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Inside This Week Police Investigate Gunshots on Jackson St. Falls Church City Police are investigating after a report of several shots fired on a residential street in Falls Church early Monday morning. See News Briefs, page 9
‘Fitz’ Sworn in as F.C. Police Dog
As part of a wider ceremony for the Falls Church Police Department at the Council chambers of City Hall last Thursday morning, the department swore in its first police dog to join the force in a half-dozen years.
Benefits of Laptops for All Touted At F.C. Schools’ Budget Hearing Teachers Laud Values, Upgrade $ Mitigated By Trade-In Values
by Nicholas F. Benton
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none of which are friendly to the current almost 200 residents. Option One is a renovation of the existing building, requiring current residents to move out for two years, and with rents rising significantly upon its reopening. Option Two would involve a demolition of the building and the construction of new town houses catering to families with children and including a clubhouse. It was pointed out that Aimco has a “byright” entitlement to do this without any approvals from the City needed at all.
The Falls Church School Board reviewed the technology component of the City’s public school system – centered on the policy of providing a computer tablet to every child – and learned that upgrading it with new computers as part of a new four-year contract will not be as pricey as earlier thought because of the ability to get back $279,337 in trade-in refunds from existing, outdated models. The board requested a review of comparable prices and capabilities of the Apple Macbook Air it is currently utilizing with other options, such as the Google Chromebook. The board is moving toward the final version of its budget submission to the City Council by the middle of next month. “It is our energy,” said Steve Knight, head of the Schools’ Technology Advisory Board, told the School Board about the growing use of tablets from the top to the bottom of the school system, now enhancing the system’s ability to offer International Baccalaureate, known as IB, curricula at all levels. Going with a new four-year plan with Apple’s Macbook Air will cost the system $64,192 the first year (based on the trade-in revenues), and then $342,829 for each of the following three years. George Mason High School math teacher Jennifer Jayson told the School Board, “Technology is ubiquitous in our lives today and it is important that our students leave high school knowing how to use technology responsibly, efficiently and effectively.”
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See News & Notes, page 12
Frank Bruni: The Wrong Way to Take on Trump
You know how Donald Trump wins? I don’t mean a second term or major legislative victories. I’m talking about the battle between incivility and dignity. See page 15
Mustang Boys Hoops Top Central, 63-45
With the Conference 35 tournament approaching, George Mason High School’s varsity boys basketball team moved into favorable position with a crucial win over conference rival Central High School last week. See Sports, page 18
Index Editorial..................6 Letters....................6 News & Notes.12-13 Comment......... 14-17 Sports..................18 Calendar.........20-21
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PART OF THE PUBLIC that attended Tuesday night’s F.C. School Board budget hearing and meeting at the Schools’ central office. (Photo: News-Press)
Merrill House Apartments Now Facing Possible Demolition by Nicholas F. Benton
Falls Church News-Press
The iconic but aging Merrill House apartments, one of the few large-scale, all-residential properties in the City of Falls Church, across E. Fairfax St. from the historic Falls Church Episcopal, may be demolished and replaced by its Denver-based owners, the F.C. Council’s Economic Development Committee learned last week. The leadership of the Aimco Company flew in from Denver for the meeting. The family-owned company has 193 properties in 22 states, including 27 in the
Washington, D.C. area with 7,300 apartments, took control of Merrill House in 2000 when controversy ensued from its increase in rents at that time. Merrill House was originally built in 1964. The seven story structure has 159 apartments in seven stories, and it has had a net negative fiscal impact on the City estimated at about $600,000 per year. With the building showing definite signs of aging after more than 50 years (as confirmed by those who were taken on a guided tour of the site after last Thursday’s midday meeting), the Aimco owners want to do one of four things,
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She added, “I have seen a tremendous amount of growth and maturity in students in terms of technology use over the past two years. Students are able to leave Mason and go into the workforce and into universities and colleges as technology-literate citizens.” In addition to classroom uses, which are limited to 20-40 minutes out of 5.5 hour days at the younger ages, the computers have assisted the high school robotics team, the yearbook, literary magazine and Lasso online newspaper. One big advantage of the Macbook Air is its battery life, which is far greater than other options. Strong arguments were also made for the need for each student to have their own device, rather than to share. In her comments, Jayson said about the benefits of the computers, “I see my second language learners liberated because they can
access material at their level; I see all students supported by the technology provided to them by school; I have students that work ahead because the materials they need to go on are at their fingertips; I have students that communicate with me over breaks and weekends or when they are absent.” She added, “Students are empowered to explore their own interests and go beyond what we are asking them to do in class, because they have a tool that allows them to investigate a world they might not otherwise have access to. “The computers allow my students to work asynchronously, to explore concepts with dynamic graphs, to investigate questions, and to work collaboratively with groups while in different locations. “The computers allow teachers to differentiate, enrich and provide a myriad of content appropriate for different students with different needs.
“Many teachers have invested significant time and energy in creating rich, engaging content that students can access at home and school. “I am currently grading calculus projects that would have been impossible for my students to do without the computers. I have been able to provide feedback for my students without them having to wait for me to hand back papers, and they have been able to ask questions as they work through their projects. The results have been outstanding, far exceeding anything I would demand of them on a test or a quiz.” She concluded, “As teachers, we are enhancing many of our lessons through the use of technology, but we are also teaching students how to use technology as a tool for research and investigation.” Among citizens who spoke during the public hearing portion of Tuesday’s meeting were Melissa Vann, who proposed that parental
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groups raise the money for the computers, and Alison Kutchma, who called for more transparency in the budgeting process. The Technology Advisory Board prepared a flier circulated at the meeting, “Technology: Frequently Asked Questions.” It cited that the laptops are used “with balance, purpose, autonomy and creativity, to enable asynchronous learning, as an integral part of instruction and planning with no set percent of classroom time required.” To the question, “Why not bring your own device from home,” it answered that it would create “device inequality,” add to the risk of theft, enjoy no technical support from peers, teachers or IT staff, it can’t set up student devises
with needed programs and can’t restrict unneeded or distracting programs or sites. To the question of why not the cheaper Chromebook, it answered that the Chromebook “only works when connected to the internet, is an unfamiliar device on which teachers and students will have to be trained (compared to five years already put into learning Apple devices), it limits creativity, does not support STEM programs with no iMovie, GarageBand, iBooks Author, Adobe, QuickTime or Microsoft programs.” Among other things, the Apple product offers iBook Author for free on all its devices, with Photoshop and Illustrator programs offered at $24 per year per student.
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F.C.’s Merrill House Could Be Demolished Continued from Page 1
Option Three would involve a demolition of the existing building and construction of a new midrise building with agerestricted (for seniors) town houses. Option Four would involve a demolition of the existing building and the construction of a new midrise apartment building and about one acre of open space dedicated to Falls Church Public School System’s construction of a small school. However, the school option was uknown to anyone in the F.C. Schools until last week’s meeting, which Interim Superintendent Robert Schiller and School Board member John Lawrence attended. The Council committee was composed of Council members Phil Duncan and Letty Hardi. City Manager Wyatt Shields was also present and he indicated he was not thrilled by any of Aimco’s options. None of the options, he
said, “Fit in with our strategic objectives.” According to News-Press sources, the City’s position is to get Aimco to sell the property to someone who would be satisfied with keeping it as it for the foreseeable future. But even as is, the rents in the complex are not that affordable (that being relative, of course). According to its website, the lowest monthly rate for an efficiency apartment is $1,300 based on a long-term lease. Falls Church Housing Commissioner M. T. Gutmanis, who also resides at the Merrill House, was present at the meeting last week taking notes. It would be hard to imagine that any of the four options would be suitable for the current residents there. “These units now are not truly affordable,” Councilman Duncan noted. “We’re always looking for levers to enhance our affordable housing stock.”
MERRILL HOUSE, the aging apartment building in the City of Falls Church, could be renovated or demolished. (Photo: Homes.com) Council member Hardi echoed a similar theme, but David Lasso, local attorney and former F.C. City Manager who was there representing his Aimco clients,
reminded everyone that Aimco can act “by-right” without the need for any special exception approvals from the City, so that if the City wanted affordable hous-
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Falls Church’s own Pete Davis, now a Harvard Law School student, will appear on the popular ABC-TV show, “Shark Tank,” this Friday night to pitch a company he and some of his fellow students set up to build and sell “tiny houses.” The growing popularity of the concept has earned it the title of a movement, the “tiny house movement,” and the cable TV airwaves are full of discussions about it. Tiny houses, most with a footprint of less than 300 square feet, have the potential to solve a myriad of social and family problems, and we urge decision makers in Falls Church to pick up and run with the idea. Sadly, there are some in this community who’ve already been vocal in their opposition to such an idea, ostensibly because it will bring undesirable elements into this community, which they would prefer be walled off for those who can afford to live here. Frankly, the trend toward that outcome is still alive and well here, even though this newspaper has always been editorially averse to it. Combining residential lots to put “McMansions” on them has been going on for some time, and while growing numbers of rental apartments have introduced the prospect for some diversity in the city, it is still the fact that more affordable options are becoming more and more rare in this area. In fact, just last week, owners of the Merrill House on E. Fairfax across from the Falls Church Episcopal came before a committee of the F.C. City Council to share their thinking about the future of that site (see story, elsewhere this issue). While the City would prefer that this rental units property remain “as is,” even as it ages and declines in quality, because its rents are relatively cheap, the owners have plans to demolish the whole thing and replace it with condos or new apartments. One of their three concepts at this early stage is to give over to the City Schools an acre for a new small school. The problem for the City is that the owners have the by-right entitlement to demolish the building and put in something new without the need for any OK from City Hall. The school concept was thrown in, under advisement from local attorneys they retained to help them, because of the City’s well-known commitment to its schools. But the City has another pressing need, the affordable housing one. It would be a great service to Falls Church for the Merrill House owners to offer to construct a new building filled with “micro-unit” apartments that are truly affordable, ranging from 200 to 400 square feet. Other options could also be there, but 500 “micro-units” would solve the City’s affordable housing crisis in one big swoop. It would address the oft-repeated lament that F.C. sons and daughters going off to college can’t afford to live here upon their return.
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represents a pox on the Left and the Right: the Left, which by its plethora of lifestyles libertinism, has devalued the traditional family so that affordable housing for multi-child families is increasingly rarer; the Right, which by its neglect of infrastructure has contributed to the artificially cramped regional market by having too little reliable public transportation going all the way to...Vienna. The utilitarians (and that includes local governments) of course, are in the middle, reaping financial windfalls from the artificially overpriced housing market and with little incentive to fix it. John M. Grondelski Falls Church
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Empowering Children to Put a Stop to Abuse B� L�� H���
On September 22, 2015, Michael Gardner pleaded guilty to a total of five charges related to sexual molestation of young girls. After the sentencing, the survivor’s families released 60 letters written from prominent and elected officials from our community to the judge asking for leniency in his sentence. Gardner pleading guilty and the release of these letters, is what spurred a community member to start a GoFundMe site to support the girls with a red sign campaign stating “We Support the Girls.” We Support the Girls, or WSTG, was an idea approved by the girls as way for the community to show their support for them. While the red signs may be a painful reminder to a few in the community who support Gardner, they are a powerful message to the girls that we support them and we will work to make sure that this does not happen in our community again. These signs are empowering not only to them but also for many in this community who are child sexual abuse survivors but never got justice or have been unable to tell their story. The signs are also an important reminder to the community that we need to do a lot more work to ensure that all of our children are safe from sexual predators. The survivors are determined to forge
something good out of this horrific crime with the goal of helping other child victims in the community. WSTG supports victims and empowers survivors. Its mission is to raise child sexual abuse awareness by
“An estimated one in 10 children will experience sexual abuse before the age of 18, yet only about one third of the cases are ever reported.”
encouraging parents to talk with their children and victims and their parents to report. It promotes access to educational materials and emphasizes how vital it is for communities to create a climate free from stigma. WSTG is not a political organization and does not endorse any local or national candidate. The advisory board is made up of community members from Arlington, Falls Church City and Fairfax. WSTG does promote education and advocates for legislation crucial to protect-
ing children from sexual abuse by ensuring that children, their parents and guardians, and their educators can recognize the signs of abuse and know how to respond. Child sexual abuse is a serious problem nationwide. An estimated one in 10 children will experience sexual abuse before the age of 18, yet only about one third of the cases are ever reported. The impacts are profound: the trauma of sexual abuse can increase the chances that a child drops out of school, experiences mental and physical health issues, or abuses drugs or alcohol at an early age. WSTG supports Bill 828 sponsored by Virginia State Senator Jennifer Wexton. This bill known as Erin’s Law will help address this threat to the safety of children through education. It directs public schools to implement age-appropriate programs for students from pre-K through 12th grade to recognize sexual abuse and tell a trusted adult. It also requires schools to train all personnel as well as parents and guardians to recognize the warning signs of child sexual abuse and provides resources to assist them in helping victims. Erin’s Law is vital to empowering children and those closest to them to put a stop to abuse. Although it has been passed in 28 states, Virginia is not one of them. WSTG encourages everyone to educate themselves about the bill and contact their
delegate and request support for this legislation. On Saturday, February 11 from 2–4 p.m., WSTG will be hosting a community event at the Washington and Lee High School Auditorium 1301 North Stafford Street in Arlington. The goal of the event is to increase community involvement in the prevention of child sexual abuse by encouraging community members to become engaged, learn how to be a part of stopping child sexual abuse in Virginia and participate in a movement to protect all girls and boys in our state from child sexual abuse. Additionally, we hope to energize the community to advocate for the adoption of Erin’s Law. We encourage everyone to attend and find out what members of the community can do to support victims and empower survivors of sexual abuse. Peggy Fox (Channel 9 news) will moderate and special guests include Congressman Don Beyer and Dr. Lyndon Haviland, board member of Darkness To Light. To request a red We Support The Girls sign, contact Jenni at Jenni.knittigwstg@ gmail.com. Further information can be found on the web site www.wesupportthegirls.org. Liz Hume is a member of the We Support the Girls advisory board.
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NEWS BRIEFS Shots Fired on Jackson Street in F.C. Monday Morning Police are investigating after a report of several shots fired on a residential street in the City of Falls Church early Monday morning. F.C. Police say they responded to a caller who said they heard what sounded like gunshots around 12:30 a.m. on Jan. 23 on Jackson St. in the City. After surveying the area, police found no injuries or damage to buildings and then, later that morning in the daylight, police say a resident found five shell casings in the street. This incident comes just days after a shot was fired through the window of a Falls Church daycare center in the Skyline area and hours after a Fairfax County Police officer was fired upon in his car during a traffic stop in Great Falls. City of F.C. police are asking anyone with information about this incident to call them at 703-248-5053.
Woman Accosted on Route 7 Sunday A woman was accosted by a man who demanded money while out walking her dog Sunday night in Falls Church. Fairfax County Police say the 24-year-old victim felt something touch her shoulder and then saw a man holding “some sort of edged weapon” who then threatened her and demanded money. The woman threw her umbrella at the suspect who fled on foot. The victim was not injured. Police describe the suspect as Middle Eastern, about 5 feet 9 inches tall with a thin build and wearing a dark jacket with his face covered by a red bandana.
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Bulova Issues Statement of Assurances Fairfax County Chairman Sharon Bulova released a statement yesterday reaffirming the county’s core values of respect, safety and acceptance. In light of recent statements by the incoming administration on immigration policy, Chairman Bulova said she sought to reassure Fairfax County residents that their community will remain safe and welcoming to all. “We are and will continue to be a county that exemplifies values of respect and acceptance, where we welcome and celebrate one another’s differences and cultural backgrounds,” Chairman Bulova said in the statement. She highlighted the ongoing partnership between the county and the federal government to identify individuals whose serious criminal record makes them a priority for deportation. However, she said the federal government cannot expect local police officers “to become immigration officials” in Fairfax County. “Fairfax County has spent the past two years developing and implementing very thoughtful recommendations of the Ad Hoc Police Practices Review Commission to increase police transparency, modify use of force policies, and improve communication between our police department and the residents they serve.”
Warner Bill Vs. Synthetic Drug Abuse U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) joined Sens. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), John Cornyn (R-TX), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), and Thom Tillis (R-NC) to introduce bipartisan legislation to help fight synthetic drugs, it was announced yesterday. The Synthetic Abuse and Labeling of Toxic Substances (SALTS) Act would make it easier to prosecute the sale and distribution of “analogue” drugs, which are synthetic substances that are substantially similar to illegal drugs, by making it easier to prove that these drugs are intended for human consumption. Current law makes it difficult to prosecute new synthetic drugs because they are often labeled “not intended for human consumption” despite their well-known use as recreational drugs with dangerous side effects. Synthetic drugs are a significant problem in Virginia and across the country, Warner said, including drugs closely related to fentanyl, which is a Schedule II prescription drug that is 50 to 100 times stronger than morphine that has been implicated in the rising number of overdose deaths.
Lawmakers Raise Max Alcohol Content to 150 Proof Virginians would be able to buy liquor with almost 50 percent more alcohol than is currently available under a bill passed Wednesday by the House of Delegates. The legislation would raise the limit on the alcohol content of neutral grain spirits – alcohol that is “without distinctive character, aroma, taste, or color” – sold at state-controlled liquor stores from 101 proof (50.5 percent alcohol) to 151 proof (75.5 percent alcohol). The bill passed with a bipartisan vote of 83-14. Advocates view the bill as a common-sense measure to align the state’s alcohol policy with that of the rest of the country. Virginia and Vermont are the only states that prohibit the sale of 151-proof liquor. College and health officials say the bill would endanger college campuses already dealing with underage alcohol abuse, binge drinking and sexual assault. Teresa Sullivan, the president of the University of Virginia, has compared highly potent liquor to a “date rape” drug. The outcry led Gov. Terry McAuliffe to veto a similar bill last year.
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Our dynamic Camp McLean program provides a wide array of fun experiences for your children. Children ages 3 to 10 can enjoy trips and performances, explore the world of fitness and much, much more! During each two-week session, our staff of highly-qualified facilitators will lead campers on some unforgettable adventures and provide enrichment opportunities from crafts to science to just plain summer fun! The camp is held at an elementary school in McLean. The McLean Community Center 1234 Ingleside Ave., McLean, VA 22101 (703) 790-0123 Mcleancenter.org
Summer Camps mean wish fulfillment through the awardwinning City of Falls Church’s Recreation & Parks Department! From cooking and sewing, to business development and robots, to coding and movie making, to Jedi training and taking a blast-into-the-past, to amusement parks and historic sites, to ninjaneering and chess, as well as just about any sport you can name – we have it all! Online and in-person registration for City of Falls Church residents opens on February 6; registration for non-City residents opens on February 13. Phone registration begins February 7 and February 14, respectively. For more information on our 100+ camp options, please visit www.fallschurchva.gov/Camps. City of Falls Church 223 Little Falls Street, Falls Church, VA 22046 (703) 248-5077 fallschurchva.gov/Camps
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All of the inspirations and ideas that bubble up throughout the session are gently shaped into an original sharing / performance which is presented for the public on the final days of the session during lunchtime performances at ArtSpace Falls Church. Creative Cauldron 410 S. Maple Avenue, Falls Church, VA 22046 (703) 436-9948 creativecauldron.org
Mathnasium Creative Cauldron’s Arts Adventure Camps use a theme-based approach to explore the performing and visual arts. In our signature three-week performance camps, we use nature, myths and folklore to nurture a fun and engaging learning community. Campers work with an amazing group of professional teaching artists who guide them through activities in drama, music, dance and visual art. They explore the natural world through daily treks to nearby local parks and in the summer enjoy fun afternoon swims at local pools. Science, myth, folklore and music all play a role in the development of original stories and works of art based on the theme.
sense to them, we are able to provide kids with a profound advantage: higher order thinking skills, which open them up to a world of opportunity. The sky’s the limit. With school work at a standstill, summer is the perfect time to catch up or get ahead! Our summer programs are designed to prevent summer learning loss, and will give your child the math skills needed to succeed in their upcoming school year. Mathnasium 7395 Lee Highway, Falls Church, VA 22042 (703) 573-6284 (MATH) mathnasium.com/fallschurch
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Community News & Notes Homeless, Louisiana Flood Recovery Benefit Tonight Tonight, Thursday, Jan. 26, City of Falls Church real estate agent Tori McKinney is hosting a Mardis Gras-themed fundraiser at Clare & Don’s Beach Shack to benefit the Louisiana flood recovery and the homeless. The event will feature live music from John “Papa” Gros Band along with members from The Cactus Liquors and the Yeonas Brothers Band. In addition to music, there will be a face painting, oysters, king cakes and a live auction with items likes Baltimore Ravens tickets, beach house and condo rentals and more. Funds from the event will go to the Friends of the Falls Church Homeless Shelter and the dad of John “Papa” Gros who
was victim of the 2016 floods in Louisiana. The event kicks off at 6 p.m. and is open to the public. Tickets are $80 and available at www.eventbrite.com/e/ benefit-for-john-papa-gros-dadlouisiana-flood-recovery-tickets-30764729133.
F.C.’s Davis Appearing on ‘Shark Tank’ Friday City of Falls Church resident and 2008 George Mason High School alum Peter Davis will present his startup on the TV show “Shark Tank” this Friday. Davis, along with a friend from college, Jon Staff, have created Getaway, a company that builds “tiny houses” and then places them on rural land and rents them out by the night. Dubbed “an instant cabin in the
woods,” Getaway has 10 house currently in operation outside of New York and Boston with a hope to launch near Washington, D.C. soon. Davis and Staff will present Getaway on Shark Tank on ABC at 9 p.m. this Friday, Jan. 27.
approved by voters in last year’s bond referendum. Teardown of the vacant building is expected to start next week and the property will then be graded and seeded with grass until the new construction begins.
Bailey’s Community Shelter To Get Relocated
F.C. Represents on Dean’s Lists Around the Country
Fairfax County is relocating the Bailey’s Crossroads Community Shelter to a new, state-of-the-art facility. The new shelter will be 1,000 feet from its current location, moving from 3525 Moncure Avenue to an unused commercial property at 5914 Seminary Road. The property, previous a veterinary clinic, was purchased by the county last September. Design and construction for the project was
Higher learning institutions from around the country are announcing their fall semesters’ academic honor recipients and, naturally, there are a plethora of Falls Church students on the lists. In Iowa, F.C.’s Jonathan Gilmour has earned dean’s list honors at Grinnel College and at Iowa State University, Qingwei Liu was named to the Dean’s List while studying at the school’s
AT THE ART SPACE of Falls Church on the eve of President Trump’s inauguration last week, citizens joined with those in other time zones across the U.S. gathered at theaters to create a “light” for dark times ahead, and to make, or renew, a pledge to stand for and protect the values of inclusion, participation, and compassion for everyone regardless of race, class, religion, country of origin, immigration status, (dis)ability, age, gender identity, or sexual orientation. Citizens came together outside of their local theaters with its own lights and lit them together to shine bright in the darkness. Then each theater lit their own ghostlight (shown here, right), that will remain lit, to symbolize its pledge to be a safe space for all. (Photo: News-Press)
business college. Dean’s list honors went to Dalir Kellett for his academic achievement at Macalester College in St. Paul, Minn. In Dublin, Va., Aster Birri made the president’s list at New River Community College and Ohio’s University named Mary Catherine Donovan to its dean’s list. Three Falls Church students earned dean’s list honors for the fall semester at James Madison University: Earth science major Lucas Cherry, finance major Jesse Diaz and Daniel McGuire who is majoring in math.
Archeological Talk At James Lee Comunity Center Feb. 8 James Lee Community Center is presenting a talk about the most recent discovery
AS PART OF A WIDER CEREMONY for the Falls Church Police Department at the Council chambers of City Hall Thursday morning, the department swore in its first police dog to join the force in a half-dozen years. “Fitz,” a young German shepherd, was attentive as he allowed his handler to provide the required vows as his proxy. In addition, two new two-legged officers were sworn in and others in the department were provided promotions by Chief Mary Gavin. (Photo: News-Press)
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of a human relative or hominid species. American University anthropology Ph.D. candidate Becca Peixotto will describe how she spelunked deep inside a cave to help excavate Homo naledi as part of the National Geographic/Wits University Rising Star Expedition. Peixotto will discuss findings from the 2013 effort in South Africa which uncovered fossils representing at least 15 individuals who stood between 4 1/2 – 5 feet tall at maturity. The 45-minute illustrated talk, hosted by the Northern Virginia Chapter of the Archeological Society of Virginia, will be followed by a 15-minute question-and-answer session. The lecture will take place at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 8, at 2855 Annandale Rd. in Falls Church. Admission is free.
F.C. Firm Seeks to Calculate Crowd of Women’s March Falls Church image analysis and urban planning firm Digital Design & Imaging Service captured a photo of the Women’s March on Washington, D.C. last Saturday. The photo was taken by a specialized tethered surveillance balloon using a proprietary camera at 525 feet at 2:46 p.m. on Jan. 21. According to Digital Design & Imaging Service, this elevated perspective is used to help calculate the relative density, coverage area and location of the event’s crowds as they crossed the National Mall to Pennsylvania Ave. Currently, DDIS is teaming with British crowd scientists to objectively quantify the turnout of the march. When available, their data, methodology and image sources will be made available to the general public to encourage the public to draw their own conclusions
about the event’s size.
F.C. Schools Forum Set for Tonight at American Legion A group of parents and residents called The Falls Church Way is hosting a community forum on the City’s public schools this Thursday night. The forum will discuss topics like the school budget, the upcoming George Mason High School / Mary Ellen Henderson campus project and the superintendent search. F.C. School Board chair Lawrence Webb and F.C. Mayor David Tarter will attend. The forum is Thursday, Jan. 26 at 8 p.m. at The American Legion at 400 N. Oak St. in Falls Church.
Voting Now Open for City of F.C. Vehicle Decal Contest The finalists for the City of Falls Church’s second annual vehicle decal contest have been announced and voting is now underway. Voting is open to all City residents and employees including police, firefighters, library staff, government employees and all school employees. Mockups of the finalists along with the voting ballot can be found at https://www.surveymonkey. com/r/6699TWQ. The winning design will be featured on 13,000 vehicles beginning this fall. Voting will close on Feb. 9 at 11:45 p.m. with the winner announced at a City Council meeting on Feb. 13.
Red Cross Blood Drive at Community Center Feb. 1 The City of Falls Church will be hosting a blood drive for the Red Cross at the Community Center (223 Little Falls St., Falls Church) next Wednesday, Feb. 1. An estimated 38 percent of
LO CA L Americans are eligible to give blood but less than 10 percent donate each year. Appointments for F.C.’s blood drive start at 8:30 a.m. and end at 1:30 p.m. For more information and to schedule an appointment (sponsor code: CITYOFFALLSCHURCHVA), visit redcrossblood.org or call 1-800-733-2767.
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Middle Schooler Hosts “Day of Service” Mary Ellen Henderson Middle School sixth grader Helen Jordan and her mother hosted a “day of service” last Friday, Jan. 20 at their home. An estimated 40-50 City of Falls Church participated in the day by making hundreds of peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and “blessing bags” for residents of a local shelter. Many of the adults and children also wrote letters to public officials like U.S. Speaker of the House Paul Ryan and former President Barack Obama. People attending the next day’s Women’s March in Washington, D.C. also made signs during the day.
F.C. Seeking Nominations For Parade Grand Marshal The City of Falls Church Recreation and Parks Department is now seeking nominations for grand marshal of the 36th annual City of Falls Church Memorial Day Parade and Festival. This year’s event is scheduled for Monday, May 29. According to a press release from the department, nominees shall have made a significant contribution to the City of Falls Church community and previous grand marshals are not eligible for selection. Past parade grand marshals include Kathy Halayko (2016) Kathy and Barry Buschow (2015), Sergeant Steve Rau (2014), Janet
HELEN JORDAN (LEFT) AND HER MOTHER hosted a “day of service” at their house last Friday making hundreds of peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and “blessing bags” for residents of a local shelter. (P����: B�������� W����� ) Haines and Audrey Luthman (2013), Harry Shovlin (2012), Howard Herman (2011), Edna Frady (2010), Jessie Thackrey (2009), Pete Geren (2008), John Gannon (2007) and Roger Neighborgall (2006). Suggestions should be submitted to Chris Madison in the Recreation and Parks Department at cmadison@fallschurchva.gov by March 4. Nominators should
send the nominee’s name and describe why that person deserves the honor of grand marshal. For more information, call 703-2485199. Businesses, organizations, and vendors interested in sponsoring part of the festivities or setting up a booth at the Memorial Day festival should visit www. fallschurchva.gov/Events or contact Chris Madison at cmadison@
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Things Can Only Get Worse
If America had a parliamentary system, Donald Trump — who spent his first full day in office having a temper tantrum, railing against accurate reports of small crowds at his inauguration — would already be facing a vote of no confidence. But we don’t; somehow we’re going to have to survive four years of this. And how is he going to react to disappointing numbers about things that actually matter? In his lurid, ghastly Inaugural Address, Trump portrayed a nation in dire straits — “American carnage.” The real America looks nothing like that; it has plenty of problems, but things could be worse. In fact, it’s likely that they will indeed get worse. How will a man who evidently can’t handle even the smallest blow to his ego deal with it? NEW YORK TIMES NEWS SERVICE Let’s talk about the predictable bad news. First, the economy. Listening to Trump, you might have thought America was in the midst of a full-scale depression, with “rusted-out factories scattered like tombstones across the landscape of our nation.” Manufacturing employment is indeed down since 2000; but overall employment is way up, and the unemployment rate is low by historical standards. And it’s not just one number that looks pretty good: Rising wages and the growing number of Americans confident enough to quit their jobs suggest an economy close to full employment. What this means is that unemployment probably can’t fall much from here, so that even with good policies and good luck, job creation will be much slower than it was in the Obama years. And since bad stuff does happen, there’s a strong likelihood that unemployment will be higher four years from now than it is today. Oh, and Trumpist budget deficits will probably widen the trade deficit, so that manufacturing employment in particular is likely to fall, not rise. A second front on which things will almost surely get worse is health care. Obamacare caused the percentage of Americans without insurance to fall sharply, to the lowest level ever. Repeal would send the numbers right back up — 18 million newly uninsured in just the first year, eventually rising to more than 30 million, according to Congressional Budget Office estimates. And no, Republicans who have spent seven years failing to come up with a real replacement won’t develop one in the next few weeks, or ever. On a third front, crime, the future direction is unclear. The Trump vision of an urban America ravaged by “the crime and the gangs and the drugs” is a dystopian fantasy: Violent crime is, in fact, way down despite highly publicized recent murder increases in a few cities. Crime could, I suppose, fall further, but it could also rise. What we do know is that the Trump administration can’t pacify America’s urban war zones, because those zones don’t exist. So how will Trump handle the bad news of rising unemployment, plunging health coverage, and little if any crime reduction? That’s obvious: He’ll deny reality, the way he always does when it threatens his narcissism. But will his supporters go along with his fantasy? They might. After all, they blocked out the good news from the Obama era. Two-thirds of Trump voters believe, falsely, that the unemployment rate rose under Obama. (Three-quarters believe George Soros is paying people to protest Trump.) Only 17 percent of self-identified Republicans are aware that the number of uninsured is at a historic low. Most people thought crime was rising even when it was falling. So maybe they will block out bad news in the Trump years. But it probably won’t be that easy. For one thing, people tend to attribute improvements in their personal situation to their own efforts; surely many voters who gained jobs over the past eight years believe that they did it despite, not thanks to, Obama policies. Will they correspondingly blame themselves, not Donald Trump, for lost jobs and health insurance? Unlikely. On top of that, Trump made big promises during the campaign, so the risk of disillusionment is especially high. Will he respond to bad news by accepting responsibility and trying to do better? Will he renounce his fortune and enter a monastery? That seems equally likely. No, the insecure egomaniac-in-chief will almost surely deny awkward truths, and berate the media for reporting them. And — this is what worries me — it’s very likely that he’ll try to use his power to shoot the messengers. Seriously, how do you think the man who compared the CIA to Nazis will react when the Bureau of Labor Statistics first reports a significant uptick in unemployment or decline in manufacturing jobs? What’s he going to do when the Centers for Disease Control and the Census Bureau report spiking numbers of uninsured Americans? You may have thought that last weekend’s temper tantrum was bad. But there’s much, much worse to come.
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We Are Dissadents; We Are Legion On Friday, Donald Trump, the embodiment, instrument and provocateur of American animus, was installed — and I use that word with purpose and displeasure — as America’s 45th president. He delivered a particularly inauspicious speech to a seemingly sparse crowd, presenting a vision for America that would best be described as aggressive atavism, a retrograde positioning of policy that threatens to drag the country back to a time of division and fear and hostility, when some stand in the light by casting others into darkness. The speech was replete with phrases never before uttered in an Inaugural Address. Bleed, carnage, depletion and disrepair. Ripped, rusted and stolen. Tombstones, NEW YORK TIMES NEWS SERVICE trapped and windswept. Urban, sad and Islamic. It felt at times as though he were reading aloud from a post-apocalyptic movie script. Indeed, some have pointed out that portions of the speech sounded eerily familiar to one delivered by the movie villain Bane in the Batman movie “The Dark Knight Rises.” Bane, too, promises: “We take Gotham from the corrupt! The rich! The oppressors of generations who have kept you down with myths of opportunity, and we give it back to you, the people,” even as he plunges the fictitious city into chaos. There were few overtures to his opponents, let alone his enemies, little attempt to seek unity and amity. The Dean of Discord made clear his purpose and his plan: It is not to bring America together but to rip it asunder. The Wall Street Journal reported that the speech was partly written by Steve Bannon, Trump’s white-nationalist chief strategist and senior counselor. At one point in the speech, Trump delivered the bewildering line: “When you open your heart to patriotism, there is no room for prejudice.” Patriotism does not drive out prejudice; to the contrary, it can actually enshrine it. No one was more patriotic than our founding fathers, and yet most of the prominent founding fathers were slave owners. Trump set forth a portentous proposition Friday. Saturday’s Women’s Marches across the country and around the world answered with a thundering roar. The marches, whose participants vastly outnumbered inauguration attendees, offered a stinging rebuke to the election of a man who threatens women’s rights and boasts of grabbing women’s genitalia. And the marches, which included quite a few men and boys as well, also represented more than that.
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They were a rebuke of bigotry and a call for equality and inclusion. They demonstrated the awesome power of individual outrage joined to collective action. And it was a message to America that the majority did not support this president or his plans and will not simply tuck tail and cower in the face of the threat. This was an uprising; this was a fighting back. This was a resistance. Members of Congress, laboring under the delusion that they operate with a mandate and feeling compelled to rubber-stamp Trump’s predilections, should heed well the message those marches sent Saturday: You are on notice. America is ticked off. There has been much hand-wringing and navel gazing since the election about how liberalism was blind to a rising and hidden populism, about how identity politics were liberals’ fatal flaw, about how Democrats needed to attract voters who were willing to ignore Trump’s racial, ethnic and religious bigotry, his misogyny, and his xenophobia. I call bunk on all of that. I have given quite a few speeches since the election and inevitably some variation of this “reaching out” issue is raised in the form of a question, and my answer is always the same: The Enlightenment must never bow to the Inquisition. Recognizing and even celebrating individual identity groups doesn’t make America weaker; it makes America stronger. Acknowledging that identity groups have not always been treated equally in this country should not be a cause for agitation, but a call to action. Parity is not born of forced erasure but rather respectful subsumption. Janelle Monáe, singer and star of the acclaimed film “Hidden Figures,” put it this way at the march in Washington: “Continue to embrace the things that make you unique, even if it makes others uncomfortable. You are enough. And whenever you’re feeling doubt, whenever you want to give up, you must always remember to choose freedom over fear.” If my difference frightens you, you have a problem, not me. If my discussion of my pain makes you ill at ease, you have a problem, not me. If you feel that the excavation of my history presages the burial of yours, then you have a problem, not me. It is possible that Trump has reactivated something President Barack Obama couldn’t maintain, and Hillary Clinton couldn’t fully tap into: A unified, mission-driven left that puts bodies into the streets. The women’s marches sent a clear signal: Your comfort will not be built on our constriction. We are America. We are loud, “nasty” and fed up. We are motivated dissidents and we are legion.
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Presidential Lying & the Press, Part 1
There are lies, damn lies and presidential lies. All his life, Donald Trump has routinely used lying and deception as go-to tools in his toolbox for his business and electoral campaign dealings. He’s now president of the U.S. His prevalent pattern of lying and dissembling that he learned on the knees of the infamous Roy Cohn and Russian mafia hoods, can no longer be tolerated. However, it still remains to be seen if the media will allow him to get away with it, and if it does, we’re all in very deep trouble. Make no mistake, Trump’s assaults on the press and on fair elections are direct threats to our free society, to our democracy. A free press is an absolutely indispensable component of a democracy, even when it is not functioning as FALLS CHURCH NEWS-PRESS it should. In the first edition of my Washington, D.C. Beltway weekly newspaper, the mayor of its community quoted Thomas Jefferson at a City Council meeting, “Jefferson said if he had a choice between a nation without a government and a nation without newspapers, he’d sooner choose a nation without a government.” Trump’s non-stop characterization of the press as lying, degenerate and his arch enemy hit a day-one crescendo Saturday with the unbelievable performance by his new press secretary Sean Spicer, coming to the press room to read out five demonstrable lies about the turnout at the inauguration, then dictating to the press what it should cover and taking no questions. Trump aide Kellyanne Conway followed up on Sunday’s “Meet the Press” when she uttered her now-famous phrase, “alternative facts,” and even more chillingly threatened reporter Chuck Todd by saying, “Chuck, I mean, if we’re going to keep referring to our press secretary in those types of terms (i.e. that he uttered lies the day before), I think that we’re going to have to rethink our relationship here.” Since the inauguration last Friday, we’ve seen some heartening initial reactions to the Trump team’s lying from some in the press, from Jeff Bezos’ and Marty Baron’s Washington Post, in particular, with flashes of brilliance from some on-air folk at CNN (their feisty media news expert Brian Stelter being among the best so far), while the New York Times and other organizations have been mixed. It was a big mistake, for example, for CNN to keep pathetic Trump apologist Jeffrey Lord as a news commentator, incapable of acknowledging Trump’s lies, and to bring on former George W. Bush press secretary Ari Fleischer to comment on the five lies that Spicer unloaded his first day. Fleischer feigned outrage on Saturday, but with Spicer’s first regular briefing Monday, he was totally cool with his fellow right winger. That historic Monday White House briefing was a sad affair, showing how the malleable White House press corps was all set to roll over as has been its pattern for many years. It allowed Spicer to get away with his lies and thuggish behavior from Saturday. No pinning him down on what he said. No demanding an apology, since Spicer attacked them directly. The late, great dean of the White House press corps, Helen Thomas (1920-2013), saw this coming, raking her colleagues over the coals in a scathing book, “Watchdogs of Democracy?” In it she documented the press corp’s refusal to hold George W. Bush’s feet to the fire in the face of the lies that led to the invasion of Iraq in 2003, including the claim that there were “weapons of mass destruction” there. She did it because she knew the importance of a free press in a healthy adversarial relationship with the corridors of power and her disappointment as she turned the corner into her 80s and saw such lack in her younger colleagues. On Monday and since, it’s been like the White House press corps decided to give Spicer a pass. So the lies continue. Spicer will introduce Skype connectivity to the press room so that the regular press corps there can be bypassed in favor of unvetted alt-right fake news organizations. The method to all this madness is truly chilling, an attack on the two most basic cornerstones of our democracy.
Nicholas F. Benton
Nicholas Benton may be emailed at nfbenton@fcnp.com.
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Wrong Way to Take on Trump
You know how Donald Trump wins? I don’t mean a second term or major legislative victories. I’m talking about the battle between incivility and dignity. He triumphs when opponents trade righteous anger for crude tantrums. When they lose sight of the line between protest and catcalls. When a writer for “Saturday Night Live” jokes publicly that Trump’s 10-year-old son has the mien and makings of a killer. “Barron will be this country’s first homeschool shooter,” the writer, Katie Rich, tweeted. NEW YORK TIMES NEWS SERVICE I cringe at repeating it. But there’s no other way to take proper note of its ugliness. That tweet ignited a firestorm — and rightly so — but it didn’t really surprise me. It was just a matter of time. This is the trajectory that we’re traveling. This, increasingly, is what passes for impassioned advocacy. Look elsewhere on Twitter. Or on Facebook. Or at Madonna, whose many positive contributions don’t include her turn at the microphone at the Women’s March in Washington, where she said that she’d “thought an awful lot about blowing up the White House,” erupted into profanity and tweaked the lyrics to one of her songs so that they instructed Trump to perform a particular sex act. What a sure way to undercut the high-mindedness of most of the women (and men) around her on that inspiring day. What a wasted opportunity to try to reach the many Americans who still haven’t decided how alarmed about Trump to be. I doubt that even one of them listened to her and thought: To the barricades I go! If Madonna’s dropping the F bomb, I must spring into action. All of this plays right into Trump’s hands. It pulls eyes and ears away from the unpreparedness, conflicts of interest and extreme conservatism of so many of his Cabinet nominees; from the evolving explanations for why he won’t release his tax returns; from his latest delusion or falsehood, such as his renewed insistence that illegally cast ballots cost him the popular vote; from other evidence of an egomania so profound that it’s an impediment to governing and an invitation to national disaster. There’s so much substantive ground on which to confront Trump. There are acres upon acres. Why swerve into the gutter? Why help him dismiss his
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detractors as people in thrall to the theater of their outrage and no better than he is? And why risk that disaffected Americans, tuning in only occasionally, hear one big mash of insults and insulters, and tune out, when there’s a contest — over what this country stands for, over where it will go — that couldn’t be more serious. After Rich’s tweet, “Saturday Night Live” suspended her, and she was broadly condemned, by Democrats as well as Republicans, for violating the unofficial rule against attacks on the young children of presidents. Chelsea Clinton, on her Facebook page, urged people to give Barron space and peace — something that wasn’t always done for her, for George W. Bush’s daughters or for Barack Obama’s. But the treatment of presidential progeny isn’t the real story here. And that’s a complicated saga anyway, because so many presidents and candidates try to have things both ways, putting family on display when it suits them and then declaring them off limits when it doesn’t. The larger, more pressing issues are how low we’re prepared to sink in our partisan back-and-forth and what’s accomplished by descending to Trump’s subterranean level. His behavior has been grotesque, and it’s human nature to want to repay him in kind. It feels good. It sometimes even feels right. Many people I know thrilled to the viral footage a few days ago of the vile white supremacist Richard Spencer being punched in the head during a television interview. But that attack does more to help him than to hurt him. Many people I know thrilled to BuzzFeed’s publication of a dossier with unsubstantiated allegations about Trump. But that decision bolstered his ludicrous insistence that journalists are uniquely unfair to him. It gave him a fresh weapon in his war on the media. If Trump’s presidency mirrors its dangerous prelude, one of the fundamental challenges will be to respond to him, his abettors and his agenda in the most tactically prudent way and not just the most emotionally satisfying one. To rant less and organize more. To resist taunts and stick with facts. To answer invective with intelligence. And to show, in the process, that there are two very different sets of values here, manifest in two very distinct modes of discourse. If that doesn’t happen, Trump may be victorious in more than setting newly coarse terms for our political debate. He may indeed win on many fronts, over many years.
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A Penny for Your Thoughts
News of Greater Falls Church By Supervisor Penny Gross
The rant that passed for an inaugural address last week appeared to be written, and delivered, by people not very friendly to the United States of America. During the Cold War, dictators and demagogues might have used words like “carnage,” “tombstones,” “rusted,” and “stolen” as propaganda against the United States. On Friday, to the dismay of many, it came from the steps of the United States Capitol. An inaugural address, at the local, state, or federal level, provides the first opportunity for a newly-elected leader to offer a positive message of unity and understanding for all his or her constituents. The campaign ends, and the hard work of governance begins. The more positive parts of Friday’s speech – debating disagreements honestly, America united and unstoppable, heart and fight and spirit of America – were overshadowed by dark undertones, almost threats, delivered in an angry voice and manner. The president’s speech castigated “politicians,” business, public education, immigrants, and religion, and essentially left unsaid any plans to nurture a healing of the many divisions of thought and attitude in the nation’s electorate. On Saturday, the Women’s March on Washington provided the foundation of the opportunity to heal. Half a million people marched peacefully on the National Mall, emulated by hundreds of thousands more in this country and around the world. Young women told me of being “adopted” by older women during the march to ensure they did not get lost; a blind woman was surrounded by a volunteer “cell” of supporters who cleared the way for her to pass through the crowds; police were “polite and nice.”
Attendees from the Mall to Madison, from New York to San Francisco, were united in solidarity (a word used in the inaugural address), against a president and new administration right now, but poised to move to the next step – engagement and action – for the long haul. The engagement must continue. “One and done” does not suffice, and would make a mockery of the effort, expense, and equanimity that originally created the Women’s March. Beyond the pink hats, and the occasionally irreverent sign, is an incredible reserve of energy and righteousness that must continue, in the same positive fashion seen during the march. Longtime political watchers have seen this before – the peaceful, and sometimes not quite so peaceful, anti-Vietnam marches in the late 1960s, were the catalysts, over time, for the retirement of one president, the resignation of another, and an eventual end to the war. Despite the new president’s protestations, the people always have had that power, and elected officials rarely forget that important basis of our democracy. Interestingly juxtaposed with inaugural events are the many ethnic celebrations of the 2017 Lunar New Year. This is the Year of the Rooster which, depending on the culture, is fiery and tenacious, or identified as representing fidelity and punctuality. Our community is enriched by traditional customs from many cultures, a participatory opportunity that can benefit everyone, including the new administration.
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Our Man in Arlington By Charlie Clark
A neighbor gave me the program St. Agnes Catholic Church prepared to celebrate its 80th anniversary in Arlington. Its detailed history of that august body on North Randolph St. in Cherrydale describes how founders broke ground back in June 1919. The resulting building (followed by a succession of modernized replacements) officially established its own parish in 1936. With 300 congregants, St. Agnes became flush enough to add its Catholic school in 1946, later expanding to grades 1-8 and passing the first class on to a new Bishop O’Connell High School in 1957. Those tidbits inspired me to sketch a history of religious community-building Arlington-wide, going back two centuries. Arlington’s first church was the Chapel of Ease of Arlington Plantation, built in 1825 by George Washington Parke Custis for use by family, neighbors and slaves. It was burned by Union troops during the Civil War, but the site is marked by a plaque off Columbia Pike and Orme St. near the Sheraton Hotel. For much of the 18th and 19th centuries, the Episcopalians who dominated rural Arlington traveled to Christ Church in Alexandria or the Falls Church for services, which explains our iconic Glebe House on North 17th street built in 1820 on land that supported the rectors of both. Our oldest active church is Mount Olivet United Methodist
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at Glebe and North 16th St., its cemetery dating to 1854. Walker Chapel at Old Glebe and new Glebe roads spun off from Mount Olivet, and though its sanctuary didn’t open until 1876, its graveyard is circa 1848. Hunter’s Chapel Methodist at Columbia Pike and Glebe Road was destroyed in the Civil War, so South Arlington Methodists attended Trinity in Alexandria (founded 1774). The African-American Calloway United Methodist Church on Lee Highway uses a slogan “Welcoming. Growing. Connecting. Since 1866.” When the postwar Freedman’s Village grew up near Arlington House in the 1870s, it spawned Mt. Zion (still going in Nauck) and Mount Olive (in the Arlington View neighborhood). First Presbyterian in Ballston came together in 1872. In the 20th century, religious bodies fruitfully multiplied. A 1924 directory cited by historian C.R. Rose showed 38 churches; 11 Methodist, 11 Episcopalian, six Presbyterian, three Catholic, and 10 black churches. Clarendon Methodist assembled in 1901, and the Baptists weighed in with Cherrydale Baptist on Lorcom Lane in 1913. The First Church of Christ Scientist now on McKinley Rd. opened in 1916. Episcopalians expanded again: St. George’s began in 1908; St. John’s in Glen Carlin 1919; St. Mary’s 1925; St. Michael’s 1945; St. Andrews 1950, and St. Peters 1961. World War II brought a slew of new steeples: Westover Baptist
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Smoking Violation, 6795 Wilson Blvd. #50 (Hung Café Billiards) On Jan. 17, a male, 48, of Fairfax; a male, 34, of Winchester; a male, 68, of Falls Church; and a male, 37, of Falls Church, were cited for Smoking In a Non-Designated Area. Larceny from Building, 330 N. Washington St. (Sunrise Retirement Home) On Jan. 18, narcotics were reported stolen from the residence.
Larceny from Vehicle, 1000 E. Broad St. (24 Hour Fitness) On Jan. 18, an unknown suspect smashed the vehicle’s window and stole the victim’s personal items. Vandalism to Vehicle, 1000 E. Broad St. (24 Hour Fitness) On Jan. 19, an unknown suspect smashed the vehicle’s window. Defrauding an Innkeeper, 500 block Roosevelt Blvd. On Jan. 20, an unknown suspect failed to pay a fare to a taxi driver. Noise Violation, 306 Hillwood Ave. (Lesly’s Restaurant) On Jan. 21, a male, 34, of Silver Spring, MD, was cited for a Noise Violation.
and Resurrection Lutheran on Washington Blvd. in 1940. Then came Our Lady Queen of Peace, whose South Arlington congregation is Catholic and interracial, St. Thomas More and the Unitarian Universalist Church at Route 50 and George Mason Dr., all in 1945. Our oldest Jewish congregation in Arlington is the conservative Etz Hayim on Route 50, from the late 1940s. We can’t neglect the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses temple on Williamsburg Blvd., two Morman entities, two Seventh Day Adventist bodies, the Bangladesh Islamic Center on South Nelson St. and Arlington Metaphysical Chapel on Wilson Blvd. Today, 90 houses of worship dot Arlington, according to Churchangel.com. Baptists have 17, followed by Methodists at 14. My once-dominant Episcopalians are down to eight. *** For my own reasons, I was at the East Falls Church Metro both on Friday (Inauguration Day) and Saturday (the women’s march). I saw firsthand how the station and surroundings were sparsely populated on the Friday federal holiday but jammed with crowds for the protest march. On my way home Friday, I spotted two women sporting “I was there” badges with a picture of President Trump. Standing beside them were two women with luggage wearing shirts that said “Not My President.” The Trump women smiled as they vacated their seats and the anti-Trump duo took them over. The transactions were completely civil.
Public Drunkenness, 132 W. Broad St. (Dogwood Tavern) On Jan. 21, a female, 37, of Falls Church, was arrested for Public Drunkenness. Larceny from Building, 344 W. Broad St. (Starbucks) On Jan. 21, a wallet was stolen from a customer. Driving Under the Influence, 200 block S. Washington St. On Jan. 21, a male, 49, of Falls Church, was arrested for Driving Under the Influence. Larceny from Vehicle, 1000 E. Broad St. (24 Hour Fitness) On Jan. 22, an unknown suspect smashed the vehicle’s window and stole the victim’s wallet. Driving Under the Influence, 500 block Roosevelt. Blvd. On Jan. 22, an officer responded to the scene of an accident. The driver, a male, 44, of Silver Spring, MD, was arrested for Driving Under the Influence and Refusal to Submit to a Blood or Breath Test.
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After Slow Start, Mason Boys Top Central High by Matt Delaney
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With the Conference 35 tournament roughly two weeks away, George Mason High School’s varsity boys basketball team moved into favorable position with a crucial 63-45 win over conference rival Central High School on Jan. 18. Mason head coach Chris Capannola threw down the gauntlet when he proclaimed that the game against Central was the biggest of the season thus far. Tasking his team to right their wrongs of inconsistent execution and an inability to close out games, the Mustangs (105) performed effortlessly under their coach’s expectations and had one of their best showings of the year. “We didn’t respond good at the beginning, obviously, we were down 10-2,” senior forward Dustin Green said. “But we kind of picked it up and realized the intensity of the moment. For once, when we got up, we stayed up and put the hammer down. We realized that we just need to control the whole game for a win, don’t make it interesting at
the end.” Down eight points four and a half minutes into the game, Mason rallied with junior guard Biruk Teshome’s sharpshooting from 3-point land. Teshome’s hot hand forced Central to respect his shot while also allowing Green and sophomores Max Ashton and Hollman Smith to get involved offensively. Mason took a 20-17 lead and never looked back after Teshome’s fourth 3-pointer of the half. The junior contributed 14 points to the Mustangs’ 29-23 halftime advantage. “This was almost a career night for Biruk,” Capannola said. “He really picked up the slack when Max wasn’t hitting and Hollman only had a couple buckets. We count on guys, and Biruk hasn’t had a breakout game yet, so this was it. We needed him and he came through.” A sluggish third quarter saw Teshome and Green continue to fill the scoring shoes that Ashton and Smith normally do. By the start of the fourth quarter, the Mustangs’ 41-28 margin put Central in a bind. And while Central put up 17 in the final frame, Mason also had its best
GEORGE MASON JUNIOR Biruk Teshome locks in on defense against Central on Tuesday. Teshome led the Mustangs with 20 points in the team’s 63-45 win. (Photo: Carol Sly) scoring quarter of the night (22 points) to clinch the win well before time ran out. Teshome led all scorers with 20 points, including six 3-pointers.
Mustang Girls Continue to Cruise, Drop Strasburg, 57-32, on Tuesday by Matt Delaney
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A road matchup against Conference 35 opponent Strasburg High School saw George Mason’s varsity girls basketball team crank out another big win, dropping the Rams 57-32 on Tuesday night. The impressive score differential doesn’t tell the whole story. Missed practice time over the past
week for various members of the team put Mason (12-4) at risk for a sluggish start. As individual Mustangs battled through either sickness or injury, head coach Michael Gilroy needed to get creative with his lineups. “Player-wise, [we] had a whole bunch of kids chip in as always, which is our theme this year,” Gilroy said. “[I] chose to give [junior guard] Linnea Skotte the start on a hunch due to how hard
she’s been working and it worked out. She ended with a career-high of 17 [points].” Skotte’s contributions proved key throughout the game but they alone couldn’t compensate for the team’s rough opening quarter. The score seesawed during the first frame as the Mustangs readjusted to their first live action in over a week. Still, Mason held the edge going into the second, 16-12. The team’s rundown state start-
Ashton followed with 14, Green contributed 12 and Smith added 11. Green also had six rebounds and five assists. Mason hosted Strasburg on
Wednesday night but results were unavailable at press time. Tonight, Jan. 26, the Mustangs are on the road against William Monroe High School.
ed to affect their greatest strength: a prickly defense. But as the half drew nearer, the Mustangs were able to rally on the back end and apply pressure on Strasburg’s offense. “Defensively we weren’t clicking for the first 10 minutes or so,” Gilroy said. “Not stopping the ball in transition, not talking on screens, and not seeing both man and ball. We finally were able to apply our full-court pressure and get some steals and layups to extend our lead to 17 at halftime.” Mason resisted any urges to let up in the second half and continued to hold at least a 15-point lead over the Rams throughout the
remainder of the contest. The Mustangs have come a long way since their sloppy 40-32 win over this same Strasburg team at home on Dec. 6. That languid performance spurred Gilroy to stoke the fire in his team and challenge them to do better. From that point on the Mustangs have gone 10-2 and have made the entire team a force to be reckoned with. “It’s gonna be hard for teams to scout us, especially because I am with these girls daily and rarely know which kid is going to step up next,” Gilroy said. “Today was Linnea’s turn, tomorrow it will be someone else.” The Mustangs host William Monroe High School tonight.
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GEORGE MASON SENIOR Aaron Klein (left) was the winner of the first Mason-Mary Ellen Henderson chess tournament, narrowly defeating runner up Joe Carpenter (right). (Photo: FCCPS/Farrell Kelly)
Mason-MEH Chess Tourney Crowns Victors Last Thursday marked the conclusion of the first Mary Ellen Henderson Middle School – George Mason High School chess tournament. Monarchies clashed, sacrifices were made and kings fell in this month long series of games between middle and high school students. With over 16 competitors, it was Mason senior Aaron Klein who narrowly won victory over the second place finisher, MEH’s 8th grader Joe Carpenter. The tournament was part of an IB Creativity, Activity, Service project for seniors Ben Rice and Klein.
Mason Wins Scholastic Bowl Conference Tournament George Mason High School’s Scholastic Bowl team won the Conference 35 Tournament last Thursday at Strasburg. The team beat Central 330-95, getting off to a great start in the first round of the double-elimination tournament. The team then took down Clarke County, who had given them their only regular season loss, for a 240-195 victory. The Mason team played perhaps their strongest game of the year, with a decisive 320-140 win over a strong Clarke team in the final. Mason was led by its two top-scoring seniors, Joseph Snitzer and Jimmy Ferguson, with senior Annie Parnell adding numerous key tossups. Further scoring help came from seniors Jack Rasmussen and Lindsey
Stegenga, and junior Cooper McGuire. The team took home two trophies – one as Conference 35 Tournament Champions, and the other as the regular season champions of the Bull Run District. Their next challenge is the 2A East Region Tournament on Saturday, Feb. 4 at Robert E. Lee High School in Staunton.
TJ Elementary Donates For GIVE Day The gym and cafeteria at Thomas Jefferson Elementary School were bustling with activity last Friday morning as the GIVE Day events filled both spaces. Students and their parents were on hand to volunteer for the effort, Get Involved, Value Everyone Day. The donated food was bagged into weekend 1,225 Power Packs to be distributed by Food for Others in Merrifield, totaling over 3,770 pounds of food. Three hundred survival bracelets were made and a bag of thank you cards written for military members to be delivered through Operation Gratitude.
Longfellow Model UN Wins Best Middle School Award Falls Church’s Longfellow Middle School Model United Nations club earned the Best Middle School award at a regional conference hosted by Gar-Field High School in Woodbridge. The 55 Longfellow delegates were challenged by issues such as preventing child marriage and human trafficking in the UNICEF commit-
tee, combating oceanic pollution in the United Nations Environmental Programme and, in a special committee centered on Teen Titans, alien invasion.
Fairfax Co. Magnet School Info Nights Announced Parents interested in Fairfax County Public Schools elementary magnet school programs are invited to attend school-based information nights in February before submitting applications beginning Monday, Feb. 27. Bailey’s Elementary School for the Arts and Sciences will accept applications for students in grades K-2 in the 2017-18 school year; Bailey’s Upper School for the Arts and Sciences will accept applications for students in grades 3 and 4. Hunters Woods Elementary School for the Arts and Sciences will accept applications for students who will enter grades K-6 during the 2017-18 school year. Information nights will be held for interested families on the following dates: • Hunters Woods: Feb. 13, 6:30 p.m. (snow date Feb. 27). • Bailey’s Elementary: Feb. 16, 6:30 p.m. (snow date Feb. 23). • Bailey’s Upper: Feb. 15, 6:30 p.m. (snow date Feb. 22). New this year, the lottery process is online and parents will be notified of application status via email. Elementary magnet lottery registration closes Monday, March 27. For more information, visit fcps.edu.
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Community Events THURSDAY, JANUARY 26 Preschool Storytime. Songs, movement and stories for ages 18-36 months. Drop-in at the youth services room. Mary Riley Styles Public Library (120 N. Virginia Ave., Falls Church). 10:30 a.m. – 11 a.m. 703-2485034. Play�me with the Early Literary Center. Explore educa�onal and manipula�ve items to teach early literacy through play. Ages birth to 5 years. No registra�on required. Mary Riley Styles Public Library youth services room (120 N. Virginia Ave., Falls Church). 11 a.m. - 12 p.m. 703-248-5034. Teen Kni�ng Club. Bring your kni�ng, croche�ng, or other needle arts to work on! This is not a class, but you can troubleshoot and learn new techniques in a group se�ng. For grades 6-12; registra�on required. Mary Riley Styles Public Library conference room (120 N. Virginia Ave., Falls Church). 7 – 8 p.m. 703-2485034. Open House: Mason Row Site Development Plan. Mill Creek Residential and Spectrum Development, the developers
of the Mason Row mixeduse development project at W. Broad St. and N. West St., host this informational open house for the community. Falls Church Community Center art room (223 Little Falls St., Falls Church). 7:30 – 9:30 p.m. fallschurchva.gov/1381/MasonRow-Broad-and-West-Streets Community Forum on FCCPS. School Board Chair Lawrence Webb and Falls Church City Mayor David Tarter will do a question and answer session surrounding the school budget, George Mason High School campus project, FCCPS superintendent search and improving communication between elected officials and the community. The American Legion (400 N. Oak St., Falls Church). 8 p.m. TheFallsChurchWay.com.
SATURDAY, JANUARY 28 F.C. Farmers Market. Vendors offer fresh locally grown fruits and vegetables, cheeses, meats, baked goods, plants and wine. City Hall parking lot. (300 Park Ave., Falls Church). Free. 9 a.m. – noon. 703-248-5077.
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Book Sale. Used adult and children’s books for sale. Mary Riley Styles Public Library’s Conference Room (120 N. Virginia Ave., Falls Church). Free. 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. 703-248-5030. Tết, Vietnamese New Year Celebration. The Eden Center hosts a full day of festivities including a flag ceremony, Lion Dances, games for kids, prizes and giveaways and much more. 12 p.m. Eden Center (6751 Wilson Blvd., Falls Church). facebook.com/EdenCenterFC
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Riley Styles Public Library’s Conference Room (120 N. Virginia Ave., Falls Church). Free. 7 – 8:30 p.m. 703-248-5035.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 31 City Council and School Board Work Session on Campus Project. The joint meeting will detail the George Mason High School campus project. Falls Church City Hall, Dogwood Room (300 Park Ave., Falls Church). 7:30 p.m. 703-2485210.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1
Regional Women’s Circle of Influence featuring Jennifer Gamboa. Gamboa, founder and president of Body Dynamics, will speak on Will Power or Will Skills to help you instill healthy habits this new year. Hilton Garden Inn (706 W Broad St, Falls Church). $25. 8 – 9:30 a.m. fallschurchchamber.org. 703532-1050. ESL Conversation Group. English as a Second Language Conversation group for adults focusing on English language and American culture. No registration required. Mary
Blood Drive with the American Red Cross. Please give the gi� of life! An es�mated 38% of Americans are eligible to give blood, but of those, less than 10% actually donate each year. Falls Church Community Center, Kenneth R. Burne� Building (223 Li�le Falls St., Falls Church). Free. 8:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Schedule your appointment by visi�ng redcrossblood. org and using sponsor code CITYOFFALLSCHURCHVA or by calling 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800733-2767).
Theater Fine Arts FRIDAY, JANUARY 27
“Passport to the World Concert Series: Words & Music, ‘Jukebox Romance.’ ”The talented vocal ensemble, Words and Music, featuring Melissa Coombs, Patrick Cooke, Kyle Engler, William Heim and musicians Virginia Sircy and Eric Seay, will bring their new, fun filled concert of love songs through the ages to Crea�ve Cauldron. Using Schumann’s Spanisches Liederspiel as a framework, “Jukebox Romance” weaves together tunes from the art song, musical theater, and the American songbook One night only. Crea�ve Cauldron (410 S Maple Ave., Falls Church). $15 - $100. 7:30 p.m. crea�vecauldron. org
SATURDAY, JANUARY 28 “Passport to the World Concert Series: Dave Kline.” The Dave Kline Band blends the modern
genres of rock, blues, jazz and folk with music from the ancient cultures such as Africa, the Caribbean, the Middle East, Europe and La�n America. Currently a four-piece ensemble with electric violin, electric guitar, bass and drums, the band presents an exci�ng new sound with all original instrumentals. The combus�on of high energy original instrumentals, creates a deep emo�onal impact with the audience. One night only. Crea�ve Cauldron (410 S Maple Ave., Falls Church). $15 - $100. 7:30 p.m. crea�vecauldron.org “The Lion in the Winter.” A tale of royal intrigue and sharp wits, James Goldman’s “The Lion in Winter” transports the audience to the 12th Century where shi�ing alliances and high stakes plague the royal family. Drama and laughter combine in this smart masterpiece. Thomas Jefferson Community Theatre (125
S Old Glebe Rd, Arlington). $15 – $22. 8 p.m. thearlingtonplayers.org.
SATURDAY, JANUARY 29 “Passport to the World Concert Series: Anacostia Delta Story-Tellers Concert.” Dave Chappell, Anthony Pirog, John Previti and Barry Hart are stars of the new movie “Anacostia Delta: Home of the World’s Great ‘Unknown’ Guitarists,” a documentary about DC guitarists Danny Gatton and Roy Buchanan. They tell stories and play the music of their days with the legendary Telecaster Masters of DC, keeping alive the intoxicating mix of blues, jazz and country music that they played... a sound recognized around the world as truly unique. Creative Cauldron (410 S Maple Ave., Falls Church). $15 - $100. 7 p.m. creativecauldron.org
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THURSDAY, JANUARY 26 S���� M������ T��� ��� R��� B�������. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $20 – $25. 7:30 p.m. 703-255-1566 M�� M�A����� ���� S���� M�����. The Birchmere (3701 Mount Vernon Ave, Alexandria). 7:30 p.m. $39.50. 703-549-7500 D��� C������ B���. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 8:30 p.m. 703-241-9504. E��� S����� ���� D����� W����. Iota Club and Cafe (2832 Wilson Blvd., Arlington). $10. 8:30 p.m. 703-522-8340 H��� ��� H�����. Dogwood Tavern (132 W. Broad St., Falls Church). 10 p.m. 703-237-8333.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 27 D�� ��� C����. Clare and Don’s Beach Shack. (130 North Washington St., Falls Church). 6:30 p.m. 703-532-9283. J����� B����. The Birchmere (3701 Mount Vernon Ave, Alexandria). 7:30 p.m. $25. 703-549-7500 G������ J������� T���. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $25. 8 p.m. 703-255-1566 T�� S������� – A��-F����� B������ T������ B���. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 9 p.m. 703-241-9504.
T�� S����������. The State Theatre (220 N. Washington St., Falls Church). $21. 9 p.m. 703-237-0300. C�������� A������� B�� B���. Iota Club and Cafe (2832 Wilson Blvd., Arlington). $15. 9 p.m. 703-5228340 C����� C�� ��� ��� A�� D������ B���. Dogwood Tavern (132 W. Broad St., Falls Church). 10 p.m. 703-237-8333.
SATURDAY, JANUARY 28 40 D����� F���. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 4 p.m. 703-241-9504. A����� A�����. Clare and Don’s Beach Shack. (130 North Washington St., Falls Church). 6 p.m. 703-532-9283. S��������� R��. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $20. 6:30 p.m. 703-255-1566 C������ B������� ��� K�� Y����. Wolf Trap (1645 Trap Rd. Vienna). 8 p.m. $26 – $28 p.m. 703-255-1900. H��� V������: A T������ T� AC/ DC. The State Theatre (220 N. Washington St., Falls Church). $15. 9 p.m. 703-237-0300. S����� W��� B���. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 9 p.m. 703-241-9504. T���� S���� T���. D������ T����� (132 W. Broad St., Falls Church). 10 p.m. 703-237-8333.
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E��������� L��� M������. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $15 – $20. 10 p.m. 703-255-1566
8:30 p.m. 703-241-9504. S���� S���������� �� B������� S������ G������� ��� P��� S������’� R����� O�������. Galaxy Hut (2711 Wilson Blvd., Arlington). $5. 9 p.m.
SUNDAY, JANUARY 29 P������� T�� M���� – B���� S���������� T������ ����. D�� F��� + T�� G����� + A����� T����� + ���AIM�. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $15 – $18. 1:45 p.m. 703-255-1566 S���� R�������� B���. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 4 p.m. 703-241-9504. F��� D�����. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $15 – $25. 7 p.m. 703-255-1566 M������ G��� A��-S��� S���. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 8 p.m. 703-241-9504. L���. Iota Club and Cafe (2832 Wilson Blvd., Arlington). $10. 8 p.m. 703522-8340 S��� RFK R����� ��� E���� H����. Galaxy Hut (2711 Wilson Blvd., Arlington). $5. 9 p.m.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 31 L���� S����: N������� H����� + B����� T� D����� + S��������. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $10 – $18. 7 p.m. 703-2551566 D���� B��� J�� ���� C������� T����� D���� P����! JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 8 p.m. 703-241-9504. I��� J�� ��������� �� G����� S�������. Iota Club and Cafe (2832 Wilson Blvd., Arlington). 8 p.m. 703522-8340
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MONDAY, JANUARY 30 J����� J��� L���� S����: S��������� + E���� �� K��� + B����� S���. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $10 – $18. 7:30 p.m. 703-255-1566 W��� B���� J��. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church).
W��� A�������. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $12 – $25. 7:30 p.m. 703-255-1566 O��� M�� ������ �� A��� P����. Iota Club and Cafe (2832 Wilson Blvd., Arlington). 7:30 p.m. 703-522-8340 I������������ G����� N���� ����. L��� R��������, L��� S����������, C�������� D���� ��� D�������� B�����������. Wolf Trap (1645 Trap Rd. Vienna). 8 p.m. $25 – $27 p.m. 703-255-1900.
P������� A����... Saturday, February 4 - School Campus Redevelopment Town Hall - The Town Hall will provide an update on plans and seek input on the West End Campus Redevelopment Plan, which involves a new and/or improved high school supported by “to-be-determined” commercial development on the same site. ME Henderson School Cafetorium (7130 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church). Saturday, February 4 - Collect Food for Neighbors in Need - Shoppers at the Giant on Broad St. in Falls Church will have the opportunity to supplement the purchase of and donate food to help feed needy area residents during these cold winter months. The ingathering is sponsored by the Food Bank at Falls Church Community Service Council and Fasten. Friday, February 10 - Tastes of the Mediterranean - Join the Daughters of Penelope to benefit the Fisher House Founda�on, suppor�ng soldiers and their families, and other chari�es. Tickets are $30 and include delicious appe�zers, wine tas�ngs by Vienna Vitner and live Greek music by Achilleas. Mele�s Charuhas Community Center, 3149 Glen Carlyn Rd, Falls Church). 7 – 10 p.m. Contact Roalie Georgeadis at 703-532-1723 for more informa�on.
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B������� N��� � N���� McLean, F.C. Chambers to Co-Sponsor Breakfast Presentation Jennifer M. Gamboa, DPT, OCS, MTS will present a talk, “Will Power or Will Skills?,” at a Regional Women’s Circle of Influence breakfast sponsored by the Falls Church Chamber of Commerce and the Greater McLean Chamber of Commerce at the Hilton Garden Inn Falls Church on Monday, Jan. 30 at 8 a.m. Gamboa is the president and director of Clinical Services at Body Dynamics, Inc. in Falls Church. The presentation, which is open to men as well as women, will help attendees develop and maintain healthy habits in the workforce and at home. Tickets are $25 and include breakfast. Registration is required. Go to www.FallsChurchChamber.org, click on Events, and then on the event link on the calendar. The event is being held with support from the Asian American Chamber of Commerce, the Regional Tysons Chamber of Commerce, the Merrifield Business Association, and the Vienna Business Association. FEATURING: VALERIE BERTINELLI GUY FIERI BOBBY FLAY DUFF GOLDMAN
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F.C. Consulting Firm to Oversee Move of Trade & Development Agency Markon Solutions, a Falls Church-based project management consulting firm, was awarded the contract to oversee the U.S. Trade and Development Agency headquarters relocation. Markon will support the move of more than 100 employees and contractors who are moving from their current location in Arlington to a new leased location in the National Capital Region. Markon is providing owner’s representative support during planning, procurement, design, construction, and tenant move-in. Founded in 2007, Markon Solutions is a nationally recognized consulting firm with employees across the US and overseas in South America, Europe, Asia and Africa. Markon specializes in facilities support, financial management, acquisition management, and security consulting services for commercial clients, as well as intelligence, defense, and civil agencies. Markon is consistently recognized on the ENR Top 100 Construction Management-forFee and Program Management Firms, Washington Post Top Workplaces, and Best Places to Work in Virginia lists. For more information, visit www.markonsolutions.com.
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Hot Dogs Join the Lineup at Lil City Creamery The latest addition to the menu at Lil City Creamery isn’t a new ice cream flavor– it’s a hot dog. Now available alongside the sundaes and cones are Nathan’s Famous all-beef dogs, which owner Jeff Goldberg began selling at his Falls Church ice cream shop earlier this month. The franks are available solo or as part of a combo, including one which puts a hot dog, bag of chips, chocolate chip cookie and soda together for just five bucks. “I see this primarily as a great ‘to-go’ option for area workers, residents, visitors and commuters,” Goldberg told the NewsPress in an email. “Grabbing a quick bag lunch, that’s good, and with dessert for $5? Seems like a no brainer.” While the condiments are limited as of now (there’s relish, ketchup and a few mustards) Goldberg says he’s working on a chili dog recipe and may offer a salsa dog and a specialty sandwich option in the next couple of weeks.
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Lil City Creamery’s hot dogs are available daily (closed Monday) from 11 a.m. – 4 p.m.. Lil City Creamery 114 West Broad Street | Falls Church lilcitycreamery.com
February is Rare Beer Month at Open Road Open Road Grill in Merrifield is hosting NATHAN’S FAMOUS HOT DOGS are now being served during the day at Lil City a beer celebration next month, featuring Creamery in Falls Church. (P����: L�� C��� C�������) a different rare, limited-availability brew each week in February. Sfizi Hosting Southern Italy Ciro Classico Superiore Volvito, Dubbed “Febrewrarey,” the event kicks off Rosso Puglia Avelium, Squinzano with Brooklyn Black Ops barrel-aged impe- Dinner & Wine Tasting Tonight Negromaro Riserva and Nanni Rosso rial stout from Feb. 1 – 7, Stone Enjoy By 2.14.17 chocolate and coffee double IPA from Sfizi, the Italian cafe and wine bar Frizzante Dolce. Advance registration is requested for the Feb. 8 – 14, Cigar City’s Guayabera Citra in Falls Church’s Flower Building, is pale ale from Feb. 15 – 21 and Wicked Weed hosting a celebration of southern Italy $35 dinner by calling 703-533-1191. Lunatic Belgian blonde ale from Feb. 22 – 28. tonight. The dinner and wine tasting begins at Sfizi Cafe 6 p.m. and includes a buffet of southern 800 West Broad Street | Falls Church Open Road Grill Italian dishes plus tastings of five wines sfizi.com 8100 Lee Highway | Falls Church from the region including La Voliera Fiano, openroadgrill.com – Jody Fellows
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The Falls Church Planning Commission will hold a public hearing at 7:30 p.m., or as soon thereafter as may be heard, on Monday, February 6, 2017 to consider the following: (TR17-03) RESOLUTION RECOMMENING APPROVAL OF AN AMENDMENT TO THE 2005 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO INCORPORATE THE “FALLS CHURCH 2040” AS AN UPDATED AND REPLACEMENT OF THE “INTRODUCTION AND VISION” CHAPTER The City of Falls Church Comprehensive Plan serves as a guide for all aspects of
planning and development. Chapter 1 of the Comprehensive Plan provides an overarching picture of what the City wants to be over the next 25 years. The Chapter was last updated in 2005. The updated Chapter will incorporate a vision statement for the City and will reflect community values and changes to the City and the region that have taken place since the last update. More information regarding the update of Comprehensive Plan Chapter 1 and the public engagement process through which it was developed is available at www.fallschurchva.gov/vision or at the Development Services office in City Hall, 300 Park Ave., Falls Church. All public hearings will be held in the Council Chambers, 300 Park Avenue, Falls Church, Virginia. For copies of legislation, contact the City Clerk’s office at (703-248-5014) or cityclerk@fallschurchva.gov. The City of Falls Church is committed to the letter and spirit of the Americans with Disabilities Act. To request a reasonable accommodation for any type of disability, call 703-248-5014 (TTY 711). CELESTE HEATH CITY CLERK
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7-Eleven (Annandale Road) * Applebee’s (Broad Street) * Argia’s Restaurant * BB&T Bank (Broad Street) * Board of Education Building (803 W. Broad Street) * Bowl America * Bikenetic * The Broadway * Burke and Herbert Bank (Broad Street) * The Byron * Center for Multicultural Human Services * Chef Express * City Sunoco * Clare & Don’s Beach Shack * Clay Café Studios * CVS (Broad Street locations) * Curves * DK Nails & Spa * East Falls Church Metro * Elevation Burger * Fairfax Auto Parts * Falls Church Animal Hospital * Falls Church City Hall Lobby & West Wing * Falls Church City Public Utilities * Falls Church Community Center * Falls Church Education Foundation * Falls Church News-Press (200 Little Falls Street, Suite 506) * Famous Dave’s * Falls Church Police Station * FedEx Kinko’s * Five Rings Fitness * Flippin’ Pizza * George Mason High School * Indian Spices * Local Market * Mary Riley Styles Library * Mount Daniel School * Halalco Supermarket * Hillwood Cleaners * Inns of Virginia * Jhoon Rhee * La Caraquena * Mad Fox * The Madison * Mary Ellen Henderson Middle School * McDonald’s * Moby Dick * Oakwood Apartments * Panera * Panera Bread Building Lobby * Park Towers Condos * Pearson Square Apartments * Pho 88 * PNC Bank (Broad Street) * Point of View * Professional Building (313 Park Avenue) * Quick Copy * Red White & Bleu * Reed Building * Robeks Juice (Broad Street) * Roosevelt Towers * Sfizi Café * Sislers Stone * Smokey’s Garage * Spectrum Cleaners * Starbucks * Stratford Motor Lodge * Subway (Broad Street) * Sunrise Retirement Home * Suntrust Bank * Sweet Frog Frozen Yogurt * Tax Analysts * Thomas Jefferson Elementary School * Towne Place Suites * Tutti Frutti * Unity Club * UVA/VT Northern Virginia Center * US Post Office * Vantage Fitness * Virginia Auto Repair * West Falls Church Metro * The Westlee * Zinga Frozen Yogurt
ROUTE 29 TO MERRIFIELD
El Tio Restaurant * Galleria Florist * Rite Aid * Safeway * Silver Diner * Super A Market * Timberlane Condominium Bus Stop * Victor’s Grill * Wendy’s (Lee Highway)
ROUTE 50/ARLINGTON BOULEVARD
Bentley’s Restaurant * Bill Page Honda * Gold’s Gym * Providence Recreation Center * Sanz School * Thomas Jefferson Library
SEVEN CORNERS
Barnes & Noble * Master’s Touch * UPS Store * US Post Office * Willston Multi-Cultural Center *
BAILEYS CROSSROADS/SKYLINE
Goodwin House * Munson Hill Towers * Panera * Rite Aid * Sunoco (Leesburg Pike) * US Post Office * Woodrow Wilson Library 8
PIMMIT HILLS
Idylwood Towers * Ledo Pizza * Pet Supplies Plus
ARLINGTON
Long & Foster Realtors * Ballston Common Mall * Ballston Metro * Cassatt’s Kiwi Café & Gallery * Clarendon Metro * Courthouse Metro * CVS (Lee Highway) * Grand Hunan * Joe’s Pizza * Linda’s Café * Metro Diner * Pete’s Barber Shop * Rosslyn Metro * Safeway (N. Harrison) * US Post Office (Courthouse) * Virginia Hospital Center * Virginia Square-GMU Metro * Westover Market * Wilson Boulevard & George Mason Drive Bus Stop
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1. Web ____ 5. "You have gotta be kidding me!" 9. Good-for-nothing 14. Part of a plot 15. QB Tony 16. Adams who photographed Yosemite 17. NBA owner who, in 2013, offered to let fans design his team's next uniform at blogmaverick.com 19. It's not 100% this or that 20. Jockey strap 21. Like some voices after shouting 22. They're outlined in the Bill of Rights 26. With 22-down, "The Alienist" author 27. Broke off a relationship 28. Same-sex household? 29. Daiquiri fruit 32. Infomercial catchphrase (and a promise of satisfaction guaranteed for the solver of 17-, 22-, 45- and 52-Across) 38. More imminent 39. Rotating car part 40. Online merchant 44. Cuban name in 2000 news 45. "Hmm, I doubt that ..." 49. Commotion 50. Give up 51. Baseball pioneer Doubleday 52. 2010s Patricia Heaton sitcom
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57. Jacques ____, French psychoanalyst who studied hysteria 58. "Mommy, dat hurts!" 59. Length x width, for a rectangle 60. Playwright Clifford 61. "Ali" director Michael 62. Call from behind the deli counter
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1. "The Office" woman 2. Obama's signature health law, for short 3. Sound before a dog bites 4. "Yikes!" 5. Barbaric 6. 1999 Exxon merger partner 7. Saudi neighbor 8. Oui's opposite 9. Symbolic end of summer 10. Like Jimmy Kimmel and Jimmy Fallon 11. Log-in info 12. Martial arts instructor 13. Firstborn 18. Where one can retire young? 21. Marilu of "Taxi" 22. See 26-Across 23. "Now ____ me down to sleep ..." 24. Presidential rejection 25. "Moneyball" subject Billy 26. Co. money manager 29. About 1 in 25 full-term births 30. 2003 NBA Rookie of the Year Stoudemire
CHUCKLE BROS BRIAN & RON BOYCHUK
5. "You have gotta be kidding me!"
31. "... ____ a lender be" 33. Forgets 34. Indonesian tourist destination 35. Angle in botany 36. Pottery base 37. 2016 Baseball Hall of Fame inductee ____ Griffey, Jr. 40. Surround with light 41. "Better luck next time" 42. In a New York minute 43. Like some noisy cats 44. "... ____ saw Elba" 46. Unstressed vowel 47. Welcome at the front door 48. Jingle producers 52. "Spotlight" director McCarthy 53. Rather in the news 54. Beats by ____ (audio brand) 55. Villainous Luthor 56. Gobble up
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Last Thursday’s Solution
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LOOSE PARTS
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DAVE BLAZEK
28. Same-sex household? Solution to last Sunday’s puzzle
NICK KNACK
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Complete the grid so each row, column and 3-by-3 box (in bold borders) contains every digit 1 to 9. For strategies on how to solve Sudoku, visit www.sudoku.org.uk.
© 2017 The Mepham Group. Distributed by Tribune Content Agency. All rights reserved.
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Critter Corner
BACK IN THE DAY
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20 & 10 Years Ago in the News-Press Falls Church News-Press Vol. VI, No. 46 • January 30, 1997
It is no the timw e for g o all o cows d to go to the aid of the pa stu ir re. *** **
Falls Church News-Press Vol. XVI, No. 47 • January 25, 2007
10 Year s Ago
Thr ow it up. Pour it up It now is the time for all go od cows to go the to aid
Local Police Apprehend Suspect In Sunday Killing at Eden Center
F.C. Teachers, Staff Rally at Public Hearing for Better COLA Increase
Falls Church Police arrested a suspect in the fatal shooting that occurred Sunday afternoon at the Eden Center in the City. While police say they have not determined a motive, the shooting had the earmarks of a gang-related incident.
A large delegation of teachers and school staff personnel jammed City Hall Tuesday night to urge the Falls Church School Board to raise its salary compensation level in its upcoming budget to match inflation.
THIS IS CODEE, a very handsome and sweet 10-and-a-half-yearold Maine Coon, with a penchant for tuna juice. While his looks are surely exceptional, he is also exceptional for surviving and thriving, despite almost a years worth of chemotherapy for intestinal cancer. When not hanging out on his kitty condo or favorite box, eating, or walking the halls of mom’s condo, he can be found hissing at mom’s boyfriend, which has not diminished at all despite his challenging health situation. Just because you’re not famous doesn’t mean your pet can’t be! Send in your Critter Corner submissions to crittercorner@fcnp.com.
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