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SE’s Corner of Optimism MWi^_d]jed The Gateway to Anacostia is now a corner lot with the faded remains of a wall on the brink of collapse, imprisoned by a chain-link fence. But it is here, at this intersection of optimism — Good Hope Road and Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue — in Southeast Washington where some hope a monument will soon stand. Over the summer, the city’s Department of Housing and Community Development surveyed nearly 200 people in Ward 8 to gauge their interest in a piece of public art in this scraggly place. Among the choices: murals, elaborately lit designs, landscapes. But the people wanted a totem pole. The behemoth sculptures, typically carved from trees by native peoples to illustrate ancient legends, watch over lands in Alaska and the Pacific Northwest. One evening this month, the D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities invited five local artists to share their ideas for a piece to symbolize the neighborhood’s past, present and future. The art-
MATT MCCLAIN/FTWP
December 5, 2011
Totem pole plan set for lot known as the Gateway to Anacostia
A totem pole is planned for this corner of Good Hope Road and Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue in Southeast. Residents chose the pole among 4 choices for public art.
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ists sat before fewer than a dozen neighbors, all interested in seeing the area move away from being the city’s portrait of poverty. “I would envision that the totem pole would be our very own landmark,’’ said resident Michael Spencer, 32, an attorney who grew up in Anacostia and lives in nearby Hillcrest. “A big opportunity. Something that has the potential to define and change the way the neighborhood feels about itself.” ROBERT SAMUELS ( THE WASHINGTON POST )
1 Dead, 5 Injured After Dupont Circle Club Fight MWi^_d]jed D.C. police say one man is dead and five others are injured after a fight at a Dupont Circle nightclub. Officers were called to the 1300 block of Connecticut Avenue northwest around 2:30 a.m. Sunday.
Police say a fight began inside the Heritage India restaurant and club and spilled out onto the sidewalk, where three men were shot and three more were stabbed. All six men were taken to area hospitals, where police say one shooting victim, 34-year-old Jhon-
te Coleman, of Suitland, Md., later died of his injuries. Police say the five other men are still being treated. Connecticut Avenue between Dupont Circle and N Street was closed for several hours while police investigated. (AP)
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