 to 8:30 p.m. Free. BairdAuditorium, National Museum of NaturalHistory, 10th Street and ConstitutionAvenue NW. 202-633-1000.

■ Roger Gastman, author of the forth-coming “History of American Graffiti,” willdiscuss the world of graffiti and street art.7 p.m. $15. Corcoran Gallery of Art, 50017th St. NW. 202-639-1770.

■ The Takoma Park NeighborhoodLibrary will host a discussion on HarrietBeecher Stowe’s anti-slavery novel “UncleTom’s Cabin.” 7 p.m. Free. 416 Cedar St.NW. 202-576-7252.

■ Peter Beinart, senior political writerfor The Daily Beast andassociate professor ofjournalism at the CityUniversity of New York,will discuss “TheFailure of the AmericanJewish Establishment.”7:30 p.m. Free; reser-vations required. Abramson Family RecitalHall, Katzen Arts Center, AmericanUniversity, 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW.202-885-3780.

■ David Hazony will discuss his book

“The Ten Commandments: How Our MostAncient Moral Text Can Renew ModernLife.” A panel discussion will also featureMoment Magazine editor Nadine Epstein,Weekly Standard editor Bill Kristol andAdas Israel Congregation Rabbi GilSteinlauf. 7:30 p.m. $7. Washington DCJewish Community Center, 1529 16th St.NW. washingtondcjcc.org/authorsoutloud.

■ The Georgetown Book Club will dis-cuss Jonathan Franzen’s 2010 novel“Freedom.” 7:30 p.m. Free. GeorgetownNeighborhood Library, 3260 R St. NW. 202-727-0232.

Films■ “Senior Cinema Thursdays” will fea-

ture PeterWeir’s film “TheWay Back,”about theescape of asmall group ofprisoners froma Siberian gulag in 1940 and their journeyover thousands of miles across five hostilecountries. 10:30 a.m. $6.75 for ages 62and older. Avalon Theatre, 5612Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-966-3464.

■ The National Archives will present“War Is All Hell,” an installment of KenBurns’ 1990 documentary “The Civil War.”Noon. Free. Jefferson Room, NationalArchives Building, Pennsylvania Avenuebetween 7th and 9th streets NW. 202-357-5000.

■ “Chase Away the Blues With SomeRomantic Movies” will feature WilliamWyler’s 1953 film “Roman Holiday,” star-ring Gregory Peck and Audrey Hepburn. 4p.m. Free. Palisades Neighborhood Library,4901 V St. NW. 202-282-3139.

■ The Phillips Collection will presentNicholas and Sheila Pye’s film trilogy “ThePaper Wall,” “A Life of Errors” and “Loudly,Death Unties.” A post-screening discussionwill feature the husband-and-wife team andPhillips curator Vesela Sretenovic. 6:30p.m. Donation suggested. PhillipsCollection, 1600 21st St. NW. 202-387-2151.

Open house■ The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute

will hold an open house and preview of itsspring semester. 1 to 2:30 p.m. Free.Temple Baptist Church, 3850 NebraskaAve. NW. 202-895-4860.

Performances■ Comedian Julie Goldman will perform.

7:30 p.m. $15 in advance; $20 at thedoor. Goldman Theater, Washington DCJewish Community Center, 1529 16th St.NW. washingtondcjcc.org.

■ “A Washington Review” will combinestand-up, improvisation and sketch per-formances for an evening of satirical come-dy. 7:30 p.m. $10. District of ColumbiaArts Center, 2438 18th St. NW. 202-462-7833. The performance will repeat Feb. 24at 7:30 p.m.

■ The Topaz Hotel Bar’s weekly stand-up show will feature local comics. 8 to 10p.m. Free. 1733 N St. NW. 202-393-3000.

Friday, Feb. 18

Concerts■ The Friday Morning Music Club will

perform works by Piazzolla, Schumann,Khachaturian and Moussorgsky. Noon.Free. Sumner School Museum, 1201 17thSt. NW. 202-333-2075.

■ Organist Todd Davis of ChristLutheran Church in York, Pa., will perform

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Friday, FEBRUARY 18■ Discussion: Jonathan Franzen willread from his novel “Freedom” at anevent sponsored by thePEN/Faulkner Foundation and theWashington National Cathedral. 7:30p.m. $22; $16 for students and sen-iors. Washington National Cathedral,Massachusetts and Wisconsinavenues NW. 202-537-2228.

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Friday FEBRUARY 18

Yuri Liberzon

Marlow Guitar

Saturday, Feb. 19th, 8 p.m.

1 Westmoreland Circle, Bethesda Tickets: $25: Students under

18 free with adult; ages 18-22, ½ price

www.marlowguitar.org 301-654-6403

Classical Guitarist from Israel Granted Alien of Extraordinary Ability United

States Permanent Residency based on his achievements in the music field.

works by Brahms and Bach. 12:15 to 1p.m. Free. National City Christian Church, 5Thomas Circle NW. 202-797-0103.

■ Violinist Zino Bogachek and pianistAnna Balakerskaia will perform. 1:15 p.m.Free. McNeir Hall, Georgetown University,37th and O streets NW. 202-687-2787.

■ D.C.-based hip-hop artist Asheru willperform. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage,Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.

■ “Barbara Cook’s Spotlight,” a theatercabaret performance series, will featureactor and singer Alexander Gemignani.7:30 p.m. $45. Terrace Theater, KennedyCenter. 202-467-4600.

■ Le Poème Harmonique will performworks by Rossi, Monteverdi, Merula,Hidalgo and others. 7:30 p.m. $25; $20for students. La Maison Française, 4101Reservoir Road NW. InstantSeats.com.

Discussions and lectures■ Rahul Sagar, assistant professor of

politics at Princeton University, will discuss“The Past and Future of HinduNationalism.” 12:30 p.m. Free; reserva-tions required. Room 806, Rome Building,Johns Hopkins University School ofAdvanced International Studies, 1619Massachusetts Ave. NW. 202-663-5722.

■ Amy Chua will discuss her book“Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother.” 7 p.m.Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 ConnecticutAve. NW. 202-364-1919.

Film■ “Neorealismo 1941-1954: Days of

Glory” will feature Luchino Visconti’s 1953film “Bellissima.” 2:30 p.m. Free. EastBuilding Auditorium, National Gallery of Art,4th Street and Constitution Avenue NW.202-737-4215.

Performances■ Edgeworks Dance Theater will per-

form signature works and the D.C. pre-miere of Helanius J. Wilkins’ “Trigger.” 8p.m. $22; $17 for students, teachers, sen-iors and artists; $8 for ages 17 andyounger. Dance Place, 3225 8th St. NE.202-269-1600. The performance willrepeat Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 4p.m.

■ The Potter’s House will present thehip-hop dance group Da Originalz andacoustic vocalist Fred Love. 7:30 to 10:30p.m. $15 to $50 donation suggested. ThePotter’s House, 1658 Columbia Road NW.pottershousedc.og.

Tasting■ Alliance Française de Washington will

host a cognac tasting led by GuillaumeLamy of Cognac Ferrand. 6:30 p.m. $45;reservations recommended. AllianceFrançaise de Washington, 2142 WyomingAve. NW. 202-234-7911.

Tour■ Walk of the Town tour guide Tim

Stewart will present “Monumental Stories,”a walking tour of major attractions. 10:30a.m. Free; tips appreciated. Meet on 15thStreet NW near Pennsylvania Avenue andthe northwest corner of the CommerceDepartment. walkofthetowndc.com. Thetour will repeat Feb. 19 and 20 at 10:30a.m.

Saturday, Feb. 19

Children’s programs■ The Weekend Family Matinees series

will feature a performance by the KaydeePuppet Show. 10 a.m. $5.75. Avalon

Theatre, 5612 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-966-6000.

■ “Discover Engineering Family Day” willoffer a chance for participants to makeslime, experience an online interactive pro-gram called MathMovesU, learn about thescience of popcorn, and view a tsunamiwave tank. 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. $5 dona-tion suggested. National Building Museum,401 F St. NW. 202-272-2448.

■ Georgetown Family Saturdays, organ-ized by the GeorgetownMoms group, will fea-ture a performance byFrank Cassel the BanjoMan. Proceeds will ben-efit the D.C. PublicLibrary Foundation’sGeorgetown RecoveryFund. 10:30 a.m. $25 per family. St.John’s Episcopal Church, 3240 O St. NW.georgetownmom.com.

Class■ Cate Meyers will lead a class on

“Knitting for Beginners.” 1 to 3 p.m. $39.First Class Inc., 1726 20th St. NW. 202-797-5102.

Concerts■ The Washington

Performing Arts Societywill present pianistSimon Trpceski per-forming works byHaydn, Chopin, Shahovand Prokofiev. 2 p.m.$40. Terrace Theater,Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.

■ Seven high school students will com-pete as finalists in the Marin Band’s 2011Concerto Competition. 2 p.m. Free. JohnPhilip Sousa Band Hall, Marine BarracksAnnex, 7th and L streets SE. 202-433-4011.

■ Members of the Kennedy CenterOpera House Orchestra will perform classi-cal works. 6 p.m. Free. Millennium Stage,Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.

■ The Smithsonian Chamber MusicSociety will present Kenneth Slowik on vio-loncello performing chamber works byBach. 7:30 p.m. $28. Smithsonian CastleCommons, 1000 Jefferson Drive SW. 202-633-3030.

■ CuartetoCasals will per-form works byBoccherini,Ligeti andSchumann.7:30 p.m. $35.Kreeger Museum, 2401 Foxhall Road NW.202-338-3552.

■ Classical guitaristYuri Liberzon will per-form as part of theJohn E. Marlow GuitarSeries. 8 p.m. $25.WestmorelandCongregational UnitedChurch of Christ, 1Westmoreland Circle. 301-654-6403.

Discussion■ American University professor

Clarence Lusane will discuss his book “TheBlack History of the White House.” 7 p.m.Free. Politics and Prose, 5015 ConnecticutAve. NW. 202-364-1919.

Films■ A Black History Month film series will

feature Ken Burns’ 2004 documentary“Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fallof Jack Johnson,” about the first African-American heavyweight boxing champion. 1

p.m. Free. Juanita E. Thornton/ShepherdPark Neighborhood Library, 7420 GeorgiaAve. NW. 202-541-6100.

■ The Smithsonian Asian PacificAmerican Program and the JapaneseAmerican Memorial Foundation will presentJunichi Suzuki’s film “442: Live With Honor,Die With Dignity,” about the history andlegacy of the 442nd Regimental CombatTeam. A forum with Suzuki will follow. 2p.m. Free. Carmichael Auditorium, NationalMuseum of American History, 14th Streetand Constitution Avenue NW. 202-633-1000.

■ “Neorealismo 1941-1954: Days ofGlory” will feature Alberto Lattuada’s 1948film “Without Pity,” at 2 p.m.; andLattuada’s 1952 film “The Overcoat,” at 4p.m. Free. East Building Auditorium,National Gallery of Art, 4th Street andConstitution Avenue NW. 202-737-4215.

Performances■ Living Stones Inc. will present “The

Fatherless Generation,” about an African-American boy’s search for personal growth,love and affirmation. 2 p.m. Free. MartinLuther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St.NW. 202-727-1291.

■ Theater J’s “Voices From a ChangingMiddle East: Portraits of Home” theaterfestival will feature a reading of DavidHare’s “Via Dolorosa.” 8 p.m. $10.Goldman Theater, Washington DC JewishCommunity Center, 1529 16th St. NW.202-777-3210.

Special events■ The Washington Design Center

Sample Sale will feature furniture, rugs,lighting, art and accessories. 10 a.m. to 3p.m. $5. Washington Design Center, 300 DSt. SW. 202-646-6100.

■ “Presidential Family Fun Day” will fea-ture craft activities, performances andscavenger hunts. 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.Free. National Portrait Gallery/SmithsonianAmerican Art Museum, 8th and F streetsNW. 202-633-1000.

■ Drishtipat will host a cultural extrava-ganza in honor of International MotherLanguage Day. 6:30 to 8 p.m. Free. Sixth &I Historic Synagogue, 600 I St. NW. drishti-pat.org/dc/index.html.

Walks and tours■ Rocco Zappone, a native

Washingtonian and freelance writer, will

lead a weekly walking tour of his hometownand share reminiscences and impressionsof a lifetime in D.C. 10 a.m. $20. Meet atthe statue of Andrew Jackson in LafayetteSquare, 16th and H streets NW. 202-341-5208.

■ Melanie Choukas-Bradley, author of “Cityof Trees,” will lead a“Winter Tree Tour of theCapitol Grounds.” 1 to3:30 p.m. Free; regis-tration required.Conservatory Terrace,U.S. Botanic Garden, 100 Maryland Ave.SW. 202-225-1116.

■ A park ranger will lead a hike for ages7 and older retracing the steps of the fiveU.S. presidents who used Rock Creek Parkfor recreation. 2 p.m. Free. Picnic Grove 1,Tilden Street and Beach Drive NW. 202-895-6070. The hike will repeat Sunday at11 a.m.

■ Washington Walks and tour guideBrian Kraft will present the second annual“Columbia Heights Historical Drinkabout,”featuring an exploration of the neighbor-hood with stops at several of its cafes andbars. 2 to 5 p.m. $20; reservationsrequired. washingtonwalks.com.

Sunday, Feb. 20

Concerts■ The Del Sol String Quartet, soprano

Stacey Fraser, pianist Noriko Suzuki anddancer PaigeStarling Sorvillowill present“Innovation andTradition: AConfluence ofMusicalCultures,” featuring the music of Japanesecomposer Koji Nakano. 2 p.m. $45.Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.

■ U.S. Air Force Band ensembles willperform with Garry Gekhman of “DancingWith the Stars” and Benji Schwimmer,Sabra Johnson and Jamile McGee of “SoYou Think You Can Dance.” 3 p.m. Free.DAR Constitution Hall, 18th Street betweenC and D streets NW. 202-767-5658.

■ Organist Clive Driskill-Smith will per-form. 4 p.m. Free. Chevy ChasePresbyterian Church, 1 Chevy Chase CircleNW. 202-363-2202.

■ The professional Choir of ChristChurch will perform works by WilliamSmith, Thomas Tallis and Jacques Arcadelt.5 p.m. Free. Christ Church, Georgetown,31st and O streets NW. 202-333-6677.

■ Robert McCormick, director of musicat St. Paul’s Parish, K Street, will presentan organ recital. 5:15 p.m. Free.Washington National Cathedral,Massachusetts and Wisconsin avenuesNW. 202-537-6200.

■ Pianist and composer Everett N.Jones III will perform works by African-American composers. 6 p.m. Free.Millennium Stage, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.

■ The Vivaldi Project will perform worksby Vivaldi and other Venetian composers.6:30 p.m. Free. West Garden Court,National Gallery of Art, 6th Street andConstitution Avenue NW. 202-842-6941.

■ Dahlak Restaurant will host its weekly“DC Jazz Jam” session. 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.Free. 1771 U St. NW. 202-527-9522.

Discussions and lectures■ American historian Richard Norton

Smith will discuss the role of religion inPresident Abraham Lincoln’s life. 10 a.m.Free. St. John’s Episcopal Church,Lafayette Square, 1525 H St. NW. 202-347-8766.

■ Charles Beddington, guest curator,and David Alan Brown, curator of Italianand Spanish paintings at the NationalGallery of Art, will offer an introduction tothe exhibition “Venice: Canaletto and HisRivals.” 2 p.m. Free. East BuildingAuditorium, National Gallery of Art, 4thStreet and Constitution Avenue NW. 202-737-4215.

■ Richard Whitmire will discuss hisbook “The Bee Eater: Michelle Rhee Takeson the Nation’s Worst School District.” 5p.m. Free. Politics and Prose, 5015Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919.

Film■ “Neorealismo 1941-1954: Days of

Glory” will feature Luciano Emmer’s 1950film “Sunday in August.” 4:30 p.m. Free.East Building Auditorium, National Galleryof Art, 4th Street and Constitution AvenueNW. 202-737-4215.

Performance■ Anais Mitchell will perform “Virginia

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Sunday, FEBRUARY 20■ Concert: Pianist and composerHaskell Small will present the worldpremiere of his new work, “Journeysin Silence,” based on paintings in thePhillips Collection’s Rothko Room. 4p.m. $20. Phillips Collection, 160021st St. NW. 202-387-2151.

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Saturday, February 19, 6 p.m.

(City Lights, $19.95)Lusane’s chronicle of the White House is also the story of the struggle for civil rights in America. A professor at American University and former editor of Black Political Agenda, Lusane recounts the stories of the black laborers who built the White House, the scandal concerning Booker T. Washington and Teddy Roosevelt that earned the building its name, and various crises that pushed forward a progressive agenda.

Sunday, February 20, 5 p.m.

( Jossey-Bass, $24.95)Michelle Rhee wrote the introduction to Whitmire’s Why Boys Fail; now, in his second book, Whitmire profiles Rhee, fleshing out the public figure with details of her personal life. The center of the story is Rhee’s contentious tenure as chancellor of Washington, D.C. public schools, and the book includes an interview with Rhee on what she learned from the experience.

Tuesday, February 22, 7 p.m.

(Brookings, $24.95)One of the foremost experts on U.S. Middle East policy, Riedel, author of The Search for al Qaeda, here focuses on Pakistan and its pivotal role in a global jihad movement. Riedel examines how American foreign policy decisions have contributed to Pakistan’s radicalization and offers sugges-tions for ways to help stabilize that country.

Sings Hadestown,” a folk-opera take on theOrpheus myth. 8 p.m. $15 in advance; $18on the day of the show. Sixth & I HistoricSynagogue, 600 I St. NW. 877-435-9849.

Readings■ The Washington Shakespeare

Readers will hold a participatory reading of“Romeo and Juliet.” Participants shouldbring a copy of the play. 1 p.m. Free.Bender Library, American University, 4400Massachusetts Ave. NW.

■ “Sunday Kind of Love” will feature areading by Kim Roberts, author of “AnimalMagnetism,” followed by an open-micevent. 4 to 6 p.m. Free. Langston Room,Busboys and Poets, 2021 14th St. NW.202-387-7638.

Special event■ “Umoja on U: A Black History

Celebration” will honor community leadersand feature the talents of local vocalists,musicians, dancers and spoken-wordartists. 6 p.m. $20; $10 for seniors andages 12 and younger. Lincoln Theatre,1215 U St. NW. 202-328-6000.

Walks and tours■ A park ranger will present “By Dawn’s

Early Light,” a walking tour of Georgetown.11 a.m. Free. Old Stone House, 3051 MSt. NW. 202-426-6851.

■ A park ranger willlead an exploration ofthe trails in DumbartonOaks Park and discussBeatrix Ferrand, thepioneering 20th-centurylandscape architectwho designed the natu-ralistic garden turned public park. 2 p.m.Free. 31st and R streets NW. 202-895-6070.

Monday, Feb. 21

Concerts■ The National Presidents Day Choral

Festival will feature singers from The BollesSchool in Jacksonville, Fla., Overton HighSchool in Memphis, Tenn., and RhodesCollege in Memphis, Tenn. 2 p.m. $10.Concert Hall, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.

■ The Kennedy Center’s ConservatoryProject will feature students from the CurtisInstitute of Music performing works by

Maurice Ravel. 6 p.m. Free. TerraceTheater, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.

■ The Monday Night at the Nationalseries will feature Georgetown University’sall-male a cappella chorus, The GeorgetownChimes. 6 and 7:30 p.m. Free; ticketsrequired. Helen Hayes Gallery, NationalTheatre, 1321 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. 202-783-3372.

Discussion■ Washington Project for the Arts and

Foreign Policy in Focus will present a talkby independent art critic and curator WendyNavarro on “Global Perspectives onContemporary Art.” 7 p.m. Free. CullenRoom, Busboys and Poets, 1025 5th St.NW. 202-387-7638.

Performance■ Agis Center for Arts and Humanities

will present “Chinese New Year AcrobaticSpectacular.” 7:30 p.m. $30 to $50. LisnerAuditorium, George Washington University,21st and H streets NW. agiscenter.org.

Special event■ “Celebrate America’s Presidents!” will

feature an interactivetour of the 1816 man-sion, an art workshopand a reading ofGeorge Washington’s1775 letter to MarthaWashington. 10 a.m. tonoon. $10; $5 for chil-dren. Tudor Place Historic House andGarden, 1644 31st St. NW. 202-965-0400.

Tuesday, Feb. 22

Class■ Kyla Lupo will lead a class on

“Fabulous Digital Photos in 10 EasySteps.” 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. $39. First ClassInc., 1726 20th St. NW. 202-797-5102.

Concerts■ The Kennedy Center’s Conservatory

Project will feature students from the NewEngland Conservatory of Music. 6 p.m.Free. Terrace Theater, Kennedy Center.202-467-4600.

■ Quatuor Debussy will perform worksby Glass, Puccini, Milhaud and Franck. 8p.m. Free; tickets required. CoolidgeAuditorium, Thomas Jefferson Building,Library of Congress, 10 1st St. SE. 202-

707-5502.

Discussions and lectures■ Rochelle Davis, assistant professor of

anthropology at Georgetown University, willdiscuss her book “Palestinian VillageHistories: Geographies of the Displaced.” 3to 4:30 p.m. Free. Mortara Building,Georgetown University, 37th and O streetsNW. mortara.georgetown.edu.

■ Retired U.S. Army Lt. Col. Brad Taylorwill discuss his novel “One Rough Man.”6:30 p.m. Free. Barnes & Noble, 555 12thSt. NW. 202-347-0176.

■ Sheryll Cashin, professor of law atGeorgetownUniversity, willdiscuss herbook “TheAgitator’sDaughter: AMemoir of FourGenerations of One Extraordinary AfricanAmerican Family.” 6:30 p.m. Free. MartinLuther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St.NW. 202-727-1291.

■ Bruce Riedel willdiscuss his book“Deadly Embace:Pakistan, America, andthe Future of theGlobal Jihad.” 7 p.m.Free. Politics andProse, 5015Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919.

Films■ The National Archives will present

“From the Vaults: Ronald Reagan and theGovernment Film.” Noon. Free. McGowanTheater, National Archives Building,Pennsylvania Avenue between 7th and 9thstreets NW. 202-357-5000.

■ The 22nd annual Black Film Festival,spotlighting “Blaxploitation” cinema, willfeature “Puff Puff Pass” at 3 p.m. and“Friday” at 6 p.m. Free. Martin Luther KingJr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. 202-727-1291.

■ A Spike Lee Film Festival will featurethe 1995 film “Clockers,” based on thenovel by Richard Price. 5:30 p.m. Free.Georgetown Neighborhood Library, 3260 RSt. NW. 202-727-0232.

■ The Washington Psychotronic FilmSociety will present Don Sharp’s 1966 film“Rasputin: The Mad Monk.” 8 p.m. Free.The Passenger, 1021 7th St. NW. 202-462-3356.

Performance■ Carole Bouquet will portray Antonin

Artaud in “Lettres à Génica, foliesd’amour.” 7:30 p.m. $35. La MaisonFrançaise, 4101 Reservoir Road NW.InstantSeats.com.

Reading■ The Lannan Literary Programs series

will feature a reading by Kwame Dawes. 8p.m. Free. Copley Formal Lounge,Georgetown University, 37th and O streetsNW. 202-687-6294.

Sporting event■ The Washington Wizards will play the

Indiana Pacers. 7 p.m. $10 to $475.Verizon Center, 601 F St. NW. 202-397-7328.

Tour■ A tour will offer an introduction to

Tudor Place, the Georgetown mansion builtby Martha Washington’s granddaughter,Martha Custis Peter, and her husband,Thomas Peter. 10 a.m., 11 a.m., noon, 1p.m., 2 p.m. and 3 p.m. Free; reservations

required. Tudor Place Historic House andGarden, 1644 31st St. NW. 202-965-0400.

Wednesday, Feb. 23

Class■ Housing Counseling Services, a local

nonprofit, will present information on pro-grams and resources available to help areahomeowners in danger of losing theirhomes. 6 p.m. Free. Suite 100, 2410 17thSt. NW. 202-667-7712.

Concerts■ Flutist Sara Stern and pianist Lisa

Emenheiser will perform works by Jongen,Liebermann and Schoenfield. 12:10 p.m.Free. East Building Auditorium, NationalGallery of Art, 4th Street and ConstitutionAvenue NW. 202-737-4215.

■ The Kennedy Center’s ConservatoryProject will feature students from theUniversity of Michigan School of Music,Theatre, and Dance. 6 p.m. Free. TerraceTheater, Kennedy Center. 202-467-4600.

Discussions and lectures■ Kamissa Mort will discuss artist,

architect and Arctic explorer Russell W.Porter. Noon. Free. Jefferson Room,National Archives Building, PennsylvaniaAvenue between 7th and 9th streets NW.202-357-5000.

■ Terri Weissman, assistant professorof art history at the University of Illinois atUrbana-Champaign, will discuss her book“The Realisms of Berenice Abbott:Documentary Photography and PoliticalAction.” 5:30 p.m. Donation suggested;reservations required. Phillips Collection,1600 21st St. NW.phillipscollection.org/calendar.

■ Retired U.S. Navy Master ChiefMelvin G. Williams Sr. and retired U.S. NavyVice Adm. Melvin G. Wllliams Jr. will dis-cuss their book “Navigating the SevenSeas.” 6 p.m. Free. Naval Heritage Center,U.S. Navy Memorial, 701 Pennsylvania Ave.NW. navymemorial.org.

■ Architect Christopher B. Lethbridgewill discuss “The Smithsonian Art &Industries Building: A Progress Report,”about the renovation of the Adolf Cluss-designed museum. 6:30 p.m. Free; reser-vations required. Goethe-Institut, 812 7thSt. NW. 202-289-1200, ext. 164.

■ Ori Z. Soltes, a resident scholar oftheology and fine arts at GeorgetownUniversity, will lead a discussion of“Fathers and Sons” by Ivan Turgenev. 6:30p.m. Free. West End Neighborhood Library,

1101 24th St. NW. 202-724-8707.■ Katherine Bankole-Medina, professor

of history at CoppinState University, willdiscuss the health tra-ditions of enslaved andformerly enslavedwomen in the yearsbefore and after theU.S. Civil War. 6:30p.m. Free; reservations required. MaryMcLeod Bethune Council House NationalHistoric Site, 1318 Vermont Ave. NW. 202-673-2402.

■ Robert Wyatt will present “The Storyof Steinway & Sons,” featuring film clips,archival recordings and a live piano per-formance. 6:45 to 9 p.m. $40. RasmusonTheater, National Museum of the AmericanIndian, 4th Street and IndependenceAvenue SW. 202-633-3030.

■ “Give Bigotry No Sanction: TheGeorge Washington Letter,” a symposiumexploring religious freedom and democra-cy, will feature John Sexton, president ofNew York University; Charles Haynes,director of the Religious FreedomEducation Project at the Newseum; ZainabAl-Suwaij, executive director of theAmerican Islamic Congress; and AdamStrom, director of content, research anddevelopment for international nonprofitFacing History and Ourselves. 7 to 8:30p.m. Free; reservations suggested. GreatHall, Historical Society of Washington,D.C., 801 K St. NW. facinghistory.org.

■ Dambisa Moyowill discuss her book“How the West WasLost: Fifty Years ofEconomic Folly — andthe Stark ChoicesAhead.” 7 p.m. Free.Politics and Prose,5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919.

■ Tom Lovejoy, biodiversity chair of theD.C.-based H. John Heinz III Center forScience, Economics, and the Environment,will discuss climate change and its culturalcontext. 7 p.m. Free. SmithsonianAmerican Art Museum, 8th and F streetsNW. 202-633-1000.

■ No Rules Theatre Company will pre-sent a talk by teacher, theater artist andlife coach Ashley Gates Jansen on “ThatFierce Embrace: My Journey With MentalIllness and Mysticism.” 7 p.m. Free; reser-vations required. H Street Playhouse, 1365H St. NE. norulestheatre.org.

Films■ “Movie Night” will feature Howard

Alk’s 1971 film “The Murder of FredHampton.” 6 p.m. Free. Juanita E.Thornton/Shepherd Park NeighborhoodLibrary, 7420 Georgia Ave. NW. 202-541-6100.

■ The National Archives will presentLucy Walker and Angus Aynsley’s 2010documentary “Waste Land” as part of itsseventh annual screenings of AcademyAward nominees. 7 p.m. Free. McGowanTheater, National Archives Building,Pennsylvania Avenue between 7th and 9thstreets NW. 202-357-5000.

■ The DC Human Rights Watch FilmFestival will feature Vadim Jean’s 2010documentary “In the Land of the Free ….”7 p.m. $11; $9 for seniors and students;$8 for military personnel. West EndCinema, 2301 M St. NW. 202-419-3456.

■ The Reel Israel DC series will featureShlomi Eldar’s 2010 film “Precious Life.” 8p.m. $11; $9 for students; $8.25 for sen-iors; $8 for ages 12 and younger. AvalonTheatre, 5612 Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-966-6000.

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Monday, FEBRUARY 21■ Discussion: Ariel Sabar will discusshis book “Heart of the City: NineStories of Love and Serendipity onthe Streets of New York.” 7 p.m.Free. Politics and Prose, 5015Connecticut Ave. NW. 202-364-1919.

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Keegan Theatre will pre-sent the world premiere ofRosemary Jenkinson’s

“Basra Boy” Feb. 19 throughMarch 12 at the Church StreetTheater.

Abigail Isaac directs this one-man show in which Josh Sticklinplays all the story’s characters — achallenge for actor and directoralike.

Performance times are generally3 and 5 p.m. Saturday and 6 and 8p.m. Sunday. Tickets cost $25; $20for students and seniors. TheChurch Street Theater is located at1742 Church St. NW. 703-892-0202; keegantheatre.com.■ Solas Nua will present “Project

Brand new,” featuring threeAmerican premieres, Feb. 17through 19 at Flashpoint.

In “My Life in Dresses,” SorchaKenny will introduce audiences tothe generations of men and womenwhose stories unfold in theirclothes. “My Body Travels” fea-tures a “he,” Matthew Morrison,transforming into a “she” to presentMorrison’s first solo piece. And“Virtual Jukebox” is an interactiveperformance in which audiencemembers are invited to join dancecollective mouth to mouth in danc-ing to a unique playlist.

Performances begin at 7 p.m.Tickets cost $15. Flashpoint islocated at 916 G St. NW. 800-494-8497; solasnua.org.■ Playwright Allyson Currin anddirector Jessica Lefkow will pre-sent “Benched” Feb. 17 through 27

at the National Conservatory ofDramatic Arts.

“Benched” is a bittersweet com-edy about three big-city moms who

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“Select,” the annual art-auction exhibition ofthe Washington Project for the Arts,will open Saturday at 700 6th St. NW and

continue through March 12.An opening reception will take place Saturday from

6 to 9 p.m. The curators will present and discuss theirexhibit selections March 1 from 6:30 to 9 p.m. at anevent that will also include the presentation of theAlice Denney Award to Cleveland Park artist WilliamChristenberry.

A gala with a formal dinner and performance artwill be held March 12 beginning at 6:30 p.m., withticket prices starting at $300.

Exhibit’s ‘Select’ works heading to auction

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Jim Sanborn’s “Hydra1,” a digital print, is part of theWashington Project for the Arts auction exhibition.

By MARK LONGAKERCurrent Correspondent

Abstract expressionists likeJackson Pollock shook the artworld during the 1950s and

‘60s by forgoing figural depictions andembracing pure gesture in their paint-ings and sculptures. But many of thesesame artists later recanted, deciding fig-uration was OK in art, after all, andgiving up the movement.

Two exhibitions that openedSaturday at the Phillips Collection bothhighlight an abstract expressionist: onewho remained true to the movement,and one who didn’t. The shows focuson pivotal moments in the life of eachartist — sculptor David Smith andpainter Philip Guston — exploringwhat drove the former to forge new ab-ex ground in weldedsteel and the latter to find refuge in cartoon-like imagery.

“David Smith Invents” presents six welded-steel sculp-tures made between 1953 and 1960, a time when the artistfound endless fascination with concave and convex shapes.There are also two-dozen drawings and paintings by Smith— who considered himself a painter working in three dimen-sions — and a selection of photographs he took of his sculp-tures.

Smith’s involvement with concaveand convex forms began in 1953, whenhe started a series titled “Tanktotems,”an early example of which is on view.Boiler tanks play prominently in thesculptures, hence the name.

Smith drew his raw material fromindustrial waste, which he brought bythe truckload to his rural upstate NewYork studio and dumped in his yard,where he could contemplate the tanta-lizing shapes and formulate ideas formaking sculptures from them.

As he developed his language of theconvex and concave, he began arrang-ing shapes linearly, creating piecesmeant to be viewed frontally like paint-ings. These sculptures resulted in his“Bouquet of Concaves” series, made bylaying out similar but slightly different

shapes on the studio floor, welding them together, standingthe whole upright and mounting it on a stand.

Pieces in this series have a delicacy befitting their floraltitle, but belying their sturdy construction from heavy-gaugesteel. They are also marked by the gritty, gray patina ofscorched metal, attesting to their fiery birth in the incandes-cent flames of the welder’s torch.

Smith welded auto bodies on a Studebaker assembly linebefore turning his talents toward strictly aesthetic aims, and

he was the first ever to make welded-steel sculpture. Hesometimes painted his pieces, including the exhibited “BlackConcaves” (1960), on which sky-blue patches peek throughstormy black clouds.

After he finished a piece, he would often install it in afield outside his studio and photograph it. Several photo-graphs on view were taken there, displaying the angular butflowing forms against a snow-covered hillside under a cobalt-blue sky, like alien sentinels in the landscape.

“Philip Guston, Roma” features 40-some paintings, most

Phillips features ab-ex and ex-ab-ex artists

See Phillips/Page 30

Above: Philip Guston’s “Rome” (1971), oil on paper; left:David Smith’s “Black Concaves” (1960), steel, painted

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made during the artist’s six-monthresidence at the AmericanAcademy in Rome from the fall of1970 to the following spring.

Guston retreated to Rome afterhis disastrous exhibition at NewYork’s Marlborough Gallery inOctober 1970, which criticstrashed because it included figura-tive paintings that revealed hisabandonment of abstract expres-

sionism.Twenty years earlier he had

studied at the American Academy,and he considered it a haven. So in1970 he returned to rejuvenatehimself and consolidate his newfigurative style, which relied heav-ily on simplified cartoon shapes.

A motif that appears frequentlyin these paintings is a disembodiedfoot — perhaps an unconscioussymbol of his recent defeat? Thereare also stylized buildings andtrees placed in a noncontextualsetting, all rendered in a manner

recalling hippie cartoonist RobertCrumb of “Keep on Truckin’”fame.

“David Smith Invents” and“Philip Guston, Roma” will contin-ue through May 15 at the PhillipsCollection. Located at 1600 21st St.NW, the museum is open Tuesdaythrough Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5p.m., Thursday until 8:30 p.m., andSunday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.Admission is $12 for adults, $10for seniors and students; and freefor ages 18 and younger. 202-387-2151; phillipscollection.org.

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Performance times are 8 p.m.Thursday through Saturday and 3p.m. Saturday and Sunday. TheNational Conservatory of DramaticArts is located at 1556 WisconsinAve. NW. Admission is free,though reservations by e-mailingbenchedtheplay@gmail.com arerecommended.Benchedtheplay.vpweb.com.■ Catholic University will present“Requiem” Feb. 17 through 26 inthe Hartke Studio.

Taking musical theater intouncharted territory, “Requiem” isan exploration of the power ofgrief. The resounding impact of aperson’s passing manifests itselfthrough scene and song, examiningthe many facets of the human expe-rience.

Performance times are 7:30 p.m.Thursday through Saturday and 2p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Ticketscost $15; $8 for senior citizens andalumni; $5 for students. CatholicUniversity is located at 3801Harewood Road NE. 202-319-4000; drama.cua.edu.

■ Australia’s Circa will present“46 Circus Acts in 45 Minutes”Feb. 18 through 20 in the KennedyCenter’s Family Theater.

From clowns to contortionists toanimals and acrobats, Circa givesaudiences the circus without all theboring bits, according to a release.

Performance times are 7:30 p.m.Friday, 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.Saturday and 1:30 and 4 p.m.Sunday. Tickets cost $18. 202-467-4600; kennedy-center.org.■ Georgetown University willpresent “The Glass MenagerieProject” Feb. 24 through March 27in the Davis Performing ArtsCenter. This re-envisioning ofTennessee Williams’ autobiographi-cal play is presented as part of theTennessee Williams CentennialFestival.

Performances are at 8 p.m. Feb.24 through 26, March 17 through19 and March 23 and 24; 2 p.m.Feb. 27, March 20 and March 26.Tickets cost $15 to $18; $12 to $15for faculty, staff, alumni and sen-iors; and $7 to $10 for students.The university is located at 37thand O streets NW. 202-687-3838;performingarts.georgetown.edu.■ Adventure Theatre and theAfrican Continuum TheatreCompany will present “Mirandyand Brother Wind” Feb. 25 through

March 13 at the Atlas PerformingArts Center.

Enter the south of the early 20thcentury and join young vivaciousMirandy on her quest to win acakewalk contest by capturing theperfect partner — Brother Wind. Aworld-premiere dance operetta forfamilies, the production is appro-priate for ages 4 and older.

Performance times vary. Ticketscost $15. Atlas is located at 1333 HSt. NE. 202-399-7993;atlasarts.org.■ Arena Stage will close “TheArabian Nights” Feb. 20 on theFichandler Stage.

Performance times are 7:30 p.m.Wednesday and Sunday; 8 p.m.Thursday through Saturday; and 2p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Ticketscost $55 to $85, subject to avail-ability. Arena Stage is located at1101 6th St. SW. 202-488-3300;arenastage.org.■ Studio Theatre will close anextended run of Tarell AlvinMcCraney’s “Marcus; Or theSecret of Sweet” Feb. 20.

Performance times are 8 p.m.Wednesday through Saturday; 7p.m. Sunday; and 2 p.m. Saturdayand Sunday. Tickets cost $35 to$65. Studio Theatre is located at1501 14th St. NW. 202-332-3300;studiotheatre.org.

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The exhibit may be viewed Wednesday throughSaturday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. 202-234-7103.■ “Venice: Canaletto and His Rivals,” presenting some50 masterworks by Canaletto and his 18th-centuryVenetian rivals, will open Sunday in the East Buildingof the National Gallery of Art and continue throughMay 30.

Located at 4th Street and Constitution Avenue NW,the museum is open Monday through Saturday from10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.202-737-4215.■ “Beyond the Story: National GeographicUnpublished,” presenting nearly 50 previously unseenphotographs by 15 National Geographic photogra-phers, opened recently at the National GeographicMuseum, where it will continue through June 12.

Located at 1145 17th St. NW, the museum is opendaily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. 202-857-7588.■ Aaron Gallery recently opened an exhibit devoted toits artists and history and will continue it throughMarch 31.

Located at 2101 L St. NW on the 10th floor, thegallery is open Tuesday through Friday by appoint-ment only. 202-234-3311.■ Caos on F recently opened an exhibit of mixed-media constructions and two installation studies forlarge public-work proposals by Chul Beom Park, whoexplores the media’s manipulation of our lives. The

show will continue through Feb. 25.Located at 923 F St. NW, the gallery is open Friday

and Saturday from noon to 6 p.m. 202-215-6993.■ “Flights of Fancy: Elements of Surrealism,” featur-ing surrealist works by six artists from the StudioGallery in Dupont Circle, opened recently at theEvolve Urban Arts Project, where it will continuethrough Feb. 26.

Located at 1375 Maryland Ave. NE, the gallery isopen Monday through Thursday from 1 to 5 p.m.,Friday from 1 to 7 p.m. and Saturday from 11 a.m. to 2p.m. 202-232-8734.■ The Alliance Française de Washington recentlyopened a retrospective of photographs by contempo-rary Parisian photojournalist Owen Franken from his30 years of traveling the world. The exhibit will con-tinue through March 2.

Located at 2142 Wyoming Ave. NW, the gallery isopen Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. 202-234-7911,ext. 31.■ “Sustainable & Scrumptious,” the sixth annualexhibit in the Food Glorious Food series presented bythe Zenith Community Arts Foundation to benefitthe Capital Area Food Bank, has been extendedthrough March 6 at Chevy Chase Pavilion.

“Painting With Fire,” featuring Peter Kephart’spaintings, has also been extended through March 6 atthe same location.

Located at 5335 Wisconsin Ave. NW, the pavilionis open Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 8p.m. and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. 202-783-2963.

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of his youth. But the forum forced Biddle and

other candidates to depart from coremessages. On an income-tax ques-tion, Biddle said any move toward amore progressive tax structureshould be a very broad-based one.

“Don’t pick some sky-high num-ber” and think it’s going to fixeverything, he said in a jab at lastyear’s effort to raise taxes on thoseearning $250,000 and more.

Budget cuts are also crucial,noted lone Republican candidatePatrick Mara. “We need to look at

reducing the salaries of top earners”and trimming the number of cityemployees, he said.

Mara, now a Ward 1 schoolboard member, also touted his partyaffiliation as a boon in solid-blueD.C. A divided government is amore transparent one, he argued,promising to engage Republicanleaders on Capitol Hill on theDistrict’s behalf.

But Mara said his platform dif-fers sharply from that of typical con-servatives, pointing out that he is avocal supporter of gay marriage andsmart growth. In fact, said Mara in ared-meat appeal to Greater GreaterWashington’s readership, “I don’town a car. … You won’t see my car

parked outside the WilsonBuilding.”

On another transportation matter,the crowded field perhaps allowedcandidates to take more subtle posi-tions than in earlier, smaller races. Inlast fall’s mayoral election, notedformer Ward 5 D.C. Council mem-ber Vincent Orange, the streetcarquestion became a political football.

But there needs to be more “bal-ance” in discussing the streetcar,which will make more communitieslivable and walkable, Orange said.

Thursday evening saw Orangecoming off the success of a mid-January poll placing him ahead ofBiddle and styling himself as apolitical veteran with mastery ofcity issues, particularly finances.But a couple of misstatements havedogged Orange since the forum —particularly in saying that the bagtax netted $17 million for city cof-fers; the total in fact was $2 million.

Joshua Lopez, a former advisoryneighborhood commissioner and

erstwhile aide to former MayorAdrian Fenty, took the opposite tackfrom Orange, presenting himself asan outsider with the “young voice”now missing on the council.

Lopez took a few positions dearto his former mentor, contending,for example, that “public-privatepartnerships” were key to increasingaffordable housing in the city. Buthe also distinguished himself fromFenty, arguing for an income-taxhike on the city’s wealthiest, whichFenty avoided in office.

Lopez, a Ward 4 resident, alsospoke about tactics against youthviolence, which has increased evenas overall crime has fallen.

A community activist with longexperience in serving at-risk youth,former Adams Morgan advisoryneighborhood commissioner BryanWeaver said education is part of theissue as well. He noted that theschool-reform movement has so farfailed to push the best teachers toserve in the neediest schools.

Weaver — who recentlyannounced that political heavy-weight Minyon Moore, formerpolitical director for Bill Clinton,will chair his campaign — used theforum to hammer his opposition tocozy insider wheeling and dealing,particularly in development matters.“Politics is about improving peo-ple’s lives,” he said. But the D.C.Council is controlled by “well-placed money within the city.”

Weaver said he therefore oppos-es tax abatements and other specialconcessions to developers. “We’resort of throwing darts at a dart-board” with such policies, he added,due to the lack of data on the deals’efficacy.

Jacque Patterson, a Ward 8 resi-dent who has worn a host of hats inthe city, including advisory neigh-borhood commissioner and HistoricPreservation Review Board mem-ber, said he, too, opposes tax abate-ments. But if they’re allowed, hesaid, they “should go to economical-ly distressed communities.”

One way to make the develop-ment process more transparent,added Patterson, who has been avocal critic of the party establish-ment’s backing of Biddle, is tomove oversight of First Source hir-ing requirements to the city’s devel-opment office.

Patterson also styled himselfsomewhat of a budget hawk, sayingthat he would have voted againstlast fall’s fee-hiking budget. Instead,he said, he would have “focused onhuman services for cuts.”

Stanley Mayes disagreed. “Idon’t want to see social servicescut,” he said. Instead, “top earners”should help “people at the bottom.”

Mayes, a former advisory neigh-borhood commissioner in Ward 1and a native Washingtonian,explained why that hometown sta-tus is desirable in an at-large councilmember. “I know communities,” hesaid.

Unemployment is a chief con-cern of many of those groups, andMayes had two suggestions tonudge that rate southward: run a bet-ter summer-jobs program and beginvocational training in middleschool.

Alan Page, a D.C. StatehoodGreen Party member, won the mostaudience smiles with wisecracksduring the already lightheartedforum. He took a risk with thesmart-growth crowd, however, witha pledge to cut fraud and waste —where transit lines for Metrobus andthe Circulator overlap, for example.But a streetcar, Page said later,would be good for allWashingtonians.

Page, a Ward 6 resident andattorney, brought strong rhetoric to astatehood question, calling it the“2011 extension of the civil rightsstruggle,” and comparing disenfran-chised residents’ plight with that ofprotesting Egyptians.

Like other candidates, Page iden-tified education as a top priority. Thereasons for his advocacy, he said,begin at home with his 7-year-olddaughter. The next few years will becrucial for her generation, he said:“We’re at a crossroads.”

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The regional Boys & Girls Clubswill be able to compete for the newcontract, which will cover opera-tions from September forward. Thecurrent contract will remain ineffect through August to avoid dis-ruption of services.

The Boys & Girls Clubs did notrespond to questions by deadline.

The new solicitation will bealtered “to account for issues raisedin the protest,” the attorney gener-al’s letter reads.

One change will broaden thedefinition of “previous experience”to include past performance outsideof official contracts.

The Friends of Jelleff, a groupcomprised of the site’s former boardof directors, was penalized duringthe initial bidding process for itslack of contracting work. But grouppresident Marshall Bykofsky saidthe organization has been “provid-ing [youth] services for over 20years with a balanced budget.”

The new solicitation will alsoallow money received throughfundraising or other “alternate rev-enue sources” to be considered inthe city’s contracting process.

That change could also help theFriends of Jelleff, which had sub-mitted two proposals for the con-tract that covers year-round aca-demic and non-academic program-ming for D.C. youth. One bid wasfor $60,000 annually, and onewould cost nothing, thanks to pri-vate donations.

But the revamped process doesnot mean that the Friends group is ashoo-in. After an internal reviewlate last year led to the change-up inColumbia Heights but kept the sta-tus quo in Georgetown, a contract-ing office representative said theFriends’ bid had several shortcom-ings — in categories left unchangedby the attorney general’s letter.

The city’s move is a gratifyingone, Bykofsky wrote in an e-mail toThe Current, but details remain tobe worked out. The Friends group is“hopeful that this procurement willbe conducted in a more reasonableand professional manner than itspredecessor,” he wrote.

“Whichever can do the best jobshould get the award,” Ward 2Council member Jack Evans said inan interview.

Advisory neighborhood com-missioner Charlie Eason, whosesingle-member district includesJelleff, said a fresh start is the fairchoice. And the site’s success overthe years is due in part to the “dedi-cation of its volunteer board,”whose bid offered significant sav-ings, Eason noted.

Though the Boys & Girls Clubsof Greater Washington began itscity contract only this year, thegroup has been in charge of the site,formerly a clubhouse, for years.

But the nonprofit announced in2007 that it would close four club-houses, including Jelleff. City offi-cials struck a bargain in late 2009 tobuy three of the sites for $20 millionover five years.

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The National Park Service (NPS) and Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), in conjunction with the District Depart-ment of Transportation (DDOT) and John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (Kennedy Center), will hold a public scoping meeting to share information and invite comments on the proposed Kennedy Center/Potomac River Pedestrian Access Improvement Project. Under the proposal, FHWA would provide pedestrian access between the Kennedy Center River Terrace and the Potomac Riverfront in Washington, DC; providing a direct link between the Kennedy Center and the Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway Trail, which is administered by the NPS. The purpose of the project is to improve access between the Kennedy Center River Terrace to the Potomac Riverfront. The action is needed because physical barriers and safety concerns currently discourage pedestrian traffic between these two resources.

In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the NPS and FHWA are preparing an Environmental Assessment (EA) to identify alternatives and assess the potential impacts of the proposal. Concurrently, the agencies will conduct consultation under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA). As part of this process, an in-formational meeting will be held in an “Open House” format that will include a brief presentation about the project. Doors will open at 6:00 p.m. NPS and FHWA staff will be on hand to visit with you and answer questions. The location, time, and date are presented below:

February 22, 2011

Open House: 6:00-8:00 p.m.Presentation: 6:30 p.m.

The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts2700 F Street, NWWashington, DC 20566

Comment sheets will be provided at the meeting; in addition, a court reporter will be available to transcribe oral comments submitted during the open house portion of the scoping meeting. Only written comments, or oral comments transcribed by the court reporter will be accepted during this meeting. If you need special accommodations or language assistance services (translation or interpretation) please contact Joel Gorder, (202) 619-7405, or Joel_Gorder@nps.gov, at least four days in advance of the meeting. These services will be provided free of charge.

A 30-day public scoping period will be opened from February 14, 2011 to March 14, 2011. During this time, the public is invited to comment on the proposed action, and identify potential issues or concerns for consideration in the EA. Inter-ested parties are also invited to participate in accordance with Section 106 of the NHPA.

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Greenhorne & O'MaraAttn: Alexis Morris810 Gleneagles CtSuite 106Baltimore, MD 21286

Mailed comments must be postmarked by March 14, 2011 to receive consideration.

Before including your address, phone number, e-mail address, or other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment - including your personal identifying information - may be made publicly available at any time. While you can ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.

Once the EA is developed, it will be made available on the project website and at public libraries for public review for a 30-day period. If you wish to be added to the park's mailing list for this or other announcements, please be sure to indi-cate that in your response.

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grade teacher, Mr. DeWitt, duringmorning prayer. We have beenreading about famous African-American people.

The fifth grade is making aquilt. The first- and third-/fourth-graders are making a quilt, too.So far we have made a timeline ofevents in the civil rights era. Eachgroup will pick an event for thequilt. So far we have learnedabout the Greensboro sit-ins, thestory of Ruby Bridges, the Marchon Washington in 1963 and RosaParks. I hope I get Rosa Parks andthe bus boycotts. I like BlackHistory Month. — Alex Kennison, third-grader

St. John’s College HighSchool

St. John’s has a strongChristian service program thatwas in full gear this week. Thesophomores and juniors went onclass retreats focused on calmingthe whole person: body, mind andsoul. Students had fun learningfrom one another and from guestspeakers.

The applications for the sum-mer service projects are dueFriday. There are two weeklongtrips being offered in July throughSt. John’s and the YoungNeighbors in Action group. Onegroup will travel to Newark, N.J.,and one will stay here inWashington.

Both trips are part of a largerassembly of schools from all overthe East Coast. The D.C. section isnew to the program. Participatingstudents will provide a variety ofservices to the community whileexperiencing the area’s culture.This is a “wonderful, enrichingexperience for the St. John’s stu-dents,” said Ms. Kernich, directorof Christian service.

— Emmett Cochetti, ninth-grader

School Without WallsThis was the National School

Counseling Week. There wereactivities every day of the week.Monday was “Wear Sneakers toSchool” Day, and many teachersparticipated enthusiastically.Thursday was the other dress-upday, for which everyone was sup-posed to wear gear from his orher favorite (or in the case of sen-iors, future) college or university.

There were meetings for twonew clubs this past week.

Mr. Jones held an interestmeeting for an Economics Club,which is geared toward futureinvestors or entrepreneurs. He ledthis club last year, and it was verysuccessful. At the end of the year,all the members made proposalsfor new businesses and wentdown to Florida to present them.The student whose proposal wasthe best got a prize.

Mr. Ambrosio held an interestmeeting for lacrosse. The schoolcan start a girls team and a boys

team, but only if enough dedicat-ed students come out. If all goeswell, Mr. Ambrosio will coach theboys team, and Ms. Kennedy, thegirls. In the spring, the teams willplay Wilson and various privateschools.

Speaking of sports, the skiteam returned, after havingacquitted itself well over theweekend. It is now preparing forthe final trip of the season, thechampionship.— Lillian Audette, 12th-grader

Stoddert ElementaryOur two third-grade classes,

Ms. Chatalian’s and Ms. Choi’s,took a field trip to the NationalBuilding Museum to learn aboutarchitecture. We got there byschool bus, and when we arrived,we were put into groups. We weregoing to learn about city planning,and that meant learning aboutmodeling a city with factories,train stations, airports, residentialbuildings and commercial places.

I created a factory. It seemedinteresting to me. I thought Icould build it well. I used pipecleaners, cardboard boxes andtubes. It turned out well. My fac-tory had a smokestack withsmoke coming out and windmills.

I chose to build an apartmentbuilding in a residential area ofthe city. I wanted to make a build-ing that would hold the most peo-ple. I had two towers with abridge between them, so peoplecould go back and forth. Mybuilding also had a restaurant onthe top floor so people could easi-ly get food. I made my buildingout of cotton balls, cardboard,tubes and pipe cleaners.

In the end, we got to place ourbuildings on a large blank map ofa city. We knew not to put facto-ries next to apartment houses. Wehad to think ahead about place-ment of commercial and industrialbuildings in a community.

The building museum is in areally cool building. It has heldinaugural balls and it was a pen-sion building for soldiers after theCivil War.

— Simone Schneider andHarry Hirsch, third-graders

Wilson High SchoolIn mid-January, local high

school students were able to par-ticipate in the NBC4 Health &Fitness Expo at the WashingtonConvention Center. Wilson’s newHealth Corps representative, JRDenson, made it possible for stu-dents to attend from both Wilsonand Friendship Collegiate PublicCharter High School.

The expo presented many cate-gories of healthy choices.Participants stopped at differenttables, where people who areknowledgeable about nutrition,exercise or the heart, for example,gave out specific information.

This event was a great way tospend your Saturday or Sundaywith your family and friends.

— Starletta Speaks, 12th-grader

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