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#4156 From: Scott Roberts <scott@...>
Date: Fri Dec 1, 2006 2:09 pm
Subject: Re: Street sweeper hiatus starts Monday
s4mrobe
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Can we get a listing of all "Major Arterials" posted to the group so
that we don't get tickets due to lack of information? And have the
parking enforcement personnel been informed of the street sweeper hiatus?

Thanks,
Scott

Myers, Mary (DPW) wrote:
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> October 6, 2006
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> Contact:        Mary Myers, DPW
>
>
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>                 (202) 671-2375
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>
>
>                        * REMINDER:*
>
>
> *Daytime Residential Street Sweeping Hiatus Starts Monday, December 4,
> 2006 *
>
> /Street Cleaning Along Major Arterials_ Continues_ All Winter./
>
>
> (Washington, DC)  DPW's annual street sweeping hiatus begins Monday,
> Dec. 4, 2006 and runs until Monday, April 2, 2007.  During this time,
> DPW will temporarily suspend weekly (signed) residential street
> cleaning.  During this time, "No Parking/Street Cleaning" restrictions
> will also be lifted.  Residents and visitors who park along posted,
> alternate-side, daytime street sweeping routes will not be required to
> move their cars on street-cleaning days during the sweeper hiatus.
>
> The sweeper hiatus affects posted residential streets only.  Overnight
> sweeping scheduled for the District's major arterials (such as
> Pennsylvania, Georgia, Constitution, Independence Avenues and others)
> will take place as usual all winter, with the attendant parking ban
> during sweeping hours.  Motorists are urged not to park in these areas
> during posted overnight hours.
>
> Additionally, property owners are reminded that they are responsible
> for sweeping and removing litter, leaves and debris from sidewalks and
> tree boxes adjacent to their property, as well as the street area up
> to 18 inches from the curb.
>
>
> ###
>
>
>
>
> Mary L. Myers
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> Communications Officer
>
> DC Department of Public Works
>
> 2000 14th Street, NW
>
> WDC  20009
>
> (202) 671-2375 - Desk
>
> (202) 345-2930 - Nextel
>
>

#4157 From: "Armstrong, Douglas" <douglas.armstrong@...>
Date: Fri Dec 1, 2006 2:17 pm
Subject: Re:Let's Stick to the Information & Issues
skeeterdc
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Thank you Sandra for your note in the Columbia Heights yahoo group.  I agree 100%!  For the past few days I've just deleted the emails without reading them because it had gotten very personal and nasty, especially with all the Jim Graham discussions.  I too rely on this group for important news and happenings in DC and in our neighborhood.  But if it turns out to just be a long whine session I will be forced to remove myself from the distribution.  I hope it doesn't come to that.  Thanks again for your comments.  I'm right with you!

-Doug
Columbia Heights Resident



#4158 From: William Jordan <whj@...>
Date: Fri Dec 1, 2006 3:53 pm
Subject: Re: Re:Let's Stick to the Information & Issues
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The performance of the Council Member as chair of a key committee is information and is an issue.  When shaddy legislative techniques are used to deprive  community of depate and input on a critical issue, we are in a very  nasty situation.   A critique of  job performance of an elected official is not a personal attack.  Attempting to make an issue transparent to the community that it will effect is not whining, it is letting that official know that his work is being monitored.  

Now for the ultimate cop-out,   I'm going to quit this list because of the content of email messages that I did not even bother to read.  Uhh?

The administrator of this list is probably going to have too ban me.  Because, there is no way I am going to remain silent when a public official with minimal conmmunity dialogue  removes protections from children who already face a challenging environment.  Nor, will I remain silent when that same official attempts to cut the ANCs, parents and school officials out of a critical part of the process.  And then attempt to skirt responsibility for his actions with legislative maneuvers. I don't mind if some of want to turn your heads to this, but I an not going to nor be guilted into doing so.

William


Armstrong, Douglas wrote:
Re:Let's Stick to the Information & Issues

Thank you Sandra for your note in the Columbia Heights yahoo group.  I agree 100%!  For the past few days I've just deleted the emails without reading them because it had gotten very personal and nasty, especially with all the Jim Graham discussions.  I too rely on this group for important news and happenings in DC and in our neighborhood.  But if it turns out to just be a long whine session I will be forced to remove myself from the distribution.  I hope it doesn't come to that.  Thanks again for your comments.  I'm right with you!

-Doug
Columbia Heights Resident



#4159 From: William Jordan <whj@...>
Date: Fri Dec 1, 2006 6:21 pm
Subject: [Fwd: The Council Must Pull the ABC Pseudo-Emergency Bill !!]
whjmela
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-------- Original Message --------
Subject: The Council Must Pull the ABC Pseudo-Emergency Bill !!
Date: Fri, 01 Dec 2006 16:01:04 -0000
From: "dave20009" <dave20009@...>
To: William Jordan <whj@...>

As Mr. William Jordan aptly noted this week, the DC Council is 
hurriedly moving forward on an "emergency" bill and amendment that 
would be used to eviscerate the 400' restriction on ABC 
establishments near long-existing schools.  The ABC-
related "emergency" maneuver initially passed last week by a way-too-
busy-to-focus Council is item B16-976.  The current Council agenda 
says it's up for a second reading and a final vote THIS TUESDAY 
December 5th.  

Bill 16-976 must now be recognized and stopped as the pseudo-
emergency that it is.  Given the addition of the dangerous amendment 
that was added, Mr. Graham now should please step forward and ask 
that it be remanded in toto to his committee for due process and 
public comment, especially to ensure whatever is finally passed -- 
including the most dangerous instant amendment approved last week -- 
is consistent with the Council's previously and specifically-
legislated desire to remedy the "restaurant-morph" problem now 
rampant city-wide under the ABC Board's oversight.

Check this week's Current Newspaper for an excellent article. 
Also click below to see the Council agenda online for December 5 
showing a planned final reading and final vote:
http://www.dccouncil.washington.dc.us/calen66.htm

Here is the full text of the rush job:
http://www.dccouncil.washington.dc.us/images/00001/20061122155133.pdf

I believe Messrs. Graham and Gray, as well as Ms. Cropp, will be 
receptive to fixing this glaring due process problem.  She admitted 
just this last Tuesday in a public hearing that not all emergency 
legislation seems to be really such an emergency.  If she is 
sincere, as I believe she is, then she MUST pull this blatant 
example for full public review.

The central concern is on the use of the emergency process and the 
hidden goal via amendment of totally eviscerating the 400' 
restriction that has been longstanding for well-established schools, 
churches, and recreation centers WITHOUT due process or public 
comment.  This is clearly not an emergency.  In fact, both Mr. 
Graham and the ABC Board have long admitted there is a problem in 
enforcing the law when licensed restaurants morph into nightclubs, 
taverns, and bars -- so much so that it is a top agenda item for the 
Board to fix, including using legislation recently passed in 2005 
precisely designed to fix the out-of-control situation.  By passing 
this B16-976 now in haste, the problem is exacerbated, not abated.  
ANY changes to the 400' rule, however valid,  demand full vetting by 
the committee publicly, not a vote cloaked as an emergency.

We all should be far less concerned on the provision Mr. Graham 
initially proposed, which is to protect commercial areas where new 
charter schools choose to locate, such as his Columbia Heights, that 
could then freeze out legitimate restaurant development already 
underway for residents there.  Many citizens like me do not oppose 
Graham's original proposal, but it should NOT be passed as 
an "emergency" !

*** The Council must please refuse this emergency ploy and remand 
the B16-976 maneuver to the committee right now for due process and 
public comment !! ***

Please forward this to anyone else you like. And please call some 
council members.

Best regards,
DJMallof
dave20009@...




#4160 From: Doc Powell <malcolmxdd@...>
Date: Sat Dec 2, 2006 1:18 pm
Subject: Malcolm X Drummers and Dancers performs at Potter's House - Fri. Jan.5th
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#4161 From: Dominic Sale <dominicsale@...>
Date: Sat Dec 2, 2006 4:19 pm
Subject: Metro worker's death on videotape
dominicsale
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Metro worker's death on videotape

By Tarron Lively
THE WASHINGTON TIMES
Published December 2, 2006
Federal transportation officials said yesterday they have a videotape of the accident that killed one Metro worker and seriously injured another.
    They expect the tape, along with witnesses, audio-dispatcher tapes and a device similar to an airplane's black box, will help National Transportation Safety Board investigators learn what happened.
    The workers were hit Thursday morning in Northern Virginia by an out-of-service Yellow Line train, marking Metro's second work-related death this year and the third since October 2005. Fourteen employees have died in the 30-year history of Metro, considered the second-largest subway system in the country.
    Safety board Chairman Mark Rosenker, who called the accident "unacceptable" Thursday, reiterated his concerns at a press conference yesterday.
    "I believe there's a problem," he said. "When you have three accidents in 13 months, the board is out there investigating to find out what happened so that we can prevent it from happening again."
    In comparison, New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority, the largest subway system in the country, reported one case of a train striking an employee this year and two last year, but no fatalities.
    Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority, which serves metropolitan Philadelphia, has had no work-related fatalities in the past five years.
    The safety board will need months to complete the investigation into Thursday's accidentand make public the findings, Mr. Rosenker said.
    "We will make recommendations, and hopefully Metro will implement them as soon as possible," he said.
    However, obvious errors or mistakes will be handled immediately, Mr. Rosenker said.
    Jim Graham, Metro board member and D.C. Council member, said the safety board's criticism of Metro was unfair and called Mr. Rosenker "unprofessional" for making such statements before the investigation is complete.
    Mr. Rosenker refused yesterday to respond to Mr. Graham's statement. Though he agreed it is too early to draw conclusions, Mr. Rosenker said he is confident the information gathered will make clear what occurred.
    Leslie A. Cherry, a 29-year Metro employee, was killed in the accident. The injured employee, whose name was not released, was hospitalized in critical condition. He has been on the job since April.
    Mr. Cherry, 52, of Maryland, and his co-worker cleared tracks and checked for damage to the rails, as part of their duties.
    He and the other worker were inspecting the roughly half-mile stretch of elevated track between the Huntington and Eisenhower Avenue stations in Alexandria when they were hit, about 100 yards away from the Eisenhower station.
    The videotape, which is being enhanced to improve its picture quality, is from a surveillance camera at the Eisenhower station.
    Potential witnesses on the station platform were also seen on the tape, Mr. Rosenker said. He urged them to contact authorities.
    The event recorder revealed the train was going about 39 mph as it approached the workers. When the train was about 600 feet away, or roughly 12 seconds away, the operator sounded the horn.
    The operator sounded the horn again when the train was about 50 feet away, or about 11/2 seconds away, before applying the brakes. The train stopped 15 seconds later.
    The operator, a Metro employee since 1999, was taken for mandatory drug and alcohol testing. The results of the tests were not made public yesterday.
    Metro spokesman Steven Taubenkibel said the agency's internal probe was ongoing.
    Event recorders are not required on transit trains. However, Metro equipped most of its trains with the recorders on the safety board's recommendation after a 1996 crash at the Shady Grove station killed a train operator.
    • Katie Nichols contributed to this report. 
 


 

#4162 From: "Jack" <abuelo_jack@...>
Date: Sat Dec 2, 2006 10:27 pm
Subject: Re: Street sweeper hiatus starts Monday
abuelo_jack
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The DDOT "Functional Classification" map does not include a category
of "major arterial", but presumably this DPW posting means "principal
arterials". In Ward One, that means only 16th Street and Georgia
Avenue.

Here's a link to the DDOT map:
http://ddot.dc.gov/ddot/frames.asp?
doc=/ddot/lib/ddot/information/maps/FClass_E_P.pdf&open=|32399|

-- Jack


--- In WardOneDC@yahoogroups.com, Scott Roberts <scott@...> wrote:
>
> Can we get a listing of all "Major Arterials" posted to the group
so
> that we don't get tickets due to lack of information? And have the
> parking enforcement personnel been informed of the street sweeper
hiatus?
>
> Thanks,
> Scott
>
> Myers, Mary (DPW) wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > October 6, 2006
> >
> > Contact:        Mary Myers, DPW
> >
> >
> >
> >                 (202) 671-2375
> >
> >
> >
> >                        * REMINDER:*
> >
> >
> > *Daytime Residential Street Sweeping Hiatus Starts Monday,
December 4,
> > 2006 *
> >
> > /Street Cleaning Along Major Arterials_ Continues_ All Winter./
> >
> >
> > (Washington, DC)  DPW's annual street sweeping hiatus begins
Monday,
> > Dec. 4, 2006 and runs until Monday, April 2, 2007.  During this
time,
> > DPW will temporarily suspend weekly (signed) residential street
> > cleaning.  During this time, "No Parking/Street Cleaning"
restrictions
> > will also be lifted.  Residents and visitors who park along
posted,
> > alternate-side, daytime street sweeping routes will not be
required to
> > move their cars on street-cleaning days during the sweeper
hiatus.
> >
> > The sweeper hiatus affects posted residential streets only.
Overnight
> > sweeping scheduled for the District's major arterials (such as
> > Pennsylvania, Georgia, Constitution, Independence Avenues and
others)
> > will take place as usual all winter, with the attendant parking
ban
> > during sweeping hours.  Motorists are urged not to park in these
areas
> > during posted overnight hours.
> >
> > Additionally, property owners are reminded that they are
responsible
> > for sweeping and removing litter, leaves and debris from
sidewalks and
> > tree boxes adjacent to their property, as well as the street area
up
> > to 18 inches from the curb.
> >
> >
> > ###
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Mary L. Myers
> >
> > Communications Officer
> >
> > DC Department of Public Works
> >
> > 2000 14th Street, NW
> >
> > WDC  20009
> >
> > (202) 671-2375 - Desk
> >
> > (202) 345-2930 - Nextel
> >
> >
>

#4163 From: "hoffmannhoffmannhoffmann" <hoffmann.sa@...>
Date: Sun Dec 3, 2006 12:04 am
Subject: Action Alert to Create Park and Protect Open Space for Ward 1
hoffmannhoff...
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Ward 1 and 4 residents and ANC commissioners have been working for
the past year and half to protect open space and create park to
serve north central DC (Columbia Heights, Bloomingdale, LeDroit
Park, Park View, Pleasant Plains, Petworth).

We need you help.  Please write our councilmember and councilmembers
at-large asking them to support park and open space on Soldiers'
Home.

The City Council will vote on a new D.C. Comprehensive Land Use Plan
this month.  The first vote is next Tuesday (Dec. 5).  A second vote
will be Tuesday Dec. 19.

Area ANCs and neighbors have succeeded in getting language in the
Draft Plan that would:

1) recognize Soldiers' Home and McMillan Reservoir as important
open space serving the north central part of the city;  and

2) call for creation of substantial park on the west side of
the Soldiers' Home, as well as on the McMillan filter field site.

Massive development has been planned for both sites.  In the current
federal comprehensive plan they are to be protected as open space
and make accessible to the public.  In the park plan creating D.C.'s
park system these areas were to be a major 500+ acre park to serve
the city as a whole and north central D.C. in particular.  Over
time, this open space has been eroded and is now in danger of being
completely lost.  The Draft Comprehensive Plan would allow for some
development, but would help assure that very substantial park would
also be included in any redevelopment plan.  Residents working
actively to protect open space and create park see the Plan language
as a good compromise.

We need you to call or write to make sure this passes.  You can see
the draft plan at
http://inclusivecity.org/docs.php?ogid=1000001313

Here's a sample letter/email to send to Councilmembers:

Dear Councilmember:

Please support provisions in the Mayor's Draft Comprehensive Plan
that recognize the importance for the District of the open space
corridor from McMillan Reservoir north to Ft. Totten Park and call
for the creation of public park on Soldiers' Home and the McMillan
filter field.

The Mayors' Draft Plan recognizes that north central DC is very
underserved by park.  Neighborhoods between 16th St. and the Redline
of the Metro have less than 2 acres of park per 1000 residents.  The
Draft Comprehensive Plan notes that other planning agencies see 4-5
acres per 1000 residents as a normal standard.  Neighborhoods west
of Rock Creek Park have 11.6 acres of park per 1000 residents.
Historically, Soldiers' Home and McMillan Reservoir were supposed to
provide park and open space for this part of the city.

Please support the following provisions of the Nov. 21,2006 Mark-
Up:
Area Elements Sections:  RCE-2.5; (esp. Policy RCE-2.5.1, Policy RCE
2.5.3-4);  MC-2.6 (esp. MC-2.6.1, MC-2.6.2);
City-Wide Elements:  PROS-1.4; PROS-3.1; PROS-3.3.

Sincerely,



Here are the email addresses for Councilmembers Fenty and Graham, ,
the Councilmembers at-large and Chairwoman Cropp and their staff:

amfenty@...; tpozen@...; jim@...;
tloza@...; lcropp@...; rmiller@...;
cschwartz@...;;lsmith@...; dcatania@...;
lbumbalo@...; pmendelson@...;
mbattle@...; kbrown@...; skranz@...;


All councilmembers can be emailed at:
dccouncilmembers@...

If you prefer calling, councilmembers phone numbers and other
contact information can be found at:
http://www.dccouncil.washington.dc.us
or by calling Chairwoman Cropp's office at:  (202) 724-8032

#4165 From: "Woody, Derrick (EOM)" <Derrick.Woody@...>
Date: Mon Dec 4, 2006 5:27 pm
Subject: Great Streets - Shaw Metro Area 2nd and Final TIF Meeting - Decem ber 14, 2006
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PLEASE FORWARD THIS EMAIL ON TO OTHERS

 

MEETING NOTICE

 

GREAT STREETS

 

RE:                   PROPOSED 7TH STREET/GEORGIA AVENUE (SHAW METRO AREA)

                        TAX INCREMENT FINANCE DISTRICT

SECOND & FINAL PUBLIC MEETING

 

WHEN:             Thursday, December 14, 2006

WHERE:           Housing Finance Agency, 815 Florida Avenue NW

TIME:                6:00 PM to 7:30 PM

 

PURPOSE:       To Re-confirm Priorities for How a Proposed 7th Street / Georgia Avenue (Shaw Metro Area) TIF Would Facilitate Continued Revitalization and Reinvestment

 

On September 21, property and business owners met with the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development (ODMPED) and provided input on how the District should prioritize investing any potential tax increment financing (TIF) resources on H Street NE.

 

TIF is a widely used economic development tool created to provide a financial incentive to property and business owners and developers to create enhanced retail and housing in eligible areas.

 

Attendees at the first meeting highlighted the following as top priorities for any proposed H Street TIF spending on H Street NE:

 

  1. Financial assistance to developers to build publicly available parking space off-street to support merchants in historic and other storefronts without sufficient parking;
  2. Business loans and grants for building rehabilitation, façade improvements and/or building fit-out; and
  3. Subsidies to support development of mixed-income and affordable housing (including for site assembly and as gap financing).

 

Other eligible uses of TIF funding that were not considered top priorities included:

 

  1. Site assembly and business relocations to create developable parcels at key locations;
  2. Incentives to attract supermarkets, anchor stores, and other key retailers;
  3. Conversion of obsolete retail space to other uses:
  4. Public space improvements (e.g., plazas, public art);
  5. Catalyst cultural / arts projects;
  6. Technical assistance to area retailers;
  7. Station area improvements for new streetcar lines;
  8. Utility connections from mains in the street to individual buildings (important to complete before streetscape investments improve area sidewalks)
  9. Pedestrian links to the Anacostia waterfront and other amenities; and
  10. Streets, streetscape, sidewalk and signage improvements, when needed.

 

Given the District's $20 million GREAT STREETS streetscape investment on 7th Street / Georgia Avenue corridor, a number of the infrastructural items above (4, 7, and 10) were determined to be budgeted for and in process. Also, the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning & Economic Development (ODMPED) has transferred $500,000 to DDOT to prepare construction drawings for Ellington Plaza in front of the Howard Theatre.  ODMPED is also working with the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities to develop a sculpture for Ellington Plaza. Technical assistance to area retailers has been provided through reSTORE DC and a myriad of other publicly-supported sources.

 

Find more information about TIF at www.dcbiz.dc.gov and more information about GREAT STREETS at www.greatstreets.dc.gov.

 

PLEASE FORWARD THIS EMAIL ON TO OTHERS.

 

Derrick Lanardo Woody

Coordinator - Great Streets Initiative

Office of the Deputy Mayor for

Planning & Economic Development

1350 Pennsylvania Avenue NW

Suite 317

Washington, DC 20004-3001

202.727.2981 phone

202.727.6703 fax

EMAIL: derrick.woody@...

More information: www.greatstreets.dc.gov

 

 


#4167 From: "Dominic Sale" <dominicsale@...>
Date: Mon Dec 4, 2006 8:33 pm
Subject: Re: Come hear: REP. CYNTHIA MCKINNEY on the terrible consequences of Hurricane Katrina
dominicsale
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In the interest of keeping this listserv topical, please keep
postings relevant to Ward 1 events, relevant news, and local
politics.  Thanks.

--- In WardOneDC@yahoogroups.com, "J.J.G." <gewissensbisse@...> wrote:
>
> Come hear RAY MCGOVERN on: "Top Ten Reasons Why Robert Gates is
Rumsfeld-Lite
> Also Speaking: CHRISTOPHER HEDGES, REP. CYNTHIA MCKINNEY, and DEBRA
SWEET.
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------
> WHEN: Monday, December 4, 7:30pm
> WHERE: George Washington Univ., 2201 G Street NW, Funger Hall, room
108 (Foggy Bottom metro)
> WHAT: "It's Worse Than You Think-- Where the Bush Regime is Taking
the World and Why They
> Still Must Be Stopped -- Teach-in sponsored by World Cant Wait
Drive Out the Bush Regime, the
> Bush Crimes Commission, and the George Washington University
Progressive Student Union.
> --------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------
>
> On the evening before the Senate takes up the nomination of Gates
for defense secretary,
> former CIA analyst Ray McGovern will lay out facts on Gates
history soft-pedaled by the NY
> Times and Washington Post. McGoverns acquaintance with Gates goes
back to the early 70s when
> Gates worked in McGovern's branch at CIA. McGovern will speak on:
>
> * His affidavit showing that Gates invented intelligence to grease
the skids for the illegal
> sale of weapons to Iran in the 80s ( see
http://www.consortiumnews.com/2006/112306.html ).
> * How 20 years of Gates-modeled careerism at the CIA enabled George
Tenet to invent weapons of
> mass destruction to get Congress to vote for war on Iraq;
> * Why the same Gates who pushed Reagan to bomb Nicaragua is not
likely to stand up to renewed
> pressure by "the crazies" to bomb Iran;
> * How to ensure that these issues are raised at the Senate hearing
on Tuesday, Dec. 5.
>
> Gates is the one most responsible for institutionalizing the
politicization of intelligence
> analysis by setting the example and promoting malleable managers
more interested in career
> advancement than in the ethos of speaking truth to power.
>
> -Ray McGovern (The Cheney-Gates Cabal,
>
http://www.tompaine.com/articles/2006/11/09/the_cheneygates_cabal.php
>
> Christopher Hedges, Rep. Cynthia McKinney and Debra Sweet will also
speak at the Monday night
> forum on how the Bush Agenda continues to impact the planet in
disastrous ways, why people
> cannot wait until 2008 to drive out this regime and reverse the
current course of war,
> torture, lies, theocracy, the crimes of Katrina.
>
> Christopher Hedges, Pulitzer Prize winning journalist, theologian
and author, former New York
> Times Middle East bureau chief, currently Lecturer in the Council
of the Humanities, Princeton
> University. Author of War Is a Force that Gives Us Meaning and
upcoming book American
> Fascists: The Christian Right and the War On America.  He will
address the Bush
> administrations moves toward theocracy and its influence on the
impending war on Iran.
>
> Rep. Cynthia McKinney, the first African-American Congresswoman
from Georgia, unstinting
> critic of Bush administration policies, will speak to the
administrations continuing failure
> to respond to the terrible consequences of Hurricane Katrina.
>
> Ray McGovern, a retired 27-year veteran of the CIA, co-founder of
Veteran Intelligence
> Professionals for Sanity. Besides commenting on the Gates
nomination, he will discuss CIA's
> recent performance on Iraq and Iran and the invaluable contribution
of patriotic truth
> telling (aka leaking) in an administration obsessed with secrecy.
>
> Debra Sweet, National Coordinator of World Can't Wait - Drive Out
the Bush Regime, organizer
> of the nationwide anti-Bush actions of October 5, will speak on the
continuing necessity to
> drive out the Bush regime and repudiate its program.
>
> More info: www.worldcantwait.org,
> www.bushcommission.org http://studentorgs.gwu.edu/gwsolidarity
>
> World Can't Wait DC Chapter
> (202) 536-4313
> dc@...
>

#4168 From: AMMainStreet@...
Date: Mon Dec 4, 2006 3:16 pm
Subject: FIRST TUESDAY: Shop & Dine Specials in Adams Morgan
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AdamsMorgan MainStreet is kicking off a First Tuesday Shop & Eat Special.  We invite you to join us to shop at our unique retail on an evening that's not crowded, and enjoy our diverse restaurants at a discount!  On Tuesday, bring a friend after work and sample some of our First Tuesday sales.  (For example, Shake Your Booty will have a store-wide sale of 25% off!) 
    FIRST TUESDAY “Shop & Eat” discounts in AdamsMorgan
  • Enjoy shopping and eating discounts in Adams Morgan with no crowds.
  • FIRST TUESDAY sales every month sponsored by AdamsMorgan MainStreet.
  • Bring a friend after work on FIRST TUESDAY,  Dec. 5, 2006 
Restaurants:  Food and drink for two persons for $25
Retail:  shopping discounts from 10% to 35%!

 

Food and drink for 2 for $25 plus tax

at any of the following restaurants: (Offerings vary)

Perry’s  (1811 Columbia Rd NW)

Chloe (2473 18th St. NW)

Saki (2477 18th St. NW)

Bossa Bistro  (2463 18th St. NW)

Left Bank  (2424 18th St NW)

La Fourchette (2429 18th St. NW)

Felix   (2406 18th St NW)

Bourbon  (2321 18th St. N.W.)

Spaghetti Garden (2317 18th St. NW)

Duplex Diner (2004 18th St. NW)

L’Enfant CafĂ©  (2000 18th St. NW)

El Tamarindo  (1785 Florida Ave. NW)

 

Unique finds from our participating retailers:

(Sales of 10% - 30% off select items)

Toro Mata Art & Furnishings of Peru (2410 18th St. NW)

Skynear Furnishings (2122  18th St. NW)

Spoiled Rotten Canine Boutique (2206 18th St. NW)

Brass Knob Architectural Antiques (2311 18th St. NW)

Shake Your Booty (2439 18th St. NW)

Fleet Feet (1841 Columbia Rd. NW)

DeVinos  (2001 18th St. NW)

Meeps Vintage (2104 18th St. NW)

 
Lisa Duperier, President
AdamsMorgan MainStreet Group
"combining diverse pieces into a beautiful puzzle"
202-232-1960    202-667-1052
www.AMMainStreet.org
 
 

#4169 From: Dominic Sale <dominicsale@...>
Date: Tue Dec 5, 2006 5:52 am
Subject: The District Bureaucracy Bears Down On a Dream (Wash Post editorial)
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The District Bureaucracy Bears Down On a Dream

By Marc Fisher
Tuesday, December 5, 2006; B01

John Cook doesn't look like a man facing the prospect of 900 days in jail. As I meet Cook in the home he runs for mentally disabled people in Adams Morgan, the D.C. government is threatening to slam him with fines and jail time because he refuses to evict a 75-year-old man whose greatest wish in life is to have his own little apartment.

In a gentle but firm voice, Cook makes it clear: "I will not comply with this illegal, unnecessary and dangerous eviction notice." With that, he graciously takes me to meet Eugene Sampson and his cat, Joseph.

You might think that the D.C. government had done enough harm to Sampson, who spent nearly half a century of his life confined to Forest Haven, the city's now-shuttered snake pit for the retarded. But it's not done with Sampson. Ten days ago, just before Thanksgiving, the city's fire department issued the order to evict Sampson because the Health Department had complained that he is the sixth resident in a group home that the Consumer and Regulatory Affairs Department says is certified for only five disabled people.

With every day that passes, Cook's potential punishment increases by $300 and 90 days in jail.

" 'Evicted' is kind of a harsh word," says D.C. fire spokesman Alan Etter. "I think 'relocated to a proper situation' is better."

Why does Sampson have to go?

"It's a safety issue because they had one more person than they were permitted to have," Etter says. "And this person had mobility issues -- he's in a wheelchair -- and he's on the top floor. If there were to be a fire, evacuating him would be difficult."

Sounds reasonable, right? Except for this: Sampson does not use a wheelchair. I accompanied him on his daily walk to the corner, where he likes to meet people and say hello. And this: He doesn't live on the top floor, but rather on the first floor of the house, run by L'Arche, the worldwide charity that operates what many in the mental disabilities field consider some of the planet's best and most humane group homes.

The fire department wants Sampson out, even though Cook, executive director of L'Arche in Washington, applied months ago for a change in paperwork that would make it okay for the sixth person in the home to stay. Technically, L'Arche is in violation of the District's five-resident cap, but there are enough bedrooms in the house for several more residents, and the charity has repeatedly sought to raise the cap, with no response from the city.

Once again, the inability of a big bureaucracy to exercise a bit of discretion is leading to an assault on those who devote themselves to doing good. Last week, we had the sad spectacle of Fairfax County putting the letter of the law ahead of the grace of human generosity, deciding -- until a Washington Post story and the ensuing public outcry forced it to backtrack -- that charities and individuals may not give home-cooked food to the hungry and the homeless. Now the District government is going after L'Arche, which seeks to give mentally disabled people lives of dignity and purpose.

Thrilled with his new studio apartment in the rowhouse on Ontario Place NW, Sampson has hung his paintings on the wall. He shows me the little cabinet where Joseph the cat hides when Sampson is out. He talks about his days at an activities program in Tenleytown: "We make stuff. On Fridays, we have a movie."

On a shelf, he keeps a photo of his trip to the Caribbean, which he took after a court ordered the District to find the money former Forest Haven residents had earned doing jobs there.

Sampson worked as a pallbearer; many times, he and one other man were the only people attending funerals at Forest Haven. When Sampson finally got his few thousand dollars, he had to spend down his assets or lose his Medicaid coverage, Cook explains. Thus, the cruise.

What did you like about the trip? I ask.

"Elvis Presley," Sampson says, with a big grin. The impersonators -- finally good for something.

Nothing the D.C. government can do would make Cook remove Sampson from the only apartment he's ever had.

Cook spends an inordinate chunk of his life fighting D.C. bureaucrats. Mostly, their inane wishes are his commands. Like the time a fire inspector came in, saw Joseph and ordered Cook to install a "cat door," a four-foot-high obstacle to keep the cat out of the kitchen. Cook immediately complied.

A year later, the same inspector returned and summoned Cook: "What's that thing?"

"Your cat door."

The inspector couldn't recall his arbitrary command. The cat door went away.

"L'Arche operates in 16 states, and everybody's got problems with the government," Cook says. "But nobody experiences anything like what we go through here. This city devalues and humiliates people with intellectual disabilities."

In a city where the group home system is riddled with awful places, the District aims its fire instead at an unusually inviting and pleasant facility.

The city forced L'Arche to post a sign announcing that the building houses the mentally retarded. The city told L'Arche to seal up a beautiful fireplace, even though the residents all understand the dangers of fire. The city required L'Arche to install locks on cabinets where household cleansers are kept, even though the residents use those products in their work as janitors or housekeepers.

"There is a constant effort to stigmatize, to demean and humiliate," Cook says. "It's a signal to residents that they aren't right and they aren't like us."

And it is all done with your tax dollars, in your name.

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#4170 From: Dominic Sale <dominicsale@...>
Date: Tue Dec 5, 2006 6:08 am
Subject: Mt. Pleasant Main Street Annual Meeting and Holiday Party 12/7
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You Are Cordially Invited

to the 

Annual Meeting and Holiday Party

of

Mount Pleasant Main Street Inc.

 

Thursday, December 7, 2006

La Casa Community Center

3166 Mt. Pleasant Street NW

 

Panel discussion 7:00 PM until 8:30 PM

"How Smart Planning of Parks and Transportation Systems

Can Enhance Social and Economic Development in Mount Pleasant"

Q&A follows

 

Panel Members:

 

Jim Graham           Ward 1 Councilmember

Lars Etzkorn           DC Department of Transportation

Neil Rodgers           Acting Director, DC Parks and Recreation

Johnel Bracey        Director, O&M, DC Parks and Recreation

John McGaw             Coordinator, ReSTORE DC/DC MainStreets

Charles Zucker        Urban Planning Consultant, Lee & Associates Inc

 

The panel discussion will be followed by a 10-minute business meeting

board elections

&

Holiday Party

with food and beverages

catered by Mount Pleasant businesses


#4171 From: Dominic Sale <dominicsale@...>
Date: Tue Dec 5, 2006 1:45 pm
Subject: Man Arrested, Tied to Assaults Near Howard
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Man Arrested, Tied to Assaults Near Howard

Washington Post Staff Writer
Tuesday, December 5, 2006; Page B04
 

A teenager from Temple Hills has been arrested in connection with eight recent sexual assaults near Howard University, D.C. police said yesterday.

Women were groped in the incidents, and in two cases, the assailant brandished a knife, police said. No one was injured in the assaults, which took place late last month. During the past week, police blanketed the area where the assaults occurred with plainclothes and uniformed officers.

Yesterday, police announced the arrest of Avon Marquell Pittman, 17, of the 4700 block of Temple Hill Road. On Saturday afternoon, plainclothes officers noticed Pittman following a woman in the 200 block of T Street NW and pounced, discovering a kitchen knife and taking him into custody, police said. He was later let go, and police said the woman he had been following was so startled that she left before they could question her.

Police arrested Pittman early yesterday, after authorities developed additional leads. He was charged as an adult with assault with intent to commit first-degree sexual assault while armed. The charge applies to just one of the cases.

But "the community can feel confident" that the crimes are solved, police Cmdr. Larry McCoy declared at a news conference.

Police had offered a $10,000 reward in the case, and McCoy said it was unclear whether it would be paid. But he said tips helped police solve the cases quickly. Witnesses helped police come up with a composite drawing that was passed out to residents.

Police said the victims ranged in age from 16 to 49, though most were in their teens and 20s. Most of the crimes took place near Fifth and U streets NW, near one another and during daylight hours. Police did not offer a motive but said Pittman had friends and family in the neighborhood.

D.C. Council member Jim Graham (D-Ward 1), who represents the area, said residents have been concerned about being groped as they walked down the street. He praised the police effort, which he said included having female officers pose as private citizens.

"This shows what can happen when the police really focus their energy and make determined efforts," he said. "This is a real relief to get this guy off the street."
 



 

#4172 From: "Jim Graham" <grahamwone@...>
Date: Tue Dec 5, 2006 8:35 pm
Subject: Permitting Restaurant Liquor Licenses Within 400 Feet of Schools
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Dear Friends,
 
At present, DC law generally does not allow sit-down restaurants serving alcohol within 400 feet of a school or recreation center. Yet the Radio One project, including Howard Theatre redevelopment at 7 th and T, is within 400 feet of Cleveland Elementary. And the Target/DC USA project at 14th and Irving is next to the new Bell-Lincoln educational campus

 

What this means is that without a change in the law, these two developments will be without the sit-down restaurants that my constituents in Columbia Heights and LeDroit Park have been demanding.

 

Today, I introduced an exemption to the 400-foot rule for restaurants only. This passed on first reading, and second reading will be held Dec. 19.

 

We're not talking about liquor stores, taverns or nightclubs. Only restaurants would be exempt from the 400-foot rule, and they'd still go through the license application process – with great weight given to ANCs and the ability to protest retained by neighbors and community groups.

 

Previously, I had thought that a limited, technical amendment related to commercial zoning would be sufficient. However, since then, the impact on the Radio One and DC USA developments has been pointed out. This is happening in developing areas across the District as well. As a result, I have concluded that we need broader action.

 

Sit-down restaurants are assets to the communities they serve. We must do what we can to encourage responsible development. And that is why I added the amendment exempting restaurant alcohol licenses from the 400-foot rule.

 

Bests, Councilmember Jim Graham



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#4173 From: haychel melli <haychel@...>
Date: Tue Dec 5, 2006 8:56 pm
Subject: Re: Permitting Restaurant Liquor Licenses Within 400 Feet of Schools
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Thank You!!!

Jim Graham <grahamwone@...> wrote:
Dear Friends,
 
At present, DC law generally does not allow sit-down restaurants serving alcohol within 400 feet of a school or recreation center. Yet the Radio One project, including Howard Theatre redevelopment at 7 th and T, is within 400 feet of Cleveland Elementary. And the Target/DC USA project at 14th and Irving is next to the new Bell-Lincoln educational campus
 
What this means is that without a change in the law, these two developments will be without the sit-down restaurants that my constituents in Columbia Heights and LeDroit Park have been demanding.
 
Today, I introduced an exemption to the 400-foot rule for restaurants only. This passed on first reading, and second reading will be held Dec. 19.
 
We're not talking about liquor stores, taverns or nightclubs. Only restaurants would be exempt from the 400-foot rule, and they'd still go through the license application process – with great weight given to ANCs and the ability to protest retained by neighbors and community groups.
 
Previously, I had thought that a limited, technical amendment related to commercial zoning would be sufficient. However, since then, the impact on the Radio One and DC USA developments has been pointed out. This is happening in developing areas across the District as well. As a result, I have concluded that we need broader action.
 
Sit-down restaurants are assets to the communities they serve. We must do what we can to encourage responsible development. And that is why I added the amendment exempting restaurant alcohol licenses from the 400-foot rule.
 
Bests, Councilmember Jim Graham


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#4174 From: "Corey Kidwell" <corey.kidwell@...>
Date: Tue Dec 5, 2006 9:20 pm
Subject: Re: Permitting Restaurant Liquor Licenses Within 400 Feet of Schools
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Yes!  I second that.  Thank you!!

On 12/5/06, haychel melli <haychel@...> wrote:

Thank You!!!

Jim Graham <grahamwone@...> wrote:

Dear Friends,
 
At present, DC law generally does not allow sit-down restaurants serving alcohol within 400 feet of a school or recreation center. Yet the Radio One project, including Howard Theatre redevelopment at 7 th and T, is within 400 feet of Cleveland Elementary. And the Target/DC USA project at 14th and Irving is next to the new Bell-Lincoln educational campus
 
What this means is that without a change in the law, these two developments will be without the sit-down restaurants that my constituents in Columbia Heights and LeDroit Park have been demanding.
 
Today, I introduced an exemption to the 400-foot rule for restaurants only. This passed on first reading, and second reading will be held Dec. 19.
 
We're not talking about liquor stores, taverns or nightclubs. Only restaurants would be exempt from the 400-foot rule, and they'd still go through the license application process – with great weight given to ANCs and the ability to protest retained by neighbors and community groups.
 
Previously, I had thought that a limited, technical amendment related to commercial zoning would be sufficient. However, since then, the impact on the Radio One and DC USA developments has been pointed out. This is happening in developing areas across the District as well. As a result, I have concluded that we need broader action.
 
Sit-down restaurants are assets to the communities they serve. We must do what we can to encourage responsible development. And that is why I added the amendment exempting restaurant alcohol licenses from the 400-foot rule.
 
Bests, Councilmember Jim Graham


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Chairman, Committee on Consumer and Regulatory Affairs. Main Committee Number: 202-724-8198. 1350 Pa. Ave., NW, #112, Washington, DC 20004.

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#4175 From: "Heymann, Alan (COUNCIL)" <aheymann@...>
Date: Tue Dec 5, 2006 10:19 pm
Subject: GRAHAM PRESS RELEASE: New DC Buildings to Go Green
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COUNCILMEMBER JIM GRAHAM
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
WARD ONE


PRESS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  Contact: Alan Heymann
December 5, 2006
(202) 724-8031


NEW D.C. BUILDINGS TO GO GREEN;
HISTORIC BILL PASSES COUNCIL


Washington, DC - New construction in the District would have to meet strict
environmental standards starting in late 2007, under a bill unanimously
passed by the DC Council today.

"This bill means cleaner air and water, healthier students and more
productive employees," said Councilmember Jim Graham, who introduced the
Green Building Act with Chairman Linda Cropp, Councilmember Phil Mendelson
(At Large) and Councilmember Sharon Ambrose (Ward Six). "Here, we also have
the chance to take the lead among green cities."

Councilmember Graham held three hearings on this bill, and pressed to move
it forward this year.

The LEED and Energy Star standards in the bill are nationally recognized and
used in jurisdictions in all 50 states. But the District of Columbia would
be the first jurisdiction in the country to include private-sector
construction in its green building requirements. The standards include the
use of lower-impact construction materials, the generation of less waste
during construction, and the operation of heating and cooling systems that
consume less energy.

District government buildings would meet green building standards first, by
2007. Buildings funded by the District would follow in 2008. Then, in 2012,
private buildings would be required to meet the standards.

"We've achieved near total consensus here," said Councilmember Graham. "The
task force I put together included all the stakeholders, from
environmentalists and city planners to engineers and builders. They met six
times. We have a bill that has wonderful support."

For more information on the LEED green building standards, please visit the
U.S. Green Building Council website at <http://www.usgbc.org>

The District of Columbia Green Building Act of 2005 is available online
here:
<http://www.dccouncil.washington.dc.us/lims/getleg1.asp?legno=b16-0515>


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Alan Heymann
Director, Communications and Constituent Services
Councilmember Jim Graham
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#4176 From: William Jordan <whj@...>
Date: Wed Dec 6, 2006 12:13 am
Subject: Re: Permitting Restaurant Liquor Licenses Within 400 Feet of Schools
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It's unfortunate that the chair of the committee does not have full grasp of such an important social, regulatory and economic development issue.  By his own admission he had not even considered the consequences of the issue on a $150M project sitting in the center of his Ward.  It further concerns me that the chair was unwilling to honestly present the issue for discussion to the community but used a seres of  dodges to avoid full community review when he admittedly had little grasp of the issue. THe One of the reason for full public hears is to help ensure full grasp of such issues.    His committee held 3 such hearings for the his "Green Building" Bill but only 1 hastily held hearing for this Bill.  Whatever the final law, it is distrurbing when a committee chair goes through such a convoluted process to avoid broad based community input  and accountability on such an important community and economic development issue.   It is beyond ironic to speak of the importants of  "with great weight given to ANCs and the ability to protest retained by neighbors and community groups." when the very process of producing this Bill directly under the chair's control was specifically to avoid this very involvement.  So much for transparency and accountability.   It should be understood that this time parents and schools were left out of the process and have no place in the outcome.  Next time it may be you. I don't think this is the behavoir that we want from chairs of important council committees.

William

Jim Graham wrote:
Dear Friends,
 
At present, DC law generally does not allow sit-down restaurants serving alcohol within 400 feet of a school or recreation center. Yet the Radio One project, including Howard Theatre redevelopment at 7 th and T, is within 400 feet of Cleveland Elementary. And the Target/DC USA project at 14th and Irving is next to the new Bell-Lincoln educational campus

 

What this means is that without a change in the law, these two developments will be without the sit-down restaurants that my constituents in Columbia Heights and LeDroit Park have been demanding.

 

Today, I introduced an exemption to the 400-foot rule for restaurants only. This passed on first reading, and second reading will be held Dec. 19.

 

We're not talking about liquor stores, taverns or nightclubs. Only restaurants would be exempt from the 400-foot rule, and they'd still go through the license application process – with great weight given to ANCs and the ability to protest retained by neighbors and community groups.

 

Previously, I had thought that a limited, technical amendment related to commercial zoning would be sufficient. However, since then, the impact on the Radio One and DC USA developments has been pointed out. This is happening in developing areas across the District as well. As a result, I have concluded that we need broader action.

 

Sit-down restaurants are assets to the communities they serve. We must do what we can to encourage responsible development. And that is why I added the amendment exempting restaurant alcohol licenses from the 400-foot rule.

 

Bests, Councilmember Jim Graham





#4177 From: ANC1C01@...
Date: Wed Dec 6, 2006 11:00 am
Subject: FINAL REMINDER - ANC 1C Monthly Meeting Tonight, 7 pm, @ Mary's Center
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The Adams Morgan Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC 1C) holds its monthly business meetings on the first Wednesday evening of each month.  Our final meeting of the 2005-2006 term will be held tonight, December 6th, at 7:00 pm at Mary's Center for Maternal and Child Care, 2355 Ontario Road, NW (enter through the "pink building").  In addition to our monthly neighborhood crime report from MPD, the agenda will include consideration of the following (some of which have been added since last week's initial meeting notice):
 
-- Guest speaker from the Office of Peoples' Counsel to discuss the Public Service Commission's proposed "Utility Consumer Bill of Rights," with proposed resolution in opposition to be discussed and voted on later in the meeting.
 
-- Request to DDOT Director to reconsider and rescind the agency's recent approval of a curb cut for the Lot 33 project at 1654 Euclid Street, NW.
 
-- Grant application from the social service organization "We Are Family."
 
-- Request from the sponsors of the 2007 National Marathon to support proposed rolling street closures through Adams Morgan on a weekend morning in March to accommodate the event.
 
-- Possible further consideration of the owner's redevelopment plans for 2423 18th Street, NW (the former DC CD building), revised and scaled back from the drawings reviewed by the ANC last month.  (The Historic Preservation Review Board is scheduled to consider this project at its December hearing.)
 
-- Final approval for the ANC's retention and payment of counsel to represent us in several pending ABC tavern conversion cases.
 
-- ABC applications for two new restaurant licenses -- a beer, wine and spirits license for a new Mexican restaurant at 2106 18th Street, NW, and a beer and wine license for the existing O'Tasty Chinese restaurant and take-out at 1764 Columbia Road, NW -- as well as an entertainment endorsement for Angry Inch at 2450 18th Street, NW.
 
-- A proposal to move the two FlexCar spaces in front of Marie Reed Learning Center to other locations and to substitute in their place two new "Disabled RPP" spaces.
 
-- Request of community members near 14th and W Streets, NW for our ANC's support for a proposed Trader Joe's at that location.
 
-- Planning for and/or cancellation of the ANC's next scheduled quarterly forum in December.
 
We reserve 10 minutes near the beginning of each ANC meeting for members of the community to address the Commission for up to 2 minutes apiece on any issue, question or concern that is not a part of the final agenda.  Additional items may be added to the agenda between now and the time of the meeting.
 
Please come out this evening to participate in your neighborhood's governance.  For more information about the ANC and its committees and committee meetings, visit our website at http://www.anc1c.org/.

#4178 From: Josh Gibson <joshgibson@...>
Date: Wed Dec 6, 2006 5:32 pm
Subject: “Passport to Fashion” Event to Highlight Adams Morgan Clothing Retailers Just in Time for the Holidays
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Press Release
For Release on December 6, 2006

Contact:
Adams Morgan Partnership Business Improvement District    (BID)
Josh Gibson
202-997-0783
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“Passport to Fashion” Event to Highlight Adams Morgan Clothing Retailers
Just in Time for the Holidays

Shoppers to receive novelty passport while shopping neighborhood sales,
get it stamped in each store, then redeem it for restaurant discounts

WASHINGTON, DC, December 6, 2006 — From December 8-10, savvy shoppers
will have an opportunity to discover a world of unique, cutting-edge
fashion while saving big money in Washington’s most dynamic and diverse
neighborhood.

During the three days of the event, shoppers will be given a novelty
passport by participating fashion retailers, each of whom will be
offering special discounts.  In each subsequent store shoppers visit,
they will receive a stamp in that store’s corresponding box in the
passport.  After getting five stamps in the passport, a hungry or
thirsty shopper can stop by participating restaurants and display their
passport for savings on tasty food and drink.

“Adams Morgan is full of undiscovered and lesser-known clothing stores
and fashion gems,” said Josh Gibson, Executive Director of the Adams
Morgan Partnership BID, the event organizer.  “During this holiday
season, folks are so tired of shopping on auto-pilot at a suburban mall,
and then finding out they’re dressed just like everyone else is.  By
visiting Adams Morgan for the Passport to Fashion, they will discover
unique clothing and have fun while they are doing it.  Instead of
drudging their way through the mall, they will save big on cool duds,
enjoy a kind of scavenger hunt, get their passport stamped, then finish
up the day with the food and drink our neighborhood is known for.”

Fashion Participants (each will offer a discount to all customers;
distribute/stamp passports)
•    Bazaar Atlas, 2405 18th Street, (202) 332-4911, 40% off everything
•    The District Line, 2118 18th Street, (202) 232-5558,
www.thedistrictline.com, 20% off non-sale items
•    Kobos Afrikan Clothiers, 2444 18th Street, (202) 332-9580,
www.kobosclothiers.com, 10-20% off everything
•    Meeps Vintage Fashionette, 2104 18th Street, (202) 265-6546,
www.meepsonu.com, 15% off any one vintage item
•    Shake Your Booty Shoes, 2439 18th Street, (202) 518-8205,
www.shakeyourbootyshoes.com, 25% off all regular-priced merchandise
•    Spoiled Rotten Canine Boutique, 2206 18th Street, (202) 462-PETS,
www.spoiled-pets.com, 15% off all fashion items
•    Unsung Designers, 2412 18th Street (in the alley, pink doors),
(202) 234-1788, www.unsungdesigners.com, 10% off everything

Restaurant Participants (each will offer a discount to customers
providing a completed passport)
•    Bardia’s New Orleans Café, 2412 18th Street, (202) 234-0420, 20%
off everything
•    Left Bank, 2424 18th Street, (202) 464-2100, www.leftbankdc.com,
25% off everything (closed Friday lunch)
•    L’Enfant Café Bar, 2000 18th Street, (202) 319-1800,
www.lenfantcafe.com, buy one get one free drinks (closed Friday lunch)
•    Perry’s, 1811 Columbia Road, (202) 234-6218,
www.perrysadamsmorgan.com, selected discount bottles of wine for just
$15 (closed Friday and Saturday lunch)

Last month, a similar passport-themed event featuring Adams Morgan
design/furniture businesses was a big success.  The Adams Morgan
Partnership BID plans to organize monthly “Passport to…” events every
month or two from now on, in an effort to highlight underappreciated
elements of the local economy and expand their customer base.

Those visiting Adams Morgan for the “Passport to Fashion” are encouraged
to use Metro.  Those driving can take advantage of the BID’s “Cheap
Daytime Parking” program--just park in the Colonial Parking Garage at
2421 18th Street, get the parking ticket stamped at a participating
business, and pay just $2 for two hours of parking (7AM-6PM only, seven
days a week).


Adams Morgan Partnership Business Improvement District
On August 22, 2005 Mayor Anthony Williams formally signed off on the
creation of the Adams Morgan Partnership Business Improvement District
(AMPBID).  Parallel DC Council action was ably and successfully
shepherded by Ward One Councilmember Jim Graham.  The mission of the BID
is to promote a clean and safe Adams Morgan.  AMPBID funds go towards
additional cleaning of the neighborhood’s sidewalks and streets, the
provision of supplemental security services, and the development of
promotional activities.  A  full-time executive manages these services,
develop partnerships with local agencies, and provides the business
district with “a seat at the table” in discussions with governmental and
other groups.  BID services are funded by a self-imposed assessment on
commercial property owners within the Adams Morgan neighborhood.

#4179 From: WeaverANC@...
Date: Wed Dec 6, 2006 8:28 pm
Subject: Permitting Restaurant Liquor Licenses Within 400 Feet of Schools
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Councilmember Graham,
 
I strongly disagree with you on this legislation. This continues to water-down an already lax part of ABC regulations in the District, and has the appearance of placing business protection above school protection.
 
The two main problems with the legislation:
 
First, that it moves the standard from 400 ft to 0 ft, not to lesser distance say 200 feet like in NYC but to ZERO feet.
 
Second, and most importantly, is the question what is a restaurant?
 
Few would find it a problem if Pasta Mia, Les Halles or Komi were within 400 feet of a school. But here in the District restaurants often morph into another type of establishment with a (CR) restaurant license.  
 
Some of theses “non-traditional” (CR) restaurant licenses operating are Heaven & Hell, Madams Organ, Adams Mill Bar and Grill, Habana Village,  Smith’s Point, to name a few. These non-traditional restaurants would be allowed to locate next door to a school and in the same way a “sit-down” restaurant could --- under this legislation Club U could have located next door or in the same building as a school.
 
Every comparable city on the Eastern sea-board -- Baltimore, New York, Philadelphia – has a law that prohibits all liquor licenses from being granted to restaurants within a certain radius of a school.
 
This bill has limited economic value, and it scores nothing but negatives when it comes to the societal values we place on youths and education.
 
Please reconsider this legislation, or at least place safe-guards to ensure that these are true “sit-down” restaurants.
 
Thank you for your consideration and for your work for our Ward,
 
Bryan Weaver
ANC 1C
 

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#4180 From: Dominic Sale <dominicsale@...>
Date: Wed Dec 6, 2006 10:08 pm
Subject: Ward 1 welcomes the Yellow Line Dec 31
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WASHINGTON Metro is changing thousands of signs and maps as the transit system prepares to extend the yellow line by five stops.

Beginning December 31st, trains will run beyond the Mount Vernon Square/Seventh Street-Convention Center station to Fort Totten during off-peak hours.

The 18-month pilot program will allow passengers to travel to four stations now served only by the green line. Those stations are: Shaw-Howard University; 'U' Street/African-American Civil War Memorial/Cardozo; Columbia Heights; and Georgia Avenue-Petworth.

Fort Totten is now served by green and red line trains.

The decision to extend the yellow line was made at the request of community groups and residents in the area. D-C will pay the more than five and a-half (m) million dollars in costs.

Copyright 2006 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. 
 


 

#4181 From: Dominic Sale <dominicsale@...>
Date: Wed Dec 6, 2006 10:12 pm
Subject: New Mexican restaurant in Adams Morgan
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The Post's Tom Sietsema reports (article below) that the husband-wife team behind Arlington's highly regarded Guajillo will be opening a Mexican restaurant on 18th Street NW in Adams Morgan called Casa Oaxaca, where burritos and chimichangas will be banned. Fortunately, it'll be on the quieter end of the strip, south of Kalorama Road.
 
http://www.readexpress.com/read_freeride/2006/12/eating_around_word_on_the_streets.php

The Weekly Dish

Wednesday, December 6, 2006; Page F02

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/12/05/AR2006120500311.html

 

BRING ON THE MARGARITAS! Good news: Washington is getting a new Mexican restaurant.

Better still: Casa Oaxaca, expected to open in Adams Morgan (2106 18th St. NW, 202-334-2272) in time for Valentine's Day, is the creation of one of the area's better Mexican producers, the charming Guajillo in Arlington.

All of which means "no burritos, no chimichangas," according to Rolando Juarez, who owns both properties with his wife, Karen Barroso. Instead, they plan to highlight the flavors of arguably Mexico's most delicious state: Oaxaca, located in the southern part of the country and revered for its moles, cheese, chocolate and mezcal, the potent and smoky liquor made from the agave plant.

A family friend from Mexico, 30-year-old Alfio Blangiardo, is relocating to Washington to take charge of the kitchen, though he'll have backup from Barroso, who recently spent two weeks cooking alongside her hire in Puebla, about 60 miles outside Mexico City. Their menu, including sunflower seed-crusted red snapper; lamb shank seasoned with peppers, avocado leaves and garlic; yellow mole with masa dumplings; and Oaxacan chocolate cake, is expected to embrace a few twists on tradition, including a savory mousse made with huitlacoche (say wee-tlah-KOH-cheh), the prized corn fungus.

The two-story, 100-seat Casa Oaxaca replaces Addis Ababa and will be decorated with pottery and art collected by the owners during trips to the source of their inspiration. Bethesda was Barroso's first choice for launching a second restaurant; the District's "cultural diversity" encouraged her to settle for something closer to Guajillo.

Anyone who has been to Oaxaca knows that fried grasshoppers are as commonplace as corn in the city's bars, restaurants and markets. Will the insect, traditionally eaten as a snack there, land on Casa Oaxaca's menu, too? "I'm going to be adventurous," promises Barroso.

Entrees $13-$23.


#4182 From: William Jordan <whj@...>
Date: Wed Dec 6, 2006 10:56 pm
Subject: Re: Ward 1 welcomes the Yellow Line Dec 31
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Where did DC get the $5M from?  What was cut to fund this?

William

Dominic Sale wrote:

WASHINGTON Metro is changing thousands of signs and maps as the transit system prepares to extend the yellow line by five stops.

Beginning December 31st, trains will run beyond the Mount Vernon Square/Seventh Street-Convention Center station to Fort Totten during off-peak hours. The 18-month pilot program will allow passengers to travel to four stations now served only by the green line. Those stations are: Shaw-Howard University; 'U' Street/African-American Civil War Memorial/Cardozo; Columbia Heights; and Georgia Avenue-Petworth. Fort Totten is now served by green and red line trains. The decision to extend the yellow line was made at the request of community groups and residents in the area. D-C will pay the more than five and a-half (m) million dollars in costs. Copyright 2006 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. 
 


 


#4183 From: "Doug" <douglas.armstrong@...>
Date: Thu Dec 7, 2006 2:06 pm
Subject: Re: Ward 1 welcomes the Yellow Line Dec 31
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Thanks for the wonderful news!  This is great for anyone who likes to
take Metro to National Airport but doesn't like having to switch
trains.

--- In WardOneDC@yahoogroups.com, Dominic Sale <dominicsale@...> wrote:
>
> WASHINGTON Metro is changing thousands of signs and maps as the
transit system prepares to extend the yellow line by five stops.
> Beginning December 31st, trains will run beyond the Mount Vernon
Square/Seventh Street-Convention Center station to Fort Totten during
off-peak hours.
> The 18-month pilot program will allow passengers to travel to four
stations now served only by the green line. Those stations are: Shaw-
Howard University; 'U' Street/African-American Civil War
Memorial/Cardozo; Columbia Heights; and Georgia Avenue-Petworth.
> Fort Totten is now served by green and red line trains.
> The decision to extend the yellow line was made at the request of
community groups and residents in the area. D-C will pay the more than
five and a-half (m) million dollars in costs.
> Copyright 2006 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material
may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
>

#4184 From: Josh Gibson <joshgibson@...>
Date: Fri Dec 8, 2006 4:00 pm
Subject: Neighborhood Holiday Shopping Idea: “Passport to Fashion” Event to Highlight Adams Morgan Clothing Retailers Just in Time for the Holidays
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Just a quick reminder about this neighborhood-friendly,
holiday-friendly, fashion-friendly event. It runs all day Friday,
Saturday, and Sunday.  As featured on the cover of last week's
Washington Business Journal and on washingtonpost.com

Thanks,
Josh


Press Release
For Release on December 6, 2006

Contact:
Adams Morgan Partnership Business Improvement District
(BID)           Josh Gibson
202-997-0783                       josh@...
“Passport to Fashion” Event to Highlight Adams Morgan Clothing Retailers
Just in Time for the Holidays

Shoppers to receive novelty passport while shopping neighborhood sales,
get it stamped in each store, then redeem it for restaurant discounts

WASHINGTON, DC, December 6, 2006 — From December 8-10, savvy shoppers
will have an opportunity to discover a world of unique, cutting-edge
fashion while saving big money in Washington’s most dynamic and diverse
neighborhood.
During the three days of the event, shoppers will be given a novelty
passport by participating fashion retailers, each of whom will be
offering special discounts.  In each subsequent store shoppers visit,
they will receive a stamp in that store’s corresponding box in the
passport.  After getting five stamps in the passport, a hungry or
thirsty shopper can stop by participating restaurants and display their
passport for savings on tasty food and drink.
“Adams Morgan is full of undiscovered and lesser-known clothing stores
and fashion gems,” said Josh Gibson, Executive Director of the Adams
Morgan Partnership BID, the event organizer.  “During this holiday
season, folks are so tired of shopping on auto-pilot at a suburban mall,
and then finding out they’re dressed just like everyone else is.  By
visiting Adams Morgan for the Passport to Fashion, they will discover
unique clothing and have fun while they are doing it.  Instead of
drudging their way through the mall, they will save big on cool duds,
enjoy a kind of scavenger hunt, get their passport stamped, then finish
up the day with the food and drink our neighborhood is known for.”

Fashion Participants (each will offer a discount to all customers;
distribute/stamp passports)
•    Bazaar Atlas, 2405 18th Street, (202) 332-4911, 40% off everything
•    The District Line, 2118 18th Street, (202) 232-5558,
www.thedistrictline.com, 20% off non-sale items
•    Kobos Afrikan Clothiers, 2444 18th Street, (202) 332-9580,
www.kobosclothiers.com, 10-20% off everything
•    Meeps Vintage Fashionette, 2104 18th Street, (202) 265-6546,
www.meepsonu.com, 15% off any one vintage item
•    Shake Your Booty Shoes, 2439 18th Street, (202) 518-8205,
www.shakeyourbootyshoes.com, 25% off all regular-priced merchandise
•    Spoiled Rotten Canine Boutique, 2206 18th Street, (202) 462-PETS,
www.spoiled-pets.com, 15% off all fashion items
•    Unsung Designers, 2412 18th Street (in the alley, pink doors),
(202) 234-1788, www.unsungdesigners.com, 10% off everything

Restaurant Participants (each will offer a discount to customers
providing a completed passport)
•    Bardia’s New Orleans Café, 2412 18th Street, (202) 234-0420, 20%
off everything
•    Left Bank, 2424 18th Street, (202) 464-2100, www.leftbankdc.com,
25% off everything (closed Friday lunch)
•    L’Enfant Café Bar, 2000 18th Street, (202) 319-1800,
www.lenfantcafe.com, buy one get one free drinks (closed Friday lunch)
•    Perry’s, 1811 Columbia Road, (202) 234-6218,
www.perrysadamsmorgan.com, selected discount bottles of wine for just
$15 (closed Friday and Saturday lunch)

Last month, a similar passport-themed event featuring Adams Morgan
design/furniture businesses was a big success.  The Adams Morgan
Partnership BID plans to organize monthly “Passport to…” events every
month or two from now on, in an effort to highlight underappreciated
elements of the local economy and expand their customer base.

Those visiting Adams Morgan for the “Passport to Fashion” are encouraged
to use Metro.  Those driving can take advantage of the BID’s “Cheap
Daytime Parking” program--just park in the Colonial Parking Garage at
2421 18th Street, get the parking ticket stamped at a participating
business, and pay just $2 for two hours of parking (7AM-6PM only, seven
days a week).


Adams Morgan Partnership Business Improvement District
On August 22, 2005 Mayor Anthony Williams formally signed off on the
creation of the Adams Morgan Partnership Business Improvement District
(AMPBID).  Parallel DC Council action was ably and successfully
shepherded by Ward One Councilmember Jim Graham.  The mission of the BID
is to promote a clean and safe Adams Morgan.  AMPBID funds go towards
additional cleaning of the neighborhood’s sidewalks and streets, the
provision of supplemental security services, and the development of
promotional activities.  A  full-time executive manages these services,
develop partnerships with local agencies, and provides the business
district with “a seat at the table” in discussions with governmental and
other groups.  BID services are funded by a self-imposed assessment on
commercial property owners within the Adams Morgan neighborhood.

#4185 From: William Jordan <whj@...>
Date: Fri Dec 8, 2006 5:30 pm
Subject: Re:Permitting Restaurant Liquor Licenses Within 400 Feet of Schools
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Scape-goating schools and recreation centers is not the way to bring
quality sitdown restaurants to our neighborhoods.  While the industry
may support the repeal the 400ft rule ws hardly on the radar screen for
the resturant industry.   My guess is that of all regulations the
industry would prefer straight forward regulations like the 400ft rule
than the maze of law and regulations we currently have.   The 400ft rule
is simple in "no" and  out "yes".    Want a resturant with an ABC
license buy or lease outside the 400ft limit. Actually, the 400ft rule
is probably good for a commercial districts because as a side affect it
reserves areas for other retail because they don't have to compete
directlly with entities that can pay the rent simply by serving more
booze.

In fact the ability to get an ABC license can raise the cost  of a
retail space by $100K or more in value. By eliminating the 400ft rule
the side effect is to put a $100K burden on book stores, boutiques,
hobby craft  and other retail that may be interested on our
neighborhoods.   These business have a hard enough time locating to our
communities without this kind of burden of having to compete against
liquor.  Adams Morgan is a classic example working hard for retail
diversity in its commercial corridor.   But the market is so heavily
restaurant/bar that it's hard to build retail momentum.  Like
restaurant/bars other retail works better in clusters, it's difficult to
build these clusters because the restaurant/bar dynamic fits easier into
the market. Forcing residence to respond with even more
counterproductive moratoriums.  It is unfortunate that the combination
of parochial special favor/lazy politics, Urban Disney arrogance and
bias against our schools is working against what most of us want,
diverse and robust retail in our commercial corridors.  In fact we
should almost be tempted to increase the 400ft rule to 600ft.   If we
  thought more so outside of the box and outside ourselves we would
realize the the staff/parents and even students are a base in our market
that could support bookstores, boutiques and other retail that we all
want to see.    This combined with some regulatory streamlining, serious
policing, DDOT working to plan and so on  the 400ft rule is actually in
our favor.

Overall repealing the 400ft rule as executed by  Mr. Graham was a
loose-loose for all of us including the restaurant industry and
developers.   And Mr. Graham's apologists just compound the error.   For
the industry it may have gained a handful of locations, but it also got
more complexity added to the regulatory regime which is really the
bigger obstacle a health industry.
(http://washington.bizjournals.com/washington/stories/2005/05/23/editorial1.html\
).
   While an individual  developer or two may have gotten a short cut,  as
communities realize they are getting sameness citizens will begin to
demand mandatory inclusionary retail zoning and will turn more to a
greater reliance on voluntary agreements and other governement measures
as a development tools.  Of course we as citizens loose.  First we lost
lost leverage by being shutout of the process via Mr. Grahams
legislative maneuvering.  We gained the right to get more of what we
already have or can easily get restaurant/bars and lost an opportunity
to leverage greater diversity in out neighborhood commercial districts.
  As well serious efforts to attract and sustain sitdown resturants that
can really fill a void in our communities was lost because we falsely
believe we complished this by repealing the 400ft rule.  As well we have
increased distrust and antagonism within the community and lost a
willingnesss to hold elected officials accountable for their actions.

It is not too late for wisdom to prevail over self serving politics.
We must urge the council to send Bill 16-696 or whatever it is now back
committee in the second reading.  Then we need to at least bring
together the Ward 1 parties to help craft some sensible legislation
that's designed to meet overall  and sensible goals.  It makes little
sense to have 4 ANCs,  4 Mainstreet groups, CDCs, NCRC, developers and
experienced individuals and take time to bring this mind power together
to address this issue.   Mr. Graham must be encouraged to take up the
mantle of true leadership  and lead us through a sensible process to
produce a Bill that is actually Win-Win

William

#4186 From: Dominic Sale <dominicsale@...>
Date: Fri Dec 8, 2006 5:50 pm
Subject: Pizza Movers?
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Pizza Movers?

http://restaurants.washingtoncitypaper.com/hungry.php?click=navCenterTop&week=20061208

 

As if the jumbo-slice folks in Adams Morgan don’t already have enough competition for the late-night dining dollar, two new operations are gearing up to provide even more enticing foodstuffs for drunken Hill interns to puke into the streets.

Scott and Arianne Bennett, owners of the Amsterdam Falafelshop, plan to open M’Dawg Haute Dogs later this month in partnership with Greggory Hill, chef at David Greggory. The wiener-and-fries-heavy menu hasn’t been finalized yet, but the Bennetts and Hill plan to feature a number of sausages, from half smokes to veggie dogs, all made from outside producers until the team has time to develop dogs of its own. So what is Hill’s role in the meantime?

“All of the sauces are going to be his, all the toppings,” says Arianne. “He’s going to make chilis and coleslaws and cabbages and sauerkrauts and all sorts of little pickled relishes.” The shop will be located at 2418 18th Street NW, in the old Mumbai Chef’s Kitchen spot, and will share several traits with its sister restaurant across the street—namely artwork by G. Byron Peck, a self-serve-topping concept, and a 4 a.m. closing time on weekends.

More immediately, Adams Morgan diners can enter the alternate universe of YaZuZu, a Space Age–like Middle Eastern cafe run by longtime collaborators Maher Chebaro and chef Tutu Altaye Mihrete. Located in the former Peacock Deli space at 2120 18th Street NW, YaZuZu (a term that, according to my Arabic source, means “a little gayish of the mind”) looks like a cross between Space Mountain and a school cafeteria.

Lebanese-native Chebaro has opened more than 10 operations, from a nightclub and a Nuevo Latino restaurant in Beirut to Middle Eastern joints in the Midwest. The Ethiopian-born Mihrete has worked in Chebaro’s kitchens since Souk, a flashy, hookah-and-haute-meze restaurant that opened in Chicago in the late ’90s; she even joined Chebaro in Beirut when he sold Souk and made a go of it in his hometown.

But between the unrest in Lebanon and the lack of decent, midpriced restaurants in D.C. (where Mihrete has family), the pair figured they’d try their luck in the nation’s capital, which has seen few concepts as surreal as YaZuZu’s. Mihrete slings Middle Eastern comfort food—the kind of North African and Eastern Mediterranean dishes usually found in the home, not in restaurants—in a high-tech, high-concept, lipstick-red pneumatic tube of a cafe.

YaZuZu’s versions of Old World home cooking—whether an apricot-braised leg of lamb or a side of hindbeh, braised dandelion greens with caramelized onions—went down well when I sampled them on opening day, Nov. 30. You can be sure the items won’t taste as good to some old-school pizza vendors.

“Any place that opens late will probably have an effect” on business, says Mike Chisti, manager at Pizza Mart, which saw business drop after the Falafelshop opened in 2004. —CP


 


 

#4187 From: "jn_zara" <jjzara@...>
Date: Sat Dec 9, 2006 1:10 pm
Subject: WPC Peace & Justice Awards, Sat. Dec 16 from 6-9 pm
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Washington Peace Center
SECOND ANNUAL PEACE & JUSTICE AWARDS

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2006

6:00 – 9:00 pm
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ANNUAL AWARD RECIPIENTS INCLUDE:

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