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George Mason High School’s girls and boys soccer teams brought home a pair of state titles last weekend, as the girls nabbed their ninth consecutive championship and the boys won their fourth straight. SEE SPORTS, PAGE 24
F.C. Schools Hit ‘Reset’ Button on Campus Development Project, 4-2 Secretive Work With 2 Bidders Ends, But Timing Still Urgent
BY NICHOLAS F. BENTON
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The summer edition of the NewsPress Real Estate Guide is inside this edition with features on a new architectural design firm in Falls Church, the Urban Land Institute award winners and more. SEE PAGES RE-1 – RE-8
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My question, as Democrats gleefully tear into the Trump business record, is why rival Republicans never did the same. SEE PAGE 12
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AMONG THE MORE THAN 80 Falls Church citizens who attended last Thursday’s meeting of “Families for the Falls Church Way in Our Public Schools” were those who had to settle for Standing Room Only. (P����: N���-P����)
‘Falls Church Way’ Activists Draw 80 to Community Event
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Over 80 mostly Falls Church citizens were counted attending a meeting at the American Legion Hall on N. Oak last Thursday night, there at the bidding of a new local civic group going by the name of “Families for the Falls Church Way.” Those in attendance represented a wide array of civic
activists, including members of the City Council and a strong representation from the City’s venerable civic organization, the Citizens for a Better City, better known as the CBC, although that group had nothing to do with the forming of the “Falls Church Way” group. According to a handout at the meeting, “The Falls Church way is calling for better leadership for our school district, leader-
ship that inspires us to come together and connect, to lift each other up and become better versions of ourselves, to serve each other and realize the exponential benefits.” Long-time Falls Church teacher and American Legion leader Harry Shovlin accepted the role as the convener of the meeting, quipping that one of the earliest leaders of the school
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At last breaking a logjam of indecisive votes by the School Board and City Council, the Falls Church School Board provided a 4-2 majority Tuesday night to the motion to end the effort at developing the 36-acre high school and middle school campus site with a complicated and frustrating socalled “public private educational development” process. The process had two bidders competing to develop a plan that includes a new or renovated high school and 10 acres of commercial development by the site located next to the West Falls Church Metro station. Last week, the School Board was unable to make such a decision with a 3-3 tie vote, and then this Monday night the City Council voted 4-3 to delay making a final decision for still two more weeks. But in Tuesday’s decisive vote, the winning majority was provided by School Board member Michael Ankuma, who cast his lot with the three who’d voted the week before for terminating the current process, Erin Gill, Phil Reitinger and Lawrence Webb. According to News-Press sources, the regional commercial development community has not wasted any time perking up to Tuesday’s move, eager to focus on how to turn the 10.3 undeveloped acres by the West Falls Church Metro into a windfall for the City, its schools and, of course, themselves. Eager to jump in with plans for a “highest and best use” of the 10
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prime acres, it is not known if some unsolicited proposals will be on the Falls Church City Hall doorstep before the end of this week. In the past, the pristine acreage adjacent the West Falls Church Metro has been characterized as the “the most valuable real estate on the Eastern Seaboard.” This could prove out to be especially true if a heavyweight developer can score an agreement or partnership with two other major entities that also hold development susceptible property by the location, WMATA which owns 24 acres there, and the Northern Virginia Graduate Center. But according to News-Press sources, the two entities that had bid for the public private educational development contract with the City and School Board offered unambitious commercial development plans, and Tuesday night, School Board’s Gill hinted that news coming to the Board in a closed session this week was even more underwhelming than previously thought. As for the prospect of getting a new or renovated high school built, the School Board is now free to issue a “request for proposal” to those developer interests who specialize in such things, without tying them to the requirement for commercial development, as well. It opens the option for more creativity on that side of the equation, as well. For example, there is the potentially decisive role that the University of Virginia and Virginia Tech’s educational building adjacent George Mason High School could play with the benefit of some talented negotia-
tions. That, in turn, could help establish just how far a renovation, or construction of a totally new high school could play out, either in a phased or full-bore-ahead fashion. Then there is the issue of including in the school construction some features that would be educational in use but would provide an opportunity for substantial revenues to the schools. This could be provided for by public rentals of such as an aquatic facility, a multi-use athletic stadium, or an auditorium with features that would make it a potential home for regional theater or musical groups. Thus, in addition to the benefits of such first-rate facilities to the students in the Falls Church School System, it would serve to bring arts, culture and talent to the City to everyone’s benefit, along with supplementary revenues to help pay for the schools. Timing is a key for moving forward now, which would start with the solicitation of proposals for both the commercial and school developments, not predetermining things such as the location of components until a number of offers are made and evaluated. The worst move, for example, would be to try to draw the boundaries between the school and commercial property components before actual offers, in some form, have been received and evaluated. However, moving ahead with due urgency is also required (or as Reitinger wrote in a social media post yesterday, “make haste slowly”), as the briefing
provided to the School Board by Seve Padilla, director of Facilities and Security for the school system Tuesday night presented a stark image of a high school almost literally falling apart at the seams. The high school was last renovated with a 15-20 year life expectancy in 1994 and has two boilers, one built in 1951 which may be better constructed than the one built in 1971. There is leaking in the roof and demonstrable deterioration of modular classrooms. Board member Webb decried a scenario he came upon last year of students having to stay warm with blankets in the classrooms. The fact that Padilla said maintenance conditions in other schools in Fairfax and Loudoun counties is not that much better represented little consolation. The Public Private process that was voted down Tuesday, terminated the relationships with the two bidders, Edgemoor LLC and Mason Greens LLC. The two being the only respondents to the first request for proposal last October, the process quickly evolved to bind the City and its schools to a highly secretive process, since there were competitive bidders. But now the process has been released from all that, allowing the entire Falls Church community to become much more engaged in public discussions on how to proceed with the high school project, and at what price, in a way that will make far more likely the passage of a bond referendum for its development, probably not before the end of next year.
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system, the venerable Dr. Warren Pace, ran the system for 21 years by designating advisory groups for every major decision such that “he never got blamed for anything.” The call for a return to something similar was at the core of the Falls Church Way group’s concerns, and large contingents of parents and teachers have been showing up at School Board meetings since the City Council voted to pare almost $1 million from the School Board’s request for funds at the end of April. The June 9 meeting was begun with a very lengthy video showing a number of parents speaking at School Board and City Council meetings expressing concern for an alleged lack of transparency and top-down leadership on the School Board and in the administration. A focus of the video was the statement of Mt. Daniel Elementary Principal Kathy Halayko, reacting to an initial proposal by the School Board
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The latest disgrace from the despicable Donald Trump has been to strip the Washington Post of its press credentials to cover his campaign events. It not only follows on similar bans against a dozen or so other, smaller news organizations, but it is in keeping with his earlier promise to, if elected, “open up libel laws” to make it easier for him to sue and win against news organizations who say things he doesn’t like. It is hard to overstate how dangerous, from the standpoint of democratic institutions, this is. No one with an interest in democracy can stand idly by and ignore, much less condone, this attitude and behavior on the part of anyone, much less a presumptive major party presidential nominee. Trumps says his latest ban would not extend to the White House press corps if he became president. But don’t be so sure. There has always been a lot of discretion when it comes to media credentials for the White House press office, under both Democratic and Republican regimes. Only organizations with sufficient chops, and legal clout, can buck efforts by a hostile press office to effectively ice out a media rival. So, don’t think Trump won’t be in that game big time is he’s elected. His exercise of media manipulation is at an entirely different level than anything we’ve seen before, because it is with open disdain and is a centerpiece of his popular appeal. In other words, the idea is that he’s bringing the American electorate along with him as he calls for arbitrary censorship and ripping up the First Amendment. There is no single component of a democratic society that is more central than a free press. U.S. founding father Thomas Jefferson understood this when he wrote in our new republic’s earliest days, in a comment that this newspaper quoted in its very first edition 25 years ago, “If I had to choose between a nation without a government and a nation without newspapers, I’d sooner choose a nation without a government.” We stand with the White House Correspondents Association, our editor being a member for 30 years, whose current president Carol Lee wrote in a press release issued Tuesday condemning Trump’s action against the Post, “Any nominee for the highest office in the country must respect the role of a free and adversarial press, not disown the principles of the First Amendment just because he or she does not like the tone or the content of their coverage.” It’s time for the media to take this as a clarion call, to step up like the legendary Edward R. Murrow did as a CBS reporter to thwart Sen. Joseph McCarthy’s reign of terror in the early 1950s, to rip the demagogue’s facade off perhaps the worst man to ever win a major party presidential nomination in the history of the U.S. Otherwise, democracy’s demise could be sealed by this November’s election.
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Editor, We would like to publicly express our thanks and gratitude to the City of Falls Church, and its public schools, for all of the hard work by staff, teachers, parents and administration that go into making the schools here a special place to send our children. This year has been one of many successes for the kids in our schools that give us much to be proud of. We know these victories do not come in a vacuum.
They require effort – by kids and parents, and also the school staff, teachers and administration. It is with this in mind, that we feel compelled to address an element of the talking points widely distributed by a group calling itself “The Falls Church Way.” From what we see, this group couples a list of decisions by our school leadership with which they disagree, with expressions of dissatisfaction by a very small number of staff, to argue that school lead-
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ership change is a necessity. We find the argument, to date, by this group unpersuasive. And not because we believe school leadership has made all of the right calls. Instead, what we see lacking in The Falls Church Way is balance. We see a group that appears too often to be dismissive of reasonable school responses or to engage in a rush to judgement that assumes the worst. The Falls Church Way also lists some criticisms with which we agree. But the lack of balance compels us to withhold our support, overall. We also see a bigger issue – a lack of support from the city council for our schools. The initial budget request by the School Board and Toni Jones was eminently
reasonable, and should have been approved. This is a school district that faces competition for its brightest teachers and staff from wealthy, neighboring districts, has a growing student body, and has had to deal with major construction projects that have not progressed as hoped. What’s ironic is that the community of parents that should be united with school leadership in pushing for better funding for its schools is instead a house divided, fighting amongst itself and missing in action where the real battle lies: proper funding for the public school system. Barton and Hilary Crockett Falls Church
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After Orlando, Will Congress Finally Act on Guns? B� J��� A. C������
This week, our nation added Orlando to the roll-call of cities mourning the deaths of those who had no reason to die. They died because of our immorally irresponsible policies that allow anyone – anyone including those on terrorist watch lists, those convicted of hate crimes, and of domestic violence – to walk into a gun store to buy an assault weapon that can spit out hundreds of bullets in seconds. Authorities and the media are trying to understand whether terrorism, mental instability, homophobia or a combination spurred Omar Mateen to slaughter 49 people and wound 53 others. We’ll never know exactly why or what finally tipped the scale. But there is one thing we know for certain, one unassailable fact: anyone, anyone – whether a recently-fired employee, an abusing spouse, a bullied teenager or an ISIS convert – can walk through a gun store door and emerge with a weapon fit only for war. The issue is not what’s in a head or heart: it’s what in the hand. Who has ever heard of a mass knifing? Writing at The Crime Report, David J. Krajicek reports on a growing backlash against politicians who tweeted” #thoughtsandprayers” for the Orlando victims. Krajicek quotes U.S. Senator Ron Johnson, a Wisconsin Republican
who tweeted: “My thoughts and prayers are with the victims and their families and the brave men and women who risked their lives to save others.” Igor Volsky, deputy director of the Center
“The issue is not what’s in a head or heart: it’s what in the hand. Who has ever heard of a mass kni�ing?” for American Progress Action Fund, responded to Johnson’s tweet noting that “Johnson accepted $1.3 million from gun rights groups so all you’ll get are his thoughts and prayers.” If there are no safe places – schools, churches, movie theaters, businesses, places of entertainment – then we must realize that our irresponsible policies create two victims: both innocent lives, and our civil society, the tearing apart of civic bonds of trust. I served as president and CEO of the National Crime Prevention Council for 20 years. In the year 2000 in “Crime Prevention in the New Millennium,” I
wrote this: “It is absolutely obscene that this country loses an estimated 35,000 people a year to gun-related violence… these numbers don’t encompass the hundreds of thousands who are wounded but not killed each year, nor do they reflect the billions in lost productivity, medical expenses and other costs that burden all of us through higher taxes, increased insurance costs and restricted public services.” The NRA and its adherents characterize the assault weapons ban and background checks as radical. It was the law until 2004. In the same publication, I quoted the following from Business Week in its August 16, 1999 issue: “It is also vital to crack down on the handful of gun dealers who time and again provide weapons to criminals…There is no rational reason for any individual to possess an assault weapon. There is no reason why extremists should determine government gun policies that threaten the lives of innocent people. It is time for serious gun control.” This from Business Week! Congress has observed a moment of silence. It is more than a moment. It is 12 years of outrageous silence and moral cowardice. The bill banning assault weapons on the civilian market expired in 2004. Congress failed to pass a new assault weapons ban, a high-capacity magazine ban, and a bill to require back-
ground checks on all gun sales. Congress’ failure armed America – and terrorists. Will Congress act this time, this time after Orlando? Is it finally, “Enough,” that single word headlining the New York Times lead editorial on June 14? Remember, if we don’t act, if we offer only prayers, we are as complicit as Congress. Know that many options for citizen action exist, among them: • Calling the U.S. Capitol Hotline (202-224-3121) to support: S. 551/HR 1076 which would ban the sale of guns to those on the terrorist watch list; S. 2934/ HR 3411 which would require background checks on all private firearm sales; HR 4269 which would renew and strengthen the federal assault weapons ban. • Joining and supporting a local gun violence prevention group such as “Concerned Citizens Against Gun Violence” (see concernedcitizensva.org). • Donating to politicians on the state and federal levels who make sensible gun laws a priority. • Participating in vigils in front of gun stores and companies that sell guns. Add your name to the roll-call of citizens who stood up, who acted, who said, “enough.” John Calhoun is president and CEO of Hope Matters.
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NEWS BRIEFS Suspect Arrested in F.C. Bank Robbery ID’d as ‘Forever Loyal Bandit’ A man who was arrested June 10 for allegedly robbing the Capital One Bank on West Broad Street in Falls Church has been identified by local authorities as the “Forever Loyal Bandit,” and wanted for a string of robberies in the area that occurred between June and August 2014. The suspect, 42-year-old Amin Huie, of Arlington, was transported to the Arlington County Adult Detention Facility and charged with robbery. On Monday, June 13, the Fairfax County Police Department obtained four additional robbery warrants that will be served on Huie upon his release from the Arlington County Detention Amin Huie. (Photo: Facility. City of F.C. Police say the Huie entered the Capital One Fairfax Co. Police) Bank on West Broad Street in Falls Church before 3 p.m. last Friday, implied he had a weapon and demanded money before fleeing on foot. Nobody was hurt during the incident.
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Gompper Wins Cappies Critics Award Lydia Gompper, a student at Falls Church’s George Mason High School, won the Cappies award for Returning Critic at the 17th annual Cappies Awards Gala at the Kennedy Center last night. The Cappies is a program that recognizes high school theater programs with participation from 57 public and private high schools in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. Nominees but not winners among other Mason students were Michael Curtin for featured actor, and Sarah Edwards for comic actress in a musical, both for performances in Mason’s production of “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee,” and the Mason High Critics’ Team. Big winners were Woodrow Wilson High School whose production of “Hair” won for Best Musical and the Duke Ellington School of the Arts whose production of “The Story” won for Best Play. A capacity crowd filled the concert hall of the Kennedy Center for the event. Among the award presenters were U.S. Rep. Gerry Connolly and Falls Church’s School Superintendent Dr. Toni Jones and School Board members Margaret Ward and Lawrence Webb and Falls Church NewsPress editor Nicholas Benton.
Relief Effort Underway for Fire Victims The Falls Church-McLean Children’s Center announced in a press release yesterday that a member of their community was one of the 41 families that was displaced by a threealarm fire on Sunday, June 12. Maria Rodriguez and her two-year-old daughter Sophia lost all their belongings when the fire spread through eight apartments in the complex in the 2800 block of Pine Spring Road and are seeking donations to provide relief for their losses and displacement. Rodriguez and her daughter were away at the time and returned to find their apartment and several others uninhabitable and all their possessions destroyed. Although mother and daughter need to replace all their belongings, cash contributions are the most useful at this point. Checks can be sent to the Sophia Guzman-Rodriguez Emergency Account, Capital One Bank, 1439 Chain Bridge Road, McLean, VA 22101. For more information, call 703-534-4907.
F.C. ‘Visioning’ Workshop This Saturday What should The Little City look like, feel like as we look ahead 25 years? City officials are hosting a public “visioning workshop” to update a 2005 “vision statement” in its Comprehensive Plan this Saturday, June 18, at 8:45 a.m. at the Falls Church Episcopal, 115 E. Fairfax. It is open to the public and there will be light refreshments.
Study: F.C. ‘Great Place to Retire’ Retirement is an opportunity for meeting new people and experiencing new things, and according to a new study Falls Church is among the best places to do it in Virginia. SmartAsset ranked the cities with the most recreational and social opportunities for retirees as part of their study on the Best Places to Retire. The index factors in the number of recreation centers and retirement centers available to seniors as well as what percentage of the city’s population they represent. Falls Church came in seventh after Bedford, Williamsburg, Woodstock, Abingdon, Marion and Wytheville. Ranking categories include doctors per 1,000 people, recreation centers per 1,000 people, retirement centers per 1,000 people and the percentage of the total population of senior age.
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Community News & Notes F.C. Government Closures Planned Over Next Week Two closures of government offices in the City of Falls Church are scheduled over the next week, the first of which is slated for Friday, June 17. Most City government offices and services will close at noon that day for the City of Falls Church’s annual employee picnic. Closures include the Mary Riley Styles Public Library and most offices in City Hall – Permits Counter, Sheriff’s Office, Commissioner of the Revenue and Treasurer. The Court Clerk and the Community Center will be open during normal business hours. On Tuesday, June 21 the City of Falls Church’s Treasurer’s office will close early to attend an offsite event. Payments may be left in the Treasurer’s office drop box in the Police Department,
which is on level G2 of the City Hall building at 300 Park Avenue. Those payments will be picked up at 8 a.m. and will be considered paid the preceding business day. For more information about both closures, visit fallschurchva.gov.
City: Drive Cautiously Around City Hall & Library The City of Falls Church has asked that motorists in the Little City drive cautiously around City Hall at 300 Park Avenue, Cherry Hill Park at 312 Park Avenue and Mary Riley Styles Public Library at 120 N. Virginia Avenue starting on Monday, June 27, when the City’s summer camps and the library’s summer reading program start. In addition to the start of those programs, the library will be starting its Summer Storytime series. A large number of children will be present in the area because of
this, so motorists are asked to take extra precautions when driving in those areas. For more information, visit fallschurchva.gov/ Camps and fallschurchva.gov/ SummerReadingProgram.
Eagle Films Nominated for Star Wars Fan Film Award Local writer, director and producer Phillip Cook, who owns the Falls Church-based Eagle Films, has had his short film “MALICE” nominated as one of 25 entries for Audience Choice Award in the Star Wars Fan Film Awards, which is run by The Walt Disney Company. Cook’s entry was a shortened version of a special episode from his award-winning web series. During every other season break, the “MALICE” cast and crew put together a stand-alone special episode where the lead character, Alice, has a Walter
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Mitty-type of imaginary adventure outside of the usual story line. Alice is a contemporary young woman with an active fantasy life who consistently battles the unknown to protect her family, no matter how dysfunctional they might be. This time, Alice’s wild flight of fantasy borrows familiar elements of the Star Wars universe. Once again, her family is at risk, and once again, Alice comes to the rescue. This time, though, she’s got a light saber and the aid of her trusted sidekick, BB-1, aka “Battle Bunny.” The series, which was created entirely in Falls Church and features local talent, runs four seasons, two major story arcs and two specials.
The first two story arcs have been released on Hulu as fulllength movies and the original episode screens for free on YouTube. For more information, visit eaglefilms.com.
Girl Scout Troops Form at Mount Daniel School Girl Scout troops are beginning to form for rising kindergartners who will attend Mount Daniel School starting in Fall 2016. Parents of daughters who are interested in joining the Girl Scouts of America can contact Amaya Lambert, the school’s troop organizer, at amayalambert@gmail.com.
NEWS-PRESS CHIEF Nicholas Benton (right) is shown with Democratic National Committee chair Debbie WassermanSchultz at a White House reception last Thursday in honor of President Barack Obama’s proclamation of June 2016 as LGBT Month. Benton was appointed to the Democratic National Committee’s LGBT Advisory Board last month. (Photo: News-Press)
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Falls Church Arts Plein Air Festival Slated for June 18
The Falls Church Arts 7th Annual Scenes in the City Plein Air Festival will be held on Saturday, June 18 from 9:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. at the corner of Park Avenue and Little Falls Street. All of the paintings will be displayed on the park grounds of City Hall. Those who are interested in attending the festival can look for the black and white Falls Church Arts tent and the many easels that will be displaying the artwork. Public voting and judging will take place from 10 a.m. – noon. Prizes for the artists will be awarded the day of the festival and include $1,000 for first place, which is called The Don Beyer Volvo-Kia Plein Air Prize, $500 for second place, which is called The Tori McKinney – Rock Star Realtor Prize. The other two prizes, $300 for the Kensington Choice prize and $250 for the Falls Church Arts President’s Prize, will also be awarded at that time. In the case of inclement weather, the Plein Air Festival will be held in the Falls Church Community Center at 223 Little Falls Street. For more information about the event and how to enter it, visit FallsChurchArts.com/PleinAir.
American Legion Post 270 Celebrates Memorial Day American Legion Post 270, which is located in McLean, paid tribute to America’s military vet-
erans during the Post’s Memorial Day service on Monday, May 30 at the Memorial Garden at McLean High School. At the service, members of the Fairfax County Police and Volunteer Fire and Rescue laid a wreath at the Memorial Garden. The post’s commander W. Glenn Yarborough, Jr. led the ceremony, which included dignitaries from the high school, Fairfax County School Board and Virginia State House. Commander Yarborough recognized the Post’s World War II veterans that were present, Barney Holmes, Ed Hicks and Marvin Quinn. The service was followed by an open house reception at the Post in McLean. For more information about Post 270, visit mcleanpost270.org.
Arlington County Bar Association Receives Award The Arlington County Bar Association is slated to receive an Award of Merit at the 78th Virginia State Bar Annual Meeting, which takes places from Thursday, June 16 – Sunday, June 19. The association is receiving the award for developing the Young Lawyers Initiative with the aim of attracting younger members of the bar to join the Arlington County Bar Association. 42 new members joined the association through the initiative in its first year, according to the Conference of Local Bar Associations, the group that
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selected the Arlington County Bar Association for the award. The amount of new members was double what they usually expect in a given year. The bar formed a Young Lawyer Section and has since sponsored a Young Lawyer Orientation, is planning a Breakfast with the Judges and holds regular luncheon meetings that include a one-hour Continuing Legal Education credit. For more information, visit vsb.org.
More Classes Start June 27 At NoVa Community College Northern Virginia Community College is offering a six-week summer session that starts June 27 and runs through August 7. The registration deadline for the session is 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, June 26. The six-week session is a typically a time for college students who are home on summer break to complete courses that may be transferred to their four-year colleges. Most colleges and universities accept credits from Northern Virginia Community College, but students should check with their residential college before registering. Also, high school and homeschooled students may be eligible to enroll at Northern Virginia Community College. For more information or to apply, visit nvcc. edu/startstrong or call 703-3233000.
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Building Blocks of Learning The ancient Greeks had different words for different kinds of love – like Ludus (playful love), Pragma (long-standing love) and Agape (universal love). Sixteen hundred years ago, Augustine argued that the essence of a good life is choosing the right things to love and loving them well. But over the past several centuries our models of human behavior have amputated love. Hobbes and other philosophers argued that society is a machine driven by selfishness. Enlightenment philosophers emphasized reason over emotion. Contemporary social science was built on the idea that we’re self-interested, calculating creatures. This philosophical shift has caused unimaginable harm, especially in the sphere of education. Education is one of those spheres where the heart is inseparable from the NEW YORK TIMES NEWS SERVICE head. If students are going to succeed, they probably need to come from a home where they feel safe and secure, so they aren’t paralyzed by anxiety and fear. They probably need to have experienced strong attachments so they know how to bond with teachers and parents. They probably need to have been bathed in love so they have some sense of identity, some confidence about their own worth and some sense of agency about their own future. Even within the classroom, the key fact is the love between a teacher and a student: the teacher’s willingness to pour time, attention and care into the student; the student’s desire to be worthy of that care and win affection and approval. For years, schools didn’t have to think about love because there were so many other nurturing social institutions. But recently the family has frazzled and community has frayed. Today many students come to school lacking a secure emotional base. Basically what’s happened over the past generation is that we’ve put enormous effort into improving the academic piece of schooling, but progress has been nil because the students’ emotional foundation has been collapsing under our feet. The schools are better than they were, but the gap between the rich and the poor is just as great as it was 20 years ago because the emotional environment is worse. The good news is that attention is finally turning to the love lives of our students – to the psychic and emotional qualities they bring to the classroom. No one is better at chronicling this shift than Paul Tough, the author of How Children Succeed and now Helping Children Succeed. In his latest book, he asks how, concretely, can we improve students’ noncognitive skills. (“Noncognitive skills” is a euphemism social scientists use for those things students get from love and attachment.) Tough notices that many of the teachers who improve their students’ character never actually talk about character. They coach them in chess, or enthuse over science. Tough concludes that skills like resilience and self-control are not really skills the way reading is a skill, they are traits imparted by an environment. The most important educational environment is the one that surrounds a child in the first five years, when the emotional foundations are being engraved. The gap between rich and poor students opens up before age 5 and stays pretty constant through high school. Despite this, the U.S. ranks 31st out of 32 developed nations in the portion of public money it spends on early childhood. Better policy can help. Some of the best programs help parents do what they are already doing but more consistently – to have “serve and return” interactions with their kids; to practice distanced empathy – to hear their children when they are upset, and to guide them back toward calmness. Tough reports on research by Roland Fryer at Harvard showing that attempts to pay kids to read more and perform better have been largely ineffective. Students are not motivated by financial incentives. He also reports on research by C. Kirabo Jackson at Northwestern, which shows that while some teachers are good at raising their students’ test scores, other teachers are really good at improving their students’ school engagement. Teachers in the first group are amply rewarded these days, but teachers who motivate their students to show up every day and throw themselves into school life may not even realize how good they are, because emotional engagement is not something we measure and stress. Teachers are now called upon not only to teach biology but to create a culture: a culture of caring criticism, so students feel loved while they improve; a culture of belonging, so fragile students feel their work has value. Suddenly, teachers must teach students how to feel about their own feelings; how not to be swallowed up by moments of failure, anger and sadness, but to slow the moment and step outside the emotional spiral. Many teachers sense that students are more emotionally vulnerable today. Social policy has to find a hundred ways to nurture loving relationships. We have to fortify the heart if we’re going to educate the mind.
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A Party Agrift This is not a column about Donald Trump. It’s not about the fraudulent scheme that was Trump University. It’s not about his history of failing to pay contractors, leading to hundreds of legal actions. It’s not about how he personally profited while running his casinos into the ground. It’s not even concerned with persistent questions about whether he is nearly as rich as he claims to be, and whether he’s ever done more than live off capital gains on his inheritance. No, my question, as Democrats gleefully tear into the Trump business record, is why rival Republicans never did the same. How did someone who looks so much like a cheap con man bulldoze right through the NEW YORK TIMES NEWS SERVICE GOP nomination process? I mean, it’s not as if any of this dirt was deeply hidden. The Trump U story was out there long before it became the big deal it is today. It took some real reporting to flesh out the details of Trump’s other business practices, but we’re talking about ordinary if skillful journalistic legwork, not revelations from Deep Throat. So why didn’t any of Trump’s primary opponents manage to make an issue of his sleazy business career? Were they just incompetent, or is there something structural about the modern Republican Party that makes it unable to confront grifters? The answer, I’d argue, is the latter. Rick Perlstein, who has documented the rise of modern conservatism in a series of eye-opening books, points out that there has always been a close association between the movement and the operations of snake-oil salesmen – people who use lists of campaign contributors, right-wing websites and so on to sell getrich-quick schemes and miracle health cures. Sometimes the political link is direct: dire warnings about the coming depression/hyperinflation, from which you can only protect yourself by buying Ron Paul’s DVDs (the “Ron Paul curriculum”) or gold shares hawked by Glenn Beck. Sometimes it just seems to reflect a judgment on the part of the grifters that people who can be convinced that President Barack Obama is Muslim can also be convinced that there are easy moneymaking opportunities the establishment doesn’t want you to know about. There’s also a notable pattern of conservative political stars engaging in what is supposed to be
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activism, but looks a lot like personal enrichment. For example, Sarah Palin’s SarahPAC gives only a few percent of what it raises to candidates, while spending heavily on consultants and Palin’s travels. Then there’s the issue of ideology. If your fundamental premise is that the profit motive is always good and government is the root of all evil, if you treat any suggestion that, say, some bankers misbehaved in the run-up to the financial crisis as proof that the speaker is anti-business if not a full-blown socialist, how can you condemn anyone’s business practices? Consider this: Even as the newspapers are filled with stories of defrauded students and stiffed contractors, Republicans in Congress are going all-out in efforts to repeal the “fiduciary rule” for retirement advisers, a new rule requiring that they serve the interests of their clients, and not receive kickbacks for steering them into bad investments. Paul Ryan, the speaker of the House, has even made repealing that rule part of his “anti-poverty plan.” So the GOP is in effect defending the right of the financial industry to mislead its customers, which makes it hard to attack the likes of Donald Trump. Finally, the con job that lies at the heart of so much Republican politics makes it hard to go after other, more commercial cons. It’s interesting to note that Marco Rubio actually did try to make Trump University an issue, but he did it too late, after he had already made himself a laughingstock with his brokenrecord routine. And here’s the thing: The groove Rubio got stuck in – innuendo that the president is deliberately weakening America – was a typical example of the political snake-oil the right sells along with free money and three-minute cures for high blood pressure. The point is that Rubio was just as much a con artist as Trump – just not as good at it, which is why, under pressure, he kept repeating the same memorized words. So he, like all the GOP contenders, didn’t have what it would have taken to make Trump’s grifting an issue. But at least so far it appears that Hillary Clinton and her allies won’t have the same problem. In the months ahead Republicans will claim that there are equivalent scandals on the Democratic side, but nothing they’ve managed to come up with rises remotely to the level of even one of the many Trump scams in the news. They’ll also claim that Trump doesn’t reflect their party’s values. But the truth is that in a very deep sense he does. And that’s why they couldn’t stop him.
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Transit-friendly measures which promote mobility and walkability, sustainability, community and culture, and “celebrate visionary thinking,” were some of the criteria judges used to determine the winners of this year’s real estate Trends Awards announced at the annual conference of the Urban Land Institute Washington District Council. Winners were Market Square, Atlantic Plumbing, the Monroe Street Market, the Foggy Bottom Campus Plan, Georgetown University’s School of Continuing Studies and the NPR building on
North Capitol Street which is a few blocks behind Union Station. Also, Sheridan Station in Anacostia won the Juror’s Choice Award for its “passion and commitment to bringing high quality and environmentally sustainable affordable housing to our area.” The residential complex has a green roof, a residents’ business center, a fitness center, community meeting spaces and, in its units, Energy Star appliances. Across the street from the U.S. National Archives on Pennsylvania Avenue are the two Market Square properties which form an arc around the U.S. Navy Memorial. Market Square won the Legacy Award for “transformational
impact on its community.” Nelson Mills, president and CEO of Columbia Property Trust, the property owner, called Market Square “the gold standard of D.C. office space,” which has recently enjoyed two years of “dramatic renovations” to maintain its reputation as “the premier destination for high-profile corporate tenants on ‘America’s Main Street.’” Said Chris Roth, president of Eastern Operations for Trammell Crow which developed the property 29 years ago: “We were determined to deliver a quality development meant to stand the test of time” and the “Legacy Award has
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THE ATLANTIC PLUMBING DEVELOPMENT, seen here, was one of the winners of the Urban Land Institute Washington District Council’s 2016 Trend Awards. Atlantic Plumbing, located at 8th and V Streets in Washington, D.C., won the Housing Development Award. (P����: D��� C������/N���-P����)
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confirmed that we have done so.” Winning the Housing Development Award for apartments and retail development was Atlantic Plumbing located at 2112 Eighth and V streets, N.W., next door to the 9:30 Club in the north end of the Shaw neighborhood, a project which helped upgrade U Street. Bryan Moll, one of the principals at developer JBG, believes Atlantic Plumbing’s “iconic design,” steel exoskeleton, and “robust finish” with its combination of retail and other amenities, enabled it to beat the competition. The Excellence in MixedUse Development Award went to Monroe Street Market which sits on five blocks at the BrooklandCatholic University Metro station, three miles from the U.S. Capitol. In addition to its 718 residences and 45 townhomes, it has 15,000 square feet of art studio space, a 3,000 square foot community arts center and 83,000 square feet of retail space. Mike Henehan is the vice-president of Bozzuto
Development Company, who wrote: “We worked closely with the surrounding community to create a project that complements the area, while making it a better place to live.” And for artists and residents to meet and exchange and explore. The Foggy Bottom Campus Plan won the Impact Award for “initiative that represents great promise and forward thinking” in its land use. Georgetown’s Continuing Studies won the Institutional Development award, and the NPR building won for office development. Paul Angelone, the manager of ULI Washington, said this is the second year for the Trends Awards. Applicants are self-nominated and had to complete a detailed, eight-paged questionnaire describing property structure, marketing, community impact, financing, and reasons for a project to win its category. And pay a $250 fee. All properties had to be completed in 2013, 2014 or 2015 with the exception of the Legacy Award which goes to projects up for more than 20 years. Three Northern Virginia properties won last year: the Easter
Seals Child Development Center in Falls Church, Arlington Mill Community Senior Center and Residences, and Reston’s Town Center Urban Core. This year’s 11 judges included designers, architects, government officials, art consultants, developers, investment, financiers, and urban planners “with lots of experience,” Angelone said. One of them was Barbara Byron, the director of the Fairfax County Office of Revitalization, who praised the strong nominees, two finalists which came from Northern Virginia: Tysons Corner Center and the wellknown (to Tysons’ residents and employees) Silverline Center Building landmark with its colored, changing lights (sometimes to match the season) which hang in rows on all four sides of the building from top to almost bottom, and can be seen from far away. As a judge, “I got to see them all,” Byron said, finding the competing designs “inspirational for my own work. I got a lot back” by participating, she said. “I hope more Northern Virginia properties compete next year.”
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THE NPR BUILDING was one the Urban Land Institute Washington District Council’s winners in its 2016 Trend Awards. The NPR building won for office development. (Photo: Drew Costley/News-Press)
The jury foreman, Bryce A. Turner, an architect, called ULI Washington’s 2016 submissions “the best development trends occurring in the DC region and the country,” requiring “painstaking review and heartfelt deliberation” by the judges as they focused on innovative building
solutions for education, renovation, affordable housing, and master planning. ULI’s mission is “to provide leadership in the responsible use of land and in creating and sustaining thriving communities worldwide.” The Washington District Council has almost 2,000 members.
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Fabulous wide-water views of Lake Barcroft! 4 bedroom, 4.5 baths with wonderful decks/screen porch on every level! Offered for $1,399,000
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6519 Lakeview Dr. Falls Church, VA 22041
Fabulous Charles Goodman mid-century modern in Lake Barcroft! Offered for $729,900
Gorgeous, contemporary home tucked into quiet community with nearly a half acre lot! 3 beds, 2.5 baths, opens to spacious patio plus basement plumbing rough-in. Many upgrades including totally renovated kitchen, new carpet, plus newer roof, water heater, HVAC, siding, and appliances. Spend your days enjoying the private views from the sun-soaked solarium or large deck great for entertaining! Choose peaceful living with the convenience of being just minutes to D.C., Mark Center, 395, & bus routes, & shopping. Sold $680,000.
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7210 Parkview Dr., Falls Church, VA 22042 Cutie-pie cape cod in Falls Church’s Tyler Park! Offered for $439,900.
Quiet cul-de-sac home home situated on lovely half acre lot which backs to Dowden Terrace Park! Close to trails, pool, shopping, and public transportation. Perfect for nature enthusiasts who like the feeling of a small town in a big city. Just Sold $450,000.
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Stunning 4 bed/3 bath home on large lot on sought after Juniper loop! Gives a feeling of a park with plenty of outdoor space for entertaining! Renovated kitchen/baths with tile, granite countertops, exposed brick wall, expansive windows, vaulted ceilings, crown molding, skylights. Screened Porch, large stone patio with spa overlooking creek! Feels like you are in the mountains but 7 miles from DC! For sale $974,900.
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4 bed/2 bath SFH in Sleepy Hollow Manor. Completely renovated home on cul-de-sac with stainless steel appliances and granite countertops in kitchen. Gleaming hardwoods throughout, beautifully landscaped backyard with deck and slate patio. Perfect for entertaining! $640,000.
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Sold Totally Remodeled, 4 bdrms, 3 ba, home on quiet cul-de-sac. Everything is new - kitchen, baths, electrical, plumbing & HVAC ductwork. Open floor plan, large master suite, 2nd floor laundry, cathedral ceilings, & large screened porch. Expected completion July 1.
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Greenspur Opens Space Dedicated to Design & Development BY MATT DELANEY
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Nestled in an office overlooking W. Broad Street is the new headquarters of GreenSpur, Inc, a burgeoning architecture firm whose holistic approach helps them stand out from the crowd. Most architectural firms “stay in their lane” by focusing solely on designing buildings while a separate company carries out their construction process. GreenSpur creates and develops all of their projects, ensuring that the end result represents the company’s zeal for appeal and sustainability but also exceeds the bottom line. “We’re really interested in seeing things get built,” director of design Zach Gasper said. “Having that responsibility and seeing a project through from start to finish … in the long run, is a huge benefit to our clients because we have their financial needs [in mind].” “You gotta be compelling, but you also gotta be profitable,” founder and owner Mark Turner added. “There are a lot of great architecture firms out there with a lot of great designs that never get built because there’s not a
connection between the reality of building something – [the] cost and logistics of it – and doing a pretty picture on paper.” So far so good, as past clients have been treated to ecological and aesthetic delights. With individual properties such as the Night Watchman’s house or the Floating Cabin to large-scale undertakings like the Black Apple pocket community in Bentonville, Arkansas, GreenSpur has consistently delivered its own unique brand of architecture. When it came to designing the office, GreenSpur approached the task like any other project. Working within a budget was as important as creating a space that reflected the company’s character, which is why a bar area offering coffee and whiskey (yes, you read that right) can be enjoyed knowing it wasn’t a trade-off for a decent salary. Although what subtly defines GreenSpur’s new home and its work is a commitment to rustic features and evoking the natural beauty in symmetry. “While all of our projects are relatively modern, they have a heartstring on historical qualities,”
GREENSPUR’S OWNER/FOUNDER MARK TURNER and the company’s director of design Zach Gasper stand behind the bar in the company’s of�ice on W. Broad Street. Gasper said that the company seeing projects through from start to �inish is a bene�it to their clients. (P����: C������� �� B����� C����) Turner said. “So there’s a healthy tension between historical precedence and a new, fresh look at things.” “One of our trademarks is sym-
metry,” Turner continued. “Most great architecture around the world has a level of symmetry to it. There’s a whole science [behind] facial recognition and
what’s considered beautiful, and if things [aren’t] symmetrical to a human we’re very perceptive. Setting the bar high for competing design and development
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companies would satisfy most people, but Turner and his team are also challenging the traditional workplace culture we’ve come to accept. Traditional being the strict expectations on dress, the drudgery of a commute and the fluorescent-soaked isolation of a cubicle, all of which can turn a 9-5 routine into a rather miserable experience. Known as “conscious business,” it’s the practice of maintaining homeostasis between employer, employee and the environment, and it has become a progressive corporate model. Examples you see every day are Costco Wholesale and Whole Foods Market. However, reimagining our typical idea of an office is just one aspect of a conscious business. Another major part is creating a business for more than the sake of profit, but to actually provide a positive impression on its consumers. “When we do our buildings we try to focus in on three criteria [more or less]:having a connection to nature, simplicity and meaning,” Turner said. “We really focus in on simplicity and scale because the trend is going away from complexity and big spaces. Having a site location that connects the occupants with natural surroundings [and] to others is all really important to infuse
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meaning into a person’s life.” It’s clear the Little City is fortunate to have such talented tenants, but at the same time it asks the question: Why did they choose Falls Church? The answer, just like everything else about GreenSpur, revolves around honing in on a bond. This time it’s shared between the city and the company. “Falls Church is very unique and it’s got a lot of the same principles GreenSpur embodies,” Turner said. “It’s a small town in a big city, a really rich diversity, and great schools. There’s a real sense of community in Falls Church that we’re trying to incorporate in our corporate philosophy.” Locals have taken notice of GreenSpur’s innovative projects with good reason, but some wish the company would make exceptions to its business practice for those residing in the 22046. To that, Turner says no chance – his office serves as a constant reminder to city residents that reviving the past will always be what GreenSpur is about. “We’re getting a lot of development pressure in Falls Church to do big-scale stuff, which sometimes takes away from the character,” Turner said. “We use an old building on Broad Street that has its character and keeps the patina
AT THE MAY 18 GRAND OPENING of Greenspur, Inc.’s new Falls Church of�ice, which is dedicated solely to design and development, (l to r) Falls Church City councilmember Dan Sze, Falls Church City Mayor David Tarter, Greenspur, Inc. owner/founder Mark Turner and Falls Church City’s director of planning and development services Jim Snyder pose for a photo. (P����: C������� �� B����� C����) you still need in a community. I think the mayor appreciates it, I think the city council appreciates it and we’re happy to be here.”
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Tori McKinney moved to Falls Church City in 1998 and initially owned a concert PR firm where she worked with New Orleans bands to produce shows throughout the East Coast. In 2005, Tori reentered the real estate industry having previously enjoyed a 10-year career in the Boston area. From the concert stage, Tori brought the ROCK STAR with her, as she promises “ROCK STAR Service” to all of her clients. As a resident of the Little City for nearly two decades, Tori believes a sense of community requires active participation, and she leads by example. She actively supports: Falls Church City Schools, Business in Education, Falls Church Education Foundation, Falls Church Chamber of Commerce, FIRSTFriday/Art-a-Lot, Tinner Hill Blues Festival, Falls Church Arts, and Taste of Falls Church. Tori is also Vice Chair of the Housing Commission, a member of Business in Education, named Pillar of the Community by the Falls Church Chamber, named one of the Top Producing Real Estate Agents by Washingtonian Magazine, Northern Virginia Magazine, and for the 4th consecutive year has been voted Best Real Estate Agent in the Falls Church News-Press ‘Best of Falls Church.’ As a tireless Falls Church advocate, Tori has helped countless families buy and sell homes over the past 12 years. Tori puts her heart and soul into the Falls Church community and gets so much in return.
RE/MAX by invitation is committed to providing the highest quality real estate services to buyers and sellers in Northern Virginia, D.C. and Maryland. Our exceptional customer service sets us apart from other real estate companies. Our team-based approach ensures that every client gets detailed attention and understands each and every step of the real estate transaction. RE/MAX by invitation agents pay attention to details, and manage each home sale or purchase from start to finish and beyond! Agents receive the most current training to stay abreast of the everchanging real estate laws and expertly advise our clients on any real estate needs. Simple, effective, honest communication is the cornerstone of every home purchase or sale at RE/ MAX by invitation.
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S���� H��������, M�E������� I have lived and worked in Falls Church City for 25 years. My three kids went through the entire school system from Mt. Daniel to GMHS. After “retiring” from being an attorney, I was the consummate PTA mom, running fundraising for many years, a co-founder of the Falls Church Education Foundation, owner of Stacy’s Coffee Parlor, Chamber of Commerce Director and still active in many organizations and a current Board member of Homestretch. My real estate focus is Falls Church City...with half my clients buyers and the other half sellers. I think it is imperative to have a local expert who can tell you about the schools, the new Harris Teeter and other developments. When you sell a home, you sell a community. Don’t leave that to someone who doesn’t know it well or will hand it off to an associate who doesn’t. When working with buyers, I scour the streets and reach out to those I know who are thinking of moving. I truly love what I do and have received all the top producer and magazine awards..but more importantly, am always happy to see my past clients at the store...(even when I am in my sweats!)
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Buying or selling, there is no substitute for experience. Merelyn Kaye has been a full time real estate professional servicing the Northern Virginia area since 1970. Her Falls Church sales and listing transactions have, over the years, exceeded most companies in their entirety. Merelyn has the experience, the knowledge and the marketing and negotiating skills to assure a smooth buying or selling experience.
For the past 20 years, my family and I have been fortunate to live and work in Falls Church City and I believe my extensive local knowledge and passion for the community is what sets me apart in this industry. 2016 marked a milestone in my real estate career as I opened RE/MAX West End in downtown Falls Church City, with the mission to provide the highest level of client service and expertise to our community. My team and I support our clients at every turn, from first time home buyers to experienced investors, from downsizing to relocating. I know that every situation is unique but the one constant is my commitment to excellence and exceeding your expectations! If you are thinking of buying or selling, or just want some real estate advice, please call me today at 703-244-1992 for a no obligation, confidential meeting.
A Falls Church Realtor and resident, Colin has specialized in residential real estate throughout Northern Virginia and Washington, D.C. since 2007. With eight previous years of experience as a Graphic Designer and in a leadership role in 4 and 5 Star hotel environments, Colin brought a firm grasp on high level proactive client care, and an understanding of design and aesthetics. These skills have only improved through time and experience preparing homes, and marketing to generate the best results possible for homeowners. In a time when many homes sell in the first or second weekend it can be tempting to sit back and allow the market to do most of the work. It is Colin’s belief that, even in this environment, a carefully prepared home, a carefully crafted marketing plan, and a hands on marketing launch can still make a notable difference to a home seller’s bottom line. As marketing best practices have changed over the years, Colin has tracked with these changes, adding a higher quality of photos & videos for selling clients and adapting online marketing approaches accordingly. EcoBroker® certified, Colin is passionate about the “Green Home” & energy efficiency movement. He also looks forward to doing more volunteering in “The Little City” with his wife and 4 kids… once the kids get a bit older! Keep an eye out for Colin and his crew around town, they’ll be the convoy of scooters and tricycles. Please do say hello!
Merelyn Kaye, McEnearney and Associates 1320 Old Chain Bridge Road, Suite 350, McLean, VA 22101 703-362-1112 • merelynkaye.com
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Top Falls Church Home Sales
March-May
#1 $1,795,000
#2 $1,625,000
#4 $1,460,000 #3 $1,461,286 Top 5 F.C. Home Sales March 1 – May 31, 2016 Address #1 507 E. Columbia St. #2 1300 Ellison St. #3 2323 Dale Dr. #4 6521 33rd St. #5 2235 Beacon Ln.
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$1,795,000 $1,645,000 $1,461,286 $1,475,000 $1,465,000
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$1,795,000 $1,625,000 $1,461,286 $1,460,000 $1,440,000
Zip
22046 22046 22043 22043 22043
Date Sold 4/12/16 3/10/16 5/10/16 4/1/16 5/12/16
Source: MRIS, Inc.; Photos: MRIS, Falls Church News-Press
#5 $1,440,000
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Falls Church Area Housing Market — 1st Quarter 2016 Report Zip Code
Area
Average Price
Number of Homes Sold
Average Days on Market
22046
Falls Church City
$776,550
40
65
22041
Bailey’s Crossroads
$387,852
54
76
22042
Sleepy Hollow
$455,353
89
63
22043
Pimmit Hills
$658,849
50
65
22044
Lake Barcroft
$425,974
25
56
Home Sales Vs. 1 Year Ago
Home Prices Vs. 1 Year Ago
Change in # of Homes Sold: 1Q ‘16 vs 1Q ‘15
Change in Average Home Price: 1Q ‘16 vs 1Q ‘15
-20.00%
Change in Falls Church City (22046)
+7.67%
Change in Falls Church City (22046)
0.00%
Change in Bailey’s X-roads (22041)
+2.59%
Change in Bailey’s X-roads (22041)
+17.11%
Change in Sleepy Hollow (22042)
-7.83%
Change in Sleepy Hollow (22042)
-13.79%
Change in Pimmit Hills (22043)
+20.13%
Change in Pimmit Hills (22043)
-16.67%
Change in Lake Barcroft (22044)
-10.26%
Change in Lake Barcroft (22044)
Source: Metropolitan Regional Information Systems, Inc. Copyright © 2016 Metropolitan Regional Information Systems, Inc.
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Orlando Massacre’s Self-Loathing Root
When I awoke at 6 a.m. EDT Sunday, according to habit I checked my smart phone for email or Facebook updates, and that’s when I was first informed about the massacre at the gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida. I jumped up, turned on CNN and was transfixed for the next hours. Needed sleep was cast aside although I was scheduled to deliver remarks in celebration of Gay Pride Sunday at my church in a few hours. Of course, the news was stunning and so tragic. In my younger days, I was in nightclubs like that myself. I totally relate to the environment, as of course so many LGBT persons also do. But equally painful was the narrative FALLS CHURCH NEWS-PRESS of the news coverage at that point. All the headlines blaring on CNN suggested it that an international terrorist connection was being investigated by the FBI. No mention was made that it was a gay club. In other words, the impression the news coverage presented was of an ISIS terrorist attack on U.S. soil, feeding domestic fears and inflaming right wing rage. When I commented on social media that the narrative was presumptive, that no mention of “gay” was being made and that an equally legitimate hypothesis would be a straightforward anti-gay domestic hate crime. Others roundly criticized my hypothesis. How dare I be so assuming, came the replies, many laced with hateful invectives. In this context, it was reported that Donald Trump tweeted, “Appreciate the congrats for being right on Islamic terrorism.” CNN commentator Brian Selter reported that a number of critics were denouncing the media’s failure to associate the Pulse nightclub with the word, “gay.” He said he didn’t think the criticism was fair, and sure enough, references to “gay” began being introduced to the narrative. When I arrived at church, I learned that the original estimate that 20 had been killed had been revised to 50. It was hard to deliver my words when my turn came. It was to recite a list of celebratory “beatitudes” authored in recent years by an Open and Affirming congregation of the progressive United Church of Christ. “Blessed are the queer in spirit, for theirs is the home and harbor of God,” it began. “Blessed is anyone who mourns one single friend or a whole family lost, for there is comfort in, through and after the tears.” It went on to say, “Blessed are those who lose a job, or see a smile freeze, those slapped by veiled denial in a liberal church, or averting a child’s face from ugly Westboro Baptist posters.” I injected there, “Or who suffered what happened in Orlando last night.” The reading continued, “Rejoice and be glad – for reviled and rejected has a gospel pedigree. It’s called resurrection.” In the next days, so painfully gradually, authorities and the media have been forced to acknowledge the “gay hate crime” narrative, including the lack of any international terrorist connection, except as part of the self-loathing perpetrator’s excuse for his massacre. Finally in Wednesday’s Washington Post, a headline on the bottom of Page 9 over an account by Amy Ellis Nutt read, “Displaced Hatred of Self Can Push People to Massacres, Psychologists Say.” “Hatred of other people is really displaced hate of oneself,” a social psychologist is quoted. “Feelings of self-hate motivate people to restore their sense of significance through action...by showing one’s power over other human beings.” It’s a basic truth known to every aware gay person, that the root of most violent homophobia is self-hatred by the perpetrator triggered by the person’s fear that he or she is gay. The self-hatred arises from parents or other authority figures who angrily denounce homosexuality. One gay man remarked on line that gay people have “spent most of our lives being aware that we are at risk.” The Orlando killer mingled among and probably dated many gays in that nightclub for months. This psychopath was walking among them night in, night out. Sadly, that fact represents the risk that continues as a reality for gays, as long as hatred of homosexuality persists anywhere.
Nicholas F. Benton
Nicholas Benton may be emailed at nfbenton@fcnp.com.
Lord of the Lies This month, the world’s most battle-scarred cable news network did something extraordinary in this year of vaporous political contrails. While Donald Trump was delivering one of his easily debunked lies, CNN fact-checked him – in near real time at the bottom of the screen. “Trump: I never said Japan should have nukes (he did).” Thus read the chyron that shook the television world – maybe. I no more expect CNN to set Wolf Blitzer’s beard on fire than to instantly call out the Mount Everest of liars. Trump lies about big things (there is no drought in California) and small things (his hair spray could not affect the ozone layer because it’s sealed within Trump Tower). He lies about himself, and the fake self he invented to talk about himself. He’s been shown to lie more than 70 times in a single event. Given the scale of Trump’s mendacity and the stakes for the free world, it’s time that we go into the fall debates with a new rule – an instant factcheck on statements NEW YORK TIMES NEWS SERVICE made by the candidates onstage. The Presidential Debate Commission should do what any first-grader with Google access can do, and call out lies before the words hit the floor. Setting up a truth referee is not difficult. And while doing such a thing is unlikely to ensure that the debates would be substantive, it could at least guarantee a reality foundation at a time when fact-free speech is the language of the political class. How can we discuss the economy when Trump suggests that the unemployment rate, just under 5 percent, is actually 42 percent? Or debate the Paris climate accord, when Trump falsely claims it “gives foreign bureaucrats control over how much energy we use on our land”? Or deal with terrorism, after Trump said he knows “more about ISIS than the generals.” The debates are meaningless without a neutral party screening the garbage. Professional truth-seekers have never seen anything like Trump, surely the most compulsive liar to seek high office. To date, the nonpartisan PolitiFact has rated 76 percent of his statements lies – 57 percent false or mostly false, and another 19 percent “Pants on Fire” fabrications. Only 2 percent – 2 percent! – of his assertions were rated true, and another 6 percent mostly true. Hillary Clinton, who is not
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exactly known for fealty to the facts, had a 28 percent total lie score, including a mere 1 percent Pants on Fire. The Washington Post’s Fact Checker has dinged Trump with 30 of its Four Pinocchio ratings – lying 70 percent of the time. Trump cares so little about the truth that when the Fact Checker reaches out to him for an explanation, he never responds, the paper noted. Trump got his start on the national political stage as a liar, playing to the birther fantasies of Barack Obama’s worst haters. One of the questions he might be asked in the three fall debates is what, exactly, he discovered when he claimed his investigators “cannot believe what they’re finding” in Hawaii five years ago. With Trump University, he created a business model built on a house of lies. An executive called it “a total lie,” and a sales manager said it was a “fraudulent scheme” designed to bilk vulnerable clients, according to court testimony. It was that classaction lawsuit that got Trump into his present caldron of lies – calling the Indiana-born judge in the case a “Mexican.” By that standard, Trump is a German, with a grandfather from Kallstadt. Some of Trump’s lies are the everyday speech of a charlatan – trade talk. At a bizarre news conference in March, he called Trump Winery “the largest winery on the East Coast.” Not even close, according to PolitiFact. Last month he said he had more employees in New Jersey “than almost anybody.” Not a chance. There’s a word for this kind of person, the guy who spits on your tie and then tells you he likes your sheen, but this paper does not allow me to print it. For a while, I tried to chart the days of his lies, and just got overwhelmed. He said the suicide of the former Clinton aide Vince Foster was “very fishy,” when five separate investigations found it to be a sad self-killing and nothing more. He could have looked at the U.S. Drought Monitor before saying “there is no drought” at the very California site that is now in its fifth year of an epic arid spell. He even lies about his lies. He claimed he wanted to keep a personal donation to veterans private, when in fact he’d boasted in January of a $1 million gift, which wasn’t sent out until the press began questioning him on it months later. Sadly, a lot of voters don’t care if a candidate is a pathological liar. But most of us should. It’s up to the debate commission, as they set the rules for the fall, to ensure that truth has a place on the stage.
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A Penny for Your Thoughts
News of Greater Falls Church By Supervisor Penny Gross
The second leadership forum for Metrorail at 40: Restoring a World Class System featured panelists from Atlanta, Chicago, Miami-Dade, New York City, and Toronto, who outlined the challenges and expectations for their own transit systems. The first forum, in early April, outlined the maintenance issues facing Metro, and heralded the first inkling of what is now the SafeTrack shut-down of various lines for extensive work. The forum last Monday, hosted by the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments and the Greater Washington Board of Trade at The Mayflower Hotel, brought together the same local business and elected leaders, but this time, sought to learn lessons from other systems. What was clear from the panelists is that major city transit systems have similar challenges for maintaining current systems and obtaining funding for capital needs, as well as labor and governance issues. Money and time are needed, Toronto Transit Commission CEO Andy Byford said, but time is precious when you are trying to move hundreds of thousands of customers every day. Chicago’s system is more than 100 years old, said Dorval Carter, CEO of the Chicago Transit System (CTA). Although CTA’s operations budget is funded by a dedicated sales tax, the unmet capital needs are $13 billion. He added that shutting the system down at times is the new reality for CTA customers. The Atlanta MARTA system is newer, but full expansion has been constrained by available funding. Instead, said Keith Parker, MARTA CEO, they have moved full steam ahead on WIFI installations, a new phone app, and dealing with
urine in elevators (strobe lights will focus on the miscreant, cameras are activated, and police are called). A “no knucklehead behavior” campaign on the system suspended 8000 people, with great support from other customers. New York City Transit president Veronique Hakim reminded forum attendees that much of a transit system’s infrastructure is invisible. Politicians don’t cut ribbons for new tunnel ventilation systems, she said, but without tunnels, tracks, pumps, and signals, you don’t have a system. Investment in asset management systems is crucial, she added, since most of the reliable “historical memory” has retired. Former Congressman Tom Davis outlined the process he used to secure Metro funding at $150 million a year (for ten years) from Congress, but added that Metro needs to prove that it can fix its current maintenance, governance, and labor problems before going back to Capitol Hill for help, a process that will take at least a few years. One speaker pointed out that the Metro system is an invaluable resource for the region, and has a lot to build on. But it is a big job, and it is expensive. The region’s stakeholders must be aligned, but we are not alone. The transit CEOs and other speakers on Monday made it very clear – we are all in this together, and it will pay dividends over the long haul. Toronto CEO Andy Byford pleaded for time. I’d say patience is needed, too. Penny Gross is the Mason District Supervisor, in the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors. She may be emailed at mason@fairfaxcounty.gov.
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Richmond Report As hard as it may be to believe, 2016 is nearly half over already. July 1, 2016 is not only the mid-point of the year (and it’s not only my birthday) it’s also the day that all the new laws Virginia General Assembly passed and the Governor signed become law in Virginia. I wanted to this opportunity to highlight some new laws that will take effect on July 1 that will have an impact on every day residents of the 53rd District. Some of you may find yourselves thinking that nothing those politicians in Richmond do has anything to do with you, and you might be right. On the other hand, you might not be. For instance, if you are a sports fan and have seen ads for daily fantasy sports websites like FanDuel and DraftKings, you may have wondered whether it was safe and legal to log on and play. You may be comforted to know that on July 1, 2016 Virginia will be the first state in the country to regulate these websites and put them under the supervision of Virginia’s consumer protection agency. I was pleased to be a chief co-patron of this new law, which prohibits insiders and employees from playing for money and the sharing of confidential information that could affect fantasy contest play with third parties. Operators must verify that any fantasy contest player is 18 years of age or older, allow individuals to restrict themselves from entering a fantasy contest upon request, segregate player funds from operational funds in separate accounts, and maintain a reserve in an amount sufficient to pay all prizes and awards offered to winning participants. If your children ride a school bus to school, and you were concerned that Falls Church was forced to stop issuing tickets by mail to drivers who blew past the stop sign, you may feel a little safer knowing we corrected that legislation, to allow photo enforcement and ticketing by mail to deter dangerous driving behaviors like passing school buses when the stop arm is out.
If you have had to take out a permanent protective order against someone who has been abusive in a domestic relationship, you will now know that the subject of the protective order will have to surrender any firearms in his possession within 24 hours or be guilty of a Class 6 felony. If you attend a gun show, you can expect to see State Police Officers there, and under a new law effective July 1, the State Police will finally be allowed to perform background checks for any transaction if requested to do so by the buyer and seller. If you are a child under 8 years old, your parents won’t be allowed to smoke in a car while you are in it, strapped into your car seat. If your spouse was made the ultimate sacrifice in the service of our country and was killed in action as determined by the US Department of Defense, you will qualify for an expanded property tax exemption to make it easier for you and your family to stay in your home. And if you drive eastbound on I-66 toward D.C. during the evening rush, you will soon be getting a new lane to help ease the bottleneck that forms where the Dulles Connector road meets I-66. The lane will continue all the way to Ballston where traffic generally begins to ease on your way to Nationals and Capitals games, so you can go watch your daily fantasy sports players, live and in person. These are just a few of the laws that will come into effect on July 1st. For more highlights, the Division of Legislative Services produces In Due Course, which can found online at http://dls.virginia.gov/pubs/IDC/IDC16.html. Likewise, the full list of new laws can be assessed by visiting lis.virginia.gov, selecting “Bills and Resolutions,” and then selecting “Approved or Enacted.”
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Larceny from Public Building, 416 S. Washington St. (Foxes Music) On June 6, an unknown suspect stole an amplifier from the victim business. Larceny, 313 Park Ave. On June 7, an unattended cell phone was reported as stolen.
Smoking Violation, 6795 Wilson Blvd. #50 (Hung Café Billiard) On June 9, a male, 41, of Centreville, was cited for Smoking In a NonDesignated Area. Narcotic Violation and Drinking while Driving, 100 block E. Broad St. On June 10, an officer conducted a
JUNE 16 - 22, 2016 | PAGE 23 who went on to raise another family bore some resemblance to my dad. I found discrepancies between the birth certificate and the obituary. Neither is guaranteed accurate. As my historian (and female) wife pointed out, the mother, at age 20, could have given birth without the father, 26. She could well have given incorrect information about the father to the hospital clerk. My aunt had always been told romantically that my father was born to two students at the University of Montana who couldn’t afford to keep him. These documents suggest a less committed relationship. Whatever the circumstances, my dad turned out fine. I only wish he were around so I could share all he inspired me to learn. *** Sat in on a local VIP-studded fundraising breakfast June 7 at Army Navy Country Club, a benefit for the homegrown charity Linden Resources. As the largest Arlington-based employer of people with disabilities, Linden (named for the tree with heart-shaped leaves) trains and annually places 450 challenged individuals – including wounded warriors – in steady jobs. Its own staffers perform federal contract services in document conversion, shredding and warehouse fulfillment. Successful program graduate Mike Erb gave a moving testimonial: “I have the dedication and commitment employers find difficult to find.” traffic stop for a motor vehicle violation. The driver, a female, 39, was arrested and released on summons for Possession of Marijuana and Drinking While Driving. Robbery, 1100 W. Broad St. (CapitalOne Bank) On June 10, a male, 42, of Falls Church was immediately arrested for committing a bank robbery at the location. Trespass, 306 Hillwood Ave. (Lesly’s Restaurant) On June 12, a a male, 22, of Silver Spring, MD, was arrested and released on summons for Trespassing.
Public Drunkenness, 900 block Ellison St. On June 7, a male, 33, no fixed address, was arrested for Public Drunkenness. Larceny from Building, 1115-B W. Broad St. (Perfect Auto Detail) On June 8, an unattended cell phone was reported stolen. Larceny from Building, 1057 W. Broad St. (West End Plaza) On June 8, an unattended cell phone was reported stolen.
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Mason Girls Soccer Wins 9th Straight State Championship by Matt Delaney
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Amidst a season of tense moments and even a little doubt, George Mason’s varsity girls soccer team was able to shoulder the weight of expectation and deliver by winning their ninth consecutive Virginia High School League state title down at the Spring Jubilee state soccer tournament in Radford. Mason tore through the state tournament, besting semifinal opponent Richlands High School 8-0 and finals opponent Radford High School 6-1. Decisive victories were due to the Mustangs’ command of the second half, where they outscored their competitors 10-1 and were able to add at least two goals in the opening ten minutes after halftime in both games. Junior Rebecca Crouch, the 2A East Player of the Year, led Mason with five goals throughout the
tournament. Sophomore midfielder Victoria Rund had four goals, including a hat trick in the final, and senior midfielder Corinne Carson followed behind with two of her own. Another title is always wellreceived but the fairytale ending to the season doesn’t tell the whole story. The Mustangs were a team that struggled to synergize at times and quietly questioned their own chances of upholding Mason’s nine-year reign as champions. “This group of girls went into it knowing they had a target on their back, and it was almost like they were a little bit worried,” head coach Allison Klink said. “You always have to think that [losing the title] could happen, but instead of doubting, we just took the perspective that we had to earn it.” The Mustangs earned the Conference 35, 2A East region and state title on their way to a 20-2-1
THE MASON GIRLS SOCCER TEAM celebrates after beating Radford High School 6-1 to win their ninth straight state championship on Saturday, June 11. It was head coach Allison Klink’s first state championship in the post. (Photo: Courtesy of Allison Klink) record. They removed the seasonal skeletons from their closet and reaffirmed to fans and opponents alike their deserved seat atop the throne of 2A girls soccer. Upholding the winning tradition was something these Mustangs grew up with, as seniors from this year’s team were once eager eighth-graders tagging along on the trip to states just to witness
Mustang Boys Beat Bruton HS For 4th Consecutive State Title by Matt Delaney
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All year George Mason High School’s varsity boys soccer team has been one step ahead of their opponents and that was clear throughout Virginia High School League’s 2A state championship
tournament when the Mustangs blanked Graham High School 7-0 in the semifinal and downed Bruton High School 6-1 in the final. The Mustangs demonstrated the versatility of their game during the tournament. Against Graham, Mason held a solid 2-0 lead at
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the half, but it was a four goal barrage from the 49th through the 53rd minute that dismantled the G-Men’s morale and made the remaining minutes a formality. In their second match against Bruton in eight days, the Mustangs were able to undercut the aggressive Panthers by capitalizing on
the greatness of Mason soccer. Five years later, they’re the veterans. “Our relationships together really make the team whole and our effort put in every game makes this team what we are,” Rund said. Learning to cherish the gravitas of such a successful program is special enough, but for Klink even more so since it’s her first as head coach after she replaced long
time Mason soccer coach Jennifer Parsons this year. “The pressure, I think, surprised me the most. It’s a different type of pressure being the head coach,” Klink said. “But I expected that these girls would come out here wanting to win and defend their state championship, so I was happy with how the season went.”
most of their scoring chances. Senior forwards Elliot Mercado and Donal Reyes de Leon led team tournament scoring with five and four goals, respectively. Remaining goals were scored by senior midfielders Samsudeen Sallah and Grant Goodwin and sophomore midfielder Kevin Valle. Man of the match honors in the state final went to sophomore defender Dan Sangiovanni when he managed a two goal swing by scoring in the sixth minute and saving an open-net goal in the 14th minute.
“Anybody who’s in my shoes would do the same thing,” Sangiovanni said. “Everybody wants to give something to the other person. We play as one, we don’t play as 11 individual men, and we’re all out there for each other.” Unity has made Mason a force to be reckoned in the 2A division. Of the six goals they’ve conceded all season, only three came from other 2A teams. All three goals came in either the region or state tournament, and two of the
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FINISH YOUR HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA A STUDENT AT MARY ELLEN HENDERSON Middle School plays with a giant soccer ball as one of his schoolmates watches on at the school’s annual field day celebration, which took place on Tuesday, June 7. (Photo: Carol Sly)
F.C. Residents Earn Academic Honors at James Madison U. Several Falls Church residents recently earned academic honors from the James Madison University for the spring 2016 semester. Jeffrey Antetomaso, Kimberly Bianco, Lauryn Hahne, Anna Koch, Laura Massaro, Sabrina McCormack, Sophie McGinnies, David Olson, Edward Powell, Claire Rapuano, Laura Salt and Lily Slonim made the president’s list at the school, where students have to earn at least a 3.9 grade point average while carrying at least 12 graded credit hours to make the list. Nadine Abusbitan, Hannah Ackleson, Lucas Cherry, Lillian Constance, Marcos Contreras, Jesse Diaz, Kareem Ebraham, Aydee Ferrufino, Alissa Forbes, Hannah Greene, Katrina Hatahet, William Holland, Eric Kuldell, Charlotte Lathrop, Kelly McNesby, Laura Nettuno, Nicole Philbin and Michelle Proulx made the dean’s list at the school, where students have to earn between a 3.5 and 3.899 grade point average while carrying at least 12 graded credit hours to make the list.
J.E.B. Stuart HS Senior Layla Fawaz Named Apple Scholar Layla Fawaz, a senior at J.E.B. Stuart High School, was honored
THOMAS JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL’S safety patrol was one of several entries in the City of Falls Church’s Memorial Day Parade, which took place on Monday, May 30. Here they are readying to march in the parade. (Photo: Courtesy of FCCPS Photo/ Julie Huber)
as an Apple Scholar by the Apple Federal Credit Union at a gala breakfast celebration on Thursday, May 26. In addition to the honor, Fawaz received a $5,000 scholarship from Apple Federal Credit Union. She was one of 28 high school seniors across Northern Virginia to receive a scholarship from Apple Federal Credit Union. The credit union, which received over 300 applications for the scholarships, awarded $140,000 in scholarships to this class of Apple Scholars. For more information, visit applefcu. org.
Mason HS Senior Tim Winters Wins $20,000 Scholarship Tim Winters, a senior at George Mason High School and member of Mason’s robotics team 1418 Team Vae Victis, was recently awarded a Design Innovation scholarship from FIRST Robotics and Worchester Polytechnic Institute. He won the award based a presentation he made on the robot he and his team built this year. The scholarship is worth $20,000 over four years at Worchester Polytechnic Institute, which Winters will be attending in the fall.
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Business News & Notes Email Marketing Presentation Set for F.C. Chamber Luncheon April Keating, a creative consultant and Constant Contact Solutions provider, will present on email marketing at the Falls Church Chamber of Commerce’s networking luncheon on Tuesday, June 21. The event will be held at the Italian Café, 7161 Lee Highway in Falls Church, from 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. For ticket and other information, visit FallsChurchChamber.org.
Sales Office Now Open at Kensington The Kensington Falls Church, the assisted living community under construction at 700 W. Broad Street, has opened its new sales office at 1212 W. Broad Street in Falls Church. Under the direction of Executive Director Steve Lampa, the office, which will be open 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. seven days a week, includes design features that will match the look and feel of the new building once it is complete in early 2017. Appointments are not necessary but can be made at www.thekensingtonfallschurch.com or by calling (703) 992-9868.
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Beyer, McKinney Sponsoring F.C. Plein Air Competition Two local businesses are supporting Falls Church Art’s Plein Air “Scenes in the City” competition at the corner of Park Avenue and Little Falls Street on Saturday, June 18 from 10 a.m. – noon. The public is invited to view the art and vote for the winners. Three prizes will be granted – first prize is the Beyer Volvo-Kia Plein Air Prize of $1,000, second prize is the Tori McKinney Rock Star Realtor Prize of $500, and third prize is the Falls Church Arts President’s Prize. Winners will be announced shortly after the voting ends at noon. For more information, visit www.fallschurcharts.org.
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Northside Social, Coming Soon to F.C., Wins ‘Best Gathering Place’ RAMMY BY JODY FELLOWS
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Northside Social, the Arlington coffee and wine cafe soon coming to The Little City, was named “Favorite Gathering Place” of the year last Sunday night at the Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington’s 34th annual RAMMY awards. A second location of the award-winning restaurant is set to open in the American Legion “Blue & Gray” building in the City of Falls Church later this fall, with construction beginning this month. Three current Falls Church restaurants – Taco Bamba, Pizzeria Orso and 2941 Restaurant – were also RAMMY finalists at the gala celebrating food service industry professionals around D.C. but failed to bring home the hardware. While the District dominated the awards, several Virginia restaurants, chefs and companies came away winners including Jonah Kim from Arlington’s Yona
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including Requin in Mosaic District, winning “Restaurateur of the Year.” The 2016 RAMMY awards were held Sunday, June 12, at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center.
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Music Lovers Converge on F.C. For Tinner Hill Blues Fesitval
BLUES LOVERS FROM ALL OVER THE REGION and the country converged on Falls Church for the 23rd Annual Tinner Hill Blues Festival last weekend. For more photos from the main event on Saturday, June 11, visit fcnp.com. (Photos: Travis Chartier/News-Press)
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Boston-based soul singer/songwriter and guitarist Jesse Dee has been touring in support of his album On My Mind/In My Heart and will be the headlining act at the Columbia Pike Blues Festival in Arlington on Saturday, June 18. The title of his album, which is his first released with Alligator Records, isn’t hyperbole – he comes across as a sincere and candid on the album’s eleven tracks. “I’m a music fan first,” Dee said. “So it’s important to me to seek out and create with original ideas. That’s why songwriting is so important, and why I mean every word I write and sing.” As a child, Dee said, he was a attracted to the sounds of The Drifters, The Shirelles, Smokey Robinson, Sam Cooke and other doo wop, Motown and R&B greats. He was playing guitar by age 18, and by 19 was fronting a band. During this time, Jesse immersed himself in the music of Otis Redding, Jackie Wilson, Solomon Burke, Etta James, James Brown and all the deep soul masters, listening, learning, JESSE DEE. (P����: R��� G������� C������ P����������) writing and continuing to hone his craft by Band. He has also shared stages many times smusic. It also has a groove that drives like the playing live every chance he could get. funk of the 70s that followed the soul of the 50s Around the same time that he started play- with fellow soul singer James Hunter. It seems like Dee has taken all of those and 60s. He said that he is proud of the songs ing guitar and performing in bands, Dee attended Massachusetts College Of Art And Design, experiences, coming in touch with and per- on the On My Mind/In My Heart and that the studying illustration, performance, production, forming with some of the musicians who’ve tracks are a perfect representation of where he mixed-media and composition. He played in made the music he idolizes of the last several is as an artist. “Soul music is capable of touching the bands and did some touring while in college years, and combined that with candor on his before fronting his own band and releasing his latest offering. The production is somewhat of greatest and most diverse group of people,” an anomaly – the backing tracks and melodies Dee said. “All the best soul music is based first album, Bittersweet Batch, in 2008. In 2010, Dee won the Boston Phoenix have a dated feel sonically, but Dee’s sweet on shared experience. Songs have the abilMusic Poll Award For Best R&B Act, both and compelling vocals cut clear across the ity to affect people, shine a light, lift them up for the strength of his live show and the after- music, grabs listeners and pulls them in for a and push them forward. There’s hope in these songs, and people need that now more than shocks of his debut, which was released on solo show. That much is apparent on most of the ever.” 7Not Records and Munich Records. Since then, he has opened for soul greats such as Al Green, album’s tracks, but especially “Stay Strong,” • For more information about Jesse Dee, Solomon Burke, Etta James, Bettye LaVette which is sounds like an updated throwback to and blues rockers Los Lobos and the J. Geils the old sound that first inspired Dee to make visit jessedee.com.
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Community Events
THURSDAY, JUNE 16
Book Discussion Group. Adults will gather to discuss Daughters of Fortune by Isabel Allende. Thomas Jefferson Library (7415 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). Free. 1:30 – 3:30 p.m. 703-573-1060. 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. Interfaith Service of Hope and Healing. Rock Spring Congregational United Church will host an Interfaith Service of Hope and Healing in response to the Orlando mass shootings. Faith leaders from different traditions and communities in Virginia and Maryland will participate in the service. Following the service there will be an Interfaith Community Iftar. Rock Spring Congregational United Church (5010 Little Falls Road, Arlington). Free. 6:30 p.m. rockspringucc.org. Teen Book Club. Teens will discus The False Prince by Jennifer Nielsen. Copies will be available at the Youth Services Desk on
a first come basis. For those in rising grades 7-12. Registration required. Mary Riley Styles Public Library Conference Room (120 N. Virginia Ave. Falls Church). 7 – 8 p.m. 703-248-5034.
FRIDAY, JUNE 17
Closed at Noon. Most City of Falls Church government offices and services will close at noon so the staff may attend the annual employee picnic. The Court Clerk’s office will remain open. Falls Church. Noon – 5 p.m. fallschurchva.gov.
SATURDAY, JUNE 18
F.C. Farmers’ Market. Vendors offer fresh locally grown fruits and vegetables, cheeses, meats, baked goods, plants, and wine. City Hall Parking Lot (300 Park Ave., Falls Church). Free. 8 a.m. – noon. 703248-5077. Community Workshop: Vision for the City. City residents are invited to a presentation and workshop to help update the City’s vision. The Falls Church (115 E. Fairfax St., Falls Church). Free. 8:45 a.m. – noon. 703-248-5041. 7th Annual Scenes in the City Plein Air Festival. Some of the areas best painters exhibiting their work in plein air in the annual Falls Church Arts
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competition. City Hall Grounds (Corner of Park Avenue and Little Falls Street). Free. 9:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. FallsChurchArts.org.
SUNDAY, JUNE 19
Invasive Plant Removal. Join community volunteers in protecting the local environment from invasive plant species. This is a ongoing project that occurs the third Saturday of every month to reclaim the natural area at Madison Manor Park. Madison Manor Park (6225 N. 12th Road, Arlington). Free. 2 – 4 p.m. 703228-1862.
MONDAY, JUNE 20
ESL Conversation Group. An English as a second language conversation group focusing on English Language and American culture. No registration required. Mary Riley Styles Library Conference Room (120 N. Virginia Ave., Falls Church). Free. 7 – 8:30 p.m. fallschurchva.gov/ Library. Author Talk and Book Signing. Colleen J. Shogan will discuss and sign her second book in the Washington Whodunit series, Homicide in the House. One More Page Books (2200 N. Westmoreland St. #101, Arlington). Free. 7 p.m. onemorepagebooks.com.
TUESDAY, JUNE 21 Early Closure. The City of Falls Church’s Treasurer’s Office will close early to attend an off-site event. Payments may be left in the office’s drop box in the City Hall Police Department (G2 level). Payments are picked up at 8 a.m. and considered paid the preceding business day. City Hall (300 Park Ave., Falls Church). 3 p.m. treasurer@fallschurchva. gov. Kids’ Chess Club. Children between the ages 7 – 14 can learn to play chess. All skill levels are welcome. Thomas Jefferson Library (7415 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). Free. 4:45 – 5:45 p.m. 703-5731060. Young Adult Panel. One More Page will host a Young Adult panel with authors Julie Eshbaug, author of Ivory and Bone, and Jode Meadows, author of My Lady Jane. One More Page Books (2200 N. Westmoreland St. #101, Arlington). Free. 7 p.m. onemorepagebooks.com.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22
Kids’ Chess Club. Children between the ages 7 – 15 can learn to play chess. All skill levels are welcome. Woodrow Wilson Library (6101 Knollwood Dr., Falls Church). Free. 4 – 5 p.m. 703-820-8774.
Theater Fine Arts THURSDAY, JUNE 16
“An Octoroon.” A plantation on the brink of foreclosure. A young gentleman falling for the part-black daughter of the estate’s owner. An evil swindler plotting to buy her for himself. Meanwhile, the slaves are trying to keep things drama-free, because everybody else is acting crazy. Part period satire, part meta-theatrical middle �inger, it’s a provocative challenge to America’s lasting legacy of slavery and the racial pigeonholing of 1859 – and today. Through June 26. Wooly Mammoth Theatre (641 D St. NW, Washington, D.C.). $20 – $60. woolymammoth.net.
FRIDAY, JUNE 17
“Red Herring.” Three love stories, a murder mystery and a nuclear espionage plot converge in this noir comedy about marriage and other
explosive devices. It’s 1952: America’s on the verge of the H-bomb, Dwight Eisenhower’s on the campaign trail, and I Love Lucy’s on Monday nights. Meanwhile, Senator Joe McCarthy’s daughter just got engaged to a soviet spy, and a Boston detective has to �ind out who dumped the dead guy in the Harbor. Through June 18. James Lee Community Center (2855 Annandale Road, Falls Church). $17 – $20. 7:30 p.m. providenceplayers.org.
“The Wind in the Willows.” Generations of children have roamed the English countryside in the company of Rat, Mole, Toad, and Badger, the immortal animal friends of The Wind in the Willows. Now Creative Cauldron’s Learning Theater Ensemble brings these timeless tales of friendship to life. This production is adapted and directed by Ellen Selby and Denise Perrino with music and choreography from Matt
Conner and lyrics by Stephen Gregory Smith. Through June 19. ArtSpace Falls Church (400 S. Maple St., Falls Church). $14 – $16. 7:30 p.m. creativecauldron.org.
SATURDAY, JUNE 18
“La Cage Aux Folles.” The twenty year relationship between Georges, a club-owner, and Albin, the head drag performer, faces a test when their son announces his engagement to the daughter of ultra-conservative political parents. To please their son, Georges and Albin agree to hide their lifestyle and play it straight for a dinner with the potential in-laws. However, Albin‘s different de�inition of “normal” threatens to upend the entire supper with hilarious results. Through July 10. Signature Theatre (4200 Campbell Ave., Falls Church). $40 – $72. 7:30 p.m. sigtheatre.org.
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live_music&nightlife THURSDAY, JUNE 16 C����� C��. Clare and Don’s Beach Shack (130 N. Washington St., Falls Church). 6 p.m. 703-532-9283. D���� L�B���� ���� S���. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $14. 6 p.m. 703-255-1566. A���� R��� C��� ���� T�� S������� B����� ��� B��������. 9:30 (815 V St. NW, Washington, D.C.). $15. 7 p.m. 202-265-0930. W����� M�� ���� U���������� D���������� ��� B��� B�� B��. Black Cat (1811 14th St. NW, Washington, D.C.). $10 (Backstage). 7:30 p.m. 202-667-7960. J��� O������ ���� M����. The Birchmere (3701 Mt. Vernon Ave., Alexandria). $35. 7:30 p.m. 703-5497500. L��� S����� D��� ���� T�� L��� B�����. Filene Center at Wolf Trap (1645 Trap Road, Vienna). $25 – $45. 8 p.m. 703-255-1900. T�����������. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 8:30 p.m. 703-241-9504. H������. Dogwood Tavern (132 W. Broad St., Falls Church). 9:30 p.m. 703-237-8333.
FRIDAY, JUNE 17
J��� D�� ���� J���� D����� ��� D��� D�������. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $22 – $30. 6 p.m. 703-255-1566. M����. The Birchmere (3701 Mt. Vernon Ave., Alexandria). $65. 7:30 p.m. 703-549-7500.
A����G����� ���� C�������. 9:30 (815 V St. NW, Washington, D.C.). $25. 8 p.m. 202-265-0930. T�� L���������. The State Theatre (220 N. Washington St., Falls Church). $18. 8 p.m. 703-237-0300. K���� R����� ���� L���� D����. Filene Center at Wolf Trap (1645 Trap Road, Vienna). $30 – $60. 8 p.m. 703-255-1900. W��������: A B�������� T������ �� J��� W�����. Black Cat (1811 14th St. NW, Washington, D.C.). $15 in advance; $17 day of the show (Backstage). 9 p.m. 202-667-7960. C����� L������. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 9 p.m. 703-241-9504. B��� �� ��� 90� ��������� RATM2 (R��� A������ ��� M������ T������), H������ A������� (311 T������) ��� E����! (I������ T������). Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $15 – $20. 9:30 p.m. 703-255-1566. O��� P����. Dogwood Tavern (132 W. Broad St., Falls Church). 10 p.m. 703-237-8333.
SATURDAY, JUNE 18
D�������� P���. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 4 p.m. 703-241-9504. P���� B������ A����. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $15. 5 p.m. 703-255-1566. A� S������ ���� C���� L�� B��������. The Birchmere (3701 Mt. Vernon Ave., Alexandria). $29.50.
7:30 p.m. 703-549-7500. F��� � ��� T������� ���� F����� T�����. 9:30 (815 V St. NW, Washington, D.C.). $40. 8 p.m. 202265-0930. T�� L���������. The State Theatre (220 N. Washington St., Falls Church). $18. 8 p.m. 703-237-0300. H���� C������, J�. Filene Center at Wolf Trap (1645 Trap Road, Vienna). $40 – $75. 8 p.m. 703-255-1900. D������� �� C���������� A���G������������� S����������� N���� ��������� T�� W�����, Q����� A����� ��� S��� M�����H������. Black Cat (1811 14th St. NW, Washington, D.C.). $12 (Backstage). 9 p.m. 202-667-7960. T�� S���� B��� ���� L�� S������� B���. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 9 p.m. 703-241-9504. N���� B���. Dogwood Tavern (132 W. Broad St., Falls Church). 10 p.m. 703-237-8333.
SUNDAY, JUNE 19
J��� A���� B���. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church).4 p.m. 703-241-9504. A������ D’A���� ���� C������� S�����. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $15. 6 p.m. 703-2551566. D���� 45 ��������� S���� M��9����, E�����-��� ��� T��� �� F���. Black Cat (1811 14th St. NW, Washington, D.C.). $10 (Backstage). 7:30 p.m. 202-667-7960.
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O� ��� T�� R���� M����� S���. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 8 p.m. 703-241-9504. R�� L�M�������. Filene Center at Wolf Trap (1645 Trap Road, Vienna). $39.50 – $69.50. 8 p.m. 703-2551900.
MONDAY, JUNE 20
V���� K���� ���� B��� ��� B������� ��� S�������� Y�� K���. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $12 – $20. 6 p.m. 703-255-1566. W���’� B���� J��. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 8:30 p.m. 703-241-9504.
TUESDAY, JUNE 21
L��� L���. Theatre-in-the-Woods at Wolf Trap (1645 Trap Road, Vienna). $12. 10:30 a.m. 703-255-1900. T�� G��� W��� T���. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $15 – $25 in advance; $20 – $25 day of the show. 6 p.m. 703-255-1566. C����� � E����. The Birchmere (3701 Mt. Vernon Ave., Alexandria). $79.50. 7:30 p.m. 703-549-7500. S����� L��� S������. JV’s Restaurant (6666 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church). 8:30 p.m. 703-241-9504.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22
D���� E���� P����� S�����!. Theatrein-the-Woods at Wolf Trap (1645 Trap Road, Vienna). $10. 10:30 a.m. 703-255-1900. B����� B����� ���� S�� O�����. Jammin’ Java (227 Maple Ave. E, Vienna). $15. 6 p.m. 703-255-1566.
P������� A����... Thursday, June 23 – Concerts in the Park. The City of Falls Church’s Concerts in the Park series, which highlights local musicians and artists, kicks off with the
Falls Church Concert Band. Cherry Hill Park (312 Park Ave., Falls Church). Free. 7 – 9 p.m. fallschurchva.gov/Concerts.
Wednesday, June 29 – Summer Reading Open House Kick-Off at the Library. Those interested in participating in the library’s Summer Reading Program can
register at this event featuring glitter tattoos, balloon animals and crafts. Mary Riley Styles Public Library (120 N. Virginia Ave., Falls Church). Free. 1 – 4 p.m. fallschurchva.gov/Library.
Wednesday, July 6 – Community Helpers: Department of Public Works. Machines from the City of Falls Church Department of Public Works will visit the
parking lot of the Mary Riley Styles Public Library. Registration not required. Mary Riley Styles Public Library Parking Lot (120 N. Virginia Ave., Falls Church). Free. 3 – 4 p.m. fallschurchva.gov/Library.
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Public Notice NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING CITY OF FALLS CHURCH, VIRGINIA A JOINT MEETING OF THE HISTORIC ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW BOARD AND THE HISTORICAL COMMISSION The Falls Church Historic Architectural Review Board (HARB) and the Historical Commission will hold a joint public hearing on Thursday, 23 June 2016 to consider the following: A proposal to subdivide property at 116 Great Falls Street from the property owners, David and Edith Snyder, and from the Columbia Baptist Church (“Church”), 103 West Columbia Street. The properties under consideration include four (4) residential structures that have been certified as historic in the City of Falls Church.
The applicants seek to move a property line to increase the Snyder’s property enough to then subdivide a residential lot for the construction of a single-family home (which will be for a family member). The three historic residential structures owned by the Church would be consolidated into one (1) parcel and would retain the existing structures. The City’s Historic Architectural Review Board (HARB) and the City’s Historical Commission will consider this application at its meeting on Thursday, 23 June 2016 at 7 PM. The meeting will be held in the Oak Room of City Hall, 300 Park Avenue. The two groups (HARB and the Historical Commission) will review the materials presented to date. They may or may not open the item to public comments. At the joint meeting, the Historical Commission and the HARB will make recommendations to the Planning Commission on the application. The Planning Commission will consider those comments at one of its regular meetings (not yet scheduled). The joint meetings will be held in The Laurel Room of City Hall and are scheduled to begin at 7:00 PM. The City of Falls Church is committed to the letter and to the spirit of the Americans with Disabilities Act. To request a reasonable accommodation for any type of disability, call 703-248-5040 (TYY 711).
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING CITY COUNCIL OF FALLS CHURCH, VIRGINIA The ordinance referenced below was given first reading on June 13, 2016; and second reading and public hearing are scheduled for Monday, June 27, 2016 at 7:30 p.m., or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard. (TO16-11) Ordinance To Amend Chapter 8, Article VI, of the Code of the City of Falls Church, “Private Schools, Special Schools and HOME CHILD CARE Facilities.” The proposed amendment to the section will reduce the maximum number of nonresident children in care at any one time from 5 to 4; require that a refrigerator used for perishable food be maintained at a constant temperature of 40 degrees Fahrenheit or less; and clarify that the required annual disclosure regarding whether the applicant and each adult resident in the proposed facility has committed any barrier offense is a sworn statement. All public hearings will be held in the Council Chambers, 300 Park Avenue, Falls Church, Virginia. For copies of legislation, contact the City Clerk’s office at (703-248-5014) or cityclerk@fallschurchva.gov. The City of Falls Church is committed to the letter and
spirit of the Americans with Disabilities Act. To request a reasonable accommodation for any type of disability, call 703-248-5014 (TTY 711). CELESTE HEATH CITY CLERK
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HARRIS TEETER LLC, Trading as: Harris Teeter 307, 301 West Broad Street, Suite A, Falls Church, Virginia 22046-3335. The above establishment is applying to the VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL (ABC) for a Wine and Beer On/Off Premises/Keg Permit license to sell or manufacture alcoholic beverages. Mary Noblitt, Licensing Administrator. NOTE: Objections to the issuance of this license must be submitted to ABC no later than 30 days from the publishing date of the first of two required newspaper legal notices. Objections should be registered at www.abc.virginia.gov or 800552-3200.
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97 Graduate from George Mason High In Commencement Ceremony Tonight
F.C. Chamber Sets Statewide Precedent With Business Opposition To Amendment
The hottest ticket in town is for tonight’s graduation ceremonies at George Mason High School when 97 seniors, 56 girls and 41 boys, will receive their diplomas. Graduation begins at 7:30 and admission is by ticket only. Ticket holders are encouraged to arrive early.
In a landmark development, the board of directors of the Greater Falls Church, Virginia, Chamber of Commerce voted unanimously to oppose passage of the so-called Marshall-Newman Amendment on the ballot in Virginia in November. The amendment would place in the Virginia Constitution a ban on gay marriage and its benefits.
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City of F.C. Focus On Growth Is Misguided Editor, I agree totally with the comments last week from Doug Goodgion regarding the traffic in Falls Church. The problems are getting worse on the heavily traveled streets as the city council appears to ignore the fact that the ridiculous amount of development and growth in the city further exacerbates the problem. Does the City Council not see the traffic congestion in the Washington/Lee Highway corridor every morning? Falls Church spends a lot of time chasing the revenue from overdevelopment but does absolutely nothing to improve the conditions for the residents and businesses. Where are the improvements to the Route 7 corridor or Washington/Lee Highway to mitigate the ridiculous traffic problems already existing? The focus
Boys Soccer Continued from Page 28
three came after the Mustangs had already built winning margins. “Everyday we come to practice and we want to outdo each other, outdo what we did the day before and improve on the week before,” head coach Frank Spinello said. “Our guys just come to battle
on growth is misguided when the basic infrastructure is constantly playing catch-up. This is no longer a “Little City” and unfortunately the residents and businesses will pay dearly for this over development for generations to come. Stan H. King Falls Church
Do Your Part To Help Protect The Animals Editor, Every day animals are abused and killed. It is a horrible thing. That is why we are doing a school project on it. During our project we have learned several examples of animal abuse and how to help prevent it from happening. Some examples of animal abuse are chaining up dogs in harsh weather, making animals work too hard, hurting them, and not caring for them correctly. Sadly these things happen no matter how hard we try to stop it, but there are a few things you can do to prevent it. every single day, whether it’s practice, a game, team meeting. We’re always prepared.” The 2016 state title is special for many reasons. Goodwin finishes as the first male soccer player in Virginia High School League’s history to win a state title in all four years of high school while unsung heroes like junior striker-turned defender Wesley Quill helped lead the Mustangs
One easy way is to report animal abuse if you see it. To report it, you just call a local animal shelter or animal control officer and they will come to help the animal as soon as possible. The Falls Church City Animal Control Officer’s phone number is 703-248-5172. If you do see an animal in distress, although you may want to go comfort him or her, be sure to never approach them because they may be aggressive. The most effective way to help animals is to volunteer at an organization that helps animals such as PETA, ASPCA, The Humane Society Of America, The Animal Welfare League Of Arlington, or any other foundations that you may know of. You can also donate to these charities to support the protection of animals. We hope you will do your part to help protect animals! Erin, Lily, Matthew & Ibrahim 5th Graders, Thomas Jefferson Elementary
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to another championship by volunteering his services to a weaker back line. Though for Sangiovanni, like many others on Mason’s roster, this season’s title run is special since it’s the first one they’ve experienced. “It feels great doing all this work and ending up winning [the state championship].” Sangiovanni said.
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