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Foggy Bottom2401 H Street, NW #407Bonwit PlazaGreat one bedroom home in close in Foggy Bottom-half block to the Metro, plus GWU Med School across the street. Steps to Georgetown, Dupont, shops and restaurants! All utilities included in the low condo fee—plus a laundry room on each fl oor. Great sun deck on the building roof. Origninal parquet fl oors, metal kitchen and tile bath in original colors and condition!$279,000

SW / WaterfrontGangplank Marina600 Water Street, SWFor the unique, discriminating and adventuroushome buyer…Floating House… Own a snug contemporary home on the water. Ca-thedral ceilings, skylights, large fully equipped kitchen, step-down living room, step-down bedroom, den/loft, roof-top deck with fantastic views of the sunsets, 4th of July fi reworks and surrounding yacht marina. CAC, electric heat pumps, great neighbors and much more. Must see to ap-preciate. A whole new experience in living! $185,000

Price ReducedNorth Beach, MD9137 Atlantic AvenueSitting On The Dock OfThe Bay!!Absolutely stunning Bay views from this waterfront and boardwalk sited property. Boasting four bed-rooms/three and one half baths of gracious living with every amenity that waterfront living affords. This lovely home is not to be missed—your water-front dream should be deferred no longer!!!$549,000

Price ReducedNew Creek, WVThree Ponds Cottage at Nancy Hanks Farm!Lovely hand crafted cottage set in the foothills of West Virginia. Lovingly built by a local artisan as her personalresidence using reclaimed and green building products. While also utilizing new high energy-effi cient windows, insulation and radiant heat stone and wood fl oors. Boasting two bedrooms/two baths with a vaulted ceiling in the living room and a separate dining area. The property is 7+/- acres and features a large swimming pond with dock, two additional smaller ponds, a separate workshop, a root cellar built into a hillside and a large garden at the rear of the cottage. Perfectly idyllic in setting! Additional acreage available. For information contact Peter Principe @ (202) 297-5586.$219,000

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10.11What’s Inside

83ineveryissue12 Go ... See ... Do

14 Washington’s Best Calendar

22 Hill Rag Crossword

81 Dining Coupons

116 Classifi ed Ads

124 Last Word

126 The Nose

capitolstreets23 Hill Buzz / Anna Cranage Conathan

26 The Bulletin Board

36 The District Beat / Martin Austermuhle

38 The Numbers / Ed Lazere

40 Electric Cars in the City? / Gwyn Jones

44 Virginia Ave. tunnel Meeting/ Gwyn Jones

46 Ward 6 Redistrcting / Roberta Weiner

48 ANC 6A Report / Roberta Weiner

48 ANC 6B Report / Emily

551 ANC 6C Report / Roberta Weiner

54 ANC 6D Report / Roberta Weiner

communitylife55 Hill Center To Open Soon/ Larry Janezich

58 South by West / William Rich

60 Capitol Riverfront News/ Michael Stevens

62 H Street Life/ Elise Bernard

64 Barracks Row / Sharon Bosworth

cfcspecial - givinglocally67 DC Coalition for the Homess Celebrates 30th

Anniversary/ Dana Bell

70 Hooked on Reading / Larry Pearl

72 CFC Listings

COVER:Kids in CostumeAcrylic on Canvas, Copyright 2006,Carol Spils. Ms. Spils is a long-timeresident of Capitol Hill.She can be eached atcarolspils@hotmail.com.

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realestate75 Movie houses: Homes Away from Home / Robert M. Pohl

78 Changing Hands: Home Sales / Don Denton

ARTSdiningentertainment Special85 Rock and rolling: A Revitalization / Steve Monroe

88 Free Lobster Buffet / Heather Schoell

90 CHAW’s 40th anniversary Project / Megan cheek

94 Dining Notes / Celeste McCall

96 The Wine Guys / Jon Genderson

98 Art and The City / Jim Magner

100 At the Movies / Mike Canning

102 Theater: the Heir Apparent / Barbara Wells

104 The Literary Hill / Karen Lyon

106 The Jazz Project / Jean-Keith Fagon

beautyhealthfi tness109 Red Bow Studio / Pattie Cinelli

112 Using Philosophy to Counsel / Ronda Bresnick Hauss, LCSW

kidsandfamily115 Kids & Family Notebook / Kathleen Donner

118 School Notes / Susan Johnson

123 New Leaders at Hill Schools /

homesandgardens127 The Hill Gardener / Rindy O’Brien

132 Garden Spot / Derek Thomas

136 Ask Judith / Judith Capen

140 @ Your Service / Heather Schoell

142 Dear Garden Lady / by Anonymous

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West Virginia Apple Picking.Select fi rm, bruise-free apples. Depending on the variety, the color can be anything from dark green, to yellow, pink, orange, bright red, dark red or even a combination. Ask the farmer. Ripe apples are calculated from the number of days since the trees fl owered. The farmer will also know what characteristics to look for in the particular varieties that he is growing. Don’t throw your apples into the baskets, place them in gently, or they will bruise and go bad more quickly. Don’t wash apples until just before using to prevent spoilage. Remember to keep apples cool after picking to increase shelf life. There are Virginia and Maryland possibilities but this is a West Virginia specialty. The best way to fi nd a farm, hours and directions is by going to pickyourown.org. The Mountain State Apple Harvest Festival is October 13-16 in Martinsburg, WV, about 90 miles from DC. 304-263-2500. msahf.com.

Apple picking in Falling Waters, West Virginia. Photo: Edward Wilson

Halloween on the Hill.The Capitol Hill tradition Hilloween continues this year on Monday, October 31, 5:30-7:30 p.m. at Eastern Mar-ket on Seventh Street, SE. There will be hay rides, moon bounces, carousel rides, toys, balloons and candy. This much-anticipated, free Halloween event is sponsored by the Von Schlegel Realty Team and Tunnicliff’s Tavern. Af-terward don’t miss the spiders, coffi ns, ghosts, skeletons and witches on East Capitol Street between Third Street and 11th Street. Grown-ups will enjoy the “PeterBug Af-fair” Bug-O-Ween on Saturday, October 29, 8:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m. at Eastern Market’s North Hall, 225 Seventh St. SE. Step back in time dressed in your favorite decade attire or Halloween costume and dance to your favorite tunes of the past. $15 in advance and $20 at the door. For tickets, call PeterBug at 202-689-4549.

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Washington International Horse Show andthe American Indian Museum Celebrate Horses.The Washington International Horse Show and the Smithsonian’s National Mu-seum of the American Indian announce a new partnership to celebrate horses in Native American culture and equestrian sport throughout history. The horse show runs October 25-30 at the Verizon Center and it’s the place to be for horse lovers. wihs.org A Song for the Horse Nation, an exhibition at the American Indian Museum, presents the epic story of the horse’s infl uence on American Indian tribes from the time of the return of horses to the Western Hemisphere by Christopher Columbus to the present day. The exhibition traces how horses changed the lives of Native people from the way they traveled, hunted and defended themselves to how horse trade among tribes was the conduit for the magnifi cent spread of horses in the Plains and Plateau regions of the United States. It shows beautifully how horses became the inspiration for new artworks and how horse traditions continue today in Indian Country at fairs, rodeos and annual youth rides. Oct. 29, 2011–Jan. 7, 2013. nmai.si.edu

Hunters. Photo: Courtesy of Washington International Horse Show

Ford’s Theatre’s Lincoln Legacy Project.As part of its’ Lincoln Legacy Project, this month Ford’s Theatre presents free Monday 7:00 PM discus-sions featuring historians, journalists and congressional leaders. On Oct. 3, lively pundit Chris Mat-thews moderates a discussion about diversity and leadership titled “E Pluribus Unum: Seeking Unity, Respecting Diversity” featuring a panel of Congressional leaders. Pulitzer-Prize winning journalist Cynthia Tucker moderates the Oct. 10 program “Jews and Race Relations in the South,” featuring playwright Alfred Uhry and historian Eli Evans. On Oct. 17, Washington Post columnist Gene Robin-son and members of the press explore the media’s infl uence on the public’s discourse on diversity. On Oct. 24, Legacy Project Partner Operation Understanding DC, a youth organization that brings together Jewish and African-American high school students, hosts an open discussion for their peers. Tickets may be reserved at the Ford’s Theatre Box Offi ce, through Ticketmaster at 800-982-2787 or at fords.org. Tickets must be picked up by 6:45 PM to guarantee admittance.

Panel discussion moderator Chris Matthews

Feet in the Street.On Saturday, October 15, 9:00AM.-3:00 PM., all roads in the 376-acre Fort Dupont Park will be closed to motor traffi c in order to promote physical activity, green transportation choices and community spirit. Some of the day’s activities are a rock climbing wall, a 5K fun run, a boxing demonstra-tion, nature hikes, face painting, free bike rentals, a soccer clinic, a Capital Bikeshare booth, gardening and cooking classes, a yoga clinic and a farmers’ market. The Hung Tao Choy Mei Leadership Institute performs traditional Chinese lion and dragon dances and synchronized drumming. Par-ticipants are encouraged to cycle, walk or take public tran-sit to the event, but a limited amount of parking will be available near the Fort Dupont Activity Center. 202-426-7723. nps.gov/fodu

Little boy on the climbing wall. Photo: Courtesy of National Park Service