Glover Park MARCH 2015

The Monthly Newsletter of the Glover Park Citizens' Association Metro Considers Cuts to Glover Park Bus Service Randy Rieland The Georgetown Metropolitan hile walking the dog one absurdly cold morning last week, I passed Wa group of people huddled inside the bus shelter near the corner of Benton and Tunlaw. Judging from the looks on their faces, they’d been waiting a while. Any sound would send their eyes westward, in search of a bus coming over the hill. But no. No D1. No D2. Glover Park is a neighborhood fortunate Wilson High School, and the lap or a ride on the roof of the bus.” enough to have a bus line cut right through Metro stop. Bob Cardina, who lives on 40th Street its heart. But with that fortune comes frustra- The Glover Park Citizens’ Association and rides the bus most days, says the same is tion—at drivers who don’t follow the schedule (GPCA) is expected to pass a similar resolu- true on the commute home. “Between 5 and or blow by clusters of commuters without tion at its March meeting. “The GPCA has 6, the buses are so packed. Most of the time, stopping, at buses so crowded sardines would long believed that Glover Park residents are they’re totally full. That’s why they shouldn’t complain, and at suggestions that the com- grossly underserved by Metro and additional b e c ut .” munity could make do with fewer bus runs. cuts are totally off the table,” said the orga- Cardina said that while “80 percent of So when word got out last month that nization’s president, Sheila Meehan. “What the time the buses are reliable and enjoy- the Washington Metropolitan Area Tran- needs to be discussed is how Metro effectively able and the drivers are pleasant,” he gets sit Authority (WMATA) was considering reconnects this neighborhood with its rail frustrated by what he refers to as “stack- a cutback in D2 service, it spread quickly. lines and expands its routes to connect Glover ing”—when buses get off schedule and arrive The proposal was deep inside a WMATA Park with the newly dynamic commercial in a mini-convoy. Others have complained budget document outlining what the transit areas east of .” And Ward 3 about drivers skipping stops. “When an authority might do—in addition to a 10 cents Councilmember Mary Cheh issued the fol- empty D2 bus finally arrived,” wrote Heather fare increase—if it did not receive another lowing statement: “My office is watching this Marrinson, “it skipped two stops (at 40th and $140 million in subsidies from local jurisdic- issue and will oppose reductions in service, Calvert and 41st and Calvert) despite a large tions. In a long list of potential bus route especially because our residents depend so crowd of 15 to 20 people who had been wait- changes was this notation about the D2 line: heavily on bus service.” ing over 30 minutes in the cold. The driver “Reduce Saturday, Sunday and weekday peak WMATA’s finance committee postponed stopped at the next stop, and clearly saw a and midday frequency.” a vote on the proposed fare hike and service hoard of people running to catch it since he That prompted a quick response from cuts, but was expected to make its recom- had skipped us, but he continued on without the Glover Park/ Advi- mendations to the transit agency’s full board acknowledgement.” sory Neighborhood Commission (ANC) 3B, after this issue went to press. Public hearings Regular bus rider Aviva Downing, how- which unanimously passed a resolution at will then be scheduled. ever, says she’s rarely experienced problems its February meeting stating that it “strongly Some Glover Parkers, however, are with drivers. “Most of the bus drivers are opposes any further cutbacks” to bus service already making their feelings known. Wrote lovely, kind, and considerate. In fact, when I on the D lines or the N lines on Massachu- 39th Place resident David King on the neigh- first moved to this neighborhood, I left my setts Avenue. It pointed out that just last borhood’s listserv: “I ride the D1 and D2 on iPhone on this bus and the driver brought it year, WMATA reduced service on the 30- occasion. It is insanity to cut any peak service back to me the next day.” line buses on and that on either route. Both are full to the gills by But if you do have a complaint about bus in 2011 it eliminated the N-8 line con- the time they exit Glover Park during the service or driver behavior, you can submit it necting sections of Glover Park far from morning rush, riders are usually left at: www.wmata.com/about_metro/contact_ Wisconsin to American University, with a choice between sitting on someone’s us/ridercomment.cfm. 2

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Glover Park Citizens' Association (GPCA) President Sheila Meehan ([email protected]) Contents 1st Vice President Melissa Lane ([email protected]) 2nd Vice President Allen Tomlinson ([email protected]) Cuts to GP Bus Service...... 1 Treasurer Cheri Meyer ([email protected]) Secretary Jarrett Ferrier ([email protected]) President's Report ...... 3 Sergeant at Arms Jack Everett ([email protected]) GPCA February Minutes...... 3 Federation Reps Patricia Clark, Frank Martorana, and ANC 3B Update...... 4 Karen Sprecher-Keating ([email protected]) Membership Director Allen Tomlinson ([email protected]) On the Avenue...... 5 Glover Park Day Amanda Gant and Cheri Meyer The Big Chili...... 5 ([email protected] or [email protected]) Business Community Liaison Paul Holder ([email protected]) Bamboo Poem...... 5 Stoddert Liaison Lisa McCluskey ([email protected]) Library Happenings...... 6 Gazette Staff Editor Cheri Meyer ([email protected]) Farewell to a Friend...... 6 Design and Production Nora Korc ([email protected]) Glover Park Village...... 7 Contacts Babes in the Nabe...... 7 Advertising [email protected] Editorial [email protected] Commercial Strip Confidential..... 8 Delivery Dick & Elaine Sullivan ([email protected]) Tax Help...... 8 The Gazette is distributed throughout Glover Park by volunteers. If you do not receive the Glover Park History...... 9 Gazette and/or would like to volunteer, contact Elaine Sullivan at [email protected]. Responsible letters to the editor will be published as space allows. Guy Mason Spring Classes...... 10 What’s new in Glover Park? Check us out on both Facebook and Twitter! Science Fair...... 10 Call us at: 202-379-4824. Parenting in the Park...... 11 Visit www.gpcadc.org to keep up with community news!

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Glover Park Gazette 3 President’s Report Say No to More Cuts in Glover Park Bus Service Sheila Meehan t may just be an opening move in the routes that connect the neighborhood with a complex process of fashioning a viable larger part of the city and a snow route that Glover Park Citizens' Association 2016 budget for the Metro system, but the works and is complemented with high priority I Tuesday, March 3 • 7:00 p.m. proposed cuts in D1-D2 bus service under- salting and plowing on the emergency route GP Community Center at Stoddert score a longer-term trend and a disturbing (including Benton, 39th, Davis, Tunlaw/37th, disinterest in and disrespect for Glover Park’s and Whitehaven). Police Report transportation needs. Resolution Opposing Proposed Cuts Glover Park is a compact, high-density Clean Up in Bus Service neighborhood with a mix of students, families, Hard to imagine spring flowers right now with Spring Clean Up young and middle-aged professionals, and DC in a deep freeze, but nicer weather will Glover Park Community Fund seniors. An ideal spot, in other words, for con- eventually be here and we’ll notice the clumps Pocket Park Locations venient public transportation. Unfortunately, of dead leaves and the residue of winter. The Election Committee Glover Park has seen its options steadily GPCA would like to resurrect a tradition that Membership trimmed or eliminated in recent years. many of our adjoining neighborhood already Treasurer’s Report What gives? Are we simply too small? have in place: an organized spring clean up to Secretary’s Report Do we not complain loudly and long enough spruce up our yards and tree boxes. New Business when we are presented with cuts? Have we At the March meeting, we will discuss simply been too willing to accept repeated re- selecting a date and how best to encourage Check www.gpcadc.org and the ductions in service and no service at all when neighbors and neighborhood organizations Glover Park list serv for updates. we have an inch or two of snow? to pull out their garden gloves and rakes and We hope you will join us on March 3 for showcase our tulips, azaleas, and dogwoods. the adoption of a resolution opposing any fur- would be able to accept tax-deductible ther cuts in bus service and a discussion about Community Fund donations. The question that remains is how what needs to be done to improve Glover We have passed a resolution putting aside best to obtain 501(c)( 3) status. We will discuss Park’s transportation options, including D bus $5,000 to start up a Community Fund that the various options at our March meeting.

GPCA February 2015 Minutes Jarrett Ferrier The meeting started promptly at 7:00 p.m. three Stoddert Elementary students participat- Overcrowding at Stoddert has resulted in Police Report. Lt. Ralph Neal noted ing in a wide variety of activities. He expressed the Co-op program shifting to the third floor three topics of interest: package thefts, airbag his gratitude for six volunteers who assist with of Guy Mason, but adult programs continue. thefts, and speeding through the neighbor- youth basketball while he and only one full- Ralph proudly noted that the center is hood. Due to the passing of the holiday time assistant do the work that is supposed to the envy of recreation centers all over the city season, package theft has calmed down greatly. be carried out by four employees. and also emphasized the seamless relation- That said, he recommended having packages His job is made a little easier, he said, ship between his center and the Glover Park left with neighbors when possible or perhaps with the assistance of the Friends of Glover Community Center. He praised Pat Clark between porches. Park. He’s not wanting for anything at this and the Glover Park Village as a true asset to The theft of airbags has become a recent time, noting that the elementary school, after- the center and announced that a Valentine’s concern for certain makes of autos, notably care, and community center have a symbiotic Day celebration will be held on February 14 Hondas. Apparently the thefts peaked in July relationship that makes work that much more with the help of Dorothy Biondi. There will be 2014, but there was one recently in Glover doable. He’s looking forward to a Spring Talent music, dancing, and door prizes. Park. Lastly, neighbors voiced concern that Show and a Friday Night at the Movies series He also encouraged residents to attend W Street-42nd Street seems to have become that will begin in April. The community center Motown Night at the Glover Park Community a major means to cut through Glover Park, and the Friends of Glover Park will provide Center on February 27. Ralph Wright can be and speeding has become more of an issue. popcorn! reached at any time at 202-320-3315. Lt. Neal was asked to provide more attention Guy Mason Recreation Center Director Spring Cleanup. Jack Everett mentioned along this route. Another concern was the is- Ralph Wright then spoke about his center, that there will be two cleanup projects coming sue of double-parking along 37th Street. citing the headaches that come with illegal up—a neighborhood-wide cleanup, as has Glover Park Recreation Center Direc- parking in his lot but also glowingly highlight- been done in the past, and a cleanup of the tors. Glover Park Community Center’s Direc- ing the center’s programs. alleys abutting the Park. He said it is crucial to tor Ricky Davenport shared the fact that his Guy Mason currently offers about twenty do the cleanup near the park before the poison center accommodates approximately 4,800 programs, which will grow to closer to thirty ivy returns. people each month, with at least two out of in the spring. Continued on page 4

March 2015 4 ANC 3B News Lively Discussion of Thefts, Schools and Transportation Ann Mladinov t the February meeting, the Advisory tank. In addition, the city has adopted a law Neighborhood Commission wel- 2015–2016 ANC Members allowing senior citizens to defer city property Acomed a large group of neighbors for Ann Mladinov, 3B-01, North Glover Park taxes until they sell the property or leave it to the discussion of school, transportation, tax, [email protected], 202-270-0777 an heir. For more information or copies of the and utility issues. presentation, contact [email protected]. Jackie Blumenthal, 3B-02, East Glover Park Police Report. Sgt. Firehock, Second [email protected], 202-333-7488 Resolutions. The ANC voted on three District Evening Shift Supervisor, reported items for the community: to support Glover that the Glover Park neighborhood had no Abigail Zenner, 3B-03, West Glover Park Park Day on Saturday, June 6 at Guy Mason violent crimes in the previous month, but [email protected], 202-337-3359 Rec Center; to ask the Public Service Com- thefts went up, particularly thefts from motor Mary Young, 3B-04, Cathedral Heights mission to reject the proposed sale of Pepco vehicles, airbags, and packages on porches. He [email protected], 202-895-0268 (h), to Exelon Corporation, a large energy gener- recommends using a J-bar or “club” to keep 202-997-9715 (c) ating company based in Chicago; and to urge airbags from being removed. He asked neigh- Brian Turmail, 3B-05, South Glover Park WMATA to maintain current bus service bors to arrange to have packages retrieved [email protected], 703-459-0238 on the D1, D2, and N3 bus lines (WMATA’s from doorsteps as soon as they’re delivered, February proposal for meeting budget gaps and report all thefts or suspicious activities. Visit ANC 3B: www.anc3b.org for fiscal year 2016 included D1 and D2 in or e-mail at [email protected]. Sgt. Firehock also said an officer would come the list for possible reductions in service and Follow us on Twitter! @anc3b by the school and remind people not to block N3 for elimination). The WMATA board is the street, crosswalks, and bicyclists during continuing to consider alternatives for cutting school pick-up and drop-off. its budget shortfall and will be announcing Stoddert School. Principal Donald raiser on May 2 and also announced a new hearings on any proposed fare and service Bryant gave an update on plans for handling “Buy a Brick” campaign starting this spring. changes. rising student enrollment, now at 423. He DC Tax Changes. Norman Evans from Boy Scouts. Vice Chairman Brian predicted that within two years the school will the city’s Office of Tax and Revenue sum- Turmail introduced a half dozen Boy Scouts have 440 students, which will probably be the marized key changes in DC personal income from Troop 666 who were attending the meet- “top of the bubble.” He and Council Member taxes that will benefit residents on their 2014 ing with several parents as part of the scouts’ Cheh’s representative thanked the neighbor- tax filings, including increased standard work on a Citizenship Merit Badge. We hope hood for sharing visitor parking passes so deductions and personal exemptions and they’ll return and encourage more families teachers can park. Rising enrollment, capital more generous property tax credits (Schedule to participate. improvements, traffic, and parking will be H). He also noted a new income tax credit The next ANC 3B meeting will take place on the agenda for further discussion. PTA for modifying a motor vehicle to use alterna- on Thursday, March 12 at 7:00 p.m. at Stod- Co-President Mary Clare Claud encouraged tive fuels, as well as for installing an electric dert Elementary School. For more information neighbors to participate in the Big Chili fund- charging station or alternate fuel storage on ANC 3B activities, visit www.anc3b.org. February Minutes Continued from page 3 Dates will be forthcoming, and the Na- the GPCA liaison with Stoddert Elementary. January 2015 was $45.79. She provided copies tional Park Service will be contacted to provide Lisa is eager to build bridges between the two of her reports. In the discussion that ensued garbage bags and pick-up for the alley cleanup. organizations and requested that a GPCA about the need for an audit, it was mentioned In response to a question about dealing with representative attend the PTA meetings. An that Frank Martorana was hoping to secure poison ivy, Jack recommended that a tradition- upcoming “toiletry drive” for travel-sized someone to do the work gratis. al remedy: using Fels Naptha soap immediately shampoos, toothpaste, etc., will benefit the Secretary’s Report. The minutes from after potential contact with the ivy. homeless at Friendship Place. The PTA is also the January meeting passed unanimously. Glover Park Day. Cheri Meyer reported looking at participating in the Adopt-a-Block New Business. Paul Holder graciously that the kickoff dinner for Glover Park Day program. The chronically littered block of 37th agreed to serve as the liaison between the was a success and that this year’s tee-shirt de- Street behind the commercial strip was sug- GPCA and the local business community. sign is already being contemplated. She added gested as a good candidate for the program. President Meehan urged those interested that an earlier, thorough walk-through of the Membership. Alan Tomlinson in the proposed merger of Pepco and Exelon revamped Guy Mason grounds had found reported that the GPCA currently has 301 to attend the February 12 ANC meeting. The the area to still be suitable for the celebration. members with 204 households. Envelopes will meeting will take up an ANC resolution op- The group will meet every other week at Guy be returning for those preferring to join by posing the merger (the text will be posted on Mason on Saturdays at 9:30 a.m. beginning on that method. the ANC website). February 21. All volunteers welcome. Treasurer’s Report. Cheri Meyer gave Lastly, The Big Chili—Stoddert Elemen- Stoddert Report. President Meehan both the January and February treasurer’s tary School’s largest fundraiser—will be held at reported that Lisa McCluskey, PTA Commu- reports, noting that the net income for 2014 the New Zealand Embassy on May 2. nity Outreach Volunteer, would also serve as was $4,047.56, while the net income from The meeting was adjourned at 8:32 p.m.

Glover Park Gazette 5 On the Avenue New Column Turns Spotlight on Glover Park Business Paul Holder or those of you whom I haven’t met, please let me introduce myself. My name is Paul FHolder and in addition to being one of your neighbors on Tunlaw, I own and operate Town Hall. The leadership of the Glover Park Citizens’ Association has asked me to serve as the liaison with the businesses and commercial corridor of our neighborhood. It’s an honor to be considered for this position, and I hope to be an asset to the GPCA, while also being a good sounding board for the issues that face us as corporate citizens. Part of what makes Glover Park a true neighbor- hood is that it has its own commercial strip, and I know we all want to ensure it continues to grow and thrive. Part of my interest in taking on this role is my desire to see more column inches in the Ga- zette devoted to highlighting and supporting our neighborhood businesses. The Gazette is unique in that it is distributed (not Town Hall) in greater detail or take up a general issue that affects to every household in the neighborhood, and, with a print run of over the commercial corridor as a whole. 3,000 copies, it far surpasses the distribution of neighborhood newslet- With this first column, I wanted to introduce the idea behind it ters of any of the surrounding neighborhoods/civic associations. and ask readers and businesses for their comments and ideas. If you The Gazette is a great news resource for Glover Park, and it can own a business and want to ensure we keep the neighborhood up to be a wonderful conduit to remind you about all the great stuff you date on the interesting things you’re doing, please be in touch. If you have right in your backyard. With this issue, I am beginning a new are a nonprofit partnering with a local business to fundraise, use this monthly column in the Gazette that will highlight many of the great column to share the news with your neighbors. businesses we have here and keep you apprised of the special events I’m definitely open to suggestions and want your feedback. Please or features that go on each month. Some months I will cover a broad email me at [email protected] or call me at 202-333-5640 and help spectrum of businesses; other months I may feature a single business keep Glover Parkers “in the know.”

Save the Date The Bamboo The Big Chili 2015 The wind is thrashing my bamboo, a swirl Stoddert’s biggest fundraiser is scheduled for of bending stalks and swishing leaves that scratch Friday, May 2, 7:00 p.m. at the New Zealand Embassy my window pane. For a moment they unfurl, (37 Observatory Circle NW), with tickets for the event show the relentless wind it’s met its match. going on sale in April.

When the bamboo is weighted down by snow, What began years ago as a chili potluck is now a cocktail is covered with the clarity of white, party and live auction whose proceeds enable the Stoddert it seems to yield, bows to the ground below, PTA to expand school resources and enrich student learning. but then resumes its own majestic height. Everyone is invited to donate to the auction, which Some days it sways and dips, a gentle dance, traditionally features a wide array of offerings, including some days rocks back and forth like men at prayer. restaurant dining, sports tickets, tours, and classes. Donors It constantly resumes an upright stance are asked to submit their contributions before April 10 so with just a wave to greet the passing air. that they can be included in the online auction catalog.

Rooted wide and deep the culms hold sway, Check out the event's website www.stoddertbigchili.com for and weather every storm that comes their way. more details about the event and for more information about Edna Small the auction, please contact Alysa MacClellan, the Big Chili Solicitations Chair at [email protected].

March 2015 6 March at the Georgetown Public Library

n Friday, February 13, a sprinkler pipe Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library to • 3/22–Postmodern poem burst in the Georgetown Neighbor- be treated by Library staff. All damaged items • 3/29–Comparisons, Romantic, Victorian, Ohood Library. Water damaged the from the Peabody Collection will be recovered Modernist, and Postmodern poetry historic Peabody Room on the third floor and and eventually returned to the Georgetown • 4/12–Concluding lecture walls on the second and the first floors. Fortu- Library. nately, there has been minimal damage to the More information will be shared as the Author Talk with Nadia Hashimi historic collections of the Peabody Room. Library continues to assess the extent of water 2:00–4:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 7. Author While the Library makes repairs to the damage. Nadia Hashimi, international best-selling building and takes steps to reduce the risk of author and finalist in the 2014 Good Reads mold, the building will be closed. The Library March Library Events Choice Awards in the categories of Best Debut is hoping to reopen by March 2; however, The Library hopes to reopen by March 2, Author and Best Fiction, will speak about her the repairs could take as long as three weeks. but please call before you come by to make recent novel, The Pearl That Broke Its Shell, During this time, patron-placed holds will be sure the Library is open and the scheduled a luminous tale of destiny and identity in available for pick up at the Palisades Library. programs are still taking place. Afghanisthan. In addition, books can continue to be returned at the Georgetown Library book drop. Poetry Lecture Series by Margaret Soltan, Three-Part Crochet Workshop The Peabody Room contains papers, Associate Professor of English at GWU. 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 12, 19, and photos, and other items that date back to 2:00–4:00 p.m. on Sundays in March. 26. The workshop is open to all experience the 18th Century. The few items in the room • 3/8–Victorian poem levels. Please contact [email protected] that were damaged have been moved to the • 3/15–Modernist poem to register.

Farewell to a Friend zBurger Veronica Glover Park lost a wonderful er Lo Housecleaning Service Burg vers Glover Park neighbor on Monday, February 9, when Laurie England passed away. š j Thorough housecleaning A long-time Glover Parker, Laurie a Juicy Burgers A in Glover Park for 25 years was a big part of our community and j a Crispy Fries Many references involved in virtually every one of its j Great Prices a Hand-Spun Shakes activities. For Glover Park Day, she helped NOW ACCEPTING design t-shirts, create posters, and m 10% Students Discount m NEW CLIENTS W Monday through Saturday 301.593.0131 round up business partners. Laurie 202.965.7777 was always a steady supporter of the Glover Park Citizens’ Association and for the Gazette, she stayed in close contact with Avenue businesses and 3741 W Street, NW activities, regularly providing addi- tional reporting for the Commercial Under Contract in 4 days Real estate counselors Strip Confidential column. for exceptional properties. Laurie was also very active in the Glover Park Village, lauding their 888.907.6643 (Direct) efforts and encouraging neighbors 240.497.1707 (Office) to volunteer for the very worthwhile [email protected] www.ColeyReed.com cause. Laurie also helped the Village with the publication of its newslet- ColeyReedHomes on ter, hosting events, sharing ideas for future services, and being passionate about the need for senior transporta- tion and supporting the volunteers who provided it. Most of all, Laurie was enthu- siastic, kind, and caring. She was a tireless champion for our community and she will be missed.

Glover Park Gazette 7 GP Village: Neighbors Reaching Out, Making a Difference Malinda Brent “I alone cannot change the world, but I can handful of villages that does not charge for Glover Park Village, which serves Glover cast a stone across the waters to create many its services or the events it hosts, thus serving Park, Cathedral Heights, Massachusetts ripples.” many people, including those who are on fixed Avenue Heights, and the Naval Observatory, is —Mother Teresa incomes. seeking more volunteers as drivers. “Many other villages have budgets that Volunteer John Gordon has been custom- early 35 friends of Glover Park Village are 10 times or even 100 times larger than izing a management system to assign and track came together on January 31 to discuss Glover Park Village,” Clark said. “Glover Park service requests, keep statistics, and make re- Ntheir volunteer commitment to the Village has a strong network of volunteers who ports. He is looking for a few computer-minded neighborhood-based, aging-in-community provide services as well as management and volunteers to assist with the effort. Also, anyone program that has touched so many volunteers administrative support.” with website design or management experience and service recipients over the past few years. Last year, Glover Park Village provided who would be willing to help redesign the cur- Together, they and others have spent approximately 800 volunteer activities to meet rent site would be welcome, too. hundreds of hours driving seniors to medical requests for services, with the largest category Volunteer Barbara Ferris said she is look- appointments, helping them garden, organiz- of requests being rides to doctor appointments ing to tap family foundations and programs ing personal paperwork, or just sitting and or grocery shopping. The second most sought- that assist neighbors-helping-neighbors, but talking. One of more than 200 in the “village” after request is for in-home assistance, like “money is diminishing, and there is lots of movement in the United States and world- fixing a lamp or organizing possessions. competition.” Anyone who would like to wide, Glover Park Village is a vibrant example “Some people feel inhibited about ask- volunteer to assist in grant writing, or other of what committed, purposeful volunteers can ing for assistance but I assure them that they fundraising is encouraged to contact Glover create when they work together. are providing a service to our volunteers Park Village. “We are all making friends,” said Glover because they signed up to help,” said Charlotte Two-time Academy Award winning Park Village President Patricia Clark. “I feel Nusberg, who is a member of the Glover Park volunteer Anne Michaels has launched a video lucky. There isn’t a sharp line between receiv- Village board. project on Glover Park Village and encourages ing services and volunteering.” Paul Orvos dispatches volunteers to ride anyone with an interest in video work to assist. Board Member Holly Pollinger welcomed requests, but at times, he is unable to find a New volunteers, service recipients, or all to participate and share their interests. ride for service recipients. Frequently, last- anyone with questions about Glover Park Equal parts planning meeting, social event minute requests go unanswered. “It puts some Village can call 202-436-5545 or visit and pep talk, the two-hour confab revealed people in a bind,” Orvos said. www.gloverparkvillage.org. the depth of goodwill by the community for the services they offer free-of-charge to aging neighbors and friends who may have limited Babes in the Nabe mobility and live alone. Lisa McCluskey Funded primarily by community dona- tions, Glover Park Village is among only a Thank you for sending in your submissions Daniel Tana and Danielle Tiley of this month. We can’t wait to meet our new 40th Place welcomed their first baby girl, neighbors at the renovated Guy Mason Vivian Thira Tana, on December 5. She Ariadne playground! weighed 8 pounds and 1 ounce. Uriya Palgi-Frankel, born November 21, Alicia and Alex McColough welcomed Henry is the son of Hagar and Rafael from Observa- daughter Grace to W Street in December. tory Place. Long-time Glover Park resident Patricia For all your Hugh and Ashley Gallagher of 39th Street Clark announces the birth of her granddaugh- needs in announce Millicent Catherine Gallagher, ter Andalena Olivia Alouette Vaughan. She DC and VA. born on December 17. Milly has a 5-year-old was born on January 28. Her mother Megan Your Glover Park brother named Frank. grew up in Glover Park. neighbor.

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March 2015 8 Commercial Strip Confidential Mad Fox Hits Snags Margaret Guroff he Mad Fox Taproom (2218 Wis- discovered that she was missing $300 in Safeway in Arlington, Virginia. consin Ave.) is slated to finally open cash, several credit cards, and a New Jersey On January 12, a woman at CorePower Tthis Spring, more than a year behind driver’s license. Yoga (2233 Wisconsin Ave.) found that her schedule, according to the Washington Busi- On January 28, a shopper left her purse silver necklace, black leather boots, and ness Journal. Surprises during renovations unattended in a cart at Whole Foods (2323 iPhone had been stolen from a community of the aged building have created delays and Wisconsin Ave.). A “suspicious female” in her storage area while she took a yoga class. raised construction costs from $500,000 to 60s tried to take the cart and then apologized. r $1.3 million, reporter Rebecca Cooper writes. Shortly afterward, the shopper discovered that Got a question or a hot tip about the But soon, the uncovering of long-forgotten her wallet was missing. commercial strip? Email us at csctips@gmail. windows, hearths, and archways “will lead On February 7, a driver stopped to com. Confidentiality is assured. to an end result that is full of original brick, fuel her Nissan SUV at the Washingtonian interesting architectural details, and a relaxed, Gas Station (2450 Wisconsin Ave.). A black neighborhood pub feel,” she adds. Hyundai with tinted windows and temporary The building is the former home of tags pulled up next to her, and a man got Mayfair & Pine, which closed in 2013, as well out, opened her SUV’s rear door, and stole The Gazette as Town Hall, which moved to its current a leather bag containing a wallet, a sweater, location (2340 Wisconsin Ave.) in 2012. a Pennsylvania driver’s license, and $15 in Is Online! r coins. The Hyundai then fled southbound on And it’s in color! Keep an eye on your belongings when 37th Street. you’re out and about. Thieves have been mak- On February 12, a man at Georgetown Go to: ing off with unguarded valuables lately. Some Plaza (2233 Wisconsin Ave.) left his wal- www. gpcadc.org examples from recent police reports: let and iPhone in an unlocked locker before and click the On February 8, a shopper left her purse taking a class. When he returned, he noticed "GPCA Gazette" button unattended in a cart in the parking garage the items were gone. Someone later tried to for the latest issue. at Safeway (1855 Wisconsin Ave.). She later use one of his credit cards to charge $250 at a

It’s the Law ✯✯✯✯✯✯District law requires property owners to clear their sidewalks, handicap ramps, and steps within the first eight daylight hours after snow, sleet or ice has stopped falling. (DC Code, 2001 Ed., § 9-601.) GoodGuys Please help your neighbors and do your part!

Fine Dining & Exotic Entertainment Tax Help at Guy Mason in Glover Park since 1966 AARP is again offering free tax help to low- and moderate- income filers, especially those 60 and older, at Guy Mason 2311 Wisconsin Avenue, NW Recreation Center. www.goodguysclub.com 202-333-8128 The assistance is available on a first-come, first- served basis on Tuesdays between 1:00 p.m. and  5:00 p.m. through April 14. Monday-Thursday 11am-2am Please bring the following documents that are applicable to Friday-Saturday 11am-3am your tax situation: a copy of last year’s return; W-2 forms from Sunday 4pm-2am each employer; unemployment compensation statements; The kitchen is always open! SSA-1099 (Social Security benefits); all 1099 forms for interest and dividends (as well as documentation showing original purchase price for sold assets); 1099-MISC; 1099-R b A Gentleman’s Club b (pension and annuity); all forms for federal income tax paid; Only 21 and over, please dependent care provider information; receipts and cancelled checks, if itemizing; and Social Security card or other official ✯✯✯✯✯✯ documentation for yourself and all dependents.

Glover Park Gazette 9 Library of Congress

Glover Park History The Industrial Home School Carlton Fletcher The Civil War drew many people with a penchant for relief work, now remains is its 1902 schoolhouse, which houses the Guy Mason charity, and reform to Washington. Among the myriad problems that Recreation Center. attracted their attention was the plight of homeless newsboys and of orphans in general. The first Newsboys’ Home occupied rooms put at its disposal Glover Park History is online at by the proprietors of Willard’s Hotel in 1863. It was succeeded a year www.gloverparkhistory.com later by the Industrial Home School, near Armory Square. In 1875, the District Commissioners turned the building and grounds of the former Click on Neighborhood for Neighborhood Images, Family Georgetown poorhouse over to the institution. Album, and Oral History and Reminiscences In 1954, the Industrial Home School closed, and its main build- ing was razed. Of an institution that had come into being during the Memories and photographs to share? Civil War to improve the lives of homeless newsboys, and had served E-mail [email protected] the needs of orphaned or neglected children for nine decades, all that

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March 2015 10 Guy Mason Recreation Center Spring 2015 Classes

Art For Kidz (Ages 3–5) Enamels & Fused Glass: Series 1 Senior Crafts (Ages 50 & up) Fee: Free (Ages 18 & up) Fee: Free 1:00–2:00 p.m. on Fridays Fee: $40 3:00–4:00 p.m. on Fridays Dates: 3/6/15–5/29/15 7:00–9:15 p.m. on Mondays Dates: 3/20/15–6/12/15 Dates: 3/23/15–5/11/15 Bingo (Ages 50–65) Senior Fit Club (Ages 50 & up) Fee: Free Knitters Club (Ages 18 & up) Fee: Free 4:00–5:00 p.m. on Fridays Fee: Free 11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m. on Saturdays Dates: 3/20/15–6/12/15 10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. on Wednesdays Dates: 3/7/15–6/6/15 Dates: 3/18/15–5/6/15 Brazilian Samba (Ages 18 & up) Table Tennis: Beginners Fee: $95 Plot 2 Plate (Ages 12 & up) (Ages 18 & up) 10:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m. on Saturdays Fee: Free Fee: Free Dates: 3/28/1–5/16/15 3:00–4:00 p.m. on Thursdays 3:30–5:00 p.m. on Fridays Dates: 3/26/15–5/14/15 Dates: 3/27/15–5/22/15 China Painting (Ages 18 & up) Fee: $95 Move It or Lose It (Ages 18 & up) Tiny Tots! (Ages 4–6) 10:30 a.m.–2:30 p.m. on Thursdays Fee: $65 Fee: Free Dates: 3/26/15–5/14/15 9:30–10:30 a.m. on Wednesdays 1:00–2:00 p.m. on Wednesdays Dates: 1/14/15–3/4/15 Dates: 3/18/15–6/10/15 China Painting (Ages 18 & up) Fee: $95 Pottery: Level 1 (Ages 18 & up) Yoga: Integral (Ages 18 & up) 1:00–3:00 p.m. on Thursdays Fee: $155 Fee: $100 Dates: 3/26/15–5/14/15 7:00–9:30 p.m. on Mondays 9:15–10:45 a.m. on Tuesdays Dates: 3/23/15–5/11/15 Dates: 3/24/15–5/12/15 Cooking with Passion (Ages 3–8) Fee: Free Pottery: Level 1 (Ages 18 & up) Yoga: Integral (Ages 18 & up) 5:00–6:30 p.m. on Fridays Fee: $155 Fee: $100 Dates: 1/15/15–3/5/15 7:00–9:30 p.m. on Thursdays 9:15–10:45 a.m. on Fridays Dates: 3/26/15–5/14/15 Dates: 3/27/15–5/15/15 Co-Op Play (Ages 2–5) Fee: $2,560 Pottery: Level 2 (Ages 18 & up) Zumba (Ages 18 & up) 9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Monday-Friday Fee: $155 Fee: $90 Dates: 9/8/14–5/22/15 7:00–9:30 p.m. on Wednesdays 9:45–10:45 a.m. on Saturdays Dates: 3/25/15–5/13/15 Dates: 3/28/15–5/16/15

If you are good at inventing things, and you would like to show off your talent, come enter our new and creative… Ward 3 Science Fair When: Thursday, April 30, 2015 Where: Stoddert Recreation Center, 4001 Calvert Street NW Time: 4:00–6:00 p.m. All Elementary and Middle School Students are able to enter. For more information, please contact: Ralph Wright at Guy Mason Recreation Center at (202) 727-7736.

Glover Park Gazette 11 Parenting in the Park Routines Are for Losers Paige Trevor o you agree? Well, as Dwight from The Office would say “FALSE.” Routines Dare a tried, true, and often overlooked tool for helping you run your family. Routines got a bad rap in the 70s when we were all Free to Be You and Me. Our grandparents had routines… and they were BOR-RING. Not for us, thank you very much. Maybe, just maybe, we threw the baby out with the bath water on the routine thing. I remember my Grandma’s house was neat and inviting. Dinner was at 6, healthy, and finished with dessert, always. The house was uncluttered. I knew right where to put my suitcase, and it was clear where and when to watch TV. I loved to sweep the open, empty, and inviting front porch. Can you smell the Oil of Olay, fresh cut grass, and touch of blueberry pie? Grandma was on to something! She knew routines cut down on thinking, nagging, changing our minds, re-thinking, yelling, procrastinating, thinking again, avoiding, scolding, and then giving up. and got on with the task of making a fort with the basement). Put magazines to peruse by Let routines be in charge. So freeing. all my couch pillows. the couch, pay the bills, and file the reference. So energizing. Wipe down the bathroom every morning Imagine, you will never again have a pile of Examples of routines: Grocery shop the (a damp rag will do, no cleaning products mail in your house! The joy, the ease, the same day and time of the week. Long ago, necessary). We are all entitled to a hotel ready tranquility. neighborhood children would come to my bathroom, under one minute a day. What Fill up on gas and take in dry clean- house for playdates and gasp in horror, “No could be better in the stomach flu season? ing the same day of the week (regardless of milk?” Soon they wised up and only came Process mail the minute you pick it up. whether you are nearly empty or have ¾ of a over on Monday or Tuesday knowing that we Open it, recycle, shred, or trash immediately. tank of gas left and whether you have a bag of ran out of milk by Wednesday, and shopping It helps to have ample bins and shredders right sweaters or only one blouse). If you fill up and was on Thursday. Or they drank orange juice, where you open the mail (not upstairs or in drop off every week, you will virtually NEVER run out of gas and clean clothes. People, I can hear all your gripes and excuses and reasons why you or your family ALLEN TOMLINSON & members have a super special routine exemp- JEARLINE WILLIAMS tion. I’m not asking you to drop the excuse, I’m sure it’s a good one. I’m asking you to have REALTORS® Licensed in DC, MD, & VA the excuse and try a routine anyway. You’ll be Recent transactions: glad you did. h 506 Rhode Island Avenue NW, UNDER CONTRACT – $789,900 h

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