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April 15 – 21, 2021

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F.C. Council Still Debating Lowering City’s Tax Rate

Uncertainty of Federal Relief $ Complicates Choice

BY NICHOLAS F. BENTON

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As the Falls Church City Council closes in on adopting its Fiscal Year 2022 operating budget of about $106 million in less than two weeks, it appears almost certain that property owners will enjoy a cut in their tax rate, below the current level of $1.355 per $100 of assessed valuation.

The only question is by how much, and options currently discussed are ranging from City Manager Wyatt Shields’ recommendation of a single penny reduction, to a drop to $1.33 by Council member Letty Hardi and $1.31 by Council member Ross Litkenhous.

Council member Phil Duncan said at Monday’s virtual City Council meeting that he’d prefer Litkenhous’ number, but it all depends on information that is not currently available.

The missing information concerns how much the City will get from the latest round of large federal economic recovery acts — the American Rescue Act of $2 trillion and the American Jobs Act of the same amount designed to offset the impact of the last year’s Covid19 pandemic — coming from the Biden administration and its majorities of allies in Congress.

Unanswered questions go to how much the City will get, when it will get it and what it will be permitted to use it for. For example, one big, still unanswered question will be whether or not the federal stimulus money can be used to lower the real estate tax rate, or any tax rate.

The framework for the extended Council discussion that came after 10:30 p.m. Monday was the news that Loudoun County is considering a five cent reduction in its real estate

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Henderson Appointed to F.C. School Board; New School Name Choices Presented

BY NICHOLAS F. BENTON

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Edwin B. Henderson II, a longtime local civil rights activist and founder of Falls Church’s Tinner Hill Foundation, was unanimously voted onto the School Board of the Falls Church City Public Schools by the

board Tuesday night. He fills the seat vacated by the resignation of Shawna Russell last month and he will serve through the end of 2021 pending an upcoming November election when that position and three others on the seven-member board will be contested.

The decision was made as the

demolition of the old George Mason High School which will clear 9.6 acres designated for the construction of a new West End Gateway economic development project will fill the space designed to generate the revenues to pay for the new high school, which Superintendent Peter Noonan reported Tuesday is “99 per-

cent complete on its interior.”

Henderson becomes the second member of the board appointed by a vote of the existing board this year, as Sonia Ruiz-Bolanos was appointed earlier this year to fill a slot vacated by the resignation of Lawrence Webb last December.

Henderson joins the board as it

prepares to make decisions later this month on the new names for the City’s high school and one of its two elementary schools. Last fall in a year marked by a heightened concern for civil rights and the Black Lives Matter movement in the wake of the murder of George Floyd, the School Board voted unanimosly to change the names of George Mason

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The Mustangs football team had one of their winningest seasons in recent history during the Covid-altered “fall” season this spring, ending the shortened season with a 4-2 record and being declared co-champions of the Northwestern District as well.

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It can be hard to find a favorable venue for performaers in Northern Virginia’s music scene.

Only the most skilled artists are able to satisfy crowds wherever they go, and JV’s Restaurant will be lucky enough to welcome one such band when Mars Rodeo plays there on Saturday.

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Providence Players’ Latest One Act Touches on Weirdness of Pandemic Life by

Mark Dreisonstok

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Providence Players of Fairfax, famous locally for their “PopUp” plays in Falls Church, have come up with another socially distanced dramatic performance on offer by video stream: “Boredom, Fear, and Wine” by Craig Pospisil dramatizes the modern angst of the coronavirus pandemic, though it does not mention Covid-19 explicitly by name.

The character of Harper, played with verve by Christopher Crockett, is an anxiety-ridden wreck of a man frustrated after weeks at home and not being able to leave his apartment.

He notes that sales of wine are “way up,” and he and his wife are part of this trend. He is seen drinking a glass of wine during his exasperated peals of outbursts.

Harper’s interlocutor is to be found in the person of Jess, played with calm and compassion by Caity Brown. She tries to console Harper — and herself — that the aggressive comments he makes about his family members under close quarters are kidding and not in earnest. The sole two characters in “Boredom, Fear, and Wine” discuss boredom and

CHRISTOPHER CROCKETT fits his role as the neurotic, wine-loving Harper well in Providence Players’ one act play, “Boredom, Fear & Wine.” (Photo: Courtesy Providence Players of Fairfax) the importance of creating ritual in the unprecedented situation in which we find ourselves, that is, building a routine in the face of so much free time and boredom. The dialogue takes place within the framework of a therapy session — yet which character is the patient and which is the therapist? The twenty-minute play makes a compelling case that in the Covid-19 pandemic era, we may all be “patients” in some sense in need of therapeutic solutions in order to

work our way back into normality.

The direction by Sarah Baczewski is sharp, as is the editing by Chip Gertzog. Providence Players have produced several short plays for video streaming in the past year, but — perhaps in a therapeutic solution to return to routine reminiscent of issues in the play — the troupe is planning a return to live theatre with a play to be enacted in the Italian Café in Falls Church.

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Players informed the News-Press this one will be different from the past, as it will not be indoors: “We know for sure that we will produce another outdoor theater experience from May 6 – 22 in the back of the Italian Café.” It is entitled, appropriately enough for a venue outside a restaurant, “The Parking Lot,” and is written by Adam Szymkowicz and directed by Jayne L. Victor.

Providence Players are hoping to mount a new season starting in

October. “We have an established and approved calendar with the county to perform at James Lee Community Center,” Mr. Whitehead tells us, “but we will need to wait and see if the County opens the facility by then. No formal season has been announced.”

This local drama company which has become a fixture in the Falls Church community has been considering a variety of plays, time periods, and playwrights for its current and future performance situations, with a committee in place to consider these options.

Julie Janson, the Producer of the PopUp series, told the News-Press: “Providence PopUp is intended to be an experimental space, and we strive to get new and diverse voices in front of our audiences. I believe we have, and our audiences have loved it.”

Providence Players has met the unusual pandemic challenge with its current “Boredom, Fear, and Wine” in a virtual and, paradoxically, very real setting, and perhaps the pandemic has expended their creative impulse still further for the future when theatre returns to live performances.

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Mattie Gundry Is the Only Suggested Name That Is a Person Between Both F.C. Schools

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High and Thomas Jefferson Elementary on grounds that the names of both were of men who owned slaves in the era of the American Revolution.

The School Board’s final decision on new names for those will come on April 27.

The volunteer citizen committees that were formed to examine options for new names for the two schools submitted their final reports to the School Board Tuesday night, with Jamie Argento-Rodriguez representing the high school renaming committee of 26 citizen members and Sherry Eckert Witt representing the elementary school renaming committee of 25 members appearing at the virtual meeting before the board to present the final choices of each group to the board, and to answer questions.

The School Board decided to delay its final decision for another two weeks to April 27, giving more time for deliberations and the receipt of preferences from the public.

The choices made by the advisory groups, which the School Board is not bound to choose from, are as follows (along with brief explanations for each provided by the School Board): The proposed elementary school names submitted are Mattie Gundry Elementary School; Oak Street Elementary School; The Little City Elementary School; Tripps Run Elementary School and Truth & Justice Elementary School The proposed high school names are Meridian High School; Metro View High School; Metropolitan High School; Tinner Hill High School and West End High School.

Generally, choices by the committees took into account avoiding individual names, placemaking, community connection, meaningfulness, avoiding conflict with neighboring schools, and no conflict with the school system’s commitment to diversity, equality and inclusion.

Also, names beginning with the letter “M” were given special consideration by the high school committee, because that letter is prominent in

existing school logos.

Witt suggested that there may emerge groups in the community who will “get organized around certain names,” and opposition has already been expressed for the one committee-suggested option to name the elementary school for an individual.

Board member Phil Reitinger questioned the exclusion of any proposed options mentioning the name of Falls Church, which the high school naming committee explained was due to “outrage” expressed by some in Fairfax County because of its conflict with the county-based Falls Church High School. He wondered if that was sufficient grounds for excluding the name as an option, but Argento-Rodridguez said there was an effort to avoid “contention.”

She said despite the lengthy discussions held in her group, the five names finally submitted were “without objection” by anyone on the committee.

In the selection of Henderson to join the board, former chair Greg Anderson said that “there were so

CONSTRUCTION WORKERS help sort out the wreckage at site of the old George Mason High School. (P����: N���-P����) many well qualified candidates” that it made his decision difficult, but in addition to Henderson’s role in the community over years, he also brings a history as a teacher in a K-12 classroom.

Current chair Shannon Litton also cited that point in addition to Henderson’s role as founder of the Tinner Hill Foundation and connections to the history of Falls Church.

She and board member Reitinger commented about the “many qualified applicants” who put their names forward for the appointment.

In another major move at

Tuesday’s School Board meeting, it adopted the first ever policy speaking directly to diversity, inclusion and equity issues. In the introduction to the policy, the preamble reads: “Falls Church City Public Schools will address, eliminate, and prevent actions, decisions, and outcomes that result from and perpetuate racism...

This requires a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion and to identifying and addressing practices, policies, and institutional barriers, including institutional racism, that perpetuate opportunity and achievement gaps.”

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F.C. Council Unsure if Federal $ Can Even Be Used to Lower Tax Rate

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tax rate to under $1. Assistant City Manager Cindy Mester suggested that that proposed rate is without taking any federal money into account.

Litkenhous argued that with two latest large scale mixed use development projects — Mill Creek’s proposed Founders Row 2 project and Atlantic Realty’s new “1 City Center” project — are projected to add the equivalent of nine cents on the tax rate in the form of net contributions to the City’s revenue base alone. Those two contributions, federal money or not, should justify a big tax cut for property owners, he said.

But others contended that a cautious approach is wiser until more is known about what to expect from the federal government. They discussed approving a FY22 budget on the designated date April 26 and then introducing modifications at a later date that could involve a rebate to taxpayers.

One complication for the City is that its federal money will come third hand, by way of the Virginia state government. That’s because

of technicalities in existing federal law that do not recognize independent cities. Mayor David Tarter noted that this contributes to a lot of uncertainty, a sentiment that Shields echoed.

“Third party” money includes that coming from Amazon, an expected $3 million of its proffered contributions to jurisdictions in the region that is supposed to go to affordable housing.

Other targets for the federal dollars that the Council discussed Monday included the $7 million that is needed for stormwater solutions, something that could offset increases in the City’s stormwater fund tax, as well as needed resources for neighborhood traffic calming and sidewalks and the S. Washington bus multimodal project underway now.

Requests for funding for the Jobs Act will go through the office of U.S. Rep. Don Beyer and the biggest chunk of that money for this area is expected to go to the regional bus rapid transit system planned to run from downtown Alexandria, out Columbia Pike and up Route 7 to Tysons.

The earlier plans for that to be a

light rail system having been scuttled in Arlington a half-dozen years ago, the bus rapid transit would run the length of Route 7 (Broad Street) in Falls Church, with a diversion to the East Falls Church Metro station.

It is likely that as a “shovel ready” project, it could get significant federal funding from the Jobs Act when it is passed and lead to some swift changes along F.C.’s main corridor.

Other less specifically-defined “Smart City” initiatives are also on the table that involve electric car chargers, solar panels, signal light coordination and other steps.

Shields said the priorities for Falls Church are looking like stormwater improvements, affordable housing, “smart cities” and antitraffic congestion measures.

But specific allocations of federal resources will probably not be known until June and the money not available until September or October.

“This leaves us with a wide range of options to consider,” Shields said.

“We need to keep pressing to see if we can get our tax rate almost down to what Ross (Litkenhous) is proposing,” Councilman Duncan

said.

In other Council developments Monday: • The Council learned the latest fiscal impact estimates for the West End Gateway Partners’ project is $4,964,849 in revenue to the City annually, being $7.8 million in gross revenue minus $2.9 million in costs (an estimated 69 pupils in the City school system at an annual cost of $16,276 per student). The project is to include 399 rental apartments, 128 condos, 113 senior independent

living and 71 senior assisted living units. The rentals include 40 studio, 227 one-bedroom, 96 two-bedroom units and 13 three-bedroom units.

The extended-stay hotel will have 146 rooms.

• The project developers having retained Trammel Crow as a partner to fill the space in its office building, •The latest estimate for the completion of the renovation of the Mary Riley Styles Public Library is June 29, with opening to the public by late July.

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Why Want to Live Anywhere Else?

The following quote came to the News-Press this week from Falls Church Vice Mayor Marybeth Connelly: “Here’s a positive take on something of note: In recent months City of Falls Church community volunteers have delivered four phenomenal reports based on the work of committees. 1. Police Use of Force report. 2. The Stormwater Task Force Green infrastructure report, 3. The High School Renaming Committee report, and 4. The Elementary School Renaming Committee report. All were citizen-led with staff support. All wrestling with big topics.

All providing thoughtful recommendations. In total about 60 to 65 individuals who gave time talent and expertise and on varied, but important topics. I’m so impressed!”

Indeed, quite a relevant observation. That does not include the process initiated a few years ago by the City’s venerable civic organization, the Citizens for a Better City (CBC), to recruit students from the local high school to volunteer for positions on the City’s abundant roster of volunteer boards and commissions, all of whose members confirmed by the City Council take their work very seriously.

Who would have thought that a feisty little independent city with its barely 15,000 population would engender such lively civic enthusiasm? Some might have thought that by virtue of its location adjacent “the most powerful city in the world” folks would be so preoccupied by the big time nature of everything else in this DMV (D.C., Maryland, Virginia) mega-region, they wouldn’t waste their time on the issues of a tiny jurisdiction embedded within. But no, and this is a very good thing, because it demonstrates a sincere community interest in the very real and perceptible functioning of democratic institutions.

Clearly, most of us here in Falls Church do not sit back and let others make decisions about matters important to our community, whether at the local, regional or national level. That’s why Falls Church routinely has the highest voter turnout of any jurisdiction in Virginia, and has an outstanding K-12 school system. It’s because its citizens see to it, and now the City has taken major steps to improve its commitment to diversity, inclusion and equity with far more than mere lip service, producing valuable citizen-based studies on police “use of force” practices, new school system policies and more.

Most citizens take this constructive approach to their local government very seriously, and as such view issues from the standpoint of the good of the community, and do not align with some who look at things only from the standpoint of selfish self-interest and always advocate for outcomes based on that.

That is the wonder of Falls Church that too often gets ignored by those making judgments on, for example, best places to live. We note the National Association of Realtors’ study that found F.C. to be the second best suburban place to live in the U.S. Add this factor to the mix, and why would anyone want to live anywhere else?

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It’s Wrong For News-Press To Pit Teachers Against Parents Editor, I am dismayed by the recent FCNP article, “Uncertainty During Reopening Process Caused Some to Leave F.C. School System” and its omission of crucial details.

Matt Delaney writes that although Superintendent Noonan eyed “a return to hybrid instruction” in midJanuary, after the “first wave of vaccinations,” teachers urged him to push back the target date for students’ return to in-person schooling.

What the article neglects to mention is that teachers had not received their second injections, thereby diminishing the vaccines’ efficacy. It is my understanding that opening schools several weeks later afforded teachers and staff the full benefits conferred by the vaccine’s second dose.

Teachers were not the only ones to contact Superintendent Noonan and the School Board about this matter. I, along with many Falls Church City parents, wrote letters in support of the teachers’ request to delay opening until they were fully vaccinated.

To suggest that there was some kind of battle in which teachers’ interests were pitted against students’ interests is, frankly, ridiculous. A thoughtful reopening process, and one that

allowed for everyone’s safety, was in all of our interests.

I am likewise floored by the tenor of conversation in our community surrounding the schools’ reopening.

During this pandemic, I have read comments on social media platforms that teachers are lazy, that they have shirked their responsibilities, that they should be forced to work as daycare providers, that they should forego step increases and raises. This year has not left a single one of us unscathed – not children, not parents, not teachers and staff. Blaming teachers for a global pandemic that nobody could have predicted, and a system that does not provide sufficient safety nets, is ludicrous. Worse, it is selfish and entitled. A large number of our teachers have children of their own. Many care for aging parents or have vulnerable family members. Forced to learn new technologies and devise new pedagogical techniques – on the fly – they have pushed themselves into contortions in order to help our children. They have not worked less, they have worked more. And I have not heard of a single teacher who objected to returning to the classroom, once vaccinated.

It makes sense that we are angry over this lost year. We are angry for our children, and for ourselves. But scapegoating teachers is ridiculously short-sighted. It also does not reflect the philosophy of many parents in our Falls Church community.

Courtney Brkic Newbold Falls Church

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By Supervisor Penny Gross

Mason District, like all magisterial districts in Fairfax County, is blessed to have a cadre of devoted volunteers, who help our community in ways too numerous to mention. However, sometimes there is a volunteer who must be singled out for special recognition, and that is the case with Gerry Strider, president of the Bailey’s Crossroads Volunteer Fire Department (BXVFD). Last week, Gerry was presented with a resolution from the Board of Supervisors that celebrated 50 years of service with BXVFD, a non-profit organization that is charged with providing fire and emergency medical services in the Bailey’s Crossroads/Seven Corners area.

Gerry joined BXVFD in 1971, and has served as its president since 1977. Gerry also is vice chairman of the Volunteer Fire Commission, which oversees the 12 volunteer companies that augment and support the county’s professional Fire and Rescue Department. Gerry has contributed more than 37,000 volunteer hours, raised more than $2 million in donations during the past 25 years, to purchase ambulances, fire engines, and utility vehicles used in the fire and rescue services. Gerry Strider has been a stalwart and forward-thinking member serving our community for a half-century, and deserves many thanks. An even better way to thank Gerry would be to join the BXVFD! Log on to www.bxrvfd.org for more information.

Each April, Volunteer Fairfax asks each magisterial Supervisor to select a “Community Champion” to honor during what, usually, is a huge breakfast event in Springfield. With the pandemic, of course, such large events are not possible, but our volunteers should be celebrated nonetheless, especially during times of adversity. At Tuesday’s Board of Supervisors meeting, 10 volunteers were acknowledged, virtually. For Mason District’s Community Champion, I selected Bob Kahane, incoming president, for the fourth time, of the Annandale Rotary Club. Bob has served as chairman for the “Taste of Annandale,” the largest community event in Mason District, attracting upwards of 6000 people each October, for free entertainment, food and drink, and more. Although the pandemic forced cancellation of the 2020 “Taste,” the 2021 event is being planned for Oct. 2.

As chairman of the “Taste,” his jobs include recruiting sponsorships, organizing volunteers, and attending to a myriad of other details, and being an energetic cheerleader for Annandale. Congratulations, Bob! For many Mason District residents, the Child Development Center (CDC), operated by the Annandale Christian Community for Action (ACCA) since 1967, has provided early childhood education for thousands of young children, many from working-class, immigrant families. In a normal year, the ACCA CDC serves 200 or more children, many of whom qualify for government subsidies. When the pandemic hit, child care options were few, and the ACCA CDC recognized that it needed to stay open. It always had been a center for the community; now it was a crucial location for information, fresh food, and sometimes simply moral support from a staff member. Soon, dozens of older siblings were joining staff members’ children for virtual learning in a safe and nurturing space. Lunch service had been provided by Fairfax County Public Schools, but schools were closed, along with their kitchens. Never one to let a crisis go to waste, ACCA CDC director Maria-Isabel Ballivian bought some simple equipment and easy-toprepare foods, and soon was providing a full meal service program.

The New York Times featured the ACCA CDC in a recent article about the deepening child care crisis, highlighting their work, along with programs in Ohio (closed), Michigan (struggling to stay open), and California (about to close). Despite the tough times and the challenges to providing quality early childhood education, Isabel was almost giddy when she told me about a call from the White House. Someone there had seen the article and followed up. Mason District always has known that the ACCA CDC provides terrific programming; now the New York Times and the White House know, too!  Penny Gross is the Mason District Supervisor, in the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors. She may be emailed at mason@ fairfaxcounty.gov.

Trespassing, James Ct, April 11, 5:41 PM, 36 year old white female of Falls Church, was arrested for appearing drunk in public.

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CRIME REPORT Week of April 5 – 11, 2021 Larceny from Building, E Broad St, April 6, 1:44 PM, items of value were taken from a locked locker.

Stolen Vehicle, W Broad St, between March 30, 3 PM and April 7, 3 PM, a vehicle was stolen from a parking garage.

Identity Theft, W Columbia St, April 8, 2:02 PM, an incident of identity theft was reported.

Drunk in Public, False ID, E Columbia St, April 8, 7:39 PM, 28 year old African American male of

Hyattsville, MD, was arrested for being Drunk in Public and Providing False Identification to a Police Officer.

Commercial Burglary, Hillwood Ave, April 10, 02:26 AM, three unknown suspects shattered a glass door to a business and took items of value. Investigation continues.

Larceny Shoplifting, S Washington St. April 10, 3:06 PM, an incident of shoplifting was reported. Investigation continues.

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Richmond Report On July 1, 2021 it will be legal for adults in Virginia to possess small amounts of marijuana in their homes.

Last week, the General Assembly met for a one-day session to review the Governor’s proposed amendments to 37 pieces of legislation that passed during the 2021 Session in addition to 18 budget amendments. This also included the 280-page bill to legalize the possession and regulate the marketing and sale of cannabis and cannabis products in the Commonwealth.

Some people call this annual session which is always scheduled for the 6th Wednesday after adjournment the “Veto Session.”

However, the proper designation is Reconvened Session, because even when the Governor doesn’t veto ANY bills (as was the case in 2021) we still have to get together.

Most of the recommendations were technical fixes or friendly amendments, with the House and Senate accepting almost all of them.

So, let’s talk about what the final version of the Marijuana bill, with the Governor’s amendments now adopted, does, what it doesn’t do, and what it lays the framework for doing later.

Starting on July 1, 2021, adults over the age of 21 can legally possess up to 1 ounce of marijuana for personal use. You will also be allowed to grow up to four plants per household, provided that the plants are labeled, not in public sight, and out of the reach of anyone underage.

Possession is still prohibited for those under the age of 21, and it’s still illegal to sell marijuana, smoke it in public, or to have open a container of it in your car.

Starting on July 1, 2025, arrests and convictions for marijuana possession will be automatically sealed and not subject to disclosure. If you have a felony distribution or misdemeanor paraphernalia conviction on your record, you can petition the court to seal your record.

The legislation establishes several entities to oversee the regulation, distribution, and equitable application of this new law.

It creates a Virginia Cannabis Control Authority to write regulations regarding the possession, sale, and distribution of retail

marijuana and related products. A major component of this legislation is to ensure social equity and ensure communities that have been impacted by over-policing of marijuana and drugs benefit from the new marijuana economy legalization will bring about.

To that end, the legislation establishes the Cannabis Equity Reinvestment Board and Fund, which will receive funding from the fees paid by licensed distributing companies and from the taxes from legal sales. With this, the Board will create scholarship programs and grant funds to support communities disproportionately and historically targeted by drug enforcement laws. Workforce development programs, mentoring programs, job training and placement services, and reentry services are examples of what the Board will develop.

Starting in July 2023, the Cannabis Equity Business Loan Program and Fund will award lowinterest and zero-interest loans to social equity qualified cannabis licensees. The sole purpose is to foster business ownership and economic growth within communities that have been the most disproportionately impacted by marijuana prohibition.

The Public Health Advisory Council, made up of individuals with public health expertise, will advise the Cannabis Control Authority on matters of public health, assessing and monitoring public health issues, trends, and impacts related to marijuana legalization.

The Council will make recommendations on retail marijuana products safety, composition, public health awareness, programming, and related resource needs.

There will also be a Cannabis Oversight Commission, comprised of 10 General Assembly members to provide yet another layer of oversight.

The legislation allows local governments to decide, via referendum, whether or not they will permit retail marijuana stores in their area. These referenda must be held between July 2022 and December 2022.

Forty percent of tax revenue from marijuana sales will go to pre-kindergarten programs for atrisk 3 and 4-year olds, 25 percent to substance abuse programs, and 5 percent to public health programs.

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Three City of Falls Church businesses were honored by the F.C, School Board at its meeting Tuesday as recipients of the 2021 Virginia School Board Association Honor Roll. The businesses were acknowledged for their contributions to the City’s schools. Recipients are KGS Construction Services, The McGuire Group and The Young Group.

Also honored as FCCPS Partners are Alison Miller Realty, Karen Ready and Better Together Falls Church.

Superintendent Dr. Peter Noonan hailed KGS Construction, owned by parents of FCCPS students, for its role in removing parts of the old George Mason High School gym floor and brick walls for sale to community members. He noted the McGuire Group, a locally-owned auction house, for running the auction of old GMHS school items, contributing 300 hours to the effort which raised over $60,000 for the schools.

He recognized the Young Group as a longtime donor to the schools and the Falls Church Education Foundation for significant increases in its support this pandemic year, including to the Education Foundation’s Family and Staff Assistance funds. It also contributed to Teacher Training Grants and is a title sponsor of the Home and Garden Tour.

Alison Miller, he noted, is “an engaged member of the Business in Education (BIE) Partnership.” Ready has donated more than 1,000 handmade face coverings to FCCPS students and staff and Better Together, the brainchild of Adena Williams and Suzanne Hladky, raised funds by creating and selling “Better Together Falls Church” t-shirts, sweatshirts, hats and other items. The proceeds

were used to contribute local restaurant gift certificates to FCCPS families and staff in need.

The FCCPS Business Rookie of the Year award goes to baddpizza that has contributed several fundraisers for school groups, with two upcoming to support the high school prom. It also employs numerous local high school students.

New F.C. City Profile Notes Demographic Shift City Hall’s newly published “Falls Church, Virginia, Community Profile 2021” has been released, and among its noteworthy data are demographic shifts reflecting robust population growth — an increase of 2,285 from 2010 to 2019 — adding that if the trend were to continue to the end of the decade, the growth in the last 10 years would greater than that of the two previous decades combined.

Demographically, the percentage of the total population identifying as Hispanic has grown from 8 percent in 2000 to 12.6 percent in 2019, equalling the percentage in neighboring Arlington County but below the 21.9 percentage in Fairfax County.

The City’s white population is 79.4 percent of the total (compared to 71.5 percent in Arlington and 61.2 percent in Fairfax), African American is 4.9 percent (9.1 percent in Arlington and 9.8 percent in Fairfax) and Asian is 9.9 percent (10.3 percent in Arlington and 9.2 percent in Fairfax).

State School Chief Visits New High School Dr. James Lane was at Falls Church’s new $120 million high school Monday for a tour of the state of the art building.

He was joined by F.C. Superintendent Peter Noonan, Principal Hills, school board members, and administrators.

Dr. Lane focused on the FCCPS reopening protocols, including the students working in “hub” spaces and the sustainability features in the building’s design, from the geothermal heating and cooling to the light tubes from the roof down through the building.

He saw some classrooms, the library, and the vivarium (the room designed for cultivating living things, including lettuce and tilapia).

Dr. Lane serves as executive officer of the Virginia Department of Education and secretary of the State Board of Education.

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3 Mustangs Make All-VA Band and Orchestra Three Mustangs have successfully auditioned into the 2021 All-Virginia Band and Orchestra: Joe Carpenter, Caroline Toyryla and Sophia Urbom.

The virtual audition in February consisted of scales, etudes and sight-reading. Top student instrumentalists from Virginia will participate in the virtual All-State event on April 22 – 24.

Old Mason Sports Memorabilia Now for Sale The George Mason High School Athletic Boosters Association is selling vintage George Mason uniforms and trophies at the Mason Fan Shop — mason-fan-shopy.myshopify. com.

There is a limited selection of classic uniforms from most sports, including jerseys, warmup jackets and pants, shorts, shooting shirts and polo shirts.

There are also unique items, such as pieces of the gym floor from The Pit (aka the Main Gym at old Mason). District, Conference

and Region trophies will be available for sale soon. New items will be added throughout the year, so check back often.

All proceeds from the sale of these items will support the Bill Rose Athlete Assistance Fund, managed by the Athletic Boosters Association.

McLean Author Joins Panel Discussion On Friday McLean author Bill Lewers (“Eighteen Days in New York: A Novel about the 1924 Democratic Convention”) will participate in an author panel, sponsored by the Fairfax County Library on Friday, April 16 from Noon – 1 p.m.

It is a Zoom event and preregistration is required (but is easy to do.) See the Fairfax County library website at fairfaxcounty.gov/library for more information.

Vietnam Veterans Meeting Held Tonight The April 15th membership meeting features the delayed chapter and Association of Vietnam Veterans of America

SINCE LAST JUNE, Falls Church Presbyterian, in partnership with the Falls Church faith community, initiated a Silent Witness Against Racial Injustice event to occur every other week in response to the killing of George Floyd. The event provides an opportunity for members of the community to reflect on and highlight key issues of racial injustice for those passing by on Broad Street for an hour on Saturdays from noon – 1 p.m. This picture is from last Saturday. (P����: C������� C���� L����) elections and George Jones as the guest speaker.

The two elections are the first order of business. If anyone is interested in becoming a candidate for one of the leadership positions, they can place their

name by calling Len Funk at the Nominating Committee (202368-5888).

For the guest speaker, Army veteran George Jones will discuss his three tours of duty as a combat medic and medical

technician in a field hospital. He enlisted at the age of 17 in 1966.

Zoom login directions will be distributed by email.

If interested in attending, contact Leonard Ignatowski at grunt69@gmail.com.

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Lack of Shopping in F.C. Is Fixed by Density, But May Not Be a Fit for City

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FALLS CHURCH NEWS-PRESS

The City of Falls Church seemingly has it all — well, just about everything. While the City has great local restaurants, an abundance of grocery stores and every kind of fitness and medical professional you could dream of within two square miles, there doesn’t seem to be many retail shopping options inside the City proper.

Let’s be fair. There is Road Runner Sports in West Falls Plaza that has plenty of athletic gear on its racks. Local momand-pop shops such as Stylish

Patina, Zoya’s Atelier and Matt’s Bridal are also parts of the City’s retail fabric with their diverse offerings. Doodlehopper 4 Kids has plenty of toy options for children. And small businesses where you can geek out, such as Super Bit Video Games or Victory Comics, are also merchandise retailers.

But what about a Finish Line or an Anthropologie? Or a Marshalls or TJ Maxx? Or even a Home Goods or Macy’s serving as the anchor client for one of the new projects in varying stages of development throughout the City? What is it about the City that it can be flush with

so many options, except retail merchandisers? The answer is, there’s just not enough of people for them to be sold on it.

“Retailers such as Urban Outfitters, for example, have very sophisticated revenue forecasting that’s based on location, demographics, foot traffic, number of trips in the store, as well as location, adjacent or near other types of retailers that they know will increase traffic to their store,” Falls Church City Council member Ross Litkenhous said.

He works with merchandising clients in his day job in the commercial real estate industry. “We just don’t have a lot of foot traf-

ROAD RUNNER SPORTS in West Falls Plaza is one of the few merchandise retailers within the City of Falls Church, and is successful because it serves a niche clientele. (P����: N���-P����) fic in the City to support those types of companies that need to make those kinds of sales per square foot to make their business models work.”

Litkenhous said the problem is two-fold. One, there isn’t

enough surface parking for those kinds of retailers to think they could be a draw outside of the City limits. And two, there just aren’t enough people period.

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Litkenhous did clarify that possible merchandisers don’t qualify their opinions with metrics — for instance, they don’t say things like “We need X amount of people and Y amount of parking to come here” — but even small businesses will do their own research and realize that it’s not the right fit for them.

Whether or not a lack of merchandise retailers is even a problem, though, is still up for debate.

“If you take a little broader view of the City of Falls Church, we sit between all Bailey’s Crossroads, Tysons Corner and Merrifield — all of which have those kinds of things in abundance,” local developer and Economic Development Authority chair, Bob Young said.

“We’re a city of roughly 15,000.

And I don’t see why any retailer, particularly given the shrinking footprints of brick and mortar stores, would think that they could survive in a small place like Falls Church.”

In his 20 years working in the City, Young said he’s never had

GETTING A MOVIE THEATER has been a mission for F.C. City Council at the Founders Row site, but some worry it won’t have the foot traffic to justify it like the Angelika theater does in nearby Merrifield. (P����: N���-P����) a broker suggest that one of his buildings have a Levi’s or a men’s clothing store fill its space. Filling this role in the market isn’t something that Young feels is a musthave for the Falls Church — especially since those kinds of stores

are contracting, not expanding, in the current economic climate. And he also doesn’t think that not luring in big name clothing or shoe stores is a knock against the City’s aspiration to have everything a person needs within a walk or bike

ride from their front door.

However, Young did say that, if anyone could convince a merchandise retailer to come into the City, it would be developers at either Founders Row or the West End projects.

Mill Creek Residential Trust, the principal at Founders Row, has been “second-to-none” when it comes to curating retail clients, according to Young. He pointed to their success in helping establish the Mosaic District’s shops within Merrifield. To see if they could pull that same feat off with Founders Row is “a great test” to him. Regency, meanwhile, is the retail partner for the West End project, and Young said they’re one of the biggest in the country.

“If anyone could bring them, they could. I just don’t think they will,” he added.

Targeting retail clients for any of these projects isn’t a prudent strategy to Litkenhous. For example, with Founders Row, Litkenhous said the City was insistent on bringing a movie theater to the site. Even as the project lost its commitment from Studio Movie Grill last fall after it went bankrupt, the City plowed ahead with its plans to bring in another theater by the end of 2021/beginning of 2022. So Litkenhous said

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the City passed a “theater tax” to subsidize that kind of business.

He said it’s “a bit of a dangerous precedent” to set when the City is acting against market forces. He also said it could work, and the Council has the authority to do it, which they acted on — “but then if the business can’t be supported based on the foot traffic, and then the sales in that store go down and it ends up closing, then you’re stuck with an empty space,” he added.

In Young’s opinion, specialty stores are the best bet when it comes to finding shopping in Falls Church. He took a trip out to Middleburg recently, and found a high end kids clothing store occupying about an 800 square foot space.

That would fit into Falls Church’s market, but he went on to say that those kind of owners are usually locals who live in the City. He’s not sure if someone would be able to support themselves or a family just off their business alone and also live in Falls Church as a retail merchandiser.

For Litkenhous, if the City wants to make itself more appealing to commercial retail clients, they’d need to commit to higher density within its limits. He thinks that’s a hard sell considering how Pearson Square, which was one of the first major mixed-use developments Falls Church took on as it was trying to change its reputation, ended up dropping its plan to be a luxury condominium and instead became multi-family affordable rentals.

He said that about-face poisoned the conversation about the mixed-use projects going forward because it became a net fiscal drag on the City in the form of high public service costs — such as accounting for the amount of children going to schools from that building. Litkenhous believed that that project alone was indelible in people’s problems with density.

“The truth of the matter is, if you want a vibrant retail environment, a vibrant business community with street level, retail businesses, office buildings, the only way that that happens is to have more feet on the street, or having more parking readily available,” Litkenhous said.

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F.C. City, Pimmit Hills Ranked as Top Suburbs Nationally in Report

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Matt Delaney

Falls Church News-Press

For established homeowners in the City of Falls Church, it’s not surprising to learn that the City is one of the more coveted — and competitive — places to live in both the Washington, D.C. region and nationally. But Pimmit Hills, right outside of City limits, is another up and comer that’s starting to garner major attention.

Falls Church and Pimmit Hills were ranked the second and third most livable suburbs in the U.S. in Realtor Magazine’s April edition. The rankings, which were compiled by home renovation loan provider RenoFi, looked at more than 600 suburban areas in 50 major cities across the country based on eight livability metrics — median household income; household income growth; home prices; home price growth; property tax rate; crime rate; unemployment and clinician to patient ratios.

This didn’t come as a surprise to Nicholas Lagos, an associate broker at Century 21 New Millennium who works both parts of town regularly.

“Falls Church and Pimmit Hills flow into each other,” Lagos said.

“Obviously one is here in the City and has its own school system, but people are often looking for something in the Fairfax County, Arlington or Falls Church school systems. Even when they don’t have children, they like these neighborhoods because the value of the homes appreciate favorably.”

Lagos mentioned how the average listing price for Falls Church City was around $750,000 and sales were up 77 percent from March 2020 to March 2021. For Pimmit Hills the jumps were even more dramatic, according to Lagos — sales jumped by 132 percent year-over-year, with the averaging listing price going from $599,000 to right around $697,000. And that’s without a ton of inventory to begin with.

Pimmit Hills has been a somewhat remarkable story with its growth. Lagos said it really took off in the last 10-12 years, and it’s because it’s one of the few places inside the Capital Beltway that you can get a decently priced home with a good-sized lot. The

1,600-plus home neighborhood has plenty of room for expansion as well, and Lagos said many buyers are gobbling up the singlelevel homes and building them out to be two, or sometimes, three story homes. The fact that there’s good proximity to Tysons Corner for shopping, Orange and Silver Metro lines and, again, quality schools make it an easy choice for people.

One of the unique advantages of Falls Church City, as noted in the rankings, was it’s high patientto-physician ratio. It’s noted as one of the best in the nation, per the report, giving it an added bonus for all types of populations that reside within City limits.

“Our immediate metro area is seeing a resurgence of people who are choosing not to move out of the D.C. area because we have top rated hospitals and good longterm care,” Lagos said. “All the facilities someone would need are here. That, along with the quality of living and decent weather, we’re seeing more people retiring in place here where before they would’ve gone to Florida or somewhere else.”

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JORDAN RUBIN is a journalist working for Bloomberg and recently relocated to the Hillwood section of Falls Church from Washington, D.C. When asked if he was feeling optimistic that the pandemic was coming to an end he replied that he felt it is, “on the way out if everyone does their part,” (Photo: J. Michael Whalen/JMichaelWhalen.com)

Falls Church Area Housing Market — 1st Quarter 2021 Report Zip Code Area Median Price Number of Homes Sold

Average Days on Market

22046

City of Falls Church $865,500

22

22041

Bailey’s Crossroads

$334,500

24

15

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Sleepy Hollow

$615,024

37

5

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Pimmit Hills

$682,500

30

7

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Lake Barcroft

$567,000

17

11

16

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Jan. 6 Capitol Sacking: Putin’s Role (Part 1)

In my column last week, I concluded by suggesting that the party most responsible for the rise of the QAnon movement in the U.S., and thus most responsible for the sacking of the Capitol on Jan. 6, was none other than Vladimir Putin, or the Russian state.

The source of the line of evidence that can show this is contained in the Mueller Report. It includes the damning documentation provided by the seminal so-called Steele Dossier of 2016. In that accumulation of raw data was enough source material to fully expose the PutinRussia operation against the U.S. democracy, but it was so attacked and sidetracked in the Mueller investigation itself that it was soon considered discredited.

FALLS CHURCH NEWS-PRESS But it is my humble opinion that was the Putin connection to QAnon and the siege of the U.S. Capitol confirmed and came to light in a demonstrable way, then the American public would be astonished, exposed to the deeper level of treachery involved in that event and all that led up to it. Also, many fellow travelers among U.S. citizens who may have either participated in the sacking or sympathized with it will have to face up to the fact they were siding with a sworn strategic military enemy of the U.S. as a nation. This might give a number of them pause.

But delving into the nefarious realm of covert intelligence operations is not something U.S. intelligence agencies are wont to make public. The role of the Russians in manipulating social media in both the 2016 and 2020 U.S. presidential elections, for example, was something they felt they could report.

The more hands-on role of Russian spies and agents manipulating U.S. political operations more directly is much different for them, for the reason that they don’t want to expose their own counterspy efforts in the process. So the bigger part of the game between the superpowers is played behind the scenes, even in this year when so much of the Russians’ efforts came above ground in the form of the mobilization of Trump’s shock troops at the sacking of the Capitol.

In terms of politics in the U.S., the Russians operate on numerous levels, often, sadly, in cooperation with self-serving elements on the U.S political scene who feel they stand to gain by tacit cooperation with our own nation’s sworn enemies. Of course, Trump himself falls into this realm, but also a key handful of rightwing major party political figures, all Republicans at this point.

The major Russian intelligence operation in the U.S. is among those of the so-called lunatic fringe, the marginal numbers of groups and organizations that are clearly outside the mainstream of U.S. politics but who in recent years have begun to assert more and more influence. Here is where QAnon operates, but some of its tentacles are now extending into the Republican Party’s stable of elected officials.

Pro-Trump fringe figures like Roger Stone, Alex Jones, Steve Bannon and Gen. Michael Flynn roam in the same circles as media sorts like the late Rush Limbaugh and Fox’s Sean Hannity and, as a newbie competing to be the new Trump, Tucker Carlson. These all move in and out from establishment to fringe political circles essentially carrying banners for Moscow, which take the form of hate and anger-driven divide and conquer tactics against American culture and its political democracy.

The Steele Dossier caught Gen. Flynn, for example, cavorting in Moscow amid a major assemblage of U.S. fringe political groups, there with hands open to grovel for some Moscow love for their devotion to its cause, figures such as the Green Party presidential candidate in 2016 and representatives of the Lyndon LaRouche organization in the U.S. Flynn’s treachery was so blatant that he couldn’t stay in the Trump administration for more than a couple months. But other fringe groups did carry out their roles of turning the U.S. population against mainstream politics, altogether, and toward Trump in particular.

Soviet/Russian operations in the U.S. didn’t begin with this. They go back at least to the 1960s amid the U.S. counterculture.

(To be continued).

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Our Man in Arlington

By Charlie Clark

The blue sign and multi-hued banners off of Washington Blvd. proclaim these Westover gardenstyle apartments as “Fisher House: Now Leasing.”

That’s not to be confused with the national nonprofit called the Fisher House Foundation, which builds for needy military families.

This one’s run by the Arlington Partnership for Affordable Housing, which, as its inaugural project in 1991, purchased the early ‘40s-vintage apartments and named them in honor of the late congressman Joseph Fisher (1914-92).

His name ring a bell? Fisher became a hero to Arlington Democrats during the “Watergate election” of 1974, when he ousted 11-term conservative Republican Rep. Joel T. Broyhill. Fisher’s confidant and chief of staff John Milliken (a county board member in the early 1990s) recently recalled his close rapport with Fisher.

“The night Joe was elected was extraordinary,” he told APAH. “It was a great night nationally for Democrats, but for Joe to have knocked off the 22-year incumbent Republican was amazing. There was a level of exuberance that shut down Route 7.”

But Fisher, whose wife Peggy was also active in Arlington civics, made an impact on housing on our county board from 196774. The former federal economist and specialist in natural resource planning served as president of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority and chairman of

the Washington Metropolitan Council of Governments.

After his defeat by Frank Wolf in the 1980 Reagan landslide, he became Gov. Chuck Robb’s Health and Human Resources Secretary, and then taught economics at George Mason University.

That’s an Arlington life that merits a sign.

The first APAH Fisher House consisted of 33 apartments renovated in 2007-2008 using $9.5 million in private and public funds.

Fisher House II, scattered throughout the block, preserved 68 apartments once targeted by developers, which were renovated in 2018 for a similar cost.

Available to individuals and families earning 60 percent or less of area median income, they are part of the Westover Village historic designation. Prospective tenants for the one, two and three-bedroom units apply to APAH, property management by S.L. Nusbaum Realty Co. Renting is slow-going during the pandemic, I’m told by Nina Janopaul, the soon-to-retire president of APAH (replaced June 30 by Carmen Romero). “A lot of people don’t have income and are applying for rent relief,” she said. “It’s not a great time to start a rent application.”

The Westover community, Janopaul added, “has really embraced us,” sign and all. “Many of those apartments were demolished and turned into $900,000 townhomes during the past five years,” she said. “There was a community swelling of preservation

support.”

*** A squad of boomer alums of Yorktown High School recently shared memories of 1960s childhoods collecting baseball cards of heroes like New York Yankees slugger Mickey Mantle.

Inevitably came the complaint about their mothers having thrown out cards that decades later could have been sold for millions.

But Mike Tramonte topped them all. His family ran the Bayou nightclub under the Whitehurst Freeway.

One evening in 1960, several Yankee players, including the Mick, arrived as patrons. Problem was, all were wearing the required jacket except Mantle, who sported a cardigan. Mrs. Tramonte, only vaguely aware of who she was dealing with, denied him entry.

So, while many moms threw out their kids’ Mickey Mantle cards, Tramonte can say his mom threw out Mickey Mantle. *** Realtors need an angle to make a sale. Sevi Kamm of Arlington Realty last week announced that his client’s townhouse at 1327 S. Glebe Rd. “boasts a unique story — it is the former home of Jim Morrison’s parents. Yes, the late singer and lead vocalist for the Doors has roots here, and was known to visit frequently.”

This columnist years ago identified this home as the former domicile of Adm. Steve Morrison after reading correspondence between the father and the sheriff of Dade County, Fla., referencing Morrison’s “indecent” on-stage antics during a March 1, 1969, concert in Miami.

The letter is at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

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Interested readers and supporters of the Falls Church News-Press can join the staff at a restaurant in or around the City of Falls Church to celebrate the paper’s weekly publication. Learn how to become a member of the NewsPress, get a chance to purchase one of the paper’s books, “The Front Page: The First Five Years: 1991 – 1996” or just get to know members of the staff better. This week the News-Press will be at The Casual Pint (6410 Arlington Blvd. Suite E, Falls Church) from 6 – 8 p.m.

SATURDAY, APRIL 17 Falls Church Farmers Market. The Falls Church Farmers Market runs every Saturday, where attendees will find fresh, local produce, meat, dairy, flowers & plants, honey, music and more. City Hall (300 Park Ave., Falls Church) 8 a.m. – noon. For more information, visit the Calendar item’s page at fallschurchva.gov/547/ Farmers-Market-To-Go. R.I.P. — Remove Invasive Plants.

Want to restore habitat and increase native species diversity in Arlington? Work parties are held every month and are making a difference with the return of ferns, wildflowers and the animals that depend on them to areas once covered in destructive invasive plants. Adults, teens and families ages 8 and up. For information, call 703-228-6535. Registration not required. Long Branch Nature Center at Glencarlyn Park (625 S. Carlin Springs Rd., Arlington). 2 – 4 p.m.

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from the City of Falls Church’s government and public schools for a presentation and Q&A about the proposed Fiscal Year 2022 Budget and Capital Improvements Program. This is the second of two Town Hall meetings on the budget and CIP — the first was on March 11. The meeting can be accessed through the City’s website at fallschurchva.gov. Recordings of the meeting will be available later on fallschurchva.gov/webcasts. To send in questions for the Q&A, email publicinfo@fallschurchva. gov. 7:30 – 9 p.m.

City Council Work Session (online). City Council work sessions are held the first and third Monday of the month, with the exception of August and December when only one meeting is held. These meetings are open to the public and are conducted to allow Council Members to discuss upcoming legislation and policy issues; the public is not generally invited to speak.

All participating members of the City Council will be present at this meeting through electronic means. All members of the public may view this electronic meeting via www.fallschurchva.gov/ CouncilMeetings. The meeting may also be viewed on FCCTV (Cox 11, RCN 2, Verizon 35). Video will be available after the meeting both online and on FCCTV. 7:30 – 11 p.m.

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Cry Baby Comedy Show.

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Brandy Station Company.

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The Moxie Blues Band. The State Theatre (220 N Washington St., Falls Church). 7:30 p.m. 703-2370300.

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Stealin’ the Deal. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 3:30 p.m. 703-2419504.

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Space Koi. Falls Church Distillers (442 S. Washington Street, Ste A Falls Church). 7 p.m. 703-8589186.

The Cassaday Concoction. The State Theatre (220 N Washington St., Falls Church). 7:30 p.m. 703237-0300.

Rusty’s Lost Highway Band. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 7:45 p.m. 703-2419504.

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The Seldom Scene with Shannon Bielski & Moonlight Drive. The Birchmere (3701 Mount Vernon Ave, Alexandria). $35. 7:30 p.m.

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Ron Thayers Show. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 7:30 p.m. 703-2419504.

New Blue Soul Band. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 7:45 p.m. 703-2419504.

Jazz quintet with Sarah Laven Jones. Falls Church Distillers (442 S. Washington Street, Ste A Falls Church). 1 p.m. 703-858-9186.

Pianist Anne-Marie McDermott — Chamber Music at The Barns. Presented by Wolf Trap. Streaming On Demand at

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Honky Tonk Cassanovas. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 3:30 p.m. 703-2419504.

Jacob Bennett. Falls Church Distillers (442 S. Washington

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35 Years Later, Juja Sylvestre is Still Living Out Her Own ‘Perfect Ending’

by Melissa Morse

Falls Church News-Press

Owning a salon has always been Juja Sylvestre’s dream.

When other kids were playing sports or running around, she grew up by “opening” a beauty salon on the playground. That is where she found the joy in life.

And it’s that zest that has kept Perfect Endings Hair Design and Day Spa along South Washington Street in Falls Church for the past 35 years, It’s been a journey for Juja over the three and a half decades.

She has grown her original shop to double its size, which also allowed her to grow the number of services she offers to clients.

She started her business offering hair services, but eventually expanded it to now include skin care services, a large selection of manicure and pedicure options, facials and comprehensive beauty packages.

Juja has always kept herself

and her staff up to date with training on the latest styles and services.

She annually travels to Europe to learn more about current trends.

“If a person stops wanting to learn more about their work, then it’s time for them to go,” Juja said.

She and her longtime staff have seen a lot of local clients from the Falls Church area, but they also have customers from Fredericksburg and other parts of Virginia, as well as Pennsylvania and Maryland, who regularly come back to Perfect Endings.

Like most small businesses in 2020, Perfect Endings was hit hard by the pandemic.

They had to close entirely for three months, which of course was hard on the owner and her staff.

But several things have happened that helped her get her business headed back in the direction of normal.

For one, Juja didn’t take a

paycheck for a period of time.

Her landlord also reduced her rent for a bit, which was welcome help.

Microgrants from the City of Falls Church’s Economic Development Authority put some much-needed cash in her hand last spring when the checks were sent out, and she also received stimulus money through the federal government programs.

And best of all, her clients are coming back. Now, maybe not as often — they make appointments months apart instead of weeks apart — but they are coming back. And she knows the frequency will improve as more people get their shots and resume their normal events and activities.

Her son is working in the salon now and may eventually take on some of the management responsibilities, but she says she misses the salon and the staff if she is away any longer than three days.

Juja plans on being around for a very long time.

JUJA SYLVESTRE celebrates 35 years at Perfect Endings Hair Design and Day Spa. (Courtesy Photo)

Mustangs Football Ends Covid-19 Year as Co-District Champions

by Julie Felgar

Special to the News-Press

The Mustangs football team had one of their winningest seasons in recent history during the Covidaltered “fall” season this spring.

Despite the unprecedented schedule (only six games), rigorous covid protocols and having to practice and play in snow and sleet, they ended the season with a 4-2 record and the co-District Championship title.

Adam Amerine, the Mustangs head coach, was particularly proud of the team.

“I thought it was very successful and the kids really sold out trying to compete week in and week out, despite all the distractions and protocols that came with this Covid year,” Amerine said.

The team is losing nine seniors and hopes to have a few more solid athletes join next year to help fill the gap. Amerine stated this was one of the most athletically talented teams he has coached and they had a great attitude, which made them particularly enjoyable to coach. He was able to rely on that talent and attitude to help produce some big wins, including beating Skyline, a team

A RARE SIGHT. With football season moved to the tail end of winter and early spring due to the Covid19 pandemic, Mustang players got to practice in snow for the first time. (Photo: Carol Sly) the Mustangs have not beaten since Amerine took over 4 years ago.

“I believe the players really learned what being a team is all about as we had different players step up each week on the field, playing new positions and being open to step out of their comfort zones, ultimately earning a share of the district title,” Amerine said. “We are really

proud of their accomplishments.”

Junior captain Graham Felgar was happy to just get out there and play, “I am so thankful that we had the opportunity to play six games this spring. After almost an entire year of virtual learning, to be able to get out there and compete with my teammates was amazing. It made

my year,” Felgar said “At first, I was really nervous that Covid could derail the season, but our teammates and coaches were able to stay safe and we made it the whole season without a single case.”

Felgar missed some of the usual tradition this year, but has his eyes on the future. He said it was really disappointing that the team couldn’t

have more fans in the stands to witness their strong season, especially the student body which brings so much energy. But he also believes next season will be promising since the Mustangs have a lot of returning players, especially current juniors.

“We are already gunning for back to back championship seasons,” Felgar added.

Amerine is excited for the next season, as well, which starts in less than 4 months, “As for our future...I am always sad to see a senior class graduate, especially this one. It was the first class we got to have for all four years as a coaching staff. They are tremendous young men,” Amerine said. “However, we are definitely excited to get these returning players on the field as soon as possible and maybe find a few more to join them because these guys will have high expectations headed into next season and we will take another step forward as a program.”

Seniors this year were Carlos Shields, Matt Teague, Paul Thompson, Lucas Almeida, Chris Lockhart, Zach Schonauer, Hunter Benson, Robert Silva and Walter Roou.

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Chamber Hosts 1st Debate of Contest for City Council

F.C. Council Mulls Bigger Tax Hike, Boosting Pay for City Employees

The first face-to face encounter of candidates running for election in the May 7 Falls Church City elections occurs Tuesday at the monthly luncheon of the Greater Falls Church Chamber of Commerce.

The Chamber thought a debate format would better elicit the candidates’ views.

As the hour approached midnight Tuesday, the Falls Church City Council completed an exhaustive work session on the budget that set the stage for what it hopes will be completed at a definitive budget work session tonight.

So far, it seems City employees will receive a one-time bonus in this budget cycle.

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Business News & Notes F.C. City Schools Announce the 2021 FCCPS Community Partner Awards Falls Church City Schools have announced the 2021 FCCPS Community Partner Awards.

KGS Construction Services, The McGuire Group, and The Young Group were named to the VSBA Honor Roll while Alison Miller of Alison Miller Realty at KW, Karen Ready, and Better Together Falls Church while baad pizza was named Rookie of the Year. Details regarding an awards program will be announced at a later date. For more information, visit www.fccps.org and click on Business & Community Partnerships in the drop down menu.

Falls Church Arts Is Offering Outdoor Plein Air Watercolor Classes Falls Church Arts is now offering Plein Air Watercolor Classes taking place outdoors in local parks. Classes are scheduled for 10 am to noon and 1 pm to 3 pm on Saturdays, starting April 17 and continuing through May 8 and on Tuesdays, starting April 20 through May 25. The classes, designed for all skill levels, will be led by the award winning Falls Church Arts artist Rajendra KC. Up to six participants in each class will learn to capture the transparent quality of watercolor as they paint outdoors scenes in Falls Church parks. Social distancing, face masks, and other COVID-19 protocols will be strictly observed. For samples of the instructor’s work, visit www. kcfineart.net/. For more information about pricing or to sign up, visit www.FallsChurchArts.org.

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F.C. Chamber & Merrifield Business Assoc Co-Hosting Virtual Luncheon The Falls Church Chamber of Commerce and the Greater Merrifield Business Association are co-hosting a Virtual Networking Luncheon on Tuesday, April 20 featuring a presentation by Jeannette Chapman, Director of The Stephen S. Fuller Institute for Research on the Washington Region’s Economic Future, The Schar School of Policy and Government, George Mason University. Chapman will speak about the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on the Northern Virginia economy and it’s near-term recovery. The event will be held via Zoom at noon. Registration is free for members of either co-sponsor or $5 for nonmembers. Attendees are encouraged to pick up lunch from a local restaurant prior to the event. To register, visit the calendar at either www.FallsChurchChamber.org or www.greatermerrifield.org.

Women’s Business Center of Northern Virginia Hosting Free Seminar The Community Business Partnership’s Women’s Business Center of Northern Virginia is hosting a free credit seminar on Tuesday, April 20, 3 to 4 pm, in collaboration with the Bailey’s Crossroads Seven Corners Revitalization Corporation. Credit Voyage, the free Zoom webinar, will be facilitated by Capital One’s Engagement Specialist Sean Chrysostom. Through this seminar, participants will understand the value of having good credit, methods for credit goal setting, types of credit, credit reports and credit scores, strategies to build and rebuild credit, tips on maintaining a positive credit report, and score, and how to avoid credit fraud. This program is made possible through funding by Kaiser Permanente. For more information or to register, visit https://cbponline.org/baileys/.

NOVA Arc’s Annual Team Challenge Virtual 5K Now Open To Individuals The Arc of Northern Virginia’s annual Team Challenge Virtual 5K Race and Distance Walk is now open to individuals as well as teams. The virtual race/walk will take place between Saturday, April 24 and Sunday, May 2 at 10 am. An in person race will take place Sunday, May 2 at Burke Lake Park in Fairfax Station with staggered starts beginning at 8:30 am. Funds raised will benefit the Arc of Northern Virginia’s programs, services, and advocacy for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families. An awards ceremony is scheduled for the same day at 4 pm. For more information, visit the events page at www.thearcofnova.org.

Dominion Wine & Beer’s Virtual Wine Registration Deadline April 27 The deadline for registration for Dominion Wine & Beer’s April 27 Virtual Wine Tasting for the Falls Church Chamber of Commerce is Thursday, April 22 at 3 pm. The event will include three white wines perfect for spring happy hours: Honig Sauvignon Blanc 2019 from Napa Valley, CA, Lubanzi Chenin Blanc 2019 from Swartland, South Africa, and Tiefenbrunner Pinot Grigio 2019 from Alto Adige, Italy. Registration comes with a half bottle of each available for pick up or local delivery. For more information, visit the events page at www.FallsChurchChamber.org.  Business News & Notes is compiled by Sally Cole, Executive Director of Greater Falls Church Chamber of Commerce. She may be emailed at sally@fallschurchchamber.org.

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