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VISITING FALLS CHURCH from her current home in Charleston, South Carolina, Donna Englander (right) met with former Council member Hal Lippman (center) KC RAJENDRA (second from right) can be spotted leading his Plein Air painting and current City Treasurer Jody Acosta. Englander, head of the F.C. Education classes on the lawn between City Hall and Cherry Hill Park most days where the Foundation when she was here, is now a fundraiser for The Citadel, a prominent college in the South. (Photo: News-Press) weather cooperates. (Photo: Courtesy Shaun Van Steyn)
Walk & Bike to School Day Slated for May 6 On Thursday, May 6, Falls Church students, parents and school staff are encouraged to stroll or pedal their way to school for the return of the City’s annual Walk and Bike to School Day. The Health and Wellness Advisory Committee for Falls Church City Public Schools and the City’s Citizens’ Advisory Committee on Transportation (CACT) are partnering to promote this year’s event, which is part of a National Center for Safe Routes to School-led effort to encourage
physical activity, improve pedestrian and bike safety, and promote green transportation options. “If you’ve never walked or biked to school before, it’s a good idea to do a trial run on an evening or weekend to figure out the shortest, safest route and where you’ll park your bike,” said Dave Gustafson, chair of the CACT. In 2019, more than 7,000 walking and biking events were held around the country. Despite the pandemic, more than 1,300 events were held in 2020. For more information, visit walkbiketoschool.org.
Update on W&OD Dual Trails Project NOVA Parks provided the latest update on the Dual Trails Project along the Washington & Old Dominion Trail in the City of Falls Church. The update, which was published on April 23, said that the project is expected to be complete by August. Stormwater pipe and structures have been completed. Grading and earthwork operations are nearly complete. Removal of the existing asphalt trail and preparation of new trail
subsurface to begin the week of May 3rd. Installation of new trail asphalt will follow as each section is prepared for pavement. Pavement work will be completed in sections (between street crossings), and the trail will be inaccessible in these areas until new pavement is installed. The process for each trail section is expected to take approximately 4 weeks, and the trail closures and detours will be in place throughout this work, including weekends as required. Trammel Branch stormwater pipe installation by the City of Falls Church is expected to be
completed in June. Paving of the trail section between Great Falls St. and Little Falls St. will be completed once the new Trammel Branch storm pipe is in place. Site stabilization and landscape planting will be done after site work is complete.
Father-Daughter Dance On Friday at McLean Center Program staffers at the McLean Community Center (1234 Ingleside Ave., McLean) have reimagined the center’s popular Father-Daughter Dance that was
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