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Inside This Week Elliott Named F.C. Employee of the Year
Falls Church’s Employee Review Board has named Master Police Officer/Detective Jennifer “Missy” Elliott as the 2015 City of Falls Church Employee of the Year. See News Briefs, page 9
Easter Sunday Dining In Falls Church
Several Falls Church-area restaurants are serving holiday specials this Sunday, ranging from a la carte and prix-fixe menus to a full-on, all-you-can-eat buffet.
F.C. Council Remains Divided on City Hall Expansion, Renovation Some Ready Only For Public Safety & Court Fixes
by Nicholas F. Benton
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29 will remain in the revised plan as is. Also, Public Works director Mike Collins reported that while some work is already underway on some downtown improvements, more visible improvements to the sidewalks and crossings in the 100 and 200 blocks of N. Washington Street will commence in the late spring or early summer. The improvements, payment for which has already been approved by the City Council, are designed to “create a better look and a safer environment,” Shields added.
It was way back in May 2005 that a judicial security inspector from the Virginia Eastern District Court Security Program, operating under the U.S. Marshal Service, conducted a physical security examination of the court services provided by the City of Falls Church at its City Hall, and that August a report was presented showing the City’s provisions for security at its court held in the Council chambers at City Hall was woefully lacking. This Monday night at a F.C. City Council work session, following a significant Council dust up and intention to stall again about plans to release $1.2 million to accompany the selection of an architect for a renovation of the building, an exasperated F.C. Police Chief Mary Gavin reminded members of the Council that there are no less than 10 entrances to the aged F.C. City Hall, and that normal court security practices limit entrances to two or maybe three. But plans to authorize the $1.2 million and retain the carefullyselected architectural firm of Studio 27 at this coming Monday’s Council meeting have apparently been put off once again. Council member David Snyder was the first to pipe up Monday to object to the action, saying that there is a lot more to the plans than police and court security, that there are a lot of “add ons” for the project whose eventual total cost will be $15.8 million, and that the public has not been adequately notified about these aspects and
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David Brooks: The Shame Culture
The phrase almost completes itself: Midlife … crisis. It’s the stage in the middle of the journey when people feel youth vanishing, their prospects narrowing and death approaching. So they become undone. See page 14
Press Pass with Hiromi
Hiromi set out to create a musical novel or play with her new album Spark. Many times, when artists have these ambitious, they get too heady or even stall out before reaching completion. That’s not the case with Hiromi’s latest record.
PLANS TO AUTHORIZE MONEY to begin a multi-million dollar renovation project for Falls Church’s City Hall have apparently been once again delayed. (Photo: News-Press)
Nuances Arise at Town Hall On Shields’ Budget Proposal
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Nuances and clarifications of City Manager Wyatt Shields’ proposed $87 million FY17 budget for the City of Falls Church arose at Saturday’s town hall meeting at the Community Center. The meeting was split between time for citizens to mill around speaking to heads of the various City and school departments and a public presentation by Shields and F.C. School Superintendent Dr. Toni Jones, along with a questionand-answer period. While citizen attendance was sparse (one count
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was 17) the interest was keen among those who showed up. In terms of new information, the City Planning Department’s Paul Stoddard declared that the draft plan to divert the W&OD trail through Crossman Park has been scuttled, and planted into an appendix of the plan’s report along with a number of other alternative options that could be reconsidered at a later date. However, the Crossman Park diversion, which drew a large outcry of opposition from neighbors to the park that included some environmental concerns, is now out of the plans and the crossing of the trail at Route
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Clarity on F.C. Budget at Town Hall Continued from Page 1
Streetscape improvements on S. Washington St. are also getting underway. Shields explained that $550,000 in his budget for a new downtown plaza on the north side of the 100 block of W. Broad is coming as a grant from the City’s Economic Development Authority from proceeds it obtained from the sale of the Podolnick property upon which the 300 W. Broad (Harris Teeter) project is being built. Shields also announced that the $16.9 million renovation of City Hall, that has already been authorized by the City Council, is expected to take a big step forward at the March 28 Council meeting when approval of an architectural and engineering contract will be considered. Concerning the school budget, the request by the School Board for a 5.39 percent increase in its transfer request from the City, Dr. Jones explained that it is driven by continued robust enrollment growth, with an additional 729 students in the last decade expected to put the total enrollment
above 2,600 next fall. She pointed out that 17 percent of the households in Falls Church have children in the school system, compared to neighboring Arlington with 9.96 percent, and that in terms of constant dollars (adjusted for inflation), the expenditure per student in Falls Church is still considerably below the level of 2007, and is now at $14,000 per student. State funding per Falls Church student has been dropping for 10 years in a row, she pointed out. The state’s so-called “composite index” formula for allocating funds depending on the wealth of jurisdictions has been “rigged against Falls Church,” Council member David Snyder opined. If Falls Church had the same formula as Fairfax County, he noted, the City would be getting an additional $1.8 million from the state, and if it was the same as Loudoun County, it would be getting an additional $4.1 million, more than enough to offset any need for an increase in the school transfer this year. Shields pointed out that 80 percent of the growth in revenue from real estate in the City in the cur-
rent budget is coming from three new mixed use projects currently under construction — the 300 W. Broad, the Lincoln at Tinner Hill and the Kensington. That whopping amount, the year’s new revenues coming on just over six acres, has enabled Shields to propose his budget with only a 2.5 cent rate increase (an increase to $1.34 per $100 of assessed valuation). Without the three large scale projects, revenues from real estate would be flat, he noted, the same situation that exists throughout the region. He also explained that his recommendation that the Council give “first reading” preliminary approval to a tax rate that is 4.5 cents higher to $1.36 is solely for purposes of advertising the budget according to law, something the Council will vote to do on March 28. It does not mean that the Council will approve a budget with that rate in late April, but is being done only to give the Council some flexibility, since by law the tax rate cannot go higher than the officially advertised rate once that is decided upon. Shields struck an optimistic
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tone at the outset of the town hall, noting that the City is enjoying “strong growth and considerable vibrancy.” Challenges down the road, such as the need to expend over $100 million on a new high school, show out-year
budget projections to “look like alligator jaws” as projected costs grow compared to revenues, but the continuing push for economic development is what is expected to mitigate that considerably, he said.
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costs in advance. Among the issues still up in the air is whether or not the project will require a public referendum in November. “There has been no public discussion in terms of the cost and nonpublic safety aspects of this plan,” Snyder complained and Council member Letty Hardi chimed in that “the onus is on us (the Council–ed.) to sell this to the public.” Snyder told the News-Press yesterday that he’d “vote tomorrow” for the public safety aspects of the plan, but if those aspects cannot be separated out from the total $15.8 million renovation, then a public referendum should be held, and if it is defeated, then the Council can still authorize the public safety elements. Council member Phil Duncan, however, said that the “add-ons” are “not superfluous,” but are related to the fact that the structure is 50 years old. “So many times we get to this point and then draw back,” he said, “but it is significantly a public safety work.” Mayor David Tarter said that “we need a break out of the costs, to hear more about this, and more public input.”
But City Manager Wyatt Shields replied that “it is hard to engage the public with no architect on board.” Deputy Manager Cindy Mester added, “Stakeholder engagement” (and she said there are about 14 such stakeholder groups) “starts with the development of designs, and this next step is very important to the process.” Snyder came back saying “we are being asked to authorize a contract to do a project not to present an idea.” Todd Ray of Studio 27, whose Northern Virginia-based firm with 19 architects was chosen for the job by a Council-appointed City Hall renovation task force composed of prominent local citizens Lindy Hockenberry, Gary LaPorta, Keith Thurston and Tom Clinton, said that “only a feasibility study has been done to date,” and that once his team begins its work, there will be as much transparency for the public as possible. “Falls Church has an amazingly educated public,” he said, and numerous opportunities to engage it will be provided. Councilman Dan Sze said that, as an architect himself, agreeing to the contract “doesn’t require a full pay out if the public doesn’t like it. But this is the way you want to get it done.” Hardi said there needs to be, not so much input on the designs,
LO CA L as input on the goals of the project, from the public. Council member Karen Oliver noted that this same discussion was held a year and a half ago, and it was not unanimous then, either. “But we should not revisit old decisions,” she said. James Mak, the City’s Capital Improvement Projects engineering manager, said that “the schematic plan can stop at any point,” and that there can be “check points for public engagement.” Chief Gavin reminded the Council that, the way City Hall is now, “On any court day, it is impossible to secure” the court, including the judges, the deputies, jail operations, bailiffs, attorneys and the public. Mike Collins, the City’s Director of Public Works, said City Hall now “is a very sub-functional building.” City Hall “has to be a safe place for those who work here and come here to do business,” Duncan said. The public safety and security aspects that will be addressed if the project moves forward include secure parking and access for police, sheriff’s staff and judges, secure and segregated inmate transport pathways, separation of public, City staff, and law enforcement spaces, a central public entry point, and after-hours access and security for the public and staff.
Ancillary elements include Americans for Disability Act provisions, building code and life safety compliance for the entire facility, improved customer access to City services, increased public parking for the entire campus, and building energy efficiency and environmental sustainability. The issue of whether or not a
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public referendum will have to be held goes to the City’s policy adopted in the late 1980s that any expenditure that is above ten percent of an annual operating budget must be put to a referendum for approval. The exception is for costs associated with public safety and that exception was applied to funding a renovated fire station in the late1990s.
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percent increase) and is projected to increase to 2,600 next year (2.6 percent increase). The budget does not emphasize these current figures but instead disingenuously says enrollment is the largest in history, rather than highlighting a levelingout trend in recent years. The superintendent says in the proposed budget “we must… do more with less.” Where is the “less” in the 5.4-percent increase? Since the city pays 83 percent
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Parking Signs Around F.C. Send Mixed Messages Editor, In the March 10 issue “on the subject of predatory towing,”
Manny Sidhu asserts that “if there is a visible sign that says you [may not park],” it is simple matter that you shouldn’t. But, as I pointed out here some years ago – and it still applies today – there are signs on the 313 Park Avenue lot that not only say “Parking for 313 Park Ave. ONLY” but go an extraordinary step to explicitly forbid parking for four places – both neighbors (the library & 315) and across the street (City Hall and “no Saturday market parking”)! Yes, Howard Herman replied to my prior letter to say that there was an agreement to allow Farmers Market parking but that complete-
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Falls Church’s Little Library That Could B� C������ D� L���
As is generally known, our small library has won national star rating for eight years. How has this happened in a work space that is badly deteriorating to the point of failure of air and heating systems, obsolete elevator, inadequate wiring, leaky plumbing, a leaky roof, lack of space, etc.? Of course, it is the dedicated, hard-working staff and director who have accomplished such a feat. But how long will the staff and patrons need to overcome an environment where, for example, a) the working spaces may range from 55 to 90 degrees depending on the season, or b) the spaces are flooded from toilet overflow, or inundated by roof leaks? How often do we have to have a patron or a staff member trapped in a creaky elevator for which parts are no longer manufactured? These are not just one-time occurrences, they are repeated hazards. I cannot imagine that citizens of our city want to tolerate such conditions for the staff or themselves. Yet, we hear comments that there is no need to change or improve the building. Or we hear suggestions that libraries are no longer necessary in these digital times. This latter comment exemplifies the type of thinking that declared the computer revolution would take us to the paperless age. So now our paper usage has soared almost beyond belief. Come on, let’s get real. The city’s citizens and employees need
a library renovation and expansion just to continue serving current patrons, let alone accommodating an expected population increase resulting from new and contemplated apartments, condominiums and con-
“The city’s citizens and employees need a library renovation and expansion just to continue serving current patrons, let alone accommodating an expected population increase.”
version of small homes to “McMansions.” Further, the library is currently providing programs for several thousand children each year, with attendance doubling in the last ten years, and still increasing. The building simply cannot accommodate further increases in attendance at these popular programs. More important, we do not want these attendees, especially the children, exposed to the conditions described above. Over the last two years, members of the
Library Board have worked with a design firm McMillan Pazdan Smith Architecture and the Esoarc Studio to come up with a minimally expensive solution to the building’s problems. The result has been a plan which incorporates public inputs and which has been shown to the public. The plan offers a choice of expansion either on the west side or the east side, and that choice will be made later, based on semi-final design drawings. Since 1992, when the building was expanded, a U.S. law has decreed guidelines for new or renovated structures to meet the needs of handicapped persons. So these guidelines will take up to a third of our now contemplated 6,600 square-foot expansion and renovation plan, leaving us with something over 4,000 square feet and a somewhat higher price tag than expected. We had originally suggested a total raze and rebuild, but the cost was at least $18 million, and was rejected by the Planning Commission. Discussions with the design firm staff led to the current plan which, when implemented, will serve the City for at least 25 years. The plan will provide new restroom facilities, more aisle space between shelves, wider corridors as well as some other safety features (all required). But it will also provide more sequestered space (ahhh, the quiet will be amazing!) for children’s programs, added space for young adults, more space for local history archives plus better office arrangements for staff,
better security, better sight lines for staff to track activities, more and better wiring, a new elevator, new air and heating equipment, a new roof, more logical placement of computers and many other modern niceties. The Library Board intends to publicize the plans more widely and has authorized a short film which will display the two options mentioned above to receive more public input. This will occur shortly, and board members welcome questions and discussion of this acutely needed renovation/ expansion. We now are waiting for City Council deliberations on the financing of the $8.3 million price tag. By the way, the two major site restrictions are a) the land must be used for library purposes or revert to the Styles family heirs, and b) the architecture must be “like” the Williamsburg Colonial design. So fear not, you will not lose the present looks of our building, but it will be slightly larger and will be entered from Park Avenue. As a member of the Library Board and as a private citizen, I urge readers to tell City Council members that you encourage and support a library renovation and modest expansion. Let’s remove the obstacles that staff and patrons are struggling to overcome and instead redirect our efforts into making our stellar record even better! Chester W. De Long is a vice chair of the Falls Church Library Board.
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TO LETTERS THE EDITOR Continued from Page 6 completely misses the point. The signs expressly forbid that – so who’s to know what’s what by reading the signs?! How much funding would it take to *install* some black tape over the agreed non-applicable restriction -- is this too tough a task to tackle? Before we think about funding ripping up the W&OD and Crossman parks, how about taking care of this simple unwelcoming contradiction. And there are other cases of conflicting or confusing signage: at the News-Press’s former site, one signpost holds an upper sign reserving parking “for Carpet Royale ONLY” and below it another that has “Reserved Church Parking All Day Sunday & Wednesday 7-9 PM.” The signage for George Mason Square off of S. Washington St. has an upper small sign offering “After Hours Parking for Restaurant [patrons] & Building Tenants Only” but below which comes the conflicting “Private Parking Residents
Parking ONLY ... 24/7”! How many others can readers find? (The Christian Science Reading Room’s “No Trespassing” sign brings to mind the Lord’s prayer “... as we forgive those who trespass against us” and all!) Except that in The Little City, it’s about towing, not forgiveness. In the ‘70s, there was a song, “Signs, signs, everywhere there’s signs – Blocking the scenery, breaking my mind. Do this, don’t do that, can’t you read the sign?” Dan Lehman Falls Church
News-Press Made Me Fall in Love with F.C. All Over Again Editor, I happen to be having lunch in Falls Church at Panjshir this past Saturday. I picked up your newspaper at the Brits on Broad store next to it after picking up some cute gifts. I used to live on Poplar Drive
in the 1970s and wanted to see how the News-Press covered the city news and surrounding areas. Your paper made me fall in love again with Falls Church! The city is so lucky to have a such a sensible and thoughtful newspaper to serve the Falls Church community. I live in Bethesda now and we have lost our Gazette newspapers to give us the emphasis on local issues. (I worked at NIH in the ‘70s and the trip around the beltway was a daily punishment so I finally moved to the other side of the Potomac River). Getting back to your paper – I particularly appreciated The Richmond Report as my granddaughter goes to VCU and was recently an intern at the Virginia Assembly. We spent the last month talking about all the legislation passed and not passed and I will send her a copy of the article. But the article that won me completely over to the Falls Church NewsPress was “Trump as Hitler” by Wayne Besen. Paul Krugman’s column was also riveting and good, straight talk. He told it like it is – and I agree with him! I wish you the best of luck with your publication – and, I wish you could develop a Bethesda NewsPress too! Carol Ann Rudolph Bethesda
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Editor, At GMU’s “Roadmap To Our Region’s Economic Future” conference, Professor Stephen Fuller posed the following riddle: “When will the region grow up as a region?” Development of Four Mile Run, which runs through Falls Church and Arlington, sets the tone for responding to Professor Fuller’s riddle. Falls Church’s Four Mile Run Restoration Action Plan envisions “improve[d] water quality...new parkland...impetus for mixed use redevelopment along the stream.” Arlington’s Four Mile Run Planning Study, posits “a
community planning process to transform the neighborhood...and re-evaluat[e] land use goals for a stretch of Arlington.” Professor Fuller’s call to action provides Northern Virginia with the opportunity to “grow up as a region;” Falls Church’s “Action Plan” and Arlington’s “Planning Study” reveals where this possible. Chris McDonald Jones Via the Internet
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‘Missy’ Elliott Named F.C. Employee of Year Master Police Officer/Detective Jennifer “Missy” Elliott, has been named the 2015 City of Falls Church Employee of the Year. The Employee Review Board selected Elliot for her work in raising awareness about the cumulative effects of trauma on police officers nationwide and locally, according to a City of F.C. press release. Elliot has worked for the City of Falls Church for 20 years, five years spent in the Uniform Patrol Division and in the remainder in the Criminal Investigations Division. Through her work to raise awareness about trauma on police officers, she has spoken at the International Chiefs of Police, the FBI, the Virginia Local Government Manager’s Association, International Det. Jennifer “Missy” Elliott. Association of Chiefs of Police, and more. She has also created several programs in the City – she has brought police psychologists into the Police Department, created a Dog Therapy Program for officers, created a “Healthy Mind CheckIn” program, and brought in yoga instructors to help officers cope with stress and trauma from the job. A public reception in Elliot’s honor is scheduled for Monday, April 11, at 6:30 p.m. at Cherry Hill Farmhouse (312 Park Ave.). The award will be presented to Elliot that evening at the City Council meeting in City Hall (300 Park Ave.) at 7:30 p.m.
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Updates on Campus Redevelopment Scheduled Falls Church City Manager Wyatt Shields and School Superintendent Toni Jones will provide updates on the high school and middle school campus redevelopment project at two community meetings, one on Wednesday, March 30 at 7 p.m. at Mary Ellen Henderson Middle School (7134 Leesburg Pike) and the other on Wednesday, April 6 at 7 p.m. in Council Chambers of City Hall (300 Park Avenue). Both meetings will include the same presentation and an opportunity for attendees to ask questions, according to City officials. Also, updated information will be provided at the meetings and will be posted on the City’s website.
McAuliffe Vetoes Restrictive Voter Bill Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe yesterday vetoed House Bill 9, which would require Virginia general registrars to deny voter registration applications submitted by eligible Virginians. In a statement explaining his veto, the governor said he opposes stripping registrars of their discretion when it comes to omissions from applications that are not material to determining whether the applicant is qualified to vote in the Commonwealth. The Governor stressed the importance of making it easier for qualified Virginians to play a role in the election process, as well as his opposition to any efforts to erect barriers for eligible Virginia voters. “The Voting Rights Act expressly prohibits denying applications for omissions that are not material to determining voter eligibility,” McAuliffe said in his veto statement.
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Community News & Notes Local Tai Chi School Shines At National Tournament Falls Church’s Sun & Moon Taiji One competed in the 2016 U.S. Capital Wushu Championship on Saturday, March 12 at Northern Virginia Community College’s Annandale campus and dominated the competition. The team wowed the martial arts-enthusiast attendees with well-executed and perfectly synchronized group and individual tai chi performances. The team ended up taking home gold medals in all three team divisions and 11 individual divisions.
F.C. Boys Select Basketball Team Wins 2 Championships Falls Church City’s 7th grade boys select basketball team were regular season champions of the Fairfax County Youth Basketball League and took the tournament
championship with a 64-59 win over Fort Hunt. Led by coach Mike Thomas and assistant coach Dennis Martino, the team finished the regular season with a 16-1 record. The Fairfax County Youth Basketball League awarded several accolades to the team, including the Most Valuable Coach award to Thomas, Most Valuable Player to Deven Martino, naming to the All-League team for Marco Ferrara and Declan Quill and Most Valuable Player of the championship game to Ferrara.
Local Rotary Club Receives 5 District Service Awards The Falls Church Rotary Club recently won five awards from District 7610 for their service efforts throughout the past year and celebrated at its weekly meeting on Thursday, March 10 at Harvest Moon Restaurant, located at 7260 Arlington Boulevard, Falls Church.
Also, the chapter’s presidentelect Erica Brouillette gave a talk about her volunteer medical mission trip to Chantal, Haiti. The club won the following awards: the Small Club of the Year Award; the Exemplary Award for Club Excellence; the Public Image Award; the Vocational Service Award; and the Youth Service Award. For more information, visit FallsChurchRotary.org.
F.C.’s Michael Burgos Wins Award for ‘The Eulogy’ Falls Church resident Michael Burgos won the Best Comedy award at the 2016 Adelaide Fringe Festival in Adelaide, Australia, the festival announced on Sunday, March 13. Burgos won for his one-man show “The Eulogy,” which was written, directed and performed by him. With more than 1150 acts, the Adelaide Fringe Festival is the
MEMBERS OF FALLS CHURCH CITY’S 7TH GRADE BASKETBALL team, (l to r, in red) Marty Casserly, Owen Thomas and Marco Ferrara, pose for a picture with Tyler (center) during the team’s volunteer effort with the Special Olympics of Loudon County. The basketball team won the Fairfax County Youth Basketball League’s regular season and tournament championships this year and received several accolades from the league. (Photo: Courtesy of Jennifer Thomas)
largest arts festival in the southern hemisphere and the 2nd largest Fringe festival in the world – only the Edinburgh Fringe Festival is larger. Prominent Edinburgh producers have met with Burgos to discuss bringing his show to this year’s Edinburgh Fringe Festival. During the 2015 Capital Fringe Festival in Washington, D.C., Burgos’ “The Eulogy” had a sold-out run, garnered rave reviews and honors and was one of 13 acts selected to be extended in the festival’s first-ever extension week. For more information, visit theeulogyplay.com.
Peeps Diorama Contest Comes Back to F.C. Library Mary Riley Styles Public Library’s annual Peeps Story contest is being held on Saturday, April 2 at the library at 120 N. Virginia Avenue, with the dioramas on display from 9 a.m. – 5
p.m., judging of the dioramas taking place at 10:45 a.m. and awards given out at 11 a.m. There will be two opportunities for children in grades 1 – 12 to create Peeps dioramas for the contest, or just for fun, at the library. The first session is the library’s Early Release Wednesday from 3 – 4 p.m. on Wednesday, March 30 for children in grades 1 – 5. Participation in this session is limited to 15 children and advance registration is required. The other opportunity is Teen Time on Thursday, March 31 from 7 – 8 p.m. for children in grades 6 – 12 and registration is required for that session as well. Submissions to the Peeps Story contest can be created outside of the library, as well. Drop off of dioramas for the contest is on Thursday, March 31 from 5 – 9 p.m. and Friday, April 1 from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. For more information, visit fallschurchva. gov/Library or call 703-248-5034.
LEVINE MUSIC CELEBRATED ITS 40TH ANNIVERSARY on Saturday, March 19 with a concert at The Falls Church Episcopal. Violinist Fedor Ouspensky, cellist Igor Zubkovsky and pianist Anna Ouspenskaya were the featured players at the concert, in which piano trios composed by legendary composers Beethoven and Schumann when they were age 40 were presented. (Photo: Courtesy of Avie Schneider)
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The Solarize NOVA program has returned to Falls Church City and Vienna for its second year. The program, which will have its first run in the City of Fairfax, started on Tuesday, March 15 and will run through May 15. Through the Solarize program, residents of the Falls Church, Vienna and the City of Fairfax can take advantage of free solar site assessments, the convenience of a streamlined process for installing solar power in their homes and affordable rates for installing solar power due to bulk purchasing discounts. Area residents can visit the solarizenova.org website to sign up for a free solar site assessment and browse the listing of contractors available to install solar power at lower than usual rates. According to Tim Stevens, chair of the City’s Energy Transition Subcommittee, the cost of installing solar is ten percent cheaper than it was last year. Also, Stevens said that the Local Energy Alliance Program, who is running the Solarize program in partnership with the Northern Virginia Regional Commission and the participating municipalities, has expanded the hours in which residents can receive the free solar site assessments. Last year, the site assessments could only be performed during weekday, work hours, but this year homeowners can schedule
site assessments for weekday evenings and weekends. As with last year, Falls Church Mayor David Tarter has entered into a contest with the mayors of the other participating municipalities over who will have the most residents and homeowners sign up for the program through the end of the campaign in May. The City of Falls Church Solarize program will have a launch event on Sunday, April 3 from 2 – 3:30 p.m. at Clare and Don’s Beach Shack at 130 N. Washington Street. For more information, visit solarizefallschurch.org.
F.C. Resident Runs Marathon For Cancer Research Falls Church resident Michael Glover will run the 120th Boston Marathon as part of the DanaFarber Marathon Challenge Team, which is representing Boston’s Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. All of the money raised by Glover and his teammates will fund the Claudia Adams Barr Program, a leading program for innovation in cancer research at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Glover, along with more than 550 Dana-Farber Marathon Challenge teammates from across the United States and around the world, will run Massachusetts’ historic marathon route from Hopkinton to Boston with a goal to raise $5.4 million for cancer research at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. This year marks the 27th annual running of the DanaFarber Marathon Challenge.
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Falls Church Arts Hosts Farewell Soiree for Babington Falls Church Arts is hosting a Farewell Soiree for local artist Isabelle Babington, who is moving to France after serving Falls Church Arts for several years, on Saturday, March 26 from 7 – 10 p.m. at ArtSpace Falls Church at 410 S. Maple Street. On Sunday, March 20 art patrons, artists and friends of Babington attended a happy hour held for her at ArtSpace Falls Church. According to Falls Church Arts president Barb Cram, final preparations are underway for the 7th Annual Scenes in the City Plein Art Festival, which will be held from April 17 – June 17, with the final competition held on June 18. And there is a call for entries for the final two shows in the Falls Church Arts 2015-2016 season, Artful Whimsy and Line Upon Line. The deadline for submission is April 25 at 11 p.m. for Artful Whimsy and the deadline submission is May 16 at 11 p.m. for Line Upon Line. For more information, visit fallschurcharts.org.
AT THE FAIRFAX COUNTY GOVERNMENT BUILDING, (l to r) Timothy Johnson, Vice President, Community Impact, United Way of the National Capital Area, Kelly V. Brinkley, Chief Operating Of�icer, United Way of the National Capital Area; Christopher Fay, Executive Director, Homestretch; and Dana Lewis, United Way of the National Capital Area FairfaxFalls Church Regional Council stand together at a grant award ceremony on Tuesday, March 1. Falls Church’s own Homestretch was one of 61 recipients of the United Way of the National Capital Area Community Impact grants. (P����: C������� �� J��� G��������)
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The Middle-Age Surge
The phrase almost completes itself: Midlife … crisis. It’s the stage in the middle of the journey when people feel youth vanishing, their prospects narrowing and death approaching. So they become undone. The red Corvette pops up in the driveway. Stupidity reigns. There’s only one problem with the cliché. It isn’t true. “In fact, there is almost no hard evidence for midlife crisis at all, other than a few small pilot studies conducted decades ago,” Barbara Bradley Hagerty writes in her new book, Life Reimagined. The vast bulk of the research shows that there may be a pause, or a shifting of gears in the 40s or 50s, but this shift “can be exhilarating, rather than terrifying.” Bradley Hagerty looks at some of the features of people who turn midlife into a rebirth. They break routines, because NEW YORK TIMES NEWS SERVICE “autopilot is death.” They choose purpose over happiness – having a clear sense of purpose even reduces the risk of Alzheimer’s. They put relationships at the foreground, as career often recedes. Life Reimagined paints a portrait of middle age that is far from grim and decelerating. Midlife begins to seem like the second big phase of decision-making. Your identity has been formed; you know who you are; you’ve built up your resources; and now you have the chance to take the big risks precisely because your foundation is already secure. The theologian Karl Barth described midlife in precisely this way. At middle age, he wrote, “the sowing is behind; now is the time to reap. The run has been taken; now is the time to leap. Preparation has been made; now is the time for the venture of the work itself.” The middle-aged person, Barth continued, can see death in the distance, but moves with a “measured haste” to get big new things done while there is still time. What Barth wrote decades ago is even truer today. People are healthy and energetic longer. We have presidential candidates running for their first term in office at age 68, 69 and 74. Greater longevity is changing the narrative structure of life itself. The elongation of vital life has changed the phases of life. The most obvious change is the emergence of the odyssey years. People between age 20 and the early 30s can now take a little more time to try on new career options, new cities and new partners. However, another profound but more hidden change is the altered shape of middle age. What could have been considered the beginning of a descent is now a potential turning point – the turning point you are most equipped to take full advantage of. It is the moment when you can look back on your life so far and see it with different eyes. Hopefully you’ve built up some wisdom, which, as the psychologists define it, means seeing the world with more compassion, grasping opposing ideas at the same time, tolerating ambiguity and reacting with equanimity to the small setbacks of life. By middle age you might begin to see, retrospectively, the dominant motifs that have been running through your various decisions. You might begin to see how all your different commitments can be integrated into one meaning and purpose. You might see the social problem your past has made you uniquely equipped to tackle. You might have enough clarity by now to orient your life around a true north on some ultimate horizon. Lincoln, for example, found in midlife that everything so far had prepared him to preserve the Union and end slavery. The rest of us don’t have causes that grand, but plenty of people bring their life to a point. They dive fully into existing commitments, or embrace new ones. Either way, with a little maturity, they’re less likely by middle age to be blinded by ego, more likely to know what it is they actually desire, more likely to get out of their own way, and maybe a little less likely, given all the judgments that have been made, to care about what other people think. The people who find meaning at this stage often realize the way up is down. They get off that supervisor’s perch and put themselves in direct contact with the people they can help the most. They accept that certain glorious youthful dreams won’t be realized, but other, more relational jobs turn out to be more fulfilling. They achieve a kind of tranquillity, not because they’ve decided to do nothing, but because they’ve achieved focus and purity of will. They have enough self-confidence, and impatience, to say no to some things so they can say yes to others. From this perspective, middle age is kind of inspiring. Many of life’s possibilities are now closed, but limitation is often liberating. The remaining possibilities can be seized more bravely, and lived more deeply.
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On Invincible Ignorance Remember Paul Ryan? The speaker of the House used to be a media darling, lionized as the epitome of the Serious, Honest Conservative – never mind those of us who actually looked at the numbers in his budgets and concluded that he was a con man. These days, of course, he is overshadowed by the looming Trumpocalypse. But while Donald Trump could win the White House – or lose so badly that even our rotten-borough system of congressional districts, which heavily favors the GOP, delivers the House to the Democrats – the odds are that come January, Hillary Clinton will be president, and Ryan still speaker. So I was NEW YORK TIMES NEWS SERVICE interested to read what Ryan said in a recent interview with John Harwood. What has he learned from recent events? And the answer is, nothing. Like just about everyone in the Republican establishment, Ryan is in denial about the roots of Trumpism, about the extent to which the party deliberately cultivated anger and racial backlash, only to lose control of the monster it created. But what I found especially striking were his comments on tax policy. I know, boring – but indulge me here. There’s a larger moral. You might think that Republican thought leaders would be engaged in some soul-searching about their party’s obsession with cutting taxes on the wealthy. Why do candidates who inveigh against the evils of budget deficits and federal debt feel obliged to propose huge high-end tax cuts – much bigger than those of George W. Bush – that would eliminate trillions in revenue? And economics aside, why such a commitment to a policy that has never had much support even from the party’s own base, and appears even more politically suspect in the face of a populist uprising? But here’s what Ryan said about all those tax cuts for the top 1 percent: “I do not like the idea of buying into these distributional tables. What you’re talking about is what we call static distribution. It’s a ridiculous notion.” Aha. The income mobility zombie strikes again. Ever since income inequality began its sharp rise in the 1980s, one favorite conservative excuse has been that it doesn’t mean anything, because economic positions change all the time. People who are rich this year might not be rich next year, so the gap
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between the rich and the rest doesn’t matter, right? Well, it’s true that people move up and down the economic ladder, and apologists for inequality love to cite statistics showing that many people who are in the top 1 percent in any given year are out of that category the next year. But a closer look at the data shows that there is less to this observation than it seems. These days, it takes an income of around $400,000 a year to put you in the top 1 percent, and most of the fluctuation in incomes we see involves people going from, say, $350,000 to $450,000 or vice versa. As one comprehensive survey put it, “The majority of economic mobility occurs over fairly small spans of the distribution.” Average incomes over multiple years are almost as unequally distributed as incomes in any given year, which means that tax cuts that mainly benefit the rich are indeed targeted at a small group of people, not the public at large. And here’s the thing: This isn’t a new observation. As it happens, I personally took on the very same argument Ryan is making – and showed that it was wrong – almost 25 years ago. Yet the man widely considered the GOP’s intellectual leader is still making the same old claims. OK, maybe I’m just indulging a pet peeve by focusing on this particular subject. Yet the persistence of the income mobility zombie, like the taxcuts-mean-growth zombie, is part of a pattern. Appalled Republicans may rail against Donald Trump’s arrogant ignorance. But how different, really, are the party’s mainstream leaders? Their blinkered view of the world has the veneer of respectability, may go along with an appearance of thoughtfulness, but in reality it’s just as impervious to evidence – maybe even more so, because it has the power of groupthink behind it. This is why you shouldn’t grieve over Marco Rubio’s epic political failure. Had Rubio succeeded, he would simply have encouraged his party to believe that all it needs is a cosmetic makeover – a fresher, younger face to sell the same old defunct orthodoxy. Oh, and a last-minute turn to someone like John Kasich would, in its own way, have similar implications. What we’re getting instead is at least the possibility of a cleansing shock – of a period in the political wilderness that will finally force the Republican establishment to rethink its premises. That’s a good thing – or it would be, if it didn’t also come with the risk of President Trump.
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Who Wants the Blue Collar Vote?
What a sight to see! Otherwise dignified leaders of the Republican Party establishment, the likes of Mitt Romney, Lindsey Graham and Jeb Bush, almost literally holding their noses to either endorse or at least announce publicly they’re voting for the one guy in the Republican presidential field even more crazy and dangerous than Donald Trump–Ted Cruz. It makes one wonder why these mewling puppets of the nation’s ruling class are so willing to demonstrably humiliate themselves in this way. I trust it is not because they hold any genuine moral disgust toward Donald Trump, who remains on a fast track to winning the number of delegates needed to secure the Republican presidential nomination, no matter how much he is deserving of it. A very good argument could be made that, in fact, Trump would fare better FALLS CHURCH NEWS-PRESS than Cruz in a general election against Democrat Hillary Clinton in November. So why are these establishment Republicans so adamant to stop Trump? An explanation comes from considering not Trump, himself, but his impassioned electoral base. Here’s where the problem really exists for the ruling class. While there is a distinctly racist element to this constituency, it is also marked by other things, most importantly anger and frustration over the failure of their leaders to return them to any measure of the economic gains they’d achieved prior to the Great Recession. There are deeply troubling statistics showing that the U.S. is at the flat bottom among developed nations in the percentage of the national wealth that’s in the hands of its middle class. The rich are getting richer, faster now than ever before. It’s definitely a state of affairs that no establishment Republican wants to see upended, but fears a national revolt could. Of course, Trump’s solutions to his constituency are largely nationalistic and xenophobic with patently unachievable proposed solutions. On the other hand, he has also pointed his hoary finger at Wall Street and the ability of multinational corporations to continually get the upper hand through legislation in Washington and trade deals to their advantage. In other words, Trump is sitting on top of an unprecedented social powder keg that could blow the fortunes of the ruling class to smithereens. Ironically enough, so is Bernie Sanders, the ostensible opposite of Trump but appealing to more rational, doable and equitable remedies for the middle class. The Democrats, including Hillary Clinton, should be thanking their lucky stars for Sanders and his ability to turn the same middle class rage that is animating the Trump campaign into a better Democratic direction. An argument made by Thomas Frank in his book, Listen, Liberal!, claims that the Democratic Party in recent decades abandoned its historic blue collar base in favor of a more upscale, whiter collar technocratic electorate, creating a vacuum that now accounts for much of the Trump phenomenon, and could undo the Democrats in November. There are a lot of reasons for this, not the least of which has been, in my view, the ruling class’ social engineering since the early 1970s with a dystopian, cynical and self-centered “post-modern” mindset in the core fabric of our national culture. It has represented a form of class warfare in itself, arising from the proto-fascist theorems of the “New Age” philosophies directed against the “solidarity” of the labor movement and its traditional alliances with the FDR-brand of Democratic Party. This new paradigm repudiates any notion of legitimate economic class distinctions, and Democrats since the 1980s have fallen for it. Among other things it has undermined an ability to address the economic roots of many of the nation’s and planet’s most challenging foreign policy problems. The singular menace represented by the “neo-conservative” zeal to break up and impose a unilateral “democratic” solutions in the Middle East under George W. Bush, was substituted in place of a sober recognition of economic, not merely cultural or religious, causes for conflict. The ferment now roiling the Middle East, Europe and the U.S., alike, all have at their root the global ruling class’ engineered efforts to alienate and separate, by enfranchising cult-driven religious extremism, for example, serious political commitments from core economic realities.
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Learning Lessons From Outrage There is so much we have learned from this painful election season and the rise of a demagogic real estate developer. We have learned that a human branding machine who grew up in the shadows and spotlight of New York City’s cutthroat media knows intuitively how to exploit that media. We have learned that too many in the media are ever so willing to be exploited if the exploitation is mutual and money is to be made. We have learned what conditions make the prime environment for the rise of a demagogue: disaffection, demographic change, the demise of hope and opportunity and the dislocation of traditional power and privilege from automatic inheritance of prosperity. We have seen that divisive, dangerous leaders don’t necessarily rise because of stirring oration or a clear and compelling vision. They can be quirky, disarming and idiosyncratic, with a vague, hollow message that says little even as it promises much. We have learned the dangers of doubting the depravity and desperaNEW YORK TIMES NEWS SERVICE tion of some who would follow such a man despite, or possibly even because of, his offensive rhetoric and outrageous policies. We have learned just how much ugliness exists in this country, and what it looks like when it finds a voice, a leader and a reason to gather and unite. We have learned that the Republican establishment has no clue who the Republican base is anymore, or if they do, they thought wrongly that they could control them by feeding them crumbs of obstruction and vague aspirationalism from their table of excess. In fact, that base has been gorging itself on fear and anger, vileness and the possibility of violence. As Rolling Stone reported last week in the following exchange with the Republican pollster Frank Luntz: “Republicans didn’t listen,” Luntz says. “They didn’t hear the anger because they spent too much time in Washington and not enough in the rest of America. The Republican finance people, the donor class, they didn’t see it and didn’t hear it, and by the time they did, it was too late.” Luntz compared it to a horror film: “You know something’s out there, but you don’t see it until you’re getting stabbed.” When you compare your own base to the killer in a slasher flick, you know you have a problem. We have learned what it looks like when a party
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eventually wakes up to itself being overtaken and undone and throws itself into convulsions to rescue itself from a creature of its own creation. As The New York Times reported Saturday, Republican leaders adamantly opposed to their own front-runner’s candidacy “are preparing a 100-day campaign to deny him the presidential nomination” with a “delegate-by-delegate lobbying effort” that would cast him as “a calamitous choice for the general election.” The article continued, saying that “an effort to block him would rely on an array of desperation measures, the political equivalent of guerrilla fighting.” It’s war. But for all those looking on in horror and disbelief, I hope that we have learned something else, something great. I hope that we learn to constantly center the ideal at that core of the current offense: enlightenment, equality and idealism. I hope that we learn that progress is not an unfailingly upward, inexorably positive movement, but an awkward and clumsy dance in which we lurch forward three steps and stumble back two. I hope we learn that citizenship and comfort in a free society is not free. It comes at a cost. You must work to grow and maintain our liberty, because there are forces that would undo and dismantle those liberties. We must stay awake and engaged, informed and involved if we are to continue to move out of darkness and into light. I hope we learn that if one is not actively working to dismantle oppressive forces and inclinations in oneself and in society, one’s silence and inaction provide support for their continuation and prosperity. Inertia is no respecter of ideology. It can move right just as easily as it can move left. It can move toward the better just as easily as toward the worse. There is no moment in a republic when there is a lull in the fight. The battles always rage. The enemy stays busy. Nothing that is won stays won without vigilant protection. We, as a country, again find ourselves standing at the precipice, staring into the darkness of the void, and we must fight our way back from it. And this is not just about being against the real estate developer. It’s more. It’s about being for something: nobility, honor and character, righteousness, civility and togetherness. We have to decide who we are as a country, not as an opposition force but as a positive, proactive force, and use all levers of power to which we have access to bring our vision of America into reality. The rise of the real estate developer has drawn into sharp relief the idea that doing nothing and expecting to preserve or extend progress isn’t an option.
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A Penny for Your Thoughts
News of Greater Falls Church By Supervisor Penny Gross
Budget, Part V: Again? Yes. The discussion about the County Executive’s proposed FY 2017 county budget continues, in preparation for the Board’s public hearings on April 5, 6, and 7, and the Board’s eventual adoption of the amended budget, scheduled for April 26. During this same time, the Board of Supervisors is continuing its review of the county’s Lines of Business (LOBs), examining all 390 LOBs in presentations by county staff, a task now extended through May. Weather, and longer than anticipated interrogations by Board members, forced a number of department and agency heads to reschedule their presentations. The LOBs review provides important and relevant information to decisions-makers, but its most valuable benefit will be in the development of budgets next year and in future years, since development of the FY2017 budget already had been completed by the time the LOBs review began. LOBs is an excellent mechanism to help new Board members learn about county services, and it reminds experienced members about the variety of local services we enjoy as Fairfax County residents. Among them are outstanding public schools, premier public safety services, parks, libraries, programs for every age – from the tiniest to the eldest, award-winning wastewater treatment facilities, environmentally friendly stormwater and solid waste programs, and a plethora of services for our neediest residents, to help them become fully participating members of our community. All departments were directed to provide metrics in their presentations, and some of those metrics reflected a huge increase in customer demand. For instance, the Department of Public Safety Communications, or the 9-1-1 Center, handled 984,518 calls during Fiscal Year 2015. The 9-1-1 call taker provided emergency
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Unspeakable attacks by Islamic extremists are so frequent that they are losing their shock value while maintaining their horror. It’s convenient to invoke the sterile word “terrorism” to describe this phenomenon – but it’s more accurately described as “asymmetrical strategic ideological warfare.” The terror is carried out by those with very specific beliefs who share the aim of using violence to coerce societies into adopting their political ideas and austere way of life. It’s worked in the Middle East, so why not Europe, they reason? Indeed, the most prominent organization promoting Jihad in Brussels is Sharia4Belgium, a salafist Muslim entity listed as a terrorist group by a Belgian judge in February 2015. According to The Financial Times, the country has “a poor record on integrating Muslim communities – the rundown district of Molenbeek, which has dispatched dozens of foreign fighters to the Middle East, has an unemployment rate of 30 percent, triple the national average.” Jihadists have also exploited a unique cultural loophole in Belgium. The small nation is comprised of two ethnic groups, the Dutch-speaking Flemish population, which represents 59 percent of the country, and the French-speaking Walloons, which comprise 41 percent of the people. The result is 19 different police districts in Brussels, and language barriers, which can inhibit the sharing of intelligence. Today, we try to wrap our minds around this mind-numbing madness that has occurred at the bloody hands of ISIL – which has claimed responsibility for the massacre, in retaliation for the arrest of Salah Abdeslam, the sole survivor of the Paris attacks on Nov 13 that slaughtered 130 people. There were two explosions at the Brussels airport, one of which was set off by a suicide bomber, and another blast at a centrally located subway station. At least 34 people were killed – 14 at the airport and 20 at the subway station – and many more were wounded. These are heinous attacks on our civilization and way of life. They are treacherous butchers who murdered innocent civilians and epitomize cowardliness. This latest massacre of unarmed men, women, and children is terrible and tragic, and must be stopped. The question is – how? First, we must not panic and overreact. That is exactly what these barbarians want us to do. Even as smoke fills the Belgian airport and subway system – we can’t let it cloud our vision. We saw the disastrous results of oversimplification and overreaction after 9/11. The result was temporary national insanity that led us into a catastrophic bout of foreign adventurism that cost us dearly in blood and treasure. Second, we can’t demonize all Muslims, who are actually the biggest victims of pseudo-Islamic tyranny. If we turn this into a war of civilizations narrative, we play into the hands of the extremists. Furthermore, we encourage hate crimes against Muslims and those perceived as Muslims, such as Sikhs. We must be mindful of our friends and neighbors who are Muslim, and protect them from the overheated passions of ignorant people inflamed by self-serving politicians. Third, we must not allow demagogues like Donald Trump and Ted Cruz to scare people into voting for them. Trump wasted no time exploiting the mass murder in Belgium. “I’ve been talking about this for a long time. Brussels was a beautiful place,” Trump said to Fox’s Steve Doocy, Ainsley Earhardt and Brian Kilmeade. “Zero crime, and now it’s a disaster city. It’s a total disaster and we have to be very careful… as to who we allow into this country.” All Trump’s rhetoric is going to do is marginalize American Muslims and have the opposite effect intended by Republicans. Instead of cooperating with law enforcement to arrest radicals – as many now do – a beleaguered Muslim community unfairly targeted as “the other” will be more likely to hunker down and disengage. Fourth, while we can’t single out all Muslims, we also can’t be naïve. The suicide bombers are shouting “Allahu Akbar” when they blow themselves up. We must directly confront with specificity those sects within Islam, which offer vile teachings, and evil interpretations of the Koran. In the early 20th Century, Saudi Arabia cut a deal with its religious radicals. In this bargain, the Saudi royal family could rule, as long as the harsh Wahabbi faction controlled the state’s cultural affairs. This has worked out wonderfully – so far – for the House of Saud, which became fabulously wealthy. It has not worked out so well for the rest of us. Wahabbi clerics are responsible for pumping out hate speech and funding brainwashing centers that radicalize Muslims worldwide. This hideous Saudi deal with the Devil must end. When we teach people to hate and kill – we should not be surprised when they blow themselves up in train stations and airports.
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Our Man in Arlington By Charlie Clark
The gun dealer NOVA Armory, after an aborted lease in Cherrydale last year, will open a large weapons outlet on North Pershing Drive in Lyon Park. The owner is offering free T-shirts to its first 100 visitors on March 26, a kind of shot across the bow, so to speak, at citizens and legislators who’ve organized to protest. It’s a clash, of course, between Second Amendment enthusiasts and Arlington’s progressives. Both camps agree, however, that there’s no legal way to block the lease absent a landlord’s change of heart. More than 3,600 names are now on a protest petition at Change.org. “In an era of everincreasing gun violence,” it reads, “it is unconscionable to locate a gun shop anywhere in the vicinity of schools, both private and public, with young children in close proximity.” How Arlington and the nation have changed. Before the 1999 massacre at Columbine High School, before the National Rifle Association transformed from a gun-safety sportsman’s group to an intimidating lobby, before Arlington became less workingclass, guns were visible routinely – in schools and shopping strips. From 1961 until 1999, Arlington’s public high schools had rifle teams whose members carried weapons to school and practiced on campus ranges. Jim Allen, a founding teacher at Yorktown and later its athletic director, recalls that when the school opened in 1961, rifle coach
Bill Beals commented, “Who ever heard of a high school rifle team?” Allen and fellow biology teacher Clarence Seldomridge (who also coached rifle) allowed students to store .22 caliber rifles in their classroom closet because it was right up a stairwell from the range. “No one thought anything of it,” he says. The 1991 Yorktown yearbook – one of many showing the rifle team kneeling with weapons and padded coats – described that range as “deep beneath the Yorktown cafeteria.” Safety protocol was strictly followed, Allen says, though one time a rifle “kicked up” and put a bullet through a waterpipe. It required a police and fire fighter response, but nothing more. One Yorktown student who loved the team was Ron Anglin, class of ’66. Back when he was around 10, Anglin’s father bought him a .22 rifle at Sports Fair in Cherrydale. The boy walked with his weapon to lessons at the Washington-Lee High School rifle range “underneath the bleachers.” Once Anglin moved to Yorktown, it was Coach Beals who arranged for him an apprenticeship at Davis Gun Shop (7213 Lee Highway in Falls Church). Anglin would work for owner Fred Davis on and off for 10 years while attending college. “There were some robberies, but a gun shop is no different from a jewelry store or a bank, which get robbed,” Anglin told me. “It would not bother me to have a gun shop in the neighbor-
MARCH 24 - 30, 2016 | PAGE 17 hood.” After Columbine, the Arlington School Board voted to end campus rifle practice. The Virginia code, schools spokeswoman Linda Erdos reports, prohibits weapons on school property. All three high schools today offer rifle teams, however, and at least a half-dozen Arlington rifle students have recently gone on to compete at college level. The typically 10-member squads practice off-site using air rifles. Yorktowners travel to a range on a VFW post and Masonic lodge. Their female coach, Traci Yates, is an NRA Appointed Rifle Coach and NRA Certified Rifle Instructor. In the community, the dispute goes on. *** Lost my $600 smartphone. Last Friday afternoon. Somewhere between East Falls Church Metro and home. Panicked. Retraced steps. Asked at Metro kiosk. Asked Girl Scouts from whom I bought cookies. Scoured sidewalks. Came home and reported loss online to Metro. Consulted Apple’s Find My Phone app. Bingo. Green dot on GPS map at Sycamore and Lee Highway. Return and stared at ground, no luck. Asked stranger to dial my cell number. A ring! Together, B.J. Bailey and I walked toward the sound. Someone had placed the phone atop a wood fence. I pumped B.J.’s hand. Three lessons: 1) don’t space out when carrying a $600 phone; 2) look at what’s there in front of you, not what you imagine; 3) thank Arlington’s good Samaritans.
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The Official Student Newspaper of George Mason High School The Falls Church News-Press has partnered with George Mason High School’s award-winning newspaper, The Lasso, to bring its readers some of the top articles appearing in the student-run digital paper. This regular feature will appear monthly in the News-Press during the school year. The Lasso can be found online at www.gmhslasso.org.
5 Jobs for Students in Falls Church ROBEKS
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Interested in earning some money but not sure where to look? Falls Church has many opportunities for this. Check this out for some ideas on where to look for a job. Keep in mind that anyone under 16 must obtain a work permit. Good luck!
Check out sweetfrog.com/employment-opportunities/ store-team-members to start the application process.
LIFEGUARD Many local pools are getting ready for summer and looking for lifeguards. You will need certified lifeguard training among other certifications to be eligible. Contact your pool to see if it is hiring and to find out what the other qualifications are.
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Many students have worked at this popular smoothie shop. It is currently looking for students to work this spring and summer, so they ask that applications be submitted this mid to late March. You must be 16 years or older. Contact the store at www.robeks.com/connect/contactus.html if you’re interested.
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Come help out at this local restaurant as a host or server. Dogwood has hired many Mason students in the past, and they are currently looking to hire students. Fill out the online application at www.dogwoodtavern. com/employment.
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SWEET FROG What better work perks than free frozen yogurt? Sweet Frog is looking for “hard-working and enthusiastic” people who are able to help customers, work the cash register, and prepare the toppings and yogurt.
Who wouldn’t want to work at a place where you would be surrounded by toys? Although they are not currently hiring, students from Mason have worked here. You should be able to help with customers and work the cash register. Contact the store at doodlepromos@gmail.com if you are interested.
Mason Students Readily Exercise Their Voting Rights BY NHARI DJAN THE LASSO
This year, a record number of Mason students became registered voters in January with the help of the Falls Church League of Women Voters who volunteer at George Mason annually for this cause. “It’s gratifying to the League to see the students taking such an interest in the elections and in registering to vote. We hope that the interest will be sustained and students will continue to be involved in the political process at all levels,” said Ellen Salsbury, president of the League of Women Voters chapter in Falls Church. During a presidential election season, higher numbers of people registering are expected, but what we may be seeing is a little extra enthusiasm coming from our peers here at our high school.
“It’s our first time voting, so everyone wants to have their say because they haven’t had a say in eighteen years. This election is also important because there are so many candidates and the field is so diverse in opinions,” said junior Nico Ferrara. Ferrara voted in the Virginia primary and intends on voting in Fall. “I think more students have registered to vote for this election because it’s been more publicized and readily available to young people because of social media,” said junior Manaal Khwaja, who intends on voting in the 2016 general election. She’s right. Whether you’re casually scrolling through your timeline on Twitter, reblogging posts on Tumblr, or even shuffling through geofilters on Snapchat, the presidential election is inescapable. Just last week the Conservative Solutions Pac (who endorsed
Marco Rubio) created their own geofilter on Snapchat that attacked Donald Trump by calling him a “con artist” and saying, “Friends don’t let friends vote for Trump.” “A lot of candidates are trying to appeal more towards the younger vote because turnout has been increasing more with younger voters in recent years,” said senior Vicky Addo-Ashong. “A lot of their policies and campaign promises relate to younger generations.” One of these policies is college tuition. On the Democrats' side especially, candidates are discussing the affordability of post secondary school education for students nowadays. One unique promise standing out to students is Bernie Sanders’ suggestion to make state universities tuition-free. “It’s especially critical at our age because we’re going to college soon… and we’re choosing what’s
going to happen to us in the next four or eight years,” said senior and registered voter Diana Kim. Many students participated in the Virginia primary on March 1st. The school encouraged first time voters to share pictures of social media with the lengthy hashtag, #FallsChurchFirstTimeVoter. “It was an interesting experience. It was my first vote along with my brother, so it was a family event,” said Matthew Puentes, senior. “People are understanding that it’s their civic duty to vote and it’s something that they need to be doing. No one [here] wants Donald Trump in office, that’s a really big deal.” “I appreciated being able to participate in government and help change the future. I’m a little disappointed with the results, but there’s still so much fun politics to come,” said senior Laila Zoghi. “I think our grade has been very big on politics
and they understand it and they discuss it all the time. I think most people that could vote did and those who didn’t still encouraged others to vote and encouraged people to get out there and participate.” Those who did not make the age requirements certainly felt it. Sydney Marple, a junior, expressed that the right to vote is more crucial to young people, especially teenagers, than anyone else. “I feel like we should be the ones who vote and not old people who are just going to die and have it not affect them. They’re leaving it to us and it’s going to affect us so we should be the ones voting on it. It’s a defining election for our generation,” said Marple. Whether the election frenzy comes from excitement, anxiousness, or disappointment, there’s no doubt that students will be discussing and following the 2016 race to the White House all the way to the end.
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Mason Boys Soccer Opens Season By Defeating 6A Squad
by Matt Delaney
Falls Church News-Press
George Mason’s varsity boys soccer team’s season got off on the right foot when they defeated Mount Vernon High School 2-1 on Thursday, Mar. 17. It was Mason’s season opener and the third game for Mount Vernon, but the match had a playoff atmosphere to it. Both teams recognized the challenge that the other presented. Head coach Frank Spinello was cognizant of this game’s tale of the tape and wanted the Mustangs to collude through any kinks they might’ve encountered against an imposing Mount Vernon. “We knew we were going to play against a really good team. They beat the number 10 team in the country last night and two weeks ago beat the number two team in the country,” Spinello said. “They were gonna give us our toughest challenge in a long time
so we just wanted to stay composed and figure out a way. No timeouts in soccer, so players have to figure it out and they did just that.” Mason figured things out in a hurry. Six minutes into the game senior striker Donal Reyes de Leon found fellow senior striker Elliot Mercado streaking toward the goal, who knocked in a onetimer to give the Mustangs an early lead. Mount Vernon was unfazed by the deficit and continued to bombard Mason with long through balls that landed deep into Mason’s zone. After repelling their advances for the first 30 minutes, the Mustangs defense finally cracked and created an open look for Mount Vernon sophomore striker Kwaku Boamah, whose goal knotted the game up at 1-1. When play resumed in the second half Mount Vernon continued to press the ball near Mason’s goal and had junior
MASON SENIOR STRIKER DONAL REYES DE LEON (left) found senior striker Elliot Mercado with a pass that Mercado hammered into the net for the Mustangs’ first goal against 6A Mount Vernon High School in the Mustangs’ season opener. They won the match 2-1. (Photo: Carol Sly)
keeper Walker Hegadorn under heavy fire. The Mustangs responded with a transition to offense that set up Reyes de Leon’s left-footed rip from just outside the penalty box, giving Mason the lead and eventual win.
The final score was 2-1 but Mason had a lot of chances throughout, and especially late in the second half, to turn the game into a blowout. However the Mustangs know it’s just the first game of many and will seek improvement in the weeks to come.
“Each game we are working hard to get better,” Reyes de Leon said. “That’s how soccer is. We make mistakes but we have to overcome them.” Mason plays its next game Friday, April 1 against Warren County High School.
Mustang Girls Soccer Loses 5-1 To Yorktown in First Under Klink by Matt Delaney
Falls Church News-Press
George Mason’s varsity girls soccer team lost its season opener 5-1 to Yorktown High School on Tuesday, Mar. 15. Yorktown, a regular contender for Virginia’s 6A state
title, made quick work of Mason on that night. The Mustangs botched a goal kick to set up Yorktown’s first goal less than two minutes into the game, which was followed by a second goal during the fifteenth minute after Yorktown diced their way through Mason again.
MASON JUNIOR MIDFIELDER REBECCA CROUCH (left) had the assist on the Mustangs’ only goal against Yorktown High School on Tuesday, March 15. (Photo: Drew Costley/News-Press)
Toward the end of the first half Yorktown lost steam and Mason began to counter, culminating in a goal when junior midfielder Rebecca Crouch’s corner kick was met by senior midfielder Caroline Striker’s head to cut into the Patriot’s lead. But Mason couldn’t sustain the momentum in the second half. After a promising start, Yorktown regained control and tallied three more goals in a 20 minute span to ice all chances at a win for the Mustangs. The visiting Patriots kept Mason on the defensive throughout the game, forcing them to start possessions deep in their own territory. Tough circumstances made for a less than ideal entry into the regular season, but the Mustangs remain positive about what can be learned from the loss. “We had a lot of good things that came out of this game, things
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MASON JUNIOR TEA ABBRACCIAMENTO drove in the Mustangs’ first run against Riverside High School. (Photo: Carol Sly)
GMHS Softball Starts Out Season with Two Wins by John Rodock
Special to the News-Press
An ace performance by Julia Ferris carried the Mason Mustangs Varsity softball team to an 8-0 opening day road win over Riverside High School on Monday, March 14. Ferris pitched
a complete game shutout, allowing just three hits while striking out eight. Her battery mate, Chelsea Lang, caught a superb game in her varsity debut. Jules Carter led the offense, going 2-for-2 with two walks
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4 Falls Church Restaurants Offering Special Easter Meals This Sunday BY JODY FELLOWS
Reservations can be made by calling 703-270-1500.
There’s no time for the kitchen when eggs need to be found and baskets need to be explored. Giving residents more time to celebrate Easter, these four Falls Churcharea restaurants are serving holiday specials this Sunday, ranging from a la carte and prix-fixe menus to a full-on, all-you-caneat buffet.
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2941 Fairview Park Dr., Falls Church 703-270-1500 • 2941.com Executive chef Bertrand Chemel and pastry chef Caitlin Dysart, the dynamic duo at Falls Church’s 2941 Restaurant, have put together a special three-course prix fixe menu for Easter this Sunday. Appetizers include a variety of dishes like yellowfin tuna tartare with Grand-Marnier aioli, a Maine lobster salad, pan-seared scallops with potato gnocchi, peas and a truffled cream sauce and a trio of “Angel Eggs” featuring pastrami-cured salmon, poached little shrimp, fingerling potato mille-feuille and bacon. For the main course, there are ricotta ravioli, halibut, a surf-and-turf dish with lobster and chicken, filet mignon, rack of lamb and a vegetarian-friendly mix with spice baby carrot, creamy spinach, asparagus, fiddlehead ferns and quail egg. Dysart finishes off the meal, offering up a selection of desserts including a “Chocolate Easter Nest” with chocolate fudge cake, coconut macaroon, toasted almond gelato and chocolate eggs, carrot cake with pineapple sorbet, chocolate pot de creme and a strawberries and cream cake. Priced at $75 per person, there are two seatings are available for 2941’s Easter menu: brunch from 11 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. and dinner from 4 – 8 p.m.
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6876 Lee Highway, Falls Church 703-538-3033 • lacotedorcafe.com La Cote d’Or, the French restaurant just over The Little City border in Arlington, has a special menu for Easter brunch, available a la carte or as a three-course prix fixe for $42 or $21 for children 10 and under. Items on Sunday’s menu include dishes like lobster bisque, baby shrimp and avocado salad, eggs benedict with jumbo lump crab and smoked salmon, monkfish, bronzino filet and leg of lamb. For Easter dinner, a roasted leg of lamb is available a la carte for $22.95 or as part of a three-course menu for $32.95. Reservations for La Cote d’Or’s Easter specials can be made by calling 703-5383033.
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For the all-you-can-eat crowd, Mad Fox Brewing Company will be serving an Easter brunch buffet from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Sunday. The holiday spread includes more than 30 options ranging from pastries, fruit,
bagels and parfait to eggs, beer-braised carnitas, pork belly benedict, assorted pizzas, mini quiches, bacon, house-ground sausage and more. There will also be a carving station with roasted turkey. In addition to the buffet, Mad Fox will offer a la carte brunch menu featuring items
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from its regular menu plus special dishes like deviled eggs, lemon beignets and a smoked salmon pizza. Mad Fox’s Easter brunch buffet is priced at $28 for adults and $12 for children 12 and under. Reservations can be made by calling 703-942-6840.
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Composer and pianist Hiromi set out to create an musical novel or play with her new album Spark, which was created with her Trio Project bandmates Simon Phillips and Anthony Jackson. Many times, when artists have these ambitious, cross-medium concept projects, they get too heady or even stall out before reaching completion. That’s not the case with Hiromi’s new record, which has both narrative and drama. And, she said that creating the album in this way came naturally to her. It wasn’t forced. “In the process of writing songs, it really came naturally,” she said. “I didn’t really try to artificially try to fit something together. It didn’t force myself. It just came out really naturally, one song flowed into another. It was a very easy, smooth, natural process for me to make the songs for this album.” Spark, which is being released on Telarc, a division of Concord Music Group, is due out on Friday, April 1. She said that she feels con- HIROMI. (P����: M��� M�������) fident about the record. “We’re very happy about how it turned checking the drums that each of them was out,” Hiromi said. “I think it’s the best work melodically-tuned and wrote the beginning of that we’ve done together as a trio and I think “Wonderland” to take advantage of that feature that we could really introduce the parts that of the drums. The result is drum-driven melody and a we haven’t really revealed yet. This is the fourth record of the trio but there is so much fun, fresh beginning to a song that takes sevto explore still…. [There was] great teamwork eral twists and turns, with the octobans as the and teamwork is really what made this record foundation, that ends on tonic in a rare fashion. “I realized that those tom-toms have a real happen.” One instance of the teamwork that made clear pitch of A, B, C sharp and D. And then I Spark happen can be heard on “Wonderland,” realized that if I write a song with that pitch, a track on the album that lives up to its title then he can play the melody,” Hiromi said. “So I started to write a song with that and contains several journeys within itself. Hiromi said that she noticed the that Phillips, melody using those four notes and, when I gave the group’s drummer, had octobans – deep, all the sheet music to Anthony and Simon, I single-head tom-toms with a small diameter – remember Simon asked, ‘Who’s playing this in his vast arsenal of percussion instruments. melody?’ and I said ‘You’re playing this melThen she learned while Phillips was sound ody.’ And I think it’s one of his favorite tracks
on the record now, but in the beginning he was really surprised that I wrote a complete melody just dedicated to octobans.” The day after her album is released, Hiromi and her Trio Project are coming to Washington, D.C. to play a show at the Howard Theater. She said that every one of her band’s live shows are unique and not just because they are what people might label an improvisational jazz outfit. “Every show is a once in a lifetime show,” Hiromi said. “Not only because it’s improvisational. I try to play every show like it’s my first and last show, so that I give everything that I have, and I hope I can experience that with as many people as I can.” • For more information about Hiromi, visit hiromiuehara.com.
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These singles whet the appetites of the FCNP editorial team this week: Nicholas Benton – Sounds of Silence by Simon & Garfunkel
Jody Fellows – Bonita Applebum by A Tribe Called Quest
Drew Costley – Oh My God by A Tribe Called Quest
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Business News & Notes Nick Aicardi Joins F.C.’s Vantage Fitness Vantage Fitness has secured Nick Aicardi as its new fitness director. A U.S. Marine Corp veteran, Aicardi served in Iraq and Afghanistan, where he was wounded in his last deployment. It was through his rehabilitation with Wounded Warrior in Fort Belvoir that he came to understand the importance of proper training techniques to address injuries and build strength. Vantage Fitness, which offers personal training and classes as well as an array of cardio and weight equipment, is located at 402 W. Broad Street. For more information about Vantage Fitness, visit vantage-fitness.com.
Falls Church Episcopal Hosts Comedy & Improv Classes Dave Rockwell will teach class on comedy and improvisation on Wednesdays from 7 – 9 p.m., April 6 – May 4 at the Falls Church Episcopal. The four classes and concluding show for family and friends will focus on teamwork and public speaking through the art of short form improvisation. The class, which costs $100, will be limited to 12 students. Rockwell has performed throughout the D.C. area since 1998 with various improv troops and has been teaching improvisation since 2001. For more information, visit http://bit.ly/1U5JNXz.
George Mason High School’s Robotics Team Looks for Sponsors The George Mason High School robotics team is seeking sponsorships from the business community for Vae Victis, which is currently ranked number one in the nation. As the only robot to have won two “Winner” banners and two specialized awards in this 2016 competition season, the team is headed to the district tournament and is expected to be invited to the World Championship in St Louis. For more information, visit team1418.wix.com/team1418.
Congressional School of Virginia Seeks Donations for April 16 Gala The Congressional School of Virginia is seeking donations for its April 16 gala with the hope of raising $150,000 to fund new cubbies/lockers for K-8, ten new smart boards for PS-8, playground enhancements for infant-JK, a new security camera and buzzer for infant-JK, new audio/visual equipment for the gym for PS-8 and new furniture for the French, Spanish and art classrooms for K-8. For more information about the event, email cpryor@csov.org.
Reed Smith’s Opens New Northern Virginia Office in Tysons Tower Reed Smith LLP’s Northern Virginia office is now open in its new location in Tysons Tower. Reed Smith, a global relationship law firm with more than 1,800 lawyers in 26 offices through the United States, occupies more than 28,000 square feet in the LEED Gold certified, 22-story building at 7900 Tysons One Place. The Tysons Tower location provides the firm’s clients and personnel direct access to the Tysons Corner Silver Line Metro Station and the Capital Beltway (I-495), including its new express lanes, and Route 123. The new office space contains a wellness room, mother’s room, catering kitchen, café, coffee bar and guest area. For more information, visit reedsmith.com.
Case Design Wins $12,000 for Homestretch in Cookie Challenge Case Design/Remodeling, Inc., won the 2016 Kelly’s Cookie Challenge and a $12,000 donation to Case Design’s charity of choice, Falls Church-based Homestretch. The Case Design team of Neil Shaut, Colleen Shaut, John Audet and Charlotte Daum were among the 14 teams that competed in the cookie challenge. The mission of Homestretch is to empower homeless families with children living Virginia to attain permanent housing and self-sufficiency by giving them the skills, knowledge and hope they need to become productive participants in the community. Cookies were judged on originality, taste and presentation. For more information about Case Design, which has offices in Bethesda and Falls Church, visit casedesign.com.
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THURSDAY, MARCH 24
Early Literacy Center. Explore educational and manipulative items to teach early literacy through play on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday every week. This program is for ages birth to 5 years. No registration required. Mary Riley Styles Public Library’s Youth Services Room (120 N. Virginia Ave., Falls Church). Free. 11 a.m. – noon. & 3:30 – 4:30 p.m. 703-248-5034. Spanish Language Storytime with Communikids. Children ages 2 – 5 can drop-in for Spanish storytime with Communikids. Mary Riley Styles Public Library’s Youth Services Room (120 N. Virginia Ave., Falls Church). Free. 3 – 3:30 p.m. 703-248-5034. 1-on-1 Computer Tutoring. Receive personalized assistance using computers, Internet and e-books. Registration required. To schedule an appointment, stop by the reference desk or call 703-2485035. Mary Riley Styles Public Library’s Conference Room (120 N. Virginia Ave., Falls Church). Free. 2 – 4 p.m. 703-248-5035. Teen Knitting Club. Children in grades 5 – 12 can gather to knit, crochet and work on other needle arts. In January, the club started a group hat project. Registration
Send community event submissions to the News-Press by e-mail at calendar@fcnp. com; fax 703-342-0347; or by regular mail to 200 Little Falls St., #508, Falls Church, VA 22046. Please include any photos or artwork with submissions. Deadline is Monday at noon for each week’s edition.
Hill Park and have their photo taken with the Easter Bunny! Please bring a basket – the City will supply the candy, fun and happy springtime memories. Cherry Hill Park (312 Park Ave., Falls Church). Free. 10 a.m. – noon. fallschurchva.gov/Easter.
required. Mary Riley Styles Public Library Conference Room (120 N. Virginia Ave., Falls Church). Free. 7 – 8 p.m. fallschurchva.gov/Library.
FRIDAY, MARCH 25
2016 ArtFest Week Closing Show. The Arlington Artists Alliance is hosting an art show and sale to close out its 13th annual ArtFest Week. Fort C.F. Smith Park’s 1902 Hendry House (2411 N. 24th St., Arlington). Free. 10 a.m. – noon. arlingtonartistsalliance.org. Author Talks. Laura Ellen Scott, a local author who wrote The Juliet, and Erin Fitzgerald, who wrote Valleta78, will discuss and sign their books. One More Page Books (2200 N. Westmoreland St. #101, Arlington). Free. 7 p.m. onemorepagebooks.com.
SATURDAY, MARCH 26
F.C. Farmers’ Market. Vendors offer fresh locally grown fruits and vegetables, cheeses, meats, baked goods, plants, and wine. City Hall Parking Lot (300 Park Ave., Falls Church). Free. 9 a.m. – noon. 703248-5077. Easter Egg Hunt. Join the City of Falls Church Recreation and Parks Department for this annual family celebration. Children dressed in their spring finest can hunt for candy and special eggs in Cherry
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Library Closed. Mary Riley Styles Public Library will be closed in observance of Easter Sunday.
MONDAY, MARCH 28
Preschool Storytime. Stories, finger plays and songs for children ages 2 – 5 on Monday and Thursday every week. Mary Riley Styles Public Library’s Youth Services Room (120 N. Virginia Ave., Falls Church). Free. 10:30 – 11 a.m. & 3 – 3:30 p.m. 703-248-5034. ESL Conversation Group. Mary Riley Styles Public Library hosts an English as a Second Language Conversation group for adults focusing on English language and American culture. No registration required. Mary Riley Styles Public Library’s Conference Room (120 N. Virginia Ave., Falls Church). Free. 7 – 8:30 p.m. 703-248-5035.
TUESDAY, MARCH 29
Preschool Storytime. Songs, movement, and stories for ages 1836 months. Mary Riley Styles Public
Library’s Youth Services Room (120 N. Virginia Ave. Falls Church). 10:30 – 11:15 a.m. 703-248-5034. Author Promotion. Bestselling author Michelle Gable will promote I’ll See You in Paris, a novel based on the life of Gladys Spencer-Churchill. One More Page Books (2200 N. Westmoreland St. #101, Arlington). Free. 7 p.m. onemorepagebooks.com.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30
Early Release Wednesday: Peep Story Preparation. Children in grades 1 – 5 can get started or make finishing touches on their very own Peep diorama. Participation is limited to 15 children. Registration required. Mary Riley Styles Public Library’s Youth Services Room (120 N. Virginia Ave., Falls Church). Free. 3 p.m. 703-248-5034. Campus Redevelopment Community Update Meeting. City Manager Wyatt Shields and School Superintendent Toni Jones will provide updates on the high school and middle school campus redevelopment project. The meeting will include a presentation and Q&A. Mary Ellen Henderson Middle School (7134 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church). Free. 7 p.m. fallschurchva.gov/ CampusRedevelopment.
Theater Fine Arts THURSDAY, MARCH 24
“Constellations.” On paper, the romance between Marianne and Roland seems improbable, if not impossible: she’s a theoretical physicist; he’s a beekeeper. If there were only one universe, they might not be together. But in a quantum multiverse, unlimited versions of their relationship can unfold. Written by Nick Payne, one of Britain’s most innovative playwrights, “Constellations” plays with choice and chance, and charts the limitless possibilities of one relationship. Through March 27. Studio Theatre (1501 14th St. NW, Washington, D.C.). $20 – $50. 8 p.m. studiotheatre.org.
FRIDAY, MARCH 25
“Flick.” Set in the popcorn-strewn, empty aisles of a crumbling Massachusetts movie theater,
this 2014 Pulitzer Prize winner exposes the surprising tenderness and comedy in the everyday. Spilled soda on the floor. Leftover food wrappers stashed in the seats. Three minimum wage employees perform the humdrum labor necessary to keep one of the last 35 millimeter projectors running. Through April 17. Signature Theatre (4200 Campbell Ave., Arlington). $99. 8 p.m. sigtheatre.org.
SATURDAY, MARCH 26
“After the War.” This explosive world premiere tells the story of Joel, a world-renowned concert pianist and Israeli anti-war expatriate who returns to Tel Aviv after 18 years to perform with the Israeli Philharmonic. But as protestors agitate to cancel the performance, deep ideological differences between Joel,
his estranged son Izzy, and his hot-tempered brother Freddie quickly turn the family homecoming to all-out battle. Through April 17. Atlas Performing Arts Center (1333 H St. NE, Washington, D.C.). $30. 8 p.m. mosaictheater.org.
“Romeo and Juliet.” Synetic’s landmark production of Romeo and Juliet returns. In this passionate and lyrical piece, set among the gears of a giant clock, the greatest of Shakespearean lovers race against time itself to outrun their fate. One of the original “wordless Shakespeares”, this production received six Helen Hayes Award Nominations and two wins – one for Outstanding Resident Play and another for Outstanding Ensemble. This production will not have dialogue. Through March 27. Synetic Theater (1800 S. Bell St., Arlington). $20 – $60. 8 p.m. synetictheater.org.
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St. NW, Washington, D.C.). $20 in advance; $25 at the door. 8 p.m. 202-299-0800 V���� J�� ���� B���� P���� ��� J���� L�����. 9:30 (815 V St. NW, Washington, D.C.). $40. 8 p.m. 202265-0930. B���� ��� H������ ���� C���� C��� R����� ��� O� H� D���. Iota Club and Café (2832 Wilson Blvd., Arlington). $12. 8:30 p.m. 703-5228340. W�������� L��� ���� A�������� ��� LATO. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $10 – $18 in advance; $13 – $18 day of the show. 9:30 p.m. 703-255-1566. T�� S����� C���: F���� L�����. Wolf Trap (1645 Trap Road, Vienna). $27. 9:30 p.m. 703-255-1900. G��/B���! ��������� S����� C���, S�������� D���, J�������, R���� M���� ��� D���� S����. Black Cat (1811 14th St. NW, Washington, D.C.). $7 (Backstage). 10 p.m. 202-667-7960.
SUNDAY, MARCH 27
S������ ���� A���� T�������. 9:30 (815 V St. NW, Washington, D.C.). $25. 7 p.m. 202-265-0930.
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M�����. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $15. 6 p.m. 703-255-1566. D��� G����� ���� A���� S�����. Iota Club and Café (2832 Wilson Blvd., Arlington). $12. 7:30 p.m. 703522-8340. A� S�����. Blues Alley (1073 Wisconsin Ave. NW, Washington,
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D.C.) $20. 8 p.m. 202-337-4141. M������ G��� A�� S��� S���. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 8 p.m. 703-241-9504. C������� C���� ���� R�����������. Galaxy Hut (2711 Wilson Blvd., Arlington). $5. 9 p.m. 703-525-8646.
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H������ M������ ���� M����. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $15. 6 p.m. 703-255-1566. M���� S��������. The Birchmere (3701 Mt. Vernon Ave., Alexandria). $65. 7:30 p.m. 703-549-7500. J����� B��� ���� J���� L���� ��� B����. Black Cat (1811 14th St. NW, Washington, D.C.). $15 in advance; $18 day of the show (Mainstage). 7:30 p.m. 202-667-7960. T��� C�������. Blues Alley (1073 Wisconsin Ave. NW, Washington, D.C.) $20. 8 p.m. 202-337-4141.
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A� E������ ���� J���� G�����. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $20. 6 p.m. 703-255-1566. C��� V����� ���� B�������� B�������� ��� B����. Black Cat (1811 14th St. NW, Washington, D.C.). $12 (Backstage). 7:30 p.m. 202-667-7960. G������ ���� C������ M������. The Birchmere (3701 Mt. Vernon Ave., Alexandria). $35. 7:30 p.m. 703-5497500. B���� V�����. Wolf Trap (1645 Trap Road, Vienna). $27 – $32. 8 p.m. 703-255-1900.
P������� A����... Saturday, April 2 – Choralis Workshop. Choralis presents a workshop for singers and conductors with British composer Bob Chilcott. He will lead reading
sessions of his new Christmas compositions “Wenceslas” and “Gloria,” with a conducting master class integrated into the singing of the “Gloria.” Fairfax Presbyterian Church (10723 Main St., Fairfax). $50 – $60. 9 a.m – 2:30 p.m. choralis.org/events.
Sunday, April 3 – Solarize Falls Church Launch Party. Come to this info session about Solarize Falls Church program. The Local Energy Alliance Program and
the Northern Virginia Regional Commission are hosting the 2nd annual Solarize program in Falls Church. Clare & Don’s Beach Shack (130 N. Washington St., Falls Church). Free. 2 – 3:30 p.m. solarizefallschurch.org.
Wednesday, April 6 – Campus Redevelopment Community Update Meeting City Manager Wyatt Shields and School Superintendent Toni Jones will provide
updates on the City’s campus redevelopment project. City Hall (300 Park Ave., Falls Church). Free. 7 p.m. fallschurchva.gov/CampusRedevelopment.
C������� S���������� Be sure to include time, location, cost of admission, contact person and any other pertinent information. Event listings will be edited for content and space limitations. Please include any photos or artwork with submissions. Deadline is Monday at noon for the current week’s edition.
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In accordance with VA 15.2-1720, the public is hereby notified that the City of Falls Church Police Department has recovered the following bicycles: COLOR MAKE MODEL SILVER DIAMONDBACK 6061 GREEN GIANT RINCON BLUE MONGOOSE 100 BLK/WHI DIAMONDBACK 6061 BLUE KENT MOUNTAIN PNK/WHI KENT MOUNTAIN To claim any of these items, please provide proof of ownership to: City of Falls Church Police Department Property/Evidence Unit 300 Park Ave., G2 Falls Church, VA 22046 703-248-5060 (please call for appointment)
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PUBLIC NOTICE The Board of Zoning Appeals of the City of Falls Church, Virginia will hold a public hearing on April 14, 2016 at 7:30 PM in the Council Chambers, 300 Park Avenue, for consideration of the following subject: New Business An amendment to Special Use Permit application U1572-15 by Site Link Wireless, LLC, to change the location of an antenna from the previously approved rooftop location of the Falls Plaza shopping center at 1230 W. Broad Street, RPC #51-219-011 to 1126 W. Broad Street, RPC # 51-219-123 of the Falls Church Real Property Records, zoned B-1 (Limited Business), said property owned by Federal Realty. The City of Falls Church Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on Monday, April 4, 2016 at 7:30 PM in the Council Chambers of City Hall, 300 Park Avenue, to consider the above referenced two Special Use Permit applications 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)
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING CITY OF FALLS CHURCH, VIRGINIA
The City Council will hold a public hearing on Monday, March 28, 2016 at 7:30 p.m., or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard on the following: (TO16-01) ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER 26, ARTICLE TWO OF THE CITY CODE WITH RESPECT TO RESIDENTIAL PARKING RESTRICTIONS This amendment would allow the City Residential Parking Permit Program to create zones where a parking permit other than the City Decal is used, and allow parking in such zones only when such alternate permit is displayed. All public hearings will be held in the Council Chambers, 300 Park Avenue, Falls Church, Virginia. For copies of legislation, contact the City Clerk’s office at (703-248-5014) or cityclerk@fallschurchva.gov. The City of Falls Church is committed to the letter and spirit of the Americans with Disabilities Act. To request a reasonable accommodation for any type of disability, call 703-2485014 (TTY 711).
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The Grad Center’s Bright Promise to Falls Church
Hugs Galore Accompany Mason High’s First Encounter With ‘Challenge Days’
As rapid progress on the construction of the multi-storied, 105,000 square foot building is making everyone in Falls Church very aware, the City is soon going to enjoy a huge addition to its already formidable educational resources. The Virginia Tech/ University of Virginia Graduate Center is slated to be open for business, serving upwards of 4,000 students before too long, in January.
There were probably more hugs passed out around George Mason High School during two days last week than in the previous two years or longer. That’s because almost the entire junior class at the school participated in two full days of special training, known as “Challenge Days” aimed at breaking down barriers to compassion and caring among the students, overcoming both hidden and overt forms of discrimination and disrespect.
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and scoring twice. She opened the first inning with a triple and scored on a groundout by Tea Abbracciamento. The Mustangs rang up thirteen hits in all, including four extra base hits. They scored three runs in the seventh on an RBI groundout by Jenna Short, an RBI single by Katie Mills, and an RBI single by Sabrina Rodock. Mason pushed across single runs in the third and fifth innings. They added two in the sixth when a wild pitch scored Tina Dao and Carter’s single drove in Anne Mothershead. Short led the Mustangs with three RBIs. Short, Mills, Ferris and Mary Grace Lizotte each had two hits.
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that we need to help us move forward,” head coach Allison Klink said. “They need keep their heads up and think about all the great things that came out of this and not worry about the loss.” Specifically, Klink felt the Mustangs should note how to work against teams that can move the ball quickly in transition and that offensive possessions must be supported by passes up the middle. Last Tuesday’s loss also had Mason playing from behind. It’s not something you get used to doing after winning eight consecutive 2A state titles, but the Mustangs greeted the challenge with open arms. “I wanted to improve on play-
Rebecca Davis reached base twice. The defense was near perfect, with Lizotte recording eight putouts at 1B and Rodock four in CF. The Mustangs followed up their 8-0 opening day rout with a 2-1 defeat of T.C. Williams High School on Wednesday, March 16 at T.C. Williams. Short drove in both Mustang runs in the fourth inning and the girls stymied a seventh-inning Titan rally to hang on and win a 2-1 thriller. Ferris fanned eight and gave up just four hits in an efficient 77-pitch complete-game effort. The Mustangs also collected only four hits, but made the most of them. Abbracciamento reached on an error to lead off the fourth. Ferris followed with a hard single to right, sending Abbracciamento to third, and
taking second herself on the throw. Then on a full count pitch, Short ripped a single up the middle to score the only runs the Mustangs would need. Abbracciamento and Rodock had the other Mason hits. The Mustangs’ defense was superb, committing no errors. The Titans threatened to pull even in the bottom of the seventh, putting runners at second and third with nobody out. A groundout scored one run and advanced the potential tying run to third base, but Short snagged a shallow fly to left and Ferris bore down to get a swinging strikeout to preserve the victory. The Mustangs improved to 2-0 on the young season. Mason’s next match is against J.E.B. Stuart High School on Wednesday, March 30 at home.
ing well under pressure,” Striker said. “[The team] kept a really cool head. We’re really positive, we don’t rag on each other, and everyone just keeps going a onehundred percent so that always helps.” Mason suffered its first loss in the regular or postseason since 2013, and will have to wait until
after Spring Break for a chance to even the record. The team will travel to Mount Vernon High School for their next game on Monday, Mar. 28.
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THIS IS JACK HARDI, seen at 9 a.m. on Falls Church’s Spring Street during winter storm Jonas. At the time that this photo was taken, the snowfall on Spring Street measured “about one Jack Hardi, or 16 inches,” according to the Hardi family. Just because you’re not famous doesn’t mean your pet can’t be! Send in your Critter Corner submissions to crittercorner@fcnp.com.
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Gorgeous historic home on almost 1/3 acre featuring 4 BD/3 BA w/stunning high-end renovations throughout. Walk to everything! Offered at $1,400,000
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Louise Molton 703-244-1992
Great Location! 2 BD/2 BA condo (no steps), 2 garage spaces and storage, updated kitchen and large laundry room. Walk to WFC Metro and shops. Haycock, Longfellow, McLean Schools. Offered at $425,000
SOLD! 4112 Addison Road Fairfax
Representing Buyers Lovely 2 BD/2 BA home with finished basement and huge heated 2 car garage. Updated and situated mins from downtown Fairfax. Offered at $450,000
Kristin Sharifi 202-656-5206
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Under Contract ~ Representing Buyers
Stephen Shaffer & Bruce Turner www.AcousticSoul.org 703-608-1948
1923 Kenilworth St, N Arlington
Representing Buyers Classic brick colonial featuring 3 BD/3 BA beautifully updated and walking distance to Westover and Lee Harrison shops. Offered at $824,900
710 W Broad St, Falls Church VA 22046 ~ 571-282-3732 Each Office Independently Owned and Operated
New Price - Sleepy Hollow
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158 Rees Place | Falls Church City
Elegant 3 BD/3.5 BA townhome overlooking Tripps Run. You won’t believe you are mins from DC! Peaceful and stunning views. Offered at $879,000
7025 Haycock Rd #F | Falls Church City
Exceptional 2 level 2 BD/2.5BA townhouse style condo in the Gates of West Falls. Recently updated with gleaming hardwood floors, new appliances and an expansive private patio. 2 Garage spaces and storage. Offered at $595,000
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Under Contract Multip le Offers!
Beautifully renovated 5 BR, 3.5 Bath farmhouse combines the old & the new. Spacious, elegantly appointed rooms invite gracious living & entertaining. Large yard offers quiet space. Kitchen with granite/stainless opens to large FR w/eating space. Large formal dining room. Asking $914,999.
Merelyn Kaye
McEnearney Associates Home Office 703-241-2577 Mobile 703 362 1112 www.kayes.com e-mail: merelyn@kayes.com
710 Villa Ridge Rd | Falls Church City
Absolutely beautiful 4 bed/3.5 bath colonial in desirable Broadmont.Beautiful private yard with stone patio and screened porch. Walk to Metro. Offered at $1,175,000
1027 Savile Lane | McLean
Beautiful stately colonial on 1.34 acres in the Langley District. Featuring 4 bed/4.5 bath, multiple reception rooms, pool and incredible views. Offered at $1,300,000
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Louise Molton Broker/Owner
Phone: 703 244-1992 Email: louise@moltonrealestate.com
www.LouiseMolton.com
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