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Inside This Week Mason Row Site Plan Submitted
The Falls Church Planning Department confirmed that developers of the 4.3-acre Mason Row mixed use project have filed their site plan for review by the department and the Planning Commission. See News Briefs, page 8
Falls Church Halloween Carnival Photos Inside Revelers gathered at the Falls Church Community Center Saturday to partake in the City’s annual Halloween carnival filled with games, arts and crafts, a haunted house and more.
Local Library Bond Measure on F.C. Ballot With Clinton-Trump Beyer Race, Too;
In 10th Can Bennett Upend Comstock?
by Nicholas F. Benton
Falls Church News-Press
The two groups with their 14 members decided to create a working group of two members from each to work with the City’s Link Strategic Partners consultants in hopes of meeting an accelerated schedule of planning for decisions on the land by next spring that will be ready for a public referendum to bond for a new and/or renovated Mason High by November 2017.
With a new tightening in the polls energizing voters nationally who’d otherwise be operating on fumes by now, one of the most important presidential elections in memory comes to every U.S. citizen Tuesday. Three polling places in the City of Falls Church will, like those throughout the Commonwealth, be open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 8. The City of Falls Church has a long-standing record of turning out the highest percentage of its registered voters in the entire state for presidential elections, and the keen interest here suggests this time will be no exception. Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, a former first lady and U.S. Senator from New York, is seeking the U.S. presidency as a Democrat with her running mate, Virginia’s own Tim Kaine. She is pitted against New York developer and reality TV personality Donald Trump, the Republican nominee, and his running mate, Indiana Gov. Michael Pence. Also on the ballot in Virginia are the Libertarian Party’s Gary Johnson, the Green Party’s Jill Stein, and Utah-based independent Evan McMullin. Locally, Democratic Congressman Don Beyer, long hailed as Falls Church’s “Favorite Son” since he moved from his City-based car dealership and leader in the local Chamber of Commerce to seek statewide election in 1989. Now, he is on the ballot seeking a second term as our U.S. Congressman from the 8th District. He faces opposition from
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See photos, page 24
David Brooks: Read Buber, Not the Polls!
We’ve got the self-enclosed narcissism of Donald Trump and, to a lesser degree, the mistrustful defensiveness of Hillary Clinton’s campaign. See page 14
Press Pass with Joshua Radin
Joshua Radin, who just started a tour of the U.S. and Europe in Vermont on Tuesday likes to create an intimate atmosphere at his shows. He said that in preparation for his tours he sits on his couch and plays his songs over and over again by himself. See page 29
DEMOCRAT LUANN BENNETT (right), challenging incumbent Republican Barbara Comstock in the 10th District that runs from McLean to western Loudoun County, is shown at an event at her campaign office recently, accompanied by U.S. Senator Mark Warner and State Del. Kathleen Murphy (left). (Photo: News-Press)
F.C. City School Enrollment Projected to Double by 2032 by Nicholas F. Benton
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Index Editorial..................6 Letters....................6 News & Notes.12-13 Comment...14-16, 21 Sports..................19 Business News....25
Food & Dining......27 Calendar.........30-31 Classified Ads .....32 Comics, Sudoku & Crossword...........33 Critter Corner.......34
Projections from the WeldonCooper firm show that enrollment in the Falls Church City Public Schools will almost double from 2,065 students this fall to 3,915 by the year 2032, the Falls Church School Board was told at its meeting Tuesday night. W i t h a capacity of 750 now, George Mason High School enrollment is projected to soar above 1,000 by 2021, and even with its expan-
sion and renovation now scheduled to begin this summer, Mt. Daniel Elementary School will hit its “hard enrollment cap” also by 2021. The data formed the backdrop for the joint meeting of the Falls Church City Council and School Board in a work session at the School Board’s offices to mull the next moves on how to develop the City’s West End annexation of 39 acres which are home to George Mason High presently.
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School Enrollment in F.C. Projected to Soar Continued from Page 1
What has made the discussions of the two groups so difficult to date, School Board chair Justin Castillo observed Tuesday night, is the fact that “we have needs that are not affordable.” This is the cause of considerable “heartburn,” he said. Basic questions about what scale of renovation or expansion of the high school should be sought, and the role of commercial development, and where, on the 11 acres that, according to the terms of the acquisition of the land, along with involving adjacent entities, such as WMATA and the University of Virginia/ Virginia Tech, all need to be sorted out. While the small working group will meet weekly, its first task will be to prepare for the next meeting of the full membership of both groups slated for Nov. 18. The proverbial “elephant in the room” during the discussion
Tuesday was the bold proposal made by Falls Church developer Todd Hitt of Kidder Capital, builder of the new 301 W. Broad (Harris Teeter) project, who in an exclusive interview with the News-Press last month set out a vision for commercial development at the West End that could be bigger than the Mosaic that has gone up in Merrifield. Perhaps indirect, obtuse references were made by Mayor Tarter and Castillo, but no explicit comment was made. In Tuesday’s meeting during the discussion of projected enrollment growth, F.C. School Superintendent Dr. Toni Jones noted that new residential mixed-use projects coming on line and in the pipeline will be drivers for growth, along with the fact that 1.000 single family homes in the City have land values higher than current building values such that they’re prime candidates for rebuilding larger homes.
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Voters Go to Polls Tuesday, F.C. Library Bond Vote Continued from Page 1
Republican Charles Hernick, an environmental consultant, and Independent Julio Garcia, a veteran FBI agent. After a vigorous battle in the Democratic primary in 2014 to be the replacement in the district for the ever-popular Jim Moran, Beyer is now being considered a sure thing Tuesday, but unwilling to take anything for granted. To the west of the City, in the 10th Congressional district held by Republicans Frank Wolf and now Barbara Comstock for more than 25 years, this year marks the best chance for success for a Democrat, developer LuAnn Bennett. Both candidates, as well as SuperPACs have spent millions on the race with Bennett focusing on Comstock’s ties to Trump, and Comstock focusing on Bennett’s business practices. In the 11th District covering the eastern end of Fairfax County and parts of Prince William, U.S. Rep. Gerry Connolly is favored and is using a lot of his efforts to get out the vote for ClintonKaine. City of Falls Church voters will discover Tuesday that they will be asked whether or not to support the City’s issue of an $8.7 million bond to pay for the reno-
vation and expansion of the Mary Riley Styles Public Library, its first improvements since the early 1990s. The City’s population has grown from 9,300 to 13,500 since then and is projected to be 17,000 in another decade. Currently, 79 percent of citizens in F.C. have library cards with 477,000 items circulated per year. Two statewide referenda are on the ballot. One calls for permitting localities to exempt surviving spouses of law enforcement and other first responders killed in the line of duty from paying real estate taxes. The other places in the state constitution anti-labor right to work provisions that are already in the state code. (The Falls Church chapter of the League of Women Voters, which held an informational panel on the library referendum last month, has an extensive Voter Guide explaining this and all other issues on the ballot in Falls Church published on pages 17-20 in this edition. The League states there that it remains staunch in its position that it does not support or oppose any candidate or political party.) While many have already voted absentee by mail or in person, the three polling places open on Nov. 8 are at the Jefferson Elementary
U.S. REP. DON BEYER appeared at the Falls Church City Democratic Committee’s Ice Cream Social on Labor Day with Texas State Sen. Wendy Davis. (P����: N���-P����) School, 601 S. Oak, the Oakwood Apartments at 501 N. Roosevelt, and the F.C. Community Center, 223 Little Falls St.
Voters are reminded that Virginia law now requires everyone to show a valid photo identification card, which can be a driv-
er’s license. The City’s Registrar at City Hall can provide any citizen with such a card upon request prior to the election.
It has been a pleasure and a privilege representing you in Congress. Thank you again for electing me. I hope to have your full support for my re-election campaign in 2016. I urge you to be in touch with me about the issues that you believe are most important, and I will do my best to stay in an ongoing dialogue with you. Thank you again, and I would be honored to have your vote on Election Day.
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Yes on Library Bonds, Clinton, Beyer, Bennett Two powerful entities with no business doing so – Russia and the FBI – have intervened in our democracy to influence a presidential election by vastly improving the chances of real estate crook Donald Trump to get elected next Tuesday. Still, we do not see Virginia falling into the Trump camp. Credit for that goes to the wise and moral thinking of Northern Virginians, but it has come to the point now where nothing can be taken for granted, and we urge above all a record turnout in Falls Church and environs. It should be noted that in the race for president, five candidates are on the ballot in Virginia. In addition to Democrat Hillary Clinton and her running mate, Virginia’s own Tim Kaine, both of whom we’ve endorsed enthusiastically, Republican Trump, Libertarian Gary Johnson, the Green Party’s Jill Stein and Evan McMullen, who has made a stir in his home state of Utah as a significant potential factor in upending Trump there, are also on the ballot here. McMullen has been cited by local Republicans who can’t stomach Trump as a good ballot alternative, although six-term City Councilman David Snyder, the City’s most prominent Republican, announced last week that he’s going all the way over to vote for Clinton. Falls Church’s favorite son Don Beyer is expected to win a second term as the U.S. Congressman from the 8th District that includes the City of Falls Church, and we certainly support that idea. Next door in the 10th District that juts up against Falls Church and winds way out to Purcellville in Loudoun, there is an excellent chance that Democrat LuAnn Bennett will upend Republican incumbent Barbara Comstock. We want that to happen. Bennett’s extensive TV advertising has focused on linking Comstock to Trump, quoting a News-Press editorial in doing so. On City of Falls Church ballots is a referendum asking voters whether or not to authorize a City bond issue of $8.7 million to expand and renovate the Mary Riley Styles Public Library, an immensely popular institution in mid-City. As the jurisdiction with the highest percentage of college and secondary degrees in its population of any in the U.S., the role of the library here has always been critical to citizens of all ages. Yes, it will cost some money, but the payoff for the whole community will be far greater. Looking down the road at other costs is no way to look at this measure. Major new economic development will cover most costs of maintaining our critical needs. Two statewide constitutional amendments are also on the ballot. One calls unnecessarily baking into the state constitution anti-labor “right to work” provisions that are already in the state code. We say Vote No. The other allows localities the option of exempting from real estate taxation surviving spouses of law enforcement and first responders killed in the line of duty. We say Vote Yes.
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Editor, As a fiscal conservative, to me it’s pretty simple – the meals tax is one of the only tools we have as an alternative to property taxes. It’s widely agreed that Virginia counties rely too heavily on property taxes for revenue, forced by state laws barring them from other sources that cities and towns have (such as taxing alcohol or increasing tax on tobacco) and returning to us just 22 cents on every
state revenue dollar generated in Fairfax County. There’s a reason why most Virginia counties have adopted a meals tax. It’s why the McLean Citizens Association (no shrinking violet on fiscal restraint) and the venerable League of Women Voters are among the many groups that have analyzed it and support it. Every dollar collected this way is better (including almost 1/3 cheaper) than that dollar coming
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from real estate taxes. Adopting it also will show Richmond that we’re taking advantage of the one alternative revenue tool already available – rather than isolating ourselves in this predicament – bolstering our case in seeking a fairer share of state revenue returned to us. People should not conflate the meals tax question with spending issues; a “no” vote on this does not promote fiscal restraint, or substitute for citizen vigilance and holding our elected officials accountable on program performance and spending. This referendum is not the logical or useful place to register concerns about spending and fiscal restraint. Those matters
need to be addressed continually in their own right, via political scrutiny of the budgets and spending and operations. William Andrle McLean
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My husband and I recently spent a week in Cuba, a trip that has been on my bucket list for many years. My family lived there from mid-1958 to mid-1959. My dad was an executive with Esso (predecessor of Exxon), which operated a refinery in Cuba. I have pleasant memories of living in Tarara, a community on the beach east of Havana. In the fall of 1958, my parents, school teacher, Cuban housekeeper and gardener did not hide the fact that Fidel Castro was in the mountains fighting then President Batista. My sisters and I did not feel threatened. Our parents thought Castro was a benign inconvenience, but our housekeeper venerated the man. She showed me her small shrine for Fidel in her modest house nearby. The most significant disruption I experienced was American newspapers cut to ribbons by Cuban censors. In the early ‘90s Cuba stepped up international tourism to offset the sudden loss of Russian economic aid. By 2015 Cuba recorded over 3.5 million tourists, less than 200,000 of whom were Americans. Ordinary U.S. citizens have only been able to visit Cuba legally since 2011, when the administration OK’d travel for educational and cultural (i.e. “person-to-person”) activities; but we still can’t travel to Cuba just to relax on the beach and drink mojitos. The State Department reviews all tourist itineraries and requires certification of
compliance with restrictions. Effectively this channels most travel through licensed operators. We selected a tour organized by The Nation magazine, a progressive publication with a lengthy history of reporting on
“All of the people we met agreed that signi�icant changes are needed to Cuban socialism.” U.S.-Cuba relations. We liked the diverse itinerary and expected to argue the pros and cons of the US government’s strident condemnation and punishing embargo of Cuba. Our 30-person group landed at Havana’s Jose Marti Airport on October 8. We stayed downtown at the Hotel Capri, a 17-story mid50’s vintage structure, complete with roof swimming pool, bar and beautiful city views. The hotel/casino was (reputedly) built with mob money and opened with depression-era movie star George Raft as a greeter. The Capri was completely renovated in 2014. Our program began with author and Nation correspondent Peter Kornbluh discussing the history of secret negotiations between Washington and Havana. Reuters reporter Marc Frank, who has lived in Cuba since 1980, covered the social and econom-
ic challenges created by Cuba’s dual currency economy. Tourists and Cubans working in tourism use Convertible Currency units or CUCs (1 “CUC”=$1); but most Cubans must use Cuban pesos, or CUPs (I CUC =27 CUPs). Seventy percent of Cubans earn an average of 800 CUPs/month in state jobs they train for in the free educational system. They receive ration cards covering food staples, clothes and household necessities. But quality is low and the rations are not enough to live on. Healthcare is free for all, but access to advanced treatments is limited. Particularly in Havana people struggle to obtain CUCs through remittances from family in the U.S., tourist services and private entrepreneurship. Program highlights included: 1) Carlos Alzugaray Treto, former Cuban Ambassador to the EU, discussing prospects for repeal of the U.S. embargo and possible terms of rapprochement; 2) Marta Nunez, emeritus professor of sociology at the University of Havana, describing feminism and LGBT issues in the machismo Cuban culture and racial discrimination against Afro-Cubans, in a country professing full equality; 3)Miguel Coyula, a senior urban planner responsible for Old Havana revitalization surveyed Havana’s history and future redevelopment challenges; 4) we visited Cuba’s Latin American Medical School which provides free medical education to 1,900 students/year from Africa, Latin America and, even 50 from the U.S. From the arts scene we met with 1)
Professor Alberto Faya who outlined Cuban music history and a performed with his jazz quartet. Faya’s English was great, as was his singing. The quartet was stunning! Many of us were moved to tears; 2) viewed a private performance by 50 dancers studying at the Lizt Alfonso Academy; 3) visited the small apartments of several Cuban artists and a rap group. Another highlight was an overnight trip to Vinares, a small city three hours west of Havana. We visited a tobacco farm and had dinner at an organic farm/restaurant, a true field-to-table dining experience. Each of us stayed at small, state-licensed “Casitas.” Our single room at Casa Taty was modest, but spotless. The food was tasty and plentiful. A few rentals a month now creates prosperity Vinares families could not dream of 15 years ago. Though we were unable to contact true dissidents, we talked freely about reported abuses. All of the people we met agreed that significant changes are needed to Cuban socialism. Based on his speeches and writings Raul Castro agrees. There is widespread criticism of the damaging U.S. embargo, which is supported only by two countries: the U.S. and Israel. Cubans know that lifting the embargo is not a panacea, but they look forward to the day when the U.S. finally understands it cannot dictate Cuba’s future. Kaye Kory represents the 38th District in the Virginia House of Delegates.
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NEWS BRIEFS Mason Row Developers Submit Site Plan The Falls Church Planning Department confirmed yesterday that the developers of the major 4.3 acre Mason Row mixed use project have filed their site plan for review by the department and the Planning Commission, cutting a $57,002 check to go with their submission. This is considered a huge step following the approval of the conceptual plan and requested special exceptions by the City Council last summer. It suggests that any speculation that the plan might not go through has been answered. According to Gary Fuller in the F.C. Planning Department, the site plan calls for a hotel with 127 rooms (and no brand yet), 322 rental apartments, 62,619 square feet of retail, 4,823 of office, and a theater complex with 800 seats. The site plan of the Mill Creek and Spectrum Development project was submitted by Walter Phillips Architects. Fuller said the Planning Commission review process takes about three months, meaning its final OK could come in January. More detailed plans then come, and construction on the site at the northeastern intersection of W. Broad and N. West could begin next summer.
Site Plan for Inns of Virginia Expansion Now In The site plan for an expanded and renovation Inns of Virginia hotel at 419 and 421 W. Broad Street has been submitted to the F.C. Planning office, the News-Press has learned. The plan calls for a 78 room hotel, more than double the count of 32 rooms there now. The submission was made by Woodbridge Hotels LLC of Reston, Virginia, and the matter is expected to come to a public meeting of the F.C. Planning Commission this or next month.
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Detectives with the Fairfax County Police Department released composite sketches of the two men suspected of abducting and sexually assaulting of a 50 year-old woman in the 5800 block of Columbia Pike sometime between Saturday, Oct. 22 around 11 p.m. and Sunday, Oct. 23 around 2 a.m. They are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying the men suspected of the crime. The police encourage the public to contact them if they know anyone matching the description, have seen (Sketches: Fairfax Co. Police) either individual suspected in their neighborhood or have any information regarding the incident. Detectives would like anyone with information about this incident to contact them at 703-246-7854, or call Fairfax County Police at 703-691-2131. To provide information anonymously, you can contact Crime Solvers electronically by visiting fairfaxcrimesolvers.org or text-a-tip by texting “TIP187” plus your message to CRIMES(274637) or by calling 1-866-411-TIPS(8477).
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‘DMV Connect’ Coming to American Legion The Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles’ “DMV Connect” mobile full service will be coming to the City of Falls Church for three days next week, locating in the Falls Church American Legion Post 130 at 400 N. Oak Street. It will operate from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. on Monday the 7th, Wednesday the 9th and Thursday the 10th. Drivers’ licenses, identification cards, disabled parking placards, vehicle titles, vehicle registrations, E-Z Pass transponders, compliance summaries and transcripts are among the services offered.
Craft Beer Maker Gets OK for Mosaic Craft beer maker Caboose got approval to serve up its pilsners, Berliner Weisse and other microbrews, along with its farm-to-fork dishes, at a new brewery in Mosaic. They will convert an old warehouse on Eskridge Road, just south of Lee Highway, into a brewery and restaurant. The plans for the new brewery include about 160 seats, a 3,240-square foot tasting room, and beer garden on the building’s south side. The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors signed off on these plans on Tuesday. This will be the second location for the one-year old brewery founded by two former local tech executives. “I am really excited that Caboose Brewery will be expanding to the Mosaic District in Merrifield,” said Fairfax Board Chair Sharon Bulova. “It’s always good news when a great business chooses to grow here and stay here in Fairfax County. Every tenant who joins the mixed-use Mosaic District community helps fulfill two major goals of Fairfax County’s Economic Success Plan – diversifying our economy and creating places where people want to be.” Caboose says that it expects that its new brewery will open next year.
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Falls Church’s Congressional School Rebrands by Patricia Leslie
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Congressional School on Sleepy Hollow Road in Falls Church “is not ‘one size fits all,’” says Janet Marsh, head of the school. “We care about everyone here, and we get to know each child and their family,” said Marsh, explaining her school’s “very individualist approach” to education. Congressional has recently completed a rebranding of the school, which included reverting back to the school’s old name. Last year, the school was called Congressional Schools of Virginia. This year, it’s back to Congressional School. The school’s rebranding campaign includes five characteristics, including being “dedicated to young learners,” which addresses its holistic approach and attention to every child. With Alyce Penn, the school’s director of communications, Marsh described Congressional, named for its proximity to Washington and the U.S. Congress. Founded in 1939 as a preschool in Arlington, Congressional grew so fast, it moved in 1942 to the former home of General George S. Patton before settling in
Falls Church in 1960. It expanded to include all grades, but “retired” the high school in 1987 to open doors to infants and toddlers. Now with its summer camp, Congressional has a “steady enrollment” of 325 and accepts children from six weeks through eighth grade. Amy Kang is the president of the Parents Association who gave up her ob-gyn practice two years ago to devote more time to raising her three children, all students at Congressional. They live in Vienna. “It’s nice to have all three there,” she said in a telephone interview.”They enjoy seeing each other at school.” She laughed: “They like each other.” What’s the best thing about Congressional? “I feel like it’s a wonderful community where everybody’s really engaged in the success of my kids. Academically and socially, it’s a nice place to be. It’s a great price range if you’re paying for independent school. It’s definitely a deal.” Tuition ranges from $23,000 for infants and toddlers up to $26,500 for children in grades five through eight with discounts for siblings. Parent Richard Giardina said for him and his family, “it’s a one stop school.”
ONE OF THE KINDERGARTEN CLASSES took their learning outside recently. (Photo: Drew Costley/News-Press)
A CONGRESSIONAL SCHOOL STUDENT works on a math assignment in one of his classes on Friday, Oct. 28. The school recently changed its name from the Congressional Schools of Virginia to just Congressional School. (Photo: Drew Costley/News-Press) He and his wife, Michele Samford, “decided we’d rather invest in our children’s education than in an expensive house.” They’ve lived in their Springfield home for 16 years. Congressional’s campus includes 40 acres with 14 horses, a swimming pool, ropes course, zip line and outdoor classes. “It’s like a country club for children, one that I can afford, in a very safe environment,” Giardina said. Three graduates interviewed by phone played sports at Congressional and in high school. Congressional prides itself on its 90 percent participation rate among middle schoolers in team sports. “No one is cut. Everyone is allowed to play,” Marsh said. The alumni mentioned the friendships they developed at Congressional, and the confidence skills instilled by their experiences and the teachers, one of whom, John Cavanaugh has been teaching at Congressional 41 years. In the 2016 Washington Post Teacher of the Year competition, Cavanaugh was the only independent school teacher to become a finalist, Marsh said. Ankush Joshi, a Vienna resident who played soccer, basketball, cross-country and track at Congressional is on the baseball team and a senior at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology. “I definitely enjoyed [Congressional]” where his mom is a teacher, Joshi said. He appreciated “the socials and academic skills” he gained at
Congressional “to help you later in life.” If any alums have a complaint, it’s that there are too few reunions. Daniel Anderson’s family lives across the street from Congressional where he spent most
Congressional students come mostly from Northern Virginia, but there are four from China who live with local families. Congressional was one of the founders of “Emerging Scholars” which recognize underserved and
“I was able to go into a very large school and still be confident. It’s been easier for me to make friends. I’m not as shy or held back [like] a lot of the other kids.” of his life from the time he was about 18 months old until he finished eighth grade and went to TJ. Now a senior at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in New York, majoring in mechanical engineering, Anderson said what he liked best about Congressional were the friends he made. He still stays in touch with them. “A lot of great teachers” helped him “develop good study habits,” too. Neha Ratnapuri said her ten years at Congressional “definitely prepared me for the environment at Georgetown” Day School, where she’s a sophomore. “Especially socially. I was able to go into a very large school and still be confident. It’s been easier for me to make friends. I’m not as shy or held back [like] a lot of the other kids.” Marsh, who’s been head since 2012, said Congressional’s biggest competitor is “the strong reputation” of Fairfax County schools.
talented students whose families cannot afford private school tuition. A 14-month academic program prepares them for the independent school environment, and they can receive need-based financial aid. Since Congressional requires uniforms, “no one knows who they are,” Marsh said. Sometimes these students are the first in their families to attend college. One of Congressional’s Emerging Scholars graduates is at Stanford University. The school’s mission has evolved over its years. Its vision statement focuses on “great thinkers” who will “positively impact our world,” and the mission’s “overarching shift” has moved from a “product-based” emphasis to more “process-based,” said Marsh. “There’s a high bar here. We want to be student centered” and at the same time, “raise the awareness level of Congressional since it’s a hidden gem. It’s like reading a good book and you want to share the story.”
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Community News & Notes Washington Sinfionetta Presents Concert in F.C. Washington Sinfionetta is hosting a concert on Saturday, Nov. 19 at 7:30 p.m. at the Falls Church Episcopal at 115 E. Fairfax St., Falls Church. The concert will be followed by a reception. Clarinetist Rogelio Garza, a member of the United States Army Ceremonial Band, will perform Busoni’s “Concertino for Clarinet and Small Orchestra Op. 48” with the Washington Sinfonietta, under the direction of maestro Joel Lazar. In addition, the orchestra will play Schubert’s “Symphony No. 5” and Dvorak’s “Czech Suite.” Tickets will be available at the door or for discounted advance purchase online at brownpaperticket.com if they are purchased within 2-3 weeks of the performance. There is a small processing fee for online tickets.
The in person ticket prices are $20 for adults and $15 for students and seniors. The concert is free for those who are 18 and under. The online ticket prices are $15 for adults and $10 for students and seniors. For more information, visit washington-sinfionetta.org.
Local Artist Leonard Justinian Host Art Exhibit and Sale Local artist Leonard Justinian, who teaches watercolor painting in his Fairfax studio and hosts an art program on Fairfax Access Cable Television Channel 10, will have his art exhibit from Friday, Nov. 11 – Sunday, Nov. 13 at The Center for Spiritual Enlightenment at 222 N. Washington Street. There will be an opening gala for the exhibit on Friday, Nov. 11 from 6 – 9 p.m. at the center, where attendees can meet Justinian. Over 100 of his paintings will be displayed at the exhibit.
The exhibit, which is free, will be open from 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 12 and from 1 – 3 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 13. For more information, visit thecse.org/ upcoming-events.html.
F.C. Native, Former Redskins Punter Speaks at Local Event Mike Bragg, a Falls Church native, graduate of J.E.B. Stuart High School and former punter for the Washington Redskins, was the featured speaker at the Alexandria Sportsman's Club annual Redskins night on Tuesday, Oct. 18. Bragg played for the Washington football team from 1968-1979 and his career highlights include most punts in a career and most punts in a season for the franchise. He also landed a team-record 29 punts inside the 20-yard line during the 1976 season. These days he's a resident of Old Town. He's coached youth
TWO FALLS CHURCH YOUNGSTERS enjoy the newly “planted” pumpkin patch that City staff set up on the grounds of City Hall on Thursday, Oct. 27. As a sign of the times, the pumpkins are arranged in the configuration of the “on” symbol found on electronics. The City of Falls Church hosted a few other events for Halloween. Cherry Hill Farmhouse hosted a ghost stories event, Mary Riley Styles Public Library had trick or treating and Falls Church Community Center held its Halloween Carnival. (Photo: Courtesy of Jim Snyder)
sports while working as a financial planner after retiring from football. At the event, he presented the Alexandria Sportsman's Club's Athlete of the Month awards.
Sara Daneshpour to Play Recital in Falls Church Pianist Sara Daneshpour is slated to play a recital at St. Patrick's Episcopal Church, located at 3241 Brush Dr., Falls Church, on Sunday, Nov. 13 at 4 p.m. as the Odeon Chamber Music Series continues. She won
several international piano competitions and is a graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music, where she studied with Leon Fleisher. She then earned her master’s degree from the Juilliard School, where she studied with Dr. Yoheved Kaplinsky. The program of the recital will include Rameau, Ravel, Chopin and Rachmaninoff. A wine and cheese reception will follow the recital. Admission to the concert is free, but there is a suggested donation of $20. For more information about the series, visit odeonchambermusicseries.org.
LAURA MAYER, shown on the right with Falls Church Rotary Club President Erica Brouillette following her talk at the Rotary Club’s Oct. 20 meeting at the Harvest Moon Restaurant, spoke about PRS Crisis Link’s program which provides telephone counseling help to people facing emotional stress. (Photo: Courtesy of Dr. John Karickhoff)
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F.C. Habitat Restoration Scheduled for Nov. 5
The City of Falls Church Habitat Restoration Team is hosting a restoration of Crossman Park, located at 525 N. Van Buren St., Falls Church, on Saturday, Nov. 5 from 10 a.m. – noon. The purpose of the event is to restore the local ecosystem at Crossman Park. This includes ongoing removal of invasive vegetation and replanting with native species when plants are available. Event organizers suggest that those who plan to participate wear comfortable clothes, boots/heavy shoes and gloves. For more information, visit fallschurchva.gov/940/EnvironmentalVolunteer-Opportunities, call 703538-6961 or email melanite@ verizon.net.
Big Band Gala and Silent Auction Slated for Nov. 6 Tom Cunningham Orchestra will play in Falls Church on Sunday, Nov. 6 as part of the Odeon Chamber Music Series' Big Band Gala and Silent Auction. The event will start at 3 p.m. at St. Patrick's Episcopal Church, located at 3241 Brush Dr., Falls Church. The Tom Cunningham Orchestra is a Wammie Award winner and is the region’s outstanding big band/swing group. The silent auction will raise money for church’s building repair fund and there will be refreshments and snacks at the event. Admission for those over 12 years of age is $10 and free for those 12 and under. For more information, visit odeonchambermusicseries.org or email marikohiller@gmail.com.
F.C. Hosts Public Meeting for Local Traffic Improvements The City of Falls Church has upgrades slated for the pedestrian facilities and traffic signal at the intersection of N. West St. and
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Great Falls St. and is hosting a public meeting to hear residents' thoughts on the project. The meeting is scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 3 at 6:30 p.m. in the City Council Chambers/Court Room in City Hall at 300 Park Avenue. For more information, visit fallschurchva.gov/1709/N-WestGreat-Falls-Signal-Improvements.
Falls Church Garden Club Hosts Publisher Kathy Jentz The Falls Church Garden Club will host Kathy Jentz, publisher and editor of Washington Garden Magazine, for its monthly meeting on Monday, Nov. 7 at 7:30 p.m. at American Legion Post 130 at 400 N. Oak Street. Jentz will give a talk titled "Inspiring Gardens." The talk will feature ideas for home gardens drawn from her visits to some of the most exceptional private gardens in the country. The event is free and open to the public. For more information, call 703-533-1945.
BalletNova Presents First-Ever Performance Collaboration BalletNova, which is based in Falls Church, and the American Youth Philharmonic Orchestra, which is based in Annandale, are presenting their first-ever performance collaboration on Sunday, Nov. 6 from 3 – 5 p.m. at the Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall and Arts Center, located at 4915 E. Campus Dr., Alexandria. "We are thrilled to be able to bring these two amazing organizations together to show off the incredibly talented young pre-professional musicians and dancers from Northern Virginia," said Caroline Frankil Warren, BalletNova's executive director. "They are truly the stars of tomorrow!" Christopher Zimmerman, principal conductor and artistic director of the orchestra, and Constance Walsh, BalletNova associate artist director, will pres-
VIRGINIA DELEGATE MARCUS SIMON (far left) speaks to a crowd at the Falls Church Chamber of Commerce's Chamber Networking Mixer on Tuesday, Oct. 25. The event, which was co-sponsored by the Arab American Business Council, celebrated the Chamber's Diversity Inclusion Effort. (P����: C������� �� S���� ��� S����) ent their work at the performance. Tickets for the performance are $10. For more information, visit BalletNova.org.
Carpenter's Shelter Rep Speaks to F.C. Rotary Club Shannon Steene of Carpenter's Shelter will speak to the Falls Church Rotary Club at its bimonthly dinner meeting on Thursday, Nov. 3 at 6:30 p.m. at Harvest Moon Restaurant, located at 7260 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church. Steene will speak to the club about the organization's help for the homeless. Carpenter's Shelter is located in Alexandria and supports the homeless in achieving sustainable independence through shelter, guidance, education and advocacy. Dinner costs $15 and visitors are welcome. For more information, visit FallsChurchRotary.org.
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Children Can Make a Plate At Doodlehopper for Kids Children can make their own plate at Doodlehopper 4 Kids on Saturday, Nov. 5 at 2 p.m. at the store's Falls Church location at
228 W. Broad Street. Participants can come in to color and design their plate on special paper. A few weeks later the children can return to pick up their personalized, custom, usable, dishwasher-safe plate. Reservations are required. There is a $8 fee for the event. For more information, call 703-241-2262.
Unity of Fairfax Hosts Drum Circle on Nov. 4 Unity of Fairfax is hosting a drum circle on from 7 – 9 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 4 at its location at 2854 Hunter Mill Road, Oakton. "A drumming circle is a fun, exciting, and powerful way to bring individuals together, express creativity, and center oneself in the present," the organization said in an email about the event. All are welcome. Event organizers ask that those who plan to attend bring their drums, rattles, and any other percussive instruments to use themselves or share. For more information, call 703-281-1767 or visit unityoffairfax.org.
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If America were a marriage we’d need therapy. There has been so much bad communication over the past year: people talking in warring monologues past each other, ignoring the facts and using lazy stereotypes like “elites” and “Trumpeans” to reduce complex individuals into simplistic categories. Meanwhile, our main candidates are poor connectors. We’ve got the self-enclosed narcissism of Donald Trump and, to a lesser degree, the mistrustful defensiveness of Hillary Clinton’s campaign. As an antidote for all this, I’ve been reading the work of Martin Buber, the early 20th century Jewish theologian who dedicated his career to understanding deep intimacy. Buber is famous for the distinction between I-It relationships and I-Thou relationships. I-It relationships come in two varieties. Some are strictly utilitarian. You’re NEW YORK TIMES NEWS SERVICE exchanging information in order to do some practical thing, like getting your taxes done. But other I-It relationships are truncated versions of what should be deep relationships. You’re with a friend, colleague, spouse or neighbor, but you’re not really bringing your whole self to that encounter. You’re fearful, closed or withdrawn — objectifying her, talking at her, offering only a shallow piece of yourself and seeing only the shallow piece of her. I-Thou relationships, on the other hand, are personal, direct, dialogical — nothing is held back. A Thou relationship exists when two or more people are totally immersed in their situation, when deep calls to deep, when they are offering up themselves and embracing the other in some total, unselfconscious way, when they are involved in “mutual animated describing.” A doctor has an I-It relationship with a patient when he treats him as a machine in need of repair. But Peter DeMarco described an I-Thou relationship in a letter to the doctors and nurses who cared for his dying wife, which was published in The New York Times: “How many times did you hug me and console me when I fell to pieces, or ask about Laura’s life and the person she was, taking the time to look at her photos or read the things I’d written about her? How many times did you deliver bad news with compassionate words, and sadness in your eyes?” In our culture we use phrases like finding oneself, finding your passion, loving yourself so you can love others. But Buber argued that it’s nonsensical to think of the self in isolation. The I only exists in relation to some other. “The development of the soul in the child is inextricably bound up with that of the longing for the Thou,” he wrote. All through life, the self is emerging out of some dialogue, either a cold stifling one or a rich complete one: “All real living is meeting.” You can’t intentionally command I-Thou moments into being. You can only be open to them and provide fertile soil. Some people go through life with a detached posture, trying to selfdifferentiate themselves and be more sophisticated than others. Those people tend to have mechanical relationships. Their feelings are selfenclosed. They don’t get to experience the Thou. Others adopt a guard-down posture that is openhearted and openminded. They regard others as unique persons and not objects. They have histories in which trust and vulnerability are rewarded. Such people experience moments of genuine dialogue. Buber described genuine dialogue as a sort of social flow. Teachers and students are learning with each other. An audience and an artist are lost in a performance. These moments don’t last. It is the “exalted melancholy of our fate” that Thou moments always fade back into It moments. But a world has been built during such intense moments. A binding cord has been strengthened. The person who has experienced the Thou has been thickened and come closer to wholeness. Buber’s writing reminds us to be intentional and brave about relationships. But it also has communal and political implications. Some organizations and leaders nurture openhearted bonds. Such communities usually began, Buber wrote, with some sacred Thou moment — like the Exodus story for the Jews or the revolutionary struggles of the early Americans. Leaders connect current problems to that “living effective center” and set the table for situations of caring and trust. Buber’s story is also apt because he overcame betrayal to come to a posture of trust. When he was a small boy, his mother eloped with an Army officer and wasn’t seen for 30 years. But he still had the courage to throw himself wholly in with his wife, Paula. Their marriage became a living example of a true and equal Thou. Today, America is certainly awash in distrust. So many people tell stories of betrayal. So many leaders (Trump) model combativeness, isolation and distrust. But the only way we get beyond depressing years like this one is at the level of intimacy: if Americans reconnect with the living center of the national story and they rebuild Thous at every level.
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Working the Refs The cryptic letter James Comey, the FBI director, sent to Congress on Friday looked bizarre at the time – seeming to hint at a major new Clinton scandal, but offering no substance. Given what we know now, however, it was worse than bizarre, it was outrageous. Comey apparently had no evidence suggesting any wrongdoing by Hillary Clinton; he violated long-standing rules about commenting on politically sensitive investigations close to an election; and he did so despite being warned by other officials that he was doing something terribly wrong. So what happened? We may never know the full story, but the best guess is that Comey, like many othNEW YORK TIMES NEWS SERVICE ers – media organizations, would-be nonpartisan advocacy groups, and more – let himself be bullied by the usual suspects. Working the refs – screaming about bias and unfair treatment, no matter how favorable the treatment actually is – has been a consistent, long-term political strategy on the right. And the reason it keeps happening is because it so often works.You see this most obviously in news coverage. Reporters who find themselves shut up in pens at Donald Trump rallies while the crowd shouts abuse shouldn’t be surprised: constant accusations of liberal media bias have been a staple of Republican rhetoric for decades. And why not? The pressure has been effective. Part of this effectiveness comes through false equivalence: news organizations, afraid of being attacked for bias, give evenhanded treatment to lies and truth. Way back in 2000 I suggested that if a Republican candidate said that the earth was flat, headlines would read, “Views differ on shape of planet.” That still happens. The desire to get right-wing critics off one’s back may also explain why the news media keep falling for fake scandals. There’s a straight line from the Whitewater investigation – which ran for seven years, was endlessly hyped in the press, but never found any wrongdoing on the part of the Clintons – to the catastrophically bad coverage of the Clinton Foundation a couple of months ago. Remember when The Associated Press suggested scandalous undue influence based on a meeting between Hillary Clinton and a donor who just happened to be both a Nobel Prize winner and an old personal friend?
Paul Krugman
Sure enough, much of the initial coverage of the Comey letter was based not on what the letter said, which was very little, but on a false, malicious characterization of the letter by Jason Chaffetz, the Republican chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. You might think reporters would have learned by now not to take what people like Chaffetz say at face value. Apparently not. Nor is it just the news media. A few years ago, during the peak of deficit-scold influence, it was striking to see the various organizations demanding deficit reduction pretend that Democrats who were willing to compromise and Republicans who insisted on slashing taxes for the wealthy were equally at fault. They even gave a “fiscal responsibility” award to Paul Ryan, whose budget proposals gave smoke and mirrors a bad name. And as someone who still keeps a foot in the academic world, I’ve been watching pressure build on universities to hire more conservatives. Never mind the way climate denial, attacks on the theory of evolution, and all that may have pushed academics out of the GOP. The fact that relatively few conservatives teach, say, physics, is supposed to be grossly unfair. And you know some schools will start hiring less qualified people in response. Which brings us back to Comey. It seemed obvious from the start that Clinton’s decision to follow Colin Powell’s advice and bypass State Department email was a mistake, but nothing remotely approaching a crime. But Comey was subjected to a constant barrage of demands that he prosecute her for ... something. He should simply have said no. Instead, even while announcing back in July that no charges would be filed, he editorialized about her conduct – a wholly inappropriate thing to do, but probably an attempt to appease the right. It didn’t work, of course. They just demanded more. And it looks as if he tried to buy them off by throwing them a bone just a few days before the election. Whether it will matter politically remains to be seen, but one thing is clear: he destroyed his own reputation. The moral of the story is that appeasing the modern American right is a losing proposition. Nothing you do convinces them that you’re being fair, because fairness has nothing to do with it. The right long ago ran out of good ideas that can be sold on their own merits, so the goal now is to remove merit from the picture. Or to put it another way, they’re trying to create bias, not end it, and weakness – the kind of weakness Comey has so spectacularly displayed – only encourages them to do more.
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Strange Bedfellows: Russians & the FBI
The latest intervention against the campaign of Hillary Clinton for President has borne a particularly troubling and sickening tone. After all the evidence of direct Russian meddling against the campaign, as acknowledged by 17 different U.S. intelligence agencies, the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation has weighed in with its own stunning moves to harm the Clinton candidacy. While downplaying any Russian-Trump connection, FBI chief James Comey announced a redoubled investigation of Clinton emails without a shred of evidence that he’d found any wrongdoing, whatsoever. Trump wasted no time taking advantage of this gift. What seemingly strange bedfellows, the Russians and their extensive Russian Mafia operations in the U.S. linked directFALLS CHURCH NEWS-PRESS ly to Trump, and the FBI! Could it be that the horny hand of the Russian Mob extends further than we think? Notwithstanding the noisy denials by the FBI and Comey that their work of the past week has nothing to do with partisan politics, its impact reveals otherwise and these incidents will no doubt go down in history, as they should, as among the most egregious violations of FBI standards ever. Comey, whose name will forever be Mudd as a result of this, must come clean with the truth and not hide behind the rancid veil of official denials and secrecy that he’s resorting to. Unfortunately, this is not the first time the FBI’s behavior has had to be called into serious question, and earlier cases can perhaps throw some light onto the present situation. The earlier sordid tales involve its long-time late director J. Edgar Hoover. Hoover’s cavorting with organized crime figures is well documented, and in fact, there is an abundance of evidence to indicate he was seriously compromised by the Mob through its standard blackmail operations, exploiting his hidden homosexuality, as the Mob so often did to blackmail wealthy and public figures. In his comprehensive, scholarly and fully-documented book on the sparking of the gay liberation movement in 1969, Stonewall: The Riots that Sparked the Gay Revolution (2004), David Carter wrote a lot about the Mafia’s control and manipulation of urban gay culture that included drugs, porn, child prostitution, loan sharking and, most lucratively, blackmailing of rich and important people. Carter cited the 1993 book, Official and Confidential: the Secret Life of J. Edgar Hoover by Anthony Summers, which noted that “the Mafia had photographic evidence implicating Hoover in homosexual activity,” and that “It also came to light that Hoover at times dressed in female attire.” John Paul Ranieri, a former prostitute interviewed by Carter said that “as a youth from Westchester County he had been forced by blackmail and Mafia-supplied drugs into a prostitution ring in which he remained active for three years before he escaped the Mob’s control...While most of the customers were more or less average homosexual men with money, the regular clientele, according to Ranieri, also included famous men such as Malcolm Forbes, Cardinal Spellman, Liberace, U.S. senators, a vice president of the United States, one of the most famous rock musicians and J. Edgar Hoover.” The Russian Mafia has now taken over for the old Mob as an arm of Russian influence in the U.S., continuing the same Mafia-like operations. Its links to Trump are direct as documented in Robert I. Friedman’s book, Red Mafiya: How the Russian Mob Has Invaded America (2002). Any number of top-level U.S. law enforcement figures could have been caught in similar webs of deceit as Hoover by the Russian Mafia. Sometimes it is incongruous public policy behavior, such as Hoover’s repeated denials that the Mafia even existed in the 1940s and 1950s, that can best tip this off. In Tuesday’s Daily Beast article, “The Party Girl Who Brought Trump to His Knees,” by Christopher Dickey and Michael Daly, Trump’s control by the Mob in the 1980s is documented, including an interview with the son of a known Mafia-linked figure John Cody of the Teamsters. Cody’s son Michael recalled, according to the Daily Beast story, “Trump was a guy who would talk tough, but as soon as you confronted him, he would cry like a little girl. He was all talk, no action. My father walked all over him.”
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Nicholas F. Benton
Nicholas Benton may be emailed at nfbenton@fcnp.com.
Vaginas, Penises, Emails and the FBI Who would have thought that the final leg of this election cycle would be dominated by crowing about violating vaginas and by probes into penis pictures? But even that frame is problematic because it creates an equivalency that doesn’t exist. One scandal is about a man boasting of predation and the other is about a woman weary of people’s prying. These are fundamentally different flaws, one being clearly about a pattern of assault and the other about a pattern of ill-fated insularity. And yet an utterly irresponsible media, thirsty for a scoop and ignoring the consequences of its scope, has egged on a public with a scandal lust, aiding and abetting Republicans in turning an email mistake into a colossal crime. Far from the faux election rigging that Donald Trump has been harping on for weeks, this election isn’t in danger of being stolen by Hillary Clinton, but in danger of being stolen from her. On Friday, the FBI director, James Comey, took the outrageous and unprecedented step of sending a letter to Congress announcing that the bureau has “learned of NEW YORK TIMES NEWS SERVICE the existence of emails that appear to be pertinent” to the inquiry into Clinton’s personal email server that apparently had been uncovered as part of an Anthony Weiner sexting investigation. Not only was this move reckless, weaponizing the reputation of the bureau once again as a partisan political entity, but also Comey was apparently ignoring the strong discouragement of the Justice Department. But, according to a report by The New York Times: “Senior Justice Department officials did not move to stop him from sending the letter, officials said, but they did everything short of it, pointing to policies against talking about current criminal investigations or being seen as meddling in elections.” Comey, for his part, appeared fully cognizant of how disruptive to the election his note would be, and yet inexplicably, he sent it anyway. In a letter to FBI employees, he pointed out that “of course, we don’t ordinarily tell Congress about ongoing investigations,” but feebly tried to explain that he was doing so this time, at this crucial moment, so as not to mislead the American people and to “supplement the record.” Then he wrote: “At the same time, however, given that we don’t know the significance of this newly discovered collection of emails, I don’t want to create a misleading impression. In trying to strike that balance, in a brief letter and in the middle of an election season,
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there is significant risk of being misunderstood, but I wanted you to hear directly from me about it.” “Risk of being misunderstood” is one of the most appalling understatements of this presidential cycle. Comey clearly knew that his ill-advised actions could implicate Clinton by insinuation and he proceeded anyway, presenting his vague letter as an act of valor when in fact it was an act of vacuity. The irony here is that the man who blasted Clinton for being “extremely careless” for her use of a private email server was himself “extremely careless” for inserting himself and his agency into an election with that letter. And let’s be clear: Although there have been contradictory news reports on how many new emails there are in question and whether or not any of them were sent to or from Clinton, Comey himself did not and has not clarified any of these questions. How are voters supposed to fold this into their decision-making with a little more than a week left before Election Day? Is this a big deal about nothing or another phase in something substantial? Republicans may be gleeful, but Democrats have every right to be livid. This is just the latest lifeline being thrown to a Republican candidate drowning in his own ineptitude. There is no way to know what electoral impact this will have, but I would venture that it is safe to say that it will have some. Headlines and sound bites are as deep as some voters go. The impropriety of Comey’s action requires a level of detailed assessment that is simply beyond the inclination of what I roughly call the Fickle Five Percent, the late-deciding swing voters who move between candidates based on the week’s revelations. Add to that the fact that Trump has been encouraging his supporters to watch the polls in “certain areas,” a move that many worry could amount to voter intimidation, particularly in minority neighborhoods. Furthermore, a senior Trump campaign official last week told Bloomberg Business Week, “We have three major voter suppression operations underway.” As the publication pointed out: “They’re aimed at three groups Clinton needs to win overwhelmingly: idealistic white liberals, young women, and African-Americans.” Trump wants to win through sleight of hand and Comey most likely just increased that possibility, however slightly. Voters of all ideologies who value the integrity of our electoral process must send the strongest possible message that this is not how we want our democracy to operate. They must vote with conviction in absolute opposition.
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News of Greater Falls Church By Supervisor Penny Gross
Tuesday is Election Day, although thousands of people in Fairfax County, and millions across America, already have voted in those states that allow early voting. Despite the preference polls, TV ads, and modern technology, the votes still must be counted individually, district by district, state by state, providing great anxiety for those watching the returns, and the Electoral College numbers, that will determine the next President of the United States. Hillary Clinton, a lawyer, former First Lady, senator, and Secretary of State, probably is the most qualified person ever to run for President. The fact that she is the first woman ever nominated by a major American political party is almost overshadowed by her background in both foreign and domestic policy. Love her or hate her, few can quibble that she provides a wealth of experience that is rare in any one person. Hillary Clinton also was wise enough to select Virginia Senator Tim Kaine as her running mate. Tim understands the challenges of governing, especially at the local level, since he served on the Richmond City Council and as Mayor before being elected Governor and Senator. So he, too, has a broad background in the issues that many voters value. Regardless of party affiliation, voters, and the nation, will be well served by the steady hands, and heads, of Hillary Clinton and Tim Kaine as our standard-bearers. In the congressional races, 8th District Congressman Don Beyer deserves to be re-elected. In his first term, Don pushed for a federal subsidy for Metro, funding to repair the failing Memorial Bridge, and took the lead for important environmental issues, an area that many Members of Congress seem to forget. One who hasn’t forgotten is 11th
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District Congressman Gerry Connolly who, in 2004, helped create Fairfax County’s very first 20 Year Environmental Excellence Vision Plan. Gerry and Don make a great team for Northern Virginia’s interests, and a win by LuAnn Bennett in the 10th District would further ensure that those interests are protected and enhanced. Two state constitutional amendments, three county bond referenda, and the meals tax question also are on the lengthy ballot. Some have been discussed in previous columns, but here is a brief recap: Right to Work protection already is codified in state law; a Constitutional Amendment is unnecessary. The Taxation and Finance amendment would provide an option for localities to exempt from taxation the principal residence of the surviving spouse of certain emergency services providers killed in the line of duty. The exemption would apply regardless of income, or new principal place of residence, but would cease upon remarriage. Fairfax County voters traditionally support, by large percentages, the bond referenda offered for approval. This year, approval of the transportation bonds, the parks and park facilities bonds, and the human services and community development bonds, will provide the county with low-cost options for renovations of existing facilities, preserve open space, and finance the county’s share of Metro responsibilities. The meals tax question was discussed in last week’s column, and I hope you will support it, too. Then this election season, thankfully, will be over! Penny Gross is the Mason District Supervisor, in the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors. She may be emailed at mason@fairfaxcounty.gov.
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Next week we will have a newly elected President of the United States. After this long and contentious campaign season, my guess is that everyone will be greatly relieved our nation will be opening a new chapter in history beginning January 20, 2017. Here in Virginia we are quickly turning our attention to the upcoming General Assembly Session which will begin the second Wednesday in January. Topping the list of legislative priorities will be closing a $1.5 billion gap in our biennial budget. While unemployment is at a low of 4.0 percent (under the national average) our revenues lag as a result of lower compensation positions supplanting higher wage jobs. All of this is also compounded by the consequences of Sequestration. To address the problem at hand, the General Assembly will use “rainy day funds,” agency reductions and other savings to backfill the hole. At the same time that we are unable to give state employees a pay raise (including our dedicated teachers and underpaid state troopers needing food stamps to feed their families), we are leaving staggering sums of taxpayer monies on the federal table. If we expanded in 2018, we would receive $2.7 billion. It is no state secret that “Potomac Fever” has crept down to the Capital on the James River. Just say “no” long enough and we can keep the shell game going. To date, 32 states have taken advantage of providing healthcare coverage for low income earners. Did you know that 60–70 percent of the uninsured are working? The Department of Health and Human Services will reduce (aka cut) its expenses by $35 million as its share to close the budget shortfall. Recently, we have heard about prisoners in our jails who have died in Fairfax County and in the Hampton Roads regional jail. To a large extent our jails are currently more like unlicensed mental hospitals, without qualified care providers and without a treatment plan for those most in need. The old adage of lock them up and throw away the key is failing a large segment of the population. We have an opioid problem that is on the rise in the Commonwealth. Unfortunately, legal pushers of pain medicines
are the most common pathway for the unsuspecting to become addicts. Medical professionals are quick to prescribe pain pills in volumes that are often more than sufficient to address immediate pain. The healthcare industry needs to reevaluate and begin to partner with law enforcement if we are to seriously address the problem at hand. Currently, more Virginians are dying from their dependence on drugs than people die in car crashes. That’s a rather sobering fact as addiction knows no boundaries – gender, race, socio-economic status, education. Essentially, there are three options for the addicted person. Death is a likely and often the primary outcome. A person can live with the addiction. Many families are ripped apart in a myriad of ways when faced with living with an addict. Oftentimes, children become part of the foster care system after they are removed from the situation. An unborn child when delivered faces a major detox with many days in the hospital. That may be the least of the child’s health problems. Along with trying to live with the addiction comes the very challenging problem of financing it. Often crime is the conduit that lands an addict in prison. This is where a detox will occur but not long term treatment which is critical to overcoming the problem. Treatment is the third option an addict faces. Recovery is a long and often costly process. For many uninsured, this is not an alternative. When Virginia joins the other 32 states that have expanded Medicaid there will be new money that can be used to address this growing epidemic as well as the ability to repurpose existing funds that are being drained under the current system. Expanding Medicaid is the right thing to do, the moral thing to do. Governor McAuliffe will once again put the federal dollars from Medicaid expansion in his revised budget. I challenge my colleagues to “get over it” and step up and embrace the opportunity. What we are currently doing is not working. Senator Saslaw represents the 35th District in the Virginia State Senate. He may be emailed at district35@senate.virginia.gov.
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PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES The President is the head of state of the United States of America and is the Chief Executive Officer and the Commander in Chief of all military forces. The powers of the President are described in the Constitution and federal law. Subject to Senate approval, the President appoints the members of the Cabinet, ambassadors to other nations and the United Nations, Supreme
Court Justices and federal judges. The President, along with the Cabinet and its agencies, is responsible for carrying out and enforcing the laws of the United States. The President may also recommend legislation to the United States Congress. Term: Four years. Limit of two terms. The base salary is $400,000 per year.
ELECTORS FOR PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES – VOTE FOR NOT MORE THAN ONE Hillary Clinton (D)
Donald J. Trump (R)
Gary Johnson (L)
Jill Stein (G)
Evan McMullin (I)
Tim Kaine Hillaryclinton.com
Michael Pence Donaldjtrump.com
Bill Weld Johnsonweld.com
Ajamu Baraka Jill2016.com
Nathan Johnson Evanmcmullin.com
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES (VIRGINIA CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 8) DUTIES: Legislative powers, with responsibility for making laws, raising The member of Congress for Virginia’s 8th District represents constituents in revenue and adopting the federal budget; sole power of impeachment. Falls Church City, as well as Arlington County, the City of Alexandria, and BACKGROUND and RESPONSES TO QUESTIONS: Provided by parts of Fairfax County, including Reston. each candidate without edit. TERM: Two years, with no term limits. SALARY: The current salary for Members is $174,000.
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CANDIDATES FOR THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES – VOTE FOR NOT MORE THAN ONE Donald S. Beyer, Jr., Democrat
Charles A. Hernick, Republican
Julio Gracia, Independent
Don Beyer, a two-time lieutenant governor and Obama-appointed ambassador to Switzerland, is completing his first term in Congress. He is a small businessman, a father of four, and a lifelong advocate for the environment, education, and the most vulne. Web Site: http://friendsofdonbeyer.com Campaign Phone: (703) 795-1239
Charles is an international environmental consultant who has worked at the intersection of economic growth and environment for over a decade. He has worked across the United States and in over a dozen countries in Latin America and Africa. Web Site: http://www.charleshernick.com Campaign Phone: (717) 779-4848
I am a retired 26-year FBI Special Agent. My wife, three sons, and I have lived in Fairfax County for 16 years. Congress is not representing us. Reportedly, our representatives spend 60% of their time on fundraising. If elected, I will not fundraise. Web Site: http://Gracia4Congress.com Campaign Phone: (703) 534-5787
Do you support any change to the federal campaign finance laws and if so, what specific change(s) do you support? Donald S. Beyer, Jr.: Unlimited spending, dark money, and the disastrous Citizens United decision are all threats to American democracy. It’s no wonder many Americans believe the system is rigged against them. I am a proud cosponsor of the Government By the People Act, which would counter the influence of big money in politics by adopting a publically financed election system.
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Charles A. Hernick: I support transparency and accountability in the communications that affect elections. I support full disclosure statements for who is paying for what and why. We must defend the freedom of speech and the competition of ideas. As Thomas Jefferson said: “Information is the currency of democracy.”
Julio Gracia: Citizens United, Super-PACs, and dark money are antithetical to democracy. I will work to eliminate them and to propose legislation where only individuals can contribute to candidates and causes. Contributions could still be aggregated, but there must always be full disclosure of the contribution amounts and the contributors. All contributions must be public info.
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What federal legislation, if any, would you support to reduce gun violence? Donald S. Beyer, Jr.: I have authored or cosponsored legislation to close background check system loopholes; to ban domestic abusers and those on the terror watch list from buying a gun; to end the ban on federal research into gun violence; to limit access to high-capacity magazines and military-style assault weapons; and to make possible the temporary removal of guns from those in crisis.
Charles A. Hernick: There is no acceptable level of gun violence. First, we must better enforce existing laws and background checks. I believe we can do more to address the root cause of gun violence by addressing poverty and mental health. I support legislation that keeps guns out of the hands of bad people -- but does not impeded a law abiding citizen’s right to due process.
Julio Gracia: The Dickey Amendment, 1996, banning the CDC from gun violence research, must be repealed to develop effective policies for safety. An example of a safety policy is a suicide prevention bill passed in Washington state, which was supported by the NRA and the Alliance for Gun Responsibility. The Second Amendment will never be repealed. But let us strengthen existing laws.
What will you do about economic challenges facing families such as minimum wage, equal pay, paid family leave, affordable housing and childcare? Donald S. Beyer, Jr.: I am a strong supporter of responsible policy solutions that support working families. That is why I have supported legislation to raise the minimum wage, to make childcare and diapers more affordable, to help eliminate the wage gap, to prevent employment discrimination for LBGT and pregnant workers, and to allow for paid sick, medical, and family leave.
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Charles A. Hernick: Women and men who do equal work deserve equal pay. Period. I am proud to have always guaranteed that for my staff -- and I believe any honorable employer must maintain the same standard. The best thing we can do to raise wages is increase economic growth -- the primary cause of low wages is economic stagnation. Greater opportunity laborers and competition between businesses will drive up wages for skilled and unskilled work and improve the menu of benefits available to employees.
Julio Gracia: The majority of American adults no longer live in the middle class. Tax reform can address the economic challenges. I propose a comprehensive restructuring of our tax code, where the hourly minimum wage yields a yearly minimum wage not subject to taxation. This is to start a national discussion on a taxation system where Americans can allocate money for healthcare, retirement, and education before any money goes to the government. Programs like Social Security and Medicare must be strengthened.
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What will you do to ensure that post high school education is affordable for all? Donald S. Beyer, Jr.: I have supported efforts to make community college tuition free as well as efforts to help address college debt, including bills to ensure students have access to Pell grants year round, to allow student loan refinancing, to allow grad students to be eligible for subsidized Stafford loans, and to ensure financial counseling for those who take out loans to pay for college.
Charles A. Hernick: First we need to ensure that high school graduates are fully prepared for college. Students needs options or community college or four year degrees that match local and regional workforce opportunities. But we also need to reform student loan programs since they have been stripped of nearly every standard consumer protection (e.g., bankruptcy, statutes of limitations).
Julio Gracia: Colleges need to be accountable for rising costs. Is the money being spent for curriculum or stadiums? Detailed cost information before enrollment helps students decide whether to attend a college where they pay dearly for non-academic programs. Government is seeking ways to forgive student loan debt, whereas it should consider phasing out student loans and replacing all of them with grants.
What are your other federal legislative priorities? Donald S. Beyer, Jr.: Other policy priorities include abating climate change, environmental and animal protections, women’s economic empowerment, federal employee and contractor issues, and gun safety. I also make great efforts toward bipartisanship and restoring civil discourse in our communities and nation.
Charles A. Hernick: We need to lower the corporate tax rate to 25% and simplify regulations for small business. We also need to reinvest in national security by ensuring our troops have clear missions and are wellequipped and taking care of veterans. Finally we must establish systems to reward innovation and top performance by Federal employees and upgrading information technology.
Julio Gracia: 29% of our population provides care for a chronically ill, disabled, or aged family member or friend. Medical costs are the leading cause of personal bankruptcies. By 2030, 20% of our population will be over age 65. Our nation must develop universal coverage to save billions in administrative costs and restore free choice of doctors.
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COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS A ‘YES’ vote is a vote FOR adding this amendment to the Constitution. (Agree with proponents.) A ‘NO’ vote is a vote AGAINST adding this amendment to the Constitution. (Agree with Opponents.)
Question 1: Right to Work Constitutional Amendment “Should Article 1 of the Constitution of Virginia be amended to prohibit any agreement or combination between an employer and a labor union or labor organization whereby (i) nonmembers of the union or organization are denied the right to work for the employer, (ii) membership to the union or organization is made a condition of employment or continuation of employment by such employer, or (iii) the union or organization acquires an employment monopoly in any such enterprise?” INTRODUCTION: Right to work laws mean that an employee has a right to work for an employer without being a member of a union (but gets the benefit of the union’s negotiations for improvements without paying union dues). Right to Work bans making union membership a condition of employment. The ‘Right to Work’ laws have been in effect since the 1940’s in Virginia. Proponents say: 1. A constitutional amendment would ensure that future General Assemblies cannot easily change Virginia’s status as a “right-to-work” state. 2. A constitutional amendment, approved at an election, shows the direct will of the people, not just that of legislators.
Opponents say: 1. A constitutional amendment is not necessary since Virginia’s current policy has been in effect for over 60 years. 2. A constitutional amendment does not allow for timely modifications.
Question 2 Tax Relief Constitutional Amendment “Shall the Constitution of Virginia be amended to allow the General Assembly to provide an option to the localities to exempt from taxation the real property of the surviving spouse of any law enforcement officer, firefighter, search and rescue personnel, or emergency medical services personnel who was killed in the line of duty, where the surviving spouse occupies the real property as his or her principal place of residence and has not remarried?” Proponents say: 1. Exemption from the real property tax of surviving spouses recognizes the hardships to families as a result of the death of those who serve to protect Virginians. 2. The exemption is established at the option of localities; thus, it is not considered an unfunded mandate.
Opponents say: 1. Exemption from the real property tax by localities could result in reduced revenue for that locality. 2. Changes to the Virginia Constitution should be done only for very extraordinary and compelling needs/reasons.
CITY OF FALLS CHURCH LIBRARY BOND REFERENDUM A “YES” vote approves of the issuance of the library bond. A “NO” vote does not approve the issuance of the library bond.
QUESTION: Shall the City of Falls Church, Virginia, be authorized to contract a debt and issue its general obligation bonds in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed Eight Million Seven Hundred Thousand Dollars ($8,700,000.00) for the purpose of paying the costs incident to constructing, expanding, renovating, reconstructing, replacing in one or more locations, equipping and/or reequipping, in whole or in part, a Public Library including an Archive/Heritage Center, and shall Ordinance No. 1960 of the City authorizing the issuance of such bonds be effective? Background: The City has been exploring ways to expand and upgrade the library since 2012. The referendum authorizes the sale of bonds to execute an Addendum to the 2013 Master Plan. It would fund the construction, renovation, expansion or replacement of the public library in one or more locations. This would increase children’s and young adult spaces, add new meeting rooms, and expand study spaces. The Master Plan called for replacement of the heating and air conditioning system and plumbing infrastructure, enlarging the restrooms, and improving the layout so that it conveniently maximizes workflow and access to related services. It would bring the facility into Americans with Disabilities Act compliance.
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Mason Father-Son Duo Prepares for Last Game Together by Matthew Hochberg
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George Mason High School’s football team fell to 2-7 this season on Friday, Oct. 28, losing 42-24 to Madison County High School in their final away game of the season. The Mustangs, who had one of their best all-time seasons last year, not only getting into the playoffs but winning the first postseason game in Mason history, have certainly struggled in 2016. “Each year, each team is different. We’ve had some injuries. We’ve been playing a lot of kids who have been doing things they’ve never had to do. It’s some of their first true seasons on the varsity level, and they’re learning what it takes,” head coach Tony Green said. “We’ve had injuries and the backups have been playing a lot,” senior running back Dustin Green said. “We just keep making a lot of little mistakes.” Sometimes, though, there are
other storylines at play rather than just wins and losses. This season is one of those times. While this Friday, Nov. 4 against a playoff-bound Central High School squad will just be coach Green’s last high school game of the season, it will be Dustin Green’s last high school game of his career – and the last time he will ever be playing for his father. “It’s definitely going to be hard. I haven’t given it much thought, but talking about it now, it’ll be hard,” the four-year varsity player said. “We’ve built up a relationship. I’ll be on the field and he’ll be on the sidelines, and we can just communicate from having that relationship.” But Green isn’t hanging up the cleats just yet. The electric offensive player currently has an offer from Bryant University in Rhode Island and will be heading to the University of Richmond on Saturday after his last game in his Mustangs uniform for a visit there. He is also receiving interest
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MASON SENIOR DUSTIN GREEN breaks a run in an early season victory against Sidwell Friends School. The Mustangs are preparing for the final game of the season, which also be the last time that Dustin plays with his father, Tony Green, as coach. The four-year varsity player is looking at several different colleges to continue his football career. (Photo: Courtesy of FCCPS Photo/Will Turner) from Lafayette College and James Madison University. “Bryant is pretty far away. If they are the only school that offers me, I would be more than happy to go there. But I still have visits to make, we’ll see. I like all four of them,” Green said. The elder Green, who has
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Mustang Volleyball Takes On Clarke Co. In Conference Final by Matthew Hochberg
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GEORGE MASON HIGH SCHOOL’S girls cross country team won its fourth Conference 35 title on Wednesday, Oct. 26. Seven of the team’s runners finished in the top 15 of the Conference 35 meet. The boys cross country team finished in second place in the Conference 35 meet, which was an improvement on their finish at the Bull Run District meet. Both teams ran in the Region 2A meet on Wednesday, Nov. 2 in Charlottesville, but results were not available at press time. (Photo: Courtesy of FCCPS Photo/Chris Cozadd)
gone through this. It’ll be different. It hasn’t hit me yet,” he said. “We’ve had a good, long run,” the running back said. “It’s kind of a weird feeling. But it’ll be kind of a relief… I’ve never been able to go home and complain about the coaching before,” Green said with a laugh.
For the first time since the George Mason High School girls’ volleyball team began their season in August, they lost two consecutive games coming within the past week and a half. As one can imagine, that is not an ideal way to head into postseason play. Head coach Hillary Trebels, however, tried to view those two losses in the best way she possibly could. “Obviously, that’s not ideal. But it was kind of a good wake-up call for us,” she said. After falling to Clarke County High School on the road 3-1 last Tuesday, Rappahannock County spoiled the Mustangs’ Senior
Night on Thursday, Oct. 27 and became the first team to defeat Mason twice this season in their 3-1 victory. Yet, heading into the conference semifinals on Tuesday, Nov. 1, the No. 1 seed welcomed Strasburg High School to Falls Church with eyes on reaching the finals and solidifying a spot in regionals. It proved that the wake-up call Trebels referred to must have worked. The Mustangs swept the Rams for the third time this season and advanced to the conference championship, which will be played Thursday, Nov. 3 against Clarke County High School. “We moved really well on
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Falls Church Public Schools’ International Night will held on Friday, Dec. 2 at Thomas Jefferson Elementary School, but planning is already underway for the event. The first meeting for those interested in volunteering was held on Wednesday, Nov. 2. Volunteers are needed to host “country tables,” bring dishes to share and fill a variety of other roles leading up to the event. For more information, email Lauren Miller at laurenjemiller@hotmail. com or Katie Adams at katherineruth@me.com.
Cheerleaders from George Mason High School and their coaches will hold a day long cheerleading clinic on Saturday, Nov. 19 at Mary Ellen Henderson Middle School's gym at 7130 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church for children in grades 1 – 5. No experience is necessary. The participants will be able to cheer with the team during halftime of the boys varsity basketball game on December 2. The fee for the event is $40. For more information, email alcray38@gmail. com.
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Over $58,000 in Super Grants Awarded to F.C. Schools The Falls Church Education Foundation awarded $58,655 in Super Grants to winning applicants in the Falls Church Public School System on Thursday, Oct. 27. The funds are raised through the foundation’s Run for the Schools and the Annual Gala and academic booster donations from the community to the foundation. Mary Ellen Henderson Middle School won the largest and second largest grants out of the applicants. They received $11,060 for an outdoor amphitheater, which can accommodate up to 60 students, and foyer furniture. The middle school also received a $10,000 grant for equipment for classes in the science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics disciplines and for its Makerspace. New technology that will be purchased includes Ozobots, Bloxels, Arduinos and more. All of the schools in the division, except for Mt. Daniel School, won grants for schoolspecific needs. Jessie Thackrey Preschool won $1,700 for movement and sensory equipment, Thomas Jefferson Elementary School won $6,625 for a sound system and George Mason High School won $6,367.70 for cameras, lenses and a printer for the school’s art department.
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F.C. Has Frightful Fun At Halloween Carnival
RESIDENTS FROM AROUND THE REGION gathered at the Falls Church Community Center for the City’s Halloween Carnival on Saturday, Oct. 29. At the event, there were carnival games, a haunted house, an arts and crafts station and more. (Photos: J. Michael Whalen/News-Press)
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Eden Center Sponsoring Creative Cauldron’s ‘Oliver Twist’ The Eden Center is sponsoring Creative Cauldron’s Learning Theater production of “Oliver Twist” which will be performed weekends November 4 – 20 at ArtSpace Falls Church. For information on tickets and show times, visit www.cretivecauldron.org. ArtSpace Falls Church is located at 410 S. Maple Avenue.
F.C.’s Kensington Hosting Parkinson’s Group The Kensington Falls Church is hosting a Parkinson’s Communications Club with Susan Wranik, MS, MA, CCC-SLP, on Wednesdays from 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. Wranik is a SpeechLanguage Pathologist and President of Susan L. Wranik Associates, LLC. The gatherings will take place at the Kensington Information Center at 1212 W. Broad Street in Falls Church. For more information, contact Karen Akers at 703-570-8671 or kakers@kensingtonsl.com.
F.C. Chamber, Federal Reserve Partner for Small Business Survey The Falls Church Chamber of Commerce has partnered with the Federal Reserve System in conducting a survey of existing and pre-start stage small business owners/managers. This survey is designed to pick up on potential finance issues affecting small businesses and bring them to the attention of those who have the ability to make changes. Individual responses are confidential. Summary results will be shared with you and will be used to brief policymakers. The survey, which closes November 23, can be found at http://frb.co1.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_8iVpQVF8PPIqCPz&orgid=CC_FallsChurch&parentid=&reserve_ bank=RIC. For more information, visit SmallBusinessResearch@atl.frb.org. Business News & Notes is compiled by Sally Cole, Executive Director of Greater Falls Church Chamber of Commerce. She may be emailed at sally@fallschurchchamber.org.
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Rolls By U Brings Sushi Burritos to Northern Virginia BY DREW COSTLEY
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Before the past couple of years, the sushi burrito was hard, if not impossible, to find in the Washington, D.C region. But the West Coast creation can now be found at several spots in the area, including in the Arlington neighborhood between Rosslyn and
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Texas and Colorado for a while. Alas, they are upon us and we are likely all the better for it. Rolls By U is a pretty spacious area in a small shopping center that also includes the first Virginia branch of the Washington, D.C. franchise Ben’s Chili Bowl. If it weren’t for Ben’s, Rolls By U would stand out more, but the facade of the building is enough to entice those wandering around looking for something to eat in the neighborhood. There are several tables and bar-style seating near the entrance of the restaurant and chalkboards with the menu for the uninitiated. As with most Chipotle-style restaurants, the burritos and bowls are highly customizable. But they also offer customizable sushi rolls, which may end up being the most innovative thing about the business. Most places that offer sushi have a set menu with no real options for customization. Rolls By U also has several Signature Ritos and Signature Rolls for those who opt for trying the chef’s creations. When I went, I tried the Amazon ($10) and it was amazing. I started to default to my usual of dipping the sushi in soy sauce, but the roll didn’t need
it. It’s wonderful on its own. The roll, which is cut into eight pieces, comes with avocado, cucumber, asparagus, mango and is topped with cilantro and sweet sesame sauce. All of the other options on the Signature Rolls menu come with meat, so I’ll just highlight a few that may have enticed a younger, pre-vegan version of myself. The Volcano ($13) comes with shrimp tempura that’s topped with seared spicy crab and is toasted. And the By U Spider ($12) comes with fried softshell crab, avocado, asparagus, crabstick and masago wrapped in soy paper. The Blueprint ($9) is the only vegan or vegetarian option on Rolls By U’s Signature Ritos menu. It comes with the grilled tofu, shredded kale, lettuce, cherry tomato, avocado, crispy shallot and green sauce. I didn’t try it when I went, but I might opt for it next time, because there definitely will be one. Rolls By U was my first sushi burrito experience and it was good enough for me to try it again. Because it’s not a dish native to the region, I can’t expect that the best version of it is out here. But
THE AMAZON ROLL at Rolls By U doesn’t need any soy sauce or wasabi. It’s delicious on its own. (P����: D��� C������/N���-P����) the fact that I can get sushi nori, a lower calorie and lower carb option than a tortilla, as a wrap option is enough to get me to supplement at least some of my traditional mexican diet with sushi burritos. I fell into the trap that many of us have with restaurants that have highly customizable menu options: It takes a few tries to find the right mix of ingredients for a custom wrap. I had a custom sushi burrito, which was good in terms of the ingredients all being fresh. But the flavor was lacking
a little. Fortunately, Rolls By U is “the land of endless sauce,” as I was informed by the cashier. So I got their Carrot Ginger sauce, which was free, and low sodium soy sauce and that made the sushi burrito great. Although sushi burritos aren’t new, not even to this region anymore, they are novel in terms of the dining scene in Northern Virginia. If that’s not enough to get butts in the seat at Rolls By U, then their stellar service and fresh ingredients should be. Oh yeah, and the endless free sauce.
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Last Wednesday I had what may turn out to be a glimpse of mankind’s future in, of all places, New Jersey. Keep in mind that New Jersey was where Edison invented the light bulb, so the state has a track record of earth-shaking innovation. The venue was the most recent demonstration of the progress that Brilliant Light Power has had in preparing its SunCell energy generating device for market. As some of you may recall from my previous columns, this device takes tiny amounts of water, converts it to a controversial form of hydrogen (which mainstream science does not admit can possibly exist) and as a result produces a teacup-sized sun that is used to produce prodigious amounts of electricity using solar cells. There is, of course, no pollution resulting from the SunCell’s operation and the cost of the fuel is close to zero, making it an irresistible choice to power the world of the future. If your immediate reaction is that this sounds too good to be true, welcome to the club as 99+ percent of people who have ever heard about this device have the same reaction as you — at least for now. The issue is not that the SunCell does not work, for all those who have been close enough to see it in operation or tested its output testify that it does; the problem is that the device and the science behind it are simply too far ahead of our time to be comprehended. As the late Arthur C. Clarke, the science fiction writer, said, “Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.” Starting from the development in November 2013 of a process to extract large amounts of energy from atomic hydrogen derived from water molecules, Randell Mills and his associates at Brilliant Light Power have moved the technology from a single flash of light to a device that now can keep a teacup-sized version of the sun burning continuously inside a sphere made of refractory materials. In few weeks, this sphere, which glows with the intensity of a light bulb filament, will be encased in a geodesic dome of advanced photovoltaic chips which will produce electricity
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an industrial setting; however, for now the priority is to make inexpensive, non-polluting electricity, which as we know has endless uses both in the stationary and mobile modes. Current plans call for the photo voltaic cells to be ready for testing by January. Customizing the photovoltaic cells is not a simple matter as the SunCell produces light thousands of times stronger than that of the sun by the time it reaches earth. This energy must be safely handled and exhausted to prevent the cells from melting. If all goes well, early prototypes of the SunCell will be made available to prospective customers and collaborators for testing by the middle of the year. If the testing is satisfactory, and all the safety certifications are in place, then the SunCell could be available for commercial use by the end of 2017. What are we to think about all this? First, the possibility that the whole idea is a scam is too remote to consider. Mills has been open about his project and more recently the progress and setbacks as he tries to develop a commercial system. The assertion by those in the academic community that the science behind the SunCell is impossible means that they have not dived into the subject deeply enough to fathom that the science goes beyond current dogma. There are now too many outside scientists, engineers, inventors, attorneys and financiers who have seen the technology up close to believe there is a massive fraud being perpetrated. Obviously, the hundreds of employees of respected outside firms that have contracted to build the solar cells or engineer the SunCell into a marketable product do not think they are dealing with a fraud or even a dubious technology. Too many outside academics have staked their reputations by verifying the technology. Somewhere in the next six months, an electricity-producing prototype of a SunCell should be ready for public display. At this point, Mills, Brilliant Light Power, and its product will be difficult to ignore. Academics who have been denying Mills’ science for the last 25 years will either have to find an alternative explanation for the extraordinary amounts of electricity being produced or start rethinking some parts of physics. The world will never be the same.
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it are simply too far ahead of our time to be comprehended. electric grid, and once installed, costs virtually nothing to run. While the photovoltaic cells currently are the most expensive part of the SunCell, their price should drop markedly once these devices are produced by the millions. Needless to say, we can anticipate a strong vested-interest reaction to the advent of this technology from those involved in the various way we currently produce and distribute electricity. These interests naturally will be supported by those who have not yet grasped the reality that the world is getting hotter largely due to emissions from the combustion of fossil fuels. So the SunCell will start life with formidable resistance to its introduction. Unless the world has already passed a tipping point where it is no longer possible to stop and reverse global warming, then the SunCell and perhaps equivalent technologies, offer the best, if not the only, hope of keeping life on this planet reasonably pleasant in the near future. Much of the news coming from the Brilliant Light Power’s recent presentation concerned the timetable for bringing the SunCell to market which is anticipated to be late next year or soon after. The heart of the device which are the subsystems that produce the small sun seem to be functioning well. They have no moving parts and are expected to run continuously for 20 years which is the expected life for solar cells. There are probably many useful things a device such as the SunCell can do in
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Singer-songwriter Joshua Radin, who just started a tour of the U.S. and Europe in Vermont on Tuesday, Nov. 1, said that he likes to create an intimate atmosphere at his shows. He said that in preparation for his tours he sits on his couch and plays his songs over and over again by himself. “[It’s] just to refamiliarize myself with songs from older records – songs that I haven’t played in a while. You never know when someone’s going to shout out a song that you haven’t played in seven, eight years,” he said. “After seven albums it’s hard to remember every song, so I do that. That’s pretty much it, actually.” Radin is coming to Northern Virginia on Sunday, Nov. 6 to play The Birchmere in Alexandria. “I try to keep it as intimate as possible. One of the reasons I love the Birchmere is because it’s an intimate venue,” he said. “And I try to make it feel like it’s my living JOSHUA RADIN. (C������� P����) room. Like I’m sitting there, playing on my He said that he completed the album in couch, playing songs the way I wrote them.” He said that he is touring with musicians, three days and spent two days doing overdubs but that it will still be an intimate experience. and harmonies on it. “So a total of five days “It’s not like we rock out or anything. I mean, to make an album in the studio was by far the we get the crowd on their feet for a few songs, fastest I’ve ever worked,” Radin said. “It was but mostly it’s like you’re in my living room. exhilarating and I was really proud of it when it was done.” At least I try to make it that way.” Earlier this year he released “High and Radin is getting ready to release his eighth album, The Fall, in January 2017. It’s his first Low,” the first single from The Fall. He said album where he produced the record himself. that he really wanted to write a song that he He said that the experience of producing his could play live and get the audience to participate in the song. He said that his attempt own album was interesting. “It went by extremely quickly,” he said. at getting audience participation on “High and “Because I had thought about each song and Low” in Vermont was successful. “That’s been really fun to play with an the production of the song so much before going into the studio that, by the time I got audience in the room because I play it a little into the studio, I sort of knew exactly what I differently live,” Radin said. “And I can coax wanted out of the band and what I wanted in the audience into doing what I need them to do.” the final result.”
He said that he wrote the love song after having a conversation with a woman he was dating at the time about sticking by your romantic partner through good times and bad times. “It’s a simple love song essentially,” Radin said. “The girl I was dating at the time that I wrote it, we were having a conversation over dinner one night and we were talking about how people, at least in our respective experiences, have been there for the highs and not the lows. “And the lows are so much important to be there for someone through. So I wrote down high and low on my phone and I remember going back home and writing out the song.” • For more information about Joshua Radin, visit joshuaradin.com.
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Community Events
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3
Spanish Language Story�me with Communikids. Children ages 2 – 5 can drop-in for Spanish story�me with Communikids. Mary Riley Styles Public Library’s Youth Services Room (120 N. Virginia Ave., Falls Church). Free. 3 p.m. 703-248-5034. Public Mee�ng: N. West St. & Great Falls St. Traffic Improvements. The intersec�on of N. West St. and Great Falls St. will receive upgrades to its pedestrian facili�es and traffic signal and the City of Falls Church would like to hear residents’ thoughts on the project. City Council Chambers/Court Room (300 Park Ave. 2nd Level, Falls Church). Free. 6:30 p.m. fallschurchva.gov/1709/N-WestGreat-Falls-Signal-Improvements. Falls Church Rotary Club Mee�ng. Shannon Steene will speak about Carpenter’s Shelter help for the homeless at the Falls Church Rotary Club’s weekly dinner mee�ng. Harvest Moon Restaurant (7260 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). $15. 6:30 p.m. FallsChurchRotary.org.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4
DMV 2 Go. The Department of Motor Vehicles’ (DMV) mobile customer service center, DMV
2 Go, will be at City Hall in Falls Church in a special event cohosted by the City of Falls Church DMV Select, Commissioner of the Revenue and the Virginia DMV. City Hall (300 Park Ave., Falls Church). Prices vary. 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. fallschurchva.gov/DMV2Go.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5
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. 8 a.m. – noon. 703248-5077. Make A Plate. Children can gather to color and design a plate on special paper. In a few weeks a�er the design is created, the children will be able to pick up a personalized, custom, usable, dishwasher-safe plate with their design on it. Reserva�on required. Doodlehopper 4 Kids (228 W. Broad St., Falls Church). $8. 2 p.m. 703-241-2262. Act It Out! with CARE Actor. Take an adventure through storybooks in this ac�ng workshop where young actors will learn various improvisa�onal theater games and act out a story with posi�ve values using costumes and props. For ages 4-6. Registra�on required. Mary Riley Styles
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Public Library’s Youth Services Room (120 N. Virginia Ave., Falls Church). Free. 2 p.m. 703-2485034.
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 6
Big Band Gala and Silent Auc�on. Gather for an a�ernoon of dancing and listening to the Tom Cunningham Orchestra, enjoying refreshment and snacks and a silent auc�on. The Tom Cunningham Orchestra is a Wammie Award winner and is the region’s outstanding big band/ swing group. The silent auc�on will raise money for church’s building repair fund. We will have dona�ons from the local community and businesses. St. Patrick’s Episcopal Church (3241 Brush Dr., Falls Church). $10; Free for children 12 and under). 3 – 5 p.m. marikohiller@gmail.com.
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 7
Preschool Story�me. Stories and fun for ages 2 – 5. Drop-in. Mary Riley Styles Public Library (120 N. Virginia Ave., Falls Church). Free. 10:30 a.m. 703-248-5034. F.C. Garden Club Mee�ng. Washington Gardener Magazine Editor/Publisher Kathy Jentz will give a program on “Inspiring Gardens,” which will feature ideas for home gardens drawn from her visits to some of the most
excep�onal private gardens in the country at the Falls Church Garden Club mee�ng. American Legion Post #130 (400 N. Oak St., Falls Church). Free. 7:30 p.m. 703533-1945.
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8
Elec�on Day. Vo�ng for the presiden�al elec�on and various other electoral races and ballot measures, including the Mary Riley Styles Public Library Expansion and Renova�on Referendum will take place at three polling places around Falls Church. 6 a.m. – 7 p.m. elec�ons.virginia.gov. Playtime with the Early Literary Center. Explore educational and manipulative items to teach early literacy through play. Ages birth to 5 years, no registration required. Mary Riley Styles Public Library (120 N. Virginia Ave., Falls Church). Free. 11 a.m. – noon.
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9
Bingo at the Library. Play Bingo at the Library. Rising grades K-5th. Registra�on opens two weeks before each date. Register with the Youth Services desk by phone or in person. Mary Riley Styles Public Library Youth Services Room (120 N. Virginia Ave., Falls Church). Free. 7 – 8 p.m. 703-2485034.
Theater Fine Arts THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3
“Girl in the Red Corner.” When Halo signs up for mixed martial arts lessons, she thinks it might make a good hobby. Her trainer thinks she’s a light-weight. Her mother and sister think it’s just plain weird. Very quickly the lessons she learns in the ring bleed into the rest of her life and Halo �inds herself battling against everyone around her – leaving her jobless and threatening to alienate her family. Now as she prepares for her �irst match, Halo realizes that life inside the cage and outside the cage are disturbingly similar. Through Nov. 20. Atlas Performing Arts Center (1333 H St. NW, Washington, D.C.). $15 – $30. 8 p.m. atlasarts.org.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4
“Oliver Twist” Born into a life of poverty and a
bleak future in the workhouse, young orphan Oliver journeys to London seeking a better life, but unwittingly falls in with the city’s criminal element. Told through the lens of a contemporary graphic novel, the Learning Theater Ensemble revisits our 2012 original adaptation of this classic Dickens tale, shedding new light on a story that has captured the imaginations and pierced the hearts of audiences for over two centuries. Through Nov. 20. ArtSpace Falls Church (410 S. Maple St., Falls Church). $14 – $16. 7:30 p.m. creativecauldron.org.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5
“Freaky Friday.” When an overworked mother and her teenage daughter magically swap bodies, they have just one day to put things right again before mom’s big wedding. Disney’s “Freaky Friday,” a new musical based on the celebrated
novel by Mary Rodgers and the hit Disney �ilms, is a hilarious, contemporary update of an American classic in which a mother and daughter really see what it is to be a family and experience each other’s lives �irst-hand, if only for a day. Through Nov. 20. Signature Theatre (4200 Campbell Ave., Arlington). $40 – $108. 8 p.m. sigtheatre.org.
“Kiss.” A standing double-date quickly becomes a hilarious farce as four friends unburden their hearts and reveal their secret passions. But is anything really what it seems to be? An intense, furtive video chat with what might be an exiled author, living on the run while escaping persecution, disintegrates both their world and ours until nothing is familiar. Can we recover what’s been lost in translation? Through Nov. 6. Wooly Mammoth Theatre Company (641 D St. NW, Washington, D.C.). $20 – $59. 3 p.m. woolymammoth.net.
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live_music&nightlife THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3 M������ ���� M����� M�������, H��T������, L������ B��������� P�����. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $10 – $25 in advance; $15 – $25 day of the show. 6 p.m. 703-255-1566. N�� � B����. Clare and Don’s Beach Shack (130 N. Washington St., Falls Church). 6:30 p.m. 703-532-9283. T�� H�������� B��� ���� T�� T�� T���. The State Theatre (220 N. Washington St., Falls Church). $13 in advance; $16 day of the show. 7 p.m. 703-237-0300. D������ M�C������ ���� B���� D����. The Birchmere (3701 Mt. Vernon Ave., Alexandria). $45. 7:30 p.m. 703-549-7500. E� T�� E����� ���� B������. Black Cat (1811 14th St. NW, Washington, D.C.). $15 (Mainstage). 7:30 p.m. 202-667-7960. E���� T�� H�����. Wolf Trap (1645 Trap Road, Vienna). $28 – $34. 8 p.m. 703-255-1900. T�� L�������� S������ H�����. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 8:30 p.m. 703241-9504.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4
L������ ���� A�����. 9:30 (815 V St. NW, Washington, D.C.). $15. 6 p.m. 202-265-0930. W���� “T�� T����” H������ ���� JEM � KD. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $20. 6:30 p.m. 703255-1566.
D���� T�� B������. The State Theatre (220 N. Washington St., Falls Church). $17 in advance; $20 day of the show. 7 p.m. 703-237-0300. L���� � M���� P�������: D���� Y������� C���� – A� I����-P�� D���� P����. Black Cat (1811 14th St. NW, Washington, D.C.). $12 (Mainstage). 9 p.m. 202-667-7960. S����� 4 S����� H������� B��������. Black Cat (1811 14th St. NW, Washington, D.C.). $12 in advance; $15 day of the show (Backstage). 9 p.m. 202-667-7960. S������ ��� H��� B���. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 9:15 p.m. 703-2419504. S�������� ���� L����. 9:30 (815 V St. NW, Washington, D.C.). $25. 10 p.m. 202-265-0930.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5
K���� D����� ���� S���� F������. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 4 p.m. 703-2419504. C���� � T�� H���� L������ ���� E��� S����. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $15 – $20. 5:30 p.m. 703-255-1566. B������� ���� M�� F�����. The State Theatre (220 N. Washington St., Falls Church). $36 in advance; $39 day of the show. 7 p.m. 703237-0300. P�� M�G�� B��� ���� G����� A����. The Birchmere (3701 Mt. Vernon Ave., Alexandria). $35. 7:30 p.m. 703-549-7500.
T�� W���� B������ ���� T�� D�����. Black Cat (1811 14th St. NW, Washington, D.C.). $18 (Mainstage). 8 p.m. 202-667-7960. M��������. 9:30 (815 V St. NW, Washington, D.C.). $55. 8 p.m. 202265-0930. J������ G�����. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 9 p.m. 703-241-9504. T�������� P�������: H���� R������� – S������� V���� F���, D���� ��� S��� J��� ���� D��� P���. Black Cat (1811 14th St. NW, Washington, D.C.). $5 (Backstage). 9:30 p.m. 202667-7960.
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 6
A������� S����� M������ ���� C�������� ���� J���� L�����. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $18. 2 p.m. 703-255-1566. M���� W���� R����� 88 A�� S��� S���. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 4 p.m. 703-241-9504. M�� L������ ���� J����� M�����. The State Theatre (220 N. Washington St., Falls Church). $25 in advance; $30 day of the show; $60 VIP. 6 p.m. 703-237-0300. T�� H������� T�� ��������� E��� B���� � K��� S�����. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $15. 6 p.m. 703-255-1566. T�� I����������� ���� B�� C�� B�� C�� ��� T�� F���. Black Cat (1811 14th St. NW, Washington, D.C.). $12 in advance; $14 day of the show (Mainstage). 7:30 p.m. 202-667-
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7960. J����� R���� ���� G��� O�� W��. The Birchmere (3701 Mt. Vernon Ave., Alexandria). $39.50. 7:30 p.m. 703-549-7500.
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 7
W��� B���� J��. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 8:30 p.m. 703-241-9504.
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8
B�� O ��� D���� P������ P�������� �� ��� R���������. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $10 – $20. 5 p.m. 703-255-1566. S����� L��� S������. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 8 p.m. 703-241-9504.
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9
J���� V������ M�M����� ���� D�� M�����. 9:30 (815 V St. NW, Washington, D.C.). $30. 7 p.m. 202265-0930. B������ ���� S�����. Black Cat (1811 14th St. NW, Washington, D.C.). $13 (Backstage). 7:30 p.m. 202-667-7960. T���� B���� ���� S����� J���. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $24 – $30. 7:30 p.m. 703255-1566. A������� S��������� P������� A������� E��� ���� B���� C���. The Birchmere (3701 Mt. Vernon Ave., Alexandria). $25. 7:30 p.m. 703-549-7500. S����� E. Wolf Trap (1645 Trap Road, Vienna). $55 – $70. 8 p.m. 703-2551900.
P������� A����... Friday, November 11 – Holiday Closure: Veterans Day. Most City offices and services will be closed, but the Veterans Ceremony will take place at 11 a.m.
outside the Falls Church Community Center. All Day. publicinfo@fallschurchva.gov.
Saturday, November 12 – Scavenger Hunt: Fall in Love with Your Parks. Adventure through the City of Falls Church parks with a series of clues, earning
raffle �ckets and snacks along the way. The first clue will be posted to the City’s Twi�er account at 10a.m. Non-Twi�er users can call the Falls Church Community Center at 703-248-5027 (TTY 711). City of Falls Church Parks. Free. 11 a.m. fallschurchva.gov/1763/Scavenger-Hunt.
Tuesday, November 15 – Enroll Virginia Affordable Care Act Overview. Representa�ves from EnrollVirginia! will explain how to apply and help you
understand the Affordable Care Act. Registra�on is required. Mary Riley Styles Public Library (120 N. Virginia Ave., Falls Church). Free. 7 – 8 p.m. enrollva.org.
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AND TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: A Fact Finding Hearing will be held on this matter on: November 15, 2016 at 1:30 P.M. at Pierce County Family and Juvenile Court, 5501 6th Avenue, Tacoma WA 98406.YOU SHOULD BE PRESENT AT THIS HEARING. THE HEARING WILL DETERMINE IF YOUR CHILD IS DEPENDENT AS DEFINED IN RCW 13.34.030(6). THIS BEGINS A JUDICIAL PROCESS WHICH COULD RESULT IN PERMANENT LOSS OF YOUR PARENTAL RIGHTS. IF YOU DO NOT APPEAR AT THE HEARING THE COURT MAY ENTER A DEPENDENCY ORDER IN YOUR ABSENCE. To request a copy of the Notice, Summons, and Dependency Petition, calls DSHS at 1-800-423-6246. To view information about your rights in this proceeding, go to www.atg.wa.gov/DPY.aspx. DATED this 3RD day of October, 2016 by PEGGY PIWONSKI, Deputy County Clerk run dates OCTOBER 19, 26, AND NOVEMBER 2. 2016
ABC LICENSE FALLS CHURCH DISTILLERS, LLC
Trading as: Falls Church Distillers, LLC 442-A South Washington Blvd, Fall Church, Virginia 22046-4419. The above establishment is applying to the VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL (ABC) for a Distillers license to sell or manufacture alcoholic beverages. Michael E. Paluzzi, CEO. NOTE: Objections to the issuance of this license must be submitted to ABC no later than 30 days from the publishing date of the first of two required newspaper legal notices. Objections should be registered at www.abc.virginia.gov or 800-552-3200.
PUBLIC NOTICE BOARD OF ZONING APPEARS FALLS CHURCH, VIRGINIA The Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA) of the City of Falls Church, Virginia will hold a public hearing on November 17, 2016 at 7:30 PM in the Council Chambers, 300 Park Avenue, for consideration of the following item: Old Business Variance application V1586-16 by Cottage Street Custom Homes, owner and applicant, for variances to Sections 48-238(3) (a) and 48-238(5)(a) to allow (1) a rear yard
setback of 17.5 feet instead of 22.5 feet; and (2) a lot coverage of 26.7 percent instead of 25 percent, for the purpose of constructing a new single-family house on the premises known as 402 Parker Avenue, RPC #52205-019 of the Falls Church Real Property Records, zoned R-1A, Low Density Residential. (continued from October 13, 2016) Information on the above applications is available for review at: Zoning Office 300 Park Avenue, Suite 300W Falls Church, VA. 703-248-5015 (option 1) zoning@fallschurchva.gov This location is fully accessible to persons with physical disabilities and special services or assistance may be requested in advance. (TTY 711)
CITY OF FALLS CHURCH FALLS CHURCH, VIRGINIA VOLUNTEERS who live in the City of Falls Church are needed to serve on the boards and commissions listed below. Contact the City Clerk’s Office (703-248-5014, cityclerk@fallschurchva.gov, or www.fallschurchva.gov/BC ) for an application form or more information. Requests for reappointment must be made through the City Clerk. Applications are accepted until the end of the month . Vacancies advertised for more than one month may be filled during each subsequent month before month’s end. Board of Equalization Board of Zoning Appeals Citizens’ Advisory Committee on Transportation City Employee Review Board Historic Architectural Review Board Historical Commission Housing Commission Regional Boards/Commissions: Fairfax Area Disability Services Board Health Systems Agency of Northern Virginia Northern Virginia Juvenile Detention Commission Members are especially needed on the Board of Equalization and the Board of Zoning Appeals: The Board of Equalization (BOE) is an independent body appointed by the Circuit Court and charged with determining whether the Office of Real Estate Assessment has equalized the assessments among property owners. Upon its review, the BOE has the power to increase, decrease, or keep the
same assessment. BOE members undergo state mandated training prior to voting in meetings. Members can expect to attend an organizational meeting each year to elect a Chair and Secretary and select meeting dates for hearings. The number of meetings is dependent on the number of appeals received. Meetings are Tuesday and Thursday evenings at 6pm and can run up to 3 hours. Professional members of the accounting, legal, and real estate community are encouraged to apply – the board requires three members from these fields. The Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA) hears and decides appeals with alleged errors in order, requirement, decision, or determination in the administration of the zoning ordinance; grants zoning variances and has the power to grant special use permits for the use of land or construction of buildings in districts where they are prohibited.
ABC LICENSE TWIST CAFE & DELI, INC , Trading
as: Twist Cafe & Deli Inc, 5820 Seminary Road, Suite A, Falls Church, Virginia 22041-3045. The above establishment is applying to the VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL (ABC) for a Mixed Beverages On Premises license to sell or manufacture alcoholic beverages. Kedeme Oda, Director. NOTE: Objections to the issuance of this license must be submitted to ABC no later than 30 days from the publishing date of the first of two required newspaper legal notices. Objections should be registered at www.abc.virginia.gov or 800-552-3200.
ABC LICENSE FALLS CHURCH DISTILLERS, LLC Trading as: Falls Church Distillers, LLC 442-A South Washington Blvd, Fall Church, Virginia 22046-4419. The above establishment is applying to the VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL (ABC) for a Beer and Wine On-Premise license to sell or manufacture alcoholic beverages. Michael E. Paluzzi, CEO. NOTE: Objections to the issuance of this license must be submitted to ABC no later than 30 days from the publishing date of the first of two required newspaper legal notices. Objections should be registered at www. abc.virginia.gov or 800-552-3200.
We are pledged to the letter andspirit of Virginia’s policy for achieving equal housing opportunity throughout the Commonwealth. We encourage and support advertising and marketing programs in which there are no barriers to obtaining housing because of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, elderliness, familial status or handicap. All real estate advertised herein is subject to Virginia’s fair housing law which makes it illegal to advertise “any preference, limitation, or discrimination because of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, elderliness, familial status or handicap or intention to make any such preference, limitation, or discrimination.” This newspaper will not knowingly accept advertising for real estate that violates the fair housing law. Our readers are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised in this newspaper are available on an equal opportunity basis. For more information or to file a housing complaint call the Virginia Fair Housing Office at (804) 367-8530. Toll free call (888) 551-3247. For the hearing impaired call (804) 367-9753.
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Long Ballot Tuesday in Century’s Final Election for U.S. President
Veterans, Women Stump for Webb, Allen Burning About Webb’s Books
Voters going to their polling places next Tuesday may be surprised to find themselves facing one of the longest ballots they’ve seen in years. It will be more than a simple decision between President Bill Clinton and his GOP challenger Sen. Bob Dole. Other minor party candidates will be on there, running for President and, especially in the 8th Congressional District that includes the City of Falls Church, for Congress, as well.
Six months ago, no one would have predicted the race for the U.S. Senate in Virginia would be competitive. Republican incumbent George Allen seemed a shooin, more focused on a potential presidential election bid next year than this month’s election. But now, in the final days before the Nov. 7 election, Allen is scrambling for his political life, in a virtual dead heat with a man who’d never sought public office before.
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defense and covered players who were hitting well. Everyone seemed to be on the same page,” Trebels said. Sophomore Annie Castillo set the tone with nine consecutive points off serves, while fellow sophomore Riley Ruyak hit well and senior hitter Kate Karstens – who, along with senior Shaun Rodock, was just named to the All-Bull Run District Volleyball first-team – had 5 kills in the third and final game alone. With an impressive regular season overall and an encouraging start in the postseason, both Trebels and her players have high expectations for how long this Mustangs team can advance. “At the beginning, we set different types of goals… One of them was to make it farther than we did last season (when Mason
WHILE FOXES ARE NOT UNCOMMON in backyards bordering Lubber Run Park, few are as playful as this guy was. Appearing on a cool Sunday afternoon, he explored the yard and even took a go with some puppy toys. He wasn’t the least bit phased when approached for a photo. It’s always nice to have a reminder that nature isn’t too far away. Just because you’re not famous doesn’t mean your pet can’t be! Send in your Critter Corner submissions to crittercorner@fcnp.com.
SOPHOMORE HITTER McKenzie Brady tips the ball over the net during the Mustangs’ 3-0 win over Strasburg High School in the Conference 35 tournament. The Mustangs take on Clarke County in the tourney �inal tonight. (P����: C���� S��) won their conference tournament but lost in the first regional game). I told the girls a while ago,
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1002 Ellison Sq | FC City
3BD/2 Full/2 Half BA TH in rarely available Ellison Square. All 3BD on UL, updated kitchen, and finished family room in LL. Charming, private patio. Great location, walk to everything including WFC Metro! Offered at $689,000
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168 Rees Pl | FC City
118 Tollgate Way | FCC
Outstanding town home in highly desired Tollgate. Don’t miss this one, almost 3,500 sq ft. Spectacular details including private, serene patio w/waterfall and pond! Walk to EFC Metro and downtown Falls Church City. Offered at $889,000
3 BD/2 Full & 2 Half BA, 4 level TH, 2,948 square feet, two car garage. Lots of natural light! Master Bedroom w/ skylights and vaulted ceilings. Walk to everything and mins to Metro and DC. Offered at $850,000
143 S Virginia Ave | FC City
Wonderful 3 BD/1 BA end unit townhome in sought after Winter Hill. Updated kitchen and bath and huge yard just steps to the new Harris Teeter, Starbucks and mins to Metro. FCC Schools! Offered at $419,000
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Luxury condo in heart of FCC feat. 2 BD/2 BA + den and 250 sq ft balcony overlooking green space! Top floor! 2 parking spaces & 2 storage units. Offered at $589,000
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Lovely 4 BD/ 2 full/ 2 half BA brick home in the McLean High School District! This wellcared for home is ready for your personal touches, and offers a great opportunity for the first-time home buyer or investor! Offered at $540,000
Lovely 4 BD/4.5 BA home on landscaped corner lot across from Lincoln Park. Totally expanded and remodeled, absolutely stunning! Offered at $1,225,000
Charming Cape featuring 3 BD/1 BA on quiet tree lined street. Incredible kitchen with family room and large private yard. Offered at $689,900
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6703 Moly Dr. Falls Church 22046
Coming soon in The Little City! Two bedroom condo in sought after area. Walk to East Falls Church Metro, bike trail, park, dog park, shops and eateries. Condo fees include all main utilities, party room, pool and club house on roof top. Plenty of natural light. Call for price. Excellent opportunity for sweat equity!
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Excellent location near the West Falls Church Metro updated kitchen and baths on three finished levels. Sales price $819,000
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Beautiful rambler on gorgeous, tree lined street. 4BR/3BA on .30 acres of landscaped yard. Completely updated. Detached garage with finished loft space. Sales price $950,000.
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For Sale #515 1BR+den/1BA condo on TOP Fl of beautiful building. 1 storage space + 1 parking sp. Overlooks green area in condo. Gourmet kitchen w breakfast bar, SS appl., granite. Sales Price $400,000 also For Rent $2,100.
2200 N Westmoreland Street Arlington, VA 22213
3245 Rio Drive #715, Falls Church, VA
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Excellent investment opportunity!! 3BR/2BA condo in Barcroft Hills. Needs updating. Beautiful setting. 2 large balconies. Swimming pool and tennis court. All utilities including in condo fee. Price perfected $218,999
2907, Linden Lane Falls Church, VA 220422
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4 BR/3BA cape cod home. Excellent Falls Church Location. 3 finished levels, updated kitchen, Hdw fls, fenced yard &1car garage. Price perfected $685,000.
6851 Grande Lane Falls Church VA 22043
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1097 Pensive Lane, Great Falls, VA 22066
7601 Burford Drive, McLean VA 22102 SOLD
Lovely and spacious floor plan in this beautiful home. 5BR/3.5BA home on full acre of land in Langley HS pyramid. Sales price $1,100,000.
5BR/3.5BA center hall colonial. Close to West FC Metro. 2 car garage, large yard. Hancock, Longfellow, McLean. Sales price $949,000.
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Beautiful home on .91 acres- lush backyard. 5BR/3.5BA with beautifully refinished hdw fls. Fresh paint & new carpet in basement. New price $849,000.